1 . I always wondered how people would react if I tried to approach a total stranger for help in a busy place like a street corner or a mall. I had always ______ a stranger who tried to catch my ______ in a busy place.

Yesterday I was in a busy shopping mall buying a large piece of luggage because I just had the ______ to do it after many days of planning. After the ______, I picked up my phone from my pocket to call my driver waiting in the parking lot but my phone was _____.

Then I requested the shop assistant who had ______ sold me the merchandise （which was not cheap）if she could ring my driver for me. She ______ that it was the shop policy that they cannot use ______ while working in the shop.

After I got out of the shop onto the busy street, I ______ a young mother with her two kids to make the same ______. As soon as I said “Excuse me, madam!” she grabbed her kids and ran. I ______ a kidnapper.

I stood there wondering how many times I had ______ to strangers like the young _____. I stood there in the ______ street with people rushing by, looking at their faces to see if there was a sign of ______ on their faces.

I saw a man pretty shabbily dressed compared to me who ______ to notice me. I just stopped him and made my request. He ______ called my driver and waited till my car came to make sure I was picked up, turned around ______ I could thank him adequately and was gone.

I was ______ by his kindness and hope I will do ______ to strangers who try to catch my attention from now on.

1.

A．helped out

B．hurried by

C．smiled at

D．taken in

2.

A．attention

B．thought

C．devotion

D．sympathy

3.

A．right

B．time

C．ability

D．way

4.

A．rest

B．lunch

C．bargain

D．purchase

5.

A．lost

B．dead

C．gone

D．wrong

6.

A．still

B．simply

C．just

D．even

7.

A．believed

B．promised

C．replied

D．predicted

8.

A．phones

B．clocks

C．watches

D．computers

9.

A．noticed

B．recognized

C．welcomed

D．approached

10.

A．mistake

B．request

C．apology

D．comment

11.

A．met with

B．appeared in

C．felt like

D．ran after

12.

A．referred

B．objected

C．reacted

D．applied

13.

A．driver

B．assistant

C．man

D．mum

14.

A．busy

B．clean

C．deserted

D．dark

15.

A．eagerness

B．forgiveness

C．thankfulness

D．kindness

16.

A．pretended

B．seemed

C．managed

D．attempted

17.

A．suddenly

B．frequently

C．actually

D．immediately

18.

A．before

B．when

C．unless

D．while

19.

A．disappointed

B．puzzled

C．surprised

D．frightened

20.

A．similarly

B．normally

C．quickly

D．carefully

2 . It was dawn of March 21, 2018. Gary Messina was on his morning run along New York City’s East River. Suddenly something caught his eye – a large 60-year-old man balancing on the four-foot-high fence that guarded the path from the water. As Messina got closer to the scene, the man took a step forward and slipped into the dark river below.

When Messina reached nearer, the man was struggling in the water, clearly unable to swim. Other joggers also heard the man’s cry. David Blauzvern and John Green dropped their phones and keys on land and jumped in. “People had called the police, but it was unclear when they’d get there.” says Green. “We just reacted.” Messina joined them in the river. Just as the jumper was losing strength, Blauzvern take hold of him. The pair were about 30 yards from the seawall when Messina and Green caught up to them. They seized the man, with Blauzvern supporting his back and Messina and Green holding him up from either side. As the men made their toward the concrete seawall that stretched (延伸) for blocks in each direction, Blauzvern had an awful realization: there was no way out of the river.

By now, a crowd had gathered on land. “A rescue boat is on its way,” someone yelled to them. Swimming forward was getting tougher by the minute. The jumper, who was six foot two and weighed around 260 pounds, was heavy in his rescuers’ arms. After ten minutes, they managed to get to the river’s edge. “I’ve never been so out of breath,” says Blauzvern.

Fifteen minutes after the men had jumped into the river, the two-man rescue boat appeared. But because it couldn’t risk getting too close to the seawall, the men had to swim out to it. “I was completely out of energy at this point,” says Blauzvern. The men in the water pushed the jumper while the men in the boat pulled him up and, finally, to safety. The man they had saved was taken to the hospital for evaluation(评估). Details on his condition have not been known. As for the rescuers, each of them was at work by 10:30 a.m. “I was a bit late,” admits Blauzvern, smiling. “But I had a good excuse.”

1. The story mainly centers around ________.

A．why the old man slipped into the river

B．who saved the old man

C．how the old man was rescued

D．when and where the accident happened

2. Who was the third to jump into the water and join the rescue?

A．Gary Messina.	B．David Blauzvern.
C．John Green.	D．An unknown jogger.

3. Of the following statements, which one sounds reasonable based on the passage?

A．The rescued man is rather tall and fat.

B．Police would never be found on the spot of rescue.

C．The process of rescuing the man took up the whole morning/

D．The man was actually saved by the two-man rescue boat.

4. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A．The man wanted to kill himself in the river.

B．The men is the river were all good swimmers.

C．The man was taken home immediately he was saved.

D．Blauzvern felt at ease even if he was late for work that day.

3 . At thirteen, I was diagnosed(诊断) with kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.

In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”

She glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are no different from your classmates, young man.”

I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.

In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots (点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?

I didn’t expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day—with an “A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: “See what you can do when you keep trying?”

1. The author didn’t finish the reading in class because ________.

A．he was new to the class	B．he was tired of literature
C．he had an attention disorder	D．he wanted to take the task home

2. What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?

A．He had good sight.	B．He made a great invention.
C．He gave up reading.	D．He learned a lot from school.

3. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The disabled should be treated with respect.

B．A teacher can open up a new world to students.

C．One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.

D．Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.

4 . On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the co-author of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and the author of The Success Principles. What Jack had become was a version of what I wanted to be.
During his talk, Jack   1   his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, "Who wants this?"
Hnads   shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would   choose. But I
ran up the   stairs   to the stage and grabbed the bill from his hand. He turned to me and said, “Yes, that’s it! Instead of waiting around for opportunities, simply take the initiative and create what we want!”
After this week, I asked for his personal e-mail address and sent him e-mail sharing my views and dreams. He kindly e-mailed back simple encouragement such as “Keep thinking and playing bigger; it’s much more fun that way. Love, Jack.” Then I got occupied with other things in life and I stopped e-mail Jack.
A year later, my dream gradually faded. I had this idea if I got back in touch with Jack. I e-mailed him again and again but got no response. As I sat down at my computer to check my e-mail for the fifth time in 15 minutes, an inspiration came like lighting: What was I doing? Was I waiting for the prize of life? I knew I needed to do something about all this waiting. I was going to write a book, which I would call “Waiting for Jack”!
It all sounded good, but then reality hit. Some nights I cried and wanted to give up. I wrote and rewrote. Even though I could feel the fear, I did it anyway. Fortunately, three years later, Waiting for Jack turns out a best-seller on Amazon!
We all have a “Jack” for whom we wait—whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. Now I would like to ask you: what are you waiting for?
1. From the first paragraph we can learn that the author _________.

A．wanted Jack to autograph her book

B．wanted to be as successful as Jack

C．wanted to make friends with Jack

D．wanted to get help from Jack

2. It can be inferred from the passage that Jack Canfield is probably a person who ________.

A．enjoys playing a lot

B．likes showing off his wealth

C．seldom takes risks

D．welcomes challenges in life

3. How did the author lose contact with Jack?

A．She and Jack had an argument

B．She had no time to contact Jack

C．Jack was too proud to get along with

D．She was too upset with her broken dream

4. What might be the theme of the book Waiting for Jack?

A．The disappointment of waiting for her hero Jack

B．The need to keep waiting for the prize of our life

C．The importance of taking action to achieve a goal

D．The harm of blindly worshipping others as heroes

5 . I have a younger brother. To me, he is a fourteen-year-old kid named Joe, with blond hair and blue eyes. To others, he is different. Where I see a kid who just needs a lot more attention, others see a mentally disabled boy, a kid who cannot walk or talk or think for himself. I see someone who just makes daily routine a bit less routine. Others see an annoyance, I a bother.

This is not to say that I have never felt resentful (怨恨的) toward Joe. He is my brother, and with that comes responsibility. “Gina, could you stay in tonight and watch your brother?” “Gina, do me a favor and feed him dinner and change his diaper (尿布) later, please?” “Could you come home right after school today and get Joe off the bus?”

These are phrases that I have heard since I was twelve. And sure, they have made me resent my brother to a certain extent. I would think: that’s not fair! Everyone else can stay after and be a member of this club, or get extra help from that teacher. Or, all my friends are going out tonight, why can’t I? And, how come I have to feed him? He is not my son!

However, the small amount of resentment I feel toward my brother is erased a thousand times over by what I have learned from him. Besides making me responsible from a young age, and helping me be more accepting of all kinds of people, he has taught me to be thankful for what I have.

I know that there are moments in my life that I should cherish and that Joe will never experience. He will never laugh so hard that he cries. He will never feel the glory of a straight-A report card. He will never comfort a best friend crying on his shoulder. And he will never know how much his family love him.

Because he will never know, it is up to me to know, every second, how lucky I am. It is up to me to realize that life should be lived to its fullest, and that you should always, always be grateful that God, or whoever are the powers that be, gave you the ability to live your life the way you were meant to live it.

1. We know from the first paragraph that Gina’s brother __________.

A．causes trouble to neighbours	B．pays more attention to others
C．lives with mental disability	D．considers daily routine a bother

2. If Mother asks Gina to look after her brother now, what will she probably answer?

A．I'm afraid not.	B．No problem!
C．It depends.	D．It’s not fair!

3. The passage intends to tell us that we should _____________.

A．value the glory of success	B．appreciate what life gives us
C．comfort unfortunate people	D．treasure meaningful moments

6 . I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see — the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving and never to come back was hardly in my head then.

The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism (乐观), but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost — having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times.”

My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers (移民局官员), took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles go away at last! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.

1. How did the author get to know America?

A．From radio programs	B．From books and pictures
C．From her mother	D．From her relatives

2. Upon leaving for America the author felt __________.

A．excited	B．confused
C．worried	D．amazed

3. For the first two years in New York, the author __________.

A．often lost her way

B．did not think about her future

C．studied in three different schools

D．got on well with her stepfather

4. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

A．She worked as a translator.

B．She attended a lot of job interviews.

C．She paid telephone bills for her family.

D．She helped her family with her English.

7 . III. 完形填空
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her ____ mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “ ____ a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She ____ all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she____ her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s ____ my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a ____ . His name is Andrew and he has something ____ growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t ____ miracles here, child I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling ____ at the little girl.
In the shop was a ____ customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother ____ ?”
“I don’t know,” she replied “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs ____ . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my ____ .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents, ____ I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents — the ____ price of a miracle for little brothers____ me to where you live. I want to see your brother and____ your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without ____ and it wasn’t long before Andrew was ____ again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the ____ of a little child.1.

A．tearful

B．hopeful

C．helpless

D．kind

2.

A．Simply

B．Just

C．Only

D．More than

3.

A．drew

B．pulled

C．put

D．poured

4.

A．followed

B．made

C．took

D．found

5.

A．to

B．as

C．for

D．on

6.

A．hope

B．doctor

C．favor

D．miracle

7.

A．bad

B．small

C．extra

D．impossible

8.

A．have

B．offer

C．sell

D．store

9.

A．gently

B．sadly

C．strangely

D．coldly

10.

A．well dressed

B．kind hearted

C．well behaved

D．good looking

11.

A．have

B．need

C．care

D．like

12.

A．a doctor

B．a surgeon

C．an operation

D．a kindness

13.

A．savings

B．wishes

C．ideas

D．suggestions

14.

A．since

B．as

C．after

D．but

15.

A．same

B．exact

C．proper

D．necessary

16.

A．Show

B．Help

C．Take

D．Follow

17.

A．help

B．encourage

C．persuade

D．meet

18.

A．difficulty

B．delay

C．charge

D．result

19.

A．happy

B．well

C．strong

D．home

20.

A．cleverness

B．faith

C．courage

D．Devotion