1 . A disabled teen is to walk the runway at New York Fashion Week. When New York Fashion Week______, a 15-year-old from Bel Air, Maryland will be one of the models, who has cerebral palsy.

Faith Guilbault is set to______Kohl's latest adaptive clothing,______designed for people with disabilities.

The teen isn't new to the runway. When Faith was just 12, she walked in Tommy Hilfiger's show, ______the brand's adaptive fashion line. The line was created to help the one in five Americans living with a disability have more______lives.

"Adaptive clothing has special snaps,"Faith said, " There' re things to help your pants on and off."

For teens like Faith, adaptive clothing doesn't just______more independence, it also builds up______. With a growing number of popular______designing adaptive clothing, people living with disabilities are now able to dress just like their peers.

They have such a hard time with the______they have to overcome daily; they shouldn't have to struggle with their own independence with getting______Karen, Faith's mother, said.

When Karen learned that Runway of Dreams, an______that works with the fashion industry to make clothing for the   ____, was looking for models, she sent in Faith's photo. Through the organization, Faith was______to represent Kohl's adaptive clothing line at New York Fashion Week.

Faith knows the opportunity is unbelievable. She also realizes that her presence on the runway______goes beyond her own potential modeling career. "I think it will make a considerable______for people out here in the world," Faith said.

1.

A．holds on

B．comes about

C．kicks off

D．breaks out

2.

A．publish

B．model

C．exhibit

D．wear

3.

A．specially

B．temporarily

C．cautiously

D．constantly

4.

A．showcasing

B．playing

C．broadcasting

D．performing

5.

A．convenient

B．independent

C．flexible

D．sensible

6.

A．customize

B．provide

C．equip

D．adjust

7.

A．relief

B．expectation

C．strength

D．confidence

8.

A．brands

B．magazines

C．columns

D．departments

9.

A．struggles

B．practice

C．schedule

D．conflicts

10.

A．absorbed

B．connected

C．dressed

D．addicted

11.

A．institute

B．organization

C．application

D．office

12.

A．physically-shaped

B．recently-admitted

C．differently-abled

D．environmentally-minded

13.

A．chosen

B．allowed

C．recommended

D．requested

14.

A．fast

B．far

C．suddenly

D．merely

15.

A．compromise

B．commitment

C．declaration

D．difference

2 . Recently, as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his school team, I was feeling sorry for myself and for him. His team was facing adversity (困境) on the court and he was playing in a hostile environment — it was the opponent’s home gym filled with their supporters, and Nathan’s team was trailing (落后) for three quarters of the game. As for me, I had just been dismissed (解雇) from my job earlier in that day.

During the drive home, I kept telling myself that I would find work again in a short time — I was always confident in my experience and abilities, but self-doubt was still sticking its foot in the door.

The basketball game entered the fourth quarter with Nathan’s team still trailing. I saw the determination on his face as well as his teammates’ as they fought back to not only tie the game, but then go ahead by three points. Then, a player from the other team made an unbelievable shot to make the game tied again. With the tied scores and seconds on the clock, Nathan found himself with the ball and with skill and confidence, he made the basket with a defender hanging all over him. The other player was called for a foul (犯规).

As Nathan stood preparing for a shot that would put his team up by three points, I saw the focus and determination on his face, with no room for self-doubt. Nathan was able to tune out all the distractions and nail the free throw with such skill, as if he had done it a thousand times.

As I sat there, my heart bursting with pride, it dawned on me that I had taught him perseverance (毅力) in the face of adversity, and he had just taught me the same lesson. That brief moment of self-doubt and feeling sorry for myself was blown away by the actions of my son on the basketball court. He will play in the finals, but it doesn’t matter if he wins or loses. At this moment, we both won.

1. What did the author estimate his son’s team would be like at first?

A．The team would finally win.

B．The team would lose at away court.

C．The team would lose at home court.

D．The team would tie with the opponents.

2. What does the underlined phrase “tune out” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Avoid.

B．Focus.

C．Create.

D．Receive.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．My son would win in the finals and I would find a job soon.

B．I had once taught my son face to face that we should never give up.

C．It was my encouragement and help that made my son win the game.

D．I would become more confident about my future after this experience.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Life Goes Just Like Playing Basketball

B．It Matters Whether to Win or Lose

C．A Lesson in Life and Basketball

D．A Moment of Self-doubt

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Daisy, together with her father, mother and elder brother, happily lived in a beautiful village surrounded with beautiful nature. Stepping outside the house, they saw flowers smiling in the sunshine and butterflies dancing in the garden. The family survived on growing seasonal plants.

While they lived a very happy life, Daisy did not love the wonderful atmosphere of the village. She really wanted to move to the city and enjoy the urban life. She had a fantasy to go shopping, try on fashionable dresses, watch movies, and eat in fancy restaurants and cafes.

However, there was hardly any chance that Daisy’s family would move to the city as they had everything in the village. One day, Daisy felt asleep during the early noon and she had a sound sleep. Of course, she had a strange dream. She saw her deceased (已故的) grandmother in her dream as a fairy and her grandmother granted (同意给予) her a wish. Daisy requested her that she would love to enjoy the city life as she always desired.

Grandmother understood the desire of Daisy, but still wanted to convince her that peaceful village life was better than city life. She told Daisy, “Baby, you cannot have access to fresh fruits and vegetables from plants as you have at your home. You cannot breathe fresh air. You cannot play with animals. You will not find peace as you see here! Do you still want to go to the city?”

Daisy, without hearing the concerns, asked her grandmother to grant the wish. The grandmother granted her the wish but with a condition. Daisy was told that she would only have 6 hours to spend in the city. Later, she would return to village. Daisy agreed.

注意：
1．所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Daisy then found herself in the city with her friends.

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Suddenly, she woke up as her brother was calling her for lunch.

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4 . The definition of community has evolved (升华)for me from childhood to the young adult I am now. My mom was born in America but both her parents were from the Bahamas. It was their culture to take care of the elderly and the sick. And my mom has taught me to be caring to those around us because we're all a part of the "community" , an extension of family.

When I was 9 years old, my family moved to Cape Coral, Florida. Both mom and dad worked full-time, so they registered me to attend an after-school program at the Youth Center. Youth counselors (辅导员) would help me with my homework and play games with me and this was where my interest took root. Community service started with me giving back at the Youth Center.

Then illness struck at home. My grandmother had to have heart surgery and needed hospital treatment. This experience brought me to volunteer at Cape Coral Hospital. I asked if I could learn from the nurse how to give my grandma her medicine and it started here.

I loved being at Cape Coral Hospital. I would bring paperwork to other doctors, bring food to the patients, and make sure the patients were attended. I would help direct visitors to see patients. I would always tell what would cheer the patients up because I had built a relationship with them and their loved ones. I grew to feel the hospital was a part of my community.

After volunteering at the Youth Center and at the Hospital, I've learned that people become sort of an extended family when you care about them. Now I am more considerate of those close to me, neighbors and even strangers who share my resources.

1. Who might be the first to expose the author to the sense of community?

A．Counselors at the Youth Center.

B．Nurses at Cape Coral Hospital.

C．Her grandparents.

D．Her mother.

2. Why did the author's parents send her to the Youth Center?

A．They were too busy to take care of her.

B．They wanted her to do community service.

C．The author couldn't finish her homework on her own.

D．Becoming a counselor was the author's childhood dream.

3. What did the author volunteer to do first at Cape Coral Hospital?

A．Cheer the patients up.

B．Bring food to the patients.

C．Help direct visitors to see patients.

D．Serve medicine to her grandmother.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．I Love Volunteering	B．Community Is Family
C．My Volunteer Experiences	D．My Community and My Family

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

At noon that day, I drove back to my house after the performance. Just as I entered the living room, I heard a gentle sound coming from the bedroom upstairs—it was the sound of my favorite violin.

“Thief!”

I dashed upstairs. Sure enough, as expected, a boy of about 12 years old was petting my violin. The boy had messy hair and a thin face, his oversized coat seemingly filled with something. At first glance, I found a new pair of shoes missing. It seemed that he was surely a thief.

Then, I saw his eyes full of fear and despair. My anger was immediately replaced by a smile, I asked, “Are you Mr. Ram’s nephew, Michael? I’m his housekeeper. Two days ago, I heard his nephew living in the countryside will come. It must be you. You’re really like him!”

On hearing my words, the boy was first astonished, but then quickly said, “Has my uncle gone out? I think I’d better first go out for a walk and visit him again in a while.”

I nodded and asked the boy who was preparing to put down the violin, “Do you like to play the violin so much?”

“Yes, but I’m so poor that I can’t afford it,” the boy replied.

“Then, I give this violin to you.” The boy looked at me questioningly, but he picked up the violin. Going out to the living room, he suddenly saw on the wall my huge color photo I performed in the Sydney Opera House. He involuntarily trembled for a moment and ran out without looking back.

I was sure that the boy had understood what happened because no one would decorate the living room with the housekeeper’s photo.

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A few years later, I was invited to be a judge at a music competition of senior high school students.

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After the competition, “Michael” ran to me, holding a violin box.

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6 . 阅读下面文章，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整短文，续写词数应为150左右。

My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father are farmers, and so are all my family. My father has a fixed idea that I would become a farmer too. Although I respect him and am indeed skilled at doing some farm work, I don’t agree that I should automatically follow in my father’s footsteps.

When I was a teenager, my father happened to take me to an airport which belonged to one of his friends. It was the first time I had seen an aeroplane in real life. Knowing that I had never been on board, my father’s friend Tom offered me an opportunity to fly with him in his small aeroplane. I quickly accepted his offer! When we took off, I felt nervous but thrilled. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I had ever felt. I was just enjoying it. I assumed being a pilot would be the most awesome thing in the whole world. From that day a thought crept into my mind that I wanted to become a pilot, but I doubted whether my father would support me. After all, it was a totally different path from what he had planned for me. Therefore, I put the thought to the back of my mind, because I knew he would still insist on holding onto his previous idea.

Anyway, besides helping my father on the farm, I would frequently visit Tom’s airport. Gradually, I got familiar with every button and switch on the aircraft and I learned a lot about planes, such as how to fill the plane with fuel, how to check the engines and so on. But what I had learned just left me wanting more, so I decided to go to college to become a professional pilot.

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This time I would not hide my desire any more.

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At the graduation ceremony, with my father present, I, as “Best Pilot”, had to deliver a speech.

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7 . 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

The cost of a smile

Kathy was a young woman in her 20’s who worked in a small restaurant as a waitress. One day, as she went about her shift with her usual angry look, a kind old man walked in and sat down at the counter. He read the menu and politely told her what he wanted.

Kathy took his order and yelled, “Your food will be ready soon.” As she turned to leave, the man said, “A smile costs nothing”. Kathy rolled her eyes at him and walked away.

She brought his order, cleared his plates, and gave him the bill, for which he left a nice tip.

Each time the old man saw her, he smiled and thanked her. This only made her angrier.

A week went by, and every day the man came for lunch and the same thing happened. And each time Kathy took his order he would say, “A smile costs nothing.”

But a week later, Kathy picked up a menu, wrote the words “1 SMILE … $20" at the bottom, and placed it on the counter for the kind old man to see.

He came, and Kathy waited for his reaction as he read the menu. The old man ordered his usual and added, “… and a smile, if you don’t mind”. Kathy was so surprised. She laughed out loud, “Now, now …” The man jokingly scolded. “I ordered a smile, not a laugh”. So Kathy put on a bright smile and said, “Coming right up, sir.” And to her surprise, he left $20 tip!

A few years went by, and the two bonded like family. Charlie, the kind old man, was a retired manager whose wife passed away long ago. He spent most of his time at home, with the exception of his frequent restaurant visits. Every day Kathy spent her break talking to him.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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One day he didn’t come to the restaurant. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Several days after the funeral(葬礼), Kathy received a very important-looking letter in the mail.

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8 . 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Diane Ray was completely self-centred and very spoilt(溺爱的). Her parents gave her everything that she wanted, knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气) if they did not satisfy her desire. She would scream(尖叫) and lie on the floor drumming her heels. Finally her parents always gave in.

That was why she was alone on the beach, wearing an expensive swimsuit. It had taken a big tantrum to get her parents to buy it for her. They were back at the beach-house, recovering from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving alone. “Dangerous? ” she had said. “You just don’t want me to have fun. I’m going and if you try to stop me, I’ll scream.”

“What are you doing?” a voice asked. Diane jumped and looked around. She did not know that the man was there until he spoke.

“I’m going to dive,” she answered coldly.

“You shouldn’t swim today,” the man advised. “There is a storm(风暴) coming up.”

“You should mind your own business!” Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.

“If you go out there you’ll be sorry,” the man called after her. But she did not want to reply.

Diane slipped into the water and dived happily until white waves began rolling in and it became harder to swim against the current(水流). Sea water hit against her face, making it difficult to breathe. Oh, why did I not listen to the advice?

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Frightened, she began to scream.

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After Diane closed her bedroom’s door, she was lost in thought.

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9 . Nancy is a kindergarten teacher in Mason City. One day Camden, one of the 4-year-old boys in her class, came to her with a _____ about his dad, Derreld.   Nancy's heart _____ seeing this little boy so _____ and upset. She promised Camden that she would do whatever she could to assist. He believed her and knew that she would keep her_____

The moment school was out, Nancy rushed to the___ . She had done all the required tests and __ all the necessary paperwork. Finally, she was given the __ by her doctors, and she was told that she was a __ match.

The day had finally arrived. The doctors that were   ______the procedure were the best transplant surgeons in the hospital. In fact, ____the surgeons had done everything in their power for the procedure to be a success, there were no _____. There was always that chance that it wouldn't work. _____， Derreld's body accepted Nancy's kidney (肾)・

A teacher's ____ is to teach the kids in her class information that will help them for the rest of their school career and life. However, this teacher went____her duty when one of her pupils ______ her.

1.

A．gift

B．secret

C．note

D．promise

2.

A．pounded

B．failed

C．raced

D．sank

3.

A．sad

B．excited

C．curious

D．annoyed

4.

A．position

B．state

C．word

D．balance

5.

A．house

B．playground

C．hospital

D．office

6.

A．filled out

B．looked through

C．took down

D．handed out

7.

A．advice

B．permission

C．medicine

D．refusal

8.

A．worrying

B．temporary

C．perfect

D．abnormal

9.

A．making

B．using

C．following

D．performing

10.

A．if

B．even though

C．the instant

D．when

11.

A．results

B．rewards

C．guarantees

D．qualities

12.

A．Fortunately

B．Normally

C．Initially

D．Directly

13.

A．expectation

B．honour

C．description

D．responsibility

14.

A．beyond

B．within

C．towards

D．opposite

15.

A．scared

B．comforted

C．trusted

D．suspected

10 . Thousands of brave souls have adventured into the Rocky Mountains for the past decade, searching for a treasure box filled with gold, diamonds and other valuables. But that adventure has finally come to an end. The treasure has been found. Forrest Fenn, the 89-year-old art and antique collector who created the treasure hunt, made the announcement Sunday on his website.

“It was in the thick forest of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago,” Fenn wrote in his announcement. “I do not know the person who found it, but the poem in my book led him to the exact spot.” The treasure was found a few days ago by a man who did not want to be named. The man was from “back East”. He acknowledged his discovery by sending Fenn a photograph of his newfound riches.

The treasure, worth over million, was a way for Fenn to encourage people to explore nature and give hope to people affected by the Great Recession. Clues leading to the treasure’s location were included in a 24-line poem published in Fenn’s 2010 autobiography “The Thrill of the Chase.” It is estimated that as many as 350,000 people from all over the world went hunting for the treasure. Some quit their jobs to fully devote their lives to the hunt and some even died.

“I congratulate the thousands of people who participated in the search and hope they will continue to be drawn by the promise of other discoveries,” Fenn said on his website.

1. What did the man want to do by sending a photograph to Fenn?

A．Claim the reward.	B．Confirm the discovery.
C．Convey great thanks.	D．Make name for himself.

2. Where were the clues to the hidden treasure?

A．In the forest.	B．In the Rocky Mountains.
C．In a literary work.	D．In an announcement.

3. Why was the treasure hunt created?

A．To inspire exploration and hope.	B．To offer job opportunities.
C．To make donations.	D．To make a bet.

4. What’s Fenn’s advice to the treasure hunters?

A．Returning to their work.	B．Abandoning their search.
C．Keeping their promise.	D．Sticking to their dreams.