3 . An old man found a sparrow (麻雀) with a broken wing. He brought it home and nursed it back to _______ . Afterwards, though it could fly, the sparrow _______ to leave the house. The old man’s wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was _______ the house. But he wouldn’t listen.

One day while her husband was asleep, the woman _______ the sparrow, took it far away from the house, and let it go, warning it never to _______ . The old man missed his little friend and hoped it would come back, _______ it never did. Then one day, several weeks later, he was walking past an old house when he heard a _______ sound. He looked up and there was the _______ , sitting on the gate. The sparrow gave the old man a gold _______ it had found in the house.

The old man did not much ________ money, but his wife was ________ when she saw the coin, and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow. ________ , early the next morning she slipped (溜走) out of the house and made her ________ to the house. When she saw the sparrow, she ________ it to return.

“If you’ve found ________ , bring it along and I’ll spend it all on you,” she promised.

The sparrow brought her an old ________ with the help of its friends. The basket was ________ but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it. She grabbed it and ran, ________ that the sparrow would follow and go to her house again. The moment she reached home, she ________ the basket, expecting it to be filled with gold and silver. Instead, out ________ many sparrows.

The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.

1.

A．danger

B．life

C．health

D．help

2.

A．refused

B．decided

C．managed

D．failed

3.

A．surrounding

B．destroying

C．building

D．dirtying

4.

A．fed

B．noticed

C．caught

D．killed

5.

A．return

B．fly

C．stay

D．cry

6.

A．and

B．if

C．but

D．until

7.

A．strange

B．sweet

C．loud

D．familiar

8.

A．cat

B．sparrow

C．door

D．stick

9.

A．coin

B．watch

C．ring

D．cup

10.

A．bring in

B．take back

C．care about

D．put away

11.

A．curious

B．sad

C．nervous

D．excited

12.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Besides

13.

A．way

B．marks

C．direction

D．signs

14.

A．forbade

B．forced

C．begged

D．warned

15.

A．food

B．treasure

C．rooms

D．plants

16.

A．bowl

B．box

C．chair

D．basket

17.

A．closed

B．broken

C．big

D．small

18.

A．pleased

B．afraid

C．anxious

D．hopeful

19.

A．laid

B．broke

C．hid

D．opened

20.

A．laughed

B．shouted

C．flew

D．cried

5 . Jenny Ferguson, a young mother, walked around a grocery in California, looking for diapers(尿布) for her four-month-old daughter Anne. She was _________ because of the unreasonably high prices. _________, a set of three diaper packets which was on sale caught her attention. She _________ her coins and discovered she could pay for them. She quickly _________ to the cashier with the packets, hiding her _________. The cashier looked at her from head to toe, giving her a dirty look. “That’s $ 30.”

“$ 30?!” cried Jenny. “But there’s a discount! They should be a lot _________.”

“I’m sorry, lady. The deal has been invalid(无效的)!” the cashier _________.

“Oh, no,” she whispered, teary-eyed. “I can’t _________ it. Can you please give me a _________?” The cashier laughed, “Nice try, woman. But tears won’t work here.”

Jenny couldn’t control her __________ at this point. She whispered to Anne and burst out tears. She had been     ________ to Anne when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She __________ and saw a woman, somewhat in her late 80s, standing behind her.

“Oh, don’t cry,” she __________ Jenny. “I will pay for you.”

She took Jenny’s hand in hers, __________ some baby food, fruits, and bread, and told the cashier to __________. “We’ll take everything, including the diapers. The bill is on me.”

Jenny’s tears were not __________ again and she thanked the older woman for her __________. “I appreciate that so much, ma’am. But do __________ me for I didn’t even ask you your name.”

“Oh, lady,” shrugged the woman. “There’s no __________ to worry. I should leave now…” She rushed out of the store without even __________ her name.

1.

A．calm

B．curious

C．satisfied

D．depressed

2.

A．Gradually

B．Suddenly

C．Obviously

D．Fortunately

3.

A．dropped

B．prepared

C．counted

D．offered

4.

A．rushed

B．returned

C．listened

D．pointed

5.

A．opinion

B．disappointment

C．excitement

D．anxiety

6.

A．smaller

B．nicer

C．heavier

D．cheaper

7.

A．explained

B．admitted

C．thought

D．argued

8.

A．hide

B．afford

C．decide

D．keep

9.

A．chance

B．discount

C．job

D．hug

10.

A．shyness

B．regret

C．anger

D．sadness

11.

A．whispering

B．nodding

C．whistling

D．screaming

12.

A．run off

B．calmed down

C．turned around

D．gave up

13.

A．comforted

B．recognized

C．invited

D．reminded

14.

A．arranged

B．exchanged

C．provided

D．purchased

15.

A．hold on

B．check out

C．cheer up

D．take care

16.

A．imaginable

B．predictable

C．controllable

D．understandable

17.

A．bravery

B．generosity

C．determination

D．honesty

18.

A．ignore

B．promise

C．forgive

D．contact

19.

A．way

B．reason

C．permission

D．need

20.

A．revealing

B．remembering

C．getting

D．changing

6 . In 2019 my son, Ollie, seven, had severe liver failure. In Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, liver transplantation was _______ performed for Ollie. The _______ became our world for the next two months as Ollie fought his way back to health. _______, the doctors said he could come home with Christmas around the corner. I was _______ by Make-A-Wish Foundation offering to grant a wish for Ollie. It was just what he_______. He would love to surf with Mick Fanning, a champion surfer who was Ollie’s hero.

Six weeks before Christmas, I received a call telling me Mick _______ to surf with Ollie. Mick had even _______ a video message for Ollie saying he was looking forward to meeting him. In June this year, Make-A-Wish Foundation _______ us all to Queensland. As we made our way to Green Mount Beach, Ollie was _______.

Finally arriving at the ________, we saw Mick standing on the sand looking out at the ocean. “Hey, Ollie,” Mick said, smiling and relieving him. Mick said, “Let’s catch some ________.” For an hour Mick made sure other surfers gave ________ to Ollie as he pushed himself on to wave after wave. “That was ________,” Ollie said to Mick afterwards.

As we were about to say goodbye, Mick had other________, In the surf shop, he ________Ollie to a wetsuit and anything else he wanted. The kid hugged him tight, not wanting to let him ________.

Ollie is 10 now and ________ well. Mick’s ________ was Ollie’s all-time best Christmas present. But for me, seeing my son ________ , happy and healthy, is the ultimate Christmas gift I couldn’t ________ more.

1.

A．temporarily

B．appropriately

C．successfully

D．actually

2.

A．school

B．factory

C．library

D．Hospital

3.

A．Honestly

B．Finally

C．Usually

D．Naturally

4.

A．rescued

B．protected

C．contacted

D．persuaded

5.

A．needed

B．prepared

C．donated

D．investigated

6.

A．promised

B．began

C．pretended

D．remembered

7.

A．received

B．recorded

C．removed

D．recovered

8.

A．transported

B．admitted

C．returned

D．introduced

9.

A．hesitant

B．occupied

C．pleased

D．nervous

10.

A．department

B．beach

C．center

D．house

11.

A．wishes

B．waves

C．pictures

D．chances

12.

A．schedule

B．comment

C．way

D．approval

13.

A．rare

B．simple

C．positive

D．awesome

14.

A．arrangements

B．tricks

C．problems

D．performances

15.

A．led

B．called

C．treated

D．pursued

16.

A．go

B．ask

C．stay

D．stop

17.

A．starting

B．doing

C．studying

D．communicating

18.

A．knowledge

B．invitation

C．understanding

D．company

19.

A．researching

B．imagining

C．discussing

D．smiling

20.

A．take out

B．give away

C．ask for

D．think of

7 . Even though I’m no skater, I’ve always considered Rochester a perfect location for an outdoor skatepark. Being a place missing some pleasures in Chicago, Rochester fosters a do-it-yourself (DIY) attitude in the pursuit of having fun.

So, after I noticed a skatepark being built under the highway entrance, I had a strong desire to know about it, not because I wanted to learn to skate, but because it is a perfect setting to develop the DIY charm of Rochester. So, last Saturday, I visited the skatepark for the first time, not only to take a closer look at its physical design, but to take a look at the crowds it attracts. On arriving there, I was fascinated to notice all the skaters taking cover from the rain under the highway, concentrating on a small concrete (混凝土) ground with a ramp (斜坡) on the far end.

I began chatting with a Rochester skater named Angel Vazquez. “All you need is a slab of concrete and a ramp, and you can spend many hours learning countless skills,” Vazquez said. “Once you’ve learned them all, you can do it all over again with different gestures.”

He then pointed toward the other skaters. “Look at them. So many people from different walks of life come here to skate. Whatever their status, everyone is brought together here by skating.” He then specifically pointed out a young man doing tricks on a nearby rail, saying, “See him? He is my best friend. He is unable to hear me because he is deaf, but we love to skate here together. We communicate with each other through a notepad.”

Soon after my conversation with Vazquez, I thought about our conversation. It felt as though the ground under my feet had a pulse. Even during a rainy day, life’s heartbeat can be found at that park, pounding (怦怦地跳) to the rhythm of wheels rolling over concrete.

1. Which can replace the underlined word “fosters” in paragraph 1?

A．encourages

B．protects

C．changes

D．challenges

2. How did the author feel after seeing the skatepark for the first time?

A．Confused.

B．Curious.

C．Shocked.

D．Anxious.

3. What did the skatepark mean to Vazquez?

A．A place to meet famous people.	B．A bridge to connect with others.
C．A stage to show his countless skills.	D．A place to share learning experience.

4. What does the author want to express in the last paragraph?

A．The praise for the skatepark.	B．The comment on Vazquez.
C．The call for more skateparks.	D．The impression of the conversation.

10 . What do fingerprints reveal about your health risks? How do your cells defend against cancer?

Science has many of the answers — but not all.

When I was in my 40s, I got a tantalizing call from my father. He’d been browsing through an old footlocker and discovered letters from a great-great-uncle, Charles Kelley. They dated to 1922, when Charles had just been diagnosed with type I diabetes. At the time, the diagnosis was a death sentence.

Somehow this insurance man from Huron, South Dakota, made his way to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, where doctors were testing a new drug. Charles was accepted as one of the guinea pigs. He noted that each day’s injection cost him a small fortune, though luckily he could afford it.

By the time the University of Toronto team of doctors that had invented insulin won a Nohel Prize, in 1923, Uncle Charles was back in Huron. The drug gave him 20 more years of life.

Needless to say, this family history was appealing to me.

When I was in my 20s, I returned home from college exhausted, and I went to see my doctor. He called the next day to tell me that I had type I diabetes. It was a shock, totally out of the blue. There was no known history of diabetes in my family.

For 20 years, I injected my insulin and took care of myself, but still I felt orphaned by my incomprehensible disease. Charles’s story changed that instantly.

As our story makes clear, scientists still don’t have answers for everything - far from it. No one will ever know what triggered the once-hidden vulnerability in my genes to surface. But I am grateful for the mysteries they have solved — and for my uncle Charles’s belated message across the generations that I wasn’t alone.

1. What is the author’s purpose in writing paragraph 1?

A．To present a fact.	B．To highlight a problem.
C．To introduce a story.	D．To evaluate an approach.

2. Which of the following best explains “out of the blue” underlined in paragraph 6?

A．Unexpected.	B．Unpleasant.
C．Unavoidable.	D．Unchangeable.

3. How did the author feel to his disease before hearing Charles’ story?

A．Delighted.	B．Lonely.
C．Depressed.	D．Thrilled.

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．Science Secret	B．Charles’ Survival
C．Incurable Disease	D．Family Secret