1 . My work started in 2003 at my local animal shelter’s Adoption Department. It seems like such a long time ago. In the 13 years that have ______, more than 50,000 animals have passed the doors of the ______. Most of them, I do not remember. But ______ there are animals who stand out. Tabby was one such ______.

Tabby was one of the many ______ dogs. What’s more, she was blind and deaf. Tabby’s ______ to be adopted seemed small. But one day a woman ______ Loretta came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, who ______ epilepsy (癫痫) had seen Tabby’s picture ______ the shelter’s website. They were ______ in meeting her! Most boys would want a puppy, a dog who could ______ with him and run through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would never be able to do that. But as they say, “love is blind.” After meeting her, they decided to ______ Tabby!

If Tabby’s story had simply ended with her ______ adoption, it would still have been something very ______ indeed. But it was ______ happened after her adoption that some might label as “magical”. They became inseparable. They got along well with each other so that Tabby could sense Gary’s seizures(疾病发作)before they ______, giving his family a ______ that one was about to strike. What’s more, Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby’s ______.

How could it be? There are some things that challenge logic and understanding in this world. Sometimes the best that we can do is to accept a ______, which we couldn’t attempt to explain. Because when you try to ______ it, you lose the beauty and miracle of it all.

1.

A．passed

B．created

C．wasted

D．imitated

2.

A．park

B．hospital

C．shelter

D．destination

3.

A．usually

B．occasionally

C．frequently

D．always

4.

A．animal

B．backpack

C．guest

D．treasure

5.

A．content

B．homeless

C．disappointing

D．comfortable

6.

A．chances

B．challenges

C．adventures

D．discussions

7.

A．ordered

B．sold

C．advertised

D．named

8.

A．got across

B．got through

C．suffered from

D．broke up

9.

A．beyond

B．on

C．with

D．between

10.

A．serious

B．bored

C．curious

D．interested

11.

A．agree

B．grow

C．deal

D．doubt

12.

A．destroy

B．win

C．adopt

D．save

13.

A．successful

B．straight

C．traditional

D．miserable

14.

A．special

B．normal

C．similar

D．difficult

15.

A．which

B．when

C．where

D．what

16.

A．noticed

B．greeted

C．occurred

D．met

17.

A．release

B．warning

C．requirement

D．conflict

18.

A．date

B．damage

C．habit

D．arrival

19.

A．decision

B．contest

C．miracle

D．promise

20.

A．describe

B．forgive

C．believe

D．explain

2 . For many people, bookstores are wonderful places. That’s because the books on the shelves can take you away to magical lands, help you learn a foreign language, or cook a delicious meal. But when your community is too small to house a brick bookstore, you have to come up with another idea. A mobile bookstore was the result. That is the case for Rita Collins, 70, who dreamed of opening a used bookstore after retiring from teaching.

A business planning class from the American Booksellers Association convinced Collins to give up her idea of opening a bookstore in the small town where she lives. Her town, Eureka, Montana, only has a population of 1,517. Collins asked her instructors about a traveling bookstore on wheels and they doubted her idea. But she insisted on it.

Collins was inspired by Dylans Mobile Bookstore, a traveling bookstore in Wales run by Jeff Towns. She contacted Jeff for advice but she was largely on her own when it came to building her bookstore. First, she had to find a vehicle large enough to stand in. Then she had to have it refitted with shelves that would hold the books at a 15-degree angle so that they would stay in place while traveling. Collins named her bookstore St. Rita’s Traveling Bookstore, which has been on the road since 2015.

At first, she drove through Montana and then she made her first cross-country trip in 2016. After she retired in 2017, it became a full-time job. Collins and her bookstore have visited 30 states, stopping at festivals and events along the way. Collins loves meeting people and making connections. While she loves what she does, Collins doesn’t think she can keep doing it. In several years, she hopes to pass her traveling bookstore onto another book lover who shares the same interest and will keep it on the road.

1. According to the passage, what’s the basic requirement for opening a bookstore?

A．There must be a community with a popularity of 1517.

B．The American Booksellers Association should support the store.

C．A bookstore must store enough books.

D．The bookstore must offer delicious meals.

2. How to hold the books in place while travelling?

A．With a large vehicle.

B．At a 15-degree angle.

C．On the wheels.

D．On the road.

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Collins?

A．Nobody supported Collins at first.	B．Jeff helped Collins a lot in building her bookstore.
C．Collins made the bookshelves by herself.	D．Collins would devote all her life to her bookstore.

4. What probably is the next paragraph of this article about?

A．How to make her bookstore popular.	B．How to raise more money to support her store.
C．How to choose more suitable books.	D．How to choose a man who can inherit her bookshop.

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的短文。

A Little Boy

A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people rarely visited. The house was very old and shabby and the owner hardly ever came out. When he did come out, he would not say hello to his neighbors or passers-by but simply just glared at them.

The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old man. The boy’s parents told him to stay away from the house, and a lot of other neighborhood children were told the same thing from their parents.

Dusk found the boy lingering on and hesitating what to do. As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said impatiently. The little boy was very afraid but he had a quota (定额) to meet for school with selling the magazines. So he got up the courage and said, “Uh, Sir, I am selling these magazines and, uh, I was wondering if you would like to buy one from me.”

The old man just stared at the boy without a word. The boy could see inside the old man’s house and saw that he had dog figurines (小雕像) on the fireplace mantle. “Do you collect dogs?” The little boy asked. “Yes, I have many collections in my house. They are my family here and they are all I have.” The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul.

“Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.” The old man was ready to close the door on the boy and said, “No, boy. I don’t need any magazines of any kind, now goodbye.”

The little boy was sad that he was not going to make his quota with the sale. He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the house that he owned. The boy went home and then had an idea. He had a little dog figurine that he got some years ago from an aunt. The figurine did not mean nearly as much to him since he had a real live dog and a large family.

注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。

The little boy headed back down to the old man’s house.

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From that day on something changed inside the old man.

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4 . Jennifer works for Plato’s Closet, the clothing chain that buys and sells used clothing and accessories. When she performed a routine _______ on a coat that was _______ by a man earlier that day, she _______ $7,000 in $100 bills inside a pocket.

No one was _______, since Plato’s Closet’s employees checked clothes all day long. And _______, the man who brought the coat didn’t _______ where he had left the money. Some people would have _______ the “opportunity”. But not Jennifer. She said, “It wasn’t mine, so I didn’t get too _______ about that thick wad (沓) of cash.” _______, she safely stored the money until it could be ________ to its rightful owner.

Sure, Plato’s Closet has ________ on sending back personal items found in the clothing, but what Jennifer did ________ her character. It wasn’t the result of outside pressure. “It’s just about integrity,” she said. “You just have to make sure that you’re ________ and that you do the right thing.”

Reputation is easy; character is hard. Doing the right thing when others are watching is easy. ________ public integrity, resolve or sincerity often results in recognition and praise. Doing the right thing when no one is watching is hard. Your nonpublic integrity gains no ________ or applause. Doing the right thing is also hard ________ it often runs against our best interests. The true test of ________ is what you do when people aren’t watching. Maybe ________ is Jennifer’s main character and maybe it’s not, but that doesn’t ________. The fact that she ________ to do the right thing is more important.

1.

A．service

B．analysis

C．experiment

D．inspection

2.

A．dropped off

B．picked up

C．paid for

D．tried on

3.

A．earned

B．donated

C．discovered

D．spent

4.

A．listening

B．moving

C．speaking

D．watching

5.

A．obviously

B．fortunately

C．hopefully

D．consequently

6.

A．determine

B．remember

C．indicate

D．wonder

7.

A．provided

B．deserved

C．seized

D．confirmed

8.

A．annoyed

B．excited

C．guilty

D．confident

9.

A．Also

B．Otherwise

C．Indeed

D．Instead

10.

A．recommended

B．applied

C．returned

D．linked

11.

A．regulations

B．remarks

C．issues

D．reservations

12.

A．preserved

B．reflected

C．developed

D．affected

13.

A．greedy

B．honest

C．polite

D．curious

14.

A．Covering

B．Measuring

C．Previewing

D．Displaying

15.

A．admiration

B．knowledge

C．apology

D．cooperation

16.

A．if

B．while

C．because

D．unless

17.

A．character

B．motivation

C．education

D．relationship

18.

A．weakness

B．cheerfulness

C．carelessness

D．selflessness

19.

A．occur

B．matter

C．match

D．continue

20.

A．expected

B．promised

C．arranged

D．chose

5 . One cool morning, my mother and I went to several garage sales to find something that our family might want. We finally _______at a pleasant house in the woods. The elderly _______ told me that he and his wife were retired teachers. As we were searching, I heard the gentleman’s wife say her _______to someone, and I immediately _______ who she was. She looked at me and said. “You’re Lisa Miller.” I looked at her _______, for it had been nearly thirty _______ since I had been in her class.

My mother immediately said sorry to her for any_______I might have made. She did that again after learning that I wasn’t the sweet little child. She thought that if this woman_______ me after so many years, I must have done something_______. My teacher looked at my mother and_______said. “Oh, no. She was very good.” My teacher_______ that during the last week of school, I _______her a plant from my mother’s garden. It was a lamb’s ear. She took us to her garden where she planted the lamb’s ear. Over the years it _______. As I looked down her driveway with lamb’s ears on both sides, she said, “Every day when I leave my house and drive up the driveway, I think of you. And when I come home they_______me, I think of you.” Tears _______ my eyes. There at her home was a piece of my life that she had raised.

At that moment. she taught me more about_______than I could imagine. We give pieces of ourselves every day_______ thought. We seldom imagine the effects that we have on others ‘lives’. That piece may grow and spread, becoming a(n)_______part of a life. In the end it isn’t the big things that matter, _______ the small things that make all the_______ in the world.

1.

A．stopped

B．searched

C．started

D．left

2.

A．worker

B．buyer

C．owner

D．player

3.

A．price

B．name

C．address

D．age

4.

A．guessed

B．forgot

C．learned

D．realized

5.

A．tired

B．worried

C．bored

D．surprised

6.

A．months

B．days

C．years

D．weeks

7.

A．future

B．trouble

C．excuse

D．fight

8.

A．remembered

B．saw

C．considered

D．found

9.

A．special

B．lucky

C．friendly

D．terrible

10.

A．loudly

B．silently

C．softly

D．angrily

11.

A．warned

B．reported

C．explained

D．expressed

12.

A．stole

B．brought

C．chose

D．bought

13.

A．spread

B．died

C．fell

D．disappeared

14.

A．accept

B．greet

C．send

D．help

15.

A．gave up

B．turned to

C．came into

D．took away

16.

A．life

B．garden

C．plants

D．lessons

17.

A．with

B．by

C．through

D．without

18.

A．unimportant

B．necessary

C．large

D．whole

19.

A．but

B．though

C．because

D．so

20.

A．effort

B．difference

C．decision

D．way

6 . Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.

On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said goodbye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.

“Wait a minute, sir, ” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!” Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry, “Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam!I didn’t mean it!”

Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women. ”She thought.

1. We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was________.

A．a conductor .	B．a worker.
C．a thief   .	D．an umbrella maker.

2. Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?________

A．Because he was lost in thought.

B．Because it was much like his own umbrella.

C．Because he thought the woman would not notice it.

D．Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.

3. When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt________.

A．surprised .	B．angry.
C．fortunate	D．sad.

4. How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?________

A．He picked them on the train.

B．He brought them from his small town.

C．He bought them in London.

D．He stole them from four women.

7 . The recent story on Tik Tok showed how two neighbors found companionship during the lock-down because of the pandemic, thanks to a share the love of the piano.

The story started when Giorgio Lo Porto heard his neighbor playing the piano through their dividing wall. Lo Porto, an Italian living in London, decided to reach out to his neighbor and left a note asking him or her to play My Heart Will Go On. The mystery never agreed, leading Lo Porto to send another note suggesting they play a duet (二重奏) together from the comfort of their own homes. The mystery neighbor started playing the piano at 2: 00 pm, and when he stopped after finishing a part of the song, Lo Porto continued. Over time, the duets between the two complete strangers became a regular weekend appointment.

Weeks later, the pair finally met and it was better than expected. The mystery pianist happened to be a 78-year-old Polish man named Emil, who was living in temporary accommodation until his house was sold. He lost his wife in December due to COVID- 19 and all he had left was the piano. And the reason why he played at 2: 00 pm every weekend was that he and his wife used to do that.

The pair finished a final duet together—Beethoven’ s Moonlight Sonata—before Emil moved out at the end of February.

While this is heartwarming in itself, the story has a heartbreaking ending: On March 14, Lo Porto shared that his old neighbor had passed away in his sleep. He said, “Now he is reunited with his wife.”

While saying goodbye to Emil, Lo Porto wrote, “Dear Emil, I knew very little about you, but you changed my life. You give me back my passion, and we shared that with the world. You will be in my heart. I’ ll keep playing, thinking of how powerful music can be. You said I was your light, but you’ ve been mine, too. Bye, Emil.”

1. What happened after Lo Porto left the second note for Emil?

A．They shared their playing skill with each other.

B．They composed a new song based on a classic.

C．They perform the music together through the wall.

D．They reached out to neighbors to cheer them up.

2. Why did Emil play the piano at a special time?

A．To advertise his house.	B．To comfort strangers.
C．To upload his updates.	D．To remember his wife.

3. What is the sad part of the story in the author’ s opinion?

A．Emil’ s passing away.

B．Lo Porto’ s departure.

C．Their final performance.

D．The unfamiliarity between them.

4. What does Lo Porto mainly convey at last?

A．It is easy to say goodbye.

B．He admired Emil’ s ambition.

C．Music is a universal language.

D．Emil positively influenced him.

8 . We’ve become part of the Lendaer Group, an eco-village in Denmark. After studying environmental science I was _________to change my lifestyle. I wanted to live_________the land and to provide our own food and__________ . We also wanted to live in a community with_________people around us. It took us 10 years to_________it.

Now I live in a roundhouse made out of straw (干稻草). It is not what I would call low-cost housing. The cost is your_________. You have to have great willpower. We had to_________everything because we had no spare money when we moved here.

I think we’ve done what I_________to do: grow our own food and provide our own resources. We have hydro (水电) power and solar panels and we feel like we’re not_________the planet’s resources.

We__________produce such as eggplants, peas and carrots. We have nut trees and apple trees. We have 9.5 acres of land and keep sheep. I earn about 20,000 a year. Most of my__________comes from shearing (修剪) our sheep, and using the__________ to run willow-weaving (纺织). If we have spare fruit, we__________ them too. But we reinvest (再投资) most of the money in the__________, and animal care.

Organic clothes are very__________but I do choose them. We might spend about 150 a month on eating out as a family. We always try and shop local produce__________it’s more expensive. We don’t go holiday a lot but when we do we try to travel by train. It takes a long time but for me it’ s about the__________ , not the destination.

Looking back, I’ d argue being organic is__________for anyone. It costs you next to nothing—just time and____________If people want to be healthier and__________ for themselves, they can do it.

1.

A．allowed

B．expected

C．inspired

D．required

2.

A．in connection with

B．in exchange for

C．in response to

D．in honor of

3.

A．education

B．electricity

C．oxygen

D．sunshine

4.

A．cold-hearted

B．white-haired

C．similar-minded

D．near-sighted

5.

A．find

B．purchase

C．make

D．recover

6.

A．money

B．pleasure

C．future

D．energy

7.

A．borrow

B．create

C．dismiss

D．overlook

8.

A．went on

B．joined up

C．set out

D．called in

9.

A．searching for

B．using up

C．researching into

D．selling out

10.

A．promote

B．export

C．grow

D．buy

11.

A．income

B．experience

C．knowledge

D．entertainment

12.

A．materials

B．equipment

C．techniques

D．influence

13.

A．donate

B．throw

C．keep

D．sell

14.

A．books

B．garden

C．house

D．study

15.

A．common

B．tough

C．casual

D．expensive

16.

A．as if

B．even if

C．now that

D．in case

17.

A．comfort

B．speed

C．transport

D．journey

18.

A．achievable

B．changeable

C．impossible

D．visible

19.

A．effort

B．fame

C．success

D．health

20.

A．compete

B．defend

C．provide

D．vote

9 . If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that _______ my life forever.

One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was a flu, and less than 24 hours later, I was in a _______ on life support with less than two percent _______ of living. It wasn’t until days later that the doctor diagnosed (诊断) me with a _______ blood infection (感染). During the course of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee. When my parents _______ me out of the hospital, I _______ that I had been put together like a patchwork (拼缝物) doll and I had to live with _______legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken, _______ running down.

But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and _______ the New Amy. It was at that moment that I asked myself the important ________. That is when it hit me that I didn’t have to be five-foot-five anymore, but I could be as tall as I wanted. And first of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were ________ here.

Four months later, I was back upon a ________. And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals, ________ me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.

So instead of looking at our challenges and our limitations as something ________ or bad, we can begin looking at them as a wonderful ________ that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could go.

1.

A．changed

B．cost

C．ruined

D．saved

2.

A．shelter

B．room

C．hospital

D．stadium

3.

A．chance

B．degree

C．space

D．time

4.

A．weak

B．serious

C．possible

D．new

5.

A．dragged

B．wheeled

C．hurried

D．kicked

6.

A．made sure

B．keep in mind

C．worked out

D．felt like

7.

A．ugly

B．heavy

C．tall

D．false

8.

A．blood

B．sweat

C．tears

D．water

9.

A．hug

B．forget

C．treat

D．introduce

10.

A．reason

B．question

C．opinion

D．suggestion

11.

A．fancies

B．responsibilities

C．presents

D．advantages

12.

A．stage

B．track

C．snowboard

D．playground

13.

A．allowing

B．giving

C．making

D．calling

14.

A．active

B．terrible

C．amazing

D．deadly

15.

A．ability

B．tip

C．offer

D．gift

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Once there lived a rich man     1     wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted     2     (find) out whether they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed     3     very large stone. Then he     4     (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man. But he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.     5     man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove     6    . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,     7     (say) to himself. “The night will be very dark. Some     8     (neighbor) will come along     9     (late) in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it. How great his surprise was at last!     10     the stone, he found a bag of money.