1 . Dan Price was the CEO of Gravity Payments, a financial services company. One day, he found out a friend was struggling ________. The cost of living in Washington is ________, and she just couldn’t make ends meet on her salary. However, Dan was already earning $ 1.1 million a year. He realized how ________ it was that he had so much while the people working under him were struggling.

This point was driven home when he ________ a McDonald’s handbook on the desk of employee Rosita Barlow. When asked, Rosita burst into tears and ________ that after she left work at Gravity, she went straight to her shifts (轮班) at McDonald’s. Some nights, she even stood ________ at the local food bank.

That’s when Dan decided to do something to stop income ________ in his company. In 2015, he cut his own pay by 90%, mortgaging (抵押) his two houses, and ________ his stocks and savings so that he could ________ every single employee’s pay to $ 70,000 a year!

More than a third of his employees saw their ________ double. Some feared productivity would decline if everyone was earning more, but the ________ turned out to be true. Dan’s employees began to truly thrive (奋发) once the stress of making ends meet was ________ from their everyday lives. Employees like Rosita were finally able to quit their second jobs and ________ their work, actually increasing ________.

When COVID 19 hit the U. S, Dan’s company ________ financial difficulties. But what the employees decided   ________ Dan! They chose to take a voluntary pay ________ of between 5% and 100% to keep Gravity going ________. The pay cuts worked! Gravity was able to ________ from the economic downturn, and they recently restored all salaries to their pre-pandemic amount.

As the saying goes, a rising tide lifts all boats! Dan treated his employees well. And when it was their turn to _______ him, they didn’t let him down!

1.

A．politically

B．financially

C．physically

D．emotionally

2.

A．reasonable

B．predictable

C．high

D．low

3.

A．unfair

B．strange

C．challenging

D．harmful

4.

A．forgot

B．composed

C．discovered

D．reviewed

5.

A．insisted

B．argued

C．suggested

D．admitted

6.

A．in peace

B．in line

C．in demand

D．in relief

7.

A．inequality

B．growth

C．credit

D．limit

8.

A．looking into

B．taking over

C．giving up

D．showing off

9.

A．earn

B．raise

C．collect

D．reduce

10.

A．market

B．creativity

C．salaries

D．costs

11.

A．opposite

B．same

C．following

D．first

12.

A．separated

B．returned

C．hidden

D．removed

13.

A．pass down

B．focus on

C．break down

D．talk about

14.

A．requirement

B．competition

C．risk

D．productivity

15.

A．suffered

B．escaped

C．concluded

D．caused

16.

A．disappointed

B．astonished

C．frightened

D．amused

17.

A．service

B．reward

C．check

D．cut

18.

A．public

B．free

C．strong

D．quiet

19.

A．recover

B．change

C．learn

D．benefit

20.

A．invite

B．respect

C．improve

D．repay

2 . John had been on the road visiting customers for more than three weeks. It was coming up on Mother’s Day. He said to himself, “I’ll _______ Mom some roses.”

He went into the small shop and saw a boy _______ to the clerk. “How many roses can I get for six dollars, madam?” the boy asked. The clerk was trying to _______ that roses were expensive and carnation (康乃馨) was the best flower for mothers. Maybe the young man would be _______ with carnations.

“No. I _______ have roses,” he said, “My Mom was sick so much last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. I want to get something _______ . It has to be red roses because that’s her favorite.”

The clerk _______ John and was just shaking her head. Something inside John was _______ by the boy’s voice. He looked at the clerk and _______ mouthed that he would pay for the boy’s roses.

The clerk looked at the young man and said, “Okay, I will give you a dozen red roses for your six ________ ” . The young man ________ jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran from the store.

John ________ his own flowers and had the clerk be ________ that delivery would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her. ________ he drove away from the shop, he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk. He ________ him cross the street and enter a cemetery (墓地). The young man stopped by a small monument and went on his knees. He carefully laid the ________ on the grave and began to sob. John heard the young man speak. “Mommy oh Mommy, ________ didn’t I tell you how much I love you? Jesus please, find my Mommy. ________ my Mommy I love her.”

John walked back to his car, with ________ in his eyes. He drove quickly to the florist and told her he would take the flowers ________ .

1.

A．handle

B．send

C．link

D．assist

2.

A．talking

B．listening

C．walking

D．introducing

3.

A．suggest

B．insist

C．attend

D．explain

4.

A．angry

B．afraid

C．happy

D．sad

5.

A．could

B．must

C．should

D．might

6.

A．pure

B．cheap

C．rare

D．special

7.

A．looked up at

B．depended on

C．swept up

D．broke away

8.

A．reached

B．hit

C．touched

D．beat

9.

A．contently

B．silently

C．obviously

D．constantly

10.

A．dollars

B．shops

C．guests

D．clerks

11.

A．usually

B．seldom

C．hardly

D．almost

12.

A．treated

B．examined

C．ordered

D．appreciated

13.

A．enough

B．likely

C．possible

D．sure

14.

A．As

B．If

C．Though

D．Since

15.

A．suspected

B．noticed

C．heard

D．left

16.

A．money

B．books

C．roses

D．clothes

17.

A．how

B．where

C．when

D．why

18.

A．Tell

B．Cure

C．Demand

D．Warn

19.

A．sadness

B．tears

C．spark

D．anxiety

20.

A．by delivery

B．in place

C．in person

D．on purpose

3 . Mr.Robinson had to travel somewhere on business,and as he was in a hurry,he decided to go by ________.He liked sitting________ a window when he was flying,so he got onto the plane,he looked for a window seat.He ________ all of them taken except one.There was a young man________ beside it,and Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window.Anyhow,he went towards it.

When he________ it,however,he saw that there was a notice on it,written________ large letters,________ “This seat is kept for proper balance.Thank you.”Mr.Robinson had never seen such a notice before ,but he thought the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in its room________ made it necessary to have the passengers probably balance.So he walked on and found________ empty seat,not beside the window________.Two or three other people________ to sit in the window seat next to the young man，but they also read the notice and went on.

Then when the plane was nearly________,a very beautiful girl________ into the plane.The young man,who was watching the passengers coming in,________ took the notice________ the seat beside him,and by this means,he succeeded in having a pretty companion during the whole trip.

1.

A．air

B．water

C．train

D．bus

2.

A．on

B．nearly

C．beside

D．far from

3.

A．wanted

B．found

C．thought

D．hoped

4.

A．seating

B．seated

C．seat

D．sat

5.

A．arrived

B．sat on

C．reached

D．left

6.

A．through

B．by

C．with

D．in

7.

A．said

B．saying

C．spoken

D．speaking

8.

A．and

B．this

C．who

D．which

9.

A．another

B．other

C．the other

D．the only

10.

A．to sit

B．to be sat

C．to sit on

D．to be sat in

11.

A．stuck

B．tried

C．managed

D．refused

12.

A．empty

B．full

C．up

D．down

13.

A．reached

B．stepped

C．entered

D．left

14.

A．quickly

B．fast

C．slowly

D．soon

15.

A．onto

B．away

C．off

D．up

4 . When school started on that warm August day, I threw myself into everything I did, including playing volleyball. I decided to become beautiful, or at the very least, skinny. I stopped eating completely. Soon I began losing weight, which thrilled me, and I even grew to love the tiredness and lightheadedness (头晕) that came with my poor diet, for those feelings meant that I was winning.

As the season progressed, things had become tense between my head volleyball coach, Coach Smith, and me. She felt that something was wrong with my health. She talked with me about my eating and was angry that I wouldn’t listen to her when she tried to make me eat. I was angry and hurt and she was suspicious (怀疑的) and worried. We fought constantly. Then my malnourishment (营养不良) started to affect my performance. I was so tired that practice and games were becoming a struggle. One afternoon, with hurt in her eyes, Coach Smith asked me what I had eaten and I told her nothing yet. She looked at me, disappointment in her eyes, knowing she couldn’t make me stop, and walked away.

A couple of weeks later I attended the volleyball dinner for our volleyball team. I stood there as my coach managed to say something nice about me. I realized then that I had ruined my senior year by being disrespectful, and I had probably ruined hers as well. So that evening I wrote her a letter apologizing and thanking her.

Then one Saturday, as I was reading in the library, I felt someone gently take my arm and say softly, “Lynn Jones, how are you doing?” I looked up and saw the familiar face. “Thanks for the letter,” she said. “It meant a lot.”

When I think of a coach, I think of someone above me, someone who gives instruction-not a friend. But Coach Smith is different, and, like any other good friend, she dealt with my problem in a determined way even when I hated her for it at that time. I didn’t deserve her kindness, but she gave it anyway. I will forever be grateful for her help, and now for her friendship.

1. How did the author feel after she started losing weight?

A．Stupid.

B．Satisfied.

C．Funny.

D．Nervous.

2. Why did the author fight with Coach Smith?

A．She refused to go on a diet.	B．She caused her team to lose.
C．She changed the training schedule.	D．She refused to eat properly.

3. Why did the author write a letter to Coach Smith?

A．She felt sorry for what she did.

B．She felt sorry for eating too little food.

C．She decided to improve her performance.

D．She wanted to build a close relationship with Coach Smith.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Unexpected Friendship	B．A Fight with My Coach
C．A Strict Volleyball Coach	D．My Way of Losing Weight

6 . 假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号( Ʌ),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词; .
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Phoebe is from London and studies in our class as exchange student. She has been learning Chinese for the last three years，but she still fails in the final exam last week. Our teacher said she still had to learn a lot in her new language, what made her very upset. See this, I tried to comfort her and gave her some suggestion on how to improve her language skills so she would get a good grade next time. She was so moving and had tears in her eyes. Late, I got a beautiful email from her where she expressed her thanks for my kind. I was not sure exact what to write back but I felt very happy. What a good experience that I won’t forget it.

7 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

At Christmas Eve, Jim went with his father to choose a Christmas tree. They choose a big one. It was almost as taller as the room! They put them in the corner of the sitting room. Kate was decorated it with a lot of Christmas gift. The sitting room looked really beautifully at the moment. There was a fire burning in the fire place, but the Christmas tree lights were shinning brightly. Both Jim and her parents singing and dancing happily.

8 . Ageism (年龄歧视) is never pretty, but it’s especially ugly when it means one less animal gets rescued in the world.

Andrea Hijar’s grandparents are in their 70s and live in Peru. Her grandmother has raised dozens of dogs in her lifetime, but when she decided to adopt yet another shelter pup, she was rejected because they thought she was “too old”.

Dogs live an average of 10 to 13 years, and with their age, the shelter was concerned that the grandma and her husband would pass away and leave the dog homeless. Andrea knew that would never happen, though. Any puppy her grandparents adopted would have a lifelong place with her family!

“It makes me sad,” Andrea said. “They are a very loving couple, but are being denied something they are very excited about.” So Andrea kept her eyes and ears open in hopes that the right dog would appear. Sure enough, one did!

She saw a social media post by a man who was looking to adopt a puppy. When he heard her grandparents’ story, he decided to take a chance and give the dog to them!

Andrea’s father quickly went to pick up the dog, and then they had the absolute pleasure of surprising her grandmother with her new best friend. The grandma’s reaction was adorable in every way! She clapped her hands like an excited child. “I am very moved to see her reaction,” Andrea said. “It is very emotional seeing her so happy and full of joy.”

They named the puppy Princesa, and she is already fitting into her new life beautifully! Andrea hopes their story will change people’s minds about matching puppies with older adults, especially when they have family support.

We’re positive that Princesa found the perfect forever family! These two grandparents clearly have plenty of love to go around.

1. What does Andrea think of her grandparents adopting a puppy?

A．They are too old to adopt a puppy.	B．It’s illegal for them to adopt a puppy.
C．She supports them adopting a puppy.	D．She is sad to reject them to adopt a puppy.

2. What does the underlined word “rejected” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．broken down	B．looked up
C．brought up	D．turned down

3. Why did a man decide to give a puppy to the grandmother?

A．Andrea persuaded him to do a good deed.

B．He was moved by the grandparents’ story.

C．Andrea’s father gave him money for the dog.

D．He wanted to take the grandmother by surprise.

4. What does Andrea hope people can learn from the story?

A．Adopting an animal can change everyone’s life.

B．It will be easy for the puppy to fit into his new life.

C．Little animals can be happy to live with older adults.

D．Grandparents should be allowed to do whatever they like.

5. What is the best title for the text?

A．An Old Animal Lover Got Best Gift Ever

B．Puppy Princesa Found a Perfect Family

C．A Grandma Was Forbidden to Adopt a Puppy

D．An Animal Shelter Offered a Grandma a Puppy

9 . Anna was a 9-year-old girl from a small village. She ________ primary school till Grade 4 at her village. From Grade 5 on, she had to get a(n) ________ to a school in a city nearby. She was very ________knowing that she was accepted by a very famous school in a city.

Today was the first day of her school. Anna entered the school with ________ . She went to her class- room after asking fellow students for ________ .

Upon seeing her ________ clothing and knowing she is from a small village, other students started ________ at her. Luckily, the teacher arrived in the classroom on ________. She asked everyone to keep ________.

After that, the teacher ________ Anna to the class. Then she told everyone to write down the 7 wonders of the world. When everyone except Anna had ________ their answer paper, the teacher came and asked Anna, “What happened, dear? Don’t ________ . Just write what you know as other students have already ________ about it. ”

Anna replied, “I was thinking that there are so many things, and which 7 I should ________to write?” When she handed in her answer paper, the teacher reading everyone’s answers and the majority had answered it ________.The teacher was ________ for the students had remembered what she had taught them. At last the teacher ________ Anna’s answer paper and started reading. "The 7 Wonders are-To be able to see; To be able to hear; To be able to feel; To laugh; To think; To be kind; To love!”

The teacher stood ________and the whole class was speechless. Today, a girl from a small village ________them of the precious gifts that God has given us, which is truly a ________.

1.

A．visited

B．attended

C．avoided

D．left

2.

A．choice

B．award

C．trial

D．admission

3.

A．curious

B．doubtful

C．pleased

D．cautious

4.

A．excitement

B．shame

C．disappointment

D．anxiety

5.

A．candidates

B．permission

C．protection

D．directions

6.

A．special

B．poor

C．familiar

D．tight

7.

A．laughing

B．amusing

C．pointing

D．escaping

8.

A．way

B．case

C．time

D．hurry

9.

A．calm

B．quiet

C．safe

D．still

10.

A．explained

B．announced

C．introduced

D．mentioned

11.

A．submitted

B．received

C．prepared

D．collected

12.

A．challenge

B．sigh

C．pretend

D．worry

13.

A．counted

B．grown

C．learned

D．occupied

14.

A．choose

B．agree

C．disturb

D．manage

15.

A．specially

B．independently

C．unwillingly

D．correctly

16.

A．determined

B．satisfied

C．relaxed

D．hopeful

17.

A．picked up

B．made up

C．relied on

D．took in

18.

A．relieved

B．bored

C．shocked

D．delighted

19.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．searched

D．persuaded

20.

A．trick

B．magic

C．adventure

D．wonder

10 . I’ve never been the biggest fan of musicals. They often seemed _________ to me, and I would constantly _________ the time while watching one.

So when my friend suggested that we go to see the _________ You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown last weekend, I wasn’t particularly _________. I figured I was about to _________ the familiar cycle of half-hearted attention to the plot and characters, _________ my phone during the performance. With nothing else to do, I finally _________ to go with him—it was something to get me out of the house.

Shortly after the musical began, Charlie Brown took the _________, sitting down with a sandwich. At the beginning, he was portrayed as a(n) _________ boy with nobody eating with during lunches. Then he__________ a girl also having lunch alone and decided to go over and start a __________. But quickly he got into a __________ of over-thinking that the girl might hardly look at him. As the performance __________, I was shocked to see Charlie’s courage and the pair chatting __________. One of my favorite scenes was that Charlie sang a song feeling sorry for his __________ of talent. But he realized that despite this, he was still “the __________ and remarkable Charlie Brown.” “I’m ME!” he __________ declared.

We often assess ourselves by our achievements rather than __________ our basic worth as individuals. However, everybody loves Charlie Brown because he’s Charlie Brown-the clumsy, self-doubt, insecure, but lovable four-year-old. To see Charlie __________ himself was eye-opening.

Actually, musicals aren’t always so __________

1.

A．dull

B．frightening

C．educational

D．attractive

2.

A．forgetting

B．ignoring

C．checking

D．saving

3.

A．exhibition

B．drama

C．movie

D．musical

4.

A．annoyed

B．excited

C．touched

D．upset

5.

A．repeat

B．design

C．analyze

D．adjust

6.

A．glancing at

B．looking for

C．putting away

D．turning off

7.

A．continued

B．begged

C．agreed

D．volunteered

8.

A．bus

B．stage

C．computer

D．path

9.

A．smart

B．brave

C．honest

D．lonely

10.

A．remembered

B．spotted

C．heard

D．described

11.

A．research

B．project

C．talk

D．story

12.

A．panic

B．form

C．habit

D．trap

13.

A．changed

B．progressed

C．delayed

D．paused

14.

A．sadly

B．coldly

C．casually

D．merrily

15.

A．view

B．development

C．lack

D．discovery

16.

A．quiet

B．unique

C．patient

D．generous

17.

A．disappointedly

B．directly

C．modestly

D．proudly

18.

A．overlook

B．deny

C．recognize

D．doubt

19.

A．accept

B．praise

C．question

D．blame

20.

A．wonderful

B．positive

C．crazy

D．bad