1 . What’s your dream in life? Many children dream of becoming ________ when they grow up. But very few start as early as Jose, a Peruvian boy who________a children’s savings bank when he was only 7 years old.

Jose had the ________ for a children’s savings bank six years ago. He ________ that many children at his age spent their money on sweets and toys instead of something ________ . Although he was young, he under-stood that saving________   was a good way that could help adults solve many of their problems. ________ he decided to make it possible for kids as well. At that time, he started thinking of ways that children could ________ money without the help of their parents, and recycling seemed like the best ________ . But when Jose shared his thought with his teachers, he was ________ that a 7-year-old couldn’t deal with such a project. ________ , he tried to prove them all wrong.

“At the beginning, my teachers thought I was ________ and that a child couldn’t do it successfully,” Jose said. “________ I had the support of the schoolmaster.” Jose ________ the Bartselana Student Bank in his home. The ________ of this creative bank was very simple: Children could become client(客户)of the bank by ________ at least 5 kilograms of recyclable waste. And they were ________ to bring at least one other kilogram of waste to the bank every month. They would set savings goals, and could only take some of the money out when they ________ their savings goals.

The 7-year-old signed a ________ with local recycling companies that offered his clients a higher price of recyclable waste. And all the money they got could be deposited(存)into the Bartselana Student Bank. Between 2012 and 2013, the bank ________ one ton of recyclable material and made savings for around 200 children at Jose’s school.

1.

A．successful

B．religious

C．humorous

D．slim

2.

A．lost

B．established

C．imagined

D．tricked

3.

A．balance

B．idea

C．chance

D．memory

4.

A．consulted

B．attempted

C．noticed

D．guessed

5.

A．violent

B．boring

C．attractive

D．meaningful

6.

A．time

B．waste

C．money

D．energy

7.

A．So

B．Or

C．But

D．Because

8.

A．change

B．spend

C．borrow

D．make

9.

A．purpose

B．news

C．explanation

D．means

10.

A．praised

B．told

C．admired

D．pulled

11.

A．Instead

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Besides

12.

A．stupid

B．crazy

C．shy

D．careless

13.

A．Interestingly

B．Naturally

C．Luckily

D．Similarly

14.

A．donated

B．designed

C．introduced

D．founded

15.

A．aim

B．variety

C．award

D．scene

16.

A．turning in

B．staring at

C．handing out

D．going ahead

17.

A．prevented

B．begged

C．refused

D．required

18.

A．set

B．reached

C．appreciated

D．understood

19.

A．document

B．goal

C．conclusion

D．solution

20.

A．bought

B．produced

C．collected

D．threw

2 . Happy April Fool’s Day! In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of the greatest hoaxes in history. They are the lies that have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them.

▲INSTANT COLOR TV

In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station’s Kjell Stepson, appearing on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily transform their existing sets to display color reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon (尼龙) stocking over their TV screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people, were taken in. Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1,1970.

▲SAN SERRIFFE

In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement (增刊) in honor of the tenth anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean. A series of articles affectionately asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot. Few noticed that everything about the island was made up.

▲NIXON FOR PRESIDENT

In 1992 American National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation program announced that, Richard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again. His new campaign slogan was, “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again.” Accompanying this announcement were audio clips (片断) of Nixon delivering his election speech. Listeners responded immediately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger. Only during the second half of the show did the host John Huckleberry reveal that the announcement was a practical joke. Nixon’s voice was copied by comedian Rich Little.

1. Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned in the text?

A．Sweden.

B．Germany.

C．The UK.

D．The United States.

2. When did the small republic San Serriffe come into being?

A．Never.

B．In 1962.

C．In 1977.

D．In 1992.

3. Who worked as a host on the radio?

A．Kjell Stepson.

B．Rich Little.

C．Richard Nixon.

D．John Huckleberry.

4 . In 1990, Hal Donaldson was 23 years old, fresh out of college and found himself in Calcutta, India, where he was asked to interview Mother Teresa.

Donaldson says about the great woman famed for feeding the hungry, “She wasn’t wearing shoes and her ankles were swollen. She sat down with me and was very polite.” After the interview, Mother Teresa asked him, “What are you doing to help the poor?” Donaldson admitted that he was young and wasn’t focused on helping others. With a smile on her face, Mother Teresa said, “Everyone can do something.”

Those words deeply struck Donaldson and forced him to face hard truths about himself.

Hal Donaldson grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. When he was 12 years old, his parents were hit by a drunk driver; his father died, and his mother was seriously injured. To make ends meet, they went on welfare. Donaldson says, “I had holes in my shoes and clothes. When you’re teased at school for that, you just want to escape.”

He managed to do just that. Donaldson got into college and turned his focus to making money for himself. He says, “I was just trying to find my way out of insignificance.” However, it’s easy to overlook others along the way. I was the guy that would see a homeless person and cross the street, so I didn’t have to confront (面对) him. My focus was on climbing to the top instead of helping those trying to climb with me.

Donaldson returned home from India with a different thought. He traveled to eight cities in America and stayed on the streets and listened to stories of the homeless. “My heart broke,” he says. “I knew I could no longer just live for myself.”

Inspired by Mother Teresa’s words and the stories he’d heard across America, Donaldson loaded a pick up truck with $300 worth of groceries and handed them out to anyone who needed help. In 1994, Donaldson created the nonprofit organization, Convoy for Hope, which works with communities across America and around the world. Their work focuses on feeding children, women’s empowerment, helping farmers and disaster services.

1. What did 23-year-old Hal Donaldson do in India?

A．He interviewed Mother Teresa.

B．He fed the hungry with Mother Teresa.

C．He attended an job-interview for a college.

D．He did something to help the poor.

2. What can we learn about Hal Donaldson from paragraph 4?

A．He was born with disability.	B．He led a hard life as a child.
C．He was well treated at school.	D．He survived as an orphan.

3. How does Hal Donaldson describe himself in college?

A．Self-centered

B．Sympathetic

C．Popular

D．Generous

4. How did Hal Donaldson change after he returned home from India?

A．He preferred traveling to volunteering.

B．He suddenly fell in love with journalism.

C．He turned his focus to living for himself.

D．He gradually devoted himself to helping others.

5 . A dog in Virginia jumped into action on Thursday morning to warn a family of danger. Charity Golloway and her two children were able to make it out of their house without _________ and call the local fire department, thanks to Butter, a homeless dog that had _________ a few months before.

Charity had made an outdoor _________ with an electric lamp for the dog, assuming the dog was homeless. The _________ Charity was using to keep Butter warm obviously caught fire, and the doghouse was close to Charity’s home. _________, Butter ran to Charity’s bedroom window and started barking _________.

“He knew something wasn’t right and that someone needed to know it. He is a (n) _________ dog.” Charity said. His barking _________, waking up Charity in time for her to hear the sound of the window breaking because of the _________. “The fire just got big really fast.” Charity said. “It’s actually hard to believe how fast it happened.”

The family ran out of the house and were able to __________ the fire before the arrival of the firefighters. Owing to Butter’s __________ reaction, no one was hurt.

When the firefighters arrived, Butter was there to __________ them. “It was a really nice dog.” said firefighter Justin Stidham. “It came up and played with all of us. I was sitting there petting it. It was just as nice as it could be.”

A __________ of Justin with Butter went viral (走红). That’s when Charity learned Butter was not actually Butter. The dog’s original owners __________. Butter as Cooper, who had run away from home. Charity said she would give Cooper a steak for his good deed and take him back to his owners. She now believes that animals return the love people show them, especially so during a (n) __________.

1.

A．fear

B．cost

C．injury

D．doubt

2.

A．returned

B．appeared

C．improved

D．passed

3.

A．pool

B．stage

C．trap

D．shelter

4.

A．lamp

B．window

C．door

D．lock

5.

A．In contrast

B．In order

C．In response

D．In short

6.

A．loudly

B．patiently

C．regularly

D．mildly

7.

A．crazy

B．clever

C．ugly

D．honest

8.

A．hurt

B．ended

C．worked

D．broke

9.

A．smell

B．heat

C．smoke

D．light

10.

A．stop

B．predict

C．reduce

D．discover

11.

A．hard

B．small

C．slow

D．quick

12.

A．comfort

B．greet

C．control

D．observe

13.

A．gesture

B．plan

C．conversation

D．photo

14.

A．recognized

B．refused

C．treated

D．regarded

15.

A．program

B．project

C．emergency

D．game

6 . 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。

I went to the countryside to help mine grandparents on the farm on last Sunday. I got up early in the morning and packed my luggages for the trip. On the farm, I helped pick watermelons, tomatoes, but other vegetables. Though it sounded simpler, the work required a lot of efforts. Realizing what hard it was for my grandparents to work in the burning heat, I went out help. I shared this experience with my parents when I came back home. And they were very proudly of me. Now, I deeply understood the truth that labor creates happiness. And I can hardly waited to return to the fields.

7 . 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

8 . 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

9 . Today, caring people across the country are finding creative ways to improve the lives of the homeless. These efforts _________ mental health services, and _________ haircuts a service offered by the Nashville Street Barbers.

The Nashville Street Barbers is a group of hairdressers who are “trying to make their community a _________ place one cut at a time.” The inspiring group was _________ in 2017 by hairdresser Caroline Lindner to help the homeless.

Since then, the Nashville Street Barbers has grown, _________ a $ 10,000 donation from the Hardee’s All Stars program and a growing group of _________ visitors. Linder believes that the barbers have developed so _________ because of the connections they’ve made with their visitors, who they treat just like paying customers. “I know most people are particular about their _________ and our workers are not different”, she told. “We had to prove and gain trust which _________ people to come back every Monday finally. What started as a one-person effort has become a city-wide __________ that now provides up to 80 free haircuts a week. Lindner even __________ to enlarge the program, bringing the Nashville Street Barbers to locations beyond the city. Until then, the team hopes to make a __________ through their inspiring story. “Our final goal,” they say, “is to __________ others around the world to start their own barbering communities and __________ their communities.” And now, we can see __________ there are many people following their steps.

1.

A．include

B．preserve

C．finish

D．doubt

2.

A．expensive

B．free

C．creative

D．cheap

3.

A．healthier

B．further

C．better

D．stronger

4.

A．recovered

B．honored

C．measured

D．created

5.

A．thanks to

B．instead of

C．according to

D．rather than

6.

A．careful

B．strict

C．curious

D．faithful

7.

A．usually

B．hardly

C．successfully

D．finally

8.

A．hair

B．clothes

C．shoes

D．dress

9.

A．let

B．got

C．refused

D．stopped

10.

A．activity

B．detail

C．argument

D．dream

11.

A．limits

B．hunts

C．plans

D．surfs

12.

A．mistake

B．promise

C．decision

D．difference

13.

A．force

B．concern

C．encourage

D．prevent

14.

A．find

B．help

C．organize

D．donate

15.

A．in need

B．in fact

C．in advance

D．in time

10 . Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him.

One day Mark Twain was asked to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man he knew who told him that he had an uncle who never laughed or smiled.

The young man told Mark Twain that nobody and nothing could possibly make his uncle smile or laugh.

“You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain. “I’m sure I can make him laugh.”

That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first row. Mark Twain spoke directly at the old man. He told some rather interesting stories, which made everyone in the hall laugh. But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told the most interesting stories he knew. But the old man’s face was still a blank. At last Mark Twain stopped. He felt tired and discouraged.

Some days later, Mark Twain told a friend of his about what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend, “I know that old man. He has been deaf for years.”

1. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A．Mark Twain could make everyone in the hall laugh except the old man.

B．Mark Twain liked to play jokes on others

C．Mark Twain was an English writer.

D．Once a young man played a joke on Mark Twain.

2. The young man who Mark Twain met at lunch told him that ______.

A．his uncle liked to listen to Mark Twain’s talk

B．his uncle could not possibly be made to laugh or smile

C．his uncle never laughed at people

D．his uncle liked laughed

3. Mark Twain told the young man ______.

A．to bring his uncle to lunch	B．to ask his uncle to talk there that night
C．he could make his uncle laugh	D．to sit in the first row with his uncle

4. Mark Twain’s stories made everyone in the hall laugh EXCEPT ______.

A．the old man	B．the young man
C．Mark Twain himself	D．a friend of Mark Twain’s