1 . Mary was always dreaming of graduating from college successfully and finding a good job. Since Mary came from a poor family, her dream seemed _________. Her family didn’t have enough money to send her to college _________ no member of her family had ever gone to college. But Mary never _________ that thought. In secondary school, she studied hard and spoke _________ of her dream to teachers and friends. When her _________ day at school came, the head teacher called her into his office. “I have a _________ for you,” he said. It was a scholarship (奖学金) to a nearby college. The power of a thought had _________ its reward.

Mary’s _________ came true when she graduated from college. She took a major in teaching and _________ herself to a local school for a job, but she was __________. She applied again. The answer was no. She kept going back until the school leader __________ her.

Many years later Mary and her colleagues (同事) __________ at a special party to honour her as an outstanding teacher. At the __________, she explained the secret of her __________. “With dream and faith you can become what you wish. Not that your life will be without problems, but along the way problems will be __________.”

1.

A．possible

B．easy

C．impossible

D．small

2.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．and

3.

A．gave up

B．looked into

C．worked for

D．cared about

4.

A．curiously

B．freely

C．unwillingly

D．jokingly

5.

A．first

B．busy

C．final

D．usual

6.

A．picture

B．surprise

C．notebook

D．test

7.

A．needed

B．wasted

C．changed

D．produced

8.

A．dream

B．job

C．luck

D．ability

9.

A．limited

B．invited

C．drove

D．introduced

10.

A．punished

B．stopped

C．refused

D．doubted

11.

A．faced

B．praised

C．accepted

D．ignored

12.

A．gathered

B．declared

C．volunteered

D．called

13.

A．meeting

B．party

C．cinema

D．school

14.

A．loss

B．failure

C．business

D．success

15.

A．raised

B．solved

C．forgotten

D．discussed

3 . I would often watch the kids from my window as they played basketball. One day, among the children a girl ________ me. She seemed so small as she pushed her way through the crowd of boys. They always tried to stop her but no one could. She ________ to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the basket. Later I often saw her practise alone until dark.

One day I asked her ________ she practised so much. Without hesitation, she said, “I want to go to college on a scholarship (奖学金). The only way I can do that is to play basketball well enough. My dad always says to me that if the dream is ________ enough, nothing could stop me.”

I ________ her through junior high and into high school. One day in her senior year, I saw her ________ in the grass, head in her arms. ________ I asked her what was wrong. She said softly that she was too short. The coaches told her that she would probably ________ get to play for a top college team — much less be offered a scholarship.

Sensing her ________, I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were ________. They didn’t understand the ________ of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to ________ for a top college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, nothing could stop her ________ one thing — her own attitude.

The next year, the girl was ________ a full scholarship to a NCAA women’s basketball team. She was going to ________, which she had dreamed of and worked toward for all those years.

1.

A．attracted

B．worried

C．satisfied

D．troubled

2.

A．expected

B．learned

C．managed

D．remembered

3.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．where

4.

A．strange

B．bad

C．young

D．big

5.

A．helped

B．watched

C．taught

D．respected

6.

A．sleeping

B．working

C．dancing

D．sitting

7.

A．Coldly

B．Angrily

C．Quietly

D．Sharply

8.

A．frequently

B．never

C．sometimes

D．always

9.

A．comfort

B．disappointment

C．happiness

D．relief

10.

A．careless

B．serious

C．impolite

D．wrong

11.

A．sign

B．world

C．power

D．source

12.

A．sing

B．teach

C．cheer

D．play

13.

A．for

B．except

C．from

D．with

14.

A．offered

B．posted

C．produced

D．donated

15.

A．college

B．hospital

C．shop

D．charity

5 . It was raining. I went into a cate and asked for a coffee. While waiting for my drink, I saw many people playing computer games,

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man sitting in front of it. “I am Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m busy,” he said. He was chatting online and, at the same time playing a computer game—a war game. I was surprised.

Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek (电脑迷), but not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction. I was unhappy. I put my hand in front of the monitor and he shouted, “Leave me alone.” I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people, especially Steve. I wouldn’t want to imagine the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines instead of with people. I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even realize that the coffee was bad, just as Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

1. What was the weather like when the writer entered the cafe?

A．Sunny.

B．Windy.

C．Snowy.

D．Rainy.

2. —Why didn’t Steve want to talk to the writer?
—Because      .

A．he thought the writer was ugly	B．he was playing a computer game and chatting online
C．he didn’t know the writer	D．he was impolite

3. What does the underlined word “monitor” mean in Chinese?

A．显示器

B．检测器

C．主机

D．鼠标

4. According to the passage, which word can best describe Steve?

A．Polite.

B．Generous.

C．Patient.

D．Cold.

6 . A few years ago, I realized that I had a fear of heights. Sometimes I would feel uncomfortable if I looked down from somewhere high and the higher I got, the worse I felt. However, there were some things that made me nervous when I looked up at them — such as drop towers (急速下降塔).

About a month ago, my family and I went on a trip to Marineland — an amusement park with a sea animal theme. One of Marineland’s attractions is a huge drop tower called the “Sky Screamer”. My dad wanted to ride it, and he wanted to take me with him. He kept encouraging me, and I finally gave in, because I was desired to face my fears.

Going up was terrible. I got stomachaches from just looking at the tower. When we reached the tower, we lined up and got seated on the ride. When it reached a few feet off the ground, it stopped for a moment, before sending us straight to the top at great speed. I squeezed my eyes shut and I held the handlebar (把手) as tightly as I could during the whole ride. A few seconds later my heart was in my mouth and I was screaming my lungs out. At the top, I opened my eyes and looked forward, not down.

I tried to prepare myself for the way down, but it didn’t really help. There I was, with my eyes squeezed (紧紧地) shut, holding the handlebar and again, screaming at the top of my voice. In fact, it was even worse than going up! But when I got to the bottom, I felt relieved. I thanked my dad for forcing me to go on the ride, and I was pleased I had overcome my fears.

So, was the “Sky Screamer” scary? Well, maybe just a little bit.

1. Which of the following wasn’t the writer afraid of?

A．Riding a lift to a higher place.	B．Looking down from a height.
C．Looking up at drop towers.	D．Going to a wonderful park.

2. What made the writer finally decide to ride the “Sky Screamer”?

A．Her father’s encouraging words.	B．Her interest in the ride.
C．Her desire to face her fears.	D．Her father’s nagging.

3. What did the writer do during the ride?

A．She kept looking down.	B．She kept holding the handlebar.
C．She was too frightened to scream.	D．She squeezed her father’s hand tightly.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The writer volunteered to take the ride.

B．The writer’s father forced her to ride with him.

C．The ride was less scary on the way up.

D．The ride offered the writer a chance to face and overcome her fears.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．A trip to Marineland.	B．Facing a fear.
C．A ride to the top of the “Sky Screamer”.	D．A joyful ride on the “Sky Screamer”.

8 . April Fools’ Day is supposed to be a day to play jokes on others in hopes of getting a good laugh and making one feel like a fool. However, the April Fools’ Day of 2022 was quite different for my mom and me.

That day my friend Jimmy and I were playing a game. I had dropped down from a bar (横木) many times in the past without ever having a problem, but that day the simple act of dropping to the ground became a nightmare (噩梦). I broke my arm.

Jimmy’s dad heard my crying and rushed out to see what was going on. When he saw the problem, he quickly put me into his truck and went inside to telephone my mom and let her know he would take me to the hospital. As that day was April Fools’ Day, Mom was not buying it and really thought it was a big joke. Mom was finally convinced by Jimmy’s mom. When she saw me, she broke down in tears because she felt so bad-she simply believed that it was just a big trick.

I guess one could compare this to the story The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Since I had played bad tricks before, it was no wonder that my mom didn’t believe it. I as well as my mom was made to look like a fool that day. We both learned a valuable lesson.

1. What happened to the writer on the April Fools’Day of 2022?

A．He had an accident.	B．He was hurt by Jimmy.
C．He dreamed a terrible dream.	D．He fooled his mom with his friend.

2. Why did Jimmy’s dad phone the writer’s mom?

A．Because he wanted to play a joke on her.

B．Because he wanted to inform her of the accident.

C．Because he wanted to see how deeply she loved her son.

D．Because he wanted her to go to the hospital to pay the money.

3. What does the underlined sentence “Mom was not buying it” mean?

A．She thought her son deserved it.	B．She would not like to pay the money.
C．She had no preparation for the bad news.	D．She didn’t believe what Jimmy’s dad said.

4. Why did the writer mention the story The Boy Who Cried Wolf?

A．Because he was proud of his story.

B．Because he had a lesson like that.

C．Because he thought it was his mom’s fault.

D．Because he felt he was luckier than that boy.

5. From the passage we can infer that________.

A．the writer was a dishonest person	B．the writer will lose interest in games
C．the writer won’t play jokes as before	D．the writer’s mom didn’t care much about him

9 . We moved into a beautiful two-story old house. The house was built in 1956. It was repaired in 2003.

At first, really small things began to happen. They didn’t make me believe that something was wrong, but as time went on, things started becoming stranger and stranger. Early something was missing, and later on it would be found somewhere else. I just thought I had forgotten where I put it, or perhaps my daughter was playing around with things. Then later on I would hear strange sounds when nobody was at home but me. Yet it was an old house, and sometimes old houses did make little noises, so again, I didn’t really mind.

Then things that I couldn’t explain started happening. It was last November and I was at home alone cleaning the house. When I was sweeping the kitchen floor, I felt a very cold wind blowing my hair. I thought the kitchen window must have been opened, but when I checked it, it was closed. The windows were new, and there was no way any cold air came in.

We all felt very strange and moved away from there in October, 2021. I was never really frightened. It was just strange, like something or someone was trying to get my attention or something.

1. The house was built      .

A．in 2021

B．in 1965

C．in 2003

D．in 1956

2. According to the passage, the things that were missing in the old house      .

A．would never be found	B．can’t be explained by the writer
C．would be seen in another place	D．were put somewhere else by the writer

3. At first the writer didn’t mind the strange sounds happened because      .

A．the house was very old	B．someone made them
C．her daughter made them	D．the cold wind was blowing

4. When the writer was sweeping the kitchen floor last November      .

A．lights turned on suddenly

B．a very cold wind blew in from the open window

C．a very cold wind blew her hair

D．the windows were opened

5. What did the writer think of the old house?

A．Strange.

B．Frightened.

C．Surprised.

D．Loving.