5 . Dominick Vandenberge was raised in the Bronx.He was forced to repeat first grade and already felt like a________at age 6. He hated school. And then his ________started to increase.

By high school Dominick weighed 220 pounds and he found it ________to make friends. He started skipping class(逃课).And then things got ________. His dad died.

Then Dominick moved to a new school and when he arrived that first day his teacher ________his weight in front of the whole class.Everyone laughed.So he became a serious truant(逃学者). Sometimes he didn’t________for a whole month. The principal(校长) called him in and said if he ________one more day he’d be out. Out he was.

At that point in his life, he said,“I can remember me wanting to ________” But how? He was fat,friendless,fatherless.He said“I was looking up into the sky at night and I was just ________that one day I could find someone, because I don’t want to be________, and I wanted to be successful.”

He ________that the first thing he’d do was try to lose some weight.

Dominick ________watching exercise videos. He told himself he was just going to“stretch a little bit.”He didn’t want to plan for anything harder in case he might________. He’d disappointed himself enough already

Then he added a little more ________each day.In seven months Dominick lost 80 pounds

and had ________Now he has become a university student trying hard to make his dream come true.1.

A．star

B．kid

C．failure

D．bird

2.

A．speed

B．anger

C．knowledge

D．weight

3.

A．difficult

B．boring

C．interesting

D．helpful

4.

A．clearer

B．worse

C．stranger

D．easier

5.

A．laughed at

B．depended on

C．cared about

D．heard of

6.

A．play

B．appear

C．speak

D．hide

7.

A．came

B．studied

C．missed

D．waited

8.

A．change

B．smile

C．work

D．sleep

9.

A．agreeing

B．doubting

C．regretting

D．hoping

10.

A．alone

B．hungry

C．social

D．late

11.

A．reported

B．forgot

C．decided

D．guessed

12.

A．avoided

B．started

C．stopped

D．suggested

13.

A．break down

B．give up

C．set off

D．show up

14.

A．food

B．trust

C．exercise

D．fun

15.

A．left

B．relaxed

C．refused

D．succeeded

6 . Ken Wallace went to the Starbucks in Nashville, Tennessee as usual to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. This morning when he went to the café, he noticed that something was wrong.

A black man was in the store’s parking lot shouting at Leonessa Ward, the general manager of the Starbucks. The manager said, “A waiter told me that you are asking the customers for money, so...” “I just locked my keys in my car! And I didn’t have the money to hire a locksmith (锁匠)! How can you say I’m asking the customers for money?” the black man shouted at the manager angrily.

Wallace, who is also a black man, approached the two people in the hope that he could help clear the air. But Ward went inside to call upper management to ask how to deal with the situation. Then, she came out and said to the man, “I’ve gotten permission from our company; we’ll pay to open your car. We just want you to know if you think we’re attacking you, we’re not. That’s not who we are.” Hearing this, the black man just looked down and said, “Ma’am, if you would allow me the chance, I’d like to apologize to you.”

The general manager finally bought the man breakfast and chatted with him before hugging the man, calling him a friend, and saying that he was free to come back any time.

Wallace called it one of the most powerful experiences of his life. “You are only going to move misunderstanding away if you calm down and listen to others,” said Wallace.

1. What do we know about Ken Wallace?

A．He helps keep the Starbucks in order.	B．He called out the manager of the Starbucks.
C．He likes the atmosphere of the Starbucks.	D．He works in the parking lot of the Starbucks.

2. Why was the black man angry?

A．He couldn’t start his car.	B．He was mistaken for a beggar.
C．He was unsatisfied with Wallace.	D．He had no money to pay for his coffee.

3. What changed the black man’s attitude?

A．The manager’s sincere words.	B．Wallace’s gentle persuasion.
C．Customers’ forgiveness.	D．The manager’s treat.

4. What does the text intend to tell us?

A．There is no winner in an argument.	B．Never judge people by their appearance.
C．Restaurants should protect customers well.	D．We should remove misunderstanding properly.

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“Not fair.” Wendi was rather angry. “You promised we could go to the climbing park.”

“But, it is going to rain, and the climbing park is outdoors.” Mum shook her head.

Wendi looked out of the window. “But it isn’t raining, just clouds.”

“The weather lady says so, and she knows, rain in the afternoon,” Mum said.

“The weather lady must get it wrong,” Wendi complained in a low voice, but suddenly, the rain started. “Oh.” Wendi was surprised, looking up at the sky.

“We’ll go to the climbing park another day.” Mum watched the rain.

“How does the weather lady know about the weather?” Wendi asked.

“Well, she has got a weather station, I think.” Mum was not sure.

“Grandpa might know. I’ll ask him tomorrow,” Wendi said.

“We can build a little weather station in the garden if you like, Wendi,” Grandpa explained. “You’ll need a wind vane (风向标) to see how the wind is blowing, and we can make it by ourselves. And we also need to prepare a rain gauge (雨量计) to measure how much rain has fallen. And, I’ve got a good thermometer (温度计) for outdoors.”

“A thermometer ... what is that?” Wendi asked.

Grandpa laughed. “A thermometer measures the temperature.”

“Thermometer.” Wendi was pleased with her new word.

“And last of all, we need a barometer (气压计). That’s a big word, too, Wendi,” Grandpa explained. “A barometer tells us what the air pressure is. I’ve got one, too.”

“But what is air pressure?” Wendi asked.

“Well, if the air pressure changes, the weather will change,” Grandpa answered.

When everything was ready, Grandpa and Wendi got down to business, and soon a little garden weather station came into being.

Grandpa gave Wendi a list and said, “You have to keep a list of all the wind, rain and temperature changes. That’s when you’ll see how the weather is changing. And then you really will be a weathergirl.”

Rainy, Windy, Sunny, Snowy, Hot, Cold, Cloudy, Stormy, Very Windy ... Wendi painted many cards for all the things a weathergirl has to say.

Hearing the news, all Wendi’s friends visited her garden weather station.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Wendi was a very good weathergirl until one icy cold winter day.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

After seeing this, Grandpa said to Wendi, “No weathergirl is always right, but it will snow soon, I am sure.”

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8 . Amid polite applause (掌声), the speaker walked slowly toward the stage. When he ____, he set down a pile of notes and took a long breath that could be ____. After pulling his necktie hard and adjusting his eyeglasses, he finally ____ the room’s back wall with a slight frown on his face.

“It’s a great pleasure to be here today,” he said. “I have a message of extreme ___ for you.”

Many people in the ____ were already fidgeting (坐立不安). It was ____ that their attention was focused elsewhere. Ten seconds after it began, the speech was ____ over. Why?

To begin with, the speaker set himself up for ____ by sending his listeners a double-edged message. What they ____ was completely different from what they heard, and when this happened, the audience ____ only what they saw!

Even though the speaker’s words expressed ____ in addressing the audience, his ____ messages said, “I don’t want to be here.” Those same words showed that his speech was important to his ____, but his body indicated that his message wasn’t important to him. At the same time, his facial expression gave the appearance that he ____ very little about his audience.

None of these messages was performed consciously ( 有意识地); they were caused by simple nervousness and inexperience. Yet they marked this ____ speaker as insincere (不真诚), even though he was none of those things.

1.

A．arrived

B．spoke

C．smiled

D．answered

2.

A．ignored

B．spread

C．heard

D．held

3.

A．looked for

B．came across

C．stared at

D．gave up

4.

A．shame

B．fun

C．danger

D．importance

5.

A．audience

B．message

C．school

D．team

6.

A．impossible

B．obvious

C．lucky

D．unclear

7.

A．still

B．seldom

C．already

D．never

8.

A．success

B．risk

C．safety

D．failure

9.

A．described

B．saw

C．recorded

D．required

10.

A．thanked

B．trusted

C．forgot

D．learned

11.

A．sadness

B．pride

C．pleasure

D．disappointment

12.

A．secret

B．last

C．short

D．nonverbal

13.

A．performers

B．friends

C．students

D．listeners

14.

A．cared

B．asked

C．talked

D．worried

15.

A．interesting

B．experienced

C．unfortunate

D．strange

9 . When Marybeth Hearn was 10 years old, she asked her parents to let her train a dog to become a guide dog. It turned into a lifelong thing. Over more than fifty years, Hearn has raised 56 dogs to help visually impaired (视力受损的) people. But her influence doesn’t end there — the longtime high school teacher has encouraged several of her family members and some of her students to train many more.

When she looked to her parents for support years ago, things were different from what she expected. Her mom didn’t like dogs, and her dad doubted she would be able to find any money to pay for the cost of the training. However, Hearn presented the project at a Lions Club and raised $2, 500. So on a sunny summer day in 1962, the family drove home with a black Lab named Letta, the first of a long series of dog trainees.

Two sons and a granddaughter have followed in Hearn’s footsteps, but her greatest influence has come from guiding student trainers, who since 1992 have worked through a school club with 170 dogs that ended up in different service posts. They spend 14 months with each dog teaching them skills. The dogs live full-time with the students, attending their classes and field trips to become socialized.

The dogs then go to trainers employed by Guide Dogs for the Blind, an organization that partners with the program, before graduating and being paired with two-legged companions. Those that aren’t up to the difficult task of helping the blind can become other kinds of service animals. Often students attend the graduations and help pass the dogs on.

“I love seeing the look on kids’ faces ... when they get to see that dog again after three or four months and the dog remembers them,” Hearn said. “It’s a great feeling.”

1. What has Hearn done since she was a child?

A．She has collected money for the blind.

B．She has trained dogs to help the blind.

C．She has petted and cared for many homeless dogs.

D．She has provided the blind with education for free.

2. What was the attitude of Hearn’s dad towards her plan?

A．Mad.

B．Uncaring.

C．Unacceptable.

D．Supportive.

3. If a dog fails to help the blind after graduation, it will _____.

A．continue to be trained

B．be taken away as a pet

C．live full-time with Hearn’s students

D．become another kind of service animal

4. Which of the following can best describe Hearn?

A．Honest and hard-working.

B．Strong-minded and caring.

C．Outgoing and careful.

D．Strict and creative.