1 . 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

5 . A long time ago, on neighboring farms lived two brothers. But disagreement arose between them. It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end, they fell apart.

One morning, a man with a carpenter’s toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said, “I just have a job for you. Look at that farm across the creek(河沟). My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer(推土机) to dig the creek last week to upset me. So I want you to build me a fence, an 8-foot-high fence so I won’t see his place any more.” The carpenter smiled and said, “I see. I’ll try to do a wonderful job that satisfies you.” Then the elder brother left and went downtown.

At sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s jaw dropped open when he saw what the carpenter had done. To his surprise, there was no fence there at all! Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! What a piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming up to him with the hands outstretching. “You are quite a man to build this bridge after all I have said and done to you! ” The brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. When they turned to see the carpenter, he was lifting his toolbox on his shoulder, ready to leave. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother. “I’d love to stay on,” the carpenter said, “but I have so many more bridges to build.”

1. What was the life like for the two brothers before the disagreement?

A．They lived a poor and miserable life.

B．They were friendly neighbors, helping each other.

C．They never spoke to each other.

D．They lived together on the same farm.

2. It can be learned that the carpenter was ________.

A．clever but untrustworthy	B．hardworking and obedient
C．experienced but cold-hearted	D．skilled and helpful

3. The best title for this passage is ________.

A．A Fine Piece of Work	B．A Clever Carpenter
C．Disagreement between Two Brothers	D．Two Brothers

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The younger brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek.

B．The elder brother was angry with his younger brother at first.

C．The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter’s work at last.

D．At first, the carpenter planned to build an 8-foot-high fence as asked to.

7 . Rescue workers found a family in their RV on Tuesday after 17 days in the mountains near the Oregon Coast.

Peter Stivers, Marlo Hill-Stivers, their two children Sabastyan, 9 and Gabrayell 8 and Hill-Stivers’s mother and stepfather, Elbert and Becky, were in the vehicle. On their way home from a trip to the coast, the family got lost in the mountains at an elevation of about 3,800 feet. What’s worse, they were trapped in four feet of snow. “We had fuel and food, but we were running short,” said Elbert. “We were rationing.”

When the family was reported missing, rescue teams from Oregon and California searched likely routes to the coast. But with no leads and no idea where the family was heading, those conducting the unsuccessful search eventually called it off.

In the evenings, Sabastyan and Gabrayell entertained the adults by reading jokes from Reader’s Digest aloud. The family members survived mostly on dehydrated food.

On Monday, Hill-Stivers and her husband decided to go for help. They packed a tent, wool blankets, fish, honey, and hand-warmers to take into the wilderness with them. The children stayed safe in the RV with their grandparents.

The couple were found the following day by a US Bureau of Land Management worker. A rescue team in a helicopter located the rest of the family. The family was driven out of the snowbound area on snow machines. Parents and children were happily reunited.

“They enjoyed it,” Peter Stivers said of his children’s experience. “They didn’t know we were in trouble.” For the adults, it was quite a tough time. They had to worry about survival and rescue, and about keeping everyone calm. “I’m so proud of my family,” said Elbert. “They stuck together; they didn’t lose it.”

1. According to the passage, the number of the troubled family members is__________.

A．5

B．6

C．7

D．8

2. What is the main cause of the family’s bad situation?

A．They ran short of fuel.	B．It snowed heavily.
C．They couldn’t find their way.	D．Their RV couldn’t move in the snow.

3. If there is a good lesson from the story, it can be that _________.

A．people should know how to save themselves when facing trouble

B．travel in the mountains should be avoided

C．when traveling, people should keep in touch with rescue teams

D．children can cause much trouble in travel

4. This passage is probably chosen from a newspaper’s column of _________.

A．Education

B．News

C．Health

D．Economy

9 . 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。

That night, I quarreled with my mother, and then rushed out of the house. While on the road, I remembered that I did not have any money in my pocket. I did not even take my cell phone with me to make a call home.

At the same time, I went through a noodle shop, and I suddenly felt very hungry. I wished for a bowl of noodles, but I had no money!

The seller saw me standing before the counter and asked, “Hey, girl, you want to have the noodles?”

“Oh, yes... but I don’t have money on me...” she replied. “That’s nothing. I’ll treat you today,” said the man, “Come in.”

A few minutes later the owner brought me a steaming bowl of noodles. I thanked the man and started to gobblle (狼吞虎咽) up the delicious food...then I cried silently.

“What is it?” asked the man kindly.

“Nothing. I am just touched by your kindness!” I said as I wiped my tears. “Even a stranger on the street gives me a bowl of noodles, while my mother, after a quarrel, chased me out of the house. She showed no care for me. She is so mean and cruel!”

Hearing the words, the seller smiled “Girl, do you really think so? I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you thanked me a lot. But it is your mother who has raised you since you were a baby. why were you not grateful and why did you hurt your mom? You should say sorry to your mom.“

I was really surprised after hearing that.

Why did I not think of that? A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel grateful, and my mother has been taking care of me since I was little and I have never felt so, not even a little.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为 150 左右：
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph 1:

Just at that moment. many memories came back into my mind.

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Paragraph 2:

When arriving home, I saw my mother sitting at the dinner table, worried and tired.

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10 . My father would take me to the Queens County Farm Museum to see the sheep, lambs, horses, cows, chickens. I worked for a friend who had ________ many wild animals. And I also did part-time work with other farmers. I wanted to gain some working ________.

I also wanted to do the work that gave me target and ________ my longtime dream of working hands-on with ________. So I researched online and found a(n) ________ at a natural reserve in Zimbabwe. I didn't even know where that was on a map! But they ________ me for a three-week program, which turned into a year.

We were researching and ________ the animals. We'd go out in a truck and make sure they were safe, ________ and uninjured. There were days when we discovered animals ________ in a trap, bleeding, and we calmed them down in order to ________ them. Traps can cause serious pain and sometimes even ________.

We built bomas-secure enclosures (围墙) for the animals to sleep—and ________ they were doing well with their babies. We walked with the white rhinos, taking them to different enclosures and enrichment (强化) areas to stimulate (刺激) their ________ with new smells and features. The lions needed enrichment programs too, so we made toys and built play areas for them.

Seeing these animals ________ under human care and being able to live in harmony, I realized this is what I was ________ to do.

1.

A．washed

B．bought

C．raised

D．employed

2.

A．experience

B．results

C．methods

D．information

3.

A．observed

B．realized

C．presented

D．replaced

4.

A．volunteers

B．foreigners

C．animals

D．insects

5.

A．union

B．tip

C．community

D．program

6.

A．accepted

B．led

C．persuaded

D．served

7.

A．comforting

B．arranging

C．removing

D．tracking

8.

A．gentle

B．cute

C．healthy

D．swift

9.

A．caught

B．thrown

C．buried

D．hidden

10.

A．protect

B．cure

C．refresh

D．punish

11.

A．disappearance

B．anger

C．starvation

D．death

12.

A．figured out

B．made sure

C．focused on

D．put forward

13.

A．souls

B．mind

C．growth

D．demands

14.

A．living

B．existing

C．staying

D．lying

15.

A．expected

B．required

C．meant

D．influenced