1 . I went to the beach nearby. It was a _________ time watching families come and go for a warm weekend here. As I was near the end of the beach, I noticed a _________ playing alone. It seems that she built a little sandcastle with a moat (护河) _________ it and now was trying to _________ the canal with water.

Unluckily, there was no _________ around to carry water. She would go to the waves, _________ her hands and then return to her little sandcastle. Sadly not much of the water was _________ it to the moat. But she kept trying, still smiling and _________. I so wished I could _________, but I didn’t have a container with me.

Watching her, and feeling helpless, I had an aha __________. I realized that I had a bottle of water in my bag. I quickly dug in, took it out, and walked over to __________ it to her.

Confused at first, she smiled but shook her head __________, saying no. I comforted her with that it would make getting the water much __________, and that’s what I would do. She smiled widely and finally took it from my hands after I __________. Not wanting her to feel __________, I walked off the beach, seeing her running over to the sea with a big smile, __________ with a bottle in hand.

In my heart, I know that when she notices that someone needs __________ in life, maybe, just maybe, she would recall this little random act of kindness by a __________. And maybe that would make her more __________ to jump in and help __________ a little gentler world around her.

1.

A．bitter

B．cloudy

C．lovely

D．busy

2.

A．clerk

B．girl

C．friend

D．waiter

3.

A．under

B．towards

C．behind

D．around

4.

A．fill

B．cover

C．mix

D．combine

5.

A．sand

B．pool

C．road

D．container

6.

A．cup

B．shake

C．grasp

D．cross

7.

A．leading

B．getting

C．making

D．pointing

8.

A．surprised

B．hopeful

C．meaningful

D．frightened

9.

A．keep on

B．go around

C．cheer up

D．help out

10.

A．moment

B．period

C．decade

D．date

11.

A．lend

B．hand

C．hold

D．leave

12.

A．happily

B．madly

C．shyly

D．sadly

13.

A．fuller

B．better

C．faster

D．earlier

14.

A．insisted

B．suggested

C．required

D．pushed

15.

A．proud

B．uneasy

C．disappointed

D．innocent

16.

A．connected

B．related

C．fixed

D．equipped

17.

A．assist

B．donation

C．advice

D．choice

18.

A．guide

B．worker

C．tourist

D．stranger

19.

A．curious

B．friendly

C．likely

D．obvious

20.

A．challenge

B．create

C．enter

D．face

3 . Katie always wanted to be a performer. She was________of Disney movies and musicals from an early age and her mum, Karen, who was also a big fan, would often________to watch together with her in front of TV. When she was nine, Katie’s happy childhood took a________when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. When the doctor________the Whetsell family that Karen’s disease was terminal (晚期), they made a decision to Disney World which had been a longtime dream vacation for Karen.________, in November 1997, the family________and headed to Disney World.

The Whetsells spared no________for their once-in-a-lifetime vacation and stayed at Disneyland for eight nights. They spent their days in the parks, seeing the sights, greeting characters, all the while,________ Karen in her wheelchair and watching her face light up with joy. They all________the joy of experiencing the park for the first time with Karen though they ran out of their savings. The trip to Disney World at the height of Karen’s________with cancer allowed them to escape into a world of magic and laughter.

Katie says she’ll never forget the________that changed her life on that trip: After a long day at the parks, the Whetsells decided to see one of Disney World’s nightly light shows. While watching, a Disney performer came up to her mom and________her hand on Karen’s shoulder. They________smiles and, to this day, Katie still remembers how________her mom looked. The whole family was touched by the performer’s________. This was the day Katie decided she wanted to work for Disney to bring smiles to every visitor’s face.

Katie went on to pursue________for a living. After she received her degree in musical theatre from Otterbein University, she________moved to New York. Katie________for years, trying to make it as an actress. Her hard work and determination finally________when she was hired to work as a(n)________ Disney performer.

1.

A．short

B．fond

C．aware

D．proud

2.

A．come about

B．come across

C．come after

D．come along

3.

A．turn

B．risk

C．break

D．chance

4.

A．impressed

B．tricked

C．informed

D．promised

5.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．However

6.

A．packed up

B．set up

C．kept up

D．sped up

7.

A．choice

B．patience

C．expense

D．courage

8.

A．leading

B．dragging

C．leaving

D．pushing

9.

A．shared

B．jumped

C．refused

D．explained

10.

A．charge

B．battle

C．agreement

D．confusion

11.

A．light

B．face

C．visitor

D．moment

12.

A．rested

B．reached

C．hit

D．struck

13.

A．disturbed

B．stopped

C．exchanged

D．pretended

14.

A．ashamed

B．delighted

C．curious

D．shocked

15.

A．decision

B．reaction

C．motivation

D．behavior

16.

A．designing

B．teaching

C．performing

D．engineering

17.

A．immediately

B．constantly

C．typically

D．unwillingly

18.

A．paused

B．hesitated

C．continued

D．struggled

19.

A．paid back

B．paid off

C．paid up

D．paid out

20.

A．serious

B．honest

C．official

D．cautious

4 . 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 had interesting dream last night. I dreamed that I took part in a race in my school sports meeting. At first, I could not to run very fast and fell behind. So I didn’t lose heart and kept running. All the student on the playground cheered me on, “Come on!” I was so encouraging that I ran faster and faster until I caught up with all the other runners. I felt like a superman. In the end, I got to the finishing line first. I win the race. I felt very proudly of myself. My classmates which were very excited threw me up into the air. Just at that moment I woke up and found me still lying in bed! What interesting the dream was!

5 . 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。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(＼)划掉；
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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 once had a cute pet dog calling Jerry. Every day when I get home from school, Jerry would run to the door or give me a warm welcome. I would then pick him up and touch his head gentle. One day, when I returned home away from school, I didn’t see Jerry at the door. My mother told me that Jerry had died in accident. My heart broke when I heard this. In the following two week, I could not help go to his little house, but it was empty. I realized that she had left me. I just hope there are no accidents in the world which Jerry lives now.

6 . It was a bitter, cold craning in evening Virginia years ago. An old man was waiting for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became stiff in the cold wind.

He heard the faint, steady ________ of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. ________, he watched as several horse men ________ the bend. He let the first one pass by, then another and another. Finally, the last rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow ________. As this one drew near, the old man________the rider's eyes and said, "Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ________ to the other side?" There appear to be no passage way by foot."

Reining his horse, the rider replied, "Sure. Hop aboard." Seeing the old man was unable to________ his half-frowned body from the ground, the horseman dismounted and helped the old man onto the horse. The horse took the old man not just across the river, but to his ________.

As they neared the cottage, the horseman' ________caused him to inquire," Sir, I notice that you let several other riders ________without making an effort to secure a ride. Then I came up and you ________asked me for a ride. I'm curious. What if I had ________and left you there?"

The old man ________himself slowly down from the horse, looked the rider straight in the eyes, and replied, "I've been around here for some time. I________I know people pretty good. The old–timer continued. I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no________for my situation. It would have been________even to ask them for a ride. But when I looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were ________. I knew, then and there, that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me ________ in my time of need."Those heartwarming comments ________the horseman deeply.

"I'm most grateful for what you have said." He told the old man ."May I never get too________ in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion ."

With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his around and made his way back.

1.

A．rhythm

B．rhyme

C．voice

D．singing

2.

A．Excitedly

B．Anxiously

C．Angrily

D．Desperately

3.

A．cut

B．rounded

C．traveled

D．repaired

4.

A．hall

B．wall

C．statue

D．pile

5.

A．hit

B．attracted

C．cleaned

D．caught

6.

A．rest

B．ride

C．hand

D．way

7.

A．raise

B．build

C．expose

D．set

8.

A．office

B．town

C．car

D．destination

9.

A．curiosity

B．determination

C．courage

D．confidence

10.

A．pass by

B．pass away

C．turn around

D．slow down

11.

A．suddenly

B．occasionally

C．slowly

D．immediately

12.

A．refused

B．flown

C．escaped

D．rehabbed

13.

A．put

B．lowered

C．laid

D．supported

14.

A．admit

B．imagine

C．think

D．hope

15.

A．warmth

B．kindness

C．sympathy

D．consideration

16.

A．useless

B．worthless

C．uninteresting

D．disappointing

17.

A．hidden

B．evident

C．great

D．strong

18.

A．money

B．clothes

C．assistance

D．horse

19.

A．influenced

B．spoilt

C．encouraged

D．touched

20.

A．lazy

B．tired

C．busy

D．proud

7 . Imagine being told that you will never walk again! That was what doctors told the world-famous gymnast (体操运动员) Kieran Behan after they removed a cancerous tumor (肿瘤) from his leg when he was only ten years old. The operation went so badly that he woke up crying in terrible pain. Up to then, he had been crazy about gymnastics and was determined to become an Olympic champion. But how could he do that when he could not even walk now and was sitting in a wheelchair?

Kieran was going to show them and he started on the long road to recovery. He was 15 months in a wheelchair but he kept on exercising and was back in the gym. But within a few months he fell from the high bar and suffered a serious head injury, which caused frequent blackouts. Thus, he missed a whole year at school but the gym was beckoning (召唤) again. This time though, he had to overcome the challenges of that awful injury and getting back his balance. He returned to school using a walking stick but was cruelly laughed at by his classmates.

It took him three years to get back to where he had been before he injured his head. But unfortunately, he then suffered more injuries. Even just after he had been chosen for the European Championships, his knee was broken. Behan has said that was when he was about to give up.

But he never gave up and finally succeeded in becoming the Challenge World Cup floor champion in 2011, and his greatest moment of honor was when he attended the London 2012 Olympics. He had become an Olympic athlete after being through such sufferings. He is really a glorious example of the Olympic spirit.

1. What can we infer about Kieran Behan in the first paragraph?

A．He was a famous gymnast when he was ten.

B．He was unable to walk after the operation.

C．He lost one leg because of the operation.

D．He decided to give up gymnastics.

2. How long did it take Kieran to stand up again after the cancer operation?

A．A few months.

B．Fifteen months.

C．One year.

D．Three years.

3. What happened after Kieran was chosen for the European Championships?

A．He totally lost heart.

B．He hurt his head.

C．He broke his knee.

D．He was laughed at by others.

4. Which words best describe Kieran Behan?

A．Unfortunate but smart.

B．Talented but weak.

C．Curious and positive.

D．Brave and determined.

8 . “Don’t answer it,” I said to Sam. Our door in the inner city is constantly knocked on; our previous door in the suburbs rarely so. Sam has a full-time job and cannot spend his days answering requests to fix leaking baths or carry cash to the bank.

Sam opened the door and it was Mervin.

“There's a bird on the second floor,” he said. “It’s in trouble.”

Sam followed Mervin upstairs. Mervin pointed and tuned to let Sam look. It was a pigeon. The most common of all birds; the bird most likely to foul your newly washed car. And it wasn’t flying away. It was stamping in circles. As Sam went to look, Mervin coughed, “Number two.”

Sam asked him to repeat that. “Number two.” Mervin said. “The pigeon has been sitting in his own number two, and now it's stuck to his foot.”

It had rained for five days and the bird was young. It could have been sheltering in a wet nest of its own waste, which had then dried on its foot, preventing it from flying away. The pigeon moved in a few more circles. Sam bent to take another look. Mervin said. “All right, then.” and walked away.

“Why does everyone think you must solve the problems around here?” I said to Sam when he returned with his story. “It’s a bird. Just leave it on the stairs, and let nature take its course.” Sam didn’t agree. Then he went to the garage and emptied the cardboard box containing our imported camping mats. He returned with the gray pigeon in the box. He showed the bird to our children and they decided to keep it.

They put its foot in the warm water bath and got rid of its waste. Immediately the pigeon erupted in a bomb of feathers and began flying.

1. How did the author feel about the knocks?

A．Surprised.

B．Frightened.

C．Excited.

D．Annoyed

2. Why was the pigeon moving in circles?

A．It was learning to fly.	B．It was trapped by its waste.
C．It got caught in the rain.	D．It was badly injured.

3. What did Sam use the cardboard box for?

A．To shelter the bird from the rain.	B．To lend it to Mervin.
C．To make a nest for the bird.	D．To collect our camping mats.

4. We can learn from the text that Sam is ________.

A．warm-hearted

B．single-minded

C．self-conscious

D．hot-headed

10 . One day it was raining heavily and it’s getting dark. I was ________ for an appointment(约会) in a nearby city that I knew only by GPS, and now my phone had ________. The usual interstate exits(州际公路出口) were closed and I couldn’t ________ because it was raining so much. I couldn’t ________ how to get where I was going or how to let my partners know that I was ________ to make it on time.

I ________ at a McDonald’s in a poor area of a town and walked up to what appeared to be a mother and her teen daughter. “I’m sorry,” I said, “but do you mind ________ I search a number on your ________ and make a call? I need to let them know I’m ________.” The mum handed me her phone and then told me I was lucky. She was about to turn it ________ because she didn’t have enough ________ to pay her bill.

The young girl and the mother talked together as I made the ________. I managed to get in touch with the people. They ________ knew where I was and told me ________ to get out of trouble.

As I was ready to leave, I ________ into my wallet. I didn’t usually have ________, but today I found a $20 bill. In gratitude(感激), I pressed it into the mother’s ________ and then turned to leave quickly. As I walked through the doors, I heard the mother ________. Her daughter called after me and said, “You have no idea how you just ________ us."

I still think back to that day,even now. They had no idea how much they helped me, yet I was the one being thanked. It’s funny how that ________.

1.

A．hungry

B．ready

C．late

D．nervous

2.

A．started

B．died

C．charged

D．disappeared

3.

A．find

B．sleep

C．leave

D．see

4.

A．figure out

B．move out

C．pick out

D．take out

5.

A．possible

B．quick

C．unlikely

D．able

6.

A．left

B．stopped

C．stood

D．sat

7.

A．as

B．so

C．or

D．if

8.

A．phone

B．map

C．picture

D．book

9.

A．scared

B．anxious

C．lost

D．gone

10.

A．on

B．off

C．in

D．up

11.

A．time

B．effort

C．energy

D．money

12.

A．plan

B．call

C．decision

D．point

13.

A．thankfully

B．hopefully

C．importantly

D．interestingly

14.

A．how

B．when

C．why

D．whether

15.

A．put

B．looked

C．reached

D．turned

16.

A．check

B．coins

C．cards

D．cash

17.

A．arm

B．hand

C．mouth

D．fingers

18.

A．talking

B．listening

C．crying

D．laughing

19.

A．helped

B．moved

C．troubled

D．annoyed

20.

A．pushes

B．starts

C．pays

D．works