1 . It was a sunny day. Kate was jumping rope in front of her house. She had all the time in the world to _______ her jumping. The jump rope was _______ to her. It was a birthday _______ from her grandma, who spent several nights _______ making it perfect. As Kate was jumping, a teenage boy _______ to her from across the road. “Give me that,” he shouted and _______ the jump rope from Kate’s hands and ran away. _______ and angry, Kate ran after the boy, hoping to get it back. “What a _______ boy,” thought Kate. She ran all the way to a park and finally _______ the boy. There, she saw a younger child ________ in the pond(池塘). The boy threw an end of the jump rope to the child and pulled the child onto the bank. Kate walked up to them and asked if they needed any ________ . “All good. Thank you,” said the boy. Handing the jump rope back to Kate, he ________ , “I’m sorry if I frightened you just now, but I was in a ________ . The rope was a big help. ”

Back home, Kate told her grandma that the rope had helped ________ a child in the park. She smiled ________ as she thought of the part her jump rope had played.

1.

A．show

B．enjoy

C．record

D．prepare

2.

A．short

B．strong

C．special

D．strange

3.

A．gift

B．card

C．cake

D．party

4.

A．freely

B．quickly

C．anxiously

D．tirelessly

5.

A．rode

B．drove

C．jumped

D．rushed

6.

A．stole

B．took

C．received

D．borrowed

7.

A．Tired

B．Touched

C．Shocked

D．Excited

8.

A．lonely

B．helpless

C．careless

D．horrible

9.

A．caught up with

B．argued with

C．shouted at

D．got away from

10.

A．swimming

B．struggling

C．playing

D．rowing

11.

A．help

B．time

C．money

D．advice

12.

A．warned

B．shouted

C．ordered

D．apologized

13.

A．way

B．mess

C．hurry

D．minute

14.

A．save

B．find

C．lead

D．train

15.

A．bravely

B．proudly

C．curiously

D．nervously

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mr. Grey was a biology professor. He had a big     1     (collect) of extremely rare (罕见的) bones,     2     always made him proud. Recently he managed     3     (get) a better job     4     another university. Because Mr. Grey was very busy,     5     (he) wife made the arrangements for all their possessions (财物) to be taken to their new home.

On a Monday morning, Mr. Grey was out. There workers came,     6     (take) the thing out of the house and loading them into a truck. One of them bought out     7     large wooden box. He was just about to throw it into the truck when Mrs. Grey     8     (run) out of her house and said, “Please carry that box very     9     (careful)! That one has all of my husband’s bones in it.” The man was so     10     (surprise) that he nearly dropped the box on his feet.

3 . 下列选项A至F是关于Christopher Reeve的经历，请按照先后顺序排列。
A. He was thrown off his horse and broke his neck.
B. He became an advocate for people with back injuries.
C. He undertook an intense exercise programme to rebuild muscle.
D. His wife, family and friends helped him find the will to live again.
E. He wished that he was dead and even thought of ending his own life.
F. His injuries were so severe that he had no movement or feeling in his body.
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

4 . 阅读下面课内节选文本，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个或多个正确的选项，漏选或多选不得分。

The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were going round in circles at great speed. I saw clearly that there were other objects in the whirlpool — trees and barrels. After a while, I became curious about the whirlpool itself. I then made three important observations. The first, the larger the bodies were, the more rapidly they fell; the second, between two objects of equal extent, spheres — round objects — fell down less rapidly; and the third, between two objects of the same size, cylinders — objects shaped like a tube-fell down more slowly. Although I didn’t know why it was so, I tied myself to a barrel to help me float. I tried to make my brother understand, but he was too frightened and stayed in the heavy boat. Without waiting, I jumped into the sea to try and escape.

Since my escape, I have had several conversations with an old physics teacher; and it was from him that I learned the use of the words “cylinder” and “sphere”. He explained to me the reasons for what I observed, although I have forgotten the explanation. He even showed me how it happened that a cylinder, swimming in a vortex (漩涡), was drawn in with greater difficulty than an equally big body, of any form whatever.

1. Why has the storyteller forgotten the teacher’s explanation?

A．He was too afraid to listen carefully.

B．He didn’t know much about physics.

C．The teacher didn’t explain the ideas clearly.

D．The teacher didn’t understand his observations.

2. How did the storyteller survive?

A．He kept calm.	B．He observed carefully.
C．He jumped into the sea.	D．He tied himself to a barrel.

5 . On September 17, 2022, a father and son set out to begin the first of three legs of the Ironman competition in Oxford. David, 59, and his son, John, 28, weren’t the typical competitors. Despite difficulty in walking, John has his dream of being an athlete. His father would act as his arms and legs, carrying the weight of his son throughout the race.

To qualify as having finished, competitors must complete a hard 140 miles of swimming, bicycling and running in under 17 hours. David and John had participated together in five Ironman competitions, but they had yet to finish in the required time.

The race began with a 2.4-mile swim in the Choptank River. With one end of a rope tied to a belt around his back and the other end to a boat with his son inside, the father eased himself into the water. Swimming while carrying another person is tough enough — David also had to fight with jellyfish (水母).

The pair completed the swim in 90 minutes, and went through with the 112-mile bicycle ride in about nine hours, then set their sights on the final leg of the 26.2-mile marathon with David pushing John in the racing chair.

With minutes left and 200 feet to the finish line, his mom, on the sidelines, handed him the rolling walker. Not that long ago, John could hardly walk 23 steps. But after years of painful training, he increased his step count and was determined to finish the race on his own. He knew time was almost running out and worried they wouldn’t make the cutoff. “Not because I wouldn’t get my moment,” he says, “but because dad had worked so hard.”

After 16 hours, 55 minutes and 35 seconds — with just four minutes and 25 seconds to spare — father and son crossed the finish line together.

As the crowd flooded and cheered on John, the weary father kept a low profile. “He didn’t want his finish line moment,” says John. “He wanted it to be mine.”

1. How did David help his son in the swimming part?

A．By pulling a rope tied to a boat.	B．By swimming beside his son.
C．By pushing his son’s lifebelt.	D．By carrying his son on his back.

2. Why did John worry about not making the cutoff?

A．He wouldn’t get his moment.

B．His mom would be disappointed.

C．His father had put in lots of effort.

D．The audience had high expectations.

3. What can best describe David’s role as a father?

A．Responsible and selfless.	B．Brave and honest.
C．Committed and friendly.	D．Gentle and determined.