1 . 阅读下面短文，按照要求完成阅读任务。

Growing up poor and having parents who didn’t receive a good education, I often struggled at school. What was worse, my parents often moved to different places. They likely did not realize the damaging effects it had on my learning as they moved from apartment to apartment, year after year. I attended seven different schools from kindergarten through the 8th grade. With a fragmented (片段的) education, I entered high school, not doing well in literacy and math. But it was not until I attended a major public state university that I really understood the academic gaps that I had in comparison to my peers. I had to work particularly hard to not only understand the textbooks and lectures, but also catch myself up in basic skills of writing and comprehension. But I wasn’t the one to forgo. No matter how hard it was, I persisted.

Today, I have many degrees, three of them are Master’s Degrees and I am currently in my second year of studying for my doctorate in Educational Leadership.

I share my story for various reasons, but mainly due to the hope that another young child, possibly growing up poor, can realize that an education is the ticket to the quality of life. It can happen for that child. One can be successful! One can overcome all obstacles.

Some days will be extremely tougher than others and someday those accomplishments will glow (发光), but giving up is not a wise choice. It certainly won’t lead to the light at the end of the tunnel. Therefore, we should take advantage of the challenges and difficulties to make us stronger and reflect on how to beat all the differences. We should foster our thinking that current challenges have been designed to build upon our strength, not tear us down. In this way, we can fulfill our long-term goals.

1. What made the author’s study much worse when he was a child? (no more than 5 words)
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2. What did the author realize after attending a major public state university? (no more than 10 words)
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3. How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2? (no more than 10 words)
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4. Why did the author want to share his story? (no more than 15 words)
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5. What do you learn from the author’s story? (no more than 20 words)
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2 . 阅读表达

I used to chase happiness a lot when I began to work. I would run after different experiences--goals, achievements and success, because I was quite sure that once I caught up with them, happiness would be with me. It was during that period that I learned happiness was a very fast runner.        

Later, I tried to sneak up on happiness. I thought if I didn’t care too little or too much but just enough, it wouldn’t see me coming and then I could catch it.

It turned out that happiness is similar to owls, for both of them have 360-degree vision and extremely sharp hearing. Finally, I decided to sit still, very quietly, until happiness forgot I was there, let down its guard and got close to me. This, surprisingly, worked better than either of the other two ways.

After reading a passage in Time, I think I know the reason. Apparently, for Americans, the chase of happiness is just linked to achieving individual goals which is different from that in other cultures. In many cultures, happiness is regarded as a social phenomenon that happens most readily when it is shared. But our society puts the responsibility for catching happiness on each individual’s shoulders --a heavy burden indeed.

On Facebook, there are a lot of unbelievably happy people doing amazing happiness—producing things every day. However, most of the time, no one is really that happy all the time behind the scenes.

I also like what a famous businessman told Time reporter Mandy Oaklander, “A happy life doesn’t consist of happy moments but every moment of the day.”

Now you know how to get happiness, don’t you?

1. What did the author learn from his first period of chasing happiness? (no more than 10 words)
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2. How do you understand the underlined word in Paragraph 2? (no more than 5 words)
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3. What does the chase of happiness mean to Americans? (no more than 6 words)
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4. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 5? (no more than 12 words)
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5. Do you think you’re on the way to chasing happiness? Please explain. (no more than 25 words)
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3 . A foreigner was sightseeing in a city of South India. He entered a temple that was under ________. There was a sculptor busy making an idol (神像), with a(n) ________ idol lying nearby him.

In ________, the foreigner asked the sculptor,“Hey, why are you making two identical idols?”

“Sir, while I was creating the first idol, my hand ________ and the idol got damaged. That’s why I’m creating the second idol,” the sculptor replied.

The foreigner thoroughly ________ the first idol and again got confused. In a (n) ________ tone, the foreigner again asked the sculptor, “I can’t see any ________ on the surface of the first idol. Where is it? Can you please let me ________?”

The sculptor replied, “Please see, the nose of the first idol was damaged and it cannot be ________.”

“Okay, ________ will it be installed (安装)?” the foreigner asked.

“At 200 feet above the temple building,” the sculptor answered.

The foreigner ________ and said, “Since this idol will be installed so ________ then obviously no one would be ________ to see the damaged nose. Why are you creating this second idol? You’re ________ your time!”

The sculptor returned the smile and said, “Yes, you are right ... but I know it and every time I see that idol, the ________ of building a damaged idol will haunt (萦绕于脑际) me.”

Excellence means ________ and you should be perfect in everything you do in life, no matter what. Excellence is not something that you want to ________ ; it should be from your inner self. No matter what you do in your life, you should feel satisfied inside. If you don’t do it with complete excellence, don’t do it at all ________ if it is not excellent then it won’t be ________ or fun. We are what we repeatedly do, and excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a ________.

1.

A．attack

B．control

C．examination

D．construction

2.

A．old

B．gold

C．broken

D．similar

3.

A．admiration

B．confusion

C．happiness

D．sadness

4.

A．slipped

B．stopped

C．lifted

D．dried

5.

A．abandoned

B．measured

C．checked

D．painted

6.

A．polite

B．impatient

C．joking

D．injured

7.

A．label

B．feature

C．mistake

D．symbol

8.

A．guess

B．judge

C．speak

D．know

9.

A．ignored

B．repaired

C．discovered

D．prevented

10.

A．how

B．why

C．when

D．where

11.

A．sighed

B．screamed

C．smiled

D．sobbed

12.

A．far

B．high

C．deep

D．backward

13.

A．glad

B．ready

C．eager

D．able

14.

A．contributing

B．exhausting

C．wasting

D．killing

15.

A．guilt

B．fear

C．criticism

D．dilemma

16.

A．perfection

B．success

C．creativity

D．popularity

17.

A．rely on

B．take in

C．appeal for

D．show off

18.

A．but

B．because

C．so that

D．even though

19.

A．complex

B．challenging

C．profitable

D．understandable

20.

A．duty

B．compliment

C．habit

D．dream

4 . Last term, I read the book The Book Thief. It is a story about a 9-year-old girl named Liesel Meminger and her _________in Nazi Germany in 1939. In this book, Liesel’s father is taken away by the Nazis. Her mother___________and never returns and her brother dies. Then she is sent to a foster family (寄养家庭) in a poor area of Munich.On the way,she _________a book named The Grave Digger’s Handbook, which becomes the first book she “steals”. It’s her___________foster father Hans who helps Liesel to read, and the 14 books she steals provide her with___________comfort. She manages to___________the war and___________helps the people around her who are also _________.

As I _________each page, I found myself absorbed in the____________created by the author. The light but lingering (绵长的)__________made me hold my __________, as if I had the same experience as Liesel.

Every time I __________this book, what comes to mind is not the __________of the Nazis or the despair in the face of a very difficult and unfavourable situation. All I can think of is the resilience (韧性), sincerity and kindness of__________in such a(n)__________cruel period.Despite the fact that it is not easy for foster parents to __________themselves, they still choose to foster Liesel when she is__________. They also save and hide a Jewish girl in their basement when the Nazis start to kill the Jews.

All these details make me feel that __________we keep the most __________thing inside our hearts, even in despair, we still have the ability to walk toward the brightest future in front of us.

1.

A．interview

B．schedule

C．responsibility

D．experience

2.

A．struggles

B．disappears

C．remains

D．hesitates

3.

A．comes across

B．puts away

C．turns over

D．leaves behind

4.

A．selfish

B．narrow-minded

C．kind-hearted

D．wealthy

5.

A．endless

B．instant

C．little

D．physical

6.

A．enter

B．forget

C．describe

D．survive

7.

A．sadly

B．readily

C．suddenly

D．unfortunately

8.

A．travelling

B．operating

C．suffering

D．recovering

9.

A．turned

B．tore

C．covered

D．struck

10.

A．world

B．house

C．street

D．field

11.

A．complaint

B．sorrow

C．delight

D．regret

12.

A．position

B．record

C．view

D．breath

13.

A．make room for

B．take advantage of

C．think back on

D．get rid of

14.

A．madness

B．tiredness

C．sickness

D．awareness

15.

A．literature

B．humanity

C．competition

D．hardship

16.

A．eventually

B．initially

C．extremely

D．slightly

17.

A．tolerate

B．represent

C．support

D．treat

18.

A．abandoned

B．observed

C．controlled

D．trained

19.

A．for fear that

B．in order that

C．even if

D．as long as

20.

A．similar

B．precious

C．serious

D．natural

5 . How perfect the wings of a bird are! However, they will never________the bird during flight if unsupported by the air. Upon graduation, I will be able to analyze ancient poems using________terms, and simplify a derivative (导数) problem. Despite knowing how to perform these________tasks, I currently fail to________how to change a tire or how to obtain an insurance policy.

I used to outdo my classmates________. At first, I was getting everything right. Then, I ran for Student Government but was________. How could that be? Someone must have made a(n)________. Little did I know, this was my first exposure to meaning beyond________. As I failed for the second year, I________I had been wrongfully measuring my life through my test scores. It was my________that I had never prioritized communication skills, which my fellow candidates________. I decided to change my mindset and take a new________to the way I lived. Soon I grew interested in the new viewpoints everyone around me could________. People interpret situations differently________their own cultural contexts, so I had to________to pay more attention to every point of view. To my________, I was elected to Student Government after my third year of trying.

As I further accept new life skills, I realize how much remains________in the world. What I can do is prepare myself to take on the unknown.________, my wings will continue enabling me to fly,________it is going to take more than just me and my wings; I have to continue putting my________in the air around me.

1.

A．assist

B．feed

C．follow

D．guide

2.

A．musical

B．political

C．literary

D．economic

3.

A．urgent

B．impossible

C．dangerous

D．particular

4.

A．consider

B．understand

C．mention

D．remember

5.

A．physically

B．emotionally

C．psychologically

D．academically

6.

A．rejected

B．ignored

C．blamed

D．interrupted

7.

A．attempt

B．mistake

C．decision

D．promise

8.

A．words

B．borders

C．numbers

D．expectations

9.

A．appreciated

B．reported

C．discovered

D．Recommended

10.

A．fault

B．business

C．excuse

D．dream

11.

A．admitted

B．needed

C．received

D．possessed

12.

A．message

B．approach

C．program

D．campaign

13.

A．offer

B．gain

C．order

D．select

14.

A．as for

B．apart from

C．due to

D．instead of

15.

A．learn

B．afford

C．demand

D．pretend

16.

A．regret

B．delight

C．amusement

D．embarrassment

17.

A．undone

B．unusual

C．unfortunate

D．uncertain

18.

A．Surprisingly

B．Gradually

C．Hopefully

D．Suddenly

19.

A．so

B．but

C．if

D．before

20.

A．view

B．power

C．honor

D．faith

6 . I’ve had some pretty serious issues with some people in my community recently. As a result. I stopped away from them and did my best to _______ them. But the emotions that I felt from those events continued to _______ me and it began destroying the relationships in other parts of my life. I ended up making the _______ with people I really cared about.

Yesterday, I was _______ to attend a conference of community because of a major work event. 1 was _______ about this event for days and it was pretty _______ when I first saw the people I _______ with at the conference.

_______ all of this, the strangest yet most _______ thing happened to me: there were no ________ or drama with anyone. Some of the people didn’t even know who I was and it was ________ that a lot of people have moved on from the events. There wasn’t anything to worry about anymore. No one was holding ________ against me. I looked at them during the ________ and apologized in my head and ________ them. After doing this, I felt ________ in myself.

Through my recent practice in compassion, I ________ that when you forgive others, you ________yourself as well. This important ________ on forgiveness helps me to ________ things from a bigger view. I know people still ________ me during that time. I wish them the best life that they can have. And then, I move on.

1.

A．understand

B．comfort

C．forget

D．entertain

2.

A．disturb

B．frighten

C．inspire

D．amaze

3.

A．competition

B．break

C．decision

D．difference

4.

A．promised

B．allowed

C．persuaded

D．forced

5.

A．anxious

B．crazy

C．happy

D．sorry

6.

A．exciting

B．depressing

C．confusing

D．embarrassing

7.

A．quarreled

B．competed

C．chatted

D．combined

8.

A．Because of

B．In favor of

C．In spite of

D．In case of

9.

A．incredible

B．wonderful

C．important

D．popular

10.

A．instructions

B．double

C．bargains

D．argument

11.

A．necessary

B．impossible

C．clear

D．strange

12.

A．sorrow

B．surprise

C．anger

D．silence

13.

A．convenience

B．conference

C．performance

D．experiments

14.

A．forgave

B．complained

C．recalled

D．reminded

15.

A．pride

B．peace

C．gratitude

D．sympathy

16.

A．realize

B．suggest

C．insist

D．explain

17.

A．risk

B．free

C．ignore

D．believe

18.

A．shift

B．experience

C．lesson

D．lecture

19.

A．serve

B．gain

C．pay

D．see

20.

A．cheered for

B．cared about

C．depended on

D．looked after

7 . My five-year-old daughter and I were just about to leave Target when it started to pour rain. We _________ our shopping cart behind the glass doors and looked at the wet parking lot. In front of us some shoppers were waiting for a family member to _________ them up on the sidewalk, while others were waiting for the rain to _________.

“Do we wait or just get wet?” I asked my little one. “Let’s just get wet.” she said. Our car wasn’t parked close. But the rain only got _________. So, we decided to make a run for it. On our way out, I asked my daughter if she was _________. She nodded. Then we hurried _________ the parking lot, with rain pouring down on us. I got her into the car, _________ the cart and jumped into the front seat. I turned the _________ on, thinking my daughter would _________ she was cold. “Are you okay?” I asked, turning around to see her __________ big. “We did this,” she said.

As I drove home in the storm, I thought some people were still at Target waiting __________. How often do we let life’s storms __________ us from reaching farther? If we just wait, whatever __________ we are facing might go away. But we __________ on the other side of the door.

I believe our __________ is much better than just being stuck in a store on a Saturday afternoon. When we __________ walking through life’s difficulties, we miss out on all life has for us. My daughter went out without __________ into the rain. She accepted the __________ as part of the day’s journey. She was willing to take on __________ to get where she wanted to go. What really matters is not whether we have problems in life, but how we __________ them.

1.

A．hid

B．returned

C．carried

D．stopped

2.

A．bring

B．pick

C．dress

D．cover

3.

A．pass

B．fall

C．increase

D．continue

4.

A．less

B．worse

C．softer

D．later

5.

A．worried

B．careful

C．sure

D．proud

6.

A．across

B．over

C．along

D．down

7.

A．exchanged

B．checked

C．controlled

D．emptied

8.

A．radio

B．heater

C．light

D．cooler

9.

A．explain

B．expect

C．complain

D．ignore

10.

A．smiling

B．thinking

C．talking

D．crying

11.

A．nervously

B．doubtfully

C．patiently

D．anxiously

12.

A．protect

B．keep

C．remove

D．excuse

13.

A．strength

B．threat

C．decisions

D．troubles

14.

A．grow

B．succeed

C．freeze

D．rise

15.

A．difference

B．purpose

C．choice

D．discovery

16.

A．imagine

B．avoid

C．enjoy

D．practice

17.

A．hesitation

B．reply

C．regret

D．aim

18.

A．mistake

B．concern

C．fun

D．inconvenience

19.

A．pride

B．happiness

C．challenges

D．responsibilities

20.

A．react to

B．come across

C．take over

D．run into

8 . The Enemy Is in My Pocket

Yesterday I went to a phone store. There were no other ___________ inside, just me and three salespeople.

“How can I help you?” One of them asked me.

I replied, “I ___________ if I'm able to trade in my iPhone for a non-smart phone.”

“Um, let me check on that.” She walked to the other end of the ___________ to ask her manager. Later, she came back with ___________ news. She smiled, ___________ they didn't provide such service. “___________ , you're the first person we've ever had who wanted to trade down your phone. "

That moment had come after months of struggle. I ___________ thought that I'd reach that point. I'm young and always ___________ the latest internet happenings using my iPhone. I didn't want to ___________ anything.

But one day, I began to wonder how important being online really is and if it made me a ____________ person. Twitter has funny jokes, but I’m often mad at posts from trolls (喷子). I spend hours playing games that ________the intention to read the news online. Throughout high school, the lessons had no hope of pulling my ____________ away from my phone. Being online so much made me feel ____________ or anxious and ____________ real-world things I needed to get done.

So, I wanted to ____________. Unfortunately, as I was told by the saleswoman, that isn't possible quite yet. But since then, I've started to leave my phone in my bedroom when I need to ____________ and when I go out with friends. The best way to stop ____________ my phone constantly is not having my phone on me to begin with.

I've only been doing this for a few days, but I have found myself obviously more ____________ and creative without breaking my concentration whenever I get a TikTok notification (通知).

Where there is a ____________ there is a way. There are always ways that everyone can enjoy the conveniences of new technology ____________ being burdened (烦扰) by it.

1.

A．students

B．customers

C．friends

D．managers

2.

A．wonder

B．doubt

C．question

D．ask

3.

A．restaurant

B．store

C．street

D．market

4.

A．good

B．latest

C．certain

D．bad

5.

A．saying

B．announcing

C．giving

D．concluding

6.

A．Exactly

B．Finally

C．Eventually

D．Actually

7.

A．never

B．often

C．sometimes

D．also

8.

A．take charge of

B．come up with

C．keep in touch with

D．carry on with

9.

A．leave

B．catch

C．miss

D．make

10.

A．better

B．funnier

C．worse

D．stronger

11.

A．started with

B．ended up in

C．went with

D．succeeded in

12.

A．memory

B．attention

C．energy

D．money

13.

A．amazed

B．glad

C．puzzled

D．angry

14.

A．regret

B．arrange

C．enjoy

D．forget

15.

A．stay

B．sell

C．change

D．explore

16.

A．sleep

B．rest

C．work

D．play

17.

A．checking

B．trading

C．answering

D．seeing

18.

A．sensitive

B．attractive

C．positive

D．productive

19.

A．problem

B．will

C．road

D．lesson

20.

A．beside

B．before

C．without

D．by

9 . It was January, the first day of the year. I decided to get the bank work out of the _________. The bank clerk, an elderly gentleman, was _________ curt(简短而失礼的) to my polite “Happy New Year” _________. He nodded and I sat in front of him. Minutes passed and nothing happened. Then very _________ I put my form in front of him. He was busy _________ entries in his register. I sat there wondering why we had _________banking if we were still filling in registers. While waiting I showed all _________ of being impatient, I asked him _________ my work was done. The moment I uttered the words, he shouted, “Nothing is done, it will take time!”

Just then I saw his morning tea lying there, _________. It had turned almost cold. Suddenly I sensed how he feels when customers come who are __________ hurried to get their work done and __________ him for doing their work first. We don’t even feel the __________ to thank him. Then I told him, “Sir, please have your tea, I am not hurried.” This man suddenly __________ me and for the first time we had eye contact.

I realized he was also missing the __________ things in life just like a hot cup of tea. He gave me a rare smile and said, "It is an everyday __________ with me." His wise words really __________ me. I felt that we all had put shields (盾牌) on our __________, and that we were scared to show our hearts and __________ too much of ourselves. From then on, I __________ to be more friendly to others and be __________ that they are there for me.

1.

A．way

B．corner

C．question

D．reach

2.

A．on purpose

B．by accident

C．after all

D．as usual

3.

A．service

B．invitation

C．greeting

D．handshake

4.

A．hopefully

B．curiously

C．sincerely

D．hesitantly

5.

A．going through

B．filling up

C．checking out

D．printing off

6.

A．computerized

B．canceled

C．popularized

D．broadened

7.

A．symptoms

B．gestures

C．signs

D．marks

8.

A．when

B．how

C．why

D．if

9.

A．untouched

B．unprepared

C．unfolded

D．undisturbed

10.

A．always

B．seldom

C．never

D．still

11.

A．reward

B．push

C．pardon

D．scold

12.

A．reason

B．need

C．opportunity

D．urge

13.

A．looked up at

B．looked down upon

C．looked forward to

D．looked back on

14.

A．precious

B．small

C．important

D．essential

15.

A．coincidence

B．suggestion

C．affair

D．arrangement

16.

A．impressed

B．attached

C．challenged

D．comforted

17.

A．hearts

B．minds

C．bodies

D．souls

18.

A．release

B．recommend

C．reveal

D．revise

19.

A．preferred

B．promised

C．managed

D．expected

20.

A．cautious

B．confident

C．optimistic

D．grateful

10 . My two kids and I go to the library every week. I love getting a huge bag of books and feeling the excitement to see where they take us. It’s a strong memory that I have from my own childhood and I cherish the idea of repeating it with my kids. However, the more time I spend at the library with my family, the more I realize that its benefits go beyond just a bag of new books to read. The resources libraries provide and the values they advocate are making my kids into better humans.

Just as importantly, libraries are institutions devoted to sharing information and ideas. Libraries were participating in a sharing economy long before Netflix or Airbnb. Sharing copies of books, DVDs and other media has a major environmental advantage over purchasing new copies. What’s more, libraries make a commitment to sharing, which is so beneficial and can be carried over into the rest of our lives.

For my kids, learning about how our library books are just on loan to us and belong to everyone in the community was the first lesson on how to take care of things so that they can last and be used by many people. The idea of treating things as important long-lasting objects instead of disposable (一次性的) ones was easy to drive home when it was connected to the library books that they love checking out. It also is a great way to talk about sharing resources and how we have to think beyond ourselves.

During our last visit to the library, my kids picked out their usual big stack of books. The subjects ranged from how cocoa beans are made into chocolate to a duck that has lost his socks. Every time they pick out books in the library, whether they are informative or very silly, they’re learning about how the world works, and strengthening their imaginations. And by encouraging them to do that now, I’m hopefully starting a lifelong habit for my kids.

1. What do we know about the author?

A．She used to do the reading in groups.

B．She contributes annually to a bookstore.

C．She enjoyed going to the library as a child.

D．She regards new books as the highlight of the library.

2. Why does the author mention Netflix and Airbnb in Paragraph 2?

A．To introduce the long history of libraries.

B．To stress the sharing economy is welcomed by people.

C．To show libraries represent a sharing economy for long.

D．To compare the differences between libraries and Netflix and Airbnb.

3. Children’s realizing that library books are public property helps them learn to .

A．deal with disposable things properly

B．make the best of the community

C．have a strong sense of belonging

D．value good things and pass them down

4. Which of the following may the author agree with?

A．Reading helps develop a habit of writing.

B．Wide reading can fire children’s imagination.

C．Children are advised to choose books wisely.

D．Children are less interested in informative books.

5. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Benefits of Visiting the Library with Kids

B．Teaching Our Children to Share Things

C．Making Our Children Competent Readers

D．Memories of Happy Moments in the Library