1 . A boy lived with his family on a farm. They had a beautiful dog. To prepare for the duck hunting season (猎鸭季节), the boy and the dog kept ________ every day.

Duck hunting season finally __________. At the pond, only a few minutes passed before the two heard ducks flying overhead. The boy ________ three times, killing a duck, which landed in the center of the pond. The dog, at a signal. ________ toward the pond. However. ________ swimming in the water, it walked on the _________. The boy was ________ His dog could walk on water!

He knew seeing is believing, so he returned and led a neighbor to the _________. Shots fired and a duck killed, the boy   ________ to his dog again to get the duck. Magically, the dog walked on the water again.

The boy was bursting with ________ when asking his neighbor. “Did you see that?” The neighbor replied, “Yes, your dog can’t ________ swim.” The boy sat in disbelief as his neighbor pointed out a weakness of the dog rather than ________ he had witnessed a wonder.

People often downplays (轻视)others’ achievements which they’re ________ to achieve themselves. Don’t let this bring you down. Just move on and improve yourself. Moreover, do give ________ when people accomplish something worthy of it. Pointing out other people’s shortcomings doesn’t make you _________.

1.

A．swimming

B．training

C．playing

D．wandering

2.

A．took off

B．ran out

C．came around

D．died down

3.

A．cast

B．struck

C．shot

D．aimed

4.

A．charged

B．jumped

C．rolled

D．fell

5.

A．more than

B．instead of

C．apart from

D．due to

6.

A．ice

B．surface

C．stones

D．bank

7.

A．relaxed

B．satisfied

C．inspired

D．astonished

8.

A．pond

B．bird

C．dog

D．duck

9.

A．waved

B．signaled

C．screamed

D．responded

10.

A．anger

B．curiosity

C．pride

D．confidence

11.

A．even

B．ever

C．always

D．quite

12.

A．question

B．understand

C．find

D．recognize

13.

A．likely

B．eager

C．unable

D．content

14.

A．advice

B．aid

C．permission

D．credit

15.

A．better

B．worse

C．selfish

D．generous

2 . The White Fence

When my husband, Jerry, died of cancer, I became angry. Life wasn’t fair.

One day, diving down a busy road in my town, I noticed a new fence being built round a house. It had once sat back from a ___________ street. Then the road was ___________, and the house had hardly any front garden at all.

Each time I drove past the house, I watched the rapid progress of the fence. An elderly women added an overhead rose shelf and painted it all snow-white, and then did the whole house to _________.

One day, I ___________ the road to stare long and hard at the fence. The carpenter had done such a magnificent job that I couldn’t bring myself to leave. I turned off the engine, walked over and touched the fence, which ___________ smelled of fresh paint.

“Hi!” I called, waving.

“Well, hey,” she stood up straight.

“I — I — came to see your ___________. It’s beautiful.”

She smiled. “Come and have a drink, and I’ll tell you about it.”

We walked up the back steps, and sat down. I was suddenly overjoyed that I was having a cold drink ___________ the beautiful white fence surrounding me.

“THE FENCE ISN’T FOR ME,” the woman ___________ seriously. “I live alone. But ___________ so many people come by here, I thought they’d enjoy seeing something really pretty. People look at my fence and wave. A few, like you, even stop and have a talk.”

“But didn’t you mind when this once quiet street was widened and there was so much ____________?”

“Change is part of __________ and the making of character. When things happen that you don’t like, you have two choices: you get ____________ or better.”

When I left, she called out, “Come back any time. And leave the gate ____________. It looks more friendly.”

I carefully left the gate half-open and drove off, ____________ something deep inside me. I didn’t know what to call it, but I could picture the hard brick wall round my angry heart ____________. And in its place this neat little white fence was being built.

I planned on leaving the gate open for whatever or whoever might come my way.

1.

A．grand

B．unusual

C．quiet

D．vast

2.

A．widened

B．abandoned

C．narrowed

D．transformed

3.

A．match

B．vary

C．expand

D．defend

4.

A．took up

B．pulled off

C．thrown in

D．cleared up

5.

A．therefore

B．still

C．already

D．never

6.

A．rose

B．shelf

C．gate

D．fence

7.

A．for

B．by

C．with

D．beside

8.

A．explained

B．assumed

C．signaled

D．wept

9.

A．unless

B．since

C．although

D．before

10.

A．damage

B．dust

C．change

D．distance

11.

A．life

B．soul

C．universe

D．mood

12.

A．defeated

B．happier

C．bitter

D．amused

13.

A．painted

B．shut

C．locked

D．open

14.

A．regretting

B．feeling

C．permitting

D．postponing

15.

A．breaking

B．erupting

C．impacting

D．sliding

3 . I am a Senior 3 student, and all my classmates are always talking about the future. Nine out of ten _________ are about universities, dream jobs, or what we want to seek after high school.

My desk is already covered with stickers(贴纸) from universities I even don’t know whether to _________ for. And my diary is filled with more notes about grades for _________ than personal thoughts.

However, I recently found that _________ the future is preventing me from living in the present. I selected courses I _________ had no interest in just to improve my grades. I found myself doing schoolwork only with the _________ of getting good grades for university admissions.

At one time, I had viewed high school as a path to _________ me from childhood to adulthood. I felt that way until last month when I _________ my school’s two-hour dance party.

As I danced with 200 _________ teenagers in the hall, I had a feeling I hadn’t felt for a long time: I was present and we were all present. I wasn’t worried about my __________ because that wasn’t important at that moment. All that __________ was that I was young.

That night __________ everything. I understand now high school is __________ just a path to adulthood. High school is a rightful destination of its own. Ever since I’ve been trying to __________ every second of my life in the present. Every time I find myself __________ about the future, I take a step back, recenter myself and live my life as an adolescent, not an adult-to-be.

1.

A．experiences

B．conversations

C．events

D．duties

2.

A．apply

B．look

C．call

D．pay

3.

A．dances

B．programs

C．admissions

D．games

4.

A．throwing in

B．focusing on

C．referring to

D．building up

5.

A．hardly

B．regularly

C．secretly

D．completely

6.

A．aim

B．habit

C．courage

D．help

7.

A．support

B．inspire

C．treat

D．transport

8.

A．postponed

B．confirmed

C．attended

D．refused

9.

A．desperate

B．sweaty

C．generous

D．confused

10.

A．interest

B．talent

C．future

D．belief

11.

A．counted

B．differed

C．appeared

D．existed

12.

A．enhanced

B．announced

C．revealed

D．changed

13.

A．less than

B．more than

C．no less than

D．no more than

14.

A．track

B．expand

C．balance

D．value

15.

A．particular

B．positive

C．anxious

D．sorry

4 . Long-distance cycling becomes more popular nowadays. Some may argue that it brings tiredness but it’s nothing, _________ with the joy of climbing huge mountains or seeing splendid sights. My long-distance cycling career of 13 years ended as I approached 75. Although I am now no longer _________ enough to bear the long days and big climbs, I have my _________.

It was easy to meet different people with _________ during the trips, where I got to _________ the very best in people. In 2007, a stranger stopped her car alongside me to make me a most welcome cup of tea. In 2014, a couple _________ me their place to spend the night.

The support and comfort they gave was a(n) _________ change from the long hours I had spent alone on the bike. As each trip _________ its end, I gradually forgot the long hours of riding. The pain and failure I experienced were eventually _________ by only happy memories of the trip

Meanwhile, cycling gave me much time to __________ sufferings I went through in my life. Time __________ everything. Cycling also taught me to like who I am. I finally accepted that I have more courage than I ever imagined, which was __________ in these trips. No matter how distant the __________ was, I could get there without any support.

These were the adventures of my life, and they were __________ memories. With cycling, the success or failure __________ not on luck or conditions but on me alone.

1.

A．combined

B．compared

C．connected

D．concerned

2.

A．strong

B．positive

C．innovative

D．emotional

3.

A．solutions

B．strengths

C．memories

D．ambitions

4.

A．power

B．energy

C．kindness

D．confidence

5.

A．make

B．ride

C．welcome

D．experience

6.

A．offered

B．rewarded

C．supported

D．permitted

7.

A．sharp

B．overall

C．apparent

D．pleasant

8.

A．neared

B．located

C．recorded

D．confirmed

9.

A．moved

B．replaced

C．consumed

D．abandoned

10.

A．reflect on

B．bring in

C．think up

D．set aside

11.

A．kills

B．cures

C．needs

D．keep

12.

A．lost

B．thrown

C．required

D．affected

13.

A．future

B．journey

C．relationship

D．destination

14.

A．instant

B．painful

C．sufficient

D．impressive

15.

A．falls

B．depends

C．insists

D．focuses

5 . This happened when I was 13, two days before our family moved across the country. We wanted to _________ some friends for one last hurrah (欢呼) before we left. We went to a park, _________ small fireworks, and were having a good time.

About 30 feet away was another group of people who had the biggest _________. We’d watch those fireworks _________ as well because they were so colorful and fun.

I don’t know exactly what happened, but _________ went wrong. I was laughing happily when suddenly, I heard a loud _________. I turned and saw a _________ light speeding towards me, with sparks flying all around. Without _________, I did an “Indiana Jones-style barrel (桶) roll” to the side.

After catching my _________, I looked back to the picnic blanket (毯子), expecting it to be __________. I was glad to be wrong. The blanket was __________, and everyone had jumped off the blanket.

I didn’t think much about that day until two years later. I was in a park when that __________ popped (突然出现) into my brain. “Huh. If I hadn’t moved out of the way, would I have been __________ injured or killed?” For the rest of the day, I kept thinking about life and __________, realizing how short life was, and that the decisions I made __________.

1.

A．make

B．visit

C．gather

D．help

2.

A．sought

B．sold

C．brought

D．delivered

3.

A．friends

B．fireworks

C．blankets

D．drinks

4.

A．break down

B．break out

C．pay off

D．go off

5.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

6.

A．noise

B．laugh

C．quarrel

D．argument

7.

A．weak

B．bright

C．natural

D．green

8.

A．thinking

B．crying

C．speaking

D．discussing

9.

A．attention

B．breath

C．interest

D．imagination

10.

A．destroyed

B．covered

C．stolen

D．removed

11.

A．dirty

B．awful

C．fine

D．beautiful

12.

A．idea

B．awareness

C．inspiration

D．memory

13.

A．slightly

B．hardly

C．badly

D．carelessly

14.

A．hope

B．loss

C．death

D．survival

15.

A．existed

B．appeared

C．remained

D．mattered

6 . “Come and look! The green onions have grown a bit taller,” I waved at my wife, my eyes glued to a small plastic pot.

“Are you kidding?” she replied. “You only planted the seeds yesterday. How could it be so fast?” After a closer look, she murmured, as if to herself, “They have indeed inched up!”

About a week later, I “harvested” the first batch of green onions — the first time I had ever grown green onions by myself. Inspired by the unexpected success, I grew a second pot. They have been growing well.

The pleasant surprise from my “pot experiments” comes down to a simple pleasure from constant physical work.

“Farming, which enables one to work between heaven and Earth, can reward one with huge pleasure. As people cultivate the land, they are having a direct dialogue with nature that can hardly be possible if they stay behind closed doors in offices,” said Zhang Xiaode, director of the Research Center for Chinese Rural Civilization.

Cheng Minsheng, a professor of history and culture at Henan University, said many farmer-scholars during the Song Dynasty compiled (汇编) classical books on agriculture based on their lifelong experiences on farms.

A rural life not only provided these scholars with new ideas but also inspired philosophers. Martin Heidegger, one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century, once called the countryside “the root of philosophy”.

Duan Elgin said in his bestselling book The Living Universe that farm life brought him “the gift of deep silence”. “I recall lying down in a field of lettuce (生菜), nearly covered by its leaves and taking in the aliveness of the Earth, the fields and the sky above me,” Elgin said. “Later on, I moved to the city, where I felt a deep separation from the aliveness of my farming days.”

When I look at the soil in my small plastic pots, I no longer treat it as dirt like I would in the past. As I water the soil with my hands, I feel it’s alive.

1. How does the author’s wife feel about the green onions?

A．Satisfied.

B．Disappointed.

C．Surprised.

D．Anxious.

2. What bring huge pleasure according to Zhang Xiaode?

A．Pot experiments.	B．Farming activities.
C．Outdoor exercises.	D．Natural communications.

3. Why are Martin Heidegger and Duan Elgin quoted (引用)?

A．To introduce the famous scholars.

B．To indicate the benefits of farm life.

C．To explain the ways to grow lettuce.

D．To share the pleasure of writing books.

4. What is the author’s attitude to physical work?

A．Negative.

B．Unclear.

C．Doubtful.

D．Supportive.

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。

Most mornings, the sun rose to greet the day and the bird sang its songs outside an upstairs window of the house. Inside the house Ollie and Noah would wake up. The brother and sister usually got along very well. They took turns nicely with the bathroom. They said “please” and “thank you at breakfast. They often sat together on the school bus. And after school they worked together happily on their special project — their own backyard house.

But one gray morning they didn’t get along well at all! Maybe it was the weather, or maybe it was because the bird slept late. But whatever it was, they got into a big fight.

Noah opened her eyes and stretched. Then she sat up and let her legs dangle (垂悬) over the edge of her bed-right in Ollie’s face. She didn’t do it to be rude. It was just one of those things that happens with bunk beds (双层床).

But that morning Ollie was not in a very good mood.

“Noah!” he shouted. “Get your stupid feet out of my face!”

“My feet aren’t stupid, and they’re not in your face!” she shouted back

Before Ollie could answer, she skipped into the bathroom ahead of him. She took a very long time brushing her teeth, washing up, and combing her hair.

“You’d better come out of that bathroom!” shouted Ollie, banging on the door.

“Ollie,” said Mama, coming out of her bedroom, “you know better than to shout at your sister.”

“But she’s taking too long in the bathroom,” complained Ollie, “and she’s doing it on purpose!”

When Ollie raised his fist to bang on the door again, it opened and out came Noah, all dressed up.

“Good morning, Mama,” she said, as nice as you please.

“Gr-r-r!” said Ollie.

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Ollie and Noah kept on being mean to each other that day.

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“I’ve had quite enough of this foolish fighting.” said Mama seriously.

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8 . Have you ever felt nervous while doing something for the very first time? If you got dropped off in a new environment with a bunch of strangers, what would you do? It can be extremely difficult, and even frightening at times, to try something ______.

Recently, a popular Chinese vlogger posted videos teaching people how to take the metro and bus in cities. The first reaction of many netizens was ______. After all, who doesn’t know how to use public transportation? But soon, many others thanked the creator for her thoughtful and______videos because she showed people a simple-to-follow set of______ on what to do. Many had______ to realize lots of people in China don’t live in large cities. What we may ______ as common knowledge may very well be ______ and confusing to others. Videos like these, which help people to ______ the life skills they may not have, may ______ them a lot of awkwardness.

I remember going to college in America for the first time. When younger, I had already learned many ______ skills, like cooking simple meals. The ______ was different with many of my roommates. They didn’t have these skills I consider very basic. And I didn’t know how to use the dishwasher ______ to almost every American. What my roommates and I did was help each other out by ______ our knowledge about how to do one thing or another.

It is not ______ for a farmer to learn how to ride the metro, just as it is unnecessary for a city person to learn how to raise chickens. But we can learn how to do both-—thanks to the people willing to keep a(n) _______ mind about other people and give a helping hand as well.

1.

A．special

B．new

C．unusual

D．complicated

2.

A．confusion

B．relief

C．anxiety

D．admiration

3.

A．long-standing

B．expensive

C．inspiring

D．informative

4.

A．introductions

B．instructions

C．requirements

D．inspections

5.

A．continued

B．seemed

C．failed

D．come

6.

A．declare

B．employ

C．feature

D．perceive

7.

A．professional

B．fascinating

C．foreign

D．striking

8.

A．pick up

B．put up

C．take up

D．make up

9.

A．bring

B．allow

C．cause

D．save

10.

A．management

B．business

C．household

D．nutrition

11.

A．example

B．case

C．occasion

D．event

12.

A．common

B．important

C．unique

D．particular

13.

A．applying

B．acquiring

C．spreading

D．sharing

14.

A．suitable

B．beneficial

C．essential

D．useful

15.

A．open

B．active

C．clear

D．honest

9 . At age 23, Chad’s life was just beginning. But one night, a drunk driver crashed into his motorcycle and his leg was severely injured. To save the leg, Chad went through operation after operation, but in vain. When the doctor announced the leg had to come off, Chad sank into a bitter desperation. How would he function with only one leg? Would he have the family he had always dreamed of? And how would he ever pay off the hospital bills?

Nothing we did eased his deep frustration. One night, I brought Gene, the husband of my colleague, to Chad’s hospital room. Gene joked with Chad at once, telling him he was “on his last leg”. Chad exploded, “How can you talk like that when they’re going to cut off my leg?” Gene just bent over, rolled up his trousers and revealed his own prosthesis (假肢). I left them alone.

When I returned an hour later, the light had come back into Chad’s eyes. “Gene said that people who give to others always get back more than they give. He said I should not worry about my future and the most important thing was never to give up.”

Four months later, Chad was back at work. He remembered Gene’s words. He learned to ride a bicycle with his fake leg, swam one-legged and practiced running slow. However, the hardest problem was how he would ever get back on his “foot” financially. The hospital bills would take him thirty years to pay.

His doctor often called to ask him to rush to the hospital and offer comfort to an injury victim. No matter how tired Chad was, no matter when he was called, he would drop everything to help. One day, he received a different call. “Chad,” the doctor began, “I am calling to tell you that a stranger has just paid all your medical bills.”

Gene was right. People who give freely to others get back more than they give.

1. What can we learn about Chad after the accident?

A．He felt concerned about his future.	B．He left the hospital in desperation.
C．He regretted riding the motorcycle.	D．He refused to receive the treatment.

2. How did Gene manage to cheer Chad?

A．He tended Chad carefully and lovingly.

B．He offered some funny words of comfort.

C．He shared a similar story of his own with Chad.

D．He proved to be capable of swimming one-legged.

3. Which of the following best describes Chad?

A．Determined and helpful.	B．Caring and humorous.
C．Confident and cooperative.	D．Ambitious and warmhearted.

4. What message does the author want to convey in the text?

A．Love breaks down barriers.	B．Kindness is always rewarded.
C．A good medicine tastes bitter.	D．He who laughs last laughs best.

10 . Age is truly just a number if our hearts are young. Lee Minor, an 85-year-old retired psychologist, has________this by finishing his 600th marathon race with 32 members of his family by his side. “Runners don’t have a________line. We just keep going,” he toldGood Morning America. “I felt________running with my family.” Minor has been running three days a week since 1969, and his heart is filled with enthusiasm for running.

“I like to run in all kinds of________. It is so childish as the rain touches your face. And I love to come here after snow and you watch your________as you go along.” he concluded.

Minor’s enthusiasm for running is________. “It is my joy. And I want to live as long as I can. And I mean live, not________.” His words ring true for Ron Robert, a man diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease who decided to ________ a three-year bachelor of artsprogram at King’s University College in London, Ontario. “I was always taught early in life that the brain is like the most ________instrument we have in our body,” said Robert.

Last fall, Robert graduated from the university, despite the challenges of his illness. “When I went across the stage, and as I’m getting my________, the kids all stood up andyelled and clapped,” he________. “I had to hold back the tears. It was something else, just wonderful.” He hopes that his story will give hope to others facing________difficulties. “There will come a time when I won’t be able to, and I fully________that. Butin the meantime, I’m living a full life.”

The stories of Minor and Robert are reminders that age and illness need not________us. We can choose to pursue our________and live life to the fullest, no matter whatchallenges we may face.

1.

A．proven

B．approved

C．won

D．imagined

2.

A．starting

B．center

C．finishing

D．bottom

3.

A．depressed

B．thrilled

C．calm

D．uneasy

4.

A．weather

B．zones

C．illness

D．phases

5.

A．position

B．footprints

C．reflections

D．route

6.

A．infectious

B．temporary

C．blind

D．restricted

7.

A．wait

B．abandon

C．exist

D．run

8.

A．award

B．suspend

C．quit

D．pursue

9.

A．powerful

B．visible

C．boring

D．accurate

10.

A．uniform

B．application

C．certificate

D．license

11.

A．slid away

B．gave up

C．broke in

D．choked out

12.

A．emotional

B．identical

C．financial

D．abstract

13.

A．enjoy

B．reject

C．doubt

D．expect

14.

A．save

B．define

C．distinguish

D．witness

15.

A．scholarship

B．fitness

C．passion

D．career