1 . Many years ago, a teenage boy named David arrived at a children’s institution in England. He was referred to me, a (an)_________, by his head teacher. David had lost both his parents and was understandably sad and_________. I met with him twice, but he _________ silent.

I recognized the limitations of psychology in _________ his deep pain but found that empathetic listening and shared activities like chess provided a safe space for David to _________. So we played every Wednesday afternoon in _________ and without any eye contact. I _________ to ensure he won once or twice, providing a sense of _________ and success.

Gradually, David began to _________. He arrived early and __________ participated in setting up the chessboard. It seemed as if he enjoyed my __________. I thought David needed someone to share his pain with, and he sensed my respect for his __________. Months later, I watched David __________ over the chessboard. Suddenly, he looked up at me and said, “Your __________.” After that, he started talking and making friends. He wrote to me about his bike rides and plans to get into university. Later, he really started living his own life.

David showed me how one can reach out to another person without __________, just with a hug, a shoulder to cry on, or an ear that listens.

1.

A．doctor

B．tutor

C．adviser

D．psychologist

2.

A．ashamed

B．depressed

C．disappointed

D．annoyed

3.

A．remained

B．seemed

C．fell

D．became

4.

A．feeling

B．understanding

C．addressing

D．causing

5.

A．relax

B．heal

C．speak

D．play

6.

A．peace

B．chaos

C．silence

D．pain

7.

A．backed

B．expected

C．struggled

D．cheated

8.

A．comfort

B．security

C．direction

D．belief

9.

A．open up

B．show off

C．break down

D．fit in

10.

A．regularly

B．slowly

C．actively

D．curiously

11.

A．communication

B．company

C．contact

D．recognition

12.

A．suffering

B．loss

C．participation

D．progress

13.

A．thinking

B．turning

C．bending

D．tripping

14.

A．chance

B．favor

C．duty

D．turn

15.

A．limitation

B．hesitation

C．regret

D．words

2 . There are a lot of good and logical reasons not to say what you think, especially when others disagree. Offending people isn’t nice, and it can lead to social consequences. Nodding along might seem practical or charitable, despite the fact that you are screaming disagreement on the inside. However, the true act of charity is to say what you really think. Your committing to complete honesty can be an act of love.

One of my friends takes honesty to the extreme. He calls talks with others that get to the complete truth of things, even difficult admissions in views, “love conversations”. Once two people have such a conversation, his theory goes, they can understand each other and act accordingly. As a philosophical matter, my friend’s belief of “love conversations” is Kantian. The German philosopher Kant argued that lying to others prevents them from making choices based on the truth, which is contradictory with friendship and love.

In the 1990s, Brad Blanton argued when the truth is hard to accept, telling it can have costs, including social disapproval and broken relationships. But it is worth the consequences because it can reduce stress, deepen connections with others, and reduce emotional reactivity.

Both sides can’t be right here. Either Kant, Blanton, and my friend are embracing a faulty theory, or our society is missing a big opportunity for moral growth. You might say that little white lies are a society lubricant (润滑剂). They can even seem virtuous. After telling a white lie, I sometimes pat myself on the back, turning my evil into a virtue inside my own head. Some lies might make life easier, but they don’t necessarily make life happier. I wouldn’t want my wife to tell me what she thinks I want to hear, as if we were strangers avoiding conflict, and finding out that she had done so would make me feel distrusted and therefore hurt our relationship. I don’t want a stranger to tell me she likes my writing if she doesn’t, because unreal compliments make me suspicious.

1. What can we learn from “my friend” in Paragraph 2?

A．He admits other’s views with great honest.	B．He practices Kant’s philosophical theories.
C．He loves to discuss philosophy with others.	D．He prevents himself from difficult choices.

2. Brad Blanton found telling the truth ________.

A．stressful and emotional	B．unacceptable and harmful
C．thoughtless but courageous	D．challenging but deserving

3. Why is his wife mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．To distinguish his wife from a stranger.	B．To show his wife’s honesty and virtue.
C．To argue for the importance of frankness.	D．To stress avoiding suspicion in marriage.

4. Which statement does the author probably agree with?

A．Telling the truth can be an act of love.	B．The route to happier life lies in lies.
C．Little white lies are actually virtuous.	D．Our society is being corrupted by lies.

3 . I was then in my early twenties. Even though I was armed with a degree in Education, finding a ______ teaching job was not easy. I had to try some temporary ones.

This year, when a golden opportunity ______ to teach 5th grade students in a local school. I ______ it and took things seriously. I ______ myself with lesson plans, taught with enthusiasm, and stayed ______ with the students. I had no hesitation in ______ the kids when they got the answer right, and encouraged them if they didn’t.

One day when the kids were _______, a girl approached and handed me a ______ before she went home. On it was a lovely drawing full of childlike wonder, ______ by the words, “You are the best teacher I have ever had!” It really amazed me that one of my kind comments had ______ that girl’s heart greatly. I took that note home and ______ put it in a folder, looking on it as a ______ because it was very important. Anytime I was feeling down I would look at it and it proved to be a ______ .

That experience showed me the ______ of just a single kind word. It encouraged me to continue to try my best each day to ______ love and kindness through my words and actions. Wish the same for others.

1.

A．first-rate

B．well-paid

C．labor-saving

D．full-time

2.

A．escaped

B．demanded

C．arose

D．arranged

3.

A．jumped at

B．thought about

C．waited for

D．dreamt of

4.

A．occupied

B．amused

C．concerned

D．contented

5.

A．familiar

B．positive

C．strict

D．consistent

6.

A．evaluating

B．supporting

C．instructing

D．congratulating

7.

A．graded

B．dismissed

C．tested

D．taught

8.

A．note

B．gift

C．parcel

D．book

9.

A．judged

B．indicated

C．emphasized

D．accompanied

10.

A．hardened

B．touched

C．broken

D．gladdened

11.

A．simply

B．casually

C．carefully

D．eagerly

12.

A．reminder

B．treasure

C．proof

D．secret

13.

A．comfort

B．fortune

C．fantasy

D．privilege

14.

A．target

B．application

C．power

D．principle

15.

A．clarify

B．find

C．feel

D．spread

4 . As the saying goes, “A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.” I am so ________ to have found my good friend, and I still remember how I built up my friendship with Jerry.

We became friends soon after we entered the senior high school. We played together and ________ our meals sometimes. We kept our ordinary friendship for quite a long time until that day when I broke my leg while playing basketball. He called the teacher ________ and even gave up his lessons and accompanied me to hospital. He didn’t stop helping me until I fully ________. I knew I got a(n) ________ friend then.

A good and true friend is a ________ that you can find pleasure in and a comfort that you can turn to when in trouble. When I was in junior high school, Jerry was not a good choice to make friends with, because he had ________ skin and looked ugly. I didn’t play with him, didn’t talk to him and even walked away when he ________ me. However, one afternoon, when I was ________ by several tough guys to give them money, it was Jerry who stood out, shouted loudly and ________ them away. I was very grateful and began to notice him ________.

We made friends at last. In addition to that ________ move, I found out more ________ in him under the dark skin and ugly face. Thanks to Jerry’s being my friend, I learned a lesson: one can never judge a person from his appearance. If we simply ________ these people, we’ll lose a lot of good friends. Furthermore, not only people ________ everything follows this golden rule.

1.

A．upset

B．fortunate

C．embarrassed

D．sad

2.

A．skipped

B．saved

C．shared

D．missed

3.

A．in no time

B．at no time

C．in no way

D．in no sense

4.

A．removed

B．discovered

C．forgot

D．recovered

5.

A．rude

B．true

C．ugly

D．strange

6.

A．treasure

B．joke

C．conflict

D．pity

7.

A．bright

B．dark

C．white

D．light

8.

A．approached

B．hated

C．teased

D．escaped

9.

A．laughed

B．moved

C．threatened

D．inspired

10.

A．took

B．rode

C．put

D．drove

11.

A．closely

B．distantly

C．unwillingly

D．narrowly

12.

A．numb

B．mean

C．timid

D．brave

13.

A．weaknesses

B．advantages

C．responsibility

D．gift

14.

A．value

B．assist

C．ignore

D．accompany

15.

A．when

B．but

C．or

D．while

5 . 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。

Tomato Changed My Life

Doing things-without being planned was never my strength.

As a 14-year-old, I would refuse to go for walks around the block with my friends if I was the least bit behind in my schoolwork.

Unlike most teenagers, I lived not in my room, but in an unused kitchen upstairs where I spread my books and papers on a large round table. I spent considerable time there, working continuously for hours, and my mother worried. She would try to lure (引诱) me away. “Come and watch the parade!” she would call from downstairs. “All neighbors are out there!” She thought of all kinds of tricks-the swimming pool, ice cream, stray cats and turtles-to remove me from my -studies, but nothing ever worked.

Later, in college, the pattern continued. The library and my college dorm replaced the unused kitchen at home. When spring came along friends would stop by my dorm or peer into my library room to persuade me to play Frisbee on the lawn. “No, I would almost always say.” I have too much to do.

My college study days were gone, but not my need and love for schedules. My friends and sisters tried to keep me away from my plans, but they were hardly ever successful.

This summer, though, while house sitting for my parents, I was persuaded to change my plans in the most unexpected way. The sight of tomatoes growing in my mother’s garden lured me out of my tightly scheduled world. They drew me with the power of a lover’s gaze. Hundreds of them were turning ripe and red by the minute, decorating the garden like decorations on a Christmas tree.

“If I have time, I’ll make tomato sauce (番茄酱).” I told myself. But my long week in the house by myself was already filled with things to do: writing, and finishing a project that I brought home from the office.

Then, watching the fascinating tomatoes continuously falling to the ground in ever-greater numbers, again I mentally argued about all the things I had planned and needed to do.

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Finally, I gave in.
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A month later, my parents came back.
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6 . It was the end of the school day, and I was tired. I grabbed a pile of about 130 exam papers to _________ on the train ride home. I’d bring them back the next morning.

My principal (校长) pushed her head into my classroom and said, “Friendly _________! You need to make sure your word wall is _________ by tomorrow morning.” She then moved on to the next classroom to _________ the message. I sighed and thought, “Are you making a(n)_________? What a waste of my time!”

My principal was _________ about making our school beautiful, while my goal was to get my students to pass the Algebra Regents Exam. She wanted every classroom to have a word wall, where student’s works on creative projects would be _________. She brought in beautiful planters (花盆) that _________ the hallways with greenery. However, I assume that school and classroom _________ aren’t important when it comes to learning. To me, spending time and money making our school and classrooms beautiful was just a distraction (使人分心的事). Those things don’t __________ my students with math.

However, after three years of teaching, I went to graduate school in part to study how resources __________ teachers and students. What my research found __________ me: When teachers __________ their classroom environment resources, their students did better on standardized tests. My principal was __________. She was creating more than just a beautiful __________—she was building a welcoming and positive environment for students to learn and teachers to work.

1.

A．distribute

B．preview

C．grade

D．write

2.

A．reminder

B．warning

C．trick

D．comment

3.

A．advanced

B．formal

C．hidden

D．available

4.

A．copy

B．explain

C．repeat

D．collect

5.

A．excuse

B．promise

C．request

D．joke

6.

A．upset

B．curious

C．passionate

D．uncertain

7.

A．displayed

B．assessed

C．exchanged

D．polished

8.

A．connected

B．blocked

C．lined

D．covered

9.

A．locations

B．activities

C．rules

D．appearances

10.

A．impress

B．assist

C．confuse

D．challenge

11.

A．affected

B．protected

C．reflected

D．united

12.

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．disappointed

D．amused

13.

A．made use of

B．set aside

C．looked down upon

D．showed off

14.

A．kind

B．right

C．patient

D．humble

15.

A．bond

B．space

C．sample

D．future

7 . Have you ever been in a position where you were required to participate in music lessons, although you had absolutely no interest?

The _________ was this: My father was a professional music teacher _________ in teaching Hawaiian and Spanish guitar. My mother was an accomplished piano player and, _________, the whole family was very musical. I was the only one who had not been involved, yet, in learning to play a(n) _________.

And, as a lot of _________ do, I was enrolled (注册) in piano lessons _________ I had absolutely no interest in learning how to play it. So, it _________. Lesson after lesson I attended but didn’t play carefully at the time I was meant to practice. Finally, I just quit practicing and my piano teacher told my parents that I was hopeless. Great-no more piano lessons. However, the music _________ didn’t end here. It went on to where I decided what I wanted to learn and that ended up being the drums. I _________ playing the drums and went on to play in several bands for many years after that.

The point here is this: We all make __________ sooner or later but those cannot be forced on you. The other __________ is that you will make your own choices on whatever basis and for whatever reasons when you are __________. Some people take longer than others to __________. This can be annoying to some people but that is the way of life.

Now, that doesn’t mean you just have to sit on your hands. It means, instead, that you __________ to exchange ideas. After all, whether you know it or not, what you say does have a(n) __________. You can influence but you cannot force.

1.

A．schedule

B．situation

C．process

D．consequence

2.

A．specializing

B．resulting

C．believing

D．differing

3.

A．for example

B．in fact

C．as usual

D．at last

4.

A．album

B．match

C．instrument

D．role

5.

A．schools

B．classes

C．communities

D．families

6.

A．even if

B．as though

C．in case

D．now that

7.

A．faded

B．started

C．increased

D．mattered

8.

A．theory

B．festival

C．industry

D．story

9.

A．quit

B．admitted

C．enjoyed

D．regretted

10.

A．choices

B．excuses

C．mistakes

D．plans

11.

A．concern

B．benefit

C．truth

D．method

12.

A．afraid

B．busy

C．young

D．ready

13.

A．imagine

B．decide

C．argue

D．doubt

14.

A．offer

B．forget

C．pretend

D．prefer

15.

A．question

B．copy

C．access

D．effect

8 . 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。

A golden haze settled over the cornfields. The sun prepared to rest for the evening, and I intended to follow. Saying goodbye to the clan (宗族) I was staying with, I headed back to camp. I looked forward to setting my camera aside for an evening to reflect on my time in Ethiopia.

It wasn’t long when I heard a voice behind me, “Photo, photo, photo.” A young Surma boy about eight years old followed closely at my heels. I breathed a tired sigh. I had no energy to press the shutter button one more time, no matter how beautiful or eager he was.

Over the past four days, many in the camp had wanted their photograph taken. I hoped the boy would find someone else to snap his photograph, but he kept following me and saying, “Photo, photo, photo.” He managed to catch my eye. With eyes wide full of hope, he asked me again with anticipation on his face.

As I looked at him, half interested, an idea for a composition flashed in my mind.

I kneeled in the cornfield and instructed the boy where to stand and how to pose. As I prepared to take the photograph, his energy suddenly shifted from eagerness to shyness to fear.

No matter what I told him to do—how to stand and how to look—I just couldn’t get the shot. Frustrated, I gave up. I looked at the boy, who looked alone and awkward. He’d wanted his photograph taken, and now he’d gone camera-shy.

In an effort to cheer him, I clapped my hands, saying, “That was great. You were great.” Others in his clan gathered around, cheering and clapping loudly. The boy’s face immediately broke into a smile. I intuitively (凭直觉地) took a few shots of the moment. That photograph turned out to be better than I’d imagined.

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1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I printed a large copy of the photograph and returned to the Surma boy’s clan.
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As I left Ethiopia, I held onto the memory of the Surma boy’s joyous tears and the collective hope of his clan.
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9 . The virtue, responsibility, means a duty to complete a task, which can be either ______by someone else or even may have been created out of our own ______ and circumstances. It must be taken seriously and as a(n) ______ man, you should put your best efforts to ______the task to completion.

The sense of responsibility should be ______since the teenage years, as it is the best time to learn good habits and ______. Although there is no age to learn something new, it is again   the responsibility of teachers and parents to ______ their children to learn the ______ of responsibility from the beginning.

The responsibility of an individual may change with situation and ______. The significance of responsibility usually ______ with age. A student should learn to be a(n) ______ person for his school and home activities, not to make his parents ______, to set a good example for his younger siblings or juniors at school, to be responsible to the society and ______ and being a responsible citizen. A teacher is______responsible for leading the   students to the right path and to help them learn the values of life as well as the ______subject.

Now, some of you may be ______ what will happen if we do not fulfill those responsibilities. Will there be any ______ for not doing so? In that case, you will be ______and lose the purpose of living. It is because, to fulfill one’s responsibility, you may meet some difficult situations and while dealing with those ______times, you are actually learning important lessons and ______ of those challenging fights will definitely help you further.

1.

A．wrapped

B．assigned

C．evaluated

D．exposed

2.

A．reasons

B．plan

C．commitments

D．foundation

3.

A．decent

B．guilty

C．discouraged

D．innocent

4.

A．fetch

B．unfold

C．occupy

D．bring

5.

A．preserved

B．convinced

C．protected

D．instructed

6.

A．principles

B．cooperation

C．knowledge

D．culture

7.

A．force

B．guide

C．allow

D．cheat

8.

A．conditions

B．methods

C．virtue

D．integrity

9.

A．time

B．desire

C．forecast

D．leisure

10.

A．reduces

B．resigns

C．increases

D．harvests

11.

A．kind

B．elegant

C．reliable

D．incredible

12.

A．proud

B．unhealthy

C．violent

D．disappointed

13.

A．nation

B．hometown

C．school

D．family

14.

A．otherwise

B．likewise

C．merely

D．ever

15.

A．legal

B．concerned

C．tough

D．tiring

16.

A．imagine

B．forgive

C．suspecting

D．wondering

17.

A．punishment

B．fault

C．deadline

D．hope

18.

A．shocked

B．ashamed

C．scared

D．delighted

19.

A．strange

B．casual

C．tough

D．urgent

20.

A．conflict

B．entry

C．messages

D．outcomes

10 . Most of the time, we human beings are so unwilling to change that we completely ignore its beauty. I don’t get it, why?    1    I believe change is the most beautiful thing an individual can seek after.

As people connect changes with something beneficial, we all claim to believe in change being good, yet so many of us aggressively oppose it. And why? Because of familiarity.    2    

Even for those of us who say we love change, it’s hard to accept and adapt. However, sometimes change can be a frightening thing. There’s no denying that life is unpredictable and more often than not, we’re forced to make a change we didn’t really prepare for or expect. We lose jobs, we lose people, we move to another country or we find ourselves in unfavorable circumstances that we weren’t taught how to handle.    3    

Life is full of unavoidable changes. How can you develop personally and expect to stay in the same place?    4    When you start growing, you’ll notice changes in your surroundings. You’ll notice changes in your friends’ group. You’ll notice changes even in your preferences. Nothing stays the same if you want to grow as an individual.

Even though change may be painful and so hard sometimes, it’s still better than the pain of feeling powerless as you watch your dreams pass you by. Don’t be afraid of change. Embrace (拥抱) it with open arms.    5    I genuinely believe that life is too short to stay in the same place or in the same rigid mindset!

A．Not everyone can accompany you.

B．Where there’s growth, there’s change

C．Change can be scary but it can also be beautiful.

D．That’s not the only reasons you embrace changes.

E．Look forward to new experiences and learn from those new stories.

F．These things force you to change what you weren’t ready to change.

G．Sometimes we’re convinced that knowing something well means it’s right.