1 . I started volunteering at a soup kitchen several years ago. The original reason I was going was to ___________ community service hours for school. My plan was to __________ go there a few times and get my service hours, but it taught me a lot. The typical volunteer there served __________ to people.

Basically, I was ____________ serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it, which was a simple task. Some of the people were homeless, and some of them were __________ families. All of them were people in need of a hot meal and a place to __________ for an hour or several minutes. ____________ some of them looked like they weren't behaving well, we always took care of them.

The first time I went there was right before Christmas. For the people coming to the soup kitchen, it was not exactly a ____________ time. It made me think about my happy Christmas and made me feel how__________ I was. Unlike them, I have a home and I don't __________ cold or hunger. At that point, I decided that I ____________ wanted to go back there. I couldn't offer them much, but I could always offer my time and ____________. The experience also gives me a feeling of ___________. Whenever I go there , people are __________ that I showed up again . They know my name and they know that I am more than happy to ___________ them. It truly feels good to know that you can ___________ someone's day. I've realized that the feeling of doing good for people can be a better ___________than any amount of money. You can't buy that feeling.

I have never ___________ a single second of my volunteering. It ___________ me that dozens of cities have made it illegal to set up a soup kitchen. But I will continue my volunteer work and find more ways to show my ____________ to people in need.

1.

A．reduce

B．avoid

C．complete

D．cancel

2.

A．yet

B．just

C．even

D．still

3.

A．food

B．work

C．time

D．money

4.

A．tired of

B．worried about

C．responsible for

D．free from

5.

A．busy

B．serious

C．experienced

D．struggling

6.

A．hide

B．rest

C．live

D．study

7.

A．Although

B．If

C．Because

D．Until

8.

A．available

B．strange

C．pleasant

D．painful

9.

A．wise

B．honest

C．curious

D．fortunate

10.

A．turn down

B．suffer from

C．pass down

D．learn from

11.

A．definitely

B．gradually

C．equally

D．hardly

12.

A．reason.

B．effort

C．chance

D．patience

13.

A．stability

B．guilt

C．loss

D．appreciation

14.

A．grateful

B．confident

C．proud

D．shocked

15.

A．change

B．leave

C．forget

D．help

16.

A．describe

B．waste

C．brighten

D．disturb

17.

A．reward

B．excuse

C．risk

D．mistake

18.

A．planned

B．regretted

C．forgiven

D．understood

19.

A．reminds

B．confuses

C．encourages

D．disappoints

20.

A．talent

B．concern

C．kindness

D．weakness

2 . With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He _________played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always _________his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗).______of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, "Whoever ________ his sapling best shall get a gift." The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.______seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he_______ an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never_______ it.

Several days later, he was _________ to find it not only didn't die, but also grew so many fresh ________. Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his _______, bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding________ after growing up.

From then on, the boy slowly became_____ and confident. One evening, he suddenly________ his biology teacher once said that plants ________ grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?

When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Immediately he ________: Father had been secretly ________ his tree! He returned to his room, tears in his eyes.

Decades passed. The boy didn't become a botanist. ________, he became the U.S.__________. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

________ is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life. ________ it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

1.

A．seldom

B．ever

C．still

D．often

2.

A．held

B．raised

C．lowered

D．covered

3.

A．Both

B．Each

C．One

D．None

4.

A．likes

B．protects

C．watches

D．grows

5.

A．But

B．So

C．Or

D．And

6.

A．came up with

B．got rid of

C．cared for

D．put forward

7.

A．contributed to

B．attended to

C．got used to

D．turned to

8.

A．amused

B．frightened

C．disappointed

D．surprised

9.

A．roots

B．branches

C．leaves

D．seeds

10.

A．opinion

B．balance

C．agreement

D．word

11.

A．teacher

B．gardener

C．botanist

D．president

12.

A．satisfied

B．upset

C．independent

D．optimistic

13.

A．remembered

B．believed

C．repeated

D．knew

14.

A．hardly

B．generally

C．recently

D．probably

15.

A．doubted

B．admitted

C．wondered

D．understood

16.

A．cutting

B．watering

C．decorating

D．fertilizing

17.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Instead

D．Moreover

18.

A．lawyer

B．doctor

C．president

D．teacher

19.

A．Love

B．Water

C．Disability

D．Father

20.

A．So long as

B．If only

C．Now that

D．Even though

3 . 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Walk Out of the Comfort Zone and Try New Things

For most high school students, free periods are useless. From what I have seen, few do homework, instead many are on their phones and talking, making it impossible for those who actually want to do work to complete any. As a senior next year, I think extra periods should be used to take optional subjects.

Our school offers many classes. Now is the time to experiment in different fields of study. We will never know if we are interested or talented in a subject if we don’t try it.

In my 8th grade, I was told that I had to take an art class as a graduation requirement; so in the 9th grade I took Studio and Art. One of the projects was to build a clay pot， but I built mine incorrectly, so it broke in the kiln(窑）.I found out that I have no artistic ability at all, and now I know for sure that I do not want to be an artist. However, the class was one of my favorites that year. I was able to try new activities and test my ability.

Walk out of our comfort zone and try new things! College is when we should focus on a specific major, but high school is when we have to figure it out.

Half of all college students change their major at some point. By doing that hundreds of dollars are wasted on classes that they would have never needed to take. So use our extra periods to find out what we want to do in college. The classes we choose can impact us in future. Taking optional subjects will enrich our mind. It will also show colleges we are diverse students.

1. How should we use our extra periods in the authors opinion?(no more than 10 words)
2. Why does the author think we should experiment in different fields of study?(no more than 20 words)
3. Why did the clay pot show the author's lack of artistic ability?(no more than 10 words)
4. Explain the underlined sentence, (no more than 20words)
5. According to the author, how will taking optional subjects impact us in the future?(no more than 15 words)

4 . One day when I was 15 years old, I had some friends over to hang out. While we were making food in the kitchen, my brother came in. He placed his beef next to my ______ one and said, “Courtney, your beef is bigger than mine. You don’t need to ______; you’re already fat enough.” Then he walked out laughing.

Unpleasant ______ on my physical appearance were nothing new. Something inside me gave in to his idea that my legs were ______, and that became the last day that I ever willingly wore ______ until I was 30 years old. For the next 15 years, I spent summer after summer ______ in long pants.

But then I met Ragen Chastain, and she ______ everything. I couldn’t believe that this woman who, like myself, weighed almost 300 pounds was so ______ and happy in her own skin. I ______ as she shared her own journey to recovery and self-love. She talked about how amazing our ______ are, simply because of the things they do every day—like breathing, ______ blood to every cell, blinking and walking.

Walking! I was suddenly ______ how foolish I’d been for so long. There’re people who are born without legs, or who lack ______ working legs, or who lose their legs, and I’d been hiding my perfectly strong, healthy, beautiful legs ______ because I had ______ someone to convince me that they weren’t good enough. The next day, I bought three pairs of shorts and a sundress and spent the entire summer letting my legs ______ the sun and feel the breeze.

The next time anyone comments on your body in a ______ way, look them straight in the eye, smile and say, “If what you see ______ you so much, feel free to practice the ancient art of looking ______ else.” That’s Ragen’s own   ______, but I don’t think she’ll mind if you use it.

1.

A．small

B．plain

C．thick

D．slim

2.

A．walk

B．eat

C．talk

D．cry

3.

A．reports

B．suggestion

C．reflections

D．comments

4.

A．unnecessary

B．unacceptable

C．unique

D．pants

5.

A．shorts

B．T-shirts

C．socks

D．pants

6.

A．sleeping

B．roasting

C．driving

D．running

7.

A．changed

B．solved

C．believed

D．explained

8.

A．sensitive

B．generous

C．tiresome

D．energetic

9.

A．laughed

B．expected

C．waited

D．listened

10.

A．legs

B．weights

C．bodies

D．images

11.

A．pulling

B．putting

C．preventing

D．pumping

12.

A．afraid of

B．absorbed in

C．aware of

D．anxious about

13.

A．properly

B．regularly

C．accidentally

D．possibly

14.

A．in shame

B．in panic

C．in pride

D．in delight

15.

A．begged

B．allowed

C．refused

D．invited

16.

A．avoid

B．see

C．cover

D．kick

17.

A．normal

B．special

C．different

D．negative

18.

A．amuses

B．excites

C．bothers

D．hurts

19.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．nowhere

D．everywhere

20.

A．decision

B．question

C．creation

D．requirement

5 . Life is colorful. Sometimes it’s just like potato salad; when it’s shared, it became a picnic.

With three young children to bring up, my husband John and I were very _______. "Can we go on a picnic, Mom?" my six-year-old daughter, Becky _______. "Please." I had said no so many times in _______ months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores could _______. To her _______, I agreed.

I prepared a few sandwiches and _______ a cooler with ice and drinks and called John _______.

My eleven-year-old twin sons loaded the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some _______ time together as a family.

About the time I got the lunch _______ out on the table, John arrived on the ________. That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was full of ________. We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school responsibilities for so many months. John and the boys ________ rocks into the lake, Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly at the picnic table, ________ God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.

That night as our children went to bed, I kissed their cheeks. It ________ me what a wonderful life I had. As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest ________ could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you ________. Even though kids have now grown up and ________ from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.

Maybe today would be a good time to ________ potato salad, call all of my ________ kids, feed some hungry ducks and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a ________.

1.

A．patient

B．old

C．occupied

D．poor

2.

A．begged

B．doubted

C．asked

D．wondered

3.

A．coming

B．recent

C．following

D．late

4.

A．last

B．approach

C．relax

D．wait

5.

A．disappointment

B．sadness

C．surprise

D．embarrassment

6.

A．supplied

B．filled

C．provide

D．compared

7.

A．at work

B．off work

C．on business

D．at home

8.

A．unhappy

B．quantity

C．quality

D．unfortunate

9.

A．cooked

B．spread

C．taken

D．made

10.

A．scene

B．sight

C．view

D．scenery

11.

A．communication

B．expectation

C．hope

D．laughter

12.

A．missed

B．took

C．skipped

D．left

13.

A．trusting

B．thanking

C．praising

D．praying

14.

A．refreshed

B．questioned

C．beat

D．hit

15.

A．lifestyle

B．time

C．world

D．occupation

16.

A．love

B．enjoy

C．own

D．have

17.

A．left alone

B．left behind

C．moved away

D．ran away

18.

A．watch

B．appreciate

C．plant

D．cook

19.

A．handsome

B．young

C．mature

D．grown

20.

A．picnic

B．salad

C．life

D．purpose

6 . Being jobless for the last three months, I am upset nowadays. My son has lost his ______ from a good school and he might have to go to a less qualified school. I have moved from a spacious (宽敞的) apartment to a small one in order to ______ my living expenses. My wife has built extra stress. On top of that, my father in-law ______ a week ago, which has added fuel to fire, ______ our family into a more terrible state.

In these circumstances I have two mental ______: either to feel upset and keep losing my peace of mind, or ______ my negative thoughts with super mental powers about self-confidence and consistency, and ______ applying for new jobs with positive attitude.

I choose the second option because I believe that the pain I am ______ today will build up my ______ . My strengths will then increases my confidence and make me a good times make me a ______ man one day. I understand that good and bad stages are part of ______ . While good times make me happy, bad times ______ the ‘inner’ me.

Two months later, ______ , I have finally landed on a job which is very exciting and offers a nice salary. Time has healed my wife’s mental stress ______ the death of her father. My son has already been accepted by another good school because the admissions for new academic year were still ______ !

As I am back on the track of normal life, I can ______ say that the most important things that helped me ______ the crisis (危机) were my consistent character of patience, and ______ attitude towards life. So, while I wish you all the best life can ______ you, I would highly recommend taking the same attitude towards life ______ you are trapped in any of such situations.

1.

A．admission

B．benefit

C．diploma

D．permission

2.

A．share

B．reduce

C．break

D．raise

3.

A．showed up

B．set off

C．fell down

D．passed away

4.

A．putting

B．finding

C．forming

D．lifting

5.

A．problems

B．concerns

C．choices

D．activities

6.

A．link

B．replace

C．mix

D．exchange

7.

A．regret

B．stop

C．keep

D．risk

8.

A．practicing

B．suffering

C．producing

D．relieving

9.

A．intelligence

B．body

C．character

D．reputation

10.

A．carful

B．hard-working

C．easy-going

D．successful

11.

A．life

B．wealth

C．time

D．health

12.

A．hide

B．destroy

C．strengthen

D．kill

13.

A．desperately

B．unwillingly

C．hopefully

D．fortunately

14.

A．regardless of

B．due to

C．instead of

D．apart from

15.

A．occupied

B．empty

C．open

D．closed

16.

A．disappointedly

B．surprisedly

C．deliberately

D．confidently

17.

A．fight

B．meet

C．change

D．delay

18.

A．general

B．positive

C．friendly

D．honest

19.

A．offer

B．expect

C．manage

D．send

20.

A．as if

B．in that

C．now that

D．in case

7 . I believe that life’s toughest lessons are best learned through personal experience. Throughout my childhood, my grandmother ______ me with unconditional love but always stressed, “You’re not ______ than anyone else, but you’re just as good as anyone. Treat others with ______ , and you would earn respect ______.

However, I never really ______ it until I was seventeen and got a summer job as a janitor. As I ______ floors and toilets, I watched people walk right by me and ignore my ______. This made me feel angry and wonder why they treated me so poorly.

When I ______ to my grandmother, she offered me some words of ______ and reminded me never to forget the feeling of being “______” and to do the best job, because it was still my work, ______ which I should take pride. She added that it would make me a better man someday.

Make me a better man someday? She must be ______, I thought to myself. But I needed the job to ______ college and there were few other jobs available, ______ I bit my tongue and kept on working as best as I could for the ______ of the summer.

Today, when asked what job helped prepare me to gain the ______ of a key university, I tell people it was my summer job cleaning restrooms that ______ me as a man and, down the road, as an educator.

As you can see, ______ can only be understood by walking in a lot of different shoes. So I suggest students ______ of their comfort zones and get deeply involved in different work and community experience. It's essential for people to find ______ in every person, no matter who they are or what they do for a living.

1.

A．afforded

B．offered

C．gave

D．provided

2.

A．better

B．more

C．higher

D．lower

3.

A．care

B．anger

C．dignity

D．age

4.

A．in order

B．in need

C．in advance

D．in return

5.

A．worried

B．understood

C．admitted

D．appreciated

6.

A．cleaned

B．repaired

C．swept

D．mopped

7.

A．glance

B．presence

C．instruction

D．commitment

8.

A．attended

B．suggested

C．explained

D．complained

9.

A．belief

B．surprise

C．comfort

D．excitement

10.

A．horrible

B．invisible

C．angry

D．poor

11.

A．in

B．for

C．on

D．to

12.

A．promising

B．joking

C．misleading

D．outstanding

13.

A．pay for

B．go for

C．look for

D．send for

14.

A．or

B．however

C．but

D．so

15.

A．heat

B．time

C．rest

D．hope

16.

A．friendship

B．relationship

C．leadership

D．hardship

17.

A．served

B．shaped

C．viewed

D．treated

18.

A．facts

B．method

C．lessons

D．theories

19.

A．get out

B．drop out

C．give out

D．run out

20.

A．secret

B．fault

C．way

D．value

8 . My neighbor Orlando is a paramedic (急救医士). He and his wife are some of the nicest people I have ever met. A few years back we started this sort of “favor war”, where one of us would do something for the other, such as shoveling (铲) their driveway or helping them build a shed, and next time the other would try to top it with another favor.

Yesterday morning there was maybe 2 or 3 feet of snow on the ground and I remembered he shoveled my driveway for me last snowfall. So I took out my shovel and took care of both our sidewalks and driveways because it was my turn to do a favor back. It took a while but I finished and got into my car for work. What I didn’t realize was that Orlando had to work that day too.

Fast forward to this morning I got a knock on my door. It was him. He immediately shook my hand and informed me that because I shoveled his driveway and sidewalk for him, he was able to get to work earlier. As soon as he started his shift, a call came through that a young boy was in a medical emergency. Luckily he and his partner were only about 2 minutes away, but the next closest ambulance was in 10 minutes. This kid did not have 10 minutes. He barely had 2 minutes. Because my neighbor got to work sooner, the young boy got to live his life.

This isn’t a humble brag (吹牛). This is to inform others that even the smallest favors can have the biggest impacts. It wasn’t too much of trouble to shovel his driveway for him, but because I did, the young kid got to see his family again, go back to school again, talk to his friends again and live his life.

1. What can we know about the writer and Orlando?

A．They once had a conflict.

B．They signed a favorable agreement.

C．They favor shoveling snow together.

D．They are always ready to help each other.

2. Who saved the boy before it was too late?

A．The writer.	B．The boy’s parents.
C．Orlando and his wife.	D．Orlando and his partner.

3. What does the writer intend to tell us?

A．Never ask for trouble.	B．No favor is too small.
C．One cannot always be lucky.	D．Don’t lose heart in an emergency.

9 . Songs bring us through our life. Each time I listen to my favorite song Reach, I’m deeply ______ by its lyrics: “If I could reach higher, just one moment touch the sky...” When we hear this ______ song sung by Gloria Estefan, we can ______ imagine how she managed to return to the stage after her serious back injury. In 1990, this Cuban singer was ______ down in a terrible traffic accident, and the doctor ______ that she might never walk again. But Gloria did not ______ and kept on working hard toward her ______. Just one year after the disaster ______, she stood up again and ______ this encouraging song at the Atlanta Olympics.

Whenever I think of Gloria, a ______ crowds in my mind. When I entered university, naturally shy, ordinary looking, and with ______ scores in my lessons, just like an ugly duckling. I seemed to be the ______ outstanding one in my class. Continuous failures drove me into ______. “Am I to take a back seat to everyone else?” ______ to give in to such a fate I spared no effort to work on my lessons and joined in many ______, such as English speech contests and dramas. I just wanted to catch every little chance to ______ myself. My continuous efforts finally paid off. I received some ______. More importantly, I ______ courage and confidence to face any difficulty in my life.

____ is just like farming. You ______ what you sow. Once you have a dream, don’t hesitate. Keep moving!

1.

A．convinced

B．disturbed

C．impressed

D．discouraged

2.

A．entertaining

B．inspiring

C．boring

D．puzzling

3.

A．easily

B．simply

C．finally

D．hardly

4.

A．knocked

B．cut

C．pulled

D．turned

5.

A．argued

B．declared

C．doubted

D．added

6.

A．give away

B．give back

C．give out

D．give up

7.

A．goal

B．journey

C．achievement

D．recovery

8.

A．happened

B．ended

C．lasted

D．returned

9.

A．wrote

B．recorded

C．presented

D．covered

10.

A．fancy

B．view

C．memory

D．question

11.

A．standard

B．poor

C．high

D．excellent

12.

A．most

B．more

C．least

D．very

13.

A．hopelessness

B．weakness

C．trouble

D．anger

14.

A．Free

B．Eager

C．Disappointed

D．Unwilling

15.

A．parties

B．games

C．activities

D．meetings

16.

A．satisfy

B．improve

C．enjoy

D．forgive

17.

A．awards

B．thanks

C．gifts

D．comments

18.

A．confirmed

B．gained

C．combined

D．requested

19.

A．Luck

B．Belief

C．Life

D．Competition

20.

A．harvest

B．reserve

C．expand

D．discover

10 . An unpleasant smell floated into my nose as the bowl of fried stinky tofu（臭豆腐） settled onto my grandmother’s dinner table. I immediately sat back. The smell ruined my appetite, and I pushed the dish away.

“It’s supposed to stink. Just give it a try!” my grandmother said.

Holding my breath, I unwillingly took a bite. To my surprise, the tofu beneath the fried skin was warm, soft, and mouthwatering. Since then, whenever I visited my grandmother’s house, I would rush to the kitchen for the stinky tofu with excitement. Thus, stinky tofu became more than a household tradition. It became my favorite dish.

Along with the stinky tofu, I would meet my Uncle Chan on every visit. As an immature boy, I never understood my uncle’s condition of Down syndrome（唐氏综合征）.

He was an unfriendly and terrible creature in my eyes. He constantly walked around the house, talking to himself. Whenever he was within view, I would run away in fear.

However, one day, my view of my uncle suddenly changed. I was just getting out of my bed when I heard soft steps approaching. It was my uncle. My muscles froze. He slowly sat next to me and touched my face gently, as a mother would stroke （抚摸）a baby.

A wide smile emerged from his blank expression. How beautiful his smile was! I could not help but smile back. My fear disappeared gradually, and my muscles relaxed. For the first time, I could see softness and warmth in his eyes.

My uncle very much resembles stinky tofu. Stinky tofu smells unpleasant on the outside,   yet   feels   warm   and   soft   in   the   inside.   Like   stinky   tofu,   my   uncle’s   Down syndrome made me keep my distance at first. Yet, I learned that deep inside, he is harmless and has a loving nature.

Some people tend to look down upon disabled people and regard them as unfit for a regular life. As I was able to see through the outer surface of the tofu, these people are unable to see through the surface of prejudice（偏见）. As a result, they judge the disabled with one glance.

The outside and inside of the stinky tofu exist as two extremely different worlds. Perhaps that is what makes it such a tasty dish. Not only is it delicious, stinky tofu offers a valuable lesson: never judge people at first glance, for true beauty comes from the inside.

1. Why did stinky tofu become the author’s favorite dish?

A．It was related to family tradition.

B．It turned out to be quite delicious.

C．Grandma encouraged him to try it.

D．His appetite for food had increased.

2. What did the author think of his uncle at first?

A．He was a quiet person.

B．He was an energetic guy.

C．He was an immature man.

D．He was a strange creature.

3. The author’s attitude towards Uncle Chan changed when .

A．Chan’s footsteps woke up the author

B．Chan showed his friendliness to the author

C．Chan displayed his love towards his mother

D．Chan’s blank expression made the author smile

4. The comparison between stinky tofu and the author’s uncle serves to _.

A．highlight the nature of Uncle Chan

B．analyze the family relationship

C．describe a childhood memory

D．introduce a traditional Chinese food

5. What does the author mainly want to tell us in the passage?

A．We shouldn’t judge by appearances.

B．A person’s taste changes over time.

C．Blood is thicker than water.

D．You are what you eat.