1 . My mom is an awesome human being just like all other moms. She knowingly and unknowingly __   me   a   whole   lot of things about the world. The __ which I'm going to share today determined the way I __ everybody.

I was four years old. One fine afternoon , my mom and I were __ outdoors, she reading and I watching a line of   __ . I was never a naughty kid: __ I was known for keeping quiet even when things were not going my way. So I don't remember why I did this but I broke off the lines of ants and I liked it when they looked so ___ .I even went ahead and stepped on a couple of them! My mom saw this and she wasn't __ with me but she said something I still __ today. She said, "Ybu should never be __ to anybody however little they are. Everybody is different and we shouldn't treat them ___

I got upset when I heard this because I thought I had __ my mom. __ my little heart started thinking about the family of ants I had killed. It has been more than 25 years now and I've __ so many things that have happened in my life:___, I still do my best to be kind to everybody.

We should teach our young kids never to be mean to anybody. It makes a     _____when people praise other people for their efforts __ being envious, we're proud of people achieving their goals however __ they may be. When you're kind to other people, it's a __ that goes on.     It's the kind of chain reaction that uplifts the whole world— one heart at a time. I believe in the magic of.____ !

1.

A．offered

B．left

C．promised

D．taught

2.

A．accident

B．information

C．incident

D．conflict

3.

A．respect

B．treat

C．question

D．doubt

4.

A．staying

B．chatting

C．wandering

D．playing

5.

A．trees

B．kids

C．ants

D．cars

6.

A．incase

B．in fact

C．above all

D．at first

7.

A．troubled

B．excited

C．frightened

D．threatened

8.

A．patient

B．familiar

C．annoyed

D．honest

9.

A．benefit from

B．suffer from

C．draw from

D．differ from

10.

A．familiar

B．cruel

C．similar

D．cool

11.

A．seriously

B．hopelessly

C．directly

D．unfairly

12.

A．disappointed

B．convinced

C．comforted

D．terrified

13.

A．Yet

B．Still

C．Though

D．Also

14.

A．accepted

B．repeated

C．forgotten

D．discovered

15.

A．thus

B．however

C．therefore

D．besides

16.

A．decision

B．difference

C．deal

D．living

17.

A．instead of

B．except for

C．along with

D．because of

18.

A．rare

B．ambitious

C．tiny

D．significant

19.

A．debate

B．process

C．match

D．circle

20.

A．love

B．life

C．kindness

D．value

2 . Every year around this time kids perform in their holiday concert. For many schools it is the most well-attended_______of the year. In years past, my daughter has joined her classmates in singing. This year was_________though. She had a few_______ parts.

My daughter was very _______about earning these parts. Yet with her excitement also came some nervousness. She_______ practiced her lines until she knew them_______.And, each day her class would prepare for what was going to be a special_______.

Each day she would tell us that she did well but that she was very_________. She was worried that people would_________her if she made a mistake.________, she was worried about speaking in front of over a thousand people.

Then the________night came last week. We luckily got front row seats, which was great for________.

When the time had finally arrived for my daughter to recite her lines, she did it __________.But she thought she had made a mistake, and I could see that she was close to________when she had finished her first part. You can only imagine how__________it was for me not to run up on stage and________ her and tell how much I__________her. What happened next was the reason she is now my__________.

She went back up to the microphone two more times and spoke her lines perfectly. The________ it took to do that was something I will never forget. I will not________myself in any situation as long as I remember the night my daughter showed me what real courage looked like.

1.

A．event

B．ceremony

C．course

D．game

2.

A．attractive

B．different

C．popular

D．meaningful

3.

A．singing

B．dancing

C．speaking

D．organizing

4.

A．concerned

B．excited

C．optimistic

D．cautious

5.

A．occasionally

B．abruptly

C．rigidly

D．repeatedly

6.

A．on purpose

B．by heart

C．in turn

D．at once

7.

A．night

B．test

C．movement

D．fair

8.

A．disappointed

B．hesitant

C．nervous

D．ashamed

9.

A．punish

B．misunderstand

C．pay attention to

D．laugh at

10.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Besides

11.

A．dark

B．mysterious

C．big

D．risky

12.

A．viewing

B．performing

C．cheering

D．departing

13.

A．calmly

B．hopelessly

C．perfectly

D．formally

14.

A．tears

B．prizes

C．failure

D．satisfaction

15.

A．embarrassed

B．difficult

C．unusual

D．important

16.

A．remind

B．greet

C．teach

D．hug

17.

A．love

B．need

C．miss

D．understand

18.

A．singer

B．actress

C．hero

D．speaker

19.

A．time

B．courage

C．energy

D．responsibility

20.

A．forgive

B．criticize

C．scold

D．doubt

3 . I was riding the train home from a downtown Chicago courtroom. I was sitting in my seat, in tears. looking out of the window, hoping no one would________.My husband and I had just ended our marriage, and my heart was filled with________I had never felt so helpless and lonely.

________,a hand appeared-the tiny beautiful hand of a woman. She________me a small envelope, then smiled and disappeared before I could even look into her eyes and express my ________.On the outside of the envelope were a rainbow and a sun, drawn________in pen. Inside it were the________words I had ever read:

I know you don’t________me. but I was watching you there________and my heart goes out to you. ________I am only a stranger to you, I feel your pain and I________ . It may not seem that way, but the sun will________again and you will see the rainbow

Love.

Someone who cares

I never saw the woman again. But________, this mysterious ________has remained deep inside my heart. It always tells me that we are never________ . In________to me in my hardship, this woman filled me with a________love. It makes me realize that no matter how sad my life seems there is always ________.And more importantly, her act of________woke me up to the amazing connection between human beings. I know now if I take one minute, one second, to stop and show love and care to others who may be hurting. I can make a(n)________.

1.

A．read

B．observe

C．notice

D．follow

2.

A．sadness

B．excitement

C．happiness

D．sympathy

3.

A．Shyly

B．Naturally

C．Frequently

D．Suddenly

4.

A．threw

B．handed

C．recommended

D．tore

5.

A．thanks

B．fear

C．love

D．support

6.

A．hurriedly

B．gently

C．slowly

D．heavily

7.

A．wisest

B．warmest

C．clearest

D．simplest

8.

A．accept

B．treat

C．know

D．remember

9.

A．sleeping

B．waiting

C．laughing

D．crying

10.

A．Because

B．While

C．When

D．If

11.

A．appreciate

B．fail

C．care

D．admit

12.

A．set

B．move

C．disappear

D．shine

13.

A．once

B．still

C．ever

D．again

14.

A．postwoman

B．feeling

C．gift

D．scene

15.

A．alone

B．poor

C．quiet

D．stupid

16.

A．opening up

B．getting over

C．living through

D．reaching out

17.

A．strange

B．great

C．crazy

D．similar

18.

A．pleasure

B．success

C．hope

D．luck

19.

A．kindness

B．courage

C．politeness

D．patience

20.

A．offer

B．decision

C．promise

D．difference

4 . It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few ___________ On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam before they went on to _________and jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they ________get. With all this assurance of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take _________of the world.

The approaching exam, they knew, would be a(n) _________task, because the professor had said they could bring _________books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not ____________each other during the test.
After they entered the classroom____________，the professor passed out the papers. And smiles_________on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.

Three hours had passed _________the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.

He looked at the________ faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” __________a hand was raised.

“How many answered four?” Still no hands.

“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.

“One, then? Certainly somebody finished ________.”But the class remained silent.

The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I ________ ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, ________you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the __________you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively __________ in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all ________this course, but remember — even if you are now college graduates, your education has just ____________.”

The years have ____________the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

1.

A．seconds

B．hours

C．minutes

D．days

2.

A．graduation

B．discussion

C．education

D．interview

3.

A．must

B．would

C．have to

D．used to

4.

A．hold

B．charge

C．control

D．place

5.

A．interesting

B．hard

C．unusual

D．easy

6.

A．no

B．either

C．all

D．any

7.

A．talk to

B．look at

C．refer to

D．listen to

8.

A．nervously

B．quickly

C．joyfully

D．curiously

9.

A．changed

B．appeared

C．froze

D．stopped

10.

A．then

B．as

C．after

D．before

11.

A．pleased

B．surprised

C．worried

D．moved

12.

A．Once

B．Not

C．Only

D．Even

13.

A．all

B．none

C．it

D．one

14.

A．expected

B．enjoyed

C．hated

D．wondered

15.

A．even though

B．as though

C．now that

D．right now

16.

A．exam

B．question

C．subject

D．college

17.

A．valuable

B．difficult

C．strange

D．common

18.

A．fail

B．pass

C．take

D．start

19.

A．completed

B．begun

C．failed

D．succeeded

20.

A．weakened

B．remembered

C．strengthened

D．forgot

5 . 阅读表达

Before I heard those three words “you have cancer”, I would say I defined myself as many things, a journalist, a gatherer of information, a truth-seeker, etc. Over the years I had done many interviews with breast cancer experts and I had reported on the statistics. I had heard that a woman today has about a l in 8 chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer at some time during her life. But for me , no one had breast cancer in my family and quite honestly, I thought it wouldn’t happen to me.

Then the day came when it did happen to me. Those three scary words came to me and I felt I was suddenly hit by a train. Immediately, everything that was once in my normal life was instantly washed away. I had cancer. I had no future.

Anyhow, I had to figure out how I was going to tell my family. I was a talker. But, all of a sudden, I had a lump in my throat. Finally, I took courage and let them know it. Luckily, my family were always there for me.

I must say, for me, my cancer journey was a family affair. From my first appointment to every chemo (化疗) session, my husband or grown daughters were by my side. At first I resisted their efforts, feeling uncomfortable that everyone was taking the time out of their lives to come to take care of me but in the end I was grateful that they did. In those early days after diagnosis, there was so much information coming at me and I was in a state of shock. I couldn’t possibly absorb it all.

However, there are those women battling breast cancer on their own . And they need help and encouragement. My hair has grown back, but my journey hasn't ended. I want to provide help and encouragement for these women.

1. How did the author think about breast cancer?(no more than 10 words)
__________________________________________________________________
2. How did the author react when knowing she had breast cancer?(no more than 8 words)
__________________________________________________________________
3. How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?(no more than 15 words)
_________________________________________________________________
4. What did the author think helped her battle breast cancer?(no more than 5 words)
_________________________________________________________________
5. What do you learn from the author’s story?(no more than 20 words)
_________________________________________________________________

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

Life is full of various experiences, some of them are unforgettable. I still remember the hiking experiences with my classmates for 16 km a year ago. That summer day, we set off early in the morning, think it would be a great fun to walk for so long a distance. However, as the weather is getting hotter and hotter, I found their legs heavier and heavier. What’s worse, my feet began bleeding because long time pressing against the shoes. At one point, I even wanted to give up. But I managed to dragging the rest of the way to the destination. Though not pleasant, this journey was impressive or rewarding, I have learnt that life is a long journey like this. No matter what happened, we should never give up.

7 . Last week 26-year-old Zion took a seat and put his food on a table at a McDonald’s. He was intending to ______ breakfast by himself when 70-year-old Jan, who is living alone, ______ Zion. Then she asked in a weak voice ______she could share the table with him. Zion said ‘yes’ ______.

Zion introduced himself and shook the little lady’s ______ hand. They didn’t know each other, and they couldn’t be more ______. But today they had a meal together and spent the next 45 minutes enjoying each other’s ______ and sharing stories about their lives. Like they were friends, they talked and ______ together. When their time together came to an end, Zion ______ her to her car and they exchanged numbers with the intention of having a ______ again soon.

“She is such a ______ woman,” Zion recalled. “She mentioned many times how we all should love one another and how we should not ______ anyone because you never know how their day is going and what they have ______.”

Zion is glad that his ______ conversation with Jan could inspire so many people, but he says that he is mostly just happy to have a new ______. He says that he is very ______ to set up another breakfast date. “I’ll ______ trying,” said Zion. “I know if we had forever she would have a ______ for me for every day.”

Every stranger has the ______ to foster a new friendship. Their ______ story has been posted on social media and it melts our hearts. Now they are internet famous.

1.

A．prepare

B．order

C．eat

D．finish

2.

A．invited

B．approached

C．recognized

D．greeted

3.

A．that

B．when

C．how

D．if

4.

A．enthusiastically

B．casually

C．nervously

D．anxiously

5.

A．delicate

B．strong

C．wrinkled

D．skilled

6.

A．popular

B．different

C．friendly

D．admirable

7.

A．success

B．peace

C．freedom

D．company

8.

A．laughed

B．played

C．cheered

D．teased

9.

A．carried

B．led

C．walked

D．drove

10.

A．visit

B．breakfast

C．share

D．call

11.

A．wonderful

B．silent

C．generous

D．content

12.

A．ignore

B．blame

C．suspect

D．judge

13.

A．depended on

B．given up

C．gone through

D．cared about

14.

A．brief

B．sweet

C．private

D．serious

15.

A．friend

B．start

C．target

D．opportunity

16.

A．upset

B．frightened

C．proud

D．excited

17.

A．start

B．keep

C．advocate

D．consider

18.

A．gift

B．food

C．story

D．sponsor

19.

A．potential

B．intention

C．fortune

D．confidence

20.

A．strange

B．familiar

C．amusing

D．touching

8 . Many of us just laugh it away when they are told incredible(难以置信的) stories about other people, but I have a deep interest in these stories and I prefer to believe they are true. Here’s one I collected from a total stranger.

“Well, I was 11 when my family arrived at Fern Lake overlooking Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was so beautiful to look miles across the Rockies and thousands of feet below into the valley. My parents were busy getting lunch out of the trunk so I climbed over the wooden fence to get closer to the cliff edge in the hope that I wouldn’t miss any beautiful sight down there.

I started down a little hill but soon started sliding on loose pebble rocks(鹅卵石). I fell on my back, but kept going faster and faster to what seemed the edge of the world (a 2,000 foot drop). In seconds I knew I was going to die. My feet and legs went first over the edge at a high speed. Then suddenly I felt two hands push hard on my chest and stopped me dead. My heart was racing and I slowly inched my body back to where I finally could make it back up the hill.

My father was waiting there and screaming at me for doing such a dangerous stunt (特技). I tried to tell him and my mom about the hands that held me back, but to this day they don’t believe me. They thought I was just trying to get out of trouble with a made-up story.”

We parted ways, but I assured her that I believed every word of her story. I could see a little surprise and happiness on her face.

That’s why I always ask people to share their miracles (奇迹). Each real story makes my days full of hope and gratefulness.

1. The girl got closer to the cliff edge to ________.

A．take an adventure	B．better enjoy the view
C．collect pebble rocks	D．play a joke on her parents

2. In the writer’s eyes, the girl ______.

A．made up an exciting story	B．reached the bottom of the valley
C．enjoyed doing dangerous stunts	D．was saved by a magical force

3. The writer is interested in people’s miracle stories because they______.

A．are often told in an amusing way	B．seem unbelievable but actually true
C．prove that life is full of miracles	D．help him stay positive about life

9 . My father is a worker in authority over others who work in construction sites. When I was young，it was he who _______ me sympathy through modeling. It has always been a _______for me as I grow up _______other construction workers who work with him come to our house every Saturday because that is the time when he will _______their salaries for the week.

I know my father as someone who is a quiet man, just_______everyone around himself. He is someone who is _______when it comes to discipline but I have never been _______ when being raised by him. Maybe that is because I have seen his gentleness and_______to us and to others. Since he is a worker in _______，I often see him talking to the construction workers whenever they have problems. He is more like a father than a __________to them.

One day, he returned home, telling me that he would treat me to dinner because he had __________ his salary. Later that day, his friend, a fellow worker, came to our house just to talk to him and __________advice as to where he could go to seek assistance for his__________child. I saw how my father listened and__________his friend’s back while his friend was__________. When his friend was about to go home, my father got his wallet and gave his salary to him,__________only 2000 pesos in his wallet.

I was so __________when he did that, but so__________that my father was __________to give almost all of his salary to help his friend with his child in hospital. It is a lesson I will always__________.

1.

A．asked

B．gave

C．taught

D．designed

2.

A．routine

B．balance

C．tendency

D．sign

3.

A．hearing

B．seeing

C．thinking

D．smelling

4.

A．increase

B．accept

C．spend

D．pay

5.

A．noticing

B．kidding

C．observing

D．describing

6.

A．loose

B．strict

C．lovely

D．humorous

7.

A．threatened

B．loved

C．hated

D．envied

8.

A．sympathy

B．bravery

C．determination

D．cruelty

9.

A．order

B．rank

C．charge

D．turn

10.

A．doctor

B．superior

C．colleague

D．engineer

11.

A．wasted

B．asked

C．reached

D．received

12.

A．ask for

B．look for

C．head for

D．care for

13.

A．naughty

B．healthy

C．sick

D．happy

14.

A．pressed

B．beat

C．patted

D．struck

15.

A．shouting

B．crying

C．thinking

D．laughing

16.

A．saving

B．donating

C．giving

D．leaving

17.

A．shocked

B．scared

C．frightened

D．frustrated

18.

A．sad

B．angry

C．bitter

D．proud

19.

A．mean

B．unhappy

C．surprised

D．willing

20.

A．forget

B．treasure

C．neglect

D．reject

10 . 阅读表达

I am a member at the Blue Ridge Mountains Writers Conference. This is the conference where I got my start about 15 years ago, so it feels special whenever I go back there.

I usually teach multiple sessions, host a table at meals where I can talk with conferees, and often have about 40-50 private appointments with attendees. I take great pleasure in giving my personal advice on the beginners' writing journey after listening to their puzzlement.

And then I realized something, as I looked across the room and saw Al Gansky and Eva Marie Everson whom I'd had private appointments with many years ago when I was one of the conferees. The only reason I am a member there now is because countless people like them have invested in me. As a new writer, I once expressed my book ideas to Al and Eva, and they encouraged me a lot. Award-winning authors Yvonne Lehman and Steven James welcomed me to their group and shared their knowledge. And Edie, Vonda, Linda, Lynette, Michelle and so many others became my writing friends, offering encouragement and support along the way. I'd never have made it on this journey without them.

Last week, I was invited to experience the life in the countryside with some writer friends. I refused the invitation at first. I was away from home a lot because of the numerous book releases and conferences. I felt so exhausted that I just wanted to stay at home. However, my sweet husband said, "Honey, why don't you go? It will be good for you. It can be a great source of inspiration for you."I'd never have made it without the support of this precious man who's been my chief encourager. It moves me to tears to think about all the times he's cleaned the kitchen, folded the laundry, taken care of our children and lugged my suitcases to the car so I can chase my dreams.

I wouldn't be where I am today without all the supportive people and I want to give them a much-deserved shout-out today.

1. What does the author enjoy doing at the Blue Ridge Mountains Writers Conference?(No more than 9 words)
2. How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 ? (No more than 10 words)
3. Why did the author refuse the invitation ? ( No more than 7 words )
4. What did the author's husband do to support her ? ( No more than 10 words )
5. Is there anyone who helps you to follow your dream? What does he/ she do? (No more than 20 words)