1 . Last year, I took an improvisational (即兴的) comedy class. I made a successful attempt to_______my comfort zone and to have fun. One of the first things our teacher, Myles Goldin, told us to do whenever anyone made a mistake during an exercise was to_______our hands high in the air and_______, “Wahoo!” Within a couple of minutes of starting our first game, some students_______to catch the virtual (虚拟) ball. Suddenly, Goldin was leading us in a round of yelling “Wahoo!” Goldin was conveying a central_______; Mistakes are not only okay, they’re necessary building blocks of learning and creativity. “We should embrace and_______mistakes, because we couldn’t grow and create cool things without them,” she said.

An increasing number of teachers are also doing so by encouraging students to_______in direct experimentation. They are replacing the traditional “sage (智者) on stage” teaching style with“_______on the side.” Students must instead attempt to think_______, guided by a teacher’s careful questioning. This requires a lot of__________and error. Along the way, students learn to__________how failure often leads – inadvertently (无意中) — to new discoveries and inventions.

One such program involves the design and construction of a pinhole (针孔) camera. Students use materials such as an old shoebox and oatmeal container, and must apply concepts from all four STEM__________— science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Despite the apparent__________of the materials provided, the challenge requires knowledge of light and optics (光学), engineering design processes (such as meeting the customer needs), mathematical modeling and scientific experimentation.

The researchers found that learning outcomes were higher for students in science classes that take a student-centered__________. Some of these effects were both significant and sustainable (可持续的). For instance, a __________influence was measured on scores for tests taken 5.5 months after the original instruction. And the results appear to__________to all students — from kindergarten through college.

Learning from mistakes is hardly a(n)__________teaching or life philosophy. A century ago, after live months and more than 9,000 experiments, famed inventor Thomas Edison still wasn’t able to make a new type of storage battery__________, according to a 1910 authorized biography. When a colleague__________all that effort had failed to produce any results, Edison retorted (反驳): “Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of__________! I know several thousand things that won’ t work.”

1.

A．stretch

B．convey

C．establish

D．cover

2.

A．shake

B．reach

C．throw

D．clap

3.

A．roar

B．yell

C．cheer

D．crow

4.

A．struggled

B．failed

C．pretended

D．managed

5.

A．note

B．report

C．speech

D．message

6.

A．celebrate

B．approve

C．support

D．avoid

7.

A．take

B．engage

C．enter

D．occupy

8.

A．competitor

B．trainer

C．guide

D．partner

9.

A．positively

B．critically

C．personally

D．honestly

10.

A．intention

B．attempt

C．judgment

D．trial

11.

A．appreciate

B．enjoy

C．value

D．observe

12.

A．exercises

B．regulations

C．disciplines

D．tests

13.

A．rarity

B．hardship

C．variety

D．simplicity

14.

A．approach

B．access

C．test

D．chance

15.

A．primitive

B．predictable

C．potential

D．positive

16.

A．fit

B．contribute

C．apply

D．occur

17.

A．new

B．unique

C．advanced

D．unknown

18.

A．solve

B．move

C．work

D．promote

19.

A．took out

B．pointed out

C．handed out

D．picked out

20.

A．inventions

B．experiments

C．batteries

D．results

2 . 阅读表达

The old man walked slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched (打补丁) trousers, and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that sparkled (闪耀) like diamonds，large rosy cheeks，and thin lips that held a steady smile．

With the help of his trusty cane (拐杖), he walked toward a table by the window．A young waitress watched him and ran over to him，saying，"Here，Sir．Let me give you a hand with that chair．"

Without a word，he smiled and nodded a thank you．She pulled the chair away from the table．Supporting him with one arm，she helped him move in front of the chair，and get comfortably seated．Then she pushed the table up close to him，and leaned his cane against the table where he could reach it．

In a soft，clear voice he said，"Thank you，Miss．"

"You're welcome，Sir．"She replied．"My name is Mary．I'll be back in a moment．If you need anything，just wave at me．"

After he had finished a hearty meal of pancakes，bacon，and hot lemon tea，Mary brought him the change，helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table．She handed him his cane，and walked with him to the front door．Holding the door open for him，she said，"Come back and see us，Sir!"

He nodded a thank you and said softly with a smile，"You are very kind!"

When Mary went to clean his table，she was shocked．Under his plate she found a business card and a note written on the napkin，under which was a $ 100bill．

The note on the napkin read，"Dear Mary，I respect you very much，and you respect yourself，too．It shows by the way you treat others．You have found the secret of happiness．Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you．"

The man she had served was the owner of the restaurant．This was the first time that she，or any of his employees，had seen him in person．

1. When did the story happen? ( no more than 10 words)
2. Please explain the underlined phrase “stand out” in English. (no more than 5 words)
3. What did the old man think of the waitress’ service? (no more than 8 words)
4. Why did the old man leave a 100 bill? (no more than 12 words)
5. According to the passage, how do you understand the meaning of “Happiness”? (no more than 25 words)

3 . The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may _______ ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name may become _______ to their faith.

The money that a man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it _______. A man's reputation may be _______ in a moment of _______ action. The people who are prone to fall on their _______ to do us honor when success is with us, may be the first to throw the stone of malice (恶意) when _______ settles its cloud upon our heads.

The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never _______ him, the one that never proves ungrateful or _______ is his dog. A man's dog stands by him in ________ and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow ________ fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. Aiming to show intimacy and enthusiasm, he will ________ the hand that has no food to offer in awe.

He will lick off the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the ________ of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he ________. When riches take wings, and reputation falls to pieces, he is as ________ in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.

If fortune drives the master forth, an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher ________ than that of accompanying him, to ________ him from danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last ________ of all comes, and death takes his master in its embrace and his body is ________ in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by the graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in ________ watchfulness, faithful and true even in death.

1.

A．suspect

B．confine

C．find

D．prove

2.

A．betrayers

B．compromisers

C．administrators

D．companions

3.

A．cautiously

B．eagerly

C．ambitiously

D．bombastically

4.

A．deserved

B．sacrificed

C．awarded

D．frozen

5.

A．well-behaved

B．duty-bound

C．ill-considered

D．poorly-trained

6.

A．wrists

B．knees

C．shoulders

D．feet

7.

A．commitment

B．fortune

C．compliment

D．failure

8.

A．abandons

B．discriminates

C．divides

D．defeats

9.

A．thrilling

B．protective

C．crafty

D．dumb-founded

10.

A．property

B．prosperity

C．productivity

D．priority

11.

A．drives

B．spreads

C．melts

D．flees

12.

A．demand

B．squeeze

C．kiss

D．sniff

13.

A．unworthiness

B．delightfulness

C．banquet

D．roughness

14.

A．remains

B．guards

C．complains

D．calculates

15.

A．instant

B．persistent

C．resistant

D．distant

16.

A．privilege

B．suffering

C．identification

D．empathy

17.

A．expose

B．struggle

C．affect

D．shield

18.

A．image

B．figure

C．scene

D．memory

19.

A．laid out

B．put forward

C．given off

D．laid away

20.

A．contradictory

B．miserable

C．alert

D．vigorous

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students    1    stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students’ answers     2    (range) from 20g to 500g.

“It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how    3    you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have    4    ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance. It is the exact same weight,    5    the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

“If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming    6     (increase) heavier. What you have to remember is     7    (put) the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again.” We have to put down the burden periodically, so that we can be    8    (refresh) and are able to carry on. So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down.    9    (do) carry it back home.    10    burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for moment if you can. Life is short, enjoy it.

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。

Being a single parent can be extremely difficult. I recently went through a rough time while raising my four daughters on my own. Things had not been going well for me ever since we decided to take care of ourselves. My financial situation was not great since I had four growing girls to feed on my own. As a result of that, my family car was left in bad shape. As it broke down from time to time, I only used the car when it was absolutely necessary to do so.

But one rainy night, we desperately needed groceries so the five of us went for a quick run to the store. Once we had loaded groceries to the car, it wouldn’t start no matter how I tried. I was helpless in the parking lot with my four daughters aged 9, 5, 2 and a 6-weeks old. To make matters worse, I was not able to call anyone because my phone was disconnected.

One of my girls had mistakenly left a light on, and my battery was dead. I had no family to speak to and was on my own. I must have asked more than twenty people for help during the two hours. They all ignored me. Not even a no. They just acted like I didn’t exist. My 5-year-old was melting down. My newborn screaming, my two-year-old crying she was hungry, and my oldest desperately trying to help. I was crying and felt like the worst mom ever

When everything seemed hopeless, an elderly man, most probably in his 70s, came over and gave me a plate of chicken strips, biscuits and some water. He asked me to feed my girls and myself. He also said that he arranged for a tow truck to come get my car and his wife was on the way to fetch us back home. The tow truck came, the old man’s wife arrived to fetch us and we were finally back home.

注意：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。

The next morning, the old man appeared at my front door along with a mechanic （修理工）.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

After the mechanic left, I tried to find the old man.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6 . I was standing across the lady in the laundry (洗衣店). I got angry as I thought she had _______ my pants. The woman stated _______ that I hadn’t dropped my pants there.

“Can’t you just check to _______ if there are some blue pants lying around somewhere?” I asked. She said that I didn’t bring any pants _______ she always double checked people’s orders. She went to try one more time and I thought about the last time I had seen them. When she _______ empty-handed, I suddenly had a(n) _______. “Hold on a second,” I said nervously. “I need to _______ my wife.” I asked my wife to look in the drawer (抽屉) where I usually collect the dirty clothes. Then I _______ until my wife got back on the phone. “Yeah, you’ve got some blue pants in here,” she said.

It’s not the first time I’ve _______ made negative assumptions (假定). Once I got ________   with a waiter who ignored me when I spoke to him from behind. When he finally ________, I realized he was deaf.

I always give myself ________ to read people’s minds and make assumptions with very little ________. We apparently think we don’t need to check our assumptions. We’re always ________ to give the thing a little bit of ________, which people need regardless of whether our assumptions are right.

1.

A．sold

B．hidden

C．lost

D．stolen

2.

A．firmly

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．rudely

3.

A．guess

B．request

C．imply

D．see

4.

A．if

B．because

C．though

D．when

5.

A．returned

B．came

C．left

D．joined

6.

A．note

B．plan

C．problem

D．idea

7.

A．save

B．call

C．find

D．help

8.

A．apologized

B．agreed

C．argued

D．explored

9.

A．honestly

B．bravely

C．unfairly

D．finally

10.

A．annoyed

B．happy

C．frightened

D．excited

11.

A．went around

B．looked around

C．came around

D．turned around

12.

A．time

B．energies

C．permission

D．opportunities

13.

A．information

B．order

C．translation

D．instruction

14.

A．easy

B．unwilling

C．uncertain

D．ready

15.

A．ignorance

B．kindness

C．mercy

D．inspiration

7 . As each semester begins, my colleague greets his students wearing a jacket and tie.

“You make only one first impression, " he says. So, while the rest of the semester he teaches class in his usual, more casual clothes, the first week he presents a different image.

His thought is that students will remember their encounter positively and more readily think highly of him as the semester goes on because that favorable first impression has an influence on them. The big influence of first impressions is related to the halo effect, where the perception of the positive qualities in one thing or part gives rise to the perception of similar qualities in related things or in the whole.

Here is an example: You meet a friendly person at a party and later are asked to collect money for a worthy cause. You call that person because you think she will make a contribution. In reality, there is no connection between being pleasant and being generous. Yet the halo effect leads you to think that the two are related.

The halo effect is powerful, but is it questionable whether it matters much in long-term relationships, such as that between teachers and students? While dressing up may make students think the teacher must know his subject matter because he creates a professional first impression, the effect wears thin if the person turns out to be a poor teacher after all.

First impressions matter but they don't have the final word. Facts speak louder. If you had never seen or heard of Einstein, the first time you saw him your impression would most likely be negative. Now his face is connected with genius, not madness because he is the person who has come to define what genius is.

The problem is that few of us are Einstein and we often don't get the chance to change a negative first impression.

1. In the author's eyes, the halo effect_________.

A．is surprisingly powerful	B．may affect our judgment of others
C．matters more in the long run	D．makes some teachers irresponsible

2. The author uses the example of Einstein to show the importance of________.

A．appearance

B．impressions

C．truth

D．fairness

3. The author seems to advise readers________.

A．to mind their first impressions	B．not to judge a book by its cover
C．not to follow others’ judgment	D．to pay no attention to the halo effect

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Hannah tightened her helmet, a man's voice boomed from the louder-speakers: "Participants in the Five-Mile Junior Fat-tire Race. Please gather behind the orange flags."

Her heart was filled with excitement. First prize was a mountain bike. On a bike like that, she'd fly through the woods.

"Three, two, one, go!"

The lead--dut(引路人) made turn onto section of single track(小道) and gathered speed. girl with red hair rolled in behind him. The lead-out sped up again. Hannah slowed down for the hill, following close behind the red-haired girl, but the girl was gaining speed.

Hannah sped up and pedaled(骑行) the downhill section. Still, the red-haired- girl biked faster. They crossed wooden bridge. The lead-out and the girl disappeared behind a thick stand of trees. When Hannah glanced over her shoulder, she saw nobody behind her.

Hannah watched for the orange arrows(箭头) marking the course and biked through the muddy fields. "The girl might still get tired, "she thought. Then Hannah saw her. At the edge of the forest, the girl was bending her knees by her bike, the lead-out next to her. The girl must have gotten a flat. Hannah biked faster. She didn't slow down the hill but pedaled harder. She wiped the sweat from her eyes, breathless. The lead-out noticed her and jumped on his bike. Hannah was close enough now to see the girl putting the chain on the chain ring

Hannah felt energy flowing through her as she followed the lead-out past the girl into the woods. Maybe she could win.

In the middle of a small grassland, Hannah looked back. The girl was coming up behind her at crazy speed.

Hannah reached fork(岔路) in the trail. The lead-out- was nowhere in sight, but on her left was the sign with the orange arrow. When she turned, her foot slipped off the pedal, and she accidentally kicked the sign over
注意:
1.所续写的短文词数应为150左右;
2.应使用至少5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3.续写部分分为二段,每段的开头语已经为你写好:
4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph1:

“I need to stop and fix the sign, or the other racer might get lost.” She thought .

Paragraph 2:

Looking at the shining mountain bike, Hannah felt like crying

9 . A woman was walking along the beach on a damp day, lost in thought. Suddenly she was _______ back to reality by a sound of someone shouting. It was from a man. just visible through the _______. His arms wide, he shouted “Come, blessings!” He took a _______ in one direction and then another, shouting constantly, “Come, blessings, come!”

The woman stopped _______ the scene. Here was a man she thought calling blessings into his life _______ and eagerly. It was such a pure, direct spiritual call for something he _______. She started walking toward the man, hoping to speak to him and express her _______ to him for the inspiration she had got from his calling. As she walked, the wind continued to _______ his voice. “Come: blessings! Come: blessings, come!” She started to speak the simple yet _______ words along with him feeling __________ inspired each time.

Just then, a big floppy-eared(耳朵松软的) dog suddenly jumped toward the man from the mist with __________. The woman now was __________ enough to hear him crying to the dog: “Blessings! There you are! I thought I had __________ you!”

At first the woman felt __________ for making such a ridiculous mistake. She __________ a dog named Blessings for a wonderful moment of communication with God. But __________ she continued her walk: she smiled contentedly. She had received the inspiration to ask clearly and plainly for the __________ and other blessings she longed for. It was __________, even if the bearer of the message had four legs and a tail.

Perhaps, she thought it was not a __________ that the man had named his dog Blessings. And perhaps the dog had not been lost __________.

How do you call blessings like hope and peace into your life?

1.

A．forced

B．moved

C．brought

D．transformed

2.

A．rain

B．mist

C．darkness

D．sunshine

3.

A．glance

B．risk

C．sigh

D．step

4.

A．adapting to

B．calling up

C．dealing with

D．thinking about

5.

A．angrily

B．bitterly

C．loudly

D．gently

6.

A．desired

B．forgot

C．selected

D．ordered

7.

A．doubt

B．love

C．regret

D．thanks

8.

A．change

B．carry

C．clear

D．collect

9.

A．familiar

B．popular

C．powerful

D．stressful

10.

A．directly

B．secretly

C．occasionally

D．increasingly

11.

A．joy

B．anxiety

C．courage

D．sorrow

12.

A．cautious

B．close

C．cool

D．diver

13.

A．found

B．left

C．hurt

D．lost

14.

A．good

B．right

C．silly

D．wrong

15.

A．confused

B．exchanged

C．saved

D．trained

16.

A．if

B．as

C．before

D．though

17.

A．answer

B．challenge

C．goodness

D．truth

18.

A．complete

B．strange

C．false

D．real

19.

A．burden

B．coincidence

C．joke

D．disadvantage

20.

A．at all

B．after all

C．for ever

D．as ever

10 . I come from a broken family that many would consider dysfunctional at the very least: marriages, divorces, etc. After we grew up, my three siblings and I could go ____________ without speaking. My sister Jeanne and I were born only 14 months apart, and after she got married at 18, we lived separate lives in separate ___________, and our connection somehow _________.

Five years later, I went sightseeing with my fiancé to New York City, a place I had never been. During a day of sightseeing, we were crossing a very ______________ street loaded with people. I had ________ at something funny my fiancé said when I suddenly heard my name yelled from somewhere behind me: “Cheryl!” My legs ______________   in the middle of the road and tears welled up ______________   in my eyes. I knew without a   doubt that it was my   ____________________   Jeanne. I   yelled back before even   __________ “Jeanne?”

It was her. I began ______________ people out of my way to get to her. The crowd started to ________—even by New York standards, we must have seemed ____________ . And there we were, standing in the middle of a Manhattan street, _____________ each other and smiling.

I later asked ______________ she’d known it was me—she never saw me! She said it was my laugh. I wouldn’t say my laugh is all that ____________ , but I guess to a family member it’s infectious. It hits your ________ and resonates（共振）in your mind.

Since that time, my sister and I have never been ______________. We both moved back to our birthplace, Wisconsin. Our meeting by chance wasn’t______________ a sign. I see it as more of a ______________ , a reminder not to ______________ loved ones.

1.

A．days

B．months

C．years

D．decades

2.

A．countries

B．families

C．conditions

D．states

3.

A．continued

B．ended

C．expanded

D．developed

4.

A．empty

B．busy

C．quiet

D．wide

5.

A．yelled

B．whispered

C．laughed

D．screamed

6.

A．froze

B．speeded

C．weakened

D．followed

7.

A．automatically

B．completely

C．appropriately

D．deliberately

8.

A．colleague

B．neighbor

C．sister

D．relative

9.

A．turning out

B．turning up

C．turning down

D．turning around

10.

A．pulling

B．pushing

C．dragging

D．tearing

11.

A．circle

B．dash

C．disappear

D．part

12.

A．crazy

B．peaceful

C．upset

D．fierce

13.

A．consulting

B．teasing

C．facing

D．praising

14.

A．if

B．how

C．where

D．when

15.

A．unusual

B．interesting

C．attractive

D．sweet

16.

A．head

B．heart

C．tongue

D．legs

17.

A．separated

B．reunited

C．connected

D．annoyed

18.

A．even

B．also

C．still

D．just

19.

A．theory

B．truth

C．lesson

D．legend

20.

A．care for

B．cut up

C．break away from

D．lose touch with