1 . Jake was born healthy, but his parents noticed there was something wrong when he was 5. Jake ____ about 20 pounds in just six months. He kept putting on weight ____ eating only salad. In 2015, Jake was diagnosed with ROHHAD, a ____ condition that affects the brain and causes rapid weight gain. Only 75 cases have ever been reported, and ____ of the sufferers is known to have survived twenty years.

But Jake wants to fight for his ____. Although there is no way to fully ____ the weight gain, he does everything he can to slow it down, including ____ competing in triathlons (铁人三项). Triathlons help him keep fit and active. It’s good for his ____ and also gives him a chance to socialize with other kids. He ____ with the Malta Youth Triathlon Association three times a week.

“He is extremely ____. He never misses a training session without valid ____ and is constantly eager to train,” Jake’s trainer said. “Jake is very lovable and steals the heart of all who know him. It’s heartbreaking to see what he has to ____. I look at his family with a mixture of ____ — despite the hardship they try their best to ensure that Jake gets as ____ a life as possible.”

Everybody is more than happy to help Jake, and they ____ change event dates and training schedules just to make it easier for him to ____. He is always very determined, but due to his condition, he can’t ____ himself to push his heart rate too high.

Jake’s ____ is to meet two famous British Triathlon players, ____ due to his disease, he cannot travel. After Jake’s story was made public, someone ____ that he would do everything he could to make the boy’s dream a reality.

1.

A．collected

B．gained

C．reduced

D．recovered

2.

A．for

B．beyond

C．without

D．despite

3.

A．rare

B．poor

C．difficult

D．deadly

4.

A．each

B．one

C．none

D．neither

5.

A．goal

B．life

C．career

D．future

6.

A．influence

B．reduce

C．affect

D．stop

7.

A．strongly

B．faithfully

C．regularly

D．truly

8.

A．mind

B．health

C．heart

D．growth

9.

A．trains

B．plays

C．works

D．competes

10.

A．proud

B．smart

C．positive

D．caring

11.

A．reason

B．evidence

C．result

D．date

12.

A．see through

B．get across

C．go through

D．put down

13.

A．expressions

B．feelings

C．tastes

D．ideas

14.

A．impressive

B．regretful

C．crazy

D．normal

15.

A．luckily

B．gladly

C．impatiently

D．unwillingly

16.

A．join

B．believe

C．attend

D．organize

17.

A．stop

B．allow

C．pretend

D．protect

18.

A．dream

B．task

C．intention

D．story

19.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．so

20.

A．warned

B．explained

C．predicted

D．announced

2 . When I was a teenager, I dreamed of becoming a writer. However, when I told my friend about my dream, most of them laughed on me, telling me it was out of my reach. I was real upset after I heard those words. But I choose to believe in myself. I didn’t give up it and kept writing. I knew it was difficult on a way to success, and I never gave up. I’m a best-selling writer now. I want to suggest those which have dreams believe in them. As long you don’t give up, your dream will come true one day.

3 . When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in late October 1931, he had no way of knowing that his life was about to change completely. The class _______ that day was to show how _______ a container of water would bring oxygen bubbles(气泡) to the surface. The container John was about to heat, _______ , was not like the containers students everywhere had used. Someone had been _______ and put the wrong label(标签) on the bottle. And _______ John heated it with a Bunsen burner, the container _______ , sending the liquid flying in all directions. John Wilson came away from it, completely _______.

Wilson spent the next two months in hospital. After he returned home, his parents _______a hard time to find a way to deal with the _______ that had happened to their lives. But Wilson did not ________ the accident as a disaster. He knew he had the rest of his life to live. He learned Braille(盲文) quickly and continued his ________ at the esteemed Worcester College for the disabled. There, he not only ________ as a student but also became an accomplished rower, swimmer, actor, musician, and orator.

Many people, faced with the ________ John Wilson met with, would have ________of their experience. Perhaps they would have considered themselves to be ________ by ill fortune and discouraged in their ________ to do anything significant with their lives. Wilson, however, lost his sight but found a ________. Through his practical action and life attitude, he proved to us ________ that it’s not what happens to us that ________our lives — it’s what we make ________ what happens.

1.

A．experiment

B．discussion

C．analysis

D．management

2.

A．bringing out

B．turning over

C．heating up

D．picking on

3.

A．therefore

B．instead

C．besides

D．however

4.

A．light-hearted

B．absent-minded

C．cold-blooded

D．bad-tempered

5.

A．as

B．if

C．once

D．though

6.

A．leaked

B．exploded

C．collapsed

D．melted

7.

A．dumb

B．lame

C．deaf

D．blind

8.

A．called for

B．drove off

C．went through

D．depended on

9.

A．catastrophe

B．coincidence

C．dilemma

D．drawback

10.

A．elect

B．appoint

C．regard

D．recommend

11.

A．education

B．occupation

C．contribution

D．recovery

12.

A．survived

B．shone

C．competed

D．registered

13.

A．discrimination

B．resistance

C．circumstances

D．uncertainties

14.

A．dreamed

B．thought

C．approved

D．complained

15.

A．criticized

B．motivated

C．surrounded

D．interrupted

16.

A．preferences

B．requirements

C．failures

D．attempts

17.

A．bridge

B．vision

C．reward

D．cure

18.

A．dramatically

B．occasionally

C．abruptly

D．roughly

19.

A．limits

B．predicts

C．determines

D．replaces

20.

A．of

B．from

C．for

D．up

4 . 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。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：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;

2.只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。

One day, when I was about 5 or 6 years old, my parents went to a trip. Grandma seemed so happy to take care of me which she made me a special breakfast. Therefore, I complained about the food she cooked, Grandma quiet put down the bowl and went into the living room. I followed and saw tear in her eyes. It was the first time that I have ever seen my strong grandmother to cry. And I knew I was the one who had caused it. I apologized and asked her to forgive me. She smiled and told me I was good boy even if I didn't feel like one then. That memory will stay in her heart forever, because I learn that ask for forgiveness helps me to learn and grow.

5 . I attended a writer’s group to get feedback on my book. But there were so many people there that the discussion was limited. After getting home, my 13-year-old son asked me to read one chapter to him. So I read the chapter about spending my pocket money as a nine-year-old child.

The story took place at a lunch counter, where I dreamed of ordering a banana split. Colorful balloons were hung above the counter and a sign said “Pop a balloon and pay 1 cent to 63 cents for a banana split!” As I was given only 50 cents for cleaning the doghouse, I didn’t dare to ask my parents for any more pocket money without doing more work or risk asking anyone else. So I kept my wish to myself.

Frankie listened carefully, as I read the final sentences of the chapter, “I watched as others selected a balloon to pop and dreamed about the opportunity to take my chance. But it never happened.”

The next morning, Frankie led me to the kitchen. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The table was covered in a pile of balloons. Frankie handed me 50 cents and a fork. “Pop one!” he urged. With tears in my eyes, I broke one. A piece of paper fell out of the balloon.

“What does it say?” Frankie asked. “Fifty cents,” I whispered, too moved to speak loudly. Frankie asked, “Well, do you have 50 cents?” I handed him the money. “OK!” Then Frankie pulled out a banana split from the refrigerator.

I hugged Frankie hard. We took turns popping the other balloons until I finally got the 1-cent balloon. It was a long-time coming, but worth the wait.

It hit me that the first step in making any wish come true is giving it a voice.

1. The author read the chapter to Frankie because       .

A．she wanted to get feedback from Frankie

B．Frankie asked the author to read it to him

C．she was used to telling a bedtime story to him

D．Frankie had a strong desire for knowledge

2. What can we infer about the author from the second paragraph?

A．She spent money wisely when she was a kid.

B．She had enough money to do whatever she liked.

C．She earned her pocket money by doing housework.

D．She had no close friends to share her secret wish.

3. Seeing what Frankie did for her, the author felt       .

A．comfortable and happy	B．puzzled and excited
C．awkward and satisfied	D．surprised and grateful

4. The author learned that       .

A．it is important to express one’s wishes

B．it is comforting to have a kid around

C．experiences in childhood affect us later in life

D．wishes can come true by just voicing them

6 . When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to ____ all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some walked past, some jogged past and a few ____ past.

Watching so many ____ of people doing it, I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to _____the race. With ____ running practice, I just wanted to finish.

On the day of the race. it was terribly hot. Only after 2 miles, I felt sweat ____ off me and my legs swelling. I began to ____ ,"Why am I doing this? What was I thinking? I must be ____ ." For the following miles, I jogged. I walked, I jogged and walked. At times, I wonder if I could ____ .

___ the end, a 70-year-old man rushed past me, very ____ , and I felt a little ____ that I was more than 50 years younger than him and I couldn't ______ keep up with him. But then I realized something: he was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we _____ ourselves to others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really ____ ?

We are all unique human beings with unique ____ . It's really no good focusing on others' race. I decided that I would not ____ running. and that one day I would be one of those ____ people who were still running races.

As I crossed the finishing line, I was proud of myself. I didn't regret having such an experience. If you don't ___ others but get the lesson and grow, you are truly a ____ .

1.

A．see

B．inspect

C．stare

D．notice

2.

A．struggle

B．dragged

C．rushed

D．moved

3.

A．styles

B．ranks

C．types

D．races

4.

A．run up

B．run out

C．run across

D．run for

5.

A．some

B．little

C．much

D．any

6.

A．pouring

B．taking

C．melting

D．blowing

7.

A．doubt

B．remember

C．imagine

D．suppose

8.

A．friendly

B．crazy

C．generous

D．tired

9.

A．win

B．stop

C．make

D．finish

10.

A．On

B．At

C．Near

D．By

11.

A．slowly

B．gently

C．heavily

D．fast

12.

A．pleased

B．frightened

C．delighted

D．embarrassed

13.

A．just

B．even

C．still

D．already

14.

A．compare

B．devote

C．recommend

D．show

15.

A．couldn't

B．won't

C．shouldn't

D．can't

16.

A．significance

B．pace

C．principle

D．concept

17.

A．insist on

B．look up to

C．put up with

D．give up

18.

A．elderly

B．professional

C．international

D．educated

19.

A．persuade

B．change

C．beat

D．follow

20.

A．learner

B．winner

C．dreamer

D．competitor

7 . I learned this lesson a couple of years ago. That day, I took a _______ to Grand Central Station. We were driving in the _______ lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right _______ us. My taxi driver slammed (猛踩) on his brakes and almost _______ the car’s back end by just ten _______!

The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, _______ his car and started yelling bad _______ at us. The taxi driver just smiled and _______ at the guy. And I mean he was _______. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ________ your car and sent us to ________!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “the law of the garbage truck.”

Many people are like garbage trucks. They ________ around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of ________, and full of disappointment. As their garbage ________ up, they need a place to dump it, and if you agree, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump their ________ on you, don’t take it ________. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and ________. You’ll be happy at what you do.

I started thinking, how often do I let garbage trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and ________ it to other people? That day I said, “I’m not going to do that anymore.”

What about you? What will happen in your life if you let more garbage ________ pass you by? Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with ________.

1.

A．bike

B．bus

C．subway

D．taxi

2.

A．flat

B．wide

C．clear

D．right

3.

A．in back of

B．in front of

C．beside

D．beneath

4.

A．opened

B．removed

C．missed

D．observed

5.

A．meters

B．inches

C．miles

D．yards

6.

A．got out of

B．broke away from

C．squeezed

D．kicked

7.

A．means

B．solutions

C．languages

D．words

8.

A．waved

B．pointed

C．aimed

D．glared

9.

A．friendly

B．aggressive

C．merciful

D．grateful

10.

A．handled

B．undertook

C．abused

D．ruined

11.

A．prison

B．police

C．hospital

D．school

12.

A．run

B．turn

C．show

D．gather

13.

A．imagination

B．anger

C．confidence

D．pride

14.

A．puts

B．takes

C．piles

D．makes

15.

A．happiness

B．problems

C．expectation

D．will

16.

A．differently

B．attentively

C．seriously

D．purposefully

17.

A．fight

B．weep

C．flee away

D．move on

18.

A．pass

B．spread

C．convey

D．offer

19.

A．trucks

B．cans

C．collectors

D．bags

20.

A．hopes

B．indifference

C．regrets

D．ambitions

8 . To a large degree，the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment. In spite of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you

are—always!

Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic (神经兮兮的）art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things—all at once. We allow past problems and future concerns to dominate our present moments, so much that we end up anxious, frustrated, depressed, and hopeless. On the other hand, we also delay our happiness, often convincing ourselves that "someday" will be much better than today. Unfortunately, the same mental dynamics that tell us to look foward to the future will only repeat themselves so that "someday" never actually arrives. John Lennon once said，"Life is what is happening while we are busy making other plans. " When we are busy making " other plans" ，our children are busy growing up，the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away. In short, we miss out on life.

Many people live as if life were dress rehearsal for some late date. It isn't. In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have，and the only time that we have any control over. When our attention is in the present moment, we push fear from our minds. Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future—we won’t have enough money，our children will get into trouble, we will get old and die, whatever.

To combat fear，the best strategy is to learn to bring your attention back to the present. Mark Twain said, “I have been through some terrible things in my life，some of which actually happened.” I don't think I can say it any better. Practice keeping your attention on here and now. Your efforts will pay off.

1. In the first paragraph, the author tells us to focus on_________.

A．the past	B．the future
C．every day	D．the present

2. Why do we often have some negative feelings?

A．Because we often forget what happened in the past.

B．Because we are often disturbed by what happened in the past and what will happen in the future.

C．Because we often pay attention to what is happening at present.

D．Because we often ignore what will happen in the future and what happened in the past.

3. The underlined word in the last paragraph means ________

A．depend	B．deserve
C．determine	D．defeat

4. The best title of this passage is___

A．Always live in the present moment

B．Never forget the past

C．Never complain about life

D．Always get prepared for the future

9 . Can you be too beautiful? It is hardly a problem that most of us have to bother — as much as we might like to dream that it were the case.

Yet the blessings and curses of beauty have been a long-standing interest in psychology. Do those blessed with shiny faces and an attractive body live in a cloud of appreciation — or does it sometimes pay to be ordinary?

Combing through decades of findings, social psychologists Lisa Slattery Walker and Tonya Frevert at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte have reviewed all the evidence to date and their conclusions are not what you might expect.

At the most basic level, beauty might be thought to carry a kind of halo(光环) around it; we see that someone has one good quality, and by association, our deep mind may assume that they have other good ones too.

Even in the courts, a pleasing appearance can work its magic. Attractive criminals are likely to get less strict sentences, or to escape punishment entirely; attractive plaintiffs(原告), meanwhile, are more likely to win their case and get bigger financial settlements. “It’s an effect seen everywhere,” says Walker.

But if beauty pays in most circumstances, there are still situations where it can have opposite results. While attractive men may be considered better leaders, for instance, hidden sexist prejudices(偏见) can work against attractive women, making them less likely to be hired for high-level jobs that require power. And as you might expect, good-looking people of both sexes run into envy — one study found that if you are interviewed by someone of the same sex, they may be less likely to employ you if they judge that you are more attractive than they are.

More worryingly, being beautiful or handsome could harm your medical care. We tend to link good looks to health, meaning that illnesses are often taken less seriously when they affect the good-looking. When treating people for pain, for instance, doctors tend to take less care over the more attractive people.

And the bubble of beauty can be a somewhat lonely place. One study in 1975, for instance, found that people tend to move further away from a beautiful woman on the pathway — perhaps as a mark of respect, but still making interaction more distant. “Attractiveness can convey more power over visible space — but that in turn can make others feel they can’t approach that person,” says Frevert. Interestingly, the online dating website OKCupid recently reported that people with the most beautiful pictures are less likely to find dates than those with less perfect pictures.

Ultimately, Frevert points out that focusing too much on your appearance can itself be harmful if it creates stress and anxiety — even for those already blessed with good looks. “If you are crazy about attractiveness, it may affect your experience and interactions,” she says. It’s an outdated saying, but no amount of beauty can make up for a bad personality. As the writer Dorothy Parker put it so elegantly: “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”

1. From paragraph 1, we can learn that _______.

A．some may be bothered by their unattractive appearance

B．most people are not afraid of being too beautiful

C．we might always dream about being bothered by others

D．being too beautiful can be a problem bothering everyone

2. Which is the benefit for beautiful people?

A．An attractive plaintiff has more chances to get away with punishment.

B．Women with pleasing appearance will always be considered as better leaders.

C．Good-looking people are often regarded as having many good qualities.

D．Beautiful criminals are more likely to persuade the judge and win the case.

3. The writer mentioned the underlined sentence in the last paragraph to _______.

A．persuade us to pay more attention to our looks from now on

B．suggest that beauty can help make a better personality

C．encourage us to focus more on improving our personality

D．ask ugly people to have more confidence in their personality

4. What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Negative Sides of Beauty	B．Sexist Prejudice
C．Blessed with Beauty	D．Beauty vs Ugliness

10 . When I woke up on Thursday morning I found I caught a cold! I had ______ all over! At around 11 am, I went downstairs and ______ the dog out to the little park close to my house. There I saw a ______ of a person in a black sleeping bag,______ under the shade of some trees.

I was all achy and ______, but I still let my dog play a bit and even threw the ______ for her sometimes, her ______ thing in life. We played and she had a great time ______ back and forth with her prize ball which she likes best but I was ______ getting tired.

Nevertheless, the fellow ______ rough was on my mind and I decided, since it was a fairly hot day, that I would come back and ______ him a big glass bottle of ______ water I keep in the fridge, plus some sandwiches, snacks, tooth brush and toothpaste in the bag,______ a little wash cloth. I thought it would be a good time to ______ my first gift.

I became ______ about making the food for hint Then I went out excitedly again. I went, close, but not quite up to the sleeper, not wanting to ______ him, and said, “Here is some water, sandwiches, and a little something else for you,” and the sleepy fellow ______ his head and said a sleepy “thank you”.

When I went back into the house, something was ______. I had no ______ any more, no aches any where, eyes clear, stomach ache gone. All I had done was to bring a little something to ______ a rough sleeper.

1.

A．chances

B．interest

C．aches

D．joy

2.

A．drove

B．took

C．sent

D．beat

3.

A．shape

B．series

C．spirit

D．form

4.

A．approximately

B．also

C．still

D．exactly

5.

A．aggressive

B．delicate

C．disappointed

D．enthusiastic

6.

A．stone

B．ball

C．clothes

D．shoes

7.

A．boring

B．strange

C．sad

D．favorite

8.

A．dashing

B．searching

C．eating

D．flying

9.

A．equally

B．hardly

C．really

D．merely

10.

A．sleeping

B．walking

C．bouncing

D．screaming

11.

A．lend

B．borrow

C．buy

D．bring

12.

A．icy

B．dirty

C．hot

D．warm

13.

A．as for

B．in spite of

C．along with

D．regardless of

14.

A．pack up

B．give away

C．share

D．create

15.

A．curious

B．discouraged

C．excited

D．upset

16.

A．blame

B．hug

C．consult

D．disturb

17.

A．shook

B．lifted

C．kissed

D．covered

18.

A．expected

B．embarrassing

C．missing

D．unacceptable

19.

A．motivation

B．mistake

C．money

D．cold

20.

A．assist

B．meet

C．recognize

D．change