1 . She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. She looked ordinary and was not _________. One day I asked her to read aloud the text. When I heard her _________ English, I looked at her _________. And I remembered her name — Kelly. _________, one student in our school was allowed to _________ the National College Speech Competition. I thought it over and filled in her name. However, _________ Kelly practised hard for the competition, I was a little worried, because she was always _________ quiet.

In the night of the competition, I came to the hall very early and told her to _________. Her face turned red and she said nothing. It seemed that she was really _________. I just patted her on the shoulder and let her go to draw lots(抽签). She drew No. 9 while No. 8 was a boy who was very good at __________.

Sure enough, No. 8 was very successful .The __________ made a warm applause(掌声).

When the hall was __________ with excitement and noises, Kelly appeared on the stage. Because of the strong spotlight and the large hall, __________ seemed to notice she had been there. I felt hopeless.

But the moment   that surprised me __________. I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, “Now, please focus on me.” Three times in all, __________.The whole audience __________ silent. I could hardly __________ that loud voice to the girl, who was usually soft-voiced before. She gave a perfect __________.

I think I will never forget this touching __________ my student taught me — never underestimate(低估) the __________ of the silent people.

1.

A．special

B．confident

C．generous

D．social

2.

A．amazing

B．broken

C．interesting

D．keen

3.

A．for a moment

B．with new eyes

C．in surprise

D．in the distance

4.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Thus

D．Afterwards

5.

A．watch

B．take part

C．attend

D．get involved

6.

A．because of

B．even if

C．as if

D．as soon as

7.

A．far too

B．very much

C．a bit of

D．quite a few

8.

A．keep calm

B．stand still

C．go ahead

D．take care

9.

A．peaceful

B．relaxed

C．interested

D．nervous

10.

A．making friends

B．drawing attention

C．giving speeches

D．controlling himself

11.

A．parents

B．crowd

C．students

D．boy

12.

A．included

B．covered

C．filled

D．met

13.

A．somebody

B．anybody

C．nobody

D．everybody

14.

A．passed

B．came

C．happened

D．stopped

15.

A．more and more

B．nearer and nearer

C．less and less

D．louder and louder

16.

A．felt

B．fell

C．kept

D．hit

17.

A．link

B．know

C．pass

D．warn

18.

A．presentation

B．pronunciation

C．talk

D．explanation

19.

A．competition

B．speech

C．lesson

D．situation

20.

A．name

B．voice

C．need

D．power

2 . I like to get a new cup every time I get something to drink. It’s not that I want to make more dirty dishes. It is just that I’m too_______to go through the house trying to find my_______one.

The _______thing happens with plates. I eat a sandwich and then put the _______in the sink. About 10 minutes later, when I get_______again, I take another plate and make another mess.

I sit around all day eating and drinking and I_______the sink with dish after dish, and cup after cup. Now the_______is overflowing with the big _______I just made. And guess what? I don’t want to clean that junk up. I don’t _______want to go near it.

But I know my mess won’t ________on its own just because of my laziness. I had the fun and________the food so I should to go clean up the mess.

You know I’m talking about something deeper than dishes, right? Yes, no one is ________. We have all made some ________and some messes in our lives.

There is ________wrong with making a mistake. In fact sometimes mistakes are the best way to________something. I wouldn’t know that ________ a tree and stepping on small branches is not a good idea ________I didn’t fall out of one. I’ll never make that mistake again because it________.

So we should learn from our mistakes and take time to right our wrong. We have to take responsibility for our ________. The life lesson I learned from ________the dishes revealed to me that I have some serious learning up to do.

1.

A．fat

B．lazy

C．anxious

D．busy

2.

A．old

B．favorite

C．suitable

D．beautiful

3.

A．strange

B．unusual

C．same

D．last

4.

A．chopstick

B．bowl

C．cup

D．plate

5.

A．hungry

B．thirsty

C．sick

D．tired

6.

A．pack up

B．load up

C．put up

D．pick up

7.

A．kitchen

B．plate

C．sink

D．bath

8.

A．attempt

B．change

C．difference

D．mess

9.

A．ever

B．yet

C．even

D．just

10.

A．occur

B．disappear

C．react

D．stand

11.

A．ate

B．cooked

C．hid

D．bought

12.

A．optimistic

B．faithful

C．reliable

D．perfect

13.

A．achievements

B．contributions

C．mistakes

D．decisions

14.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

15.

A．learn

B．announce

C．express

D．explain

16.

A．planting

B．saving

C．climbing

D．watering

17.

A．if

B．because

C．though

D．unless

18.

A．responded

B．hurt

C．paid

D．mattered

19.

A．words

B．thoughts

C．attitudes

D．actions

20.

A．arranging

B．washing

C．buying

D．storing

3 . My aunt got sick after her only son died. She was beginning to forget things. Simple tasks became a challenge for her.

    1     Then she went through chemotherapy (化疗) and radiation. Although she could still walk and talk, she forgot a lot of things that happened in the past and even conversations that had taken place a few days before.

My grandmother became my aunt’s caretaker. After school, I would go to my grandmother’s home until my mom got off work.     2     I started preparing meals and talking to my aunt to keep her company.

As my aunt’s symptoms developed, she could not stand for a long period, so we began assisting her as she walked.     3     This was the hardest part for me. But I did it to help my grandmother. After a while I began administering medicine and massaging (按摩) my aunt’s legs to help with the circulation.

    4     I didn’t think I had the courage to help someone who was sick or who could not look after himself. But after assisting my aunt I began to care more about the needs of others. Seeing someone so strong and passionate (热爱的) for life fall sick to the point where she needed assistance with things most people take for granted was a new understanding.     5     This experience not only changed my view on life, but also inspired me to consider becoming a physician’s assistant, or another career where I can help others.

A．Next I was asked to help bathe her.

B．My heart became soft for the needs of others.

C．She had been cancer-free for about four years.

D．After some tests, we were told that she had brain cancer.

E．I realized that we all need help in life, whether physical or mental.

F．This experience changed how I viewed old people and the sick.

G．During this time my grandmother started asking me to help her care for my aunt.

4 . Susannah was a shy but clever girl. She had worn glasses for as long as she could remember. And again, for as long as she could remember, some of her classmates had habitually picked on her.

The worst thing was that Lewis called her “Four Eyes”. She acted like she didn’t mind, but in fact Susannah couldn’t stand it

One day, the class went on a school outing to visit some famous caves. The children were walking towards the caves, while Lewis slipped. While falling, he grabbed onto Susannah, who walked next to him, and both fell down the hole.

They landed in a dark cave. All that could be seen was a single ray of light coming from the cave roof, many metres above, and some tree roots and trunks which had fallen through the hole. Susannah and Lewis shouted for help, but no one came.

The next morning they still hadn’t been found and Lewis continued shouting for help, but no response and he started feeling scared.

It must have been noontime, because Susannah noticed that the ray of light just landed on the floor in front of her. Quickly, she took a piece of wood that had fallen into the cave, and, using her glasses as a magnifying (放大) glass, she focused the ray of light onto the wood until a little flame sprang up. Now they had a torch(火把) . Lewis watched with surprise and excitement and then they went to explore the cave.

It took them some time, and they had to burn quite a few torches, but finally they found a way out. Amid (在其中) hugs and cries of relief, Lewis gave Susannah his heartfelt thanks.

1. What does the underlined part “pick on”(in Para. 1) probably mean ?

A．Pick up

B．Catch on

C．Get rid of

D．Make fun of.

2. Why did Lewis watch with surprise when Susannah made the torch?

A．He never thought Susannah disliked him

B．He never thought Susannah could see the light

C．He never thought Susannah was so calm and clever

D．He never thought Susannah could keep him company

3. What can we know from the passage?

A．Susannah slipped and fell down the hole.

B．Susannah was pulled down the hole by Lewis.

C．They stayed in the cave for three days and two nights.

D．They were saved by their classmates and teachers.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Susannah can’t forgive Lewis for his misbehaviour.

B．Most students like to play jokes about Susannah wearing glasses.

C．Lewis is a shy boy and didn’t get along well with others.

D．Lewis would never play tricks on others disabilities again.

5 . Charlotte’s Web, a best-selling children’ s book, was described as a story of friendship on a farm. If you’ve already read the book, you may know about the friendship that grows between Wilbur, a small pig, and Charlotte, a spider. But you may not know that the author, E. B. White, was also a friend of animals.

In Charlotte’s Web, a spider saves a pig from being killed. In real life, the author had tried to save a pig too, but failed. A few years before Charlotte’s Web, White wrote an article about caring for a dying pig on his farm. Even though White raised the pig to make bacon, he found himself trying to save its life.

Although farm pigs were born to die, White had mixed feelings about this fact. “I began to feel sorry for the pig because he was born to die,” he recalled. “This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save the pig’s life.” Soon the story of Wilbur was born.

Charlotte, the heroine of the book, was also born of the observations on White’s farm. “I had been watching a big, gray spider at work and was impressed by how clever she was at weaving its nets,” he remembered. But what would happen if a clever spider could weave not only webs, but also words? Charlotte’s Web explores this possibility.

In a letter to a young reader, White wrote, “In real life, a spider doesn’t speak. But the real life is also a life of imagination. And although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them — truth about the way people and animals feel, think and act.”

1. The book Charlotte’s Web is about ________.

A．operating a farm	B．the observations of nature
C．protecting animals	D．an imaginary story about animals

2. According to Paragraph 3, White felt sorry probably because ________.

A．his book was unwelcome	B．he could not change farm pig’s life
C．all animals were born to die	D．he had to make the pig into bacon

3. What did E.B. White want to tell readers by writing Charlotte’s Web?

A．Animals can think and act like humans.	B．Spiders are the smartest creatures.
C．Humans have no right to kill animals.	D．Real life is full of imagination.

4. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell the story of E. B. White.	B．To introduce Charlotte’s Web.
C．To show the popularity of Charlotte’s Web.	D．To attract more readers to Charlotte’s Web.

6 . 请根据下面的提示，就“梦想”这一话题，用英语写一篇演讲稿。Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken­winged bird that can never fly.
注意：1.无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；
2．除诗歌外，文体不限；
3．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
4．词数为80左右。
Good morning, everyone，
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7 . Some people touch our lives, perhaps making us think or smile, often without even realizing it. A few years ago, I worked at a church and since my_________was home schooling, he went with me to the church every day. Most mornings, we’d stop at a local convenience store, getting a chocolate drink for him and a_________for me.

There were other stores we could have frequented, _________we passed many stores along the way. But the clerk at the store we chose to visit refreshed our lives each day, and so we returned again and again. Perhaps the store clerk had_________worked in a fast food restaurant, where she learned to ask, “Would you like fries with that?” Perhaps she’d been_________in another store, where she learned, well, about multiple selling.

I think that she had found her own_________ way of enjoying life and her job. I’m not even sure that she was aware that her_________for life and her job put a smile upon the face of each customer. Customers did, indeed, return again and again for a bit of good cheer as only that special clerk could give.

With my_________in hand, every time I went to the counter, the clerk never asked me if I wanted a cake with my coffee.   _________， she asked, “Would you like some batteries with that coffee?” Of my son with his chocolate drink, she enquired, “Would you like a__________with that drink?”

Yes, life is what you make of it. This clerk’s method of dealing with what some__________is a boring job made the hours in her day more enjoyable. And in doing that, she also__________the lives of others and made them laugh.

Sometimes, if my day at the church had been particularly__________, or if my son’s__________rather difficult, we’d stop at that store before heading home. We’d__________as we left the store, the clerk’s words resounding behind us. “Would you like some shampoo with that soda?”

1.

A．nephew

B．grandson

C．son

D．brother

2.

A．tea

B．Coke

C．beer

D．coffee

3.

A．as

B．and

C．for

D．so

4.

A．truly

B．previously

C．casually

D．currently

5.

A．promoted

B．arranged

C．appointed

D．trained

6.

A．abnormal

B．conventional

C．unique

D．accurate

7.

A．ambition

B．enthusiasm

C．curiosity

D．responsibility

8.

A．feast

B．purchase

C．product

D．souvenir

9.

A．Rather

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

10.

A．hamburger

B．sandwich

C．hotdog

D．newspaper

11.

A．analyze

B．assume

C．conclude

D．declare

12.

A．refreshed

B．controlled

C．disturbed

D．inspired

13.

A．astonishing

B．fascinating

C．satisfying

D．tiring

14.

A．choice

B．decision

C．lessons

D．questions

15.

A．sigh

B．laugh

C．puzzle

D．hesitate

8 . 语法填空

On the way back home from Houston a few weeks ago, I had a flat tyre (爆胎). There was no one in Houston to pick me up. I immediately locked the doors and picked up my phone     1    (call) for help. Soon     2     man knocked on my window and asked if he could help me. From his     3    (appear) and behaviour, I knew he was far more likely to rob than help me , so I     4    (polite) refused. He finally said, “Madam, you need help. You aren’t going anywhere     5     you don’t change that tyre.”

I looked hard, straight into his eyes, and instinctively (凭直觉) saw someone different     6     the man who appeared to be at first sight. So I got out. He looked     7    (surprise), but at once tried to find the spare tyre.

It took a while, since it     8    (store) under the car. He changed the tyre and said, “Thank you for     9    (let) me help you. You gave me a chance when most people would never open the door to someone like me. Would it be okay if I give you a hug ?” When I recovered, I gave him a big hug. I     10    (leave) with a new tyre and a renewed faith in human nature.

9 . Close to the king’s palace stood a little house. In it lived a ______ gardener who worked at the palace grounds from dawn to dusk. It was hard work. Yet he ______ complained. He always seemed to be at peace with himself.

The king wondered, “I wish I could be as happy as him.”

One evening the king found the gardener packing up his tools after ______ the day’s work. He was covered with dust and mud. But he kept singing to himself. The king ______ him and said, “You are always happy. I wish I could be as happy as you. What is the ______ of your happiness? Won’t you ______ it with me? ”

“Why should I be unhappy when I get two meals a day and have a ______ to sleep in at night? I’m happy that I have the ______ to work from morning till evening to earn my bread. I’m so ______ now that I can enjoy anything, even hard dry bread. And I am tired too. So I can ______ on the hardest floor, and drop off to sleep ______ . When I wake up in the morning, I feel fresh and full of ______ to welcome another day. I take every ______ as it comes. This moment is what ______ to me the most,” the gardener bowed and replied ______ .

“But what if tomorrow you fall sick! Shouldn’t you think of the future too?” the king asked.

“And start ______ ? Then I will lose my appetite. I will not get good sleep. I will fall sick and ______ my job. I will starve and die. I can’t ______ to worry about the future. Only this moment counts. Nothing else,” the gardener explained.

“You said it. Thank you,” the king nodded and ______ to change his attitude and to make the best use of the ______ .

1.

A．silly

B．lazy

C．cheerful

D．rich

2.

A．rarely

B．immediately

C．uncomfortably

D．jokingly

3.

A．starting

B．finishing

C．missing

D．studying

4.

A．shot

B．arrested

C．ignored

D．approached

5.

A．secret

B．use

C．price

D．goal

6.

A．exchange

B．divide

C．appreciate

D．share

7.

A．garden

B．palace

C．bed

D．kitchen

8.

A．money

B．strength

C．time

D．company

9.

A．sad

B．weak

C．tired

D．hungry

10.

A．get up

B．roll over

C．lie down

D．break out

11.

A．carefully

B．instantly

C．occasionally

D．painfully

12.

A．energy

B．hate

C．meaning

D．ambition

13.

A．chance

B．day

C．dream

D．meal

14.

A．sings

B．listens

C．matters

D．prefers

15.

A．respectfully

B．awkwardly

C．shyly

D．humorously

16.

A．celebrating

B．arguing

C．learning

D．worrying

17.

A．love

B．lose

C．change

D．forget

18.

A．afford

B．fail

C．decide

D．plan

19.

A．refused

B．pretended

C．threatened

D．determined

20.

A．power

B．wealth

C．present

D．talent

10 . Do you find yourself pulling away from others, especially if you’ve experienced a deep disappointment? Maybe the most ______ thing most of us can do is to be with people when we don’t feel like being around anybody.

A man who lost his wife to cancer found himself wanting to be ______ . He dropped out of his community and ______ all of the activities he and his wife were used to for year. He ______ socializing at work and returned ______ home to an empty house after work. He turned down ______ from friends and co-workers.

His friends became ______ . One came by to visit and invite him over for supper the next evening. The two old friends sat in comfortable chairs by a ______ . The visitor extended the dinner invitation and ______ him to come, “You may need to ______ others to share your pain.”

The man responded that he felt better ______ staying with other people. “And ______ ,” he said, “it’s just too difficult to get out anymore.”

They sat in ______ for a while, watching the wood burn in the fireplace. Then the visitor did a(n) ______ thing. He took tongs (火钳) by the fireplace, reached into the fire, pulled out a ______ coal and laid down by itself on the earth. “That’s you,” he said.

The man sat in silence, ______ the red-hot ember. Neither man looked ______ as the once hot coal gradually transformed into a black lump. After some moments, the man said, “I get the ______ , my friend. I’ll be over tomorrow evening.”

We cannot ______ in any healthy way by ourselves. The leaf needs the branch. The branch needs the trunk. The trunk needs the roots. And the roots need the rest of the tree. We are ______ . And in that connection life and vitality (活力) are found.

1.

A．exciting

B．common

C．difficult

D．obvious

2.

A．independent

B．cheerful

C．sociable

D．alone

3.

A．enjoyed

B．refused

C．looked back to

D．took part in

4.

A．quit

B．reduced

C．kept

D．became fond of

5.

A．hurriedly

B．hopefully

C．straight

D．eagerly

6.

A．greetings

B．visits

C．kindness

D．invitations

7.

A．annoyed

B．alarmed

C．disappointed

D．curious

8.

A．warm fireplace

B．beautiful garden

C．bright window

D．TV set

9.

A．inspired

B．told

C．encouraged

D．required

10.

A．inform

B．expect

C．leave

D．allow

11.

A．while

B．without

C．regardless of

D．because of

12.

A．besides

B．otherwise

C．generally

D．therefore

13.

A．turn

B．silence

C．tears

D．talks

14.

A．frightening

B．heartwarming

C．unusual

D．interesting

15.

A．black

B．burnt

C．dark

D．flaming

16.

A．watching

B．holding

C．admiring

D．ignoring

17.

A．down

B．away

C．ahead

D．around

18.

A．point

B．invitation

C．news

D．notice

19.

A．think

B．understand

C．escape

D．survive

20.

A．welcomed

B．concerned

C．connected

D．affected