1 . 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。

When I was 14 years old, I was a straight A student in the middle school of our small town. I didn’t try particularly hard, I just went to all my classes and paid attention. I could get good grades with minimal effort. I had a great group of friends too: kids I grew up with, that I had known nearly all my life. We hung out together on weekends very often. It seemed there was nothing to be worried about. I think it was the happiest time in my teenage years.

Then my family moved to the UK just before I went to high school because my father changed his job, and everything changed. I was the only Asian in my class. Overnight, I had no friends, and was in a new country where everyone was different. While trying to adapt to the new surroundings and cultures, it turned out that going to public school in a big city like London was much harder than the tiny classroom in my home country that I was used to. Teachers barely knew my name, and all the other kids thought I was strange because of my accent.

It was so hard to fit in. I went to school alone, ate in the canteen alone, and studied in the library alone. No one even wanted to be in the same group with me in class as I always couldn’t understand what other students were talking about. I would cry all night when I went back home. The only thing I dreamed of was going back to the place I once belonged to!

The class and subjects in the UK were so much different to me. Although I had taken English classes before we moved here, the teachers spoke English so fast that I couldn’t catch up at all! Just as I expected, I started underperforming: I tried so hard, but it just wasn’t working. I studied a lot, but then I’d go to the exam, and would get so nervous. Sweating and trembling, I felt like my mind would go blank. All that effort, and I failed anyway. I started to lose my self-confidence. Maybe I wasn’t good enough.

注意：
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An English teacher, Kate, noticed that I was struggling.                         

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The after-school class really helped.                         

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2 . I had this girl in my class and I always considered her to be really foolish. She’d ask a ton of questions in class, which I would _________ to be “stupid” and “silly” and sometimes her question caused a storm of _________ but she’d never stop asking.

However, the fact was that she’d almost always top the class examinations and everyone was confused. Some students said she was _________ because she wasn’t so _________ in class. Although nobody could prove that she was actually cheating, they totally _________ that she did.

I’m pretty socially awkward so I never really talked to her. She was leaving school this year and I was truly _________ about how she was so good during exams and how she didn’t let other’s remarks(言论) affect her. So I _________ decided to find out what was up. She told me that her friend was severely(严重地)socially anxious and she’d fallen behind in studies because she couldn’t dare to ask doubts in class or ask for _________ from others. So they had this system where during lectures her friend would _________ any questions she had, and then the girl would __________ them for her. With her help, her friend made __________, though this girl suffered prejudice(偏见) for being stupid when she was actually really smart.

It was such a __________ story that it really changed the way I __________ people. I wouldn’t be quick to jump to conclusions. It also taught me a __________: standing beside our friends when they __________ us isn’t always an easy choice. But when you care about them, it’s the only choice.

1.

A．agree

B．consider

C．remember

D．doubt

2.

A．noise

B．sigh

C．cry

D．laughter

3.

A．cheating

B．pretending

C．playing

D．studying

4.

A．active

B．intelligent

C．hard-working

D．easy-going

5.

A．heard

B．expected

C．believed

D．agreed

6.

A．curious

B．worried

C．crazy

D．excited

7.

A．extremely

B．finally

C．naturally

D．obviously

8.

A．leave

B．advice

C．help

D．permission

9.

A．give up

B．debate about

C．turn down

D．write down

10.

A．explain

B．repeat

C．ask

D．solve

11.

A．mistakes

B．sense

C．progress

D．friends

12.

A．annoying

B．interesting

C．surprising

D．touching

13.

A．judged

B．described

C．taught

D．introduced

14.

A．way

B．lesson

C．strategy

D．result

15.

A．change

B．need

C．refuse

D．encourage

3 . It is strange how a small moment can change a person’s life. My son walked into the kitchen this morning and opened his_________to me. I opened my arms too and gave him a big hug just like I do every morning. And this time a beautiful_________came back to me.

My Italian grandma had been a big hugger when I was a boy, but my mum and dad didn’t hug me much as I got_________. By the time I was a teenager then, except for my grandma, I didn’t hug anyone.

When I was sixteen, I_________on a trip with a group of boys to tour a college. And on our way there, we also_________an old temple. As we entered we were_________there by the largest monk I had ever seen. He was over six and a half feet tall with_________arms. And as he welcomed us, he gave each one of us a huge hug. When my own_________came, I felt scared but_________in and hugged him back. I felt__________in my heart as he shared his loving-kindness. I felt peace and joy in my__________as well. It was amazing. Later that day I began to__________why I had ever stopped giving and__________hugs when they brought so much__________.

When my own children were born then I__________to never stop hugging them and telling them I loved them, no matter how big they grew or how old they got.

1.

A．arms

B．hands

C．mouth

D．eyes

2.

A．flash

B．style

C．topic

D．memory

3.

A．older

B．stronger

C．quicker

D．slower

4.

A．looked

B．opened

C．left

D．put

5.

A．thought of

B．stopped by

C．asked for

D．burned down

6.

A．greeted

B．annoyed

C．checked

D．cheated

7.

A．suitable

B．thin

C．small

D．huge

8.

A．challenge

B．confidence

C．turn

D．impression

9.

A．jumped

B．broke

C．packed

D．stepped

10.

A．warmth

B．anxiety

C．curiosity

D．horror

11.

A．personality

B．adventure

C．spirit

D．stomach

12.

A．realize

B．wonder

C．understand

D．notice

13.

A．exploring

B．designing

C．refusing

D．receiving

14.

A．advice

B．joy

C．blood

D．knowledge

15.

A．decided

B．forgot

C．changed

D．returned

4 . Despite the fact that there has never been so much wealth or so many wealthy people in the world, many of the world’s poor people still live in material and energy poverty. Could you and I cut back on our consumption (消耗) so as to make some space for others to increase theirs?

I am sure we could. But, unfortunately, everything about our economic systems is set up to make us believe and behave otherwise. The default (默认) mindset is that there is nothing wrong with wanting ever newer and more expensive things as long as we can afford them.

Look around you for a moment. No society anywhere before lived like this. Further, since our spending must necessarily be someone else’s income, we tell ourselves that we actually make the world a better place every time we buy another pair of shoes or trade in a car for the latest model. And that’s the tug (拉) of war that plays itself out cruelly in our lives, as one side of our age cries out “less”, and from the other side comes the answering cry “more”.

Of course, wanting to live a better life is deeply ingrained in human nature. Otherwise, we would never have generated the progress that has brought us to our present station.

But now we should think deeply about how and why we consume.

After all, even the earliest thinkers in the history of economic—including Adam Smith—thought, having more does not always translate into being happier. Evidence shows that many people in the developing world, despite being hard-up, report being just as happy as those in the materially rich societies of the West.

So what now? The answer, perhaps, is to try to be rich in the enjoyment of things, not in the accumulation (堆积) of them. A pair of good shoes, lightly creased (起皱) but also carefully polished (擦亮) once a month a meal cooked at home instead of a trip to McDonald’s—such as these lie our act of saving from the virus of compulsive (强迫性的) consumption.

1. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?

A．People tend to buy things unreasonably.

B．People refuse to cut down on consumption.

C．People all face material and energy poverty.

D．People believe in political and economic systems.

2. What does the underlined word “ingrained” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Held.

B．Rooted.

C．Changed.

D．Possessed.

3. What does the author suggest?

A．Trying to be rich.	B．The more, the better.
C．Enjoying what we have.	D．Focusing on the compulsive consumption.

4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Entertainment.

B．Health.

C．Education.

D．Economy.

5 . Small children are easy to throw up in the air and catch-and they _________ it. “Again, Daddy, again!” Jacky shouts as I throw him skywards and catch him on the way back down again. He throws his arms and legs out _________ he were flying, his eyes wide with _________. His trust in me is _________ which is quite a nice feeling, but at the same time gives me a huge sense of _________ .

I hope Jacky will always trust me fully, but I know that, as he gets _________ , it will need more effort and sound judgment_________ . Trust is such an important part of a _________ relationship that it’s something that can’t _________ to lose. Every time I __________ Jacky to something new, he’ll do it only because he trusts me and feels __________ in the knowledge that he won’t get hurt .__________ , teaching Jacky to swim means he has to __________ that, when he’s swimming in the big pool, I’ll come to his rescue if his doggy paddle lets him down.

__________ in the workplace, trust is important for strong __________ . It is something that every manager should work hard to __________ among their team. If people don’t trust you, they’re unlikely to __________ your directions and willingly become a loyal (忠诚) team member. A __________ of trust can make people work against you rather than for you. At the very least, it means that people are not going to be __________ you their best. Good __________, like good parenting, is a long-term commitment.

1.

A．deserve

B．miss

C．love

D．know

2.

A．as if

B．in case

C．even though

D．so that

3.

A．fear

B．excitement

C．doubt

D．astonishment

4.

A．reasonable

B．limited

C．absolute

D．important

5.

A．relief

B．satisfaction

C．achievement

D．responsibility

6.

A．older

B．busier

C．quieter

D．healthier

7.

A．on my behalf

B．on my part

C．in my honor

D．in my name

8.

A．long-distance

B．high-risk

C．parent-child

D．teacher-student

9.

A．afford

B．choose

C．wait

D．expect

10.

A．attach

B．compare

C．adjust

D．introduce

11.

A．safe

B．happy

C．proud

D．grateful

12.

A．Above all

B．In addition

C．At first

D．For example

13.

A．admit

B．believe

C．suggest

D．imagine

14.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Similarly

D．Fortunately

15.

A．affection

B．determination

C．friendship

D．leadership

16.

A．assess

B．organize

C．develop

D．understand

17.

A．repeat

B．follow

C．change

D．forget

18.

A．gesture

B．measure

C．bond

D．lack

19.

A．telling

B．giving

C．selling

D．sending

20.

A．management

B．personality

C．communication

D．education

6 . It’s often the simple things in life that make the most significant impact on us. It was late one afternoon in mid-September. My three-month-old son was napping in his ______. As I wandered through our living room, I happened to _______my balcony window. Puddles (水坑) had _______the ground and the rain had slowed.

Down below _______a boy of about four. Filled with a mixture of fascination and happiness, he stomped (踩) through the puddle, mud and _______flying. He walked, stomped, splashed through that puddle ______, happily enjoying what mother nature had left for him.

Not more than ten feet away stood his mother. She didn’t scold him. _______, she watched with a pleasant smile on her face and stood _______. As for me, it was a (n)_______moment that changed the way I will forever view my role as a mother.

The little boy probably will _______each afternoon that his mother takes him outside, as he _______. He may not remember each little thing that happens each time his mother lets him _______his world. But he will remember that his mother _______him and he will know that she helps him to learn and grow in a pleasant and fun environment.

Maybe we can all learn from the innocence of _______that views a rainstorm not as something to run through or to avoid, but something meant to explore, to _______ and to love.

1.

A．desk

B．bed

C．toy

D．chair

2.

A．jump at

B．turn around

C．look out of

D．stare at

3.

A．formed

B．left

C．saved

D．collected

4.

A．waved

B．trembled

C．stood

D．slid

5.

A．birds

B．cars

C．ash

D．water

6.

A．by and by

B．up and down

C．now and then

D．over and over

7.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Also

8.

A．still

B．hesitantly

C．anxiously

D．close

9.

A．embarrassing

B．confusing

C．touching

D．exhausting

10.

A．experience

B．remember

C．forget

D．recall

11.

A．grows up

B．loses heart

C．turns in

D．cries out

12.

A．visit

B．explore

C．find

D．understand

13.

A．loves

B．helps

C．scolds

D．kisses

14.

A．youth

B．childhood

C．adolescence

D．adulthood

15.

A．enjoy

B．share

C．stop

D．await

7 . A former student of mine is now a teacher at my high school. She walked by me in the _______ this afternoon and said with a smile, “Ms. Harris, I know you love our word of the week — integrity. I heard it on the announcements this morning and I _______ thought of you.” I replied, “Thank you, Pharen; that _______ me.” She went on to say, “I always _______ you talking to me about integrity and _______ and how important they were.” I _______ her again and she continued on down the hallway.

As I reflect on this _______, it brings a smile to my face. Of the many _______ that she could associate with me, the fact that she associated the word “integrity” is important _______ of my influence as an educator. I believe that she connected the idea of honesty and moral character with me ________ the example I have set with my life.

It calls to mind a popular quote — “Let us not grow tired in doing ________, for at the right time we will reap (得到) a harvest, if we do not give up.” I am ________ for a reminder today — when it seems that no one is ________ it — that the important values are being caught and ________ if I just keep “doing the right thing”. As a teacher, I know in ________ you cannot see the fruit of a day’s work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years.

1.

A．hall

B．office

C．gallery

D．classroom

2.

A．immediately

B．casually

C．rarely

D．potentially

3.

A．upsets

B．pleases

C．puzzles

D．warns

4.

A．catch

B．forget

C．keep

D．remember

5.

A．participation

B．fortune

C．character

D．prejudice

6.

A．comforted

B．thanked

C．believed

D．encountered

7.

A．interaction

B．negotiation

C．decision

D．cooperation

8.

A．colors

B．interests

C．words

D．tastes

9.

A．confusion

B．proof

C．exercise

D．wisdom

10.

A．instead of

B．because of

C．except for

D．regardless of

11.

A．little

B．nothing

C．wrong

D．good

12.

A．helpful

B．faithful

C．grateful

D．delightful

13.

A．facing

B．questioning

C．getting

D．stealing

14.

A．thrown away

B．called off

C．figured out

D．passed on

15.

A．teaching

B．science

C．economy

D．communication

8 . A teacher gave his students a test. Most of the students finished all the questions without much effort _______they all read the last one which was “What is the first name of the woman who _______ the school? ”

All of the students thought that this question was some kind of _______. They had all seen the cleaning woman many times during each day at school. It was _______ that she was tall and old, but how would they know her _______?

So they all _______ their test paper, leaving the last question _______. Just before the class ended, one of the students asked if the last question would count toward the results of the _______.

“_______”said the teacher.

He went on to say, “In your lives and careers, you will ________ many people and they are ________individual, so they each are worth your ________ and care, even if all you do is ________and say “Hello”.

Over the following days each of the students ________ the importance of finding out the name of the cleaner and introduced themselves. They all learned that cleaner’s name was Dorothy and they never forgot the ________ that everyone is important.

1.

A．while

B．until

C．since

D．after

2.

A．cleans

B．manages

C．supports

D．guards

3.

A．pity

B．risk

C．story

D．joke

4.

A．natural

B．clear

C．possible

D．unusual

5.

A．address

B．family

C．name

D．age

6.

A．left behind

B．lifted up

C．put away

D．handed in

7.

A．unanswered

B．open

C．out

D．unprepared

8.

A．exercise

B．experiment

C．test

D．match

9.

A．Possibly

B．No

C．Sure

D．Never

10.

A．love

B．help

C．respect

D．meet

11.

A．important

B．unique

C．intelligent

D．honest

12.

A．consideration

B．attention

C．discussion

D．protection

13.

A．look

B．smile

C．listen

D．play

14.

A．remembered

B．proved

C．explained

D．realized

15.

A．lesson

B．opinion

C．premise

D．argument