2 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．A room

B．A Sofa

C．A picture

3 . Dear Dale,

I want to be closer to my mom, but whenever I try to share things with her, she doesn’t understand. Skyline

Dear Skyline,

As we grow up, our interests change a lot. As a teenager, it may just be that your mom and you don’t share the same interests right now. It’s normal for the relationship between teenagers and their parents to become distant for a short while.

If you don’t think your mom understands you or your interests, why not try to get involved in some of hers? If she has a hobby, try to join in with it. For example, if she’s a good cook, ask her to teach you some recipes. If she likes running, go for a run with her.

Likewise（同样地）, try to get her involved in the things that you do often. Invite her to go to the movies or to coffee together, or ask her to help you study some time.

Another great way to get to know your mom better is to ask her about her childhood. My mother has lots of great tales about being a teenager in the 1960s, and hearing her share them and laughing at her funny memories always brings us closer together. Ask your mom about her life as a teenager too I bet she’d love to share her stories

There could be many reasons that your mom might seem too busy to do things with you. She could just be tired from a long day of work, or she may have a problem of her own that’s   affecting how she acts toward others.

Whatever happens, don’t worry. She loves you and always will. And hopefully one day soon, you will both understand each other perfectly.

1. What is Skyline’s problem?

A．She doesn’t live close to her mom.

B．She doesn’t share things with her mom.

C．Her mom is too busy to spend time with her.

D．Her mom doesn’t understand her.

2. What does Dale think of Skyline’s problem?

A．Typical.

B．Unusual.

C．Strange.

D．Tough.

3. Why does Dale advise Skyline to ask her mom about her childhood?

A．To encourage her mom to talk to her.

B．To give her mom time to think of the past.

C．To help her know more about her mom.

D．To get her a chance to laugh at her mom.

4. What can we infer from Paragraph 5 of Dale’s letter to Skyline?

A．Skyline’s mom has a problem of her own.

B．Skyline’s mom probably isn’t a good mother.

C．Skyline is badly treated by her mom at home.

D．Skyline probably doesn’t understand her mom.

4 . Two things changed my life: my mother and a white, plastic, daisy bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it’s true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn’t turned a silly bicycle accessory (配件) into a life lesson I carry with me today.

It was summer and, one day, my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed — and there it was in the window. White, shiny, plastic and decorated with daisies, the basket seemed so appealing and I knew I had to have it.

“Mom, please can I please, please get it? I’ll do extra chores for as long as you say. I’ll do anything, but I need that basket. Please, Mom. Please?”

“You know,” she said, gently rubbing my back while we both stared at what I believed was the coolest thing ever, “If you save up, you could buy this yourself.”

“By the time I make enough it’ll be gone!’

“Maybe Roger here could hold it for you,” She smiled at Roger, the bike guy.

“For that long? He can’t hold it for that long, Mom. Someone else will buy it. Please, Mom, please?”

“There might be another choice,” she said. My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely out of reach in some hiding place I couldn’t find. Each week I eagerly counted my growing nest egg earned by extra work here and there (washing the car, helping my mother make dinner, delivering milk around the neighborhood). And then, weeks later maybe, I counted, re-counted and jumped for joy. Oh, happy day! I made it! I finally had the exact amount we’d agreed upon.

Days later, the unthinkable happened. A neighborhood girl I’d played with millions of times appeared with the exact same basket fixed to her shiny, new bike that already had all the bells and whistles. I rode my bike fast home to tell my mother about this disaster, this horrible turn of events.

And then came the lesson I’ve taken with me through my life: “Honey, your basket is extra-special,” Mom said, gently wiping away my hot tears. “Your basket is special because you paid for it yourself.”

1. In Paragraph 1, the writer shows a sense of _________.

A．loneliness

B．gratitude

C．brightness

D．regret

2. The writer finally got the basket she desired by _________.

A．waiting and sharing	B．crying and begging
C．working and saving	D．borrowing and returning

3. What lesson did the mother want to teach her children?

A．The fruit of one’s labor tastes sweeter.	B．After rain comes fair weather.
C．Hard work leads to success.	D．Tolerance and patience bring happiness.

5 . I sat at my table, signing my name to the most difficult letter I'd ever written. The letter was____ my son — Luke's birth mom, a single mother of three children with little money, struggling for ____. This was not the first time that I had ____ her. I'd sent several letters over the years with ____ of Luke, which the adoption agency agreed to forward, ____ had never received a single reply.“Please read this letter，” I ____， for Luke's life might depend on it.

I adopted Luke when he was less than one. A gene from his birth parents had ____ Luke to be born with a blood disease. Much was done. But nothing was a ____ sign.

Then, the doctor told us there was a chance that Luke's disease ____ be cured with a bone marrow (骨髓) transplant. My heart lighted up but it ____ coldly when the doctor inquired if Luke had any brother or sister.

I was at a loss.

“Do I have the ____ to ask Luke's birth mother for help？”I asked the adoption agency official.

“Luke is your child. You have the right to do whatever it ____ to save his life.”

And so I penned the letter describing Luke's ____ to her.“Would you consider having your other children tested as ____ marrow donors？” I wrote. I ____ the letter into the mailbox, waited and prayed.

Two weeks later, the doctor called that Luke's birth mother had her children tested, and one of them was a 100 percent ____.The transplant operation ____ well and Luke survived.

In another letter I shared the happy ____ with Luke's birth mother, who this time wrote back: “I've written many letters but never had the ____ to mail them. Many times I felt like I did the wrong thing, but I know now it was right. He is right____ God needed him to be. Luke has two families who love him.”

1.

A．of

B．to

C．about

D．on

2.

A．dream

B．work

C．marriage

D．life

3.

A．understood

B．complained

C．contacted

D．touched

4.

A．letters

B．photos

C．books

D．clothes

5.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

6.

A．smiled

B．sighed

C．prayed

D．cried

7.

A．helped

B．allowed

C．forbidden

D．caused

8.

A．hopeful

B．wonderful

C．thankful

D．peaceful

9.

A．must

B．could

C．need

D．should

10.

A．lifted

B．loaded

C．landed

D．locked

11.

A．right

B．duty

C．chance

D．time

12.

A．asks

B．gets

C．brings

D．takes

13.

A．progress

B．condition

C．change

D．worry

14.

A．possible

B．necessary

C．important

D．special

15.

A．cast

B．laid

C．dropped

D．delivered

16.

A．discovery

B．company

C．choice

D．match

17.

A．went on

B．took on

C．put on

D．got on

18.

A．story

B．operation

C．news

D．message

19.

A．confidence

B．courage

C．patience

D．determination

20.

A．who

B．what

C．when

D．where

6 . A survey said the average Asian dad spent one minute a day with his children. I was shocked. I mean, a whole minute? Every day? Get real. Once a week maybe. The fact is, many Asian males are terrible at kid—related things. In fact, I am one of them.

Child—rearing (养育) doesn’t come naturally to guys. My mother knew the names of our teachers, best friends and crushes. My dad was only vaguely aware there were short people sharing the apartment. My mother bought healthy fresh food at the market every day. My dad would only go shopping when there was nothing in the fridge except a jar of capers and a bay leaf. Then he’d buy beer. My mother always knew the right questions to ask our teachers. My dad would ask my English teacher if she could get us a discount on school fees. My mother served kid food to kids. My dad added chili sauce to everything, including our baby food.

The truth is, mothers have superpowers. My son fell off a wall once and hurt himself all over. I demanded someone bring me a computer so I could google what to do. My wife ignored me and did some sort of chanting phrase such as “Mummy kiss it better,” and cured l7 separate injuries in less than 15 seconds.

Yes, mothers are incredible people, but they are not always right. Yet honesty forces me to record the fact that mothers only know best 99.99 percent of the time.Here are some famous slip-ups.

The mother of Bill Gates: “If you’re going to drop out of college and hang out with your nerdy friends, don’t come running to me when you find yourself penniless.” The mother of Albert Einstein: “When you grow up, you’ll find that sitting around thinking about the nature of time and space won’t pay the grocery bills.” The mother of George W. Bush: “You’ll never be like your dad, who became President of the United States and started his own war.”

1. The tone for the writer to write the passage is ___.

A．cruel

B．humorous

C．disapproving

D．critical(批评的)

2. In paragraph 2 the writer makes a comparison between mothers and fathers to prove that ______.

A．females love kids more than males	B．males are not good at child—rearing
C．Males are not interested in child-rearing	D．child-rearing is difficult both for females and males

3. What does the underlined word “slip-ups” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．stories

B．shortcomings

C．mistakes

D．advantages

4. The last paragraph is mainly developed by ___.

A．providing different examples	B．following the order of space
C．making comparisons	D．analyzing causes

7 . Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.

My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.

I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.

I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.

1. Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule?

A．Start the car the moment everyone is seated.

B．Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.

C．Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.

D．Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.

2. The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to ___________.

A．keep her appointment with the eye doctor

B．meet her father who was already an old man

C．join in the holiday celebration of the company

D．finish her work before the deadline approached

3. The underlined word "foregone" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___________.

A．avoided	B．lacked
C．abandoned	D．abused

8 . 假如你叫李华，今年暑假即将跨入高三的学习，压力很大，想和父母说说心里话，请你用英文在你的博客上以书信形式表达出来。
主要内容如下：1. 感谢父母的关心、鼓励；
2. 对父母的期望；
3. 学习打算。
注意：1. 短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥。
2. 词数：120左右（开头与结尾已给出，不计入词数）。
Dear Mom and Dad,

With the Senior Three approaching, I really hope to have a heart-to-heart talk with you!

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mom and Dad, I am quite confident about my future. Wish you good health and a happy life.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

9 . When my son Zac was six months old, I noticed something wasn’t right. He would_______with toys with his left arm,_______ his right side wasn’t there. When I_______ him to see the baby nurse, she did her best to hide her _______ but suggested I see a doctor as soon as possible.

For the next four months, Zac and I paid _______visits to the doctors. Then, at ten months, Zach had a CT scan. The scan results showed that my boy had hemiplegic cerebral palsy(偏瘫性脑麻痹). I was _______

Soon, his doctor put   us in touch with an organization that_______children’s disability and develo-pment services. So years of treatment _______

Gradually, Zac began to set his own _______. When he was 11 months old, he began to crawl(爬） with his right leg dragging behind. He________at 19 or 20 months, and even though one foot was turned, it never ________him doing anything.

He played football when he was eight, ________starting athletics at 11, where he found his ________. As a para-athlete(残疾运动员), he has even represented his state six times at a ________ level. Then in 2011, he became the Australian long jump ________holder in the under-13 group. Today Zac’s favorite sport is________and he is training with the South Australian para-cycling team for the 2020 Paralympics in Japan. If I had been too ________ to let him play sport, he would never have had the ________ to travel,compete and meet amazing people from all over the world.

My parenting journey with Zac wasn’t what I ________ , but I am so ________ he chose me to be his mum. He is my most precious gift.

1.

A．meet

B．fight

C．play

D．work

2.

A．so that

B．even if

C．now that

D．as if

3.

A．allowed

B．took

C．taught

D．asked

4.

A．alarm

B．anger

C．joy

D．pride

5.

A．countless

B．safe

C．immediate

D．important

6.

A．ashamed

B．shocked

C．inspired

D．amused

7.

A．uses

B．prevents

C．checks

D．provides

8.

A．began

B．missed

C．helped

D．changed

9.

A．price

B．pace

C．line

D．goal

10.

A．sat

B．returned

C．walked

D．recovered

11.

A．saw

B．kept

C．stopped

D．minded

12.

A．before

B．after

C．for

D．against

13.

A．plan

B．speech

C．humor

D．talent

14.

A．similar

B．basic

C．national

D．local

15.

A．license

B．record

C．ticket

D．degree

16.

A．skating

B．swimming

C．running

D．cycling

17.

A．honest

B．ready

C．afraid

D．simple

18.

A．time

B．energy

C．money

D．chance

19.

A．expected

B．believed

C．created

D．recognized

20.

A．confident

B．grateful

C．strange

D．brave

10 . One spring, when I was 10, during one of my father’s layoffs (失业), I could tell my mother was unhappy. I decided to cheer her up by buying her a special Mother’s Day gift.

One day after school I rode my bike to the Agins, which, I learned years later, was known for its high-end fashions (时尚) and styles. I introduced myself to Sylvia Agins, telling her I was looking for a Mother’s Day present.

“Do you think she’d like a purse?” she asked. I told her. I thought she might.

She took out an Italian handbag made of leather. She asked me what I thought, and I told her that my mom would like it.

“How much money do you have?” she asked.

“Twelve dollars,” I said.

“You’re in luck,” she told me. “It’s only $11. You have a dollar left over for the card.” She gift-wrapped the purse and thanked me for my business, and I rode off home with the package under my arm.

When my mother opened the gift the next Sunday morning, she asked in an accusing tone, “Where did you get this?”

“I bought it at the Agins. It cost me $11.” I said.

My mother was shocked into silence.

It wasn’t until many years later, when I learned that the purse was worth several hundred dollars, that I appreciated just how wonderful Sylvia Agins had been to me. I always felt bad that I never had a chance to properly thank her.

“You know, my son, what really amazes me to this day,” my mother said, “Letting you have the purse for just a few dollars was unbelievable enough. But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch of kindness that I’ll never forget.”

1. The author bought his mother a purse to ________.

A．surprise his mother	B．make his mother happy
C．show his ability of making money	D．thank his mother for buying him a bike

2. Why was the author’s mother shocked into silence?

A．She wasn’t expecting a gift from her son.

B．The purse was bought from the Agins.

C．The author bought a card to go with the purse.

D．The Agins charged so little money for the purse.

3. Sylvia Agins’ behavior shows that________.

A．she is good at making money	B．she is kind and thoughtful
C．she knows how to choose presents	D．she is critical and mean

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．An Unforgettable Event	B．A Considerate Mother
C．A Priceless Mother’s Day Gift	D．A Kind-hearted Shop Owner