1 . I'm ashamed to say that,as the years have gone by,I haven't taken the time to walk around my neighborhood. Sure.I'm out and about all the time but always in the car to my way out of the neighborhood.

The main reason is that I don't love my neighborhood anymore.I'm referring to the place,not the people. My street used to come to an end in a forest. We would walk the dogs in the forest that always had nice,seasonal flowers and shrubs(灌木)coming up all year round. Now it's gone and been replaced(取代)by a forest of high-rise buildings.

Pretty down because of some annoying( 频人 的） office work these days.I decided I just had to get out and walk today. It started at the building "forest". I still felt pain in my heart from the sight and I missed those days of walking the dog and taking in the beauty of the trees and shrubs and flowers.

As I continued on, though.I came across this. .

Some very artistic children created some lovely, colorful artwork and I couldn't help but think they must have been trying to make me and everyone else just feel better. It certainly worked on me. Thank you,thoughtful artists!

At one point,I saw a man walking across one of the wider, busier streets. I shouted,"I just wanted to say hi to someone!" He answered,looking very friendly and happy,smiling and waving（挥手）.

As I walked near the last couple of streets of my walk, the winds began to blow. There were dark clouds behind me so I decided to head home. Luckily, the rain didn't come down until I was resting on the sofa.""

I was glad I went out.

1. Why did the author seldom walk around his neighborhood?

A．He was a homebody.

B．He didn't like the environment.

C．He was too busy with his work.

D．He didn't get along with the people.

2. How did the author feel at the start of his walk?

A．Surprised.	B．Angry.
C．Lonely.	D．Sad.

3. What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A．Creating artwork.	B．Meeting famous artists.
C．What the children did.	D．How to cheer people up.

4. What happened during the author's walk?

A．He made a neighborly connection with a stranger.

B．He was caught in the rain suddenly.

C．He received children's artwork as a gift.

D．He came across an old friend.

2 . One woman named Nancy Lublin noticed that teenagers in the United States needed more mental health services. She also saw that teenagers seemed more comfortable communicating through texting. These two realizations pushed Lublin to create Crisis Text Line, an organization that focuses on crisis intervention through text messaging.

“Texting turns out to be incredibly effective for counseling in a crisis,” Lublin told Glamour magazine. “It cuts right to the chase. You don’t get hyperventilating(呼吸急促) and crying. You just get facts.” When someone texts Crisis Text Line, the counselors, who are trained volunteers, use listening, collaborative problem-solving, and referrals to best help the texter overcome their crisis. “The Crisis Text Line has blown the roof off a lot of long-held assumptions about teens,” said Anthony Pisani, a member of Crisis Text Line’s clinical advisory board. He continued: “The number of kids reaching out is unprecedented. And I think the data could be revolutionary in terms of understanding adolescents in crisis and what it takes to help them.”

In fact, the data has already helped to uncover new trends. For example, the organization found that 30 percent of texts are about depression and suicide. They also found that two-thirds of crises occur at night between 8 pm and 4 am. Although the counselors don’t exactly know what causes these trends, they hope the data, which is made publicly available on CrisisTrends.org, can be used by researchers to better understand what might trigger them. They also hope that making this data public will better reduce the shame surrounding mental health support. Since starting in August 2013, Crisis Text Line has had over 5.5 million conversations with people seeking immediate mental health help. That number is only expected to grow as more people become comfortable enough to reach out for help when they are experiencing a mental health crisis.

“People are texting us from the office, from the lunch table,” Lublin said. “They’re texting us right when something is happening. So we’re getting them at the moment we can be most impactful — and we’re telling them they’re not alone.” Lublin commented, “I’ve got to admit that it feels pretty good to save lives.”

1. What’s the main purpose of Crisis Text Line?

A．To collect data about teenage health issues.	B．To offer teenagers mental health support.
C．To train teens to provide texting services.	D．To smooth parent-teen communication.

2. What does the underlined phrase “cuts right to the chase” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Involves a lot of work.	B．Lends someone a hand.
C．Communicates feelings.	D．Goes directly to the point.

3. Why is the data made public?

A．To explore causes and solutions.	B．To promote the organization.
C．To call attention to mental health.	D．To know what adolescents care about

4. What does Lublin think of Crisis Text Line?

A．It gives her a sense of achievement.	B．It helps her overcome her mental problems.
C．Its services should be more effective.	D．The number of its users is likely to drop.

3 . 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。   

At a medical clinic in Waterloo, Ontario, an elderly woman sat on the edge of a waiting room chair singing the Celine Dion tune “My Heart Will Go On.” Other than a slight rhythmic rocking of her body to the Titanic theme song, she kept still, with her arms crossed elegantly over her chest. With little effort, she was able to send her sweet，high-pitched (尖声的) voice exploding into every comer of the clinic.

I had fun watching how people reacted. There was a lot of changing in seats, but mainly they awkwardly looked away and tried to pretend there was nothing out of the ordinary going on.

I was there with my father, who was getting a routine blood test, when the woman arrived. She settled into the seat directly across from my dad. Because she was so tiny, she was forced to sit on the edge of the chair so her feet could touch the floor. The position made it seem as though she were sitting forward to engage in conversation with him. She smiled at him, and he smiled back.

I was concerned about how my dad would react to the possible invasion of his space. He was 77 at the time and had been living with Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症) for several years. He was a brilliant and shy military man. When he was healthy，he tolerated people’s eccentricities (古怪) dutifully but with silent disapproval. He considered it wholly bad mannered to bring too much unnecessary attention to oneself. Since Alzheimer’s has a tendency to cause damage to a person’s patience and self-control. Dad had got into a few challenging and unpleasant situations in the past. I couldn’t help but think that this little woman was playing with fire.

Her singing began gently, like a quiet hum. I glanced over at Dad. His smile was gone, and he was staring right at her. She was staring back. I couldn't read his expression, but it seemed to be something like confusion. This wasn’t an unusual state for him.

注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

This didn’t stop the tiny woman one bit, and her singing slowly got louder.

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Paragraph 2:

To my surprise, my dad's face softened.

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4 . A life lesson is just what it sounds like — a lesson we learn in life. It’s really based on the idea of learning from our mistakes. These lessons could be described as defining (决定性) moments that are remembered.     1     Thus they are unique to each person.

    2     Since the lesson is learned through the consequences of our actions or reactions, in this way we can gain insight into how we think, act and react in certain situations.

Life lessons can occur in any area. Although we learn many things each day, we don’t always learn something that we feel will affect our behavior for the rest of our lives.     3     It is usually something that we feel profoundly changed by. For example, if we respond in a certain way to something and then face unpleasant consequences from our actions, this can make us rethink how we handled the situation. We would want to make different choices and decisions in the future to get the outcome we wanted instead of the one we didn’t.     4    

An example of a life lesson in the area of work and career could be the revelation that making a modest living at something we are passionate about is better than working at an unpleasant or dull job for more money.     5     However, there are common themes in these relationships such as spending more time with loved ones. Some of us learn a major life lesson when a loved one dies and we wish we had spent more time with that person. This lesson can result in us spending more time with our remaining loved ones.

A．If so, follow your heart.

B．They are based on an individual’s life experiences.

C．Life lessons can help us understand ourselves better.

D．This separates a life lesson from everything else we learn.

E．Are you more motivated and inspired to pursue your dreams?

F．Such lessons in relationships are as varied and unique as each relationship.

G．To put it simply, a life lesson teaches us not to make the same mistake twice.

5 . 语法填空

    1    (get)to school on time, I got up early in the morning. Unfortunately, on the way to school, I     2     (hold)up in a traffic jam. There was a car accident, so the congestion became increasingly serious and my taxi had great difficulty     3     (move)ahead. In order     4    (save)time, we had no choice but     5    (change)our route. Thanks to my taxi driver’s excellent     6    (drive)skills, we managed     7    (choose)a new route and avoided     8    (trap)in the traffic jam. Eventually, to my relief, I succeeded in     9     (arrive)at school on time. When I talked with my classmates about my experience on my way to school, they reminded me not     10    (take)a taxi, but to walk.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What made Catherine look terrible?

A．Her mother’s illness.

B．Her grandmother’s death.

C．Her friend’s sudden appearance.

2. What was Catherine’s grandmother doing when she died?

A．She was sleeping.

B．She was seeing the doctor.

C．She was doing housework.

3. Where Catherine’s grandmother died?

A．At home.

B．In the office.

C．In the hospital.

4. Which of following shows the man miss his grandmother very much?

A．He looked for her everywhere.

B．He often visited the cemetery.

C．He liked talking to himself all day.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nature has its own way to forecast the weather. Unusual animal behavior, for example, can indicate whether it's cold weather on the way or a hot period. If fish are jumping    1     (high) than usual, it may rain. It is also said    2     dogs avoiding the beach may be a sign that a tsunami is approaching. Of course,     3     these things may suggest something bad is going to happen, they won't tell us when and where. So, for reliable predictions, it's best to check an official, scientific report.

8 . In a world of quizzes that test students’ book smarts, one competition (比赛) focuses on something different — consumer (消费者) skills.

LifeSmarts is a US consumer literacy (素养) competition hosted by the National Consumers League. High school students take online tests throughout the school year, and the students with the highest scores represent their state at the championship.

Students are quizzed on topics that include personal finance, technology, the environment, health and safety, and other practical things.

Team captain Mike Sawicki has gone to nationals (全国比赛) every year throughout his high school career. “It’s awesome because it’s so broad of a competition, it enables us to learn so much and allows us to stand on things we learned previously and build on it,” Sawicki said. “My understanding on what it takes to be a smart consumer has grown. I’m able to apply LifeSmarts I learned earlier with things like pay­yourself­first concepts (概念) — saving some money first before spending it when you get your paycheck (工资). I now focus on unit­pricing comparison shopping, which really helped me out saving a sum of money here and there.”

Sawicki will attend the University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign this fall and is considering a career in investment banking (投资银行). He said his success in LifeSmarts helped him to do well in other school activities, like Future Business Leaders of America.

“In terms of practical knowledge from LifeSmarts, I’ve been able to use it for my own personal investment strategy, for my college interviews,” Sawicki said.

1. What do we know about LifeSmarts?

A．It’s a global competition.	B．It’s a paper­pencil test.
C．It’s open to university students.	D．It covers many practical topics.

2. What does LifeSmarts test?

A．How much knowledge you know.	B．How well you behave.
C．How smart you use money.	D．How less you spend money.

3. Mike Sawicki is _________.

A．the organizer of LifeSmarts	B．an excellent football captain
C．a frequent competitor of LifeSmarts	D．a successful market investor

4. What is pay­yourself­first concept?

A．Offer to pay the bills what dating with friends.

B．Save money first when getting income.

C．Compare unit­pricing when shopping.

D．Buy a gift to yourself when getting paycheck.

5. According to the passage, what benefit has Sawicki got from LifeSmarts?

A．He has made some close friends.

B．He has learned to better manage his money.

C．He has found a job in investment banking.

D．He has learned how to organize school activities.

9 .

A．He will move to a different city.

B．He won’t join any club.

C．He will do something enjoyable.

D．He won’t join a debate club.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is Jenny doing?

A．Hosting a radio program.

B．Conducting a study.

C．Asking for advice.

2. What was the woman with 4 dogs advised to do?

A．Learn how to cook.

B．Hire a high school student.

C．Become a professional dog walker.

3. What can we learn about Ken’s restaurant?

A．It is the only dog-friendly restaurant.

B．It is famous for chicken and steak.

C．it is losing money now.

4. How might Jenny feel in the end?

A．Curious.

B．Embarrassed.

C．Satisfied.