1 . 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。

In our lives, many of us will find     1    （we） caring for an elderly parent. This is never easy; it can take great efforts     2     (emotional) and physically, and the financial challenges can sometimes seem     3     our ability.

Often one of the     4     (hard) things is striking a balance between your parent’s desire to feel independent and your control of their life, with the need to ensure they are safe and that their health needs     5     (attend) to.

Sometimes this can create tensions (紧张) and arguments, only     6     (add) to the stress of an already difficult situation. It is important here to make them feel they are being listened to, and     7     they know you only have their best interests at heart.

It’s the same with financial issues. To cover the costs of their parent’s care, many people will consider the choices such as selling the family home. The most important thing here is     8     (communicate) —it counts much to make sure that everyone     9     (involve) is aware of     10     is being proposed and singing from the same hymn (圣歌) sheet.

2 . Electric devices can seem like a “third party” in some relationships because some partners spent more time on them than with each other.

When Amanda Gao, a 26-year-old white collar worker in Beijing, went to a hotpot restaurant with her boyfriend on Friday night several weeks ago, she expected that they would have a good time together. To her disappointment, however, it did not turn out that later. As soon as they were led to their seats and she began to order dishes, he buried himself in his mobile phone.

“It seemed that his phone was making its way between us. A date that should have belonged to us turned into one where my boyfriend dated a third party and I felt left out.” Gao said. Some people, like her, have found electronics have been sabotaging(破坏) their romantic relationships.

A study, published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture, in April, 2017, questioned nearly 200 college aged adults who were in committed(真诚的) relationships to report on their and their partner’s smartphone dependency. The results showed people who were more dependent on their phones were less sure about their relationships, and people considered their partners excessively(过度地) dependent on their devices were less satisfied in their relationship.

Lin Yuan, a relationship advisor in Beijing, noted that as more and more electronics come out and spice up people’s lives, they are at the same time becoming a third party in relationships, especially for young people.

Lin said she knew of some people who suggest that electronics should be kept out of bedrooms, which she considered challenging and hard to be put into practice for most couples. She recommended that if people are feeling neglected in their relationship, they need to respectfully let their partners know their feeling. “Communication is always the best and the most efficient way.” she said.

1. What is Gao’s feeling when entering the restaurant with her boyfriend?

A．Expectant.	B．Disappointed.
C．Annoyed.	D．Uneasy.

2. Which of the following may Lin Yuan agree with?

A．Gao’s boyfriend must be addicted to playing games.

B．Most couples can practice keeping electronics out of bedrooms.

C．Partners should communicate more to understand each other better.

D．Couples should restrict the use of electronics to avoid possible problems.

3. Why was the case of Amanda Gao mentioned?

A．To explain who the “third party” is.

B．To stress the importance of electronic devices.

C．To make advisors know more about the matter.

D．To introduce peoples’ dependence on electronics.

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

A．A third party—electronic devices

B．Are electronic devices killing romance?

C．Do smart phones ruin partnership?

D．Couples and smart phones

3 . The summer before seventh grade our family moved and I said goodbye to everything that was familiar. For my parents it was a good thing because it meant owning a home for the first time. But it meant that I d have to change schools and that put some butterflies in my stomach.

On the first day of school, kids jammed the school grounds. That’s when I met Barbara. We made a nervous conversation and soon learned we were in the same class. She was funny and we had a lot in common. But she was very critical of others and sometimes of me. She made fun of my bushy hair, my big glasses and the clothes I wore. But it seemed as though the things we had in common were more important than the annoyances.

The girls in the “popular” crowd had also been exposed to her sharp tongue. One day, one of the girls approached me while I gathered my books. “We really like you,” she said. “The only way you can play with us, though, is if you keep your distance from Barbara.”

Were those girls only trying to make trouble between the two of us? Would they watch me dump (抛弃) Barbara and then dump me for laughs?

From the comer of my eye I found two of the other girls from the group. They were watching me and giggling (咯咯地笑). I wondered if I was cool enough for them. I didn’t want to make the choice they were forcing me to make. So I shook my head and said, “I don’t think so. I like Barbara and we’re good friends.” Then I gathered my books and ran away.

Even though Barbara still annoyed me at times, I knew I’d done the right thing. I’d made my own decision about a girl who had befriended me when I badly needed a friend. When she moved the following year I missed her friendship terribly. But what I kept has never left me—my self-respect.

1. What does the underlined phrase mean?

A．Got me to feel more excited.	B．Left me in a state of desire.
C．Brought me more expectation.	D．Made me have a nervous feeling.

2. What do we know about Barbara?

A．She was a girl with a sharp tongue.	B．She was popular with kids at school.
C．She offered others help in critical moments.	D．She was very critical of her own dress.

3. What was the writer asked to do by one girl?

A．To join the “popular” crowd.	B．To end her friendship with Barbara.
C．To invite Barbara to hang out with them.	D．To pretend to be cool in the “popular” crowd.

4. What lesson did the writer learn from her experience?

A．Keep far away from the “popular” group.

B．Avoid making friends with an annoying person.

C．Keep self-respect in making your own decisions.

D．Share common interest with your friends.

4 . The summer before my high school graduation, I went to West Virginia with others as members of the Appalachia Service Project. Our duty was to ________ the homes of those we served warmer and safer. My group was ________ the task of rebuilding sections of a home that had been damaged by ________ . No sooner had we parked on the home’s dirt driveway ________ we saw an excited little girl. Shoeless and wearing ________ clothes and the biggest smile I’d ever seen, she yelled, “Ma, Ma, they really came!” Her name was Dakota.

I discovered that my job that week would be to help ________ a fire-damaged dining room into a bedroom for this little girl. ________ the following days, I noticed Dakota ________ at us every now and then as we worked. A few times, I tried talking with her, but she remained________.

Before I went to work on her home on the ________ morning, I noticed Dakota was hiding behind her grandmother. Cautiously, she came into________, and J could see that just like her clothes, her face was still dirty. But no amount of ________ could hide those bright blue eyes and big smile. I wanted so much to ________ her, but respecting her shyness, I kept my ________.

Slowly, she began walking toward me. I noticed a folded piece of ________ in her tiny hand. ________, she reached up and handed it to me. Once ________, I looked at a drawing on the back of an old book cover. It was of two girls, and ________ on the bottom of the paper were three little ________ that instantly broke my heart: Please don’t leave. Now almost in tears, I ______ to the impulse (冲动) that I’d resisted only moments before — I bent down and hugged her.

1.

A．take

B．build

C．make

D．give

2.

A．chosen

B．assigned

C．organised

D．taught

3.

A．flood

B．storm

C．earthquake

D．fire

4.

A．than

B．that

C．where

D．when

5.

A．beautiful

B．neat

C．dirty

D．expensive

6.

A．change

B．translate

C．divide

D．Force

7.

A．Before

B．After

C．From

D．Over

8.

A．shout

B．knock

C．glance

D．laugh

9.

A．happy

B．shy

C．calm

D．nervous

10.

A．last

B．first

C．next

D．every

11.

A．being

B．play

C．effect

D．view

12.

A．water

B．soil

C．air

D．salt

13.

A．love

B．kiss

C．hug

D．cry

14.

A．distance

B．words

C．silence

D．promise

15.

A．cloth

B．chocolate

C．string

D．paper

16.

A．Surprisingly

B．Silently

C．Helplessly

D．Patiently

17.

A．found

B．hidden

C．lost

D．unfolded

18.

A．written

B．heard

C．remembered

D．produced

19.

A．sentences

B．gifts

C．words

D．signs

20.

A．gave up

B．gave in

C．gave out

D．gave off

5 . 假如你是李华。你校近期将举行“小视频大赛（Video Contest）”。请你写一封信给在美国的朋友Jim，遨请他参加，并告知相关信息，内容包括：
1. 作品反映校园生活、家庭生活和家乡的变化等。
2. 视频不超过8分钟。
3. 参赛方式和截止时间。
注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 书信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

I am writing with good news.

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Yours,

Li Hua

6 . When I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. She’d watch me coming down her street, and by the time I’d biked up to her doorstep, there’d be a cold drink waiting. I’d sit and drink while she talked.

Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” she’d say. The first time she said that, soda(汽水) went up my nose.

I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she’d work it out of her system. So that’s what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery(墓地).

I finally quit delivering newspapers and didn’t see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser(募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, she’d had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.

I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how I’m doing. When I don’t say “fine”, she sticks around to hear my problems. She’s lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isn’t so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how you’re doing because they care, and not because they’re getting paid to do so. Sometimes it’s good to just smile, nod your head and listen.

1. Why did soda go up the author’s nose one time?

A．He was talking fast.	B．He was shocked.
C．He was in a hurry.	D．He was absent-minded.

2. Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to Paragraph 3?

A．He enjoyed the drink.	B．He wanted to be helpful.
C．He took the chance to rest.	D．He tried to please his dad.

3. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system”?

A．recover from her sadness	B．move out of the neighborhood
C．turn to her old friends	D．speak out about her past

4. What does the author think people in a community should do?

A．Open up to others.	B．Depend on each other.
C．Pay for other’s help	D．Care about one another.

7 . It was Easter 1990, and my family was on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Solomon Islands for my sister's wedding.

I was traveling with my husband, my four-year-old son and my daughter, who was nearly two. We'd been_______that it was very hot in the Solomon, so we _______lots of light cotton clothes and were wearing the same as it was summer. The only problem was that we had to catch an overnight bus that_______at midnight for the airport so we could make our early morning _______to Honiara. It was cold on the bus! My husband and I were snuggling（依偎）our children as close as we could, trying to keep them _______. The bus stopped many times as passengers got on and off, and we didn't take much _______. The little ones were _______, unable to sleep for the biting cold. Then at one stop, an older lady came forward from the back of the bus and paused by our seat. I sat forward to see what she wanted and she _______ a small blanket, My little girl reached _______for it and pulled it tight around her. The lady said she'd made the blanket herself and, seeing that we were cold. she wanted us to use it. After she went back to her seat, our now-warm children ________off, and they slept comfortably all the way to the airport. Just a stop or two ________ we arrived, the lady made her way to the door to get off. I tried to________the children to return her blanket, but she protested. "No," she said, " ________ it. I can always make another one!" Over the years, that little blanket became a ________to me and to my children of the kindness of strangers. I told the story to the children over and over and hung the blanket on the end of my daughter's bed so we would see it ________. That blanket was handmade with the colors carefully chosen. Yet its maker ________ with it to keep my family warm for a night. If ever people were bad or ________, it served as a reminder that there is goodness in the world.

I am forever________, not just for the warmth that night, but for the lifelong reminder of the ________ of people. That blanket has warmed my ________.

1.

A．confirmed

B．told

C．advised

D．persuaded

2.

A．offered

B．piled

C．packed

D．discovered

3.

A．left

B．went

C．pulled

D．drove

4.

A．train

B．visit

C．ride

D．flight

5.

A．comfortable

B．warm

C．calm

D．quiet

6.

A．notice

B．care

C．action

D．interest

7.

A．naughty

B．hungry

C．restless

D．energetic

8.

A．showed out

B．made out

C．put out

D．held out

9.

A．eagerly

B．silently

C．patiently

D．bravely

10.

A．slept

B．came

C．shook

D．nodded

11.

A．as

B．until

C．before

D．after

12.

A．unload

B．unwrap

C．unfold

D．uncover

13.

A．keep

B．possess

C．return

D．bring

14.

A．sign

B．mark

C．symbol

D．decoration

15.

A．closely

B．regularly

C．carefully

D．＆eely

16.

A．remained

B．handed

C．deserted

D．parted

17.

A．cruel

B．sensitive

C．cautious

D．ugly

18.

A．delighted

B．pitiful

C．grateful

D．excited

19.

A．appreciation

B．nature

C．welcome

D．goodness

20.

A．body

B．life

C．past

D．future

8 . Kids with special needs refer to any kid who might need extra help because of a medical,emotional,or learning problem.For example,kids who cannot walk need wheelchairs.They not only need equipment that helps them get around,but they might need to have ramps（坡道）or elevators available.    1    

Kids with an illness would have special needs,too    2    Kids with sight problems might need Braille books to read.Kids with hearing problems might need hearing aids.

    3    It might be harder to do normal things,like learning to read or just getting around the school.The good news is that parents,doctors,nurses,teachers,and others can help.The goal is to help kids be as independent as possible.

Other kids can also be a big help.How?By being a friend.Kids who use a wheelchair or have lots of health problems want friends just as you do.But meeting people and making friends can be difficult.    4    Be sure to tell a teacher if you see someone being bullied（欺辱）or teased.

    5    Being friendly to kids with special needs is one of the best ways to be helpful.As you get to know them they may help you understand what it's like to be in their shoes.And you'll be helping fill a very special need,one that everybody has-the need for good mends.

A．Some kids might laugh at or make fun of them.

B．It is good manners to offer help to kids with special needs.

C．Life can be challenging for a kid with special needs.

D．They also might need to get a special bus to school.

E．They might need medicine or other help as they go about their daily activities.

F．Also,try to be helpful if you know someone with special needs.

G．Someone could have trouble with anxiety,but you wouldn't know it unless told about it

9 . Meaningful relationships make life more enjoyable. In order to attract an ideal mate, you'll need to spend some time preparing yourself to make sure you're ready to be in a relationship with a new person.

Define what an ideal relationship means to you. As you set out to create your ideal relationship, make sure you consider what you want from it.     1    If you want attention and affection, look for someone who gives you that.

    2     Often, one of the biggest things that can get in the way of your future happiness is your past.   In order to move forward in your life, you need to say goodbye to anything you may be struggling with from your past.   Creating an ideal relationship requires commitment to the possibilities of the future, not bitterness about the past.

Be positive. No one wants to be around someone who is bad-tempered or pessimistic all the time.     3    If you want to find an ideal relationship, try to picture the future as full of opportunities. Nobody is perfect, but being positive about yourself and your life will be attractive to potential partners.

Work towards positive changes in your life.     4     Often, these character quirks（怪癖） are what make people lovable and memorable.   Your family and friends should love you in spite of your flaws.    5    Of course you shouldn't change yourself for someone else, unless it is a positive change that you want to make for yourself.

A．Let go of the past.

B．Everyone has faults.

C．Welcome your future challenges.

D．Optimism attracts more optimism.

E．Work on talking things out, even when you're upset at one another.

F．However, there are things you need to work on to attract your ideal partner.

G．If you are looking for stability and security,   search for a partner with those qualities.

10 . It was freezing cold that day. At about 9:00，I     1     (drop)off at the visitor center. I intended to explore Tetons National Park     2     (I). However, I was told that there was no bus     3     (travel) to the park from town, so I had to ask for a lift.

Minutes later, a truck stopped beside me,     4     driver offered to take me there. When we came to the park     5    (enter), he handed over his park pass and got me in for free.

    6     (cover) in white, Tetons National Park was attractive on that cold winter day. The sun shining and it was     7    (complete) silent. The silence was lovely, but I had to hope that it was possible to catch     8     ride back into town. As a few people passed me at the parking lot, I asked if they had any room in their car     9     if they were heading to town. “Sure! Come on in, we got a space for you!” they replied.

I was grateful     10     their kindness and I was taught again that regardless of where you are in the world，beautifully unconventional things can and do happen.