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第一组
A
Sally is eightysix years old.She has no sons __1__ daughters.Her husband died ten years ago.But she didn't move into a nursing home.She would like to __2__ herself every day.
Every night she spends two hours __3__kids with math for twenty years.All kids living on her street can get her help without payment(报酬).She was a famous math __4__ before she retired(退休) from a middle school.
She gets up early in the morning,then does sports,goes shopping or helps cleaners __5__the street.And she does these happily.
When the kids come for help,she is always __6__and tries her best.People asked her __7__.She said,“I love it.It makes me happy to help them.”
She is always happy every day and always says hello to people around her __8__ a smile.
“ I've decided to love everything around me.So I'm happy to do __9__.I'm thankful for those kids who come to me for help.Each kid is my __10__.I love each day to help them.” she said.
Really,a good decision decided on what one does in life.
( B )1.A.and B.or C.but D.so
( C )2.A.look like B.look at C.look after D.look for
( A )3.A.helping B.working C.studying D.teaching
( A )4.A.teacher B.nurse C.worker D.cleaner
( C )5.A.do B.run C.sweep D.play
( B )6.A.awful B.happy C.tired D.boring
( A )7.A.why B.where C.when D.how
( C )8.A.for B.on C.with D.in
( D )9.A.anything B.nothing
C.something D.everything
( B )10.A.example B.gift C.teacher D.helper
B
A teenage boy couldn't stand his parents' family rules,so he left home.
He wanted to be __1__,but he had poor education and several years later,he had to ask for food on the street for a living.Now his mother has died.His father is an old man,but he is still looking __2__his son.He has been to every corner of the city.Everywhere he goes,he __3__a big photo of himself on the wall.At the lower part of the photo he writes,“I still love you…__4__back home!”
One day,the son saw one of the photos.The face was familiar.“Is that my father?” He moved closer and read the __5__.“I still love you…”He cried.When he got home,it was early morning.He __6__at the door.The door opened itself.He rushed
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to his father's__7__.His father was sleeping.He woke his father up.“It's me!Your __8__ is back home!” The father and the son hugged each other,full of__9__tears.The son asked,“Why is the door unlocked?A thief could get in.” The father answered __10__,“The door has never been locked since you left.”
The door of parents' love to their children will never be closed.
( A )1.A.famous B.poor C.different D.pretty
( C )2.A.through B.after C.for D.out
( B )3.A.looks at B.puts up
C.finds out D.puts out
( A )4.A.come B.go C.run D.rush
( B )5.A.photos B.words C.posters D.pictures
( C )6.A.pulled B.unlocked C.knocked D.looked
( B )7.A.bathroom B.bedroom C.kitchen D.toilet
( A )8.A.son B.daughter
C.friend D.grandchild
( D )9.A.sad B.worried C.angry D.happy
( C )10.A.politely B.exactly
C.softly D.excitedly
C
Never give up!That is one lesson I learned when I was very young.At the age of four,I started school.It was __1__because I couldn't talk to other kids.Maybe I was shy because I __2__got used to talking with others.I only knew Spanish,and English was just a mixture of __3__.When the teacher spoke,the words became faster and faster.I was unable to __4__.I didn't know what to do.I sometimes felt like crying,but I kept telling myself never to __5__.
Soon I started to learn English. __6__the end of the year I could understand,read,speak and write English.The next year I met my friend Erick.It was his __7__year of school and he didn't know English,so I started to __8__him this difficult language.We kept learning more and more every year and now we are __9__very good English speakers.I also began teaching my two younger sisters.
Now I am learning Japanese.It may be a little __10__but I will keep at it.No matter how hard something is,I never give up.
Nothing is difficult in the world if you put your heart into it.
( D )1.A.afraid B.funny C.relaxing D.lonely
( B )2.A.ever B.never C.always D.often
( D )3.A.language B.subject C.noise D.sound
( C )4.A.hear B.express C.understand D.believe
( A )5.A.give up B.put up C.look up D.fix up
( A )6.A.By B.With C.Before D.In
( A )7.A.first B.second C.next D.last
( B )8.A.give B.teach C.show D.send
( D )9.A.none B.neither C.all D.both
( B )10.A.easy B.difficult
C.strange D.interesting
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D
It was the beginning of a new term.As a __1__ teacher in that school,I didn't know any of the students.A little girl was standing at the gate of the classroom.She looked very shy.
I walked up to her and __2__ why she stood there.But she said nothing.Then a boy shouted,“ She is from Grade Four,the worst student in her grade.” I looked at the little girl.She didn't seem to be the smart kid.I __3__ why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three.I took her hand and __4__ her into the classroom.
“Sit here.Now you are my student and I'm your teacher,” I said.She still said nothing,but suddenly began to cry.
I later learnt that her parents died in a car accident.She became sad and didn't like talking to others after that.
She learnt very __5__.I gave her respect(尊重) and never looked down upon (鄙视) her as I know everybody deserves(值得) respect.I helped her after school,and she was making __6__ little by little.As time went by,she was not as __7__as before.At the end of the term,she seemed to have forgotten all her sadness.She was not among the best students when she left that school,but __8__,she was not that shy and sad little girl any more.
In the following __9__,she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day.Three days ago,I __10__ an invitation to her wedding(婚礼).And now,I am at her wedding,and she is smiling brightly.
Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy.
( A )1.A.new B.beautiful C.strict D.famous
( D )2.A.told B.answered C.knew D.asked
( B )3.A.thought B.understood
C.forgot D.remembered
( C )4.A.poured B.threw C.led D.turned
( A )5.A.slowly B.quietly C.well D.quickly
( C )6.A.friends B.decision
C.progress D.surprises
( B )7.A.smart B.shy C.angry D.careful
( A )8.A.at least B.at first C.at once D.at birth
( D )9.A.days B.weeks C.months D.years
( D )10.A.wrote B.sent C.refused D.received
第二组
A
A man in China has become famous online.His photos appeared on the phone of a person living in __1__,more than 13,000 kilometres away.
The photos were__2__ to Matt Stopera in New York over Apple's iCloud picture sharing service.Matt __3__ an iPhone early last year.Later,the iPhone found its way into the secondhand market in China and was bought __4__Brother Orange.Matt had signed(签名) into his iCloud account(账户) on the old phone before it went __5__.When he was checking photos on his new iPhone,he found hundreds of photos that he had not taken.In one of the photos,there was a Chinese man standing by
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a(n)___6__ tree,so Matt named him Brother Orange online.
A web user put the story on his microblog and wrote, “__7__Brother Orange sees this,I'll send him a new iPhone.”Soon,Brother Orange was found and became wellknown.Some people even __8__ him and took group photos with him.
“Hello, __9__!”Matt said on his microblog.“Thank you so much for helping me find my iPhone!This has been such a great journey __10__all of you!It's a dream of mine to visit China and Brother Orange and see your country!”
( B )1.A.China B.America C.Australia D.Canada
( D )2.A.sold B.talked C written D.sent
( A )3.A.lost B.saw C.bought D.broke
( C )4.A.for B.with C.by D.to
( D )5.A.well B.wrong C.mad D.missing
( C )6.A.apple B.banana C.orange D.pear
( A )7.A.If B.Because C.As D.Though
( D )8.A.punished B.warned
C.admitted D.visited
( C )9.A.somebody B.anybody
C.everybody D.nobody
( D )10.A.according to B.as well as
C.compared to D.because of
B
A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress(压力) management.He raised a glass of water and asked them,“How __1__ do you think this glass of water is?”
The students began to think and __2__.Their answers are different,from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the real __3__.It depends on how long you hold it.If I hold it for a __4__ it is OK.If I hold it for an hour,I will have an ache in my right arm.If I hold it for a day,you will have to call a __5__.It is the exact same weight,but the longer I hold it,the heavier it becomes.What we have to do is to put the glass down,__6__for a while before holding it up again.”
“If we carry our burdens (负担)__7__,sooner or later we will not be able to carry on.The burden will become increasingly heavier.We have to __8__ the burden every now and then,so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.”
So __9__ you return home from work tonight,put the burden of work down.Don't carry it back home.You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you have,let them down for a moment if you can.And learn to __10__ourselves.
Life is short but amazing.Enjoy it!
( A )1.A.heavy B.full C.much D.long
( C )2.A.read B.watch C.guess D.listen
( B )3.A.glass B.weight C.water D.height
( A )4.A.minute B.night C.day D.week
( C )5.A.mother B.teacher C.doctor D.friend
( A )6.A.rest B.shake C.look D.work
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( D )7.A.this time B.some other time
C.next time D.all the time
( B )8.A.give up B.put down
C.pick up D.think about
( C )9.A.after B.since C.before D.until
( D )10.A.save B.help C.care D.relax
C
Old Tom and his son,Antonio,lived in a small town.One day,the old man__1__that Antonio should go out into the world.He gave his son a(n)__2__coat with a small pocket.
“How can this old coat help__3__?”asked Antonio.
“Put it on and reach into the pocket,”said his father.
Antonio did so,and out came a silver __4__.With the coat and his father's good wishes.Antonio went on his way.
After a long way,Antonio entered a small town with two __5__.Antonio saw a pretty young woman in one of them,sitting alone.
“May I __6__you,Miss?” he asked.
“No,” she said.“I'm afraid that you cannot afford your meal __7__I can see by your coat that you are a poor man.”
Antonio's __8__ was hurt.He pulled out a coin and told the girl about the special pocket.Of course,she __9__ him to sit at her table.
With coins pulled __10__ the coat,Antonio bought a fine dinner for the young woman and himself.After they had eaten,she said that she felt __11__.He placed his coat upon her shoulders.How __12__ he was when she said, “Now this coat is mine!”
Thinking quickly,Antonio said,“__13__!I'll show you something even more wonderful about that __14__.” With some hesitation(犹豫),she handed it back to him.
“The best thing about this coat is that…”With these words,Antonio __15__.He was glad to have got the coat back and to have learned a good lesson.
( B )1.A.dreamed B.decided C.forgot D.agreed
( D )2.A.expensive B.big C.beautiful D.old
( A )3.A.me B.him C.us D.her
( C )4.A.ball B.knife C.coin D.medal
( B )5.A.flats B.restaurants
C.gardens D.bookshops
( A )6.A.join B.visit C.help D.trust
( C )7.A.though B.so C.because D.if
( D )8.A.arm B.courage C.hand D.pride
( A )9.A.invited B.expected C.advised D.ordered
( C )10.A.into B.for C.from D.near
( B )11.A.lonely B.cold C.sleepy D.crazy
( D )12.A.happy B.interested
C.proud D.surprised
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( A )13.A.Wait B.Imagine C.Try D.Relax
( C )14.A.dinner B.table C.coat D.town
( A )15.A.ran away B.woke up
C.fell over D.got off
D
A group of fifteenyearold children are holding a charity sale(慈善义卖).The money raised at the charity sale will be used to__1__their classmate Li Xia.Li Xia is a disabled girl.__2__she has to get around in a wheelchair,Li Xia never __3__.And she is always ready to help others.
Recently a piece of news about Li Xia has__4__fast.Some kind people gave Li Xia a helping __5__and her classmates decided to raise money to show their love for her.
“Li Xia has a good __6__of standing up,but she needs an operation which will __7__ lots of money,” Li Xia's doctor said.
“I __8__thought that I could stand up one day.The news is __9__ for me.However,when I see my parents are __10__ about the cost of the operation,I am sad.I am used to my life now.And I won't__11__even if I can't stand up,”Li Xia said.“Now my classmates and some other kind people are helping me.I am really thankful.If I stood up one day,I would try __12__best to help more people.”
“While helping Li Xia,we have also learnt a lot.We have learnt__13__to make cookies and how to sell them,” one of Li Xia's classmates said.“Now we know making money is hard,so we won't __14__ money anymore.”
Zhang Tong,a boy in Li Xia's class,told a reporter that they could raise about 100 yuan every day.“We have raised about 2,100 yuan__15__.We hope we will raise more money,” said Zhang Tong.
Li Xia is very lucky because so many people are helping her.
( A )1.A.help B.thank C.find D.call
( D )2.A.Since B.Because
C.When D.Although
( C )3.A.gets up B.shows off C.gives up D.goes off
( B )4.A.come B.spread C.broken D.stopped
( A )5.A.hand B.gift C.smile D.idea
( B )6.A.excuse B.chance C.purpose D.skill
( D )7.A.spend B.pay C.save D.cost
( A )8.A.never B.always
C.often D.sometimes
( D )9.A.strange B.bad C.boring D.exciting
( C )10.A.strict B.angry C.worried D.pleased
( C )11.A.forget B.believe C.mind D.escape
( A )12.A.my B.your C.her D.their
( D )13.A.where B.why C.when D.how
( C )14.A.receive B.share C.waste D.make
( B )15.A.as well B.so far C.at last D.in there
第三组
A(2015,贵港)
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When I was in a primary school,I argued with a boy in my class.I forget what the argument was about,but I will never forget the __1__ I learned that day.
I thought that I was right and he was wrong.__2__ he thought that I was wrong and he was right.The teacher __3__ to teach us a very important lesson.She brought us to the front of the class and asked him to stand on one side of her desk and me on __4__.In the middle of her desk was a large,round ball.I could __5__ see that was black.She asked the boy what color the ball was.“White,” he answered.
I couldn't __6__he said the ball was white,while it was obviously(明显地)black!Another argument started __7__us.This time it was about the __8__of the ball.The teacher told us to change the places and then asked me what color the ball was.I answered,“White.”It was a ball with __9__ differently colored sides,and from his side it was white.Only from my side it was black.
Sometimes we need to __10__ problems from the other person's opinion in order to truly understand his or her opinion.
( B )1.A.story B.lesson C.accident D.plan
( A )2.A.but B.because C.unless D.so
( D )3.A.discussed B.told
C.asked D.decided
( C )4.A.the others B.others
C.the other D.other
( B )5.A.hardly B.clearly C.loudly D.quietly
( C )6.A.hear B.depend C.believe D.answer
( D )7.A.across B.against C.inside D.between
( A )8.A.color B.size C.shape D.height
( D )9.A.four B.three C.one D.two
( A )10.A.look at B.look after
C.look like D.look forward to
B(2015,陕西)
I was once a fat girl.I weighed 336 pounds and looked as big as my fridge.I was never __1__it.But one day I had a medical examination.The __2__ told me that I was having heart trouble.It __3__ me up.I began to feel nervous.Then I decided to do something!In a year and five months,I __4__ 104 pounds.What a great thing I did! I didn’t have any expensive food,medical treatment(治疗)or campstyle(训练营式的)exercise.What was the secret to my __5__?First I looked through the Internet for doityourself __6__ that people could follow on losing weight.Of course I saw countless ads which try to get me to buy their products.But I bought nothing.The only thing I did was to change my bad __7__.The following are what I have done.You can try these.Stop drinking something with too much sugar in it.__8__ sweet cakes.Eat green vegetables.Use only vegetable oil.Never eat after 6:30 pm.Also,do light exercise for 15 to 20 minutes five days a week.Then I kept doing what I should do.People sometimes say,“You don’t need to tell me __9__ to do.I know it already!”But the fact is that knowing what to do and doing what you know are totally __10__.The important thing is to know what to do and then just keep doing it.
( B )1.A.excited about B.worried about
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C.proud of D.happy with
( A )2.A.doctor B.friend C.mother D.teacher
( D )3.A.gave B.cheered C.dressed D.woke
( C )4.A.borrowed B.lent C.lost D.got
( B )5.A.happiness B.success C.kindness D.richness
( A )6.A.advice B.news C.food D.medicine
( D )7.A.grades B.look C.wish D.habits
( C )8.A.Accept B.Bring C.Refuse D.Make
( B )9.A.how B.what C.why D.whether
( D )10.A.easy B.difficult C.similar D.different
C(2015,武汉)
It was Friday.The football game was Saturday and we were very excited.My brother was going to be the quarterback(美式足球进攻组织者)for our team.It was the first time he would be in that __1__.He had been hoping to be the quarterback ever since he joined the team.He said, “That's the big job.That's the one that makes the big difference.”
My mother said,“__2__,son.That's the big target(攻击目标),too.You know the other __3__ want to knock you down.You can get hurt.”
“Don't worry,I'm so __4__ and I'm fast.Besides,I have great players who will __5__ them from coming at me.” my brother said.
I couldn't __6__ well the whole night.I worried about my brother.My mother was __7__he could get hurt.
The next morning,he __8__ early to get to the game.When we got there,it was about to start.The __9__ ran out on the field.My brother looked great.He saw us and __10__.
Then it started.They were playing hard.One player in particular from the other team kept __11__ at him.Then it happened.He knocked my brother down.My brother was slow to get up.My brother was screaming(尖叫).The coach ran out on the field.He told my brother to __12__ some time on the bench.He was afraid he had been hurt.
My mother ran down to __13__ on my brother.But all he did was a smile.“It's just a bruise(瘀伤).I'm fine.And don't worry,I'll be back.This is __14__.I love leading the team.”
After that game,my brother plays quarterback every Saturday.But my mother is still __15__.She can't go to the games.She just waits at home and hopes to see him walking in smiling.
( D )1.A.game B.list C.show D.place
( C )2.A.Go ahead B.Take it easy
C.Be careful D.Well done
( B )3.A.parents B.players
C.fans D.strangers
( D )4.A.handsome B.healthy
C.brave D.strong
( A )5.A.stop B.help C.protect D.hide
( C )6.A.behave B.play C.sleep D.dream
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( A )7.A.right B.sad C.angry D.excited
( C )8.A.rested B.exercised C.left D.returned
( B )9.A.family B.team C.coach D.crowd
( B )10.A.laughed B.nodded C.greeted D.cheered
( D )11.A.pointing B.shouting C.looking D.rushing
( A )12.A.take B.waste C.save D.kill
( B )13.A.call B.check C.operate D.breathe
( C )14.A.funny B.easy
C.great D.dangerous
( C )15.A.proud B.disappointed
C.anxious D.calm
D
Life worth saving
It was a hot day in summer.The __1__ was crowded with people,from kids to aged people.
There was a group of 20 boys aged between 12 and 15.They wanted to have a yacht(快艇)race,but yacht rides were not __2__on that day because of the big tides(潮汐).However,the boys decided to race in the sea.A boy in the group __3__ them not to play with danger.However,they didn't listen to him and started their race.
Suddenly,the tides became very __4__.Some boys in the group managed to __5__to the shore.However,three boys,who considered themselves very__6__,decided to move deep into the sea for more fun!They wanted to__7__the tides __8__ many people shouted to warn them,they continued to swim.All of a sudden,one boy was missing from the group and the other two shouted for__9__.No one dared(敢) to help the boy as the tides were so strong __10__one man.
Luckily,he saved the boy's life with so much effort.He brought him back to the shore.__11__,the boy was unconscious(无意识的).Then after the first aid,he opened his__12__.He saw the man who saved him and said,“Thank you very much for __13__ my life.”
The man looked deeply into the boy's eyes and said,“Good on you,boy!Your life is now renewed.You are __14__again.Make sure that your life is worth saving!”
The boy__15__the man's words and said,“I'll live a life that is really worth something.” The man smiled.
( A )1.A.beach B.hotel
C.museum D.restaurant
( B )2.A.agreed B.allowed C.included D.shared
( D )3.A.promised B.encouraged
C.wished D.warned
( B )4.A.heavy B.strong C.rude D.fast
( C )5.A.climb B.walk C.swim D.jump
( C )6.A.cool B.calm C.brave D.healthy
( D )7.A.clear B.follow C.move D.beat
( D )8.A.because B.until C.if D.though
( A )9.A.help B.advice
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C.money D.information
( A )10.A.except B.for C.including D.with
( C )11.A.In the end B.As a result
C.At first D.In fact
( A )12.A.eyes B.hands C.mouth D.arms
( B )13.A.finding B.saving C.accepting D.passing
( C )14.A.active B.excited C.born D.correct
( D )15.A.forgot B.read
C.found D.understood
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