Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly that you would rather die than go? Well that’s how I      about joining Madcaps, a mothers and daughters club assisting philanthropies（慈善事业）.But now I believe that you     open up your mind to things because eventually you might     end up enjoying it.

“It’s a waste of time”, I said when my mom told I had to join Madcaps, and then when she said I had to      at a homeless shelter I thought this just could not be      .

We got there late, of course, and the security guard led us to the kitchen    we ran into 48 other fellow Madcaps members. Since I’m     so socially awkward（糟糕的） I had met only one person at a pool party, earlier this year. I looked around for her but she was not there. Damn, I was     ! When the man in charge came out and asked for 3 mothers to work outside the      to clean up the plates, my mom just happened to volunteer leaving me to      food with others.

Soon the     families started to walk in and a little girl walked up and pointed to the food I was     I gave her the cold sandwich, she nodded in a form of saying      , and then walked to join her family at the large table.

As she walked away I thought of how much I       I get to go the top schools. I have a great house and I have a warm meal every night. It     that little girl to make me realize how lucky I am. After that moment I had a change of     . Now, I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting, I have       being socially awkward and now have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do      the required 20 hours of philanthropies.

I believe that if you have an     mind about things you can accomplish more and become a better rounded person. I believe sometimes you can make a difference just     doing one thing you don’t want to do .

1.A．cared       B．joked  C．felt      D．doubted

2.A．should      B．would C．may     D．can

3.A．also B．just      C．not      D．still

4.A．report      B．live      C．donate         D．volunteer

5.A．better      B．sooner         C．easier D．worse

6.A．where      B．when  C．until    D．because

7.A．suddenly B．occasionally         C．hardly D．normally

8.A．shy  B．late     C．alone  D．hopeless

9.A．kitchen    B．house C．club    D．shelter

10.A．pack       B．purchase     C．serve  D．bake

11.A．poor       B．homeless    C．vluntary       D．local

12.A．playing with B．putting away C．looking for  D．holding out

13.A．hello      B．sorry   C．thanks          D．okay

14.A．had         B．earned        C．achieved     D．did

15.A．moved   B．took    C．helped         D．encouraged

16.A．heart      B．luck     C．identity        D．taste

17.A．believed in     B．learnt from C．got over      D．thought about

18.A．more than      B．nothing but C．anything but        D．less than

19.A．intelligent       B．abstract       C．empty         D．open

20.A．before   B．by        C．upon   D．to

 

It was 1504,and Columbus was making another trip to the New World. Columbus and his men needed fresh water and food after three months at sea. They saw an island and went on shore. On the island there were unfriendly Indians who refused to give food to them. Columbus’ men were afraid of the Indians, but he had a clever plan. He used sign language to tell the Indians about his mysterious (神秘的) power to turn off the light in the sky. He knew about a lunar eclipse (月蚀) the next night because the information was in his almanac (天文历书). Columbus told the Indians, “ Tomorrow night I’ll turn off the light in the sky.” But they didn’t believe him . When the eclipse began the next night ,the Indians became very frightened . They begged Columbus to turn on the light again , and they quickly gave him all the food and water he wanted. Immediately Columbus and his men hurried back to the ship and sailed away in the moonless night.

1.Columbus and his men stopped at the island because_______________.

A．they wanted to meet the Indians there

B．they hoped to get supplies of food and water

C．they had never been on the island before

D．they had planned to visit it

2.The Indians ___________ Columbus and his men.

A．were glad to see	B．were kind to
C．welcomed	D．were not kind to

3.Columbus ________ to tell the Indians that he had mysterious power.

A．used movements of hands and expressions in his face

B．spoke in the language of the Indians

C．drew a lot of signs

D．wrote in the language of the Indians

4.“The light in the sky ” here means __________.

A．the sun

B．the moon

C．the stars

D．the daylight

5.The Indians gave Columbus food and water because they _________.

A．believed Columbus was a man with mysterious power

B．were interested in Columbus’ trip

C．wanted to help Columbus

D．were clever

 

13-year-old Frank had received many presents he wanted. But Frank was not __36__ because this was his first Christmas without his brother. Frank said to his parents that he would __37__ to see a friend. __38__ it was cold outside, Frank put on his new jacket and took presents on his new sled(雪橇).

As Frank walked, he saw a house with the __39__ hanging over a fireplace. A woman was seated near them __40__. The stockings reminded Frank of the ones beside him and his brother. A sudden thought __41__ Frank.

So he knocked on the door. “__42__?” the sad voice of the woman answered. “May I come in?” “Please” she said, seeing his __43__ full of gifts, and thinking he was making a collection, “but I have no food or gifts for you. I even have __44__ for my own children.”

“That’s not why I am here,” Frank replied. “Please __45__ any present you like for your children from this sled.”

“Why, God bless you!” the __46__ woman answered. She chose until the stockings were full. “Won’t you tell me your __47__?” she asked. “Just call me the Christmas Scout,” Frank replied.

The visit __48__ the boy touched, with an unexpected __49__ in his heart. He understood that his sorrow(悲伤) was not the only sorrow. He __50__ all the gifts, including the new jacket.

“Where are your presents, Frank?” asked his father as he __51__ the house. “ I handed them out to other children.”

“Frank, how could you do so?” his mother asked in anger. The next morning, he came downstairs and __52__ his parents listening to Christmas news on the radio. Then the announcer spoke: “Merry Christmas! Several families __53__ their children were made happy by the gifts from a boy. No one could __54__ him.” Frank felt his father’s arms go around his shoulders, and he saw his mother smiling __55__ her tears.

1.                A．lovely          B．astonished      C．lonely    D．happy

 

2.                A．leave          B．turn           C．grow D．become

 

3.                A．When          B．Since           C．Where   D．Though

 

4.                A．present        B．light           C．stockings  D．tree

 

5.                A．sleeping        B．crying          C．smiling   D．laughing

 

6.                A．appeared       B．worried         C．occurred D．struck

 

7.                A．Why           B．What           C．Yes  D．When

 

8.                A．stocking        B．pocket         C．sled D．bag

 

9.                A．anything        B．nothing         C．something D．everything

 

10.               A．buy           B．borrow         C．bring D．choose

 

11.               A．amazed        B．encouraged     C．tired  D．bored

 

12.               A．address        B．name          C．number   D．school

 

13.               A．started         B．left            C．felt   D．performed

 

14.               A．joy            B．surprise        C．sorrow    D．disappointment

 

15.               A．took away       B．gave up        C．gave away D．picked up

 

16.               A．visited         B．came          C．passed    D．entered

 

17.               A．made          B．saw            C．looked    D．suggested

 

18.               A．believed        B．complained     C．reported  D．forecast

 

19.               A．respect        B．think           C．realize    D．recognize

 

20.               A．by            B．besides         C．without   D．through

 

 

Eleven-year-old Angela was attacked by a rare   21  affecting her nerve system. She was unable to walk and her movement was    22  in other ways as well. The doctors did not hold much    23   of her ever recovering from this illness. They    24  she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.They said that few, if any, were able to come back to    25 after suffering from this disease .The little girl was   26 . There, lying in her hospital bed, she would swear that she was   27  going to be walking again one day.

She was moved to a specialized    28 hospital in the San Francisco Bay area. All   29  that could be applied to her case were used. The doctors were moved by her undefeatable spirit. They taught her about imaging about seeing herself walking. If it would do   30 else, it would at least give her hope and something   31 to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in physical treatments, and in exercise sessions. But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her   32  , visualizing herself moving, moving, moving!

One day,   33 she was attempting, with all her might, to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though something  34  happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She    35 out, "Look what I'm doing! Look! Look! I can do it”. I moved! I moved!"

Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running to a   36 place. People were screaming, equipment was  37 and glass was breaking. You see, it was the terrible San Francisco earthquake.  38 don't tell that to Angela. She    39  that she did it.

And now only a few years later, she's back in school, on her own   40  . No crutches, no wheelchair. You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat a little disease, can't they?

1.                A．problem        B．disease         C．accident  D．error

 

2.                A．spread         B．avoided         C．limited   D．forced

 

3.                A．thought        B．idea           C．opinion   D．hope

 

4.                A．predicted       B．prepared       C．admitted  D．decided

 

5.                A．active          B．normal         C．alive D．simple

 

6.                A．fearless        B．peaceful        C．patient   D．stainless

 

7.                A．probably        B．approximately    C．sincerely  D．certainly

 

8.                A．recovery       B．experiment      C．practice  D．exercise

 

9.                A．schedules       B．instructions      C．supports  D．treatments

 

10.               A．something      B．anything        C．nothing   D．everything

 

11.               A．.admirable      B．interesting      C．optimistic  D．appropriate

 

12.               A．training        B．imaging         C．expectation    D．performance

 

13.               A．however       B．after           C．just   D．as

 

14.               A．useful          B．regretful        C．surprising  D．disgusting

 

15.               A．screamed       B．laughed        C．spoke D．sang

 

16.               A．beautiful       B．safe           C．dangerous D．dirty

 

17.               A．accelerating     B．running        C．appearing  D．falling

 

18.               A．For            B．So             C．But   D．Or

 

19.               A．believed        B．denied         C．realized   D．accepted

 

20.               A．parts          B．legs           C．body D．role

 

 

Mr. Patrick was new to the school and to us. Even though he was a great teacher, he seemed rather like a character out of a horror movie. He didn’t look that bad, but somehow, he looked extremely scary to me.
Some kids began to believe that he was a murderer or a ghost; some believed he was mad and a few believed that he might have suffered a lot in his life. I was one of those ‘few’.
One day I gathered up my courage and headed towards the school garden. He was, as usual, sitting on a bench alone. I breathed heavily a few times and then walked towards him.
“How are you?” I asked with my voice crackling.

He managed to say, “Fine.”
“Well, good to know,” I tried to be happy.
“Hmmm…” was all I heard.
“What’s up with you?” then seeing a puzzled look on his face, I tried to be more formal and respectful. “I mean, why aren’t you like all other people in the school? Why are you always so quiet and sad? Why…”
“No dear, some things are better left unsaid,” he said gloomily.

“Oh no sir, nothing is better left unsaid. If you want to share your feelings with me and reduce the pain of your heart, you are free to do so. I promise I will never ever tell anyone.”
“With you? You are just a little girl; what will you understand?”
I was somehow offended but still I managed to persuade him, “So what, Sir? You see, if you tell me your problem, you will have a light heart and you will have the feeling that someone somewhere cares about you.”
“Oh okay, that was a very nice belief indeed; let’s take a walk and I will let you know everything.”
Soon after our little talk, there was a visible change on his face. Later that day in the class, there was a smile on his face.
【小题1】From the text, we can know about Mr. Patrick that he       .

A．once acted a character in a horror movie

B．scared his students with his looks

C．often punished the students for bad marks

D．did better in teaching than others in the school

【小题2】Mr. Patrick was thought by the author to       .

A．be a murderer or a ghost	B．be mad
C．have suffered a lot	D．have a special personality

【小题3】While walking towards Mr. Patrick in the school garden, the author felt       .

A．excited

B．nervous

C．worried

D．happy