America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity

    America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I     the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be      , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.

The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a       of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my       and to Allah’s will.      , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n)      , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the       that I’d get at school.

I      on my own that sixth grade was the       I should start wearing the hijab. I was      about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or       be scared of me and       my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no       of differences.

On the first day of school, I put all those       thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but       I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.

I was       about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions —     — about the hijab and why I wore it.

I did hear some kid was making fun of me,       there was one girl—she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much–and she spoke       me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.

Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the      of America.

1.A. believe in  B. stick to  C. carry out       D. push for

2.A. independent      B. free     C. sensitive        D. different

3.A. signal B. sign       C. reminder       D. cause

4.A. religion      B. country          C. parents D. status

5.A. In a word   B. In general        C. To be exact  D. To be honest

6.A. princess     B. heroine         C. individual      D. adult

7.A. praise         B. punishment  C. reaction         D. reflection

8.A. hoped      B. expected       C. realized         D. decided

9.A. time   B. chance C. case           D. occasion

10.A. disappointed    B. scared  C. enthusiasticD. angry

11.A. still  B. already C. even         D. ever

12.A. show off              B. pull off  C. pick up D. put up

13.A. rejection B. ignorance      C. awareness     D. acceptance

14.A. negative  B. optimistic      C. serious     D. strange

15.A. often        B. inside    C. only               D. outside

16.A. concerned       B. particular                 C. wrong        D. convinced

17.A. respectfully      B. cautiously      C. suspiciously  D. critically

18.A. and  B. so C. but                D. or

19.A. in terms of        B. in front of      C. in charge of  D. in favor of

20.A. significance      B. beauty  C. value            D. power

America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity

? America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I ? ? the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be? ? ? , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.

? The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a? ? ? of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my? ? ? and to Allah’s will. ? ? ? , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n) ? ? ? , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the? ? ? that I’d get at school.

? I? ? ? on my own that sixth grade was the? ? ? I should start wearing the hijab. I was ? ? about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or? ? ? be scared of me and? ? ? my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no? ? ? of differences.

? On the first day of school, I put all those? ? ? thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but? ? ? I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.

? I was? ? ? about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions —? ? ? — about the hijab and why I wore it.

? I did hear some kids were making fun of me, ? ? there was one girl----she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much---and she spoke? ? ? me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.

? Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the? ? ? of America.

1.A. believe in???? B. stick to????????????? C. carry out????????????? D. push for

2.A. dependent???? B. free? ????????????? C. sensitive????????????? D. different

3.A. signal????????????? ???? B. sign????????????? C. reminder????????????? D. cause

4.A. religion????????????? ???? B. country????????????? C. parents????????????? D. status

5.A. In a word????????????? ???? B. In general?? C. To be exact????????????? D. To be honest

6.A. princess????????????? ???? B. heroine????????????? C. individual????????????? D. adult

7.A. praise????????????? ???? B. punishment????????????? C. reaction????????????? D. reflection

8.A. hoped? ????????????? ???? B. expected????????????? C. realized????????????? D. decided

9.A. time????????????? ???? B. chance????????????? C. case????????????? D. occasion

10.A. disappointed? B. scared????????????? C. enthusiastic????????????? D. angry

11.A. still????????????? ???? B. already????????????? C. even????????????? D. ever

12.A. show off??? B. pull off????????????? C. pick up????????????? D. put up

13.A. rejection???? B. ignorance????????????? C. awareness????????????? D. acceptance

14.A. negative???? B. optimistic????????????? C. serious????????????? D. strange

15.A. often????????????? ???? B. inside????????????? C. only????????????? D. outside

16.A. concerned?? B. particular??? C. wrong??????? ????????????? D. convinced

17.A. respectfully? B. cautiously????????????? C. suspiciously????????????? D. critically

18.A. and????????????? ???? B. so????????????? C. but????????????? D. or

19.A. in terms of?? B. in front of????????????? C. in charge of????????????? D. in favor of

20.A. significance? B. beauty????????????? C. value????????????? D. power

完形(15%)

 Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” Once __41 __, such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.

Several years ago, I spoke at a school about how we were surrounded by “___42___  ” if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see me, and I remembered him as somebody who had suffered through a(n) ___43___ divorce (离婚) and was examining what was most important to him. He took a small ___44___ out of his pocket. Here is what he said to me that day.

“I ___45___ on this stone when I was leaving church last Sunday. You had spoken about  ___46___ opportunities—diamonds. I put the stone in my ___47___ to remind me to look for those “diamonds” that I need. I have been trying to sell my business . On Monday morning, a man who seemed interested in ___48___ some of my stock (股票) stopped by. I thought, ‘Here’s my diamond—don’t let it ___49___!’ I sold the entire stock to him by noon. Now my next diamond is to find a new ___50___  !”

Not long afterward, he did find a new and better job. From then on, he decided to keep his stone with him all the time as a ___51___ to look for “diamonds” as he dug through the ___52___ of life.

Richard DeVos is right when he points out. “This is an exciting world. It is filled with opportunities. Great moments wait around every corner.” Those moments are diamonds that,   ___53___ left unrecognized, will be forever lost.

Are you looking for “diamonds” every day? If not, you may ___54___ pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in the difficulty you’re ___55___ now.

A.given            B.discovered            C.sent          D.made

A.opportunities        B.dangers           C.diamonds      D.chances

A.painful          B.stupid                C.normal            D.original

A.ball             B.stone             C.paper         D.flower

A.stepped          B.depended          C.fought            D.based

A.stealing         B.accepting         C.recognizing       D.realizing

A.purse            B.pocket                C.bag           D.house

A.selling          B.buying                C.hunting           D.casting

A.go off           B.give in               C.stay up       D.watch out

A.buyer            B.job              C.stock             D.rock

A.scene            B.prize             C.reminder      D.power

A.difficulties     B.hopes             C.characters        D.cases

A.unless           B.though                C.for           D.if

A.happily          B.easily                C.luckily           D.dangerously

A.expressing       B.satisfying            C.breaking      D.experiencing

It was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call．

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just  36 in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a（n）  37  and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was  38 ．

The doctor described the  39 ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they   40  the charcoal（木炭），it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline（petrol）．The flames  41 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．

  42 ，one of the boys was quick-minded，grasped my son，and  43 him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not in  44  to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars（伤疤）．

After he  45 from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整容）for 6 months  46 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch, very 47__ scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not  48 it，but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you．’’

I  49 this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to 50 and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．

By the end of the six-month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not  51 , sohe made the  52 to give up any plastic surgery．

We all have “scars” that we believe  53 people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different，or dressed differently，people would like us better． 

But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same  54 standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  55 yourself，and your beauty will shine through．

1.                A．brought        B．given           C．turned   D．showed

2.                A．doctor         B．hospital         C．aircraft   D．ambulance

3.                A．serious         B．terrible         C．painful   D．important

4.                A．event          B．process         C．reason   D．accident

5.                A．got            B．lit             C．burned   D．moved

6.                A．took           B．held           C．caught   D．attracted

7.                A．Fortunately      B．Surprisingly      C．Happily   D．Slowly

8.                A．pushed         B．threw          C．dropped  D．rolled

9.                A．shape          B．place           C．fact D．time

10.               A．benefited       B．recovered      C．suffered   D．relaxed

11.               A．if             B．while          C．because   D．although

12.               A．normal         B．violent         C．obvious   D．popular

13.               A．mention        B．notice          C．laugh D．hide

14.               A．sent           B．kept           C．handed    D．passed

15.               A．heart          B．life            C．practice   D．consideration

16.               A．grow          B．matter         C．exist D．appear

17.               A．mistake         B．effort          C．decision   D．request

18.               A．invite          B．cause          C．allow D．remind

19.               A．false           B．strict           C．moral D．general

20.               A．by            B．over           C．beyond   D．within

根据句意和首字母或汉语提示，将单词的正确形式写在题中相应的横线上。
【小题1】There’s nothing in this box. Look, it’s e______________.
【小题2】If you are in danger, remember to dial (拨) the telephone n ______________ 110 at once.
【小题3】— Do you know what the p ______________ of China is now?
— It’s over 1.3 billion.
【小题4】The ice is too t ______________. It’s very dangerous to skate on it.
【小题5】It’s good for our health to g ______________ up early in the morning.
【小题6】Last summer holiday, my teacher ______________ (介绍) Joy to me, and now we are close friends.
【小题7】Jack is so smart that he can answer these questions ______________ (容易地) .
【小题8】People will use robots to do the ______________ (家务) in the future.
【小题9】Little Tom did quite well in the English exam. He hardly made any ______________ （错误） .
【小题10】This is our new teaching building. It was  ______________（建造）last year.