7．My mother let go of me when I could not let go of her．In one last brave moment she was strong for me，thus making me strong，too．
I was in the kitchen when （36）Bcalled and told me to make a quick decision．They could only hold a place for my（37）B until the next morning．
The thought of being （38）Dfrom my Alzheimer's stricken （早老性痴呆）mother when she needed me most（39）Cme．Dad died when I was a teenager，Mom and I had（40）Amany hard times together．Mom taught me to laugh my way through bad experiences and sing through （41）Ddays．But in recent years，except for extremely（42）B moments of consciousness，she'd become lost in her own private world．I knew that Mom needed（43）C nursing and medical care，yet the possibility of a complete stranger coming to her at night，when she would（44）A around like a sleepwalking child，filled me with a feeling of（45）D．
Two bitter days passed（46）A we left for the nursing home．I hugged and kissed her with （47）Btears，I'd always planned the best golden years for Mom in her old age，but now I was saying（48）C．Suddenly there was something shining in her（49）D a look of recognition．"Stop crying now"，she said firmly，"Say goodbye and get going．Don't（50）A about me．"
I stood with（51）C and stared into her face．"Mom!"I cried and reached out for her．But as quickly as my"real"Mom had appeared，she（52）Cagain into her world of a little child．（53）D，at that very moment I realized the mother，that familiar Mom who knew and understood，who（54）A and sang with me in hard times，would always be there，giving me（55）B when I needed it most．
I was in the kitchen when （36）Bcalled and told me to make a quick decision．They could only hold a place for my（37）B until the next morning．
The thought of being （38）Dfrom my Alzheimer's stricken （早老性痴呆）mother when she needed me most（39）Cme．Dad died when I was a teenager，Mom and I had（40）Amany hard times together．Mom taught me to laugh my way through bad experiences and sing through （41）Ddays．But in recent years，except for extremely（42）B moments of consciousness，she'd become lost in her own private world．I knew that Mom needed（43）C nursing and medical care，yet the possibility of a complete stranger coming to her at night，when she would（44）A around like a sleepwalking child，filled me with a feeling of（45）D．
Two bitter days passed（46）A we left for the nursing home．I hugged and kissed her with （47）Btears，I'd always planned the best golden years for Mom in her old age，but now I was saying（48）C．Suddenly there was something shining in her（49）D a look of recognition．"Stop crying now"，she said firmly，"Say goodbye and get going．Don't（50）A about me．"
I stood with（51）C and stared into her face．"Mom!"I cried and reached out for her．But as quickly as my"real"Mom had appeared，she（52）Cagain into her world of a little child．（53）D，at that very moment I realized the mother，that familiar Mom who knew and understood，who（54）A and sang with me in hard times，would always be there，giving me（55）B when I needed it most．
| 36．A．the hospital | B．the nursing home | C．the kindergarten | D．the school |
| 37．A．Dad | B．Mom | C．brother | D．husband |
| 38．A．freed | B．protected | C．forbidden | D．separated |
| 39．A．relaxed | B．comforted | C．pained | D．struck |
| 40．A．braved | B．feared | C．escaped | D．followed |
| 41．A．unforgettable | B．comfortable | C．smooth | D．tough |
| 42．A．regular | B．rare | C．usual | D．common |
| 43．A．casual | B．limited | C．professional | D．general |
| 44．A．wander | B．dream | C．sleep | D．look |
| 45．A．love | B．sacrifice | C．warmth | D．shame |
| 46．A．before | B．after | C．until | D．since |
| 47．A．happy | B．helpless | C．thankful | D．salty |
| 48．A．hello | B．goodnight | C．goodbye | D．thanks |
| 49．A．hands | B．mind | C．voice | D．eyes |
| 50．A．worry | B．wonder | C．puzzle | D．hesitate |
| 51．A．satisfaction | B．disappointment | C．amazement | D．recognition |
| 52．A．disappeared | B．broke | C．returned | D．left |
| 53．A．Meanwhile | B．Therefore | C．Besides | D．However |
| 54．A．laughed | B．cried | C．talked | D．cooked |
| 55．A．confidence | B．strength | C．safety | D．relief |
6．
Posting a photo of the food you're about to eat on WeChat has become a daily ritual（惯例；仪式） for many．Often this food in the photo isn't as appealing to those looking at it，but scientists are now claiming taking a photo of your food before you eat it makes it taste better．
Researchers at University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management claim taking a photo puts you in the moment and in doing so，heightens your （41）I．The person taking the photo will，on some level，feel the motivation to continue the practice．
Researchers wondered about the power of rituals after noticing the funny （42）K that people often perform before eating and drinking．They conducted experiments to investigate whether these kinds of habitual behaviour influences taste．
In the first experiment，some participants were asked to eat a piece of chocolate following a detailed set of （43）A：‘Without unwrapping the chocolate bar，break it in half．Unwrap half of the bar and eat it．Then，unwrap the other half and eat it．'The other participants were （44）E instructed to relax for a short amount of time and then eat the chocolate bar however they wanted．
The results showed that those who had performed the ritual rated the chocolate more （45）C，enjoyed it more，and were willing to pay more for the chocolate than the other group．
A second experiment （46）H these findings，showing that （47）B movements don't produce a more enjoyable eating experience．The data also （48）D that a longer delay between ritual and consumption enhanced these effects，even with a common food like carrots．
While these rituals may seem insignificant，the researchers note that the effects they produce are quite amazing．And while rituals are （49）J before mealtimes，they could play a role in other （50）G，too．
| A．instructions B．random C．highly D．revealed E．simply F．established G．situations H．confirmed I．senses J．common K．routines |
Researchers at University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management claim taking a photo puts you in the moment and in doing so，heightens your （41）I．The person taking the photo will，on some level，feel the motivation to continue the practice．
Researchers wondered about the power of rituals after noticing the funny （42）K that people often perform before eating and drinking．They conducted experiments to investigate whether these kinds of habitual behaviour influences taste．
In the first experiment，some participants were asked to eat a piece of chocolate following a detailed set of （43）A：‘Without unwrapping the chocolate bar，break it in half．Unwrap half of the bar and eat it．Then，unwrap the other half and eat it．'The other participants were （44）E instructed to relax for a short amount of time and then eat the chocolate bar however they wanted．
The results showed that those who had performed the ritual rated the chocolate more （45）C，enjoyed it more，and were willing to pay more for the chocolate than the other group．
A second experiment （46）H these findings，showing that （47）B movements don't produce a more enjoyable eating experience．The data also （48）D that a longer delay between ritual and consumption enhanced these effects，even with a common food like carrots．
While these rituals may seem insignificant，the researchers note that the effects they produce are quite amazing．And while rituals are （49）J before mealtimes，they could play a role in other （50）G，too．
5．For all the Chinese across the world，we have ____ same name
-We are ____ Chinese．（ ）
-We are ____ Chinese．（ ）
| A． | the； 不填 | B． | the； a | C． | a； 不填 | D． | the； the |
3．Most people want to be happy，but few know how to find happiness．Money and success（26）B do not bring lasting（27）C．Aristotle，a Greek philosopher（哲学家），said，"Happiness depends on（28）D．"In other words，we make our own happiness by ourselves．Here are a few（29）C to help you be happier．
The first secret of happiness is to（30）B he simple things in life．Too often，（31）D we spend too much time（32）C about the future，for example，getting into college or getting a good job，we will fail to enjoy the （33）A．You should enjoy life's simple（34）B，such as reading a good book，listening to your favorite music，or spending time with close friends．People （35）A have several close friends（36）D to live a happier and healthier lives．
Another secret of leading a happy life is to be（37）C and have hobbies．They can help you（38）A your problems and lose track of（失去…的线索）time．Many people（39）C this by dancing，or playing a sport，such as（40）A or soccer．You can ignore problems，and only think about the activity．
Finally，many people find happiness in helping others．（41）D studies，people feel good when they（42）B to help others．If you want to feel happier，do（43）C nice for someone．You can help a friend with his or her studies，（44）C shopping to buy food for an elderly relative，or（45）B help around the house by washing the dishes．
The first secret of happiness is to（30）B he simple things in life．Too often，（31）D we spend too much time（32）C about the future，for example，getting into college or getting a good job，we will fail to enjoy the （33）A．You should enjoy life's simple（34）B，such as reading a good book，listening to your favorite music，or spending time with close friends．People （35）A have several close friends（36）D to live a happier and healthier lives．
Another secret of leading a happy life is to be（37）C and have hobbies．They can help you（38）A your problems and lose track of（失去…的线索）time．Many people（39）C this by dancing，or playing a sport，such as（40）A or soccer．You can ignore problems，and only think about the activity．
Finally，many people find happiness in helping others．（41）D studies，people feel good when they（42）B to help others．If you want to feel happier，do（43）C nice for someone．You can help a friend with his or her studies，（44）C shopping to buy food for an elderly relative，or（45）B help around the house by washing the dishes．
| 26．A．only | B．alone | C．together | D．separately |
| 27．A．sadness | B．disappointment | C．happiness | D．pleasure |
| 28．A．himself | B．myself | C．themselves | D．ourselves |
| 29．A．advice | B．opinions | C．suggestions | D．tip |
| 30．A．do | B．enjoy | C．celebrate | D．abandon |
| 31．A．whether | B．since | C．unless | D．if |
| 32．A．learning | B．considering | C．thinking | D．talking |
| 33．A．present | B．future | C．former | D．latter |
| 34．A．periods | B．pleasures | C．matters | D．activities |
| 35．A．who | B．whose | C．whoever | D．whom |
| 36．A．like | B．prefer | C．want | D．tend |
| 37．A．passive | B．depressed | C．active | D．friendly |
| 38．A．forget | B．remember | C．consider | D．solve |
| 39．A．learn | B．appreciate | C．experience | D．find |
| 40．A．snowboarding | B．singing | C．performing | D．reading |
| 41．A．In terms of | B．In spite of | C．Owing to | D．According to |
| 42．A．devote | B．volunteer | C．refuse | D．hesitate |
| 43．A．anything | B．everything | C．something | D．nothing |
| 44．A．going | B．to go | C．go | D．gone |
| 45．A．scarcely | B．simply | C．hardly | D．eventually． |
2．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．
"The first step towards greatest is to be honest．"Everyone believes in this saying but it takes pains to do so．
A thief who（26）Aa winning lottery ticket（彩票）at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty．His（27）D，who picked up the ticket，then claimed（认领） the￡25，000prize，managed to（28）Bthe owner，and handed over the cash．
The（29）Chappened when Professor Vinicio was（30）Ca tyre on an Italian highway．Another（31）A，who was just passing by，stopped to"help"，（32）Da suitcase from her car and drove off．The（33）Bfound the dropped ticket and put it in her pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy．
The next day，she（34）Ato see the lottery results on TV and，taking out the ticket，she realized it was a（35）C．She claimed the big prize．Then she began a battle with her（36）D．Finally，she decided she could not keep the money（37）Bhaving been robbed．She advertised in newspapers and on radio，saying："I'm trying to find the man who（38）Ame．I have a￡25，000prize for him--a lottery win．Please meet me．Anonymity（匿名）（39）C．"
Professor Vinicio received hundreds of calls from（40）Dpeople hoping to trick her into handing them the cash．（41）Bthere was one voice she recognized-and she arranged to meet the man in a park．The robber，a 35-year-old unemployed father of two，（42）Athe suitcase and burst into tears．He could not believe what was happening．"Why didn't you keep the money？"he asked，feeling quite（43）A．The professor replied："I（44）Cbecause it's not mine．"Then she walked off，（45）Dthe thief's offer of a reward．
"The first step towards greatest is to be honest．"Everyone believes in this saying but it takes pains to do so．
A thief who（26）Aa winning lottery ticket（彩票）at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty．His（27）D，who picked up the ticket，then claimed（认领） the￡25，000prize，managed to（28）Bthe owner，and handed over the cash．
The（29）Chappened when Professor Vinicio was（30）Ca tyre on an Italian highway．Another（31）A，who was just passing by，stopped to"help"，（32）Da suitcase from her car and drove off．The（33）Bfound the dropped ticket and put it in her pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy．
The next day，she（34）Ato see the lottery results on TV and，taking out the ticket，she realized it was a（35）C．She claimed the big prize．Then she began a battle with her（36）D．Finally，she decided she could not keep the money（37）Bhaving been robbed．She advertised in newspapers and on radio，saying："I'm trying to find the man who（38）Ame．I have a￡25，000prize for him--a lottery win．Please meet me．Anonymity（匿名）（39）C．"
Professor Vinicio received hundreds of calls from（40）Dpeople hoping to trick her into handing them the cash．（41）Bthere was one voice she recognized-and she arranged to meet the man in a park．The robber，a 35-year-old unemployed father of two，（42）Athe suitcase and burst into tears．He could not believe what was happening．"Why didn't you keep the money？"he asked，feeling quite（43）A．The professor replied："I（44）Cbecause it's not mine．"Then she walked off，（45）Dthe thief's offer of a reward．
| 26．A．dropped | B．bought | C．stole | D．offered |
| 27．A．boss | B．professor | C．friend | D．victim |
| 28．A．punish | B．seek | C．cheat | D．catch |
| 29．A．joke | B．accident | C．robbery | D．murder |
| 30．A．making | B．damaging | C．changing | D．selling |
| 31．A．driver | B．police | C．winner | D．companion |
| 32．A．left | B．returned | C．found | D．stole |
| 33．A．passer-by | B．lady | C．helper | D．stranger |
| 34．A．happened | B．hesitated | C．failed | D．tried |
| 35．A．waste | B．loser | C．winner | D．chance |
| 36．A．career | B．courage | C．luck | D．conscience |
| 37．A．because of | B．despite | C．without | D．in return for |
| 38．A．robbed | B．knew | C．troubled | D．admired |
| 39．A．expected | B．needed | C．guaranteed | D．wanted |
| 40．A．brave | B．mean | C．generous | D．dishonest |
| 41．A．So | B．But | C．Thus | D．Instead |
| 42．A．gave back | B．gave up | C．took up | D．looked for |
| 43．A．ashamed | B．satisfied | C．disappointed | D．excited |
| 44．A．daren't | B．mightn't | C．couldn't | D．needn't |
| 45．A．sharing | B．accepting | C．appreciating | D．rejecting． |
1．How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you？When he was young，Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty（21）B from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n）（22）A，and he believed that studying the famous paintings（23）C in that museum would help him．
It was 1930，when many people were out of work，money was （24）D and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were（25）D with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem，Jacob looked hard at the people，the churches，and barbershops and so on．He（26）A those images in his mind，along with the images of paintings he saw in the（27）A．
Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance（28）C her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more（29）B．But Jacob's teacher，Alston，in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston（30）D him how to use paints to make stage sets．
As time passed，Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man（31）B to become an artist．Many creative people（32）C there to talk about art，literature and history．From their 33D，Jacob learned that history books often （34）C the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He（35）A Toussaint，who had helped free his people （36）B French ruling．
Many people admired Jacob's pictures，but he needed （37）A admiration．To help his family，he often had to work at jobs that （38）D him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months，Jacob was given a（39）C to paint pictures． For the first time，he felt like a（40）D artist．
It was 1930，when many people were out of work，money was （24）D and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were（25）D with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem，Jacob looked hard at the people，the churches，and barbershops and so on．He（26）A those images in his mind，along with the images of paintings he saw in the（27）A．
Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance（28）C her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more（29）B．But Jacob's teacher，Alston，in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston（30）D him how to use paints to make stage sets．
As time passed，Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man（31）B to become an artist．Many creative people（32）C there to talk about art，literature and history．From their 33D，Jacob learned that history books often （34）C the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He（35）A Toussaint，who had helped free his people （36）B French ruling．
Many people admired Jacob's pictures，but he needed （37）A admiration．To help his family，he often had to work at jobs that （38）D him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months，Jacob was given a（39）C to paint pictures． For the first time，he felt like a（40）D artist．
| 21．A． steps | B． blocks | C． buildings | D． avenues |
| 22．A． artist | B． tutor | C． scholar | D． official |
| 23．A． swinging | B． existing | C． hanging | D． twisting |
| 24．A． blank | B． loose | C． tough | D． tight |
| 25．A． lined | B． decorated | C． associated | D． filled |
| 26．A． stored | B． received | C． created | D． remembered |
| 27．A． museum | B． studio | C． church | D． street |
| 28．A． whether | B． which | C． that | D． when |
| 29．A． precious | B． practical | C． standard | D． flexible |
| 30．A． recommended | B． reminded | C． provided | D． showed |
| 31．A． hesitating | B． struggling | C． marching | D． participating |
| 32．A． settled | B． wandered | C． gathered | D． rushed |
| 33．A． experiences | B． performances | C． accents | D． conversations |
| 34．A． acknowledged | B． accused | C． ignored | D． witnessed |
| 35．A． chose | B． accepted | C． counted | D． employed |
| 36．A． against | B． from | C． for | D． with |
| 37．A． more than | B． rather than | C． other than | D．less than |
| 38．A． broke | B． gave | C． permitted | D． took |
| 39．A． award | B． title | C． salary | D． prize |
| 40．A． permanent | B． popular | C． positive | D． professional |
8．The other day I went past an ancient tower，on _____ roof sat a very beautiful bird I had never seen before．（ ）
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