【题目】完形填空
When I was in middle school, I got mad at my parents because they would never give anything to the homeless that passed by us.
On a family vacation in Washington D.C., there was a 1 man down the street. My family2 with our eyes at our feet. On our final day in the city, when my 3 went for an evening walk, I ran out of our hotel room 4 and ran down the street to the homeless man.
He looked at me with curiosity, surely not5 anything from a middle school girl. I asked him what he would have for 6. He replied he would have hamburgers.
I ran into the grocery store down the block and 7 five hamburgers and many other foods. I ran back with a grin(咧嘴笑) on my face and 8 the grocery bags full of food to him. His 9 has been in my mind ever since.
I ran back to the 10 as soon as possible. When my parents 11, my dad told me he had a 12 for me. He asked if I still 13 the homeless man down the street from our hotel and I shyly 14. He then told me, with a grin on his face, a story of15 as they were returning from their walk the homeless man was 16 grocery bags full of food with other homeless people around and they were all smiling and laughing as they 17. I smiled at my dad but never to this day have told him the 18 story of that homeless man.
I still haven't forgotten that man's smile but I wish I had the 19 to do this more often. One 20fearless act by a middle school girl can begin a series of effect of smiles and dignity(尊严). So please, share a smile and give some dignity to the homeless.
(1)A.friendly B.homeless C.generous D.thankful
(2)A.sat down B.walked past C.turned up D.joined in
(3)A.classmates B.brothers C.students D.parents
(4)A.secretly B.surely C.hopefully D.luckily
(5)A.taking B.losing C.expecting D.charging
(6)A.pleasure B.service C.dinner D.gift
(7)A.bought B.cooked C.borrowed D.stole
(8)A.lent B.sold C.posted D.handed
(9)A.humor B.sorrow C.anger D.smile
(10)A.hotel B.church C.school D.town
(11)A.left B.discovered C.returned D.arrived
(12)A.present B.story C.reward D.book
(13)A.missed B.hated C.admired D.remembered
(14)A.nodded B.promised C.described D.explained
(15)A.how B.why C.when D.where
(16)A.collecting B.accepting C.sharing D.heating
(17)A.played B.ate C.begged D.walked
(18)A.moving B.familiar C.sad D.true
(19)A.confidence B.courage C.determination D.wisdom
(20)A.funny B.interesting C.small D.crazy

【题目】When it comes to the benefit of volunteering, a lot of people think it s all about the warm feeling after helping someone. 1. As is known, charity work requires a wide variety of people to do a wide variety of things for everything to work. It means that there are some surprising benefits for volunteers. For example, volunteering:

Teaches you new skills.

From helping making websites to teaching immigrant kids your native language, or to arranging events for charity, volunteering can really be almost anything. It means that when you get involved in charity work, a lot of the time you will face challenges. 2.

Can teach you what truly matters.

It’s a great way to find new perspectives(角度) on life. When you’ve been at it for a while, you just might find yourself re-evaluating your advantages. 3. One of my friends went from wanting to be a lawyer to discovering a true passion for teaching

4.

Maybe it is not surprising, but what might surprise you is how genuine these friends are. Some of my long-term friends are people I’ve met through volunteering. I’m not that kind of guy that makes friends purely for connections, but sometimes it’s very convenient to have a broad network.

Summed up in one line: volunteering helps you grow. 5. You meet a wide variety of people who don’t have a lot in common with. You learn to get along with people involved in many different walks in life. You learn to know what you are to do. So if you’ve ever considered volunteering, what are you waiting for?

A. You might even decide on a completely new path to take in life.

B. Helps you make new friends

C. As it turns out, that’s far from the only benefit.

D. Volunteering helps you look outside yourself and your problems.

E. Through overcoming the challenges, you learn completely new skills.

F. Not only as a person, but it helps you develop your skill as well.

G. Can help improve social skills

【题目】China used to be called the “Kingdom of Bicycles”, but since then, cars have taken over the country. There are too many vehicles and pedestrians in the street now, so the roads are crowded nearly all the time, and even going a few kilometers can take up to an hour, which can explain the fact that it’s very difficult to travel across major Chinese cities.

Now, new apps that help people register and find bikes are being used more and more across cities like Beijing. The new apps that let people share bicycles are easing traffic, and reducing pollution. Cheng Li started using bike share services about six months ago. He said now he is using the car less and the bike more. For Zhang Jian, the bike share revolution makes him recollect the old days. “Now, when we’re riding home from work, especially in the evening, when it’s not rushed, it feels like we’re reliving the past,” Zhang said.

However, there is now a lot of competition among bike share providers because of their popularity. Some providers are trying to flood the streets with bikes to be more visible. Sometimes there are so many bikes that they completely block the sidewalks. This has become a problem for city governments. It is not uncommon for bike users to leave bikes in the middle of the street or on the sidewalk. This blocks cars and people in already crowded cities.

In Beijing’s southern district of Daxing, officials have been trying to fix the problem by seizing illegally parked bikes. VOA spoke to a woman who said, “Bike sharing is really convenient, but no one is taking care of the problem of illegally parked bikes.” Behind her were several thousand seized bikes.

Many people in China feel that bike shares are helping reduce the country’s transportation problems and polluted air. However, they also hope companies will do more to improve their service and avoid flooding the streets with bikes.

1Which is the cause of traffic jams in major Chinese cities?

A. The booming of cars. B. Lack of bike share services.

C. Poor road conditions. D. Lack of parking lots.

2What does the underlined word “recollect” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Step forward. B. Back off.

C. Look back. D. Slide away.

3What does paragraph 3 mainly want to tell us about the bike shares?

A. Their popularity. B. Their problems.

C. Their competition. D. Their advantages.

4What do you think will be discussed about the bike shares in the following paragraph?

A. They create bike revolution. B. They solve the traffic problems.

C. They bring about polluted air. D. They need further improving.

【题目】As sea levels climb, even Washington, D. C. could see more frequent and widespread flooding at high tide.

Strong storms and high winds sometimes bring floods to coastal areas. But cities and towns along the US East Coast are flooding even in calm and sunny weather. Among them is Maryland’s capital Annapolis. Tourists there must sometimes walk through water flooding downtown streets surrounding the habor. Sometimes water covers roads in Atlantic City, N. J. Even the yards and basements of coastal homes near New York City sometimes flood.

All are suffering from this trend—normal high tides surpass (超过) a rising sea level.

Sea levels have climbed, on average, about 20 centimeters (8 inches) over the past 135 years. And a sharp increase in tide flooding is one of the more visible impacts affecting many coastal areas, notes William Sweet, an oceanographer.

Sweet and his co-workers recently analyzed data from 45 tide gauges (计量表) along the US coasts. These tools record the changing heights of tides as they rise and fall. From these data, Sweet’s team calculated the number of : “troublesome floods” in various coastal cities. These floods, Sweet explains, typically occur when water level is about 30 centimeters (1foot) above the historic level of the highest tides. In June 2014, the team reported finding a growing rise in these flooding events.

In Charleston, S.C. from 1957 to 1963, the city experienced troublesome floods an average of 4. 6 days per year. Bur from 2007 to 2013, the occurring rate of troublesome floods jumped five times. Annapolis city was even more serious. From1957 to 1963,troublesome floods were roughly 3. 8 days per year. From 2007 to 2013, the average was 10 times higher- 39. 3days a year.

“Over the next few decades, climate change probably drives sea levels even higher,” Sweet says. “So today’s flooding problems promise to become only more widespread and frequent.”

1What is Paragraph 2 mainly developed by?

A. Making comparisons.

B. Analyzing causes.

C. Using examples.

D. Following time order.

2Why are more flooding problems caused?

A. Because the river levels have been climbing.

B. Because climate has changed over the years,

C. Because the weather conditions are not stable.

D. Because people are living too close to harbors.

3What can it be inferred according to data in Paragraph 5?

A. There has been a growing rise in these analyzed flooding events.

B. The changes of heights of tides are usually in a small range.

C. The floods in coastal cities often occur when water level is above1foot.

D. The number of troublesome floods gradually gets less.

4What is the text mainly about?

A. Sweet’s team.

B. A flood research.

C. The US East Coast.

D. American oceanographers.

【题目】Living in a culture that is different from your own can be both an exciting and challenging experience. The following are 6 cultural differences between China and the USA to help promoting mutual understanding.

Money

As is well known, the Chinese are conservative when they are planning to spend money, but far fewer American families are saving money for emergencies and education than their Chinese counterparts (对等的人)..

Privacy

Chinese people do not have the same concept of privacy as American do. They talk about topic such as ages, income or marital (婚姻的) status, which Americans think is annoying and disturbing.

Family

In China, elders are traditionally treated with great respect while young are cared for. In America, the goal of the family is to encourage independence, particularly that of the children. Unlike the Chinese, older Americans seldom live with their children.

Friends

Chinese people have different meanings to define friends. Just hanging out together time to time is not friendship. Friendship means lifelong friends who feel it deeply necessary to give each other whatever help might seem required. Americans always call people they meet friends, so the definition of friends is general and different. There are work friends, playing friends, school friends and drinking friends.

Education

Chinese people value education and career more than Americans, who in turn attach more great importance to good character and faith, which they think are of great value in their life.

________

Basically China values the community and the USA values the individual. If you achieve something in the USA, it’s because you are great. While in China, if you achieve something, it’s because the team, or family, or company is great. Everything you do gets owed to the greater whole, while in American individual achievements are celebrated.

1What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Americans lay more stress on faith and good personality.

B. Americans think much of the individual and the community.

C. Americans are mean with money to spend while Chinese are not.

D. Americans define friendship almost the same.

2Which of the following can best describe the last difference?

A. Achievements B. Individual

C. Team VS Individual D. Teamwork

3What is the purpose of writing the passage?

A. To promote friendship between China and the USA.

B. To help Chinese live well in the USA.

C. To have a complete understanding of the USA.

D. To introduce the cultural differences between China and the USA

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