One of my. next-door neighbor is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back from a trip. As I was  16 . my clothes in my room, I heard a(n)  17  , frantic(发疯的) knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and  18  the peephole, and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.

I quickly  19  the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept  20 , Please help me. I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I  21  told her that everything would be okay, and  22  her to her house to see what was going on  23  the fire alarm.

She  24  that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently(反复无常的) for the past two hours, and that her  25  to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table,  26  it, and looked at the tire alarm.

After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes  27  causes it to make strange noises. She seemed  28  but was literally shaking out of fear. I asked her  29  she was okay, and she said she was  30  , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her  31  for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.

We then  32  and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay. and safe to sleep. She was so generous with  33  for being with her, but I thanked her for  34  me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n)  35  hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.

1.A. collecting           B. designing                         C. unpacking                        D. setting

2.A. constant             B. flexible                    C. rhythmic                          D. impressive

3.A. looked through          B. made out                         C. cut off                               D. turned to

4.A. closed                          B. moved                              C. locked                              D. opened

5.A. thinking              B. repeating                         C. complaining           D. screaming

6.A. frequently                   B. briefly                               C. immediately           D. roughly

7.A. required            B. accompanied                  C. inspected                         D. observed

8.A. for                       B .to                                       C. by                             D. with

9.A. predicted                    B. warned                   C. mentioned                       D. proved

10.A. attempt            B. suggestion                       C. responsibility                  D. permission

11.A. pressed            B. revolved                          C. crashed                            D. climbed

12.A. power                         B. dust                                   C. paper                                D. switch

13.A. determined               B. terrified                           C. relieved                           D. devoted

14.A. when                          B. how                                   C. why                                   D. if

15.A. afraid                          B. tired                                  C. sleepy                               D. pleased

16.A. casually                      B. tightly                               C. automatically                   D. abruptly

17.A. broke down               B. sped up                            C. sat down                          D. turned around

18.A. suffering                   B. regret                              C. shame                    D. gratitude

19.A. advising            B. reminding                       C. encouraging                   D. advocating

20.A. simple                        B. special                             C. official                             D. sudden

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught in school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children.  Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

1.Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

A．She couldn’t get admitted to medical school

B．She decided to further her education in Paris

C．A serious eye problem stopped her

D．It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States

2.What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?

A．She was a woman.

B．She wrote too many letters.

C．She couldn’t graduate from medical school.

D．She couldn’t set up her hospital.

3.According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.

A．became the first woman physician

B．was the first woman doctor

C．and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

D．set up the first medical school for women

4.Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.

A．England           B．Paris             C．the United States    D．New York City

She was so________in her job that she didn’t hear someone knocking at the door.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息，请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
在中学生夏令营中，以下同学以其观点组织各自的讨论和交流组。
A． Cao A'min, 18
Xuanhua No 1 High School, Hebei
Keeping pace with teachers is a good way to study．Teachers are experienced and their plans are systematic．But remember to work m a way that suits you．It's also important to team from past mistakes．Keep a notebook to make a record of the mistakes you make - it'll help you avoid making the same ones later．
B．Zhang Zilu, 17
Xinyu No 1 High School, Jiangxi
This time of life may be hard, but you're not alone．You may be busy studying, but you can show your care by calling yow friends or sending a short message．Don't let your friendships die．Some boys and girls in my class were in love, but I'd advise against a relationship at this stage．
C. Zhan Yu, 17
Huanggang High School, Hubei
It’s as important to live well as it is to study well, I think. I went to bed no later than 11:30 pm. It put me in the right mood for the next day. I didn’t follow a special diet (饮食), but I did make sure I ate a nutritious  breakfast each day.
D. Ju Shuntian, 18
Yantai Economic and Technological Development Zone Senior High School, Shandong
The person who plays well, studies well. Having a lot of schoolwork doesn’t mean having to give up on every other activity. I played basketball or took a walk to relax when I felt tired. Time out is not a waste of time but helps you study more efficiently.
E. Zhang Qingzhou, 17
　　Dongtai High School, Jiangsu
Besides taking the big exam, you have other choices for college. I took the independent enrollment (自主招生) exam held by Peking University and some other students even prepared to study abroad. Pay attention to any relevant information you can find, whether it’s from school, the news media or another source.
F. Wu Dandan, 18
Liaocheng No. 1 High School, Shandong
Besides learning from the textbooks, students can also learn a lot from traveling from place to place. In different places you will see different things, meet different people and have different experiences. If you are curious enough, you can explore deeper into the area and obtain more useful information, which serves as your new knowledge.
下面同学各自感兴趣的内容或需要解决的问题，请配对他们最适合参加的讨论组。
【小题1】Zhang Xu is an active and energetic boy who enjoys many sports like swimming, football, badminton, cycling and jogging. He has a lot of friends at school and they often spend a lot of time on rivers, fields and mountains. Is it good to spend so little time in the library? How to allocate time between academic lectures and outing? That's his problem.
【小题2】Xiao Lili has much difficulty m catching up with her classmates m chemistry and physics. But her superiority lies in music and English, so she is dreaming of becoming a professional singer. She hopes that her strong points can help pave her way to future success. "Can I go to a musical college without taking NMET?" she wonders.
【小题3】Guo Jie is a hardworking boy but, unfortunately, he gets low marks in every test. He is always busy with his own study plan. When he didn’t finish his work the earlier day, he will bury his mind in his work to fulfill his plan, ignoring the teacher’s lectures. “How can I raise my marks?” he is puzzled.
【小题4】Song Siwei is a slim and pretty girl, who works hard at all her lessons. But she was so absorbed in her studeies that she is even unwilling to tear herself off at meal times. She is always the last to leave the classroom and the first to arrive. She starts to feel dizzy and have headaches. “What might happen to me?” she wonders.
【小题5】Zhang Lan is a charming girl who is active both in the classroom and on the sports field. She is kind to all her classmates. Some boys in her class tend to talk to her at every possible opportunity and even invite her to meals. That makes her pleased but costs her quite some time. She doesn’t know whether it is right to accept kindness from the boys.

第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Recently divorced in my 30s, I had no job and was on my way downtown on a rainy day to go to the employment offices. I had no umbrella, for my old one had   21   apart, and I couldn’t afford another one.

I sat down in the streetcar — there against the   22   was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle inlaid with gold and bright enamel(珐琅). I had never seen anything so lovely. I

  23   the handle and saw a name on it. The   24   procedure would have been to turn in the umbrella to the conductor, but I decided to take it and find the   25   myself.

I got off the streetcar in a downpour and   26   opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a telephone book for the   27   on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered. Yes, she said in   28  , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her as a birthday present, but it’d been   29   from her locker at school years before.

She was so excited that I forgot I was looking for a job and went   30   to her house. She took the umbrella, her eyes filled with tears. I was only too happy to see her get back the lost umbrella, and get a job she offered me.

21．A．taken                      B．torn                        C．broken                    D．fallen

22．A．seat                        B．door                       C．engine                    D．floor

23．A．watched                  B．shook                     C．examined                D．tested

24．A．usual                      B．ordinary                 C．normal                   D．odd

25．A．thief                       B．owner                     C．robber                    D．keeper

26．A．hopefully                B．helpfully                 C．carefully                 D．slowly

27．A．name                      B．number                   C．address                   D．brand

28．A．happiness                B．disappointment        C．laughter                  D．surprise

29．A．robbed                   B．stolen                     C．taken                      D．hidden

30．A．simply                    B．calmly                    C．directly                   D．suddenly