I climbed the stairs slowly, carrying a big suitcase, my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor, I was ___1___ and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still, Dad ___2___ a step and fell, sending my new suitcases ___3___ down the stairs. “Damn!” he screamed, his face turning red. I knew ___4___ was ahead. Whenever Dad’s face turns red, ___5___.

How could I ever ___6___ him to finish unloading the car ___7___ screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls, girls I would have to spend the ___8___ of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出), as Dad walked ___9___ close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) ___10___ start.

“__11___ the room, quickly,” I thought. “Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But ___12___, would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a(n) ___13___ room?

___14___ I turned the key in the lock and ___15___ the door open, with Dad ___16___ complaining(抱怨) about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in, expecting the ___17___. But to my ___18___, the room wasn’t empty at all! It had furniture, curtains, a TV, and seven paintings on the walls.

And there on a well-made bed sat Amy, my new ___19___, dressed neatly, greeting me with a nod, she said in a soft voice, “Hi, you must be Cori.” Then, she ___20___ the music and looked over at ___21___, “And of course, you’re Mr. Faber,” she said ___22___. “Would you like a glass of iced tea?” Dad’s face turned decidedly ___23___ before he could bring out a “yes”.

I knew ___24___ that Amy and I would be ___25___ and my first year of college would be a success.

1. A. helpless  B. lazy    C. anxious      D. tired

2. A. took       B. minded      C. missed       D. picked

3. A. rolling   B. passing       C. dropping    D. turning

4. A. suffering       B. difficulty    C. trouble       D. danger

5. A. go ahead       B. look out     C. hold on      D. give up

6. A. lead       B. help    C. encourage   D. get

7. A. after      B. without      C. while  D. besides

8. A. best       B. beginning   C. end     D. rest

9. A. with difficulty      B. in a hurry   C. with firm steps   D. in wonder

10. A. fresh    B. in a hurry   C. bad     D. unfair

11. A. Search  B. Find   C. Enter  D. Book

12. A. in fact  B. by chance   C. once more  D. then again

13. A. small    B. empty C. new    D. neat

14. A. Finally B. Meanwhile C. Sooner or later   D. At the moment

15. A. knocked      B. forced C. pushed       D. tried

16. A. yet       B. only    C. even   D. still

17. A. worst   B. chair   C. best    D. tea

18. A. regret   B. disappointment  C. surprise      D. knowledge

19. A. roommate    B. classmate    C. neighbour   D. companion

20. A. turned on     B. turned down      C. played D. enjoyed

21. A. Dad     B. me      C. the door     D. the floor

22. A. questioning  B. wondering  C. smiling      D. guessing

23. A. red       B. less pale     C. less red      D. pale

24. A. soon     B. there   C. later    D. then

25. A. sisters   B. friends       C. students      D. fellows

阅读下面短文,并按照题目要求用英语回答问题.
Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart（购物手推车）. They will, in a lifetime, push the chrome-plated contraptions many miles. But few will know—or even think to ask—who it was that invented them.
Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was in the supermarket business. Every day he would see shoppers lugging（吃力地携带） groceries around in baskets they had to carry.
One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.
On June 4, 1937, Goldman’s first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers began arriving. He couldn’t wait to see them using his invention.
But Goldman was disappointed. Most shoppers gave the carts a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try.
After a while, Goldman decided to ask customers why they weren’t using his carts. “Don’t you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?” one shopper replied.
But Goldman wasn’t beaten yet. He knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. To this end, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying the phony（假冒的） customers.
As Goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more people come—those who came bought more. With larger, easier-to-handle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before.
Today’s shopping carts are five times larger than Goldman’s original model. Perhaps that’s one reason Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937—before the coming of the shopping cart.
【小题1】The underlined words “chrome-plate contraptions” in Paragraph 1 refer to ______.
（No more than 3 words）
【小题2】What was the purpose of Goldman’s invention? （No more than 10 words）
【小题3】Why was Goldman disappointed at first? （No more than 10 words）
【小题4】Why did Goldman hire people to push carts around his market? （No more than 10 words）
【小题5】What do you think of Goldman? Please give your reasons. （No more than 20 words）

Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much __36__ while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so __37__ that he was afraid he would spend his life __38__ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) __39__ way.

One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting __40__. He realized that he still had partial __41__ of his right hand and could write with __42__. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”

He __43__ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in __44__. Many of them had hope of regaining their __45__. Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __46__ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be __47__. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.

__48__ with the intention, the man began sending __49__ messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, __50__ his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words, __51__ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any__52__. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone __53__ read his letters. However, this was his __54__  chance，so he determined to continue.

At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to __55__!”

We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据首字母或汉语注释写出单词的正确形式，并将答案填写到题中的相应位置。

We should e_______ new ways to solve the problemss that we are facing.

I meant it to be a(n) i______(非正式的) discussion, but it didn’t turn out as I mentioned

Playing basketball is one form of p_______(身体的) exercise.

He caused his parents a great deal of s_____(痛苦).

That black suitcase on the floor b_________ to me..

She looks very _____(熟悉的),but I can’t remember where I met her.

She refused to answer questions about her personal f_____(财力)。

There are a lot of c____ relics in our country.

S____ this difficult problem to make it easier to be understood by everyone.

The a____(外观) of the old house completely changed.

阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B. C和D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项小涂黑。

One day Reuben saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But he couldn’t        it at that moment.

However, he opened the shop’s door and went inside. Standing        and straight, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted and asked him to        it for some time. The shopkeeper      .

Reuben walked out into the sunlight and thought he would        the five dollars and not tell anybody. Hearing the sound of hammering (敲打), he had a (n)       . People built their own homes using nails (钉子) and       nail bags outside. He could sell them back to the nail factory for five cents a piece. That day he sold two bags and hid the       .

It was evening when Reuben got home. Dora was at the kitchen, ready to serve        as Reuben sat at the table. He looked at his        and smiled.

Every day after school, Reuben        the town, collecting nail bags. On the day the school closed for the summer holiday, Reuben was happier than anyone        he would have more time for his       . Finally, the time had come! He        the coins. It was five dollars in all. Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he       told the owner. And he got his     .

Racing home, Reuben       as he ran to his mother, “Here, Mum! Here!” He      a small box in her big hand. She        it carefully and saw the golden word “Mother” inside the box. It was Mother’s Day. Dora had never received such a       . She smiled happily and held her son in her arms.

1.A. touch          B. send      C. use                   D. afford

2.A. shy     B. proud   C. upset           D. calm

3.A. get     B. hide      C. keep            D. share

4.A. agreed       B. ignored      C. refused                 D. received

5.A. spend         B. raise      C. borrow        D. steal

6.A. idea   B. wish      C. decision          D. secret

7.A. sold   B. needed          C. left                   D. made

8.A. nails   B. shoes    C. bags             D. coins

9.A. lunch         B. dinner  C. customers        D. tea

10.A. sister        B. friend   C. mother        D. neighbor

11.A. left  B. visited   C. cleaned                D. searched

12.A. or    B. but        C. because                D. though

13.A. plan B. duty      C. travel           D. result       

14.A. dropped  B. counted         C. showed                 D. collected

15.A. quietly     B. worriedly      C. cleverly                D. happily

16.A. job   B. reply    C. treasure               D. present

17.A. shouted   B. clapped         C. asked           D. fell

18.A. found       B. placed  C. threw           D. took

19.A. packed     B. checked        C. picked         D. opened

20.A. gift   B. letter    C. word            D. prize