It seemed that ever since Amanda started her school, kids often made fun of her, which made her feel very helpless and lonely.
One day before her birthday, she was told by her mum that a “Make A Special Birthday ” contest was being held in a radio program of the city. If she wrote a to the program, she might win a big prize. The contest sounded , so she started thinking what she most for her birthday. After thinking for a short while, Amanda went to write her letter.
Here was Amanda’s letter:
My name is Amanda. I am nine years old. I have a at school. Can you help me? I have a special . Due to the way I walk and talk, kids often me. I just want one when no one plays jokes on me.
At the radio station in the city, the workers had fun about all the different presents that kids wanted on their birthdays. When Amanda’s letter arrived, the manager Mr. Tobin read it . He knew her disease that might her schoolmates who didn’t understand her . He thought it was for people to know the girl and her wish. It’s necessary for people to that everyone wants and deserves to be with respect, dignity and warmth. , Mr. Tobin quickly called up a local . The next day, a picture of Amanda and her letter made the front page of the newspaper.
All across the country, the media the story of Amanda, who for such a simple yet unusual gift — just one day without being laughed at. Finally her wish came true.
A．Poster B．Card C．Wish D．Cake
A．poem B．note C．song D．letter
A．fun B．ridiculous C．scientific D．familiar
A．cared B．missed C．wanted D．planned
A．challenge B．problem C．program D．project
A．disease B．family C．dream D．birthday
A．run after B．care for C．watch over D．laugh at
A．day B．week C．month D．year
A．worrying B．thinking C．reading D．looking
A．nervously B．carefully C．helplessly D．happily
A．attract B．disappoint C．confuse D．surprise
A．disability B．strength C．reality D．loss
A．impossible B．hard C．common D．good
A．unknown B．unusual C．unimportant D．unexpected
A．understand B．promise C．admit D．imagine
A．observed B．invited C．treated D．allowed
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Anyway D．However
A．school B．website C．hospital D．newspaper
A．edited B．informed C．reported D．explained
A．asked B．prepared C．cared D．waited
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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涂黑。
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination. 16_, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived _17_ for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 18 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 19.
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long _20over the hills. They had been 21_ this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 22_ . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some _23.
One morning , the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert _24_ that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 25_ . "What's that?" he asked " “That's the _26_ treasure," said the boy. Robert suddenly 27_ something of an adventure story in the boy’s _28_ . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the _29_ a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the _30_ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to _31_ such a man in a story. _32_ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was _33_.
So, thanks to a _34_ September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of greatest _35_ stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．burden
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．injured B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．humorous D．adventure
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16--35各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
To develop her students' spelling skills, Mrs Hardy held a spelling competition in her class．The two 16 spellers would compete in the school spelling competition with other 17 from the fourth, fifth and sixth grades．
Spelling was Jasmine's 18 subject and books were her best friends． 19 would allow her to 20 into the sea, find buried treasure, 21 meet the mean man Mr Grandet（葛朗台）．Fairy tales 22 her to dream of being a princess．
The day came for Mrs Hardy to 23 the result of the competition．Jasmine sat in her seat．Finally Mrs Hardy announced that Reece Bradley and Jasmine Russell would 24in the school final spelling competition．
Smiling 25 , Jasmine looked at Reece, but he 26 her by frowning（皱眉） as if he were 27 to take part in the competition．
“Way to go, Jasmine,” Rashad, Jasmine's another classmate, said with a playful push to her arm．“Do you think you have a 28 of winning the competition?”
Jasmine 29 , “My Aunt Lucy says anything can be got by 30 hard．I'm going to study the word list till my 31 stop working!”
During the break, Jasmine, Rashad and Reece met on the basketball court for a game of Horse．Jasmine said, “Let's 32 for the competition by spelling bigger words!”
“Like what?” Rashad asked．Jasmine smiled．“Like antidisestablishmentarianism．” Reece rolled his eyes and asked．“Anti—what?”
Jasmine 33 the word, trying not to laugh．“You made that 34 ,” Rashad said．“Anything can be got by working hard．This is__ 35 everybody should believe in．
A．strong B．active C．best D．brave
A．competitors B．monitors C．ministers D．athletes
A．favorite B．basic C．obvious D．fortunate
A．Parents B．Teachers C．Lessons D．Books
A．enter B．dive C．fall D．swim
A．but B．than C．or D．so
A．reminded B．inspired C．permitted D．intended
A．circulate B．explain C．deliver D．announce
A．compete B．compare C．host D．win
A．sadly B．Stiffly C．kindly D．happily
A．scared B．pleased C．surprised D．satisfied
A．ready B．unhappy C．pleasant D．content
A．chance B．courage C．help D．power
A．agreed B．greeted C．asked D．nodded
A．thinking B．working C．playing D．behaving
A．arms B．brains C．ears D．hands
A．explore B．build C．practise D．organize
A．limited B．tricked C．described D．repeated
A．into B．out C．up D．over
A．what B．that C．why D．Which
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s __36__ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so __37__ that I decided to write an article about her.
I __38__ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She __39__ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I __40__ I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there __41__, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that __42__ Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The __43__ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days __44__ draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript __45__. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I __46__ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t __47__ the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While __48__ my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in __49__:
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some __50__ materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to __51__ your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to __52__. Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of __53__ writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this __54__, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t __55__ to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
A．admitted B．discovered C．explained D．knew
A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure
A．with B．by C．on D．in
A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
A．compare B．struggle C．survive D．compete
A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
A．disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．panic
A．subjective B．relevant C．private D．reliable
A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
A．constant B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项。
I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a bookshop _36 me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 37 to earn my own pocket money and my parents 38 interfered(干涉) with how I spent it, even when I was spending it 39 . They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 40 , I would become more mature(成熟) and 41 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.
Like many 42 parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 43a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 44 . My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 45 for me. In the end, my father won the 46 on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins 47 through the country who could 48 shelter and help if I need them.
Three years later, my younger brother decide to 49a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not 50 to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 51 year working his way on trains and ships to 52 passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.
These kinds of experiences are probably rare(稀少的) for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly 53 . Most parents start 54 their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have 55 the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.
A．taught B．allowed C．treated D．hired
A．anxious B．content C．proud D．hopeful
A．never B．ever C．always D．even
A．quickly B．foolishly C．seriously D．honesty
A．work B．mistakes C．others D．books
A．strict B．reasonable C．polite D．responsible
A．American B．Japanese C．Chinese D．British
A．helped B．supported C．shared D．worried
A．Asia B．Africa C．Europe D．Oceania
A．journey B．experience C．chance D．possibility
A．argument B．game C．discussion D．plan
A．send out B．give out C．carry out D．spread out
A．promise B．afford C．provide D．serve
A．leave B．make C．take D．prepare
A．angry B．eager C．sorry D．sad
A．unusual B．hard C．strange D．busy
A．accept B．earn C．find D．search
A．welcome B．fit C．necessary D．common
A．bringing B．forcing C．pushing D．protecting
A．selected B．admired C．afforded D．left
完形填空（共20题，每题1.5分，共30分）
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 31 mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “ 32a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 33 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 34 her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s 35 my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 36 . His name is Andrew and he has something 37 growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t 38 miracles here, child．I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling 39 at the little girl.
In the shop was a 40 customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother 41 ?”
“I don’t know,” she replied．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 42 . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 43 .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents, 44 I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents — the 45 price of a miracle for little brothers. 46 me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 47 your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without 48 and it wasn’t long before Andrew was 49 again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the50 of a little child.
A．tearful B．hopeful C．helpless D．kind
A．Simply B．Just C．Only D．More than
A．drew B．pulled C．put D．poured
A．followed B．made C．took D．found
A．to B．as C．for D．on
A．hope B．doctor C．favor D．miracle
A．bad B．small C．extra D．impossible
A．have B．offer C．sell D．store
A．gently B．sadly C．strangely D．coldly
A．well dressed B．kind hearted C．well behaved D．good looking
A．have B．need C．care D．like
A．a doctor B．a surgeon C．an operation D．a kindness
A．savings B．wishes C．ideas D．suggestions
A．since B．as C．after D．but
A．same B．exact C．proper D．necessary
A．Show B．Help C．Take D．Follow
A．help B．encourage C．persuade D．meet
A．difficulty B．delay C．charge D．result
A．happy B．well C．strong D．home
A．cleverness B．faith C．courage D．devotion