Being a parent is without doubt among the most challenging jobs in the world.But no matter how （1） it is，some people voluntarily（主动地） take this role-even if they don't have to.We know them as "foster（收养） parents".
Katie Holstein is one such example.In 2017，though unmarried，she decided to become a mother.Eight months later，she got a license and was （2） to become a first﹣time mom to two babies.It was not an easy （3） for Katie.However，she made it.The babies were looked after very well.
Over the next three years，this （4） mom fostered 16 children.They were all under five years old because she wasn't willing to take teenagers.However，her attitude changed when she met a teenage girl named Akyra.
Akyra's foster family needed a break.Katie was asked to let Akyra （5） with her for a week.To Katie's surprise，she and Akyra got on well.They had the same （6） such as watching movies and reading novels.As time went on，the pair grew （7） .Katie made up her mind to foster her for real.Akyra was 14 at that time and planned to live with Katie until she aged out of the system at 18 years old.
Now Katie's story is （8） known.She hopes it will encourage other people to （9） their homes to foster kids： "Being a real family doesn't always mean being connected by blood.Sometimes，it just means being connected by the （10） .I promise you there are children in your community right now who need a safe place to land.They need willing families，not perfect ones，" explained Katie.
（1）
| A． |
interesting |
B． |
exciting |
C． |
unhealthy |
D． |
difficult |
（2）
| A． |
forced |
B． |
encouraged |
C． |
allowed |
D． |
asked |
（3）
| A． |
task |
B． |
question |
C． |
exam |
D． |
rule |
（4）
| A． |
beautiful |
B． |
powerful |
C． |
careful |
D． |
regretful |
（5）
| A． |
stay |
B． |
come |
C． |
communicate |
D． |
compete |
（6）
| A． |
difficulties |
B． |
ideas |
C． |
interests |
D． |
friends |
（7）
| A． |
A stranger |
B． |
quicker |
C． |
stronger |
D． |
closer |
（8）
| A． |
widely |
B． |
clearly |
C． |
nearly |
D． |
directly |
（9）
| A． |
build |
B． |
open |
C． |
clean |
D． |
change |
（10）
| A． |
brain |
B． |
age |
C． |
money |
D． |
heart |
Henry was a kind, good boy. His father was dead, and his mother was very poor. He had a little sister about two years old. He wanted to ____ his mother, for she could not always make enough money to buy food for her little ___.
One day, a man gave him a dollar for ____ a wallet which he had lost. Henry might have kept all the money, for no one saw him when he found it. ____ his mother had taught him to be honest, and never keep what did not belong to him.
With the dollar he bought a box, three brushes and some blacking. He ____ went to the corner of the street and said to every one whose boots(靴子) did not look nice, “____ your boots, sir, please?” He was so polite that gentleman soon began to notice him, and to let him black their boots. The first day he brought home fifty cents, which he gave to his mother to buy food with.
When he gave her the money, she said, as she dropped a tear(泪水) of ____, “You are a dear, good boy, Henry. I did not know how I could make enough money to buy bread with, but now I think we can manage to ____ quite well. ”
Henry worked all the day, and went to school in the evening. He made almost enough money to support his mother and his little sister.A. save B. helpC. leave
A. family B. man C. sister
A. buying B. findingC. hiding
A. ButB. SoC. For
A. still B. even C. then
A. EmptyB. BlackC. Dry
A. fearB. regretC. joy
A. dress up B. eat out C. get along
A group of grown-ups, all did well in in their jobs, went to visit their old teacher. Soon they began to complain（抱怨）about the stress in work and life.
The teacher went to the kitchen and returned a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups --crystal(水晶的), glass, plastic(塑料); some nice looking, some just common; some , some cheap. And he told them to help to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, "I that all of you took away the nice looking expensive cups, leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the cause of your problems and stress.
You know that the cup itself doesn't make the coffee more delicious. you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you just went for the best cups.
Now think about this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, and position(地位) in society are the cups. We just use them to hold life, and the type of cup does not change our life. Sometimes, by seeing only the cup, we forget to enjoy the coffee that God us. God provides us with the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!"
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make everything .
Live simply. Love generously(慷慨). Care deeply. Speak ,And leave the rest to God.
A．for B．at C．in D．with
A．expensive B．beautiful C．strong D．serious
A．them B．themselves C．him D．everyone
A．found B．guessed C．thought D．believed
A．Who B．How much C．What D．That
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．money B．age C．health D．family
A．teaches B．offers C．sells D．buys
A．excited B．boring C．the best D．the worst
A．kindly B．sadly C．loudly D．seriously
Hello, everyone! Come and have a look at our Dessert House(甜品店)! Would you like ____ dessert? Do you enjoy eating with your friends? I have a good place to ____ you.
Dessert House is not big, ____ it is a great place. There are six waiters in it. They’re friendly. The chair and tables there are ____ green. The color makes people hungry(饥饿的). You can ____ music when you’re eating in Dessert House. ____ you don’t like to eat dessert, you can eat some other food like dumplings, noodles , soup and so on (等等).
There is a great ____ every day at Dessert House, sometimes fruit ice creams with apples or strawberries, sometimes other dessert. Special fruit ice cream is only 1.00 yuan ____ two. Also, they put a small ____ in some ice creams. If you have this kind of dumpling ice cream, you can get a free ice cream. It’s very ____.
A．to eat B．eatin g C．ate D．eats
A．tell B．ask C．teach D．call
A．and B．for C．but D．because
A．all B．some C．either D．every
A．listen B．to listen C．listening to D．listen to
A．Before B．If C．Who D．Where
A．beef B．special C．cabbage D．tomato
A．for B．of C．in D．with
A．pen B．orange C．dumpling D．potato
A．expensive B．bad C．terrible D．interesting
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
Have you heard of palm(手相) reading? It is to study the ________ on the hand and tell a person’s future life.
To study a person’s personalities and future, a palm reader looks _________ at the three main lines on the active hand (the one a person writes with). The reader usually looks first at a person’s Life Line. This lines begins under the index finger (食指), and goes down ____________ the wrist (手腕). This line tells ________ a person lives his or her life. A person ________ a deep Life Line is brave and full of energy. If a person has a faint (模糊的) line, he or she is a thinker.
The _______ line is the Heart Line. It runs across the hand, just below the fingers. This line tells one’s feelings. A person with a deep Heart Line is peaceful. Family is important to this person. Those with a faint line do not like to be alone. They need friends all the time. They usually like to ____________ others.
The Head Line, the third one, is below the Heart Line, it tells how a person thinks. A person with a long Head Line __________ things very carefully. Those with short Head Line are good at ________ decisions rapidly. A person with a deep Head Line is clever and talkative. Those with a faint Head Line are often very creative.
Palm readers believe that these lines and marks on the hand can tell us something about our personalities. Do you agree? Try the test on ___________.
A．heart B．fingers C．lines D．life
A．quickly B．carefully C．actually D．fast
A．over B．along C．towards D．around
A．how B．where C．when D．what
A．about B．has C．with D．have
A．last B．same C．second D．final
A．fight over B．take after C．make friends with D．argue with
A．talks about B．comes up with C．thinks about D．considers about
A．doing B．taking C．bringing D．making
A．itself B．ourselves C．yourself D．myself
完形填空 （15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The book “Ant Family” is about the of some young people who go to Beijing after leaving university.
The book, which is based on two years on interviews about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing, in mid-September.
The setting of is several so-called “villages for college students” in outskirts of Beijing, where a large number of college graduates . Most of these graduates small or medium-sized businesses, getting less then 2,000 yuan a month. They live together because it’s cheap. Many of them travel several a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.
the book, around 60% of these college graduates are rural areas and smaller towns around China.. Back home, many of them are of their families and possibly the best hope for the family. Many of them their jobs during the financial crisis in late 2008.
Deng Kun, a 24- year-old college graduate, is an “ant” featured in the book. __ graduating from his university in Yunnan Province, he Beijing and lived in Tangjialing which is a small village 20 km from Tian’anmen Square because of the low of living there. Though he had many setbacks over the past two years, he is still .
Thanks to this book, the idea of “ant family” has been widely known among Chinese college graduates.
A．life B．time C．dream D．work
A．for B．among C．with D．without
A．came down B．came along C．came true D．came out
A．the graduates B．the book C．the village D．Beijing
A．play B．live C．travel D．study
A．look for B．work for C．wait for D．think for
A．minutes B．seconds C．times D．hours
A．According to B．Thanks to C．Because of D．Instead of
A．to B．in C．from D．with
A．the instance B．the pride C．feature D．character
A．got B．lost C．left D．forgot
A．For B．If C．Before D．After
A．came to B．moved to C．visited D．toured
A．price B．situation C．cost D．pay
A．hopeful B．disappointed C．excited D．sad