One misfortune led to another, and that’s how Alexandra came to live with my family. Within days, she packed and   1   her family behind to live with us. She walked into our house as a   2  , nervous and uncomfortable, smiling  3   but finally feeling safe. At first, she spent most of her time in her room, only showing her face at dinner tine. But each night she became more a   4   of our family.

Soon enough, I met the real Alexandra, a  5   girl who jumped at unexpected noises, had an unforgettable laugh, and was somewhat misunderstood. She   6   right in with the weird mix of my family, bringing her own sparkle （活力）to our   7 . After a while, I became very 8  to her. We painted each other’s nails and texted inside jokes only a few feet away from 9  . She would even tease me like an older sister. I admired her because she opened up to us   10 she had suffered so much. Through it all she was still the   11  person she had always been.

She was not with us very long; she had dreams yet to realize. Her ambition was   12  , and she decided a local college was 13   she would study English and Secondary Education. Because of my family she was able to follow through with her  14  .

Without her, the house is quieter, lonelier, and   15   something. She showed me things no other person could, lessons that cannot be taught but only understood through an   16  like this.

As I 17   back on the shadow she left, I question whether I could endure what she had. People say that what my family did for her was a great act of unconditional  18   and sacrifice, but in my eyes what she did for me was even greater. Though she is not   19  to me, she is a person I will always remember, not as an adopted sister but as a do  20   one.

1．A．left                       B．put                      C．kept                    D．moved

2．A．loser                     B．fool                     C．stranger              D．trouble-maker

3．A．willingly                B．occasionally         C．broadly               D．falsely

4．A．piece                    B．kind                    C．role                     D．part

5．A．pretty                   B．sweet                  C．worried               D．confident

6．A．joined                   B．matched              C．set                      D．fit

7．A．combination          B．conversation        C．tradition              D．expectation

8．A．friendly                 B．modest                C．close                   D．innocent

9．A．one another           B．us                       C．them                   D．her

10．A．ever since            B．as if                    C．as far as              D．even though

11．A．only                    B．same                   C．likely                   D．other

12．A．engineering          B．acting                  C．teaching              D．learning

13．A．when                  B．which                 C．whether              D．where

14．A．goals                   B．opinions              C．manners              D．habits

15．A．covering              B．missing               C．holding                D．destroying

16．A．opportunity          B．adventure            C．experience           D．explanation

17．A．bring                   B．call                     C．feel                     D．look

18．A．love                    B．happiness            C．help                    D．dignity

19．A．familiar               B．related                 C．exposed              D．ordinary

20．A．last                     B．full                      C．real                     D．moral

One misfortune led to another, and that’s how Alexandra came to live with my family. Within days, she packed and   36   her family behind to live with us. She walked into our house as a   37   ,nervous and uncomfortable, smiling   38   but finally feeling safe. At first, she spent most of her time in her room, only showing her face at dinner tine. But each night she became more a   39   of our family.

Soon enough, I met the real Alexandra, a   40   girl who jumped at unexpected noises, had an unforgettable laugh, and was somewhat misunderstood. She   41   right in with the weird mix of my family, bringing her own sparkle （活力）to our   42  . After a while, I became very   43   to her. We painted each other’s nails and texted inside jokes only a few feet away from   44  . She would even tease me like an older sister. I admired her because she opened up to us   45   she had suffered so much. Through it all she was still the   46   person she had always been.

She was not with us very long; she had dreams yet to realize. Her ambition was   47  , and she decided a local college was   48   she would study English and Secondary Education. Because of my family she was able to follow through with her   49  .

Without her, the house is quieter, lonelier, and   50   something. She showed me things no other person could, lessons that cannot be taught but only understood through an   51   like this.

As I   52   back on the shadow she left, I question whether I could endure what she had. People say that what my family did for her was a great act of unconditional   53   and sacrifice, but in my eyes what she did for me was even greater. Though she is not   54   to me, she is a person I will always remember, not as an adopted sister but as a do   55   one.

36．A．left                        B．put                        C．kept                      D．moved

37．A．loser                            B．fool                        C．stranger                D．trouble-maker

38．A．willingly                 B．occasionally          C．broadly                 D．falsely

39．A．piece                           B．kind                       C．role                       D．part

40．A．pretty                    B．sweet                           C．worried                  D．confident

41．A．joined                   B．matched                C．set                        D．fit

42．A．combination          B．conversation         C．tradition                D．expectation

43．A．friendly                 B．modest                  C．close                            D．innocent

44．A．one another          B．us                          C．them                            D．her

45．A．ever since                    B．as if                       C．as far as               D．even though

46．A．only                      B．same                            C．likely                            D．other

47．A．engineering          B．acting                    C．teaching                D．learning

48．A．when                            B．which                     C．whether                 D．where

49．A．goals                           B．opinions                C．manners               D．habits

50．A．covering               B．missing                  C．holding                  D．destroying

51．A．opportunity           B．adventure                    C．experience                   D．explanation

52．A．bring                            B．call                        C．feel                       D．look

53．A．love                      B．happiness                    C．help                      D．dignity

54．A．familiar                  B．related                  C．exposed                D．ordinary

55．A．last                       B．full                         C．real                       D．moral

It’s not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us. Sometimes we feel trapped, sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don’t understand why we can’t stay young forever. But we should take a look back on all the hardships in life with a positive attitude and learn from them. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains!
Throughout our lives we are going to face many challenges and pains, but we should never let these obstacles keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time.
As a young girl, my parents forced me to do so many things that I didn’t like. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music and I also hated them. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched(丰富) my life in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.
We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just part of our life. They might seem so huge at the time, but we must be strong. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless. The future is ours! A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone! If we realize that these pains are just small bumps(碰撞) on our road to success, we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!

1. 1.

   The underlined word “obstacles” (in Paragraph 2) roughly means things that ______.

   1. A.
      are related to your studies
   2. B.
      you easily achieve
   3. C.
      make you happy
   4. D.
      make it difficult for you to do something
2. 2.

   How does the author now feel when remembering what her parents did for her in the past?

   1. A.
      She is fearful
   2. B.
      She is grateful
   3. C.
      She feels trapped
   4. D.
      She feels hateful
3. 3.

   We can know from the last paragraph that _____________.

   1. A.
      life without challenges is dull
   2. B.
      life needs no pains but sunshine and happiness
   3. C.
      we should give up faced with challenges as the future is ours
   4. D.
      we shouldn’t easily pay a little hard work in growing up
4. 4.

   The purpose of the passage is to tell readers____________.

   1. A.
      life is full of hardships
   2. B.
      growing pains can turn into growing gains in a positive way
   3. C.
      everyone is painful in growing up
   4. D.
      everyone should do what they don’t like when young

It’s summer movie time again. And heroes are ready to try their strength and magic on the silver screen. Check out our list of four films that look most promising to young audiences.

Notes:

① villain  n. 坏人

② knight  n. 骑士，武士

According to the passage, if you want to see a film whose leading actor is Jackie Chan, you will see the film on ______.

A. June 4    B. June 16    C. June 30    D. July 7

In Spider-Man 2, Aunt May’s trouble is caused by ______.

A. Peter Parker          B. Mary Jane     C. Dr Otto Octavius    D. Spider- Man

Which of the following films is set in ancient Britain?

A. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 

B. Around the World in 80 Days

C. Spider-Man 2

D. King Arthur

Jean's father was a farm plane pilot in the little farming community in Northern California where she was raised, and _36_Jean was totallyattracted by airplanes and flying.
In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Slaton. Mrs. Slaton was a _37_, demanding teacher with high standards and a low _38_ for excuses. She refused to treat her students like _39_, instead expecting them to behave like the _40_ adults they would have to be to succeed in the real world after graduation. Jean was _41_ of her at first but grew to respect her firmness and fairness gradually.
One day Mrs. Slaton gave the class a written _42_. "What do you think you’ll be doing 10 years from now?” Jean’s dream was to be a pilot like her father, but as the years went by, she had been beaten down by the _43_ and negative words she got whenever she talked about her career, so she unwillingly gave it up and wrote something else. Mrs. Slaton collected the papers and nothing more was said. Two weekslater, the teacher handed back the assignments, _44_ the students to face it down on the desk, and asked this question: "If you had enough finances and unlimited _45_, what would you do? Please write it on the _46_ of your previous assignment paper.”
When the students stopped writing, the teacher asked, "How many of you wrote the same thing on _47_ sides of the paper?" Not one hand went up.
The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean’s life. The teacher leaned forward _48_ her desk and said, "I have a little secret for you all. You do have _49_ abilities and talents. You do have access to the finest schools, and you can arrange plenty of finances if you want something _50_ enough. This is it! When you leave school, _51_ you don’t go for your dreams, no one will do it for you. You can have _52_ you want if you want it enough.”
What her teacher said touched Jean so much! In the following years, she tried her best to realize her dream of becoming a pilot. Although it didn’t happen _53_, she finally became one of the first three female pilot trainees ever _54_ by United Airlines. Today, Jean Harper is a Boeing 737 captain.
It was the power of one well-placed _55_ word that gave that uncertain young girl the strength and faith to pursue her dream.