一、完形填空
In a History class, our teacher, Mrs Bartlett asked us to make a poster in groups about the culture that we were studying. She told us to write the names of three friends we wanted in one group and she would think about our 1 .
The next day, I was told to be in a group I would 2 want — the boy who was too weak in English, and the two girls who wore strange clothes. Oh, how I wanted to be with my 3 !
With tears in my eyes, I walked up to Mrs Bartlett. She 4 me and seemed to know what I was there for. I told her I should be in the "good" group. She gently 5 a hand on my shoulder. "I know what you want, Karma," she said, " 6 your group needs you. I need you to help them. Only you can help them." I was 7 and moved: Her words encouraged me.
"Will you help them?" she asked. "Yes," I replied. Then I 8 walked over to my group. I sat down and we started. Each of us did a part according to our 9 . Halfway through the week, I felt 10 enjoying our group. We did a good job together. My group members weren't thought to be good just because no one cared enough about them 11 Mrs Bartlett.
At last, our group got an "A". But I think we should hand the "A" back to Mrs Bartlett. She was the one who should truly 12 it. Mrs Bartlett brought out the potential (潜能) in four of her students.
() 1. A. classes B. books C. choices D. clothes
() 2. A. often B. never C. always D. sometimes
() 3. A. boys B. girls C. friends D. teachers
() 4. A. laughed at B. looked at C. lived with D. agreed with
() 5. A. placed B. pushed C. washed D. pulled
() 6. A. and B. or C. so D. but
() 7. A. useful B. surprised C. thirsty D. asleep
() 8. A. hardly B. deeply C. lazily D. bravely
() 9. A. interests B. subjects C. poster D. names
() 10. A. myself B. herself C. yourself D. himself
() 11. A. around B. with C. for D. except
() 12. A. receive B. start C. give D. throw

一、1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.A 11.D 12.A

二、阅读理解
Growing up, I wanted to be just like my mom. She was kind. People always seemed to feel comfortable with her around. For years, she was a volunteer in our community. I loved going to the local nursing home with her where she taught a ceramic(陶艺) class.
One summer day, Mama told me to get changed and meet her at the car. I had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. Why did she have to ruin (毁坏) everything? I imagined the cool lake water. I climbed into the car and slammed(砰地关上) the door closed. We sat in silence. I was too upset(沮丧的) to make a conversation.
"Tasha, would you like to know where we are going?" Mama asked calmly.
"No," I said.
"We are going to volunteer at a children's shelter(收容所) today. I have been there before and I think it would do good to you," she explained.
When we reached the shelter, Mama rang the doorbell. Moments later, we were greeted by a woman. She led us to the front room where all of the children were playing. I noticed a baby whose body was scarred(带疤) with iron marks. I was told it was because she wouldn't stop crying. Most of the children had obvious(明显的) physical scars. Others hid their emotional wounds(感情创伤).
As I walked in the place, I felt a gentle pull on my shirt. I looked down to see a little girl looking up at me. "Hi. You want to play with dolls with me?" She asked. I looked over at Mama for reinforcement. She smiled and nodded. I turned back and said, "Sure." Her small hand reached up and held mine, as if to comfort me.
My mom taught me a valuable lesson that summer. I returned to the shelter with her several times. During those visits, some of the children shared their troubled pasts with me and I learned to be thankful for what I had. Today as I am trying to teach these values to my own child, I think of that experience. It was a time that I will never forget.
() 1. The writer admired her mom for .
A. her quality of honesty
B. her excellent teaching
C. her kindness to others
D. her positive attitude(态度) to life
() 2. According to Paragraph 2, when the writer was asked to go out with her mom, she was .
A. excited B. angry C. surprised D. worried
() 3. From the passage we learn most children in the shelter .
A. were once treated badly
B. weren't allowed to go outside
C. were often punished by workers there
D. all had serious illness
() 4. The underlined word "reinforcement" in the passage means " " in Chinese.
A. 不安 B. 命令 C. 舒适 D. 支持
() 5. What lesson did the writer learn from her experience?
A. To value what you have.
B. Playing with children is fun.
C. To love others is to love yourself.
D. To do as what your parents do.

二、1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.A