43. A. in danger B. in line C. in need D. in charge

44. A. reducing B. growing C. going D. leaving

45. A. Fortune B. Respect C. Curiosity D. Kindness

46. A. more popular B. clearer C. funnier D. more formalB(三级达标校和非达标校)

I used to be the shyest person in the world. When the teachers asked me to speak in class, I could 31 breath and could not say anything.

Then in seventh grade, my sister suggested I take 32 lessons. And I began to do lots of speaking exercises, for example, making funny sounds like a cowboy. With the 33 , I began to feel a little more confident about 34 to others.

A few months later, I was asked to 35 for some old people. I thought I would do better than before 36 the voice lessons. I opened my mouth but I couldn’t remember 37 ----I forgot all the 38 !My face turned red. Then I thought: “I’ve already lost face. What else do I have to 39 ?” For my second try, I did much better. I became much more 40 .

After that, I started singing to myself as loudly as I could in my room. That’s something I would have never __41 before. On a recent school trip, I was asked to sing again. I was asked to sing again. I was happy that so many people 42 my singing

I am not a 43 person any more. Singing has made 44 more outgoing. I can meet people without being afraid. I can also 45 in front of the whole class and give a 46 . I am proud of myself.

31. A. never B. almost C. hardly D. often

32. A. writing B. voice C. math D. physics

33. A. exercises B. noises C. sport D. speaking

34. A. shouting B. lying C. running D. speaking

35. A. cook B. dance C. sing D. paint

36. A. because of B. instead of C. except of D. as for

37. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something

38. A. music B. words C. story D. numbers

39. A. chat B. see C. find D. lose

40. A. confident B. careful C. friendly D. curious

41. A. done B. eaten C. drunk D. read

42. A. led B. liked C. believed D. ignored

43. A. cool B. good C. happy D. shy

44. A. them B. him C. us D. me

45. A. laugh B. count C. stand D. draw

46. A. message B. speech C. present D. call第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

温馨提示：一、二级达标校完成A、B、C、篇，三级达标校和非达标校完成A、B、D篇。

A

I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier(收银员)greeted her by name and asked her how she was doing. The woman shook her head and said: “Not so good, My husband just lost his job.” Then she gave the cashier food stamps(食品券).

My heart ached . I wanted to help but didn’t know how. At the parking lot, I spotted the woman. I remembered something in my purse that might help her. It wasn’t some money or an offer of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make hr life better.

“Excuse me,” I said, “I overheard what yosaid to the cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really hard time. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give yosomething.”

I handed her card.

When the woman read the card, she began to cry, and said: “Yohave no idea how much this means to me.” I was a little astonished. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what kind of reaction I might receive. All I could as was: “Would it be OK to give yoa hug?”

I hugged her. Then I walked back to my car.

The words on the card?

“YoMatter.”

A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a similar card as encouragement for a project I was working on. Deeplyl touched, I came home and ordered my own box of “YoMatter” cards and started sharing them.

47. Who had a hard time then?

A. The writer B. The woman C. The writer’s friend D. The cashier