to keep in their rooms.Her “Change for Change” effort has collected $40,000 for charities，which were decided upon by students.

NeverForgotten

A school in Massachusetts received a $9.5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth.But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school.Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s.When his family fell on hard times，he was offered free room and board.LeBermuth became a trader，owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died，at age 89.

1．What did Greg Rota probably do in the end? A．Returned the prize to the organizer. B．Apologized to Wobum High School. C．Took photos of the state prize. D．Had a meeting with Doran.

2．Greg Rota's decision shows that he was________. A．polite C．careful

B．honest D．friendly

3．The underlined word “Change” in the second paragraph means________. A．idea C．cups

B．decision D．coins

4．Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because________. A．the school asked for it

B．he had no need for that much money C．the school had helped him in the past D．he wanted to be remembered by the students

答案：[解题导语]本文为应用文，为三则短新闻，分别报道了把发错的奖金归还、收集硬币募捐以及捐款回报学校的事迹。

1．A 解析：推理判断题。由第一段最后一句：For Rota，it wasn't a difficult decision：“The prize wasn't ours to take.”可知，Rota认为“这奖金不是我们的”，故他应该会归还奖金。

2．B 解析：推理判断题。由第一段倒数第二句中的“No one would have known”和最后一句：For Rota，it wasn't a difficult decision：“The prize wasn't ours to take.”可知即使在没有人知道的情况下，Rota还是选择归还奖金，因此Rota应该是诚实的人。

3．D 解析：词义猜测题。由第二段第二、三句：So she made it easy，placing cups

in rooms where students could leave their spare coins，and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her “Change for Change”effort has collected $ 40,000 for charities，which were decided upon by students.可知，change指的是前面提到的coins。

4．C 解析：细节理解题。由第三段第四句：When his family fell on hard times，he was offered free room and board.可知，在Jacques LeBermuth家里困难时，学校给他提供了免费的房间和伙食。

Ⅱ.阅读填空

Find Meaningful Work

Young people today want to do work with purpose.__1__ Practice intentional experimentation.

Alex McPhillips left his job writing about the Boston Red Sox for MLB.com to volunteer on Barack Obama's 2008 campaign because he was tired of writing about baseball and wanted to join a political campaign.__2__Seek opportunities that excite you and inspire you to wake up in the morning.

__3__

Meaningful careers are made up of personal journeys to get closer to who we are.Upon graduation，Tom considered positions in business，but the world didn't excite him.Instead，he went back to an idea that was inspired by his brother Andrew，who has autism (自闭症)．So Tom built Rising Tide Car Wash，which employs people with autism.The family business provides people of all ability levels with an independent life.

__4__

Skills often get people hired.Research has shown that people who find fulfilling work are good at what they do and have mastered a particular craft or talent.__5__This was the case for Deepa Subramaniam，who worked as a product manager for 10 years.During her 10th year，she was eager for a career change.She realized many organizations could use her particular skills.She noticed an opening in Charity：Water's director of product，and used her new network to get connected to the leadership team and eventually land the position.

A.Know who you are.

B．Use skills as an advantage.

C．Skills allow you to take your career in multiple directions. D．That volunteer experience eventually turned into a paid job.

E．If you're having a hard time finding that，these lessons can help. F．But what happens when you're really good at your job but still feel stuck? G．They're the driving force behind a new economy that puts meaning before money. 答案：[解题导语]对那些心怀抱负的青年人来说，如何才能找到有意义的工作呢？有目的地去尝试、自我了解及练就本领是十分有益的经验。

1．E 解析：根据文章标题“Find Meaningful Work”以及上文中的“Young people today want to do work with purpose”，再结合下文中的三条建议可知应选E项。

2．D 解析：根据上文中的“to volunteer”与D项中的“That volunteer experience”可知，Alex McPhillips的志愿服务最后成就了他的事业。

3．A 解析：根据下文中的“get closer to who we are”与A项中的“who you are”可知，此处说的应是要了解自己。

4．B 解析：由该部分段首的“Skills often get people hired”可知，此段主要讲的是在找工作时拥有一技之长的优势及重要性，并非谈如何利用技能实现多方就业。故B项符合语境。

5．F 解析：根据下文中的“This was the case for Deepa Subramaniam...a career change”和“She noticed... land the position”可知选项F项符合语境，This指的就是F项的问题。

Ⅲ.语法填空

[2017·山东潍坊统考]

Dr.Barone has helped many kids smile who were born with defects (缺陷)，including me.She did my first two operations when I was a baby，which were the most important and 1.________(effect)．

I don't remember the first two operations very well，but I do recall 2.________third.Dr.Barone was kind and eased me into the process.She let me choose my sleep medicine,3.__________(make)sure that I was okay.I recently saw a picture of me before my operation，and I know 4.________a big job she did.

Dr.Barone 5.________(operate)on people with all types of birth defects.She also goes to other countries where people cannot afford this treatment and helps them 6.________free.

Many people benefit from her new ways 7.________(invent)to fix birth defects of the head and face.She has won many awards.A few of the most recent 8.________(be)Best Doctors in America 2013－2014，America's Top Plastic Surgery，and many others.

Dr.Barone was my doctor when I was a kid，and even though I was

9.________(probable)just another patient to her，to me she was 10.________(much)than just my doctor.She was and is my hero，and she gave me back my smile.

答案：[解题导语]本文主要讲述了Barone医生治病救人的故事。

1．effective 解析：考查形容词。根据and前的important可知，空处应用形容词effective。

2．the 解析：考查冠词。序数词前一般用定冠词修饰，表示第几的概念。

3．making 解析：考查非谓语动词。make和句子谓语动词let之间没有连词，且和句子主语She构成主谓关系，故用现在分词作状语。

4．what 解析：考查感叹句。what引起的感叹句的结构为：what＋ a/an＋形容词＋可数名词单数，故填 what。

5．operates 解析：考查动词时态和主谓一致。根据语境可知，此处表示经常做的事情，故用一般现在时，且由句子主语Dr.Barone可知，应填 operates，与下文的goes和helps呼应。

6．for 解析：考查介词。for free意为“免费”，为固定搭配，故用介词for。 7．invented 解析：考查非谓语动词。invent和句子谓语动词benefit之间没有连词，故用非谓语动词，且空处和其逻辑主语ways构成动宾关系，故用过去分词作后置定语。

8．are 解析：考查时态和主谓一致。根据 A few可知，此处谓语动词应用复数，且此处表示客观情况，故用一般现在时的复数形式，即are。

9．probably 解析：考查副词。此处应用副词probably在句子中作状语。 10．more 解析：考查比较级。由 than可知，此处应用比较级形式，即more。 Ⅳ.短文改错

[2017·山西太原期末]

New Year was coming.It was the first time that our parents had allowed us to going to the New Year's party and we were all very exciting.My uncle gave my cousins and me some wine and said，“Now enjoy yourself，but don't get drunk！” I was pretty frightened，and I drank my wine very slow.I believed I was taking big risk with my health and maybe with my whole future.You see，I was only six years old at the time.Late my cousins had more and more drinks.I had a problem.I wanted to keep up with them，and I didn't want to destroy myself.So I drank grape juice instead of.Years later I finally told them the truth.You guess what？They have been drinking grape juice，either!