第10次英语周考一、完形填空（共20题，每小题2分，满分40分）“Mymumanddadwerealcoholics(酗酒者),andmymumsufferedfrommentalhealthproblems,”saysEileenBenham,the19-year-old.“I1gettingintotrouble,droppedoutofschoolandwenttolivewithafamilyfriendinLondonwhenIwas15.__2__,hediedinacaraccidentwhileIwasinthecar,whichsentmeovertheedge—andIsufferedfromterribledepression(抑郁).”“Yeah,itsoundsabit3forsomeoneofmy_4,”sheadds.“Butit’salltrue!”BackhomeinHertford,Eileenstruggledat5andwastoldbyoneteacherthatshe’dnevermakeany6.Desperate(极需要)forhelp,shehadachancemeetingwith7fromFutureHope,alocalcharity.“Theytryto8alltheyoungstersdrinkingonthestreets,”saysEileen.“WhenI9them,itwasthefirsttimeanybodyhadlistenedtomystory10judgingme.WhenyousinktothebottomlikeIdid,Iguessyoucaneither11oryoucanstartbuildingsomethingnew.I12itwastimeformetostart13!”EileenbeganvolunteeringatFutureHope,14withyoungpeoplewithlearningdisabilities,andimmediatelyimpressedeveryonewithherenthusiasm.Herstreet-danceclasses,meanwhile,15localgirlstomakebetteruseoftheirtime.“Wehadkidsasyoungaseightorninewandering(闲逛)thestreetsintheevening.They16neededsomewheretheycouldmakefriendsandbesafe.”ShehelpedFutureHope17thearea’steenagedrinkanddrugproblems.“Maybesomeofthemfinditeasiertotalktome___18I’mthesameage.I’m19toseethemlookingbetterandhappier.”“Nomatterhowhardthingsget,I’ll20tohelpotherpeople,”shesays.“Inlife,youonlygetsomethinggoodoutofdoingsomethinggood.”1.A.admittedB.startedC.regrettedD.avoided2.A.NaturallyB.SecretlyC.SadlyD.Angrily3.A.madB.sizeC.ageD.height4.A.nameB.sizeC.ageD.height5.A.hospitalB.factoryC.gardenD.school6.A.differenceB.preparationC.decisionD.choice7.A.studentsB.teachersC.doctorsD.volunteers8.A.lookforB.talktoC.takeawayD.callon9.A.waitedforB.spoketoC.recognizedD.understood10.A.withoutB.byC.forD.from11.A.fightbackB.catchupC.giveinD.showoff12.A.guessedB.dreamedC.explainedD.realized13.A.buildingB.learningC.laughingD.describing14.A.drinkingB.playingC.workingD.dancing15.A.warnedB.helpedC.orderedD.reminded16.A.stillB.justC.almostD.soon17.A.solveB.expressC.recordD.discuss18.A.whenB.thoughC.becauseD.unless19.A.sorryB.luckyC.curiousD.proud20.A.agreeB.beginC.askD.continue二、阅读理解（共4题，每小题5分，满分20分）“Hello”isarelativelynewgreeting.Itfirstappearedsometimeinthemid-1800s,butmanypeoplewouldnothavedreamedofusingit.“Hello”wasconsideredaveryimpolitewaytogreetsomeone.Instead,peopleusedformalexpressionslike“Howdoyoudo?”Backthen,therewereseveralwordsthatsoundedlike“hello,”buttheywereusedtogetsomeone’sattentionortoexpresssurprise.Forexample,ifyoucaughtyourlittlebrotherstealingyoursnack,youmighthavesaid,“Halloathere!Stopeatingmycheese!”Ifyoufoundaflyinyoursoup,youmighthaveshouted,“Hullo!Howdidthatgetinthere?”Everythingstartedtochangein1876,whenAlexanderGrahamBellinventedthetelephone.Thefirsttelephonesdidn’thavenumbersyoucoulddial,nordidtheyhavebellsorringers.Instead,yourtelephonesentsignalsalongtelephonelinestoacentralofficewhereanoperatorwouldanswerbysayingsomethinglike“Areyouthere,sir?”or“Whatiswanted?”Theoperatorwouldthenconnectyourphonetothephoneofthepersonyouwantedtoreach.Therewasjustonesmallproblem:Sincetelephonesdidn’tring,howwouldthepersonyouwerecallingknowthatyouwere“ontheline”?Theanswerisyouwouldyell(大喊)intoyourphoneandhopesomeoneontheotherendheardyou.Butwhatwouldy...
