2 . 1. Look at the pictures and write a passage to tell the story in your own words.
2. Write your own understandings of the relationship between family members.
3. 100—120 words.

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4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“WOW. I can’t believe how many people are showing up for this!” Dandelion Pinkley said. She stood in the wide parking lot of the E-Z Life Elephant Sanctuary, watching a lot of cars getting close. Her brother Doodlebug, their cousin Rudyard, and other kids were with her. All of them were ready to wash those cars.

The elephants who lived at E-Z Life had been saved. Now they enjoyed a safe home. And every clean car meant a few more dollars to support their well-being. So working the car wash was a great way to spend a summer day!

The first few cars parked. The drivers paid, and the kids got to work.

“My car is messy!” one driver said as she paid up.

“You’re not kidding.” Doodlebug said. He began washing it.

Nearby, Cousin Rudyard began shining the bumpers (保险杠) on a classic car. “Whoopee!” he shouted. “I love this car, and it’s perfect now!”

He turned to the next car, singing a funny elephant song along with some other kids. A few elephants began to come together at the wooden fence (栅栏).

“They’re happy,” Dandelion’s best friend, Tomiko, said.

“And look at the babies,” Dandelion said, as one put its trunk (象鼻) through the fence and waved at them. “We need to work faster, so we can get them more money!”

All the kids stepped up the action. For a while, it was a lot of fun. The car wash went perfectly. People drove up and paid their money. But the noise and the summer heat began to wear the young car washers down.

“I can’t take this too much longer,” Doodlebug said to his sister.

“I know,” Dandelion agreed, “but there are still so many cars waiting for a wash.” The line of cars seemed endless.

“I need a break,” Rudyard said.

“But we need to help the elephants!” Dandelion said, wanting nothing more than to take a rest. A second later she did.

“What’s the matter with you kids?” one driver complained (抱怨). “It’s only midmorning. You can’t stop working because of tiredness. You’re kids!”

注意：1.续写词数应为 150左右：
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Doodlebug complained, but he started to work again.

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But before Dandelion reached the next car in line, the elephants had begun shooting water out their trunks and spraying (喷洒) each car clean.

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6 . 15 years ago, Andrew McLindon was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend’s son. The boy had ________ known the pleasure of biking because he suffered from a balance disturbance (平衡障碍).

When he got home, McLindon, now 60, went online and ________ a three-wheel recumbent bike, perfect for a child with balance problems. Soon the boy was ________ around the street with his friends, having ________ and getting exercise. But there was more, as McLindon noticed after doing this small act of ________. “I saw him interacting (互动) with other kids,” McLindon says. “I’ll never forget the ________ on his face.”

That smile led to the McLindon Family Foundation. The group works to ________ adaptive (有适应性的) bikes to children with special needs. The bikes are ________ and can cost thousands of dollars, a price out of reach for many families.

McLindon said the happiness of telling families they are getting this ________ is great as he remembered a(n) ________ he had with a mom telling her the foundation was giving her child a bike.

“She said ‘A bike for my child, a bike for my child.’ She couldn’t ________ it. The phone went ________ for two minutes… and when she came back, she was crying.” McLindon said. “After I hung up, I was just shouting. ‘Yes, yes.’ I was so ________ because that’s what I live for.”

For kids lucky enough to get an adaptive bike, it is a ________ changer.

“We worked with a 14-year-old who has spina bifida (脊柱裂),” said McLindon. “She spent most days watching TV. Soon after she ________ her bike, she was training for special-needs triathlons (三项全能运动).”

1.

A．almost

B．never

C．even

D．also

2.

A．changed

B．shared

C．remembered

D．found

3.

A．biking

B．walking

C．searching

D．talking

4.

A．success

B．luck

C．fun

D．support

5.

A．bravery

B．mindfulness

C．creation

D．kindness

6.

A．surprise

B．smile

C．fear

D．pain

7.

A．give

B．sell

C．borrow

D．introduce

8.

A．popular

B．common

C．expensive

D．different

9.

A．gift

B．prize

C．advice

D．idea

10.

A．meeting

B．interview

C．training

D．call

11.

A．accept

B．believe

C．forget

D．prove

12.

A．silent

B．busy

C．free

D．ready

13.

A．interested

B．sorry

C．excited

D．nervous

14.

A．tool

B．life

C．record

D．time

15.

A．suggested

B．repaired

C．got

D．returned

7 . A songbird jumps around in the woods near Washington, D. C. On its back it carries a very small, lightweight electronic device called a tag (标签). Ecologist Emily Williams watches from behind a bush. On this clear spring day, she says, “Now I’m watching to see whether he’s found a mate.” The bird has moved to a nearby tree where there is another robin. When the bird leaves, this new device it carries will send data about its position to a special satellite, then back to Williams’ computer.

The Georgetown University researchers have been attaching tracking (跟踪) tags on birds and animals for many years. But, the International Space Station and the involved satellite now provide new ways to receive the information sent by the tags. The new system permits scientists to watch songbird movements from a faraway place in much greater detail than before.

“We’re in a sort of golden age for bird research,” said Adriaan Dokter, an ecologist at Cornell University, adding that the technology is improving as the tags are made smaller and smaller. “We can track a robin by satellite with smaller and smaller chips. The device that the robin wears can report its immediate place on Earth, within about 10 meters. Ten years ago, that was unthinkable,” said the scientist, who is not involved in Williams’ study.

A second new device, for only the heaviest robins, provides more information about the bird’s movements; future versions may also measure the humidity and barometric pressure of the space the bird occupies. The devices are known as ICARUS tags.

Martin Wikelski is director of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. His scientific team is working to improve the ICARUS technology. He hopes that more and better devices could help develop what he called “an Internet of animals”—a collection of sensors around the world giving us a better picture of the movement of life on the planet.

1. What is Emily Williams doing in the woods?

A．Trying to catch a songbird.

B．Observing a bird with a new device.

C．Playing a bird game on the computer.

D．Taking an adventure trip in the nature.

2. How does the electronic device help the researchers?

A．Find the exact place of the robins quickly.

B．Take control of the robins easily.

C．Collect all the information from the satellite.

D．Communicate with the robin in a faraway place.

3. How does the text mainly develop?

A．By explaining the reasons.	B．By making a comparison.
C．By listing two new devices.	D．By analyzing the data.

4. Which is the expectation of Martin Wikelski?

A．People can use more devices to keep healthy.

B．Technology can give better ways to track animals.

C．Human beings and animals can live in harmony.

D．People will know more about animals from the Internet.

8 . Like many others, Animal Lovers League (ALL) all started with a love for animals. ALL is a charity and home to over 500 dogs and cats. It encourages the public to adopt (领养) instead of buying animals and tries to help the animals at ALL find loving families.

Tasks that the founders, Cathy and Mohan, as well as volunteers carry out to care for the animals include feeding them, taking sick animals to hospital and bringing them for checkups.

The adoption process at ALL:

STEP 1 Contact us

Learn more details about our animals for adoption, or view them on our website www.animalloversleague.com .

For dog adoptions, please WhatsApp Catheryn at 9753 3320.

For cat adoptions, please WhatsApp Mohan at 9670 8052.

STEP 2 Meet our furry kids

Get a chance to play with our furry kids, one-on-one, to find your perfect match!

All adoption visits are by appointment (预约) only. No walk-ins are allowed.

STEP 3 Homestay

We will interview you and do a home visit to ensure you are able to take care of our kids.

After that, you will go through the adoption initiation (开始) process with a 2-week homestay to see if our furry baby is able to get used to the environment of your home and if you can follow the lifestyle of having a furry kid to care for.

STEP 4 Successful adoption

You will be asked to fill in an adoption form upon the completion of this process.

We will keep in contact with you to check up on your progress.

No adoption fees are required as we do not put a price on the lives of our furry kids.

1. What do we know about Animal Lovers League?

A．It focuses on taking care of animals.

B．It offers professional medical treatment to animals.

C．It is home to many animals including dogs and cats.

D．It was set up to stop the buying and selling of animals.

2. What is the purpose of STEP 2?

A．To give people some detailed information about the animals at ALL.

B．To ask people to provide a home for the animals at ALL.

C．To teach people how to get along with animals at ALL.

D．To invite people to get close to the animals at ALL.

3. What should people do at the end of the adoption process?

A．Give some money to ALL.	B．Complete an adoption form.
C．Attend an adoption interview.	D．Do some volunteer work for ALL.