1 . “You’re very talented, dear. I hope everything turns out great. I’ll tell my friends about the animal shelter (避难处),” a kind old lady told Conrad, who smiled ______ as she left $20 in his hat.

Conrad was proud of what he was doing and people in the ______ loved hearing him sing and play his ______. The 11-year-old didn’t know how much money the local animal shelter _____.

His mother, Sandy, worked at the shelter and had always been a(n) ______ animal lover. Therefore, he grew to be fond of animals as well. ______, he recently heard his mother telling a friend that the shelter was not doing well. It ______ on donations (捐赠), and not much donations were ______. This made the boy very ______. So he grabbed his guitar and ______ the local town park to sing and play.

He placed a ______ to tell people he was doing it to raise (募捐) money for the animal shelter, which helped greatly. People ______ and gave him mostly $1 and change, and others, such as the kind old lady, were more ______. He was grateful to everyone and continued playing songs and ______ money.

Raise your kids to love animals, and they’ll be better people. Caring for innocent animals makes people more selfless, ______ and caring. That’s why Conrad used his skills to raise funds, knowing how vital the shelter was.

1.

A．suddenly

B．sweetly

C．purposely

D．secretly

2.

A．square

B．park

C．street

D．hall

3.

A．violin

B．piano

C．organ

D．guitar

4.

A．needed

B．sold

C．worked

D．made

5.

A．passive

B．active

C．strict

D．attractive

6.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

7.

A．acted

B．survived

C．concentrated

D．kept

8.

A．showing up

B．coming in

C．going on

D．getting up

9.

A．worried

B．annoyed

C．panicked

D．confused

10.

A．looked around

B．went past

C．headed for

D．turned around

11.

A．sign

B．signal

C．box

D．bench

12.

A．hesitated

B．passed

C．left

D．stopped

13.

A．generous

B．happy

C．energetic

D．angry

14.

A．counting

B．raising

C．saving

D．earning

15.

A．curious

B．serious

C．loving

D．unconcerned

2 . One night, as I was driving down the road, I found something was sitting in the middle of the road. A few seconds later, I realized I was looking at a large turtle (海龟). Afraid of it being crashed by cars, so I pulled over, ran across the road and dragged the turtle to safety. But I’d made one big mistake.

I had heard that the best way to pick up a turtle without hurting it was picking it by the tail in order not to get bitten. So I’d made that big mistake. While the turtle turned out OK generally, I was determined to figure out how to move a turtle properly. I needed to find someone who dealt with turtles. I found the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre. I talked to Dr. Sue, its Executive and Medical Director.

Dr. Sue told me that the organization dealt with a number of aspects of turtle conservation, including rescue, settlement, birth programs, research, and education. Sue explained that southern Ontario is home to a vast majority of turtles in Canada, but is also one of the vastest road networks of the country.

“Ninety percent of injured turtles brought in are caused by cars. These turtles spend a lot of time on land. And they do travel many kilometers on land for a variety of reasons, to find a nesting spot, or to hang out for the summer or winter. Turtles know where they want to go. So, just keep them going in the direction they want to go and you may have saved a turtle’s life,” Dr. Sue said.

Once an injured turtle arrives at the center, there are medical facilities (设备) ready to go, including an X-ray machine. That’s when the team gets to work with healing injuries, and help their patient.

1. Why did the author stop the car?

A．To help the turtle.	B．To see the thing clearly.
C．To prevent a car accident.	D．To find something good.

2. What happened to the turtle?

A．It got hurt by people before.	B．It was injured a little bit.
C．It was run over by a car.	D．It lost its direction.

3. What did Dr. Sue suggest at last?

A．Leaving the turtles alone.

B．Making Ontario home to turtles.

C．Changing the road conditions.

D．Helping turtles find nesting spots.

4. What does the underlined word “patient” refer to in the last paragraph?

A．The director.	B．The driver.
C．The author.	D．The turtle.

3 . A broken heart. A sad ending to a love affair. That’s something most of us have experienced, or probably will. After all, it’s part of human life. But no question, the experience can be hard to get over.

But research shows there are pathways through the heartache. Listening to sad music is a major one. It can help you begin to feel joy and hopefulness about your life again. It can arouse (激发，唤醒) the desire (渴望) to connect with others.

Sad music can help heal and uplift you from your broken heart. A recent study from Germany found the emotional influence of listening to sad music is an arousal of feelings of empathy (共情), and a desire for positive connection with others. That, itself, is psychologically healing. It draws you away from concentration on yourself, and possibly towards helping others in need of comfort.

Another experiment, from the University of Kent, found that when people were experiencing sadness, listening to music that was “beautiful but sad” improved their mood. In fact, it did so when the person first consciously accept the situation causing their sadness, and then began listening to the sad music. That is, when they intended that the sad music might help, they found that it did.

These findings link with other studies that show accepting your sad situation emotionally leads to healing and growth beyond it. It seems unbelievable but it does make sense. For example, research from Cornell University, published in Psychological Science, found that accepting discomfort about a life experience or new situation, and viewing it as a step towards growth and change, encourages people to find a pathway through it, beyond it. As Churchill famously said, “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” That discomfort points you towards creating a plan, a new action. It fuels hope.

1. What can we learn from paragraph 3 and paragraph 4?

A．Sad music can make people help others.

B．Sad music can make sad people feel better.

C．Sad music can make people believe in themselves.

D．Sad music can make people concentrate on themselves.

2. What does Churchill advise us to do when experiencing discomfort?

A．Listen to a sad song.	B．Avoid unwise actions.
C．Find support from others.	D．Face the discomfort directly.

3. How does the author develop this text?

A．By listing figures.

B．By giving directions.

C．By comparing examples.

D．By presenting research findings.

4. Which is the best title for the text?

A．How to Find Pathways through Heartaches

B．How We React to A Broken Heart Matters a Lot

C．What We Can Do to Overcome Discomfort in Life

D．Why Listening to Sad Music Heals Your Broken Heart

4 . The arts, especially music, should be part of every school’s lessons at every grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination. It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas.

Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive (积极的) to do. In a music program, children can be part of a band. Parents can enjoy listening to their children’s music instead of seeing them glued to a computer or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.

Music builds self-confidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performing in front of audiences. Music gives children an opportunity for self-ex pression, and that helps develop their self-confidence. Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their characters. That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.

1. How could music make students smarter?

A．By improving their memory and attention.

B．By improving their classroom skills and imagination.

C．By making them brave, knowledgeable and modest.

D．By learning music, making music and trying out their own ideas.

2. What does the underlined phrase “glued to” in the second paragraph mean?

A．Unwilling to turn on.

B．Always turning off.

C．Unwilling to leave.

D．Always hating.

3. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．Music brings children success.	B．Music gives children self-expression.
C．Music helps children achieve their dream.	D．Music develops children’s self-confidence.

4. What’s the best title of the text?

A．Music Is a Must as a Course at School	B．Music Builds Children’s Self-confidence
C．Music Makes Students Much Smarter	D．Learning Music Is Very Important

5 . I used to be the shyest person in the world. I hid behind my older sister, whenever I had to speak to (an) ________ person—including the McDonald’s cashier, or even a distant relative.

________ asked to speak in class, I could hardly ________, much less speak. Even among the few friends I had, my high, timid (羞怯的) voice earned me jokes—about being a girl. Then in the seventh grade, my sister suggested I ________voice lessons. After a little bit of ________, I did—as long as it stayed a secret. I began a series of vocal (发声的) exercising. After exercising a lot, I finally gained ________ in my voice.

A few months later, I was asked to sing for some retired people. I thought I would do better than before ________ the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and nothing. I couldn’t remember the words of the song! My face turned hot. The ________ pianist whispered a prompt (提示), and I remembered just enough to keep singing. Then the thought ________ me: I’ve embarrassed myself enough in front of this ________. There’s really nothing else to lose. So in my second song, I just ________ and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better.

After that, I started singing to myself as ________ as I could in my own room. That’s something I would never have done before. On a recent school trip, I was asked to sing again. It was ________ how much people liked my singing. One classmate: ________ said that I should be in the school’s talent show.

I am not a shy person any more. ________ has made me more outgoing. Today, I’m almost a loudmouth. I can meet people without being afraid. I can also stand in front of the whole class and give a big speech. I am proud of myself.

1.

A．common

B．strict

C．unfamiliar

D．unusual

2.

A．Unless

B．Though

C．As

D．When

3.

A．sit

B．breathe

C．smile

D．express

4.

A．pick

B．accept

C．take

D．receive

5.

A．decision

B．consideration

C．opportunity

D．guidance

6.

A．confidence

B．freedom

C．admiration

D．imagination

7.

A．in favor of

B．because of

C．instead of

D．in place of

8.

A．upset

B．kind

C．nervous

D．straight

9.

A．struck

B．recognized

C．persuaded

D．ruined

10.

A．crowd

B．class

C．family

D．team

11.

A．changed

B．worried

C．relaxed

D．escaped

12.

A．clearly

B．loudly

C．easily

D．frequently

13.

A．amazing

B．frightening

C．shocking

D．confusing

14.

A．ever

B．even

C．still

D．just

15.

A．Communicating

B．Exercising

C．Performing

D．Singing

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Last year at Christmas time, my wife, three children and I were on our way from Paris to Nice. Somehow everything went wrong. Our hotels were “tourist traps” and our rented car broke down. On Christmas Eve, when we checked into a dirty hotel in Nice, there was no Christmas spirit in our hearts.

It was raining and cold when we went out to eat. We found a small restaurant poorly decorated for the holiday. Only five tables in the restaurant were taken. There were two German couples, two French families, and an American sailor, by himself. They were eating in stony silence except the sailor. He was writing a letter, and a half-smile lighted his face. In the corner a piano player was listlessly (无精打采地) playing Christmas music.

All of us were interrupted by an old French flower woman through the front door. She had a worn overcoat and her old shoes were wet. Carrying her basket of flowers, she went from one table to another. No one bought any. Exhausted and sad, she sat down at a table.

The sailor finished his meal and got up to leave. Putting on his coat, he walked over to the flower woman’s table.

“Merry Christmas,” he said, smiling and picking out a handful of flowers. “How much are they?”

“Two francs, sir.”

The sailor put a twenty franc note in the woman’s hand.

“I don’t have change, sir,” she said. “I’ll get some from the waiter.”

“No, ma’am,” said the sailor, leaning over and kissing the ancient cheek. “This is my Christmas present for you.”

注意：
1．所续写短文的词数应为80左右；
2．续写部分的开头语已为你写好；

Then the sailor headed for our table with the flowers in his hand.

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8 . Like any new ninth-grader on the first day of school, Joemar Class had ninth-grader- emotion (情绪). He’s not used to school in Hartford. He’s used to going to school in his home town of Florida, used to seeing his friends, used to having class in Spanish.

“Nervioso,” he said in Spanish.

We first met Joemar in mid-October in the San Juan Airport. His father, Guillermo Class, had sold his car to buy plane tickets to get his kids and fly them up from Puerto Rico. The island was almost destroyed (毁坏) by the deadly storm—Hurricane Maria.

Now, they are settling into their new home in Hartford’s South End. A week later, using his wife’s car, Class drove 16-year-old Joemar to his first day at Bulkeley High School. After a short ride, he got out in front of his new school. Inside, he met Gretchen Levitz—the school’s program director.

“I see you have new uniform,” Levitz said. “You look great. Are you ready for a good first day? ”

Then he met couple of teachers.

“Hello” they each said in Spanish. They asked where he was from, and told him they were happy to see him. Then Levitz took him on a quick tour of the school before classes began — to her office, the school store, the library, and the dining hall.

A total of 19 languages are spoken in Bulkeley High School. “We have so many new students coming here from other countries every single day,” Levitz said. “So it’s not like he’s the only one who has that feeling.”

“You could tell he’s little worried,” Guillermo said as we left. “But, at the same time, he’s expecting it.”

1. What kind of feeling did Joemar have on his first day of school?

A．Nervous

B．Excited

C．Annoyed

D．Amazed

2. Why did Joemar leave Florida?

A．His old school closed down.

B．He wanted to see his mother.

C．He expected to have a new life.

D．His town was hit by a terrible storm.

3. What did Joemar do before he walked into his new classroom?

A．He had a long talk with his father.

B．He said hello to some of his classmates.

C．He learned some simple Spanish words.

D．He had a short look around his new school.

4. What can we learn about Bulkeley High School?

A．It has no library.

B．It is an international school.

C．It plans to open Spanish classes.

D．It requires all students to wear uniforms.

10 . A thief dropped a winning lottery ticket (彩票) at the scene of his crime, but he has been given a lesson in _______. The man whom he robbed _______ the ticket and won the ￡25,000 prize. But the man managed to find the thief, and handed over the _______.

The robbery happened when Professor Sabbatucci was changing a tyre on a highway. Another motorist, who stopped “to_______”, stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the _______ ticket and brought it home.

The next day, the professor saw the lottery _______ on TV and realised it was a winner. He _______ the ￡25,000 prize, but he decided not to keep the money. He made an announcement on the radio, _______, “I’m trying to find the man who robbed me. I have ￡25,000 for him — a lottery _______. Please meet me.”

The professor received hundreds of ________ from people who were hoping to ________ him into handing them the money. But there was one voice he ________ and he arranged to meet the man in a park.

The robber gave back the ________ and burst into tears. He could not ________ what was happening.“Why didn’t you keep the money?” he asked. The professor replied, “Because it’s not mine.” Then he walked off, turning down the thief’s ________ to share the prize.

1.

A．friendship

B．honesty

C．bravery

D．adventure

2.

A．held out

B．took out

C．made up

D．picked up

3.

A．crime

B．lecture

C．money

D．evidence

4.

A．explore

B．rest

C．watch

D．help

5.

A．stolen

B．dropped

C．forgotten

D．damaged

6.

A．results

B．story

C．loss

D．sales

7.

A．presented

B．took

C．donated

D．shared

8.

A．joking

B．saying

C．wondering

D．replying

9.

A．number

B．case

C．win

D．receipt

10.

A．notes

B．emails

C．letters

D．calls

11.

A．trick

B．find

C．lead

D．draw

12.

A．recognised

B．reminded

C．recorded

D．recovered

13.

A．car

B．suitcase

C．package

D．check

14.

A．explain

B．blame

C．believe

D．realise

15.

A．deal

B．promise

C．payment

D．offer