1 . 根据阅读材料内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，构成完整短文(150 字左右)

Fortune favors the brave!

At the age of three Jenny had trouble in hearing what others said. Unfortunately, after several surgeries, Jenny was found having a severe foot disease at seven. She could not put pressure on the back parts of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe (脚尖), and when the pain became unbearable, someone had to carry her. Once when she suddenly experienced sharp pain, her friends got her up and carried her from class to class.

All through her primary school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She took her medicine and wrapped her feet in steaming towels until the pain was reduced. As soon as she could bear the pain Jenny immediately carried on, as though she was free of pain. She always wore a smile on her face and expressed her love for others.

Jenny had never been a cheerleader or competed in a sport. She could not even take part in a gym class, though she took the same health class four years in a row, through which she could pass with a substitute credit each year.

Jenny continued to have one surgery after another on her ears all through school. Her hearing improved and she taught herself to read lips. She also carried a pillow(枕头)to school so that she could relieve the pain when she sat down. Gradually, Jenny began attending every football game, cheering the team on.

Then came her senior year. She saw documents about scholarships on the school website when visiting it one day. According to the statement, she would be considered for scholarships; however, school activities, especially sports, could often mean the difference between receiving an award and losing out. She continued to read other notices and found an ad from the football team, which stated that the football manager was seeking for an assistant, who would take on ancillary( 辅助的)services like taking charge of the team’s belongings, handing out water and towels and cheering them up.

Jenny decided to seize the chance.

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When asked why the team did so well that year, a player spoke of Jenny.

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2 . 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。

Having held the interschool (校际) story tell g championship for the past two years, I was the shining star of my school. When it came to choosing the right candidate (候选人) to participate in such competitions, I was always the first choice. Naturally, I was once again selected to represent my school in the approaching contest this year.

Upon hearing the fact that I was chosen again, my classmates and friends acknowledged that I would undoubtedly be the champion again. Consequently, I became conceited (自负的). I was so proud that I ignored the importance of practicing for the contest.

A week before the contest, my teacher Ms. Sara asked, “Selena, would you like to stand in front of the class to rehearse (排练) for the contest?” She had tutored me in the past two competitions and knew how important practice was. “Just imagine you are on the stage

in the audience,” she added.

“I’m sorry, Ms. Sara,” I replied. “I have a bit of a sore throat.”

This was usually the lie I would tell whenever my teacher requested me to practice in front of the class. I always found excuses to avoid doing it because I believed that I was the best and therefore the practice was unnecessary. On one occasion, I event old Ms. Sara not to worry too much as I was well prepared for the contest. In fact, I did everything but practice my script (讲稿) .I only managed to glance briefly through the story the day before the contest. As the best storyteller among the students of the local secondary schools, I was too vain to practice and expected everything to be fine.

The contest was being held in the local community hall. On the day of the contest, the hall was crowded with people. My schoolteachers and principal were there along with many of my classmates and schoolmates. I was the eighth contestant out of twenty in total. Those who spoke before me did extremely well. On seeing their fascinating and outstanding performance, I began to lose confidence in myself. My palms (手掌) sweated heavily and I started to feel nervous.

1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Soon it was my turn to talk.

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Finally, I heard the results announced after the contest and felt sad.

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3 . School had just started in August when Conner began throwing up for no reason. It wasn’t long before the boy also began suffering terrible headaches. In February a 1.7-inch tumor (肿瘤) was found in his brain and Conner was set to begin to receive radiation (放射疗法) treatments. Before treatments start, technicians make a white plastic mask to keep patients immovable and protect unaffected parts of the brain while radiation is directed at the tumor.

It’s an unpleasant experience and a frightening time. The doctor Cook decided that the masks could at least be made to look like something fun — maybe Batman or Mickey Mouse. “I started thinking these masks are white and not fun at all for kids,” she told The Greenville News. “I felt like if we could make it a little more fun for them, they might be a little more excited about coming in for the treatment. Because the kids are afraid. While the treatment itself isn’t physically painful, it can cause a lot of anxiety. And the treatment is required daily for up to six weeks.” And the masks really make a difference. “The kids really like them because they get to choose something themselves.” Cook said.

When new children come in for the treatment, Cook finds out what their favorite movies or cartoon characters are. Then she sets about creating the mask by drawing the image she wants onto paper, sticking it with glue, and once it’s dry, she applies the colors using paints. Each child can take the mask home once the treatment ends.

“Coming to the doctor always means fear and pain. I wanted to make it fun,” she said. “The kids really love it. It’s something they enjoy and can relate to. And it fills an interest I have. I get great pleasure from it.”

1. Why was the plastic mask used according to Paragraph 1?

A．To check the patient’s brain.

B．To reduce the patient’s headache.

C．To protect the patient’s brain during the treatment.

D．To prevent the patient from throwing up.

2. What can we know about the radiation treatment?

A．It can be received at home.

B．It may make the patients feel anxious.

C．It has to be finished in a month.

D．It will cause huge physical pain for patients.

3. What does Cook do to help the children being treated?

A．Make the masks more interesting to kids.

B．Show them their favorite movies or TV shows.

C．Dress them up as cartoon characters.

D．Offer them some free masks as gifts.

4. What does the author want to show by telling this story?

A．Health matters to everyone.

B．Creativity leads to success.

C．Love can treat the terrible sickness.

D．Kindness can bring warmth and joy.

5 . China is determined to land its astronauts on the moon and set up a scientific station there,according to a project leader.

Zhou Yanfei,deputy chief designer of China's manned space program,said on Friday that China wishes to use the manned lunar missions to carry out scientific surveys and technology demonstrations,explore ways to develop lunar resources and strengthen the nation's space capabilities.

＂A new wave of lunar explorations has been emerging in the world,with participants aiming to make sustainable missions to deepen knowledge of the moon and exploit resources there,"he said in a report delivered at the 2020 China Space Conference in Fuzhou,Fujian province."Unlike other nations,China must depend on its own science and technology to realize our goals."

The country is independently able to land its astronauts on the moon because it has the technologies,a group of well-trained,innovative professionals and high-efficiency research and management systems,Zhou said."However,our existing carrier rockets can't perform landing missions to the moon because they are not powerful enough.The Shenzhou- series manned spaceships are not suitable for lunar expeditions.We don't have a lunar landing capsule,"he said."Our ground support system was designed for operations in low-Earth orbit rather than on the lunar surface.

To solve the problem, we set out to produce a powerful launch vehicle. Zhou said researchers thought about two approaches-making a new heavy-lift rocket,or adjusting the next-generation rocket designed to carry astronauts,which is under development.Researchers prefer the latter approach because it would be easier to design and make and would become operational earlier.

The new rocket is being designed at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.Its main body will be 87 meters tall,with a diameter of 5 meters,which would make it almost twice as tall as the Long March 5,currently the biggest of China's rockets.

1. Which is NOT the goal of the manned lunar mission?

A．To explore lunar resources.

B．To perform scientific experiments.

C．To set up a scientific station.

D．To strengthen the national space power.

2. What is the main idea of paragraph 4?

A．China is not capable of pursuing the manned lunar program.

B．There are still difficulties in pursuing the manned lunar program.

C．There are a series of steps in the Manned Lunar program.

D．It is manageable to carry out the Manned Lunar program.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Nations must depend on themselves to explore the moon.

B．The Long March 5 is the biggest of China's rocket.

C．The newly-designed rocket will not carry astronauts.

D．Producing a powerful launch vehicle is the most difficult part in the program.

4. What do the figures in the last paragraph imply?

A．The new rocket is big enough to perform landing missions.

B．The new rocket is being made to launch lunar spaceship.

C．China's scientific power has improved.

D．The new rocket will be put into use soon.

6 . 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。 续写的词数应为150左右。

Once upon a time, there was an old man who couldn't read or write. When he was little, his family was so poor that he couldn't attend school. But he always dreamed of being able to read.

One day, he took his seven-year-old grandson to school.

Since he didn't have anything to do that day, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he stood outside his grandson's classroom and looked in through the window.

The kids' teacher, who was an old man in his fifties, entered the classroom when the class began. The teacher was wearing thick glasses. He started teaching. Through watching him, the old man found something interesting, He noticed that the teacher could read nothing without putting his glasses on. As soon as he put on his glasses, he could read very well.

“How amazing! said the old man to himself.

He waited outside the classroom until the class was over and stopped the teacher.

“Excuse me, sir," said the old man to the teacher.

“Yes?” said the teacher.

“I noticed something amazing. You can't read without the glasses, right?" said the old man.

"Yes, that's true. I can read nothing without them," replied the teacher.

"But you can read once you put them on, can't you?" asked the old man.

"Yes, that's true, too," replied the teacher, wondering why the old man was asking such strange questions.

The teacher looked at the old man, who left in a hurry with a big smile on his face.

The old man, who was extremely happy, decided to go to town to find an eyeglasses store. After being unable to read so many years, he finally found an easy way to read, which cheered him up. He realized what he needed to read was just a pair of glasses.

"I can finally read,” said the old man to himself when walking to the town.

Finally, the man arrived at the town. He looked around and soon found a store with glasses in it, The man happily entered the store.

Paragraph 1:

After the old man entered the store, the store owner greeted him.

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Paragraph 2:

The store owner, thinking the old man didn't like that pair, picked another pair far him.

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7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白出处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

To revive (复苏) the coronavirus-stricken economy, China is now promoting the idea of the Ditan, or street vending economy. According to a recent speech by the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, street vending is     1     "lifeblood" of the country. It's also a key source of     2     (employ) in this special period.

People have been encouraged to set up street stalls nationwide since Premier Li's speech. Now, people in China     3     (sell) their wares, including snacks, clothes, accessories and even rabbits, on the street, on pavements or in the trunk (尾箱) of cars.

Local     4     (resident) have welcomed the reopening of roadside businesses,     5     often supply goods at lower prices. Eating and     6     (shop) at roadside stalls is also a good choice for office workers when they return from work at night.

In fact, street vendors     7     (see) as a symbol of backwardness and poverty in the past. Although China is now restarting the street vending economy, some local governments and official media are against a large-scale return     8     informal street sales, arguing that there are many problems like food safety and product quality.     9     (develop) the street vending economy, health and safety regulations and urban planning should be     10     (serious) considered.

8 . Meeting people from another culture can be difficult.From the beginning,people may send the wrong signal(信号).Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize(强调)the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree.For example,business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust.Even with people at work,it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”,usually over a glass of tea,before they do any job.In many European countries—like the UK or France—people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafés rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures.I once made a speech in Thailand.I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion;instead there was an uncomfortable silence.The people present just stared at me and smiled.After getting to know their ways better,I realized that they thought I was talking too much.In my own culture,we express meaning mainly through words,but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe,cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values;however,Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly.We think that they are rude.In fact,this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values,and sometimes these values are quite against each other.However,if we can understand them better,a multicultural environment(多元文化环境)will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
1. In some countries,eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to .

A．develop closer relations	B．share the same culture
C．get to know each other	D．keep each other company

2. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that .

A．the English prefer to make long speeches

B．too many words are of no use

C．people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature

D．even talk and silence can be culturally different

3. According to the text,how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

A．By sharing different ways of life.

B．By accepting different habits.

C．By recognizing different values.

D．By speaking each other’s languages.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．Multicultural Environment

B．Cross-Cultural Differences

C．How to Understand Each Other

D．How to Build Up a Relationship

9 . It was in the Victorian Era(维多利亚时期) that the novel became the leading form of literature in English. Most writers were more concerned to meet the tastes of the middle class. The best known works of the period included the works of Charles Dickens and the Bronté sisters and others.
Charles Dickens came on the literary scene in the 1830s. Dickens wrote vividly about London life and the struggles of the poor. Most of his works were written in a very humorous style, which was popular with readers of all classes.
The Bronté sisters were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. They began to write from early childhood. In 1846 they published the first book at their own expense as poets; however, their book attracted little attention, selling only two copies. Then the sisters turned to writing novels, each producing a novel in the following year.
An interest in rural matters and the changing social and economic situation of the countryside may be seen in the novels of Thomas Hardy and a number of others.
Literature for children developed as a single style. Some works became well-known, such as those of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. Adventure novels were written for adults but are now generally grouped in the list for children. Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author at the end of the Victorian Era, best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters. In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902.
1. What can we know about Charles Dickens from the text?

A．He described the struggles of the poor in London.

B．He showed an interest in rural matters in his writing.

C．He focused on changing social and economic situation of the countryside.

D．He published the highly successful children's book.

2. Which is TRUE about the Bronté sisters?

A．They were English writers of the 1830s.

B．They paid to have their first book published.

C．They began their writing from adulthood.

D．Their first book was successful.

3. The author states in the last paragraph that ________.

A．society changed rapidly in the Victorian Era

B．Thomas Hardy was not as famous as Lewis Carroll

C．Edward Lear was famous for writing about animals

D．adventure novels were not written for children at first

4. This text is mainly about ________.

A．literature in the Victorian Era

B．writing styles in the Victorian Era

C．famous works in the Victorian Era

D．the importance of literature in the Victorian Era

10 .

Time	Event	Location	Audience
10：15 a．m. on Wednesday	BABY_AND_ME Babies from birth to 18 months old and their parents/caregivers can enjoy great books, lively songs, and rhymes, and meet other babies in the neighborhood. This program is limited to 35 participants.	Muhlenberg Library, Community Room	Children, Infant (0－18 months)
10：30 a．m. on Wednesday	OPEN_LAB Are you having trouble with your email? Don’t know how to cut and paste? Never touched a computer? This is the time and place for you to get ahead with 21st century technology! Bring your technology questions and/or your wireless enabled device and get one­on­one assistance, discover online tutorials, improve your skills, exceed the limits of your imagination！	St. George Library Center, TechConnect Lab	Adults
10 a．m. on Thursday	I_NEED_A_DOCTOR:_HEALTH_INFO_ONLINE Learn to find consumer health information online, including doctors’ credentials, hospital information, drug side effects, conventional and alternative medical treatments of diseases, diets, weight loss, nutrition and exercises, and how to evaluate these websites.	Kips Bay Library	Adults
12 noon on Thursdays	No talking, no cell phone, and no noise are required in our quiet study room. This room is open thanks to our volunteers, and is subject to their availability. If you are interested in keeping the quiet study room open more hours, please see a staff member about becoming a volunteer! Quiet Study Hours: Mondays 12－5, Tuesdays 1－5, Wednesdays 1－5, Thursdays 12－5, Fridays 10－3, Saturdays 10－3. Subject to cancellation /change of hours without prior notice.	67th Street Library	50＋， Book Lovers， Business­ people

1. Who will probably take part in the event “BABY AND ME”？

A．Book lovers.	B．Businessmen.
C．Infants.	D．Adults 50＋.

2. Where will you go if you want to learn about computer technology?

A．Muhlenberg Library.	B．St. George Library Center.
C．Kips Bay Library.	D．67th Street Library.

3. In which event can you work as a volunteer?

A．BABY AND ME.

B．OPEN LAB.

C．I NEED A DOCTOR: HEALTH INFO ONLINE.

D．QUIET STUDY ROOM.