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

Holidays are not necessarily for fun or rest. Doing something meaningful can also gain special pleasure. When the final bell rang, the students were reminded that there was no school on Monday—the Labor Day. “Enjoy your extra day off” said the teacher to her class.

An extra day off unsuited Kayla just fine. She loved breaks. She wanted to go out to play with her friends. When the school bus dropped Kayla off, she ran into the house happily.

“How was school, Kayla?” asked her mom.

“It was great, Mom. I am excited about no school on Monday.”

“You just started back to school two weeks ago. Already in need of a break, huh?” asked Kayla’s mom with a laugh.

Kayla slept in the next morning. Saturday was her favorite day of the week. I trained most of the day, so Kayla enjoyed playing videogames inside. On Sunday, her friends came over and they played basketball for several hours.

Then it was Labor Day, you know, the extra day off that Kayla was so looking forward to. But Kayla was awakened early that morning by her dad. He told Kayla that in honor of Labor Day, the family would be cleaning both inside and outside the house. Kayla couldn’t believe it. This was a holiday. A day when she was supposed to be enjoying freshly squeezed lemonade while playing in her tree house. As Kayla wiped here yes, she began to wonder if this was just a bad dream.

“Kayla, your breakfast is ready. We have a lot of work to do today. Let’s get a move on,” said Kayla’s mom. As she sat down at the kitchen table, Kayla asked her parents，

“Are you serious about working today? Isn’t Labor Day a holiday?”

“Yes, Kayla. It is,” replied her dad. “But your mom and I thought working hard today would make you appreciate why Labor Day was observed in the first place.”

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

At first Kayla felt disappointed at her parents’ plan for the holiday.

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But things began to change as she was doing the chores.

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2 . When I tried out for the football team during the summer before 9th grade, I never imagined how important this sport would become in my life. Football is a _____ sport, at times almost painful, and practices really _____ a team’s physical and mental limits. Without trust in my own ability and a strong sense of commitment, I would never have managed to continue after years of hard work as a player, and with countless _____.

In the first year, I played on the defensive line. This was an amazing _____ that gave me a great sense of achievement. But in the last game of the season, I was seriously injured. I was prohibited from any physical activities for six months. After going _____ a series of physical treatments, I returned to the field as a team captain. I practiced harder than ever to make up for my _____ time.

In September, during my junior year, my name was mentioned in the local newspaper as the key defensive lineman on the team. After playing a fantastic season, I was given the _____ of the Most Valuable Player.

_____, my skills in football do not magically extend to other sports. During the winter break, I went on a snowboarding trip and seriously injured my right shoulder. I had to have four _____. Since I could not use my right arm for two months, I had to learn how to write and eat using my left hand.

______ life must go on. I knew that my own present efforts would decide my future, so I ______ the strict training program to build up strength and improve flexibility in my ______. After an eight-month recovery, I was back to the field playing football, the sport I ______.

In this sense, the world of football has taught me an important life lesson: ______ and commitment make what seems impossible ______. This lesson from football is the one that can be applied to every part of life.

1.

A．tough

B．popular

C．typical

D．dynamic

2.

A．set

B．control

C．test

D．require

3.

A．mistakes

B．adventures

C．accidents

D．injuries

4.

A．performance

B．position

C．moment

D．advantage

5.

A．with

B．over

C．through

D．into

6.

A．valuable

B．lost

C．extra

D．regular

7.

A．pride

B．choice

C．name

D．honor

8.

A．Unfortunately

B．Similarly

C．Happily

D．Gradually

9.

A．practices

B．tryouts

C．seasons

D．operations

10.

A．But

B．Or

C．So

D．And

11.

A．examined

B．changed

C．provided

D．completed

12.

A．shoulder

B．hand

C．leg

D．foot

13.

A．explore

B．avoid

C．love

D．support

14.

A．Knowledge

B．Belief

C．Experience

D．Opinion

15.

A．enjoyable

B．possible

C．sensible

D．responsible

3 . Last month, a study was published that examined climate change’s direct effects on the Earth’s seasons. Scientists found a connection between climate change and the temperature and duration of the summer season. Summers in the Northern hemisphere(北半球) could last nearly six months by the year 2100 if global warming continues, according to the study. With the seasons off-balance, there will be harmful effects on human health and agriculture.

Yuping Guan, a physical oceanographer at the State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his colleagues combined daily climate data from 1952 to 2011 to get a sense of the start and end of each season in the Northern hemisphere. Over the nearly 60-year period, they discovered that, on average, summers grew from 78 to 95 days, while winters shortened from 76 to 73 days. The spring and autumn seasons also shortened. Guan and his team used the findings from the data to create a model to hypothesize (假设) about how the seasons would possibly change in the future. They found that if left untouched, summers in the Northern hemisphere could last nearly six months, while winters could contract to less than two months.

If the Earth’s seasons continue to shift, it will bring negative effects to human health and agriculture. Longer and hotter summers, for example, can cause mosquitoes and other disease-carrying insects to potentially expand their scope and land in places where they’re usually not found. “Because seasons influence the life cycles of plants and animals, climate change could disturb species’ ability to adapt,” said Scott Sheridan, a climate scientist. “If seasons continue to change, everything isn’t going to change perfectly as they should. If we take the example of flowers coming out of the ground, those flowers could come out, but bees aren’t there to pollinate them yet or they’re already past their peak.” With negative effects like these, human health and agriculture will face hardship while moving forward.

This study further demonstrates how cruel climate change is to humans, plants and animals, reminding us how much we are all connected with the environment we share.

1. What did scientists find according to the study?

A．Some seasons will disappear in their tracks.

B．Global warming will be at its worst in 2100.

C．Climate change affects the days of summers.

D．Human health remains unharmed by climate change.

2. What does the underlined word "contract" in the second paragraph mean?

A．Add.

B．Extend.

C．Keep.

D．Shorten.

3. What can we infer about the effects of longer and hotter summers?

A．Mosquitoes can survive in more places.

B．The environment will change as we wish.

C．Human health and agriculture are hardly affected.

D．Some species are more able to adapt to the change.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Is the Earth getting warmer?

B．Is climate change bringing hardship?

C．Is mankind to blame for longer summers?

D．Is summer taking over from all other seasons?

4 . Where did the woman visit the rainforest last year?

A．In Oregon.

B．In Alaska.

C．In Washington.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In 1972, UNESCO started a program to protect the world’s cultural and     1     (nature) heritage. Since then, a large number of cultural sites     2    (add) to the World Heritage List. The Taj Mahal in India and the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China    3     (be) two of the best known examples.

The Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, is a masterpiece(杰作) of architecture.     4     took more than 20,000 workers and 1,000 elephants to complete the project, and the stones came from as far away as China.

    5    makes the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties unique is that they bring together architecture and philosophy.      6     (build) between 1368 and 1915, the tombs represent(代表) Chinese cultural and historical     7      (value) that have been handed down from generation to generation for thousands of years.

Human life lasts only a short time     8    art and culture last forever. The program attempts     9     (protect) and preserve the best of human history. Masterpieces such as the Taj Mahal and the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties remind us      10     the things we can achieve at our finest, and inspire us to live up to our great past in the future.

6 . “Leave a place better than you found it.” It’s a ________philosophy (人生哲学), but one that William Lindesay holds dear. On April 22, which was also Earth Day, he led twenty _______to help clean up the Jiankou section of the Great Wall.

“He who ________is the owner”, William said in the opening remarks of the cleanup event in 2000. “The Great Wall _________ China, and is also one of the greatest cultural relics in the world. Everyone has a _________to protect it. Every day should be Earth Day,” he said.

During the past three decades, he has spent most of his time _________and exploring the Great Wall and has made his own __________to protect the cultural relic. “It’s a ________thing that people are going out to enjoy themselves and to _________the great history and heritage, but it’s also quite dangerous if they don’t __________how fragile the historic sites are and how fragile the _________is,” William said.

In 1991, his first _________Alone on the Great Wall was published, and he has published another five books about the Great Wall since then. In 2001, he __________ the International Friends of the Great Wall, an organization whose aim is to protect this _________to the past.

His next step is to _________exhibitions (展览会) about the Great Wall as a monument over the last 400 years. The exhibitions are expected to be held in Beijing, London, Paris and Washington D.C.

1.

A．simple

B．formal

C．classic

D．major

2.

A．experts

B．writers

C．owners

D．volunteers

3.

A．climbs

B．knows

C．cares

D．forgives

4.

A．makes up

B．differs from

C．belongs to

D．depends on

5.

A．duty

B．choice

C．proposal

D．try

6.

A．walking

B．building

C．designing

D．investigating

7.

A．efforts

B．characters

C．agreements

D．factors

8.

A．special

B．creative

C．good

D．curious

9.

A．contrast

B．spread

C．affect

D．discover

10.

A．recommend

B．explain

C．realize

D．admit

11.

A．condition

B．environment

C．situation

D．equipment

12.

A．magazine

B．paper

C．article

D．book

13.

A．established

B．inspired

C．introduced

D．unified

14.

A．contribution

B．image

C．link

D．tradition

15.

A．organize

B．preserve

C．document

D．identify

7 . Let’s celebrate some festivals in summer.

The Cariwest Festival

It is one of Edmonton’s most colourful summer festivals! It’s three days of fun as Caribbean Canadians share their music, cuisine and carnival culture! Local performers bring you amazing dance, music and fun. Bring Cariwest atmosphere into your home this year with these amazing online events.

Indigenous Festival

The annual Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival (SSIF) in Edmonton has done a wonderful job to make their annual off-line festival a number of online events this year because of COVID-19. The events take place from June 1 to 21. SSIF has partnered with BMO to provide Education Days for students to learn together about indigenous history. These classes for which only a small fee will be charged include art workshops, book readings and museum tours.

Bluegrass Festival

Just 45 minutes from the heart of downtown Edmonton is the town of Stony Plain that works hard to keep ties to its agricultural background, and here you’ll see old-styled lamp posts and historical wall paintings with a long history everywhere. It’s also the site of Western Canada’s largest bluegrass festival, which has been a main attraction for more than 25 years and in July every year draws in all the big names, including Grammy winners.

Cowboy Festival

You like poetry, music, art and cowboys? Then you can’t miss it. Heading into its 24th year, Cowboy Festival in Stony Plain in August is a showcase of the cowboy life. The events include good old-fashioned BBQ meals and some other entertainment.

1. What is true about SSIF?

A．It takes place in two cities.	B．It focuses on students.
C．It is annually held online.	D．It is free of charge.

2. What do we know about Stony Plain?

A．It’s a city with modern appearance.	B．It has produced many musicians.
C．It has deep roots in agriculture.	D．It often hosts national festivals.

3. Which festival will you be most interested in if you’re a poem lover?

A．Cowboy Festival.	B．Indigenous Festival.
C．Bluegrass Festival.	D．The Cariwest Festival.

8 . 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。续写词数应为150左右。

Jenny and Lisa are close friends. They’re studying in high school now. One day about half a year ago, Jenny went to Lisa’s house after she finished her homework.

After entering Lisa’s home, Jenny found that Lisa was chatting on her cell phone. Jenny was surprised as she didn’t know Lisa had gone downtown to buy a cell phone.

After Lisa finished talking over the cell phone Jenny asked her, “When did you get your cell phone?”

“I bought it yesterday. Look! How lovely it looks!” said Lisa. Jenny looked at the cell phone. It was pink and looked really lovely. Jenny wished she also could have such a cell phone that day, after Jenny came back home. She saw her father sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper Jenny approached him and said, “Dad, could I have a cell phone? Many of my classmates have their own cell phones now.” “Of course, you can have one,” said Jenny’s father.

Hearing that, Jenny became very happy. “Thank you, Dad,” Jenny said happily. Then she asked, “when shall we go downtown to buy one?” The father looked up. Then he said, “Oh, no, dear! I’m not going to buy you a cell phone. If you really want one, you should make money to buy one yourself.” Jenny immediately became upset. But she knew her father was serious. She walked away and went to her own room. The following day, Jenny went to school as usual. When Lisa saw her at school, she looked a bit upset. Lisa came to her and asked why she was wearing a long face that day. Jenny said, “I asked my dad to buy a cell phone for me, but he said I should work for one myself.”

But Lisa didn’t seem to be surprised at all, and she said, “Don’t get surprised, because that’s how I bought my own cell phone.” Hearing that, Jenny remembered Lisa once told her she was helping to look after the Smiths’ one-year-old son in the past summer. Now she knew why she worked part-time that summer. Lisa wanted a new cell phone and she worked to make money for it.

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That day after Jenny came back home from school, she went to her father.

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Jenny started to work part-time.

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9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Known as the “father of hybrid rice”, Yuan Longping is one of China’s most famous scientists, who considers himself a farmer despite his fame and influence. To tackle the crisis of food     1    (short), he attended Southwest Agricultural College and     2    (choose) to study agriculture. Then as a researcher, he was devoted to     3    (find) an approach to boosting yields. Yuan     4    (convince) that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. Having overcome enormous difficulties, he developed the first hybrid rice in the world     5     could be used for farming in 1974, which made it possible to expand     6    (farmer) output greatly. Thanks     7     his great contributions, he has received numerous awards both in China and abroad.

Given that Yuan’s hybrids have made him     8    (wealth), one might think he would retire to a life of leisure. As     9     unique man of the soil, he cares little for celebrity     10     money. Instead, he makes large donation to support agricultural researching.

10 . You can either travel or read, but either your body or your soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Here are four books that you can take on your trip.

1. On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac

The book is a popular spiritual guidebook about youth. The main character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life.

2. Life Is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan Kundera

Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." The book describes a young artist's romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams and has a relationship during his trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflects on your current life and to honor the Czech-born writer Kundera.

3. My Name Is Red, 1998, by Orhan Pamuk

The book, a masterpiece of the Nobel Prize winner for Literature Orhan Pamuk, has been translated into more than 50 languages and published around the world. It tells a story of a young man, who was away from home for 12 years, coming back to his hometown in Istanbul. What embraces him is not only love, but a series of murder cases as well.

4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, 2013, by Rachel Joyce

The novel tells a story of a 60-year-old man who lived a boring and unhappy life, until one day, he received his old friend's letter who got cancer. In deep shock and sorrow, he went out to send his reply letter. 627 miles in 87 days, he walked depending on one belief that “his friend can survive as long as he walks”.

1. Whose book can make you rethink your own life?

A．Jack Kerouac.

B．Milan Kundera.

C．Orhan Pamuk.

D．Rachel Joyce.

2. Which of the following books was sold globally?

A．On the Road.	B．Life Is Elsewhere.
C．My Name Is Red.	D．The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.

3. Why did the old man walk 627 miles to send a letter?

A．He walked to keep healthy.	B．He was in deep shock and sorrow.
C．He expected his friend to live longer.	D．He lived a very boring and unhappy life.