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.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2 . Lots of animals play. But the behavior is best known in mammals (哺乳动物) and birds. Now the scientists at London’s Queen Mary University report that bumblebees (大黄蜂) know the same thing. But before this, there were no reports of insects playing.

Dr. Lars Chittka began to wonder if bumblebees played during an earlier test. In that test, Chittka guided bumblebees to move balls into a goal for food. He noticed that some bees were rolling (滚动) balls even when they weren’t given food. He wondered if they were playing.

To test the idea, the scientists at his lab set up a new test. First, they numbered 45 young bumblebees between one and 23 days old. The numbers let them follow bumblebees’ behavior. Then, they set up a clear pathway from the bumblebees’ home to a feeding area. On either side of the open pathway, the researchers placed small colored wooden balls. On one side of the path, the balls couldn’t move. On the other side, the balls could roll around. For three hours a day, over 18 days, the scientists opened the pathway between the home and the feeding area. The bumblebees never had to leave the pathway to find food, but they left anyway. They weren’t interested in the side where the balls didn’t move, but they made lots of visits to the side with the rolling balls.

Catching the balls with their legs, the bees would move their wings to pull on the balls, causing them to roll. The 45 numbered bumblebees did this 910 times during the test. Though some only did it once, others did it a lot. The younger ones liked to spend more time rolling balls while the older ones showed less interest in it. One bee was recorded rolling balls 44 times in a single day. One was seen rolling balls 117 times over the whole test.

The test raises important questions about how the insects’ minds work and whether they have feelings.

1. What did Chittka want to do about bumblebees in the earlier test?

A．Discover if they played.	B．Train them to move balls.
C．Make them learn to relax.	D．Find out if they’d share food.

2. What did the scientists do to bumblebees before the new test?

A．They named each of them.	B．They let them interested in balls.
C．They had all of them go hungry.	D．They marked them one by one.

3. What can we say about the older bumblebees’ behavior in the new test?

A．They held their attention for longer.	B．They understood simpler numbers.
C．They were less active in rolling balls.	D．They helped the young pull on balls.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Bumblebees Are First Insects Known to Play

B．Two Tests Prove Bumblebees Expect to Play

C．Bumblebees Are the World’s Smartest Insects

D．Scientists Make Bumblebees Work for Them

3 . 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

4 . How will the man get news reports?

A．From his phone.

B．From newspapers.

C．From TV news stations.

5 . Reggie couldn’t hear a thing. He was a _______ boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all _______ him. Unfortunately, though, he _______ seemed to end up being treated differently from everyone else. Children worried they would _______ him, and that was because he wouldn’t hear the ball being hit in his _______ .Adults acted like he was unable to _______ them, as though he were some kind of baby.

His friend Michael didn’t like this. He decided that things had to be _______ Michael’s father was the town’s mayor(镇长) ,and Michael _______ to convince him that this year, in honor of Reggie, they should offer one day as the _______ to the deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs(耳塞).

People liked the ________ . The day became known as “The Day of Silence” and when it arrived, everyone stuck plugs in their ________, in a spirit of great fun. That morning was filled with ________ and laughter. But, as the hours passed, people became more and more aware of how ________ life was when they couldn’t hear anything.

On that day nobody was thinking of Reggie as just a deaf person. This meant he could be ________ just like any other boy, and people saw a whole ________ side of him. Not only that, but Reggie had a bright and sharp mind. On that day, using his usual gestures, Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone.

1.

A．healthy

B．poor

C．normal

D．brave

2.

A．close to

B．fond of

C．strict with

D．thankful for

3.

A．seldom

B．never

C．sometimes

D．always

4.

A．hurt

B．cheat

C．punish

D．shock

5.

A．home

B．direction

C．classroom

D．car

6.

A．understand

B．encourage

C．protect

D．support

7.

A．worked

B．changed

C．acted

D．prepared

8.

A．managed

B．prepared

C．helped

D．learned

9.

A．journey

B．term

C．week

D．festival

10.

A．excuse

B．course

C．idea

D．game

11.

A．clothes

B．hands

C．rooms

D．ears

12.

A．victories

B．meals

C．jokes

D．lessons

13.

A．difficult

B．dangerous

C．short

D．useless

14.

A．treated

B．taught

C．comforted

D．fed

15.

A．bad

B．new

C．proud

D．selfish

7 . In October, I told the eight-year-olds in the class I teach in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, about my plan. “Since all of you have done extra jobs around the house to earn some money,” I said, “then we’ll buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner otherwise.” I hoped they could experience a sense of their own power to bring change.

I watched them while they walked up and down the supermarket. “Flowers!” Kristine cried. The group rushed towards the holiday plants.

“You can’t eat flowers.”—It was wiser to use any extra money to buy something that could be turned into meals.

“But Mrs Sherlock,” came the begging voice, “we want flowers.”

Defeated finally, I put a pot of “funny” purple mums (菊花) in the cart full of foods. “She’ll like this one,” the children agreed.

An organization had given us the name and address of a needy grandmother who had lived alone for many years. We finally pulled up in front of a small house. A slightly-built woman with a weary face came to the door to welcome us.

My little group ran to get the foods. As, each box was carried in, the old woman kept on saying “Thanks.”-much to her visitors’ pleasure. When Amy put the mums on the counter, the woman seemed surprised. She’s wishing it was a bag of rice, I thought.

We returned to the car. As we fastened our seat belts, we could see the kitchen window. The woman inside waved goodbye, then turned and walked across the room, past the turkey, past the goods, straight to the mums. She put her face in them. When she raised her head, there was a smile on her lips. She was transformed (转变) before our eyes.

The children were quiet. At that moment, they had seen for themselves the power they have to make another’s life better. The children had sensed that sometimes a person needs a pot of funny purple flowers on a dark November day.

1. What is the author’s plan aimed at?

A．Helping students focus on their happiness.

B．Teaching students the necessity of doing housework.

C．Letting students feel their ability to make a difference.

D．Getting students to know how to be financially independent.

2. Why did the author consider the mums “funny”?

A．Because she thought they were too ugly.

B．Because she thought they were for children.

C．Because she thought they were too expensive.

D．Because she thought they couldn’t help people in need.

3. What can we know from the passage?

A．The old woman preferred food to flowers.

B．Flowers are more important than food to the poor.

C．The old woman’s dark day was brightened by the children.

D．All the money the children earned was transformed to food.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Perfect Lesson	B．The Importance of Giving
C．A Happy Shopping Day	D．The Secret to Happiness

8 . 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?