1 . 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。

On a snowy day Steve sat down on the usual seat in the Union Square. Every Thanksgiving for nine years he had sat down there at one in the afternoon. Every time, a wonderful thing happened to him, which made his heart feel full of joy.

On those other Thanksgiving Days, Steve usually had been hungry. But today Steve was not hungry. He had come from a dinner so big that he had almost no power to move. His body had suddenly become too big for his clothes; it seemed ready to break out of them. They were torn. You could see his skin through a hole in the front of his shirt. But the cold wind, with snow in it, felt pleasantly cool to him.

The dinner had not been expected. He had been passing a large house near the beginning of that great broad street called Fifth Avenue, where lived two ladies of an old family who had a deep love of tradition that on Thanksgiving Day food will be offered to the first hungry person to walk by. Today Steve happened to be the one to pass by on his way to the park.

Steve sat in the park, appearing to be waiting for somebody, but appearing not to expect something to happen. Suddenly his eyes grew wider and his breath stopped. For the old gentleman was coming across Fourth Avenue toward Steve’s seat.

Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years the old gentleman had come there to find Steve on his seat. Then he had led Steve to a restaurant and watched him eat a big dinner, which had been a part of Thanksgiving Day. The old gentleman was thin and tall and sixty. His hair was whiter and thinner than it had been last year. His legs shook, seeming not as strong as they were the year before.

注意：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。

As this kind old gentleman came toward him, Steve began to shake and his breath was shorter.

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With these words, the old man looked into Steve' s eyes, expecting Steve to accept the dinner.

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4 . “I don’t want to see that cat in our yard again,” my husband said as he shooed the beautiful cat back into the neighbor’s yard. “I don’t appreciate her cat ________ in our yard,” he insisted. Sighing, I sent off a quick________ to our sweet neighbor, Cheryl, informing her of my husband’s ________ of cats. “I’ll do my best,” she replied some time later, “but it’s kind of hard ________ where she goes when I let her outside.”

The following morning, John stood at the window in our bedroom. “You aren’t going to ________ this,” he said in a low voice. “Come look!” “Oh, my God!” I cried ________. Right in the center of our yard were two ________ groundhogs (土拨鼠). John raised the ________, and the two raced into the woods ________. That evening, I happened to glance out the window, only to see a big fat groundhog chewing on the flowers we’d planted. “Something’s got to be done!” John shouted. He surfed the Internet and looked up what ________ the groundhog could cause and how they could be ________. “The groundhogs do not like cats. That’s ________… in fact, they hate the ________ of soiled kitty litter. Um… why don’t you text Cheryl and let her know the cat ban has been ________?” I couldn’t help smiling to myself.

That evening, we spotted the sweet yellow cat in our yard searching mice. The groundhogs were nowhere to be ________. “It’s a beautiful evening, isn’t it?” My husband smiled as we sat on the sofa.

1.

A．hunting

B．appearing

C．dashing

D．rolling

2.

A．note

B．letter

C．mail

D．text

3.

A．affection

B．dislike

C．fancy

D．choice

4.

A．controlling

B．telling

C．ordering

D．persuading

5.

A．forget

B．miss

C．believe

D．catch

6.

A．in anger

B．in mess

C．in surprise

D．in caution

7.

A．enormous

B．cute

C．fierce

D．elegant

8.

A．curtain

B．glass

C．window

D．flag

9.

A．leisurely

B．quietly

C．proudly

D．directly

10.

A．damage

B．worry

C．disease

D．fault

11.

A．died off

B．taken off

C．laid off

D．driven off

12.

A．confusing

B．interesting

C．encouraging

D．disgusting

13.

A．feel

B．taste

C．smell

D．sound

14.

A．polished

B．removed

C．eased

D．resolved

15.

A．caught

B．seen

C．held

D．touched

5 . Growing up, Maitri Wadher, a left-hander, has struggled to cope in a world made for right-handed people. From school desks to spiral notebooks that stop the natural flow of writing, Maitri has faced tough challenges from a young age. “My mother used to tie my left hand and make me eat with my right until a doctor warned that this could significantly affect my growth and confidence,” Maitri says.

This childhood experience had gnawed (折磨) at the back of her mind, pushing her to do something to ease the lives of fellow left-handers. In September 2018, she started The Left Out Store, which makes everyday products ranging from left-handed writing tools and scissors to kitchen tools for left-handed people.

Starting The Left Out Store wasn’t in the cards for Maitri for a very long time. The idea for The Left Out Store came to Maitri in just 20 minutes during a festival at St. Joseph’s Institute of Management, where she was a post-graduate student. She presented the rough idea to judges who later became sponsors, and they enthusiastically supported it. This encouragement gave her the push to make it a market research project to test the waters and explore the potential market.

Initially, Maitri faced a few hiccups. It took her quite some time to find vendors (小贩) and make them understand how to make the products. With everything in place, Maitri went through a tough time reaching customers. The first time she made a proper sale was at an exhibition at Lalit Ashok. “People were surprised at first, but gradually more left-handed people began approaching me, and said they relate to my struggles.” Since then, she has been regularly marketing her products at exhibitions, and keeps The Left Out Store active on social media.

1. What challenge did Maitri face as a left-hander while growing up?

A．Unfair judgement.	B．Lack of parents’ love.
C．Limited access to education.	D．Struggle with school tools.

2. How did Maitri turn her idea into a reality?

A．By seeking student sponsors.	B．By conducting market research.
C．By expanding the potential market.	D．By carrying out her long-thought plan.

3. What does the underlined word “hiccups” probably mean?

A．Barriers.

B．Threats

C．Complaints.

D．Oppositions.

4. What might be a suitable title for the passage?

A．A Left-Hander’s Struggles	B．Maitri’s Marketing Strategies
C．Maitri: A Social Media Celebrity	D．The Left Out Store: Maitri’s Journey

6 . 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。

Layue is regarded as a preparatory phase for the upcoming Spring Festival. It is the     1     (twelve) month of the traditional Chinese calendar.

    2     (fall) on January 18 this year, Laba Festival was traditionally     3     occasion to honor their ancestors, and pray to deities, heaven, and earth for a good harvest and good luck. The last lunar month is called “la” in Chinese, and “eight’’ is pronounced “ba” in Chinese. This is     4     the name of the festival comes from. The custom     5     this day is to eat Laba porridge, cooked with a mix of eight ingredients, as eight is a     6     (fortune) number in Chinese culture.     7     (it) recipe varies across China depending on regional availability. Nowadays,     8     (boil) with sugar for at least four hours, Laba Porridge is regarded as a nutritious food. Distribution of Laba porridge at Yonghe Lamasery (雍和宫) in Beijing is one of the most famous activities. Today, waiting     9     (eager) in queues at the temples, people     10     (expect) to not just share a bowl of porridge, but be a part of the tradition and share the joys and expectations of the coming year.

8 . 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。

Hanfu, meaning “Han clothing”, is based on the idea of donning costumes    1     (wear) in past eras by China’s Han ethnic group. Some of the most popular styles are from the Tang, Song and Ming    2     (dynasty).

China’s growing Hanfu movement,    3     started in the early 2000s on online forums(论坛)and websites, has now stepped out onto the streets. There     4    (be)Hanfu shops, designers, researchers, and even photography studios that rent out Hanfu-related things.

According to a report from market research firm iiMedia,     5    number of self-identified Hanfu enthusiasts saw a 73% jump to 2 million between 2020    6     2021.Many Hanfu followers list “love for Hanfu culture” as a reason for     7    (get) into the hobby. Some like the clothes for the fashion statement, while some others say its    8     (significant) is greater. They see Hanfu as a way     9    (promote) Chinese culture and improve    10     (nation) self-confidence. “It’s the confidence of the younger people, and the confidence of the country. "said Christine Tsui, a fashion columnist and researcher based in Shanghai.

9 . 假设你是李华, 你校的校报正在招募学生记者, 请你以校报主编的身份写一份英文启事, 内容包括：
1. 提出需求;
2. 招募条件;
3. 报名方式及截止时间。
注意：
1. 词数100左右;
2. 适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯;
3. 开头已经给出, 不计入总词数。

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