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.”
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At first Kayla felt disappointed at her parents’ plan for the holiday.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________In 1989, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before college started in three months. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited choices: becoming a doctor or an engineer, or entering the financial world after getting a business degree. I wasn’t interested in engineering, so that I was left with medicine or business. I couldn’t decide.
My uncle suggested that I do a work placement(实习) to experience it for a month in an international company followed by a month in a hospital. After that, I could make a decision. It seemed like a good idea.
I was accepted for a month’s placement at a foreign bank in Karachi. I got a feel of how the world of finance functioned, made new friends, and generally enjoyed the mostly easygoing work surroundings.
The month passed rapidly, and soon I began working at a leading hospital in Karachi. The experience couldn’t have been more different. The hospital had a stressful environment. The days started early (at 7 am, compared to 9 am at the bank), and were filled with endless duties. And the night calls! This was crazy, working all day, through the night, and again the next day.
I began thinking about my two experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing atmosphere, better working hours and less stress. The hospital was full of excitement, but studying and training were difficult. It seemed that the business choice was going to win out.
Near the end of my month at the hospital, I was driving home after an especially busy night call. In front of me was a public bus, with college students sitting on the top. As the driver weaved through (穿梭) traffic, I could see the boys shaking from side to side.
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2．至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
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Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus.
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The next day, when I went to the hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces.
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3 . Love your parents
Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling （满意的）part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.
Respect them more and cherish（珍惜）these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them when you're off on your own. It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, journal about your feelings, or talk to a friend.
Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.
Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them.
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. .
| A．There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example. |
| B．Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can. |
| C．Tell them you love them every morning. |
| D．Forgiveness is the key. |
| E．Parents will turn express their love to you. |
| F．After this, share your feelings with your parents. |
| G．Please remember parents are as important as friends. |
4 . Located in the Bahamas, Andros Island is also known as “The Sleeping Giant”，yet with only about 8.000 people living on it. Now the island has a new luxury resort Caerula Mar Club- which opened this February. The once-abandoned property was discovered by a well- known HGTV reality star couple who transformed it into a hotel. The Canadian design duo Bryan and Sarah Baeumler were vacationing in the Bahamas in the summer of 2017 when they discovered a once-abandoned resort. They instantly decided to purchase it with hopes to transform the 10-acre beachfront property into a luxury hotel.
However, they had no idea how much the investment would end up costing them. Here most supplies had to be shipped in, and the property was in bad shape. The budget for the remodelling should be around $ 4 million, but they've spent well over $ 10 million. What's worse, in the fall of 2019, category 5 Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas, and their employees and friends were affected.
Finally, several months later, as they prepared to open the resort to the public, the Coronavirus pandemic （大流行病）struck. They'd just been fully booked throughout the fall and winter months when the new disaster stopped everything as the Bahamas were put on lockdown.
With tourism opening up again, new plans are now for an October launch, but they're just taking things one day at a time. "I think at the end of this pandemic, well find many people are searching for a different experience，” says Bryan. "Instead of crowding into large resorts, they'll be going to properties where they can meet people, connect with the locals and experience nature. Our hotel is just such a place.”
Now the couple is focusing on the future while creating new development for visitors. “We certainly have plans to responsibly and sustainably develop the island that will help support the local economy says Bryan.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．Life on Andros Island is fast-paced. |
| B．Andros Island is lightly populated. |
| C．The couple built the hotel as planned. |
| D．The couple found the luxury hotel accidentally. |
| A．Finances and disasters. | B．The bad local economy. |
| C．Poor health conditions. | D．Local people's objections. |
| A．He thinks it's not worth the price. | B．He is worried about it. |
| C．He is confident about it. | D．He thinks it should be reevaluated. |
| A．The sustainable ways of developing the island. |
| B．The political effects of the hotel on the island. |
| C．The promising future of the tourism on the island. |
| D．The couple's determination to contribute to the island. |
If there's one thing I can't stand people saying, it's, "I'm not good at anything. I don't have any talent. " I just don't buy that at all. To me, everyone has at least one talent, and while it sometimes takes you a lifetime to find, it does exist. There was a time when I didn't believe that. What changed my mind was a seemingly small event that took place in 1953.
At that time I was a high school student. I was a funny﹣looking skinny boy named Eugene Orowitz, who weighed barely 100 pounds. I was a good student, but as far as I was concerned, in just about every other aspect I was a loser. I wanted to fit in, to be someone and do something well. But I hadn't found anything I was good at. One sunny afternoon, our gym class went out to the school's running track. The teacher taught us all various track and field events. I was a loser in all of them. Then came the javelin（标枪）. Suddenly something inside me began saying, "Try it! Try it!" I had to wait for my turn, though, trying not to look too eager. Finally, when everyone had had a chance to throw…the best throw going about 30 yards … I looked at the teacher.
"Hey, Orowitz, you want to try?" he asked.
Embarrassed, I looked down, but managed to nod my head.
"Well, come on then," he said impatiently, and handed me the javelin. Behind me I could hear some of my classmates laughing. As I grasped the javelin in my hand, I was seized with a strange feeling -- a new﹣ found excitement. For some crazy reason, I was relaxed over what I was about to do, even though I'd never done it before. I raised the javelin over my head, took six quick steps and let the thing go. The same voice that had urged me to throw it, now told me it was a good throw.
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1. 所续写短文的词数应为 150 词左右；
2. 应使用 5 个以上短文标有下划线的关键词语；
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I watched as the javelin took off.
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That night I took the javelin home with me.
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6 . I am writing this story to express the important value of sportsmanship(体育精神)．Some years ago，my traveling
One of my team members
When the team finished dancing and walked off stage，my teammates and I all started to
| A．design | B．football | C．dance | D．drama |
| A．fierce | B．reasonable | C．common | D．serious |
| A．practical | B．heavy | C．tense | D．friendly |
| A．hand | B．look | C．job | D．paper |
| A．politely | B．happily | C．straight | D．funnily |
| A．upset | B．surprised | C．excited | D．disappointed |
| A．decided | B．learned | C．thought | D．suggested |
| A．shocked | B．delighted | C．annoyed | D．puzzled |
| A．praise | B．comfort | C．cheer | D．thank |
| A．surprised | B．embarrassed | C．reluctant | D．disagreed |
| A．anger | B．wish | C．sadness | D．fun |
| A．welcome | B．congratulate | C．receive | D．scold |
| A．smiled | B．fainted | C．cried | D．left |
| A．position | B．future | C．place | D．situation |
| A．team | B．age | C．idea | D．help |
7 . I remember the occasion when mother sent me to the main road, about twenty yards away from our house, to invite a passing group of seasonal work-seekers for a meal. She
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China is considered the home of tea. Chinese tea had begun to be exported to Japan and Korea before the Tang Dynasty (618-907). In the early period of the 17th century, Chinese tea
One of China’s six famous tea types is white tea,
9 . It was snowing
At last, of course, there was one who was not skillful enough and let his car stop on the corner. He
The next car to reach the corner was
| A．gradually | B．slightly | C．quietly | D．heavily |
| A．on | B．against | C．over | D．about |
| A．when | B．as | C．that | D．while |
| A．could | B．should | C．would | D．must |
| A．get through | B．break down | C．pass by | D．go back |
| A．Then | B．Therefore | C．However | D．Still |
| A．gentle | B．slow | C．sharp | D．broad |
| A．powerful | B．skillful | C．beautiful | D．meaningful |
| A．managed | B．failed | C．agreed | D．tried |
| A．on | B．off | C．in | D．out of |
| A．keep up | B．slow down | C．pick up | D．switch off |
| A．watch | B．observe | C．explore | D．notice |
| A．when | B．until | C．after | D．since |
| A．while | B．and | C．or | D．for |
| A．stopped | B．began | C．happened | D．continued |
| A．In all | B．After all | C．On time | D．At last |
| A．who | B．which | C．what | D．that |
| A．pulled | B．picked | C．left | D．let |
| A．snow | B．ruin | C．trouble | D．harm |
| A．move | B．repair | C．break | D．wash |
10 . Environmental groups and rock climbers are always at loggerheads because of the effect of rock climbing on the environment. There have been many examples, wherein rock climbers are accused of going into natural reserves and treating the animals, plants and rocks there badly. However, with the changing times, rock climbers are conscious and carry out minimal climbing.
Rock climbers hammer bolts (螺栓) on climbing routes and in the process damage the nature of rocks. In addition, climbing activities also have an effect on the animals and plants situated near the climbing area. The plants growing near the base of rocks are trampled (踩踏), and the animals living in the climbing area are forced out of their places, whenever humans are around. For example, during the summer climbing season, pregnant females of an endangered species of snake live in open areas like roadsides, exposed walls or rocks, where there is less canopy closure (树冠郁闭) compared to areas occupied by non-pregnant females and males. According to climbers, these open areas are very ft for climbing during summer.
Many rock climbers have understood the significance of wildlife plant and animal preservation and related issues, and therefore take measures to reduce effects on climbing areas. Considering the effect of climbing activities on natural reserves, various national parks and wildlife agencies have put forth certain regulations on climbers. There are seasonal closures of climbing areas to avoid illegal entrance of uninformed rock climbers.
Climbers are always expected to support wilderness preservation. Many environmental organizations have been formed to protect the environment and in the process draw up certain guidelines for rock climbers. Both sides have come to a common understanding of the effect of rock climbers on protected areas.
1. What does the underlined part “at loggerheads” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．In support. | B．In difficulty. |
| C．In disagreement. | D．In communication. |
| A．To show how special their living habits are. | B．To show rock climbing affects their lives. |
| C．To show climbers are exposed to great danger. | D．To show how to avoid wild animals in summer. |
| A．Give guidelines to rock climbers. | B．Accuse climbers of their climbing. |
| C．Close some secured natural reserves. | D．Encourage climbers to choose open areas. |
| A．Efforts made to protect rock climbers. | B．The recent popularity of rock climbing. |
| C．Environmental issues of rock climbing. | D．Rock climbers’ environmental awareness. |
