1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式，并将相应答案写在答题纸上.

My friend and I looked over at the beaches and were highly excited. We had     1     (final) arrived at the Canary Island of Fuerteventura and were staying in the quiet coastal town El Cotillo. After     2     (hope) to visit the Canary Islands someday for so long, it was worth the wait to get a chance     3     (relax) in these beautiful surroundings (环境) .

The nearby beaches were beautiful with rich white sand and clean waters     4     weren't far from our hotel. People often walked by with     5     (they) dogs, and families played nearby but there were no crowds.

One evening weds covered a number of restaurants and bars (酒吧) as well as a market. We     6     (see) the Castillo de El Cotillo, a historic monument (纪念碑). It felt very safe to walk around, so I went for     7    evening walk alone along the nearest beach one night.

One day we took an exciting cart our of Fuerteventura with a(n)     8     (friend), knowledgeable guide and enjoyed views of mountains. We even drove up one. Our tour also showed us beautiful coastlines, and many local places of interest.

After seven days we left this wonderful island. I had been far away     9    home, but was in a homely, quiet place with lots of exciting     10     (thing) to see and do. I want to go back one day and experience some more.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Helen Keller couldn’t speak, read or write because she couldn’t see or hear. She was an exceptionally special girl.    1    (Luck), Anne Sullivan, who was a superb teacher, was brought in to help her. She put an object into Helen’s hand and spelt out the word on her other hand. Finally, Helen’s knowledge and vocabulary expanded and this changed her thinking process. But    2    was still hard for Helen to learn    3    (concept) like “love” and “think”. Helen was     4    (disappoint). However, one day, Helen made    5    breakthrough. She was making necklaces    6    she noticed that she had made some mistakes. She was uncertain how    7    (fix) them. When she did this, Anne touched Helen’s forehead and    8    (write) the word “think” on her hand. It was    9    first time Helen had understood such an abstract word! With Helen     10    (grasp) the key to language, she discovered more complex words. She now understood the beautiful truth of the word “love”.

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。

Christmas was approaching, and I had absollutely no idea what to get for my wife. As usual, I had left my holiday shopping until the last minute. I always had the feeling that the perfect gift would somehow appear at the right time, although this didn’t always happen. This year I didn’t have any good ideas.

We had just moved to Italy. Donna was away attending a conference, so I had the rest of the week to work on the house and figure out what to get her as a Christmas gift before she got back.

My house companion (伴侣) while Donna was away was her cat, Princess. I was keeping Princess indoors in our new home until she became familiar with the place and then planned to slowly introduce her to the great outdoors.

However, one day as I was bringing in some groceries, to my shock and horror I suddenly found she was gone. Donna would be back in a few days and it would ruin Christmas for both of us if Princess was not back by then, safe and sound. Donna had already excitedly told me over the phone that she had found several fun toys and delicious snacks for Princess as Christmas gifts. She couldn’t wait to get back and wrap them up.

I was in big trouble. I had to find Princeess—and fast. So, I made a poster with her description and a hurried sketch (素描) of the cat that I personally drew because I couldn’t find a photo of her anywhere. I was sure my wife had hundreds on her phone, but I didn’t dare ask her for one. I didn’t want her to know that her precious cat had escaped.

Donna’s happy daily calls continued, as did my daily searches for Princess. I still hadn’t mentioned anything about the disappearance to my wife. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. It would destroy her.

Finally, the day came for my wife to return.

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。

I picked up Donna at the Venice airport but still didn’t have the courage to tell her what had happened.

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Just as I was about to break the bad newsabout Princess’s disappearing, guess who appeared walking up the driveway?

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8 . It was 11 pm when Conrad saw the woman on the Main Street Bridge. She was standing by the railing (栏杆).

Maybe she’s ________ , Conrad thought as he continued driving his car home. His friend’s car had broken down, so Conrad was making a quick stop to ________ some tools before heading out to help.

With the tools in hand, instead of taking a ________, he chose to head back over the bridge. Something about that woman didn’t seem ________. Why would she be fishing this late?

As he crossed the bridge,Conrad saw the woman standing in the same spot. He ________ a U-turn and parked with his car lights flashing, blocking one of the four driveways. In case there was trouble, he hoped another driver would ________ and help.

He stepped out of his car and got a clearer ________ of the scene. The woman was in her 20s. “Hey, what’s going on?”Conrad called out.

She kept silent, but he kept probing (追根究底), eventually pulling from her that she was jobless, not doing well in school—________, life wasn’t working out as she’d hoped.

“Not everything goes as planned,” agreed Conrad. He started talking about the ________ in his life. As he talked, he ________ closer.

Then ________ without warning, she climbed onto the railing, saying, “I’m not worth it,”All of a sudden, bright lights ________. It was the police. Someone had ________ Conrad’s car for being parked on the bridge—just as he’d ________. The two officers took hold of the woman, and the woman was ________.

1.

A．imagining

B．training

C．fishing

D．observing

2.

A．discover

B．get

C．put

D．repair

3.

A．shortcut

B．circle

C．highway

D．breath

4.

A．formal

B．special

C．serious

D．right

5.

A．demanded

B．refused

C．pulled

D．abandoned

6.

A．make sense

B．take note

C．pick out

D．catch up

7.

A．picture

B．video

C．example

D．signal

8.

A．in turn

B．in advance

C．in short

D．in addition

9.

A．ins and outs

B．ups and downs

C．do’s and don’ts

D．right and wrong

10.

A．jumped

B．backed

C．remained

D．inched

11.

A．regularly

B．suddenly

C．gradually

D．increasingly

12.

A．bent

B．darkened

C．operated

D．appeared

13.

A．reported

B．hit

C．pushed

D．removed

14.

A．appointed

B．confirmed

C．doubted

D．hoped

15.

A．promoted

B．appreciated

C．saved

D．noticed

9 . Dogs can smell the difference between odors (气味) from humans when they’re stressed and when they’re calm, according to a study published Wednesdey.

Researchers first collected breath and sweat samples (样本) from study participants (参与者) to use as a baseline. Afterward, these people performed a task, counting backward from 9,000 in units of 17 in front of two researchers for three minutes.“If the participant gave a correct answer, they were given no feedback and were expected to continue, and if they gave an incorrect answer the researcher would stop them with ‘no’ and tell them their last correct answer,” said lead study author Clara Wilson.

The study team collected another round of breath and sweat samples after the task was completed. Additionally, the researchers collected reported stress levels, heart rate and blood pressure before and after the task. Thirty-six palticipants who reported feeling stressed and had increased heart rate and blood pressure had their samples shown to the dogs.

The researchers presented post-task breath alnd sweat samples from one person to 20 dogs along with two other blank control samples. The dogs needed to choose the correct sample at least seven out of 10 times to move onto the next stage.

In the second and final stage,the study team showed the four dogs that passed stage one the same samples they smelt in stage one along with a sample from the same individual collected before the task and a blank.

The dogs chose the right sample in 93.8% of the tests, which suggested that the stress odors were quite different. “It was fascinating to see how able the dogs were at discriminating between these odors when the only difference was that a mental stress response had occurred,” she said.

More experimentation needs to be done outside of a lab to see how applicable the results of this study are in the real world, Wilson said. These findings also open the door to future research to study if dogs can recognize different emotionss, plus how long the dogs are sensible to the Qdors, she said.

1. Why are participants asked to count numbers?

A．To build up their hearts.	B．To stress them out mentally.
C．To exercise their breathing.	D．To test their academic performance.

2. Which of the following can best explain the ulnderlined word “discriminating” in paragraph 6?

A．Telling apart.	B．Testing out.
C．Drying out.	D．Cleaning up.

3. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about regarding the study?

A．Expectations for the future research.

B．Supporting evidence for the research results.

C．A further explanation of the research methods.

D．A reasonable doubt about the research process.

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

A．Dogs Can Sense People’s Fear

B．Researchers Found Dogs Can Count

C．Dogs Can Smell When Humans Are Stressed

D．New Evidence of Dog Intelligence Was Found

10 . My grandparents are in the middle of a month-long visit with my family. This means they are staying in my bedroom while I share my sister Indi’s room.

“Isn’t it fun that we get to be roommates?” she asked exeitedly.

However, things didn’t turn out that way. It was time to sleep. I intended to turn off the big light and could just use my mini booklight to read.

“Wait!” said Indi. “I can’t fall asleep with any light on and without listening to The Adventure of Jeremy Owl.” “I don’t want to listen to anything,” I said. “I want to read.” “I promise you’ll change your mind when you hearit. Jeremy has an upside-down party, and you’ll never guess what happens. Indi presssed the play button on her CD player.

I had no way but to tolerate (忍受) it. That night, between the fan, Jeremy Owl’s upside-down-adventure and-Indi’s surprisirgly-loud snoring (鼾声), I had an extremely hard time concentrating on my book and an even harder time falling asleep.

Sharing a room doesn’t get any easier during the day. My things kept getting mixed up, covered and lost.

That night, we had a family meeting to come up with some solutions.“How about we just move to a big house with lots of bedrooms?” my little brother, Tex, suggested.“It could have a swimming pool and a basketball court,” “If we had a few million dollars lying around, that would be a fantastic idea,” said my dad, laughing.

        But how could we solve our problem? Dad said we both need to be considerate of others and show each other mutual (互相的) respect. No mini booklight. No bedtime stories. And nobody is allowed to touch the other person’s things.

Finally, we both get some privacy and we become happy roommates.

1. Why does the author have to share a room with Indi?

A．To have some fun.	B．To strengthen their ties.
C．To make room for her grandparents.	D．To have her own room painted.

2. How does the author feel about Indi’s playing the bedtime story?

A．Unhappy but supportive.	B．Unfavorable but toleyant.
C．Understanding and appreciative.	D．Annoyed and dissatisfied.

3. How did the father respond to Tex?

A．Sadly.	B．Humorously.
C．Doubtfully.	D．Seriously.

4. What does the author aim to stress through her experience?

A．It’s hard to maintain family ties.

B．Great things may be done by mass efforts.

C．Putting yourself in others’ shoes is important.

D．Teaching by example is better than teaching by words.