2 . 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。

Once, a poor boy lived in a village with his mother and little sisters. The village was beautiful, but not a highly populated area, since many of its residents had moved to the cities in search of livelihood.

The boy’s mother worked very hard to feed her children. His father had passed away a few years ago. One day, as the mother was returning from work, rain started. She was wet through by the time she reached home. She was trembling badly, and fell sick. After a few days of being ill, she passed away.

Now there was no one at the home who could work and make some money. The food was over in a few days. One morning, the boy woke up feeling hungry, but there was nothing to eat. His two younger sisters were also hungry, and they looked at their brother with sad eyes.

At first, the boy didn’t know what he could do to feed his sisters and himself. He was not strong enough to do heavy jobs. Besides, he had no technique to do skilled work. However, they had to live. So finally, the boy decided to do some work and earn money to buy food. After sometime, he found a part-time job to do. He worked very hard. The boss was quite satisfied with the intelligent boy and his workmates liked him and cared for him as much as possible. Gradually, the boy got enough money to buy items for his sisters and himself. Soon they rode out the storm and lived a happy life.

One day, on the way home, the boy saw an old man on the roadside, who looked very sick. The boy went to him and asked, “Why are you sitting beside the road all alone? May I help you?” The old man was surprised to hear the voice of the young boy.

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。

The old man replied that he was sick and could hardly walk.

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Soon the boy and his two young sisters got attached to the old man.

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3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which type of charity did Women’s League collect money for at Christmas?

A．A children’s charity.

B．A medical charity.

C．An animal charity.

2. What will February’s guest speaker talk about?

A．Writing.

B．Painting.

C．Film-making.

3. Whose show is on at the local library. at present?

A．Sarah Jane Rose’s.

B．Jeff Bates’.

C．Anne Lee’s.

4. What does today’s guest speaker do?

A．A children’s author.

B．A history teacher.

C．A café owner.

5 . What is China? China is very diverse. It not only has skyscrapers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, but also has vast rural fields and the rural society. In September 2017, we started a social enterprise, Beyond the City, which connects urban and rural areas： hoping to help urban children expand their rural horizons and help rural children learn more about career possibilities.

We created the Rural Filed Study Project and brought 1000 children from more than 30 cities to the Tibetan area of Ganzi plateau, the terraces of the Red River in Yunnan, as well as the ancient hunting tribe of Aoluguya. Instead of traveling of teaching as volunteers, we lived in the locals’ homes and took courses in social research, opera performances, architectural design, etc.

Also, we initiated the City Career Planning Project and brought more than 100 rural children from deep within the mountains of Liangshan to Shanghai to study courses about career planning and development. so as to help them to understand all walks of life and get to know a real city life. We try our best to help them avoid the fate of dropping out when they still have the chance to choose.

Additionally, we established the Career Connection Workshop, attempting to bring quality education and career courses in first-tier cities to children in towns and small cities, connecting textbook knowledge with future careers and offline classes with online resources. Evolving from this platform, we are now embarking on the path to launch the Digital Skills Exchange Workshops within the next two years.

Beyond the City is committed to build mutual trust and connection between urban and rural areas, addressing inequalities and laying the foundations for a more equal world.

1. What did the city children do in the Rural Filed Study Project?

A．They learned hunting.	B．They travelled in Yunnan.
C．They volunteered to teach.	D．They took various courses.

2. Which of the following helps a rural child explore a real urban life?

A．The Rural Filed Study Project.	B．The City Career Planning Project.
C．The Career Connection Workshop.	D．The Digital Skills Exchange Workshops.

3. What is the primary goal of Beyond the City?

A．To observe inequalities in education.	B．To offer children more job opportunities.
C．To expose children to their local cultures.	D．To bridge the gap between cities and villages.

7 . 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。续写的词数应为150左右。

For years, putting up Christmas lights had been a family tradition for the Patrick’s household. It was an occasion when they would busily prepare for the celebration of Christmas.

Their Christmas light display was always a highlight of the neighborhood and brought much delight to the whole community. Typically, Anthony would invite the neighbors over as they decorated the Christmas tree in the front yard. Emily, who lived next door and had known Sara’s family for long, often came to admire their wonderland of Christmas lights.

In early December, Anthony would string colorful lights all around their roof until it looked dazzling. On the front lawn, he would blow up a large white Frosty the Snowman and a Rudolph with a glowing red nose. Sara always joined in, along with their warm-hearted neighbors, hanging gifts on the tree and playing “White Christmas” over and over to keep everyone in the spirit.

Yet the bad news came in the midst of the festive mood, before they could finish the Christmas decoration. Anthony fell desperately ill. The symptoms suggested acute heart failure and he was soon admitted to hospital. Sara spent days and nights in the ward, attending to Anthony and praying for his recovery, though the hope was slim. On Christmas Eve, Anthony passed away.

It came as a huge blow to Sara. In the following days, she had to manage the funeral while struggling to figure out a way to cover housing and household expenses, and tackling a seemingly endless list of difficult to-dos. Perhaps hardest of all, she had to persuade herself into accepting the loss of her father. It was too much to take.

When she pulled up to the house after a long day on the go, the only thing that could comfort her were the twinkling Christmas lights, which brought her a spark of hope-it felt as if the brightness of the lights could cancel out some of the darkness of the past days’ misfortune.

Wanting to help, Emily shared their story on a community website.

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Touched by their kindness, Sara decided to fulfill the lighting decorations, though Christmas was gone.

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8 . Britni Ricard, the CEO of her own cosmetics company, became a landlord (房东) when she bought her first investment property. The apartment building has 10 units and many of the tenants (租房) are ________ women with children. That made her think of her own ________ growing up in public housing, and how difficult holidays could be for her mom.

“It was ________,” said Ricard. “My mom was a single woman ________ three children alone. ________ watching her struggle in my childhood, I just wanted to figure out, ‘How can I help?’”

Inspired by her own upbringing, Ricard decided to ________ to support her tenants. In November, Ricard ________ her tenants for a pre-holiday meeting and she delivered a ________ to her tenants: one month of free rent. Ricard also ________ to organize a seminar (研讨会) to help her tenants become homeowners.

Among the tenants touched by Ricard’s ________ was Kedesha Dunn, a single mother raising two boys. Dunn expressed her ________, emphasizing how Ricard’s gift would ________ financial stress and allow her family to ________ the holiday season.

Ricard’s act of compassion and ________ had a deep impact on the lives of her tenants, resonating far beyond the walls of the apartment building and inspiring communities to come together in times of ________.

1.

A．busy

B．poor

C．great

D．single

2.

A．childhood

B．neighborhood

C．livelihood

D．motherhood

3.

A．impressive

B．unforgettable

C．tough

D．awkward

4.

A．educating

B．raising

C．carrying

D．watching

5.

A．Previously

B．Extremely

C．Occasionally

D．Continuously

6.

A．keep balance

B．make sense

C．take action

D．get access

7.

A．gathered

B．found

C．treated

D．calmed

8.

A．wish

B．gift

C．dream

D．patent

9.

A．learned

B．extended

C．offered

D．longed

10.

A．news

B．goal

C．ambition

D．kindness

11.

A．approval

B．gratitude

C．commitment

D．excitement

12.

A．ease

B．recognise

C．endure

D．ignore

13.

A．affect

B．summarize

C．enjoy

D．resist

14.

A．assessment

B．trial

C．gesture

D．support

15.

A．need

B．order

C．peace

D．danger

9 . Smith brought his three-month-old son out for breakfast one day. He was playing with his son and tending to him while eating, and just doing his _________ thing.

But then he noticed a _________ staring at him. He was _________. “What is going on?” “They kept _________ at me,” he wrote in a post.

As it _________, the strangers were just happy to see a dad spending time with his son, and they felt inspired while watching the _________. Smith had no way of knowing that until he paid for his meal. He was given by the waiter a _________ from the couple, saying what a great father he was and that they would like to leave some _________ for his meal.

“Today your meal is on my wife and me,” it read. “_________ that baby as long as possible. The Masons.”

For Smith, it was a happy moment of reassurance (认可) and feeling __________. He was touched by the generosity and noted that he didn’t have a father figure growing up, so spending this time with his son is super __________ to him.

He wrote that he’ll share this __________ with his son when he’s older and that he wants to teach him kindness and about the __________ of giving back.

“I make sure I’m __________,” Smith wrapped. “I get blessed — I want to __________ someone else.”

1.

A．unusual

B．rare

C．big

D．regular

2.

A．stranger

B．woman

C．couple

D．waiter

3.

A．embarrassed

B．confused

C．worried

D．scared

4.

A．shouting

B．aiming

C．smiling

D．getting

5.

A．turns out

B．turns on

C．strikes out

D．goes on

6.

A．relationship

B．appreciation

C．friendship

D．instruction

7.

A．bill

B．note

C．excuse

D．notice

8.

A．credit

B．cash

C．change

D．fortune

9.

A．Enjoy

B．Share

C．Protect

D．Cheer

10.

A．lost

B．exposed

C．wronged

D．seen

11.

A．significant

B．occasional

C．grateful

D．influential

12.

A．idea

B．breakfast

C．joy

D．story

13.

A．feeling

B．comfort

C．power

D．consequence

14.

A．carrying it through

B．paying it forward

C．making it up

D．putting it down

15.

A．approach

B．address

C．bless

D．watch

10 . In China, having a portrait of the deceased at the funeral holds great signifcance. Wu Muliang, a 24-year-old from East Chinas Fujian province, took on the responsibility of _________funeral portraits for his fellow villagers.

_________, taking funeral portraits for the elders was not part of Wu’s plan when he first decided to return to the village. He embarked on this task _________. With a background in the new media industry, Wu was originally looking to make videos centered around agriculture and rural areas — topics that were _________ both on social media and at the state level.

_________ by his grandparents until the third grade of primary school, Wu saw them only once or twice a year thereafter. Wu’s grandfather passed away nine years ago. At that time, the family couldn’t find a _________ funeral portrait for him, and it has always been a(n) _________for the whole family. The elderly, especially those in rural areas,_________have their pictures taken and most of them have to use the one from their ID card. When Wu’s grandma asked him to take a funeral portrait for her, he was a little _________. However, when he saw her getting excited while __________ the dress for the photo shoot, he changed his mind.

In his small philanthropic (慈善的) photo booth, Wu took funeral portraits not just for his grandmother, but also for more than a dozen other elderly villagers. While taking these portraits, Wu also __________ some behind-the-scenes moments. He made these moments into videos and posted them online, which have now exceeded 4 million __________on the video-sharing platform Bilibili. Many people left comments, saying that the videos reminded them of their own __________.

Wu was glad that he could help others and make __________ impacts. “I hope to do more to help __________ the memories of the elders in the village.” He said.

1.

A．painting

B．capturing

C．hanging

D．printing

2.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Instead

3.

A．coincidentally

B．purposefully

C．enthusiastically

D．helpfully

4.

A．controversial

B．heavy

C．modest

D．trendy

5.

A．Cared

B．Brought

C．Guided

D．Raised

6.

A．proper

B．true

C．whole

D．vivid

7.

A．comfort

B．annoyance

C．regret

D．worry

8.

A．frequently

B．rarely

C．normally

D．usually

9.

A．nervous

B．sympathetic

C．upset

D．relieved

10.

A．choosing from

B．picking out

C．dealing with

D．trying out

11.

A．created

B．cherished

C．enjoyed

D．recorded

12.

A．views

B．readings

C．observations

D．donations

13.

A．contacts

B．grandparents

C．friends

D．cousins

14.

A．efficient

B．necessary

C．full

D．positive

15.

A．recall

B．preserve

C．shape

D．waken