1 . There’s nothing more frightening than feeling adrift (漂浮着) and out of control — now imagine if you were a six-year-old girl in the ocean!

When a little girl recently was swept out to sea on a raft (橡皮艇), her father frantically ( 拼命地) called for a(n) _________ — but there was none to be found. _________ , the four Butler brothers took action, running to the ocean and _________ toward the little girl as fast as they could. The _________ rescue, which took an hour, inspired everyone around them. “I knew the water was getting deep, but I didn’t _________ ,” Declan Butler, who, at age 18, is the youngest brother along with his twin Eoghan, told The Washington Post. “I just didn’t want to _________ her.”

At one point, the little girl appeared to _________ the raft, and the brothers were _________, but then they saw her rise above the water again. From that point, the brothers _________ to swim for another half-hour before getting close enough to call out to the girl to keep her __________.

“It was emotional,” Alex Thomson, brother-in-law to the Butlers, said. “If anything, it was extremely rewarding __________ we got to her.”

In the time it took them to __________ her, the young girl’s father was __________ to carry on swimming and was also in __________ of rescuing. Once the little girl was __________ on the beach, twins Declan and Eoghan swam out to __________ her father too.

“Seeing her jump around and kiss her mom was really __________,” Declan said. Two days after they saved the six-year-old, the brothers were reflecting on the strange __________ of it all. Their grandfather __________ on that same day, decades before their rescue. By saving a young girl, they felt they had __________ their grandfather.

1.

A．shelter

B．lifeguard

C．organizer

D．instructor

2.

A．Still

B．Otherwise

C．Moreover

D．Instead

3.

A．boating

B．surfing

C．swimming

D．walking

4.

A．unpleasant

B．unfortunate

C．successful

D．medical

5.

A．notice

B．care

C．refuse

D．insist

6.

A．give up on

B．break away from

C．get along with

D．stand up for

7.

A．put off

B．switch off

C．show off

D．fall off

8.

A．excited

B．disappointed

C．terrified

D．embarrassed

9.

A．waited

B．continued

C．pretended

D．happened

10.

A．healthy

B．silent

C．modest

D．calm

11.

A．once

B．until

C．because

D．though

12.

A．call

B．reach

C．remind

D．stop

13.

A．hesitating

B．expecting

C．struggling

D．intending

14.

A．celebration

B．search

C．need

D．memory

15.

A．ready

B．found

C．trapped

D．safe

16.

A．recognize

B．assist

C．join

D．welcome

17.

A．shocking

B．confusing

C．amazing

D．challenging

18.

A．symbolism

B．wisdom

C．intention

D．outcome

19.

A．survived

B．drowned

C．volunteered

D．appeared

20.

A．inspired

B．forgiven

C．repaid

D．honored

2 . It’s a rare thing, in this day and age, to move into a new neighborhood and find yourself warmly welcomed by the local inhabitants (居民).

Glenda and Raphael Savitz_________in 2011 and moved to Boston. Glenda was with child before the move and within three months, they gave_________ to Samantha. Unfortunately, something was wrong. A week or so of _________ showed that little Samantha had been born completely deaf. The Savitzs were completely _________.

Jill and the other _________wanted to do something to make things easier for the family. What they decided was that they were going to_________sign language as a group to help Samantha to communicate as she grew. As remarkable and _________ an undertaking (任务) as this sounds, the neighborhood_________to take on the burden of learning an entirely second language all for the_________of their youngest member. People were working hard and hoped to__________with the little girl, which was an inspirational thing for them to do.

Finally, the time had come to__________Raphael, Glenda, and Samantha what they had accomplished. As soon as the__________arrived, they found themselves touched by the welcoming signs of their friends and neighbors. Glenda recalled it as one of the most __________experiences she’d ever felt. A present for Samantha would have made her __________, but this means so much more. “People are putting in so much time and energy to learn a language for my little girl. I don’t have__________for that.” Glenda explained.

1.

A．married

B．returned

C．graduated

D．retired

2.

A．voice

B．advice

C．birth

D．information

3.

A．experiments

B．operations

C．surveys

D．tests

4.

A．cheated

B．shocked

C．mistaken

D．frightened

5.

A．neighbors

B．volunteers

C．colleagues

D．doctors

6.

A．interpret

B．learn

C．design

D．instruct

7.

A．challenging

B．boring

C．unexpected

D．unnecessary

8.

A．waited

B．stopped

C．agreed

D．continued

9.

A．decision

B．recovery

C．health

D．benefit

10.

A．communicate

B．argue

C．compete

D．compare

11.

A．ask

B．show

C．remind

D．promise

12.

A．performers

B．guests

C．family

D．organizer

13.

A．formal

B．emotional

C．satisfying

D．relaxing

14.

A．confused

B．shameful

C．curious

D．grateful

15.

A．problems

B．methods

C．words

D．advantages

3 . 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。

Anything Is Possible

When I was a little kid, I would always come in last when my friends and I ran races. I was never fast at running. I also had a hard time playing basketball because I couldn’t jump well. It’s hard to jump when your ankles don’t move. So, I was always picked last to be on a team. I used to get so frustrated and would be really upset about my prosthetic legs(假腿). But I made up for it all when I got my first pair of skating shoes.

I was born with a condition that caused me to have to be fitted with fake legs and feet. I got my first ones when I was eight months old. But for those of you who think that a person with no I was on skates, I felt like I was able to move just as fast as the other kids. So, I kept practicing —and I learned how to get up. Soon, I got better and faster. Then, when my friends were running races, I would put on a pair of skating shoes and skate the race with them. Win or lose, I was able to keep up.

Since skating had become my favorite thing to do, I signed up for the local roller hockey (曲棍球) team and then the ice hockey team. I began playing hockey year round.

When I first joined, I thought I would just skate up to the net and take a shot. But I soon found out it wasn’t so easy. I didn’t score one single goal that whole season. So, I trained hard in the off-season and the next year I signed up again and got through with the tryout(选拔赛).

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2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Unexpectedly, I was put into an older age group.

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Now, at thirteen years old, I have played in three all-star hockey games.

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4 . 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。

My daughter, Grace, came home from first grade in tears. Worried about her, I asked what had happened to her. She was sobbing and said, “I felt So... so sad that the mean boy Dylan called me names (骂我) again.” I hugged her tightly and comforted her softly. I asked if she had told her teacher about it. Grace nodded and said, “Yes, my teacher punished him seriously and required him to make a sincere apology to me immediately. Although he did that, he’s still not polite to me.”

Looking at Grace’s tearful eyes, I racked my brain, trying to think of a way to help her. Grace were bullied by a seven-year-old boy. In most cases, for young children, bullies may be acting out because they are hurting or feeling that others aren’t kind to them. By reaching out and showing them friendship, we have the potential to change their behavior and create a more wonderful environment. I know, as parents, we can’t always protect our children from the challenges they face, but we can teach them the value of kindness and encourage them to be a force for good in the world.

Then an idea hit me. “Maybe we could be kind to him. We know an old saying that good for good is natural while good for evil is manly. After all, Dylan is not a born bad boy.” I suggested although I wasn’t sure if it would make a difference. Grace thought for a while and agreed. From then on, she would say hello to him in the hallway, clap hands for him while Dylan was playing basketball and sometimes helped him with some weak subjects. Unfortunately, nothing seemed to change on Dylan over the next two weeks. Feeling rather disappointed, I was lost in deep thought, trying to find a suitable way to deal with the situation.

The other day, Grace’s teacher phoned me to praise my daughter because of her kindness. I was curious and asked Grace about it.

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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。
She explained that during the PE class, they were learning how to play football.
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The next day, Dylan came to my home with a beautiful gift and said sorry to Grace.
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5 . 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。

Mom poured herself a glass of orange juice. “I’m worried about your grandma,” she said. I asked, “Why?” “Well, before she moved to Florida, she was active. But now she sleeps most of the day or watches television. I can’t get her out of the house, and she won’t try to make friends,” Mom replied. My grandma wanted to go back to New York. But she couldn’t live alone anymore. That was why my mom let her come to live with us in Florida.

“I’ll find a way to make Grandma love Florida,” I thought for a minute and said. Mom smiled and said, “I wish you could.” After school, I saw Grandma watching television and figured she hadn’t moved all day. In my room, I took out my collection. I had found many beautiful and special seashells. My favourite one was called Baby’s Ear. It’s a beautiful white seashell. Looking at my seashells gave me an idea. I went into the living room and sat on the sofa.

“Did you ever go to the beach when you were little, Grandma?” I asked. “Once my mother took me there, but I didn’t enjoy it because I was afraid of the water and couldn’t swim. Even now, I’m a little afraid of the water,” she replied. I wished Grandma could feel the way I did about the beach. I loved to see seabirds and look for seashells. “Well, could you take me to the beach, Grandma? I need some new seashells for my collection. I’m not allowed to go by myself. Please!” I begged. Grandma finally agreed and took my hand as we left the house.

We walked to the beach. The sky was blue. I handed Grandma a plastic bag, and said, “This is for the seashells you find.” “Oh, you should take it,” she said. I shook my head. “No, Grandma. I need all the help I can get.” “All right,” she said.

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(2)请按如下格式作答。

We walked side by side on the beach.

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“Wow! Look what I found!” Grandma shouted, standing in the sand and holding a pink seashell.

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6 . In casual conversations, there is a seemingly simple question I can never answer without hesitating — “Where are you from?”

I could say I am from Thailand, where I was born. Or I am from Mexico, where I spent the majority of my childhood. Or I am from the US, whose language is rooted into my life. In my mind, none of these answers are satisfying enough. After all, to be from somewhere carries expectations of understanding “your” culture and “your” home.

I feel envious whenever my friends say they’re “going home” for school breaks. As a student who frequently moves, I have never seen my living space as “home”, but “shelter”, another location to stay in before I unavoidably move again.

So, does this mean I do not have, and will never have, a home? I resign myself to living with this sense of sadness, until very recently.

In my dorm, inside my drawer is a specially designed white bath towel that I have not used since I brought it with me from my parents’ house. One day, I took it out, but stopped after smelling the soft, sweet laundry detergent (洗衣粉), the one my parents used back in Thailand. I felt my eyes water as that random smell brought my mixed emotions to the surface: sadness and nostalgia, a strong feeling of missing home. I still avoid using that towel until now because I don’t want to replace the smell of nostalgia with my newly-bought detergent.

Sadly, even with this new discovery, I will still struggle when answering where I am from, and I will always feel a sense of loss in not having a physical home to “go back to”. Yet, in random moments, when a smell catches me off guard (让我猝不及防) with the memories it brings, I like to believe that the things I feel then are things people feel when they are home. And if these moments can make me smile, even with a sense of loss, what better home can I ask for?

1. Why is the author unable to see his living space as “home”?

A．His living places often change.	B．He is unsatisfied with the place.
C．His expectations of “home” are high.	D．He can’t understand the culture there.

2. Why does the author treasure that towel?

A．It was made in his hometown.	B．It is a present from his parents.
C．Its smell awakened his memories.	D．Its design wins his preference.

3. What does the author want to convey in the last paragraph?

A．He no longer feels a sense of loss.

B．He feels a physical home is unnecessary.

C．He has got the answer to “Where are you from?”

D．He has found a sense of home in some moments.

4. What can be the best title of the text?

A．A Man’s Home Is His Castle	B．There Is No Place Like Home
C．The Smell Brings Me Home	D．The Emotion Connects Me With Home

7 . When reading, my mother likes to slice a paragraph or a sentence out and attach it to the wall of her kitchen. She picks boring sentences that puzzle me. But I prefer copying favorite bright lines into a journal in soft, gray No. 2 pencil, word by word.

She doesn’t know any of this. There's nothing shocking: for our chatting. we seldom begin certain conversations though we talk on the phone weekly, sometimes making each other laugh so hard that I choke and she cries. But what we don't say could fill up rooms. Fights with my father. Small failures in school. Anything that really upsets us.

My mother has never told me “I love you, Lisa.”—as if the four-word absence explains who I am—so I carry it with me, like a label on me. The last time she almost spoke the words was two years ago, when she called to tell me a friend had been in hospital. I said, “I love you, Mom.” She stopped for a while and then said, “Thank you.” I haven't said it since, but I've wondered why my mother doesn't until I've found a poem that supplies words for the blank spaces I try to understand in our conversations:

Don’t fill up on bread. I say absent-mindedly. The servings here are huge.

My son, middle-aged, says: Did you really just say that to me?

What he doesn’t know is that when we’re walking together, I desire to reach for his hand.

It's humble, yet heartbreaking. After copying it down in my journal, I emailed it to mom, adding “This poem makes me think of you.” My mother doesn’t read poetry—or at least, she doesn’t tell me, and I felt nervous clicking “Send”.

She never mentioned the poem. But the next time I went home for vacation, I noticed something new in the kitchen fixed to an antique board: the poem. The board hung above the heater, the warmest spot in the kitchen. The poem still hangs there. Neither my mother nor I have ever spoken about it.

1. What's the function of paragraph 1?

A．To stress the theme.	B．To establish the setting.
C．To represent the characters.	D．To create the atmosphere.

2. Which of the following best describes the mother daughter relationship?

A．Shaky.

B．Distant.

C．Reserved.

D．Intense.

3. Why did the author send the poem to her mom?

A．It reminded her of mom's love.

B．She wanted to apologize to mom.

C．It suited mom's taste of literature.

D．She needed an interpretation from mom.

4. What does the poem mean to mom?

A．A memory of golden days.

B．Daughter’s gratefulness to her.

C．A decoration in the plain kitchen.

D．Daughter's understanding of her.

8 . Some years ago, I was stuck on a bus in New York City during rush hour. Traffic was ___________ moving. The bus was ___________ with cold, tired people who were deeply annoyed with one another. A pregnant woman got on, and nobody ___________ her a seat. Rage was in the air.

As the bus approached Seventh Avenue, the driver got on the intercom (对讲机).

“Folks,” he said, “I know you have had a ___________ day and you are frustrated. I can’t do anything about the weather or ___________, but here is what I can do. As each one of you ___________ the bus, I will reach out my hand to you. As you walk by, ___________ your troubles into the palm of my hand, okay? Don’t take your problems home to your families tonight, just ___________ them with me.

My route goes right by the Hudson River, and when I drive there ___________, I will open the window and throw your troubles in the water. Hearing that, everyone ____________ laughing.

At the next stop, just as promised, the driver reached out his hand, palm up, and waited. One by one, all the exiting commuters placed their hand just above his and mimed (模仿) the ____________ of dropping something into his palm. Some people laughed, some shed tears but everyone ____________ it. The driver repeated the same lovely ritual (仪式) at the next stop, too. And the next. All the way to the river.

We live in a hard world. There are times when everything seems ____________ in darkness. You ____________ the light but don’t know where to find it. But what if you are the ____________ that a dark situation begs for? That’ s what this bus driver ____________ me, that anyone can be the light at any moment. He was only a bus driver, one of society’s most ____________ workers. But he possessed real power, and he used it ____________ for our benefit.

My friends, no matter who you are, or where you are, or how tough your ____________ may seem, I believe you can illuminate (照亮) your world, which means you have more ____________ than you realize.

1.

A．barely

B．almost

C．simply

D．approximately

2.

A．hidden

B．emptied

C．met

D．filled

3.

A．sold

B．offered

C．refused

D．achieved

4.

A．tender

B．obvious

C．ambiguous

D．rough

5.

A．people

B．traffic

C．avenue

D．crossroad

6.

A．gets down

B．gets on

C．gets off

D．gets up

7.

A．drop

B．hit

C．hold

D．take

8.

A．depart

B．leave

C．fetch

D．include

9.

A．later

B．earlier

C．after

D．before

10.

A．break out

B．burst out

C．run into

D．come into

11.

A．expression

B．laughter

C．gesture

D．silence

12.

A．did

B．went

C．lost

D．hated

13.

A．discovered

B．explained

C．covered

D．removed

14.

A．use for

B．answer for

C．stand for

D．long for

15.

A．light

B．supply

C．support

D．receiver

16.

A．owed

B．taught

C．made

D．paid

17.

A．respectable

B．incredible

C．noticeable

D．ordinary

18.

A．importantly

B．impatiently

C．beautifully

D．carelessly

19.

A．part

B．place

C．tradition

D．situation

20.

A．stress

B．reputation

C．influence

D．time

9 . 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。

A few years ago，we adopted(收养) a lovely dog whom we named Gypsy. We didn’t know her age, background, or how she ended up wandering the streets of a large southern city with no owner. But we felt sure she’d had a difficult life, as she moved back whenever we wanted to touch her. She seemed particularly afraid of strange men. Gradually, Gypsy adapted to her new home with us, and she followed me around everywhere I went silently. Nothing seemed to make her bark (叫)，but we thought she was just a quiet dog as she seemed happy with us otherwise.

Not long after we brought her home, I had an operation on my leg. Gypsy seemed to dislike the coming and going of doctors, and visiting nurses-especially the males. She was still silent, but she barked at the ones she liked least. This led us to believe it must have been a male who had mistreated her before.

One day about a year after my operation, I was in the bathroom giving Gypsy a bath. Suddenly，I fell onto the floor. Luckily，I fell between the tub(浴盆) and water pipe. If I had hit one of them, I feel certain that would have been the end of me.

Unfortunately, I had no way to seek for help. The door was closed, and I didn’t have my phone with me. My husband wouldn’t be home from work for hours, so I did the only thing I could think of: I started shouting for help as loudly as I could.

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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Gypsy was clearly confused(困惑的) by my shouting.

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Soon, my neighbor was in the house.

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10 . When I just worked as a management advisor, I had a client (客户), Mary. I disagreed with the direction she was guiding our project and the pace at which she thought we should do our work. But because she was the________and I was just starting out in my career,l didn’t think it was my place to________disagree with her.________,I sent every email she sent me to one of my________and complained (抱怨)about how Mary was making ________decisions.

One day, I thought I was complaining to my co-worker, but I was________forwarding Mary a direct email, without realizing it at first, about how________I felt she was. About 15 seconds later, I realized what I had done and thought, “I’m going to be________.”Thinking I’d better deal with it quickly, I walked over to my boss’s desk. To my________, he simply said, “Go and apologize (道歉) . ”

Mary’s office was 30 blocks north of ours.My boss suggested I________at the flower shop on my way. And when I________in Mary’s office with flowers, she laughed. She told me that she________that the next time I disagree with her, I just tell her so that we could talk about it.

It feels good when someone nods at something we say. Most people don’t want to________.In fact,we’ve thought that saying “I don’t agree” is being________, so it makes most people terribly uncomfortable. But by thinking in that way, we________a chance to develop a friendly relationship.

1.

A．leader

B．guest

C．boss

D．customer

2.

A．openly

B．totally

C．really

D．strongly

3.

A．Besides

B．Instead

C．However

D．Anyhow

4.

A．friends

B．clients

C．co-workers

D．employers

5.

A．wise

B．poor

C．difficult

D．quick

6.

A．actually

B．surely

C．exactly

D．easily

7.

A．unhappy

B．worrying

C．disappointing

D．annoying.

8.

A．praised

B．promoted

C．fired

D．improved

9.

A．joy

B．relief

C．regret

D．surprise

10.

A．stop

B．wait

C．start

D．work

11.

A．stayed up

B．showed up

C．set off

D．got up

12.

A．agreed

B．disliked

C．admired

D．preferred

13.

A．refuse

B．accept

C．disagree

D．use

14.

A．polite

B．informal

C．rude

D．formal

15.

A．get

B．lose

C．catch

D．take