1 . 阅读表达

It was a dark and stormy night. The ferocious wind shook the windows wildly, as though someone outside were beating on the glass. It was also New Year’s Eve. We were having our annual party and had a house full of people just starting to celebrate.

Suddenly, we heard loud explosions. Looking outside and up into the hills, we saw sparks(火花) flying from electrical transformers(变压器). One area after another went dark up in those hills. Then there was the loudest explosion of them all and our house went dark too. I tried to find every candle we had and lit them. The candles made everything look lovely. But we had problems. We had fifteen people standing around and we still had to cook dinner. How would we do that without electricity?

The barbecue! Why not cook on the barbecue? We men went outside, some holding flashlights and others cooking. We did a wonderful job. The women stayed inside and got the salads ready. Everything was delicious. There were still a few hours to go before the beginning of the new year, so we all sat around the dining room table and sang up until a few minutes before midnight. We couldn’t watch the ball drop in Times Square on television but that wouldn’t stop us from celebrating. I stood on a chair and, with the help of someone’s watch to tell us the time, we all counted down and I dropped a tennis ball! We all screamed Happy New Year. We didn’t need electricity for that!

Nowadays, we still get together with the same group to celebrate the New Year and we still talk about that special night. I don’t think we have ever laughed so much as we did on that New Year’s Eve.

1. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 1? (1 word)
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2. What made dinner preparation difficult according to Paragraph 2? (no more than 6 words)
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3. How did the people celebrate on New Year’s Eve according to the passage? (no more than 10 words)
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4. How does the author feel about that particular New Year’s Eve? (no more than 8 words)
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5. What do you think is the most necessary quality when dealing with an unexpected difficult situation? Please explain why. (no more than 25words)
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2 . Each year, eight children in an average class in the UK are unable to read well when they leave primary school. Volunteers are welcome to join Bookmark, a non-profit organization to help ________this. With Bookmark you will brighten the futures of primary school children. Sally, a Bookmark volunteer, has a story to ________.

Sally joined Bookmark as a volunteer in 2021 when she had retired and wanted to________her time to others. Before volunteering with Bookmark, she had never worked with________beginning the sessions was indeed a step out of her ________zone. Sally felt a real________       to Bookmark’s mission and believed the challenge would ________.

“Volunteering has made me feel more________.I feel I am making a difference, however________it is. I get huge________from engaging with children and making them laugh as we read in a(n) ________ way. All the pupils I have read with so far have become________ and eager to learn. The sessions do make you think on your feet somewhat, trying to explain what words mean and trying to________a child’s comprehension of a story. I’ve also really________chatting to them and listening to them making up stories. Reading for pleasure is providing a________into learning   and a world of opportunities.“

1.

A．observe

B．protect

C．judge

D．change

2.

A．write

B．unfold

C．invent

D．outline

3.

A．lend

B．pass

C．show

D．take

4.

A．books

B．children

C．readers

D．volunteers

5.

A．friend

B．favorite

C．comfort

D．time

6.

A．connection

B．thought

C．entrance

D．admission

7.

A．keep on

B．pay off

C．work out

D．pick up

8.

A．patient

B．curious

C．serious

D．content

9.

A．fantastic

B．interesting

C．small

D．ordinary

10.

A．joy

B．praise

C．respect

D．result

11.

A．normal

B．funny

C．similar

D．awkward

12.

A．honest

B．kind

C．enthusiastic

D．confused

13.

A．focus on

B．distinguish

C．improve

D．discover

14.

A．continued

B．minded

C．remembered

D．enjoyed

15.

A．route

B．look

C．reason

D．search

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。

It was exam time at Marc’s school. Every day, their teachers gave them loads of homework and told them the test was very important and that they ought to spare no effort to perform well in it. Everyone followed the teachers’ instructions and made preparations for it, except Marc. He just turned a deaf ear to it. He thought he would rather play football than study.

His mum and dad repeated the importance of revision for exams over and over again. They told him that he should be working hard preparing for the test. But the weather was sunny and he thought he had better things to do.

“Shall we go to the park?” he said to his friend Huck one afternoon. “It’s a nice day. We could play football and kick around.” Huck shook his head. “I’m supposed to review my lessons,” he said. “I’m going home to do some math.”

Marc was amazed. “You’d rather do math than play football?”

“Math is important. Besides, my mum says she will buy me a mountain bike if I do well in the math exam.”

“That’s crazy,” said Marc. Huck shrugged (耸肩) and replied, “Wait until I beat you in the test and you will watch me riding past on my mountain bike!”

“You won’t beat me,” said Marc.

“Oh yes, I will.”

“Oh no, you won’t! That will never happen. Just wait and see!”

For the first time ever, Marc wanted to perform well. He couldn’t bear it if his friend came top and he did badly. So when he got home, he opened his math book. But there was so much to do. All of a sudden, he felt like he’d forgotten everything he had learned that year! He didn’t know where to start. When his sister Lily came in, he was sitting expressionlessly by the desk, just staring out of the window.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式作答。

“You don’t look happy, Marc. What’s wrong?” she said.

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On the day of the exam, Marc went to school with great confidence.

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4 . 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

5 . Born with severe hearing loss, Li has found her way to communicate with the world — through painting. Drawing was not only her way of coping with a ________childhood, but has also opened for her a door to creativity and a way of ________ . Moreover, painting led Li to meet her husband Hu Shiqun, who lost his hearing due to medication.

After graduation, Li got a job as a typist. ________ job as it was, Li was not happy because the previous feeling of loneliness came back. In March 2016, Li ________the job and joined her husband’s company to be a wall painter.

From then on, in many parks and scenic spots in Hunan Province, the couple have ________ large-scale murals (壁画) and interactive pavement painting. Under their ________, the pavements are transformed into fantastical scenes. For Li, their creations can make art more ________ to the public and become a way for them to ________ with the world.

Now Li has apprentices (学徒) and ________ more and more newcomers on how to create large-scale murals. Besides, Li and her husband have set up a studio in Shanghai to ________ more business opportunities.

Although they are just a small number among the country’s 27 million hearing-impaired population, Li hopes that their stories can ________ more people facing similar battles to build their own careers and achieve their goals, ________ how tough it may be.

According to Li, “Painting brushes can help me create a colorful world in my imagination, telling my thoughts on paper, instead of through ________. My husband and I want to ________painting to more people like us, helping them to fight social ________ that we can not fully participate in social activities. ”

1.

A．unhappy

B．difficult

C．lonely

D．boring

2.

A．expression

B．leisure

C．escape

D．entertainment

3.

A．Easy

B．Busy

C．Tough

D．Decent

4.

A．quit

B．got

C．deserted

D．lost

5.

A．bought

B．created

C．donated

D．shared

6.

A．bats

B．drills

C．strings

D．brushes

7.

A．adaptable

B．appealing

C．attached

D．accessible

8.

A．deal

B．compete

C．connect

D．cooperate

9.

A．tells

B．invites

C．coaches

D．joins

10.

A．await

B．seek

C．save

D．offer

11.

A．inspire

B．teach

C．represent

D．invite

12.

A．regardless of

B．according to

C．rather than

D．apart from

13.

A．eyes

B．voices

C．ears

D．hands

14.

A．sell

B．apply

C．introduce

D．emphasize

15.

A．sympathy

B．prejudice

C．principle

D．awareness

6 . On a busy Monday morning, I was moved to tears by what I saw in a freezing cold train station. It’s not ________ that you get to feel the best of ________ in train stations. After all, it is the place where people ________ from one end to the other, where they quickly buy a snack and where they wait ________ for their often delayed mode of transportation.

It was a blink-and-you-miss-it kind of moment. ________ as I walked out into the main hall on my way to my next connection, I saw a young woman put something next to a ________ homeless man. I was ________ and I wondered if she had put some money there. ________, I saw a sandwich between the bench he was sleeping on and his blanket. What made this moment so ________ to me was that it was done without leaving a name, that it was not about ________, but to help a person ________ and make his life just a little more ________.

This made me feel that even the smallest thing can make a ________. I can’t help but wonder about all the other little acts of ________ that happen every day and go ________. And what a gift it is when you get to witness them.

1.

A．usual

B．strange

C．formal

D．surprising

2.

A．time

B．advantage

C．humanity

D．warmth

3.

A．wander

B．walk

C．manage

D．rush

4.

A．impatiently

B．hesitantly

C．calmly

D．satisfactorily

5.

A．Only

B．Right

C．Even

D．Still

6.

A．poor

B．sleeping

C．lonely

D．dirty

7.

A．amazed

B．serious

C．pleased

D．curious

8.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Thus

D．Meanwhile

9.

A．precious

B．shocking

C．touching

D．interesting

10.

A．friendship

B．impression

C．income

D．recognition

11.

A．in return

B．in need

C．in peace

D．in a mess

12.

A．colorful

B．difficult

C．bearable

D．luxury

13.

A．difference

B．living

C．record

D．response

14.

A．care

B．kindness

C．worry

D．hope

15.

A．doubted

B．focused

C．unnoticed

D．awarded

7 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Not long ago, my daughter’s shoes     1     (damage) with a knife. She burst into tears. I took them to the shoemaker’s. The man said he would add more scratches on both shoes as if the openings were made on purpose for a special style. I didn’t fully understand him, but I decided to leave the shoes. Two days later I dropped by from work     2     (collect) the shoes. I found more scratches on each shoe, but all the openings were patched by red leather and the stitches were twisted. The appearance looked     3     (interesting) than ever.

8 . There was an oak tree in my yard, close to where neighbors parked their cars. One day I saw a big bird surrounding a baby squirrel (松鼠), as if _________it. So I picked up a rock, and being_________   to aim, I threw the rock at the bird ... but the stone bounced off a _________ breaking the windshield (挡风玻璃) of a new white Prius car. My blood ran cold.

In   _________ yet calmly, I put my personal information under the windshield, went back inside and watched to   _________ which neighbor's car window I destroyed. Later a young man came to he Prius and I ran out to _________ the accident and promised to _________. He was a mild and gentle man. He called his relatives — my neighbors, who were also very _________. After some   _________, I knew that they planned to attend a wedding party ... and now they had no car! I quietly cried   __________ but that made this family even kinder — they __________ me and decided to take a taxi.

The very next day I received a   __________   from an agent of the man's insurance office. In a(an)   __________ voice of further kindness, she accepted my explanation of how this accidental damage occurred and agreed to __________ all.

I was impressed by the example set by everyone concerned and what   __________   looked like.

1.

A．parenting

B．hunting

C．defending

D．coaching

2.

A．certain

B．free

C．likely

D．willing

3.

A．car

B．relative

C．branch

D．neighbor

4.

A．delight

B．anxiety

C．despair

D．curiosity

5.

A．imagine

B．judge

C．record

D．see

6.

A．explain

B．prevent

C．witness

D．investigate

7.

A．take responsibility

B．make changes

C．turn up down

D．back

8.

A．confused

B．kind

C．active

D．scared

9.

A．conflicts

B．examination

C．exchanges

D．reflection

10.

A．in relief

B．with fear

C．in regret

D．with anger

11.

A．surprised

B．inspired

C．guided

D．comforted

12.

A．ticket

B．letter

C．receipt

D．call

13.

A．mixed

B．thrilled

C．displeased

D．unexpected

14.

A．sponsor

B．cover

C．admit

D．release

15.

A．justice

B．optimism

C．forgiveness

D．sympathy

9 . 把下面的语篇补充完整。

Having quarreled with her husband Tom, Jane boiled with anger and she intended to find a better camp spot alone.An hour later, what alarmed her was that she got lost in the forest. Jane sank to her knees,     1     (悔恨的泪水模糊了她的双眼).     2    (她抓着头发，发出一声后悔的喊叫). All the fantastic memory crowded in and she couldn’t help crying, “    3    (如果我不是和汤姆吵了一架，然后走开，爬到高地上去，我就不会被困在这个可怕的地方了！)”    4    (她焦躁不安，懊恼万分), and after a while became asleep with tears in her eyes.Tom and the police were searching the forest for Jane by helicopter. Finally, they found Jane. Tom stormed out of the helicopter, rushed forward excitedly and hugged Jane tightly, saying that how much he was concerned about her.

10 . 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。

The sound of breaking glass was immediately recognizable. Hearing the sound, I turned around and froze. “Oh, no, not the vase,” Lisa said. “Why? What did I do?” My face turned red. “Abby, that glass vase is our family heirloom (传家宝),” Lisa replied nervously. “If you broke anything else in the apartment, I would gladly say ‘I did it’. But this time you have to tell my mom that it is your fault.” I was afraid and regretful. Why did I have to jump around like that?

We gathered up the pieces. I kept saying maybe it could be fixed but Lisa said gently it didn’t look possible and that her mom would be home soon. Would her mom shout at me or punish me? I couldn’t stop playing those seconds over in my mind. The only thing I could think of to say was “I’m sorry”.

Soon, we heard the key tun in the lock. Her mom was home. We could see she was in a good mood, “Hello! It’s hot today. I want to treat you two to ice cream. Let’s go!” her mom said. “Before that, I need to tell you something.” I said. “We can talk later.” “No, I need to tell you now. It’s important,” I insisted. I could feel my voice shaking. “What is it, dear?” Her mom walked closer to me. I could feel she studied my face thoughtfully. My heart beat faster.

“I’m sorry. I broke your vase by accident. I’ve leaned it is your family heirloom. We have save the pieces, and if it can be fixed, I will pay to fix it. I’m so sorry.” Her mom looked at me expressionless and saying nothing. This scared me even more. Then she let out laughter and hugged me, kissing me on both cheeks. “Oh, thank you! I always hated that ugly vase, but I had to keep it because it was passed down in my family. Now it’s gone! You’ve done me a huge favor!” she said and kissed me again.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。

I was so relieved to have apologized, but I was also in shock.

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When I reached my adult years, I understood Lisa’s mom’s behavior and kindness.

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