1 .

One day, a baby snail found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He didn’t _________   why it was, so he went up to his mother and asked, “Why was I born with a shell that grew so _________ and heavy?” His mother said, “Because we don’t have _________ to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to _________   us.”

The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar (毛毛虫) has no bones, and she can’t move quickly either. Why can she _________   without a shell?” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly. She can _________ high into the sky. The sky can protect her. ”

The baby snail had one more _________, “But the earthworm moves like us. He has no bones and he won’t turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry a hard and heavy shell?” His mother said, “He can dig a hole and hide in the _________, and then the earth can protect him.”

The baby snail then cried, “We are so _________   ! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!” His mother smiled at him. “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shells, what will happen to you? Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we’ll have nowhere to sleep. What’s more, we’ll die in the heavy rain. How __________ it is! We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.”

1.

A．know

B．expect

C．think

2.

A．tall

B．hard

C．fast

3.

A．feet

B．legs

C．bones

4.

A．protect

B．attract

C．guide

5.

A．grow

B．live

C．breathe

6.

A．fly

B．jump

C．circle

7.

A．answer

B．question

C．requirement

8.

A．sea

B．sky

C．ground

9.

A．sleepy

B．poor

C．confident

10.

A．amazing

B．boring

C．terrible

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

A Moment of Kindness

A lioness with her cub (幼崽) was moving around in the jungle searching for their prey(猎物) . While coming out from the den (洞穴), the baby asked her mother, “Mum, why are we going out for prey when a deer is already at home? Let us eat it first, then we can search for the next.”

The mother smiled and licked her child with love and said, “No, my love! We can’t eat that deer because it has no choice but to seek our help. He is wounded and helpless. We must help him.”

The baby cub was surprised and questioned again, “Why so, Mum? That’s our food.”

“Honey, you are absolutely right! It’s our food, but this particular deer is well aware that if we want, we can kill him in a second. Do you think that he deserves to be killed when he has come to us in a hope that we would protect him?”

The baby cub couldn’t understand her mother. It kept quiet and paced with its mother. That was not a lucky day for them. They didn’t get any prey even after a long search. At last, they came back to their den.

The deer on the other hand was terrified of his own decision. He was attacked by a hunter and managed to escape. While running for his life, he saw the den and without a second thought entered it. When he realized that he was in the lion’s den, he gave up the idea of running back again. At that time, the lioness and her cub were present over there. The deer stared at the lioness with a pitiful look. Tears were rolling down.

The lioness understood his hopeless condition. She came closer to the deer, smelled it and slowly moved out of the den with her cub for hunting.

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

When they returned without any food, the cub repeated the same question.

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The lioness came close to the deer after the cub fell asleep.

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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。

Spenser’s First Web

Spenser was a small black spider (蜘蛛). Like all of his brothers and sisters, he had eight legs to help him walk and run. He was now big enough to know how to move all his legs together and not trip over them. Spenser was getting bigger every day.

Today Spenser felt nervous. It was time for him to learn to spin (织) a web on his own. He had watched his mother build beautiful, soft webs from the silk she made herself.   His mother’s webs were lovely. They took a long time to make, and in the morning, they were covered with drops of dew that made them look like castles.

“OK, Spenser,” said Ms. Spinney. “It’s time to spin your first web. Let’s begin by making a big plus sign.” Ms. Spinney was Spenser’s teacher. She was old and small but very strong. She quickly used her silk to make a plus sign between two nearby leaves.

Spenser was able to make silk, but he had trouble attaching it to anything. No matter how hard he tried, the threads (丝) slipped away and fell to the ground. Spenser tried hard, but he was getting tired.

“Take a break, Spenser,” said Ms. Spinney. “You’re trying very hard, but I can see that you’re getting frustrated (沮丧的).”

“I’m not frustrated!” said Spenser. “I’m mad that I’m not good at it, and I’m sad that I can’t do it. ”Spenser felt like he was going to cry.

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。

Ms. Spinney smiled kindly.

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Spenser went back to his web making spot to see if he could do it again.

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4 . Lillian, 17, had just started working as a lifesaver at a beach in Australia on New Year’s Eve when beach-goers started to point and shout at the water. The workers quickly examined the situation and saw that a kangaroo had jumped out of the bushes (灌木丛) — straight into the sea.

The animal seemed confused by the fishermen standing on the rocks. So instead of turning back and heading back into the bushes, it jumped right into the water! The poor thing bobbed(摆动)around in the waves and went underwater several times before Lillian decided to take action.

As with any other animal rescue, it’s important to approach the situation with prudence. Wild animals that are stressed can become dangerous to their rescuers, and Lillian was aware of the risks as she took her rescue board and hit the water at a run. “It just didn’t want to come on to the beach because it was kind of scared,” she said. “I was trying to figure out how to get it on the board. But considering that it’s a wild animal, even though I was helping, I wouldn’t want to be hurt by it or make it more stressed out.”

As beach-goers recorded the rescue on their phones,Lillian paddled (用浆划船) behind the animal carefully and guided the kangaroo onto the beach. As soon as Lillian’s feet touched the sand, the beach erupted in cheers for her!“It was quite special. As people there were cheering and clapping, the kangaroo was just sitting there up in the bushes staring at me, as if it was conveying something with its shining eyes,” Lillian said. “I didn’t think that was going to ever be my first rescue, I may have more rescues in the future, but none would be as memorable as this one.”

1. What happened to the kangaroo?

A．It jumped off the rocks by mistake,

B．It jumped into the sea by accident,

C．It was forced to leave the bushes.

D．It was washed away into the sea.

2. What does the underlined word “prudence” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Inspiration.

B．Hope.

C．Care.

D．Shock.

3. How did the kangaroo react to its rescuer?

A．It couldn’t wait to leave her.

B．It was worried about her safety.

C．It was confused about her action.

D．It seemed grateful for her help.

4. Which of the followings can best describe Lillian?

A．Far-sighted and independent.	B．Talented and positive.
C．Brave and cautious.	D．Determined and ambitious.

5 . Special Delivery

One day, I found my neighbors’ mail in my mailbox. I thought that was _________. I went down the street, trying to put their _________ into their mailboxes. Then I _________ that the mail in their mailboxes also had the wrong address.

I was not sure what to do when I watched a dog _________ the mail box with mail in his mouth. He _________ the mail in the box and put his stack(一叠)in. He pushed the door _________ with his nose, picked up the new stack of mail he had _________ from the box and ran down the street.

It turned out that the dog _________ Henry, the mailman in charge of mail _________ in our area. Henry has a trained dog Ada who __________ went with him on his rounds. Ada had been __________ to put mail in and take mail out of the boxes. But Henry died suddenly of a serious illness a few days ago. Henry lived alone and when he __________, no one thought to check on his dog. When Ada got loose, he continued to undertake his __________.

Ada would approach each mail box along the street, open the mailbox door with his __________, put some mail in, meanwhile take some mail out and then close the door. That was the __________ Ada used to do with Henry, who was always pleased with the dog.

1.

A．embarrassing

B．scaring

C．silly

D．curious

2.

A．address

B．mail

C．goods

D．money

3.

A．decided

B．remembered

C．found

D．agreed

4.

A．approach

B．leave

C．examine

D．enter

5.

A．read through

B．took out

C．gave up

D．turned over

6.

A．open

B．aside

C．forward

D．closed

7.

A．gotten

B．stolen

C．sent

D．received

8.

A．met with

B．called for

C．belonged to

D．learned from

9.

A．storage

B．classification

C．carrier

D．delivery

10.

A．never

B．still

C．always

D．ever

11.

A．forced

B．trained

C．informed

D．expected

12.

A．passed away

B．came back

C．settled down

D．started off

13.

A．adventures

B．challenges

C．program

D．duties

14.

A．mouth

B．nose

C．teeth

D．tail

15.

A．deal

B．business

C．job

D．puzzle

6 . One day, rain was falling. I saw an old, wet dog walking to my house. The leather collar around his neck was _______and faded. I could see the ribs (肋骨) sticking out of his sides and knew he hadn’t had a (n) _______ meal in many days. My heart _______! I ran into my kitchen, _______ an old bowl, filled it with some food and went outside.

The old dog _______ me with alarm. I could see he didn’t completely trust strangers. I called him _______, put the bowl down and _______ a few steps back. I kneeled down in the wet grass and _______. Finally, the old boy smelt food and moved slowly forward. His own smell came before him. He hadn’t had a _______ in a long time either. I wondered if he was ________ or just lost. He bent down his head and rapidly ate the contents of the bowl ________. Then for just a moment he gave me a(n) ________ little smile. I hurried inside, refilled the bowl, and went backout but he was already gone. I had wanted to ________ him and give him a home. Instead we just shared a meal and a moment of love. I sent up a little ________ that his future would be better.

Every moment of love you create is a ________. But caring doesn't necessarily go the way we want it to.

1.

A．worn

B．tight

C．rare

D．delicate

2.

A．superb

B．full

C．simple

D．ordinary

3.

A．raced

B．failed

C．ached

D．danced

4.

A．fetched

B．noticed

C．prepared

D．grabbed

5.

A．eyed

B．kicked

C．nosed

D．attacked

6.

A．jokingly

B．cheerfully

C．anxiously

D．gently

7.

A．skipped

B．took

C．followed

D．tripped

8.

A．waited

B．trembled

C．hesitated

D．shouted

9.

A．meal

B．walk

C．bath

D．break

10.

A．affected

B．adopted

C．injured

D．abandoned

11.

A．skillfully

B．attentively

C．greedily

D．leisurely

12.

A．awkward

B．curious

C．familiar

D．happy

13.

A．rescue

B．protect

C．observe

D．reward

14.

A．belief

B．prayer

C．promise

D．request

15.

A．recreation

B．treasure

C．commitment

D．comfort

7 . My parents’ new dog Mercy would rush out of bed and go-go-go all day long. So when they brought home a Christmas tree, they expected _________. But to their astonishment, Mercy didn’t seem to care. She paid zero attention to the tree _________ growing in the living room. Nor did she _________ the fancy gifts under it.

A few days before Christmas, Polly, my step mom, awoke early as usual. As she _________ the living room, she stopped cold. She saw that every last _________ was gone. Only the tree was still there. To find out the burglar, Polly walked toward the back door. She pushed the _________, bathing the backyard in light. Oh, yes, it was Mercy. She _________ in a nest of torn wrapping papers, _________ boxes, and curling bits of ribbons. Clearly Mercy’s self-control had _________. She’d silently carried one after another out of the doggy door and anything edible (可吃的) was __________including cookies, chocolates, and four pounds of Milk-Bones.

Nature took __________ on Mercy, and she eventually survived her midnight snack. Only one problem __________. With all the gift tags destroyed, how could my parents send back thank-you cards?

Mercy presented the problem, so Mercy provided the __________. A few days later, Polly happened to find Mercy __________ licking a plate where a doughnut had just been. Polly shot a picture of the shamefaced puppy and used it to make the cover of the thank-you card. Inside, the whole story was __________. We all laughed off the ruined presents and admitted that amid all the gift-giving, it’s really a season for MERCY.

1.

A．risk

B．chaos

C．fun

D．change

2.

A．suddenly

B．naturally

C．gradually

D．immediately

3.

A．used to

B．adapt to

C．react to

D．appeal to

4.

A．left

B．found

C．heard

D．approached

5.

A．dust

B．leaf

C．decoration

D．present

6.

A．switch

B．tree

C．pet

D．alarm

7.

A．waited

B．lay

C．appeared

D．moved

8.

A．cleaned-up

B．fixed-up

C．chewed-up

D．used-up

9.

A．failed

B．worked

C．counted

D．improved

10.

A．discovered

B．wasted

C．gone

D．rescued

11.

A．punishment

B．respect

C．comfort

D．pity

12.

A．changed

B．remained

C．ended

D．repeated

13.

A．love

B．answer

C．luck

D．food

14.

A．guiltily

B．hopefully

C．regretfully

D．regularly

15.

A．created

B．offered

C．explained

D．announced

8 . 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。

Two fast friends were Willie and his little dog Bounce. Willie could never think of taking a walk without Bounce. Cake and play were equally shared between them. Willie taught his dog many cunning tricks, and often said that Bounce could do almost anything in the world but talk. Then on a bright summer afternoon, Willie had strolled with Bounce down to the river, which was not more than two blocks from his father’s store—Mr. Brown’s store.

Willie began to throw stones into the water, and to watch ripples as they made one circle after another. Bounce lay on the grass, watching the flies buzzing around his nose, and catching any that came too near.

There were some logs floating in the river near the bank. Willie jumped upon one of them to see if he could throw a stone across the river. He drew back, sent the stone with all strength, just as it left his hand, the log turned and he fell into the water. He was frightened, for he did not know how to swim, and there was no one to hear, though he called as loud as he could for help.

If he had been a big water dog, he could have jumped in and brought his master out.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；

He ran up and down the bank two or three times, barking, looking first at Willie and then around.

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Finally, the father came to the river.

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9 . In 2020, a 9-year-old dog, Taka was burned so badly in a house fire that most thought he would die. However, today he is ________ as a therapy dog (治疗犬) for children in the burn unit.

In October last year, Taka was seriously injured in the house fire. The family got their kids out ________, but there was no time to go back in for Taka. Luckily, Taka was able to ________ into a neighbor’s house.

Though he had a quick step, he had deep burns on his body. So he needed round the clock ________. So his earlier owner signed him over to the vet’s and those not to get him back home due to his ________ and not being able to care for him ________.

That was when Taka officially ________ Lesley’s, “I had been taking him home every day, so eventually I loved him and couldn’t ________ him,” said Lesley, a famous vet. “After months of treatment and care and the ________ he had on the community, I was visited by a nurse at the community burn center about Taka’s visiting ________ children, in hopes of giving them a successful fire ________ experience.”

Lesley knew Taka was ________ for the job. “He loves kids,” she said, “I came here to tell you that I ________ that he was so special that we should share his experience with the world.”

Taka took his therapy dog training test and passed with flying colors. “To see that he could be an ________ or at least a light at the end of the tunnel for a child that has ________ what he has experienced is what all of this is about,” Lesley said.

1.

A．playing

B．standing

C．sleeping

D．working

2.

A．in time

B．beyond control

C．on duty

D．on board

3.

A．look

B．rush

C．turn

D．sink

4.

A．rest

B．support

C．care

D．test

5.

A．injuries

B．contributions

C．diseases

D．disadvantages

6.

A．sincerely

B．properly

C．briefly

D．obviously

7.

A．became

B．preferred

C．recognized

D．rejected

8.

A．make use of

B．look after

C．get ready for

D．part with

9.

A．harm

B．appointment

C．effect

D．poison

10.

A．burnt

B．scared

C．greedy

D．stubborn

11.

A．order

B．escape

C．fine

D．damage

12.

A．unfit

B．foolish

C．perfect

D．grateful

13.

A．misunderstood

B．warned

C．doubted

D．decided

14.

A．annoyance

B．inspiration

C．argument

D．excuse

15.

A．focused on

B．joined in

C．dreamed about

D．gone through

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。续写词数应为150左右。

The lumps after the allergy tests showed their terrible messages that I am allergic to cats, dogs and fur. I cried because I knew what this meant. Our pets would have to go.

Our family of five lived on the Naval Air Station in Key West, Florida. My mother found neighbors who were willing to take care of our sweet dog, Tramp. My sister gave her guinea pig to one of her friends at school. But I begged my parents to let us keep my beloved cat, Grungy.

We had adopted Grungy six years earlier in Turkey, from the Cat Lady, a kind figure who rescued wild cats. Grungy was once lost and found, in Rome, when he somehow missed our return flight back to the States, and again when he finally arrived at the base in Rhode Island, and escaped from his cage. For days, he walked around the airfield and followed an airmen until my dad learned from the airman and brought him home.

After that adventure, Grungy faced a new challenge: Because of my allergies, he would have to be given away. My mother wrote an announcement on the local newspaper. “Wanted: Loving family for a unique cat. Serious inquiries only. ” She added our phone number and placed the ad. But I prayed that no one would call, but several people did. And our parents decided to meet a young couple who lived two islands away on Boca Chica Key. The young man had no children, but the young man’s wife worked at home, so Grungy wouldn’t be lonely when he adjusted to his new life.

I stood silent the day that they arrived to see my cat. I didn’t want to like the soft-spoken man or his pretty, dark-haired wife. To our surprise, Grungy allowed them both to pick him up and hold him. Both of them stroked his soft head and promised to take good care of him. We were all sad to see Grungy go especially me. When I couldn’t control my tears, I ran to my room.

注:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.续写部分分为两段,每段开头语已为你写好;
Paragraph 1:

Two weeks later,the woman called, upset, to tell us that Grungy had somehow left their house.

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Paragraph 2:

Weeks later, when I opened the door in the morning, I saw Grungy sitting there.

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