1 . Better starve free than be a fat slave. There is nothing worth so much as liberty.

There was once a Wolf who got very little to eat because the dogs of the village were so wide awake and _________. He was really nothing but skin and bones, which made him very_________ to think of it.

One night this Wolf happened to fall in with a fine fat House Dog who had _________ a little too far from home. The Wolf would gladly have eaten him then and there, but the House Dog looked so_________. So the Wolf spoke very humbly to the Dog,_________ him on his fine appearance.

“You can be as well﹣fed as I am if you want to,” suggested the Dog. “Leave the woods; there you will live miserably _________ you have to fight hard for every bite you get. Follow my _________ and you will live a beautiful life.” “What must I do?” asked the Wolf. “Chase people who carry walking sticks and _________ at beggars. _________ you will get delicious food of every kind — chicken bones, meat, sugar, cake and much more, besides, not to speak of kind words and care.”

The Wolf had such a beautiful vision of his coming happiness that he __________ wept. But just then he noticed that the hair on the Dog’s __________ was worn and the skin was red and sore.

“What’s wrong with your neck?” “Nothing at all,” replied the Dog. “What? Nothing?” “Oh, just a trifle!” the Dog added, “Perhaps you see the mark of the collar __________ which my chain is fastened.”

“What? A chain!” cried the Wolf. “Couldn’t you go wherever you want to go?” “Not always, but what’s the __________?”refuted the Dog.

“All the difference in the world! I don’t care about your feasts and I wouldn’t take all the tender young lambs in the world at that __________. ” insisted the Wolf. And __________ ran the Wolf to the woods.

1.

A．hungry

B．watchful

C．aggressive

D．fierce

2.

A．angry

B．anxious

C．downhearted

D．frightened

3.

A．wandered

B．run

C．fled

D．marched

4.

A．weak

B．small

C．light

D．strong

5.

A．praising

B．congratulating

C．complimenting

D．admiring

6.

A．as

B．while

C．when

D．unless

7.

A．instructions

B．suggestions

C．words

D．example

8.

A．bark

B．stare

C．glare

D．cough

9.

A．In brief

B．In return

C．In turn

D．In general

10.

A．suddenly

B．finally

C．almost

D．mostly

11.

A．neck

B．ankle

C．ear

D．tail

12.

A．with

B．on

C．at

D．to

13.

A．sense

B．difference

C．meaning

D．point

14.

A．situation

B．condition

C．price

D．case

15.

A．out

B．down

C．inside

D．off

2 . Simba was our first dog. When we saw him at the shelter, he was about three months old, _______ scared and would shy away if anyone came to pet him. However, with time and _______, Simba grew fast and made us laugh more times than I could count.

When Simba was sixteen, he developed hyperthyroidism (甲亢). He was slowly growing weaker. _______, he spent his days just _______ in his bed in the back yard, watching the birds in the feeder.

One morning, a white dove (鸽子) landed on the wall next to the house. The dove walked back and forth along the wall and _______ Simba for hours. By sunset, he was eating out of my hand. He _______ every morning thereafter. He was _______ by Simba and spent most of the day walking around his bed, _______ the other birds away from the feeder, and sitting in the bushes above Simba’s head _______ his dove songs. We never gave the dove a name and just ________ it was a “he” We called him “Simba’s friend.” The dove returned daily for four ________.

Then, the day came when Simba ________ peacefully. Two days later, Simba’s friend ________ at sunset and never returned. I always thought that he came for the food and stayed for the ________ that he shared with Simba, but I think he really came to bring ________ to our beloved Simba in his final days.

1.

A．nervous

B．guilty

C．embarrassed

D．confused

2.

A．determination

B．curiosity

C．patience

D．courage

3.

A．Generally

B．Accidentally

C．Frequently

D．Eventually

4.

A．playing

B．standing

C．sleeping

D．lying

5.

A．fed

B．watched

C．taught

D．comforted

6.

A．nested

B．visited

C．left

D．wandered

7.

A．attracted

B．amused

C．changed

D．supported

8.

A．guiding

B．taking

C．forcing

D．hiding

9.

A．recording

B．creating

C．learning

D．singing

10.

A．proved

B．assumed

C．pretended

D．suspected

11.

A．decades

B．years

C．months

D．days

12.

A．died

B．rose

C．survived

D．disappeared

13.

A．passed by

B．flew off

C．hung above

D．moved away

14.

A．responsibility

B．kindness

C．friendship

D．sympathy

15.

A．peace

B．honor

C．faith

D．life

3 . Suddenly screams echo through the forest as alarmed animals warn each other of a predator’s (食肉动物) approach. Lying on my stomach with my camera in front of me, I’ve been watching a nearby stream for hours, waiting. This may be it!

Yes! A 380-pound lioness steps from the trees, heading towards the stream. She crouches (蹲伏) down to drink. She’s only 50 yards away. She stands up and begins to walk towards me, not knowing I’m there. When she’s just about 20 yards away, I move my camera slightly. I don’t want to shock or panic her. She freezes for a moment, then take a crouching position and continues towards me. I’m thinking, “Uh-oh, I’m about to become cat food!” I’ve approached lions before, but now the lion approaches me.

If I stand up and yell, will she leave? Maybe not. If I stand up and run, will she chase me? Probably! So I decided to stay put.

The lioness comes closer. Now she’s only about four yards from me—the closest distance that still allows me to focus my camera lens. Surprisingly, she lies down, posing like a statue in front of me. This makes me feel very small and humble (卑微的). Then she rolls over and looks at me upside down! She seems a little puzzled and appears to be trying to figure me out —Hmm, are you suitable to be eaten? You don’t look dangerous.

Breathe slowly, I remind myself, with my heart beating fast. I carefully back up my tripod (三脚架) just a bit to focus and shoot the picture. Suddenly, she leaps up. In a flash, she runs away, leaving me overwhelmed with emotion.

Getting this photograph took a long time. I spent two years waiting for a permit to track the extremely rare Asiatic lions in the Gir Forest of India and spent three months on foot searching for them. The experience felt like a gift from the forest.

1. After coming close to the author, the lioness ________.

A．pretends to be dead

B．stays and then goes away

C．tries to find the moment to attack him

D．recognizes the author and stares at him.

2. What do we know about the author?

A．He used to live in the forest.

B．He stops working when he sees the lioness.

C．He makes great efforts to get the photograph.

D．He congratulates himself upon his narrow escape.

3. The underlined words stay put in Paragraph 3 probably mean ________.

A．step forward	B．stand up
C．stay still	D．put off

4 . To be clear, Buster wasn’t my bull. He escaped his pasture next door and ________ in my barn (畜棚). I was afraid of the ________ beast that day, ________—maybe because I was new to the area—he soon became my therapist, teacher, and ________.

Once he was back in his pasture, we’d ________ over the fence from time to time, ________ such topics as hard days at work and exciting ________ at home. Of course, he did most of the ________, giving knowing ________ to show his understanding and giving the “moor-moo” sound when appropriate. When it was time to ________ the conversation, he would ________ and walk away back to his pasture. He had perfect ________.

I ________ our photos and stories on Facebook. Within a few days, they went viral. To my surprise, he had quite a(n) ________. One admirer’s dying wish was to muster the strength to ________ him in person. The fan arrived bearing apples. Buster ________ ate apples except from one tree in his pasture, but he gobbled (狼吞虎咽) them up that day. ________, Buster stopped eating long enough to ________ for photos with the seriously-ill man who thought the world of him.

In 2020, at just seven years old, Buster fell ill and drifted to the ________ to be alone when it was his time. I ________ Buster and he will always stay in my memory. There will never be another like him.

1.

A．kept up

B．woke up

C．showed up

D．picked up

2.

A．loose

B．wild

C．fierce

D．ugly

3.

A．so

B．and

C．for

D．but

4.

A．friend

B．model

C．hero

D．admirer

5.

A．sing

B．chat

C．play

D．jump

6.

A．choosing

B．describing

C．handling

D．covering

7.

A．adventures

B．characters

C．happenings

D．surroundings

8.

A．listening

B．talking

C．sharing

D．nodding

9.

A．claps

B．screams

C．glances

D．laughs

10.

A．switch

B．end

C．begin

D．continue

11.

A．shake

B．turn

C．stretch

D．bow

12.

A．knowledge

B．hearing.

C．judgement

D．timing

13.

A．published

B．made

C．edited

D．posted

14.

A．following

B．attraction

C．honour

D．trend

15.

A．support

B．hug

C．meet

D．praise

16.

A．frequently

B．rarely

C．constantly

D．occasionally

17.

A．In contrast

B．In turn

C．In addition

D．In return

18.

A．prepare

B．pose

C．pause

D．practice

19.

A．market

B．barn

C．woods

D．garden

20.

A．miss

B．respect

C．trust

D．appreciate

5 . One spring morning, I was searching for gold on an Island in Alaska. Abruptly, I froze in my tracks. No more than 20 paces in the bog (沼泽) was a huge wolf ______ in a trap.

______ at my approach, the wolf backed away. It was a ______. Somewhere in a den (兽穴) her starved pups must be awaiting her.

I ______ she hadn't been trapped long. Her baby wolves were probably still ______. But I suspected that if I tried to release her, she would ______ me.

So I decided to search for her babies. I looked for ______ that might lead me to her den. ______, with the remaining snow, I eventually spotted pups' ______ and then the den hidden among rocks.

No sound inside. Wolf pups are shy and ______. So I began copying the high-pitched (声音尖锐的) sound of a mother wolf inviting the young. No ______. Moments later, I tried again and heads popped out.

I extended my hands. They tentatively ______ my fingers. Hunger had overcome their natural ______. Then one by one, I placed them in a fur bag and ______ back. Catching sight of me, the mother wolf stood up right. Possibly ______ the smell of her young, she let out a sad whine (哀嚎). I let go of the pups, and they ______ to her.

With her young to ______, she became aggressive. What next? I ______. I fetched an iron bar. Using a rock as the supporting point, I unlocked the chain. Having gained ______, she howled at me with her head low showing ______. Watching the family disappear in the forest, I let out a sigh of relief.

1.

A．lost

B．killed

C．caught

D．buried

2.

A．Frightened

B．Pleased

C．Motivated

D．Depressed

3.

A．princess

B．beauty

C．widow

D．mother

4.

A．guessed

B．predicted

C．regretted

D．admitted

5.

A．asleep

B．alive

C．fragile

D．healthy

6.

A．forgive

B．honor

C．attack

D．fail

7.

A．streams

B．tracks

C．rocks

D．forests

8.

A．Swiftly

B．Roughly

C．Randomly

D．Fortunately

9.

A．marks

B．figures

C．shadows

D．reflections

10.

A．innocent

B．adventurous

C．cautious

D．playful

11.

A．operation

B．announcement

C．disturbance

D．response

12.

A．swallowed

B．sucked

C．scratched

D．chewed

13.

A．tolerance

B．love

C．curiosity

D．fear

14.

A．headed

B．struggled

C．edged

D．wandered

15.

A．waiting for

B．thinking of

C．picking up

D．working out

16.

A．complained

B．raced

C．bowed

D．submitted

17.

A．meet

B．amuse

C．tease

D．protect

18.

A．wondered

B．explained

C．choked

D．smiled

19.

A．sympathy

B．freedom

C．energy

D．assistance

20.

A．hatred

B．threat

C．appreciation

D．annoyance

6 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

My uncle was a forest officer of Pakhirrlay Island and this time he brought me there.

His house was in the forest. When we arrived, Sambhu saw us and rushed to open the garden gate. He was an elderly man who did my uncle’s cooking and other household work.

“How are you?” I called out.

“I’m all right.” he said, “but Payal isn’t.”

My uncle, who walked ahead of us, stopped.

“Why Sambhu, what is wrong with our friend?”

“From the day you left, she hasn’t been eating properly.”

My uncle looked worried.

“Who is Payal?” I asked Sambhu. “Why! Don’t you know? Here she is.”

I turned round. My heart skipped a beat. There was Payal, a well-trained dog, giving my uncle a warm welcome by licking (舔) his face.

Then she caught sight of me and came forward. I stood still while she sniffed my all over. Later I was told that Payal’s mother was killed when she was only ten days old. I felt sorry for her.

Soon my uncle left for work. I wondered how to pass my time. There was a small pond behind the house and I liked to sit beside it. I got up. Immediately Payal moved her tail to show she had seen me move. I could bear it no longer, this feeling of being constantly watched by two silent eyes. I walked off angrily and sat beside the pond.

WOOSH!!! I heard a splashing sound. I looked up. Payal had dived into the water and was swimming in the pond. Soon she came out of the pond and sat breathing behind me. Then Payal growled（咆哮）.

After a while, Payal growled again. This time there was a note of urgency in her growl. I could not help turning back and looking at her. She was staring at something. I looked in the same direction and broke into a cold sweat! There was a snake less than six feet away!

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

The snake was ready to attack.

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Paragraph 2:

Realizing we were out of danger, I took Payal in my arms.

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7 . One of the greatest things about getting out of the city is heading into nature and really communing with(与……融为一体)the Earth and wildlife. But sometimes, the _________ finds its way into the city.

A man named Tom Bell lives in London. When he went up to his rooftop to take a break one day, he realized he wasn’t _________ . But don’t worry. His _________ was of the fuzzy(毛茸茸的)variety. A wild fox had made its way up to the roof just in time to _________ the sunset. It was getting _________ and cold, but fortunately, there was a _________ laid out and ready for it! The tired fox just _________ to have a sleep.

Tom quickly _________ the event online with the world and received many _________ . People were obviously ____________ by the truly unbothered fox. ____________ the lucky man, the fox got up there through the fire escape. A man named Steve even played it some music to make sure the fox had the ____________ evening!

In fact, London is home to many foxes, ____________ not all of them are this cute and beautiful. They’ve come to be called urban foxes and they began to make themselves ____________ in London back in the 1930s when the city’ s growth started ____________ their natural territory(领地)．And they live in cities all over England. It is ____________ that there’s a population of about 33,000 urban foxes in total in the country.

Once Tom shared his ____________ house guest, others around London also started ____________ photos of their urban foxes! Well, it’s probably safe to say that we’re a little envious(羡慕的) of these lucky persons and their fuzzy visitors. It is ____________ to see that people and the wilderness can live together ____________ .

1.

A．sunlight

B．road

C．photo

D．wilderness

2.

A．awake

B．away

C．alone

D．alike

3.

A．visitor

B．neighbor

C．friend

D．audience

4.

A．overlook

B．follow

C．catch

D．mark

5.

A．wet

B．quiet

C．risky

D．dark

6.

A．map

B．blanket

C．garden

D．bed

7.

A．wanted

B．pretended

C．happened

D．continued

8.

A．read

B．found

C．shared

D．checked

9.

A．likes

B．tickets

C．letters

D．orders

10.

A．encouraged

B．attracted

C．confused

D．supported

11.

A．Because of

B．According to

C．Instead of

D．Expect for

12.

A．perfect

B．eventful

C．stormy

D．final

13.

A．if

B．and

C．or

D．but

14.

A．out of danger

B．above average

C．on the site

D．at home

15.

A．enlarging

B．entering

C．surrounding

D．dividing

16.

A．recognized

B．remembered

C．supposed

D．expected

17.

A．imaginary

B．trusted

C．lifelong

D．beloved

18.

A．posting

B．collecting

C．editing

D．printing

19.

A．amusing

B．important

C．amazing

D．common

20.

A．legally

B．peacefully

C．informally

D．confidently

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

It was dark and gloomy as the dark night swallowed the dense forest. The clear, starry skies in the backdrop (背景) made for a fitting view as the young koala bear made his way home along the river.

It was his first day out to search for food. He remembered every word that his mom said to him as he made his way back. But the words, “be back before dark,” were haunting (萦绕) him the most.

But the little bear lost track of time as the sun started to move towards the horizons.

The darkness had changed all that. His only guiding light was the shining north star in the sky, another advice from his mother which he refused to forget.

Suddenly, the north star disappeared. It seemed it was swallowed in the same blackness which had taken over the jungle.

But there was light, a raging light which seemed different to the little koala. It couldn’t be the sun, he thought.

It seemed it was getting nearer. The little bear stopped dead in his tracks. This didn’t seem right. Suddenly, a heat wave hit him in the face as he was surrounded by flames.

Battered and bruised (遍体鳞伤), the koala ran away from the flames. He could feel the fire chasing him, as the heat got stronger. He felt it creeping up his back almost reaching his fluffy ears. He was scared to death.

He longed to be home with his mom, away from this disorder. However, he was panicking, not knowing what to do. The heat was getting unbearable. He saw a hollow tree trunk in the distance. The little bear dived into it, hoping to find some relief from the flames.

But the unforgiving flames made him realize his mistake almost immediately. The poor soul looked on as the flames started to eat away at the trunk. The dryness made it all the more delicious for this fire monster to feast on the dead tree. The heat had made the little bear exhausted. He used the last bit of energy which he had left to run from the trunk, escaping from the flames.

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

All of a sudden, his fur caught fire.

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Paragraph 2:

A moment later the little bear was in the river with his mom.

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9 . On Friday morning when 53-year-old Thong Pham broke into the house through the unlocked back door, he took a steak knife from the kitchen.

It was dark, and the family didn't know what Marley was barking (吠) at. Taylor, Amber and their girls Finley, 6, and Sadie, 4, soon woke up and came downstairs, too. “Well, it was dark so we couldn't see anything, only could hear Marley,” Amber recalled, saying her husband then went for the lights. “And once he turned the hall light on, we realized that the guy was holed up in the corner trying to hide.”

“So I think he got to the front door and realized he couldn't get out, and by that point in time, Marley's got him cornered,” Taylor said. Pham slashed (砍) both Marley and Taylor, and blood went everywhere. Taylor shared a video summary to his Facebook page, where he said Marley was stabbed (刺) up to six times, mostly around the head and neck area. “And as I pulled back, blood shot out of my arm,” Taylor continued. “She got him pretty good and I got him pretty good in the face.”

“But it was really hard because I was trying to make sure that my husband wasn't going to die,” Amber explained, adding that she was trying to protect their two girls. “When he realized that the two girls were in the house, that's when he kind of backed up and started running. "

Taylor expressed gratitude to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. And the family is thankful for their dog Marley.

“She's our hero,” Amber said. “If it hadn't been for her, that guy could have gone in the...he could have gone to their rooms or something.” Taylor added, “Yeah, I mean, the story plays out very differently if Marley's not there.”

1. Why did the family come downstairs before daybreak?

A．To stop a break-in.	B．To lock the back door.
C．To check on Marley.	D．To turn the hall light on.

2. What happened during the fight?

A．Pham dug a hole in the corner.

B．Marley was injured but bit back.

C．Taylor had a backup from neighbors.

D．Amber fought back to protect her girls.

3. What does Taylor mainly express on his Facebook?

A．Forgiveness.

B．Concern.

C．Anger.

D．Appreciation.