1 . Jack was a kitten（猫咪）born without eyes. He was the favorite amongst the kids hanging around. However, when the time came to find him a permanent home, no one knew where Jack would ______ .

When my friend asked if I wanted a kitten with no eyes which no one would ______ , without ______ , I told her that I did want the kitten.

When first ______ home, Jack stayed mostly in my room. He walked ______ around at first and soon had no ______ running around, jumping onto my bed. He ______ a hard time when he could climb the stairs, but ______ to get down. He would sit at the top and cry until someone came and got him. Every now and then when he gets ______ he'll stop and cry. But we just call his name and talk to him and it isn't long before he finds his way back to us.

It doesn't matter that he is eyeless, Jack is always a ______ around. He'll run across the yard straight to us, ______ us with a big hug.

Jack is truly a（n） ______ I've owned a lot of kittens in my life, but Jack is the happiest, most ______ of them all. He doesn't feel ______ for himself. Jack doesn't need pity and we treasure him the way he is. The cat doesn't have disabilities; he has ______ .

1.

A．help

B．return

C．lead to

D．end up

2.

A．accept

B．serve

C．feed

D．buy

3.

A．permission

B．question

C．hesitation

D．bargain

4.

A．rushing

B．guided

C．going

D．brought

5.

A．excitedly

B．cautiously

C．hurriedly

D．endlessly

6.

A．problem

B．pleasure

C．interest

D．eagerness

7.

A．opened

B．caught

C．went through

D．found

8.

A．tried

B．failed

C．offered

D．refused

9.

A．lost

B．angry

C．tired

D．lonely

10.

A．surprise

B．event

C．joy

D．need

11.

A．waiting for

B．attacking

C．noticing

D．greeting

12.

A．assistant

B．inspiration

C．fortune

D．teacher

13.

A．playful

B．useful

C．convenient

D．costly

14.

A．sorry

B．welcome

C．amazed

D．shocked

15.

A．pride

B．choice

C．adaptabilities

D．sadness

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。

Brady was a recently retired search and rescue dog. He was not happy and missed his owner Al because Al had gone out on a rescue mission without him. Al’s nephew Steve took Brady along when he and his friend Zach went on a overnight hike. But suddenly Steve and Zach smelled something burning and they realized that lightning had set the woods on fire. Wind-blown flame had leaped from the top of one tree to another. The long dry summer had turned the forest into a tinderbox and the thunderstorm wasn’t helping much. It had more wind and lightning than rain. Zach pulled Steve’s arm.“Let’s go! We can make it back to the river we crossed today.” Steve pulled Brady’s leash and their heads down against the strong fire-wind, they hurried down the path they had followed earlier. The air was full of smoke，and pine branches broke from burning trees with a crisp sound. Steve kept his eyes on the route. All they had to do was to make it down to the river…

Brady barked a sharp warning. Ahead of them lay a dense curtain of smoke across the path. They’d never make it through that. They would have to find another escape route. The dog was pulling at his leash trying to draw them away from the smoke. This was what Brady was trained to do, and yet Steve was uneasy. It seemed to him they were moving away from the river.

Brady lifted his head and smelled the smoky wind. Suddenly, the dog ran away and disappeared. The boys yelled and shouted for him，but he didn’t come back.

They had no choice but to leave him behind. Heartsick, Steve and Zach went up a slope. He couldn’t blame Brady for panicking and escaping. He himself wanted to run even though he didn’t have a clue which way. They hadn’t gone far when there was a familiar bark, and Brady came running toward him.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Paragraph1：

“Where’ve you been?” Steve cried .

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Brady led them back down the slope and into the trees.

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3 . 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

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Once upon a time , there was a colorless tiger. His lack of color made him     1    famous that the greatest painters all over the world came to the zoo to try to put some color on him. But     2    of them succeeded.

Then along came Van Cough the painter. When he said he wanted to paint the colorless tiger, everyone had a good laugh. When entering the tiger’s cage, he began whispering in the animal’s ear, and moving his dry brush up and down the tiger’s body. And    3    everyone’s surprise, the tiger’s skin started to take on the most vivid color. Van Cough spent a long time whispering to the animal, and     4    (make) slight adjustments to his painting. The result was     5    (true) “beautiful”.

Everyone was     6    (puzzle). He explained that he had managed     7    (paint) the tiger using a phrase he kept whispering in his ear: If you didn’t follow me, you wouldn’t be free again, you shall see.”

Now you see how joyful the tiger seemed at the sight of     8    (free). The zoo authorities finally transported him to the forest and     9    (set) him free,     10    never again would he lose his color.

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Fable of the Chicken

Once upon     1     time, all the animals were called to an early morning meeting. As they gathered in the public square, one of them, the chicken, was seen by her neighbors     2    (go) in the opposite direction. “Hey, Chicken! Why are you going away from the square?” they asked. “Didn’t you receive the     3    (invite)?”

“    4    , I did.” replied the chicken. “And I would of course come to the meeting. The thing is, I have some very important personal business     5     I must attend to. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I really must go home. Please let everyone at the meeting know how sorry I am. Tell them that although I won’t be there in body, I’ll certainly be there     6     spirit! Whatever you decide, you can count on     7    ( I ) complete support. Bye!”

The question that the animals were due to debate     8    (be) what to do with the issue of humans making frequent animal sacrifices (祭献). After a lively but     9     (surprise) short debate, the decision about which animal to offer     10    (reach) without any disagreement. They chose the chicken.

6 . 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。

Once there lived a kind man named Alvin in a small village with his wife. They had a little son. One day, as Alvin was returning home from a nearby village, he came across a baby mongoose (猫鼬) crying next to his mother’s dead body.

“Oh, what a poor creature!” thought Alvin. “If I leave him here, he will surely die.” He picked him up and took him home.

“Gowri, I found this little creature on my way home. Let us take care of him,” Alvin said to his wife. “Very well along with our son, I will take care of the mongoose too,” replied Gowri.

The mongoose grew up with a lot of love and care in their house. He slept next to their son in the cradle (摇篮), drank milk and played with the boy every day. The little mongoose’s days were full of joy. As both the boy and mongoose grew up, their friendship changed to a relationship between two brothers.

The mongoose grew up fast and as days went by, Gowri began to get doubts in her mind. “After all, this is a wild animal. Sooner or later, he will show his true colors,” she thought to herself. She put the mongoose’s bed separately and would watch him carefully whenever he played with her son.

One day when Alvin was away, Gowri decided to go to the river to fetch a pot of water. She looked around and saw her son sleeping soundly in his cradle. The mongoose was also asleep on the floor at the foot of the cradle. “It should take only a few minutes. I hope I can trust that mongoose not to harm my little son,” she said to herself and hurried to the river.

Suddenly, the mongoose woke up with a start. He had heard a very low noise. Looking up, the mongoose saw a large black snake crawling (爬行) in through a hole in the wall.

“The snake will harm my brother. Mother and Father are away. I will have to protect my little brother,” thought the mongoose, as the snake came crawling towards the cradle.

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
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The brave little mongoose jumped quickly on the huge black snake.

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But as soon as Gowri saw blood on the mongoose’s mouth and teeth, she thought, “This wild animal has killed my little son.”

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7 . Cairistiona Flatley has always been an animal lover. So when she _________ a social media post about a two-legged cat in need of a(n) _________, she had a feeling that she was the _________ person to take Rexie Roo in.

Rexie Roo is a young cat who was brought to a shelter in Utah in January 2020. Both of his front legs were _________ hurt when he was found, and his rescuers guessed that he'd been _________ by a car. What's worse, the cat's legs were too damaged to be _________. Their only option was to remove his front legs to give him a second _________ of life. Despite his pain and having to _________ getting around on his back legs, Rexie Roo was always loving everyone around him.

The only _________ was whether they could find someone who was __________ to take in a pet with special needs. That's when Cairistiona came to the __________! She adopted (收养) Rexie Rooand made him feel at home. She quickly __________ that he's very food-motivated (驱使), so she used cat food to __________ him to do his at-home “physical exercise”.

“When people tell me I'm so __________ for adopting a special need cat and that he is lucky to have me, I can only think about how __________ I am to have him in my life,” “Cairistiona said. “I __________ him so much, and he has brought me a lot of __________ and peace. I think he can __________ people a lot about patience and love,” she added. “My life is __________ because he is in it. I tell everyone he is the __________ of my life.”

1.

A．saw

B．ignored

C．chose

D．published

2.

A．cage

B．family

C．judge

D．operation

3.

A．outgoing

B．honest

C．brave

D．perfect

4.

A．badly

B．slightly

C．mostly

D．nearly

5.

A．taken away

B．turned away

C．knocked down

D．put down

6.

A．cured

B．replaced

C．lifted

D．trained

7.

A．reason

B．honor

C．impression

D．chance

8.

A．object to

B．hurry up

C．adapt to

D．give up

9.

A．opinion

B．problem

C．way

D．suggestion

10.

A．thankful

B．rich

C．willing

D．creative

11.

A．check

B．treatment

C．agreement

D．rescue

12.

A．discovered

B．announced

C．stressed

D．imagined

13.

A．force

B．encourage

C．promise

D．permit

14.

A．calm

B．awkward

C．anxious

D．kind

15.

A．lucky

B．regretful

C．upset

D．generous

16.

A．respect

B．trust

C．love

D．miss

17.

A．tension

B．desire

C．joy

D．pain

18.

A．prepare

B．teach

C．award

D．require

19.

A．tough

B．ordinary

C．shorter

D．better

20.

A．pressure

B．light

C．challenge

D．truth

8 . One of the most powerful forces of nature is motherly love. It is found not just in humans but is _________ among many other types of creatures. It is well known the mother bears are fiercely _________ of their young and can easily attack any _________ human being. About 20 years ago, a homeless _________ drew international headlines. In Argentina a man was walking on a_________ night when he heard the cries of a baby. Following the sound, he found a newborn human baby being warmed by a dog. The baby, who had been _________ by her mother, was later taken to hospital with only minor _________

An animal's maternal (母性的) instinct can be so strong that the mother will often _________ her own life to save her young. When cases of this type of _________ are reported, the stories can be heartwarming or __________, depending on the circumstances. One story related to Australia's deadly wildfires touched people across the world. A firefighter__________ a female koala (考拉) lying on top of her young, __________ its baby from smoke. Another story however, ended sadly. Last year, people in America found an opossum (负鼠) that had been __________ by a car, lying in the street, but __________ the pocket of skin on its stomach were nine protected babies, still drinking milk from their dead mother's body.

The love of a mother indeed knows no__________.

1.

A．complex

B．crucial

C．specific

D．evident

2.

A．proud

B．protective

C．skeptical

D．sick

3.

A．threatening

B．inspiring

C．annoying

D．striking

4.

A．man

B．woman

C．dog

D．bear

5.

A．hot

B．cold

C．clear

D．quiet

6.

A．abandoned

B．protected

C．tended

D．wrapped

7.

A．setbacks

B．concerns

C．errors

D．injuries

8.

A．cherish

B．risk

C．lengthen

D．change

9.

A．romances

B．fantasies

C．sacrifices

D．memories

10.

A．tragic

B．funny

C．thrilling

D．scary

11.

A．looked into

B．ran into

C．burst into

D．got into

12.

A．distinguishing

B．separating

C．sheltering

D．releasing

13.

A．seized

B．carried

C．killed

D．stopped

14.

A．inside

B．outside

C．over

D．beyond

15.

A．benefits

B．boundaries

C．results

D．secrets

9 . I’m Reed, 26 years old and from New York City, but I moved to Florida several months ago. I found out on the website that there was a huge rescue effort still going on down here and that volunteers were desperately needed. I was able to get a good friend to sponsor my trip here and had the opportunity to come up for a couple of weeks through the Christmas season,

When I first got here we were just moving into the new building. The first half of my stay I was mainly helping to set this place up, help build a lot of the dug runs and just help out with whatever else was needed. The second week I started to be able to get out more and started filling up feeding stations in St. Bernard Parish.

One day we were out trying to check out an extremely pregnant dog that was reported to be out in St. Bernard Parish, which would soon have parts of it destroyed so getting as many animals out of there as possible was definitely a priority (最重要的事). When we arrived at the location we did see a female dog that clearly had already given birth to her puppies. I tied to befriend her as much as possible, giving her treats and slowly trying to build her trust. She wasn’t going far, so that indicated her puppies were nearby.

Once we built somewhat of a rapport with her, we started to search for the puppies. Almost giving up, we arrived at a house that seemed like it could be a possibility. I got on my hands and knees trying to make out what was going on under the house, staying as quiet as possible. All of a sudden, I heard the weakest sound of a puppy’s crying. After homing in on it a little bit more, there was clearly a trash under the house. After getting a little more help, we were able to get the puppies from under the house with success and we found out they weren’t even a week old.

This experience was so unbelievable, one I know I’ll never forget.

1. What did Reed do in the first week in Florida?

A．Feeding dogs in the streets.

B．Searching for sponsorship to travel.

C．Helping with some construction work.

D．Assisting in tearing down an old building.

2. Which of the following can best describe Reed?

A．Warm-hearted and promising.	B．Enthusiastic and caring.
C．Considerate and generous.	D．Kind and humorous.

3. What does the underlined word “rapport” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Extreme hatred.

B．Everlasting friendship.

C．Harmonious relationship.

D．Psychological defense.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The puppies were strong and lively.

B．Reed made efforts to save the puppies.

C．St. Bernard Parish was being destroyed.

D．The female dog would give birth to puppies.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

There was once a very lazy bird called Joe. When there was something he had to do, he would keep     1     (put) it off until there was hardly enough time left. Other birds always told     2     (he), “You can’t leave everything to the last minute.” However, Joe just wouldn’t listen.

When autumn came, the other birds began to prepare for the long journey to a warm area     3     Joe still put it off again and again. One day when he     4     (wake) up and found that all the other birds were gone, he realized that he would have to spend the long cold winter     5     his own. He had to admit that it was his own fault.

Joe knew he could do things well when he put his mind to them, so he began to prepare for winter. First, he found     6     place between rocks. Then, he made a new nest with branches, stones and     7     (leaf). Next, he filled the nest with fruit, enough     8     (last) the whole winter. Finally, he dug a little pool in the cave so that he would have enough water.

When spring came and his old friends returned, they all felt     9     (surprise). They could hardly believe that such a lazy bird had     10     (manage) to build such a wonderful nest.