1 . Dogs are often referred to as “man's best friend”. But MacKenzie, a four-pound Chihuahua (奇瓦瓦狗), who was named winner of the 2020 American Hero Dog competition, is making the world a better place for humans and animals alike. Often called the “Oscars for dogs”, the award recognizes dogs who make great contributions to society.

This year's competition attracted over 400 competitors from across the country. While all were impressive, it was tiny MacKenzie who won the judges' hearts. Born at a rescue shelter in Hilton, New York, in 2013, she had a cleft palate (腭裂) that required her to be tube fed for the first year of her life. A life-saving operation, performed in 2014, gave her the ability to eat and drink independently, enabling the tiny dog to focus on doing what she loved most: taking care of others.

The seven-year-old Chihuahua is now gainfully “employed” by the Mid Foundation, a Rochester, New York-based non-profit organization that shelters and cares for animals born with disabilities. MacKenzie's official job is “to provide love and care for baby rescue animals born with birth defects”. The Chihuahua is good at her job and has nurtured many different species-from puppies to kittens to turkeys, squirrels, birds and even a goat. She acts as their mother and teaches them how to socialize, play, and have good manners.

In addition to her role as an animal caretaker, MacKenzie also has the important job of greeting the foundation's volunteers and friends. The incredible dog, who has lost her ability to bark, also visits area schools to help children understand physical disabilities in both animals and people. Her heart-warming and inspiring story makes MacKenzie worthy of America's top dog honor!

1. What made MacKenzie American Hero Dog?

A．Being man's best friend.	B．Her struggle with disabilities.
C．Rescuing animals with disabilities.	D．Her contributions to a better world.

2. What can we infer about MacKenzie from Paragraph 2?

A．Her growth path was not easy.	B．She was deserted by her owner.
C．She was operated on at two years old.	D．She still needs taking care of by others.

3. What does the underlined word “nurtured” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Trained.

B．Comforted.

C．Tended.

D．Abused.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．MacKenzie—The Most Hard-working Dog	B．MacKenzie—America's “Most Heroic Dog”
C．Chihuahua—Inspiration of Positive Energy	D．Chihuahua—Appeal for Animals' Protection

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。

I bought Jude as a tiny puppy after my previous dog died in a horrible incident. My heart was just broken and it was only having Jude that brought me back round from that pain. He was a lovely and happy pet.

For the first time in years, our whole family had gone on holiday together. It was only for four days but it meant my dog Jude was going to be looked after by someone outside the family. I was a bit nervous about it. After struggling for several days, I eventually booked him into a home boarding place in Belfast. I was worried about him the moment he was dropped off, because he had never been in kennels before.

The emotions we have gone through in the last few days have been awful. Jude was used to the comforts of a home and he had never been on his own before. Thus, I was worried about him at the bottom of my heart. Then unfortunately, the accident happened.

We went away on Monday, July 11, and he was missing on the 12th after being left in an exercise area. But it was on Thursday that I was told he had gone though I messaged the kennels every day to see how he was.

The moment we got home, we went looking for him but we didn’t know the area. My daughters Karla and Leanne took a tent and camped out to keep looking for Jude and they con-firmed a number of sightings of him. There were leaflet drops, drones put up and ground searches and posters. Social media was flooded with his photo and we got news of lots of sightings which helped. On Sunday night, my grandson Caidon who is nine, his mum Ashleigh and their dog Bonnie, went with us to the location of a reported sighting by a kind man and there Jude was.

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。

As soon as Jude heard his friend Bonnie? he ran straight to him.

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Jude suffered an injury to his right paw (爪) and some weight loss.

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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。

Hurriedly, Melissa came running to Rocky’s house out of breath. “Come with me quickly! There is a dog near the shrubs behind my house which is barking loudly. I think something is wrong with him. Let’s go and see what happened,” said Mel.

After putting down the book he was reading, Rocky went with Mel and saw a small dog trying to untangle himself from the shrubs. Being unable to set himself free, he thought barking would help him. Seeing this, Rocky and Mel immediately helped him out and he walked with a limp. Just then, Jason, Jenny, and Lindsay walked towards them.

“Hi, whose dog is this?” asked Lindsay, “We don’t know. I heard him barking and called Rocky to help him come out of the shrubs,” replied Mel. “He has cuts on his body and is bleeding,” observed Jenny.

“What should we do?” questioned Mel. “He hasn’t got a collar around his neck so I suppose he is a stray dog. Let’s hand him over to the center for stray animals,” said Jason.

The friends took him to the center. The vet treated his wounds and gave him some milk. When the friends were about to leave, the dog looked at them with sad eyes and barked softly. Jason went to him and said, “Rest up, old fellow. We will come to visit you soon.”

A few days later, the friends visited the center and met the stray dog. He ran to them barking happily. They played with the dog that they named Bruno. After half an hour, the friends returned home.

The next morning, Rocky said, “Today is ‘World Animal Day’. Let’s go and meet Bruno.” The friends walked to the center and saw that Bruno was wearing a collar with the words “Brave Bruno” written on it. They were all surprised at this and wondered why he was wearing such a collar.

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。
Paragraph 1:

The manager told them about the special collar.

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Paragraph 2:

“Wow, Bruno, you are the best dog ever,” said Mel.

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4 . Recep Mirzan from Turkey and a white swan are as close as a family. They haven't been ________ for nearly four decades. The story of their amazing________has melted the hearts of millions.

Mirzan was in a car when he spotted a ________ swan in an empty field in 1984. He had no idea that he was about to ________ his best friend. Mirzan ________ realized that leaving the bird there meant its ________, as predators would have most likely eaten it, so he stopped the ________, took it home and started nursing it back to health.

After the female swan ________ ,it didn't try to fly away. ________ ,it befriended the other animals on Mirzan's   farm in the Karaagac region, and decided to ________ Mirzan named her Garip. Here, she has ________ the changes of Mirzan's farm for the last 37 years!

“She seems to ________ me completely. She comes when I call her. Since 1984,she has never left me, ________ during the river floods,” Mirzan said. “She used to be ________ ,but she has grown old now, which makes me think she should be ________ more carefully from now on. Science has ________ swans can generally live for 20-25 years, but to my ________, Garip has lived much longer than the average lifespan.”

To take more ________ care of the swan, he moved Garip's   coop from the ________ to his yard. During the day, she is busy ________ her human friend around, either during his daily chores, or on his evening walks. Mirzan regards Garip as his child.

1.

A．different

B．controllable

C．separate

D．unfortunate

2.

A．honesty

B．friendship

C．struggle

D．success

3.

A．caged

B．hidden

C．deserted

D．wounded

4.

A．beat

B．meet

C．challenge

D．interview

5.

A．quickly

B．occasionally

C．frequently

D．rarely

6.

A．choice

B．profit

C．death

D．failure

7.

A．bird

B．plan

C．pedestrian

D．car

8.

A．changed

B．recovered

C．appeared

D．traveled

9.

A．Instead

B．Also

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

10.

A．stick around

B．move on

C．hang out

D．hold up

11.

A．witnessed

B．made

C．demanded

D．accepted

12.

A．encourage

B．understand

C．remember

D．approve

13.

A．then

B．just

C．even

D．yet

14.

A．sensitive

B．intelligent

C．strong

D．considerate

15.

A．supported

B．motivated

C．examined

D．attended

16.

A．expected

B．suspected

C．meant

D．proved

17.

A．interest

B．relief

C．puzzle

D．regret

18.

A．normal

B．similar

C．convenient

D．flexible

19.

A．farm

B．tree

C．river

D．garden

20.

A．guiding

B．helping

C．comforting

D．following

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成对该问题的回答。

Once upon a time, there was a tiger. His name was Kamau which means the quiet soldier. Kamau wondered, “Will I ever live up to my name?” Kamau is young and makes friends with everyone, but thinks low of himself. His leg disability makes it hard to walk. It makes him feel useless. But what he doesn’t know is that today will change it all.

One bright morning, Kamau spotted a bird in a tree, whose bright colors are so cheerful. She looked old. And he noticed one of her wings was cut. Kamau kept on walking towards the bird. “My name is Jelani,” she squawked as if she could read his mind. “I am Kamau,” he roared. “I know,” she said as if she had been watching over him his whole life. They spent a moment studying each other. At last, Kamau continued going past the tree.

“Do you know the meaning of your name?” she asked. Kamau stopped. The pain showed in his eyes. This is a question he has asked himself every day.

“My name means quiet soldier,” he said. Then he paused. “But I have been given the wrong name, for I am no warrior.”

“Do you know what my name means?” she asked. There was silence. “It means mighty. But as you can see, my body is not fit for it.” Then she looked up.

Kamau asked, “What are you looking at?”

“I am dreaming of flying free. Have you ever thought of running through the jungle, pride in your face?”

“We will never get that kind of life.” Kamau said angrily.

Jelani expected this. So, she explained why she didn’t care about it. “Sometimes, you have to let go of the things you don’t have and make do with what you have.”

“But even if I know this, I can’t be happy because I can’t do anything about my body. My mind knows it,” he said.

“I don’t know what you’ll be, but your mind tells you. It’s telling you that you’re useless, but if you ask your mind to stop, you will find your true self!” Jelani tells him.

Kamau realizes how lucky he was to have met Jelani. How fortunate he was to be able to change his mind.

Kamau finishes the story, making his sons think. It’s a year later and Kamau is a father. He hopes to teach his sons the same lesson that Jelani taught him. “Sons, we can’t always depend on physical abilities to show us who we are. First, think about what your mind can do to change your bad feelings into good ones.”

1. Why does Kamau think low of himself?
2. Paraphrase the underlined sentence in paragraph 2.
Kamau spotted a bird in a tree, whose bright colors are so cheerful
3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Kamau finally realized that it is important to move on toward the things you desire and forget what you already have.
4. What ways do you have to change your bad feelings into good ones?（50词左右）

6 . Any dog’s love can feel like a miracle(奇迹). Mason is a strong _________, and he may be the kind one that can bring happy surprise on Earth. He _________ a storm last spring. His family thought he would be _________ there, but the storm broke the garage door and Mason _________.

That day a lot of people _________ a lot. Mason’s family was _________ that they were just to be alive, _________ the storm had left their home broken. But they were _________ at the thought that their sweet friend had died. They _________ the neighbourhood, hoping to find him, but Mason didn’t ____________ up.

Three weeks after the ____________, Mason’s family stopped by the house to collect some things that once ____________ to them. There Mason sat on the front door, so ____________ to see his family that his entire body was shaking. Where had Mason stayed during the storm? What did he eat for those long weeks? How did he ____________ his way back home without any help from the others? There was no answer to those ____________ and no time to think. Mason was thin and couldn’t stand well. The family quickly found the ____________ and learned their dog had returned home on broken front legs. “He was ____________ badly,” says Doster, who had spent days helping pets with their owners. He also got in touch with Dr. William, who ____________ to perform the operation for free.

Mason was hurt so bad that he needed weeks to ____________. By the time he returned home to his family in September, he was jumping around like a ____________ dog again. “It is really a miracle!” Doster says.

1.

A．cat

B．by

C．dog

D．horse

2.

A．went through

B．looked for

C．died from

D．fell into

3.

A．safe

B．lovely

C．lonely

D．brave

4.

A．woke

B．escaped

C．disappeared

D．starved

5.

A．gained

B．found

C．enjoyed

D．suffered

6.

A．upset

B．calm

C．grateful

D．dangerous

7.

A．so that

B．even though

C．as if

D．now that

8.

A．honest

B．certain

C．special

D．sorry

9.

A．designed

B．searched

C．protected

D．solved

10.

A．get

B．turn

C．end

D．pick

11.

A．disaster

B．miracle

C．festival

D．celebration

12.

A．belonged

B．went

C．got

D．fell

13.

A．tired

B．excited

C．frightened

D．determined

14.

A．find

B．decide

C．prepare

D．keep

15.

A．stories

B．reasons

C．experiences

D．questions

16.

A．rest

B．medicine

C．result

D．help

17.

A．beaten

B．hurt

C．paid

D．fixed

18.

A．volunteered

B．tried

C．continued

D．struggled

19.

A．leave

B．count

C．recover

D．develop

20.

A．weak

B．healthy

C．clever

D．hopeful

7 . Why I Hate Cats

My name is Oreo, and I’m a ten-year-old, black-and-white Portuguese Water Dog. I’m well-mannered, polite, and friendly. But there is one thing that does set me off: cats. Frankly, I can’t stand them. With their messy hair, beady little eyes, and pointy teeth, they just set my curly coat on end.

I’m particularly not fond of the cat — the gray-colored creature across the street. If she would just stay in her house or even her yard, it wouldn’t be so bad. But, unlike me, she gets to go wherever she wants. No collar, no leash, and no boundaries from what I can see.

Like any responsible pet, I generally stay within my owners’ enclosed back yard. And when I do go out, it’s on a leash held by a human and attached to a collar. Ms. Gray Puss, on the other hand, wanders collarless across the street any time she likes. She even does her business anywhere and anytime she prefers, including on my owners’ lawn.

If she would just stay off my property, I’d be okay with her superior airs and standoffish attitude. But that’s not how she rolls. Sometimes, she comes over and pollutes my owners’ front garden, knowing full well that I’m only a few yards away on the other side of the fence and powerless to stop her.

Sometimes, when my owner takes me for a walk, I’ll spot that animal and take a run at her. Unfortunately, I always forget that I’m on a leash. Before I know it, I’m being dragged backwards. What’s particularly awkward is that the gray one doesn’t even move. I guess she knows I can’t get at her, and that’s why she doesn’t even deign to get up on all fours and at least hiss at me.

Mark my words: Someday, one of my owners will forget to lock the front gate, one of the fence boards will fall off, or my male owner Dave will forget to fully secure the leash. And when that day comes, someone’s going to suffer. I’m not sure why, but Dave keeps saying he thinks it will be me.

1. What do the underlined words “set me off” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．To see me off.	B．To make me laugh.
C．To make me annoyed.	D．To set out.

2. Who is number one on my hate list?

A．Ms. Gray Puss.

B．Dave.

C．Oreo.

D．Portuguese Water Dog.

3. Why do I hate Ms. Gray Puss?

A．Because she always shows off in front of me.

B．Because I envy her freedom.

C．Because she pollutes my owner’s front garden.

D．Because she walks around without a leash.

4. What does Dave mean by keeping saying he thinks it will be me?

A．It’ll be my fault to forget to lock the front door.

B．It’ll be careless of me to forget to secure the leash.

C．It will be I who will suffer if anything mentioned above happens.

D．It will be I who will break the fence boards.

8 . 语法填空

One morning, Mr. Wolf told his wife he would catch some toads (癞蛤蟆)for her to eat.     1     (hear) these annoying words, Mrs. Wolf grabbed a pan to beat him. Not wanting to     2     (scold) by his wife, Mr. Wolf decided to invent something to help him catch goats. He got     3     (inspire) when he saw a spring(弹簧) and invented a pair of spring shoes. With the magic shoes, Mr. Wolf     4     (jump) onto the sky above the sheep village where the goats were practicing spears (标枪). Seeing Mr. Wolf, the goats immediately threw their spears at him with a     5     (frighten) look on their faces. Hearing a loud noise, Red Wolf opened the door and found her husband     6     (trap) to the wall with many spears in his body. As a determined inventor, Mr. Wolf didnˈt lose heart. He improved his invention and made a new pair of spring shoes, hoping     7     (catch) the goats.

In order to defeat Big Big Wolf, Slow Goat     8     (lose) in thought. Suddenly, a good idea occurred to him. After a few days’ experiment, a magic insole (鞋垫) was invented,     9     (make) Mr. Wolf badly injured as he hit his house heavily. And he had to have his house     10    (repair)in the following week.

9 . 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

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did the boy notice about the dog?

A．It was hungry.

B．It was cold.

C．It was scared.

2. What did the boy do for the dog once he got home?

A．He found a raincoat for it.

B．He got a box of food for it.

C．He made a simple home for it.

3. How did the dog help the boy in the storm?

A．By bringing him back home.

B．By barking loudly to ask for help.

C．By keeping him warm in the snow.