1 . 1. Look at the pictures and write a passage to tell the story in your own words.
2. Write your own understandings of the relationship between family members.
3. 100—120 words.

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2 . Wow, that’s huge! But in my o_________, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.观点（根据中英文提示拼写单词）

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。

“WOW. I can’t believe how many people are showing up for this!” Dandelion Pinkley said. She stood in the wide parking lot of the E-Z Life Elephant Sanctuary, watching a lot of cars getting close. Her brother Doodlebug, their cousin Rudyard, and other kids were with her. All of them were ready to wash those cars.

The elephants who lived at E-Z Life had been saved. Now they enjoyed a safe home. And every clean car meant a few more dollars to support their well-being. So working the car wash was a great way to spend a summer day!

The first few cars parked. The drivers paid, and the kids got to work.

“My car is messy!” one driver said as she paid up.

“You’re not kidding.” Doodlebug said. He began washing it.

Nearby, Cousin Rudyard began shining the bumpers (保险杠) on a classic car. “Whoopee!” he shouted. “I love this car, and it’s perfect now!”

He turned to the next car, singing a funny elephant song along with some other kids. A few elephants began to come together at the wooden fence (栅栏).

“They’re happy,” Dandelion’s best friend, Tomiko, said.

“And look at the babies,” Dandelion said, as one put its trunk (象鼻) through the fence and waved at them. “We need to work faster, so we can get them more money!”

All the kids stepped up the action. For a while, it was a lot of fun. The car wash went perfectly. People drove up and paid their money. But the noise and the summer heat began to wear the young car washers down.

“I can’t take this too much longer,” Doodlebug said to his sister.

“I know,” Dandelion agreed, “but there are still so many cars waiting for a wash.” The line of cars seemed endless.

“I need a break,” Rudyard said.

“But we need to help the elephants!” Dandelion said, wanting nothing more than to take a rest. A second later she did.

“What’s the matter with you kids?” one driver complained (抱怨). “It’s only midmorning. You can’t stop working because of tiredness. You’re kids!”

注意：1.续写词数应为 150左右：
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Doodlebug complained, but he started to work again.

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But before Dandelion reached the next car in line, the elephants had begun shooting water out their trunks and spraying (喷洒) each car clean.

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4 . 15 years ago, Andrew McLindon was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend’s son. The boy had ________ known the pleasure of biking because he suffered from a balance disturbance (平衡障碍).

When he got home, McLindon, now 60, went online and ________ a three-wheel recumbent bike, perfect for a child with balance problems. Soon the boy was ________ around the street with his friends, having ________ and getting exercise. But there was more, as McLindon noticed after doing this small act of ________. “I saw him interacting (互动) with other kids,” McLindon says. “I’ll never forget the ________ on his face.”

That smile led to the McLindon Family Foundation. The group works to ________ adaptive (有适应性的) bikes to children with special needs. The bikes are ________ and can cost thousands of dollars, a price out of reach for many families.

McLindon said the happiness of telling families they are getting this ________ is great as he remembered a(n) ________ he had with a mom telling her the foundation was giving her child a bike.

“She said ‘A bike for my child, a bike for my child.’ She couldn’t ________ it. The phone went ________ for two minutes… and when she came back, she was crying.” McLindon said. “After I hung up, I was just shouting. ‘Yes, yes.’ I was so ________ because that’s what I live for.”

For kids lucky enough to get an adaptive bike, it is a ________ changer.

“We worked with a 14-year-old who has spina bifida (脊柱裂),” said McLindon. “She spent most days watching TV. Soon after she ________ her bike, she was training for special-needs triathlons (三项全能运动).”

1.

A．almost

B．never

C．even

D．also

2.

A．changed

B．shared

C．remembered

D．found

3.

A．biking

B．walking

C．searching

D．talking

4.

A．success

B．luck

C．fun

D．support

5.

A．bravery

B．mindfulness

C．creation

D．kindness

6.

A．surprise

B．smile

C．fear

D．pain

7.

A．give

B．sell

C．borrow

D．introduce

8.

A．popular

B．common

C．expensive

D．different

9.

A．gift

B．prize

C．advice

D．idea

10.

A．meeting

B．interview

C．training

D．call

11.

A．accept

B．believe

C．forget

D．prove

12.

A．silent

B．busy

C．free

D．ready

13.

A．interested

B．sorry

C．excited

D．nervous

14.

A．tool

B．life

C．record

D．time

15.

A．suggested

B．repaired

C．got

D．returned

5 . A songbird jumps around in the woods near Washington, D. C. On its back it carries a very small, lightweight electronic device called a tag (标签). Ecologist Emily Williams watches from behind a bush. On this clear spring day, she says, “Now I’m watching to see whether he’s found a mate.” The bird has moved to a nearby tree where there is another robin. When the bird leaves, this new device it carries will send data about its position to a special satellite, then back to Williams’ computer.

The Georgetown University researchers have been attaching tracking (跟踪) tags on birds and animals for many years. But, the International Space Station and the involved satellite now provide new ways to receive the information sent by the tags. The new system permits scientists to watch songbird movements from a faraway place in much greater detail than before.

“We’re in a sort of golden age for bird research,” said Adriaan Dokter, an ecologist at Cornell University, adding that the technology is improving as the tags are made smaller and smaller. “We can track a robin by satellite with smaller and smaller chips. The device that the robin wears can report its immediate place on Earth, within about 10 meters. Ten years ago, that was unthinkable,” said the scientist, who is not involved in Williams’ study.

A second new device, for only the heaviest robins, provides more information about the bird’s movements; future versions may also measure the humidity and barometric pressure of the space the bird occupies. The devices are known as ICARUS tags.

Martin Wikelski is director of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. His scientific team is working to improve the ICARUS technology. He hopes that more and better devices could help develop what he called “an Internet of animals”—a collection of sensors around the world giving us a better picture of the movement of life on the planet.

1. What is Emily Williams doing in the woods?

A．Trying to catch a songbird.

B．Observing a bird with a new device.

C．Playing a bird game on the computer.

D．Taking an adventure trip in the nature.

2. How does the electronic device help the researchers?

A．Find the exact place of the robins quickly.

B．Take control of the robins easily.

C．Collect all the information from the satellite.

D．Communicate with the robin in a faraway place.

3. How does the text mainly develop?

A．By explaining the reasons.	B．By making a comparison.
C．By listing two new devices.	D．By analyzing the data.

4. Which is the expectation of Martin Wikelski?

A．People can use more devices to keep healthy.

B．Technology can give better ways to track animals.

C．Human beings and animals can live in harmony.

D．People will know more about animals from the Internet.

6 . It is often said that the best teachers are those who are able to form a sincere relationship with their students. This was never a problem for my second-grade teacher, as she viewed all of her students as family. Of course. in my case, it was actually true, because my second-grade teacher was my mother.

I won’t lie and say the year was easy. At times, there were difficulties starting the school day as teacher and student when there had been an issue at home as mother and son. The same can be said for after school when my mother just happened to know every little thing that happened during the school day.

My mother decided to move me up to the third-grade reading class. I used to joke that it was simply because she wanted me out of her classroom for part of the day, but I knew better. She had too much respect for education to do such a thing.

Even as she was ill and had a long stay in hospital, my mother, the teacher, still made me check in to see how her students were doing as the school year wrapped up. She also continued to press me about my future writing projects to make sure that I never gave up on my dreams, as well as checking that the plots all made sense.

I know that some people might refuse the idea of having their mother as a teacher as I did at first, but looking back, I can tell you I am grateful for that opportunity. While telling time and counting change are important lessons, they pale in comparison to the lessons Mom taught me about faith, love, and family. Those lessons are at the core of who she was and are cornerstones (基石) of my beliefs because of her. She was my favorite and best teacher.

1. What challenge did the author face with his mother as his second-grade teacher?

A．The difficulty of getting along with his mother at school.

B．The challenge of separating the two identities of his mother.

C．The pressure of his mother knowing everything about him.

D．The struggle to focus on studying with his mother in the same classroom.

2. How did the author feel about his move to the third-grade reading class?

A．He understood his mother very well.

B．He thought it was a poor decision.

C．He was angered by this arrangement.

D．He thought his mother was only joking.

3. Which of the following can best describe the author’s mother as a teacher?

A．Strict.

B．Patient.

C．Knowledgeable.

D．Responsible.

4. Why was the author grateful for having his mother as a teacher?

A．It gave him a sense of duty.

B．It enabled him to work hard.

C．It taught him valuable life lessons.

D．It made him have a good education.

7 . Like many others, Animal Lovers League (ALL) all started with a love for animals. ALL is a charity and home to over 500 dogs and cats. It encourages the public to adopt (领养) instead of buying animals and tries to help the animals at ALL find loving families.

Tasks that the founders, Cathy and Mohan, as well as volunteers carry out to care for the animals include feeding them, taking sick animals to hospital and bringing them for checkups.

The adoption process at ALL:

STEP 1 Contact us

Learn more details about our animals for adoption, or view them on our website www.animalloversleague.com .

For dog adoptions, please WhatsApp Catheryn at 9753 3320.

For cat adoptions, please WhatsApp Mohan at 9670 8052.

STEP 2 Meet our furry kids

Get a chance to play with our furry kids, one-on-one, to find your perfect match!

All adoption visits are by appointment (预约) only. No walk-ins are allowed.

STEP 3 Homestay

We will interview you and do a home visit to ensure you are able to take care of our kids.

After that, you will go through the adoption initiation (开始) process with a 2-week homestay to see if our furry baby is able to get used to the environment of your home and if you can follow the lifestyle of having a furry kid to care for.

STEP 4 Successful adoption

You will be asked to fill in an adoption form upon the completion of this process.

We will keep in contact with you to check up on your progress.

No adoption fees are required as we do not put a price on the lives of our furry kids.

1. What do we know about Animal Lovers League?

A．It focuses on taking care of animals.

B．It offers professional medical treatment to animals.

C．It is home to many animals including dogs and cats.

D．It was set up to stop the buying and selling of animals.

2. What is the purpose of STEP 2?

A．To give people some detailed information about the animals at ALL.

B．To ask people to provide a home for the animals at ALL.

C．To teach people how to get along with animals at ALL.

D．To invite people to get close to the animals at ALL.

3. What should people do at the end of the adoption process?

A．Give some money to ALL.	B．Complete an adoption form.
C．Attend an adoption interview.	D．Do some volunteer work for ALL.

8 . ※ Brown Girl Dreaming

By Jacqueline Woodson

As a winner of the National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and a Newberry Honor Book, in her book, Brown Girl Dreaming, the author uses poetry to tell her true story of growing up as a black woman in the 1960s and 1970s. Woodson’s beautiful language explores big ideas while describing her family, her growing awareness of race and the civil rights movement, and her life in South Carolina and New York City.

※ When You Were Everything

By Ashley Woodfolk

Cleo and Layla have been best friends for years. But in their second year of middle school, everything changes. Layla starts hanging out with her new friends, and the two girls’ friendship slowly ends. Cleo is still trying to make sense of what happened as she tries to make new friends. Told across two timelines, Cleo’s story of sadness surrounding a lost friendship will be relevant for many 8th graders trying to deal with past middle school friend drama and looking forward to high school.

※ The Hound of the Baskervilles

By Arthur Conan Doyle

The famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson set out to look into a new case in Dartmoor, England. A man is dead, with many dog paw prints leading to his body. Holmes and Watson arrive in Dartmoor to find several unexplainable events and clues. Together, they start to figure out a puzzle that has defined mystery and detective fiction ever since.

※ The Hobbit

By J. R. R. Tolkien

This story is an opener to the longer and more challenging The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It’s an adventure story set in a fantasy world. With dwarves (小矮人), hobbits, sword fights, wizards and dragons, the book’s plot and humor have stood the test of time.

1. How is Brown Girl Dreaming different from the other books?

A．It focuses on city life.	B．It uses clear language.
C．It has won many awards.	D．It tells humorous stories.

2. What is When You Were Everything mainly about?

A．Friendship and growth.	B．Lost love and gained hope.
C．Learning to be more independent.	D．Dealing with pressure from schoolwork.

3. Which book suits whoever wants to read about adventures?

A．The Hobbit	B．Brown Girl Dreaming
C．When You Were Everything	D．The Hound of the Baskervilles

9 . 任务型阅读

On a windy day, Emily invited Nora to play football in her garden, “I go first!” Nora shouted as she kicked the ball towards Emily.

“Is that all you got? Watch me, the champion, hit the ball. It will travel off to infinity (无穷大)!”

Emily ran like the wind to the ball and kicked it so hard that it flew over the fence of her garden and into the neighbor’s house. There was a sharp cracking sound.

“Uhoh...what did you do?” Nora asked, feeling afraid.

“I...I don’t know. Ohno! I think I broke my neighbor’s window, “Emily cried as she dashed across her garden and hid behind some cherry bushes. Nora faded into thin air.

Terror was written all over Emily’s face. She saw the neighbor, Mr. Mason, picking up the pieces of sharp glass. There was anger, as well as panic, on his face.

The sun was setting. Emily knew that it was not secure for her to stay out so late. Eventually, as the light faded, she returned home, keeping her eyes wide open for the neighbor.

Her heart was shaking as she cautiously arrived home. Her mother saw the sweat on her face. She knew, her daughter had done something wrong. Mothers at next to Emily on the comfortable sofa and then asked, “Emily, are you okay? Is something wrong?”

Emily held her mother’s hands. Her eyes were wet with tears. “Mom, I did something bad, but it was unintentional. I hit the football so hard that it flew out of our garden and broke Mr. Mason’s window.”

Mother listened to her patiently as she calmed her and wiped her tears away. Then she held a sharp-tipped pencil. “Do you know why pencils have erasers?” Mother asked, surprising Emily since she wasn’t expecting such a question.

1. 根据语篇内容填写表格(每空不限词数)

Where	In the garden
Who	Emily, Nora, Mr. Mason, Emily’s mother
What	. On a windy day, Emily invited Nora to play football in her garden. Emily _________ by accident. . Emily was so frightened that _________.Nora faded into thin air. . Emily saw her neighbor Mr. Mason, _________. She dared not return home until darkness fell. . Emily arrived home _________, and told her mother what had happened. . Mother calmed Emily and asked her _________.

按情节推进，用完整句子回答问题
2. How did Emily react when realizing what her mother wanted to say?
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3. What did Emily decide to do to make up for her mistake?
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4. What did Emily do to reduce her nervousness before knocking on the door?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
5. How did Mr. Mason react to Emily’s late but sincere apology?
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6. How did Emily feel when she got forgiveness from Mr. Mason?
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10 .

Aron Ralston will forever be known as the guy who cut his handoff to escape an accident that left him stuck between two huge rocks.

Ralston was_________in Blue John Canyon in Utah alone. As he came down a canyon, a rock became loose and_________his hand. No one knew he was there, and he only had a little bit of water and a little bit of food. It was up to him to_________himself. He decided to self-amputate (截肢) in order to save himself after_________for three days. But after two days of trying_________methods, he nearly gave up.

That is until an idea came to him on day six: he could_________apart of his own arm. After an hour of work with a cheap multitool (多刃刀具), he made a successful_________and had to get back to his vehicle, going down a 65-footwall with one hand.

He was _________discovered by a European family on a_________out, and six hours after his self-amputation, he was rescued by authorities. He was found just in time: Ralston was on the brink (边缘) of__________from blood loss. He survives today, still taking outdoor expeditions and climbing__________when not giving speeches or having movies made about his incredible __________

Born on Oct. 27, 1975, Ralston grew up in Ohio before his family__________to Colorado in 1987. After working for several years, he decided that working in a company wasn’t__________for him and quit this job to__________more time to mountaineering.

1.

A．hiking

B．jogging

C．climbing

D．escaping

2.

A．trapped

B．touched

C．raised

D．covered

3.

A．adapt

B．attract

C．encourage

D．rescue

4.

A．crying

B．struggling

C．preparing

D．exploring

5.

A．scientific

B．unusual

C．various

D．effective

6.

A．break off

B．take off

C．put off

D．cut off

7.

A．effort

B．plan

C．prediction

D．experiment

8.

A．actively

B．eventually

C．immediately

D．surprisingly

9.

A．camp

B．voyage

C．flight

D．research

10.

A．escape

B．death

C．fall

D．survival

11.

A．journeys

B．competitions

C．adventures

D．surprises

12.

A．discovery

B．courage

C．determination

D．experience

13.

A．turned

B．connected

C．compared

D．moved

14.

A．fit

B．healthy

C．useful

D．hopeful

15.

A．spend

B．devote

C．took

D．prefer