1 . 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。
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。

We were headed to the nationally famous Blue Owl Restaurant, in historic Kimmswick, Missouri, to celebrate my husband’s birthday. It is said that the restaurant is warm and romantic with smiling waitresses dressed in long blue dresses with white aprons. The food was delicious, and the service was extremely good. This week, the restaurant offers a sweetheart dinner that is well worth the price. So we decided to have a try.

There would be freezing rain today, but it might be around midnight. We would be safely home by then. But then, as we were near the restaurant, it suddenly started raining heavily. We were closer to the restaurant than home so it seemed wise to go to the restaurant.

By the time we arrived, the street in front of the restaurant was a sheet of ice. The parking lot was also a sheet of ice and in front of our car was a pool of water. I couldn’t pull in the parking lot and I knew, even if I parked on the street, we would never be able to get out and walk in the rain.

My husband couldn’t walk steadily (稳步地) and I was not strong enough to help him to cross the street. I was afraid we would fall, so we were planning to give up the meal in the fancy restaurant. But we really wanted to try the special chocolate- covered strawberries that were as large as baseballs. Also, we wanted to take pictures of the two of us.

At that moment, an unknown lady walked toward us.

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To our surprise, the lady, who just helped us, was the owner of the restaurant.

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3 . Kurt Campbell was a special student at school. He had difficulty in learning. For him, the hurt and ________ came in fourth grade.

Learning was hard at school. It was a complete ________ for him. His teachers and parents ________ everything to help him but just failed. By the end of his fourth-grade year, he couldn’t spell or read.

His parent ________ from their home in Washington to the town of Edmonds.

Kurt’s parents took him to a new school, where he would ________ the fourth grade.

He wasn’t ________ about going to a new school, but he was terribly upset about taking the fourth grade again. It was a ________ of not being intelligent. He felt worried and afraid. ________, he wasn’t at his old school, so none of the kids would know what he used to be.

But his new teacher, Mrs. Hornall, knew. She had got Kurt’s ________ from his parents. She spent a lot of time with him. Mrs. Hornall helped him ________ words into sentences and taught him how sentences became paragraphs. She even explained patiently to him how stories are ________ new meaning.

Over the next few weeks and months, things began to ________. Kurt could read a Hardy Boys book. When he finished the final exam, he ran down the hall, ________ to his mom and dad, “I did it! I did it!”

“Mrs. Hornall made the ________. She was one of those amazing teachers who paid ________ to me and never once made me feel different from my other classmates,” said Kurt.

1.

A．anger

B．hope

C．regret

D．joy

2.

A．success

B．adventure

C．pleasure

D．struggle

3.

A．tried

B．made

C．bought

D．chose

4.

A．traveled

B．moved

C．escaped

D．searched

5.

A．start

B．skip

C．repeat

D．spend

6.

A．nervous

B．happy

C．curious

D．sure

7.

A．way

B．sign

C．result

D．case

8.

A．Hardly

B．Naturally

C．Fortunately

D．Surprisingly

9.

A．information

B．letter

C．essay

D．notice

10.

A．see

B．pack

C．break

D．put

11.

A．mixed into

B．applied to

C．based on

D．filled with

12.

A．change

B．happen

C．fade

D．grow

13.

A．whispering

B．explaining

C．swearing

D．shouting

14.

A．decision

B．deal

C．difference

D．attempt

15.

A．motivation

B．attention

C．service

D．advice

4 . Amazing Benefits of Listening to Music

If you love listening to music, you’re in good mood. Recent research shows that listening to music improves our mental and physical health.     1    .

Music lowers stress (压力).

           2    . This is an important finding since stress causes many illnesses. To stay calm and healthy during a busy day, turn on the radio.

Music brings happiness.

More than 350 million people are not happy around the world. Music can make people happy, depending on the type of music.     3    . But heavy metal brings people down even more. When you feel low, put on some popular folk music or relaxing music to make you happy.

    4    .

Music can lead people to eat fewer calories and enjoy their meals better. If you’re looking for ways to reduce your weight, try listening to soft music next time you sit down for a meal.

Music raises school performance.

Taking music lessons predicts higher school performance in young children. In one study, children who took singing lessons had learned better than children who took other lessons unrelated to music.     5    , you can let them take music lessons. Or you can encourage them to sing or learn to play an instrument.

A．Music helps you eat less

B．Popular music lifts people up

C．Music gives you hope and confidence

D．Listening to music reduces the stress in your body

E．Here are some amazing benefits of listening to music

F．If you want to help your children get good grades in their studies

G．Musical training can help raise our IQs and even keep us sharp in young age

6 . In school we learned about the Earth. We learned that rivers flow from higher ground to lower ground. They usually end at a bigger river or go into a lake or ocean. I can see that every day in Chicago.

Our river goes into the lake. It’s a giant lake. We used to go fishing on the river every summer. Most days you would find me and my grandfather there, fishing. My father was busy working for the city. I did not know what his job was. He said it was in the Sanitary and Ship Canal.

My grandfather would take me to the river. “In the old days,” he said, “this was a clean stream. Now look at it. It is dirty.” Sometimes we even saw dead fish floating on it.

When we brought the fish home, my mother would throw them out. “We can’t eat this. This is dirty, bad fish.” She sounded angry. So my grandfather and I stopped bringing the fish home. Sometimes we would go to fish and throw them back. But mostly we just stayed at home. We were sad about it.

Then one day my father was so busy that he was not at home. That New Year’s Day he worked, too. My mother was worried, “It is too cold.” But he went anyway.

Then two days later the newspaper said, “It is a miracle!” That was the headline. I read the article. It told how the workers on the Sanitary and Ship Canal had done something impossible. They had changed the Chicago River completely. They dug such a great hole that the river rushed away from the lake. It now went to the west. I was excited. So was my grandfather. He said, “Now we can go fishing this summer.”

We both laughed. So did my mother. My father smiled a lot, all day long.

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To show the miracle of nature.

B．To explain the concept of the Earth.

C．To introduce the topic of the article.

D．To test readers’ knowledge about rivers.

2. Why did the author stop bringing home fish?

A．The fish in the river were all dead.	B．His mother disliked eating fish.
C．He wanted to protect the river.	D．The fish were too dirty to eat.

3. What miracle did the author’s father and his co-workers create?

A．They saved all the fish in the Chicago River.

B．They kept the Chicago River incredibly clean.

C．They changed the direction of the Chicago River.

D．They dug a huge hole to store the polluted water.

4. Which of the following words can best describe the author’s father?

A．Serious.

B．Devoted.

C．Open-minded.

D．Out-going.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. In which department does this conversation most probably take place?

A．The shoe department.

B．The clothing department.

C．The jewelry department.

2. What does the woman dissatisfied with?

A．The color.

B．The size.

C．The price.

9 . What will the weather be like tomorrow?

A．Rainy.

B．Sunny.

C．Windy.

10 . It’s hard to turn down hamburgers, french fries, potato chips and all of the other junk food that seem to call out to us. However, eating too much junk food can harm your body, particularly if you’re a teenager.

“Junk food shapes teenager’s brains in ways that damage their ability to think, learn and remember. It can also make it harder to control bad behaviors,” said Amy Reichelt, a brain and nutrition specialist at Western University, Canada. “It may even up a teen’s possibility of depression and anxiety.”

Reichelt and two other researchers reviewed more than 100 studies, including their own,about how poor food choices can impact teen’s brains.They found teens are more sensitive (敏感的) than any other age group to processed foods with a lot of fat and sugar as their brains are not yet fully formed.

Teenagers’ brains are still developing the ability to assess bad possibilities and control actions. The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that tells us we shouldn’t eat chips all the time and helps us resist ( 抵 制 ) that urge. However, this region is the last to mature (成熟) — it doesn’t fully develop until we are in our early 20s.

So, what’s the best way to say no to junk food? Researchers suggest exercise. When we exercise, the brain’s reward system becomes less sensitive to food reminder. Exercise also causes the body to make a protein that helps brain cells grow and strengthens connections between the prefrontal cortex and other brain regions. The prefrontal cortex thus can work better to help us make wise decisions and control our impulses.

1. According to the text, junk food does the greatest harm to         .

A．Preschoolers

B．Teenagers

C．The middle-aged

D．The elderly

2. What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Junk food.

B．The brain.

C．The research.

D．The ability.

3. What can be inferred from the text?

A．Processed foods shouldn’t be allowed to produce.

B．Teenagers don’t understand the harm of junk food.

C．The prefrontal cortex can help us make wise decisions.

D．The prefrontal cortex develops fully in our late 20s.

4. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Where do our impulses come from?

B．Why should we fight against junk food?

C．What is the best way to strengthen our body?

D．How does exercise work against junk food?