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。

Sports Day was getting close in the school. All the children were very excited and were practicing for the big race. Jim, one of the fastest runners of the school, was confident that he would win for he was not doing anything at all. “You have to work hard to come first in the race, Jim. You are not practicing at all,” said Jim’s mother.

“Mom, you know how fast I am! Why should I waste my time running? Only I will win; no one else will win!” said Jim. Jim, you may be right but talent (天赋) without hard work is not good at all. This laziness of yours will cost you greatly. His mother warned him. Jim just laughed. He was so confident that he would win the trophy (奖杯) as no one else in his class was as fast as he was!

Tom, a classmate of Jim, was also participating (参加) in the running race. He was not a fast runner. However, he practiced till late at night and had developed great endurance (持久力) to run the race.

There were a few days left for the Sports Day but Jim did not practice at all. On the other hand, Tom practiced day and night.

The Sports Day was almost around the corner but Jim was confident that no one could beat him and had not practiced at all. But Tom with his hard work had become a very great runner.

At last, the Sports Day arrived. All the students showed up on the ground to cheer their favorites.The coach blew the whistle (口哨) and everyone began to run toward the finishing line. It was so exciting. Jim and Tom left all the racers far behind. Both of them were neck to neck.

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Suddenly, Jim went ahead of Tom.

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Jim’s mother came up to Tom and praised him for his hard work.

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第一段中文参考：吉姆非常高兴和自豪，他想他一定又赢了。然而，当离终点线只有几米远的时候，吉姆感到筋疲力尽(exhausted)。他跑得上气不接下气，腿上好像灌满了铅(be filled with lead)。虽然他急于向前跑，但他没有力气。渐渐地，吉姆放慢了脚步。但Tom一直向前跑。即使他落后了，他也从不放弃。凭借良好的耐力(endurance)，他在最后100米加速前进。最终，他超越(surpass)吉姆获得第一名，高兴地接受了奖杯。
第二段中文参考：她笑着说:“干得好，孩子。你的努力终于有了回报(pay off)!你为所有学生树立了榜样(set an example for)。”没有赢得比赛，吉姆很苦恼(upset)。他低下头，沉默不语，泪水从他的眼睛里涌了出来。他不明白他为什么输了这场比赛。他的母亲说:“吉姆，有天赋而不努力是没有用的。Tom每天都练习跑步，所以他赢了。努力工作是成功的唯一途径。”从那时起，吉姆明白了努力工作的重要性，变得更加勤奋，这帮助他在他的生活中获得了更多的比赛。

3 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．Polite greetings.

B．Table manners.

C．Body language.

4 . 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 grew up in a small town. The primary school was a ten-minute walk from my house. When the noon bell rang, I would race breathlessly home. My mother would be standing at the top of the stairs, smiling down at me.

One lunch-time when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had helped me remember my lines so hard. But no matter how easily I acted at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had writen a narrator’s (旁白的)part to the play, and asked me to change roles. Her words, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part go to another girl.

I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine (藤蔓)was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions(蒲公英)in the grass in bunch, as if a painter had touched our landscape with gold. I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion. “I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds, ” she said, “pulling it up by its roots. From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden. ”

“But I like dandelions, ”I protested, “All flowers are beautiful—even dandelions. ”

My mother looked at me seriously. ”Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?“She asked thoughtfully. I nodded, pleased that I had won her over. ”And that is true of people too, "she added, “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no shame in that. ”Relieved that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled.

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“But you will be a good narrator, ”she said.                    

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After the play, I took home the dandelion.                      

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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。

Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks (盯着他们).

One day, Ali took Zahra’s shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra’s school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.

Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city. When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.

The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache.

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

He looked forward and found three boys running ahead of him.          

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When Ali came to life, he was already at home.

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