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。

Near the end of August, I got a piece of terrible news from the doctor. “Linda, you have a brain tumor (肿瘤) on the underside of your brain. This is the worst place you could have possibly gotten a tumor. It’s growing very quickly. I’m sorry. It’s inoperable.”

I walked out of her office and went through the large medical building, not daring to glance at anyone. By the time I met my husband in the parking lot, my chest hurt. “It’s inoperable!” As I repeated the doctor’s words, I began to cry. My dream of becoming a licensed psychotherapist (心理治疗师) and helping others dissolved into my tears.

I had waited until my children were grown, with families of their own, before starting my own work on a college degree. By then I was 51. Through the years I dreamed of going back to school and becoming a psychotherapist. It had been a dream of mine for almost as long as I could remember. But so many things had gotten in my way.

Several days went by as I realized that I shouldn’t give up without a fight. So I began to do online research to see if someone else could help me. I was afraid to hope, but within a week I received a call from a doctor in Los Angeles. “I can help you,” he began. Those were the words I needed to hear.

I underwent a very risky brain surgery on a sunny fall day in October 2006. Dr. Shahinian told my husband, “It’s much larger than I thought. If I take it all, there is a possibility that she will not be able to walk or smile. She may not hear and perhaps she will be blind. If I leave half of it, she’ll be back here in five years to do this all again.”

My husband and my daughter made the hard decision to allow Dr. Shahinian to attempt to remove the entire tumor in this operation.

The recovery was horrible. My optic (视觉的) nerve was damaged. I completely lost the hearing in my left ear. I heard what sounded like the roaring (呼啸) of a waterfall in my head. My balance was terrible, and it seemed as if the floor wanted to come up. But I didn’t want to live just for the sake of remaining alive. I still wanted to help other people.

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So after six months of lying in bed, I decided to take action.

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Finally, my dream came true.

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2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did the speaker want to do as a teenager?

A．Study whatever he wanted.

B．Take a part-time job.

C．Drop out of school.

2. What did the father do after hearing the son’s plan?

A．He took his son to the factory.

B．He called his son’s teacher.

C．He bought his son many books.

3. What did the speaker think of the local factory later?

A．It was terrible.

B．It was fun.

C．It was quiet.

4. What does the speaker do now?

A．He teaches language.

B．He works at the United Nations.

C．He studies at a famous college.

3 . The Mona Lisa is the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting of a woman with a mysterious smile. This week, the painting gave up a secret.

Scientists using X-rays to examine the chemical structure of a small part of the painting discovered a technique Leonardo used in the work. An oil paint used for it was a special, new chemical mixture, which suggests that the Italian artist was in an experimental mood when he worked on the painting in the 16th century.

“He loved to experiment, and each of his paintings is completely different technically,”said Victor Gonzalez, a chemist who has studied the chemical element (成分) of several works by Leonardo and other artists. The researchers found a rare lead compound (铅化合物) — plumbonacrite, in Leonardo’s first layer of paint. The discovery proved that da Vinci most likely used lead oxide to thicken and help dry his paint. The paint in the study is about the thickness of a human hair, lying in the top right area of the painting.

The scientists looked into its atomic structure using X-rays, moving particles at the speed of light, permitting researchers to look deeper into the paint structure. “ Plumbonacrite is really a fingerprint of his recipe, as it’s the first time we can chemically confirm it,” Gonzalez said.

Dutch artist Rembrandt may have used a similar mixture when he was painting in the 17th century. Gonzalez and other researchers have found plumbonacrite in his work, too. Leonardo is thought to have put lead oxide powder, which has an orange color, in the oil to make it thicker and dry faster. “What you will get is an oil that has a very nice golden color,” Gonzalez said. “It flows more like honey.”

But the Mona Lisa — said by the Louvre to be a portrait (肖像) of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk businessman — and additional works by Leonardo still have other secrets to tell. “What we are saying is just a little brick in the knowledge,” Gonzalez said.

1. What’s the new discovery about the Mona Lisa?

A．A new explanation of the secret smile.

B．A new chemical element used in the painting.

C．The secret of the woman in the painting.

D．The structure of the paint da Vinci used.

2. Which best explains the underlined word “fingerprint” in paragraph 4?

A．Open secret.

B．Widespread use.

C．Hidden element.

D．Long-term dream.

3. How does Gonzalez view the use of lead oxide powder in paintings?

A．It helps to make many things into paints.

B．It helps to make paints easy to deal with.

C．It helps to keep the paintings last long.

D．It helps to make paintings rich in color.

4. What can we learn about the Mona Lisa from the last paragraph?

A．It has more secrets to tell the world.

B．It’s the portrait of a silk businessman.

C．It’s well kept in bricks in the Louvre.

D．It has a mixture of different art styles.

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。

One day, Dad took Tim and Lily to the supermarket. “Now where has Tim gone? ” asked Dad. Lily shrugged. Keeping track of Tim was not on her agenda today. She’d been trying to decide on the perfect gift for Dad’s upcoming birthday. This year, she was determined to prepare a present that couldn’t be bought at a store or ordered online.

“Daddy!” Tim appeared out of nowhere, disturbing Lily’s thoughts. He yelled, holding a cereal (麦片) box in the air, “Let’s get it! It’s nutritious and delicious! And it has a dragon inside! ” Tim remembered Dad saying that when he was a kid, almost every box of cereal came with a toy. Ever since, Tim was certain that he, too, would find a toy in the next box.

When they got home, Dad and Lily began putting away the groceries. Tim couldn’t wait to take the box of cereal upstairs to his room. By the time they finished, Lily could hear Tim shouting. “No! No!” Tim’s voice kept getting louder and louder. Lily imagined each word as the sound of a hammer striking metal. Then she raced towards her brother’s room. The moment she stepped inside, she felt a crunch (嘎吱声) beneath her feet. It was obvious that Tim dumped all that cereal looking for a toy dragon. “They lied! No dragon. Just a picture on the box.” Tim sounded close to tears. Annoyed as Lily was, she said quietly, “Let’s see what the box says.” “I don’t know how to read.” her brother said in a low voice.

It reminded Lily that last school year, Tim’s teacher who sent home easy-to-read books and worksheets insisted that he was ready to learn to read and just needed some extra help, but Tim complained about books “for babies” and “boring” homework assignments. It was really a headache for Dad to teach Tim to read! At the thought of these, it seemed that Tim’s dragon issue had swept away her concern for a present for Dad.

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Paragraph 1：

Lily decided to cooperate with Tim, making up a dragon story and having Tim read for Dad.

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Paragraph 2：

After what seemed to be a century, Dad’s birthday finally came.

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5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did Joel hear at the burning building?

A．A baby crying.

B．A man shouting.

C．A woman crying.

2. What did Joel see inside the building?

A．A lot of smoke.

B．A safe way out.

C．A person in trouble.

3. Why didn’t Joel go back inside the building?

A．He thought everyone was safe.

B．He was seriously injured.

C．The fire was too hot.

4. What can we learn about Sparky?

A．He survived the fire.

B．He saved two lives.

C．He lost his human partner.

6 . Nowadays, cellphones play a big part in our life. Besides being a means of communication, cellphones also provide ______ ---they allow listening to music, playing games, etc. So you probably often ______this Go into any restaurant and you’ll notice cellphones on the table are just as ______a sight as forks. Honestly, I always find the sight ________Imagine how you feel when your partner is interested in his cellphone ______ your talks.

A recent study was designed to ____ the influence of cellphones on the ______ of phone users themselves. Two groups of volunteers were asked to have a meal with friends. The first group were told to ______ their cellphones during the meal ______ the second were not. The results showed a decrease in pleasure among the second group, who______ used their cellphones because they were close at hand. Besides, those who _____ with someone face to face meanwhile using cellphones reported a greater sense of unhappiness, compared to those without a cellphone in hand.

Researcher Dunn says, “Using a phone at the table is contagious(传染的）.” His words are_______

Yesterday when I was at a restaurant, I noticed a woman never once looked at her cellphone when waiting for food; so I fought the______ to look at mine; I wanted to______ her amazing standard.

Actually, what ______is what’s right in front of us. That’s where the real connections take place.

1.

A．advice

B．protection

C．education

D．enjoyment

2.

A．choose

B．consider

C．experience

D．expect

3.

A．common

B．funny

C．special

D．strange

4.

A．amazing

B．understandable

C．uncomfortable

D．curious

5.

A．because of

B．rather than

C．along with

D．other than

6.

A．reduce

B．collect

C．use

D．determine

7.

A．decisions

B．interests

C．feelings

D．characters

8.

A．put away

B．stick to

C．pick up

D．turn on

9.

A．so

B．because

C．while

D．if

10.

A．hardly

B．quickly

C．indirectly

D．frequently

11.

A．communicated

B．argued

C．worked

D．finished

12.

A．true

B．confusing

C．friendly

D．misleading

13.

A．agreement

B．fear

C．wish

D．ability

14.

A．question

B．design

C．change

D．follow

15.

A．matters

B．encourages

C．challenges

D．improves

7 . 短语填空：用所给短语的正确形式填空，每个短语只能用一次。

turn to   make one’s fortune   thanks to     ought to     in the lead

1. Living alone, the old man had no option but to ________ the neighbour when he fell heavily to the ground.
2. First and foremost, don’t damage your health by working when you ________ be sleeping or resting.
3. In men’s 100 final race at the 14^th National Games in Xi’an, Su Bingtian ran ________, with Xie Zhenye close behind.
4. ________ technology, working is easier than it was a decades ago, in many aspects.
5. The live-stream salespersons like Mr.Li ________ by selling the goods online in the past several years.

8 . Even to this day, I still remember the very moment when I first waved my ping-pong paddle in primary school. At that time, I was _________ and few classmates would like to talk to me. I felt _________, always wandering on the playground. On a bright Sunday afternoon, I _________ a coach playing ping-pong with some children on the playground. He walked towards me and said in a caring tone, “Hello, boy, may I ask why you are in low spirits?” What he said was actually an _________ to my heart, for it was the first time that I could feel _________. Knowing my circumstance, he asked, “Would you like to learn ping-pong?” I originally thought it was at least a good idea to take up this sport to _________ time during my lonely days. So I joined his team without _________. However, never could I imagine that the practice process was indeed a _________.

I spent all my _________ time learning skills of playing ping-pong and sometimes even got __________. More than once I wanted to give up, but my coach kept encouraging me. Much to my __________, my team members saw my efforts and never looked down upon me. I didn’t let my coach and my team down either, winning the champion in a national competition after six years of practice. Now, in high school, I am still the shortest, but most __________. My classmates regard me as their role model and I don’t feel lonely anymore.

But for my coach’s help, I would not have got rid of loneliness. Walking on the __________ again, with the words of my coach “No __________, no sweet” echoing in my mind, I have decided to __________ his kindness to brighten more lives.

1.

A．tall

B．short

C．fat

D．thin

2.

A．happy

B．lonely

C．confident

D．worried

3.

A．encountered

B．approached

C．beat

D．bothered

4.

A．inquiry

B．alarm

C．inspiration

D．appeal

5.

A．generosity

B．passion

C．concern

D．curiosity

6.

A．waste

B．enjoy

C．kill

D．appreciate

7.

A．hesitation

B．confusion

C．objective

D．approval

8.

A．shock

B．blessing

C．trap

D．test

9.

A．merry

B．leisure

C．proper

D．perfect

10.

A．paid

B．praised

C．encouraged

D．injured

11.

A．comfort

B．anger

C．regret

D．delight

12.

A．reliable

B．outstanding

C．creative

D．energetic

13.

A．playground

B．street

C．yard

D．square

14.

A．luck

B．dream

C．sweat

D．courage

15.

A．pass on

B．break down

C．put forward

D．bring about

9 . 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。

All I wanted was to sit with them at "the popular table". Jill had the best clothes. She looked like she walked straight out of a store window. Brett had the coolest haircut, plus she was already on the field hockey team and we were only in the sixth grade! Aimee was a cheerleader and Shannon could boss people around and they'd do whatever she said. I sure didn't have that kind of power, but then again, I wasn't popular.

Everyone else called them the "popular girls" and at lunch I’d watch them from across the middle school cafeteria and wonder how on earth I could get a seat at their table. I imagined how much fun they had sitting there, the envy of the lunchroom, while I ate sandwiches at the table near the dustbins. This wasn’t how I thought middle school was going to be at all.

One day, I had the nerve to walk past their table and Shannon and Jill started making fun of me, saying I smelled.

"I hate them," I sighed, sitting down beside my three friends and opening my lunch bag. "The popular girls are so mean."

"Well, we aren't mean!" said one friend, and she was right.

I looked towards the popular table. Aimee appeared to be in a fight with Jill, while the others were laughing at a red-headed boy, who was the smartest kid in our grade and maybe even our whole school. He was in tears when they got done with him. He took his tray to an empty table in the far corner of the room to eat alone.

That was when it hit me. Why would I even want to be friends with people who were so mean? My friends were far nicer and from the looks of it, we had a lot more fun. None of us fought or made fun of people. We laughed, sang, and joked to entertain one another.

"Maybe I should ask him to come eat with us," I said, gesturing towards the lonely, red-haired boy.

"Sure," said my friends.

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From then on, we invited everyone the popular girls made fun of to eat at our lunch table

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Later, I looked up the word "popular" in the dictionary.

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