1 . Why is the library the highest building?

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2 . Find Me! My first word starts with “p” and my second word ends with “e”, but I have thousands of letters. Who am I?

3 . Jack carves a “J” one meter above the ground in the trunk of a gum tree. If the tree grows 10 centimeters each year, how far off the ground will the “J” be in five years?

4 . 请阅读下面的篇章, 用以下三种形式中的一种填空: ①根据上下文填空; ②用所给单词的正确形式填空; ③根据单词所给的字母填空, 每空一词。

Science fiction doesn’t always get the respect it deserves. My friend Ryan calls    1     “brain candy”. My sister says science fiction novels are fairy tales for teenagers. I    2     you ask me, I think people should take science fiction     3     (serious) though it’s so much fun to read.

Yes, science fiction is fun, but it’s also “real” literature. After all, some of     4     great masters of literature—Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and Ursula Le Guin—have written science fiction.

Not only     5     science fiction books often examples of great literature, but the predictions made by science fiction writers help spark people’s imagination and lay the groundwork for       6     (invent) of the future.

One accurate example by a science fiction writer is the invention of the automatic sliding door,       7     H.G. Wells wrote about in When the Sleeper Wakes in 1899. The f    8     automatic doors were invented in 1954. I wonder if the inventors got the idea from H.G. Wells?

Okay, so maybe we could survive without automatic doors, but in the short story From the London Times of 1904 (published in 1898), Mark Twain described a m    9     significant invention — the Internet (specifically, video blogging) ! Imagine what the world       10     (will) be like without the Internet. Thank you, Mr. Twain. Thank you, science fiction!

5 . 读后续写

In a coastal village named Seaford, lived a courageous young woman named Amelia. Amelia was known throughout Seaford for her adventurous nature. From the moment she could walk, she would eagerly run towards the crashing waves, feeling the sand between her toes and the cool spray of the ocean mist on her face. She was a woman with a strong will and possessed a heart full of kindness. Amelia’s love for the ocean was intense, and she spent most of her days exploring the beautiful beaches and sparkling waters that surrounded her house.

One sunny morning, while Amelia was walking along the shore, she noticed a group of restless seagulls abnormally circling above the crashing waves. Their unusual calls echoed (回) through the air. Concerned for their well-being, she followed their flight pattern, her instincts guiding her toward danger.

As she approached a towering cliff, Amelia gasped in horror. On a narrow ledge (岩架), high above the violent waves, was a young dolphin trapped in a thick fishing net. Its shiny body shone under the golden rays of the sun, but its freedom was cruelly limited by the trap. With each struggle, the net tightened around its delicate body, leaving painful marks on its skin. Its tail flapped helplessly, each movement a request for help, while its desperate cries for assistance echoed through the air.

A sense of urgency filled her, pushing her forward with determination and resolve. Realizing that time was tight, Amelia knew she had to act instantly to free this innocent creature from its difficult position before it submitted to exhaustion or the force of the tides.

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: Without hesitation, Amelia rushed back to the village.
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Paragraph 2: As the dolphin was released into the waters, it hesitated for a moment.
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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。

Sacrificing Hair for a Friend

My seven-year-old daughter Sue looked frightened with tears in her eyes. In front of her was a bowl of medicine, which tasted so bitter. “Sue, why don’t you take the medicine? Just for Dad’s sake, dear.” Sue softened a bit. “Dad, if I take the medicine, will you give me whatever I ask for?” “Oh sure, darling.” I replied. “Promise?” “Promise.”

Slowly and painfully, she finished taking the medicine and then looked at me with her eyes wide with expectation. “Dad, I want to have my head shaved off, this Sunday!”

“A girl child having her head shaved off? Why don’t you ask for something else? We will be sad seeing you with a clean-shaven head,” I said. “I do not want anything else,” Sue said with finality. “Dad, you promised to give me whatever I ask for. Was it not you who told me a story yesterday, and its moral that we should honor our promises no matter what?”

I had to give in.

On Monday morning, I dropped her at her school. It was a sight to watch my daughter walking towards her classroom with her head clean-shaven. She turned around and waved. I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy got out of a car, and shouted, “Sue, please wait for me!”

What struck me was the hairless head of that boy. Then a lady got out of the car, and said to me, “Sir, that boy is my son Mike, and your daughter visited him last week. Mike is suffering from leukemia. He lost all his hair due to the side effects of the chemotherapy. He refused to come back to school for fear that he would be made fun of by the schoolmates.”

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。

“Your daughter is great indeed!” the lady continued.

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Sue’s story spread quickly and soon many other children showed their care for Mike in various ways.

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7 . Earth Day,________ on 22 April, is an annual event aiming to raise public awareness about environmental protection. And World Maths Day, ________ on 14 March, provides a special opportunity for education as it allows teachers to download online resources so their math classes can be fun and constructive at the same time.

A．marking, falling	B．marked, falling
C．marking, fallen	D．marked, fallen

8 . ______ to the discovery of black holes, Stephen Hawking is one of the most ______ scientists who have changed the way human understand the universe.

A．Devoted; admired	B．Devoted; admiring
C．Devoting; admired	D．Devoting; admiring

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。

Outside the Box

The Harvestfest contest was falling on Friday and everyone in school was talking about it. All the students would show up in their self-made costumes and a winner would be chosen by the principal.

“Do you have your costume for the Harvestfest contest?” Alice asked. “I’m going as a chocolate bar. My mom and I have been working on it all week.”

“Yeah, I have a costume,” said Jordan Eastman, popping up the two front wheels of his wheelchair as he waited for his dad to pick him up. “But it’s boring.”

“Why? What is it?” Alice asked.

“MaxMag the superhero, but Danny, Tom and Izzy are all going as MaxMag too.” Jordan shook his head. “That’s too many to stand a chance at winning the contest.” He waved to his dad, who had just pulled up in front of the school.

Jordan rolled his wheelchair toward his dad, and Alice walked with him to the minivan.

“Maybe you should go as something else.”

“The contest is Friday night.” Jordan sighed. “It’s too late to change costumes.”

“Jordan, you have to think outside the box. Look around your house and see what you have. There’s hidden potential in everyday items.” She took a sip of her drink, and told Jordan that her chocolate-bar costume was made from old fabric her mom had lying around and recycled plastics.

On his way home, Jordan was quiet. He kept thinking about Alice’s words: Think outside the box. There’s hidden potential in everyday items. When he got home, he found his mum handling with some wooden pieces. She was putting a new desk together. On top of the desk was the huge empty cardboard box the pieces had come in. Mom smiled at Jordan, pointing at the desk, “What do you think?”

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。
Jordan’s eyes fell on the box and he smiled, “It’s perfect . … with my wheelchair.”
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Soon it was Friday night, and Jordan couldn’t wait to show his costume.
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10 . What does it mean to leave something better than you found it? For Breon Dennis Jr. , it ______lots of hard work, flexibility, unity, and passion.

Breon is from Louisiana, and came to Dallas Baptist University in the late 2000s to ______his undergraduate degree. While at DBU, Breon began ______at the Rangers Baseball Club. Following this, he______his Master’s degree from DBU. Currently, Breon worked as the Vice President of the Roughriders Foundation. During the 6 seasons with the RoughRiders, he has already seen his ______in the community.

As the VP of the RoughRiders Foundation, his ultimate ______is to mentor (指导) others and see others mentored, both professionally and ______. As a leader, through the ______he puts on, such as food drives and environmental outreach (环保宣传), Breon ______to help others reach their full potential. He allows them to feel comfortable in their own skin. He also ______them to grow in leadership themselves.

A key part to Breon’s philosophy in helping others to ______is to embrace (接受) their failures. He has learned to ______his failures and grow from them, which he tries to ______along to others. Through his time at Rangers Basebal Club, and now the RoughRiders, Breon has made foundational ______of servant leadership and intentionality in the community. That has guided him to lead others to be the ______they can be—to embrace their failures, and use the growth they experience to help others do the same.

1.

A．shows

B．includes

C．collects

D．involves

2.

A．obtain

B．learn

C．find

D．make

3.

A．studying

B．training

C．working

D．living

4.

A．earned

B．finished

C．lost

D．kept

5.

A．labor

B．management

C．influence

D．project

6.

A．reward

B．desire

C．effort

D．hobby

7.

A．personally

B．mentally

C．physically

D．financially

8.

A．businesses

B．events

C．occasions

D．tasks

9.

A．demands

B．prefers

C．seeks

D．promises

10.

A．expects

B．teaches

C．shows

D．encourages

11.

A．grow

B．love

C．succeed

D．enjoy

12.

A．meet with

B．agree with

C．live with

D．begin with

13.

A．bring

B．take

C．move

D．pass

14.

A．effects

B．knowledge

C．values

D．standards

15.

A．richest

B．best

C．smartest

D．strongest