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。

My great-grandmother Eileen is fierce, loyal and strong and a bit of a legend in her lifetime, which now stretches to 92 years. We’re not allowed to call her Gran, because it makes her feel old.

That summer, I lost my job and felt hopeless. One day, I visited her. She picked up a box. “There you go,” she said. “You are good at these things, aren’t you?” It was a new phone. Her current mobile was ancient. I was surprised it still worked.

“Yes, ”I said. “That’s why I ask you. Young people know more about such things than us oldies. You can take it home and get it all set up,” she went on. “Then, when you bring it back, you can show me how to use it, such as surfing the Internet, sending e-mails and so on.” She smiled so sweetly that I felt a surge of love for her.

I grabbed the box. Setting up the phone would be easy. It was teaching her how to use it that may prove challenging. The following day I headed back to my great-grandmother’s with the phone.

“Here’s your phone. All ready to use.” For the next hour, I was busy setting up her passcode and fingerprint recognition, which she said was like something out of James Bond.

She chose a picture for her screen and it was all going so well until I tried to show her how to swipe（滑动屏幕）. “Swipe?” she asked. She was 92, I reminded myself. This had been tiring for her.

She pressed at the up arrow and got angry when nothing happened. When I finally got her to swipe, she didn’t put the right amount of pressure on and the menu slipped away. After what seemed like hours, she threw the phone on the sofa. “Take it away!” she howled. “I want my old phone back!”

I picked up the phone and was about to leave to give her time to cool down when I realized I didn’t want to go home when she was angry and upset.

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。

“Come on, Eileen. One more try.” I said.

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Seeing this, I was not feeling hopeless any more.

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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。续写的词数应为150左右。

On a weekend, a woman won a big bag of coins at a game machine. She took a break for dinner with her husband in the hotel dining room. But first she wanted to put the coins in her room.

“I’ll be right back and we’ll go to eat,” she told her husband. Then she carried the bag to the lift. As she was about to walk into the lift she noticed two men already aboard.

Both were huge, very huge figures. The woman was scared. Her first thought was: “These two are going to rob me.” Her next thought was: “Don’t be afraid. They look like nice gentlemen.”

But fear seized her. She stood and stared at the two men. She felt anxious and ashamed. She hoped they didn’t read her mind. Surely they knew her hesitation about joining them in the lift. It was all too obvious. Her face was red. She couldn’t just stand there, so with an effort of will she picked up one foot and stepped forward and followed with the other foot and was on the lift. Avoiding eye contact, she turned around and faced the lift doors as they closed.

A second passed, and then another second, and then another. Her fear increased! The lift didn’t move. Panic consumed her. “Oh dear,” she thought, “I’m about to be robbed!”

Her heart sank and sweat poured. Then one of the men said, “Hit the floor.” Instinct (本能) told her: Do what they tell you. The bag of coins flew upwards as she threw out her arms and collapsed on the lift carpet. A shower of coins rained down on her. “Take my money and spare me,” she prayed. More seconds passed.

She heard one of the men say politely, “Madam, if you’ll just tell us what floor you’re going to, we’ll push the button.” The one who said it had a little trouble getting the words out. He couldn’t help laughing.

Para. 1：She lifted her head and looked up at the two men.

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Para. 2：Then, the lift arrived at her floor.

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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。
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。

It was a beautiful sunny day when the moving van pulled onto the tree-lined street. Mark and Mindy stepped out of the van and looked at their new home with pride. They had both been saving for a long time to purchase their first house together and were very excited to go on a new venture.

Within an hour they had unloaded a number of boxes and were pleased with their progress. The sky had begun to darken slightly, but the weather was still pleasant. Then Mindy heard it – even felt it. There was a large clap of thunder and then a bolt of lightning. Mindy and Mark immediately froze and looked at each other, then looked at the boxes scattered (分散) on their lawn. They hastily raced to get their belongings indoors, but not before getting caught in heavy rain.

The couple stood in their living room, wet from head to toe, surrounded by what were now very wet boxes. Then, Mark noticed a pool of water in the hallway. 

He went to inspect and found that there was water dripping from the ceiling. “We can have someone fix it,” Mindy said. “I’ll grab a bucket to catch the water for now.”

A moment later Mark heard a scream and raced into the kitchen just in time to see a mouse running across the floor.

Mindy was frozen with fright. 

“Don’t worry. We can take care of that!” Mark said, trying to sound as reassuring (安心的) as possible. “Let’s go unpack some of the boxes. That will make us feel better.”

Mark and Mindy made their way to the living room, but when they opened a box holding their kitchen utensils (器皿) and dishes, they found that all of their plates, bowls and cups were broken. They looked at each other in dismay (沮丧).

“What do we do now?” Mindy asked.

Their first day in their new home was not turning out to be the joyous occasion they had expected.

Paragraph 1

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

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Paragraph 2

Suddenly they heard a noise from the attic (阁楼).

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4 . Brenda Bongos was a girl with one big ambition to play the drums in a band. But a(n)________lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a______, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to lots of_______people in a care home. The sound of beating drums would really annoy them.

Brenda was________. She always tried to find a way of practicing her drums without ________other people. But without success. However,________to practice as much as she could. Brenda________all kinds of ways.

One day, while watching a science documentary, she heard that________cannot travel in space without air. At that moment, Brenda bongos decided to become a________astronaut.

So Brenda built a space________connected with a machine, which drew out all air.Inside was a________of drums. Once inside, Brenda________the machine and played like mad!

It wasn't long before she had become________. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble.________ -afterwards she started giving________out of the bubble.________ Brenda became a real musical astronaut as the government asked her to be part of a space journey, and had gone far beyond her first________of playing drums in a band.

When asked how she had________all this, she said, "If those old people next-door hadn't________so much to me, I wouldn’t have gone to such ________to find a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.

1.

A．obstacle

B．question

C．figure

D．hand

2.

A．match

B．band

C．talks

D．scene

3.

A．sick

B．local

C．elderly

D．poor

4.

A．delightful

B．wonderful

C．awful

D．respectful

5.

A．waking

B．reaching

C．embarrassing

D．bothering

6.

A．scared

B．thrilled

C．determined

D．encouraged

7.

A．tested

B．tried

C．played

D．found

8.

A．light

B．sound

C．air

D．heat

9.

A．musical

B．classical

C．medical

D．physical

10.

A．bag

B．bubble

C．container

D．aircraft

11.

A．set

B．pair

C．couple

D．part

12.

A．turned on

B．put on

C．got on

D．held on

13.

A．mature

B．skillful

C．famous

D．confident

14.

A．Hardly

B．Shortly

C．Rarely

D．Swiftly

15.

A．advice

B．lessons

C．speeches

D．concerts

16.

A．Suddenly

B．Generally

C．Finally

D．Fortunately

17.

A．effort

B．performance

C．ambition

D．attempt

18.

A．gained

B．done

C．got

D．achieved

19.

A．mattered

B．related

C．owed

D．talked

20.

A．classes

B．places

C．difficulties

D．lengths

5 . Heimaey is a small island off the southern coast of Iceland of just 4,200 people. But with its neighboring islands, there ______ the world’s largest puffin colony (海鹦群). Each spring, puffins go to the islands to breed. Around August, baby puffins ______ their way to the ocean. That’s when the ______ begins.

Baby puffins leave at night by instinct (本能) and follow the light of the ______ to the sea. But they are   ______ by bright lights. Every year, a large number ______ lost. Worse still, the lost birds are ______ hit by cars or eaten by cats.

Each breeding season, the ______ of Heimaey start their own midnight ______, which is called the Puffling Patrol. They ______ to form search parties. “When you see a bird, you try to ______ it and guide it into the box,” Eldur Hansen, a 14-year-old boy said.

The next morning, they take the birds to the beach for ______. Over the years, kids have even developed a ______ method. “You do not throw them like a baseball,” Eldur says. “You hold them in both hands. Then ______ your arms out in front of you and let go.” Before being set ______, the birds are ______and tagged(附上标签) for tracking purposes.

“Thanks to kids’ help, we scientists have learned that baby puffins now weigh less. That means they have a ______ chance of survival,” says Erpur Hansen, Eldur’s dad, a researcher in the Southeast Iceland Nature Research Center.

Scientists worry puffins will ______ completely. But the kids give ______ to Erpur Hansen. “The ______ is that people can make a difference,” he says. “Each time these kids help a bird get back to the ocean, they show us that.”

1.

A．has

B．lives

C．stands

D．contains

2.

A．search

B．continue

C．make

D．follow

3.

A．life

B．journey

C．trouble

D．luck

4.

A．sun

B．moon

C．candle

D．bulb

5.

A．puzzled

B．excited

C．delighted

D．surprised

6.

A．get into

B．give off

C．figure out

D．end up

7.

A．slightly

B．fluently

C．mainly

D．hardly

8.

A．scientists

B．children

C．birds

D．adults

9.

A．adventure

B．voyage

C．research

D．competition

10.

A．collect

B．get

C．turn

D．gather

11.

A．corner

B．run

C．catch

D．count

12.

A．sale

B．freedom

C．fun

D．release

13.

A．gentle

B．calm

C．tough

D．rough

14.

A．take

B．fold

C．spread

D．wave

15.

A．up

B．down

C．apart

D．free

16.

A．raised

B．weighed

C．eaten

D．tapped

17.

A．lower

B．higher

C．worse

D．better

18.

A．die away

B．die out

C．die down

D．die off

19.

A．source

B．love

C．energy

D．patience

20.

A．purpose

B．news

C．story

D．message

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the weather like in the Southern states?

A．Rainy.

B．Snowy.

C．Sunny.

2. In which state is the temperature rather high according to the talk?

A．Florida.

B．Arizona.

C．Texas.

3. What can we know about the weather in the USA?

A．The weather in the USA is very pleasant now.

B．The weather conditions are very poor in the USA.

C．The weather conditions vary greatly in the USA.

7 . Going to university is supposed to be a mind-broadening experience. That statement is probably made in comparison to training for work straight after school. But is it actually true? Jessika Golle of the University of Tubingen, in Germany reports in Psychological Science this week that those who have been to university indeed seem to leave with broader and more curious minds than those who have spent their immediate post-school years in vocational (职业的) training for work. However, it was not the case that university broadened minds. Rather, vocational training for work seemed to have narrowed them. The result is not quite what might be expected.

Dr. Golle came to this conclusion after she and a team of colleagues studied the early careers of 2,095 German youngsters. The team used two standardized tests to assess their volunteers’ personality traits (特点) including openness, conscientiousness (认真) and so on, and attitudes such as realistic, investigative and enterprising twice, once towards the end of each volunteer’s time at high school, and then again six years later. Of the original group, 382 had to make a choice between the academic and vocational routes, and it was on these that the researchers focused. University beckoned for 212 of them. The remaining 170 chose vocational training and a job.

When it came to the second round of tests, Dr. Golle found that the personalities of both groups had not changed significantly. As for changes in altitude, again, none were noticeable in the university group. However, those who had chosen the vocational route showed marked drops in interest in tasks that are investigative and enterprising in nature. And that might restrict their choice of careers.

The changes in attitude that the researchers recorded were more worrying. Vocational training has always been what Germany prides itself on. If Dr Golle is correct, and changes in attitude brought about by the very training are narrowing people’s choices that is indeed a matter worthy of serious consideration.

1. What does Dr. Colle’s research suggest?

A．Going to university is a mind-broadening experience.

B．College students pride themselves on their education.

C．Working straight after school narrows people’s minds.

D．Attending university has apparent effects on personalities.

2. What does the underlined phrase “beckoned for” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Examined.	B．Attracted.
C．Organized.	D．Recognized

3. What can we learn about vocational training?

A．it is essential to scientific research.

B．It leads to marked change in personality.

C．It helps to broaden the volunteers’ minds.

D．It causes less interest in investigative job.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards the finding?

A．Skeptical.	B．Optimistic.
C．Concerned.	D．Unclear.

8 . 假设你是李华, 写信邀请英国朋友Sara来观摩你校举行的“文明礼貌月活动”。请根据以下提示，用英语给她写一封电子邮件。
包括:1. 活动时间和地点
2. 活动的形式和目的
3. 欢迎给出建议
注意:1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:文明礼貌月活动 National Courtesy Month
提高学生文明礼貌意识   raise students’ awareness of civilization and courtesy
Dear Sara,
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Yours,

Li Hua

9 . Takamizawa, aged 91, was one of the more than 200,000 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo's 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a helpful ______ for volunteers to have. But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. She was in high school when World War Two ______. She said, "In my second year there, English was banned(禁止) because it was the ______ language."

Takamizawa said that her grandchildren helped ______ her she was not too old to learn.

"When I talked to my grandchildren about my ______, they said, ‘it's not too late. We will teach you one word a day. It's going to be a good ______ for you."

Natsuko is Takamizawa's ______ and main English teacher. Natsuko ______ a new English word to her grandmother's phone every day. They also often work together ______ on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics.

"Welcome to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you?" Takamizawa answers when _______ to say an English phrase she has learned.

Natsuko ______ that she wanted to give her grandmother something to ______. "I can clearly see her English is getting better. It's my joy now."

For the level of English spoken in a country, Japan ranks (排列)49th among countries where English is not the ______ language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations ______English. Japanese students often learn English at a much ______ age than they did in the past.

However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen ______ Japanese people become more open to the rest of the world. She says that people in Japan should act not only as Japanese citizens, but also as "______ members" of the Earth.

With around 500 days to go until the Games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to welcome the world to Tokyo. When Japan last held the Summer Olympics in 1964, Takamizawa was too busy ______ a family to go to any events.

Takamizawa said she never thought the Olympics would happen in Tokyo ______ in her lifetime. "It's good," she said, "to ______ long."

1.

A．way

B．goal

C．skill

D．trick

2.

A．started

B．held

C．ended

D．fought

3.

A．foreign

B．teaching

C．learning

D．enemy

4.

A．promise

B．inform

C．persuade

D．advise

5.

A．plan

B．wish

C．idea

D．strength

6.

A．challenge

B．choice

C．topic

D．trouble

7.

A．grandson

B．daughter

C．niece

D．granddaughter

8.

A．brings

B．sends

C．rings

D．types

9.

A．straight

B．directly

C．helpfully

D．carefully

10.

A．told

B．reminded

C．asked

D．called

11.

A．explains

B．knows

C．admits

D．describes

12.

A．admire

B．satisfy

C．enjoy

D．confirm

13.

A．local

B．first

C．second

D．worldwide

14.

A．appreciate

B．practice

C．refuse

D．welcome

15.

A．smaller

B．younger

C．elder

D．later

16.

A．if

B．though

C．unless

D．because

17.

A．fundamental

B．global

C．gentle

D．kind

18.

A．raising

B．charging

C．building

D．selecting

19.

A．too

B．once

C．ever

D．twice

20.

A．remain

B．survive

C．live

D．keep

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the similarity of logos?

A．They are simple in design.

B．They are difficult to understand.

C．They are in small size.

2. What colors are most frequently used in logos?

A．Red and yellow.

B．Blue and yellow.

C．Blue and red.

3. What does the blue color on logos stand for?

A．Strength.

B．Trust.

C．Energy.