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。

Meles Mauro fled from his village near Addis Ababa to the Nigeria capital because he had nowhere else to go. He was five years old and both his parents were dead. He’d headed to his aunt’s, but she had seven children and couldn’t take him in permanently. Soon Mauro was participating in the street economy, along with roughly 10,000 other orphaned kids in Addis. To survive, he shined shoes, sold peanuts and begged.

Then, when he was about nine, Mauro met Kelsey Golden. A year earlier, in 1996, Golden had flown from Germany to her hometown of Addis to visit her mother for the first time in well over a decade. Accompanying Golden were her husband, Scott Smillie (a social worker), and their two children. The family had come with the intention of helping street-involved children, but without a set target.

When they were walking on the street of Addis, their children found something confusing. “Why aren’t they wearing any shoes?” “Why do they just sit there aimlessly on the street without going to school?” Golden was constantly asked about the kids in the street, bringing her back into the memories of her childhood. Golden had left Nigeria in 1981 on a scholarship to Germany, where she finished her bachelor of science degree at the University of Alberta, began teaching, met Smillie and started a family.

Deep in her heart was the words by her father, a general who had passed away. Her father’s final wish was for his children to someday return to help their country and get orphaned street-involved children to class.

“Mom, do you see that boy, who seemingly looks hungry and wants my hamburger?”

Golden’s mind was drawn back to the present. Following the direction of her son’s finger, she noticed a boy, barefoot, in rags, sitting on the ground, eyes fixed on the hamburger.

Instantly she walked over to the boy, bent down and asked gently, “what’s your name?”

“Mauro, Meles Mauro.” the boy answered, eyes still on the burger.

“Would you like to have a lunch with us together?

“Can I?” Mauro’s eyes fell on Golden, wide open in disbelief.

With the firm nodding from the woman, the boy’s face cracked a radiant smile and had the most delicious meal ever in his life.

注意： 1.续写词数应为150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡得相应位置做答。

With the help of the couple, Mauro enjoyed a wonderful life.

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Aged 29, Mauro had a job as a professor in a college and he still stayed in touch with Golden.

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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。

Jean’s dream was to be a great chef, so when she was 20, she travelled to France, which has the most famous cuisine in the world, to learn to cook. After twelve years, she was among the best.

Her father, Bob, was getting old, and she wanted to be near him. Jean accepted an offer from one of Washington’s top restaurants. The manager offered her a handsome salary, and 30% ownership of the restaurant. The next day, Jean went to sign the contract. As she got out of the car, she caught sight of a green sunshade. Instead of going to meet the manager, she crossed the street towards the old restaurant, Fargonetti’s. She pushed open the door and the memories came flooding back.

Jean’s mum died when she was just 11, and her father lost his job and was forced to freelance (从事自由职业). Money was very short. When Jean turned thirteen, Bob had made a reservation at Fargonetti’s, the capital’s best restaurant.

“I’m not hungry, baby girl. I had a huge breakfast,” Bob said. “This is all for you!” “Oh,” Jean cried. “Daddy was so silly! He’s been saving to come here for lunch for MONTHS and now he ruined his appetite with breakfast!” The waiter, Carl Bader, immediately realised what was going on and went to Mr Fargonetti, the restaurant owner, and told him about Jean and Bob.

An hour later, surprisingly, the waiter brought wonderful dishes and set them before the father and daughter. “Lunch is on the house with Mr Fargoneti’s compliments (致意),” Carl said. For Bob and Jean, it was a free but magical meal. They were on cloud nine when they walked out. “Jean,“ said Bob happily. “I feel our luck has changed!” And it did! The next day, one of Bob’s old friends called and offered him a job at a new magazine, and Jean believed Fargonetti’s had made it all happen. That was when she decided to become a chef!

Twenty years later, the old restaurant looked run-down and sad, but Jean recognised the waiter immediately. “Carl?” she asked delightedly.

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。

The man looked surprised.

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Jean was staring at Carl and a brilliant idea was taking shape in her mind.

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5 . 假定你是李华，是阳光中学学生会主席。学生会准备开展一次爱心进社区活动。请你写一则英语通知发布到学校英文网站上，号召同学们积极参加。内容包括：
1.活动时间和地点；
2.活动内容：清洁社区、看望孤寡老人等。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.通知格式已给出，所给内容不计入总词数。

Notice

Community Service

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Student Union

8 June 2023

7 . 假定你是李华，中国空间站“天宫课堂”太空投课将于近期举行，校学生会委托你写一则通知告知全体学生相关事宜。
要点：1.授课教师：宇航员；
方式：现场直播；
内容：太空生活、实验演示。
2.观看时间：下周三15:45开始；
地点：校大厅。
3.联系方式：LH@qq.com
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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9 . China’ s booming coffee business has made it the second most important market for global giant Starbucks, behind only its home U.S. market. But it’s also providing fertile ground for new and innovative (勇于创新的) players catering to local preferences. One of the latest in that group is Shanghai-based chain Manner Coffee, which, together with other similar homegrown names, are reshaping the country’s coffee drinking landscape.

This year alone has seen 16 financing events in China’s coffee sector, with more than 5 billion yuan ($784 million ) pouring into the space. Even the infamous Luckin Coffee, which was removed from the Nasdaq last year after being exposed for massive fraud (欺诈), is once again attracting investors’ attention.

Dubbed (被称作) as a seller of “street coffee” priced between 10 yuan and 20 yuan per cup, equal to $ 3 or less, Manner quickly became popular among young office workers for its less expensive price and high quality.

Manner and the other up-and-comers are thriving on a China coffee market that is growing at a healthy 15% per year. After expanding slowly in its first three years, Manner’s store count rose from just eight at the end of 2018 to 194 this year, with 165 in Shanghai and the rest in Beijng, Shenzhen, Chengdu and other cities. It plans to keep expanding outside of Shanghai by opening up to 100 new stores a year.

Meanwhile, Starbucks reported its same-store sales in the Chinese market grew by just 19% in its financial third quarter, down sharply from 91% growth in the previous quarter, due in part to weak year-ago figures from stores affected during early stages of the pandemic in 2020. The company forecast that growth would slow further still in the following years.

1. What does the underlined phrase “fertile ground” in paragraph 1 probably mean here?

A．Limited space.	B．Fat chance.
C．Rich soil.	D．Necessary conditions.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Starbucks is creating the country’s coffee-drinking landscape.

B．Starbucks was removed from the Nasdaq last year due to fraud.

C．Manner Coffee has a cheaper price and superior quality.

D．Manner Coffee plans to expand is overseas market.

3. What is the purpose of mentioning Starbucks in the last paragraph?

A．To show that new players are starting to bite into Starbucks’ lunch.

B．To prove that Luckin Coffee is an unusually successful hit.

C．To explain the fast increase of Starbucks in the Chinese market.

D．To present the promising future of the U.S. coffee market.

4. What’s the text mainly about?

A．Manner Coffee becomes fashionable worldwide “street coffee”.

B．Manner Coffee joins hand with Starbucks to develop business.

C．Manner Coffee replaces Starbucks both at home and abroad.

D．Manner Coffee takes on Starbucks in China with “street coffee”.