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。

It was in the afternoon before the end of the Second World War that Antonio Black, who was twelve, caught sight of a beautiful brooch (胸针) in a shop window. The brooch is so beautiful that he was unwilling to leave the store until he had purchased it. But it was too expensive — $5. His family was very poor and his parents struggled to make ends meet. Five dollars would buy almost a week’s food for his family.

Antonio couldn’t ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother, Susan. Slim and beautiful, his mother was the center of the home and the glue that held it together. The housework was never-ending, and she struggled to feed and clothe their five children, but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about.

Nevertheless, he opened the shop’s door and went inside. Standing proudly and straight in his flour-sack (面粉袋改做的) shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don’t have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”

“I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “People around here don’t usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”

Antonio respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. He would raise the money and not tell anybody, for he thought Mum would be surprised when she saw that brooch. On hearing the sound of hammering (锤打) from a side street, Antonio suddenly had an idea that he could raise money by selling the used nail bags. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in bags from a local factory. Sometimes the used bags were thrown away at the construction site, and Antonio knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece. That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a rusty soda tin.

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。

Every day after school, Antonio started his plan.

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The day finally came!

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2 . Can clothes make phone calls, play music, dial your friend’s number, keep you warm during cold weather, or operate your computer?

This is not fantasy (幻想). A British company, called Electrotextiles, has created a kind of clothes that have a mind of their own! Scientists have invented a cloth that can be mixed with electronic materials to create intelligent clothing. The result is electronic clothes.

These clothes are wire-free, soft to touch and washable! Like any electronic equipment, these high-tech clothes have to be powered. A small nine-volt (伏特) battery serves the purpose. But the researchers hope that in the near future, the clothes will produce electricity by using body heat.

The Electrotextiles team has also invented the world’s first cloth keyboard. This keyboard can be sewn into your trousers or skirt. To use this equipment, you needn’t buy a computer. All you will do is tap on your lap! The equipment may replace computers in the future!

Another useful cloth is the shirt mobile phone. This invention makes drivers chat comfortably — with both hands on the wheel! Other popular electronic wears include the ordinary jacket and the electronic ski-jacket with a built-in heater. The ski-jacket is also programmed to send signals to a satellite. This technology is known as global positioning (全球定位) and can be used to look for lost skiers. .

Having completed the cloth keyboard, scientists have already started to work on a new project — a necktie that can be used as a computer’s mouse.

1. Why does the author ask the question in paragraph 1?

A．To tell us technology is developing fast.

B．To make us have a dream for the future.

C．To get the readers interested in the topic.

D．To make us believe in the author’s idea.

2. What do we know about the high-tech clothes according to the text?

A．They feel hard.	B．They can be washed.
C．They need wires.	D．They don’t need electricity.

3. What can the electronic ski-jacket be used to do in the future?

A．Help skiers find their way.	B．Produce electricity.
C．Replace the computer’s keyboard.	D．Work as a computer’s mouse.

4. What is the text intended to tell us?

A．The development of electronic clothes.

B．The function of electronic clothes.

C．The fun of wearing electronic clothes.

D．The process of making electronic clothes.

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。

When I was young, I lived in a small village in Melaka. All the people who lived there helped each other. The village had a variety of trades to meet the needs of the villagers. There was a barber, a tailor, a coffee shop owner, a grocer (食品杂货), and so on. All of us were quite poor but we got by. However, one family which was poorer than the others was the Lim family, who lived in the bicycle shop opposite our house.

Mr. Lim, who mended bikes, had many children — six to be exact. My mother was a kind-hearted soul. Often, she would say that Mr. Lim’s children were dressed in poor clothes and looked hungry. My family was one of the richer ones in the village. My parents would take whatever food we could spare to the Lim family.

I remember one particular year when times were very hard. Even my family had to make do with two meals a day, so we stopped the practice of giving food to Mr. Lim. One day, I noticed my mother looking troubled. She had learned that the Lim family had not been eating for the past two days. She decided to give some of our meals to the family, despite the protests from my brothers that were too hungry. Fortunately, the difficult time did not last long, and the children in our family went back to three meals a day.

As time went on, the number of customers at Lim’s shop increased, which was delightful. Business took off like a rocket, as the Chinese bikes he sold were very useful and popular. The family became much better off than before.

It was at this time that my father’s health was worsening. We were confused by the strange illness he was suffering from. Because he was unable to look after his food store, business got worse. My father had to sell our family car to pay off the increasing bills. My brothers and I had to stop going to school because we could not afford the fees.

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

When Mr. Lim learned of our difficulty, he said it was his turn to help.

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With the help of Mr. Lim, the situation in my family took a turn for the better.

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8 . Pearl S. Buck was born in Virginia, the United States in 1892 and her parents were missionaries. When Buck was four months old, her parents took her with them to China.

From childhood, Buck spoke both Chinese and English. She grew up playing with Chinese children. She never developed a feeling of superiority toward the Chinese. Rather, Buck was better equipped to recognize some of the absurdities (荒唐的行为) her parents’ profession.

Buck returned to the United States to attend Randolph-Macon Women’s College. However, the country of her birth was largely unfamiliar to her, so she felt like a foreigner. After graduation, she returned to China to take care of her sick mother. Her first and only biological child, Carol, was born a few years after she got married. Due to a tumor, Buck had to have an operation. Soon afterwards her daughter was severely ill. Almost at the same time, her mother died after her long illness. Despite these misfortunes placed on her life, she refused to be defeated.

The Good Earth, her best-known book, was published in 1931. The novel quickly gained an international reputation. It was cited in the decision to award her the Noble Prize for Literature, “for her rich and truly great descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces” a year later. Pearl Buck’s works after 1938 are too many to mention. Her novels continued to deal with the confrontation (对抗) of East and West, her interest spreading to such countries as India and Korea.

Buck also devoted herself to humanitarian causes. With her husband, she founded an adoption agency for mixed-race Asian and American children. These children were often outcasts in Asian countries because of their mixed blood and because they were often the illegitimate (私生的) children of American servicemen.

Buck spent all her life trying to help people in the USA understand Chinese culture. She wanted to prove to her readers that the universality of mankind can exist if they accept it.

1. What can we know about Buck?

A．She couldn’t speak English when she was young.

B．She couldn’t get on with her parents.

C．She was proud of her parents’ profession.

D．She grew up in China.

2. What is The Good Earth mainly about?

A．Conflicts in India and Korea.	B．What Buck saw in China.
C．Children’s life in an adoption agency.	D．Why Buck chose to live in China.

3. What does the underlined word “outcasts” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A．Children whose parents were Asians.	B．Children whose parents were busy.
C．Children who were disabled.	D．Children who were abandoned.

4. Which of the following can best describe Buck?

A．Ambitious and polite.	B．Brave and patient.
C．Determined and generous.	D．Positive and humorous.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Zibo city in Shandong province has gone viral on Chinese social media since late February for its local barbecue specialty. Then, the local government takes the opportunity     1     (promote) tourism and spending.

On March 31, the Jinan Bureau of China Railway     2     (add) a weekend special round trip “barbecue tour” train between Jinan and Zibo.     3    latest promotion gives visitors a free    4     (admit) to 10 scenic spots in the city with their train tickets as long as their final destination is Zibo.

Barbecue is popular in China,     5     Zibo’s barbecue differs in three ways it’s made on a stove, and is served with flatbread (小饼) and dressings (蘸料). The skewers (烤串) are 70-80 percent cooked before being brought to the table, on    6     diners can finish cooking them on their own stoves,     7     (lead) to a sense of participation. Diners are served flatbread and other dressings at the table so they are able to assemble their own barbecue parcels, in much the same way Peking duck is eaten.

The barbecue     8     (unexpected) went viral after a group of college students shot videos of themselves enjoying a meal and posted them on social media     9     February. Since then, many people, mostly the young,     10     (attract) to the city from all over the country to try the dish