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。

In the fall of 2013, I was in fourth grade and my brother Mitch was in second. When many students had puppies, of course we wanted one too!

“Mom, can we get a puppy?” I begged her.

“Well,” she said, “They’re a lot of work, so maybe when you are older.”

“But I’m already ten. I’m old enough to look after a puppy,” I said confidently.

“Yes, we should get a dog!” Echoed Mitch. “Everyone else at school has a puppy,” he exaggerate (夸张). Then mom had to repeat what she had just said: we could get a dog when we were a little bit older. Both Mitch and I were disappointed.

The next day, before getting ready for school, we ran into the kitchen, where mom was preparing breakfast, and packing our lunches for school. In one voice, Mitch and I said, “We are a little bit older. Can we get a dog now?” Mom smiled and said, “We will talk about it tonight with your dad, now go get dressed!” We ran quickly into our room and got ready for school, anxious to get the day over so we could talk about the puppy we were going to get.

That afternoon, as soon as Mitch and I got home from school, we asked mom once more when we could talk about getting a puppy. Mom reminded us, “We’ll talk about it when your dad gets home from work, okay?” “Okay,” we both said and Mitch followed by asking, “When will dad be home?” Mom told us that dad would be home at about 7 o'clock and that we could talk to him after we got our homework done and all ready for supper.

7 o'clock came super slow. And it was not until 7:05 that I heard the key turn and the door open. I jumped up from the chair, and raced to greet dad at the door.

“Dad!” I exclaimed, “Come on, come to the table so we can decide if we can get a puppy!”

“Okay,” dad said as he came into the kitchen and sat down at the table. Then Mitch and I brought out all the reasons we could think of to persuade dad to be on our side. .

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Finally our parents agreed that if we could go thirty days on best behavior, we could get a puppy.

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One afternoon, we returned from school to find a little dog running in the yard.

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5 . 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。

What is it like to live in a cave once inhabited (居住) by ancient civilizations? Zhang Youbin and his wife have the answer.

Zhang is from a village in Guizhou Province. The local government entrusts him and his wife with     1     care of ancient Hongyan cliff paintings (岩画),     2     decorate the cave located deep in mountains.

The cliff paintings, first     3     (find) in 1991, have a history of over 6,000 years. Most patterns have become unclear over the years. Those still recognizable show cows, palm prints, pigs and people. Experts say the paintings are very specific     4     have high artistic value.

In 2015, the couple settled there     5     (protect) the paintings. Back then, the road leading to the site was extremely narrow and dangerous in some sections. So Zhang was determined to widen the road. It     6     (take) him two months to dig and build the roadbed with stones. “The road is now much     7     (easy) for people to walk on,” he said.

The couple’s major     8     (responsible) is preventing those without authorization from entering the protected area in case the paintings are damaged. To save their commuting (往返) time, the couple established a temporary home in a cave near the paintings.

    9     (spend) six years guarding the paintings, Zhang is very familiar with them.”I know the exact location and every detail of each painting. They are our cultural treasures and I feel greatly honored to protect them,” he said     10     (proud).

6 . Nobody can inspire us as great teachers can. They seem to come when we ________ them most. They see ________ in us that others, including ourselves, can’t see. They show us that what we perceive as ________ is anything but that. Les Brown, one of the world’s greatest motivational speakers on self-improvement, is a living example.

Born in an abandoned building in Miami, Les has known ________ his entire life. He was a struggling student from the beginning, who was ________ as “mentally handicapped (弱智)”and was ever placed back from 6th grade to 5th grade. Moreover, he had a twin brother who was exceptionally ________, making Les the obvious “stupid twin”.

One day a teacher asked Les to solve a problem on the chalkboard, but Les ________, saying that he couldn’t. “Of course you can,” the teacher responded ________. “Young man, just come up and try it.” “But I really can’t”________ Les. “I’m mentally handicapped.”

The rest of the class erupted in ________. The teacher stepped out from behind the desk and looked Les ________. “Don’t ever say that again,” he told Les firmly. “Someone else’s opinion of you does not have to become your ________.” And much to his classmates’ and even his own surprise, Les did ________ the problem that day.

Les will never forget his teacher’s words, which have always encouraged him to overcome incredible ________ in life and pursue his goals with exhaustless passion. And thanks to that great teacher s powerful revelation (启迪), Les has lived the phrase he is famous for all over the world: You have ________ within you.

1.

A．impress

B．need

C．miss

D．value

2.

A．weakness

B．beauty

C．confidence

D．potential

3.

A．simple

B．abnormal

C．impossible

D．meaningful

4.

A．danger

B．dignity

C．hardship

D．uneasiness

5.

A．labelled

B．chosen

C．respected

D．introduced

6.

A．reliable

B．handsome

C．gifted

D．ambitious

7.

A．denied

B．quitted

C．refused

D．complained

8.

A．jokingly

B．coldly

C．critically

D．encouragingly

9.

A．insisted

B．argued

C．explained

D．demanded

10.

A．laughter

B．surprise

C．shame

D．applause

11.

A．up and down

B．on the spot

C．in the eye

D．now and then

12.

A．challenge

B．reputation

C．support

D．reality

13.

A．think over

B．work out

C．reflect on

D．set aside

14.

A．opinions

B．odds

C．disabilities

D．faults

15.

A．greatness

B．personality

C．knowledge

D．preference

7 . While a new environment is exciting, the adjustment process can be challenging. Even if everything is going well at the beginning of your new job or school, something unexpected can happen.     1     The following tips will help you adapt to a new environment more quickly and smoothly.

Ask questions. It is understandable that when you start, you don’t want to show you need additional explanation, but you have to remember you are new! You are learning an entirely different process, so there will be things you need to ask to understand.     2     In fact, it has the exact opposite effect. You will not only impress others with your original ideas but also open up opportunities to build relationships across your new team.

Seck out a mentor (指导者). Having a mentor, particularly at the beginning, can make your adaptation much more manageable. This person can be your boss, your professor, or just a friendly classmate or co-worker.     3     And more importantly, they can help you learn some essential things you won’t find in the handbook.

Get to know people. Beyond your mentor, make it a priority to find more new friends. It does make a considerable difference. This way, you will feel more connected and a part of things, instead of being an island. This doesn’t mean you have to go to every corner and introduce yourself.     4    

Focus on this role.     5     Thinking of how comfortable you felt in your last role means you wish things were the same and second-guess yourself, which can threaten a quick adaptation. Don’t look backward. Welcome the new challenges, appreciate the new skills you are learning, and you are sure to be successful in the new role.

A．Doing this won’t make you look less intelligent.

B．Comparison usually hurts us more than it helps us.

C．It can be as simple as getting involved in group activities.

D．Don’t let your feeling of unfamiliarity be an excuse to stay alone.

E．You can make the change more difficult if you go in the wrong way.

F．They’ll field your questions and help you adjust to the culture easily.

G．Focus on identifying how your previously learned skills can benefit you.

8 . Self-healing (自愈) “electronic skin” that stretches into a circuit board and attaches to the   human body could be a more environmentally friendly alternative to the current wearable devices, scientists have said.

Some US researchers are developing a thin, skin-like wearable device that they say is fully recyclable and has the capability to repair itself. The electronic skin can perform sensory (传感) tasks such as tracking a daily step count or measuring body temperature and heart rate, and can be shaped to be comfortably worn on any part of the body.

The team said their work could lead to a future where recyclable high-tech skin allows people to collect accurate data about their bodies while cutting down on electronic waste. “Humans will have produced over 60 million tons of discarded (废弃的) smartphones, laptops and other electronics by 2025. Our solution is to start with how we make the device, not when it’s already been thrown away,” said Professor Xiao, leader of the team.

The researchers used a screen printing technique to create a network of liquid metal wires for the circuit. They then used two thin films made of a self-healing material called polyimine to cover the circuit.

The researchers said the resulting device is a little thicker than a Band-Aid which can be applied to treat the wound. It can also stretch by 60 per cent in any direction without messing up the electronics inside. The electronic skin can heal itself in 13 minutes if damaged. The bonds that hold together the polyimine material will begin to grow together to reform a network across the cut, similar to skin healing.

However, the electronic skin is a long way away from being able to compete with the wearable devices in the market. One of the main limitations is that it still needs an external power source to work. “We haven’t realized all of these complex functions yet, but we are marching toward that direction,” Professor Xiao said.

1. Which of the following is not the function of the skin-like electronic?

A．Taking body temperature.

B．Keeping track of everyday steps.

C．Collecting data on electronic waste.

D．Stretching to fit anywhere on the body.

2. What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about?

A．The process of producing the electronic skin.

B．The future the electronic skin may face.

C．Why the electronic skin is so popular.

D．How the electronic skin works.

3. What is Professor Xiao’s attitude towards the new style of device?

A．Confident.	B．Doubtful.
C．Indifferent.	D．Worried.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Electronic Skin: An Effective Way to Cure Diseases

B．A Recyclable, Self-healing Wearable Device Is Invented

C．Professor Xiao: Expert Devoted to .Improving Electronics

D．Traditional Wearable Electronic Devices Are on the Way out

9 . Have you ever heard someone say, “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”, or give you advice about why it’s vital to start the day with a healthy breakfast? It seems that this meal, for many of us, is necessary for our day to start well, but is it really that important?

The word “breakfast” comes from “breaking the fast”— the idea of ending the period in which we don’t eat during the night. The regeneration process that takes place while we sleep consumes some of our natural food reserves. Breakfast gives us an opportunity to replenish those reduced stores of things like protein and calcium. So, in that way, a healthy breakfast makes sense.

There are also many often-quoted studies which seem to connect a state of being overweight with not eating breakfast. In fact, it leads many health experts to advise a healthy breakfast to not only control but also lose weight. In a US study, 50,000 people were monitored over seven years, and those who ate a healthy breakfast were found to have a lower BMI (体重指数), which seems to suggest that breakfast may indeed help people maintain a healthy weight.

But it might not be as simple as that. Alexandra Johnstone, professor of appetite research at the University of Aberdeen, suggests those who do not have breakfast might be less aware of healthy diets and nutrition, and people who eat breakfast might have a healthier lifestyle overall exercising and not smoking, for example. And he also points out that with the rise in popularity of intermittent (间歇性的) fasting to lose weight, there may also be some benefits to not eating breakfast, like improving blood sugar control and lowering blood pressure.

So, while breakfast has its benefits, it might not be the most important meal. It seems that a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet might be more important for many of us than just one single meal.

1. Why does the author list the questions in the first paragraph?

A．To give a warming.	B．To offer some advice.
C．To introduce the topic.	D．To prove a certain fact.

2. What does the underlined word “replenish” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Set aside.	B．Manage without.
C．Make up for.	D．Run out of.

3. What conclusion can we draw from Johnstone’s research?

A．Skipping breakfast may do good to our health.

B．Those who eat breakfast can keep a lower BMI.

C．Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

D．Intermittent fasting contributes greatly to weight loss.

4. What does the author suggest we do at the end of the text?

A．Try new lifestyles.

B．Follow a balanced diet.

C．Pay more attention to breakfast.

D．Be aware of the benefits of each meal.

10 . Are you a book lover? Here are some of the hottest books of the season.

The One Thing You’d Save

The One Thing You’d Save is about a homework assignment. Ms. Chang has students choose what they’d save if their home was on fire. Some choose baseball cards or animal toys. One picks a sweater that was passed down for generations. Another chooses a box of memories about a sister who died. This book helps readers learn to figure out what matters most in life.

War and Millie McGonigle

It’s 1941. Millie McGonigle, a 12-year-old girl, was supposed to be living a carefree life. However, she lives in the shadow of World War Ⅱ. War and Millie McGonigle is an inspiring story that tackles the topic of life and death. The story line is driven by vivid characters and their relationships. The interaction between Millie and her little sister, Lily, mirrors the real-life sibling (兄妹) relationships in many families.

Simon B. Rhymin’

Simon is starting fifth grade and hopes to become a famous singer. But he’s shy about using his voice to express his ideas and thoughts. When a teacher asks the class to give an oral presentation, Simon must find the strength to change and overcome his fears. Simon B. Rhymin’ is a book that gives confidence to readers who are going through similar struggles.

Rez Dogs

Rez Dog is a book about an eighth grader named Malian. She’s visiting her grandparents on a Wabanaki reservation when COVID-19 hits. To stay safe, Malian has to stay away from school” and her friends. Many kids will understand this tough situation. During the lockdown, Malian learns to think about what other people have gone through and how they are feeling during the pandemic (疫情).

1. How can The One Thing You’d Save influence us?

A．It gets us to preserve sweet family memories.

B．We may find it essential to ensure home safety.

C．We will try our best to improve our academic performance.

D．It reminds us to discover what we should treasure most in life.

2. What do War and Millie McGonigle and Simon . R.hymin’ have in common?

A．They are both inspirational stories.

B．They are both set in cruel war times.

C．They both reflect character weaknesses.

D．They both involve principles of survival.

3. Which book helps us learn to relate to others?

A．The One Thing You’d Save.	B．War and Millie McGonigle.
C．Simon B. Rhymin’.	D．Rez Dogs.