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。   

11-year-old Sean lived with his single mother. When he was five years old, his father died while fighting for the country. Sean admired his father and wished to be as brave as him. Sean respected his heroism and courage as a soldier, and he did everything he could to make his father proud when he was still alive. However, Sean’s father was a strict man who never appreciated him. Sean longed to hear words of praise from his father, but that day never came.

After his father’s death, Sean was heartbroken. He would miss his father, and more importantly, he would never get the chance to make his father proud. But life gave him that chance in the most unexpected way.

One day, Sean was playing in his neighborhood when he saw a little girl sitting sadly on the pavement. He immediately recognized her as she lived a couple of houses away from him. Watching her, Sean wondered why she seemed so sad. He decided to talk to her.

“Hi! I’m Sean. What’s wrong? You look upset,” he said, taking a seat beside her.

“I’m Melanie,” said the girl, “My mommy passed away, and I miss her.”

“So did my dad. I miss him too,” said Sean. “Would you like to play with me?” he offered.

“Can I?” she smiled, and Sean nodded.

That day marked the start of Sean and Melanie’s friendship. They would always play together after school.

One day, before going to school, Sean saw Melanie sitting outside her house crying. Sean was worried, so he ran up to her.

After talking, Sean learned that Melanie’s grandma Molly got sick and couldn’t take Melanie to school any longer. Her dad was in the army unit. “I miss my daddy and I want Daddy to be home,” Melanie said. “That’s okay, Melanie. He’ll be home soon. My dad was a soldier, too, and they work hard for our country. Aren’t you proud of your dad?” Melanie answered, “But…There’s no one to take me to school.”

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2请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Sean offered to take Melanie to school.
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One day, when Sean and Melanie were approaching Melanie’s home from school, they saw a man in the doorway.
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2 . A car with three teenage girls ran into the Pascagoula River accidentally. The car floated 25 yards into the river and then began to ________. The girls ________ to the vehicle’s top where they screamed for help.

A strong and confident swimmer since childhood, Corion Evans, 16, heard their calls. He ________ threw down his phone, ________ his shirt and shoes and jumped into the river. With the vehicle nearly out of sight, he ________ the situation called for quick action. He ________ task of pulling the girls to safety as quickly as possible. Corion helped calm the ________ girls when he reached the vehicle. Finally, he guided the three girls safely back to the shore.

The girls were all treated at a nearby ________ and are expected to make a full ________. One of the ________   survivors became emotional as she reflected on the scary ________. She thought it might be the end of her ________ as she hopelessly tried to stay afloat.

“Mr. Evans is a true ________. He displayed incredible bravery and selflessness by ________ his own safety to help people in danger,” she added. “If Mr. Evans had not assisted, it could have possibly ________ a tragedy（悲剧）instead of all of us rescued safely.”

1.

A．crash

B．sink

C．appear

D．launch

2.

A．escaped

B．flooded

C．raced

D．flew

3.

A．easily

B．eventually

C．gradually

D．immediately

4.

A．changed

B．found

C．removed

D．fastened

5.

A．mentioned

B．knew

C．doubted

D．guessed

6.

A．relied on

B．focused on

C．agreed on

D．insisted on

7.

A．confused

B．cautious

C．anxious

D．frightened

8.

A．school

B．party

C．hospital

D．factory

9.

A．commitment

B．description

C．examination

D．recovery

10.

A．ashamed

B．original

C．grateful

D．curious

11.

A．experience

B．movie

C．instance

D．imagination

12.

A．dream

B．life

C．career

D．task

13.

A．genius

B．soldier

C．assistant

D．hero

14.

A．risking

B．ensuring

C．maintaining

D．concerning

15.

A．aimed at

B．suffered from

C．turned out

D．adapted into

3 . If you’re a high school student, you have a lot of scholarship resources available to you. Here are some tips on how to get college scholarships.

Enter high school career centers. First, go to your high school career center.     1    , your school’s counselor (辅导员) can help you find similar resources online or in your local community. Most high school career centers keep an updated list of scholarships sorted by date. Go through this list and make note of every single scholarship.

Make full use of library and bookstore scholarship resources. Once you use up all of the scholarships from your high school, head to a bookstore or library and pick up the latest copy of an annual scholarship reference book.     2    . But it’s cheaper to borrow a copy from the library. The scholarship books are all catalogs (目录) of scholarships you can earn as a high school student.

    3    . Once you’ve found all the scholarships through the above resources, you can turn to different search engines and websites that can help you find scholarships. The easiest-to-find scholarships on the web will be the most competitive.     4    .

Find scholarships through friends and family.     5    , which can help see if they know of any scholarships. There are a lot of companies that offer college scholarships—companies that the people you know work at. So ask around! Some of the best scholarships come from some of the most unexpected places.

A．Make college scholarship web

B．Search college scholarship sites

C．You’ll also find these books online

D．If your high school doesn’t have a career center

E．Talk to your friends, parents and even parents’ friends

F．That’s why we recommend career centers and books first

G．After arriving career center, you can update resources online

4 . Chinese astronauts have successfully grown rice seedlings(幼苗)aboard the Tiangong space station and this experiment may offer key insights into how astronauts can grow food to support long—term space missions, experts said on Monday. This experiment is the first to produce the complete life cycle of the plant, which begins with a seed and ends with a mature plant producing new seeds.

The breakthrough was conducted in the Wentian space laboratory, which was launched into orbit on July 24, 2022. Three astronauts were conducting the experiment smoothly and testing the plants according to the plan.

“The rice seedlings are growing very well,” said Zheng Huiqiong, a researcher of the task, adding that the experiment also contained seedlings of a small flowering plant often used by scientists to study mutations(变异). “The astronauts will keep monitoring the plants, and if it is successful, they will collect the newly produced seeds and bring them back to Earth for further studies,” she noted

The flowering stage is crucial for plant reproductive development. “We want to investigate how microgravity can affect the plant flowering time and whether it is possible to use the microgravity environment to control the related process,” she said.

Since the 1980s, China has been taking seeds of rice and other crops to space to help them mutate and produce higher yields once they were planted on Earth. But growing rice in orbit is a different challenge due to the tough conditions of space such as microgravity and lack of air.   

Rice has been a main food for astronauts since the early days of space exploration. Freeze—dried chicken and rice was the menu for the Apollo 11 mission, which carried the first humans to land on the moon in July 1969.

“But if we want to land on and explore Mars, bringing food from Earth is not enough to provide for the astronauts’ long journey and mission in space. We have to find a food source for long term space explorations,” Zheng added.

1. What’s the significance of Chinese recent space rice experiment?

A．It enables human beings to move to another planet.

B．It helps people get a better idea of the human life cycle.

C．It inspires more other countries to do space explorations

D．It makes it possible to carry out long—term space missions

2. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The mutation.

B．The experiment.

C．The exploration.

D．The space mission.

3. Why have crop seeds been brought to space since the last century?

A．To promote genetic changes and increase crop harvest.

B．To figure out how to create an earth—like environment.

C．To study the impact of microgravity on crop growth.

D．To develop new crop species with strong ability to adapt.

4. Where is the text most probably from?

A．A medical report.	B．A fashion magazine.
C．A science newspaper.	D．A history book.

5 . The example of a foreign teacher who volunteered to help fight the wildfires in Chongqing’s Beibei District with other local residents has touched many.

In the unbearable heat and drought conditions, multiple wildfires hit parts of Chongqing. On Sunday night, a forest fire broke out and spread in Beibei District. The local government issued an urgent call for volunteers with certain skills and experience, such as chain saw（链锯）operation, to join in the firefighting. Chain saws were used to create fire barriers.

“I was happy to help,” said Francis Stonier, a professor in a university. “I used to cut trees around my yard and neighborhood and had volunteered many times in the US in the past.”

Stonier found a translator—50-year-old He Wu, a foreign language professor—who also signed up to fight fires. Soon after arriving at the volunteer area, the pair were assigned to one of the chain saw groups—examining and adjusting chain saws.

“Stonier is responsible and focused, and is doing a really good job,” said He, adding that Stonier checked each chain saw carefully, to see if it was too tight or too loose. “Wherever I went, the volunteers and local residents gave me a big thumbs-up. It was an unforgettable experience,” Stonier said.

Thanks to the joint efforts of fire and rescue workers, as well as volunteers and residents, the scaring wildfire in Beibei had been put out as of Thursday night.

“It was great to see such an outpouring of help in the extreme heat,” Stonier said, noting that he was impressed with the number of locals who came to help. Motorcyclists gave up their jobs to transport materials and people up and down the mountains. Others gave their time to carry heavy supplies, prepare and serve meals or help organize.

1. What caused the outbreak of the forest fire in Beibei District?

A．The extreme heat and drought.

B．The local area being short of water.

C．The existence of enough oil materials.

D．The lack of people guarding the forest.

2. Why was Stonier accepted to participate in the firefighting?

A．He was capable of creating fire barriers.

B．He was experienced in chain saw operation.

C．He was determined to become a firefighter.

D．He showed no consideration for his own safety.

3. Which words can best describe Stonier?

A．Determined and creative.	B．Generous and independent.
C．Devoted and courageous.	D．Humorous and passionate.

4. What message does the author intend to convey in the last paragraph?

A．To care is to help.	B．Many hands make light work.
C．Dare to challenge and achieve yourself.	D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

6 . Four Best Language Exchange Apps

HelloTalk

HelloTalk is a language exchange application that allows you to talk with others from around the world for free. You can write a brief summary about yourself in your profile（简介）, choose your native language and select the language and level that you’re currently learning. Then you’re able to search for native language partners from around the world! What sets HelloTalk apart from similar apps is that native speakers can edit your messages and correct your grammar while you chat together.

Lext Talk

Lext Talk is an application that allows users to connect with people from around the world. Once your profile is complete, you can select which language you speak and which language you’d like to learn. A very convenient feature that Lext Talk offers is its map. Users can use Lext Talk’s map to search for language partners in their areas, or find a partner in a specific region.

Doongle

Like the feature of Lext Talk but you have an Android phone? Don’t worry, there’s a similar app for all Android users too! Doongle allows its users to share voice messages, photos and more. Like Lext Talk, Doongle also has a map feature. Doongle offers a particular group chat feature, where you can talk about English grammar or share tips on how to make a pizza with others.

italki

With italki, you get to choose your teachers based on your interests and goals. You pay per lesson but you get what you pay for. You can choose to take lessons anytime and anywhere to your liking. If you don’t know which teacher to choose, don’t worry. All teachers will have a video introduction of themselves and you could also judge by looking through previous re—views from students.

1. What’s special about HelloTalk?

A．It is the best application to learn grammar.

B．Users’ errors can be corrected in the message.

C．HelloTalk offers quality lessons at a low price.

D．Users can choose language partners by gender.

2. Which offers professional guidance to a language learner?

A．HelloTalk.

B．Lext Talk.

C．Doongle.

D．italki.

3. What can be inferred from the text?

A．Doongle doesn’t have a map feature.

B．HelloTalk doesn’t offer a text chat feature.

C．Lext Talk is not suitable for Android users.

D．italki doesn’t offer much detail of teachers.

7 . 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 an afternoon on the eve of Thanksgiving. The sky was thick with clouds. I had finally finished my month-long business trip to San Francisco and was on my way to the airport to get home for the Thanksgiving dinner with my parents. After what seemed like hours, I finally arrived the airport. It began raining, witch made me even more anxious to get home and enjoy the warmth from my family.

I walked into the hall of terminal(航站楼) and found it surprisingly crowded. Shortly after, I heard the airport announcement that many flights were delayed(延迟) due to bad weather. And there was no certainty as to how long the delay would be. As soon as this announcement was made, the hall was filled with the sound to express their disappointment and helplessness. And it quickly turned the noises from people making a call, probably to tell the person on the other end of the line about the flight delay.

There was a sense of anxiety and worry in the air. I thought many people here were just like me, looking forward to the festive reunion with their families and afraid of missing it due to flight delay. But there was nothing to do but wait.

I just had to seat myself and wait patiently for the arrival of the good news that the flight was resuming(继续)．Shortly after I sat down, a group of graceful men sitting opposite me drew my special attention. What they had in common was that they all had a musical instrument with them. It seemed like they were an orchestra(管弦乐队).

Everyone waited for a long time feeling down, and the atmosphere was not relaxing a bit. Then I saw one of them, an elegantly mannered man, stand up. One by one, he said something to his partners in a low voice. Each nodded as he listened. After that, they rose up and walked out of the crowds. I didn’t pay any more attention to where they were going.

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。

Suddenly, out of nowhere came the beautiful music.

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The performance won the applause(掌声) of everyone.

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8 . 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。

Natural indigo-dye(靛蓝印染) has a long history in China.     1     (go) back to the Qin and Han dynasties, the indigo-dyed cloth had been used     2     a main material for clothes for at least 1,000 years. Natural indigo     3     (take) from four kinds of plants. Now in Chinese, any plant that can be used to get indigo is     4     (usual) named as Lan Cao (blue plants). The cloth dyed by these plants always     5     (keep) a sweet smell and is naturally mothproof. Natural indigo-dyed cloth has two patterns(模式): One is white design printed on blue background;     6     other has blue patterns on white. Patterns on both sides of the cloth developed in recent years. The themes are centered on     7     (plant) and lucky animals and characters in stories     8     have Chinese people’s good wishes for their lives. Nantong indigo-dyed cloth from the time of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Nantong in Jiangsu Province has been the major supplier of indigo dyed cloth, and the entire process is finished     9     hand. In May 2006, the blue dye technique was considered as a national     10     (culture) heritage(遗产) by the State Council.

9 . This week we drove over to spend some time with Aunt Carmeleta. We don’t see her _________ because she lives in Tennesee, which is far from us. However, this past week her husband Ken drove their motor home to Michigan to _________ a party.

As always, it was _________ to see Carmeleta. She met us at the motor home door _________. She gave us each a big hug and scurried(碎步疾跑) around to make us _________.

The first time my friend, Bill, met Carmeleta, he said, “She can’t be _________!” Bill had never met anyone so kind, _________, and full of mercy(仁慈) as Carmeleta. But after knowing her for well over 50 years, he _________ she is.

I’ve been _________ to know Carmeleta my whole life. She has __________ me more than she could ever know. When I __________ to her how people were talking bad about me, she would __________ me, “Just keep being yourself. __________ yourself for who you are.” I’m sure she saw areas where I needed __________, but she only showed love, patience, and mercy to me.

Next month Carmeleta will be 89 years young. I say young because she never seems to __________ for me. And she is still full of love, kindness and mercy. She accepts people where they are, and she is for real!

1.

A．formally

B．rather

C．often

D．completely

2.

A．attend

B．celebrate

C．honour

D．repeat

3.

A．awkward

B．possible

C．wonderful

D．obvious

4.

A．teaching

B．jogging

C．agreeing

D．smiling

5.

A．worried

B．comfortable

C．sad

D．graceful

6.

A．real

B．old

C．beautiful

D．active

7.

A．strong

B．loving

C．native

D．frightened

8.

A．hopes

B．attracts

C．admires

D．believes

9.

A．anxious

B．confusing

C．lucky

D．amazing

10.

A．helped

B．cheated

C．fed

D．phoned

11.

A．referred

B．explained

C．applied

D．complained

12.

A．stop

B．compare

C．guide

D．annoy

13.

A．Change

B．Dislike

C．Accept

D．Stress

14.

A．truth

B．improvement

C．source

D．stress

15.

A．wait

B．work

C．view

D．age

10 . Polar bears generally use sea ice to hunt (捕猎), but a newly discovered group has found another way. An isolated (与世隔绝的) population of polar bears has been discovered in a fjord (峡湾) in southeast Greenland, which is free of sea ice for most of the year. Polar bear generally need sea ice to survive, so the discovery is raising hopes that some kinds of the polar bears might survive the loss of sea ice caused by global warming.

Researchers found the population living in a fjord in the southeast Greenland, which is surrounded by mountains and an ice sheet to the west, and ocean to the east. The sea-ice coverage lasts for only around 100 days each year. With sea ice in the fjord becoming smaller because of global warming, the whole group were expected to die out by the end of this century.

But the isolated population has found a way to hunt without sea ice. The group, about 27 adult females, has been isolated from other polar bear populations along Greenland’s east coast for at least 200 years.

Tracking data from marked bears proves that they don’t move far. For example, when members of the group went out of the fjord, the ice on which they sat sometimes got caught in the rapid water flow. “Whenever this happened, they would get stuck and then, they would have to jump off, swim to the beach and walk back home empty-handed,” says lead author Kristin Laidre, an animal ecologist at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Though the researchers failed to video their hunting without sea ice, the existence of this small population in conditions of low sea-ice coverage suggests there is a chance that the population can survive, even as sea ice flows away to farther north each year.

1. What have the newly discovered polar bears found?

A．A place filled with ice sheets.

B．A way to hunt without sea ice.

C．A way to track sea ice flowing away.

D．An ice sheet caught in the rapid water flow.

2. Why were polar bears in the fjord expected to die out?

A．They are being hunted by human.

B．They have lost their source of food.

C．They can’t stand the increasing heat.

D．The sea ice there is becoming smaller.

3. What can be inferred from the text?

A．The bears can swim very far to hunt for food.

B．Kristin Laidre is negative about the future of the group.

C．Once the group went out of the fjord, they might get into trouble.

D．If the bears got caught in the rapid water flow, they wouldn’t go home.

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．Polar bear population can survive without sea ice

B．Sea ice is becoming smaller because of the global warming

C．Polar bear population may die out because of the global warming

D．A newly discovered polar bear population has been stuck in a fjord