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。

A MOTHER’S DAY SURPRISE

The twins were filled with excitement as they thought of the surprise they were planning for Mother’s Day. How pleased and proud Mother would be when they brought her breakfast in bed. They planned to make French toast and chicken porridge. They had watched their mother in the kitchen. There was nothing to it. Jenna and Jeff knew exactly what to do.

The big day came at last. The alarm rang at 6 a.m. The pair went down the stairs quietly to the kitchen. They decided to boil the porridge first. They put some rice into a pot of water and left it to boil while they made the French toast. Jeff broke two eggs into a plate and added in some milk. Jenna found the bread and put two slices into the egg mixture. Next, Jeff turned on the second stove burner to heat up the frying pan. Everything was going smoothly until Jeff started frying the bread. The pan was too hot and the bread turned black within seconds. Jenna threw the burnt piece into the   sink and put in the other slice of bread. This time, she turned down the fire so it cooked nicely.

Then Jeff noticed steam shooting out of the pot and the lid starting to shake. The next minute, the porridge boiled over and put out the fire. Jenna panicked. Thankfully, Jeff stayed calm and turned off the gas quickly. But the stove was a mess now. Jenna told Jeff to clean it up so they could continue to cook the rest of the porridge. But Jeff’s hand touched the hot burner and he gave a cry of pain. Jenna made him put his hand in cold water. Then she caught the smell of burning. Oh dear! The piece of bread in the pan had turned black as well.

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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

As the twins looked around them in disappointment, their father appeared.

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The twins carried the breakfast upstairs and woke their mother up.

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2 . When the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Native Americans had taken care of these precious natural resources wisely. Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a few decades to decimate a large part of these resources. Millions of waterfowl (水禽) were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsmen. Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever-increasing populations, greatly reducing waterfowl habitat.

In 1934, with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act), an increasingly concerned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory (迁徙的) waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival. Under this Act, all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and over must annually purchase and carry a Federal Duck Stamp. The very first Federal Duck Stamp was designed by J.N. “Ding” Darling, a political cartoonist from Des Moines, lowa, who at that time was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey. Hunters willingly pay the stamp price to ensure the survival of our natural resources.

About 98 cents of every duck stamp dollar goes directly into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to purchase wetlands and wildlife habitat for inclusion into the National Wildlife Refuge System — a fact that ensures this land will be protected and available for all generations to come. Since 1934, better than half a billion dollars has gone into that Fund to purchase more than 5 million acres of habitat. Little wonder the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most successful conservation programs ever initiated.

1. What was a cause of the waterfowl population decline in North America?

A．Loss of wetlands.	B．Popularity of water sports.
C．Pollution of rivers.	D．Arrival of other wild animals.

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

A．Acquire.	B．Export.
C．Destroy.	D．Distribute.

3. What is a direct result of the Act passed in 1934?

A．The stamp price has gone down.	B．The migratory birds have flown away.
C．The hunters have stopped hunting.	D．The government has collected money.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．The Federal Duck Stamp Story	B．The National Wildlife Refuge System
C．The Benefits of Saving Waterfowl	D．The History of Migratory Bird Hunting

3 . When Beverley Burdeyney turned seventy four last year, she started having problems with her _______ , notably dryness and discomfort.

"I was simply _______ a terrible experience, " Ms. Burdeyney said at her home in Toronto. "I felt so helpless and insecure because the quality of my _______ was affected. "

Ms. Burdeyney talked to some friends who had _______ problems and discovered that they were largely suffering in _______. " Nobody chooses to talk about it because it seems so _______ she said. " But more and more are suffering and lives are being _______.

Eventually, Ms. Burdeyney learned about plans for an eye research, _______ at Tel Aviv University in Israel. The research team _______ Canadian doctor Allan Slomovic, who has done__________ work on eye care using stem cells. Seeing a ray of hope, Ms. Burdeyney began raising __________ for the project with a friend, Toronto businessman Meyer Zeifman. __________ she has raised $ 110, 000 with another $40, 000 __________ .

"I'm trying to get more and more people to __________ that there are solutions（解决办法）said Ms. Burdeyney, a trained nurse who is still working as a personal trainer after __________ . "I say there is no old __________ , there's only neglect （忽视）. Don't stand __________ , do something about it. "

Ms. Burdeyney __________ that she is hoping to do more for the research project. "I just want to bring __________ into people eyes and this is just the __________. There is still a long way to go"

1.

A．throat

B．skin

C．lungs

D．eyes

2.

A．getting over

B．going through

C．holding on

D．passing down

3.

A．story

B．treatment

C．life

D．relationship

4.

A．similar

B．various

C．personal

D．special

5.

A．turn

B．peace

C．vain

D．silence

6.

A．unbearable

B．abnormal

C．insignificant

D．disturbing

7.

A．compromised

B．forgotten

C．substituted

D．separated

8.

A．course

B．program

C．paper

D．conference

9.

A．informed

B．doubted

C．included

D．dismissed

10.

A．part-time

B．controversial

C．voluntary

D．ground-breaking

11.

A．money

B．standards

C．awareness

D．questions

12.

A．As ever

B．So far

C．In return

D．Once again

13.

A．wasted

B．donated

C．expected

D．earned

14.

A．imagine

B．confirm

C．remember

D．understand

15.

A．retirement

B．childbirth

C．graduation

D．marriage

16.

A．time

B．rule

C．age

D．tale

17.

A．straight

B．still

C．firm

D．alone

18.

A．commented

B．learned

C．reminded

D．added

19.

A．light

B．joy

C．color

D．beauty

20.

A．future

B．beginning

C．truth

D．meaning

4 . I have worked as a keeper at the National Zoo, Paris for 11 years. Spot and Stripe are the first tiger cubs that have ever been born here. Globally, a third of Sumatran cubs in zoos don't make it to adulthood, so I decided to give them round-the-clock care at home.

I've got two children—the younger one, Kynan, was extremely happy about the tigers arriving - but all of us really looked forward to being part of their lives and watching them grow. I wasn't worried about bringing them into my home with my wife and kids. These were cubs. They weighed about 2.5 kg and were so small that there was absolutely no risk.

As they grew more mobile, we let them move freely around the house during the day, but when we were asleep we had to contain them in a large room, otherwise they'd get up to mischief. We'd come down in the morning to find they'd turned the room upside down, and left it looking like a zoo.

Things quickly got very intense due to the huge amount of energy required to look after them. There were some tough times and I just felt extremely tired. I was grateful that my family was there to help. We had to have a bit of a production line going, making up “tiger milk”, washing baby bottles, and cleaning the floors.

When Spot and Stripe were four months old, they were learning how to open doors and jump fences, and we knew it really was time for them to go. It was hard for us to finally part with them. For the first few days, Kynan was always a bit disappointed that the cubs weren't there.

I'm not sad about it. I'm hands-on with them every day at the zoo, and I do look back very fondly on the time that we had them.

1. Why did the author bring the tiger cubs home?

A．To ensure their survival.	B．To observe their differences.
C．To teach them life skills.	D．To let them play with his kids.

2. What do the underlined words “get up to mischief” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Behave badly.

B．Lose their way.

C．Sleep soundly.

D．Miss their mom.

3. What did the author think of raising the tiger cubs at home?

A．Boring.

B．Tiring.

C．Costly.

D．Risky.

4. Why did the author decide to send Spot and Stripe back to the zoo?

A．They frightened the children.	B．They became difficult to contain.
C．They annoyed the neighbours.	D．They started fighting each other.

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I needed to do something in my community (社区) in order to complete the community service hours required to graduate from high school. Some of my friends had signed up to spend time at a soup kitchen, so I did, too. It seemed like a good thing to do.

I thought that we would just be passing out dinners to those in need, but I found out we would be doing everything from preparing to serving the dinner. We began preparing the food, from mixing salad dressing to separating frozen meat. Much still needed to be done before dinner was served, but already outside the building many homeless people were gathering. It wasn’t until a couple of hours later that we opened the doors and began serving dinner.

As the line of people came toward me, I got a little scared. I’d come face to face with the homeless: How should I act? How would they treat me? Would they hate me for having more than they did? While some of the people looked very friendly, some of them looked so dangerous. I didn’t have too much time to worry about it. I was assigned (分配) to serve the salad with the lady next to me. She smiled at me and said if I needed help, she’d be right there, which I found quite comforting.

I had never seen so many people wanting food. They were of all ages and nationalities. Most of them wore clothes that were torn and dirty. Some looked like they had tally given up on life, while others seemed to be making the best of the situation, smiling and joking. Some were better off than others, but they all needed a good meal and a warm place to eat. It saddened me to think of how many people there were who didn’t have a place to call home and the only food they got came from a soup kitchen.

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

As they came in my direction, I put on my brightest and happiest smile.

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Paragraph 2:

I was so happy that I had earned my service hours in this way.

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6 . I was driving on the freeway when I saw the sign. It _______ drivers that chains would be required to cross the mountain. It took me quite sometime to get the chains on.When I got to a spot where it was no longer snowing, I took the chains off so I could drive at a(n) _______ speed.

Suddenly, I _______ another snowy, icy patch of road. My car spun out into a snowdrift. I thought of _______ some tree branches and placing them under my tires, but it was so cold outside that my hands weren’t working _______ . I got inside the car and called American Automobile Association (AAA).

A Russian man came up to my window and said hello. Before I could say too much, he and his three sons were already _______ to push my car. I got out of my car and _______ them.

It was past midnight and they easily could have decided that AAA would _______ the situation after our initial _______ failed. Yet, they stayed with us for nearly 45 minutes as we kept trying ________ things to get the car out of the snow, insistent that they wouldn’t leave until I was ________ .

At first, I was a little ________ about being stuck in the freezing weather at such a late hour, but their cheerful attitude changed the whole ________ of the situation and lifted my spirits.

After nearly 45 minutes of hard work when my car was finally free, they didn’t even ________ around long enough for me to get their names. They just ran toward their truck, ________ a bit on the ice, and yelled back “Drive Slowly”, like true smile heroes!

1.

A．warned

B．encouraged

C．promised

D．taught

2.

A．slow

B．average

C．normal

D．top

3.

A．missed out

B．came upon

C．looked for

D．pulled off

4.

A．removing

B．burning

C．destroying

D．breaking

5.

A．properly

B．casually

C．creatively

D．comfortably

6.

A．proposing

B．continuing

C．starting

D．claiming

7.

A．urged

B．joined

C．stopped

D．left

8.

A．handle

B．improve

C．revise

D．clarify

9.

A．preparations

B．appeals

C．impressions

D．attempts

10.

A．typical

B．unique

C．different

D．difficult

11.

A．approached

B．forgiven

C．protected

D．freed

12.

A．concerned

B．cautious

C．awkward

D．confused

13.

A．analysis

B．dynamic

C．definition

D．truth

14.

A．play

B．walk

C．stick

D．glance

15.

A．moved

B．recovered

C．dashed

D．slid

7 . 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。

When I was in primary school, I disliked doing exercise. I felt tired when I did any kind of exercise. My parents were really     1     (worry) about my health. One day, after having supper, my father     2    (come) and asked me to have a walk with him in the park. I agreed and we went     3     together. It was hard for me to walk for half an hour. I wanted to give up,     4     my father encouraged me to keep on walking. From then on. I was often asked to walk with my parents. To my surprise, I could walk for an hour in the     5    (five) month. How     6    (pride) I felt! I loved taking exercise gradually. Now I am     7     excellent runner in my school. I take part in the school sports meeting every year.

During all our life, we may face a lot of     8    (difficulty). Don’t be afraid of     9    (they). Please try to face them     10    (brave). After you overcome what you used to be afraid of, you may find how great you are!

8 . Language studies traditionally have paid much attention to verbal and written language. But recently they have begun to consider language without _______ , for people regard nonverbal(非言语的) _______ as having meaning. Nonverbal acts either accompany verbal messages are used _______ . They may support or even contradict _______ messages. They are more likely to be used _______ because they are habitual and routine behaviors.

In some _______ , people express more nonverbally than verbally. If you ask an obviously depressed person, “What’s wrong?”, and he answers, “Nothing. I’m fine, ”you probably won’t _______ him. When an angry person says, “Let’s _______ the subject. I don’t want to talk about it anymore!” actually he hasn’t _______ communicating. His withdrawal and ________ continue to convey emotional meaning.

One study showed that 93 percent of the ________ was communicated by the tone of the ________ and facial expressions, while only 7 percent of the speaker’s attitude was conveyed by words. It is ________ that we express our emotions and attitudes more nonverbally than verbally.

Nonverbal communication expresses ________ or feeling beyond words. Universal emotions, such as happiness, fear, and sadness, are expressed in a ________ nonverbal way throughout the world. There are, however, nonverbal differences across cultures that may be a source of ________ for foreigners. For example, feelings of friendship ________ everywhere but their expression ________ . It may be acceptable in some countries for men to embrace each other and for women to hold hands; in other countries these acts of ________ may be shocking.

What is acceptable in one culture may be completely unacceptable in another. In order to correctly ________ another culture’s style of communication, it is necessary to study the ”silent language“ of that culture.

1.

A．hearing

B．learning

C．words

D．records

2.

A．skills

B．behaviors

C．tests

D．measures

3.

A．partly

B．independently

C．temporarily

D．frankly

4.

A．official

B．native

C．common

D．spoken

5.

A．unconsciously

B．secretly

C．uncommonly

D．particularly

6.

A．communication

B．question

C．competition

D．description

7.

A．guess

B．believe

C．know

D．help

8.

A．debate on

B．regard to

C．forget about

D．deal with

9.

A．started

B．continued

C．required

D．stopped

10.

A．patience

B．reflection

C．attention

D．silence

11.

A．body

B．impression

C．message

D．decision

12.

A．life

B．voice

C．respect

D．music

13.

A．appropriate

B．desirable

C．apparent

D．vital

14.

A．meaning

B．purpose

C．value

D．truth

15.

A．positive

B．practical

C．different

D．similar

16.

A．confusion

B．inspiration

C．suggestion

D．depression

17.

A．remain

B．exist

C．return

D．flow

18.

A．disappears

B．matches

C．delays

D．varies

19.

A．affection

B．courage

C．aggression

D．modesty

20.

A．make

B．direct

C．interpret

D．establish

9 . 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。

Shennongjia is a household name in China because it’s the home of the legendary “wild man”. Its folk tale spans the generations.

Between 1976 and 1981, the Chinese Academy of Sciences organized three large scale     1       (science) investigations. They have collected hair, footprints and waste suspected of belonging     2     a “wild man”, but some experts argue that most were the result of bears, monkeys or even human beings. They failed     3     (uncover) the myth of “wild man”, but discovered the area’s rich biodiversity. Although several hundred people have claimed     4     (they) as eyewitnesses of some giant apelike creatures in Shennongjia, there is no tangible evidence to confirm the     5     (exist) of a “wild man”.

Nowadays, Shennongjia’s attraction is not merely about “wild man”. Its appeal     6     (be) more about its lively ecology, rich biodiversity and karst landforms. Shennongjia’s beauty varies over the year as nature     7     (take) its course. Tourists can enjoy flower blossoms in spring, be shaded from the summer heat, appreciate red leaves in autumn     8     go skiing in winter.

The “wild man” legend has been passed on for generations by word-of- mouth. In 2016, the legend of "wild man" in Shennongjia     9     (add) to Hubei province’s intangible cultural heritage list. Today, tourists can visit Wild Man Cave,     10     eyewitnesses claimed that they spotted the creatures, and see “wild man” sculptures.

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。

People say that the real culture of Beijing exists     1     the culture of hutong and siheyuan. The hutongs     2     (locate) in Beijing are formed by lanes of siheyuan, which is a type of residence in     3     houses are purposely built to form squares or rectangles.

In the mid 20th century, several hutongs in Beijing were torn down to pave the way for the     4     (develop) of the city. However, since then, thanks to efforts designed to safeguard this     5     (significance) aspect of the Chinese architectural culture, many hutongs     6     (preserve).

Because of the interlacement (交织) of the lanes, every house is connected to the other, making     7     easy for local people to keep in touch with their neighbors.     8    , once one enters any of them, one can feel the deep and warm relationships among people, which is rarely found in this modern world.

Gossiping in these lanes     9     (be) a common scene as it is the main way for people     10     (strong) their relationship. Where there is such a lane, there is a story.