1 . Chen Yuzhu, a 29-year-old young man, opened his first Chinese beef rice noodles restaurant in 2014 in the neighborhood of New York City’s Queens borough. He then took the flavor of his childhood memory to three other states in the US, building a recognized brand.

Actually, he started his own catering (餐饮) business after he lost his job and found noway out. It was at that time that beef rice noodles of his home village flashed in his mind.

However, the early days of setting up his business were not that easy. He frequently worked 18 hours a day, transported food at 2 am and promoted (推销) the restaurant near the New York City subway entrance by yelling, “Special noodles from my hometown, Guizhou!” But it didn’t work well. During the first two weeks. daily sales were only $200 at most, which wasn’t enough to pay the rent. He felt so anxious that he tried every possible means. Two months later, his Chinese beef rice noodles finally gained great popularity. His store has become hot spots for vloggers (视频博主) and he has made himself famous among locals as the“Rice Noodle Prince”.

“At first, running restaurants was for survival, but then I felt a sense of achievements. I became more open, inclusive and made a lot of friends. And the process to learn, make efforts and get inspired was really cool.” Chen said.

1. For what purpose did Chen Yuzhu plan to open the restaurant at first?

A．To make a living.	B．To promote special Chinese food.
C．To become very wealthy.	D．To gain popularity.

2. Which word best describes the young fellow?

A．Shy.

B．Cautious.

C．Generous.

D．Determined.

3. What is true about Chen Yuzhu’s catering business?

A．Chen Yuzhu sold noodles at the New York City subway entrance.

B．The noodles were rather welcome during the first two weeks.

C．Chen Yuzhu met with a lot of difficulties when he started his business.

D．The noodles Chen Yuzhu sold were delivered from Guizhou.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Chen Yuzhu has made a lot of Chinese friends.

B．Making a lot of money is due to his family’s support.

C．Chen Yuzhu has really benefited a lot from his business.

D．Chen Yuzhu wants to open more restaurants in the future.

2 . 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 New Addition to the Family

For the initial ten years of his life, Victor was the prince of the household. As he was an only child, his parents petted him and showered all their love and attention on him. Whatever toys his parents bought, they were always meant for him. Whatever food was in the refrigerator, there was no one to compete with him to polish it off first. Victor could leave his toys or books around the house with complete ease of mind, knowing that there was no one who would get their hands on his belongings and cause any damage.

However, all that was to change overnight when Victor’s parents brought back his new baby sister, Lina, from the hospital. With her rosy cheeks, wide open eyes and angelic smile, Lina caught the hearts of her parents, grandparents and relatives. Everyone focused their attention on the cute bunch of joy. Whenever she cried, her mother or father would rush to her bed. She simply cried because she wanted to be carried. There was little time left for Victor.

Now that Victor’s mother had his baby sister to take care of, she expected Victor himself to do most of the chores he can do. Victor was asked to clean his own room, iron his own school uniform and clean his own shoes. Before Lina’s arrival, he had never lifted a finger to help out with these tasks. The whole family also went out less because it was unhealthy to expose Lina to the bacteria(细菌) being in the outside world too often.

Victor felt neglected by his parents. He felt that they loved Lina more than him. As a result, he tried to attract his parents’ attention by becoming resistant. One evening, Victor’s parents were called up by his teacher because Victor had got into a fight at school. His teacher had noticed Victor’s behaviour and work attitude changing downwards in the past two months. Before that, he had been a model student.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

Upon hearing the teacher’s feedback, Victor’s parents got lost in thought.

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Victor realized that his parents still cared for him.

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3 . 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。

“No 7, Jobie Nymble, takes the lead,” cried the announcer. “Just one more hurdle (跨栏) and ...” Cheers broke out. “Jobie Nymble from Riverside Middle School takes first place in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles!” The crowd went wild.

“County championships (锦标赛), here we come,” screamed Jobie, patting her green track spikes (钉鞋). They were her lucky shoes and she loved them. “Next Saturday, we’re taking home the gold,” Jobie whispered to her spikes, excitedly retying them.

“Don’t forget, guys,” said Marisol, one of her teammates. “My birthday party is next Friday at Hidden Park.”

Next weekend couldn’t come soon enough. Jobie smiled with excitement all week long. At track practice, she leaped over those hurdles faster than she’d ever leaped before. And it wasn’t long before everything in her path was a hurdle: flowerpots in her front yard, sidewalk cracks on the way to the bus stop and even her little sister, Teka!

The day of Marisol’s party, Jobie put on her favorite outfit: her blue shorts, an old track T-shirt from her dad, and her lucky spikes. “Perfect.” She smiled at herself in the mirror.

The party was under way when Jobie arrived at Hidden Park. She stopped by the track first, planning to do some practice.

“Jobie!” Two of Jobie’s teammates rushed toward her, breathless and barefoot. “Come on,” they yelled. “You have to try the slide.”

Jobie looked toward the party area. Suddenly, she saw it. The biggest slide she had ever seen was on the far side of the park. Smiling kids zoomed down the slide at unspeakable speeds. Without thinking twice, Jobie took off her spikes and dashed (猛冲) toward the slide. Its ladder stretched to the sky, but she reached the top in no time, closed her eyes and let go.

Jobie couldn’t get enough. She tried again and again. When it was finally time to go home, she unwillingly made her way back to the track where she’d left her shoes.

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As she eyed the area from a distance, panic set in.

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The next day, Jobie turned up in a new pair of spikes for the championships.

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4 . 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。

In Budapest, a train line called Gyermekavasut runs between stations     1     (bury) deep in the woodland. Like any other railway, it has ticket offices, signals, guards and a timetable. Unlike any other, this one     2     (run) by children aged between 10 and 14. The children of the Gyermekavasut railway     3     (efficient) sell and check tickets and salute trains as they leave     4     (station).

In fact, the railway was created to give children the chance to learn teamwork and     5     (responsible). Kids work the railway under     6     guidance of adults, and the engineers and the train drivers are adults.

Tickets can be bought from a child who usually takes the job so seriously. As the train comes in, a childish voice echoes (回响) in the station following the same jingle (叮当声) that can be heard in every station across Hungary. The train     7     (pull) out, as children in navy blue uniforms with red caps salute. Once the train leaves the platform, they relax back into more natural childlike poses.

Only the top students are considered for the railway, and those selected     8     the job take a training course and must pass railway worker exams. For a year, the railway children go on duty every two weeks,    9     (get) excused from school during workdays, but only on the condition     10     their grades don’t slip.

5 . Since the beginning of my scientific training, I was encouraged to seek multiple mentors (导师) to help me find my way. With many efforts, I became comfortable, confident, and strategic in building my network of mentors.    1    

Cast a wide net.

Sending cold contacts was scary, so I focused on the thrill of emailing people who had some of the coolest jobs I'd ever heard of. If I was inspired by someone's work, I emailed. If

I loved the way they ran their lab, I emailed. If I was interested in learning more about their company, I emailed.     2     At last, I got dozens of informational interviews that helped me in my ideal job.

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As a grad student, I met someone at a conference who I hoped would be a future mentor—and followed up with a five-paragraph email. Their reply was simple, “I cannot respond to this. Too long.” Over the years, I learned to clearly include the what, the ask, and the when —for example, a 30-minute meeting to talk about X, offering three or four specific times. A clear, concise email encourages a quick, positive response.

Consider the context (情景).

In graduate school, I asked a senior faculty member to serve as my departmental adviser.     4     A few months later, he left the institution. I realized the move must have already been in the works when I asked, and his response didn't reflect negatively on me; he was just predicting his own changing circumstances. When evaluating responses or advice, remember that everyone has their own affairs and concerns.

Come prepared.

    5     I came to every conversation with at least 10 questions, arranged in categories including shared experiences, career goals, and advice. Coming prepared helped me respect other people's time and use these meetings wisely.

A．Get to the point.

B．Here's what I have learned.

C．Prepare for negative responses.

D．My one strength was preparation.

E．My mentors offered many suggestions to me.

F．Though a few people failed to respond, many did.

G．The response was a direct without any explanation, and I was left confused.

6 . 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。

If you go to another country, what kinds of things would you buy? Would you buy a camera in Japan, some     1     (beauty) clothes in France, or a watch in Switzerland? No matter     2     you may buy, you might think those products were made in those     3     (country). However, you could be wrong. Kang Jian is a l7-year-old student from Shanghai. Last year he     4     (go) to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He found it interesting that so many products in the local shops were made in China. "I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin, but even though most of the toys are American brands, they were made in China."

Toys are not the only things made in China. "Once I wanted to buy a pair of basketball                     5     (shoe)." he explains.   "But I had to visit five or six stores before     6     (find)a pair made in America!" He realized that Americans can     7     (hard) avoid buying products made in China. "In fact," he continues, "there were many other things there made in China—footballs, handbags, pet food, mobile phones.     8     American flags are made in China!" Kang Jian thinks it's great that China is so good at making     9     (this) everyday things. However, he hopes that     10     the future China will also get better at making high—technology products that people can buy in all parts of the world.

7 . Everyone may face difficult circumstances.     1     The following tips can help you to find your courage and use it to increase your success!

Be Flexible.

When you are pursuing your goals, you may suddenly hit a roadblock and all movement comes to a standstill. When you hit a roadblock, don’t throw out your entire plan. Take a moment to step back from the situation and figure out how to adapt your plan to handle the roadblock. Be flexible in your approach.     2    

Build Support.

Long before you encounter any obstacles, it is important that you are always building your network of support.

    3     Surround yourself with the people who will encourage you and help you have the strength and determination to keep going.

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During times of adversity, it’s important that you don’t focus on negative emotions. Rather than dwelling on events and mistakes that you may have just made, leave them in your past. You can learn lessons from those mistakes and then let them go. Move on by focusing on the future and what your life will be like when you achieve your goals.

It’s the Small Things that Matter.

When hardships occur, and threaten to permanently spoil your plans, it can make you desperate. At these times, it’s especially important to positive emotions to give you the ability to persist and improve performance.     5     The small things really do matter. No matter how small it is, forward movement is progress towards your goal.

A．Focus on the Future.

B．Learn to ignore mistakes.

C．Look for people who believe in you and your vision.

D．Remember that small accomplishments add up to greater successes.

E．The difficult circumstances manage to force you to give up your goals.

F．In these situations, courage is a must if you want to achieve your goals.

G．You never know what good things this unexpected roadblock might uncover.