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。

“Look!” I said to my husband, Roger, pointing to the branches. “The doves (鸽子) have built a nest.

On a chilly April day, we watched with horror as a hawk dived down and took one of the doves. By the next morning the other parent was gone too. Roger climbed up a ladder to take a look into the nest. Was it possible the hawk had spared the young? Yes, there sat a newly hatched baby dove! We brought him inside and set up the nesting box with the heat lamps we had used for raising chickens. Then we rushed to the pet shop to buy the formula (配方奶) which needed to look like the mother’s milk. But even with our care and prayers, we knew that the dove’s chances were slim. We were especially worried that our little bird, whom we’d named Hawkeye, hardly cooed (咕咕地叫) at all. That had to be a bad sign.

But to our surprise, Hawkeye not only survived but also thrived. Within a month, he was able to stand on the edge of a bowl and eat out of a baby spoon. And before we knew it, he was eating the seeds we gave him. Having the opportunity to nurture this new life brought me a greater measure of peace with each passing day.

As Hawkeye grew, we noticed that unlike all the other doves in our yard, he had a double breast with a line dividing it. When I did some research on the doves, I found out that females don’t often coo.

“We got it all wrong,” I told Roger. “Hawkeye is a girl!”

We realized that we’d have to teach her to fly. First, we urged her to fly from a finger to the bottom rung (梯子的横档) of a six-foot ladder, and in no time she was moving quickly to the top. She lit out (逃走，溜掉) for the kitchen whenever she heard the click of the spoon on her bowl. By mid-June she’d gained full confidence in her wings.

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。

Paragraph 1: At that time, we knew it was time to set our Hawkeye free.

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Paragraph 2: But one May morning, Hawkeye and the other dove landed on the rooftop.

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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。

When I was seven years old, my family moved from Mexico to America. In Mexico, I was a cheerful girl who loved making people laugh with my jokes and inventing fun games to play with my friends. However, when I arrived in America, I found it hard to fit in, and I became quieter.

We lived in a small house with a modest yard where we grew vegetables—my responsibility. While I took pride in watching them grow, there were times when I dreamed of having a beautiful garden like my schoolmate Luella’s, with its delicate tulips (郁金香). Although Luella lived in the same neighborhood as me, we barely knew each other.

It was after a tornado that Luella and I finally became close friends.

The tornado struck on a Sunday afternoon.The gentle breeze transformed into a strong wind, and thick gray clouds filled the sky. Gradually, the tornado took shape, starting as a thin rope and growing into a large black funnel (漏斗). My entire family gathered in the bathroom, seeking shelter from the storm. Terrified, I sat close to my mom, knees in my chest. After the storm had passed, our worries and fears were replaced by relief that we were unharmed and that our house had remained undamaged.

As I stepped outside, I witnessed the extent of the damage the tornado had caused to our neighborhood. Across the street, a tall tree had fallen, crushing Luella’s garden in front of her yellow house. We hurried over to check on it. Fortunately, her family seemed to be away at the time, and no one was injured. However, her once-beautiful garden was in ruins, with the fallen tree destroying the tulips and debris (碎片) spread everywhere. I could only imagine how heartbroken they must feel seeing this.

Then my mom’s usual words rang in my ear, “It is more blessed to give than to receive,” and my family started to think about how we could help.

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。

Just at that moment, Luella’s family returned in their car.

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Even after the debris was cleared, I could still sense Luella’s sorrow for her lost garden.

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3 . It all started when I learned to read, or rather, before I learned to read.

When I was two years old, my grandma decided it was time to ___________ me to poetry. I didn’t understand the words, but my parents said my first complete sentence was the recitation of a poem because my grandma had read it to me so many times that I could ___________ it.

Throughout my childhood, I always had a bunch of ___________ about who I would become when I was older, like an inventor, a doctor, or a dancer. But these ideas ___________ in middle school. I spent a few years wandering ___________ through life, having no clue what I was ___________ about.

___________ , in my first year of high school, I met Miss King, who ___________ my life. She was enthusiastic and encouraging. I loved her and I wanted to make her proud of me. So I worked hard and put my ___________ into every essay she assigned. I even practiced ________________ in my spare time and brought what I wrote to her for feedback. One day, she said to me encouragingly, “I recommended you to the school newspaper, and you can write for it.”

Her words ________________ something in me. Suddenly, I wasn’t ________________ anymore. I had a destination. I’d become a ________________ . Doing well at the school newspaper was the first step to get there.

Thanks to the first poem my grandma read to me and Miss King’s ________________ , now I’m writing for newspapers all round the world. It’s still the bottom of the ladder, and I’ve got miles left to ________________, but at least I’ve made somewhere.

1.

A．adapt

B．reduce

C．devote

D．expose

2.

A．summarize

B．memorize

C．recognize

D．realize

3.

A．ideas

B．suggestions

C．articles

D．inventions

4.

A．came along

B．gave back

C．ran out

D．took up

5.

A．aimlessly

B．excitedly

C．joyfully

D．nervously

6.

A．concerned

B．curious

C．passionate

D．particular

7.

A．Basically

B．Immediately

C．Luckily

D．Surprisingly

8.

A．bothered

B．changed

C．controlled

D．recorded

9.

A．ears

B．nose

C．eyes

D．heart

10.

A．listening

B．reading

C．speaking

D．writing

11.

A．fired

B．stopped

C．spread

D．lost

12.

A．annoyed

B．confused

C．frightened

D．shocked

13.

A．teacher

B．dancer

C．poet

D．journalist

14.

A．admiration

B．inspiration

C．determination

D．imagination

15.

A．climb

B．cross

C．jump

D．skip

4 . We’ve all heard the phrase “use your time wisely” in our lives. How can we use our time “wisely”? In an increasingly urbanizing world, we are busier, required to do more to get into college or other higher academic institutions, or to get a job and do well at it. Because of that, things we do to relax, like reading a book, going out with friends or napping, are becoming rarer.

Doing something that doesn’t quite directly help you reach your goal (like the things for relaxation) is often viewed as “wasting your time” because we only have limited time. But even if relaxing or having fun takes time away from being “productive”, they shouldn’t be considered “a waste of time”. If we don’t do things for fun, what is there to enjoy in life?

There have been numerous studies indicating how relaxation and going out with friends can improve your mental and physical health. Being able to take part in an enjoyable hobby or spend time with someone you enjoy being around can help release “feel good” hormones (荷尔蒙) that can reduce some stress in your daily life, thus improving physical health in the long run.

But of course, as a part-time hypocrite (伪善者) on this topic, sometimes when I find myself enjoying a book, playing a video game, or scrolling on TikTok, I get this awful feeling instantly after that I could have used that time to do something productive like taking textbook notes or finishing an assignment. Or maybe I would go out with my friends during the day and come back to my dorm just to think about how I could have used that time to study for an upcoming exam. We’ve all been there.

However, even if it isn’t evident, doing those little things prevents us from burning out too fast. It creates some positive memories hanging in your mind that will hopefully get you through a tough patch. You need to relax in order to be productive later on. The popular concept of a work-life balance also tells us you should do things that you enjoy to keep the balance, and therefore, would not be considered “a waste of time”.

1. What is often thought as “a waste of time” according to paragraph 2?

A．Hanging out with friends.	B．Preparing for a business trip.
C．Training for school basketball matches.	D．Reading for an essay assigned last week.

2. How does relaxation benefit us?

A．It improves our health shortly.

B．It develops our hobbies greatly.

C．It releases hormones to develop our stress.

D．It strengthens us physically and mentally.

3. What does the underlined sentence “We’ve all been there.” mean?

A．We’ve taken the exam.	B．We’ve been somewhere already.
C．We all have had the same experience.	D．We all have come back to the dormitory.

4. What’s the author’s attitude toward “wasting time”?

A．Doubtful.	B．Supportive.
C．Disapproving.	D．Conservative.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why do British people leave the radio or the TV on for their pets?

A．To let their pets sleep well.

B．To make their pets less lonely.

C．To stop their pets being noisy.

2. How do most dogs feel while listening to classical music?

A．Relaxed.

B．Excited.

C．Bored.

3. Where can people buy special cat music?

A．At a pet shop.

B．At a record store.

C．On the Internet.

4. What is the talk mainly about?

A．How pet owners recognize their pets.

B．How we can get along well with pets.

C．How dogs and cats react to human music.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What day is it today?

A．Wednesday.

B．Thursday.

C．Friday.

2. Why is the fair held?

A．To raise money for a hospital.

B．To advertise the local hands.

C．To sell more real treasures.

3. How will the woman give a hand for the fair?

A．By serving food.

B．By giving a performance.

C．By helping in an art show.

4. When will a big charity event be held?

A．On Friday evening.

B．On Saturday morning.

C．On Saturday afternoon.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman suggest Mike do?

A．Receive education online.

B．Ask a professor for help.

C．Apply to Harvard.

2. What do we know about edX?

A．Its courses are free.

B．A certificate is accessible.

C．It offers live lessons sometimes.

3. How does Mike find the woman’s advice?

A．Impractical.

B．Average.

C．Helpful.