2 . I left England for Sydney in September. It was a career move for my husband, and our 20-year-old daughter was feeling adventurous and decided to come, too. However, just before leaving England, my 79-year-old mother suffered a stroke (中风). Being strong and independent, she continues to live at home with the help of social services. But she couldn’t look after the garden. I thought how wonderful it would be if there was an organisation offering volunteer help. Friends asked me what I planned to do in Australia, and I told them I would be looking for a volunteer position with a gardening charitable organisation. Imagine my surprise when I found just the organisation I had been looking for—Easy Care Gardening( ECG)!

There are several reasons why I volunteer for ECG. Firstly, as a newcomer to Australia I meet many great people who, like me, volunteer some of their time. We cover a large age range, but all love gardens and helping others.

Secondly, through working with ECG I have been lucky enough to explore Sydney’s North Shore that I might not have had the opportunity to visit otherwise.

Finally, there are all those wonderful people we call “clients (客户)” but are more like friends when we visit them often and tend their gardens. What great people I have met, and the stories they have to tell—the family histories, where they come from and the reasons for immigrating to Australia. I find it a privilege to have access to private gardens which, in many cases, have been the joy of their owners for many years. Each one is individual and reflects the character, needs and the history of each family. Indeed, the gardens reflect the multicultural and historical background of Sydney.

1. What made the author choose to be a gardening volunteer?

A．The popularity of ECG.

B．The tips of her friends.

C．Her own experience.

D．Her gardening skills.

2. What do the volunteers at ECG have in common?

A．They make friends with their clients.

B．They like to explore Sydney’s North Shore.

C．They are of similar ages and backgrounds.

D．They are kind-hearted with the same interest.

3. What does the underlined word “one” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Client.	B．Garden.
C．Reason.	D．Joy.

4. Why did the author move to Sydney?

A．Her husband would work there.

B．She planned to volunteer there.

C．She was very keen on adventures.

D．She had to look after her sick mother.

3 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I am fond the summer holiday. Last summer, I go to Hawaii for my holiday. I often had a walk along the beach after the supper or had a swim in the afternoon. They sky was blue, and the air was fresher. Whenever you went, you could saw the green trees and the colorful flowers. The food in Hawaii was delicious and the people was friendly, too. The holiday was really wonder. I will never forget the days when I spent in Hawaii. I enjoy travel across the world. I hope I can meet different people and visit different place of interest some day in the future.

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。

The day of the balloon festival, I felt as light as a hot-air balloon. This year, I wouldn’t just be watching. I would be riding in Mr. Brown’s truck, following the flight of the balloon and meeting it when it came down.

It was a perfect day. Dad and I drove down the road, looped around the lake, and turned into the field that was being used as a parking area. Dad pointed toward the lake. “That’s where you’ll find Mr. Brown’s truck,” he said.

We stopped and got out of the car. And then I saw it — a white bird with a brown head and skinny legs. It cried and thrashed (激烈扭动) in the dirt in front of the cars that were driving downhill. Its wing looked broken. Suddenly it flew off.

“Dad!” I called. But my dad was watching the balloons.

“It has a nest (鸟巢) here somewhere,” a voice said.

I turned to see an old woman. “I’m Edie Thomas,” she said.

“I’m Nat,” I said. She shook my hand as if I were someone important.

Mrs. Thomas smiled. “It was a nesting place before it became a parking area. No one told the bird about the balloon festival.” Then she pointed with her cane (手杖). On the ground was a perfect clutch of eggs, looking like a heap of pebbles (鹅卵石). They were in the path of cars, trucks and motorbikes.

Screech. The parent bird was back, its wing all twisted again.

“They pretend to be wounded,” said Mrs. Thomas. “They lead enemies off, miles sometimes, before flying back. Those eggs sit there pretending to be rocks.”

“Nat!” Dad called. “Isn’t it time you went down to see Mr. Brown?”

“Dad! I’m …”

I looked at the lake. The balloons were ready. Mr. Brown’s truck was there, ready to go.

A bird cry forced me to look back. I felt as if I had a rock in my stomach. “Dad, I’m not going.”

“You’re sure?”

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；     2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph 1: “I can’t,” I said. “I have to stay here so cars don’t run over the nest.”
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Paragraph 2: All morning Mrs. Thomas and I watched balloons fly across the sky.
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6 . 假定你是李华，暑假在伦敦学习，得知当地美术馆要举办中国画展。请写一封信申请做志愿者，内容包括：
1．写信目的；
2．个人优势；
3．能做的事情。
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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。续写的词数应为150左右。

Early in the morning I went to the ocean beach to play my guitar.The usually crowded beach was deserted except for two people.On one side of the boardwalk (木板人行道)was a woman who was cleaning the beach with a broom;on the other side was a lone figure sitting and staring at the sea.I chose a spot between them and began to play.

As I played,the woman with the broom swept her way right next to me.She stopped sweeping and leaned on her broom,smiling at me.She appeared to be homeless with dirty mismatched clothes.

"You sure play beautiful music,” she said.“I think my friend would like your music.I want to hire you to play for her.” She pointed to the lone figure staring out at the ocean, then produced a few coins from her pocket.“I don’t have much,and I know you’re worth a lot, but if I give this to you, will you play a song for her?She’s going through a lot.I know the music will make her feel better.”

I told her I’d be happy to play for free.

As we walked over to her friend,the Broom Lady told me that her friend had not talked for weeks.We approached,and the Broom Lady introduced me,“Annie,I got you a present to cheer you up.It’s a guitar man who is going to play a song specially for you.”

Annie didn’t move.She was wearing dark sunglasses and had an old coat pulled up to cover most of her face.

I sat next to Annie and played.As I played I put every thought into having good things happen for this woman.I played for quite a while.

Suddenly,Annie turned toward me and said,“You make it so beautiful.I can feel it inside my heart.”

Paragraph 1:

She took off her sunglasses.

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Paragraph 2:

When I stopped playing and looked up,I was shocked to see a small crowed around us.

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8 . 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。续写的词数应为150左右。

Steve was the most amazing person in all of Minneapolis, and he was my cousin. When Steve asked me to go with him on a spring fishing trip in northern Minnesota, I was excited!

After planning the trip, we began our great adventure. We reached the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota by early evening. On our way to the campsite, Steve pointed to a small house far away in one of the mountains, saying that it was the ranger station (护林站) where the forester (护林人) worked.

After a long walk, we reached the campsite and set up the camp as the sun was setting. After we gathered enough wood from the forest, Steve started the campfire using only stone and steel — no matches. For supper we feasted on freeze-dried beef, wild rice and pea soup. I ate greedily after all that work.

Tired enough, we climbed into our sleeping bags early and talked about our plans for fishing the next day. We were still talking quietly when a sudden north wind picked up; the temperature dropped and it began to snow. Steve found a way to increase the temperature inside the tent. He dragged a log (原木) from the forest to the opposite side of the campfire. Then he wrapped aluminum foil (铝箔) around the log. The heat from the fire reflected off the foil and into the tent. Soon images of lake fish were filling my dreams.

The snow had stopped, but sometime later a powerful wind must have kicked up the flames of our dying fire. I was abruptly awakened by Steve. Our tent was on fire. Frightened, I ran out of the tent immediately. The tent collapsed (倒塌) with Steve inside. Without any thought of endangering myself, I reached into the burning tent and pulled him to a place near the icy lake. Fortunately, we were not seriously hurt.

注意：
(1) 所续写短文的词数应为 150 词左右；
(2) 续写部分为两段，开头语已为你写好。

Para1：Later, as we stood by the burning tent to keep warm, we considered our difficult situation.

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Para2：Suddenly, we heard a noise in the forest.

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9 . Until a few years ago, I had what most people would call a good life. I had a_______ job that paid the bills; I had a good family, a big place and enough money to use for the future,and there was nothing much wrong in my life._______, I was bored.

I wanted more.I wanted to live _______ and loudly and make sharp memories instead of the grey ones of everyday life. But I was _______. I had never had any confidence in myself and never quite _______ that childhood shyness.

And I tried everything, like reading books about confidence. But none of them really _______.

So I _______ that the small steps weren’t enough. I signed up for an internship (实习期的工作)of teaching English in Vietnam, an _______ huge step. I was alone in a country where the food was _______and the streets were unfamiliar. I had no idea whether I would be able to ________ everything that would ________ at me.

I spent five months in Vietnam, teaching and exploring. I’d learnt to ________ all of myself. I returned home ________. The ________ that had controlled my life and the self-doubt were ________.

That one big chance changed everything for me, and in me.

1.

A．stable

B．temporary

C．difficult

D．demanding

2.

A．Thus

B．Instead

C．Otherwise

D．However

3.

A．easily

B．brightly

C．peacefully

D．modestly

4.

A．proud

B．innocent

C．outgoing

D．afraid

5.

A．added to

B．talked about

C．got over

D．suffered from

6.

A．continued

B．survived

C．failed

D．helped

7.

A．figured

B．promised

C．predicted

D．disagreed

8.

A．equally

B．impossibly

C．unnecessarily

D．occasionally

9.

A．nice

B．colourful

C．strange

D．inadequate

10.

A．doubt

B．handle

C．quit

D．obtain

11.

A．point

B．throw

C．shout

D．aim

12.

A．trust

B．enjoy

C．excuse

D．forgive

13.

A．unconcerned

B．unsatisfied

C．unchangeable

D．unrecognizable

14.

A．fear

B．respect

C．courage

D．anger

15.

A．picked up

B．forgotten about

C．worn away

D．put off

10 . Brian Peters had one thing to do before leaving his job as a police officer in Brooklyn. He decided to spend $500 he _______ for his service to buy 10 gift cards and handed them out to strangers in Brooklyn Center on his _______ day.

It took him about two hours to _______ the cards and that he could put smiles on a lot of people’s_______, including one woman he stopped _______ noticing the condition of her car. “Her car was really old_______damaged. I saw her screen wipers were _______ in the up position,” Peters said. “I_______ what I was doing and gave her a gift card, and _______ she lit up with a smile.”

Once people understood what he was doing, Peters said he ________ a lot more hugs that day.Monique Drier said Peters has ________ wanted to give back and didn’t really want the attention. What’s more, he has always tried to ________ the human side of law practice. He was a great ________ and will be dearly missed.

Peters said he still wants to continue giving back to the ________.“Community service is extremely important, and when you’re fortunate in life, you should give back to others who aren’t as fortunate as you,” Peters said. “That’s what ________ the world go round.”

1.

A．earned

B．created

C．borrowed

D．achieved

2.

A．first

B．last

C．victory

D．great

3.

A．give out

B．give away

C．give up

D．give off

4.

A．eyes

B．heads

C．mouths

D．faces

5.

A．before

B．until

C．after

D．since

6.

A．but

B．and

C．however

D．so

7.

A．placed

B．laid

C．set

D．stuck

8.

A．announced

B．declared

C．explained

D．appreciated

9.

A．gently

B．kindly

C．immediately

D．totally

10.

A．accepted

B．received

C．agreed

D．distributed

11.

A．often

B．always

C．seldom

D．hardly

12.

A．remember

B．forget

C．prevent

D．insist

13.

A．soldier

B．policeman

C．teacher

D．official

14.

A．world

B．country

C．community

D．association

15.

A．forces

B．equips

C．makes

D．explores