2 . It was New Year time, and it would be our first New Year away from Alabama. That winter, my mother and my stepfather moved our family to Southern California. My athletic little brother, Paul, was ________ about the climate that allowed him to go to the beach ________ he wanted. I, however, was a fat child with typical southern ________.

On my first day in the new class, I introduced myself in a low voice. All I said was my name and where I was from. The class burst into ________, “He talks funny.” I was so ________ that I went to place a call to Granny Smith after school, who was my biggest ________. But I didn’t ________.

On Sunday evening, the phone rang. It was Granny. She often took advantage of the discounted long-distance ________on Sundays. She said she’d ________ a New Year package. Sure enough, it arrived. Surprised at the box, large enough to hold a small refrigerator, we __________ it open. The smell of Granny’s house filled the room: a __________ of fried meat, sausages, furniture polish and decorations. Though always filled with __________ holiday decorations and homemade food before New Year, Granny’s house, in my childhood eyes, was precious and fantastic.

There were countless tins and containers. We opened them to discover piles of holiday __________. She even included our traditional candy bars. The box was as bottomless as a magical box. __________ all these, there was my familiar holiday.

Every New Year that we spent in California, the __________ service could call. Over the years, many treasures arrived in the box. For me, it’s always been the best part of the holiday.

1.

A．concerned

B．regretful

C．crazy

D．skeptical

2.

A．because

B．when

C．unless

D．though

3.

A．accent

B．character

C．mind

D．appearance

4.

A．discussion

B．argument

C．tears

D．laughter

5.

A．disappointed

B．helpless

C．panicked

D．confused

6.

A．fan

B．sponsor

C．support

D．challenge

7.

A．get through

B．go over

C．go through

D．get across

8.

A．transport

B．trades

C．rates

D．interaction

9.

A．spotted

B．ordered

C．claimed

D．shipped

10.

A．forced

B．tore

C．spread

D．pushed

11.

A．string

B．combination

C．variety

D．range

12.

A．wonderful

B．complex

C．inexpensive

D．costly

13.

A．treats

B．toys

C．cards

D．costumes

14.

A．Beneath

B．Against

C．By

D．Except

15.

A．civil

B．traditional

C．social

D．postal

4 . 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。

Elizabeth walked to the yard, carrying a bunch of daisies(雏菊).

“Beautiful flowers for, for... Oh, I’ll never get it right!” She cried, throwing the daisies on the ground. She had been practising her speech for a week.

Part of her couldn’t wait. This Saturday, the great Ana Wolff, famous pianist, would perform at the concert hall in town. For four years, Elizabeth had listened to Ms Wolffs recordings over and over again, loving the way the notes flowed like a rushing mountain stream.

Part of Elizabeth was terrified. Her music teacher at school, Mr Leaf, had asked her to present the flowers to Ms Wolff after the performance. But Elizabeth knew herself well. She had serious stage fright and she really hated it when she had to talk in front of people. Even so, Elizabeth was determined to take the challenge this time.

“How’s the speech going?” asked Elizabeth’s mother, “Want to practice on me?”

“No, thanks,” said Elizabeth, “Mum, I can’t do this! I’ll forget. I might even pass out(昏倒)!”

“Oh, honey. Think about it... sharing the stage with Ana Wolff. What an honour!” Mum gently comforted her.

Elizabeth kept practising. “Beautiful flowers for... for a beautiful performance...” She presented the flowers to the cat, the dog, even the statue in the garden. Soon it was Saturday night, Elizabeth stood at the backstage, behind the heavy black curtains. Holding the bouquet(花束)of red roses, she felt her heart racing wildly and her stomach tightened with nervousness．

The lights dimmed, and Ms Wolff began her performance. She swayed and nodded with her fingers dancing across the keys. Soft sad parts, loud angry parts, parts that sounded fun to play. Drawn into the music, Elizabeth forgot for a moment about the six words she had to say. With a flourish(挥舞), Ms Wolff played her final note. Applause thundered through the hall. People jumped to their feet and cheered.

Ms Wolff smiled and bowed. Then she walked off stage and into the wings(舞台侧面). Almost immediately, she returned to the stage for a second bow.

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：

Then came the frightening moment.

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Paragraph 2：

The audience cheered and clapped loudly for them.

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5 . 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。

As is known to all, a positive parent-child relationship is     1     (benefit) to the physical and mental     2     (grow) of children, but     3     (keep) a healthy parent-child bond needs the efforts of both parties.

Parents should take the responsibility     4     (improve) their relationship with the children. What matters is spending quality time with their children,     5     tight their schedule is. For instance, they can eat meals together, go to sporting events together     6     watch their children’s favorite TV shows together,     7     can contribute greatly to making their children feel safe and loved. Children, on the other hand, should show     8     (appreciate) to their parents. If possible, they can give their parents a gift on a special day or help with housework     9     (regular).

No healthy parent-child relationship is     10     conflict. But as long as parents and children make a joint effort, they can settle the conflict and enjoy their time together.

7 . After a serious earthquake happened, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his sons school, only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake.

He was shocked. He didn’t know what he should do for a while, then he remembered the words he had said to his son, “No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. He started digging through the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying, “It’s too late! They’re all dead! There’s nothing you can do!” To them he replied with one line, “Are you going to help me now?” And then he kept on digging.

No one helped, however. He went on alone because he needed to know for himself, “Is my boy alive or is he dead?” He dug for eight hours…12 hours.….24 hours.….36 hours.. then in the 39th hour, he pulled back a rock and heard his son’s words. He shouted his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you’d save me and when you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it Dad!”

“What’s going on there? How is it?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. We’re frightened, hungry, thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved us.”

“Come out, boy!”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

1. The underlined word “collapsed” probably means_________

A．fallen down

B．shaken violently

C．stood by

D．gone off

2. Other parents and the firemen wanted to pull him off the ruins because they thought ____________

A．he was mad	B．all the children had died in the earthquake
C．he was too dangerous to others	D．it was not his job to dig

3. How many students were still alive when the father found them in the ruins?

A．Fourteen.

B．Thirty three

C．Forty seven

D．Nineteen.

4. We can learn from the passage that_________

A．it took the father one day to find his son and other students

B．his wife died in the earthquake

C．his son was the last one to come out of the ruins

D．the son didn’t believe his father would come to save him

8 . My husband and I arrived in a new country just a month ago. We were a bit ___________ about what was waiting for us. However, when we ___________ at the airport, a tall man with smiling eyes greeted us. The days and months were ___________ made easy for us by this kind man.

He greeted us every day with his smiling face. He ___________ us in going to the bank, in buying our groceries, in telling us ___________ to buy almost everything. He told us he was our big brother.

___________, We watched the match in a coffee shop. During the first get-together, he ___________ us that we were lucky—my husband and I were ___________ in this foreign land. He said he had been ___________ for eight years then because he rarely saw his family, ____________ they were in his home country.

During the second get-together, he ____________ told us that we were his family. He said that he loved us and that he would ____________ us because he was given a ____________ of 45 days to go back to his home country. That night, he spoke these words which ____________ a great effect on my life: “You changed my life...”

That night deep in our hearts we were ____________ by our friend's words. We texted him upon reaching home, ____________ him for being a Big Brother to us in the foreign land. We told him ____________ that we felt safe in going out when we were with him, to which he ____________, “You are my family here.”

On the first week of October, we are going to ____________ him back from his vacation. We'll watch the football match again in that ____________ shop that holds dear memories.

1.

A．crazy.

B．certain

C．worried

D．curious

2.

A．settled

B．cheeked

C．dropped

D．landed

3.

A．instead

B．anyhow

C．Otherwise

D．therefore

4.

A．expected

B．accompanied

C．troubled

D．comforted

5.

A．where

B．when

C．why

D．whether

6.

A．Once

B．Besides

C．Finally

D．Twice

7.

A．convinced

B．warned

C．informed

D．Blamed

8.

A．nearby

B．around

C．together

D．apart

9.

A．sick

B．mad

C．cheerful

D．lonely

10.

A．since

B．as

C．unless

D．although

11.

A．jokingly

B．sincerely

C．secretly

D．proudly

12.

A．remember

B．forget

C．miss

D．respect

13.

A．vacation

B．delay

C．right

D．date

14.

A．designed

B．had

C．solved

D．received

15.

A．bothered

B．puzzled

C．astonished

D．touched

16.

A．punishing

B．forgiving

C．thanking

D．repaying

17.

A．as well

B．after all

C．in return

D．in advance

18.

A．agreed

B．replied

C．objected

D．added

19.

A．pick

B．call

C．force

D．see

20.

A．book

B．coffee

C．grocery

D．sports