1 . I’m much more used to the simple language of chopsticks. To me, the art of chopsticks______more than any silver knives or forks ever could.

My grandfather’s language of love is ______. I still remember his______clearly, “Only your first two fingers should be moving, and your two chopsticks must never cross.” He can use chopsticks______. He shows me chopstick tricks and we play games with chopsticks,

What about my ______? No doubt it is ______. In her hand, chopsticks are no longer just cutlery (餐具), ______ a tool to show her concern. “Come, ______ more,” she always says while using chopsticks to ______ food for me. When my grandfather co mes home from a long day’s work,______ all the nagging (唠叨) that she gives to him, my grandmother always,______ places the best part of their food onto his plate with chopsticks, and takes the ______ for herself. There is no need for any words, when the love can be ______ with a pair of chopsticks.

Using chopsticks ______ practice, patience and perseverance ( 毅 力). After more than fifty years of marriage, my grandparents are still ______ it and practising it, with every meal and every mouthful.

1.

A．creates

B．carries

C．improves

D．accesses

2.

A．performing

B．listening

C．teaching

D．caring

3.

A．words

B．smile

C．fingers

D．face

4.

A．carefully

B．gradually

C．regularly

D．skillfully

5.

A．grandmother’s

B．grandfather’s

C．mother’s

D．father’s

6.

A．practice

B．concern

C．food

D．home

7.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．and

8.

A．eat

B．use

C．say

D．bring

9.

A．prepare

B．pile up

C．cook

D．pick up

10.

A．but for

B．in spite of

C．as for

D．in case of

11.

A．gratefully

B．typically

C．happily

D．conveniently

12.

A．tool

B．rest

C．work

D．mouthful

13.

A．remembered

B．found

C．earned

D．expressed

14.

A．takes

B．shows

C．gathers

D．represents

15.

A．inventing

B．balancing

C．identifying

D．studying

2 . Hannahs daughter Isla has spent half her life home. Lockdown began when she was seven months old. Parks were a ______: the only places where Hannah could ______ her daughter there was more in the world than their flat. Lockdown ______ Hannah, an opera singer, and her husband, a director, months of work. They ______ every other day they would go out to a park, finding some ______ in the world. Hannah read maps for new places of green to ______. Every time they would find something new. Hannah says, “When we ______ this time, we’ll remember it as the year we three sat ______ on a million pretty places of grass.”

About five months later, lockdown ended. For months parks were almost ______. The only sounds were the footsteps of lone figures and the sound ______ from their headphones. Then came chats as people started ______ in twos. Summer arrived with speakers sending out loud music. ______, cheers, different kinds of instruments and shouts ______ the “noise” as impromptu (即兴的) concerts returned. Parks are really ______ to show people’s reactions to lockdown. Some people may feel depressed, but ______ people like Hannah and her family can be always seen everywhere.

1.

A．shelter

B．symbol

C．blessing

D．bonus

2.

A．teach

B．show

C．caution

D．remind

3.

A．offered

B．saved

C．owed

D．cost

4.

A．determined

B．thought

C．expected

D．explained

5.

A．adventure

B．harmony

C．beauty

D．truth

6.

A．explore

B．record

C．protect

D．remember

7.

A．look back on

B．look forward to

C．look up to

D．look down on

8.

A．apart

B．still

C．alone

D．together

9.

A．dynamic

B．distant

C．strange

D．silent

10.

A．leaking

B．falling

C．drawing

D．originating

11.

A．debating

B．wandering

C．dining

D．celebrating

12.

A．Actually

B．Occasionally

C．Eventually

D．Usually

13.

A．flooded

B．became

C．represented

D．joined

14.

A．measures

B．windows

C．signs

D．excuses

15.

A．ambitious

B．enthusiastic

C．optimistic

D．calm

3 . 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。
Hi Mum and Dad!

Well, here we are in Cairo at last. This morning, we explored an old market area. It was very atmospheric and filled with lots of interesting things. I    1    (buy) a beautiful necklace for you. Mum—it looks just like one    2    Queen Cleopatra would have worn! Anyway, we’re going out to eat some more of Egypt’s national dish now.

4 . It was an after-dinner walk around the neighborhood. My 12-year-old daughter, Audrey, told me that she would never _________ this pandemic, and that she would never take for granted having friends around, visiting _________ family or hugging her grandparents again. She _________, though, whether people would really live with new appreciation. Over time, would we all forget? Would a _________ or a handshake become commonplace again?

“Write down how you feel so your future self will remember,” I _________.

Audrey was only a toddler when her father—my husband—_________ at age 33. I learned that it takes intention, hard work and a lot of hope to make it through grief.

Living through that _________ didn’t automatically give me a lasting appreciation for life.

Wisdom, I found, is not a guaranteed byproduct of losing a _________ one, or a job or a sense of normalcy as we have during this pandemic. For me, that kind of _________ took lots of reflection and introspection (自省) —which is why I advised my daughter __________ her feelings.

The next day, I spotted this letter on my daughter’s desk,__________ herself to read it in the future and remember what’s important in life, and __________ her of it.

The letter is in full of affection, and she has gladly given __________ for it to be published, with the hope of inspiring others. As we start to see a __________ at the end of the tunnel with the vaccine approval, it might be __________ for other people to write letters of their own.

1.

A．expect

B．forget

C．doubt

D．reject

2.

A．dismissed

B．attracted

C．combined

D．extended

3.

A．wondered

B．suspected

C．requested

D．argued

4.

A．flash

B．surprise

C．hug

D．gift

5.

A．mentioned

B．allowed

C．suggested

D．persuaded

6.

A．died

B．disappeared

C．survived

D．retired

7.

A．adventure

B．experience

C．pressure

D．occasion

8.

A．devoted

B．glued

C．loved

D．blessed

9.

A．support

B．harvest

C．emotion

D．growth

10.

A．settle down

B．write down

C．cut down

D．break down

11.

A．concentrating

B．regarding

C．urging

D．pressing

12.

A．reminded

B．approved

C．sheltered

D．commanded

13.

A．expectation

B．schedule

C．description

D．permission

14.

A．light

B．hope

C．signal

D．vehicle

15.

A．awful

B．valuable

C．peaceful

D．comfortable

5 . 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。

The Summer I Learned to Really See

It was a muggy(闷热)end-of-summer dog day in Missouri. I was preparing to go after the mail—about a mile's distance, through fields and forests, across a river, from our farmhouse, in which three generations of my family lived.

“Take the bucket with you,” my grandmother said, handing me the very familiar bucket.

“What for?” I asked, petulantly(使小性子). The berries had been picked, and it was too early for wild grapes, too late for roasting ears(穗).

“You'll find something to fill it with,” she said, her blue eyes sparkling with anticipation.

I didn't want to take the bucket. It would be a burden to me. Twice a day I'd carried a bucket for milking. With it I'd carried feed to the chickens, salt to the cows, sugar to the neighbors. I'd had enough with carrying with the bucket!

Nevertheless, I took the bucket. Halfway to the mailbox, I set it down beneath a pokeberry bush(胡桃树). I needn't carry it the whole way, I reasoned. There was no mail. When I got back to the bucket, I saw that a few ripe pokeberries had fallen into it. With childish ill humor, I picked off enough clusters(花串) to fill the bucket, even though I thought they were good for nothing.

“Aren't they just lovely!” Grandma exclaimed admiringly when I set them on the kitchen table. She squeezed out the juice of the berries and we used the lovely red ink to paint rings on our fingers and pen letters to distant cousins.

When I went to mail the letters the next day, Grandma again told me to take the bucket along. This time I carried the bucket a little farther than the previous day before setting it down. There was only a sale catalogue in the mail. When I got back to the bucket, I dropped it in. But I felt vaguely uncomfortable, remembering the pokeberries. I caught sight of a bunch of peppermint(薄荷) growing close to the path. Funny, I had passed it every day and never noticed it before. Peppermint just doesn't spring up overnight. I picked a bucketful, its fragrance seeming to cool the day. Grandma was pleased with the peppermint. She liked to chew it and make tea with it.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。
The daily routine to take the bucket along was repeated for weeks, and I began to see more.
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One day when I went home, I didn't have anything in the bucket.
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6 . 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.

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。

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

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7 . I keep a two­dollar bill in my wallet that was given by my mother when I was six years old. Mother gave it to me _________ luck would follow me everywhere.

She looked at me and said, “I want you to_________ this two­dollar bill for extra good luck.”

“Thanks, mum,” I replied. “I will keep it close _________ me always.”

My mother passed away (去世) when I was seven years old and I remembered _________ my two­dollar bill, holding it in my hand for the longest time and I knew she would be_________ me the rest of my life.

On my first _________, I was thirty years old. As I sat in the _________, I noticed there were five women ahead of me. All of them were _________ and well dressed, which made me more nervous.

“What makes you feel you are _________ for this job？” Mrs Martin, the office manager asked me.

“I really need this job and there is __________ I can’t do. I know I am not as __________ as your other applicants (申请人) for the job, but please give me a __________. I learn quickly and can be a very capable (有能力的) __________ of your team.”

That evening I received a(n) __________ from Mrs Martin.

“Gina,” she said, “you were not the most suitable __________, but you have so much confidence in yourself __________ we decided to give you a chance to prove (证明) yourself.”

“Thank you, Mrs Martin. You will not regret this __________,” I said excitedly and __________ the phone.

I got my __________ and took out my two­dollar bill. “Thanks, Mum. I am sure to __________ it,” I said out loudly so that she could hear me.

1.

A．as if

B．as long as

C．even if

D．so that

2.

A．bring

B．take

C．carry

D．catch

3.

A．in

B．far

C．for

D．to

4.

A．taking out

B．putting out

C．turning out

D．looking out

5.

A．watching

B．protecting

C．teaching

D．caring

6.

A．business

B．interview

C．travel

D．vacation

7.

A．waiting room

B．dining room

C．sitting room

D．living room

8.

A．older

B．cleverer

C．younger

D．earlier

9.

A．fixed

B．lucky

C．enough

D．fit

10.

A．everything

B．something

C．nothing

D．anything

11.

A．polite

B．important

C．suitable

D．attractive

12.

A．message

B．chance

C．habit

D．lesson

13.

A．member

B．leader

C．friend

D．audience

14.

A．e­mail

B．call

C．letter

D．telegram

15.

A．mother

B．girl

C．waiter

D．applicant

16.

A．as

B．that

C．what

D．which

17.

A．mistake

B．moment

C．decision

D．idea

18.

A．hung into

B．hung on

C．hung about

D．hung up

19.

A．pocket

B．wallet

C．bag

D．case

20.

A．make

B．manage

C．succeed

D．try

8 . Giorgio is among the countless people who have made videos on the TikTok platform during the pandemic. Little did he know where they would lead, but surely they bring a touch of _________ to the fight against the suffering days.

In January, Giorgio would _________ hear muffled（低沉的）melodies through the wall of his home; it_________ that his neighbor was playing the piano. Giorgio was really enjoying the music and began _________ videos in which his neighbor's talents could be heard.

In February, he posted a video saying he left a/an _________ to his neighbor asking if the _________person could play the famous melody My Heart Will Go On. The neighbor's answer was _________when the piece came from the other side. So began a _________ . In another note, Giorgio _________ that they play The River Flows In You as a duo（二重奏）.The Italian was at first a little __________ when he started, but he felt happy the moment he heard the music coming from the other side.

The two went on to play many more duos but Giorgio stayed curious about his unknown neighbor. Finally, they __________ . It was Emil and he was 78 years old. __________ from Poland, Emil's wife had just passed away and he was staying alone in a temporary accommodation. The only __________ left to Emil was his piano.

But, on March 14, the sad news of Emil’s death __________ him. “Dear Emil," he wrote __________ his neighbor. knew very little about you, but you gave me back my passion, and we shared that with the world. You'll be in my heart. Bye, my friend, Emil.”

1.

A．bravery

B．positivity

C．honesty

D．security

2.

A．frequently

B．excitedly

C．surprisedly

D．occasionally

3.

A．happened

B．seemed

C．turned out

D．went out

4.

A．selling

B．sharing

C．purchasing

D．advertising

5.

A．note

B．letter

C．invitation

D．request

6.

A．happy

B．emotional

C．professional

D．mysterious

7.

A．vague

B．timely

C．self-evident

D．negative

8.

A．legend

B．friendship

C．concert

D．journey

9.

A．suggested

B．wished

C．ordered

D．decided

10.

A．innocent

B．serious

C．nervous

D．scared

11.

A．departed

B．reunited

C．responded

D．met

12.

A．Especially

B．Originally

C．Roughly

D．Similarly

13.

A．affection

B．hope

C．bond

D．comfort

14.

A．reached

B．troubled

C．horrified

D．clouded

15.

A．in return for

B．in place of

C．in memory of

D．in response to