1 . My faith in human nature has never been so great as it was last weekend after our family get-together in the town of Vail.

On Saturday, we all went to the market right in the middle of the town. Near the end, we all _______ at the fountain near the bridge, and the kids waded (蹚水) around in the fountain until we _______ . This is one of the busiest walking streets.

After we returned to the hotel late in the afternoon, my 7-year-old son Ponder _______ that nowhere could he find his backpack, which _______ his Gameboy and his watch. After a thorough _______ we determined that he must have left it at the fountain.

Ponder has never lost anything. So we just take for granted that he needs no guidance on managing his _______.

He was upset, not about the Gameboy, but about the watch. “But Dad,” he said, through massive _______, “they don’t make that kind of watch anymore.” We were all very sad.

Our dinner reservation was at a restaurant just on the other side of the bridge, so I _______ him that we would not only search the area around the fountain when we went back for dinner, but we would also find the police and ask them if the backpack had been _______ .

As we exited from the parking garage, we could see the fountain as we walked down the long staircase. I saw something black ________ there, but it was right next to a woman standing by the fountain, so I could not ________ what it was or if it was hers.

“See it, Dad?” Ponder shouted. “Don’t get too excited because that may not be it,” I said. But that was it. It had been five or six hours since we left the fountain, and it was still there. There was no ID in it, and it looked like someone had looked through it and then set it right out where all could ________ it.

I literally ________ when we reached it and it was his! Everyone in our party was blown away by this “miracle (奇迹)”. In my wildest ________ , I would never have imagined that this could happen nowadays.

What a charmed life, eh? I believe this was a perfect lesson for a child in losing something important. . . lose it and feel the full ________ of that loss, and then to miraculously get it back.

1.

A．drove

B．hiked

C．met

D．united

2.

A．landed

B．left

C．settled

D．slept

3.

A．responded

B．recognized

C．realised

D．recalled

4.

A．contained

B．combined

C．comprised

D．covered

5.

A．preparation

B．checkup

C．revision

D．search

6.

A．emotion

B．time

C．money

D．stuff

7.

A．tears

B．fists

C．reliefs

D．outbreaks

8.

A．promised

B．informed

C．warned

D．taught

9.

A．worm out

B．caught up

C．put away

D．turned in

10.

A．hiding

B．sitting

C．swinging

D．flowing

11.

A．assess

B．declare

C．tell

D．predict

12.

A．take

B．see

C．touch

D．protect

13.

A．panicked

B．exploded

C．collapsed

D．cried

14.

A．dreams

B．claims

C．efforts

D．passions

15.

A．range

B．pressure

C．weight

D．harvest

2 . What is the probable relationship between Mary and the woman?

A．Strangers.

B．Former schoolmates.

C．Employer and employee.

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food, as they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.

One day, Ali took Zahra’s shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it a secret.

Zahra agreed, and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra’s school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.

Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city. When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.

The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted, he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finishing line drew near, another runner collided(碰撞)with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.

Ali looked up and saw the other boys running ahead. Refusing to give up. He ran as fast as he could. He dashed across the finishing line and won the fourth prize. Thinking he would let his sister down, Ali couldn’t help crying. Just then, he suddenly heard the announcement from the broadcast that he won the third prize as the runner who knocked Ali down was disqualified for breaking the rule. Holding the shoes close to his chest during the award ceremony. Ali felt happy as he eventually won the shoes for his sister.

注意：词数：80词左右。

Filled with pleasure, Ali walked home quickly.

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4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did the woman ask the man to do?

A．Return home on time.

B．Invite his friends over.

C．Clean up the house.

2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Mom and son.

B．Husband and wife.

C．Brother and sister.

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 lesson from my sister

My elder sister was different. She was socially awkward. She could not look at people in the eye. She would mumble (嘟哝) to herself and repeat the words she had just said. The child psychologist had termed it as “Asperger Syndrome”.

She, however, was academically capable. Therefore, we attended the same primary school. Despite this, I never, ever admitted in public that she was my sister. There was one incident, however, that changed how I viewed my sister. It was the incident that changed me.

Being in primary six, about to graduate, the school had made it a must for everyone to perform. Due to my sister’s inability to work together with others, she had to do it individually.

“I’ll sing,” my sister told my parents confidently. Hearing that, I was completely shocked. How could my sister, who was socially awkward, sing in front of the school? I knew so well that if this happened, she would surely embarrass me.     

Silently I prayed I would not have to watch my sister disgrace herself. It is fine. No one knows she is your sister. I remember telling myself these exact lines as I sat in the hall, waiting for the performances to start.

The lights dimmed and the curtains parted to reveal the only solo — my sister. It took about a whole minute for her to speak out her name and class and by that time, whispers were heard in the audience. “Why is she taking so long?” People around me asked. I sat nervously in my seat, wishing I were somewhere else.

注意：
1. 所续写短文的总词数应为120左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
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Finally my sister started to sing.

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Guilt (内疚) and shame filled my heart as I listened to my sister’s wonderful singing.

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7 . My brother Ken was born with a brain disease. Though Mama was extremely loving, she never babied Ken. She _________ him to do whatever we did.

I remember once we got a slide in our backyard. Ken was _________ at first sight. But unable to _________ the steps with the braces (支架) on his legs, Ken could only look up at the rest of us from the ground.

One day, Mama put Ken in the backyard, this time without his braces, and watched him _________ with great difficulty right over to the slide. For the next three hours, Ken climbed the ladder and fell, climbed the ladder and fell, _________. He skinned his knees, and his head was bleeding.

Our neighbor _________ at Mama, “What kind of woman are you? Look at the blood. Get that boy off that ladder!” Mama told her kindly that if it _________ her, she would have to close her curtains. Ken had decided to go down the slide, and down the slide he would go. It took a couple of days of _________ before he could go up the ladder and down the slide as well as the rest of us, and another week before he could do it with his braces on.

Ken was not supposed to make it to his tenth birthday but he has _________ his disease and is now a 42-year-old man who lives __________ and even holds down a job. He __________ everything the way he did that slide so many years ago. What a(n) __________ Mama gave him that day by expecting him to be the __________ he could be.   

Though I often feel I fall short when I compare my __________ to hers, it gives me great comfort to know that her spirit is ________ me, somewhere — preparing me to make “mothering magic” of my own.

1.

A．advised

B．persuaded

C．invited

D．expected

2.

A．addicted

B．annoyed

C．attracted

D．astonished

3.

A．manage

B．pass

C．remove

D．reach

4.

A．run

B．move

C．jump

D．ride

5.

A．once in a while

B．step by step

C．time and again

D．here and there

6.

A．laughed

B．glanced

C．nodded

D．yelled

7.

A．disappointed

B．puzzled

C．failed

D．bothered

8.

A．walking

B．trying

C．training

D．observing

9.

A．treated

B．prevented

C．suffered from

D．lived with

10.

A．simply

B．painfully

C．independently

D．hopelessly

11.

A．loses

B．approaches

C．accepts

D．misses

12.

A．promise

B．gift

C．award

D．suggestion

13.

A．healthiest

B．happiest

C．best

D．cleverest

14.

A．mothering

B．schooling

C．sufferings

D．belongings

15.

A．within

B．beyond

C．for

D．from

9 . What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Father and daughter.

B．Mother and son.

C．Brother and sister.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man teach the woman video chatting?

A．He will work abroad.

B．He wants to save money.

C．He bought her a new videophone.

2. What does the woman think of learning video chatting?

A．Useless.

B．Difficult.

C．Interesting.