1 . In my younger years, my mother gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “________ while you’re still young,” she told me, “as much as possible.”________ whenever I have days off, I usually travel somewhere. And thanks to this ________ I met Sato Taeko, a Japanese film producer, on the Isle of Skye in the UK.

I still remember the moment Taeko and I first met. Skye is a mountainous and isolated (偏远的) island in Scotland ________ public transport is inaccessible (难到达的), so I joined a ________ tour on the island and arranged to stay at a local bed and breakfast.

We didn’t meet until breakfast the next morning. It was so ________ to see an Asian face on this isolated island, so we started to talk. From our ________, I learned that Taeko was traveling around Europe ________ she and her colleagues had attended the 67th Cannes Film Festival in France with their film An American Piano (2014).

After chatting for only 20 minutes, our friendship took ________. We exchanged phone numbers and left ________ our separate bus journeys after breakfast. ________, afterwards, we reunited with each other again and again in different cities in the UK.

Taeko is an elegant and friendly lady who always speaks to people in a ________ voice. Although there’s a huge age difference between us, we still ________ many interests. Taeko told me her husband was a ________ in American literature at the University of Tokyo. They met one another at a party in their 20s, with a mutual love for literature ________ them together.

But ________, her husband passed away 18 years ago, and Taeko has remained ________ since then. She produces films, runs marathons, travels around the world and makes global friends. You can never tell ________ she will be tomorrow.

Once, I asked her if she ever felt lonely, ________ she said she never did. ________, she feels fulfilled. She’s been doing exactly what she likes to do: be happy.

1.

A．Travel

B．Read

C．Study

D．Relax

2.

A．Because

B．Since

C．So

D．Although

3.

A．behavior

B．habit

C．routine

D．experience

4.

A．which

B．when

C．that

D．where

5.

A．boat

B．train

C．bus

D．plane

6.

A．rare

B．common

C．usual

D．regular

7.

A．gesture

B．conversation

C．occupation

D．action

8.

A．when

B．before

C．after

D．while

9.

A．root

B．interest

C．time

D．care

10.

A．apart

B．off

C．away

D．for

11.

A．Eventually

B．Actually

C．Interestingly

D．Additionally

12.

A．gentle

B．loud

C．clear

D．low

13.

A．follow

B．have

C．take

D．share

14.

A．driver

B．doctor

C．professor

D．writer

15.

A．bringing

B．finding

C．joining

D．meeting

16.

A．unbelievably

B．unfortunately

C．surprisingly

D．unexpectedly

17.

A．lonely

B．positive

C．single

D．optimistic

18.

A．who

B．when

C．what

D．where

19.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．yet

20.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Besides

D．Therefore

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。

“It’s been potatoes all week, mom! Can’t we go to the diner for a burger and an ice cream? That’s all I want for my birthday!” Eve’s 8-year-old son Dylan threw his arms around her shoulders, looking at her hopefully. In her hear, she wanted to throw Dylan the biggest birthday party ever, with balloons and a delicious cake with 8 beautiful candles on it. But in reality, Eve could afford none of that. After being let go from the third temporary job and paying the overdue bills, she didn’t have enough money left.

“Sorry, baby. I can’t afford meals...” Eve said sadly. Seeing tears in his mother’s eyes, Dylan quickly changed his tone (语气). He’d seen her struggling to make ends meet and couldn’t stand hurting her. “Actually, mom, that potato salad looks delicious! Can I have some more?” He asked her cheerfully.

After the humble meal, Eve did housework. Dylan took out an envelope hidden on his bookshelf. He’d secretly saved a few dollars from the lunch money his mom had given him over the past few years. He counted the money. “$28!” His eyes lit up. “I can get a good meal for c mom!”

Dylan slid out with the envelope and walked to the next block, where he saw exactly what he’d expected—the mobile food truck! He’d seen it a few times and wondered why the place was always crowded. He waited until the crowd waiting to buy food at the counter cleared away

“Sir! Please give me everything I can get for $28!” Dylan requested eagerly. But Martin, the owner of the food truck, replied, “Sorry, kid. We’re out of everything today!”

Disappointed, Dylan was seated on the sidewalk, mumbling(咕哝): “It’s my birthday, but I can’t even treat her to a nice meal. She does so much for me. I thought, for once, I would do something nice for her.” He kept talking out loud to himself, giving into his urge to cry.

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。

“Woah, happy birthday, boy!” Martin said, sitting down next to Dylan.

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The next morning, Eve woke up to a food truck outside her house.

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3 . 请以我最尊敬的人为主题，写一篇短文。内容包括：
1.简要介绍你最尊敬的人；
2.尊敬的理由；
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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4 . 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。

An elderly lady     1     lives near me keeps her garden very beautiful. It has plenty of flowers and colours. The weather is not very good here at the moment, and     2    (actual) it’s always raining. Two days ago when I     3    (drive) past this elderly lady’s house, the garden was showing signs of winter with fewer flowers. After     4    (knock) on her door, I told her I had flowers for her.

She said she couldn’t imagine she would     5    (give) flowers. I told her I was giving them to her because she worked so hard in her garden and we all got to enjoy     6    (it) beauty. She was totally     7    (surprise) . All she could say was “I don’t know     8     I should say to you.” Her name is Elizabeth. She was so excited     9    tears ran down her face as if she had won a prize.

Elizabeth told me she loved flowers, and I burst into     10    (laugh), telling her I already knew that! I also gave her a little thank-you card that reads: All your hard work in your garden brings joy to others.

5 . I came to the United States ten years ago. I would always say that I was trying to study, but there were always things like work and my kids that would not allow me to start.

Now I realized that those were only excuses. What stopped me was that I was afraid to start studying again. I always believed I would learn by myself.

One day, however, my son told me that he was sad because his friends would come over and I didn’t understand them because I didn’t speak English. He was also sad because I could never help him with his homework. That same day, I told myself, “Rocio, you have to start believing in yourself and you will see you can make it.”

The next day, I went downtown to look for a big banner (横幅) in front of the school which said that they offered classes for adults. I came in to see if I could join, but the classes were closed already. That night I took the kids to the movies, and on the way back, I told them we would take a new route. I ended up getting lost. That’s the way I found Chaffey College. The following Monday, I went to ask for information. They told me that summer school was starting that week.

That’s how I started studying English last summer. It is difficult, but I have had great rewards. My daughter had written a story for school. It was about the female they most admired and why. She wrote that I was the person she most admired because I had started going to college. I will never forget this.

1. According to the passage, the author probably is a ________.

A．teacher

B．doctor

C．father

D．mother

2. What made the author make up her mind to study English?

A．What her son said.

B．What her daughter said.

C．Thinking about herself.

D．Thinking about her daughter.

3. How did they find Chaffey College?

A．On the way to the movies.

B．They took a new route and got lost.

C．Ask a stranger for information.

D．According to the banner.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The author came to the United States from another country.

B．The author had two children including one daughter.

C．What really changed the author’s life was that she believed in herself.

D．The author wrote that she was the person her son most admired.

6 . 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：在错的词下划一横线，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。

Many teenagers have difficult getting along with their fathers. I can fully put myself your shoes, as I once experienced the same problem. You can try the followed suggestions.

Be patient with your father. You two must have misunderstood each another. The key to solve the problem is regular and honest communication. Explain your actions and feelings calmly, listen carefully, and address her concerns. Besides, you should try your best to seeing things from his point of view. Only in these ways can your misunderstandings be clear up. You will learn to back down and what your father will relax. With a little bit of patience and communication, much of these problems can be solved.

7 . 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：在错的词下划一横线，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。
Dear Linda,

I am very sorry to hear that you are bad ill in hospital. Are you getting better now?

Please don’t worry about my illness. All you should do now is to have good rest and follow the doctor’s advices. At present, we are learning some new lessons. They aren’t very difficult, but you don’t need to worry about your study. When you got back to school, we are all willingly to help you with those missing lessons. You will not miss on the final exam. Our head teacher, together with our class, are going to the hospital to seeing you next Wednesday.

I hope you will recover soon. Best regards.

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . As a teenager, I was pretty lazy when it came to doing things for my family. I found myself refusing to _________ out at home with even the simplest things.

Every Wednesday afternoon, for example, my mother _________ me to another town for a piano lesson. During my two-hour lesson, she’d rush to the nearby store and buy a week’s worth of _________. Given the fact that my mom had driven me twelve miles there, twelve miles back, and _________ for my lesson, you’d think I’d be very _________ to help her bring the groceries into the house. But I wasn’t. I generally just brought in an armload and left the rest for Mom as I ran to my room and shut the door.

Don’t get me wrong. Back in my room, I felt _________ about not helping my mother more. Deep inside, I wanted to change my _________ . But I also realized that once I took on more responsibility, my parents would start _________ more from me. At age fifteen, I sensed that this one small change would mark something much bigger: my personal change from a spoiled(宠坏的) child to a more _________ young man.

I’ll never forget the Wednesday when I made a(n) __________ to try and see what would happen. Returning home from the lesson I disappeared into my room, as usual. But once inside, I felt that deep and burning __________. Throwing my school books on the bed, I suddenly opened my door and __________ back to the garage to help my mother. How happy I felt that day! Surely, over time, I continued to help out with more housework. The more I helped out, the __________ I felt about myself. As Mom and Dad realized they could __________ on me more, our trips became far less stressful, too.

Sometimes the little things we put off dong for the longest time __________ out to be simplest things to complete. Feeling happy beats feeling guilty any day.

1.

A．start

B．cry

C．help

D．work

2.

A．left

B．guild

C．walked

D．drove

3.

A．fruits

B．flowers

C．groceries

D．vegetables

4.

A．fought

B．paid

C．prepared

D．waited

5.

A．grateful

B．nervous

C．confident

D．unwilling

6.

A．excited

B．curious

C．doubtful

D．regretful

7.

A．way

B．world

C．career

D．build

8.

A．warning

B．encouraging

C．expecting

D．praising

9.

A．energetic

B．ambitious

C．outgoing

D．responsible

10.

A．excuse

B．decision

C．promise

D．mistake

11.

A．shame

B．anger

C．delight

D．pleasure

12.

A．called

B．looked

C．headed

D．handed

13.

A．smarter

B．better

C．warmer

D．stronger

14.

A．live

B．press

C．focus

D．depend

15.

A．make

B．turn

C．point

D．bring