4 . When 1 was 8, my family moved into our brand-new home. My parents had _________ it to our own particular needs and interests, including built-in bookshelves to house their hundreds of books and a large, bright sunroom to _________ all the plants my garden-loving father planned to grow. Unfortunately, a few months later, a heart attack _________ his life.

My mother, who never had green fingers, Gilled our sunroom with low-light plants like ferns (蕨类植物), which consistently _________ . Instead of giving up, she experimented over years and eventually got better through _________ and error.

She never _________ said she wanted to become a better _________ as a way to keep my dad’s memory alive, but I knew the sight of the plants could call to mind their happy time. It was a _________ to her that at least part of the room always had plants growing in it.

Then, last year, Mom experienced a series of falls that _________ her in hospital. As I was thoroughly __________ with tending her while raising kids and working, I felt exhausted to the point of __________ . Magically, I always got recharged when __________ her plants, especially her enormous ferns—now at home in a more appropriate __________ spot.

Mom may not be with us much longer, for her health has __________ significantly. It’s my __________ to develop a green thumb—nursing her plants is a future source of comfort that we could be always together.

1.

A．repaired

B．maintained

C．tailored

D．built

2.

A．hide

B．shelter

C．rescue

D．produce

3.

A．claimed

B．affected

C．threatened

D．wasted

4.

A．grew

B．burned

C．flowered

D．disappeared

5.

A．wisdom

B．control

C．knowledge

D．trial

6.

A．calmly

B．cheerfully

C．accurately

D．specifically

7.

A．nurse

B．gardener

C．cook

D．doctor

8.

A．reward

B．promise

C．comfort

D．habit

9.

A．landed

B．attacked

C．enabled

D．involved

10.

A．disappointed

B．associated

C．bored

D．consumed

11.

A．collapse

B．emptiness

C．panic

D．loneliness

12.

A．shouting at

B．caring for

C．cleaning away

D．cutting down

13.

A．warm

B．sunny

C．shady

D．cold

14.

A．advanced

B．stabilized

C．changed

D．declined

15.

A．privilege

B．decision

C．turn

D．future

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。

My mum died on a cold and rainy December morning. The dark clouds and constant light rain over her Cape Cod neighbourhood fit our sadness as my brothers and sisters and I arranged with the local funeral (葬礼) home for Mum’s last departure from her beloved house on the edge of the river.

All five of us were there, having been alerted (警觉) earlier that week. As soon as we had gotten “The Call”, we had immediately flown or driven from our homes in California, Florida, Georgia and New York to the house by the river.

As I joined my brothers and sisters at the house on the Cape, I felt oddly peaceful. Though I was afraid to lose my mother, I wasn’t anxious about the process. I knew that Mum had prepared well for her death. All we had to do was be present for her and each other during this final stage. She had done everything else.

Mum was a born teacher and a natural organizer. When she had received the diagnosis (诊断) of incurable cancer that September, she had planned her death as practically as she had planned her busy life as a wife, mother and professional.

Mum did think fondly of her neighbours and friends. Even though she had declined to share her remaining time with them, she wanted to acknowledge their friendly care and express her lasting affection for them. So Mum had asked my older sister to purchase, on her behalf, a case of wine. The small bottles were to be decorated with ribbons (缎带) and delivered by us in person, after Mum’s death, to those neighbours who had been her favourite local companions.

Accordingly, in the early afternoon, as the cold morning rain gave way to a watery blue sky, all five of us set out to walk through the neighbourhood together, braving the cold air. Taking turns carrying the heavy boxes, we visited every house. Together, we carried the news of her death, that final gift of beribboned bottles, and her instruction to her friends: “Please use this Champagne to toast to our friendship.”

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。

We hugged, and cried, and laughed, with neighbour after neighbour.

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As the five of us returned to the house, we saw, against the backdrop of the grey sky, a breathtakingly beautiful rainbow.

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9 . I was 3 years into my Ph.D. Yet I still felt in the ______ because I did not know how or when I would graduate. To be ______, I couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. Worse still, Erika was ______, the only other woman in the lab. This added to my ______. As she cleared out her lab space, she offered a ______: her old but big computer monitor (显示器). This kind, seemingly minute ______ turned out to be exactly the lifeline (救命稻草) I ______.

To me, this monitor was a ______ that my community supports me even when they aren’t ______ with me. After years of using only a small laptop, I was ______ by how much my work benefited from having an additional screen. With this ______ perspective, I started to like writing. I handed in my graduation paper, and the light at the end of the tunnel shined brightly.

Then I graduated. My ______ with the monitor came to an end, and I wanted to ______ the chain of care and sisterhood. So, I offered it to another woman engineer, who told me the monitor allowed her to have focused writing time. It also helped solidify her ______ that she is in community with people who support her — just as it did for me.

And just like that, a ripple (涟漪) effect from an ______ monitor.

1.

A．end

B．air

C．past

D．dark

2.

A．fair

B．famous

C．frank

D．independent

3.

A．volunteering

B．progressing

C．applying

D．leaving

4.

A．anxiety

B．surprise

C．annoyance

D．embarrassment

5.

A．suggestion

B．gift

C．ride

D．choice

6.

A．response

B．change

C．gesture

D．contribution

7.

A．shared

B．needed

C．provided

D．experienced

8.

A．reminder

B．result

C．form

D．proposal

9.

A．eventually

B．fortunately

C．acceptably

D．physically

10.

A．kept back

B．looked into

C．turned down

D．blown away

11.

A．slower

B．emptier

C．broader

D．heavier

12.

A．comparison

B．time

C．communication

D．satisfaction

13.

A．continue

B．found

C．restore

D．check

14.

A．sense

B．achievement

C．dream

D．character

15.

A．expensive

B．artificial

C．ordinary

D．adjustable

10 . My mother was born on a farm in Wisconsin in 1897. She attended college in Milwaukee.

One of my earliest memories, when I was about 3, was on a bitter cold day in 1932, the middle of the Great Depression. A man knocked on our back door and asked my mother for something to eat, as he hadn’t eaten for three days. Mom gave him a plate of stew (炖菜) plus two slices of bread. When he took the plate and fork, tears streamed down his cheeks.

At age 21, in 1918, my mother began employment with a local charity in northern Georgia. She was assigned alone to create valuable programs for a small community. She often told us the stories about those old days after she retired. In her later years, my mother established Georgia’s Garden Club, the Professional Women’s Club, the town’s first lending library and other “firsts”.

There were quite a lot of people at her funeral in 1990, when she passed away at 93. My sister and I moved among her many friends, exchanging memories about her. At one point, we saw a stranger with tears on his face. We approached him and my sister asked, “Did you know my mother well?” He replied, “I owe my life to her!” He told us that when he was a young child, in 1918, his family of seven all came down with the flu. The “new lady from the charity” heard about their illness and came to help. He said, “We’d never have made it without her loving care.”

Amazingly, the night before I had read a brief account of that very incident in one of my mother’s diaries. I’m certain I have a responsibility to inform the world of what my mother’s life in northern Georgia was like.

1. Why does the author mention the story that happened in 1932?

A．To complain about the Great Depression.

B．To explain there were many poor people.

C．To prove his family was so wealthy then.

D．To show his mother was very sympathetic.

2. What can best describe the author’s mother in her later years?

A．Ambitious and active.	B．Traditional but brave.
C．Determined and humorous.	D．Demanding but straightforward.

3. How might the author and his sister feel after hearing what the stranger said?

A．Puzzled.

B．Grateful.

C．Proud.

D．Sad.

4. What is the author likely to talk about next regarding his mother?

A．Her education experiences.	B．Her childhood memories.
C．The challenges in her career.	D．The stories in her programs.