2 . 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。
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Then came the frightening moment.

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The audience cheered and clapped loudly for them.

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4 . 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．错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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．

Today was my father’s birthday, which was so a big day for me, so I wanted to give her a surprise. My father always gave me that I wanted. I told my mother that I wanted to cook a delicious dinner for my father and she was very happy to teaching me. I listened attentive at first as it was the first time that I cooked. However, under my mother’s help, I cooked with great caution. I felt much confident than before. Two hours later, my efforts were paid off. I felt happy that each of my dishes have a different taste and a unique style.

5 . My tenth Christmas was one I was not looking forward to. Money was tight. Mom said we were old enough not to have __________. Just being together would be enough.

We weren’t the only family in our small community who would have a __________ Christmas. But knowing that others were going through the same thing didn’t __________ much.

One night we had a small pity party for each other.

“How can I even wear that same old dress one more time?” I __________.

“I know,” said my sister. “I think I might as well give up asking for a __________.”

The next day, Mom told us that she had been saving up and shopping around so that we could give the Walters family a Christmas basket.

“If anyone needs some __________, it’s the Walters.” Mom said.

The Walters! They were the strangest people we knew. How could Mom be so __________ with them when our own family didn’t have enough?

Mom was determined. She packed flour and sugar, a small turkey, some fruits in a basket and asked us to __________ it to the Walters.

I really didn’t like to have anything to do with them. Not wanting to be __________, we left the basket on the doorstep and hid behind a nearby bush.

Seeing the Waiters gather up the basket, I asked my sister in whisper, “Did they look happy?”

“Well, yeah, happy, but mostly they looked like they were thinking: Maybe we do belong.”

Christmas morning arrived. To my great __________, I received a beautiful dress. I couldn’t believe it’s for me, I was about to __________ when we noticed Dad ride up on a new horse. My sister screamed and ran out. She couldn’t __________ to meet her “gift”.

“Mom, how did you do all this?” I asked. “We were __________ for a no-present Christmas.”

“Oh, not necessarily trading but just helping each other. Mrs. Olsen at the dress shop let me bring your gift home. Dad offered to __________ up Mrs, Marshall’s tree lights. Mr. Jones had a horse and he was __________ to know we had someone to love it.”

“I thought since you were giving away food to the Walters, we would never have enough. They really don’t have anything to give in __________.”

“We are like a big family. Never __________ who can or who can’t give. The most important is that we should listen to our hearts. Perhaps the right gifts will end up with the right families.”

Mom always knew __________. Thinking about the expression on the Walters’s faces when they discovered the Christmas basket, I realized their “__________” feeling was more precious than any of the gifts.

That was the Christmas that I learned about the magic of __________.

1.

A．parties

B．gifts

C．trips

D．games

2.

A．regular

B．great

C．peaceful

D．simple

3.

A．help

B．cover

C．pay

D．judge

4.

A．insisted

B．laughed

C．complained

D．begged

5.

A．light

B．dress

C．horse

D．tree

6.

A．courage

B．trust

C．cheer

D．praise

7.

A．popular

B．patient

C．strict

D．generous

8.

A．lend

B．deliver

C．award

D．show

9.

A．recognized

B．excused

C．caught

D．realized

10.

A．surprise

B．relief

C．alarm

D．fear

11.

A．talk

B．speak

C．tell

D．say

12.

A．wait

B．intend

C．expect

D．decide

13.

A．known

B．eager

C．ready

D．responsible

14.

A．give

B．hang

C．pick

D．look

15.

A．happy

B．afraid

C．proud

D．worried

16.

A．vain

B．effect

C．return

D．store

17.

A．mind

B．ignore

C．remember

D．forget

18.

A．dreams

B．choices

C．truth

D．duty

19.

A．satisfying

B．belonging

C．inspiring

D．relaxing

20.

A．forgiving

B．communicating

C．believing

D．giving

6 . Dear Derrick ,

Although under great pressure, we all get on well with each other in this large office. You are one of the people who keep the social temperature at such a comfortable setting. I don’t know anyone in the office who is better liked than you .

You can perhaps help with this. The collection of contributions towards gifts for employees’ personal-life events is becoming a little troubling. Certainly, the group sending of a gift is reasonable now and then. In the past month, however, there have been collections for two baby shower gifts, one wedding shower gift, two weeding gifts, one funeral remembrance, four birthday gifts, and three graduation gifts .

It’s not only the collected-from who are growing uncomfortable(and poor), but the collected-for feel uneasy receiving gifts from people who don’t know them outside the office, who wouldn’t even recognize their graduating children, their marrying daughters and sons, or their dead relatives.

This is basically a kind gesture (and one that people think well of you for), but the practice seems to have become too wide-ranging and feels improper in today’s office setting .

Thank you for understanding .

1. The underlined word “ contributions ” probably means _________ .

A．reports	B．suggestions
C．understanding	D．money

2. Derrick is expected to _________.

A．show more kindness

B．discontinue the present practice

C．quit being the organizer for gift giving

D．know more about co-workers’ families

3. This is basically a letter of _________.

A．apology	B．dissatisfaction
C．appreciation	D．sympathy

7 . Chelsea’s father had always been concerned about him from the very beginning. When Chelsea was in senior school and got eight A’s and two B's, his father asked about the B’s. Later, as he grew up and_________ the wonderful girl he was in love with, his father warned that she might be __________ from what he thought. No matter what Chelsea did, it was____________ enough to satisfy his father.

Chelsea’s father was ___________ when Chelsea decided to take a job in another town. He tried to___________Chelsea's plan, so he explained the ___________ of being close to the family and the dangers and the difficulties of living in a completely new place. ____________,Chelsea shouted,“Dad,I’m moving to get away from you! I love you,but I can’t ___________the way you tear down everything I do.”

He kept up his spirits for his father’s counterattack (反击), but __________ the first time in his life he saw his dad’s mask of confidence ___________ .With tears in his eyes, his dad said _________,“All I ever wanted was to make you better and help you reach your goals and __________ failure. It’s what I do. It’s ___________ my business is so successful. Do you want me to pay no attention to my __________, just stand by and not say anything or be a cheerleader?”

“Dad,our __________ hasn’t been good, because you care only about your own advice,” Chelsea __________. “You’re my dad Sometimes I need praise more than a push. _________ trying to make me better just makes me feel worse. It's not __________ that you just love me and push me forward. I also need you to __________ me.” Sometimes we just need others’ __________ more than advice.

1.

A．consulted

B．saw

C．described

D．imagined

2.

A．absent

B．different

C．free

D．previous

3.

A．still

B．just

C．ever

D．never

4.

A．disappointed

B．pleased

C．fortunate

D．energetic

5.

A．understand

B．permit

C．change

D．forgive

6.

A．possibilities

B．results

C．advantages

D．causes

7.

A．Slowly

B．Frequently

C．Gradually

D．Finally

8.

A．refuse

B．stand

C．follow

D．find

9.

A．for

B．on

C．in

D．at

10.

A．set off

B．paid off

C．turned up

D．broke up

11.

A．rudely

B．sadly

C．slightly

D．angrily

12.

A．avoid

B．admit

C．take

D．hide

13.

A．when

B．what

C．why

D．how

14.

A．business

B．experience

C．interest

D．quality

15.

A．tradition

B．belief

C．company

D．relationship

16.

A．explained

B．agreed

C．proved

D．guessed

17.

A．Seldom

B．Quickly

C．Always

D．Suddenly

18.

A．necessary

B．enough

C．possible

D．clear

19.

A．appreciate

B．limit

C．promise

D．comfort

20.

A．protection

B．skill

C．patience

D．encouragement

8 . Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Since Barack had the same name as his father, young Barack went by the nickname “Barry”.
In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. There, he started to learn about his African roots and decided to use his African name, Barack. After two years in L.A., he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics.
After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in his city. He traveled to Africa to meet his grandmother and cousins for the first time. He went back many times over the years to visit with his family and learn about where he came from. At work, he met a lawyer named Michelle Robinson. They worked together in a big law firm. Then he left Chicago to go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did very well in law school.
After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. He worked as a lawyer, devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly. He worked hard to get the people he helped to vote(投票).
He made many people believe that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference.
1. Barack Obama’s father was probably born in _________.

A．Hawaii	B．Illinois
C．Kenya	D．California

2. Which of the following is the right order according to the text?
①Getting married to Michelle.
②Travelling to Africa to meet his grandmother
③Going to Harvard Law School
④Going to Columbia University
⑤Working in a big law firm.

A．④③②⑤①	B．④②⑤③①
C．③④①⑤②	D．②①⑤④③

3. How did Obama get people to vote?

A．By cheating them to do so.

B．By making a difference to people.

C．By helping poor people who treat others unfairly.

D．By showing them the importance of their votes.

4. According to the text, which of the following words can best describe Barack Obama?

A．Kind-hearted	B．Humorous
C．Polite	D．Brave

9 . As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some____intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy____suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been____if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his_____.To make matters worse his wife____him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two____were more than Al could handle, and he____to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic.
____ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he____— his home, his land, his art objects, everything．____ Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete____．
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now____son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free ____of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his ____．One day I worked ____ my courage to ask him．"I'm really ____ by something," I said．"I know your father was ____ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and ____ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest ____ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to ____ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．1.

A．certain

B．common

C．rare

D．basic

2.

A．dead

B．passed away

C．starved

D．worsened

3.

A．cured

B．prevented

C．forbidden

D．saved

4.

A．disease

B．debt

C．guilt

D．duty

5.

A．left

B．scolded

C．quarreled

D．forgave

6.

A．disasters

B．adventures

C．conflicts

D．situations

7.

A．got

B．drank

C．turned

D．sank

8.

A．As

B．Though

C．Because

D．If

9.

A．needed

B．shared

C．benefited

D．owned

10.

A．Eventually

B．Gradually

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

11.

A．trouble

B．hardship

C．failure

D．waste

12.

A．teen

B．adult

C．old

D．adolescent

13.

A．win

B．fall

C．space

D．flow

14.

A．mother

B．brother

C．father

D．child

15.

A．up

B．with

C．on

D．through

16.

A．worried

B．puzzled

C．interested

D．attracted

17.

A．especially

B．basically

C．hardly

D．specially

18.

A．argued

B．searched

C．analyzed

D．thought

19.

A．thoughts

B．ideas

C．minds

D．memories

20.

A．treat

B．call

C．judge

D．feel

10 . A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was____．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its____，deep red in the middle，____fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the____and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．
The atmosphere____ her．After all she had been through，this is what she____．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be____where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was____
The sun had set by now and it was getting____．She tried to imagine having her favorite ____on until she saw her front door It seemed different. ____ had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was____: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed____．She couldn't understand what was going on．
She entered the____．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n)____written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went____．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her____room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her____looked so tired，as if she hadn’t____for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something____．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．
It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better   now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”1.

A．rising

B．setting

C．shining

D．smiling

2.

A．shape

B．shadow

C．size

D．color

3.

A．quickly

B．partly

C．softly

D．probably

4.

A．waves

B．boats

C．trees

D．sands

5.

A．relaxed

B．puzzled

C．disappointed

D．interrupted

6.

A．understood

B．considered

C．needed

D．regretted

7.

A．discussing

B．finding

C．asking

D．wondering

8.

A．alive

B．asleep

C．missing

D．hardworking

9.

A．sunny

B．warm

C．cold

D．cloudy

10.

A．glasses

B．hat

C．skirt

D．jacket

11.

A．Somebody

B．Nobody

C．Mother

D．Father

12.

A．shocked

B．scared

C．exhausted

D．comforted

13.

A．beautified

B．rearranged

C．deserted

D．destroyed

14.

A．garden

B．bedroom

C．yard

D．house

15.

A．book

B．note

C．article

D．poste

16.

A．1ooking

B．working

C．fishing

D．sightseeing

17.

A．own

B．parents’

C．sister’s

D．brother’s

18.

A．gesture

B．body

C．face

D．eyes

19.

A．studied

B．slept

C．exercised

D．moved

20.

A．different

B．new

C．precious

D．dangerous