1 . 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 was in the afternoon before the end of the Second World War that Antonio Black, who was twelve, caught sight of a beautiful brooch (胸针) in a shop window. The brooch is so beautiful that he was unwilling to leave the store until he had purchased it. But it was too expensive — $5. His family was very poor and his parents struggled to make ends meet. Five dollars would buy almost a week’s food for his family.

Antonio couldn’t ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother, Susan. Slim and beautiful, his mother was the center of the home and the glue that held it together. The housework was never-ending, and she struggled to feed and clothe their five children, but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about.

Nevertheless, he opened the shop’s door and went inside. Standing proudly and straight in his flour-sack (面粉袋改做的) shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don’t have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”

“I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “People around here don’t usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”

Antonio respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. He would raise the money and not tell anybody, for he thought Mum would be surprised when she saw that brooch. On hearing the sound of hammering (锤打) from a side street, Antonio suddenly had an idea that he could raise money by selling the used nail bags. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in bags from a local factory. Sometimes the used bags were thrown away at the construction site, and Antonio knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece. That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a rusty soda tin.

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。

Every day after school, Antonio started his plan.

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The day finally came!

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4 . 语法填空

The short story “After Twenty Years” is set in New York on a cold, dark night. Everything was very quiet. A police officer on duty found a man with a scar on his face outside a shop, and they started to have    1     chat. The man talked about his best friend and the     2     (fine) chap, Jimmy Wells. 

One night twenty years ago, they     3    (dine) at “Big Joe” Brady’s. They grew up together in New York and got on very well.    4     (make) his fortune, he was to start for the West     5     Jimmy Wells stayed in New York.    6     was on that night that they agreed on the meeting date and place after twenty years, whatever their conditions might be or from what     7    (distant) they might have to come. At first, they corresponded     8     each other for a year or two, but then they lost track of each other. However, he thought     9    (confident) that Jimmy Wells would turn up as promised, so he came a thousand     10    (mile) to meet him.

6 . 假设你是李华，父亲节快到了，请你写一封关于父亲的信给报社，作为报社的宣传材料。要点如下：
1.介绍父亲；
2.父亲对自己的影响和帮助；
3.表达自己对父亲的感激之情。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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7 . The quality of the family relationship is more important than the family configuration (结构). A healthy family relationship is the base of a happy family.     1     Although family relationships are different, there are certain features that healthy family relationships share. 

Families with healthy relationships have positive and meaningful communication. Family members listen to and genuinely care about what the others are saying. In these families, communication is on a deep enough level.     2     When some feedback and constructive criticism are given, love and affection are made clear by the use of positive words.  

A family with a healthy relationship requires every single family member’s commitment (奉献). Family members regard their family as a top priority (优先考虑的事) and consider the impact on relatives before making important decisions. Family members are dependable and always there for each other in times of crisis.     3    

A feature of healthy family relationships is that family members spend time doing enjoyable activities together.     4     Often, these activities become family traditions, such as sharing meals together, having family outings every weekend or playing sports together. 

    5     Family members accept that they each have their own personalities, qualities and interests. Everyone plays an important role in the family. When there is conflict between family members, it is solved in a positive and healthy manner. Family members also respect each other’s achievements and show appreciation for other members.

A．Therefore, members do not feel they are on their own.

B．Family members share everything they have with each other.

C．Respect is an important feature of healthy family relationships.

D．It provides members with the support and encouragement that they need.

E．They tend to select activities that help the family to grow closer.

F．It is important to keep in mind that each family member is a unique individual.

G．All members are able to share their feelings, goals, achievements and experience.

8 . My teenage son Karl became withdrawn (内向的) after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and begged for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I cried and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school but nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time,” and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

1. What did the author do to help Karl at the beginning?

A．She went to begging in the street.

B．She knelt down to ask God for help.

C．She asked Karl’s best friend to talk to Karl.

D．She went to see the school adviser in person.

2. What does the underlined sentence “he even made the honor roll” mean?

A．He was even on the list to be punished.

B．He was even on the list of students who were lazy.

C．He was even on the list of the best students at school.

D．He was even on the list of students who were always late for school.

3. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.

B．Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.

C．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.

D．School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.

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Mama always sat at the kitchen table and divided the money that Papa brought home into various     1     (pile). Each pile had     2       different aim. For example, the big silver pieces were for the landlord. In their     3     (day) life, Mama tried her best not to draw money out     4     her Bank Account, however hard the life was. When Nels wanted to go on to high school, all the family did     5     best to earn or save money instead of     6     (go) to the Bank. To get enough money, Nels     7       (volunteer) to work in Dillon’s store after school, Papa decided     8     (give) up smoking and Katrin planned to look after the Elvington children every Friday night. However, when Katrin asked Mama to put the check of her first story in the Bank Account last year, Mama had to     9     (admit) that there was no account in the bank at all.       10       (actual), Mama’s Bank Account just made the children feel proud and secure.

10 . 语法填空

In the family, heated arguments and cold silences     1     (be) very common between     2     (teenager) and parents. Such family tensions are often caused by teenagers’     3     (pain) physical changes, such as     4     (change) voice and weight problems. Besides, it can be    5     big headache to balance teenagers’ developing mental needs. However, teenagers can take action     6     (improve) the situation, for example, they can communicate with their parents    7     (regular) and honestly. Through such healthy communication, teenagers can learn     8     to back down and when to ask parents to relax their control. In fact,     9     is quite normal to struggle with the stress that parent­child tensions create. The stormy period will not last long and everything     10     (turn) out all right in the end.