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。

When a tornado(龙卷风) touched down in a small town nearby,many families were left completed ruined. Afterward all the local newspapers carried many human-interest stories featuring some of the families who suffered the hardest.

One Sunday, a particular picture especially touched me. A young woman stood in front of an entirely shattered(破碎的) mobile home, a depressed expression on her face. A young boy, seven or eight years old, stood at her side, eyes downward. Clutching(紧握) at her skirt was a tiny girl who stared into the camera, eyes wide with confusion and fear.

The article that went with the picture gave the clothing sizes of each family member. With growing interest, I noticed that their sizes closely matched ours. This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less fortunate than themselves. I stuck the picture of the young family on our refrigerator, explaining their difficulty to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and to three-year-old Meghan.

“These poor people now have nothing,” I said. “We’ll share what we have with them. I brought three large boxes down from the room upstairs and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously, as the boys and I filled one of the boxes with canned goods and foods.

While I sorted through our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys piled up old toys and games.

Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, much-loved rag doll hugged tightly to her chest. She came to the box that held the toys, pressed her round little face into Lucy's flat, painted-on-face, gave her a final kiss, then laid her gently on top of the other toys.

“Oh, Honey,” I said.” You don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.”

Meghan nodded seriously, eyes filled with held-back tears. "Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she’ll make that other little girl happy,too.”

Paragraph. 1:

The boys had watched,open-mouthed,as their baby sister placed her favorite doll in the box.

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I looked my children for a long moment.

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2 . You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, who worked for 75 years as a washer woman. After she retired, she went to the bank and _______ surprisedly , that her small monthly savings had_______ to over $150,000. She donated $150,000 to the USM for a scholarship (奖学金) fund for students with financial _______ .

What you have not heard is how Osceola's gift has _______my life. I was a_______student and I had my heart set on going to USM. But I_______a regular scholarship by one point on my entrance exams, and a scholarship was the only way I could attend. One Sunday, I_________the story about Osceola and her generous_______in the newspaper, and went to the financial aid office and became the first_______of an Osceola Scholarship.

I first ________Osceola at a press conference — meeting her was like finding family. Osceola__________married and lived alone, so my family has since become her family. My grandma and she talk________on the phone and she________ us in family gatherings. It was amazing that I used to cycle right by a________every day on my way to school and I did notice how everything was clean and neat there, but I didn't know it ________to be where she lived.

Osceola gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of ________. She worked her whole life and gave to others, which reached deep inside of me and fueled my________ to give back when I can. Eventually I plan to add to her scholarship fund. I want to give Osceola the ________ she's always wanted, so I've adopted her as another grandma. And when I graduate from USM, she'll be sitting in the audience________my mother and my grandmother—right where she ________ .

1.

A．believed

B．discovered

C．checked

D．collected

2.

A．grown

B．arrived

C．reduced

D．lost

3.

A．interest

B．support

C．need

D．limit

4.

A．meant

B．served

C．affected

D．infected

5.

A．curious

B．worried

C．concerned

D．devoted

6.

A．missed

B．got

C．ignored

D．wasted

7.

A．got across

B．came across

C．went across

D．looked across

8.

A．donation

B．money

C．reputation

D．message

9.

A．user

B．helper

C．learner

D．receiver

10.

A．found

B．knew

C．saw

D．got

11.

A．ever

B．never

C．once

D．just

12.

A．randomly

B．fluently

C．suddenly

D．regularly

13.

A．joins

B．attends

C．contacts

D．touches

14.

A．restaurant

B．house

C．library

D．shop

15.

A．appeared

B．seemed

C．occurred

D．happened

16.

A．doing

B．working

C．giving

D．helping

17.

A．conclusion

B．preparation

C．attention

D．passion

18.

A．position

B．fund

C．family

D．job

19.

A．around

B．between

C．above

D．under

20.

A．belongs

B．lives

C．excepts

D．hates

3 . Recently, as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his school team, I was feeling sorry for myself and for him. His team was facing adversity (困境) on the court and he was playing in a hostile environment — it was the opponent’s home gym filled with their supporters, and Nathan’s team was trailing (落后) for three quarters of the game. As for me, I had just been dismissed (解雇) from my job earlier in that day.

During the drive home, I kept telling myself that I would find work again in a short time — I was always confident in my experience and abilities, but self-doubt was still sticking its foot in the door.

The basketball game entered the fourth quarter with Nathan’s team still trailing. I saw the determination on his face as well as his teammates’ as they fought back to not only tie the game, but then go ahead by three points. Then, a player from the other team made an unbelievable shot to make the game tied again. With the tied scores and seconds on the clock, Nathan found himself with the ball and with skill and confidence, he made the basket with a defender hanging all over him. The other player was called for a foul (犯规).

As Nathan stood preparing for a shot that would put his team up by three points, I saw the focus and determination on his face, with no room for self-doubt. Nathan was able to tune out all the distractions and nail the free throw with such skill, as if he had done it a thousand times.

As I sat there, my heart bursting with pride, it dawned on me that I had taught him perseverance (毅力) in the face of adversity, and he had just taught me the same lesson. That brief moment of self-doubt and feeling sorry for myself was blown away by the actions of my son on the basketball court. He will play in the finals, but it doesn’t matter if he wins or loses. At this moment, we both won.

1. What did the author estimate his son’s team would be like at first?

A．The team would finally win.

B．The team would lose at away court.

C．The team would lose at home court.

D．The team would tie with the opponents.

2. What does the underlined phrase “tune out” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Avoid.

B．Focus.

C．Create.

D．Receive.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．My son would win in the finals and I would find a job soon.

B．I had once taught my son face to face that we should never give up.

C．It was my encouragement and help that made my son win the game.

D．I would become more confident about my future after this experience.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Life Goes Just Like Playing Basketball

B．It Matters Whether to Win or Lose

C．A Lesson in Life and Basketball

D．A Moment of Self-doubt

4 . My father told me a family story about his mother, my grandmother.

In 1949, my father had just returned home from the war. On every American highway you could see soldiers in uniform hitchhiking home to their families, as was the custom at that time in America.

Sadly, the excitement of this reunion with his family soon disappeared. My grandmother became very ill and had to be in hospital. The doctors told my father that she needed a blood transfusion immediately or she wouldn’t live through the night. The problem was that Grandmother’s blood types was AB-, a very rare type even today, but even harder to get then because there were no blood banks or air flights to ship blood. All the family members had their blood tested, but not one member was a match. So the doctors gave the family no hope; my grandmother was dying.

My father left the hospital in tears to gather up all the family members, so that everyone would get a chance to tell Grandmother good-bye. As my father was driving down the highway, he passed a soldier in uniform hitch-hiking home to his family. Deep in sadness, my father had no inclination at that moment to do a good deed. Yet it was almost as if something outside himself pulled him to a stop, and he waited as the stranger climbed into the car.

My father was too upset to even ask the soldier his name, but the soldier noticed my father’s tears right away and asked why. My father told this total stranger everything.

It got very quiet in the car. Then this soldier reached his hand out to my father, in which rested the dog tags from around his neck. The blood type on the tags was AB-. The soldier told my father to turn the car around and get him to the hospital.

My grandmother lived until 1996, and to this day no one in our family knows the soldier’s name. But my father has often wondered, was he a soldier or an angel in uniform?

1. Why did the author’s father leave the hospital ?

A．To buy something necessary for Grandmother.

B．To ask the family members to have their blood tested

C．To pick up a soldier whose blood type was the same as Grandmother’s

D．To gather the family members to pay their last respects to Grandmother

2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．After her serious illness, Grandmother lived 47 years.

B．Grandmother’s children refused to help her.

C．My father has forgotten the soldier.

D．The doctors didn’t try to save Grandmother.

3. What does the underlined word “inclination” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．arrangement

B．design

C．schedule

D．willingness

4. What may be the best title for the passage?

A．A Strange Soldier	B．An Unexpected Gift
C．An Angel in Uniform	D．An Unknown Soldier

5 . When life hands you lemons — well, don’t even bother. Sixth-grader Jamaria Crump has already set an example. It took her one year to perfect her _______ lemonade recipe (食谱) along with some desserts that made her business, LemonTopia, a _______. And what is even more amazing is that, with some help from her _______, Jamaria built LemonTopia herself.

“She had _______ for a lemonade stand for a year before I let her do it,” said her mom, Jasmine Hall. When Jamaria’s previous school announced a bake sale (烤饼义卖), it was the perfect _______.   But the school told her she had to offer baked food _______ lemonade. So Jamaria added cookies and cheesecake. After the bake sale, she kept _______ at school and community events.

“It continued in different places _______ she served a party at the city hall,” Jasmine said. “We made a fortune at the party.” And with that money, Jamaria _______ her mother for working at the stand. “She’s a kid, so sometimes she wants to ________ such as going to the concert,” Jasmine said. “If I have to ________ for her, she will offer me money hourly.” The market manager said, “Jamaria’s drinks and snacks are the special, cheerful presence in the market.” ________, the market is competitive so Jamaria has to   ________   ways to drum up business. Fortunately, she has shown her   ________ as she developed lemonade with new flavors (味道).

“I’m very ________ of my daughter for sticking with it,” said Jasmine.

1.

A．complex

B．expensive

C．familiar

D．unique

2.

A．hit

B．reality

C．record

D．test

3.

A．dad

B．mom

C．friends

D．classmates

4.

A．applied

B．looked

C．acted

D．begged

5.

A．challenge

B．phenomenon

C．opportunity

D．achievement

6.

A．in spite of

B．rather than

C．in addition to

D．in place of

7.

A．selling

B．wandering

C．exhibiting

D．advertising

8.

A．when

B．until

C．unless

D．after

9.

A．praised

B．pleased

C．paid

D．persuaded

10.

A．study

B．succeed

C．work

D．play

11.

A．fill in

B．show up

C．turn out

D．come along

12.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

13.

A．appeal for

B．deal with

C．come up with

D．take over

14.

A．responsibility

B．choice

C．determination

D．expectation

15.

A．fond

B．ashamed

C．aware

D．proud

6 . When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble—a word game—against herself, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against.

I wasn’t sure my mother was ready for it. After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’ home. And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of computers.

It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me. I’d taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything. She had been the one teaching me all my life: to cook and sew, to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. Now it was my turn to give something back.

It wasn’t easy at the beginning. There was so much to explain and to introduce. Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing. This proved to be a bigger challenge to her, so I gave her some homework. I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces.

“Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked.

“No, of course not,” I said. “They already know how to use a computer.”

My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy. For as long as I can remember, any time I called, my mother would answer. Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years.

1. Why did the author decide to give her mother a computer?

A．To help her through the bad times.

B．To make her life more enjoyable.

C．To support her in doing her homework.

D．To let her have more chances to write letters.

2. What does the author do according to the text?

A．She is a teacher.	B．She is a cook.
C．She is a housewife.	D．She is a computer engineer.

3. Why did the author ask her mother to write her a letter?

A．To keep in touch with her mother.

B．To free her mother from heavy housework.

C．To practice what her mother had learned.

D．To prevent her mother from using the telephone.

4. What happened to the author’s father after the computer was brought home?

A．He played even more games.	B．He became skilled at it.
C．He lost interest in cooking.	D．He took more phone calls.

7 . Katie always wanted to be a performer．She, the youngest of the three kids from Cleveland, was crazy about musicals and Disney movies from an early age and would often watch them singing with her mom, Karen．However, Katie's happy childhood took a-turn when her mother was diagnosed(诊断)with cancer．When the doctor informed the family that Karen's disease was terminal, they decided to make a trip to Disney World．

The family spared no expense for their once-in-a-lifetime vacation and stayed at Disney's hotel for eight nights．They spent their days in the parks, seeing the sights, greeting characters, all the while pushing Karen in her wheelchair and watching her face light up with joy．They all shared in the merriment of experiencing the parks for the first time with Karen．The trip to Disney World at the height of Karen's battle with cancer allowed them to escape into a world of magic and laughter．This was the day Katie decided she wanted to work for Disney．

Sadly, Karen lost the battle and died later, but the whole family remembered her every day and often thought of that Disney vacation．Katie went on to go after her dream．After she received her degree in musical theater, she struggled for years, working as a waitress and trying to be a performer．Her hard work finally paid off when she was hired to work for Disney．

As a Disney performer, Katie is aware that many other families visit the parks and have similar stories to her own．She encourages everyone, especially children, who may be experiencing a hard time．“Every moment is meant for you, even the painful ones．” she says．“It's just like in your favorite Disney movie: There is always some kind of conflict or hardship or pressure．Remember to celebrate those moments, too, because they are taking you to whatever your version of a happy ending is．”

1. Why did Katie's family decide to go to Disney World?

A．Katie always loved Disney movies．	B．Katie had a happy childhood．
C．Katie's mother got seriously ill．	D．Katie dreamed of being a performer．

2. What made Katie decide to work for Disney?

A．The dream that she wanted to live a life full of magic．

B．The memory that she watched Disney movies as a kid．

C．The great joy the Disney vacation brought to her family．

D．The great courage her mother showed in fighting cancer．

3. Which of the following words best describe Katie?

A．Kind and curious．	B．Patient and helpful．
C．Strict and independent．	D．Tough and determined．

4. What message does Katie convey in the last paragraph?

A．Sweet is pleasure after pain．	B．Experience must be bought．
C．Many drops make a shower．	D．Good medicine tastes bitter．

8 . When I was a young boy growing up in North Dakota, my grandparents were farmers; And I remember the huge garden that my Grandma_________．I promise you it was about 4,000 square metres．Well, _________it seemed that way to me! She _________ the garden all by hand, with a hoe(锄头) and some water．Each spring the garden took shape from cold flat earth, which she changed through much hard work into rows of hills ready for _________．

I especially remember _________ Grandma plant potatoes．Grandma had _________ potatoes from last year．She stored them with the rest of the harvest in the outdoor cellar(地窖), where vegetables were kept safely all _________, When spring came, we _________ last year's potatoes and planted each piece into a hill of soil in the garden．I thought we would never _________ the end of the planting work even though everybody was helping!

Before long the garden became fully __________ because of sunny days, warmer temperatures and rain．__________ it needed lots of hoeing and watering by Grandma and her helper to have a harvest．It provided vegetables throughout the summer, until the final __________ when cold weather set in．

By the time Thanksgiving dinner __________, the ground at my grandparent's farm often would be covered with snow and we'd be __________ for a long winter．Warm inside the house, around Thanksgiving dinner, we looked through windows at bare(光秃的) tree branches(树枝) in the __________ garden．Our whole family would __________ potatoes and other vegetables from the __________．And of course wonderful pumpkin(南瓜) pie…I can smell it now! It's __________ how a pumpkin pie can make me __________ years of Thanksgiving dinners, and how that warmth __________ in my heart．

1.

A．shared

B．controlled

C．owned

D．found

2.

A．at first

B．at last

C．at most

D．at least

3.

A．looked after

B．showed off

C．took over

D．brought up

4.

A．watering

B．planting

C．moving

D．giving

5.

A．helping

B．watching

C．making

D．spying

6.

A．sold

B．saved

C．chosen

D．spotted

7.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

8.

A．ate

B．fried

C．cut

D．grew

9.

A．hear

B．reach

C．use

D．cover

10.

A．important

B．popular

C．active

D．peaceful

11.

A．For example

B．Of course

C．In return

D．After all

12.

A．flavour

B．harvest

C．celebration

D．ingredient

13.

A．continued

B．followed

C．ended

D．arrived

14.

A．right

B．ready

C．fit

D．safe

15.

A．sleeping

B．changing

C．tiny

D．poor

16.

A．want

B．enjoy

C．send

D．buy

17.

A．garden

B．market

C．store

D．farm

18.

A．difficult

B．doubtful

C．amazing

D．crazy

19.

A．accept

B．understand

C．realise

D．remember

20.

A．races

B．passes

C．remains

D．jumps

9 . “I have cancer.”Mom said and held me in a tight hug.I could feel her chest shaking as she tried not to cry but failed.

For all of my twenty-four years,my mom had been supportive.Strength and protection had always flowed from her to me.Now I knew it would have to flow the other way.

Mom didn’t stay down for long.After the shock of breast-cancer,she armed herself with a notebook and a pen and a thousand questions for the doctors.She took notes on white blood cell counts and medications(药物)with long names as though she were studying for entrance exams into medical school.”The not-knowing is the worst.”she said.

The operation was successful.The chemo(化疗)was the harder part.I went with Mom to every chemo treatment.She rarely complained,though her hair was gone and her toenails and fingernails fell out one by one.She joked that she could save money on nail polish and put it toward the doctor bills,even though she never wore nail polish.”Cancer can take my hair,my nails,my health,my very life. But it can’t take my smile.”Mom said.

Mom learned to share her fears with me,and it formed an even deeper bond between us.Yet I am certain there were fears she didn’t share because she was still protecting me-worries she only shared with Dad.Even in the darkest hours,she would just joke about the cancer. Mom always said,”When you look your greatest fear in the eye and laugh at it,you take away some of its power.”

Mom was one of the lucky ones.She did beat her cancer,though not without scars.From her,I’ve learned I may not get to choose what I face,but I do get to choose how I face it.

1. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．There were other ways to treat cancer.

B．Knowledge of cancer would be helpful.

C．Mom had to stay stronger to beat cancer.

D．I should be the one being there for Mom.

2. Which of the following words can best describe Mom?

A．Humorous and generous.

B．Considerate and ambitious.

C．Optimistic and determined.

D．Caring and knowledgeable.

3. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?

A．The fear Mom shared with me.

B．The ways Mom faced fear.

C．The jokes Mom told me.

D．The bond Mom and I formed.

4. What lesson did the author learn from Mom?

A．Luck counts in beating diseases.

B．Complaint does no good to one’s health.

C．Positive attitudes get one through hardship for

D．Sharing feelings helps reduce sufferings a lot.

10 . 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。续写的词数应为150左右。

A young and successful manager was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out (窜出) from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick hit violently into the Jags side door! He stepped on the brakes and backed his Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown.

The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That’s a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?”

The young boy was apologetic. “Please, mister... please, I’m sorry but I didn’t know what else to do,” he explained. “I threw the brick because no one else would stop…” With tears rolling down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. “It’s my brother,” he said. “He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.” Now sobbing, the boy asked the astonished manager, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”

Moved beyond words, the driver cooled his anger.

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The driver watched the boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.

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