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 I was little, I lived in a house with a beautiful garden full of all kinds of Bowers. There was nothing I enjoyed more than sitting in the garden with my mother reading stories to me. When I was old enough to read, I enjoyed reading stories aloud to her.

I would never forget one day when I was in the third grade. I bad been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had rehearsed (排练) my lines so hard with me. But however easily I acted at home, the moment I stepped on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside, explaining that she had written a narrator’s (解说员) part to the play, and asked me to change roles. Her word, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part go to another girl.

I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home after school that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.

It was May and roses were blossoming and, under the trees, we could also see yellow dandelions (蒲公英) in the grass, as if a painter had painted our garden with red, yellow and green. I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion. ”I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, pulling it up by its roots. ”From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden. ”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested, “All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions.” “Yes, every flower is beautiful in its own way, isn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded, pleased that I had won her over. “And that is true of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no shame in that.” Relieved that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled to me gently.

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。

Para 1: “But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said.

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Para 2: After the play, I took home the flower.

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2 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A．differences   B．privileged   C．exploring   D．account   E．amazement F．research   G．strongly   H．unthinkable   I．separately   J．recognize   K．education

Perri Klass and her mother, Sheil a Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co-writers as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped（重叠）.

Perri notes with     1     how closely her own life has mirrored her mother’s: both have fulltime careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read. They also love to travel ---- in fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big     2     in circumstance and basic nature.

A child of the Depression（大萧条）, Sheil a was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered     3     a luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything she’s ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up     4     in the New Jersey suburbs of the1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is     5     while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.

Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheil a take turns     6     the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together. Sheil a describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing     7     fieldwork. Perri admits that she can’t sort out all the mess in the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit long-hidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.

Looking deep into the lives they have lived     8     and together, Perri and Sheil a tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written     9     in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet（二重奏） that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will     10     .

4 . 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。

That night, I quarreled with my mother, then stormed out of the house. While on the road, I remembered that I did not have any money in my pocket, I did not even take my cell phone with me to make a call home.

At the same time, I went through a noodle shop, and I suddenly felt very hungry. I wished for a bowl of noodles, but I had no money!

The seller saw me standing before the counter and asked, “Hey little girl, you want to eat a bowl?”

“But … but I do not carry money …” I shyly replied.

“Okay, I’ll treat you.” the seller said, “come in, I will cook you a bowl.”

A few minutes later the owner brought me a steaming bowl of noodles. After eating some pieces, I cried.

“What is it?” He asked.

“Nothing. I am just touched by your kindness!” I said as I wiped my tears. “Even a stranger on the street gives me a bowl of noodles, and my mother, after a quarrel, chased me out of the house. She is cruel (残忍的)!!”

The seller sighed, “Girl, why did you think so? Think again. I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you felt that way. Your mother has been taking care of you since you were little, why were you not grateful and why did you hurt your mom?”

I was really surprised after hearing that.

Why did I not think of that? A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel grateful, and my mother has raised me since I was little and I have never felt so, not even a little.

注意：1. 续写词数应为 150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Just at that moment, many memories came back into my mind.

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When arriving home, I saw my mother sitting at the dinner table, worried and tired.

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6 . 假如你是李华，一个月之前你在Mr. Smith所属的公司实习。在此期间你得到了他的悉心指导和帮助。请用英文写一封信向Mr. Smith表达你对他的感谢，内容主要包括：
1、表达感谢；
2、感谢他的原因。
注意: 1、词数80-100左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3、参考词汇：实习 internship n.
Dear Mr. Smith,
I'm Li Hua.
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Yours’

Li Hua

8 . We were sitting in the doctor’s waiting room when my father said something that _______ me, “Are you my daughter or my sister?” My heart broke as I stared at him. The doctor told us my father had Alzheimer’s disease (老年性失智症). It was a big _______ for me. I was facing a battle on two fronts, emotional and physical, and I was _______ for it. The disease didn’t take him away suddenly. Instead, it slowly _______ him. It made me sad to watch my father hide his _______ to read the clock.

As the disease continued to develop, his behaviors became _______. We had to face another painful fact — we could no longer provide my father with the level of _______ to keep him safe at home. He _______ to move to a skilled nursing home.

Babies are born helpless; parents keep on _______. Children grow up and learn that relationships are reciprocal (相互的). However, the parent-child relationship isn’t ________. The parents remain the giver, and the children remain the taker. That is the natural order of the world — ________ the child becomes the parents’ caregiver.

When a(n) ________ appears, we can do something to change the fact. ________, my father is alive and taken good care of in the nursing home. If he can get through the illness, then I can ________ it. I will give him everything he deserves (应得) to have as a great father. And we will be awarded (奖励) a(n) ________ future by doing our best.

1.

A．satisfied

B．cheated

C．excited

D．saddened

2.

A．chance

B．goal

C．plan

D．challenge

3.

A．ready

B．brave

C．unprepared

D．fit

4.

A．got used to

B．make use of

C．took hold of

D．paid attention to

5.

A．happiness

B．inability

C．courage

D．power

6.

A．normal

B．strange

C．pleasant

D．secret

7.

A．love

B．advice

C．trust

D．care

8.

A．expected

B．refused

C．needed

D．feared

9.

A．giving

B．lying

C．guessing

D．explaining

10.

A．following

B．changing

C．connecting

D．passing

11.

A．since

B．if

C．although

D．until

12.

A．mistake

B．problem

C．help

D．idea

13.

A．Easily

B．Clearly

C．Fortunately

D．Quickly

14.

A．make

B．forget

C．have

D．recognize

15.

A．uncertain

B．safe

C．interesting

D．bright

9 . It is generally assumed that one can’t have too many friends. But it seems that there is a natural limit to the number of people we stay in touch with. A study found that when we make new friends, by starting a new job or going to university, we downgrade or even drop old ones. And while the friends may change, the number stays almost the same.

Oxford University researcher Felix Reed-Tsochas asked 24 students in the final months of school to list all their friends and relatives and say how close to them they were. The pupils filled in the questionnaire (问卷) twice more after starting work or going to university. They were also given free mobile phones and agreed that researchers could use their bills to work out who they called, when and for how long.

Putting the two pieces of information together showed, unsurprisingly, that most people have a small circle of close friends, who they spend most of their time talking to. This inner circle is surrounded by group after group of ever more distant friends. As the volunteers’ lives changed, this overall pattern, including the number of best friends, remained almost the same, meaning that some close friends from childhood were dropped or downgraded as new friendships were built.

Dr Reed-Tsochas said, “Maybe my best friend is no longer the same person but the amount of time I allocate (分配) to my best friend is still the same.” He added that this finding suggests that even with the coming of modern technology we are only capable of forming a limited number of true friendships.

Chester University researcher Dr Sam Roberts said, “Our results are likely to reflect limitations in the ability of humans to keep emotionally close relationships both because of limited time and because the emotional capital (情绪资本) that individuals can allocate between family members and friends is limited.”

1. According to Paragraph 1, what is a popular belief about making friends?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.	B．We should treat friends as our family.
C．The more friends we make, the better.	D．A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

2. Which is a method Dr Reed-Tsochas used in his study?

A．Checking the volunteers’ call records.	B．Learning about the volunteers’ hobbies.
C．Tracking the volunteers’ job performance.	D．Interviewing the volunteers’ schoolmates.

3. What did the researchers find from the study?

A．One’s attitude to friendship remains the same.

B．People attach great importance to friendships.

C．People rarely drop their old friends to make new ones.

D．The number of one’s best friends doesn’t change much.

4. What is the function of the last paragraph?

A．To add background information.	B．To give a possible explanation.
C．To offer some suggestions.	D．To introduce a new topic.