2 . 阅读下面材料，根据内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的故事。

Diana’s birthday was approaching, however, her usual excitement was now replaced with disappointment and pressure. Turning eleven means a lot to her, and she had always expected to throw a party surrounded by her friends. Sadly, this year was totally different. The heavy burden of homework and her parents’ struggling business weighed heavily on her, forcing Diana to make the difficult decision of not having a birthday party, even though it was an event she enjoyed dearly every year.

One day, during break, her best friend, Alice, with a curious look in her eyes, approached. “Are you going to have a birthday party this year?” asked Alice, sensing Diana’s sadness.

“No,” Diana sighed and replied sadly, “There’s just too much going on and my parents are going through financial difficulties.”

She smiled weakly, trying to conceal her immense disappointment and stress, but Alice saw through her pretence (假装) easily. Alice nodded thoughtfully and did not say anything. After the break, Diana saw her talking to one of their classmates, Sarah, secretively. Curious, Diana went over to them, but as soon as Alice saw her, she quickly walked away. Diana was startled by Alice’s strange actions and turned towards Sarah.

“What did she say?” Diana asked.

However, Sarah simply shrugged and walked away with Alice, leaving Diana standing there, feeling left out and anxious.

What is happening? Diana wondered anxiously. Are they keeping something from me?

As Diana’s birthday drew nearer, Alice was often found chatting softly with her other classmates. Whenever Diana went over to them, they would just walk away or tell her that they were talking about a secret which Diana was not allowed to know. Alice has never kept secrets from me before, Diana thought. Her heart fell. Even her friends were distancing themselves from her! She swung between confusion and sadness with each passing moment, desperately trying to figure out what was happening. Why were her friends distancing themselves from her? And what were they hiding?

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。

On Diana’s birthday, she went to school, finding her classroom in total darkness.

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Tears welled up in Diana’s eyes, her face brightening up with a broad smile.

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4 . My son Nile has left for university. Even Mother seldom _______ now that her grandchild is no longer around. My home has become so _______ in less than one month.

As a concerned mother who had little to do, I _______ Nile whenever I could. At first it was through emails. Occasionally I _______ the page of the university to learn about Nile’s campus life, and was filled with _______ to see his greetings: “Hi, Mum! So you’re on the net as well!” Since then I’ve been visiting the website regularly hoping to_______ my child.

Recently, our communicating way had another_______. Nile sent me all kinds of articles through instant messaging: novel, modern, funny... I read them _______, like a well-behaved pupil. Meanwhile, I had _______feelings about that. The kid was ________ to learn something from me not that long ago, but he now becomes my teacher! After ________, I responded with the following email:

“Thank you, my son, for all the interesting articles, though I feel confused about the change of our ________. Despite that, I’ll take it as a loving son’s ________of his mother. He must be thinking his mother is still young and ________ enough to accept new things. That makes me feel proud. ”Now in this way we share ideas, with the instant messages________ each other.

1.

A．cares

B．leaves

C．appears

D．works

2.

A．warm

B．quiet

C．dirty

D．distant

3.

A．missed

B．visited

C．helped

D．contacted

4.

A．turned down

B．spoke of

C．looked through

D．checked on

5.

A．surprise

B．curiosity

C．admiration

D．anger

6.

A．encourage

B．meet

C．impress

D．monitor

7.

A．breakthrough

B．change

C．meaning

D．result

8.

A．carefully

B．privately

C．secretly

D．repeatedly

9.

A．strong

B．wonderful

C．familiar

D．mixed

10.

A．noticed

B．believed

C．supposed

D．allowed

11.

A．searching

B．considering

C．sharing

D．agreeing

12.

A．hobbies

B．habits

C．attitudes

D．roles

13.

A．description

B．instruction

C．expectation

D．introduction

14.

A．open

B．energetic

C．knowledgeable

D．confident

15.

A．talking

B．freeing

C．reminding

D．comforting

5 . 读后续写

When I look back on my childhood, the first image that springs to my mind is the daisy (雏菊) kept in my dictionary, which always reminds me of my lunchtimes with my mother.

When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had practised my lines (台词) so hard with me. But no matter how easily I delivered them at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator’s (旁白) part to the play, and asked me to switch roles.

I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she sensed my pain, and instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine (藤蔓) was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow daisies popping through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with a little bit of gold. I watched my mother casually bend down by one of the daisies. “I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, suddenly pulling a flower up by its roots. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”

“But I like daisies,” I protested (抗议). “All flowers are beautiful——even daisies.” My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower has its own beauty, doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded, feeling pleased that I had won her over. “And that is true of people too,” she added, “Not everyone can be a princess. Hence, there is no shame in that.”

Relieved that she had sensed my pain, I started to cry when I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled.

注意：
1. 所续写的短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在以下位置作答。
Paragraph 1：

“You will be a beautiful narrator,” she comforted.

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Paragraph 2:

Backstage on the night of the performance, I still felt nervous.

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6 . 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。

Caught in a flood

Mary and her parents were downstairs in the living room. Mary was looking through the windows at the endless rain outside. It had been raining non-stop for three days. She had never seen a storm this bad. It was making her nervous. The wind roared the rain beat on the roof and windows. Dad was listening to a weather report on the radio, while Mum was putting their important documents and disaster supplies into a bag.

“Mum, Dad,” said Mary suddenly, “I think we should leave here right away!”

“No” said Dad. “It’s too late! The radio says the city has already been flooded.”

“We can drive our car through the floodwater! Let’s just leave! I’m really scared!” cried Mary. “We can’t do that, honey,” explained Mum, “otherwise the moving water could wash the caraway!”

Mary walked to the door. She was curious to see how much water there was outside.

“Don’t open the door!” shouted Mum and Dad at the same time. “The water may flood in!”

Dad moved the dinner table against the door, in case the floodwater forced the door open. Mum waved to Mary to sit on the sofa. “Mary, don’t worry. Everything’s going to be OK,” she said softly, trying her best to comfort Mary. Her voice was calm, but Mary could tell she was worried too.

Without saying a single word, Dad walked to the sofa, sat down and hugged his wife and daughter. The sudden silence in the house seemed to make the wind and rain more frightening outside. What could they do?

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答；
3.提示词汇；

Para 1: After a brief discussion, Mum and Dad made a decision.

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Para 2: Finally, the rain stopped.

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8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

As we walk along “the path of life”, we are meant to come across some true friends, who encourage us and help us get through the hard time. To me, Tim is the one who brings out the     1     (good) in me. He will always bring back the friendship between us.

It was my first day at high school. I     2     (walk) alone on the playground when a basketball rolled to my feet. A boy with a smile on his face came running to me, picked up the ball     3     asked if I could play basketball with him. I hesitated for a moment, then I said no and told him why. To my surprise he didn’t walk away. Instead, he encouraged me     4    (have) a try and I did. Over the next few weeks, we made it to the playground every day and stuck to     5     (practise) together. He also helped me do my math     6     I struggled with and even taught me how to live     7     (independent) in a new school. Over time, the school life seemed no longer challenging and     8     (we) friendship grew rapidly as well.

I’ll never forget Tim. He really made a big     9     (different ) to my life. I would not be the person that I am today     10     him.

9 . My friend Jennifer was going to be at my school. I believed that we would be best friends. She introduced me to her friend Amy and we had lots of ______ together. But things started to ______. Jennifer wanted to be the “______” of our little group. She was controlling, and I couldn’t make new friends. If I made new______, she would decide that I was “mad at her”. Pretty soon being Jennifer’s friend was a ______.

I always waited for Jennifer and Amy after class, but sometimes when they left, they’d walk right past me ______ they couldn’t see me.

Gradually I changed — I became moody, depressed, and ______. I felt so left out.

Finally, I was tired of having to battle for ______. I stopped sitting with Jennifer at lunch and waiting for her after ______. Our friendship fell to pieces.

It was ______ at first. ______, I found many girls whom Jennifer had viewed as “moody” or “mean” to be the sweetest, friendliest people in the world.

Now, I have tons of friends. They ______ me when I am sad, and I back them too. We get along very well. It amazes me how ______our friendship is. There is no struggling to be on top — we are all ______. It doesn’t matter to me if two of them walk away. It doesn’t ______ my feelings or make me feel alone.

1.

A．fun

B．questions

C．stress

D．performances

2.

A．help

B．recover

C．change

D．improve

3.

A．member

B．leader

C．monitor

D．character

4.

A．mistakes

B．decisions

C．choices

D．friends

5.

A．task

B．struggle

C．dream

D．preference

6.

A．even if

B．as if

C．ever since

D．as well

7.

A．lonely

B．intelligent

C．patient

D．calm

8.

A．scholarship

B．championship

C．friendship

D．hardship

9.

A．work

B．meals

C．exercise

D．class

10.

A．difficult

B．inspiring

C．comfortable

D．amazing

11.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Anyway

D．Besides

12.

A．respect

B．replace

C．comfort

D．recognize

13.

A．challenging

B．horrible

C．impressive

D．easy

14.

A．equal

B．curious

C．creative

D．fortunate

15.

A．destroy

B．determine

C．hurt

D．limit

10 . Some of us regret that we no longer have parents to serve after their passing away (去世). Then why not pay more attention to them when they were _________ and with us?

A few days ago, when I went to a park for my evening walk, I came across an old couple sitting on a bench and talking to each other. Feeling a bit tired after a long way, I’m _________ to know about their _________ of discussion. So I went over and sat on the bench next to them. After a few moments, from their conversation I could _________ that their only son had moved to America. And they were _________ alone here.

Every sentence they said to each other conveyed to me their desire, their loneliness and their selfless _________ for their son. My eyes were filled with tears and I realized just how _________ we have become as children.

To achieve our goals and purposes we tend to care _________ about the two most important persons of our lives: our parents, who _________ us when we were young, raised us heart and soul and guided us patiently on each step of our lives.

What has the life of these parents become now? Most of them are staying in old houses and leading a __________ life. Most of them even couldn’t be taken care of when they fall ill. Why do we always __________ that we are what we are now just because of these two special people who brought us into this __________?

Finally, I would like to use a few words written by a wise man which say, “When you were __________ and just a little way off, I __________ you with blankets (毯子) against the cool night air, but now you are tall and out of __________, I hold out my hands and cover you with my best wishes.”

1.

A．asleep

B．alone

C．awake

D．alive

2.

A．scared

B．curious

C．excited

D．afraid

3.

A．place

B．time

C．goal

D．topic

4.

A．remember

B．feel

C．learn

D．explain

5.

A．gained

B．left

C．reminded

D．limited

6.

A．hope

B．praise

C．friendship

D．love

7.

A．independent

B．responsible

C．selfish

D．obvious

8.

A．little

B．much

C．greatly

D．more

9.

A．missed

B．denied

C．promised

D．protected

10.

A．practical

B．modern

C．peaceful

D．lonely

11.

A．suggest

B．believe

C．forget

D．hear

12.

A．world

B．organization

C．team

D．class

13.

A．honest

B．old

C．small

D．brave

14.

A．filled

B．covered

C．supported

D．compared

15.

A．work

B．date

C．order

D．reach