| A．The speakers’ workmate. |
| B．A restaurant owner. |
| C．A delivery woman. |
2 . The bonds of female friendship run deep and strong, so are they the new encouraging relationship, or idealized?
In many ways, my close friendships with women are what you’d expect from TV shows like The Golden Girls: emotionally close and involved, fierce and rude. What these shows get right about girl friendship is that our bonds run deep and strong.
There’s no fixed way for these relationships. You might have a group of girls who meet for lunch once a week, or you might have a few friends who aren’t part of the same group.
Healthy friendships are about trust and being able to be vulnerable with each other, not to prove you’re living life the right way. There’s nothing quite like having friends who really understand you, so let’s enjoy our mates without overthinking it, shall we?
| A．Are we supposed to give way to each other? |
| B．But they also tend to idealize these relationships. |
| C．So how should we enjoy our female friendships? |
| D．The ways we show up for each other can truly be beautiful. |
| E．Tolerating friends’ characters is a good way to maintain the friendship. |
| F．Whatever they are, enjoying friendships and not overthinking them is key. |
| G．Ever seen a group of girl-friends smiling over lunch and had a feeling of envy? |
3 . I was visiting my parents in 2003 when my mom came out of their room with a puzzled look on her face. She’d been listening to the radio and heard an interview with a best-selling author of young adult fantasy novels. The woman’s name was Tamora Pierce, the same as a young student my mom had taught nearly four decades before.
The Internet should be able to tell us. I found the author’s website quickly. She was a popular writer of books. I clicked on the biography link to scan for references to Burlingame Junior High, where my mom had worked, and my heart began to excite when I spotted it at the bottom of the first section. Here was confirmation that my mother had taught a now-famous writer!
But my eyes came to a stop reading the next paragraph, in which Pierce described writing her first fiction as a sixth grader. “The next year, as I was still scribbling (乱写) my own stories, my English teacher, Mrs. Jacobson, introduced me to the Lord of the Rings trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien,” the biography read. “I got hooked on fantasy, and then on science fiction, and both made their way into my stories.” My mother’s name was Mary Jacobson.
Within days, my dad had checked out all the Tamora Pierce books at the local library, and in one we found another surprise: a 1998 novel, which was dedicated (题献词) to “the teacher who shaped my life”. The teacher was Mary Jacobson. The dedication concluded, “A great teacher is above all other treasures.”
This story made me see my mom differently. We knew she was a teacher, but we had no idea what kind of teacher she had been. She was just 24 when she taught Pierce. Until 2011, when she passed away, we did know who she was.
1. Why did the mother wear a puzzled look in Paragraph 1?| A．The interviewee was a best-selling writer. | B．The interviewee may be her former student. |
| C．The author visited the parents unexpectedly. | D．She was listening to the radio when the author arrived. |
| A．the pride the mother took in Pierce. |
| B．the mother’s preference for fantasy. |
| C．the mother’s influence on Pierce and her gratitude. |
| D．the hardship Pierce had suffered to become a writer. |
| A．Devoted and grateful. | B．Caring and demanding. |
| C．Inspiring and respectable. | D．Sympathetic and intelligent. |
| A．An Ordinary Teacher Shaping A Famous Writer |
| B．A Woman Writer with Gratitude for Her Teacher |
| C．Pierce: From a Student Writer to a Fantasy Queen |
| D．To Honor My Mother: A Creator of Famous Writers |
内容包括：
1.表示安慰；
2.提供建议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文相关。
3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇：accommodate(vt. 提供住宿)
Dear John,
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Yours,
Li Hua
5 . The middle child, I think, is now an “endangered species”. According to a study, in 1976,65 percent of mothers between aged 40 and 44 had three or more children. Today, nearly two-thirds of women with children have only one or two. Middle children will soon be the tiniest.
As a middle child, I am disappointed at the potential disappearance of middle children. I’m the middle of three—two boys, one girl—so I’m what’s sometimes regarded as a “classic middle child”.
Being a middle child is not something you are eager for. As one middle child said to me, “There is a thing called middle-child syndrome (综合征). I certainly was always aware that the middle was not a position to be admired, even as I came to see typical middle-child features in myself. Middle children are natural mediators (和事佬); I avoid disagreements and habitually act as the family peace-maker. Middle children tend to be private but also long for love; I keep to myself but do not exactly hate attention.”
According to studies, middles traditionally receive less economic and emotional support from their parents. They also typically have less close relationships with their mothers and fathers compared with other brothers or sisters, so they tend to have more friends to fill the feeling gap.
In a study conducted by the City College of New York in which participants were asked to choose words they associate with the first, last, and middle kids, positive words such as caring and ambitious were cited concerning all three birth orders. Only middles, however, were described with such negative terms as overlooked and confused. More importantly, middles may be many things and they were the only birth order with which no one connected the term “overindulged”. It is true: their parents couldn’t allow them to do or have whatever they want, especially when they are enough old, and they don’t ask for everything either even if they are eager to own it occasionally.
1. Why does the author mention the study in paragraph 1?| A．To inform a definition. |
| B．To introduce the topic. |
| C．To make a comparison. |
| D．To support his opinion. |
| A．It is dangerous for middles to suffer from it. |
| B．It clearly shows the typical features of middles. |
| C．It is what non-middle kids admire and wish for. |
| D．It is the result of the unsuccessful parenting style. |
| A．John, 3, asking his mother for dressing him. |
| B．Mary, 8, busy in focusing on her preference. |
| C．Paul, 12, unwilling to have breakfast by himself. |
| D．Nancy, 17, afraid to challenge the math problems. |
| A．They are always in low spirits. |
| B．They stress the protection of privacy. |
| C．They are ignored but independent. |
| D．They support the family economically. |
As a sixth grader, I began noticing how other kids were separating into groups. I wasn’t sure where I belonged. I found it hard to fit in.
Our teacher had assigned “secret friends” for the coming week. She wrote each kid’s name on a piece of paper and threw them into a glass; then we each closed our eyes and catch one piece of paper from the glass on which was the name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend and support each other over the next five school days. By the middle of the week, everyone, including me, had turned this assignment into a competition to see whose secret friend could leave the best gift. We left cards, pens and even money. It seemed that everyone was getting cool presents from their friend except me.
On the last morning of our assignment, I walked into my classroom and noticed there was a package. I opened the wrapping paper and inside was a box of powder (胭脂). The girls sitting near me laughed at the gift I had received. To make matters worse, the powder had already been opened.
I tried to forget about the embarrassing gift, but when I was in the bathroom during the break, the girls who had seen me open the powder started speaking ill of my secret friend. I quickly joined in: “How terrible”. I heard myself saying “What could my friend be thinking by giving me such a stupid gift? My grandmother wouldn’t even want it.” The girls laughed at my remarks and rushed out of the bathroom. I stayed to wash my hands and let the water run through my fingers as I thought about what I had just said. It wasn’t normal like me to say mean things like that about someone.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Then I saw my classmate Janet come out of a bathroom booth (厕所隔间), tears streaming down her face.
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“I’ve looked everywhere. When was the last time you had it?” Mom asked.
“Yesterday,” Devin said. “I was playing catch with Silvio after his birthday party.”
“I hope you didn’t leave it there,” Mom said. Devin’s cousin, Silvio, lived 45 minutes away. Mom pulled out her phone and texted Uncle Gabe.
Devin still kneeled on the floor and checked under his bed. Within a minute, Mom’s phone received a message from Uncle Gabe, saying Devin’s baseball glove was there. Devin shook his head. “I have a game in an hour! Dad’s a lefty (左撇子), so I can’t borrow his glove.” “Use mine,” said Mom. “But it’s a softball glove and pink,” said Devin doubtfully. But Mom said there was not much difference and that her team won the city championship with their pink gloves last summer. “People will think it’s a girl’s,” said Devin. “Some of the best players on your team are girls,” Mom said. She handed Devin her glove. He tried it on. “Top of the line,” Mom said. “I had the fewest errors of any infielder (内野手) in the league.” Devin nodded. Both of his parents were excellent athletes, and he was too. He snapped the glove open and shut, open and shut, thinking, “I guess this glove will do.”
Then Mom drove Devin to the field. She told Devin that Dad would meet them there and she reminded Devin not to forget her pink glove.
Before the game, Devin practiced pitching (投球) deep into the center field. He hit several more pitches before the coach told him to warm up at the base.
His teammates noticed his glove. “Isn’t that a girl’s glove?” Jordan, one of his teammates, asked. Devin frowned. “It’s my mom’s. I don’t have mine.” “Pink glove! Pink glove!” several other boys also laughed.
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。
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Jordan joked about the colour being beautiful and laughed.
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The game was over, and Devin met his parents outside the field.
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8 . I was with my mom one day as we took a walk while window shopping. We both knew we wouldn’t be buying much.
I remember I was looking up at the people we
An uneasy feeling started to
We were in a high-class neighborhood－I knew that. We lived in a small,
I could see the heavy
My mom is nothing extraordinary,
We were standing in the middle of a high-end store, and mom was holding a sweater.
She said, “This will look
It was much too expensive, but I almost thoughtlessly answered “yes”.
Then I
Her clothes were worn and old because she spent her money buying me new ones. She looked so tired because she was busy working to provide for (供养) me. She didn’t wear jewelry or perfume because she was
I was no longer ashamed of her, but of myself.
“Do you want it?” my mom
“No, thanks,” I said.
1.| A．walked away | B．walked off | C．walked up | D．walked by |
| A．alarm | B．settle | C．desire | D．escape |
| A．ashamed | B．concerned | C．proud | D．aware |
| A．underpriced | B．narrow | C．overpriced | D．convenient |
| A．recall | B．belong | C．live | D．adapt |
| A．energy | B．efforts | C．generosity | D．lines |
| A．grey | B．white | C．dark | D．bright |
| A．so | B．yet | C．while | D．for |
| A．eye-catching | B．tired | C．plain | D．old |
| A．good | B．interesting | C．well | D．better |
| A．kept | B．made | C．spotted | D．took |
| A．died | B．lost | C．lacked | D．tore |
| A．impressed | B．honoured | C．content | D．tough |
| A．Finally | B．Suddenly | C．Generally | D．Honestly |
| A．responded | B．apologized | C．announced | D．repeated |
It was a warm spring morning. Five-year-old Mary was riding on a swing(秋千) outside the yard. When swinging, Mary was angrily thinking about her eleven-year-old brother, David. “How could he be so mean?” she asked herself, remembering how David had made a face and called her a “big baby” at the breakfast table. The swing carried her up so high that she could see for miles.
Mary’s red sweater flashed brightly in the morning sunlight. She then stopped thinking about her brother and started to sing a swinging song.
On a distant hill behind the swing, a huge bull(公牛) with long, sharp horns(角) watched the red sweater swinging back and forth in the sunlight. The bull had broken out of his ranch(牧场). It became angry and ready to attack anything that was moving. It made deep sounds. Then it lowered its big head and began running across the field toward the red sweater.
Meanwhile, David was in the yard, feeding the chickens. He looked out and saw his little sister on the swing. Then suddenly he saw the bull running across the field, heading straight for his sister. Knowing Mary was in danger, David shouted, “Look out behind you, Mary! Get off the swing! Run!” Mary didn’t hear him; she just kept singing and swinging. The bull was halfway across the field and approaching Mary quickly. David’s heart beat quickly. He must do something now or he had no chance.
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。
David ran across the chicken yard, rushing toward his sister.
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Seeing this, David immediately pulled Mary’s red sweater off.
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10 . My 9-year-old niece Lily is a bit fat and she doesn’t do well at school. Because of these, she is often made fun of at home, thus developing some
Yesterday Lily and I went to an art exhibition, where paintings from kids with disabilities were being on
Then we went to a bookshop, where I bought a book written by a mom describing her journey with her autistic (孤独症的) son. On the bus back home, I briefly
I’m thankful for the
| A．distrust | B．honor | C．tension | D．loss |
| A．positions | B．hopes | C．response | D．energy |
| A．sale | B．show | C．collection | D．schedule |
| A．devoted | B．inspired | C．appealed | D．volunteered |
| A．seldom | B．even | C．always | D．again |
| A．indicated | B．accounted | C．introduced | D．gave |
| A．escaped | B．pressed | C．confused | D．surprised |
| A．concerns | B．sorts | C．struggles | D．sticks |
| A．on | B．off | C．beneath | D．above |
| A．concentrated on | B．loaded with | C．proud of | D．aware of |
| A．passenger | B．stranger | C．author | D．artist |
| A．dream | B．view | C．heart | D．imagination |
| A．context | B．review | C．power | D．conclusion |
| A．extended | B．represented | C．observed | D．presented |
| A．remind | B．promise | C．deceive | D．assume |
