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。

Ella loved her new life in Skagway, Alaska, except for one thing-Grandmother wasn’t happy.

In Kansas, Ella went to Grandmother’s house every day after school, and they baked or gardened or sewed(缝纫). Then Papa announced he’d gotten a job in Alaska. She protested for weeks but finally decided to go too. Ella was overjoyed. She couldn’t imagine living any where without Grandmother.

By autumn, they were in Skagway. Ella had never known so much excitement. Grandmother, however, didn’t share Ella’s enthusiasm. As winter had set in, Grandmother mostly stayed inside and complained about the cold.

“I wish you were happy,” Ella whispered. “I wish I had a garden of sunflowers peeking through my window right now,” Grandmother said.

Ella worried that if Grandmother didn’t cheer up soon, she might return to Kansas. So she went to her friend Sara who had lived in Skagway with her Aunt Grace for three years. Ella asked her if sunflowers could grow here. “Maybe,” Sara said. “Let’s ask my aunt.” Ella liked Aunt Grace. She reminded her of how Grandmother used to be in Kansas.

Ella explained her problem and Aunt Grace told her sunflowers could grow here only in summer. “Maybe there’s another way,” Aunt Grace said. “We can make your grandmother some sunflower quilt blocks(几何拼布)that will be cheery and warm.”

Ella chose the brightest fabrics in Grandmother’s scrap bag and brought them to Sara’s house. Every afternoon Ella, Sara, and Aunt Grace sewed sunflower quilt blocks. It was slow going but enjoyable.The finished blocks reminded her of Grandmother’s garden in Kansas. It was fun to talk with Sara while they sewed, and Aunt Grace told them stories about when she was young. They always took a break for tea and cookies,too.

Lately Ella hadn’t spent much time with Grandmother. She worried that the quilt wouldn’t be finished soon enough. Meanwhile, Grandmother seemed sadder and sadder, always talking about her home and friends in Kansas. Ella wished she could tell Grandmother about the quilt, but she wanted to surprise her.

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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。

One day when Ella came home, Grandmother was crying.

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When Aunt Grace opened the door, Ella explained why Grandmother was there.

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2 . The input Dad has on my career is incomparable. My earliest memories are of Dad sitting in the kitchen playing the guitar, listening to his favourite song by his favourite singer, and encouraging his little girl to poke (戳) keys randomly on the piano. Even watching Top of the Pops, he would get so passionate about music in it. We weren’t a religious family, but there was something spiritual about Dad’s connection with music.

Music also became a source of comfort for me. I failed to do well academically at school and had no friends. Being at school consumed so much of my emotional energy. Instead of going to school to learn stuff, I felt as though I was simply trying to get people to like me. Things were better, but the only time I truly felt happy was when I was at home listening to music with Mum and Dad or writing songs on the piano —and the older I got, the more powerful music felt.

Dad was always my biggest supporter. When I started giving live performances at the local bar, he was the one who drove me there and back. Freeing up that time wasn’t easy for an actor. His job might mean three weeks in the Czech Republic or working with George Lucas on The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones in Hollywood.

Dad has been involved with some amazing stuff, but Daddy Pig is the one that’s had the biggest impact all over the world. When I was flying to Australia for my first tour, I was trying to find something to watch on the little screen and I noticed they had Peppa Pig. If I’m missing home and family, I always put it on. Daddy Pig is a fairly real version of my dad —he loves chocolate cake, he’s funny and usually breaks things when he’s trying to mend them. Mum and Dad were friends with one of the producers of the show and I often wonder if he looked at my dad and thought, “That’s him …that’s Daddy Pig.”

1. What can we learn about the author’s father?

A．He was good at writing songs.

B．He was attached to music in his soul.

C．He encouraged her to play the guitar.

D．He was passionate about watching TV series.

2. How did the author’s father support her career?

A．By picking her up in a tight schedule.

B．By doing a demanding job as an actor.

C．By watching her musical performances.

D．By giving live performances at the local bar.

3. Why did the author mention Peppa Pig?

A．It’s her favourite childhood cartoon.

B．She saw her father through Daddy Pig.

C．She took pride in this world famous cartoon.

D．It’s a cartoon about her hometown and motherland.

4. Which of the following can best describe the author’s Dad?

A．Funny and honest.	B．Strict and hardworking.
C．Famous and patient.	D．Supportive and influential.

5 . 阅读下面短文，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。

There was once a troubled family. The parents spoiled their children. The son, John, loved to play video games all day long when summer vacation was around and he did not like to study. The daughter, Emily, on the other hand, loved studying without play. To her, video games were for foolish people who were unable to achieve anything useful. Life went on with parents complaining and not changing anything.

One day two new neighbors arrived in their neighborhood. One lived on the right side of John’s house while the other lived on the left side of John’s house. These two people were twins. They did not communicate with anyone other than themselves. John and his family felt uncomfortable living right between them. Strange sounds came from their houses every midnight until the afternoon. People heard and saw thunder and lightning coming from the house. After a couple of weeks of lightning flashing, machines roaring, this disturbed every household. Everyone could not help but wonder what their new neighbors were doing. It was whispered that they were inventing a time machine in secret.

People were beginning to dislike them. Every moment they heard these noises, they felt like something was going to explode soon. To deal with this problem John and Emily’s parents walked to both houses to speak with the owners. But on each door hung a sign that said, “DO NOT DISTURB!” They tried knocking the door and no one responded or came out from the house. The machine noise kept going but once in a while it did stop for a small break before it continued. They tried nearly every day to get the attention of their new neighbors. But in the end they gave up. They decided to send their kids to get their attention instead. So they made a plan and the kids successfully entered the neighbor’s houses.

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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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Unexpectedly, the kids both experienced a journey to their own future there.

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After returning from the neighbor’s houses, the two kids changed totally.

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6 . My 23-year-old son Dan packed, ready for the journey to work abroad for a year. It was a milestone, _________ the transition from his school days to adulthood.

I looked _________ at his face when we were to say goodbye, trying to remember every feature, meanwhile, _________ to say something that had long buried deep in my heart. However, not a sound came over my lips.

This wasn’t the first time I had let such an opportunity _________. On his first day in preschool, I accompanied him to the bus stop. His _________ and curiosity filled all the way. But even still, he boarded the bus and disappeared, I was _________. There still were many other _________ like this.

Now I stood in front of him, trying to recall all the times I had let go of. How often has that not happened to us all? A son graduates or a daughter is married. But at those ceremonies, we don’t seize the _________, telling them what they _________ to us.

Here and now, I knew it really mattered; but I still found myself nervous and uncomfortable. Why does it have to be so __________?

I gathered all my courage. “Dan,” I __________ stammered out (结巴地说出), “If I had the choice myself I would have chosen you.”

I was not sure whether he __________ what I meant. But then he stepped __________ me and put his arms around me. For a short while the world and everything was gone, there were only Dan and me.

What I told Dan was clumsy and commonplace. Yet it was __________.

Then he __________ the airport with his girlfriend in a taxi.

1.

A．making

B．leaving

C．marking

D．setting

2.

A．closely

B．tightly

C．quickly

D．hurriedly

3.

A．hard

B．eager

C．afraid

D．unwilling

4.

A．put down

B．take away

C．set off

D．pass by

5.

A．excitement

B．confusion

C．devotion

D．creation

6.

A．careless

B．selfless

C．wordless

D．hopeless

7.

A．places

B．reasons

C．directions

D．cases

8.

A．chance

B．clue

C．fortune

D．wonder

9.

A．contribute

B．mean

C．lend

D．happen

10.

A．hardworking

B．tiring

C．difficult

D．boring

11.

A．finally

B．formally

C．exactly

D．repeatedly

12.

A．formed

B．written

C．heard

D．caught

13.

A．in

B．towards

C．on

D．against

14.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

15.

A．searched for

B．worked for

C．headed for

D．applied for

7 . 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 a cold winter Monday morning. Manu an eight-year-old was sleeping comfortably in his bedroom upstairs, at the Khagal house. Mondays are usually very difficult for him after a weekend break from his school. “Manu, wake up! It’s school time!” shouted out Manu’s mother Akhila, from the kitchen. Manu pulled the blanket over him and ignored his mother’s repeated attempts to wake him up. “Manu! It’s already 6 o’clock and your school bus will be here by 7. So please wake up and get ready. Manu continued sleeping.

Finally, after much pestering and pampering (纠缠和纵容), Manu got out of bed and started getting ready for school lazily. The school bus was already honking (按喇叭) in front of his house while Manu was brushing his teeth. Akhila requested the driver to wait for a few minutes. She quickly helped Manu get ready and helped him get to his school bus.

“Phew! Manu didn’t miss his bus today” Akhila sighed. She was really concerned about her son. Manu couldn’t do anything on time, waking up in the morning or any of his daily tasks. Akhila thought to herself “need to work out a plan to teach him a lesson in self-discipline (自律). Repeated advice and warnings haven’t changed him.”

The next day it was the usual scene at the Khagal house except that there was no effort from Akhila to wake up her son. The time was 7. The school bus honked and Akhila, unlike her usual self, asked the bus driver to leave. There was unusual confidence on Akhila’s face. Manu finally woke up at around 9 o’ clock. He ran down to the kitchen and cried out “Mom! Why didn’t you wake me up? The school bus has already left and I am really late for school today.” He couldn’t stop crying. “I have a math test today and Mrs. Mangat will punish me if I miss her class and the test.” The calm face of Akhila made Manu feel more anxious.

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1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

“Mom, what should I do now? Please help!” said Manu weepingly.

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The scene the next day at the Khagal house was a little different.

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8 . 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。

As a young boy, I was carefree. Every vacation I looked forward to two things—seeing my grandpa and hearing his wonderful stories. My grandpa was a very good storyteller. He had worked various odd jobs when he was young and wove his adventures and misadventures into fantastic tales. These wonderful tales colored my childhood.

As I grew up, I had to admit that Grandpa’s stories went on a little long, even a little boring and gradually lost their magic. However, not wanting to upset him, my brother and I would sometimes take turns sitting in the living room, listening to grandpa tell his stories.

When my grandpa was approaching 91, he suffered from serious memory-loss. It was kind of what doctors called dementia (痴呆), probably the earliest stage of Alzheimer’s disease. Following the doctor’s directions, we moved him into a Sunrise Assisted Living Community, where he could get a better care. After that, grandpa hardly came to our house.

One weekend before my grandpa’s birthday, I came to visit him. Seeing grandpa sitting in his armchair, dull-looking, I was consumed with mixed feelings. I wheeled grandpa to the sunshine in the courtyard, talking to him. He couldn’t express himself clearly and spoke in short bursts, but I listened to him patiently and carefully just as I used to be a little boy.

It was then that I noticed a shadow box with some old and yellowish photos in it. I picked one up, in which my brother, several boys in our neighborhood, and I were playing basketball with grandpa cheering us on twenty years before. My mind flashed back to those beautiful memories. Back then, Grandpa was in good physical condition and we were all wearing basketball jerseys, playing and laughing with abandon. I presented the photo to my grandpa, pointing at each member and reminding him of their names. Incredibly, grandpa could speak out the name of every player. I even caught a soft light in grandpa’s eyes and a smile on his lips.

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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。

A bright idea for grandpa’s birthday came to my mind.

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Seeing “the same players” playing there, grandpa seemed to have thought of something.

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9 . 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。

My little sister, Donna, turned six, and she started copying my every move!

“What are you doing?” she asked my friend Maya and me one Saturday morning.

“We're making earrings,” Maya said, pointing to a photo in the craft page of her magazine.

Donna plopped (扑通) down next to us at the table. “May I make one too?”“ Um...”I paused.

“Sure!” Maya said. Donna squeezed in so close to me that I could hardly see what I was doing.

“Can you give me a little more room? You are blocking me from the beads.” I said.

“I'm just trying to see what you're doing.” Donna said.

“Well, you don't need to see exactly what I'm doing.” I told her. “You can make your own design.”

“I am!” she said. She was using the same colors of beads and string and everything that I was using.

Having finished the earrings, Maya suggested we get her guitar to make up songs for our band.

“Excellent idea!” I said. “Let's go to the backyard where we can have some privacy.”

When Donna didn't say anything, I thought she must have gotten the clue. But 10 minutes later, she showed up.

“Sorry I'm late, but I couldn't find my tambourine (铃鼓).” said Donna. “It was in the basket that my kitten

Charlie was sleeping in. Isn't that so funny? Maybe, we should invite Charlie to be in our band!”

“Our band?” I said. “Since when is this our band? You're constantly following me like a shadow, and I'm tired of it.”

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Hearing what I said, Donna got a super-surprised look.

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I came up with a plan that I hoped would help.

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10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is children’s favourite story teller according to the study?

A．Dad.

B．Mom.

C．Celebrities.

2. What happens when children grow older?

A．They become storytellers to other children.

B．They depend more on stories from parents.

C．They are less thirsty for bedtime stories.

3. How can parents become good storytellers?

A．By making faces.

B．By using funny voices.

C．By telling their own stories.

4. What’s Woolfson’s opinion about parents’ reading with children?

A．It’s quite common.

B．It’s beneficial.

C．It’s not difficult.