1 . 在你成长过程中一定有一些对你有帮助、对你很重要的人。假定你是李华，请以“An Important Person in My Life”为题，用英语写一篇短文给校报投稿，内容包括：
1. 对你很重要的人是谁；
2. 对你很重要的原因；
3. 你想如何回报他（她）。
注意：词数100左右。（文章的标题和开头已给出， 不计入总词数）

An Important Person in My Life

On the journey of my growth, there were many people who cared about me and helped me when I was in trouble.

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2 . The Friends of Charles Dickens

Dickens was born in 1812. His father, a clerk in the navy pay office, was thrown into debtors' prison. The miserable treatment of children and the institution of the debtors' jail became   topics of several of Dickens^, novels。.

Wilkie Collins (1824-1889)

Although twelve years younger than Dickens Wilkie Collins became one of Dickens best friends. Collins was a popular novelist who developed the mystery novel style. The Moonstone is one of his best. He and Dickens wrote The Frozen Deep . Wilkie was the son of the painter William Collins. He was born in London and lived in Italy and France as a child.

John Elliotson (1791-1868)

Elliotson was Dickens's family doctor for many years and thus they became good friends. Elliotson was an early advocate for the use of the stethoscope (听诊器). He also believed in the use of acupuncture (针灸).

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)

Poe was an American author best known for his poems and short fiction. The Fall of the House of Usher and The Murders in the Rue Morgue are two of his most popular works Dickens and Poe's friendship began in Philadelphia while Dickens was on his first tour of the United States. They talked about literature and seemed to enjoy one another's company However，two years later Poe broke off the relationship because he was angry about an article on American poetry. The article was written by Thackeray, but Poe believed that Dickens was behind the article.

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)

William Makepeace Thackeray was a novelist His best known work is Vanity Fair. He was also a friend of Charles Dickens. While Dickens and Thackeray were friends, the relation ship wasn't always smooth. They had several serious quarrels. One quarrel involved Dickens siding with Edmund Yates after Yates insulted Thackeray.

1. Who had taken care of Dickens' health for years?

A．Collins.

B．Poe.

C．Elliotson.

D．Thackeray.

2. What broke Dickens and Poe's friendship?

A．A traffic accident.	B．Their ideas on running companies.
C．A poem written by Dickens.	D．An article written by Thackeray.

3. What is Thackeray's most famous novel?

A．Vanity Fair.	B．The Moonstone.
C．The Fall of the House of Usher.	D．The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

3 . I think a close friend is someone you get on really well with, who helps you when you have problems, who gives you advice, and who always has time for you.I didn't use to have many close friends when I was at school or at university as I was very shy, but now I have several.They are all women—I think it's difficult to have a close friend of the opposite sex (异性)．

—Marie

I don't really have any close friends.I know a lot of people but mainly through work, and the kind of social occasions (场合) when we meet are business dinners and evening parties.I think if you come from a really close family, then friends are a bit unnecessary.I prefer to spend the little free time I have with my family.

—Richard

I think a close friend is someone who you've known for a long time, and who you still get on with.They probably have similar hobbies to you so you can do things together.I've got three close friends whom I was at high school with and we often go away together (without our parents of course).We always go camping and somewhere we can go walking, play football and be outside in the open air.

—David

For me close friends are the people you spend your free time with.I go out at weekends with a group of people—there are about seven of us, and I'd say we are all close friends.We also live near each other.I don't think you can have close friends at a distance (在远处); you need to be able to see each other often. But I don't think you need to be doing the same things.I mean I'm at university but none of my friends are.

—Anna

1. What does Richard say about friends?

A．It's hard to make friends at work.

B．They're less important than family.

C．Friends need to have a lot in common.

D．Women and men can't be close friends.

2. What does David enjoy?

A．Physical activities.

B．Parent－child camps.

C．Going to evening parties.

D．Playing out in the open alone.

3. What do we know about Anna's friends?

A．They are college students.

B．They are doing the same things.

C．They don't live far away.

D．They don't see each other often.

4. Who has more friends now than before?

A．Anna.	B．David.
C．Richard.	D．Marie.

4 . 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。

When an important holiday comes, I usually think of what gifts to buy or prepare for my family members. It is the act    1    (it)rather than the things you buy that matters. Either a small present, a text message or a phone call can mean a lot to the receivers.    2    , I had never got anything from my son, who is    3    university student. Parents never forget to celebrate their children's birthday, but their children seem to be very forgetful. They seldom do something in return.

Life is unpredictable, and you never know what will happen tomorrow. When my son came back during the summer vacation, my wife and I, as usual,    4    (meet)him at the station. On arriving home, much    5    my surprise, my son took out a fashionable wrist watch and gave it to me,    6    (say)it was a birthday gift for me. You can imagine how    7    (surprise)and excited I was at that moment!

Some people say children get too much care and love from their parents,    8    they never express thanks for. It is natural for people to have such concerns and    9    (worry), but things may not turn out as badly as    10    (expect).

5 . 语法填空

Look at the round cakes．They are made by Siew Boon．She is a jelly artist     1     runs her own business．She has created beautiful 3D jelly cakes by     2    （use）seaweed jelly and natural coloring．

Siew Boon     3    （begin）her business more than two years ago．In late 2017，unfortunately，doctors found a cancer on her breast．However，she was determined not to let cancer get in the way of her doing     4     she loved．On the days when she was feeling     5    （well），she spent time creating 3D jelly cakes for her team of doctors and carers．

During her fight with breast cancer，focusing on creating beautiful 3D jelly cakes helped to turn her focus away     6     the physical pain and negative thoughts．Moving forward，she hopes to find     7    （way）to make it a meaningful career．

Every piece is created upside down and takes up to 4 hours to complete．The flowers are made with special tools．It takes a lot of creativity and     8    （patient）to create every piece．

Aside from being beautiful，the cakes are special in taste．They have a     9    （vary）of unique tastes，such as flavors of apples，lemons，peaches and roses．

Siew Boon thinks the most     10    （satisfy）part of her job is to be able to bring joy to others．

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．They are brother and sister.

B．They are roommates.

C．They are lovers.

2. Why didn’t the man invite the woman at first?

A．He was embarrassed about her presence.

B．He thought she had other plans.

C．He wanted her to go out with her friends.

7 . What does Carol’s father ask her to do?

A．Talk with her friends.

B．Go out with him.

C．Put on warm clothes.

8 . Last weekend, one of my best friends, whom I’ve shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, came to visit me.

Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, sharing _______ between us. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, who experimented with drugs and was into other _______ behavior. I was _______! She told me how she had been _______ to her parents about where she was going and even stealing out with a(n)_______ of seeing this guy because they didn’t want her around him. After my several tries to tell her that she _______ better, she still didn’t believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have _______.

I tried to _______ her that she was ruining her _______. But she refused to listen to me. I just couldn’t believe that she really thought it ________ to hang out with those ________, especially her boyfriend.

By the time she left, I was still ________ about her. I was so disappointed that I even ________ telling her that maybe we had just grown too far apart to ________ our friendship, but I didn’t. I put the power of friendship to the final ________. I had to hope that she ________ me enough to know that I was trying to save her from ________ herself.

A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long about our ________, and then she told me that she had broken up with her boyfriend. I just ________ with tears of joy running down my face. It was a truly rewarding ________ in my life.

1.

A．measures

B．standards

C．achievements

D．secrets

2.

A．impossible

B．unnecessary

C．improper

D．unfortunate

3.

A．at random

B．in shock

C．at fault

D．in silence

4.

A．lying

B．talking

C．admitting

D．proving

5.

A．contribution

B．advantage

C．similarity

D．intention

6.

A．got

B．explored

C．deserved

D．behaved

7.

A．disappeared

B．recovered

C．marched

D．paused

8.

A．accuse

B．convince

C．teach

D．guarantee

9.

A．friendship

B．convenience

C．confidence

D．future

10.

A．memorable

B．hopeful

C．acceptable

D．painful

11.

A．thieves

B．failures

C．cheaters

D．robbers

12.

A．worried

B．curious

C．enthusiastic

D．careful

13.

A．doubted

B．avoided

C．considered

D．imagined

14.

A．end

B．assess

C．fix

D．continue

15.

A．fight

B．test

C．debate

D．decision

16.

A．valued

B．forgave

C．assisted

D．demanded

17.

A．accompanying

B．hurting

C．promoting

D．frightening

18.

A．invitation

B．destination

C．conversation

D．graduation

19.

A．clicked

B．agreed

C．defended

D．listened

20.

A．moment

B．dream

C．success

D．choice

9 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Accept life as it is. I learned how to do it from my father._________, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was_________and ill.

My father was_________ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness_________all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is_________. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _________about life, and I told them about one of my_________. I said that we must very often give things up_________ we grow – our youth, our beauty, our friends – but it always _________that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father__________up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up__________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say.__________, he answered his own question: “I __________the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also__________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I __________remember his words and become _______ If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be________ to give up my small irritations. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one ________

1.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Afterward

2.

A．poor

B．slow

C．weak

D．tired

3.

A．already

B．once

C．still

D．only

4.

A．sent

B．threw

C．put

D．took

5.

A．difficult

B．stressful

C．hopeless

D．impossible

6.

A．asking

B．talking

C．worrying

D．caring

7.

A．experiences

B．decisions

C．beliefs

D．ambitions

8.

A．till

B．as

C．before

D．since

9.

A．promises

B．suggests

C．requires

D．seems

10.

A．spoke

B．opened

C．summed

D．turned

11.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

12.

A．Immediately

B．Surprisingly

C．Naturally

D．Certainly

13.

A．accepted

B．had

C．enjoyed

D．gained

14.

A．attracted

B．warned

C．touched

D．astonished

15.

A．would

B．should

C．could

D．might

16.

A．quiet

B．relaxed

C．calm

D．happy

17.

A．likely

B．free

C．ready

D．able

18.

A．way

B．place

C．case

D．form

19.

A．wonder

B．doubt

C．guess

D．know

20.

A．award

B．word

C．reason

D．gift