1 . I have just finished my years in Colmar, in eastern France. I _________ in Leeds, a large city in the U.K.! I was _________ in Chester. I had lived there until I went to university.

I _________ in a secondary school in Colmar. I taught English to several classes and over a year I grew quite attached to my _________. I enjoyed preparing lessons that they would _________ and games that would make them laugh. Telling each class that it was my last lesson with them was _________ painful. It is likely that I will _________ see most of these students again. I didn’t want to _________ this beautiful town, nor lovely colleagues （同事） and students behind.

I attended university in Leeds. I _________ a house with six other people—it was great fun and I have some __________ memories of our time together. Within just two years, Leeds became my second __________. I knew where to go for many kinds of things, the nice places to eat and who I could turn to for help. It was a(n) __________ to leave the city.

Last but not least, I must mention Chester. I am __________ to have a group of friends from secondary school there. We still meet up when we’re back in Chester. Being in Chester also       ________ spending time with my family.

I no longer know which place to call home. However, when I’m in one place, I will __________ the other two — which makes me quite sad.

1.

A．toured

B．traded

C．volunteered

D．studied

2.

A．brought up

B．taken on

C．picked up

D．turned down

3.

A．learned

B．graduated

C．worked

D．traveled

4.

A．friends

B．students

C．colleagues

D．families

5.

A．skip

B．challenge

C．enjoy

D．concentrate

6.

A．originally

B．equally

C．definitely

D．roughly

7.

A．never

B．still

C．just

D．often

8.

A．lose

B．leave

C．visit

D．forget

9.

A．sought

B．built

C．entered

D．shared

10.

A．distant

B．wonderful

C．detailed

D．awkward

11.

A．home

B．option

C．dream

D．goal

12.

A．attack

B．trick

C．shadow

D．struggle

13.

A．moved

B．eager

C．fortunate

D．amazed

14.

A．means

B．reflects

C．increases

D．affects

15.

A．ignore

B．describe

C．imagine

D．miss

2 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

After 20 years as a full-time wife and mother, I decided to be a school bus driver for I loved kids. When I think about my years of bus driving, many things crowd in, but mostly, I remember Charlie.

Charlie, eight years old, with blond hair and crystalline gray eyes, began riding my bus in September of my fourth year driving. They all had stories to tell me about their summers. Charlie, though, ignored me. He didn’t even answer when I asked his name.

From that day on, Charlie was a trial. If a fight broke out, I didn’t have to turn my head to know who had started it. If a girl was crying, chances were Charlie had pulled her hair. No matter how I spoke to him, gently or firmly, he wouldn’t say a word. He’d just stare at me with those big gray eyes of his.

I later found out Charlie’s father was dead and he didn’t live with his mother. He deserves my patience, I thought. To my cheery “Good Morning”, he was silent. When I wished him a happy Halloween, he sneered (冷笑). Still I was sure that this child needed to feel some warmth from me. So, when he’d pass by, I’d pat him on the arm or sometimes gave him a hug.

Toward the end of that year, the kids on my bus gave me a small trophy inscribed (刻) “To the Best Bus Driver Ever”. I propped it up on the dashboard (仪表盘). On top I hung a small tin heart that a little girl had given me. In red paint she had written, “I love Polly and Polly loves me.”

The next day, I was delayed a few minutes talking to the principal. When I got on the bus I realized that the tin heart was gone. “Does anyone know what happened to the little heart that was up here?” I asked. For once with 39 children, there was silence.

One boy piped up, “Charlie was the first one on the bus. I bet he took it.” Other children joined the chorus, “Yeah! Charlie did it! Search him!”

I asked Charlie to come forward, stuck my hand into his pocket and immediately I felt it—the small tin heart. Charlie stared at me and seemed to be waiting for what he’d come to expect from the world. I was about to pull out the tin heart when I stopped myself. Let him keep it, a voice seemed to whisper.

“It must have fallen off before I got here,” I said to the kids. “I’ll probably find it back at the depot.” Without a word, Charlie returned to his seat. When he got off at his stop, he didn’t glance at me as usual.

That summer Charlie moved away.

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
3. 请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1:
A dozen years after my retirement I was in a department store, when someone said, “Polly?”
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Paragraph 2：
That night I thought over his words.
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3 . When I was in school, I participated in an internship (实习期) with a hospital chaplain (牧师). This largely included me visiting certain hospital patients and then discussing the communication with the chaplain.

I had no special training in this, and introducing myself to strangers was not my natural talent. On one visit, I cautiously entered a darkened room to find an elderly man lying lonely in the bed. He was awake, but very weak, confused and anxious. He badly wanted to communicate something, but I couldn’t understand what he was saying. He obviously didn’t want me to leave, but I felt so lost and uncomfortable that I had to leave the room after only several minutes.

The next time I was at the hospital, I was arranged to make follow-up visits with the same list of patients. I expected my time with the old man to be just as short as the last time. As I arrived at the room, the first thing I noticed was that the lights were on. His daughter was there visiting him. He was sitting in the bed and looked much better. I was certain the man didn’t remember me at all, but he recognized me immediately, saying, "I remember you. You were the angel that gave me hope in my darkest hour!" I was so amazed that I didn’t know how to respond.

       I may never be able to explain it, but somehow he found in me something he needed at an important point in his life, just because I was there. I have thought about this encounter (相遇) often over the past 25 years. It has shaped the way I see life, the way I see myself, and the way I see others. Obviously, we can’t know the effect our actions, or even just our presence, will have on life.

1. Why did the writer leave the elderly man soon on the first visit?

A．They had a short and boring conversation.

B．The elderly man wanted to stay by himself.

C．The writer was frightened by the elderly man.

D．The writer didn’t know what he could do to help.

2. What happened on the writer’s second visit to the elderly man?

A．The elderly man’s condition turned much better.

B．The elderly man could hardly remember the writer.

C．The writer planned to communicate more deeply with the elderly man.

D．The writer wasn’t surprised at being called an angel by the elderly man.

3. The elderly man regarded the writer as his angel most probably because _______.

A．he was encouraged by the writer’s words

B．the writer’s second visit moved him deeply

C．he was impressed by the writer’s friendliness

D．the writer’s first visit gave him much strength

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Getting a New Talent.	B．An Angel by Accident.
C．Saving a Lonely Old Man.	D．Communication Makes Life Better.

4 . I developed a type of cancer when starting middle school. I couldn't walk well and wore a hat because my hair _________.I was teased and the teachers tried to help students _________ my situation, but in vain.

Middle school was harder because students have to _________ classrooms for every subject. Since I couldn't walk well, my teachers let me _________ class in advance to make it to my next class.

One day, I was resting against a wall when the bell rang.The classroom doors _________ open, the hallways were filled up with students. I took a deep _________ and struggled through the crowd. Suddenly,I was pushed by the crowd and lost _________,falling flat on my face. Class began again, and all the students _________ except me. I lay still on the floor,in pain and _________.I never wanted to go back to school again.

I had to make a(n) __________ : stay home or go to school. I closed my eyes, thinking about the children with incurable diseases. Unlike them, I had a chance of __________.Then I opened my eyes, telling myself my looks were __________,that my hair would regrow, and that I would walk again and decided to go to school the next day.

Surprisingly, the next school day went more smoothly than usual. I had regained my __________.Eventually my cancer went away!   I didn't choose my cancer or disabilities,but I __________ them.I stayed __________ to myself and that is what matters.

1.

A．passed out

B．took over

C．pulled over

D．fell out

2.

A．overcome

B．understand

C．remember

D．treat

3.

A．sweep

B．arrange

C．switch

D．decorate

4.

A．leave

B．attend

C．skip

D．cut

5.

A．broken

B．struck

C．pinned

D．swung

6.

A．dive

B．breath

C．insight

D．drink

7.

A．interest

B．hope

C．balance

D．temper

8.

A．disappeared

B．remained

C．escaped

D．hid

9.

A．shocked

B．defeated

C．moved

D．inspired

10.

A．suggestion

B．appointment

C．difference

D．choice

11.

A．registering

B．recovering

C．resisting

D．reuniting

12.

A．temporary

B．impressive

C．attractive

D．ordinary

13.

A．reputation

B．consciousness

C．confidence

D．fortune

14.

A．spread

B．caused

C．conquered

D．missed

15.

A．generous

B．close

C．allergic

D．true

5 . 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 mom told me the story when I asked her about my hand. “The room was quiet, and you were quiet. I was waiting for you to cry. I asked if you were OK, but they were hesitant, the doctor and nurses. They said you were missing a hand." My mom told this to me with such complex（复杂的）feelings. My disability came as a surprise to my parents, but they took me home and treated me as any other child.

They knew I was an active child and took part in sports, music and everything a typical child would. They never let anything hold me back. That was their goal. However hard, they would help me. And with many kind people's help, I was able to receive prosthetics（义肢） that cost $1,000, at no cost.

Middle and high school brought about different challenges. Just like most girls, I struggled hard with self-respect for how I looked. I was not like other girls, and I was aware of that clearly. I lost my confidence as I questioned whether anyone would ever love me. Luckily, my worry was unnecessary.

My confidence was still shaking in my 20's as I became a mother. I had years to prepare everything, but I was also worried about the coming baby. Worse still, I felt my son would dislike me.

However, that all changed with one moment. It all happened when my son was around 6 years old. "She was born like that!" He responded loudly, standing protectively in front of me as I bent down to answer his little classmates' question.

It was a moment that lives on forever in my memory. My son freed me of questioning myself if I was a good enough mom for him. I was, I had always been. He knew it before I did. The pride in his voice showed me that I was just me.

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。
My son made me confident and I started sharing my story.
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When I wrote the passage, I seemed to talk with the teen—myself.
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6 . Express Yourself

If you do think you've been bottling up your emotions, here are some tips for connecting with your feelings.

Let go of shame.     1     It means you're a human being experiencing feelings. Being able to express those emotions in healthy ways, like shedding tears, is OK.

Explore your reactions in the moment. Facing a challenging situation can bring up difficult emotions or thoughts that you might not want or feel able to deal with.     2     Wherever possible, try to be with and face your reactions as they come up.

Make room for emotions. Not everyone is comfortable crying in public and that's OK. Make sure you find a safe place where you can work through your feelings in whatever ways to feel right and safe.     3    

Find what works for you. Of course, crying isn't the only way to express how you feel.     4     Remember it's completely normal to have a whole range of reactions and that even the difficult ones are a natural part of life.

    5     If you find it difficult to connect to your emotions, you could try listening to a sentimental piece of music or watching a tearjerker movie to help unlock them. But remember that what feels normal for one person might not feel the same as another, so if the tears don't roll, don't worry.

If you experience long periods when you can't stop crying, or feel you can't connect with your feelings, try to talk to a guardian, or another trusted adult—maybe an auntie or uncle. You could also ask to speak to a school counselor or nurse. If that feels too much, visit youngminds.org.uk.

A．Get in the mood.

B．Adjust your mood.

C．Crying doesn't mean that you are weak.

D．Ignoring or pushing them away, however, can become a habit.

E．Crying sometimes can be the best way to deal with your pressure.

F．You could go to your room or to a quiet place in nature, or perhaps go to places with good memories.

G．You could try finding words to describe your emotions and talk to someone you trust, or you could express how you feel through drawing.

7 . “I think kawaii, or cute feelings, can remind us of human connection that we sometimes forget,” says Hiroshi Nittono, director of the Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory at Osaka University.

“Viewing cute images of baby animals gives us a desire to act tenderly and responsibly to protect them,” he explains. “This idea holds that weak and defenseless but cute things set off caregiving behavior in the beholder.” Cute things make us feel protective, and when we’re protective, we might be naturally more focused.

Engineers, advertisers, and developers have taken advantage of this phenomenon, using kawaii to control user experience and consumer behavior. Researchers call it cute engineering. It’s a way to harness positive feelings and emotions to motivate (激励) and shape the user’s behavior in a positive way.

Sometimes cute engineering is subtle (微妙的), but it’s often quite obvious. Engineers use kawaii in the field of robotics, for instance—the cuter the robot, the more humans will want to engage with it. There’s also the iMac, which over the years, Apple designed to be subtly adorable (可爱的). It persuaded traditionally non-computer users to buy into the world of computing so that they could sell more units.

There’s also “cute filtering (萌物滤镜)”, a component of cute engineering that allows consumers to personalize their kawaii experience, just like the way iMac users could choose the color of their units. In this way, users can create their own kawaii experience. Using a “cute filter”, users can freely choose the cuteness parameters (参数) such as color, size, motion, smell, and taste to adjust their desired cute output.

1. Why would people like to protect cute baby animals according to Hiroshi Nittono?

A．People have no choice but to do it.

B．People are taught to protect animals.

C．Cute things motivate people to protect them.

D．Cute baby animals are too weak to protect themselves.

2. What does the underlined word “harness” probably mean?

A．Focus on.

B．Figure out.

C．Throw light on.

D．Make use of.

3. Why was the iMac designed to be adorable?

A．The iMac could shape people’s preference.

B．Computer producers could make more money.

C．Engineers could design computers to their taste.

D．Consumers would like to have more kawaii experience.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．The Power of Kawaii.	B．Protect Cute Animals.
C．A New Discovery.	D．Control Cute Feelings.

8 . How to Overcome Feeling of Guilt

Guilt can be a depressing feeling that prevents you from moving forward with your life.     1     However, this article will guide you through the process and help you move towards a positive future.

Identify what you feel guilty about. If you feel guilty about something, it is important to identify what you feel guilty about and why. Identifying the source of your guilt and why it makes you feel guilty can help you to determine if you are experiencing healthy or unhealthy guilt.     2    

Write about your feelings.     3     Start by writing down the reason that you feel guilty. If it was something you did or said to someone, describe what happened in as much detail as you can. Include in your description how this situation made you feel and why. What do you think that you should feel guilty about?

Apologize if necessary. Once you have understood your feelings, you can determine if you need to apologize for your actions.     4     It is important to take full responsibility for your actions in order to show your friend that you really do feel bad.

    5     Reaching out to others often helps the person who offers help as much as the person who receives it. Although you must understand that good deeds will not reverse your actions, they will help you move forward into a positive future.

A．Do a good deed.

B．Forgive yourself.

C．Sometimes we may feel guilty when we don’t need to feel guilty.

D．It may be difficult to stop the negative feelings and deal with your past actions.

E．Journaling about your guilt may help you to start to understand it and deal with it.

F．Either way, you will need to work through these feelings in order to overcome them.

G．Make sure that your apology is sincere and that you don’t make excuses for your actions.