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。

Holly was confused as she opened the birthday present from her best friend. Susan — it was a twelve-by-eight inch dark blue carpet. Her “thanks” was hardly heard as Holly tried hard not to show her disappointment.

The next morning. I carried a kitchen rubbish bag outside only to find Susan’s carpet lying there. I immediately reached in and pulled it out of the rubbish can. After giving it a brushing. I brought it into the house and put it away.

Before Holly’s birthday, Susan had been a regular visitor in our home. But suddenly I realized that it had been nearly three weeks since we’d heard the mention of Susan’s name. I missed her warm smile very much.

“Susan invited us to go to her house after school tomorrow. “Holly said as soon as she arrived from school. From her voice I sensed she was pleased with the invitation.

We were traveling along the winding country road that led to her house the following day. On the way Susan talked nervously about her foster mom and the seventeen cats they had taken in and cared for.

When we came to a stop, Susan’s foster mom — who introduced herself as Glenda — gave us a warm welcome. Susan guided us through the house. She proudly showed us her room, which was only decorated with some shabby used furniture.

I followed Susan’s foster mom, Glenda, into the kitchen. After clearing a small area, Glenda poured us each a cup of black coffee with her trembling hand. Then she began to relax as we drank our coffee and chatted about her cats.

Her eyes shone as she showed her fondness for Susan. But her expression turned blue when she referred to the girl’s past In an instant, I came to respect this warmhearted woman who had opened her home to a younger girl and tied hard to make a difference in her life.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150词左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。

As daylight began to fade, we offered our thanks for the visit and said goodbye.

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“Is this what you were looking for?”

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2 . Finding Home

“I hate here! I want to go home!” I complained (抱怨) to my mother as we moved boxes. _____, going home was not easy because my home was 1,100 miles away.

I was born and ______ in northern Virginia. Virginia was my home, and I never expected that to

______. In 2014, my family experienced a tragedy (灾难), so my parents decided to move to my mom's hometown of New Orleans.

I hated the new ______ partly because of the climate, but it was mostly because I felt like my whole life had been ______. Living 1,100 miles away from ______ I had ever known is so ______. To make matters ______, I was to be a senior high student in two weeks. Beginning senior high is a tough ______ on its own.

I spent my first few months in New Orleans, with a strong ______ to go home to Virginia. But after a few months of ______, I realized that I could choose. I could continue thinking about how much I ______ my old home, ______ I could start trying to build a new home right here. Then, I made a ______.

As soon as I stopped giving all my ______ to how much I missed Virginia, I was able to begin

______ the love that people were already giving me. I joined some clubs at school, which gave me the
______ to make friends. I found a(n) ______ community of neighbors. Overall, I caught every possible chance to ____ myself and rebuild my life.

Because of my resilience (适应力) in ______ a new home for myself and the love that people have shown to me, home is right here.

1.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．However

D．Besides

2.

A．fed

B．raised

C．based

D．calmed

3.

A．change

B．develop

C．match

D．remain

4.

A．content

B．environment

C．facility

D．technique

5.

A．taken advantage of

B．taken out

C．turned upside down

D．turned out

6.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．none

7.

A．secure

B．special

C．unique

D．stressful

8.

A．sooner

B．simpler

C．better

D．worse

9.

A．performance

B．experience

C．profession

D．activity

10.

A．desire

B．attention

C．balance

D．confidence

11.

A．cheering

B．struggling

C．gathering

D．operating

12.

A．started

B．designed

C．missed

D．created

13.

A．or

B．but

C．and

D．so

14.

A．response

B．difference

C．call

D．choice

15.

A．focus

B．material

C．anxiety

D．attitude

16.

A．refusing

B．recording

C．accepting

D．questioning

17.

A．opportunity

B．rule

C．style

D．responsibility

18.

A．equal

B．regular

C．wonderful

D．eager

19.

A．stand

B．lower

C．return

D．better

20.

A．repairing

B．attracting

C．improving

D．creating

3 . 感恩节即将来临, 假如你是李华, 请你给最想感恩的人写封信表达谢意，内容包括：
1. 表示感激；
2. 说明理由；
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：1. 词数100字左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear        ,
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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

4 . Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: Things aren’t always what they seem.
The next night ____ came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had，the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning，the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” “Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”
“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement，I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune，I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he wouldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed，the angel of death(死神) came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”
1. The underlined part “the pair” in the second paragraph two refers to　　　 .

A．the poor couple

B．the rich couple

C．the angels

D．the guests

2. The younger angel was very angry because 　　　　.

A．the older angel killed the farmer’s cow

B．the older angel treated the two families unfairly

C．the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live

D．the angel of death took the cow away

3. Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?

A．Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

B．Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

C．Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

D．Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.

4. The story tries to tell the reader that 　　　　.

A．sometimes things are not what they seem

B．angels are always ready to help the poor

C．angels are always ready to help the rich

D．the young should always learn from the old

5 . Joy in the journey
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to ____ . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the ____!” one of the brothers volunteered ____ .
The older boys began to ____ , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was ____ After a long silence, one of the ____ picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He ____ the lid and showed the wonderful ____ to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and ____ , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found ____ the way!”
Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is ____ a goal is for — to cause us to move in the ____ we have chosen, in other words, to keep us ____ ! But not every goal will be fully ____ . Not every job will end ____ . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be ____ . But when you fall ____ of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things ____ my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging ____ life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly ____ .1.

A．rest

B．work

C．watch

D．laugh

2.

A．house

B．earth

C．wall

D．road

3.

A．calmly

B．patiently

C．excitedly

D．impatiently

4.

A．laugh

B．think

C．stare

D．smile

5.

A．important

B．difficult

C．impossible

D．interesting

6.

A．passers-by

B．watchers

C．visitors

D．diggers

7.

A．moved

B．removed

C．broke

D．pushed

8.

A．contents

B．scenes

C．pictures

D．jars

9.

A．properly

B．confidently

C．carefully

D．happily

10.

A．in

B．along

C．to

D．out

11.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．which

12.

A．way

B．direction

C．life

D．sight

13.

A．thinking

B．moving

C．digging

D．living

14.

A．made

B．prepared

C．kicked

D．achieved

15.

A．hopelessly

B．pleasantly

C．surprisingly

D．successfully

16.

A．come true

B．realized

C．made

D．treasured

17.

A．short

B．lost

C．out

D．behind

18.

A．breaking into

B．turning to

C．coming into

D．holding to

19.

A．when

B．where

C．which

D．that

20.

A．matters

B．happens

C．appears

D．exists