1 . Umar Fox searched his whole life to look for the firefighter who saved him and his sister from a house fire in 1978. The search _________ came to an end with a heartfelt reunion.

Umar was 3 when the _________ happened in their house. He and his sister were home for Christmas break. Joseph Gilmore was one of the first people on the _________. He rushed into the fire, risking his own _________, and took the children out. Photojournalist George Rizer happened to photograph the _________.

Umar had always hoped to _________ the man. But the picture taken by Rizer was all he had, which _________ his wish not being realized. Forty-five years later, that picture ended up being _________ thanks to social media. Once Umar _________ Joseph, he and the firefighter had an emotional reunion. Umar’s sister had planned to __________, but she canceled due to illness. Joseph __________ when strong-built Umar walked in, “Oh, man! I wouldn’t want to pick you up now.”

Umar said that he and his sister “wouldn’t be __________” if it weren’t for Joseph. He went on to __________ that his act “brought more into the world”. Umar is __________ to be a father of five. His sister also “has great kids” who are “all grown up and doing big things”.

As for Joseph, he considered he was __________ doing something he did every day for 38 years.

1.

A．finally

B．normally

C．really

D．easily

2.

A．change

B．action

C．accident

D．adventure

3.

A．scene

B．floor

C．surface

D．ground

4.

A．speed

B．power

C．distance

D．safety

5.

A．injury

B．rescue

C．loss

D．task

6.

A．interview

B．meet

C．assist

D．join

7.

A．related to

B．dealt with

C．resulted in

D．applied for

8.

A．relaxing

B．satisfying

C．similar

D．enough

9.

A．visited

B．found

C．accompanied

D．urged

10.

A．attend

B．organize

C．sponsor

D．chair

11.

A．listened

B．cared

C．joked

D．worried

12.

A．special

B．retired

C．alive

D．delightful

13.

A．explain

B．compare

C．believe

D．agree

14.

A．brave

B．proud

C．suitable

D．willing

15.

A．roughly

B．curiously

C．hopefully

D．simply

2 . As Teachers’ Day approached, I received an interview assignment to talk with a very special figure about teaching. President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam talked with me about life’s toughest lessons and his mission of being a teacher to the Indian youth. He was now a leader and a wise old man. There was still a child in him though, and he was still curious about learning new things. To this day, he still remembered his first lesson in life and how it had changed his life.

“I was studying in fifth grade and must have been 10 years old. My teacher, Sri Sivasubramanialyer was telling us how birds flew. He drew a diagram of a bird on the blackboard, drawing the wings, the tail, the body and the head and then explained how birds flew into the sky. At the end of the class, I said I didn’t understand. Then he asked the other students if they had understood, but nobody had understood how birds flew.” he recalled.

“That evening, the entire class was taken to Rameshwaram shore by our teacher,” the President continued. “My teacher showed us sea birds. We saw wonderful formations of them flying and how their wings waved. Then my teacher asked us, ‘Where is the bird’s engine and how is it powered?’ I knew then that birds are powered by their own life and motivation. I understood all about birds’ dynamics. At last, he said to us with relief that we were very good.”

“That day from not understanding to the final understanding, as well as the gratitude to the teacher, has always impressed me. A proper education would help develop a sense of dignity (尊严) and self-respect among our youth,” said President Kalam.

1. What does the author probably do?

A．A reporter.

B．A president.

C．A teacher.

D．A painter.

2. What can we infer from the recalled lesson?

A．It was a drawing class.	B．The teacher’s diagram was not complete.
C．What the teacher taught was quite difficult.	D．The students were too stupid to understand it.

3. How did the teacher deal with the confused children?

A．By asking other teachers for help.	B．By taking them to see the real birds.
C．By bringing a bird to explain again.	D．By drawing another diagram for them.

4. How did Kalam feel about his teacher?

A．Disappointed.

B．Stressed.

C．Angry.

D．Grateful.

3 . During the early morning journey from the suburbs(郊区), we sat sleepily, with collars standing firm below our ears. Although the group of people are in the same bus every day, we never _______ or talk. Everyone’s face shows the tiredness of waking up early and working.

One July morning, a small grey man, one of the _______ taking the bus to center every morning, loudly greeted good morning to the driver. The driver was _______ and then nodded. _______, then he loudly said to us, “Hello! I’m Charlie, my friends!”

The next day, another old man _______ the bus energetically, smiled and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “Good morning.” in _______. When Charlie heard the greeting, he came forward with surprise and hugged the _______. Their smiles seemed to _______ the entire bus, sweeping away the cold and awkward atmosphere(氛围) inside. Gradually, we started nodding and _______ to each other.

One morning, Charlie was ________ a large bouquet of flowers in his hand. He turned around with a smile and said to everyone, “Friends, I’m moving next week. I can’t take the same bus ________, and thank you all! The mornings we spent together were ________ experiences!” The other passengers whistled and clapped(鼓掌) at him. Charlie bowed, waved his hand, and then began ________ the flowers to each passenger.

The summer went by, and the ________ was closing in. Although Charlie did not appear on the bus again, the laughter and joy on the bus ________.

1.

A．argue

B．like

C．tend

D．greet

2.

A．passengers

B．drivers

C．colleagues

D．neighbors

3.

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．mad

D．impatient

4.

A．Unfortunately

B．Unhappily

C．Unexpectedly

D．Unfairly

5.

A．left

B．boarded

C．hit

D．stopped

6.

A．reply

B．advance

C．danger

D．need

7.

A．man

B．driver

C．girl

D．boy

8.

A．destroy

B．track

C．increase

D．affect

9.

A．helping

B．comparing

C．talking

D．adapting

10.

A．tying

B．lifting

C．biting

D．holding

11.

A．anyway

B．anymore

C．anytime

D．anywhere

12.

A．terrible

B．heavy

C．unforgettable

D．unhappy

13.

A．giving out

B．giving in

C．giving up

D．giving off

14.

A．spring

B．month

C．year

D．autumn

15.

A．disappeared

B．happened

C．began

D．continued

4 . Last year, my younger brother Darrin tore the old engine out of his Dodge Challenger. Then he ________ it piece by piece, and put it back together again all by himself. He was 16. All he ________ was a Chilton’s shop manual (使用手册) for the car, his own curiosity, and a strong desire to ________ how things worked.

Later, I asked him about this ________ and how he made it. His answer was ________ — he just did it. He wanted a new car and couldn’t afford to buy another one, so this was really his only ________. He had nothing to lose and was highly ________ to make the engine work. He ________ with it, paid close attention to how he took it apart, made a lot of mistakes, and reached points where he wasn’t ________ what to do next. When that happened, he asked a friend or a friend’s dad for ________, tried this and tried that, until he finished the work. To me it was a (n) ________ achievement.

Our ________ to do hard things increases when we try doing those hard things. It is ________ limited by our own will and imagination. We learn by trying, by making mistakes, and by ________ help from those who know more sometimes just a little more-than we do.

Never ________ trying new things. The more one does, the more one can do.

1.

A．discovered

B．rebuilt

C．donated

D．reserved

2.

A．detected

B．preferred

C．occupied

D．had

3.

A．figure out

B．give away

C．bring up

D．rule out

4.

A．property

B．campaign

C．guide

D．project

5.

A．correct

B．serious

C．simple

D．funny

6.

A．luck

B．option

C．requirement

D．relaxation

7.

A．expected

B．forced

C．convinced

D．motivated

8.

A．communicated

B．competed

C．experimented

D．disagreed

9.

A．sure

B．afraid

C．curious

D．satisfied

10.

A．permission

B．courage

C．advice

D．reward

11.

A．amazing

B．common

C．confusing

D．strange

12.

A．anxiety

B．capacity

C．income

D．impatience

13.

A．rarely

B．necessarily

C．originally

D．mostly

14.

A．seeking

B．offering

C．affording

D．avoiding

15.

A．admit

B．stop

C．fancy

D．keep

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。

Every Sunday, June, a six-year-old girl, tied her sports shoes and walked to Grandpa’s house. Grandpa lived around the block(街区), and June was allowed to walk there by herself. Grandpa often told her stories. They also ate ice cream together while they talked. Sunday was June’s favorite day.

This Sunday, June got dressed. She put on one sports shoe, but she could not find the other shoe. “Mommy, where’s my shoe?”

“I’m sure it’s in your room. Look carefully until you find it. You can’t go until you have both shoes on,” June’s mother said.

June sat on her bed and looked around. Her room was quite messy. There were clothes on the floor and papers on the desk. She wasn’t sure where to start.

Then June remembered a story Grandpa told her. When he was little, he lost a coin that he planned to use to buy his mother a candy. He walked back over every place he had been to that day until he found it. He had to go in order so he wouldn’t miss anything.

June stood up. “I’ll start in the corner and go around the room in order,” she thought. “That way I won’t miss anything.”

注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

June began in the corner where her desk was.

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June quickly put on her shoe and ran out of the door to Grandpa’s house.

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6 . Kelly Roundtree was playing darts (飞镖) with his daughter on the balcony of his lakeside home on Aug. 1 when he heard calls for help coming from the other side of Stansbury Lake.

At first, Roundtree said he thought it might be children playing, but after another _______ —this time one of panic, he knew something was _______ .

He then _______ something black in the water and a woman on the phone across the lake. She was talking to emergency responders. Without _______ , Roundtree ran out the door and _______ his car. He _______ the few blocks around the lake. His daughter then stood on the shore and _______ him to the woman in the water.

Officials say the paralyzed (瘫痪的) woman had rolled into the lake while _______ into her motorized wheelchair. By the time Roundtree arrived only a minute or so later, her head was underwater with her face _______ above the water line. Roundtree unfastened the seat belt and held her ________ above water for what seemed like 10 to 15 minutes before officials arrived.

“911 had already been ________ and help was already on the way, but had Roundtree not gotten there before, we may be talking about a different ________ right now,” NTFD Public Information Officer John Smith said. Local firefighters, nursing staff and police officers arrived and were able to help get her out of the lake ________ .

While officials are ________ him as “nothing short of heroic” for his rescue, Roundtree thinks anyone in his ________ would have done the same thing.

1.

A．dance

B．laughter

C．cry

D．sleep

2.

A．wrong

B．interesting

C．missing

D．huge

3.

A．detected

B．noticed

C．heard

D．sensed

4.

A．decision

B．confusion

C．expansion

D．hesitation

5.

A．jumped into

B．moved into

C．stepped into

D．skipped into

6.

A．walked

B．drove

C．cycled

D．flew

7.

A．invited

B．ordered

C．expected

D．directed

8.

A．belted

B．addicted

C．locked

D．absorbed

9.

A．roughly

B．softly

C．barely

D．visually

10.

A．hand

B．head

C．heart

D．hair

11.

A．treated

B．ignored

C．suspected

D．informed

12.

A．story

B．novel

C．legend

D．trend

13.

A．dizzily

B．happily

C．safely

D．humbly

14.

A．appointing

B．recognizing

C．selecting

D．criticizing

15.

A．office

B．rank

C．position

D．habitat

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。

When he was around 5-6 years old, my brother Ted, who is four years younger to me, suddenly found his legs unable to move one night. What followed was one of the hardest times of my parents'life. Months passed with them meeting various doctors, visiting different hospitals, and knocking at the doorstep of every possible chance — all the time with Ted in their arms, since he wasn't able to walk on his own anymore.

There were doubts of permanent paralysis（瘫痪）— the very mention of which was enough to break us down. From finding it extremely painful to walk, to not being able to get up on his own, and to not being able to stand at all, Ted's problem was worsening day by day. Most surprisingly, all this while, he was as strong as, perhaps, only children can be in such difficult times.

During this period, it was not unusual for my mother to have sudden breakdowns. Once, she burst into tears while watching Ted playing joyfully. He wiped off her tears, and said, “Don't cry, mummy. See, I can stand and even run on my own!” Saying this, he tried to get up, stood on shaking legs for just about a few microseconds and fell down, only to be safely caught in the arms of my mom, who hugged him dearly and cried some more.

This was the most heart-breaking thing that I had ever experienced. But it was also a powerful one for the simple fact that it was my little brother who taught us what life was all about—HOPE.

Witnessing my brother's strong will and positive attitude inspired me as well. As a brother, I could not stand by doing nothing at all. Hope was burning in my heart when I had the idea to train my brother to walk again. I firmly believe Ted could stand up and walk as he used to. Whenever school was over, I would put Ted into a pushchair and tell my mom that we'd just go to the park.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

In the park, I would put Ted one meter away from me, encouraging him to walk.

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We agreed to keep this a secret from our parents until mom's birthday.

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8 . Eric knew he was in trouble. His _________ had ballooned to 320 pounds, and he was _________ more than $1,000 a month on medications (药物) for high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol.

In 2010, a _________ told him to buy a funeral plot, because he would need it in five years. He was 51 years old. So he went to talk with a naturopathic (自然疗法的) doctor about _________ weight. She said, “Get a shelter dog.”

Eric was _________, but he took that advice, _________ to the Humane Society Silicon Valley near his home in San Jose, Calif. He told the shelter, “I want a(n) _________ fat middle-aged dog, like me.” That’s how he _________ Peety.

Peety needed to be _________, so Eric and Peety walked, for at least a half hour a day. Eric, who was __________ as an area sales manager for GE appliances, shifted to a plant-based __________. Over the course of a year, he lost 140 pounds. Peety lost 25. Eric __________ the medications.

It wasn’t just the walks with Peety that __________ Eric’s life. The dog helped keep him from backsliding (倒退) into his old, __________ lifestyle. “He looked at me like I was the best person on the __________, and I wanted to become the person he thought I was.”

1.

A．height

B．weight

C．length

D．depth

2.

A．spending

B．donating

C．contributing

D．cheating

3.

A．master

B．volunteer

C．soldier

D．doctor

4.

A．holding

B．gaining

C．losing

D．taking

5.

A．concerned

B．amazed

C．frightened

D．annoyed

6.

A．heading

B．parading

C．exploring

D．advancing

7.

A．simply

B．illegally

C．officially

D．extremely

8.

A．loved

B．discovered

C．met

D．taught

9.

A．walked

B．fed

C．cared

D．trained

10.

A．counting

B．working

C．standing

D．performing

11.

A．variety

B．pack

C．source

D．diet

12.

A．got off

B．gave off

C．worked out

D．made out

13.

A．ruined

B．transformed

C．impressed

D．exchanged

14.

A．unpleasant

B．unexpected

C．unusual

D．unhealthy

15.

A．island

B．street

C．planet

D．campus

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。

Many years ago, when I was just a child, my family struggled to make ends meet. Despite our financial difficulties, I sought out ways to earn a little pocket money by offering my assistance to our neighbors.

One cold day, I knocked on the door of an elderly woman’s house and kindly asked if she needed help to clean her yard. Surprised by my presence, she looked at me with kind eyes and asked why I wasn’t in school. I shyly pointed to my worn-out coat, unable to stay warm on the freezing cold day. Touched by my situation, she allowed me to work in her yard.

As I worked hard in the yard, the lady watched quietly, sometimes giving me a kind smile. When I finished, she looked at the tidy yard and said gently, “You’ve worked really well today, but you should be in school. Promise me you’ll go back.” Then, she took out a jar of money and told me to take what I needed.

I was grateful and took enough to fix my old coat and buy some food. I kept my promise and went back to see her, sharing my school progress. Each time, she welcomed me warmly, checking my report card with interest. Whenever there was an “A”, she’d be proud and reward me with money and tasty treats.

Even though my family faced tough times, I treasured the moments with the kind lady. Her kindness and support motivated me to do well in school and in life.

I studied even harder, knowing that only through education could I change my life and that of my family. The kind lady gave me strength, urging me forward.

My efforts finally paid off. After graduating from high school, I earned an opportunity to attend a prestigious (知名的) university. Upon graduating from college, I landed a well-paid job that I enjoyed. Our family’s financial situation greatly improved as a result, and I had the means to give back to the community that once helped me. I would never forget the kind lady who gave me a chance when I needed it most.

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。

One day, I was walking past a gift shop.

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Returning to the little boy, I presented him with the gift.

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10 . 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。

A boy called Jamy always arrived home hungry every day and his parents couldn’t figure out why, despite making meals for him. When Jamy wouldn’t share what was going on, his parents decided to visit the school principal (校长), hoping the principal could offer some insight.

After talking with Jamy’s classmates, the principal and his parents heard a story they weren’t expecting. Although Jamy never talked about it, his classmates told them that he always came to school without food. The principal and his parents were shocked. No wonder Jamy was always so hungry after school! Was there something happening on the way to school that Jamy didn’t tell them?

To make the situation clear, the principal asked Jamy’s teacher, Callum to talk to Jamy in private. During the conversation with the teacher, Jamy refused to say any further details about the situation, leaving everyone frustrated and helpless. And despite multiple questioning, Jamy still refused to say any knowledge of the situation. This left the principal with no evidence to take any action regarding the missing lunch of Jamy.

Jamy’s parents were becoming increasingly concerned as their child continued to come home from school without saying a word. Despite their meeting in the school, they thought that they hadn’t gotten any closer to uncovering the truth about why Jamy was always so hungry. The lack of communication from their child only added to their frustration and helplessness. They knew they needed to take action, but they had no idea where to start.

Determined to get to the bottom of the problem, Jamy’s father decided to take action again. The next day, Jamy’s father went to school and requested to speak with Jamy’s teacher Callum.

When Jamy’s father reached the school, Callum spoke with him and patiently answered all of his questions. However, despite a deep conversation between them, no conclusion could be reached, which still puzzled Jamy’s parents.

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。
One day, by accident, Jamy’s father found a thank-you note from his study (书房).
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Jamy’s parents were touched by Jamy’s act of kindness.
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