2 . 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 coming to this city for high school, I moved into the new house with my parents. We were very grateful to the owner for renting us this house at a cheap price. The house was really comfortable to live in. It was warm inside and full of life outside.

A tree in the front yard attracted my attention, and all I could confirm was that it was a fruit tree. My father thought it was a fig(无花果) tree, and sure enough, as the months went by, the tree grew huge leaves and finally bore the fruit—figs, the size of my fist. How wonderful they were! I took many pictures of the fig tree. And then we wondered how to deal with the figs. My mother thought for a while and said, “Why not try making fig jam?” I responded quickly, “That’s a good idea!”

Jack, one of our neighbors, just visited us and asked if he could pick some figs from our tree. Certainly, we encouraged him to take as many as he liked. In fact, Jack was extremely polite and friendly to us. He introduced himself at the first sight of us. He always waved to me as he came home or as he left for work.

When I picked the figs with him, he told me about how he had been living in the house next door for close to twenty years. He said, “Bruce, the owner of the house you live in now, used to be my best friend. And we had planted this very fig tree a few years before he went to the nursing home.” I was amazed to know that we actually enjoyed the fruit of his work. He told me that he was so impressed by the quality of the fruit this year. I found a fruit box for him to put the figs in. Both of us enjoyed the pleasure of sharing.

When Jack set out for his home, I turned to my parents and advised doing something in return for Jack and Bruce’s kindness and friendliness.

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Finally, we decided to invite Jack and his family to dinner that night.

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The next day, our family and Jack visited Bruce in the nursing home.

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3 . A Chinese girl Tan Fanglin overcame a world-class mathematics problem and was invited again to attend the World Laureates Forum when she was 15. Communicating with 65 top scientists in the world, she became a rising star in this meeting of the world’s sharpest minds.

Her discovery has won her many prizes in youth innovation competitions in China. However, Tan is not a “genius” in the traditional sense. Tan was born in a scholarly family. Her father was a professor of mathematics. Tan showed a high interest in mathematics when she was very young. She likes to find questions on her own. The more difficult the problem is, the more potential she will unlock. In this process, her father will only give proper guidance.

Tan took part in many research projects. So devoted to the projects, she once made serious mistakes during the exam at school. Instead of severely rebuking her, her parents let her find the problem by herself and achieve a better balance between textbook study and research. It was because of the respect and trust of her parents that Tan began to plan her study time scientifically and applied the learning methods summarized in the process of mathematics research to the classroom. With her hard work, she made great achievements in mathematics.

Attending this meeting enabled Tan to get more inspiration from the world’s top scientists. She even got the opportunity to talk with germ Miesenböck, who is pioneering the field of Optogenetics (光遗传学). Miesenböc has encouraged her not to lose her passion and love for what she does and said accepting failure is important to researchers. He has stressed that people all know that even Thomas Edison went through hundreds of unsuccessful attempts before finally inventing the light bulb. Tan has met many difficulties in her research and often feels upset. The words have made her feel inspired.

1. What can we learn about Tan Fanglin?

A．She went to the meeting with her father.	B．She has a strong love for mathematics.
C．She never made mistakes in her school exams.	D．She was invited to attend the Forum for the first time.

2. What does the underlined word “rebuking” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Helping.

B．Challenging.

C．Criticizing.

D．Praising.

3. How did Tan’s parents help her with her research?

A．By correcting her mistakes.

B．By offering extra training for her research.

C．By stressing the importance of scientific research.

D．By respecting her and encouraging her in self-development.

4. Which statement does germ Miesenböc probably agree with?

A．All roads lead to Rome.	B．Nothing is impossible.
C．Where there is a will, there is a way.	D．Failure is the mother of success.

4 . 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。

Melia and her father had just finished building a tree house in the backyard. Melia wanted to decorate the walls, and instead of buying things, she decided to make her own art.

Melia enjoyed making collages using a combination of photos she had taken and pieces of fabric. For her tree house, she thought she would use pictures from magazines instead. She could collect used magazines from neighbors, so the pictures would be free. And to create a collage of all her favorite things, she could add pretty leaves, and fruits of pine tree from the yard.

For several days, Melia collected bits of nature to use for the collage. She also collected magazines from the neighbors. She piled both at the front door, as her plan was to make the collage over the weekend. Oddly, though she added to the piles each day, many of the leaves were gone, and the pile of magazines was a mess.

“Dad? Mom?” Melia asked. “Have either of you been taking the supplies for my collage off the door?” “Now, why on earth would we do that?” her dad answered with a question. “I don’t know, but what I do know is that someone is spoiling my art project! It’s my mission to find out who and why!” Melia declared.

Who would want to steal this stuff? She had a plan. She cleaned up the rest of the leaves and threw the ruined magazines in the recycling bin. She started collecting old magazines again, hoping to set a trap. Even if she had to stay up all night, Melia was determined to solve the case.

Once she had collected a large pile of magazines, Melia formed several piles at the front door. She placed them close to the window so that she could catch the thief. She asked her parents if she could sleep on the sofa. “I know they’re used magazines, but I need them for my art project. I have to solve this case!”

Melia was determined to catch the thief, but she had a difficult time staying awake. Within a few hours, she nodded off. Just as the sun was rising, a slight sound awoke her.

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Melia looked through the window, and her eyes opened wide!

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Melia ran back into the house, shouting, “It’s a squirrel! Wake up! Come to the tree house and look!”

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6 . 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 few years ago, I was working in a grocery store(食品杂货店). As there were too many customers during the Christmas holidays, I was not used to the management nor the customers there. As I was checking groceries that morning, an elderly man in a wheelchair came through my check stand with a basket filled with candies, soft drinks and other small things. As I finished ringing up his goods, I told the man how much he should pay. He presented an out-of-state cheque(支票) from his son. He explained to me that his son had sent him the cheque for his Christmas present and he wanted to use it to buy gifts for the friends and wonderful workers at the nursing home where he lived, which was a few blocks behind the store. When he talked about them, he appeared very happy.

Since this was not my “home” store, I needed to check the cheque before accepting it. When the manager came over, she looked annoyed and told the gentleman that it was out of the question, in a very impolite manner. She told the gentleman he would just have to go to a bank to cash the cheque. The elderly gentleman started to softly cry as he looked up at me. He was sorry for being unable to pay his bill. He had no choice but to leave with nothing to take.

Seeing his lonely figure(人影), I felt my heart stopped. I could only think this man could be my grandfather. I was sure he must have been a wonderful functioning member of our society before he went to the nursing home because of illness and old age. I was influenced by his kindness and gentleness on his face, and couldn’t believe the impolite way the young manager had refused the gentleman’s request. I felt sad while trying to check out for the next few customers.

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That night when I got home, I still cared about that gentleman and I thought I could do something for him.

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As I gently touched the man’s hand, he woke and looked at me in surprise.

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7 . 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。

Little Ashley had just gotten home from the annual fair with her dad and her grandma. Dad and Grandma were sitting in the yard, chatting happily. And Ashley had her helium(氦气)—filled balloon that she had gotten from the fair, running around. It didn’t cost much but they were on a tight budget. They should have spent the money on daily necessities. But the eagerness in Ashley’s eyes reminded Dad of the moment some forty years ago. It was in that same fair market that Dad got his desired toy from Grandma. Ashley’s innocence melted his heart. “Nothing can ever take the place of real love and family togetherness,” Grandma always said so.

The wind blew, and the beautiful balloon seemed like it was trying to escape. It was almost like trying to hold on to a horse that was bent on speeding away. Her dad warned her, “Never let go or else you’ll probably never see it again.” She listened well and held on tight. She kept her balloon until the helium all came out of it, and it slowly floated to the ground.

A couple of months passed, and unfortunately Grandma got sick. She went into the hospital. Ashley kept asking her dad about going to see her. But Dad was always too busy. He’d say, “We’ll go see Grandma next week. I’ve got so much important work that just can’t wait.”

That next week just seemed to keep getting farther and farther away. Ashley kept annoying her dad about it. After a day of the usual bothering about visiting Grandma, Dad finally said impatiently, “All right young lady, you listen here, I want you to stop bothering me about this. We’ll go see your grandma very soon, and she’ll be just fine until then. This work I have to do is very important. I must finish it!”

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“I’m sorry for bothering you so much, Dad, but you should never let go, or else you’ll probably never see her again.”

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Ashley and her dad visited Grandma very often from then on.

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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。

There was once a boy called Jagan, whose dream was to become a famous cricket（板球）player. The boy would pray every day for his dream to come true, but Jagan was not a lazy boy, so he would also practise very hard at the club.

Jagan made sure to run, exercise and eat well. He would do his homework as soon as he got home so that there was time to play cricket with his friends at the end of each day.

One day, Jagan was told by his father that they were leaving their home and travelling to a faraway country called Britain, He was very nervous but Jagan knew that his father was doing what was best for the family.

Jagan helped his father pack their belongings and prepare for the long journey. When the family finally arrived in London, young Jagan felt out of place and alone. He was determined to make the most of his new life and so he found a club where he could play cricket and he continued to follow his dream.

He always practised very hard, and when he enrolled（注册）at the local school, he would play cricket at the end of each day. Jagan was as determined as ever and he was convinced（确信的）that one day his dream would come true.

The new school was fun. Jagan soon made lots of new friends and the time passed quickly. Jagan's friends did not understand why he was so interested in cricket. "It is a waste of your time, " said one of his friends. "Why do you spend all that energy on a silly dream that will never come true?" asked another.

At first, Jagan was able to answer these questions easily. He knew what he wanted and he knew what he had to do to get it. However, as time passed, the questions became harder and harder to answer.

One day a friend said, "Why don't you forget your silly dream and come to the cinema with us?"

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Jagan did want to see the film.

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School soon came to an end.

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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。续写的词数应为150左右。

Soapy is a twenty-four-pound rabbit. People look surprised when they first touch him and remark how soft he is. I've noticed he seems to make everyone who meets him a little softer, too. So when I started to work as a volunteer in the community, I decided to take him with me as a therapy（疗法）animal.

One day, Soapy and I visited a shelter for women who had suffered from violence. The women in the shelter all looked at me in low spirits. No one smiled a greeting. One little girl in particular caught my attention. Never raising her eyes, never reaching out, she wandered in and out of the gathered group. The staff informed me that the little girl, named Alice, had been there for over a month and had not spoken the entire time. Nothing they tried had any effect. I didn't want to imagine what would have happened to rob this little girl of the curiosity and enthusiasm so natural to childhood.

Spreading a blanket on the floor, I sat down and opened Soapy's carrier. As the women circled around me, I told the group that Soapy would come to them if they sat on the blanket. Several women did this, including Alice. In a short time, Soapy emerged from his carrier and slowly jumped from one woman to another. After touching Soapy, these women looked down.   and smiled softly. Soapy continued his rounds, and the women gradually began to talk about Soapy and I chatted with them as I kept one eye on Alice. She sat rigidly at the edge of the blanket legs held out straight in front of her. She was staring hard at Soapy. It appeared that Soapy kept making eye contact with her, too. He would jump from person to person, each visit taking him closer to her. I began to wonder if he was stopping to give her time to watch him. I looked at her. again. She sat there nervously, just staring.

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Finally Soapy came to a stop when he was about two inches from Alice's legs.
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Days later, I revisited the shelter with Soapy: surprised to find Alice even happier than before.
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