1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day, I took a bus to downtown as usual.     1     I got on the bus, I took a seat and started reading a newspaper just as I often did. No one spoke on the bus. Although we might see the same faces every day, we     2     (prefer) hiding behind our newspapers     3     talking to people around us.

However, that day was different. While I was reading some news, the woman     4     (sit) next to me said, “Excuse me, Miss.” I was surprised and ran into     5     (confuse). After putting down the newspaper, I saw     6     smiling face. “Are you talking to me?” I asked. She nodded, still smiling. When I looked around, I found some other people were talking. “That’s strange,” I said to     7     (me).

Later, I found out the reason. The passengers     8     (ask) to put their newspapers down and talk to each other by the bus driver. After I knew it, I started talking with the woman     9     (happy).

I had always been glad     10     (talk) with others on the bus. But since no one did that, I had to be quiet, too. Now I could finally talk with others on the bus and it made my trip much more pleasant.

2 . Laurie Horam never thought of himself as a musician. At home, his dad never listened to music, and one of his boarding school teachers labelled him tone-deaf. But last month he started to play the harmonica (口琴) on the streets of Bradford. People clapped, danced and threw coins into his case for the local food bank. Horam caught himself thinking, “How, at the age of 79, do I come to be playing music to people on the streets?”

The question preoccupied him, because, some years ago at a family gathering, Gavin, his eldest son, said, “You know what, Dad? It can’t be coincidental. We must have got our musical abilities from you.” Horam has three sons and they cover a range of instruments. He was surprised. “There can’t be music in me, because I can’t play!” he said.

Eight years ago, Horam, a retired civil servant, was on his way back from a trip with his family. Gavin stopped at a music shop. He walked out and said, “Here you are. I bought this for you, Dad. It’s a harmonica. I’ll try to show you how to play a bit.”

They went to a session at their local pub. Gavin played the guitar and Horam sat in the corner with his harmonica, trying to make a sound that no one would hear. After six months, he was invited into the group. He discovered a talent for improvisation (即兴表演), responding to a note within a millisecond without batting an eyelid. “I don’t play by ear. I play by heart.” Actually, Horam says, “My harmonica plays me — how I feel, what I am, and what I’ve been.”

Music has enriched Horam’s life with friendship and made Horam feel “part of something much bigger” than himself. “At a time when the circle of life might be shrinking, mine is expanding,” he says. “Maybe we never know completely who we are or what we can do.”

1. Why did Horam play the harmonica on the streets of Bradford?

A．To recall the good old days.

B．To beg food from passers-by.

C．To realize his childhood dream.

D．To collect money for charity.

2. What is Gavin’s attitude to his father’s musical ability?

A．Positive.

B．Disapproving.

C．Doubtful.

D．Unclear.

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Horam?

A．He enjoyed others’ attention when in the pub.

B．His lifespan was extended because of music.

C．His hearing was sharpened by exercising.

D．His feelings were conveyed by playing the harmonica.

4. What does music bring to Horam?

A．A lost soul.

B．A comfortable life.

C．A broader circle of life.

D．A new perception of family.

3 . One day when I was 5, my mother scolded me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my rice. When angrily opening the screen door with my foot, I kicked back a 12-inch part of the lower left-hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no remorse, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.

Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have given him a spanking (打屁股) for it. But my parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door broken, creating an opening.

For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen door, it would constantly make me think about my mistake. For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who had done it. For years, every time I saw a fly in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home. My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not teach. Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not get mad so easily.

1. What does the underlined word “remorse” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?

A．Regret.

B．Hurt.

C．Joy.

D．Notice.

2. What did the author’s parents do when he damaged the screen door?

A．They gave him a spanking.	B．They left the screen door unrepaired.
C．They scolded him for what he had done.	D．They told him how expensive it was.

3. How does the experience benefit the author?

A．He can hide his anger in front of others.	B．He can have better control of himself.
C．He will never go against his parents’ will.	D．He will never make such mistakes in the future.

4. What is the main idea of this text?

A．Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.

B．Parents are the best teachers of their children.

C．What is the best way to become a more patient person?

D．Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.

5 . “A bird with a broken wing will never fly high.” I’m sure that John would agree with this saying, as he felt this way almost every day in school.

By high school, John was the most famous _________ in his town. He was always absent, didn’t answer questions and got into_________. He had failed almost every exam by the time he entered high school, yet was_________a higher grade level each year. Teachers didn’t want to_________him again the following year. John was moving on, but definitely not moving up.

I met John for the first time at a weekend leadership training program since John was one of the 405 students who_________. At the start of the training, John was just standing outside the circle of students, against the back wall. He didn’t _________join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games_________him in.

The ice really melted when the groups started building a list of_________ and negative things that had occurred at school that year. John_________some constructive ideas on those situations. The other students in John’s group __________his comments. All of a sudden John felt like a__________of the group, and before long he was treated like a leader. By the end of the training, he had joined the Homeless Project team. The other students on the team were__________with his passionate concern and ideas. They even elected John co-chairman of the team.

John started__________at school every day and answered questions from teachers for the first time. He led a second project,__________300 blankets and 1,000 pairs of shoes for the homeless shelter from house to house.

        A bird with a broken wing only needs mending. Once healed, it can fly __________than the rest.1.

A．storyteller

B．troublemaker

C．dream-seeker

D．peacemaker

2.

A．work

B．debt

C．difficulties

D．fights

3.

A．driven away

B．left out

C．turned to

D．sent to

4.

A．have

B．accompany

C．love

D．chase

5.

A．signed up

B．took over

C．fell down

D．went by

6.

A．hurriedly

B．easily

C．readily

D．warm

7.

A．drew

B．led

C．sent

D．reminded

8.

A．useless

B．meaning

C．strange

D．positive

9.

A．changed

B．noticed

C．expressed

D．reserved

10.

A．refused

B．welcomed

C．ignored

D．gathered

11.

A．founder

B．part

C．leader

D．heart

12.

A．impressed

B．anxious

C．disappointed

D．familiar

13.

A．walking away

B．dropping out

C．going down

D．showing up

14.

A．buying

B．collecting

C．donating

D．making

15.

A．longer

B．farther

C．higher

D．happier

8 . Gone are the days when you and your best friend shared everything about your life. Whether you’re at fault or she is, mending a broken friendship is far from easy. If the relationship means a lot and you aren’t willing to simply throw it away, fixing it is possible. That’s what I have learned in the past months.

When I first moved to Florida, I felt so out of place. I had come from a small town and was so unsure of myself. Luckily, my husband and I moved into a friendly neighbourhood, and things became better.

For many years, my neighbour across the street and I shared happy times. But then a misunderstanding occurred, and she quit speaking to me. I tried many times to speak to her about the issue and tell her how sorry I was that I had let her down. But she refused to take my phone calls and avoided me when I was outside.

During our conflict, my husband and I put our house up for sale. We weren’t leaving the neighbourhood because of a feeling of hurt; we were having twins and needed more room for our growing family.

Months later, I moved away without talking to her and putting an end to our misunderstanding. It always made me sad when I thought of how poorly it had ended. For many times I wished we had renewed our friendship. I just hated the feelings left from our unsolved conflict. It was like a scab (痂) that kept reopening and worsening with pain and upset.

About eight months after we moved, I decided to take a drive back into the old neighbourhood. As I drove down my street, I saw my former neighbour washing her car in her front yard. I knew that I needed to stop and greet her. I opened the car door and got out. To my surprise, she came up and gave me a big hug. We both apologized for our actions, and I felt that I finally achieved closure. I was able to say I was sorry and have it accepted.

1. What does the underlined phrase “out of place” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Excited.

B．Uncomfortable.

C．Amazed.

D．Unforgettable.

2. Why did the author sell her house and move away?

A．She had a violent quarrel with her neighbour.

B．The whole neighbourhood hurt her family badly.

C．Her husband insisted that they should move away.

D．The house didn’t have enough space for their family.

3. What can we infer about the author from Paragraph 5?

A．She found peace whenever she recalled the memory.

B．She didn’t know how to get along with her neighbour.

C．She felt mad at her neighbour when she moved away.

D．She regretted not resolving the misunderstanding before moving.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Mending a Friendship	B．Saying Goodbye to a Friend
C．Argument with a Beloved Neighbour	D．A Friendship with an Unexpected Ending

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。

In the first grade in senior high school, I was extremely shy, I had friends, but it just wasn’t in my personality to be very outgoing, even when I knew someone. I was afraid I would do or say something wrong, so usually I just smiled and listened to other people’s conversations.

I did well in school and I loved to write. However, I would escape into my writing, where I could be myself and never had to worry about what other people thought of me. In my stories, I was never shy, I often imagined that I was the main character in the story. My teacher, Mrs. Sather, always encouraged me to write more and be myself. She told our class to go after our dreams and dig in with great efforts. I thoughts he was one of the first people to see my inner strength.

One day, she showed us a play she had written and announccd that our class was going to perform it. “I’ll begin to choose all the performers tomorrow” she said, “I need someone who is not afraid to be onstage in front of a lot of people to play the lead part of Dorothy. Anybody wants to try?” A few excited hands shot up -mine, of course, was not one of them and Mrs. Sather smiled. “We’ll talk more about it later,” she said. Then the bell rang and my classmates slowly left the classroom.

“I will never do that,” I thought. But after rereading the play, I was deeply attracted by the story and couldn’t help imagining myself to be the main character Dorothy. There seemed to be a new person inside me, a much more daring, outgoing person who had been hidden all along, just waiting for the opportunity to appear. However, I still felt shy and could never picture myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people. Having struggled for a few minutes, I still did not know how to make the decision.

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。

When I was packing my schoolbag, Mrs Sather asked me to go to her.

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One week later, it was time for me to perform on the stage.

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