1 . 阅读下面短文，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Tom was a skilled teenage surfer. He had always been attracted by the ocean and the challenge of riding its waves. He had trained tirelessly for years, sharpening his skills and perfecting his technique. He had participated in many competitions and won several titles. But one day, his world was turned upside down.

It was a routine training day. While Tom was concentrating on his training in the sea, a shark came in through the broken shark-proof net and approached him. The animal knocked over Tom’s surfboard and bit his right leg, tearing through his flesh (肉体) and causing massive damage. Despite the seriousness of his injuries, Tom was lucky to survive the attack. He was rushed to the hospital, where he received an emergency operation. With the efforts of doctors, his leg was saved.

Tom’s recovery was long and painful, but he refused to give up on his dream of surfing. At first, his progress was slow. He had to learn to walk again, and then to run, and then to jump. Every movement was a struggle. But with the help of his family and friends, as well as his own fierce determination, Tom gradually began to make progress.   He spent hours every day in the gym, doing strength and balance exercises to rebuild his body.

Finally, after months of hard work, Tom was ready to get back into the water. His first training was incredibly difficult, as he struggled to overcome his fear of the ocean and the memory of the shark attack. But gradually, he began to regain his confidence and his love for surfing. As his strength and skills returned, Tom set his sights on competing once again. He trained tirelessly, working with a coach to perfect his technique and improve his performance.   And finally, the day of the competition arrived.

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

Standing in front of the starting line again, Tom felt nervous．

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Tom fell into the sea．

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2 . In the summer of 2015, Brian Peterson and his wife, Vanessa, had just moved to Santa Ana, California. One day, Peterson was reading the book Love Does, when his quiet was ________ by a homeless man. Encouraged by the book’s sympathetic message, Peterson made an conversation with him, and ________ that the man called Merda had moved here to ________ a career in music, but he ended up living on the street for years.

“It was the ________ thing to me,” Peterson recalled later on the podcast Top Artist. “I saw the ________ on the face of a man who hadn’t ________ or showered in probably a year. But his story, the life inside of him, ________ me.” And even though Peterson, a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, hadn’t ________ a paintbrush in about 8 years, he ________ himself asking if he could paint Merda’s portrait．

Peterson painted Merda’s portraits, ________ his traits and life experiences．________, the painting was sold for a few thousand dollars, and the money was put into a “love account” by Peterson for his model. Merda used the funds from his portrait to ________ an album, fulfilling his musical dreams.

Peterson’s ________ with Merda led him to form Faces of Santa Ana, a nonprofit organization focused on befriending and painting portraits of members of the community who are ________. Up till now, with 41 portraits painted and sold, Perterson has helped many people get back on their feet, and established the friendship with someone people might have ________.

1.

A．overthrown

B．disturbed

C．attracted

D．tricked

2.

A．learnt

B．thought

C．proved

D．achieved

3.

A．exchange

B．receive

C．pursue

D．grab

4.

A．strangest

B．best

C．saddest

D．brightest

5.

A．ugliness

B．guilty

C．pride

D．beauty

6.

A．spoken

B．smiled

C．shaved

D．slept

7.

A．defeated

B．discouraged

C．shocked

D．inspired

8.

A．picked out

B．picked up

C．held up

D．held out

9.

A．found

B．saw

C．stopped

D．required

10.

A．rather than

B．according to

C．apart from

D．along with

11.

A．Hurriedly

B．Practically

C．Hopelessly

D．Fortunately

12.

A．order

B．record

C．play

D．write

13.

A．struggle

B．argument

C．connection

D．appointment

14.

A．unhoused

B．uncovered

C．uneducated

D．unsettled

15.

A．valued

B．overlooked

C．recognized

D．respected

3 . I was halfway across Indiana headed home to Kentucky when my car broke down. My phone was ______, too. I managed to get to a gas station, but it was Sunday in the early fall, and there was no ______ on duty. I was working my way through university then and had little money for ______ the car.

I sat alongside my car for several hours trying to ______ the heat when an older gentleman ______ to fuel his car.   He asked about my car, and I ______ my predicament (困境). To my ______, the gentleman told me that he had a daughter my age, and then he opened his trunk and ______ a tool set.

Right then and there, this total ______ examined my engine, explaining as he worked that my spark plugs (火花塞) hadn’t been charged for so long that they were ______ to function.   After about an hour, he ______ that my car was safe to finish the trip.

______ came at the hands of a stranger. ______ his clothes, working on a hot September afternoon, this man ______ a college student from disaster, just because she could have been his ______ .

1.

A．busy

B．loud

C．dead

D．secure

2.

A．mechanic

B．policeman

C．manager

D．guide

3.

A．washing

B．parking

C．purchasing

D．maintaining

4.

A．feel

B．beat

C．absorb

D．produce

5.

A．promised

B．refused

C．stopped

D．volunteered

6.

A．solved

B．noticed

C．escaped

D．explained

7.

A．surprise

B．regret

C．amusement

D．disappointment

8.

A．called up

B．pulled out

C．put down

D．threw away

9.

A．liar

B．beginner

C．stranger

D．loser

10.

A．free

B．ready

C．uncertain

D．unable

11.

A．pronounced

B．agreed

C．discovered

D．doubted

12.

A．Tiredness

B．Kindness

C．Loneliness

D．Carefulness

13.

A．Folding

B．Drying

C．Soiling

D．Mending

14.

A．saved

B．called

C．judged

D．banned

15.

A．friend

B．daughter

C．coworker

D．customer

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。

A Girl’s Baseball Dream

Marcenia Lyle loved baseball even though she couldn’t afford baseball cleats (运动鞋). If there was anything in the world better than baseball, Marcenia didn’t know what it was. She dreamed of growing up to be a professional ballplayer, so she could play ball all the time. Her friend Harold gave his old gloves to her. Boys had teased (取笑) her when she first started playing baseball with them. Then when they saw she could run, hit, and throw as well as they could, the teasing stopped. They had let her play.

One day after school Marcenia went to the playground. The boys stood and talked quietly. They cast excited glances at the man who was watching the field. “Do you know who he is?” Harold asked Marcenia as she joined the group. He tipped his head toward the man. “That there is Mr. Gabby Street. He’s running a baseball camp this summer.”

Marcenia knew about Gabby Street. He was a famous coach. “What does he want?” Marcenia asked. “Kids for her baseball camp.” Harold said, “It’s going to be right here on the field every day except Sunday. Sundays are game days.” “What is the cost?” Marcenia asked. “It’s free! It’s free!” said Clarence. “All you need is your own glove and baseball cleats.” Harold added. Marcenia could hardly contain her excitement. She would do anything to be one of the players in Mr. Street’s camp.

That afternoon Marcenia played with purpose. She scored three runs just like she wanted and hit a home run. When Mr. Street approached the players after the game, Marcenia crowded in close so he could see her. “I just saw some good ball,” Mr. Street said, smiling. “Who wants to come to my baseball camp and really learn to play this game?” Every hand went up. Mr. Street shook them all. He shook Marcenia’s hand last. “You’ve got a good arm, little girl, and you run fast,” he said. “I’m sorry but I don’t take girls in my camp.” Marcenia looked down so no one would see her disappointment. She began striking dust from her dress, thinking to herself, “I must hold on to my dream.”

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Marcenia decided to give Mr. Street a reason to change his mind.

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Mr. Street waved Marcenia over and handed a new shoe box to her.

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5 . One day, Fainsilber Katz, who is 60 years old, went to visit her favorite ______ . She parked her car and ______ the beach with everything she ______ for the day: a chair, a beach umbrella, flippers, sunglasses and a cooler. With so many things, it was ______ for her to keep her body balance when climbing over some rocks.

When she reached a part of the beach entrance, she found there was a large step down. Unsure whether she could take the step ______ , she stopped, ______ what to do. ______ a young man, about 30 years old came over to Fainsilber Katz, and asked, “Do you need some ______ ?” “Sure!” Fainsilber Katz ______ .

The man took some of the things that Fansilber Katz was ______ . Then he gave Fainsilber Katz his ______ to walk her down the ______ . Fainsilber Katz felt ______ .

The man’s act of ______ comforts Fainsilber Katz and reminds her that when life gets hard, one doesn’t have to do it ______ . Where there is a help, there is a hope.

1.

A．farm

B．beach

C．bookstore

D．museum

2.

A．headed for

B．cleaned up

C．showed off

D．looked up

3.

A．doubted

B．learned

C．discovered

D．needed

4.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．strange

D．interesting

5.

A．seriously

B．tiredly

C．safely

D．heavily

6.

A．warning

B．begging

C．explaining

D．wondering

7.

A．For example

B．In short

C．At the moment

D．In addition

8.

A．time

B．help

C．praise

D．water

9.

A．answered

B．required

C．ordered

D．recorded

10.

A．buying

B．carrying

C．throwing

D．choosing

11.

A．bag

B．coat

C．hand

D．gift

12.

A．stage

B．chair

C．hill

D．step

13.

A．natural

B．thankful

C．sad

D．afraid

14.

A．kindness

B．shyness

C．impatience

D．confidence

15.

A．simply

B．angrily

C．alone

D．willingly

6 . As an only child in her family, Nicole Renae often felt lonely in her youth. But that all _________ when she turned ten. For her birthday, Renae’s grandmother surprised her with a lovely gray puppy named Chloe. From the very _________ the two were always together. “She was my best friend.” Renae says.

But when Renae was 14, her father got a new job and they needed to _________ to a new city. With no easier _________, the family had to give Chloe to a humane society (保护动物协会). Renae felt so sick and sad about leaving Chloe.

Over time, _________, Renae grew up, got married, and had a child of her own. Renae wanted her daughter to _________ the same — keeping a pet dog. Then one day she saw a _________ on Facebook about an old dog that needed a new _________. To her surprise, the dog in the photograph looked a lot like Chloe — she was even named Chloe. Immediately it was decided: She would _________ this old dog.

Then, Renae went to meet Chloe. When she __________ the dog, it seemed so __________. “I couldn’t believe my eyes and I was crying. I just knew in my heart that it was her.” Renae says. And Chloe appeared to __________ the same way about Renae. “She __________ to me and started licking (舔) my face.” adds Renae.

After years of __________ she’d never see her pet dog again, Renae now gets so excited to come home and see Chloe play with her daughter every day.

As for Chloe, “she’s made herself right __________,” Renae says. And why shouldn’t she? “She knows that she’ll be with me forever.”

1.

A．cancelled

B．checked

C．changed

D．continued

2.

A．start

B．youth

C．basis

D．path

3.

A．return

B．move

C．escape

D．stick

4.

A．style

B．contact

C．option

D．training

5.

A．luckily

B．originally

C．frequently

D．eventually

6.

A．recognize

B．experience

C．ignore

D．admire

7.

A．post

B．case

C．nest

D．theme

8.

A．game

B．test

C．reason

D．home

9.

A．acquire

B．attack

C．alarm

D．adopt

10.

A．exchanged

B．respected

C．approached

D．tricked

11.

A．unique

B．familiar

C．positive

D．energetic

12.

A．feel

B．tell

C．hear

D．enjoy

13.

A．bent down

B．gave in

C．ran up

D．held on

14.

A．promising

B．thinking

C．learning

D．showing

15.

A．at home

B．at large

C．in action

D．in danger

7 . Jenny Johnson felt so lucky being a city girl and living near a riding stable (马场). She had always ______ horses. Her favorite one there was called Star because the horse had a star on his head.

One afternoon, Jenny found her father sitting on the sofa, looking very ______.

“What’s wrong, Dad?” she asked.

“Nothing, honey. Your mom and I were just making some plans.”

“Plans for what?” she asked. “Well, sweet heart,” her father said. “We’ll start a ______ life together. You see, we are moving to a small town in Michigan in about three ______. I’m going to have my own business.”

“But that’s so far away from...”Jenny said.

“From your ______--true,” her father cut her off. “But you can have your new friends.”

“But ... what about Star?”

“There will be other horses, Jenny.”

Since it was already ______, Jenny said no more. In the following weeks, she never went near the riding stable because she thought she was ______ to see Star. It was quite a shock (震惊) when she ______ got there to find the horse gone. Soon it was the big day - the Johnson family moved out of their house and Jenny never ______, just ahead. When the family arrived at their new home, Jenny couldn’t believe her ______. There were many trees around the house and a little dog was waiting at the door. Jenny’s room was so large. She looked through her window and saw two cats in the backyard. So many ______!

Then she noticed a barn (畜棚)! ______ she walked towards the barn, she heard a sound. She listened again, and ______ ran as fast as she could in the direction of that sound.

Star! She ______ to see her parents standing right behind her. “Mom, Dad,” she shouted excitedly. “My Star, he’s here! You brought him here, didn’t you?”

“You are right, Jenny. Now ______ new life will really be complete.”

1.

A．helped

B．used

C．loved

D．remembered

2.

A．bored

B．angry

C．lonely

D．worried

3.

A．new

B．safe

C．crazy

D．fair

4.

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

5.

A．friends

B．cats

C．dogs

D．parents

6.

A．changed

B．decided

C．finished

D．corrected

7.

A．sorry

B．nervous

C．lucky

D．proud

8.

A．quietly

B．suddenly

C．finally

D．slowly

9.

A．looked up

B．looked back

C．looked over

D．looked out

10.

A．eyes

B．times

C．words

D．ears

11.

A．choices

B．surprises

C．excuses

D．experiences

12.

A．If

B．As

C．Since

D．Though

13.

A．still

B．even

C．also

D．then

14.

A．ran

B．rose

C．turned

D．appeared

15.

A．its

B．her

C．your

D．their

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。

Linda went for a job interview at a firm that had several start-up businesses under its wing. She applied to be Executive Secretary of the CEO, but her chance of getting the job was slim because she came in late for the interview.

“I’m truly sorry I have come late, sir,” Linda apologized. “But I had an emergency to attend to earlier today and that is why I couldn’t make it on time. I hope you can give me a chance,” she added. “But the job is to be my secretary and being late for your interview is just not good,” George, the CEO, told her. “I’m sorry, but I won’t be able to hire you.” Depressed, Linda left.

When Linda got home, her son Jack found that something seemed to be bothering his mom. Then he asked, “What’s wrong, Mom? How did the job interview go?” “I didn’t get the job, son. I didn’t make it in time for the interview,” she sighed. Jack was almost crying upon hearing this, but Linda tired to comfort him. “It’s all right, son. There are many other jobs I can apply for. It’s no big deal,” she said, hugging him.

The following day, Jack copied the address from his mother’s notebook and came to George’s office without telling his mom. “Hi, sir, I’m Jack. My mom came for an interview yesterday, but you rejected her. Could you please give her a second interview, sir?” he said to the CEO.

“Why should I give her another chance?” George asked. “It was because of my fault that she didn’t make it on time. I accidentally dropped some food juice on my shirt. She had to wash it because it was the only uniform that I could wear in school. It took a while to remove the stain (污渍), so she was late,” Jack said.

“My mom works hard, sir. My parents once ran a cleaning supply and equipment business. Owing to something unexpected, the company was closed down. My parents had to start all over again,” Jack continued.

George listened thoughtfully and began to feel sorry for Linda. He thought the position of Marketing Director would better suit Linda since she had relevant experience. Then he told Jack that he would give his mom a second chance.

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2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The next day, Linda received a call from George, who informed her that she could have a second chance.

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Calming down, Linda asked George why he had changed his mind and had given her another chance.

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9 . My dad is easy-going and has a gift for chatting. He ________ a fast food restaurant called Queenie’s Weenies, which is specialized in hot dogs. I work with my dad at the ________ on weekends.

One Saturday, we went ________. As we got into the checkout line, I ________ something: our cashier (收银员) was very ________! She ________ no smiles, no greetings and no small talk. Her “anger aura (光环)” was obvious and kind of ________ to me. When we ________ to check out, I was thinking that we should just pay for our things and leave quickly. My dad had a different ________. When it was our turn, he started ________ her.

Dad said, “Hi, how are you today? This is my son. I have a restaurant, and we ________ together. It’s called Queenie’s Weenies. Drop by my restaurant sometime and I will ________ you to my hot dogs. I’m good at cooking them.” By the time we ________ checking out, the cashier was smiling. She said, “Thanks, umm… I hope you and your son have a very nice day.”

Back in the car, Dad said to me, “The cashier was obviously ________ today. It happens to everyone. Smile ________ or give a few kind words, which is all it takes to make one a little more delighted.”

1.

A．owns

B．describes

C．visits

D．recommends

2.

A．supermarket

B．hospital

C．restaurant

D．company

3.

A．hiking

B．camping

C．exploring

D．shopping

4.

A．imagined

B．believed

C．noticed

D．remembered

5.

A．beautiful

B．unhappy

C．professional

D．polite

6.

A．received

B．needed

C．avoided

D．offered

7.

A．suitable

B．frightening

C．special

D．friendly

8.

A．helped

B．refused

C．waited

D．forgot

9.

A．problem

B．idea

C．hope

D．experience

10.

A．talking to

B．looking after

C．going after

D．laughing at

11.

A．work

B．play

C．tour

D．exercise

12.

A．drive

B．tie

C．treat

D．lead

13.

A．quitted

B．finished

C．missed

D．regretted

14.

A．in peace

B．in danger

C．in a hurry

D．in low spirits

15.

A．warmly

B．immediately

C．secretly

D．comfortably

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。

Valerie studies at a big university. At the same time, she maintains a full-time job so that she can pay for her tuition and her living expenses. So Valerie spends most of the day at the office, then goes to class three days a week. She also stays up late at night to study for her classes.

Valerie does not do any physical exercise. Between work and university, she is so busy that she thinks she does not have time for any physical activity.

Sadly, she rarely eats home-made meals. She usually just grabs a bag of chips or a hamburger as she leaves her office to take the bus to university. Since she is convinced that she does not have time to make a healthy dinner when she gets home, she eat slots of pizzas that she orders over the phone.

After dinner, she starts studying and preparing her assignments. Valerie does not sleep very much because of it. She feels grumpy (脾气坏的) when she wakes up early in the morning, and she is irritable (易怒的) at work. After her long day, she feels tired in class, and it is hard for her to concentrate.

To make matters even worse, Valerie keeps getting sick. This makes her miss work and class. She is miserable! She just wants to feel good. Her grades start to go down because of her illnesses. As she thinks about her whole life situation, she gets so frustrated that she does not even want to study anymore.

During her mid-year break, Valerie decides to make some big changes. First, she learn show to make some easy, healthy recipes. She actually finds that she saves a lot of money by preparing her food herself, and the food tastes much better too! After a nearly dinner and some quiet reading, Valerie goes to bed early every night. Now she really feels refreshed in the morning.

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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Then she decides to give something else a try.
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When the new term begins, Valerie maintains her healthy habits.
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