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。

I was eight years old and wasn’t aware of all the arrangements being made for our journey as a family to London in 1950. My mother was in great pain and wished to visit specialists in London. My father reluctantly had to sell our property in Queensland. The day before we boarded the ship, Father unwillingly said goodbye to his five-year-old cattle dog, Spider, who was loved by us all. Father’s friend Sandy was to be his guardian while we were overseas, as he had been getting to know Spider for many weeks.

Six weeks later, an airletter arrived from Sandy, giving my father the news that Spider had run away just two weeks after we had sailed. Sandy had advertised constantly on ABC and other regional newspapers. Despite many “sightings”, the dog was never found. It seems Spider just kept running and searching for us. As he was cattle dog, my father thought he would shoe or dingo-trapped, because of his appearance. But our family thought that Father held a secrets hope that Spider was still alive.

We sailed back to Australia two years later and re-established our home. My father immediately began his own search for Spider. One cold winter’s Saturday morning eight months after our return, my father had a call from an elderly lady living on her own on the outskirts of the town. As she told my father on the telephone, it was “just glimpses of a dingo-type dog in the shadows” of her disused tennis court. That was enough for my father to interrupt my homework.   

We set off in his blue and black Jensen car which he had brought back from England. It was hardly the right vehicle for the rough roads we travelled that day. Five and a half hours later, we found the run-down old property. Sadly, she told my father that the “dingo dog” hadn’t been around for a few days. My father had a strange look in his eye. He put two fingers to his lips and did his special whistle for Spider.

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Suddenly there was a sound in the bush.
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Once home we had the task of getting all the prickles (刺) off him.
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2 . Les Brown was a city sanitation worker (环卫工人). But he had a ________ of being a disc jockey (电台的音乐节目主持人). He ________ an imaginary radio station in his tiny room. A hairbrush served as his microphone as he ________ his patter (说辞), introducing records to his ________ listeners.

One day Les went to the local radio station, and told the station manager he wanted to be a disc jockey.

The manager asked, “Do you have any ________ in broadcasting?”

Les replied, “No, sir, I don’t.”

“Well, I’m afraid we don’t have a job for you.” Les thanked him politely and left.

The station manager ________ the depth of Les Brown’s commitment to his goal. Les had a higher ________ than simply wanting to be a disc jockey. He wanted to buy a nicer house for his mother. The disc jockey job was only a(n) ________ toward his goal. He felt sure that he would get a jab at that radio station despite what the manager had ________ .

From then on, Les ________ every day for a week. Finally the manager ________ and took him on as an errand boy (跑腿男孩). Les did whatever was asked of him but he learned ________ how to work the controls in the studio.

One day, a jockey named Rock suddenly didn’t feel well. Les was the only other person at the station. Because of his ________ , Les was ready. He ________ the audience, and his manager. From that decisive ________ , Les went on to a successful career in broadcasting, public speaking and television.

1.

A．role

B．reputation

C．chance

D．dream

2.

A．refused

B．created

C．discovered

D．shared

3.

A．practiced

B．translated

C．taught

D．simplified

4.

A．curious

B．previous

C．imaginary

D．fashionable

5.

A．interest

B．memory

C．doubt

D．background

6.

A．measured

B．forgot

C．underestimated

D．mistook

7.

A．education

B．purpose

C．praise

D．income

8.

A．step

B．excuse

C．risk

D．test

9.

A．found

B．dropped

C．said

D．achieved

10.

A．adjusted

B．returned

C．spread

D．relaxed

11.

A．stayed up

B．set off

C．showed off

D．gave in

12.

A．poorly

B．secretly

C．safely

D．normally

13.

A．preparation

B．explanation

C．contribution

D．appreciation

14.

A．ignored

B．comforted

C．recalled

D．surprised

15.

A．adaptation

B．introduction

C．beginning

D．requirement

3 . “Is this all? Where arc the rest of the presents? ”asked my twelve-year-old daughter, Allison, and Blake, one year older than his sister.

       Money was ________. There was a time when my husband was alive and my children could receive almost everything on their wish lists, but that was not the ________ now.
       “Next year we will celebrate Christmas in a whole new way!” I announced, ________ to teach them a lesson.
       ________ went by quickly. My kids thought I would forget all about their actions on last Christmas. In fact, I ________ agencies and found a family that desperately needed help. There were four children aged three to eight. The father had lost his job and remained ________ since.
       As Christmas ________closer, there were still no presents under the tree. Blake and Allison were ________, and then told the gifts would be given to who truly needed them. The kids weren’t satisfied with the situation, but still prepared things for the family to ________ the winter.
       On Christmas Eve, we reached the house of the family and were welcomed with smiles and homemade bread. We accepted the ________, asking for the recipe, which seemingly delighted the mother.
       The parents let their children put the ________ under a small Christmas tree, where they shook boxes and guessed what was inside. ________, Allison and Blake began joining the children and laughing together. Blake was even rolling a ball with the youngest kid. We all enjoyed the day.
       When saying goodbye to the family, I could tell our visit had ________ Blake and Allison, whose eyes were full of tears that they didn’t let fall.
       The way home was quiet. On arriving, Allison and Blake turned to me, “Thanks, Mom.”
       ________ accomplished. The gifts ________ in my closet could now go under the tree, I thought.1.

A．tight

B．loose

C．enough

D．available

2.

A．case

B．view

C．reason

D．problem

3.

A．moved

B．delighted

C．embarrassed

D．determined

4.

A．Months

B．Years

C．Ages

D．Decades

5.

A．referred

B．arranged

C．promoted

D．contacted

6.

A．addicted

B．separated

C．forgotten

D．unemployed

7.

A．set

B．drew

C．mounted

D．scheduled

8.

A．amazed

B．excited

C．confused

D．frightened

9.

A．last

B．escape

C．survive

D．congratulate

10.

A．treat

B．effort

C．request

D．accommodation

11.

A．toys

B．lists

C．snacks

D．packages

12.

A．Strangely

B．Gradually

C．Generally

D．Extremely

13.

A．struck

B．unified

C．shocked

D．identified

14.

A．Event

B．Point

C．Mission

D．Challenge

15.

A．lost

B．buried

C．trapped

D．hidden

4 . Bill Sumiel was having a tough Friday. It was October 2020, and the 71-year-old, who was dealing with kidney (肾) failure, found himself at a medical center 30 miles from home.

Sumiel was no stranger to the ________ of kidney disease. He’d suffered from diabetes (糖尿病) more than 20 years before, which ________ his kidney problems. He was on the transplant ________, but no matches had yet appeared. So he continued with his treatments and took a taxi to and from his ________.

Timothy Letts, 31, was driving north to visit a friend when his phone rang with the ________ for Sumiel’s ride home. The trip was out of Letts’s way. ________, he took the order.

When Sumiel got into the car, the pair got to ________. Sumiel ________ that he was searching for a kidney donor. Letts joked that he’d be a good donor (捐赠者), ________ that he didn’t drink or smoke. Sumiel ________, though he didn’t think much of it as they kept driving. Letts, however, couldn’t stop thinking about it. About a quarter-mile away from Sumiel’s house, Letts said, “I’d like to see if I could be a ________ to give you a kidney.”

Sumiel was touched by Letts’s ________, though he wondered if it had just been a(n) ________ moment. But Letts was ________ to his word. He got in touch with Sumiel just a few hours later, and by the next week, Letts had ________ the kidney transplant program. After a long screening process, the results were in: Letts was an ideal donor, and he and Sumiel were a perfect match.

1.

A．origins

B．struggles

C．warnings

D．symbols

2.

A．adapted to

B．arose from

C．led to

D．took over

3.

A．list

B．category

C．class

D．group

4.

A．department

B．company

C．arrangement

D．appointment

5.

A．application

B．question

C．request

D．intention

6.

A．Still

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Meanwhile

7.

A．debating

B．remarking

C．arguing

D．chatting

8.

A．instructed

B．revealed

C．wondered

D．announced

9.

A．supposed

B．assumed

C．given

D．convinced

10.

A．agreed

B．claimed

C．doubted

D．suggested

11.

A．sponsor

B．match

C．surgeon

D．model

12.

A．demand

B．advice

C．offer

D．mission

13.

A．magical

B．joyful

C．anxious

D．emotional

14.

A．equal

B．kind

C．true

D．sensitive

15.

A．contacted

B．informed

C．persuaded

D．urged

5 . 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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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。

I still remember the winter of 1933 for a gift which made three girls happy.

Life was hard then, with lots of folks finding themselves penniless. When my shoes got holes, my dad just cut a piece of cardboard to slip inside them.

Maxine, my best friend, and I were in the choir. Then the principal, Mr. Robert announced a gift exchange among all the students. We each pulled a slip of paper with a name on it from a box. “Now don’t tell anyone whose name you got,” Mr. Robert reminded us. “This will be such a surprise!”

Of course, telling us to keep the names we’d picked secret was like asking a dog to stop barking. We figured out every single name. Maxine picked Peter and Barbara’s name was on my slip of paper. When we figured out who had my name, I almost fainted. It was Betsy! Betsy was poorer than the rest of us. My eager little heart sank. I knew I wouldn’t get anything from her.

Maxine and I were walking home that afternoon after choir practice. “What am I goanna do, Maxine, when my name is called? Stand up there looking stupid while everyone is watching me?” Maxine tried her best to make me feel better.

When we reached Maxine’s house, her mother called to us to see what Maxine’s aunt had sent her. A pair of red gloves was out on the table. “Oh,” Maxine cried with delight. “Look at the white snow angels on each of them!” She pulled off her worn brown gloves and slipped her hands into the new ones. “I have never seen anything so beautiful in my whole life,” I sighed. Well, I was happy for Maxine, but the sight of the gloves made me feel even sorrier for myself.

Finally the day for the gift exchange arrived. One name was called and then another. Kids jumped up, laughing happily and calling out to friends as they received their gifts. “Betsy,” Mr Robert called. I saw Betsy stand up hesitantly. Then Maxine stood up!

I caught Maxine’s arm. “You have Peter,” I reminded her. “I traded him,” she whispered as she walked over and handed her gift to Betsy. Betsy carefully unfolded her gift. My eyes popped out, and I think I even said, “Oh no!” out loud.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。

Maxine’s red snow angel gloves lay in Betsy’s open palms.

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“Delores,” Mr Robert called out and my turn come.

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7 . For the past four years I had been having up to 30 seizures (癫痫发作) a day. It made me _________ a lot.

Despite _________ visits to hospitals, no doctor could tell me the cause of it. At night, my family had to check on me just in case I wasn’t _________. So I could never be in a room alone and as a 21-year-old young man, I was finding the lack of _________ getting me down.

One day, my friend Kerri asked if I wanted an assistance dog. I knew there were guide dogs for the _________, but I wasn’t sure how a dog could help me. A few days later, Kerri told me she’d done some search and found a company “Dogs For Life”. From the website of the company, I _________ that they teach dogs to smell a chemical change in the body and _________ people when a seizure is about to _________.

Soon after, I _________ Baloo, a dog trained by Dogs For Life. It sat silently in the corner. As I sat down, Baloo suddenly __________ and jumped on me. Minutes later, I had a seizure. It had __________ the chemical changes in my body and tried to warn me. It was by my side until the __________ came. Instantly, I knew it was a good __________ for me, and I took her back home.

It’s __________ my life more than a handful of times and I couldn’t be more __________ for it.

1.

A．think

B．hide

C．suffer

D．learn

2.

A．personal

B．countless

C．formal

D．impressive

3.

A．sleeping

B．working

C．replying

D．breathing

4.

A．warmth

B．fun

C．safety

D．independence

5.

A．deaf

B．blind

C．injured

D．elderly

6.

A．wrote

B．learnt

C．overheard

D．planned

7.

A．warn

B．attract

C．follow

D．hit

8.

A．burn out

B．break in

C．come on

D．drop by

9.

A．saved

B．addressed

C．met

D．invited

10.

A．rose

B．lay

C．struggled

D．played

11.

A．sensed

B．caused

C．touched

D．cried

12.

A．action

B．attack

C．guide

D．help

13.

A．boss

B．teacher

C．partner

D．listener

14.

A．risked

B．stopped

C．kept

D．saved

15.

A．thankful

B．anxious

C．excited

D．patient

8 . Life is full of uncertainties, and every activity we do carries some level of ______ . Some activities, like snowboarding (单板滑雪运动), often have a higher possibility of injury. Ian Steger ______ this firsthand when he had a serious snowboarding accident (事故) but he was so ______ that Francis Zuber passed by.

In March, Ian and a group of friends went on a snowboarding trip in Washington State. During their ______ , things took a dangerous turn. While moving through the trees, Ian fell backward and crashed into one, finding himself ______ in a deep hole of snow.

Ian explained the ______ , “When we entered the trees, they were so ______ together that we each had to find our own paths. Unluckily, the path I ______ led me straight into a big tree well.” Fearing the worst, Ian thought he was facing his   ______ moments. However, Francis Zuber, a skier, happened to pass by.

Francis saw a flash of red in the corner of his eye. He ______ a snowboard sticking out from the snow, which was ______ considering how far they were from any populated areas. Worried, Francis called out to Ian but didn’t receive any ______

Without hesitation (犹豫), Francis began to dig hard to save Ian from the snowy trap. In the end, he ______ it. Feeling extremely ______ , Ian hugged (拥抱) Francis, telling him, “I’m so glad you ______   my life today.”

1.

A．interest

B．risk

C．boredom

D．success

2.

A．discovered

B．described

C．mentioned

D．guessed

3.

A．proud

B．nervous

C．sure

D．lucky

4.

A．visit

B．adventure

C．training

D．discussion

5.

A．beaten

B．hidden

C．trapped

D．tested

6.

A．situation

B．method

C．difference

D．invitation

7.

A．close

B．safe

C．unique

D．high

8.

A．advised

B．cleared

C．chose

D．saw

9.

A．quiet

B．final

C．right

D．long

10.

A．heard

B．imagined

C．kept

D．noticed

11.

A．funny

B．true

C．unusual

D．impossible

12.

A．report

B．warning

C．promise

D．answer

13.

A．made

B．got

C．put

D．meant

14.

A．tired

B．thankful

C．curious

D．satisfied

15.

A．calmed

B．touched

C．spared

D．saved

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 spring sun, my aunt and I headed for her flower shop. Normally I would be delighted to help in her shop, but not recently because of Rosa. Rosa was my sister, just one month old, who was settled in my old bedroom. For ten years, the small room was full of my toys and books. But now it was transformed into her baby room, decorated like a garden with pinks and yellows. My space, my old life, was gone.

“Here we are!” We arrived at the shop, a wave of colour and sweet smell washing over me. My aunt said I could pick some flowers for Mum and Dad. I used to love this, but today I was so overcome with tiredness and envy. Why bother to bring them flowers when they were enjoying Rosa at home without me?

Silently I helped my aunt arrange flowers. “Your mum told me there hasn’t been much shut eye recently for any of you.” “Not much, since Rosa the alarm clock was installed (安装).” I complained with a huge yawn (哈欠).

“I remember having to creep (蹑手蹑脚地走) around like a worn-out mouse when your mum was a baby. I spent the first months hating her so much.” “But you and Mum seem so close,” I said, guiltily hiding away my envy of Rosa.

“Now we are. But it took me years to grow into the role of big sister. Few flowers blossom (绽放) overnight, you know.” She pulled me in for aside hug, glancing up at the clock, and suggested I take a walk outside.

Behind her shop was a field dotted with spring flowers. Stepping into the field, I began to pick little flowers. It was like gathering my childhood memories. I remembered how I’d sit with Dad, making flower chains, crowning (授予) each other with the silliest titles: Queen of Junk Food and King of Mess. My smile grew wider. The shining yellow flowers reminded me of the color in Rosa’s baby room. Was she awake? I wondered.

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

Suddenly I saw two familiar figures walking towards me.

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Rosa was wide awake in her baby basket beside the picnic blanket.

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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。

In a house far from the city lived John and his mother. John’s only hobby was wandering in the nearby picturesque forest. In its center was a shiny clear lake with schools of fish dancing in it. Lovely animals such as deer or rabbits were playing around and cute birds were singing in trees. Fascinated by the beauty and liveliness of nature, he desired to become a great artist and present all the breath-taking scenes to the world.

John studied in the local primary school. Life was not easy for John and his mom after his father died. Knowing what hard work his mother did to make ends meet, John really didn’t want his mother to worry. His mother knew the significance of education in life but she was against his dream of becoming an artist. “The profession of artist can’t aid a person in meeting his daily expenses,” she would say. But as each day passed, John’s dream became more passionate.

Due to the living circumstances, even buying some new colors would be a luxury. John only used the worn drawing file and limited colors for his daily practice. Though lacking fine painting materials, he never gave up drawing. He spent a significant amount of time staying in the forest, secretly perfecting his craft. With continuous hard work and a distinct gift for art, he drew beautifully.

One day John read about a competition being held in the town, whose deadline was only two days away. He got the perfect opportunity to fulfill his desire but he was in a dilemma (两难境地) as for the competition he needed special paints and some brushes. He didn’t have the courage to ask his mother for money as he knew her prejudice against art.

That evening his mom returned from work and handed him a few paper notes, saying, “This is for your lunch at school next month.” The money was enough for his desired materials! John’s face lit up.

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。

Early the next morning, John secretly left home with the money.

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A week later, a phone call came to John’s home.

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