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。

Jimmy is an automotive mechanic (汽车修理师), but he lost his job a few months ago. He is warm-hearted and make people feel safe. He is very helpful. Especially when people ask him for help, he seldom refuses. But he is very shy. He doesn’t have enough confidence to start up conversations with strangers. So he is always afraid to apply for new jobs.

One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview (面试). His appointment was at 10 a.m. and it was already 8: 30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tire of his car (踢车轮). Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Without the slightest hesitation, Jimmy immediately went up to give him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for (支付) the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please. I insist.” Jimmy agreed.

Jimmy got in the old man’s car, feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed, not knowing what to say. The old man broke the silence and after some small talk, he learned that Jimmy was nervous about his interview. Therefore, he said, “Don’t worry, young man. Your good heart will bring you many great things, including a job.”

Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line (长队伍) of applicants waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease (油垢) on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed looks on their faces.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写局部分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

Paragraph 1:

Finally his name was called. An old man was sitting on a large chair facing the office window.

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Paragraph 2:

Then the interviewer turned around.

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4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段话，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Holidays are not necessarily for fun or rest. Doing something meaningful can also gain special pleasure. When the final bell rang, the students were reminded that there was no school on Monday—the Labor Day. “Enjoy your extra day off” said the teacher to her class.

An extra day off unsuited Kayla just fine. She loved breaks. She wanted to go out to play with her friends. When the school bus dropped Kayla off, she ran into the house happily.

“How was school, Kayla?” asked her mom.

“It was great, Mom. I am excited about no school on Monday.”

“You just started back to school two weeks ago. Already in need of a break, huh?” asked Kayla’s mom with a laugh.

Kayla slept in the next morning. Saturday was her favorite day of the week. I trained most of the day, so Kayla enjoyed playing videogames inside. On Sunday, her friends came over and they played basketball for several hours.

Then it was Labor Day, you know, the extra day off that Kayla was so looking forward to. But Kayla was awakened early that morning by her dad. He told Kayla that in honor of Labor Day, the family would be cleaning both inside and outside the house. Kayla couldn’t believe it. This was a holiday. A day when she was supposed to be enjoying freshly squeezed lemonade while playing in her tree house. As Kayla wiped here yes, she began to wonder if this was just a bad dream.

“Kayla, your breakfast is ready. We have a lot of work to do today. Let’s get a move on,” said Kayla’s mom. As she sat down at the kitchen table, Kayla asked her parents，

“Are you serious about working today? Isn’t Labor Day a holiday?”

“Yes, Kayla. It is,” replied her dad. “But your mom and I thought working hard today would make you appreciate why Labor Day was observed in the first place.”

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的相应位置作答。

At first Kayla felt disappointed at her parents’ plan for the holiday.

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But things began to change as she was doing the chores.

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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。

In 1989, just out of high school, I was faced with the tough job of deciding my own course of study, which was only three months away from university. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited choices: becoming a doctor or an engineer or entering the financial world after obtaining a business degree. I didn’t have any interest in engineering, so all I had to do was either medical or commercial work. I couldn’t decide.

My uncle, an influential member of the family, recommended that I spend a month in an international company and then a month at a hospital. Then I could make a decision. I thought it was a great idea.

I was accepted for a month’s placement (实习工作) at a foreign bank in Karachi. I had some insight into how the financial world worked, met new acquaintances, and enjoyed the general relaxed atmosphere of the office.

The month passed quickly, and I was soon employed at one of Karachi’s premier hospitals. The experience could not have been more different. There was a tense atmosphere at the hospital. Days began sooner(at seven as opposed to nine in the morning at the bank), and they were full of interminable (无止境的) chores and late-night visits! It was insane (疯狂的), working all day, all night, and then another.

I was starting to think about both of my experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing environment, better working hours and less pressure. It was exciting and unpredictable in the hospital, but it was hard to learn and practice. It looked like the business choice would win.

Near the end of my month in the hospital, I was on my way back from a particularly hectic (紧张忙碌的) evening call, and there was a public bus in front of me, and there were some kids in it. While the driver threaded his way through the cars, I saw that the boys were swaying left and right.

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。

All of a sudden, a boy fell from the back of the bus.

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When I visited him at the hospital the following morning, all his family members stood up with grateful smiles on their faces.

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6 . “Do you need a vase for your purple carnations (康乃馨)?” a gentle voice ______ me in my hospital bed. It was one of those few ______ moments when no one else was in the room with me and I had slipped into sleep. Usually the room was full of ______ and their families.

“Yes, these are from a special friend,” I ______ to sit up in spite of my weak body. She was a cleaner and while clearing the desk beside my bed, she ______ the flowers. But why would she care? And she said “purple carnations” ______.

I asked her if she likes flowers. Her eyes lit up and she spoke in an excited ______. She loves flowers so much that every flower in her garden each day gets a special hug and ______ from her before she leaves for work. My God! I can’t believe it!

I told her that I’ve been ______ a lot of flowers from my relatives and usually I had them delivered to the nurse station. And I decided to give her the purple carnations just because of her______ about flowers.

          She was in great ______. But being the nice person she is, she still tried to ______ me to have half of them and she would happily take the rest home. I asked her if she could ______ them with others instead. She was doubly happy.

She left, came back and said, “I will be thinking of you whenever I see purple.” I ______. Such goodwill for something so ______? I was really amazed and impressed by this cleaner!

1.

A．awoke

B．interrupted

C．bothered

D．surprised

2.

A．important

B．moving

C．rare

D．painful

3.

A．cleaners

B．doctors

C．nurses

D．patients

4.

A．happened

B．managed

C．pretended

D．refused

5.

A．gave in

B．chanced upon

C．swept away

D．held back

6.

A．specifically

B．fluently

C．willingly

D．bravely

7.

A．dance

B．shout

C．whisper

D．voice

8.

A．shower

B．feed

C．bye

D．greeting

9.

A．buying

B．receiving

C．requesting

D．borrowing

10.

A．imagination

B．struggle

C．craziness

D．opinion

11.

A．delight

B．panic

C．shock

D．need

12.

A．remind

B．inspire

C．prepare

D．persuade

13.

A．organize

B．plant

C．communicate

D．share

14.

A．cried

B．slept

C．laughed

D．hesitated

15.

A．small

B．strange

C．kind

D．unbelievable

7 . Until April 2, 2011, everything in my life was perfect. I was sitting tight like every other _______ in the country to watch India _______ the world cup. But this day turned my_______ upside down.

I took the train to reach home early that day to watch the match. I caught the _________train but got pushed out. Next moment I found myself on the track with my right leg injured and _______ badly. I did not feel pain at that moment, as I think it took time to _______ the “reality”. I was sent to hospital _______. As soon as I regained _______, my first question was whether India won. Hearing the doctor reply yes, my happiness knew no _______. But he also told me I should have my leg __________.

I always dreamt of becoming a professional sportsman one day. But after this, I was in despair as I __________ it would never be possible with only one leg. Then, I happened to learn about the Paralympics (残奥会). My dream was __________. But it was not easy. When I went for long jump, although I was good at it, I was told I would need a blade prosthetic (义肢) which I could not __________.

I spent a year looking for __________ and approached various companies. To my luck in 2013, I got financial support from the Dakshin Rehabilitation Centre. Since then, I began taking my __________ in sports seriously and dreamt of representing India in Paralympics one day.

1.

A．parent

B．athlete

C．student

D．fan

2.

A．lift

B．imagine

C．delay

D．quit

3.

A．life

B．body

C．country

D．study

4.

A．steaming

B．crowded

C．cheap

D．late

5.

A．burning

B．bleeding

C．suffering

D．reacting

6.

A．forget

B．miss

C．accept

D．welcome

7.

A．gradually

B．rudely

C．immediately

D．accidentally

8.

A．power

B．confidence

C．order

D．consciousness

9.

A．time

B．boundaries

C．colors

D．surprise

10.

A．cut

B．danced

C．struggled

D．met

11.

A．agreed

B．joked

C．guaranteed

D．thought

12.

A．praised

B．arranged

C．recovered

D．observed

13.

A．believe

B．object

C．afford

D．permit

14.

A．funds

B．volunteers

C．coaches

D．receivers

15.

A．injury

B．pleasure

C．talent

D．career

8 . Joshua JJ Rowland, a 2-year-old boy, had been missing for 24 hours. It was believed that he left his home while his mom was ______. When his mother woke up, he was missing.

Over 500 volunteers helped in ______ the baby. Nearly 24 hours passed. ______ , they could find the baby nowhere. “That   long period everybody starts ______ the worst, and it’s hard not to. How can all these people search all this and not ______ a clue ?” Roy Link, one of the ______ , said. He decided to start searching on his own.

When he came to an open field he was met with a(n) ______two wooded areas with an open space in between. He ______ the forest on his left and heard the first cry. As it got louder, he ______ JJ. He could sense that the boy was ______. The 2 year old held onto him closely and wouldn’t go to any place without him. “He had scratches (划痕) all over his arms and legs, but he really looked in good ______. You know all the bad things start going through your mind, but then finding him healthy and alive, it’s just ... wow,” Link said. “And I was ______ that he managed to survive a day in the wild. Some adults wouldn’t have made it that long either.”

Online commenters ______ Link for saving the 2 year old and named him the “Man of the Year”. Link was ______ about such a big title.   “How could you not go when you heard that there was a need for volunteers to search for a 2-year-old child?” Link said.   “I was just doing the ______ thing.”

1.

A．working

B．traveling

C．cooking

D．sleeping

2.

A．caring for

B．looking for

C．waiting for

D．standing for

3.

A．Unluckily

B．Unsurprisingly

C．Obviously

D．Actually

4.

A．avoiding

B．wanting

C．thinking

D．experiencing

5.

A．need

B．give

C．find

D．receive

6.

A．volunteers

B．experts

C．adults

D．adventurers

7.

A．challenge

B．choice

C．accident

D．failure

8.

A．managed

B．protected

C．cleared

D．entered

9.

A．tracked

B．contacted

C．discovered

D．reminded

10.

A．positive

B．frightened

C．awkward

D．curious

11.

A．health

B．humor

C．company

D．position

12.

A．thankful

B．confident

C．scared

D．amazed

13.

A．excused

B．praised

C．remembered

D．lectured

14.

A．confused

B．worried

C．excited

D．moved

15.

A．wise

B．honest

C．simple

D．right

9 . On March 25,2010, Kate and David Ogg heard the words every parent fears: Their newborn wasn’t going to make it. Their twins—a girl and a boy—were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature, weighing just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he’d stopped breathing. The baby had just moments to live.

“I saw him gasp, but the doctor said it was no use,” Kate told the Daily Mail five years later. “I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I wasn’t going to give up easily.”

Still, the Sydney couple knew this was likely goodbye. In an effort to cherish her last minutes with the tiny boy, Kate asked to hold him.

“I wanted to meet him, and for him to know us,” Kate told Today. “We’d resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last, precious moments.”

Kate unwrapped the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanket and ordered David to take his shirt off and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked to him.

“We were trying to persuade him to stay,” Kate told the Daily Mail. “We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to have him.”

Then something miraculous happened. Jamie gasped again—and then he started breathing. Finally, he reached for his father’s finger.

The couple’s lost boy had made it.

“We’re the luckiest people in the world,” David told Today. Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and healthy. The Oggs only recently told the kids the story of their birth. “Emily burst into tears,” Kate said. “She was really upset, and she kept hugging Jamie. This whole experience makes you cherish them more.”

1. Why was the newborn not going to make it?

A．Because he had just moments to live.

B．Because his heartbeat was nearly gone.

C．Because he was 14 weeks premature.

D．Because he weighed just over 2 pounds.

2. What does Kate’s words mean in paragraph 4?

A．The doctors thought it no use saving the boy.

B．The doctor had no idea how to save the boy.

C．Kate was prepared to resign her position.

D．Kate cherished her last minutes with the boy.

3. What did the first-time parents did to save the boy?

A．To have eye contact.	B．To touch him skin to skin.
C．To tell him stories.	D．To grasp his hands tightly.

4. Which is the best title of the article?

A．Wonders of love	B．Premature twins
C．Life-giving touch	D．Precious moments