Looking at her worn-out sneakers(运动鞋), Sarah felt embarrassed going to school wearing them
“What’s the matter, Sarah? Is there something wrong?” her mother Meghan asked;
Sarah, in a high voice, shouted, “I am sick of these shoes! I am no longer wearing these to my school! Do you know how embarrassing it is?”
Meghan was a single mother working in a nearby town café. She explained, “Right now, we’re on a tight budget(预算很紧).I’ll make sure to get you a new pair next month.”
Sarah picked up her schoolbag and walked to school, giving her mother a dissatisfied look.
The school was going to organize a sports competition and Sarah filled out the form for a 100-meter race.
When one of her friends saw this, she asked Sarah if she was certain about running the race. Sarah didn’t understand what her friend meant.
“Dear, if you have a new pair of shoes, then it’s fine. But if you choose to wear the ones you are wearing now, I’m afraid you will lose the race!” the friend said, pointing at Sarah’s shoes. Sarah simply nodded and returned to her classroom without saying anything.
Later that day, on her way home, Sarah realized she hadn’t eaten her lunch, so she stopped at a bus stop to finish it.
When she began eating, she noticed that a child was standing next to her in poor clothes. Sarah knew the kid needed that sandwich that she was eating since the kid stared at her and then at her food.
Sarah handed the sandwich to the child, who ran up to her, excitedly got the sandwich from Sarah’s hand and began eating it. After finishing the sandwich, the child thanked Sarah, saying, “I haven’t had such a:tasty sandwich in a long time. My father is a cleaner in a house down the street and my mother is a patient at a hospital. Oh, and my name is Sam”
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Sarah felt very sad after hearing this.
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The race started, and Sarah felt a bit uncomfortable in her old sneakers.
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2 . I was cutting up lettuce in the kitchen when I suddenly remembered watching a video about soaking the lettuce stub(残余部分)in water to grow a whole new vegetable. So I took out a wide-mouthed mug and placed the stub into it, gave it a little water, and placed it by the window.
On a snowy morning, I noticed the first sign. A first small leaf from its heart spread out. A tiny green flag of hope. Beaten, but not defeated. This lettuce was not done living! Within days, it was impossible to see the cuts where I had removed the leaves. The growth was explosive. And when I lifted the blossoming head out of the mug(大杯)，tiny root threads fell down, seeking for the earth. What is growing here? Lettuce or hope?
If I were a lettuce in a similar condition, I’d want to skeptically assess where I found myself before committing to full growth. Yet for this lettuce, my inadequate offering of water and a place by a window was enough for it to decide to reclaim itself again. It grew in a mug of water, in faith. This is the heart of this lettuce: alive, strong and fearless. It deserved a name. I decided to call it Monty.
Monty wanted to grow, as we all do. I think I gave him a little love and freedom. Those two ingredients were all he needed to return to himself. I see joy in this lettuce. The return to self is always an expression of joy, which is life itself. With the right ingredients, this is the tendency of all living things.
Monty still lives in a mug, but I’m going to transplant him outside. He deserves to become his full self. The only problem I see now is my capacity to support Monty. I hope I have enough of a green finger.
I’m surprised to find myself where I am. Maybe Monty is, too. I have the same choice as he does: give in and decay(腐败),or start again. The prospect of starting again is discouraging. But my lettuce-friend, Monty, leads the way. I can only hope to be as brave.
1. Why did the author soak the stub in water?| A．To hope that it would grow. | B．To decorate the nice mug. |
| C．To conduct an experiment. | D．To remove his bad mood. |
| A．The remaining stub. | B．The small leaf. |
| C．The disappearing cuts. | D．The tiny root threads. |
| A．Hesitant. | B．Fearless. | C．Aimless. | D．Annoyed. |
| A．Enjoying your own life to the fullest. |
| B．Believing in yourself when in trouble. |
| C．Never being afraid to restart yourself. |
| D．Giving freedom to the heart in a way. |
3 . Squaw Peak, with its breathtaking scenery, has attracted numerous hikers. But
Henry Grant was well
After 15 minutes of pushing past bushes and slipping down, Grant spotted Paula crumpling (瘫倒) on a small flat rock. He called 911 to
About 45 minutes later, first responders arrived. They carried Paula on a stretcher (担架) to a waiting ATV and sent her to a hospital.
Paula, who has fully
| A．injury | B．danger | C．pain | D．fortune |
| A．proud | B．innocent | C．ignorant | D．aware |
| A．stayed | B．jumped | C．walked | D．lived |
| A．impress | B．disturb | C．enjoy | D．prefer |
| A．fantastic | B．desperate | C．disappointed | D．enthusiastic |
| A．extended | B．wheeled | C．facilitated | D．guaranteed |
| A．anywhere | B．somewhere | C．nowhere | D．elsewhere |
| A．sight | B．position | C．route | D．location |
| A．predicting | B．imagining | C．deciding | D．hoping |
| A．report | B．find | C．determine | D．check |
| A．found | B．grasped | C．saved | D．reached |
| A．examinations | B．operations | C．measures | D．means |
| A．nervously | B．tightly | C．gently | D．silently |
| A．free | B．comfort | C．distract | D．spare |
| A．improved | B．recovered | C．returned | D．survived |
4 . Spring lifts our spirits and makes us full of energy. It’s a time for Nature to bring us back to life after a cold season. I live not far from a park, which is one of the largest gardens in Japan, and famous for its near 10,000 plum trees(李子树). I am fortunate to have them all outside my backyard, and take advantage of the walking paths daily.
I see the same trees and swans(天鹅) every day, but that day was different. At the edge of the small lake, I saw some new-born black swans. They were pretty and cute. They stayed with their mom. While taking a few photos of the sunset, I was interrupted(打断)by a high sound going on for some time.Therefore, I turned around and saw one little swan was stuck by two stones. Its mother was trying to make it out but failed. I tried to get near but the mother was ever so angry! She wouldn’t allow me to get close, so I turned to an old man sitting on the bench and said, “Excuse me; the baby swan can’t move and I want to help it, but the mother is extremely angry! Could you please do me a favor?”
After hearing my words, the man smiled at me first and then agreed to help me. He drove the mother away with great efforts, and for several times, he was almost hurt by the mother. Thanks to him, I was able to get there and pull the little swan out of the gap finally. Oh, I really hoped it wasn’t injured, but at least it was alive and swimming!
In spring, I become more physically active. Things around don’t make us, but nature does, and it keeps us going. I am positive that all of us have a little piece of nature in our own neighborhoods. Somewhere we will be reminded why natural life is so important—because we grow with it! Personally, I am happy that baby birds can put a smile on my face! I struggle for having a small number of “things” in life, and being filled with simple reality—at one with Nature.
1. What can we know about the author from Paragraph 1?| A．Her favorite season is spring. |
| B．She enjoys doing outdoor sports. |
| C．Her backyard is filled with plum trees. |
| D．She is satisfied with her living environment. |
| A．She took a few photos of the sunset. |
| B．She made a little swan’s mother angry. |
| C．She met some swans and helped one of them. |
| D．She met an old man and made friends with him. |
| A．Well-known. | B．Warm-hearted. |
| C．Selfish. | D．Outgoing. |
| A．Nature. | B．Kindness. |
| C．The garden. | D．The things around. |
Many years ago, I was at a girls’ school and our teacher made all the girls in the class sit next to someone different every day.
On one of the days, my teacher paired Madhuri, who I had never talked to, and me to sit next to each other. I noticed that she seemed very anxious. I asked her what was wrong. She remained silent at first, but eventually, she told me that she had three sisters in her family and that her father couldn’t afford school books for all of them.
My primary school was strict, as was the standard then, and if you didn’t have your school books the teacher would make you leave the class. Madhuri was very anxious that day because she thought that the teacher would tell her to leave the class. When the teacher saw that she didn’t have the books, he told Madhuri that she couldn’t attend class for a week.
Madhuri was very upset. I felt so bad when I saw her pain that I decided to help her. I went to speak to her and offered to buy the books for her. She refused my offer to help. She had very strong principles and she would never accept things bought by others.
When I got home from school I told my mom the story. She said that it was good that I had tried to help but I should stop worrying about it because there was nothing more that I could do if she had refused my offer to help. I couldn’t stop worrying about it though.
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Then I had an idea.
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The next day, I got up early so that I could go to her house before going to school.
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After I stepped into the school library, I went straight to the shelves filled with books at once. It was break time and I had dropped by the library to borrow a book. Just as I was looking through some books, a girl in my class, Alice, came up to me. Alice was a pain in the neck as she would often make fun of others. That day, Alice laughed at me about my deepest secret -that I had come last in class in the mid-year examinations.
I blushed(脸红)hotly in shame. At the same time, I became extremely angry. My best friend, Lynn, was the only one who knew my secret. How could she betray(背叛)me?
My anger grew as thoughts about my friendship with Lynn flashed through my mind. We had been good friends since Primary 1. We hung out together, studied together and stayed up till the early hours of the morning to exchange our dreams. We were closer than sisters. When she needed a shoulder to cry on, I would be there. How could she do this to me? I was so mad that I could not control myself.
Brushing aside Alice’s taunts(嘲弄), I stormed to the place where Lynn usually went - the school field. Lynn looked at me with a welcoming smile on her face. The sight of her treacherous(背信弃义的)face made me mad and crazy.
“How could you do this to me? I thought we were friends!” I shouted at Lynn. “I hate you!”
A look of bewilderment(迷茫)crossed her face as she said,
“Wha ... What’s wrong? What did I do?”
Lynn cried out but I was cold and I didn’t show any kindness to her at all. I told her, “You are no longer my friend!”
And then I stormed away and returned to the library to calm myself down.
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Paragraph 1: About 5 minutes later, one of my classmates came up to me and handed me my diary.
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Answers called out
She quieted the students down and then responded, “The absolute weight doesn’t
Lost in thought, all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully. “Our stresses and
More often than not, life gets terrible when we think too much. And the moment you
So rather than being upset and feeling
| A．raised | B．indicated | C．pulled | D．stressed |
| A．wondered | B．agreed | C．expected | D．argued |
| A．read | B．ranged | C．replied | D．seized |
| A．fade | B．exist | C．increase | D．matter |
| A．stomach | B．toe | C．fingernail | D．arm |
| A．longer | B．deeper | C．fewer | D．further |
| A．doubts | B．joys | C．surprises | D．worries |
| A．cover | B．hide | C．carry | D．show |
| A．pick up | B．carry on | C．work out | D．take in |
| A．Anything | B．Nothing | C．All | D．Something |
| A．early | B．eagerly | C．quickly | D．naturally |
| A．depressed | B．entertained | C．refreshed | D．amazed |
| A．put up with | B．catch up with | C．look down on | D．let go of |
| A．greedy | B．confused | C．sorry | D．happy |
| A．treat | B．abandon | C．drive | D．help |
8 . Grace was a single mother with a young son. She taught the first grade and worked very hard. She drove a small old car. One August, the teachers returned from a summer break to see Grace drive up to school with three children. The two girls were Grace’s former students who had lost their parents. They did not want to enter a foster care centre. They turned to Grace—their first grade teacher—for help. Though she and her son lived in a small house, Grace took the girls in.
During lunch, while other teachers shared life stories, Grace never complained about her new responsibilities. She did, however, speak about her car. With three children to transport, the car was too small and slow. It even burned engine oil. Grace needed something new. However, she couldn’t buy one with three children in her home.
As a good friend, I listened to her concerns. At that time,I did not have much money. But I wanted to help Grace buy a car. An idea hit me when I watched a TV show.
One day, Grace received an invitation to a TV show. She was surprised but decided to attend it. Midway through the show the host called Grace to the stage. He explained he had received a letter, knowing her need for a new car. The audience listened to the details of Grace’s story and were all moved. Then the host said that Grace would receive a new car for her family. Cheers filled the studio and Grace shook with disbelief.
Six hundred miles away, I watched the joy of it all from the television in my living room. Grace’s big heart taught me many lessons that year. I did nothing but share her story.
1. What can we infer about Grace according to the first paragraph?| A．She knew the girls’ parents. |
| B．She was very kind-hearted. |
| C．She wanted to sell her small car. |
| D．She didn’t have a summer break as other teachers. |
| A．She couldn’t afford to buy a new car. |
| B．She found it hard to raise three kids alone. |
| C．She couldn’t spare more time for her students. |
| D．She had no time to transport her kids to school. |
| A．The author turned to the show for help. |
| B．The school wanted to make her story known. |
| C．The school rewarded her for her hard work. |
| D．The show picked some single mothers to report randomly. |
| A．A Letter From My Friend | B．Helping My Friend Get a Car |
| C．Inviting My Friend to A Show | D．A Single Mother with Three Kids |
9 . It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War 3. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major (主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her coworker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loved to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of a fame or salary.
I understand why my mother is anxious about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.
1. Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?| A．the writer’s future job |
| B．wars around the world |
| C．dinner plans |
| D．the writer’s studies |
| A．doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor |
| B．doesn’t want the writer to major in English |
| C．gets along very well with the writer |
| D．doesn’t think working in the scientific field is a good idea |
| A．disagrees | B．cries |
| C．smiles | D．complains |
| A．He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son. |
| B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future. |
| C．He wants to do something he really likes in the future. |
| D．He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect. |
Five years ago, I had a nine-to-five job, and I usually commuted (通勤) to work by bus. Those long tiring hours of travelling were always annoying. But one day, it was healing.
It was a warm March evening, and I’d just taken a seat on the bus that would take me home. I sat in the third row, by the window, on the driver’s side. It was nearly 6:00 p.m., but the bus was not yet full and the driver gave no signs that he intended to get the bus on the road anytime soon.
A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me. She was crying. Not speaking to anyone in particular, she tearfully told her story.
She had come to the city to visit her daughter. On the way to the last stop, a thief had stolen one of her bags. It had contained half of the money she’d brought with her. The other half was rolled in a handkerchief and hidden under her blouse, so she fortunately still had some money left.
The bus conductor, driver, and other passengers listened to her story. After a few minutes, she stopped crying, took out some cheese bread from her bag, and began to eat, looking still worried.
An old man in tattered (破旧的) clothes got on the bus. He sat in the seat directly in front of the woman.
After a few minutes, all seats were taken. The driver got behind the wheel and started the engine. The bus conductor collected tickets and began asking us where we were getting off. When he came to the old man’s seat, he became doubtful and asked the old man whether he had any money. The old man admitted that he did not. He explained that he had spent all his money this morning when he’d accidentally got on the wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.
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1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
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Upon hearing this, the bus conductor ordered the old man to get off the bus.
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The woman seated behind the old man was also listening and observing the whole thing.
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