1 . 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

When I was a little girl, I spent memorable holidays with my grandmother, who lived in a small village. She was a farmer with a stooped (弯曲的) back that made it seem like she was always leaning forward to examine something. Early in the morning, she would tie a cloth around her waist and set out to the farm. I would skip breathlessly alongside, trying to keep up. On our way, she would greet everyone we passed.

There was the standard greeting, “Did you wake up on the right foot this morning?” Then, the more personalized greetings. To Patriarch Kosi who sat under the mango tree, she would ask, “Are the grandchildren in good health?” To the Bean Stew Seller who was preparing to serve breakfast, she would inquire, “Are your boys well?”

Sometimes, the greetings were spoken soothingly (安慰地). When we walked past the widow, Dada Mawusi, many months after her husband’s death, Grandmother would say directly, “How is your grieving?” She didn’t like to beat around the bush. The greeting made more sense to her to acknowledge the woman’s suffering, and in doing so, empathize (理解) with her.

The people that Grandmother greeted would respond similarly. “I see you have your granddaughter with you today. How is her father?” or “I see you have woken up before the cock’s crow today. May it be a fruitful day at the farm.” As a young girl, I thought these greetings were unnecessarily time-consuming. What I now realize is that the greetings increased a sense of belonging. My grandmother taught me that there is always time to greet someone before getting down to business. You can always take a few extra seconds to say a greeting to a person. We enrich our society when we acknowledge the unique presence of one another.

1. Where did the writer spend holidays when she was young? (no more than 6 words)
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2. What made the writer feel breathless? (no more than 8 words)
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3. How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? (no more than 10 words)
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4. What did the writer think about greetings when she was young? (no more than 10 words)
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5. Why do you think greeting neighbors is important? Give your reasons, (no more than 20 words)
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3 . Levi Lamb is a teenager with a big heart and an eggcellent idea that has enabled him to help people who are homeless. The 12-year-old North Beach resident has developed his own farm fresh egg delivery business servicing northern suburb residents on a fortnightly (两周一次的) basis. And in the alternate weeks when Levi doesn’t deliver eggs, he and his customers work together to help people who are homeless by running food charity. “In the weeks I don’t deliver egg we connect with my community and collect cup of soups,spaghetti and my eggs, of course, and we give the food to people experiencing homelessness.” he said.

Since starting the business in January, Levi’s Eggs has gained a fantastic reach online and has proven a cracking business for the young man. The Carine High School student developed the business to get some extra pocket money and stared selling fresh es to family members before advertising the unique delivery service on Facebook.

Levi’s goal was to make enough money to make the business profitable (赢利的), which he said he had achieved but jokingly would not give away the fact how many customers he had. “It varies each fortnight, but a good business man never counts his chickens before they hatch,” he said. “My eggs are only two to three days old when I deliver them; we ensure that we collect the eggs direct off the truck and deliver them to my customers’ door the same day,” he said.

1. Which word can describe Levi Lamb?

A．Caring.	B．Brave.
C．Interesting.	D．Shy.

2. What else does Levi lamb do besides delivering eggs?

A．Advertise delivery service in the street.	B．Hold a party in the community.
C．Hand out food to the homeless.	D．Sell fresh plants at school.

3. What does the underlined word “cracking” in paragraph 2 men?

A．Terrible.	B．Small.
C．Good.	D．Unimportant.

4. What is the purpose of writing the passage?

A．To inspire more people to join in selling eggs.

B．To share the story of a boy with readers.

C．To attract more people to buy eggs.

D．To stress the importance of help in life.

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。

Agatha was in the library, reading the Girl Detective series, when she noticed something strange. Her best friends, Timmy and Florence, were talking to each other in whispers while keeping a good, safe distance from her! When she waved at them, they looked away.

Things only got stranger in art class. Timmy and Florence went to sit at a different table from Agatha busy painting and glanced at her when they thought she wasn’t looking.

Now, Agatha considered herself to be something of a detective. After all, she had read many detective stories for children and even had an old broken magnifying glass(放大镜)abandoned by her father. When the rest of the class went out for lunch, she slipped to Timmy and Florence’s table and examined it carefully with the magnifying glass.

There was paint, and red and pink construction paper. What could they be doing? This was definitely a mystery that needed solving!

After lunch Timmy and Florence chatted to her as if nothing was going on, but they kept smiling at her in a slightly strange way. Of course, Agatha could have asked them what they were up to, and they might have told her -but she wouldn’t have a chance to become a detective!

On the way home from school, Florence and her mum happened to walk ahead of Agatha and her mum. Agatha saw them go into the bookshop. Strange, again. Florence didn’t read much—no matter how many detective stories Agatha recommended to her!

The next day at school, Agatha kept an eye on her friends and tried to work out their mystery, but they seemed determined to keep things secret. She asked them if they would like to play with her after school, but they said they couldn’t because they were busy. Even more mysterious…

When Agatha’s mum came to pick her up after school, she was so lost in the unsolved mystery that she hardly noticed her busy father was coming along, which was unusual. When they arrived home, her father said she could go into the living room.

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。
Opening the door of the living room, Agatha heard voices shout from darkness, “SURPRISE!”
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After eating the cake, Agatha got down to the business of opening her birthday presents.
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5 . College wasn’t in the cards for Blount when she graduated from high school in 1976. Her parents encouraged her to take some training courses and become an X-ray technician (技师), saying it would be a steady career. They were right, she said, though she felt she would have made a good P. E. teacher, too. But before she decided to become an X-ray tech, she discussed the possibility of college with a adviser, who suggested Reinhardt University in Georgia. “Reinhardt was always in the back of my mind.” she said.

At age 33 Blount met her husband, Ben. He loved golf, so she picked it up as a hobby. But Blount soon became addicted to the game. Golf became part of her weekly routine.

Years later, her husband and her father died within a few months. She moved to Colorado to teach skiing full-time. But she found herself aimless and a little bit lost. Then one day, she came across a yearbook from Reinhardt University-another sign “calling to Reinhardt,” she said. Meanwhile, her golf game was getting boring. She asked a young caddie(球童) at her club where he played. Reinhardt University, he told her. “There it is again,” Blount thought.

The idea of starting school at 62 was challenging. But “the golf was calling,” she said, so after meeting with a Reinhardt coach and showing off her skills, she devoted herself to starting over as a college freshman.

She’s been with the team now for a year. Blount said she’s just grateful for the opportunity-one she earned with skill and determination. “I’m getting to live the dream,” she said. “I look around here and I can’t believe I get to do it.”

1. What does the underlined clause “College wasn’t in the cards for Blount” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Blount wasn’t willing to go to college

B．Blount wasn’t old enough to go to college.

C．Blount wasn’t likely to go to college.

D．Blount wasn’t hard-working enough to go to college.

2. What can we learn about Blount after both her husband and her dad died?

A．She moved back to her mom’s.	B．She felt her life having no direction.
C．She made friends with a caddie.	D．She received a call from Reinhardt

3. What is Blount now?

A．A. P. E. teacher	B．A college athlete.
C．A skiing coach.	D．An X-ray tech.

4. What message does the author seem to communicate in the text?

A．Sport is necessary for people’s health.

B．Teenagers had better follow their parents’ advice.

C．People need to recover from the loss of loved ones.

D．Everyone can seize the chance to realize his dream.

7 . When I was a teenager. I did a six-week summer learning program at a _________. It helped kids get a _________ of what college is like. We had classes in the morning and the evenings were _________ with fun activities. However, we did have a _________ in the afternoons. One afternoon, my friend Claude and I found an old basketball. We went to an outdoor basketball court for a game of one-on-one.

At the time, Claude was _________ than me. He was also better at basketball.I _________ fast in scores. But I still had confidence. So I drove hard to the basket, and I _________ it. The ball bounced off the rim (从篮框弹回), and I _________ to catch it. Just as I was about to catch it, I saw a (an) _________ above my face.

As Claude grabbed the ball, his elbow came down hard, right into my eye. I saw __________ everywhere. The __________ was terrible. Claude kept saying “__________” over and over. I laughed through the pain.

I __________ the next few weeks walking around with a __________ eye,but it was worth it. For years afterward, I got a laugh whenever I told this story and __________ about Claude’s elbows of Death.

In this life, we all get an elbow to the eye sometimes. Our plans __________. Things work __________ us. Our ups become __________. When this happens, it’s best to __________ it with laughter and forgiveness. In this way, you can turn your pain to joy and you can learn and __________.

1.

A．center

B．college

C．community

D．company

2.

A．taste

B．hold

C．voice

D．chance

3.

A．covered

B．equipped

C．filled

D．impressed

4.

A．break

B．class

C．discussion

D．meeting

5.

A．cooler

B．thinner

C．quieter

D．taller

6.

A．got angry

B．lost heart

C．fell behind

D．fell apart

7.

A．hit

B．held

C．kicked

D．missed

8.

A．jumped up

B．fell down

C．flew high

D．ran away

9.

A．arm

B．elbow

C．finger

D．hand

10.

A．tears

B．eyes

C．stars

D．moons

11.

A．plan

B．pain

C．game

D．thought

12.

A．OK

B．hello

C．thanks

D．sorry

13.

A．wasted

B．spent

C．enjoyed

D．appreciated

14.

A．dry

B．blind

C．black

D．sharp

15.

A．joked

B．argued

C．cared

D．talked

16.

A．succeed

B．fail

C．set

D．matter

17.

A．for

B．with

C．over

D．against

18.

A．rights

B．depths

C．sides

D．downs

19.

A．face .

B．create

C．share

D．provide

20.

A．play

B．start

C．grow

D．win

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。

Kareem sighed as he counted his money again. He was still short of fifty dollars to buy the latest Speedster X bike. In order to save his pocket money to replace his old bike, he had been packing sandwiches to school the last three months.

“How can I get that fifty dollars?” he thought to himself. His mind was wondering when Mother’s voice disturbed his thoughts. “Kareem, I just ran into Aunty Kim, our neighbour who just moved in next door. Her son, Shawn, will cycle to school next week. Could you show him the shortcut to school later? It’s Saturday anyway!” Hearing this, Kareem had no option but to obey it, He knew Mother had probably already volunteered his service to Aunty Kim. “Oh, here’s a mail from your Grandma. Open it!” added Mother.

Kareem’s grandmother lived abroad and she would send him photos and cards. He opened the envelope and pulled out a greeting card. Incredibly, a fifty dollar note slipped out as well! Kareem was wild with joy. Waving the note in the air, he shouted happily, “Enough money for my bike!”

At 2 p. m. Kareem met Shawn as arranged by their mothers. The sooner he finished this task, the sooner he could go to the bike shop. While the boys were cycling, a squirrel (松鼠) appeared behind a parked car and dashed across the road so suddenly that the boys knocked into each other and fell down heavily. Kareem said regretfully, “I forgot to warn you about the squirrel population here.” As Kareem was lifting up his broken bike, Shawn cried anxiously, “Oh, my poor bike! It’s completely broken.”

Watching Shawn carrying the disabled bike home in silence, Kareem hurried to the bike shop for his dream bike. The sign “Half Price for Old Models” in the shop attracted his eyes.

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。

“A Speedster X bike or two old models?” Kareem hesitated.

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“Hi!” Kareem appeared at Shawn’s door cheerfully and asked, “Want to ride together?”

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9 . Science made me anxious when I was young. Maybe that's because in tenth grade, I misunderstood my science teacher's directions, causing me to set fire to the classroom.

So, when schools closed last year, my husband and I decided to homeschool our daughter Ula. We made a deal： he would teach ______ , while I would handle everything else. But things didn't ______ as planned, since my husband was busy.

One day, I ______ that the sky was a beautiful blue, and the air was filled with the sweet smell of flowers. That's why I had the ______ that the lessons would be taught outside. Ula and I ______ to the forest, settling ourselves by a pond. She began ______ pond weeds（杂草）and catching frogs for a while.

Then, I ______ her a drawing board and the colored pencils. "We wait," I told her, "and see if something comes along. Meanwhile, just ______ what's around you." A bird flew across the water, and then ______ on a fallen tree. I ______ told Ula, worried that she'd not seen the ______ . But she had, and she began drawing it.

An hour later, to my ______ , she drew the bird accurately（准确地）! When I appreciated the painting, it ______ me that the basis of science isn't just about the knowledge from a ______ , but also about stepping outside our busy lives and ______ the world around us.

1.

A．art

B．history

C．science

D．math

2.

A．go

B．expect

C．change

D．help

3.

A．reported

B．guessed

C．predicted

D．noticed

4.

A．dream

B．idea

C．habit

D．chance

5.

A．headed

B．returned

C．lead

D．turned

6.

A．putting up

B．cutting up

C．holding up

D．pulling up

7.

A．lent

B．handed

C．awarded

D．gifted

8.

A．find

B．count

C．draw

D．remember

9.

A．ate

B．rested

C．slept

D．climbed

10.

A．hardly

B．honestly

C．quickly

D．secretly

11.

A．tree

B．painting

C．rock

D．bird

12.

A．fear

B．regret

C．sadness

D．surprise

13.

A．reminded

B．hit

C．confused

D．warned

14.

A．textbook

B．magazine

C．newspaper

D．novel

15.

A．escaping

B．imaging

C．exploring

D．believing

10 . Have you ever met someone with exactly the same name as you? Paul O’ Sullivan from Baltimore has, and his fellow Paul O’ Sullivans ended up becoming _______.

One night, Baltimore Paul was adding Paul O’ Sullivans on Facebook and many of them _______ his friend request. He _______ what they had in common: They were all _______.   Rotterdam Paul sings and plays the guitar. Another from Pennsylvania is a drummer. Baltimore Paul reached out to other Paul around the world. Finally, three Pauls _______ to form a musical group with him, named The Paul O’ Sullivan Band.

When the world shut down due to COVID-19, they _______ they had been working remotely together, so they _______ to use the lockdown (防范禁闭期) to _______ a whole album for the first time.

“It feels great to be able to _______ people on the other side of the world because you don’t feel ________ at the moment,” said Rotterdam Paul. For all four Pauls, music was more ________ than ever. “I have always used music to ________ me to get through the bad times. ________, I think the lockdown went faster because I was doing this at this moment.” Rotterdam Paul added.

During a year when many things were put on pause, these four were able to stay ________ and make something great. “Once COVID came, so many ________ had shut on musicians,” Pennsylvania Paul said, “And Baltimore Paul ________ this door already, right？Then we had a(an) ________ purpose,” “And I think for me, that gave me a lot of ________, that I wasn't locked out of   ________.In fact, we could   ________ something, despite the new adversity (逆境),” he continued, “Everybody said no, and The Paul O’ Sullivan Band said yes.”

1.

A．colleagues

B．friends

C．neighbors

D．relatives

2.

A．accepted

B．needed

C．met

D．expressed

3.

A．believed

B．noticed

C．wondered

D．doubted

4.

A．musicians

B．players

C．composers

D．pianists

5.

A．learned

B．wanted

C．agreed

D．tried

6.

A．expected

B．admitted

C．realized

D．concluded

7.

A．had

B．continued

C．failed

D．decided

8.

A．record

B．improve

C．sell

D．advertise

9.

A．remember

B．telephone

C．miss

D．contact

10.

A．tired

B．alone

C．sick

D．angry

11.

A．practical

B．different

C．impossible

D．important

12.

A．order

B．force

C．help

D．carry

13.

A．Gradually

B．Actually

C．Occasionally

D．Obviously

14.

A．quiet

B．calm

C．connected

D．relaxed

15.

A．doors

B．companies

C．stores

D．hospitals

16.

A．opened up

B．pointed to

C．looked at

D．focused on

17.

A．unreachable

B．uncertain

C．limited

D．extra

18.

A．adventures

B．satisfaction

C．tasks

D．information

19.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．everything

D．something

20.

A．predict

B．stop

C．imagine

D．achieve