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。

We sometimes think we can take care of things on our own. However, sometimes we need to use the strength of our groups to get things done.

Ray Drake knew this better than anyone, because he was moved to tears when he understood how good it was to have good neighbors when he needed them.

In 1989, Drake lost the use of his legs. The Iowan man did have family, though. His two older sisters were there to help him get his life back on track and deal with his new situation. The plan worked for years, and their love helped him through hard times.

In August 2020, a strong windstorm stopped everything in Iowa. There was terrible damage, and 40% of the crops in the state were lost. People lost their electricity. Businesses were a mess and homes were all broken. So many people had a hard time.

The storm caused Drake to have a specific trouble. There were broken trees all over his yard, and he couldn’t move them. His sisters were also too small to clean up the trees. The three people really needed help.

After about a week, Drake’s sisters decided to ask for help because the power lines were still down and people were still trying to get their lives back together. They called some of their brother’s old high school friends to see if anyone had a chainsaw (链锯) they could bring over to start cutting up the fallen trees.

Doug Applegate, a friend, looked at the damage and realized that just a chainsaw wouldn’t be enough to clear the fallen trees from Drake’s yard and that the family would need more. He made a call for help in the area to see if anyone there could give a helping hand.

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。

Soon, the call for help was answered.

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The collective effort turned a seemingly impossible task into a manageable one.

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2 . 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。

My dad and I had been looking forward to the Stale cross-country race of my senior year of high school, which would be the climax (顶点) of my existence.

I was the fastest runner on my team, and I was supposed to make it into the top fifteen. We had been working towards this race for three years. It was everything to me, and it was everything to my dad. He was a runner and was wild with joy by my success in running. He made it to every race, even flying home early from business trips to see me run. I always listened for his voice, which rang above the crowd-telling me to relax my arms, calling out my time. He pushed me. He cheered for me. He believed in me. We spent countless hours on the sandy canals of Arizona. Breathing in the dust of the desert, the blossoms of the orange trees, and the terrible smell of the dairy farm, we made our way across the city. We pounded miles and miles into our running shoes, marking with every step the path to greatness. It was a journey that was just ours. A dream passed on from one generation to the next.

Then the big day came. It was hotter than normal - too hot. My throat felt like a field of cotton, cracked with the summer heat, as I waited for the gun to fire. I gazed out at the crowd; dozens of familiar faces from church and school flickered across my view. They had come for me. They were counting on me. I saw my dad set his watch, worry and excitement etched across his face. With the sound of a gunshot, the race began.

For the first two and half miles, I felt great. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with hard practices and a strict diet. The scorching sun beat upon my back, blinding me with its brilliance. Nothing was going to stop me, though.

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。

However, without warning, my strength was running out.

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I whispered, “I’m so sorry I disappointed you, Dad.”

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3 . 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。

Once upon a time, a young girl whose name was Lily, lived in a small village in the heart of a forest. She was known throughout the village for her kind heart. She spent her days helping her neighbors, taking care of the animals and exploring the forests.

One day, as she was walking through the forest, she came across a small, injured bird lying on the ground. Its wing was broken, and it looked up at her with painful eyes. Lily knew she had to help the bird, so she carefully picked it up and put it in her arms.

She took the bird back to her house and dealt with its wounds. She fed it and gave it water, and soon the bird was on the way to recovering (康复). As the days passed, Lily came to love the bird. But she knew it belonged to the forest, so she helped the bird fly back to the forest.

Another day, Lily happened to see a group of children playing a joke on a young boy for his height, and the boy seemed to cry. Seeing that, Lily realized she had to do something to help.

She walked to the group of children and asked them to stop laughing at the boy. They looked at her doubtfully, but Lily seriously told them that it wasn’t kind to make fun of others. Finally, the children listened to her. They stopped laughing at the boy and even apologized (道歉) to him. Lily smiled, feeling proud of herself for standing up for what was right.

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

As the years went by, Lily continued to spread kindness throughout the village.

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One day, Lily heard a knock at her door

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4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Backlight 226 is a rare bookstore in Shanghai, as it offers books by visually impaired （损伤） people to those with visual impairments.     1     (locate) in the city’s leafy Nanchang Street, the store has been a fixture in the area since 2022, providing much-needed reading materials to the blind community.

“People may only know about the famous Helen Keller, but there are famous blind Chinese     2     (writer) as well,” said Han Ying, the manager of Backlight 226, referring to the American author and activist     3     lost her sight and hearing at an early age.

Han partially lost her vision after an accident aged 21 and     4     (become) completely blind five years later. She said she had to give up     5     (teach) calligraphy, and the way she read was also affected.

Now, aged 43, she relies     6     special apps designed for the visually impaired and spends most of her time at the bookstore. There, she promotes reading among visually impaired people and the bookstore     7     (equip) with facilities that allow the visually impaired     8     (read) more comfortably.

“Backlight 226 is a start,” Han said. “There will     9     (definite) be more like it across the country so that we can make the public know more about the special groups     10     their world.”

5 . My 5-year-old daughter Kai walked around a bus stop, picking up candy wrappers and plastic bottles and throwing them in the waste bin. We were a visiting family here, but she was cleaning the sidewalk, which didn’t shock me, nor was I _________ when strangers looked at us.

Our cleanup project began when we drove past an empty field one day and Kai _________ the field was covered by _________ balloons. We had read about how animals could _________ balloons for food. “Stop,” Kai said, and I _________. Surprisingly, we found the field was full of much trash _________ the balloons. “Can we come back and clean it?” Kai asked. Then each Friday, we returned to have a(n) _________ cleaning.

However, it seems we can never _________ the trash completely. I feel something close to _________! Why are we making kids clean up our __________? It has everything to do with the planet we adults are leaving for kids. Plastic pollution is globally distributed and microplastics have even been discovered in human blood. It is not a __________ story that we have created trash but our next generation cleans up them.

Now Kai hopes to become a marine biologist to protect sharks one day. She still has many years to __________, if adults get serious about solving plastic pollution. We shouldn’t leave our next generation a __________ planet and expect them to save it.

The last time our family was at the beach, we still picked up plastic bottles. Most __________, though, we saw an octopus (章鱼) playing around our feet, a __________ of a harmonious habitat worth protecting.

1.

A．embarrassed

B．discouraged

C．concerned

D．frightened

2.

A．apologized

B．confirmed

C．spotted

D．explained

3.

A．loose

B．magic

C．processed

D．abandoned

4.

A．trade

B．mistake

C．replace

D．change

5.

A．pulled over

B．blew up

C．turned down

D．gave in

6.

A．due to

B．ahead of

C．other than

D．instead of

7.

A．official

B．serious

C．optional

D．regular

8.

A．deliver

B．remove

C．track

D．produce

9.

A．stress

B．comfort

C．anger

D．pride

10.

A．mess

B．platform

C．court

D．house

11.

A．scary

B．pleasant

C．historic

D．real

12.

A．decide

B．struggle

C．survive

D．contribute

13.

A．safe

B．giant

C．distant

D．sick

14.

A．personally

B．memorably

C．technically

D．universally

15.

A．promise

B．threat

C．reminder

D．favor

6 . 语法填空

Roderick and Oliver, rich     1    (man) living in London, made a bet on     2     a millionpound bank note could help a man live a month in London. Just then a poor man, Henry, came into their sight. Henry, an American, was carried to Britain     3     accident. One day, when     4    (sail), Henry was taken far into the sea by a strong wind.    5    (fortunate), he was saved by a British ship and thus he landed in Britain, where he was     6    (job) and poor. At that time Roderick and Oliver noticed him and decided     7    (give) him a millionpound bank note.

When first hearing they call him a lucky man, Henry was angry because he thought he     8     (make) fun of by the two rich men. He insisted he be offered a job to make money by     9    (he) rather than get money from others. After Roderick made more explanation, Henry with doubt received a letter with     10     big note from Oliver. Henry was required not to open the letter until two o'clock. Such a bet began.

7 . 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 watched my dad scowl (绷着脸) as he listened to the voice coming through the telephone receiver. I heard him say, “Yes, Miss Beisner,” and “I understand what you’re saying, Miss Beisner. I appreciate you sharing this information. We’ll see what we can do about the situation. Thank you for calling. Goodbye.”

Miss Beisner was my first-grade teacher, and I loved her. I thought she felt the same about me, but now I was beginning to wonder. The tone of Dad’s voice, the redness in his cheeks, and his repeated clenching. And unclenching of fists made it pretty clear. This was not a warm and fuzzy good news-from-the-teacher call.

As I was deciding whether I should lock myself in my bedroom for the rest of my life or run away from home, Dad hung up the phone. “Jacquie, come here and sit down. We need to talk.”

Uh-oh. When Dad said, “We need to talk,” it meant he needed to talk, and I needed to listen.

I shuffled (拖着脚走) over to the well-worn brown chair in the corner of the living room, plopped down, and waited to hear the nature of my crime.

Dad told me that Miss Beisner thought I was bright but not working up to my ability. She said I had strong verbal skills but weak study habits. Translation: I never closed my mouth, and I seldom opened a book. Apparently, my failure to memorize the addition facts, or even attempt to, was more than she was willing to put up with. Hence, the telephone call.

Dad ended our one-way conversation with a verbal outline for his plan of attack. Bubbles, our Toy Manchester Terrier, was going to teach me math. Silently, I thought, No way is any dumb dog going to teach me how to add, not even our beloved Bubbles. Out loud, I said, “How?”

Dad summoned Bubbles from her bed near the stove and commanded her to sit. “Bubbles,” Dad said, “how much is five plus three?” Bubbles let out eight loud, crisp barks.

I was incredulous (满腹狐疑的). I couldn’t understand how a dog could add, and I was more than a little embarrassed by the fact that the family dog was smarter than me.

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。

Paragraph 1: After that, I threw myself into math with newfound determination.

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Paragraph 2: One day, I asked Dad whether Bubbles really knew how to add.

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8 . Last Sunday,Mark invited me to help serve dinner at Tent City.A number of ________ had been set up for the homeless in the area.

My husband was not available to________ our two sons, so I took 9-year-old Tony and 5-year-old Toby with me.Many of the people we________ had missing teeth or wore dirty clothes. My sons had a lot of questions as what they saw challenged their________ ideas about how people lived in the world.

“Why don’t they buy food________ us?” “Why don’t they have homes?”....

We talked about the________ why people ended up in that type of situation. And I mentioned the importance of creating a safety net for them, “Sometimes the safety net is other people who can share some of their time and resources (资源),” I________.

I was________ that my boys would make too much noise. But to my________, the people we served were quite thankful that I had brought them. Many said how fun it was to have________ children around.

After diner, I saw Tony sit together with several elderly men. He was________ them talk about sports. To be honest, I had________ realized that he was such a good listener. ________ some people returned to their tents, I heard Tony say to them,” Thanks so much for having dinner with us.“I could see that his simple words had________ them greatly. I hugged him a little tighter (更紧的) because what he said had touched me, too. It was a great reminder that treating people with ________ can lift all of us up.

1.

A．houses

B．shops

C．tents

D．schools

2.

A．look up

B．look after

C．look into

D．look for

3.

A．raised

B．served

C．saved

D．admired

4.

A．good

B．different

C．strange

D．common

5.

A．like

B．from

C．for

D．with

6.

A．excuses

B．wishes

C．interests

D．reasons

7.

A．explained

B．agreed

C．realized

D．suggested

8.

A．angry

B．worried

C．mad

D．crazy

9.

A．sadness

B．regret

C．surprise

D．excitement

10.

A．polite

B．active

C．intelligent

D．hard-working

11.

A．agreeing with

B．running after

C．depending on

D．listening to

12.

A．never

B．always

C．ever

D．usually

13.

A．If

B．Although

C．As

D．Because

14.

A．touched

B．disappointed

C．hurt

D．shocked

15.

A．power

B．smile

C．respect

D．encouragement

9 . I watched a child in the supermarket yesterday, as she was screaming. Her parents were trying their best to ________ her down. Some people passing by ________ their heads and saw the child as a spoiled (宠坏的) child. Others ________ and offered a few kind words to both the ________ and the parents.

“You’re such a beautiful little girl. Such a ________ girl shouldn’t cry,” one lady said.

“Don’t be so sad. We all have ________ days,” added another.

“I think she’s spoiled,” I heard one whisper to a friend.

None of them was ________. The child was neither spoiled nor having a bad day. She was simply ________. The parents told me afterwards that someone walking a ________ had scared her.

She was afraid of dogs. They went on to explain that it was a ________ for them to go to some places.

Friends had dogs, and nearby neighbors ________ their dogs down the street. I can remember the feeling of fear when I was a child. Every time while I was walking up steps at night, I would get the ________ that someone or something was going to grab my feet. I ran most of the time.

________can happen at any time in our life, and sometimes we cannot avoid it. And what we fear most can own us, control us and limit us. However, the truth is that fear can be ________. As we grow up, we can find more ________ and energy to overcome what we fear most in life.

1.

A．look

B．put

C．bring

D．calm

2.

A．changed

B．shook

C．nodded

D．compared

3.

A．paused

B．protested

C．pretended

D．opposed

4.

A．child

B．teacher

C．friend

D．doctor

5.

A．healthy

B．beautiful

C．little

D．outgoing

6.

A．hot

B．nice

C．bad

D．cold

7.

A．possible

B．convenient

C．right

D．wrong

8.

A．terrible

B．afraid

C．sad

D．ill

9.

A．dog

B．dark

C．goose

D．fur

10.

A．control

B．touch

C．use

D．challenge

11.

A．started

B．affected

C．caused

D．walked

12.

A．promise

B．feeling

C．mistake

D．impression

13.

A．Fear

B．Joy

C．Doubt

D．Danger

14.

A．combined

B．received

C．performed

D．overcome

15.

A．complaint

B．lack

C．courage

D．interest

10 . Rachel had a healthy life both physically and mentally till one unfortunate winter evening. It was raining cats and dogs; everything was wet. Rachel’s cat went outside in this cold weather. She ________ him to bring him back inside. He hid near a utility pole (电线杆). Since it rained heavily the pole was charged and ________ to touch. Rachel, bent down to ________ her cat. She held the pole for support not ________ it was charged. The pole electrocuted her so badly that she was barely ________ seconds before her death. The electrocution resulted in ________ both her arms, which had to be cut off.

Rachel had to face such a (n) ________ accident. People get ________ about losing a finger. What would it be like if you lose both your arms? That’s what Rachel was trying to digest. It wasn’t easy at all. Rachel, slowly and gradually was accepting the ________ that she lost her arms and was ________ dependent on others for basic necessities that ________ the use of her arms. It upset her that she could not ________ her own duties herself.

Many people would lose hope. ________, that was not the case with Rachel. She did not want to ________ her dream. She didn’t let the slightest hopelessness bring her down and make her ________ her motivation. After recovery, Rachel ________ day and night to do most of her work with her feet. She emphasized mostly on ________ since she had no arms to do that with. She tried and tried. After many ________ and failures, she finally could write with her feet. She continued her school, ________ her examination and got a scholarship for law school.

Her optimism paved the way for a bright future. Her hard work ________ all because she never gave up.

1.

A．held up

B．went after

C．handed over

D．put down

2.

A．dangerous

B．convenient

C．enjoyable

D．hard

3.

A．teach

B．hit

C．get

D．feed

4.

A．caring

B．knowing

C．remembering

D．admitting

5.

A．stopped

B．shocked

C．seen

D．saved

6.

A．breaking

B．pressing

C．burning

D．squeezing

7.

A．terrible

B．simple

C．strange

D．important

8.

A．tired

B．astonished

C．depressed

D．frightened

9.

A．problem

B．risk

C．possibility

D．fact

10.

A．emotionally

B．completely

C．economically

D．amazingly

11.

A．required

B．allowed

C．limited

D．stressed

12.

A．report

B．assign

C．plan

D．perform

13.

A．Instead

B．Meanwhile

C．However

D．Therefore

14.

A．talk about

B．give up

C．believe in

D．search for

15.

A．find

B．hide

C．improve

D．lose

16.

A．practiced

B．pretended

C．refused

D．agreed

17.

A．reading

B．dancing

C．writing

D．training

18.

A．attempts

B．competitions

C．comparisons

D．memories

19.

A．chose

B．passed

C．failed

D．missed

20.

A．showed off

B．dropped off

C．took off

D．paid off