2 . Have you ever rushed to some very important places only to find you’re on the wrong bus and you’ll never make it in time? One woman in New Zealand _________ this last year, but the bus driver went _________ his duty to help her out.

One Sunday, Mason was on her way to see her 70-year-old mom who lives in a nursing home. Because of its recent rules, _________ are limited (限制) to an half-hour period scheduled ahead (提前预约安排). When Mason _________ she hadn’t got on the right bus and her 30-minute window was fast closing, Mason started crying, tearfully _________ to the bus driver, 57-year-old Alex Bailey, what had happened.

Rather than keep to his schedule, Bailey decided to _________. With nods from the other _________, Bailey took another longer route (路线) and _________ Mason to the nursing home, dropped her off, and then calmly went back to his regular route.

By _________, as Mason arrived at the nursing house, a news reporter was there. Mason told the reporter her __________, expressing praise for the bus driver. The story __________ the evening news, and it hit social media. Bailey was “Internet __________”.

Actually, Bailey is only one of the serving members during the pandemic (流行病), who has been __________ around the clock to make sure that key workers, education and communities stay connected and keep the city running __________. Later, he said that it was just a nice, magical moment, and it was just the __________ thing to do.

1.

A．shared

B．announced

C．celebrated

D．experienced

2.

A．into

B．down

C．beyond

D．for

3.

A．visits

B．programs

C．courses

D．presents

4.

A．reminded

B．dreamed

C．realized

D．doubted

5.

A．leading

B．explaining

C．shouting

D．applying

6.

A．give up

B．turn out

C．calm down

D．take action

7.

A．visitors

B．patients

C．passengers

D．friends

8.

A．drove

B．ran

C．flew

D．spread

9.

A．heart

B．hand

C．accident

D．mistake

10.

A．trouble

B．plan

C．name

D．story

11.

A．received

B．made

C．broke

D．accepted

12.

A．red

B．honest

C．famous

D．important

13.

A．working

B．waiting

C．changing

D．saving

14.

A．difficultly

B．early

C．slowly

D．smoothly

15.

A．wrong

B．right

C．usual

D．Daily

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。

“Manu, wake up!” shouted Manu’s mother, Akhila. Manu pulled the blanket over himself and pretended to ignore his mother’s repeated attempts to wake him up.

“Manu! Please wake up! It’s already 6 o’clock and your school bus will be here by 7 o’clock.” Manu continued sleeping. Finally, Akhila walked up to the bedroom. “Manu, wake up! It’s time you at least learned to wake up on time and do your morning chores without so much effort from my side.” said his mother.

Finally, Manu got out of bed and started getting ready for school lazily. The school bus was already honking(按喇叭) in front of his house while Manu was brushing his teeth. Akhila requested the driver to wait for a few minutes. She quickly helped Manu get ready and helped him get to the school bus.

“Thank God. Manu did not miss his bus today!” She sighed. Akhila is really concerned about her son. Manu will not do anything on time, whether it is walking up in the morning or any of his daily tasks. It is getting very difficult for Akhila to get her son to be disciplined.

Akhila thought to herself, “I need to work out a plan to help him to be self-disciplined.” Repeated advice and warnings had not changed him.

Manu was back from school at 4 o’clock. Akhila asked him to finish his homework first. Manu, as usual, ignored his mother and continued playing with his pet dog. Finally, with a lot of effort, the mother helped him complete his homework. Manu had his maths test the next day.

The next day, everything was usually expected and there was no effort from Akhila to wake up her son. The time was seven and Akhila had still made no effort to wake up Manu. The school bus honked and Akhila, unlike her usual self, asked the bus driver to leave.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1:

Manu finally woke up at around 9 o’clock.

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Paragraph 2:

Manu quickly got ready for school without any effort from his mother.

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6 . With my little sister Andy turning five, she started copying my every move. She would _________ whatever I said or did, which got me annoyed.

One afternoon my friend Mareya and I were making bracelets (手链). “What are you doing?” Andy asked, _________ down next to us at the table. “May I make one too?” I _________ but Mareya said yes. Andy squeezed (挤) in so _________ to me that I could hardly see what I was doing. I asked her to give me more _________ but she said she was trying to see my move clearly. “Don’t see what I’m doing. You can make your own design!” I told her in a(n) _________ voice. “I can!” she said. But she was still using _________ the same thing as I was using.

Later, Mareya suggested playing the guitar. I didn’t ant Andy to _________ me, so we went to the backyard. _________ ten minutes later, Andy turned up, “you are always following me, and I’m __________ it!” As soon as those words came out of my mouth, I regretted. Andy was surprised and her eyes started filling up with __________. She ran away __________ I could say another word.

I disliked the shadow (影子) that didn’t belong to me, but I also felt __________ about what I said. “It’s worth trying to __________

the way you see the situation. She acts like your shadow because she looks up to (仰慕) you.” Mareya said to me.

Now I still remember Mareya’s words. Anyway, my sister should be treated with __________ and kindness.

1.

A．observe

B．follow

C．notice

D．repeat

2.

A．putting

B．writing

C．sitting

D．looking

3.

A．refused

B．waited

C．accepted

D．asked

4.

A．apart

B．much

C．close

D．well

5.

A．room

B．freedom

C．designs

D．opinions

6.

A．nervous

B．impatient

C．excited

D．happy

7.

A．hardly

B．finally

C．gradually

D．exactly

8.

A．follow

B．surprise

C．call

D．support

9.

A．So

B．Until

C．Or

D．But

10.

A．proud of

B．tired of

C．glad with

D．sad with

11.

A．tears

B．lives

C．trust

D．joy

12.

A．if

B．though

C．before

D．since

13.

A．positive

B．sorry

C．powerful

D．confused

14.

A．understand

B．learn

C．change

D．challenge

15.

A．sadness

B．humor

C．anger

D．respect

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone has a childhood. And childhood     1     (memory) are often very funny. It’s    2     (extreme) true that children brighten up a home.

I often recall my childhood, the years    3    many interesting things happened. When I was a two-year-old child, both my parents were always very busy    4    their work. My mother worked as a sales manager in    5     company while my father was in the army, so I lived with my grandma in a village. Every now    6    then I was waiting for my parents to see me at the front door. Once my father    7     (send) us a photo of his in a soldier’s uniform. Then one day, my mother finally came    8     (see) me and we went shopping together. On the way we saw a group of soldiers. And when I caught sight of    9     (they), I became very excited. I said in a ringing voice pointing to them, “This is my father, and this is my father, and that is my father, too!”

My mother said she would remember that     10     (embarrass) moment all her life.

8 . It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to________ and were standing by the side of the road. People were trying to________their way about on foot, but they were still________their way in the fog.

Mr. Smith had a very important meeting to attend at the House of Commons. He had to get there before 9 o'clock, but________could take him there. He tried to________, but soon found that he was quite________. Suddenly he knocked into a stranger. The stranger asked if he could help him. Mr. Smith said he________ to go to the Houses of Parliament. The stranger offered to________him there.

Mr. Smith________him and they started to walk. The fog was getting________every minute but the stranger had no ________ in finding the way. He went along one street, turned down another, crossed a square, and after about half an hour's walk, they arrived at the Houses of Parliament.

Mr. Smith couldn't ________how the stranger found his way. “How do you find the way in this ________?” he asked.

“It is no________ to me,” said the stranger. “I am________.”

1.

A．run

B．come

C．stop

D．start

2.

A．cut

B．find

C．give

D．change

3.

A．making

B．losing

C．getting

D．keeping

4.

A．something

B．anything

C．nobody

D．somebody

5.

A．improve

B．walk

C．shout

D．follow

6.

A．lost

B．silly

C．awkward

D．sorry

7.

A．pretended

B．preferred

C．happened

D．wanted

8.

A．schedule

B．track

C．take

D．advance

9.

A．recognized

B．impressed

C．thanked

D．cheated

10.

A．longer

B．quieter

C．thinner

D．thicker

11.

A．difficulty

B．strategy

C．solution

D．style

12.

A．admire

B．believe

C．realize

D．explain

13.

A．fog

B．street

C．path

D．dark

14.

A．failure

B．event

C．sweat

D．legend

15.

A．amazing

B．deaf

C．injured

D．blind

10 . When Amanda Lemay heard the story about a baker and his wife who were traveling around the United States in a van, learning from expert bakers, she wanted to do something similar. So she got rid of most of her possessions and made an old ambulance with her dad into a lovely home on wheels.

Lemay’s ambulance is actually a former emergency response vehicle for the US Navy, built on a 2006 Ford E350 Cutaway. Renovations were done by her and her dad. Now the dark blue vehicle has a lot of built-in cabinets on all sides, offering a lot of storage space, while the rooftop has 400-watts of solar power panels and a small roof deck where Lemay practices yoga. The inside is tastefully done to suit Lemay’s work and hobbies.

As Lemay mentions, not only did her father help, but so did the rest of her family. Lemay’s mother helped sew the decorations on the removable cushions, and her sister crafted the leather pulls. It was truly a family affair.

Her current nomadic lifestyle fits well with her work doing audiobooks, voiceovers, and publishing work. In the end, this unexpected path has Lemay rethinking what it means to be truly sustainable, now that van life has gotten her to become minutely aware of the water, electricity, and other daily resources that she uses. But all these day-to-day concerns are balanced with a greater sense of freedom.

“It’s almost mind-blowing, it feels like a completely different life because I’m doing the work online, and I can do things on my own schedule. Pretty much most of my days are mine — so by living in the van, I can be where I want to be, and do the things I want to do, and spend time outside.”

1. Why is the story of a baker and his wife mentioned in paragraph 1?

A．It shows a creative way of learning.	B．It was spoken highly by expert bakers.
C．It’s an example of strong determination.	D．It’s where Amanda Lemay got her inspiration.

2. Why was the renovation a family affair?

A．All family members contributed to it.	B．Its cost was shared by family members.
C．It was made to suit the life of the family.	D．The whole family gathered to celebrate it.

3. What has Lemay learned from her nomadic lifestyle?

A．To value every minute of her life.	B．To make the best of what she has.
C．To keep a balance between work and life.	D．To be aware of the real meaning of family.

4. What does Lemay like about living in a van?

A．Reflecting on life.	B．Forgetting all about work.
C．Working on her own schedule.	D．Being free from day-to-day concerns.