1 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Tom and his friend were walking to work. They were talking about the big football match.

“Are you going to see the match?” Tom’s friend asked him.

“No, I must go to work.” Tom said. Tom worked in the office of Mr. Bates. When Tom got to the office a letter was waiting for him. He opened it. “Dear Tom,” the letter began. “I’m writing to thank you for all your help, sending a ticket for the big match. I cannot go to the match because I am ill. I shall see it on TV. You can go to the match with my ticket.”

Tom looked at the ticket. He could not believe that he had it. A ticket for the big match!

He looked at the ticket again. “I must go to the match,” he thought. “I must. But how can I go?How can I get out of the office?I can’t tell Mr. Bates that I’m ill. He will know what I’m doing. He’ll know I’m trying to get out of the office and go to the big match.”

Tom thought and thought. He could not do any work. Then, at twelve o’clock, he knew what to do. He stood up and walked to a telephone at the end of the street. He spoke to his sister. Jean. “Jean, this is Tom,” he said. “I want you to make a telephone call to my office. Ask to speak to Mr. Bates. Tell him you are speaking from a doctor’s office. Tell him that my mother is ill.” He put down the telephone and went back to the office.

At one o’clock, Mr. Bates came up to him. “I have had bad news for you, Tom.” he said. “Your mother is ill. The doctor telephoned. You must go to her.” “Thank you,” Tom said. “I’ll go now. I’ll come back as soon as I can.” He left the office quickly for the football ground. The big match did not start until three but the ground was nearly full. But Tom’s ticket was a good one. He could stand near the front. The football match was very good. Many people saw the match on TV. People at home could see everything in the football ground.

(1)所续短文词数应为150词左右;
(2)续写部分分为两段，每段开头已为你写好;
Paragraph 1:

The next morning, when Tom walked into the office, Mr. Bates came up to him.

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Turning around, Tom saw a new television on the wall.

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2 . “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 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 almost ________. Such goodwill for something so ________? I was really amazed and impressed by this cleaner!

1.

A．interrupted

B．awoke

C．bothered

D．surprised

2.

A．important

B．moving

C．rare

D．painfu1

3.

A．cleaners

B．doctors

C．nurses

D．patients

4.

A．managed

B．happened

C．pretended

D．refused

5.

A．gave out

B．chanced upon

C．dealt with

D．held back

6.

A．specifically

B．fluently

C．willingly

D．brave1y

7.

A．dances

B．shouts

C．whispers

D．bursts

8.

A．shower

B．feed

C．bye

D．greeting

9.

A．buying

B．receiving

C．requesting

D．borrowing

10.

A．imagination

B．knowledge

C．craziness

D．opinion

11.

A．delight

B．panic

C．shock

D．need

12.

A．remind

B．inspire

C．prepare

D．convince

13.

A．organize

B．plant

C．struggle

D．share

14.

A．laughed

B．slept

C．choked

D．hesitated

15.

A．small

B．strange

C．kind

D．unbelievable

3 . It was 80 years ago when I wrote my first letter to Paul and Renee. I was about 13. Paul was the same ________ as me, his sister Renee was two years younger, and they lived in France. I was keen(热衷的)on learning languages, so I was ________ when my French teacher assigned(分配)us pen pals.

It was quite a(n) ________ to get a letter from a foreign country, so I ________ receiving their reply. They weren’t good at English, so after six months, we were all writing in ________, which helped me acquire a good knowledge of the language.

I decided to go to France on holiday in 1949 to ________ them. The family ________ me well, and I visited several times in the years that followed. The first time I met Renee, she _________me up at the station, and we hit it off straight away.

I never got to meet Paul. Renee wrote to me and ________ me that he had died shortly after joining the army. Renee and I continued writing to each other, and our friendship became ________. We talked about our families, our ________ and our troubles in life. After that I moved to South Africa for a while, married, had children, and changed jobs. Throughout all this, we ________ writing letters.

I’m 93 now and I still write to Renee. She has difficulty writing now, so she phones me to ________. Most people don’t seem to have the ________ for letters anymore, but it gives me great pleasure to write. And this is the most valuable ________ I have ever had.

1.

A．interest

B．dream

C．height

D．age

2.

A．frightened

B．pleased

C．awkward

D．annoyed

3.

A．arrangement

B．thing

C．problem

D．debate

4.

A．looked forward to

B．was attracted to

C．signed up for

D．took control of

5.

A．Spain

B．English

C．French

D．German

6.

A．help

B．praise

C．check

D．meet

7.

A．treated

B．fitted

C．knew

D．protected

8.

A．picked

B．called

C．brought

D．held

9.

A．assured

B．informed

C．contacted

D．calmed

10.

A．calmer

B．deeper

C．flatter

D．shorter

11.

A．memories

B．kids

C．organizations

D．hobbies

12.

A．kept

B．stopped

C．avoided

D．recommended

13.

A．explore

B．remember

C．revise

D．reply

14.

A．request

B．concern

C．time

D．place

15.

A．adventure

B．tradition

C．friendship

D．trip

5 . An elderly bricklayer was ready to_________. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and _________his extended family. He would miss the paycheck(工资)each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could_________just one more house as a personal favor . The bricklayer said yes,_________over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to bad workmanship and _________building materials. It was an unfortunate way to_________a dedicated(献身的)career.

When the bricklayer finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door _________to the bricklayer and said, “This is your house.--my _________to you.”

The bricklayer was _________!

What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

So it is with us. We build our__________ , a day at a time, often putting __________ than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we __________ realize we have to live in the “house” we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.

But, you cannot__________ .You are the bricklayer, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone once said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your__________ and the choices you take today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build __________!

1.

A．travel

B．retire

C．rest

D．recover

2.

A．enjoy

B．support

C．share

D．care

3.

A．decorate

B．design

C．sell

D．build

4.

A．although

B．however

C．but

D．before

5.

A．poor

B．raw

C．tough

D．perfect

6.

A．pursue

B．end

C．start

D．change

7.

A．roof

B．window

C．key

D．design

8.

A．punishment

B．promise

C．salary

D．gift

9.

A．shocked

B．excited

C．interested

D．disappointed

10.

A．houses

B．lives

C．dreams

D．careers

11.

A．worse

B．more

C．rather

D．less

12.

A．happily

B．hardly

C．actually

D．suddenly

13.

A．step forward

B．set back

C．go back

D．look around

14.

A．skill

B．attitude

C．experience

D．advantage

15.

A．wisely

B．badly

C．early

D．confidently

6 . As a youngster, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stone walls, the house and field provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I was used to tidy living rooms that seemed to whisper, “Not to be touched!”

I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents would never approve. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and falling. Still, my idea to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I had all my courage to enter the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.

“I, uh—I want to climb the stone walls,” I said. Everyone looked up. “Can I climb the stone walls?” Immediately voices of disagreement went up from the women in the room. “Heavens, no! You’ll hurt yourself!” I wasn’t too disappointed; the response was just as I’d expected. But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s loud voice. “Now hold on just a minute,” I heard him say. “Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself.”

“Go,” he said to me, “and come and see me when you get back.” For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls—and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventures. I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,” he said, smiling, “You made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”

Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. “There’s only one person in this whole world like you.” the kids can count on hearing me say, “and people can like you exactly as you are.”

1. When the writer was small, he lived ________.

A．in the city	B．on the farm
C．with his grandparents	D．away from his parents

2. The writer enjoyed his visits to the farm because ________.

A．there were old stone walls	B．it was an exciting place for him
C．he liked his grandfather	D．the living room there was clean

3. We can learn from the passage that the writer was ________.

A．adventurous

B．funny

C．smart

D．talkative

4. What did the writer learn from his grandfather and his own experience on the farm?

A．To do things for others.	B．To do whatever he liked.
C．To be proud of himself.	D．To be himself.

7 . My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally — but would never run very well. The first three years of his life, he had several operations on the feet. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk .

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others — perhaps he sensed that the abilities that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to score points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.

He continued to run four to five miles a day, every day — even the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was worried, so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103-degree fever. So he didn’t know.

Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were called. Joey was number six on the list.

Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn’t expect to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it. We never told him he couldn’t do it...so he didn’t know. He just did it.

1. What does the underlined word in Para.1 mean?

A．A game.

B．A disability.

C．A stick.

D．An association.

2. Why didn’t the parents tell Joey the truth?

A．Because they forgot to tell him the truth.	B．Because they liked cheating him.
C．Because they didn’t want to hurt him.	D．Because he didn’t want to know.

3. What is the best word to describe Joey?

A．Lazy.

B．Intelligent.

C．Determined.

D．Dependent.

4. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

A．The Great Parents	B．The Road to Success
C．The Club Feet	D．He Didn’t Know

8 . There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). Before being sent away this boy was the ______ student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. He was a ______.

But the boy ______ after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His grades started ______. He hated being in a group. He was ______ all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like ______ himself. All of this ______ because he felt worthless and no one loved him. His parents started ______ the boy. But they did not ______know what was wrong with him. ______ his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.

They sat ______ the bank of the lake near the school. The father ______ asking him casual (随便的) questions about his classes, teachers and ______. After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, ______ I am here today?” The boy answered back, “To ______ my grades?” “No, no,” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about ______. I care about you. I care about your happiness. You are my world.” These words ______ the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He ______ his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this ______ who cared for him deeply. He ______ the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

1.

A．richest

B．cleverest

C．laziest

D．prettiest

2.

A．better

B．failure

C．winner

D．loser

3.

A．fitted

B．changed

C．lost

D．refused

4.

A．growing

B．lasting

C．improving

D．dropping

5.

A．lonely

B．careless

C．worried

D．busy

6.

A．believing in

B．giving up

C．agreeing with

D．fighting against

7.

A．happened

B．stopped

C．came

D．disappeared

8.

A．worrying about

B．caring about

C．complaining about

D．talking about

9.

A．then

B．now

C．yet

D．even

10.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．Or

11.

A．toward

B．along

C．opposite

D．on

12.

A．enjoyed

B．started

C．suggested

D．finished

13.

A．work

B．study

C．sport

D．education

14.

A．when

B．where

C．how

D．why

15.

A．check

B．watch

C．command

D．make

16.

A．classes

B．grades

C．appearances

D．ideas

17.

A．caused

B．permitted

C．taught

D．persuaded

18.

A．pushed

B．hit

C．hugged

D．begged

19.

A．side

B．day

C．trip

D．earth

20.

A．moved

B．lent

C．meant

D．left

10 . Success is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity (逆境). But it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage to try.

J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6. In her biography(传记), she remembers with great fondness when her good friend-Sean became the first person to encourage her and help her build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.

“He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition(志向) to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was bound to be a success at it, which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”

Though there were many difficulties, Rowling continued her writing, particularly fantasy stories. But it wasn't until 1990 that she first came up with the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls, “It was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head.” To my great disappointment, I didn't have a pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details came up in my brain, and this thin, black-haired, bespectacled (戴眼镜的)boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me.

That same year, her mother died after a ten-year fight with serious diseases, which deeply affected her writing. She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.

During this time, Rowling was diagnosed with depression. Unemployed, she finished her first novel in area cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. After being refused by 12 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.

Now with seven books that have sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages, J. K. Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history. And it all began with her friend's encouragement as well as her ambition to write.

1. Who believed J. K. Rowling was to be a good writer?

A．Her friend Sean.	B．Her mother.
C．Her daughter.	D．Her husband.

2. Rowling first came up with the idea about Harry Potter_________

A．at the age of 6	B．on a train journey
C．after her mother's death	D．in her secondary school

3. It can be concluded from Paragraph 5 and 6 that Rowling is __________

A．open-minded	B．warm-hearted
C．good-natured	D．strong-willed

4. This text mainly tells us __________

A．adversity makes a good novelist

B．the courage to try is a special ability

C．you can have a wonderful idea everywhere

D．encouragement helps one succeed