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。

Catherine was the coolest kid in her class. Whenever she went, she was in the spotlight, with a bunch of kids following her and doing everything she did.

Her deskmate, Landy, however, was not in the cool kids’ group. Being the tallest kid in her class, she was teased by her classmates, who were always chanting “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti (意大利面 )”. Every time Landy heard those silly chants, she could feel her face burst into flames. God knew how she wished the ground to crack and swallow her!

Catherine didn’t really like it when the kids chanted “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti”. But she never told them to stop either, and nor did she ever talk to her. She liked being popular.

One weekend, Catherine went over to her grandfather for Thanksgiving. Her grandfather lives on a farm at the opposite end of town, where he keeps chickens. While helping to feed the chickens, Catherine noticed a peculiar one. Curling in the corner, it looked smaller than the others and was almost half-bare!

“What’s the matter with it?” She asked her grandfather, with a puzzled frown on her face. Her grandfather told her how chickens could act. “They have a pecking (啄) order,” he explained, wrinkles of concern spreading around his forehead. “If one chicken is different, the others will push it away and keep pecking it. Sometimes they peck it so much that it dies.”

“Oh, what a poor little thing!” Catherine let out a sigh as she scooped the frightened chicken up in her arms, whose heart was beating fast in the bony little body. Suddenly, she thought of Landy, the girl being “pecked” by her classmates. “I’m going to take it home and take good care of it,” she said with a determined look.

Back in school, Catherine told the cool kids about the chicken. “It’s looking healthy,” she said proudly. “It’s fatter and its feathers are growing. Even the cat likes it. She carries it around the garden, and...” Everyone was entertained by Catherine’s story of her lovely chicken, laughter lingering around the classroom.

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. Then Catherine spotted Landy sitting by herself in a corner.

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Paragraph 2. But Catherine walked directly toward Landy, regardless of what they said.

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3 . 读后续写

Yoghurt

It was a rough week. The price of oil skyrocketed as the temperature dropped sharply in Maine. We were looking at a high of eight degrees that week, and I had missed three days of work so my paycheck was going to be lower than normal. I was stressed, to say the least. I shopped strategically, looking for every possible way to cut pennies so I could buy groceries and keep the house warm.

My eight-year-old son didn't understand when I told him we were struggling that week. He wanted a special kind of yoghurt, but I didn't have the extra three dollars to buy it for him. It was the kind of yoghurt with a cartoon kid riding a skateboard on the front of the box, and a mere two spoonfuls in each cup. It was the kind of product that wastes a parent's money and makes me hate advertising.

I felt guilty as a parent when those big eyes looked at me with confusion, as if to say, “It's just yoghurt. What's the big deal?” So I found a way. I put something back as single mothers often do. He got his yoghurt.

On the way driving back from the grocery store, I noticed a homeless man holding a sign by the side of the road. My heart hurt, and I tried not to look at him. I watched people stay away from him on the street and walk by without even meeting his eyes. My son didn't seem to care much, either. I looked at the man closely then — bare hands grasping a piece of cardboard, snot frozen to his face, a worn-out jacket. And there I was struggling because I had to buy oil and groceries. But I decided to help. I pulled over to the man and handed him a five-dollar bill.

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Seeing this, my son became confused and surprised.

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On that day, my son performed an act that most adults wouldn’t have done.

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4 . Last summer, my 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, joined a volleyball league. Due to her excellent performance, her coach _________ that we should transfer her to a more advanced team.

My wife and I _________ a little. We weren’t sure whether Hannah would adapt well to the new team._________, Hannah seemed quite determined. She thought that it would _________ her if she was on a stronger team. So a month ago, she joined the team she desired for.

Yesterday, Hannah invited me to watch a volleyball tournament. Hannah’s team played against four other teams. But Hannah just stood on the sidelines,_________ for her team. She didn’t even _________ to play on court.

I was really _________. But Hannah smiled throughout and came to give high fives to her teammates once they _________. She was incredibly excited _________ she got a victory pin (徽章) and took a group picture at last.

On the way back home, I asked her __________ if she wanted me to talk to the coach about going back to the original __________.

“Dad, absolutely not,” she replied. “Being part of the team is participating in the __________. I learned so much while I was __________ the games from the sidelines. I could see the __________ of the other girls so I could avoid doing them in the future. I would know where I needed to __________. I am also the winner. And if I hadn’t __________, then who would have given them emotional support? I’m part of the team. ”

I was speechless. I had thought the __________ I saw on Hannah’s face during the tournament was pasted (粘贴) on top of a giant pile of pain. I couldn’t have been more __________.

My 14-year-old daughter showed me what it __________ to be part of a team. She felt like she was part of something __________ than herself. I know she’s prepared for her life ahead.

1.

A．promised

B．required

C．suggested

D．expected

2.

A．hesitated

B．regretted

C．confirmed

D．debated

3.

A．Otherwise

B．Besides

C．Moreover

D．However

4.

A．defeat

B．benefit

C．protect

D．discourage

5.

A．cheering

B．preparing

C．waiting

D．accounting

6.

A．set a goal

B．acquire the ability

C．have the chance

D．make an effort

7.

A．positive

B．upset

C．stressed

D．excited

8.

A．reformed

B．profited

C．scored

D．developed

9.

A．once

B．where

C．though

D．when

10.

A．carefully

B．casually

C．confusedly

D．surprisedly

11.

A．mood

B．game

C．team

D．position

12.

A．experiments

B．challenges

C．presentations

D．adventures

13.

A．sharing

B．assisting

C．playing

D．watching

14.

A．mistakes

B．crises

C．attempts

D．secrets

15.

A．escape

B．quit

C．improve

D．guide

16.

A．showed up

B．given up

C．hurried up

D．caught up

17.

A．curiosity

B．smile

C．concern

D．silence

18.

A．loyal

B．right

C．sure

D．wrong

19.

A．expects

B．means

C．proves

D．decides

20.

A．calmer

B．wiser

C．bigger

D．firmer

5 . It was a bitter cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. An old man was waiting for a ride across the river. The _______ seemed endless. His body became _______ and stiff from the chilly north wind.

Suddenly, he heard the faint, steady rhythm of approaching hooves(蹄) running _______ the frozen path. _______, he watched as several horsemen rounded the bend. He let the first one passed by without any effort to get his _______, then another passed by, and another. Finally, the _______ rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue. _______ this one drew near, the old man caught the rider’s eye and said, “sir, would you mind _______ an old man a ride to the other side? ”

Reining his horse, the rider replied, “sure thing. Hop aboard.” The horseman dismounted(下马) and helped the old man _______ the horse. The rider took the old man not just across the river, but to his ________ , which was just a few miles away.

As they ________ the tiny but cozy cottage, the horseman’s ________ caused him to inquire, “sir, I notice you let several other riders pass by without making an effort to secure a ride. Then I ________ and you immediately asked me for a ride. I am curious why, on such a bitter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. What if I had ________ and left you here?”

The old man lowered himself ________ down from the horse, looked the rider straight in the eyes, and replied, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no ________ for my situation. It would have been useless even to ask them for a ride.________ when I looked into your eyes, that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me assistance in my time of need.”

Those heart-warming comments touched the horseman deeply. “I’m so grateful for________ you have said, ” he told the old man. “May I never get so busy in my own affairs that I ________ respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”

With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and ________ his way back to the White House.

1.

A．ride

B．hooves

C．wait

D．bend

2.

A．angry

B．numb

C．shrunk

D．energetic

3.

A．along

B．above

C．beneath

D．beside

4.

A．Desperately

B．Arrogantly

C．Anxiously

D．Hopelessly

5.

A．addiction

B．intention

C．interruption

D．attention

6.

A．first

B．last

C．most

D．best

7.

A．As

B．With

C．If

D．Thus

8.

A．making

B．helping

C．putting

D．giving

9.

A．into

B．onto

C．to

D．toward

10.

A．apartment

B．office

C．destination

D．skyscraper

11.

A．arrived

B．turned

C．owned

D．neared

12.

A．personality

B．creativity

C．curiosity

D．generosity

13.

A．came across

B．came to

C．came out

D．came up

14.

A．reduced

B．refused

C．recognized

D．recovered

15.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．hurriedly

D．swiftly

16.

A．concern

B．interest

C．comment

D．hope

17.

A．Before

B．Because

C．Besides

D．But

18.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．whom

19.

A．try to

B．decide to

C．fail to

D．stop to

20.

A．found

B．made

C．lost

D．corrected

6 . 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。

When Jayce Crowder was in kindergarten, he began noticing that he looked different from his classmates. They had two hands. But he had only one.

It started when one boy teased him. Jayce was in a bad mood. He'd return home in Des Moines, Iowa, with questions: Why am I different? Why me? Why? "He actually told us that he was mad at looking so different from others," said his mother, Cortney Lewis. "That really hurt him." Lewis admitted she didn't know what to do at that point. How could she provide answers to her son's questions when she had never found those answers herself?

A few weeks later, Lewis came home from her job and turned on the TV to a news story about Trashaun Willis, an eighth grader from Washington middle school, Iowa. The boy, then 14, had become an Internetstar after posting videos of his slam dunk(扣篮) , and, like Jayce, he was missing most of his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. He was shocked, staring at one dunk after another.

At the time, it seemed that watching Trashaun would simply be an inspiring moment for Jayce—he'd see a shining role model with a seemingly similar born disability. And had it stayed just that, Lewis would have been happy. But little did she know that a family friend had already reached out to the Des Moines Register, asking the newspaper to help set up a meeting with Trashaun to encourage Jayce and build his confidence.

Paragraph 1:

A few days later, the good news that Trashaun accepted the invitation to meet Jayce came.

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Paragraph 2 :

After the meeting, Jayce learned to accept his disability.

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7 . For hours I had been traveling up the Nile Valley,from Luxor to Cairo, on a train jammed with Egypt's working Poor.

At 1 a. m. I reached Cairo and took a taxi to Tahrir Square, the city's center. The taxi _______ me off across the street from Hardee's. Just as I was about to open the restaurant door, two street _______ pounced on me with cries for _______.

In my broken Arabic I asked when they had last eaten﹣﹣about 16 hours ago, they said.

I asked them to wait while I went inside. Since I was traveling on a _______ budget and was even _______ meals on occasion, part of me _______ the children's hunger. But mostly, the children reminded me how _______ I really was.

I ordered two hamburgers for the boys. Then _______ my remaining stinginess （小气）, I bought them one of Hardee's delicious, big chocolate chip cookies.

I brought the food out, and as they took the _______, they ________ me with 30 seconds of nonstop blessings.

After they finished, I ________ the bag and pulled out the cookie, extending it for them to take. Both boys fell ________, and then tears welled up in their eyes as they ________ this was too much.

They ________ the cookie six times.

I knelt down beside them, ________ their eyes, and amazed at what was before me： two destitute （一无所有的） boys asked ________ for what they needed, ________ to take a crumb（一点, 少量） more.

On the seventh ________, after a long and silent pause, they held out their hands and took the cookie.

I had seen many __________in Egypt﹣﹣the Pyramids, the Aswan High Dam, the Valley of the Kings, the treasures of King Tut. But it was this ________ outside Hardee's that left me truly awestruck, for here two little boys taught me a lesson I've long remembered： an awareness of my spiritual poverty and a desire for a softer heart.

1.

A．dropped

B．threw

C．got

D．sent

2.

A．adults

B．children

C．women

D．men

3.

A．souvenirs

B．water

C．money

D．food

4.

A．free

B．balanced

C．tight

D．loose

5.

A．skipping

B．taking

C．preventing

D．forgetting

6.

A．brought up

B．accounted for

C．identified with

D．lived with

7.

A．rich

B．sensitive

C．honest

D．gentle

8.

A．demanding

B．resisting

C．keeping

D．overcoming

9.

A．cookies

B．chocolate

C．burgers

D．chips

10.

A．shared

B．showered

C．confirmed

D．accompanied

11.

A．reached into

B．held to

C．looked for

D．put aside

12.

A．sick

B．vacant

C．asleep

D．silent

13.

A．insisted

B．declared

C．decided

D．accepted

14.

A．asked

B．refused

C．suggested

D．returned

15.

A．watched out

B．appealed to

C．looked into

D．glared at

16.

A．almost

B．mainly

C．rarely

D．only

17.

A．unwilling

B．unexpected

C．unhappy

D．unbelievable

18.

A．discussion

B．attempt

C．trial

D．request

19.

A．challenges

B．achievements

C．wonders

D．changes

20.

A．reaction

B．phenomenon

C．mission

D．scene

8 . Six years ago at the age of 35, I suddenly decided I wanted to learn the cello. Straight away I rented an instrument and appeared before Wendell Margrave, professor of musical instruction.

"You can be as good as you want to be," Margrave said rather mysteriously. Then he entered my name in book:10 am, Tuesday. Tuesday followed Tuesday, and soon it was spring.

Thus began my voyage out of ignorance and into the dream. It was a happy time. I was again becoming something new, and no longer trapped as the same person. Surely the most terrible recognition of middle life is that we are past changing. We do what we can already do. The cello was something I couldn't do. Yet each Tuesday this became less and less true. Riding home on the bus one snowy night and learning the score of Mozarts C-Major Quintet, I felt the page burst into music in my hands. I could by then more or less read a score, and was humming the cello line, when suddenly all five parts came together harmonically in my head. The fellow sitting opposite stared. I met his glance with tears, actually hearing the music in my head for the first time. Could he hear it too, perhaps? No, he got off at the next stop.

As the years slipped by, my daughter grew up, playing the piano well. My goal was that she and I would one day perform together. I also wanted to perform in public with and for my peers, and to be secretly envied. I continued to play, to perform, but it is not the same. As good as I wanted to be, I am as good as I'm going to get. It is good enough.

1. From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that .

A．the author went to a cello lesson every Tuesday

B．the author bought a cello after he decided to learn it

C．the author already knew some cello basics

D．Margrave was a famous but mysterious professor

2. The author writes that "it was a happy time" in Paragraph 3 mainly because .

A．he used to feel very bored with his unchallenging life

B．it was beautiful to be able to hear the music in his mind

C．Professor Margrave made learning the cello very easy for him

D．he enjoyed the feelings of growth and getting closer to his dream

3. The purpose of the article is mainly to .

A．show the author's deep gratitude to his cello tutor

B．advise readers on how to improve their cello skills

C．encourage readers that it's never too late to pursue their dreams

D．describe the author's incredible efforts to overcome difficulties

9 . Finally, I entered the institution. Because of my careful _________, I did not have to work during the school year. Then, summer came and it was time to _________ harder than ever. I continued working as a waitress at night, _________ tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours in the afternoons. Being a little _________, I also decided to take a class at a community college This class at the community college saved me $650. It was a(n) _________ summer and made me anxious to return to my _________ easy life at college.

During my second and third years of undergraduate schooling, I made a(n)_________ to work about five hours weekly in the campus admissions office answering phones. This provided a little extra money and _________ me from spending my savings. The overall situation looked hopeful as I _________ my senior year as long as I could make as much money as I had the __________ summer. I wanted to go to Israel to study for 3 weeks, but I __________ in making this decision because it would cost me $1,600 more to get the credits in Israel. About two weeks later my Mom called to tell me that I had $1.600 in the bank that I had forgotten about! One of my __________ about this trip was not only the cost, but the __________ of time to make money; __________. I made as much that summer in the ten weeks when I was at home as I had made during the fourteen weeks when I was at home the summer before. The way everything worked together to make this trip __________ was one of the most __________ things that have ever happened to me.

This experience has __________ me in many important ways. The first thing that I learned was the importance of a strong work principle. Working long hours did a lot to influence my character and helped me learn the __________ of a dollar. It also made me learn how to __________ creative solutions to difficult dilemmas.

Whenever I am overwhelmed or afraid of the future, I can remember my $64.268 __________.

1.

A．efforts

B．savings

C．comparison

D．forecast

2.

A．work

B．study

C．research

D．relax

3.

A．joined

B．practiced

C．attended

D．instructed

4.

A．ambitious

B．content

C．desperate

D．anxious

5.

A．fruitful

B．unforgettable

C．exhausting

D．delightful

6.

A．completely

B．relatively

C．deliberately

D．necessarily

7.

A．attempt

B．proposal

C．decision

D．point

8.

A．kept

B．banned

C．discouraged

D．protected

9.

A．ended

B．changed

C．passed

D．approached

10.

A．former

B．previous

C．coming

D．latter

11.

A．succeeded

B．delayed

C．hesitated

D．believed

12.

A．accounts

B．threats

C．disadvantages

D．concerns

13.

A．waste

B．gain

C．limit

D．loss

14.

A．however

B．therefore

C．besides

D．also

15.

A．successful

B．possible

C．available

D．unique

16.

A．important

B．disappointing

C．exciting

D．fundamental

17.

A．shaped

B．involved

C．fascinated

D．guaranteed

18.

A．use

B．expectation

C．value

D．process

19.

A．stick with

B．reflect on

C．take up

D．work out

20.

A．income

B．wonder

C．dream

D．target

10 . Whatever misfortune (命运)you face, just hold up your head and face it with a smile! I got to know this from a musical soul.

The other day I was feeling quite _______, having just been laid off from my job. With so many _______ to pay, I was wondering what was going to happen to my family.

I got off the bus when I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the _______. I walked a bit slower, trying to find out where it was coming from. Through the _______ I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her.

She was singing songs about love and her sweet voice _______ me a bit. Then I stood there watching her playing, thinking that it must take _______ to perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didn’t know.

She might have felt my _______ for she occasionally looked in my direction.

By now I was telling myself that I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked _______ and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face.

I asked her _______, “Why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”

She explained to me that she sees so many ________ people in the world that she is trying to relieve the pain by ________ motivational(激励的)music.

Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a ________ time lately, but you’ve made me ________ again.”

“I’m happy that I could be ________ to you,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”

I told her my story and said, “I’m not so ________ about what to do….”

“You see, here’s the ________,” she responded. “When you were walking, your head was down.” She looked me in the eyes and went on, “Don’t look defeated, because ________ comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. You should ________ more … lift your head up.”

I was really ________ by what she said! I did hold my head up and soon got through the difficult time.

So ________ in trouble, just face it bravely and you are sure to overcome your difficulty sooner or later.

1.

A．lonely

B．relaxed

C．awful

D．breathless

2.

A．bills

B．fees

C．fines

D．prices

3.

A．listeners

B．traffic

C．instrument

D．background

4.

A．trees

B．street

C．buildings

D．crowd

5.

A．shocked

B．comforted

C．excited

D．amused

6.

A．courage

B．energy

C．patience

D．technique

7.

A．mood

B．presence

C．thought

D．appreciation

8.

A．aside

B．down

C．off

D．over

9.

A．quietly

B．deliberately

C．curiously

D．seriously

10.

A．negative

B．unhealthy

C．unconscious

D．elderly

11.

A．creating

B．sharing

C．enjoying

D．teaching

12.

A．tense

B．wonderful

C．rough

D．crazy

13.

A．enthusiastic

B．emotional

C．energetic

D．hopeful

14.

A．available

B．essential

C．superior

D．helpful

15.

A．sure

B．ashamed

C．particular

D．anxious

16.

A．problem

B．situation

C．conflict

D．condition

17.

A．success

B．opportunity

C．aid

D．happiness

18.

A．concentrate

B．look

C．smile

D．fight

19.

A．occupied

B．moved

C．inspired

D．satisfied

20.

A．however

B．wherever

C．whoever

D．whenever