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。

When I was little, I lived in a house with a beautiful garden full of all kinds of Bowers. There was nothing I enjoyed more than sitting in the garden with my mother reading stories to me. When I was old enough to read, I enjoyed reading stories aloud to her.

I would never forget one day when I was in the third grade. I bad been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had rehearsed (排练) my lines so hard with me. But however easily I acted at home, the moment I stepped on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside, explaining that she had written a narrator’s (解说员) part to the play, and asked me to change roles. Her word, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part go to another girl.

I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home after school that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.

It was May and roses were blossoming and, under the trees, we could also see yellow dandelions (蒲公英) in the grass, as if a painter had painted our garden with red, yellow and green. I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion. ”I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, pulling it up by its roots. ”From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden. ”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested, “All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions.” “Yes, every flower is beautiful in its own way, isn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded, pleased that I had won her over. “And that is true of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no shame in that.” Relieved that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled to me gently.

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。

Para 1: “But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said.

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Para 2: After the play, I took home the flower.

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4 . Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he _________ to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social_________with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was _________ because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his _________. In his words, he _________ thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a school teacher. In the following spring I came _________ into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt unsatisfied. She told Dad that they must make a _________.

My mother had _________ of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and fame. And she _________ that I would some day become a great leader, ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she persuaded Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and ____________a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for____________ education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I ____________ what we have today. Dad runs a big international ____________ and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country, ____________ not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. ____________ he got a lesson of life — sometimes we really need drive from outside.

1.

A．rode

B．walked

C．ran

D．drove

2.

A．conversations

B．games

C．relationships

D．activities

3.

A．cold

B．crowded

C．quiet

D．dirty

4.

A．horse

B．entertainment

C．life

D．beer

5.

A．often

B．ever

C．never

D．sometimes

6.

A．laughing

B．singing

C．sleeping

D．crying

7.

A．living

B．change

C．decision

D．house

8.

A．dreamed

B．heard

C．thought

D．spoken

9.

A．cared

B．knew

C．forgot

D．hoped

10.

A．start

B．find

C．design

D．sell

11.

A．farther

B．higher

C．easier

D．closer

12.

A．showed

B．kept

C．lost

D．achieved

13.

A．farm

B．school

C．company

D．cafe

14.

A．though

B．if

C．and

D．since

15.

A．So

B．However

C．Or

D．Because

5 . An elderly woman is crediting (归功于) her neighbor's 4­year­old dog with saving her life during last week's dangerously cold temperatures.

Tim Curfman was ______ his garbage with his dog Midnight when he felt its ______ was unusual. It had its ears held up looking at him. It didn't ______ do that. Curfman got the feeling that something's ______. So he observed how his dog was acting and ______ it to a spot on the other side of his house. There, he saw his 87­year­old neighbor, Noreen, ______ in the snow. She was trying to fill her bird feeder when she fell.

Curfman ______ she was out there at least half an hour. She could not get up because she didn't have enough ______ to push herself up, and there was nothing around the corner to get a ______ of, either. The temperature was one degree below zero, but Curfman and Midnight were able to ______ her quickly.

Noreen, who didn't have serious injuries, was lucky to ______ frostbite (冻伤) even though her clothes were wet. Curfman called his wife and they together helped his neighbor up from the snow and into her ______， where his wife helped the elderly woman get into ______ clothes.

Noreen was ______ to Midnight for saving her life. “A dog like this ______ to be proud of because it's not every dog that pays attention to things like this，” Noreen said in an interview.

1.

A．sending out

B．taking out

C．picking out

D．handing out

2.

A．sound

B．attention

C．behavior

D．appearance

3.

A．normally

B．suddenly

C．really

D．daily

4.

A．down

B．in

C．out

D．up

5.

A．trained

B．drove

C．walked

D．followed

6.

A．lying

B．moving

C．playing

D．standing

7.

A．guessed

B．feared

C．argued

D．explained

8.

A．time

B．space

C．strength

D．courage

9.

A．view

B．hold

C．taste

D．command

10.

A．save

B．report

C．find

D．visit

11.

A．face

B．fight

C．avoid

D．suffer

12.

A．car

B．garden

C．yard

D．home

13.

A．dry

B．clean

C．old

D．beautiful

14.

A．grateful

B．close

C．rude

D．polite

15.

A．expects

B．intends

C．waits

D．deserves

6 . 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about     1     (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop,     2     some of them looked very anxious and     3    (disappoint) . When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next     4     the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike     5     (catch ) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused     6     (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept     7    (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,“    8     anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It s     9     (I )”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers         10    (sudden) became friendly to one another.

7 . Whenever I felt disappointed I often thought of what my mother had said to me, "Everything happens for the best. If you______, one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened but for that previous______. "

As it______, mother was right. In 1932, I ended my college life. ______ that, I had decided to try for a job in radio, and then could work my way up to a sports ______. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every______－but got turned down every time. In one studio, a ______ lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring a person who lacked ______. "Go to ______ town and find a little station that will give you a chance," she said. I then ______ to Dixon. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted an athlete to ______ its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I ______. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn't ______.

My disappointment must have ______. "Everything happens for the best, " Mom ______ me. Then I ______ WOC Radio in Davenport. The program director named Peter MacArthur told me they had already ______ a contract with another announcer.

As I left his office, my disappointment ______ over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?” Then he stood me before a ______and asked me to broadcast a live game.

I often ______ what direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward and if I didn't persist.

1.

A．look on

B．get on

C．carry on

D．stay on

2.

A．successes

B．results

C．lives

D．disappointments

3.

A．carried out

B．turned out

C．figured out

D．looked out

4.

A．Before

B．After

C．Since

D．Although

5.

A．hostess

B．athlete

C．announcer

D．performer

6.

A．firm

B．school

C．store

D．station

7.

A．beautiful

B．strict

C．kind

D．cruel

8.

A．money

B．experience

C．appearance

D．knowledge

9.

A．busy

B．distant

C．big

D．small

10.

A．turned

B．saw

C．walked

D．added

11.

A．buy

B．manage

C．sell

D．show

12.

A．applied

B．refused

C．agreed

D．appealed

13.

A．employed

B．fired

C．fitted

D．satisfied

14.

A．disappeared

B．shown

C．fallen

D．responded

15.

A．recited

B．persuaded

C．advised

D．reminded

16.

A．tried

B．visited

C．passed

D．poured

17.

A．assigned

B．signed

C．designed

D．resigned

18.

A．appeared

B．disappeared

C．boiled

D．removed

19.

A．radio

B．station

C．studio

D．microphone

20.

A．doubted

B．intended

C．wondered

D．expected

8 . My wife and I went to this vegan(严格的素食主义的) restaurant to give it a try. As we were eating our pepper and salt tofu, a young lady named Debra walked in. She wasn't aware that the place is vegan and was looking for some meat. My wife and I talked up the place and invited her over to try some of our tofu. Debra tried it, nodded and went out.

After a few minutes, she and her mother both walked back in. We were having the rest of our meal at that time, so we told her what we had ordered. Debra then asked the waitress to just repeat our order for them. Next , Debra said. "And we want to pay for their meal", pointing to my wife and me. We tried to say no, but Debra wouldn't listen.

That was not the end ofit. Hugs were in order. Debra came over to our table and my wife got up to hug her. Debra hugged my wife and put $ 100 into her hand. My wife firmly said NO, but Debra insisted. Debra kept talking about our kindness, and we did the same about hers and her mother's.With tears in the eyes, the workers were blown away by this whole exchange between four strangers.I left the waiters and waitresses a tip that would cover all ofour meals and we were on our way.

I've been witnessing so much kindness, especially over the last few years, as I began to pay more attention. We now have a new favorite restaurant and every time we go there my plan is to pay for someone else's meal.

1. Why did Debra go out after trying some tofu?

A．To bring her mother in.	B．To look after her mother.
C．To get away from the food.	D．To Iook for another restaurant

2. What did Debra insist on?

A．Hugging the author's wife	B．Ordering a meal for the author
C．Treating the author and his wife	D．Tipping the waiters and waitress

3. How did the workers feel when seeing the exchange between four strangers?

A．Curious	B．Funny
C．Surprised	D．Touched

4. What can we know about the author and Debra?

A．They've been friends.	B．They were both vegan
C．They met forvthe first time	D．They once worked together

9 . When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad. That was because a professor_______me to do so. She said, “Now it is the time for you to travel around the world,_______your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun?” I_______her.

Since I started to work for a_______company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet. By using the Internet, I have seen the_____ of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business_____, too. With the help of the Internet, I have also got_______about food in different countries.

Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were_______necessary when I happened to read a famous chef's (厨师) comment on the Internet. He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the_____around us at the same time. So why don't you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian _____? “Those words reminded me of my_____ advice. As information technology______ , you might be able to do without making some real trips. But this also means that you will miss the various_______ you can get from traveling.

Today there are people who_______ direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people_____not with each other but into their micro phones. It seems as if such people are______by an invisible wall. They seem to be losing out on a good chance to______and talk with other people. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily_______ more fruitful. However, we should never let it ______ our time for face to -face communication. Let's make use of information technology more_______, and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.

1.

A．promised

B．allowed

C．hurried

D．encouraged

2.

A．build up

B．use

C．practice

D．exchange

3.

A．agreed with

B．learn from

C．followed

D．obeyed

4.

A．computer

B．food

C．clothing

D．machine

5.

A．life

B．rivers

C．sights

D．houses

6.

A．plans

B．bargains

C．progress

D．trips

7.

A．information

B．taste

C．cooks

D．feelings

8.

A．even more

B．no longer

C．much

D．actually

9.

A．people

B．drink

C．atmosphere

D．environment

10.

A．shoes

B．dishes

C．customers

D．situations

11.

A．friend’s

B．parents’

C．professor’s

D．boss’

12.

A．produces

B．advertises

C．forms

D．advances

13.

A．news

B．pleasures

C．troubles

D．places

14.

A．avoid

B．keep

C．lose

D．enjoy

15.

A．meeting

B．talking

C．communicating

D．traveling

16.

A．stopped

B．met

C．surrounded

D．hurt

17.

A．take

B．employ

C．travel

D．meet

18.

A．communication

B．study

C．work

D．action

19.

A．spare

B．increase

C．reduce

D．use

20.

A．wisely

B．correctly

C．quickly

D．slowly

10 . I became lame(瘸的) in both legs in my childhood. I can’t stand ____ the support of two sticks. Only in my wheelchair can I ＂____＂.

I still remember the first day at ____. When I appeared at the door, ____ in the classroom stared at me in _____. My face turned ____. I couldn’t help ____ back. It was the ____ and sympathy(同情) in their eyes that _____ me doing so. I went shyly towards an unoccupied (空的) seat.

Being lame, I didn’t dare to _____ in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be ______ at. In those days I was very sad to see others walking _____.

One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really _____. They encouraged me with a(n) _____ smile and ______ me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was _____ to them for giving me a chance to see the _____ of our lovely school with my own eyes.

After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are always ______ to help me. It made me_______ I am handicapped(残疾的).

Once they asked me,＂What is the most beautiful thing in our school?＂Without hesitation I said,＂It is the _____.＂

1.

A．with

B．without

C．under

D．on

2.

A．walk

B．run

C．sit

D．stand

3.

A．school

B．wheelchair

C．home

D．hospital

4.

A．he

B．she

C．everyone

D．nobody

5.

A．thought

B．interest

C．anger

D．surprise

6.

A．red

B．brown

C．white

D．black

7.

A．entering

B．hiding

C．coming

D．turning

8.

A．feeling

B．kindness

C．sorrow

D．pain

9.

A．made

B．stopped

C．kept

D．let

10.

A．walk

B．study

C．practice

D．speak

11.

A．laughed

B．smiled

C．stared

D．looked

12.

A．quickly

B．slowly

C．happily

D．shyly

13.

A．brave

B．sad

C．hurt

D．excited

14.

A．honest

B．friendly

C．luckily

D．handsome

15.

A．pushed

B．placed

C．drew

D．pulled

16.

A．satisfied

B．sorry

C．loyal

D．grateful

17.

A．signs

B．sights

C．buildings

D．students

18.

A．ready

B．smart

C．wise

D．unwilling

19.

A．forget

B．remember

C．imagine

D．think

20.

A．teacher

B．schoolyard

C．classmate

D．friendship