1 . About six years ago I was going through a tough time, trying to work two jobs to afford my rent. On a cold Sunday morning, I went to GameStop-a video game retailer(零售商), to cancel the game I’d booked. A woman in a car parked outside called me when I exited the store. Though it was in broad daylight, I was shy about it and kept some distance when I walked over. She said she couldn’t walk and requested me to purchase a Kinect, a popular game, for her as her son’s Christmas gift. Because of her leg disease it was painful for her to move around. She called ahead but the employee(雇员)wasn’t willing to help. She gave me about $ 100 in cash and her credit card.

I walked back in and bought the Kinect. Then it occurred to me that this woman, a complete stranger, trusted me. What was it that stopped me from lying about the payment method and just pocket her cash? She couldn’t know I wasn’t a cheat; and how could she possibly believe in someone so much?

I handed her the cash back, explaining I had to pay with her card--it was above $ 100 at the time, and handed over the game and her credit card. “This is what my son’s been longing for. Thank you! By the way, just from glancing at you, I know you are the one who will be a friend to someone in need. You have a face of an angel!” she said. She gave me $ 10 and refused to take it back. Then she drove away.

She had no idea how much of a difference even $ 10 made. I was able to buy a few cheap groceries for the week and it really made a hard time in my life a little better. She may think I helped her; however, I truly feel like the one who was being gifted something amazing.

1. Which of the following best explains “tough” underlined in paragraph 1?

A．Advanced

B．Awkward

C．Content

D．Difficult

2. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?

A．The author canceled the video game for saving money.

B．The author worked so hard that there was no time for games.

C．The author was unwilling to help and kept a distance from the woman.

D．The woman requested the author to purchase a Kinect for her son.

3. What can we know about the woman?

A．She gave the author $ 10 for the video game.

B．She chose the author because he was handsome.

C．She might not know exactly how much the video game would cost.

D．She didn’t buy the video game by herself because of her laziness.

4. Which of the following words can best describe the author?

A．Kind and honest.	B．Brave and curious.
C．Humorous and wise.	D．Determined and energetic.

5. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Kinect, a popular game.	B．Help others, help yourself.
C．A stranger who had faith in me.	D．An experience that changed my life.

2 . Two weeks ago, a 5-year-old girl named Sunshine Oelfke emptied out her piggy bank (存钱罐) onto the living room floor and immediately started counting. Her grandmother, Jackie Oelfke, thought she was playing as she carefully lined up the coins, but then she saw the girl put the coins into a plastic bag and place it in her backpack.

“What are you doing with that money?” Jackie asked her granddaughter.

“I’m taking it to school,” Sunshine replied. “I’m going to take it for milk money. My friend Layla doesn’t get milk— her mom doesn’t have milk money and I do.”

Jackie’s heart melted at Sunshine’s words. Choked with strong feelings, Jackie held her sweet granddaughter tightly in her arms.

Last week, Jackie and Sunshine met with her teacher, Rita Hausher, and handed her the $30 the kindergartner had saved. There are 20 kids in Sunshine’s class and about half don’t get milk. It costs $ 0.45 a carton (纸盒). The total adds up to about $180 a month for every child in the class to have milk every day.

After dropping Sunshine off at school, Jackie posted a tearful video on Facebook to explain her granddaughter’s plan. To her surprise, many people offered to donate toward the cause. Within a week, Jackie raised more than $1,000. Now every student in Sunshine’s class can get free milk for the rest of the year.

Jackie said Sunshine doesn’t see her kind act as a big deal. She was just trying to look out for her friends. “She doesn’t understand the effect she’s brought about,” Jackie said. “But now she knows she can do whatever she puts her mind to.”

1. Why did Sunshine empty her piggy bank?

A．She hoped to show off her savings in class.	B．She needed to train her counting skills.
C．She wanted to play with the coins.	D．She intended to pay for her friend’s milk.

2. How did Jackie feel upon hearing Sunshine’s words?

A．Relieved.

B．Touched.

C．Curious.

D．Proud.

3. In Jackie’s eyes, what did Sunshine learn from the experience?

A．Two heads are better than one.	B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.	D．There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

4. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Small Coins, Big Changes.	B．Jackie’s Piggy Bank.
C．Piggy Bank and Carton Milk.	D．A Moved Grandmother.

3 . For the past ten years, my dad and I have attended the same school — he as an administrator and I as a student. Our relationship, in and out of school, has been totally unpredictable.

When I was younger, all that my dad said was doctrine (信条) and anything he did I, ___________, copied. We played games together, and stayed up late reading bedtime stories. I could ___________ my dad taking me to school, running into him regularly during the day and riding home with him every afternoon.

As I grew older, we were not as ___________ as we used to be. He wasn’t cool any more. He wore his socks too high, listened to horrible country music and laughed too loudly in front of my friends. He became a total embarrassment.

However, the ___________ that occurred in school were even worse. The worst one happened in seventh grade. My dad came to our New Year party, dressed up as Donald Duck, guitar in hand, singing silly songs. Just kill me! I wanted to run away.

This ___________ continued into high school but we somehow began to find a balance. Things started to _________ around the time of my 10th-grade physics project. The ___________ was to build a wood bridge with the best strength-to-weight ratio (比率). All the students and physics teachers ___________. So did my dad, the only administrator! Embarrassed as usual, I ___________ the scene. However, later when I learned from my friends that my dad ______________ all competitors and won everyone’s admiration, I found that mixed in with my ______________ was a touch of pride.

I had needed someone else to show me what I ______________ in my dad. It wasn’t the fact that he’d won, it was more than that. I began to ______________ that we have many of the same values and sometimes the same opinions. No matter how much I had tried to ______________ him, he still influenced me.

I feel fortunate to have such an unusual father. The ______________ I have developed with my dad over the years has enabled me to look back and see how I’ve grown.

1.

A．accurately

B．naturally

C．originally

D．passively

2.

A．apply to

B．see off

C．count on

D．pick out

3.

A．close

B．reliable

C．generous

D．confident

4.

A．discriminations

B．failures

C．competitions

D．disasters

5.

A．debate

B．instance

C．progress

D．struggle

6.

A．differ

B．extend

C．change

D．grow

7.

A．issue

B．task

C．lesson

D．procedure

8.

A．participated

B．hesitated

C．committed

D．explored

9.

A．witnessed

B．investigated

C．pictured

D．fled

10.

A．persuaded

B．defeated

C．ignored

D．evaluated

11.

A．confusion

B．encouragement

C．embarrassment

D．fascination

12.

A．recommended

B．absorbed

C．doubted

D．appreciated

13.

A．recognize

B．demand

C．argue

D．estimate

14.

A．approach

B．resist

C．limit

D．believe

15.

A．strategy

B．conclusion

C．relationship

D．potential

4 . When I woke up on Aug 4,2016, there was only one thing on my mind: what to wear. A billion thoughts________through my brain in the closet. It was my first day of high school. I need to________the people who I would spend the next four years with. First impressions did________, which made me nervous.

After carefully searching my closet, I________came out in a dress from Target. I felt powerful as I headed toward room 1136. But as I entered class, my jaw________to the floor.

Sitting at her desk was Mrs Hutfilz, my English teacher, in the same________as me. I kept my head down and________to my seat. I made it through my brief________speech until Mrs Hutfilz rose to her feet, jokingly________that she liked my style. Although this was the________I had been afraid of, all my________surprisingly melted (融化) away, and the students paid attention as I shared my story. My smile grew as I laughed with the students.

________back four years later, the ten minutes I spent________of giving my speech were really not worth it. My first period of high school________made the day unforgettable in the best way and taught me that Mrs Hutfilz has an awesome sense of________!

1.

A．flew

B．got

C．raced

D．swept

2.

A．explore

B．impress

C．please

D．memorise

3.

A．improve

B．focus

C．matter

D．stress

4.

A．calmly

B．eagerly

C．curiously

D．proudly

5.

A．referred

B．sighed

C．dropped

D．hung

6.

A．dress

B．mood

C．state

D．position

7.

A．rushed

B．jumped

C．struggled

D．tiptoed

8.

A．description

B．introduction

C．summary

D．series

9.

A．adding

B．assuming

C．debating

D．arguing

10.

A．comment

B．moment

C．period

D．movement

11.

A．opportunity

B．challenge

C．schedule

D．anxiety

12.

A．Looking

B．Reflecting

C．Reminding

D．Turning

13.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．proud

D．homesick

14.

A．finally

B．regularly

C．currently

D．typically

15.

A．career

B．responsibility

C．option

D．style

5 . 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。

One day, my brother and I were in our apartment. My parents had both gone for a party and had left me in charge of everything. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. All of a sudden, the doorbell rang. Ding­dong! Ding­dong! My younger brother had rushed to the door before I decided to answer the door. We both thought that our parents had come home. As a result, he unlocked the door and opened it.

Outside of the house stood a man who wore a black raincoat and black rubber boots. He looked no different from other people and said that he was a salesman and asked politely if our mother or father was at home so he could talk with them.

Without thinking, my brother said，“No.” He asked if we would like to buy some comic books (漫画书), which he was selling. I quickly explained to him that we were not supposed to buy anything without our parents’ permission. However, it seemed that he was not willing to follow my advice and he had an intention to enter our house.

Then, I realized something terrible would happen. As I was about to close the door, he forced his way into our house. He forced me to tie up my brother’s hands with the rope which he took out from his pocket. I tied up his hands but tied it in a special way so my brother could untie (解开) it himself as we often did. The man then tied my hands up and locked both of us in the kitchen.

Soon, he went upstairs to search the bedroom for something valuable. I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied it for me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, but the line was dead.

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

The doors were all locked from the outside and what’s more, I did not have the keys.

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Paragraph 2:

Just at the same time our parents came back home.

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7 . 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Seventy-three-year-old George selected his food very carefully. Skim milk was $2.99, on sale from $3.49; white bread, 89 cents with a 10-cent discount. Leaving the cashier desk, he calculated he had saved 80 cents today.

At the exit, the chilly wind reminded him of gloves. “Where are they?” Not in the coat pockets. Not in the grocery bag either. He was sure he was wearing them when entering the store. He clearly remembered putting them into the pocket of his coat. George searched thoroughly all his pockets for a second time, again including the grocery bag. Now he made sure they must have been dropped somewhere inside the store.

Old George had bought the black leather gloves at a 25% discount, for $35.00, ten years ago. They were genuine lamb skin, soft and warm and very durable (耐用). Wearing such gloves even promoted his social status on the bus. He had taken care not to let a drop of water or rain touch his gloves, so they looked like new. Losing this favorite possession was almost like losing a child to him.

Bad luck, he thought, to lose his expensive gloves on Christmas Eve.

George instantly re-entered the store. He followed the same route he had walked before, starting at the bread counter, to the milk section, the corner where salt and sugar were placed, then all the way to the cashier desk. Several minutes of anxious searching turned out to be in vain. He asked the customers and the cashier whether they saw a pair of black leather gloves, but they said no. Then he went to the Lost and Found Office to make the same inquiry, but there came another disappointing answer. His heart grew heavier.

“Society has changed, people have changed,” he murmured to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Now a good deed is lost.”

Yet he did not give up hope. He started to stare at anybody wearing black gloves to see if they looked like his. The first two persons he saw did wear gloves, but one was woman’s and the other not black.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为100 左右；
2. 续写一段，开头语已为你写好；
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly, he noticed a man heading for the door, wearing black leather gloves.
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8 . I once unplugged (拔掉电源插头) the TV for a month. It was summer, the season of long walks and beach parties—I didn’t need TV that much then. But I knew if I really wanted to prove I could _________ television, I’d have to survive the darkest, coldest England months without it. This winter, I had my _________ .

A year ago I moved into my own place. Living alone was an opportunity to choose _________ I wanted to live. And being TV-free would allow me to do what I didn’t have _________ for. I wondered if I would feel lonely, but _________ it would be better not to spend time with my “friends” on TV but to visit _________ friends. I also considered _________ a small TV to keep in the closet and bring out on special occasions.

I did miss a lot, but I could feel _________ changes. I had thought that I was too tired to _________ after a long day at work, but now I found myself reading a lot. I also started doing volunteer work almost every week ____________ every few months. Sometimes I even enjoyed that rare thing called quiet.

Sometime during the winter, the season I thought would be most ____________ , I discovered I had crossed the line from experiment to ____________ . Finally, I put up a painting on the only living room wall that could have a ____________ . A friend came over for the first time, and with a(n) ____________ look, she asked, “So, don’t you have a TV?”

I don’t know how long my new lifestyle will last. I might ____________ want to reconnect with my TV, but I’m confident now that I’ll still find time and space for me.

1.

A．attract

B．avoid

C．stress

D．design

2.

A．test

B．exploration

C．try

D．exam

3.

A．why

B．whether

C．where

D．how

4.

A．responsibility

B．respect

C．time

D．power

5.

A．said

B．debated

C．expected

D．decided

6.

A．rich

B．poor

C．real

D．young

7.

A．buying

B．packing

C．borrowing

D．renting

8.

A．extreme

B．positive

C．awkward

D．effortless

9.

A．cook

B．read

C．drive

D．sleep

10.

A．apart from

B．other than

C．except for

D．instead of

11.

A．enjoyable

B．fun

C．amazing

D．difficult

12.

A．effort

B．test

C．discovery

D．lifestyle

13.

A．TV

B．bookshelf

C．closet

D．medal

14.

A．focused

B．confused

C．determined

D．annoyed

15.

A．usually

B．fortunately

C．suddenly

D．obviously

9 . On a Friday evening in December, two weeks before Christmas, I lost my job. When my daughter, Kristil, then 12, and I planned to get our Christmas tree, I listened to my voicemail: “We’re sorry but your work _______ has ended today. ”My heart sank. As a single parent, my anxiety _______.

The next day as we searched for the tree, I _______ to be cheerful as I eyed each price tag(标签).

“Is everything OK? ” Kristil asked. ”You seem worried. ”

“I got some bad news yesterday,” I told her. ”I lost my job.”

I eagerly _______ job as my bank account became smaller. I felt as if the world was closing in on me.

One afternoon, I dropped Kristil in a wealthy community for a birthday party. I watched as she went in, _______ with all the nice things we couldn’t afford. I drove home _______. Back at home, I glanced out the window. It had been snowing _______ all morning. I noticed a slim woman trying to open her car door _______ the wind. As she got out, I realized it was my old professor, Sister Esther Heffernan. I’d first met her 10 years earlier when I was her student at Edgewood College. Kristil was 3 at that time, and I sometimes took her to class. Such was Sister Esther, a(n) _______professor. When I was busy with lessons, she would ________ coloring books to occupy Kristil.

“Well, I called last week but couldn’t get through. ________, I thought I would come by.” Sister Esther said. “I have gifts for you and Kristil.”

I made her a cup of tea, and we talked. Being in Sister Esther’s ________ gave me hope that things would be all right. I opened her card as she ________. Hundred-dollar bills fell onto the table. I gasped ________, tears of gratitude streaming down my face. Sister Esther had given me $1, 000.

On Christmas Eve, I ________ watched as Kristil opened her gifts. In 2020, at age 91, Sister Esther died, but the love she gave during her life lives on in the hearts of many. I am lucky to be one of them.

1.

A．achievement

B．assignment

C．announcement

D．attachment

2.

A．existed

B．gathered

C．exploded

D．grew

3.

A．claimed

B．intended

C．struggled

D．tended

4.

A．applied for

B．signed up for

C．accounted for

D．made up for

5.

A．filled

B．surrounded

C．covered

D．decorated

6.

A．defeated

B．puzzled

C．scared

D．inspired

7.

A．up and down

B．on and off

C．here and there

D．in and out

8.

A．beneath

B．beyond

C．alongside

D．against

9.

A．flexible

B．respectable

C．understanding

D．intelligent

10.

A．take

B．bring

C．fetch

D．show

11.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

12.

A．presence

B．charge

C．favor

D．absence

13.

A．faded away

B．broke away

C．pulled away

D．put away

14.

A．in regret

B．in amazement

C．in despair

D．in comfort

15.

A．expectantly

B．hesitantly

C．joyfully

D．nervously