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。

On a cold windy day, a poor boy tried to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door. Wandering on the street, he was not a successful seller. What’s worse, he found that he only had one dime left. His empty stomach reminded him constantly that for days he hadn’t eaten anything. He had no choice but to beg for a meal at the next house. Hesitantly he knocked at a door, thinking about what to say when it was opened. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. “What can I do for you?” asked the young woman. The boy paused for a while, “Would you please give me some...a drink of water?” the boy dared not to look directly into her eyes. She looked at the bony boy and thought he might need something to give him energy so she brought him a glass of milk. His head rising and small hands taking the cup, he drank it up slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied with a warm smile on her face. “My mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.”Deeply moved, he said sincerely, “Then I shall thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but it also increased his faith in the whole human race. As a matter of fact, he was about to give up and quit before that point.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. However, the local doctors were unable to give an effective medical treatment. Finally they sent her to a hospital in the big city, where specialists can be called in to cure her rare disease. Among those famous specialists, Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

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。

Dressed in his doctor’s gown, he went in to see her.

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The bill was sent to her room.

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2 . I was eleven years old, standing outside when I watched the house that I grew up in burn to the ground. A few minutes earlier, I was asleep in my nice, warm bed.

My grandmother’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had broken out there and awakened her first. While I stumbled(蹒跚) around in the smoke and darkness, my brother ran from room to room quickly, waking everyone in the house. The house. however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could do anything the fire consumed(毁灭) it. We all made it outside before the flames destroyed every room.

I stood there shivering(颤抖) while the fire destroyed my hooks, clothes, and toys. I watched helplessly while my mum cried. I wondered what was going to happen to us now that we had lost all of our things.

As I looked around, though, I realized something for the first time: The things that matter aren’t things. I saw my elder brother running to get help. I saw my grandmother and dad hugging together. I realised at that moment that we were all alive. Everything that was important survived the fire. Our lives would continue. We would survive without the things that were burning. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that mattered.

I still think of that fire in the night that helped me to become who I am today. It helped me to learn that the love we share is far more important than the things we have. Love others. Help everyone. Let the fire inside of you make this world a warmer place.

1. Who found the fire at first?

A．The author himself.	B．The author’s grandmother,
C．The author’s mother.	D．The author’s elder brother.

2. Which word could best describe the author when he ran outside?

A．Calm.

B．Helpful.

C．Frightened.

D．Disappointed.

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?

A．Lost things can’t come back.

B．Getting others’ help is necessary.

C．Material wealth isn’t the most important.

D．Lives must continue on if we lack love.

4. What happens to the author after the fire?

A．He plans to build a new house.	B．He is still what he used to be.
C．He only shares his love with his family.	D．He is ready to help those in need.

3 . 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。

It was a cold December, at the tail end of the Great Depression, and things were tough. Mum had a hard time raising us kids on her own in our small community. My father had died five years earlier, leaving us worse off; we relied on social assistance to keep us clothed, and although our clothes were secondhand, we thought they were beautiful.

Looking back, I realized what Mum went through sending us kids to school. Every morning she would tuck a new piece of cardboard in our shoes because our soles were worn out. When we got home, Mum would have French toast ready for us. Our rent was $25 a month, but Mum couldn’t pay it, and we knew we would move out right after Christmas on the first of January.

The holidays were fast approaching, and we were entitled to $25 for Christmas from social services. It was four days before Christmas. Mum said that instead of buying food, she was going to use the money to pay our back rent. That way we’d have a roof over our heads for a little while longer.

Then she told us that there would be no Christmas gifts.

What Mom didn’t know was that I had been selling Christmas trees, sweeping snow and doing part-time jobs to earn enough money to buy a new pair of boots —boots that weren’t patched; boots with no cardboard in it. I knew exactly which boots I wanted. They were ten-inch, Top-Genuine, Pierre Paris boots, and they cost $23.

The big day for getting my boots came on Christmas Eve afternoon. I was very excited as I hurried up the shopping center for it. On the way, I noticed a grocery store.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1

The Christmas lights and decorations held me, and I slowed my pace.

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Paragraph 2

Once home, I piled the groceries on the porch (门廊) and knocked on the door.

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4 . Alice is a student who came to my class last year. Though she has already turned 60, Alice looks so fit and _________ with a bright smile and an enthusiastic attitude. I am Alice’s teacher in class, but I feel she is my teacher in life.

For my 2-hour class every Saturday morning, Alice has to take a 3-hour round trip. But she is never _________ for class. Alice is very passionate about learning English. She often says, “Don’t _________ me as a 60-year-old. I am just a new beginner who wants to learn anything _________. You know, I am very excited to come to the class!” So I feel a strong sense of_________ to make sure what I teach makes sense to her.

Alice came to me only with very _________ English skills, but she turns out to be a very fast learner because she always puts English _________ on a daily basis. I check her _________ before every class. It is usually not what I _________ for the class, but rather something that she __________ to put together. She makes various sentences using the important words and phrases she learned from our previous (先前的) class. I am always __________ by the quality of her homework.

I feel __________ to have a student like Alice. She has __________ me so much. Our interaction is a great learning __________ for both of us. Though I have no idea why she learns English, I hope I can help her __________ her dream, whatever it is.

1.

A．strong

B．cheerful

C．calm

D．proud

2.

A．anxious

B．ready

C．late

D．sorry

3.

A．treat

B．recognize

C．mistake

D．describe

4.

A．carefully

B．obviously

C．creatively

D．comfortably

5.

A．humor

B．achievement

C．responsibility

D．wonder

6.

A．specific

B．basic

C．practical

D．official

7.

A．under discussion

B．under control

C．in order

D．in use

8.

A．demand

B．homework

C．schedule

D．attitude

9.

A．revise

B．save

C．arrange

D．collect

10.

A．volunteers

B．agrees

C．promises

D．happens

11.

A．encouraged

B．annoyed

C．confused

D．impressed

12.

A．confident

B．fortunate

C．relaxed

D．free

13.

A．taught

B．helped

C．protected

D．reminded

14.

A．ability

B．goal

C．experience

D．content

15.

A．play safe with

B．try out for

C．let go of

D．get closer to

5 . I was never very neat while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but my always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Overtime, Kate got neater and I got my merriser. She moved to push my dirty clothing over and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.

Who broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! why under my bed!” Suddenly I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up. She quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, crying. Obviously. that was something she could not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy (同情) rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bad. Cleaned the suckers and swept the floor even on her side. I got so absorbed into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching. Her tears dried and her expression was such disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. “Thanks.”

Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

1. What made Kate so angry one evening?

A．She couldn’t find her books.

B．She heard the writer shouting loud.

C．She got the news that her grandma was ill.

D．She saw the writer’s shoes beneath her bed.

2. Why did the writer tidy up the room?

A．Because she was scared by Kate’s anger.

B．Because she hated herself for being so messy.

C．Because she wanted to show her care.

D．Because she was asked by Kate to do so.

3. How is paragraph 1 mainly developed?

A．By analyzing courses.

B．By showing differences.

C．By describing a process.

D．By following time order.

4. What might be the best title for the story?

A．My Friend Kate.

B．Hard Work Pays off.

C．How to Be Organized?

D．Learning to Be Roommates.

6 . 阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last year when Tom graduated from school, he came to Sydney. He didn’t like to work on his father’s farm and hoped     1    (find) a job in a big city. He went from one company to     2     but no one wanted him. With little money     3    (leave), he got to the station, sad and     4     (tire). All he wanted to do was go back to his small town. It was very late at night and the station was full of people. They were waiting to buy tickets of     5     last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.

At that time, a woman with a     6    (cry) baby walked to him and asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket because he thought they needed it more than he     7    (do). After the train left, he sat on the bench and didn’t know where to go.     8    (sudden), an old man came and said, “Young man, I have seen     9     you did to the woman. I am the     10    (own) of a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to work for me?”

7 . A Life-Giving Touch

On March 25, 2010, Kate and David heard the words every parent ________: Their newborn wasn’t going to make it. Their twins – a girl and a boy – were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature (早产的), ________ just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. His ________ was nearly gone.

“I saw him gasp (喘息), but the ________ said it was no use.” Kate told the Daily Mail five years later, “I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of ________. I wasn’t going to give up ________. I wanted to let him know us.”

Kate ________ the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanket and ordered David to take his shirt off and ________ them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as ________ as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin ________ would improve his condition. They also talked to him.

“We were trying to encourage him to ________.” Kate told the Daily Mail, “We explained his name and that he had a twin who he had to ________ and how hard we had tried to have him. Then something miraculous (奇迹般的) happened. Jamie gasped again – and then he started ________. Finally, he reached for his father’s finger. Our ________ boy had made it.”

“We’re the ________ people in the world.” Kate said gratefully, “The experience makes us cherish them more.”

1.

A．waits

B．imagines

C．hopes

D．fears

2.

A．measuring

B．weighing

C．judging

D．costing

3.

A．heartbeat

B．emotion

C．brain

D．energy

4.

A．police

B．assistant

C．doctor

D．editor

5.

A．recognition

B．stress

C．life

D．anxiety

6.

A．officially

B．easily

C．suddenly

D．hopelessly

7.

A．unwrapped

B．held

C．kissed

D．removed

8.

A．join

B．put

C．keep

D．limit

9.

A．unique

B．peaceful

C．balanced

D．warm

10.

A．time

B．contact

C．moment

D．chance

11.

A．leave

B．talk

C．stay

D．eat

12.

A．look for

B．pick up

C．fight against

D．care for

13.

A．struggling

B．breathing

C．nodding

D．waving

14.

A．curious

B．giant

C．strong

D．healthy

15.

A．smartest

B．wealthiest

C．kindest

D．luckiest

8 . It was a classic night. The noisy Mexico City ________ calmed down. The main stadium of Olympic track and field competition was enveloped(笼罩) in the ________ . After he finished taking photos of the marathon winners ________ the victory, Greenspan, a world-famous news producer, found the stadium ________. He was about to leave ________ he suddenly saw a man with his right leg spotted with the blood ran into the stadium. This man ran lamely(跛脚地) out of breath, but he didn’t stop. After he ran along the track for a ________ and got to the finish line, he ________ the ground.

Greenspan guessed this was a marathon athlete. Out of ________, he went over and ask why the athlete wanted to run to the ________ with such a difficulty.

The young man, called Kowari from Tanzania, replied in a ________ voice, “That my country sent me here from over 20,000 kilometers is not to let me get off the track in the competition, but to make me ________ the game. I’ve fallen behind all other runners, I have a sacred(神圣的) goal like them. ________ the audience won’t ________ me any more, but my motherland is watching me from behind….” Tears welled up in Greenspan’s eyes. Soon, he spread the most ________ scene in the history of the Olympic Games to every corner of the world.

Life should have a dream of reaching the peak. It is not whether we can reach the top but whether we’ve made the greatest ________ that counts. To reach the goal in the mind is also a success.

1.

A．gradually

B．officially

C．actually

D．extremely

2.

A．morning

B．darkness

C．flash

D．view

3.

A．admiring

B．exploring

C．designing

D．celebrating

4.

A．busy

B．crowded

C．empty

D．noisy

5.

A．before

B．when

C．while

D．once

6.

A．mile

B．minute

C．circle

D．second

7.

A．lay on

B．relied on

C．made up

D．signed up

8.

A．sight

B．curiosity

C．control

D．order

9.

A．goal

B．campus

C．site

D．track

10.

A．proud

B．excited

C．mad

D．gentle

11.

A．complete

B．improve

C．appreciate

D．challenge

12.

A．Therefore

B．Though

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

13.

A．attract

B．annoy

C．cheer

D．recognize

14.

A．frightening

B．exciting

C．touching

D．confusing

15.

A．achievements

B．changes

C．progress

D．efforts

9 . When I was tidying out my drawers, I happened on a few diaries that I’d kept long before. The writing showed a youthful or rather __________ hand. I casually took up one to have a look.

“Today the teacher __________ the results of the term examinations. To my greatest surprise, I was ranked No.5 on the list, the first time I’ve failed to achieve No.1. I was so __________ that I wept bitterly and kept myself from supper. I must punish myself, for it is the greatest__________ I’ve suffered in my life.”

At this I couldn’t help__________. I could __________ remember what the actual situation was like. For more than a decade since then, I’ve suffered lots of failures, any one of which is much__________ than an examination failure.

Then I turned over to a new page and read the following.

“I was very upset today. I __________why Mum should have done so. Isn’t she my mum, my blood relation? I really want to __________ her. In a few days I’ll take part in college entrance examinations. I’ll apply for __________ to colleges or universities in other provinces far from home. When I go, I’ll never come home again.”

This__________ astonished me. I tried my best to recall what my mother had done __________ me so much. But however hard I tried, I still failed to call it to mind.

I glanced over several pages and the entries showed what was termed as “very painful” or “most unforgettable” things are __________ significant, or even laughable from today’s point of view. Then I picked up a new one. Opening it, I saw on its title page the following.

To the one I love most:

Your love will __________me all my life.

My love for you will never change.

It reminded me of someone — a vague (模糊的)__________ emerging before my eyes — the boy sharing a desk in class with me. I used to look on him as the whole of my life. But since we left school, I’ve never met him again. I know nothing about him: where he is now or what he is doing. All I know is that his love doesn’t keep me company __________ my love has already changed.

Having undergone so many changes of persons and things, I’ve come to realize that nothing in the world is __________. Not only nice cheerful things will go, painful and troublesome things will also __________. And you’ll find the easiest to change is none __________ you yourself, and what remains unchanged is only the childish __________ for nice things.

1.

A．unique

B．childish

C．graceful

D．amazing

2.

A．delivered

B．checked

C．stressed

D．announced

3.

A．depressed

B．awkward

C．confused

D．injured

4.

A．error

B．difficulty

C．event

D．failure

5.

A．smiling

B．crying

C．complaining

D．shouting

6.

A．merely

B．obviously

C．hardly

D．actually

7.

A．easier

B．weightier

C．slighter

D．deeper

8.

A．understand

B．realize

C．wonder

D．guess

9.

A．leave

B．quarrel

C．evacuate

D．challenge

10.

A．devotion

B．contribution

C．addiction

D．admission

11.

A．demand

B．record

C．behaviour

D．report

12.

A．astonished

B．impressed

C．annoyed

D．frightened

13.

A．everything

B．something

C．nothing

D．anything

14.

A．affect

B．protect

C．aid

D．accompany

15.

A．statue

B．image

C．impression

D．picture

16.

A．as

B．if

C．while

D．unless

17.

A．suitable

B．unchangeable

C．equal

D．unforgettable

18.

A．pass away

B．pass through

C．pass out

D．pass on

19.

A．less than

B．rather than

C．more than

D．other than

20.

A．wish

B．struggle

C．attitude

D．concern

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

It was my first day of senior high school. Looking at everything    1    I had prepared for the new school year, I was filled with     2     (curious) as well as anxiety.

I was anxious to look around as soon as I got to school. I felt curious    3    everything, the new dining hall, the new library, the new labs, the new classrooms, etc. It would be    4    new start for me. And I was looking forward to    5    (see) my new teachers and classmates.    6    at the same time I wondered    7    my new classmates would like to make friends with me. Would the teacher be strict with us students?

I felt    8    (relax) when my English teacher asked me, “What else can I do to help you, Li Le?” I found all the teachers kind and helpful. While    9    (think) about how to get on well with my classmates, I found three boys come and they asked me to play basketball with them in the P.E. class. We enjoyed ourselves that morning and soon became good friends.

Anxiety had gone, and I knew I    10    (have) a happy school life here.