2 . A mysterious creature was living under a man’s shed (简易房). Everything in his garden was almost ________, so he decided to set up a ________.

“I’ve been a gardener for over 20 years and I’ve never seen this kind of damage. Everything I ________ was getting eaten to pieces,” said Jeff.

He ________ a squirrel and a mouse grabbing snacks, but something didn’t ________. Then one day, he saw the culprit (肇事者), a groundhog (土拨鼠). The groundhog looked straight into the camera as if he was ________, “Yeah, I’m here. I’m eating your garden. What are you going to do about it?”

At first Jeff was a little upset and built some high ________. He put woods under the fences. But nothing ________. He kept seeing videos of the groundhog eating his vegetables.

Things only got ________. The groundhog, whom Jeff named “Chunk”, got a girlfriend and invited her to enjoy Jeff’s delicious treats, right in front of the camera. No matter what Jeff did, they were ________ a step ahead. “All they do is wake up and eat,” he said.

Well, as the saying goes, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” So, Jeff ________ to give them their own garden.

After they went into hibernation (冬眠) last November, Jeff had the ________ ready for them when they woke up. And to his ________, there was now a baby groundhog.

Jeff ________ the groundhogs a small picnic table, a water fountain, and put out some nice decorations. “If I can do a job to ________ them and keep them safe, I’m all for it,” Jeff said.

1.

A．repaired

B．destroyed

C．examined

D．suspected

2.

A．camera

B．company

C．brand

D．tent

3.

A．selected

B．controlled

C．expected

D．planted

4.

A．attacked

B．described

C．removed

D．spotted

5.

A．add up

B．come about

C．pay off

D．settle down

6.

A．saying

B．complaining

C．begging

D．crying

7.

A．walls

B．stairs

C．fences

D．buildings

8.

A．survived

B．failed

C．appeared

D．worked

9.

A．easier

B．worse

C．faster

D．better

10.

A．always

B．never

C．occasionally

D．gradually

11.

A．refused

B．decided

C．promised

D．volunteered

12.

A．garden

B．park

C．house

D．office

13.

A．sorrow

B．disappointment

C．surprise

D．regret

14.

A．awarded

B．sent

C．sold

D．bought

15.

A．change

B．save

C．replace

D．protect

3 . 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。

It was the first week of Lily’s middle school. The bell’s ringing brought her out of her daydreaming. She nervously gathered her books, preparing to reach another classroom for the next new class.

Lily followed the other kids and rushed into the hallway. Others walked in groups, chatted, and laughed, using the break to socialize. Lily, instead, walked alone along the wall of the hallway, with her head down. She was a shy girl, afraid to speak in front of other kids, and didn’t think others would like her.

Lily finally sat in Mr. Johnson’s Language Arts class nervously. “Welcome to Language Arts,” said Mr. Johnson. He told jokes as he talked about English. Lily forgot to daydream and laughed along with the rest of the class. “We’ll have some fun with language,” he said. “Just wait and see.”

Fun was far beyond what Lily desired. She just wanted to be like other kids—running with friends in the hallway, laughing and joking between classes. Reminded of her pimply (长粉刺的) face, she felt hopeless and disappointed.

“Take out a piece of paper,” the teacher continued, when pointing at words on the blackboard. “Write for the next thirty minutes on this topic.” Lily began writing crazily as idea after idea fought for recognition in her head. The final result was a short story about a beautiful beach house. As she wrote, she could smell the salty air, hear the crashing waves and feel the pull of the sand beneath her feet. For just a moment, she forgot where she was. She was lost in the story.

“OK, pass your papers forward,” said the teacher. “Let’s see what we have.” For the rest of the class time, the teacher read each individual work aloud. Lily originally thought it would be awkward. However, she was gradually attracted by the excitement in the teacher’s voice. “He’s actually enjoying this,” she thought. When the class would be soon over, there were still fifteen students’ papers not read, including Lily’s paper. Then, Mr. Johnson announced his decision, asking these students to read their work themselves in front of the class next class.

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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。
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A week later, the bell rang and the Language Arts class began again.

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After Lily finished her reading, the clapping from her classmates continued for a long time.

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4 . 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。续写的词数应为150左右。

Peter woke up early in the morning. He went downstairs in a hurry and started to have his breakfast as quickly as possible.

“Why are you in such a hurry, early bird?” Mum asked him. “We will have an English spelling test today, Mum,” Peter said. “Mr. White promised to offer prizes to those who get 100 scores. I’ve been studying the word list since last week. Although the words are difficult, I am well prepared for them.”

Peter reviewed the spelling of each word once more carefully when Dad drove him to school. At last, it was time for the students to have a test. “Responsibility,” Mr. White started. Peter wrote it on his test paper quickly and confidently.

“The second word: contribution,” Mr. White said.

“So easy,” Peter thought. He quickly wrote the word down.

Thirty words later, the test papers were collected by Mr. White. “I am to mark your papers now,” he told the class. After marking the test papers, Mr. White said, “Three of you won a prize today for excellent test scores. Peter, David and Mary got full marks on the spelling test!”

Mr. White praised them. Meanwhile, he gave the three students each a dictionary. Peter’s was an English-Chinese dictionary—the one he liked best. Peter was so excited that he held it high when his classmates cheered. “This is my happiest moment,” Peter thought.

After Mr. White gave the test paper back, Peter had a look at the words, feeling proud of his spelling. All of a sudden, the word “contribusion” confused him. It didn’t seem right. Peter began to compare them after taking out the word list. “C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-S-I-O-N,” he whispered. He spelled it wrong.

“What am I to do?” Peter said to himself. “I expect my classmates to think I’m a master at spelling. If I tell Mr. White one of my spelling words is wrong, I’ll have to give my prize back, or I will become an example for telling a lie.”

Staring at the full marks written on his test paper, Peter was lost in thought. After a while, he remembered a lesson Mum used to teach him, “We ought to be an honest person.”

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Slowly,Peter raised his hand.

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Peter looked around.

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5 . 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。

At Sandringham I got to know this kid, Teddy, a funny guy. He is one of those friends with whom you start hanging out and from that day forward you’re never apart. We were both very naughty. When you put us together, it was a disaster. Walking home from school, we’d throw rocks through windows, just to see them broken, and then we’d run away.

One Saturday night, we were at the shopping center, and most of the shops were closed. The cinema was still showing movies and the building was still open. There was a shop that sold greeting cards and magazines, and it didn’t have a door. So when it closed at night, there was only a metal gate, like a trellis (架子), which was pulled across the entrance and padlocked (用挂锁锁上). Walking past this shop, Teddy and I realized that if we put our arms through the trellis, we could reach the chocolate just inside. Looking at the chocolate, Teddy and I could not bear the excitement. We reached in, took a few, and then swallowed the chocolates. We started going back again and again to steal more.

We did this every weekend for at least a month. Then we pushed our luck too far. It was a Saturday night. I reached in to take a chocolate, and at that exact moment, a security guard came around the corner and saw me with my arm in up to my shoulder. I brought my hand out with a bunch of chocolates in it. I saw him. He saw me, his eyes went wide.

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

I tried to walk away acting normally.

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The next day when Teddy and I ran into the classroom, the headmaster was there waiting.

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6 . An old lady, a customer on my paper route, taught me a lesson in forgiveness when I was 12 years old. On a_________ afternoon in the freezing weather a friend and I were throwing stones onto the________ of the old lady’s house. The stone that I found was too smooth, ________ it slipped from my hand as I let it go and________ straight not for the covering on top of the house but for a small window on the house’s back porch. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were________. We turned and________.

I was too________ about getting caught. However, I wasn’t________, but I was no longer able to act comfortably in her________.

A few days later, I________ my mind to save my money delivering paper. And after three weeks I saved enough. I put the money in an envelope with a note ________ that I was sorry for breaking her window.

I waited until it was dark, moved_________ to the old lady’s house and put the unsigned letter through the letter lot in her door. I felt________ and could have the freedom of, once again, looking straight into the old lady’s kind eyes.

The next day, I handed the old lady her paper as usual. She gave me a bag of cookies. I started to eat the cookies as I continued my. _________I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was________. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”

1.

A．winter

B．summer

C．spring

D．fall

2.

A．window

B．basement

C．roof

D．access

3.

A．but

B．so

C．for

D．or

4.

A．landed

B．left

C．dragged

D．headed

5.

A．in trouble

B．in need

C．in danger

D．in charge

6.

A．got around

B．sat around

C．ran away

D．hung out

7.

A．embarrassed

B．scared

C．disappointed

D．ashamed

8.

A．discovered

B．scolded

C．punished

D．involved

9.

A．encouragement

B．presence

C．company

D．comfort

10.

A．made up

B．look up

C．met with

D．picked up

11.

A．proving

B．showing

C．convincing

D．explaining

12.

A．hurriedly

B．quietly

C．patiently

D．firmly

13.

A．confused

B．concerned

C．relieved

D．frustrated

14.

A．effort

B．study

C．journey

D．route

15.

A．shocked

B．satisfied

C．annoyed

D．amused

7 . One Monday, a teacher cheerfully asked his students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend was not good at all; he had a lot of trouble. Then he asked the teacher ________he always seemed to be so ________. The teacher answered, “Every morning when you get up, you have a ________ about how you want to live your life that day, and I ________ to be cheerful.”

He told the students a story, “ One day a few weeks ago I drove 17miles to the school as ________. I drove out of the freeway and came onto College Drive. I only had to drive ________ quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to ________ it again, but failed. So I took my ________ and walked down the road to the college. As soon as I got there I ________ for tow truck(拖车) to meet me at my car after________. One of my colleagues asked me what had happened.” This is my ________ day,” I replied , smiling. “your car ________ down and that day was your lucky day?” the student who had a bad weekend was ________ and asked. “What do you mean?”

“I ________ 17 miles away from here,” the teacher replied, “my car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. But it didn’t. ________ , it broken down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking ________ from here. I was able to teach my class, and I was ________ able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.”

The student sat there with his eyes opened ________. The teacher looked at the sixty faces of his students. ________ it was very early in the morning, no one seemed to be ________ . Clearly they were moved by the story and then he smiled and said, “This is the end of my story.”

1.

A．why

B．how

C．what

D．when

2.

A．interesting

B．excited

C．helpful

D．cheerful

3.

A．right

B．choice

C．decision

D．conclusion

4.

A．pretend

B．enjoy

C．choose

D．plan

5.

A．usual

B．common

C．general

D．ordinary

6.

A．other

B．again

C．else

D．another

7.

A．begin

B．start

C．finish

D．compete

8.

A．luggage

B．suitcase

C．book

D．car

9.

A．arranged

B．provided

C．supplied

D．ordered

10.

A．meeting

B．experiment

C．trip

D．class

11.

A．unlucky

B．lucky

C．worst

D．hard

12.

A．turned

B．ran

C．broke

D．fell

13.

A．puzzled

B．curious

C．sorry

D．regretful

14.

A．work

B．live

C．study

D．go

15.

A．Otherwise

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．Besides

16.

A．reach

B．sight

C．distance

D．view

17.

A．even

B．still

C．ever

D．also

18.

A．widely

B．huge

C．board

D．wide

19.

A．Because

B．Although

C．Since

D．However

20.

A．cheerful

B．happy

C．sleepy

D．excited

10 . 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。

The spot of red was what first caught Randy Heiss’s attention on December 16, 2018.

He was hiking behind his ranch (牧场) in Patagonia, Arizona, a town near the US-Mexico border, when he found a balloon on the grass. Heiss walked towards it with his dog, thinking he would pick up something useless and throw it away.

That’s when he noticed the balloon was connected to a piece of paper. ‘Dayami’, it read on one side, in a child’s writing. Turning the paper over, he saw a numbered list, all in Spanish. “My Spanish isn’t very good, but I could see it was a Christmas,” he said.

Heiss was attracted. He thought that maybe a child had tried to send Santa Claus a Christmas wish list by balloon, something he used to do himself when he was a kid. Nobody had ever returned the letters Heiss had sent, but he wondered whether he could find the kid who had sent this one.

It would be difficult, but he believed he could work it out. About 32 kilometers to the southwest, just across the border, was the city of Nogales, Mexico. “Based on the prevailing wind (盛行风), I was pretty sure that’s where it came from,” he said.

Heiss brought the note home to his wife, who is good at Spanish and helped him translate the list. The elderly couple figured out that Dayami, probably a girl, had asked for a doll, a dollhouse, clothes and some art supplies.

Heiss then posted on social media along with some photos, hoping some of his friends in Nogales might know the girl’s family. A few days passed with no useful information provided; Heiss worried that time was running out before Christmas. On December 19, 2018, he decided to send a message to Radio XENY, a radio station based in Nogales.

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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

To his surprise, someone from the station called him back right away.

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Arriving at the Radio XENY offices with presents, the elderly couple finally met the excited little girl.

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