1 . Two weeks ago my grandfather passed away. It really put me into deep ________ because my grandfather held a ________ position in my life. For me, my grandpa was not only a ________ family member but a tutor (导师) who encouraged me to work hard and ________ well.

I’ll never forget the first time I read a long piece of his writing. It was when I ________ for Princeton and he offered to write to the university on my behalf. He wrote in beautiful ________ and used poetic language, unafraid of sounding too “flowery”. I read the ________ out loud so I could hear the rhyming sounds.

My grandfather ________ hard work. Every time he came to visit us in New York, he would ________ my brothers and me for our good performance, which made me feel ________. I knew he had worked hard to ________ the big family during the Great Depression. He was awarded many military ________ for winning many battles in the Navy in World War II.

At the funeral, a friend of my grandfather walked to me and said that my grandfather had told him about a small book I had written. After it came out, I sent it to my grandfather ________ received no reply. This man told me that my book hit my grandfather’s heart and brought tears to his eyes. My grandfather said he was so ________ of me.

Now I feel even more deserved to write well because I know my grandfather ________ it. I know he lives in my heart forever.

1.

A．excitement

B．fun

C．disappointment

D．sorrow

2.

A．unique

B．typical

C．generous

D．striking

3.

A．strict

B．beloved

C．tough

D．common

4.

A．read

B．study

C．behave

D．write

5.

A．registered

B．battled

C．applied

D．turned

6.

A．symbols

B．envelopes

C．characters

D．pages

7.

A．letter

B．button

C．file

D．poem

8.

A．demanded

B．valued

C．ignored

D．deserved

9.

A．instruct

B．blame

C．lecture

D．praise

10.

A．inspired

B．depressed

C．anxious

D．beneficial

11.

A．survive

B．raise

C．affect

D．grow

12.

A．medals

B．champions

C．rewards

D．prizes

13.

A．so

B．but

C．and

D．or

14.

A．confident

B．frightened

C．proud

D．amazed

15.

A．remembered

B．demanded

C．appreciated

D．realized

2 . My car slid easily into the school lane. I turned around and glanced at the backseat as my ten-year-old daughter _______. My daughter’s words started to spill. “Momma, Jenny _______ all the girls in the class to attend her birthday party except Heather and me. I _______ I was her friend too.” The air was filled with her _______

As tears ran down my little girl’s face, I felt _______. As an introvert (内向的人), I often breathe a sigh of _______ when I am not invited to a large social gathering. I prefer _______ with a few friends who get me. _______, I don’t extend my preferences to my daughter’s social life. Since the age of four, rather than _______ just a few, I’ve invited all of her classmates to her birthday parties, because I am ________ to the need for young girls and boys to feel ________ .

I understand that at some point all of us are excluded from something and that this is a ________ children will eventually learn. But why does it have to happen when they are so ________?

As soon as we got home, I hugged my still upset daughter and wiped away her tears. As I ________ her, I thought of her own approaching birthday party. The invitation would go out to ________ of her classmates.

1.

A．climbed in

B．got off

C．pulled up

D．checked out

2.

A．persuaded

B．invited

C．allowed

D．reminded

3.

A．remembered

B．pretended

C．admitted

D．thought

4.

A．embarrassment

B．excitement

C．sadness

D．anxiety

5.

A．powerless

B．hopeless

C．tireless

D．fearless

6.

A．disappointment

B．relief

C．impatience

D．sadness

7.

A．competing

B．bargaining

C．living

D．connecting

8.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Otherwise

9.

A．expecting

B．ignoring

C．choosing

D．training

10.

A．used

B．sensitive

C．blind

D．addicted

11.

A．included

B．at ease

C．fulfilled

D．left out

12.

A．quality

B．test

C．skill

D．lesson

13.

A．upset

B．lonely

C．naughty

D．young

14.

A．comforted

B．entertained

C．rewarded

D．rescued

15.

A．some

B．all

C．none

D．few

3 . Julia Jarman’s family was upset when she was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer. But soon, her grandson Vigil made a plan to fill Jarman’s last days with an unforgettable ________.

When Vigil’s high school prom (舞会) was ________ his sister said, “Why don’t you just take grandma to the prom?” Hearing his sister’s ________, the 17-year-old immediately remembered that Jarman had ________ been to a prom. But his school had a(n) ________ that students could only have partners under 20, so Vigil first ________ the principal (校长) of his school to ask him if he could bring his grandmother. Luckily, the principal gave him ________. Excited, the teenager asked his grandma if she would like to ________ the first prom of her life, and she ________ the invitation.

As other teenagers walked into the prom with girls of their ________, Vigil entered with his grandmother on his arm. At first, Vigil wasn’t sure how his schoolmates would ________ to watching him dance with Jarman. Later, he was ________ to see everyone welcomed her.

The DJ played Jarman’s favorite song. Vigil recalled the ________ moment. “She almost had me crying as she was singing it along with me while we were dancing.”

Vigil’s mother felt proud of him for making a(n) ________ to please his grandmother. The teenager said, “My grandmother is my best friend: I just wanted to do something ________ for her.”

“That night was wonderful.” Jarman revealed

1.

A．dream

B．memory

C．adventure

D．convenience

2.

A．attacking

B．performing

C．approaching

D．identifying

3.

A．suggestion

B．comment

C．decision

D．encouragement

4.

A．never

B．frequently

C．sometimes

D．once

5.

A．habit

B．purpose

C．order

D．rule

6.

A．begged

B．contacted

C．enabled

D．thanked

7.

A．information

B．permission

C．composition

D．explanation

8.

A．organize

B．reserve

C．observe

D．attend

9.

A．refused

B．considered

C．accepted

D．expected

10.

A．age

B．height

C．class

D．family

11.

A．agree

B．adapt

C．react

D．stick

12.

A．puzzled

B．discouraged

C．ashamed

D．relieved

13.

A．hopeful

B．generous

C．touching

D．proud

14.

A．money

B．effort

C．belief

D．trouble

15.

A．special

B．tough

C．regular

D．familiar

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。

I was a single mother in my 30s who lived down and out with my daughter Peggy in a small apartment struggling hard to make our ends meet (维持生计) .

It was a really cold winter day. Without a coat that is too expensive for me to afford, I headed to the downtown for an interview. I sat down in the streetcar, and there against those scats was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle decorated with gold scrolls, among which there was a name carved.

On impulse (冲动) I determined to find the owner myself. I got off the streetcar and searched a telephone book for the name. I found it immediately and called it. waiting patiently, and then a lady answered.

“Yes,” she said in surprise, with extreme excitement. “It was my umbrella which had been stolen a year ago.”

So appealing was her pleasure that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house. She took the umbrella with teary eyes, explaining with choking voice that the umbrella was given by her parents, now dead. She would like to offer me some reward as an expression of her gratitude. But I refused and left.

The following days were hard. I could only obtain temporary employment, for a small salary. What was worse, I had just lost my last job before Christmas, with only fifteen dollars left. Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless and jobless.

The air was full of Christmas merriment, with the bells ringing and children shouting in the bitter dusk of the evening. But there should be no Christmas for me.

Thinking of this, I couldn’t control my tears on my way home, but I managed a smile so I could greet my little daughter. She opened the door for me and threw herself in my arms, dreaming joyously and demanding desirably for her Christmas gift. There I stood, frozen overwhelmed by sadness.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置答题。
Paragraph 1:

Suddenly, the doorbell rang and Peggy ran immediately to answer it, calling that it must be Santa Claus.

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Paragraph 2:

Just when I was doubting whether the package had been addressed to the wrong place, a note attached to it caught my eyes.

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5 . Two new residents in Aarwangen, a small village in Swiss, complained that the constant ringing of cowbells affect their life. They asked for the cows’ bell to be _______ at night so they could sleep.

Long-term residents, and the village’s remaining farmers were _______ . They thought it was a (n) _______ on their traditional culture. “We want to _______ and keep our lived traditions in the future,” they say.

Cowbells have been used in rural Switzerland for centuries. They were once useful for _______ cows on the hill side in summer. Farmers say they can_______ each cow by the sound of its own bell. _______ in modern times, many farmers have switched to using electronic chips _______ bells.

Over the past few decades, many new_______ have arrived here from large cities and they are not so________ to the traditional way of rural life.

This year’s battle is not the first time that residents have ________ cowbells. In 2005, a Zurich appeals (呼吁) court ________ a farmer to remove the bells from his 27 cows from 10: 00 to 7: 00 am, because the cows were safe in a small farm and the neighbors could sleep ________ .

Next month, Aarwangen’s villagers will gather for a public meeting to vote (投票) on the ________ of their bells. They will decide how the sound of the bells can ________ without breaking noise pollution laws.

1.

A．marked

B．watched

C．intended

D．removed

2.

A．angry

B．proud

C．frightened

D．excited

3.

A．effect

B．comment

C．attack

D．threat

4.

A．study

B．preserve

C．record

D．restore

5.

A．counting

B．tracking

C．entertaining

D．feeding

6.

A．catch

B．contact

C．spot

D．hear

7.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Meanwhile

8.

A．instead of

B．thanks to

C．regardless of

D．according to

9.

A．residents

B．researchers

C．tourists

D．visitors

10.

A．attracted

B．used

C．addicted

D．related

11.

A．thought over

B．gave up

C．put on

D．complained about

12.

A．hoped

B．promised

C．ordered

D．refused

13.

A．well

B．wore

C．good

D．bad

14.

A．future

B．number

C．pressure

D．design

15.

A．rise

B．continue

C．forgive

D．return

6 . I was born missing my left arm. In 1986, at 18 months, I was fitted with a prosthetic (义肢) device, I spent my entire childhood and adolescence trying to ease the pains of the stares and pointing fingers from my classmates. By the time I was 8, I had no self-confidence, and the hand I was wearing was making it harder for me to fit in. So I decided I was better off without one.

To prove that I wasn’t limited by my disability, I developed a love for all sports, in particular swimming. I was selected to my first Australian women’s swimming team at age 13 and successfully represented my country for eight years. I realized I’d made a name for myself because of my disability.

In 2021 I was first contacted by Covvi, a company trying to create the world’s most advanced bionic (仿生的) hand. They asked me to try the hand and, if possible, to become a patient advocate (代言人). At first, I said no. Then, curiosity got the better of me.

While I was busy advocating for disability rights, a new generation of leaders, like Amy Purdy and Nick Vujicic, used the power of technology and social media to display wheelchairs or prosthetic devices without explanation. People feared disability less. Society was beginning to see a person first, and their disability second.

As those conversations shifted, I realized that there was an opportunity to use technology to guide future generations. In July 2022, I decided to try the hand.

The role of patient advocate is a great honor. Through sharing my journey, I’m able to reach thousands of other people who would benefit from its extraordinary capabilities. That’s why I wear a bionic hand — not because I’m broken, but because I have an opportunity to improve the human capabilities that already exist.

1. Why did the author develop a love for all sports?

A．She was longing for fame.	B．Sports cased her pains.
C．She wanted to defeat her disability.	D．Her prosthetic device gave her power.

2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A．More people acknowledged their limits.

B．The disabled needed a friendlier environment.

C．Social media gave the disabled equal rights.

D．Technology shifted people’s attitudes to disability.

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

A．Intelligent and brave.	B．Warm-hearted and patient.
C．Independent and creative.	D．Responsible and strong-willed.

4. What should one do according to the passage?

A．Maximize one’s abilities.	B．Build one’s confidence.
C．Stick to one’s goal.	D．Struggle for one’s opportunities.

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。

Jane was still sleeping when the phone rang in the living room. She opened her sleepy eyes and looked at the clock on the table. It was already nine o’clock! Although Jane was still very sleepy, she knew she had to get up because her mother was working in her office and she couldn’t expect her younger brother Tom, who was sleeping like a pig, to answer the Phone. She quickly put on a coat and ran to the living room. When she picked up the receiver, on the other end came the warm greeting, “Good morning!”

It was from her father, who was a seaman and rarely came back. Suddenly, Jane’s sleepiness disappeared.

Born in a not-so-rich family, Jane and Tom felt the stress of life, but they were happy to enjoy the family atmosphere. At school, they were straight-A students and took part in various after-school activities. They were the pride of the family.

“Good morning, Dad. Why do you call us so early on the weekend?” Jane said and pretended to be annoyed. “Tom and I have been very nice recently.” “My dear, today is your mother’s birthday, and I have ordered a cake online and it will be sent to our home late in the afternoon. Do remember to take the cake. It is my surprise for your mother.”

Hearing her father’s words, Jane felt a little ashamed. How could she forget her mother’s birthday?!

While she was chatting with her father, Jane looked around the room and saw a lot of dirty clothes on the sofa. The floor hadn’t been cleaned for a few days since her mother had to work all this week.

She looked at the clock again and was sure that she still had enough time to prepare a surprise for her mother.

“Well, Dad, now I’m going to wake Tom up. We will give Mum a surprise, too!” Jane said and hung up the telephone.

注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Jane hurried to Tom’s room and shared her plan with him.

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“Happy birthday, Mum!” Jane and Tom shouted when their mother opened the door.

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