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。

Alexis and Zoe were sitting at the kitchen table doing homework. They were having a hard time concentrating on their homework because the radio station was playing music from their favourite band, the Shape Shifters.

“I can’t believe the Shifters are going to be playing here and we can’t go!” Alexis sighed.

“I know,” Zoe said angrily. “Tickets were sold out in five minutes, and even if we could get some, they are so-o-o expensive!”

“It’s totally unfair,” said Alexis. “They should give the tickets to their biggest fans first!”

“You mean us, right?”

“Obviously,” laughed Alexis. “Everyone knows we’re their number one fans.”

Zoe turned the radio up a little louder. Their favourite song was on, and the girls had an impromptu (即兴的) dance party right there in the kitchen. Using a pencil and a banana as microphones, they sang the lyrics loudly they knew so well.

As it ended, they fall out of the chairs again. The radio disc jockey (电台的音乐节目主持人) started talking about the concert.

“That was ‘Fake It Til You Make It,’ by the Shape Shifters,” the D.J. announced loudly.

“They are playing in town this weekend, and we’re giving away two tickets to Saturday’s sold-out show, right now! We’re looking for the 10th caller who can correctly answer this question: Who is the oldest member of the Shape Shifters, Georgie or Natasha?”

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。

Alexis and Zoe looked at each other confusedly.

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Having reached an agreement, Zoe dialed the numbers as fast as her fingers could fly.

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2 . 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 eight years old and lived in Toowoomba, Australia in 1950. My mother was in great pain from polio (小儿麻痹症). She wished to visit specialists in London.

The day before we boarded the ship, my father said goodbye to his five-year-old Australian cattle dog, Spider, who was loved by us all. My father’s friend Sandy was to be his guardian while we were overseas.

Six weeks later, Sandy told my father that Spider had run away. I would always remember my father’s sad face when he read the news. Sandy had advertised in the newspaper again and again, but Spider was never found. It seemed Spider just kept running and searching for us. My mother thought Spider would be killed. But our family thought that Dad held a secret hope that Spider was still alive.

We sailed back to Australia two years later and re-established our home in Toowoomba. My father immediately began his own search for Spider. However, many false calls and information meant that a huge atmosphere of disappointment hung over our home.

One cold Saturday morning eight months after our return, my father had a call from Gin Gin, 375 kilometers from Toowoomba. An elderly lady told my father she was just catching sight of a dog looking like Spider in her old farm.

That was enough for my father to stop my homework. My mother said to him, “Ian, this has to stop. You will be driving miles in the bush!”But we set off in the end.

Five and a half hours later, we arrived. The elderly lady invited us into an old bush kitchen for tea. My father was anxious to see the yellow dog. So we followed her to the old farm.

Sadly, she then told my father that the dog hadn’t been around. My father had a strange look in his eyes.

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。

My father put two fingers in his mouth and did his special whistle for Spider.

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In the evening, we arrived home with Spider.

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4 . 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。

Losing a parent is one of the most painful parts of life. No matter how old we are when our parents leave us, it can be a heartbroken experience. Our memories are all that are left of them and happy reminders of their love turn into our most valuable treasures. That’s how Mara Soriano feels about the teddy bear that she tragically (不幸地) lost during her recent move to a new apartment.

Diagnosed (诊断) with cancer, Mara Soriano’s mother, Marilyn, gave her daughter the bear as a gift. After her mother’s death last June, the gift became even more special. “That bear was basically the last reminder of my mom. It was her voice that accompanied me,” she said in an interview.

The toy didn’t cost a lot, but it contained a recording of her mother’s voice telling her that she loved her so much and was proud of her. The bear, called Mama Bear, was in the backpack that contained electronics like an iPad. When the bag was lost last week during the move, the 28-year-old was heartbroken—not for the devices (设备), but for Mama Bear.

Mara posted a photo of her and her Mama Bear on the Internet, explaining the importance of the bear. Millions of netizens were touched by the story. More and more people were talking about the bear, but there was no good news for Mara. So again and again she posted online about the item and the story behind it, hoping it could catch more viewers’ attention in a big way.

Actor Ryan Reynolds was moved by Mara’s story and then posted an appeal for Mama Bear’s safe return. “I think we all need this bear to come home,” he wrote. Along with the message, he also offered a reward for the people who found the bear.

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

One day, here came a piece of good news from the Internet.

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Three days later, Mara received Mama Bear, together with a card from the woman who sent the bear back.

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6 . Long time ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. Mirrors were on the top of a couple of stairs, reflecting everything.

A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, after getting to the top, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, “This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.” And he told every friend about this fantastic house when he came back to the village.

Hearing the news, another little dog in this same village, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house, too. With serious look on his face, he slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he walked into the door of the house. After getting to the top, he was out of breath. That is when he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him. He growled (恶狠狠地咆哮) at them at once and was frightened to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors, what kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet? In fact, if you take a look around, you will find changing reflections in their faces. From these reflections, you can understand yourself better.

1. What does the first paragraph serve as?

A．Giving examples.

B．Introducing a new idea.

C．Providing background information.

D．Explaining the meaning of the story.

2. What do we know about this House of 1,000 Mirrors?

A．Villagers loved to go to this house.

B．The mirrors in this house are broken.

C．There were few mirrors in the house.

D．Mirrors were lying on the top of the stairs.

3. What happened to these two dogs?

A．The first dog made many friends in the house.

B．The first dog intended to go back to the house.

C．The second was pleased when he left the house.

D．The second dog was treated unfriendly by the dogs in the house.

4. What does the author try to tell us from this story?

A．Love me, love my dog.

B．Doing is better than saying.

C．You are what the reflections are.

D．Never judge a book from its cover.

7 . It was hard not to notice the 8-year-old boy across the street who stormed in and out of his own house. He did it often enough that a _________, William Dunn, wondered what was going on in his life. So Dunn asked him.

“He told me that he didn’t have a _________,” says Dunn, now 58, “and I realized there might be something I could do for him.” That something was fishing, a passion Dunn’s father had _________ with him.

Since then, Dunn has taken groups of kids out almost every weekend to fish. Most didn’t have father _________ in their lives and had never fished before. Some were _________ kids who had shuffled from one home to the next.

In the beginning, Dunn— “Big Will” to the kids—spent a good chunk of his _________ from his job selling tires to rent charter boats for the kids. Then, in 2018, he started the nonprofit Take a Kid Fishing Inc. He and a small group of _________ have introduced more than 2,500 kids-most without fathers around-to the _________ peace found on the water and the exhilaration of nabbing a _________.

“I’m able to forget about the __________ when I’m fishing and concentrate on something fun and __________,” says Smith, 21, who is in a foster program for young adults. “Fishing is learning for __________. I’ve learned that I deserve a better life than what I had. Whenever I feel __________ about something, I know it’s time to go fishing.”

Dunn’s own father __________ this past December. As a result, the fishing trips have taken on new meaning for him. “I have even more passion for it because now I’m fatherless too.” That’s why he’s always eager to watch the kids on the boat.

“There’s nothing like feeling that first tug on the line and seeing a kid __________ with a smile,” Dunn says. “I feel lucky to witness that every weekend.”

1.

A．conductor

B．consultant

C．assistant

D．neighbor

2.

A．home

B．father

C．occupation

D．major

3.

A．argued

B．agreed

C．shared

D．provided

4.

A．figures

B．comments

C．supports

D．supplies

5.

A．abandoned

B．unhealthy

C．naughty

D．foster

6.

A．responsibility

B．budget

C．debt

D．paycheck

7.

A．teachers

B．volunteers

C．crew

D．co-workers

8.

A．calming

B．regained

C．precious

D．available

9.

A．pet

B．bird

C．wildlife

D．fish

10.

A．former

B．past

C．future

D．memory

11.

A．amusing

B．unforgettable

C．unbelievable

D．positive

12.

A．work

B．life

C．study

D．survival

13.

A．delighted

B．down

C．surprised

D．concerned

14.

A．passed into

B．passed by

C．passed away

D．passed on

15.

A．put up

B．light up

C．set up

D．step up

9 . I still remember that busy autumn evening as I hurried with my eldest daughter, Athena, to get to her classroom on time for the parent-teacher night. We walked in and all eyes were on me. A few adults quickly quieted their kids’ whispers. A classmate yelled to my daughter, “What’s wrong with your mom’s face?” Shocked, I started to explain my condition, but my six-year-old daughter looked at him and said, “It’s my mom’s birthmark! Don’t be rude!” I was extremely proud of how she handled that situation.

I was quite young when I realized I looked different because of my large facial birthmark. I always thought I would be alone because of it. Being compared to Batman’s evil Two-Face made me believe I could never find love. But I was lucky enough to meet my husband, who saw me for who I am inside. When I had my first daughter, I was overjoyed, but I began to worry if the world would judge my children. I always worried I might pass my condition onto my children; I didn’t want them to grow up feeling judged. Unfortunately, my facial difference has impacted my children. My daughters get disinvited from birthday parties or sleepovers, or I learn certain kids are no longer friends with mine after their parents saw me at school.

When my kids were young, I explained how my special purple skin was rare and we talked about acceptance and never judging others on how they look. When my girls kiss my purple-skinned cheek, I feel “normal” around them and their unconditional love. With time going by, both my daughters have become my strongest supporters. Thanks to them, I’ve begun to feel more self-confident as I try to be a good role model.

Their worldviews are similar to mine. We see the world a little differently and with a kinder, more accepting heart. As the saying goes, your daughters will grow up to be your best friends. I know that will be the case for me!

1. What happened when the author went to attend the parent-teacher night?

A．Athena was praised by others for her bravery and optimism.

B．Athena defended her mother against her classmate’s rudeness.

C．Some parents criticized their kids because of their misbehaviour.

D．The author felt shocked at her daughter’s response to her classmate.

2. According to paragraph 2, which of the following views might the author agree with?

A．Friendship needs to be watered by love.

B．We should treat our children as best friends.

C．We should accept other people’s differences.

D．Our ability to handle difficulties can be developed.

3. How are the daughters influenced by the author’s birthmark?

A．They have to drop out of school.

B．They have the same physical condition as me.

C．They have difficulty maintaining friendships.

D．They feel worried because they are often judged.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．A birthmark to live with.	B．My strongest supporters.
C．A kind and accepting heart.	D．The confidence to be different.