1 . A little boy almost thought of himself as the most _________ child in the world because he was born with a disability. He seldom played with his classmates; and when _________ by his teacher to answer questions, he always lowered his head and responded with _________.

One spring, the boy’s father _________ some saplings (树苗) from the neighbor. He told his children to plant a sapling each person in front of the house, promising that a nice gift will go to _________ grows the best tree. The boy also wanted to get his father’s gift. But seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees happily, anyhow, an _________ suddenly struck him: he hoped the tree he planted would _________ soon.

Leaving his tree unattended (不管) for several days, the little boy went to see his tree again. He was _________ to find it grew greener among the surrounding trees. His father kept his promise, bought the little boy his favorite gift and told him that he had the _________ to become an outstanding botanist (植物学家) when he grew up.

Since then, the little boy __________ became optimistic. One day, the little boy couldn’t sleep on the bed, expecting the coming festival. Looking at the bright moonlight and fireworks outside the window, he suddenly decided to go out to see the __________. When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was spraying (喷洒) something on it. The truth came to light all of a sudden. He returned to his room, tears __________ down his face.

The little boy didn’t become a botanist. __________ he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Decades passed and the scene still stuck with (萦绕) Franklin Roosevelt and never a moment did he __________ it.

Love is the best nourishment (营养品) of life and even it is just a cup of __________, it can make the tree of life grow strong.

1.

A．foolish

B．significant

C．unfortunate

D．powerful

2.

A．forced

B．asked

C．invited

D．persuaded

3.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

4.

A．pulled away

B．brought back

C．put forward

D．packed up

5.

A．whoever

B．whatever

C．whenever

D．however

6.

A．action.

B．iron

C．effect

D．idea

7.

A．grow

B．react

C．die

D．benefit

8.

A．delighted

B．frightened

C．surprised

D．excited

9.

A．potential

B．luck

C．solution

D．version

10.

A．gradually

B．finally

C．actually

D．originally

11.

A．fireworks

B．moon

C．night

D．tree

12.

A．putting

B．rolling

C．setting

D．breaking

13.

A．Indeed

B．Otherwise

C．Thus

D．Instead

14.

A．pass

B．take

C．forget

D．get

15.

A．water

B．tea

C．coffee

D．wine

2 . My name is Chelsea Chowderhead. A chowder is a kind of soup. I was laughed at because of my last name as soon as I started school. So when my family moved to South Carolina, I asked my dad if I could change my name.

“You shouldn’t change who you are. Let people get to know you first and your name later. When you meet someone new, ask them a good question which you’re really interested in. Once people start talking about themselves, they don’t judge you.”

Two days later I headed to my new school for the first day of class. At lunch, I noticed that there were twin brothers talking to each other. I remembered my dad’s advice, so I decided to try.

I noticed that their lunchboxes were identical. “What’s it like being a twin?” I asked.

They looked surprised. Then one said, “No one has ever asked us that!”

“Most of the time is good,” the other said. “When you’re a twin you always have someone to talk to and have lunch with.”

In no time we were laughing and talking. Then one of the brothers said, “I’m Nicholas, and this is my brother, Nathaniel. What’s your name?”

I took a deep breath and said, “I’m Chelsea Chowderhead.”

“Chowder? Like the soup?” asked Nathaniel. “Yes,” I replied, looking down.

“Hey, cool! Do you want to come over after school and play basketball with us?” Nathaniel asked. I nodded.

And that is how I became friends with the twin brothers.

1. Why did the author want to change his name?

A．People made fun of it.	B．He wanted to make more friends.
C．It was hard to remember.	D．He wanted to be cool in the new school.

2. What did the author’s father advise him to do?

A．Move to a new class.	B．Say hello to others.
C．Share his interests.	D．Ask good questions.

3. What does the underlined word “identical” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．More beautiful.

B．The same.

C．Big.

D．Full.

4. When the twin brothers asked his name, the author felt ______.

A．surprised

B．angry

C．nervous

D．proud

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。

My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). It’s unusual for a grouse to have any contact with people. In fact, they’re hard to spot, because they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.

This grouse came into our lives in spring. Tom was working out in the field when he noticed her walking around at the edge of the field. She was surprisingly unafraid and seemed to be curious about what he was doing.

Tom saw the friendly bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew fond of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.

One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. Tom pretended (假装) he didn’t see her and kept working to see what she would do next. Apparently, she didn’t like to be ignored (忽视). She’d run up and peck (啄) at Tom’s hands, then back off to see what he would do. This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the game and left.

As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to come out more and more often. Eventually Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom’s leg and stay long enough for me to get a picture of the two of them together. This friendly grouse soon felt comfortable not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.

When hunting season opened, we put a sign (标牌) at the end of our driveway asking hunters not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road also warned people not to shoot her. In fact, hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.

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。
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One day, when Tom worked as usual, Mildred didn’t show up.

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While all of us thought Mildred was dead, she came out the next spring with many small cute grouses.

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4 . I was visiting Costa Rica when I found myself in a bad situation: all my bank cards weren’t _______ abroad, and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks. Back then, there were no cellphones or Internet. It was _______ who came to my rescue to get me home.

I thought the city dangerous and decided to find kind people in the _______. With my remaining coins, I _______ to the bus station and found a countryside that I could _______. Five hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa. I went knocking door to door, _______ my situation with my very poor Spanish, but everyone pointed me to another _______.

Finally, I _______ a Chinese restaurant. The owner was extremely _______. She heard my story and felt ________ for me. She said her son had a similar ________. At that time, some other people were very kind to him, and she remembered how ________ that made her feel. She invited me in, gave me food, and called the Red Cross to ________ me. I spent my remaining days in Costa Rica with the head of Red Cross.

I realized that being able to receive kindness is a ________ for other people as well. And kindness ________ more kindness in small ripples(波纹).

1.

A．working

B．paying

C．travelling

D．increasing

2.

A．villagers

B．tourists

C．visitors

D．strangers

3.

A．street

B．town

C．countryside

D．community

4.

A．drove

B．flew

C．headed

D．slid

5.

A．buy

B．afford

C．rent

D．earn

6.

A．explaining

B．sharing

C．exchanging

D．exploring

7.

A．door

B．house

C．man

D．restaurant

8.

A．thought of

B．heard of

C．arrived at

D．aimed at

9.

A．rich

B．kind

C．busy

D．serious

10.

A．proud

B．happy

C．excited

D．sorry

11.

A．adventure

B．experience

C．failure

D．strategy

12.

A．warm

B．curious

C．cool

D．strange

13.

A．choose

B．calm

C．comfort

D．rescue

14.

A．gift

B．trouble

C．trap

D．request

15.

A．improves

B．challenges

C．encourages

D．designs

5 . Becca was 6 when she was told she had cancer on Sept. 8, 2014. She clearly remembers the bad days of her 26 months of non-stop treatment. Luckily, Becca celebrated her final treatment on Nov. 13, 2016, and she has been cancer-free ever since. But she was thinking about what her life was like while experiencing the treatment.

“I was never able to do much, and that’s what the kids lying in their hospital beds right now experience, asking their mom and dad, ‘When are we leaving? When can I play with my friends?’ So I decided I have to help them.”

In February, 2017, Becca came up with the idea for Knots and Arrows, a company that makes bracelets(手镯)out of swimsuit materials. Part of the money made from each bracelet goes to the organizations that help people with cancer.

Becca created the company with her father, Gerhard Salmins. Gerhard Salmins once had cancer and already recovered from it. “I would be in the hospital sitting there crying and then my dad would come in and he would play games with me,” she said. “It made me forget about what I was going through.” Becca said the name of the organization shows the motto she stuck to through her personal cancer journey.

Her organization has already given thousands of dollars to research organizations and families in need. Becca said she hopes her bracelets will make people remember that great things can result from small changes. “No matter what age you are, what you look like, how you act, you can make a difference.” she said.

1. What happened to Becca at the end of 2016?

A．She raised a lot of money.	B．She created an organization.
C．She recovered from cancer.	D．She was helped by a company.

2. What do we know about Becca’s father?

A．He fought off cancer successfully.	B．He showed Becca a famous motto.
C．He advised Becca to forget her pain.	D．He named the company Knots and Arrows.

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

A．Brave.

B．Creative.

C．Caring.

D．Clever.

4. What may be the best title for the passage?

A．Becca Enjoys Her Cancer-free Life	B．Mottos Matter on a Cancer Journey
C．Becca’s Bracelets Help Fight Cancer	D．Small Changes Make a Big Difference

7 . Just a few months earlier, I would never have pictured myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people. If not for my _________, Mrs. Sather, I might never have found that opportunity.

In the first and second grade, I was extremely _________ . It just wasn't in my personality to be very outgoing. I would escape in my writing. Mrs. Sather, always _________ me to write more. I think she was one of the first people to see my inner _________.

One day, she announced our class was going to _________ a play, a take off on The Wizard of Oz. “I need someone to play the lead part of Dorothy.” A few excited hands _________ . Mine, of course, was not one of them.

After school, Mrs. Sather said to me, “Dallas, I was _________ you didn't raise your hand. You're great at memorizing things, and you have such a sweet personality. Perfect for Dorothy! I had you in _________ for Dorothy while writing the play! If you _________ don't want to, though, I won't make you. It's your __________.”

I realized it was time to show the world who I really was. I __________ the role. Fast-forward through five months of __________ , line memorizing, and costume creating, we were ready.

At the end of the play, when the audience stood and applauded, I knew they were not just __________ for my performance that night, but for the __________ that they knew would come in later years because of my newfound __________

1.

A．partner

B．teacher

C．parent

D．classmate

2.

A．shy

B．weak

C．energetic

D．ambitious

3.

A．recommended

B．allowed

C．encouraged

D．accompanied

4.

A．drawback

B．peace

C．character

D．strength

5.

A．perform

B．watch

C．write

D．enjoy

6.

A．put down

B．reached out

C．shot up

D．drew back

7.

A．excited

B．amused

C．afraid

D．surprised

8.

A．store

B．mind

C．memory

D．comparison

9.

A．really

B．initially

C．finally

D．spiritually

10.

A．turn

B．choice

C．luck

D．fault

11.

A．created

B．played

C．accepted

D．remembered

12.

A．practicing

B．learning

C．observing

D．communicating

13.

A．celebrating

B．chatting

C．cheering

D．congratulating

14.

A．praises

B．efforts

C．beliefs

D．performances

15.

A．skill

B．confidence

C．interest

D．hobby

8 . Cassandra Warren, a baby-sitter, was in a rush and feeling a little overcome with work and planning her 200-person wedding. As she was getting invitations for her weddings in the mail one day last year, she hurriedly addressed one to her aunt and uncle in Oregon.

A week later, the invitation came back, with a handwritten note on the return envelope: “I wish I knew you. Congratulations! I’ve been married for 40 years—it gets better with age.” A $ 20 bill was inside.

Cassandra was at a professional crossroads and had been having a tough day. In fact, she nearly broke down, telling her husband-to-be, Jesse Jones, about her depression just as she opened the misdirected envelope. And the magic envelope wasn’t finished with its surprises. Cassandra looked closer and saw that on the envelope were “Live long and prosper”, a nod to space-based film Star Trek (《星际迷航》).

Casandra and Jesse have no idea who the anonymous note writer is. But they figure the Star Trek reference was because the person noticed the “fandom” corner of their invitation, which had both a Star Wars light-saber (光剑) and a Harry Potter wand (魔杖). “She assumed we’d understand her message,” Cassandra says. “Which we did.”

The following night Casandra and Jesse went out o dinner with a friend who was going overseas with the military. They happily put the $20 toward their bill. Then Casandra stopped by a store and bought another card—a thank-you card. She wrote her aunt and uncle’s incorrect address on the envelope again to “Kind Stranger.” Inside, she wrote, “Thank you for the note and taking the time to send it. Not many people would have done that. It was a big blessing after the day I was having. I am thankful for people like you still being in the world.”

1. What is the best title for the text?

A．Welcome to Cassandra’s wedding.	B．What if you invite a kind stranger.
C．Take your time to write a right letter.	D．Wedding invitation to the wrong address

2. Why did Cassandra make the mistake?

A．She suffered a disease.	B．She was in bad mood.
C．She quarreled with Jesse.	D．She lost her job as a baby-sitter.

3. What does the underlined word anonymous mean?

A．Nameless.

B．Warm-hearted.

C．Peace-loving.

D．Doubtful.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Cassandra made the same mistake the second time.

B．The return letter might be from the military friend.

C．The second letter was wrongly addressed on purpose.

D．Cassandra doesn’t know her uncle and aunt’s address.

9 . No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own _________

I learned this lesson from a(n) _________ many years ago. I took the head _________ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the _________ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to ___________ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t _________ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to _________ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were ___________ me. I had to change my _________ about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little ____________. Most important, I began to treat them like ____________. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their ____________, we met every day and ______________ passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our ______________ on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ____________. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ____________ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest ____________ of my life！

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ____________ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ______________ them. I helped them to see themselves ____________, and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, but born.

1.

A．luck

B．tests

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．experiment

B．experience

C．visit

D．show

3.

A．operating

B．editing

C．consulting

D．coaching

4.

A．successful

B．excellent

C．strong

D．new

5.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

6.

A．believe

B．agree

C．describe

D．regret

7.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

8.

A．reacting to

B．looking for

C．depending on

D．caring about

9.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

10.

A．pride

B．culture

C．fortune

D．relationship

11.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

12.

A．rewards

B．vacations

C．health

D．honor

13.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

14.

A．defeat

B．decline

C．accident

D．mistake

15.

A．relax

B．improve

C．expand

D．defend

16.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

17.

A．chances

B．thrills

C．concerns

D．offers

18.

A．surprise

B．serve

C．interest

D．affect

19.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

20.

A．honestly

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently