1 . Louie, a pet parrot, saved a whole family. He __________ the sleeping Klein family in the middle of the night as flames swept through their home.

“Louie is a true __________,” Barbara Klein recently told news agency South West News Service (SWNS). “If it hadn’t been for him, I probably wouldn’t have been __________ at that time. He started shouting ‘Fire’. He had never said that word before in my __________. When I woke up, the fire was starting to spread across the living room floor.” Unluckily for the family, Louie didn’t __________. Barbara said, “He was like our babies, so it’s __________.”

Barbara took her five-year-old granddaughter __________ and ran out of the house. Her husband Larry also made it out, but was severely wounded when escaping from the burning building. “He ran to the kitchen and tried to __________ the fire out with water,” Barbara told SWNS. “After we left, he ran back into the house and insisted on __________ the pet but with no __________.” The Kleins suffered great __________ in the fire. Their house was in __________ along with its contents and the parrot Louie passed away.

“People have __________ with clothing and someone donated an apartment for three months,” Barbara said. “The man who donated the apartment also __________ us with a baby parrot. We call him Louie Jr to __________ Louie.”

1.

A．annoyed

B．alarmed

C．digested

D．noticed

2.

A．model

B．chef

C．hero

D．pioneer

3.

A．awake

B．asleep

C．alone

D．afraid

4.

A．opinion

B．version

C．memory

D．sight

5.

A．survive

B．resist

C．relieve

D．respond

6.

A．frightening

B．shocking

C．sorrowful

D．adorable

7.

A．appropriately

B．gently

C．secretly

D．immediately

8.

A．turn

B．blow

C．keep

D．put

9.

A．accompanying

B．saving

C．comforting

D．generating

10.

A．luck

B．doubt

C．bet

D．barrier

11.

A．injuries

B．losses

C．calories

D．failures

12.

A．association

B．link

C．ruins

D．rows

13.

A．rushed out

B．cry out for

C．run away

D．reached out

14.

A．presented

B．equipped

C．expanded

D．compared

15.

A．estimate

B．honor

C．forget

D．reward

2 . Jim owned a store. A customer once asked him how he managed to stay ________ all the time. His answer was, “When I wake up in the morning, I know that the day will have good and bad ________ for me, but whatever happens, I’m going to choose to be in a good ________.”

Then one day, something ________ happened. Jim was about to leave the store when an armed robber came in, held him up at gunpoint, and made him open the ________. As he was trying to open it, Jim’s hand ________. The robber saw this and probably thought, “He’s about to attack me!” The robber ________ and fired his gun.

Jim was rushed to the hospital. In the ambulance, he felt ________ because the paramedic (医务辅助人员) kept telling him, “I’m sure you’ll be OK.”

But when Jim was in the operating room and he saw the faces of the doctors and nurses, he got the feeling that they thought he was ________ dead. He knew he needed to do something to change their ________.

There was a ________ who was asking him lots of questions, very fast. One question was, “Are you ________ to anything?” “Yes!” Jim said loudly and everybody stopped what they were doing. There was total ________. “Bullets!” Jim said, and all the doctors and nurses burst out ________. And then Jim added, “Please operate on me thinking that I’ll live, and not that I’ll die.”

Jim survived, thanks to the skill of the doctors and nurses. But what also helped was that he managed to remain an optimist even in the most ________ moment of his life.

1.

A．friendly

B．enthusiastic

C．generous

D．positive

2.

A．moments

B．operations

C．tests

D．conflicts

3.

A．atmosphere

B．mood

C．event

D．luck

4.

A．ridiculous

B．awkward

C．horrible

D．challenging

5.

A．safe

B．door

C．window

D．parcel

6.

A．shook

B．waved

C．stretched

D．slipped

7.

A．refused

B．panicked

C．hesitated

D．complained

8.

A．fine

B．painful

C．worried

D．curious

9.

A．nearly

B．already

C．definitely

D．finally

10.

A．routine

B．schedule

C．direction

D．attitude

11.

A．nurse

B．policeman

C．robber

D．guard

12.

A．superior

B．accustomed

C．allergic

D．addicted

13.

A．confusion

B．silence

C．anxiety

D．violence

14.

A．crying

B．applauding

C．laughing

D．debating

15.

A．significant

B．impressive

C．crucial

D．desperate

4 . In the first class of college, our teacher gave us a special task — get to know someone we didn’t know before. When I looked around, I found a wrinkled, little old lady _________ me. She said, “Hi, my name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.” “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked _________. “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...” she replied. “No seriously,” I asked. I was _________ what may have motivated her to be taking on this _________ at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she said.

From that day on, we became _________ friends. We left class together and talked nonstop. I was always _________ to listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and _________ with me.

At the end of the term, Rose was invited to _________ a speech. I’ll never forget what she taught us. “The secret of staying young _________ being positive and pursuing dreams persistently. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die,” she went on. “Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any __________ or ability. The elderly usually don’t have __________ for what they did, but rather for things they didn’t do. The only people who __________ death are those with regrets.”

Finally, Rose finished the college degree successfully. A month after graduation Rose died __________ in her sleep. Thousands of college students attended her funeral (葬礼)__________ the woman from whom we can learn a __________ that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1.

A．improving

B．approaching

C．reminding

D．donating

2.

A．jokingly

B．absolutely

C．entirely

D．obviously

3.

A．sensitive

B．scared

C．awkward

D．curious

4.

A．consequence

B．application

C．challenge

D．strategy

5.

A．general

B．distant

C．instant

D．generous

6.

A．addicted

B．interested

C．excited

D．moved

7.

A．character

B．arrangement

C．opportunity

D．experience

8.

A．remove

B．deliver

C．inform

D．protest

9.

A．calls for

B．contributes to

C．turns up

D．lies in

10.

A．journal

B．profit

C．talent

D．image

11.

A．complaints

B．regrets

C．wishes

D．goals

12.

A．impress

B．survive

C．fear

D．confirm

13.

A．peacefully

B．patiently

C．faithfully

D．sincerely

14.

A．in favor of

B．in honor of

C．in spite of

D．in charge of

15.

A．phenomenon

B．destination

C．comment

D．lesson

7 . 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。

When the shrill (尖锐的) ring of the phone echoed (回响) through the living room, Jane was still sleeping. She slowly opened her sleepy eyes and looked at the clock on the bedside table. It was already nine o’clock! Though still sleepy, Jane knew she had to get up because her mother had been working in her office day and night for several days 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 dashed into the living room. As she picked up the receiver, on the other end came the warm greeting, “Good morning, my dear!”

It was the voice of her father, a sea man who seldom returned home due to his duties earning money to support the family. On hearing her father’s voice, 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, earning the pride of their loved ones.

“Good morning, Dad. Why are you calling so early on a weekend?” Jane inquired, pretending to be slightly annoyed. “Tom and I have been very nice recently.” “My dear, today is your mother’s birthday. I have ordered a cake online and it will arrive at our doorstep in the late afternoon. Do remember to take the cake. It is my surprise for your mother.”

Upon hearing her father’s words, Jane felt a twinge of embarrassment. How could she have forgotten such an important day!

While chatting with her father, Jane’s gaze (凝视) wandered around the room and saw a lot of dirty clothes scattered (散落) on the sofa. The floor hadn’t been cleaned for a few days since her mother had been too busy with work this week to attend to such domestic matters.

Glancing at the clock again, Jane realized 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。
Paragraph 1:

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

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:

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

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9 . 任务型阅读

Sadie looked out of the window and sighed (叹气) as she thought about another long, boring day of summer. She wondered what all of her friends from school were doing on their summer vacations. It had to be a lot better than looking out of a window. Sadie thought about the fun she had last summer when she and her best friend Allison went to the beach. They built sandcastles, played beach volleyball, and even tried surfing. But they wouldn’t be going to the beach together this summer because Allison had moved to a different city far away from Sadie’s.

Suddenly, Sadie had an idea. She could call her friend Wendy, who always had funny ideas. Maybe they could ride their bikes together around the park. Sadie raced to the living room, picked up the phone, and called Wendy. She sighed more deeply as the phone rang and rang. Then Sadie seated herself on the sofa, picked up the television remote, and put it down again. She didn’t really want to watch television, so she went to her room and found the list of phone numbers of her good friends from school. In the living room, she called almost each of them, but no one was at home.

After hanging up the phone, Sadie wandered into the kitchen and sat down at the table, watching her mom do the cleaning. “Mom, I don’t have anyone to hang out with because my friends from school aren’t home and Allison moved away,” said Sadie. “Honey, there are many things you can do by yourself, like playing your guitar or having a walk in the garden. You could even finish that story about our camping trip,” said Mom.

“I don’t want to do those things by myself. I want to play with a friend.” “Sometimes, it is nice to do things by yourself,” said Mom. “I like seeing my friends, but I also like doing things alone like taking a walk by myself or finding a quiet spot to read. Why not have a try?”

Sadie thought about her mom’s words and returned to her room.

1. 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项

disappoint   ride   take   suggest   bore  suddenly   phone   look   how   friend   her   tired
A Different Way to Spend Summer
__out of the window, Sadie sighed and wondered__her friends spent their summer vacations.	→	Sadie felt quite__.
↓		↓
All of a __she came up with and idea that she could invite her friend Wendy__ bikes.	→	Sadie raced to the living room and picked up the__.
↓		↓
Since Wendy didn’t answer the phone, Sadie called other__, but nobody was at home.	→	Sadie felt quite__.
↓		↓
Without anything to do, Sadie turned to her mom for__.	→	Mom told Sadie sometimes it was nice to do things by __.

2. Why did Sadie sigh looking out of the window?
_________________________________________________________
3. How did Sadie spend her vacation last summer?
_________________________________________________________
4. What changes will Sadie make after listening to her mother’ words?
_________________________________________________________