1 . I felt anxious when going into my room from school. Every day, my room was something different. The hours away at school were long enough to cause a terrible change to my peaceful harbor. Today was no exception.
As I entered the house, Mom greeted me with a smile. It seemed like nothing was wrong. But I was still doubtful about it. Yesterday, around the mouth of my favorite figurine (小雕像) was a chocolate cookie. Obviously, Callie had enjoyed the cookie so much that she wanted to share it with my angel.
I looked around for Callie, who had just turned three. I didn’t see her, but I heard the TV blaring (发出声音) in the other room. As I examined the family room, I noticed it was pretty messy. There were toys all over the floor, but none of them seemed to be mine. Maybe she hadn't entered today. I was so hopeful that I breathed a sigh of relief.
I pushed my room door open and saw damage! There were a few headless dolls, some broken blocks, and a few juice-stained stuffed animals. “She did it again!” I screamed in anger. My mother ran up to me, embarrassed. She promised to put a Callie-proof lock on my door tonight. I felt better, because I knew that soon my room would truly belong to me. However, I was still angry with my little sister so I went into the family room to tell her how she had made life unpleasant for me. “Callie... ” I started. “Hooray!” she shouted.
She leaped off the sofa and hugged my knees with such happiness that I could only look down at her and smile. After all, she was only three and learning about the world in her own way. And she always chose to explore and destroy my room because she loved me, her big sister.
1. The purpose of the first paragraph is to introduce ______.| A．the unique family tradition | B．the background of the story |
| C．the challenges of school life | D．the troubles in high school |
| A．Naughty and lovely. | B．Smart and potential. |
| C．Horrible and awkward. | D．Shallow and energetic. |
| A．She was friendly to her sister. | B．She was angry with her sister. |
| C．She refused to accept her sister’s apology. | D．She thought her sister had done nothing wrong. |
| A．Her sister’s honesty. | B．The promise to her sister. |
| C．The love between sisters. | D．Her sister’s younger age. |
2 . I was in a PhD program in history when I came down with schizoaffective disorder (分裂情感性障碍). I was forced to
Fortunately, with the help of my doctor, I soon found a(n)
For some time, I was
Through the experience, I’ve learned no matter what happens, always look to the future with hope. It may take a while, but you can
| A．complete | B．extend | C．pursue | D．interrupt |
| A．limited | B．difficult | C．final | D．reasonable |
| A．challenge | B．conflict | C．failure | D．danger |
| A．literature | B．psychology | C．history | D．education |
| A．course | B．dream | C．example | D．answer |
| A．duty | B．relief | C．reality | D．result |
| A．depressed | B．frightened | C．exhausted | D．astonished |
| A．stand out | B．give in | C．show off | D．stay up |
| A．novel | B．diary | C．poem | D．biography |
| A．anticipated | B．hated | C．shared | D．abandoned |
| A．curiosity | B．delight | C．anxiety | D．hesitation |
| A．accepted | B．doubted | C．discovered | D．forgot |
| A．new | B．social | C．permanent | D．relevant |
| A．participate | B．survive | C．succeed | D．cooperate |
| A．possess | B．need | C．achieve | D．represent |
A Chinese policeman familiar
Wang has used his rare talent to track down people reported as missing for years or even
Wang became an expert in dialects during his 22 years of military service when he
Walking out of the hair salon, Sally was happy like a bird. Her new hairstyle was satisfactory. She decided to walk down the busy street to the car park. Just then the first distant crash of thunder shook the air. Sally looked up at the sky. “Oh no!” she thought. “It’s going to rain, but I don’t have an umbrella!”
All of a sudden, with more thunder and lightning, large rain drops began to fall. Sally started to run. She was wearing high heels (高跟鞋), so she could not run very fast. She decided to go into a shop and wait for the rain to stop. Then she ran into the entrance to a book shop and waited. She anxiously looked at her watch. “Oh no! It’s 3:30! I have a very important meeting at 4:00! What am I going to do? I can’t wait here!” she thought uneasily.
She tried to look for a taxi, but there were no taxies. She hoped to take a bus, but there were no buses, either. She impatiently observed the sky from time to time, which was becoming even cloudier and darker.
Considering for a while, Sally decided to run to the car park. She stepped out of the bookstore entrance and rushed into the rain. Only several seconds later, Sally’s shoes, skirt, coat and newly styled hair were all wet. Just at that moment, she heard a voice behind her, “Excuse me! Excuse me!” It was a strong tall man. Sally felt a bit frightened. She began to run faster than before.
“Stop! Please wait!”
Sally pretended not to hear and kept running, even faster. But the man was very close to her now.
“Please! Stop! Stop!”
Sally was too tired to run any more. She had to stop and turned back. “Who are you? What do you want?” she shouted with an angry and scared voice. The man, who was wearing a suit and carrying a suitcase, looked like a businessman of around 40 years old. He did not say anything, but passed Sally his umbrella, then ran away quickly.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。Sally was very surprised.
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“I look like a clown (小丑)!” Winston thought sadly. He pulled his cap down, thankful for the cover it provided. He wanted to escape the attention of the people outside the barbershop (理发店). He looked around before hurrying away into the darkness to put some distance between himself and the curious eyes of others.
As he moved quickly down the street,Winston wondered why he hadn’t spoken up to prevent the terrible haircut. He felt sad and questioned why this had happened to him. Did the barber give him this messed-up haircut on purpose? Winston didn’t believe it because the barber looked very friendly. But it seemed so crazy! Could he have unknowingly offended the barber,and this disastrous hairstyle was the barber’s way of getting back at him?
Winston was also worried that Jack would laugh at him. Jack was his cousin and liked playing jokes. But maybe he wouldn’t; he was understanding too. Winston kept thinking about it.Upon entering his new home, ,Winston’s mom greeted him from the kitchen. She called out to him,asking to see his new hairstyle. Winston walked into the kitchen, his cap still on, and slowly took it off.
His mother looked very surprised. She couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “Oh déar,” she shouted. “What happened?” Winston stood silently for a moment before letting out his anger. He blamed his mom for bringing him to this place, torcing him to attend a new school where he believed everyone would make fun of him. He also said he hated this terrible hairstyle, and his hair was beyond fixing.
Just as his anger was about to grow, the doorbell-rang. Winston’s mom calmly told him to answer it. As he opened the door, he forgot to cover his terrible haircut, and there stood his cousin Jack. Since it was Saturday today, they had planned to go skating together. Winston felt extremely embarrassed.
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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。
Jack looked at Winston in disbelief.
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That afternoon, Winston returned to the barbershop, hoping to find out the truth.
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6 . Graduating at 90, as I did this year with a Master of Arts (MA) from the University of Buckingham in inteligence history, might invoke (授用) the expression “late starter”. My higher education formally began when I was in my 60s.
I’ve had no material gain as a result. Due to my Bachelor of Arts (BA) in psychology, there followed a volunteer job as a drugs counsellor. There were significant disadvantages to acquiring my two undergraduate degrees — six years of constant hard work involving the addiction to the course for most of the year is to affect domestic relationships. It did, but we survived.
However, I think the spiritual and intellectual benefits far outweighed the disadvantages. Indeed, I was not really looking forward to attending my first seminar (研讨班). I was worried about what to expect, but I needn’t have been — my fellow students immediately put me at ease. Two nice young ladies moved apart and offered me a chair between them. It was a relief. Friendship between students is well known, and it was very much in evidence here. I made many friends among them, and they seemed to treat me no differently from any other students, except for one big Kenyan boy who insisted on calling me “sir”.
I am not aware of any deep reason for undertaking the MA. Probably a continuing wish to learn exists, and a chance to put at into practice presented itself when my wife showed me an invitation from the University of Buckingham to apply for a master’s course on the history of intelligence with Bletchley Park Studies. She said it seemed right up my street, and that as we had recently discussed the need for a new direction — why not take it? The related background was that my last job was at Hanslope Park (I am a qualified electronics engineer), an organization that took over from Bletchley Park. These circumstances arouse my curiosity again. I applied and was accepted.
So, would I recommend a return to formal learning post retirement? Surely, yes.
1. What problem did the author have during his undergraduate study?| A．He fell behind with his courses. |
| B．He suffered from financial problems. |
| C．He had no chance to be a volunteer. |
| D．He had little time to take care of his family. |
| A．Efficient. | B．Humorous. | C．Friendly. | D．Competitive. |
| A．It was rare to get. |
| B．It was very suitable for him. |
| C．It would help him go back to Hanslope Park. |
| D．It made it possible for him to get promotion. |
| A．Be friends with all age groups |
| B．You are never too old to learn |
| C．You should never take early retirement |
| D．Keep a balance between study and family |
7 . When Sergio Peralta,15, started the year as a new student at Hendersonville High School, he tried to keep it a (an)
Eventually, a teacher in the engineering program, Jeff Wilkins,
Though the teens were unsure if the
Peralta had become
So after about a month of building the robotic hand and developing a
“Living without a hand for 15 years, I want to say they actually offered me two. This is actually pretty
| A．anxiety | B．evidence | C．secret | D．faith |
| A．care about | B．find out | C．spy on | D．wrestle with |
| A．rolled over | B．stared at | C．checked on | D．learned about |
| A．sponsor | B．contract | C．treat | D．help |
| A．expected | B．restricted | C．participated | D．claimed |
| A．test | B．idea | C．belief | D．symbol |
| A．analyzing | B．advocating | C．trying | D．complaining |
| A．entirely | B．literally | C．ultimately | D．obviously |
| A．minor | B．initial | C．academic | D．practical |
| A．skilled | B．grateful | C．conventional | D．cautious |
| A．preventable | B．commercial | C．artificial | D．achievable |
| A．friendship | B．challenge | C．combination | D．commitment |
| A．rush | B．game | C．reaction | D．pose |
| A．flexible | B．expensive | C．cool | D．attractive |
| A．saved | B．valued | C．started | D．changed |
8 . A friend who was in low spirits wrote me a letter a few weeks ago. His life was full of problems. His heart was full of anxieties.
He ended his letter to me with this question: “We can’t really change this crazy world we live in. can we?” I answered him immediately, “Yes, we most
I can still remember such a teacher who
I adored her very much,
One day she asked me to try playing her guitar. I did my best but always made mistakes. When I was done, I
She looked at me with her kind eyes, smiled, and said: “We are all good at something. You just need to
Those simple words
I had something inside me that was good and that could change this world for the
| A．intently | B．certainly | C．incredibly | D．eagerly |
| A．inspired | B．forced | C．attracted | D．tricked |
| A．adjusting | B．denying | C．desiring | D．demanding |
| A．pleasant | B．artificial | C．wonderful | D．awful |
| A．hung | B．raised | C．nodded | D．posed |
| A．mount up | B．figure out | C．relate to | D．wrestle with |
| A．annoyed | B．prohibited | C．transformed | D．dominated |
| A．heart | B．capacity | C．body | D．promise |
| A．expand | B．give | C．switch | D．urge |
| A．worse | B．stronger | C．wider | D．better |
| A．decisive | B．grateful | C．optimistic | D．initial |
| A．However | B．Though | C．Therefore | D．Instead |
| A．pull out of | B．boil down to | C．take advantage of | D．give way to |
| A．Where | B．What | C．How | D．When |
| A．tackle | B．share | C．defend | D．proceed |
9 . I grew up in a culture with a delicious tradition — baking lots of different types of cookies at Christmas. We baked for days to fill cookie tins on our kitchen shelf, and to fill boxes with cookies to
There was, of course, a solution: I could
My friend was eager to get home and share the
| A．sell | B．lend | C．deliver | D．donate |
| A．professional | B．political | C．educational | D．cultural |
| A．confused | B．interested | C．shocked | D．worried |
| A．Originally | B．Usually | C．Finally | D．Luckily |
| A．dinner | B．bread | C．candies | D．treats |
| A．effective | B．amazing | C．difficult | D．shallow |
| A．excitement | B．anger | C．comfort | D．concern |
| A．schedule | B．routine | C．workshop | D．spot |
| A．turn up | B．hold on | C．take over | D．step away |
| A．suggested | B．argued | C．proved | D．promised |
| A．increase | B．reduce | C．keep | D．enlarge |
| A．fruits | B．materials | C．prizes | D．honors |
| A．better | B．more | C．easier | D．faster |
| A．work | B．learn | C．taste | D．perform |
| A．patience | B．creativity | C．confidence | D．independence |
10 . Growing up, I always wanted to be an outgoing person because I thought that was the way I should be. I was always stuck on the idea that bigger personalities could achieve more. So I connected outgoingness with success.
However, I started letting go of the idea that outgoingness would help me achieve more when my skills as a leader were put to the test.
When I was 16, I volunteered at a summer camp for a week, where I led 12 fifth graders. Although I tried to solve problems as they came up, it seemed there was always another problem following.
Every night, I was supposed to read bedtime stories, but as my campers were getting ready for bed on Thursday, things reached a boiling point when one camper accused (指责) another of ruining camp for her. After I called in a teacher, our small wooden house was finally silent, but the hidden anger made me realize that my campers’ experience would become less enjoyable if I left things unsolved.
Instead of reading stories that night, I decided to share a good memory I had of each of my campers. Afterwards, I invited my campers to describe their own memories, and watching the atmosphere (气氛) in our house changing as they described the good moments in the week gave me the feeling that finding my own ways to be a leader could be good enough.
The experience made me realize that I should grow in my own direction rather than forcing myself into a type that never really fit.
1. Which of the following can best describe the author?| A．Determined and critical (批判性的). |
| B．Creative and attractive. |
| C．Careful and inconsiderate (考虑不周的). |
| D．Confident and impatient. |
| A．give up | B．insist on | C．take in | D．put out |
| A．It made her praised by all teachers. |
| B．It helped her become an outgoing person. |
| C．It helped her understand many of the bedtime stories |
| D．It helped to shape her own values and beliefs in terms of growth. |
| A．Growing in our own directions really fits better. |
| B．The author’s camping experience was less enjoyable. |
| C．Students involved in camps can easily rise to challenges. |
| D．Students who are outgoing are more likely to make achievements. |
