2 . I was a boy of nine in 1960. I used to mow the lawn for Mrs. Long. She paid me little for the job, but promised to give me a Christmas present.

I spent much time _________ what it would be. Many boys had baseball gloves or ice skates and I was eager to have any of these. “It would _________ be a baseball glove,” I _________ with myself. “She wouldn’t know much about baseball.” So I was convinced that she would give me ice skates. I even imagined myself upon the skates.

As Christmas approached, it was with _________ that I stopped myself from reporting to Mrs. Long and demanding my present. On December 22, I presented myself at the door of the house. Mrs. Long handed me a small box which under no circumstances could _________ a pair of skates. I was disappointed. When lifting it from her, I was curious about the _________ of the present. It weighed almost nothing.

“What is it?” I asked.

“A kind of magic,” she said. Her words were enough to set my mind _________ with new possibilities.

On Christmas morning, I had this box on my knees. With great _________ I opened the box to find inside ten sheets of black paper, each labeled in colorful letters, Carbon Paper Regal Premium. “What is it?” I asked. Mum took two pieces of white paper, placed between them one of the black paper, and wrote my name on the upper sheet. Then she handed me the second sheet, which her pencil had in no way touched. There was my name!

It was a miracle to my _________ mind. In that one moment, I remembered the ideas about the duplication(复制) of words and the printing and the mystery of spreading ideas. Thank Mrs. Long for her wisdom to guess that a boy might profit from a present totally outside the realm of his ordinary experience.

The __________ present merely satisfies a temporary desire; the great one lights up all the years of life that remain.

1.

A．asking

B．recalling

C．proving

D．wondering

2.

A．possibly

B．usually

C．hardly

D．definitely

3.

A．reasoned

B．inquired

C．checked

D．complained

4.

A．anxiety

B．patience

C．difficulty

D．confirmation

5.

A．cover

B．hold

C．include

D．involve

6.

A．value

B．shape

C．meaning

D．lightness

7.

A．running

B．going

C．dancing

D．thinking

8.

A．surprise

B．excitement

C．energy

D．confidence

9.

A．childish

B．sharp

C．brilliant

D．creative

10.

A．fancy

B．average

C．popular

D．expensive

6 . Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.

Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency. One night, the winds _______, the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble sent out the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team _______ the alarm and the villagers gathered in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat and _______ their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited _______ on the beach, holding lamps to light the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling _______ on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely _______ the rescue boat and all would have been lost.

Anxiously, the captain called for another volunteer team to look for the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, “Please don’t go. Your father died in a shipwreck (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost _______ for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left.”

Hans replied, “Mother, I have to go. What if everyone said I can’t go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for _______ comes, we all need to take our turn and do our part.” Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and _______ into the night.

Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans’ mother like a century. Finally, the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow. ________ his hands, the captain called, “Did you find the lost man?” Hardly able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, “Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it’s my elder brother, Paul!”

1.

A．stilled

B．calmed

C．stopped

D．screamed

2.

A．sounded

B．set

C．took

D．made

3.

A．gathered

B．followed

C．fought

D．walked

4.

A．nervously

B．angrily

C．fearfully

D．happily

5.

A．uncomfortable

B．exhausted

C．disturbed

D．painful

6.

A．pushed

B．pulled

C．overturned

D．settled

7.

A．in the fire

B．on strike

C．at sea

D．in the war

8.

A．service

B．excitement

C．decision

D．love

9.

A．appeared

B．disappeared

C．came

D．went

10.

A．Making

B．Keeping

C．Showing

D．Cupping

7 . A few weeks ago, I received a package containing seeds from my friend. When I asked her what they would _______ into, a smile crossed her face. “Just plant them and be patient. You’ll see for yourself _______!” she said.

I sowed the seeds in a flowerpot. In the first few days, I was very excited to search for the slightest signs, but _______ happened. With heavy loads of homework, I began to feel sad and _______. How much I longed for the color in my fast-paced life.

I watered the plants in dry periods. On the eighth day, to my great _______, a few light green sprouts (新芽) appeared. Bending down and studying the plants, I could almost hear them growing. More days passed, and the flowerpot soon became _______ with coriander (香菜) plants. Now they are taller than the edge of the pot, constantly shaking their leaves in the gentle wind, as if they were merrily singing a song of _______.

I am certain that after a few more days, my plants will be ready for_______. These plants have played an important part in _______ up my everyday life. They may not be a main dish on our table, but using some will surely make our dishes delicious.

Let us all slow our pace down and be patient. So long as we take steps to set our hearts free, time and patience will ________ us with the pure pleasure of being alive in this lovely world.

1.

A．grow

B．run

C．look

D．break

2.

A．immediately

B．finally

C．quickly

D．regularly

3.

A．anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

4.

A．shocked

B．disappointed

C．embarrassed

D．scared

5.

A．surprise

B．pity

C．shame

D．anxiety

6.

A．packed

B．lined

C．crowded

D．piled

7.

A．courage

B．freedom

C．interest

D．relief

8.

A．harvest

B．loss

C．sights

D．rest

9.

A．picking

B．ending

C．brightening

D．taking

10.

A．impress

B．assist

C．surround

D．reward

8 . The Turnaround

Anxiously, I looked through the roster (花名册) posted on the wall. My body ________ as I saw all my friends’ names but did not find mine. I could feel the tears building in my eyes. I felt ________ inside, like nothing mattered.

When I got back home, my father noticed my sullen walk and gloomy face, and asked me what was wrong.

“All my friends ________ the school team. Everyone! Except me…” I stammered.

“Well, what are you going to do about it? Are you just going to sit there?” he asked.

I didn’t know what to say, just shaking my head. I thought hard for thirty minutes about what my dad said, and it started making ________. Nobody was going to give me a ________ on that team. I would have to earn it.

________, there was a gym near my school, so as soon as school was over, I biked to the gym and trained hard. I ran, dribbled, and shot until I ________ on the floor every single day. There were moments when I didn’t think I could keep on going, but I ________ through it. After all, I thought, hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

After almost a year, I tried out for my seventh-grade team with great confidence. Regardless of the outcome, I knew that I had worked hard and learned something about mental ________. The next day, seeing my name printed in large bold letters, I realized I made it. The greater the effort, the ________ the reward, and I officially made a turnaround.

1.

A．froze

B．changed

C．relaxed

D．expanded

2.

A．calm

B．lonely

C．nervous

D．dead

3.

A．made

B．supported

C．accepted

D．celebrated

4.

A．history

B．trouble

C．sense

D．way

5.

A．task

B．spot

C．hand

D．reward

6.

A．Accidentally

B．Conveniently

C．Temporarily

D．Honestly

7.

A．rolled

B．moved

C．struggled

D．collapsed

8.

A．saw

B．walked

C．powered

D．looked

9.

A．toughness

B．flexibility

C．well-being

D．suffering

10.

A．purer

B．funnier

C．sweeter

D．quicker

10 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Missus Sommers one day found herself the unexpected owner of fifteen dollars. It seemed to her a very large amount of money. For a day or two she walked around in a dreamy state as she thought about her choices. Her daughter Janie was wearing worn shoes and needed new ones. She would buy cloth for new shirts for the boys. Her daughter Mag should have another dress. And still there would be enough left for new stockings for her children. The idea about how to spend the dollars made her restless with excitement.

On the day she planned to go shopping with the money, she ate a light meal- no! Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping, she forgot to eat at all!

When she arrived at the large department store, she spotted a pile of silk stockings at the entrance. A sign nearby announced that they had been reduced in price a young girl behind the counter asked her if she wished to examine the silky leg coverings. She smiled as if she had been asked to inspect diamond jewelry, and started to feel the soft, expensive items. Missus Sommers picked up a black pair and looked at them closely. Two red marks suddenly showed on her pale face. She looked up at the shop girl and said proudly, “Well, I will buy this pair.”

Missus Sommers changed her cotton stockings for the new silk ones in the ladies’ rest area. She had let herself be controlled by some machine-like force that directed her actions and freed her of responsibility. How good was the touch of the silk on her skin! Then she put her shoes back on and put her old stockings into her bag. Next, she went to the shoe department, where she tried on a pair of new boots. Her foot and ankle looked lovely. She could not believe that they were a part of herself.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1：

After buying a pair of new boots, she walked into the clothing department.

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She was about to leave the store when a kid running around reminded her of something.

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