1 . 阅读下面短文，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。

The story of my new family member

We found a lonely dog a few weeks ago, walking along the road in the countryside. All of a sudden, he was jumping on cars, and at the same time we thought maybe his family was camping somewhere in the neighboring areas. As a consequence we passed him by without hesitation. A few hours later, on our return trip, he was still in the same place, again and again, making an attempt to get people to stop for him. When he caught sight of us approaching, he lay down in the middle of the road, so we failed to get around him.

My father braked hard, pulled up and looked around for a few minutes, trying to figure out whether anyone around from whom he had been separated. After getting off the car, we checked the dog carefully. It didn’t appear so. Then we took a good look at the poor but cute dog. He gazed at us eagerly with gloomy eyes. We circled around him in a total silence. We had an overwhelming desire to find out what was wrong with him. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any clues. He had no collar and he was really too thin. Eventually we decided that he had been abandoned. We showed great sympathy for the poor dog. How helpless he was on such an occasion! He was homeless and he had no one to rely on.

On seeing the scene, we couldn’t help begging my parents to raise him. My mother agreed excitedly, “I love this lovely dog. How poor he is! It is high time that we should bring him home.” She stared at the dog with tears welling up in her eyes. We knew my mother was willing to adopt the dog because she was so sweet and she loved dogs very much. My father thought it was dangerous to raise a dog due to the fact that we were too young.

注意：
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Paragraph 1:

My father said firmly, “If he doesn’t bite me when I try to pick him up to put him in the car, then we have a new dog.”

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Paragraph 2:

We took him to the vet (兽医), who said the dog appeared to be in good health.

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2 . I will never forget one summer in my childhood. While walking in the attic（阁楼），I stepped on something and _______ down, with my hand landing on a floorboard that popped up and almost hit my head. When I _______ and looked inside the open space. I could not believe my eyes：There was gold in there! I _______ a handful of shining gold cubes, ran to the bottom stair and _______ , “Mama，I found gold up there under floor!”

Back up the stairs I dashed, but my brothers almost knocked me down as they ran right by me. When mama opened the door and _______ her head in, she _______ said, “Honey, that’s insulation（隔热材料）. Now put it all _______ .”

I felt really disappointed. I had thought I made a real _______ .

When I _______ inside to put “the gold” back, my hand touched what felt like a book. I pulled it out. It was old and small：Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, which I’d never heard of. And ________ I was bored, I decided to see what was inside this little book. To my ________ , it was a book of passages, phrases and proverbs, and I could tell that this was going to be ________ .

So I spent quite much time on it and found ________ in these pages. As I didn’t know how to express things clearly, I often ________ to talk about them. This book helped me ________ that I didn’t need to feel ashamed or ________ , because other people had similar experiences.

When I went to college, Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations came with me. Over the years, I’ve kept my ________ copy, which to this day I often ________ . Although it was a coincidence（巧合）to find the book, it liberated（解放）me in a way. It helped me see more than my young mind and heart were able to ________ .

The book discovered under those floorboards was, ________ , gold.

1.

A．chewed

B．calmed

C．looked

D．fell

2.

A．bent over

B．came across

C．picked out

D．broke in

3.

A．defended

B．produced

C．seized

D．hid

4.

A．yelled

B．whispered

C．admitted

D．complained

5.

A．starred

B．stuck

C．lowered

D．lifted

6.

A．simply

B．fortunately

C．honestly

D．angrily

7.

A．back

B．on

C．up

D．down

8.

A．difference

B．choice

C．comment

D．discovery

9.

A．observed

B．slid

C．reached

D．argued

10.

A．until

B．now that

C．unless

D．so that

11.

A．surprise

B．regret

C．relief

D．disappointment

12.

A．ordinary

B．disturbing

C．boring

D．interesting

13.

A．boredom

B．comfort

C．honor

D．doubt

14.

A．tended

B．offered

C．managed

D．hesitated

15.

A．expect

B．expand

C．realize

D．imagine

16.

A．embarrassed

B．satisfied

C．astonished

D．confident

17.

A．advanced

B．false

C．various

D．original

18.

A．come over

B．show off

C．refer to

D．pick up

19.

A．avoid

B．respect

C．function

D．understand

20.

A．considerately

B．indeed

C．normally

D．hopefully

3 . One day a famous painter painted a picture. He put it on exhibition with the title “Not for_______”. However, it was so beautiful a painting that whoever_______that exhibition asked the painter to sell that painting for whatever amount he would_______it. But he said, “I'm extremely sorry but I can’t sell this for any amount. I will sell it to only that person who will understand its_______.” Then, an old man came over and said, “I want to buy this painting and here is the_______in this small box for it.” There was a paint brush and colors in it. Then, he gave that painting to the old man.

All the other people asked the painter with_______, “Why did you sell it for a paint brush and a few colors to this old man? We were_______you a huge amount for this painting.” The painter said, “If you_______the painting, there is a man who is teaching a kid to paint with so much_______. So, the man in the picture is this old man and that kid is me. He is my teacher who taught me to paint and made me become what I am today just thanks to his devotion and________. And, the real value of this painting is just a paint brush which is________by my teacher as this paint brush is more________than your wealth. With this paint brush I can paint many more paintings.”All people understood and________the bonding(情谊) of a teacher and his student.

A teacher always gives his best wealth to his student in the form of knowledge, wisdom and art with a(n)________that his student will________make use of it.

1.

A．show

B．sale

C．play

D．rest

2.

A．attended

B．held

C．organized

D．appreciated

3.

A．check for

B．pay for

C．leave for

D．charge for

4.

A．money

B．use

C．value

D．time

5.

A．service

B．ticket

C．passport

D．price

6.

A．regret

B．surprise

C．embarrassment

D．anger

7.

A．repaying

B．offering

C．rewarding

D．lending

8.

A．realized

B．caught

C．confirmed

D．noticed

9.

A．determination

B．devotion

C．attraction

D．participation

10.

A．desire

B．relief

C．blessings

D．pities

11.

A．given

B．paid

C．lost

D．borrowed

12.

A．sensitive

B．original

C．useful

D．precious

13.

A．respected

B．inspected

C．reported

D．shared

14.

A．expectation

B．destination

C．creation

D．position

15.

A．importantly

B．hopelessly

C．necessarily

D．properly

4 . In the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 81. Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant talking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, But I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！
I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.
1. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be____.

A．a writer

B．a teacher

C．a judge

D．a doctor

2. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A．She wanted to study by herself.

B．She fell in love and got married.

C．She suffered from a serious illness.

D．She decided to look after her grandma.

3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

A．She was busy yet happy with her family life.

B．She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.

C．She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.

D．She was too confused to make a correct choice.

4. What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Failure is the mother of success.

B．Little by little, one goes far.

C．Every coin has two sides.

D．Well begun, half done.

5. Which of the following can best describe the author?

A．Caring and determined.

B．Honest and responsible.

C．Ambitious and sensitive.

D．Innocent and single-minded.

5 . Thirty-five years ago, my son, Jared, was born visually impaired. _________, I learned from Jared’s teacher about Seedlings Braille Books for Children, an organization founded by Debra Bonde. Although she did not plan to _________ a nonprofit in 1984, she _________ helping blind children all over the globe.

As a _________ woman, she initially wanted to find a volunteer job without having to talk to anyone. _________, she signed up for a braille transcription (盲文转录) class and began _________ popular children’s books, printing them, and selling them for just the _________ of the paper. Word spread and _________ grew for more of her books. Friends helped her to form a nonprofit so she could start getting grants and _________ to help with production costs. That first year, she printed 221 books.

From its __________ beginnings 37 years ago, Seedlings has produced and __________ more than 600,000 books across the world, half of their books given away for free.

As a mother, I __________ Seedlings, who provided “typical” experiences for Jared in school so he could check out books just like his __________ classmates.

Jared graduated from Michigan State University and __________ a telecommunications degree. Since 2012, he has __________ on the Board of Directors for Seedlings—making an impactful difference in the lives of children, the way Seedlings did for his.

1.

A．Fortunately

B．Frankly

C．Suddenly

D．Surprisingly

2.

A．involve

B．occupy

C．establish

D．engage

3.

A．shot up

B．broke up

C．ended up

D．brought up

4.

A．rigid

B．shy

C．sympathetic

D．demanding

5.

A．Therefore

B．Originally

C．Virtually

D．Actually

6.

A．making

B．translating

C．choosing

D．applying

7.

A．cost

B．content

C．budget

D．appearance

8.

A．fame

B．demand

C．fortune

D．passion

9.

A．permits

B．presents

C．experiences

D．donations

10.

A．flexible

B．attractive

C．practical

D．humble

11.

A．donated

B．reserved

C．distributed

D．sold

12.

A．accepted

B．suspected

C．approved

D．appreciated

13.

A．sighted

B．devoted

C．respected

D．admired

14.

A．maintained

B．earned

C．produced

D．confirmed

15.

A．acknowledged

B．identified

C．managed

D．served

7 . There was snow last night, followed by a freezing rain. It_________everything with a thin layer of ice, including the highways, creating a(n)_________situation.

Going to the store to buy some goods, I had_________in crossing the highway because of the ice. After I struggled to cross it, a woman came up in her car,_________across the crosswalk, through the other lane, almost going into the ditch(沟). She was unable to do anything, with her eyes wide open in_________and brakes locked. After she got control, she slowly_________. So then watching her away, I thought that it was a_________corner.

I got in touch with the businesses around and asked if I could fill the corner. Finally, I got_________. And then I found a bucket, filled it with sand and put the sand on that corner. This took me eight buckets, and_________I got this corner sanded. People were__________their horns(喇叭)as they drove by, just to__________me. An officer thanked me and the paving company where I got the sand thanked me, too. A woman driver__________over to give me a bottle of fruit juice, and another gave me a chocolate bar.

I wasn’t__________anything, so I appreciated these. As one of the snow angels here in my community I__________a chance of cleaning up sidewalks for elders and those in wheel chairs last year because of a bad shoulder__________. So this time I intended to make up for it,__________with one good shoulder. It was interesting though; after I had__________sanding this busy corner, cloud as it was, the__________came and started to shine. Someone drove by and told me that at the moment the sun was shining only in one__________.Yet this ray of sunlight was only shining where I was, coincidence? And strangely the ice started__________quickly.

1.

A．ruined

B．protected

C．covered

D．conveyed

2.

A．accessible

B．urgent

C．secure

D．familiar

3.

A．difficulty

B．luck

C．interest

D．fun

4.

A．flying

B．walking

C．swimming

D．sliding

5.

A．alarm

B．case

C．charge

D．general

6.

A．drove off

B．turned up

C．got off

D．gave up

7.

A．boundless

B．quiet

C．racial

D．threatening

8.

A．forgiveness

B．permission

C．punishment

D．discrimination

9.

A．frequently

B．eventually

C．selfishly

D．ridiculously

10.

A．neglecting

B．displaying

C．sounding

D．enjoying

11.

A．trouble

B．salute

C．criticize

D．question

12.

A．stayed

B．fell

C．pulled

D．turned

13.

A．expecting

B．swapping

C．admitting

D．suffering

14.

A．suggested

B．preferred

C．missed

D．regretted

15.

A．request

B．identity

C．error

D．injury

16.

A．never

B．ever

C．still

D．even

17.

A．finished

B．quit

C．considered

D．continued

18.

A．wind

B．snow

C．sun

D．cloud

19.

A．day

B．place

C．second

D．city

20.

A．increasing

B．hardening

C．moving

D．melting

8 . How do you kill your time on your way to work? Most of us stare at our cell phones, and ________ to make eye contact with others. We just read, ________ with others online or ________ games online. Or maybe we're ________ the time between stops to do our makeup, catch up on emails, or read a few chapters of a ________ . However, Dina Alfasi takes a very_________ approach.

Each day she has to travel hours on_________ and trains to get to her engineering job at a hospital in Israel. Rather than look at her cell phone________ she uses one very special way to have connection with_________. It is portraits of the people she ________ on public transport every day that she is taking. The paintings catch those ________ and personal moments of people readying themselves for the day ahead. Some people lean their head ________ the window and go to sleep, some stare into space and have a daydream, and others ________ quietly to read their documents or books. Each_________ catches one tiny moment in people's lives, ripe with potential for your imagination. It is________ for her to look at someone's commute (上下班) and make up an entire story about the rest of their daily existence, from the father travelling with a baby________ the woman welcoming a change.

"What inspires me very much are the little________ that happen every day," Dina________ My Modern Met."My work is to tell stories through a single________, and it proves that all you need is just to look around and________ those magic moments."

1.

A．refuse

B．attempt

C．want

D．plan

2.

A．agree

B．share

C．chat

D．argue

3.

A．attack

B．offer

C．play

D．afford

4.

A．cheating

B．using

C．applying

D．contacting

5.

A．book

B．photo

C．crowd

D．poster

6.

A．different

B．same

C．easy

D．tough

7.

A．cars

B．ships

C．bikes

D．buses

8.

A．in short

B．in silence

C．as usual

D．turn to

9.

A．friends

B．teachers

C．adults

D．strangers

10.

A．reflects

B．suffers

C．meets

D．employs

11.

A．quiet

B．impossible

C．noisy

D．sharp

12.

A．after

B．before

C．along

D．against

13.

A．destroy

B．fight

C．sit

D．prove

14.

A．picture

B．factor

C．data

D．impression

15.

A．anxious

B．wonderful

C．actual

D．gradual

16.

A．at

B．to

C．with

D．in

17.

A．problems

B．documents

C．truths

D．moments

18.

A．allowed

B．arranged

C．told

D．disappeared

19.

A．choice

B．portrait

C．effort

D．basis

20.

A．confuse

B．improve

C．explore

D．find