1 . 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。

Brianna Kemp’s father had to move her entire family from Chicago to a small town in Maryland after his business went bankrupt. He didn’t lose faith in life, though, and decided to start his family’s new life there.

Along with the move came a new school for Brianna, who was 14 years old. She had a difficult time accepting the move, as she was a popular cheerleader at her school in Chicago. She also had a good set of friends, and she didn’t exactly like meeting new people.

When it was time to go to school, her father drove her there to wish her well. “Good luck, sweetheart. I know this is going to be difficult for you, but you can do it. I know you can!” he said, giving her a kiss on the forehead.

“Thanks, Dad,” Brianna said quietly before leaving the car. While she was sad, Brianna didn’t want her dad to worry even more, so she put on a brave smile and waved before her father drove away.

When she got to the school, she was greeted by the school secretary, Mrs. Keppler. “Hello, welcome to Chester Middle School! I’m going to give you a quick tour of the school,” she said.

“Thank you,” Brianna responded shyly and nervously.

Mrs. Keppler showed Brianna around, pointing her to the cafeteria, the school auditorium, and the gym. They also passed through the art and music rooms, the science laboratories, and the kitchen.

Finally, Brianna was led to the classroom and started her suffering first school day. Faced up with so many new faces, she made a brief self-introduction, still nervous. Then she was guided to sit in the back row alone. During the breaks, all the students seemed so familiar with each other. Brianna found it hard to start a conversation with any one of them, as they were always busy with their own friends. She felt like she was an outsider and didn’t belong. What a suffering the first school day was! So were the following weeks.

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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。

When the day was finally over, Brianna shared her day with her father.

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Over the next few weeks, things changed beyond Brianna’s imagination.

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2 . Making it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee (a spelling competition) is an amazing achievement for any kid, but for 11-year-old Neil Maes, being born deaf made his journey especially unlikely.

After receiving cochlear implants (人工耳蜗) in both ears as a baby, he had to train his brain to understand spoken words. It took countless hours of speech therapy (疗法).

“We didn’t even know that he’d be able to talk,” said his mother, Christy Maes.

Now the soft-spoken kid from Belton, South Carolina is officially one of the nation’s top young spellers. He earned the right to take the stage in the final rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Neil’s parents have always given him a tip, coaching him to always ask the pronouncer for the meaning of a word, so that he can be sure he heard it correctly. Most contestants do this anyway.

“He’s able to spell very difficult words. You tell him, ‘Spell this word,’ and he’s able to actually imagine what that sounds like in his head and spell the word. It’s actually quite impressive,” said Dr. Michael Hoa, who performed Neil’s cochlear implantation. “There’s a lot that goes into training your brain to do that.”

Neil’s parents didn’t know he was taking part in a spelling bee with his third-grade class until he came home and told them he had won. He made it all the way to his regional (地区的) bee that year, finishing second. Now a naturally shy fifth-grader, Neil is already worn out from the busy bee-week schedule, but he seems happy.

“Our main hope out of all of this was to encourage people that are going to be facing what we had to face,” Christy said.

But Neil said coming to the bee has motivated (激发) him to study even harder, so he can return next year.

“It’s just fun and I want to do it again,” Neil said.

1. What makes it difficult for Neil to enter the competition?

A．He is naturally shy.	B．He is unable to talk.
C．He has a hearing disability.	D．He is undergoing medical treatment.

2. What does the underlined word “it” (in Para. 5) refer to?

A．The tip from Neil’s parents.	B．The coach’s pronunciation.
C．The meaning.	D．The word.

3. What did Michael think of Neil?

A．He’s amazing.	B．He’s very lucky.
C．He should study harder.	D．He should use his imagination.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Hard training will finally pay off	B．We can do more for disabled children
C．Spelling bees are becoming more popular	D．Deaf 11-year-old competes in National Spelling Bee

3 . Spring Festival means a lot for Chinese people. However, given the sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks in different places, many cities ________ residents in any city with confirmed COVID-19 cases not to travel during the holiday in order to prevent any more outbreaks. ________, I stayed in Beijing during the Spring Festival of 2022. It was my first Spring Festival in China. I ________ it with my Chinese friends.

Several of Ralph’s coworkers came to our apartment to have ________ with me. They brought the meat and dough (面团) to make the ________ dumplings. While I was not ________ in making them, I certainly did enjoy eating them. As soon as all the food was ready, we ________ to enjoy the delicious foods.

Linda brought me Spring Festival couplets ________ good wishes and asked me to paste them on the door. Scott ________ me with many firecrackers. Some students gave me paper cuts to ________ my windows.

Eric invited me to ________ his family to spend New Year’s Eve together. Among the many ________ at dinner, they served a ________ fish. However, I was told we would only be eating half the fish that night because the ________ of it would be eaten the next day. This was done to ________ the good fortune over into the following year since leftovers are thought to be a ________ of prosperity. After dinner, we watched the Spring Festival Gala together. A martial art performance ________ me deeply. The show entitled “Walking Clouds, Flowing Water” starred three tai chi ________ practicing their moves on top of landmark buildings in three cities: Shanghai, Chongqing and Guangzhou of Guangdong province, which was amazing. I went to my ________ at midnight.

It was a very happy time and we have many good ________ of this festival holiday.

1.

A．urged

B．forbade

C．allowed

D．invited

2.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．However

3.

A．congratulated

B．made

C．visited

D．celebrated

4.

A．lunch

B．supper

C．fun

D．tea

5.

A．common

B．original

C．traditional

D．sweet

6.

A．skilled

B．concerned

C．weak

D．fortunate

7.

A．got off

B．stood up

C．sat down

D．let out

8.

A．forecasting

B．representing

C．spreading

D．adopting

9.

A．assisted

B．impressed

C．served

D．provided

10.

A．decorate

B．paint

C．fix

D．protect

11.

A．greet

B．promise

C．join

D．help

12.

A．guests

B．dishes

C．programs

D．events

13.

A．small

B．big

C．half

D．whole

14.

A．rest

B．head

C．back

D．tail

15.

A．turn

B．send

C．carry

D．transform

16.

A．scene

B．sign

C．period

D．schedule

17.

A．absorbed

B．adapted

C．frightened

D．judged

18.

A．athletes

B．adults

C．performers

D．singers

19.

A．country

B．classroom

C．office

D．apartment

20.

A．memories

B．views

C．imagination

D．expectations