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。

Mash Assadollah was the grocer at our corner store. Standing behind his glass display case, he tore out a page from a book. He twisted the page into a cone-shaped envelope and then filled it with tobacco. He then weighed the tobacco. He folded the envelope of tobacco closed and handed it to me. I was also buying sugar cubes and tea. Mash Assadollah calculated the amounts on an abacus (算盘). I paid him and left.

When I got home, Grandmother took the goods I had purchased, emptied the envelopes of their ingredients, handed me the wrappers, and asked me to throw them away.

It was summer vacation, and I didn’t have much to do. To keep myself busy, I sat down in a corner of the room and started to read the wrappers, which had once been eight consecutive (连续的) pages of a book. How well written and attractive the words were! It was a good story. I sat there until I had read all eight pages. Honestly, I had never read a book before, except for my textbooks. But when I read those eight pages, I realized that I now loved reading! The only problem was that the story stopped right at the best part, right at the end of Page 22, which was the most important and exciting point in the story.

It was about a boy who wanted to run away from home and escape his father who was always spanking (打屁股) him, but the boy was afraid. He finally left home but didn’t know where to go. I was excited to find out where he would go and what would happen to him.

注意：
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。

I decided to go back and get the rest of the book from Mash Assadollah.

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Mash Assadollah didn’t know what I was talking about.

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2 . 阅下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

When Polly left home that morning, the city was already covered in grey mist. After work, Polly tried     1     (take) her usual bus home before the fog got too thick, but the bus conductor told her to take the Underground to Green Park and find a taxi there. On the train, as Polly observed the passengers, she had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man     2     wore a dark overcoat. While the rest of the passengers were getting out, she glanced     3     the faces around her. The tall man was nowhere to be     4    (see). When Polly got to the station entrance, it was empty. The fog lay like a thick grey cloud. There was no one in sight.     5    (sudden), Polly heard the sound of     6     (footstep), her heart     7     (beat) with fear, but she decided to accept his help. The man took Polly’s hand and led her to her house. In his other hand the man carried     8     stick. What a surprise when the man told Polly he was blind! She wanted to invite him to her home to rest for a while, but the man left quickly. He wanted to pay back the help that people gave     9    (he) when it was     10     (sun).

6 . 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。

On a Sunday afternoon, Kiana French was having fun fishing with her father and younger sister, not knowing the next minute, they would struggle not to sink in the freezing water. Their 12-foot boat was taking in water little by little, and the wind was picking up. Her father, Gary French, hurried to operate the engine, while Kiana,16, was in the middle with Cierrah, her sister, frightened but still able to keep calm.

Kiana asked Cierrah to take off one of her cowboy boots, with which she got some of the water out. Hard as she tried, that little effort would not help stop the boat sinking. Moments later, the unthinkable happened. The boat was full of water and then it flipped over. Kiana and her sister were dumped in the water. Their father, who had had a surgery six months ago, managed not to be thrown into the water but seemed to have great pain in the chest due to the sudden change.

Kiana quickly put on her life jacket and saw Cierrah’s and her father’s life jackets floating away. She reacted quickly to get them back and held her sister onto the boat. They were so far out in the middle of the lake that they could not see the shore clearly. What’s worse.it was getting harder to stay above the waves. Their father swam over and hugged his two girls. Cierrah crying silently. Kiana heard her beloved sister murmur, “I can’t feel my feet.”

Kiana knew the only thing to do was to get to shore herself and find help. She looked up at her father, exchanging a concerned glance, turned round and swam as hard as she could towards the shore

Fighting against the strong currents and cold wind, she screamed for help at the top of her lungs every three minutes or so. A strong wind blew, and she looked back only to see her sister’s and father’s heads bobbing(浮动)in the water. She burst into tears, thinking her sister and dad were dead, because she was taking too long.

注意: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。

With desperate tears, she suddenly spotted a boat with a figure walking on it

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Once rescued, they were rushed to shore, where a concerned group waited for their arrival.

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8 . As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games.I____for victory as much as they did. However,a dramatic____happening after I refereed a game____my view on victories and defeats.

The game was between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. It was well played and __ contested. When there were only 30 seconds left, Yonkers was____by one point. When Yonkers ___their last shot, New Rochelle recovered the ball, and tapped (补篮) it in for what looked like___. The clock showed the game was over, but I hadn't___ the final buzzer (蜂鸣器) because of the___ noise.

Not having got help from the other official, I____the young timekeeper. He said, "Mr. Covino,the buzzer went off as the ball rolled off the rim (篮筐), before the____tap - in was made. "Coming up to New Rochelle’s coach O’Brien, he added, "I'm sorry, Dad. The time ran out before the final___."

Suddenly, like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, Coach O’Brien's face ___. He said,"That's okay, Joe. You did what you had to do. I’m____of you. "

Turning to me, he said, "Mr. Covino, I want you to meet my ___, Joe. "Then they walked off together, the coach's arm around Joe's shoulder.

1.

A．longed

B．looked

C．appealed

D．trained

2.

A．conduct

B．incident

C．shift

D．performance

3.

A．confirmed

B．reflected

C．supported

D．changed

4.

A．successfully

B．seriously

C．closely

D．eagerly

5.

A．losing

B．rising

C．leading

D．failing

6.

A．attempted

B．missed

C．blocked

D．took

7.

A．victory

B．entertainment

C．crisis

D．fantasy

8.

A．sounded

B．forgotten

C．received

D．heard

9.

A．deafening

B．frightening

C．annoying

D．confusing

10.

A．comforted

B．blamed

C．encouraged

D．approached

11.

A．timely

B．perfect

C．final

D．funny

12.

A．option

B．basket

C．signal

D．gesture

13.

A．lit up

B．showed up

C．darkened

D．hardened

14.

A．fond

B．proud

C．ashamed

D．skeptical

15.

A．player

B．coach

C．referee

D．son

9 . In Stornoway, the biggest town in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides islands, a yellow van (厢式货车) sits on a narrow, one - way street.Driver lain Mackenzie has loaded his books in the van, organized his customers’orders and is preparing for his last turn of the week on the island of Lewis and Harris. The 16-year-old van runs three days a week,covering more than 800 miles of rough roads to deliver books to more than 800 residents.

The Outer Hebrides are home to Scotland’s highest concentration of "very remote rural" residents.When mobile libraries began operating in 1952 as a local council service, they were the main source of books for residents there. Even now, mobile libraries still serve as a lifeline to many, residents. Without them, some residents would be more than an hour’s drive from their nearest library branch. Mobile Iibraries remain integral to these communities. Visits by drivers like Mackenzie are sometimes the only regular face - to - face contact customers can count on in any given week.

Still, there are worries about the mobile libraries' future. As many people have moved away, in search of greater opportunity, villages across the islands are facing depopulation and a decreesse in resources. As a result, services have declined. In more remote areas, when school is not in session, public transport is available only once a week. Budget - saving proposals have offered to substitute the mobile libraries with online books and volunteer - run community centers. But residents say theee don't come close to the personal experience of physically choosing books, and none offered access to the limited Gaelic(盖尔语) resources available.

When the mobile library service was at risk of being cut, the Outer Hebrides communities, which own Scotland’s highest density (密度) of Gaelic speakers, voted to save it. In December, the local council approved two new vans. For longtime drivers Mackenzie, the approval for replacement vans marks a victory.

1. Why does the author mention Driver Iain Mackenzie and his van?

A．To highlight the simple life on the island.

B．To show the traffic conditions on the island.

C．To describe how books reach residents on the island.

D．To introduce the function of mobile libraries on the island.

2. What does the underlined word "integral" in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Essential.

B．Familiar.

C．Convenient.

D．Challenging.

3. What made the mobile library service at risk of being cut?

A．Poor road conditions.	B．Insufficient vans.
C．A lack of offline books.	D．Budget - saving proposals.

4. What can we say about the residents?

A．They expect to move away from the islands.

B．They enjoy the traditional book delivery.

C．They are attached to online Gaelic books.

D．They volunteer to set up community libraries.