1 . 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短文。

A Little Boy

A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people rarely visited. The house was very old and shabby and the owner hardly ever came out. When he did come out, he would not say hello to his neighbors or passers-by but simply just glared at them.

The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old man. The boy’s parents told him to stay away from the house, and a lot of other neighborhood children were told the same thing from their parents.

Dusk found the boy lingering on and hesitating what to do. As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said impatiently. The little boy was very afraid but he had a quota (定额) to meet for school with selling the magazines. So he got up the courage and said, “Uh, Sir, I am selling these magazines and, uh, I was wondering if you would like to buy one from me.”

The old man just stared at the boy without a word. The boy could see inside the old man’s house and saw that he had dog figurines (小雕像) on the fireplace mantle. “Do you collect dogs?” The little boy asked. “Yes, I have many collections in my house. They are my family here and they are all I have.” The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul.

“Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.” The old man was ready to close the door on the boy and said, “No, boy. I don’t need any magazines of any kind, now goodbye.”

The little boy was sad that he was not going to make his quota with the sale. He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the house that he owned. The boy went home and then had an idea. He had a little dog figurine that he got some years ago from an aunt. The figurine did not mean nearly as much to him since he had a real live dog and a large family.

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1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。

The little boy headed back down to the old man’s house.

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From that day on something changed inside the old man.

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2 . 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。

A funny thing happened to Arthur when he was on the way to work one day. As he walked along Park Avenue near the First National Bank, he heard the sound of someone trying to start a car. He tried again and again but couldn’t get the car moving. Arthur turned and looked inside at the face of a young man who looked worried.

Arthur stopped and said, “It looks like you’ve got a problem.”

“I’m afraid so. I’m in a big hurry but I can’t start my car.”

“Is there something I can do to help?” Arthur asked. The young man looked at the two suitcases in the back seat and then said, “Thanks. If you’re sure it wouldn’t be too much trouble, you could help me get these suitcases into a taxi.”

“No trouble at all. I’d be glad to help.”

The young man got out and took one of the suitcases from the back seat. After placing it on the ground, he turned to get the other one. Just as Arthur picked up the first suitcase and started walking, he heard the long loud noise of an alarm.

It was from the bank. There had been a robbery (抢劫)!

Park Avenue had been quiet a moment before. Now the air was filled with the sound of the alarm and the shouts of people running from all directions. Cars stopped and the passengers joined the crowd in front of the bank. People asked each other, “What happened?” But everyone had a different answer.

Arthur still carrying the suitcase, turned to look at the bank and walked right into a young woman in front of him.

She looked at the suitcase and then at him. Arthur was surprised. “Why is she looking at me like that?” he thought. “The suitcase! She thinks I’m the bank thief!”

Arthur looked around at the crowd of people. He became frightened, and without another thought, he started to run.

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As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop! Stop!” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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The taxi stopped in front of the police station. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 . In my younger years, my mother gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “________ while you’re still young,” she told me, “as much as possible.”________ whenever I have days off, I usually travel somewhere. And thanks to this ________ I met Sato Taeko, a Japanese film producer, on the Isle of Skye in the UK.

I still remember the moment Taeko and I first met. Skye is a mountainous and isolated (偏远的) island in Scotland ________ public transport is inaccessible (难到达的), so I joined a ________ tour on the island and arranged to stay at a local bed and breakfast.

We didn’t meet until breakfast the next morning. It was so ________ to see an Asian face on this isolated island, so we started to talk. From our ________, I learned that Taeko was traveling around Europe ________ she and her colleagues had attended the 67th Cannes Film Festival in France with their film An American Piano (2014).

After chatting for only 20 minutes, our friendship took ________. We exchanged phone numbers and left ________ our separate bus journeys after breakfast. ________, afterwards, we reunited with each other again and again in different cities in the UK.

Taeko is an elegant and friendly lady who always speaks to people in a ________ voice. Although there’s a huge age difference between us, we still ________ many interests. Taeko told me her husband was a ________ in American literature at the University of Tokyo. They met one another at a party in their 20s, with a mutual love for literature ________ them together.

But ________, her husband passed away 18 years ago, and Taeko has remained ________ since then. She produces films, runs marathons, travels around the world and makes global friends. You can never tell ________ she will be tomorrow.

Once, I asked her if she ever felt lonely, ________ she said she never did. ________, she feels fulfilled. She’s been doing exactly what she likes to do: be happy.

1.

A．Travel

B．Read

C．Study

D．Relax

2.

A．Because

B．Since

C．So

D．Although

3.

A．behavior

B．habit

C．routine

D．experience

4.

A．which

B．when

C．that

D．where

5.

A．boat

B．train

C．bus

D．plane

6.

A．rare

B．common

C．usual

D．regular

7.

A．gesture

B．conversation

C．occupation

D．action

8.

A．when

B．before

C．after

D．while

9.

A．root

B．interest

C．time

D．care

10.

A．apart

B．off

C．away

D．for

11.

A．Eventually

B．Actually

C．Interestingly

D．Additionally

12.

A．gentle

B．loud

C．clear

D．low

13.

A．follow

B．have

C．take

D．share

14.

A．driver

B．doctor

C．professor

D．writer

15.

A．bringing

B．finding

C．joining

D．meeting

16.

A．unbelievably

B．unfortunately

C．surprisingly

D．unexpectedly

17.

A．lonely

B．positive

C．single

D．optimistic

18.

A．who

B．when

C．what

D．where

19.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．yet

20.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Besides

D．Therefore

5 . 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

Many years ago, there was a king who often thought, “Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.” One day, he had an idea. Early one morning, the king disguised (伪装) himself and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid a diamond under the stone .Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched.

The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart. He crashed into the stone, spilling the milk everywhere. “What fool put this stone here?”he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away. After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and walked away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.

The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody making an attempt to move it. The king was in despair (绝望). “Is there no one in his village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbours from harm?”

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1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 开头已给出。
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Just then, the king saw a young boy coming along.

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Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree.

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7 . One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor ________ the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. ________ he handed them all out, he asked his students to ________ the page and begin. To everyone’s surprise, there were no ________, just a black dot (点) in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone’s face, told them the following:

“I want you to write what you________ there.”

The students, ________, got started on the inexplicable (令人费解的) task.

At the end of the class, the professor ________ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no ________, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been ________ , the classroom was silent, the professor began to explain:

“I’m not going to grade this. I ________ wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ________ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our ________ . We have a white paper to observe and ________, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a ________ given to us with love and care and we always have________to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that ________ our livelihood and the miracles we see every day.

________, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the________ relationship with colleagues, the ________ with a friend, and etc.

The dark spots are very ________ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds.”

1.

A．handed out

B．turned up

C．referred to

D．pointed at

2.

A．Since

B．Until

C．If

D．After

3.

A．fold

B．turn

C．open

D．use

4.

A．exercises

B．choices

C．questions

D．scores

5.

A．remember

B．imagine

C．study

D．see

6.

A．surprised

B．confused

C．curious

D．displeased

7.

A．collected

B．finished

C．marked

D．selected

8.

A．excuse

B．doubt

C．exception

D．explanation

9.

A．said

B．answered

C．returned

D．read

10.

A．also

B．just

C．even

D．finally

11.

A．big

B．black

C．beautiful

D．white

12.

A．lives

B．classrooms

C．colleges

D．studies

13.

A．send

B．keep

C．enjoy

D．show

14.

A．burden

B．gift

C．pressure

D．lesson

15.

A．reasons

B．time

C．freedom

D．festivals

16.

A．threatens

B．ruins

C．provides

D．changes

17.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Moreover

18.

A．close

B．complicated

C．special

D．strong

19.

A．stay

B．contact

C．satisfaction

D．disappointment

20.

A．dark

B．round

C．small

D．dirty

8 . I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early________of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ________my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with ________at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ________!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something________to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found________, I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily (百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to ________. I continued to sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ________joy, I found the first rose bloom (开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.________, I was touched by this land of wonder.

________, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even________at me because he found it was ________to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ________, I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds________flowers.

Regardless of their ________, I kept on planting my garden and ________to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they________to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ________my parent. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very________. And now I could say it is my affection for________that makes me a real gardener.

1.

A．memory

B．dream

C．intention

D．design

2.

A．please

B．change

C．help

D．annoy

3.

A．doubt

B．appreciation

C．surprise

D．excitement

4.

A．collect up

B．care about

C．clean up

D．come in

5.

A．equal

B．similar

C．superior

D．opposite

6.

A．painful

B．valuable

C．upsetting

D．interesting

7.

A．come up

B．break out

C．hold on

D．get through

8.

A．to

B．with

C．in

D．by

9.

A．Luckily

B．Cheerfully

C．Regularly

D．Eventually

10.

A．Inetead

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

11.

A．shouted

B．laughed

C．glanced

D．jumped

12.

A．convenient

B．troublesome

C．enjoyed

D．dangerous

13.

A．sadness

B．displeasure

C．delight

D．relief

14.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．less than

15.

A．dislike

B．encouragement

C．threat

D．suggestion

16.

A．decided

B．stopped

C．continued

D．struggled

17.

A．devote

B．turn

C．respond

D．lead

18.

A．defeat

B．satisfy

C．respect

D．challenge

19.

A．proud

B．comfortable

C．strange

D．disappointed

20.

A．freedom

B．life

C．growth

D．nature

9 . Where there's a will, there's surely to be a way. As the COVID-19 crisis increasingly spread, all international flights in Spain were________. But Carlos, who was just in Spain, desired a________with his wife Isabel in Argentina in time for their 5th wedding anniversary celebration. With the Atlantic Ocean between them, he was faced with a________. Finally, the young sailor________a daring solution-he'd simply sail home.

Sensing the severe illness, Carlos feared the local________would soon begin restricting travel. The urgent situation left him with no________: With 24 hours, he had to get fully prepared. After________a 29-foot sailboat with life necessities, Carlos set sail in mid-March, trusting his________would get him home.________, the voyage wasn't without hardships or danger. On the way, he________the port Cape Verde to restore his food supply. But they________his entry. Once past the equator(赤道), he ran out of fuel and was left to rely________on wind power. Then, the wind________, leaving his sailboat sitting on the calm sea for 10 days. With no one aboard to________, he would be in danger should he run into trouble, but Carlos proved________. The wind eventually rose again, allowing him to go on.

While Carlos' faith was________challenged, the long voyage also________views of Mother Nature's beauty as well. A group of dolphins provided nice________, racing alongside him.

After sailing on the sea for 85 days, the boat entered the final port. Carlos was tested for COVID-19 and________. Exhausted but extremely________, he and his wife Isabel were reunited just in time for her birthday.

1.

A．scheduled

B．canceled

C．booked

D．delayed

2.

A．divorce

B．sailing

C．travel

D．reunion

3.

A．shock

B．dilemma

C．relief

D．danger

4.

A．gave up

B．made use of

C．went over

D．came up with

5.

A．port

B．station

C．airport

D．hotel

6.

A．hesitation

B．regret

C．sadness

D．anger

7.

A．designing

B．decorating

C．packing

D．covering

8.

A．wealth

B．imagination

C．faith

D．reputation

9.

A．Meanwhile

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．However

10.

A．occupied

B．approached

C．left

D．rented

11.

A．refused

B．accepted

C．doubted

D．acknowledged

12.

A．hardly

B．partly

C．purely

D．occasionally

13.

A．picked up

B．died away

C．blew in

D．moved on

14.

A．persuade

B．bother

C．consult

D．comfort

15.

A．brave

B．cautious

C．anxious

D．lucky

16.

A．rarely

B．slightly

C．constantly

D．never

17.

A．affected

B．afforded

C．decreased

D．ruined

18.

A．company

B．supplies

C．paddles

D．information

19.

A．blamed

B．treated

C．arrested

D．cleared

20.

A．excited

B．guilty

C．nervous

D．confused

10 . Having worked for more than a decade in finance in the oil industry in Canada, Tori Fahey found herself wanting more from life. But it wasn't through desperation that her circumstances changed: “I didn't get fed up and storm off, nothing like that; it was curiosity about other interests and wanting to experience something new.”

Fahey left her job and completed an MBA before setting up a move to New York to begin a degree. However, the opportunity of an open year between the MBA and the degree came up, and as a keen touring cyclist, Fahey realised that a much dreamed-about adventure was now becoming a possibility: "The ride in Africa had been on my fantasy list. It was a moment when I realised that I could do anything, so I should."

Fahey rode across Africa, a 7,500-mile trip that took four months. The whole experience had a life-changing impact. Fahey said: “Bicycles provide a literal freedom. You don't allow yourself to feel like that in everyday life because there are so many distractions. But when you' re out on the bike and there's nothing else, you' re really free to experience what life is.”

Post-degree, Fahey worked on projects with the UNDP(United Nations Development Project) in Montenegro with the aim of bringing investment to rural communities.

It was while working on these projects that the seeds were sown for the next new investment. “It was through my trip across Africa that I discovered pannier and rack systems inconvenient and I was never going to use them again.” Little did she know this would lead her to start up her own company.

In 2013, Apidura was born, producing storage solutions for people looking to travel the world by bike, race across continents and carry all they need to do so. It's now a successful global brand, but Fahey remains reflective about what else the company can do for people.

1. Why did Fahey leave her job in Canada?

A．She was bored with the job.	B．She was disappointed with life.
C．She wanted to add new dimensions to her life.	D．She found it hard to adjust to the circumstances.

2. Which can best describe Fahey's ride experience in Africa?

A．Demanding.

B．Liberating.

C．Eventful.

D．Dangerous.

3. Why did Fahey launch Apidura?

A．To encourage bicycle traveling.	B．To make her investment profitable.
C．To help cyclists carry traveling stuff.	D．To increase the pleasure of riding bikes.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．A tough path to fame.	B．An adventure across Africa.
C．The benefits of green travelling.	D．The story behind the birth of Apidura.