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。

The end of my sophomore year was approaching.Mom called me at the dorm one evening during the last week of May.My summer break would be spent with Grandma and Grandpa on their farm.I wasn't quite satisfied with the arrangement but guessed it was just one summer.Next year would be my little brother's turn.

I arrived late that afternoon.Grandma had prepared more food than the three of us could possibly eat.However,the next morning,Grandpa prepared breakfast for the two of us.He told me Grandma tired herself out yesterday and was going to rest in bed.I made up my mind to be of some help,not be a burden.

Weeks passed.I gradually got accustomed to the life there.In the evenings I usually read or talked with Grandma.She never grew tired of hearing about college or anything I was involved in.She told me stories about her childhood,family and the early years after she and Grandpa had married.

The last Saturday in June,Grandpa suggested going fishing.We hadn't expected what we saw when we got to the pond that morning:One of the swans was dead.Grandpa had given the pair of swans to Grandma on their 50th anniversary.“We can think of buying another one,” I suggested.Grandpa thought for a few moments before answering.

He finally said,“No,it's not that easy.You see,swans mate for life.There's nothing we can do for the one that's left.He has to work it out for himself.”

A few days later,we found the other swan lying near the same spot where we had found the first one.It,too,was dead.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
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On July 12,Grandma passed away,who had died suddenly that morning of a stroke.
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Life at college was busy but the days spent with Grandma and Grandpa often appeared in my mind.
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2 . A few minutes before six o'clock, Mr. Smith began to leave. He was about to start the car when a gun man _________up from the back seat. He _______a gun to Mr. Smith’s head, “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away from the side of the street and _________down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not _________the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove _________each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see _________. “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I was _________too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”

_________he pushed his foot down on the accelerator, and the car ran _________faster. “What are you doing？” shouted the gunman. “Keeping off the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car ____________there.”

He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong ____________of the road. No one of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a ____________plan.

He ____________a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he ____________back to grab the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the ____________and quickly caught the gunman.

1.

A．woke

B．sat

C．stood

D．jumped

2.

A．brought

B．pointed

C．held

D．carried

3.

A．drove

B．left

C．took

D．pushed

4.

A．fight

B．lift

C．keep

D．hit

5.

A．around

B．over

C．through

D．towards

6.

A．somebody

B．anybody

C．everybody

D．nobody

7.

A．driving

B．moving

C．getting

D．walking

8.

A．Slowly

B．Suddenly

C．Quietly

D．Carefully

9.

A．more

B．much

C．very

D．quite

10.

A．front

B．near

C．below

D．back

11.

A．street

B．way

C．side

D．corner

12.

A．new

B．safe

C．hard

D．nice

13.

A．found

B．turned

C．stopped at

D．arrived at

14.

A．got

B．looked

C．turned

D．came

15.

A．sound

B．laugh

C．voice

D．noise

3 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It is obvious that the various festivals are times of     1     (happy), fun and excitement, not of sadness. They have many origins.  

Some are     2     (religion) and some are seasonal. Easter is an important festival for Christians all over the world. People are thankful because their food     3     (gather) for the winter and the agricultural work is over. Some festivals are held     4     (honor) or satisfy and please the dead. In Japan a festival is called Obon. They have lamps on and play music     5     they think this will help the dead back to Earth. The Dragon Boat Festival honors the famous ancient     6     (poem), Qu Yuan. Columbus Day is in memory     7     the arrival of Columbus in the New World. India honors Mohandas Gandhi who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. And     8     most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the     9     (come) of spring, such as the Lunar New Year, on which people get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other.  

No matter what the reason is, festivals are always times for great feasts with lots to eat, special and often new clothing to wear and     10     (general) lots of fun.

4 . I had the pleasure and honor of serving as Newport Beach ocean lifeguard (救生员) for five years. One day, I was working at Tower 15. Two blocks to my right was another _______ named Mike, who was working at Tower 17. He called me over the phone and said, “I have noticed a couple of kids. I am going to give them a _______. Keep an eye on them.”

I said. “Sure. ” And he _______.   

Anytime you got out of your tower, you were _______ to let somebody else know, so as to avoid accidents. And sure enough, as soon as he hung up the phone, a rip current (离岸流) snapped up under these two kids, and they were getting sucked (吸) down into the _______. Mike saw it and he ran at full speed to the ocean.   

I called for backup (支援) and said, “Two children _______ in water. Call for backup. 17 was out. I’m going.”

By then, the mother of the two kids had _______ what was happening. She screamed (大喊). I started rushing toward the ocean, but _______ I was even halfway there, Mike had reached the kids — a boy and a girl. Mike told me later that he _______ to the boy first, and when he turned to the girl, he had to dive into the water and catch her by the hair to __________ her out.   

When I reached the mother, Mike was __________ in waist-deep water. The kids were so __________ that they couldn’t walk, so Mike got one kid under each of his arms and brought them onto the beach.   

I __________ the mother and said, “Hey, it’s going to be OK. They’re safe now.” I saw that the __________ look started to disappear from her face.   

What a frightening experience! What a __________ Mike is!

1.

A．guard

B．tower

C．soldier

D．firefighter

2.

A．signal

B．warning

C．notice

D．hand

3.

A．held up

B．showed up

C．hung up

D．made up

4.

A．instructed

B．supposed

C．encouraged

D．frightened

5.

A．water

B．hole

C．sand

D．soil

6.

A．died

B．broke

C．dropped

D．jumped

7.

A．experienced

B．realized

C．shared

D．confirmed

8.

A．after

B．until

C．before

D．although

9.

A．got

B．reached

C．abandoned

D．arrived

10.

A．push

B．pull

C．shake

D．carry

11.

A．also

B．indeed

C．just

D．still

12.

A．exhausted

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．excited

13.

A．turned to

B．looked forward to

C．cheered for

D．looked at

14.

A．happy

B．surprised

C．frightened

D．embarrassed

15.

A．friend

B．hero

C．master

D．model

5 . A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished, gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying, “You don’t say! ” “You don’t say! ” I was puzzled. I thought, “Perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. Well, I’d better change the topic. ” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?   By the way, have you ever been there? ”“Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It is magnificent. ” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it. ” Soon I was interrupted again by his order, “You don’t say! ” I couldn’t help asking. I said, “Didn’t you say you don’t say? ” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed. He explained, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘Really? ’. It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you haven’t learned that English idiom. ” Only then did I realize I had made a fool of myself. Since then, I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.

1. A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because ______.

A．English idioms were too difficult to master

B．I had no interest in English learning

C．my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance

D．I cared little about the teacher’s instruction

2. When I first heard “You don’t say! ”I thought ______.

A．the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall

B．the Englishman was not interested in my English studies

C．I had talked too much

D．I had to stop talking at once

3. The underlined word “amusing” means “______”.

A．terrible	B．important
C．interesting	D．lucky

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Englishman was leaving China without seeing the Great Wall.

B．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.

C．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.

D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.

6 . 语法填空

When in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks I practiced my lines,     1     once on the stage, I forgot the words. Then my teacher asked me to act as a supporting role in the play. I didn't tell my mother     2     had happened that day, but she noticed my unhappiness and asked me to take a walk in the garden.

It was a small but pretty lovely garden, inside     3     were varieties of beautiful flowers. “I'll have all these wild flowers     4     (remove) so that we'll only have roses in this garden，” said my mother.

“But I like these wild flowers，” I protested. “They are not less beautiful in my eyes     5     roses！”

My mother looked at me     6     (serious) and said, “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way. And that is true of people, too.”

When I realized that she     7     (figure) out my pain, I told her the truth. “You'll be a wonderful supporting role, baby，” my mother said,     8     (pat) me gently on the shoulder.

Thanks to my mother's     9     (encourage), I got to know everybody had his or her own value in the world. I felt proud     10     the supporting role in the play.

7 . 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。

I worked from the time when I was four and raised seven children, all of them college graduates. It seemed I'd done everything I'd ever wanted to do in my life, but I had one regret. I was born in 1898, the oldest of five kids. Papa couldn't spare me to go to school, so I worked in the fields with him till I was 21 years old.

Everywhere I went, I learned some hard lessons about what happens to a man who even can't read the alphabet. People cheat you out of wages. They sell you a ticket to one city, take your money and hand you a ticket to somewhere else.

By 1928, I'd been wandering for nine years. I met a woman named Elzenia. We fell in love, married and moved to Dallas, where I got work-fixing roads for the city. When Amelia, the oldest of our seven children, first went to school, I took my wife aside. “Elzenia,” I said, “I don't want the kids to know I can't read or write ”

In 1938, one day my boss called me in. “George,” he said, “no one knows those machines like you do. I'd like to promote you. " But my thrill and surprise were cut short when he said, “Fill out this application and we'll get you a raise. ” I couldn't admit the truth. I thanked him and walked out of his office. I did stay right where I was, until I turned 65 and my boss made me retire. But I didn't stop working. For the next 25 years, I lived a happy life, but it still seemed to me like something was missing.

One day, a young fellow handed me a piece of paper. It's information about adult education classes, where people can learn to read and write. Now I'm 98. I thought of my friends and neighbors and what they might think if they found out I couldn't read. After all these years, my secret would be out. But all my life I've wanted to read. It was high time for action.

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。
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The young man drove me to

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I'm still going to school.

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8 . 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。

It was an Art lesson. Rachel sat at the desk watching her classmates busy preparing the water jars and paints. She understood why Mrs. Weston asked her to sit down and got Lisa to fetch everything for her. It was always a disaster when Rachel tried to do Art！

Rachel sighed and reached out to dip her brush in some black paint and—oh， no！ She knocked over the jar. The water spread across the desk and drowned the paper. Lisa called Mrs. Weston to see what Rachel had done. Rachel went red in the face， She jumped to her feet to get a cloth. Her chair fell over backwards. She turned round and her paintbrush caught Lisa across the face， giving her a black moustache. Lisa was so surprised that she fell back against a wire bookstand. It came crashing down and the books went all over the floor.

How clumsy （笨手笨脚的） ！ Rachel thought as she went home on the bus： The bus stopped outside her house. She jumped up and her elbow （肘部） knocked a woman's hat right over her eyes. Oh， no！ Rachel said sorry， got off and ran indoors. Mum wasn't in the kitchen but lay in bed as she caught an awful cold. Rachel offered to make a cup of tea but Mum would rather wait for Dad. Rachel sighed. She understood Mum was afraid she would spill （洒出）it.

“But would you go to Mrs. Willow for some cold cure？” asked Mum. Rachel turned to the door at once.“But Rachel， Mrs. Willow's house is full of beautiful things like china figures （瓷器） and delicate （精致的，易碎的） vases， so if she asks you to come in， you'd better say no.” Rachel sighed and ran out.

Mrs. Willow was an old lady with white hair and sharp blue eyes living in an old house. She opened the door and invited her in. Rachel said why she came and that she preferred to wait outside remembering her mother's warning. Mrs. Willow insisted Rachel come inside. Rachel took a deep breath and stepped in. She looked round Mrs. Willow's sitting room and saw at once why Mum had been worried.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上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。
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There were beautiful things everywhere—pretty china figures and delicate vases.

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With a smile Mrs. Willow comforted her saying it had been broken before.

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9 . 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。

When I was 17, I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay Art Museum, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to turn it into a museum upon her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum.

“Do you have the address?” Sally asked while we were on the way.

“No, but I will recognize it. There was a picture in the magazine” I answered confidently.

“Oh There it is.” I pulled my car slowly over a house which seemed like a house with heavy smell of life rather than a former residence(故居).

Surprisingly, nobody was at the gate and admission was free. We opened the door and entered, excited. A group of people sitting around a table stopped chatting and started at us.

A sweet girl in her teens locked her eyes on us and welcomed us with a sweet smile, “Hello, but who are you looking for?”

A man stood up and said almost at the same time “May I help you?”

“No,” I said. “We’re fine.”

Tour guides got on my nervous. What if they talked a long time about a painting you were not that interested in? Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very confused, keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem? Some nice sculptures were well placed along the staircases(楼梯) and some paintings from Van Gogh or Picasso were hanging on walls and I appreciated them and highly praised the most beautiful house. Suddenly a picture of a man surrounded by a warm family caught my eyes and I also spotted the sweet girl among them.

“This is the most beautiful house I have visited.” said I, turning sharply, almost scaring the girl standing behind me.

“The most beautiful house ? The most beautiful house!”She murmured.

“Am I at the McNay Art Museum?” asked I .

注意：
1. 所续写的短文的词数应为150 左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
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She smiled, shaking her head.

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Years later, after a public speech, a woman approached and thanked me, asking whether I once entered a house , thinking it was the McNay Art Museum.

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10 . Although I had wanted to quit smoking, I never made up my mind until New Year's Day last year. I was having a terrible headache. I knew it was time to quit.

Searching for methods to quit smoking on the Internet is like searching for weight loss tips — there are thousands of different ways that are said to be the best, but not all are right for you. One approach that did draw my interest was apps. Along with cigarettes, my phone was the only other thing I couldn't leave my apartment without.

There are hundreds of apps for quitting smoking. I downloaded an app called Quit It because it was said to be good. It was free and didn't cost much time as some others. You input the amount of cigarettes you smoke, the cost per pack and the time you decide to quit smoking. The app does the math and then gives you information based on the information given by you. It tracks the amount of time since you decided to quit, the money you've saved, and the danger you've avoided. The app also includes a number of health goals.

Quitting smoking was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Like most stories of quitting, I did get a little sick and I felt terrible, but the most difficult part was the empty feeling I was left with. Any time I felt like a cigarette, I would open the app and track the progress I had made. If I wanted to smoke while I was on the computer, I'd immediately go to stop smoking to read a success story, or to offer support to someone else having a harder time than me.

I quit smoking 1 year 2 months and 27 days ago. I did not smoke 6,771 cigarettes and saved $4,062.84.

1. What did the author realize when suffering the terrible headache?

A．He should turn to an app.	B．He should go to see a doctor.
C．It was time to make a new plan.	D．It was about time he quit smoking.

2. What does the underlined word "approach" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Method.

B．Result.

C．Place.

D．Suggestion.

3. It's implied in Paragraph 4 that Quit It ________.

A．played a big role in the author's quitting smoking	B．made the author's time much harder
C．was questioned by many people	D．could be used on the computer

4. What's the author's purpose in writing the text?

A．To show us the harm of smoking.	B．To encourage readers to use an app.
C．To explain why he chose to quit smoking.	D．To tell us how he managed to quit smoking.