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 Meredith family lived in a small community. As the economy was in decline, some people in the town had lost their jobs. Many of their families were struggling to make ends meet. People were trying to help each other meet the challenges.

Mrs. Meredith was a most kind and thoughtful woman. She spent a great deal of time visiting the poor. She knew they had problems, and they needed all kinds of help. When she had time, she would bring food and medicine to them.

One morning she told her children about a family she had visited the day before. There was a man sick in bed, his wife, who took care of him and could not go out to work, and their little boy. The little boy -his name was Bernard-had interested her very much.

“I wish you could see him,” she said to her own children, John, Harry, and Clara. “He is such a help to his mother. He wants very much to earn some money, but I don't see what he can do.”

After their mother left the room, the children sat thinking about Bernard. “I wish we could help him to earn money,” said Clara. “His family is suffering so much.”

“So do I,” said Harry. “We really should do something to assist them.”

For some moments, John said nothing, but, suddenly, he sprang to his feet and cried, “I have a great idea! I have a solution that we can all help accomplish(完成).”

The other children also jumped up all attention. When John had an idea, it was sure to be a good one. “I tell you what we can do,” said John. “You know that big box of corn Uncle John sent us? Well, we can make popcorn(爆米花), and put it into paper bags, and Bernard can take it around to the houses and sell it.”

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。
       When Mrs. Meredith heard of John's idea, she thought it was a good one, too.
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       With everything ready, Bernard started out on his new business.
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2 . 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。

In ancient China lived an artist    1     paintings were almost lifelike. The artist’s reputation had made him proud. One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all great artists to come and present their     2     (fine) work, so that he could choose the best. The artist was sure he would    3    (choose), but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor’s chief minister, the old man laughed. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River～perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world.

Filled with     4     (curious), the artist packed his bags and left.     5     he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and     6     (point) down the river. The next morning he hired a boat and set out     7     (find) the well-known painter. As the small boat moved,     8     (gentle) along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected in the water. He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue. And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds    9     (surround) the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears. The artist was finally humbled (谦卑) by the greatest artist     10     earth, Mother Nature.

3 . Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second___________. He learned the value and beauty of _________ there from a very young age.

When he was 16, Molai began to notice something _________ happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the _________ it caused had driven away a number of birds. _________, the number of snakes had declined as well. He _________ that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the _________. The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could seek _________ during the daytime. He turned to the _________ department for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and __________a nearby island where he began to plant trees.

________ young plants in the dry season was ____________for a lone boy. Molai built at the __________ of each sapling(幼树)a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to____________ rainwater. The water would then drip(滴落)on the plants below.

Molai __________ to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1,360 acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.

1.

A．dream

B．job

C．home

D．choice

2.

A．nature

B．youth

C．culture

D．knowledge

3.

A．precious

B．interesting

C．disturbing

D．awkward

4.

A．waste

B．tension

C．pain

D．damage

5.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

6.

A．agreed

B．realized

C．remembered

D．predicted

7.

A．noise

B．heat

C．disease

D．dust

8.

A．directions

B．partners

C．help

D．shelter

9.

A．labor

B．police

C．forest

D．finance

10.

A．rebuilt

B．discovered

C．left

D．managed

11.

A．Decorating

B．Observing

C．Watering

D．Guarding

12.

A．tough

B．illegal

C．fantastic

D．beneficial

13.

A．back

B．top

C．foot

D．side

14.

A．cool down

B．keep off

C．purify

D．collect

15.

A．returned

B．learned

C．failed

D．continued

5 . It’s about 250 miles from the hills of west-central Iowa to Ehlers’ home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting. Ehlers _______about the small dog he had seen _______ alongside the road. He had _______ to coax(哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had _______.

Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that _______ dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove _______. After a long and careful _______, Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving _______ away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with _______. It just started licking(舔) Ehlers’ face.

A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one ________ as lost in the local paper. The ad had a ________ number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers ________ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had ________ their dog.

Jeff had ________ in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched ________ for Rosie in the next four days.

Ehlers returned to Minnesota, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. “It’s good to know there’s still someone out there who ________ enough to go to that kind of ________,”says Lisa of Ehlers’ rescue ________.

“I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as ________ to it as I am to my dogs,” says Ehlers. “If it had been my dog, I’d hope that somebody would be ________ to go that extra mile.”

1.

A．read

B．forgot

C．thought

D．heard

2.

A．fighting

B．trembling

C．eating

D．sleeping

3.

A．tried

B．agreed

C．promised

D．regretted

4.

A．calmed down

B．stood up

C．rolled over

D．run off

5.

A．injured

B．stolen

C．lost

D．rescued

6.

A．home

B．past

C．back

D．on

7.

A．preparation

B．explanation

C．test

D．search

8.

A．cautiously

B．casually

C．skillfully

D．angrily

9.

A．surprise

B．joy

C．hesitation

D．anxiety

10.

A．predicted

B．advertised

C．believed

D．recorded

11.

A．house

B．phone

C．street

D．car

12.

A．called

B．copied

C．counted

D．remembered

13.

A．fed

B．adopted

C．found

D．cured

14.

A．hunted

B．skied

C．lived

D．worked

15.

A．on purpose

B．on time

C．in turn

D．in vain

16.

A．cares

B．sees

C．suffers

D．learns

17.

A．place

B．trouble

C．waste

D．extreme

18.

A．service

B．plan

C．effort

D．team

19.

A．equal

B．allergic

C．grateful

D．close

20.

A．suitable

B．proud

C．wise

D．willing

6 . The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March- _______ six months out of the year.

“Of course, we _______ it when the sun is shining,” says Karin Ro, who works for the town’s tourism office. “We see the sky is _______, but down in the valley it’s darker — it’s like on a _______ day.”

But that _______ when a system of high-tech _______ was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighboring peaks(山峰) into the valley below. Wednesday, residents(居民) of Rjukan _______ their very first ray of winter sunshine: A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to _______. The mirrors are controlled by a computer that _______ them to turn along with the sun throughout the ________ and to close during windy weather. They reflect a concentrated beam(束) of light onto the town’s central ________, creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square meters. When the light ________, Rjukan residents gathered together.

“People have been ________ there and standing there and taking ________ of each other,” Ro says. “The town square was totally ________. I think almost all the people in the town were there.” The 3,500 residents cannot all ________ the sunshine at the same time. ________, the new light feels like more than enough for the town’s ________ residents.

“It’s not very ________,” she says, “but it is enough when we are ________.”

1.

A．only

B．obviously

C．nearly

D．precisely

2.

A．fear

B．believe

C．hear

D．notice

3.

A．empty

B．blue

C．high

D．wide

4.

A．cloudy

B．normal

C．different

D．warm

5.

A．helped

B．changed

C．happened

D．mattered

6.

A．computers

B．telescopes

C．mirrors

D．cameras

7.

A．remembered

B．forecasted

C．received

D．imagined

8.

A．repair

B．risk

C．rest

D．use

9.

A．forbids

B．directs

C．predicts

D．follows

10.

A．day

B．night

C．month

D．year

11.

A．library

B．hall

C．square

D．street

12.

A．appeared

B．returned

C．faded

D．stopped

13.

A．driving

B．hiding

C．camping

D．sitting

14.

A．pictures

B．notes

C．care

D．hold

15.

A．new

B．full

C．flat

D．silent

16.

A．block

B．avoid

C．enjoy

D．store

17.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Gradually

D．Similarly

18.

A．nature-loving

B．energy-saving

C．weather-beaten

D．sun-starved

19.

A．big

B．clear

C．cold

D．easy

20.

A．trying

B．waiting

C．watching

D．sharing

7 . 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。

“I'm going to miss you so much, Poppy, "said the tall, thin teenager. He bent down to hug his old friend goodbye. He stood up, hugged his parents, and smiled, trying not to let his emotions(情绪)get the better of him.

His parents were not quite able to keep theirs under control. They had driven their son several hours out of town to the university where he would soon be living and studying. It was time to say goodbye for now at least. The family hugged and smiled through misty eyes and then laughed.

The boy lifted the last bag onto his shoulder, and flashed a bright smile.” I guess this is it, “he said.” I'll see you back home in a month, okay？"His parents nodded, and they watched as he walked out of sight into the crowds of hundreds of students and parents. The boy's mother turned to the dog, “Okay, Poppy, time to go back home.”

The house seemed quiet as a tomb without the boy living there. All that week, Poppy didn't seem interested in her dinner, her favorite toy, or even in her daily walk. Her owners were sad too, but they knew their son would be back to visit. Poppy didn't.

They offered the dog some of her favorite peanut butter treats. They even let her sit on the sofa, but the old girl just wasn't her usual cheerful self. Her owners started to get worried. "What should we do to cheer Poppy up？"asked Dad. “We've tried everything.”

“I have an idea, but it might be a little crazy, “smiled Mom.” Without anybody left in the house but us, this place could use a bit of fun. Let's get a little dog for Poppy."

It didn't take long before they walked through the front door carrying a big box. Poppy welcomed them home as usual, but when she saw the box, she stopped. She put her nose on it. Her tail began wagging(摆动)ever so slowly, then faster as she caught the smell.

注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个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。
Para 1. Dad opened the box and a sweet little dog appeared.
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Para 2. A few weeks later, the boy arrived home from university.
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8 . I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.

One morning I _______ a lost lamb when I was in the top field，near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its _______ , so I jumped out of the tractor to _______ it while Don stayed in his seat.

Lamb and mother _______ , I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so _______ because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. _______ Don had somehow made the _______move.

My heart froze in my chest as I _______ the tractor heading towards the _______ .I ran desperately but failed to __________. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The __________ thing I saw was Don’s face, looking calmly back at me.

Heart in mouth, I __________ the fence and looked over. The tractor was __________against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously(奇迹般地) crossed the __________ road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn’t see Don, but as I __________ the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently __________ , and dashed back to me.

The police __________ and the motorway ran normally again. I couldn't quite believe my __________. It turned out no one got badly hurt, but the outcome could have been __________ . Don was given a special __________ that night—I didn’t want him thinking I was angry with him.

1.

A．dropped

B．spotted

C．carried

D．returned

2.

A．kids

B．friends

C．owner

D．mother

3.

A．ask about

B．play with

C．tend to

D．run into

4.

A．freed

B．switched

C．reunited

D．examined

5.

A．unexpected

B．dangerous

C．embarrassing

D．difficult

6.

A．Fortunately

B．Generally

C．Immediately

D．Obviously

7.

A．lamb

B．vehicle

C．seat

D．fence

8.

A．saw

B．stopped

C．remembered

D．drove

9.

A．crowd

B．motorway

C．field

D．hill

10.

A．take off

B．catch up

C．hold back

D．get out

11.

A．real

B．best

C．basic

D．last

12.

A．fixed

B．noticed

C．reached

D．closed

13.

A．resting

B．running

C．parking

D．turning

14.

A．sleep

B．long

C．rough

D．busy

15.

A．abandoned

B．approached

C．recognized

D．repaired

16.

A．unclean

B．uncertain

C．unhurt

D．unhappy

17.

A．arrived

B．replied

C．survived

D．waited

18.

A．ability

B．dream

C．luck

D．idea

19.

A．common

B．confusing

C．desirable

D．awful

20.

A．meal

B．test

C．job

D．lesson

9 . 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。

I'm not sure     1     is more frightened, me or the female gorilla(大猩猩）that suddenly appears out of nowhere. I'm walking on a path in the forest in the Central African Republic. Unexpectedly, I'm face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at     2     top of her lungs. That makes her baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. He screams the

    3    (loud)of all. The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me. I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid     4    (look) directly into his eyes so he doesn't feel    5    (challenge).

My name is Mireya Mayor. I'm a     6    (science)who studies animals such as apes and monkeys. I was searching     7     these three western lowland gorillas I'd been observing. No one had seen them for hours, and my colleagues and I were worried.

When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find     8    (they) alive. True to a gorilla's unaggressive nature, the huge animal     9    (mean)me no real harm. He was just saying: "I'm king of this forest, and here is your reminder!" Once his message was delivered, he allowed me     10     (stay)and watch.

10 . When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say ＂sorry, ________ number!＂ and move on. But when Dennis Williams __________ a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something __________.

On March 19, Dennis got a group text __________ him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the __________ of a baby.

＂Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,＂ Dennis __________. The baby was born and update texts were __________ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her __________, she didn’t seem to realize that she was __________ the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. ＂Well, I don’t __________ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,＂ replied Dennis before asking which room the new __________ were in.

Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his __________! He turned up at the hospital __________ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally __________ by the unexpected visit. ＂I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we __________ it and the gifts.＂

Teresa __________ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __________ by the touching words: ＂What a __________ this young man was to our family! He was so __________ and kind to do this.＂ The post has since gained the __________ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.

1.

A．unlucky

B．secret

C．new

D．wrong

2.

A．received

B．translated

C．copied

D．printed

3.

A．reasonable

B．special

C．necessary

D．practical

4.

A．convincing

B．reminding

C．informing

D．warning

5.

A．wake-up

B．recovery

C．growth

D．arrival

6.

A．responded

B．interrupted

C．predicted

D．repeated

7.

A．coming in

B．setting out

C．passing down

D．moving around

8.

A．opinion

B．anxiety

C．excitement

D．effort

9.

A．comparing

B．exchanging

C．discussing

D．sharing

10.

A．accept

B．know

C．believe

D．bother

11.

A．parents

B．doctors

C．patients

D．visitors

12.

A．dream

B．promise

C．agenda

D．principle

13.

A．bearing

B．collecting

C．opening

D．making

14.

A．discouraged

B．relaxed

C．astonished

D．defeated

15.

A．admit

B．need

C．appreciate

D．expect

16.

A．found

B．selected

C．developed

D．posted

17.

A．confirmed

B．simplified

C．clarified

D．accompanied

18.

A．pity

B．blessing

C．relief

D．problem

19.

A．smart

B．calm

C．sweet

D．fair

20.

A．sympathy

B．attention

C．control

D．trust