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。

I sat in the breakfast corner with my four-year-old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. I was still recovering from a surgery. I hoped for strength and happiness. But the future seemed so hopeless.

Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to the sliding door. Sure enough, there was a white dove seated on a rubber tree. It sat there a few moments, and then flew away. I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before.

When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying twigs (嫩枝), “Look, Matthew,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They’re going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on the top of the rubber tree. Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he’d run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door, talking to the birds while they worked. As much as I was grieving (感到悲伤), I couldn’t help but look forward to the doves’ visits too. We watched their progress as if it were a real-life soap opera unfolding before us. Gradually, my pain disappeared, replaced by joy.

Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was a safe enough spot for a nest, but the rubber tree’s broad, thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew through, throwing the doves’ nest to the ground. I heard the twigs break apart. Nothing good ever lasts. I wouldn’t blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pi le of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from scratch, though the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they renewed their efforts, as if nothing had happened.

注意：
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2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1: I knew I had to do something for the poor creatures.

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Paragraph 2:“The birds were back!” Matthew announced.

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2 . A five-­year-­old dog named Kelsey has been praised as a hero for helping to save the life of her owner who slipped in the snow and broke his neck.

The man, Bob, was alone when he left his farmhouse on New Year’s Eve to collect firewood.Expecting a journey of only several meters, Bob was wearing just long johns (衬裤), a shirt and slippers when he went outside, although the temperature was around －4℃.

After the accident, he was unable to move in the snow. Fortunately, Kelsey came to his assistance.

“I was shouting for help, but my nearest neighbor is about 400 meters away, and it was 10:30 p. m.,” Bob explained. “By the next morning, my voice was gone and I couldn’t yell for help, but Kelsey didn’t stop barking.”

Kelsey’s companion kept him warm by lying on top of him. She licked his face and hands to keep him awake. “Kelsey kept barking but never left my side,” Bob recalled. “I knew I couldn’t give up and that it was my choice to stay alive.”

Bob spent 20 hours in the freezing cold. When he finally lost consciousness, his dog kept barking. Finally, hearing the barking, Bob’s neighbor discovered him at 6:30 p. m. on New Year’s Day and called the emergency services at once. When Bob arrived in hospital, his body temperature was below 21℃. However, doctors were surprised to find that he didn’t have any frostbite (冻疮). They believed it was because of Kelsey’s determination to keep him warm. Dr. Chaim Colen, the doctor who treated Bob, said, “His dog really saved him.He was very fortunate.”

Bob said he was very grateful to both Dr. Colen and his Kelsey. “They saved my life. They are truly heroes!”

1. What happened to Bob on New Year’s Eve?

A．He left his dog alone in his farmhouse.

B．He was praised for saving a dog owner.

C．He broke his neck and couldn’t move.

D．He heard his neighbor’s shouting for help.

2. Why did Kelsey keep barking?

A．To keep warm.

B．To stay alive.

C．To keep Bob awake.

D．To seek help from others.

3. How does Dr. Colen feel about Kelsey?

A．Helpful.	B．Fortunate.
C．Grateful.	D．Friendly.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Neck­breaking Accident

B．The Magic Night

C．Warmth on a Winter’s Night

D．Determination to Keep Alive

3 . 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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Paragraph 1:

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

Paragraph 2:

The taxi stopped in front of the police station. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 . My 7-year-old daughter Leeny always has her nose in a book. She even took to reading in the car on the long drive to summer camp, which was where she lost the book. This is the first lost library book in my life. My family has always been over-educated, but we were poor. I didn’t own books. I borrowed books. However, my daughters have more books now than I owned my whole childhood, and I knowingly contribute to it by adding to the stacks (堆). So it’s probably my fault that when Leeny realized she had lost the book, she shrugged. “Sorry. I can’t find it,” she said. “It’s only $20, right? What’s the big deal?”

I felt the need to make her feel responsible for the book. She agreed to help me clean the chicken coop (笼子) in trade for my paying the library fine. I thought this idea was very clever because cleaning the coop is some work I had been avoiding for months. It was summertime and dust floated in the air. But my girl, my animal-loving mini-me, thought shoveling chicken poop (铲鸡粪) was the most fun she’d had on a Saturday morning in a long time. She didn’t feel any of the emotions that punishment is supposed to introduce. In fact, she looked as if she might lose another on purpose in order to clean the coop again. I stood, somewhat dumbfounded (目瞪口呆的), watching her.

It took me a while to realize what had happened, why my punishment had failed so completely and why I didn’t care. The fact is that I had Leeny help me clean the chicken coop. I was there, too, shoveling chicken poop, fetching the clean straw and feed. Leen’s little sister, Vicki, was inside watching a cartoon while my husband paid bills. Only Leeny and I were outside. She had me all to herself for the first time since Vicki was born, and she was enjoying all the attention for once. I don’t know what she learned about responsibility, but I found that I didn’t care about the book any more. We bonded over that unpleasant job and spent quality time together: mother, daughter, and chicken poop.

1. How did Leeny find reading?

A．It was very challenging.	B．It was of great value.
C．It was full of enjoyment.	D．It cost a large fortune.

2. What fact does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．The author didn’t own many books.

B．Leeny feel irresponsible for the lost book.

C．The author’s daughters own too many books.

D．The author could never have enough books to read.

3. How did the author feel after she saw Leeny’s cleaning work?

A．Ashamed.

B．Astonished.

C．Embarrassed.

D．Upset.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．What I owe to Leeny is more attention.

B．My punishment failed, but I didn’t care.

C．My daughter drove me crazy, but I felt grateful.

D．What my daughter loves is cleaning chicken coops.

5 . 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。

Last Saturday David was taking a walk in the park near his home when he noticed a woman with a boy of about eight years old. When David passed them, he heard the woman yelling: “How stupid you are! You’re good at nothing.” David stopped and looked at the little boy. The boy said nothing. He just stood there, looking upset.

David was reminded of his English teacher Mrs. Brown in middle school. After he entered middle school, David lacked self-confidence because he was often made fun of by others. He was often told that he was good at nothing, which David believed.

But one day it all changed. That day, in an English writing class, Mrs. Brown asked them to read a novel. They were asked to write a new chapter of the novel after they finished reading it. A few days later, David handed in his story. He didn’t give it much thought. But the next day to his surprise, the comment “well done” from Brown came into view the moment he turned to the page where the story was written. When David read that, he almost burst into tears. He had never expected to be praised. He suddenly gained some self-confidence.

That day after he returned home, he wrote another short story and gave it to Mrs. Brown the next morning. And again he was praised. David became very interested in writing. He often wrote short dories and asked Mrs. Brown to read them and correct them for him. Mrs. Brown always gave him good advice to improve them. One year later, David joined the school newspaper and became an editor of it. He gained his confidence and was hopeful about his future.

He succeeded in entering college and kept writing. Several years after graduating from college, he had his first book published, becoming famous as a writer in his country. And he owed his success to Mrs. Brown’s encouragement. Without her encouragement, his life might be very different now.

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2. 请按照如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

Inspired by his own life story, David decided to do something for that boy.

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The mother was ashamed when she heard that.

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6 . 读后续写

Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.

One day, Ali took Zahra's shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it a secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra's school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.

Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city.When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.

The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided(碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.

Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead.

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Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly.

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7 . I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She seemed so _______, but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her _______ nobody could.

I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing _______. She practiced dribbling and _______ over and over.

One day I asked Sally why she _______ so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a _______. I’m going to play college basketball and I want to be the best one. I believe that if I am _______ enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t _______.”

I _______ her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to ________. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass, her head ________ in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I ________ and sat down beside her. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Oh, nothing, ” came a soft reply, “I am just too short.” The ________ told her that at 165 cm she would probably never play for a top team—still less she would be ________ a scholarship—so she should stop dreaming about college.

I felt she was extremely disappointed. The next year, by chance, Sally was going to get the college education that she had ________ and worked toward for all those years.

It’s true: if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.

1.

A．silent

B．small

C．strong

D．huge

2.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．for

3.

A．still

B．again

C．well

D．alone

4.

A．passing

B．running

C．shooting

D．struggling

5.

A．studied

B．practiced

C．expected

D．improved

6.

A．title

B．prize

C．scholarship

D．reward

7.

A．good

B．brave

C．careful

D．active

8.

A．start

B．talk

C．appear

D．matter

9.

A．encouraged

B．respected

C．watched

D．helped

10.

A．victory

B．confidence

C．responsibility

D．profession

11.

A．dropped

B．buried

C．covered

D．sunk

12.

A．walked off

B．walked out

C．walked around

D．walked up

13.

A．coach

B．teacher

C．captain

D．leader

14.

A．suggested

B．sent

C．promised

D．offered

15.

A．dreamed of

B．picked up

C．benefited from

D．carried out

8 . Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I _______ upon some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were all piled up in a basket, dirty and _______. Deciding to read and _______ them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.

As I opened each letter, all of them delicate with _______, I discovered a new page _______ unknown to me in this private _______ of my parents’ lives.

My father used to _______ in the army. So his letters were full of frontline _______ of the things about the war. Each of my mother’s letters was sealed with her 1944 magenta (紫红色的) lipstick kiss. I was _______ to these letters like a magnet (磁铁).

Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very ill and was hospitalized. This time, he was fighting a ________ kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the ________. He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had ________ to him when he had been so far from home.

It so happened that the next day would be February 14. I chose from the ________ letters the card my father had sent Mother in 1944 and brought it to my father’s bedside.

At his bedside, I joked with him, saying ________, “Today is Valentine’s Day, and I know you have been a little busy lately, but I’ve got you ________.” He became more ________ when I handed him the old ________. He carefully opened the card, and when he recognized it, his eyes filled with tears.

My father, in a voice tight with ________, read the loving ________ he’d sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And this time, he could read it to her ________.

1.

A．chanced

B．hit

C．drew

D．fell

2.

A．unknown

B．untouched

C．uncovered

D．unused

3.

A．publish

B．distribute

C．print

D．organize

4.

A．age

B．dust

C．use

D．reading

5.

A．recently

B．usually

C．previously

D．occasionally

6.

A．period

B．chapter

C．field

D．book

7.

A．work

B．study

C．serve

D．report

8.

A．accounts

B．documents

C．introductions

D．occupations

9.

A．devoted

B．addicted

C．thrown

D．drawn

10.

A．typical

B．traditional

C．different

D．conventional

11.

A．wars

B．illnesses

C．letters

D．prescriptions

12.

A．meant

B．intended

C．planned

D．said

13.

A．divided

B．sorted

C．separated

D．updated

14.

A．sadly

B．angrily

C．softly

D．loudly

15.

A．caught

B．treated

C．cured

D．covered

16.

A．curious

B．enthusiastic

C．fantastic

D．positive

17.

A．Christmas card

B．envelope

C．basket

D．lipstick

18.

A．astonishment

B．sorrow

C．sickness

D．emotion

19.

A．story

B．message

C．speech

D．motto

20.

A．in person

B．in private

C．in danger

D．in public

9 . The Power of Kindness

Leo Kellner loves helping people in the sweetest way possible — by baking them cakes and pies. The old man from Hastings, Nebraska,___________his wife in 2012. They had been together for 72 years.

Since his wife passed away, Kellner took up___________as a way to give back to the community. “I didn’t know what to do with myself,” Kellner said. “I was___________all the time, and I thought I’d better do something that could make me get out of the___________and be good to the community as well, and that’s how it started.”

That first year, Kellner made 144 pies for people in need. He contacted community organizations to let them know he’d like to connect with families having a___________time. Kellner then started reaching out to those families, getting to know them, and baking some lovely cakes and pies during their time of need.

What he did made him widely known around the communities. And whenever people met him, they showed their___________to him.

“I regard everybody as a___________— I love everybody even people that gave me an unpleasant time when things were going hard for me,” Kellner said.

Born in 1918, Kellner lived through the Great Depression, when his family lost their farm. Kellner had to move from state to state as a teenager looking for possible___________on farms to make a living. “I knew what it was to be___________, and a lot of times we just had vegetables and flour mixed up together,” he said. “So as long as I can do it, I will lend a helping hand.”

And Kellner’s made quite an influence. “I’ve got friends from all over,” he said. “I’ve got thank-you cards from Alaska”. Through his baking, Kellner has helped the______________a lot.

______________is powerful. Children begin to learn to cook so they can spread______________just as he does. Kellner believes that this interest just might be the secret to a long and______________life.

Life constantly presents us with opportunities to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a______________. And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too. Kindness is also a kind of noble cycle. It is twice blessed: it blesses him who______________, and him who receives.

1.

A．married

B．left

C．lost

D．abandoned

2.

A．teaching

B．trading

C．acting

D．baking

3.

A．changing

B．crying

C．wandering

D．complaining

4.

A．danger

B．difficulty

C．sadness

D．anxiety

5.

A．peaceful

B．hard

C．boring

D．relaxing

6.

A．expectation

B．address

C．mercy

D．respect

7.

A．friend

B．student

C．partner

D．neighbor

8.

A．relatives

B．schools

C．work

D．fortune

9.

A．famous

B．poor

C．popular

D．lonely

10.

A．farm

B．country

C．organization

D．community

11.

A．Appearance

B．Confidence

C．Encouragement

D．Kindness

12.

A．news

B．idea

C．love

D．knowledge

13.

A．happy

B．noisy

C．crazy

D．busy

14.

A．deal

B．wish

C．career

D．difference

15.

A．deserves

B．waits

C．gives

D．qualifies

10 . After all of these years, I still remember my first moment of kindness. It was the first day of kindergarten. I walked in with my mom and was________at all the toys against the walls. I________ran over to play. Most of the other kids were doing the same.

In the corner________, I saw one girl, sitting by herself. She was small and looked________. She was the only one in the class shorter than me. Her________eyes looked like she had been crying. None of the other children seemed to________her there. After a moment, I________two of the toy cars and________her, “Do you want to play?” I asked. She smiled and________her head.

What made me remember that first unselfish act was a________that little girl wrote me after we were both grown. She told me how her illness made the other kids________her and how that moment of kindness had________ her life. She had valued the________I had offered her and carried it________her heart even after she moved away. I wrote her back and we continued our friendship through the mail for several years________the disease finally took her life.

May your life be full of giving, caring and helping that bring joy to you while you bring joy to others.

1.

A．disappointed

B．amazed

C．bored

D．mad

2.

A．slowly

B．worriedly

C．carefully

D．immediately

3.

A．though

B．still

C．ever

D．also

4.

A．weak

B．strict

C．tired

D．angry

5.

A．grey

B．black

C．bright

D．red

6.

A．ignore

B．praise

C．notice

D．forget

7.

A．picked up

B．lent

C．handed out

D．bought

8.

A．visited

B．introduced

C．pushed

D．approached

9.

A．shook

B．held

C．turned

D．nodded

10.

A．poem

B．letter

C．note

D．message

11.

A．avoid

B．beat

C．admire

D．cheat

12.

A．created

B．changed

C．enriched

D．continued

13.

A．difference

B．appointment

C．friendship

D．agreement

14.

A．on

B．out

C．from

D．in

15.

A．unless

B．before

C．though

D．when