1 . In the sport of track and field, athletes compete not only with ore another but against themselves. And with each race they ____ to achieve a new personal best.

For one Nebraska ____ running in what would likely be his final cross country outing before graduating from high school, his personal best ____ not to be about marking the fastest time but displaying the biggest ____.

Last Thursday, Bellevue East senior Brandon Schutt knew if his ____ was good enough that day, he still had the ____ to qualify for the upcoming state meet. Another runner Blake Cerveny was from Omaha Burke High School. Aiming to beat his own personal ____，after a fast start, he continued to ____ himself hard .

With less than 400 meters to ____ , Cerveny’s legs cramped up and failed him. ____ to finish, Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on, only to ____ again alter another 150 meters.

____ his coach asked Cerveny if he wanted to ____. He didn’t. Before Cerveny’s dad could reach his son , another runner—Brandon Schutt —was at his side to ____a helping hand . His first ____ to get Cerveny up failed, but like Cerveny, he too ____ to quit. With a second try, Cerveny was on his feet. The two ____ the final 75 meters of the course. "Brandon is an excellent person," Bellevue East's head track coach Rachel Carraher told KETV-7. “He is really kind and a great leader on the team.”

In today's ____ world in which the emphasis in athletics is ____ put on breaking records, it was ____ to see that for an athlete like Brandon Schutt, the value of true sportsmanship still had legs.

1.

A．struggle

B．demand

C．manage

D．promise

2.

A．singing

B．dancing

C．walking

D．running

3.

A．turned out

B．took over

C．set down

D．made up

4.

A．match

B．heart

C．brain

D．dream

5.

A．plan

B．hope

C．score

D．place

6.

A．confidence

B．potential

C．courage

D．patience

7.

A．target

B．record

C．decision

D．memory

8.

A．pull

B．force

C．push

D．strike

9.

A．go

B．make

C．set

D．put

10.

A．Curious

B．Generous

C．Surprised

D．Determined

11.

A．win

B．lose

C．rise

D．fall

12.

A．Confused

B．Disappointed

C．Concerned

D．Satisfied

13.

A．give up

B．turn down

C．make out

D．put off

14.

A．receive

B．offer

C．present

D．shake

15.

A．proposal

B．request

C．attempt

D．choice

16.

A．pretended

B．refused

C．decided

D．expected

17.

A．measured

B．imagined

C．obtained

D．completed

18.

A．competitive

B．difficult

C．wonderful

D．sensitive

19.

A．gradually

B．basically

C．usually

D．casually

20.

A．interesting

B．inspiring

C．natural

D．important

2 . Once in a city lived a successful businessman. His young son was very________. He used to spend money with free hands and never   ________   any help in work. The businessman wanted his son to learn about the ________   of labor.   So one day he said, “From today you will be given ________   at night only if you bring some     ________.”

At first the boy was ________   but when seeing his father’s face, he knew his father was serious. ________,   the boy went to his mother, who didn’t want him to get________ and gave him a gold coin.

At night when asked about what he earned, the boy ________   presented   that   coin. Seeing that, Father     ________ he didn’t earn that. He asked his son to throw that coin into the well outside. Without a second thought, the boy________ it.

Next morning Father sent his wife to her parents’ house. When the boy woke up, Father reminded him of the ________   for night meals and also told him about his mother’s ________. With no one to help him, the boy       was________ to go to market looking for work.

Finally a shopkeeper agreed to ________   10 coins for carrying a trunk. The boy couldn’t ________   and       was bathed in sweat when he finished the job.

In evening when giving his father those coins, the boy was asked to throw them again. He couldn’t________ throwing his hard-earned money, so he refused, “Father! My entire body is________ and you are asking me to throw the money.”   Father   ________   and said, “One feels the pain only when the fruits of hard labor are   ________.”

1.

A．lazy

B．active

C．careless

D．modest

2.

A．got

B．sought

C．offered

D．accepted

3.

A．pain

B．trick

C．value

D．cost

4.

A．rooms

B．meals

C．help

D．money

5.

A．tasks

B．awards

C．specials

D．earnings

6.

A．excited

B．guilty

C．interested

D．confused

7.

A．Tired

B．Amazed

C．Frightened

D．Disappointed

8.

A．tracked

B．attacked

C．troubled

D．injured

9.

A．secretly

B．deliberately

C．cautiously

D．immediately

10.

A．dreamt

B．understood

C．admitted

D．remembered

11.

A．did

B．quit

C．rejected

D．regretted

12.

A．ability

B．reason

C．condition

D．occasion

13.

A．trip

B．work

C．help

D．worry

14.

A．begged

B．invited

C．forced

D．allowed

15.

A．pay

B．make

C．lend

D．charge

16.

A．survive

B．refuse

C．compete

D．focus

17.

A．suggest

B．avoid

C．delay

D．imagine

18.

A．aching

B．waking

C．growing

D．worsening

19.

A．sighed

B．smiled

C．argued

D．glared

20.

A．ignored

B．wasted

C．forgotten

D．doubted

3 . I still can’t remember if I said goodbye to him.

That special day, I remember it so well. I got up as usual in the morning. Our dog, Gansett, was more than happy to give kisses. Giving him a pat, I pushed him aside, needing to get ready to go to school. As I stepped into the kitchen, Mom greeted me with a smile and I responded the same way. Quickly, I finished up my breakfast and then got ready fast with my school stuff. I dashed out of the door with Mom following, and after telling Gansett to stay inside, she gave up and let him come along. As we walked to the car, Mom opened the trunk for him to jump in, which he did with a huge grin on his furry face. I jumped in and shut my door, pulling my seatbelt across my body. We pulled out of the driveway, and fifteen minutes later, we were at the school. I jumped out of the car and ran inside, not even looking back.

Dad picked me up at the end of the day, and I knew almost immediately that something was wrong. He didn’t stay and chat with people like he had before, just telling me to get into the car. I was getting terrified. He sat me down, and with great gentleness told me that Gansett had died. I laughed in his face when he said that, because Gansett had been perfectly fine that morning.

Dad just kept staring at me, with an I-can’t-believe-it-happened-either look in his eyes. I realized that he wasn’t joking. I burst into tears, and cried for the rest of the day. I was later able to say goodbye to Gansett’s body, but not the three-year-old dog that I loved with all my heart.

I wish I could remember if I said goodbye to him that morning, but I can’t, and not knowing that will be always bothering me.

1. What can we learn about Gansett from Paragraph 2?

A．He was very close to the author.

B．He woke up the author every morning.

C．He was unwilling to go to school with the author.

D．He failed to get on well with the author’s mother.

2. How did the author first feel when told about Gansett’s death?

A．It was sorrowful.	B．It was frightening.
C．It was hard to believe.	D．It came as a great shock.

3. What does the author really want to express in the passage?

A．His deep love for his dog.	B．His strong wish for another dog.
C．His regret about not saying goodbye.	D．His pride in having Gansett as his pet.

4 . 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。

“Mama,” I screamed, “why is Ink Spot sitting in Mrs. Cleary’s window?” I couldn’t believe my eyes. I was about to step into my house when I saw Ink Spot combing himself in the window across the street. He was my cat, not Mrs. Cleary’s. She already had twelve cats; she couldn’t have all the cats in the neighborhood.

Ink Spot was my special cat. Santa Claus had left him in my Christmas stocking last year. How I loved him and held him in a close hug that winter morning. Mama and daddy smiled with pleasure as my eyes danced with joy.

I had always wanted a pet but the apartment we lived in didn’t allow anyone to have one. Then mama told daddy she was going to have another baby.

We moved out of the old apartment that March into a nice three-bedroom house on the other side of town. Da’Von arrived in September. The family was filled with joy, but I couldn’t see anything joyful in a crying red-faced baby who took up all mama’s time. About that same time, I was packed off to kindergarten. The school bus picked me up on the corner in the morning and dropped me off at the small spot in the afternoon. I put up with it just like I put up with everything else.

With everything going on at home, no one noticed me. That was until Aunt Calvina came for a visit. “That child needs just as much attention as the baby,” auntie complained when she noticed how I sat in the corner with my head bowed. Things changed after that. Mama paid more attention to me and daddy planned little trips for us over the weekends. It cheered me up a bit.

That Christmas was special for me because Ink Spot was in my stocking. The tiny black and white kitten was just the friend I needed to make me feel as though I were someone again. Every night, he curled up   beside me in bed and he was there for me after school when I raced home just to be with him.

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。
Paragraph1:

But today when I came home, Ink Spot was in Mrs. Cleary’s window.   

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Paragraph 2:

After a week, I couldn’t stand the loneliness any longer.

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