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。

Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏团). Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.

This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of twelve. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money.

Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants, and other acts they would see that night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice.

One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It should be highlight of their young lives. The father and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You are my knight in shining armor.”

He was smiling and responding in pride, looking back at her as if to say, “You got that right.” The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”

The ticket lady gave the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand; her head dropped, and his lips began to shake. The father leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady told the price to him again. The man didn’t have enough money. How could he turn and tell his eight children that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus?

In fact, we were not rich. So I understand how the kids would feel. I felt sorry for them.

注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150 左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已为你写好。
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Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand in his pocket.

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That day my father and I went back to our car and drove home without any tickets.

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3 . A couple in Ohio accidentally dropped off a bag containing almost $ 100,000 at an Ohio charity shop. Thanks to _______ employees, they got the money back.

The employees were going through _______ last week when they came across a _______. Inside was $ 97,004. “It was so much cash,” employee Kelsey Croy said. “I looked in the bag and we _______ it right there on the desk. And it was $ 97,004.” Thankfully, the owners _______ a receipt for tax purposes when they dropped off _______ that morning. The employees _______ called the couple but there was no _______.

Not wanting to _______ that amount of cash in the store, they called the Zanesville Police Department. ________ repeated calls, officers finally got a hold of the couple. The couple hadn’t realized the money was ________. They told the police they withdrew all their money to deposit it in another bank. On the way, they ________at the charity shop to donate a bag of clothes. That’s ________ the money ended up there. “When we finally ________ them, they just asked if they could get it back tomorrow,” the officer said.

The couple has made contact with the original ________ who found the money to thank them. “I’m just glad that I meet with a bunch of honest and loyal people,” Croy said.

1.

A．honest

B．generous

C．brave

D．clever

2.

A．goods

B．donations

C．food

D．money

3.

A．suitcase

B．box

C．bag

D．wallet

4.

A．put

B．counted

C．hid

D．cleared

5.

A．asked for

B．asked about

C．gave up

D．gave out

6.

A．cards

B．fruits

C．bills

D．clothes

7.

A．surprisedly

B．hesitatingly

C．eventually

D．immediately

8.

A．concern

B．information

C．reply

D．letter

9.

A．take

B．leave

C．waste

D．spend

10.

A．After

B．During

C．Before

D．In

11.

A．found

B．missing

C．stolen

D．forgotten

12.

A．stopped

B．sighed

C．quarreled

D．wandered

13.

A．who

B．when

C．where

D．how

14.

A．inspected on

B．got rid of

C．got through

D．dropped in on

15.

A．police

B．officers

C．customers

D．employees

4 . 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。

Patsy Smith, a woman in her 50s from Mississippi     1     (raise) ducks for many years. She makes a living by     2     (sell) duck eggs. One of her ducks, Peg, is a bit different from other ducks.

When Peg was young, one of his legs     3     (bite) off by a dog. Days later,     4     wound on his leg started to become infected. So Mrs. Smith put out a call     5     help around North America to see whether there was a possibility that anyone could create a new leg for Peg. When some eighth-grade students learned of the situation they decided to take action! They thought they might be able to use their 3D printer     6     (create) an artificial leg for Peg. Three of the students asked for more     7     (detail) information about Peg. Then they spent a couple of     8     (month) creating and testing different models. It turned out to be a lot more complex     9     they had thought.

Finally, their effort paid off and they created a model that fitted Peg’s leg     10     (perfect)! Now, Peg can walk and run just like his duck buddies! And Mrs. Smith is very grateful to them.

6 . 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。

Are you a tea drinker? If so, you’re not alone. There are many kinds of teas in China. Longjing tea,     1     has topped the list of the most ten famous teas in China, is named after its production region — Longjing Village of West Lake. The good environment and water resources have contributed much to the     2     (grow) of the tea, confirming the saying that “Longjing tea is the     3     (good) among all the teas in the world”.

Thanks     4     Emperor Qianlong, the tea has earned a high reputation. The story went that Emperor Qianlong once travelled in Hangzhou and he saw some ladies picking the tea at     5     foot of the mountain. He was so     6     (interest) in their movements that he decided to have a go himself.

While     7     (pick) the tea, he received the news of his mother’s illness, so he carelessly put the leaves in his sleeves and left Hangzhou for Beijing. He visited his mother     8     (immediate) upon his arrival in Beijing, and his mother smelt the fragrance of the tea leaves from his sleeves and wanted to have a taste. After drinking a cup of tea, she found herself completely     9     (refresh), and she even praised it as a cure for her illness. At last, it     10     (choose) as the tribute tea.

7 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除: 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I went up mountain with an experienced ski instructor at last weekend to learn how to ski. I learnt hardly and then I thought I could ski well, so I decided to practicing all by myself. Therefore, I fell down when I was skiing downhill. My left ankle was swollen an hour later. My instructor insisted I went to see a doctor. So I was sent to the nearest hospital. My parents heard of the news and felt worrying because they didn't know what serious my situation was. They hurried to the hospital to see me. To their reliefs, the doctor told them I had received proper treatment in time and that I could recovered very soon.

8 . One day a well-dressed woman was walking down the street when she saw a beggar sitting on the corner near a cafeteria. He was elderly, unshaven, and in ______. Pedestrians talked by giving him ______ looks. Clearly, they wanted nothing to do with him. She ______ and looked down. “Sir?” she asked. “Are you all right?”

Thinking that she would make ______ of him, like so many others had done before, he told her to leave him alone. However, to his ______, the woman continued standing.

Anyhow, with some ______, the woman got the man into the cafeteria and ______ him at a table in a remote corner. She stared at him ______, “Jack, do you remember me?” Old Jack ______ her face. “I think so-I mean you do look ______.”

The woman recalled what she ______ when she graduated. She tried looking for a job, but without luck. Cold and ______, she got to this very cafeteria, ______ to get something to eat. Later on, she found a job, ______ her way up and eventually started her own ______.

Jack ______ with a smile, saying it was he who made her the biggest sandwich.

In the end, she ______ her purse, pulled out a business card and promised to help him financially ______ he got on his feet.

Jack thanked her with watery eyes. The woman held his hands and said, “Don’t thank me, Jack. Without you, I wouldn’t have ______ so much.”

In life, one never expects how a small act of ______ changes another soul.

1.

A．poverty

B．ruins

C．rags

D．comfort

2.

A．dirty

B．happy

C．patient

D．sad

3.

A．rushed

B．stepped

C．moved

D．stopped

4.

A．use

B．fun

C．notes

D．sense

5.

A．excitement

B．amusement

C．enjoyment

D．amazement

6.

A．difficulty

B．strength

C．hesitation

D．doubt

7.

A．directed

B．stood

C．sat

D．crowded

8.

A．proudly

B．closely

C．coldly

D．roughly

9.

A．wiped

B．searched

C．lifted

D．moved

10.

A．familiar

B．strange

C．special

D．popular

11.

A．enjoyed

B．explored

C．ignored

D．experienced

12.

A．tired

B．hungry

C．anxious

D．sleepy

13.

A．waiting

B．pretending

C．hoping

D．offering

14.

A．worked

B．kicked

C．wound

D．lost

15.

A．family

B．research

C．journey

D．business

16.

A．burst out

B．brightened up

C．made up

D．held out

17.

A．opened

B．tore

C．shook

D．picked

18.

A．though

B．after

C．until

D．since

19.

A．absorbed

B．saved

C．achieved

D．contributed

20.

A．happiness

B．selflessness

C．bravery

D．kindness

9 . I was ready for bed. My eyes fell on the musical _________ on my bedside table. In it was a photo of Dad smiling, and once opened, it would play his _________ song recorded before his death. It was propped (支撑) open just enough so the recording wouldn’t play.

Dad was a _________ man. He was always singing me his little made-up songs to share joy although he was _________ off-key, not hitting every note.

Dad was a man with big heart. When my house burned down a few years ago, Dad _________ my family into his home. When we tried to offer some _________, he said with his characteristic voice, “Don’t be _________!”

With happy _________, I fell asleep.

“Beautiful and marvelous!”

Suddenly, I was awoken hours later by the _________ song. The card! I snapped it shut (啪的一声合上).

How did that card just start playing? I checked the windows, all tightly shut. But why couldn’t I __________ the feeling that something was wrong?

I decided to __________ downstairs. Opening the door to the laundry room, I was hit with a strong smell of __________. The heat lamp had fallen, and the carpet was burning.

The __________ wasn’t too bad. I let out a shaky breath with __________. What could have happened? Perhaps another house fire. But we were safe. All thanks to Dad’s one-of-a-kind __________.

1.

A．record

B．card

C．clock

D．box

2.

A．particular

B．sad

C．religious

D．strange

3.

A．joyful

B．powerful

C．reliable

D．traditional

4.

A．intentionally

B．hardly

C．annoyingly

D．typically

5.

A．frightened

B．moved

C．tricked

D．dragged

6.

A．protection

B．tips

C．opportunities

D．rent

7.

A．mean

B．careful

C．ridiculous

D．sensible

8.

A．songs

B．endings

C．memories

D．wishes

9.

A．familiar

B．embarrassing

C．beautiful

D．classic

10.

A．believe

B．shake

C．tolerate

D．express

11.

A．check

B．observe

C．wander

D．test

12.

A．chemicals

B．cigarettes

C．cooking

D．smoke

13.

A．reflection

B．influence

C．change

D．damage

14.

A．regret

B．satisfaction

C．relief

D．excitement

15.

A．kindness

B．voice

C．heart

D．generosity

10 . 读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Mary waited anxiously for her turn in the empty dressing room. Never had she been so nervous before. This competition was of great importance to her comeback. “If I can win today,” she said to herself, “I can dance on the national stage next month.” Three months ago, her left arm was seriously injured in a car accident. After the medical treatment, she began to recover slowly. She practiced over and over again in order to regain her dancing skills.

“Hi, Mary,” in rushed her friend Jessica. “How is your arm? Is it going to influence your performance?”

“I guess it can be tolerated for I am to win the match.” said Mary with a determined look.

“Admirable! But I hear that a girl called Linda is really gifted and strong. She can be your real well-matched competitor. Come on!”

After Jessica left, Mary decided to practice her most difficult spin (旋转). “If I don’t try harder, I won’t grasp this chance.” She thought. But her arm began to hurt, making her worried. “Mary, what makes you think you have a chance tonight?” she said to herself. After the pain was gone, she continued to warm up.

A slim girl hurried in and put down an equipment bag on the chair. Then, she took out her dance dress quickly and put it on skillfully. Seeing Mary, she smiled politely and said “Hi, I’m Linda. I am the next one to you!” Mary nodded in reply but felt uncomfortable. “This is just my competitor. Because of her, I may lose tonight.” Her mind was wandering when Linda let out a scream, “Oh, God, I can’t find my music tape!” Linda searched her bag but in vain (徒劳). “It may be missing on the way.” With these words, she then rushed out.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数不少于80字；
2.续写部分为一段，请在答题卡相应的位置作答。
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Suddenly, Mary caught sight of a black box under the chair where Linda put her bag.

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