1 . “Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”

Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭便车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned down every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that in most cases big stations couldn’t risk hiring inexperienced person. “Go out in the remote areas and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said. I went back home to Dixon, Illinois.

While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I applied. The job sounded just right for me.

But I wasn’t hired. My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to hunt for jobs. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my frustration boiled over (沸溢，发怒). I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. The preceding autumn, my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run. I did a 15-minute boost to that play, and Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game!

On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment”.

1. What is concluded from the passage is that ______.

A．the frustration of the author prevented him from performing well at WOC Radio

B．both of the author’s parents showed support when he was trying to search for a job

C．Peter MacArthur recognize the author’s talent in broadcasting after reading his resume

D．the author lost all his hope and courage when he was turned down by Montgomery Ward

2. The reason why the author wasn’t hired in Chicago was probably that ______.

A．he showed no confidence at the stations	B．there were no job available at the stations
C．he had no experience in radio broadcasting	D．there were too many people competing with him

3. What does the word “boost” in the last but one paragraph mean?

A．requirement

B．encouragement

C．enjoyment

D．amazement

4. What lesson can you learn from the author’s experience in the passage?

A．No cross, no crown	B．Prevention is better than cure
C．Well begun is half done	D．Rome was not built in a day

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。

Catherine was the coolest kid in her class. Whenever she went, she was in the spotlight, with a bunch of kids following her and doing everything she did.

Her deskmate, Landy, however, was not in the cool kids’ group. Being the tallest kid in her class, she was teased by her classmates, who were always chanting “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti (意大利面 )”. Every time Landy heard those silly chants, she could feel her face burst into flames. God knew how she wished the ground to crack and swallow her!

Catherine didn’t really like it when the kids chanted “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti”. But she never told them to stop either, and nor did she ever talk to her. She liked being popular.

One weekend, Catherine went over to her grandfather for Thanksgiving. Her grandfather lives on a farm at the opposite end of town, where he keeps chickens. While helping to feed the chickens, Catherine noticed a peculiar one. Curling in the corner, it looked smaller than the others and was almost half-bare!

“What’s the matter with it?” She asked her grandfather, with a puzzled frown on her face. Her grandfather told her how chickens could act. “They have a pecking (啄) order,” he explained, wrinkles of concern spreading around his forehead. “If one chicken is different, the others will push it away and keep pecking it. Sometimes they peck it so much that it dies.”

“Oh, what a poor little thing!” Catherine let out a sigh as she scooped the frightened chicken up in her arms, whose heart was beating fast in the bony little body. Suddenly, she thought of Landy, the girl being “pecked” by her classmates. “I’m going to take it home and take good care of it,” she said with a determined look.

Back in school, Catherine told the cool kids about the chicken. “It’s looking healthy,” she said proudly. “It’s fatter and its feathers are growing. Even the cat likes it. She carries it around the garden, and...” Everyone was entertained by Catherine’s story of her lovely chicken, laughter lingering around the classroom.

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。

Paragraph 1. Then Catherine spotted Landy sitting by herself in a corner.

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Paragraph 2. But Catherine walked directly toward Landy, regardless of what they said.

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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。

Dad and Madison were walking through the party store, gathering decorations for Madison’s upcoming birthday party.

“But I don’t want to invite Lucy Gilbert! I don’t like her!”

“Madison, you are being unreasonable. If every girl in your class is invited to a party but you, you’ll feel left out. It would be a big mistake not toinvite Lucy to the party. ”“She never even talks to me! ”

Dad sighed and moved down the aisle ( 走廊). “Lucy is a new girl in class. She just moved here a little over a month ago. Think about how that must feel. She doesn’t know one single person in the school. She left all of her old friends behind and now she has to try to make new friends. Your party will be a great chance for her to get to know everyone. ”

“No, it won’t. She will probably sit in the corner and not talk to anyone. Every day at lunch she sits all by herself. She wants to eat alone!" Madison shrugged and rolled her eyes (翻白眼).

“Madison, I’m done discussing this. You will invite every girl in your class, including Lucy Gilbert!"

On Saturday morning, the family blew up balloons and decorated the house cheerfully. Madison was dressed beautifully for the day, wearing her new blue dress. It was not typical of her to dress herself like this. She usually wore sports clothes because she loved to be outside riding her horse Star with a lead rope (缰绳).

Madison greeted her friends at the doorstep, picturing (想象)various presents her friends would bring her. In the meanwhile, she was wondering whether Lucy would ruin the party if she came. Anyhow, all the girls she invited came finally, including Lucy. The girls had a fantastic time by singing and dancing while Lucy sat in the corner silently alone. Later, all the girls gathered around the table as Madison opened her presents. Opening them one by one, Madison thanked her friends, with a bright smile on her face.

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：

Lucy’s present was the very last to be opened.

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Paragraph 2:

Deeply moved by what she said, Madison held the lead rope tightly in her hands.

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4 . 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。

One afternoon after school, Mary and her brother, Keith, were eating at a cafe near their home. That afternoon, they had to share their table with another person. That person was a young lady in her twenties. After eating, she went to the restroom. Without realizing, she had left her cellphone on the table. Five minutes later, she came out and walked out of the cafe without looking back.

Mary saw the cellphone on the table. She quickly told Keith, “Keith, the girl left behind her cellphone.”Keith looked at the cellphone. It took his breath away. It was one of the latest models on the market. Keith had always wanted a cellphone. But his parents had told him, “You don’t need one. You can always use the house phone.” He stared at it for some minutes. Then, he said slowly, pausing on every word, “I want to take the cellphone.” Mary could not believe her ears. She only stared at her brother, “You can’t! What if the owner comes to look for it?”

After making the decision, Keith quickly got the cellphone and put it in his schoolbag. Then, he took Mary’s hand and led her out of the cafe quickly.

Once back home, Keith locked his room door with trembling (颤抖的) hands. Inside his room, he took out the piece of beauty. Oh, he liked it so much. He had his own cellphone. Soon, he was polishing it happily. But Mary told him, “Keith, you cannot keep the cellphone. What will you tell our father about this? He will ask you how you got the cellphone.” Keith said quickly, “I will say a friend lent it to me.” Mary said, “Now you are lying too. Oh dear! When had Keith turned so dishonest?”

Then, Mary saw a house phone number on the cover of the cellphone. “This is the girl’s phone number. Why don’t we just call this number? We will talk to her and ask her to come and take back her cellphone,” she was trying to talk some sense into him.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

That night, Keith turned over in bed from time to time.

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Mary was very happy to hear that.

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5 . Milo is a rescue dog, adopted by 20-year-old Makayla Swift. One morning in November 2021, Swift opened her front door and Milo ________ running. “I couldn’t catch him,” she said.

Milo ran to a house across the street. He seemed ________ with this house, so he ran to the one next door, Swift on his ________. When it started scratching (抓挠) on the front door, Swift was ________. Not everyone wants a ________ dog on their property. But as she tried to________ a Milo away, she could hear a sound coming through an open upstairs window. It was a voice crying “Help!”

Hours earlier, Sherry Starr, 85, had just ________ around 4 am. “All of a sudden, standing there between the toilet and the bathtub, I ________ ,” she said, “I went down hard on the floor.”

“I could not move at all,” said Starr, who was ________ between the toilet and the bathtub. Starr was feeling ________ all over, but more than anything, she was scared. “I’m thinking: I’m just going to die here.”

Her best ________ , she decided, was to listen for the letter carrier in the afternoon. For the next few hours, Starr ________ crying: “Help! Help! Help! ”

“Her voice was very ________ , ” said Swift. “You had to be right on the spot to hear Mrs. Starr cry for ________ unless you were Milo, who had ________ heard Starr the instant I had opened the own front door.” Swift called 911 and soon medical staff helped her out.

1.

A．took off

B．cleared off

C．came around

D．wandered around

2.

A．concerned

B．annoyed

C．impressed

D．delighted

3.

A．tail

B．right

C．back

D．front

4.

A．depressed

B．inspired

C．amused

D．embarrassed

5.

A．cute

B．faithful

C．strange

D．gentle

6.

A．send

B．turn

C．drag

D．throw

7.

A．calmed down

B．lain down

C．sat up

D．risen up

8.

A．dived

B．delayed

C．skipped

D．slipped

9.

A．found

B．stuck

C．hidden

D．placed

10.

A．pain

B．ease

C．strength

D．anger

11.

A．bet

B．result

C．role

D．guess

12.

A．imagined

B．regretted

C．practiced

D．stopped

13.

A．familiar

B．clear

C．soft

D．different

14.

A．freedom

B．mercy

C．peace

D．help

15.

A．eventually

B．apparently

C．randomly

D．frequently

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 was a proud mother of three children, my last little one being delivered in the middle of this pandemic. She was born in August and her name is Aida.

Shortly after having Aida, my mother-in-law showed me something she learned from her friend’s mother in an art class she attended weekly. She had shown me how to knit a scarf (织围巾). She showed me stitches and gave me her half done project. I spent a lot of time breastfeeding my sweet little girl, so I had some extra time to do something with my hands throughout the day. I enjoyed making the scarf so I purchased tons of yarn since it was winter. I wanted to make scarves for my three children as Christmas gifts.

There was a new family that moved in down the street. The only daughter of the family was Jane, a shy girl, aged 14, the same age of my oldest son David. It seemed that she came from a financially disadvantaged family, for she always wore old clothes. Worse still, in such cold days, she had no more clothes to wear and trembled with cold.

Due to the pandemic, society was thrown into crisis mode. Schools were closed, food supplies and deliveries were suspended and children were stuck at home. In such discouraging times, however, they became good companions, talking and playing at home or around the houses.

It was dreadfully cold this winter. Every time David came back from outside, with red face, he always cried, “Mum, it’s freezing outside!” then he came over to see whether I finished the scarf. I could tell how impatient he was to wear my scarf sooner! I had to speed the project to satisfy his expectation. But David comforted me saying he could wait a few days. What a kind and considerate boy he was! Then my great project finally was accomplished on the morning ahead of Christmas.

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。

I wrapped the scarf around David’s neck.

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Later that day David came back saying Jane also needed a scarf.

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9 . 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 park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree. Frustrated by life with good reason to frown, for the world was intended to drag me down.

And if that weren’t enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head hanging down and said with great excitement, “Look what I found!”

In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, with its petals (花瓣) all worn — not enough rain, or too little light. Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then turned to the other side.

But instead of leaving, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared, “It really smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I picked it. Here, it’s for you.”

The weed before me was dying or dead. Not vibrant of colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave .So I reached for the flower, and replied, “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he held it in mid-air without reason or plan. It was then that I noticed for the first time, that weed-toting boy could not see: he was blind.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好;
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I heard my voice quiver, and my tears shone like the sun.

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Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true sight.

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