1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the lady want the pianist to sing?

A．She was tired of listening to the piano.

B．She knew he could sing well.

C．She wanted to make him famous.

2. When did the pianist know he had a talent for singing?

A．After he became a famous pianist.

B．Long before he played the piano in the bar.

C．That night after his first singing.

3. What happened to the pianist at last?

A．He became a well-known singer in America.

B．He continued to play the piano in the bar.

C．He had his own piano bar.

4. Which of the following will the author of the passage agree on?

A．People will succeed if they have talent.

B．Few people have real talent.

C．Everyone should make full use of his talent.

2 . A mother with cancer has been moved by the kindness of a stranger as she fights with the terrible disease. Jerina Edwards and her family were _______ at a Chinese restaurant when a customer offered to _______their bill.

In a touching note written on the bill for the meal, the _______ explained the inspiration behind his Christmas kindness. The kind­hearted stranger who offered help _______ how his own life had been affected by cancer five years before. “I lost my _______ to cancer five years ago,” he _______ on the bill. “I know how _______ it can be going through this. My children lost their mother. Your meal is on me.”

Ms Edwards _______ the kind stranger alongside a photo of the bill posted on the Love What Matters Facebook page. The widely­shared _______ has since been viewed more than 35,000 times. “We went out to eat last night at a little Chinese place after church. Right as we were getting ready to ________ our ticket, the waitress brought us this instead，” she said. “Someone in the restaurant had paid our bill and left us this ________. More than anything, having cancer has shown me that there are a lot of ________ people in this world and that I am ________ for my own family.”

Although her diagnosis (诊断) was not terminal (致命的), Ms Edwards said cancer had ________ her family and herself so much. “It has been hard,” she said. “I have fought; I have been sick; tears have been shed; I have missed out on things; I have lost my hair, but I will live. My parents will ________ have their daughter; my husband will have his wife; my children will still have their mother.” She ended her emotional post with a personal message to the stranger at the restaurant. “Whoever you are—thank you.”

1.

A．resting

B．chatting

C．eating

D．singing

2.

A．pay

B．see

C．share

D．check

3.

A．boss

B．teacher

C．cook

D．stranger

4.

A．described

B．reported

C．repeated

D．recorded

5.

A．wife

B．child

C．father

D．parent

6.

A．improved

B．focused

C．wrote

D．handed

7.

A．easy

B．favorable

C．tough

D．wonderful

8.

A．thanked

B．helped

C．noticed

D．misunderstood

9.

A．photo

B．book

C．magazine

D．post

10.

A．find out

B．put away

C．look for

D．ask for

11.

A．note

B．dish

C．lesson

D．tea

12.

A．tall

B．good

C．young

D．bad

13.

A．sorry

B．grateful

C．hateful

D．concerned

14.

A．left

B．cost

C．taught

D．benefited

15.

A．never

B．then

C．still

D．hardly

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 day, Dad took Tim and Lily to the supermarket. “Now where has Tim gone? ” asked Dad. Lily shrugged. Keeping track of Tim was not on her agenda today. She’d been trying to decide on the perfect gift for Dad’s upcoming birthday. This year, she was determined to prepare a present that couldn’t be bought at a store or ordered online.

“Daddy!” Tim appeared out of nowhere, disturbing Lily’s thoughts. He yelled, holding a cereal (麦片) box in the air, “Let’s get it! It’s nutritious and delicious! And it has a dragon inside! ” Tim remembered Dad saying that when he was a kid, almost every box of cereal came with a toy. Ever since, Tim was certain that he, too, would find a toy in the next box.

When they got home, Dad and Lily began putting away the groceries. Tim couldn’t wait to take the box of cereal upstairs to his room. By the time they finished, Lily could hear Tim shouting. “No! No!” Tim’s voice kept getting louder and louder. Lily imagined each word as the sound of a hammer striking metal. Then she raced towards her brother’s room. The moment she stepped inside, she felt a crunch (嘎吱声) beneath her feet. It was obvious that Tim dumped all that cereal looking for a toy dragon. “They lied! No dragon. Just a picture on the box.” Tim sounded close to tears. Annoyed as Lily was, she said quietly, “Let’s see what the box says.” “I don’t know how to read.” her brother said in a low voice.

It reminded Lily that last school year, Tim’s teacher who sent home easy-to-read books and worksheets insisted that he was ready to learn to read and just needed some extra help, but Tim complained about books “for babies” and “boring” homework assignments. It was really a headache for Dad to teach Tim to read! At the thought of these, it seemed that Tim’s dragon issue had swept away her concern for a present for Dad.

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：

Lily decided to cooperate with Tim, making up a dragon story and having Tim read for Dad.

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Paragraph 2：

After what seemed to be a century, Dad’s birthday finally came.

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5 . A long time ago, there lived a very old man. He was so old that he could not see or hear very well. He also could not walk very well, or eat very well for his hand shook. The old man’s son and daughter-in-law thought he might make trouble at table. So, they had him eat his meals in the corner of the kitchen without a table.

They gave him very little to eat. The old man would have a sad look on his face as he looked at his son and daughter-in-law’s dinner table. One day the old man’s hand shook so terribly that he dropped his dish on the floor. The daughter- in-law became angry and shouted at the old man. And after that, his meals were served in a broken dish.

Not long afterwards, the family was sitting having their dinner while the four-year-old grandson was sitting on the floor carefully checking pieces of wood. The father asked “What are you doing?” “I am making a small bowl.”

“Why are you making it?" The son answered. “So that I can fill it with your and mother’s food when I grow up.”

The old man’s son and daughter-in-law looked at one another and without saying a word and started crying. They quickly brought their old father to their dinner table. From that day on, the old man sat with the family when they had their meals. Even when the old man’s food fell here and there, the son and the daughter-in-law did not say anything.

1. The son and his wife made their father eat in the kitchen to______.

A．teach their son a good lesson

B．stay away from trouble

C．give him peace and comfort

2. The old man dropped his dish______

A．because of hand-shaking

B．to ask for a new one

C．on purpose

3. Why did the husband lead the old man back to the family table?

A．Because he realized his mistakes

B．Because the old man didn’t drop rice on the floor any more

C．Because a gentleman led him back to the family table

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．An Old Man and His Son

B．A Couple and Their Son

C．A Wooden Bowl

7 . “You’re going to buy me a bicycle?” I asked in_________. “Have you forgotten how old I am?” “No, I haven’t, and what_________does it make? Everybody of our age who travels in a motorhome has bicycles,” my husband said. I could not believe my ears.

When I was six, a girl was hit by a car while riding a bike and_________instantly. My parents told me bicycling would kill me. So, I never_________to ride.

But after I had children, I satisfied their_________to own bicycles and taught them to ride at an early age. Of course, I never_________that I would buy one for myself.

_________, I didn’t want to mess up my first travel before it started and I knew I needed to face my_________, so I decided to go along with this. One is never too_________to learn a new skill, I told myself.

After buying a bike, we were on our way to my first__________. With sweaty hands and a flying heart, I__________held the handlebars(车把) and balanced on those two wheels. There were a few sudden stops and__________starts over the course of the next thirty minutes, but I did it. I learned how to ride a bike.

Since that day, I have__________throughout Texas, California and Virginia. Bicycling has truly__________my retirement years, given me more self-confidence and, more__________, taught me that a simple, courageous act knows no age.

1.

A．shock

B．advance

C．public

D．despair

2.

A．use

B．reaction

C．story

D．difference

3.

A．laughed

B．returned

C．stopped

D．died

4.

A．hesitated

B．learned

C．forgot

D．promised

5.

A．desire

B．excuse

C．explanation

D．habit

6.

A．agreed

B．thought

C．proved

D．pretended

7.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Instead

8.

A．dream

B．aim

C．demand

D．fear

9.

A．lazy

B．old

C．weak

D．busy

10.

A．discussion

B．lesson

C．experiment

D．shop

11.

A．awkwardly

B．proudly

C．secretly

D．regretfully

12.

A．normal

B．perfect

C．continuous

D．shaky

13.

A．driven

B．hiked

C．ridden

D．run

14.

A．defended

B．accepted

C．improved

D．started

15.

A．importantly

B．casually

C．basically

D．constantly

8 . 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。

Mary tried to hold her breath. She moved away slightly, but Amy only moved closer and continued talking.

Mary thought to herself, “Why does she always have to sit next to me?” Amy didn’t seem to notice that Mary was trying to move away, and she leaned in closer. Mary wanted badly to tell Amy that she didn’t smell very good, but how could she without hurting her feelings?

When Mary got home from school, she complained to her mother. “There’s a girl named Amy who likes to sit next to me in school, but she smells bad. Nobody else likes to sit next to her, either.”

“Well, try to be nice to her,” said her mother. “Maybe she’s having a hard time at home. You never know what a person’s home life is like.”

For the rest of the week, Mary tried to be a good friend to Amy. There were times when they had fun talking and playing together, especially on the days when Amy bathed. But on the days when she smelled bad, Mary still found it very hard to be her friend.

One morning, while getting her hair combed for school, Mary brought the subject up again with her mother.

“I don’t want to be friends with Amy anymore,” she told her mother.

Her mother’s hands froze in midair. Mary turned to see what the matter was. Her mother looked upset. Mary wondered what she had said made her mother react this way.

“I don’t think you understand Amy’s situation, so let me ask you this…” Her mother’s tone was serious. “Who makes sure that your hair is combed every morning so you’ll look nice when you go to school? Who makes sure you’re bathed and cleaned every day? And your clothes are washed and neatly ironed?”

“You and Daddy,” answered Mary.

“Do you live in a happy family? Do you have a good Dad and Mum?” Then her mother encouraged her to learn more about Amy before she decided whether or not to be friends with Amy.

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。

The next day after school, Mary had a talk with Amy.

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Sadness or Amy filled her heart and Mary decided to make friends with Amy.

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9 . For one Wisconsin father of three, being 45 years old hasn’t stopped him from performing 3, 000 push-ups while competing in a marathon. _________, Nate Carroll set a new world record for _________ 1.5 million plus push-ups over the course of a single year.

When Nate Carroll _________ his mission on June 14, 2020, he had two _________. First, he hoped to teach his children a lesson about the power of perseverance (坚持) by _________ an example to them. But in addition to being a _________ role model for his children, Carroll also devoted his time to _________ money for a charity.

With a full-time job, finding the time in his _________ to clock thousands of push-ups per day was one of Carroll’s biggest challenges.

“To _________ time to do 4,000 push-ups is impossible.” he told the Wisconsin State Journal. “There is a fact you need to __________. You have to weave that into your day.”

And he did push-ups whenever a (n) __________ presented itself.

In order to set a new Guinness World Record, Carroll has been __________ documenting his accomplishments both in a logbook and with video throughout his year-long __________.

“Set a goal, and try your best to __________ it,” he told Fox News. “Make it who you are, not something you do. That way, when life throws obstacles in your way and offers you __________ excuses to stop or says it’s too difficult, you find a way to persevere in spite of difficulties.”

1.

A．Actually

B．Obviously

C．Naturally

D．Immediately

2.

A．creating

B．designing

C．imaging

D．completing

3.

A．launched

B．confirmed

C．celebrated

D．identified

4.

A．theories

B．purposes

C．themes

D．functions

5.

A．lending

B．leaving

C．setting

D．introducing

6.

A．generous

B．positive

C．temporary

D．flexible

7.

A．borrowing

B．saving

C．managing

D．raising

8.

A．schedule

B．favor

C．discussion

D．way

9.

A．take up

B．set aside

C．give away

D．apply for

10.

A．meet

B．accept

C．believe

D．find

11.

A．opportunity

B．job

C．challenge

D．attempt

12.

A．casually

B．temporarily

C．basically

D．carefully

13.

A．research

B．experiment

C．journey

D．survey

14.

A．stress

B．adjust

C．affect

D．achieve

15.

A．convenient

B．sensitive

C．formal

D．abstract

10 . Two tickets. Only two tickets to the big quarter-finals basketball game. Three pairs of eyes all focused on the tickets in Dad’s, outstretched hand. Marcus, the oldest, spoke out the question running through everyone’s mind: “Only two tickets? But, Dad, which of us gets to go with you?”

“Yeah, Daddy, who gets to go?” repeated Caleb, the youngest.

“Dad, can’t you get any more tickets?” I asked. I might be the in-between sister, but I was just as eager as my basketball-crazy brothers were for a night out with Dad. “I’m afraid not,” Dad answered. “I guess I’ll have to figure out a fair way of choosing among the three of you by tomorrow morning. I’ll have to decide who deserves it most. Let me sleep on it.”

The next morning, Dad and Mom went to the library. And he said we should all get started on our Saturday chores as soon as we finished breakfast.

“Chores!” Marcus said, “How can we concentrate on chores when the big game is eleven hours away?” Then he and Caleb went downstairs to play basketball.

I looked at the breakfast table in front of me. Well, it seemed that Saturday morning chores started right there. I did dishes first. Then I lifted the lid (盖子) on the garbage container and placed the full plastic bag inside.

As began to replace the lid on the garbage container, a white envelope on the inside of the heavy black plastic lid caught my attention it must have stuck to the lid by accident. But then I noticed that he envelope was actually taped to the inside of the lid, and someone had written the word “Congratulations!” on the front of the envelope.

I opened the envelope and pulled out a folded piece of paper. “To the one who deserves to go,” the paper read, and inside of it was a ticket to the basketball game!

1. What did the three children care about most?

A．Who would be chosen.	B．Which team would win.
C．When the game would be held.	D．Who would compete in the game.

2. What can we learn about the three children?

A．Marcus was younger than Caleb.	B．Only the author took Dad’s words seriously.
C．The author liked basketball best.	D．Caleb played basketball better than Marcus.

3. What did Dad do to the children to make his final decision?

A．He gave them a special test.	B．He asked them some questions.
C．He made them play basketball.	D．He watched them doing chores.

4. How would the author feel after reading the paper?

A．Curious and doubtful.	B．Disappointed and regretful.
C．Confused and worried.	D．Surprised and excited.