1 . Mother is a bit stooped (驼背的) with age, but her hair is only partially gray and her face has few old age spots. Her small and thin body however, is_________than thirty years ago by a head. And nothing seems to remain of her two hands_________a few blue veins (青筋) and bones.

When I was a child, I_________mother used to wash my hair, my body and my feet with her soft hands. As her hands ran over me _________, what a feeling of _________and warmth came over me!

Once, when I was a schoolboy, my_________ wanted me to play the part of a squirrel (松鼠) in a children’s play, I_________very much about the stage costume that, according to the teacher, had to be provided by_________. Mother set my heart at ease by saying, “Don’t worry! I’ll_________one for you all right...”

So, she bought a piece of gray cotton flannel (法兰绒) and __________cutting it out and sewing. On the early morning of the third day, when I__________, I was__________ to find her still sitting at the sewing machine. She __________ showed me the stage costume for a squirrel with a lovely tail. I __________ it on. It was perfect. At that time, however, little did I know about mother having spent quite a few__________nights working hard for her son’s development.

1.

A．fatter

B．shorter

C．taller

D．thinner

2.

A．instead

B．besides

C．but

D．and

3.

A．imagine

B．forget

C．describe

D．remember

4.

A．gently

B．hardly

C．roughly

D．anxiously

5.

A．anger

B．equality

C．humor

D．comfort

6.

A．father

B．mother

C．teacher

D．friend

7.

A．worried

B．liked

C．enjoyed

D．moved

8.

A．herself

B．himself

C．themselves

D．myself

9.

A．buy

B．make

C．borrow

D．lend

10.

A．finished

B．continued

C．started

D．stopped

11.

A．stood up

B．woke up

C．opened up

D．came up

12.

A．eager

B．exciting

C．surprised

D．afraid

13.

A．smilingly

B．alarmingly

C．passively

D．normally

14.

A．took

B．counted

C．looked

D．tried

15.

A．sleepy

B．sleepless

C．special

D．silent

2 . Alexa Bjornson was worried about how her son Landon Bjornson, who has high-functioning autism (高功能自闭症), would manage to fly alone to see his dad. She was so _________ that she gave him a note and $10 to _________ to the passenger next to him.

The note said that he had high-functioning autism and would often ask the passenger “Are we there yet?”, and the _________ was for the person to keep her son safe and _________. “I thought, how do I make it so whoever’s sitting next to him won’t _________ him? I need to help my son _________ the day,” Alexa said.

The person who ended up sitting beside Landon from Las Vegas to Oregon was Ben Pedraza. The two had a great _________ together. Pedraza said, “We were making _________, and after a while, he asked me to stop making bad-jokes.”

As they reached their destination, Pedraza took a(n) _________ with Landon and sent it to Alexa saying, “Landon did ask __________ we were there yet several times, but he was a great __________ partner. We played a few rounds of rock-paper-scissors. He’s a great kid and you’re a(n) __________ mom.” Pedraza said that he didn’t want the money. He donated the $10 to The Autism Society to __________ kids like Landon.

Alexa was __________ that Pedraza helped her son Landon. She was so glad that her son met Pedraza who was __________ and treated him with love and care.

1.

A．curious

B．excited

C．afraid

D．sorry

2.

A．promise

B．explain

C．admit

D．present

3.

A．money

B．report

C．notice

D．prize

4.

A．special

B．separate

C．reasonable

D．comfortable

5.

A．remember

B．hate

C．check

D．challenge

6.

A．look back

B．get through

C．learn from

D．take down

7.

A．time

B．chance

C．example

D．rest

8.

A．plans

B．jokes

C．decisions

D．suggestions

9.

A．test

B．lesson

C．picture

D．order

10.

A．if

B．why

C．how

D．when

11.

A．dinner

B．team

C．traded

D．travel

12.

A．lucky

B．confident

C．helpful

D．outgoing

13.

A．recommend

B．organize

C．attract

D．support

14.

A．ashamed

B．nervous

C．thankful

D．proud

15.

A．brave

B．understanding

C．experienced

D．honest

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之成为一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

Every time Jim crossed the street on his way to work, he would see a little girl selling flowers on the street. She sat by a large green board with the names of the flowers and their prices on it. Unfortunately, no one paid attention to her, and she rarely sold anything. Jim wanted to help her, and one day he got his chance. His aunt would retire, and he thought a bouquet (花束) would be a great gift.

“Hello, could you please make me a bouquet of roses?” Jim said as he approached the girl.

The girl didn’t raise her head and just stared at the same spot on the ground. “I’m Cassy. Thank you for buying flowers from me,” she said. “Could you please select the flowers by yourself and give them to me? I will tie them together for you. I can’t see. ”

“Oh, I’m sorry,” Jim said as he picked the flowers and handed them to her. Within several seconds, the girl made a lovely bouquet for Jim.

“Here,” she said, holding the bouquet. “That’ll be $5.”

“Thanks. They’re beautiful,” Jim said and walked away after placing the money in the hat beside Cassy.

The next day, Jim went to work and he decided to have a quick talk with Cassy on the way. However, he didn’t see Cassy where she used to be that morning. He thought she might be late and decided to meet her the next day, but she didn’t show up for the next few days in a row (连续地).

Jim was concerned about Cassy, wondering if something bad had happened to Cassy. Surprisingly, he finally met Cassy again on the street with her flowers.

Paragraph 1:

Jim was so delighted to see Cassy that he ran to her at once.

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Paragraph 2:

Jim then drove Cassy to her home, where he met her sick mother, Jade.

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4 . Months ago someone gave us a dish-washing machine as a gift. We already had a part-time worker who cleaned our bowls and _________ at home. There was no doubt that we _________ touched the new machine.

Alice, our neighbor was _________ the next week to a new house and I went to ask her whether the machine might be something she could _________. It turned out that she immediately said _________. She had a big family and her daughters had asked if they could get a dish-washing machine. And then she didn’t have to spend money to _________ one!

I couldn’t tell you how overjoyed I was to see her daughters’ _________ looks when they came over to get it. And they were even more excited about the _________ seeds (种子) I gave them. I hoped they would plant more flowers in their new home so that they would always have a piece of our _________ with them. Of course, I would miss them, too.

I __________ a pink heart on the front of our house while they were having their going-away __________. We also joined in their dinner and dance. I haven’t had the “heart” washed off yet either. I told her that maybe after they __________, I would wash it off or maybe not—I liked being reminded that our hearts would be __________ forever.

The __________ thing is that my neighbor’s daughters will still work in our town, and I’d like them to come to our house often. I want to tell them our door is always __________ for them here.

1.

A．rooms

B．floors

C．plates

D．boxes

2.

A．carefully

B．hardly

C．obviously

D．usually

3.

A．building up

B．giving up

C．running away

D．moving away

4.

A．rent

B．use

C．quit

D．give

5.

A．yes

B．sorry

C．hello

D．goodbye

6.

A．test

B．buy

C．lend

D．pack

7.

A．cheerful

B．strange

C．confident

D．cold

8.

A．rice

B．vegetable

C．flower

D．tree

9.

A．request

B．wealth

C．advice

D．memory

10.

A．hit

B．drew

C．attracted

D．recommended

11.

A．game

B．challenge

C．party

D．warning

12.

A．failed

B．appeared

C．relaxed

D．left

13.

A．connected

B．trapped

C．rescued

D．separated

14.

A．common

B．unimportant

C．amazing

D．unlucky

15.

A．famous

B．thankful

C．aware

D．open

5 . Eeva Simons shows us that a physical disability doesn’t necessarily bar one from dancing on the stage. With skillful handling, she can make her wheelchair do graceful moves and win applause worldwide. The 34-year-old is among a group of four Finnish performers with different physical disabilities.

Simons has been bound to a wheelchair since jumping from a roof in a suicide attempt that ended her dancing career 16 years ago. She said that for a long time she had been depressed, with no idea how to adapt to her changed conditions. “The incident had a big effect on me,” she said. “I had never thought what it would be like to be a wheelchair user. It was difficult.”

But positive changes came several years later when she met a group of disabled people at a community centre. Their interest in alternative ways of movement lighted her love for dance and life again.

Simons joined the PAA troupe, which experimented with new approaches to performing. In 2000, the group put on their first show. Although many professional dance moves are not possible, the show has been running more than 10 countries in Europe and won the “Theatre Event of the Year 2000” award in Finland.

Simons said her part required the upper part of her body to be strong, especially her arms, which had to perform everything from hand gestures to powering the wheelchair. “It is a challenge. We use our creativity to think of alternative ways to find beauty,” she said.

In one moving scene about her post-accident mental condition, the frustrated Simons sits on the floor, before crawling to a wheelchair and accepting her new tool. Director Paasonen said the dancers were sharing their life experiences, feelings, states and thoughts with audience and that the show was very personal.

“They are people with bodies that have stories to tell,” he said. “The show is about transformation, and how people deal with change, including how to deal with the transformation of our own body after it becomes disabled.”

1. The underlined word “bar” in the first paragraph means ________.

A．save

B．protect

C．encourage

D．prevent

2. From the passage we can infer that Eeva Simons _________.

A．became disabled accidentally.

B．once lost her hope for life.

C．learned how to dance after the incident.

D．wanted to kill herself to end her dancing career.

3. What can we learn about the performers in the PPA troupe?

A．They are creative dancers.

B．Most of them are young.

C．They are able to do all professional dance moves.

D．They are discouraged by their disability.

4. What may be the best title for the passage?

A．A Special Troupe.

B．Disabled Dancers.

C．New Approaches to Dancing.

D．A Wonder in a Wheelchair.

6 . Last summer holiday, Aunt Emily took us to a safari park (野生动物园), not far from Liverpool.

I was very happy to go as I had never been to a safari park before. It’s a very interesting park, full of wild animals running freely.

When we got there, we bought our tickets and drove into the park. We were very excited at the thought of going to see the lions. But to get to the lions’ place we had to go through the monkeys’ land first. And that was an unforgettable experience because they climbed all over the car, ate apples and bananas, and threw all kinds of things at us. They seemed very unfriendly.

Anyway, we went on our way to the lions’ place where we had to lock ourselves in the car as we knew lions could be dangerous. A lion came up very close to us. Then it was on the bonnet (车盖). It looked calm but we felt terrified. Aunt Emily, who isn’t very brave, started to call for help. The kids started crying. Only my brother, George, stayed cool. I sounded the horn (喇叭) but nobody heard us.

In the end a guard arrived in his car, and the lion just got off our car and started smelling the guard’s hand as if nothing was the matter.

1. Which animal did the author want to see the most?

A．The lions.

B．The elephants.

C．The monkeys.

D．All of them.

2. Why did they lock themselves in the car?

A．Because the monkeys might steal things.	B．Because they were afraid of being robbed.
C．Because the lions might be dangerous.	D．Because something was wrong with the car.

3. What does the underlined word “terrified” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Excited.

B．Bored.

C．Interested

D．Scared

4. Who stayed calm among the visitors when they met the lion?

A．Aunt Emily.

B．George.

C．The guard.

D．The author.

7 . This was a day that would forever define Billy. It was March 20, 2012, around 5 pm at a nearby beach when young Billy, who was a college student, _________ the waves for a quick surf with his best mate Tyson.

What came next is the stuff _________ movies are made of - except this was real. Falling out of a wave, Billy accidentally _________ on the back of a giant shark. “l felt his jaws _________ onto my legs, and he was thrashing(翻来滚去) me around like a doll. I only survived because of Tyson, who raised the _________ ,and the amazing local lifeguards ,”Billy _________ . He is now a loving dad, with an 11-month-old son, Mikey.

Billy’s _________ is nothing short of a miracle -both mentally and physically. He is still so confident in the water, and seeing the _________ it brings him far outweighs those concerns.

Unlike many other victims, Billy does not _________ the killing of sharks. “I’m no expert, but we’re in their natural habitat, “he explains. “These attacks are generally a case of __________ identity - they think we’re marine life.”

Now, Billy is back on the beach, __________ sandcastles with his little boy, knowing that whatever happened here a decade ago will never stop them from making many more precious   __________ together. “I’ve already had Mikey in the shallow waves on the board, and no surprise- he’s __________ ! My scars from the attack are like a badge of honor, and something to show Mikey as he gets older as a __________ of how hard his daddy fought to be here.” boasts the __________ dad.

1.

A．ended

B．survived

C．hit

D．saw

2.

A．horror

B．arts

C．holiday

D．family

3.

A．focused

B．landed

C．slept

D．held

4.

A．jump

B．drop

C．climb

D．lock

5.

A．question

B．alarm

C．risk

D．idea

6.

A．screams

B．sighs

C．adds

D．recalls

7.

A．recovery

B．existence

C．child

D．work

8.

A．opportunity

B．relief

C．joy

D．pain

9.

A．blame

B．support

C．mind

D．consider

10.

A．cultural

B．ethnic

C．secret

D．mistaken

11.

A．removing

B．throwing

C．building

D．collecting

12.

A．choices

B．friends

C．memories

D．gifts

13.

A．reliable

B．fearless

C．imaginative

D．careful

14.

A．reminder

B．warning

C．sign

D．reward

15.

A．caring

B．selfish

C．bad-tempered

D．super-protective

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。

A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. It was a jewel box. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond Reuben Earle’s means. However, he opened the door and went inside. Standing proud and straight, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don’t have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”

“I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled.

“I will raise the five dollars and not tell anybody,” Reuben said to himself.

Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an idea. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails purchased in sacks (麻布袋) from a local factory. Sometimes the sacks were abandoned, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece.

That day he found two sacks and sold to the man in charge of packing nails.

The boy’s hand tightly held the five-cent pieces as he ran home. Near his house stood the ancient barn (谷仓). Reuben found a soda tin and dropped his coins inside. Then he climbed into the top of the barn and hid the tin.

All summer long, despite housework at home Reuben kept to his secret task. Often he was cold, tired and hungry, but the thought of the object in the shop window sustained him.

Mother’s Day had come! He uncovered the tin can, poured the coins out and began to count. He needed 20 cents more. He had to find four more sacks and sell them before the day ended.

Towards evening Reuben arrived at the factory. The sack buyer was about to lock up.

“Mister! Please don’t close up yet.”

The man turned and saw Reuben, dirty and sweat stained.

“Come back tomorrow, boy.”

“Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now — please.”

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，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
The man heard a slight shake in Reuben’s voice and could tell he was close to tears.
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Paragraph 2:
Then he placed the parcel(包裹) in Reuben’s hands.
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9 . My father is addicted to writing. More than that, he’s addicted to his pens. “Typing is _______,” he says.

In Grade 3, he bought me a _______ for my birthday. Finally, one of my own! I felt grown up. The _______ of writing with my own pen made me _______ more and more. I started writing short stories, publishing them in newspapers and winning competitions.

Back then, I thought having a pen was a fundamental factor of being a writer. As I grew up, I became _______ in typing on a computer. My father, though, has always_______ typing himself. He had me type out his work until I _______. From then on, he paid someone to type for him.

Fifteen years later, after I moved to Canada, I felt _______ between languages and identities. Then I wrote less and less, until _______ I stopped. At one point I thought my dream of being a writer ________ here.

But my father didn’t believe that: “The ________ in you never dies. You can’t stop just because you’ve ________ your place of living or your language,” he said. “________ that laptop. Get yourself bunch of paper and a pen.”

I ________. The first day I just played with my pen. But the next day, once I got the ________ of it, I wrote a short story. It broke the ________. I started my writing again.

I found the ________ of a pen on paper again. I do ________ my father that it gives soul to the   ________. And while I’ve gone back to my laptop, whenever I am ________, I take up a pen and start writing.

1.

A．soulless

B．tiring

C．easy

D．important

2.

A．laptop

B．typewriter

C．bag

D．pen

3.

A．choice

B．joy

C．approval

D．replacement

4.

A．write

B．accumulate

C．desire

D．share

5.

A．disappointed

B．fortunate

C．interested

D．successful

6.

A．practiced

B．resisted

C．considered

D．enjoyed

7.

A．failed

B．recovered

C．apologized

D．refused

8.

A．balanced

B．connected

C．trapped

D．supported

9.

A．automatically

B．secretly

C．deliberately

D．eventually

10.

A．ended

B．appeared

C．started

D．accelerated

11.

A．competitor

B．partner

C．storyteller

D．owner

12.

A．forgot

B．changed

C．explored

D．known

13.

A．Pick up

B．Put away

C．Look for

D．Turn to

14.

A．stopped

B．hesitated

C．cried

D．tried

15.

A．meaning

B．idea

C．message

D．hang

16.

A．silence

B．seal

C．rule

D．record

17.

A．spirit

B．use

C．magic

D．convenience

18.

A．agree with

B．announce to

C．reply to

D．argue with

19.

A．writers

B．words

C．readers

D．identities

20.

A．expected

B．accepted

C．confused

D．stuck

10 . Once upon a time, there was a lady who felt she’d reached the end of her rope. It seemed like all the enthusiasm for life had ________. Finally, nearing the point of ________, the lady visited an old friend. The friend ________ her to go to the seashore. “Find a remote beach and ________ the entire day there. Bring nothing calculated to take your attention away, ________ a blanket.”

The next morning, the lady drove to a ________ beach. She found a place to sit and ________ the wind, the seagulls’ cries and the waves. Thoughts, both comfortable and uncomfortable, would ________ and exit her mind. However, she didn’t ________ or react to any of them. She ________ listened.

In the afternoon, she walked toward the sand and ________ her worries in it with a stick, which were soon erased by the tide. Being inspired, she ________ all the incidents and circumstances—both happy and ________ —in her life she could recollect. She also reexamined her motives, reasons for living, and all the gifts bestowed(给予) upon her.

Gradually, she became ________ that the quality of her life had a direct ________ to what she focused on. She understood that she had shown too much ________ for her worries rather than the ________ in life. Feeling refreshed, she smiled and was ready to ________ the opportunities lying ahead.

So, friends, if a couple of negative thoughts have ________ you and caused you particular discomfort and ________, consider a trip to the seashore.

1.

A．disappeared

B．burnt

C．failed

D．exploded

2.

A．desperation

B．helplessness

C．discouragement

D．heartbreak

3.

A．reminded

B．advised

C．invited

D．ordered

4.

A．waste

B．treasure

C．seize

D．devote

5.

A．in spite of

B．in place of

C．other than

D．rather than

6.

A．famous

B．nearby

C．lonely

D．beautiful

7.

A．gave ear to

B．threw light on

C．caught sight of

D．kept pace with

8.

A．pass

B．skip

C．enter

D．sharpen

9.

A．trust

B．expect

C．discover

D．judge

10.

A．occasionally

B．simply

C．obviously

D．slowly

11.

A．wrote

B．covered

C．carved

D．buried

12.

A．brought back

B．set aside

C．put away

D．reflected on

13.

A．valuable

B．amusing

C．challenging

D．significant

14.

A．convinced

B．shocked

C．relieved

D．aware

15.

A．appeal

B．connection

C．reply

D．reference

16.

A．pity

B．concern

C．sympathy

D．regard

17.

A．blessings

B．inspirations

C．expectations

D．achievements

18.

A．play

B．seize

C．enter

D．leave

19.

A．interrupted

B．consumed

C．controlled

D．restricted

20.

A．sorrow

B．panic

C．anxiety

D．annoyance