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。

A very wealthy merchant(商人) had very little to worry about in his life. He had all the material comforts. But his biggest concern was his son. His son was very lazy and showed no intelligence or creativity, much less any willingness to work.

As the son was getting older and it was time for him to get married, the merchant was worried that his son was not ready for the family responsibility, “My lazy son doesn’t have the wisdom or will to work. How will he ever be able to make a living?”

But the mother couldn’t see the flaws(缺点) in her son and had set her heart on finding a wife for her son. So she urged the merchant to find a suitable girl from a good family for her son. She talked about how her son had improved and grown wiser with time and how he was ready for marriage.

The merchant finally gave up to the mother. “But I have a condition. The girl who is supposed to marry our son should buy one item with this small one coin, But that one item must he something to eat, something to drink, something to plant in the garden, and some food for the cow, ”Then the merchant handed over the small coin to his son and asked him to find a girl who could do that.

“But that is impossible; how can anyone get something that can do so many things with such a small amount of money?” said the mother. But the boy was optimistic(乐观的) and went to the town to find the girl who could do that, In the town, he met many beautiful women, daughters of wealthy merchants, but no one could think of anything to buy with the coin.

But the young man did not lose hope and visited every household that had girls of marriageable age. The last house in the town was of an ironsmith(铁匠), The boy was tired and sad when he went to the house. A young girl looking at the sad boy asked him what the problem was. The boy explained to her the task he had. “Oh, that is easy, I can do that,” the girl claimed.

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“I know what you can do,” the young girl claimed.

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The boy went home happily with a watermelon.

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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。

As a mother, I had two little kids. I had no family to help me where I lived, so I did what any mother would do. Sometimes, I worked over sixty hours a week. I had as many as three jobs at a time. I had no time to take care of myself or accompany (陪伴) my kids and even sometimes had no time to have meals. It wasn’t easy, but I never missed a bill or never had a late payment. The only problem was that I was working myself to death.

One Easter weekend, I worked thirty hours from Friday to Sunday, with little sleep. On Sunday night, I fell into bed tired. My next memory was waking up in an ambulance (救护车) with two nurses beside me. I had no memory of how I got there, and I had a serious headache. They kept asking me what kind of things had happened. There was nothing in my mind. All I remember was being angry and helpless.

They took me to the hospital, and during the days there, they thought that I had been ill because of being too tired. Yet, I kept telling the nurses to call another worker who worked with me in the same place to open the business because I couldn’t get there. When I left the hospital, I began to rethink everything. I had to go on supporting my family, but I was going to find a better way to do it. I needed to be home more for my kids, work fewer hours, and still make ends meet. The only way was to find a better-paying job. Luckily, I did find a better job.

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After that, I began to plan my daily life in a new way.

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Every two weeks, my two kids and I would go out to dinner.

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5 . Last weekend, a couple, Katie and Zack Watson, headed to Birmingham to see Garth Brooks’ concert. They were supposed to attend the show with an old friend, but their friend was in hospital because of his long-term staying up late to work and couldn’t go.

“We have the third ticket. We try to give it away. It is just sitting out there, no takers,” Katie said. They were staying in a Homewood hotel and thought a Uber would be the best way to get to the concert. Their first Uber driver canceled the order, and the clock was ticking. Katie called another Uber driver and hoped for the best. “Your driver is Vicky,” came the message from Uber.

On the way to the stadium, Vicky told the couple about how much she loved Garth Brooks. She was not even from Birmingham but came to drive people in the area. “I guess you’re heading to the Garth Brooks’ concert,” said Vicky. “I love Garth so much-seeing one of his concerts is on my dream list. Someday I might get a chance to see him in person. He has such a beautiful soul.”

Zack and Katie looked at one another and smiled. “Would you like to go to the concert with us?” Katie asked. Vicky’s heart jumped. A country girl from Guin, Alabama, got a chance to see Garth Brooks? “Look, there’s an empty parking spot!” shouted Katie. “Quick, Vicky! Pull in to the space and you can go to the concert with us!”

The three new friends sat together for hours at Protective Stadium-a memory of all three would last forever.

“There’s no doubt that getting to take Vicky to the concert makes me feel good,” Katie said. “It is the least we can do, and we believe it really made Vicky’s night.”

Vicky said she felt exultant, and she was reminded that there are good people in the world. “Zack and Katie are so kind. I still can’t believe I once was inside the stadium,” she said. “I’m just a country girl at heart. A country girl who achieved a dream.”

1. What made the couple’s old friend unable to attend Garth Brooks’ concert?

A．The bad weather.	B．His little interest.
C．His illness.	D．The busy work.

2. What happened to the third ticket at last?

A．Vicky used it.	B．No one took it.
C．It was left in the hotel.	D．It was kept for the couple’s old friend.

3. What does the underlined word “exultant” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Confused.

B．Excited.

C．Stressed.

D．Bored

4. What can we learn about Vicky?

A．She is a bus driver.	B．She is a fan of Garth Brooks.
C．She was born in Birmingham.	D．She is an old friend of the couple’s.

6 . Harry Smith has a dog, Sarah Jane. They are best friends and love to take walks together. One day when they _________ in a park, the two of them _________a beautiful lake. Although Harry used a wheelchair, this usually wasn't a problem for him. _________ when his wheels got stuck that day, he quickly found himself thrown into the _________

As the 81-year-old, not being able to _________, screamed(尖叫)for help, Sarah jumped into action-she barked(吠叫)as _________ as possible. Luckily, the dog’s bark caught two men’s attention and they made their way over. One of the men, Edward Suhling, _________ in the water. And they got _________ from a police officer who just happened to be nearby. Together, the three of them _________ Harry out of the water as quickly as possible.

“I am __________ to Sarah and the three passers-by that helped __________ my life!” Harry wrote on the Internet. “And the __________ remains true-a man's best __________ is his dog.” Needless to say, Harry made sure to __________ his best friend of seven years how grateful he was in a way that every __________ loves: with food.

1.

A．shopped

B．walked

C．ran

D．drove

2.

A．adapted to

B．cleaned up

C．came across

D．worked out

3.

A．But

B．And

C．Or

D．So

4.

A．air

B．seat

C．street

D．water

5.

A．move

B．swim

C．quit

D．shout

6.

A．creatively

B．officially

C．loudly

D．hardly

7.

A．jumped

B．played

C．struggled

D．lived

8.

A．contact

B．praise

C．help

D．news

9.

A．prevented

B．honored

C．frightened

D．pulled

10.

A．equal

B．kind

C．close

D．thankful

11.

A．save

B．share

C．shorten

D．record

12.

A．feeling

B．saying

C．thinking

D．training

13.

A．time

B．idea

C．wheelchair

D．friend

14.

A．show

B．teach

C．offer

D．sell

15.

A．guest

B．dog

C．visitor

D．customer

9 . Last year, we took a trip to New York City. When we arrived at our ________, it was around 2 a.m. My son, Joseph, looked out at the lights of Times Square and said he wanted to go ________. I told him it was too ________ to go out, but he kept looking out of the window and said, “Just for two minutes.”

My wife and I just looked at each other, smiled and said, “Two minutes.” We got dressed and walked into the center of Times Square. ________ we got there, my son pointed at the lights and said, “Dad, ________!” And then he started to fall asleep. So we had go back to the hotel.

It took us 20 minutes to ________ for the 20 seconds we spent outside, but it made our son ________ and that meant a lot to us. That night, I learned a lesson about happiness. We sometimes have chances to ________ happy moments in our lives, but we often find ________ to do something else.

Because of my son, I learned that I am the biggest enemy to my own happiness. ________ happiness is a door that is always open, we are the ones who have to decide if we are going to walk through the door.

1.

A．restaurant

B．bank

C．supermarket

D．hotel

2.

A．inside

B．outside

C．back

D．home

3.

A．hot

B．early

C．late

D．cold

4.

A．If

B．Unless

C．Because

D．When

5.

A．listen

B．touch

C．look

D．smile

6.

A．make rules

B．get ready

C．do sports

D．have dinner

7.

A．sad

B．happy

C．bored

D．patient

8.

A．create

B．forget

C．waste

D．avoid

9.

A．a place

B．a book

C．an excuse

D．an order

10.

A．Because

B．Although

C．Unless

D．As soon as

10 . Wang Xiangjun is the first blind student to take college entrance examination in Anhui. She went to a music college in Tianjin in 2015. It’s never an easy thing for blind people to do that.

Wang was blind when she was born. At the age of eight, she started to learn to play the piano. The first problem for Wang was to find the keys. She had to listen to the melody (旋律) again and again, keep it in mind and then practice playing it over and over again. She worked very hard and played better and better. Music made her confident and happy.

“Many kind people helped me over the past years. I wish to pass on the love and kindness to more blind children by working as a teacher,” said Wang after she graduated from college in 2019.

Her dream came true soon. She became a piano teacher in the Hefei Special Education Center that year. Now Wang lives a busy but happy life. “All of my students are so lovely. I know their difficulties in learning. I can teach them with my experience and let them know there is hope and a bright future ahead,” said Wang.

1. Wang Xiangjun’s story tells us that it’s never an easy thing for ________ to go to college.

A．old people

B．young people

C．blind people

D．deaf people

2. Wang started to learn to play the piano when she was ________ years old.

A．seven

B．eight

C．nine

D．ten

3. The first problem for Wang was ________ when she started to learn to play the piano.

A．to find the keys	B．to listen to the melody
C．to keep the melody in mind	D．to play the piano with fingers

4. After Wang graduated from college in 2019, she wanted to work as a(n) ________.

A．worker

B．nurse

C．teacher

D．officer