1 . 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词,或使用括号里的词的适当形式填空, 并在答题纸上写出答案。

I had to wait for them to call number 63 before I could get my food.     1     (give) a plate by a lady, I felt ashamed, embarrassed. I wondered if she thought that I was worse than her.   However, before I knew it, I received my food: a little container with a meal and some pudding. I did not have to look at the woman any more.     2     feeling of shame slowly disappeared.

Ivon suggested that we walk to Bayside. When we arrived, Ivon told me     3     desperately had to use the bathroom. He began to take     4     from his pocket that he wanted to leave with me. I thought it was a phone,     5     it was a knife. “You never know when you have to use this,” he said.

After about twenty minutes, Ivon came back. He suggested     6     we move nearer to the Miami River where it was cooler. I walked down the street,     7     (hold) the plastic bag with my food. We settled down under some coconut trees. He pointed out some police officers     8     (stand) in an area where the     9     (home) used to sleep next to a hotel.

“I guess they didn’t want us next to the hotel. You can’t have people looking     10     of their windows and seeing us,” he said.

2 . How do you create a restaurant business and become an overnight success at the age of 52?As Ray Kroc said, “I was an overnight success alright, but 30 years is a long, long night.” As the builder of the McDonald’s hamburger empire, he helped change America’s eating habits, as well as its nature of business by standardizing operations in the fiercely competitive fast-food industry.

But not many know how this entrepreneurial (创业的) success story came to be. Kroc was not a chef or a restaurateur. He never even went to college. For over three decades, he held a variety of jobs, from piano player to salesman of paper cups and multiple milkshake machines. “The two most important requirements for major success are, first, being in the right place at the right time and, second, doing something about it.” So said Kroc.

And in 1954, he was in the right place at the right time, and he did something about it. The salesman was surprised by a huge order for eight multi-mixers (多用搅拌机) from a hamburger stand in California. There he found a small but successful restaurant run by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald,   and was amazed by the effectiveness of their operation. They produced a limited menu, concentrating on just a few items-burgers, fries and beverages-which allowed them to focus on quality at every step of production.

The brothers were looking for a new franchisee (特许经营者) and Kroc saw an opportunity. He pitched (推销) his vision of creating McDonald’s restaurants all over the US to them. In 1955 he founded the McDonald’s Corporation, and six years later bought the exclusive rights to the McDonald’s name and operating system. By 1958, McDonald’s had sold its 100 millionth hamburger.

Kroc wanted to build a restaurant system that would be famous for providing food of consistently high quality and uniform methods of preparation. He wanted to serve burgers, fries and beverages that tasted just the same in Alaska as they did in Alabama.

To achieve this, Kroc chose a unique path: persuading both franchisees and suppliers to buy into his vision, working not for McDonald’s, but for themselves, together with McDonald’s. He promoted the slogan, “In business for yourself, but not by yourself.” His philosophy was based on the simple principle of a three- legged stool: one leg was McDonald’s franchisees; the second, McDonald’s suppliers; and the third, McDonald’s employees.

Kroc believed in the entrepreneurial spirit, and rewarded his franchisees for their individual creativity. Many of McDonald’s most famous menu items — like the Filet-O-Fish, Big Mac, and Egg McMuffin — were created by franchisees.

1. From the passage we know        .

A．Ray Kroc was born with a talent of running businesses

B．Ray Kroc borrowed his business idea from others

C．McDonald’s Corporation was started by two brothers

D．McDonald’s Corporation succeeded for its unique philosophy

2. Thanks to the slogan “in business for yourself, but not by yourself”,        .

A．Kroc formed the three legs of McDonald’s

B．many suppliers created new ways of making burgers

C．franchisees began to stick to a limited menu

D．employees would work hard for McDonald’s and for themselves

3. Which of the following can we say about Ray Kroc according to this passage?

A．Lucky and creative.	B．Devoted but simple-minded.
C．Independent and far-sighted	D．Cooperative but strict.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The cooperation of Kroc and two brothers.

B．The contribution of McDonald’s to the US food industry.

C．The requirements for a successful fast-food chain.

D．The story of an entrepreneurial success.

3 . My partner and I wanted to spread some joy this Christmas, so we decided to organize gifts for the residents of a local nursing home. I _________ our plans on Facebook. My aunty and two of my friends sent me money to _________ gifts. Then one of the ladies who works at a different branch (分店) of the store where I work sent me over a huge box of chocolates, biscuits and sweets to _________the presents. We bought lots of food and gifts for the residents and _________ wrapped them. A man called James who saw my post _________ to drive us to the home and another lady _________ me saying she had her own gifts she wanted to give. It was _________ to see people coming together to help.

So, on Dec 22, we were all ready to go and be Santa’s elves (精灵)!James _________ my partner and me, and we _________ to the nursing home with 74 __________ plus a few extras for good measure! After signing in, putting on our masks, gowning up (穿上长袍) and having our temperature __________we were in. We were ready to __________ the Christmas cheer.

I was a little __________ as it was my first time in a nursing home and I’m shier than my partner who has no __________ talking to people whatsoever. But once the nursing manager began taking us round to everyone’s rooms, I saw the __________ , surprise and happiness on their faces. I was so happy to be there and it gave me so much __________. We went to everyone’s rooms,__________ them a very happy Christmas and gave them each a small gift of soaps, hand creams, biscuits, chocolates, etc.

It was a __________ experience and I highly __________ that people should do something like this as it will bring you so much fulfillment and happiness. The feeling of __________ people gifts is simply wonderful.

1.

A．downloaded

B．posted

C．carried

D．focused

2.

A．go toward

B．send out

C．give up

D．run out

3.

A．pick out

B．throw away

C．add to

D．compete with

4.

A．faithfully

B．causally

C．powerfully

D．carefully

5.

A．offered

B．refused

C．struggled

D．suggested

6.

A．interrupted

B．rescued

C．protested

D．messaged

7.

A．anxious

B．lovely

C．strange

D．obvious

8.

A．picked up

B．came across

C．referred to

D．thought of

9.

A．walked

B．flied

C．headed

D．escaped

10.

A．boxes

B．gifts

C．books

D．costumes

11.

A．observed

B．prepared

C．checked

D．proved

12.

A．collect

B．explore

C．change

D．spread

13.

A．nervous

B．excited

C．disappointed

D．energetic

14.

A．need

B．trouble

C．pleasure

D．sense

15.

A．tears

B．wrinkles

C．smiles

D．dreams

16.

A．sorrow

B．curiosity

C．admiration

D．joy

17.

A．hoped

B．promised

C．wished

D．designed

18.

A．horrible

B．wonderful

C．mysterious

D．strange

19.

A．respect

B．summarize

C．admit

D．recommend

20.

A．giving

B．receiving

C．buying

D．choosing

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Xing Yifan was born with CMD (先天性肌营养不良). The disease resulted     1     Yifan having little muscle growth. The disease also affected his fingers, making     2     more difficult for him to write.

“The disease makes him lose independence. He has never walked on his own and can only sit with a support,” his father Xing Dacheng said. “Every 30     3    （minute）, to have a rest, he has to lie down, even in the classroom.”

“We are so     4     （thank）to the teachers and leaders from his primary school to senior high school,” the father said. “They never refused to give him chances     5    （receive）good education,     6     Yifan and the other members of our family will remember forever.”

After entering high school, the young man studied more seriously. Over the past 3 years he     7    （win）many prizes and set an example to classmates. Now, Yifan has been admitted to Beihang University with a score of 645 out of a possible 750 points in this year’s national college entrance examination.

When     8    （ask）what motivates him to study hard, he said, “I was     9    （complete）inspired when I read the story of British physicist Stephen Hawking. I’ll continue working hard at the university in the hope of     10     （be）a person like him, who changed the world with knowledge.”

5 . Last week my four-year-old son Basti and I went for a walk in a park. _________ a beautiful tree off the road, he _________ a lovely toy dugong (儒艮) on the ground. Basti was so excited by this _________ discovery that he held it all day, and even took it to the _________ with him that night.

That evening, I came across a community post from a (n) _________ mum trying to find a _________ dugong, her son’s favourite toy. Although _________ about my son’s sadness, I immediately _________ her and told her we had found it!

The next morning, I had to break the _________ to Basti, who was still __________ the lovely toy. I told him it was another little boy’s. Tears ran down his face. However, he gave me the dugong and cried, “I’m just so sad. I __________ the dugong, Mum. But it’s the right thing to __________ it”.

The lovely toy was returned. Feeling unhappy, yet I thought we had made a good __________ . A week later, on my door hung a card and a new dugong as a big thank-you from that mum. It’s __________ a wonderful surprise! It was the kindest of kind things, which not only __________ my son but also made our week!

1.

A．Climbing

B．Crashing

C．Noticing

D．Approaching

2.

A．found

B．bought

C．mentioned

D．recognized

3.

A．brief

B．shallow

C．amazing

D．familiar

4.

A．bed

B．dining-room

C．workshop

D．kitchen

5.

A．awkward

B．anxious

C．energetic

D．frightened

6.

A．damaged

B．lost

C．rented

D．stolen

7.

A．happy

B．angry

C．excited

D．concerned

8.

A．calmed

B．invited

C．contacted

D．comforted

9.

A．news

B．effect

C．cup

D．letter

10.

A．contributing

B．holding

C．painting

D．washing

11.

A．borrowed

B．hid

C．loved

D．needed

12.

A．accept

B．recover

C．return

D．keep

13.

A．plan

B．contribution

C．promise

D．decision

14.

A．quickly

B．slightly

C．fortunately

D．actually

15.

A．pulled up

B．cheered up

C．responded to

D．belonged to

6 . 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。

It was Saturday. My daughter was showing me something in the backyard when I heard my name called out. I turned around and saw a little boy. “William!” I cried in surprise. “What are you doing here?”

“I’m helping my daddy lay turf,” he answered proudly.

“I’m sure he appreciates that,” I said. “This is William,” I told my daughter. “One of my students. He’s a joy to have in class.”

It was true. Little William was a delight. And even though he struggled with his reading, he never once complained. There was a brightness he brought with him wherever he went.

I’d never forget the day in class when another student was having trouble understanding the lesson. “Don’t worry,” William had told her, “Sometimes, second grade is really hard.” He was a gentle soul, wise beyond his years.

Still, I couldn’t help but worry. Despite his firm determination, William’s grades were poor. Some days, I wondered if he’d be able to pass.

Back at school, William’s grades showed no sign of improvement until the last few weeks of the year. As a class project, each child planted a sunflower seed in one of those containers small plant beds came in. I did this every year, with varying results. Planting the seeds was exciting for many of the students, the growing part much less so. It took too long to see results from daily watering, and most kids had little patience for it. They lost interest and forgot to care for their sunflowers-to-be.

But not William. Every afternoon, William made sure all the containers were watered and nurtured (培育). By the last week of school, the shoots were about four inches tall. I was amazed. In years past, few seeds successfully sprouted (发芽). And those that did had never gotten so tall. But these were different. These were William’s sunflowers.

The head caretaker maintained the flower beds on the school grounds. Before summer, I asked if he’d mind planting our seedlings (幼苗). We picked out the perfect spot behind the library. It could clearly be seen from the street. We transferred (转移) all 20 seedlings and hoped for the best.

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。

William managed to enter third grade.

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But when I saw them, I had to stop the car.

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7 . 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。

A wise and wealthy man bought a beautiful house with a huge garden. However, not all people     1     (feel) happy for him. A man who disliked him lived in one of     2     old houses next to him. He constantly tried     3     (make) his fellow neighbour’s stay in the beautiful house as terrible as possible. And he     4     (regular) threw garbage under his gate and did other bad     5     (thing).

One fine day, the wise man woke up in a good mood (情绪). He opened the gate and a big bag full of garbage     6     (see) right in the doorway. He emptied the bag of garbage and cleaned the bag. Then he filled the bag     7     many freshly-picked apples and went to his neighbour’s door.

    8     (hear) a knock on his door, the neighbor excitedly thought, “I finally got him! ” He answered the door, ready to quarrel with     9     (he) wealthy neighbour. However, the wise man gave him the bag of apples, saying, “The person     10     is rich in something shares it with others.” The neighbour felt ashamed and said sorry to the wise man.

8 . A flat tire (爆胎) on the road. It’s certainly ______, especially if you have kids with you. For Courtney Potts, a mother of two kids in Tennessee, her flat tire experience was about to turn into something she had never ______.

Potts was driving home on Sunday when one of her tires blew out! ______, she realized she was in trouble. She had her ______ with her and leaving them in the car to change a tire wasn’t a ______ for her. Then a SUV stopped behind her car. A man got out and walked over to her, saying, “God, I almost ______ you! Can I help you?”

Potts was ______! Little did she know her luck was about to ______ even more than she imagined. Immediately she heard the man’s voice and saw his face, she knew this was no ______ man!

“The man offering to help wasn’t some ______. It was Luke Bryan!” said Potts.

If you aren’t a country ______, you might not know Luke, but he’s one of the most successful country music artists of the 2010s and 2020s.

According to Potts, Bryan finished ______ the tire with her extra in 30 minutes. Bryan also took a photo with Potts and her daughter, Ellie. Later, Potts shared a video online showing Bryan ______ on the ground, changing her flat tire, saying he deserved all the praise for ______ to help her. Her video received over 4 million ______ in two days.

1.

A．annoying

B．amusing

C．exciting

D．relaxing

2.

A．needed

B．allowed

C．expected

D．informed

3.

A．Turning back

B．Passing away

C．Staying up

D．Pulling over

4.

A．kids

B．parents

C．cousins

D．friends

5.

A．medal

B．goal

C．secret

D．choice

6.

A．hit

B．beat

C．attached

D．prevented

7.

A．in silence

B．in luck

C．in danger

D．in trouble

8.

A．exist

B．escape

C．increase

D．settle

9.

A．intelligent

B．romantic

C．creative

D．ordinary

10.

A．superstar

B．stranger

C．volunteer

D．engineer

11.

A．villager

B．tourist

C．farmer

D．fan

12.

A．checking

B．repairing

C．replacing

D．providing

13.

A．kneeling

B．singing

C．practicing

D．climbing

14.

A．hesitating

B．stopping

C．declaring

D．intending

15.

A．presents

B．emails

C．dollars

D．views

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。

One day two years ago, my mother came home from work and announced that she had found a pet for the family. My father, little sister, and I eyed her in doubt.

My sister asked what kind of dog it was. My mother said it was a poodle (贵宾犬) named Pepe. I couldn’t believe she wanted a poodle — especially one with such an ordinary name. But she had made up her mind. “Actually, I’m doing a co-worker a favor,” she said. “The woman who owns Pepe says he hates to be alone and needs children to play with him.”

Pepe arrived the next night. His short tail shook happily. I didn’t get very close to him, thinking he should have stayed with his previous owner. My little sister played with him until bedtime, and he would come to me and begged for more attention. I always ignored him. But no matter how I treated him, he’d always like to be with me. He has always been waiting for me at the front door at the end of the day, smiling happily. He seems to know that I will be coming home from school at that time. Every day, he asks me with his eyes to play with him or take him somewhere. At night, he will wait until I fall asleep, leave his bed by the wall heater, walk down the hall and jump onto the end of my bed.

One night, while everyone was sleeping, I was in a half dream state. My throat hurt, my eyes pained, and some animal was crying in my ear. I opened my eyes and saw fog in my room. I wondered who left the window open. Pepe cried and bit my pajama sleeve (睡衣袖). Then I woke up and realized that it wasn’t fog in my room — it was smoke.

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。
Standing up, I couldn’t breathe.
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I turned off the burner with Pepe around me.
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10 . Born into a poor farmer’s family in Meixi township in 1960, Liang Ruirong contracted polio (脊髓灰质炎) when he was a child. This physical disability ________ his life.

After failing the college entrance examination, he made a living working in ________ . After about a year, Liang ______ the rare opportunity to become a full-time employee at a ________ factory in a neighboring town. ______ and hardworking, he was promoted to workshop director after five years. Over time, the idea of ________ his own company began to take shape. “We didn’t have the money,” he said. “I had to ________ it from friends.”

During the first few years, Liang traveled with the ________ truck to present the bamboo products to customers in person. “To ________ on accommodations, I often slept in the truck at night,” he said.

Liang never forgot about the hardships he had ________ . As company chairman, he created jobs on the processing lines, which do not require much physical ________ . To ensure that as many people as possible could ________ from his success, the company establishes a ________ which donates 250, 000 yuan to Meixi township.

Liang’s company is now distinguished for environmentally friendly bamboo products. For Liang, the company has set a(n) ________ to the world, showing that it is possible to ________ the right balance between economic development and environmental protection, making money and benefiting society.

1.

A．composed

B．complicated

C．concerned

D．contained

2.

A．fields

B．wilds

C．grounds

D．soils

3.

A．caught

B．kept

C．held

D．took

4.

A．food

B．clothes

C．car

D．bamboo

5.

A．Curious

B．Humble

C．Educated

D．Brave

6.

A．setting off

B．setting in

C．setting up

D．setting for

7.

A．borrow

B．send

C．make

D．lend

8.

A．distribution

B．supply

C．delivery

D．shipping

9.

A．save

B．call

C．hold

D．turn

10.

A．gone for

B．gone after

C．gone on

D．gone through

11.

A．contact

B．effort

C．exercise

D．security

12.

A．learn

B．obtain

C．benefit

D．draw

13.

A．construction

B．charity

C．committee

D．firm

14.

A．goal

B．occasion

C．rule

D．example

15.

A．encourage

B．improve

C．strike

D．advocate