1 . I sat down at my desk and started writing a letter of thankfulness, but when it came to actually putting the letter into the mailbox I _________ I couldn’t do it. I suddenly felt a sense of _________ and insecurity (不安)．

The letter was to an old teacher with whom I kept in _________ on Facebook. For months, I read about what she _________ on her Facebook page, which helped me to live my life differently. Her volunteer work wasn’t huge. _________,   she was doing small, local good things. _________, she changed my views on the world and for some reason, I felt I should let her know how her example _________ impacted me.

I could have easily sent her an email, but that seemed not enough for such an important thank­you. That’s why I ended up _________ the letter. But now here I was, standing before the mailbox, unable to put the envelope inside. What was stopping me? I assumed that maybe I was _________ of being too nice. I guess I felt strange __________ it wasn’t like she was my best friend or a relative. Maybe my __________ was too heartfelt. Thinking this over, I put the envelope in the mailbox __________.

Weeks later I received a message from her. It turned out she was __________ a hard time and my note __________ a lot to her. She said she had no idea she was playing such a big __________ in others’ life.

Not only did this letter make her happier, but also her response to it brightened my world and __________ my level of happiness as well. I was so __________ that it had such a great influence on her that I decided to write a(n) __________ letter to someone each month. Now it’s easier for me to __________ the goodness in others and be more __________ for this beautiful life I’m living.

1.

A．stopped

B．continued

C．approached

D．struggled

2.

A．disappointment

B．concern

C．responsibility

D．power

3.

A．touch

B．mind

C．sight

D．order

4.

A．applied

B．debated

C．recognized

D．posted

5.

A．Indeed

B．However

C．Instead

D．Meanwhile

6.

A．Gradually

B．Exactly

C．Currently

D．Frequently

7.

A．typically

B．regularly

C．formally

D．greatly

8.

A．checking

B．receiving

C．handwriting

D．reading

9.

A．confident

B．afraid

C．fond

D．proud

10.

A．because

B．although

C．while

D．until

11.

A．purpose

B．agreement

C．present

D．message

12.

A．sadly

B．curiously

C．finally

D．entirely

13.

A．referring to

B．settling for

C．going through

D．making use of

14.

A．ignored

B．meant

C．offered

D．explored

15.

A．part

B．decision

C．trick

D．alarm

16.

A．rated

B．increased

C．expressed

D．reflected

17.

A．confused

B．creative

C．upset

D．excited

18.

A．congratulation

B．thank­you

C．apology

D．comfort

19.

A．hand out

B．put out

C．set out

D．find out

20.

A．responsible

B．sorry

C．grateful

D．careful

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why was the lady frightened?

A．She was lost.

B．It was dark on the street.

C．The man was poor and shabby.

2. What happened to the lady?

A．Her car broke down.

B．Her hands were hurt.

C．Her money was stolen.

3. What do we know about the waitress?

A．She told her husband the good news on the phone.

B．She would give birth to a baby.

C．She didn’t want to pay the lady back.

4. What does the speaker want to tell us?

A．Never drive alone.

B．Helping others helps yourself.

C．Always get car tires ready.

4 . A Letter Delivered 51 Years After Being Sent

A letter written to a 12-year-old girl in Lithuania was delivered in December, almost 51 years after it was sent.

Now in her 60s, Genovefa Klonovska said after being handed the letter, “I thought that someone was pranking me.” The letter included a handmade, colored rose and two paper dolls. It was sent to Klonovska by a young girl in Poland. They exchanged letters in what was known as a pen pal program — where people wrote letters to each other without actually meeting. The letter, together with 17 others, was discovered this past summer when a wall was taken down in a former post office in Vilnius. Jurgis Vilutis is the owner of the building. “The workers suggested we throw the old letters away, but I called the post office instead,” Vilutis explained. “I’m so happy they got interested.” The letters, from the late 1960s and early 1970s, were likely hidden by a postal worker after he searched them for money or valuables, Vilutis said. Finally, only five recipients (收信人) were found. In several cases, children of dead recipients were handed a lost letter. Deimante Zebrauskaite, head of the customer experience department at Lithuania Post, said, “We felt a moral duty to do this.”

In the letter to Klonovska, sent from Koczary in Poland and stamped in 1970, a girl named Ewa complains buses no longer reach her village, forcing her to walk in -23 Degree Celsius cold. She also asks for pictures of actors. Klonovska has no memory of Ewa now. She probably wrote Ewa after finding her address in an advertisement for pen pals in a newspaper. Their relationship stopped after the letter was not delivered.

“The loss was not life-changing,” said Klonovska. She then asked, “What if they delivered a lost letter from a gentleman proposing marriage to a lady, and their wedding never happened?”

1. What does the underlined word “pranking” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Sending a signal to.	B．Settling a problem for.
C．Playing a joke on.	D．Receiving a response from.

2. Why did Ewa send Klonovska the letter?

A．They planned to meet.

B．They were pen friends.

C．She needed help with bus service.

D．Klonovska offered to give her some actors’ photos.

3. What can we infer from this passage?

A．Vilutis was warm-hearted.

B．Ewa lived in a warm region.

C．Ewa's letter changed Klonovska's life.

D．Klonovska has an extremely good memory.

4. Which of the following is true about the other letters?

A．They all finally made it to their recipients.

B．Originally, they probably contained money or valuables.

C．They were thrown away by the workers taking down the wall.

D．One of them included a handmade, colored rose and two paper dolls.

5. What kind of person is Zebrauskaite?

A．Emotional.	B．Stubborn.
C．Hardworking.	D．Responsible.

5 . I have been a student at Tirana International School for the last three years. I really _________ it here, the teachers, the students and everything. However, leaving my old school and going to a new one wasn’t so _________ for me.

I had never changed _________ before; I was quite happy where I was and _________ with everyone, but my mom thought it was time for a _________. My mom wanted me to better my skills which were something I wasn’t _________ before. I’ve always loved social sciences, but until the sixth grade, _________ I hadn’t written one great essay (文章). My mom was right. I had to start learning more about writing, _________ it was a love of mine. It is also a very _________ skill to have because it is needed in every way that one might follow.

Besides, I didn’t want to __________ my old friends. I had been with those friends since first grade, and I thought that if I left school our __________ wouldn’t be the same. The summer of 2018 was __________ for me. I was feeling sick and worried __________ that I wouldn’t make any friends at my new school. But my mom would just come to me and tell me __________, “Everything will be okay, believe me.”

Then, the first day of school came. I got on the school bus with great __________. But I soon felt less nervous when I was greeted by __________ new faces. I had a great time on the first day. I met a lot of new people from different places. It was really __________ to hear about their childhoods, cultures, and backgrounds.

After one week of school, I started feeling __________. I was enjoying the learning and having fun with my new friends. With persuasion (说服) from my mom at first, I had made the __________ choice. I am really __________ to everyone around me, especially my mom.

1.

A．expect

B．fear

C．love

D．miss

2.

A．easy

B．painful

C．special

D．fresh

3.

A．schools

B．grades

C．buses

D．cultures

4.

A．competitive

B．comfortable

C．careful

D．cool

5.

A．game

B．break

C．change

D．celebration

6.

A．giving up

B．working on

C．worrying about

D．showing off

7.

A．gladly

B．luckily

C．hopefully

D．surprisingly

8.

A．but

B．unless

C．though

D．since

9.

A．strange

B．important

C．similar

D．interesting

10.

A．meet

B．hate

C．leave

D．tell

11.

A．subject

B．study

C．background

D．relation

12.

A．lazy

B．busy

C．hard

D．exciting

13.

A．thinking

B．forgetting

C．promising

D．regretting

14.

A．angrily

B．patiently

C．madly

D．shyly

15.

A．pleasure

B．pride

C．nervousness

D．sadness

16.

A．smiling

B．famous

C．sleepy

D．serious

17.

A．necessary

B．difficult

C．proper

D．nice

18.

A．wonderful

B．bored

C．sorry

D．honest

19.

A．natural

B．right

C．common

D．popular

20.

A．polite

B．friendly

C．fair

D．thankful

7 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

The Sports Day was fast coming to the school. All the children were very excited and were practicing for the big race. Jim, one of the fast runners of the school was confident that he would win so he was not doing anything at all. “You have to work hard to come first in the race, Jim. You are not practicing at all,” said Jim’s mother.

“Mom, you know how fast I am! Then why should I waste my time running? Only I will win; no one else will win!” shouted Jim. “Jim, you may be right but talent without hard work is not good at all. This laziness of yours will cost you greatly,” his mother warned him. Jim just laughed and shrugged (耸肩) his shoulders. He was so confident that would win the prize as no one else in his class was as fast as he was!

Tim, a classmate of Jim was also participating in the running race. He was not a fast runner. However, he was very devoted and practiced till late night and had developed great endurance (耐力) and willpower (意志) to win the race.

There were a few days left for the Sports Day but Jim did not practice at all. On the other hand, Tim practiced day and night. The Sports Day was almost around the corner but Jim was confident that no one could beat him and had not practiced at all. But Tim with his devotion and hard work had become a very fast runner.

At last, the Sports Day arrived. All the students crowded the ground to cheer their favorites. The signal was given to the participants to begin the race. The coach blew the whistle and everyone began to run towards the finishing line. It was so exciting. Jim and Tim left all the racers far behind. Both of them were neck to neck.

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: Suddenly, Jim went ahead of Tim

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Paragraph 2:Jim’s mother came to Tim and praised him for his hard work.

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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。

Devi looked through the observation window at the kids below, all waiting in line to get into the pool. She turned to her mother with an angry frown (皱眉) on her face. “Mom, they’re all little kids! I’m 15 already! This is silly!”

“I know, Devi,” replied her mother, “but you’re a beginner, too, and you have to start somewhere!”

Devi had never been to a swimming lesson in her life. Between schoolwork and helping on her grandfather’s farm, she hadn’t had time for lessons. The closest swimming pool Devi had been to was the duck pool her mother bought her when she was five. Now that Devi was older, her mother had found a new job in the city, and Devi faced a new challenge—school field trips to the local pool.

The first day that Devi went with her class to the pool, she had no idea what she was in for. What could be so difficult about swimming? Devi confidently slid into the water and held onto the side of the pool, expecting to be able to touch the bottom with her feet. But when Devi let go of the side of the pool, she slipped under the water—the whole pool was one big deep end! Devi threw her arm toward the side of the pool and caught the ledge (池壁), out of breath. “I really can’t swim! Everyone’s going to laugh at me!” she thought to herself anxiously.

On the next field trip to the pool, Devi sat on the side on a bench (长凳), frozen with fear. She put a towel over her shoulders, too embarrassed to try again. When she came home, her mother noticed right away that Devi was upset. “Honey, I’ve signed you up for Angela’s swimming lessons at the local pool. Soon you’ll learn how to swim just like everyone else,” she comforted Devi, showing photos of Angela with her prize—winning students.

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。

Then came the time for Devi to take her first lesson.

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Soon Angela came over to where Devi sat and introduced herself.

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9 . Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet, recited her poem The Hill We Climb at the recent. Presidential Inauguration (就职) Ceremony. Her words and performance were wonderful and were admired across the world. But what is even more wonderful is the story of how Amanda arrived at this moment and the lessons she offers other kids around the world.

Amanda was raised by a single mother, Joan Wicks, in Los Angeles. There was very limited television watching in their house. Encouraged by her mother, who was a teacher, Amanda fell in love with reading and writing. She gained confidence in these areas. Her passion for poetry started when she was about 8 years old.

But despite her interests and talents, she had some obstacles. Amanda has a listening processing disorder and is very sensitive to sound. She also had a speech disorder during childhood. This caused her to participate in speech treatment which helped her to turn her obstacles into gifts and strengths. As she told The Harvard Gazette in 2018, “I always saw it as a strength because since I was experiencing these obstacles in terms of my listening and speech skills, I became really good at reading and writing.”

Amanda started to dream of becoming president when she was in 6th grade. As Amanda became more confident, she became more driven to transform the world for good. She went on to earn a degree at Harvard University. And then, Amanda became the world’s first Youth Poet’ Laureate (获奖者) in history!

While Amanda looked calm, cool, and collected at the inauguration, she admits she is always nervous, like many of us, about public speaking. To ease this, she developed a spell that she recites to give herself confidence in moments of doubt, “I am the daughter of black writers. We are descendants of freedom fighters who broke through chains and changed the world.”

1. What do we know about Amanda Gorman?

A．She took to reading and writing thanks to her teacher.

B．She published her first poem at the age of 8.

C．She recited a poem at a presidential inauguration.

D．She became the first Youth Poet Laureate at high school.

2. What does the underlined word “obstacles” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Barriers.

B．Changes.

C．Strengths.

D．Disabilities.

3. How did Amanda overcome her nervousness about public speech?

A．By seeking support from some black writers.

B．By reciting special sentences to herself.

C．By practicing the speech context repeatedly.

D．By talking to freedom fighters before the speech.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To share a funny story.	B．To educate disabled kids.
C．To record a wonderful moment.	D．To encourage more children.

10 . J. K. Rowling frequently shows there is magic every day. Her Harry Potter series has helped people through times of stress and depression and she is always there to deliver wise words of encouragement.

She is one celebrity who is very active on Twitter. So when a single dad named Matt Burke sent her a message thanking her for the series, she noticed. Her series had helped strengthen his relationship with his 9­year­old daughter Bailey.

He included a link to his article titled Being a Broke Parent. He explained how he hadn’t found a level of financial stability that allowed him to pay bills on time and take his daughter on more activities and events. The family also doesn’t have the Internet or TV, which means there’s no “digital babysitter” and he has to rely on his own creative ways to bond with his daughter. Since he received the series, the main thing that has occupied them these days is reading books together.

Burke admits that he thought he was “too cool” for the books when they first came out and he was in his twenties, but he’s loving reading them now. “We switch off chapter by chapter reading them out loud，“Burke explains.” This not only allows her to get more used to reading aloud in front of someone, but it gets me directly involved in something she loves, and it gives me the chance to be very dramatic when I read my chapters and bring myself into the characters in the book, which has proven to be a ton of fun.”

After hearing Burke’s story, Rowling said how honored she was when Harry Potter was a part of his family’s life and offered Burke more books. Besides, people are also offering to send Burke more books as gifts. For Burke, this experience, far more than gifts, will be what he treasures.

1. Why did Burke thank J. K. Rowling according to the text?

A．She guided him how to write a good story.

B．She encouraged him when he was in trouble.

C．Her books helped him through times of confusion.

D．Her books helped him improve his bond with his daughter.

2. What is implied in Burke’s words in paragraph 4?

A．He has found it interesting to read the series.	B．He was too old to understand the series better.
C．He has chosen a better way of reading the series.	D．He hopes to play a role in the drama in the future.

3. Which word can best describe Burke’s experience according to the text?

A．Useless.

B．Normal.

C．Valuable.

D．Boring.

4. What is the main idea of this text?

A．J. K. Rowling chooses to help improve kids’ health.

B．J. K. Rowling gives a magical gift to a single father.

C．J. K. Rowling has a deep influence on others’ growth.

D．Burke comes to know J. K. Rowling through her series.