1 . 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。续写的词数应为150左右。

Miguel opened the door to his grandpa’s shoe shop. Grandpa was drawing a customer’s foot onto a piece of paper. He didn’t look up. Miguel sat down. He looked at the cut leather, hammer (锤子) and pliers (钳子).

The tools reminded Miguel of something else he loved. Grandpa always gave him a piece of candy whenever Miguel helped clean up. Miguel knew he wasn’t supposed to take candy without asking. But he was hungry then. It looked like Grandpa would be busy for a while. “Maybe I don’t need to wait,” Miguel thought.

Miguel reached secretly for the candy box. He hurried and put it in his mouth. Pretty soon the customer left. Grandpa was busy picking up a piece of leather and putting it in some water. Miguel ate the rest of the candy as fast as he could. Then he walked over to Grandpa.

Grandpa looked up from his work. “Hello!” he said with a smile. Miguel hugged Grandpa. He hoped Grandpa couldn’t tell he’d eaten a piece of candy. “It looks like you’re busy today,” Miguel said. “Do you need any help?” “Sure! Could you pass me that thread (线)?” Miguel nodded. He pulled it between his hands. “Wow, that’s strong.” Miguel said. Grandpa laughed, “It has to be, to last through the wear and tear of life.” Grandpa pulled the thread through the leather.

“You know, we need to be more like this shoe,” Grandpa said. Miguel looked at the leather, “Um. We do?” “Yes, indeed. We need to stay strong. That way temptations (诱惑) won’t make us fall apart,” Grandpa said with a nod.

Miguel suddenly thought of the candy. He knew he should tell Grandpa about it. Grandpa took an old shoe off the shelf, “See this big hole?” Miguel nodded. “This was once a small hole that could have been fixed easily. But the owner waited, and now it’s going to be much harder to fix. Bad habits and bad choices are like that hole. It is best to fix them early.”

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They kept talking as Grandpa worked.
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Miguel told him all about taking the candy. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2 . 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 took place in a teacher’s family. One day, Ben was playing basketball in the living room after school, when he accidentally threw the ball at a vase sitting on the shelf. The vase dropped to the floor and a large piece broke off. What made Ben more upset was that the vase was not a common decoration but an antique (古董), which was handed down through generations from the 18th century. It was also his mother’s favourite possession. To cover his terrible action, the terrified boy glued the pieces together hurriedly and put the vase back to its place.

As the mother herself dusted the vase every day, she naturally noticed the cracks (裂纹) that evening. To her surprise, the repair work was actually very good. At dinner time, she asked her boy if he broke the vase. Fearing punishment, the suddenly inspired boy said that a neighbour’s cat jumped in from the window and he couldn’t drive it away no matter how hard he tried. It raced around the living room and finally knocked the vase off its shelf. His mother was quite clear that her son was lying, for all the windows were closed before she left for work each morning and opened after she returned. However, in the face of her son’s nervous eyes and the suspicious looks of the other family members, Ben’s mother remained calm. She realized she shouldn’t just simply blame and punish her son for lying. She came up with another idea.

Before going to bed, the boy found a note from his mother in his room, asking him to go to the study at once. The boy thought he would now be punished but, as he had already lied, he was determined to deny everything to the end, no matter how angry his mum became.

In the study, calmly bathed in the light, his mothers face showed no sign of anger. On seeing her son push open the door and cautiously enter, she took a chocolate box out of a drawer and gave him one.

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 mother said, “This chocolate is a reward for your imagination: a window-opening cat!”

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Now with some chocolates in hand, the boy’s bad attitude disappeared.

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3 . What’s the difference between having a dream and making the dream come true? Hard work and perseverance. Wanda Smith always wanted to be a _________, but sometimes meeting life’s demanding realities can mean a dream _________.

Smith, a mother of three, had to care for her mom, _________ her family responsibilities, she took jobs as a bus monitor and gatekeeper for Brenham Independent School District in Texas. The time was _________ for her. But rather than let her dream die, at the age of 37, with the _________ of her husband, she added night classes to her _________. Nine years on, she _________ graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University.

Smith’s story came full circle when she was _________ as a first-grade teacher back at Brenham Elementary School. _________, her mom and beloved sisters didn’t live to see her accomplishment, but she knows they would have been __________ of her. “When I stand in the front of my classroom, I know I am __________ my dream finally,” Smith said during a show celebrating Teachers’ Day.

During the pandemic, as some of her students __________ to take up distance learning, Smith stepped up to help them. She risked her life to deliver schoolwork to students to ensure that the learning could be __________ as smoothly as possible, which really __________ her students and their parents.

It’s no wonder Smith’s kids __________ her. In a special surprise ceremony, they shouted their __________ and held up big colorful signs __________ their love. Smith’s life is an example as well as a(n) __________ for us. With great determination and __________, she graduated from cleaning classrooms to __________ classrooms.

1.

A．driver

B．teacher

C．doctor

D．manager

2.

A．delayed

B．broken

C．awoken

D．activated

3.

A．denying

B．shouldering

C．claiming

D．avoiding

4.

A．meaningless

B．hopeless

C．unfair

D．tough

5.

A．support

B．complaint

C．appreciation

D．permission

6.

A．occupation

B．hobby

C．schedule

D．exercise

7.

A．unwillingly

B．successfully

C．unexpectedly

D．secretly

8.

A．considered

B．treated

C．named

D．hired

9.

A．Unfortunately

B．Obviously

C．Consequently

D．Luckily

10.

A．fond

B．kind

C．proud

D．afraid

11.

A．telling

B．sharing

C．passing

D．living

12.

A．remembered

B．struggled

C．pretended

D．regretted

13.

A．checked out

B．handed up

C．carried out

D．given up

14.

A．moved

B．worried

C．attracted

D．saved

15.

A．envied

B．admired

C．forgot

D．missed

16.

A．requests

B．anger

C．orders

D．praise

17.

A．pursuing

B．donating

C．declaring

D．seeking

18.

A．inspiration

B．trouble

C．failure

D．luck

19.

A．kindness

B．imagination

C．effort

D．understanding

20.

A．helping

B．uniting

C．building

D．leading

4 . Carl Allamby, owner of two auto-repair shops with 11 employees, had become anxious and desirous of something more. At first, he thought it must have to do with growing his business even further. Therefore, the Ohio resident decided to go for his university’s degree in business management.

After taking classes part-time over the next five years, Allamby was told, unexpectedly, he had to take biology to get his degree. It turned out to be best thing that could have happened. The biology class rekindled a childhood dream that he had put away somewhere deep within himself. “After the first day, I remembered this feeling of wanting to be a doctor back,” Allamby says.

Growing up in a poor African American neighborhood, he faced low expectations and numerous barriers to pursuing his dream. His school didn’t offer the advanced science classes that might have led him on a medical path. Even if it had, doing well in school could prove dangerous—students who brought books back home would always be robbed (抢劫). So he set aside thoughts of becoming a doctor in favor of a more realistic career path—fixing cars.

Years later, a different Carl Allamby, with the support of his wife and family, decided to skip business school in favor of the science classes he’d need for a second career as a health-care worker.

And in 2015, Allamby cut ties with his past, selling his two shops and everything that was in them. Then he started at Northeast Ohio Medical University. At the age of 47, as a medical doctor, he took a job in emergency medicine at Cleveland Clinic Akron General.

“I am told that I shouldn’t be a doctor”, he says. “Whether it’s because of my age, my race, my upbringing or my past career, these are all good reasons why I shouldn’t be here. And yet, here I am.”

1. Why does Carl take business management classes?

A．Because he wants to meet more potential employees.

B．Because he wants to be respected by his employees.

C．Because he wants to improve his company’s business.

D．Because he wants to be qualified for a professor’s job.

2. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “rekindled”?

A．Took on.

B．Pulled over.

C．Put out.

D．Brought back.

3. What makes Carl fail to pursue his dream?

A．The poor path to his school.	B．The dangerous crimes in Africa.
C．Lack of the access to some key courses.	D．Lack of the money to buy advanced textbooks.

4. Which word can best describe Carl Allamby?

A．Gifted.

B．Determined.

C．Enthusiastic.

D．Powerful.

5 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Yesterday we were in a supermarket. It was Saturday, or most people were in casual clothes. A lady, who was in her late thirty, I thought, was wearing beautiful suit. My 10-year-old daughter Amy whispers: “Mum, I love that lady’s suit!” “Why not telling her about it?” I responded. Then I accompanied her to the lady.

“Excuse me. Madam. You look amazed today with this suit.” said Amy. The lady stopped for a minute and jumped with excite: “Oh thank you, you’ve made my day.”

Saying something nice can change the direction of someone’s day, what costs us nothing but means a lot of to them. Children don’t just automatic become kind adults — we need to teach and show them how.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How old is Ms. Hawkins?

A．105 years old.

B．83 years old.

C．115 years old.

2. What is Ms. Hawkins’ main sport?

A．Swimming.

B．Cycling.

C．Hiking.

3. What was Mr. Eberhart before retirement?

A．A policeman.

B．A doctor.

C．A writer.