1 . My husband Adlai and I often went camping to celebrate special occasions. In fact, our anniversary (周年纪念日) was coming up. But this time I felt a sense of
For birthdays and anniversaries,
I never
As a result of their their
| A．duty | B．excitement | C．loss | D．fear |
| A．except for | B．instead of | C．with regard to | D．as for |
| A．send | B．discuss | C．spread | D．exchange |
| A．destroyed | B．watched | C．locked | D．examined |
| A．waiting | B．missing | C．appearing | D．dropping |
| A．hopeless | B．successful | C．dangerous | D．safe |
| A．got away | B．set out | C．gave up | D．came back |
| A．friends | B．customers | C．relatives | D．strangers |
| A．discovered | B．hidden | C．returned | D．passed |
| A．satisfied | B．moved | C．tired | D．frightened |
| A．easy | B．interesting | C．boring | D．difficult |
| A．needs | B．experiments | C．projects | D．efforts |
| A．kindness | B．understanding | C．encouragement | D．protection |
| A．partly | B．luckily | C．necessarily | D．secretly |
| A．talk | B．feel | C．plan | D．hate |
2 . When I was a child, I was terrified of storms, especially those violent ones that occurred in summer. Once, I was out shopping with my parents, when
As the storm got closer, lightning fell a few hundred meters from us, and hail (冰雹)
An interest in storm photography
The truth is that going after storms is quite
One day soon I will set off to
| A．slowly | B．suddenly | C．randomly | D．gradually |
| A．darkened | B．widened | C．whitened | D．softened |
| A．in terror | B．in trouble | C．in relief | D．in sorrow |
| A．grade | B．taste | C．request | D．charm |
| A．died down | B．faded away | C．broke out | D．took off |
| A．suitcase | B．camera | C．glasses | D．parcel |
| A．escaped | B．suffered | C．recovered | D．arose |
| A．disgust | B．patience | C．rush | D．disappointment |
| A．mixing | B．capturing | C．mending | D．delivering |
| A．avoid | B．miss | C．join | D．chase |
| A．dangerous | B．peaceful | C．fantastic | D．tiring |
| A．changing | B．sharing | C．refusing | D．acknowledging |
| A．closed | B．comfortable | C．exposed | D．quiet |
| A．survive | B．expand | C．pause | D．remove |
| A．career | B．course | C．family | D．identity |
Melissa was a single parent of three small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight and she had to work hard to make ends meet. But they still felt blessed with a roof over their heads, food on the plate, clothes on their backs, and even if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing they were poor, the kids just thought their mother was strict in money management. Melissa was really glad about that.
Christmas was just around the corner. Although there wasn't budget for a lot of gifts, Melissa planned to please the kids with a family party. She prepared weeks ahead of time, asking one by one what the kids wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, Melissa managed to spare $ 80 dollars for the whole family to enjoy the fun of Christmas shopping.
The big day arrived. Mellissa drove the kids to a nearby Walmart and gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill. “Now, my children,” she announced, “you have two hours to pick a gift in the supermarket. Then we will meet back at the gate.” Excited, the children scattered (四散) and rushed into the supermarket.
Melissa smiled. She looked at her own note and put it back into her pocket. Well, the Melissa smiled. She looked at her own note and put it back into her pocket. Well, the children's shining faces were the most precious Christmas gift for her, weren't they? Sitting in the car, she waiting patiently, imagining what gifts the kids would choose. She couldn't wait to share their joy.
Two hours later, the kids came back one by one. Tom and Tick rushed to their mother, eyes twinkling with excitement. They showed their gifts to Melissa and jumped with joy. The third child, Ginger, was obviously left behind, who dragged her feet to the car. To everyone's surprise, Ginger was empty-handed. Melissa said nothing, asked the kids to get into the car and headed home:
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Driving home, everyone was talking about their gifts in high spirits except the youngest daughter, Ginger.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________My family moved in a small house in Brighton, Colorado on my seventh birthday. My first memory is our neighbor Bill, an old man, handing me strawberries from his garden through a hole in the chain-link fence. “We need to make the hole bigger,” he said jokingly. Later I knew that he lived alone.
Bill spent much time working in the garden, and I was always talking to him from our yard. I was a chatterbox. I think what drew me to Bill is that he never got tired of listening to me. I also think Bill saw a lot of himself in me — we were both lonely and anxious — and that may be why he always took the time to listen to me. It was a wonderful connection.
There weren’t any kids of my age in the neighborhood, and my parents were very busy, so I mostly played in the yard with my dog. I had a lot of imaginary friends — a whole family, actually, with a wife, children, a best friend... no joke. Weird kid.
One day, my parents asked Bill whether he’d watch me while they were away on business. This worked for everyone, so it became a somewhat monthly occurrence. Bill had a spare room in his house, which became “my” room.
Bill promised to teach me to drive the lawn tractor(割草机) someday and I was always looking forward to it. In winter, Bill would attach a snowplow(铲雪机) to the front of the dawn tractor. I seriously told him that I would invent a better snowplow when I grew up. “Sure you will. You’ll get a patent certificate. It takes a certificate to prove an important thing,” Bill said with a smile.
One snowy morning, an idea suddenly hit me. My parents were watching TV when I spit it out, “What if I adopted Bill as my grandpa?” My parents said I could go over and ask him.
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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I knocked on his door, sat down in his living room, and asked, “Can I adopt you as my grandpa?”
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The next morning, while learning to drive the lawn tractor with a snowplow, I accidentally plowed down our chain-link fence.
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5 . When I was a teenager, I wrote postcards to show my friends the new places I had explored every time my family took a vacation. I considered postcards as simply a way to share travels until I came across my grandmother’s postcard album.
It was a dark gray leather album, where most of the postcards had pictures that did not reflect a holiday or a travel destination. Instead, the notes were mostly invitations to a dinner party or, a walk the next day.
“Why do these postcards ask you to come to tea?” I asked my grandmother. “Because this is how we communicated before we had a telephone,” she said. “I would post a postcard in the morning mail, and a friend would receive it that afternoon. Then she would post a reply that arrived in my mail the next morning.”
I was surprised. Life without a phone sounded like something out of the world. Connecting by postcard seemed as unexpected as using a carrier pigeon (信鸽). I had forgotten about my grandmother’s postcards until lockdowns (封锁) restricted our trips to seeing our three granddaughters. Remembering my grandmother’s album, I bought several sets of cards and every few weeks, I’d write notes and mail them. The girls sometimes responded with brief thank-you texts.
Then one day I opened my mailbox and spotted three hand-addressed envelopes. They were from my granddaughters, each thanking me for the postcards. The notes captured their disappointment with the pandemic and described how my messages had comforted them.
I had been thinking how my grandmother had accepted the telephone as a new way to keep relationships. Like her, I accepted the girls’ preferred mode of communication and texted my thanks for their letters. However, even as the lockdowns end, I will continue to send them postcards because everyone enjoys receiving a real letter.
1. Why did the author’s grandmother write postcards?| A．To share off her travel experiences. | B．To show love and care. |
| C．To kill the time. | D．To keep in touch with people. |
| A．It was unbelievable. | B．It was peaceful. |
| C．It was just as usual. | D．It was attractive. |
| A．Disappointed. | B．Regretful. | C．Delighted. | D．Embarrassed. |
| A．An Old Postcard Album | B．New Ways of Communication |
| C．Love during Lockdowns | D．Attraction of Postcards |
6 . Academically, I was an average B+ student, shy and awkward. In my personal life, there was no one to encourage me to pursue my talent, nor acknowledgement that I even had a talent. Luckily, Miss Judge, my English teacher, introduced me to literature that initially inspired me to write. It was she that saw the potential in me that I didn't even know existed.
Miss Judge was a kind and lovely person. She first recommended me some classic works, like To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men and Greek Mythology. Then came The Horror, the one sparking my love of fantasy and magic and everything supernatural, which will always remain on my bookshelf.
Once in class, we were assigned to write a scene inspired by Hamlet, the play we were reading. Excited about the chance to write, I worked extra hard on it. After I handed it in, Miss Judge was really impressed and asked if she could read it to the whole class. I refused. Even today, I still regret that decision. At the time, I felt like everyone would think I was deliberately trying to impress them by rubbing my great story in their face.
In my senior year, Miss Judge asked us to write journal entries, which she would read. I was still nervous about others reading my writing. To break from that fear, I decided to just be funny. My journal was filled with my humorous observations, kind of like what you see on the blog today. And she loved them, saying I had a natural talent as a writer. Nothing was more fulfilling. So, I kept writing. She wrote me many encouraging notes, pushing me to pursue a career as a writer. I still have those notes, hoping that next time she hears my name, it's because I'd have won the Pulitzer Prize.
1. Which book may be the author's favorite?| A．To Kill a Mockingbird. | B．The Horror. |
| C．Greek Mythology. | D．Hamlet. |
| A．She was afraid to lose face. | B．She didn't think it good enough. |
| C．She didn't want to be considered a show-off. | D．She hated to read aloud before the whole class. |
| A．Inspiring. | B．Learned. | C．Creative. | D．Humorous. |
| A．Hard work will pay off in no time. | B．Writing opens up the door of success. |
| C．Students should read as much as possible. | D．Recognition and encouragement make a difference. |
7 . When I was 13，my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for
That season，I
One afternoon，I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller stuck
| A．cheering for | B．staying with | C．relying on | D．beating out |
| A．practice | B．show | C．comfort | D．pleasure |
| A．calm | B．pale | C．relaxed | D．ashamed |
| A．held | B．broke | C．set | D．tried |
| A．reported | B．judged | C．organized | D．watched |
| A．and | B．then | C．but | D．thus |
| A．decision | B．mistake | C．sacrifice | D．accident |
| A．going through | B．going over | C．jumping over | D．looking through |
| A．praise | B．advice | C．assistance | D．apology |
| A．let | B．helped | C．had | D．noticed |
| A．tired and upset | B．alive and well | C．joyful and delightful | D．safe and sound |
| A．recovery | B．summer | C．treatment | D．season |
| A．ruined | B．defeated | C．lost | D．abandoned |
| A．admired | B．cured | C．invited | D．challenged |
| A．healthier | B．bigger | C．cleverer | D．cooler |
Bryan raced into the kitchen. “Dad! Look!” he called. The screen door bounced closed behind him. “I found the best pet at the creek(小溪)!”
He held up a goggle-eyed frog for his dad to see. “I named him Hoppy.”
Dad bent down for a closer look. “Hello there, handsome,” he said.
Bryan giggled. “Do you think Hoppy will like it here?” he asked.
Dad tousled Bryan’s hair. “Why don’t you keep him for a while, and then we’ll see how he’s doing?”
“OK,” said Bryan. “Come on, Hoppy. I’ll show you my room.”
Bryan searched his closet for a shoebox. Using a pen, he poked air holes in the top. On the sides of the box he wrote H-O-P-P-Y.
“Welcome to your new home,” he said. “In you go, Hoppy.”
“Lunch is ready!” Dad called from the kitchen.
Bryan ate his peanut butter sandwich, saving little pieces for Hoppy.
“Are you hungry?” Bryan asked. He lifted his frog out of the box and put the sandwich bits on the floor in front of him. “Eat up, Hoppy,” he said.
Bryan watched...Hoppy didn’t eat.
Bryan waited...Hoppy just sat and stared.
“Maybe he’s not used to sandwiches,” said Bryan.
“I’m sure you’re right,” agreed Dad.
“Let’s play outside, Hoppy,” Bryan said. “Maybe you need exercise.”
In the sandbox, Bryan built an obstacle course. He made hills and tunnels with the sand. He used toys to make hurdles and walls.
Bryan explained the course to Hoppy. “First you jump here to there — then up and over — then one giant hop — TAA-DAAH! — to the finish line.”
He put Hoppy on the starting line. “Ready? Get set…GO!”
Bryan cheered…Hoppy didn’t move. Bryan cheered and clapped…Hoppy sat and stared.
Bryan put Hoppy back in the box and carried him into the house.
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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Para 1: “I’m going to make him a cozy bed,” he told his dad.
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Para 2: “How are you and Hoppy getting along?” Dad asked anxiously, passing by in the hall.
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9 . A day I wish to forget. That would be the day when everything that could go wrong did go wrong.
I reached
With the disaster keeping me preoccupied, I
I
| A．playground | B．school | C．theatre | D．platform |
| A．marched in | B．took in | C．broke in | D．lay in |
| A．butchers | B．interpreters | C．mosquitoes | D．murderers |
| A．abuse | B．kill | C．infect | D．withdraw |
| A．unstoppable | B．unpleasant | C．unforgettable | D．unsuitable |
| A．carelessness | B．disability | C．distribution | D．superiority |
| A．monitored | B．concluded | C．threatened | D．directed |
| A．hardly | B．still | C．almost | D．literally |
| A．weak | B．identical | C．enthusiastic | D．worthy |
| A．remark | B．weapon | C．insurance | D．opportunity |
| A．ultimately | B．initially | C．eagerly | D．practically |
| A．missed | B．coined | C．cloned | D．grasped |
| A．recognition | B．disappointment | C．breakthrough | D．alternative |
| A．input | B．adjusted | C．switched | D．slid |
| A．go wrong | B．go right | C．go through | D．go ahead |
“A usual boring day!” This would be the answer from Roman if somebody asked him how his day was. These days he found everything boring, and nothing excited him.
One day he was lying on the bed in his room as usual. Suddenly the light went off. His room was rather hot without an air conditioner. Though he did not want to leave his room, he had to. Unwillingly, he left his room and came to the living room. It was slightly cool there as the living room had two huge windows.
His young brother was playing with his friend. They were rolling on the floor. He was looking out for the TV remote, but couldn’t find it. He got up and searched for it everywhere, but the remote was nowhere to be seen. He looked at his brother who was still lying on the floor, playing.
He asked him, “where is the remote?”
“Under the sofa,” his brother yelled.
He tried to look through the remote, but it was dark. He put his hand under the sofa. He touched something, grabbed it and took his hand out. It was a snake in his hand!
Upon seeing that, his brother started to yell, “Snake! Snake!” Mom came as soon as she heard the shouting. She was too horrified to see a snake. She was so scared that she even couldn’t speak a word. Two kids were trying to hide behind each other’s back. “What an old trick!” Roman thought and threw it to the kids.
As the snake landed on the floor and neared the kids, it started moving from the left side to the right. Only then did Roman realize that the snake was real, and not a toy. He threw the snake to kids because he thought it was a fake snake and it was the kids who were playing some tricks.
This time Mom almost got a heart attack. Now Roman was scared, too. The snake was only 10 meters away from the kids and was staring at them. They even couldn’t call the rescue team. There might be some deadly damage before their arrival. There was not much time to think. It was the time for a quick action.
Paragraph 1:
As Roman was farther from the snake, he jumped onto the window and grabbed the curtains.
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Paragraph 2:
After the rescue team caught and took the snake away, everyone went inside the home.
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