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。

One particularly cold Saturday in January, I was supposed to take our dog out for a walk, but it was so cold that I didn’t want to go outside. Instead, I just opened the door and let the dog out by himself. I kept an eye on him to make sure he would come back inside.

However, another neighborhood dog quickly ran past our house, and our dog sped after to catch him. I hurriedly went to grab my coat so I could follow my dog, and then I rushed outside. Unfortunately, I was already too late, and my dog was nowhere in sight. I walked a few blocks, but I was unable to find him.

Depressed, I returned home. My mother was standing at the door waiting, and she asked me what had happened. “I know I was supposed to walk our dog,” I admitted, “but I thought he would be able to go outside and come back by himself. Now he’s gone and I can’t find him anywhere.”

My mother was very angry with me; she said I should have been more responsible. She decided to help by making some signs. The signs read, “Lost: A big black dog. Please call us right away” and she printed our phone number on the bottom. “Okay, Darrell,” she said, as she handed over those signs, “now go post these on all the street posts.”

My sister and I grabbed the signs and we posted them along our street as well as along the surrounding streets. The whole time, I was incredibly sad and worried about our dog. All I could think about was how cold it was and how cold our dog must be. My sister wanted to go home, so I told her I’d walk her home, but then keep looking for the dog myself.

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I took my sister home and continued my search alone.

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When I returned, my mother was waiting for me, smiling broadly.

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3 . Wang Shun became China’s first Olympic champion in the men’s individual medley event in Tokyo 2020. In a live chat, Wang reveals how years of struggles and setbacks _________ him into a world-beater.

Recalling his childhood, Wang has pleasant _________ of the moment that raised his initial curiosity about _________. After that, Wang set a great goal that he wanted to be an Olympic _________. He always trained seriously and often _________ to stay in the pool for long hours.

During his training, Wang _________ many setbacks and difficulties, and realized it would not be _________ to reach the top of swimming. In 2019, _________, his performances were not ideal and he was really upset at the time about this. Then in June, he injured his ankle, which forced him to _________ two-week training and the recovery process was pretty __________ and he even thought about quitting.

__________, Wang has a considerate coach Zhu Zhigen, who __________ with Wang and kept helping him improve mentally and physically. Zhu acts like parents toward his __________ —a level of care he displays for Wang to this day. Before the final at the Tokyo Olympics, the coach __________ guarded the door for Wang to ensure he slept well, because 10 athletes shared a room. With the help of his coach, Wang overcame all the __________ and got the first prize in Tokyo 2020.

1.

A．tricked

B．turned

C．put

D．forced

2.

A．challenges

B．stories

C．memories

D．hobbies

3.

A．swimming

B．running

C．jogging

D．skating

4.

A．volunteer

B．champion

C．player

D．coach

5.

A．failed

B．hesitated

C．regretted

D．struggled

6.

A．encountered

B．settled

C．understood

D．ignored

7.

A．rewardable

B．suitable

C．visible

D．straightforward

8.

A．on occasion

B．in general

C．on average

D．for instance

9.

A．give up

B．stick to

C．get through

D．long for

10.

A．slow

B．tough

C．smooth

D．boring

11.

A．Hopefully

B．Eventually

C．Fortunately

D．Obviously

12.

A．competed

B．associated

C．worked

D．accompanied

13.

A．pupils

B．friends

C．assistants

D．colleagues

14.

A．occasionally

B．especially

C．constantly

D．unwillingly

15.

A．anxieties

B．puzzles

C．barriers

D．mistakes

4 . George Turner, 48, owner of Penuel Bicycles in Inglewood, California, talks with respect about his childhood BMX dirt bike. “I was mad keen on cycling.” he says. “I did whatever it took to get on that bike, as long as I was home before dark.” Home meant housework, homework and annoying brothers. But a bike meant escapes.

In 2010, George transformed his childhood love into a livelihood, and opened his bicycle shop, Penuel Bicycles. The shop fulfilled a lifelong dream. Before that, he had worked for years delivering boxes for FedEx while selling bike accessories online.

“Bicycles kept me out of trouble,” George remembers. “They were part of my life.” He figured that was still true for kids when he opened Penuel Bicycles. George expected parents to crowd inside, eager to buy shiny new bikes for their kids. He looked forward to helping boys and girls discover the joy of riding — and stay out of trouble — just as he had.

None of that happened, however.

George found that kids these days lead a different life. Usually, they don’t want a bike for their birthday. And most of them ever don’t know how to ride a bike. Instead of getting out and riding, they prefer spending their time on their phones indoors. As kids don’t ride, it is impossible that parents crowd in his shop to buy new bikes. Nine years after opening his Penuel Bicycles, George feared that he had to close the shop.

Then in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation. Surprisingly, the pandemic saved George’s business. During the pandemic, many American people found that cycling was a good way to exercise and also a safe way to get around. The demand for new bikes kept growing and people in George’s neighborhood pulled out their old bikes and wheeled them to Penuel Bicycles to get repaired. Now he is trying his best to meet his customers’ needs and hopes that his customers can really discover the joy of riding.

1. What did the bike mean to George in his childhood?

A．Taking up sports.	B．Getting away from daily routine.
C．A precious birthday gift.	D．A convenient vehicle.

2. What is George’s lifelong dream?

A．Making a big fortune.	B．Being a member of FedEx.
C．Opening his own bicycle shop.	D．Helping people pursue riding pleasure.

3. Why was George’s bike business once in a tough situation?

A．The lifestyle of kids changed.	B．He wasn’t good at management.
C．Bikes were not as charming as before.	D．His business was affected by the pandemic.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Joy of Wheel	B．Passion for Exercise
C．Improvement of Bike Business	D．Increasing Demand for New Bikes

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。

On my seventh birthday, I got a gift from my father, which was a book titled Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians. It was my favorite. I kept it under my pillow and read every page over and over every night enjoying the pictures of colorful animals. Some of the snakes were the most beautiful creatures I had ever seen.

Little did I know that my book would end up saving a life.

Years ago, my family moved into a new house near the woods. My father built a sandbox in our yard. The cat sometimes used the sandbox for a litter box, so my father had to put a plastic cover over it .When I wanted to build sand castles, I had to pull the cover off.

One day before dinner, I ran to the sandbox to build a miniature city. I pulled off the plastic cover, and there in the sandbox was a snake. It was lying very sill, all coiled up, and it was beautiful. The snake had rings of color around it. I had seen a picture just like it in my guidebook, and I remembered that it was one of the prettiest snakes in it. It said in the book that the poisonous coral snake looked very much like the harmless king snake, the only difference was in the order of the colors. 1 ran inside to get the guidebook.

“Mom! Mom! There’s a snake in the sandbox!” I yelled. “I have to find out what kind it is!”

Mom came running. “Don’t touch it, Chris! It might be poisonous!”

Dad was at work, so my mother went to get our neighbor, Mr. Cook.

“Mr. Cook!” my mother yelled across the fence, “We have a snake in the sandbox, and it might be poisonous!”

Mr. Cook was retired and lived with his wife in the house on the other side of our back fence. He came running toward the gale with a shovel and tried to kill the snake.

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“Wait!” I shouted, waving the guidebook in my hand.

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“So what to do now?” Mr. Cook put down the shovel.

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7 . Anna was cleaning when she spotted a hidden door leading to part of her attic. And in the secret room she _________ two boxes stuffed hundreds of letters, which were handwritten in the 1950s. The letters were _________ to a Betty McGhee. There were dozens penned by a young man named Vance, _________ the same way: “Hi honey”. Anna read a few and a new romance was blossoming (绽放) on the old _________.

Once realizing the _________ nature of the notes, she was hesitant to pry (窥探). However, she _________ that the letters would likely be meaningful to someone else. So she turned to social media to try and find the _________ to pass them on to. Within days, she found a (n) _________ lead with the help of strangers who saw the post.

Finally she _________ to Dalton, who lived 3, 000 miles away. Dalton confirmed that Vance and Betty eventually got ____________ following a string of written correspondence. He ____________ this because they were his grandparents, and were wed for 50 years.

Dalton was close with his grandparents. ____________, he knew little about how their ____________ started. With his beloved grandparents now gone, to ____________ words to that time in their life was going to be incredible. He was grateful that Anna saw the ____________ in the written words.

1.

A．recovered

B．unearthed

C．packed

D．bid

2.

A．addressed

B．returned

C．explained

D．read

3.

A．sounding

B．starting

C．arguing

D．working

4.

A．box

B．cards

C．door

D．pages

5.

A．dynamic

B．complex

C．personal

D．traditional

6.

A．decided

B．ignored

C．recalled

D．doubted

7.

A．collector

B．family

C．postman

D．audience

8.

A．promising

B．free

C．old

D．romantic

9.

A．ran off

B．showed off

C．reached out

D．called out

10.

A．exhausted

B．separated

C．promoted

D．married

11.

A．allowed

B．suggested

C．knew

D．wanted

12.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Still

D．Instead

13.

A．travel

B．career

C．wedding

D．relationship

14.

A．add

B．apply

C．match

D．write

15.

A．wisdom

B．value

C．virtue

D．courage

8 . When you were a kid, did you ever dream about getting locked somewhere overnight? Maybe it was a store dressing room, a train station, or a corner of a museum. When you’re young, there’s something romantic about being alone and awake as the rest of the world sleeps.     1    . I got to spend an entire night by myself at O’Hare International Airport.

On the night of December 4, I missed my 7 pm flight from Chicago to my home in Baltimore.     2    . So I decided to draw on my “extra vacation time” and make my own adventure. I passed through the Rotunda Building, which I had rushed through many times. This time, however, I found myself attracted by the beauty of is lights and ceiling .Carrying on my trip, I was greeted with a full size copy of a dinosaur skeleton housed at Chicago’s Field Museum     3    . But with airport-quality bones, you can get up close and personal.

    4    . I thought little of them when my fight took off at 7 a.m. By the time my plane touched down in Baltimore, they were going viral. When I realized my experience was resonating (产生共鸣) with thousands of people, I actually felt sad. Was it really that unusual for someone to walk around an airport to see the sights?     5    .

There is always magic to be found in the wake of missed flights. The night is still, the crowds are gone and the world belongs to you.

A．At age 41, I finally got to live my childhood dream

B．I waved to security cameras, hoping someone was watching

C．My journey began as the final arrivals of the day touched down

D．The next plane wouldn’t be arriving until early the next morning

E．It seems that everyone has grown blind to the beauty all around us

F．Arriving at my gate, I posted some of my airport adventures online

G．At museums, you are forced to keep your distance from dinosaur bones

9 . “You need a guide,” says Mike May, 68, who was blinded at the age of 3. May started skiing at 27, on a beginner track, holding onto a guide’s poles — in what he calls “horse and buggy style.” Within days, he was unattached and following his guide’s voice down the hill. “It was extremely liberating.” says May, who went on to win multiple medals in the world competitions now known as the Paralympics, and hit 65 miles per hour to set the world record for speed skiing by a completely blind skier.

May suggests using only guides who lead rather than follow you. You want a skilled skier with a loud voice. Once on the track, keep 4 to 15 feet between you and your guide. A good guide will use rhythm to indicate spatial directions; a long turn might sound like “Tuuuuurn left. Gooo, gooo.” Listen for other noises too: A blip (哔哔声) in you guide’s voice might mean a bump ahead; if their skis start scraping (刮擦), prepare for ice; sudden quiet indicates powder.

Always wear a brightly colored vest that identifies you as a blind skier clearly. Still, don’t assume others will take in its meaning; May thinks that fewer than 50 percent do. The biggest barrier for blind skiers is often transportation to the mountain. In college, May sometimes hitchhiked (搭便车) to the Sierra Nevads, hours away. He doesn’t recommend it. “Hitch-hiking with a seeing-eye dog and your ski equipment is not a simple task,” he says.

Ski lifts can be tricky, but you can always ask the operator to slow the lift down if you feel nervous. At the top of the run, ask your guide to give you a play-by-play so you know what’s coming. “I always like to take the same run over and over again,” May says. “That way I get a mental picture and can start to relax and really open up to the experience.”

1. What do we know about Mike May from paragraph 1?

A．He trained alone.	B．He was born blind.
C．He fell in love with horse riding.	D．He broke world record.

2. What kind of sound might indicate an icy track?

A．The sound of sudden silence.	B．The sound of scraping.
C．A blip in the guide’s voice.	D．A dragging sound like “gooo”.

3. What troubles blind skiers most according to May?

A．The colorful dressing.

B．The ignorance of others.

C．The identification of blind skiers.

D．The transportation to the skiing spot.

4. What can we learn from May’s story?

A．Out of sight, out of mind.

B．Storms make trees take deeper roots.

C．An honest man’s word is as good as his bond.

D．From the father comes honour, from the mother, comfort.