1 . Ethan Reynolds of Columbus, Indiana, has always been a helper.

The 11-year-old loves to ________ at a local nursing home and an animal shelter. ________ asking for toys or video games last Christmas, he wanted lawn mowing (割草) equipment so he could start his own ________!

When COVID-19 began, he ________ more people who were holding cardboard signs asking for food in his area. Thinking of his own $10, he ________ found a way to help. He ________ it by buying as much food as he could. ________ he put everything on a table in his family’s front lawn with a sign saying, “________ Food.”

When the neighbors ________ Ethan’s table, they started ________ their own donations, such as canned fruit and meat. Even better, his ________ was reported by a local news station, and soon, ________ were coming from all over the city to make donations of cash and goods! As Ethan’s table got larger, the ________ fifth-grader started up his lawn care service to bring in some extra ________ for his new charity. Of course, his neighbors were more than happy to ________ him to mow their lawns.

But Ethan’s mower kept ________ in the middle of jobs, so his community got together and decided to ________ him with a brand new push mower! When Ethan came home and saw it sitting in the driveway, he fell over with ________! We’ve never seen someone this ________ get so delighted over lawn equipment, but Ethan is no ordinary child. He’ll use it for a ________ he’s valued.

What a great kid! We know he’s going to put that mower to good use.

1.

A．play

B．volunteer

C．stay

D．exercise

2.

A．Regardless of

B．Instead of

C．In connection with

D．In harmony with

3.

A．research

B．adventure

C．business

D．schedule

4.

A．noticed

B．accepted

C．believed

D．avoided

5.

A．secretly

B．normally

C．nervously

D．immediately

6.

A．stressed

B．began

C．expected

D．saved

7.

A．Then

B．Even

C．Still

D．Also

8.

A．Convenient

B．Regular

C．Free

D．Delicious

9.

A．donated

B．repaired

C．set

D．spotted

10.

A．evaluating

B．calculating

C．adding

D．keeping

11.

A．task

B．story

C．dream

D．lesson

12.

A．neighbors

B．relatives

C．colleagues

D．strangers

13.

A．modest

B．calm

C．smart

D．selfish

14.

A．money

B．attention

C．curiosity

D．experience

15.

A．advise

B．persuade

C．train

D．hire

16.

A．going ahead

B．turning up

C．moving around

D．breaking down

17.

A．delight

B．relax

C．advertise

D．comfort

18.

A．courage

B．excitement

C．confusion

D．anxiety

19.

A．brave

B．busy

C．young

D．rich

20.

A．cause

B．difference

C．consequence

D．promise

2 . There was once a woman in Romania. Her husband was dead and she was living with her _______. Her daughter was about to marry, but money was _______. Because they were living in a village, there was not much of _______ possibilities. That’s why the mom was _______ for the nearest city for her job.

Since making the wedding ceremony is a really _______ thing—usually on the countryside with up to 300 guests—they needed to borrow some money to _______that purpose.

She _______＄26,000 from the Mutual Help System. To think what that _______: it was one year’s income for a young teacher, doctor or engineer. _______, when she met her daughter, she realized that the ________ with the 26,000 wrapped in newspaper, had been left in the train... She felt like dying and started to cry with________.

Daughter tried to________ her — “Mom, it’s only money. I’ll get work soon and I’ll also be able to get into the Mutual Help System, and borrow money for the ________, and I’ll pay debts...”

Mother was shocked, but somehow she did come to some ________. A few days later she was in the city at her work, when she received a(n)________.

“Have you lost something?”

Straight forward. No Hello! No self ________ like “My name is...”.

“Yes, I did. My handbag with the money for the wedding of my daughter inside.”

“Yes. They are all ________: the police station. When can you come to take it?”

She couldn’t________ it. Soon she also learned what happened: a young girl at the same train found the handbag. She took it and then ________it to the police.

Do believe ________ happen. Chances grow if you have always been an honest person, and if you would have acted the same!

1.

A．father

B．grandpa

C．cousin

D．daughter

2.

A．scarce

B．loose

C．natural

D．seldom

3.

A．education

B．promotion

C．pollution

D．income

4.

A．contributing

B．heading

C．adapting

D．devoting

5.

A．exciting

B．amusing

C．expensive

D．troublesome

6.

A．realize

B．find

C．serve

D．fulfill

7.

A．borrowed

B．earned

C．received

D．raised

8.

A．meant

B．cost

C．suggested

D．mattered

9.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Nevertheless

10.

A．suitcase

B．handbag

C．purse

D．wallet

11.

A．despair

B．courage

C．anger

D．puzzlement

12.

A．please

B．criticize

C．comfort

D．question

13.

A．housing

B．wedding

C．operation

D．treatment

14.

A．power

B．fortune

C．peace

D．energy

15.

A．ticket

B．call

C．present

D．invitation

16.

A．permission

B．devotion

C．expectation

D．introduction

17.

A．gone

B．here

C．absent

D．present

18.

A．believe

B．accept

C．understand

D．make

19.

A．claimed

B．shipped

C．handed

D．showed

20.

A．accidents

B．theft

C．robbery

D．miracles

3 . 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。

Lynn Colwell is a mixed-media artist in Redmond, Washington. In primary school, a teacher told her she     1     (have) no artistic talent and Lynn believed her. Until 2015, that is, when she retired, looking to start     2     new interest, she took a year-long online painting class.

She started painting striking portraits of women’s faces,     3     (combine) with short messages of hope. In five years, she’s completed about 1,000 paintings. Lynn gives her paintings away. She started with friends, but that only went so far. Then she read about a     4     (move) called Art Abandonment,     5     encourages artists to leave their art in public places for anyone to pick up. That gave her the idea of     6     (put) her work into the hands of strangers through Facebook.

Nearly every day, Lynn posts a painting on her Facebook page. Five years later, she’s still     7     (amaze) at the results. So far, her paintings     8     (raise) more than $57,000 for nonprofits such as animal rescue centers, homeless shelters     9     food pantries (食品分发处) as well as for people who have lost     10     (they) jobs or been overwhelmed with medical bills.

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 . It was the day of the big cross-country run. Students from seven different primary schools in and around the small town were warming up. I looked around and ______spotted David. I walked over and asked him why he wasn’t with the other______. He hesitated and then said he had decided not to______.

What was wrong? He had worked so hard for this event! I quickly searched for the school’s ______ and asked him what had happened. He said that kids from other schools would ______David. After making sure that David could run if he ______ to, I decided to have a talk with David.

David had a brain ______ which prevented him from walking or running like other children, but he always participated to the ______of his ability in whatever they were doing. That was why none of the children thought it ______ that David had decided to join the cross-country team. It just took him ______— that’s all. As a special education teacher at the school, I was familiar with the ______ David faced and was proud of his strong ______.

I came up to David and ______ him. Finally, he was determined to______ the race. Half an hour later, the race ______, but he had only gone a few meters before he tripped and ______on the ground. My heart ______. As I started to shout encouragement, other voices around me took up the ______. “Come on David, you can do it!” David picked himself up and started again. Needless to say, David ______ last. And he raised his arms high as he ______ the finish line to wild cheers and applause.

1.

A．gradually

B．temporarily

C．finally

D．quietly

2.

A．friends

B．partners

C．schoolmates

D．children

3.

A．walk

B．run

C．go

D．leave

4.

A．adviser

B．headmaster

C．doctor

D．coach

5.

A．care for

B．laugh at

C．worry about

D．take in

6.

A．wanted

B．agreed

C．decided

D．informed

7.

A．injury

B．disease

C．activity

D．image

8.

A．best

B．least

C．most

D．worst

9.

A．unnecessary

B．unusual

C．possible

D．natural

10.

A．hours

B．days

C．shorter

D．longer

11.

A．danger

B．threat

C．challenges

D．risks

12.

A．body

B．power

C．support

D．determination

13.

A．awarded

B．rewarded

C．encouraged

D．touched

14.

A．participate in

B．break off

C．take charge of

D．sign up for

15.

A．paused

B．stopped

C．delayed

D．started

16.

A．lay

B．sat

C．fell

D．dropped

17.

A．sank

B．beat

C．hurt

D．died

18.

A．board

B．call

C．sport

D．match

19.

A．finished

B．smiled

C．left

D．abandoned

20.

A．monitored

B．searched

C．crossed

D．observed

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。

Mash Assadollah was the grocer at our corner store. Standing behind his glass display case, he tore out a page from a book. He twisted the page into a cone-shaped envelope and then filled it with tobacco. He then weighed the tobacco. He folded the envelope of tobacco closed and handed it to me. I was also buying sugar cubes and tea. Mash Assadollah calculated the amounts on an abacus (算盘). I paid him and left.

When I got home, Grandmother took the goods I had purchased, emptied the envelopes of their ingredients, handed me the wrappers, and asked me to throw them away.

It was summer vacation, and I didn’t have much to do. To keep myself busy, I sat down in a corner of the room and started to read the wrappers, which had once been eight consecutive (连续的) pages of a book. How well written and attractive the words were! It was a good story. I sat there until I had read all eight pages. Honestly, I had never read a book before, except for my textbooks. But when I read those eight pages, I realized that I now loved reading! The only problem was that the story stopped right at the best part, right at the end of Page 22, which was the most important and exciting point in the story.

It was about a boy who wanted to run away from home and escape his father who was always spanking (打屁股) him, but the boy was afraid. He finally left home but didn’t know where to go. I was excited to find out where he would go and what would happen to him.

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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。

I decided to go back and get the rest of the book from Mash Assadollah.

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Mash Assadollah didn’t know what I was talking about.

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7 . Ever since Jaden Hunter was a little boy growing up in South Los Angeles, he’s always been focused on his education. This year he graduated at the top of his class from Crenshaw Arts Tech Charter High with 4.7 grade point average and was named co-valedictorian (致告别辞的最优秀毕业生).

“I felt good because my hard work paid off. All the long sleepless nights I took in, stuff like that, it finally paid off,” Hunter said. His accolades (嘉奖) and achievements don’t stop there. The 18-year-old is one of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s scholarship recipients. Also, he was accepted not just into one, two or even three universities. He was accepted to 39 schools and received $3.5 million in scholarships. Eventually, he got accepted into his childhood dream school, USC.

After weighing his options, Hunter made a decision and is set to start college this week.”Math has been my favorite subject. So that’s why I’ll be studying mechanical engineering at Berkeley,” he said.

His mother, Rodkeisha Polian, said her son’s schedule was always filled with a variety of activities.” I kept him in sports, I kept him in church and I kept him in community events,” Polian said. “I always kept him busy, so he didn’t have time to wander out in the streets and get into any trouble.”

Although Hunter was busy enough, he’s also launched his own clothing brand called The Legit Way. The young entrepreneur said he’s most inspired by his community and wants to give back.

“In my community, just all low-income communities, we don’t know what it is to build credit, how to buy a home, how to obtain a loan from the bank, anything in that sort. So I just want to teach the community that and empower my community, promote them, help us get further than where we were,” Jaden said.

He said the success he’s been able to achieve is just the beginning. Once he graduates from college, he said he wants to work for NASA or Space X.

1. What can we know about Hunter from the first paragraph?

A．He chose the major in education.

B．He was a little boy interested in Art.

C．He made a speech at the graduation ceremony.

D．He graduated from Crenshaw Arts Tech Charter College.

2. Why did Polian arrange a tight schedule for Hunter?

A．To keep away from quarrel.

B．To avoid causing unnecessary loss.

C．To prevent him making bad friends.

D．To make him have no energy to hang out.

3. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us about Hunter?

A．His ambition.

B．His hobby.

C．His achievement.

D．His career.

4. Where is this text most likely from?

A．A short novel.	B．A report.
C．A review.	D．A story introduction.

8 . 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

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。

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.

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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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10 . 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。

Standing in the craft (工艺) store, I looked at the painting supplies in awe (敬畏). There were so many items that I had no idea where to start. I saw various tools for painting and several things I had no idea what to do with.

I held gift cards and coupons (优惠券) in my hand. My friends and family had asked what I wanted, and I was very clear this year. I had thought over the idea for months, but I would need supplies. Instead of replying modestly with“I’ll be happy with whatever you choose”, I said pointedly, “Gift cards for the craft store.”

“Are you sure this is what you want for your birthday?” my husband asked hesitantly.

“I’m very sure. I really want to give it a go,” I replied. I was smiling with anticipation (期盼). “I’ve never painted before, and I think it’s time to expand myself.”

He looked at me doubtfully and shook his head.

Truth must be told—this was a secret I’d kept for a while. Every day, he packed up for work and left. I would take care of my son and get him off to school, clean the house, go to the grocery shop and prepare dinner before they both walked in the door at the same time.

It had been a decade since I took any time to follow my own pursuits. I used to love to read; now my books collected dust from lack of time. I used to love to hike; now my boots sat neglected in the back of my closet. I used to love to sew, but my machine was in a state of disrepair for longer than I owned it.

I missed doing all those things, but somehow I never found my way back to them. I had become a drudge (苦工). I wanted excitement and creative expression, but mostly I wanted color.

I selected the most interesting supplies. “Are you really sure about this? I have a feeling you’re going to store all these in the back of a closet and never touch it again.” I almost listened to him. For a split moment, I doubted my commitment.

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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Squaring up my shoulders, I marched myself to the checkout.

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My hand rested on the handle of the vacuum (吸尘器), but I’d been staring at my painting tools far longer than I realized.

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