3 . I received a phone call from a credit card company. With the craziness of the holidays, I had missed a _________. The agent I spoke with was _________ and we actually chatted about life and _________ and the craziness it can cause in one’s life. All in all, the _________ phone call was probably only about forty-five _________, including making a payment.

A few days later, as I’m walking to _________ the mail, I notice a box from an online _________ delivery company. My first thought is, “Oh, no, someone _________ a package.” I pick it up to see if the _________ is close so I can drop it off. To my surprise, it not only has my address but my __________!

I take it inside. And I’m not going to __________ here; I’m already teary-eyed. When I open the box, there are roses in a beautiful vase. I find the __________ and the surprises just keep coming. Not only have I got flowers, but they are from a complete __________ in a different state!

The agent has sent me flowers with a note of __________ from one mom to another. I cry like a baby. I’m so __________ that not only a stranger but someone I only talked to for less than an hour took the time to __________ me some encouragement and flowers!

To that __________, wherever you are, I hope you know you __________ my day. It is things like this that __________ me that while there is trouble and hate in the world, there is also generosity and __________ for our fellow man.

1.

A．chance

B．payment

C．shot

D．conference

2.

A．embarrassed

B．tolerant

C．understanding

D．delightful

3.

A．motherhood

B．childhood

C．likelihood

D．neighborhood

4.

A．average

B．strange

C．expected

D．total

5.

A．hours

B．minutes

C．seconds

D．weeks

6.

A．reach

B．take

C．check

D．answer

7.

A．flower

B．food

C．snack

D．toy

8.

A．sent

B．posted

C．claimed

D．misdelivered

9.

A．account

B．postbox

C．package

D．address

10.

A．credit

B．name

C．resume

D．status

11.

A．complain

B．boast

C．lie

D．explain

12.

A．card

B．secret

C．item

D．article

13.

A．loser

B．stranger

C．winner

D．visitor

14.

A．appreciation

B．warning

C．apology

D．encouragement

15.

A．confused

B．depressed

C．touched

D．amused

16.

A．call

B．send

C．owe

D．assign

17.

A．agent

B．offer

C．case

D．manager

18.

A．achieved

B．spoiled

C．made

D．accomplished

19.

A．request

B．advise

C．demand

D．remind

20.

A．love

B．modesty

C．passion

D．integrity

5 . 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。

There were three children in my family. Kind Larry was the oldest, followed by smart Emily and I. One year, our family moved into a bigger house and we each had our own room. Both Larry and Emily chose to live upstairs while I preferred living in the basement. Emily laughed at me because I picked a room with poor natural light. However, I never cared about it. I had a secret kept only between my brother Larry and me-I wanted to be the neighbor of our large refrigerator where something delicious was always stuffed including the whole family’s favorite-ice cream.

During the week, we drank only milk at our meals and never ate dessert. But Sunday was different- Mom would make her famous roast meat dinner and Dad would make an exception to the dessert rule. One Sunday, my father sat happily at the head of the table and said, “Great meal! I think we should finish it with something special, “He told my brother, “Larry, go downstairs and get Breyers!”

Breyers is a brand of ice cream, the family’s favorite. When it went on sale, my mother would buy some, about a gallon of it, storing it in the refrigerator in the basement for such a special occasion.

But when the moment really came, I spoiled it. For a few nights, I couldn’t resist the temptation and ate a half box of ice cream at the rate of a small spoonful per night. So when Larry was about to run downstairs, I hurriedly pulled his hand under the table. Larry turned to look at me and felt surprised, but he immediately understood what had happened.

Emily was impatient at the table, looking at her empty dinner plate and urging Larry to be quick. Larry didn’t move, and instead, he said to Dad, “Why don’t we enjoy it on Children’s Day?” Dad smiled, “We can eat again on that day. Come on, Larry! Go and get it!” I knew Larry didn’t look like himself today. He was an ice cream lover like everyone else present, but it was unbelievable that he should refuse to eat it today. I felt very sorry for making my brother Larry so embarrassed.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1: With one more look at me, Larry had to walk slowly down to the basement.

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Paragraph 2: To my great shock, just when I hesitated to admit it, Larry said,“Yes. I ate it.”

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7 . Helen Keller herself never feared physical action. She said if it would _________ to attract the public attention and treat the blind fairly, she would be willing to _________ everything.

Keller’s first flight as a _________ took place on the set of Deliverance, a biographical (传记的) film about her own life in which she actually _________. In June 1946, Deliverance’s producers wanted to _________ in their film that Helen could do almost all things that able-bodied people do. Since the airplane, still a new technology at that time, was fashionable then, the producers decided that they should show Keller _________ a plane. Even if this time it sounded much more _________ than her just sitting on a plane previously, Keller was thrilled to have the _________ to fly.

The small _________ was traveling to Europe on behalf of the American Foundation for the Overseas Blind. When it crossed the Mediterranean (地中海), Keller __________ the pilot’s controls. Her companion Thomson __________ to Keller the pilot’s instructions by pressing symbols into her hand. The plane crew were __________ at her sensitive touch on the controls. She flew the plane calmly and __________. There was no shaking at all. News reports treated the flight as a(n) __________.

With Keller flying a plane, public __________ of fair treatment for the deaf-blind was raised.

1.

A．select

B．hope

C．serve

D．happen

2.

A．try

B．write

C．arrange

D．protect

3.

A．reporter

B．passenger

C．trainer

D．producer

4.

A．learnt

B．struggled

C．regretted

D．appeared

5.

A．understand

B．remember

C．prove

D．warn

6.

A．piloting

B．designing

C．describing

D．approaching

7.

A．relaxing

B．dangerous

C．challenging

D．enjoyable

8.

A．energy

B．chance

C．time

D．goal

9.

A．bird

B．partner

C．engine

D．plane

10.

A．took over

B．agreed on

C．begged for

D．gave away

11.

A．waved

B．spoke

C．taught

D．signed

12.

A．mad

B．amazed

C．disappointed

D．nervous

13.

A．steadily

B．quickly

C．differently

D．awkwardly

14.

A．journey

B．experiment

C．competition

D．wonder

15.

A．well-being

B．awareness

C．confidence

D．contribution

8 . The joys of getting lost

Most of us like to know where we are and where we’re going. It can feel_________to be lost. The words “being lost” make us_________a dark wood, or a dark city street: threatening and scary. But that’s not always the case.

When I was twelve, my family were_________in Venice. My dad’s a crazy photographer and he said that he was going to take_________as the sun came up.Mum wasn’t interested, but I said I_________go with him.

So at 5 am the following morning we_________the hotel. There was almost no one in the streets. Dad started taking photographs and I just followed him,walking down_________streets and over little bridges.

After about an hour, I turned to him. “Dad,” I asked “where are we?” He said,“I have no_________.”I immediately felt a bit scared, but Dad just laughed. “We’re_________!” he said. I told him to get out his map or phone. He looked at me. “Map? Phone? I only brought the__________.   Let’s get more lost!” And he laughed again.

His__________ relaxed me and made me feel safe. To Dad’s pleasure, people were__________on the streets shops and cafes began to open, and as the sun__________the narrow streets started to fill with light. I began to forget we were lost, and just started observing everything happening__________me. We stopped and had a sandwich for breakfast—Dad’s__________Italian was just enough for us to get what we wanted, even in a place a-way from the tourist track.

Finally, after hours of__________ around aimlessly, Dad said: “Hey! This is our street!” And we were back. Mum was in the breakfast room of the hotel when we came in. “Where have you been for so long?” Mum asked__________.   “We got lost!” I said with a__________smile.

These days we have so many things to__________us from getting lost: maps, GPS, apps on our phones, and so on. But Dad showed me being lost can simply be something to__________.

1.

A．nervous

B．silly

C．strange

D．curious

2.

A．step into

B．think of

C．respond to

D．dream of

3.

A．on holiday

B．on business

C．on the way

D．on the go

4.

A．notes

B．videos

C．exercise

D．pictures

5.

A．would

B．shall

C．will

D．should

6.

A．reached

B．booked

C．left

D．called

7.

A．large

B．small

C．old

D．broad

8.

A．decision

B．plan

C．opinion

D．idea

9.

A．stuck

B．done

C．lost

D．troubled

10.

A．watch

B．camera

C．film

D．food

11.

A．laughter

B．praise

C．confidence

D．encouragement

12.

A．disappearing

B．escaping

C．gathering

D．appearing

13.

A．came up

B．turned up

C．went up

D．rose up

14.

A．to

B．on

C．around

D．behind

15.

A．fluent

B．terrible

C．difficult

D．creative

16.

A．driving

B．riding

C．covering

D．walking

17.

A．carefully

B．anxiously

C．eagerly

D．hopefully

18.

A．sweet

B．awkward

C．wide

D．silent

19.

A．stop

B．discourage

C．free

D．ban

20.

A．teach

B．understand

C．solve

D．enjoy

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. When Adam was wide awake, the house was quiet, so he knew his parents were still sleeping. They always slept late on the weekend. He could hear his father snoring (打鼾). Even the cat was still asleep on the rocking chair by the fireplace with its tail curled over the nose.

His mother had promised that they would go on a picnic in the park that day. He had been looking forward to it for a long time. He liked the peanut butter and banana sandwiches she made. They would play catch and maybe fly a kite if the wind was moderato. Adam thought maybe he should wake his parents up then.

However, it still looked dark outside. Usually, at that time, the sun was shining through the windows. Maybe it was cloudy. Adam thought. He got out of his bed and went to his parents’ room. He climbed onto their bed and got in the middle between them. His father turned over. His mother opened one eye and saw Adam there.

“Hello!” said Adam, cheerfully. “It’s time to get up and go to the park!” His mother yawned and rubbed her eyes. “Hi,” she whispered. “What time is it?” “I don’t know,” replied Adam. “Oh, Adam,” said his mother, looking at the time on her phone.

“It’s too early. Let’s go back to sleep.” She closed her eyes again. “But it’s morning. And you promised a picnic today!” “Ugh,” said his mother. “I guess you aren’t going back to bed. Okay, give me a few minutes.”

His mother went to the glass door leading to the backyard. She looked out of it. The leaves on the trees were blowing, and the glass was covered with tiny, clear drops of water. She said to her son, “Adam, it’s raining, so we can’t go on a picnic today.”

This was not the news Adam wanted to hear. He sat down on the floor and held his chin in his hands. He wondered what his father would do when he got up.

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2. 请按如下格式作答。

Paragraph 1:

Several minutes later, Adam’s father got up.

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Paragraph 2:

Finally, they came back, wet but happy.

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10 . Animal rescuer Douglas Thron’s passion for animals began when he was a little kid. “I wanted to be a wildlife cinematographer (电影摄影师),” Thron recalled.

When Thron grew up, he did just that, working as a cinematographer for shows like Shark Week, filming great white sharks off the coast of Santa Cruz. It was the hurricane in the Bahamas in 2018 that pushed him to do animal rescue work.

The first animal Thron ever rescued was a dog after the hurricane. Then Thron was testing out using a drone (无人驾驶飞机) and found the dog in the middle of the ruins where hundreds of houses had been destroyed. Equipped with an infrared scope (红外线镜), the camera of the drone used heat to detect the animals at night. “The animal’s body temperature will produce light on the screen and you can pick it out amongst the ruins,” explains Thron. He rescued him. And as nobody claimed him after 30 days, he adopted him. “He is a wonderful partner,” Thron laughed.

Thron has been going non-stop since then. His TV show, Doug to the Rescue, shows some of his heartwarming animal rescues, including after Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and after fires in Northern California and Oregon. Thron also helped rescue koalas after fires damaged parts of Australia, using drones to help locate the animals.

Thron’s dream is to one day have an animal rescue center where he can train others to fly drones and to make Infrared drones as popular for rescuing animals as helicopters are for rescuing people after a disaster.

“It blows me away how many more animals we’re able to save,” Thron says, “and how much faster we can save them before they might pass away after a disaster.”

1. What was Thron mainly responsible for as a cinematographer?

A．Reporting natural disasters.	B．Protecting sharks.
C．Advertising drones.	D．Filming wild animals.

2. What inspired Thron to start rescuing animals?

A．A hurricane in the Bahamas.	B．A terrible fire in California.
C．The bad situation of sharks.	D．A TV show named Shark Week.

3. What happened to the first animal Thron ever rescued?

A．It rescued Thron in return.

B．It passed away after 30 days.

C．It was trained to rescue other animals.

D．It became good company for Thron.

4. Why does Thron dream of having an animal rescue center?

A．To help animals recover from disasters.

B．To raise awareness about animal protection.

C．To train people to use drones to rescue animals.

D．To provide shelter for the animals he has rescued.