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。

I was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character. At least I can say that my true character changed that day.

For about a year, my voyage to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown Toronto. As with most large cities, the homeless population of Toronto often gathered on down-town corners, asking pedestrians (行人) for their spare change. Like most busy citizens, I learned to ignore the nameless faces who begged me for money each day. In my eyes, they are on the streets because they choose to be.

I remember how particularly cold the weather had been that day. I passed the usual crowd of homeless beggars, ignored all of them, and continued walking. As I crossed an intersection (交叉路口), I saw him sitting against a building, holding a white cup in front of him. I heard his shaky voice target me as I sped past him.

“Spare some change?” he asked.

I didn’t even bother looking up at his nameless face. “I have no money on me,” I said quickly.

Looking back now, I feel as though fate had set out that day to teach me a lesson. Just a few feet past him, I slipped on the icy road. I lay on the ground for several moments wondering if I had broken my leg. Then I heard a familiar voice only inches above me.

“Are you all right?” he asked.

I knew immediately that this was the man I had just rushed past. I saw the smooth, sympathetic look in his eyes.

I held his hand as I struggled to get to my feet. He held my arm as I hobbled (跛行) to the nearby bus stop. The pain in my leg told me that I needed an X-ray.

“My name is Mike,” he said. “You really shouldn’t try walking on that leg. You really need to get it checked by a doctor,” he said with deep concern.

“This bus goes past the hospital,” I said quickly, pointing to the bus sign above me.

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        Mike paused and a sudden look of realization crossed his face.
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        I turned away from his offering hand and reached for my purse.
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2 . If the plant could thrive (茁壮成长), maybe I could too, even with cancer.

After my cancer diagnosis (诊断), my friend gifted me a lucky bamboo plant in a deep-green pottery bowl. Despite my physical limitations, ______ the green plant became an achievement during a time when I felt ______.

As a family physician used to ______ care, now I was the one relying on others. The _________ change left me feeling unsettled. Watering the plant, as small an act as it was, ____me to my old identity and taught me I could still be a caregiver and be ______.

Through surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy (化疗), I ______ looking after the plant, and it thrived, so did my ______.

But then, ______, its leaves kept browning and dropping to the floor. The ______of its struggles made me frustrated and uneasy. I seemingly related its struggle to my own health, fearing it ______ the return of my tumor (肿瘤).

As my anxiety eased, I ______ guidance online to figure out how to better take care of the poor little thing. Following the   ______ found, I transplanted it to a larger pot, allowing more room and nutrients it required. When it returned to the sunny window, we both began to thrive again!

Now, the lucky bamboo was not just a ______item in my home but a representation of life, and the ability to find ______ even in challenging circumstances.

1.

A．looking for

B．picking up

C．digging up

D．caring for

2.

A．useless

B．painless

C．selfless

D．desireless

3.

A．respecting

B．persuading

C．showing

D．providing

4.

A．gradual

B．positive

C．enormous

D．complex

5.

A．connected

B．recommended

C．added

D．sent

6.

A．focused on

B．brought up

C．picked up

D．depended on

7.

A．delayed

B．continued

C．avoided

D．considered

8.

A．optimism

B．career

C．opportunity

D．lesson

9.

A．originally

B．possibly

C．mysteriously

D．approximately

10.

A．attitudes

B．signs

C．meanings

D．outcomes

11.

A．affected

B．mirrored

C．tested

D．prevented

12.

A．exchanged

B．shared

C．appreciated

D．sought

13.

A．instructions

B．commands

C．schedules

D．trends

14.

A．flexible

B．sustainable

C．decorative

D．sensitive

15.

A．company

B．hope

C．aid

D．creativity

3 . 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。

We were very poor. To help support the family, Grandma would go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables, and then sell them. In this way, Grandma had to spend the whole day in the mountains. After she came back from collecting a lot of wild vegetables, she had to pick them until late night. Early in the morning, my grandma would take the vegetables, walk through the mountain road, and go to the market to sell them.

I hated Grandma digging wild vegetables all day long, because as soon as I finished my homework, I had to help her pick vegetables. And this dirty work often made my fingers black. In that case, no matter how hard I washed my hands, the dirty black color couldn’t be washed away, which made me very upset. My grandma noticed I hated the black color so much; she once suggested using bleach and iron filings (漂白剂和铁屑). It worked. However, it really hurt so I refused to try them again.

One day, something unexpected happened.

“Everyone, you need to invite your parents to school. OK?” the teacher said to us, “the school requires students to bring your parents to school, mainly to discuss your school work.”

Of course it didn’t matter to other classmates, but I… Grandma was the only one who could come to school with me, Hearing what the teacher said, I sighed (叹气) helplessly, “Oh…” The worn-out clothes, the slightly hunched (弓背的) back, and the most terrible thing was the dirty black color on Grandma’s fingers!

I couldn’t tell how worried and frightened I was and I didn’t know what to do. Anyway, I didn’t want the teacher to see the color of my grandma’s fingers. I came home with an unhappy face and said hesitantly (犹豫地): “Well, Grandma, the teacher asked parents to go to school tomorrow.”

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I couldn’t help stealing a look at her hands.

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The next afternoon, a classmate told me my grandma was in the teacher’s office.

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4 . 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。

As Hurricane Lan bore down on Florida, many residents who stayed put found themselves unable to leave even if they tried. For hours they were forced to fight heavy winds and attempt to escape flooding inside long-loved homes that had become frightening, deadly traps. Within days, around 100 deaths in the state would be attributed to the hurricane, many of them were older residents who drowned.

When the water slipped in under the door of their home, it was just a glimmer on the floor, a sign that it was time to go. It was Wednesday, Sept.28, around noon, and Bishop woke up her two brothers, who had been resting after lunch. She pulled the wheelchair up to the oldest, Russell, 67. Her other brother, Todd, 63, could manage with a walker.

Both men had been born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), and their mental development was like that of a young child. About 10 years ago, they started showing signs of Parkinson’s disease. But they found joy in their surroundings. Todd liked collecting cans at the beach. Russell loved riding the bus and going to parks. Bishop, 61, was their lifeline, their little sister who had long felt an obligation to keep them safe.

“We’ve got to get going!” she shouted to them. She went to open the front door. It would not move. The weight of the water on the other side had made it shut. She rushed to try the door to the garage. It, too, was stuck. That’s when the house began to flood. It went from ankle-deep to knee-deep in less than five minutes. Bishop knew that there was no way out.

Now Bishop and her brothers were trapped. At 12:34 p.m., she called 911 but couldn’t get through. There was no one she could get in touch with. To try her fortune, she texted a neighbor, Walters, who was always there when neighbors were in need, “Water’s coming in.” Around her, she could hear the dining room hutch (餐具柜) tipping and crashing, the china breaking, the refrigerator toppling over.

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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。

The only way to go was up, so Bishop guided her two bothers to the stairs.

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Bishop sank into despair, but she noticed it seemed water stopped coming in.

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5 . “Mom!” a girl calls out in a busy store. I turn toward it, so do several other women. It doesn’t matter that I’m in the store alone or that my two daughters are much older than this helpless little voice. When I hear “Mom!” I am ready for action and rescue.

Mom is defined in the dictionary as a female parent. But through the years my children have used the word to mean much more.

Jessica, at 7, screams “Mo-hom” in an accusing tone, for she can’t find a matching sock.

For Sarah, at 13, on a morning when she’s already late for school, “Mom!” means “I am desperate for new clothes. I can’t believe I’ve existed in these rags.”

“Mom?” Sarah is almost 17 and rarely knocks on my door in the morning anymore. Yet I recognize the vulnerability in her voice.

“Do you want some help?” I ask her, sleep-blurred.

She nods, and then bursts into tears. “John’s mad at me, and I don’t know why. He won’t talk tome. What should I do?”

I put my arm around her. I want to protect my child from the cruel beasts who make her weep so, but I’ve got a hot potato of my own just now. I feel the disability of being responsible for myself and for my daughters. I talk to my friends and they empathize(共情). I talk to my brother and he solves problems. I need more.

So I dial the familiar number I once called from college.

“Hello?” The voice is crackly, uncertain. It has lived through so much already that it’s cautious about another blow.

“Mom?” I say.

“Honey, are you all right?” my mother asks.

Somehow, that is everything I want to hear.

1. What does the underlined word “vulnerability” mean in paragraph 5?

A．Tension.

B．Delight.

C．Weakness.

D．Curiosity.

2. Why can’t the writer help her daughter this time?

A．She has no clue who John is.	B．Her work takes all her attention.
C．She is too mentally exhausted.	D．She is too sleepy to stay focused.

3. What can best describe the writer?

A．Ambitious and faithful.	B．Enthusiastic and humorous.
C．Brave and independent.	D．Sensitive and responsible.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．The mother’s mind is the child’s classroom.

B．A mother always cares for the youngest child.

C．The world’s all glory and pride all come from the mother.

D．The most beautiful voice in the world is the call of mother.

6 . Billy Barr, 71, paused outside his mountainside cabin to measure the water percentage in snow. This year, it contained about 10 percent. “Another year of high figure,” Barr sighed. Things were quite different five years ago, when the number had been around 6 percent. “Now the snow here has gotten wetter for sure. We understand that weather is weather, and it changes all the time. But all of a sudden, the last five years have all presented high figures,” said Barr. “So that’s when things need our attention.”

Barr arrived in Gothic in 1972 as a student helping on a water chemistry project. He stayed until the end of the year, then came permanently the following summer. In the mountains, he felt relaxed — even though home was a mining hut with a lamp and a sleeping bag. He’d always liked numbers; as a kid, he counted gas stations on family trips. That’s what inspired his records, not some grand scientific ambition. Over time, Barr found he liked comparing one year to others.

On a recent afternoon, Barr sat at his computer, skimming through decades of numbers. In the numbers, he pointed out patterns. Nearly half the record low temperatures came in his first decade here, and more than half the record highs occurred in the past one. “Back in the 70s, there were winters when we had over 100 days in a row when it didn’t get above freezing. Last winter, the most was nine,” Barr worried. “There’s a trend there. I really think we’re in a load of trouble. And we don’t have much time for this.”

After filling 10 notebooks with his records, Barr now organizes them in Excel and publishes them on his website. Researchers regularly ask him for data, he said, and he was always pleased to share. Barr is witnessing snow fall here for the 50th year straight. “I just want to keep it going. It is interesting — it is, I think. And it’s helpful.”

1. According to Barr, why should water percentage in snow be paid attention to?

A．It increased by 4 percent this year.	B．It varies from 6 percent to 10 percent.
C．It is changeable like weather.	D．It has been increasingly high for years.

2. What made Barr choose to stay in mountains?

A．The sense of relaxation.	B．The boredom from city life.
C．The passion for comfort.	D．The commitment to scientific ambition.

3. What can be inferred from paragraph 3?

A．There is no hurry at all for people to address this issue.

B．More days above freezing have come in the last decade.

C．People are prepared to face temperature trouble nowadays.

D．100 days of continuous low temperature is common now.

4. Which words best describe Billy Barr?

A．Crazy and ambitious.	B．Generous and devoted.
C．Lonely and outdated.	D．Patient and optimistic.

7 . 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 day before Christmas, Nicole went to a supermarket near her home with her mother, Jessica, and her younger brother, Steven, to buy Christmas presents. She bought a very cute little teddy bear (泰迪熊) and she loved it very much.

It was snowing that day, but it soon stopped. And it started to clear up. So they planned to go for a walk along a local river together. It didn’t take long for Steven to start getting bored. He offered to play with his sister’s toy for a while. Nicole happily gave Steven her beloved teddy bear. As soon as Steven got the toy, he started playing with it. He even threw it into the air to show how strong he was. However, Steven threw the teddy bear into the river accidentally. Seeing what happened, Nicole was very sad, crying out loud.

The toy disappeared with the current. It was very cold, so it was impossible to go down to the river to pick up the teddy bear. Steven just stood there silently. Jessica saw the scene, and she knew she had to comfort Nicole and teach Steven a lesson.

With disappointment and sadness, Nicole walked quickly back home. Minutes later, Steven came up with an idea. He urged his mom to reach out to neighbors to see if anyone might be able to help find the toy. “I don’t want to bother anyone. I don’t think anyone would care,” Jessica said. But Steven convinced her to give it a shot. So she included the news in her personal social media and said, “If anyone happens to see the teddy bear in the river, please help us pick it up. My kids will be grateful.” She uploaded a photo of the teddy bear.

A local search and rescue team saw the news and its captain, Adam, decided to help. As hard as it was to believe, a task to rescue the teddy bear was quickly spreading. After several hours of searching, the toy was successfully located, which made the young owner very happy.

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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。

On Christmas Day, Adam came to Jessica’s home.

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The next day, Nicole and Steven planned to take action to fulfil (履行) the promise to Adam.

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8 . Jacob McFarland loves making and bringing his parents coffee. And now the 21-year-old, who has autism (孤独症), has his own cafe.

Making coffee for his dad is a passion. It makes him feel very ______. Jacob is his father’s biggest ______, and he loves coffee. So, Jacob loves everything his father loves. Jacob was ______ himself in all types of research about the proper beans to use, the best water, the water temperature and the ______ of the whole thing.

His parents ______ a record store in town, and they had to ______ close it sometimes because it was not an ______ business. Jacob, who was 19 at the time and had graduated from high school, was still in continuing education courses, but those ______ too. So, the family decided to do a coffee cart (推车) outside of their store.

The coffee cart was a way to keep ______ coming out-even though they couldn’t shop for ______ inside the store. It had a double benefit, because Jacob got to ______ his dream of being barista (咖啡师).

Not only was the coffee business successful, it helped ______ Jacob’s life. The cafe has expanded even further, by employing other young people with ______ and helping them with future employment efforts. Having a business has also helped Jacob socially. He’s found the ______ side of himself. And if this were to all go away tomorrow, the ______ in Jacob in two and a half years has been worth everything.

1.

A．famous

B．injured

C．happy

D．tired

2.

A．fan

B．son

C．problem

D．concern

3.

A．celebrating

B．serving

C．educating

D．absorbing

4.

A．lecture

B．technology

C．point

D．depth

5.

A．own

B．buy

C．need

D．build

6.

A．fluently

B．gradually

C．absolutely

D．temporarily

7.

A．honorable

B．exciting

C．essential

D．accessible

8.

A．spread

B．stopped

C．existed

D．indicated

9.

A．businessmen

B．guests

C．passengers

D．customers

10.

A．records

B．vegetables

C．equipment

D．clothes

11.

A．go through

B．come up

C．live out

D．cut in

12.

A．plan

B．change

C．design

D．imagine

13.

A．disabilities

B．skills

C．knowledge

D．experience

14.

A．original

B．artificial

C．inner

D．social

15.

A．adventure

B．anxiety

C．progress

D．promise

9 . I haven’t received any formal training in swimming but was born and brought up in this area, so swimming comes naturally to me. We all play here in the________waters because we know it’s safe. But there are areas in this lake that are very deep and dangerous.

It was around sometime last year that a young girl was laughing and playing in the water. I saw her and remembered my________. I smiled and continued doing my work until I heard her________. I looked back at the waters, but I couldn’t see her—she had gone into the deep and had started to________. There were about 100 onlookers (旁观者) but no one moved an inch. I didn’t understand why no one was_________ to do anything about it!

I couldn’t see her and I didn’t have a________where she was, but I just jumped in, hoping to find her. I saw her drowning in the deep and I swam towards her. The water there was heavy and fighting the________wasn’t easy, but I swam with all my might to save the girl and myself. At some point, I even felt like I wouldn’t_________it because it was just too much. But I pushed myself harder and used all my strength until I finally_________her.

I________her and pulled her out of the deep. When I reached the shore and put her near the steps, everyone praised my________but my only focus was to see whether she________.

Luckily, she started breathing________after a few minutes.

I became a good________after that, but the biggest lesson I learned from this is to never be an onlooker and to get up and make a________in one’s hour of need.

1.

A．pure

B．different

C．shallow

D．natural

2.

A．childhood

B．knowledge

C．dream

D．adventure

3.

A．sing

B．laugh

C．whisper

D．cry

4.

A．drown

B．struggle

C．freeze

D．swim

5.

A．worried

B．ready

C．curious

D．polite

6.

A．choice

B．problem

C．clue

D．word

7.

A．conflict

B．force

C．danger

D．wind

8.

A．take

B．make

C．get

D．chance

9.

A．saw

B．informed

C．reached

D．understood

10.

A．caught hold of

B．stared at

C．kept track of

D．listened to

11.

A．inspiration

B．experience

C．honesty

D．bravery

12.

A．left

B．regretted

C．survived

D．agreed

13.

A．normally

B．hurriedly

C．hardly

D．greatly

14.

A．worker

B．example

C．swimmer

D．signal

15.

A．decision

B．plan

C．suggestion

D．difference

10 . How to bring out your art potential? Traditionally, people may bury themselves in learning ________ skills at a studio and begin from drawing lines. However, Wiebe from School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, has her own ________. She is trying to do something that shows her love for art and also benefits the ________.

________ by a group of old ladies in Canada who plant sustainable art materials and ________ their videos on YouTube, Wiebe learned about how to plant, harvest and separate fibers. She planted different fruits and vegetables traditionally used to dye (染色) ________. She then put their peels into boiled water to make a dye. For her, it’s a ________ process but enjoyable.

Wiebe plans to eventually buy some land in Detroit to grow these ________ art materials. “I’d set it up like a co-operative where artists can ________ a few hours a week and then freely use all the ________ that I grow,” she told Minnesota News.

Wiebe also likes fiber-based art, such as quilting, sewing and weaving. She has ________ those techniques to her recent works, displayed as part of the annual Senior Exhibition at her school. The first is a quilt made of pieces of her father’s pants and ________ with pieces of her family’s clothing. The second is a towel she ________ from one of her used sweaters—with an accompanying video showing her ________.

“I’ve been drawing since I was 2. It’s never been a question for me that I would do something art-related, but rather what more specific art-related thing I’ll ________ doing.” said Wiebe.

1.

A．teaching

B．gardening

C．painting

D．engineering

2.

A．method

B．dream

C．opportunity

D．standard

3.

A．environment

B．community

C．neighborhood

D．university

4.

A．Guaranteed

B．Respected

C．Employed

D．Inspired

5.

A．expose

B．abandon

C．imagine

D．post

6.

A．hairs

B．fibers

C．pictures

D．fingernails

7.

A．rewarding

B．disturbing

C．demanding

D．frustrating

8.

A．colorful

B．sustainable

C．economical

D．valuable

9.

A．observe

B．appreciate

C．volunteer

D．wander

10.

A．weeds

B．grains

C．crops

D．plants

11.

A．applied

B．confirmed

C．removed

D．supported

12.

A．mixed

B．crowded

C．filled

D．occupied

13.

A．saved

B．wove

C．transported

D．mended

14.

A．character

B．appearance

C．life

D．technique

15.

A．lead to

B．end up

C．put off

D．carry out