1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

The automobile industry is spending billions on self-driving cars, just so we can sit in the back seat like some high-powered corporate executive. But what if we quite like driving?

On holiday a few years ago, I spent hours being transported on trains, buses and planes. Then, finally, came the section of the holiday during which I hired a set of wheels.

After decades of marriage, it was not often that you received real praise from your partner, but on the highways of Crete compliments came with every successful action. “Oh, well done!” said Jocasta, her voice full of admiration, as I navigated a roundabout without killing us both.

Into the roundabout (环岛) I went, slowing down as we entered, then speeding up as we returned to the straight. Really, it was like driving in a Fl race.

We turned right, then right again, following the GPS navigation system, and found ourselves in a small Cretan town. I spoke strictly to the GPS: “We don’t want to be here; we want the highway.”

It instructed me to turn right once more. With every turn the street narrowed. It was like being in a magical shrinking room.

We retracted (缩回) the side mirrors. We took another turn. The new road was even narrower, the walls so close you felt compelled to hold your breath.

Another car appeared coming towards us from the opposite direction. The driver gestured, telling me I would have to make way. But how? I didn’t have the nerve to back up along the impossibly narrow road.

There was a narrow garage opening to one side, a small side street to the other. If I could squeeze the car forward into the garage, I could then back into the side street, allowing the other car to pass.

Locals arrived, standing on various sides of the vehicle, helpfully indicating that I had a centimetre to spare here a millimetre there. There were brick walls on both sides of the car. There was zero chance that I wouldn’t damage the vehicle.

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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。

A local stood at the back of the vehicle,waving me on.

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The other car passed.

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2 . It isn’t every day that the future and the past meet on national television.

Peter Davies, a 100-year-old World War II veteran from Macclesfield, England struggled to find ________ in his life after his wife passed away. ________, when his daughter suggested he offer his help at the local elementary school, he decided to ________ it.

Peter ________ at Dean Valley Primary School, Bollington, and he is a huge hit with all of the children he tutors. He makes reading into a fun game, and his new ________ as a grandfatherly figure makes him feel more ________ to his community than ever before. “The kids are ________ ; they are like sponges (海绵)” said Peter．“I’m sure I get more out of it than the ________ do. I’m not this old man who lives on his own. I’m part of the ________, which is great. Plus my street ________ is extremely good because I’ll be going ________ in the village and a child will shout out ‘Hello Mr. Davies,’ and I feel ________.” In 2023, Peter received a British Empire Medal (BEM) from King Charles III!

Now, ________ being just famous locally, Peter is a national celebrity. He recently ________ on television with the youngest recipient of the BEM, 18-year-old author and environmentalist Dara McAnulty.

“He is the ________, I am the past,” Peter said of Dara.

1.

A．meaning

B．wisdom

C．standard

D．courage

2.

A．Meanwhile

B．Nevertheless

C．Therefore

D．Moreover

3.

A．prove

B．explore

C．manage

D．attempt

4.

A．works

B．volunteers

C．registers

D．engages

5.

A．reputation

B．status

C．post

D．state

6.

A．connected

B．restricted

C．equal

D．inferior

7.

A．flexible

B．naughty

C．patient

D．great

8.

A．heroes

B．humans

C．children

D．adults

9.

A．society

B．population

C．community

D．nation

10.

A．reaction

B．effort

C．devotion

D．credit

11.

A．anywhere

B．nowhere

C．somewhere

D．elsewhere

12.

A．grateful

B．honored

C．ambitious

D．surprised

13.

A．in addition to

B．instead of

C．due to

D．in spite of

14.

A．appeared

B．performed

C．advertised

D．shared

15.

A．prospect

B．trend

C．present

D．future

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Palm trees seemed to speed by the car window. Eight-year-old Katrina began to get nervous, the way she always did in new surroundings. She felt a thin shine of sweat above her lip in spite of the car’s cool air. “The aquarium won’t be crowded, I bet, and people are gonna notice me. I hate wearing this prosthesis leg (假肢).” She felt tears pinprick behind her eyes. “Not being normal is the worst.”

Entering the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, around a comer of a tank, she noticed an animal that looked unusual. “Is that a dolphin with stump (假肢) instead of a tail?” she asked an aquarium staff. He nodded. “Yes, that’s Winter. She’s a very special dolphin.” “What happened to her?” “This girl dolphin was found off the coast of Florida, caught in a crab trap. The ropes from the trap cut off the blood circulation to her tail. So she lost her tail,” Katrina caught her breath. “She’s just like me. She’s just like me.” “But she struggled to survive. Now she wears a prosthetic tail part of the day to help her swim like a dolphin’s supposed to swim.” the staff continued, “Every day, Winter shows us anything is possible if we believe.”

Katrina felt her heartstring was touched. She waved at Winter. Looking at Katrina, Winter raised her flipper (鳍), came to her and lifted her head. “She’s swimming right into my arms,” Katrina said tearfully. They made eye contact. She seemed to be speaking to Katrina: We’re the same.

Back home, all Katrina talked about was Winter. For two weeks, she cried and begged her mother to take her back to Clearwater.

Unfortunately, another blow hit Katrina. She fell on the hardwood floor at home and broke her other leg. Katrina was in constant leg nerve pain. After a through examination, the doctor explained bad news that she would need another surgery on her leg. Years of a living hell came back to her.

She started fearing surgery again and refused to take any.

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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。

Katrina’s mom decided to take her back to Clearwater.

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Finally came the day when Katrina was in the hospital again.

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4 . Head to Flint, Michigan, on a Wednesday night, and you’ll see a blinding display of lights near the river.

The tradition _________ on a whim in 2010 with Daniel Riddick, a doctor in Hurley Children’s Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. His patient, a teenager, had been in the hospital long-term. During his stay, Daniel had _________ with the kid so deeply that he decided that on the boy’s _________ night there, he would do something _________ for the final parting.

As he left, Daniel told the boy to _________ the corner near the bus stop from his window. Daniel _________ to that spot, turned around, and flickered (闪烁) his bike light up toward the hospital. To his surprise, the teen flickered his own room lights to _________. “From a quarter mile away it was very _________ where the kid was,” says Daniel. “I figured if it _________ once I could do it again.” And so he did.

Daniel made it a __________ to ficker his bike lights to kids as he left for the night as a __________ way to say goodbye. The nightly tradition became such a __________ that customers started joining in with flashlights and cell phones too.

The tradition has __________ inspired those beyond Michigan and Daniel hopes it __________ even more. “It could happen anywhere if someone is willing to give it a try with one __________,” he says.

1.

A．developed

B．survived

C．continued

D．started

2.

A．negotiated

B．bonded

C．agreed

D．accommodated

3.

A．last

B．usual

C．scary

D．challenging

4.

A．essential

B．accurate

C．special

D．tolerant

5.

A．witness

B．appreciate

C．watch

D．explore

6.

A．slid

B．biked

C．drove

D．paced

7.

A．signal

B．warn

C．check

D．respond

8.

A．evident

B．important

C．probable

D．surprising

9.

A．worked

B．changed

C．happened

D．mattered

10.

A．duty

B．assignment

C．practice

D．commitment

11.

A．casual

B．trendy

C．strange

D．fun

12.

A．phenomenon

B．miracle

C．hit

D．celebration

13.

A．only

B．even

C．nearly

D．ever

14.

A．improves

B．spreads

C．extends

D．accelerates

15.

A．light

B．message

C．hope

D．sign