1 . Most people in their eighties would consider themselves lucky not to have health problems, but this is not the case with Toshisuke Kanazawa. The 82-year-old Japanese bodybuilder is not only in perfect physical condition, but also looks better than a lot of men a quarter his age.

Kanazawa is a living example that you’re never too old to hit the gym and achieve the body you’ve always dreamed of. A champion bodybuilder in his youth, Kanazawa stopped exercising completely after he retired(退休) at age 34, drinking, smoking and eating whatever he liked. It wasn’t until he turned 50 that he wanted to regain the perfect body of his younger years.

Kanazawa’s wife felt sick frequently, and the former bodybuilder remembered that she had never been happier than when he won the national championship. So, to please her, he decided to return to the gym and completely change his diet.

His workout schedule had to change according to his age. In his youth, he would spend up to six hours training in the gym every day, and his body would recover within two days after a particularly intensive workout, but that was not the case anymore. He cut the daily gym time to three hours and started giving his body one week to recover after exercising every muscle group.

Kanazawa’s efforts paid off. In 2016, at the age of 80, Kanazawa defeated many opponents and placed sixth in the world in a match for bodybuilders over 65, and won the admiration of the crowd.

Sport keeps this elderly man healthy, as he has not suffered so much as a cold since he started bodybuilding again at age 50.

“I want to be a super old man in the bodybuilder community,” Kanazawa said, “If I have a goal, I can continue moving forward. I have to work much harder.”

1. What can we learn about Kanazawa from paragraph 2?

A．He started bodybuilding at the age of 34.

B．He seldom exercised when he was young.

C．He had serious health problems in his youth.

D．He developed an unhealthy lifestyle after he retired.

2. Why did Kanazawa decide to take up exercise again?

A．To make a living	B．To help change his diet.
C．To cheer up his wife.	D．To recover from illness.

3. What did old Kanazawa do while rebuilding his body?

A．He went on a diet.

B．He turned to the doctor for advice.

C．He combined relaxation with exercise.

D．He spent up to six hours training every day.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Bodybuilding: No Age Limit

B．Champion: The Result of Workout

C．Understanding: A Secret to Happiness

D．Exercise: The Best Medicine for Illnesses

2 . I grew up in northern Arizona, where it has the most beautiful landscapes on the planet. Until I was invited to _______Guizhou province by the China Storyteller Partnerships Tour, I realized how _______ Guizhou can be in poetic (有诗意的) detail. There is _______better than seeing things with one’s own eyes. I will attempt to do so here.

My father used to ask my brothers and me on yearly fishing trips around Arizona. We would _______ to catch the largest fish, and those who succeeded would be rewarded. I remembered sitting in a small boat in the middle of the lake, mostly _______ my bored tongue, while my father tried to _______ me the whispers of the wind, or a fish dancing on the surface of the lake. He vividly described to me everything that he _______in nature. On my trip to Guizhou I had the _______ to kayak(皮划艇) on Wanfeng lake. At one point I rested, _______ floating at the center of the lake, listening to the spaces between silence and ________the surrounding karst (喀斯特) mountains. I thought about my childhood, and ________ I had listened more closely to my father’s ________ feelings.

I’ve ________ Arizona for 10 long years, creating my own destiny in China. I’ve managed to build myself a family, a career, and join in ________ activities. I feel as if I have everything I need. For a moment, in Guizhou, I felt ________.

1.

A．find

B．help

C．visit

D．look

2.

A．original

B．beautiful

C．convenient

D．disappointed

3.

A．anything

B．something

C．nothing

D．everything

4.

A．play

B．begin

C．compete

D．win

5.

A．holding

B．closing

C．getting

D．eating

6.

A．play with

B．argue with

C．start with

D．share with

7.

A．had given

B．had gone

C．had received

D．had seen

8.

A．experience

B．chance

C．idea

D．ability

9.

A．comfortably

B．creatively

C．likely

D．virtually

10.

A．taking up

B．taking in

C．taking on

D．taking off

11.

A．wished

B．decided

C．wanted

D．thought

12.

A．fishing

B．working

C．cooking

D．competing

13.

A．come

B．stayed

C．left

D．returned

14.

A．certain

B．grateful

C．sweaty

D．various

15.

A．strange

B．home

C．impatient

D．ashamed

3 . It was the most destructive wildfire in California history. It started in Paradise (天堂镇) and caused $16.5 billion in _______, destroying nearly 19,000 buildings and killing 85 in all. The beauty of this _______ named place was gone.

Grammer, working in Los Angeles, grew up there. When his friend Edwards posted pictures of his white chimney — the only part of his house to survive — he felt _______. And then he had an idea.

“I’ve got to _______ that chimney,” he says, “I’m not trying to say anything. I’m an artist. It was an opportunity for me to _______.”

Grammer spent three hours painting an image of a woman on the _______ — a reminder of the chimney, of the beauty of life, or even just of _______ itself.

Grammer posted the image on Instagram. Those who were affected by the fire, _______, could not calm down. Someone _______, “You bring beauty and hope.”

Greatly inspired, Grammer returned eight times. Outside one house, he found a photo of a girl, Eleanor. He painted a picture of her on the wall of her home left __________. It was a stamp that life was here and that life can __________ to be here. The painting has __________ meaning for the homeowner. Eleanor’s father, recalls how she used to play just feet away. Eleanor herself returned once to __________ the painting.

Ironically (讽刺的是) that first painting, on the chimney in Paradise, __________ only a few months — the bulldozer (推土机) is a cruel art critic. However, Grammer couldn’t be more delighted. It means that the __________ of Paradise is rising again.

1.

A．damage

B．collection

C．debt

D．reserve

2.

A．basically

B．generally

C．beautifully

D．seriously

3.

A．disappointed

B．interested

C．helpless

D．fearless

4.

A．beautify

B．paint

C．build

D．repair

5.

A．succeed

B．improve

C．practice

D．express

6.

A．chimney

B．wall

C．window

D．door

7.

A．art

B．life

C．nature

D．beauty

8.

A．on average

B．in general

C．on earth

D．in particular

9.

A．argued

B．insisted

C．posted

D．suggested

10.

A．standing

B．existing

C．fallen

D．destroyed

11.

A．pretend

B．afford

C．continue

D．decide

12.

A．new

B．special

C．practical

D．real

13.

A．copy

B．handle

C．donate

D．admire

14.

A．flashed

B．suffered

C．survived

D．waited

15.

A．spirit

B．size

C．fame

D．power

5 . Small children are easy to throw up in the air and catch — and they ________ it. “Again, Daddy, again!” Jacky shouts as I throw him skywards and catch him on the way back down again. He throws his arms and legs out   ________ he were flying, his eyes wide with ________. His trust in me is ________, which is quite a nice feeling, but at the same time gives me a huge sense of ________.

I hope Jacky will always trust me fully, but I know that, as he gets older, it will need more effort and sound judgment ________. Trust is such an important part of a parent-child relationship that it’s something that I can’t ________to lose. Every time I ________ Jacky to something new, he’ll do it only because he trusts me and feels ________ in the knowledge that he won’t get hurt.________，teaching Jacky to swim means he has to believe that, when he’s swimming in the big pool, I’ll come to his rescue if his doggy paddle lets him down.

________, in the workplace, trust is important for strong ________. It is something that every manager should work hard to ________ among their team. If people don’t trust you, they’re unlikely to follow your directions and willingly become a loyal (忠诚) team member. A ________of trust can make people work against you rather than for you. At the very least, it means that people are not going to be giving you their best. Good ________, like good parenting, is a long-term commitment.

1.

A．deserve

B．love

C．miss

D．know

2.

A．in case

B．even though

C．so that

D．as if

3.

A．fear

B．doubt

C．excitement

D．astonishment

4.

A．reasonable

B．absolute

C．limited

D．important

5.

A．responsibility

B．satisfaction

C．achievement

D．relief

6.

A．on my part

B．on my behalf

C．in my honor

D．in my name

7.

A．wait

B．choose

C．expect

D．afford

8.

A．attach

B．compare

C．introduce

D．adjust

9.

A．grateful

B．happy

C．proud

D．safe

10.

A．For instance

B．Above all

C．At first

D．In addition

11.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Similarly

D．Fortunately

12.

A．affection

B．leadership

C．friendship

D．determination

13.

A．assess

B．understand

C．organize

D．develop

14.

A．gesture

B．lack

C．bond

D．measure

15.

A．communication

B．personality

C．management

D．education

6 . One day, I had a serious quarrel with my father. I felt he was always trying to _________ me and I wanted to break free. After we exploded in_________, I stormed out of the house and went back to school.

All that day, my mind was racing with _________ thoughts. After all, he hadn’t even finished high school, but here I was a mighty college student! How dare he try to _________ me on my life and plans?

Suddenly, I realized that I didn’t do the assignment that was _________: a thought card. Dr. Simon always _________ us to think deeply by raising all kinds of questions about social issues, political issues, personal issues etc. _________for something to write, I could only think of the _________ I’d just had with my dad.

“I am the son of an idiot (笨蛋) !” I wrote and then _________.

The next day, Dr. Simon gave back our cards. On the card, he wrote, “What does ‘the son of an idiot’ __________ with the rest of his life?” His question got right to the   __________ of the issue: Whose responsibility was it?

I felt like someone had __________ me in the face. Again and again, my parents didn’t   __________ me and I blamed them for this or that, but how could I get away with blaming them for my life?

Slowly, my thinking __________ and my relationship with my father improved. Instead of controlling, now I saw him as caring. And it all started with the innocent-seeming __________.

1.

A．prevent

B．trouble

C．criticize

D．control

2.

A．details

B．shouts

C．tears

D．flames

3.

A．deep

B．stupid

C．angry

D．strange

4.

A．lecture

B．overcome

C．suspect

D．compete

5.

A．near

B．prior

C．close

D．due

6.

A．forced

B．challenged

C．confused

D．appealed

7.

A．Empty

B．Eager

C．Absent

D．Curious

8.

A．fight

B．matter

C．lesson

D．fact

9.

A．put away

B．calmed down

C．signed up

D．handed in

10.

A．do

B．agree

C．deal

D．leave

11.

A．cause

B．force

C．heart

D．surface

12.

A．joked

B．struck

C．looked

D．ignored

13.

A．please

B．educate

C．praise

D．pardon

14.

A．cleared

B．struggled

C．shifted

D．abandoned

15.

A．quarrel

B．teacher

C．reply

D．question

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。

Sunlight flooded through the window when Tomas was sitting at the kitchen table, struggling with a literary classic. Not far away, the huge new tower blocks lined the road. The faint sound of cars was dimly heard.

His mother was chopping (切碎) tomatoes for their dinner as usual. Suddenly she said,

“You know, the thing I miss most is cooking a really hot salsa (辣番茄酱) with fresh peppers straight from the garden. That’s what I miss most about Mexico. But now I could only use this instead.” She sighed, waving a packet of chilli spice powder at him. Tomas looked up from his book in surprise. His mother had never talked like this about their old life before. He studied her now. She looked a little sad and swept the pile of chopped tomatoes into the cooking pot.

Watching his mother busy in the kitchen preparing dinner, Tomas thought about the insight his mother had given him into her feelings, and he realized that he felt the same way about leaving Mexico and coming to this new country now.

Tomas missed his old home and his mother missed Mexico, too. She had loved working in her market garden, selling the fresh vegetables that she had grown herself and then coming home to cook up huge, tasty meals for her family. Tomas’s stomach rumbled (饿得咕咕叫) at the memories.

He thought about how different things were for them now, living in this large, gray apartment where there was no garden and no friends visit to share their delicious meals.

He sighed. At least they were still able to speak regularly every night after dinner with his grandmother back in Mexico over the computer—Grandma! Rosa!

注意：
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。

Suddenly Tomas had an idea.

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A week later, a package arrived from Mexico.

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8 . Forty years ago, Mrs. Austen was my first-grade teacher, an old lady with salt-and-pepper hair, firm but kind, patient and _________ . She let us bake gingerbread men in the school cafeteria — a delightful_________ that amazed me. And whenever we read the “Jack and Janet” books, she wouldn’t let the other kids _________ my classmate Jack or me.

But I came to truly_________ Mrs. Austen when a dress-up day was_________. On that day, we were encouraged to wear clothes in the _________of the mid-1800s. My mother, a superb tailor, made a pioneer-style dress for me. I was so proud _________ it as I walked to school that day. When I got there, however, I was the only one in my class who had dressed up, feeling kind of_________ . Mrs. Austen oohed and aahed over my_________and then went to her office. It didn’t take long before she __________in a frontier-style dress! She explained that she had asked her husband to bring the costume.

We moved away two years later, and I still __________ that I never told Mrs. Austen how __________ I was to her, a teacher who went out of her way, and even__________her husband’s help, to keep a little girl from feeling   __________. I had many wonderful teachers throughout the years, but Mrs. Austen has always held a(n) __________place in my heart.

1.

A．neighborly

B．cowardly

C．grandmotherly

D．scholarly

2.

A．treat

B．view

C．journey

D．story

3.

A．call on

B．work through

C．laugh at

D．engage with

4.

A．remember

B．appreciate

C．believe

D．approach

5.

A．advanced

B．canceled

C．established

D．scheduled

6.

A．exhibition

B．style

C．course

D．show

7.

A．making

B．holding

C．wearing

D．owning

8.

A．contented

B．frightened

C．disappointed

D．embarrassed

9.

A．recipe

B．present

C．costume

D．material

10.

A．reappeared

B．displayed

C．judged

D．modeled

11.

A．assume

B．regret

C．imagine

D．pretend

12.

A．dedicated

B．significant

C．attached

D．grateful

13.

A．sought

B．responded

C．offered

D．declined

14.

A．at ease

B．in order

C．out of place

D．under control

15.

A．typical

B．special

C．obvious

D．ideal

9 . It was a sunny day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. In a moment, he disappeared up the stairs. I looked at the sign that said “To the Tower”, and decided to _______ him.

I caught   up with   him in the ticket office. There I was _______ to   see the attendant selling   him a ticket   as if he   were any other visitor. Then, with the ticket in one hand and _______ the wall with the fingers of the other, the blind     man reached the stairs _______ to the hallway.

“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for?” I said to the attendant, expecting him to show some _______, but he didn’t answer.

“Not the _______ certainly, ” I said. “Perhaps he wants to _______.”

I bought a ticket and _______ up the stairs. The man hadn’t gone as far as I _______ . A third of the way up the tower, I heard his _______. I   slowed down and followed him   at a little _______ . He   stopped from   time to   time. When he got to the balcony, I was a dozen steps _______. As I reached it, I saw him at the corner of the tower.

At last, after ten minutes, I _______ him. “ Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am curious to know _______ you came up.”

He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, you will notice how not just light but sun _______ into the tower through the narrow windows here and there, so that you can feel the _______ —the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm—and   how up here behind the wall there is _______, but as soon as going opposite a window you can find the sun. There is   no _______ so good as this for feeling the difference between light and shade. It is not the first time I’ve come up.”

The blind man seemed quite _______, just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games. He told me the truth that blind men can also find the beauty in life _______ they cannot enjoy the sights of the world.

1.

A．stop

B．follow

C．control

D．visit

2.

A．frightened

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．embarrassed

3.

A．feeling

B．climbing

C．hitting

D．picking

4.

A．pointing

B．attaching

C．contributing

D．leading

5.

A．respect

B．doubt

C．concern

D．sympathy

6.

A．view

B．test

C．prize

D．trick

7.

A．kick

B．jump

C．relax

D．escape

8.

A．struggled

B．explored

C．wandered

D．hurried

9.

A．promised

B．examined

C．imagined

D．confirmed

10.

A．steps

B．words

C．voice

D．cheers

11.

A．standard

B．distance

C．expense

D．intention

12.

A．ahead

B．around

C．outside

D．behind

13.

A．recognized

B．surrounded

C．approached

D．witnessed

14.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．whether

15.

A．knocks

B．pours

C．slides

D．bursts

16.

A．trend

B．reaction

C．change

D．honor

17.

A．light

B．space

C．mess

D．shade

18.

A．place

B．signal

C．object

D．period

19.

A．nervous

B．content

C．curious

D．patient

20.

A．unless

B．because

C．once

D．although

10 . I knocked lightly on Mrs. B’s door. “I’m Barbara, a hospice (临终安养院) volunteer.” I said nervously. It was my first week on the job, and my biggest ________ was figuring out how to begin with a patient.

“Please, sit down,” Mrs. B said, indicating the chair beside her bed. We chatted ________ about the framed ________ on her windowsill—her two daughters, many grandchildren, even great-grandchildren. Then she grew ________.

“What were you thinking about when I walked in?” I asked, sensing she might be waiting to see if I would ________ her to the truest place where this conversation could go.

“I know I’m not going to be around much ________. I’m at peace with that. But my grandson called yesterday. He’s ________ that he can’t make it to see me before I pass.”

“Have you thought about writing him a(n) ________?”

Mrs. B seemed to ________ a little. “I can dictate (口述) if you’d write for me,” she said.

I walked down the hall and ________ pens and paper materials. Mrs. B ________ her grandson’s letter and decided to dictate others — for her daughters, the other grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Then she ________ her church community and her bridge club too.

She asked me to put away the letters before I left. “I asked God to send me a(n) ________ this morning,” she said. “Now I know it was you.”

At that very moment I came to realize that we all ________ a loving spark. Kissing Mrs. B on her forehead, I knew simply showing up might be a precious ________.

1.

A．pity

B．concern

C．shame

D．strength

2.

A．instantly

B．eagerly

C．easily

D．proudly

3.

A．photos

B．albums

C．posters

D．stickers

4.

A．active

B．careful

C．polite

D．silent

5.

A．accompany

B．follow

C．commit

D．adapt

6.

A．faster

B．earlier

C．longer

D．quicker

7.

A．sensitive

B．awkward

C．sad

D．stressed

8.

A．article

B．e-mail

C．note

D．letter

9.

A．brighten up

B．clear up

C．spring up

D．keep up

10.

A．submitted

B．returned

C．distributed

D．fetched

11.

A．continued

B．finished

C．delivered

D．received

12.

A．described

B．assessed

C．targeted

D．added

13.

A．angel

B．expert

C．hero

D．doctor

14.

A．perceive

B．advocate

C．defend

D．carry

15.

A．skill

B．gift

C．clue

D．sign