1 . It was between Covid lockdowns in 2020. My daughter was struggling to care about online schooling. As a distraction, I suggested a driving lesson in my old car. She had her L-plates (临时驾驶许可证) but was unwilling at first because she has never been a fan of not being able to master something quickly.

Teaching a child to drive requires patience and a calm voice. After a week of car park driving, I told her to hit the road. During the second week of driving lessons, she mastered turning and finally remembered to take the handbrake (手刹) off before speeding up. By the third week, her fear had gone. She even wanted the radio on while driving. I told her she had to reach 10 hours without incident and then she could listen to my choice of music.

Each day, we’d drive for hours. It reminded me of all those trips when she was in the passenger seat and conversation would flow. Sitting side by side, she’d tell me many things. Now it was my turn to talk.

For the past year, we’d lived through hundreds of days of restrictions. With my daughter learning to drive came laughter. The more she drove, the more she loved to drive. In all those hours of watching my daughter learn something, and revel in it, I’d handed her the reins (控制权).

My daughter has booked her driving test. I’ll miss the hours we’ve spent, sitting side by side, learning something new about each other.

1. Why was the daughter unwilling to drive at first?

A．She felt driving was unsafe.

B．She disliked the slow leaning process.

C．She wanted to spend more time reading.

D．She had fallen behind with her schooling.

2. When could the daughter listen to the radio while driving?

A．Until she could drive around in circles.

B．Until she could make turns while driving.

C．Until she could drive for 10 hours without any difficulties.

D．Until she could take the handbrake off before speeding up.

3. What does the underlined words “revel in” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Take part in.	B．Take pleasure in.
C．Believe in.	D．Give in.

4. Which would be the best title for this text?

A．My Daughter’s Driving Started	B．My Daughter Passed Her Test
C．The Love for Our Old Car Mattered	D．Driving Lessons Brought Us Closer

2 . Our son, Tobey, has always had a generous spirit, as well as a very independent nature. Like many small boys, he liked to show his _______ for someone by doing a kind or helpful thing.

“I’m going to make Vanessa’s birthday cake,” he announced _______ at age nine. I knew that he loves his sister and he was eager to do something very grown-up to honor Vanessa’s special day but I was a little _______ about how he would accomplish this _______ task. Fortunately, the cake his sister most _______ was available and the instructions certainly didn’t sound too _______.

On the eve of Vanessa’s birthday, he _______ his homework and carried out the list of _______ carefully. He broke eggs into a bowl for the first time and measured out the other ingredients as though he were _______ priceless objects. Encouraged by his ________, I went to answer a phone call and was ________ to see him working his hands in the bowl. I wanted to shout but thankfully, the astonishment kept these words stuck in my ________. When he saw my expression, he immediately ________ me that he’d washed his hands ________ in the washbasin in front of the cupboard. After finishing all the ________, he put the cake into the baking pan carefully. Soon the smell of baking cake filled the house. Finally, the cake ________ beautifully. Vanessa was ________ by Tobey’s loving gesture and she gave him a big hug.

Now Tobey has become an accomplished cook who still likes to show the love by ________ others good food. People who are ________ in helping others may have much more ________ to develop powerful skills and get happiness more easily.

1.

A．mercy

B．faith

C．relief

D．affection

2.

A．proudly

B．rudely

C．curiously

D．anxiously

3.

A．annoyed

B．hurried

C．worried

D．surprised

4.

A．common

B．tough

C．busy

D．famous

5.

A．desired

B．designed

C．deserted

D．destroyed

6.

A．obvious

B．simple

C．ridiculous

D．complex

7.

A．went through

B．looked through

C．saw through

D．raced through

8.

A．assumptions

B．constructions

C．directions

D．experiences

9.

A．copying

B．handling

C．expanding

D．judging

10.

A．luck

B．progress

C．failure

D．defeat

11.

A．delighted

B．satisfied

C．embarrassed

D．astonished

12.

A．back

B．chest

C．throat

D．head

13.

A．guaranteed

B．believed

C．disappointed

D．suspected

14.

A．smoothly

B．thoroughly

C．calmly

D．roughly

15.

A．procedures

B．results

C．methods

D．subjects

16.

A．gave out

B．worked out

C．took out

D．turned out

17.

A．amused

B．excited

C．respected

D．frightened

18.

A．feeding

B．selling

C．purchasing

D．delivering

19.

A．graceful

B．greedy

C．generous

D．mean

20.

A．inspiration

B．civilization

C．motivation

D．consideration

3 . My job, as a driver, was to wait for the film crew. So my van (货车) often pulled up near the shoot. It was a cold and snowy early morning. The streets in Los Angeles were ________ and deadly quiet. During their ________, I got out of the van and ________ a place to read my book. Soon, I found a beautiful park ________. I noticed a man was sitting on one ________, but there was plenty of room for at least two more bodies. Walking over, I sat on the other end seat. The man looked at me ________ but remained seated. I quickly ________ that he’d probably sat on the bench all the night. His clothes were   dirty, his hair was untidy, and soon I caught a ________. I looked at him and smiled, and he smiled ________ with a mouth of misshapen and blacked-out teeth. That was it. He wasn’t bothering me, and I guessed I wasn’t bothering him.

We both sat there for over an hour. I was reading. He was watching the filming. He then stood up, and _________ in front of me. In a slightly shaky but ________ voice, he said, “Thank you.”

“For what?” I ________   my head and questioned. He looked down at the ground, ________   to me, “Usually people won’t even look at me. Thank you for treating me like a human being.”

I honestly didn’t know what to say before he turned, picked up a dirty backpack, and walked away quickly. I was shocked. I hadn’t done anything ________. I shared a bench. That’s all.

After several seconds of inner confusion, I unexpectedly realized that my ________ had truly meant something to him.

1.

A．lively

B．noisy

C．clean

D．empty

2.

A．reading

B．studying

C．filming

D．moving

3.

A．called for

B．looked for

C．waited for

D．traveled for

4.

A．path

B．café

C．corner

D．bench

5.

A．end

B．top

C．bottom

D．side

6.

A．excitedly

B．oddly

C．fiercely

D．happily

7.

A．wrote

B．thought

C．discovered

D．acted

8.

A．stink

B．taste

C．scent

D．glimpse

9.

A．aloud

B．again

C．later

D．back

10.

A．jumped

B．ran

C．cried

D．walked

11.

A．clear

B．angry

C．powerful

D．rude

12.

A．nodded

B．lifted

C．buried

D．shook

13.

A．whispering

B．singing

C．shouting

D．listening

14.

A．different

B．interesting

C．special

D．strange

15.

A．actions

B．words

C．smiles

D．books

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。

“No matter how hard we try, some things are just not meant to be,” Andrew thought bitterly. He looked down at the hospital bills in his hands and tears filled his eyes. His poor mom had been so ill, and here he was complaining and feeling sorry for himself! He should be praying for her recovery, not crying over a lost, childish dream.

Andrew was nineteen, and as far back as he could remember, he’d wanted to become a software engineer. That dream had become harder to reach after his dad died when Andrew was twelve. His mom had been left to raise him on her own, and it was hard to make ends meet. So Andrew started doing part-time jobs.

Every cent he earned he put away for college. When he was sixteen, he got himself a summer job at a local IT company, where his insight and intelligence caught the owner’s eye. Mr. Lewis, the CEO, made Andrew the assistant of his best and most innovative developer, and the boy thrived (不断成长) on the challenge. He couldn’t wait to go to college!

Unfortunately, when Andrew was in his senior year in high school, his mother became very ill. The usually energetic woman was constantly tired and in pain. She went from doctor to doctor, but no one knew exactly what was wrong with her. They sent her off to do dozens of expensive tests, then shook their heads over the results. Andrew’s mom started getting weaker and weaker, and thinner and thinner until she could barely walk.

Andrew added up the medical bills and was shocked. They owed over $23,000! Andrew pulled out his bank book. He had close to $30,000 in his savings account. He’d painstakingly (艰苦地) saved up for YEARS, so he’d be able to go to college, but his mom’s health was more important.

注意：1. 续写词数应为 150 左右；2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
        The next day, Andrew went to see Mr. Lewis.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
        That night, Mr. Lewis appeared on Andrew’s home with a great idea.
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8 . An 11 year old boy fell in love with agriculture. He _________ becoming a farmer. Now, he _________ a plot of land where he looks after his animals.

Joe Trofer‐Cook’s _________ for farming was sparked (激起) _________ he planted seeds in a new bed that his grandfather had built for his seventh birthday. A year later, he began _________ homegrown produce outside the house and saved every penny to buy three _________. Adding eggs to his produce market helped him earn enough to buy his first four sheep.

His mother said that _________ his animals is a form of “therapy (治疗) ”for Joe who was diagnosed with autism (自闭症).

With the _________ made from selling produce and sheep, Joe was _________ in renting more land from a farmer. Over two years later, Joe now ________________ 37 sheep, 12 chickens, and two cows. “I was born to be a farmer,” said Joe ________________.

“He is the ________________, loveliest, and quietest child you’ll ever meet,” said his mom, “His dad and I aren’t ________________, so this is something that he’s done by himself. Thinking of that, we’re so ________________ of him, and I believe he’ll have his own ________________ one day.”

1.

A．looked for

B．dreamed of

C．believed in

D．cared about

2.

A．discovers

B．lends

C．rents

D．borrows

3.

A．excuse

B．performance

C．explanation

D．passion

4.

A．if

B．when

C．unless

D．though

5.

A．introducing

B．designing

C．acquiring

D．selling

6.

A．sheep

B．chickens

C．cows

D．horses

7.

A．worrying about

B．shouting at

C．caring for

D．looking into

8.

A．money

B．bed

C．choice

D．decision

9.

A．interested

B．successful

C．worried

D．weak

10.

A．owns

B．buys

C．returns

D．saves

11.

A．confusedly

B．sadly

C．nervously

D．quietly

12.

A．kindest

B．healthiest

C．youngest

D．strangest

13.

A．workers

B．farmers

C．scientists

D．teachers

14.

A．ashamed

B．tired

C．proud

D．aware

15.

A．animals

B．hobbies

C．collection

D．farm

9 . Mark and his friends decided to visit Mount Matterhorn, a beautiful mountain in Europe this year. It can not only be _________ from countless viewpoints, but also offered a pyramid-shaped peak.

Since it was a very hard climb to the top, they _________ to make camp at the last possible spot with one of the most extraordinary views, and decided to _________ the next day, not intending to finish the whole climb.

While Mark was _________ how a handful of people were making their way to the _________, he changed his mind and invited his friends to join him. _________, no one was willing because it was too dangerous, and they were _________ with where they were. Luckily, there was a group of climbers who were just _________ past and were on their way to the top. Mark quickly asked them if he could join them, and he was _________.

When they eventually reached the top, Mark was __________ as it’s so beautiful and it’s not at all that __________ as told. A climber next to him, pointing his finger at the __________ where Mark and his friends and many others had set their camps, smiled and explained. “You see, most people in the crowd right there end up satisfied in the __________ of their journey.” continued the man. “Many of them never think that they have the potential to achieve more, so they remain part of the crowd their whole life.”

Hearing that, Mark __________ how many times he was like those who have a(n)__________ they want to reach but not follow through till the end.

1.

A．traveled

B．appreciated

C．preserved

D．removed

2.

A．hesitated

B．struggled

C．pretended

D．stopped

3.

A．continue

B．return

C．escape

D．settle

4.

A．organizing

B．confirming

C．observing

D．considering

5.

A．crowd

B．camp

C．peak

D．pyramid

6.

A．Plus

B．However

C．Instead

D．Therefore

7.

A．satisfied

B．busy

C．familiar

D．patient

8.

A．skiing

B．riding

C．jogging

D．walking

9.

A．accepted

B．ignored

C．greeted

D．threatened

10.

A．out of breath

B．out of control

C．in amazement

D．in relief

11.

A．tough

B．unique

C．worthwhile

D．unusual

12.

A．habitat

B．spot

C．source

D．temple

13.

A．ch arm

B．hope

C．memory

D．middle

14.

A．promised

B．announced

C．wondered

D．doubted

15.

A．decision

B．conclusion

C．rejection

D．goal