1 . Ray had a wonderful family and lived very happily. He had four grandchildren, and they all came to see him _______ their holidays. One day, Ray was preparing to welcome them as usual: cleaning the house and cooking delicious food. _______ he was working, he lost his favorite watch which was a _______ from his deceased(已故的) wife. Ray loved the watch very much, and he was very sad.

When his grandchildren arrived, they_______ him they would find the watch. One granddaughter asked, “Grandpa, where did you see the watch last _______ it went missing?” Ray replied, “Maybe in the barn(谷仓)!” The children searched there for more than two hours _______ could not find it.

One of his grandsons wanted to search the barn _______, and Ray asked why he was going there. The little boy didn’t explain but asked _______ not to follow him. A moment later, he rushed back to his grandfather, “I found it!” He shouted. Ray was _______ and asked how he made it. The little boy replied, “I stood in the barn ________ making any noise, and tried my best to keep silent. After a few ________, I heard the sound of tick tick. At last, I ________ the watch from the hay(干草).” After hearing his words, Ray hugged the little boy and ________ him very much.

The story tells us if we ________ calm, we can find a solution. This shows the power of ________

1.

A．between

B．during

C．among

D．past

2.

A．Unless

B．Over

C．While

D．Still

3.

A．report

B．gift

C．letter

D．message

4.

A．suggested

B．doubted

C．expected

D．promised

5.

A．after

B．before

C．until

D．since

6.

A．and

B．so

C．or

D．but

7.

A．ever

B．again

C．already

D．always

8.

A．other

B．another

C．the other

D．the others

9.

A．angry

B．bored

C．unhappy

D．surprised

10.

A．without

B．by

C．about

D．except

11.

A．weeks

B．days

C．hours

D．minutes

12.

A．looked up

B．turned up

C．picked up

D．made up

13.

A．accepted

B．thanked

C．saved

D．protected

14.

A．stop

B．send

C．stay

D．seem

15.

A．habit

B．decision

C．silence

D．suggestion

2 . They caused the first wound, but you are causing the rest; this is what not forgiving does. They got it started but you keep it going. Forgive and let it go, or it will eat you alive. You think they made you feel this way, but when you don’t forgive, you are the one creating the pain on yourself.

Whatever you do — don’t wait to forgive someone until they apologize, ask for your forgiveness or even admit they have harmed you. If you are waiting for someone to admit they have hurt you, you could be waiting forever and it puts them in the power position, where you need something from them to move forward in your own life.

Forgiveness has nothing to do with how wrong someone else was; no matter how wrong they are, when you forgive a person, you break the ties with their ill deeds that keep you in pain. Forgiving breaks the unhealthy bonds between you and the one who hurt you, and redefines you as an independent victor in your own life. Whether they accept their responsibility or not, you are no longer dependent on their participation for your healing (治愈). You can forgive them, and you can then move on. Boundaries are an essential part of forgiveness.

It is easy to hold a grudge (记仇). It is easy to blame. But these experiences are a lasting role of a powerless victim (受害者). When you hold grudges the victimization continues.

It takes emotional bravery to forgive. It takes a huge determination toward self-care to let go of painful past events and not let them identify your future. There is no self-love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without self-love. Forgiving others may be the ultimate act of self-love. Through forgiveness you can protect yourself from suffering from the lapses made by others.

1. According to the author, if you don’t forgive, you’ll _____.

A．suffer further	B．keep your pride
C．become stronger	D．receive an apology

2. What does the author think of the degree of harm others do to you?

A．It counts a great deal.	B．It is tied to you firmly.
C．It is nothing important.	D．It decides whether you forgive.

3. Which of the following can replace the underlined word“lapses”in the last paragraph?

A．decisions	B．mistakes
C．contributions	D．apologies

4. What’s the purpose of the author in writing the text?

A．To advise us not to blame others.

B．To tell us it is difficult to forgive others.

C．To tell us the importance of forgiving others.

D．To advise us to learn to forgive others for self-love.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

I live in Bangalore, India, where the traffic is heavy for most of the day,     1     drivers can be pretty impatient.

When I     2     (be) in Singapore about seven years ago, I stepped off the sidewalk (人行道) and     3     (quick) jumped back upon seeing a car. To my     4     (surprising), the car stopped. I waited. So did the car. Then, the driver waved at me to cross. That was a     5     (memorize) moment for me. A pedestrian (行人) was     6     important than the car—something we are just not used to in India.

Now, I try to slow down as often as possible and allow pedestrians     7     (cross), or even invite another car to go ahead of me. And I always wave when someone gives me space to go ahead.

In fact, another way of     8     (create) goodwill is in airport queues or at the train station. I’ve found that the moment I step aside for the people in a hurry, they are always thankful, and often give me a smile or offer back what I have offered them. There is an instant connection when we offer space for others.

In     9     busy world, the very same people will smile back at us when we offer a kind gesture. Taking the time to give others the chance to go first     10     (make) these small moments of connection that brighten my day.

4 . In 2016, I suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) a form of depression(抑郁症) that is found to make people feel low in the UK between September and April. During that cold and wet period, I got comfort in books.

Books have been used by many to reduce depression. I lose myself into them as thirstily as usually get my morning coffee. Each Christmas, I have a habit of returning to the old favorite books that make up for my emptiness, such as Jane Eyre. Sometimes, to escape from the cold, I run back to the heat that I am used to, so I will read a lot of books set in Africa.

It became important for me to find a way to escape my sadness in the world of books. And isn’t that what art and literature is for? According to JJ Bola, the author of No Place to Call Home, “The world can get you so down that you think you’re the only person going through what you’re going through. But then you read and you realize that you are not alone that if someone else has gone through it and survived, then maybe you can, too.” It is this survival that the reader looks for, that is, the understanding that the winter is not so long after all.

1. What was the possible cause for the author’s illness?

A．His personality.	B．His poor health.
C．Sleeplessness.	D．Cold and wet seasons.

2. The author likes reading old favorite books because they help him________.

A．kill time	B．keep warm
C．enjoy Christmas time	D．drive away emptiness

3. Which book may the author probably read when he feels cold?

A．Jane Eyre.	B．Out of Africa.
C．Alice in Wonderland.	D．No Place to Call Home.

4. Through reading, the author________.

A．finds a way to escape his sadness

B．gets along better with others

C．leans more about other cultures

D．becomes more interested in literature

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Reading Reduces Depression	B．Reading Keeps You Warm
C．How to Escape Loneliness	D．How to Survive Winters

5 . We would all love to learn how to be happy. And sometimes, the ______ comes from a surprising place.

There was an anthropologist (人类学家) who had been studying the habits and ______ of a remote African tribe. He had been ______ in the village for ______ some time and the day before he was to return home, he put together a gift basket filled with delicious fruits from around the region and ______ it in a piece of cloth. He placed the basket under a tree and then he ______ the children in the village.

The man drew a ______ in the dirt, looked at the children, and said, “When I tell you to ______, run to the tree and ______ gets there first will win the basket of the fruits.” When he told them to run, they all ______ each other’s hands and ran together to the tree. Then they ______   together around the basket and enjoyed their ______ as a group.

The anthropologist was ______ . He asked why they would all go together when one of them could have won all the fruits for himself or herself. A ______ girl looked up at him and said ______, “How can one of us be happy if all the other ones are ______?”

Years later, the well-known South African activist Desmond Tutu would describe the little girl’s ______   process by using the word “ubuntu”, which means “I am because ______ are”. People in that tribe believe that a person is a person through other people. Happiness is the ______ of combining what we love to do with something that is ______.

1.

A．design

B．determination

C．consideration

D．solution

2.

A．ocean

B．culture

C．diversity

D．difference

3.

A．working

B．surviving

C．wandering

D．searching

4.

A．even

B．quite

C．just

D．still

5.

A．wrapped

B．decorated

C．tied

D．fixed

6.

A．gathered up

B．cleared up

C．took up

D．picked up

7.

A．sign

B．symbol

C．picture

D．line

8.

A．prepare

B．start

C．escape

D．depart

9.

A．whenever

B．whichever

C．whoever

D．whatever

10.

A．pushed

B．dragged

C．shook

D．held

11.

A．played

B．lay

C．united

D．sat

12.

A．experience

B．service

C．treat

D．effort

13.

A．shocked

B．excited

C．annoyed

D．ashamed

14.

A．noisy

B．troublesome

C．young

D．crazy

15.

A．pitifully

B．innocently

C．hopefully

D．confusedly

16.

A．silent

B．curious

C．greedy

D．sad

17.

A．analysis

B．study

C．thought

D．growth

18.

A．we

B．you

C．all

D．they

19.

A．truth

B．direction

C．result

D．secret

20.

A．demanding

B．meaningful

C．practical

D．important

6 . Last summer, I was suffering from too much stress, I’d just graduated from a challenging doctoral program and was ________ from the years of research, study and writing. I took a vacation to celebrate, but the academic intensity had become a ________ . Sitting on the beautiful lawn of the hotel on Mackinac Island, I just felt like I should be studying or working as usual.

________ seeing natural beauty would have relaxed me, but I couldn’t ________ . I couldn’t help looking at my cell phone repeatedly in case I missed something important. “ Enough,” I murmured. I needed to ________ , but why couldn’t I?

A dragonfly buzzed around me. With each ________ , this creature’s wings changed color — blue one moment, green the next. Dragonflies usually fascinated me with their quick movements that ________ me of acrobats (杂技演员) in the wind, but I wasn’t in the ________ that day. What I needed then was ________ , not movement. As if on cue, the dragonfly came to rest on a blade of grass in front of me.

I watched that dragonfly carefully for many minutes. So did the dragonfly. “It’s not a matter of relaxing,” it seemed to say. “It’s a matter of ________ the now, the here. Life is so short. Be here in the moment and let the ________ take care of itself.” Suddenly, I ________ this beautiful creature, who only had months to live, was “instructing” me about the ________ of life and felt much relaxed. The dragonfly seemed ________ that its message had been delivered. It sprang from the grass and flew away. I didn’t see it again. But I would never forget what it taught me: Be here and ________ yourself.

1.

A．distracted

B．withdrawn

C．exhausted

D．separated

2.

A．tradition

B．strength

C．burden

D．habit

3.

A．Generally

B．Eventually

C．Particularly

D．Exactly

4.

A．settle down

B．break down

C．slow down

D．get down

5.

A．concentrate

B．unwind

C．continue

D．pause

6.

A．movement

B．change

C．advance

D．performance

7.

A．convinced

B．informed

C．reminded

D．warned

8.

A．way

B．mood

C．state

D．position

9.

A．progress

B．admiration

C．consideration

D．stillness

10.

A．remembering

B．understanding

C．appreciating

D．recognizing

11.

A．life

B．history

C．moment

D．future

12.

A．guessed

B．realized

C．agreed

D．admitted

13.

A．value

B．content

C．reality

D．principle

14.

A．concerned

B．doubtful

C．satisfied

D．regretful

15.

A．enjoy

B．collect

C．suit

D．conduct

7 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节和给定段落开头语进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

When I was six years old, I visited my grandfather’s farm in Kansas and he sent me into the woods to gather pecans (胡桃) for us to enjoy later. The pecans were about the size of a man’s thumbnail and just about the tastiest snack I’d ever had.

However, pecan picking was really tiring and my little bucket was only half full after working hard for a long time. I thought I wouldn’t let Grandpa down. Just then something caught my eye. A large brown squirrel was a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree, jumped up to the trunk and disappeared in a large hole. A moment later the squirrel popped back out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place inside the hollow of the tree.

Not so secret anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was filled with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my chance. Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my bucket. Now it was almost full! I was so proud of myself that I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.

I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the bucket and asked, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I’d followed the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.

Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I’d been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that surprised me. He handed the bucket back to me and put his arm gently around my shoulders.

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。
Paragraph 1:

“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter supply of food,” he said.

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Paragraph 2:

I picked up that little bucket full of pecans and carried it back to the tree.

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8 . Recently, the dog my aunt had been keeping for almost 18 years died of old age. So _________ was the poor lady that she kept telling others not to raise a pet, saying she wouldn’t have had to _________ this much grief if she hadn’t kept the dog.

For sure, the loss of something precious is in no way a _________ experience. But, despite my _________ for her, I was somewhat frustrated about her nagging (唠叨). By saying her _________ words, she was in fact increasing the _________ rather than reliving the happy hours she had spent with her dog, the heartfelt _________ whenever she would stroke (抚摸) its furry head, her _________ nights when the dog was around, and the many other sweet _________ .

I myself have also had dogs that I’ve lost three __________ . But still, I am now __________ another one. Knowing that I will one day lose him simply makes me __________ the time we have together. Having an __________ to have something special before losing it is a blessing. It __________ us that the things we hold dear will not be with us forever, teaching us to __________ the present moment and to live our lives to the fullest.

1.

A．busy

B．heartbroken

C．excited

D．popular

2.

A．hear

B．avoid

C．express

D．suffer

3.

A．common

B．bad

C．pleasant

D．real

4.

A．sympathy

B．love

C．respect

D．support

5.

A．favorite

B．angry

C．inspiring

D．regretful

6.

A．risk

B．pain

C．possibility

D．difficulty

7.

A．sadness

B．apology

C．smile

D．concern

8.

A．wonderful

B．normal

C．sleepless

D．lonely

9.

A．arguments

B．words

C．dreams

D．moments

10.

A．luckily

B．possibly

C．actually

D．particularly

11.

A．raising

B．adopting

C．selling

D．training

12.

A．waste

B．value

C．shorten

D．limit

13.

A．excuse

B．answer

C．idea

D．opportunity

14.

A．reminds

B．surprises

C．disappoints

D．bothers

15.

A．accept

B．understand

C．enjoy

D．change

9 . I teach at a middle school. One evening, I received a message from a boy who found someone had written a very _________ message on his locker. He took a picture of it and sent it to me asking for _________.

A few hours later, I _________ that on his Instagram he had posted that picture and asked if anyone_________ who had done it.

Well, the next day, the boy came to me with another boy. The boy who had received the message showed me the _________ he had received. This was a heartfelt(真诚的) apology. I asked him if he knew who had done it, then the other boy replied _________, “It was me. I don’t know why I did it, but I know it was_________.So I wrote him this note. I _________ wanted to do something to try to make up for my meanness.”

My heart felt full of _________ for this boy. I told him how __________he was to admit his mistake and how amazing it was that he did something __________to correct his mistake. I__________the boy who had received the note and asked him if he could __________ that boy. Without hesitation, he said，“Yes.”

I think it is normal that middle school students make __________ because of their age. They are stuck between being __________and grown-ups. But these two boys showed me that coming forward when someone was__________was important, and coming forward to__________one’s mistake was also important. They both showed bravery and kindness in a __________ way I would not have expected. Every day I am __________that although I am an educator, my students truly __________ me.

1.

A．secret

B．important

C．mean

D．short

2.

A．help

B．information

C．money

D．evidence

3.

A．thought

B．guessed

C．proved

D．noticed

4.

A．found

B．recognized

C．knew

D．remembered

5.

A．picture

B．letter

C．gift

D．note

6.

A．patiently

B．calmly

C．embarrassedly

D．happily

7.

A．necessary

B．wrong

C．late

D．simple

8.

A．just

B．never

C．ever

D．even

9.

A．regret

B．confidence

C．hope

D．pride

10.

A．grateful

B．stubborn

C．brave

D．generous

11.

A．kind

B．new

C．funny

D．difficult

12.

A．believed in

B．cared about

C．agreed with

D．turned to

13.

A．beat

B．accept

C．forgive

D．protect

14.

A．decisions

B．mistakes

C．changes

D．jokes

15.

A．adults

B．students

C．children

D．babies

16.

A．in trouble

B．in danger

C．in a hurry

D．in a mess

17.

A．discover

B．admit

C．avoid

D．report

18.

A．strange

B．traditional

C．quiet

D．special

19.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．ordered

D．suggested

20.

A．teach

B．choose

C．save

D．love

10 . 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。

When I was in Grade One, most of my classmates didn’t like to play with me because I was always shy and silent. However, I always got high grades in both exams and activities. Gradually, I got the respect of my classmates. And my teachers repeatedly praised me and asked me to assist my classmates in their study. Besides, there were various competitions in my school and I was always chosen as the representative of our class.

However, life is not always happy. There are times when we experience ups and downs. When I was in Grade Three, a student named Vannilyn came to our school, and she was placed in the class next to mine. Months passed and the result of the mid-term examination was released. I was still the No. 1 in my class and I heard that Vannilyn was the No. 1 in her class. However, I just ignored her and in my thought, I was still superior because I was a seasoned pupil.

There were times when I didn’t want to open my books to read and study for our next day’s lesson. When I did my homework, I became careless and I didn’t even mind whether my handwriting looked beautiful or not. What’s worse, I gradually became addicted to computer games. And because of that, my teachers began to criticise me and what made me angry was that they always mentioned Vannilyn in front of me!

I got annoyed every time my teachers compared me with Vannilyn. I was discouraged and no longer followed their instructions. At the end of the first term, the principal’s assistant announced the final examination result, and I still ranked No. 1. Therefore, I became prouder and told myself that I would still be the best student even if I didn’t study hard.

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I was overconfident and didn’t pay much attention to my study.

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Three days later, the result of the English Spelling competition was announced.

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