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。

My dad believed in responsibility! Independence! New experiences! He often used his fascinating stories of his youth to urge us children to fresh achievements.

One day he came home from work early and saw me watching a local TV show-Talent Sprouts, a daily contest for kids fourteen and under. Four performances filled the half hour from 5:00 to 5:30.You might watch anything from a violin solo to a magic show. At the end the performers were spot lighted, and KMTV’s judges named a winner.

It didn’t take Daddy long to look me in the eye. “You should go on Talent Sprouts. You can play ‘Ave Maria.’ Think of it-an unforgettable experience to be on TV as an eleven-year-old!”   Before I argued, he had been already off on his story of the hilarious(滑稽的) glory of his performance. Thus, though I didn’t want to, I agreed. Actually, I did know Schubert’s “Ave Maria” a very easy version that used two hands to simplify those famous arpeggios(琶音). I did have it memorized.

The next morning, I mailed my application with the required information. I had almost forgotten about it when the notice came for an audition time on a Saturday afternoon. Daddy said part of being independent and responsible was to go by myself. The bus went right by the KMTV studios.

So that Saturday I checked in at the desk and sat down to wait. I was soon called. The host of Talent Sprouts, Lew Jeffrey, and the musical director, Warren Rudd described the routine for the participants and told me I could begin to play my piano piece.

Into the eighth measure(小节) I noticed Warren Rudd nod to Lew Jeffrey. That gave me confidence, and I relaxed. Daddy was over the moon when I told him I had been assigned a day to perform less than two weeks away. Still, I had very little confidence in my talent. I knew I had an easy arrangement. I could never have played Schubert’s original.

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When my Monday came, I again took the bus to KMTV alone and waited.

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Somehow my brain went to work and I continued playing.

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2 . 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。

Independence is such a beautiful word. It is the growth from dependence to independence     1     leads us to maturity. Independence is another word for freedom,     2     is a universal value     3    (cherish) by all people. Freedom is     4     the drifting of white clouds in the open sky and the happy blooming of a flower in the woods. When we do not depend on anything to feel good and happy, we can truly be free. But how can we achieve independence? We must first of all have     5    (confident) in     6    (we). We should trust life and trust our own abilities to understand     7     is right and wrong, what decision to make     8     how to solve problems. We must also be brave enough     9    (take) responsibility for our decision and action. When we become independent, we     10    (be) truly mature.

3 . Usually, it takes a painful lesson to teach us to avoid injury.

I, like any young _________, love to run around as quickly as I can. One day while playing “catching” with some _________, I happened to run down a hill. I found that running down a hill was _________ and I could go very fast. Suddenly, I decided to _________ how fast I could go. Alas (哎呀), I ran too fast for my legs to _________. One moment I was running, the next I _________ sprawling (伸开四肢躺着) onto the road.

The _________ was unbearable as I lay on the road writhing (扭动). My hands, legs, and face were _________. The pain was strong and _________. When my friends came to help me, they were __________ to see me in such a bloody mess.

I learned then, at that young age, that you should __________ every day like it’s your last because it just might be. Anyhow they asked for __________ and I was taken to the hospital. There they cleaned and dressed my __________. All the time I felt as though I was on fire.

I __________ there after every time they changed the bandages (绷带). It is really __________ to run down a hill.

1.

A．child

B．clerk

C．player

D．adult

2.

A．colleagues

B．relatives

C．friends

D．roommates

3.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．funny

D．shocking

4.

A．explain

B．make

C．see

D．imagine

5.

A．get up

B．keep up

C．stand up

D．look up

6.

A．fell

B．stopped

C．sat

D．bent

7.

A．emotion

B．feeling

C．pain

D．hit

8.

A．sweating

B．bleeding

C．freezing

D．shaking

9.

A．acceptable

B．stable

C．slight

D．sharp

10.

A．frightened

B．excited

C．moved

D．confused

11.

A．save

B．play

C．live

D．survive

12.

A．hope

B．help

C．blessing

D．luck

13.

A．clothes

B．face

C．legs

D．wounds

14.

A．rested

B．suffered

C．slept

D．worried

15.

A．amazing

B．joyful

C．upsetting

D．foolish

4 . We can probably all agree that it is good to be kind, moral (道德的) to be kind, nice to be kind, but does it lead to success in life? After all, isn’t kindness about putting other people’s interests first? Doesn’t it require self-sacrifice?

Yet consider these well-known people: James Timpson, boss of the Timpson chain of shoe repairers; Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand. These two are clearly “winners” in their fields, and yet both put kindness at the heart of their strategies for success. What they have found is that taking a more compassionate (同情心) and apparently “softer” approach to business, politics and sports management brings positive results, not just for the benefit of people who work for them, but for their own benefit. The traditional idea that you have to be cruel, driven and focused on number one if you want to achieve success is being discredited (不足为信的).

It’s notable (值得注意的)that in the field of business research, kind leadership is more often referred to as “ethical” (有道德的) leadership, maybe because it sounds less soft. But whatever you decided to call it, studies have shown that it can result in a more positive atmosphere at work and that employees perform better too. There’s evidence that even small acts of kindness and cooperation by anyone can make a difference in a workplace. An example might be getting the printer mended, rather than leaving it broken for the next person to find, or watering the plants in the office. These actions aren’t required as part of the job, but if we carry them out, the working environment is a little better for everyone.

Of course, there are still plenty of examples of people who do well in life, but they are self-centered and unkind to others. But the point is that despite what we might see, you don’t have to be hard-nosed (不讲情面的) to get on in business or other highly competitive walks of life. You can’t be a winner simply through being kind of course — you need motivation, dedication and skills too — but there’s more and more evidence that showing some kindness as you pursue your goal is no barrier (障碍) to success.

1. Why does the author include questions in the first paragraph?

A．To enrich the content.	B．To reveal a truth.
C．To express different attitudes.	D．To encourage readers to think.

2. Which of the statements can we learn from the text?

A．Kindness can be a win-win result for both employees and employers in business.

B．There is no doubt that to be ruthless, driven and focused on number one can lead to success.

C．The positive atmosphere in the workplace is part of the job.

D．Motivation, dedication, skills and kindness can prevent you from achieving success.

3. How did the author develop his or her arguments?

A．By comparing various ideas.	B．By listing different people.
C．By collecting the supporting examples.	D．By observing the workers’ reaction.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards kindness leading to success in life?

A．Doubtful.

B．Concerned.

C．Supportive.

D．Mixed.

5 . 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。

In 1818 Mary Shelley published Frankenstein, the story of a scientist who tries to create a superior, being and instead creates a monster. In the last two centuries, this story     1     (tell) over and over again in countless variations. At first sight, the Frankenstein story appears to warn us that if we try to play God and engineer life we will be punished severely. Yet the story has a     2     (deep) meaning.

The Frankenstein myth confronts. Homo sapiens (智人) with the fact that the last days are fast approaching.     3     some nuclear or ecological disaster strikes, the pace of technological development will soon lead to the replacement of Homo sapiens by completely different beings who possess not only different physiques, but also very different cognitive and emotional worlds. This is something most Sapiens find extremely worrying. We like to believe that in the future people just     4     us will travel from planet to planet in fast spaceships. We don’t like to think about the     5     (possible) that in the future, beings with emotions and identities like ours will no longer exist, and our place will be taken by alien life forms     6     abilities beat our own.

We seek comfort in the fantasy that Dr. Frankenstein can create only terrible monsters, whom we would have to destroy in order to save the world. We like to tell the story that way because it implies that we are     7     best of all beings, that there never was and never will be anything better than us. Any attempt     8     (improve) us will inevitably fail, because even if our bodies might be improved, you cannot touch the human spirit.

We would have a hard time     9     (accept) the fact that scientists could engineer spirits as well as bodies, and that future Dr. Frankenstein could therefore create something     10     (true) superior to us, something that will look at us as condescendingly (居高临下地) as we look at the Neanderthals (穴居人).

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。

When I was twelve, my parents let me babysit for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph who lived down the street with their two little preschool girls. Most of my babysitting occurred during daylight hours while Mrs. Joseph went shopping. One day she asked if I could stay with her daughters in the evening, promising she and her husband would be home by ten p. m. After pleaded with (恳求) them, desperate to earn fifty cents an hour for six hours—three whole dollars!—my parents agreed.

At four o'clock, I knocked on the Josephs' front door, greeted the kids, and received detailed instructions from their mother. A few minutes later, the girls and I were alone. We played hide-and-seek, did some finger painting together, and I fixed them scrambled eggs (炒鸡蛋) and toast soldiers for dinner. Then, at about eight p, m., I gathered the two kids beside me on the sofa and began to read them a story.

I heard a soft click, as if the front door had been opened, and I stopped. “Go on,” said Melanie, the four-year-old. “Keep reading.” “Wait.” I put my finger to my lips, “I thought I heard someone come in.” I heard the click again, and the lamp beside me switched on. All three of us jumped. Then the drapes (帘子) closed across the big window.

I screamed, put a little girl under each of my arms, and ran upstairs to the bathroom. As I locked the door behind us, I heard music begin to play from a radio somewhere downstairs. The girls clutched (紧紧抱住) each other in fear as I calmed them down, saying, “There's a bad man in the house. You have to be perfectly quiet. ”

The three of us sat on the floor, ears pressed to the wooden door ... listening. Even two-year-old Tricia was very quiet. For two hours we listened to the music playing, but we never heard another sound. No footsteps, no creaking (嘎吱作响的) doors, or breaking of china. Definitely no one walking up the stairs.

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1.续写词数应为 150 左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Then the front door opened with a bang and we all jumped.

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Mr. Joseph explained he had bought a smart home device.
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7 . As a mother and a professional working full time, I spent all of my 30s saying yes. Saying yes to things I wanted to do, but a lot of the time saying yes to things I disliked. This was a people-pleasing technique that would affect people’s opinion of me: the woman who could do it all, so that I can obtain a nice fame in their mind.

Little did I know that I was also developing an autoimmune(自身免疫的) disease, which I have to believe was my body’s way of telling me to slow down. I had severely swollen joints and brain fog but I pushed through so that I could look in the mirror at the end of the day and feel “accomplished”. The only things I was accomplishing were bad health and bed habits.

And then a series of events changed everything: serious medical issues and losing my job. It took all that to help me see how intensely burnt out I was. I spent a lot of time thinking about where I had to be next instead of being present in the moment. But now, I wake up each day knowing that everything on my schedule has been purposefully agreed to.

Looking back, I had the capability to suffer the pressure to say yes. I also felt it necessary to say yes, from driving people to the airport to seeing family every Friday night. I always wanted to solve everyone’s problems and offered sound and immediate solutions. It was one big “yes” to everything.

I was everyone’s cheerleader, but forgot how to cheer for myself along the way. But saying no is being my own cheerleader. And it’s not saying no to caring for family and friends. Instead, it’s a minor change in mindset, taking a pause before automatically agreeing. I take a breath, do a quick count of my energy and ability before jumping in.

1. Why did the author say yes to things she disliked?

A．To please her boss.	B．To prove her profession.
C．To push herself to the limit.	D．To earn herself a good reputation.

2. How did the author deal with the changes in her body?

A．She got rid of bad habits.	B．She thought little of them.
C．She slowed down her life pace.	D．She paid more attention to her health.

3. Which word can best describe the author?

A．Purposeful.

B．Stubborn.

C．Reflective.

D．Encouraging.

4. What will the author do before saying yes?

A．Find a cheerleader.	B．Evaluate her situation.
C．Breathe in some fresh air.	D．Seek help from her friends.

8 . As a child, I was a slow learner when it came to physical skills. Perhaps this was why I got angry when a friend suggested that I try stand-up paddle boarding (站立式划桨). My fear was that my ability to learn a new physical skill had not improved with the passing decades.

However, stand-up paddle boarding had already caught my eye. During visits to Maine lakes, I had seen many people delightedly practicing it under a warm sun. It looked so easy and fun, as the only thing it needed was the ability to standup, right?

In a burst of optimism, I bought a paddle board and, with my friend Mike, headed for a lake deep in the Maine woods, out of sight of potential critics. After setting the paddle board on the water, athletic Mike generously offered to test it out. He jumped on it successfully on the first try. Then it was my turn. I began by kneeling(跪) upon the shaky paddle board and after a while, slowly and carefully, I tried to stand but immediately flew into the water. I tried it again, but again I failed.

The act of falling reminded me that learning was an energy-consuming effort. New physical skills might be more difficult to acquire later in life, but I believed that adults had an advantage over children. The effort together with the built in understanding that falling is part of the process, is accompanied by faith born of experience. After countless failures, I finally stood upright on the paddle board and I had never been so happy about the simple act of standing up.

Now, I’m one of those enjoying the fun of stand-up paddle boarding under a brilliant sky. Maybe someone on the shore will point at me and remark, “How does he do that?” I already have my response. Practice may not always make perfect, but it certainly makes possible.

1. What led the author to try stand-up paddle boarding?

A．Interest.

B．Pressure.

C．Loneliness.

D．Patience.

2. Why did the author head for a remote lake?

A．Mike had a preference for the place.

B．He had a bad relationship with critics.

C．The lake was a perfect place for practice.

D．He hoped to practice without being judged.

3. What lesson can the author learn from the act of falling?

A．Adults always have an advantage over children.

B．Learning is a process with little effort and input.

C．Physical skills are hard to acquire for the young.

D．Falling is unavoidable in the process of learning.

4. Which of the following can best describe the author?

A．Independent and athletic.	B．Competent and innocent.
C．Optimistic and determined.	D．Enthusiastic and generous.

9 . I remember it was a Saturday. I was invited to my friend’s birthday party.   _______ the first time, I was the first one there. I sat on her couch and just waited _______ for the party to begin. As a flood of guests came in with warm _______, there was one short, thin girl who had a huge smile on her face. She just seemed so _______ from the other girls there. So I decided to begin a conversation with her.

I asked her “Did your mum drive you here?” She answered, “Oh, my mum was _______.” My heart sank. I continued, “When did she die?” “She died when I was seven.”

Later on, she told us what had happened the day her mother died. “I came home, _______ to tell my mum what a great day I had had. _______ I entered the room, I saw my mother on a stretcher (担架). I began _______ my sister. She just said, ‘Emma, Mum just needs to go to the hospital.’”

The girl said that she went to sleep that night with _______, and woke up to be told by her sister, “Emma, please keep ________. Mum’s dead.”

I was so ________ by this girl’s story. She lost her mother at such a young age, but she made up her mind to be strong. With such a big weight of the world on her ________, she looked positive and optimistic. She did not shed (流) a(n) ________ when telling us her story. Strength is something that can ________ pain at the worst time. She lives every day of her life to the fullest,________ with a heavy heart.

1.

A．On

B．For

C．After

D．Between

2.

A．patiently

B．closely

C．deeply

D．directly

3.

A．expectation

B．greeting

C．company

D．praise

4.

A．different

B．distant

C．common

D．similar

5.

A．mad

B．ill

C．lost

D．dead

6.

A．embarrassed

B．excited

C．nervous

D．grateful

7.

A．Since

B．Before

C．As

D．Although

8.

A．questioning

B．hitting

C．blaming

D．missing

9.

A．aim

B．regret

C．anger

D．stress

10.

A．crazy

B．awake

C．calm

D．happy

11.

A．attracted

B．frightened

C．influenced

D．moved

12.

A．hands

B．legs

C．shoulders

D．arms

13.

A．excuse

B．tear

C．smile

D．notice

14.

A．protect

B．support

C．fight

D．honor

15.

A．thus

B．besides

C．however

D．even

10 . It was early winter several years ago. I had pulled out my old winter coat for another year’s _________. It was still in pretty good shape. I didn’t really _________ a new one but I wanted one and mentioned it to my daughter one day. A few weeks later she gave me a _________ of a bright red winter’s coat.

I put the old one in my closet and started to wear the new coat. Each day, though, when I opened my closet, something _________ me. It seemed a (n) _________ that my still good, old coat should just sit there keeping no one warm. I took it out and drove to a local charity shop. Someone who couldn’t _________ a coat otherwise could get my old one. I dropped it off, chatted _________ with the staff for a bit, and walked out of the door. I saw a shaking man in a very _________ jacket walking in. I wondered if he would _________ my old coat. Then I smiled with a warm heart.

My new coat is my old coat now. It too is getting a little worn. It has black __________ on the sleeves from where I repaired the roof last winter. It is in too bad of __________ to even donate to charity. I wonder if I should buy a new one soon. Maybe I can find a few more things to give to the charity shop __________.

Perhaps the best way to deal with our __________ then is to give of ourselves. Love, after all, brings us the most __________. And the more of it you __________, the more of it you have.

1.

A．store

B．choice

C．use

D．goal

2.

A．need

B．design

C．sew

D．collect

3.

A．gift

B．hope

C．reward

D．selection

4.

A．surprised

B．encouraged

C．bothered

D．discouraged

5.

A．relief

B．shame

C．chance

D．honour

6.

A．wash

B．tailor

C．donate

D．afford

7.

A．guiltily

B．confidently

C．fearfully

D．happily

8.

A．new

B．thin

C．warm

D．dirty

9.

A．get used to

B．put up with

C．keep away from

D．end up in

10.

A．buttons

B．labels

C．spots

D．fabrics

11.

A．shape

B．size

C．colour

D．material

12.

A．likewise

B．otherwise

C．instead

D．indeed

13.

A．wants

B．dreams

C．promises

D．principles

14.

A．joy

B．courage

C．anxiety

D．challenge

15.

A．rely on

B．give away

C．talk about

D．put aside