1 . I don’t own a camera anymore. I know my computer has one and my daughter is ________ taking photos with her smart phone. However, I rally miss those ________ cameras. I can remember taking a roll of film, mailing it out, and then ________ for two weeks to get the pictures back. And half of them were either overexposed by the sunlight or all of us had red eyes in them from the flash on the ________.

I can also remember the ________ when we finally saved up enough money to get a Polaroid (一次成像的) camera. It was more exciting to ________ the camera and have a photo ________ in only a minute. Even then, though, we only used it for special ________, such as birthdays and family gatherings.

Nowadays everything seems to be ________, saved and posted online. I wonder ________. Maybe a part of it is that we all want to stop, freeze and ________ these moments in time that fly by so fast. I have to ________ that sometimes I do. Just the other day I ________ some dusty photo albums about my ________. In one there was a picture of me just a few years old, laughing in my front yard. How I longed to go back to that ________, see my mother’s smiling face and be held in my grandmother’s ________ arms once more. Still, I know that does live on in my heart, and one day we will all be ________ again.

The truth is that hard as we try we can’t ________ time. All the photos can’t keep it in place, either. Perhaps we should really ________ our lives instead of just filming them. Perhaps it is best to smile with joy instead of smiling for a ________.

1.

A．unwillingly

B．hesitantly

C．barely

D．constantly

2.

A．expensive

B．advanced

C．old

D．popular

3.

A．relaxing

B．advertising

C．hiding

D．waiting

4.

A．watch

B．phone

C．camera

D．computer

5.

A．thrill

B．confusion

C．terror

D．peace

6.

A．replace

B．click

C．send

D．return

7.

A．ready

B．destroyed

C．posted

D．still

8.

A．accidents

B．occasions

C．challenges

D．adventures

9.

A．ignored

B．deleted

C．filmed

D．combined

10.

A．why

B．where

C．when

D．how

11.

A．judge

B．transform

C．bury

D．preserve

12.

A．forget

B．admit

C．doubt

D．predict

13.

A．looked through

B．broke down

C．mixed up

D．swept away

14.

A．adulthood

B．childhood

C．birth

D．adolescence

15.

A．thought

B．debate

C．moment

D．ceremony

16.

A．cold

B．unfamiliar

C．shaky

D．loving

17.

A．awake

B．asleep

C．together

D．away

18.

A．spend

B．stop

C．count

D．kill

19.

A．waste

B．assess

C．record

D．live

20.

A．photograph

B．game

C．mail

D．face

2 . I finished my dinner and went into a shop in the hope of finding some last-minute Christmas gifts. There was a lot to see. Every shelf and wall was ______ with different handiwork.

Walking around, I ______ a wooden plaque (匾牌) on a wall. As I moved on, I enjoyed looking at other ______ in the store, but found myself drawn back to the plaque finally. I felt a little like a child who, when ______ through the sandbox, finds some unexpected treasure. Here, I found a simple ______ precious treasure hidden in a(n) ______.

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass,” the plaque ______. “It’s about learning to ______ in the rain.”

Looking at the plaque, I thought back to a hot summer day before, when I ______ lived the plaque’s message. Dark clouds had ______ in and soon rain began falling down, building to a downpour that soon filled the gutters(排水沟) with rushing water. When I walked out to get my mail, I didn’t know what ______ me, but I suddenly felt a ______ to do something a little crazy for my fifty-plus years.

I ______ my shoes and stockings and began walking barefoot through the water. It was pleasantly warm, heated by the pavement that had been ______ by the summer heat. I’m sure my neighbors thought that I was ______, but I didn’t care. At that moment, I wasn’t ______ about bills, the future or any other day-to-day cares. I was experiencing a moment of ______ joy!

The plaque now hangs in my living room, which ______ me to take time to pause and recognize the ______ that are all around me but too often going unnoticed in my rush to future happiness.

One step ______, I am learning to dance in the rain.

1.

A．connected

B．loaded

C．blocked

D．wrapped

2.

A．spotted

B．struck

C．recovered

D．followed

3.

A．candies

B．brochures

C．items

D．contents

4.

A．digging

B．looking

C．running

D．getting

5.

A．and

B．still

C．though

D．yet

6.

A．notice

B．order

C．note

D．message

7.

A．wrote

B．announced

C．read

D．recorded

8.

A．sing

B．walk

C．pause

D．dance

9.

A．unknowingly

B．gradually

C．continuously

D．undoubtedly

10.

A．floated

B．squeezed

C．rolled

D．kicked

11.

A．turned over

B．came over

C．ran over

D．got over

12.

A．desire

B．dream

C．mission

D．choice

13.

A．put away

B．set aside

C．slipped off

D．took down

14.

A．boiled

B．baked

C．hurt

D．stroked

15.

A．nervous

B．upset

C．desperate

D．ridiculous

16.

A．cautious

B．curious

C．doubtful

D．worried

17.

A．pure

B．temporary

C．gentle

D．serious

18.

A．expects

B．reminds

C．promises

D．commands

19.

A．distinctions

B．conditions

C．blessings

D．experiences

20.

A．back and forth

B．at a time

C．little by little

D．now and then

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I arrived at the pool hall on Wednesday with a heavy heart. Teams from other schools were already suited and warming up by the pool or in the water. The bleachers (露天看台) were full.

“I don’t think I can do this.” I said, twisting the belt of my bag.

“You’ll be fine, and I will be right here watching.” Mom said, dropping an arm around my shoulder and squeezing.

I bit my lip and looked out over the other swimmers. “You sure?”

Mom leaned forward. “Remember, it’s just you. Don’t worry about any of the other swimmers. Just swim your race.”

“OK.”

The warmups and preparations were over before I knew it, and the first round of swimmers were up on the blocks.

I felt sick. I watched my competitors swim, and they looked so strong and skillful in the water. The events screamed by, one after the other. My knees shook as each event clicked closer to mine. The knots in my stomach twisted and coiled like a bag of ropes.

Then the one-hundred breaststroke (蛙泳) was announced.

Nerves choked my throat.

“Just swim your race. Don’t think about the other swimmers.” I repeated it over and over in my mind.

I bent forward on my block in line with the rest of the swimmers, waiting. My body tensed up like a spring. My heart pounded in my ears.

The buzzer (蜂鸣器) sounded. I sprang forward, diving into the water and kicking like a dolphin. Then my head broke free of the water. Just count strokes. I kept my eyes focused on the black line in front of me, ignoring the splashes of movement on either side. Pull. Breathe. Kick. I hit the end of the pool and then my first turn came. I took a deep a breath and turned over, pushing hard against the wall and bursting back the way I came.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
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Then everything changed.

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I was the last one to finish the race.

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4 . Poppy beamed at herself in the mirror. Her new dress was absolutely perfect. It was her favorite colour of blue and had a row of bows (蝴蝶结) down the front.

Poppy’s mother was making her famous fruit juice. “My goodness, sweetheart, why are you dressed up today?” she asked. “I’m trying on my dress for picture day tomorrow,” Poppy explained. “I want to make sure everything is perfect.”

“Well, I think you’re already perfect,” her mom said. “Be careful. Don’t spill it.” Poppy rolled her eyes, grabbing a cup of fruit and gulping it down.

Seconds later, her mom yelled, “Oh, sweetheart — you spilled your juice!” Poppy glanced down at the spots and gasped. She couldn’t go to school picture day like this! Her class picture would be in the yearbook forever. “It will be all right,” her mom said positively. “I’ll wash it tonight. It’ll be as good as new.”

The next morning, Poppy grabbed her blue dress out of the laundry basket. She pulled it over her head, but something wasn’t right. Poppy couldn’t lower her arms, and the bows pulled tightly. “Oh, no!” Poppy cried. “My dress shrank!” She ran to her closet to find something else she could wear. Finally, in the back of the closet, Poppy found an old yellow dress. Nevertheless, it would have to do.

While waiting for the class’s turn, she hoped it would never come. Maybe the camera couldn’t work or it happened to rain dogs and cats!

The class marched onstage. “All right,” the photographer called. “I guess we all have something we don’t like about our looks. None of us is perfect.”

Poppy glanced at her classmates. Rosa had a bandage taped across her nose. Tom was pulling at his pants, trying to hide his mismatched socks. Lei flashed a Jack-o’-lantern grin, showing several missing teeth. We’re all different, she thought. Maybe that’s what makes us special. Poppy breathed a sigh of relief.

“Cheese!” the photographer called out. The flash went off as the photographer snapped the picture of the yearbook. Poppy smiled her brightest. The picture day hadn’t gone the way she had planned. It had gone even better. “Perfect anyway!” she cried.

1. How did Poppy feel when she looked into the mirror?

A．Upset.

B．Relaxed.

C．Nervous.

D．Excited.

2. What happened to Poppy’s new blue dress the next morning?

A．It was covered with spots.

B．It got less bright in color.

C．It became too small to wear.

D．It was broken when pulled down.

3. Why did Poppy think picture day was perfect in the end?

A．The photographer cheered her up and made her relieved.

B．She realized and accepted her difference and uniqueness.

C．The picture of the yearbook was satisfying as expected.

D．She found her classmates on stage all had their problems.

4. What can be learned from the story?

A．There are spots even on the sun.

B．Inner beauty is the real beauty.

C．Actions speak louder than words.

D．God helps those who help themselves.

5 . I am a big laugher. I’ve been told that even in a room of a thousand people, you can always hear me laughing over the crowd. For me, laughter is the ultimate form of embodied joy. And by “embodied”, I mean that my whole body is involved when I laugh. On the inside, it’s like a bubbling fountain of joy spilling out all over the place.

But what is joy, anyway?

Life can be terrible, but if you decide to follow the sound of the joy-fountain, you will find joy showing up in all kinds of places: pets playfully bouncing around, kindness, or even in nothingness.

How can joy be found? A friend moved into a new apartment and needed some help, so I helped him. Afterwards, he was obviously so much happier and at ease. I noticed that playing even a small part in his happiness brought me great joy, and I took a moment to let this feeling of embodied joy in. We can practice letting joy in by noticing how it feels to smile. Where does your body light up when you smile? When I smile, it makes me want to take a deep breath, and I notice my shoulders and belly relaxing. When I embody caring and loving, it feels great!

Sadly, many of us are unaware of joy, or suspicious of it. Maybe you are afraid to open up to joy, or maybe you are so unfamiliar with what joy feels like that you ignore or resist it when it comes knocking. No one, other than you, owns your happiness, but you might unknowingly block feelings or experiences that help you embody joy. The fact is that when you can’t embody joy, you miss out on one of life’s essential vitamins.

Want more joy? Don’t be afraid to look silly. Silliness helps us take things less personally. It helps us see the world the way a kid does. When we can find more joy in the smalls of everyday life, we can embody happiness, rather than just pursuing it.

1. How is the topic of joy introduced at the beginning of the passage?

A．By highlighting a joyful experience.

B．By stressing the importance of laughing

C．By sharing the author’s understanding of joy.

D．By presenting an ultimate form of satisfaction.

2. What might be the author’s advice on finding joy?

A．Taking a deep breath.	B．Smiling to your friends.
C．Reflecting on nothingness.	D．Doing small acts of kindness.

3. What might be the reason for many of us missing out on joy?

A．That many of us refuse it on purpose.

B．That many of us are insensitive to joy.

C．That many of us lack life’s essential vitamins.

D．That many of us are likely to take joy for granted.

4. What message does the author convey in this text?

A．He who laughs last laughs best.

B．Happy people are happy in childhood.

C．Worry does not seek, but man seeks it.

D．Love of joy is belief; the creation of joy is life.

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。

Nowadays, many people hurry to get from one place to another as efficiently as possible that those who enjoy shooting the breeze—chatting for fun—are often left without eager participants. But not everyone is going through life just looking ahead, and that’s a good thing.

Justen Crumpton from Hueytown, Alabama, is one of those people who enjoy talking to complete strangers. In her own words, “If you know me at all, you know, I love to involve myself in others’ conversations, even if they are complete strangers.” At times, that has annoyed her family, but in November it had a wholly unexpected effect.

On Nov. 7, the Alabama mother was shocked by the kindness of a stranger who treated her to an early Christmas gift after a chance encounter. As a mom with three girls and a new baby boy, she didn’t buy things for herself a lot. That day, Crumpton went with her mom and sister to try and finish up Christmas shopping, wearing her new born boy in a baby wrap.

As they were walking along after doing some shopping, Crumpton saw two men standing near a Von Maur UGGs display highlighting a particular pair of shoes that happened to be the ones she’d been eying for the last 5 years. Seeing her opportunity for a little pleasant casual talk, she paused and jokingly offered the men shopping advice, “If you are shopping for your girl, then get her these,” pointing to a certain pair. Then she told them she had been asking for them for the past five years. She laughed and started to walk away. While at that moment, one of the men said in surprise “FIVE YEARS!” She turned around and laughed some more, saying “yes!” and was joyfully ready to continue her way.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

“Oh, and you have a baby,” the man said. “Wait right there.”

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She felt moved walking away with the shoes.

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7 . How do we make good things out of bad? How do we look at ourselves? Can there be a _______ side even in our pain?

There was an elderly woman. She needed to walk down to the river every morning to _______ water for drinking, cooking and cleaning. She _______ two buckets, filled them up on the riverbank and walked back with them to her rural _______ .

One of the buckets was newer, perfectly sealed (密封) and _______ its water completely. The second bucket was older and contained a few thin cracks that would _______ water as the elderly woman walked. By the time she arrived home, _______ about one third of the water in the second bucket was left.

One day, on the walk down to the _______ , the cracked bucket that had always felt like it wasn’t as good as the other bucket said to the elderly woman,“I want you to know that water has been spilling out every morning for the past several years. I’m so sorry for being cracked and making your life more _______ , I understand if you need to ________ me with a better bucket.” The elderly woman ________ , “Do you really think I haven’t known about your cracks this whole time? Look at all the beautiful flower that grow on the ________ from my cottage to the river. I ________ their seeds, but every morning was you who ________ them.”

We all have a few cracks, but choose to see how it’s exactly those ________ that make us go enough.

1.

A．riper

B．wiser

C．broader

D．brighter

2.

A．order

B．fetch

C．drop

D．boil

3.

A．carried

B．repaired

C．searched

D．lost

4.

A．store

B．school

C．cottage

D．farm

5.

A．purified

B．held

C．hid

D．heated

6.

A．leak

B．absorb

C．pollute

D．empty

7.

A．reasonably

B．suddenly

C．amazingly

D．typically

8.

A．lake

B．well

C．river

D．sea

9.

A．ordinary

B．comfortable

C．boring

D．difficult

10.

A．mark

B．replace

C．reward

D．combine

11.

A．smiled

B．sighed

C．shouted

D．defended

12.

A．wall

B．tree

C．path

D．border

13.

A．abandoned

B．saved

C．booked

D．planted

14.

A．picked

B．watered

C．removed

D．spread

15.

A．characteristics

B．buckets

C．cracks

D．strengths

8 . Our savings ran out and we were going to lose our house. We had to move into Grandpa’s house, which had been old and beyond _________ when Grandpa Mac was living. Now that the place had been _________ for more than five years, it became much worse.

The roof seemed to leak _________. Hundreds of thousands of footsteps had _________ the finish (饰面) off the hardwood floors. One of the doors on the kitchen cupboards was broken and it _________ open forever. Worst of all, the white paint on the walls was beginning to fall but there was _________ nothing we could do about that.

Joe and I both tried to be _________ around Kelly as we packed to move. She was only three. As long as we didn’t give her the wrong _________, she wouldn’t notice the poor condition of her new home.

One evening, I walked out into the back yard to _________ the heavy heat in the house. __________ there wasn’t any air conditioning. Kelly was busy __________ the dandelions (蒲公英) in the yard. She smiled when she saw me and ran over to give me a bright yellow bunch. “We have __________ in the yard, Mommy. Most people just have grass,” she said. “We also have pretty butterflies. This must be the __________ place in the whole world to live.”

I suddenly __________ things were not that bad. It took a three-year-old to teach me how to see something to be __________ for in our new home.

1.

A．control

B．repair

C．recognition

D．comparison

2.

A．empty

B．noisy

C．secret

D．busy

3.

A．for no reason

B．in every respect

C．on no account

D．at any moment

4.

A．worn

B．kept

C．cut

D．cleared

5.

A．proved

B．felt

C．grew

D．stood

6.

A．hardly

B．simply

C．suddenly

D．occasionally

7.

A．brave

B．friendly

C．energetic

D．cheerful

8.

A．warning

B．answer

C．message

D．lesson

9.

A．escape

B．defeat

C．release

D．absorb

10.

A．Probably

B．Accidentally

C．Naturally

D．Consequently

11.

A．planting

B．picking

C．watering

D．observing

12.

A．flowers

B．insects

C．seats

D．trees

13.

A．quietest

B．safest

C．nicest

D．cleanest

14.

A．confirmed

B．declared

C．recalled

D．realized

15.

A．eager

B．grateful

C．concerned

D．responsible

9 . I have to say autism (自闭症) is something that many people know about. For example, some people think that autistic people do not know right from wrong,avoid attention and usually say the wrong thing at the wrong time and even be socially awkward and lack humor and empathy.

I do have my own obsessions with things like electronics and public transit, but that does not define me. Each of us is different and unique in our own way. People see it as a negative thing, as a disease, but it’s just another way of thinking and looking at the world. Think of it like comparing an Xbox and a PlayStation. They’re both highly capable consoles (主机) with different programming. But if you put your Xbox game in a PlayStation, it won’t work.

But the question is, am I really diseased if I just think differently? The main problem with living autistic in today’s society is that the world just isn’t built for us. There’re so many ways that we can get overwhelmed. We’re forced to hide our autistic traits (自闭症特征) like this, and it’s called masking. I mask so well sometimes that people don’t even know I’m autistic until I give them the big reveal.

I have to mask it in order to appear normal, but you may just smile. Because of that, I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD自闭症谱系障碍). This diagnosis helps me and my friends and family to know how my mind works. My mother, my dad and my brother are all non-autistic. Despite all that, we respect each other as equals.

In his book “Neuro Tribes”, author Steve Silberman states that autism and other mental conditions should be seen as naturally human, naturally part of a human spectrum and not as defects. And this is something that I agree to completely.

I am not ashamed of my autism. The world could be designed to work better for autistic people. And I may not think like you, or act like you, but I am still human and I am not diseased.

1. Why does the author compare an Xbox and a PlayStation in the second paragraph?

A．Because he wants to gain the difference between them.

B．Because he wants to say autism is not a negative thing.

C．Because he tries to deal with autism via Xbox and PlayStation.

D．Because he tries to find out the cause of Autism.

2. What is Steve’s most likely attitude if he finds himself with autism?

A．He will refuse to face it.

B．He will ask a doctor for help.

C．He will feel sorry for himself.

D．He will take it easy.

3. What can be learnt from the passage?

A．All the people with autism cannot be easily identified.

B．Autism exists with quiet people more often compared to active ones

C．Wearing masks is a good way to hide one’s autism.

D．The author desires to be equally treated in the family.

4. What might the text come from?

A．An autobiography.

B．A survey report

C．A speech draft.

D．An anecdote.

10 . A confident smile is a happy smile. Have you ever had a stranger smile at you while you were out in public? Maybe you were feeling down, but their genuine and friendly smiles literally made you turn your frown upside down. All thanks to that smiley person, your negative attitude suddenly subsided. It is hard to believe that such a small gesture can impact your mood so sim ply, but I would be lying if I said that I’ve never experienced this feeling. I’m sure you can relate.

With that being said, science can back this up. Where are these happy feelings coming from? Well, when you smile at someone, you may feel like you’re experiencing temporary happiness.That is because endorphins (内啡肽) are released in the brain when you smile. Endorphins can be described as natural painkillers for the body, which also boost your self-esteem (自尊). Smiling is really a simple act of kindness, which can also make you feel better about yourself.

As an illustration, someone going in for a job interview with their heads held high, and smiles on their faces will have a better chance of scoring the job. Employers remark that a person who looks down when they speak to avoid showing their smiles during an interview, most likely won’t be hired, because it looks as though they are hiding something. However, that person with an inviting smile shows confidence. No matter what you look like, a smile is worth a thousand words and people can recognize that.

It gives me such a rewarding feeling helping children, teens, and adults to build their selfesteem through treatment. It’s all worth it seeing that spark of joy in my patient after the job is all said and done. I truly believe that a bright eyed smile has the capacity to allow you to connect with others, without uttering a sound.

1. What does the underlined word “subsided”mean in Paragraph 1?

A．Appeared.

B．Weakened.

C．Increased.

D．Smiled.

2. What’s the use of endorphins?

A．Making people feel happy.

B．Making people act kindly.

C．Making brains work fast.

D．Curing some diseases.

3. Why is it hard for a person not showing a smile to get a job?

A．He holds his head too high.

B．He looks down upon others.

C．He looks a little dishonest.

D．He is too confident.

4. What kind of work is the author likely to do?

A．A teacher.

B．A volunteer.

C．A scientist.

D．A doctor.