1 . Last year in early summer, I was walking to my house when I saw two large birds standing in my yard. They didn’t seem to _______ me until I was right in front of them and then they _______ disappeared into the nearby bushes. I was quite excited by the _______ of two special birds making a nest (巢) in my yard．

A few weeks later, the birds _______. I found them crouching (蹲伏) beside a tree. As I approached them, they _______ their heads and made a croaking (嘶哑地叫) sound. I didn’t know why they were croaking at me until a short time later I made an amazing _______: there were two small birds _______ around happily.

As I inched towards the birds, _______ not to make sudden movements, they started their croaking again, putting their necks forward so they seemed _______ and more threatening.

The mother put the baby birds under her wings and carefully crouched down over them so her babies were well ________.

I was watching them with respect when I suddenly ________ and fell to the ground. The mother took this as a/an ________ and the father raced towards me, ________ his wings to protect the mother and the baby birds.

I felt sorry to have disturbed them and left quickly. I am amazed by their ________ actions. Their parental love made them so courageous. It is hard not to show ________ for nature.

1.

A．remind

B．confirm

C．notice

D．protest

2.

A．immediately

B．familiarly

C．creatively

D．slowly

3.

A．feeling

B．sense

C．opinion

D．idea

4.

A．investigated

B．removed

C．gathered

D．reappeared

5.

A．stuck out

B．put down

C．hang out

D．turned around

6.

A．collection

B．discovery

C．conclusion

D．mission

7.

A．jumping

B．fighting

C．seeking

D．marching

8.

A．curious

B．patient

C．worried

D．careful

9.

A．neater

B．simpler

C．longer

D．stronger

10.

A．fed

B．hidden

C．raised

D．identified

11.

A．tripped

B．moved

C．alarmed

D．responded

12.

A．target

B．defence

C．threat

D．escape.

13.

A．shooting

B．spilling

C．folding

D．spreading

14.

A．military

B．individual

C．brave

D．average

15.

A．gratitude

B．respect

C．emotion

D．pleasure

2 . 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 twin sister, Mary, and I lived together for eighteen years before we went to college. We’d known each other so much and always enjoyed shared time. We happily sang and danced together, had dinner and went to bed together, and discussed the maths problems and recited the poems together.

But one small thing couldn’t be shared smoothly and that’s the trouble with toothpaste.

Crest(佳洁士)made us give in and demanded to know what we were made of. You see, Mary likes to carefully fold and roll the toothpaste tube. I like to grab it in the middle and squeeze(挤). I might call her folding a bit too careful. She might consider my squeezing careless and rude. This difference in style may seem mild, but it caused the big trouble in the later days.

At first, it was a little joke. I’d squeeze. She’d roll. Ha, ha. I’d squeeze again. She’d roll again. Annoying. I’d squeeze even when I wasn’t brushing my teeth. She’d slip in to roll, roll, roll.

After slipping and squeezing, tip-toeing and rolling for two weeks, it was unavoidable that we finally met face to face in our tiny pink bathroom with our hands on the toothpaste. We actually yelled at each other. I may have even cried. Why was she so obsessive(过分的)? Why was I so vindictive(报复性的)? Why couldn’t she loosen up? Why couldn’t I calm down? Were we still talking about the toothpaste?

The toothpaste had become more than something to brush our teeth with; it had become a symbol for aspects of our individual personalities that we did not always care to reveal. Maybe I was being a little vindictive. Maybe she was being a bit obsessive. Maybe it really didn’t matter how we dealt with the toothpaste. But maybe it did.

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Thankfully, we thought of a solution.

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Years later, I had new roommates in college.

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3 . Silence is important for learning. I got it from my fourteen-month-old daughter Arielle.

One day, she sat on the floor with an old baby doll. Without buttons, it could neither _________ nor play music. The whole room was silent. Then Arielle began to explore the baby doll. When her hand touched a tiny _________, she used one finger to trace (勾画) its shape. Then she _________ one of her own ears and then both ears. She kept tracing the doll’s ear and her own a few more times until, _________, she turned her attention elsewhere.

At that moment I discovered how human _________ took place. Something stimulated (刺激) Arielle’s _________: Is her body like her doll’s? With no outside stimulation, she satisfied her curiosity by comparing the doll’s body and herself. _________, for many kids, experiences like Arielle’s are less and less frequent _________ children are surrounded by those so-called _________ toys which can talk and move at the push of a button. This __________ them to push buttons repeatedly without thinking and may rob (剥夺) children of opportunities to problem-solve.

Like adults, children need times that are __________ to experience the difference between just reacting to outside stimulation and __________ their own ideas by exploring the world.

Indeed, the toys most likely to encourage creative play are not those that make __________ or have lots of unnecessary’ functions. __________, they are simple, quiet and can be used in lots of different ways. So next time, when __________ what to buy your child, make a wise choice.

1.

A．smile

B．stand

C．talk

D．sleep

2.

A．nose

B．mouth

C．ear

D．foot

3.

A．covered

B．felt

C．hurt

D．drew

4.

A．discouraged

B．interested

C．confused

D．satisfied

5.

A．aging

B．communication

C．learning

D．experiment

6.

A．imagination

B．curiosity

C．creativity

D．determination

7.

A．Briefly

B．Sadly

C．Hopefully

D．Traditionally

8.

A．unless

B．while

C．since

D．until

9.

A．safe

B．pretty

C．healthy

D．smart

10.

A．required

B．forbade

C．advised

D．caused

11.

A．hard

B．quiet

C．extra

D．fresh

12.

A．developing

B．changing

C．expressing

D．appreciating

13.

A．noise

B．profits

C．progress

D．records

14.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．Besides

15.

A．asking

B．studying

C．deciding

D．suggesting

4 . 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.

Cate walked slowly through the empty house one more time, memories crowding in.“Good-bye, kitchen,“ she whispered. A shiny spot on the worm linoleum (油布) stood out where the refrigerator had been until yesterday afternoon. Cate rubbed her sneaker over a pink stain in the carpet. That was where she’d spilled a glass of grape juice when she was seven.

Cate’s throat tightened when she passed the door to the laundry room. Short lines were pencilled across the door frame, with tiny numbers written next to them. Cate ran a finger over the numbers as she read them out loud.

“Age two, thirty-four inches. Age three, thirty eight inches. Age four, forty inches. Age five, forty-four inches.” “Stand up straight, now.” her dad would say as she stood against the wall. Then he’d place the ruler on her head and mark the frame with his pencil. Whoever bought the house would just paint over the numbers. All the growing up she’d done here wouldn’t mean anything to them.

“Cate! We’re almost ready to leave. Do you have everything?”

Cate jumped, startled. “Um, yes, I guess so.”

“All right. let’s go.“

Well it was no use daydreaming now, she thought, blinking back tears. They were moving, and there was nothing she could do about it. The only thing she was sure about was that she didn’t like the new house.

”So, what do you think?“ Mom asked. ”I think it’s the nicest one we’ve looked at.“

“Not as nice as our old house.” Cate murmured under her breath. Mom pulled her into a hug“Cate, I know you miss our old house, but we can’t go back to it. Dad’s job is here now. Why don’t you take a look outside?" Mom suggested.

Cate sighed and walked out the front door, banging it noisily behind her. The yard was big, with lots of old oak trees that stretched their branches up to the second-floor windows. Cate noticed that one huge oak tree (橡树) had wooden steps nailed up the side of it. She climbed up the oak.

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As Cate settled back in the tree, a large knothole (节孔) in the opposite tree trunk caught her eye.

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Paragraph 2:

With trembling fingers, Cate took out a piece of paper from the metal box.

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5 . I used to make the same New Year’s resolution every year——to simplify my life and make time for me——but I was always too busy to stick with it for very long. Change is not easy for me. I liked helping people and hated to say “no” when I was asked for help. I was so overcommitted that I didn’t have time to just sit and read a book.

As I ran from task to task, I could never outrun the feeling that something was missing, that was real happiness, which seemed just out of reach. I felt like I was missing a key piece of the instructions on how to put my life together.

My real awakening came about in a strange way a few years ago. We were having the inside of our house painted and so we had to all the decorations out of the painters’ way as they moved from room to room. Somehow, we got along quite well without all the items we had collected over the years. Then we decided to think hard about what we would put back. Finally, we removed many decorations because they made the rooms feel small and cluttered (杂乱的). We put back only the things we really wanted. The house felt so much more open, peaceful and beautiful.

When I started to hang our calendar back up, I noticed how full each day was. Every square was filled in. I decided to continue my decluttering (清理) with the calendar. It was near the end of July, so I started “clearing” August and September. I kept doctors’ appointments, family events and commitments to church. But I removed extra tasks I had taken on.

Now I’m more relaxed. I’ve learned to say “no” when I was asked for help. I feel like I have blessed others by donating our unused items to charity. But, most of all, I schedule time for me each day to do what I want. The uncluttered beauty of our home and schedule gives me great peace and joy.

1. The underlined word “outrun” in para 2 can be best replaced by ________.

A．live without

B．escape from

C．stick to

D．take control of

2. Why did the author finally make changes to her busy calendar?

A．She was too stressed out to continue her busy calendar.

B．The busy calendar couldn’t bring her happiness any more.

C．She gradually changed her attitude towards helping others.

D．The joy from decluttering her home encouraged the change.

3. What might the author refuse to do after she changed her schedule?

A．Go to church.	B．see a dentist.
C．Complete extra work.	D．Attend family gatherings.

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

A．The Cleanup

B．My Busy Schedule

C．Regain peace and Joy

D．Live a Simple Life