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。

Some people are just doomed (注定) to be failures. That’s the way some adults look at troubled kids. A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high. David was made to feel this way almost every day in school.

David was the most famous troublemaker in high school. He wasn’t confident and didn’t answer questions. From time to time he skipped classes and got into lots of fights. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year. However, things gradually changed during a weekend leadership meeting. All the students at school had been invited to sign up for ACE training, a program designed to have students become more involved in their communities.

At the start of the meeting, David was literally standing outside the circle of students, against the back wall, with that “go ahead, impress me” look on his face. He didn’t readily join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games drew him in the discussion. David started to join them and he really had great ideas. The other students in David’s group welcomed his comments. All of a sudden David felt like a part of the group.

The next day, David was very active in all the sessions. By the end of the meeting, he had joined the Homeless Project team. He knew something about poverty, hunger and hopelessness. The other students on the team were impressed with his passionate concern and ideas. They elected David co-chairman of the team.

The very first community service project organized by the Homeless Project team was to collect food for the homeless in the charge of David. But a group of teachers doubted whether this crucial beginning should be in the hands of David. The principal reminded them that the purpose of the ACE program was to uncover any positive passion that a student had and reinforce (加强) its practice until true change can take place.

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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。

Two weeks later, David led 20 students in the team to collect food for the homeless.

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After David’s picture appeared in the newspaper, everyone saw great changes in him.

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2 . In December 2004, I had just become a professional photographer and was working on a project about communities who live on the sea, known as sea nomads (海上游牧民族). I was living with members of the Chao-Ley tribe (部落) on a small island in southern Thailand. We didn’t share a language and relied on body language to communicate.

I went out to sea with them regularly. One morning, I was due to set out with a group of six Chao-Ley fishermen in a small boat. The sea looked different, with the water totally still.

About 20 minutes after we left and a few miles out in the open sea, one of the fishermen pointed to a small white spot far in the distance. It was getting bigger and bigger very quickly. This was a tsunami (海啸) wave speeding through the ocean.

Usually, the deeper the water, the weaker the wave. But we weren’t out far enough to be safe, nor close enough to shore to make it back in time. We were stuck. I began to feel really scared.

The captain told the six of us where to sit, so we would balance out the boat. My camera was in my backpack. I wanted to capture the scene, but I couldn’t. Any movement would imbalance the boat. Suddenly there was a huge noise. The wave hit the boat, but in a flash the skilled captain managed to swerve (使突然转向) us up and onto the wave. Then the boat moved from the tip of the wave down into safe waters. Our eyes and mouths were wide open, and everyone let out heavy sighs. The captain had saved us all.

Surviving gave me a deep understanding of how important life can be. I’ve been going back to Southeast Asia almost every year since. The photography project has become a thank-you to the people who saved my life. The picture I wanted to take on the boat remains “the one that got away” – I think every photographer has one. But mine changed my life.

1. What happened before the author set out with the fishermen?

A．The captain wanted to cancel the trip.

B．He noticed something unusual.

C．They saw a white spot in the distance.

D．It looked like it was about to rain.

2. When did the author start to feel frightened?

A．When fishermen on the boat felt nervous.

B．When he realized they were trapped.

C．When the boat was about to be hit.

D．When the boat shook violently.

3. What was the author doing when the tsunami wave hit the boat?

A．Helping the captain swerve.

B．Taking a photo of the wave.

C．Trying not to move.

D．Reaching for his backpack.

4. What did the author learn from his experience?

A．We should have the courage to take risks.

B．Opportunity never knocks twice.

C．Life is too short to be wasted.

D．Sometimes regrets in life can save us.

3 . We had just completed a unit on community heroes, and my kindergarten class homework was to draw their favorite hero. Each child was busy _________ colorful drawings. However, one little boy named Cameron was having difficulty with the homework. He was on the autism spectrum (自闭症谱系), but that didn’t _________ to me or his classmates. We all loved him just the way he was.

I sat and watched as Austin, another little boy, _________ Cameron. Austin had a wonderful way of interacting with Cameron, and helped him _________ his hero. Within a few minutes, Cameron began drawing blue lines on his paper.

_________, it was time for everybody to _________ their hero pictures. I listened carefully to each student’s _________ of his or her hero. It was finally Cameron’s _________ to share his hero. Cameron stood up and _________ his drawing in front of his face. He then said it was a picture of me and I helped him learn things.

When Austin shared his picture, I was __________ it would be a policeman, but he __________ me when he held up a picture of Cameron. He said Cameron was his __________ because he had a sickness that made it __________ to learn, but he was like Superman and was really smart. What had started out as a simple __________ on community heroes had turned into a moment that changed my understanding of teachers’ __________. Teachers should lead their children in discovering their own amazing qualities and helping them find their inner superhero.

1.

A．selecting

B．observing

C．creating

D．seeking

2.

A．matter

B．happen

C．belong

D．apply

3.

A．learnt from

B．relied on

C．worked with

D．apologized to

4.

A．draw

B．find

C．visit

D．impress

5.

A．Suddenly

B．Immediately

C．Luckily

D．Finally

6.

A．enjoy

B．examine

C．share

D．revise

7.

A．description

B．expectation

C．adjustment

D．improvement

8.

A．way

B．turn

C．permission

D．ambition

9.

A．hid

B．colored

C．donated

D．placed

10.

A．disappointed

B．afraid

C．curious

D．certain

11.

A．persuaded

B．surprised

C．reminded

D．calmed

12.

A．patient

B．brother

C．hero

D．classmate

13.

A．hard

B．necessary

C．interesting

D．flexible

14.

A．survey

B．decision

C．lesson

D．suggestion

15.

A．responsibilities

B．predictions

C．achievements

D．arrangements

4 . We all have things that we want to achieve in our lives-getting into the better shape, building a successful business, raising a wonderful family, and so on.    1    , At least, this is how I approached my life goals until recently.

What I’m starting to realize, however, is that when it comes to actually getting things done and making progress in the areas that are important to you, there is a much better way to do things. It all comes down to the difference between goals and systems.    2     Your system is the writing schedule that you follow each week. Now for the really interesting question: If you completely ignored your goals and focused only on your system,would you still get tcstilts? I think you would.

    3     In the last 12 months, I’ve written over 115, 000 words. The typical book is about 50, 000 to 60, 000 words, so I have written enough to fill two books this year. All of this is such a surprise because I never set a goal for my writing. I didn’t measure my progress in relation to some benchmark.     4     1 never said, “I want to write two books this year.” What I did focus on was writing one article every Monday and Thursday. I focused on my system and the process of doing the work. And after sticking to that schedule for 11 months, the result was 115, 000 words. In the end,I enjoyed the same (or perhaps better) results.

Goals are good for planning your progress and systems are good for actually making progress.Goals can provide direction and even push you forward in the short term, but eventually a well-designed system will always win. Having a system is what matters.     5    

A．None of this is to say that goals are useless.

B．If you’re a writer, your goal is to write a book.

C．Forget about predicting the future and build a system.

D．I never set a word count goal for any particular article.

E．Committing to the process is what makes the difference.

F．And for most of us, the path to those things starts by setting a specific goal.

G．As an example, I just added up the total word count for the articles I’ve written this year.

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 recent days, I have watched a TV series named The Awakening Age. It narrates the story of how the Communist Party of China    1     (found) in 1921 by the generation of Chen Duxiu. The story is so inspirational and    2     (touch) that I can’t help feeling fired up about it.

This “red” TV drama reminded me    3     all of the things I had seen and experienced regarding the Communist Party. To some extent, I really feel a deep    4     (connect) with the Party. There is no doubt in my mind that the Party has helped to support both an improvement in the quality of my life    5     my educational development. I believe it will continue to provide me with the support in the process of my growing up in the future.

Having visited some of the most sacred places    6     (involve) in China’s revolutionary history, I began to grow much     7     (close) to my country’s political identity. My memories from these unforgettable experiences have become     8     important part of the person I am today.

Now I can proudly say that I have come to understand the whole history and am familiar with almost all of the stories of our Communist Party. To tell the     9     (true), I really admire all of the Party members, each of     10     has made contributions over the years in order to realize the great rejuvenation of our motherland.

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。

It was my twelfth birthday, and what I really wanted most was a new bicycle. But I knew that my family couldn’t afford one, so I settled for a bedside table with lockable drawers, a safe place to keep my private stuff.

We went to the charity shop where we found an old dark one. It didn’t look too cool, but I thought that I would paint it to make it look better.

After we took it home, I was getting ready to paint it. When I pulled the drawers out. I felt something stuck to the back. I reached in all the way, and guess what? A sealed bag with some papers in it.

When I opened the bag, I realized that the papers were official documents. And, wrapped in them were a bunch of ten and twenty dollar bills! Talk about finding a treasure! And on my birthday!

“Is this some kind of joke?” I said aloud. I went ahead and read the papers, and it turned out to be a will. Some old lady was leaving her savings for her son and grandchildren.

My mind was going crazy. Was I the luckiest twelve-year-old ever? With this money I could buy the coolest bicycle. Who knows?

I began counting. When I reached a thousand dollars, my mother was knocking on my bedroom door. I quickly closed the drawer with the money in it.

“Do you want some help? Is everything all right?” she asked.

No, everything was not right. Actually, my stomach was growling (低吼).

“I’m okay,” I lied.

When my mother left my room, I lay on my bed, starting thinking. What a dilemma (窘境)! I wished there were some one I could talk with. Could I keep it and get all kinds of stuff for me and my family? It wouldn’t be too bad for me to keep it, if I shared it...right? Thoughts ran through my mind. But I really didn’t need someone else to give me the answer.

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2. 请按格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I finally made a decision and called my parents into my bedroom.
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Though surprised, the shop owner helped find the family’s telephone number.
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7 . Once upon a time, my father and I got lost in a forest in France. I must have been about twelve or thirteen. Anyway, it was before the time when most people ______ a mobile phone. It was in the Loire Valley. About half an hour, my dad ______ the truth. “Oh, it seems that we’re lost.” We walked around and around in circles, trying to find the path, ______ with no luck. I could tell my dad was starting to ______, even as he was trying to hide it from me. We had been in the forest for hours then and both knew my mom would be in a state of absolute ______. At school, I had just been told the story of the hikers who had died in the wilderness and I found it easy to ______ that would be our fate too. “If we keep going in a ______ line we’ll get out of here,” my dad said.

And he was right. ______ we heard the sound of cars and ______ a main road. We were eleven miles from the village where we had ______, but at least we had signposts. And I often think of that strategy, when I am totally ______ — literally or metaphorically (比喻). I thought of it when I was in the middle of a ______, when my heart beat rapidly with ______ and didn’t know how I could carry on living. Walking one foot in front of the other, in the same ______, will always get you further than running around in circles. It’s about the ______ to keep walking forward.

1.

A．owned

B．borrowed

C．invented

D．promoted

2.

A．revealed

B．realized

C．told

D．faced

3.

A．all

B．if

C．yet

D．so

4.

A．complain

B．erupt

C．regret

D．panic

5.

A．terror

B．anger

C．disappointment

D．loss

6.

A．decide

B．announce

C．imagine

D．clarify

7.

A．simple

B．short

C．straight

D．similar

8.

A．Regularly

B．Eventually

C．Surprisingly

D．Generally

9.

A．chose

B．missed

C．followed

D．reached

10.

A．set off

B．passed

C．called at

D．lived

11.

A．lost

B．sensitive

C．angry

D．stuck

12.

A．term

B．race

C．performance

D．breakdown

13.

A．excitement

B．surprise

C．fear

D．interest

14.

A．way

B．cycle

C．direction

D．distance

15.

A．ambition

B．determination

C．inspiration

D．cooperation

8 . Simple Tips to Increase Self-Confidence

Having confidence begins with having a mind full of confident thoughts. A mind is controlled by you, therefore believing only the things that will bring you things you desire. Almost anyone in the world can have confidence.     1    . It is a matter of following these easy steps.

Set goals

It’s a great idea to keep a “Goals Book” and every time something enters your mind you’d like to achieve, list it in the book. Soon you’ll see a pattern among all your goals.     2    , you begin to see simple changes in your life. There is no greater joy in life than to realize a goal.

    3    

People usually can’t tell you how you should live your life when it’s just an expression of their own shortcomings. Don’ allow the shortcomings of others to affect your life negatively. No one but you knows your interests and ambitions. Work in the direction of your true loves and ignore everything that enters your mind going against your own desires.

Challenge your beliefs

    4    . If they are not, cross them out. You may find it difficult to get rid of some of the deep-rooted beliefs, but with true desire you can abandon negative beliefs about yourself and you will realize enormous benefit in growing self-confidence and self-esteem.

Get started

Don’t expect changes right away and have patience in knowing that it takes time to be the person you wish to be. The wonderful thing about becoming a more self-confident person is that little benefits start taking shape almost immediately.     5     — as long as you continue to keep a positive outlook and display your confidence.

As you achieve confidence, and find little moments of confidence coming closer and closer, all the things you desire will come to you easier than you ever imagined.

A．Follow your heart

B．They keep coming one after the other

C．Believe in a power greater than yourself

D．When you make conclusions about your goals

E．If you maintain a confident position long enough

F．And, it is entirely easier than you may have once believed

G．Examine all of your beliefs and determine if they are in line with the life you desire

9 . 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。

Everyone wants to live their dream life, but sadly, most people fail     1    （achieve）it.

If you have a choice to turn back time, what would you do     2    （different）that will make your life better today? Or are you already living the     3    （wonder）life you wanted?

Most people take things for granted（把一切视为理所当然）. They think that they have all the time in the world and they neglect（忽视）    4    （they） dreams. They say things like "later", or “there will always be tomorrow”. The fact is that we don't have all the time in the world. Later soon becomes never.

The same goes for     5    （live）your ideal（理想）life. You have to understand that what you want in life     6    （be）a choice. You are where you are right now because     7    the choice you make. You have a choice and you can choose. And because you have a choice, you get to choose how you want to live. Living your dream life starts with making a     8    （decide）.

And if you want to live your ideal life, you must say “no" to the things     9    will pull you away from it. And     10    is time to make a change. Dare to be different and dare to follow your heart.

10 . According to the latest study in the United States, 14% of children don't have any physical activity at least once a week, while 27% of children are physically active for at least 60 minutes every day. The results of this study clearly suggest that taking up sports makes a great difference. It is highly recommended that children should exercise regularly.     1    .

Being on a sports team provides children with a new social circle outside of school and a chance to build up new friendships, some of which may last a lifetime.     2    . Being involved in a sport teaches valuable lessons, such as putting yourself in the second place for the benefit of the whole team.

Learning to accept and deal with defeat is also an important lesson in life. The nature of sports is that there is always a winner and a loser, and there are ups and downs in life.    3    .

By working hard at every practice and staying focused on their goal, children build persistence (坚持) and learn the importance of patience.     4    . This translates to life in general.

    5    . Words of praise from coaches for successfully finishing a workout or winning a game, or high-fives from teammates after a great team action, are ways of building trust in their own abilities and developing confidence.

Finally, playing sports can have a positive impact on bone health, especially among girls. And physically active children usually grow up to be physically active adults.

A．Taking part in sports can be good for children's confidence.

B．Here are usual ways children take up sports.

C．Here are important reasons why children should take up sports.

D．They win together, lose and deal with defeat together.

E．Learning to stand up when you are down is a lesson that sports can teach us.

F．When they reach their goal, they realize all their hard work pays off.

G．Being in sports makes children feel energetic even when they are in low spirit.