1 . 读后续写

George was so excited he could hardly wait to get to the store. He walked so fast that his sister Beth had to run. “Do you have to hurry like that?” she puffed. On his way from school he had seen that baseball cap in Rogers’ store window. Only a dollar and this was the last cap! George had looked at the cap a long time. He wanted it more than anything. Every boy at school had one.

George thought of his piggy hank, into which he put every coin for running errands (差使) for his family and neighbors.

George raced home, not stopping for anything. He held the fat iron pig, opened it carefully, and poured out the coins. Ten...twenty...thirty...ninety cents. If only he had one more dime (一角硬币)!

Lost in thought, George stared out the window. “What’s wrong, George?” asked Mother George told about the money and the cap. “If you give me what you have, I’ll add a dime,” Mother said, handing him a dollar bill.

George jumped up. “Oh, thanks, Mom. That’s great!” George gave all his coins to Mother and took the dollar bill. And away went George and Beth to the store with the dollar bill in George’s pocket.

They turned the last comer. Ahead was a group of boys and girls, talking heatedly and looking down at the sidewalk.

One of the children was Ronny, a new boy who had been in this town only a short time. Ronny’s father had been sick, so there wasn’t much money for extras - like baseball cap.

“What’s the matter?” Beth asked, anxiously.

“It’s Ronny,” answered one of them. “He’s been working and finally saved up a whole dollar, and now it’s lost!”

George went over to Ronny.

“We’ll all help look. We’ll find it!”

“I was going to get that last cap in Rogers’ window. I wanted it a lot. With that cap, I could join them.” Ronny said slowly.

Suddenly George remembered how Ronny had watched the fellows playing baseball, his eyes lighting up eagerly as they shouted and ran.

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。

George stared at the ground, thinking hard.

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Forcing a smile, George showed Beth the empty pocket.

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4 . I teach economics at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday，at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my students how their _________ had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth _________. The young man then proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so _________.

His question _________ me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to _________ life that day.” I said, “I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example,” I continued, addressing all sixty students in the class. “In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the _________ from where I live. One day a few weeks ago, I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I exited the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive _________ quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t _________. So I put my flashers on, _________ my books, and marched down the road to the college.

“As soon as I got there I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The __________ in the Provost’s office asked me what had happened. “This is my lucky day,” I smiled. She was puzzled.

“My car broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. If my car was __________ to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more __________ fashion,” I added. The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and __________ for class. So ended my story.

I scanned the sixty faces in my economics class at UNLV. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be __________. Somehow, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn’t the story at all. In fact, it had all started with a student’s __________ that I was cheerful.

1.

A．weekend

B．task

C．sleep

D．class

2.

A．planted

B．removed

C．abandoned

D．brightened

3.

A．grateful

B．thoughtful

C．cheerful

D．delightful

4.

A．satisfied

B．warned

C．informed

D．reminded

5.

A．sustain

B．approach

C．lengthen

D．enjoy

6.

A．street

B．district

C．path

D．freeway

7.

A．another

B．other

C．extra

D．certain

8.

A．turn out

B．turn into

C．turn over

D．turn away

9.

A．left

B．grabbed

C．covered

D．hid

10.

A．secretary

B．consultant

C．assistant

D．minister

11.

A．thought

B．supposed

C．committed

D．meant

12.

A．valid

B．considerable

C．intentional

D．convenient

13.

A．headed

B．inspected

C．saw

D．panicked

14.

A．alike

B．asleep

C．active

D．available

15.

A．faith

B．proposal

C．observation

D．emphasis

5 . When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was _______ along the road, now well- lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the _______ on purpose, _______ that the driver might be too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evening?”

“9 o’clock. I’ll go after this trip.”

“Then when do you come out in the morning?” I _______ another question.

“9 o’clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.” His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the _______ are only complaints. They complain that they have to work from morning till night, that it is _______ to earn money, that they are bullied (欺侮) by the policeman, or that the corporation leaders are seated _______ and enjoy the _______ of others’ work. It seems that they have a grievance (不满意) against everything. But this driver told me, “I find it tiring to be a section chief as I was before. I don’t like management work. I like driving, just for _______. It’s fortunate that I ________ drive without a passenger. So I can earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any secret? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes ________, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a ________ street. In this way I always get customers.

His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he ________ in his job. Such feelings are so ________ among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying ________, “Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks (挫折).” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn’t help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

1.

A．driving

B．walking

C．flying

D．going

2.

A．calmness

B．quietness

C．stillness

D．silence

3.

A．for fear

B．on condition

C．in order

D．in case

4.

A．gave out

B．threw out

C．let off

D．set off

5.

A．taxi

B．driver

C．passenger

D．radio

6.

A．hard

B．easy

C．possible

D．impossible

7.

A．busy

B．busily

C．lazy

D．lazily

8.

A．results

B．achievements

C．fruits

D．gains

9.

A．pleasure

B．money

C．work

D．interest

10.

A．sometimes

B．usually

C．never

D．seldom

11.

A．southward

B．northward

C．eastward

D．westward

12.

A．wide

B．narrow

C．lonely

D．straight

13.

A．had

B．made

C．kept

D．took

14.

A．common

B．rare

C．much

D．little

15.

A．says

B．suggests

C．goes

D．talks

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。

One New Year’s morning, as we came down to breakfast, with very shiny faces and spendy aprons(围裙), we surprisingly found father alone in the dining room.

“Happy New Year. Papa! Where is Mother?” we cried.

“A little boy came begging and said they were starving at home. so your mother went to see and ah, here she is.”

As Papa spoke, in came Mamma, looking very cold, rather sad, and very much excited. Not far away from here, lies a poor woman with a little newborn baby. Six children are hud-dled(挤在一起)into one bed to keep from freezing for they have no fire. There is nothing to eat over there, and the oldest boy came here to tell me they were starving on this bitterly cold day. “My little girls, will you givc them your breakfast, as a New Year’s gift?”

We sat silent a minute and looked at the nice, hot porridge(粥), creamy milk, and good bread and butter; for we were brought up like English children, and never drank tea or coffee, or ate anything but porridge for our breakfast.

“I wish we’d eaten it up,” thought I for I was rather a selfish child, and very hungry.

“May I go and help carry it to the poor, little children?” asked Beth, who had the tende-rest heart that ever beat under a spendy apron.

“1 can carry that little pot,” said little May, proudly giving the thing she loved best.

“And I shall take all the porridge,” I burst in, heartily ashamed of my first feeling.

“You shall put on your things and help me, and when we come back, we’ll get something to eat,” said Mother, beginning to pile the bread and butter into a big basket.

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。

We were soon ready and set out.

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As we made our way back home, I felt a sense of warmth in my heart.

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7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,便之构成一篇完整的短文。

I could tell by her face that she was Very anxious. “Mrs. Lim, is there something wrong?” I asked as I glanced at the wall lock. It was almost I am. Mrs. Lim was one of my neighbors who lived down the street with her old, sick husband. I immediately thought that Mrs. Lim needed help.

“It's my husband. I think he's having a heart attack. Can you help me?” she blurted out(脱口而出). Her eyes filled with tears. With lightning speed, I changed my clothes. Then, I followed Mrs. Lim to her house. The whole house was a little musty. As this was my first visit to the Lims' residence, I had a quick glance around the living room. There were wall panels covered with watercolor landscapes, carvings, and cross-stitch(十字绣)pieces. Along the hallway leading to the kitchen was Mr. Lim, sitting in an armchair. He appeared to be out of breath. With Mrs. Lim's help, I managed to carry him to the porch where their car was parked. When we finally managed to get him inside the car, I drove to the hospital.

We rushed him to the emergency and casualty ward(临时病室).The doctor on duty informed us that Mr. Lim had suffered a mild stroke. Mr. Lim was admitted to the intensive care unit(ICU）. Mrs. Lim and I looked after him all night long. It was then that Mrs. Lim asked me to contact her son and convey the news. I never knew that Mr. and Mrs. Lim had children. I could not recall a time when they ever mentioned a son. I tried to contact the son at the given address, but I was told that he had moved to another town with his wife and children. I could see the pain in Mrs. Lim's face as I told her the news.

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。

As I was driving home, I told myself that I would call my own parents

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Mr. Lim was discharged(准许离开)from the hospital after ten days

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9 . My brother and I are exactly one year apart. We look like twins, but we are completely _________. By the time we got to middle school it was clear that my older brother _________ meditation (冥想), while I was a born performer who preferred the theatrical, even when off stage. I took his relative silence to be offensive. We simply didn’t _________.

I didn’t mind having a tense relationship with my brother because I was involved at school. _________, I threw myself into the world of musicals. I practised singing in the bedroom every day to remain at my best and be competitive for roles; my brother would meditate on a window seat. He might feel high school was already hard enough _________ my noisy singing. So space to practise became a(n) _________ between us because we shared a room.

At the start of the semester, I practised “Circle of Life” for a musical. This was the first time I _________ to learn a song, because my voice cracked (破音) as I switched to a head voice. I was annoyed in that period and _________ practising, declaring I had reached the ceiling of my singing career. For the first time in years my brother _________ quiet when I got home.

After two days of this, my brother asked me to join him in meditation. Feeling my anger at my inability to manage this song __________, I accepted. My brother said, “When your mind floats away, you simply come back. Don’t blame yourself.” I got the message, and it soon became my new __________. I kept trying at the song, no longer getting __________ at myself. And just in time for the trial performance, I was able to __________ power in my singing despite the switch to a head voice. It was important for me to learn that you don’t have to always get everything right the first time and that good things come with continual __________. I now understand why my brother favours the __________.

1.

A．mature

B．different

C．content

D．normal

2.

A．disliked

B．preferred

C．replaced

D．abandoned

3.

A．get along

B．drop by

C．show off

D．check in

4.

A．In particular

B．In vain

C．In return

D．In theory

5.

A．above

B．below

C．near

D．without

6.

A．issue

B．contrast

C．agreement

D．balance

7.

A．struggled

B．expected

C．promised

D．decided

8.

A．began

B．allowed

C．stopped

D．continued

9.

A．hated

B．experienced

C．accepted

D．wanted

10.

A．gracefully

B．suddenly

C．fiercely

D．cautiously

11.

A．limit

B．sentence

C．mistake

D．philosophy

12.

A．rude

B．angry

C．surprised

D．excited

13.

A．lose

B．share

C．reduce

D．maintain

14.

A．luck

B．absence

C．effort

D．fear

15.

A．fight

B．noise

C．quiet

D．safety