1 . A woman was walking along the beach on a damp day, lost in thought. Suddenly she was _______ back to reality by a sound of someone shouting. It was from a man. just visible through the _______. His arms wide, he shouted “Come, blessings!” He took a _______ in one direction and then another, shouting constantly, “Come, blessings, come!”

The woman stopped _______ the scene. Here was a man she thought calling blessings into his life _______ and eagerly. It was such a pure, direct spiritual call for something he _______. She started walking toward the man, hoping to speak to him and express her _______ to him for the inspiration she had got from his calling. As she walked, the wind continued to _______ his voice. “Come: blessings! Come: blessings, come!” She started to speak the simple yet _______ words along with him feeling __________ inspired each time.

Just then, a big floppy-eared(耳朵松软的) dog suddenly jumped toward the man from the mist with __________. The woman now was __________ enough to hear him crying to the dog: “Blessings! There you are! I thought I had __________ you!”

At first the woman felt __________ for making such a ridiculous mistake. She __________ a dog named Blessings for a wonderful moment of communication with God. But __________ she continued her walk: she smiled contentedly. She had received the inspiration to ask clearly and plainly for the __________ and other blessings she longed for. It was __________, even if the bearer of the message had four legs and a tail.

Perhaps, she thought it was not a __________ that the man had named his dog Blessings. And perhaps the dog had not been lost __________.

How do you call blessings like hope and peace into your life?

1.

A．forced

B．moved

C．brought

D．transformed

2.

A．rain

B．mist

C．darkness

D．sunshine

3.

A．glance

B．risk

C．sigh

D．step

4.

A．adapting to

B．calling up

C．dealing with

D．thinking about

5.

A．angrily

B．bitterly

C．loudly

D．gently

6.

A．desired

B．forgot

C．selected

D．ordered

7.

A．doubt

B．love

C．regret

D．thanks

8.

A．change

B．carry

C．clear

D．collect

9.

A．familiar

B．popular

C．powerful

D．stressful

10.

A．directly

B．secretly

C．occasionally

D．increasingly

11.

A．joy

B．anxiety

C．courage

D．sorrow

12.

A．cautious

B．close

C．cool

D．diver

13.

A．found

B．left

C．hurt

D．lost

14.

A．good

B．right

C．silly

D．wrong

15.

A．confused

B．exchanged

C．saved

D．trained

16.

A．if

B．as

C．before

D．though

17.

A．answer

B．challenge

C．goodness

D．truth

18.

A．complete

B．strange

C．false

D．real

19.

A．burden

B．coincidence

C．joke

D．disadvantage

20.

A．at all

B．after all

C．for ever

D．as ever

2 . I come from a broken family that many would consider dysfunctional at the very least: marriages, divorces, etc. After we grew up, my three siblings and I could go ____________ without speaking. My sister Jeanne and I were born only 14 months apart, and after she got married at 18, we lived separate lives in separate ___________, and our connection somehow _________.

Five years later, I went sightseeing with my fiancé to New York City, a place I had never been. During a day of sightseeing, we were crossing a very ______________ street loaded with people. I had ________ at something funny my fiancé said when I suddenly heard my name yelled from somewhere behind me: “Cheryl!” My legs ______________   in the middle of the road and tears welled up ______________   in my eyes. I knew without a   doubt that it was my   ____________________   Jeanne. I   yelled back before even   __________ “Jeanne?”

It was her. I began ______________ people out of my way to get to her. The crowd started to ________—even by New York standards, we must have seemed ____________ . And there we were, standing in the middle of a Manhattan street, _____________ each other and smiling.

I later asked ______________ she’d known it was me—she never saw me! She said it was my laugh. I wouldn’t say my laugh is all that ____________ , but I guess to a family member it’s infectious. It hits your ________ and resonates（共振）in your mind.

Since that time, my sister and I have never been ______________. We both moved back to our birthplace, Wisconsin. Our meeting by chance wasn’t______________ a sign. I see it as more of a ______________ , a reminder not to ______________ loved ones.

1.

A．days

B．months

C．years

D．decades

2.

A．countries

B．families

C．conditions

D．states

3.

A．continued

B．ended

C．expanded

D．developed

4.

A．empty

B．busy

C．quiet

D．wide

5.

A．yelled

B．whispered

C．laughed

D．screamed

6.

A．froze

B．speeded

C．weakened

D．followed

7.

A．automatically

B．completely

C．appropriately

D．deliberately

8.

A．colleague

B．neighbor

C．sister

D．relative

9.

A．turning out

B．turning up

C．turning down

D．turning around

10.

A．pulling

B．pushing

C．dragging

D．tearing

11.

A．circle

B．dash

C．disappear

D．part

12.

A．crazy

B．peaceful

C．upset

D．fierce

13.

A．consulting

B．teasing

C．facing

D．praising

14.

A．if

B．how

C．where

D．when

15.

A．unusual

B．interesting

C．attractive

D．sweet

16.

A．head

B．heart

C．tongue

D．legs

17.

A．separated

B．reunited

C．connected

D．annoyed

18.

A．even

B．also

C．still

D．just

19.

A．theory

B．truth

C．lesson

D．legend

20.

A．care for

B．cut up

C．break away from

D．lose touch with

3 . 阅读表达

In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.

From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don’t get to see this soft side of others. Often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we’ re brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that’ s in them.

Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At that moment，I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.

No more angry shouts and no more horns!

When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to the other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.

Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don’t feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.

1. When will people feel happy as the author has discovered? (No more than 7 words)
2. Why does the author feel sad sometimes in Paragraph 2? (No more than 12 words)
3. What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights (No more than 4 words)t?
4. What does the underlined the sentence in Paragraph 6 probably mean? (No more than 5 words)
5. What can we learn from the author’s experience? (No more than 20 words).

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。

It was Christmas Eve 1949. I was 15 and feeling sad because there was not enough money to buy the dress I wanted. After supper, I sat by the fireplace, waiting for Pa to read the Bible. But Pa didn’t get the Bible; instead, he went outside.

Several minutes later, he shouted in the yard, “Come on, Elizabeth. Bundle up. It’s cold out.” I was upset. Not only wasn’t I getting the dress; now Pa was dragging me out in the cold. As I opened the door, a big sled(雪橇)stood before me. I unwillingly climbed up. We loaded it with wood. We loaded the sled so high that I began to wonder whether the horses would be able to pull it. Before we set off, Pa hurried to the kitchen and returned with a sack of flour over his right shoulder and a smaller sack of something in his left hand. I felt puzzled and annoyed.

“What’s in the little sack?” I asked. “Shoes. They’re out of shoes. Little Jake had gunnysacks(黄麻袋)wrapped around his feet when I saw him digging for wood in the snow yesterday. I also brought some candy for the kids.”

We rode the two miles to the Little Jake’s place in silence. I tried to think through what Pa was doing. Widow(寡妇)Clark, Jack’s mother, had closer neighbors than us. Why was it our concern?

We unloaded the wood and knocked on the door. Mrs. Clark opened the door. She had a blanket wrapped around her shoulders. The three children were huddled (挤在一起)underneath another blanket, sitting in front of a small fire.

Pa set the sack of flour on the table and handed her the other sack. She opened it hesitantly and took out the shoes, a pair for her and one pair for each of the children. She bit her lower lip to keep it from trembling as tears ran down her cheeks. She looked at Pa as if she wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

Pa turned to me and said, “Elizabeth, go bring in enough wood to heat this place up.”

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。

I had a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes.

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Before we left, Pa took each of the kids in his big arms and gave them a hug.

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5 . 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。续写的词数应为150左右。

At noon that day, I drove back to my house after the performance. Just as I entered the living room, I heard a gentle sound coming from the bedroom upstairs—it was the sound of my favorite violin.

“Thief!”

I dashed upstairs. Sure enough, as expected, a boy of about 12 years old was petting my violin. The boy had messy hair and a thin face, his oversized coat seemingly filled with something. At first glance, I found a new pair of shoes missing. It seemed that he was surely a thief.

Then, I saw his eyes full of fear and despair. My anger was immediately replaced by a smile, I asked, “Are you Mr. Ram’s nephew, Michael? I’m his housekeeper. Two days ago, I heard his nephew living in the countryside will come. It must be you. You’re really like him!”

On hearing my words, the boy was first astonished, but then quickly said, “Has my uncle gone out? I think I’d better first go out for a walk and visit him again in a while.”

I nodded and asked the boy who was preparing to put down the violin, “Do you like to play the violin so much?”

“Yes, but I’m so poor that I can’t afford it,” the boy replied.

“Then, I give this violin to you.” The boy looked at me questioningly, but he picked up the violin. Going out to the living room, he suddenly saw on the wall my huge color photo I performed in the Sydney Opera House. He involuntarily trembled for a moment and ran out without looking back.

I was sure that the boy had understood what happened because no one would decorate the living room with the housekeeper’s photo.

Paragraph 1:

A few years later, I was invited to be a judge at a music competition of senior high school students.

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Paragraph 2:

After the competition, “Michael” ran to me, holding a violin box.

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6 . Setting goals is common in our life. We look ahead, predict what may make us happy in the future, and then narrow down the things to something specific. For the most part, having goals is better than not having any, but there are also problems that come with spending an entire life living from goal to goal.

For one thing, we try to predict an unpredictable future. Who is to say that what you want next year is the same thing you want right now? What if what you want right now isn't in the right direction over the long term?

Secondly, and just as importantly, you only confine your expectations of happiness and satisfaction to the goal you have set so that you often forget that other things in your life can also add just as much joy to your experience. This creates a strange problem.

To solve this problem, we have to move towards something more unclear. Going after interestingness. I think, is what we should do.

Interestingness doesn't mean looking for pleasure only. It’s deeper than that. It's doing that random (随机的) project you had no plan to do because you have a feeling that you might just learn something you didn't know about yourself. It's seeing a person you just met not as a possible partner or someone who can do something for you but simply as someone who may open a new, unknown and unique world for you.

Goals incorrectly assume (假设) that we already know what we want. Interestingness is more modest. It makes up its mind as it moves, slowly blowing from one thing to another, until it catches something that lies beyond prediction at last.

1. Setting goals is to predict an unpredictable future because __________.

A．it ignores possible changes in our life

B．it proves meaningless in the long run

C．it may lead us to the opposite direction

D．it fails to reach our true possibilities

2. What does the underlined word “Confine” probably mean in the third paragraph?

A．Devote.

B．Limit.

C．Deliver.

D．Compare.

3. What's the benefit of going after interestingness?

A．Bringing us self satisfaction at once.

B．Improving our relationship with others.

C．Making us gain something unexpected.

D．Helping us successfully predict the future.

4. What's the purpose of the text?

A．To ease our worry about the future.

B．To express a new thought on setting goals.

C．To point out disadvantages of an aimless life.

D．To recommend a new way of achieving success.

7 . I'd done it before, and so I had no reason to believe that this time would be any different. I was sure that when I returned home from my mission trip, as always, I'd bring back nothing more than some mud on my boots, a hole or two in my jeans and, of course, a lot of great memories.

The summer before my high school graduation, I went to West Virginia with others as volunteers to repair the homes of those in need. Arriving at our destination, my group was assigned the task of rebuilding sections of a home that had been damaged by fire. No sooner had we parked on the home's dirt driveway than we saw an excited little girl, no more than six years old, standing in the doorway of the family's temporary home. Shoeless and wearing dirty clothes and the biggest smile I'd ever seen, she yelled, "Ma, Ma, they really came! " I didn't know it then, but her name was Dakota, and four more days would pass before she’d say another word near me.

Behind Dakota was a woman in a wheelchair—her grandmother, we'd soon learn. I also discovered that my job that week would be to help change a fire—damaged dining room into a bedroom for this little girl. Grabbing our tools, we went to work. Over the following days, I noticed Dakota peeking at us every now and then as we worked. A few times. I tried talking with her, but she remained shy and distant, always flying around us like a tiny butterfly but keeping to herself.

By our fifth and final day, however, this was about to change.

Before I went to work on her home on that last morning, I spoke for a moment or two with the grandmother. I was especially pleased when she told me how much Dakota loved her new room so much, in fact, that she'd begged to sleep in it the previous night, even though it wasn't quite ready. As we talked, I noticed something I hadn’t seen before—Dakota was hiding behind her grandmother. Cautiously, she stepped into view, and I could see that just like her clothes, her face was still dirty. But no amount of soil could hide those bright blue eyes and big smile. She was simply adorable. I wanted so much to hug her, but respecting her shyness, I kept my distance.

Slowly, she began walking toward me. It wasn't until she was just inches away that I noticed the folded piece of paper in her tiny hand. Silently, she reached up and handed it to me. Once unfolded, I looked at the drawing she'd made with her broken crayons on the back of an old coloring book cover. It was of two girls—one much taller than the other—and they were holding hands. She told me it was supposed to be me and her and on the bottom of the paper were three little words that instantly broke my heart. Now almost in tears, I couldn't control myself anymore—I bent down and hugged her. She hugged me, too. And for the longest time, neither one of us could let go.

By early afternoon, we finished Dakota's bedroom, and so I gladly used the rare free time to get to know my newest friend. Sitting under a tree away from the others, we shared a few apples while she told me about her life. As I listened to her stories about the struggles she and her family went through daily, I began to realize how boring various aspects of my own life were.

I left for home early the next morning. I was returning with muddy boots and holes in my jeans. But because of Dakota, I brought back something else, too—a greater appreciation for all of the blessing of my life. I’ll never forget that barefoot little butterfly with the big smile and dirty face. I pray that she’ll never forget me either.

1. From the appearance description of the little girl, we know _______.

A．she formed a bad living habit

B．she hoped for a better education

C．she was an innocent and lovely child

D．she was strong and calm in the inner world

2. What were probably written on the bottom of the paper?

A．Enjoy your help.

B．Please don’t leave.

C．Help me, please.

D．Hug me close.

3. How did the author feel after unfolding the piece of paper?

A．She worried about the little girl’s future.

B．She decided to keep helping the little girl.

C．She felt a greater affection for the little girl.

D．She got surprised at the little girl’s worthless gift.

4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．One must learn to share life experiences.

B．One often wants to lead a meaningful life.

C．One occasionally benefits from the poverty.

D．One should be more grateful for the gift of life.

8 . I’ve worked in the factories near my hometown every summer since I graduated from high school, __ doing the full-time blue-collar work during the break never gets any easier. For a college student like me who __    any class before noon to be impolite, getting to a factory by 6 o'clock each morning is full of    __ . My friends never seem to understand why I’m so __ to be back at school or that my summer vacation has been anything but a vacation.

There’re few people as __ as a college student who has never been out in the real world. People my age ___    seem    to    overestimate  (高估）the value of their time and knowledge. In fact, all the classes did not __ me for my battles with the machine I ran in the plant, which would __ whenever I absent-mindedly put in a part backward or upside down.

The most ___    thing about blue-collar life is knowing your job could disappear overnight. _____ like downsizing (裁员）and overseas relocation had always seemed distant to me __ my co-workers told me that the factory I was working in would __ within six months and move to Mexico, where people would work for 60 cents an hour.

After working 12-hour __ in a factory, the other options have become only too clear. When Fm back at the university, skipping classes and turning in la2y re-writes seems too ___ after seeing what I would be doing without school. All the advice on the value of a(n)____ that used to sound stale (老掉牙的）now    __ true.

These lessons I’m learning, __ valuable, often come with a sense of guilt. Many people pass their lives in the places where I __ work, spending 30 years where I spend only two months at a time. “This job pays __    ,    but    it’s    hard    on the body,” said one co-worker. “Study hard and keep reading,” she added.

My experiences in the factories have inspired me to __ of my college years before I enter the real world for good.

1.

A．so

B．but

C．because

D．otherwise

2.

A．thinks

B．sees

C．regards

D．considers

3.

A．excitement

B．curiosity

C．passion

D．suffering

4.

A．relieved

B．refreshed

C．stressed

D．depressed

5.

A．self-controlled

B．self-confident

C．self-evident

D．self-employed

6.

A．never

B．ever

C．seldom

D．always

7.

A．permit

B．prepare

C．promote

D．protect

8.

A．jam

B．mix

C．ruin

D．fix

9.

A．careful

B．grateful

C．merciful

D．stressful

10.

A．Accidents

B．Topics

C．Events

D．Debates

11.

A．after

B．when

C．until

D．unless

12.

A．tear down

B．slow down

C．put down

D．shut down

13.

A．shifts

B．turns

C．units

D．paces

14.

A．familiar

B．understandable

C．irresponsible

D．contradictory

15.

A．education

B．independence

C．kindness

D．dignity

16.

A．comes

B．rings

C．goes

D．calls

17.

A．whether

B．however

C．whatever

D．whichever

18.

A．blankly

B．blindly

C．briefly

D．bravely

19.

A．well

B．badly

C．high

D．low

20.

A．make most

B．make the most

C．take charge

D．take the charge

9 . Life Lessons

Life is not easy when you are pursuing something worthwhile and ready to learn from the best experiences.     1    Here are some life lessons which people will learn the hard way in majority of cases.

It takes consistent time and effort to be successful in any area. However, people usually get discouraged when it takes more time than they thought it would. At this time, people refer only to people who have already achieved what you want to be, which most people fail to do. Look at any successful person and you’ll notice one thing common in all of them. They took time to learn and mastered their skills like no one else.     2    

Be brave to take the road less travelled. In our whole life, we always want to follow the same path that everyone suggests, do the same things everyone does, take the same career path everyone takes, wear the same clothes everyone wears, and hang out with the same people we work with.

    3    But when you get bored of life, you will realize that you are not meant to do what everyone does and that your destiny is different from anyone else’s out there in the world. But the price you pay to realize this is high because it takes a great amount of courage to follow your own path.

You don’t have to live your life in a way society wants you to.     4    Parents sometimes force their children to select a career they don’t want because other children have selected that career. Worst of all, people follow them without even asking. There is no harm in old rituals (惯例) and beliefs but when you pursue then before your interest, sooner or later you’ll realize that yon should first do what you think is right.

    5     However, if you are smart enough to learn early and wish not to waste your precious time learning them the hard way, learn them now and apply it to your life.

A．You have to break the rules sometimes.

B．After al life lessons are always learned the hard way.

C．There is no elevator to success; you have to take the stairs.

D．The reason why we follow others is that we are scared to fail.

E．It always takes tests and then fails us to learn anything worthwhile.

F．The general rule goes that the harder you try, the greater results you get.

G．Many old beliefs are being performed these days and are followed blindly.

10 . 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。

Jack and Rose were sitting face to face. At this moment, the landlord came in and asked, “Are you sure you do not rent the house any more?” He kept silent and she only shook her head. They were going to divorce, so it was obvious that they would not continue renting the house any more.

Then the landlord began examining the house. After looking around,he screamed, “Goddamn! See how you have ruined my house? The walls are full of nails! How could I rent the house to others?"

Jack said,"The room is too small and can hardly accommodate all loads of our stuff. So we could only hang them on the walls."The landlord did not listen to him and turned around up to the floor.

Rose began looking around her familiar room. Four years ago, she became his bride here. On the night of their marriage, he felt deeply guilty to her, saying,“I feel so sorry for you for having you live in this small room. In the future I will earn a lot of money to buy our own house.”

The room was only 13 square meters with two nails on the wall next to the door, one for her to hang her bag and the other for hanging umbrellas. At that time,she threw all her stuff such as her bag and umbrella on the floor once she entered the room, staring at the whole mess and feeling terribly upset.

There were three nails on the left wall, on which he hung his clothes yesterday. After she lived in the room, he removed all the clothes boxes and bought her a desk in the spared room because he knew she loved writing and drawing.

There were four nails on the right wall that were used to fix their wedding photo frame. But now there were only four nails without the frame. She still remembered he got hurt on his fingers when trying to drive the nails home. It was her who pushed him to receive an injection against tetanus(破伤风)。

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。

The landlord tried to pry(撬动，撬开) the nails out when complaining at the same time.

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They hung all the things back to the wall.

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