2 . 阅读下面文章，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整短文，续写词数应为150左右。

One Saturday morning, I got a call from my aunt. She told me that she had to go with my uncle on a business trip for the day, and she wondered if I could look after my little 6-year-old cousin, Max. I knew that for them, leaving their dearest son for a day was the last thing in the whole world they would do, because they were what is known as “helicopter parents”, who keep watching everything their kids do.   As a high school student, I knew exactly that children who were brought up by helicopter parents could end up having many problems and I hoped I could do something to improve the situation, so I accepted her request. Actually, I was honored to be trusted by such parents.

When I arrived there, my aunt and uncle were just ready to go out. The last thing my aunt said to me before they left was “Don’t let him hurt himself while we are away.” She repeated it several times until she thought I took it seriously. After they left, I tried to teach Max to play some games that might be against my aunt’s will, but failed. Max seemed not to be interested, and even frightened. I didn’t want to push him, so I decided to slow it down.

Around lunch time, Max asked me what was for lunch. I said, “I don’t know, what do you want?” He said, “Can you cook scrambled eggs?” I replied, “Of course I can!” “Well,” said Max, “I want some.” I asked him if he could cook. He looked at me in amazement, and said, “Of course not. Mom won’t allow me to approach the kitchen. She thinks I’ll be burnt if I try to do that, but I think it would be amazing to cook what I like on my own.”

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Suddenly, I had an idea.

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When my aunt and uncle returned, they saw Max cooking a dinner in the kitchen.

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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。

Jenny was a bright­eyed，pretty five­year­old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store，Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2. 50. How she wanted that necklace，and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her，her mother said，“Well，it is a pretty necklace，but it costs an awful lot of money. After all，I’ll buy you the necklace，and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don’t forget that for your birthday，Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill，too. Okay？” Jenny agreed，and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.

Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day，and sure enough，her grandma gave her a brand­new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls. How Jenny loved those pearls！She wore them everywhere to kindergarten，bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands (差事)．The only time she didn’t wear them was in the shower. Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!

Jenny had a very loving Daddy. When Jenny went to bed，he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story.

One night when he finished the story，he said，“Jenny，do you love me？”

“Oh yes，Daddy，you know I love you，” the little girl said.

“Well，then，give me your pearls. ”

“Oh！Daddy，not my pearls！” Jenny refused. “But you can have Rosy，my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit，too. Okay？”

“Oh no，darling，that’s okay. ” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. “Good night，little one. ”

注意：
1．所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2．至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4．续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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A week later，her father once again asked Jenny after her story.

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Several days later，when Jenny’s father came in to read her a story as usual，he was surprised to find

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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。

One windy day in March, Kitty Miller was on her way to school, when she spotted a great pile of lovely red apples in a store window. "Oh, how lovely!” she said. If only Mamma could have one!"

Kitty's mother was very poor. She had been a dressmaker ever since Mr. Miller died, and had worked so hard to earn a living for herself and Kitty that she had become sick. She had to lie in bed all day, and when Kitty was away at school, the house was very lonesome to her.

When Kitty reached the school that day, her thoughts were full of her sick mother and the lovely apples. She was usually a good student, but today she made so many mistakes that the teacher looked at her in surprise. The little girl could only sit at her desk, with her book before her, and dream of those red apples. When school was dismissed, Kitty started slowly homeward. She had gone only a short distance when she saw a gentleman in front of her drop his wallet. Running quickly forward, she picked it up. It felt quite heavy in Kitty's little hand.

There must be a good deal of money in it, thought Kitty. "How I wish I could keep it. Then I could buy Mamma a red apple and so many other things she needs." But she knew this would not be right, so she hurried after the gentleman. Touching him on the arm, she said, "Please, Sir. You dropped your wallet." "Thank you, dear," said the gentleman, taking the wallet. Then noticing how poorly dressed she was, he said, “Why did you not keep the wallet, my child?”

"Because that would be stealing,,, replied Kitty. “But,” she continued honestly, "before I thought I must give it back to you, I did wish I could keep it, for then I could buy Mamma a red apple. "

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 gentleman was surprised.

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When Kitty reached home with her treasures, she found her mother asleep.

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5 . According to a Chinese saying，“One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero. ”Growing up in Beijing，I _________ its historical sites and natural attractions perfectly well. However，I’d _________ climbed the Great Wall before until recently. I，along with my friends， _________ for the top. We soon discovered that the hike was much more _________ than we had imagined. But we didn’t _________ . It took us about two hours to finally _________ where we had wanted to get to.

As _________ at the top of the Great Wall，I looked back at the waves of _________ walking to the top. At that moment，I saw an amazing _________ that would forever change my opinion on humans’ limits. I saw a young couple carrying their children，walking __________ but surely towards the top. They would stop once in a while to take a __________ under the hot sun.

As I stood there，I began to __________ words that can describe us humans. If one would like to describe giraffes（长颈鹿），he/she would use words such as __________ and long-necked. But what about us？I took another look down below and my __________ began to gather，persevering（坚忍不拔的），determined，and

__________. As these words came into my mind，I __________ that it was not appearance or physical characteristics that should define（定义）us humans，but the __________ that we share.

I don’t know if I have become a __________ man after returning from this __________ according to the Chinese saying， __________ I surely returned as a more thoughtful person.

1.

A．show

B．know

C．imagine

D．accept

2.

A．still

B．also

C．never

D．already

3.

A．waited

B．allowed

C．searched

D．aimed

4.

A．expensive

B．interesting

C．difficult

D．important

5.

A．wake up

B．give up

C．keep up

D．look up

6.

A．reach

B．understand

C．clean

D．head

7.

A．shook

B．stood

C．walked

D．lay

8.

A．children

B．strangers

C．people

D．foreigners

9.

A．book

B．photo

C．future

D．scene

10.

A．dangerously

B．slowly

C．worriedly

D．naturally

11.

A．break

B．tip

C．step

D．note

12.

A．care about

B．make up

C．tell about

D．think of

13.

A．healthy

B．tall

C．fat

D．scary

14.

A．thoughts

B．emotions

C．rules

D．plans

15.

A．tired

B．normal

C．strong

D．lazy

16.

A．expected

B．argued

C．included

D．realized

17.

A．dreams

B．qualities

C．concerns

D．experiences

18.

A．boring

B．humorous

C．great

D．serious

19.

A．trip

B．country

C．adventure

D．experiment

20.

A．but

B．as

C．unless

D．so

6 . Some of the greatest problems we face today are concerned with the gradual destruction of our environment. Brown clouds; wildlife ____; polluted water. These ____ all seem so huge. So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don’t have to ____.

But does it do any good?

I recently learned something about flamingos (火烈鸟). These beautiful birds gather in     ___ groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time ____ for migration, a few flamingos start the process by taking off from the lake. But ____ of the others seem to notice, so the tiny group returns.

However, the next day they ____ again. This time a few more struggle along with them, but the vast majority still ____ no attention, so these pioneers come back.

The ____ continues for several more days. Every time a few more birds join in but, _____ the thousands of others still take no ____, the great migration plan is once again ____.

Then one day something ____. The same small group of birds takes wing and a tiny number more join in, just as before. And this time their total number, though still quite ____, is enough to tip the balance. As one, the whole group takes flight and the migration ____. What a ____ sight it must be – thousands of flamingos taking to the sky at once!

A few can make a ____. It’s true that all of the great problems of the world have been solved because of the ____ efforts of a few.

If you believe in a cause (事业), don’t ____! Others will someday take notice and together we will ____ even our greatest problems.

1.

A．protection

B．extinction

C．migration

D．separation

2.

A．questions

B．costs

C．examples

D．problems

3.

A．drive

B．run

C．cycle

D．stand

4.

A．tiny

B．different

C．huge

D．similar

5.

A．comes

B．passes

C．varies

D．moves

6.

A．all

B．any

C．none

D．most

7.

A．gather

B．try

C．sing

D．appear

8.

A．attract

B．require

C．escape

D．pay

9.

A．plan

B．trend

C．activity

D．movement

10.

A．since

B．though

C．unless

D．while

11.

A．responsibility

B．notice

C．chance

D．measure

12.

A．put off

B．cut off

C．carried out

D．worked out

13.

A．approaches

B．works

C．changes

D．disappears

14.

A．significant

B．reasonable

C．adequate

D．small

15.

A．continues

B．delays

C．finishes

D．begins

16.

A．familiar

B．strange

C．magnificent

D．unrealistic

17.

A．point

B．decision

C．difference

D．mistake

18.

A．useless

B．tireless

C．extra

D．special

19.

A．give up

B．give in

C．give away

D．give out

20.

A．identify

B．understand

C．predict

D．solve

7 . I was fifteen months old, a happy kid until the day I fell. It was a(n)_______ fall. I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to make it blind. Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched(缝合) the eyeball together where it was _______, leaving an ugly scar(疤) in the middle of my eye. The attempt _______, but my mother, in all of her wisdom, found another doctor who knew that if the eye was removed _______, my face would grow up badly distorted(畸形的), _______ my scarred, sightless, cloudy and gray eye lived on with me. As I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways _______ me.

I walked with my face looking at the _______ so that people would not see the _______ me. Yet my mother would say to me, at every turn, "Hold your head up high and _______ the world. If you hold your head up high, it will be OK, and people will see your ________ soul. " She continued this ________ whenever I was trying to hide.

Mother’s words were of great help for me to face the world ________. As a teenager, even though I tended to look down to ________ my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they ________ me. In high school, I was ________ both academically and socially. I was ________ elected monitor. My mother’s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them ________ the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes, even if they couldn't see it on the ________.

Now I'm a happy wife and great mother. The message "Hold your head up high" has been ________ many times in my sweet home. Each of my children has felt its ________, and the gift my mother gave me has lived on in another generation.

1.

A．surprising

B．sudden

C．ordinary

D．bad

2.

A．separated

B．destroyed

C．cut

D．hurt

3.

A．failed

B．disappeared

C．succeeded

D．tried

4.

A．quickly

B．entirely

C．carefully

D．slowly

5.

A．then

B．if

C．still

D．so

6.

A．protected

B．affected

C．upset

D．comforted

7.

A．floor

B．world

C．front

D．people

8.

A．shy

B．frightening

C．ugly

D．strange

9.

A．deal with

B．see

C．laugh at

D．face

10.

A．different

B．beautiful

C．lonely

D．honest

11.

A．motto

B．passage

C．opinion

D．message

12.

A．bravely

B．proudly

C．simply

D．fairly

13.

A．hide

B．prevent

C．avoid

D．drop

14.

A．disliked

B．liked

C．hated

D．noticed

15.

A．comfortable

B．valuable

C．successful

D．special

16.

A．nearly

B．even

C．hardly

D．rather

17.

A．touch

B．observe

C．watch

D．recognize

18.

A．surface

B．eye

C．head

D．scar

19.

A．discussed

B．heard

C．talked

D．written

20.

A．kindness

B．honesty

C．encouragement

D．wisdom

8 . A beautiful，young girl is smiling at me from a picture frame on my desk as I write this. She is my sponsored child from the Philippines and even though I have never met her _________ she has found a special place in my heart. It doesn't _________ me much to help her，about a dollar a day. _________，millions of people in this world live on _________. The joy that helping her gives me，however，is _________ price，which I never experienced in my life. It _________ me to her，to life，and to love.

I can _________ remember the first time that I decided to help a child _________. It was many years ago. I was only a teenager myself and for the first time in my life I had a little extra money each month. I didn't feel like _________ anything，though. We lost everything we had in a house fire a few years ago and going through that had __________ me a lot. I had learned that I didn't need a lot of "stuff" to be __________. I had also read a lot about the __________ of children in poor countries around the world. It seemed like a far better thing then to __________ what I could to help them. With my mom's love and support I soon found a few __________ like Children International that were serving others around the world. It felt so good being able to __________ and help another in need. It felt so good being able to make even one life better. I could feel the mercy and empathy（共鸣）growing within me and beginning to __________ me.

Empathy does change us. It makes us into better people with bigger __________ and a clearer view of life. It shows us that we truly are one __________ on Earth. It helps us to love, to be kind, and to make this world a __________ place.

Let your empathy grow then. Let your love grow. Let your heart grow bigger and bigger every __________ day.

1.

A．by design

B．in advance

C．by chance

D．in person

2.

A．consume

B．cost

C．spend

D．benefit

3.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．However

D．Besides

4.

A．further

B．less

C．more

D．fewer

5.

A．across

B．over

C．between

D．beyond

6.

A．combines

B．contributes

C．connects

D．adapts

7.

A．also

B．just

C．still

D．ever

8.

A．overseas

B．everywhere

C．aboard

D．anytime

9.

A．admiring

B．purchasing

C．accepting

D．rejecting

10.

A．urged

B．reminded

C．inspired

D．taught

11.

A．wealthy

B．intelligent

C．happy

D．secure

12.

A．suffering

B．education

C．personalities

D．surroundings

13.

A．bring

B．carry

C．collect

D．give

14.

A．companies

B．organizations

C．colleges

D．communities

15.

A．reach out

B．take on

C．turn out

D．make up

16.

A．follow

B．occupy

C．change

D．control

17.

A．shoulders

B．ambitions

C．dreams

D．hearts

18.

A．race

B．creature

C．family

D．life

19.

A．better

B．larger

C．quieter

D．brighter

20.

A．other

B．single

C．different

D．accessible

9 . Nowadays，an increasing number of people are indifferent to others and unwilling to help others who are in trouble. In their opinion, what _______ is their own interests, and they are simply not _______ about whether those people live or die. How terrible the phenomenon（现象）is!However, I _______ believe that helping others is helping yourself in one way or another.

Then I will explain why helping others can _______ ourselves in more detail.

When you   help others, you will find yourself becoming confident. Take myself as a（n） ________ .

When I was a little girl, I dared not talk with others and I preferred staying _______ . One day in an art class, my deskmate _______ to bring color pens, then I _______ lent her mine. She appreciated my help but was _______       because I rarely talked. After that, she often chatted with me and helped me become a（n） ________ girl, and she also helped me when I was in trouble. There is no ________ that we became best friends. What benefited me most was that I gained confidence and was willing to ________ others. If I hadn't lent my color pens to her, she might have been punished by the teacher, and I wouldn't have been confident so soon. Through this thing, I have come to ________ helping others is helping yourself in one way.

________ , when you help others, you will feel very pleased. As the Chinese old saying ________ ，“Fragrance（香味）will be reserved in your hand when you present others with roses. ”________ someone meets with some difficulties, then you come to help him. “Thank you”will make you feel that you have done a rewarding thing and your ________ is much more than the person who gets your help. What a wonderful thing it is!

From what have been discussed above, we can safely arrive at the ________ that helping others is helping yourself. Helping others can1 not only bring others pleasure, but also bring ourselves pleasure and confidence. This time we helped others, maybe ________ when we are in trouble, others will help us. So we should try our best to form the habit of helping others. Only in this way can the world become warmer and more ________ .

1.

A．cares

B．weighs

C．matters

D．measures

2.

A．cautious

B．concerned

C．anxious

D．curious

3.

A．frequently

B．rarely

C．directly

D．firmly

4.

A．benefit

B．serve

C．support

D．affect

5.

A．case

B．model

C．explanation

D．example

6.

A．alone

B．indoors

C．outdoors

D．closely

7.

A．regretted

B．failed

C．missed

D．intended

8.

A．hurriedly

B．hesitantly

C．immediately

D．secretly

9.

A．disappointed

B．excited

C．upset

D．amazed

10.

A．outgoing

B．warm-hearted

C．quick-minded

D．strong-willed

11.

A．need

B．wonder

C．point

D．doubt

12.

A．deal with

B．communicate with

C．argue with

D．agree with

13.

A．realize

B．advocate

C．guarantee

D．accept

14.

A．In brief

B．In general

C．In addition

D．In summary

15.

A．reads

B．writes

C．speaks

D．goes

16.

A．Since

B．If

C．Unless

D．Until

17.

A．difficulty

B．appreciation

C．happiness

D．influence

18.

A．conclusion

B．commitment

C．decision

D．description

19.

A．in the end

B．day by day

C．in the future

D．now and then

20.

A．worthwhile

B．harmonious

C．suitable

D．admirable

10 . I was reading an article the other day about a man by the name of Steven Callahan. In 1982, he was crossing the Atlantic Ocean alone in his sailboat when it _____ something and sank. He was out of the shipping lanes and _____ in a life raft, alone. He had few _____ and his chances of survival were small. Yet when three _____ found him seventy-six days later, he was _____ 一 much skinnier than he was when he started.

His account of how he survived was _____ Somehow he managed to catch fish and even made a device to make fresh water from sea water. The most remarkable thing, _____, was how he managed to keep himself _____ when all hope seemed lost. _____ how often he must have thought there was no point in continuing with the ______ He was suffering a great deal. His life raft was punctured (刺破) and even after trying for more than a week to ______ it, it was still leaking air and it was wearing him out to keep pumping it up. He was hungry, totally exhausted.______ would have seemed to be the only choice.

Whenever you read about people who ______ these kinds of situations, you will ______ that they do something with their minds ______ give them the courage to keep going. However, there are many people in similarly hopeless situations that give in or go ______. The survivors do something with their ______ that help them find the courage to carry on.

For Callahan, he wrote simply, “I told myself I could ______ it. Compared to what those have been through, I was ______. I told myself these things over and over.”

Next time when it seems as if your own goals are far-off or when your problems seem too overwhelming, repeat that ______ over and over again, “I can handle it. I can handle it.”

1.

A．pushed

B．pressed

C．struck

D．damaged

2.

A．lying

B．driving

C．swimming

D．floating

3.

A．supplies

B．friends

C．experiences

D．signals

4.

A．workers

B．fishermen

C．divers

D．passengers

5.

A．hopeless

B．grateful

C．alive

D．stressful

6.

A．astonishing

B．frightening

C．exciting

D．satisfying

7.

A．instead

B．otherwise

C．however

D．thus

8.

A．operating

B．going

C．fighting

D．praying

9.

A．Imagine

B．Remember

C．Describe

D．Report

10.

A．journey

B．struggle

C．competition

D．program

11.

A．connect

B．check

C．change

D．fix

12.

A．Pulling up

B．Dropping in

C．Turning over

D．Giving up

13.

A．consider

B．explain

C．survive

D．fit

14.

A．suggest

B．argue

C．believe

D．discover

15.

A．what

B．that

C．who

D．as

16.

A．mad

B．blind

C．red

D．wrong

17.

A．plans

B．thoughts

C．energies

D．tools

18.

A．handle

B．prove

C．remove

D．improve

19.

A．friendly

B．careful

C．fortunate

D．clever

20.

A．note

B．message

C．request

D．sentence