1 . Making a difference in someone’s life is a rewarding experience. During my time in college, I landed my first real _________ at a cafe. Out of all the _________ I served, an elderly gentleman named Jeff left a lasting impression on me. Every Saturday afternoon, he would drop in and _________ a medium coffee. Whenever I had a moment, I would _________ a conversation with him and over time, we got to know each other well.

After a year of working every weekend, I decided to leave and _________ my two-week notice. The most _________ part of quitting was not informing my boss, but _________ the news to Jeff. I felt quite _________, as if I was abandoning him. When I finally brought it up, he replied in a _________ voice, “Oh, that’s too bad. I’m sure that the staff will miss you.” I began to think that our visits held no real __________ to him, and that he would be just as content enjoying his food alone. __________, on my last day, Jeff came in with a card that simply read, “Your __________ during our time together is heartwarming. Few things have brought me more __________ than our weekly visits. Thank you.”

The sincere __________ I received for my small gestures was truly astonishing. Giving up my weekends for a year was a small price to __________ the remarkable impact of kindness.

1.

A．job

B．dream

C．goal

D．chance

2.

A．managers

B．employees

C．passengers

D．customers

3.

A．judged

B．ordered

C．admired

D．promoted

4.

A．end up

B．strike up

C．turn up

D．make up

5.

A．presented

B．rejected

C．received

D．ignored

6.

A．satisfying

B．surprising

C．challenging

D．encouraging

7.

A．hiding

B．making

C．breaking

D．accepting

8.

A．amused

B．shocked

C．disappointed

D．guilty

9.

A．delighted

B．bitter

C．calm

D．sad

10.

A．importance

B．hope

C．future

D．mistake

11.

A．Meanwhile

B．However

C．Moreover

D．Therefore

12.

A．talent

B．kindness

C．courage

D．creativity

13.

A．confusion

B．trouble

C．pleasure

D．fortune

14.

A．appreciation

B．devotion

C．education

D．inspiration

15.

A．admit

B．bear

C．expect

D．witness

2 . One day, a girl came upon a cocoon, and she could tell that a butterfly was trying to _________. She waited and watched the butterfly struggle for hours to _________ itself from the tiny hole._________, the butterfly stopped moving, it seemed to be _______ . The girl then decided to help get the butterfly out and with a pair of scissors cut open the cocoon. The butterfly was then _______able to escape. However, its body was swollen (肿胀的) and its wings were _________ .

The girl still thought she had done the butterfly a favor as she sat there waiting for its wings to grow in order to _________its body. That wasn’t happening. The butterfly was unable to fly, and for the rest of its life, it could only move by crawling around with little wings and a_______ body. Despite the girl’s good intentions, she didn’t understand that the _______ of the butterfly’s cocoon and the struggle the butterfly had to __________ in order to escape served an important purpose. As butterflies __________ from tight cocoons and stretch wings out, it forces liquid from their body into their wings to prepare them to be able to fly.

The__________ that we face in life help us grow and get stronger. There is often a reason behind the requirement of being ________ and persistent. When bearing difficult times, we will develop the necessary __________ that we’ll need in the future. Without having any struggles, we won’t grow, which means it’s very important to __________ personal challenges ourselves rather than relying on other people to always help us.

1.

A．hatch

B．hang

C．swing

D．nest

2.

A．trap

B．release

C．wrap

D．throw

3.

A．Even so

B．Sooner or later

C．All of a sudden

D．As usual

4.

A．scared

B．sought

C．kicked

D．stuck

5.

A．easily

B．hardly

C．merely

D．slightly

6.

A．overestimated

B．underdeveloped

C．overgrown

D．underfed

7.

A．protect

B．shade

C．support

D．survive

8.

A．tiny

B．skinny

C．strong

D．large

9.

A．conservation

B．restriction

C．tension

D．variation

10.

A．come out

B．pull up

C．go through

D．leave off

11.

A．run

B．recover

C．generate

D．emerge

12.

A．struggles

B．adventures

C．details

D．guidelines

13.

A．industrious

B．tolerant

C．superior

D．straightforward

14.

A．carefulness

B．strength

C．optimism

D．patience

15.

A．hold onto

B．turn down

C．take on

D．bring up

3 . We all dream of reaching a certain success someday. Because of this we all are afraid of the very same thing- failure. But we should understand that we all have to experience some sort of failure in our lives. It is part of growing up and it is part of life itself. Failure doesn't have to always be seen as something negative. When you get to see failure in a different perspective, you will see that it has the power to help you get to your goal.

Don't be so hard on yourself whenever you make a mistake or fail a task. Everyone makes mistakes. Whenever you face one failure, remember to accept your fault and do something to make things right. Whenever you fail something, you just have to get up and keep trying. You will get to your goal eventually.

Every mistake is a lesson you have to learn from. As the saying goes, “If you do something wrong for the first time, it is a mistake. But if it happens again, then it becomes a choice.” Your mistakes and failure make you wiser.

You should be smart enough to know and avoid the causes that lead you to them once more. No dream or goal is ever easy. With every great success, there are some failures along the way that lead to something great. Don't give up and don't be afraid to make mistakes. It is all part of the game of life.

Life is not a bed of roses. The journey to success will have its ups and downs and have its share of joy and suffering. You will encounter failure once in a while. But pain is part of the learning process. Failures and mistakes are experiences that will make you wiser and stronger as you climb the ladder of success.

1. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To encourage people to think about failure positively.

B．To emphasize the importance of self-confidence.

C．To explain some meanings of achieving success.

D．To discuss the relation between failure and success.

2. What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A．Everyone should pay for their mistakes.	B．Failure makes success more meaningful.
C．Mistakes can bring people great benefits.	D．It's common to make mistakes in daily life.

3. What does the author think of people who make the same mistakes again?

A．They are complete losers.	B．They are not good learners.
C．They should not be forgiven.	D．They need sympathy and support.

4. What does the underlined word “encounter” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Expect.

B．Avoid.

C．Experience.

D．Appreciate.

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。

On Saturday, Mum went to visit her friends in the city. Ollie, Dad and I went to do the shopping. The car park at the supermarket was very full; there was even a line for the barbecue out the front. Ollie and I complained-we guessed it would be really busy inside. This was not our idea of a fun way to spend the weekend. Dad promised us a hot dog on the way back if we helped him.

Seeing it was packed like sardines in a tin, Dad shook his head at the crowds when we got inside.

The whole town must have picked that morning to do their shopping. Every checkout was full of trolleys. Traffic jams were everywhere, and you could see the supermarket staff busy, running around. Bells sounded. Babies cried. People shouted. This was going to be hard work.

Dad told us we would need to do this smartly if we wanted to get out alive. We needed to work together. Ollie pushed the trolley; I checked the list; Dad would do the running and grabbing. He nodded at us and I knew the battle had started.

Ollie ran off ahead with the noisy trolley and headed for the fruit and vegetables. I chased after him with the list. After crazy panic buying, we were at the checkout, remarking how delicious this food would be when cooked into a roast dinner.

So far, so good. We might have been stuck behind a family with a cart filled to the top, a man with a lot of frozen dinners, and an old couple who moved slowly, but at least we'd made it. Dad picked up a magazine to read while waiting.

We finally got to the front. Dad stood in line, and we went to buy our hot dogs. Satisfied, we went home. But it was when we got the shopping bags into the house that I noticed that something was wrong: one of the bags was not ours. It would be impossible to go back to find our original bag.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:

Disappointed but curious, Ollie and I opened the mistaken bag.

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Paragraph 2:

It struck us that we could still take advantage of the mistaken bag.

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5 . An Ohio man is now the ________ parent of five brothers and sisters who were separated in different foster homes（收养家庭）.

Robert Carter of Cincinnati ________ Marionna, 10, Robert, 9, Makayla, 8, Giovanni, 5, and Kiontae, 4. He was ________ to keep the children together.

"I wasn't with my siblings（兄弟姐妹）. After my youngest brother turned 2, I didn't see him again ________ he was 16." Carter said. Carter is the third oldest of nine children. At 12, he was ________ in foster care as well. Carter said his experience made him want to ________ children with a safe home.

Carter became a ________ foster parent permitted by the government in 2017. In December 2018, the three boys, Robert, Giovanni and Kiontae, came into his ________ . Later, Marionna and Makayla joined.

"Once I ________ they had sisters, I started advising to visit them." Carter said. The siblings were ________ after not seeing each other for six months.

"Mr. Carter was the only foster parent willing and able to adopt all of the children." said Barton, an adoption worker, "His childhood background has made him ________ of the importance of keeping siblings together. He says that he ________ being their father. His life is busy, with a lot of love, ________ and happiness."

With all the ________ his family's story is getting, he wants people to know how important fostering and adoption are.

"As long as you have the means and love to give to kids, ________ , anybody can do it." said Carter.

1.

A．desperate

B．sensitive

C．tough

D．proud

2.

A．educated

B．promoted

C．adopted

D．accompanied

3.

A．determined

B．reduced

C．adjusted

D．addicted

4.

A．after

B．until

C．since

D．while

5.

A．trapped

B．placed

C．occupied

D．absorbed

6.

A．give

B．treat

C．provide

D．equip

7.

A．heartbroken

B．considerate

C．adorable

D．licensed

8.

A．care

B．rescue

C．instruction

D．career

9.

A．found out

B．put out

C．handed out

D．gave out

10.

A．recovered

B．refused

C．reunited

D．returned

11.

A．guilty

B．aware

C．capable

D．suspicious

12.

A．permits

B．endures

C．imagines

D．enjoys

13.

A．dilemma

B．laughter

C．reputation

D．pressure

14.

A．relation

B．sufferings

C．attention

D．confidence

15.

A．undoubtedly

B．unlikely

C．unusually

D．uncertainly

6 . I was unemployed in 1994. Fortunately, I _________ that it wasn't going to last forever. I returned to my _________ life and got a Master's degree in animal behavior in 1998. For 55-year-old then, it just _________ as if it were something I could and should do.

My wife and I came to Tasmania on holiday in 2000. We went into a wildlife park because I wanted to _________ Tasmanian animals. During that time, a（an）_________ went as we were sitting in the cafe looking outside, "Oh _________ I could spend the rest of my life here." And I went, "Well, I see it's up for sale." My wife looked at me and she knew.

We _________ the park in 2001. When we arrived, we realized it was messier than _________. So immediately we had to get the park _________ out. We were 58 when we ____________, but we were working 16 hours a day, finally building the park up and ____________ the animals' lives. We ____________ the regulations on animal protection in with local authorities, and tried to get other wildlife park ____________ on board.

In 2007, I ran the London marathon to raise funds for the project with my family. I ____________ completed it, with ____________ funds collected till now. As always say, life isn't' rehearsal, but a mission. If you don't do it now, you'll never do it.

1.

A．figured

B．suggested

C．pretended

D．opposed

2.

A．retired

B．normal

C．daily

D．academic

3.

A．felt

B．left

C．happened

D．ended

4.

A．identify

B．study

C．adopt

D．protect

5.

A．imagination

B．conversation

C．solution

D．encouragement

6.

A．what if

B．if only

C．only if

D．even if

7.

A．purchased

B．designed

C．established

D．promoted d

8.

A．witnessed

B．demonstrated

C．anticipated

D．scheduled

9.

A．washed

B．made

C．found

D．sorted

10.

A．dropped in

B．set in

C．turned over

D．took over

11.

A．saving

B．leading

C．improving

D．costing

12.

A．rewrote

B．reminded

C．rearranged

D．removed

13.

A．communities

B．owners

C．species

D．professors

14.

A．substantially

B．gradually

C．instantly

D．successfully

15.

A．admirable

B．energetic

C．sufficient

D．multiple