1 . There was once a modest village nestled in the heart of the mountains. The villagers lived a simple life, relying on the land for their _______ and being close-knit with one another. However, their peaceful existence was soon _______ when a terrible drought struck the region.

With each passing day, the villagers grew more _______. The once verdant fields transformed into desolate lands, and the formerly sparkling river rushed _______ in the absence of rain, it no longer has the crisp, clattering sound of the past. The village elder called for a meeting to discuss _______ they should do. After great deliberation, they came up with a plan.

They made the decision to _______ each and every able-bodied villager to undertake a journey in search of a mythical treasure that is concealed deep within the mountains. Legends say that this treasure possessed the power to _______ rain and break the drought. And this treasure has never been found. With hopeful hearts, the villagers set off into the unknown.

The journey was _______, with treacherous paths and dangerous obstacles. Along the way, they encountered fierce storms and soaring temperatures that tested their resolve. Yet, they remained _______ and persevered through the hardships.

After days of tireless searching, they finally ________ the hidden treasure in a hidden cave. As they cautiously approached, they realized that their discovery held no material wealth but instead presented a daunting enigma — an intricate and ________ inscription etched into the wall. Its mysterious symbols seemed to taunt them, beckoning them to uncover the secrets they fiercely guarded. It read, “The real treasure lies in the unity and resilience of everyone.”

The villagers were ________. They realized that the journey itself was the treasure they sought. Through their unity and determination, they had ________courage and hope in the face of adversity. Encouraged by this newfound ________, they returned to the village and worked together to overcome the drought, relying on their collective strength.

From that day forward, the villagers cherished their unity and ________their bond, never forgetting the true treasure they had discovered.

1.

A．entertainment

B．survival

C．education

D．advancement

2.

A．embraced

B．enriched

C．maintained

D．disturbed

3.

A．excited

B．fearful

C．frustrated

D．satisfied

4.

A．silently

B．relentlessly

C．turbulently

D．effortlessly

5.

A．when

B．why

C．what

D．where

6.

A．encourage

B．force

C．convince

D．allow

7.

A．summon

B．forecast

C．attract

D．gather

8.

A．pleasant

B．perilous

C．simple

D．predictable

9.

A．focused

B．puzzled

C．discouraged

D．determined

10.

A．uncovered

B．lost

C．pursued

D．discovered

11.

A．cryptic

B．vibrant

C．significant

D．lucrative

12.

A．bewildered

B．terrified

C．overjoyed

D．indifferent

13.

A．abandoned

B．doubted

C．gained

D．lacked

14.

A．insight

B．inspiration

C．rivalry

D．favoritism

15.

A．cherished

B．underestimated

C．neglected

D．weakened

2 . Patience is something that many of us struggle with. I know that I am certainly one who has a hard time dealing with delays. After all, we live in a world of instant satisfaction and overnight shipping. We can have anything that we want delivered to our doorstep right away. We can pick from a variety of entertainment options at any given moment.    1    

The truth of the matter is, however, that anything good rarely happens quickly.    2     You have to develop your patience over time by taking real action. This applies to a number of things: launching a business, waiting to go to an event, or striving to achieve your personal goals.

Here are a few tips to help you become more patient:

Make yourself wait on things. This can include eating, purchasing items, or taking any sort of action.    3     It will help you increase your current patience levels and become less anxious moving forward. Try it.

    4     Sometimes pause actually means there is hope. Perhaps you’ll meet a lot of wonderful people while waiting in line, or you will find that something put off is actually better in the future.

Understand that life is full of delays.    5     If there were delays, we would all have to accept. Ups and downs are what build character, and often, the longer we wait, the more we enjoy it. So wait it out with the best of them.

A．It usually takes a lot of work and a long wait.

B．The more patient you are, the luckier you become.

C．Teach yourself to look on the bright side of delays.

D．There is no one straight path to happiness or success.

E．Being patient is a must if you want to achieve success.

F．As a result, being patient has become increasingly difficult for most of us.

G．Work to overcome whatever makes you anxious and force yourself to wait.

3 . 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 day a man named Steve Gowan was fishing in the Thames Estuary in Britain. By the end of the day, besides fishes and sea weeds, he fished a message bottle. He opened it carefully and inside the bottle was a brief loving letter from a British soldier named Hughes to his wife:

Dear Wife, I am writing this note on this boat and dropping it into the sea just to see if it will reach you. If it does, sign this envelope on the right hand bottom corner where it says receipt. Put the date and hour of receipt and your name where it says signature and look after it well.

Ta-ta sweet, for the present. Your Hubby

Also attached was a covering note intended for the finder of the bottle:

Sir or madam, would you kindly forward the enclosed letter and earn the blessing of a poor British soldier on his way to the front this ninth day of September, 1914. Signed Private T. Hughes.

Actually, as Hughes crossed the English Channel from Southampton to St. Nazaire on 9 September, 1914, at 7:52 p.m., he dropped a message in a green beer bottle over the side of the ship and he died two days later in the war.

85 years later, the bottle was finally caught by Steve Gowan, the fisherman. Steve Gowan examined the letter carefully. It had the soldier’s name and army number, so he supposed that the message should be real. But how could he deliver it to the intended recipient? In 1999, the internet was still in its early years. No way would he be able to find Hughes’s possible surviving family that way! So, what to do?

Well, he put an advertisement in a local paper! The story captured so many hearts and minds that it gained national coverage. Somewhere along the way, through magic and luck, he learned that Hughes’s daughter, Emily, was still alive in New Zealand!

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。

Right away, Gowan and journalists managed to get in touch with Emily.

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The local paper decided to offer Mr. Gowan an air ticket to deliver the letter in person.

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