1 . Tackling behavioral problems at school is not easy, but Dr. Terrance Newton is doing that with a _________ effective solution.

In his first year as principal of Warner Elementary School, Newton has already seen a _________ change in his at-risk students. All it took was a few quality _________ and a pair of clippers.

Newton saw the _________ as soon as he started at the school. Bullying was _________ and students were constantly being _________. He believed the best way to solve this was to build positive relationships with students. So, he _________ to set up a barbershop at school. Having cut hair before, Newton _________ the barbershop could be a safe space for students to _________. And he was right- not only has he bonded with former __________, but suspensions have dropped from 103 to 4 in the last year! Even better, bullying has all but stopped.

Kamisha Collins has seen the __________ in her 11-year-old son, Brandon Ponzo. “In the beginning of the school year, my son started off really __________ and was not getting along with Dr. Newton, but now they have built this __________-he loves him very much,” Collins said.“Dr. Newton says positive things to them while cutting their hair. And my son’s behavior and grades have improved so much.”

What a brilliant idea not to mention a __________ leader! A little love and care can make a big impact on __________ kids.

1.

A．suddenly

B．similarly

C．surprisingly

D．hardly

2.

A．great

B．slight

C．harmful

D．risky

3.

A．haircuts

B．conversations

C．performances

D．services

4.

A．fear

B．problem

C．project

D．reason

5.

A．out of place

B．under control.

C．under discussion

D．out of hand

6.

A．suspended

B．criticized

C．praised

D．protected

7.

A．decided

B．preferred

C．learned

D．afforded

8.

A．promised

B．admitted

C．rejected

D．figured

9.

A．calm down

B．open up

C．show up

D．break down

10.

A．classmates

B．colleagues

C．housekeepers

D．troublemakers

11.

A．increase

B．encouragement

C．difference

D．difficulty

12.

A．rough

B．pleasant

C．easy

D．mild

13.

A．barrier

B．barbershop

C．reputation

D．bond

14.

A．strict

B．brave

C．fantastic

D．modest

15.

A．appealing

B．disappointing

C．struggling

D．lying

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Zu Ti of the Jin Dynasty was a man who had with great ambition. When he was young, he had a good friend     1     (name) Liu Kun. They had such a deep friendship     2     they stayed together every day and got up at the same time every morning.

One day, when they were sleeping. Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing (鸡鸣) . He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about     3     (get) up to play swords (剑) as soon as we heard the rooster crowing from now on?” Liu Kun was still     4     (sleep) . But he agreed with him     5     (joyful) . From then on, they got up and played swords once the rooster began crowing. They kept their word and never gave up no matter     6     cold in winter or hot in summer. Hard work     7     (pay) off. After a long period of hard study and training, they finally became the all-rounder. And they both did excellent jobs to their country.

The idiom “to rise with the rooster” teaches us that with ambition and hard work,     8     (succeed) is possible. When we can discover our shortcomings     9     time, it is not too late to try. But if you are not willing     10     (work) hard, you will not be able to achieve a career after all.

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。

Once, my uncle brought home a cute little baby parrot. At first, I and my cousins were a little scared, because we didn’t know how to handle that little tender baby. My aunt eventually helped us out. She took it and kept it just as her baby. She fed it, she gave it occasional showers and eventually we became quite comfortable with it. Now there was another dilemma (困境) that we had — as we were not really aware of its gender (性别) we were unable to decide a name for the parrot. So finally my mom called it Mitthu. We agreed.

As it was growing, its wings started growing long, but my family was too possessive (占有欲强的) and caring towards Mitthu that they trimmed (修剪) its wings. They said if it flew, it wouldn’t be able to survive outside.

As time went by, we grew, so did Mitthu...It had by now started talking quite a lot...I was amazed by the way my aunt cared for it. She fed it anything and everything they had before eating. Mitthu was never kept in a cage from the beginning...it is still not kept in a eage... at first its wings were trimmed to protect it...but now as it has grown quite a lot, even its wings are not trimmed...

I sometimes wonder, it has the whole sky to fly, it is neither in a cage nor its wings are trimmed, then why isn’t it flying at all? Maybe it is now quite attached to us and doesn’t want to leave us, or maybe it doesn’t want to leave this comfortable life and go away and face the hard reality of life. The answer may be anything, depending on how we view the situation.

But as I grew older, I realized that the life of Mitthu is not really very different from that of mine. I was cared too and thus was protected from really getting along with outside world. I made my house my world, just as it was taught to me. I guess so did Mitthu. The comfort of my hope became, and I guess Mitthu’s as well, the invisible chain that never actually will let us fly.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

I guess not just I, but most of the girls feel the same.

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The parrot flew today.

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4 . Winnie the Pooh was a source of comfort for me while I was growing up. Not only did he help me get to sleep, he also helped me understand the importance of _________. Little did I then _________ that his words would provide more _________ than I could ever imagine.

I have spent the past five months in isolation (隔离). In that time, I have _________ loss and grief. One of the biggest _________ has been not being able to see those closest to me. This _________ me of the stories that I have read in Winnie the Pooh. He tells me that despite _________ we are stronger and braver than we think. Isolation has taught me how to _________ in the face of adversity (逆境). Time spent with friends has _________. I find that I am spending much more time on phone calls and __________. My friendships have become much more __________, returning to play. Through the children’s stories that I have heard, and my time in isolation, I have learnt the importance of __________. Homeless children often talk about their friends and their need to play to make light of a bad __________. This proves Pooh’s second point: we are __________ than we think.

Winnie the Pooh’s words have taught me a lot of things. Most __________, despite distance, friendship makes us stronger, braver, and smarter. If it weren’t for the __________ that I have had during isolation I wouldn’t have __________ any of these things. I have __________ the words of Winnie the Pooh to remind me that despite the distance __________ between me and those that I love, I can still carry my friendships __________.

1.

A．knowledge

B．education

C．technology

D．friendship

2.

A．realize

B．wonder

C．doubt

D．expect

3.

A．chance

B．wealth

C．comfort

D．detail

4.

A．witnessed

B．recorded

C．avoided

D．experienced

5.

A．risks

B．surprises

C．projects

D．challenges

6.

A．informs

B．convinces

C．warns

D．reminds

7.

A．weather

B．distance

C．failure

D．disagreement

8.

A．adapt

B．discuss

C．escape

D．communicate

9.

A．wasted

B．arrived

C．changed

D．bounced

10.

A．trips

B．games

C．trains

D．parties

11.

A．abstract

B．obvious

C．childlike

D．accessible

12.

A．play

B．wisdom

C．time

D．love

13.

A．impression

B．product

C．situation

D．background

14.

A．smarter

B．prettier

C．braver

D．greater

15.

A．commonly

B．certainly

C．recently

D．importantly

16.

A．food

B．support

C．information

D．treatment

17.

A．felt

B．missed

C．delayed

D．touched

18.

A．picked up

B．put down

C．thought of

D．held onto

19.

A．divided

B．placed

C．measured

D．shared

20.

A．fresh

B．faraway

C．close

D．valuable

5 . I’ve had some pretty serious issues with some people in my community recently. As a result. I stopped away from them and did my best to _______ them. But the emotions that I felt from those events continued to _______ me and it began destroying the relationships in other parts of my life. I ended up making the _______ with people I really cared about.

Yesterday, I was _______ to attend a conference of community because of a major work event. 1 was _______ about this event for days and it was pretty _______ when I first saw the people I _______ with at the conference.

_______ all of this, the strangest yet most _______ thing happened to me: there were no ________ or drama with anyone. Some of the people didn’t even know who I was and it was ________ that a lot of people have moved on from the events. There wasn’t anything to worry about anymore. No one was holding ________ against me. I looked at them during the ________ and apologized in my head and ________ them. After doing this, I felt ________ in myself.

Through my recent practice in compassion, I ________ that when you forgive others, you ________yourself as well. This important ________ on forgiveness helps me to ________ things from a bigger view. I know people still ________ me during that time. I wish them the best life that they can have. And then, I move on.

1.

A．understand

B．comfort

C．forget

D．entertain

2.

A．disturb

B．frighten

C．inspire

D．amaze

3.

A．competition

B．break

C．decision

D．difference

4.

A．promised

B．allowed

C．persuaded

D．forced

5.

A．anxious

B．crazy

C．happy

D．sorry

6.

A．exciting

B．depressing

C．confusing

D．embarrassing

7.

A．quarreled

B．competed

C．chatted

D．combined

8.

A．Because of

B．In favor of

C．In spite of

D．In case of

9.

A．incredible

B．wonderful

C．important

D．popular

10.

A．instructions

B．double

C．bargains

D．argument

11.

A．necessary

B．impossible

C．clear

D．strange

12.

A．sorrow

B．surprise

C．anger

D．silence

13.

A．convenience

B．conference

C．performance

D．experiments

14.

A．forgave

B．complained

C．recalled

D．reminded

15.

A．pride

B．peace

C．gratitude

D．sympathy

16.

A．realize

B．suggest

C．insist

D．explain

17.

A．risk

B．free

C．ignore

D．believe

18.

A．shift

B．experience

C．lesson

D．lecture

19.

A．serve

B．gain

C．pay

D．see

20.

A．cheered for

B．cared about

C．depended on

D．looked after

6 . As the saying goes, life is sweet. But while we may wish for consistently sweet moments, life often serves us other _________.

Recently, we celebrated my mom’s birthday. In her nineties now, as she _________ the closing stages of a long and remarkable life, she struggles with dementia (痴呆), leading to her mind and body not _________ the way she would want.

The day before the celebration, we _________ to bake cookies with her great grand kids. Not just any cookies, but 60 _________ sugar cookies cut in different shapes, covered with lots of sprinkles (糖屑). Though the kids worked as carefully as they could, they made the kitchen a total mess, _________almost as many sprinkles on the floor as on the cookies. They went on for hours, rolling dough, baking, cutting shapes, and _________ with four kinds of sprinkles.

The next day, the birthday _________ was a success. We took many pictures, and the beautiful cookies were shared. In an _________ way, those sweet sprinkles have not only stuck in my mind but remained almost everywhere in our home for the past few days. In every __________, I continue to find them, in all the colors of the rainbow, four shapes and sizes, sweet, and after I __________ step on them, not so sweet.

Truly, these are bittersweet moments, filled with __________ emotions. From such moments, we unwillingly learn that much in life is __________ our control: the separations and losses, the __________ of life, the passage of time. Life serves up many flavors. __________, we can choose our attitudes on the journey.

1.

A．memories

B．flavors

C．experiences

D．smells

2.

A．forgets

B．realizes

C．nears

D．questions

3.

A．functioning

B．changing

C．failing

D．growing

4.

A．decided

B．asked

C．managed

D．continued

5.

A．new-born

B．snow-covered

C．hard-won

D．home-made

6.

A．working on

B．preparing for

C．cutting off

D．resulting in

7.

A．checking

B．decorating

C．struggling

D．volunteering

8.

A．cake

B．wish

C．gift

D．party

9.

A．unexpected

B．unknown

C．undoubted

D．unlimited

10.

A．picture

B．cookie

C．room

D．house

11.

A．dangerously

B．successfully

C．emotionally

D．accidentally

12.

A．new

B．strong

C．mixed

D．negative

13.

A．within

B．through

C．beyond

D．toward

14.

A．shortness

B．meaning

C．record

D．style

15.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Meanwhile

D．Therefore

7 . When our first grandchild, Noah, was born, we didn’t know what to expect. We thought he would be ________ and develop like others.________ , that was not the case.

Noah had a lot of health ________ from the very beginning, one of which was failure to ________ naturally.

We take a lot for granted(想当然)when we have children, and one is their eating. ________ 一 Noah wasn’t able to suck(吸)like most ________ . While in the hospital, a feeding ________ had to be put in. Though this was needed, it ________ our hearts to see what all Noah went through.

One day I was in the grocery store. A young mother was walking by with her ________ baby. The baby started to cry out loud. Then, in a bored voice, the mother looked at me and ________ that now she had to ________ the two-month-old baby again. I knew she was taking feeding her baby as an inconvenience but not something to be thankful for.

I understood the mother, but I ________ with her what Noah was going through. I said, “You have no idea how ________ my daughter would be to feed Noah like you’re able to. ”

Noah is unique and 13 years old now. He has come a long way. I’m thankful he can do things today that I didn’t know he would ever be ________ enough to do.

Today, let’s take some time to ________ things we often take for granted and be thankful.

1.

A．clever

B．healthy

C．handsome

D．honest

2.

A．Surely

B．Usually

C．Strangely

D．Unfortunately

3.

A．tests

B．records

C．problems

D．puzzles

4.

A．walk

B．grow

C．think

D．speak

5.

A．ability

B．need

C．habit

D．method

6.

A．students

B．parents

C．babies

D．pets

7.

A．tool

B．spoon

C．bowl

D．bottle

8.

A．encouraged

B．changed

C．calmed

D．broke

9.

A．polite

B．brave

C．newborn

D．patient

10.

A．explained

B．noticed

C．warned

D．promised

11.

A．feed

B．watch

C．support

D．remember

12.

A．discussed

B．imagined

C．discovered

D．shared

13.

A．stressed

B．satisfied

C．shocked

D．worried

14.

A．strong

B．quick

C．active

D．wise

15.

A．set aside

B．search for

C．think about

D．go through

8 . I graduated from university in 2018. I accepted a _________ as a highways engineer for a global engineering consultancy (咨询公司). I worked there for 11 months. I worked on _________ highway projects which meant I could communicate with different people.

_________ , I knew that I wanted a career in Concrete Engineering (混凝土工程). After some research, I found the role I had been _________ . Currently, I’m an Assistant Materials Engineer at a construction company. In my role, I assist _________ by reviewing their concrete specifications (规范), managing materials testing, site investigations and communicating with different departments. I have worked in a variety of departments-highways, bridges, _________ , tunnels and airports. In my day-to-day role, I actively use the _________ from the modules I enjoyed the most. To further my knowledge and performance, I have got a(n) _________ to study for my master s degree part time at Imperial College London, which will be _________ by my boss!

I love using my voice and experiences to __________ the younger generation to consider a career in construction. The construction industry has allowed me to __________ various avenues (途径) and speak openly about my experiences!

Working in the construction industry is a decision that I will never __________ . It has changed my whole life and the way I view the __________ and it has made me want to explore the beautiful world we live in. I’ve started solo __________ and it has taken me to all corners of the Earth. I love how diverse the world is. Diversity is what makes us all __________.

1.

A．dream

B．course

C．way

D．role

2.

A．various

B．similar

C．simple

D．official

3.

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Otherwise

4.

A．looking into

B．looking for

C．taking over

D．taking up

5.

A．consultants

B．skills

C．projects

D．people

6.

A．books

B．buildings

C．comments

D．researches

7.

A．defence

B．energy

C．authority

D．knowledge

8.

A．offer

B．job

C．excuse

D．country

9.

A．refused

B．owned

C．supported

D．constructed

10.

A．persuade

B．encourage

C．permit

D．cause

11.

A．recover

B．study

C．avoid

D．explore

12.

A．regret

B．admit

C．adjust

D．stand

13.

A．experience

B．empire

C．world

D．ground

14.

A．singing

B．traveling

C．performing

D．living

15.

A．happy

B．curious

C．active

D．unique

9 . 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。

One day my dad came back home in his truck and there was a cage in the back. Naturally I was curious, so I went towards the truck when I noticed that there was a small little goat that wasn’t even an adult yet.

I asked my dad and he said that he bought the goat from his friend and he was going to kill it twenty minutes after he brought it home so that we would have a big meal.

My sister was there too and she was strongly for my view. We found out we got really mad at my dad and told him not to kill it. After about 10 minutes of complaining we finally convinced my dad not to kill it because we told him that there was no reason for him to kill the goat himself when he could just buy goat meat at a store.

My parents know some friends that we visit sometimes and their family really likes animals so we decided to give it to them. For about a month, they had the goat as a pet and they also had the same problems as we had because the dad wanted to kill it and eat it but the rest of the family didn’t want it to die.They also were able to persuade him not to do so. They ended up sending the goat to a family member’s farm where it would grow up happily.

Another thing that has happened to influence my belief is that I have a neighbor that really likes hunting.   One day he hunted a deer and brought the body home, but he decided to leave it outside his house for everyone to see. He just left it there as if it were some kind of award that he just won. Sadly little kids started to make fun of the body and pretended to ride on it. They laughed at it and felt no problem with there being a dead deer just laying.

Paragraph 1：

I felt sick by what was happening and left because of what I had just witnessed._

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Paragraph 2：

It amazes me how we have changed from hunting to survive to hunting for sport._

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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。

Out of a 13-year-old girl’s summer boredom, I put up a tent in our yard and intended to sleep in it. It was midnight and my dad had been asleep upstairs. A girl knocked on the front door, asking if she could use our phone to call her parents.

I watched her struggle to dial the numbers. After she dialed the wrong numbers several times, I offered to do that for her. But after I dialed several times, there still no people answered the phone. Looking at the girl, I said, “Want to sleep in my tent?” She hesitated for a while and agreed.

I accompanied her into the darkness of the yard, entered the tent, and turned my lantern on. She told me how she got here. She and her parents had a nice dinner. After dinner, she expressed she wanted a beautiful dress in a special style, but it was too expressive for her parents. They argued fiercely（激烈地）and she left in anger. She wandered alone aimlessly（漫无目的地）until she found herself on an unfamiliar road. Her cellphone was in her parent’s bag and she seemed to have got lost. She wiped her eyes with my pillow, looked at me sadly, and then said, “Why didn’t my parents buy that dress for me?”

I knew just nodding obviously couldn’t solve the problem. “Do you think your parents love you?” I asked. Hearing my questions, she nodded and said regretfully, “My parents always meet my request as far as possible. This is my fault to ask them to buy that dress which they can’t afford. ” At the time, my phone rang. It turned out her parents’ call. Her parents sounded very worried and said they would come very soon. Then, my dad walked down the stairs.

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 explained what had happened and he asked the girl, “Do you want that dress?”

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At that time, her parents came.

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