1 . 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。

She was six years old when I met her on the beach near where I live. I drive to this beach whenever the world begins to close in on me. She was building a sandcastle and looked up, her eyes as blue as the sea. “Hello,” she said. I answered with a nod, not really in the mood to bother with a small child. I was depressed: my life seemed completely out of balance.

“What’s your name?” She wouldn't give up. “Ruth,” I answered. “Mine’s Wendy....I’m six.” She giggled, “Nice to meet you, Miss Ruth. Do you want to play? Maybe we can build something together. You’ll be happy!” She looked at me eagerly, waiting for my answer.

I just couldn’t refuse this lovely creature. I asked her: “Why don’t you go to school?” “I don’t go to school. Mommy says we’re on vacation.” She chattered little girl talk as we built the sandcastle. When I left for home, Wendy said it had been a happy day. Feeling surprisingly better, I smiled at her and agreed. She pointed toward a row of summer cottages and told me she lives there.

Three weeks later, I rushed to my beach in a state of near panic. I was in no mood to even greet Wendy when Wendy caught up with me, “I’d rather be alone today.” She seems unusually pale and out of breath. “Why?” she asked. I turned to her and shouted, “Because my mother died!” “Oh,” she said quietly, “then this is a bad day.” “Yes, go away!” “Did it hurt when she died?” “Of course!” I shouted. She didn’t say anything more, tears rolling down her face.

A month or so after that, when I went to the beach, she wasn’t there. Feeling guilty, ashamed and admitting to myself I missed her, I went up to the cottage and knocked at the door.

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A drawn-looking(憔悴的) young woman with red and swollen eyes opened the door.

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“She left something for you,” her mum’s voice trembled and handed me an envelop.

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2 . We grow up — unavoidably — with a strong attachment to a plan A, that is, an idea of how our lives will go and what we need to do to achieve our particular set of well-defined goals.

But then, for some of us and at one level all of us, life turns out to have made a few other plans. A sudden injury puts a certain career forever out of reach. A small but significant error changes everything about how crucial others view us. And so, promptly, we find we have to give up on plan A altogether, which can feel devastating. We alternately weep and anger at the turn of events. It is for such moments that we should consider one of life’s most vital skills: that of developing a plan B.

The first element involves fully acknowledging that no one gets through life with all their careful plan As. Plan As simply do not work out all the time. Something unexpected, shocking and hateful regularly comes along, not only to us, but to all human beings.

The further point is to realize that we are, despite moments of confusion, absolutely capable of developing very satisfactory plan Bs. Adults are good at keeping needing to refresh in our minds and drawing comfort from in anxious moments. We have enormous capacities to act and to adapt. Perhaps we’ll have to leave town forever, maybe we’ll have to resign an occupation we spent a decade nurturing — until we rediscover our potential plan B muscle. In reality, there would be a possibility to relocate, to start afresh in another field, to turn around the terrible event. There was no one script for us written at our birth, and nor does there need to be only one going forward.

Crucially, we don’t need to know right now what our plan Bs might be or anticipate every frustration that might come our way; we should simply feel confident that, were the universe to command it, we would know how to find a very different path.

1. What’s the function of the opening paragraph?

A．To arouse thinking.	B．To introduce the topic.
C．To define a concept.	D．To set the background.

2. What does the underlined word mean in the second paragraph?

A．Disastrous.

B．Indifferent.

C．Entertaining.

D．Relaxing.

3. Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．We must be blamed for having to make a plan B.

B．There will be only one script for us written in life.

C．Adults are an adaptable species to tackle problems.

D．Plan Bs are actually superior to plan As all the time.

4. The best structure of this passage is       .

A．

B．

C．

D．

3 . How to Carry out Consistent Practice

Consistency is a great characteristic to build in your life. The key to consistency is setting and achieving specific goals. Here are some ways to help you through the process.

Create specific and realistic goals.    1     When starting your new path, create easy, simple goals with specific, measurable results. Once you’ve identified your end goal, come up with smaller steps to reach it. For example, if you want to become physically fitter, you might set the goal to exercise for 5 days out of the week or to sign up for a class.

Create a schedule. It can be easy to pile on tasks and promises, but a calendar, planner, or schedule will keep you on track. A schedule will help you plan your day so that you get everything done on time.    2     Use a paper planner or a desk calendar. Alternatively, download a scheduling app on your phone, like Google Calendar or Outlook.

    3     Sometimes, it is easy to forget our new goals, habits, commitments, or promises, especially when we make them to ourselves. To remind yourself throughout the day, put messages to yourself in visible areas. Write down your goals on post-it notes and place them around your home, workspace, and belongings.

Make promises only if you can keep them. Consistency often involves making commitments and keeping them. It is easy to fail, however, if you make too many promises.    4    .

Reward yourself when you get something done. If you do complete your goals, give yourself a reward. For example, if you’ve managed to complete your work by 5 pm every day for a week, take an evening off.    5     Even small goals deserve small rewards to help keep you motivated throughout the process.

A．Find a suitable place.

B．Place reminders around.

C．Go to a movie or treat yourself to a special dinner.

D．If you think a request may be difficult to do, say no.

E．If you can not keep your promises, your friends won’t be rewarded, either.

F．It will also help you understand what tasks you do and do not have time for.

G．It’s hard to be consistent if you don’t have a strong idea of what you need to do .

4 . Some wealthy ladies were enjoying a picnic on the river bank. When washing their hands, they saw their _________on the water’s surface and started to _________ their own beauty. One said, “How beautiful my hands are with those silver rings!” Then those wearing diamond rings or gold rings disagreed. Soon, a(n) _________ broke out among them.

Then an elderly woman, looking tired and hungry, _________. Seeing her, one of the wealthy ladies suggested asking the elderly about it. All of her _________ nodded. She signaled the elderly to come over and asked, “Who has the most beautiful hands?” The elderly begged, “I am _________. Could you give me something to eat first?” Those _________ ladies turned down her _________ and forced her to go away.

A poor woman _________ the scene at some distance. She went to the elderly hurriedly, brought her to her workplace, offered __________ to the elderly, and even shared half of her food.

Feeling better, the elderly woman went back to the wealthy ladies. __________ to that poor woman, she said, “She has the most beautiful hands.” The wealthy ladies burst into laughter and __________, “You know nothing about beauty!” The elderly replied __________, “Beautiful hands belong to those who do good deeds and __________ the needy. Beauty of hands increases with good __________, not with rings.”

1.

A．expression

B．reflection

C．treasure

D．likeness

2.

A．admire

B．question

C．judge

D．explain

3.

A．experiment

B．trade

C．argument

D．negotiation

4.

A．passed by

B．stepped away

C．rushed off

D．broke in

5.

A．followers

B．companions

C．servants

D．relatives

6.

A．sweaty

B．thirsty

C．starving

D．trembling

7.

A．merciless

B．greedy

C．reliable

D．polite

8.

A．application

B．request

C．guidance

D．invitation

9.

A．witnessed

B．experienced

C．predicted

D．recorded

10.

A．shelter

B．protection

C．comfort

D．advice

11.

A．Shouting

B．Apologizing

C．Objecting

D．Pointing

12.

A．commented

B．approved

C．suspected

D．admitted

13.

A．desperately

B．coldly

C．calmly

D．eagerly

14.

A．sponsor

B．serve

C．lecture

D．influence

15.

A．decorations

B．fortune

C．jewellery

D．deeds

5 . 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。

As the famous American song of the 1950s says. “Little things mean a lot.” To me, this phrase is becoming more and more significant as I get older and    1     (increase) comprehend that the ‘“little” things in life are often the most valuable.

One of these “little things” is nature. Most of us, even in urban cities, can find at least a little slice of nature    2    (appreciate). There’s a well-tended garden in my workplace. Most days I would never pay attention to    3    as I rushed past on my way to the office. A few days ago, realizing what I had missed, I     4     (decide) just to go there and seriously take time to enjoy it. The garden with many brightly colored    5    (rose) still in bloom in November is not only a feast for the eyes, but also a credit to the hardworking staff    6    carefully look after it.

Another “little thing” that means a lot to me is my little balcony garden. It’s such    7     enormous delight to enjoy this little bit of nature in my own home.     8     (raise) from seeds, the plants there are now bringing me plenty of lovely peppers, which is    9    (enjoy) and practical.

Nature is not “over there”, it’s right in front of us. Maybe it’s time to start focusing more     10    the “little things” in life.

6 . Dr. Smith of New York works at a center for children who can’t learn well. One day a father brought his son to him for________ at his office.

The father told Dr. Smith about his son. “My son has ________ in learning and can’t even play baseball. He isn’t doing well because he doesn’t try. I have done everything for him. I have even shouted at him. But nothing ________. ”

After Dr. Smith tested the boy, he ________ his father. He asked the father to sit in front of a ________ and then gave him a pencil and a piece of paper. There was a ________ on the paper. He asked the father to look only in the mirror and ________ the lines of the star with the pencil. The father made the same ________ anyone makes. Every time he ________ the pencil, it went the wrong way. The father’s face became red.

At this ________ the doctor shouted at him, “Hurry up! Why are you ________ so long? You can’t do such an ________ thing! You don’t know left from right!” These ________ made the father very angry.

“Now you can ________, can’t you?” The doctor said to him. “Your son has felt just like that all the time. You scolded (训斥) him too often, so he didn't try any more. He was afraid of making mistakes. ”

________ the father understood everything. He put his face down. Now he felt so sorry.

1.

A．testing

B．acting

C．teaching

D．playing

2.

A．confidence

B．interest

C．experience

D．difficulty

3.

A．returns

B．helps

C．appears

D．remains

4.

A．waited for

B．searched for

C．believed in

D．called in

5.

A．mirror

B．television

C．painting

D．desk

6.

A．face

B．line

C．number

D．star

7.

A．remove

B．follow

C．cross

D．cut

8.

A．decisions

B．choices

C．mistakes

D．patterns

9.

A．touched

B．dropped

C．moved

D．sharpened

10.

A．speed

B．corner

C．end

D．point

11.

A．staying

B．taking

C．preparing

D．writing

12.

A．easy

B．important

C．obvious

D．exciting

13.

A．ideas

B．words

C．questions

D．instructions

14.

A．relax

B．leave

C．understand

D．promise

15.

A．Interestingly

B．Absolutely

C．Suddenly

D．Unfortunately

7 . 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。

Almost all of my holidays were spent with my grandpa. My grandpa was a retired army officer and the years in the army had made him a very tough person, which helped him a lot in fighting with cancer for a long time. Silver and golden stars on his shoulders and medals on his chest in grandma’s old photo albums reflected the marks of his distinguished service and numerous adventures. Grandpa had fine qualities and was a real personality. He was strict with his family, me included, as well as himself.

In our ancestral house there was a big pond as was common in bygone Bengali homes with lots of trees and bushes. Both my grandparents were fond of our so-called garden. One morning our new neighbor saw my grandpa planting two trees on both sides of our main gate, which still stand tall today. Across the street our new neighbor also got the same kind of tree and planted the trees exactly on both sides of his gate too.

My grandpa didn’t often give enough amount of water to his plants and didn’t always give his full attention to them, while our neighbor gave a lot of water to his plants and looked after them too well. My grandpa’s plants were simple but looked good. But our neighbor’s plants were much fuller and greener.

Normally, during April and May, we have short but violent thunderstorms called “Kalboishakhi”. One late evening during a Kalboishakhi we had showers with strong winds, which continued right throughout that night. Next morning along with my grandparents I came out to inspect the damage to our garden. I saw our neighbor was there in his garden too, but looked upset as his plants were uprooted. But, our plants were not damaged and were standing firm on the ground.

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1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
Seeing this, our neighbor was surprised and curious.
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Grandpa’s explanations not only convinced the neighbor, but made me realize something.
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8 . A stand-up comedian is, supposed to be, a fluent communicator who is also good at using body language to _________ jokes.

However, for 27-year-old comedian Zhang Jiaxin, it takes a great effort to _________ pronounce the sounds of each character and sentence and be _________ on the stage. At birth, the oxygen _________ to his brain was curtailed (限制，削减), which _________ later problems with speaking and walking. The other long-term impairment is the loss of full use of his right hand.

It was two years ago when Zhang first performed stand-up comed yon the stage. At the time, he worked for the new media operation department of a company _________ in Xiamen, Fujian province, and had to prepare for a performance at the company’s year-end party.

He didn’t know much about stand-up performance. _________, as someone who likes to watch and be amused by entertainment shows from a very young age, he decided to give a humorous monologue at the party to amuse and _________ his colleagues.

It opened Zhang’s door to a colorful world of stand-up comedy.

He started to pay attention to the stand-up comedy live shows in Xiamen and got the _________ of a woman who worked at a local stand-up club.

“She sent me some videos of Drew Lynch (an American stand-up comic who developed a(an)__________ stutter (结巴) due to a sports injury earlier in his life) and told me that my defects are what make my appeal special,” he says. “That __________ me to have a go.”

After he read through a manual for writing and performing stand-up comedy, he started to __________his daily life to identify humorous __________ that could be used as jumping-off points to launch into stories.

Once he walked onto the stage, the audience __________ noticed his differences.

“__________, they were kind of walking on eggshells to spare my feelings. As I gradually opened myself to them, the atmosphere turned to be relaxing,” he says.

Wows and claps resounded. His jokes went down well as he worked the room with his humor.

1.

A．appoint

B．accompany

C．play

D．accomplish

2.

A．likely

B．especially

C．necessarily

D．clearly

3.

A．special

B．significant

C．flexible

D．obvious

4.

A．supply

B．turn

C．addition

D．reserve

5.

A．applied to

B．led to

C．lived up to

D．held on to

6.

A．based

B．settled

C．discovered

D．explored

7.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Moreover

8.

A．amaze

B．entertain

C．experiment

D．greet

9.

A．contract

B．concept

C．conduct

D．contact

10.

A．artificial

B．little

C．permanent

D．consequent

11.

A．attracted

B．instructed

C．inspected

D．inspired

12.

A．examine

B．select

C．consider

D．expect

13.

A．facts

B．insights

C．moments

D．opinions

14.

A．frequently

B．immediately

C．subsequently

D．literally

15.

A．Initially

B．Finally

C．Completely

D．Precisely

9 . My husband has worked in Ecuador for a year. Having heard about the low _________ of living, mild climate and delicious produce of the country, I was _________ to move there with him. I believed I would find a _________ and life would be easy there. However, when I arrived in the capital Quito, I was _________ disappointed. I didn’t like the food there, and our _________ house was dirty and cold. The _________ thing is that even after a month I still couldn’t find a suitable job. I felt my life totally a mess, so I _________ to move back to the UK.

I thought I was the most _________ person in the world. However, I soon heard of other people’s disappointments. A friend’s wedding was _________ and another had lost her dream job and a neighbor had been __________ with cancer but was still hoping to travel around the world. I looked at people who were fighting real __________ and felt inspired by their strength. I became more mindful of the things I had taken for granted. In the UK I got a job that brings me much __________. My family were healthy and though __________, my husband and I were much in love.

A psychologist friend told me the difference between regret and disappointment. Both are the result of __________ expectations. However, regret __________ something that we believed was within our control, whereas disappointment arises from events __________ our control. We can’t control what disappoints us, but we can control our __________ to it.

Now, I am filled with optimism by __________ myself of what really matters and taking action to change the disappointments. I feel __________ and inspired, and I know I can __________ everything.

1.

A．income

B．fare

C．cost

D．salary

2.

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．surprised

D．frightened

3.

A．house

B．school

C．chance

D．job

4.

A．rarely

B．extremely

C．occasionally

D．perfectly

5.

A．luxurious

B．beautiful

C．temporary

D．fashionable

6.

A．worst

B．best

C．fondest

D．busiest

7.

A．refused

B．forgot

C．remembered

D．decided

8.

A．considerate

B．unfortunate

C．important

D．forgetful

9.

A．planned

B．attended

C．cancelled

D．celebrated

10.

A．connected

B．diagnosed

C．impressed

D．concerned

11.

A．enemies

B．world

C．game

D．hardship

12.

A．satisfaction

B．trouble

C．anxiety

D．responsibility

13.

A．alone

B．apart

C．alike

D．alive

14.

A．arranged

B．changed

C．unwanted

D．failed

15.

A．results from

B．focuses on

C．contributes to

D．depends on

16.

A．within

B．despite

C．out

D．beyond

17.

A．determination

B．reaction

C．exploration

D．admiration

18.

A．warning

B．cheating

C．reminding

D．accusing

19.

A．grateful

B．painful

C．successful

D．respectful

20.

A．foresee

B．fool

C．handle

D．observe