1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students    1    stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students’ answers     2    (range) from 20g to 500g.

“It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how    3    you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have    4    ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance. It is the exact same weight,    5    the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

“If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming    6     (increase) heavier. What you have to remember is     7    (put) the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again.” We have to put down the burden periodically, so that we can be    8    (refresh) and are able to carry on. So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down.    9    (do) carry it back home.    10    burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for moment if you can. Life is short, enjoy it.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Cassie lived a lonely life. She would wander through the forest, eating     1     ( fall) fruits while other birds flew among the trees.

" Why cannot you fly?” they would ask. “Your weak little     2     ( wing) cannot even lift you off the ground!” they would tease her. "You’re     3     shame to birds, "they would offend her.

Cassie was feeling     4     (increase) frustrated and useless, so she made up her mind to leave the forest for good. Just as she walked free from trees, she heard a deep voice     5    (call) from behind. Cassie turned around.     6     was a large tree that signaled to her to come back into the forest" We need you badly here," said the tree. "We rely on you     7    (eat)our fruits and spread our seeds. The other birds may think you are worthless, but you are actually     8    (much)useful bird in the forest. Please don’t go, you are irreplaceable. " Cassie beamed for the first time in many weeks and     9    (return)to the forest. The fruits had never tasted so good.

It's easy to compare your skills to the abilities of others and feel inadequate. It's easy to listen to the negative voices of others and believe them. But bear     10     mind that you are essential, you are remarkable, and you are irreplaceable!

3 . When I was in junior high, the eighth-grade bully(欺凌弱小者) struck me in the stomach. Not only did it_______, but the shame and embarrassment were almost impossible to bear. I want ______ to even the score(摆平)! I ______ to meet him by the bike racks the next day and let him have it.

For some reason, I told my plan to Nana, my grandmother—big _______.   She gave me one of her hour-long _______. It was a total _______, but among other things, I vaguely ______ her telling me that I didn't need to worry about him. She said, “ good deeds beget(产生) good results, ________ evil deeds beget bad results.” I told her, in a nice way, that I thought she was right. I told her that I did good things all the time, and all I got _______ was a strike in the stomach. She stuck to her opinions, _________.

It _________ me 30 years to understand the _______ of her words. Nana was living in a board-and-care home in Laguna Hills, California. Each Tuesday, I _______ and took her out to dinner. We drove to a nearby simple little restaurant. I _______ pot roast for Nana and a hamburger for myself. The food arrived and as I dug in, I noticed that Nana wasn't eating. She was just staring at the food on her plate. _______ my plate aside, I took Nana's and cut her meat into small pieces. I then placed the plate back. _______ she very weakly, and with great difficulty, forked the meat into her mouth, I was struck with a(n) _______ that brought instant tears to my eyes. Forty years ________, as a little boy sitting at the table, Nana had always done the same to me.

It had taken 40 years, but the good deed had been ________. Nana was right. We harvest exactly _______ we sow. “Every good deed you do will someday come back to you.” What about the eighth-grade bully? He ran into the ninth-grade bully.

1.

A．harm

B．injure

C．hurt

D．wound

2.

A．eventually

B．immediately

C．directly

D．desperately

3.

A．organized

B．planned

C．designed

D．wished

4.

A．trouble

B．prize

C．time

D．mistake

5.

A．lectures

B．stories

C．instructions

D．scolding

6.

A．push

B．encouragement

C．success

D．drag

7.

A．remind

B．recall

C．recognize

D．realize

8.

A．as

B．but

C．so

D．and

9.

A．in time

B．in turn

C．in order

D．in return

10.

A．therefore

B．however

C．though

D．nevertheless

11.

A．needed

B．spent

C．cost

D．took

12.

A．wisdom

B．intelligence

C．knowledge

D．belief

13.

A．came off

B．came back

C．came by

D．came across

14.

A．prepared

B．booked

C．purchased

D．ordered

15.

A．Taking

B．Removing

C．Moving

D．Making

16.

A．If

B．As

C．Since

D．After

17.

A．mind

B．idea

C．thinking

D．memory

18.

A．once

B．ever

C．since

D．previously

19.

A．rebuilt

B．reacted

C．repaid

D．replaced

20.

A．which

B．what

C．when

D．how

4 . 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。

Hannah tightened her helmet, a man's voice boomed from the louder-speakers: "Participants in the Five-Mile Junior Fat-tire Race. Please gather behind the orange flags."

Her heart was filled with excitement. First prize was a mountain bike. On a bike like that, she'd fly through the woods.

"Three, two, one, go!"

The lead--dut(引路人) made turn onto section of single track(小道) and gathered speed. girl with red hair rolled in behind him. The lead-out sped up again. Hannah slowed down for the hill, following close behind the red-haired girl, but the girl was gaining speed.

Hannah sped up and pedaled(骑行) the downhill section. Still, the red-haired- girl biked faster. They crossed wooden bridge. The lead-out and the girl disappeared behind a thick stand of trees. When Hannah glanced over her shoulder, she saw nobody behind her.

Hannah watched for the orange arrows(箭头) marking the course and biked through the muddy fields. "The girl might still get tired, "she thought. Then Hannah saw her. At the edge of the forest, the girl was bending her knees by her bike, the lead-out next to her. The girl must have gotten a flat. Hannah biked faster. She didn't slow down the hill but pedaled harder. She wiped the sweat from her eyes, breathless. The lead-out noticed her and jumped on his bike. Hannah was close enough now to see the girl putting the chain on the chain ring

Hannah felt energy flowing through her as she followed the lead-out past the girl into the woods. Maybe she could win.

In the middle of a small grassland, Hannah looked back. The girl was coming up behind her at crazy speed.

Hannah reached fork(岔路) in the trail. The lead-out- was nowhere in sight, but on her left was the sign with the orange arrow. When she turned, her foot slipped off the pedal, and she accidentally kicked the sign over
注意:
1.所续写的短文词数应为150左右;
2.应使用至少5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3.续写部分分为二段,每段的开头语已经为你写好:
4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph1:

“I need to stop and fix the sign, or the other racer might get lost.” She thought .

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Looking at the shining mountain bike, Hannah felt like crying

5 . A woman was walking along the beach on a damp day, lost in thought. Suddenly she was _______ back to reality by a sound of someone shouting. It was from a man. just visible through the _______. His arms wide, he shouted “Come, blessings!” He took a _______ in one direction and then another, shouting constantly, “Come, blessings, come!”

The woman stopped _______ the scene. Here was a man she thought calling blessings into his life _______ and eagerly. It was such a pure, direct spiritual call for something he _______. She started walking toward the man, hoping to speak to him and express her _______ to him for the inspiration she had got from his calling. As she walked, the wind continued to _______ his voice. “Come: blessings! Come: blessings, come!” She started to speak the simple yet _______ words along with him feeling __________ inspired each time.

Just then, a big floppy-eared(耳朵松软的) dog suddenly jumped toward the man from the mist with __________. The woman now was __________ enough to hear him crying to the dog: “Blessings! There you are! I thought I had __________ you!”

At first the woman felt __________ for making such a ridiculous mistake. She __________ a dog named Blessings for a wonderful moment of communication with God. But __________ she continued her walk: she smiled contentedly. She had received the inspiration to ask clearly and plainly for the __________ and other blessings she longed for. It was __________, even if the bearer of the message had four legs and a tail.

Perhaps, she thought it was not a __________ that the man had named his dog Blessings. And perhaps the dog had not been lost __________.

How do you call blessings like hope and peace into your life?

1.

A．forced

B．moved

C．brought

D．transformed

2.

A．rain

B．mist

C．darkness

D．sunshine

3.

A．glance

B．risk

C．sigh

D．step

4.

A．adapting to

B．calling up

C．dealing with

D．thinking about

5.

A．angrily

B．bitterly

C．loudly

D．gently

6.

A．desired

B．forgot

C．selected

D．ordered

7.

A．doubt

B．love

C．regret

D．thanks

8.

A．change

B．carry

C．clear

D．collect

9.

A．familiar

B．popular

C．powerful

D．stressful

10.

A．directly

B．secretly

C．occasionally

D．increasingly

11.

A．joy

B．anxiety

C．courage

D．sorrow

12.

A．cautious

B．close

C．cool

D．diver

13.

A．found

B．left

C．hurt

D．lost

14.

A．good

B．right

C．silly

D．wrong

15.

A．confused

B．exchanged

C．saved

D．trained

16.

A．if

B．as

C．before

D．though

17.

A．answer

B．challenge

C．goodness

D．truth

18.

A．complete

B．strange

C．false

D．real

19.

A．burden

B．coincidence

C．joke

D．disadvantage

20.

A．at all

B．after all

C．for ever

D．as ever

6 . Every day around the world, thousands of people with little to no scholarly training in art history walk into museums. They may or may not read notice boards that share relevant information of the artworks or artists. Imagine, before being permitted to direct their eyeballs to the art on the walls, museum visitors were required to read a 15-or 20-page introduction to each piece or each artist. How many people would go to museums if that were the case?

Yet this seems to be the expectation when it comes to reading classic literature. Classic novels typically come with 15-or 20-page introductions, which often include spoilers, assuming that readers do not come to classic books to discover, be absorbed in, and be surprised by the story world. Also, apparently, we mustn't read classics alone, without experts guiding our experiences.

However, classic literature is in a unique position to show us that we' re not alone in our pains and joys. By taking us out of our time, classic books free us to see beyond the set of beliefs we stick to and to connect human experiences that remain alive across time and place. What could be more grounding, more comforting, than seeing ourselves in the battles, longings, and pleasures that have played out across hundreds, thousands of years of human history? Our personal engagement is the first step of a longer journey of discovery that deepens our knowledge and understanding of ourselves and our world. We may for example, feel for Hester Prynne from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter though we despair of the world she lived in.

While we're letting go of things, let's stop worrying about understanding everything. We can't. It will be fun if we embrace curiosity, the pleasure of working out a mystery, and our common relationships as humans. We can feel, for example, the power of self-sacrifice in Charles Dickens'A Tale of Two Cities even when we lack full understanding of the cultural references and language.

1. Most museum goers_________.

A．lack professional art knowledge

B．understand the artworks well

C．enjoy reading notice boards

D．share common interest in artworks

2. What can the "spoilers" in Para. 2 possibly be?

A．Story writers

B．Readers' expectations.

C．Plots given away in advance

D．Guiding experts

3. What prevents readers enjoying reading classics?

A．Showing curiosity about the writers

B．Letting go of things.

C．Working out mysteries.

D．Trying to understanding everything.

4. What message is mainly conveyed in the passage?

A．We should find more fun from classics.

B．Classic literature benefits readers a great deal

C．Experts need to give readers better guidance.

D．Reading classics is a personal exploration.

7 . 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。

It was my first year of school. I loved school: my old-fashioned kind of teacher, Miss Edna； the way the old wooden floors smelled； and having my own desk that was just my size. There was, however, one problem with school—Mildred.

Daily when I walked the short distance home after school, Mildred would taunt(奚落)me, hit me and scare me. I was absolutely terrified of her. She had failed first grade and was a year older than me. Mildred didn't have friends, so she seemed to concentrate on making enemies. Because I was one of the smallest children in first grade, she had selected me as her number one enemy.

As I walked home after school, she would continually step on the back of the heels of my shoes and cause the shoes to slide down. Then when I stopped to adjust them, she would slap me hard on the back. As soon as the dismissal bell rang each day, my heart started to pound and I blinked fast so I wouldn’t cry.

Pretty soon my mother figured out something was wrong at school and I finally sobbed out the whole story. "You can't do anything, mama. You can't. Everyone will think I'm a baby."

It was impossible for mother to pick me up after school. She had to work. My father had died a few years earlier. I didn't have any sisters or brothers to watch after me. I couldn't imagine what my mother might do. I was certain there was no answer一no answer at all for a problem this big. 1 just begged not to go to school.

The next morning, my mother said, Marion, I'm going to walk up the hill with you today. I believe we'll see Mildred. " Mildred walked from way across town to school. She never bothered me on the way to school, only afterward.

"Oh, mama, please don't do that! It will make her mad. Let me stay home by myself. Please, mama."

"Trust me, Marion. I have a plan."

注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上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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Sure enough, just as we got to the top of the hill, we spotted Mildred.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2 :

We walked up the hill each day after school together, and pretty soon we were talking, laughing and sharing secrets.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8 . 32-year-old Neena works at a busy train station. She had no idea that a day in 2015 would become one of the most _______ days she would experience.

While going about her duties, she _______ a young woman standing on the very _______ of the platform一and she wasn't _______. “There was no _______ with anyone. She was staring at the tracks." _______, Neena decided to go and talk to the girl.

As she _______ her, Neena turned her radio down and _______ her high vis (高能见度)jacket because she didn't want to make the girl any more _______ or to draw her attention. Hello, my name's Neena, how are you?" Neena said to the girl, but she didn't get a (n) ________. The girl continued to ignore Neena, making no ________ contact and maintaining her gaze on the ________. Noticing her nicely done makeup, Neena ________ on it but still got no reply. ________ she was about to jump, Neena said, “I just want you to know that you can ________ me and that I'm only here to help you. I want to know that you're alright."

"At that moment she just burst into tears," ________ Neena. "She said to me, 'I'm not okay'". In between sobs, Neena managed to ________ that she had lost her father, "she wasn't dealing with it very well". Then Neena ________ her before she finally left the station.

Neena doesn't know the girl's name that day, but she knows her actions possibly ________ to saving her life. People just want to know that you care. It can make such a difference. 1 think that's so ________."

1.

A．unbelievable

B．memorable

C．difficult

D．joyful

2.

A．spotted

B．observed

C．watched

D．overlooked

3.

A．center

B．corner

C．edge

D．side

4.

A．talking

B．listening

C．walking

D．moving

5.

A．relationship

B．argument

C．contact

D．interaction

6.

A．Surprised

B．Depressed

C．Concerned

D．Disappointed

7.

A．closed

B．approached

C．talked about

D．cared about

8.

A．took off

B．took on

C．put on

D．put away

9.

A．angry

B．upset

C．cautious

D．scared

10.

A．feedback

B．action

C．response

D．chance

11.

A．face

B．body

C．eye

D．mouth

12.

A．train

B．platform

C．jacket

D．tracks

13.

A．concentrated

B．commented

C．insisted

D．mentioned

14.

A．Annoyed

B．Terrified

C．Puzzled

D．Worried

15.

A．trust

B．tell

C．believe

D．ask

16.

A．recalled

B．cried

C．relieved

D．smiled

17.

A．look into

B．make out

C．pick up

D．calm down

18.

A．accompanied

B．watched

C．inspected

D．followed

19.

A．turned

B．devoted

C．contributed

D．got

20.

A．unique

B．easy

C．considerate

D．powerful

9 . My family has moved a lot. So I've__walking into a new school and making new friends. It doesn't even trouble me that much—I__know I'll feel at home in the new place after a few months. But about a year ago we__again, and that time it was____. The reason why we were moving was__to us: My father had a terrible illness and lost his job. My mom gave up her job to be with my dad__he got the medical treatment(治疗) couldn't imagine how we would____—what if neither of my parents would find__again?

I knew my parents__me to be strong and I didn't want to let them down.__I gave in to all the feelings of sadness and fear. I cried a lot, and for the first time in my life, I started to__school. I kept to myself so much that most people decided I was__and selfish.__there were two girls at my school who reached out to me. When I finally started to talk, it comforted me to share all the__I'd been holding inside. And Melissa and Nicole really listened and__what was experiencing,__I believed no one would Their caring__me up so much that soon I had a whole group of friends. I stopped hating school, and my problems became much__to stand.

It just goes to show you that you don't have to__the bad times alone,__is the best way to help yourself.

1.

A．worried about

B．got used to

C．got tired of

D．dreamed about

2.

A．seldom

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

3.

A．settled

B．suffered

C．walked

D．moved

4.

A．different

B．strange

C．usual

D．interesting

5.

A．pride

B．shame

C．shock

D．pleasure

6.

A．after

B．until

C．while

D．if

7.

A．judge

B．change

C．decide

D．manage

8.

A．work

B．time

C．energy

D．health

9.

A．persuaded

B．allowed

C．expected

D．commanded

10.

A．Anyhow

B．However

C．Besides

D．Therefore

11.

A．hate

B．enjoy

C．attend

D．leave

12.

A．powerful

B．stubborn

C．unfriendly

D．devoted

13.

A．Gradually

B．Obviously

C．Hopefully

D．Luckily

14.

A．courage

B．anger

C．pain

D．power

15.

A．admitted

B．understood

C．requested

D．doubted

16.

A．as though

B．now that

C．even though

D．so that

17.

A．blew

B．warmed

C．picked

D．brought

18.

A．more common

B．harder

C．easier

D．more serious

19.

A．think of

B．escape from

C．care about

D．go through

20.

A．Reaching out

B．Standing out

C．Giving out

D．Working out

10 . I once unplugged (拔掉电源插头) the TV for a month. It was summer, the _______ of long walks and beach parties. I didn’t need TV that much then. But I knew if I really wanted to prove I could _______ television, I'd have to _______ the darkest, coldest England months without it. This winter, I had my _______.

A year ago I _______ my own place. Living alone was an opportunity to choose _______ I wanted to live. After being TV-free would _______ me to do what I didn't have _______ for. I wondered if I would feel lonely, but _______ it would be better not to try to spend time with my "friends" on TV but to visit ________ friends. I also considered ________ a small TV to keep in the closet and bring out on special occasions.

I did miss a lot, but I could feel ________ changes. I had thought that I was too tired to ________ after a long day at work, but now i found myself reading a lot.   I also started doing volunteer work almost every week ________ every few months. Sometimes I even ________ that rare thing called quiet.

Sometime during the winter, the season I thought would be the most ________, I discovered I had crossed the line from experiment to ________. Finally, I put up a photo on the only living room wall that could have a ________. A friend came over for the first time, and with a(n) ________ look, "So, don't you have a TV?"

I don't know how long my new lifestyle will last. I might ________ want to reconnect with my TV, but I'm confident now that I'll still find time and space for me.

1.

A．season

B．style

C．adventure

D．opportunity

2.

A．attract

B．avoid

C．stress

D．design

3.

A．live

B．challenge

C．survive

D．escape

4.

A．test

B．exploration

C．try

D．exam

5.

A．dreamed of

B．broke into

C．moved into

D．applied for

6.

A．why

B．whether

C．where

D．how

7.

A．allow

B．invite

C．request

D．educate

8.

A．responsibility

B．respect

C．time

D．power

9.

A．said

B．debated

C．expected

D．decided

10.

A．rich

B．poor

C．real

D．young

11.

A．buying

B．packing

C．borrowing

D．renting

12.

A．extreme

B．positive

C．awkward

D．effortless

13.

A．cook

B．read

C．drive

D．sleep

14.

A．apart from

B．other than

C．except for

D．instead of

15.

A．admired

B．enjoyed

C．missed

D．accepted

16.

A．enjoyable

B．fun

C．amazing

D．difficult

17.

A．effort

B．test

C．discovery

D．lifestyle

18.

A．TV

B．bookshelf

C．closet

D．medal

19.

A．focused

B．confused

C．determined

D．annoyed

20.

A．usually

B．fortunately

C．suddenly

D．obviously