1 . One of the most frequent questions I get on my blog is, “Can you recommend some books for boys?” I _________this particularly the first time my 11-year-old daughter _________ several books she loved on my blog.

After these questions started _________, I took a second look at the books she’d recommended. The _________thing was that the titles she’d suggested were a fifty-fifty _________ between books with heroes and heroines (女主角). _________, many parents couldn’t understand that their sons might _________ these books because a girl recommended them.

The sad _________ is that often, we assume books with male main characters are for _________ and books with female main characters are only for girls. And this is a lose-lose (两败俱伤) situation.

It’s a __________ to boys because it cuts them off from so many great __________ and characters. It’s also bad for the boys who want to read those stories because they feel __________ about their reading choices.

On my Instagram Stories, one mother told me about her __________ who loves The Baby-Sitters Club books __________ asked her to take him to another library branch outside their city. He was __________ that his friends would see him __________ the books and tease him.

Of course, I’m not saying we should __________ our children to read books they have no __________ in reading. Books can open up a whole new __________ to our young readers. Let’s not close half that world shut in the faces of the boys.

No one __________ when we label books “boy books” or “girl books”.

1.

A．raised

B．noticed

C．changed

D．imagined

2.

A．bought

B．exchanged

C．read

D．suggested

3.

A．rolling in

B．going away

C．getting through

D．working out

4.

A．boring

B．inspiring

C．surprising

D．moving

5.

A．profit

B．chance

C．split

D．game

6.

A．Still

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Instead

7.

A．adapt

B．enjoy

C．refuse

D．hate

8.

A．example

B．attempt

C．memory

D．truth

9.

A．parents

B．someone

C．heroes

D．everyone

10.

A．damage

B．benefit

C．burden

D．pleasure

11.

A．readers

B．stories

C．movies

D．editors

12.

A．annoyed

B．certain

C．embarrassed

D．happy

13.

A．son

B．daughter

C．husband

D．friend

14.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．and

15.

A．confused

B．afraid

C．glad

D．excited

16.

A．sorting out

B．burning out

C．giving out

D．checking out

17.

A．warn

B．forbid

C．force

D．beg

18.

A．difficulty

B．ability

C．patience

D．interest

19.

A．world

B．debate

C．race

D．market

20.

A．knows

B．wins

C．doubts

D．loses

2 . It was a good day to fly a kite with the warm sun and the right wind. However, one lonely kite looking worried and _________ preferred to stay in the back of a closet. He didn’t like flying. You see, the higher the flight, the _________ the fall. It was that which _________ the kite most of all.

At 2:00 pm, his boy opened the closet door. “Come on,” said the boy, “It’s the _________ kite day.” As they came to the park there were happy kids everywhere flying kites that sailed _________ high in the air.

The boy started _________ to get the kite going. He ran all through the _________ while other kids stared at his kite that dragged and _________.He heard a boy _________, “That kite must either be stupid or __________.” Kneeling, the boy thoughtfully asked the kite, “Why don’t you fly? Are you afraid?” With all of his pride, the kite tried to __________ it, but the look in his eyes told the boy he had guessed it.

Then with a kind smile, the boy said, “Everyone gets __________, but Dad says that’s okay. And by facing __________ boldly we can scare some away. That’s how it was with me and my bike. Maybe biking and flying are a little __________.” The light of hope that shone in the boy’s eye made the kite decide to give flying a try.

The boy started running to give the kite __________. Instead of fighting the wind the kite gave himself to it. At first he was careful not to __________ down. Then he __________ and saw the whole town! Gathering courage, he made a great loop-the-loop in the __________. Every child was squinting to watch that kite sail.

In the sky, the kite learned facing fears boldly can scare some away. To __________ at new things, you must be willing to grow. That means not holding back but __________.

1.

A．attractive

B．superb

C．cool

D．upset

2.

A．further

B．nearer

C．lighter

D．shorter

3.

A．delighted

B．scared

C．interested

D．surprised

4.

A．perfect

B．same

C．different

D．complex

5.

A．unsteadily

B．mildly

C．gracefully

D．roughly

6.

A．walking

B．dancing

C．jumping

D．dashing

7.

A．park

B．schoolyard

C．campus

D．wild

8.

A．flied

B．fell

C．pulled

D．spread

9.

A．celebrate

B．praise

C．laugh

D．smile

10.

A．broken

B．cozy

C．clever

D．inconvenient

11.

A．interpret

B．admit

C．reject

D．deny

12.

A．amazed

B．frightened

C．confused

D．appealed

13.

A．panics

B．pleasures

C．changes

D．opportunities

14.

A．likely

B．alike

C．alive

D．lively

15.

A．pull

B．push

C．lift

D．drag

16.

A．set

B．settle

C．look

D．put

17.

A．got up his nose

B．pulled up his sleeves

C．pulled his weight

D．got up his nerve

18.

A．park

B．air

C．hand

D．thread

19.

A．aim

B．point

C．succeed

D．look

20.

A．leaving out

B．leaving behind

C．letting alone

D．letting go

3 . It was mid-afternoon. I looked outside my dorm window, and saw the lifeless gray sky, the snow and the trackless sidewalks. There was no one in the snow but a squirrel. The brown-gray North American squirrel,a look of terror in his shining eyes, braved the cold to throw himself over snow. In his mouth was a large acorn(橡实)—I was surprised it fit in his mouth.

I moved closer to my window, outside of which is a medium-sized tree, lacking its warm-weather leaves. The squirrel ran up rapidly, higher and higher in the tree, and his small body held onto his dear acorn.

Up he went, to the tip of one of the highest branches. I held my breath—I wondered if that slender branch could support him. I wondered if his winter food store was in this tree—squirrels are known to hide their nuts, mushrooms, and vegetation high up in trees. Outside, the squirrel firmly grasped that branch, jaw clamping(夹紧)on his acorn.

Then came the wind blowing violently, shaking the tree, the branch and the squirrel. He hung on for dear life, and both arms wrapped around the branch in the wind. I held my breath: If he fell from a height like this, then.... Seeing this little squirrel, I had my heart in my mouth. As the wind became stronger, the squirrel’s precious acorn fell to the ground. The squirrel followed its downward progress only by sight—if he let go the branch, he would fall downwards as well. I was so nervous that I didn’t take my gaze off the squirrel for one minute. Surprisingly, he then climbed down the tree and was now half-buried in the snow, searching desperately for his acorn. Finally, he made it.

The brave animal is able to survive in nature all because of its desperate efforts.The same goes for us humans. We all work hard to survive, and this is the law of nature. So effort is not something special, but a matter for all living things to do to survive.

1. What did the author discover outside the window?

A．A squirrel was freezing nearly to death.

B．A squirrel was choked by a large acorn.

C．A squirrel was picking acorns from a tree.

D．A squirrel was climbing to the top of a tree.

2. What does the underlined word “slender” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Dead.

B．Straight.

C．Slim.

D．Thick.

3. What is the author’s attitude to the squirrel in paragraph 4?

A．Concerned.

B．Unfriendly.

C．Uncaring.

D．Curious.

4. What does the story intend to convey?

A．Stop struggling, life is stopped.

B．Facts speak louder than words.

C．Failure is the mother of success.

D．Teaching others teaches yourself.

4 . When my children were younger, we used to walk a graveled trail (用碎石铺成的小路) around the lake near our home. One spring day my daughter and I ______ just how much rubbish was ______ along the trail. The next day then we brought a big rubbish bag with us and started to slowly, step by step, ______ the rubbish along our way. There were plastic water bottles, wrappers for candy bars, empty chip bags, and even an old discarded shoe. We stopped and picked up each one. By the time we had circled the ______, the bag was nearly ______.

Tired but ______, we put the bag in an empty rubbish can. We stopped before we ______ home and took one last look at the lake as the sun set. It looked more ______ than ever.

I know that at times this world’s problems can seem ______ to deal with and you wonder what you can do to make a difference. But the ______ is everything you do makes a difference! Every time you bent ______ to pick up a single piece of rubbish you make a difference. Every ______ you share makes a difference. Every kind word you say makes a difference. Every hug you share, every flower you plant, every animal you ______, everything you do, no matter how ______, makes a difference in this world.

Therefore, make your difference ______ from picking up a piece of rubbish.

1.

A．thought

B．threw

C．valued

D．noticed

2.

A．missing

B．lying

C．hanging

D．waiting

3.

A．raise up

B．turn up

C．pick up

D．make up

4.

A．forest

B．mountain

C．pool

D．lake

5.

A．full

B．empty

C．broken

D．new

6.

A．happy

B．sad

C．depressed

D．exhausted

7.

A．headed

B．left

C．called

D．flew

8.

A．normal

B．boring

C．disappointing

D．beautiful

9.

A．easy

B．hard

C．unnecessary

D．simple

10.

A．hope

B．aim

C．tradition

D．truth

11.

A．forward

B．upward

C．backward

D．onward

12.

A．scream

B．laugh

C．smile

D．weep

13.

A．lose

B．beat

C．save

D．trick

14.

A．many

B．much

C．big

D．small

15.

A．yesterday

B．today

C．tomorrow

D．tonight

5 . Over the last few weeks, I have been back and forth to the hospital and working with my doctors and medical technicians. I feel very _________ and appreciative of all the great minds and effort involved in _________ my illness. I found I have become _________ grateful to those human beings who invented the many medical _________ that have saved so many lives and _________ so much pain.

With everything I _________, I couldn’t help thinking about many life-changing _________ that we humans have come up with, from the fairly simple stethoscope (听诊器) to more _________ inventions like X-rays, and other great devices. Of course, one of the biggest, most basic inventions was the _________. It changed the world in all kinds of ways. Without wheels, we’d have no __________, such as bikes, cars, trains, or airplanes.

__________many inventions human beings have invented through the ages, I __________ some very popular inventions. It is __________ to imagine what if we live without them. These __________ things like tape, nails, Post-it notes, DNA testing, the Internet, vaccines, and medical imaging.

Some inventions were accidental __________ but many were matter of simply trying to solve a problem. If we pay attention to what we experience and really put our __________ to it, there is no reason why we couldn’t come up with some new inventions ourselves. Maybe make a list of __________ items, systems, and habits we all have, and then go up and down the list and see if we can put two or three items together in a way to come up with a new __________ or better way to handle life and the __________ in it. Give it a try and see what we can come up with, We could __________ ourselves, and others as well!

1.

A．regretful

B．grateful

C．severe

D．pure

2.

A．ignoring

B．concerning

C．curing

D．swapping

3.

A．painfully

B．specially

C．frequently

D．particularly

4.

A．devices

B．antiques

C．curtains

D．manuals

5.

A．gathered

B．threatened

C．relieved

D．detected

6.

A．suffered from

B．set down

C．packed up

D．went through

7.

A．inventions

B．shadows

C．editions

D．proofs

8.

A．pure

B．complex

C．adorable

D．contradictory

9.

A．wheel

B．train

C．airplane

D．car

10.

A．structures

B．labels

C．vehicles

D．assumptions

11.

A．Drafting

B．Reviewing

C．Adapting

D．Seizing

12.

A．switched

B．pirated

C．leaked

D．found

13.

A．hard

B．steady

C．funny

D．safe

14.

A．mean

B．expand

C．include

D．indicate

15.

A．discoveries

B．statistics

C．patents

D．observations

16.

A．principles

B．policies

C．minds

D．effects

17.

A．distinct

B．strange

C．legal

D．common

18.

A．current

B．product

C．powder

D．criterion

19.

A．challenges

B．directions

C．privacies

D．conclusions

20.

A．puzzle

B．frighten

C．annoy

D．surprise

6 . It has been an unwritten rule that those who become 30 years old must have already been in a stable (稳定的) place. _________, they might be considered a failure.

I am turning 30 tomorrow and I ask myself, “Should I _________ this deadline?” I am still renting an apartment, and living alone. This seems far from _________ for most, but it looks nice to me.

When I graduated years ago, I _________ worked as a journalist because I had been dreaming of writing stories for the _________ since childhood, and I thought I would stick to it forever. But as time flies, I realize that it will be unwise to _________ myself to just one path. Therefore, I decide to start my another pursuit—studying law.

Was I _________ before? No. I have learned that there is no single formula (公式) for _________ and happiness. Our lives are filled with _________ possibilities. While I really love my current career, I have also been interested in being a __________. So why should I __________ the dream to the end just because I am 30 already?

Turning 30 can also be a chance to do whatever you like. You needn’t care about how others will __________ your decisions. The most important part is that you are just being yourself and __________ it. Turning 30 is just like any other birthday. Stop feeling __________ about your age and try to __________ all the opportunities and surprises that life throws on your way.

1.

A．Moreover

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

2.

A．fear

B．approach

C．determine

D．miss

3.

A．common

B．active

C．satisfactory

D．stressful

4.

A．strangely

B．immediately

C．previously

D．magically

5.

A．public

B．villager

C．customer

D．foreigner

6.

A．turn

B．compare

C．limit

D．confirm

7.

A．impressed

B．wrong

C．powerful

D．cheerful

8.

A．freedom

B．independence

C．existence

D．success

9.

A．obvious

B．reasonable

C．endless

D．practical

10.

A．lawyer

B．teacher

C．writer

D．journalist

11.

A．look for

B．think about

C．make up for

D．hold on to

12.

A．ignore

B．judge

C．recognize

D．respect

13.

A．observing

B．stressing

C．doubting

D．enjoying

14.

A．anxious

B．content

C．comfortable

D．exciting

15.

A．assume

B．accept

C．leave

D．ignore

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。续写的词数应为150左右。

A couple of months before I started high school, my parents gave me the greatest gift any teenage boy would ask for: a cellphone. I lived on that phone all summer. I always texted my friends, even at night. And I paid no attention to the people and things around myself. Being connected to the Internet was more important than being present.

So, you can imagine my displeasure when I learned what my dad had planned for our family vacation that year. It was not the Disneyland trip or beach vacation that I had been hoping for.“This year,” my dad said, “we’ll be doing something special, something I used to do with my dad when I was a kid. We’re going camping in the forest!”

His excitement was met with a disappointed sigh (失望的叹息),which was my communication style at that age. But he had made the decision and would not change his mind. I comforted myself by telling myself that it was still a vacation. I remained uninfluenced when they were busy preparing for the vacation.

My mind was on my phone, the texts flying back and forth. I focused on the screen in my hands so much that the first time I looked up was when we drove across a bridge on the trip to our campsite.

I looked out of the window and saw a fast-moving river. The air blowing into the car from the open windows was hot and smelt of trees. But that didn't matter to me. The reason why I had looked up was for something far more serious and annoying. My phone no longer had service. The signal was weak. During the last hour of the drive, there was no signal at all.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。

My dad explained he had chosen a campsite that had no phone service.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The next morning, without checking my phone as usual, I fixed my mind on nature around myself.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8 . It is strange how a small moment can change a person’s life. My son walked into the kitchen this morning and opened his_________to me. I opened my arms too and gave him a big hug just like I do every morning. And this time a beautiful_________came back to me.

My Italian grandma had been a big hugger when I was a boy, but my mum and dad didn’t hug me much as I got_________. By the time I was a teenager then, except for my grandma, I didn’t hug anyone.

When I was sixteen, I_________on a trip with a group of boys to tour a college. And on our way there, we also_________an old temple. As we entered we were_________there by the largest monk I had ever seen. He was over six and a half feet tall with_________arms. And as he welcomed us, he gave each one of us a huge hug. When my own_________came, I felt scared but_________in and hugged him back. I felt__________in my heart as he shared his loving-kindness. I felt peace and joy in my__________as well. It was amazing. Later that day I began to__________why I had ever stopped giving and__________hugs when they brought so much__________.

When my own children were born then I__________to never stop hugging them and telling them I loved them, no matter how big they grew or how old they got.

1.

A．arms

B．hands

C．mouth

D．eyes

2.

A．flash

B．style

C．topic

D．memory

3.

A．older

B．stronger

C．quicker

D．slower

4.

A．looked

B．opened

C．left

D．put

5.

A．thought of

B．stopped by

C．asked for

D．burned down

6.

A．greeted

B．annoyed

C．checked

D．cheated

7.

A．suitable

B．thin

C．small

D．huge

8.

A．challenge

B．confidence

C．turn

D．impression

9.

A．jumped

B．broke

C．packed

D．stepped

10.

A．warmth

B．anxiety

C．curiosity

D．horror

11.

A．personality

B．adventure

C．spirit

D．stomach

12.

A．realize

B．wonder

C．understand

D．notice

13.

A．exploring

B．designing

C．refusing

D．receiving

14.

A．advice

B．joy

C．blood

D．knowledge

15.

A．decided

B．forgot

C．changed

D．returned

9 . My father left us years ago. I still keep the _______he left to me, in which he said something that encouraged me a lot in my life. A sentence in his letter _______me deeply. “Right now, you may think you are a goof­off (混日子的人), _______ I know one day, you’ll do something great that will set you among the _______.”

His words have lived in my mind since I first read his letter when I was 12. I know I am his _______. He believed that I would be_______. At first, I didn’t know what “something great”_______in my father’s opinion. But every time I felt proud of myself, the great feeling _______ me that my father had said I would do something great. At that time, I_______ he were there together with me, so I could ask him, “Is this what you meant, Dad? Should I keep __________?”

I know my father would have taken pride in me when I graduated from my college. He would have been __________ when I became a successful lawyer. __________, I know what he’d want me to do next:make my children __________ they can make it.

Now it’s time I wrote my letters to my __________. In my letter I will __________my father’s words “I know one day, you’ll do something great.” My children often ask the__________ question I ever had. “Is this what you meant, Dad?” They are afraid to __________, because they know they are my hope. They don’t want to be a __________. That’s why our children often say, “__________ me, Dad. Am I doing well?” They need my attention. So, parents, please offer children your __________, which will help them keep moving on their way to success.

1.

A．letter

B．note

C．story

D．word

2.

A．troubled

B．impressed

C．surprised

D．moved

3.

A．for

B．so

C．or

D．but

4.

A．bravest

B．richest

C．best

D．strongest

5.

A．son

B．partner

C．future

D．hope

6.

A．famous

B．popular

C．successful

D．healthy

7.

A．meant

B．needed

C．brought

D．left

8.

A．taught

B．reminded

C．warned

D．showed

9.

A．wished

B．found

C．felt

D．knew

10.

A．studying

B．researching

C．seeking

D．going

11.

A．proud

B．calm

C．serious

D．silent

12.

A．Totally

B．Normally

C．Finally

D．Frequently

13.

A．agree

B．believe

C．imagine

D．pretend

14.

A．father

B．friends

C．family

D．children

15.

A．repeat

B．explain

C．change

D．discuss

16.

A．simple

B．interesting

C．same

D．last

17.

A．stop

B．wait

C．fail

D．escape

18.

A．mystery

B．disappointment

C．problem

D．risk

19.

A．Watch

B．Help

C．Leave

D．Kiss

20.

A．courage

B．friendship

C．patience

D．encouragement

10 . I understand why people say experience counts. However, when it comes to finding new solutions to problems, _______ can be an advantage. Not being _______ by conventional thinking frees me up to think differently.

I became an engineer _______. Despite completing a college course to teach nursery school, I soon _______ to focus on math. It was a _______ decision to leave teaching and pursue my fast-growing _______ for math. But with some guidance from a university professor, my education took another _______ and I graduated with a degree in engineering.

I realized my early lack of experience could be a(n) _______. Being a newcomer left me _______ to ask “stupid” questions. The answer was ________ to more experienced members of the team. The people surrounding me were happy—once I had ________ the courage—to let me ________ them and learn from them.

The team spirit was infectious (有感染力的). My questions were not ________ as stupid by colleagues; ________ they helped me look at problems from a different ________ and consider new approaches.

Most inventions begin with a(n) ________. When our team sets out to invent something new, we discuss the problem and the possible ways to ________ it. It’s a team effort and this is ________ in patent applications-they represent the team’s ideas, regardless of who ________ suggested them. Asking unusual questions helped me develop an inventor’s mind, one that is unconstrained (不受限制的) by standard ways of ________ problems.

1.

A．inflexibility

B．inexperience

C．inability

D．inaccuracy

2.

A．stimulated

B．persuaded

C．reserved

D．limited

3.

A．on purpose

B．on occasion

C．by accident

D．by order

4.

A．submitted

B．switched

C．failed

D．forgot

5.

A．tough

B．stupid

C．collective

D．necessary

6.

A．hate

B．panic

C．passion

D．confidence

7.

A．credit

B．beating

C．risk

D．turn

8.

A．trouble

B．plus

C．weakness

D．exception

9.

A．free

B．discouraged

C．bored

D．frank

10.

A．deaf

B．wrong

C．obvious

D．traditional

11.

A．taken up

B．torn up

C．used up

D．built up

12.

A．encourage

B．clarify

C．question

D．suspect

13.

A．perceived

B．appointed

C．learned

D．used

14.

A．instead

B．moreover

C．therefore

D．otherwise

15.

A．document

B．angle

C．introduction

D．country

16.

A．discussion

B．argument

C．assumption

D．problem

17.

A．hide

B．handle

C．admire

D．discover

18.

A．hatched

B．engaged

C．lost

D．reflected

19.

A．originally

B．accidentally

C．hopefully

D．politely

20.

A．creating

B．developing

C．approaching

D．experiencing