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。

When I was twelve, my parents let me babysit for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph who lived down the street with their two little preschool girls. Most of my babysitting occurred during daylight hours while Mrs. Joseph went shopping. One day she asked if I could stay with her daughters in the evening, promising she and her husband would be home by ten p. m. After pleaded with (恳求) them, desperate to earn fifty cents an hour for six hours—three whole dollars!—my parents agreed.

At four o'clock, I knocked on the Josephs' front door, greeted the kids, and received detailed instructions from their mother. A few minutes later, the girls and I were alone. We played hide-and-seek, did some finger painting together, and I fixed them scrambled eggs (炒鸡蛋) and toast soldiers for dinner. Then, at about eight p, m., I gathered the two kids beside me on the sofa and began to read them a story.

I heard a soft click, as if the front door had been opened, and I stopped. “Go on,” said Melanie, the four-year-old. “Keep reading.” “Wait.” I put my finger to my lips, “I thought I heard someone come in.” I heard the click again, and the lamp beside me switched on. All three of us jumped. Then the drapes (帘子) closed across the big window.

I screamed, put a little girl under each of my arms, and ran upstairs to the bathroom. As I locked the door behind us, I heard music begin to play from a radio somewhere downstairs. The girls clutched (紧紧抱住) each other in fear as I calmed them down, saying, “There's a bad man in the house. You have to be perfectly quiet. ”

The three of us sat on the floor, ears pressed to the wooden door ... listening. Even two-year-old Tricia was very quiet. For two hours we listened to the music playing, but we never heard another sound. No footsteps, no creaking (嘎吱作响的) doors, or breaking of china. Definitely no one walking up the stairs.

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Then the front door opened with a bang and we all jumped.

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Mr. Joseph explained he had bought a smart home device.
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2 . Life is a mix of good and bad days. Each new day presents us with a fresh opportunity to learn new lessons. Sometimes, you learn these new lessons in your daily lives. On other days, you may gain invaluable knowledge about life from a game of poker(扑克牌).     1     Here are some of the life lessons you can learn from playing poker.

Life is not fair.

Life is not designed to be fair. Some people will get the best cards while others will have to deal with the waste pieces. Life has its rules, but sticking to them does not exactly mean you will achieve success.     2     What you can do in life and in a game of poker is directly influence the things under your control.

Protect yourself.

You are the most important person in your life. When playing poker, you are the most important player, and the cards you have are valuable things.     3     Always be sure to be in charge of your safety.

Learn from mistakes.

    4     You learn from mistakes, and rather than trying to avoid mistakes, you should instead try to avoid repeating the same mistake. If you are trying to avoid mistakes in a poker game, you can get left behind quickly.

    5    

Gains and losses are a part of life. You win some to lose some, just like in a game of poker. Some risky actions may prove unprofitable after you are neck-deep in them. In such cases, you must know when to quit, count your losses, and bounce back better.

A．Mistakes are a part of life.

B．Know when to cut your losses.

C．Catch chances to improve yourselves.

D．The game of poker shows life in so many ways.

E．You have to trust yourself by not taking unbearable risks.

F．You are considered foolish when making the same mistakes.

G．Following the rules in poker does not mean you will win, either.

3 . As a mother and a professional working full time, I spent all of my 30s saying yes. Saying yes to things I wanted to do, but a lot of the time saying yes to things I disliked. This was a people-pleasing technique that would affect people’s opinion of me: the woman who could do it all, so that I can obtain a nice fame in their mind.

Little did I know that I was also developing an autoimmune(自身免疫的) disease, which I have to believe was my body’s way of telling me to slow down. I had severely swollen joints and brain fog but I pushed through so that I could look in the mirror at the end of the day and feel “accomplished”. The only things I was accomplishing were bad health and bed habits.

And then a series of events changed everything: serious medical issues and losing my job. It took all that to help me see how intensely burnt out I was. I spent a lot of time thinking about where I had to be next instead of being present in the moment. But now, I wake up each day knowing that everything on my schedule has been purposefully agreed to.

Looking back, I had the capability to suffer the pressure to say yes. I also felt it necessary to say yes, from driving people to the airport to seeing family every Friday night. I always wanted to solve everyone’s problems and offered sound and immediate solutions. It was one big “yes” to everything.

I was everyone’s cheerleader, but forgot how to cheer for myself along the way. But saying no is being my own cheerleader. And it’s not saying no to caring for family and friends. Instead, it’s a minor change in mindset, taking a pause before automatically agreeing. I take a breath, do a quick count of my energy and ability before jumping in.

1. Why did the author say yes to things she disliked?

A．To please her boss.	B．To prove her profession.
C．To push herself to the limit.	D．To earn herself a good reputation.

2. How did the author deal with the changes in her body?

A．She got rid of bad habits.	B．She thought little of them.
C．She slowed down her life pace.	D．She paid more attention to her health.

3. Which word can best describe the author?

A．Purposeful.

B．Stubborn.

C．Reflective.

D．Encouraging.

4. What will the author do before saying yes?

A．Find a cheerleader.	B．Evaluate her situation.
C．Breathe in some fresh air.	D．Seek help from her friends.

4 . As a child, I was a slow learner when it came to physical skills. Perhaps this was why I got angry when a friend suggested that I try stand-up paddle boarding (站立式划桨). My fear was that my ability to learn a new physical skill had not improved with the passing decades.

However, stand-up paddle boarding had already caught my eye. During visits to Maine lakes, I had seen many people delightedly practicing it under a warm sun. It looked so easy and fun, as the only thing it needed was the ability to standup, right?

In a burst of optimism, I bought a paddle board and, with my friend Mike, headed for a lake deep in the Maine woods, out of sight of potential critics. After setting the paddle board on the water, athletic Mike generously offered to test it out. He jumped on it successfully on the first try. Then it was my turn. I began by kneeling(跪) upon the shaky paddle board and after a while, slowly and carefully, I tried to stand but immediately flew into the water. I tried it again, but again I failed.

The act of falling reminded me that learning was an energy-consuming effort. New physical skills might be more difficult to acquire later in life, but I believed that adults had an advantage over children. The effort together with the built in understanding that falling is part of the process, is accompanied by faith born of experience. After countless failures, I finally stood upright on the paddle board and I had never been so happy about the simple act of standing up.

Now, I’m one of those enjoying the fun of stand-up paddle boarding under a brilliant sky. Maybe someone on the shore will point at me and remark, “How does he do that?” I already have my response. Practice may not always make perfect, but it certainly makes possible.

1. What led the author to try stand-up paddle boarding?

A．Interest.

B．Pressure.

C．Loneliness.

D．Patience.

2. Why did the author head for a remote lake?

A．Mike had a preference for the place.

B．He had a bad relationship with critics.

C．The lake was a perfect place for practice.

D．He hoped to practice without being judged.

3. What lesson can the author learn from the act of falling?

A．Adults always have an advantage over children.

B．Learning is a process with little effort and input.

C．Physical skills are hard to acquire for the young.

D．Falling is unavoidable in the process of learning.

4. Which of the following can best describe the author?

A．Independent and athletic.	B．Competent and innocent.
C．Optimistic and determined.	D．Enthusiastic and generous.

5 . I remember it was a Saturday. I was invited to my friend’s birthday party.   _______ the first time, I was the first one there. I sat on her couch and just waited _______ for the party to begin. As a flood of guests came in with warm _______, there was one short, thin girl who had a huge smile on her face. She just seemed so _______ from the other girls there. So I decided to begin a conversation with her.

I asked her “Did your mum drive you here?” She answered, “Oh, my mum was _______.” My heart sank. I continued, “When did she die?” “She died when I was seven.”

Later on, she told us what had happened the day her mother died. “I came home, _______ to tell my mum what a great day I had had. _______ I entered the room, I saw my mother on a stretcher (担架). I began _______ my sister. She just said, ‘Emma, Mum just needs to go to the hospital.’”

The girl said that she went to sleep that night with _______, and woke up to be told by her sister, “Emma, please keep ________. Mum’s dead.”

I was so ________ by this girl’s story. She lost her mother at such a young age, but she made up her mind to be strong. With such a big weight of the world on her ________, she looked positive and optimistic. She did not shed (流) a(n) ________ when telling us her story. Strength is something that can ________ pain at the worst time. She lives every day of her life to the fullest,________ with a heavy heart.

1.

A．On

B．For

C．After

D．Between

2.

A．patiently

B．closely

C．deeply

D．directly

3.

A．expectation

B．greeting

C．company

D．praise

4.

A．different

B．distant

C．common

D．similar

5.

A．mad

B．ill

C．lost

D．dead

6.

A．embarrassed

B．excited

C．nervous

D．grateful

7.

A．Since

B．Before

C．As

D．Although

8.

A．questioning

B．hitting

C．blaming

D．missing

9.

A．aim

B．regret

C．anger

D．stress

10.

A．crazy

B．awake

C．calm

D．happy

11.

A．attracted

B．frightened

C．influenced

D．moved

12.

A．hands

B．legs

C．shoulders

D．arms

13.

A．excuse

B．tear

C．smile

D．notice

14.

A．protect

B．support

C．fight

D．honor

15.

A．thus

B．besides

C．however

D．even

6 . It was early winter several years ago. I had pulled out my old winter coat for another year’s _________. It was still in pretty good shape. I didn’t really _________ a new one but I wanted one and mentioned it to my daughter one day. A few weeks later she gave me a _________ of a bright red winter’s coat.

I put the old one in my closet and started to wear the new coat. Each day, though, when I opened my closet, something _________ me. It seemed a (n) _________ that my still good, old coat should just sit there keeping no one warm. I took it out and drove to a local charity shop. Someone who couldn’t _________ a coat otherwise could get my old one. I dropped it off, chatted _________ with the staff for a bit, and walked out of the door. I saw a shaking man in a very _________ jacket walking in. I wondered if he would _________ my old coat. Then I smiled with a warm heart.

My new coat is my old coat now. It too is getting a little worn. It has black __________ on the sleeves from where I repaired the roof last winter. It is in too bad of __________ to even donate to charity. I wonder if I should buy a new one soon. Maybe I can find a few more things to give to the charity shop __________.

Perhaps the best way to deal with our __________ then is to give of ourselves. Love, after all, brings us the most __________. And the more of it you __________, the more of it you have.

1.

A．store

B．choice

C．use

D．goal

2.

A．need

B．design

C．sew

D．collect

3.

A．gift

B．hope

C．reward

D．selection

4.

A．surprised

B．encouraged

C．bothered

D．discouraged

5.

A．relief

B．shame

C．chance

D．honour

6.

A．wash

B．tailor

C．donate

D．afford

7.

A．guiltily

B．confidently

C．fearfully

D．happily

8.

A．new

B．thin

C．warm

D．dirty

9.

A．get used to

B．put up with

C．keep away from

D．end up in

10.

A．buttons

B．labels

C．spots

D．fabrics

11.

A．shape

B．size

C．colour

D．material

12.

A．likewise

B．otherwise

C．instead

D．indeed

13.

A．wants

B．dreams

C．promises

D．principles

14.

A．joy

B．courage

C．anxiety

D．challenge

15.

A．rely on

B．give away

C．talk about

D．put aside

7 . A boy lived with his family on a farm. They had a beautiful dog. To prepare for the duck hunting season (猎鸭季节), the boy and the dog kept ________ every day.

Duck hunting season finally __________. At the pond, only a few minutes passed before the two heard ducks flying overhead. The boy ________ three times, killing a duck, which landed in the center of the pond. The dog, at a signal. ________ toward the pond. However. ________ swimming in the water, it walked on the _________. The boy was ________ His dog could walk on water!

He knew seeing is believing, so he returned and led a neighbor to the _________. Shots fired and a duck killed, the boy   ________ to his dog again to get the duck. Magically, the dog walked on the water again.

The boy was bursting with ________ when asking his neighbor. “Did you see that?” The neighbor replied, “Yes, your dog can’t ________ swim.” The boy sat in disbelief as his neighbor pointed out a weakness of the dog rather than ________ he had witnessed a wonder.

People often downplays (轻视)others’ achievements which they’re ________ to achieve themselves. Don’t let this bring you down. Just move on and improve yourself. Moreover, do give ________ when people accomplish something worthy of it. Pointing out other people’s shortcomings doesn’t make you _________.

1.

A．swimming

B．training

C．playing

D．wandering

2.

A．took off

B．ran out

C．came around

D．died down

3.

A．cast

B．struck

C．shot

D．aimed

4.

A．charged

B．jumped

C．rolled

D．fell

5.

A．more than

B．instead of

C．apart from

D．due to

6.

A．ice

B．surface

C．stones

D．bank

7.

A．relaxed

B．satisfied

C．inspired

D．astonished

8.

A．pond

B．bird

C．dog

D．duck

9.

A．waved

B．signaled

C．screamed

D．responded

10.

A．anger

B．curiosity

C．pride

D．confidence

11.

A．even

B．ever

C．always

D．quite

12.

A．question

B．understand

C．find

D．recognize

13.

A．likely

B．eager

C．unable

D．content

14.

A．advice

B．aid

C．permission

D．credit

15.

A．better

B．worse

C．selfish

D．generous

8 . The White Fence

When my husband, Jerry, died of cancer, I became angry. Life wasn’t fair.

One day, diving down a busy road in my town, I noticed a new fence being built round a house. It had once sat back from a ___________ street. Then the road was ___________, and the house had hardly any front garden at all.

Each time I drove past the house, I watched the rapid progress of the fence. An elderly women added an overhead rose shelf and painted it all snow-white, and then did the whole house to _________.

One day, I ___________ the road to stare long and hard at the fence. The carpenter had done such a magnificent job that I couldn’t bring myself to leave. I turned off the engine, walked over and touched the fence, which ___________ smelled of fresh paint.

“Hi!” I called, waving.

“Well, hey,” she stood up straight.

“I — I — came to see your ___________. It’s beautiful.”

She smiled. “Come and have a drink, and I’ll tell you about it.”

We walked up the back steps, and sat down. I was suddenly overjoyed that I was having a cold drink ___________ the beautiful white fence surrounding me.

“THE FENCE ISN’T FOR ME,” the woman ___________ seriously. “I live alone. But ___________ so many people come by here, I thought they’d enjoy seeing something really pretty. People look at my fence and wave. A few, like you, even stop and have a talk.”

“But didn’t you mind when this once quiet street was widened and there was so much ____________?”

“Change is part of __________ and the making of character. When things happen that you don’t like, you have two choices: you get ____________ or better.”

When I left, she called out, “Come back any time. And leave the gate ____________. It looks more friendly.”

I carefully left the gate half-open and drove off, ____________ something deep inside me. I didn’t know what to call it, but I could picture the hard brick wall round my angry heart ____________. And in its place this neat little white fence was being built.

I planned on leaving the gate open for whatever or whoever might come my way.

1.

A．grand

B．unusual

C．quiet

D．vast

2.

A．widened

B．abandoned

C．narrowed

D．transformed

3.

A．match

B．vary

C．expand

D．defend

4.

A．took up

B．pulled off

C．thrown in

D．cleared up

5.

A．therefore

B．still

C．already

D．never

6.

A．rose

B．shelf

C．gate

D．fence

7.

A．for

B．by

C．with

D．beside

8.

A．explained

B．assumed

C．signaled

D．wept

9.

A．unless

B．since

C．although

D．before

10.

A．damage

B．dust

C．change

D．distance

11.

A．life

B．soul

C．universe

D．mood

12.

A．defeated

B．happier

C．bitter

D．amused

13.

A．painted

B．shut

C．locked

D．open

14.

A．regretting

B．feeling

C．permitting

D．postponing

15.

A．breaking

B．erupting

C．impacting

D．sliding

9 . I am a Senior 3 student, and all my classmates are always talking about the future. Nine out of ten _________ are about universities, dream jobs, or what we want to seek after high school.

My desk is already covered with stickers(贴纸) from universities I even don’t know whether to _________ for. And my diary is filled with more notes about grades for _________ than personal thoughts.

However, I recently found that _________ the future is preventing me from living in the present. I selected courses I _________ had no interest in just to improve my grades. I found myself doing schoolwork only with the _________ of getting good grades for university admissions.

At one time, I had viewed high school as a path to _________ me from childhood to adulthood. I felt that way until last month when I _________ my school’s two-hour dance party.

As I danced with 200 _________ teenagers in the hall, I had a feeling I hadn’t felt for a long time: I was present and we were all present. I wasn’t worried about my __________ because that wasn’t important at that moment. All that __________ was that I was young.

That night __________ everything. I understand now high school is __________ just a path to adulthood. High school is a rightful destination of its own. Ever since I’ve been trying to __________ every second of my life in the present. Every time I find myself __________ about the future, I take a step back, recenter myself and live my life as an adolescent, not an adult-to-be.

1.

A．experiences

B．conversations

C．events

D．duties

2.

A．apply

B．look

C．call

D．pay

3.

A．dances

B．programs

C．admissions

D．games

4.

A．throwing in

B．focusing on

C．referring to

D．building up

5.

A．hardly

B．regularly

C．secretly

D．completely

6.

A．aim

B．habit

C．courage

D．help

7.

A．support

B．inspire

C．treat

D．transport

8.

A．postponed

B．confirmed

C．attended

D．refused

9.

A．desperate

B．sweaty

C．generous

D．confused

10.

A．interest

B．talent

C．future

D．belief

11.

A．counted

B．differed

C．appeared

D．existed

12.

A．enhanced

B．announced

C．revealed

D．changed

13.

A．less than

B．more than

C．no less than

D．no more than

14.

A．track

B．expand

C．balance

D．value

15.

A．particular

B．positive

C．anxious

D．sorry

10 . Long-distance cycling becomes more popular nowadays. Some may argue that it brings tiredness but it’s nothing, _________ with the joy of climbing huge mountains or seeing splendid sights. My long-distance cycling career of 13 years ended as I approached 75. Although I am now no longer _________ enough to bear the long days and big climbs, I have my _________.

It was easy to meet different people with _________ during the trips, where I got to _________ the very best in people. In 2007, a stranger stopped her car alongside me to make me a most welcome cup of tea. In 2014, a couple _________ me their place to spend the night.

The support and comfort they gave was a(n) _________ change from the long hours I had spent alone on the bike. As each trip _________ its end, I gradually forgot the long hours of riding. The pain and failure I experienced were eventually _________ by only happy memories of the trip

Meanwhile, cycling gave me much time to __________ sufferings I went through in my life. Time __________ everything. Cycling also taught me to like who I am. I finally accepted that I have more courage than I ever imagined, which was __________ in these trips. No matter how distant the __________ was, I could get there without any support.

These were the adventures of my life, and they were __________ memories. With cycling, the success or failure __________ not on luck or conditions but on me alone.

1.

A．combined

B．compared

C．connected

D．concerned

2.

A．strong

B．positive

C．innovative

D．emotional

3.

A．solutions

B．strengths

C．memories

D．ambitions

4.

A．power

B．energy

C．kindness

D．confidence

5.

A．make

B．ride

C．welcome

D．experience

6.

A．offered

B．rewarded

C．supported

D．permitted

7.

A．sharp

B．overall

C．apparent

D．pleasant

8.

A．neared

B．located

C．recorded

D．confirmed

9.

A．moved

B．replaced

C．consumed

D．abandoned

10.

A．reflect on

B．bring in

C．think up

D．set aside

11.

A．kills

B．cures

C．needs

D．keep

12.

A．lost

B．thrown

C．required

D．affected

13.

A．future

B．journey

C．relationship

D．destination

14.

A．instant

B．painful

C．sufficient

D．impressive

15.

A．falls

B．depends

C．insists

D．focuses