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。

“Okay, so, where do we go and play football?” Nora asked Emily. “Hmm, maybe we should play in my garden. Come on!” Emily led the way to her garden.

“I go first!” Nora said as she kicked the ball towards Emily.

“Is that all you got? Watch me, the champion, kick the ball!” For a second, Emily ran like the wind to the ball and kicked it so hard that it flew into the neighbor’s house.

There was a loud sound.

“Uh oh ... what did you do?” Nora spoke, feeling afraid.

“I ... I do not know. Oh no! I think I broke my neighbor’s window,” Emily cried as she ran across her garden and hid behind a tree and Nora disappeared into the air.

Fear was written all over Emily’s face. She saw the neighbor, Mr. Mason, pick up the pieces of glass. There was anger on his face. Emily ran away as fast as she could into a nearby park. She dared not return home anytime soon.

The sun was setting and Emily returned home, keeping her eyes wide open for the neighbor.

What if Mr. Mason was at her house? What if he knew it was her? Her heart was shaking as she cautiously (小心翼翼地) arrived home.

Her mother saw the sweat on her face. She knew her daughter had done something wrong.

“Emily, are you okay? Is something wrong? I can help you solve your problems, my dear,” Mother said.

Emily held her mother’s hands and her eyes were wet with tears. “Mama, I did something bad, but it was unintentional. I broke Mr. Mason’s window by hitting the football so hard.”

Mother listened to Emily patiently and she did not press further, although she was not pleased that Emily did not say sorry to Mr. Mason immediately. Then Mother held a pencil and began writing on a piece of white paper.

Mother wrote a sentence on the paper and then she erased it and wrote something again.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

“Do you know why pencils have erasers?” Mother asked.

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Emily walked up to the neighbor’s front door with weak legs.

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2 . As a child, I was proud of my southern origin. My own voice reflected my family’s past and present-part northern Mississippi, part Tennessee, all southern. There was no sound I loved more than my grandmother’s accent: thick, sweet, warm.

While growing up, I began to realize outside of our region, southerners were often dismissed as uncultured and ignorant. I was ready to leave behind my tiny town in West Tennessee, starting a new life and jumping at big chances in some far-off cities. In that embarrassing space between “teen” and “adult”, my accent was a symbol of everything I thought I hated about my life in the rural South. I feared it would disqualify me from being a noted magazine writer. I would have to talk less “country”. So I killed a piece of myself. I’m ashamed of it, but I’m more ashamed that I tried to kill that part of someone else-change Emily’s accent.

I met Emily in college. She was determined to work for the student newspaper, which was where I spent most of my waking hours, and we became friends. She, unlike me, accepted her roots. Early in our friendship, her mother asked where I was from, assuming it was somewhere up north. Then I felt my efforts paid off and even wanted to ignore the mistake.

Emily is two years younger and she cared about my opinion. I advised her to be more like me and hide her signature Manchester accent. I stressed that throughout our college years, often by making fun of her vowel (元音) sounds. I told myself I was helping her achieve her dream of working as a reporter. Now, I see that it was actually about justifying my hiding part of myself.

Grandma Carolyn used to tell me, “Girl, don’t forget where you come from.” Now I truly understand that. Many things have faded from memory, but this sticks in my mind with uncomfortable clarity. Now that I am grown and have left the South, it’s important to me.

1. What made the author want to leave her hometown?

A．Appeal of convenience in cities.

B．Her dream of becoming a writer.

C．Outside prejudice against southerners.

D．Her desire for the northern accent.

2. How did the author feel about the mistake of Emily’s mother?

A．Upset.

B．Pleased.

C．Ashamed.

D．Surprised.

3. Why on earth did the author try to change Emily’s accent?

A．To prove herself right.	B．To help Emily be a reporter.
C．To make herself influential.	D．To protect Emily’s self-dignity.

4. What message does the text want to convey?

A．Stay true to your roots.	B．Never do things by halves.
C．Hold on to your dreams.	D．Never judge a person by his accent.

3 . I have been engaging in a spot of emotional therapy (治疗) over the last 2 weeks. I make an effort to try to _________ difficulties in life so that I can feel good within myself and find more _________ for my steps ahead.

The first day here I just couldn’t stop _________ at the breakfast table and another woman was very kind to me. Most people _________ to be there for each other when needed, which is highly _________.

Today one of the older women had a bit of a _________ during lunch and rushed out of the room with her plate in hand. I asked her if she was OK as she went past me but she could not answer. So, I _________ to a young girl to go after her to check and see if she was fine. Glad she did and I really hope it _________. I can only imagine it is really hard for all of us in one way or another as we all have our own _________ and do not know each other properly.

Whether we do or don’t get to know each other is another matter and at the end of the day, it really does not __________. For now we are all ships in a __________ and are getting our torn sails repaired before we are able to __________ to more restless waters. Although some days are easier than others, it takes time, a lot of patience and the right expert __________.

Please say a little prayer today for those with mental health __________. Oh yes… during my first week here, I bought a nice __________ plant at the local market for the TV room. Today it is in full bloom (开花)! I have learnt so far that every today has special little moments.

1.

A．catch up

B．get over

C．get down

D．catch on

2.

A．visions

B．directions

C．recovery

D．strength

3.

A．crying

B．laughing

C．shouting

D．complaining

4.

A．demand

B．tend

C．anticipate

D．guarantee

5.

A．reliable

B．unforgettable

C．admirable

D．abstract

6.

A．breakdown

B．takeout

C．outbreak

D．breakthrough

7.

A．appealed

B．applied

C．switched

D．signalled

8.

A．rewarded

B．recovered

C．helped

D．impacted

9.

A．stories

B．examples

C．manners

D．conflicts

10.

A．care

B．matter

C．need

D．exist

11.

A．river

B．lake

C．port

D．factory

12.

A．take off

B．go on

C．settle down

D．sail off

13.

A．performance

B．survey

C．guidance

D．regulation

14.

A．issues

B．activities

C．concerns

D．doubts

15.

A．man-made

B．potted

C．garden

D．plastic

4 . A relative invited me to come and live in his house. With complete _________ in his promises, I loaded all my worldly possessions onto a ship _________ India in November 2001. Everything had gone _________ in the run-up (准备阶段) to the trip. I was confident that this _________ was the next big step I had to take.

When I arrived, he said, “Things have _________. There is no place here for you.”

I was stunned. I was so _________ that I couldn’t speak. Like a frozen statue, I stood perched on the edge of the vast _________, not sure of what to do. The anger _________. I could not go back to England as all my worldly possessions were on their way to India.

In order to live, I submitted articles to magazines in India and, occasionally, they _________ me for them.

Those years of __________ left a permanent impression. I was searching for an appropriate place to __________, but only later did I realize that the movement itself was meant for my __________ development. If I had only stayed in his house, I would never have learned many valuable lessons. One such lesson was that through __________ and commitment to one’s ideals in life, any adverse situation can be __________. I am writing this story from my __________ in India.

1.

A．agreement

B．interest

C．faith

D．curiosity

2.

A．ready for

B．bound for

C．relevant to

D．accessible to

3.

A．secretly

B．constantly

C．frequently

D．smoothly

4.

A．adventure

B．advantage

C．choice

D．application

5.

A．improved

B．failed

C．ended

D．changed

6.

A．touched

B．frightened

C．excited

D．shocked

7.

A．impossible

B．opposite

C．unknown

D．unlimited

8.

A．surfaced

B．disappeared

C．passed

D．melted

9.

A．blamed

B．charged

C．paid

D．thanked

10.

A．exploring

B．wandering

C．frustration

D．contribution

11.

A．settle

B．decorate

C．restore

D．visit

12.

A．logical

B．physical

C．spiritual

D．material

13.

A．expectation

B．perseverance

C．imagination

D．experience

14.

A．saved

B．affected

C．hidden

D．overcome

15.

A．office

B．hotel

C．home

D．company

5 . Curiosity is rooted in our DNA. We are fascinated by the future; we are impressed with the unknown that surrounds us; we are amazed at all that we have to explore. The mysteries of the world have always been a push for us to watch.     1    .

Children are known for sticking their fingers in places where young fingers should never be. They are famous for putting all kinds of objects and substances in their mouths, everything from plastic blocks to any object in the room.

    2     It holds our hand as we move into old age and the unknown of the future. By and large, we are determined question-askers. We want to know more than we know; we want to expand our horizons, try out the new and undiscovered, and pursue experiences that deepen our comprehension of the world we live in.

    3     It is also the generation of possibilities. When we look at the world from multiple perspectives, we give ourselves permission to examine a wider range of resolutions. We open up our minds to explore the unexamined and unknown.     4     Ian Leslie explains it this way, “Curiosity is essential to an exploring mind; it opens our eyes to the new and undiscovered, encouraging us to seek out new experiences and meet new people.”

Curiosity is the catalyst(催化剂) for questioning, and questioning is what urges us to seek out the unfamiliar and the unknown.     5     It does not move forward, nor does it have sufficient power to dig what may lie just below the surface or just slightly out of reach. Curiosity is the fuel necessary for creativity to prosper and succeed.

A．Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

B．Without questioning, knowledge becomes inactive.

C．Nowhere is this truer than when we watch our children.

D．But curiosity is much more than a simple search for answers.

E．Curiosity becomes a boost for new opportunities and new options.

F．So ask questions to which there may be a wide variety of responses.

G．In adults, curiosity guides us toward a lifetime occupation and to new destinations.

6 . Now I live in Paris. Actually, I don’t mind the food or the people, but I do care about the land that is extraordinarily lack of characteristics of hiking. I enjoy being outdoors and hiking, but Paris’s natural resources don’t hold much potential for my bent. So when my dad asked if I wanted to go hiking with him, I was overjoyed.    1    . It turned out that I was too optimistic.

We started our main hike up Flattop Mountain. As we hiked it was much more challenging than I expected.    2    . The path is winding and we saw mountains towering over the green valleys and cliffs that seemed endless. What amazed me most was that thick clouds enveloped the mountainsides.    3    .

I stared up at the top to see how much farther we had to go and I began to worry that I wouldn’t finish it.     4    . It made me doubtful about my persistence (坚持). But when we looked back at the path that faded in the distance, I was filled with fulfillment with seeing how much we had done.

As I was hiking, I started to reflect on how hiking was similar to other aspects of my life.    5    . It reminded me of my struggles in my classes and the difficulties I had to overcome. I spotted that the process of learning isn’t always the most fun, but the fulfillment after seeing how much I had finished just increases the thirst for knowledge, causing me to long for more learning. Looking down at the mountain I was content but never fully satisfied. Having considered a lot, I was determined to pursue the summit (山顶).

A．Hiking could make me fly.

B．Hiking gave time for my mind to wander.

C．I thought I would finish the journey with ease.

D．But I was shocked at the beauty surrounding me.

E．I was satisfied with the landscape along the way.

F．It was unlike anything I had ever witnessed before.

G．A recent ankle injury had left me unsure of my physical capabilities.