1 . Each year when the Spring Festival falls, my home becomes a garden. Because beautiful red flowers _________ on the windows of my home. In the cold winter, these wonderful flowers bring _________ to the whole family. Of course, these are not _________ flowers. They are made of _________ by my grandma, who is now aged 70. With a few simple cuts, she can _________ a piece of red paper into a variety of beautiful works of art. There is a story for her special _________

When my grandma was young, she was _________ clumsy in the village. But on a cold winter night, she saw some _________ red paper works on her new neighbor’s windows. She showed great _________ in them at that time. So she decided to __________ from her neighbor. As a green-hand, tons of paper was __________, and her fingers were cut many times. But she __________ practicing. It took 10 years __________ my grandma could make paper art skillfully. The red flowers, blooming like burning fire, light up her life and her world. Now, she is __________ by everyone in the village. And some of the young girls begin to learn this skill too.

How do you think of my grandma’s story? As for me, it has shown me that perseverance is what it takes to __________ one’s dream.

1.

A．disappear

B．grow

C．fade

D．bloom

2.

A．knowledge

B．fame

C．wealth

D．warmth

3.

A．beautiful

B．real

C．fake

D．cute

4.

A．paper

B．iron

C．wood

D．mud

5.

A．hide

B．spread

C．turn

D．add

6.

A．skill

B．culture

C．village

D．level

7.

A．treated

B．understood

C．made

D．considered

8.

A．ugly

B．beautiful

C．tiny

D．huge

9.

A．care

B．attention

C．interest

D．hatred

10.

A．cop

B．benefit

C．learn

D．borrow

11.

A．saved

B．wasted

C．collected

D．sold

12.

A．gave up

B．kept on

C．put off

D．carry on

13.

A．before

B．after

C．when

D．for

14.

A．respected

B．scolded

C．copied

D．discussed

15.

A．miss

B．forget

C．realize

D．hold

2 . This morning, my daughter, Helen, and I arrived at a town in Xi’an, China. We came to _________ my husband, James, who had landed a job. We had spent the past four years living in Hong Kong, China, after I _________ my job as a journalist in Sydney. When we saw James, he had never appeared so _________. He happily kept sharing interesting things with us.

The next day, James was busy with his work. So Helen and I _________ the new town on our own. We were _________ about everything on the street. Crowds of people had a strong _________ to know about us, too. A girl asked Helen, “Where are you from?” Helen began to _________ with her, and soon they seemed to be friends. With curly hair and blue eyes, Helen stood out in the _________ and was very popular. People paid too much attention to us, but they meant _________.

Walking around, I was __________ by the town. It was a typical Chinese town filled with traditional buildings and red lanterns lining the streets. With such a beautiful area right by our doorstep, I started to feel __________ about the future.

After Helen __________ an international school in Xi’an city, I had a chance to communicate with some parents of different colors during the school run. Before long we became familiar and close, and I made a few__________ from all over the world. Regardless of (不管) __________, we all shared the basic desire to be loved. After several years, our family __________ to Sydney, but I couldn’t get China off my mind.

1.

A．meet up with

B．break up with

C．send for

D．stand for

2.

A．offered

B．confirmed

C．left

D．got

3.

A．grateful

B．merry

C．upset

D．desperate

4.

A．promoted

B．dominated

C．described

D．explored

5.

A．anxious

B．sensitive

C．curious

D．honest

6.

A．memory

B．desire

C．proposal

D．evidence

7.

A．talk

B．work

C．fight

D．argue

8.

A．classroom

B．apartment

C．club

D．crowd

9.

A．never

B．well

C．professionally

D．shallowly

10.

A．impressed

B．delayed

C．frightened

D．trapped

11.

A．doubtful

B．stressful

C．hopeful

D．careful

12.

A．attended

B．decorated

C．visited

D．built

13.

A．comments

B．demands

C．friends

D．wishes

14.

A．fashion

B．race

C．expense

D．devotion

15.

A．admitted

B．applied

C．turned

D．returned

3 . 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。

During my six years at the Boyd E. Smith Primary School, I was lucky to have so many great teachers who served as thoughtful role models. They were admirable characters who had far-reaching effects on me in more ways than I could have known. Among them who influenced me the most was my fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Green.

The truth is that Mrs. Green was unlike anyone I had ever known. She had so much energy and passion for the world and for her students that she spent thirty years of her life at Boyd E. Smith. Mrs. Green taught maths. She devoted herself to her work. I would never have imagined that I would have left her class with so much.

Mrs. Green is everything that I want to be. The first time I met her, I knew she was someone special. Being young fourth-graders, we were taught to show respect to teachers as we learned to say “Thank you, madam” and “Yes, madam” on a daily basis. We did not complain about it. We knew she did it to make us better young adults that would carry on through life with respect for our elders.

Mrs. Green was an amazing teacher for many reasons, as she was intelligent and passionate about what she taught. She did not scold (责骂) us, but she taught us to recognize the difference between right and wrong and to be responsible no matter what we did. Looking back upon those days when I was in her class, I realized that she was teaching us qualities that were important to our characters. The most valuable lesson I learned from her was to live with honesty. I had no idea what this word meant until the incident (事情) in a math exam.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I was caught in the act of cheating in the exam.

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Now I am also a primary school teacher like Mrs. Green.

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4 . Megan King is a waitress and she recently saw an elderly woman eating by herself at the restaurant. She _________ that the woman was quietly sitting and seemed to be _________ on something while eating her meal.

That’s when Megan decided to take a pause in her busy workday and _________ the woman at her table. The two talked for a bit _________ Megan got back to her work duties.

“It was on Sunday, which is always pretty _________,” Megan shared, “About halfway through her _________, it started to slow down so we _________ for a few minutes. Small talk, nothing too deep. She told me she was almost 70… and she just wanted to stop by an old _________ for a bite.”

Little did Megan know how much that _________ meant to that elderly woman. Before she __________, the elderly woman decided to leave Megan a(n) __________ sharing how her act of kindness made her feel.

“Thank you very much for your kind company. This was my first time eating out __________ here since my husband passed away. I was hoping I could get through it,” the note read.

As soon as Megan saw the handwritten note, she had to fight back tears and went to the restroom to gather herself from the wave of emotions. She took a __________ of the sweet note. She also took a picture of her smiling with one tear rolling down her face, and she __________ both of the pictures online.

This story reminds us that one simple act of kindness can mean so much to one person. You never know what people are __________ and sharing a smile or a nice chat could really make someone’s whole day!

1.

A．insisted

B．imagined

C．heard

D．noticed

2.

A．relying

B．reflecting

C．deciding

D．judging

3.

A．help

B．punish

C．join

D．praise

4.

A．before

B．after

C．while

D．as

5.

A．free

B．busy

C．clean

D．safe

6.

A．meal

B．party

C．adventure

D．memory

7.

A．walked

B．practised

C．stopped

D．chatted

8.

A．assistant

B．friend

C．favorite

D．pose

9.

A．interaction

B．expectation

C．guarantee

D．justice

10.

A．rested

B．sank

C．performed

D．left

11.

A．call

B．note

C．address

D．book

12.

A．ahead

B．abroad

C．alone

D．aside

13.

A．sight

B．picture

C．chance

D．trip

14.

A．bought

B．downloaded

C．copied

D．posted

15.

A．arguing about

B．giving up

C．going through

D．turning down

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。

Peter lived in a village. He was always upset and treated others     1     (bad). He enjoyed himself by making other     2     (villager) unhappy. So the whole village avoided     3     (he) as much as they could. On the day when he turned eighty,     4     unusual thing happened. Everyone     5     (hear) the words. “Peter looks happy today. Instead of     6     (say) something bad, he smiles to everyone he meets.” When the whole village got together, Peter     7     (ask) why. He answered, “I’d been running after my happiness     8     eighty years, but it was     9     (use). And then I decided to live without it and just enjoy life. That’s the reason     10     I’m happy now.”

6 . Can you remember the first time you received a generous act? I can’t, but I ______remember the first time I understood the meaning of generosity.

I was in Grade Four. Fred was a boy in my class who lived in difficult conditions.His parents couldn’t afford to buy him all the stationary(文具) that he needed, and one of the basic items he ______ was colored pencils. So every time we needed to use colored pencils, Fred would ______ some of mine.

Knowing this, my mother said it must have been hard for him to always______others. Instead of driving home,she drove directly to the closest stationery shop and had me ______some for Fred.

The next day I was sent to school with these things and was told to give them to Fred in ______;I shouldn’t cause Fred to feel ______, but should just give them to him and tell him they were his to ______. Receiving these, Fred looked ______at first, then happy and proud. He had his own stationery!

To me, it’s okay to let Fred use my pencils. However, my mom realized what a ______it would make for Fred to have his own. Generosity is______an opportunity to do something within your ______. Besides, it’s never limited to material things. Thinking creatively and sharing ______to help others find solutions are also acts of generosity. Give someone your time and ______by listening mindfully. More importantly, it isn’t doing something to be seen but giving with no ______of anything in exchange.

1.

A．vaguely

B．hardly

C．clearly

D．typically

2.

A．owned

B．lost

C．mentioned

D．lacked

3.

A．borrow

B．collect

C．show

D．exchange

4.

A．care about

B．rely on

C．cheer for

D．appeal to

5.

A．select

B．remember

C．design

D．recommend

6.

A．caution

B．person

C．return

D．secret

7.

A．surprised

B．confused

C．embarrassed

D．disappointed

8.

A．present

B．keep

C．notice

D．treasure

9.

A．uncertain

B．unaware

C．pleasant

D．urgent

10.

A．fortune

B．difference

C．name

D．commitment

11.

A．offering

B．missing

C．bringing

D．finding

12.

A．responsibility

B．capability

C．availability

D．possibility

13.

A．wisdom

B．benefit

C．contribution

D．approval

14.

A．politeness

B．attention

C．permission

D．curiosity

15.

A．argument

B．hesitation

C．doubt

D．expectation

7 . Teachers often can fall into the trap of teaching content, paying no attention to children. Many of us have the attitude that “we will put the information out there, and if they don’t get it, they are to blame.”

Several years ago, I had a student named Jeremy in 12th - grade English, in which British literature was taught. I struggled to find ways to make the content interesting. Jeremy didn’t care. Though Jeremy was classified as. gifted, he slept in class every day. I began to get really frustrated. I even began to dislike him.

High school teachers sometimes develop a hands-off attitude. I thought, “OK, Jeremy, if you want to fail my class, fine. I’ve tried everything.” As time went on, I ignored Jeremy. I didn’t ask him questions, or even make eye contact with him.

By accident, I found that Jeremy was capable of much more. One day, I went to the broadcasting classroom to edit a video. On this day, several students were working on an assignment. Then I heard a voice I recognized. I looked up and saw Jeremy was teaching his classmates energetically how to film. My first thought was that Jeremy must have a twin! Suddenly he realized I was sitting in the corner.

Our eyes met. “Mrs. Duff?” he asked with surprise. “You know how to edit video?”

“Yes. I had no idea you were a videographer!” At this, he smiled with pride and explained the project his group was working on. It was clear he had earned his classmates’ respect. And it was suddenly clear to me that I had not really made an effort to know Jeremy at all.

What happened next was amazing. In class, Jeremy stayed awake and completed his work. He passed my class with a B.

What happened? When Jeremy encountered me outside English class, it changed his perspective of me. He realized I wasn’t just some odd lady trying to force him to learn British poetry. Equally important, my perspective about him changed. He wasn’t just the kid who slept in my class.

I’m not proud that I didn’t make a better effort to know Jeremy before the encounter in the broadcast room. I told myself I had tried everything, but I had not stepped outside of my little English world at all.

1. What’s the purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To draw readers’ interest.	B．To introduce the author’s idea.
C．To remind teachers of teaching traps.	D．To ask students to shift learning focus.

2. What did the author do when Jeremy showed lasting boredom in her class?

A．She blamed herself.	B．She gave up on him.
C．She kept on persuading him.	D．She made teaching more interesting.

3. How did the author feel when she saw Jeremy as a videographer?

A．Proud.	B．Relaxed.
C．Regretful.	D．Rewarded.

4. What does the author intend to tell us?

A．Why to build a common perspective.

B．How to transform a student’s negative behavior.

C．Teachers should reach students in individual ways.

D．Students will eventually connect with their teachers.

8 . Last term, I read the book The Book Thief. It is a story about a 9-year-old girl named Liesel Meminger and her _________in Nazi Germany in 1939. In this book, Liesel’s father is taken away by the Nazis. Her mother___________and never returns and her brother dies. Then she is sent to a foster family (寄养家庭) in a poor area of Munich.On the way,she _________a book named The Grave Digger’s Handbook, which becomes the first book she “steals”. It’s her___________foster father Hans who helps Liesel to read, and the 14 books she steals provide her with___________comfort. She manages to___________the war and___________helps the people around her who are also _________.

As I _________each page, I found myself absorbed in the____________created by the author. The light but lingering (绵长的)__________made me hold my __________, as if I had the same experience as Liesel.

Every time I __________this book, what comes to mind is not the __________of the Nazis or the despair in the face of a very difficult and unfavourable situation. All I can think of is the resilience (韧性), sincerity and kindness of__________in such a(n)__________cruel period.Despite the fact that it is not easy for foster parents to __________themselves, they still choose to foster Liesel when she is__________. They also save and hide a Jewish girl in their basement when the Nazis start to kill the Jews.

All these details make me feel that __________we keep the most __________thing inside our hearts, even in despair, we still have the ability to walk toward the brightest future in front of us.

1.

A．interview

B．schedule

C．responsibility

D．experience

2.

A．struggles

B．disappears

C．remains

D．hesitates

3.

A．comes across

B．puts away

C．turns over

D．leaves behind

4.

A．selfish

B．narrow-minded

C．kind-hearted

D．wealthy

5.

A．endless

B．instant

C．little

D．physical

6.

A．enter

B．forget

C．describe

D．survive

7.

A．sadly

B．readily

C．suddenly

D．unfortunately

8.

A．travelling

B．operating

C．suffering

D．recovering

9.

A．turned

B．tore

C．covered

D．struck

10.

A．world

B．house

C．street

D．field

11.

A．complaint

B．sorrow

C．delight

D．regret

12.

A．position

B．record

C．view

D．breath

13.

A．make room for

B．take advantage of

C．think back on

D．get rid of

14.

A．madness

B．tiredness

C．sickness

D．awareness

15.

A．literature

B．humanity

C．competition

D．hardship

16.

A．eventually

B．initially

C．extremely

D．slightly

17.

A．tolerate

B．represent

C．support

D．treat

18.

A．abandoned

B．observed

C．controlled

D．trained

19.

A．for fear that

B．in order that

C．even if

D．as long as

20.

A．similar

B．precious

C．serious

D．natural

9 . 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。

It was the middle of winter some 30 years ago. I was a young father with three little children depending on me. My college education, however, wasn’t helping me to find a good job in our depressed area. My work as a teacher had dried up and now I was working in a saw mill (锯木厂) for just above the minimum wage.

As I got ready to go to work I wrapped band-aids (创可贴) around my fingers and put more in my pockets. Cutting and piling wood for 8 hours a day had caused my fingers to split and bleed at their tips in the cold, dry, winter air. Then I walked down to my car in the snow and hoped it would start.

That day at work was harder than normal. The machines kept breaking down. And we had to rush to catch back up as the wood piled up. On top of it all the heaters in the building weren’t working and we could see our breath as we spent hours chopping, piling, carrying, and packaging the hard wood flooring to be shipped out.

When the work day finally ended, I walked tiredly toward the time clock, took off my work gloves and inspected my aching fingers. The splits were worse than ever and I had bled through the band-aids again. I tried to straighten out but my bad back cramped (绞痛) up as I did. I started my car and drove back home. I looked at the snow and blinked back tears. I wondered how long I could keep doing this, if things would ever get any better, and why life was so hard.

I tried to put a smile on my face as I opened my front door, but instead one appeared naturally. My daughter ran up to me, yelling “Daddy”, and wrapped her little arms around my neck. I lifted her up and my heart exploded with love.

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
My tired body didn’t feel so tired any more.
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“Happy birthday!” my wife greeted me warmly.
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10 . 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.