1 . 假如你是“Knowing Teens”，负责给学生家长提供建议。请阅读这位家长的来信，给她写一封回信。
Dear Knowing Teens,

I have a daughter who has just started senior high school. She wants to choose her own courses and decide everything by herself. In the past, she would always ask me for advice, but now she talks to her friends instead. Why doesn’t she want my advice any more?

Best regards,

Confused Mum

注意：
1. 词数80左右，开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 不得抄袭。
15 November 2023
Dear Mum in Baoji,
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Best wishes,

Knowing Teens

2 . 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。

Jack was a bright and curious child, always eager to learn new things and explore the mysterious world about science. However, he often found himself in disagreement with his mother. His mother was always busy with her work and she didn’t have enough time to learn about his interests and passions.

One day, Jack came home from school feeling particularly excited. He just found a sci-fi book about an adventure on the moon. Upon arriving at home, he couldn’t tear himself away from the book. He read and read until it was dark. Having finished reading it, he couldn’t wait to share it with his mother, only to be told that he should focus on more practical subjects like math and history, which would help him get into a good college and have a successful career.

Jack couldn’t understand why his mother didn’t see the value in what he was doing. He felt that she was holding him back and not allowing him to pursue his true interests. “Why can’t you see how important this is to me?” Jack asked his mother angrily. “I’m never going to be happy if I have to spend my life doing things that I show no interest in just because they are practical or make you proud.”

The once peaceful home was filled with tension and anger. His mother’s voice grew louder as she shouted, “You can’t just do whatever you want! You should be responsible for your future!” Jack, fueled by his own frustration, shot back, “I am tired of you always telling me what to do! I am not a child anymore! You only care about your own feeling! You never thought about my feeling!” They were so caught up in their own anger and hurt that they failed to see how their words and actions were affecting each other.

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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。

Jack rushed into his bedroom and locked the door heavily.

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When Jack heard his mother’s words, regretful tears rolled down his face.

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3 . If you want to improve your relationship with Mom or Dad, try listening to them, just like you would listen to a friend.

Now, it may seem kind of strange to treat your parents as if they were normal people and all, but it’s worth trying. We’re always saying to our parents, “    1    ” But have you ever stopped to consider that maybe you don’t understand them?

They have pressures, too, you know? While you’re worrying about your friends and your upcoming history test, they’re worrying about their bosses and how they’re going to pay for your education. Like you, sometimes they get offended at work and go in the restroom to cry.     2     Your mom may have too much work stress to just sit down and relax at night. Your dad may get laughed at by the neighbours because of the car he drives. They may have unfulfilled dreams they’ve had to sacrifice so that you can reach yours.     3     They laugh, they cry, they get their feelings hurt, and they don’t always get their act together, just like me and you.

    4     First, you’ll gain a greater respect for them. Second, if you take time to understand your parents, you’ll get your way much more often. If they feel that you understand them, they’ll be more willing to listen to you, they’ll be more flexible, and they’ll trust you more.

    5     Start by asking them some questions. When’s the last time you asked your mom or dad, “How was your day today?” or “Tell me what you like and don’t like about your job” or “Is there anything I could do to help around the house?”

A．You don’t understand me.

B．Hey, parents are people, too.

C．It’s important to get on well with your parents.

D．So how can you better understand your parents?

E．Jump into their shoes and think from their point of view.

F．They have days when they don’t know how they will pay the bills.

G．If you take time to listen to your parents, two wonderful things will happen.

4 . 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。

“Ready to pick lychees (荔枝), Hannah?” Daddy asks as we pull into my grandmothers driveway.

“Ready.” I smile and get out of the car.

Daddy closes his car door. He walks to the lychee tree in my grandmother’s front yard. “Hello, Family Tree,” Daddy says.

There Daddy goes, treating that tree like it’s a person. I’m smiling at Daddy when the door opens and my grandmother shows up. I call her “Nainai.” a Chinese word for “Grandma.” Nainai used to live in China, in a province called Guangdong. That’s where she learned to grow lychees.

“Hungry for lychees. Hannah?” Nainai asks.

I shake my head. I don’t want them. Lychees look different from all the fruits I like.

I laugh happily as Daddy climbs up the tree. The lychees are many and most are up high. After Nainai passes Daddy the cutter he cuts the end of a branch (树枝) heavy with fruit.

“Daddy! Why are you cutting the tree you love?”

Daddy smiles. “Don’t worry. Cutting the ends of branches doesn’t hurt Family Tree. It makes her stronger.”

He cuts down more branches, and Nainai and I pick their fruit. Each lychee looks strange to me. Nainai eats a lychee. With a smile I drop my lychees into the boxes we will take to relatives. Nainai shares with everyone in our family.

“Are you almost done?” I ask Daddy.

“Not yet,” Daddy says. The branch he stands on seems not to support him.

“Isn’t it dangerous up there?”

“Nonsense.” Daddy picks a lychee. “You won’t hurt me will you, Family Tree?”

There Daddy goes again.

“Plunk (扑通一声)!” say the lychees when they hit the bottom of a box. Then I hear a loud sound of a branch breaking into pieces. Nainai starts shouting, and I walk around to face the tree. There’s Daddy on the ground again. Near his feet is a broken branch!

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2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Daddy says, “The branch broke so slowly and lowered me softly down.”

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Daddy leans (倚靠) against the tree, “Do you like it now you’ve tasted it?”

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5 . On warm winter days, Yang Liheng 89 enjoys sitting by the window and looking through old photos. These photos bring him joy and happiness once more.

For Yang, one of the long-expected activities during the Spring Festival is to take photos with family members. On the early morning of the second day of the Chinese New Year when the whole family reunite, he would dress up and wait for the photo to be taken.

Yang became a photographer in the late 1950s. With his camera, Yang recorded the great changes of his hometown over time. “I had a painful childhood. but I got a chance to be a photographer after the founding(成立)of the People’s Republic of China.” Yang told Beijing Review. “I want to record, in the form of photographs, the local customs, the scenes and people’s brave spirit of fighting against the hard conditions here in my hometown.”

“I used to take pictures for everyone else, but seldom turned my camera at my family members.” Yang said. “My grandson gave me the idea to record the growth and development of my own family.” Taking family photos then became a tradition for Yang’s family. Though now some of his grandchildren are working and living in other cities, they try their best to return home during the Spring Festival and prepare for the special moment.

Last year was an important year for Yang Liheng. Most of his photos were displayed in Yinchuan to show the development of the area over the past sixty years.

1. What does Yang expect most during the Spring Festival?

A．Wearing new clothes.	B．Having a big dinner.
C．Taking a family photo.	D．Visiting his relatives.

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

A．Get separated.	B．Get much wealthier.
C．Get improved.	D．Get together again.

3. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A．When Yang was interviewed.	B．Where Yang learnt to take photos.
C．Why Yang had a painful childhood.	D．What Yang recorded with his camera.

4. What do we know about Yang’s family?

A．It is full of love.	B．It is full of mysteries.
C．It is a rich family.	D．It is having a hard time.

6 . 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。

“A nursing home would be safer, Dad,” Arlyn told her father, Jim.

“No way,” Jim interrupted. His wife passed away just a year before. At 91, he still wanted to remain in the cottage he and his wife had built.

Jim started experiencing an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. Arlyn found his decline was indeed all-consuming. However, she herself was in her late sixties; her house was a 40-minute drive from the cottage. One day, when she read about a new eldercare service called Care. coach, it fueled her interest. For about $200 a month, a computerized avatar (头像) (controlled remotely by a human caregiver) would watch over a home-bound person 24 hours a day. She signed up immediately.

A week later, a tablet arrived. Following the instructions, Arlyn uploaded dozens of family pictures. Then an animated dog appeared on the screen. She presented the tablet to Jim, pointing to the screen pet, and said excitedly, “Here Dad. You have a new companion.” Jim, doubtful about the dog’s service, knew he had to learn how to get along with the dog before Alzheimer’s took hold.

Within a week, Jim and his dog, whom he named Pony, settled into a routine. Every 15 minutes or so, Pony would look for Jim calling his name if he was out of view. Sometimes Jim would “pet” to awake the sleeping Pony on screen. Pony reminded Jim which caretaker would be visiting to do the tasks: preparing meals, driving him to a senior center, etc. Pony would read poetry aloud or discuss the news. When Pony praised Jim’s sweater, Jim repaid by petting Pony’s screen with his finger sending hearts floating up from the dog’s head. One evening when Arlyn came to visit her father as usual, she was amazed to find that Pony was holding up a photo of her late mum to her dad between its paws.

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。

Jim stared at the photo fondly, with tears welling up in his eyes.

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Seeing the close bond between Pony and her dad, Arlyn felt a relief.

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7 . Growing up, I was fortunate to have dinner with my family almost every day. Sometimes, the family dinner circle_________to include relatives stopping by. Yet, I knew some friends whose parents got home after dinner or even_________the entire evening. So I_________the quality time around our kitchen table, which witnessed countless valuable_________in my life.

_________,my kids cannot relate to my childhood memories. They have been left to_________with babysitters more times than I would like to admit. My husband and I have_________careers. And we often end up staying at the office way past dinnertime. When this happens too often, it_________the balance of our family.

Apart from suffering from_________,what else can a hardworking family do? I think we can all try to__________our own ways to spend time together. Surely there are days when I’m too busy to share a meal with my family. But I would make efforts to__________and chat later that day,__________       setting aside cellphones every time. And I even find a bedtime reading with my kids much__________.I am also proud to have our “big breakfast” routine every Saturday. My husband serves as the head chef, and my younger son__________       him to make the breakfast.

I am aware that my sons are growing up quickly and will be out of the__________someday. But now, I am happy to have so many wonderful things on my plate.

1.

A．widened

B．formed

C．lessened

D．closed

2.

A．missed

B．avoided

C．enjoyed

D．recorded

3.

A．wasted

B．treasured

C．limited

D．calculated

4.

A．shows

B．dishes

C．recipes

D．moments

5.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Besides

6.

A．sleep

B．dine

C．study

D．play

7.

A．suitable

B．flexible

C．satisfying

D．demanding

8.

A．maintains

B．disturbs

C．improves

D．strikes

9.

A．fear

B．anger

C．guilt

D．hunger

10.

A．predict

B．create

C．evaluate

D．accept

11.

A．work out

B．calm down

C．hold on

D．catch up

12.

A．unwillingly

B．casually

C．consciously

D．carelessly

13.

A．louder

B．shorter

C．simpler

D．sweeter

14.

A．assists

B．guides

C．allows

D．orders

15.

A．office

B．kitchen

C．house

D．park

8 . 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。

Hillary Harris lived with her husband and daughter in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. However, she was thinking of moving. Not because she didn’t like the house or the neighborhood, but because of the house next door. First of all, she hated that her family had to share the driveway with the neighbors, while she also disliked the fact that tenants(租户) came and went to that house all the time. And when a couple in their 50s moved next door, it wasn’t any different. Hillary felt that she had had enough, so she didn’t even try to be warm towards them.

“Here we go again,”she thought. “Now what?” As she admitted, she was “turned off” by the woman next door and that they were cold to each other.

“She would not accept me anyhow, ”Dawn Johnson, the new neighbor recalled. “I would come to get my mail, shut it and watch her walk into the house. ” But everything was about to change in an unbelievable way.

Hillary knew she had been adopted(收养)when she was a baby, as well as she knew she had several halfsiblings (兄弟姐妹). In fact, she had already managed to reunite with three of them through the Internet. But there was still one half-sibling that she couldn’t track down. All she knew was that her name was Dawn Johnson. She had found three other half- siblings on the Internet, but she was having no luck with Dawn. She was beginning to think that she’d never find her.

When she realized her new neighbor’s name was Dawn, she kind of had a feeling that she just might be her sister. She learned that the woman’s first name was Dawn and that she was from Greenwood-the same town where Dawn Johnson had lived according to what she had learned from her father, Wayne Clouse. She told her husband, “Her name is Dawn-what if she’s my sister?” They both laughed and said, “No way! No way could that be. ”

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。

However, she couldn’t help thinking about it.

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So, when Johnson went out of town, Hillary texted her, asking about her father’s name.

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9 . The day started out as many others before. I was always in a rush, always trying to ________ too much in a day’s time. It seemed as though the kids were________ underfoot.

Many times I heard that these were the ________ days, that I should cherish the ________. I couldn’t see it, though. I was________ by the long list of things to do.

A warm morning, I took the kids outside and started________ the flower beds as Emily and Logan played nearby. I was ________ to have a moment to myself while the kids were occupied.

It wasn’t long before I________ that the two of them were sitting beneath a small tree in the backyard, looking up into the ________ and singing a song. We had dubbed (把…称为) it“The Emily Tree” simply because it had been ________ when Emily was a baby.

Days and________ had passed, and Emily had grown ________ as well. She had turned into a bright and curious child who was always eager to learn and ________ and help her little brother Logan do the same.

________ got the best of me, and I headed over to ask why they were sitting there, apprently________ to the tiny tree.

Logan only________, but Emily told me softy in her matter-of-fact little ________, “You have to spend time with something if you want it to ________ nice and strong. ”She turned to finish her song.

Well, the weeds didn’t get pulled that day. ________, I went into the house, gathered a blanket and a picnic lunch, and________ my daughter and son under the Emily Tree.

1.

A．prevent

B．repeat

C．accomplish

D．connect

2.

A．often

B．always

C．seldom

D．usually

3.

A．longest

B．noisiest

C．worst

D．best

4.

A．moments

B．days

C．dates

D．years

5.

A．treated

B．blinded

C．examined

D．used

6.

A．watering

B．packing

C．weeding

D．Decorating

7.

A．proud

B．interested

C．sad

D．glad

8.

A．realized

B．regretted

C．affected

D．confused

9.

A．sky

B．birds

C．clouds

D．branches

10.

A．placed

B．planted

C．produced

D．built

11.

A．dreams

B．games

C．months

D．persons

12.

A．slowly

B．quietly

C．suddenly

D．quickly

13.

A．explore

B．reduce

C．spread

D．worry

14.

A．Love

B．Curiosity

C．Courage

D．Heart

15.

A．waving

B．shouting

C．singing

D．whispering

16.

A．smiled

B．sat

C．played

D．thought

17.

A．way

B．voice

C．sound

D．sentence

18.

A．take up

B．look up

C．set up

D．grow up

19.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

20.

A．helped

B．received

C．joined

D．supported

10 . 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 a cold winter Monday morning. Manu an eight-year-old was sleeping comfortably in his bedroom upstairs, at the Khagal house. Mondays are usually very difficult for him after a weekend break from his school. “Manu, wake up! It’s school time!” shouted out Manu’s mother Akhila, from the kitchen. Manu pulled the blanket over him and ignored his mother’s repeated attempts to wake him up. “Manu! It’s already 6 o’clock and your school bus will be here by 7. So please wake up and get ready. Manu continued sleeping.

Finally, after much pestering and pampering (纠缠和纵容), Manu got out of bed and started getting ready for school lazily. The school bus was already honking (按喇叭) in front of his house while Manu was brushing his teeth. Akhila requested the driver to wait for a few minutes. She quickly helped Manu get ready and helped him get to his school bus.

“Phew! Manu didn’t miss his bus today” Akhila sighed. She was really concerned about her son. Manu couldn’t do anything on time, waking up in the morning or any of his daily tasks. Akhila thought to herself “need to work out a plan to teach him a lesson in self-discipline (自律). Repeated advice and warnings haven’t changed him.”

The next day it was the usual scene at the Khagal house except that there was no effort from Akhila to wake up her son. The time was 7. The school bus honked and Akhila, unlike her usual self, asked the bus driver to leave. There was unusual confidence on Akhila’s face. Manu finally woke up at around 9 o’ clock. He ran down to the kitchen and cried out “Mom! Why didn’t you wake me up? The school bus has already left and I am really late for school today.” He couldn’t stop crying. “I have a math test today and Mrs. Mangat will punish me if I miss her class and the test.” The calm face of Akhila made Manu feel more anxious.

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1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

“Mom, what should I do now? Please help!” said Manu weepingly.

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The scene the next day at the Khagal house was a little different.

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