1 . 21世纪英文报正在组织以“A Surprise for Mum”为题的作文比赛，请你写一篇短文参赛， 内容包括：
1. 给妈妈准备惊喜的缘由；
2. 简述准备惊喜的过程；
3. 描述妈妈见到惊喜后的感受。
要求：   
1.词数 100 左右；
2.不要出现真实姓名及个人信息，否则记0分；
3. 短文题目已为你写好。

A Surprise for Mum

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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。

Nowadays people look on YouTube, watch the World Cup and see that I am now a superstar, but they don’t know the journey. They don’t know about my living room walls turning from white to black. They don’t know about my father working under a little roof. They don’t know about my mother riding an old yellow bicycle through the rain and the cold and several dangerous areas every day when I was a little boy.

Initially, the walls of our house were supposed to be white. But I never remember them being white. At first, they were grey, then turning black. My father was a coal worker. He made charcoal in our house. Have you ever seen charcoal being made? The little bags you buy in the store for barbeque, they come from somewhere, and honestly, it’s a very dirty business.

I remember one day I was bagging up the charcoal with my dad, and it was really cold and raining. All we had was the tiny roof over our heads. After a few hours, I got to go to school, where it was warm. My dad stayed out there working, all day. If he didn’t sell that day, maybe we wouldn’t have enough to eat.

I thought to myself: At some point, everything is going to change. For this, I owe football everything.

I started football early. I played so much football that every two months, my boots would break apart. When I was seven, I must have been pretty good, because I scored 64 goals for my neighborhood team.

That year, my dad got a call from a coach saying they wanted me to play there. My dad asked, “Oh, it’s too far away. Nine kilometers. How will we get him there?” My mom said, “No, no, no! Don’t worry, I’ll take him!”

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。

“Let’s make and sell more charcoal per day to buy a used bike!” my mother said with a determined look.

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My mother used the old bicycle to drive me to training every day.

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3 . 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。

A good parent-children relationship should     1    (build) on the basis of understanding and respect. On the one hand, parents cannot impose (强加) their ideas on their children. They should treat children as     2    (independence) people. It is good for the parents to learn to listen to     3    (children) ideas and encourage them     4    (think) on their own, instead of deciding everything for the children. On     5     other hand, children should listen to their parents’ advice because they’re more experienced. Try to be understanding     6     there is disagreement with parents. Always keep one thing in mind—whatever they do     7    (come) from their love for us. It is also necessary for children to exchange ideas     8     parents from time to time. Doing so will bridge the gap between parents and children. Parents give us life and all the     9    (thing) we need, but we can’t give them back. However, we should try our best to treat them     10    (kind). Our parents are so good to us, so we must be grateful to them.

4 . When the weather starts to warm up, we love heading to the beach for a few days. During one such trip, after a few days of being _________ on the beach and spending too much time walking the boardwalk, we decided to go for a _________.

We _________ a car for the day and drove to Key West. Our _________ was to enjoy a scenic drive on Highway 1 and maybe try some pie and head back, but the day _________ to be more memorable than that.

It was a breathtaking drive and we kept our eyes glued to the window. The scenery was _________ and felt like we were driving over water. When we were closer to Key West, _________ my husband-stopped the car, grabbed his camera, and ran out looking up at the sky—_________ me looking at him confused (困惑的).

After a few minutes of looking and pointing at a shiny object in the sky, he was pretty _________ to announce he’d spotted a UFO. I should __________ here that he loves sci-fi movies and UFO shows and strongly __________ we are not alone.

We eventually got back in the __________, stopped at a nearby store, and asked someone in the parking lot, “Do you see that shiny thing in the sky?” The man looked up and __________, “Do you mean that weather blimp (气象飞艇)?” The shiny object in the sky was not an unidentified flying object or alien craft but a weather blimp.

It is one of the short funny travel __________ that always come up when we talk about our __________. It starts with one of the kids saying “Remember the time when Dad thought he saw a UFO...?” and always makes us laugh.

1.

A．lazy

B．confident

C．different

D．angry

2.

A．walk

B．challenge

C．drive

D．rest

3.

A．bought

B．borrowed

C．found

D．fixed

4.

A．plan

B．dream

C．future

D．game

5.

A．took up

B．moved on

C．went away

D．turned out

6.

A．boring

B．excellent

C．normal

D．bad

7.

A．suddenly

B．quickly

C．luckily

D．carefully

8.

A．letting

B．bringing

C．leaving

D．telling

9.

A．worried

B．nervous

C．sad

D．excited

10.

A．decide

B．promise

C．mention

D．agree

11.

A．believes

B．understands

C．guesses

D．follows

12.

A．sun

B．car

C．hotel

D．store

13.

A．replied

B．remembered

C．thought

D．cheered

14.

A．books

B．tips

C．stories

D．tests

15.

A．hopes

B．ideas

C．problems

D．trips

5 . 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。

In the spring sun, my aunt and I headed for her flower shop. Normally I would be delighted to help in her shop, but not recently because of Rosa. Rosa was my sister, just one month old, who was settled in my old bedroom. For ten years, the small room was full of my toys and books. But now it was transformed into her baby room, decorated like a garden with pinks and yellows. My space, my old life, was gone.

“Here we are!” We arrived at the shop, a wave of colour and sweet smell washing over me. My aunt said I could pick some flowers for Mum and Dad. I used to love this, but today I was so overcome with tiredness and envy. Why bother to bring them flowers when they were enjoying Rosa at home without me?

Silently I helped my aunt arrange flowers. “Your mum told me there hasn’t been much shut eye recently for any of you.” “Not much, since Rosa the alarm clock was installed (安装).” I complained with a huge yawn (哈欠).

“I remember having to creep (蹑手蹑脚地走) around like a worn-out mouse when your mum was a baby. I spent the first months hating her so much.” “But you and Mum seem so close,” I said, guiltily hiding away my envy of Rosa.

“Now we are. But it took me years to grow into the role of big sister. Few flowers blossom (绽放) overnight, you know.” She pulled me in for aside hug, glancing up at the clock, and suggested I take a walk outside.

Behind her shop was a field dotted with spring flowers. Stepping into the field, I began to pick little flowers. It was like gathering my childhood memories. I remembered how I’d sit with Dad, making flower chains, crowning (授予) each other with the silliest titles: Queen of Junk Food and King of Mess. My smile grew wider. The shining yellow flowers reminded me of the color in Rosa’s baby room. Was she awake? I wondered.

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

Suddenly I saw two familiar figures walking towards me.

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Rosa was wide awake in her baby basket beside the picnic blanket.

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6 . When I told my parents I was quitting my job, my parents objected strongly. They said something to me, “You won’t have any money, NO!” “Setting up a business is very risky, you shouldn’t do it!” and “Your job is so suitable with rather great pay, why do you want to quit?”

Their comments didn’t wind me up since I had already made up my mind. I told them that I knew what I was doing. At the same time, I understood their concerns, which I had already put into my business plan.

After 9 months or so, my parents stopped discouraging me. After my first or second year, they actually understood that I was doing this for my career. It’s been 10 years, and for the past 8 years, they never asked me to do anything different. In my family, when you don’t get strong discouragement, that means acceptance. Similarly, when I told them about my plan to travel around the world, to try a different diet, among other plans, they would completely oppose at first. But after I pushed forward and moved forward with my aims for a while, they would come to accept them.

At the end of the day, remember that your parents love you. If they don’t care about you, they wouldn’t be against what you do at the risk of influencing your relationship with them. So don’t hate them. Use their objection as a positive force. It will take time for them to change their mind, but when they are aware of your determination (决心) and see you succeeding, and feeling happy and fulfilled doing so, they will realize that you are no longer a little boy / girl who requires their worry and control. That’s when they start to be more hands-off and give you the space to grow and come into your own.

1. What did the author decide to do after giving up his job 10 years ago?

A．Go on a diet．	B．Start his own business．
C．Travel around the world alone．	D．Improve his relationship with his parents．

2. How does the author get his parents’ acceptance when doing something different?

A．By sticking to his goals．	B．By turning to someone else．
C．By showing more respect for them．	D．By having more communication with them．

3. What advice does the author offer in the last paragraph?

A．Change jobs from time to time．

B．Live a happy and successful life．

C．Find the space to improve yourselves．

D．Think about parents’ opposing opinions positively．

4. What does the text focus on?

A．Whether to give up your job when you don’t like it．

B．What to do when your parents don’t support you．

C．How to communicate with your parents properly．

D．Whether to change your goals now and then．

7 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Mark was a boy admired by his classmates and friends. He was happy, confident, brave, social, and had good school performance. But when Mark was ten years old, all this changed.

During that year, Mark met with an accident, and his left leg got terribly injured. After recovery, he could no longer walk normally like before though he didn’t need the crutches (拐杖), which made him sad and hopeless. Worried about Mark’s situation, his parents tried to entertain him and cheer him up.

On a cool Saturday morning in summer, Mark’s mother, Nicole, wondered how to entertain and encourage him. Suddenly she remembered Mark had said he wanted to learn to row a boat. Mark said it before the car accident. But after the disaster, Mark never mentioned it again. Wondering whether Mark still liked it, Nicole asked. But Mark just replied, “No, Mom!” He was thinking to himself, “With this disabled (残疾的) leg, I could do nothing. I’ll be a loser for the rest of my life.” But Nicole kept telling him that it would be fun and easy for him to row a boat under her guidance. Not wanting to disappoint his mom, Mark finally decided to give it a try, but didn’t hold any hope. Then he and his mom set off for a lake.

Mark was a little anxious all the way because it was his first time that he had rowed a boat. Nicole tried to comfort him. After about an hour of driving, they arrived at the lake. There were already many people who came for entertainment. Some were driving boats on the lake. And some were fishing. There were also some people doing exercise, running around the lake.

After parking the car, Nicole came to a building with Mark. There Nicole rented a small boat driven by oars (桨). After putting on life jackets, Nicole and Mark headed to the boat stopping by the lake. A worker showed them the boat they had rented.

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。
Paragraph 1:

Nicole first stepped onto the boat.

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Paragraph 2:

Observing his mother, Mark also took an oar, trying rowing the boat.

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8 . In my memory, my dad always encouraged me to be my best self, explore the world, and believe in those who cared and loved me, which helped to make me who I am today. Besides, I’ve grown up with a pretty good model that my father always was.

One year, my father nearly lost his life. He was twenty-seven years old then. For several months, he’d been suffering from stomach pains. My dad was a former track star, so he knew how to handle pain. Convinced it was nothing serious, he just made a face until it was over whenever it flared up. My mom and dad were visiting his parents in Englewood, New Jersey when extreme pain struck my dad again. However, that time, the pain didn’t fade away although my father tried to take control of it. Meanwhile, my dad developed a high fever. My grandparents rushed him to a nearby hospital. The doctors in the emergency room were confused about his condition. My dad’s symptoms seemed consistent with appendicitis (阑尾炎), but the pain wasn’t localized to the lower part of his stomach, where the appendix (阑尾) is located. While they were debating what to do, a 33-year-old surgeon named Dr. Ibrahim, spoke up, “It must be an appendix.” Dr. Ibrahim guessed it was a rare condition and insisted that my dad should receive an operation immediately, although others were against his decision.

Dr. Ibrahim turned out to be very correct. My dad was wheeled into surgery and his appendix was removed just before it could burst and cause a deadly infection. At last, he got rid of danger.

What if my father hadn’t been in Englewood that day? What if young Dr. Ibrahim hadn’t considered? He was in the right place at the right time, and it saved his life. Now I am a father of two children. Like my father I will never forget Dr. Ibrahim.

1. What can we know about the author’s father?

A．He was in poor health in his younger days.

B．He seldom helped the author overcome troubles.

C．He set a good example to the author.

D．He liked to learn from others to improve himself.

2. Why did the author mention that his father was a former sports star?

A．To show off his father’s achievements.

B．To prove his father’s strong will power.

C．To emphasize the importance of taking exercise.

D．To explain why his father always suffered pains.

3. Which can best replace the underlined phrase “flared up” in paragraph 2?

A．broke out suddenly.	B．slid quietly.
C．stayed for a while	D．disappeared gradually.

4. What did the author think of his father’s experience in Englewood?

A．It was boring but beneficial.	B．It was terrible and disappointing.
C．It was interesting and unforgettable.	D．It was dangerous but fortunate.

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。

On a train to Smithville, a man happened to sit down next to a young man no more than 17 years old. Because the boy was tense, the man wondered what could be worrying him. Whatever it was, the boy’s tension was clear.

The boy kept staring out of the window, paying no attention to anyone else on the train. The man opened up a book and started reading. Now and then, he would look up and see the boy’s face pressed against the window. He sensed that the boy was fighting to keep from crying.

Finally, the boy asked the man, “Do you know what time it is? And do you know when we are to arrive at Smithville?” The man gave the boy the time. Then the boy told the man the whole story of his life. “Four years ago,” he said, “I did something bad hurting my dad, so bad that I had to run away from home. I couldn’t face my father. So I left without even saying goodbye to him. Since then, I have worked here and there. I never stayed very long in one place. I’ve been pretty lonely. Until finally, I decided that I want to go back to my father and apologized to him.”

The man went on to ask, “Does your father know you’re coming?” And the boy responded, “He knows I’m coming, but I don’t know if he will be there. I sent him a letter. I didn’t know if he would still want me back. I wasn’t sure if he would forgive me. So in my letter, I told him that if he wanted me to come home, he could put a sign on a tree which is a few hundred yards before the railroad station in Smithville. I told him that I would look for a yellow ribbon(丝带)on one of the branches of that tree as the train passes. If there is a yellow ribbon on the tree, then I’ll get off. If not, then I’ll just keep on riding to wherever this train goes.” The two of them were now waiting for Smithville.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Now involved, the man stopped reading and also stared at the window.
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A few moments later, the conductor came along and called out, “Next stop-Smithville.”
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10 . My father was always able to cheer me on to complete any task. No matter what I _______, “Tomorrow will be a better day” were the words he _______ hundreds if not thousands of times.

In my mid-twenties, still trying to _______ what I wanted to do with my life, I realized I was frequently changing _______because of a difficult economic (经济的) downturn. Even though I lived in a common apartment, which meant being rich in others’ eyes, I was _______.

When my father called one day to invite me out for dinner, I almost _______ him. But I will always be thankful that I _______ joined him that evening. What he said to me when he finally drove me home changed my life and my entire _______ about life.

He asked why I looked so_______. I looked at him with tears in my eyes and said that I felt so       ________ . Hugging me to his side, he told me, “You may be broke, but you aren’t poor at all. ‘Broke’ means you don’t have any money, but ‘poor’ means you don’t have any   ________. Tomorrow will be a better day.”

Now, I’m still________ every time I share these wise words with others. There have been more ________ in my life since that cold winter night, but I’ve never forgotten the lesson my father taught me. Hope has kept me ________ thick, thin and even thinner.________ that dinner with my dad, I know it always will.

1.

A．faced

B．expected

C．admitted

D．realized

2.

A．heard

B．answered

C．doubted

D．repeated

3.

A．give up

B．find out

C．pass down

D．clear away

4.

A．clothes

B．jobs

C．hobbies

D．schools

5.

A．happy

B．calm

C．short

D．popular

6.

A．refused

B．interrupted

C．noticed

D．pardoned

7.

A．eventually

B．directly

C．anxiously

D．naturally

8.

A．quality

B．standard

C．opinion

D．goal

9.

A．shy

B．down

C．energetic

D．frightened

10.

A．poor

B．different

C．lonely

D．stupid

11.

A．choice

B．luck

C．hope

D．patience

12.

A．surprised

B．moved

C．nervous

D．careful

13.

A．promises

B．schedules

C．possibilities

D．difficulties

14.

A．giving away

B．searching for

C．thinking about

D．going through

15.

A．Instead of

B．As for

C．Thanks to

D．Along with