1 . I was shocked when my socially awkward sister, who had suffered from Asperger Syndrome (阿斯伯格综合症), decided to sing in front of the school. I knew she would ________ me in some way, so I protested. However, my parents insisted that she ________ and I would have to be part of the audience. I silently hoped that something would happen to ________ me from watching her losing face.

As I waited in the hall, sweat ________ my forehead. I comforted myself that no one knew she was my sister and tried to persuade myself that it would be ________. The lights darkened and the ________ opened to reveal (使露面) my sister standing alone on stage. She seemed ________, taking a minute to stammer (结结巴巴地说) her name and class. ________ began to be heard in the audience.

I shifted nervously in my seat, afraid what was about to happen. But as my sister started to sing, I was ________. Her voice flowed effortlessly and melodiously, filling the hall with its ________. I watched in wonder, realizing I had never known she could sing so ________. I listened carefully to the lyric (歌词) she had written herself, feeling ashamed for doubting her ________. My heart gave way as I heard the heartfelt words.

     In that moment, guilt and shame flooded my heart. ________ my unwillingness to support her, she had never taken anything that I had done to her to heart. It was then that I determined to love her ________. It was as if a veil (面纱) had been ________ from my eyes, and my heart was full.1.

A．embarrass

B．impress

C．surprise

D．support

2.

A．hide

B．quit

C．escape

D．perform

3.

A．protect

B．save

C．recover

D．rescue

4.

A．picked up

B．climbed upon

C．took off

D．went up

5.

A．impressive

B．exciting

C．fine

D．challenging

6.

A．characters

B．lectures

C．curtains

D．signals

7.

A．confident

B．nervous

C．prepared

D．relaxed

8.

A．Cries

B．Crashes

C．Whispers

D．Screams

9.

A．entertained

B．disappointed

C．relieved

D．shocked

10.

A．power

B．weakness

C．silence

D．darkness

11.

A．softly

B．loudly

C．quietly

D．beautifully

12.

A．abilities

B．failures

C．talents

D．weaknesses

13.

A．Without

B．Despite

C．Beyond

D．Within

14.

A．extremely

B．equally

C．unconditionally

D．finally

15.

A．lifted

B．dropped

C．covered

D．hidden

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。

It was a hot day in Florida. The school year had just ended and it was time for summer vacation. We had just gotten a little black dog who we named One-Eyed. We chose that name because he could only see out of one eye.

Everybody wanted to do something for the dog: feed him, teach him tricks and take long walks with him.   Everybody was so happy to have this active, playful and shaggy new addition to our family. Everybody, that is, except my mom and me.

All my mom saw when she looked at the dog was someone else to clean up after. Shedding, messy, muddy, he pounced all over the house. All Mom seemed to care about was getting the house cleaned. My mom began to put Clorox (高乐氏漂白水) in the bathtub. There was no messing with Mom when she started cleaning, so I decided to move out of the way. Actually, getting out of the way is a move I’d been practicing for a long time.

Being the youngest in my family has had its advantages, of course. More than a few times I was spoiled or everyone said I was the cutest. But being the youngest also came with its fair share of troubles. “You’re too young!” “You’ll mess this up!” they’d often say. I knew that my family loved me but I couldn’t wait to show them I could do things by myself.

Every time I asked my brother or my sister if I could pet One-Eyed, they would shout, “No!” or tell me that I had germs and if I touched One-Eyed he would die!I really believed them. Once I even confessed to my mom that I touched the dog when no one noticed. At first,my mom seemed very confused about what I was telling her, but then she realized. My mom scolded my brother and sister, “You better stop teasing your little brother!” Little brother! That’s exactly what I was. That really got my blood boiling! Secretly, I decided, “Ill show them what a little kid can do!”

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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。

Paragraph1:That afternoon, I took the dog and sneaked into the bathroom.   

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Paragraph 2:I thought my mom would punish me, but she was just standing there and laughing.   

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3 . It was two weeks before the holidays, and I decided to have the family picture taken by a ________ photographer. I called the local photographer and made the ________ . The photographer told me since there wasn’t much time before the holidays, he would come first thing Sunday morning and told me to have the whole family in ________ shirts. It sounded perfect.

Now, not only did I have my usual five million things to do — carpooling, buying last-minute presents, grocery shopping, cooking and ________ my family was happy — but I also had to find ________ whites tops for my entire family.

I was not sure where the rest of the hours ________ , but when I went to tuck in my younger son on Saturday night, I ________ his hair was a complete mess. OMG! He needed a ________ . With all my running around, I hadn’t noticed how ________ he needed one. It was 8:00 at night, and the barber’s was closed. The ________ was coming the next morning.

I got out the ________ . My younger son is very easygoing and cooperative. I wet his hair, ________ it and started cutting. When I was done, we looked at each other and both knew that the haircut was a ________ !

When he saw my son, my shocked husband told me to go downstairs and have a cup of tea while he ________ the situation. Ten minutes later, my son with his older brother and their dad, all came downstairs with buzz cuts(寸头)! My beautiful family picture was ________ on time — just with a little less hair!

1.

A．messy

B．professional

C．international

D．romantic

2.

A．appointment

B．excuse

C．complaint

D．apology

3.

A．red

B．purple

C．yellow

D．white

4.

A．taking out

B．getting through

C．wiping out

D．making sure

5.

A．suiting

B．fitting

C．matching

D．applying

6.

A．dragged

B．flowed

C．went

D．wasted

7.

A．suspected

B．noticed

C．detected

D．accused

8.

A．haircut

B．wash

C．style

D．checkup

9.

A．badly

B．gradually

C．extremely

D．anxiously

10.

A．barber

B．Santa

C．photographer

D．neighbor

11.

A．apron

B．scissors

C．mirror

D．skills

12.

A．observed

B．studied

C．designed

D．combed

13.

A．fun

B．disaster

C．entertainment

D．joke

14.

A．handled

B．dealt

C．cleaned

D．adjusted

15.

A．painted

B．created

C．shot

D．shown

4 . After Mia, Colin and Laurent were diagnosed (诊断) with RP, a genetic disease that would gradually rob them of their _________, an idea of a year-long trip was born.

For the children’s parents, Edith and Sebastien, the diagnoses came as a _________. “So far, there is no cure,” said the doctor. “Everything has to change,” Edith said _________. They decided that their children should not be kept innocent and unaware. They _________ everything and began talking about a trip to show them the world, not through books and lectures in a classroom, but _________—while the kids could still see it.

For the next two years, Edith and Sebastien _________ to work. They saved money, _________ tourist attractions and made _________ for their big trip. In early 2022, they were ready. They _________ their jobs, rented out their home for the next __________ and gathered textbooks so the kids could study a few times a week. On Monday, March 21, they __________.

Over the months, the world constantly __________ itself. Often, it was pure fun and adventure, like when the family went up in a hot-air balloon in celebration of Laurent’s fifth birthday. They __________ talked about why they were abroad, with one exception. One day, Laurent asked unconsciously, “What does it mean to be blind?” “Being blind doesn’t mean the __________ of the world,” Edith said. “Rather, it would be the start of a new life.”

By the time the trip began to __________, the family had travelled over 52,000 miles and visited 13 countries.

1.

A．hearing

B．life

C．sight

D．strength

2.

A．chance

B．strike

C．surprise

D．relief

3.

A．in shock

B．in horror

C．in trouble

D．in tears

4.

A．explained

B．accepted

C．hid

D．sold

5.

A．on purpose

B．in person

C．at random

D．by design

6.

A．pretended

B．stopped

C．continued

D．hurried

7.

A．visited

B．recommended

C．researched

D．reached

8.

A．plans

B．money

C．time

D．choices

9.

A．finished

B．quit

C．changed

D．preserved

10.

A．year

B．month

C．trip

D．family

11.

A．broke up

B．took off

C．turned up

D．set off

12.

A．covered

B．proved

C．supported

D．showed

13.

A．always

B．often

C．once

D．seldom

14.

A．change

B．loss

C．end

D．top

15.

A．close

B．work

C．relax

D．fall

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。

Jeff and I had many conversations during the year, but I will always remember the time he told me about his family. His father, a successful physician, was cold and strict in Jeffs words. His father had even paved the way for Jeff to attend the same college from which he had graduated.

Jeff was twenty-seven and a successful business planner at a company — without a degree. His passion was skiing. When he graduated from high school, he decided to decline his father’s offer and, instead, to work with a ski patrol (滑雪巡逻队). With pain in his eyes, Jeff told me he still remembered the day when he told his father he was going to give up college and take a job at a ski resort.

Hearing Jeffs decision, his father looked off into the distance. Then came the words that still echoed in Jeff’s mind: “You lazy kid. No son of mine is going to work with a ski patrol and does not attend college. I should have known you’d never amount to anything!” The two had not spoken since that conversation.

Later, he was back in the area near where he grew up and he certainly did not want his father to know he was attending college. He was doing this for himself, not for his father. He said it over and over again. Jeff’s sister had always remained supportive of Jeffs decisions. She stayed in contact with their father, but Jeff had made her promise that she would not share any information about his life with him.

The day when the graduation ceremony came, I walked around talking to people before it started. I noticed a man with a confused expression.

“Excuse me,” he said as he politely approached me. “What is happening here today?”

“It’s graduation day,” I replied, smiling. “Well, that’s odd,” he said, “my daughter asked me to meet her at this address.” His eyes sparkled and he smiled. “Maybe she completed her associate’s degree and wanted to surprise me!”

I helped him find a seat.

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: As I left him, he said, “Thank you. By the way, my name’s Dr. Holstrom.”

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Paragraph 2: Jeff was the last person to cross the stage.

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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。

When I was six, I played my first soccer game. It was a real game, complete with coaches, uniforms, and parents cheering from the sidelines.

Our two teams, Team One and Team Two, seemed pretty evenly matched, at least in the beginning. The first period ended without a single goal scored by either side. We were all still learning how to play the game properly, and our inexperience ran through this part. We stumbled over the ball, tripped over our own feet, and often completely missed our kicks. But what mattered most was that we were having fun, pure and simple.

The second quarter brought a significant change in the game. Our coach decided to pull out most of our starting players and put in the substitutes (替补), except for me—I was left guarding the goal. On the other side, Team Two’s coach decided to keep their best players on the field, which made things even more challenging for us. It seemed that winning suddenly become essential, even for us six-year-olds.

Team Two started to rule the game, and I found myself surrounded by their players whenever they came near our goal. I was determined to do my best, but it was tough. I couldn’t match the skills of three or four other really good players. Team Two began to score, one goal after another. I threw myself in front of the ball with all the energy I could gather, trying desperately to stop them but in vain.

The pressure was mounting, and I could feel my frustration building with every goal that slipped past me. I shouted, I ran, and I dove, but they kept scoring. I gave it everything I had, but it seemed useless.

My parents were there on the sidelines, and I could see them in the crowd. As the game progressed, I could see the change in my father’s expression. He had been urging me to try harder, yelling advice and encouragement from the sidelines, but now he seemed different. I could see the pain in his eyes, the pain he felt seeing me struggle. It made me want to cry.

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。

Team Two scored their fourth goal, and it was half-time break.

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In that moment, what my father said meant the world to me.

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7 . Growing up, moments with Mum were painfully short-lived because we spent most of the year at our boarding school in Darjeeling, India, ________only during the holidays. The ________, cherished moments gradually dimmed as I grew older and moved further away from home for university. Weekly phone calls filled with small talks were too rushed and rough to ever develop into real talks, real feelings, which tended to lead to ________ .

This Christmas, to ease our tense relationship, we ________for a joint sketching (联合素描) activity in a museum. ________, I hoped producing something together would help us connect. As our creative juice flowed, our ________relationship began to take on the colors and shades of something sincere and beautiful.

“Look there!” she said excitedly, pointing towards a digital screen that displayed our creations. “That one’s ours.” The fish we had drawn, with its big black eyes against lemon-yellow scales, was ________with our names. Her eyes filled with a ________look, Mum went up to the screen and reached out, ________the fish as if doing so would bring it to life.

Looking around the museum, I saw other children sharing moments with their parents, and my own childhood ________before my eyes. That momentary glimpse of my mother’s childlike ________, that rare scene where she ________an inner innocence and delight at a new experience revealed the little girl in her, who temporarily (暂时地) lost the connection to the ________of adulthood and motherhood.

“Our time together was like that of friends,” she remarks now, as we ________on our trip. “You were my mother, and I was a child who ________you around.” Life had indeed come full circle.

1.

A．uniting

B．gathering

C．greeting

D．reuniting

2.

A．diverse

B．occasional

C．limited

D．brief

3.

A．debates

B．arguments

C．bargains

D．fights

4.

A．took up

B．set up

C．signed up

D．made up

5.

A．Secretly

B．Finally

C．Gradually

D．Exactly

6.

A．closed

B．faded

C．expected

D．destroyed

7.

A．decorated

B．packed

C．carved

D．covered

8.

A．joyful

B．familiar

C．willing

D．grateful

9.

A．looking

B．imagining

C．exploring

D．touching

10.

A．struck

B．appeared

C．flash

D．revived

11.

A．laughter

B．curiosity

C．bravery

D．desire

12.

A．gave away

B．set off

C．gave out

D．brought about

13.

A．pressure

B．challenge

C．devotion

D．identity

14.

A．reflect

B．depend

C．focus

D．carry

15.

A．showed

B．walked

C．ran

D．followed

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did Mark run with his son this morning?

A．To help him be stronger.

B．To make him love running.

C．To accompany him on training.

2. What made Mark stop running at college?

A．His interest in cycling.

B．His knee injury.

C．His accident in marathons.

3. What does the woman do most often in her free time?

A．She goes swimming.

B．She goes for a run.

C．She plays tennis.

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。

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch very obvious scar (伤疤) on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not notice it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

It never occurred to me that something like this would happen to my son years later. Sending a child off to college can certainly be stressful for concerned parents. It was in 2018 that my son went off to college. He rarely contacted us. I couldn’t help asking about other aspects, which sometimes made him complain that I didn’t treat him as an adult.

To be honest, my son is excellent. Some of my friends always tell me that they admire my son’s characters and they hope their sons could have some of them.

Unexpectedly, it was 4 o’clock in the morning in 2020, when I received the phone call. “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just brought in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for an aircraft and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was serious.

The doctor described the reason, which caused the burns. At 6 am, my son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they lit the charcoal, it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline. The flames caught my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.

Fortunately, one of the boys who was quick-minded grasped my son and rolled him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in shape to save him from severe burns and terrible scars.

After he recovered from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery for 6 months because it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling.

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。

The doctors suggested he return to college with scars of severe burns temporarily.

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So I told him about Nancy’s childhood.

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