1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。

Have you ever felt the need to grab a pen and start writing your thoughts on a piece of paper? Tom had always been a lover of stories, and of words that come together to create vivid imagery (意象). He would spend hours writing down his thoughts and ideas, crafting worlds and people with his pen and paper.

But when it came to his parents, they didn’t believe how much he enjoyed writing. In fact, they discouraged him, telling him that he should focus on more practical career fields like becoming a lawyer.

The annual writing competition arrived once again, which was a time to show creative writing as well as the vivid imagination of students. Although Tom had a burning passion for writing, he had always hesitated to enter the race. He was worried that his parents would disapprove of him spending so much time writing, leading him to miss the competition in previous years. But this time, he decided to take a chance and see if he could win this race. Perhaps if his parents saw how talented he truly was, they would come to support him.

Days passed as he carefully prepared his writing, pouring his heart and soul into every word. When he finished, he read it over and felt proud of what he had written. He prepared to hand in his writing, but his parents still believed he was wasting time. He still decided to submit his entry anyway.

Weeks went by before the contest’s results were announced. Tom waited anxiously, wondering if his writing was good enough to win a prize. He checked out his mailbox every day after school.

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。

Finally, the day arrived and the winners were announced.

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Just then, the door opened and Tom’s parents returned home from work.

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2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why won’t the boy’s father go home for lunch?

A．He is too tired.

B．He is sick.

C．He has to look after someone.

2. What does the boy’s father do?

A．He’s a doctor.

B．He’s a fireman.

C．He’s a policeman.

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。

Last week, I was creating a picture book for my dad as his birthday gift. It was about our family’s grocery store (杂货店). There were lots of fruits in the store, so my pictures centered on apples, pears, grapes and any other fruit one could think of. I worked forever making each picture as perfect as possible. Every time I messed up, I started all over again, so the floor under the kitchen table was covered with half-finished drawings.

“Dad’s going to love this,” my mom said as she looked over my shoulder, “but it’s housework time now.” I was responsible for folding the clothes, and my little brother Ben, sweeping the floor. “And Amy, please remove the paper from the floor to the recycling bin in the yard when you finish your project,” my mom added.

I finished folding the clothes as fast as possible. Just as I was about to get back to the picture book, my friend Marry showed up.

“Hi, Amy! Want to go and play in the park?” she asked.

“I definitely would, but brrr…It’s freezing cold outside!”

“Exactly!” she said. “It’s the perfect weather for not getting overheated.”

That’s a cool thing about Marry. She has this way of looking on the bright side of pretty much anything.

So, we headed to the park. But as soon as we arrived there, the sky was filled with giant gray clouds and rain started pouring down. We had to go back, dripping wet.

Ben was taking out rubbish to the recycling bin when we stepped into the yard. And that’s when my heart pretty much stopped. Right there in the yard, in front of the recycling bin, was a box full of wet paper. And not just any piece of paper. That was my picture book.

注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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“Whoa! Wait! What?” I ran to rescue my birthday book drawings.

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Paragraph 2:

At that time, Marry came up to me and gave me a comforting pat on the shoulder.

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4 . Every day in the morning I make different sounds, starting with an “oomph” as I move to an upright position, then an “ahhh” as I swing my legs off the bed, followed by an “arrrrrrrgh” as I get to my feet. Then there’s an “oh God” as I realize that my knees are unequal to the task they’ve been set.

My wife Jocasta believes in positive thinking. “All sighing and complaining will simply make you feel worse,” she says. “If you act like a young gazelle (羚羊), then you’ll feel like a young gazelle. “I’m guessing Jocasta doesn’t know many young gazelles, at least not ones with aching knees and tired ankles. I then decide to follow her instructions, but to the power of ten.

I draw the curtains open, allowing sunlight to flood the room. “What a beautiful morning!” I say in a too-cheerful voice. “I’m planning a pot of Sri Lanka’s finest tea for you. It is picked on the cool slopes of the country’s mountainous central district and will be served with milk given by a diligent young cow.”

“Oh, God! Can you give it a rest?” says Jocasta. “Sure, your knee aches, but you can still get around. Pull your shoulders back, lift your head high, and highlight the positive. The science about positivity is that the body responds to signals sent by your brain. When you spend 23 hours a day sounding like a miserable old man, you’ll turn into a miserable old man.”

I take a sip of tea before raising another case. “Yes,” I say, “but the research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain shows that people can bear pain if allowed to swear. So,” I continue, “when I limp off to work, yelling ‘Oh God, my knee’, I’m just acting on the latest science.” This is replied with Jocasta’s dark looks. “I’m not anti-swearing; I’m just anti-complaining.”

There’s enough tea in the pot for a second cup. It is somehow more delicious for the way I imagine out loud where it is picked and how the milk is produced. The sunlight streaming in, I find myself humming a happy tune when a “horrific” thought hits me—Jocasta seems to have made it!

1. Why does the author make various sounds when getting up?

A．To grab his wife’s attention.	B．To express his dissatisfaction.
C．To complain of his discomfort.	D．To get himself totally refreshed.

2. What can we learn about the man from paragraph 3?

A．He has been to Sri Lanka.

B．He is expert at making tea.

C．He unwillingly follows his wife’s advice.

D．He agrees with his wife’s way of thinking.

3. What is the science about positivity according to the wife?

A．Swearing to relieve the pain.	B．Behaving like young gazelles.
C．Following signals sent by the brain.	D．Focusing on the positive part of life.

4. What does the man try to convey in the last paragraph?

A．He shouldn’t hum a tune.	B．His wife has been proved right.
C．What the journal says is wrong.	D．He can’t bear the pain any more.

5 . Family meals are important and connect family members.    1    There is no need to worry about going to school, work and more.

Studies have shown family mealtime increases positive social skills, school engagement and decreases the frequency of negative behaviors.    2     Trying new food or not restricting on food is encouraged. Children who engage in family mealtime are less likely to have eating disorders. In addition, those who share frequent family meals are more likely to eat a larger number of fruits and vegetables and be less picky about food.

    3    For example, we need to consider the budget, the time for meal preparation, the availability of recommended foods or supplements(补充物品)at a typical grocery store.    4    Members may have various cultural or dietary preferences. In view of this, we should make sure that the eating plan offered nutritional value for different calorie and nutritional needs-for people of different ages, different activity levels and health conditions.

Healthy eating should be a family affair, and some recommended diets will help you reach that goal by highlighting eating plans that are safe, flexible and nutritious for everyone at the table. In addition, the foods in the diets can be purchased fresh, canned or frozen.    5    

A．They prefer junk food like hamburgers, fried chicken.

B．A team of health experts think family meals are difficult.

C．They can get people to relax and make their relationship closer.

D．It also offers an opportunity to set healthy eating habits for kids.

E．Thus, It is convenient and easy for families to have family meals.

F．We also considered how adaptable this diet would be for a whole family.

G．We should have a balanced diet and pay attention to what we have every day.

6 . Nowadays, family life has become even more challenging than before. Then, how can we create a happier family life? Let’s see some advice.

Enjoy togetherness. When children are babies, parents are advised to spend one-on-one time with their babies.     1     This can be a big mistake since enjoying each other’s company (陪伴) is one of the easiest ways for families to create lasting happiness. Parents should regularly spend quality time with their children doing activities together like playing games, sports.

    2     Although the Internet has certainly made communication easier, it is still important to have face-to-face time with your family members. Try to avoid using your cell phone so much.     3     Many families have regular meetings where they discuss issues affecting (影响) the family. This can be a great way to start talking face to face. You can talk about your family’s values, or how you can work together as a group to solve problems that affect the family.     4    

Plan fun activities as a family. This can be something that you do once or twice a month, or even once a week. This can be something as easy as going to the beach, a park, or going on a trip to visit relatives.     5     Doing the activities regularly can help you build stronger relationships with your family members, and relieve (释放) stress that many families feel.

A．Talk more as a family.

B．Let family members talk about activities.

C．But, as children get older, the one-on-one time is reduced.

D．Parents need to help their children manage their daily stress.

E．Make quality conversation with your family members, instead.

F．You can also try simpler ones such as camping overnight in your backyard.

G．Regular communication like this can help you build stronger family relationships.

7 . My parents have very different parenting styles. Dad brings out the best in me. He is calm(镇静的）and reasonable and treats me like an adult. Mum, like so many parents of my friends, makes me want to rebel(反抗）．    1    

My friends and I think that our parents care too much about us. Take me for example.     2    It was a journey I'd taken with Mum before. Dad was fine with the idea of me going alone, but it took weeks of arguments(争吵）before Mum agreed. In her eyes, I'm not old enough to go on the trip alone. But I' m sixteen years old!

Parents need to learn to trust us. There is no point in becoming angry, which just makes things worse. A few months ago, Mum went crazy when I told her I'd been receiving e-mails from a stranger I'd met online. Since then she hasn't allowed me to use the Internet.     3     They use monitoring software(监控软件）to secretly   watch what their teenagers are looking at online.

I understand them, but they overreact(反应过激）.     4     I think what they should do is keep calm and help us find a way to deal with it.

We love the idea of being really close to our parents.     5     But part of being a teenager is feeling free to take steps down new paths and learning from our own mistakes. Our parents have to let us get on with what is just a natural stage of life.

A．She speaks to me as though I'm still a child.

B．Some teenagers refuse to open up to their parents.

C．But she isn't so bad as many of my friends' parents.

D．We also know deep down that our parents care about us most.

E．Recently, I wanted to take a train to Portsmouth to see a friend.

F．Mum, on the other hand, kept suggesting other things I could do

G．What they do makes us not want to talk about our personal things with them.

8 . The other day a big, ugly, black bat found its way to my bathroom. I am what is known as “the man of the house”, so it was my_________, in fact my manly duty, to rid the house of the_________creature.

Being a man does not_________the fact that I am extremely_________of bats. All men, I think, sometimes have had that feeling of being_________in some male role. Sometimes it is something as simple as having to_________that you know something about car engines when the car won’t start. But sometimes the trap is a (n)_________one. Many men prefer to be something different from what society_________men should be. What these men want is the_________to be what they want to be.

As I came towards the frightening bat, I__________what would happen if I had simply told my wife that I wouldn’t do it. But I couldn’t do that! I__________opened the window, carefully lifted a broom and swept the bat out of the__________.

My wife was__________and my son thought I was a__________. They asked me how I had got rid of the bat, I started to tell them—but then__________. A man doesn’t talk of such things.

1.

A．action

B．job

C．character

D．decision

2.

A．awful

B．lovely

C．magical

D．intelligent

3.

A．determine

B．prove

C．explain

D．change

4.

A．afraid

B．fond

C．tired

D．ashamed

5.

A．interested

B．trapped

C．involved

D．absorbed

6.

A．admit

B．expect

C．pretend

D．confirm

7.

A．difficult

B．accessible

C．small

D．visible

8.

A．forbids

B．thinks

C．predicts

D．refuses

9.

A．anxiety

B．promise

C．freedom

D．talent

10.

A．concluded

B．revealed

C．doubted

D．wondered

11.

A．eagerly

B．accidentally

C．slowly

D．violently

12.

A．car

B．engine

C．door

D．window

13.

A．pleased

B．shocked

C．embarrassed

D．amused

14.

A．friend

B．master

C．champion

D．hero

15.

A．escaped

B．stopped

C．continued

D．forgot