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。

In the cold and plain living room, Matt is sitting in his chair. His eyes don’t shine anymore. He looks extremely old and weak. Today is his birthday, and he is by himself. The only thing that he has been doing all day is thinking about how sad and lonely his life is. As he was looking at some old pictures, he found one special with him and his friends from college. This picture brought back the days when he had friends and his life was full of happiness. Also, it brought him a sad memory. This memory happened forty years ago, during his last year of college.

Throughout college, Matt had a friend named Mark. Mark was tall and skinny. He wore thick glasses. He was shy, smart and responsible. Also, Mark didn’t have as many friends as Matt had. He considered Matt as his best friend. As good friends, they knew everything about each other, and they hung out. Also, they overcame many problems together. They were really good friends.

On his twenty-fourth birthday their life changed. On the night before his birthday, Mark called Matt, “Hi! Matt,” his voice sounded strange. He continued, “ I have an important project to work on. I’m having some problem with this. Maybe, you could come over and help me with it giving me some new ideas. Could you?” Matt asked, “What time?” Mark kept in silence for a minute, and then he said, “At 8 pm. Is it good for you?” Then Matt answered, “OK! See you later.” At that night, it was Matt’s birthday. So, he didn’t want to spend his birthday helping Mark with his project. Matt went to a club with some other guys.

The next morning, Matt noticed that Mark was acting differently. When he went to talk to Mark, Mark ignored him completely. He left the classroom without saying one word. As Mark was walking away, Matt said in an angry voice, “You are selfish. You are just thinking about yourself. I was having fun on my birthday. Why can’t you understand it?”

注意:

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;

3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;

4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

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从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Spring is just around the corner and it’s a time to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. Here is a selection of festivals around the country that are a great excuse to get back in the spring sunshine.

Dana Point Festival of the Whales

Dana Point, California

March 7 to 8 and 14 to 15, 2010

Each year, over two sunny weekends in March the town of Dana Point, California celebrates the return of migratory California Gray whales to this part of the Pacific Ocean. Festivities include whale-watching, an arts festival and educational hands-on activities for the entire family. Prices start at $ 29 per adult and $ 19 for children. For more information, visit www.dpfestivalofwhales. com

Chandler Ostrich Festival

Chandler, Arizona

March 13 to 15, 2010

Chandler is the center of Ostrich(鸵鸟) ranching in the U.S. You can see jockeys ride these feathered beasts around the ostrich track at Tubleweed Park. General admission is $ 9 for adults, $ 8 for seniors, $ 7 for children aged five to 12 and kids four and under are free. For more information visit www.ostrich festival.com

Festival of Houses and Gardens

Charlestib, South Carolina

March 19 to April 18, 2010

The Historic Charleston Foundation gives curious travelers the opportunity to explore gardens of some of the finest private residences in America. Each three-hour tour(afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m. and evenings from 6 to 9 p.m.)lets you to visit eight to ten properties dating from the American colonial period. Prices range from $25 to $45. For more information, visit www.historic-charleston.org.

Tulip Time Festival

Holland, Michigan

May 1 to 9, 2010

You don’t need to travel to the Netherlands this spring to see and smell some of the world’s finest tulips (郁金香). The town of Holland is home to millions of colorful bulbs. The 81st annual Tulip Time Festival, one of the largest flower festivals in the country will begin with fireworks on May 1. Admission fee ranges from $ 6 for the children’s area to $ 38 for theatre tickets. Tickets and more information are available at www.tuliptime.com.

1.Which of the following is truer of Tulip Time Festival?

A. It is held in a town in the Netherlands.

B. It will start with fireworks on the first day.

C. It is the largest flower festival in the country.

D. It has been held every year for the past 81 years.

2.A group of travelers who want to have fun in mid-April will go to ________.

A. Dana Point Festival of the whales

B. Chandler Ostrich Festival

C. Festival of Huouses and Gardens

D. Tulip Time Festival

3.A couple with their 4-yer-old son will go whale-watching, they have to pay ________.

A. $58.B. $38.C. $48.D.$77.

完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In 1930, a young African American, Vivien T. Thomas, a professional carpenter, was hired as a lab assistant by a famous white doctor named Dr. Alfred Blalock. Although he _________went to college, he had an enormous _________to learn and explore the power of knowledge. Whenever Dr. Blalock left his office, young Thomas used to _________ study the medical books on the shelves of the office.

Thomas _________ a great interest in learning more and more about _________ when he started to assist Blalock during his practice of surgeries on dogs. _________ Dr. Blalock understood Thomas’s ability to help him perform a complicated surgery; he still did not _________ Thomas as a smart person because of the social _________ of prejudice towards African Americans.

Dr. Blalock wanted to _________ to believe that Thomas was just a (n) _________ by profession and a lab assistant. Employees, white or black, at the hospital could not _________ that an African American, Thomas, could run the lab. He was the _________ and thus a history maker.

In those days, the society expected that black people were _________to be janitors (管理员). Despite this reality, Thomas’ cleverness, perseverance, and passion had _________ a need in Dr. Blalock’s mind. Thomas ran John Hopkins Hospital’s surgical (外科的) lab _________ Dr. Blalock. At the time, all other _________ employees in the hospital were janitors. Dr. Blalock and Thomas became a _________ and conducted a joint research that _________ the first heart surgery performed at John Hopkins University Hospital in 1941.

Many years later, Thomas’s contribution was _________ and he was eventually awarded an honorary doctorate, for his creative work in the _________ procedures of modern cardiac(心脏病的) surgery. As he became Dr. Thomas, he also inspired and lifted the confidence of the future generation. He used his knowledge for the betterment of humankind.

1.A. alwaysB. oftenC. occasionallyD. never

2.A. chanceB. desireC. incomeD. success

3.A. secretlyB. publiclyC. nervouslyD. proudly

4.A. discoveredB. avoidedC. developedD. protected

5.A. literatureB. medicineC. politicsD. history

6.A. WhileB. WhenC. AsD. Because

7.A. praiseB. rewardC. criticizeD. accept

8.A. benefitB. positionC. pressureD. revolution

9.A. agreeB. continueC. regretD. remember

10.A. carpenterB. professorC. engineerD. scientist

11.A. promiseB. argueC. explainD. understand

12.A. nextB. lastC. firstD. same

13.A. hardlyB. merelyC. luckilyD. mostly

14.A. createdB. searchedC. builtD. missed

15.A. overB. aboveC. withoutD. under

16.A. commonB. nobleC. blackD. poor

17.A. unitB. teamC. familyD. system

18.A. led toB. resulted from

C. accounted forD. gave up

19.A. changedB. followedC. exhibitedD. recognized

20.A. pioneeringB. surprisingC. interestingD. worrying

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

★Money and Happiness★

A Guide to Living the Good Life

Author: Laura Rowley

Publisher: Wiley (March 1, 2016)

Laura Rowley helps us all understand the money-happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and efforts wisely. She offers insights that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term.

★Happiness★

The Science Behind Your Smile

Author: Daniel Nettle

Publisher: Oxford University Press (July 1, 2016)

This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, why some people are happier than others, and much more.

★The Happiness Makeover★

How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day

Author: M. J. Ryan

Publisher: Broadway (May 10, 2016)

Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world.The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:

Clear away happiness problems like worry, fear, envy, and dislikes.

Learn to think confidently.

Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life.

★Health and Happiness★

Hormones and Qualities Llives

Author: Steven F. Hotze

Publisher: Forrest Publishing (April, 2016)

Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of healthcare. Unlike the popular medical way of treating individual symptoms(症状) with the familiar “anti” drugs, Dr Hotze deals with the basic causes of poor health.

In Hormones, Health, and Happiness you are shown how to reach and keep the best body functioning.

Based on a process of biologically the same hormones(荷尔蒙) and other natural treatments, it can help you enjoy a better quality of life.

1.According to the passage, which of the following books was the first to come out?

A.A Guide to Living the Good Life

B.Hormones and Qualities Llives

C.How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day

D.The Science Behind Your Smile

2.If you want to know more about whether happiness has something to do with success, you should turn to _____________

A.Money and Happiness

B.Happiness

C.The Happiness Makeover

D.Health and Happiness

3.Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health and wellness naturally?

A.Laura Rowley’s. B.M. J. Ryan’s.

C.Daniel Nettle’s. D.Steven F. Hotze’s.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.What Is Happiness?

B.Recent Books on Happiness

C.Money and Happiness

D.How to Keep Yourself Happy

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