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2．　　Tommy and his sister Maggie visited their grandparents on their farm. One day, Tommy found a slingshot in his grandparents' home. He wanted to try it out, so he went into the woods to find the target but failed. Getting a little sad, Tommy headed back for lunch. As he was walking home, he saw Grandma's pet duck.
　　The duck was sleeping. What an easy target! Without much thought, Tommy picked up a stone, placed it in the center of the slingshot and fired. The stone hit the duck on the head and killed it!
　　Tommy never thought he would really hit the duck. He also felt upset that he had killed Grandma's pet. Feeling afraid that Grandma would punish him, he hid the dead duck in the woods.
　　Maggie had seen it all from the window, but she said nothing. After lunch the next day, Grandma said, "Maggie, let's wash the dishes." Maggie said, "But Grandma, Tommy told me he wanted to help in the kitchen."
　　Then she said quietly to Tommy, "Remember the duck?" Tommy got nervous, knowing his sister knew about the duck. So without saying anything, he did the dishes.
　　Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing. Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I need Maggie to help me prepare for the dinner." Maggie just smiled and said, "Well, that's all right because Tommy told me he wanted to help."
　　She turned again to Tommy, "Remember the duck?" So Maggie went fishing and Tommy stayed to help. That night, Tommy lay on the bed, thought about the whole thing and decided that he wouldn't be taken advantage of any longer.
　　The next morning, he told Grandma that he had killed the duck. Grandma said, "I know, sweetheart. I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. I was just wondering how long you would let Maggie take advantage of you."

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3．　　"If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden." These words come from The Secret Garden which first came out in 1911. At that time, only the very rich in Britain had gardens. Very soon after this, homes with gardens began to be built. This is what started the British love of gardening. Today millions of Brits like to say that they have "green fingers", with around half the population spending their free time gardening.
　　①For many people in the UK, their garden is their own private world. ②Each spring, children plant sunflowers and wait to see which one is the tallest. ③Experienced gardeners know just the right corner for roses, and others spend hours trying to grow perfect vegetables to enter into competitions. ④And while many Brits like nothing better than spending their Sunday cutting the grass, some are happy just to sit under the trees and enjoy the beauty of the world around them.
　　But in cities, limited space has led to people looking for new solutions. Those without outside space can rent small pieces of land on which to grow things. Today, there are over 4,000 people in London waiting for such pieces of land. One recent idea has been to turn housetops and walls into private gardens. These gardens have helped make the cities greener and the air cleaner.
　　As well as being good for the environment, gardening is also good for the spirit. What other free-time activity allows you to be at one with nature and create more beautiful living things? And take a moment to read this line from The Secret Garden: "Where you tend a rose… A thistle cannot grow."

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4．　　During the past Spring Festival holidays, a dance performance became one of the hottest topics. (1)      
　　The show, titled Tang Gong Ye Yan (Night Banquet in Tang Dynasty Palace), was made by Henan Television. It described fourteen musicians preparing to perform at the palace. Fourteen dancers wore dresses filled with sponge. Special cotton was put in their mouths to recreate the women of Tang Dynasty. (2)       Besides, modern technology such as 3D was used to present several national treasures on the stage. The show made people feel like they were traveling back to the Tang Dynasty.
　　(3)       One Internet user described those taking part as "people of the Tang Dynasty coming alive and escaping from museums". The show was especially popular among young people. On Bilibili, the video has been played more than 5 million times, receiving over 27,000 comments. One user said while watching the video of the dance, "(4)       It made me sense the beauty of our Chinese culture."
　　Zhang Yiwu, a professor of Chinese studies at Peking University, spoke highly of the show. (5)       He also said its popularity showed that young people have an interest and pride in traditional Chinese culture.

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5．　　Papa saw new purple pants at the market. After trying them on, the shopkeeper said, "A perfect (1)      , but a little long. They need to be shortened only one inch."
　　Papa (2)       for them and went home. He asked his wife, "Can you (3)       my pants before the picnic tomorrow? They need to be shortened only one inch." Mama said, "Can't you see how (4)       I am? I must make cakes and cut fruits for the salad."
　　Papa sighed and asked his oldest daughter Nina for help. Nina showed him the (5)       Mama gave her. She had to order fresh bread and buy drinks in the supermarket.
　　Papa turned to the twins for help. Margot was braiding Becky's hair. "We want to look (6)       for the picnic," Becky said. "When Margot finishes my hair, I'm going to braid (7)      ."
　　Max, the youngest son, promised to shorten them. (8)      , Papa thought he was too little.
　　Papa was disappointed that he wouldn't be able to wear his new pants to the (9)      . He then went outside to water the garden.
　　Max (10)       to show Papa that he wasn't too young. So he cut one inch off each leg and hung the pants up. "They look as good as new," he thought.
　　"Papa will be sad," Margot said to her sister. "Why not (11)       braiding? You cut one leg, and I'll cut the other." Becky agreed. After the work was done, Becky said, "Don't say a word. It'll be a (12)      ."
　　When Nina came home from (13)      , she thought she was rude to her father. She got the work done (14)      .
　　After Mama finished everything. She sat down to rest. "Poor Papa," she thought. "I'll fix his pants."
　　The next morning, Papa saw his new pants and (15)      . "What's going on here?" he wondered.
　　When the family found him standing in front of the mirror, they laughed.

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　　Any time we need a taxi, we can pull out our phone, tap buttons and a car will show up. It's amazing, right? But what happens to the elderly people (1)             need a taxi but don't know how to use a phone to book one? They can only wave at the taxi passing by. I feel terrible every time I go to the hospital with my grandmother. There is (2)             a long line of sick elderly people waiting for taxis. These people probably need a taxi badly. But they cannot get one (3)             they do not know how to use a smartphone.
　　Over the past ten or so years, technology has (4)             quickly. For most of us, it has changed the way we live. Today, shopping, banking, and even work can all be (5)             over the Internet. Many new apps have made life (6)             for us younger people while they have made it more difficult for the older.
　　China has now come up with several ways to solve the problem, but bridging this "digital gap" needs everyone's action. Probably (7)             over the age of 60, at one time or another, has called their children or grandchildren to ask for help with their smartphones. When they do so, we must be (8)            . What may only take us seconds to learn can take them (9)             to do so.
　　Next (10)             your elders ask you for help with technology, remember how they spent countless hours teaching you to talk, walk, eat, etc.

7．阅读短文, 根据语篇要求填空, 使短文通顺、意思完整. 每空限填一词.
　　Does rain make you sleepy? If so, you are not alone! Many people say (1)             the sound of raindrops can put them right to sleep. Why does rain have this influence on people?
　　There (2)             a few reasons why a rainy day might make you sleepy. One is the lack of sunlight. When the sun shines in the sky, people will be smarter and happier. However, the lack of sunlight (3)             a rainy day may make people feel sleepy and a little blue.
　　The humidity of a rainy day also plays (4)             part. When it rains, the air becomes heavy. As a result, the human body has to work harder. This can be tiring.
　　When raindrops fall, they create "pink noise". According to studies, this kind of noise can help people fall into a deeper (5)             longer sleep. So you see, the sound of rain also makes people sleepy.

8．A: Hey, Nora, what are you going to do this weekend?
B: (1)      .
A: Pick vegetables? I've only heard of picking strawberries. Where can you pick vegetables?
B: Just in the countryside. My grandparents rented a small piece of land and grew some vegetables there.
A: It sounds great! (2)      ?
B: Yes, we go there every weekend.
A: (3)      ?
B: Things like doing some digging, watering the vegetables and so on.
A: Wonderful! I also like to be close to nature, but there aren't many chances in the city.
B: In fact we have. (4)      .
A: You are right. Outdoor activities like that are good for us.
B: Oh, I remember that my team will volunteer to pick up rubbish along Jinshui River next Sunday. Would you like to join us?
A: (5)      .
B: Then we can go there together.

9．英国诗人约翰•多恩曾说过："没有人是一座孤岛"。请以 "No man is an island" 为题，并根据要点和要求，用英语写一篇短文。
要求：
1. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
2. 什么事情使你有这样的理解。
要点：
1. 你对这句话的理解；
2. 词数100左右。
No man is an island
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