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It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for "Six days shall you labor and do all your work" was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning. Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.
My mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she cast a look toward the window. "Come on, girls! Let's take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute."
On the way we met Mrs. Patrick, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls.
There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys' kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.
Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. "Perhaps it's like this in the kingdom of heaven," I thought confusedly.
It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the house. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn't mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep "the things that cannot be and yet they are."
The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to "go park, see duck."
"I can't go!" I said. "I have this and this to do, and when I'm through I'll be too tired to walk that far."
My mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling（去皮）. "It's a wonderful day," she offered, "really warm, yet there's a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?"
I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. "Come on," I told my little girl. "You're right, it's too good a day to miss."
Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath (余波) of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of — what dark and horrible things?
"Say!" A smile sipped out from his lips. "Do you remember — no, of course you wouldn't. It probably didn't make the impression on you as it did on me."
I hardly dared speak. "Remember what?"
"I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp (战俘营), when things weren't too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?"
1．Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought_________.

A．she was too old to fly kites

B．she should have been doing her housework then

C．her husband would make fun of her

D．her girls weren’t supposed to play the boy’s game

2．By "we were all beside ourselves," the writer means that they all _________.

A．felt confused	B．looked on
C．went wild with joy	D．forgot their fights

3．What did the writer think after the kite-flying?

A．The boys must have had more fun than the girls.

B．All the others must have forgotten that day.

C．Her parents should spend more time with them.

D．They should have finished their work before playing.

4．Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing?

A．She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.

B．She thought it was a great day to play outside.

C．She had finished her work in the kitchen.

D．She was reminded of the day they flew kites.

5．The youngest Patrick boy is mentioned to show that _________.

A．the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories

B．his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life

C．childhood friendship means so much to the writer

D．people like him really changed a lot after the war

Although Rio knew little about marketing, he succeeded ______ other more well-informed managers failed.

A．as

B．unless

C．what

D．where

The victims of the earthquake are in        need of help. We should do something for them immediately.

A．abnormal	B．anxious
C．desperate	D．aggressive

书面表达
假设你叫李华，你将作为高三毕业生代表，根据以下要点在毕业晚会上用英文作一简短的告别演讲：
1、对三年高中生活的怀念；
2、对老师的感谢；
3、对母校的祝福。
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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。

My husband had taken the car to see about a job and I stayed at the rest area with our six children. I kept them busy playing games and reading books. I prayed as hard as I could that my husband would get the job and this madness would all come to an end. When he came back and hard closed the car door, I knew the news was not good.

That night, one of the churches in Portland had a free dinner, so we hurried and had the children wash up in the bathrooms. We all loaded up in our run-down car. No one would get thrilled about a hot meal, but being homeless, we all knew what a treat this would be.

In the morning, we were all just as tired as when we went to bed. It’s not easy at all to sleep eight people in one car. It’s hard to stay warm with only the few blankets we had to share among us. We got in the car and left to make a garbage dump run.

As my husband looked for work every day, my children and I would walk around the city picking up cans and bottles to return for the deposit (押金). When nothing else worked, my husband and I would stand with a sign that read, “will work for food.” It was an embarrassment and we felt so ashamed. I never looked up at anyone, pretending that I was elsewhere and this was not happening. But we had to survive, and for the sake of our kids we would do whatever it took to get them food to eat.

Thanksgiving Day was drawing near and it was turning colder and colder. My husband had not found work and we were at a loss as how to gather up enough money for a house rent. It looked so hopeless.

On the evening before Thanksgiving, we went to the only church having Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless. Unluckily, our car broke down. My husband worked on it, but in vain.

注意：
1. 续写词数为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

A truck driver just came over to help.

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People stopped by with food and blankets as well as some clothes.

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假如你是国际高中学生李华，你的美国同学Mike花费了大量时间收集和阅读漫画书(comic books)。请给他写一封信，委婉地劝说他不要沉溺于漫画，要把宝贵的时间用于提升自己。内容包括：
1. 沉溺于漫画的危害；
2. 你的建议。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右：
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
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Yours,

Li Hua

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。

China’s C919 airliner, a potential 1． (compete) to Western-made Boeing and Airbus planes, made its first flight outside China on Sunday by staging a flyby at the Singapore Airshow.

China calls the C919, 2． (produce) by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), its first large homegrown passenger jet. The aircraft took to the skies for its first commercial flight last May. At present, it is carrying passengers only within Chinese mainland 3． flies with China Eastern Airlines.

China has more and more confidence to 4． (eventual) compete against Boeing and Airbus. The C919’s first overseas flight comes at the time 5． Boeing is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Last month, part of the fuselage (机身) of a 737 Max 9 Boeing plane 6． (fall) off during an Air Alaska flight in the United States.

The C919 would be the most focused aircraft at the Singapore Airshow. There is a lot of interest 7． (see) the actual aircraft, how it performs and how it is in flight. With an ability to fly between five to six hours, the C919 is perfect for regional travel. 8． had the potential to appeal to countries in Southeast Asia, Africa and Central Asia.

Currently, only a 9． (hand) of countries make their own planes because of extremely high barriers to entry in the industry. A high level of special technology, as well as huge amounts of time and resources, 10． (need).

I sat at the corner of the living room, staring at the Christmas tree. It was the best tree we had had. My husband ________ it immediately we found it among the rows of pre-cut trees. We ________ that it was a real beauty. We thought it was the ________ tree even though it was not. Like most Christmas trees, it has a good ________, which was facing out toward the living room. Seen from every angle, the tree is the most ________ one. But if you stood where I was ________, you would see that this tree has its ________. One side wasn’t shaped quite as ________ as the other. So we put this side around to the corner because none wanted to see that ________ side.

Upon hearing about the tree, my eight-year-old daughter, Kaylyn, ________, “Christmas is ruined!” Christmas wasn’t mined, Kaylyn. Like most things, Christmas is all about what you ________. And many of us are wishing that Christmas should be perfection which we can only achieve in our ________, like everything is right in the world.

So there’s ________ for us that perfection could be found in the least perfect world. ________, you don’t have to face the world with your “good side” and push your “bad side” of you into the corner, in hopes that no one will ________ it.

1．

A．offered

B．selected

C．cut

D．ignored

2．

A．joked

B．pretended

C．proved

D．imagined

3．

A．perfect

B．necessary

C．right

D．free

4．

A．function

B．meaning

C．value

D．side

5．

A．worthwhile

B．available

C．beautiful

D．special

6．

A．standing

B．lying

C．sitting

D．talking

7．

A．similarity

B．secret

C．difference

D．character

8．

A．skillfully

B．formally

C．normally

D．cleanly

9．

A．ugly

B．pretty

C．excellent

D．strange

10．

A．cried

B．cheered

C．applauded

D．apologized

11．

A．decide

B．expect

C．promise

D．choose

12．

A．reality

B．world

C．minds

D．homes

13．

A．fact

B．wonder

C．doubt

D．hope

14．

A．In another word

B．In addition

C．By all means

D．In that case

15．

A．admit

B．recognize

C．notice

D．appreciate

Before I leave for college, there are 5 things that I want you to know:

I’m going to make mistakes. Making mistakes is just a part of shaping who we are, and just because I didn’t make some mistakes doesn’t mean I didn’t make others. It’s important to remember that my mistakes made me into the person I am today. 1．

I’m going to change, based on who I’m friends with. I copied a lot of my friends in high school. It just means that a part of who I am is a part of who my friends are. 2． While I’ll still be me, I’ll be carrying my friends everywhere I go.

3． When I’m crying alone on a Sunday night because I miss home, you won’t get a Skype call from me in tears. I won’t call you not because I don’t want to talk to you, but because I need to learn how to handle life’s heartaches without my mom and dad.

I will mess up, but I will do my best to make it right. I’m probably not going to be all honor roll student. I might lose my room key and I’ll probably spend too much money on useless things. 4． But I will always try my hardest to measure up to the daughter you raised me to be.

I’ll be okay. 5． As a result, the idea of entering what seems like a whole new world terrifies me. Despite all of this, I’m determined to become the one who’s “most likely to succeed”. You’ve raised me to do great things, and now is when I’ll show you that I can.

A．That’s just how life works.

B．I’m going to let go of you.

C．You know that I’m not as strong as I seem.

D．You won’t have to struggle to understand me.

E．I’m going to evolve more and more as I get older.

F．I just want to warn you that I’m not a perfect daughter.

G．It won’t make me any better of a person in the future.

Getting third-party computer producers to add an AI button to laptops is the latest move by Microsoft to take most advantage of its close partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and make itself a gateway for applications of generative AI technology.

Although most people now connect to the Internet — and many AI applications — by phone rather than computer, it’s a symbolic kickoff to what’s expected to be a competitive year as tech companies race to outdo each other in AI applications even as they haven’t yet settled all the moral and legal consequences. The New York Times last month charged both OpenAI and Microsoft that tools like ChatGPT and Copilot — formerly known as Bing Chat — are infringing (侵犯) on copyrighted news articles.

The keyboard redesign will be Microsoft’s biggest change to PC keyboards since it introduced a special Windows key in the 1990s. Microsoft’s four-squared logo design on it has evolved, but the key has been a fixture on Windows-oriented keyboards for about three decades.

The newest AI button is marked by the ribbon-like Copilot logo and is located near the space bar. On some computers it will replace the fight “CTRL” key, while on others it will replace a menu key.

Microsoft is not the only company with customized (订制的) keys. Apple pioneered the concept in the 1980s with its “Command” key marked by a looped square design(it also sported an Apple logo for a time). Google has a search button on its Chromebooks and was first to experiment with an AI-specific key to launch its voice assistant on its now-discontinued Pixelbook.

But Microsoft has a much stronger hold on the broader PC market through its licensing agreements with third-party producers like Lenovo, Dell and HP. About 82% of all desktop computers, laptops and workstations run Windows, compared to 9%for Apple’s in-house operating system and just over 6% for Google’s.

Microsoft hasn’t yet said which computer-makers are installing the Copilot button beyond Microsoft’s own in-house line of high-end Surface equipment. It said some of the companies are expected to unveil (公布) their new models at next week’s CES gadget show in Las Vegas.

1．Why does Microsoft add an AI button to laptops?

A．To improve the partnership with OpenAI.

B．To help third-party computer producers.

C．To establish its favorable position in AI applications.

D．To change people’s habit to connect to the Internet.

2．What can we infer about AI from Paragraph 2?

A．People will connect to AI applications by PC.

B．The appearance of AI button leads to competition.

C．Competition in AI areas is fierce and unregulated.

D．The New York Times violated copyrighted news articles.

3．What kept changing in Microsoft keyboards over the past 30 years?

A．The space bar.	B．The Windows key.
C．The “Command” key.	D．The “CTRL” key.

4．What is Microsoft’s advantage in changing keyboard keys?

A．It can influence many more computer producers.

B．It is further ahead in AI application technology.

C．It has the patent for customized keyboard keys.

D．It controls the IT world with the CES gadget show.