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。词数应为150左右。
Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.
One day, Ali took Zahra’s shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra’s school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.
Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city. When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.
The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided (碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph 1:
Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead.
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Paragraph 2
Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly.
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你是李华，与同学王明约好到他家讨论将要举行的英语演讲比赛，但是在路上目睹一起交通事故，并把伤者送往医院，没能赴约。请给他写一封道歉信，新的内容如下：
1. 向王明表示歉意
2. 解释未能赴约的原因
3. 约定时间以便再作讨论
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We use flowers as messengers, to say something we might have trouble saying 1. (direct) ourselves. Over time flowers have come to symbolize the most powerful human experiences: beauty, love, hope, and rebirth. Sweet flowers alone can say 2. one fears expressing. We’ve listed some of the most famous flowers 3. have a special significance.
In Mao Zedong’s poem Ode to Plum Blossom (《咏梅》), the plum blossom was used 4. (praise) great soldiers who sacrificed their lives for a better life for Chinese people.
5. great Chinese poet Li Bai from the Tang Dynasty once compared Yang Yuhuan’s beautiful face to blooming peonies(牡丹). Flowering in May, peonies’ large petals and strong colors are linked to prosperity(成功) and 6. (rich) in traditional Chinese culture. The orchid (兰花) is well known for its delicate smell. Beautiful articles and poems 7.(call) “lanzhang” by Chinese people in ancient times. Roses, of course, have the 8.(colorful) meaning among all the flowers. Red roses mean “I love you.” A red rose, rather than yellow roses, 9.(act) as the traditional romantic gift given to your love on Valentine’s Day. Sending yellow roses can be risky, as they represent either friendship 10. envy.
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight A student, I believed I could ___tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he____in class.
When I took the first exam of my best subject English, I was____to find a 77, C plus, on my test paper. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained____. I decided to try harder, and I read the books more carefully, but got another 77 again. I____with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his___ .
One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I redoubled my effort and, for the first time____the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my effort did no good and everything __ as before.
The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what __ I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C pluses. I might as well kiss the___ goodbye.
I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even __ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have __ with a test. A Week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He __ to be expecting me, “ If I gave you the As you ___, you wouldn’t continue to work hard.”
I stared at him __ that his analysis and strategy(策略)were correct.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A plus. The next year I received my scholarship. I always remembered professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
1.A.take B.discuss C.cover D.get
2.A.sought B.presented C.exchanged D.obtained
3.A.shocked B.worried C.scared D.anxious
4.A.unchanged B.unpleasant C.unfriendly D.unmoved
5.A.quarreled B.reasoned C.bargained D.chatted
6.A.attitude B.mind C.plan D.view
7.A.memorized B.considered C.accepted D.learned
8.A.stayed B.went C.worked D.changed
9.A.grade B.answer C.lesson D.comment
10.A.scholarship B.course C.degree D.subject
11.A.helped B.favored C.treated D.relaxed
12.A.fun B.luck C.problems D.tricks
13.A.happened B.proved C.pretended D.seemed
14.A.valued B.imagined C.expected D.welcomed
15.A.remembering B.guessing C.supposing D.realizing
Why Do We Get Angry?
Anger seems simple when we are feeling it, but the causes of anger are various. Knowing these causes can make us examine our behavior, and correct bad habits. The main reasons we get angry are triggering（触发）events, personality traits（特征）, and our assessment of situations. 1.
Triggering events for anger are so many that to describe them all would take hundreds of pages. However, here are some examples: being cut off in traffic, a deadline approaching, experiencing physical pain, and much more. 2. The reason why someone is triggered by something and others are not is often due to one’s personal history and psychological traits.
Each person, no matter who they are, has psychological imbalances. People who have personality traits that connect with competitiveness and low upset tolerance are much more likely to get angry. 3. Also, sometimes pre-anger does not have to do with a lasting condition, but rather a temporary state before a triggering event has occurred.
4.Sometimes even routine occurrences become sources of pre-anger, or anger itself. Sometimes ignorance and negative (消极的) outlooks on situations can create anger.
5.However, anger can easily turn violent, and it is best to know the reasons for anger to appear in order to prevent its presence. With these main reasons in mind, we can evaluate our level of anger throughout the day and prevent cases of outbursts by comprehending the reasons for our feelings.
A.Our attitude and viewpoint on situations can create anger within us as well.
B.But some types of situations can help us to get rid of the occurrence of anger.
C.Anger is rarely looked upon as a beneficial character trait, and is usually advised to reduce it.
D.Anger is a particularly strong feeling and maybe people think that they have reasons to feel angry.
E.Having these personality traits implies the pre-anger state, where anger is in the background of your mind.
F.Understanding these reasons will control our own anger if we are willing to evaluate ourselves with a critical eye.
G.Not everyone acts the same in response to events, and that is why what triggers one person may or may not trigger another.
As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.
In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.
In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”
According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.
1.The passage begins with two questions to ________.
A.introduce the main topic B.show the author’s attitude
C.describe how to use the Internet D.explain how to store information
2.What can we learn about the first experiment?
A.Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.
B.The two groups remembered the information equally well.
C.The first group did not try to remember the formation.
D.The second group did not understand the information.
3.In transactive memory, people ________.
A.keep the information in mind
B.change the quantity of information
C.organize information like a computer
D.remember how to find the information
4.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research?
A.We are using memory differently.
B.We are becoming more intelligent.
C.We have poorer memories than before.
D.We need a better way to access information.
