B
On New Year’s Eve，I came across an old couple at a secondhand store.They moved slowly around me __1__ something.
“Can I help you？”I asked.
They stopped，looked at me and said，“We’re looking for __2__ things that look new.”
Then they __3__.I didn’t.It must have been a private joke between them. Noticing I looked __4__，the man explained，“Look，every new year in the past we __5__ to begin the year with new things.It was a goal to surround ourselves with things __6__ and new so that we had new direction，new hopes and dreams for the __7__ ahead.”
“How did that __8__？”I asked.
“Well，after so many years，we discovered it really got us __9__，”the woman said.
“Then why do you __10__ at a secondhand store？Are things bad financially？”
“No，not at all.We just discovered that things don’t have to be __11__
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to be of great value.__12__ it’s old，it’s new to someone who __13__ saw it before，”the man said.
“So，each year we search for things that are __14__ to others but mean the world to us，”the woman added.
This couple had spent most of their lives __15__ that there was power in “things” and on New Year’s Eve，they should __16__ old things and be surrounded with new things.They spent most of their lives believing that by doing so，their life was going to change magically.
__17__，the truth is，there really isn’t anything different from one day to the next，one year to the next，except for your __18__ to it.Everything is there waiting to be __19__，so everything is old until you see it for the first time.
I have learned a __20__ that day and it has been the best New Year gift I have ever received.
1.A.in search of B.in charge of C.in memory of D.in support of 2.A.strange B.old C.cheap D.pretty 3.A.laughed B.nodded C.shouted
D.apologized
4.A.shocked B.worried C.puzzled D.annoyed 5.A.promised B.tried C.struggled D.failed 6.A.fresh B.familiar C.interesting D.useful 7.A.way B.year C.goal D.chance 8.A.carry out B.pick out C.work out D.come out 9.A.somewhere B.anywhere C.nowhere D.everywhere 10.A.work B.volunteer C.stay
D.shop
11.A.unique B.expensive C.rare D.attractive 12.A.Even though B.Now that C.If only D.Ever since 13.A.seldom B.never C.sometimes
D.often
14.A.common B.funny C.valueless D.harmless 15.A.believing B.proving C.explaining D.arguing
16.A.take hold of B.get rid of C.pay attention to D.put up with 17.A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Otherwise D.However 18.A.approach B.attitude C.contribution
D.introduction
19.A.bought B.remembered C.improved D.discovered 20.A.word B.skill C.fact D.lesson
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C
It was a cold autumn morning a few years ago.I was __1__ along the mountain roads slowly.It seemed like all of the __2__ had changed overnight.The yellow and golden leaves were sparkling __3__ the sunshine.The few __4__ ones looked even better among those leaves.A part of me felt sad and small in the middle of all of this heaven－sent __5__.
As I was driving，I suddenly saw an old man __6__ along the side of the road.As soon as he saw me he raised his hand，hoping for a __7__.I pulled my car over to the side of the road.I opened the __8__ and the old man got in with a smile.He wanted to go to the local post office，but __9__ the bus.We laughed and talked about what a beautiful day it was __10__ I drove along.Then just as I pulled over to drop him off he __11__ me and said：“Thank you.You were __12__.”
I drove away with a smile on my face and a __13__ in my heart.I wasn’t__14__ if I had been “heaven－sent” for him.__15__，he certainly had been
“heaven－sent” for me.He had __16__ me that I was also an important part of God’s creation and that I should __17__ taking my place in it.
In God’s eyes none of us are __18__.All of us are heaven－sent.We are here to __19__ each other.We are here to share our __20__ and our kindness.Equally，we are here to make this world a better and more beautiful place.
1.A.running B.walking C.searching
D.driving
2.A.temperatures B.fruits C.leaves D.fields 3.A.on B.in C.with D.by 4.A.yellow B.golden C.dark D.green
5.A.show B.travel C.beauty D.atmosphere 6.A.shouting B.hurrying C.waving
D.standing
7.A.ride B.suggestion C.meal D.direction 8.A.car B.window C.chair D.door 9.A.avoided B.missed C.caught D.lost 10.A.as B.though C.until
D.if
11.A.glared at B.caught sight of C.turned to D.looked up to
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12.A.hard－working B.heaven－sent C.heart－broken D.peace－
loving
13.A.touch B.beat C.light D.moment 14.A.anxious B.aware C.doubtful D.sure 15.A.However B.Therefore C.Though D.Then 16.A.warned B.reminded C.predicted D.advised 17.A.enjoy B.give up C.avoid D.dream of 18.A.selfish B.small C.silent
D.similar
19.A.donate B.offer C.encourage D.help 20.A.wealth B.courage C.success D.love
夹叙夹议专练二 (每篇限时17分钟)
A
(2024·南昌一模)I recently asked for a raise from a friend and she agreed. I met her at a playground，and told her I __1__ another child in addition
to my two during the week，and that I wanted to __2__ it.She was actually looking for low－key care like that for her 2－year－old，and the following week she __3__.I threw out a __4__ price.I don’t know why really，I just tend to do that sort of thing.
After weeks passed，I __5__ it wasn’t making much sense for me __6__ to continue，and I had to address it.In a text I told her I needed to up the price a bit.I __7__ that the number we __8__ agreed on wasn’t covering my time and expenses.I threw out the amount I thought was __9__ and fair，and do you know what I said next?
Thank you.
“Thank you for letting me feel __10__ enough to be so honest.” What I really wanted to say was sorry.My __11__ was the exact thing I wanted to __12__ for，but I didn’t.
Normally I would have but I consciously __13__“sorry”with“thank you”.This __14__ has made me feel so much more __15__.At first I was surprised that word choice could have so much __16__ over my feelings，but then it occurred to me that it’s not just my __17__ that changed，but the
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actions I take before speaking them.__18__ trying to obtain bits of __19__ in apologies，I give them to myself.I no longer wait to be __20__ when I’ve done nothing wrong and I feel a greater sense of confidence and worth.I’ve found the more I honor myself，the more others honor me，too. 1.A.adopted B.watched C.punished D.examined 2.A.expand B.expose C.complete D.challenge 3.A.gave up B.set off C.came over D.passed by 4.A.low B.full C.fixed D.reasonable 5.A.admitted
B.realized C.believed D.understood
6.A.faith fully B.secretly C.officially D.financially 7.A.reflected B.imagined C.explained
D.described
8.A.partly B.nearly C.privately D.originally 9.A.cheap B.worthwhile C.accurate D.important 10.A.open B.happy C.grateful D.powerful 11.A.pride B.freedom C.honesty D.justice
12.A.seek B.fight C.stand
D.apologize
13.A.mixed
B.replaced C.combined D.compared
14.A.switch B.thought C.method D.state 15.A.ashamed B.confident C.determined D.disappointed 16.A.pressure B.attention C.influence D.intelligence 17.A.words B.plans C.dreams D.ideas
18.A.As to
B.Other than C.Apart from
D.Rather than
19.A.complaint B.security C.approval D.solution 20.A.refused B.repeated C.followed D.pardoned
B
I lived in Dallas，Texas nearly all my life with my dad，mom and younger brother.We were raised to __1__ others，value education，and get all that we could out of life.My parents always say，“Work __2__ and the world is yours.”They are __3__ without a helpful word of __4__ or a bit of encouragement when life gets __5__.
My parents always __6__ me to go to college.However，when I __7__ at 16 year－old that I’d rather get married to a man __8__ go to college，they never stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted
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to.Thankfully，they persuaded me.I graduated from high school and currently __9__ the University of Oklahoma studying medicine.I want to make the world a __10__ place to live in.
Every time I call home to tell them about a grade received in Chemistry Lab or __11__ class it is that I’m working hardest for the moment，they tell me how __12__ of me they are.I know there are college kids out there that have no one to __13__ home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly __14__ to have my parents.They never __15__ loving me or
believing in me.
Parents are the best gift that God gives me.__16__ their constant love and encouragement，I wouldn’t believe I can __17__ the world.My parents __18__ me to always fight for what I __19__ in.So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I __20__ to make them proud. 1.A.inspire
B.respect C.guide D.follow
2.A.hard B.solidly C.attentively D.intelligently 3.A.sometimes B.anytime C.ever D.never 4.A.method B.advice C.education
D.introduction
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