牛津译林版（2020）必修第一册Unit 2 Let's talk teens A卷 基础夯实单元达标测试卷（含解析）
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Unit 2 Let's talk teens A卷 基础夯实—2023-2024学年高一英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第一册单元达标测试卷
考试时间：90分钟
满分：120分
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Here are four of the late bloomers（大器晚成）who made great achievements later in life.
Judi Dench
Although Judi Dench has been a standout in her work for theatre and TV during her entire working career, she only became a household name in her 60s. Judi received seven Oscar nominations（提名）when she was over 60. She won Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1999 for Shakespeare in Love.
Grandma Moses
Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as Grandma Moses, started painting in her 70s. She decided to give painting a go when she could no longer hold an embroidery needle（刺绣针）due to her illness. Her works were spotted by an collector, who bought all her r paintings and displayed them at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
James Parkinson
At the age of 62, James Parkinson identified Parkinson's disease（帕金森病）. His An Essay on the Shaking Palsy led to our general understanding of Parkinson's today. Although others had previously written about shaking palsy, Parkinson's descriptions were so in-depth that he inspired other medical scientists to study the disease.
Kathryn Joosten
Kathryn was a nurse and mum, but after her marriage failed she made up her mind to pursue her dream of being an actress. Close to the age of 60, she threw herself into the industry and achieved success. Since then she has appeared on TV shows like Desperate Housewives. She has also won two Emmy Awards.
1.Who should owe success to a physical disorder
A.Judi Dench. B.James Parkinson.
C.Grandma Moses. D.Kathryn Joosten.
2.What do we know about Kathryn Joosten
A.She became an actress after retiring.
B.She decided to act after her failed marriage.
C.She gave up her dream for her broken marriage.
D.She was a well-known nurse at the age of 60.
3.What can we conclude from the stories of the four persons
A.Age is no barrier to success.
B.One is never too old to learn.
C.Chances favour only the prepared mind.
D.Old people are more likely to succeed.
B
Kite surfing is a sport that takes place on the surface of the water, on top of boards that are similar in design to wakeboards（尾波滑水板）, with the surfer pulled by a kite. The popularity of kite surfing has grown, although it is rather difficult to master. Kite surfing uses the same equipment as kite boarding, but is generally given more to riding on top of waves, rather than on smaller lakes or other calm bodies of water.
Early experiments in kite transportation took place through the 19th century, and at the dawn of the 20th century Samuel Cody crossed the English Channel using kites and a small boat. Kite surfing itself, however, wasn't really born until the late 1970s. Beginning in that decade, more people became involved in using: kites for personal transport and sport. Kite technology itself advanced enormously during the 1970s, with kites becoming much more controllable.
The early kite surfing was rather accidental, but innovators continued to develop the technology to make it easier to control and safer. By the late 1990s, kite surfing was becoming popular off the coast of Maui, France and throughout the world. In 1997, a special kite system was built specifically for kite surfing, which helped kite surfing into the mainstream.
Because of the high speeds and the dangers, it is generally recommended that would-be kite surfers take at least a few basic classes to learn the fundamentals. The main attraction of kite surfing is the potential for amazing tricks. The kite allows the surfer to experience enormous jumps, flying through the air for large distances before hitting the water in a controlled fashion. Like skateboarding, kite surfing makes use of a number of board grabs, with complex tricks possible due to the long period of time the surfer can remain in the air.
4.What does the author mainly intend to tell us in Paragraph 1
A.What is kite surfing B.Where to go kite surfing.
C.How to enjoy kite surfing. D.Why people like kite surfing.
5.In the 19th century, people intended to use kite for _____.
A.sport B.experiment C.entertainment D.transportation
6.What can we know from the third paragraph
A.Kite surfing often leads to accidents.
B.Maui is home to kite surfing.
C.Kite control is the key to kite surfing.
D.Kite surfing came into being in the 1990s.
7.What is most charming for people surfing
A.Its potential for tricks. B.Its long time in the air.
C.Its speed across the water. D.Its big distance over the water.
C
When it comes to clever dogs, it's hard to imagine a faster, sharper or braver dog than Bear.
This little wonder has made himself quite famous for his special ability to smell out injured and homeless koalas（考拉）in places that just went through forest fires.
What he wasn't expecting was becoming an international superstar, attracting thousands of followers on social media（媒体）and even catching the attention of Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio!
"We had special fireproof（防火的）shoes made for him to protect his feet from being hurt, " explains proud owner and wildlife campaigner Tyson Mayr, 34, who teamed up with Bear after looking for a way to help animals influenced by the forest fires.
"Bear's so strong, but the moment he gets up close and personal with a little one he's saved, he gets quite sad."
Tyson reached out to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, which directed him to the Detection Dogs for Conservation program at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, where Bear was in training.
"I'll never forget meeting Bear for the first time, looking into those beautiful blue eyes. Even today I tear up because he is the real deal, "says Tyson, adding that Bear was forced to leave his first owners because of his obsessive compulsive disorder（强迫症）.
"Firsthand, I quickly saw just how much of an influence he was having. He runs for 10 km without even a drink stop, and can save up to 50 koalas in a day."
"The koalas know he's out there to save them, "adds Tyson. "I think they'd agree with the rest of us that dogs really do make life so much better!"
8.What is Bear good at
A.Playing with koalas. B.Putting out forest fires.
C.Looking for injured koalas. D.Smelling out his followers.
9.Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio _____.
A.are Tyson's good friends B.have an influence on Bear
C.are interested in Bear's stories D.are famous Hollywood directors
10.Where did Tyson first meet Bear
A.In the forest. B.In a university.
C.On social media. D.In a Hollywood movie.
11.What may koalas agree with according to Tyson
A.Dogs make a difference in our life. B.Dogs can make friends very easily.
C.Dogs usually don't drink much. D.Dogs are good to their owners.
D
XBOX360 Kinect. RoboSapien. The Flytech Dragonfly. Wii Party. These are just a few of the games of recent times. But some of the most popular toys are quite old.
Games have been around for thousands of years. In 4000 BCE, Babylonians played a board game that was similar to chess. Yo-Yos made of stone were first used in ancient Greece around 1000 BCE. And kites appeared in China around the same time. Many of the most popular toys today appeared in the 20th century. These include Crayola Crayons which first appeared in 1903 and Monopoly which was invented in the early 1930s.
Another popular game is Scrabble. Architect（建筑师）Alfred Mosher Butts invented the game in the 1930s.At first, it was called "Lexiko" and later "Criss-Cross Words". In 1947, businessman James Brunot acquired（得到）the game, but it wasn't until 1953 when the president of Macy's discovered it that things really took off. And since then, more than 100 million sets have been sold worldwide.
As you can imagine, toys and games are a multibillion dollar industry. Mr Potato Head was made in 1952 by Hasbro's Playskool unit. It was the first toy advertised on TV, and it got more than $4 million in its first year. Play-Doh which was designed for cleaning wallpaper at first made inventor Joseph McVicker a millionaire by his 27th birthday. Mattel sells a surprising 1.5 million Barbie dolls each week（That's two dolls per second!）. And Bratz dolls' global sales in 2005 were two billion dollars.
Some toys go out of date, but then become popular again. Cabbage Patch Kids were all the rage in the early 1980s and are now back as is the Rubik's Cube. Toy analysts say that parents are increasingly choosing to buy toys they remember from their own childhood.
These days, toys are getting a lot more sophisticated（精细的）. RoboSapien is a robot that started to be sold in 2004.RoboSapien was designed by Mark Tilden, who once created robots for NASA. He expected the toy to be used mostly by schools and fellow scientists.
12.Why did the author talk about Crayola Crayons and Monopoly
A.To say they are based on ancient toys.
B.To explain how they were produced step by step.
C.To mark the beginnings of modern toy production.
D.To show how different countries liked different toys.
13.What role did Macy's play in the game of Scrabble
A.It sped up its invention. B.It made it sell like hot cakes.
C.It changed the name of the game. D.It experimentally put it on the market.
14.Which toy was repurposed during its development
A.Mr Potato Head. B.The Barbie doll.
C.The Bratz doll. D.Play-Doh.
15.What does the underlined part "all the rage" in Paragraph 5 mean
A.Seldom seen. B.Quite expensive.
C.Locally produced. D.Especially popular.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Much of the work in today's world is accomplished(完成) in teams. Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. ①_________ Companies spend millions hiring top business people. Is their money well spent
②_________ They focused on football, basketball and baseball. The results are mixed. For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team proves a good method, but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent; above that level, the team's performance begins to decline. Interestingly, this trend isn't evident in baseball, where additional individual talent keeps improving the team's performance.
To explain this phenomenon, the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate(协调) their actions. ③_________ In baseball, the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates. They conclude that when task interdependence is high, team performance will suffer when there is too much talent, while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower. If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the team's performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told, "There is no I in TEAM." ④_________
Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort. Just as in a game of tug-of-war(拔河比赛), whenever a person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force.
⑤_________ An A-team may require a balance—not just A players, but a few generous B players as well.
A. It's not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent.
B. Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent.
C. The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers' attention.
D. Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship.
E. Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world.
F. Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent.
G. This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was a bad time for me. I was in low spirits and felt tired physically. Probably 1 this I hadn't shaved（剃须）for a few days. 2 , because I had been doing some repairs a at my daughter's house, I was 3 quite scruffily（邋遢地）. Boarding the 4 to go home I saw was 5 so I found a rail to lean against.
That was when a young woman, sitting with her child, stood up and 6 me her seat. "Wow!"I thought, surprised. Out loud I said, "Do I look that old and tired "She 7 to me with a smile, "You look like you've had a tough day. " I thanked her sincerely and stayed where I was standing.
A moment later a man 8 from his seat at the back of the bus and made his way 9 toward me, walking past several people on the way. Then he told me that he had a serious alcohol addiction problem and wanted to 10 me for my advice. We 11 about life for a few minutes and then he went back to his seat. He decided to talk to a stranger, for whatever it meant to him and whatever comfort it brought him. Why
That's when it 12 to me that he must have thought that I had been where he was. I probably 13 a man who would understand d difficult life. I was a little sad at first, but soon was inspired by the 14 that even when we are at our lowest we can still 15 others—if we look like that, we might be able to meet them where they live or walk a while in their world.
1.A.on account of B.in favor of C.on top of D.in memory of
2.A.However B.Also C.Anyhow D.Finally
3.A.dressed B.worn C.decorated D.shown
4.A.plane B.train C.ship D.coach
5.A.large B.full C.late D.dark
6.A.pointed B.passed C.offered D.led
7.A.signed B.responded C.came D.turned
8.A.escaped B.raised C.hid D.rose
9.A.exactly B.directly C.seriously D.carefully
10.A.admire B.change C.consult D.fight
11.A.chatted B.learned C.complained D.doubted
12.A.referred B.occurred C.belonged D.adapted
13.A.looked for B.looked after C.looked at D.looked like
14.A.experience B.invitation C.realization D.description
15.A.accompany B.protect C.guide D.help
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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。
Stage schools often act as agencies to supply children with stages and television work. More worthy of the name “stage school” are those few schools ①_____ children enjoy the time with training for the theatre and general education.
A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy ②_____（them）. After all, what lively children wouldn't settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary schoolwork, ③_____ acting, singing or dancing the other half of the day
Then of course it is time for the children ④_____（make）a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much ⑤_____ （profession）work at such a young age. But the law keeps a very tight hold on the amount they can do. Those under the age of 13 ⑥_____（limit）to 40 days in a year; those over 13 to 80 days.
The schools admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens ⑦_____ those who don't make it While all the ⑧_____（lead）schools say they place great ⑨_____（important）on children's getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this ⑩_____（be）not always the case.
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的美国网友Lucy打算明年暑假来中国旅游。她想先学习一些中文，特发邮件向你咨询。请你写封邮件告诉她你的建议。
要点包括：
1.多听简单的对话；
2.多用中文交流；
3.认识一些常见汉字。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Lucy,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
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。续写的词数应为150左右。
We first saw the lost dog on a beach on Mahé, an island in the Seychelles, Africa. My kids, then six and eight, were building sandcastles, when he got closed and watched them. The next day he appeared on the entrance of our holiday cottage(度假屋).
My husband Farid and I thought he was looking for food, but soon realized he just wanted company. He was shy, about three years old, with orange, fox-like fur, big eyes and a longnose. We called him Chell and after five or six days of him hanging about nearby, we became friends.
We posted a message online: was there somewhere that could take him in Finally, we met Olga, a 19-year-old local with five lost dogs and a heart of gold, who agreed to take him in. Chell had only been w thus a week, but when Olga arrived and tried to move him from our cottage to her car, he refused, making himself heavy. Eventually we managed it and watched sadly as they drove off.
"Will we ever see Chell again " my elder daughter asked, crying. "I guess not," I said, not wanting to sugarcoat it. But months later, Olga phoned us to says he was moving abroad to study and would we like to take in Chell ourselves
Of course, we took Chell home. It was cod, unlike the hot Seychelles, and he was afraid of most things: climbing the sirs, our other dog Kerstin (an ill-tempered female border terrier)—he even seemed afraid of himself He’d start to play, then stop suddenly, the rush of happy emotions frightening him. This was perhaps the most heartbreaking of all: a dog who couldn’t play.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Months later, the weather turned cold and we let Chell into the yard to see his first snow. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
At that moment I realized he was going to be OK.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案以及解析
第一部分 阅读理解
第一节
A
1.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据Grandma Moses 介绍中的"She decided to give painting a go when she could no longer hold an embroidery needle due to her illness."可知，她是因病不能再拿刺绣针了，才决定尝试绘画。
2.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"but after her marriage failed she made up her mind to pursue her dream of being an actress"可知，她离婚后决定去当演员。
3.答案：A
解析：推理判断题。文章中提到的四个人物都是在晚年取得了成功。由此可见，年龄不是成功的障碍。
B
4.答案：A
解析：段落大意题。根据第一段中的"Kite surfing is a sport... "以及"Kite surfing uses the same equipment..."等可知，本段是对风筝冲浪的概念进行解释。
5.答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Early experiments in kite transportation took place through the 19th century"可知，风筝运输的早期实验贯穿了整个19世纪，所以当时的人们试图把风筝作为交通工具使用。
6.答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的"but innovators continued to develop the technology to make it easier to control and safer"以及"In 1997, a special kite system...into the mainstream. "可知，风筝的控制是风筝冲浪的关键。
7.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的"The main attraction of kite surfing is the potential for amazing tricks. "可知，风筝冲浪最吸引人的地方是它潜在的惊人绝技。
C
8.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的"his special ability to smell out injured and homeless koalas"可知，Bear 可以找出受伤的、失去家园的考拉。
9.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的"even catching the attention of Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio"可知，两位好莱坞明星对Bear的故事感兴趣。
10.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。由第六段内容可知，Tyson是在阳光海岸大学第一次见到了Bear。
11.答案：A
解析：推理判断题。由最后一段内容可知，Tyson觉得考拉们也会认为狗对我们的生活产生了很大的影响。
D
12.答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的"Many of the most popular toys today appeared in the 20th century. "可知,举这两个玩具的例子是为了说明现今受欢迎的玩具所出现的时间。
13.答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的"...it wasn't until 1953 when the president of Macy's discovered it that things really took off. And since then, more than 100 million sets have been sold worldwide."可知,Macy's使得这种玩具变得非常畅销。sell like hot cakes 畅销。
14.答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的"Play-Doh which was designed for cleaning wallpaper at first made inventor Joseph MeVicker a millionaire by his 27th birthday."可知，Play-Doh开始是被设计来清洁墙纸的，后来成了玩具，可见它的用途发生了变化。
15.答案：B
解析：词义猜测题。根据第五段中的"Some toys go out of date, but then become popular again. "可知，这段是讲一些过去风靡一时的玩具现在又重新流行了起来。所以all the rage 意为“十分流行”。
第二节
答案：BEGDF
解析： ①根据上文可知,大多数人认为组建优秀团队的最好方式是将最有才能的个体聚集在一起;根据下文可知,公司花费巨资雇用商界精英。据此可以判断,B项"运动队的老板花费数百万美元以吸引最优秀的人才"正确。
②E项中的"recent studies"与下文中的"results"和"researchers"对应。
③G项中的"This task interdependence"指代空前提到的研究人员的研究内容,且G项就是对前面提到的"this phenomenon"的解释。
④根据空前句"There is no I in TEAM"和前文所举的体育明星的例子可知,空处所填内容与体育明星有关,而D项中的"this basic principle of sportsmanship"指的就是"There is no I in TEAM",故D项正确。
⑤通读全文可知,空处为全文的总结句。由空后一句可知,一支优秀的团队需要一种平衡:既要有优秀的选手,也要有一般的选手。故F项"组建一个理想的团队比简单地雇用最优秀的人要更复杂"正确。
第二部分 语言知识运用
第一节
1.答案：A
解析：根据设空处前一句“I was in low spirits and felt tired physically.”可知，此处表示由于作者情绪低落、身体疲惫，所以几天没剃须。on account of意为“由于”，符合语境。
2.答案：B
解析：根据设空前的“I hadn't shaved for a few days”和空后的“I had been...quite scruffily”可知，这两句为递进关系。Also意为“另外”，符合语境。
3.答案：A
解析：根据此句中的“doing some repairs”和“scruffily”可知，此处表示穿得邋遢。dress意为“给……穿衣服”，符合语境。
4.答案：D
解析：根据下文中“at the back of the bus”可知，此处表示乘车回家。coach意为“长途公共汽车”，符合语境。
5.答案：B
解析：根据此句中的“so I found a rail to lean against”可知，此处表示作者上车后发现车上已经满了，于是斜靠在一个扶手上。full意为“满的”，符合语境。
6.答案：C
解析：根据此句中的“when a young woman, sitting with her child, stood up”可知,此处指这位女士主动给作者让座。offer意为“提供；给予”，符合语境。
7.答案：B
解析：根据设空处后的“You look like you've had a tough day.”可知，此处是这位女士对作者的回答。respond to意为“回答；回应”，符合语境。
8.答案：D
解析：根据“from his seat at the back of the bus and.…walking past several people on the way”可知，一个男子从公共汽车后面的座位上站起来，经过几个人，径直朝作者走来。rise意为“站起来；起立”，符合语境。
9.答案：B
解析：根据下文男子与作者的交谈可知，他是从公共汽车后面的座位上站起来，经过几个人，径直朝作者走来。directly意为“直接地”，符合语境。
10.答案：C
解析：根据设空处后的“for my advice”可知，此处表示男子向作者询问建议。consult意为“请教；咨询”，符合语境。
11.答案：A
解析：根据设空处前一句可知，此处表示二人聊了一会儿关于生活的话题。chat about意为“谈论……”，符合语境。
12.答案：B
解析：根据语境可知，设空处句意为“那时我突然想到，他一定认为，我曾经历过他所经历的”。it occurs to sb.（that）意为“某人突然想起……”，符合语境。
13.答案：D
解析：根据设空处前的“he must have thought that I had been where he was”可知,设空处句意为“我可能看起来像个懂得艰难生活的人”。look like意为“看起来像”，符合语境。
14.答案：C
解析：根据设空处后的“that even when we are at our lowest we can still...”可知，此处表示作者意识到了这一点。realization意为“意识；领会”，符合语境。
15.答案：D
解析：根据语境及上下文可知，设空处表示“在我们情绪低落时仍能帮助别人”。help意为“帮助”，符合语境。
第二节
答案：where；themselves；and；to make；professional；are limited；to；leading；importance；is
解析：①考查关系词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词为表示地点的名词schools，所以空处在从句中做地点状语，故填 where。
②考查代词。此处考查固定表达enjoy oneself,意为“玩得愉快”，前面是children,因此空处填themselves。
③考查连词。分析句子结构可知，前面说"only half the day"，后面说“the other half of the day”，为并列关系，所以空处需要填 and。
④考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此句是固定搭配 it is time for sb.to do sth.，所以空处应该填 to make。
⑤考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，此处修饰后面的名词work，需要用到形容词，所以空处需要填professional 。
⑥考查谓语动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，limit在句中做谓语；结合语境可知，本句时态应用一般现在时，且主语和谓语是被动关系，需要用被动语态；主语 Those under the age of 13为复数，所以空处需要填are limited。
⑦考查介词。考查固定表达happen to，意为“遇到”，所以空处需要填to。
⑧考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，此处修饰后面的名词schools，需要用到形容词，所以空处需要填leading。
⑨考查名词。此处考查固定表达place sth. on...，意为“以某种态度对待(或看待）”，所以空处需要填importance。
⑩考查谓语动词的时态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，be在句中做从句的谓语；结合语境可知，时态应用一般现在时；主语this为第三人称单数，所以空处需要填is。
第三节
答案：
Dear Lucy,
Glad to hear that you are going to take a trip to China next summer holiday. Here are some suggestions about how to learn Chinese well.
First of all, it is a useful way to listen to some simple Chinese conversations daily, which will help you a lot during your trip. Besides, you'd better make some Chinese friends around you and talk to them as often as possible in Chinese. I'm sure you can speak Chinese fluently before you come to China if you insist on doing what I tell you. Finally, I will send you a Chinese-English book which contains some common Chinese characters that you should master. Try and write to me in Chinese next time.
All the best！
Yours,
Li Hua
答案：
Paragraph 1:
Months later, the weather turned cold and we let Chell into the yard to see his first snow. By now he had gained confidence and had almost doubled in size to a healthy weight. Holding our breath, we watched as he lifted his paw carefully, nervous at first. Then, suddenly, Chell began ploughing the snowy lawn with his nose, jumping around happily.
Paragraph 2:
At that moment I realized he was going to be OK. Now Chell is a beloved member of the family, being familiar with the surroundings, aside from his habit of chewing the kid's toys. He's still the same puppy that craved companionship on the beach, except now that he has our family with him, I hope he doesn't feel lonely anymore. Sometimes it occurs me that we had such great luck that we found each other on the beach. One should always be happy to find love.
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考试时间：90分钟
满分：120分
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Here are four of the late bloomers（大器晚成）who made great achievements later in life.
Judi Dench
Although Judi Dench has been a standout in her work for theatre and TV during her entire working career, she only became a household name in her 60s. Judi received seven Oscar nominations（提名）when she was over 60. She won Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1999 for Shakespeare in Love.
Grandma Moses
Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as Grandma Moses, started painting in her 70s. She decided to give painting a go when she could no longer hold an embroidery needle（刺绣针）due to her illness. Her works were spotted by an collector, who bought all her r paintings and displayed them at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
James Parkinson
At the age of 62, James Parkinson identified Parkinson's disease（帕金森病）. His An Essay on the Shaking Palsy led to our general understanding of Parkinson's today. Although others had previously written about shaking palsy, Parkinson's descriptions were so in-depth that he inspired other medical scientists to study the disease.
Kathryn Joosten
Kathryn was a nurse and mum, but after her marriage failed she made up her mind to pursue her dream of being an actress. Close to the age of 60, she threw herself into the industry and achieved success. Since then she has appeared on TV shows like Desperate Housewives. She has also won two Emmy Awards.
1.Who should owe success to a physical disorder
A.Judi Dench. B.James Parkinson.
C.Grandma Moses. D.Kathryn Joosten.
2.What do we know about Kathryn Joosten
A.She became an actress after retiring.
B.She decided to act after her failed marriage.
C.She gave up her dream for her broken marriage.
D.She was a well-known nurse at the age of 60.
3.What can we conclude from the stories of the four persons
A.Age is no barrier to success.
B.One is never too old to learn.
C.Chances favour only the prepared mind.
D.Old people are more likely to succeed.
B
Kite surfing is a sport that takes place on the surface of the water, on top of boards that are similar in design to wakeboards（尾波滑水板）, with the surfer pulled by a kite. The popularity of kite surfing has grown, although it is rather difficult to master. Kite surfing uses the same equipment as kite boarding, but is generally given more to riding on top of waves, rather than on smaller lakes or other calm bodies of water.
Early experiments in kite transportation took place through the 19th century, and at the dawn of the 20th century Samuel Cody crossed the English Channel using kites and a small boat. Kite surfing itself, however, wasn't really born until the late 1970s. Beginning in that decade, more people became involved in using: kites for personal transport and sport. Kite technology itself advanced enormously during the 1970s, with kites becoming much more controllable.
The early kite surfing was rather accidental, but innovators continued to develop the technology to make it easier to control and safer. By the late 1990s, kite surfing was becoming popular off the coast of Maui, France and throughout the world. In 1997, a special kite system was built specifically for kite surfing, which helped kite surfing into the mainstream.
Because of the high speeds and the dangers, it is generally recommended that would-be kite surfers take at least a few basic classes to learn the fundamentals. The main attraction of kite surfing is the potential for amazing tricks. The kite allows the surfer to experience enormous jumps, flying through the air for large distances before hitting the water in a controlled fashion. Like skateboarding, kite surfing makes use of a number of board grabs, with complex tricks possible due to the long period of time the surfer can remain in the air.
4.What does the author mainly intend to tell us in Paragraph 1
A.What is kite surfing B.Where to go kite surfing.
C.How to enjoy kite surfing. D.Why people like kite surfing.
5.In the 19th century, people intended to use kite for _____.
A.sport B.experiment C.entertainment D.transportation
6.What can we know from the third paragraph
A.Kite surfing often leads to accidents.
B.Maui is home to kite surfing.
C.Kite control is the key to kite surfing.
D.Kite surfing came into being in the 1990s.
7.What is most charming for people surfing
A.Its potential for tricks. B.Its long time in the air.
C.Its speed across the water. D.Its big distance over the water.
C
When it comes to clever dogs, it's hard to imagine a faster, sharper or braver dog than Bear.
This little wonder has made himself quite famous for his special ability to smell out injured and homeless koalas（考拉）in places that just went through forest fires.
What he wasn't expecting was becoming an international superstar, attracting thousands of followers on social media（媒体）and even catching the attention of Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio!
"We had special fireproof（防火的）shoes made for him to protect his feet from being hurt, " explains proud owner and wildlife campaigner Tyson Mayr, 34, who teamed up with Bear after looking for a way to help animals influenced by the forest fires.
"Bear's so strong, but the moment he gets up close and personal with a little one he's saved, he gets quite sad."
Tyson reached out to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, which directed him to the Detection Dogs for Conservation program at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, where Bear was in training.
"I'll never forget meeting Bear for the first time, looking into those beautiful blue eyes. Even today I tear up because he is the real deal, "says Tyson, adding that Bear was forced to leave his first owners because of his obsessive compulsive disorder（强迫症）.
"Firsthand, I quickly saw just how much of an influence he was having. He runs for 10 km without even a drink stop, and can save up to 50 koalas in a day."
"The koalas know he's out there to save them, "adds Tyson. "I think they'd agree with the rest of us that dogs really do make life so much better!"
8.What is Bear good at
A.Playing with koalas. B.Putting out forest fires.
C.Looking for injured koalas. D.Smelling out his followers.
9.Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio _____.
A.are Tyson's good friends B.have an influence on Bear
C.are interested in Bear's stories D.are famous Hollywood directors
10.Where did Tyson first meet Bear
A.In the forest. B.In a university.
C.On social media. D.In a Hollywood movie.
11.What may koalas agree with according to Tyson
A.Dogs make a difference in our life. B.Dogs can make friends very easily.
C.Dogs usually don't drink much. D.Dogs are good to their owners.
D
XBOX360 Kinect. RoboSapien. The Flytech Dragonfly. Wii Party. These are just a few of the games of recent times. But some of the most popular toys are quite old.
Games have been around for thousands of years. In 4000 BCE, Babylonians played a board game that was similar to chess. Yo-Yos made of stone were first used in ancient Greece around 1000 BCE. And kites appeared in China around the same time. Many of the most popular toys today appeared in the 20th century. These include Crayola Crayons which first appeared in 1903 and Monopoly which was invented in the early 1930s.
Another popular game is Scrabble. Architect（建筑师）Alfred Mosher Butts invented the game in the 1930s.At first, it was called "Lexiko" and later "Criss-Cross Words". In 1947, businessman James Brunot acquired（得到）the game, but it wasn't until 1953 when the president of Macy's discovered it that things really took off. And since then, more than 100 million sets have been sold worldwide.
As you can imagine, toys and games are a multibillion dollar industry. Mr Potato Head was made in 1952 by Hasbro's Playskool unit. It was the first toy advertised on TV, and it got more than $4 million in its first year. Play-Doh which was designed for cleaning wallpaper at first made inventor Joseph McVicker a millionaire by his 27th birthday. Mattel sells a surprising 1.5 million Barbie dolls each week（That's two dolls per second!）. And Bratz dolls' global sales in 2005 were two billion dollars.
Some toys go out of date, but then become popular again. Cabbage Patch Kids were all the rage in the early 1980s and are now back as is the Rubik's Cube. Toy analysts say that parents are increasingly choosing to buy toys they remember from their own childhood.
These days, toys are getting a lot more sophisticated（精细的）. RoboSapien is a robot that started to be sold in 2004.RoboSapien was designed by Mark Tilden, who once created robots for NASA. He expected the toy to be used mostly by schools and fellow scientists.
12.Why did the author talk about Crayola Crayons and Monopoly
A.To say they are based on ancient toys.
B.To explain how they were produced step by step.
C.To mark the beginnings of modern toy production.
D.To show how different countries liked different toys.
13.What role did Macy's play in the game of Scrabble
A.It sped up its invention. B.It made it sell like hot cakes.
C.It changed the name of the game. D.It experimentally put it on the market.
14.Which toy was repurposed during its development
A.Mr Potato Head. B.The Barbie doll.
C.The Bratz doll. D.Play-Doh.
15.What does the underlined part "all the rage" in Paragraph 5 mean
A.Seldom seen. B.Quite expensive.
C.Locally produced. D.Especially popular.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Much of the work in today's world is accomplished(完成) in teams. Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. ①_________ Companies spend millions hiring top business people. Is their money well spent
②_________ They focused on football, basketball and baseball. The results are mixed. For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team proves a good method, but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent; above that level, the team's performance begins to decline. Interestingly, this trend isn't evident in baseball, where additional individual talent keeps improving the team's performance.
To explain this phenomenon, the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate(协调) their actions. ③_________ In baseball, the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates. They conclude that when task interdependence is high, team performance will suffer when there is too much talent, while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower. If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the team's performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told, "There is no I in TEAM." ④_________
Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort. Just as in a game of tug-of-war(拔河比赛), whenever a person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force.
⑤_________ An A-team may require a balance—not just A players, but a few generous B players as well.
A. It's not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent.
B. Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent.
C. The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers' attention.
D. Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship.
E. Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world.
F. Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent.
G. This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was a bad time for me. I was in low spirits and felt tired physically. Probably 1 this I hadn't shaved（剃须）for a few days. 2 , because I had been doing some repairs a at my daughter's house, I was 3 quite scruffily（邋遢地）. Boarding the 4 to go home I saw was 5 so I found a rail to lean against.
That was when a young woman, sitting with her child, stood up and 6 me her seat. "Wow!"I thought, surprised. Out loud I said, "Do I look that old and tired "She 7 to me with a smile, "You look like you've had a tough day. " I thanked her sincerely and stayed where I was standing.
A moment later a man 8 from his seat at the back of the bus and made his way 9 toward me, walking past several people on the way. Then he told me that he had a serious alcohol addiction problem and wanted to 10 me for my advice. We 11 about life for a few minutes and then he went back to his seat. He decided to talk to a stranger, for whatever it meant to him and whatever comfort it brought him. Why
That's when it 12 to me that he must have thought that I had been where he was. I probably 13 a man who would understand d difficult life. I was a little sad at first, but soon was inspired by the 14 that even when we are at our lowest we can still 15 others—if we look like that, we might be able to meet them where they live or walk a while in their world.
1.A.on account of B.in favor of C.on top of D.in memory of
2.A.However B.Also C.Anyhow D.Finally
3.A.dressed B.worn C.decorated D.shown
4.A.plane B.train C.ship D.coach
5.A.large B.full C.late D.dark
6.A.pointed B.passed C.offered D.led
7.A.signed B.responded C.came D.turned
8.A.escaped B.raised C.hid D.rose
9.A.exactly B.directly C.seriously D.carefully
10.A.admire B.change C.consult D.fight
11.A.chatted B.learned C.complained D.doubted
12.A.referred B.occurred C.belonged D.adapted
13.A.looked for B.looked after C.looked at D.looked like
14.A.experience B.invitation C.realization D.description
15.A.accompany B.protect C.guide D.help
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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。
Stage schools often act as agencies to supply children with stages and television work. More worthy of the name “stage school” are those few schools ①_____ children enjoy the time with training for the theatre and general education.
A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy ②_____（them）. After all, what lively children wouldn't settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary schoolwork, ③_____ acting, singing or dancing the other half of the day
Then of course it is time for the children ④_____（make）a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much ⑤_____ （profession）work at such a young age. But the law keeps a very tight hold on the amount they can do. Those under the age of 13 ⑥_____（limit）to 40 days in a year; those over 13 to 80 days.
The schools admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens ⑦_____ those who don't make it While all the ⑧_____（lead）schools say they place great ⑨_____（important）on children's getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this ⑩_____（be）not always the case.
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的美国网友Lucy打算明年暑假来中国旅游。她想先学习一些中文，特发邮件向你咨询。请你写封邮件告诉她你的建议。
要点包括：
1.多听简单的对话；
2.多用中文交流；
3.认识一些常见汉字。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Lucy,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
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。续写的词数应为150左右。
We first saw the lost dog on a beach on Mahé, an island in the Seychelles, Africa. My kids, then six and eight, were building sandcastles, when he got closed and watched them. The next day he appeared on the entrance of our holiday cottage(度假屋).
My husband Farid and I thought he was looking for food, but soon realized he just wanted company. He was shy, about three years old, with orange, fox-like fur, big eyes and a longnose. We called him Chell and after five or six days of him hanging about nearby, we became friends.
We posted a message online: was there somewhere that could take him in Finally, we met Olga, a 19-year-old local with five lost dogs and a heart of gold, who agreed to take him in. Chell had only been w thus a week, but when Olga arrived and tried to move him from our cottage to her car, he refused, making himself heavy. Eventually we managed it and watched sadly as they drove off.
"Will we ever see Chell again " my elder daughter asked, crying. "I guess not," I said, not wanting to sugarcoat it. But months later, Olga phoned us to says he was moving abroad to study and would we like to take in Chell ourselves
Of course, we took Chell home. It was cod, unlike the hot Seychelles, and he was afraid of most things: climbing the sirs, our other dog Kerstin (an ill-tempered female border terrier)—he even seemed afraid of himself He’d start to play, then stop suddenly, the rush of happy emotions frightening him. This was perhaps the most heartbreaking of all: a dog who couldn’t play.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Months later, the weather turned cold and we let Chell into the yard to see his first snow. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
At that moment I realized he was going to be OK.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案以及解析
第一部分 阅读理解
第一节
A
1.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据Grandma Moses 介绍中的"She decided to give painting a go when she could no longer hold an embroidery needle due to her illness."可知，她是因病不能再拿刺绣针了，才决定尝试绘画。
2.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"but after her marriage failed she made up her mind to pursue her dream of being an actress"可知，她离婚后决定去当演员。
3.答案：A
解析：推理判断题。文章中提到的四个人物都是在晚年取得了成功。由此可见，年龄不是成功的障碍。
B
4.答案：A
解析：段落大意题。根据第一段中的"Kite surfing is a sport... "以及"Kite surfing uses the same equipment..."等可知，本段是对风筝冲浪的概念进行解释。
5.答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Early experiments in kite transportation took place through the 19th century"可知，风筝运输的早期实验贯穿了整个19世纪，所以当时的人们试图把风筝作为交通工具使用。
6.答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的"but innovators continued to develop the technology to make it easier to control and safer"以及"In 1997, a special kite system...into the mainstream. "可知，风筝的控制是风筝冲浪的关键。
7.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的"The main attraction of kite surfing is the potential for amazing tricks. "可知，风筝冲浪最吸引人的地方是它潜在的惊人绝技。
C
8.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的"his special ability to smell out injured and homeless koalas"可知，Bear 可以找出受伤的、失去家园的考拉。
9.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的"even catching the attention of Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio"可知，两位好莱坞明星对Bear的故事感兴趣。
10.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。由第六段内容可知，Tyson是在阳光海岸大学第一次见到了Bear。
11.答案：A
解析：推理判断题。由最后一段内容可知，Tyson觉得考拉们也会认为狗对我们的生活产生了很大的影响。
D
12.答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的"Many of the most popular toys today appeared in the 20th century. "可知,举这两个玩具的例子是为了说明现今受欢迎的玩具所出现的时间。
13.答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的"...it wasn't until 1953 when the president of Macy's discovered it that things really took off. And since then, more than 100 million sets have been sold worldwide."可知,Macy's使得这种玩具变得非常畅销。sell like hot cakes 畅销。
14.答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的"Play-Doh which was designed for cleaning wallpaper at first made inventor Joseph MeVicker a millionaire by his 27th birthday."可知，Play-Doh开始是被设计来清洁墙纸的，后来成了玩具，可见它的用途发生了变化。
15.答案：B
解析：词义猜测题。根据第五段中的"Some toys go out of date, but then become popular again. "可知，这段是讲一些过去风靡一时的玩具现在又重新流行了起来。所以all the rage 意为“十分流行”。
第二节
答案：BEGDF
解析： ①根据上文可知,大多数人认为组建优秀团队的最好方式是将最有才能的个体聚集在一起;根据下文可知,公司花费巨资雇用商界精英。据此可以判断,B项"运动队的老板花费数百万美元以吸引最优秀的人才"正确。
②E项中的"recent studies"与下文中的"results"和"researchers"对应。
③G项中的"This task interdependence"指代空前提到的研究人员的研究内容,且G项就是对前面提到的"this phenomenon"的解释。
④根据空前句"There is no I in TEAM"和前文所举的体育明星的例子可知,空处所填内容与体育明星有关,而D项中的"this basic principle of sportsmanship"指的就是"There is no I in TEAM",故D项正确。
⑤通读全文可知,空处为全文的总结句。由空后一句可知,一支优秀的团队需要一种平衡:既要有优秀的选手,也要有一般的选手。故F项"组建一个理想的团队比简单地雇用最优秀的人要更复杂"正确。
第二部分 语言知识运用
第一节
1.答案：A
解析：根据设空处前一句“I was in low spirits and felt tired physically.”可知，此处表示由于作者情绪低落、身体疲惫，所以几天没剃须。on account of意为“由于”，符合语境。
2.答案：B
解析：根据设空前的“I hadn't shaved for a few days”和空后的“I had been...quite scruffily”可知，这两句为递进关系。Also意为“另外”，符合语境。
3.答案：A
解析：根据此句中的“doing some repairs”和“scruffily”可知，此处表示穿得邋遢。dress意为“给……穿衣服”，符合语境。
4.答案：D
解析：根据下文中“at the back of the bus”可知，此处表示乘车回家。coach意为“长途公共汽车”，符合语境。
5.答案：B
解析：根据此句中的“so I found a rail to lean against”可知，此处表示作者上车后发现车上已经满了，于是斜靠在一个扶手上。full意为“满的”，符合语境。
6.答案：C
解析：根据此句中的“when a young woman, sitting with her child, stood up”可知,此处指这位女士主动给作者让座。offer意为“提供；给予”，符合语境。
7.答案：B
解析：根据设空处后的“You look like you've had a tough day.”可知，此处是这位女士对作者的回答。respond to意为“回答；回应”，符合语境。
8.答案：D
解析：根据“from his seat at the back of the bus and.…walking past several people on the way”可知，一个男子从公共汽车后面的座位上站起来，经过几个人，径直朝作者走来。rise意为“站起来；起立”，符合语境。
9.答案：B
解析：根据下文男子与作者的交谈可知，他是从公共汽车后面的座位上站起来，经过几个人，径直朝作者走来。directly意为“直接地”，符合语境。
10.答案：C
解析：根据设空处后的“for my advice”可知，此处表示男子向作者询问建议。consult意为“请教；咨询”，符合语境。
11.答案：A
解析：根据设空处前一句可知，此处表示二人聊了一会儿关于生活的话题。chat about意为“谈论……”，符合语境。
12.答案：B
解析：根据语境可知，设空处句意为“那时我突然想到，他一定认为，我曾经历过他所经历的”。it occurs to sb.（that）意为“某人突然想起……”，符合语境。
13.答案：D
解析：根据设空处前的“he must have thought that I had been where he was”可知,设空处句意为“我可能看起来像个懂得艰难生活的人”。look like意为“看起来像”，符合语境。
14.答案：C
解析：根据设空处后的“that even when we are at our lowest we can still...”可知，此处表示作者意识到了这一点。realization意为“意识；领会”，符合语境。
15.答案：D
解析：根据语境及上下文可知，设空处表示“在我们情绪低落时仍能帮助别人”。help意为“帮助”，符合语境。
第二节
答案：where；themselves；and；to make；professional；are limited；to；leading；importance；is
解析：①考查关系词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词为表示地点的名词schools，所以空处在从句中做地点状语，故填 where。
②考查代词。此处考查固定表达enjoy oneself,意为“玩得愉快”，前面是children,因此空处填themselves。
③考查连词。分析句子结构可知，前面说"only half the day"，后面说“the other half of the day”，为并列关系，所以空处需要填 and。
④考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此句是固定搭配 it is time for sb.to do sth.，所以空处应该填 to make。
⑤考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，此处修饰后面的名词work，需要用到形容词，所以空处需要填professional 。
⑥考查谓语动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，limit在句中做谓语；结合语境可知，本句时态应用一般现在时，且主语和谓语是被动关系，需要用被动语态；主语 Those under the age of 13为复数，所以空处需要填are limited。
⑦考查介词。考查固定表达happen to，意为“遇到”，所以空处需要填to。
⑧考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，此处修饰后面的名词schools，需要用到形容词，所以空处需要填leading。
⑨考查名词。此处考查固定表达place sth. on...，意为“以某种态度对待(或看待）”，所以空处需要填importance。
⑩考查谓语动词的时态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，be在句中做从句的谓语；结合语境可知，时态应用一般现在时；主语this为第三人称单数，所以空处需要填is。
第三节
答案：
Dear Lucy,
Glad to hear that you are going to take a trip to China next summer holiday. Here are some suggestions about how to learn Chinese well.
First of all, it is a useful way to listen to some simple Chinese conversations daily, which will help you a lot during your trip. Besides, you'd better make some Chinese friends around you and talk to them as often as possible in Chinese. I'm sure you can speak Chinese fluently before you come to China if you insist on doing what I tell you. Finally, I will send you a Chinese-English book which contains some common Chinese characters that you should master. Try and write to me in Chinese next time.
All the best！
Yours,
Li Hua
答案：
Paragraph 1:
Months later, the weather turned cold and we let Chell into the yard to see his first snow. By now he had gained confidence and had almost doubled in size to a healthy weight. Holding our breath, we watched as he lifted his paw carefully, nervous at first. Then, suddenly, Chell began ploughing the snowy lawn with his nose, jumping around happily.
Paragraph 2:
At that moment I realized he was going to be OK. Now Chell is a beloved member of the family, being familiar with the surroundings, aside from his habit of chewing the kid's toys. He's still the same puppy that craved companionship on the beach, except now that he has our family with him, I hope he doesn't feel lonely anymore. Sometimes it occurs me that we had such great luck that we found each other on the beach. One should always be happy to find love.
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