small town, so there are not the same sorts of attractions (83)o______ in a big city. That does not, of course, mean there is nothing to do, just that we don’t have the big shows and all the shops and other activities a city can provide. Actually, our town is a (84)f______ place where people say hello to you on the street whether they know you or not, a place where you can walk to almost anywhere you want to go and leave the car at home and a place where being outside is usually very nice because we have generally good weather.
I find that when I am at home, particularly for a while when we have just (85)r______ from a trip, I feel very pleased. Perhaps it is because everything around me is familiar and the daily routine is so much the same that I can move through it almost without thinking. Perhaps it is because our friends are here, because we can have meals at home instead of always being in restaurants (86) (a______ it's nice to let someone else do the cooking) and because I can sleep in my own bed. There are times I think it would be nice to simply stop travelling and stay home.
We will travel again and we feel fortunate to be able to do so. It's a wonderful world and we want to see as much of it as we can. (87)S______, one of the best things about travelling for me is coming home. I'm very content here even if it is difficult to say exactly why. 松江
Unusual Festivals
Every country has his own festivals to celebrate different things. Some festivals are more interesting than others because they’re unusual ---- and a lot more fun! Here are just a few unusual festivals around the world.
Holi, the festival of colours, takes place every year in India, Nepal, and other parts of the world. Holi celebrates the e____81____ of winter and the arrival of spring. It’s also a celebration of good over evil. During the festival, people throw coloured powder (粉末) and water at each other. Stores and offices close, and the streets fill with e____82____ crowds. It’s one of the most colourful festivals in the world.
The only colour during another famous festival is red. “La Tomatina” takes place in Bunol, Spain, in August. People come from all over the world for a big food f____83____. La Tomatina, you see, is the festival of throwing tomatoes! All over the country, people run through the streets throwing red tomatoes at each other. The streets get very messy, but everyone has a good time.
A____84____ strange and cold festival takes place every May or June in Peru. People celebrate with music and dance on top of a glacier! The festival l____85____ for three days, and people walk out carrying torches (火把) to finish the festival.
Finally, how about a festival with animals? On the last weekend in November, people in Lopburi, Thailand, i____86____ some unusual guests to dinner at the Monkey Buffet Festival. Hundreds of monkeys come to the buffet, where they feast (享受) on fruit, nuts and vegetables. It’s a great tourist attraction, and people from all over the world to watch it.
Unusual or not, festivals have one thing in common all over the world. They bring people t____87____, and they give them a reason to celebrate and have fun.
徐汇
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填词，首字母已给): (14分)
In late January, returning home from a day in town, my husband and I were greeted by a couple of birds sitting on a hanging basket in the garden. It seemed that they were planning to build a nest.
The next morning. we came home to find a construction had started on the hanging basket, right front of our front door. We didn't have the heart to (81)m________ it, so the 'building' went ahead, with the pair of birds flying in with building materials. They seemed to be in a hurry to finish this nest.
Finally, after a week, a beautiful nest was (82)c________. It was woven(编织) with various materials, and lined with hair and wool.
The next day an egg appeared in their nest, followed by (83)a________ two during the week. Two weeks went by quickly and three baby chicks were hatched(孵出). The tireless task began for the parents to find (84)f_______ to bring back to their babies. In and out both of them would fly during the day to feed their family. It was amazing how (85)q_______ the babies were growing.
One night I approached the nest quietly and took a look into their nest. How lovely to see three little heads and bodies lying orderly side-by- side. They were having a sound sleep with their hearts beating-their little bodies rising and (86)f_______ with each breath. So beautiful, I would have liked to put a kiss on each tiny head but dared not. They were so peaceful with life, and we were so (87)l_______ to be able to share their special moment.
金山区
We often think it certain that our parents are always there for us, but this is not true for “left-behind” children. They h___81___ ever see their parents because their parents work in cities, leaving them behind in the countryside to be cared for by their grandparents.
As in August, China had 6.97million left-behind children, about one-third of all rural children. With Spring festival arriving, the government is calling on parents working outside to r___82___home and celebrate the new year with their kids. In fact, children living without their parents can face many problems, such as their e___83___, safety and mental（心理的）health. For example, their grandparents may not be able to help them with their homework or raise them properly. This can cause children to have an u___84___feeling, according to Workers’ Day.
The government has taken some action to care for and p___85__ left-behind children, such as sending social workers to rural areas. They will r___6___ to the government if they find that any left-behind child is suffering from abase（虐待）, China Daily noted.
But the best solution is to bring parents and children back t___87__. The government has encouraged those workers to go back to their real hometowns to look for work and business opportunities. Another solutions is to make it easier-for rural children to attend schools in the
cities.
静安区
Staying indoors during winter time can be boring. You need to find some fun apps to play with. Here are a few good c___81___.
SpinMe
Is it hard for you to wake up on time every morning? Are you often late for school? If so, you may need a more f___82___alarm clock.
There are thousands of alarm apps, but SpinMe might be an effective one. You cannot turn its alarm off just by pressing a button. You need to stand up and turn around while holding your phone in your hands. And turning the phone around when lying down on your bed won’t work. There is no o___83___way to turn it off.
You can also pick your favorite music for the alarm. It makes the clock more fun to use.
Star Walk 2
You may wonder what the stars are c___84___ when sitting in the yard and looking into the night sky. Star Walk 2 can give you the answers.
Just point your phone at the sky d___85___. The app tells you the manes of the stars. It also tells you the history and stories about them. If you move your phone, the app can give you more i___86___ it also shows 3D images of stars. You can move the images around with your finger and have a look. It’s like having an astronomer（天文学家）in your pocket. Safari Central
You don’t need to go to Africa to see wild animals. Safari Central brings nature to you on your mobile phone. The app can see w___87___you are. It tells you if there are wild animals in your city. It also has 3D images of six wild animals, including elephants and bears. They look very real. You can take pictures with them. Using the app, you can share your pictures with your friends, as well as see their pictures. Animal lovers can use the app to raise money for wild animals 虹口区
C. Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分） Every year, thousands of people search in the Rocky Mountains in the US for hidden treasure (财宝) worth $2 million. The treasure was hidden secretly by an artist, Forrest, in 2010. He was 80 when he made the trip into the Rocky Mountains by car and then on foot. There are
several clues (线索) about the treasure. But the m 81 clue is that it was put in below the home of Brown.
You can start with “the home of Brown”. Brown might be a person. So maybe you have to look for people called Brown who live in the Rocky Mountains. U 82 , Brown is a very common name!
What’s more, Forrest advises people to wait until spring to a 83 dangerous winter weather. But not everyone has listened to him. Three people have gone missing while looking for the treasure. Police want Forrest to take back the treasure. But Forrest r 84 . He thinks people spend too much time inside their houses and offices. He wants families to learn about n 85 and have adventures.
Forrest’s plan w 86 . Marti and her daughter Libbi travel from their home in Georgia to search in Montana. Libbi says: “I love the scenery of Montana– seeing so many animals
up close, camping in the mountains and crossing rivers and streams. It’s all so exciting, even if we never find the treasure.”
But there are people who think the whole thing is a t 87 . Some say maybe Forrest had a box of treasure, but they don’t believe he hid it in the mountains. Others say maybe he just likes the attention. But even
the people who complain still go to the Rocky Mountains to test their ideas. So where would you start looking? （298 words）
浦东新区
C. Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。） One day I was driven by a rain-storm to take shelter in a little hut by the road-side, which was used by a shoe-maker as his workshop to fix shoes. The man and his son were busy with their work; and after saying, \
Before I had been with them long, the old man sent his son out to get something that he needed for his repair. His son was only one kilometre away, but it was too long for the h_____81____ shoe-maker to be free. He at last took up a piece of leather and began to work on it, saying, \
As soon as the rain was over, I went on my way home, thinking over what I had heard, “It will never do to waste time.\then. I was one of the second ones. I couldn't f_____82____ my attention all the time. So the old man's words came home with me and I began to feel how w_____83____ it was to waste so much of my life in laziness.
I had often heard and read that laziness was great h_____84____; but now I begin to see that it causes far more disadvantages than people are aware of. They don't know the wasted time never goes back.
When a man is busy, he is said to be \man at work is like a house with people living in it. When our minds are full of our work, there is no s______85___ for anything else. Laziness, on the other hand, is emptiness; and when the mind is empty, then the doors are thrown open, and bad thoughts come in to influence your pure heart. When it once gets hold of a man, the habit of laziness isn’t e____86_____ got rid of.
I have made up my mind to follow the shoe-maker’s rule for the rest of my life. Although it was very hard at first, I stick to it because I learn to r_____87____ myself not to waste time. Above all, I decide that my mind should never be empty.
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