1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Born in 551 BC, Confucius has made the greatest contribution to Chinese culture of anyone in history. When he began teaching in his early     1    (twenty), he soon began to attract many disciples(弟子). He was not only a scholar, but also a man     2     had political ideals. But when his ideals could not     3     (realize), he resigned. After his resignation from government service, he spent his last years     4    (teach) and editing earlier writings. It is generally believed that Confucius preserved the literature of China for later times. Fearing that it would be lost during the troubled era in which he lived, he gathered earlier writings to prepare     5     are called the Five Classics. He also left behind him the Analects,     6     collection of sayings, which were put together by his disciples. Confucius was born only a few years after the Buddha. Unlike the Buddha, however, he did not seek to escape from the world, but wanted to find a way     7     man to be happy on earth. He thought that human nature was good, not bad. If men would think and act     8     (proper), he believed, most evils would disappear. In government he believed that the ruler was like the father in a family. He also stressed the importance of education, good manners, and tradition. Highly     9    (value) by the Chinese people, his thoughts and teachings formed the foundation of a great philosophy, Confucianism. Over the last 2,000 years, his philosophy     10    (continue) to influence China and the rest of the world.

2 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。

Bill Gates is the world’s leading figure in personal computer software, best     1     (know) as the founder, former chairman, and CEO of Microsoft. Bill Gates has experienced failure. His first company     2     (call) Traf-O- Data, but unfortunately, its product didn’t work. It was a total disaster. But     3     Gates learnt from this experience contributed to the global success of Microsoft.

3 . 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。

In a specially designed theater in Hangzhou, New Dragon Gate Inn is brought to life by a Shaoxing Opera performer, Chen Lijun, an actress who rises to fame recently.

Adapted from the 1992 classic martial arts film of the same name, the presentation successfully     1     (capture) the interest of a younger audience by blending traditional Chinese opera with modern theater models and dramatic concepts since its release.

Upon leaving the theater, these audience members feel a sense of satisfaction that prompts them to willingly share short clips of the performance online. Initially, most of the audience     2     (be) regular opera lovers. But gradually, more     3     (traditional) theatergoers, many of them young people, began attending with the special love for this traditional show and Chen Lijun.

Born in a modest family in Zhejiang Province, she showed talent and interest in performing arts. At     4     tender age of eight, she was crazy about Shaoxing opera, and that marked the beginning of her lifelong passion for this traditional art form.     5     (help) achieve her potential, her parents enrolled her in local opera school,     6     she received rigorous training under the guidance of skilled teachers.

    7     her undeniable talent, Chen encountered numerous roadblocks along her journey. Traditional Chinese opera, Shaoxing opera     8     (include), has faced a decline in     9     (popular) in recent years. As a result, Chen also had to confront the challenge of revitalizing interest in the art form.     10     (luck), her hard work eventually paid off, winning her numerous awards. Her success tells us that success is not simply handed to us; it is something we must strive for day after day with unwavering determination.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the two speakers talking about?

A．A scientist.

B．A magazine.

C．A book.

2. What does the woman think of A Brief History of Time?

A．It’s difficult to understand.

B．It’s easy to understand.

C．It’s boring to read.

3. Why didn’t the woman meet Hawking?

A．She had no money.

B．She lost her ticket.

C．The tickets were sold out.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What happened to Beethoven when he was thirty-one?

A．He was blind.

B．He was deaf.

C．He won high praise.

2. Why didn’t Beethoven have a happy life in his childhood?

A．Because he had to practise a lot of musical instruments.

B．Because his father was strict with him.

C．Both A and B.

3. How many years did the great musician live in the world?

A．For only 43 years.

B．For only 57 years.

C．For only 60 years.

4. When were some of his best pieces written?

A．At the age of 11.

B．Before he was deaf.

C．After he became deaf.

6 . 23-year-old Ganesh Baraiya is living proof that nothing is impossible. Despite facing _________ because of his short stature, he managed to become the world’s shortest doctor.

Ganesh Baraiya was born in the Talaia Thaluka area of Gujarat, India, and faced adversity (逆境) from a very young age. He was born normal. _________, at the age of four, his parents noticed that his head was _________ his body, so they took him to a doctor. They learned that the boy suffered from an _________ condition and there was nothing anyone could do. Wanting to help her son, Ganesh’s mother put a tub-like helmet on his head to prevent it from growing and give his body a chance to _________. In school, he was often _________ because of his large head and short stature, but he also had friends who _________ him and he was able to focus on his studies.

Despite his physical limitations, Ganesh Baraya was always very _________. He knew he wanted to be a doctor from a very young age, and put all his energy into his studies, working hard to get high grades. When the time came, he applied for a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree (MBBS), only to be _________ because of his dwarfism (侏儒症). Despite his good test results, the Medical Council of India rejected his application because of his height (only three feet), __________ that he wouldn’t be able to perform his duties in emergency cases.

Ganesh was shocked by the rejection, but he wasn’t about to give up on his dream. With the help of his school principal, he __________ the District Collector, then the state Education Minister, and __________ knocked on the doors of the Gujarat High Court. __________ of his efforts were successful, but he refused to give up. His case reached India’s Supreme Court, and justice was __________ done. In 2018, India’s top court of law awarded Ganesh the right to enroll in an MBBS, and he did just that the following year.

“I was very disappointed three years ago, but I refused to accept their refusal. Now I am very happy that I got justice from the Supreme Court,” Ganesh said. “Now I am on the way to fulfill the dream I’ve __________ since childhood. I know I’m different, but I want to live a good life like other people and make my parents proud.”

1.

A．disappointment

B．embarrassment

C．discrimination

D．distinction

2.

A．However

B．But

C．Instead

D．Thus

3.

A．matching

B．outgrowing

C．overflowing

D．overdoing

4.

A．unbearable

B．inefficient

C．unavoidable

D．incurable

5.

A．catch up

B．take up

C．make up

D．put up

6.

A．encouraged

B．recognized

C．teased

D．complained

7.

A．turned to

B．stood by

C．counted on

D．referred to

8.

A．humorous

B．curious

C．creative

D．ambitious

9.

A．denied

B．replaced

C．admitted

D．reserved

10.

A．warning

B．claiming

C．proving

D．hoping

11.

A．threatened

B．recommended

C．tracked

D．contacted

12.

A．only

B．still

C．even

D．also

13.

A．None

B．Any

C．Some

D．Nothing

14.

A．hardly

B．never

C．initially

D．finally

15.

A．acquired

B．cherished

C．dominated

D．escaped

7 . Only positive thinking is not enough to attain our goals. Our _________ act as beacons (灯塔) that tell us where we want to go, but we need some “negative” thinking to light up that _________ and to expose the obstacles we will face along the way.

In the 2008 summer Olympics, Michael Phelps was ready to _________ his own record for the 200-meter butterfly swimming race. After Phelps’s first turn, his goggles (游泳镜) _______ water and he couldn’t see. To stop and _________ his goggles would mean disqualification. _________ without his sight, how was he supposed to know exactly when to turn? This misfortune could cost Phelps _________ seconds each lap (圈). So, what did he do? Had he done anything to _________ him for this moment? Yes. Phelps had been practicing something he _________ for himself: negative visioning. During his training. Phelps had already imagined in __________ how he would respond in this moment of crisis. He already knew __________ how many strokes (划水) he would take before he reached the next wall. So, though unable to see, he __________ his strokes and made quick turns. And at last he won the gold medal.

In psychology, the __________ of balancing learned optimism with practical realism — or acting against the __________ thought with the “negative” one —is called “mental contrasting”. It __________ us to lower our strong expectations about a (n) __________ outcome. So we can make wiser __________ and maintain motivation while working toward our goals.

Mental contrasting can make sure we consider realistic obstacles when __________ our plan for the future. In this way, the obstacles in our way __________ us to think more critically and __________ become the means by which we achieve our goals in the first place.

1.

A．concepts

B．evaluations

C．dreams

D．wishes

2.

A．life

B．night

C．situation

D．path

3.

A．break

B．establish

C．hold

D．write

4.

A．shut off

B．stood against

C．filled with

D．took on

5.

A．neglect

B．adjust

C．update

D．remove

6.

A．and

B．but

C．as

D．if

7.

A．slow

B．memorable

C．precious

D．short

8.

A．prepare

B．rescue

C．refresh

D．control

9.

A．contributed

B．discovered

C．kept

D．created

10.

A．fact

B．turn

C．detail

D．addition

11.

A．partly

B．precisely

C．generally

D．rapidly

12.

A．counted

B．imagined

C．designed

D．remembered

13.

A．trial

B．task

C．effort

D．practice

14.

A．original

B．deep

C．positive

D．strange

15.

A．requires

B．allows

C．urges

D．commands

16.

A．unrealistic

B．accidental

C．desired

D．delayed

17.

A．reforms

B．decisions

C．budgets

D．progressions

18.

A．supporting

B．explaining

C．transforming

D．developing

19.

A．warm

B．lead

C．remind

D．forbid

20.

A．eventually

B．astonishingly

C．abruptly

D．secretly

8 . Abraham Lincoln was a typical self-made man. He obtained his license to practice law without ever having stepped foot inside a college or academy building. Books became his academy. Everywhere he went, Lincoln carried a book with him. He thumbed through page after page while his horse rested at the end of a long row of planting. Whenever he could escape work, he would lie with his head against a tree and read.

Though the young Lincoln never left America, he traveled with Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage to Spain and Portugal; accompanied Robert Burns to Edinburgh; and followed the English kings into battle with Shakespeare. As he explored the wonders of literature and the history of the country, the young Lincoln developed ambitions far beyond the expectations of his family and neighbors. It was through literature that he was able to

go beyond his surroundings and reach his destination.

The volumes to feed Lincoln’s intellectual hunger did not come cheaply. The story is often recounted of the time he borrowed Parson Weems’s The Life of George Washington from Josiah Crawford, a well-to-do farmer. Thrilled by this account of the first president’s life, he took the book to his loft at night, where he read as long as he could stay awake, placing the book on a makeshift shelf between the cabin logs so he could fetch it at daybreak. During a severe rainstorm one night, the book was badly soiled. Lincoln went to Crawford’s house, explained what had happened, and offered to work off the value of the book. Crawford calculated the value of two full days’ work pulling corn, which Lincoln considered an unfair repayment. Nevertheless, he straightway set to work and kept on until all work was done. Then, having paid his debt, Lincoln wrote poems and songs teasing Josiah’s large nose. Thus Crawford, in return for loaning Lincoln a book and then overly punishing him, won a permanent place in American history.

1. What can we learn about Lincoln from the first paragraph?

A．He wasn’t academically competent.	B．He read on horseback to escape work.
C．He failed to obtain a valid law license.	D．He is an excellent autonomous learner.

2. How did Lincoln succeed in achieving his ambition?

A．By reading extensively.	B．With his family’s support.
C．Through self-employment.	D．By traveling around the world.

3. What happened to the book he borrowed from Crawford?

A．Stolen by a farmer.	B．Burned by a candle fire.
C．Damaged in a rainstorm.	D．Lost and never recovered.

4. Which of the following best describes Lincoln according to the last paragraph?

A．Tough and helpful.	B．Diligent and generous.
C．Intelligent and humble.	D．Determined and sharp-tongued.

9 . Dede Gardner was born in Chicago in 1967 and studied English at Columbia University. Seventeen years after her graduation, she worked as President of Plan B Entertainment, a production company started by Brad Grey.

At Plan B, Dede finds stories to make into films. Jeremy Kleiner, who is now co-president of Plan B, says Dede was his mentor (导师) before he joined her as a producing partner. “I’ve had the honor to work with her for almost 20 years,” he says. “She’s just a one-of-a-kind person in so many ways. She is very brave and views storytelling as the focus of her films.”

This year, Dede is the only woman to have won two Best Picture Oscars, for Moonlight and 12 Years a Slave. Before, together with Kleiner, she won seven films to Best Picture nominations (提名) including Selma in 2015, The Big Short in 2016 and Minari in 2021.

“Basically, whatever Dede does, it turns to gold,” says Jessie Buckley, one of the stars of Women Talking. “Dede has also changed the culture of making movies. She is always there to make the set feel comfortable when we are obviously coming across difficult things. She’s a great example to follow. She’s very careful with protecting the workers’ voice.”

Dede is actually exploring a much healthier and kinder way to make movies. She’s a producer who consciously thinks about creating a set where there is care. That includes making sure there are therapists (治疗专家) on set for all the workers in case there are emergencies happening.

1. Who set up the company Plan B Entertainment?

A．Brad Grey.	B．Dede Gardner.
C．Jessie Buckley.	D．Jeremy Kleiner.

2. What does Dede value most in her films?

A．Storytelling.

B．Action.

C．History.

D．Adventure.

3. Which film made Dede get a nomination for Best Picture in 2015?

A．Moonlight.

B．Selma.

C．The Big Short.

D．Minari.

4. What impression has Dede left on those around her?

A．She is strict with her partners.	B．She always avoids difficulties.
C．She is successful and thoughtful.	D．She is a medical expert.

10 . 根据课文内容填空

He     1     exercises designed to rebuild muscle, and     2    .     3    , he managed to return to his film career by directing, producing and even     4    .