During the rosy years of elementary school(小学), I enjoyed sharing my dolls and jokes, which allowed me to keep my high social status. I was the queen of the playground. Then came my tweens and teens, and mean girls and cool kids. They rose in the ranks not by being friendly but by smoking cigarettes, breaking rules and playing jokes on others, among whom I soon found myself.

Popularity is a well-explored subject in social psychology. Mitch Prinstein, a professor of clinical psychology sorts the popular into two categories: the likable and the status seekers. The likables’ plays-well-with-others qualities strengthen schoolyard friendships, jump-start interpersonal skills and, when tapped early, are employed ever after in life and work. Then there’s the kind of popularity that appears in adolescence: status born of power and even dishonorable behavior.

Enviable as the cool kids may have seemed, Dr. Prinstein’s studies show unpleasant consequences. Those who were highest in status in high school, as well as those least liked in elementary school, are “most likely to engage(从事) in dangerous and risky behavior.”

In one study, Dr. Prinstein examined the two types of popularity in 235 adolescents, scoring the least liked, the most liked and the highest in status based on student surveys(调查研究). “We found that the least well-liked teens had become more aggressive over time toward their classmates. But so had those who were high in status. It clearly showed that while likability can lead to healthy adjustment, high status                                        has just the opposite effect on us.”

Dr. Prinstein has also found that the qualities that made the neighbors want you on a play date—sharing, kindness, openness—carry over to later years and make you better able to relate and connect with others.

In analyzing his and other research, Dr. Prinstein came to another conclusion: Not only is likability related to positive life outcomes, but it is also responsible for those outcomes, too. “Being liked creates opportunities for learning and for new kinds of life experiences that help somebody gain an advantage, ” he said.

4. What sort of girl was the author in her early years of elementary school?

A．Unkind.

B．Lonely.

C．Generous.

D．Cool.

5. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．The classification of the popular.

B．The characteristics of adolescents.

C．The importance of interpersonal skills.

D．The causes of dishonorable behavior.

6. What did Dr. Prinstein’s study find about the most liked kids?

A．They appeared to be aggressive.

B．They tended to be more adaptable.

C．They enjoyed the highest status.

D．They performed well academically.

7. What is the best title for the text?

A．Be Nice—You Won’t Finish Last

B．The Higher the Status, the Better

C．Be the Best—You Can Make It

D．More Self-Control, Less Aggressiveness

You are a member in a full-time school called “life”. Each day here you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.

Why are you here? What is your purpose? Humans have sought to discover the meaning of life for a very long time. What we and our ancestors have to overlook is that there is no one answer. The meaning of life is different for every individual.

Each person has his own purpose and distinct path, unique and separate from anyone else’s. As you are travelling your life path, you will be presented with numerous lessons you will need to learn in order to achieve that purpose. The lessons you are presented with are specific to you; learning these lessons is the key to discovering and achieving the meaning of your own life.

As you are travelling through your lifetime, you may meet challenging lessons that others don’t have to face, while others spend years struggling with challenges that you don’t need to deal with. You may never know why you are blessed with a wonderful marriage, while your friends suffer painful divorces, just as you cannot be sure why you struggle financially while your peers enjoy abundance. The only thing you can count on is that you will be presented with all the lessons that you specifically need to learn.

The challenge, therefore, is to arrange yourself with your own unique path by learning individual lessons. This is one of the most difficult challenges you will face in your lifetime, as sometimes your path will be different from others. But don’t compare your path with that of people around you and focus on the differences between their lessons and yours. You need to remember that you will only face lessons that you can learn and are specific to your own growth.

Our sense of fairness is the expectation of equality. Life is not, in fact, fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult life path than others around you, deserved or not. Everyone’s circumstances are unique, and everyone needs to handle his or her own circumstances differently.

8. According to the passage, how can the meaning of your life be realized?

A．Gathering different opinions from others.

B．Taking the distinct path from others.

C．Learning the lessons presented to you.

D．Doing the different things from others.

9. From the passage we can conclude         .

A．everyone has his own track to follow

B．unexpected things usually happen to the peers

C．a painful divorce must lie in financial problems

D．a wealthy man must have a wonderful marriage

10. In your lifetime, the lessons you are faced with        .

A．are beyond your power

B．keep you from growth

C．limit your development

D．help you with your success

11. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．All things should be equal and justice to everybody.

B．You should learn to deal with specific problems differently from others.

C．One has to fix his mind on unfairness of circumstances.

D．You can complain life is unfair whenever possible.

The Source of Power

Most of my life I had lived in a Black and Latino community. Neither of my parents had graduated from middle school and I was the first in my family to ever enter a college campus. By contrast, most of my _______ came from generations of well-educated family and had grown up in _______ , white suburbs. _______ sharing with others how I was feeling, I closed myself and thought I could get through it if I just _______ study. During the weeks before the winter break, I finally decided I would drop out. _______ , that wasn't the end of the story. I found _______ and guidance to continue through to finish my college.

Consulting provided me a space to _______ my emotions. My consultant provided me with books and other _______ to understand what I was experiencing and she helped me feel powerful.

Volunteering with a campus organization provided me a constant_______ for why I was in college. My interactions with students, who reminded me so much of my own friends at home, inspired me to work for________ to higher education for low-income youth. I also got ________ in a summer urban program, where I cooperated with a group of student leaders to start a conference to talk about________ of race and class.

________ is power. I read books and intentionally chose courses to learn more about topics ________ to immigration, race, social class and urban education. These courses and books helped me ________ a much deeper understanding of my own racial experiences of oppression（压迫）.Most importantly, I was empowered with the knowledge I needed to work against injustice and inequality.

21.

A．teachers

B．classmates

C．colleagues

D．neighbors

22.

A．complex

B．greedy

C．rich

D．enthusiastic

23.

A．Instead of

B．Other than

C．Ahead of

D．Apart from

24.

A．left out

B．focused on

C．put forward

D．made up

25.

A．Unusually

B．Positively

C．Instantly

D．Fortunately

26.

A．curiosity

B．pain

C．strength

D．material

27.

A．process

B．fold

C．accomplish

D．lack

28.

A．statues

B．errors

C．credits

D．resources

29.

A．painter

B．reminder

C．edition

D．practice

30.

A．profession

B．impression

C．recycling

D．access

31.

A．gifted

B．devoted

C．exposed

D．involved

32.

A．tips

B．messages

C．issues

D．examples

33.

A．Volunteer

B．Knowledge

C．Bravery

D．Construction

34.

A．accused

B．informed

C．concerned

D．related

35.

A．gain

B．link

C．publish

D．leave

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Like many other students, you may have various people, including family members and friends,     36     (give) input on your college decision.

While many of your trusted relatives and peers (同龄人)may have very    37    (value) advice that can help you to make the decision, finally the choice is yours and yours alone. Only you can fully realize which aspects of a college will make you truly happy and    38    (satisfy), so keep that at the front of your mind.

Moreover, fully consider each option. It can be easy    39    (let) a particular school become a front-runner early on    40    your decision-making process, and it may even become the winning choice — but be sure to carefully evaluate every school    41    has accepted you, since you had particular reasons for applying to each school.

Do keep    42    open mind. Students can change majors, but remember that there’s no re-living a certain semester(学期), and there’s no making up for lost time. Don’t go to a school    43    (specific)for a high school relationship    44    to make someone else happy. A    45    (student) college experience is his or her own, and the student must put his or her education first.

46. 假定你是李华，上周五你校举办了换书阅读活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括:
1.活动目的；   2.活动情况；   3.活动反响。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Book exchange on campus

47. 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。

Just before we got married, my husband, Spode, and I bought the house from the Gehards, who were moving to Australia. As they couldn't take much abroad with them, they left almost everything in the house to us, among which were two bookshelves packed with thick books. I liked the fine furniture, the tasteful kitchenware and even the pictures on the wall but I didn't think much of the books.

The day they handed over the house to us, we walked around in the house with the Gehards for the last time. They told us about the good times they had and the stories behind the objects in the house, giving me a sense of warmth of a family. When Mr. Gehard led us to the bookshelves, he said to us, "These are great books written by the great minds in human history. I hope you can read them. " Though Spode and 1 were not much of bookworms, we promised them we would, because we knew we could make Mr. Gehard feel better that way. We could see that it was hard for him to say goodbye to the house as well as the books, both of which he treasured so much.

After we moved in, to keep our promise to Mr. Gehard, Spode managed to find some time each day to read some pages of those great books. It was not typical of him, because he was one of those who would rather spend most of their spare time before screens. Curiously enough, as time went by, his interest in the books grew gradually and he began talking to me about what he read with amazement. To find out what accounted for his newly developed fondness for those serious-looking thick books, I also picked one up. Finally, we both found attachment to the books and made it a rule to read in the evenings. Reading became part of our life. Those books opened up new worlds for us, gave us new visions and enriched our life in many ways.

注意：
1 .续写的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

One evening as we were reading, a small piece of something fell onto the desk from between the pages of the book I was reading.

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But as we had lost touch with the Gehards, how could we return the stamp to them?

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