1 . Several years ago, I spent most of my time at a mental hospital (精神病院) in our town. I found much joy there. At first it was a little scary to be there, but I stayed on, because I had a reason for doing this.

I volunteered in a locked-up (封闭的) environment. To my surprise, I found that a friend of my parents’ was a patient in this hospital. I knew, when I was a baby, this woman wanted to keep me because she had no children. I looked after this woman and showed my old photos to her. Finally, she was able to remember some old things, and she said to me one day, “Dear, you should not come here.” But I wanted to bring something happy into this woman’s life. I learned that because she had no family, she couldn’t leave here and go home. So I brought her to my home twice and I still remembered the happy smile on her face.

I have never forgotten this volunteering experience. This woman later passed away. I can’t see her anymore, but I’m happy that I have done something to make a difference in another person’s life.

1. How did the writer feel at first when working in the mental hospital?

A．Bored.

B．Afraid.

C．Interested.

D．Comfortable.

2. Why couldn’t the woman leave the hospital?

A．Because she couldn’t remember anything.	B．Because she couldn’t look after herself.
C．Because she didn’t have any family.	D．Because she didn’t want to leave.

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The woman was the writer’s parents’ friend.

B．With the help of the writer, the woman could remember something old.

C．The woman saw the writer’s old photos.

D．The writer went to the woman’s home twice.

4. The underlined phrase “passed away” means “__________” in Chinese.

A．去世

B．逃离

C．居住

D．幸存

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．An unlucky woman	B．A special hospital
C．My parents’ friend	D．My volunteering experience

2 . 请阅读下面短文，在所给的每个空格中填入一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

Would you like to start your day with a cup of tea? If the answer is     1    , you may have the same habit as many people.

You may not know     2     popular tea is. Among all kinds of drinks, tea is one of the two choices. People like it because it is     3     for their health.

Tea is mostly produced     4     Asian countries like China and India. Chinese people started to drink tea as early as 5,000 years     5    . At that time, people made tea in a simple way just put fresh tea leaves into hot     6    .

Tea wasn’t introduced into Europe until the early 17th century. And now it has     7     popular in Europe and America. People there like to     8     tea with sugar or milk in it. As the population of tea drinkers gets larger, tea business is getting     9     important than before.

The first International Tea Day was on May 21st, 2020. Since then, people have celebrated     10     every year. The Day makes people realize the importance of tea workers and....

3 . Our country will be much better for everyone in future ________ we all do something to help now.

A．if

B．before

C．so that

D．even though

4 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

Sam was worried. The following morning, he would have art class. It was his favourite class, but there was a _________. Sam saw the world differently from everybody else. When he drew, birds had different-sized wings, and buildings had strange shapes. Every time he painted a picture, his teachers and classmates would be _________.

It was time for the art class. Nervously, Sam looked at the white piece of paper in front of him.

“ Good morning, class, ” said Mr. White. “ Today, we’re going to paint … ”

Sam _________, wondering what the next word would be. Please, he thought, not houses. Not buildings …

“ We’re going to paint _________” said Mr. White, with a smile.

“ Yes! Great! ” said Sam _________.

“ We can’t paint that! ” shouted Mike from the other side of the classroom.

“Sure, you can,” replied Mr. White _________. “ Think about it, Mike. What makes you happy? ”

“ Umm … beaches, sunshine, and … ice-cream! ” said Mike.

“ Well, there you go. That’s how you paint it. Start working! ” said Mr. White.

Sam was already _________. He splashed (泼洒) large amounts of paint all over the _________. It was really beautiful! There were shapes that we didn’t have in the real world and the colours were so shining. The whole class _________ and Sam looked proud.

From that day on, Sam was never ____________ about art class. He knew that he could paint happiness, no matter what he painted.

1.

A．difference

B．problem

C．reason

D．way

2.

A．encouraged

B．relaxed

C．satisfied

D．surprised

3.

A．agreed

B．replied

C．understood

D．waited

4.

A．buildings

B．houses

C．happiness

D．summer

5.

A．excitedly

B．carelessly

C．kindly

D．sadly

6.

A．angrily

B．patiently

C．secretly

D．worriedly

7.

A．painting

B．playing

C．talking

D．writing

8.

A．book

B．floor

C．paper

D．wall

9.

A．cheered

B．doubted

C．finished

D．regretted

10.

A．careful

B．certain

C．happy

D．nervous

5 . Progress means the act of going forward. Making any kind of progress can make us healthy and happy in life. By setting and actively working towards our goals, we can make progress in our life.

To make more progress in life, start looking at problems in a different way. Whatever happens, if we think positively, it can be useful and helpful. We need to know that problems are part of our life. After we solve problems one after another, we can make more progress and become stronger.

Having confidence (信心) is helpful for us to make progress. Confidence comes from different places, such as proper education, training or having good relationships. We should also stay with people who believe in our success and actively support us. These people can help push us towards progress.

Slow progress is still progress. Just as the old saying goes, “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Progress usually comes a lot more slowly than we expect. Even if progress is slow, try not to be worried. One important thing is that we keep taking steps towards our goals, and another is that we clearly remember what our goals are all the time. The actual speed isn’t important.

The road to progress is not always smooth. Most progress often comes with setbacks along the way. Sometimes, maybe it feels like we’re taking one step forward and three steps back, but it won’t always be like that. Keep going towards our goals and we can much more easily make the progress we want.

Progress doesn’t always happen in a straight line. As long as we keep working, we will achieve higher levels.

1. What does progress make us do?

A．Set lifelong goals.	B．Go forward easily.
C．Live healthily and happily.	D．Think about new things.

2. What does Paragraph 3 tell us?

A．We should support different people.	B．Some people can push us to failure.
C．Confidence helps us make progress.	D．Different schools expect the same progress.

3. What does the writer say about slow progress?

A．It often goes smoothly.	B．It still means progress.
C．It sometimes stops progress.	D．It always gives us a clear mind.

4. Which word is close to the underlined word “setbacks”?

A．Prizes.

B．Advantages.

C．Excuses.

D．Difficulties.

5. Which can be a proper title for the text?

A．Ideas about Making Progress	B．Keys to Speeding up Progress
C．Meanings of Having Confidence	D．Suggestions on Relationships

6 . 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。

it either be because what else by invent clean popular habit hundred

There is a small thing we use every day. We usually put     1     in the bathroom. Without it, we might have tooth problems. Can you guess     2     it is? Yes, it’s the toothbrush. But do you know anything about its history?

According to some research, before toothbrushes appeared, the ancient Chinese people     3     their teeth with some small tree branches (树枝). About 800 years ago, people made a kind of brushes with pig hair and bamboo. It might     4     the world’s earliest form of toothbrushes. As time went     5    , the forms of toothbrushes changed. For example, people chose horse-tail hair instead of pig hair     6     pig hair was too hard. Imagine that you travel back to     7     of years ago and brush your teeth comfortably. It sounds fantastic, doesn’t it?

Around the 15th century, the Chinese toothbrush found its way into Europe. It became     8     among local people soon. The     9     of toothbrushes was not as famous as that of paper-making, but it was very useful in daily life. Today we have a good     10     of brushing teeth. We should thank the ancient Chinese for it.

7 . Do whatever you can for the community, ________ looking after the old or teaching kids art.

A．with

B．under

C．like

D．over

8 . I went to talk with Nancy and was surprised by her words ________ made me realize ________ silly mistakes I had made.

A．what; which

B．which; what

C．which; which

D．what; what

9 . 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

In February 2007, about two hundred paragliders were in Australia to prepare for the World Championship. They included Ewa Wisnierska, a German paragliding champion (冠军). One morning, as the _______ were getting ready to take off, they noticed that a terrible storm was coming. However, they decided to _______. After all, these were the best paragliders in the world.

Unluckily, as the competitors took off, the weather quickly became _______. Ewa tried to get away from the storm, but two huge _______ came together and caught her.

The clouds pulled Ewa up inside the storm like a leaf in the _______. She flew higher and higher, with lightning (闪电) and hailstones (冰雹) all around her. “I was _______,” she told reporters afterwards. “The last thing I _______, it was dark. I could hear lightning all around me.” She _______ to about 10,000 meters high and then lost all her senses. At that height, the temperature was about -40℃.

After forty minutes Ewa woke up. She was still inside the storm. It was dark and hailstones were _______ past. They were as big as tennis balls. Finally, Ewa came out of the storm cloud and _______ towards a small farm and landed _______. She fell to the ground, too _______ to call for help. When her team ________ her, she was 60 km away from the place where she took off. She was covered in ice—but alive!

Ewa was sent to a (an) _______ for treatment at once, but a few days later, she competed in the World Championship. “Flying is too fantastic to stop _______ an accident,” she said.

1.

A．runners

B．competitors

C．pilots

D．winners

2.

A．get up

B．turn on

C．look up

D．carry on

3.

A．colder

B．cooler

C．worse

D．wetter

4.

A．storms

B．clouds

C．birds

D．hands

5.

A．wind

B．rain

C．tree

D．world

6.

A．shaking

B．pulling

C．dreaming

D．smiling

7.

A．decide

B．repeat

C．consider

D．remember

8.

A．guided

B．drove

C．returned

D．rose

9.

A．flying

B．walking

C．crying

D．pushing

10.

A．climbed

B．jumped

C．headed

D．swam

11.

A．comfortably

B．safely

C．sadly

D．secretly

12.

A．proud

B．nervous

C．weak

D．brave

13.

A．served

B．caught

C．visited

D．reached

14.

A．hospital

B．school

C．hotel

D．office

15.

A．next to

B．according to

C．because of

D．instead of

10 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

When I was nine years old, I wanted to keep a pet fish. After months of _______, I finally had enough money to get one. I named it Bob, I put _______ beautiful toy house with windows in the tank (鱼缸) so that Bob could swim through. Sometimes, I would draw pictures of _______ fish and sea plants and tape them to the side of the tank, so Bob wouldn’t get lonely while I _______ at school.

However, _______ a month, I noticed that the tank was getting dirty. My dad asked me _______ it into the kitchen. He wanted to make sure I knew _______ to do so that Bob wouldn’t get hurt.

First, my dad told me to reach _______ into the tank and take the house away. _______ I took my hand out of the water, I noticed that the water was a lot ________ than I thought.

“ That’s smelly! ” I said. “ Let’s hurry up and ________ the fish out of the water, Dad! ”

“ Not so fast, Ben, ” Dad said. “ We need to save some of the old water, ________ Bob needs a place to stay while we clean the tank. ”

“ Why? ” I asked.

“ Running water from the tap can be harmful to fish, ” Dad explained. “ That ________ we can’t put Bob into fresh water right away. Instead, we need to put him in a cup with ________ of the dirty water for a while. ” …

All seemed so easy. I hoped the next time I would be able to clean the tank all by ________.

1.

A．save

B．saves

C．saved

D．saving

2.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

3.

A．other

B．others

C．the other

D．the others

4.

A．am

B．was

C．were

D．will be

5.

A．before

B．for

C．after

D．during

6.

A．bring

B．bringing

C．brought

D．to bring

7.

A．where

B．what

C．how

D．why

8.

A．care

B．careful

C．carefully

D．caring

9.

A．If

B．Unless

C．When

D．Though

10.

A．dirty

B．dirtier

C．dirtiest

D．the dirtiest

11.

A．get

B．gets

C．got

D．getting

12.

A．so

B．or

C．because

D．but

13.

A．mean

B．means

C．meant

D．is meaning

14.

A．few

B．a few

C．little

D．a little

15.

A．me

B．my

C．mine

D．myself