1 . As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly. Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!
With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.
Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably want to be independent. But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. Your family have been with you since you came into this world.
It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices. So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!
1. The best title for this passage would be ________.| A．The Choices in Life | B．The Key to Success |
| C．Say Goodbye to the Past | D．Becoming a Young Adult |
| A．your parents. | B．your deskmates. |
| C．true friends. | D．your relatives. |
| A．a period of complete freedom |
| B．too hard for young people to get through |
| C．an important time for the young to make the right choices |
| D．a very important period for young students to leave their parents |
| A．Teenagers. | B．Teachers. | C．Young parents. | D．Adults. |
2 . “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (柠檬水).” It is a good saying, but life throws at us more serious problems than lemons, doesn’t it? What do we do when we lose a family member? What do we do when we have been through events that leave us feelings? Can any failure be turned into success?
Most of us realize we can learn one or two things from failure. When we fail, we think, “Well, I won’t try that again! ”or “I won’t trust anyone again! ”But this is not useful learning. It is suggested that we ask challenging questions. For example, “How could I try that again?” There are a lot we can learn and get from failure if we keep asking good questions on how to do better next time.
Failure or pain can be good for developing our character if we choose to face it in a positive way. Our own suffering often makes us understand others better. It can give us wisdom or knowledge to share with others, which can prevent them from similar failure. If we have been hurt by others because of another person’s poor character, it may improve us to be better persons.
Failures can make us experience many things that we didn’t experience before. If you lose your job, it doesn’t mean you lose everything and probably you may get more. As we know, no job often leads to self employment; no job has been the beginning of many highly successful businesses. It is common that we don’t like changing, but change, even unfortunate change, brings new opportunities. Sometimes only failure brings us better opportunities or greater success.
1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means that ________.| A．any lemons can be made into lemonade |
| B．problems always bring us lots of trouble |
| C．problems can never be avoided in our life |
| D．failure can also be turned into a success |
| A．We should learn more when we fail |
| B．We must be careful to trust anyone |
| C．We must ask questions when we fail |
| D．We should deal with failure positively |
| A．avoid hurting others in the same way |
| B．find a better way to hurt him bravely |
| C．try to prevent him from hurting others |
| D．thank him for making you more perfect |
| A．Failure Decides success | B．Failure Creates Opportunities |
| C．Failure Brings Everything | D．Failure Makes a Perfect Person |
3 . Thirteen-year-old Kaylee has a lot of friends — 532, actually, if you count up her online friends. And she spends a lot of time with them.
But is it possible that Kaylee’s online friendships could be making her lonely? That’s what some experts believe. Connecting online is a great way to stay in touch, they say. However, some experts worry that many kids are so busy connecting online that they might be missing out on true friendships.
Could this be true? During your parents’ childhoods, connecting with friends usually meant spending time with them in the flesh. Kids played Scrabble around a table, not Words with Friends on their phones. When friends missed each other, they picked up the telephone. Friends might even write letters to each other.
Today, most communication takes place online. A typical teen sends 2,000 texts a month and spends more than 44 hours per week in front of a screen. Much of this time is spent on social media platforms (平台).
In fact, in many ways, online communication can make friendships stronger. “There’s definitely a positive influence. Kids can stay in constant contact, which means they can share more of their feelings with each other,” says Katie Davis, co-author of The App Generation.
Other experts, however, warn that too much online communication can get in the way of forming deep friendships. “If we are constantly checking in with our virtual (虚拟的) worlds, we will have little time for our real-world friendships,” says Larry Rosen, a professor at California State University. Rosen also worries that today’s kids might mistake the “friends” on the social media for true friends in life. However, in tough times, you don’t need someone to like your picture or share your blogs. You need someone who will keep your secrets and hold your hand. You would like to talk face to face.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To summarize the text. | B．To tell about true friends. |
| C．To bring up a discussion. | D．To encourage online friendship. |
| A．In any case. | B．In person. | C．In this way. | D．In advance. |
| A．Worried. | B．Unconcerned. | C．Confused. | D．Positive. |
| A．It`s wise to turn to friends online. |
| B．It`s easier to develop friendships in reality. |
| C．Teenagers need to focus on real-world friendships. |
| D．Social media help people stay closely connected. |
4 . No doubt there are ups and downs in life. Whatever the situation is, you shouldn’t lose your joy of life. Life is for a limited time only and no one knows how long he/she will live, so why do you waste your time in worrying about the things that are beyond your control? Be happy, and enjoy your life unconditionally (无条件地).
You enjoy good days but you also need to learn how to enjoy bad days, even enjoy your pain. In 2016 I suffered a sudden heart attack. My colleagues called an ambulance (救护车) and I was taken to hospital with much pain in my chest. Before reaching hospital, I was totally exhausted with pain and was going to lose control of my emotions. Then the doctor in the ambulance said, “Don’t worry; you are in safe hands.” His words took away all my pain because I started realizing that it was no time to worry about pain and it’s time to be happy that my life was safe. At that time, I learnt an important lesson that in pain there is a hidden joy and we must see the bright side and enjoy pain.
You not only enjoy success but you also need to learn to enjoy failure. Celebrating failure will raise your morale and make you more powerful and determined to achieve success. We all make mistakes in life, but only the courageous (勇敢的) people laugh at their mistakes and then they reach success without any spiritual burden (负担). A person who learns from mistakes and knows how to turn the bad situation into his/her favor (有利条件) is the most intelligent person and really enjoys his/her life.
1. What does the author mainly tell us in the first paragraph?| A．Life is full of ups and downs. |
| B．People’s lives only last a limited period. |
| C．We should enjoy our life unconditionally. |
| D．Bad situations can be changed into good ones. |
| A．His colleagues were always with him. |
| B．He could be looked after by his parents. |
| C．He planned to enjoy the last days in life. |
| D．His doctor made him realize the value of being alive. |
| A．talent | B．confidence |
| C．pleasure | D．inspiration |
| A．never laughs at others | B．has strong determination |
| C．is ready to do others a favor | D．is good at learning from mistakes |
5 . While the arts can’t stop the COVID-19 virus or the social unrest we see in the world today, they can give us insight into the choices we make when moving through crises and chaos. The arts invite everyone to think in new ways.
We often experience works of art as something that’s pleasing to our senses without a full understanding of the creative effort. Great art often shows us contradictions and crises, and we can learn a great deal from their resolutions (解决). Through our understanding of art, we can gain a deeper understanding of how we might overcome our own challenges. In understanding extremes of contrast, we can see the beauty in art with themes that are not simply pleasing for their magnificent features or qualities.
Beethoven offers a wonderful example of moving artfully through crises and chaos. He composed his Symphony No.9 as his hearing loss became more and more pronounced. The opening of the symphony seems to come out of nowhere, from near silence in the opening to a full expression of what many consider to be the joy of freedom and universal brotherhood with Schiller’s Ode to joy (欢乐颂). Beethoven appears to have created a work of art that not only freed him from his personal struggles, but one that also speaks to the joy of living together in peace and harmony.
Have a dialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they always start out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference—a oneness of the two opposing forces. The arts offer many lessons that can help us gain the knowledge we need to move more confidently in today’s competitive and uncertain environment. An openness to arts-based solutions will give you more control over your future.
1. What value does art have beyond pleasing people’s senses?| A．It brings people inner peace. | B．It contributes to problem-solving. |
| C．It reduces the possibility of crises. | D．It deepens understanding of music. |
| A．It celebrates freedom and unity. | B．It aims to show crises and chaos. |
| C．It opens with Schiller’s Ode to Joy. | D．It is unfinished due to his hearing loss. |
| A．Leaving things as they are. | B．Making a choice between them. |
| C．Separating them from each other. | D．Engaging them in a conversation. |
| A．How COVID-19 changes art | B．Essentials of Symphony No.9 |
| C．Moving artfully through crises | D．Joy in the eyes of Beethoven |
6 . The world is full of tea drinkers. For many, they simply enjoy the taste. But new research suggests tea might help those who drink it live longer than those who do not. Tea is known to contain helpful substances known to reduce inflammation, a condition in which a part of the body becomes red, sore and swollen because of infection or injury. Past studies have suggested several health benefits. Now, scientists say black tea may show similar benefits.
Scientists from the United States National Cancer Institute carried out the study. They examined data gathered about the tea drinking behavior of almost 500,000 adults in Britain for as many as 14 years. The researchers adjusted for risks that individual may have related to health, living conditions, diet and lifestyle choices, as well as age, race and gender. The study found that high tea intake was linked to a moderate benefit: a 9 to 13 percent lower risk of death from any cause than non-tea drinkers.
The scientists say the lowered risk of death held true for study subjects with heart disease. However, researchers said there was noclear finding in connection with deaths from cancer. Researchers were not sure why. But it is possible there were too few confirmed cancer deaths to measure, said Maki, who led the study.
All kinds of tea-green, black, oolong, and white-are produced from the Camellia sinensis plant using different methods. Tea contains various elements, including polyphenols(多酚). Experts say polyphenols are thought to be responsible for the health benefits that have traditionally been linked to tea, especially green tea. Green tea is reported to improve mental ability, ease digestive problems and head pain, and help people with weight loss. Green tea has also been studied for possible protective effects against heart disease and cancer.
The study of British tea drinkers was based on observing people’s behaviors and health. This kind of methodology cannot prove cause and effect.
1. What does “inflammation“ underlined in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．Food intake. |
| B．Security risk. |
| C．A kind of flavor. |
| D．A kind of symptom. |
| A．By examining data collected from tea drinkers. |
| B．By analyzing the effects of all kinds of tea. |
| C．By observing people of all ages across the US. |
| D．By comparing subjects with different diseases. |
| A．People produce tea using the same method. |
| B．All kinds of tea can help people lose weight. |
| C．Polyphenols are important elements good for health. |
| D．Green tea can be used to treat heart disease and cancer. |
| A．To persuade people to drink more tea. |
| B．To inform the benefits of drinking tea. |
| C．To explain why drinking tea is popular. |
| D．Tostress the advantages of green tea. |
7 . Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important (重要的) activities (活动) of the day. TV brings the outside closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before — because of TV.
What’s going on in the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere (某个地方)? What’s the life like in the deepest (最深的) part of the sea?
If you want to answer these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through (通过) reading or listening to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.
TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps to open our minds (思想). TV often gives us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.
1. Some people say the world is smaller than before because________.| A．TV makes the earth smaller and smaller |
| B．all people like to watch TV |
| C．watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day |
| D．TV brings the outside world closer to people |
| A．TV sets are bigger than radios |
| B．people can not only hear but also watch |
| C．without TV people can’t open their eyes |
| D．it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio |
| A．our minds can only be opened by TV |
| B．something is wrong with our minds |
| C．it can help us to increase our knowledge (知识) |
| D．TV is new to us |
| A．Negative | B．Unconcerned |
| C．Anxious | D．Supportive |
8 . English is fast becoming the language of science around the world, but what is its future among everyday speakers? One expert points out that the percentage(比率) of native English speakers is declining(降低) globally while the languages of other rapidly growing regions are being spoken by increasing numbers of people. But English will continue to remain widespread and important.
However, British language scholar David Graddol says English will probably drop in dominance(主导) by the middle of this century to rank, after Chinese, about equally with Arabic, Hindi, and Urdu. “The number of people speaking English as a first language continues to rise, but it isn’t rising nearly as fast as the numbers of many other languages around the world, simply because the main population group has been largely in the less developed countries where languages other than English have been spoken,” he says.
In a recent article in the journal Science, Mr. Graddol noted that three languages that are not near the top of the list of the most widely spoken now might be there soon. These are Bengali, Tamil, and Malay, spoken in south and Southeast Asia.
David Crystal, the author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, says about 1.5 billion of the world’s six billion people speak it as a second tongue compared to the 400 million native speakers. But another expert on the English language says Mr. Graddol underestimates (低估) the future of its dominance. “Nobody quite knows what’s going to happen because no language has been in this position before. But all the evidence (证据) suggests that the English language snowball is rolling down a hill and is getting faster,” he said.
1. In David Graddol’s opinion, English will _______.| A．remain widespread and important |
| B．be more important than any other language |
| C．lose its dominant position |
| D．die away in the near future |
| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．5. |
| A．Malay. | B．Arabic. | C．Urdu. | D．German. |
| A．English Remaining the Dominant Position |
| B．The Future of English? Who Knows? |
| C．Opinions from Different Experts |
| D．The English Language Snowball Rolling Down |
9 . The new radio programme from Self-help expert Glennon Doyle unexpectedly disturbed me. In a session of We Can Do Hard Things, she focuses on boundaries and their importance to our mental happiness. I heartily agree with her, because saying a polite but firm “no” is one of the basics for a happy life. I was, however, interested when she raised the idea that perhaps, as well as learning when to confirm our boundaries, we also need to stretch them. When does a boundary become a cage that locks us away?
Isn’t it always the case that just as you think you’ve got an area of life nailed; somebody comes along to show you that that’s not the case? As I listened, I started to see boundaries that might cause more problems than they were solving.
There was the work boundary that said that unless a project fell exactly into my topics, I wouldn’t take it-which meant that I turned down work that was otherwise interesting and rewarding.
There was the boundary that said I wasn’t to buy anything until I’d reached my savings goal-which resulted in me having to restart my laptop 20 times a day.
And then there was a boundary around relationships that set out exactly how I should be treated and what I wanted in them. Helpful to some extent, it blocked me from allowing someone to express their love for me, even if it wasn’t quite what I had predicted.
Had I been doing boundaries wrong all the time? Did I need to figure them all out again? I’ve spent the past few weeks looking at the boundaries I’ve secretly put in place, and I’ve let myself lower some that have been my protection over the years. Then I’ve come to the conclusion that, when it comes to boundaries, I’m a beginner again, and that’s fine. In fact, being back at the beginning is a blessing because it means there are still lessons to be learned and adventures to be had and that is something for which I can only be grateful.
1. What has really interested the author in Glennon Doyle’s programme?| A．The importance of confirming our boundaries. |
| B．The benefits of boundaries to our happiness. |
| C．The urgency of maintaining our boundaries. |
| D．The necessity of reassessing our boundaries. |
| A．We should favour savings goals over boundaries. |
| B．Boundaries tend to keep us from potential friends |
| C．Boundaries are very likely to relieve boredom at work. |
| D．We should stick to boundaries despite inconvenience. |
| A．Relaxed. | B．Depressed. | C．Pressured. | D．Amused. |
| A．Just when you think you’ve got things sorted. | B．Just where you believe there’s no way out |
| C．How can we live a life without boundaries? | D．How do we become victims of boundaries? |
10 . Mobile phones are now everywhere. They are a(n)
There is no reason why you should feel the
In America students would never be
As a(n)
It’s
| A．strange | B．wrong | C．great | D．old |
| A．At first | B．However | C．Besides | D．In all |
| A．early | B．free | C．happy | D．certain |
| A．at school | B．in danger | C．on duty | D．in hospital |
| A．effort | B．way | C．need | D．change |
| A．learn | B．fight | C．help | D．play |
| A．unless | B．once | C．before | D．though |
| A．allowed | B．ordered | C．sent | D．invited |
| A．makes | B．doubts | C．breaks | D．follows |
| A．continue | B．prepare | C．fail | D．remember |
| A．boring | B．exciting | C．disturbing | D．normal |
| A．reporter | B．teacher | C．doctor | D．engineer |
| A．laugh | B．mind | C．know | D．listen |
| A．saved | B．heard | C．accepted | D．connected |
| A．funny | B．easy | C．difficult | D．impossible |
| A．kill | B．hurt | C．satisfy | D．interest |
| A．actually | B．partly | C．quickly | D．suddenly |
| A．breath | B．feeling | C．attention | D．courage |
| A．surprising | B．unbelievable | C．important | D．terrible |
| A．regret | B．promise | C．forget | D．plan |
