1 . When I tried out for the football team during the summer before 9th grade, I never imagined how important this sport would become in my life. Football is a _____ sport, at times almost painful, and practices really _____ a team’s physical and mental limits. Without trust in my own ability and a strong sense of commitment, I would never have managed to continue after years of hard work as a player, and with countless _____.

In the first year, I played on the defensive line. This was an amazing _____ that gave me a great sense of achievement. But in the last game of the season, I was seriously injured. I was prohibited from any physical activities for six months. After going _____ a series of physical treatments, I returned to the field as a team captain. I practiced harder than ever to make up for my _____ time.

In September, during my junior year, my name was mentioned in the local newspaper as the key defensive lineman on the team. After playing a fantastic season, I was given the _____ of the Most Valuable Player.

_____, my skills in football do not magically extend to other sports. During the winter break, I went on a snowboarding trip and seriously injured my right shoulder. I had to have four _____. Since I could not use my right arm for two months, I had to learn how to write and eat using my left hand.

______ life must go on. I knew that my own present efforts would decide my future, so I ______ the strict training program to build up strength and improve flexibility in my ______. After an eight-month recovery, I was back to the field playing football, the sport I ______.

In this sense, the world of football has taught me an important life lesson: ______ and commitment make what seems impossible ______. This lesson from football is the one that can be applied to every part of life.

1.

A．tough

B．popular

C．typical

D．dynamic

2.

A．set

B．control

C．test

D．require

3.

A．mistakes

B．adventures

C．accidents

D．injuries

4.

A．performance

B．position

C．moment

D．advantage

5.

A．with

B．over

C．through

D．into

6.

A．valuable

B．lost

C．extra

D．regular

7.

A．pride

B．choice

C．name

D．honor

8.

A．Unfortunately

B．Similarly

C．Happily

D．Gradually

9.

A．practices

B．tryouts

C．seasons

D．operations

10.

A．But

B．Or

C．So

D．And

11.

A．examined

B．changed

C．provided

D．completed

12.

A．shoulder

B．hand

C．leg

D．foot

13.

A．explore

B．avoid

C．love

D．support

14.

A．Knowledge

B．Belief

C．Experience

D．Opinion

15.

A．enjoyable

B．possible

C．sensible

D．responsible

2 . 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。

During the Lunar New Year holiday, Beijing Culture’s time-travel comedy Hi, Mom, was on release across the country. It     1     (receive) the best user review ratings so far of the 7 films currently on release.

Jia Ling is both a star and director in the movie. She stars as a devoted daughter     2     world is turned upside-down after her mother dies suddenly in     3     accident. In a state of emotional crisis, she finds     4     (she) mysteriously transported back to 1981, where she meets her mother,Li Huangying ,and the social group of her youth. She attempts     5     (improve) her mother’s life by using ideas from the future,     6     her plans repeatedly go wrong.

Hi, Mom reflects on how Jia misses her late mother Li Huanying, who encouraged her to pursue her artistic     7     (dream). The film     8     (base) on her memories of their time together. It is also adapted from a sketch comedy bit she performed in 2016. Thanks to Hi, Mom’s powerful     9    (perform) to date, Jia is already one of China’s most     10     (commercial) successful female filmmaker ever.

3 . Over the last decade, Grandpa Ron, as the students call him, has volunteered thousands of hours every year to be with local school children—but it wasn’t until classes moved online due to COVID-19 that Ron Jacobson realized his impact. That impact reached far deeper than being a school volunteer. And those students were now missing the hugs he gave them every mornings.

Back in March 2020, Jacobson had already volunteered for 900 hours during the 2019-2020 school year by the time Cle Elum-Roslyn Elementary in Ronald, Washington, closed its doors and turned to online teaching.

“These kids who relied on me being there for them had suddenly lost me,” Jacobson said. “When they started doing their schoolwork online, several said that they missed Grandpa Ron. ”

The school received so many requests for Grandpa Ron that it added Jacobson’s email address and home address to the school’s online directory (通讯录), allowing students to keep in touch with Jacobson. Students immediately began sending Jacobson emails and letters and even coming to his home to check up on him and offer to walk his dog.

Jacobson now responds to each of the students, adding a bright spot to the students’ days and his own.

“I am happy to listen to the kids’ problems as well,” Jacobson said. “I have heard from school teachers and parents how much this regular communication has changed the kids’ attitudes.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars has honored Jacobson—a Vietnam veteran (老兵) —by naming him a spokesman for their campaign, StillServing, which shows many ways America’s veterans continue serving even after leaving the army.

“The Marine Corps taught me the two important things: finish the task and take care of your troops (军队). I’m still taking care of the troops,” Jacobson said.

It’s just that they are 75 years younger than he is.

1. How did the school react to the school kids’ requests?

A．It sent Jacobson to visit them in person.

B．It asked Jacobson to write to all of them.

C．It showed every student’s email address.

D．It offered Jacobson’s contact information.

2. How did Jacobson feel about the online communication with the students?

A．Pleased.	B．Worried.
C．Tired.	D．Confused.

3. Why was veteran Jacobson regarded a spokesman for StillServing?

A．He still served in the army.	B．He trained many volunteers.
C．He continued to serve others.	D．He encouraged kids to serve.

4. What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．School teachers.	B．Vietnam veterans.
C．Local school kids.	D．Young volunteers.

4 . One of the most dangerous insects you need to watch out for during summer is mosquitoes. But no matter how you try to avoid them, some people naturally attract mosquitoes more than others.

One of the most important facts to remember is that mosquitoes track people down by smell and body odour(气味), according to Bart Knols, PhD, a biologist devoted to the study of mosquitoes. The carbon dioxide people breathe out, along with chemicals from the skin, creates an “odour plume” that mosquitoes can detect from up to almost 100 feet away. “Each person gives off more than 300 chemicals from the skin, more than 100 in breathing out,” Knols says.

The specific mixtures on the skin that mosquitoes respond to vary by species. The yellow fever mosquito and Asian tiger mosquito, for example, respond well to lactic acid from skin. African malaria mosquitoes respond to a mix of fatty acids, according to Knols. Your individual mixtures and smells determine how much of a mosquito attraction you are, depending on the mosquito species. The mix of chemicals you produce are only partly in your control. These chemicals depend on your genetic make-up, health condition, diet, skin pH, and so on. “Bacteria(细菌)on the skin break down the mixtures that we give off through our pores(毛孔), and these are the attractive smells,” Knols says. “So it is not actually we that attract mosquitoes, but the bacteria on our skin.”

Although this is a complex and partly understood phenomenon, Knols says that we do all have a unique smell. There are many folk stories about why some people are more or less attractive to mosquitoes. Some people falsely think the blood type is the cause, and others believe taking vitamin B or eating garlic makes people less attractive to mosquitoes—but Knols notes there’s no scientific data backing these claims.

1. What do we learn from the second paragraph?

A．Mosquitoes can detect people with smell.	B．Nobody can avoid mosquitoes anyway.
C．A person breathes out over 300 chemicals.	D．People naturally attract mosquitoes.

2. Why does the author take several kinds of mosquitoes for example?

A．To persuade readers to protect the environment.

B．To warn people against touching mosquitoes.

C．To show different mosquitoes react to mixtures.

D．To make people look out for poisonous mosquitoes.

3. What draws mosquitoes according to Bart Knols?

A．Chemicals in the mouth.	B．Mixtures people give off.
C．Smells from the pores.	D．Bacteria on the skin.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．The Scientific Reason You Are a Mosquito Attraction

B．Folk Stories about How Mosquitoes Attack People

C．Attitudes toward Mosquitoes Different People Have

D．Ways to Make People More and More Attractive

5 . Music is an international language that is beautiful to people all over the world. It seems to be a natural need for us.     1    

Music plays a significant role in education. Studies have indicated that music physically develops the part of the brain known to be involved with language.     2     Therefore the development of one promotes the growth of the other, and musical training not only develops a child's language skills but also promotes the learning of a second language. Music also causes improvement in brainpower. The thought patterns that are formed while studying music may help improve the ability to learn other subjects.

    3     First, music is beneficial with its ability to reduce stress. And stress is associated with many illnesses, which can be prevented with stress reduced. When people are very stressed, there is a tendency to avoid listening to music.     4     But as we know, productivity increases when stress is reduced.

Additionally, music can have positive influence on mood, and many people will turn to certain songs to improve their moods. The main reason behind this phenomenon is that music has the ability to express one's feelings better than any other medium.     5     It also increases self-confidence.

A．So how does it help us?

B．The two are so closely related.

C．Let's see how people enjoy music.

D．Perhaps it feels like a waste of time.

E．The key is to choose the right type of music.

F．Music has some sort of psychological effect.

G．Good music also makes us remember the moments when we were happy.

6 . 概要写作：阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60 词左右的内容概要。

We often see bullies(恃强凌弱者) on television shows. They like to give people a hard time for no reason at all. They call people names, take their things and make them feel scared over and over again. Bullying can also happen in real life, especially at school.

What caused the bullying? There are many reasons that can cause a child to become a bully. If a child is bullied by his or her parents, that child likely to imitate this behavior at school, according to The Huffington Post. In addition, a child who has been given too much power at home is also likely to become a bully. The child may believe he or she has the right to bully others at school because he or she is treated like an emperor at home. Some children are also said to become bullies because he have been influenced by violent films and games .They are said to be too young to tell between right and wrong.

School bullying can have a great influence on someone’s life Xi Leng (not her real name） was bullied during her early days at school. Even though she turned 20 this year, she is still affected badly by her experiences during her terrible time at primary school. “I really struggled every day back then, and even thought about killing myself,” Xi wrote on Zhihu, a question-and-answer website, remembering how her books were covered with graffiti(涂鸦), and her name was deliberately changed on her homework before it reached the teachers.

In order to solve the problem of school bullying, guidelines were released on Nov 1 by nine government departments, including the Ministry of Education and the Supreme People’s art(最高人民法院). For example, schools have been told to make students more aware of bullying, to inform students about its consequences and to teach them to protect themselves. In addition, students who have serious problems with their behavior may now be sent to special schools.

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