1 . 将下列几个部分（A、B、C、D和E）按题号排序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。
A. During this time, he made paintings of circus people and clowns which were a bit happier. Later, Picasso moved to Paris, where lots of new art was being created. He, along with an artist friend Georges Braque, came up with a unique abstract form of art--Cubism.
B. Picasso kept changing his art style and tried lots of different things, like making sculptures and pottery. He left behind a lot of art that still makes people think and feel different things. His work changed the way we understand and make art today.
C. Pablo Picasso was a famous artist born in Spain in 1881. He was very good at drawing from a young age and became one of the most important artists in the 1900s.
D. According to Picasso it was drawing objects as he thought them, not saw them, since in Cubism, artists show all parts of a scene at once, using simple shapes and putting them together in unusual ways, like a puzzle.
E. Early in his life, Picasso’s paintings were mostly in shades of blue and showed sad scenes, which is why that time is called his Blue Period. Later, he started using lighter colors like pinks and reds, which is known as his Rose Period.
________→ ________→________→________→________

2 . 把下列标号为A至E的五个句子按照正确的逻辑顺序排列。
A. Beethoven thought about giving up, but in the end he continued to write music.
B. In his twenties, he had been very famous for his skills on the piano, but then he began to lose his hearing.
C. Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer, who is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music.
D. He proceeded with the composition until his death in 1827, writing more than 130 musical works, including his Symphony No.9 in D minor.
E. Inspired by his struggles with deafness, the composer produced some amazing pieces, including nine symphonies, five piano pieces, and an opera!

3 . Derek Paravicini is lucky to be alive. Born three and a half months early, he weighed only 0.6 kilograms and almost _______ three times while he was in hospital. _______, Derek’s early birth left him with some disabilities — he is blind; he can’t tell left from right; he can _______ count to ten.

Yet Derek is a _______ talent. The 41-year-old remembers every one of the thousands of pieces of music he has ever heard and can play them without _______ on the piano — even if he only heard the song once. years ago. Because he is blind, he cannot _______ music. All of the music he plays is in his _______. His brain has been described as a perfectly programmed musical _______. When he hears a chord with ten notes in it, he can even _______ all ten, while most professional musicians can only recognise about five.

Derek was two years old before his family discovered his ________. When he was given an old keyboard, he ________ his family by reproducing the songs he had heard outside. His family then arranged for him to go to a school for the ________ where he met a university professor who helped him to ________ his musical talent.

By the age of nine, Derek had ________ at a large concert hall in London with a famous orchestra, Since then, he has appeared on TV shows and travelled the world ________ performances. He has recorded his own CDs and there is even a book about his life.

1.

A．smiled

B．cried

C．died

D．survived

2.

A．Strangely

B．Quickly

C．Secretly

D．Unluckily

3.

A．almost

B．hardly

C．still

D．even

4.

A．math

B．future

C．musical

D．natural

5.

A．words

B．numbers

C．mistakes

D．sounds

6.

A．read

B．improve

C．create

D．hear

7.

A．head

B．hands

C．eyes

D．mouth

8.

A．bank

B．hospital

C．community

D．computer

9.

A．count

B．send

C．recognize

D．leave

10.

A．voice

B．talent

C．book

D．illness

11.

A．moved

B．confused

C．shocked

D．annoyed

12.

A．blind

B．poor

C．needy

D．sick

13.

A．discover

B．turn

C．end

D．develop

14.

A．hosted

B．lectured

C．served

D．performed

15.

A．recording

B．giving

C．improving

D．supplying

4 . When Shao Tianshuai was 14, her dance teacher told her she had expressive eyes and an oval face, which were best suited for Kunqu Opera. She didn’t pay much ________to the comment until her mother __________ her to give the opera a try.

In 2001, Shao _________ for the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater in Beijing and came out with flying colors. The theater company is the only ________ platform in northern China devoted to Kunqu, an existing form of Chinese opera with a history of around 600 years.

Kunqu Opera, like many traditional Chinese operas, is _______ from one generation to another through singing demonstrations. It takes years to ________ basic skills, only after which performers can try and build their own _________.

“This type of opera was on the edge of decline (衰退) and the theater only had a dozen performances a year before I applied there,” says Shao. “However, the UNESCO tag gave the art a ________ life. The opera received government support and attracted the attention of young audiences.”

Usually, she performs her regular shows. ________, she arranges training for young performers and ______ on creating new pieces. She notes that two-thirds of the performers in the company are young, which injects energy to the theater founded over six decades ago.

Now, at 36, she is one of the leading ________ of Northern Kunqu Opera Theater and gives ________ 100 performances a year. Shao says, “In order to build up a young fan base, we use social media platforms and create original Kunqu Opera pieces, which ________   young people without changing the __________ of the art.”

“The heartwarming part is that so many young people like Kunqu Opera performances, whether online or offline. They are ________ to learn and explore, and as actors we cannot ask for more,” says Shao.

1.

A．attention

B．access

C．effort

D．emphasis

2.

A．aided

B．persuaded

C．requested

D．begged

3.

A．stood

B．asked

C．fought

D．applied

4.

A．professional

B．international

C．economical

D．technical

5.

A．turned down

B．set down

C．passed down

D．settled down

6.

A．master

B．design

C．admire

D．track

7.

A．audiences

B．companies

C．hobbies

D．styles

8.

A．smart

B．fresh

C．vivid

D．confident

9.

A．For reference

B．For instance

C．In addition

D．In advance

10.

A．holds

B．counts

C．lives

D．focuses

11.

A．hostesses

B．waitresses

C．actresses

D．authoresses

12.

A．nearly

B．merely

C．clearly

D．hardly

13.

A．admit

B．attract

C．account

D．attempt

14.

A．quantity

B．form

C．effect

D．nature

15.

A．intelligent

B．amazed

C．determined

D．cautious

5 . 今年以来，数位中科院院士相继离世，在社会各界纷纷表达惋惜之余，“谁是真正的偶像”的话题被再度热议。为此，Teens英文报特辟了主题为“Who You Admire Most”的专栏，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿。以下信息非限定性内容，仅供参考：

Actors/Singers/...	Scietists/Doctors/...
•Jackie Chan (Chinese kung fu superstar) •Date of birth: Apr 7, 1954 Hong Kong •Achievements: act in mearly 100 films; many awards; many years of charity work; help people in over 30 countries	•Yuan Longping (Father of Hybrid Rice) •Date of firth: Sept. 7,1930 (Beijing) •Achievements: develop a new type of hybrid rice (1970s; 20%more per unit); the World Food Prize(2004); save millions of lives

注意事项：
1.短文须自拟，要求观点明确、语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
2.词数在90个左右，短文标题已给出，不计入总词数；
3.短文必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。
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6 . From the outside, Taylor Swift — an 11-time Grammy Award winner with 55.5 million monthly online listeners — seems to be used to success.

But at New York University’s graduation ceremony in May of 2022, the 32-year-old country music singer-songwriter told her schoolmates that her achievements were really a result of something else: moments of rejection (否决). “The times I was told ‘no’ or wasn’t included, wasn’t chosen, didn’t win-looking back, it really feels like those moments were as important as. If not more significant than, the moments I was told ‘yes.’ ” Swift said.

Swift said those depressing moments made her feel “hopelessly lonely” growing up, starting at a very young age. As a kid, she said, she would be angry about not getting invited to sleepovers (在外过夜). She remembered connecting with music managers at age 13, and being told that “only 35-year-old housewives listen to country music.”

Her responses to those moments were impressive. Alone in her room, she’d write songs “that would get me a ticket somewhere else.” She posted songs online and connected with other teenage country fans online.

Working on her music and herself — instead of thinking about being told “no” — paid off. She signed a development deal at age 13, had a songwriting contract a year later and a recording contract by age 15, released her first album at age 16, and won four Grammys at age 20 in 2010.

Her advice to the class of 2022: Learn to live with those discouraging experiences. “My experience has been that my mistakes led to the best things in my life,” she said. “And being embarrassed when you mess up? It’s part of the human experience. Getting back up, dusting yourself off and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterward and laugh about it, that’s a gift.”

1. What led to her success according to Taylor Swift?

A．Her ambition to win an award.	B．The support from online listeners.
C．The important moments in her life.	D．Her experiences of being refused.

2. Which is Taylor’s reaction to her depressing moments?

A．Composing songs.	B．Sharing her stories.
C．Making friends online.	D．Reflecting on her failure.

3. What can we learn from Taylor Swift’s story?

A．Education is the key to success.	B．Our attitude towards failure matters.
C．It’s important to avoid our mistakes.	D．We should work hard since an early age.

7 . 将下列五个句子(A、B、C、D和E)按题号顺序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。
A. Beethoven thought about giving up but in the end he continued to write music.
B. Inspired by his struggles with deafness, the composer produced some amazing pieces, including nine symphonies, five piano pieces, and an opera!
C. He proceeded with the composition until his death in 1827, writing more than 130 musical works, including his Symphony No.9 in D minor.
D. In his twenties, he had been very famous for his skills on the piano, but then he began to lose his hearing.
E. Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer who is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music.

8 . 阅读文本，在空白处填入适当的单词（部分空有首字母或中文提示）。

The Scream was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893. What makes it striking is that it shows a thin f    1     with an expression of fear, whose mouth is letting out a     2     (强有力的) scream. In his dairy, Munch talked about what     3     (激发，使产生灵感) him, and described the     4     (场景) when he heard the scream of nature. Many experts say that The Scream is connected to Munch's m    5     health problems, which caused him a lot of pain.

9 . 用所给单词（词块）的正确形式完成短文，并把答案填写在答题卷相应的位置上。

terrible       argue       explain       decline       live on       fail       cut off     talent     encourage       popular

Vincent Van Gogh was born on March 30,1853, in Zundert, a small village in southern Holland. He loved to draw, and his works showed his     1    , but no one     2     him to become an artist.

As a young adult, he wandered from job to job with little success and money, becoming more and more hopeless with each    3    . However, before his 27^th birthday, he realized that he was meant to be a painter, and he began to study art. Few who lived in Van Gogh's time liked his work, however. Many laughed when they saw his paintings, which hurt the sensitive artist     4    .

One day, after having a/an    5    with a fellow artist, Van Gogh took a razor（刮胡刀）and     6     his own earlobe. He never     7     why he injured himself. His mental（精神上的）health started to     8     On the afternoon of July 27, 1890, he shot himself and died at the age of 37.

Over a century after his death, Van Gogh remains extremely     9    . We find pieces of ourselves in him. This may also explain the high price paid for Van Gogh's works. Of course, people are buying great art, but they are also buying a piece of his story, which     10     forever, just like his works.