1 . Some people have a dependency on an afternoon nap.     1     It can also help them feel more alert (机敏的)for the afternoon ahead. Even Boris Johnson supposedly favors a power nap during his work day. Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, and Leonardo Da Vinci were all famous nappers.

Napping is a great way to feel more rested and alert-and some research shows it car benefit our cognitive function.     2     If you need to be alert right after waking up, so-called "power naps" of 10-30 minutes are recommended.

While short naps are great for increasing energy, longer naps are more beneficial for learning. According to the research, they improve activation of the hippocampus—an area of the brain important for learning and memory.     3    

    4     It's possible that they help the brain clean up sleep-inducing (诱导睡眠的)waste products that would otherwise hold up brain activity, and that they refill the brain's energy stores. Short naps may also help improve your attention by letting particularly sleepy areas of the brain recover, hence preventing instability in the brain's networks.

Although napping has many positive short-term effects, they are not recommended for people who suffer from insomnia（失眠症）. Because naps decrease sleepiness, they may make it harder to fall asleep when going to bed in the evening.     5     For instance, if the best performance is needed instantly afterwards, don't nap, as it may take some time to fully wake up.

A．But many more prefer not to

B．It is to catch up on lost sleep.

C．How has napping become so popular?

D．Naps should also be avoided in some situations

E．Why short naps are so beneficial is not well understood

F．However, you may want to consider how long you have to nap.

G．A one-to-two-hour nap benefits both motor skills and memory abilities.

2 . At the end of a long week, Mike and I were going to invite friends for dinner. Just before I got home, Mike said he had to stay late at work. _________, I was on my own to get everything ready.

Already running late myself, I started feeling _________ as I drove to pick up Haydn and Michael. I rushed them into the car and informed them we were making a few _________ before heading home and that they needed to help me _________ the house. Both of them started _________immediately. I turned and gave them a(n) _________ with my eyes that I was not in the mood to listen. They crossed their arms, looking _________. For the next hour I _________ the boys from one place to the next. The more I needed them to _________, the more distracted (分心的) they became. My __________ was wearing thin.

Just as we finished our last errand (差事), the boys reminded me to stop at the __________store to buy crickets (蟋蟀). Yes, I had promised them. Fifteen minutes later, we were back in the car with some new __________: one hundred live crickets in a clear bag.

I pulled into the driveway with only 45 minutes left before my guests arrived. I started barking orders at the boys, but all they __________ was placing the crickets into their little cage. __________, the next time I looked up, the crickets were jumping all over my kitchen. I screamed and climbed onto a chair to __________ them.

As I watched the boys running after the crickets with laughter, I realized I had only two__________. I could continue feeling angry, or just let it go and __________ the funny moment. I chose joy. I jumped off the chair and __________ them. It took us fifteen minutes to catch all the little guys. Then they __________ helped me prepare the dinner. We were happy and had a great dinner party.

Things go wrong from time to time. We can't stop that, but we can decide how we're going to __________ things. Try to think of something that makes you happy. You'll find something if you try.

1.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Moreover

D．Instead

2.

A．sick

B．happy

C．upset

D．guilty

3.

A．stops

B．promises

C．remarks

D．updates

4.

A．share

B．tidy

C．repair

D．paint

5.

A．worrying

B．doubting

C．quarreling

D．complaining

6.

A．comment

B．warning

C．explanation

D．smile

7.

A．annoyed

B．amazed

C．scared

D．concerned

8.

A．invited

B．followed

C．dragged

D．approached

9.

A．bargain

B．ргерагe

C．revise

D．hurry

10.

A．influence

B．popularity

C．patience

D．confidence

11.

A．pet

B．grocery

C．convenience

D．department

12.

A．diners

B．consumers

C．passengers

D．families

13.

A．relied on

B．acted on

C．lived on

D．focused on

14.

A．In particular

B．Even worse

C．By the way

D．All in all

15.

A．escape

B．frighten

C．search

D．attract

16.

A．goals

B．beliefs

C．parties

D．choices

17.

A．enjoy

B．forgive

C．celebrate

D．memorize

18.

A．praised

B．joined

C．defended

D．impressed

19.

A．simply

B．cautiously

C．practically

D．enthusiastically

20.

A．forget

B．ргоvе

C．treat

D．select

3 . 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。

Freedom above snow

With the Tokyo Summer Olympics behind us, people are turning their eyes to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games,     1     will start in five months. Freestyle skier Gu Ailing, 18, looks to be one of the superstars of the event.

Born to an American father and a Chinese mother, Gu     2     (decide) to compete for China in the 2022 Winter Olympics in June 2019. Just two months later, she bagged her first gold medal for China at the Australia New Zealand Cup.     3     strength continued to grow as she won one bronze and two gold medals at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in March.

People say she is     4     (talent). But Gu says that talent counted for (占据) “only 1 percent” of her wins, adding that her hard work is     5     counts. While going to school in San Francisco, Gu could only practice on weekends. She spent eight hours    6     (go) to the ski hill and back, doing her homework on the way and making full use of her time at the hill     7     (practice) skiing.

Gu said she wants to encourage more girls in China to try skiing and other extreme sports , many of which have only been known there for 20 years, according to the Olympics website. She said skiing gives her “    8     (free) and creativity”, especially when she perfectly controls her body and does tricks that others cannot do.

Now she     9     (prepare) for the Winter Olympics as a full-time athlete. “Of course, I want to win medals and even golds,” Gu said. “But what’s     10     (important) is to bring out my own style, enjoy the game and love the sport.”

4 . An artistic student from a school near Rochester, New York decided to get down to a photography project of a different kind.

Each day, Chaz Rorick from Rush-Henrietta High School decided to upload an Instagram photo of himself imitating(模仿) a US president alongside a photo of the actual president.

Many would agree the impressions are quite familiar.

Rorick’s project started when he realized the set of clothes he wore looked like that of President Harry Truman while watching a documentary. He took a photo of himself, placed it next to one of Truman, and posted it on Instagram.

He had an instant fan: his father. “The next day I did Roosevelt for fun, but by the third picture I did one a day, no matter how busy I was. My friends enthusiastically encouraged me to carry on with such strange and unusual things,” the high school junior told Mashable.

According to Rochester Homepage.net, Rorick said of his project, “It was not too much work, maybe half an hour a night doing it, except for the ones with wigs(假发) and mustaches. I cut out paper for it. I taped cotton to my head.”

“It was fun though,” he added. “All my friends supported it. My parents supported it. History teachers are crazy about it.”

Some people hold the view that Rorick’s photos are creative, entertaining and educational. However, others think everyone can dress up, too, but they have to admit that with all the things out there that Rorick could do in his spare time, there’ s nothing wrong with this.

1. When did he have the idea of a photography project?

A．When he was uploading something.

B．When he was choosing his clothes.

C．When he played with his father.

D．When he was watching a documentary.

2. Which of the following can be used to describe Rorick?

A．Artistic and lonely.	B．Artistic and creative.
C．Creative but unpopular.	D．Popular and wealthy.

3. What does Rorick think of the photography project?

A．It takes up too much of his time.	B．It won’t attract him anymore.
C．It is easy to do.	D．It has been done by other.

4. Which of the following is TRUE about Rorick’s history teacher?

A．He likes his photography project very much.

B．He thinks little of his photography project.

C．He is strong against him.

D．He thinks he is crazy.

5 . NASA selects university teams for space exploration

The moon's permanently shadowed areas, nearly 384, 400 kilometers away from home, are the closest water source outside the earth. The craters have been dark since billions of years ago. But now with student-developed technologies, more about them can be discovered.

Through the competitive Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge and the Space Grant project, NASA has awarded nearly $ 1 million to eight university teams. They will build sample lunar payloads (装备) and demonstrate innovative ways to study the moon's darkest areas.

"Its an exciting time for NASA and students across the country," said Drew J. Hope, Program Manager of Game Changing Development program. "Thanks to our partnership with the Office of STEM Engagement, this is the most money NASA has awarded in a student challenge directly connected to Artemis."

The chosen teams will work out ways to gather data in and around the craters, generate wireless power for future infrastructure, and enable autonomous mobility even in the most extreme environments. The research results could benefit NASA's Artemis Program and be used to study the moon ahead of a human landing in 2024 or help establish   sustained presence by 2028. Each team will receive different amounts of grants, based on the concept and budget they propose. They will develop and test the technologies in simulated(模拟的environments with the awards during the following 10 months, showing they are prepared for a possible lunar mission as early as 2023.Then in November 2020, a panel of NASA and industry experts will examine the teams' research and development results at a face-to-face design review.

"One of the most exciting things about this challenge is that several of the concepts, if proven to be valuable as a result of these awards, could eventually be integrated and operated together on the surface of the moon," according to Chad Rowe, Acting Manager of Space Grant project." These students are part of the Artemis generation and they are helping fulfil NASA'S mission needs today, while developing relevant hands-on experience that will prepare them for aerospace careers after graduation.

1. What are the university teams supposed to do?

A．Explore the mystery of space.	B．Participate in a competition.
C．Develop technologies to study the moon.	D．Challenge NASA'S Artemis program.

2. What does the underlined word "grants" in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A．Aid.

B．Funds.

C．Tests.

D．Chances.

3. When will the students' achievements probably be first put into use?

A．2020.

B．2023.

C．2024.

D．2028,

4. How can the students benefit from the project?

A．They can land on the moon

B．They can get paid while doing the job.

C．They can work In NASA after graduation.

D．They can gain experience for their future aerospace careers.

6 . Sitting here, I go through my mum's old journals, reading them very differently from the first time I found them.

It was a number of years ago, when I was twelve, I found ______ just lying around her ______ room. That day I read each line with growing ______ and horror. I couldn't believe that woman who fed me as a baby and read me fairy tales had written this. I will never forget the first line I read: “They all want to take me away and _______me！”

______ I thought of the other day, when she was ______ around the house. I was sitting at the dining room table with my grandmother, working on a five­thousand­piece puzzle   (拼图) that takes a ______ to solve. Suddenly, the front door was violently thrown open. My mother ran in screaming at the top of her lungs.

Then she ran into the room and shoved (推) our puzzle off the table, smashing it into the five thousand pieces we had ______. It scared me. ______, something was ______ my mother.

My ______ ended then, when the doctor told me she had hallucinations (幻想症).   I started to understand that her illness wasn't something I could ______. That was when I realized that other kids always ______ she was different when they came over to play.

I always wondered ______ I could do but there is no solution. But dealing with my mother has given me a different outlook on life. I try not to ______ my problems. If my mum starts making strange remarks, I leave the room and call someone. Just ______ is one of the best relax ways in the world. If there's no one to talk to, I ______ the violin or some other hobbies to forget about things for a time.

As I think about the past, I see that mum was ______ an entire life. Thankfully, I haven't been. To me, each day is just one piece of the ______, one piece among the thousands we spend our lives putting together, hoping it won't ______.

1.

A．them

B．those

C．it

D．myself

2.

A．empty

B．strange

C．clear

D．messy

3.

A．joy

B．astonishment

C．doubt

D．happiness

4.

A．protect

B．comfort

C．kill

D．confirm

5.

A．Yet

B．Then

C．However

D．Though

6.

A．nervous

B．relaxed

C．angry

D．surprised

7.

A．lifetime

B．day

C．minute

D．moment

8.

A．prepared

B．made

C．begun with

D．looked for

9.

A．Luckily

B．Even

C．Still

D．Obviously

10.

A．wrong with

B．connected with

C．cautious about

D．worried about

11.

A．hard time

B．childhood

C．bad luck

D．memories

12.

A．forgive

B．miss

C．ignore

D．overcome

13.

A．felt

B．heard

C．hoped

D．expected

14.

A．where

B．when

C．which

D．what

15.

A．depend on

B．face

C．concentrate on

D．calculate

16.

A．waiting

B．talking

C．singing

D．smiling

17.

A．buy

B．play

C．talk with

D．turn to

18.

A．devoted to

B．charged with

C．led to

D．robbed of

19.

A．toy

B．puzzle

C．page

D．journal

20.

A．fall apart

B．come up

C．come off

D．fall over

7 . 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。

The Xi’an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history. It     1     (build) originally to protect the city     2     the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible       3     (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.

We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.

After     4     (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what     5     (good) than to ride on a piece of history!

We     6     (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky     7     did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all     8     way around the Xi’an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and     9     (watchtower) to take pictures or just to watch the local people going about their     10     (day) routines.

8 . 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。

Johnson lived alone in a small town, Salem. Once he suffered a minor stroke (中风). He didn't usually go outside of his home unless it was to get his favorite food: pizza. He only ordered from Domino’s Pizza, and due to him frequently ordering, the staff was well familiar with his name.

Although Johnson was a loyal customer, the staff had never heard his voice or seen is face. It was only the delivery drivers who caught a glance of the man. Many neighbors went on to say that he just liked to keep to himself.

The manager of Johnson’s local Domino’s Pizza, Mary, said that he was always so polite to the delivery staff. Throughout the seven years of him placing orders at and supporting the particular Domino’s store, there had never been a problem.

And so none of the employees at Johnson's local Domino’s seemed to notice anything unusual the first couple of days. However, this quickly changed when Mary realized that they hadn't had an order from Johnson in a while. Johnson was considered to be one of the branch's most loyal customers. It was unusual that Johnson hadn't ordered anything for more than 12 days. They felt something might be off. A member of the staff, Tom, was sent to Johnson’s house to see if they could notice anything unusual.

As Tom approached Johnson’s house, he was relieved to see that the lights were on. Johnson wasn't answering the door, even though the lights and TV were on in his room. Tom decided to knock once again and called him on his phone, but there was no answer. There was a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. Tom decided to call the police. After hearing the situation, the police arrived quickly. They knocked on the door just as Tom had, but there was no answer once again. Just then one of the officers heard a faint voice coming from inside of the home.

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

The voice was calling out for help.

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In the hospital, Johnson was getting better after the stroke.

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