1 . When we wake up, how many of us think of what we want to do today? Almost all of us.

How many of us think of improving at what we do or focus on personal growth and development? Not many.

As Josh Waitzkin, a talented chess player and martial arts world champion, said in his book The Art of Learning, “We focus so much on the result that the details of the learning process are lost on us.”

Why is the process of learning so important? If we are getting the result,why do we have to learn or do things in a better way?

My point: Life is a marathon, not a sprint (冲刺). You have to keep running. You have to build the base of the house strong enough so that it could bear every earthquake or storm. And believe me, bad days come.

That base is the process of learning. Learning is more important than the result. And those who understand this always win.

Many of us, me included, do not realize the importance of this process. When I used to code (编程), rather than understanding the root cause of a code break, I was more interested in just fixing the issue. The next time a similar issue occurred, I worked from scratch again. I didn’t learn anything from the first time and ended up spending even more time later on the same thing.

If you were a designer but didn’t understand how 3D objects could be presented in 2D, you might look at someone else’s sheet and get the work done. But what about the next time? And the next time?

If we don’t do something properly — it could be worse than not doing it at all. But if we focus on the learning process, we could be faster and better for any future problems.

1. If you think of what you want to do today after you wake up, it means you are focusing on        .

A．the result

B．the learning process

C．your personal growth

D．building the base of your life

2. What does the author say about bad days in life in paragraph 5?

A．They are the root cause of failure.

B．They can be avoided with careful work.

C．We don’t need to worry too much about them.

D．We should be prepared for them.

3. What does the underlined phrase ”worked from scratch“ most probably mean?

A．worked very hard

B．lost my interest

C．started from the beginning

D．solved the problem very fast

4. What is the best title of this article?

A．Why the Process of Learning Matters More Than the Result.

B．Why the Result Are Often Focused on.

C．If You Want to Succeed, Please Learn from Others.

D．If You Can’t Get a Good Result, Please Stop.

6 . 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。

There once was a little village situated in the rich area of New Delhi, Just beyond the village lay a pond, which was a deep dark blue in the middle. Beautiful plants grew all over it. All the children in the village loved the pond. They frequently came to swim and play with water in it. During the summers, the cool water would refresh them from all the dust and heat, and even prevent them from getting immersed (沉溺于) in social networking apps like We Chat or Whats App.“It’s so nice and beautiful,” they would all say.

Then, one day, the villagers began to send the water from the pond into small channels leading to the nearby fields. These channels looked like tiny streams, and they called them irrigation (灌溉) channels, saying that it would help the growth of the plants in their fields to become taller and greener. After some time, the plants did grow taller and stronger. However, the pond was no longer as deep as before; it became shallow.

Sometime later, a factory appeared near the village, letting out a lot of thick black smelly smoke and released (排放) many chemicals into the pond. As these chemicals traveled from the pond through the channels to the fields, many plants died. The pond turned black and produced an awful smell, causing the children to lose their desire to get close to it anymore. They couldn’t even think of splashing water and playing in it as they used to. “It is so dirty.How can we play in it?” they said. Then came the burning hot summer. The pond dried up entirely, without a single drop of water remaining. The beautiful plants surrounding it died too. The once lively village now looked ugly, its beauty lost forever, leaving only memories of what once was.

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

The children decided to do something to make a difference.

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Over time, their efforts, especially what they did through the apps, took effect.

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7 . 假如你是李华，你的初中同学兼英文笔友James听说你在刚刚结束的高中英语读写比赛(Reading for Writing Contest)中获得了一等奖，特发邮件来表示祝贺并向你咨询参赛事宜，希望你推荐一本适合的小说作为下一届参赛读物。请你写一封回信，内容包括：
1.推荐合适的小说；
2.阐述推荐该小说的理由。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear James,

Thanks for congratulating me!

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

9 . Abel Cruz is an industrial engineer living in Lima, the capital of Peru, which is located in the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. When Abel Cruz was a boy,his weekly routine was to climb down a valley in the foothills of the Peruvian Andes to get the family’s water from a spring.

“It was downhill from the house, far away and steep,” he says.

The Peruvian Andes are under the weather influences coming both from the Pacific Ocean and from the jungle and traditionally there is a “dry” and “rainy” season. Recent climatic changes have made the dry seasons even drier and longer.

Cruz began dreaming up better ways to collect water. He noticed that some plants, for example, capture (捕获) rain and mist with their wide leaves. Eventually, he struck upon the idea of a fog net, a concept that he would go on to share around the world.

Each vertical (垂直的) net is 215 square feet of man-made resin (树脂). Micro-droplets (滴液) of water gather together and then fall down into collection tanks. One net can collect 50 to 100 gallons per day. Locals can carry back the water in small containers like buckets for their small farms.

Working in Lima, Peru, with support from the Creating Water Foundation, Cruz has installed (安装) more than 3,600 nets on the bare hillsides around the city to capture fog coming from the Pacific Ocean. This should help bring relief to the city of more than 9 million, which tends to have little rainfall and suffers from frequent lack of water. “The planet has less and less fresh water,” Cruz points out, “because the glaciers (冰川) that are natural water collection tanks are disappearing. So, we must find a way to store and save water for times of drought.”

1. Which of the following can best describe Abel Cruz’s work of getting water from a spring?

A．Tiring.	B．Entertaining.
C．Unnecessary.	D．Economic.

2. What is the nature (本质) of Cruz’s way?

A．Capturing rain with wide leaves.

B．Gathering fog droplets with big nets.

C．Turning resin into water droplets.

D．Carrying water into collection tanks.

3. Which of the following is the most important for Cruz’s invention to function well?

A．The net is man-made.

B．The collection tanks are made of resin.

C．The net is vertically installed on the hillsides.

D．Locals must carry water in small containers.

4. What causes Cruz to invent his way?

A．His concerns over world’s lack of water.

B．His engineering experience.

C．Support from Creating Water Foundation.

D．His geographic knowledge on his home country.

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WHAT TO WEAR *Hard hat *Goggles or eye protection N-95 respirator or one that provides even more protection *Long-sleeved shirt *Heavy work gloves *Long pants *Boots with steel toe and insole Refer to the picture (on the right)! CAUTION! *Protect wounds and cuts with waterproof bandage (防水绷带) . *Avoid heat stress by taking frequent breaks and drinking safe water. *Cleaning up sewage (污水) ? Wear rubber boots, rubber gloves, and goggles. *Be aware of your surroundings; avoid electrical lines, insects, wild or stray (流浪的) animals, and long periods under the sun. *Wash your hands with soap and water before eating. If water is not available, use hand sanitizer(免水洗手液) (containing at least 60% alcohol) .

1. Who is the text written for?

A．Salesmen of disaster prevention items.

B．Researchers on disasters.

C．Outdoor explorers to avoid disasters.

D．Cleaners after a disaster.

2. What is a must for people with wounds?

A．Hard hat.

B．Waterproof bandage.

C．Long-sleeved shirt.

D．Heavy work gloves.

3. Why is it necessary to take a rest from time to time?

A．The equipment is too heavy.

B．To avoid heat stress.

C．The water is heavily polluted.

D．To prevent harm from surroundings.