1 . 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。

I still remember the winter of 1933 for a gift which made three girls happy.

Life was hard then, with lots of folks finding themselves penniless. When my shoes got holes, my dad just cut a piece of cardboard to slip inside them.

Maxine, my best friend, and I were in the choir. Then the principal, Mr. Robert announced a gift exchange among all the students. We each pulled a slip of paper with a name on it from a box. “Now don’t tell anyone whose name you got,” Mr. Robert reminded us. “This will be such a surprise!”

Of course, telling us to keep the names we’d picked secret was like asking a dog to stop barking. We figured out every single name. Maxine picked Peter and Barbara’s name was on my slip of paper. When we figured out who had my name, I almost fainted. It was Betsy! Betsy was poorer than the rest of us. My eager little heart sank. I knew I wouldn’t get anything from her.

Maxine and I were walking home that afternoon after choir practice. “What am I goanna do, Maxine, when my name is called? Stand up there looking stupid while everyone is watching me?” Maxine tried her best to make me feel better.

When we reached Maxine’s house, her mother called to us to see what Maxine’s aunt had sent her. A pair of red gloves was out on the table. “Oh,” Maxine cried with delight. “Look at the white snow angels on each of them!” She pulled off her worn brown gloves and slipped her hands into the new ones. “I have never seen anything so beautiful in my whole life,” I sighed. Well, I was happy for Maxine, but the sight of the gloves made me feel even sorrier for myself.

Finally the day for the gift exchange arrived. One name was called and then another. Kids jumped up, laughing happily and calling out to friends as they received their gifts. “Betsy,” Mr Robert called. I saw Betsy stand up hesitantly. Then Maxine stood up!

I caught Maxine’s arm. “You have Peter,” I reminded her. “I traded him,” she whispered as she walked over and handed her gift to Betsy. Betsy carefully unfolded her gift. My eyes popped out, and I think I even said, “Oh no!” out loud.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。

Maxine’s red snow angel gloves lay in Betsy’s open palms.

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“Delores,” Mr Robert called out and my turn come.

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2 . Four Classic Games for Kids

Below are great games children can enjoy.

Egg and Spoon Race

Line players up, each with a boiled egg balanced on a spoon. Each person with a spoon and an egg must carry the egg on the spoon to the finishing line. If their egg drops, they must stop and put it back on their spoon before continuing. (Or, if you’re really tough, send them back to the start each time their egg drops!) The winner will be awarded a prize, such as candy, stickers and toys.

Pass the Parcel (包裹)

Prepare a small prize that kids will love and then cover it with many layers (层) of paper. To play, have the children sit in a circle and pass the parcel around the circle while you play some fun music. When you stop the music, the child holding the parcel removes the outer layer of paper. Start the music again and continue until one child removes the final layer of paper.

Wheelbarrow (独轮手推车) Race

The game is played in pairs.The first person is the wheelbarrow.He starts with his hands on the ground and his legs are held by the second person (the driver) in the pair. The wheelbarrow “walks” on his hands across the ground while the driver follows behind, holding his legs and directing the wheelbarrow. The first pair across the finishing line are the winners.

Limbo

Two adults hold either end of a stick at stomach height. The children take turns going under the stick without touching it. If all the children have gone under the stick, the stick will be lowered. Then another round begins. Anyone who falls, touches the ground with hands or touches the stick is out.

1. Who would most probably be the winner of Egg and Spoon Race?

A．The kid being good at running.

B．The kid being skilled at boiling eggs.

C．The kid doing well in balancing the egg.

D．The kid being willing to work with others.

2. Why is Pass the Parcel special compared with other three games?

A．Because it must be played with music on.

B．Because it will give the winner a prize.

C．Because it needs preparation in advance.

D．Because it asks kids to sing songs during the game.

3. What will kids probably need to do while playing Limbo?

A．Try to jump over the stick.

B．Lower their body.

C．Run fast with a stick in hand.

D．Touch the ground with hands.

3 . 假定你是王明，暑假即将来临，你打算和家人去厦门。你们计划去鼓浪屿、植物园参观；还打算逛逛中山路和环岛路等等。请你给你的好友李华写一封email，分享你的出行计划。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：
Zhongshan Walking Street 中山路； The Xiamen Botanical Garden 植物园； Gulangyu Island 鼓浪屿
Dear Li Hua,
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Yours,

Wang Ming

4 . Pretending is fun. According to a recent study in the journal Child Development, kids are fond of this trick. Aiming to test the benefits of self-distancing on children’s perseverance (毅力), the researchers asked 180 kids, ages 4 or 6, to do a pretty boring computer task for 10 minutes. Although all the kids had to do was press a key when they saw a certain picture, they were told the task was important and that they had to be “good helpers,” They could take breaks to play a game on an iPad if they wanted.

The researchers divided the kids into three groups, and asked each to think about its performance on the given task from a certain perspective (视角): self-focused, third-person or model. Kids in the self-focused group asked themselves, “Am I working hard?” The third-person group reflected on the task by asking, “Is [the name of kid himself] working hard?” And the model group? Those children imagined they were either Batman, Bob the Builder or Dora the Explorer — well-known characters who are model hard workers — and were given props (小道具) to help them get in character. They were told to ask themselves, “Is [whatever character was chosen] working hard?”

The researchers found that the kids in both age groups who imagined themselves as a character spent a longer time on the task. The 6-year-olds who were asked to reflect in first person spent about 35 percent of the time on the task rather than on break, and the 4-year-olds just over 20 percent. But the 6-year-old children pretending to be fictional heroes spent 55 percent of their time working, while the 4-year-olds in this group spent 32 percent of their time on task.

The researchers believe that when the children used third-person or model characters, the kids distanced themselves from the boring task and tempting game, allowing them to gain more focus and self-control. “Taking an outsider’s perspective on one’s own behavior can improve in the face of entertaining distractions,” the researchers say.

1. What’s the purpose of the research?

A．To confirm.

B．To advertise.

C．To convince.

D．To examine.

2. What did the researchers find about the self-focused 4-year-olds?

A．They spent 20% more time on the task.

B．They asked 3 questions to themselves.

C．They imagined themselves as model characters.

D．They were the least focused group in the experiment.

3. What does the underlined word “tempting” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Dull

B．Inspiring.

C．Attractive.

D．Difficult.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Pretending Is Fun for Kids	B．The Benefits of Self-distancing
C．The Way to Improve perseverance	D．Pretending Helps Kids Be More Focused

5 . 根据语境，选择下框中的单词替换句中划线部分的单词或短语，使之意思一致。

A.options       B. acknowledged       C. absolutely       D.suits     E.spotted     F.financial       G.apologise

1. Yesterday she was walking along the street when she found a girl lying on the floor.
2. Recently, Lily has a strong desire to get a job that fits her.
3. Throughout Lin Qiaozhi’s life, she would face a great number of choices.
4. To be honest, your article is indeed excellent.
5. As a result of COVID-19, our country is facing an economic problem.
6. As a matter of fact, I ought to say sorry to you for not sending the E-mail sooner.
7. Finally the thief admitted having stolen the valuable painting.

6 . Since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed in 1973, it has helped hundreds of species avoid extinction in the United States. The strong conservation policy has been used as a model in other countries. But it’s not as successful as it could be, a new study finds.

Researchers have discovered most species are not being protected until their numbers have become so low that their chance of recovery is slim.

“The ESA is an incredibly powerful, ambitious law for protecting our endangered wildlife. Yet, for decades, the agency primarily responsible for operating the ESA — the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) — has been starved of resources,” lead author Erich Eberhard says.

“As a result, we are very slow to give species the protection that they deserve. We typically wait until species are extremely rare and thus at extreme risk of extinction, and then, when a species is finally listed, the USFWS is straining its resources to try to recover it.”

In 1993, a study found that few species received protection under the ESA until their populations became very small. For the new study, researchers repeated the methods used in the earlier research to see whether protections have become better since the problem was first noted. They also looked at trends in “wait times” — the amount of time between when a species is identified as potentially needing protection and when it actually receives protection under the ESA.

“Our analysis suggests that, in the nearly 30 years since attention was first brought to this problem, we have not become more active in protecting endangered species,” says Eberhard.

The researchers found that the population sizes of species when they first became protected under the ESA are not statistically different from those in the 1993 study. They also discovered that there are long wait times between when a species is identified as likely needing protection and when they actually receive them.

“I can say that our study paints the current state of the ESA as a bit of cautionary (告诫的) tale for the strong conservation policy,” says Eberhard.

1. What problem does the USFWS have protecting endangered species?

A．It takes ineffective measures.	B．It is lacking in resources.
C．It can’t get timely information.	D．It is an irresponsible organization.

2. What is the purpose of the new study?

A．To try out new ways to protect endangered species.

B．To find out the exact number of endangered species.

C．To check the time needed to save endangered species.

D．To see if endangered species have been better protected.

3. How can the study help with animal conservation?

A．It found out many more endangered species.

B．It pointed out the direction for the USFWS to act on.

C．It proved the role of the public in conservation.

D．It showed some effective ways to protect animals.

4. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

A．The USFWS Needs Stronger Laws

B．The ESA Has Achieved Great Success

C．New Conversation Laws Are on the Way

D．Endangered Species Act Isn’t Working Well

7 . 假如一家英语报社在征集有关科技给未来生活带来变化的文章，现请你以“What Will Our Life Be in the Future?”为标题用英语写一篇短文。
内容包括：生活：足不出户就可购物、读书、就医等；
旅游：去月球、火星(Mars)等观光；
环境：利用太阳能，一个整洁的世界；
健康:……
注意：(1)标题已为你写好(不计入总词数)；
(2)为使文章连贯，可适当增减内容。

What Will Our Life Be in the Future?

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8 . A national park is an area set aside by a government for the preservation of the natural environment. The national parks in the United States and Canada center on the protection of both land and wildlife.     1     And those in Africa primarily protect animals.

It is widely thought that the idea of a park or nature reserve under state ownership started in the United States in 1870.     2     Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant National Parks were established in the United States in 1890. And the U. S. National Park Service (NPS)was created in 1916 to manage the parks.     3     In addition to national parks, the system included national preserves, seashores, historic parks and sites and so on.

Partly following the American example, movements supporting national parks sprang up in many other countries.     4     . And Canada set up its first three national parks in the mid-1880s. The establishment of modern national parks and nature reserves gained momentum (动力)only after World War I or, in some cases, after World War II in Europe. Great Britain established the administrative machinery for both national parks and nature reserves in 1949.     5    

But interest in parks came later in Asia and Latin America than it did in the Anglo-American countries and Europe.

A．These movements began in Canada.

B．George Catlin offered the idea during the 1830s.

C．Visitors are allowed to enter for different purposes.

D．Those in the United Kingdom center mainly on the land.

E．Japan and Mexico established their first national parks in the 1930s.

F．By the early 21st century the NPS managed more than 400 separate areas.

G．It is also thought that the world’s first such park was Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

9 . 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。

Marrakech (马拉喀什) is the fourth largest city in Morocco and has a rich architectural heritage. However, an earthquake in September caused serious damage     1     some of them in the city.

The Medina district, the old cultural center of Marrakech, was one of them.     2     (add) to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1985, the district is enclosed by 900-year-old walls built of red sandstone that once     3     (defend) the city against danger. However, large parts of these walls were damaged in the earthquake and long sections now show deep cracks     4     other parts have collapsed.

Apart from ancient walls, Morocco World News reported that the city’s Kharbouch Mosque (清真寺) was almost     5     (entire) destroyed. Before the earthquake, it was a cultural center for the city     6     dancers and storytellers performed. A local resident     7     (tell) The New Arab that the mosque dates back to the 17th century.

After visiting Marrakech     8     (follow) the destruction, Eric Falt, an officer at UNESCO, stressed that it was necessary to immediately plan for the     9     (construct) of damaged cultural assets (资产). The earthquake’s impact on Marrakech’s cultural heritage     10     (expect) to be a long-term challenge that will require careful restoration efforts, noted Morocco World News.

10 . 根据语境，选择下框中的单词替换句中划线部分的词或词块，使之意思一致，框中有两个多余的单词。

transport,     puzzling,     failure,     official,     errors,     determine,     paths,     pack,     challenging,

1. In the coming three years, our school life will be quite difficult but fruitful.
2. When faced with choosing subjects, most of my classmates decide to chose physics.
3. The author takes novel reading as a way to get away from the confusing world.
4. From his point of view, the goal keeper of the team of his city is totally a loser.
5. Going up the mountain to cut firewood, they met a large group of wolves attacking them.
6. The heads of the two states held their second formal meeting in Huhai Mountain Villa.
7. Since childhood, I have made many mistakes, but I don't think it terrible to make some.