1 . My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of ________. Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some ________ to the area.

Last summer, I found a tiny little plant in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either.

We decided to let it ________ growing until we could find out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the ________ plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to ________ the weeds (杂草) around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something ________.The sunflower had not ________ where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the ________.

That’s when I ________ that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we ________ ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we ________ to go and get what we need for growth.

We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the ________ to achieve our goals. Like the sunflower, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had ________ in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be ________ of who and what we are, and then the environment will begin to ________ us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rocks” in order to reach our goals.

1.

A．flower

B．insects

C．vegetables

D．rocks

2.

A．water

B．fertilizer

C．color

D．shape

3.

A．stop

B．continue

C．improve

D．escape

4.

A．weak

B．strange

C．lonely

D．pretty

5.

A．collect

B．tend

C．remove

D．watch

6.

A．unusual

B．wonderful

C．terrible

D．valuable

7.

A．passed

B．started

C．left

D．died

8.

A．air

B．top

C．sun

D．house

9.

A．hoped

B．realized

C．doubted

D．regretted

10.

A．fill in

B．put in

C．worry about

D．believe in

11.

A．forget

B．hate

C．aim

D．wait

12.

A．wish

B．plan

C．ability

D．idea

13.

A．faith

B．energy

C．virtue

D．courage

14.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．proud

D．tired

15.

A．forgive

B．support

C．upset

D．affect

2 . 假设你是新华中学的学生李华，你和在上海上学的英国朋友Tom约好周末去上海迪斯尼乐园游玩，但你因故不能赴约。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件：
1.表示歉意；
2.解释原因；
3.另约时间。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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3 . A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps, for there is a companionship of books as well as of men.     1    

    2     It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of difficulty. It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting us in age.

Men often discover their close relationship with each other by the love they have for a book.    3     Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together and he, in them.

A good book is often the best urn(瓮)of a life holding the best that life could think out, for the world of a man’s life is, for the most part, the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which are remembered and cherished for ages.

Good books stand the test of time. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues vanish, but books survive. Great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds ages ago, won’t fade with time going by.     4    

The only effects of time have been to filter out the bad products, for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.

Books introduce us into the best society.     5     We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we enjoy with them and grieve with them. Their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were actors with them in the scenes which they describe.

A．A good book may be among the best of friends.

B．What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page.

C．Good books can charm readers of all ages.

D．But there is more wisdom in “love me, love my book.”

E．The book is a truer and higher bond of association.

F．They bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived.

G．And one should always live in the best company, whether it is a book or a man.

5 . 假定你是李华，暑期在纽约学习，得知当地博物馆要举办中国瓷器(china)展。请你给负责人写一封信申请做志愿者，内容包括：
1．写信意图；
2．个人优势。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir，
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Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

6 . Below you will find a profile of each gap year program. If there is a specific program you are interested in or a question you have regarding these programs, please feel free to contact them directly.

Youth International

Since 1997, Youth International has been providing many people with the most exciting and educational experience of their life. It is a learning program that combines international travel, inter-cultural exchange, home stays, volunteer community service work and outdoor adventures.

Phone: 720-270-3323

Carpe Diem Education

Through volunteer service, travel and cultural exchange, students of Carpe Diem Education receive a personal insight into themselves and their cultures. We specialize in guiding summer and semester programs for high school students. Each course is carefully crafted to develop leadership and self-awareness within our students, who return home better prepared to be leaders in thought and action.

Phone: 503-285-1800

Center for Interim Programs

Founded in 1980, Center for Interim Programs is the first independent gap year organization in America. Based on students’ interests and budget, our experienced teachers help make individual course choices including: low cost volunteer options, language programs, research trips, and so on. We are committed to helping students find more experiences of formal education and work.

Phone: 413-585-0980

EF Gap Year

EF Gap Year offers students the ability to explore several countries where you will learn a language, volunteer for a good cause, and gain international work experience. Choose between a 12-week semester or 26-week academic year. You can then personalize your program to meet your learning goals and interests by deciding where, when, and how you wish to study on your own. Our well structured curriculum even allows you to place out of college-level classes and earn advanced credits toward graduation.

Phone:800-726-9746

1. Which phone number can you dial if you want to improve your leadership?

A．720-270-3323.	B．503-285-1800.
C．413-585-0980.	D．800-726-9746.

2. What is EF Gap Year’s unique feature?

A．Its reasonable fee.	B．Its experienced teachers.
C．Its personalized program.	D．Its diverse curriculum choices.

3. What do the four programs have in common?

A．They pay attention to volunteer service work.

B．They combine education with home stays.

C．They mainly offer cross-cultural education.

D．They raise students’ interest in adventure.

7 . It was the 9th day of Wuhan lockdown (封锁) starting on January 23. My parents left because they had been running fever for several days and they were showing other symptoms of COVID-19.

The virus, COVID-19, is somehow fearsome because it does not discriminate (区别对待) in choosing who it infects. And if the older people were infected, the situation could be worse, so I was wondering whether my parents would make it.

On the second day, my parents called and asked me how I was. We talked using FaceTime, and the moment I saw my mom lying there with an oxygen mask and my dad could not talk without breathing heavily, I realized that I had to live on my own.

But two weeks later, I got a fever and had to go into quarantine (隔离) to be observed for 14 days. Fortunately, my illness turned out to be not COVID-19.

Everything there was busy, and there seemed to be a shortage of medical staff and materials were in short supply. Even though the doctors and nurses were covered from head to toe, I could see how tired they were when I looked into their bloodshot eyes. Most of the patients were really understanding, but of course there were those who were not, and complained loudly, but all the doctors and nurses tried their best to deal with it in a calming way.

When the quarantine was over, every patient thanked the workers for what they had done, but the answer patients received was exactly the same: “That’s what we’re here for.”

1. When did the author’s parents leave her for the hospital?

A．January 23.

B．January 30.

C．February 2.

D．January 31.

2. What does the underlined phrase “make it” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Succeed.

B．Join in.

C．Live through.

D．Arrive.

3. What can we learn according to the passage?

A．Not all the patients understood the doctors and nurses.

B．Both the author and her parents got infected with COVID-19.

C．The patients were too tired.

D．The virus infects the older more easily.

4. What may the author think of the medical workers according to the passage?

A．Outgoing.

B．Respectable.

C．Impatient.

D．Calm.

8 . 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。

Have you ever been    1    (embarrass)because of forgetting something important? Most people have. And, what is worse, most people have resigned(抛弃)themselves to a life of     2    (forget). They are unaware of a simple but important fact that memory can be developed. If you'll just accept that fact, this book    3     (show)you how.

First, relax. If you are overanxious about remembering something, you will forget it. Relaxing is a very necessary thing    4     will enhance(加强)your     5     (aware)and ability to concentrate. Take a deep    6     (breathe)and tell yourself that you have all the time in the world to remember.

Second, avoid being negative. If you keep telling yourself your memory is bad. Your mind will come to believe it.    7    (actual), negative jokes have a terrible effect    8    your memory.

Look for    9     (opportunity)to exercise your memory. For example, if you are learing    10     language, try to actively remember irregular verbs.

9 . 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。

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) perched on the tree near heir window.

The father asked his son,“What is this?" The son replied,“It is a crow.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son the second time“What is this?” The son said,

“Father, I have just now told you. It's a crow.”

After a little while, the old father again asked his son the third time,“What is this?”

“It’s a crow, a crow, a crow”said the son loudly and impatiently.

A few minutes later, the father again asked his son the fourth time.“What is it?”

This time the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again?IT IS A CROW. Are you not able to understand this?”

A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On pernicious a page,he asked his son to read that pages. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:

“Today my little son aged three was siting with me on the sofa when a crow was siting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel annoyed; I rather felt love for my innocent child.”

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语，
Paragraph 1:

After reading the diary,

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Paragraph 2:

Feeling ashamed,the son got down on his knees before his father.

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