1 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

New research into EQ and IQ suggests that success is not simply the result of a high IQ. While your IQ tells you     1     intelligent you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. According to Professor Salovey, at work, it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted. It is generally believed     2     people with high EQ are open to new ideas and have positive attitudes towards life. They are also less likely to be troubled by problems. Also most social scientists agree that EQ has a lot to do     3     education — improving a person’s EQ, especially in terms of “people skills”.

2 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

I remember Graham was very difficult before he came into my class. I had heard stories about his bad behavior. Once I caught him and his friends seeing who could jump the farthest off the school stage! But when he got interested, he changed. The first day he walked into my class, he     1     (drag) his schoolbag behind him and looking bored, but as soon as I set up an experiment     2     (show) how the human stomach works using acid and an onion, he gave me his full attention.

It happened early on a Friday morning. Tina, a sixteen-year-old girl came to school as usual. But when she entered the classroom, she     3     (find) her teacher on the floor, unconscious. Tina quickly noticed that her teacher was wearing a bracelet     4     said she had diabetes, Tina phoned the emergency services and told them what she     5     (just see).

A few days ago, I went out for a dinner get-together with some friends. My best friend left the table for 30     6     (minute) because he had to take a call. Some spent the dinner bent over their phones,     7     (text) friends online but ignoring the ones who sat right in front of them.

Most people believe when they are living     8     (comfortable) and earning enough money, they will have no worries. However, most people never feel they have earned enough. Jason Harley decided to drop out of this kind of lifestyle, and he discovered that     9     (have) only a little money made him free. Are there any things he misses from his past? “No, I’m much     10     (happy) now because I am living according to my values. Success is not measured by how much money you have but by how you understand the true meaning of life”

3 . 根据句子意思写出空白处所需短语的正确形式。注意：有两个多余词组

have access to   associate with   on behalf of   belong to   take up get on   drop out of   devote……to

1. They prefer to ________ friends of their own age.
2. I’m sorry I’ve already ________ so much of your valuable time.
3. The thing about being a teacher is that you ________ children’s minds when they are open and eager to learn.
4. I am writing ________ the school’s Student Union.
5. He had injured his leg and ________ the race.
6. For more than 50 years, he has ________ his life ________ rice production.

4 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Socializing with my friends online is my life, so I’m     1     (constant) posting updates on social media. But I feel lonely and I’m barely the only person who feels this way. I’m a reserved person but I have a never-ending flow of messages and updates from all the people I associate with online. It seems that I have an active social life. I attend parties and play sports but I’m always distracted and I keep     2     (delay) things that are important in my real life. I obsess     3     exactly how many followers I have on my account.

5 . It was a September day. Today was the first day of high school for a freshman, Kayla. Kayla had always been a bit of a shy kid, but she had always ______ her studies. She was determined to make full use of her high school years.

As she walked down the hallways, Kayla couldn’t help but feel ______. The older students seemed so confident, while she felt small and unimportant, But Kayla was determined to succeed, no matter what ______ came her way.

It wasn’t long before Kayla’s determination was put to the ______. In her first week of school, she was assigned (分派) a (n) ______ project that required a lot of research and planning. Kayla did her ______, but she soon realized that she was in over her head. As she struggled (努力) to complete the project, Kayla began to ______ herself. She wondered if she was cut out for high school. But then, something ______ happened.

Kayla’s classmates began to notice how ______ she was working, and they started to offer her help and ______. They gave her advice on how to ______ her time better, and they shared their tips for ______ assignments. With their help, Kayla was able to complete the project on time and with great ______.

From that day on, Kayla ______ that high school was not a challenge to be faced alone. With the help and support of her ______, she was able to deal with any difficulty that came her way.

1.

A．feared

B．loved

C．missed

D．forgot

2.

A．bored

B．excited

C．worried

D．interested

3.

A．difficulties

B．honours

C．reasons

D．dangers

4.

A．use

B．side

C．trouble

D．test

5.

A．simple

B．challenging

C．suitable

D．amazing

6.

A．part

B．share

C．best

D．duty

7.

A．teach

B．doubt

C．enjoy

D．believe

8.

A．great

B．strange

C．confusing

D．secret

9.

A．fast

B．bravely

C．fluently

D．hard

10.

A．flash

B．news

C．support

D．service

11.

A．manage

B．find

C．fill

D．waste

12.

A．thinking about

B．getting through

C．giving up

D．asking for

13.

A．freedom

B．creation

C．success

D．trust

14.

A．realized

B．argued

C．stressed

D．recommended

15.

A．families

B．customers

C．teammates

D．classmates

6 . Chinese scientists recently achieved precise total synthesis (合成) of sugar from carbon dioxide in the laboratory, marking a crucial step in artificial sugar synthesis.

The synthesis, which took more than two years to realize, was achieved by teams from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology and the academy’s Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics. Their research was published last week in a paper in Chinese Science Bulletin, a multidisciplinary academic journal.

Sugar is a major source of energy for the human body and a key raw material for industrial production, and it is mainly obtained by extracting it from crops such as sugar cane. However, the traditional method of extraction is limited by the energy conversion efficiency of plant photosynthesis. Moreover, the process of extracting sugar has been affected by uncertain raw material supplies due to land degradation and shortages, ecosystem degradation and extreme weather and natural disasters caused by global warming.

As a result, artificial sugar synthesis has been continually studied by the scientific community in recent years, and scientists around the world have contributed to the effort. In their latest research, the Chinese scientists adjusted high-concentration carbon dioxide and other raw materials in the reaction solution. With the help of chemical catalysts and enzyme (酶) catalysts, they obtained four kinds of sugars: glucose, allulose, tagatose and mannose.

The experiment lasted about 17 hours, much shorter than the time required for traditional methods of sugar extraction, according to Yang Jiangang, lead author of the paper and associate researcher at the Tianjin institute.

The efficiency of sugar synthesis in this study was 0.67 grams per liter per hour, which was more than 10 times higher than the previous results achieved by scientists worldwide. Yang said that the carbon dioxide to sugar conversion rate of glucose reached 59.8 nanomoles of carbon per milligram of catalyst per minute. This is the highest level of artificial sugar production known domestically and internationally.

The study also achieved precise control of artificial sugar synthesis. “By controlling the varied catalytic effects of different enzymes, theoretically almost any type of sugar can be synthesized,” Yang said. Regarding the study, Manfred Reetz, a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, said it is a particularly challenging task to convert carbon dioxide into sugars.

The achievement by Chinese scientists has provided a flexible, multifunctional and efficient sugar synthesis route, which opens a door for green chemistry, Reetz said. Green chemistry, similar to sustainable chemistry, is a rapidly developing field that focuses on how to fully utilize raw materials and energy in the process of producing the intended product while minimizing or eliminating the use and generation of harmful substances.

Carbon dioxide to sugar conversion is seen as an example of green chemistry, since it was conducted under normal temperature and pressure conditions and did not yield any harmful substances.

1. Why do scientists keep studying artificial sugar synthesis?

A．Because sugar is an essential energy source for industrial production.

B．Because the traditional extraction approach is not environmentally friendly.

C．Because raw material supply is unreliable in the process of traditional sugar extraction.

D．Because the traditional extraction approach is less productive than plant photosynthesis.

2. How is the Chinese study significant?

A．It synthesized almost all types of sugar in the laboratory.

B．It controlled varied catalytic effects of different enzymes.

C．It converted high-concentration carbon dioxide into sugar.

D．It lasted 17 hours, shorter than previous traditional methods.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Green chemistry helped use up all raw materials to generate more products.

B．Carbon dioxide to sugar conversion will be used in industrial production soon.

C．Green chemistry is a new field where Chinese scientists will put more efforts on.

D．Carbon dioxide to sugar conversion will take up all sugar production due to its efficiency.

7 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Driving to Palm Springs two years ago, I met a snowstorm. A car suddenly changed the direction     1     (avoid) hitting mine and drifted (漂移) towards the side of the cliff. Meanwhile, some drivers     2    (sit) in different cars rushed out. They     3    (take) off the chains that had protected their own tyres and put them on that car’s tyres     4    (rapid). Just as the car was about to be lost off the cliff, those drivers stepped up, letting their kind hearts go beyond the snowstorm.

8 . The story of Jennifer Bricker is one of the most amazing story, which is full of both great surprises and life lessons.

Jennifer was born in Romania without any legs. She was later _________ by a loving American family, the Brickers, and raised in the small town of Hardinville, Illinois.

The Brickers never let this _________ stop her from achieving her dreams. Her new parents gave her a simple rule, “Never say can’t”! They did whatever they could to make her life a success.

The girl was _________ just like the Brickers’ own children. She was encouraged to play with the other normal boys and girls and became good at many _________, including volleyball, softball and basketball.

But it was tumbling (翻腾运动) that was her true love. When she was a little girl, she was a big _________ of the Olympic gold medalist--- Dominque Moceanu. She would copy her on TV whenever Dominque Moceanu _________in the tumbling programs and continue practicing afterwards.

As she grew older Jennifer began _________ against professional tumbling athletes around Illinois. Not only did she compete, but she even went on to become a State Champion! Jennifer and her family always believed she could do whatever she wanted to and that her positive attitude and hard work would make it another _________.

If her story was not amazing enough already, when Jennifer turned 16, she got the most _________ news in her life. She learned that her beloved Dominque Moceanu was actually her biological sister! Now Jennifer is touring the country as a(n)__________ speaker to encourage more disabled youngsters.

1.

A．adopted

B．injured

C．sold

D．seen

2.

A．disability

B．gift

C．excuse

D．failure

3.

A．signed up

B．brought up

C．put up

D．kept up

4.

A．roles

B．instruments

C．sports

D．tricks

5.

A．audience

B．athlete

C．member

D．fan

6.

A．performed

B．appeared

C．hosted

D．challenged

7.

A．competing

B．fighting

C．acting

D．going

8.

A．pity

B．topic

C．challenge

D．success

9.

A．disturbing

B．popular

C．unbelievable

D．reliable

10.

A．fluent

B．loud

C．silent

D．inspiring

9 . 阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。

It is possible that you’ve heard one of the world’s most famous piano pieces Für Elise. It was written by the great German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. He is considered by some to be the greatest composer of all time, Sadly, Beethoven didn’t live long enough to enjoy the popularity of this little piece. It wasn’t published until many years after his death.

Though Beethoven composed Für Elise in 1810, it wasn’t discovered until 1865. It was published two years later, and the music became popular right away. However, some details remain a secret, especially the title because Beethoven wasn’t alive to discuss the work.

Ludwig Nohl, the man who discovered the piece, believed the title read Fur Elise. Yet because Beethoven had terrible handwriting, others weren’t sure who it was dedicated (献给) to. Some thought it might have read Fur Therese. The title Fur Elise means For Elise in German. But to this day, no one knows for sure who Elise was.

Some believe Therese Malfatti, Beethoven’s student and friend, is the strongest candidate (候选人) for the piece’s title. It’s believed that he proposed marriage (求婚) to her in 1810, but they never married. After her death, the music, which was signed by Beethoven, was found in her things.

Why is Für Elise still so popular today? It is because many piano students are introduced to it by their teachers. It’s also part of German pop culture. For instance the easily recognizable music can be heard in commercials (商业广告) and in movies. It’s also a popular mobile phone ring. Google has reported millions of searches for the   famous music.   In some places of China, rubbish trucks play the music to remind people to take out their rubbish. At times, the music has confused (使混淆) some foreigners who are used to musical trucks that carry ice cream, not rubbish.

1. When was Für Elise published? (不多于2个词)       
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What does the title Für Elise mean?(不多于2个词)       
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why is Für Elise still so popular today? List one of the reasons. (不多于12个词)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. In some places of China, why do the rubbish trucks play the piano piece Fur Elise?(不多于8个词)       
____________________________________________________________________________________________
5. What is the main idea of the passage?(不多于11个词)       
____________________________________________________________________________________________

10 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Last year, I baked biscuits for complete strangers to say “thank you”. I’d had to call 999 because I found my husband unconscious on the floor. Within minutes, a police car arrived and soon my husband received medical care in hospital.

A week later, when I dropped off still-warm biscuits and presented a thank-you note at the police station, the policemen thanked me for delivering gifts.

I drove away feeling light and happy. Later, I realized that my natural high might have been more than it seemed.Research has shown that sharing gratitude has positive effects on health. People who express gratitude will increase their happiness levels, lower their blood pressure and get better sleep.

What about people who receive gratitude?Research has confirmed that when people receive thanks, they experience positive emotions.“Those are happy surprises,”says Jo-Ann Tsang, a professor of psychology. When someone is thanked,he’s more likely to return the favor or pass kindness on, and his chances of being helpful again doubles, probably because he enjoys feeling socially valued.

The give-and-take of gratitude also deepens relationships. Studies show that when your loved ones regularly express gratitude,making you feel appreciated,you’re more likely to return appreciative feelings, which leads to more satisfactory in your relationships.

Nowadays,however,many people don’t express gratitude. Our modern lifestyle may be to blame. With commercial and social media, everything is speeding the younger generation to feel they’re the center of the world. If it’s all about them, why thank others?

Why not thank others? Just take a look at how many positive effects can saying “thank you”have on personal health—and the well-being of others.

If you aren’t particularly grateful, I strongly suggest you learn to be.People who are instructed to keep gratitude journals,in which they write down positive things that happen to them,cultivate gratitude over time.

1. What health benefits can people gain from expressing gratitude?
_______________________________________________________
2. How do people probably respond when they receive gratitude and feel socially valued?
_______________________________________________________
3. Please decide which part of the following statement is false, then underline it and explain why.
▷ Saying “thank-you”improves relationships,but nowadays some young people don’t want to do it because everything is making them feel blamed by the whole society.
_______________________________________________________
4. If possible, who would you like to express gratitude to most? Why? (In about 40 words)
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