1 . How to Overcome Your Fears

Here are five practical strategies that will help you overcome your fears and face a brighter future.

Identify your fears

Take a moment to explore inward and identify the specific sources of your fears. Recognize what it is that is holding you back. Ask yourself, “What are you genuinely afraid of?” Spend a few quiet moments observing your thoughts and emotions.     1    .

Understand the root cause

Spend some time exploring the nature of your fears. Begin reflective thinking by asking yourself, “Why am I experiencing fear?” and “What is causing me to feel anxious?”     2    , you will gain an understanding of the factors behind your fears. When you deeply understand the sources of your fears, you are in a better position to overcome them.

Practice acceptance

The journey of overcoming fear requires acceptance.     3    . Instead, it is a catalyst（催化剂） that guides you on the path of personal development. By recognizing that fear is a universal human emotion that everyone faces at certain times, you can employ its energy for positive purposes.

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To overcome your fears effectively, you need to set clear and achievable goals. That’s because you can use a sense of purpose to drive you forward on your journey. In addition, breaking down your broader goals into smaller ones is important.

Take action

    5    . Start small by dealing with the least frightening aspect of your fear and gradually work your way up to more challenging steps. As you go through this journey of action, unexpected opportunities for personal growth will arise. Ultimately, you’ll strengthen your self-confidence as you reconsider your beliefs about life and yourself.

A．Establish clear goals

B．Remember all your goals

C．If you take action at once

D．When you answer these questions

E．Then write down in detail what comes up for you

F．Accepting fear is not a barrier to self-improvement

G．At this point on your journey to overcome fear, it’s time to take action

4 . 假如你是校学生会主席李华，你校即将举办科技节，请你代表学生会在校英文报上发出倡议，号召大家积极参与。内容包括：
1. 活动简介；
2. 发出倡议。
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1.词数80词左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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The lantern fair in Zigong. Southwest China’s Sichuan province, boasts a history of more than 1, 000 years. To mark the Year     1     the Dragon, many of the lanterns show the Chinese sign of the zodiac(生肖), but there are also     2     wide variety of other lantern designs to meet different needs. Visitors     3     prefer traditional lanterns can find lanterns with flowers and birds, and legendary figures, while lanterns with modem patterns such as cultural     4     (trend) and online games are gaining popularity among young people

In addition to the     5     (elegance) craftsmanship, modem technologies such as 3D printing and artificial intelligence have also been used to make the lanterns     6     (nice) and more vivid. The lantern show is also accepting the concept of environmental protection. A set of lanterns     7     (feature) the famous Chinese statue “Bronze Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow” from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220AD) was created by using 21 different kinds of waste materials, including tires and plastics     8     (form) its outside decorations.

This year’s show will run until July 30. The sets of lanterns     9     (update) to keep up with other traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. Visitors can also enjoy folk arts and Chinese music performances during     10     (they) lantern-viewing tours.

8 . German physicist Albert Einstein is one of the most famous scientists of all time, the personification of genius and the subject of a whole industry of scholarship. In The Einsteinian Revolution, two experts on Einstein’s life and his theory of relativity — Israeli physicist Hanoch Gutfreund and German historian of science Jürgen Renn — offer an original and penetrating (犀利的) analysis of Einstein’s revolutionary contributions to physics and our view of the physical world.

By setting Einstein’s work in the long course of the evolution of scientific knowledge, Gutfreund and Renn discover the popular myth (谬论) of Einstein as an unconventional scientific genius who single-handedly created modern physics-and by pure thought alone.

As a large part of the book explains, Einstein typically argued that science progresses through steady evolution, not through revolutionary breaks with the past. He saw his theory of relativity not as something from scratch, but a natural extension of the classical physics developed by pioneers such as Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei and English physicist Isaac Newton in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as well as nineteenth-century physicists.

The authors highlight how classical physics cannot be separated cleanly from modern Einsteinian physics. The book also includes substantial sections on Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo whose methods inspired Einstein. When Einstein considered himself as standing on their shoulders, he meant that, without their contributions, he would not have formulated (阐述) the theory of relativity.

The Einsteinian Revolution is an important and thought-provoking (引人深思的) contribution to the scholarly literature on Einstein and his surprising scientific creativity between 1905 and 1925. Gutfreund and Renn might not have given the final answer as to why Einstein, of all people, revolutionized physics in the way that he did. But they argue in fascinating detail that, to understand his genius, one must take into account not just the earlier history of physics but also the history of knowledge more broadly. Although not always an easy read, the book will interest physicists and historians alike.

1. According to the popular view, how did Einstein create his theory?

A．By generating ideas on his own.	B．By standing on giants’ shoulders.
C．By carrying out experiments.	D．By cooperating with other physicists.

2. What do the underlined words “from scratch” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．With previous knowledge.	B．From the very beginning.
C．From learning from others.	D．Up to a certain standard.

3. What does the author want to say by mentioning the famous physicists?

A．Their ideas were rejected by Einstein.

B．Their devotion to physics impressed Einstein.

C．Their research contributed to Einstein’s success.

D．Their hard work deserved the worldwide respect.

4. What will the author of the text say about the book?

A．It opens a door to physics for beginners.

B．It gives a brief glimpse of Einstein’s legendary life.

C．It bridges the gap between readers and the greatest minds.

D．It offers a wider perspective to understand Einstein’s genius.

9 . 学校英文报组织同学们分享你校刚刚举办的文化节活动，请你以此为主题写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：1．简要描述；2．体验和感受。
注意：
（1）写作词数应为80个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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10 . Nanako Hama gets a lot of mail, mostly from strangers who live in her home city of Tokyo. In light envelopes, they send locks of their hair, hoping to recycle it.

People generate a huge amount of hair waste. Nearly all of that waste ends up in landfill, where it can release harmful greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

But hair possesses useful qualities and it’s a shame to simply throw it away. That’s why people all around the world, like Hama, have been collecting hair and finding innovative ways to recycle it, including making mats (垫子) out of it for removing oil leaks,

Hama is part of the nonprofit Matter of Trust (MoT) members working at more than 60 centers dotted across 17 countries, using machines to make hair donated from local salons and individuals into square mats, which are then used to clean up the floating oil.

“Hair is particularly well-suited for this,” says MoT co-founder Lisa Gautier, “That’s because its rough sort of outer layer lets oil stick to it.” MoT’s mats have been used in major oil leaks, including the 2010 Deepwater Horizon and 2007 Cosco Busan incidents.

In a 2018 study, Murray, an environmental scientist at the University of Technology Sydney, in Australia found that mats made of recycled human hair could absorb 0.84 grams of oil onto its surface for every gram of hair — significantly more than polypropylene (聚丙烯), a type of plastic that’s typically used to clean up floating oil.

Besides, hair is also useful as fertilizer (化肥). Hair contains a relatively high nitrogen (氪), a chemical element crucial for plant growth, and each lock of hair is made of roughly 16 percent of this essential nutrient. Last year, more than 560 gallons of liquid fertilizer made from human hair was sold to farmers in northern Tanzania and the feedback from the farmers has been very encouraging.

“It’s just a great way to use hair in a productive way. Hair is an answer literally hanging in front of our eyes-for oil and soil, ” Hama says.

1. What can the mat made of human hair do?

A．Clear the sea of oil.	B．Improve soil.
C．Take in harmful gas.	D．Prevent oil leaks.

2. Which qualities of hair contribute to its innovative use?

A．Its color and strength.	B．Its length and amount
C．Its structure and component.	D．Its weight and flexibility.

3. What’s the author’s purpose of presenting the 2018 study?

A．To state a fact.	B．To support a point.
C．To make a comparison.	D．To clarify a concept.

4. What is Hama’s attitude towards the future of hair waste as fertilizer?

A．Unclear.

B．Optimistic.

C．Doubtful.

D．Negative.