1 . Logan Ober, a senior at Rancho Cotate High School in Rohnert Park, California, was given an open-ended final project last year from his computer science teacher Kristi McWilliams. One day Logan pointed to a drawer in McWilliams’ class, filled with broken laptops —all considered garbage, and asked if he could try fixing one of those. Of course she agreed. What McWilliams didn’t expect was that the 17- year - old came back a couple days later with three completely repaired, working computers. “Amazing,” McWilliams said, “I think he knows more about hardware than I do.”

Although Logan looks like the typical teenager, he is a computer talent with a desire to give. Since that project, Logan estimates he’s fixed and donated about $30,000 worth of computers, including MacBooks and PCs. He said he does it because he enjoys it and it reduces e-waste.

E-waste, abandoned(废弃的) electrical or electronic devices, is a growing problem across the world. It has bad effects on people and the environment. Giving away the computers to someone in need prevents them from harming the environment, Logan said. Plus he gets to brighten someone else’s day. A computer can open up more possibilities for children and teenagers, he said. MacBooks can cost upward of $1,000 and are unaffordable for many students.

Logan does all the repairs on the carpet of his bedroom floor — the mess drives his parents crazy, but they’re supportive. Logan’s dad, Kristopher Ober, said you can find monitors, laptops, tools and parts lying across his son’s room. “I’m really proud of him,” his dad said. “He’s looking to give back to the society. I just think it’s wonderful for someone young like him to do that.”

1. How did McWilliam feel when Logan repaired the broken laptops successfully?

A．Regretful.	B．Surprised.
C．Doubtful.	D．Annoyed

2. What problem does e-waste cause according to the passage?

A．Taking up too much space.

B．Costing large amounts of money.

C．Driving human beings crazy.

D．Doing harm to health and surroundings.

3. What is the distinguishing feature of Logan?

A．Humor.	B．Strong character.
C．Independence.	D．Heavy responsibility.

4. What message does the author seem to stress in the passage?

A．Computers can brighten teenagers’ future.

B．Teenagers ought to give back to the society.

C．Joining an open-ended project is a must for teenagers.

D．Parents’ support is very important in teenagers’ achievement.

2 . 我们除了感谢他人，也应该感谢自己。在高中生活即将结束之际，请根据自身的情况，给自己写一封感谢信，看到美好的自己和更美好的未来。
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1.词数应为80左右；
2.信的开头和结尾已经给出。
Dear Self,

I’m writing to express my thanks to you.

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Self

3 . From the age of 6, Samirah Horton was bullied (欺凌) by her classmates for the things that made her different — her size and her sharp voice. Rather than giving up, Horton decided to pick up a microphone and make sure other children knew they weren’t alone. “I didn’t want other kids to go through that experience,” says Horton, “especially at a very young age.” Now, alongside attending eighth grade classes, she’s also building an anti-bullying platform to reach students across the country.

For as long as Horton remembers, she's felt a special connection to music. She remembers her mother always having the radio on, and her father teaching her how to deejay (主持) . Music gives her unlimited power to do the duty. “It’s music that fuels my mission, allowing me to spread this important message,”she says. Now as the Kid DJ for her hometown team, you can hear anything from the hip-hop classics to songs of her own, including the anti-bullying song “No You Won’t Bully Me”.

Her message has reached beyond the DJ set. At 8. Horton turned one of her songs into a 26-page picture book, which has reached thousands of people across America. In the book, she references the over 160,000 students who miss school daily for fear of being bullied.

Horton isn’t sure exactly what the future holds, but for now, she’s positive about leading her school’s student government. “I don’t know exactly what I’ll be doing, but I know I’ll be making a positive influence on the world,” she says. She’s already on her way, but her biggest achievement in her own eyes is persuading others not to doubt themselves along the way. “Don’t care what anybody tells you,” she says. “You are never too young to make a change.”

1. Why was Horton bullied?

A．Because of her age.	B．Because of her weight.
C．Because of her grades.	D．Because of her hobby.

2. What does the underlined word “mission” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Task.

B．Anger.

C．Skill.

D．Curiosity.

3. What can we learn from Horton’s story?

A．Fear invites danger.	B．No voice is too small.
C．Success is peace of mind.	D．Imperfections are beauty.

4. What might be the best title for the passage?

A．A Picture-Book Writer

B．A Hip-Hop Music Lover

C．An Environmental Activist

D．An Anti-Bullying Advocate

4 . 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。

From the time I was old enough to help on our Indiana farm, I knew what my father expected of me. Three generations of men in my family were doctors. I heard stories of the lives my grandfather had saved and I heard similar tales about my father. As Dad grew ever more godlike in my mind, so did the force of the expectation that I would follow in the family tradition.

But as college neared, I began to feel that becoming a doctor was not what I really wanted to do. I didn’t dare tell him about my uncertainty. With the weight heavy on my mind the summer before college, I was given a challenge that I hoped would be a distraction.

Dad kept several bird dogs which I trained on our farm. As usual, Dad turned Jerry over to me. “See what you can do with him,” he said.

I didn’t anticipate problems. Jerry was a willing dog of about ten months. The first part of his training was easy. He mastered the basics: sit, stay, down, walk. His only problem was “come”. I’d call “Jerry! Here!” He would turn and look at me, then go on about his business. In the following days, I noticed he would just take off through the grass, fast as a wild thing. Despite my intense desire to train him well, I began to feel a strange sense of joy when he ran.

“Why won’t he do what I want him to?” I asked myself. I had never failed with a dog before, but I was surely failing now. When September came, I finally had to tell Dad that this bird dog wouldn’t hunt. The thought that I had failed us both made me guilty.

“Son, I know this dog doesn’t do what he should,” he said, “but what he does do is something he likes.” He continued to look at me firmly. For a moment I felt he could see into my very heart.

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1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

“Dad, I don’t think I can do medicine,” I took a solid breath.

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He gave me a tight hug, said good night and left me.

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5 . For years, Jessica and Eric have lived down the street from their favorite sandwich shop. Despite its being so close to home, they preferred to dine in, and always tipped generously when they did. But, during the pandemic in 2020, the cafe temporarily closed, then reopened—for takeout orders only. So their new routine became to order online, go pick up their food, and eat it at home.     1    

That is, until the day they drove up and a waitress ran out to meet them. “I was wondering if I’m doing something wrong, because you never leave a tip,” she said. Eric attempted to explain: “Because we aren’t being waited on, we didn’t think tipping was necessary.”     2     “She stormed off.” Jessica says.

The pandemic has been particularly hard on people working for tips. Some haven’t been able to do their jobs at all, while others don’t interact with customers the same way.     3     Meanwhile, many customers felt the need to tip more because of the new risks and hardships that essential service workers suddenly faced.

“    4     We were tipping based on emotion, and that may not have had anything to do with the service. And that service also became harder to assess.” says Toni Dupree, a professional etiquette (礼仪) coach. Some old standards no longer seem fair, and several newer ones will apply long after the pandemic is over.

Next time, in Dupree’s view, you’re unsure whether a tip is in order, follow this simple rule:     5     The novelist George Eliot asked, “What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other?” Dupree adds: “Tipping well is one way to make things easier for someone else.”

A．When in doubt, tip.

B．That made it worse.

C．It is service itself that counts.

D．Tipping never crossed their minds.

E．To enjoy good services, tipping is a must.

F．Just as many services have changed, so should tipping.

G．Tips dried up in either case, causing a lot of people to suffer.