Adam lived with his parents in one city while his grandparents lived far away in another city. Adam’s parents usually took their son to his grandparents’ house during summer holiday every year and stayed there for around 20 days. Adam’s grandfather loved him very much and spent a lot of time playing with him. His grandmother always cooked delicious food for him. Adam loved his stay there. This continued for years. The boy grew up over time.
One day Adam said to his parents, “Now, I am old enough to go to grandparents’ house alone. So, please let me go by myself.”
His parents didn’t agree at first but Adam insisted(坚持). They finally agreed. But they were worried about his safety. So, they taught him everything he needed to know to travel alone.
The day came when Adam was to leave for his grandparents’ house. And his parents came to see him off at the train station. When the boy was comfortably seated on the train, his parents got off and waited for the train to leave.
While waiting, the father went to the window and kept talking to his son. He handed his son an envelope(信封) from the window and said, “Son, if you feel afraid on the way, open this and read it. It will help you to calm down.”
The boy kept that envelope in his pocket carefully and said goodbye to his parents. When the train was ready to leave, the boy smiled and told his father, “I remember everything. Don’t worry.”
At every station where the train stopped, people kept coming and going. The boy started feeling a little lonely.
注意：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。
At one station, a big man with cuts on his face got on the train.
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . Do you get nervous thinking about a coming math test? If yes, you are far from alone. Math anxiety has become a common condition among students around the world. Students in countries with higher levels of math anxiety tend to achieve lower math grades, according to a study published by the National Academy of Sciences on Feb 15.
Math anxiety — a negative emotional reaction to the core subject — causes fear, physical suffering and behavior problems among young pupils, according to a University of Cambridge study. Some people also experience physical symptoms such as sweaty palms or a racing heart. They may then try to avoid every situation involving numbers, meaning they are held back from pursuing careers related to this subject, such as technology or engineering, according to The Guardian.
Relief comes from the fact that those with math anxiety aren’t destined (注定的) to be bad at math. “If a child has math anxiety, don’t assume that they’re not good at math. They may have had a really bad experience with math and there are ways to improve math achievement,” Daniel Ansari, the senior author of the study told The London Free Press.
Also, there are ways to manage your stress related to math. If you’re feeling stressed before a math exam, it may help to spend a few minutes exploring those feelings before the exam begins. “It’s about making sure you’re interpreting your feelings correctly,” Sian Beilock, a cognitive (认知的) scientist told the BBC. “Just because you have a fast heartbeat and sweaty palms, that does not necessarily mean you will fail.”
Math doesn’t come easy, no matter how clever you are. Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian artist, was a huge fan of mathematics. But his notebooks show that Da Vinci couldn’t do fractions (分数). He could never grasp, for instance, that dividing a number by one-quarter is the same as multiplying by four, resulting in a higher number than the original.
1. What do we know about math anxiety?| A．People who are good at math don’t experience math anxiety. |
| B．It is most commonly seen among teenagers. |
| C．It can cause unpleasant symptoms both mentally and physically. |
| D．Math anxiety leads to people struggling in their career. |
| A．Math anxiety may contribute to better grades. |
| B．Students with math anxiety may have higher cognitive abilities. |
| C．Math anxiety does not reflect the ability to solve math problems. |
| D．Bad experience with math can cause cognitive disadvantages. |
| A．Practice more before you take math exams. |
| B．Learn to understand your feelings. |
| C．Ask cognitive experts for help. |
| D．Take all nervous energy as a challenge. |
| A．To show that math definitely isn’t easy. |
| B．To explain why math is a particularly difficult subject. |
| C．To show da Vinci’s math anxiety is very serious. |
| D．To suggest a way to solve math anxiety. |
3 . In a remote corner of Brazil's Amazon tropical（热带的）rainforest, researchers have spent decades catching and measuring birds. Over 40 years, dozens of Amazonian bird species have declined in mass（质量）. Many species have lost nearly 2% of their average body weight each decade, researchers report November 12 in Science Advances. Some species have grown longer wings. The changes could help birds stay cool in a hotter, more changeable climate, the researchers say.
"Climate change isn't something of the future. It has been happening and has effects we haven't thought of," says Ben Winger, an ornithologist（鸟类专家）at the University of Michigan, who wasn't involved in the research but has documented similar shrinkage（缩水）in migratory birds.
To see if non-migratory birds have also been shrinking, Jirinec and colleagues analyzed data collected from 1979 to 2019 in a remote region in the Amazon that spans 43km. The data include over 11,000 individual birds of 77 species as well as climate for the region.
All species declined in mass over this period, the researchers found. Species lost from about 0.1% to nearly 2% of their average body weight each decade. The motmot, for example, shrunk from 133g to about 127g over the study period.
These changes coincided with an overall increase in the average temperature of 1℃ in the wet season and 1.65%℃ in the dry season. Birds' mass decreased the most in a year or two after especially hot and dry seasons, which tracks with the idea that birds are getting smaller to deal with heat stress.
Wing length also grew for 61 species, with a maximum increase of 1% per decade. Jirinec thinks longer wings make for more efficient, and thus cooler, fliers.
"The Amazon rainforest is mysterious, remote and full of biodiversity," Jirined says. "This study suggests that even in places like this, far removed from civilization, you can see signatures of climate change."
1. What changes have happened to Amazonian birds over 40 years?| A．They have lost weight. | B．They have grown prettier. |
| C．They have become fewer. un | D．They have become larger. |
| A．Contrasted with. | B．Compared with. | C．Corresponded to | D．Contributed to. |
| A．Climate change | B．Food shortage. | C．Massive hunting | D．Scientific research |
| A．Researchers measuring birds in Amazon | B．Climate change shrinking tropical birds |
| C．Longer wings improving flying efficiency | D．Human activities damaging Amazon rainforest |
The home of the future won't be
Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays won't be for everyone because they are
According to the laws of physics, the earth is going to
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(2)说明你将分享的节日，并做介绍；
(3)分享你选择该节日的缘由。
注意：
(1)词数不少于100(开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数)；
(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Ted,
Thank you for inviting me to talk about one of China’s traditional festivals at the lecture.
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Yours,
Li Jin
6 . What do you do at the end of the day when you’ve finished your work and finally have some time for yourself? How you spend your free time can have a big influence on your mental health. Hobbies can help you relax and ease pent-up (被压抑的) stress caused by all that time in the office or in front of the computer.
But, interestingly, how you spend your free time can also influence your work performance. Researchers at the University of Sheffield’s Institute of Work Psychology in the U. K. found that pursuing hobbies can increase your confidence about how well you perform your job. But there’s one warning: Your hobby has to be significantly different from what you do from 9 to 5.
To study the connection between work and activities in spare time, researchers hired 129 people who worked and were actively involved in hobbies like rock climbing, playing football and singing. They had them complete surveys to see how serious and devoted they were to their hobbies and how demanding their jobs were. Then, each month for seven months, participants were asked how many hours they spent on their hobbies and how they rated their ability to perform at work. Researchers found that if people have hobbies similar to what they do at work, their on-the-job confidence can suffer. It’s likely because their work and spare time have the same mental and physical demands, so they’re always feeling tired.
Those playful pastimes act as a barrier between their professional and personal lives, giving them downtime to “recharge their batteries”, said the lead researcher Ciara Kelly. “When we feel like we have the confidence to deal with challenges in our jobs, we are more likely to be able to build a sustainable (可持续的) job and remain healthy, productive, happy over our lifetimes. It’s important to consider how our spare activities might play a role in that process. So it’s important that you should make the best of your spare time and choose a hobby that benefits your job.”
1. What hobbies may improve people’s working performance?| A．Hobbies requiring physical strength. | B．Hobbies demanding computer skills. |
| C．Hobbies closely connected with your majors. | D．Hobbies having nothing to do with your work. |
| A．Those who had a job and was active in hobbies. | B．Those who had as many hobbies as possible. |
| C．Those who greatly enjoyed working actively. | D．Those who would complete their surveys seriously. |
| A．Hobbies prevent people from concentrating on their work. | B．People gain energy through their hobbies. |
| C．Hobbies help people choose a good job. | D．People receive confidence from challenges. |
| A．Personal Hobbies That Are Good for Your Jobs | B．The Best Method to Choose Hobbies and Jobs |
| C．The Relationship Between Hobbies and Jobs | D．The Secret of Being Excellent in Your Jobs |
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修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Lucy is a foreign student in our school. There is a pity that she is going to leave, which make us all very sad. She is a kind-hearted girl, but always offers to help us our English. I remember when I was preparing for a speaking contest two month ago, Lucy spent her spare time teach me for almost three days. I won the first prize in the contest. When I said thanks to her, and she gave me a big smile. I hoped that he can come to China again. I wish her a colorfully and interesting life.
8 . If you intend to use humour in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify(鉴别)shared experiences and problems. Your humour must have
Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses’ meeting, of a story
If you are
| A．custom | B．habit | C．connection | D．effect |
| A．change | B．understand | C．stay | D．rid |
| A．Depended | B．To depend | C．Depending | D．To be depended |
| A．different | B．similar | C．same | D．difficult |
| A．nurses | B．secretaries | C．doctors | D．managers |
| A．computers | B．bosses | C．workmates | D．friends |
| A．which | B．who | C．where | D．what |
| A．refused | B．agreed | C．experienced | D．shared |
| A．universe | B．hospital | C．earth | D．heaven |
| A．terrible | B．disturbing | C．wonderful | D．pleased |
| A．peaceful | B．violent | C．depressed | D．drunk |
| A．waited | B．waiting | C．waits | D．to wait |
| A．garden | B．line | C．audience | D．nurse |
| A．God | B．a nurse | C．St. Peter | D．friends |
| A．boss | B．manger | C．nurse | D．doctor |
| A．arrival | B．none | C．part | D．nobody |
| A．common | B．normal | C．usual | D．general |
| A．unfit | B．suitable | C．modest | D．foolish |
| A．boss | B．manager | C．doctor | D．chairman’s |
| A．comments | B．preparations | C．struggles | D．gestures |
