1 . “Meet me in the conference room with the contracts and a cup of coffee,” my boss barked at me. “Ten minutes.”

I didn’t respond. I stood still as if my shoes had been glued to the floor. I had no intention of taking a cup of anything to anyone, supervisor or not.

I had seen with my own eyes what such behavior did to a woman. It happened to Mrs. Wilson next door. Old Mr. Wilson wouldn’t put in his own false teeth without his wife’s assistance, let alone make himself lunch. It was a miserable union. I vowed by age eight that I would never live like her. I adopted the motto: Don’t help those who won’t help themselves.

I rushed to the file room and pulled my phone. I explained to my father what had happened and asked his advice on what to do, only to be asked back. He must have forgotten the unwritten rule between us about not answering a question with a question. Fortunately, I came up with an idea that would have the best of both worlds.

I took up the files and headed for the coffee pot. I took two cups and made two cups of coffee. Then I walked into the boss’ office with a cup of coffee in each hand. I handed my boss a cup of coffee and drank at the same time as him.

“Let’s take a break,” partway through the meeting, my boss stood, saying, “I need more coffee.” I picked up my empty cup. “I do, too,” I said, and handed it to him across the table. “Thanks,” I added, looking at him expectantly. The boss was staggered for a moment, and then took the cup from me.

When I finally left my boss’ office, I hid in the bathroom and called my dad. My father’s laughter on the phone made me feel even prouder.

1. Why does the author mention the Wilsons?

A．To explain her unwillingness to serve the coffee.

B．To picture what she will be like when she ages.

C．To stress her opposition to inequality in society.

D．To show how the couple grew old together.

2. What did the author mean by bringing two cups of coffee to meet the boss?

A．She intended to play a trick on her mean boss.

B．She planned to have the boss serve her later.

C．She meant to share instead of serving.

D．She wanted to save the trouble of doing it again.

3. What does the underlined word “staggered” mean in the sixth paragraph?

A．Moved.

B．Scared.

C．Excited.

D．Shocked.

4. What can we learn about the author from the text?

A．She figured out how to show respect for her superior.

B．She took a wise approach to stand up for herself.

C．She found it practical to seek solutions from her father.

D．She considered it significant to fight against men bravely.

2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“If mum finds out that I’m going to the beach, I’ll be in big trouble.” I said to myself softly in a low voice.  I went downstairs slowly and tried to walk quietly out of the house. As I was heading towards the back door, Mum asked “Where are you going?” I answered without hesitation, “I am going to the garden to play.” After I got out of the house, I breathed a sigh of relief(松了口气) and ran toward the bus stop at top speed. Half an hour later, I was at the beach playing volleyball happily with my friends, Jim and Bob. Nearby two young men were racing in the canoes(独木舟). Suddenly, Bob hit the ball too hard and the ball fell into the sea. Just as Bob was going to pick up the ball. A wave came in and carried the ball further and further away from the shore. I wanted to show off my swimming skills so I volunteered to help get the ball. I dived into the water and started swimming towards the ball. After swimming for about ten minutes, I became tired but when I saw the ball was only a few feet away from me, I put in an extra burst of speed. “Oh, no!” Another big wave swept the ball further away from me. Just at that moment, I found my feet got tangled(缠绕) by a string of weed(水草) and I couldn’t swim properly.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为80左右；  
2. 续写部分为一个段落，开头语已为你写好；
I struggled to keep myself above the water but it was no use.
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3 . It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly my mother will push the conversation into the Third World War. She’ll talk about my lack of (缺乏) bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major (主修) in English, she nearly had a heart attack.

“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she shouts all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to say except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve something because of loving it, not because of fame or salary.

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes back home around 5:00 pm or even 6:00 pm.

However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

1. What does the underlined word “push” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．to increase or decrease an amount, value, or number

B．to encourage or force someone to do something or to work hard

C．to make someone or something move by pressing them with arms

D．to press a button to make a piece of equipment start or stop working

2. Why does the author’s mother mention her co-worker’s son?

A．To persuade the author to become a doctor.

B．To tell the author to learn as hard as he can.

C．To encourage the author to receive a scholarship.

D．To ask the author to earn much more money.

3. What makes the author’s mother worried about his major?

A．Her plans for future.	B．Her need to control.
C．Her poor knowledge.	D．Her struggle with life.

4. What can be inferred from the text?

A．The author will become an engineer as his mother wishes.

B．Being a scientist is sure to earn high fame and salary.

C．The author may choose major according to his interest.

D．The author shows little interest in learning English.

4 . In the waves of human exploration into space, our brave Chinese people have never stopped the pace of advancing. In just half a century, China has made remarkable aviation exploration success. After landing probes on the lunar and Martian surfaces, China has begun to set its exploratory sights on the core of our solar system—the sun.

Named Xihe after the sun goddess in ancient Chinese tales, the 508-kilogram Chinese H-Alpha Solar Explorer satellite was launched on Oct. 14 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province. It then entered a sun-synchronous orbit about 517 kilometers above Earth.

The spacecraft is China’s first space based solar telescope and is designed to work for at least three years, Wang Wei, project manager of the satellite told China Daily.

Its scientific payload (有效载荷) is an H-alpha imaging spectrograph (成像光谱仪). The H-alpha band is one of the best spectral lines to study solar activity, according to the Global Times. “The instrument is able to observe and record changes in the sun’s physical elements like its temperature and speed, facilitating scientists’ studies about the dynamics and physics during a solar eruption,” Wang told China Daily.

Several Chinese satellites, such as the Fengyun 3E meteorological (气象的) satellite, have carried equipment that can collect solar data, but Xihe is the first one dedicated to solar observation.

“Since solar activity has many effects on life on Earth, it is important for mankind to study the sun,” Zhao Jian, a senior official at the China National Space Administration, told China Daily.

Since the 1960s, NASA has sent dozens of solar orbiters to circle the sun, and in 2004, the Genesis spacecraft returned a sample of solar wind. The most recently launched solar mission was Parker Solar Probe in 2018. Europe and Japan also have solar missions, according to the South China Morning Post.

“Our country is ranked No.2 in the world in terms of published research papers on solar observations, but all of the satellite-generated data used by our scientists are from foreign spacecraft,” Zhao told China Daily. “Xihe will put an end to the dependence on foreign satellites, and we will share its products with researchers around the world.”

1. What do we know about Xihe?

A．It is the world’s first solar observation satellite.

B．It is named after an ancient Chinese scientist.

C．It is a half-ton scientific research satellite.

D．It is expected to work for five years.

2. What is the main task of Xihe according to the text?

A．To observe other satellites around the sun.

B．To adjust the temperature and speed of the sun.

C．To study how solar activity affects life on Earth.

D．To monitor changes in the sun’s physical elements.

3. Why is it important to do research on the sun?

A．It helps scientists learn more about solar history.

B．Solar eruptions may bring human beings disasters.

C．Our reliance on foreign satellites will come to an end.

D．Creatures on Earth would suffer with little knowledge about solar activity.

4. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The significance of the Xihe project.

B．The advantages of the Xihe satellite.

C．The development of China’s space exploration.

D．The ways scientists collect satellite produced data.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Co-workers.

B．Family members.

C．Teammates.

2. What does the man usually do on Sundays?

A．Watch TV.

B．Play sports.

C．Go to bed early.

3. What day is it today?

A．Sunday.

B．Monday.

C．Friday.

4. Who is the man’s favorite athlete?

A．Su Yiming.

B．Eileen Gu.

C．Xu Mengtao.

6 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

On a freezing morning of December, two police officers were patrolling the streets. Suddenly, the walkie- talkie (对讲机) on Alan, one of the officers rang. “The cake shop near the City Museum” has reported burglary (窃案). Please rush to the scene immediately”, said the electronic voice.

The two policemen quickly arrived at the shop, only to find that the scene showed no sign of crimes at all. Curiously, they checked the monitor and found that a thin woman broke open the window and climbed into the store at 5: 20 a.m. Instead of searching around, she walked straight into the storage room, stole cheese, chocolate, butter and other ingredients for a cake, and then ran away down the road.

Both policemen felt quite confused about her behavior. One of the shop assistants identified the thief as Clara, a single mother who lived nearby. She has an eight-year-old boy to take care of and lives in poverty.

Moments later, the two officers arrived at Clara’s house. Bob, another officer, pulled out a gun and was about to break in. But Alan told him to put the gun away and knocked gently.

The door opened and out came a very thin woman. From the outline of her figure, Alan recognized that she was exactly the thief. The woman Clara, immediately understood the situation when she saw the two policemen. She buried her face in her hands and sat down on the floor.

At that very moment, a child’s voice broke the silence, “Mom, is anyone coming for my birthday? Invite them in, please.”

After hearing the boy’s words, Clara stood up and begged in a low voice, “Officer, I did steal those things, but there’s nothing else I could do. It’s my baby’s birthday, and I’ve got neither job nor money. Please don’t take those things away. I’ve just used them to make him a cake.”

注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为100词左右
2.至少使用4个及以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语
3.续写部分分为一段，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。

Looking into the woman’s teary eyes, Alan and Bob understood and walked into the house.

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7 . 假设你是李华，你校学生会要评选年度风云人物，现在请你根据以下要点向你校学生会主席（Mark）写一封推荐信。
1. 被推荐人姓名：你班学生李明。
2. 推荐理由：a. 学习刻苦，成绩优良；b. 尊敬老师，团结同学；c. 上周在上学途中他将一位突发重病的老人送往医院。
3. 可适当增加细节以使行文流畅。
4. 参考词汇：评选年度风云人物choose the person of the year。
5. 字数：100左右。
Dear Mark,
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8 . They just can’t help it! My theory is that the female brain is mainly built for empathy— the ability to understand other people — and that the male brain is mainly built for building systems.     1     For example, women are more likely to read magazines on fashion and parenting, while men will choose magazines that are mainly about computers and sports.

You may think that these preferences are influenced by the way people are taught to behave when they are growing up. However, this is not the case. A new study carried out at the University of Cambridge shows that newborn girls look longer at a face, and newborn boys look longer at a mobile.     2     It has also been observed that girls are better at noticing signs of changes in other people’s feelings. Boys, however, seem to enjoy building toy towers and playing with toys which have clear functions.     3     People whose jobs are in the construction (建设) industries are almost males. Maths and engineering, which require high levels of systems thinking, are also male-chosen disciplines (准则). Why do men and women have differences? Actually women have four times as many brain neurons (神经元) that connect the right and left part of their brains. Because of it, women have the better ability to multitask than men.     4     Men tend to focus on a limited number of problems at a time. They will separate themselves from problems and view tasks as independent from one another.

Some people may worry that I am suggesting one gender (性别) is better than the other, but this is not the case. My theory says that males and females differ in the kinds of things that they find easy, but that both genders have their strengths and weaknesses.     5     It is not true. The study simply looks at males and females as two groups, and asks what differences exist, and why they are there.

A．Generally speaking, there are clear differences.

B．You can see the same kind of pattern in the adult workplace.

C．Their preferences for building systems may change over time.

D．They will consider many sources of information at the same time.

E．That suggests certain differences between male and female brains are biological.

F．It is important to stress that the female brain may be built more for empathy.

G．Others may think the theory creates a belief of what a particular type of person is like.

9 . Parents can cut the chances of their children getting fat simply by keeping them longer at table. Just three extra minutes at a family mealtime could help prevent child fatness. The reasons might lie in communication and the importance of a scheduled mealtime.

Dr Barbara Fiese said, “Children, whose families have a 20-minute meal over four times a week, weigh lighter than kids who leave the table after15 to 17 minutes. Over time, those extra minutes per meal add up and become really powerful.”

Researchers studied 200 family mealtimes, testing the influences of mealtime habits of families with children in primary school. They found that families, who said that shared mealtimes were an important part of family life and had special meaning for them, were less likely to have fat children. Similarly, families who talked more together and communicated more positively during the meal, were more likely to have healthy-weight children.

Teaching families how to make full use of family mealtimes was a wise idea. “This is something we can do and teach. It’s also important to recognize the increasing differences of families and their complex living schedules that may challenge(挑战) their abilities to plan ahead and set some time to communicate with each other,” said Dr Fiese.

Families in poorer US neighborhoods faced more problems, including poor chances of getting healthy food. But even so, regular high quality family mealtimes made a difference to the children’s weight. Dr Fiese said, “Three to four extra minutes per meal will make a healthy weight more possible.”

1. How long is reasonable for a family mealtime according to the text?

A．About 10 minutes.	B．About 12 minutes
C．About 15 minutes	D．About 20 minutes.

2. What’s the advantage of a longer family mealtime according to the text?

A．Children can better enjoy their meals.

B．Children can have a good rest while eating.

C．Children can communicate more during the time.

D．Children can have more time to choose what they like.

3. What does the author want to show in paragraph3?

A．The result of a study.	B．Different eating habits.
C．Causes of child fatness.	D．The importance of normal eating

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Mealtime talk helps to lose weight

B．Healthy food makes normal weigh

C．Poorer families have thinner children

D．Longer family mealtimes help prevent child fatness

10 . Adults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects. Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings? The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less.

I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less-used things, and it worked. Because of our efforts, our daughter Georgia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness. She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund(基金)(our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor)

For weeks, I've been thinking of bigger, deeper questions: How do we make it a habit for them? And how do we train ourselves to help them live with, need, and use less? Yesterday, I sat with my son, Shepherd, determined to test my own theory on this. I decided to play with him with only one toy for as long as it would keep his interest. I expected that one toy would keep his attention for about five minutes, ten minutes, max. I chose a red rubber ball-simple, universally available. We passed it, he tried to put it in his mouth, he tried bouncing it, rolling it, sitting on it, throwing it. It was totally, completely enough for him. Before I knew it an hour had passed and it was time to move on to lunch.

We both became absorbed in the simplicity of playing together. He had my full attention and I had his. My little experiment to find joy in a single object worked for both of us.

1. What do the words “more is more” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．The more, the better.	B．Enough is enough.
C．More money, more worries.	D．Earn more and spend more.

2. What made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects?

A．Saving up for her holiday	B．Raising money for a poor girl
C．Adding the money to her fund	D．Giving the money to a sick mother

3. Why did the author play the ball with Shepherd?

A．To try out an idea

B．To show a parent’s love

C．To train his attention

D．To help him start a hobby

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Take It or Leave It	B．A Lesson from Kids
C．Live More with Less	D．The Pleasure of Giving