1 . No Guts, No Glory? The Fear and Attraction of Risky Winter Sports

Once I went flying off the side of a mountain on skis. Certainly, I didn’t mean to. Before I _________ the ground, there was a surprising amount of time for reflection—and more on the long painful journey down to the ambulance.

The Winter Olympics are here, and I’ll be astonished with my heart in my mouth, watching ski-jumping and people hurtling downhill at _________ speed one way and another. But why are we so attracted to doing, watching and glamorizing dangerous activity? Is it really the thrill (兴奋) of the adrenaline (肾上腺素) rush? I hate that part when I take a big risk of any kind.

It _________ out I’m not the only one. The popular “thrill-seeker” explanation put forward by Marvin Zuckerman and others that sensation seeking is a basic personality trait has been strongly _________. Thrill-seeking is common in the young, especially young males. Many pay a high _________ for it. But our relationship with fear, courage and risk-taking is _________.

Eric Brymer and Robert Schweitzer asked people who had been doing an extreme sport for many years, to reflect   _________ on the experience. For these people, it wasn’t that they didn’t feel fear, or that they were attracted to the feeling of fear. They saw fear as an important tool to _________ danger—and working through it was a transformative experience. Part of the reward was the sense of one-ness with nature that lay beyond the _________.

For me, reading what the research participants said was __________ and there was a lot that was easy to relate to. __________, it seemed as though they believed they were only taking on risks over which they could prevail (战胜). Presumably, many of the people who are severely injured thought so too. I wonder if many who draw the short __________ regret it?

I have an almost total lack of mastery of winter sports. The contrast between my enthusiasm and lack of skill   __________ the somewhat spectacular accident at the start of this post. But just what kind of risks are we talking about with winter sports more commonly? For example, Brian Chaze and Patrick McDonald gathered published data on head injuries in winter sports. They advocated __________ use for sledding and skating as well. Children who hurt their heads sledding need hospitalization twice as much as for head injuries in other sports. Helmets aren’t used much, though.

Perhaps the best __________ from watching the winter Olympians is not the glamour of their risk-taking, but the way they rock those helmets.

1.

A．left

B．hit

C．flew

D．lost

2.

A．short-lived

B．mind-numbing

C．break-neck

D．long-drawn-out

3.

A．turns

B．hangs

C．takes

D．bursts

4.

A．applauded

B．prohibited

C．recommended

D．challenged

5.

A．interest

B．respect

C．priority

D．price

6.

A．simple

B．straightforward

C．complicated

D．close

7.

A．swiftly

B．deeply

C．intensely

D．temporarily

8.

A．identify

B．dread

C．treasure

D．conduct

9.

A．experience

B．society

C．fear

D．environment

10.

A．enlightening

B．distressing

C．entertaining

D．confusing

11.

A．Hence

B．Furthermore

C．Rather

D．However

12.

A．scene

B．picture

C．odds

D．straw

13.

A．stands for

B．accounts for

C．checks out

D．points out

14.

A．belt

B．helmet

C．protection

D．blade

15.

A．take-away

B．carry-out

C．take-off

D．try-out

2 . Which of the following sentences is COMPLETELY CORRECT?

A．Those writers who beg a chance to get published can't even make sure to use proper spelling and grammar in writing.

B．The night before the concert, the young pianist lay awake in the bed, staring at the ceiling and playing the tunes in his head.

C．Shooting the movie Leap was in honor of the Chinese women's volleyball team and its legendary leader Lang Ping nicknamed "The Iron Hammer".

D．It turned out for the painter's bold and imaginative uses of colors to result from her childhood experiences.

3 . 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.

My mouth felt dry as I followed my mother into the doctor’s office and sank into a chair next to hers. This doctor had a room full of gadgets (小装置) and gizmos (小物件) to analyze the learning abilities of failing students. That day he had analyzed (分析) me. “I’m sorry to tell you this, Mrs. Dow, but Peter has dyslexia (阅读障碍). A fairly serious case.”

I swallowed and tried to breathe. The doctor went on. “He’ll never read above the fourth-grade level. Since he won’t be able to complete high school requirements,I suggest you enroll (使登记) him in a trade school where he can learn to work with his hands.” I didn’t want to go to trade school (职校). I wanted to apply at Bible College in our town to be a preacher (牧师), like my dad. I forced my tears back. A twelve-year-old was too big to cry. “Thank you, Doctor.” We drove home.

Dyslexia? I’d never heard it before. Sure, I was always the slowest kid in my class. I had a special hiding place where I would cry because I couldn’t do my lessons however hard I tried. Of course, I never told my mom about that. I was too ashamed. I didn’t want to worry her, either. She had enough on her mind with teaching school full-time and taking care of Dad and me.

On reaching home, my mom looked into my eyes with tears running down her cheeks. Seeing her cry was too much for me. Before I knew what was happening, I was in her arms crying. A few minutes later she said, “Honey. I want to talk to you.”I waited,sniffling (抽泣).“You heard what the doctor said about your not finishing school. I don’t believe him.”

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右：
2.至少使用5个短文中划有下划线的关键词语：
3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

I stopped sniffling and looked at her.

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Paragraph 2:

A ray (线) of hope shone through the uncertain future.

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4 . 假定你是靖安中学学生会主席李华。本周末学校将组织学校部分同学前往位于三爪仑的犁壁山苏维埃革命基地(Libishan Soviet Revolutionary Base)进行主题为“学习党史（history of the CCP），致敬（salute）英雄”的活动。请你在校广播站播出一个通知，内容包括以下方面：
1、活动目的；
2、活动安排；
3、注意事项。
要求：1、词数100左右。
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。
3、开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数。

Announcement

Dear schoolmates，
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That’s all. Thank you!

5 . Directions: Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box.Each word or phrase can only be used once.There is one extra that you do not need.

A. attach       B. provoke       C. renovate D. wander       E. switch       F. decline G. initiate       H. symbolize       I. capture

1. Indeed, crude oil   (原油) prices rose after Biden’s announcement, in anticipation that he may__________
the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to push oil prices as high as   $100   per barrel.
2. In all of 2020, global large-scale companies had the capacity to__________40 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2)—less than half the volume of carbon produced worldwide in a single week.
3. Along the way, passengers have the chance to__________through whitewashed   villages,   feel   the   sea   breeze in picturesque harbors, and explore ancient ruins.
4. The two things he is sure to__________most importance to are the freedom of the individual and the sovereignty (主权) of his country.
5. The survey predicted that the quality of the educational provision and standards pupils achieve might
__________significantly due to lack of funds.
6. The report proposed that the authority__________a new project to enable anyone to put forward any technologies for disease control.
7. The options, one to build an entirely new facility and a second to__________ the existing facility and add a
new part, both come with price tags of several hundred million dollars.
8. Temperatures will remain mild   until winds__________to the northwest after midnight.

6 . 假如你是李华，请你给成都大运会组委会写一封申请函，申请当一名志愿者，内容包含以下：
1. 个人信息；
2. 希望担当的志愿者工作及理由；
3. 联系方式。
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7 . 必修一第一单元的题目是A new start，我们人生中有许多new starts，现在的你面对什么样的new start？你将如何面对？请以A new start为题写一篇80词左右的英语短文参加你校英语俱乐部举办的征文比赛。
注意：不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息。
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8 . 请你以“my good friend”为题写一篇短文，内容包括：
1.Susan,14岁：来自美国：
2.外貌：高，蓝色眼睛，金色长发：
3.爱好：喜欢读书、听音乐，对中国文化和历史感兴趣；
4.喜欢交朋友，乐于助人；在她的帮助下，我的英语取得了巨大进步。
注意：
1.写作词数应为100左右；
2.内容可适当增添；请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

My good friend

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9 . 假如你是李华，你的新西兰笔友Noah来信向你咨询你校体育运动的情况。请你给他回信介绍。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Noah,

I am delighted to have heard from you. You show great interest in sports activities of our school. Now I’d love to share with you some relevant details.

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Best wishes

Yours,

Li Hua

10 . 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。续写的词数应为150左右。

It was a Friday afternoon in November. After school, while all other students left the classroom and headed towards home, Mike stayed to go over what he had learned that day. About twenty minutes later, he took out his schoolbag, and decided to return home.

He looked out of the window and found it was going to rain soon. The wind was blowing violently, and the dark clouds were gathering. Luckily, Mike brought an umbrella to school that morning. Carrying his schoolbag and the umbrella, Mike walked out of the classroom in a hurry. His home was more than three kilometers away. Being afraid of the heavy rain, Mike quickened his steps. After Mike had just walked for dozens of meters, it began to thunder and rain lightly. Mike put up his umbrella to prevent himself from getting wet. He didn't want to get sick because of the cold rain. All of the passers-by alongside the road quickened their steps, and the air was filled with people's anxiety. When Mike walked for about eight minutes, he saw a black car that was not far away slowly pulling up beside the road. A middle-aged driver stepped out of the car and appeared anxious. He checked one of the car's tyres (轮胎），finding his car couldn't move on unless the tyre was repaired. He then brought out some tools from the back of his car and bent down to fix the tyre. It began to rain heavily. But the man didn't return to his car. Instead, he continued to fix his car. He was alone, without an umbrella over his head. The drops of the rain coldly hit the trees' leaves, the ground, and also the man. The raindrops soon left big marks on his gray coat. Seeing that, Mike somehow felt quite sorry for the man. He couldn't help thinking, “If my father is trapped in such a situation, how upset he'll be! And how strongly he may wish that some kind person could help him!”

Paragraph 1:

Thinking of that, Mike ran to the man, without hesitation.

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Paragraph 2:

Before long, Mike's shoulder got wet due to the rain.

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