1 . The email hit me like a punch in the gut. It came from my ________ and when I saw it had several paragraphs, I frowned. Quickly scanning for the vocabulary of bad news, I discovered words like “________”, “I’m sorry”, and “end”. Sure enough, my column—Science Careers was being canceled.

But despite my________ shock, I wasn’t as sad or mad or ________ as I might have been in the past. Previously, when I have been ________, I embodied (表现) the loss by ragging on and thinking________ about myself: “They” don’t value me because I don’t have value. And indeed, when I got the message about the________, my instinct was to immediately blame myself, dumping me into the familiar hopeless desert of ________.

But then, I surprised myself by quickly ________ to a new mindset. It wasn’t actually a failure, was it? Instead of letting the disappointing news start________, I was able to take a positive ________.I set out to make this not the day I was fired, but the day I was fired up and________to move my career to the next level.

Sometimes life sucks and things happen, and we cannot ________.Business decisions often impact our careers and yet have very little to do with our outputs. This decision wasn’t a ________ of me and my value. So when I heard that the column was a ________, I knew I was going to grow.

1.

A．housekeeper

B．parents

C．editor

D．customers

2.

A．desperately

B．unfortunately

C．hopefully

D．thankfully

3.

A．initial

B．endless

C．various

D．regular

4.

A．moved

B．committed

C．disturbed

D．thrilled

5.

A．laid off

B．approved of

C．seen through

D．looked into

6.

A．remarkably

B．ambitiously

C．identically

D．negatively

7.

A．promotion

B．threat

C．column

D．application

8.

A．boundary

B．failure

C．tendency

D．distance

9.

A．switching

B．objecting

C．adding

D．comparing

10.

A．self-defense

B．self-respect

C．self-doubt

D．self-approval

11.

A．suggestion

B．perspective

C．assistance

D．breath

12.

A．commanded

B．allowed

C．warned

D．inspired

13.

A．discover

B．track

C．forget

D．control

14.

A．routine

B．dream

C．reflection

D．principle

15.

A．goner

B．victim

C．delay

D．rank

2 . Before this COVID-19 pandemic, family vacations were simple. They consisted of a trip to Disneyworld, a week at a resort, or perhaps a booking on a cruise line that every family member was excited about, The only thing many had to worry about was forgetting the passports or a child forgetting the toothbrush or losing the favorite toy somewhere between the airport and the hotel. Now, the days of vacations look completely different and for those who have taken one during the pandemic, many things have changed.

Many families have routine (例行的) vacations that they take every year and this year. But due to the pandemic, many vacations didn’t happen as planned, So, vacations were put on the back burner and weren’t taken until much later in the year and for many people, change in their work lives allowed this. With more parents working from home and more kids taking part in homeschooling at home, families found going on vacation became much easier without the physical need to be somewhere else. This was also the year that many people remembered that they’re surrounded by nature. Rather than booking the typical vacation to the most-visited destinations or popular theme parks， many people-families especially-chose the lesser-crowded destinations. This meant that more families chose vacation activities such as camping, preferring to connect with nature rather than walk the busy streets. This also meant that vacation rentals (租用的房屋或汽车、设备等) were up in popularity and even in popular destinations, such as beach towns, The possibility of small crowds didn’t stop some families due to the fact that they rented the whole place.

It now looks like these changes might be here to stay, at least for some time longer, before the world returns to a state of normality.

1. What is the author’s purpose in writing the first paragraph?

A．To reach a conclusion.

B．To make a comparison.

C．To introduce a new topic

2. What does the underlined part ”put on the back burner“ in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Completely ruined.

B．Out of the question.

C．Put aside for the time being.

3. What does the author say about the families going on vacation over the past years?

A．They preferred to take part in physical activities.

B．They wanted to avoid the crowds while travelling

C．They made careful preparation before the vacation

4. What does the author think of the above-mentioned changes in family vacations?

A．They may continue into the future.

B．They’ll bring families closer together.

C．They might not last longer than expected.

3 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Shanxi Party chief has owed the    1    (remark) achievements in socioeconomic development the northern province has made over the past decade to its     2    (apply) of instructions from central authorities, and to its adaptation of those instructions to the actual conditions of the province.

The past decade has marked a watershed (分水岭) in the province’s development, as its coal-based economy—still a key driver and accounting for 29.2 percent of national coal production last year—becomes increasingly powered by different economic engines, including industries such as the manufacture of    3    (advance) equipment, semiconductors and new materials, as well as big data and green industry. 

    4     the huge impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shanxi’s GDP increased by 9.1 percent last year,    5    (make) it the third-fastest of all provincial-level regions. Only 2 percentage points of that growth was coal-related.

By making improvements to     6    (it) business environment and governmental services, Shanxi has been able to attract 365 high-tech enterprises, start three national-level research platforms and encourage some 1,400 researchers and professionals     7    (settle) there since last year. 

At present, Shanxi produces 34.46 percent of its electricity from wind, solar energy and other non-fossil sources, and     8    quality of its air and water has markedly improved. These changes were key in attracting 39.9 million tourist visits to the province’s well-protected historical sites last year, at a time     9     national tourism    10    (hit) hard by outbreaks of COVID-19.

4 . Wudang Mountain is in Shiyan City, Hubei Province.     1    . There is no civil airport in Mt. Wudang area. If you plan to travel by plane, you need to arrive by air in Xiangyang, Shiyan or Wuhan, then transfer to car to reach the Wudang Mountain.

By Air

There is no direct flight to Mt. Wudang Scenic Area. But flights from some big cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Xi’an can reach to the Laohekou Airport (90km from Wudang Mountain), Xiangfan Airport (180km from Wudang Mountain), and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (500km from Wudang Mountain). The nearest airport is in Shiyan, which is only one hour away, but officially the airport is also known as Shiyan Wudangshan Airport.     2    .

    3    

No. 316 national high way and No. 209 national high way go through Wudang District. And people can take a bus to Wudang Mountain from Shiyan, Danjiangkou, Xiangyang, or Wuhan.

By Train

    4    . Wuhan-Shiyan High-speed Railway passes through the Wudang Scenic Area. There are more than 40 trains to Wudang from many big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai Guangzhou, Xiamen, etc.

Inside Wudang Mountain there is a superb shuttle bus transport system.     5    . The service is included in your ticket and you can take the buses from morning to evening as much as you like. Buses are very frequent and won’t make you wait very long.

A．By Bus

B．You can get to all the major tourist spots by bus

C．There is a direct train from Wuhan to Shiyan

D．And flights from Wuhan, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Shanghai are common

E．Land transport to reach there is more convenient and developed, by rail or road

5 . 阅读下面短文,从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A. was B. businessmen C. and D. from E.an H. which F. traveling G. central J. heard I. greatest

Wuhan is a city with both an ancient history     1     a thriving(繁华的) present. Historic relics tell the city’s long history dating     2     3,500 years. In the period of PreQin (770 B.C.--221 B.C),it     3     the land of the State of Chu and the cradle(发源地)

Starting here,    4     followed the great Yangtze River of the brilliant Chu Civilization. and lake network to expand businesses throughout the entire country. In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)， Hankou became one of the four best-known towns in the country. For centuries, Wuhan has been the center of trade and transportation in     5     China. Today it is     6     important center in central China and a feature of Yangtze River cruises(航行) for sightseers and businessmen     7     from Sichuan to Shanghai or Hong Kong.

The uprising voice of the Revolution of 1911 was     8     here firstly. The revolution aimed to overthrow the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) and establish the Republican     9     government, is one of the     10     events in modern China.

6 . In the 1950s, a plastic surgeon (整形外科医生) by the name of Maxwell Maltz began to notice that many of his patients took about 21 days before they got used to seeing their new face after an operation-like a nose job, for example.

These experiences finally led Maltz to publish a book in the 1960s, in which he stated that “ it requires a minimum of about 21 days for an old mental image to disappear and anew one to become clearer”. The book sold more than 30 million copies and is still in print today.

This “2l days” figure has been repeated countless times ever since. It has been republished in thousands of self-help books and TV shows.

There’s a problem though. The “21 days” time window for strengthening changes inhabit is less a statistical fact and more like a myth.

In 2009, researchers at the University of College London led by Phillippa Lally examined changes in the habits of 96 people over a 12-week period, Each person had to choose a new habit they wanted to internalize (使内在化) and reported each day on whether or not they had performed an activity related to the behavior and how routine it felt. After 12 weeks, the study came to a close and the researchers used statistical methods to interpret the data they had gathered, Their assessment blew Psycho-Cybernetics out of the water, showing that the time it took to form a new habit ranged from 18 to 254 days.

1. How did Maxwell Maltz set the “21 days” figure?

A．By asking questions.

B．By observing his patients

C．By counting his days

2. What can we infer about Maxwell Maltz’s book published in the 1960s?

A．It’s out of date.

B．It’s a best seller.

C．It’s widely criticized

3. What’s the problem of the “21 days” figure?

A．It’s hard to understand.

B．It’s set by a patient

C．It lacks scientific research.

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

A．How Long It Actually Takes to Make or Break a Habit

B．How Much Maxwell Maltz’s Book Influenced the World

C．How Long Scientists Can Correct the Mistakes in Discovery

7 . Charles George Courtney was a British tourist. He stayed at the Korumar Hotel DLuxe in Aydin, Turkey, every year for _______.

Taskin Dasdan, who has worked as a bellboy(宾馆的行李员)in the hotel for 31years, struck up a _______ with Charles.

We, _______ everyone the same. _______, Charles George Courtney _______ us very much. When he came to the hotel after a meeting, he would even gave his _______ to me and ask me to buy what I needed, ”Taskin told Turiz Majansi.

When Charles _______ earlier this year, his family was _______ to find that he left a _______ part of his fortune to some of the hotel staff, ________ Taskin.

“He treated us as if we were part of his own ________, ”said Taskin. "He even ________ the education of my children . . . Of course we were thankful.”

But never in his wildest dreams did Taskin think he would get a ________ from the UK to say he had been left a small fortune by the ________.

Although the exact amount of money left to Taskin is ________, it is enough so that he will never have to work a day in his life again”.

1.

A．vacation

B．advertisement

C．performance

2.

A．quarrel

B．friendship

C．competition

3.

A．find

B．question

C．treat

4.

A．So

B．However

C．Therefore

5.

A．loved

B．ignored

C．hated

6.

A．package

B．suitcase

C．money

7.

A．returned

B．died

C．hid

8.

A．shocked

B．pleased

C．moved

9.

A．considerable

B．little

C．whole

10.

A．specially

B．hardly

C．especially

11.

A．team

B．family

C．class

12.

A．brought out

B．sent away

C．contributed to

13.

A．ticket

B．call

C．passport

14.

A．tourist

B．cyclist

C．violinist

15.

A．uncertain

B．unpopular

C．unknown

8 . A young mother said she was brought to tears after witnessing a little boy’s act of kindness in a restaurant.

Sophie Crehan, 24, said she had taken her children to a ______ in Haydock, England this past Sunday afternoon as a weekend ______.

“They have a little children’s play area there. I was on the ______ machines and I was trying to win my little girl this pink and purple teddy that she ______ wanted. I had a go three times but ______ ” — “I just couldn’t do it,” Sophie told the Liverpool Echo.

“There was a little boy who stood next to me ______ me do it. I said ‘It’s your ______ now. You can have a go.’”

Sophie went back to her ______ to eat her meal. Shortly after, the little boy walked over to her table ______ a pink and purple teddy.

He said, “I’ve just ______ it for your little girl.”

“I said ‘you don’t need to do that’ and he said ‘no, no, I’ve won it’,” Sophiere called. I was nearly ______. It was such a nice thing to do.

Sophie said the boy was around 10 years old.

I saw him go back to his table ______ he sat, I ______$2 out of my purse and went and ______ it to him and said “thanks very much”.

His parents asked, “What’s happened?” So I ______what had happened and said ‘He’s a lovely little boy.’”

1.

A．park

B．restaurant

C．school

2.

A．treat

B．break

C．march

3.

A．washing

B．grabbing

C．sewing

4.

A．hardly

B．narrowly

C．really

5.

A．succeeded

B．failed

C．left

6.

A．criticizing

B．letting

C．watching

7.

A．turn

B．fault

C．lesson

8.

A．house

B．table

C．car

9.

A．holding

B．selling

C．asking

10.

A．found

B．bought

C．won

11.

A．in surprise

B．in tears

C．in peace

12.

A．which

B．when

C．where

13.

A．took

B．found

C．lost

14.

A．lent

B．gave

C．showed

15.

A．praised

B．explained

C．interviewed

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The three astronauts aboard China’s Shenzhou-15 spaceship met with another astronaut trio (三人组) on Wednesday, a     1     (history) gathering     2     added the manpower at the in-orbit space lab to six for the first time.

China launched Shenzhou-15 on Tuesday night. About 10 minutes after     3     launch, Shenzhou-15 separated from the rocket     4     entered its designated orbit. Shenzhou-15 spaceship     5     (conduct) a fast automated rendezvous and docked (自动交会对接) with the front port of the space station’s Tianhe module. The space station     6     (expand) to its     7     (large) design with three modules and three spaceships, having a total mass of about 100 tonnes. Chen Dong, the commander of the Shenzhou-14 crew opened the hatch (舱门). The three space station astronauts greeted the new     8     (arrival) with warm hugs and then they took a group picture     9     their thumbs up, shouting in chorus — “China’s space station is always worth     10     (look) forward to.”

The space reunion has kicked off the first in-orbit crew rotation in China’s space history.

10 . 阅读下面短文, 从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A. coming     B. games     C. it        D. at E. which     F. a       G. starts H. nothing     I. to celebrate     J. are holding

Hi, Susan,

We     1     a surprise party for Xiaoming’s birthday.

As scheduled, all the classmates in our class will gather     2     the Students’ Centre at 8:00 p. m. this Friday evening     3     Xiaoming’s birthday. We would feel much honored if you could come and enjoy it,     4     is to finish at 9, lasting an hour.

As the party     5    , we will light the candles and sing “Happy Birthday” for him. Then the birthday cake will be presented and cut for all of us to enjoy, following which we’ll sing songs and play some small     6    . What’s more, as     7     surprise, we’ll all . prepare some secret birthday gifts for him, and     8     will be great to see how surprised     9     about it he will be seeing the gifts. As it’s a surprise party, he will know before hand, and we do hope that you could manage to attend it.

Looking forward to your     10    .

Yours,

Li Hua