1 . Barbara, 70, and me, at 71, have swum together for at least 50 years. We swim in a quiet cove (小海湾). It’s home to seagulls, a duck or two, and kayaks (独木舟) on occasion. The difficult summer drought of 2021 brought a burning sun that warmed the water. As the drought eased and the water cooled in late August, we decided to keep swimming. We have both read Bonnie Tsui’s Why We Swim, a fine book about cold-water swimming. We challenged ourselves to swim for as long as possible through September and into October.
I have long loved swimming, though the fear of being seen as fat has dogged me. I am one of those female bodies poorly displayed in bathing suits. Cold-water swimming deepened my sense of well-being and let me use my body. It became a ritual Barbara and I embraced as swimming sisters. When she returned to the United States immediately after our Canadian Thanksgiving, I did not know how I could continue our cold-water tradition. I wasn’t prepared to freeze alone.
But, I had to swim; there were larger commitments I should stick to. In the summer, we planned to cross from the cove to an island across the lake. I had to stay fit. We also planned to host a cold-water swimming race for locals in the fall. We would make it an annual event, improving our strength and endurance (耐力) so that, in our 80s, we might swim through October and into November.
With these plans in mind, I joined my local city pool. I had not been in a public pool for about 30 years. But my body said swim, my brain said swim and my heart, could not let go. So I went anyway.
I am swimming. I am alive to my love of the water, alive to my promise for the spring and the summer that will come. I intend to step back into the lake in May, and through September and October with Barbara. We are perfectly matched in our devotion, and increasingly aware of the miracle of being able-bodied enough to share the cold-water wonder side by side.
1. Why was the book Why We Swim mentioned in the first paragraph?| A．It guided the author to learn to swim. |
| B．It analyzes the advantages of swimming. |
| C．It is the author’s favorite book about swimming. |
| D．It partly contributed to the author and Barbara’s common interest. |
| A．Promises . | B．Preparations . | C．Requirements . | D．Opportunities . |
| A．She went to a gym to improve her strength. |
| B．She became a member of the local public pool. |
| C．She swam across the lake to the island on her own. |
| D．She participated in a local cold-water swimming race. |
| A．To describe her friendship with Barbara. |
| B．To express her passion for cold-water swimming. |
| C．To recommend people to go swimming to keep fit. |
| D．To explain how she overcame her fear of swimming in public places. |
Over the empty streets—over the forum— far and wide —with
Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and
Its ashy rocks,now dark,now light,told a story of past eruptions that
1. 个人感悟;
2. 如何准备;
3. 表达祝愿。
注意: 1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
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（1）说明你未来希望从事的职业；
（2）你选择该职业的原因；（从社会，个人等角度）
（3）你打算为之做何准备。
注意：（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello everyone,
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Thank you.
7 . Bad weather drags your spirits down. There’s nothing you can do about the weather.
◆Find things to enjoy about winter.
A snowy, icy, cold, or rainy world can be beautiful and often has sounds and smells of its own. If you’re an artist, or photographer, winter provides a great deal of inspiration and different colors to work with.
◆Take part in winter activities.
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Winter comes with the shortest days and lowest light of the year. Go out if you can. If you can’t, or if you’re so far from the equator as to have little or no daylight, use bright lights and perhaps light or white walls.
◆Stay active.
As much as possible, get yourself outside. Take at least a short walk. If the weather does not permit, move around inside. Walk up and down your stairs if you have them.
| A．Go out |
| B．Brighten up |
| C．Perhaps you don’t feel that creative |
| D．Enjoy skiing, sledding, or ice-skating |
| E．Making snowmen is a fun activity for both kids and adults |
| F．But there are various things you can do to keep your spirits up until spring |
| G．Exercise gets your body temperature up and your blood flowing |
8 . Did you ever have a dream, I’m talking about a conscious dream where you would like to see a new future, a different choice of employment and a
Several years ago I had a dream of
| A．school | B．plan | C．career | D．car |
| A．buying | B．inventing | C．playing | D．watching |
| A．destroy | B．realize | C．change | D．create |
| A．exciting | B．terrible | C．dark | D．embarrassing |
| A．release | B．dive | C．decrease | D．accumulate |
| A．Unfortunately | B．Unimportantly | C．Unconsciously | D．Unfairly |
| A．market | B．society | C．country | D．school |
| A．optimistic | B．negative | C．changeable | D．talkative |
| A．needed | B．devoted | C．desired | D．begged |
| A．careful | B．afraid | C．confident | D．proud |
| A．goal | B．question | C．worry | D．difficulty |
| A．analyses | B．designs | C．attempts | D．revisions |
| A．taken | B．stirred | C．translated | D．put |
| A．saying | B．point | C．step | D．standard |
| A．efforts | B．failures | C．possibilities | D．hopes |
1.表示歉意；
2.说明原因；
3.另约时间。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Tom,
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Yours,
Li Hua
