1 . You’re chatting with a friend and want to recommend a good book.     1     It feels like it’s on the tip of your tongue, but the harder you try to remember, the more you can’t. We’ve all been there, and everyone knows how hard it is to remember all of that information in your head. Luckily, there are some things you can do to improve your memory.

·Repeat important information out loud.     2     When you repeat something out loud, you aren’t technically memorizing it. You’re actually creating a pattern and sound that will make the information easier to remember in the future.

·    3     Turn the TV off while you study and get off the phone while you’re driving. When you do different activities at the same time, your attention is divided, which will make it hard to process the information necessary to remember what you’re doing.

·Take notes and write things down. Taking notes will help you memorize the information, even if you never look at your notes again!     4     So you’re better off sticking to pen and paper if you really want to remember your friend’s birthday or an important meeting.

·Take a short walk. There’s a lot of scientific evidence that taking a walk will jog your memory. If you are trying to remember something, spend a few minutes walking around your neighborhood to see if it helps.     5     At best, you’ll remember the name of that life-changing book from grade school!

A．Focus on one thing at a time.

B．All of a sudden, you can’t remember the title!

C．At worst, you’ll get some exercise and relax a little.

D．Change your way of memorizing important information.

E．Say that address phone number, or date over and over again.

F．Remember something once makes it easier for you to remember it in the future.

G．Research shows that it’s hard to achieve the same effect by typing something on your phone.

2 . After inventing a life-saving device, a student is set to stand on the stage of the Global Innovation (创新) Challenge this fall.

Anna McCord, 13, won a top title at the National Innovator Challenge and has become the top story in the news. The National Innovator Challenge is a yearly competition that encourages and celebrates youth innovation where the top 10 inventions are chosen for “Top Innovator” honors. On July 3, the eighth-grader won “Top Innovator” for her invention, “Sea Me Here,” a device that makes anyone lost at sea more visible to the rescue team.

The “Sea Me Here” device is made from plastic and a metal ring. It can be stored in a small pocket or bag. When removed, it spreads into a much larger size behind the user, increasing visibility.

Anna said she came up with the idea for the device from her mother’s past diving experience. “My mom used to div e for a living and she would keep a white plastic bag in her pocket, so if she would ever get lost, she could stick it up on the surface,” Anna said. “I improved on that when she told me about it.”

Jeremy Brannon, Anna’s earth and life science teacher, said when Anna told him about her project, he was impressed. Brannon added that Ann a was independent with her project, asking for guidance only when needed.

The project took six months, Ann a said. “Everyone liked it... I got some good questions, and it helped me improve on the device,” Anna said.

Anna believes her invention has a bright future ahead. “The end goal would probably be to have it built into life jackets, so you could have it at anytime,” she said. “If you had a life jacket on you and you were lost at sea, you could just pop it out.”

1. Why was Anna in the news?

A．She won an honor in a national event.

B．She entered an international competition.

C．She became the youngest inventor in her school.

D．She saved a person’s life with an innovative device.

2. What can Anna’s invention be used for?

A．Making reusable plastic bags.

B．Collecting plastic waste from the sea.

C．Protecting the safety of rescue workers.

D．Helping rescue workers find people lost at sea.

3. Where did Anna get the idea for her invention?

A．From her teacher’s science class.

B．From her mother’s diving practice.

C．From her mother’s traveling stories.

D．From one of her diving experiences.

4. Which words can best describe Anna?

A．Hardworking and polite.	B．Warm-hearted and gifted.
C．Confident and smart.	D．Humorous and honest.

3 . Beth Bonness talked into the mirror as her hairstylist cut her hair. Bonness was telling a funny story about a trip to Rome. Suddenly, the stylist started moving her hands around in the mirror. “Beth. Beth. Beth. Can you hear me? ” she said. Bonness asked her what was wrong. In her mind, the words were coming out of her mouth. But she could see in the mirror that her lips weren’t moving. She started seeing bursts of light in the sides of her vision (视野). Then suddenly, the sensations disappeared.

Tests indicated Bonness had a transient ischemic attack (短暂性脑缺血发作) (TlA). About a third of people who have a TIA go on to have a more serious stroke (中风) within a year.

Bonness said she was told it was a one-off incident, so she didn’t worry about future problems. Plus, only old people have strokes, she told herself. She was 49, healthy and fit. Even the doctors implied that she was too young to worry. But the same week, while having a meal with her family, she couldn’t speak clearly again.

Bonness went on disability for a few weeks, and returned to work full-time half a year later. In the beginning, she felt less confident about speaking. Later she threw herself into living as healthy as possible. In 2011, her doctor said she’d fully recovered. She stopped all stroke-related medication.

In 2014, Bonness retired. She ended up saving a historic craftsman-style home in her neighborhood by changing it into a small residential development. The process had so many twists and turns (意外的曲折变化) that Bonness began writing a book about her story.

Last year, she started sharing her writing. She also started a writing group for survivors of stroke and brain injury in the hope that they too might find the same insight (领悟) and comfort. “Maybe it’s about doing more talking and sharing,” she said. “Every experience you have, all that travels with you.”

1. What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us?

A．The reason for Bonness’ catching TIA.	B．The treatment course of Bonness’ TLA.
C．Bonness first experience of suffering TIA.	D．Bonness’ chat with her hairstylist about TIA.

2. What did Bonness think of her TLA at the beginning?

A．It would harm her eyesight.	B．It was nothing to worry about.
C．It might be a deadly disease.	D．It needed further examination.

3. Why did Bonness write her book?

A．To buy her family a house.	B．To have an active retirement.
C．To record some events in her life.	D．To support a housing development.

4. What has Bonness done recently?

A．She has traveled around the country.	B．She has gathered material for her book.
C．She has helped look after those with TIA.	D．She has encouraged survivors of TIA to write.

4 . 阅读下面材科，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。

On my fortieth birthday, I moved into my new home. In doing so, I also moved into a new neighborhood. Over the last years, I've made friends with everybody in my last neighborhood. However, I had difficulty getting on with my new next-door neighbor.

On most days, we had a friendly relationship and sometimes we were able to give each other a hand. The conflicts (冲突) came around the hunting season. I kept cows on my land and my neighbor lived by hunting. One day, my neighbor came knocking at my door, saying that he had injured a deer that then ran onto my land and asking if he could follow and finish it, and I refused. Later, I searched for the deer for several hours but found no signs of any deer.

Certainly, it caused poor relations between us. When my neighbor did kill a deer, he hung it behind his house within a few feet of my house. For days as I drove in and out, there was that deer. I knew they needed the meat; it was part of their income (收入), but the hanging deer really annoyed me. In the neighborhood I was one of the few who didn't back hunting.

For more profit, my neighbor also cut wood. He sold some for money, and used some to heat his home. One cold winter day, I asked him the price of his firewood and ordered some. The next day it was delivered. Although it looked big, it did not last as long as I expected, so I ordered some more. I was worried this could get expensive.

One day, as I drove down my path, he waved to me and said he had just cut some wood, but it was of poor quality and he needed some space. He said he would give it to me for free. I happily accepted this gift. Over time, he must have discovered that our need was great, for every time he had extra wood, we would have it. I came to appreciate his helpfulness, trust and kindness.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Then one day I got an idea.

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In the daily exchange with my neighbor, we became close.

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5 . As a human being, we are born with responsibilities which we cannot avoid. Here are a few tips on how to be a responsible teenager.

Do well in school. No matter how smart you are, doing well in school is what a responsible student should do. School can mean a lot of effort.    1    

Care for your health. When you’re a teen, it’s a good idea to start practicing good habits.    2    Visit your doctor and dentist regularly so that you can take the responsibility for your health.

Become a responsible support when needed.    3    So instead of asking them to cook fancy dinner for you, if you cannot cook, ask them to cook something quick and easy. This is a very small example of support.

    4    If elders give you a piece of advice, always listen to them because it is not they who are speaking, it is their experience speaking. But don’t follow them blindly. Instead, evaluate (评估) and take the best out of all. This ability will help you to make from small to big decisions all your life.

Take responsibilities for your actions. When you make a mistake, it won’t do you any good to blame (责备) someone else or make an excuse.    5    And, you will never learn and grow if you don’t face the results.

A．Health, of course, is one of them.

B．Build the right attitudes to your mistakes.

C．Always listen to everyone but do the best for you.

D．Sometimes parents get tired after a long hard day.

E．The adults certainly know what you are going through.

F．But that will all pay off in the end with jobs and your values.

G．Putting your responsibility off on others can break your relationships.

6 . Rob Kenney’s dad left him when he was little. At a time when he was on the path to young adulthood, he had no father to guide him on the way. He had a painful experience as a young boy, but learned, with the help of his marriage, to forgive his dad just before his dad died in his 80s. Now, with a wife of 29 years and two successful adult children — Kristine, 27, who works with kids, and Kyle, a software engineer — Kenney wants to pay it forward.

“My goal in life was to raise good adults, not good children,” he explains. The fact that his kids have both grown up and left the house left him thinking how he might help others. And the quarantine (隔离期) was actually the perfect time for him to finally share some key life skills with other kids who might be growing up in difficult situations — maybe they’ve lost a parent or have parents who are absent.

So the dad set up a heart-warming YouTube program called Dad, How Do I?, a program that shares instructional videos like how to cook a meal and tie a perfect tie.

His practical tips have really touched the viewers, which are growing in number day by day. Rob Kenney is just what the Internet needs — a caring dad who wants to share his skills. It’s no wonder that he has gotten as many as 1.9 million fans in return.

The unbelievable success of Rob Kenney’s videos suggests the need for a good father figure in a child’s life. From teaching basic life skills to encouraging them to be kind, a father figure helps kids develop into active members of society. He especially instructs them in good manners, being honest, and being grateful.

1. What do we know about Kenney?

A．He learnt a lot from his dad.	B．He learnt life skills from his wife.
C．He once hated his father so much.	D．He recognised his failing as a father.

2. Why did Kenney start the program?

A．To offer tips on how to deal with loneliness.	B．To teach life skills to kids with absent parents.
C．To prepare his own children for the adulthood.	D．To encourage people to lead a healthy life.

3. What does the author think of Kenney’s videos?

A．Their popularity is no surprise.	B．They are beautifully made.
C．They should cover more skills.	D．They need something moving.

4. What does the author want to show in the last paragraph?

A．Best qualities of a good father figure.	B．Lessons learnt from Kenney’s success.
C．A father figure’s role in child development.	D．Kenney’s achievements as a father figure.

7 . In 1885, a young doctor named Conan Doyle opened offices in London. He wanted to be a successful doctor, but for some reasons he never found enough patients. To pass the time, he began to write stories and send them to the newspapers.

Conan Doyle’s stories were about a clever detective, Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle wrote that Sherlock Holmes lived in Baker Street in London, and people with problems came to him for help. Even police detectives came to Sherlock Holmes with their problems, too. He was able to solve mysteries that the cleverest policemen in England were unable to figure out. Sometimes Sherlock Holmes could solve a mystery without leaving his chair. He listened carefully to the information his client (委托人) gave and figured out the answer. At other times he spent days or weeks looking for clues. Sherlock Holmes traveled to different cities and countries to solve the mysteries. Sometimes he wore disguises, pretending to be an old man, or a sailor. Holmes did anything to find out the answer to the mysteries he was working on. His best friend Dr. Watson kept him company (陪伴) on most of his adventures.

Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in English literature, but many people don’t understand that he is a fictional character, not a real person. The English post offices report that people still send mail to Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street. Even he gets more than 2,000 letters every year.

1. Conan Doyle began to write stories perhaps because ______.

A．he had plenty of time

B．he wanted to make more money

C．most people were strong at the time

D．he wanted to tell something about his patients

2. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．many people asked Conan Doyle to solve their mysteries

B．Conan Doyle got a lot of experience in solving mysteries

C．Conan Doyle was a person with great literary quality and talent

D．Conan Doyle was able to help those who came to see him with their problems

3. The phrase “wore disguises” in the second paragraph means ______.

A．introduced oneself	B．seemed to be poor and helpless
C．was in old clothes	D．changed one’s clothes or one’s appearance

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．In 1885, a young doctor named Conan Doyle opened offices in Paris.

B．The character Conan Doyle wrote about was thought to be a real person by many people.

C．To earn a lot of money, Conan Doyle began to write stories.

D．Sherlock Holmes is still living in Baker Street and gets more than 2,000 letters.

8 . When I was little, I liked to be silly with people I knew, especially with my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window. I ran to my mother and said, “My brother fell down from the window!” She was very scared about my brother and then I said, “Don’t worry, just I’m joking.” And my mother shouted to me, “If you do it again, I’ll punish you.”

One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to be silly with my friends. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called to my friends, “HELP ME!” All my friends tried to help me and in the end they knew I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I swam in a deep place and I couldn’t swim there. I almost drowned. I called my friends to help me and nobody helped me. In the end, they discovered I was telling the truth. They helped me by calling the police and took me to the emergency center. From that time until this moment, I don’t like to joke with anyone. I think this is the best lesson in my life.

1. What does the underlined part “I liked to be silly with people” mean?

A．I was thought to be stupid.	B．I couldn’t understand other people.
C．I often did wrong things.	D．I used to play jokes on people.

2. When the writer was drowning in the sea, why didn’t the friends help?

A．Because they thought he was joking.

B．Because they were angry with him.

C．Because they depended on the police.

D．Because they couldn’t swim to the deep sea, either.

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The writer is a serious person now.	B．The writer is good at his study now.
C．The writer still enjoys telling jokes now.	D．The writer doesn’t swim any more.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．An unforgettable adventure	B．A good lesson in life
C．A naughty child	D．Don’t be silly

9 . The e________ are less likely to adapt to the new trend of modern living than the young, which they consider is away from the old customs. （根据首字母单词拼写）

10 . 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。

A study found that     1     takes about 34 hours of investment to shift from a superficial acquaintance to a true friendship. According to the study, a total of 11 interactions are required to move from acquaintance to friendship, with the average friendship     2    (take) 5.5 months to turn into something solid.

According to the study, “Lockdown made people rethink a lot of their friendships. And one of the big problems has been that friendships are very     3    (depend) on continued investment of time, so if you aren’t able     4    (see) individuals at the necessary rate, they’re just going to slide.”

The study found certain     5    (quality) are most important for friendship. In particular, 61% of respondents believe a sense of humor is an essential ingredient of friendship, and 44% say it’s about holding similar values. For 26%, friendship     6    (drive) by similar interests and activities. People also say friendship is based on being trustworthy (26%) and reliable (23%).

The researcher Robin Dunbar became famous     7     his classic theory that people can maintain meaningful relationships with about 150 others. This is not only based on brain size, but also     8     amount of time and investment it takes to maintain connections with each other. Within their 150 relationships, the average person has about five people who are close friends—the people you can really rely on, and with     9     you have the     10    (deep) relationships.