1 . 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。

Jason was a 10-year-old football player who lacked a little speed, yet he made up for it through his good attitude. Jason never missed a practice, even though he was a substitute (替补队员) on my team and had few chances to attend the game. Even so, Jason was never discouraged, and always made a sincere effort.

One day, he didn’t come to practice. When he didn’t show up on the second day, as his coach, I called his home to check on him. One of his out-of-town family members informed me that Jason’s old grandfather had passed away and that the family was making funeral (葬礼) arrangements. When his grandfather was alive, he never could see Jason play; it made Jason feel bad. Now his grandfather had gone; I felt sorry for Jason.

Two weeks later, Jason returned to my team, ready for practice. Only three days of practice remained before our next game. This was an important game because we were against a very strong team. And we only had a one-game lead over them. This was a critical game at a key point in the season.

When the big day rolled around, my top players were ready to rush onto the field. It was a summer evening and the sky was filled with beautiful shiny stars. Before the game, Jason and other players lay on the grass to relax. Jason, who lay beside me, stared at the sky all the time. Suddenly, he whispered to me with excitement, “Coach, look at that shiniest star! My grandpa is on it. He said he would be on the shiniest star in the sky after he was gone.” Touched, I said, “Sure, boy!”

Minutes later, the game started and my top players ran to the field. Jason together with me and a few other substitutes watched on the bench. To my disappointment, my team didn’t perform well.

注意：
1.续写词数应为 150 左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。

When the other team scored two goals while my team scored none, I was so anxious.

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Motivated by Jason, my team played with more enthusiasm.

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2 . 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。

Are there plenty of birds in your neighborhood? This is good news for your mental health because birdsong can help relieve     1     (anxious). This is the latest finding of a study published in the journal Scientific Reports,     2     (explain) the remarkable healing power of birdsong.

In     3     effort to understand the influence of birdsong on mental health, researchers at the Max Planck Institute     4     (join) scientists from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf to evaluate     5     birdsong and man-made traffic noise affected mood. Before and after hearing the sounds, the participants completed questionnaires (调查表) assessing     6     (they) mental health.

“Healthy people can also experience negative thoughts. The questionnaires enable us     7     (identify) people’s tendencies without their having a diagnosis of depression and to investigate the effect of the sounds of birds or traffic on these tendencies,” says Emil Stobbe. Results showed that birdsong     8     (be) useful in reducing uneasiness. In contrast, traffic noise worsened depression.

What makes birdsong so beneficial     9     mental health? Study authors believe birdsong is an indication of the entire natural environment. It distracts the listener from other stressors that they would     10     (normal) view as a threat.

3 . There is a famous study called “the marshmallow (棉花糖) test”, conducted by Stanford University professor Walter Mischel. The experiment measured how well children could delay immediate gratification (满足) to receive greater rewards in the future an — ability that predicts success later in life.

For a long time, people assumed that the ability to delay gratification had to do with the child’s personality and was, therefore, unchangeable. But more recent research suggests that social factors—like the reliability of the adults around them — influence how long they can resist temptation (诱惑). Now, findings from a new study add to that science, suggesting that children can delay gratification longer when they are working together toward a common goal.

In the study, researchers repeated a version of the marshmallow experiment with 207 five- to six-year-old children from two very different cultures —Western, Germany and a farming community in Kenya. Kids were first introduced to another child and given a task to do together. Then, they were put in a room by themselves, presented with a cookie on a plate, and told they could eat it now or wait until the researcher returned and receive two cookies. (The researchers used cookies instead of marshmallows because cookies were more attractive treats to these kids.) Some kids received the standard instructions. But others were told that they would get a second cookie only if they and the kid they’d met (who was in another room) were able to resist eating the first one. That meant if both cooperated, they’d both win.

Results showed that both German and Kikuyu kids who were cooperating were able to delay gratification longer than those who weren’t cooperating. Apparently, working toward a common goal was more effective than going it alone.

“Delaying gratification is not just about material benefits,” says Sebastian Grueneisen, coauthor of the study. “Addressing various social issues often necessitates giving up short-term gains for long-term advantages.”

1. What was the traditional belief about kids’ ability to delay gratification?

A．It is dependent on rewards.	B．It is relevant to intelligence.
C．It is linked to social factors.	D．It is a fixed personality trait.

2. What do we know about the new study?

A．It is an extended version of Mischel’s experiment.	B．It took age differences into consideration.
C．It was carried out on a local basis.	D．It reveals the secret of success.

3. What proved to influence children’s ability to delay gratification in the new study?

A．Self-control.

B．Reliable adults.

C．Cooperation.

D．Cultural differences.

4. What does Grueneisen stress in the last paragraph?

A．Instant rewards bring short-term benefits.	B．Delaying gratification holds social value.
C．Cooperation is motivated by self-satisfaction.	D．Social development outweighs personal benefits.

4 . As a mother who had three kids in public schools, it always bothered me that the elementary school had a voluntary “reading club” in which students received prizes based on how much reading for pleasure they did each week. The message seems all wrong: We have to bribe (贿赂) you to read for fun.

A survey by the National Assessment for Educational Progress found that the numbers of 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for enjoyment almost every day dropped from slightly more than half in 1984, to 42% during the 2019-20 school year. The trend among middle schoolers is worse. The percentage who frequently read for fun dropped by more than half, to 17%, while the percentage who seldom or never do more than tripled (增至三倍).

Meanwhile, a British study found that reading for pleasure had much wider benefits, resulting in better vocabulary, spelling and mathematical abilities. According to the nonprofit reading-advocacy group Kids Read Now, readers also learn better empathy (同理心), decision-making and social skills.

One contributor to this disappointing trend seems obvious: Social media and other digital activities are heavy draws and can consume hours of time. But some librarians and students point to other reasons as well: As students advance in school, required reading of textbooks and classroom-assigned literature increases. They may be reading more, but often enjoying it less.

Reading for pleasure isn’t the same as assigned reading because kids need to be able to relax with the reading material of their choice. As a child, my son used to finish his reading for school and then sigh (叹息) with pleasure, saying, “Now I can read.”

Parents play a key role in changing this situation, but many may not realize how important it is to expose their kids to books, magazines and the like. Giving older students more choices in what they read for class would help encourage pleasure reading too. The class could make group choices or students could pick from a menu of options instead of being assigned a single book. When there are just a few choices and we spoon-feed them to kids, we just deprive them of the experience of realizing there’s a bigger world of books out there for them to explore.

1. What made the author annoyed according to paragraph 1?

A．The messages sent by the reading club each week.

B．The lack of reading clubs in the elementary school.

C．The unrealistic reading goals set by the elementary school.

D．The way to encourage elementary school students to read for fun.

2. How does the author present the benefits of reading for pleasure to students?

A．By listing some persuasive figures.	B．By providing some research results.
C．By referring to some experts’ views.	D．By sharing her own parenting experience.

3. What does the author want to show by telling her son’s story?

A．It takes time to finish reading for school.

B．Parents should read together with their kids.

C．The reading for school is hardly fun for children.

D．Children have difficulty choosing reading materials.

4. What does the underlined part “deprive them of” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Keep them from.	B．Prepare them for.
C．Lead them to.	D．Fill them with.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who first made the nickname “The Big Easy” popular in the early 1970s?

A．A newspaper writer.

B．A crime novel writer.

C．A politician.

2. What is the way of life in New York City?

A．Gentle and slow.

B．Easy-going.

C．Quick and busy.

3. Why is New Orleans called “Mardi Gras City”?

A．For its yearly music festival.

B．For its wild celebrations each year.

C．For its shape.

4. Which of the following is not a nickname of New Orleans?

A．NOLA.

B．The Crescent City.

C．The Birthplace of Rock and Roll.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When should you arrive when invited to a party at 8:00 in America?

A．From 8:00 to 8:30.

B．From 8:30 to 9:00.

C．From 9:00 to 9:30.

2. What will be provided at a party besides alcohol and food?

A．Music.

B．Cigarettes.

C．Games.

3. What would probably be served at midnight during a party?

A．Beer.

B．Wine.

C．Cookies.

4. What do we know about the man?

A．He will attend a party.

B．He has never been to a party.

C．He is good at dancing.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How did the woman first learn about the student action union?

A．By attending one of their meetings.

B．Through her roommate.

C．By reading the newspaper.

2. What is the student action union trying to do?

A．Secure more student parking spaces.

B．Protect an open space on campus.

C．Get more funding for their group.

3. What does the woman agree to do?

A．Sign a petition(请愿书).

B．Help the man plan a student meeting.

C．Make a donation to support the group.

8 . Why will the city be decorated?

A．To make the city beautiful.

B．To celebrate a festival.

C．To welcome the film stars.

9 . 史密斯先生的汽车在昨晚的一次交通事故中严重损坏。
The car ________ to Mr. Smith was seriously broken in a traffic ________ last night.

10 . 最近，学生对于“海洋探索是否值得”进行讨论，请根据下表提供的信息介绍大家的不同观点，并表达自己的看法。

不值得的理由	值得的理由	你的看法
1.带来污染； 2.破坏海洋动物栖息地。	1.有助于解决因人口增长而带来的资源短缺问题； 2.有利于气候变化等科学研究。	……

注意：1 词数 80 左右；
参考词汇：exploration(探索)
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