1 . By April 2017,my husband, Spencer, and I had been trying to conceive(怀孕)for over three years. Diagnosed with a condition called “unexplained infertility(不育症)”, we had hovered hopefully over dozens of pregnancy tests only to see them come back negative. I was near-constantly consumed by the painful disappointment of not having a baby-that is, until the Easter weekend of 2017, when a rabbit showed up on our front lawn.

I found him nestled in the grass while I was walking down our yard. Since the bunny decided to take up residence on my lawn, I felt a genuine sense of responsibility for him. During that first weekend the bunny stayed with us, we tried our best to spread the word that we’d found him. In the meantime, we named the rabbit Easter and gave him his own bedroom. Sometimes I would let him bounce around my bed while I read books or watched TV. Other times I would cradle him like a baby and stroke his tiny head.

At the time the bunny showed up, I was in my late 30s and I knew my chance of conceiving were decreasing. I also knew that the despair of not being able to have a baby, was taking its toll on my mental health.

After a few weeks after we’d taken Easter in, I learned that bunny was indeed domestic-a Rex, to be specific; a plush, velvety breed that originated in France in 1919. I learned that it’s very common for rabbits to be abandoned, especially around Easter, when they are produced for amusement and then simply “let go”.

We finally contacted a nearby animal rescue shelter about finding Easter a forever home. We struggled as we said goodbye.

And within a week of letting him go and saying goodbye, I was pregnant. My daughter turned three this year and sleeps in the same room in which the rabbit lived. I am not sure I believe in magic, but when I hold my daughter close to me in the middle of the night, I think of the rabbit we took in that year, and I know I still believe in hope.

1. Why did the writer feel responsible for the bunny?

A．Because the rabbit was very cute and pure breeding.

B．Because the rabbit was abandoned by the writer.

C．Because the rabbit appeared at the time when the writer was in despair.

D．Because the rabbit took the writer’s front lawn as his home.

2. Which of the following words can best describe the writer?

A．Thoughtful, caring.

B．Kind, generous.

C．Optimistic, patient.

D．Careful, confident.

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The writer had already given up having a baby when she met Easter.

B．It was the rabbit that brought the baby to the writer.

C．The bunny was named Easter because it showed up on the Easter weekend.

D．The writer didn’t believe in magic before she met Easter.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．My Struggle with Infertility	B．A Special Rabbit
C．Grief over Something I have Lost	D．A Bunny at My Door

2 . 将下面5个句子按括号内要求翻译并连成一篇微作文。
72.现代生活给人们带来压力，这会对人们的健康产生不良影响。(stress; have an effect on)
73.做运动被认为是保持身心健康的好方法。(regard)
74.无论他们的兴趣是什么，人们总能找到适合他们的运动。(No matter what…; suitable)
75.事实上，每天15分钟的运动就能对我们身体产生很大影响。(actually; make a difference)
76.人们相信，运动不仅可以帮助人们相互了解，还可以促进友谊。(believe; promote)
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3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号中单词的正确形式。

The Abu Simbel Temples in Egypt,     1     (carve) out of the mountain rock, once sat on the west bank of the Nile River. In the 1960s, the Egyptian government started its plan to build the Aswan High Dam,     2     created what is known as Lake Nasser today. As the water from Lake Nasser     3     (rise), the Abu Simbel Temples were threatened. So a committee was quickly established then     4     (investigate) the issue and make preparations for the relocation(搬迁)of the temples. However, it was never     5     easy job, one that included cutting the temples into pieces between 3 to 20 tons in weight and putting them together in a place where they were safe     6     the water.

    7     took 20 years in total to finish the whole project. The     8     (success) relocation of the Abu Simbel temples set a good example for future rescue work of cultural relics. And it directly     9     (contribute) to the creation of the “World Heritage Trust” in 1965, and afterwards, the UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites List. Such creations would in turn help prevent cultural heritage sites around the world from     10     (destroy).

4 . When I was 13, I climbed my first mountain near my home. I was overweight then and ________ when I reached the top. But I loved the ________.

Two years ago, my friend Mel Olsen and I drove to Oregon to climb 11,240-foot Mount Hood.

As we went higher, the trail (山路) grew ________ and steeper. At around 9 a.m., we reached an ice step. Confident I was safe, I put my full ________ on it. Suddenly, I heard a ________, and the ice broke off the step, right under my foot.

In a second, I fell backward. Soon, I came to a stop on a flat slope. I ________ my whole body, feeling ________ that I was fine, except that I was suffering from a sharp pain in my left ________ and couldn’t move.

I ________ for help, and immediately Mel and other climbers came to assist me and called Mountain Rescue. Then I was loaded into a(n) ________ and taken to a hospital, ________ I stayed for four days. The doctors told me it would be a year before I could ________ again, but I was back on the trails within six months.

The fall has made me more ________. One slip (滑倒) on a mountain can change everything. But the experience also made me ________ as a person. Since the accident, I’ve climbed another 60 mountains. I’m not going to let one fall ________ me from doing my favorite thing.

1.

A．out of danger

B．out of trouble

C．out of balance

D．out of breath

2.

A．opportunity

B．memory

C．challenge

D．mountain

3.

A．wider

B．flatter

C．narrower

D．nearer

4.

A．body

B．strength

C．foot

D．weight

5.

A．cry

B．crack

C．crash

D．call

6.

A．calmed

B．looked

C．tested

D．checked

7.

A．fortunate

B．satisfied

C．grateful

D．confident

8.

A．arm

B．shoulder

C．leg

D．eye

9.

A．yelled

B．asked

C．begged

D．arranged

10.

A．car

B．ambulance

C．truck

D．shelter

11.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．when

12.

A．jump

B．move

C．drive

D．climb

13.

A．positive

B．cautious

C．frightened

D．anxious

14.

A．grow

B．develop

C．feel

D．act

15.

A．protect

B．ban

C．addict

D．keep

5 . What do you do when you have a few minutes to spare? If you’re like many people, you seize the opportunity to do puzzles on your phone.     1     Usually, they can be divided into certain types and here are four of the most common.

Word puzzles

One of the most popular word puzzles — the crossword — has been around for nearly 110 years. Crosswords can be done with paper and pencil or online. Sometimes word puzzles involve finding new words within a large group of letters. This type of word puzzle is called a word search. Word puzzles usually test your vocabulary.     2    

Mechanical puzzles

Mechanical puzzles have pieces that must be arranged in some way. The world’s best-selling puzzle, the Rubik’s Cube, is a mechanical puzzle. As of 2020, over 450 million Rubik’s Cubes had been sold.

Jigsaw puzzles also fall into this type.     3     Jigsaw puzzles have from two to over 550,000 pieces — the largest one on record.

Logic puzzles

    4     Mine Finder is an example of logic puzzles. In Mine Finder players must think clearly to determine where the mines are hidden in a grid(方格).

Math puzzles

Math puzzles involve numbers, words or objects and the use of math. Surprisingly, the ever–popular Candy Crush is classified as a math puzzle.     5    

There are many other kinds of puzzles. But no matter which you prefer, puzzles are a great way to spend your time.

A．People have been interested in puzzles for many reasons.

B．They typically involve putting pieces in the right place to form a picture.

C．Additionally, they have something in common: they test your skills or knowledge.

D．Knowing the language that the game is designed in is required for success, however.

E．Figuring out the solution to such a puzzle requires careful thought rather than guessing.

F．Calculation skills are required for players to successfully move and match colored candies.

G．There are thousands of puzzles to choose from that can be worked on at your convenience.

6 . Research from a UK charity has found that girls are likely to become less interested in sports as they move into their teenage years.

Women in Sport conducted a poll (调查) of more than 4,000 teenagers and found that 43 percent of girls felt they had been sporty as primary school students, but no longer saw themselves this way.

“Worryingly, girls lose their love of sport and exercise during teenage years, and this presents a significant psychological barrier throughout life,” the report said.

The majority of those who no longer considered themselves sporty said they had become less interested in sports because they didn’t like other people watching them.

The girls also spoke about how anxiety over their appearance led them to be less likely to participate in sports. The boys examined in this study didn’t show any change in their willingness to take part in sports. This points to a relationship between the mental well-being of girls and their willingness to engage in sports.

“It’s an absolute travesty (嘲讽) that teenage girls are being pushed out of sport at such a scale,” said Stephanie Hilborne, the chief executive of Women in Sport. She added that losing sports at this formative stage of their lives was equal to “a loss of joy as well as good lifelong health”.

“It is well documented that taking part in physical activity can have a profound and positive effect on mental well-being as well as provide many important life skills such as resilience (适应力), teamwork and communication,” she added.

The charity is calling on schools and sports clubs to increase the focus on keeping girls interested in sports, which can help them gain confidence when facing pressure from social media and their peers. Sports are crucial to keeping people active and social through puberty (青春期), which can already hit a young person’s self-confidence.

1. What do we know from the survey conducted by the UK charity?

A．Girls who are interested in sports don’t experience psychological barrier.

B．It is most commonly seen among teenagers that they lose passion in sports.

C．A large number of girls gradually become less interested in sports.

D．About half of the girls lose love in sports when in primary school.

2. What is the main reason for teenage girls’ loss of interest in sports?

A．They don’t like to be the focus of others.

B．They worry about their looking when doing sports.

C．They are afraid of being compared with the boys.

D．They are mentally unwilling to do sports.

3. What benefit can sports bring for the girls according to the article?

A．Equipping themselves with lots of meaningful life qualities.

B．Learning to understand their feelings when facing pressure.

C．Developing better relations with their friends.

D．Keeping a good shape of the body.

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

Lin Qiaozhi,     1     (know) as “mother of ten thousand babies”, devoted all her life to the medical career. At age 18, she     2     (choose) to study medicine rather than get married like most girls. They lived in a time     3     girls’ education was always placed second to boys’. Six months after her     4     (graduate) from Peking Union Medical College, she was appointed as a chief resident physician, which was     5     position that usually took four years     6     (achieve). When the War of Resistance Against Japan broke out, she opened a private clinic to provide medical care for people in need. She     7     (elect) to the first National Congress and held many important positions after the founding of People’s Republic of China.     8    , her heart was still in tending women and children. Even as she was dying, what was in her mind was still other people. She always put     9     (they) needs first and it was her selflessness that carried her     10     the hard choices in her life.

8 . Born in a comfortable family, Florence Nightingale was educated by family teachers and then by her own father. As a result, she was _________ five foreign languages, and had a good knowledge of history and philosophy.

On February 7, 1837, Florence Nightingale heard, by her _________, the whisper of God telling her that she had a task in life. It took her some years of seeking to _________ that mission. In 1844, _________ her parents’ rejection, rather than marry like the majority of the girls, Nightingale chose a(n) _________ path to work in nursing, which was then not quite a respectable job for women.

Nightingale went to Kaiserwerth in Prussia to experience a German _________ program for girls who would serve as nurses. She worked for a short time for a(n) _________ near Paris. Her idea began to be _________. In 1853, she became the unpaid director of London’s Institution for the Care of Sick Gentlewoman.

When the Crimean War broke out, _________ came back to England about terrible conditions for wounded and sick soldiers. Nightingale __________ to go to Turkey. She took a group of thirty-eight women as nurses to the war front. From 1854 — 1856, Nightingale headed nursing efforts in Turkey, creating more clean conditions and ordering supplies. She __________ won over — at least enough to get cooperation — the military doctors.

Soon, Nightingale __________ more on direction than on actual nursing, but she __________ to visit the wards (病房). Her rule that she be the only woman in the wards at night __________ her the title “The lady with the lamp.” The __________ rate at the army hospital fell from 60% at her arrival to 2% six month later.

1.

A．interested in

B．familiar with

C．puzzled by

D．aware of

2.

A．appearance

B．performance

C．explanation

D．location

3.

A．turn out

B．carry out

C．pick out

D．figure out

4.

A．despite

B．with

C．without

D．except

5.

A．normal

B．different

C．usual

D．common

6.

A．training

B．teaching

C．performing

D．working

7.

A．church

B．school

C．hospital

D．army

8.

A．remembered

B．defended

C．refused

D．respected

9.

A．orders

B．poems

C．evidence

D．reports

10.

A．afforded

B．volunteered

C．hesitated

D．happened

11.

A．rapidly

B．occasionally

C．frequently

D．eventually

12.

A．focused

B．attracted

C．found

D．looked

13.

A．continued

B．appointed

C．headed

D．determined

14.

A．attached

B．took

C．earned

D．suited

15.

A．birth

B．growth

C．death

D．tax

9 . It is common for people to complain. Actually, even the kindest and most thoughtful people complain. And complaining isn’t always an annoying thing.     1     However, if someone makes complaints frequently, the problems will start. So, these tips will help you quiet complainers.

Change the topic.

Some complainers will be distracted from their negative mood if you change the topic in a direction that interests them. If your neighbor is complaining about the noisy community environment, you can tell her you bought some beautiful flowers yesterday.     2    

Show your care.

If the complainer keeps complaining to you, and asks something like, “Can you understand me?”, don’ t always say, “I’ve heard and gotten it.” Instead, listen carefully and make some eye contact with the person. Stand in his shoes, and if possible, offer him some advice.

    3    

When someone frequently makes complaints to you, ask nicely what he’s done to improve it. This question may help to abruptly end the complaint and remind the person to do something useful.

Be honest.

    4     If someone complains to you many times before and you must cut the conversation short, you can simply be honest, saying you need to focus on your own business.

Have a heart-to-heart talk.

Maybe the complainer is very close to you, such as your best friend or your partner, and he stresses you out with loads of negative attitudes.     5     This will let the person know your true feelings. Otherwise, if you always hide your true feelings and continue listening to his repeated complaints, finally you may start avoiding the person.

A．Focus on the effect.

B．Encourage the person to take actions.

C．Don’t be afraid of letting him down.

D．Avoid saying the word complaining.

E．Talking about the problem with him frankly is important.

F．Sometimes, making a complaint can at least release our stress.

G．If your colleague is saying ill words of the boss, tell him there will be some new employees next week.

10 . In 2017, Jim McGee was diagnosed with a kidney (肾) illness, and he was told by the doctors that he could only live about four years. Therefore, he was in bad need of a kidney transplant (移植). However, it was said that 13 people would die every day while waiting for a right kidney with the right blood and tissue types. Jim’s wife, Shirley McGee, and some family friends offered but weren’t a match.

In order to seek for help, Shirley and her husband wore T-shirts with a sentence “I’m in need of a kidney transplant.” whenever they went out but still no luck. Jim lost heart.

In early 2018, Jim didn’t feel like attending a reunion of some classmates, saying there was no need to do this. However, Shirley said, “Come on. You really need to see your friends. Go, and enjoy yourself.” Then, Jim reunited with some old classmates, whom he hadn’t seen for nearly 50 years, including Doug Coffman. Jim told them his problem. As life would have it, Doug Coffman, then 70, happened to have the right blood type and immediately decided to help.

After a series of tests, finally, when the doctors gave Doug Coffman the OK to donate, he immediately called Jim, and told him the good news. On September 18, 2018, Doug went into surgery at 7: 30 a. m.; Jim followed at 9: 30 a.m. By noon, they were both in the recovery room. The transplant was a great success.

1. How did Jim feel about his illness after the failed wait for the right kidney?

A．satisfied.

B．nervous.

C．ashamed.

D．discouraged

2. Which of the following words can best describe Shirley McGee?

A．reasonable and energetic.	B．supportive and considerate.
C．outgoing and thankful.	D．knowledgeable and responsible.

3. Why did Jim McGee decide to attend the reunion?

A．To find the right kidney.	B．To share his sad story.
C．To meet his fellow classmates.	D．To have a complete examination there.

4. What can we know about Doug Coffman?

A．He had visited Jim regularly.

B．He was too old to offer his help to Jim.

C．He was Jim’s best friend.

D．He helped Jim without hesitation.