1 . There once was a teacher with many students in a run-down old school, who supported themselves by begging in a _________ nearby for food. Some complained of their _________ living conditions to the master. So the master said in _________, “We must repair our temple. Since you’re _________ with study with no time to earn the money needed. I suggested you go into the town and steal goods to sell for money without being _________. This way, we can do the good work of repairing our temple.’’

The students were _________ at this suggestion. Then in their discussion, one said, “It’s wrong and shameful to steal. Why has our wise master asked us to do this?” Another reported, “It’ll _________ us to help with the repairs.” But _________ their wise and just teacher, they didn’t refuse and all wanted to set out _________ for the town except one boy. The master __________ him and asked, “Why do you __________?” The boy responded, “I cannot follow your __________. Wherever I go, my own eyes will always watch myself.”

The master __________ hugged the boy, saying, “You’re the only one who has passed my test! I was simply testing your __________.”

Actually with great __________ in moral excellence, one’s heart will be purified constantly. Later, the boy also became a great teacher.

1.

A．village

B．town

C．restaurant

D．market

2.

A．humble

B．free

C．simple

D．challenging

3.

A．surprise

B．public

C．response

D．return

4.

A．tired

B．concerned

C．pleased

D．occupied

5.

A．invited

B．caught

C．blamed

D．forced

6.

A．shocked

B．delighted

C．relieved

D．embarrassed

7.

A．push

B．allow

C．lead

D．guide

8.

A．fearing

B．forgiving

C．ignoring

D．trusting

9.

A．anxiously

B．secretly

C．eagerly

D．hurriedly

10.

A．approached

B．comforted

C．persuaded

D．encouraged

11.

A．show up

B．give in

C．stay behind

D．move on

12.

A．procedures

B．dreams

C．rules

D．instructions

13.

A．regretfully

B．tearfully

C．painfully

D．hopefully

14.

A．honesty

B．patience

C．devotion

D．bravery

15.

A．interest

B．practice

C．faith

D．skill

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。

Autumn has always rewarded     1     who are willing to get outside with postcard-worthy backdrops (背景). Colorful leaves and inviting temperatures     2     (practical) pull you from home and into the countryside. But what about now, during a pandemic.

Travelers just need to take new prevention     3     (measure) this year and adjust their expectations. With that in mind, it is okay     4     (seek) a change of scenery, and your mental health will thank you for it. Even if your favorite annual events have been canceled, plenty of others are still being held in     5     (create) ways that are aimed at keeping visitors safe. Many businesses have also adjusted how they operate, so you can still enjoy plenty of attractions, accommodations and restaurants no matter     6     you end up.

One of the safest ways to travel this season is to take     7     road trip to a nearby destination. This way you have full control over who joins you for the ride. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends     8     (reduce) stops along the way that would bring you into close contact     9     other people. Following CDC guidelines will make sure that you     10     (travel) responsibly and protecting yourself, your fellow explorers and anyone else you meet along the way.

3 . Independent living at home is the ideal for every aging person. But a fall or other health-threatening incidents can change everything rapidly.

The wearable “panic buttons” introduced in the late 1980s were a great advance. But they only work if people actually wear them and can reach the button in an emergency. Today there are passive wearables that automatically detect falls, and camera-based systems to monitor elder safety.

Coming from a 40-year career in the semiconductor and wireless communication field, Rafi Zack decided to find a better alternative. “People aren’t devoted to wearing small devices 24/7, and camera-based systems are an invasion（侵犯）of privacy,” he points out, “The most challenging aspect is a fall. How fast we can detect a fall matters because the medical situation worsens quickly. Sometimes people stay on the floor for a long time. We have to find out how to solve that problem.”

Zack is a co-founder, CEO and vice president of R&D at EchoCare Technologies which has developed ECHO (Elderly Care Home Observer), a cloud-connected monitor based on radar technology and machine learning.

Because radar sees through walls, one ECHO unit fixed on the ceiling or wall can monitor one person (or two persons, in a future version) in a standard-sized apartment in a senior living facility. The device detects falls, breathing difficulties, drowning in a bathtub and other dangerous events. It gives out warnings to potential health worsening conditions by continuously monitoring and analyzing the person’s location, posture（姿势）, motion and breath. EchoCare tested the device in the United States, Japan, Australia and Israel. ECHO was certified（认证）in 2019 in Japan with the most aging population in the world.

“Bathrooms were the main testing area where about 17,000 deadly accidents happen annually.” said SMK Director and Executive Vice President Tetsuo Hara. “Bathroom makers, home security service providers and nursing homes are highly interested in EchoCare’s solution.” Zack noted, “As more and more elder people live alone as a result of social distancing, there is an increased need to monitor them without the burden of wearables or privacy-invading cameras.”

1. What’s the advantage of ECHO over “panic buttons”?

A．It has camera-based systems.	B．It has been widely accepted.
C．It can function without cameras.	D．Its buttons can be easily reached.

2. What can we know about ECHO from paragraph 5?

A．It is designed to send out warnings regularly.

B．It monitors dangerous health-related events.

C．It was certified in many developed countries.

D．It detects more than one person at the same time.

3. What can we infer about the future of ECHO?

A．It’ll become more popular with the elderly.

B．It’ll stop 17,000 deaths happening annually.

C．It’ll be used in nursing homes and hospitals.

D．It’ll help elderly people to live an active life.

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

A．An Advanced Medical Instrument

B．A High-tech Monitor for the Elderly

C．The Invention of a Healthcare Device

D．The Improvement of a Medical Facility

4 . My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school, when, for three whole days, I worked on an assembly (装配) line. My best friend Betsy’s father was an executive (管理者) at Hough Bakeries, which, at special festivals, made little rabbit-shaped cakes for all its stores. The plant downtown needed eight kids for temporary help, and the shift (轮班) fell over spring break, during which I had no plans. Cake? I loved cake-icing especially. I’d earn minimum wage. I’d see how a factory worked. My parents thought all of this was a grand idea for a girl like me and called Betsy’s dad with their permission.

Our roles on the line were simple: Place cakes on conveyor belt. Attach icing ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. Remove the cakes from belt; place onto trays. This was harder than it sounds. With your mind wandering, the cakes pile up. As I told my parents that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I’d expected. Dad smiled. This was the sort of work that made you appreciate the money you earned, he told me. And if your feet hurt or the minutes felt like hours, well then that was just motivation to keep those grades up and get that college education.

And the icing? We kids were allowed to eat as much as we wanted. By noon the first day, I could barely look at the stuff. To borrow a favorite phrase from my father: The executives weren’t born yesterday.

1. Why did the writer decide to take the job?

A．To earn lots of money.

B．To enjoy her spring break.

C．To help Betsy’s father temporarily.

D．To learn of the operation of the plant.

2. What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A．The writer found the job simple.

B．The job needed great concentration.

C．The writer quit the job the first night.

D．Father laughed at the writer’s performance.

3. How did Dad respond to the writer’s first-day experience?

A．Inspiring.

B．Doubtful.

C．Critical.

D．Sympathetic.

4. What does the writer mean by saying “I could barely look at the stuff”?

A．She found the icing ugly.	B．She was tired from the work.
C．She had eaten too much icing.	D．She felt depressed with the job.

5 . Skyscraper didn’t always mean a tall building. The earliest reference to the word dates back to 1788, when it was used to describe a really tall horse, according to The Oxford English Dictionary. By the 1790s, a Philadelphia doctor had used the term to describe the triangular sail at the very top of a ship.

After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Home Insurance Company hired architect William Jenney to design a tall, fire-proof head office. Jenney was inspired to design the building’s steel framework (框架)after his wife placed a heavy book on a small birdcage and found that the cage supported the weight. Today, that revolutionary structure is widely considered to be the first skyscraper.

Since then, the competition to build the world’s tallest building has been as sharp as the top of the Empire State Building. In the late 1920s, Walter Chrysler and his architect arranged for the secret construction of a roof that added 125 feet of height to the new Chrysler Building, making it 1,046 feet tall. The plan allowed them to eclipse(使逊色)the 927-foot Bank of Manhattan Trust Building.

However, only 11 months after the Chrysler Building was ranked the world’s tallest, it was surpassed by a new neighbor — the Empire State Building. Yet when it opened in 1931, less than 25 percent of the building was occupied. New York jokers called it the “Empty State Building”.

The largest skyscraper in the world always seems to be under construction. Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia is the latest and it’s expected to stretch nearly one kilometer (3, 280 feet) into the sky.

1. What did the word “skyscraper” originally mean？

A．A triangular sail.	B．A high building.
C．A fire-proof head office.	D．An extremely tall horse.

2. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “surpassed” in paragraph 4?

A．given away

B．left behind

C．put off

D．taken up

3. Why was the Empire State Building called “Empty State Building”?

A．It was ranked the world’s tallest.

B．Tourists were not allowed to visit it.

C．Its construction lasted eleven months.

D．Only a few people lived or worked in it.

4. How does the passage develop?

A．In order of time.	B．In order of space.
C．By analyzing causes.	D．By giving definitions.

6 . With the start of university coming into view, for people who have a child that is getting ready to leave home for the first time, you may be feeling more than a little nervous.     1     Fortunately, there are several steps that you can take to help prepare your child for this important occasion in their lives.

Teach them how to budget. If your child has not yet been taught how to budget their own money, then now is the ideal time for them to learn. It can also be a good idea to try and determine how your child will deal with having their own money at university.     2    

Offer them cooking lessons. Your child might already be able to cook a few simple meals that will stop them from surviving on noodles for the foreseeable future.     3     So why not spend the next week or so teaching them a few nutritious meals.

    4     If you are worried about your child’s departure, then this is probably nothing compared to how your child is feeling. Not only are they leaving home for the first time, but they will also be starting a new life and having to make new friends.Therefore, just before they leave, it can be really helpful to sit down and talk to them about any concerns or worries they may have.

Get the missing link.     5     What memory or association between the two of you stand out the most? Find a present that is symbolic of this. Thus, every time your child sees it, he or she will be reminded of you and the love that you share.

A．Have an open discussion.

B．But you may even feel terrified.

C．All of this is normal and understandable.

D．However, there is always room for more recipes.

E．It’s helpful to think of the connection you share with your child.

F．A fun way to do this is to get them to take a money management quiz.

G．Now it is also a good time to take them out shopping for basic daily appliances.

7 .

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1. What does tinnitus refer to?

A．Hearing disorder.	B．Suffering anxiety.
C．Drumming in ears.	D．Sleeping problems.

2. How does “Sound Therapy” work?

A．By listening to soft music.	B．By relieving short-term depression.
C．By reducing brain’s activities.	D．By offering high-frequent stimulation.

3. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To recommend a treatment for tinnitus.

B．To introduce the benefits of Sound Therapy.

C．To tell people ways of learning about tinnitus.

D．To explain the common problems tinnitus causes.

8 . 假定你是李华，校学生会主席，请你给学校外教Mr.Robinson写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加校茶艺社将举办的6周年庆祝活动。内容包括：
1.时间：5月16日下午3:00-5:00；
2.地点：学校茶艺工作室；
3.活动：武夷岩茶文化介绍……
参考词汇：
茶艺社团 Tea Art Association；周年 anniversary；工作室 workshop
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Robinson,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

9 . 读后续写

It was a hot June day in the suburb of Austin, Texas, and Sammy Armstrong couldn’t wait to get in the water. The ten-year-old was on a camping trip with his mom, Kelley, his dad, Stacey, and his brothers, Ben and Willy.

Around 11 a.m., Sammy and Willy accompanied their dad to Upper Falls. Below is a swimming hole, 20 feet deep in some places.

With his father watching from the rocks above, Sammy jumped in. He was a good swimmer — he had been on the swim team in his hometown of Cypress, Texas. Sammy played in the water for a while, eventually pulling himself out of the swimming hole and onto a warm big round stone and watching a group of children struggle through the river bed above. They were summer campers from Austin who, along with their coaches, were headed back to the visitors’ parking lot after a morning hike. As the kids passed Father and Willy, a tiny five-year-old girl reached down to grab a water bottle and lost her balance. In an instant, she was swept over the falls.

“A girl went over the waterfall!” Father shouted loudly. Sammy caught a glimpse（一瞥） of the girl’s arm and the top of her dark head as the rapids pushed her into the hollow（洞） beneath the rock, hiding her from the crowd above. She was struggling up and down in the deep water.

His father, with Willy firmly held under one arm, walked toward the edge of the waterfall to try to locate the girl, but Sammy was the one in striking distance. “You have to get her out of there!” Father yelled down to him. Sammy was nervous, but when he saw his dad just looking at him, he understood what he had to do. In fact, years in the Boy Scouts（童子军） had taught Sammy never to enter a dangerous situation without an exit strategy.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The ten-year-old took a few seconds to consider the situation.
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Soon, someone threw them a swimming board from the bank.
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