1 . At eleven, I decided to learn to swim. There was a pool at the YMCA offering exactly the opportunity. My mother continually warned against it, and kept fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river. But the YMCA pool was safe.
I had a childhood fear of water. This started when I was three years old and my father took me to the beach.The huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.
The pool was quiet. I was afraid of going in all alone, so I sat on one side of the pool to wait for others. Then came a big boy. He yelled, “Hi, how’d you like to be ducked?” With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end.I landed in a sitting position, and swallowed water. But I was not frightened out of my wits—when my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump to come out of the surface. It seemed a long way down. I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water. I tried to yell but no sound came out. I went down, down, endlessly.
When I came to consciousness, I found myself lying on the bed in the hospital.
I never went back to the pool. I avoided water whenever I could. This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by.It deprived(剥夺) me of the joy of boating and swimming. Finally, I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, he built a swimmer. Several months later, the instructor was finished, but I was not .Sometimes the terror would return.
This went on until July. I swam across the Lake Went worth.Only once did the terror return. When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water. I laughed and said, “Well, Mr Terror, what do you think you can do to me?” I had conquered my fear of water.
1. What was the author’s original fear of water caused by?| A．His poor skill in swimming. |
| B．His mother’s warning of drowning. |
| C．An outing to the beach with his father. |
| D．An unpleasant memory of the pool. |
| A．He knew how to swim in the pool. |
| B．He felt that the YMCA pool was safe. |
| C．He was waiting for others to save him. |
| D．He came up with an idea to go upwards. |
| A．He was still a poor swimmer. |
| B．He had not overcome the fear yet. |
| C．He was not afraid of drowning any more. |
| D．He was not satisfied with the swimming training. |
| A．Goodbye,Mr Terror |
| B．Hello,Childhood Fear |
| C．A Swimming Adventure |
| D．My Passion for Swimming |
1.建议他向妈妈道歉；
2.说明过多上网的危害；
3.列举一些健康的休闲方式。
注意：1.词数不少于80；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Daniel,
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Yours，
Li Hua
Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, globally known for developing the first hybrid rice strain in 1973 that relieved countless people
The scientist spent over five decades researching and improving hybrid rice,
Yuan once said he had two dreams－to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops
Yuan’s lifelong devotion to
1. 对此项活动感兴趣的原因；
2. 关闭手机后，你准备在本周六安排哪些活动；
3. 打算呼吁身边更多的人加入此项活动；
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
5 . Consumers in the US spend more money when doing the grocery shopping online, but spend less on sweets and desserts than when they shop in physical stores.
In recent years, online grocery shopping has grown massively. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount consumers spend through online shopping has more than doubled in the US.
Laura Zatz at Harvard University and her colleagues have looked at how people’s habits change when they’re spending in-store compared with shopping online. They hired 137 participants, who were regular consumers of two supermarkets in the US state of Maine. Each participant was the key shopper for their household, and they also had experience in shopping both online and in-store.
The researchers studied each participant for a total of 44 weeks and tracked what items they purchased. They collected data from a total of 5,573 transactions (交易), 1,062 of which were made online and 4,511 in-store. “They purchased more items when shopping online, both in terms of overall number of items but also a greater variety of unique items,’ says Zatz. On average, participants spent 44% more per transaction when shopping online than in-store.
The results show that people spent more money on sweets and desserts when shopping in-store, spending on average $ 2. 50 more per transaction. However, there was no difference in spending on sugary drinks.
It seems that in-store shopping attracts shoppers to unhealthier food choices. “When you’re shopping in-store, you’re facing all sorts of stimuli (刺激) that could make you more willing to buy unhealthy food groups when you might not have otherwise planned to,” says Zatz. Unhealthy food choices are often placed in supermarkets at the end of aisles(走道) and at checkouts, where you can easily see, touch or even smell the food.
“The findings could help consumers reflect on how to avoid unhealthy food purchasing choices, especially as complex marketing is coming online,” says Zatz. “Besides offering seemingly appealing discounts, online stores may follow physical stores in many ways. You can never be too careful when shopping online.”
1. According to the text, the participants of the study are ________.| A．experienced regular shoppers |
| B．unlucky COVID-19 patients |
| C．working in large supermarkets |
| D．uninterested in online shopping |
| A．The time spent on shopping online and in-store. |
| B．The amount of the money spent on healthy food. |
| C．The consumers’ attitudes towards unhealthy food. |
| D．The types of food people buy online and in-store. |
| A．They have easier access to checkouts. |
| B．They are offered appealing discounts. |
| C．They are exposed to sensory stimuli. |
| D．They consume energy while shopping. |
| A．Ambiguous. | B．Favorable. |
| C．Uncaring. | D．Cautious. |
6 . I’m a big believer in mind-wandering now and then — especially when I’m out for a walk. There’s something about being in nature that helps me let go of daily worries and allows my mind to wander where it will go, which makes me feel great.
I admit, though, I’ve been perplexed by previous studies showing how mind-wandering can make me less productive or upset. But it turns out this contradiction (矛盾) between my personal experience and science may best be explained by the latest study.
Previous research suggests a wandering mind is an unhappy mind — we tend to be less happy when we’re not focused on what we’re doing. That’s likely true if mind-wandering keeps you from achieving your goals. However, when people find their wandering thoughts more interesting, their moods actually improve. Similarly, thinking about people you love produces positive results.
In the latest study, participants were reminded randomly via cell phone over three days to report how they were feeling and how much their thoughts were freely moving and related to what they were doing. After analyzing the data, the researchers found that when people’s thoughts were off-task, they generally felt more negative — similar to what earlier studies showed. But if their thoughts were free-moving, it had the opposite effect, helping people feel happier.
People aren’t built to be “on” all of the time. Taking a mind-wandering break might be good for our creativity, happiness and even productivity. And, as long as it’s employed during times when complete focus isn’t required, it may improve our well-being without damaging performance.
“My hope is that people will explore the limits of mind-wandering a bit more and try to mind-wander in a way that is bigger, more fantastical, more personally meaningful, and further into the future,” says Claire Zedelius, formerly of the University of California, Santa Barbara. “If people just really allowed themselves to freely use this tool, they might be able to focus on creative solutions to big problems.”
1. What does the word “perplexed” underlined in paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Confused. | B．Convinced. |
| C．Created. | D．Rejected. |
| A．A wandering mind remains unhappy. |
| B．Free-moving wandering is common. |
| C．Wandering thoughts are interesting. |
| D．Off-task thoughts lead to negativity. |
| A．The significant roles of mind-wanderers. |
| B．Advice on being a better mind-wanderer. |
| C．Benefits of free-moving mind-wandering. |
| D．Plans for future studies on mind-wandering. |
| A．How Mind-wandering Shapes Your Future |
| B．Mind-wandering Is the Root of Happiness |
| C．How Mind-wandering Can Do Good to You |
| D．Mind-wandering Is Beneficial to Creativity |
1.高效管理时间的好处；
2.高效管理时间的方法（至少给出两条）。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.标题和首句已为你写好。
Manage Our Time Efficiently
Time management is an important skill.
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增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When I was seven years old, I performed the first time in a musical, for what I had practiced for weeks. It was his turn to speak. Standing on the stage, I noticed something had gone terrible wrong. The microphone wasn’t turned on. After switch it on, I began to say my lines as quickly as possible. I thought I messed up. When the show was over, I went to find my parents, who was waiting for me with proud smile on their faces. They congratulated me on a wonderful job I had been done. Then I was relieved immediately but felt happy.
The ancient capital Xi’an in Shaanxi Province
Sumo (相扑),
During the Sui and Tang dynasties, jiaodi was
There were even specialized wrestling teams in Tang royal court,
In 1991, a Tang Dynasty figurine (雕像) with a pose of wrestling was unearthed at a tomb in Tangjinxiang County of Xi’an City. The strong figure, half naked, bare feet,
10 . Bellevue East senior Schutt was running in his final cross-country outing before graduating high school. Although it was a
Meanwhile, Cerveny was running a very
A journalist
| A．high | B．long | C．low | D．round |
| A．potential | B．evidence | C．determination | D．experiment |
| A．instead | B．therefore | C．meanwhile | D．however |
| A．danced | B．slowed | C．cheered | D．happened |
| A．different | B．hopeless | C．passive | D．interesting |
| A．game | B．lesson | C．start | D．look |
| A．envy | B．pity | C．need | D．will |
| A．bent | B．rose | C．escaped | D．fell |
| A．running | B．shaking | C．coughing | D．rolling |
| A．offered | B．operated | C．made | D．lost |
| A．unfair | B．powerful | C．swift | D．unsteady |
| A．rest | B．turn | C．push | D．show |
| A．picked up | B．given out | C．paid off | D．set out |
| A．support | B．assistance | C．practice | D．challenge |
| A．evaluated | B．inspected | C．completed | D．defended |
| A．destroyed | B．ignored | C．decorated | D．crossed |
| A．receptionist | B．competitor | C．traveler | D．journalist |
| A．posted | B．read | C．tested | D．mined |
| A．puzzling | B．surprising | C．worrying | D．inspiring |
| A．arms | B．mouth | C．legs | D．nose |
