2 . Days after Argentina canceled all international passenger flights to protect the country from the new coronavirus, Juan Manuel Ballestero began his journey home the only way possible: He stepped aboard his small sailboat for an 85-day journey across the Atlantic.

The 47-year-old sailor could have stayed put on the tiny Portuguese island of Porto Santo, to ride out the times of lockdowns and social distancing in a beautiful place largely spared by the virus. But the idea of spending what he thought could be “the end of the world” away from his family, especially his father who was soon to turn 90, was unbearable. “I didn’t want to stay like a coward (懦夫) on an island where there were no cases,” Mr. Ballestero said. “I wanted to do everything possible to return home. The most important thing for me was to be with my family.”

He bought his sailboat in 2017, hoping to take it on a travel around the world. It proved up to the task of sailing across an ocean when the pandemic was spreading across the planet.

“I wasn’t afraid, but I did have a lot of uncertainty,” he said. “It was very strange to sail in the middle of a pandemic with humanity becoming increasingly less valued around me.” Sailing can be a lonely passion, and it was particularly so on this voyage for Mr. Ballestero.

Despite the expansiveness of the ocean, Mr. Ballestero felt he was in a quarantine (隔离) of sorts, imprisoned by a continuous stream of bad feelings about what the future held. “I was locked up in my own freedom,” he recalled.

When he made it to his hometown on June 17, he was startled by the hero’s welcome he received. “Entering my port where my father had his sailboat, where he taught me so many things and where I learned how to sail and where all this originated, gave me the taste of a mission accomplished,” he said.

1. What drove Mr. Ballestero eventually decide to sail back home?

A．Because he bought a sailboat.

B．Because he thought family came first.

C．Because he wanted to show his bravery.

D．Because all international flights were canceled.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The sailboat.	B．The pandemic.
C．The travel around the world.	D．The task of sailing across the ocean.

3. How did Mr. Ballestero feel when he sailed across the ocean?

A．Afraid and sad.	B．Free and relaxed.
C．Lonely and strange.	D．Unsure and isolated.

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

A．A Mission Accomplished

B．A Travel across Atlantic

C．A Solo Sail towards Family

D．A Journey from Portuguese to Argentina

3 . I suspect that we socialize more during the spring and summer months. Under the warm sun, yards bloom with cold drinks and conversation, barbecues get fired up, and parties quickly spill outside. Shifting these sweet summer parties to ones that are also waste-free can be both simple and inexpensive, with just a few small changes to your habits.

The first step is to keep invitations virtual. Creating a Facebook event or sending a simple email is perfect for inviting guests to your party without generating waste from paper invitations, and if you’re looking for something a bit more formal, sites such as Greenvelope and Paperless Post have given the cheesy e-invitation a brilliant makeover. Virtual invites also allow you to track RSVPs, communicate with guests, and provide clickable information about your event.

To decorate, make use of the candles, flowers and greenery already in your outdoor space rather than stocking up on store-bought flowers, and consider using decorations that can be reused (like a cloth happy birthday banner, for example) rather than one-time use decorations. Skip the balloons in favour of large tissue paper pom-poms, and offer up any decorations still in decent condition to a free group after the event rather than just tossing them out.

The most obvious way to cut down on party waste, of course, is by getting rid of disposable plates, cups and things like that. I shouldn’t have to do much convincing in this department — does anyone actually enjoy using those paper plates that fold in half when you pile them high with too much salad or drip oil through the bottom? Has anyone in the history of the world ever actually successfully cut anything with one of those completely useless plastic knives? There really isn’t much to be gained from using disposables.

With these shifts and a few other small adjustments here and there — paper straws instead of plastic, a large drink dispenser (饮水器) rather than individual soft drinks or juice boxes — you’ll be set to celebrate all summer long, without suffering the accompanying garbage hangover the next day.

1. What does the underlined word “cheesy” in the second paragraph mean?

A．Free.

B．Formal.

C．Plain.

D．Inviting.

2. What should we do with used decorations in good condition?

A．Donate them.	B．Sell them.
C．Put them away.	D．Throw them away.

3. Why does the writer dislike paper plates?

A．They’re too expensive.	B．They’re not practical.
C．They’re not convincing.	D．They’re not popular.

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．How to hold a successful garden party.	B．Summer garden party habits.
C．How to hold greener summer parties .	D．How to entertain your guests.

5 . 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。

My first year living in Los Angeles, I was a birthday-party clown (小丑). I struggled a lot with my identity because, though I viewed myself as a filmmaker, everyone in my life viewed me as this ridiculous day job. To make matters more confusing, being a clown is itself an identity-masking job. You wear makeup to cover your features. Sometimes I’d have to wear a mask and completely cover my face.

For certain parties, I’d have to go as a specific character. The way that would work is someone from the company would drop off costumes for me the night before a party at an appointed spot. It was like a shameful deal.

One night, they handed me my trash bag and said, “Tomorrow you’re going to be Batman.” Now, keep in mind that at the time I had a giant moustache. I know: a clown with a moustache—that’s a huge red flag for parents. But I hadn’t wanted to change my physical appearance for that job, because that would have been me subconsciously (下意识地) admitting I was more of a clown than an artist, So for the party, I chose not to shave.

The next day, I went to the party. It was at this huge public park, and I had to leave my car parked far enough away so that the kids couldn’t see me getting off my car. So I was all the way on the edge of the park, and the only way for me to get to the party was to walk to it. Normally at these parties, all you have going for you is the element of surprise. You pop in through the front door: “Surprise! Batman’s here!” All the kids go crazy. Without the element of surprise, these visits are meaningless. So I thought, “Should I try to make an entrance (入场) for them?” Reflecting what to do next, I heard a scream, “Look, a Batman with a moustache!” Suddenly, the entire party broke out in laughter.

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。
Paragraph 1:

I was so embarrassed and wanted to run back.

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Paragraph 2:

I stared at the cake with a clown wearing a moustache in disbelief.

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6 . 假定你是李华，你校所在的联合体兄弟学校下周将派学生代表团到你校进行为期一天的交流，请你在欢迎仪式上发言，内容包括：
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 告知交流活动安排；
3. 预祝交流取得成功。
注意事项：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear friends,

I am Li Hua.

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7 . 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。

An animated giant panda named “Bing Dwen Dwen” and a red lantern baby called “Shuey Rhon Rhon” have been uncovered as the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The giant panda, which will be the Olympic mascot,     1     (regard) as a symbol of China. Its name “Bing Dwen Dwen”,     2     helmet also stands for the snow and ice of winter sports, is a combination of several meanings in the Chinese language, with “Bing” the Chinese word for “ice”, and “Dwen Dwen”     3     (mean) health and liveliness. The Paralympic mascot choice of the lantern is seen as “symbolic of harvest,     4     (warm) and light”. In the name “Shuey Rhon Rhon”, “Shuey” is     5     Chinese word for “snow” and “Rhon Rhon” has the double meaning of tolerance and integration (融合).

The vivid red image is a perfect fit     6     the gala event, especially as the Games will take place at the same time with China’s Lunar New Year celebration in February and March 2022. The mascot     7     (combine) the best elements and     8     (characteristic) of China and the Chinese people. It will be a wonderful spokesperson for China and the Olympic Games Beijing 2022. It’s a mascot that not     9     (simple) represents a Chinese lantern, but represents the Chinese New Year. It’s a message of the future to the future generation of Chinese people who will be inspired by the     10     (amaze) faith of the Paralympic athletes.

8 . I’ll never forget a ride 20 years ago. Back then, I drove a taxi. One time, I was called at midnight to pick a _________. When I arrived, the building was dark except or one light in a window.

I walked to the door and knocked. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a _________, I took it and we walked slowly to the street. She kept thanking me.

“It’s nothing,” I tried to treat my passengers how I want my mother to be _________.”

When we got into the taxi, she gave me the _________, and then asked me to drive through the downtown. But I told her it was not the shortest way.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice (临终安养院). The doctor says I don’t have much time _________.”

I quietly _________ the meter (计价器). For the next two hours, she showed me the building where she had once worked, the _________ where she had lived, and the furniture shop where she had gone _________ as a girl. In the early morning, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in _________ to the hospice. As I __________ two nurses were waiting for us. They helped her into a wheelchair.

“How much do I __________ you?” she asked, reaching for her purse.

I said nothing, leaned down and gave her a __________. She said, “You gave me a little moment of joy. Thank you.”

I squeezed her hand and then walked back, __________ believing I had never done anything more important in my life. We usually think that our lives are __________ by great moments. But I now realize that great moments catch us by surprise, because they often seem quite __________.

1.

A．stranger

B．passenger

C．clerk

D．employer

2.

A．suitcase

B．cat

C．wheelchair

D．purse

3.

A．cured

B．cared

C．treated

D．fed

4.

A．address

B．money

C．map

D．direction

5.

A．left

B．counted

C．taken

D．spent

6.

A．turned on

B．shut off

C．set up

D．tore down

7.

A．castle

B．destination

C．hospice

D．neighborhood

8.

A．shopping

B．dancing

C．sporting

D．dating

9.

A．advance

B．amusement

C．excitement

D．silence

10.

A．pulled up

B．went through

C．walked away

D．passed by

11.

A．occupy

B．owe

C．charge

D．feed

12.

A．present

B．smile

C．hug

D．promise

13.

A．firmly

B．happily

C．largely

D．gently

14.

A．divided

B．detected

C．declared

D．defined

15.

A．reliable

B．small

C．incredible

D．innocent

9 . When we are born, we are perfect. As we grow, we develop many complexities due to many influences in our lives. Our brain collects and saves all kinds of information from the moment we are born. Apart from our brain having memory, cells in our body have their own memory, meaning that our body stores memories, both physiological and psychological. We are complex emotional beings in nature compared with any other living things.

Apparently, physical and psychological memories strongly influence our emotions! Interestingly, we can create, store, and release emotions like energy. Moreover, if we do not process our negative emotions properly and suppress (压制) them for a long time, they can find a way out violently and unexpectedly. Unfortunately, we carry our guilt throughout our lives putting the ever-increasing burden on our shoulders.

Both guilt and anger are useless for us. Therefore, one may ask: is there a way to put down the burden from our shoulders? It is possible, indeed. Importantly, since our guilt and anger inside us are neither released nor given attention, they are stored. Actually, we should take action to address our negative emotions in order to remove them from our system. We cannot just wish them away.

In fact, by acknowledging their presence and providing a channel for them, we can dissolve our emotions gradually. Is there a better way to unload our burden? Luckily, we have a natural gift for processing our feelings and emotions-forgiveness.

Indeed, forgiving ourselves is a great way to dissolve negative emotions. Of course, we should also learn to readily forgive others, and when we learn to forgive ourselves, we also naturally forgive others.

In summary, it is no good carrying our years of emotional baggage. By forgiving, we can throw away the emotional baggage we carry for years. Forgive your past mistakes. The moment you start forgiving, you will feel relieved and years of heaviness will lift magically!

1. What can we know from the first paragraph?

A．Human beings are born with complexities.

B．Our body has the ability to memorize information.

C．Our brain can collect and retain all information.

D．Not all the other living things have complex emotions like human beings.

2. Why do some people relieve themselves from negative emotions violently?

A．Human beings are complex emotional beings in nature.

B．Physical and psychological memories strongly affect their emotions.

C．Bad emotions are inside themselves for too long and are dealt with incorrectly.

D．Their body stores both physiological and psychological memories.

3. Which of the following statements may the author agree with?

A．Drink some wine and you may feel relieved.

B．There is a way to dissolve your guilt only if you have the wish.

C．Try to release your anger and guilt, or they will be stored inside.

D．Every coin has two sides, which is true of our guilt and anger.

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Learning to forgive helps people unload their psychological burden

B．Forgiving is the best way for people to dissolve negative emotions

C．Forgiving ourselves is the first step of forgiving others

D．Being energetic and optimistic leads to a happier life