1 . At 21, Chris Nikic became the first-ever person with Down syndrome (唐氏综合征) to complete the Ironman triathlon (铁人三项 ). The very thought would be enough to_________ people in good physical condition. But by finishing it, Nikic set a Guinness World Record.

This remarkable achievement was made possible_________the loving guidance of Nikic’s dad, Nik. Nik was_________about his son’s sedentary (久坐不动的) lifestyle, so he gave him the_________of becoming 1% fitter every day. And the first step was_________with a single push-up. Now, three years later, Nikic has_________up the strength to really push his body to the_________. Considering those with Down syndrome already have to_________with varying physical and learning disabilities, Nikic’s achievement is a typical_________of how people with this condition continue to cross barriers.

In fact, during the competition Nikic had a slight_________. While it resulted in cuts on his legs, this didn’t_________Nikic from continuing the race. As Nik_________, the achievement symbolized something more_________than an impressive medal. “The triathlon has served as a _________for Nikic to become one step closer to his_________of living a normal life. It’s also about being a role model for other kids and families that face similar barriers, _________no dream or goal is too high.”

Nikic isn’t_________there. “Goal set and achieved. Time to set a new and bigger goal for 2023!” the_________public speaker shared with his followers on social media. _________, with his family and friends, Nikic will continue to create_________.

1.

A．put off

B．appeal to

C．turn down

D．push out

2.

A．thanks to

B．but for

C．regardless of

D．apart from

3.

A．particular

B．anxious

C．disappointed

D．cautious

4.

A．chance

B．lesson

C．schedule

D．challenge

5.

A．quickened

B．backed

C．accomplished

D．accepted

6.

A．saved

B．put

C．taken

D．built

7.

A．limit

B．test

C．edge

D．end

8.

A．struggle

B．compete

C．connect

D．meet

9.

A．sign

B．example

C．reminder

D．exception

10.

A．problem

B．accident

C．fever

D．pause

11.

A．withdraw

B．dismiss

C．discourage

D．excuse

12.

A．predicted

B．recalled

C．admitted

D．explained

13.

A．popular

B．interesting

C．vital

D．surprising

14.

A．choice

B．routine

C．platform

D．task

15.

A．freedom

B．process

C．recovery

D．intention

16.

A．proving

B．stressing

C．advocating

D．announcing

17.

A．going

B．stopping

C．turning

D．reaching

18.

A．experienced

B．inspiring

C．famous

D．promising

19.

A．Fortunately

B．Eventually

C．Undoubtedly

D．Occasionally

20.

A．awards

B．memories

C．titles

D．wonders

2 . 某英文报社开展感恩活动，要求每位同学在日常生活中为父母做些家务。请你以“Housework”为题，根据下面图表信息，用英文写一篇短文。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Housework

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3 . 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。

Twenty-four solar terms(节气), as an ancient and scientific “time system” in China, not only serve as a compass for     1     (agriculture) production, but also as an essential part of folk life for thousands of years.

The Beginning of Summer is the first solar term in summer, the seventh of the 24 solar terms. There     2     (be) many traditional customs of Beginning of Summer, some of     3     have been preserved up to now. People in some areas of southern China use red beans, soybeans, black beans, green soybeans, mung beans     4     (mix) rice to cook “five-colored rice”,     5     (common) known as “Beginning of Summer rice”. In Southern Fujian,     6     (eat) shrimp noodles is popular. People buy sea shrimps and mix them into noodles to cook, the sea shrimps turn red when they     7     (cook), which is a fortunate color in Chinese tradition. The words shrimp and summer share similar     8     (pronounce) in Chinese, so shrimp noodles indicates the beginning of summer.

Apart from cooking, people also play games. Families are addicted     9     “Fighting Eggs Play” in which they cook eggs, put them in a silk net bag and hang the eggs on children’s neck, and some paint patterns on the eggs. Then children in groups of three or five play with each other and     10     game is called Fighting Eggs.

4 . Adults are often embarrassed about asking for aid. It’s an act that can make people feel weak. The moment you ask for directions, you reveal that you are lost. Seeking assistance can feel like you are broadcasting your incompetence. New research suggests that as early as seven, children begin to connect asking for help with looking incompetent in front of others for the same reason.

To learn more about how children think about reputation, researchers prepared simple stories and then asked children questions about the scenes to allow kids to present their thinking. They asked 576 children, aged four to nine. to predict the behavior of two kids in a story. One of the characters genuinely wanted to be smart. and the other merely wanted to seem smart to others. They told children that both kids did poorly on a test. They then asked which of these characters would be more likely to raise their hand in front of their class or to ask the teacher for help. The four-year-old children were equally likely to choose either of the two kids as the one who would seek help. But by age seven or eight, children thought that the kid who wanted to seem smart would be less likely to ask for assistance. When assistance could be sought privately, children thought both characters were equally likely to ask for it.

The research shows that children may avoid seeking help when others are present. Their unwillingness can seriously stop academic progress. To improve in any field, one must work hard, take on challenging tasks and ask questions. These efforts can be difficult when someone is concerned with their appearance to others.

Such barriers likely require reputation-based solutions. First, adults should lower the social risks of seeking help. For instance, teachers can give children more opportunities to seek assistance privately. Parents can point out how a child's question starts a valuable conversation in which the entire family get to talk and learn together. Adults can praise kids for seeking assistance. These responses send a strong signal that other people accept and attach importance to willingness to ask for aid and that seeking help is part of a path to success.

1. Why do children fear to ask others for help?

A．They always suffer rejection.

B．They are afraid of losing face.

C．They make others feel embarrassed.

D．They lack communicative competence.

2. How did the researchers get their result?

A．By doing comparative analysis.

B．By referring to previous data.

C．By seeking help from teachers.

D．By grouping adults and kids.

3. What does the research show about children?

A．They care less about their appearance than before.

B．They prefer helping others to being helped.

C．They are more willing to seek help in public.

D．They tend to ask for assistance in private.

4. What can people do to remove children’s reputation-based barriers?

A．Expose children to social risks.

B．Value children’s efforts to get help.

C．Point out children’s errors in the conversation.

D．Create opportunities for children to seek help openly.

5 . Where to Eat and Drink on Christmas Day in London

Bob Bob Ricard

The ideal choice for small child—free parties—or pairs-that use Christmas as an excuse to enjoy adult treats, let’s say: caviar(鱼子酱), steak, followed by cheese and fries, all washed down with wine.

Address: 1 Upper James St, Soho, London W1F 9DF, UK

Tel: 020 3145 1000

Min Jiang Restaurant

If a typical, modern Chinese banquet is required to refresh the family’s Christmas spirit, book a table of the Royal Garden Hotel and look out over Hyde Park while sharing a feast that includes traditional Chinese dishes. Seeing as it’s Christmas, it’s probably worth going all out by pre-ordering a whole or half Peking duck. too.

Address: 2-24 Kensington High St, Kensington, London W8 4PT. UK

Tel: 020 7361 1988

The Pem

Sally Abe’s newest restaurant is serving up a classic three courses in Westminster, for £130 a head (children under six—no charge). Guests can choose between smoked sea fish and a special ham for a starter, with beef Wellington or a plate of goose coming as mains, followed by Christmas pudding and ice cream. We offer a 10% discount if the total is over £500.

Address: 22-28 Broadway, London SW1H OBH, UK

Tel: 020 3301 8080

The Alexandra

A special case: The Alexandra in Wimbledon offers a wonderful Christmas dinner to anyone spending Christmas Day alone, no charge under whatever circumstances. It’s really a place of spirit, refuge, and generosity.

Address: 33 Wimbledon Hill Rd, Wimbledon, London SW19 7NE, UK

Tel: 020 8947 7691

1. What can you expect from Min Jiang Restaurant?

A．You are offered a 10% discount.

B．You can hold a small child-free party.

C．You can enjoy traditional Chinese dishes.

D．Your small children can dine there for free.

2. How much will a couple with two children under 6 pay for their dinner at The Pem?

A．£130.

B．£260.

C．£468.

D．£520.

3. In which restaurant can you enjoy a free Christmas dinner?

A．Bob Bob Ricard.	B．The Pem.
C．The Alexandra.	D．Min Jiang Restaurant.

6 . Nowadays, people are often very busy, working hard almost day and night. For a better life, many people think it’s worth it.     1     Undoubtedly, people need spare time to be free and do fun things, like winter camping. Most people are talking especially about snow camping when they mention winter camping.

    2     In areas with snow, campers can go skiing, climbing, or ice skating. And some people enjoy creating fun things from snow, or just horsing around in the snow. And a camping trip often requires hiking, although campers generally travel less far than they do in the summer.

There are many well-known places suitable for camping. Throughout the year, these places usually attract more campers in the summer. So, it can be more crowded in this season. Campers who don’t like a crowded place can instead choose to go camping there in the winter.     3    

But colder weather means more preparation. Winter campers should be sure that they have clothes which can keep them warm.     4     Besides, campers need to bring good tents and enough food. Other camping tools like cookstoves are also necessary.

While winter camping can be quite fun, the colder weather can make a camping trip more dangerous.     5     Winter campers should always check on weather reports before they leave. A small weather radio is an excellent tool to bring along. And it’s wise to take a guided winter camping trip for their first camping experience.

A．Being busy brings success.

B．It can give them more peace.

C．And choose to go with many friends.

D．Winter campers also need sleeping bags.

E．But not enough relaxation may be bad for health.

F．So it’s important to fully prepare for winter camping.

G．Like summer camping, winter camping offers many activities.

7 . Issac Page has never met a stranger according to his mom Chelcee. He smiles big and bright, always_________the chance to meet a new friend, especially in their new neighborhood.

But, when Patrick Gullion, a garbage man, pulled up in front of the 2-year-old’s house, Patrick never _________ to make a new friend.

Issac ran outside when he heard the rumble (隆隆声) of the truck. And Issac couldn’t help but smile and wave_________to Patrick, which was enough to_________Patrick’s heart and turn his whole day around.

“I was having a bad day” Patrick said. “When I reached the neighborhood, the _________ was out there smiling and waving, and he cheered me up and _________ my day.” Patrick then stopped to_________himself and the garbage man and the 2-year-old became instant _________.

That evening when Patrick went home from _________ , he couldn’t stop thinking about Issac’s   __________ spirit. As a father himself, Patrick __________ to go to a toy store with his son to get Issac a sweet little __________!

Patrick said, “My son just happened to __________ a little garbage truck, and that was the perfect thing we wanted,”

The very next day Patrick went to meet Issac and__________him the Issac-sized garbage truck. Issac was absolutely __________ to receive such a gift. But he was even more excited to __________his new friend Patrick at his door.

The __________between the two has lasted for quite a while now. Patrick often stops by to visit his little friend and he often tells Issac, “Don’t let the chain of love __________with you.”

Actually, showing love to someone doesn’t have to be a big__________ it can be as __________ as a smile.

1.

A．abandoning

B．evaluating

C．missing

D．welcoming

2.

A．agreed

B．regretted

C．expected

D．pretended

3.

A．unwillingly

B．cautiously

C．casually

D．cheerfully

4.

A．replace

B．freeze

C．touch

D．shut

5.

A．kid

B．shopper

C．driver

D．mom

6.

A．ruined

B．made

C．wasted

D．ignored

7.

A．introduce

B．clean

C．improve

D．hide

8.

A．colleagues

B．friends

C．relatives

D．volunteers

9.

A．travel

B．study

C．recreation

D．work

10.

A．responsible

B．generous

C．enthusiastic

D．determined

11.

A．forgot

B．decided

C．declined

D．failed

12.

A．gift

B．chance

C．trick

D．recipe

13.

A．turn off

B．pick up

C．sell out

D．break down

14.

A．owed

B．bought

C．gave

D．lent

15.

A．nervous

B．embarrassed

C．thrilled

D．calm

16.

A．comfort

B．see

C．please

D．praise

17.

A．bond

B．debate

C．secret

D．negotiation

18.

A．stay

B．continue

C．expand

D．end

19.

A．gesture

B．celebration

C．wish

D．competition

20.

A．unique

B．valuable

C．temporary

D．simple

8 . As a young child, I was painfully shy. I’d watch other children play in the park, wishing I could join them, but I was too scared to approach. Eventually, my mother would come to the rescue. She’d ask the other kids if I could play, too. Today, I feel comfortable giving public lectures in large halls and having conversations in small groups, but I still tend to avoid situations in which I’m expected to spend time with a roomful of strangers.

There could be many reasons. For one thing, I might be carrying some childhood fear of rejection. But beyond that possibility, one likely element is that I tend to underestimate how much people like me after I meet them, as most of us do.

A new research paper reports that the common concern that new people may not like us, or that they may not enjoy our company, is largely unfounded.

Erica Boothby of Cornell University and her colleagues conducted a series of studies to find out what our conversation partners really think of us. In doing so, they discovered a new cognitive illusion (认知错觉) they call “the liking gap”: our failure to realize how much strangers appreciate our company after a bit of conversation.

The researchers observed the gap in a variety of situations: strangers getting acquainted in the research laboratory, first-year college students getting to know their dormitory mates over the course of many months, and community members meeting fellow participants in personal development workshops. In each circumstance, people consistently underestimated how much others liked them. For much of the academic year, as dormitory mates got to know each other and even started to develop enduring friendships, the liking gap persisted.

The data also revealed some of the potential reasons for the illusion: we are often more severe with ourselves than with others, and our inner critic prevents us from appreciating how positively other people evaluate us. Not knowing what our conversation partners really think of us, we use our own thoughts as a proxy (代理人). This is a mistake, because our thoughts tend to be more negative than reality.

1. Why does the author mention his childhood experience?

A．To show how his character changed.

B．To explain what he was like when he was young.

C．To show an example of why people are shy of communication.

D．To emphasize the important role of a mother in one’s childhood.

2. What does the underlined word “unfounded” probably mean?

A．Careless.

B．Baseless.

C．Selfless.

D．Meaningless.

3. What do we know about the liking gap from the text?

A．It indicates what strangers really think of us.

B．It begins and ends quickly among strangers.

C．It disappears when strangers get to know each other.

D．It states our misunderstanding of how much others like us.

4. Which of the following is the best title for this text?

A．People Like You More than You Know

B．How to Get Along Well with Strangers

C．The Way to Know What Others Think of Us

D．Having Conversations with Strangers Benefits Us

9 . 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。

On Friday, Eileen Gu, the 18-year-old freestyle skier, simply turned the halfpipe (U型池) course into her own     1     (person) playground in the final round of competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

She warmed up with a 93.25 on her first pass before going even     2     (high) and bigger 10 score a 95.25 on her second pass. She had such a big lead after two runs     3     she was able to stage a carefree celebratory run down the halfpipe. This was the sort of run Gu dreamed     4     : a playful picture-perfect run to draw a successful end to     5     contest.

“She’s really pushing the sport to a new level.” said British freestyler Zoe Atkin, who finished     6     (nine). “It’s really great to see and it’s so inspiring. It makes me     7     (want) to be a better skier. I think she’s     8     (amaze)for the sport.”

There’s been plenty of pressure and lots of attention on Gu and her Olympic     9     (perform). But it didn’t seem to bother her. Nothing has. She just went about her business of winning medals     10     enjoying the sport.

10 . Our church has a way of helping those who have financial difficulties without making them feel shame or guilt. It just puts the donated money in a(n) _______ without the giver’s name. The envelope is then sent to the _______ mailbox.

There came a time when my husband and I were among those in need of help. We did not _______ our financial problem with our children since we did not want to _______ them with a problem they could do nothing to solve. _______ they knew it because they were _______ that we had to cut back on many necessary things.

Our situations kept _______ . Just as we reached the _______ point, we found a gift envelope in our mailbox. We were extremely _______ for the help and kept ________ who had given us such a generous gift.

A year later, our 17-year-old son had to ________ a student loan so he could attend university. It was then we discovered that his ________ was almost empty. His father and I were very ________ because we had trusted him to put part of his ________ from his part-time job into the bank for his ________ . From the time he was nine years old he had been a paper carrier for a local newspaper, and he had ________ very hard. I asked him ________ where the money had gone. At first, he ________ to tell me. But I would not let him alone. Finally, my son ________ that the year before he had put his savings in the envelope to help his ________ and me.

1.

A．book

B．envelope

C．box

D．office

2.

A．banker’s

B．manager’s

C．receiver’s

D．borrower’s

3.

A．discuss

B．deal

C．teach

D．see

4.

A．provide

B．please

C．meet

D．burden

5.

A．So

B．Or

C．But

D．And

6.

A．aware

B．glad

C．optimistic

D．lucky

7.

A．improving

B．worsening

C．changing

D．developing

8.

A．balancıng

B．cutting

C．starting

D．breaking

9.

A．grateful

B．sad

C．kind

D．angry

10.

A．announcing

B．helping

C．hoping

D．wonderıng

11.

A．pay back

B．apply for

C．turn down

D．give up

12.

A．room

B．schoolbag

C．account

D．note

13.

A．disturbed

B．relieved

C．excited

D．delighted

14.

A．efforts

B．savings

C．talent

D．energy

15.

A．food

B．house

C．education

D．marriage

16.

A．cried

B．run

C．thought

D．worked

17.

A．casually

B．occasionally

C．repeatedly

D．secretly

18.

A．offered

B．decided

C．wanted

D．refused

19.

A．apologized

B．admitted

C．complained

D．remembered

20.

A．father

B．sister

C．teacher

D．friend