1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the conversation mainly about?

A．Fighting fires.

B．Detecting fires.

C．Using fires.

2. How many fires did California have in 2020?

A．Around 50.

B．About 400.

C．Over 8600.

3. What size of fire can the new satellites discover?

A．Size of a car.

B．Size of a plane.

C．Size of a sports field.

4. What is more important to the woman?

A．Saving animals.

B．Saving the trees.

C．Saving humans.

2 . 假定你是李华，有感于校园内存在的浪费现象，请根据写作要点并参考图画内容给校长写一封信。

写作要点：
1、说明写信的目的；
2、对这些行为进行批评；
3、提出建议。
注意事项：1、短文词数100左右；
2、信的格式、开头已给出，不计入总词数;
3、参考词汇：不道德的 immoral
Dear headmaster,

I am a student from Class 1, Senior 1. I am writing to you to share my views on the shocking waste of water, electricity and paper in our school.

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A worried student,

Li Hua

3 . Storytelling has caught the human imagination for thousands of years. People everywhere have told stories to amuse, to teach, to remember, and just to pass the time. People started telling stories long before writing was invented.     1     But people all over the world still tell one another stories out loud. A person who can tell a good story nearly always finds listeners.

Before people developed writing, storytelling was the most important way to pass along information. Anything a culture wanted to protect — its beliefs, its history, and its traditions — had to be told out loud. Each generation would tell the culture’s stories to the next.     2    

Knowledge passed on in this method is called the spoken tradition. Even cultures that know how to write still pass along some information in this way.

    3     In other cultures only special storytellers were trusted to do this important job. A culture’s best storytellers had good memories. They could also make the stories very interesting, so people would listen and remember them. Sometimes people would sing the stories or tell them in the form of poems.     4    

However, stories told aloud change over time as different people tell them. A storyteller might change a story in order to make it better. Or a teller may simply not remember all the details of a story. Unlike written stories, the spoken tradition is not created by any one person.     5    

Sometimes the stories are collected and written down long after they have been created.

A．In this way the stories were passed along.

B．In some cultures everyone would pass along the stories.

C．Songs and poems can both make stories easier to remember.

D．Instead, a whole culture helps shape the changing stories throughout history.

E．Today stories are also written down in books and acted out in movies, TV shows, and plays.

F．Today we aren’t telling stories any more.

G．The storyteller is a special occupation (职业).

4 . Not long ago I wasn’t doing very well in exams and I was full of disappointment and negative thinking. While on the _______, I met many new friends, but one in particular _______. His nickname is Colorful Day and we _______ on the Web. He told me he lost his _______ at age 15, and felt the whole world had closed its door to him.

He was _______ so fast that I couldn’t believe he was blind! But he continued to _______, “Five years ago, I realized it was time to change my life. I had read about Helen Keller and understood her life and _______. So I developed a website about her life _______ mine called Three Days to See.”

I visited his website which was well _______ and vividly presented.

I asked, “How did you __________ to build such a website?” He said: “Owing to the new technology, I can use software specially __________ for the blind. __________ I point the cursor (光标), it will just read it out to me. We can do far more things and __________ more information than we could before.”

I then asked: “Didn’t you have great difficulty with it?”

He hesitated and then began his __________ with a smiling face, “Yes, but I have faith in myself to __________ my colorful day, and modern technology gives me this medium and __________ to do it.”

His __________ attitude towards life made me believe that our fate (命运) offers, not the cup of despair, __________ the cup of opportunity. I returned to my lessons, and this time with a smile on my face and with __________ of a colorful future.

The Internet, which opened to me to experience __________ lives and cultures, has an attractive power you couldn’t find in another wise non-virtual world.

1.

A．stage

B．farm

C．street

D．Internet

2.

A．stands out

B．turns out

C．comes out

D．looks out

3.

A．argued

B．told

C．chatted

D．interviewed

4.

A．hearing

B．eyesight

C．courage

D．confidence

5.

A．speaking

B．saying

C．typing

D．spelling

6.

A．write

B．follow

C．read

D．copy

7.

A．friendship

B．marriage

C．hardships

D．happiness

8.

A．as soon as

B．as long as

C．as hard as

D．as well as

9.

A．helped

B．produced

C．delivered

D．analyzed

10.

A．try

B．come

C．attempt

D．manage

11.

A．imagined

B．suggested

C．planned

D．designed

12.

A．However

B．Wherever

C．Whatever

D．Whichever

13.

A．send

B．lose

C．obtain

D．change

14.

A．webpage

B．speech

C．words

D．complaints

15.

A．create

B．discover

C．recognize

D．organize

16.

A．moment

B．case

C．opportunity

D．occasion

17.

A．hopeless

B．disappointed

C．excited

D．optimistic

18.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．then

19.

A．eagerness

B．expectations

C．richness

D．nervousness

20.

A．strange

B．difficult

C．various

D．dangerous

5 . The three years of high school can produce some of the most memorable moments of your life. To get the most out of your high school experience, it’s important to focus on your studies and spend time exploring your hobbies and friendships.     1    

Open yourself up to new experiences. High school is a great time to try new things.     2     For example, you can try out for a sports team, join a band, or even just sit with new people at lunch. That will help you discover new hobbies and make new friends.

Ask for help if you're struggling academically, socially, or emotionally.     3     If you’re worried about a bad grade, or are feeling a bit down, share it with them, and they will be willing to help you.

Get to know the members in your class.     4     Actually, making friends with a few of them will give you a great support network throughout the school year. If you don’t know them, introduce yourself and hold a conversation with them. If you do already know them, ask them some questions about their hobbies so that you can get to know them a little better.

    5     Your notes will help you with your homework and study for tests. Besides, it will also help you review what you learnt in class. You can create an outline of the main points of the lecture, and take notes directly on them.

A．Develop a good learning habit.

B．Write down what you learn skillfully.

C．They are the people you will see every day.

D．Don’t just stay in your comfort zone but get out.

E．The following suggestions are likely to help you.

F．Your parents, teachers and classmates are always there to help you.

G．Therefore, you should learn to keep the right balance between them.

6 . A few weeks ago, my teenage daughter Lisa failed a test. The grade might stop her from qualifying for the next class she wants to take. There were tears and some complaints for a few minutes. Then I saw something interesting. She made a joke, expressed gratitude that she didn’t have bigger problems, and finally made a plan on how to make improvements.

She was never the same as she was one year ago. That one was unwilling to take responsibility. That one stayed in anger and blamed others. We expect our kids to learn and grow. We hope for it. However, most of us grow through adversity (逆境), even trauma (精神创伤). It happened to Lisa last year repeatedly. She searched for ways to get her bearings and equip herself when everything around her was changing by the day. Psychologists call it post-traumatic growth.

Trauma refers to an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, attack, natural disaster, or other life-changing happenings. The growth after trauma doesn’t mean we get through challenges uninjured. It’s been a scary and painful time, for everyone, in one way or another. We may experience disbelief, depression, and even denial. As time moves on, people who have experienced trauma may have headaches or other physical symptoms, emotional ups and downs, and even relationship problems. Trauma does leave its irremovable marks.

However, in one study, researchers surveyed nearly 385 people who experienced financial difficulty during the pandemic. 88 percent of the people surveyed say they also have experienced some positive outcomes—They now have stronger family relationships and a greater appreciation of life.

1. What is Lisa like now when she fails?

A．She tries to cover it.

B．She is positive and adult.

C．She acts unconcerned.

D．She wants to make excuses.

2. What does the author intend to tell us through Lisa’s experience?

A．There is no sweet without sweat.

B．Experience is the father of wisdom.

C．Difficult situations are likely to make one stronger.

D．Responsibility is often more important than ability.

3. How does the author prove his view?

A．By analyzing existing data.

B．By quoting a psychologist.

C．By contrasting a person’s constant changes.

D．By giving examples together with study results.

4. Which of the following may the author agree with about post-traumatic growth?

A．It usually comes at a high price.

B．It produces little negative feelings.

C．It is one of the fastest ways to make improvements.

D．It is growth that does both good and harm.

7 . 假设你是祝人乐，最近收到你的笔友李华的来信，他谈到自己在网课期间，英语学习成绩下滑，为此非常苦恼。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 具体建议；
2. 期盼与祝福；
注意事项：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Li Hua,

I have already received your letter.

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Yours,

Zhu Renle

8 . 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。

When Ms. Chow announced the coming “Battle of the Books”, we were so excited. She said, “You’re going to be in teams of three, and you’ll need to set a reading goal for your team. Every team that meets their goal by the end of the month will get a prize!”

That sounded pretty good to me. Wyatt turned to me, saying, “Teammates?”

“Oh, sure!” I said. Wyatt and I liked a lot of the same books, so we could set a goal like reading every graphic novel (漫画小说) in a series.

The lunch bell sounded before Ms. Chow could explain any more rules. Liya came to our desk and said “Teammates?” to Wyatt and me.

“Yeah, teammates!” Wyatt and I answered happily. Liya could read super-fast in both Hindi and English. If we set a goal like reading books by authors from different countries, she could help the team for sure.

Over lunch, we discussed what we needed to do for the contest (竞赛) when Kash came to us.“Do you have ideas for us?”I asked him.

Kash said, “Why would I give you guys ideas? I’ll save them for my team. ”

“Kash, come on, ”I said. “It’s teams of three. Wyatt and Liya said something to me first. If you had, then it would be different. ”

“I see how I rank (属于某等级) in the friendship lineup, ”Kash said angrily, and left.

We were very surprised, but we understood him. The four of us always did things together. I felt the only way to fix this was to allow four people on a team.

So, in the afternoon we went to see Ms. Chow. Guess what? She told us she was going to draw names to assign random groups (随机分配组).

As we walked out of the office, we became silent. We knew even if Ms. Chow had let us form a four-person group, Kash knew we had first teamed up without him. We knew we wouldn’t be able to enjoy any prize if one of our best friends felt bad about being left out. What could we do to clear up this misunderstanding?

注意：1. 续写词数应为 150左右;   2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
That night as I read a graphic novel, I had an idea.
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At the beginning of the next day, I handed the pages to Kash in an envelope.
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9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does Brian Kane do?

A．A truck driver.

B．A rubbish collector.

C．A professional climber.

2. Why did he ask for leave on his 30th birthday?

A．To visit Nepal.

B．To volunteer on Mount Qomolangma.

C．To go to the top of Mount Qomolangma.

3. How did Brian feel when he saw the rubbish pile at Camp Four?

A．Extremely upset.

B．Indifferent.

C．Very excited.

4. Which can accurately describe Brian Kane’s behaviour?

A．Brave and hardworking.

B．Unwise and pointless.

C．Without common sense.

10 . I walked along the sidewalk that borders the west side of Central Park this morning, wondering at its shape: Hexagonal(六边形的) paving stones underneath my feet were bordered by brickwork, with a tidy stone wall running alongside. Just past the wall lay the park itself, where delicate branches of leafless trees reached to the blue sky, and sparrows emerged from trees.

The contrast between the straight-lined, orderly, man-made sidewalk and the complex diversity of nature just beyond its border made me think about the differences between natural creation and man’s creation.

The world holds many examples of circles: the moon, grapes, drops of water and the center of flowers. Triangles(三角形) are readily evident, too. There are kitty cat noses and ears, mountain peaks and river deltas.

But what about the most common shape in the man-made world, the rectangle(矩形)? I searched my brain for natural equals. Though I thought and thought, I came up with only two: teeth and salt crystals. That surprised me. Do we prefer rectangles simply because it’s easier to plan and build with blocks and straight lines? Or does it have something to do with the idea that humans tend to assume life is supposed to be linear? I don’t know.

There are bent lines everywhere. As I look at the beauty of, a tree in winter, with its branches reaching skyward in a seemingly untidy but obviously planned pattern, I can apprehend something of what that means.

Our world isn’t always tidy and predictable in the way that I want it to be. There are twists and turns in my life that I can’t foresee or predict. That doesn’t mean branching off in unexpected directions is bad or wrong. It means that when I find myself in each new place, I need to continue growing and reaching upward.

1. How did the author feel about the sidewalk’s shape?

A．disappointed.

B．surprised.

C．worried.

D．pleased.

2. What is the author’ s attitude to the various shapes mentioned in the text?

A．negative.

B．cautious.

C．unconcerned.

D．objective.

3. Which can explain the underlined word “apprehend” in paragraph 5?

A．create.

B．imagine.

C．understand.

D．arrange.

4. What may the author agree with?

A．People should live in a complex world.

B．Triangles are the most common in nature.

C．Natural creation and man’s creation should be balanced.

D．We should move forward in the face of uncertainties.