1 . In your English class, the teacher shows this picture and asks the class to discuss it. Your classmates have different understandings. Look at the picture carefully and tell the class how you understand the picture. Write what you would say on the answer sheet.

字数要求：词数不少于100。
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2 . Do you want to love what you do for a living? Follow your passion. This piece of advice provides the foundation for modern thinking on career satisfaction. But this can be a problem.

I’ve spent the past several years researching and writing about the different strategies we use to seek happiness in our work. It became clear early in the process that the suggestion to evidence. However, it passionate about your complicated. “follow your passion” was flawed, for it lacks scientific doesn’t   mean you should abandon the goal of feeling work. The reality emphasizes that the things are quite.

Passion is earned. Different people are looking for different things in their work, but generally, people with satisfying careers enjoy some combination of the following features: autonomy, respect, competence, creativity, and a sense of impact. In other words, if you want to feel passionate about your livelihood, don’t seek the perfect job, but seek to get more of these features in the job you already have.

Passion is elusive (难捉摸的). Many people develop the rare and valuable skills leading to passion, but still end up unhappy in their work. The problem is that the features leading you to love your work are more likely to be useful to you than your organization. As you become increasingly “valuable”, for example, your boss might push you toward traditional promotions that come with more pay and more responsibility, as this is what is most useful to your company. However, you might find more passion by applying your value to gain autonomy in your schedule or project selection.

Passion is dangerous. I’ve watched too many of my peers fall into anxiety and chronic job-hopping due to the “follow your passion” advice. The issue is expectations. If you believe we all have a pre-existing passion, and that matching it to a job will lead to instant workplace happiness, reality will always pale in comparison.

Work is hard. Not every day is fun. If you’re seeking a dream job, you’ll end up frustrated, again and again. Don’t set out to discover passion. Instead, set out to develop it. This path might be longer and more complicated than what most cheerful career guides might advocate, but it’s a path much more likely to lead you somewhere worth going.

1. People satisfied with their careers are _____.

A．autonomous and passionate	B．creative and passionate
C．respectable and sensitive	D．creative and competent

2. What is the author’s advice on achieving career satisfaction?

A．Figuring out what one will do in the future.

B．Matching the pre-existing passion to one’s work.

C．Developing passion for what one is doing.

D．Discovering skills that lead to interesting careers.

3. The underlined sentence in Para.5 probably means that _____.

A．it’s not easy to match our passion with our jobs

B．we shouldn’t think everyone has a pre-existing passion

C．high expectations of passion in jobs bring disappointment

D．workplace happiness doesn’t require a pre-existing passion

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards the advice of “following your passion”?

A．Neutral.

B．Disapproving.

C．Cautious.

D．Supportive.

3 . 上周五下午，来自英国友好学校的中学生足球队与你校校队在学校操场上进行了一场友谊赛。请你给校园英文报写一篇报道。
内容包括：
1. 比赛的时间和地点
2. 比赛的场景及结果
3. 活动的意义
注意：1.词数 100 左右；
2.题目自拟。
友好学校：sister school
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4 . 语法填空

    1       (locate) in the center of Spain, the capital city Madrid is famous for its art galleries. The Prado Museum has one of the world’s     2     (big) collections of art works and paintings by Picaso     3     (exhibit) at the Reina Sofia Museum. Many people are attracted to Madrid for its exciting nightlife, but the city appeals to young people because it is home     4     the Real Madrid soccer team with many star players.

5 . 语法填空

In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC hospital, but just a few months later, the department     1     (close) because of the war.     2     (think) of all the people still in need of help, Dr Lin opened a private clinic. She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients. At times she was even seen riding a donkey to faraway villages     3     (provide) medical care.

6 . Humans are fascinated by the source of their failings and virtues. This preoccupation inevitably leads to an old debate: whether nature or nurture (养育) shapes us more. A revolution in genetics has poised this as a modern political question about the character of our society: if personalities are hard-wired into our genes, what can governments do to help us? It feels morally questionable, yet claims of genetic selection by intelligence are making headlines.

This is down to “hereditarian (遗传论的)” science and a recent paper claimed “differences in exam performance between pupils attending extraordinary and ordinary schools mirror the genetic differences between them”. With such an assertion, the work was predictably greeted by a lot of absurd claims about “genetics determining academic success”. What the research revealed was the rather less surprising result: the educational benefits of extraordinary schools largely disappear once pupils’ inborn ability and socio-economic background were taken into account. That is to say, there’s nothing to support strongly either a hereditary or environmental argument.

Yet the paper does say children are “unintentionally genetically selected” by the school system. Central to hereditarian science is a tall claim: that identifiable variations in genetic sequences can predict an individual’s ability to learn, reason and solve problems. This is problematic on many levels. A teacher could not seriously tell a parent their child has a low genetic tendency to study when external factors clearly exist. Unlike-minded academics say the inheritability of human traits is scientifically unsound. At best there is a weak statistical association and not a causal link between DNA and intelligence. Yet sophisticated statistics are used to create a frightening atmosphere of scientific certainty.

While there’s an undoubted genetic basis to individual difference, it is wrong to think that socially defined groups can be genetically accounted for. The fixation on genes as destiny is surely false too. Medical predictability can rarely be based on DNA alone; the environment matters too. Something as complex as intellect is likely to be affected by many factors beyond genes. If hereditarians want to advance their cause it will require more balanced interpretation and not just acts of advocacy. Genetic selection is a way of exerting influence over others, “the ultimate collective control of human destinies,” as writer H. G. Wells put it. Knowledge becomes power and power requires a sense of responsibility. In understanding cognitive (认知的) ability, we must not elevate discrimination to a science: allowing people to climb the ladder of life only as far as their cells might suggest. This will need a more skeptical eye on the science. As technology progresses, we all have a duty to make sure that we shape a future that we would want to find ourselves in.

1. What did a recent research paper claim?

A．The type of school students attend makes a difference to their future.

B．Genetic differences between students are far greater than supposed.

C．Students’ academic performance is somewhat determined by their genes.

D．The advantages of extraordinary schools are too obvious to ignore.

2. What does the author say about the relationship between DNA and intelligence?

A．It is one of scientific certainty.	B．It is not one of cause and effect.
C．It is subject to interpretation of statistics.	D．It is not fully examined by gene scientists.

3. What do hereditarians need to do to make their claims convincing?

A．Take all relevant factors into account in interpreting their data.

B．Conduct their research using more sophisticated technology.

C．Gather gene data from people of all social classes.

D．Cooperate with social scientists in their research.

4. What does the author warn against in the passage?

A．Losing sight of professional ethics in conducting research.

B．Misunderstanding the findings of human cognition research.

C．Promoting discrimination in the name of science.

D．Exaggerating the power of technology in shaping the world.

7 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Thanks to the hard work of SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin, space tourism is well on the way to becoming a     1     (real). Now, the Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC) plans to give visitors a chance     2     (extend) their “out-of-the-world” experience by checking into a luxurious hotel in low Earth orbit. The team is currently building modules (舱) for a smaller prototype (原型) ring. The modules     3     (equip) in zero-gravity, using semi-automatic robotic tools made for the purpose. Once     4     (complete), engineers will attempt to create artificial gravity similar to that on Mars — about 40 percent that of Earth.

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

The stability of the developing livestreaming sector has made it an ideal source of jobs for those born after 1995 who have a passion for novel and newly emerging industries, experts said. A recent report by Zhaopin, an online recruitment platform, and e-commerce giant Alibaba     1     (reveal) steady growth in the livestreaming sector in the third quarter of the year,     2     job postings rising up nearly 12 percent year-on-year. The increase was around 5 percentage points     3     (high) on average than for other industries.

9 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Can red TV dramas awaken a strong desire in young people to learn about China’s revolutionary history? The answer is yes. Chinese TV drama Awakening Age, which narrates the story of     1     the Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded in 1921, ended several months ago, but it remains a hot topic on social media,     2     discussion shows that it has played a positive role in educating young people about China’s revolutionary history. The TV series     3     (celebrate) this year’s 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC has won high praise online.

10 . It was dull and gray on a summer holiday. Matt was gazing at the dusty street, cicadas screaming somewhere in an ugly tree with twisting _______. It’s one o'clock! Matt’s stomach gave a funny jump. He had been seventeen years old, without realizing it, for a whole morning.

Yet how _______ Matt looked forward to his birthdays. He was adopted by his uncle, a drunk when his parents died in a car crash. Since then, he had never received a birthday card. Everyone ignored him at school — he had no reason to _______ anyone would remember his birthday.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. To his surprise, a delivery guy in a blue uniform was standing in the doorway with a large package in his hand. After _______ his name, he carried it to his bed. He ripped off the brown paper and discovered a present _______ in gold, and his first ever birthday card. Fingers _______ slightly, he opened the envelope. It’s from his best friend Jamie, a bookworm at school. Matt laughed as he put Jamie’s letter aside and picked up his present. It was very _______. Knowing Jamie, he was sure it would be a large _______ full of difficult words — but it wasn’t. His heart gave a huge bound as he ripped back the paper and saw a sleek (有光泽的) black leather case with silver _______ stamped across it: Wizard Chess Set.

“Wow, Jamie!” Matt whispered, tears ____________ up in his eyes.

1.

A．branches

B．leaves

C．roots

D．barks

2.

A．many

B．small

C．little

D．much

3.

A．suppose

B．suspect

C．doubt

D．ensure

4.

A．spelling

B．signing

C．telling

D．reading

5.

A．covered

B．written

C．bound

D．wrapped

6.

A．drumming

B．trembling

C．sliding

D．jumping

7.

A．heavy

B．small

C．light

D．difficult

8.

A．case

B．toy

C．book

D．box

9.

A．sentences

B．lines

C．pictures

D．words

10.

A．showing

B．bringing

C．welling

D．rising