1 . Ever since I was a child, I’ve been frightened by the idea of disappointing people.     1     From preschool through my master degree years I was always the first in my class. But obviously, I’m not a genius. Sometimes, I brought home a nine out of ten grade and my parents would ask me where the other point had gone.

Of course, the explanation was simple: I’d made a mistake. But for a perfectionist, that’s a very dangerous thought, which can cause a chain of abusive self-talks. After all, that mistake was so stupid.     2    

What hides behind my perfectionism is the illusion (幻觉) of control, the idea that if I work hard and do my best, I’ll be perfect and protected,     3     Everyone is allowed to make mistakes, except me; everything is a competition, and anything I can’t win is a dead loss.

    4     It can even make you physically sick with headaches, stomachaches, muscle cramps and so. on. In some cases, it leads to self-harming behavior, such as eating disorders and addiction. The other dark side of perfectionism is that you become unable to truly appreciate your success — you only focus on what you could’ve done better.

Despite the problems, perfectionism has allowed me to complete a lot and become who I am today. “To see perfectionism as a uniquely negative thing is actually to deny a part of yourself,” said the perfectionism coach Yasmina Hajoui.     5     But that desire needs to be balanced and come from a healthy place.

A．Perfectionism is a survival mechanism.

B．There’s nothing wrong with wanting to do things well.

C．The problem is that perfectionism brings more than stress.

D．I should have studied more, worked harder and focused better.

E．In perfectionism, we tend to believe that only our achievements define us.

F．And if something isn’t perfect, that means it’s my fault and that I’m awful.

G．My solution to that anxiety was to achieve perfectionism-and mostly, it worked.

2 . 语法填空

When Ryan was still    1     schoolboy in Canada, he wanted to make a     2    (different) for the world. After learning the news of freshwater     3    (short) in developing African countries , he made his plan     4    (earn) money to build a well. He cleaned windows    5     did gardening for others and finally got enough money with the help of people around him. In Uganda he saw the well and many    6     (delight) students.     7     (late), his experience led him    8     (set) up a foundation to help more people.     9     Ryan did really inspired more people to make their dreams a    10     (real).

3 . As a young woman, Pei Aimin, now 49, hid her natural gift for writing, hoping nobody in her farming village would notice and accuse her of neglecting (忽视) work and family.

That was the way of things when Pei was young in her village. In the past, girls often dropped out of school at an early age to get married and settle into the regular routines of rural life.

A few, like Pei, however, yearned for a wider world and looked for ways to express themselves. Pei began to write in middle school and mailed her stories to publishers. Two of them were published, one in a newspaper, another in a magazine.

After her marriage, she had to create secret opportunities. Sometimes she would water useless land just so she could read or write outdoors without being observed. Sometimes she sat under a tree, expressing her feelings on paper until somebody came, and she would hurriedly hide the papers and pen.

“Few women in my village could read or write, “Pei said. “All my family members thought it was a waste of time.”

After reading and writing like that for years, Pei took everyone by surprise when she published a book, Diary of Aunt Vole. It is a collection of 365 short diary entries that describe the natural scenery of the northwestern countryside, the daily routine of the local people, and interesting things that happened in the village.

Pei said she hoped the book would help readers understand that farm work consists of both hardship and fun.

Now Pei’s family no longer objects to her hobby. “Although women in the village still don’t read, many have changed their minds about it,” Pei said. “Learning, after all, is useful.”

1. What do the underlined words “yearned for” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Desired.

B．Avoided.

C．Found.

D．Left

2. What did Pei have to do in order to write?

A．Become a publisher.

B．Tell harmless lies.

C．Drop out of school.

D．Hide from other people.

3. How did people in her village feel when Pei published her book?

A．Proudly

B．Doubtful.

C．Surprised.

D．Pleased.

4. What role does Pei want her book to play?

A．Inspire students to study hard.

B．Show the real life on the farm.

C．Encourage more women to read.

D．Attract people to the countryside.

4 . 同学们，在过去的学习生活中，你一定经历过很多次尝试，可能有成功、有失败、有欣喜、有泪水……请以“My First Try”为题，用英语写一篇短文，记录你成长中的第一次尝试。
要求：
1.100词左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数)；
2.文中不得出现真实人名和校名。
My First Try

When it comes to the topic of “My First Try”,

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5 . 人生似一首交响乐，有高潮，有低谷，校园生活中总有一些瞬间令人难忘。假设你是李华，请你写一篇主题为“难忘的时刻”的演讲稿，在英语课堂上分享。内容主要包括：
1. 列举那些难忘的时刻；
2. 你的感悟与态度。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。
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6 . I was living in Delta in 2015. There was a man, Boniface, who owned a store which I’d often visited. Gradually we became friends. One day, we talked about the business opportunities in our country at that time, and during the communication, I found the most practical one was starting a barrow (手推车)rental business. Then we talked more on it, and both of us thought there was a strong possibility of succeeding. So we went into the business.

We started as a small business with 6 barrows. The barrow-men gave us 51 cents per day for renting the barrows. It seemed small but later grew and made our life better. But we didn’t stop there. That was because when we first started our business, our aim wasn’t only to make money. The most valuable thing for us is to touch others’ lives positively.

In Nigeria, being a barrow pusher is not a very attractive job. But for people who were poor farmers or young people without jobs, wheelbarrow pushing helps them make a living. It doesn’t require much skill. With hard work and vigor, a person can make money daily.

We saw the meaning of this business and then decided to spend money and resources on rebranding (重塑…的形象) barrows. We gave each barrow-man a branded T-shirt to show they belonged to a good brand. We also held small classes for them to educate them on how to make their barrows better transporters and how to be extra polite to people so as to build up a good fame. We marketed them as polite and excellent pushers to attract more customers. These methods worked. They started getting more jobs and earned more. And a number of them even saved up enough to start businesses of their own.

Today, that little business made us millionaires while hiring over 20 people and touching their lives positively. Over 20 families are fed because two Nigerians decided, despite all the difficulties, to do something.

1. What made the author start the barrow rental business?

A．Losing his job.

B．His discussion with a friend.

C．His family’s suggestion.

D．Being short of money.

2. Which of the following did the author consider most important in running the business?

A．Hiring more workers.

B．Improving people’s lives.

C．Cutting the company’s costs.

D．Making customers touched.

3. What does the underlined word “vigor” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Energy.

B．Praise.

C．Creativity.

D．Education.

4. What did the author and his friend do to rebrand the business?

A．They sent the barrow-men to school.

B．They lent money to the barrow-men.

C．They taught the barrow-men to make clothes.

D．They turned the barrow-men into professional pushers.

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。

Glen James was a homeless man. One day last year, he found     1     bag in the door of a shop while he was walking around a shopping centre     2     the city of Boston.

At first, he didn’t know     3     to do, but when he opened the bag, he saw there     4     (be) a wallet with $40,000 in it. So then he took it to the police. Many people thought that Mr. James did a     5     (wonder) thing. Later, a website     6     (decide) to raise money to help Mr. James because he had no home or job.     7     (final), they raised over $140,000 from people of different     8     (area) all over the world. Mr. James said, “I’m     9     (surprise) and so happy. This is going to change     10     (I) life.”

I’m going to play football tomorrow with him. I’m looking forward to it!

8 . My life as an exchange student finally began! It was only a short 20-minute drive from the airport to Queensland University of Technology(QUT), but I _______ it a lot because my driver was very _______ and told me a lot about Australian culture along the way.

Before leaving home, I had a fair idea of what my _______ would be like. When O-Week(迎新周)at QUT finally happened, I felt that my life here really lived up to my first _______ . The week-long event not only _______ me to take part in different clubs and societies, but also gave me a chance to _______ QUT’s campus. I loved the _______ of O-Week. It was really lively. Interacting with different cultures in person was really a(n) _______ . I felt this was exactly how I _______ life in Australia would be like. I was really excited!

After ________ my new home, I found that living in Brisbane was quite different. I had the ________ to do a lot more and had no limits on ________ I could do them. For example, have you ever wanted pancakes even at 6 am? Besides, it is convenient to live there—one of my favorite restaurants was only a 2-minute walk away from my ________ .

Besides, I found it quite interesting to meet and work with the locals. I loved Australia so much that I felt very ________ when my experience came to a(n) ________ . I made so many friends there and I hope to see them all again on my next world tour!

1.

A．enjoyed

B．predicted

C．hated

D．planned

2.

A．curious

B．strange

C．friendly

D．lonely

3.

A．experience

B．behavior

C．position

D．result

4.

A．requirements

B．expectations

C．challenges

D．grades

5.

A．warned

B．forced

C．taught

D．allowed

6.

A．expand

B．explore

C．compare

D．explode

7.

A．atmosphere

B．invitation

C．purpose

D．origin

8.

A．attitude

B．mixture

C．record-holder

D．eye-opener

9.

A．denied

B．pictured

C．declared

D．misunderstood

10.

A．settling into

B．figuring out

C．setting out

D．knocking into

11.

A．patience

B．power

C．excuse

D．freedom

12.

A．why

B．where

C．when

D．how

13.

A．laboratory

B．house

C．village

D．company

14.

A．proud

B．confused

C．satisfied

D．upset

15.

A．point

B．crisis

C．end

D．choice

9 . I have been volunteering for Tri-County Wildlife Care (TCWC) for 7 years. The job is emotionally demanding, and even more _________ for a migraines(偏头痛)sufferer．So why do l throw myself into it? Because at the most difficult time in my _________,saving wildlife saved me too.

I have had migraines for as long as I can remember. Sometimes it was a(n) _________to attend school. I would have to put my head _________ my desk to reduce the pain. So I chose to study at home. But being disconnected from the rest of the world made me feel _________.

“I can’t_________this anymore!” When Mum came to get me from the clinic, I nearly _________.

Then on our way back home, I _________a fallen nest. Two baby birds lay on the ground. Were they still alive? I _________closer. Thankfully they were__________! “You’re going to be okay,” I said to the birds. “I promise.”

The next day Mum and I __________took them to a wildlife care center. For the first time in a long time, I felt helpful instead of helpless. It was as if the baby birds' __________for me was stronger than my pain. I did find something__________ to do.

Then I began volunteering for TCWC. Every time I hold a bird in my hands, I feel a sense of __________, because it brings me so much __________to help these homeless animals.

1.

A．puzzling

B．comforting

C．challenging

D．interesting

2.

A．training

B．work

C．study

D．life

3.

A．honour

B．adventure

C．struggle

D．commitment

4.

A．into

B．against

C．above

D．over

5.

A．useless

B．clumsy

C．shallow

D．fearless

6.

A．stand

B．own

C．follow

D．support

7.

A．threw up

B．broke down

C．set out

D．turned back

8.

A．took

B．caught

C．destroyed

D．spotted

9.

A．jumped

B．drove

C．walked

D．flew

10.

A．singing

B．breathing

C．recovering

D．waiting

11.

A．gratefully

B．carefully

C．modestly

D．frequently

12.

A．need

B．lack

C．search

D．love

13.

A．necessary

B．creative

C．normal

D．meaningful

14.

A．victory

B．regret

C．gratitude

D．guilt

15.

A．trust

B．justice

C．imagination

D．joy