1 . I was out of work when I was in Key Largo. Though I was in ______ times, I chose to enjoy my life. I ______ taking walks in the morning, which became a large part of my ______ lifestyle.

I walked out of my house for my little walk at about 7:30 one morning. I usually ______ sneakers (运动鞋) for walking, but I decided to ______ with other shoes that day. While walking through the neighborhood for a while, I ______ my feet were starting to hurt. But I ______ the peaceful walk so much that I went on.

______, I felt like dancing. So I did. Some people passing by seemed a little ______ but amused (逗乐) by my early morning dance. I politely ______ as I continued my dance.

My ______ went to how grateful I was to be here. I ran through all the things I ______: my health, my great friends, my family, etc. I believed that my thanks ______ the dance I was performing.

I have spent my life searching for my ______ here on earth. I have been looking for the meaning of life. But now I fully understand that my true purpose is to spread this joy and show that the happy and peaceful ______ is for all of us who truly seek it.

1.

A．new

B．hard

C．serious

D．dangerous

2.

A．loved

B．finished

C．suggested

D．imagined

3.

A．stressful

B．strange

C．curious

D．peaceful

4.

A．wore

B．bought

C．threw

D．left

5.

A．experiment

B．option

C．journey

D．match

6.

A．guessed

B．realized

C．dreamed

D．believed

7.

A．experienced

B．doubted

C．enjoyed

D．planned

8.

A．Luckily

B．Secretly

C．Similarly

D．Suddenly

9.

A．surprised

B．moved

C．pleased

D．interested

10.

A．waved

B．refused

C．pointed

D．circled

11.

A．reason

B．effort

C．mind

D．question

12.

A．own

B．offer

C．save

D．share

13.

A．made up

B．differed from

C．came across

D．turned into

14.

A．choice

B．purpose

C．wealth

D．decision

15.

A．result

B．lesson

C．life

D．role

2 . It all began when I moved to Dallas in the fourth grade. I ______ that I was behind in my reading at Saint Michael's School. Reading out loud, I had difficulty with half the ______ . My teacher, Mrs. Agnew, said my reading comprehension and ability to ______ words was at a lower level than other fourth graders. She suggested that I be tested for dyslexia(阅读障碍). The test made me feel uncomfortable,and I was ______ to answer the questions, in fear of facing the ______

The test results showed that I had developmental dyslexia. At first I felt discouraged by this diagnosis(诊断) ______ eventually, I became determined to ______ my disability. I got tutors and speech therapy. I would read difficult books, hoping to ______ the confidence I had in myself.

I had finally overcome my learning disability. But even though I had conquered(征服)one of the biggest ______ in my life, I still felt like something was missing.

The missing link was ______ when I walked down the hall of the hospital as a ______ , the same hospital where I had once sat, nervous and confused. Because I felt so lucky to have got so much help from this facility, I wanted to ______ by helping patients here.

One day a little girl in a wheelchair asked me to read a book to her. I read the book very ______ so that she could understand the story. When I left, the girl thanked me for reading to her. Eight years ago I would have ______ to read a book to this little girl, but now I was ______ . I had overcome my disability and was helping others to overcome theirs.

1.

A．declared

B．assumed

C．recommended

D．noticed

2.

A．sentences

B．lectures

C．dictionaries

D．chances

3.

A．choose

B．exchange

C．pronounce

D．write

4.

A．motivated

B．scared

C．confused

D．disappointed

5.

A．treat

B．risk

C．trick

D．failure

6.

A．but

B．so

C．or

D．unless

7.

A．deny

B．lose

C．overcome

D．hide

8.

A．shake

B．share

C．express

D．increase

9.

A．challenges

B．secrets

C．decisions

D．mistakes

10.

A．mentioned

B．filled

C．recommended

D．assessed

11.

A．relative

B．visitor

C．volunteer

D．patient

12.

A．turn away

B．cut in

C．hold on

D．give back

13.

A．properly

B．sincerely

C．slowly

D．softy

14.

A．dared

B．hesitated

C．attempted

D．happened

15.

A．confident

B．independent

C．careful

D．grateful

3 . 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。

Probably, most of you had the feeling before, at least once—you had been waiting for a long time, yet being afraid of getting. It was exactly my state of mind before the first day at college. I had been working hard to pass the necessary tests and have my application to the undergraduate programme in management approved. And when the time had come for me to visit the college for the first day of the study,I couldn't sleep all night because of being anxious about how to look good physically in front of the whole new world I was about to enter. However,the positive attitude and readiness to accept support from others helped a lot in a new environment.

It was Monday morning. Being too excited to sleep the night before, I came to the college half an hour earlier for the first lecture and was walking nervously through the hallway. About 15 minutes after I came, the hallway started to be full of students. Professors who walked on their business probably didn't pay attention to me. I knew which hall to go to and had already checked that it was open. However,I was hesitant to enter the hall and sit there alone. People were moving around me as if they hadn't seen me. I felt disappointed with the fact that I had nobody to talk to in the new and seemingly unfriendly place.

Suddenly,a well-dressed man who seemed to be in his late twenties approached me. He introduced himself as Mathews and asked whether I was lost and whether he could help me with anything.In that situation,I realized it was very kind of him and that he was exactly the person I wanted to ask in my thoughts a minute before, but then I was too nervous for a friendly chat. As a result, instead of welcoming the opportunity to make the first acquaintance （相识）, I told the man to mind his business and leave me alone since I was an adult capable of finding my class without anybody's assistance.

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。

Luckily,the man didn't seem to be angry.

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Professor Mathews turned out to be an excellent speaker and the lecture went really well.

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4 . If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don't know what's coming.

Sure, it's hard to see the uncertainty（不确定性）in such a positive light when you're out of work, or when you feel like you're failing. But the uncertainty is really another word for the opportunity.

When Allison graduated from Harvard,she had opportunities all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨询）but she knew she wouldn't stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income by teaching students. Still, she didn't think she wanted to go to graduate school. Allison knew she wasn't doing what she wanted, but she didn't know what she wanted.

She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or start their own business. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out.

After six years, many of her friends who went directly to professional（职业的）school had crises when they graduated because they weren't sure if they had picked the right profession. And Allison, by having a general plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job.

Allison realized that her years spent being lost were actually just a period during which she was finding her way: time well spent, and time we must all take if we're being honest with ourselves.

The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainties and make choices. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are.

Uncertainties usually begin with a job hunt, but they don't end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing them, we are supposed to find some new ways to deal with uncertainties.

1. What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs?

A．Being out of work is a sad thing.

B．The uncertainty is what makes life interesting.

C．Life in a film is more exciting than life in reality.

D．Opportunity never appears when we need it.

2. How did Allison feel about her six years' experience?

A．Doubtful.	B．Sad.
C．Regretful.	D．Satisfied.

3. What is most likely to be discussed in the following paragraph?

A．Ways to deal with uncertainties.

B．The role the uncertainty plays in life.

C．The reason why people fear uncertainties.

D．The one is to blame for uncertainties.

4. In which way does the author develop the passage?

A．Giving definitions.	B．Giving examples.
C．Deciding the changes in space order.	D．Making comparisons.

5 . NAME: John

FAVORITE SPORT: Basketball       FAVORITE SNACK: Pizza

HOBBY: Photography             PET: Beagle named Max

FUNNIEST MOMENT: “On Max's birthday, we sang the ‘Happy Birthday’ song to him and he got a big treat. A month later, my family sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me. Max got so excited because he remembered the song. He whined(嘀咕) when he didn't get a treat, so we gave him one.”

NAME: Sarah

FAVORITE SPORT: Track and field       FAVORITE SNACK: Granola

HOBBY: Guitar             PET: Cat named Lulu

FUNNIEST MOMENT: “One day in my kindergarten, I opened my snack bag and found a tennis ball and a sock! My little brother had played his first practical joke. Thanks, Bryan!”

NAME: Paul

FAVORITE SPORT: Baseball       FAVORITE SNACK: Apple with peanut butter

HOBBY: Making comics       PET: Tropical fish

FUNIEST MOMENT: “In a school play, I was supposed to say the line ‘Stop right there, cowboy!’ Devin was playing the cowboy, and 1 said, ‘Stop right there, Devin!’ It was supposed to be a serious part of the play, but Devin cracked up. Then everybody else laughed, too, including me.”

NAME: Scott

FAVORITE SPORT: Soccer       FAVORITE SNACK: Bananas

HOBBY: Drawing dinosaurs

PET: Hermit crab named Hermie

FUNNIEST MOMENT: “One night, we were camping in a state park. I heard a loud thumping(砰砰作响) outside the tent. I was sure that it was a bear! I used my flashlight to look around the campsite(野营地) and saw a little toad hopping away, going thump, thump, thump!”

1. Whom will you get in touch with if you also like taking photos?

A．Scott.	B．Sarah.
C．John.	D．Paul.

2. Where did Sarah find the tennis ball and the sock?

A．At her friend's birthday party.	B．In her kindergarten.
C．In her school.	D．In a state park.

3. Outside the tent, what thumped that night?

A．A bear.	B．A cat.
C．A fish.	D．A toad.

6 . Juanito Estrella has been a housekeeping manager on the US-based large passenger ship Carnival Spirit for 18 months and feels he has found the suitable position in his career(职业). He has always wanted to travel. “I guess I am a really restless spirit. I like traveling, so when the chance came, I jumped at it,” he says.

The chance came in the form of a newspaper advertisement for work on cruise ships（游船）. At the time Estrella was the housekeeping manager at a Melbourne hotel. He applied and, after two interviews, a medical check and police clearance, the job was his.

Estrella is responsible(负责的)for the cleanliness of the ship, making sure that 160 crew work properly. “I enjoy it because there is no other work-you wake up each day in a different place and a different culture. It’s exciting when you go to the next country and you don’t understand the language,” he says.

Estrella likes being busy and getting to know people from all over the world. The 1,000 crew come from 94 countries, and Estrella has learnt Spanish and a little Croatian.

But there is a downside. “You cannot get really drunk...because you have safety responsibilities to yourself and others,” he says. “You don’t really think about home.You start to think about home only when you get closer to your vacation and wonder what you’ll be doing.”

Life on the ship is anything but cruising. Estrella and his fellows work at least 10 hours a day, seven days a week. He warns the job is not for everybody. “You have to love being busy and be prepared to work every day-and to give up drinking too much alcohol.” In his spare time, if the ship sails into a port, Estrella explores it, otherwise he works out in the crew’s gym, goes on the internet or calls home.

1. Which of the following is true?

A．He has been a housekeeping manager for 18 months.

B．He doesn’t drink wine now.

C．He cannot speak a foreign language.

D．He used to be a housekeeping manager.

2. The underlined word“downside”in paragraph 5 probably means ________ .

A．disappointment	B．disadvantage
C．failure	D．loss

3. In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that life on the ship is ________.

A．not a tiring journey at all	B．just an interesting voyage
C．far from a voyage for pleasure	D．more than a pleasant travel by sea

7 . When girls play with cars, they're serious. It was at primary school that Gu Huijing first became interested in cars after watching some car-themed movies. Born in 2004 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Gu decided to major in automobiles (汽车) when she was in junior high.

She's driven by interest, but she is also a realist. “I think the future of the automobile industry is bright because we cannot live without food, clothes, houses and cars,” she said.

In April, she won first prize at a competition for vehicle maintenance (车辆维修) in Dongguan city, which drew 33 teams from different cities across the province.

“I thought it couldn't be that hard to repair cars when I started to take courses, but I was totally wrong,” Gu said. When she started learning in 2019, she was frequently confused by various problems. “And competition within our school is intense, so I had to work extra hard,” she said.

Her teacher once tried to persuade her to give up as she was a sophomore (大二学生), and wasn't as knowledgeable as the seniors, and no women had ever been selected for the competition before. “But I insisted that I would carry on,” she said. Finally, her training and hard work won her the only place to stand for her school at the competition.

A woman winning first prize in a vehicle maintenance competition became a hot topic on-line, causing heated discussions over gender (性别) and career choices. “Women should not be influenced by old-fashioned thinking, and should do whatever it takes to discover their interests and strengths. There are more possibilities out there,” one netizen wrote.

Gu said, “Many people think vehicle maintenance is a job for men. That's wrong. I don't think gender has anything to do with choice of jobs.” “I have a goal and I will work harder to make it happen,” she added. “I will be responsible for my choices.”

1. What was a cause of Gu's choosing automobiles as her major?

A．The love for automobiles.

B．The guidance from her parents.

C．The high popularity of automobiles.

D．The determination to contribute to society.

2. Why did Gu's teacher advise her to quit the competition?

A．She lacked the knowledge related to it.

B．She had never taken part in a competition before.

C．She was unlikely to win the competition.

D．Women were not allowed to enter the competition.

3. Which of the following best describes Gu Huijing?

A．Creative and caring.	B．Determined and hard-working.
C．Independent and humorous.	D．Honest and courageous.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．There Is No End To Learning

B．Teenage Girl Wins Car Repair Contest

C．Vehicle Maintenance Catches On

D．Taking Challenge Leads To Success

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My name is Tom, a senior high school student. I would like to share my trouble with everyone and I am looking forward to    1    (get) some help from all of you.

Firstly, computer games are very popular among    2     (teenager) nowadays, and I am also attracted to them. I am so addicted to playing computer games that I can hardly get rid of them,     3    does great harm to me! Secondly, I find it quite difficult    4    (learn) the subjects well. My parents recommend that I    5    (ask) the teachers for help. However, I am not willing to do so because I am frightened of talking with them. I enjoy the feeling of being left alone. Thirdly, I used to be a self-confident boy, but now I am not confident    6    myself. I prefer    7    (stay) at home rather than go to school. Though the head teacher as well as my classmates    8    (be) friendly and kind to me, I do not feel like making friends with them.

I wish I would become    9    outgoing and useful person from now on, but I do not know what to do. I would be very grateful    10    you could give me some good advice.

9 . 阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

Han Jing has entered senior high school. She is not outgoing and a little anxious. She wonders how to make a good first     1     (impress).

She found that her first maths class was quite difficult. But     2     (lucky) she had a kind and friendly maths teacher. He even told the students     3     funny story to make them laugh. In the afternoon, she had a chemistry class in the science lab. She found that the lab was new     4     the lesson was great. However, the student next to her     5     (keep) talking to her. That made     6     difficult for her to concentrate on the experiment. She was annoyed and wanted him to be quiet.

However, after the first school day was over, Han Jing's worry disappeared. She didn’t feel awkward and     7     (frighten) any longer. Although she misses her friends from junior high school, she believes that she will make new friends here. What's more, there is a lot for her     8     (explore) in senior high school. She is curious about     9     she will learn and becomes more confident,     10     (believe) that tomorrow will be a great day!

10 . 语法填空

Last spring in Yellowstone, I followed a path that took me     1     a dark forest. When I     2     (final) stepped out of the trees, the view was breathtaking. An eagle flew over the snow-capped mountains, which     3     (reflect) in the still lake below. While I     4     (concentrate) on photographing this amazing scene, I suddenly had a feeling     5     I was being watched. Slowly, and with the camera still     6     (hold) to my eye, I turned. . . and froze. Only metres away from me was a bear. Time stood still as the bear and I both waited     7     (see) who would move first. My legs started shaking. Somehow, I forced my finger to press the button.     8     second later, the bear turned and ran back into the forest. When I recovered     9     the shock, I looked at my camera. My most     10     (frighten) but magical experience was now captured forever in a single image.