2 . One summer night in a seaside house, I was asleep. Suddenly, I felt myself lifted from bed and carried in my father’s arms out on to the beach. Overhead the stars were shining. “Watch!” As my father spoke, one of the stars flashed across the sky. And before the wonder of this could disappear, another star flashed, then another … “What is it?” I asked. “Falling stars. They come every year on a certain night in August. I thought you would like to see the show,” said my father.

Many years have passed, but I still remember that night, because I was the lucky seven-year-old boy whose father believed that a new experience was more important for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep.

Once my father gave me Zuleika Dobson, Max Beerbohm’s classic story of undergraduate life at Oxford. I liked it, and told him so. “Why don’t you think about going there yourself?” he said. A few years later, with luck and a scholarship (奖学金), I did. My father had the gift of opening doors for his children, of leading them into areas of newness.

Children are naturally curious and love to try new things. But someone must offer them the choices. Years ago, when the Quiz Kids were surprising American radio audiences with their brilliance (才华), a writer set out to discover what common characters there were in the backgrounds of these children. He found that some were from poor families, some from rich, some had been to super good schools, and some had not. But in every case there was at least one parent who shared something that the child was interested in, who gave encouragement and praise for achievement, who made a game of searching out the answers to questions.

The most valuable thing parents can pass on to the next generation is not money or house, but a capacity (能力) for wonder and gratitude (感激), a sense of aliveness and joy.

1. What does the author do in the first two paragraphs?

A．He shows how his father educated him.	B．He looks back on the night when the stars fell.
C．He describes his love for the seaside house.	D．He expresses how much he missed his father.

2. What does the author think of his father?

A．He loves to try new things.	B．He is good at guiding him.
C．He does so much for the family.	D．He has a rich knowledge of literature.

3. What does the author mainly try to show through a writer’s discovery?

A．Excellent children have some similar characters.

B．Smart children have their own way of learning.

C．Parents’ personality can affect their children greatly.

D．Parents of excellent kids have something in common.

4. What could be a suitable title for the text?

A．Parents are good teachers for their kids	B．Childhood experiences can change one’s life
C．Children can learn new skills from daily life	D．Parents’ encouragement is important for a child

3 . Brad Ryan and his 85-year-old grandma, Joy Ryan, are nearing the finish line on a goal they once thought was impossible: Visiting all national parks together.

The duo (二人组) kicked off their _________ in October 2015, when Brad was looking for a way to spend a two-day weekend. He said the idea _________ from a conversation he had with “Grandma Joy” about his past adventures on the Appalachian Trail. “I felt sorry that she was always _________ vicariously (间接感受到地) through my stories,” Brad said. “And so just knowing that she had never seen _________ and mountains and the oceans and these _________ wild places on Earth, it just felt like a _________ that I had to her to make sure that she had some memories to take away in her life story as well.” Brad began _________ their adventures on the social media in 2019, and they quickly _________ a large number of followers.

“You don’t assume your grandma going with you on a camping trip is going to be anything but _________,” Brad said. “That was my ____________. That was my misperception (误解) of what age means. More ____________, her spirit was good enough for her to go traveling. “It’s been a ____________ adventure; it really has,” Grandma Joy said. “It’s really been a beautiful time. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything,”

As for ____________ from Brad and Grandma Joy, they encourage everyone to ____________ opportunities for exploration. “We realize that not everybody is going to be able to travel to every national park, “Brad said. “But there is some adventure to be found in every ____________ of the country and we hope that people will go out and seek that adventure.”

1.

A．adventure

B．program

C．vacation

D．schedule

2.

A．suffered

B．arose

C．profited

D．differed

3.

A．reading

B．living

C．learning

D．imagining

4.

A．parks

B．museums

C．hills

D．deserts

5.

A．amazing

B．artificial

C．frightening

D．identical

6.

A．function

B．responsibility

C．potential

D．possibility

7.

A．advocating

B．advertising

C．documenting

D．predicting

8.

A．accepted

B．acquired

C．desired

D．confirmed

9.

A．outstanding

B．challenging

C．striking

D．fascinating

10.

A．hope

B．regret

C．fault

D．anxiety

11.

A．importantly

B．seriously

C．accurately

D．obviously

12.

A．terrible

B．tough

C．common

D．grand

13.

A．complaint

B．decision

C．advice

D．warning

14.

A．seek out

B．take out

C．put out

D．lay out

15.

A．community

B．corner

C．department

D．version

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语练写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Every morning before going to school, Galen would stand in front of their bookshelf in the living room, focusing his sights on one book titled “The Greatest Explorer That Never Was”. It was kept on the top shelf. His mom would always read it to him when he was feeling sad. And lately, he’d always been feeling sad. His mom died.

He would try to think of a way to get the book. He’d thought about asking his dad for help but his dad had been spending more time in his office. Galen was on his own for this one and he saw it as a challenge he needed to overcome. This was his test.

At school, he would draw up plans on how he would do it. First, he planned on using the ladder they kept in the shed (小屋). So when he got home, he threw his bag on the couch and carried out the plan. But when he had his hands on and tried to carry it, immediately he realized that the plan was a failure-the ladder was too heavy for him to carry to the living room. He left the shed, defeated. He took out the notebook that he’d written his plans on. He crossed out using a ladder. He went to bed that night determined to come up with a new plan that would work.

His next plan was to use his mom’s old trampoline (蹦床). Using it would allow him to jump high enough, reach the top of the shelf, grab the book, and land on the ground. He did this about four or five times before deciding that this plan, like the one before, wouldn’t work.

Galen started coming with other plans as the days went on. After the unsuccessful mop and broom plan, he stayed up late that night hatching a new plan, which had a higher success rate than the others. It was to climb to the top of the shelf until he could just take the book. He’d just have to hold on to the sides a little tighter so that he wouldn’t fall off.

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。

But it wasn’t the easy climb he expected.

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Down to the ground with the book, he turned around to see who the ally (同盟)was.

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5 . After dinner, Jim showed his sketch (素描) to Mom. “You have a lot of talent.” Mom held Jim’s drawing up to ________ it. “Thanks, Mom,” Jim replied and couldn’t help but notice how ________ she looked. Then Mom fell onto the floor and was taken to the ________.

Jim’s heart ________ when he saw the pitiful collection of coins and bills in the money box. “Er... this won’t be ________ , I’m afraid,” the doctor said when Jim presented the box to him.

It was getting ________, but Jim wasn’t prepared to go home yet. ________, he sat down beneath a streetlight and drew lines on the ground with a stick to form his mother’s smiling face.

When he’d finished, Jim found a(n) ________ man standing behind him. He gave Jim a friendly smile and said, “I’m the editor-in-chief of a local art magazine, and I love what you’ve done here. With your ________, I’d like to use a photo of your work for the cover of our next issue.”

“Of course, please,” Jim said immediately as he ________ that this could be a chance to help Mom. He didn’t ________ understand everything the man said, but there was nothing to lose by trying.

Soon Mr Finn returned to interview him. It was ________ that Jim’s artwork had achieved huge success, and plenty of people ordered clothes with his art on them. Jim earned money ________.

It was a proud day for Jim when he entered the hospital to ________ Mom’s medical bill. He could never have guessed luck would come in a(n) ________ way.

1.

A．unfold

B．admire

C．check

D．analyse

2.

A．tired

B．gentle

C．excited

D．bored

3.

A．bedroom

B．hospital

C．yard

D．restaurant

4.

A．changed

B．stopped

C．ached

D．softened

5.

A．enough

B．accurate

C．available

D．crucial

6.

A．cloudy

B．sunny

C．bright

D．dark

7.

A．Otherwise

B．Moreover

C．Instead

D．Therefore

8.

A．serious

B．strange

C．familiar

D．interesting

9.

A．order

B．request

C．permission

D．support

10.

A．realized

B．promised

C．explained

D．confirmed

11.

A．slightly

B．hardly

C．partly

D．fully

12.

A．discovered

B．concluded

C．predicted

D．proved

13.

A．at all costs

B．as a consequence

C．in a sense

D．on all sides

14.

A．add up

B．figure out

C．pay off

D．bring back

15.

A．unexpected

B．creative

C．different

D．impressive

6 . Parents often think that their kids should be good at studies and do well in sports. That’s usually the case because parents feel that could help their children go to top colleges. However, Melissa and Mark Wimmer think differently.

Their 14-year-old son, Mike, is a prodigy. He is a member of Mensa, which is the world’s top IQ club. He completed his high school, associate’s and bachelor’s degrees all in three years. That’s not all. He also ran two tech companies, founded a third one that works towards controlling the population of lionfish, an invasive species.

But the parents are proud that they were able to help Mike with his social skills along with his intellectual skills. Melissa told CNBC that people expected “Young Sheldon” before they met her son. Young Sheldon is a television show about a child talent who is an indoor man and lacks social skills. “But once they talk to Mike, they understand that he’s just a normal 14-year-old that happens to be able to do amazing things,” said Melissa.

Mark and Melissa got to know about their child’s intelligence when he entered preschool. A child psychologist told them that their son would need a different course to support his fast development. Many parents aren’t comfortable with putting their children with 18-year-olds, but Mike’s parents saw the value in letting their child go through it. “I wanted him to be social and be able to deal with all the different personalities in the classrooms with older children,” said Melissa.

The parents shared that they were able to do this by letting Mike find his own voice and put it to use. “We let him order food when he’s 3 or 4 from the waiter or waitress and introduce himself to people. Those kinds of things are done to encourage him to engage with everyone else and be more comfortable talking to others outside of our environment,” said Melissa.

Thanks to his parents, Mike has learned to get along with young and old alike.

1. What does the underlined word “prodigy” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．A gifted person.	B．A popular student.
C．A wildlife biologist.	D．A promising businessman.

2. What can we infer about the child in the show Young Sheldon?

A．He likes to make friends.	B．He is a well-rounded student.
C．He is a famous child actor.	D．He is poor at dealing with people.

3. How did Mark and Melissa discover their child’s high intelligence?

A．Through the suggestion from a child psychologist.

B．Through the information provided by his teachers.

C．By taking part in a special educational program.

D．By watching their child’s behavior in preschool.

4. How did Mike’s parents improve his social skills?

A．By letting him go to school alone.

B．By placing him in social situations.

C．By encouraging him to speak in class.

D．By teaching him some communication rules.