1 . 你校英文报正举办主题为“Person of the Year”的征文活动。请你选择一位名人或者身边熟悉的人写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 人物简介及事迹；
2. 推荐他/她的理由。
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1. 词数80左右；
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Person of the Year
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2 . The input Dad has on my career is incomparable. My earliest memories are of Dad sitting in the kitchen playing the guitar, listening to his favourite song by his favourite singer, and encouraging his little girl to poke (戳) keys randomly on the piano. Even watching Top of the Pops, he would get so passionate about music in it. We weren’t a religious family, but there was something spiritual about Dad’s connection with music.
Music also became a source of comfort for me. I failed to do well academically at school and had no friends. Being at school consumed so much of my emotional energy. Instead of going to school to learn stuff, I felt as though I was simply trying to get people to like me. Things were better, but the only time I truly felt happy was when I was at home listening to music with Mum and Dad or writing songs on the piano —and the older I got, the more powerful music felt.
Dad was always my biggest supporter. When I started giving live performances at the local bar, he was the one who drove me there and back. Freeing up that time wasn’t easy for an actor. His job might mean three weeks in the Czech Republic or working with George Lucas on The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones in Hollywood.
Dad has been involved with some amazing stuff, but Daddy Pig is the one that’s had the biggest impact all over the world. When I was flying to Australia for my first tour, I was trying to find something to watch on the little screen and I noticed they had Peppa Pig. If I’m missing home and family, I always put it on. Daddy Pig is a fairly real version of my dad —he loves chocolate cake, he’s funny and usually breaks things when he’s trying to mend them. Mum and Dad were friends with one of the producers of the show and I often wonder if he looked at my dad and thought, “That’s him …that’s Daddy Pig.”
1. What can we learn about the author’s father?| A．He was good at writing songs. |
| B．He was attached to music in his soul. |
| C．He encouraged her to play the guitar. |
| D．He was passionate about watching TV series. |
| A．By picking her up in a tight schedule. |
| B．By doing a demanding job as an actor. |
| C．By watching her musical performances. |
| D．By giving live performances at the local bar. |
| A．It’s her favourite childhood cartoon. |
| B．She saw her father through Daddy Pig. |
| C．She took pride in this world famous cartoon. |
| D．It’s a cartoon about her hometown and motherland. |
| A．Funny and honest. | B．Strict and hardworking. |
| C．Famous and patient. | D．Supportive and influential. |
3 . Ruben Flowers discovered the photo by accident. It was early 2023 and he was
Flowers had forgotten the photo existed, but seeing it again, he was
Flowers, now 30, was just about to follow in his father’s
The older Flowers always made it his
| A．bringing | B．brushing | C．thumbing | D．rushing |
| A．coach | B．pilot | C．officer | D．professor |
| A．admiration | B．confusion | C．gratitude | D．shock |
| A．trapped | B．flooded | C．reasoned | D．blessed |
| A．calming down | B．cheering up | C．showing off | D．hanging out |
| A．fondly | B．cautiously | C．bitterly | D．anxiously |
| A．requirements | B．descriptions | C．footsteps | D．predictions |
| A．graduation | B．retirement | C．service | D．interview |
| A．dull | B．clear | C．digital | D．old |
| A．remark | B．recognize | C．restart | D．recreate |
| A．ordinary | B．awesome | C．innocent | D．awkward |
| A．expected | B．adjusted | C．achieved | D．planned |
| A．fly | B．play | C．run | D．ride |
| A．credit | B．right | C．mission | D．struggle |
| A．explore | B．judge | C．illustrate | D．define |
Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.
One day, Ali took Zahra's shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it a secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra's school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.
Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city.When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.
The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided(碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.
Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5 . How to Make Friends at Community College
Making friends in community college is a bit trickier than in four-year schools in some cases. Students don’t typically dorm at community colleges, so there isn’t always a shared living environment.
Get hired on campus
While working part-time, most initial engagement involves assisting students with their needs. For example, if you work in the bookstore, the conversational icebreaker usually focuses on finding out what the other students need to find. Previously, you may have only had opportunities to socialize with other students in your classes.
Attend events
College work will occupy most of your day. Your health, for one, is something you may start to neglect as you throw yourself fully into college life. Needless to say, ignoring your health is absolutely unacceptable.
| A．Work out with a partner |
| B．Find a job in your gym |
| C．You may start to see some new faces at your job though. |
| D．However, that doesn’t mean opportunities aren’t available |
| E．Community colleges offer programs that are two years long |
| F．Community colleges do hold a variety of activities throughout the year |
| G．Finding yourself an exercise buddy will help encourage you to become more active |
6 . When I was in the fifth grade, my teachers first discovered that I could not even read the first grade books. They didn’t think this kind of problem could happen to me since my father was a famous scientist. My parents sent me to experts, trying to find out what the problem was. My IQ was high, but I had severe problems in learning. They discovered that I was dyslexic (诵读困难的). I was lucky that my parents cared enough to find a way out for me.
When my parents went to Ford Country Day School and sat down with Brent, a teacher in the school, he agreed to help without thinking twice. My family was not rich and I was allowed to go to school free of charge because my mother drove some students to school in the morning in her car. I do know, however, without Brent reaching out to my family, my life would have taken a turn for the worst. Brent and my parents decided to have me retake the fifth grade in the next school year.
I was afraid of going to school with my difficulties in learning, but Brent’s kind and loving support helped me slowly learn to grow and overcome my learning disability. Ford Country Day School has become the most important turning point in my life. The foundation that Brent gave me has in many ways set my direction in life.
I went to Japan to live with my brother for one year right out of Ford Country Day School. I was in an international school in Tokyo. If I had not had the experience in Ford Country Day School, I would not have been able to survive in Japan. I count myself as one of the truly lucky people having been touched by Brent’s caring and love.
1. What’s the problem with the author?| A．He had trouble in learning. | B．His parent didn’t care about him. |
| C．He didn’t like going to school. | D．The experts were unwilling to help him. |
| A．His family was very poor. |
| B．His mother sent some students to school. |
| C．His IQ was quite high. |
| D．His father was a famous scientist. |
| A．Be responsible for. | B．Get used to. | C．Get over. | D．Write down. |
| A．To share his learning methods. | B．To give a high praise for his parents. |
| C．To express his thanks to Brent. | D．To introduce Ford Country Day School. |
7 . My grandmother is the woman who plays a significant role in my life. It’s particularly
She was a(n)
She was famous for her
We live in a time when women are
She
| A．sad | B．free | C．special | D．easy |
| A．remind | B．hurt | C．influence | D．shock |
| A．delicate | B．advanced | C．humble | D．devoted |
| A．servant | B．center | C．origin | D．volunteer |
| A．morals | B．education | C．careers | D．wealth |
| A．establish | B．approach | C．reserve | D．control |
| A．taste | B．design | C．cooking | D．training |
| A．backed down | B．helped out | C．broke down | D．stood out |
| A．treasured | B．erased | C．generated | D．upgraded |
| A．relationship | B．hardship | C．leadership | D．friendship |
| A．scheduled | B．forced | C．chosen | D．expected |
| A．difference | B．feature | C．possibility | D．process |
| A．addicted | B．compared | C．exposed | D．contributed |
| A．bothered | B．threatened | C．shaped | D．promised |
| A．profitable | B．positive | C．strange | D．romantic |
8 . As countless unmade beds and unfinished homework assignments prove, kids need rules. Yet how parents make demands can powerfully influence a child’s social skills, psychologists at the University of Virginia recently found after the conclusion on a study investigating the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Initially 184 13-year-olds filled out multiple surveys, including one to assess how often their parents employed psychologically controlling strategies, such as threatening to withdraw affection. The kids rated, for example how typical it would be for Dad to suggest that “if I really cared for him, I would not do things that caused him to worry” or for Mom to become “less friendly when I did not see things her way.”
The researchers followed up with the subjects at ages 18 and 21, asking the young adults to bring along a close friend. These pairs were asked to answer questions that were purposefully written to cause a difference of opinion. “We wanted to see whether they could handle a disagreement in a healthy way,” says study leader Barbara Oudekerk, now at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Statistics.
In the October issue of Child Development, Oudekerk and her colleagues report that the 13-year-olds who had highly controlling parents floundered in friendly disagreements at age 18. They had difficulty stating their opinions in a confident, reasoned manner in comparison to the kids without controlling parents. And when they did speak up, they often failed to express themselves in warm and productive ways.
The researchers suspect that controlling parents affect their child’s ability to learn how to argue his or her own viewpoint in other relationships. Although parents do need to set boundaries， dominating strategies imply that any disagreement will damage the bond itself. Separate findings suggest that parents who explain the reasons behind their rules and turn disagreements into conversations leave youngsters better prepared for future disagreements.
The consequences of tense or dominating relationships appear to worsen with time. This study also found that social difficulties at 18 predicted even poorer communication abilities at age 21. Psychologist Shmuel Shulman of Bar-llan University in Israel, who did not participate in the work, thinks these conclusions convincingly reveal how relationship patterns “carry forward” into new friendships.
1. What did the researchers from the University of Virginia do in their research?| A．They asked kids about how they got along with their parents. |
| B．They surveyed some parents about what rules kids needed. |
| C．They inquired into what the kids’ friends thought of them. |
| D．They traced their subjects for nearly eight years. |
| A．struggled with | B．dealt with | C．looked over | D．took over |
| A．Shmuel Shulman thinks more evidence is needed for the new research. |
| B．Controlling parents’ influence on their kids gets stronger as time goes by. |
| C．21-year-olds are more eager to be free of parents’ control than 18-year-olds. |
| D．Kids can handle disagreement better if their parents get along well with each other. |
| A．Pushy parents could harm their kids’ social skills. |
| B．Kids should learn what friendly disagreements are. |
| C．Parents; affection matters in terms of kids; personality. |
| D．Few parents explain the reasons why they set boundaries. |
9 . At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After sleeping for two months in hospital, he finally woke up. His waking up
Since I was his only child, it was my
Dad became the
It is eight years since the
| A．excited | B．calmed | C．hurt | D．protected |
| A．slowly | B．strangely | C．lightly | D．seriously |
| A．idea | B．duty | C．favor | D．habit |
| A．stopping | B．performing | C．accepting | D．planning |
| A．so | B．though | C．if | D．before |
| A．cleverest | B．oldest | C．bravest | D．kindest |
| A．repaired | B．designed | C．answered | D．cleaned |
| A．useless | B．wrong | C．kind | D．impolite |
| A．foolish | B．big | C．shy | D．foreign |
| A．show | B．lend | C．share | D．sell |
| A．graduation | B．invention | C．mistake | D．accident |
| A．teacher | B．grandfather | C．doctor | D．uncle |
| A．weight | B．age | C．height | D．look |
| A．tiring | B．relaxing | C．amusing | D．interesting |
| A．perfect | B．important | C．easy | D．happy |
As a sixth grader, I began noticing how other kids were separating into groups. I wasn’t sure where I belonged. I found it hard to fit in.
Our teacher had assigned “secret friends” for the coming week. She wrote each kid’s name on a piece of paper and threw them into a glass; then we each closed our eyes and catch one piece of paper from the glass on which was the name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend and support each other over the next five school days. By the middle of the week, everyone, including me, had turned this assignment into a competition to see whose secret friend could leave the best gift. We left cards, pens and even money. It seemed that everyone was getting cool presents from their friend except me.
On the last morning of our assignment, I walked into my classroom and noticed there was a package. I opened the wrapping paper and inside was a box of powder (胭脂). The girls sitting near me laughed at the gift I had received. To make matters worse, the powder had already been opened.
I tried to forget about the embarrassing gift, but when I was in the bathroom during the break, the girls who had seen me open the powder started speaking ill of my secret friend. I quickly joined in: “How terrible”. I heard myself saying “What could my friend be thinking by giving me such a stupid gift? My grandmother wouldn’t even want it.” The girls laughed at my remarks and rushed out of the bathroom. I stayed to wash my hands and let the water run through my fingers as I thought about what I had just said. It wasn’t normal like me to say mean things like that about someone.
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Then I saw my classmate Janet come out of a bathroom booth (厕所隔间), tears streaming down her face.
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