1 . The characteristic (特征) of shyness is to feel frightened and nervous in new social situations or when being the center of attention. Whether shyness is part of your children’s personality or just something they feel when they are in front of a group of strangers, it is a common experience, according to a study.

To look at shyness, researchers brought 152 children aged 7-8 into a lab and told them they would give a speech, which would be filmed and shown to other children. The study showed that about 10% of the children showed a level of stress over time when giving the speech. About 25% of the children were not reported to be shy in the eyes of their parents, but in fact showed a level of social stress from giving the speech. This finding provides the fact that shyness may be a part of these children’s temperament (性情).

For children at this age, shyness may be a quite common and normal experience when they face a speech task. For a smaller group of shy children, however, being the center of attention may be stressful at different times and environments.

A shy temperament isn’t always valued by society like an outgoing personality, but that doesn’t mean there is something wrong. Everyone can feel shy at times depending on the environment. And those who are particularly shy often have happy social lives—they just aren’t likely to be the liveliest people in a crowded room.

Although shyness itself may not necessarily be a problem, parents should pay attention to signs of worry, particularly in their shy children. Importantly, however, we know that not all shy children are the same, and that many shy children grow up to be well-balanced adults.

1. What can we learn from paragraph 1?

A．Shyness is not an unusual characteristic.

B．Shyness is born with personality.

C．Shyness will appear when one is in public.

D．Shyness means not communicating with others.

2. What is the finding of the study?

A．Few kids like to give a speech to others.

B．Some kids can get shy while giving speeches.

C．Some kids appear less shy with their parents.

D．Some kids are stressed when being separated.

3. What does the author advise parents to do when facing shy children?

A．Bring them to crowded space.

B．Care for them and give them confidence.

C．Keep them away from shyness.

D．Let them be alone.

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

A．When are people shy?	B．Ways of beating shyness
C．Why is shyness a bad thing?	D．The discoveries about shyness

2 . Every year on my birthday, a white gardenia (栀子花) was _________to my house. But no card or note came with it. Calls to the flower shop were always _________— it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s identity and just _________in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical, perfect white flower lying in soft pink paper.

But I never stopped _________who the giver might be. My mother _________to these imaginations. She asked me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness who might be showing _________. I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I fell in love with or one who had a _________on me even though I didn’t know him.

One month before my high-school graduation, my father died. My feelings _________from sorrow to fear and anger: my dad was _________some of the most important events in my life. I became completely __________in my coming graduation, the senior-class play and the ball. But my mother would not hear of my losing any of those things. Mother and I had gone shopping and found an impressive dress, but it was the __________size. When my father died, I forgot about the dress.

The day before my ball, I found that dress — in the right size — hanging over the living room sofa. It was __________to me so lovingly. I didn’t __________if I had a new dress or not. But my mother did. She wanted her children to feel __________, filled with a sense that there was a beauty even in the face of __________.

My mother died ten days after I was married. The following year the gardenia stopped coming.

1.

A．given

B．delivered

C．taken

D．brought

2.

A．useful

B．helpful

C．in vain

D．in hope

3.

A．delighted

B．imagined

C．enjoyed

D．satisfied

4.

A．considering

B．remembering

C．imagining

D．recalling

5.

A．referred

B．led

C．preferred

D．contributed

6.

A．appreciation

B．honor

C．kindness

D．respect

7.

A．love

B．hate

C．crush

D．look

8.

A．ranged

B．differed

C．suffered

D．judged

9.

A．ignoring

B．attending

C．abandoning

D．missing

10.

A．unsurprised

B．uninterested

C．exhausted

D．pleased

11.

A．wrong

B．false

C．proper

D．right

12.

A．provided

B．presented

C．introduced

D．awarded

13.

A．doubt

B．wonder

C．desire

D．care

14.

A．loving

B．loved

C．relaxing

D．relaxed

15.

A．trouble

B．confusion

C．boredom

D．sorrow

3 . Tricks To Becoming A Patient Person

Here’s a riddle: What do traffic jams, long lines and waiting for a vacation to start all have in common? There is one answer.     1    .

In the Digital Age, we’re used to having what we need immediately and right at our fingertips. However, research suggests that if we practiced patience, we’d be a whole lot better off. Here are several tricks.

●Practice gratitude (感激)

Thankfulness has a lot of benefits: Research shows it makes us happier, less stressed and even more optimistic.     2    . “Showing thankfulness can foster self-control,” said Ye Li, researcher at the University of California.

● Make yourself wait

Instant gratification (满足) may seem like the most “feel good” option at the time, but psychology research suggests waiting for things actually makes us happier in the long run. And the only way for us to get into the habit of waiting is to practice.     3    . Put off watching your favorite show until the weekend or wait 10 extra minutes before going for that cake. You’ll soon find that the more patience you practice, the more you start to apply it to other, more annoying situations.

●     4    .

So many of us have the belief that being comfortable is the only state we will tolerate, and when we experience something outside of our comfort zone, we get impatient about the circumstances. You should learn to say to yourself, “    5    .” You’ll then gradually become more patient.

A．Find your causes

B．Start with small tasks

C．Accept the uncomfortable

D．All this adds up to a state of hurry

E．It can also help us practice more patience

F．This is merely uncomfortable, not intolerable

G．They’re all situations where we could use a little extra patience

4 . Kids have a lot on their minds. Dealing with school, family, activities, and all of the other big parts of life is hard enough. The recent rise in Omicron cases in the US is causing more stress on them. It can be difficult to think of how to cheer themselves up.     1    .

Connect with people you love. Reaching out to friends and family can make a huge difference.     2    . Just talking or spending time with them can improve your mood (情绪)and help you feel connected.

Talk to a trusted adult. If you’re feeling down. Dr. Murthy suggests confiding (倾诉)in a trusted adult.     3    . “A lot of schools have counselors or school nurses you can talk with as well.” he adds.

    4    . Eat well and get good sleep. Fresh air and exercise help, too. “I find that when I’m physically active, it actually lifts my mood,” Dr. Murthy says. It also has the benefit of freeing yourself from some challenges you have.

Help others.     5    . When you help other people, not only do you strengthen (巩固)your connections, you also remind yourself that you have a lot of beauty, value and strength to add to the world.

A．Take care of your body

B．Regular exercise helps body building

C．It is a good chance to speak out how you feel

D．This might be a family member, a teacher or a doctor

E．You don’t have to discuss anything sad with your loved ones

F．Service is one of the best ways to get out of sadness and loneliness

G．Vivek Murthy, the country’s top doctor, offers some advice for this purpose

5 . 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。

My mom told me the story when I asked her about my hand. “The room was quiet, and you were quiet. I was waiting for you to cry. I asked if you were OK, but they were hesitant, the doctor and nurses. They said you were missing a hand." My mom told this to me with such complex（复杂的）feelings. My disability came as a surprise to my parents, but they took me home and treated me as any other child.

They knew I was an active child and took part in sports, music and everything a typical child would. They never let anything hold me back. That was their goal. However hard, they would help me. And with many kind people's help, I was able to receive prosthetics（义肢） that cost $1,000, at no cost.

Middle and high school brought about different challenges. Just like most girls, I struggled hard with self-respect for how I looked. I was not like other girls, and I was aware of that clearly. I lost my confidence as I questioned whether anyone would ever love me. Luckily, my worry was unnecessary.

My confidence was still shaking in my 20's as I became a mother. I had years to prepare everything, but I was also worried about the coming baby. Worse still, I felt my son would dislike me.

However, that all changed with one moment. It all happened when my son was around 6 years old. "She was born like that!" He responded loudly, standing protectively in front of me as I bent down to answer his little classmates' question.

It was a moment that lives on forever in my memory. My son freed me of questioning myself if I was a good enough mom for him. I was, I had always been. He knew it before I did. The pride in his voice showed me that I was just me.

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。
My son made me confident and I started sharing my story.
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When I wrote the passage, I seemed to talk with the teen—myself.
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6 . The school life is a wonderful period of our life and a golden period of learning. It is ______ for children as well as for grown-up students.

I have good school life memories of myself. My first school day memories are still ______ . I can still feel how ______ I was welcomed in the school. As a child, I kept ______ and made progress under the best company of my best friends. Most of them later became my life-long ______ . I also clearly remember the help and encouragement I ______ from my teachers in the first school year. That is why I always regard my primary school life memories as the ______ for my life.

Another ______ period is my high school, when I learned experience to improve myself. I always developed the habit of writing down everything on a ______ then. The diary made me full of confidence and courage. I ______ had a lot of school life pictures to record my best memories. One was the day when I won a prize in the annual science fair. It was the ______ of great pride for me and my parents. Our school president gave me a ______ , which is still with me.

It is said that a person always ______ his first school day because he came crying, and he won't forget the last school day because he ______ crying again. In my case, I remember clearly my first day and last day in the school because of the countless ______ school days.

1.

A．important

B．strange

C．natural

D．hard

2.

A．crazy

B．fresh

C．pale

D．easy

3.

A．busily

B．normally

C．warmly

D．regularly

4.

A．learning

B．laughing

C．listening

D．looking

5.

A．jobs

B．chances

C．lessons

D．friends

6.

A．recorded

B．got

C．copied

D．held

7.

A．form

B．reason

C．treasure

D．design

8.

A．short

B．lucky

C．unforgettable

D．creative

9.

A．book

B．card

C．letter

D．diary

10.

A．thus

B．again

C．also

D．never

11.

A．moment

B．need

C．share

D．design

12.

A．result

B．medal

C．wish

D．suggestion

13.

A．imagines

B．expects

C．ignores

D．remembers

14.

A．left

B．admitted

C．stayed

D．studied

15.

A．usual

B．meaningful

C．difficult

D．tiring