1 . If you’re feeling empty, you’re not alone. Many of us feel empty in different ways. For instance, you might feel empty because something is missing in your life. Or the emptiness might stem from slowly abandoning yourselves, not listening to your own hopes and desires. Abandoning yourselves can also spark anxiety, depression, guilt and shame,     1     Here are several suggestions to help you out.

Acknowledge the emptiness. If you're experiencing emptiness that's more like a gaping hole, acknowledge it, and be gentle with yourself.     2     If this emptiness is because of a loved one's passing, get angry with yourself.   In that case you learn to live life alongside that hole of missing that person.

Explore your feelings of emptiness. Scientists suggested exploring the below questions. We can do this while journaling, taking a walk or drinking a cup of tea.

●Do I tell myself positive things?

●What am I trying to prove or win?

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●Am I blaming myself for things that are out of my control?

    4     Fight the urge to turn to the outside world for fulfillment. Instead of trying to fill the emptiness with drugs, alcohol, TV, computer games or anything else, look within, and spend time with yourself. It may feel uncomfortable at first, but the more you practice devoting time and energy to yourself and caring for yourself, the less present those empty feelings will be.

    5     Whether you are experiencing difficult relationships, losses, or feeling a lack of purpose or mining, you are worthy of a fulfilling and meaningful life.

A．Explore your current feelings.

B．Spend time with yourself every day.

C．How do you handle your emptiness?

D．Don’t heat yourself up for feeling this way.

E．Have I been judging myself or comparing myself to others?

F．Do you spend too much time on TV, computer games or anything else?

G．It is important to acknowledge and accept your feelings of emptiness.

2 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I come from Ireland, and I am a foreign teacher in Wuhan University. At the end of December, a few cases of “novel pneumonia” were ________in the city of Wuhan. We all took notice but assumed it was ________to worry about.

However, it gradually _______me with sadness that Wuhan is becoming synonymous(同义的) with the coronavirus that is causing a ________emergency and develops further ________ around the world. At home I often see the news ________   Wuhan, which I’ve come to love and call _____ home. News includes stories of infections, stories of isolation but also stories of _______. Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have _______, remains on lockdown.

I still remember last vacation back home, when mentioning Wuhan, people would often just _______and say, “Wu… what?” “Wuhan”! “Where’s that?” “Hubei Province, Central China.” “Mhhh, ________ heard of it.”

Then I talked about the beauty of Wuhan, like ______ the scenery keeps changing, and becoming more _________ day by the day. It has a growing art and creative scene, new green and recreative spaces _________everywhere.

I was _______ asked what ________ could be told to the world about Wuhan. I said that I’d write about its natural beauty like lakes, mountains and rivers, long walks _________the East Lake, and of course the city’s culture, art and music.

I hope that everything will return to _______, and indeed people are going out of their way to help and support each other. They choose to believe that they can_______ the crisis to return life to normal as quickly as possible.

As for me, I will definitely________to tell the story of the city I love and of its wonderful, welcoming, and strong people.

1.

A．spotted

B．occurred

C．settled

D．solved

2.

A．anything

B．something

C．nothing

D．everything

3.

A．sends

B．gives

C．fills

D．helps

4.

A．urgent

B．national

C．immediate

D．limited

5.

A．convenience

B．unhappiness

C．ambition

D．concern

6.

A．putting aside from

B．coming out of

C．looking forward to

D．leaving out for

7.

A．its

B．it

C．my

D．me

8.

A．virus

B．segregation

C．hope

D．nature

9.

A．lightened

B．surfaced

C．missed

D．decreased

10.

A．stare

B．glance

C．cry

D．beg

11.

A．never

B．always

C．random

D．often

12.

A．how

B．why

C．what

D．whether

13.

A．upsetting

B．challenging

C．charming

D．curious

14.

A．setting aside

B．falling down

C．springing up

D．drawing back

15.

A．barely

B．rarely

C．merely

D．once

16.

A．remarks

B．stories

C．experiences

D．thoughts

17.

A．across

B．along

C．between

D．through

18.

A．normality

B．disaster

C．home

D．reality

19.

A．put

B．suffer

C．defeat

D．surround

20.

A．calm

B．start

C．stop

D．continue

3 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Adler,

I’m writing to express my sincere thank to you. First of all, during my stay in your house, I could always feel your warmth, which has made my brief stay pleasantly. I’m missing your delicious dinner that you cook specially for me.

What’s worse, the beauty of American campus and the variety of school activities have impressed me and appealed me. Here is a Chinese knot meaning for you, a symbol of friendship, peace or love in China. With this gift, I wish you a good health and great happiness. Finally I’d like to invite you to visit China where you know is worth a visit.

Look forward to your reply at my convenience.

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 假设人生有这样两种选择:富有成就,声名远扬;一生平凡,但快乐幸福。请用英语写篇短文,谈谈你的选择以及你做出该选择的理由。
注意:1．词数100左右,开头已给,但不计入你的总词数。

2．要保持行文连贯,条理清楚。

Suppose everyone has such two choices: one is a productive life with a widespread fame: the other is an ordinary but happy one. ____

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5 . Dear World:

My son starts school today. It's going to be strange and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him gently.

You see, up to now, he's been king of the house. He's been boss of the backyard. I have always been around to repair his wounds, and to ease his feelings.

But now things are going to be different.

This morning, he's going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great adventure that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow.

So, World, I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach him but gently, if you can. Teach him the wonders of books. Give him quiet time to ponder(思考) the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him they are wrong. Teach him to sell his physical strength and brains to the person who offers the most money, but never to put a price on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a criminal gang (团伙) ...and to stand and fight if he thinks he's right. Teach him gently, World, but don't coddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.

A Mother

1. Why does the mother write this letter?

A．Her son is afraid to go to school.

B．She hopes not to see his son fail in school.

C．Her son begins to touch a new world.

D．She thinks the world is really terrible

2. What can we know about the son?

A．He cannot adapt himself to the new world.

B．He is taken good care of by his family.

C．He has learnt a lot from difficulties.

D．He is very naughty at home.

3. What does the underlined word "coddle" mean in the last paragraph?

A．Love somebody and allow him to do whatever he wants.

B．Like to find fault with somebody.

C．Treat somebody with too much punishment.

D．Dislike somebody very much.

4. What does the author stress in the last paragraph?

A．How to acquire knowledge at school.

B．How to be an=excellent teacher.

C．How to succeed in learning.

D．How to train her son.

6 . All the definitions and facts in a dictionary or book do not convey what friendship is really about. It cannot be understood through _______. The only way to understand friendship is through experience, which _______ all the senses.

Friendship can be seen. It is seen in an old couple sitting in the park holding hands. It is seen in a child freely _______ the last cookie. It is not _______ to see friendship; it is always there for eyes that can see.

Friendship can be heard. It is heard in the words of two friends squeezing in lunch together on an extremely _______ day although they have a lot of things to do. It is the way they _______ each other, not the words. Friendship can be heard by those willing to listen.

Friendship is _______ in a touch. It is a pat on the back from a teammate, a high five between classes, and the wet kiss from the family dog. The touch _______ more than words or gestures. It is _______ understood and clearly shows the feelings.

Friendship has a taste. It tastes like homemade bread: the ingredients all measured and planned, then carefully ________, then the quiet ________ as the dough(生面团) rises. Hot from the oven, the bread tastes more than the sum of its ingredients ________ there are the thoughts of the baker as her hands mix the flour or her ________ as she waits for the dough to rise. ________ and unmeasured, this is the ingredient that ________. Warm, fresh from the oven, the difference you taste is ________.

Friendship has a smell. It smells like the slightly burnt cookies your brother made especially for you. It smells like your home when ________ it after being away for a long time. Friendship has ________ smells.

Finally, more than the other senses, friendship is a(n) ________ of the heart. It is the language of the heart--a language that, whether seen, felt, heard, or tasted, is understood by the ________. Like air fills the lungs, friendship fills the heart, allowing us to experience the best life has to offer: a friend.

1.

A．reading

B．studying

C．words

D．gestures

2.

A．expects

B．involves

C．affects

D．expresses

3.

A．eating

B．holding

C．choosing

D．sharing

4.

A．common

B．formal

C．difficult

D．private

5.

A．busy

B．tough

C．bad

D．important

6.

A．look at

B．talk to

C．care for

D．play with

7.

A．felt

B．given

C．discovered

D．remembered

8.

A．understands

B．explains

C．communicates

D．knows

9.

A．perfectly

B．instantly

C．hopefully

D．thankfully

10.

A．tasted

B．prepared

C．mixed

D．supplied

11.

A．waiting

B．working

C．change

D．competition

12.

A．and

B．because

C．until

D．unless

13.

A．patience

B．confidence

C．tolerance

D．dependence

14.

A．Unfinished

B．Uncovered

C．Unseen

D．Unmoved

15.

A．comes to life

B．makes the difference

C．makes sense

D．takes effect

16.

A．happiness

B．comfort

C．friendship

D．hardship

17.

A．winning back

B．stepping into

C．helping out

D．carrying on

18.

A．strong

B．strange

C．natural

D．various

19.

A．experience

B．thought

C．reward

D．result

20.

A．partners

B．senses

C．heart

D．family