1 . Confidence is a feeling of trust in your abilities, qualities and judgment. Building confidence is like building a house. You need to start with a solid foundation, then construct everything else from there. It takes time and effort to improve your confidence, especially if you haven’t had the opportunity to prove your skills in the past.     1     Start strengthening your self-confidence with these how-to guides.

    2     It’s easier said than done, but daily, positive thoughts about what you’re able to do can improve your confidence. Everyone has days when staying positive is tough, but force yourself to remember one good thing you like about who you are every morning until it’s a habit.

Do things you’re good at. What happens when you do things that you are good at?     3    Your strengths become even stronger, which helps improve your belief in yourself. Taking this approach also has another benefit: It can increase how satisfied you are with your life.

Spend time with positive people. The people around you greatly impact how you feel about yourself. If judgmental or critical people surround you, it’ll take a toll(产生负面影响)on your mental strength. If, however, you’re interacting with people who can cheer others on and support one another, you’ll feel much better.     4    

Take care of yourself. Focusing on you and what you need sometimes feel like it’s selfish,but it’s not!     5     Taking care of yourself can help you take care of others, but it can also help boost your self-confidence. Easy ways to start include taking a break when you’re overwhelmed(不堪重负的), wearing your favorite outfit, or doing something you love.

A．Act as if you feel confident.

B．Your self-confidence starts to rise.

C．It’s a necessary part of being human.

D．However, it is something that everyone can do!

E．Think positively about yourself and your skills.

F．Actually, it’s hard to feel good about yourself if you overuse your health.

G．So focus on creating healthier relationships with the positive people in your life.

2 . 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

3 . 根据下列句意及所给汉语提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式，每空一词。
Dear Tracy,

How are you going recently? It’s almost a month     1     I saw you off at the airport. I miss you a lot. Please accept my     2     (感谢) for all that you have done to help me with my study.

Whenever I got into trouble, you were always there, reaching out a hand for me to hold. It was your help and encouragement     3     helped me get through all the difficulties and made me what I am today. I couldn’t have made it without your timely help.

By the way, please come back to China for a visit whenever it is     4     (方便的) for you. Anyway, you once told me that you enjoyed your travels across China. I am looking forward to     5     (看见) you again.

Give my best wishes to your family.

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给内容续写一段文字，使之构成一个完整的故事。开头已给出。

My sister, Mary, and I were quite different. In my eyes, Mary was quiet and, maybe, cold.

My parents ran a chicken farm. Since my parents were busy with other farm work, I offered to clean the chicken house, on the weekend and each school day after I returned home. It surely wasn’t fun for me, but I was happy to lend a hand. More importantly, the 20 dollars my parents promised me for the job meant much to me, with which I could afford my favorite books and CDs.

Cleaning the dirty chicken house was really a challenge for a 12-year-old like me. For several times, when I stopped by Mary’s room, I knocked at her door and asked whether she would help clean the chicken house However, I got “No” each time. She was indeed cold, I said to myself.

One Saturday, I came back home late due to a class outing. I was anxious and I hated to see the tired and disappointed look on Dad’s face! Luckily, Dad hadn’t come back yet.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为80左右：
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答，
I rushed to the chicken house and found Mary was there.
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5 . Months ago someone gave us a dish-washing machine as a gift. We already had a part-time worker who cleaned our bowls and _________ at home. There was no doubt that we _________ touched the new machine.

Alice, our neighbor was _________ the next week to a new house and I went to ask her whether the machine might be something she could _________. It turned out that she immediately said _________. She had a big family and her daughters had asked if they could get a dish-washing machine. And then she didn’t have to spend money to _________ one!

I couldn’t tell you how overjoyed I was to see her daughters’ _________ looks when they came over to get it. And they were even more excited about the _________ seeds (种子) I gave them. I hoped they would plant more flowers in their new home so that they would always have a piece of our _________ with them. Of course, I would miss them, too.

I __________ a pink heart on the front of our house while they were having their going-away __________. We also joined in their dinner and dance. I haven’t had the “heart” washed off yet either. I told her that maybe after they __________, I would wash it off or maybe not—I liked being reminded that our hearts would be __________ forever.

The __________ thing is that my neighbor’s daughters will still work in our town, and I’d like them to come to our house often. I want to tell them our door is always __________ for them here.

1.

A．rooms

B．floors

C．plates

D．boxes

2.

A．carefully

B．hardly

C．obviously

D．usually

3.

A．building up

B．giving up

C．running away

D．moving away

4.

A．rent

B．use

C．quit

D．give

5.

A．yes

B．sorry

C．hello

D．goodbye

6.

A．test

B．buy

C．lend

D．pack

7.

A．cheerful

B．strange

C．confident

D．cold

8.

A．rice

B．vegetable

C．flower

D．tree

9.

A．request

B．wealth

C．advice

D．memory

10.

A．hit

B．drew

C．attracted

D．recommended

11.

A．game

B．challenge

C．party

D．warning

12.

A．failed

B．appeared

C．relaxed

D．left

13.

A．connected

B．trapped

C．rescued

D．separated

14.

A．common

B．unimportant

C．amazing

D．unlucky

15.

A．famous

B．thankful

C．aware

D．open

6 . 假定你是李华，你的朋友王明因为担心疫情会影响正常的学习，太过着急以至于生病了。请你给他写一封信安慰他。
注意：1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：疫情pandemic;线下教学classroom teaching;线上教学online teaching
Dear Wang Ming，
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Yours，

Li Hua

7 . There are so many ways to explore in regard to finding new happiness. Below you’ll find some tips to help you find your idea of happiness.

Find a new hobby. When it comes to hobbies, the possibilities are endless. You can be as adventurous, creative, or outgoing as you want. You can try out a new hobby alone or with friends. Hobbies can help reduce stress and put our focus on what is fun and different.     1    

Put yourself first. A lot of people forget to take care of themselves because of a busy work schedule, marriage, kids and family. But remember when you put yourself first, your happiness will shine through for sure.     2     This way, you can not only be your best self but also possibly take better care of people around you.

Exercise. Not everyone is a fan of exercise, but it does have so many benefits.     3     All it takes is 30 minutes of movement to gain those “feel-good chemicals” to better your mood (心情) and health.

Eat a balanced diet. There is a relationship between food and mood.     4     A healthy balanced diet will make you stronger and happier. If you eat poorly, your organs (器官) will react negatively. As a result, you suffer from illnesses or have mood swings — you anger easily and find it hard to concentrate.

    5     Having a good support system is known to help improve our well-being. Unfortunately, not everyone means well. So it’s important to be aware of that and make it your priority only to allow people beneficial to your mental health in your life.

A．Choose your social circles wisely.

B．Know that people are always there for you.

C．You are doing your body a service by working out.

D．Happiness is based on how much you can do for others.

E．The key is to find something that will do just that for you.

F．What you put in your body determines how your body responds.

G．Taking time out for yourself daily improves your emotion and performance.

8 . 假定你是李华，今晚你的好友Tom举行生日聚会；但是因为你要去火车站接人，不能准时参加聚会。你托人给他捎去自制的生日礼物，并附上书信一封。请你根据下列写作要点和写作要求写一封英文书信。
写作要点：
1. 祝贺Tom生日；(send you my hearty greetings; on your birthday)
2. 请Tom收下生日礼物；(a self-made gift; accept)
3. 解释聚会迟到的原因，并表示将设法赶到聚会。(meet sb. at the railway station)
写作要求：
1. 词数不少于100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Tom,

I’m writing to

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Happy birthday and best wishes!

Yours

Li Hua

9 . When I was two years old, I lost my father forever, who had a traffic accident and passed away. Three years later, my mother_________ from serious health problems, leaving me to care for her. This _________ reversed (翻转)our roles as child and caretaker. While I knew my mother was sick, I _________ that everything would be okay. _________, in 1997 everything went terribly _________, and my life changed forever.

Adoption(收养) is a(n) _________ word to a five-year-old child, but when I realized that my mother had signed me over to _________, I felt it was the ultimate betrayal(背叛). I suffered from shock, _________, and confusion as I attempted to _________ my new family. I did learn to love my new parents though I couldn't __________ my mother for betraying me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest and that she actually loved me, I felt even bitter. I firmly believed that __________ she had truly loved me she would have made it work for our little family.

However, the older I got, the more I began to understand how __________ our situation had been. We had been __________ boxes of noodles. I have started to understand the __________ she put me up for adoption, and that she really did save me.

Only recently have I begun to __________ how a mother could give her child to strangers, and I realize now what a sacrifice(牺牲) it must have been for her to let me go. She was __________, but even in her state she understood that she was pulling me down with her. She loved me __________ anything, so she wanted me to have a chance in life, one she realized she could no longer __________ me. When I look back now, I am __________ to her. Even though I hated her for a long time, I now know my life has been a special gift only because she was__________ enough to give me up.

1.

A．recovered

B．suffered

C．benefited

D．prevented

2.

A．connection

B．direction

C．occupation

D．situation

3.

A．recognized

B．explained

C．admitted

D．believed

4.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Besides

5.

A．well

B．wrong

C．mad

D．common

6.

A．exact

B．right

C．warm

D．foreign

7.

A．strangers

B．cousins

C．friends

D．neighbors

8.

A．cold

B．hunger

C．tiredness

D．anger

9.

A．adjust to

B．worry about

C．give up

D．search for

10.

A．forgive

B．convince

C．represent

D．consult

11.

A．although

B．If

C．since

D．unless

12.

A．familiar

B．simple

C．terrible

D．independent

13.

A．throwing away

B．charging for

C．surviving on

D．dreaming of

14.

A．reasons

B．risks

C．rules

D．results

15.

A．remember

B．understand

C．ignore

D．describe

16.

A．upset

B．polite

C．sick

D．calm

17.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．more than

D．less than

18.

A．offer

B．lend

C．control

D．teach

19.

A．similar

B．grateful

C．equal

D．rude

20.

A．curious

B．patient

C．modest

D．selfless