1 . Once a highly successful businessman, _________ a health insurance company, was getting ready to go to his office. When he _________ the car door and tried to reach into his car, a dog sleeping under his car suddenly came out and _________ on bis leg! The businessman got very angry and quickly _________ a few rocks and threw at the dog but none hit the dog. The dog ran away.

Upon reaching his office, the businessman _________ a meeting of his managers and during the meeting he put the anger of dog on them. The managers also got upset by the anger of their _________ and they put their anger to the employees working under them. The chain of this reaction kept going _________ the lower level of employees and _________, the anger reached to the office peon (苦力；苦工).

After the of office time was _________ the peon reached his home, and his wife opened the door. She asked him, “Why are you so late today?” The peon __________ and upset, gave one slap (用手掌打，拍，捆) to his wife! And he said, “I didn’t go to the office to play football. I went to work so don’t irritate me with your stupid questions!”

So now the wife got upset, for she got a slap for no __________. She put her anger on his son who was watching TV and gave him a slap, “This is all you do, and you have no interest in studying! __________ the TV now!”

The son got upset now! He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by looking at him. He picked up a rock and hit the dog in anger and frustration. The dog, getting hit by a rock, ran away barking, __________.

This was the same dog that bit the businessman early morning.

What we can learn from this story is that we should be mindful of our __________, because good actions will bring you good things and black deeds will lead to __________ results.

1.

A．serving

B．funding

C．running

D．paying

2.

A．opened

B．closed

C．locked

D．washed

3.

A．felt

B．barked

C．smelt

D．bit

4.

A．broke up

B．picked up

C．cut up

D．hung up

5.

A．postponed

B．canceled

C．called

D．considered

6.

A．partner

B．child

C．customer

D．boss

7.

A．till

B．before

C．after

D．past

8.

A．luckily

B．finally

C．painfully

D．hopefully

9.

A．down

B．over

C．on

D．off

10.

A．angry

B．frightened

C．helpless

D．nervous

11.

A．good

B．word

C．reason

D．luck

12.

A．Break down

B．Put away

C．Turn off

D．Pick out

13.

A．in need

B．in trouble

C．in order

D．in pain

14.

A．experiment

B．challenge

C．recommendation

D．behavior

15.

A．unpleasant

B．unique

C．equal

D．impressive

2 . I have just finished my years in Colmar, in eastern France. I _________ in Leeds, a large city in the U.K.! I was _________ in Chester. I had lived there until I went to university.

I _________ in a secondary school in Colmar. I taught English to several classes and over a year I grew quite attached to my _________. I enjoyed preparing lessons that they would _________ and games that would make them laugh. Telling each class that it was my last lesson with them was _________ painful. It is likely that I will _________ see most of these students again. I didn’t want to _________ this beautiful town, nor lovely colleagues （同事） and students behind.

I attended university in Leeds. I _________ a house with six other people—it was great fun and I have some __________ memories of our time together. Within just two years, Leeds became my second __________. I knew where to go for many kinds of things, the nice places to eat and who I could turn to for help. It was a(n) __________ to leave the city.

Last but not least, I must mention Chester. I am __________ to have a group of friends from secondary school there. We still meet up when we’re back in Chester. Being in Chester also       ________ spending time with my family.

I no longer know which place to call home. However, when I’m in one place, I will __________ the other two — which makes me quite sad.

1.

A．toured

B．traded

C．volunteered

D．studied

2.

A．brought up

B．taken on

C．picked up

D．turned down

3.

A．learned

B．graduated

C．worked

D．traveled

4.

A．friends

B．students

C．colleagues

D．families

5.

A．skip

B．challenge

C．enjoy

D．concentrate

6.

A．originally

B．equally

C．definitely

D．roughly

7.

A．never

B．still

C．just

D．often

8.

A．lose

B．leave

C．visit

D．forget

9.

A．sought

B．built

C．entered

D．shared

10.

A．distant

B．wonderful

C．detailed

D．awkward

11.

A．home

B．option

C．dream

D．goal

12.

A．attack

B．trick

C．shadow

D．struggle

13.

A．moved

B．eager

C．fortunate

D．amazed

14.

A．means

B．reflects

C．increases

D．affects

15.

A．ignore

B．describe

C．imagine

D．miss

3 . In your daily life negative emotions (负面情绪) can do great harm to you. If you want to stay away from bad feelings, you can train yourself to let the light in.     1     To achieve it, you should keep to the following points.

Start smiling more. When you smile, your brain start neural (神经系统的) messages that actually make you feel more positive. Even if you’re feeling kind of unhappy, make your face do the work of smiling to have a good day.

    2     It’s easy for you to say something that can bring you down. Using positive (积极的) words has a good effect on your mood and your view.

Do nice things for others. Sometimes you may have a day with bad feelings.     3     You can choose to spread heart-warming things around, and the smiles you get will surely make you feel joyful. To lighten someone else’s day, you can clean up the house before your partner or roommate gets home or pickup coffee for your office.

Be with people you enjoy. If you want to think positively, make yourself stay with other positive thinkers, and with people who bring out the best in you.     4    

Keep a diary and record each day. If you sometimes end the day on a unpleasant note, train yourself to turn that around. Instead, sit down and pour yourself a cup of tea.     5     What happened? What went right? What went wrong? Put it all down.

A．That doesn’t mean you have to be like that.

B．Make some changes in the words you use.

C．Don’t judge yourself simply by others’ feelings.

D．Just think over it and start writing about your day.

E．Hangout with those who are supportive and friendly.

F．It is important to find the bright side and stay positive.

G．Talk about things that went along well and explain why.

4 . When I was in school, I participated in an internship (实习期) with a hospital chaplain (牧师). This largely included me visiting certain hospital patients and then discussing the communication with the chaplain.

I had no special training in this, and introducing myself to strangers was not my natural talent. On one visit, I cautiously entered a darkened room to find an elderly man lying lonely in the bed. He was awake, but very weak, confused and anxious. He badly wanted to communicate something, but I couldn’t understand what he was saying. He obviously didn’t want me to leave, but I felt so lost and uncomfortable that I had to leave the room after only several minutes.

The next time I was at the hospital, I was arranged to make follow-up visits with the same list of patients. I expected my time with the old man to be just as short as the last time. As I arrived at the room, the first thing I noticed was that the lights were on. His daughter was there visiting him. He was sitting in the bed and looked much better. I was certain the man didn’t remember me at all, but he recognized me immediately, saying, "I remember you. You were the angel that gave me hope in my darkest hour!" I was so amazed that I didn’t know how to respond.

       I may never be able to explain it, but somehow he found in me something he needed at an important point in his life, just because I was there. I have thought about this encounter (相遇) often over the past 25 years. It has shaped the way I see life, the way I see myself, and the way I see others. Obviously, we can’t know the effect our actions, or even just our presence, will have on life.

1. Why did the writer leave the elderly man soon on the first visit?

A．They had a short and boring conversation.

B．The elderly man wanted to stay by himself.

C．The writer was frightened by the elderly man.

D．The writer didn’t know what he could do to help.

2. What happened on the writer’s second visit to the elderly man?

A．The elderly man’s condition turned much better.

B．The elderly man could hardly remember the writer.

C．The writer planned to communicate more deeply with the elderly man.

D．The writer wasn’t surprised at being called an angel by the elderly man.

3. The elderly man regarded the writer as his angel most probably because _______.

A．he was encouraged by the writer’s words

B．the writer’s second visit moved him deeply

C．he was impressed by the writer’s friendliness

D．the writer’s first visit gave him much strength

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Getting a New Talent.	B．An Angel by Accident.
C．Saving a Lonely Old Man.	D．Communication Makes Life Better.

5 . Growing up, I understood one thing about my dad: He knew everything. I asked him questions and he gave me _________. When I moved out on my own, I usually called him when something broke and I needed to know how to _________ it.

But then, eventually, I _________ him less. I got married, and my husband had the _________ I was short of. I didn’t know when it happened, but our _________ when I called developed into six words. Me: “Hi, Dad.” Him: “Hi, sweetie. Here’s Mom.” There would be a(n) _________ if my mum wasn’t at home. I _________ loved my dad, but I wondered at times if maybe he had already _________ everything I needed to know.

Then, this past summer, my dad said that he once spent a summer in college building boats. “You did?” I asked. I thought I knew everything about my dad. However, I never knew this. I _________ that in the past 40 years, I had focused on myself only. I felt a deep sense of __________.

A few weeks later, I called my parents. Dad answered. “Hi, sweetie. Here’s Mom.,” he said.

__________ to know more about him, I said, “Wait, Dad. How are you?” We __________ talking about a new battery he’d bought for his boat. To anyone else, it would sound like a __________ conversation between a dad and his daughter. But to me, it was novel and a new __________. I spent the first part of my life needing to talk to my dad. Now I talk to him because I __________ to.

1.

A．reminders

B．reports

C．responses

D．reasons

2.

A．rent

B．view

C．use

D．fix

3.

A．knew

B．needed

C．missed

D．saw

4.

A．knowledge

B．resource

C．freedom

D．character

5.

A．arrangement

B．meeting

C．performance

D．conversation

6.

A．explanation

B．tension

C．silence

D．exchange

7.

A．certainly

B．usually

C．hardly

D．particularly

8.

A．acquired

B．shared

C．gathered

D．stressed

9.

A．proved

B．complained

C．guessed

D．realized

10.

A．shame

B．doubt

C．shock

D．pity

11.

A．Lucky

B．Eager

C．Ready

D．Happy

12.

A．aimed at

B．got through

C．stuck to

D．ended up

13.

A．normal

B．long

C．personal

D．serious

14.

A．advance

B．opportunity

C．beginning

D．agreement

15.

A．learn

B．want

C．promise

D．prepare

6 . Ways to Show Gratitude (感激)

COVID-19 has a way of making people feel like their world was turned upside down overnight. They struggle with feeling frightened and feeling like everyone is overreacting (反应过度).     1    

Give thanks for everyday things

    2     In fact, being grateful for something as small as a fresh cup of coffee, a sunny day, or a perfect parking spot can give you a better mood and train your brain to see the good rather than the bad.

    3    

One way to make gratitude a regular part of your day is to make it a habit to think of three things you are thankful for each day. It doesn’t really matter whether you perform this exercise first thing in the morning or just before you go to bed. The important thing is that you’re taking time and reflecting on what you are grateful for.

Keep track of everything you’re grateful for

Using a phone app like Gratitude Plus, you can record the things you’re grateful for. Another option is to use social media or even post-it notes to express your gratitude.     4     This way, when you’re feeling down, you can reflect on the things that previously (以前) brought a smile to your face.

Reflect on past negative experiences

Look back on the worst moments in your life.     5     Consider not only what you suffered, but also what you learned through the experiences. When you find the positive in negative experiences, you have turned them into something positive that does you good in the end.

A．Make gratitude a daily habit.

B．Stick to expressing gratitude in public.

C．Then, compare those with where you are now.

D．Gratitude doesn’t have to be over the top or something significant.

E．You can hardly stay strong while recalling the moments that ever happened.

F．But learning to practice gratitude every day can bring some changes to your life.

G．The key is to use a method to help you remember the things you are grateful for.

7 . 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.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
When I wrote the passage, I seemed to talk with the teen—myself.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8 . "Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are . . . " Jimmy was singing happily with his friends. He laughed and then started to tell stories to them.

_________, this would never happen in real life. My eight-year-old brother, Jimmy, is an autistic （自闭症的）child. He doesn't know how to chat with others and can't even _________ by himself. He also has difficulty following his teachers in class. These things make him feel _________ at school.

Mom took Jimmy to the hospital to get more treatment. But it _________ very well. Jimmy still doesn't know how to behave at school. He can't listen to the teacher and doesn't understand what to do. He always forgets to bring his things home and even loses his books. My mom is always worried, but when she talks about Jimmy, she still _________― it seems that she is still _________ her son.

_________ Jimmy's sister, I am also worried about him. I heard that some students encourage him to misbehave and then laugh at him. The boys even stole _________ pencils and hid them in Jimmy' s bag. Then they told the teacher that Jimmy stole them.

Every time I hear about these things, I am very _________, but my mom asks me not to. She says that Jimmy doesn't __________ it at all. He is always smiling, even though life is hard for him. I love him and I hope things will get better soon and he will grow up happily.

1.

A．Then

B．However

C．And

D．Although

2.

A．go to school

B．stay with others

C．do any things

D．do many things

3.

A．lonely

B．disappointed（使…失望）

C．worried

D．happy

4.

A．hasn't done

B．hasn't worked

C．got

D．did

5.

A．gets excited

B．gets mad

C．smiles

D．cries

6.

A．proud of

B．responsible for（对…负责）

C．hard on

D．thankful to

7.

A．With

B．To

C．For

D．As

8.

A．Jimmy's

B．his

C．others'

D．their

9.

A．upset

B．puzzled（困惑的）

C．strange

D．pleasant（令人愉快的）

10.

A．have a look at

B．care about

C．hide

D．hate

9 . “I think kawaii, or cute feelings, can remind us of human connection that we sometimes forget,” says Hiroshi Nittono, director of the Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory at Osaka University.

“Viewing cute images of baby animals gives us a desire to act tenderly and responsibly to protect them,” he explains. “This idea holds that weak and defenseless but cute things set off caregiving behavior in the beholder.” Cute things make us feel protective, and when we’re protective, we might be naturally more focused.

Engineers, advertisers, and developers have taken advantage of this phenomenon, using kawaii to control user experience and consumer behavior. Researchers call it cute engineering. It’s a way to harness positive feelings and emotions to motivate (激励) and shape the user’s behavior in a positive way.

Sometimes cute engineering is subtle (微妙的), but it’s often quite obvious. Engineers use kawaii in the field of robotics, for instance—the cuter the robot, the more humans will want to engage with it. There’s also the iMac, which over the years, Apple designed to be subtly adorable (可爱的). It persuaded traditionally non-computer users to buy into the world of computing so that they could sell more units.

There’s also “cute filtering (萌物滤镜)”, a component of cute engineering that allows consumers to personalize their kawaii experience, just like the way iMac users could choose the color of their units. In this way, users can create their own kawaii experience. Using a “cute filter”, users can freely choose the cuteness parameters (参数) such as color, size, motion, smell, and taste to adjust their desired cute output.

1. Why would people like to protect cute baby animals according to Hiroshi Nittono?

A．People have no choice but to do it.

B．People are taught to protect animals.

C．Cute things motivate people to protect them.

D．Cute baby animals are too weak to protect themselves.

2. What does the underlined word “harness” probably mean?

A．Focus on.

B．Figure out.

C．Throw light on.

D．Make use of.

3. Why was the iMac designed to be adorable?

A．The iMac could shape people’s preference.

B．Computer producers could make more money.

C．Engineers could design computers to their taste.

D．Consumers would like to have more kawaii experience.

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

A．The Power of Kawaii.	B．Protect Cute Animals.
C．A New Discovery.	D．Control Cute Feelings.

10 . Alex Zhang, a 26-year-old male engineering worker, has been working at one of China’s leading telecommunication companies for years. He believes that the current situation at his company has become stagnant, despite the fact that his co-workers are staying later and later in the office and volunteering more frequently to work on weekends.

“At first people would try to work like a horse, but gradually the rising number of working hours doesn’t mean a higher reward anymore but will only bring anxiety and stress,” Zhang added. “Also, as some people realize they have to stay overtime anyway, they become slack (懈怠的) during the day.”

“Involution,” or nèi juǎn in Chinese, is a rising buzzword (流行语) in China, referring to the status of not making any progress and development. It was first used to describe the unreasonable amount of work every student has to face to get competitive grades inside Chinese universities. Later it has spread fast and come to refer to the abnormal work culture of big companies where 996 ― working from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 6 days a week ― is common. More and more tired workers have begun to talk about similarly depressing working conditions they face, fueling heated discussions online.

Facing such an exhausting and unrewarding competition, Generation Y and Z are beginning to choose “lying flat” — a new phrase popularized within the last few weeks, meant to reflect the unresisting and unbothered attitude. Besides being used in the workplace, other areas that “lying flat” happens include marriage, consumption (消费), and social activities. Feeling more and more powerless, some young people have had a complete lack of interest in getting married, having kids, and making large purchases. When China’s “the three-child policy” is making waves on the internet, some netizens are responding with comments that point to the deep causes within education, housing, and the unfair treatment that female employees face, all of which are reasons behind people’s “lying down” attitude.

What is on earth the right attitude towards life? Among the heated discussion online, “I lie down. You involute. Neither of us is the other’s business.” was one of the most popular comments. But are there only two options? Instead of thinking about how to make a difficult choice, what you need to think about is how to adjust your mind and get rid of anxiety. Live your own life based on reality and shoulder the responsibility. That’s it.

1. What does the underlined word “stagnant” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Energetic.	B．Inactive.
C．Competitive.	D．Exhausted.

2. In which of the following contexts was the term “involution” first used?

A．Workplace.	B．Politics.
C．Education.	D．Marriage.

3. According to the text, why are some young people beginning to choose “lying flat”?

A．They follow the crowd blindly.

B．They develop a sense of incapability in the race.

C．They are indifferent to real life by nature.

D．They become less fit for lack of regular exercises.

4. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To introduce the origin of the term “involution”.

B．To criticize the young Chinese who are “lying flat”.

C．To stress the importance of the unresisting attitude.

D．To inspire a positive attitude in the involuted people.