1 . My grandfather was a rigid perfectionist. Everything had to be orderly, precise and punctual. I was frightened of him until the day he died. Growing up, my mother desperately wanted to please him. She probably thought he might leave if she didn’t.

In fact, I now think the fear of being left alone, abandoned, was a current throughout much of her life. A few years into my father suffering from Alzheimer, my mother’s voice on the phone sounded so upset that I had to tell her, “Just be with yourself for a little while.”

“No, I can’t do that. I don’t want to do that,” she said abruptly, closing the door on the subject. A while after my father died, she told me that she kept the television on all the time because it made her feel less lonely. “It makes the house seem more lived in,” she said. I had given in to my annoyance and either turned the volume down or turned it off. But after she told me that it filled in some of the loneliness, I never reached for the remote again.

We have had a long journey together, she and I. Over a half-century of memories, now that the journey has ended, I have a choice which ones to study which ones to turn over in my hands and dust off.

I choose to look at the ones that ache with a sweet truth not told often enough: there was love between us. It was just hard to find sometimes. I choose to remember her face on that winter day in Manhattan, when I came to her with a broken heart. I choose to remember walking on the shore with her in summers when we rented a beach house; somehow the sea always transformed us. And how she looked on my wedding day when she handed me a bracelet that had belonged to my grandmother. “Something old,” she said.

1. From the author’s point of view, what did her mother feel in her much time of life?

A．A sense of relief.	B．A sense of excitement.
C．A sense of being deserted.	D．A sense of being pleased.

2. How does the author support the theme of the text?

A．By giving examples.	B．By stating arguments.
C．By interviewing her father.	D．By visiting her grandfather.

3. The author writes the story to ________.

A．express regret for her grandfather

B．show her sympathy toward her mother

C．reveal her deep feelings for her mother

D．emphasize her concern about the generation gap

2 . Positive emotions don’t just feel good—they’re good for you. Research shows that people feel and do their best when they experience at least three times as many positive emotions as negative ones. Here are some ways to increase positive emotions in everyday life.

    1     Make a list. Add new emotions as you notice them. You also can look over your list of emotions at the end of the day and write down when you felt different positive emotions. Did you feel proud after playing well on the soccer field?     2     Tracking these positive emotions helps us be more aware of the positive feelings we already experience, and the situations or activities that bring them.

Identify a positive emotion you want to increase.     3     Think of situations or activities you’ve experienced that made you aware of your joy. Write down as many as you can. Focus on small, simple things, like a song that makes you feel joyful whenever you hear it. Any time you notice you’ re feeling joyful, consider adding that situation or activity to your list.

Sometimes we forget the way back to feeling positive. We might need a reminder that can lead us back to a happier emotional place.     4     A positivity box is a collection of reminders of positive experiences we’ve had. These reminders bring back the feelings associated with the good moments in our lives, our strengths, joys and accomplishments, the fun we’ve had, the books or music that have meaning for us, the people who are important to us.     5    

A．It’s a positivity “treasure chest”.

B．Let’s say you want to feel more joy.

C．Happy to see a film with your best friend?

D．That’s when a positivity box is really helpful.

E．Happy when your friends remembered your birthday?

F．Collect things that remind you of positive emotional moments.

G．Name the positive emotions you’ve experienced in your daily life.

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 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

I want to tell everyone about two teachers on Changyu Island, Wang Kaiquan and Lin Zhujin.

Few people know about this hometown of     1    (I). The island is beautiful, but it’s quite isolated, and there aren’t many modern     2    (convenience). In bad weather, even our water and power supplies     3    (be) unstable. People who have never been to our island are often     4    (surprise) by this and find it hard     5    (adjust). Many     6    live on the island dream of leaving.

These two primary school teachers, however,     7    (stay) on for 23 long years! They are     8    only teachers here, and they plan to stay for as long as there are children who need to attend school.

I want to thank them, and let the world know about these teachers who work     9    (tireless) every day     10    the sake of the children.

6 . 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

7 . 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.

8 . 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jerry邀请你下周日去北京环球影视城（Universal Beijing Resort）游玩，并来信询问特色游玩项目。因下周日你需要参加学校的志愿者活动而无法赴约，你回信表示歉意。内容包括：
1. 表示歉意；
2. 推荐娱乐项目：各类骑乘设施；哈利波特主题公园等；
3. 表示祝愿。
注意：（1）词数80-100；
（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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9 . 语法填空

Ben met some problems at school. He was     1     (disappoint) with his teammate    2     he felt the team were let down by their point guard. He told his best friend that his teammate was to blame, just    3     (let) off steam.     4    , his best friend told everyone else     5     he said. Embarrassed and ashamed, Ben doesn’t know what to do.Agony Aunt gives him some     6     (suggest). First, he should apologise    7     his teammate, because they need to work together, and that means    8     (communicate) with each other clearly and resolving conflicts. Second, he should talk to his best friend and tell him he is angry with him for repeating what he said and making the situation     9     (bad). Third, he should think about his behaviour. He shouldn’t say too much when angry but take    10     deep breath, calm down, and always remember: think first, speak later. If he thinks about other people’s feelings as well as his own, he’ll soon find everything works out.

10 . 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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