1 . 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。

Many people think that money brings happiness. However, according to Professor Michael Argyle, this is not true. In Britain, we are     1     (rich) but unhappier than fifty years   ago. The USA is the richest country in the world but Americans are not the happiest people in the world.

Professor Argyle has found that very poor people and very rich people are unhappier than those in between. For example, very poor people in     2    developing world live in overcrowded houses without any running water and     3    no electricity. However, there are many millionaires (百万富翁) with     4     (person) problems. A lot of young people     5    get rich very quickly are at risk.

Because of this, a few young millionaires are changing their life styles. Richard Cross, a multi-millionaire computer analyst ( 分 析 师 ) from California is an example. His house     6     (show) no signs of his wealth. There is a small garden   and there only two   cars     7     (park) outside the house. “I want my kids     8     (live) a normal life,” says Richard.

So what can make     9     (we) happy? According to Professor Argyle, you should have one close relationship and some close     10     (friend). You should do a little sport and have a lot of contact (联系) with other people. Other people make you happy, not money!

2 . We have to admit that we all get defensive(戒备的)sometimes. Defensiveness is a human________in certain situations. Not everything makes us defensive - it seems that specific situations________ defensiveness. I was usually a________ individual, but there were always some cases where my insecurities________ me and I got defensive and doubted my ability.

In my family’s eyes, I was________ my elder sister. I was an outgoing kid who liked undertaking outdoor work________ my sister was shy and preferred to do household chores. We were responsible for sharing different housework. My parents were satisfied with such “perfect”________ in our life. But problems started to________ after I got married. The members of my new family are all great cooks. I suddenly found myself a(n)________ . Any time the subject of cooking came up, I became________ and defensive. When I went deeper and________ the reason, I discovered it was due to its conflict with my value. I perceived their reaction to my poor cooking skills as a(n)________ .

It took me years to________ myself and my cooking abilities.________ , my new family did much to make me feel relieved. I know it is the insecurities that make me annoyed easily. Over time, I’ve learned to calmly     ________ those insecurities and I have learned to be happy with “good enough”. Now I’m aware of the trap and________ myself not to connect the feeling of inadequacy with my sense of self-worth.

When our defensiveness________ , it can feel like we are being blamed for something. Being defensive can________ effective and honest communication. Sometimes, it has the________ of preventing the issues from being resolved. So we should get rid of too much defensiveness to make ourselves________ constantly.

1.

A．response

B．factor

C．target

D．assessment

2.

A．explain

B．adjust

C．cause

D．worsen

3.

A．hard working

B．confident

C．responsible

D．warm-hearted

4.

A．overcame

B．protected

C．ignored

D．misunderstood

5.

A．independent of

B．different from

C．close to

D．unsatisfied with

6.

A．while

B．because

C．although

D．otherwise

7.

A．comment

B．research

C．cooperation

D．translation

8.

A．decline

B．emerge

C．recover

D．hide

9.

A．assistant

B．exception

C．hero

D．expert

10.

A．smart

B．curious

C．annoyed

D．confused

11.

A．sought

B．created

C．recorded

D．forgot

12.

A．instruction

B．threat

C．approval

D．inspiration

13.

A．instruct

B．accept

C．praise

D．show

14.

A．Luckily

B．Regretfully

C．Unexpectedly

D．Strangely

15.

A．value

B．teach

C．memorize

D．analyze

16.

A．trouble

B．beg

C．cause

D．remind

17.

A．fall

B．prove

C．arise

D．push

18.

A．result in

B．hold back

C．speed up

D．result from

19.

A．significance

B．rule

C．tip

D．consequence

20.

A．improve

B．pride

C．promise

D．contradict

3 . The wonderful multiple-award winning producer, writer, and director Norman Lear, who is 100, was recently interviewed by a TV host, who asked him what advice he would give to younger people as a successful man. Without missing a beat, Lear said, “Learn to let things that bother you go.”

Those few words are some of the most powerful in the world. I know that if people could just learn to do it, murder and divorce rates would fall dramatically, and I would be out of a job.

Learning to let go of what bothers you is a dream for many people, each of us has our own personal demons (魔鬼) to fight. The big question is: how do you let go of them? There is no one solution that works for everyone, because we’re all different. Psychotherapy(心理疗法) may help some people who hold on to negative thoughts, while others don’t respond to such treatments.

Even after you’ve worked on this, you may have to deal with the after-effects of a traumatic experience. It’s hard to forget, for example, that someone held a gun to your head or broke your heart. Truly letting go means not forgetting what happened but rather leading to live with it, because no one can completely forget their past and it’s no use avoiding the unfortunate past. But each day is a chance to start anew.

Elvira, an actress, was disturbed by PTSD, a mental disorder. Medication didn’t help. She got counseling from some good people and did her own work, but she would still wake up in a state of anxiety every morning. When we started working together, I asked her to imagine, as often as she could, that the discomfort she was feeling was the negativity leaving her body. Whenever a negative thought entered her mind, she would repeat this visualization exercise and would soon begin to feel okay again.

Learning to let go of things that bother you frees you from the feeling that you don’t deserve good things coming your way. It takes effort, but it’s worthwhile.

1. What advice did Norman Lear share with younger people?

A．Being professional in multiple fields.	B．Being enthusiastic about one’s career.
C．Having an optimistic attitude to bad things.	D．Showing great love and caring for the young.

2. What message is conveyed in Paragraph 3?

A．Annoying dreams share certain similarities.	B．Strategies for letting go vary between individuals.
C．It’s necessary for us to let go of negative thoughts.	D．It’s normal for us to receive psychological treatments.

3. What may the author encourage those bothered by traumatic experiences to do?

A．Move forward with bad memories.	B．Avoid things related to past traumas
C．Try hard to forget unpleasant experiences.	D．Mark the boundary between the present and the past.

4. What does the author mainly want to show by the example of Elvira?

A．An effective technique for battling against anxiety.

B．The way how mental disorders affect people’s life.

C．The process of treating mental disorders is painful.

D．Actresses are more likely to suffer mental disorders.

4 . Coursework, quizzes, and activities can all get you, a high school student, too stressful sometimes.     1     If you’re worried about your exams, try and turn a negative into a positive and follow these steps:

i. Find out why you’re worried about your results.

Think you’re not prepared? Don’t know how you’re going to learn everything in time? Or do you just get nervous in test conditions?     2     It’s important to figure out what exactly is making you have negative thoughts; you can start doing something about it.

ii. See the improvements to ease your worries.

Are you already doing hours of revision and are still worried? Maybe you’re not seeing the results of your revision.     3     Make a list of all the topics you need to revise and tick them off when you’ve learnt them, turning that “I know nothing” feeling into an “I am ready” feeling.

iii.     4    

While it’s great to realise that all people are having a hard time with revision, it’s important you don’t get used to thinking negatively about your results. Positive thinking has been shown to build up confidence and reduce anxiety. So even if you’re talking about your fear for the results, make sure you’re imagining yourself passing with success.

iv. Study now!

    5     If you hate some of your topics then those topics might be causing you stress-revise those until you’re more comfortable and your revision will be better.

A．You probably have some scary thoughts about your final results.

B．The best way to stop worrying is to take action.

C．Talk to other people who are being negative.

D．You may get worried about examinations for different reasons.

E．Keep testing yourself with past papers to track how your work helps.

F．Try to take the negative energy away from your thoughts.

G．The good news is that these emotions are entirely normal.

5 . Fear is a feeling, and like all feelings, it’s made by your brain.    1    That is, to get you out of danger, fast.

    2    It tells you not to, say, run into the street without looking both ways, or reach into the campfire to pick up a burned marshmallow(棉花糖), or try to feed a snake a piece of your hot dog. Fear can get you to think twice and make safe decisions.

But sometimes you can be terribly afraid of something that’s not really dangerous, like insects or bad dreams. Or you may have a fear that makes sense, but is too much.

You can never be away from fear completely. Fear is built into your brain.    3    But you can learn to control what causes fear, what your brain sees as dangerous. And understanding fear can help you choose to act in other ways besides running or fighting.

When fear rises, it can be hard to think clearly and keep your cool. But with practice, you can manage fear.    4    Brave people still feel fear like everyone else—the difference is in how they deal with it.

Practicing for scary situations can help you act properly and quickly without freezing up. If you are nervous about having to give a speech in front of a class or meeting, practicing can help you focus on the speech, not the fear. Fear is an uncontrollable reaction, but the way we deal with it is not. It takes practice to learn to stay calm in scary situations, but it can be done.    5    

A．You can’t control fear.

B．Fear can be a good thing.

C．No one is actually fearless.

D．Fear is a feeling with one job.

E．Also, practice can quiet your fear.

F．Your brain will tell you what to do.

G．After all, learning is what the brain does best.

6 . Most parents already know that family mealtimes are great for children. But what may come as ________ news to parents is that these shared meals are also good for ________.

When kids are present at ________, parents may eat more ________, perhaps to ________ good behavior and provide the best food they can to their kids. Parents who dine with their kids also tend to report less ________ and overeating. Parents may avoid some of these destructive behaviors when they know their ________ are watching and ready to ________.

Researchers have also found that having frequent family meals is associated with better ________ health for both mothers and fathers, despite mothers’ carrying more of the ________ of meal preparation. Compared with parents who ________ ate family meals, parents who regularly ________ with their kids reported higher levels of family functioning, greater self-esteem and lower levels of ________ symptoms and stress. Since it’s the atmosphere at the dinner table that ________ most considerably to emotional well-being, takeout or prepared food eaten at home will ________ nicely too.

Just as for children, family dinner is the most reliable time of the day for adults to ________ and talk to others. It’s a time to step away from video calls, emails and to-do lists, and ________ connect face to face. Dinnertime often ________ for a few laughs, a time to decrease the ________ and also to talk about the day’s events and what tomorrow ________.

1.

A．distinguished

B．unexpected

C．apparent

D．inaccessible

2.

A．pets

B．children

C．adults

D．adolescents

3.

A．meetings

B．mealtime

C．school

D．games

4.

A．healthily

B．anxiously

C．securely

D．greedily

5.

A．obey

B．function

C．affect

D．model

6.

A．smiling

B．sobbing

C．dieting

D．sharing

7.

A．kids

B．tutors

C．parents

D．relatives

8.

A．faint

B．tease

C．escape

D．imitate

9.

A．mental

B．financial

C．dental

D．physical

10.

A．burden

B．fortune

C．debt

D．profit

11.

A．constantly

B．rarely

C．typically

D．occasionally

12.

A．occupied

B．dragged

C．quarreled

D．dined

13.

A．optimistic

B．common

C．depressive

D．clinical

14.

A．contributes

B．sticks

C．submits

D．objects

15.

A．work

B．count

C．spoil

D．target

16.

A．take up

B．ring up

C．slow down

D．cut down

17.

A．nevertheless

B．namely

C．therefore

D．instead

18.

A．pays

B．answers

C．allows

D．arranges

19.

A．pressure

B．outcome

C．output

D．misery

20.

A．resembles

B．holds

C．occurs

D．contains

7 . 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

8 . 5 habits that are guaranteed to put you in a good mood

Keep fresh flowers around the house.

    1     Plus, it doesn’t have to break the bank. Whether it’s one or two stems, a bunch of rosemary or a small bouquet of carnations, a little goes a long way.

Go grocery shopping weekly.

An empty stomach is the biggest bad-mood catalyst. But if your kitchen is filled with healthy, yummy snacks, you can easily avoid a low-blood-suger-impulse buy that makes you feel yucky. The best way to stay stocked?     2    

Set aside an hour a day just for you.

    3     This one can be tough to do when people depend on you, but make time to support yourself in your own thoughts. We love waking up early to make coffee and read the paper. It’s amazing how much more grounded (接地气的，理性的) you will feel.

Set tiny, daily goals and cross them off.

There’s no better feeling than checking something off your to-do list.     4     Paying your electric bill has never felt more satisfying.

    5    

It may seem shocking, but there was a time when you didn’t have a cell phone, or a computer, everything was fine. Disconnecting from the invisible world that is constantly pulling you in for an hour or two a day will help you feel more present, and help you focus on what is truly important.

A．Go radio silent.

B．Make a schedule and stick to it.

C．Pick a day of the week that you always go and build it into your schedule.

D．Listening to a favorite or familiar song can instantly transport you to another type of mood.

E．When you have no time to yourself, you can feel like you’re trapped between other people’s needs.

F．It’s a small thing, but a house with fresh blooms just had a way of making the space and your mood active and happy.

G．Give yourself some easy wins by making daily checklists and delightfully knocking them off one by one.

9 . Camden was four years old. Just like what you can expect with a kid at his age, he’ s quite curious and cheerful. However, things started to change one day. He was no longer playing with the other kids in the kindergarten, keeping to himself in the corner. It is unusual for a child to switch personalities in just a matter of days. His teacher decided to get to the bottom of this.

After taking him away from the classroom, the small child admitted having some problems at home. Nancy felt that she needed to contact his father to address her worries. After a phone conversation, Nancy got informed of what she wanted to know. Darreld, Camden’s father, was seriously unwell because his kidneys were becoming weaker by the day and barely operating at 20%, about which his small son, Camden, became concerned.

A youngster cannot live happy without their parent. Nancy had promised her pupil to do everything she could to make things better for them, and she meant it. Nancy was determined to solve the problem once and for all.

Nancy received confirmation that she was a perfect candidate when she received the results of her hospital tests. Darreld’ s relatives and friends had previously been tested to check whether they were a match. Unfortunately, none of them were. Darreld was beginning to lose hope until Nancy made her offer.

To ease Nancy’s loved ones’ worries, the greatest surgeons in Iowa did the kidney removal, because they knew she would be experiencing a risky treatment that only the best in the field could manage. The operation succeeded! Both he and Nancy were expected to recover completely.

Camden was maybe the most affected by his father’ s plight, but now that Darreld is well again, as a result, the small kid has changed back to be happy and active. Camden promises to be Nancy’ s best pupil ever.

1. Why did Camden draw his teacher’ s attention?

A．Because he was badly ill.

B．Because he happened to be the teacher’ s neighbor.

C．Because he showed no interest in her class.

D．Because he suddenly changed too much in character.

2. What made Camden feel low?

A．His father’ s bad health condition.

B．His poor presentation in class.

C．That his classmates kept a distance from him.

D．That his father’s farm failed to grow crops.

3. What made Darreld hopeless before Nancy came to his aid?

A．His families refused to help him.

B．There was little chance to find a matched organ.

C．He was unable to support a large family.

D．Camden didn’t live up to his expectation.

4. Which can best explain the underlined word in the last paragraph?

A．Stress.

B．Operation.

C．Trouble.

D．Situation.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear Dad,

Growing up being the farmer’s daughter has been very interesting. It has made life challenging, fun and     1    (occasional) lonely. It has helped me grow as a person     2     have a whole new respect for all the farmers who most people just don’t pay attention to. It takes a special person to be a farmer, and even     3     (much) special people to be the farmer’s family.

I have always had a love for animals. Thank you     4     bringing me to the turkey and pig berms to see the cute little animals. Every time I see anything about pigs or turkeys I think about you,   just like when I     5     (buy) those plastic pig noses for you.

Every time I pass a field of corn, I think about how I grew up     6     (visit) you at fields just like that. I can even tell apart some of the     7     ( difference) crops. My farming vocabulary is pretty good    8    (compare) to a lot of other people. I also realize how important every little aspect of it is. The weather, bugs,a new type of seed or variety of plant - all of those play    9     part of a much bigger operation. I have a much bigger understanding of the world .

I’m proud to have a farmer dad. Although there were some     10     (struggle), I would never trade the way I grew up. You have worked so hard, and I appreciate everything you have done for me.

I Love you,Dad!