1 . Born in Russia and living in an orphanage (孤儿院) for the first 13 months of her life, Jessica Long had no idea what her future would hold. The little girl born with Fibular Hemimelia would not only go on to be a 13-time gold medal-winning Paralympic champion, but she would inspire others to chase their dreams.

Long was born in Russia, where she lived in an orphanage until her parents adopted her in 1993. Soon after being adopted, she had to have her legs amputated (截肢) at only a year and a half. “It gave me a lot of freedom and movement,” Long said. “But growing up was definitely really hard. From a very early age, I just decided that I was going to be unstoppable and I wasn’t going to let my legs hold me back.” From that point forward, she didn’t let anyone tell her what she was or wasn’t capable of doing. She started doing gymnastics as a kid. Then, in 2002, Long found her sport for life: swimming!

“I was the only girl with no legs on the swim team, ” she said. “There were moments I struggled, but my teammates treated me like a friend. When I look back on my life and I think about anyone on that team, no one made fun of me for having no legs and they were so kind.” Long defied (顶住) all odds and surprised everyone when she qualified at age only 12 for the Paralympics in 2004 in Athens. After four Paralympics, Long has won 13 gold, six silver, and four bronze medals. She has dozens of World Championship medals and has broken numerous world records throughout her career so far. But she didn’t concentrate on winning awards or being famous. “I really just love swimming. It’s important for any athlete to remember just why you started,” she said.

As one of the most decorated athletes in history, Long’s goal is to just keep competing as long as her body allows. “Dream big,” she said. “There are so many possibilities out there, so find your passion, be consistent and work hard. You define your own success.”

1. How old was Long when she found her life sport?

A．11

B．10.

C．12.

D．13.

2. What made Jessica determine to devote herself to swimming?

A．Her experience of winning 13 gold medals.

B．Her parents’ support and teachers’ help.

C．Her teammates’ understanding and kindness.

D．Her focus on winning awards and fame.

3. What is the text mainly about?

A．A poor orphanage and her close friends.

B．A happy girl and her confusing childhood.

C．An amazing illness and its terrible influence.

D．An inspiring story about an unlucky person.

4. Which of the following may Long most agree with?

A．If you can dream it, you can make it.

B．If you want to succeed, learn to swim.

C．A man never reaches success until disabled.

D．A sportsman’s goal is winning gold medals.

2 . 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。

“Bye, Mom! Don’t forget to make my pie!” shouted 12-year-old Jake after kissing his mother, Susan, goodbye.

He was anxiously waiting for the bus. Moments later, the bus pulled over, and Jake hopped in, assuming it was just going to be an ordinary ride to school. “Luckily, Mom gave me $6. Otherwise I’d have to walk all the way to school,” he thought.

The bus came to a stop, picking up Christel, a 56-year-old woman from the next stop. She was smelly and looked dirty. Some passengers frowned at her, but she was least bothered about them. Moments later, she trembled through the crowd toward an empty seat next to Jake.

“Ticket, please?!” the conductor said loudly, staring at her. Christel’s face slowly started to go red. “One second, I’m looking for my purse,” she replied. “I...uh...I don’t have money. I forgot to bring my purse,” Christel stammered (结结巴巴地说), embarrassed.

“Lady, this is not a charity ride that picks up beggars for free. I’m stopping the bus right now. Get out!” yelled the conductor as the crowd of passengers turned toward Christel all at once.

Jake witnessed everything and was disappointed at how the conductor treated the poor woman. Then he remembered he still had some change. “Here is your $3...Give her a ticket,” he said to the conductor, throwing the money into his hand.

“Thank you, sweetheart. I am forever grateful to you! What is your name, dear?” said Christel.

“I’m Jake. That’s okay. I just did what I should do,” replied Jake, taking Christel’s words of gratitude casually.

They talked about Jake’s school life. “I want to become a baseball player, but my school does not have such facilities. I don’t want to trouble my mom. She’s already working hard in the restaurant. My father passed away in an accident two years ago,” revealed Jake.

“Alright, Grandma! We’ve arrived at my school. I’ll leave now. Bye-bye!”

Christel was touched by Jake’s warm heart. She stared a second time at his school, watching him disappear inside the gate.

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The next day Christel paid a surprising visit to the school in her expensive car.

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Jake didn’t realize a bigger surprise was waiting for him outside the principal’s office.

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3 . As a child, I was crazy about flying. I spent hours watching birds fly, noting how the angle of their ________ affected their flight. I would then waste tons of fresh printer paper, much to the disappointment of my parents, to ________ various wing types by constructing paper airplanes.

One day, I decided to ________. I built a plane out of a wooden clothes rack, with plastic bags as parachutes. After being in the air for a second, the world came ________ around me as I fell onto the bed with pieces of wood flying everywhere.

As I grew older, my inner ________ to discover why produced a desire to solve problems, allowing my great ________ for flying to turn into a deep-seated love for engineering.

I began to ________ myself academically, taking the hardest STEM classes offered. I also elected to participate in my school's engineering path. ________, I sought to solve problems that affect the real world. Inspired by the ________ crisis in India, I ________ a new purification system that can purify water more efficiently and cost-effectively than conventional plants.

Working on the project, I saw the raw power of engineering — a/an________ idea gradually becoming reality. I was spending most of my days ________ the why behind things, while also discovering solutions to common problems.

Thirteen years have passed since that first flight, and I have yet to ________ the difficulty of physical human flight. My five-year-old self would have seen the crash as a huge ________. But the great curiosity that I found in myself that day is still with me. It has continued to push me to challenge myself to ________ ever more complex problems, absorbed in the promise and applicability of engineering.

1.

A．eyes

B．wings

C．tails

D．heads

2.

A．take off

B．make up

C．put on

D．test out

3.

A．jump

B．sing

C．float

D．fly

4.

A．running

B．burning

C．crashing

D．living

5.

A．doubts

B．pain

C．drive

D．conflicts

6.

A．passion

B．sympathy

C．patience

D．praise

7.

A．convince

B．behave

C．relax

D．challenge

8.

A．By the way

B．Most of all

C．In other words

D．Strange enough

9.

A．river

B．water

C．energy

D．identity

10.

A．developed

B．changed

C．advocated

D．informed

11.

A．abstract

B．basic

C．absurd

D．main

12.

A．remembering

B．transporting

C．questioning

D．seeking

13.

A．announce

B．reserve

C．overcome

D．register

14.

A．eruption

B．failure

C．honour

D．enterprise

15.

A．record

B．collect

C．address

D．accept

4 . On August 4, 2021, the US toymaker of Mattel showed the latest additions to the collection of Barbie Role Models series-custom, one-of-a-kind dolls modeled after six ordinary female workers. To shine a light on their efforts, Mattel is sharing their stories to inspire the next generation to take after these heroes and give back. The company does not plan on selling these dolls.

Amy O’Sullivan

Amy O'Sullivan is an emergency room nurse at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She treated Brooklyn’s first COVID-19 patient, survived a deadly attack of COVID-19 herself, and then returned to care for others.

Professor Sarah Gilbert

Professor Sarah Gilbert, a professor at the University of Oxford in England has been battling the pandemic(疫情) out of the public sight. Ms. Gilbert helped develop the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-l9 vaccine(疫苗), which has helped save the lives of millions of people worldwide.

Dr. Audrey Sue Cruz

Dr. Audrey Sue Cruz is the perfect role model for any young girl wishing to have a STEM career. The 31-year-old got a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering before turning to a medical school. Sue Cruz has been on the front lines in both hospitals and clinics during the pandemic.

Dr. Kirby White

Dr. Kirby White, a doctor in the countryside of Australia, was honored for her work in providing frontline workers with protective gowns(长袍) during the pandemic. She started the movement, Gowns for Doctors, which attracted hundreds of local volunteers and companies to make thousands of re-usable gowns. They were given away to over 750 countryside medical clinics.

1. Why does the toymaker exhibit the dolls?

A．To collect donations.

B．To develop the market.

C．To inspire the youth.

D．To create civilian heroes.

2. Which worker is working behind the scenes?

A．Sarah Gilbert.

B．Kirby White.

C．Amy O’Sullivan.

D．Audrey Sue Cruz.

3. What do the four female workers have in common?

A．They are well-known for their work.	B．They have courage against COVID-19.
C．They graduated from medical colleges.	D．They devoted themselves to toy making.

5 . 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。

Out of a 13-year-old girl’s summer boredom, I put up a tent in our yard and intended to sleep in it. It was midnight and my dad had been asleep upstairs. A girl knocked on the front door, asking if she could use our phone to call her parents.

I watched her struggle to dial the numbers. After she dialed the wrong numbers several times, I offered to do that for her. But after I dialed several times, there still no people answered the phone. Looking at the girl, I said, “Want to sleep in my tent?” She hesitated for a while and agreed.

I accompanied her into the darkness of the yard, entered the tent, and turned my lantern on. She told me how she got here. She and her parents had a nice dinner. After dinner, she expressed she wanted a beautiful dress in a special style, but it was too expressive for her parents. They argued fiercely（激烈地）and she left in anger. She wandered alone aimlessly（漫无目的地）until she found herself on an unfamiliar road. Her cellphone was in her parent’s bag and she seemed to have got lost. She wiped her eyes with my pillow, looked at me sadly, and then said, “Why didn’t my parents buy that dress for me?”

I knew just nodding obviously couldn’t solve the problem. “Do you think your parents love you?” I asked. Hearing my questions, she nodded and said regretfully, “My parents always meet my request as far as possible. This is my fault to ask them to buy that dress which they can’t afford. ” At the time, my phone rang. It turned out her parents’ call. Her parents sounded very worried and said they would come very soon. Then, my dad walked down the stairs.

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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I explained what had happened and he asked the girl, “Do you want that dress?”

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At that time, her parents came.

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6 . Dear Strangers,

I remember you. Ten months ago, when my cellphone rang, you were walking into Whole Foods to do your grocery shopping. My brother was on the other end of the line, telling me my father’s death.

After I hung up, I started to cry as my whole body trembled（发抖）. Overwhelmed with emotions, I fell to the floor, my knees bending under the weight of what I had just learned. You could have kept on walking, ignoring my cries. Instead, you came over and comforted me.

One of you asked for my phone and who you should call. I could hear your words as you tried to reach my husband, leaving an urgent message. I could hear you discuss who would drive me home. You didn’t even know one another, but it didn’t seem to matter.

I told you that I had a friend, Pam, who worked at Whole Foods and one of you went in search of her. I remember the relief I felt at seeing her face, familiar and warm. She took me to the back and brought comfort to me until my husband could get to me. One of you sent back a gift card to Whole Foods, which helped to feed（喂养）my family, when the idea of cooking was so far beyond my emotional reach, which lasted for days.

I’ve never seen you since then. Without you, I might have simply gotten in the car and tried to drive myself home. Terrible things would have happened. Your kindness to help a stranger in need has stayed with me until now. And no matter how many times my mind takes me back to that horrible life-changing moment, it’s not all darkness. You may not remember me. But I’ll never forget you.

Yours,

Deborah

1. Deborah fell down to the floor mainly because

A．she felt extremely sick	B．she felt too sad at her father’s death
C．she cried more than she could bear	D．she was badly injured on her knees

2. After Deborah’s father died, she

A．couldn’t recover her senses for days	B．couldn’t do the housework on her own
C．didn’t spend any money on her food	D．wasn’t in the mood for cooking for days

3. What is implied in the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A．Deborah is ready to those in need in her daily life.

B．Deborah is unwilling to recall that horrible moment.

C．Deborah feels warm when recalling the terrible moment.

D．Deborah wants to find those who helped her out of trouble.

4. Deborah wrote the letter with the purpose of

A．describing how others have influenced her life

B．sharing one of her terrible experiences in her life

C．expressing her appreciation of the strangers’ help

D．showing her attitude towards some kind strangers

7 . One night at the summer camp, we did something that we should not have done. We made a plan with girls from the other camp that we'd wait until everyone was ______ , borrow a ______ and meet on a small island with an old log cabin on it. The cabin was said to be haunted（闹鬼的）, We just never knew how exciting our evening would ______ to be

We made it to the island and waited for the other girls in the old cabin. There was no ______ of them. The ten minutes in the cabin seemed like hours. Every strange sound made us ______ . We then heard a person ______ and saw a strange light coming towards the cabin, which was green and looked very frightening in the mist! We ______ and rushed to the water. We jumped into the canoe and didn't stop paddling（划桨）until we got to our camp. The next night, we met with the girls from the other camp. We asked them if it was they who had ______ us. However, they denied. ______ , we heard a whisper coming from distance and then we saw the strange ______ light again. Had it followed us here?

To our ______ , our camp instructor Jessica appeared. "Girls." she said, smiling. "Remember me? When I saw you ______ away, I followed you to the island to teach you a lesson." She put the green flashlight under her chin to make a   ______ face and said with a smile, "If you do that again, it won't be ______ you'll have to worry about! Understand?”

From that moment on, we became the ______ kids in the camp.

1.

A．awake

B．alone

C．asleep

D．afraid

2.

A．car

B．canoe

C．truck

D．bicycle

3.

A．turn out

B．turn up

C．turn back

D．turn around

4.

A．response

B．shadow

C．clue

D．sign

5.

A．jump

B．laugh

C．wander

D．smile

6.

A．singing

B．whispering

C．whistling

D．giggling

7.

A．laughed

B．cheered

C．screamed

D．complained

8.

A．excited

B．encouraged

C．impressed

D．frightened

9.

A．Quickly

B．Hurriedly

C．Finally

D．Suddenly

10.

A．green

B．red

C．blue

D．yellow

11.

A．delight

B．excitement

C．joy

D．surprise

12.

A．walking

B．sneaking

C．rushing

D．hiking

13.

A．scary

B．strict

C．elegant

D．adorable

14.

A．instructors

B．ghosts

C．animals

D．teachers

15.

A．funniest

B．naughtiest

C．most disciplined

D．bravest

8 . Mikah Frye, a 9-year-old boy, was walking down the streets with his grandmother discussing Christmas gifts when he saw some homeless people struggling to stay warm in the cold night. Then he was thinking about a way to help the homeless to spend a warm Christmas.

That thought stayed in Mikah Frye’s mind and when he reached home, Mikah informed his parents not to buy the Microsoft XBox gaming device he had asked for earlier. Mikah realized that by not buying the $300 device, he could instead donate over 30 blankets to the homeless. He knew how much it meant to be warm in the cold holiday season.

Three years ago, Mikah and his parents were the ones living in a homeless shelter. Having suffered a financial crisis, they too had lost their house, not knowing where their next meal would come from and sharing a blanket every night. Mikah was six years old then but he remembered what it was like to have to give back that precious blanket every morning.

Reaching out to the emergency shelter programme that looked after them 3 years ago, the family donated 60 blankets in the end, each with a personalized message of hope in Mikah’s handwriting stating: “They gave me a blanket, but I had to leave it. That’s why I want you to have your own blanket. Today, I live in my own house, and someday you will too. Your friend, Mikah.”

The homeless people at the shelter may not have been able to give Mikah a Christmas gift in return but his gesture was noted by the billion dollar company Microsoft who made sure that Mikah was fooled into visiting their store so that Santa Claus could personally deliver an XBox from the company to him as a reward for making the top of “Santa’s list of nice boys” that year.

1. Why did Mikah give up his Christmas gift?

A．The device was out of date.	B．His parents had a tight budget.
C．He wanted to spend a warm Christmas.	D．He decided to do something charitable.

2. What made Mikah have a better understanding of the situation of the homeless?

A．His own experience.	B．His parents’ education.
C．His visiting to the emergency shelter.	D．The cold weather during the holiday season.

3. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A．The homeless gave Mikah a gift in return.

B．He finally got the gift he wanted on Christmas.

C．The company Microsoft fooled Mikah into buying an Xbox.

D．Mikah wrote a thank-you note to the emergency shelter he lived in.

4. What might be the best title for the text?

A．Mikah’s Precious Christmas Gift

B．Mikah’s Giving Warmth on Christmas

C．Microsoft Rewarded Nice Boys on Santa’s List

D．The Homeless Needed Blankets on a Cold Christmas