Dad and Madison were walking through the party store, gathering decorations for Madison’s upcoming birthday party.
“But I don’t want to invite Lucy Gilbert! I don’t like her!”
“Madison, you are being unreasonable. If every girl in your class is invited to a party but you, you’ll feel left out. It would be a big mistake not toinvite Lucy to the party. ”“She never even talks to me! ”
Dad sighed and moved down the aisle ( 走廊). “Lucy is a new girl in class. She just moved here a little over a month ago. Think about how that must feel. She doesn’t know one single person in the school. She left all of her old friends behind and now she has to try to make new friends. Your party will be a great chance for her to get to know everyone. ”
“No, it won’t. She will probably sit in the corner and not talk to anyone. Every day at lunch she sits all by herself. She wants to eat alone!" Madison shrugged and rolled her eyes (翻白眼).
“Madison, I’m done discussing this. You will invite every girl in your class, including Lucy Gilbert!"
On Saturday morning, the family blew up balloons and decorated the house cheerfully. Madison was dressed beautifully for the day, wearing her new blue dress. It was not typical of her to dress herself like this. She usually wore sports clothes because she loved to be outside riding her horse Star with a lead rope (缰绳).
Madison greeted her friends at the doorstep, picturing (想象)various presents her friends would bring her. In the meanwhile, she was wondering whether Lucy would ruin the party if she came. Anyhow, all the girls she invited came finally, including Lucy. The girls had a fantastic time by singing and dancing while Lucy sat in the corner silently alone. Later, all the girls gathered around the table as Madison opened her presents. Opening them one by one, Madison thanked her friends, with a bright smile on her face.
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Lucy’s present was the very last to be opened.
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Deeply moved by what she said, Madison held the lead rope tightly in her hands.
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“The whole process of
Those rejections and what she learned from them
“Despite all the frustrations, rejection can be a(n)
“It’s a learning
All of her students have been rejected from something, and it led to
“It can be
| A．held | B．sent | C．printed | D．crossed |
| A．added | B．formed | C．decorated | D．released |
| A．retelling | B．rewriting | C．removing | D．rereading |
| A．natural | B．equal | C．avoidable | D．different |
| A．focused | B．reflected | C．weighed | D．caught |
| A．delightful | B．impressive | C．tiring | D．positive |
| A．encourages | B．challenges | C．forbids | D．forces |
| A．support | B．acceptance | C．blessing | D．reward |
| A．strategy | B．environment | C．ability | D．experience |
| A．gains | B．suffering | C．criticism | D．losses |
| A．occasionally | B．fortunately | C．repeatedly | D．gently |
| A．kept on | B．thought of | C．took in | D．ended up |
| A．remarkable | B．tough | C．advisable | D．improper |
| A．initially | B．rarely | C．eventually | D．hardly |
| A．courage | B．reputation | C．relation | D．trust |
3 . 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。
I was a proud mother of three children, my last little one being delivered in the middle of this pandemic. She was born in August and her name is Aida.
Shortly after having Aida, my mother-in-law showed me something she learned from her friend’s mother in an art class she attended weekly. She had shown me how to knit a scarf (织围巾). She showed me stitches and gave me her half done project. I spent a lot of time breastfeeding my sweet little girl, so I had some extra time to do something with my hands throughout the day. I enjoyed making the scarf so I purchased tons of yarn since it was winter. I wanted to make scarves for my three children as Christmas gifts.
There was a new family that moved in down the street. The only daughter of the family was Jane, a shy girl, aged 14, the same age of my oldest son David. It seemed that she came from a financially disadvantaged family, for she always wore old clothes. Worse still, in such cold days, she had no more clothes to wear and trembled with cold.
Due to the pandemic, society was thrown into crisis mode. Schools were closed, food supplies and deliveries were suspended and children were stuck at home. In such discouraging times, however, they became good companions, talking and playing at home or around the houses.
It was dreadfully cold this winter. Every time David came back from outside, with red face, he always cried, “Mum, it’s freezing outside!” then he came over to see whether I finished the scarf. I could tell how impatient he was to wear my scarf sooner! I had to speed the project to satisfy his expectation. But David comforted me saying he could wait a few days. What a kind and considerate boy he was! Then my great project finally was accomplished on the morning ahead of Christmas.
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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。
I wrapped the scarf around David’s neck.
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Later that day David came back saying Jane also needed a scarf.
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4 . Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computer science in a school. It is a normal school except for the fact that it didn’t have
Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture. people could see he was teaching his students by
| A．classrooms | B．computers | C．playgrounds | D．tools |
| A．operating | B．repairing | C．describing | D．drawing |
| A．poor | B．unique | C．average | D．avanced |
| A．annoyed | B．pleased | C．frightened | D．surprised |
| A．line | B．culture | C．schedule | D．school |
| A．rubbed | B．called | C．cut | D．shown |
| A．exchange | B．improve | C．revise | D．repeat |
| A．broke out | B．paid off | C．came back | D．held back |
| A．care | B．control | C．place | D．notice |
| A．suggestion | B．speech | C．decision | D．arrangement |
| A．made | B．waited | C．received | D．carried |
| A．Suddenly | B．Importantly | C．Exactly | D．Naturally |
| A．lent | B．sold | C．donated | D．applied |
| A．efforts | B．pains | C．legend | D．experiment |
| A．glory | B．wisdom | C．kindness | D．pride |
Peter, a 5-year-old boy, showed such great interest in sea shells that he would rush to pick them up with his 3-year-old sister, Shirley. They screamed out their joy as Peter collected his treasure into his pockets. For Peter, sea shells lay shining on the peaceful beach, waiting for him, just like stars twinkling (闪烁) in the sky. As waves touched them, they seemed to be flowers blooming (绽放) in gentle wind.
One day, Peter was wandering through market with Shirley, win some shells in his pocket. Suddenly Peter found his younger sister was lagging (落后) behind. He stopped and looked back, finding Shirley was standing in front of a toy shop and was staring at something with great interest. The boy went back to her and asked, “What do you want?” Shirley pointed at the doll, wearing a smile on her innocent face. Peter held his younger sister’s tiny hand, walking into the shop. He tiptoed (踮起脚尖) to reach for the doll, and like a responsible elder brother, gave the precious doll to Shirley. Holding tightly the doll, the sister was very very happy.
The shopkeeper was watching everything and getting amused to see the matured (成熟的) behavior of the boy. Now the boy came to the counter and asked the shopkeeper, “How much does this doll cost, Sir?” The shopkeeper was a cool man, who had suffered from something in his life. So he asked the boy with love and affection, “Well, what can you pay?” Peter reached into his clothes for money that was intended for these two little guys’ breakfast. Having counted the money, Peter put it carefully on the counter, asking again, “Sir, is it enough for my little sister’s doll?” The amusing scene just in front of the shopkeeper eventually brought a smile on his face. Shaking his head slightly, he replied, “My boy, I am afraid it seems not to be enough.”
With his eyes fixed on Peter’s pocket, he wondered what Peter would do.
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Have you ever had to overcome an extreme challenge in your life?
Throughout my rushed teenage years I have been faced with many extreme challenges that have required extreme focus and hard work to overcome. If it hadn’t been for hard work, none of these challenges that I faced would have been conquered.
Two years ago, when I was a freshman in high school, I dealt with an extremely significant injury. It took place in my tennis tournament in January. In the climax of my match, I turned my back to the left and soon after felt a sharp, painful shock run through my spine (脊椎). I knew at that difficult moment I seriously injured my back. I was rushed off the court and my parents made an appointment with an orthopedist (矫形外科医生) for the next day.
I walked into the office extremely nervous and suffering from intense pain. My tennis season for school would start in three months and I absolutely needed to build up the strength.
After about twenty minutes of waiting in the office, which felt like a decade, the doctor walked in to examine my X-rays. With a sorrowful face, the doctor looked into mine and my mother’s eyes and said,“There is a 50/50 chance that Lucas will be able to participate in this year’s tennis season. Lucas broke his L5 spine in his lower back.”My heart dropped and I felt a sadness coming over me. The doctor said that I would be sitting out of physical activity for two and a half to three months.
Those three months were the longest three months of my life. I was so eager to get back to practice for the season. Every day, I would think about how it was going to be when I was fully healthy. I asked myself,“Am I going to be out of shape? Should I even play this year? Probably won’t have a successful season.”
From that terrible day on, I decided that I was going to work hard to be back in top form and have a successful season.
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After I got the “all clear” from my orthopedist, I was going to get to work.
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My hard work proved to be very effective.
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7 . On James Owen’s 70th birthday, he saw a video of himself bending the top of his body forward and raising his shoulders and back and walking slowly up to the platform where he was giving a talk. “I looked like an old man,”says Owen,who built a successful career on Wall Street. Even worse, he felt like an old man. He was about 25 pounds overweight and had trouble with his back, knees and shoulders.
Later, instead of giving in to age, Owen decided to set an ambitious five-year goal.He wanted to be pain-free, and he decided the way to get there was through exercise-even though at the time he couldn’t do a single push-up. Owen began walking though he was out of breath after five minutes. But that didn’t discourage him. He kept at the walks every day, along with some stretching. Once he had those basics down,he started lifting weights and hired a personal trainer to teach him and design a routine he could follow on his own. The last piece was finding other activities he enjoyed,which turned out to be cycling and swimming.
In less than five years, Owen was able to do three sets of 50 push-ups each and walk for miles each day. And yes,he was free of aches and pains“Aging is only about 25% genes, and the rest is lifestyle,“he says.“As long as you’re still mobile, it’s never too late to become more healthy.”
Owen used his experience to write a book called Just Move! A New Approach to Fitness After 50,in which he details how older adults can safely get off the couch and add more movement to their lives. He says,“Think of it as movement not exercise.Get started even if you walk just three blocks, which was all I could manage at first.”He adds,“The key is slow and steady progress. Not every investment pays off,but it is the best investment I’ve ever made in my life.”
1. What can we learn about Owen from the video?| A．He was a tough guy. |
| B．He was in bad physical condition. |
| C．He was overweight but straight in shape. |
| D．He was wealthy and enthusiastic about exercise. |
| A．To relieve pain. |
| B．To lose weight. |
| C．To write a book. |
| D．To encourage investment. |
| A．It’s better to get started earlier. |
| B．Genes play a key role in anti-aging. |
| C．Healthy lifestyle is vital in delaying aging. |
| D．Exercise quickly promotes physical recovery. |
| A．Bad news has wings. | B．A good medicine tastes bitter. |
| C．Don’t judge a book by its cover. | D．It is never too old to work out. |
8 . On January 22, 2022, the British-Belgian 19-year-old, Zara Rutherford, successfully landed her two-seat microlight aircraft back at the Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport, from where she had departed 155 days ago, fulfilling her dream to be the youngest woman to fly around the world solo.
“I feel excited not only to break the Guinness World Record, but also to diminish the gender gap by 11 years between the current youngest male record holder Travis Ludlow 18 at the time of his record, and the previous female record holder Shaesta Waez, who was 30 when she completed her ‘Dreams Soar’ around-the-world flight.” Rutherford wrote on her blog.
Rutherford’s journey crossing five continents and 52 countries began on August 18, 2021. She encountered numerous unexpected delays along the way. They included an unscheduled stop in Redding, California, due to wildfires and a month-long stop in Nome, Alaska, to renew her Russian visa. She also faced several challenges in the air. When flying from Iceland to Greenland, Rutherford lost radio contact with her ground team for much of the 3-hour flight. The incidents also resulted in her having to cross over Russia in sub-zero temperatures. The hardest part was flying over Siberia — it was extremely cold and if the engine broke down, she’d be hours away from rescue. Despite the severe difficulties, the determined young pilot never gave up on her dream.
Rutherford grew up around airplanes. Her British father flies commercially, while her Belgian mother is a recreational pilot. The young girl began learning how to fly at age 14 and obtained her aviators license in 2020. With her goal of flying around the world accomplished, Rutherford now has her sights set even higher. She wants to become an astronaut and explore space.
She hopes that her journey will encourage more young women to pursue careers in aviation. Currently the number of female pilots is just 5 percent. Rutherford says, “It’s an easy thing to say, but just go for it. If you don’t try and see how high you can fly, then you’ll never know.”
1. What does the underlined word “diminish” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Cause. | B．Divide. | C．Narrow. | D．Expand. |
| A．The wildfires were too fierce. | B．Her Russian visa was due. |
| C．The weather was too severe. | D．Her engine broke down. |
| A．To switch to a new topic. | B．To summarize her achievements. |
| C．To illustrate her admirable talents. | D．To add some background information. |
| A．Life is not all roses. | B．Dream big, aim high. |
| C．Not to advance is to go back. | D．The greatest talkers, the least doers. |
9 . Virginia, 70, is a massage therapist(按摩治疗师)from Canada who recently decided to transform a 2016 Ford Transit into her new home and take to 24/7 van(厢式货车)life! After a client introduced her to a television series about tiny house living, Virginia thought, “I could do that!” And that’s exactly what she did! After 38 years as a massage therapist, Virginia watched this show and thought about retirement for the very first time.
She enlisted the help of her daughter and friends to put all the bits and pieces of the van together, but Virginia made sure to have a hand in almost every part of the process. You can see her personality woven throughout the van in features like the ceiling, wood quilted doors, and even the tiny space reserved for her massage table!
One of Virginia’s favorite parts of van life is the accepting community, regardless of how old you are or where you come from. “There are young people and older people and they all seem to accept one another because age isn’t the priority—it’s that we’re in a van life and we have that similarity, so it’s quite lovely”, Virginia said. “I love it.”
This was a future Virginia never expected, but she wouldn’t trade any of it! “You don’t know what you’re going to be doing in four or five days,” Virginia explained. “Someone can say to you, ‘Well, I’m going to Joshua Tree.’ And you go, ‘Joshua Tree! I never go to Joshua Tree.’ And that can be what you do next! I love that part of it.”
She hopes to encourage others not to let factors like age or “what if” questions keep them from running toward their goals. “Start! Don’t dream,” she said. “One foot in front of the other.”
Can we be Virginia when we grow up? What an incredible reminder that it’s never too late to pursue our dreams!
1. What does Para.1 tell us about Virginia?| A．She is a daring old woman. | B．She worked for Ford company. |
| C．She often watched television series. | D．She wanted to change her job. |
| A．Asking help from workers. | B．Decorating the van according to her taste. |
| C．Having a big section left for her massage table. | D．Involving herself in the beginning of the process. |
| A．Dangerous. | B．Costly. | C．Fascinating. | D．Ambitious. |
| A．Hard work pays off. | B．Run for dreams regardless of age. |
| C．It is never too late to travel. | D．Love breaks down barriers. |
10 . It happened in Knoxville (a city in Tennessee in the US). A mother said she was feeling
Ashley Fox was
“That’s when Norris just had a meltdown (情绪突然失控). I rushed out of Walmart as fast as I could. He was screaming and
“The lady came up behind me and she pulled this toy out, and she said, ‘Is this what he was wanting?’ and I said, ‘Oh my god, yes it is.’ I gave it to him and he just
She posted on Facebook that Norris and the toy are inseparable. Thousands of people have liked the
“This woman, she didn’t judge. She just helped me. If more people were like that, I feel like we have much less negativity,” said Fox.
1.| A．regretful | B．surprised | C．helpless | D．comfortable |
| A．shopping | B．working | C．chatting | D．cooking |
| A．Otherwise | B．Besides | C．However | D．Therefore |
| A．returned | B．doubted | C．lost | D．expected |
| A．smiling | B．crying | C．carrying | D．admitting |
| A．toy | B．food | C．cellphone | D．money |
| A．broke down | B．calmed down | C．looked out | D．gave up |
| A．thanks | B．pity | C．regrets | D．sadness |
| A．forgot | B．refused | C．wished | D．chose |
| A．bravely | B．angrily | C．coldly | D．gently |
| A．kids | B．parents | C．pets | D．friends |
| A．rule | B．way | C．day | D．mark |
| A．stupid | B．beautiful | C．frightening | D．disappointing |
| A．diary | B．notice | C．warning | D．post |
| A．worry | B．courage | C．kindness | D．politeness |
