1 . When I was 16， I wanted to buy an album(专辑)from my favorite band,but I could ________pay for it. My parents were not the type of people to give money to me ________, or even for workdone at home.

This led me to search for work opportunities in my neighborhood, and I was ________to Mrs. Hudson, the oldest person in the community. At over eighty years old, Mrs. Hudson could no longer ________ her garden, and I offered to help her out.

My first job was to ________ weeds in her front yard and backyard. After this________task, I mowed(修剪)her lawn．With the ＄10 earned from my first day of work， I bought that________．Listening to music, I felt a cool ________running through my heart, which made me realize all the efforts I had made were worthwhile.

However, my desire for material possessions did not end there. I later set my ________ on a Gameboy, which was very fashionable at the time. I started to work for multiple clients, in order toearn enough money to purchase this ________ possession.

After many days of working, I ________ enough money. But just after one day of playing on it, I realized that it was not as fun as I had thought. I ________ in the hot sun for hours doing yard work to buy something I did not ________．So the next day，I returned it for a full refund(退款)．

Ever since that day, I have come to________ the value of money, realizing that the sweat and dedication that________earning it are truly invaluable assets that cannot be taken away from us.

1.

A．slightly

B．barely

C．roughly

D．nearly

2.

A．out of nowhere

B．out of condition

C．out of question

D．out of work

3.

A．assigned

B．directed

C．ordered

D．referred

4.

A．decorate

B．guard

C．tend

D．water

5.

A．pull out

B．rule out

C．sort out

D．take out

6.

A．awesome

B．creative

C．tiresome

D．urgent

7.

A．band

B．collection

C．edition

D．patent

8.

A．breeze

B．current

C．spring

D．wind

9.

A．ambition

B．curiosity

C．sights

D．tastes

10.

A．personal

B．prized

C．previous

D．practical

11.

A．charged

B．gathered

C．invested

D．withdrew

12.

A．dug

B．struggled

C．sweated

D．wandered

13.

A．lack

B．lose

C．want

D．deserve

14.

A．accept

B．appreciate

C．evaluate

D．enjoy

15.

A．come into

B．fall into

C．go into

D．put into

2 . Life is filled with regrets. Ask anyone around you what their regrets are and they usually have no difficulty coming up with many items on their “regret list.”     1    .Here are four things that Iregret most not doing in my 20s.

    2    

I regret not focusing more on where I wanted to go in life, what I wanted to do, who I wanted tobe and what it would take to get there.With some more designing in my twenties, I’d be further ahead in my 40s and perhaps a bit happier as well.

Seizing more experiences

I wish I had lived somewhere else before settling down.     3    .Others have said they regret not pursuing their hobbies or learning to sky dive or mountain climb. I prefer to stay on the ground, but I do regret not learning more, not trying new things that are hard to fit into the life of a fortysomething working wife and mother.

Living a more active lifestyle

The bodies of youth are wasted on the young···I wish I had run a marathon before my knees ached,that I had biked more,hiked more, and took spinning classes when my legs were stronger.    4    ．We don't often realize that we have squandered(浪费)our physical abilities until things start aching.

Making more friends

I regret not reaching out more, putting more effort into creating a lot of support that would carry me through more difficult times. We socialize sure, but many of us don’t put enough importance on building deep and lasting friendships. Some do,but many don’t.    5    !

Life is good; don’t misunderstand. How I wish I had planned more, lived more, and stretched myself more when I had the freedom and energy to do so.

A．Better planning

B．Travelling more

C．How they wish for a second chance

D．If only they had got through difficulties

E．I regret not learning to paint or speak Italian

F．I regret not joining a softball team or volleyball league

G．And for some reason our twenties are ripe for a field of regrets

3 . 英语课堂上同学们正在就话题“音乐在学习和生活中的作用”展开讨论，请你结合自己的感受写一篇英语短文，谈谈你的认识。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅；
3. 开头已写好，不计入总词数。

Music is playing an important part in our study and daily life.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In a word, music should make life better and help people become happier.

4 . “I can’t connect with your characters.”

I kept hearing the same feedback and was unable to understand why and not sure what to do. I was a character-driven writer. How could I mess up the one thing I was supposed to be good at? I was determined to convince my agent that these characters were real. After all, I knew they were real. My main character Lotus had lived inside me for years. I just needed to clarify her on the page.

I wrote and edited for a year, trying to respond to this agent’s feedback. But Lotus’ personality began to disappear. I tried to have her make “better” decisions, wear smarter fashion, and have more friends, as my agent said she acted “immature” and was “isolated”. And when this agent ultimately parted ways with me, I felt like I had failed. Now with time and distance, I realize I tried to fit Lotus into a neurotypical style to please my agent. And as a result, Lotus lost her Lotus-ness.

When that agent discouraged me from writing Lotus as autistic(自闭的), he said that would make Lotus seem more “vulnerable(脆弱的)” or an “obvious victim”. I didn’t want Lotus to seem vulnerable. Lotus’ autism is what makes her powerful, I tried to explain. But from a neurotypical perspective, Lotus’ autism could only be seen as a weakness.

Unsure of how to convince my agent of the strength and power autistic women hold, I began to write Lotus as “neurotypical”. And I failed miserably. After all, what do I know about being neurotypical? My whole life, autism was my default. Not being diagnosed until 2020, I assumed the way I saw the world was “normal”.

My current agent encourages me to write from my neurodivergent(神经多样性的) experience. With this invitation, I revisited Lotus and saw her the way I first wrote her. And when I did, the characters and the entire narrative began to make more sense.

Identifying my characters as neurodivergent not only gives me joy as a writer, but it has produced my strongest writing. For so long, I’ve combatted the advice to “write what I know”, in part because I didn’t know what I actually knew. I didn’t know I was neurodivergent. But as I mine the specificity of my lived experience, my writing is stronger. There is a power to our lived experience. It’s not a limitation on our craft, but a swinging open of the gates.

1. How did the author feel when receiving the repeated response from the first agent?

A．Confused.

B．Convinced.

C．Determined.

D．Disappointed.

2. Lotus’ personality got lost because ______

A．Lotus no longer lived inside the author	B．the author attempted to please the agent
C．the agent failed to sympathize with Lotus	D．Lotus was considered childish and lonely

3. What do we know about the author?

A．She regretted parting with the agent.

B．She owed her success in life to autism.

C．She was aware of her autism in the early years.

D．She was empowered by her autistic experience.

4. What has the author learned from her own experience?

A．Stick to your dream despite discouragement.

B．Be true to yourself and write from your heart.

C．Giving in to authority is the barrier to success.

D．Everyone is born an original instead of a copy.

5 . Every January for the past 20 years, I have taken a few moments to carefully think about the answer to the big question, “What is the meaning of life?”

I ask this question year after year, because my answer changes _________, which I find interesting and insightful. There is no objectively(客观地) correct _________, I believe, only answers that are _________ for you at any given time.

Great _________ have given the question thought, so you can look to the words _________ to them for _________, Russian author Leo Tolstoy wrote, “The sole (唯一的) _________ of life is to serve humanity.” Albert Einstein _________ it this way: “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” And Martin Luther King Jr. expressed the view as a(n) _________: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is ‘What are you doing for others?’”

Others came to the __________ conclusion, in their own words. For instance, Scottish rugby legend(传奇人物) Nelson Henderson stated the view __________ when he said, “The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose __________ you do not expect to sit.” And actress Whoopi Goldberg’s meaning—of—life metaphor was to “throw little torches out to lead people through the dark”.

“There is not one big cosmic meaning for all,” author Ana’s Nin wrote. I __________, which is why I recommend __________ your own answer. And suggest answering it every year. And the last part of this experiment is to try to turn your answer into __________. If “love” is the answer, then love more. Whatever small step you take toward finding the meaning of life is a step toward a more meaningful, and longer, life.

1.

A．in time

B．over time

C．on time

D．at times

2.

A．process

B．policy

C．answer

D．strategy

3.

A．obvious

B．powerful

C．chief

D．right

4.

A．organizers

B．residents

C．survivors

D．thinkers

5.

A．belonging

B．occurring

C．appealing

D．attending

6.

A．donation

B．destination

C．inspiration

D．application

7.

A．process

B．meaning

C．impact

D．procedure

8.

A．wanted

B．used

C．tried

D．put

9.

A．question

B．signal

C．guideline

D．explanation

10.

A．only

B．same

C．final

D．other

11.

A．absolutely

B．entirely

C．poetically

D．orderly

12.

A．shade

B．roofs

C．control

D．wings

13.

A．agree

B．protest

C．retire

D．confirm

14.

A．applying

B．defending

C．delivering

D．forming

15.

A．arrangement

B．action

C．power

D．reaction

6 . Many of us have stories about that one person who, along the way, chose to believe in or help us.

When I was a first-semester college junior, my GPA(Grade-Point Average)was in the 2.9 range—too ______ for the honors program that I was trying to get into because the GPA ______ was 3.0 at least. My advisor, Gwen Gustafson, chose to believe in me and she made a(n)______ for me, allowing me to get into the honors program at the University of Connecticut.

After I got into the honors program, I needed to have a faculty member who ______ to oversee my honors thesis (论文). Faculty members (全系教师) really get no extra ______ for overseeing students’ honors theses, and saying “no” is both ______ and easy; however, professor Amerigo Farina told me “yes” when I asked him to serve as my thesis advisor, which made my entire academic career take a big ______.

Life junctures (特定时刻) where someone in a position of ______ chooses to be ______ as opposed to (而非) negative can make all the difference in someone’s life. If you’re like me, you can point to a small set of special people who used their powerful roles to help ______ your life in a positive way.

If you find yourself in a position of power, ______ the requests of others is easy. It requires little ______ and costs you less time. ______ , saying “yes” to requests from subordinates (下级) can be costly, but it can help people develop in all kinds of positive ways. Such an ______ is most likely to come from a leader or an authority figure who can bring you a bright _______ rather than a dark one.

1.

A．difficult

B．ridiculous

C．low

D．sensitive

2.

A．assessment

B．information

C．standard

D．requirement

3.

A．exception

B．excuse

C．decision

D．reservation

4.

A．expected

B．agreed

C．prepared

D．promised

5.

A．award

B．qualification

C．compliment

D．compensation

6.

A．random

B．common

C．challenging

D．free

7.

A．surprise

B．chance

C．jump

D．hit

8.

A．power

B．trust

C．doubt

D．advantage

9.

A．determined

B．optimistic

C．responsible

D．supportive

10.

A．plan

B．analyse

C．control

D．advance

11.

A．adopting

B．changing

C．rejecting

D．raising

12.

A．effort

B．attention

C．equipment

D．knowledge

13.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

14.

A．attempt

B．opportunity

C．approach

D．accident

15.

A．future

B．impression

C．idea

D．experience

7 . 语法填空

When I was in college, an acquaintance who had graduated a few years prior came back to visit for the weekend. As we walked around campus on Saturday night, he threw his hands into the cold Connecticut air and exclaimed, “You guys are so lucky; you live     1     minute away from all your friends. You’ll never have this again.”

At the time, I thought it was kind of sad—a     2     (grow) man pining for my life of university housing and late library nights. But his words     3     (stick) with me in the years since. “In adulthood, as people grow up and go away, friendships are the relationships most likely     4     (take) a hit,” my colleague Julie Beck wrote in 2015. The     5     (old) you get, the more effort it takes to maintain connection, because you don’t have     6     many opportunities to see your friends every day.

The writer Jennifer Senior noted last year that the fact of our choosing friendships makes them both fragile and special: “You have to continually stay involved. That you choose it is     7     gives it its value,” she wrote. But that’s also what makes friendships harder to hold on to as our lives evolve.

It’s hard but not impossible. Senior notes that when     8     comes to friendship, “we have to create occasions that force us together: weekly phone calls, friendship anniversaries or road trips,”     9     it takes.”

“Friendship is the mare kind of relationship that remains forever available to us as we age,” Senior writes. “It’s a potential source of creativity and renewal in lives that otherwise narrow with time.” It’s something worth     10     (choose), over and over again.

8 . 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。

A Foothold in Life

A dozen children ran around laughing and playing in my friend’s yard, while we parents sat chatting and sipping cool summer drinks. The barbecue had been cleared away when our host announced a surprise. A huge movable rock wall was loaded in, which was about twelve feet wide, made of gray molded plastic with indented footholds that stretched straight up for what looked like at least a hundred feet. The enthusiastic kids swiftly lined up to give it a try, and with the complete fearlessness most children possess, scrambled to the top and rang the bell that hung at the highest point. There wasn’t really anything to be afraid of since they were belted into place. Three people could climb side by side and talk to each other, so gradually the adults tried it, too.

“Come on; let’s go get in line,” my husband Neil urged. “No, you go ahead without me.” I had all sorts of good excuses: I don’t have the right shoes; I forgot my sunglasses; I have to help the hostess. I have a unique talent for seeing unthinkable danger in almost every situation, and this scene seemed dangerous to me. I watched everyone else having fun, though, and finally convinced myself to try it.

With all the nerve I could gather, I started the climb. The belt wrapped around me like a diaper so there was no way to fall. Yes, I thought, this is fun and safe! Concentrating on each foothold, I slowly made my way up. I avoided looking down to prevent any sudden panic, and within a few minutes I made it to the top and proudly rang the bell.

“Woo hoo!” my daughters called up to me. “Way to go, Col!” Neil yelled.

I enjoyed my success and the enjoyable view of fields and farmland until I realized there was a line below me waiting for a turn. It was time to go down.

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。

It was one thing to look out at the world in the distance, but it was a whole other thing to look straight down.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Finally, the two of us reached the ground.

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9 . If there is one thing I have missed the most during the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been seeing other people smiling. When every face has a mask on it, you may feel ______ in the health of your body but you start to feel sicker in the health of your ______. Recently,I have started to notice the ______ in the eyes, and the gentle lifting of the mask when people smile at me. For me, that smile is a ______.

I have always seen every smile as a ______. As I grew up，my mom’s smile added ______ to my days. And I am so happy that it ______ today as I pass on the happiness to my children. My grandmother’s smile always had a ______ “Hello!” to go along with it. My dad’s smile was ______ as he was strict and serious, but I loved seeing it when he sometimes ______.

Over the years I have learned a lot about ______. I read once that “We don’t smile because we are happy. We are happy because we smile”. I also read that “I have ______ seen a smiling face that isn’t beautiful”. And I realized that both of these things were true.

In fact，when you smile, it doesn’t matter whether you are ______ a mask,or whether your ______ are white or yellow，many or few, or missing altogether. ______ your smile because it can lift your spirits, share your love and spread your happiness.

1.

A．smaller

B．weaker

C．smarter

D．safer

2.

A．soul

B．body

C．head

D．eye

3.

A．light

B．tear

C．question

D．regret

4.

A．burden

B．blessing

C．loss

D．secret

5.

A．change

B．recipe

C．wish

D．treasure

6.

A．wisdom

B．curiosity

C．joy

D．understanding

7.

A．lives on

B．slows down

C．dies out

D．takes off

8.

A．dull

B．cheerful

C．shocking

D．hesitant

9.

A．normal

B．strange

C．rare

D．unique

10.

A．approved

B．responded

C．laughed

D．bargained

11.

A．failures

B．smiles

C．challenges

D．stories

12.

A．frequently

B．still

C．never

D．easily

13.

A．selling

B．purchasing

C．washing

D．wearing

14.

A．teeth

B．cars

C．fingers

D．feet

15.

A．Forget

B．Show

C．Seek

D．Award

10 . It was December 30. My friend Mel Olsen and I_________ to climb 11,250-foot Mount Hood in Oregon. I loved the_________ of overcoming something bigger than me.

It’s_________ to start winter climbs at night when there’s less risk of the sun _________ a snowslide (雪崩). After about five hours, we_________ Devil’s Kitchen, at about 10,000 feet, just before the final_________ to the top. By this point, the wind conditions were_________. Other climbers we met along the way turned back, but Mel and I_________.

When we arrived at the path with ice stairs, I volunteered to go first. Confident that I was safe, I put my full weight on it. Suddenly, a big piece of ice broke off the_________, right under my foot. In an instant, I fell backward. I stuck out my arms and legs, trying to____________ anything. But I was still sliding. After a few seconds, I came to a____________ on a shallow slope (斜坡). I’d fallen 600 feet. My left leg was broken. Before I was rescued I had been lying there for four hours.

The fall has made me more____________. I learn to watch my step while climbing. One____________ on a mountain can change everything. But it has also made me____________, becoming more complete and fully developed. I’ve climbed another 60 mountains since then. One slip won’t____________ me from doing my favorite thing in the world.

1.

A．managed

B．preferred

C．continued

D．attempted

2.

A．challenge

B．impression

C．competition

D．inspiration

3.

A．luckier

B．easier

C．safer

D．faster

4.

A．causing

B．raising

C．developing

D．reflecting

5.

A．positioned

B．entered

C．reached

D．searched

6.

A．round

B．approach

C．period

D．push

7.

A．changeable

B．horrible

C．comfortable

D．predictable

8.

A．went ahead

B．gave in

C．held back

D．turned up

9.

A．rope

B．vehicle

C．step

D．foot

10.

A．observe

B．seize

C．replace

D．throw

11.

A．decision

B．view

C．close

D．stop

12.

A．energetic

B．awake

C．cautious

D．patient

13.

A．fall

B．decision

C．lesson

D．failure

14.

A．succeed

B．grow

C．ache

D．expand

15.

A．protect

B．rescue

C．excuse

D．discourage