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。

By good fortune, I was able to drift down the Motu River in New Zealand     1     (two) during last year.

The first journey     2     (lead) by Buzz, an American guide with a lot of rafting experience. The first half day was spent     3    (develop) teamwork. The discipline of following commands     4     question was necessary. In rapids (急流), we     5     (fight) against the river and overcame it. We took the raft exactly     6     Buzz wanted it to go. At the end of the journey, we were all excited and happy     7     we won.

The guide on the second journey was very softly­spoken. It seemed that it would be     8    (possible) to hear his voice above the noise of the rapids. He didn’t try to take command of us or the river. At the end of the journey, the river became our friend, but not our enemy. The quiet guide was not our leader, but only the person whose sensitivity was more developed than     9    (we)．

    10    (give) the opportunity to choose a leader, everyone would have chosen someone like Buzz. However, at the end of the second journey, we had a different vision.

2 . I recently spent a week on the Greek island of Ikaria with my partner, exploring the secrets of the locals’ healthy and happy lifestyle. It was a (n) ________ break from the fast-paced world, and we learned a lot about the ________ of slowing down and enjoying life.

One of the first things we ________ was how relaxed life was on Ikaria. Unlike the ________ rush of modern society, the locals took things ________, enjoying long meals with friends and family, taking a ________ in the afternoon, and spending lots of time outdoors. While they worked hard when they ________ to, they also knew how to take breaks and ________ the simple pleasures of life.

Food played a big role in their healthy lifestyle, too. The island’s Mediterranean diet ________ fresh vegetables, fruits, and seafood instead of red meat and carbohydrate (碳水化合物), and we enjoyed delicious meals at local restaurants. The amount was small, but the flavors were ________, and we noticed that the locals ________ to snack on healthy options like nuts and seeds.

Exercise was also a big part of life for the native people on Ikaria. The hilly landscape provided plenty of opportunities for ________, and we even joined a group of locals for a morning yoga session on the beach.

________, our time on Ikaria taught us the importance of prioritizing (优先) self-care and taking things at a lower ________. While we may not be able to ________ the exact lifestyle of the locals back home, we can certainly include some of their habits into our own lives.

1.

A．embarrassing

B．refreshing

C．surprising

D．creative

2.

A．disadvantages

B．philosophies

C．functions

D．intentions

3.

A．noticed

B．confirmed

C．recorded

D．assumed

4.

A．ordinary

B．sudden

C．constant

D．illegal

5.

A．seriously

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．personally

6.

A．rest

B．lesson

C．ride

D．leave

7.

A．expected

B．refused

C．managed

D．needed

8.

A．appreciate

B．accept

C．provide

D．promote

9.

A．makes out

B．stirs up

C．focuses on

D．adapts to

10.

A．light

B．rich

C．hot

D．salty

11.

A．tended

B．used

C．promised

D．decided

12.

A．boating

B．skating

C．hiking

D．driving

13.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Overall

14.

A．process

B．conduct

C．amount

D．pace

15.

A．admire

B．copy

C．balance

D．measure

3 . As a child, I was proud of my southern origin. My own voice reflected my family’s past and present-part northern Mississippi, part Tennessee, all southern. There was no sound I loved more than my grandmother’s accent: thick, sweet, warm.

While growing up, I began to realize outside of our region, southerners were often dismissed as uncultured and ignorant. I was ready to leave behind my tiny town in West Tennessee, starting a new life and jumping at big chances in some far-off cities. In that embarrassing space between “teen” and “adult”, my accent was a symbol of everything I thought I hated about my life in the rural South. I feared it would disqualify me from being a noted magazine writer. I would have to talk less “country”. So I killed a piece of myself. I’m ashamed of it, but I’m more ashamed that I tried to kill that part of someone else-change Emily’s accent.

I met Emily in college. She was determined to work for the student newspaper, which was where I spent most of my waking hours, and we became friends. She, unlike me, accepted her roots. Early in our friendship, her mother asked where I was from, assuming it was somewhere up north. Then I felt my efforts paid off and even wanted to ignore the mistake.

Emily is two years younger and she cared about my opinion. I advised her to be more like me and hide her signature Manchester accent. I stressed that throughout our college years, often by making fun of her vowel (元音) sounds. I told myself I was helping her achieve her dream of working as a reporter. Now, I see that it was actually about justifying my hiding part of myself.

Grandma Carolyn used to tell me, “Girl, don’t forget where you come from.” Now I truly understand that. Many things have faded from memory, but this sticks in my mind with uncomfortable clarity. Now that I am grown and have left the South, it’s important to me.

1. What made the author want to leave her hometown?

A．Appeal of convenience in cities.

B．Her dream of becoming a writer.

C．Outside prejudice against southerners.

D．Her desire for the northern accent.

2. How did the author feel about the mistake of Emily’s mother?

A．Upset.

B．Pleased.

C．Ashamed.

D．Surprised.

3. Why on earth did the author try to change Emily’s accent?

A．To prove herself right.	B．To help Emily be a reporter.
C．To make herself influential.	D．To protect Emily’s self-dignity.

4. What message does the text want to convey?

A．Stay true to your roots.	B．Never do things by halves.
C．Hold on to your dreams.	D．Never judge a person by his accent.

4 . 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。

“Why can’t I just get a dog, Mum!”

“Because of your allergies (过敏)! How many times do I have to tell you, Violet!”

Violet was filled with anger. The rain started to fall. Large raindrops slid down the window, just like the tears on her face. There was violent anger in Violet’s eyes. She walked angrily to her room and threw herself onto the bed. Her anger was now like an angry bull.

She screamed into her pillow as loud as she could and threw it onto the ground with all her strength. She dialed her best friend Darla, who happened to also be her neighbor.

Darla picked up in an instant.

“I could hear everything.” Darla immediately chuckled. “I’ve known you and your mum since primary school. She’s not letting you get a dog.”

“Was I that loud?” Violet questioned herself in disbelief.

“You’ve been asking for a dog since you were seven! There’s no chance she was going to just give it to you. Plus, you have so many allergies that I’ve even lost count.”

“It’s just not fair. You get two dogs and I’m stuck with my younger sister who has basically a rat.” Violet announced unappreciatively.

“You have to be grateful for what you have. Anyway, I’ve got to have dinner with my family. I can call in half an hour, see you later.”

After the call disconnected, the words from Darla’s mouth about being grateful sunk into Violet like a dry sponge (海绵) filled with water, She remembered the countless times that she was admitted to the hospital for an allergic reaction while her family stayed and cared for her. Violet never really thought about the things she had, she only thought about the things she didn’t have. Violet had a tamily which accounts for more than everything, even a dog. Family love is stronger than any love. Violet knew she was blessed to have this love.

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。

From that day onwards, Violet stopped asking for a dog.

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The allergies were disappearing with age.

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5 . Something interesting happened at my home recently. In a hillside suburb, I am lucky to be _________ by a lot of trees, and even luckier that those trees are home to a _________ of birds.

One of those birds is called the laughing kookaburra, a big kingfisher, which certainly does like to _________ snakes and lizards in its strong and powerful beak (喙).

The kookaburra’s head and chest are white _________ its wings and back are brown. What I love most is that the kookaburras laugh at sunset. My bird book _________ their call as a “loud chuckling laugh.” Often they laugh in _________ with each other so that their laugh _________ around the trees a bit like the “wave”. How wonderful it would be.

I was inside my home when there was a loud _________ against a window one day. I _________   out the door and around the veranda (走廊) to see what had happened. A kookaburra was __________ on the wooden floorboards of the veranda, looking extremely scared. As I __________ back a little distance, wondering what to do, the __________ kookaburra shook its head, raised its beak in the air, opened its mouth, and __________ into a loud, hearty laugh. I thought what a __________ thing it would be to learn how to __________ your head up and laugh after such a frightening surprise.

1.

A．blocked

B．surrounded

C．caught

D．attracted

2.

A．picture

B．kind

C．variety

D．story

3.

A．catch

B．track

C．bury

D．choose

4.

A．since

B．while

C．because

D．unless

5.

A．approves

B．remembers

C．proves

D．describes

6.

A．relationship

B．common

C．chorus

D．cooperation

7.

A．spreads

B．turns

C．disappears

D．falls

8.

A．voice

B．knock

C．laugh

D．shout

9.

A．figured

B．worked

C．walked

D．pointed

10.

A．waiting

B．flying

C．sleeping

D．grounding

11.

A．stood

B．pushed

C．sat

D．looked

12.

A．excited

B．frightened

C．desperate

D．annoyed

13.

A．spelt out

B．broke out

C．burst out

D．spoke out

14.

A．familiar

B．hopeful

C．ridiculous

D．wonderful

15.

A．lift

B．shake

C．clear

D．fill

6 . Traveling itself is an experience hard to be described in words.     1     Especially the solo (独自) traveling experience is so transforming that it lives with you forever. Here I am sharing some lessons.

    2     Thinking how I would manage my entire day among strangers on campus, I pretended to be sick. Then I had the same feeling when I was planning to travel alone. Exploring a city on my own was a big fear for me but I successfully managed it all and now, I seek out new opportunities and experiences. I love to push myself.    3    

Having grown up and lived all my life in a single place, I had a small set of friends since my school days which continued till my college days.    4     I met a few very interesting people with whom I could feel an instant connect and got some new friends for life.

I totally agree that traveling with family and friends is fun and enjoying. But traveling alone is satisfying too. It’s among those few things that you do for yourself and nobody else.    5     During my solo travels I have explored my inner self and have expanded my boundaries which people around me have acknowledged at times.

A．I want to experience more.

B．But all this changed with my first solo trip.

C．I never thought I would travel alone in my life.

D．I was so scared when I went to school first time.

E．Every journey prepares you for the journey of life.

F．The farther you travel, the more independent you become.

G．After all you need to take care of yourself a bit too at times.

7 . Many years ago, I was living with my best friend and we had many happy moments together. But there was one night that ________ our lives forever.

On the night of November 25, 2011, I got into a fistfight with my best friend in our kitchen. It all started because I was trying to help him. He was drinking a lot, arguing with everyone and ________ himself from others by keeping silent most of the time. This had been going on for weeks and finally I decided it was time for a(an) ________ I told him that he needed to stop drinking so much and tried to ________ his alcohol and he got angry and started ________ with me. It was scary, but by the end of the night, we were able to calm down and talk to each other.

I thought alcohol ________ was his main problem. But he was just using alcohol to ________ himself through. He was lonely, heartbroken and struggling to connect with people. So during the Christmas season a few weeks later, I gave him a ________ that I didn’t even know I had.

That Christmas my friend didn’t have any place to go, so I invited him home to my parents’ house in Lancaster. They ________ cleaned up our guest room for him and even bought him some Christmas gifts. I’ll never forget the night we arrived at my home. My parents were already ________, but my mom had prepared dinner for us, baked some cookies and left us a note. My parents are known for their ________, so I wasn’t surprised by this warm welcome. But when my friend read my mom’s note and saw all that she had prepared, he broke down and cried. That’s when I ________ how much I took my loving family for granted.

That year my friend and I both received gifts that we would ________ forever. I gave him the gift of a warm, loving, safe place to spend Christmas. And he gave me the gift of a new ________ on life. If I hadn’t shared my home with him, I wouldn’t have understood how ________ I am.

1.

A．defined

B．inspired

C．created

D．changed

2.

A．defending

B．separating

C．protecting

D．locking

3.

A．communication

B．investigation

C．exploration

D．promotion

4.

A．put up

B．take away

C．break out

D．call off

5.

A．talking

B．crying

C．fighting

D．laughing

6.

A．access

B．addition

C．abuse

D．affection

7.

A．look

B．break

C．drive

D．carry

8.

A．time

B．holiday

C．gift

D．family

9.

A．happily

B．generally

C．formally

D．hurriedly

10.

A．awake

B．asleep

C．available

D．absorbed

11.

A．generosity

B．curiosity

C．ability

D．creativity

12.

A．admitted

B．realized

C．recognized

D．accepted

13.

A．exchange

B．present

C．treasure

D．appreciate

14.

A．day

B．test

C．skill

D．eye

15.

A．kind

B．grateful

C．blessed

D．healthy

8 . When I started my company, a customer service number was put on the company’s website to better the communication with users. Somehow it rarely rang. So we abandoned it.

However, I thought phone support would have made sense. So, last year, I ________ putting another service number on our homepage.   

“Again? We tried this before, but it didn’t work!” they responded, casting ________ on me.

“But companies evolve; circumstances change.” I argued.

Late last year, I convinced my company to give it a shot. So we started a two-week ________. During the first few days, the volume of calls, around 20 per day, was not much but ________. Then, over the following days, the volume increased dramatically, which ________ them all. So successful was it that we finally decided to adopt the service phone number ________.

This experience reminded me of the elephant-and-rope story. Baby elephants were ________ with a small rope. Because they’re too ________ to break free from the rope, they grow up being conditioned that the rope is stronger than they are. So, as adults, they think they can still be ________ by the rope. In my company, those who thought we couldn’t because we once ________ were like a baby elephant who was living with a ________ mindset. They drew a conclusion based on specific ________, but they forgot to revise it when things changed.

In business, not to mention life, all sorts of invisible mental ropes may hold us back. It results in missed opportunities and wasted ________. So don’t hold onto the ________ that you can’t grow or learn from past failures. All it takes is ________ eyes to reexamine the situation.

1.

A．admitted

B．imagined

C．enjoyed

D．proposed

2.

A．annoyance

B．fear

C．doubt

D．regret

3.

A．activity

B．trial

C．procedure

D．mission

4.

A．significant

B．precise

C．perfect

D．common

5.

A．amused

B．frustrated

C．astonished

D．pleased

6.

A．partly

B．regularly

C．naturally

D．officially

7.

A．injured

B．secured

C．moved

D．pulled

8.

A．small

B．big

C．fat

D．short

9.

A．held on

B．held back

C．set free

D．set apart

10.

A．tried

B．reflected

C．persevered

D．failed

11.

A．flexible

B．complex

C．fixed

D．simple

12.

A．places

B．conditions

C．standards

D．systems

13.

A．space

B．strength

C．money

D．potential

14.

A．belief

B．excuse

C．ambition

D．information

15.

A．mature

B．eager

C．fresh

D．optimistic

9 . You’ve heard an old Chinese saying before: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. You may even be nodding your head in agreement right now. However, we can have a different understanding about it.

When a person is starving, that’s not the time to fill their head with knowledge but to first give the person a fish-eradicating their hunger-and only then teach them to fish. Far too often, people ignore this common sense first step. They see someone who is struggling, and they rush to offer wisdom. “Let me tell you what I’d do in your position,” a well-meaning individual might offer.

But few of us understand the anxiety, confusion and uncertainty that come with overwhelming need. People meeting with personal disasters don’t have the ability to think straight. Their nerves may be shot. Their confidence may be non-existent. Can you imagine what it would be like to be in that person’s situation?

Rushing to offer a struggling person long-term advice is a waste of time. Instead, it makes far more sense to help them regain their emotional balance. Once their ears, heart and mind open, you’ll have an opportunity to teach a new skill.

But how do we know whether a person needs a fish before a fishing lesson? Two things: One is the ability to pay attention. We need to know whether the other person is open and receptive, or looking at the world through narrowed eyes? You can’t just take their words but have to look at how the person acts and what they don’t say. The other is empathy (共情).The more successful you are, the harder it is to imagine what it must be like to be the opposite. Try to create a safe environment for emotional acceptance before the fishing lesson.

1. What is the function of the first paragraph?

A．To illustrate a concept.	B．To bring in a new viewpoint.
C．To introduce the background.	D．To put up an example.

2. What does the underlined word “eradicating” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Getting rid of.	B．Paying attention to.
C．Making up for.	D．Putting up with.

3. What should we do first for those in disasters?

A．Get them to think straight.	B．Enhance their confidence.
C．Satisfy their primary needs.	D．Teach them a new skill.

4. Which does the author probably agree with according to the last paragraph?

A．Live and learn.	B．Never teach a fish to swim.
C．Put yourself in others’ shoes.	D．Don’t teach old dogs new tricks.

10 . Kala has deep ties to her Hawaiian roots. Her ancestors navigated (航行) the oceans for centuries using their knowledge of the stars, the sun, the currents and the wind. It’s not that she does it in a canoe without technology, but rather uses the natural technology around her. It’s called Way finding, and was taught to her by her father.

“My father was my foundation, my rock.” she says of her first voyage with him from Oahu to Lahaina in a traditional canoe. He taught her how to read the stars, the ocean swells and how to use them to hold the course. “Over 200 stars have specific names and purposes when you are Way finding. You have to look at each and determine if they are rising or setting. You know this star and the direction it represents. If you can do that, you can use it as a tool to orient (确定方向).” Kala added.

Kala Tanaka sailed the canoe in the ocean for up to three weeks. During the day, Kala used the sun until it hit a certain height. When she got closer to land, she looked for certain species of land birds and clouds that indicated there was land below. When Kala sailed she felt “I feel very connected to the crew and the canoe. We’re a family.” The longer voyage required Kala to spend hours studying the day and the night skies. It was demanding physical work. But it also had its moments of awe. For Kala, the beauty was in tying together the past and the present to enjoy the moment. So when she was not sailing, she was teaching Way finding skills to school-aged children in hopes of preserving the skills her ancestors relied on.

It’s easy to be lost in the immediacy of the technology of our day, to be consumed by screens and miss the nature that unfolds around us. But if we will take the time to look up, to see the stars and the sun, the way the clouds move, the miracle of life beneath and above us, we will discover something deep inside us, something that will always lead to happiness.

1. How does Kala navigate the ocean in a canoe?

A．By observing the natural elements around.

B．By following the course of ocean currents.

C．By using hi-technology navigation devices.

D．By recalling the first voyage with her father.

2. What did Kala think of the three-week canoe voyage?

A．It was a heroic adventure.	B．It brought great joy to her life.
C．It was school children’s favorite.	D．It represented a kind of innovation.

3. What does the author suggest we do?

A．Enjoy the screens.	B．Explore the universe.
C．Get close to nature.	D．Keep the earth clean.

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．Finding Our Way	B．Navigating the Ocean
C．The Wisdom from Ancestors	D．An Unforgettable Journey