1 . When my daughter Sara was in the fifth grade, she came to me with a problem. “Marcy hates me!” she cried. “Because Kathy is my friend, too. She wants me to be her friend and nobody else’s. You talk to Marcy. You tell her that I want to be her friend, but I can have other friends, too!”
Oh! I looked at her for a few moments, wondering how I got into this mess (困境), when suddenly an idea came to me.
Picking up two baskets from the living room, I explained, “When everyone is born, he or she has a little basket. This little one here is yours. The big one is mine. As you grow, so does the basket. You can see your little basket is inside mine because when you were born, there were too many things you couldn’t do for yourself. I did everything you couldn’t do on your own.”
She nodded.
“Well, as you grew older and began to do some things on your own, I began placing a few more things in your basket. When you learned to tie your shoes, that went in your basket.”
She said softly, “I can tie my own shoes.”
“Right. As you grow older, there will be more and more things you must do on your own.” As I spoke, I gradually took her basket out of mine and handed it to her. “You will finally carry your own basket with things only you can do.”
She looked up at me and said, “I understand. There are some things that I have to do for myself because they are in my basket.”
1. What was Sara’s problem?| A．She didn’t have a basket. | B．She didn’t want her own basket. |
| C．She couldn’t deal with her friendship. | D．Her mother was too hard on her. |
| A．Boring. | B．Exciting. | C．Moving. | D．Difficult. |
| A．would talk to Marcy herself | B．wouldn’t make friends with Kathy |
| C．was too young to deal with anything | D．managed to persuade her mother to help her |
| A．gifts given by God when everyone is born | B．something that people use to keep vegetables |
| C．growing abilities as you grow up | D．friendship that needs repairing |
2 . Most people who ran the marathon last month spent days before resting up and days after recovering. But not Jacky Hunt-Broersma. In total, she ran 104 marathons in 104 days. If it’s confirmed by Guinness World Records, that would be a new world record. And she did it all with one leg and a prosthesis (假肢).
“Someone able-bodied had done it previously. I wanted to see if I could do it on a prosthetic leg and see what would happen,” she said. “I thought it would be a great way to inspire others to push their limits because I truly believe that we’re stronger than what we think. And I’ve been so pleasantly surprised that my body is held up, everything is held up and I’ve made it to 104.”
She actually did not pick up the sport until after she lost the lower part of her left leg in 2001 to a type of cancer called Ewing sarcoma. Runners using a prosthetic leg can’t use a regular one. They need a running blade (刀锋式跑步义肢). Hunt-Broersma has two, but she was only able to run with one because of the swelling she experienced in her left leg that made it impossible to connect to the other blade. But even with the pain that occurred, she has been able to put up with it and continued.
All together, Hunt-Broersma ran over 4, 385 kilometers. During that time she has had a lot of time to think and has learned a few things about herself. “It has taught me how strong one can be and how important absolute determination is. If you’re mentally strong, you can do anything,” she said. “And our bodies are just amazing...This whole journey was impressive and super hard, but it’s told me how strong I can be as a person and how far I can push myself.”
1. Why did Hunt-Broersma decide to run marathons?| A．She wanted to set a new record. |
| B．She intended to challenge herself. |
| C．She was driven by her interest. |
| D．She was inspired by people like her. |
| A．She didn’t get professional training. |
| B．She found it hard to keep her balance. |
| C．She suffered discomfort in her left leg. |
| D．She couldn’t use regular running blades. |
| A．Rome wasn’t built in a day. |
| B．Time works wonders. |
| C．A good beginning is half the battle. |
| D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. |
| A．Annoyed. | B．Concerned |
| C．Admiring. | D．Humorous. |
3 . When I am reading a newspaper at home, my friends call me. “Will you
My friends are playing a
| A．go | B．drive | C．come | D．ride |
| A．newspaper | B．book | C．picture | D．photo |
| A．football | B．volleyball | C．basketball | D．tennis |
| A．balcony | B．kitchen | C．home | D．garden |
| A．or | B．but | C．so | D．because |
| A．everyone | B．anyone | C．no one | D．someone |
| A．often | B．usually | C．always | D．seldom |
| A．out | B．into | C．behind | D．under |
| A．woman | B．man | C．girl | D．boy |
| A．him | B．her | C．them | D．it |
| A．joy | B．smile | C．worry | D．surprise (惊奇) |
| A．walk | B．talk | C．play | D．eat |
| A．ours | B．hers | C．theirs | D．yours |
| A．teaching | B．inviting(邀请) | C．showing | D．waiting |
| A．speak | B．talk | C．tell | D．say |
4 . A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaining about stress in work and life.
Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and
| A．tools | B．materials | C．cups | D．gifts |
| A．cheap | B．wonderful | C．beautiful | D．valuable |
| A．invite | B．allow | C．help | D．adapt |
| A．noticed | B．admitted | C．accepted | D．relaxed |
| A．sold out | B．taken up | C．broken | D．abandoned |
| A．normal | B．unfair | C．selfish | D．painful |
| A．way | B．value | C．judgement | D．source |
| A．Why | B．Although | C．Unless | D．What |
| A．ordinary | B．best | C．special | D．strange |
| A．using | B．washing | C．eyeing | D．introducing |
| A．position | B．kindness | C．character | D．temper |
| A．disturb | B．contain | C．mix | D．limit |
| A．way | B．pace | C．direction | D．quality |
| A．concentrating | B．relying | C．keeping | D．holding |
| A．drink | B．enjoy | C．share | D．boil |
5 . Emest Owusu was 13 in 1980 when he was given the opportunity to appear in the audience of a BBC show, and ask Thatcher how she felt about being called the Iron Lady. This encounter re-emerged in a BBC’s programme recently.
At the time of their meeting, Owusu was on free school meals, living on a public estate in Brixton, south London, where he and his sister were being raised by their mother Rose, a struggling hairdresser.
Now 57, Owusu looks remarkably similar even with a greying beard. But his life has been transformed. The father of three is a human resources director, and the first black captain of the Addington golf club in its 110-year history. As a black guy, it is about breaking the glass ceiling.
Speaking in its clubhouse, Owusu describes his rise in social status (地位) as a “Thatcherite Journey”. And he says it began by asking the woman herself. “To this day it still has an impact. My confidence changed from that sliding-door moment. Something about her connected with me.”
Thatcher told Owusu she enjoyed being called the Iron Lady. “I think it’s rather a praise, don’t you?” she said, “Because so often people have said to me if you’re in your job you’ve got to be soft and warm and human, but you’ve got to have a touch of steel.” Owusu recalls the moment, “I just remember her eye contact. She was answering me, not the camera. She welcomed the question saying you’ve got to be firm in this world. And that stuck with me.”
After the show was broadcast, Owusu said he became “a little hero in Brixton for a good three months”. Owusu added, “It all gave me extra confidence. Doors might not have opened so quickly. It was one of those key moments to make you do things maybe you wouldn’t otherwise have done.”
1. What do we know about Owusu when he was 13?| A．He met with Thatcher twice. |
| B．He joined a famous golf club. |
| C．He hosted a BBC’s programme. |
| D．He lived at the bottom of society. |
| A．Turning point. | B．Important decision. |
| C．Social status. | D．Remarkable achievement. |
| A．Others’ treating him equally at work. |
| B．Others’ voting him a hero in Brixton. |
| C．Thatcher’s efforts to preserve his dignity. |
| D．Thatcher’s faith in the necessity of toughness. |
| A．The Art of Dialogue | B．The Power of Confidence |
| C．A Life-changing Meeting | D．A Status-improving Tale |
6 . A father and his son went to a kite（风筝） festival. When they
The father was good
But then, a few minutes later, the kite started to
The father smiled and said. “The role of the string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was
In our life, we may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing.
| A．arrived | B．bought | C．got | D．waited |
| A．sadly | B．quickly | C．happily | D．slowly |
| A．made | B．bought | C．sold | D．broke |
| A．for | B．to | C．with | D．at |
| A．shakes | B．seems | C．turns | D．covers |
| A．If | B．Though | C．Because | D．Until |
| A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
| A．bored | B．sad | C．excited | D．afraid |
| A．come down | B．go up | C．cut out | D．write down |
| A．angry | B．surprised | C．relaxed | D．nervous |
| A．finding | B．helping | C．seeing | D．hearing |
| A．itself | B．myself | C．yourself | D．himself |
| A．competition | B．information | C．way | D．instruction |
| A．And | B．But | C．So | D．Because |
| A．grow up | B．stay up | C．take care | D．tidy up |
7 . Progress means the act of going forward. Making any kind of progress can make us healthy and happy in life. By setting and actively working towards our goals, we can make progress in our life.
To make more progress in life, start looking at problems in a different way. Whatever happens, if we think positively, it can be useful and helpful. We need to know that problems are part of our life. After we solve problems one after another, we can make more progress and become stronger.
Having confidence is helpful for us to make progress. Confidence comes from different places, such as proper education, training or having good relationships. We should also stay with people who believe in our success and actively support us. These people can help push us towards progress.
Slow progress is still worth celebrating. Just as the old saying goes, “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Progress usually comes a lot more slowly than we expect. Even if progress is slow, try not to be worried. One important thing is that we keep making progress towards our goals, and another is that we clearly remember what our goals are all the time. The actual speed isn’t so important.
The road to progress is not always smooth. Most progress often comes with setbacks along the way. Sometimes, maybe it feels like we’re taking one step forward and three steps back, but it won’t always be like that. Keep going towards our goals and we can much more easily make the progress we want.
Progress doesn’t always happen in a straight line. As long as we keep working, we will achieve higher levels.
1. Paragraph 2 is mainly about ______.| A．the reasons for making more progress | B．the advantages of thinking positively |
| C．how to look at problems | D．how to solve problems |
| A．The people who get a proper education. | B．The people who give us plenty of advice. |
| C．The people who give us trust and support. | D．The people who are confident in themselves. |
| A．It often goes smoothly. | B．It still means progress. |
| C．It sometimes stops progress. | D．It always gives us a clear mind. |
| A．Prizes. | B．Advantages. | C．Excuses. | D．Difficulties. |
8 . Once there was a farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄园). He was very hard-working, and the
When the farmer was
The sons tried to know in what part of the orchard the
After the farmer was
They dug until they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard to the other, around the tree- roots and between them.
The next olive
And when they saw how much money had
| A．hospital | B．farm | C．factory | D．garden |
| A．old | B．healthy | C．lucky | D．sad |
| A．led | B．called | C．visited | D．showed |
| A．discovered | B．stolen | C．hidden | D．collected |
| A．rings | B．olive | C．gold | D．food |
| A．lonely | B．dead | C．kind | D．lost |
| A．think | B．wonder | C．ask | D．know |
| A．top | B．bottom | C．surface | D．end |
| A．But | B．So | C．Though | D．If |
| A．surprised | B．worried | C．excited | D．disappointed |
| A．season | B．part | C．sale | D．field |
| A．already | B．still | C．again | D．ever |
| A．made | B．sold | C．found | D．saved |
| A．seen | B．agreed | C．come | D．gone |
| A．meant | B．received | C．accepted | D．guessed |
James Bradley had developed a strong passion for skiing. On a freezing cold Sunday in 2019, James, then a 16-year-old boy, headed to Aspen Mountain with his father to go skiing. They took a cable car to the top of the mountain and conquered the most challenging part of the long trail. Afterwards, they decided to follow different trails to go down the mountain respectively. That was when everything started to veer off course.
In the late afternoon, after finishing the final run through the side trial, his father arrived at the parking lot. Anxiously, he had waited here for his son for several hours. However, James never showed up.
It turned out that a fierce snowstorm had swept into the area as James was on his way down. Unable to see far and clearly, he turned off the path by accident and got lost. The dreadful snowstorm coupled with strong winds gained strength and enveloped everything, blocking his way back to the ski trails.
Before long, James slid down the mountain slope on his skis and stopped at the bottom of the mountain in the valley. Thanks to the thick snow, James didn’t get hurt and the winds weren’t as strong in the valley as they were up on the mountain. Looking around, he saw nothing but the branches of trees and the pure white snow. James had no idea where he was. Worse still, the sun began to sink and he was getting colder by the minute. Most worrisome of all was that he didn’t have any food or water with him, let alone his mobile phone or other supplies.
Standing alone in the wild and holding his large skis, cold and thirst, he couldn’t help thinking about the survival show Man vs. Wild that he used to watch. In the show, Bear Grylls was abandoned in a wild area like this and had to help himself out by using all sorts of survival skills. Yes! It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.
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Without hesitation, James took action immediately.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________If you are constantly lack of confidence and worried about what other people think about your shortcomings, you will never get to where you need to go in life. This was what I learned from my own experience.
My name is Peter. Before I was born, the doctors examined my mom and found there was something wrong with my face, and actually it was worse. With my “weird” face, I knew I was not an ordinary ten-year-old kid. I had never been to a real school before, not because of the way I looked, but all the surgeries I had. Mom homeschooled me. I became stronger, though. So maybe it was time for me to go to the real school.
One day, I happened to hear Mom and Dad talking about me quietly. “We can’t keep protecting him.” Mom whispered to Dad, “We have to help him learn to deal with it. We can’t just keep avoiding situations that… ”, but she didn’t even finish her sentence because she saw me. “Go back to sleep, Peter,” Mom said softly.
“Everyone will stare at me at school,” I said, suddenly crying.
Mom came over, putting her hand on mine. “Honey, you know if you don’t want to do this, you don’t have to. But we spoke to the principal (校长) , Mr. Green and told him how funny and smart you are. When I told him about all your surgeries, and how brave you are, ‘Wow, I have to meet this kid.’ ” Mom smiled at me.
“He is really a nice man. Besides, a real school is really good for you. Peter, you will make lots of friends and learn things you have never learned with Mom.” Dad added, raising his hand as if to swear.
“But… I don’t want to go. I am afraid... ” I said in a low voice.
“How about at least meeting Mr. Green before you make up your mind?” Mom asked.
I nodded, unwilling to accept the arrangement.
注意：
1. 续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
We arrived at the school a few weeks before the start of the school.
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Paragraph 2:
After taking a tour of the school and hearing Mr. Green’s words, I realized it was time to make a change.
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