1 . 假定你校英语社团准备以“我的强大抗挫能力（ability of anti-frustration）”为主题举办演讲比赛，请就此写一篇英语演讲稿，内容包括：
1. 你对挫折的认识；
2. 举例说明你的抗挫能力。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；开头和结尾已写出；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Good morning, everybody! I’m happy to share with you my understanding of frustration.

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Thank you very much.

2 . The sun prepared to rest for the evening, and I intended to follow. Looking forward to setting my camera aside for an evening, I _________ back to camp. Suddenly, I heard a voice behind me. “Photo, photo, photo.” A young Surma boy about 7 years old _________ me. I breathed a(n) _________ sigh. I had no energy to press the button one more time, no matter how eager he was.

I hoped the boy would find someone else to take his _________, but he kept following me. Finally, he _________ to catch my eye. As I looked at him, an idea for a composition _________ in my mind.

I _________ the boy where to stand and how to pose. As I prepared to take the photograph, his energy suddenly shifted from _________ to nervousness to fear. No matter how I told him to look and stand, he just looked at me _________. He’d gone camera shy! In an effort to __________ him, I clapped my hands, saying, “That was great. You were great”. The boy’s face immediately __________ a smile. I intuitively took a few __________ of the moment. That photograph turned out to be __________ than the composition I’d imagined.

I have learned much about myself and life through photography. The outer __________ of taking photos take me on . inner journeys to heal and transform. __________ on my experience with the Surma boy, I realised I had been __________ my own ideas, and wants. But, all the boy had really wanted was to be __________ for a moment. That was the moment that needed to be __________ .

Photography has become my connection to the world. I’m privileged to see others, like that Surma boy, __________ focusing on my own issues, which __________ me of what’s truly important in life.

1.

A．looked

B．marched

C．headed

D．crawled

2.

A．fished

B．dogged

C．foxed

D．petted

3.

A．energetic

B．zealous

C．shameful

D．tired

4.

A．photograph

B．hand

C．advice

D．place

5.

A．happened

B．managed

C．turned

D．agreed

6.

A．flashed

B．lifted

C．hid

D．disappeared

7.

A．awarded

B．instructed

C．noticed

D．evaluated

8.

A．eagerness

B．politeness

C．wildness

D．loneliness

9.

A．naturally

B．awkwardly

C．angrily

D．ambitiously

10.

A．concern

B．force

C．surprise

D．cheer

11.

A．reached for

B．went through

C．broke into

D．acted on

12.

A．shots

B．signals

C．exercises

D．copies

13.

A．worse

B．better

C．riskier

D．clearer

14.

A．adventures

B．memories

C．achievements

D．experiences

15.

A．Drawing

B．Passing

C．Reflecting

D．Relying

16.

A．taught up in

B．fed up with

C．looking up to

D．making up for

17.

A．celebrated

B．remembered

C．seen

D．admired

18.

A．captured

B．changed

C．Identified

D．neglected

19.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．regardless of

D．as for

20.

A．informs

B．accuses

C．warns

D．reminds

3 . As a university professor, I have been immersed in theory and guess for so long that it recently struck me: I don’t know how to do anything. By “do”, I mean something material, something done with my hands that produce an actual product.

The trades come to mind. Whenever I call an electrician, or a mason, or a carpenter, I look on in wonder as they smoothly employ their skills. For example, I recently had a new kitchen sink nulled by a young man. He kept singing as he worked at the pipes. Minutes later, he turned on the water and it flowed forth with nothing similar to a leak. Is this not a minor miracle?

All of this brought me to a decision: I registered for an adult evening course at a local technical school. The title: Basic Electricity and Wiring (线路). When we began, I felt immediately overwhelmed. So many new terms. In an instant, I was a student again in all respects: The anxiety, the self-doubt, the wondering if I had made a mistake. And then I recalled: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence... Education will not; the world is full of educated failures.” So I worked my way through my basic wiring course. My initial impulse to jump ship gradually gave way to the awareness that I was, indeed, acquiring a useful new skill.

What followed ahead was the course’s climax: Each student was presented with a switch and a lighting fixture (照明设备). The task was to install them-in-a-door-frame and-wire them; but not throw the switch until the instructor was present. There I was, an experienced professor, standing like a fresh-faced schoolboy. I worked away, using my tools to connect wires. When I was done, I raised my hand. The instructor looked over my job and glanced at me. “Hit the switch,” he said.

It’s hard to characterize that moment. But I did feel that learning is not something that ends early in life. I need to widen my horizon through constant learning. The broader the horizon, the more opportunities there are to learn something new.

I hit the switch.

There was light.

In more ways than one.

1. Why did the author register for an adult evening course?

A．Because he met several problems in the daily life.

B．Because he wanted to learn the secret of the miracle.

C．Because he needed to strengthen his theoretical knowledge.

D．Because he desired to make actual products with his own hands.

2. What was the author’s first thought when he began his course?

A．Dropping out of the evening course.	B．Ignoring so many new terms.
C．Setting a goal and never giving up.	D．Impressing others with his new skills.

3. Which of the following can best describe the author?

A．Responsible and sharp-eyed.	B．Determined and self-motivated.
C．Creative and well-informed.	D．Considerate and widely-interested.

4. What does the story intend to tell us?

A．There is no end to learning.	B．One good turn deserves another.
C．Actions speak louder than words.	D．A fall in a pit, a gain in your wit.

4 . It was Christmas Day. For Antony, this was another day spent in a white-walled ______. His wife and son were enjoying chicken and soup at home. But for Antony, he couldn’t enjoy the Christmas ______ with them. Instead, he was surrounded by flashes of red from arriving ambulances. He was _______ lives.

About fifty years ago, Antony was born in a little ______ in Northern Greece, where religious festivities were upheld with the highest honor. However, he was a boy who _____ Santa. When asked the reason, he laughed out and said, “He was always there, but he never _______ me Christmas presents.” His laugh then turned into a(n) ______ yell, trying to get emotional resonance (共鸣). He continued, “All the other children in the village got Christmas _______ except me.”

When he was a boy, his parents struggled hard to make ends meet and couldn’t ______ to buy him gifts. He was left to think Santa was an ________ magical man who always forgot him. Santa brought the other children presents, but ignored him. People could never imagine what it was like for him to watch all the other _______ open their Christmas presents.

______, when other children in the village played with new toys, Antony passed the time by reading his older brother’s ______ textbooks. His appetite for reading and the example his older brother set _______ him to study hard and become a _____. Antony is now a senior cardiologist. He works ______ at the hospital, close to the village where he grew up.

Doctors are especially needed, and Antony is not relying on Santa to deliver. He is at the hospital, like Santa, faithfully ________ the greatest gift of all. Antony teaches us that we can rise from _______ beginnings. His story shows us that though we may not grow up having what others do, with the right _______ and hard work, we can do something _______.

1.

A．restaurant

B．hospital

C．supermarket

D．cinema

2.

A．appointment

B．performance

C．delight

D．blessing

3.

A．improving

B．wasting

C．enjoying

D．saving

4.

A．farm

B．village

C．shop

D．school

5.

A．hated

B．followed

C．admired

D．trusted

6.

A．bought

B．taught

C．brought

D．lent

7.

A．forgettable

B．considerate

C．impolite

D．infectious

8.

A．records

B．presents

C．information

D．knowledge

9.

A．afford

B．reject

C．claim

D．arrange

10.

A．attractive

B．aggressive

C．awful

D．ambitious

11.

A．patients

B．parents

C．doctors

D．kids

12.

A．In the past

B．In the distance

C．In the end

D．In the meantime

13.

A．musical

B．physical

C．medical

D．natural

14.

A．required

B．inspired

C．forced

D．persuaded

15.

A．salesman

B．consultant

C．manager

D．doctor

16.

A．tirelessly

B．regularly

C．exactly

D．reasonably

17.

A．trying out

B．drawing out

C．giving out

D．selling out

18.

A．smooth

B．promising

C．complex

D．humble

19.

A．opinion

B．motive

C．comment

D．privilege

20.

A．extraordinary

B．familiar

C．practical

D．traditional

5 . It’s said that you can tell a lot about a person by looking at what’s on their bookshelves. What do my bookshelves say about me? Well, I’d always thought of myself as a cultured person, but my bookshelves told a rather different story.

So, in October 2011, I registered my blog, ayearofreadingtheworld.com, and posted a short appeal online. I explained how narrow my reading had been and asked anyone who cared to suggest what I read from other parts of the planet. I had no idea whether anyone would be interested, but within a few hours, people started to get in touch.

Books came from surprising sources. My Panamanian read, for example, came through a conversation I had with the Panama Canal on Twitter, which advised I try the work of the Panamanian author Juan David Morgan. I found Morgan’s website and sent him a message, asking if any of his Spanish-language novels had been translated into English. And he said nothing had been published, but he did have an unpublished translation of his novel “The Golden Horse”, and he emailed it to me.

Morgan was by no means the only wordsmith to share his work with me in this way. From Sweden to Palau, writers and translators sent me self-published books and unpublished manuscripts (手稿) of books that hadn’t been picked up by Anglophone publishers or that were no longer available, giving me privileged glimpses (初步的感受) of some remarkable imaginary worlds.

The books I read that year have opened my eyes to many things. That can be an uncomfortable experience, particularly when I’m reading a book from a culture that may have quite different values to my own. But it can also be really enlightening. Wrestling with unfamiliar ideas can help clarify my own thinking and show up blind spots in the way I might have been looking at the world.

When I looked back at much of the English-language literature I’d grown up with, I began to see how narrow a lot of it was, compared to the richness that the world has to offer. Little by little, that long list of countries that I’d started the year with changed from a rather dry, academic register of place names into living, breathing entities.

1. Why did the author create the blog “A Year of Reading the World”?

A．To learn from others’ bookshelves.

B．To broaden her cultural horizons.

C．To get recommendations from readers.

D．To find out the literary works she lacked.

2. What did the author think of the responses from writers and translators?

A．They presented a challenge to the author.

B．They blocked the author’s reading journey.

C．They offered unique access to literary worlds.

D．They inspired confidence in the author’s project.

3. How does reading diverse cultural books benefit the author?

A．Provide her with unfamiliar topics.

B．Make her absorbed in other cultures.

C．Show fields she needs to learn more about.

D．Reveal areas she lacks insight in her worldview.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Exploring the Global Literary Landscape

B．The Challenge of Reading the World

C．Uncovering Stories from Every Country

D．The Impact of Culture on the Worldview

6 . I used to believe that only words could catch the essence of the human soul. The literary works contained such distinct stories that they shaped the way we saw the world. Words were what composed the questions we sought to uncover and the answers to those questions themselves. Words were everything.

That belief changed.

In an ordinary math class, my teacher posed a simple question: What’s 0.99 rounded to the nearest whole number? Easy. When rounded to the nearest whole number, 0.99=1. Somehow, I thought even though 0.99 is only 0.01 away from 1, there’s still a 0.01 difference. That means even if two things are only a little different, they are still different, so doesn’t that make them completely different?

My teacher answered my question by presenting another equation (等式): 1= 0.9, which could also be expressed as 1=0.99999.... repeating itself without ever ending.

There was something mysterious but fascinating about the equation. The left side was unchangeable, objective: it contained a number that ended. On the right was something endless, number repeating itself limitless times. Yet, somehow, these two opposed things were connected by an equal sign.

Lying in bed, I thought about how much the equation paralleled our existence. The left side of the equation represents that sometimes life itself is so unchangeable and so clear. The concrete, whole number of the day when you were born and the day when you would die. But then there is that gap in between life and death. The right side means a time and space full of limitless possibilities, and endless opportunities into the open future.

So that’s what life is. Objective but imaginative. Unchangeable but limitless. Life is an equation with two sides that balances itsef out. Still, we can’t ever truly seem to put the perfect words to it. So possibly numbers can express ideas as eually well as words can. For now, let’s leave it at that: 1= 0.99999... and live a life like it.

1. What does the author emphasize about words in paragraph 1?

A．Their wide variety.	B．Their literary origins.
C．Their distinct sounds.	D．Their expressive power.

2. What made the author find the equation fascinating?

A．The repetition of a number.	B．The way two different numbers are equal.
C．The question the teacher raised.	D．The difference between the two numbers.

3. Which of the fllowing can replace the underlined word “paralleled” in paragraph 6?

A．Measured.

B．Composed.

C．Mirrored.

D．Influenced.

4. What is a suitable title for the text?

A．The Perfect Equation	B．Numbers Build Equations
C．An Attractive Question	D．Words Outperform Numbers

7 . 假设你是李华，你校英语俱乐部将举办一次英语演讲比赛。请你以“Every Setback Is a Test for Us”为题写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1. 描述你自己经历的一次挫折；
2. 你克服挫折的体会。
参考词汇：setback 挫折 n.
注意：
（1）词数不少于100；（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。
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8 . In the post-war era, re-gifting and returning gifts to shops were commonly occurring.My mother and Aunt Florence ran a_________. For them finding desirable stock (储备物) for the store was an adventure. But the greatest_________of all was getting the wanted items without taking too many_________ones ‘paired’ with them. This pairing resulted in a highly saleable item being paired with something that had to be heavily discounted just to move it off the shelves_________at a loss.

One item I particularly remember was an ugly ornament (饰物) framed in a horseshoe.My mother was shocked by its_________ . My aunt patiently explained she had to buy it to_________some attractive crockery sets (瓷器套装) in high demand. She had paid ten pounds for it and hoped to get five pounds for it. After briefly_________ it at ten pounds, she put it on our bargain table, expecting the crockery sets would sell quickly and cover the_________ on it.Several days later she managed to sell the ornament for three pounds to a value d customer who _________to give it to a neighbour, who loved horses.

The following Saturday, our family was invited to a 21st birthday party, and my father was     __________with buying a suitable gift from the jeweler in town. However, he delayed his __________because he had his car repaired. As a result, he __________a wrapped present from our own store’s stock. Little did he know that it was the __________ .

At the party, as the presents were__________, my mother held my shoulder tightly when she saw the ornament. The__________of our family, the gift’s original purchaser, and the recipient’s (接受者) family were a mix of shock and__________. My father, realizing his mistake,__________that he thought it was a collector’s item due to the ten pound price tag.

The next day, realizing my mother discovered the ornament which had been sold had been returned by Sheila, the recipient’s mother, who __________a ten pound refund , Aunt Florence burst into laughter, though the relationship between the__________owners of the ornament sourced.

          __________ this event, I learned the value of giving cash or gift cards.1.

A．company

B．department

C．market

D．store

2.

A．challenge

B．decision

C．secret

D．promise

3.

A．satisfactory

B．unaffordable

C．undesirable

D．cheap

4.

A．frequently

B．suddenly

C．occasionally

D．gradually

5.

A．advantage

B．colour

C．influence

D．appearance

6.

A．display

B．get

C．rent

D．appreciate

7.

A．selling

B．investing

C．pricing

D．charging

8.

A．expense

B．loss

C．figure

D．value

9.

A．planned

B．agreed

C．failed

D．hesitated

10.

A．impressed

B．satisfied

C．tasked

D．bored

11.

A．dating

B．shopping

C．meeting

D．riding

12.

A．borrowed

B．bought

C．designed

D．selected

13.

A．ornament

B．jewel

C．horseshoe

D．card

14.

A．unlocked

B．covered

C．unwrapped

D．dusted

15.

A．thoughts

B．reviews

C．mistakes

D．reactions

16.

A．disbelief

B．sadness

C．delight

D．anxiety

17.

A．instructed

B．explained

C．added

D．informed

18.

A．exchanged

B．donated

C．received

D．rejected

19.

A．mysterious

B．temporary

C．aggressive

D．optimistic

20.

A．Speaking of

B．Working on

C．Hearing of

D．Reflecting on

9 . I was living in Cali, Colombia. One day my younger sister decided to visit me for a holiday and I was supposed to go to meet her at the airport. I somehow lost ________ of the time and realized that I was ________my home much later than I had wanted to. And to make matters _________, when I went outside, the rain was pouring from the sky and I couldn’t get a taxi to save my life. I ________ jumping on board a public bus to Palmira, where the airport was .

The driver said that I would be dropped ________ at a crossroads which was located six kilometers away from the airport. I had no ________ but to travel with the bus. The journey took ages, however. When the bus did eventually ________ the previously mentioned crossroads, the driver pointed in a given ________ and told me that the airport was down that way. By this time, I had descended into tears. My sister would be arriving in twelve minutes, and there was no way I was going to be able to make it ________. Beside myself (失去控制) with worry, I ________ the driver to drive the six kilometers down to the airport to drop me off. He stood up and took a vote from the other passengers. Fortunately, they all ________. Thanks to them, I arrived on time. This was my first encounter with Murphy’s Law (墨菲定律): Whatever can go wrong will go wrong. And the only way to beat this devil is to take ________for the outcome of all your actions. I should have made a Plan B by ________ the possibility that there would be no taxis available. Of course, some major victories were achieved by the very fact that they did not have a Plan B to ________.

However, most of the situations we encounter in our lives are much less dramatic and can often be ________ in more ways than one. It is ________to have a Plan B because you cannot always guarantee that your original plan is going to work out, and in some cases, your contingency (不测之事) plan might just be even ________ than your original one .

Now more than ever, in this rapidly changing world, ________ is often the key to success. If you are prepared to bounce back when everyone else ________, you will be the winner. Think of your contingency plan as a form of ________, one that, if nothing else, can give you the peace of mind you need.

1.

A．heart

B．sight

C．track

D．touch

2.

A．heading

B．leaving

C．driving

D．going

3.

A．better

B．easier

C．funnier

D．worse

4.

A．picked up

B．checked up

C．ended up

D．came up

5.

A．down

B．off

C．by

D．out

6.

A．choice

B．evidence

C．hope

D．reason

7.

A．arrive

B．pass

C．reach

D．return

8.

A．station

B．direction

C．location

D．position

9.

A．in time

B．on time

C．behind time

D．ahead of time

10.

A．allowed

B．reminded

C．forced

D．begged

11.

A．agreed

B．appeared

C．succeeded

D．signed

12.

A．advice

B．control

C．responsibility

D．risk

13.

A．coming into effect

B．getting into trouble

C．putting into practice

D．taking into account

14.

A．approves of

B．looks up

C．goes after

D．turn to

15.

A．accessed

B．altered

C．approached

D．avoided

16.

A．dangerous

B．essential

C．pointless

D．priceless

17.

A．extremer

B．faster

C．better

D．stranger

18.

A．capability

B．flexibility

C．reliability

D．stability

19.

A．breaks down

B．settles down

C．gets over

D．carries away

20.

A．assistance

B．endurance

C．guidance

D．insurance

10 . What if a simple practice could greatly enhance your happiness, promote your physical health, improve your relationships, and even help you deal with life’s toughest challenges?     1     However, countless studies and personal stories show this powerful secret: gratitude.

Gratitude is a powerful emotion and a transformative habit.     2     It’s also about acknowledging the goodness in our lives and recognizing that the source of the goodness often comes from the outside of ourselves. It’s a celebration of the positive aspects of life, both big and small.

Practicing gratitude encourages us to change our viewpoint from scarcity (缺乏) to abundance. It prevents us from focusing on what we lack or what we want, directing our attention instead to the happiness we already have.     3     By encouraging positive emotions, gratitude can help reduce feelings of anxiety and depression. Moreover, it can enhance overall mood and emotional resilience, enabling us to better cope with stress and life’s challenges.

    4     Research has suggested that individuals who regularly practice gratitude report fewer physical problems, experience less pain, and generally feel healthier than others. They’re also more likely to engage in health-promoting behavior, such as regular exercise and routine check-ups.

Gratitude plays an important role in developing strong relationships. It helps to strengthen bonds, reduce aggression (挑衅), and promote feelings of social satisfaction.     5    .

A．It may sound too good to be true.

B．How can gratitude change your life?

C．It’s more than just saying “thank you”.

D．Gratitude can also contribute to personal growth.

E．The benefits of gratitude extend to our physical health as well.

F．People who express gratitude often report better relationships.

G．This change in viewpoint can greatly increase our life satisfaction.