1 . My friend never did well in school but always had a sharp eye for beauty. One day I was busy arranging some flowers in a vase but just couldn’t get them to look right. She came along, and with a few skillful waves of her hand, transformed them into a stunning bouquet. When praised for having this amazing ability, she shrugged off the compliment. She simply didn’t view her creativity as anything special.

Too often we underestimate our own talents in this way. Maybe it’s because we’ve become used to believing that only abilities like a high I.Q., a gift for mathematics or a large vocabulary have cognitive (认知的) value. I was fortunate to learn otherwise at a young age.

When I entered high school, a guidance counselor told my mother I wasn’t college material because I had performed miserably on the spelling section of a standardized test. Thankfully my mother recognized my other intellectual (智力的) gifts and stood up for me, insisting I be put into the college-track curriculum. This experience literally defined the course of my life. It showed me how important it is not to accept a label someone else put on me and it allowed me to realize my full potential.

In the early 1980’s, Howard Gardner, a prominent Harvard researcher, pioneered a concept of “multiple intelligences”. In his book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, he suggested that intelligence is not limited to a traditional interpretation but instead includes a wide range of cognitive abilities.

What I love about the multiple intelligences theory is that it allows you to reframe your own abilities and talents, especially those that don’t necessarily fit into neat academic boxes. While it’s true one must meet a basic level of intelligence for achievement, the analytical skills measured by I.Q. do not tell the whole story. This is why we should celebrate all of our talents and abilities. They’re part of what makes your individual brain so wonderful and unique.

1. Whose ability is probably underestimated according to the author?

A．A child who has a large vocabulary.

B．A child who is good at building Lego blocks.

C．A child who has an easy time learning how to multiply.

D．A child who quickly fits into academic learning process.

2. What does “otherwise” underlined in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．It suited me well to take college-track courses.

B．Intelligence can be interpreted by various abilities.

C．Spelling ability in a standardized test is of great value.

D．A high I. Q. makes no sense in realizing my full potential.

3. Why did the author mention Howard Gardner’s book?

A．To introduce a new topic.	B．To clarify a concept.
C．To recommend the book.	D．To support his opinion.

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

A．Change Your Cognitive Value.

B．Develop Your Academic Ability.

C．Appreciate Your Multiple Intelligences.

D．Explore the Theory of Multiple Intelligences.

2 . There seems to be a lot of talk these days about what is fair, and what is not. Most people tend to believe life should be fair. Some of the 99% seem to believe life has somehow treated them unfairly, and some of the 1% feel life hasn’t treated them fairly enough. My questions are these: What is fairness? Is life fair? Should life be fair?

We clearly have no choice about how we come into this world. We have little choice early in life. But as we grow older, choices abound. I have long believed that while we have no control over the beginning of our life, the majority of us have the ability to influence the outcomes we attain. Fairness is a state of mind, and most often, an unhealthy state of mind. Our state in life cannot, or at least should not, be blamed on our parents, our teachers, or our society—it’s largely based on the choices we make, and the attitudes we adopt.

Life is full of examples of the uneducated, the mentally and physically challenged people born into war-torn areas, who could have complained about life being unfair, but who instead chose a different path. Regardless of the challenges they faced, they had the character to choose contribution over complaint.

I agree that challenges exist. I agree that many have an uphill battle due to the severity of the challenges they face. What I disagree with is the attempt to use fairness to solve all problems in the world. Rules and orders don’t create fairness, but people’s desire and determination can work around most life challenges.

It doesn’t matter whether you are born with a silver spoon, plastic spoon, or no spoon at all. A friend of mine came to this country from Africa in his late teens, barely spoke the language, drove a cab while working his way through college, and is now the president of a technology services firm. Stories such as this are all around us-they are not miracles, nor are they the rare exception. They do, however, demonstrate blindness to the mindset of the fairness.

1. What does the underlined word “abound” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Change fully.	B．Remain the same.
C．Exist in numbers.	D．Disappear completely.

2. What opinion does the writer agree with?

A．Most of us can influence the results we achieve.

B．Our background determines our choices.

C．People’s desire and determination create unfairness.

D．We should depend on fairness to solve all problems.

3. What is the primary purpose of the text?

A．To promote efforts over complaint.

B．To stress the importance of fairness.

C．To share an inspiring story of a friend.

D．To prove that fairness is a state of mind.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Fairness Is Justice	B．Life Is Not Fair—Deal With It
C．Fairness Comes First	D．Fairness Creates Chances

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。

Out of a 13-year-old girl’s summer boredom, I put up a tent in our yard and intended to sleep in it. It was midnight and my dad had been asleep upstairs. A girl knocked on the front door, asking if she could use our phone to call her parents.

I watched her struggle to dial the numbers. After she dialed the wrong numbers several times, I offered to do that for her. But after I dialed several times, there still no people answered the phone. Looking at the girl, I said, “Want to sleep in my tent?” She hesitated for a while and agreed.

I accompanied her into the darkness of the yard, entered the tent, and turned my lantern on. She told me how she got here. She and her parents had a nice dinner. After dinner, she expressed she wanted a beautiful dress in a special style, but it was too expressive for her parents. They argued fiercely（激烈地）and she left in anger. She wandered alone aimlessly（漫无目的地）until she found herself on an unfamiliar road. Her cellphone was in her parent’s bag and she seemed to have got lost. She wiped her eyes with my pillow, looked at me sadly, and then said, “Why didn’t my parents buy that dress for me?”

I knew just nodding obviously couldn’t solve the problem. “Do you think your parents love you?” I asked. Hearing my questions, she nodded and said regretfully, “My parents always meet my request as far as possible. This is my fault to ask them to buy that dress which they can’t afford. ” At the time, my phone rang. It turned out her parents’ call. Her parents sounded very worried and said they would come very soon. Then, my dad walked down the stairs.

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。

I explained what had happened and he asked the girl, “Do you want that dress?”

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At that time, her parents came.

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4 . Have you ever felt like others don’t understand your pain when they seem to be living a happy life? You’re not alone in feeling this way, but the truth is that happiness takes work.    1    

Live in the present moment

Your past is important to learn from.    2     At the end of the day, though, the only thing that exists outside of your head is the present. In order to ground yourself in the now, you can practise noticing what’s around you, how you’re feeling, why you’re feeling that way, etc.

Be kind to others

    3     While you may not be at a place to help them financially (经济上), offering a smile or a kind word can help them feel better about where they’re in life. When others see you show kindness, they’ll also be more likely to do so.

Keep your mind open

Having an open mind is important for your growth. You may be right about something, but it doesn’t mean there aren’t other ways to look at it.    4     You are sure to learn something as long as you stay open to difficult conversations.

    5    

You’ll hear people say “I had that idea” every time you see someone create something great. Everyone had the idea for Facebook first. The reason Mark Zuckerberg got rich off it is that he went out and did it, while everyone else was talking about it. Ideas are useless if you don’t act on them. Less thinking, more doing.

A．Decide what’s important to you.

B．Here are several ways you can try.

C．Take action for what matters to you.

D．Your future is important to work towards.

E．Every day you see someone who needs help.

F．Listening to ideas you don’t agree with keeps your mind open.

G．So find something new and set goals beyond what you believe possible.

5 . We live in a fast-paced and anxiety-filled world that often times seems to shift beneath our feet. Thus, we are sometimes affected by_______or anxiety impacting our life. For as long as I could remember I had_______with anxiety.

After graduating from university, I made friends with the Moroccan woman at work. One day, she invited me to visit her and her family back home. I wanted to; _______ , for a girl who had never been out of the UK alone in the past 23 years, it meant that I would have to travel in a very _______area by myself for the first time in my life. Could I really make it?

Then one day it _______ to me that I had a life to live. Indeed, I could choose to give in to these awful concerns. There was always a sense of fear overwhelming from the bottom of my heart and still to that moment _______I made up my mind to go to Morocco and feel something totally _______.

I remember how good it felt the minute I set foot in Morocco.

_______ arrival, my friend’s family arranged a(n) _______ welcome party and everyone was so loving toward me. Such a moment of love felt in a distant rural village ________ me that I was “good enough” or I deserved to be treated like a star, which ________ helped to relieve my anxiety.

It was after I woke up the next day, in the morning light, that I was ________by how underdeveloped the area was—and the realization that these people had very few ________. Electronic items like smart phones, computer games are nearly ________to be found.

In the days afterwards, under the guidance of my friend, I traveled around Morocco, ________ the rivers, mountains and the amazing food(most of them were new to me). It seemed that I had never felt so ________ to nature as well as the people around me before.

At the end of my stay, something ________ me changed. From dawn to dusk, I was immersed in a sense of delight ________ depression for nearly two weeks.

That trip helped me to find out what really ________ in life. And with that, all my worries disappeared. When I returned home I was much more active in challenging my anxiety. More importantly, helping others ________ their anxiety is how I can share the love I found in Morocco.

1.

A．awareness

B．fears

C．loneliness

D．mess

2.

A．argued

B．negotiated

C．dealt

D．struggled

3.

A．however

B．otherwise

C．meanwhile

D．therefore

4.

A．modern

B．unknown

C．mysterious

D．remote

5.

A．thought

B．replied

C．occurred

D．struck

6.

A．when

B．that

C．since

D．as

7.

A．dynamic

B．dangerous

C．dizzy

D．different

8.

A．Before

B．Against

C．Upon

D．Within

9.

A．adventurous

B．generous

C．enormous

D．poisonous

10.

A．reminded

B．expected

C．indicated

D．comforted

11.

A．seriously

B．extremely

C．firmly

D．actually

12.

A．shocked

B．disappointed

C．embarrassed

D．delighted

13.

A．friends

B．difficulties

C．resources

D．lands

14.

A．anywhere

B．somewhere

C．everywhere

D．nowhere

15.

A．entertaining

B．exploring

C．examing

D．exploiting

16.

A．attached

B．related

C．associated

D．beyond

17.

A．above

B．from

C．inside

D．with

18.

A．other than

B．regardless of

C．rather than

D．ahead of

19.

A．contributes

B．matters

C．dominates

D．exists

20.

A．drop

B．overcome

C．notice

D．pass