2 . As a youngster, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoon on my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania surrounded by miles of winding stone walls, the house and bar provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls. My parents would never agree with me. The walls were old. Some stones were missing and others were loose and broken. Still, my desire to climb those walls grew so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I gathered all my courage and entered the living room, where the adults has gathered after’ the Sunday dinner.

“I, uh... I want to climb the stone walls,” I said hesitantly. They looked up.“Can I climb the stone wall?” suddenly, a chorus went up from the women in the room. “Heavens, no!” my parents cried. “You’ll hurt yourself!” I wasn’t too disappointed because the response was just as I had expected. But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s loud voice. “Now hold on just one minute,” I heard him say. “Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself.” “Be careful,” he said to me with a wink, “And come and see me when you get back.” For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life. Later I met my grandfather to tell him about my adventures. I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,” he said, “You made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”

1. Why do the parents would never agree with the writer to climb the stone walls?

A．It is his first time to the farm.	B．He wasn’t strong enough.
C．It wasn’t in good condition.	D．He was lacking in climbing skills.

2. What’s the writer’s reaction to parents’ response?

A．Disappointed.

B．Expected.

C．Unbelievable.

D．Annoyed.

3. What does a special day mean to the writer according to the grandfather?

A．Being totally hurt.	B．Following what others propose.
C．Telling about the adventures.	D．Being exactly who I am.

4. What’s the proper topic of the passage?

A．Being Yourself

B．The Price of Success

C．Encouragement from Parents

D．Fun of Staying on the Farm

3 . Last week, I wrote about how I had no idea how important the social aspect of my life was until the pandemic(疫情)hit．That made me_________ just how much I valued my face-to- face conversations and _________ with my friends. It also hurt that our annual _________ to Europe and other countries was gone. We’ve_________ so many wonderful people and made so many new friends on those trips as well.

Most of us take too much for granted and aren’t as _________ as we should be for what we have. But when one of those great things in our lives is suddenly_________ ,we certainly notice how much we _________ those things when they are gone.

Something I took for granted was my _________ long walk. I have given myself a minimum _________ of 20,000 steps a day. I use a super great __________ my wife gave me, a Fitbit, which __________ each step I take and gives me weekly__________. That little device has helped me stay fit, even now as the __________ age of 80 approaches.

Last week, I had a fall and hit my right knee so hard that I could __________ walk for many days. That is when it __________ me that I’ve taken the __________ to walk without pain totally for granted. I think all of us should take time to __________ all the great things in our lives that we are just taking for granted. I__________ now, that all of us consider making a list of that kind so we have time to enjoy and appreciate what we have while we have it. Doing so has the potential to make us more __________ as we begin to truly __________ all the great things we have in our lives.

1.

A．guarantee

B．respect

C．believe

D．realize

2.

A．quarrelling

B．wandering

C．sleeping

D．fighting

3.

A．devotion

B．assistance

C．trip

D．delivery

4.

A．met

B．gathered

C．dismissed

D．accepted

5.

A．grateful

B．regretful

C．hopeful

D．careful

6.

A．brought up

B．set up

C．taken away

D．taken in

7.

A．inspect

B．employ

C．appreciate

D．affect

8.

A．weekly

B．daily

C．monthly

D．yearly

9.

A．goal

B．signal

C．type

D．sum

10.

A．case

B．section

C．edition

D．gift

11.

A．donates

B．counts

C．accounts

D．registers

12.

A．strategies

B．sites

C．systems

D．totals

13.

A．ripe

B．abrupt

C．merry

D．passive

14.

A．actually

B．gradually

C．hardly

D．fluently

15.

A．disappointed

B．hit

C．beat

D．stressed

16.

A．entry

B．idea

C．access

D．ability

17.

A．consider

B．argue

C．connect

D．balance

18.

A．command

B．request

C．insist

D．suggest

19.

A．fortunate

B．content

C．ordinary

D．particular

20.

A．require

B．remind

C．recognize

D．recall

4 . When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument (争论) with a boy named Tom in my class. I can't_________what it was about, but I have never forgotten the _________I learnt that day.                      

I was _________ that I was right and he was wrong, but he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. Our _________ decided to teach us a very important lesson and_________ a good idea. She _________ both of us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on _________. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object (物体). I could_________ see that it was black. She asked the boy what_________ the object was. "White," he answered in a __________voice.

I couldn't believe he said the object was white, __________ it was obviously black! Another__________started between my classmate and me, this__________about the colour of the object.             

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed__________, and now she asked me what the colour of the object was. I __________ answer, "White." It was then __________I realised I was wrong. In fact, it was an object with two __________ coloured sides, and from his side it was white. __________ from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must __________yourself in the other person's shoes and look at the __________through their eyes in order to truly understand their views.

1.

A．think

B．remember

C．forget

D．determine

2.

A．class

B．speech

C．text

D．lesson

3.

A．sure

B．told

C．afraid

D．persuaded

4.

A．doctor

B．parent

C．partner

D．teacher

5.

A．kept up with

B．went on with

C．came up with

D．got along with

6.

A．woke

B．brought

C．advised

D．came

7.

A．the other

B．other

C．another

D．others

8.

A．clearly

B．happily

C．luckily

D．nearly

9.

A．height

B．colour

C．size

D．shape

10.

A．sweet

B．loud

C．fearful

D．grateful

11.

A．for

B．unless

C．if

D．although

12.

A．match

B．fight

C．argument

D．conversation

13.

A．day

B．time

C．chance

D．month

14.

A．desks

B．seats

C．attitudes

D．places

15.

A．hoped to

B．needed to

C．had to

D．was able to.

16.

A．when

B．before

C．that

D．since

17.

A．loosely

B．frequently

C．differently

D．beautifully

18.

A．Still

B．Then

C．Also

D．Only

19.

A．sit

B．stand

C．lie

D．put

20.

A．performance

B．loneliness

C．movement

D．situation

7 . Recently I’ve had two good roles on television. But when I was just getting started in theater work 17 years ago, I never thought I’d make it. Back then I was recovering from surgery and had been off work for six months. Even worse, as a single mother with three youngsters, I had no place to live in. I felt hopeless.

One Sunday morning I saw actor Robert Young on the television talking about his faith: Believe yourself! If we confidently take that first step, well take the next, until we reach our goal.

The first step was scary. After I went working part-time, I looked for an apartment. The ones I saw were either too expensive, or I couldn’t raise my children in them. I knew a house, not an apartment, was more suitable for me. However, after seeing several houses, my confidence was shaken. I found two seemed right, but when I was about to make an offer, someone else had ordered.

I remembered a saying, “When one door closes, a better one opens.” I wouldn’t just sit staring at the closed one but got up and struggled on. In a real estate (房地产) agent, I found a small house with proper price. To buy it, I had to borrow $ 3,000 for a down payment and get a mortgage (按揭). Common sense argued that a mortgage for a single mother working part-time was impossible. But I had enough self-confidence without following common sense.

After getting the house, my new self-confidence grew. Later , when I began filling small parts in television productions, that self-confidence showed. I'd always played the role as the director wanted. Now I find myself freer to interpret (演绎) it.

Self-confidence has made it through life. Trouble can be scary at first, but each time I take that step, I believe I will win the next.

1. How did the author feel when entering television industry at first?

A．Hopeful.

B．Embarrassed.

C．Pessimistic.

D．Aggressive.

2. Why does the author mention her experience of finding a house?

A．To show the value of self-confidence.

B．To share her different life experiences.

C．To introduce her toughest part of life.

D．To tell us her ways to get over difficulty.

3. What mainly helped the author perform well in her later acting?

A．Her sense of confidence.	B．The difficulty in her life.
C．The director’s good direction.	D．Her success in her first attempt.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．Appear on the Stage	B．Struggle with Life
C．Stick to Your Plan	D．Believe in Yourself

8 . Life is filled with regrets. Anyone around you will have no difficulty in telling his regrets. As we get older, we look back and wish that we have made better choices.     1    

Make better plans.

If you start to do something, you need to make a plan before doing it. The earlier, the better.

You will know what comes first and what comes last.     2     If changes happen, you can have more time to deal with them.

Live a more active life.

You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep you relaxed and active.     3     “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’s face. Learn to say “sorry” and don’t be angry with others.

    4    

A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you have to think twice when you choose a friend. Good friends will always give you better ideas. When you get into trouble, ask others for help. That little help may get you good results.

Never fear failure.

Everybody fails. Even the greatest person fails before he or she achieves success. We should not fear failure, because failure is not the end of the road.     5    

Life is good. We don’t have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, live better and work better when we have the chance to do so.

A．You also need to be kind.

B．We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.

C．What can we do to avoid future regrets?

D．Regrets play an important part in our daily life.

E．You’ll also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do.

F．Ask others for help.

G．Find the right friend.

9 . Two of the saddest words in the English language are "if only". I live my life with the _______ of never having to say those words. The two words _______regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and _______     . And sometimes the words "if only" go with _______disasters. Think about how many times you have heard about something awful happening, _______ by "if only he had called her back to make sure she was okay.” or “if only I had _______ that noise..." or “if only they had made sure the gate to the pool clicked behind them…"

My father-in-law is       _______in our family for saying, “_______ an extra minute to do it right. ” He must be doing something       _______, since he's 91 years old and still making sense.

I always ________to live by the "extra minute'' rule. Sometimes it only takes seconds to make sure I write the words down ________, or check some information on the Internet, or move an object ________ before it trips someone.

And of course when my children were young and ________     to cause all kinds of troubles, I lived and breathed the "extra minute" ________ . I always thought about what I could do to __________an "if only” moment, whether it was something simple like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding （衬垫）onto the ________corners of a glass coffee table.

I know there will still be ________ when I have to say "if only” about something, but my life is surely more peaceful because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that ________. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to ________ a personal connection, I know that Pm doing the right thing. I'm buying myself peace of mind and that's the best kind of ________ for my emotional well-being.

1.

A．result

B．luck

C．goal

D．role

2.

A．convey

B．handle

C．experience

D．raise

3.

A．preparation

B．disappointment

C．aggression

D．amazement

4.

A．harmful

B．shameful

C．accessible

D．terrible

5.

A．accompanied

B．accused

C．contributed

D．motivated

6.

A．heard

B．ignored

C．examined

D．shut

7.

A．respectful

B．respectable

C．sensitive

D．senseless

8.

A．Propose

B．Demand

C．Charge

D．Apply

9.

A．wise

B．familiar

C．rare

D．active

10.

A．promise

B．attempt

C．afford

D．hesitate

11.

A．frequently

B．normally

C．accurately

D．casually

12.

A．across the way

B．by the way

C．on the way

D．in the way

13.

A．probable

B．likely

C．average

D．ordinary

14.

A．signal

B．theory

C．notice

D．principle

15.

A．prevent

B．reflect

C．admit

D．regret

16.

A．narrow

B．plain

C．sharp

D．flexible

17.

A．locations

B．cases

C．occasions

D．events

18.

A．record

B．ending

C．plot

D．memory

19.

A．keep

B．remind

C．transform

D．deliver

20.

A．program

B．bargain

C．purchase

D．insurance

10 . I am a girl, but I was born to be a rebel (叛逆者). I like games that can be _____ Some of the sports I like, even boys won’t play!

Wrestling (摔跤) is _____ seen as a sport for men, but I _____ to see if I could do it.

Every Saturday morning, I got out of bed early to go and watch my brother _____.From morning to night, I would sit watching the _____ have all the fun. Since then, wrestling has been part of my _____.

For three years, I _____ all the boys and became the best player in the team. My _____ memory of wrestling is when a boy walked off _____ because he’d lost to a girl.

My last ______ was at this year’s Girls’ State Wrestling Championships.

I was so ______. I was sure I would win. My heart was beating hard when the match started. I could see ____but my competitor. When the final whistle blew, I had ______ by four points. The cameras and ______ all turned to me: I was the new wrestling champion. I felt so ______. But after a few minutes of enjoying being a champion, ______ began to run through my knee. Because I hurt my knee, my ______ of being a national champion ended. Even so, I won’t lose heart and still ______ to wrestle next year when I go to college. I have   ___ that you can do anything you want if you stay positive and put your ______ into it.

1.

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．dangerous

D．famous

2.

A．usually

B．ever

C．hardly

D．never

3.

A．agreed

B．pretended

C．decided

D．happened

4.

A．roll

B．run

C．fight

D．wrestle

5.

A．boys

B．girls

C．teammates

D．friends

6.

A．way

B．life

C．work

D．study

7.

A．beat

B．hit

C．knocked

D．injured

8.

A．longest

B．shortest

C．deepest

D．worst

9.

A．shouting

B．smiling

C．laughing

D．crying

10.

A．chance

B．match

C．try

D．sport

11.

A．upset

B．great

C．pleased

D．excited

12.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something

13.

A．won

B．lost

C．led

D．gained

14.

A．hands

B．players

C．lights

D．photos

15.

A．shy

B．hopeful

C．happy

D．nervous

16.

A．air

B．blood

C．steam

D．pain

17.

A．dream

B．plan

C．goal

D．story

18.

A．remember

B．cycle

C．want

D．walk

19.

A．said

B．heard

C．learned

D．noticed

20.

A．time

B．heart

C．foot

D．wealth