1 . We’re not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor. Your lives are enough doing homework, playing sports, making friends, seeking after your dreams. But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much la than yourself. Find an issue you are interested in and learn more. Volunteer or, if you can, contribute little money to a cause. Whatever you do, don’t be a bystander. Get involved. You may have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when you’re older. But why not start now?

What does the author stress in Paragraph 5?

A．Learning more and contributing more to a cause.

B．Rising above self and acting to help others.

C．Working hard to get a bigger opportunity.

D．Trying your best to help the poor.

2 . Meta was born in Guam, a tiny island in Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean. Like others in his family, Meta himself is not tall.

Bigger kids bullied (欺凌) him when he was young. As he _________, he couldn’t join his favorite soccer team because they thought he was too _________.

But then, Elijah was born. Elijah is Meta’s nephew (侄子). He’s also quite short. Meta started to _________ for him. Would he face the same challenges and _________ that Meta faced?

“I didn’t want him to _________ himself... but how could I do that _________ I was doubting myself?” he said in a TED speech. And so, he started to _________ himself: In what ways am I strong?

He came to _________ that one’s strength doesn’t _________ one’s size only. It is one’s character and abilities that __________ one strong.

Meta once __________ himself as a tiny kid from a tiny __________. But actually, Meta said, he should see himself as “a young __________ from Micronesia, a place rich with culture and talent.”

“And I should have seen that right next to Guam is the Marianas Trench (马里亚纳海沟), the deepest __________ on Earth,” he said. “It is a __________ so wonderful, just like the depths of our character and our abilities.”

1.

A．got up

B．sold out

C．grew up

D．gave out

2.

A．kind

B．handsome

C．heavy

D．short

3.

A．cook

B．look

C．worry

D．call

4.

A．friendship

B．work

C．difficulties

D．forests

5.

A．answer

B．doubt

C．feed

D．protect

6.

A．where

B．why

C．how

D．when

7.

A．ask

B．please

C．surprise

D．enjoy

8.

A．understand

B．hate

C．advise

D．teach

9.

A．turn on

B．depend on

C．break in

D．hand in

10.

A．wake

B．pick

C．take

D．make

11.

A．considered

B．heard

C．proved

D．served

12.

A．bottle

B．garden

C．island

D．hotel

13.

A．teacher

B．man

C．actor

D．doctor

14.

A．place

B．hill

C．space

D．stone

15.

A．school

B．world

C．hospital

D．factory

3 . My mother looks just like many grandmothers. She is short and white-haired. She is rosy-cheeked and happy, and when she ______ , her eyes almost seem to disappear. She comes from a ______ family. She didn't do crazy things.

But that all ______ a few years ago. She began to ______ my older brother and me with what she described as ______ . At the time, we merely saw them as ______ of irresponsibility and possibly age-related questionable judgment. In early 2015, the year she ______ 75, she informed us she'd booked a seven-day ______ to Turkey. Alone. Because she had never been there. Of course, that was ______ . There was no way my brother and I could ______ it. A little old lady wandering foreign streets on her own, not ______ a word of Turkish, with no knowledge of the laws and ______ of the land—it was out of the question!

She paid no attention to us. Off she went. When she ______ , she told us it had been an independence. It seems to be thoughtfully ______ a realization that life is to be lived. When there's relatively little of it ______ , it needs to be lived now.

1.

A．laughs

B．talks

C．walks

D．needs

2.

A．foreign

B．traditional

C．responsible

D．thoughtful

3.

A．changed

B．returned

C．disappeared

D．left

4.

A．impress

B．provide

C．surprise

D．help

5.

A．significance

B．responsibility

C．possibility

D．independence

6.

A．case

B．step

C．example

D．measure

7.

A．set

B．had

C．began

D．turned

8.

A．train

B．hotel

C．trip

D．ticket

9.

A．amazing

B．crazy

C．annoying

D．funny

10.

A．book

B．change

C．afford

D．allow

11.

A．speaking

B．spelling

C．writing

D．hearing

12.

A．custom

B．language

C．location

D．schedule

13.

A．went

B．arrived

C．left

D．returned

14.

A．referred to

B．regarded as

C．based on

D．attracted to

15.

A．lost

B．left

C．gone

D．returned

4 . 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I caught the flu as a result the recent continuous rain. Ignoring my family’s advices, I still went to school, hoped that the flu would disappear itself. However, I seemed to go from bad to worst. I had a runny nose all the time. Everybody wanted to come near me. The school doctor told me to rest more and gave me some medicine. A nurse give me an injection; it was really hurt! I took the medicine regularly and gradual I felt better. I have learned a good lesson from an experience: The flu is not a big deal, although if we don’t take good care of ourselves, we may take a turn for the worse.

5 . For the past three months, I have been moonlighting (兼职) as a tea lady. A few weeks into lockdown and at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, my father’s care home had become desperately understaffed. So I volunteered my services.

I will admit that I also wanted to keep an eye on my father. Ever since he was diagnosed with dementia (痴呆), I had become concerned about his well-being. So I. turned up, put on a plastic apron and began wheeling a teapot around the ground floor.

It was a peculiar kind of job at first. I saw how the carers were putting themselves on the line every day. And how do you ask a dementia patient who has lost almost all their powers of speech and hearing how many sugars they want in their tea? I would often come away sweating. And saddened. The home lost a lot of patients to COVID-19 in a short span of time and seeing the suddenly empty beds was shocking.

But it was also - surprisingly - good fun. There were jokes shared by carers and the stories the elderly residents told. The place grew on me until it became the highlight of my day. I looked forward to seeing the old lady who would say “Thank you” and blow me a kiss every time I left her a cup of tea. Another said he’d started painting later in life and now his amazing work hung all around his room. And there was a former university lecturer who had researched nursing and never left a crossword unfinished.

The figures I had passed so often taught me that sitting by a sunny window drinking a cup of warm tea held its value. I have read about the meditative (冥想的) effects of running and I found the same absorbing feeling in the ritual of making tea. It is simple, wholesome, and brings calmness. To me, this has been lockdown’s greatest gift.

1. Why did the author choose to volunteer in the care home?

A．Because it was short of workers.	B．Because she was free at that time.
C．Because her father wanted her company.	D．Because she was interested in voluntary work.

2. What made the work of making tea difficult in the care home?

A．The huge needs of tea from the patients.

B．The increasing seriousness of COVID-19.

C．The failure of speaking and hearing of some patients.

D．The lack of natural resources during the lockdown.

3. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The knowledge the author learned.	B．The daily life in the care house.
C．The challenges of making tea.	D．The great fun the job brings.

4. What does the author want to tell us through this passage?

A．It is never too late to learn.	B．The parent-child relationship is the most important.
C．Sometimes we should value little things.	D．Where there is a will, there is a way.

6 . We all dream of reaching a certain success someday. Because of this we all are afraid of the very same thing- failure. But we should understand that we all have to experience some sort of failure in our lives. It is part of growing up and it is part of life itself. Failure doesn't have to always be seen as something negative. When you get to see failure in a different perspective, you will see that it has the power to help you get to your goal.

Don't be so hard on yourself whenever you make a mistake or fail a task. Everyone makes mistakes. Whenever you face one failure, remember to accept your fault and do something to make things right. Whenever you fail something, you just have to get up and keep trying. You will get to your goal eventually.

Every mistake is a lesson you have to learn from. As the saying goes, “If you do something wrong for the first time, it is a mistake. But if it happens again, then it becomes a choice.” Your mistakes and failure make you wiser.

You should be smart enough to know and avoid the causes that lead you to them once more. No dream or goal is ever easy. With every great success, there are some failures along the way that lead to something great. Don't give up and don't be afraid to make mistakes. It is all part of the game of life.

Life is not a bed of roses. The journey to success will have its ups and downs and have its share of joy and suffering. You will encounter failure once in a while. But pain is part of the learning process. Failures and mistakes are experiences that will make you wiser and stronger as you climb the ladder of success.

1. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To encourage people to think about failure positively.

B．To emphasize the importance of self-confidence.

C．To explain some meanings of achieving success.

D．To discuss the relation between failure and success.

2. What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A．Everyone should pay for their mistakes.	B．Failure makes success more meaningful.
C．Mistakes can bring people great benefits.	D．It's common to make mistakes in daily life.

3. What does the author think of people who make the same mistakes again?

A．They are complete losers.	B．They are not good learners.
C．They should not be forgiven.	D．They need sympathy and support.

4. What does the underlined word “encounter” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Expect.

B．Avoid.

C．Experience.

D．Appreciate.

7 . Sometime in 2014, two famous men, the hip-hop artist Wale and the popular comedian Jerry Seinfeld walked into a recording studio. They were working on a rap album, but at this particular moment they were talking about marriage.

While recording a song called The Matrimony(婚姻), Wale questioned Seinfeld about his thoughts on marriage. At first, Seinfeld talked about what it felt like to get engaged(订婚). He explained the combination of excitement, nervousness and helplessness made engagement feel like sitting in a roller coaster heading to the top of the hill where the marriage awaits.

Wale paused for a moment, looked at Seinfeld, and said, “So, even if you make plans you never think you’re really ready for marriage?”

“No,” Seinfeld said. “Marriage is like any growth. You can’t be ready for it because it’s growth. It’s going to be new. You’re going to have a new life. You’re going to be a new person.”

I like Seinfeld’s definition of growth. You’re not ready for marriage. You’re not ready to start a business. You’re not ready to move to a new city. You’re not ready for growth... and that’s exactly why it will make you grow. Start before you feel ready.

By definition, growth must be something that makes you feel unprepared and uncertain. If it was comfortable and easy, it wouldn’t be growth. It would be normal. It would be standard. It would be who you already are.

There will never be a perfect time to do something that stretches you. At some point you have to embrace the uncertainty because it is the only path forward.

You can’t be ready for true growth. That’s why it’s growth. Just step into it with everything you’ve got.

1. Why did Wale and Seinfeld talk about marriage?

A．Because Seinfeld didn’t want to get married.

B．Because Wale needed advice for his marriage.

C．Because they were working on music about marriage.

D．Because they both were confused about marriage.

2. Which statement would Seinfeld agree with?

A．Getting married is like hiking a hill.

B．You can’t be ready for marriage.

C．You can’t get engaged unless fully prepared.

D．Engagement makes people relaxed.

3. What does the author probably think of growth?

A．It is uncertain.	B．It is comfortable.
C．It is reliable.	D．It is standard.

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．Start Before You Feel Ready in Growth	B．No One Can Get Ready Before Marriage
C．Everybody Can Be Ready for Growth	D．Face Uncertainty in Your Marriage

8 . 语法填空

I was in a restaurant. I noticed an elderly couple     1     a balloon tied to their table. When I asked them what the occasion was, they told me it was their 50th wedding anniversary. I was glad and sad     2     them at the same time. I was glad because they still cherished each other. I was sad because they were     3     their own, without any children or friends. After I went back to my table I thought I should pay their bill. I tried to do it, and the restaurant manager and the waitresses asked me curiously who they were     4     me. Finally, I told them I worked in a church and felt it was my duty to do so. The elderly couple were surprised and speechless when told a total stranger had paid     5     them. All of us were nearly     6     tears: the couple, the manager, the waitresses and me.

Two months later I got a call     7     a newspaper telling me my simple act of kindness was reported. I wasn't expecting anything     8     return, but I became famous     9     that act of kindness. What would and could happen     10     us if we always practice such acts of kindness on family, friends, neighbors and strangers?

9 . 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。

A middle-aged man took his eighty-year-old father, who used a stick for walking, to the park to take a walk every morning.

One day, while the old man stepped out from the car, his stick fell down, and he lost his balance.

However, his son caught his hand tightly     1     (immediate), and saved him. The old man smiled at his son gratefully. The son said, “Father, pleased put that stick aside. I     2     (support)you for walking.”

    3     (hold) his son’s hand, the old man walked slowly.

After walking     4     half an hour, they felt tired and sat on a bench. Taking     5     deep breath, the old man said: “Dear, this is life!”

The son asked,“ What do you mean, Father?” The man said,“ When you were a kid, I was holding your hand to support you for walking.     6    now, you are holding my hand to help me!Years ago, you were identified as my son; now I am in your care!This is what     7    (call) the rule of life!”

“What?” the son questioned his dad. The old man replied,

“We all want to be ‘young’ forever! Ageless! Young age is always full of     8     (excite) when you keep on doing sports, When you are a child, everything is so     9    (enjoy); that never happens again    10     you catch ages. Life is short. So, live it to the fullest and make every second court!”

10 . Three applicants were interviewing for the job of human resource manager at a big company. Each one was ____ separately by a committee of three people. Each applicant ____ the questions and tried their best to ____ the interviewers.

However, one ____ proved to be set them apart, which was, “What is the ____ of being yourself?”

The first one said:“Be spontaneous (自发的) and don’t ____ as people expect you to.”The second one said:“Show your ____ to reflect your strong personality.”

The third person presented the following insight: “Be honest and don’t ____ in order to impress people.”

The committee wasn’t ____ with their answers and decided to invite five other ____ to interview for the job.

_____, the committee asked a simple question that ____ the candidates’ way of thinking. The phrase “be yourself” seems to carry a(n) ____ meaning, but how one ____ it can reveal a lot about him or her.

This expression encourages people to ignore outside influences and think ____. Only by doing so can we define our ambitions, address our weaknesses and achieve our goals in our own way.

1.

A．recommended

B．interviewed

C．informed

D．received

2.

A．answered

B．raised

C．chose

D．predicted

3.

A．impress

B．greet

C．attract

D．please

4.

A．incident

B．action

C．choice

D．question

5.

A．benefit

B．purpose

C．meaning

D．result

6.

A．work

B．complain

C．refuse

D．behave

7.

A．kindness

B．confidence

C．responsibility

D．honesty

8.

A．change

B．lie

C．praise

D．challenge

9.

A．annoyed

B．delighted

C．relieved

D．content

10.

A．interviewers

B．employees

C．applicants

D．officials

11.

A．In turn

B．In return

C．In truth

D．In total

12.

A．improves

B．reflects

C．determines

D．includes

13.

A．important

B．familiar

C．shallow

D．different

14.

A．believes

B．practices

C．accepts

D．explains

15.

A．carefully

B．independently

C．positively

D．deeply