1 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
近日，这张小女孩在父母卖熟食的案板（the deli counter）下认真上网课的照片引发热议，校刊因此特辟专栏请同学们发表感想。请对照你当时在家上课的情况谈谈你的感受，你的投稿必须包括：   

1.描述图片中小女孩上课的场景；
2.比较你上网课的环境和状态；
3.简单谈谈你的感受。
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2 . 阅读下列材料，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。

I was excited to take my rescue Beagle（比格犬）to the river the other day, as it's within walking distance of our new home.     1    (spend)her first three years in a cage, Georgie had never seen a body of water, and I wanted to get there before sunset to watch her experience it.

I was growing     2    (increasing)impatient about all the stops her little Beagle nose required. She inspected the grass, dirt, and trees, and licked whatever    3    (stick)to the road. These were all new    4    (discover) for her, and she took her time studying them.

When I accepted that it was fruitless to hurry her along, I whipped out my cell phone and began texting. I thought that I needed something to do while Georgie was slowing us down. Then,     5    some reason, I heard the cicadas （蝉），and I remembered that the sound of cicadas is my favorite sound in the world. That awakened something    6    (bury)within me that longed for the simple pleasures    7    had been replaced by technology.

I made a    8    (consciousness)decision to be present, and to enjoy the journey to the river Just like Georgie. Now, I admired the flowers and the winding ivy（常青藤）on our path. I smelled the grass and the flowers, and the dirt and the air. I treasured each one equally, as if discovering them for the first time.

As we neared our destination, 1 realized something even    9    （much）important: It didn’t matter if we even reached the river, Why must there always be a destination? Georgie had no idea that we had a destination. She was present for the journey, and she completely enjoyed every bit of that sweet experience. There was no race    10     no finish line.

Now I’m not sure who rescued whom.

3 . My best friend travelled to stay with my family last weekend. when she arrived, she went straight to the kitchen and, without asking, ate some dried fruit. She wasn’t being rude. I knew she would do this. We’ve known each other for almost 20 years. She can eat anything she wants from my kitchen. Indeed, I bought her favorite fruits and snacks at the shop that morning.

Our long weekend together was simple. I was recovering from surgery and couldn't go to shopping malls, We passed the time running errands（差事）, but there's never been a quiet moment. We’ve lived in different cities for almost a decade, Reunions demand conversation.

Our personalities are matched, to be sure，and a shared history is indescribably（难以形容地）valuable. We were competitors at high school before bonding. Then we discovered the many interests that we had in common. Our friendship developed itself quickly. We stayed companions and supported each other through law school and through our first jobs. Ours is a friendship for the ages.

There is something special about friends who know everything about you. They are rare. They have seen your bright lights of achievements, the depths of desperation（绝望的境地）and the boring routine of the in-between. It's special to unpack feelings without wasting time filling in the blanks. As my long weekend shows, with such friends we don't have to “do”, but we simply have to “be”. We drop the act, the performance, the public version of ourselves, The special friendships are those which never fail to delight, whose continuation is worth the extra effort, despite distance and difference in our separate lives. I had the very great joy of this reminder last weekend. I'm lucky to have found this friend, and to see a future where her companionship remains. Being together is perfection.

1. What can we infer from Para. 2?

A．They talked constantly about their lives.	B．They enjoyed running errands.
C．They had a noisy weekend	D．They quarreled at times.

2. What does the author appreciate about their friendship?

A．They help each other achieve in their fields

B．They’re best friends despite different hobbies

C．They inspire each other to be their best selves.

D．They' re comfortable just being themselves

3. What message is conveyed in the last paragraph?

A．Real friends are easy to make

B．Good friendships need devotion

C．Special friendships may fail to delight.

D．Distance and difference bring friendship

4. Why does the author write this text?

A．To express thanks to her best friend

B．To share the friendship she treasures.

C．To describe what her best friend is like

D．To explain how she offers help to her friend

4 . The first patient who died on my watch was an older man with a faulty heart. We tried to slow it down with treatment, but it suddenly stopped beating completely. Later, whenever I would have a case like that one, I found myself second-guessing my clinical management. However, it turns out that thinking twice may actually cause more harm than good.

In a working paper, Emory University researchers found that when doctors delivering a baby have a bad result, they are more likely to switch to a different delivery method with the next patient, often unnecessarily and sometimes with worse results.

Because doctors make so many decisions that have serious consequences, the fallout from second-guessing appears especially large for us. A 2006 study found that if a patient had a bleed after being prescribed (开药) warfarin, the physician was about 20% less likely to prescribe later patients the blood thinner that prevents strokes (中风). However, if a patient was not on warfarin and had a stroke physicians were still no more likely to prescribe warfarin to their other patients.

These findings highlight interesting behavioral patterns in doctors. In the blood-thinner study, doctors were more affected by the act of doing harm (prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting doctors were more affected by the act of doing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting a patient) and less affected by letting harm happen (not prescribing a blood thinner and the patient having a stroke). Yet a stroke is often more permanent and damaging than a bleed.

But this phenomenon is not unique to medicine. ''Overreaction to Fearsome Risks'' holds true for broader society.

For instance, sensational headlines about shark attacks on humans in Florida in 2001 caused a panic and led the state to prohibit shark-feeding expeditions. Yet shark attacks had actually fallen that year and, according to the study, such a change was probably unnecessary given the extremely small risk of such an attack happening.

Humans are likely to be influenced by emotional and often irrational (不理性的) thinking when processing information, bad events and mistakes. As much as we don't want to cause an unfortunate event to happen again, we need to be aware that a worst situation that can be imagined doesn't necessarily mean we did anything wrong. When we overthink, we fail to rely on thinking based on what we know or have experienced. Instead, we may involuntarily overanalyze and come to the wrong conclusion.

I have treated dozens of patients who presented with the same illnesses as my first patient, who died more than a year ago. Instead of second-guessing myself, I trusted my clinical instinct (本能) and stayed the course. Every one of those patients survived. You should trust your instinct in your life, too.

1. The first two paragraphs suggest that________.

A．bad medical outcomes affect doctors

B．delivering babies can be difficult work

C．some doctors are not very experienced

D．doctors sometimes make silly mistakes

2. In the blood-thinner study, doctors________.

A．tend to prescribe less effective medicine

B．are more concerned about the patients' safety

C．become less confident in writing a prescription

D．believe a stroke is more treatable than a bleeding

3. What does the underlined word ''fallout'' in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Result

B．Benefit

C．Difference

D．Absence

4. The author will probably agree that________.

A．we should not doubt our own decisions

B．our experience will pave way for our future

C．humans are emotional and irrational on the whole

D．instincts don't necessarily lead to wrong directions

5 . Everything about my future was ambiguously assumed. I would get into debt by going to college, and then I would be ______ to get a job to pay off that debt, while still getting into more and more debt by ______ a house and a car. It seemed like a never－ending ______ that had no place for the possibility of a dream.

I want more—but not ______ in the material sense of personal ______ and success. I want more out of life. I want a passion as well as a dream that wouldn't let me sleep out of pure excitement. I want to spring out of bed in the morning, rain or ______, and have that enthusiasm for life that seemed so intrinsic(固有的) in the early childhood.

We all have a dream. It might be clearly ______ or just a vague idea, but most of us are so ______ in the mud of insecurity and self-doubt that we just ______ it as unrealistic or too difficult to pursue. We become so comfortable with the life that has been ______ for us by our parents, teachers, traditions, and social standards that we feel that it's stupid and unsafe to ______ losing it for the small hope of achieving something that is more satisfying.

Taking a risk is ______ a risk. We can, and will, fail, ______ many, many, many times. But that is what makes it exciting for me. That ______ can be viewed negatively, or it can ______ us.

Failing is what makes us grow, and it makes us stronger. The fear of ______, though, is what makes us sad. So ______ I couldn't see the future as clearly as before, I took the plunge(投入) in______ that in the depths of fear and failure I would come out feeling more ______ than ever before.

If you feel lost, just take a deep breath and realize that being lost can be a turning point of finding out ______ you truly are, and what you truly want to do.

1.

A．pleased

B．encouraged

C．disappointed

D．forced

2.

A．selling

B．purchasing

C．constructing

D．repairing

3.

A．dream

B．story

C．cycle

D．dilemma

4.

A．necessarily

B．possibly

C．desperately

D．nearly

5.

A．expense

B．wealth

C．addiction

D．appetite

6.

A．cloud

B．shower

C．thunder

D．shine

7.

A．described

B．abandoned

C．decided

D．conducted

8.

A．engaged

B．lacking

C．stuck

D．absorbed

9.

A．display

B．dismiss

C．deliver

D．delay

10.

A．planned out

B．put out

C．made out

D．carried out

11.

A．avoid

B．imagine

C．suggest

D．risk

12.

A．even

B．still

C．rather

D．only

13.

A．gradually

B．finally

C．possibly

D．surely

14.

A．uncertainty

B．contradiction

C．declaration

D．prediction

15.

A．defeat

B．surprise

C．inspire

D．discourage

16.

A．danger

B．threat

C．growth

D．failure

17.

A．as though

B．even though

C．as long as

D．as far as

18.

A．hopes

B．cases

C．ways

D．terms

19.

A．sympathetic

B．alive

C．confused

D．nervous

20.

A．as

B．whether

C．who

D．how

6 . We all want to be successful in our work. But what happens when our achievements come at the risk of losing important friendships? If your friends didn't receive what they were hoping for, your success could make them feel like they've been “left in the dust”. But does that mean that we shouldn't enjoy our achievements in case we displease someone or that we should feel sorry for being successful when others aren't?

Those of us who value friendships and close working relationships might feel embarrassed for achieving more than our friends. But we deserve our success, and nothing should take it away. Jealousy is only natural, but It’s often unreasonable, too. Your success is probably not connected with your friends' progress, so you shouldn't feel bad about achieving your goals. If your friends stay unfriendly, don’t be afraid to keep yourself away from them. You are not responsible for their weaknesses, and nor should they treat you sharply for furthering your work.

On the other hand, your friends may think highly of your recent success while hiding their real feelings. They could be jealous, angry or sad that they are not progressing at the same rate. So, be careful not to boast. It's a thin line between pride and self-importance, and by crossing the line, you may risk losing team support.

Next time you want to boast about your end-of-year win, or high-class new office, consider your listeners. Maybe your friends narrowly missed out on a position-raising, or experienced pay cuts which meant they didn't get what they were expecting. If your work is on a rising path, it doesn't mean that's the case for everyone.

Perhaps a step forward in your work has meant that you don't spend as much time with your friends as you used to. If you've changed a post or moved to a new office, take the time to stay in touch with old friends. Chances are that in the build-up to your success you've built strong relationships along the way. Don't let that hard work go to waste by losing touch with them.

1. From the first two paragraphs, it can be inferred that ________.

A．we should enjoy our deserving success

B．our success will certainly hurt our friends

C．friends will surely help us achieve success

D．our success is connected with our friends’ progress

2. Which of the following best explains “boast” underlined in Paragraph 3?

A．Show up.	B．Stand out.
C．Talk big.	D．Keep silent.

3. What should we do if our friends support our success?

A．Improve ourselves further.

B．Consider their feelings.

C．Help them make progress.

D．Make them proud of us.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．How to share our success with friends.

B．How to enjoy our success to the fullest.

C．How to keep relationships between friends.

D．How to keep friendships while enjoying achievements.

7 . My sister and I were taught at a very early age to write thank-you letters for birthday and Christmas gifts. We carefully copied addresses from our mom’s address book into our own pretty little books, and a new box of stationery（信笺，信封）was always among my gifts under the tree. We wrote our letters on December 26 at the latest every year. It was an important tradition in our home, and it has turned me into an avid（热情）thank-you-letter writer as an adult.

I still send a great deal of personal mail, and I am extremely interested in all of the trappings of letter writing: unique stamps, beautiful stationery, fountain pens（自来水笔）. I feel a mad rush of satisfaction sticking a stamp on a carefully penned thank-you letter and sending it off in the mail.

Several years ago, I even sent my mom a thank-you letter to thank her for teaching me to count my blessings on paper. Sending letters of thanks out into the world has made me more grateful for the love, support and kindness I receive daily.

My father died when I was twenty-seven. Even then, I found comfort in writing letters of thanks for the gifts of words I received. At a time when all I wanted to do was retreat（退缩）into my own sadness, the act of giving thanks forced me to stay connected to the world and to the lives of the living.

And while it may seem unimportant, my belief in well-written thank-you letters has protected my popularity. Since real thank-you letters are extremely few and far between, my social graces（风度）are considered as a charming difference from other people, and my friends and family always seem truly moved by my efforts.

1. What can we learn about the author’s family?

A．Her family liked to collect stationery.

B．Her family had a thank-you-letter writing tradition.

C．She often copied addresses for her mother.

D．They wrote thank-you letters on Dec 26.

2. How did the author feel when writing thank-you letters?

A．Satisfied.

B．Tired.

C．Excited.

D．Bored.

3. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?

A．The author felt happy to receive gifts from others.

B．The author’s father died when she was very young.

C．Writing thank-you letters made the author lead an active life.

D．Writing thank-you letters forced the author to talk with others.

4. What does the author intend to tell us?

A．Expressing thanks can protect what we have.

B．Receiving thank-you letters is truly moving.

C．Writing thank-you letters is difficult work.

D．Being grateful can help gain the respect.

8 . In 1982 Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the shipping lanes and floating in a life raft, _______ . His supplies were few. His _______ were small. Yet when three fishermen found him seventy-six days later, he was alive—much skinnier than he was when he _______ , but alive.

The thing that _______ my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, when there seemed no _______ in continuing the struggle, when he was suffering greatly, when his life boat was broken with a hole and after more than a week struggling with his weak body to _______ it, it was still leaking air and wearing him out to keep pumping it up. He was_______. He was thoroughly _______ . Giving up would have seemed the only wise choice.

When people survive these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their _______ that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in ________ desperate circumstances give in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the ________ to carry on.

“I tell myself I can ________ it,” wrote Callahan in his account. “Compared to what others have been ________ , I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, ________ my determination to keep going.”

I wrote that down after I read it. It ________ me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed ________ off. And every time I’ve said it. I have always come back to my ________ .

So here, coming to us from the extreme edge of ________ , are words that can give us strength. ________ you’re going through, tell yourself you can handle it. Tell this to yourself over and over, and it will help you get through the ________ spots with a little more determination.

1.

A．aloud

B．alone

C．aside

D．aboard

2.

A．fish

B．holes

C．crew

D．chances

3.

A．started

B．arrived

C．rose

D．disappeared

4.

A．covered

B．hurt

C．caught

D．entered

5.

A．point

B．companion

C．sailor

D．opportunity

6.

A．board

B．abandon

C．save

D．fix

7.

A．starved

B．attacked

C．disturbed

D．sunburnt

8.

A．excited

B．exhausted

C．amazed

D．shocked

9.

A．tools

B．dreams

C．minds

D．hands

10.

A．similarly

B．physically

C．mentally

D．differently

11.

A．luck

B．direction

C．courage

D．compass

12.

A．handle

B．delay

C．realize

D．overlook

13.

A．into

B．for

C．against

D．through

14.

A．bringing out

B．building up

C．putting forward

D．taking away

15.

A．frightened

B．struck

C．disappointed

D．surprised

16.

A．far

B．low

C．heavy

D．bright

17.

A．status

B．crossroads

C．tracks

D．senses

18.

A．survival

B．voyages

C．oceans

D．experiment

19.

A．However

B．Whoever

C．Whatever

D．Whichever

20.

A．smooth

B．rough

C．easy

D．comfortable

9 . As a teen myself, I’ve seen first-hand the pleasing effects of poetry. Not too long ago, I went on stage to read my poetry at writing workshop, thinking anxiously to myself: Would the audience understand me? More than being nervous about the quality of my poem, I felt anxious about what my voice would sound like. At the time, I was 14, and still suffering from a speech disorder (语言障碍) that had affected me since began talking. As I stood, I experienced a sudden appreciation for the blinding lights. I couldn’t see everyone’s face! That made things much easier. I opened my book and began to read.

After the writing workshop, I gained the confidence to read my own work aloud. I learned that writing wasn’t about pronunciation, but about style and the author’s voice. This lesson helped me grow on endless occasions in my life, convincing me that poetry can have an astonishing influence when taught to teens.

One organization that I am part of, WriteGirl, through monthly creative writing workshops, gives girls the skills they need for a brighter future. Although WriteGirl doesn’t only focus on poetry, the organization still uses poetry to teach, inspire and empower girls all across Los Angeles. While the high school graduation rate in Los Angeles is only 80 percent, every year 100 percent of WriteGirl teens not only graduate from high school, but go to college.

But are these advantages becoming needless with the fast development of technology being placed in young hands?

It seems the answer is quite the opposite—technology has opened whole new world for young poets and writers. On KidBlog, young students can post their poems as a blog post on which others can leave their opinions. The Internet makes it easier for viewers to read poetry. Many people are discovering or rediscovering that poetry is fun and creates many opportunities for self-expression.

As I stepped up to read my writing at the workshop, I learned that poetry is about having a voice, and the courage to use it. With this courage, we free ourselves and become able to influence others.

1. How did the workshop influence the author?

A．It aided her in making a long speech.

B．It contributed to her personal growth.

C．It improved her communication skills.

D．It made her begin to take speech disorder seriously.

2. What can we learn about WriteGirl?

A．It is beneficial to girls’ studies.

B．It brings out girls’ poetic skills.

C．It encourages girls to teach poetry.

D．It helps girls become famous writers.

3. Which of the following may the author agree with?

A．Poetry is old-fashioned in modern times.

B．Technology makes creating poetry easier.

C．Technology serves as a useful tool for poetry.

D．The Internet slows down the development of poetry.

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．How poetry gave me a voice

B．Why teens don’t read poetry

C．Approaches to learning poetry

D．Influence of technology on poetry

10 . Should you choose time over money, or money over time? This is one of those so-called dilemmas of happiness that isn’t really a dilemma at all, because the answer is so painfully obvious. Money, after all, is just an instrument for obtaining other things, including time-while time is all we’ve got. And to make matters worse, you can’t save it up.

And yet we do choose money over time, again and again, even when basic material well-being doesn’t demand it. Partly, no doubt, that’s because even well-off people fear future poverty. But it’s also because the time/money trade-off rarely presents itself in simple ways. Suppose you’re offered a better-paid job that requires a longer commute (more money in return for less time); but then again, that extra cash could lead to more or better time in future, in the form of nicer holidays, or a more secure retirement. Which choice prioritizes time, and which money? It’s hard to say.

Thankfully, a new study throws a little light on the matter. The researchers surveyed more than 4,000 Americans to determine whether they valued time or money more, and how happy they were. A clear majority preferred money-but those who valued time were happier. Older people, married people and parents were more likely to value time, which makes sense: older people have less time left, while those with spouses and kids probably either value time with them, or feel they steal all their time. Or both.

The crucial finding here is that it’s not having more time that makes you happier, but valuing it more. Economists continue to argue about whether money buys happiness-but few doubt that being comfortably off is more pleasant than struggling to make ends meet. This study makes a different point: it implies that even if you’re scraping by (勉强维持), and thus forced to focus on money, you’ll be happier if deep down you know it’s time that’s most important.

It also contains ironic (讽刺的) good news for those of us who feel basically secure, financially, but horribly pushed for time. If you strongly wish you had more time, as I do, who could accuse you of not valuing it? At least my eagerness for more time shows that my priorities are in order, and maybe that means I’ll enjoy any spare time I do get. We talk about scarce time like it’s a bad thing. But scarcity is what makes us treat things as precious, too.

1. The example in Paragraph 2 suggests that ______.

A．money can be made at the expense of time

B．the time/money trade-off is a complicated issue

C．money is a tool for obtaining material well-being

D．circumstances force one to choose money over time

2. We can know from the findings of the study that ______.

A．valuing time more makes people happier

B．parents regret the time spent on their kids

C．people won’t value time until they’re rich

D．a comfortable life is superior to more time

3. Which of the following best serves as the title of the passage?

A．What you should spend time on

B．What you should trade money for

C．Why you need to value money, not time

D．Why you need to count time, not money