1 . When I was a boy there were no smart phones or computers. Still, I never felt ________. The fields, hills and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground. I can remember once hiking to a nearby ________ and walking slowly around it. At the back of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of muddy tyre tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but ________ it still seemed like a fine adventure.

I ________ on and on for what seemed like hours. I was sure my guardian angel was ________ In my ears to turn around and ________ back home but I was ________ and even a bit stupid, so I walked on. There was still neither a car nor a house ________. My legs were getting tired. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew ________. I didn’t want to end up ________ on this road in the dark of night, and I was worried that it would be dark ________ I could make my way back to the lake again.

I continued to walk on with the fear growing inside of me. My heart was ________ faster and my legs were aching more seriously than before. When I ________ one last corner and saw a house that I ________. I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. I knew the way home! It was still over a mile away, but my ________ felt like feathers. I ________ into the house with a big smile just in time for dinner. Then I ended my adventure with a good night’s sleep.

I remembered this recently when I saw a sign, ________, “All roads lead home”. This is true. I also remembered a sage (圣人) compared life to a journey. Are we going to make this life a ________ trip or are we going to make the life a terrible one? It ________ our own choice.

All roads no matter how they twist and turn, can ________ us home in our hearts. May you always walk your path with love! May you always help your fellow travelers along the way!

1.

A．delighted

B．bored

C．addicted

D．embarrassed

2.

A．farmhouse

B．highway

C．forest

D．lake

3.

A．exploring

B．appreciating

C．introducing

D．seeking

4.

A．drove

B．flew

C．walked

D．rode

5.

A．whispering

B．singing

C．waving

D．scolding

6.

A．head

B．land

C．pace

D．wander

7.

A．disappointed

B．stubborn

C．desperate

D．confused

8.

A．in order

B．in space

C．in need

D．in sight

9.

A．curious

B．scared

C．ashamed

D．embarrassed

10.

A．exposed

B．injured

C．trapped

D．worried

11.

A．though

B．if

C．when

D．before

12.

A．blocking

B．sinking

C．beating

D．dancing

13.

A．turned

B．searched

C．checked

D．examined

14.

A．imagined

B．recognized

C．overlooked

D．painted

15.

A．arms

B．hands

C．head

D．legs

16.

A．flooded

B．danced

C．dragged

D．dived

17.

A．writing

B．noticing

C．saying

D．printing

18.

A．joyful

B．stressful

C．casual

D．complex

19.

A．keeps on

B．concentrates on

C．decides on

D．depends on

20.

A．fly

B．push

C．take

D．transform

2 . I have the bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book to see how it ends while I’m still in the middle of it. This habit ______ people around me. Often my ______ wouldn’t be confined(局限) just to the books I read but also to what others were ______ as well. Finally, one day my daughter told me with a little _______. “Dad, please just read a book one page at a time like everyone else!”

At times I didn’t ______ this bad habit to just reading books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my life and _____ what to do months and even years from now instead of ______ each day as it is intended. I knew that the book of my life wasn’t done yet and that I had many ______ left to go.________, that didn’t stop me from trying to write the ______ half-way through. Time and again, I would ______ jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it ______ so I could reach that storybook happily ever after ending. Life, however, doesn’t ______   like that. It loves to ______ us, and you never know what new problem or opportunity each new day will bring.

Life has often had to ______ me to slow down. Recently, when I found myself ______ to that bad habit of rushing ahead and living in the ______ again, I felt a special voice gently telling me, “ Live one day at a time.” Then I smiled, and turned the book of my life back to the ____ page. Each of us has to live the book of life one page and one day at a time. Each of us has to write it ______ and moment by moment. We have to trust that it will bring our ______ to its perfect end.

1.

A．concerned

B．annoyed

C．frightened

D．embarrassed

2.

A．impatience

B．difficulty

C．influence

D．effort

3.

A．demanding

B．carrying

C．writing

D．reading

4.

A．interest

B．excitement

C．anger

D．sadness

5.

A．extend

B．spread

C．limit

D．devote

6.

A．bring out

B．let out

C．try out

D．figure out

7.

A．fearing

B．enjoying

C．doubting

D．imagining

8.

A．pages

B．things

C．reports

D．novels

9.

A．Indeed

B．Still

C．Surely

D．Finally

10.

A．ending

B．plot

C．outline

D．passage

11.

A．happily

B．carefully

C．unwillingly

D．foolishly

12.

A．counted

B．left

C．happened

D．backed

13.

A．start

B．finish

C．work

D．change

14.

A．touch

B．amuse

C．worry

D．surprise

15.

A．allow

B．force

C．remind

D．encourage

16.

A．admitting

B．returning

C．responding

D．referring

17.

A．present

B．memory

C．dream

D．future

18.

A．right

B．first

C．new

D．blank

19.

A．more or less

B．line by line

C．one by one

D．now and then

20.

A．story

B．job

C．plan

D．hope

3 . Children remain"bundles of joy" all over the world. We love their innocence and their need is our command. But have you ever been ______ to their healing （治愈）powers?

A good lady friend of mine, a school teacher, had _____ her beloved husband in a tragic car accident. She had been enjoying a _____ married life only for two and a half years when tragedy（悲剧）struck.

No one was able to ____ my friend. She stopped attending her school job, _____ to communicate with anyone and ____ instantly. As ____ we tried our best to bring her out of the dark and __ home but she refused stubbornly till her school principal, a _____ person visited her one day. He ____ her to get back to school and commented that the _____ of children would bring her peace of mind as nothing else could. Unwillingly, my friend started ____ school again, after nearly three or four months. I met her after a month and this is the time I was quite ______. Where was that depressed soul who I met last time? Here was my friend, back to her old self-happy, humorous and hill of ________ . When I asked her about the   ______of returning to where she belonged, she squarely put the ________ onto the children in the school with whom she spent a better part of her day.

This ________left a deep impression in my mind and I started to explore deeper into the _________of healing powers of children. My friend gave me many inputs to my study and she _______ that the more time you spend with people who are innocent, who give you unconditional love, the more joy and peace of mind you can get,   ______     during the troubled times.

1.

A．exposed

B．devoted

C．committed

D．attracted

2.

A．saved

B．missed

C．lost

D．deserted

3.

A．typical

B．happy

C．simple

D．hard

4.

A．stop

B．encourage

C．comfort

D．support

5.

A．refused

B．preferred

C．tended

D．liked

6.

A．whispered

B．complained

C．sang

D．cried

7.

A．colleagues

B．family

C．leaders

D．friends

8.

A．pleasing

B．depressing

C．disappointing

D．puzzling

9.

A．noble-minded

B．open-minded

C．warm-hearted

D．white-haired

10.

A．advised

B．begged

C．forced

D．allowed

11.

A．nature

B．attraction

C．crowd

D．company

12.

A．appreciating

B．attending

C．joining

D．helping

13.

A．surprised

B．satisfied

C．moved

D．encouraged

14.

A．curiosity

B．stress

C．life

D．sense

15.

A．consequence

B．purpose

C．course

D．secret

16.

A．honor

B．victory

C．credit

D．blame

17.

A．incident

B．phenomenon

C．accident

D．tragedy

18.

A．description

B．theory

C．conclusion

D．progress

19.

A．expected

B．realized

C．confirmed

D．suggested

20.

A．actually

B．naturally

C．commonly

D．especially

4 . The world we live in is becoming increasingly complex and uncertain. And with it, the conventional thinking of yesterday is no longer sufficient. Creating real breakthrough opportunities requires a fundamental change in our thinking. As Einstein said, "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”

There's no better example of this than the myth of the four-minute mile.

For centuries, runners had been attempting to run a mile in under four minutes. In the 1950s, the attempt to break the barrier took on renewed importance, and a number of famous runners publicly and unsuccessfully attempted the challenge. Many of the newspapers of the day began to question whether humans would ever be able to run a sub-four-minute mile. Then, in 1954, a man named Roger Bannister did the unthinkable. He broke through the imaginary barrier, running the mile in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. It was an amazing achievement.

But here's what's really interesting: it was only forty-six days later that another runner broke Bannister's record. And the following year, two new runners broke the four-minute mark in the same race. Dozens followed, and as of this writing, more than 1,400 runners have accomplished the goal, including one runner who ran two miles in less than eight minutes.

Did something change with respect to human body, track conditions, weather patterns, running shoes, or the human diet between the start of Bannister's race and the few years that followed? No. So what explains the sudden and dramatic explosion of athletic achievement?

The myth's unimaginable power over runners had lifted. What Bunnister had done was not just break the four — minute — mile barrier; he shattered(粉碎)the myth that created the barrier in the first place. This paradigm (榜样)had offered a set of actions available for runners to take. Runners were really free to run through the invented boundary.

Creating breakthroughs requires shattering the myths that limit our imagination and lock us into conventional thinking. Think about your own situation. What myths are you stuck in? And what would be possible if you had the courage to challenge the myths?

1. What is needed to create breakthroughs?

A．Conventional thinking.	B．Changes in our thinking.
C．Complex situation.	D．Einstein's encouragement.

2. What was the real barrier that kept runners succeeding in the four-minute mile?

A．The belief that it was unachievable.

B．Lack of professional training.

C．The poor track conditions.

D．Lack of sufficient diet.

3. The example of Roger Bannister is used to .

A．list a new record in the race	B．prove newspapers are wrong
C．show barrier can be broken	D．call on us to learn from him

4. What does the writer try to explain in Paragraph 6?

A．The power of the myth.

B．The achievements of Bannister.

C．The importance of running freely.

D．The significance of breaking barriers.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Creating Breakthroughs	B．Accepting the Myths
C．Locking Your Imagination	D．Becoming the Best Athlete

5 . A star athlete stopped by my office and she was eaten up by self-criticism after committing a few errors during a weekend match. “I’m at peak _________ and I practise hard. How is this happening?” This student, like many I teach, believes she should be able to _________ the outcomes of her life by virtue of her hard work.

I study and write about resilience (复原力), and I’m noticing a(n)_________ increase in students like this athlete. When they win, they feel powerful and smart. When they fall short of what they imagine they should _________, however, they are crushed by self-blame.

We talk often about young adults struggling with failure because their parents have protected them from _________. But there is something else at play among the most advantaged in particular: a _________ promise that they can achieve anything if they are willing to work for it.

Psychologists have sourced this phenomenon to a misapplication of “mind-set” research, which has found that praising children for _________ will increase academic performance. Developed by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck, mind-set education has spread across classrooms worldwide. But a 2018 analysis found that while praising hard work over ability may benefit economically disadvantaged students, it does not _________ help everyone.

One possible explanation comes from Nina Kumar, who argued in a research paper last year that for teens in wealthy, pressure-cooker communities, “It is not a _________ of motivation and perseverance that is the big problem. __________, it is unhealthy perfectionism and difficulty with backing off when they should, when the fierce drive for achievements is over the top.” This can __________ physical and emotional stress. In a 2007 study, psychologists Gregory Miller determined that adolescent girls who refused to give up the __________ goals showed elevated levels of CRP, a protein that serves as a marker of systemic inflammation (炎症) linked to diabetes, heart disease and other medical conditions.

The cruel reality is that you can do everything in your power and still fail. This knowledge comes early to underrepresented minorities whose experience of discrimination (歧视) and inequality teaches them to __________ what is, for now, largely beyond their control to change. Yet for others, the belief that success is always within their grasp is a setup. Instead of allowing our kids to beat themselves up when things don’t go their way，we should all question a culture that has taught them that how they perform for others is more important than what __________ inspires them and that where they go to college matters more than the kind of person they are. We should be wise to remind our kids that life has a way of disappointing us when we least __________ it. It’s often the people who learn to say “stuff happens” who get up the fastest.

1.

A．coolness

B．fitness

C．goodness

D．readiness

2.

A．control

B．change

C．adjust

D．celebrate

3.

A．amusing

B．inspiring

C．troubling

D．touching

4.

A．apply

B．approve

C．appreciate

D．accomplish

5.

A．disbelief

B．disagreement

C．discovery

D．discomfort

6.

A．bright

B．false

C．general

D．flexible

7.

A．virtue

B．ability

C．effort

D．status

8.

A．originally

B．obviously

C．necessarily

D．regularly

9.

A．choice

B．command

C．display

D．lack

10.

A．Instead

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．However

11.

A．result from

B．apply for

C．associate with

D．lead to

12.

A．immoral

B．impersonal

C．impossible

D．impolite

13.

A．challenge

B．accept

C．assess

D．inquire

14.

A．plainly

B．probably

C．immediately

D．actually

15.

A．exhibit

B．expect

C．establish

D．recognize

6 . The View from the Slow Lane

As we pulled into the driveway, I noticed that something seemed different about my mom. She was ______ away from me, her shoulders dropped and her hands relaxed. I parked the car and she turned toward me.

“Okay, we’re home,” I said, ______ that now was her time to get out and let me be on my own. She sniffled and brushed her hair behind her ears to reveal her bloodshot eyes and moist cheeks. She had been crying.

“Mom!” I whined (嘀咕着说), surprised by the tears running down her face. “Why are you crying?” I asked, ______ I already knew the answer.

I had just got my ______, which I’d been looking forward to for months. I was free — able to drive myself where I needed to go. But now that I had it in my pocket, I suddenly felt ______. I had been so quick to grow up, completely ignoring the emotions that my mom must be experiencing with her firstborn ______ adulthood.

“My baby boy is growing up too fast,” she ______ to say between deep breaths.

My heart ached. I hated to see my mom cry, and I hated more that I had been so ignorant toward her ______. I had been counting down the days, ______ waiting to enter the next stage of my life, ______ she counted down with fear and headache. The ______ and freedom I had previously felt were gone, replaced by an odd sense of mourning.

We hugged. Then she looked me in the eye and told me to drive carefully. “Of course I will,” I reassured her. She unbuckled her seatbelt, opened the door, and stepped out. I waved goodbye and pulled out of the driveway.

I had been so ______ to start speeding and skirting around corners that I’d ______ just how beautiful the ride is. Now I cruised (漫游) down the peaceful two -lane road, ______ the sights, sounds, and smells of the nature that surrounds me. At that moment I made a promise to myself, a promise to take things   ______ and to never, ever, catch myself speeding again.

Life had passed me by while I lived my days in fast ______, ignorantly wishing for tomorrow and ______ to notice all the beautiful things along the way. Friendships, victories, heartbreaks — have sped by me because I was too busy looking toward the ______. It seems life also has its own ______, and if you find yourself going too fast, you risk ______   the moments that make it so special.

Moments like this.

1.

A．facing

B．running

C．escaping

D．breaking

2.

A．fearing

B．implying

C．remembering

D．considering

3.

A．in case

B．now that

C．as though

D．even though

4.

A．car

B．offer

C．license

D．scholarship

5.

A．guilty

B．anxious

C．annoyed

D．disappointed

6.

A．crossing

B．spending

C．nearing

D．delaying

7.

A．tried

B．managed

C．intended

D．hesitated

8.

A．feelings

B．greetings

C．warning

D．waiting

9.

A．unwillingly

B．impatiently

C．nervously

D．thankfully

10.

A．so

B．and

C．for

D．while

11.

A．luck

B．honor

C．delight

D．gratitude

12.

A．afraid

B．confident

C．surprised

D．excited

13.

A．denied

B．realized

C．discovered

D．forgotten

14.

A．enjoying

B．following

C．imagining

D．recognizing

15.

A．easy

B．slow

C．wrong

D．personal

16.

A．upward

B．downward

C．forward

D．backward

17.

A．trying

B．failing

C．refusing

D．pretending

18.

A．fortune

B．scenery

C．past

D．future

19.

A．speed limit

B．fast track

C．comfort zone

D．daily routine

20.

A．wasting

B．losing

C．missing

D．deleting

7 . I don’t know why I came to the decision to become a loser, but I know I made the ____ at a young age. Sometime in the middle of the fourth grade, I ____ trying. By the time I was in the seventh grade, I was lazy, difficult, ____.

It wasn’t long after that I dropped out of school. Hard physical labor was the ____ for the choices I made as an adolescent. At the age of 21, I was ____ lost, and using drugs as a way to ____ the fact that I had no education and was ____ in a dead-end job carrying heavy construction materials up a ladder all day. ____, now I believe in do-overs, in the chance to do it all again. And I believe that do-overs can be made at any ____ in your life, if you have the right ____. Mine came from a surprising source.

It was September 21, 2002, when my son Blake was born. It’s funny that after a life of ___ responsibility, now I was in charge of something so ____. Over the years, as I grew into the ____ of Dad, I began to learn something about myself. ____, Blake and I were both learning to walk, talk, work and play for the first time. I began my do-over.

It took me almost three years to learn how to read. I started with my son’s books.Over and over, I practised reading books to him until I remembered all the words in every one of them. I began to wonder if it was possible for me to go back to school. I knew I wanted to be a good role ____, so after a-year-and-a-half and a lot of hard work, I ____ my GED test on my son’s fourth birthday. This may not sound like much, and I’m surely not trying to get ____ for doing something that should have been done in the first place , but all things considered it was one of the best days in my life. Today, I’m a full-time college student, ____ to become sociologist.

It’s funny, growing up I always heard these great ____ stories of triumph(胜利) over shortcomings. But I never thought they ____ to me. Now I believe it’s a choice anyone can make: to do it all over again.

1.

A．determination

B．wish

C．choice

D．dream

2.

A．started

B．stopped

C．considered

D．fancied

3.

A．skeptical

B．defensive

C．sensitive

D．disrespectful

4.

A．consequence

B．compromise

C．compensation

D．competence

5.

A．fundamentally

B．hopelessly

C．blindly

D．casually

6.

A．deal with

B．go with

C．conflict with

D．meet with

7.

A．led

B．stuck

C．absorbed

D．taken

8.

A．However

B．Meanwhile

C．Furthermore

D．Therefore

9.

A．cost

B．corner

C．term

D．point

10.

A．motto

B．technique

C．conscience

D．motivation

11.

A．avoiding

B．preventing

C．undertaking

D．overcoming

12.

A．flexible

B．enterprising

C．authentic

D．fragile

13.

A．part

B．status

C．title

D．cause

14.

A．In a way

B．On the contrary

C．In addition

D．What’s worse

15.

A．model

B．leader

C．scholar

D．tutor

16.

A．received

B．adopted

C．attended

D．passed

17.

A．flame

B．praise

C．award

D．courage

18.

A．studying

B．waiting

C．beginning

D．demanding

19.

A．turn-around

B．take-off

C．pull-out

D．turn-off

20.

A．appealed

B．applied

C．attached

D．adapted

8 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
生活本来不容易，当你觉得容易的时候，其实……

1. 请简要描述图片。
2. 谈谈由此引发的感想。
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9 . There was a time when British Olympic medal winners became household names because there were so few of them. But the 67 medals at this year's Games in Rio and 147 at the Paralympics meant that the GB medalists’ reception at Buckingham Palace was a(n) _______ and yet happy event.

Throughout the Commonwealth there were _______ joyful celebrations. Grenada, the Bahamas, Jamaica and New Zealand won more medals per _______ than any other countries.

Many of this year’s winners spoke of being inspired by athletes of previous generations. Inspiration _______ their aspiration (抱负)；and having discovered abilities they _______ knew they had, these athletes are now inspiring others.

A few months ago, I saw inspiration of a different kind. It was not hard to be moved by the _______ of the highly skilled doctors, paramedics and crew, who are called out on average five times a day, even at night.

_______, to be inspirational you don’t have to save lives or win medals. I often draw strength from meeting _______ people doing extraordinary things; volunteers, carers, community organizers and good neighbors; _______ heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special. They are an inspiration to those who know them, and their lives frequently ________ a truth expressed by Mother Teresa. She once said, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

To mark my 90th birthday, volunteers and supporters of the six hundred charities of which I have been patron came to a lunch in The Mall. Many of these organizations are ________ in size but inspire me with the work they do.

From giving friendship and ________ to our veterans, the elderly or the bereaved; to championing music and dance; providing animal welfare; or protecting our fields and forests, their selfless devotion and ________ of spirit is an example to us all.

When people face a challenge they sometimes talk about taking a deep breath to find courage or strength. In fact, the word “inspire” literally means “to breathe in”. But even with the inspiration of others, it’s ________ that we sometimes think the world’s problems are so big that we can do little to help. On our own, we cannot end wars or ________ injustice, but the collective impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we imagine.

1.

A．respectful

B．accessible

C．crowded

D．appreciated

2.

A．hardly

B．equally

C．roughly

D．disputably

3.

A．people

B．popularity

C．game

D．person

4.

A．concerned

B．engaged

C．fed

D．desired

5.

A．scarcely

B．always

C．almost

D．nearly

6.

A．specialty

B．reputation

C．skills

D．dedication

7.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Similarly

D．Ironically

8.

A．outstanding

B．uncommon

C．ordinary

D．fortunate

9.

A．unsung

B．passionate

C．unbelievable

D．unusual

10.

A．refer to

B．represent

C．define

D．inform

11.

A．great

B．acceptable

C．important

D．modest

12.

A．indifference

B．support

C．relations

D．challenge

13.

A．generosity

B．hope

C．wisdom

D．foundation

14.

A．satisfying

B．well-known

C．understandable

D．disappointing

15.

A．turn down

B．take over

C．make for

D．wipe out

10 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
请根据下图内容，结合生活实例，谈谈你的看法。

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