1 . 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。

Once upon a time, there lived a young boy named Ethan in a small village. With a passion for music, Ethan was enthusiastic about playing the guitar. Every day after school, he would rush home, grab his guitar, and lose himself in the melodies (乐曲) he created.

One summer, the village was hosting a talent show, and Ethan decided to participate. However, doubts started to flood into his mind. He began comparing himself to other talented musicians and questioning his abilities. The fear of failure began to consume him.

But Ethan’s grandfather, who had always been his biggest supporter, noticed his grandson’s inner struggle. He sat down with Ethan and shared a story from his own youth.

“When I was your age, I had a dream of becoming a painter. But I was filled with self-doubt, just like you are now. I decided to seek guidance from a wise old artist in a nearby town.

The old artist listened to my worries and offered me a challenge. He asked me to paint a picture on a large canvas in front of a crowd. Overwhelmed by the challenge, I hesitated.

The wise artist smiled and told me not to focus on what others might think. He asked me to paint from my heart and pour my soul into every stroke. The beauty lies not in perfection, but in the authenticity (真实性) of one’s creation.

Encouraged by these words, I accepted the challenge. I painted with passion, letting my emotions guide my brush. Finally, a beautiful masterpiece appeared on the canvas.”

Finishing the story, Ethan’s grandfather said, “That day, I realized that success is not defined by how perfect we are or how we compare to others. It’s about embracing our unique talents, taking risks, and expressing ourselves with passion and authenticity.”

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Inspired by his grandfather’s story, Ethan decided to give the talent show his all.

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Ethan didn’t pay much attention to the surroundings until he heard the applause at the end of his performance.

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2 . The email hit me like a punch in the gut. It came from my ________ and when I saw it had several paragraphs, I frowned. Quickly scanning for the vocabulary of bad news, I discovered words like “________”, “I’m sorry”, and “end”. Sure enough, my column—Science Careers was being canceled.

But despite my________ shock, I wasn’t as sad or mad or ________ as I might have been in the past. Previously, when I have been ________, I embodied (表现) the loss by ragging on and thinking________ about myself: “They” don’t value me because I don’t have value. And indeed, when I got the message about the________, my instinct was to immediately blame myself, dumping me into the familiar hopeless desert of ________.

But then, I surprised myself by quickly ________ to a new mindset. It wasn’t actually a failure, was it? Instead of letting the disappointing news start________, I was able to take a positive ________.I set out to make this not the day I was fired, but the day I was fired up and________to move my career to the next level.

Sometimes life sucks and things happen, and we cannot ________.Business decisions often impact our careers and yet have very little to do with our outputs. This decision wasn’t a ________ of me and my value. So when I heard that the column was a ________, I knew I was going to grow.

1.

A．housekeeper

B．parents

C．editor

D．customers

2.

A．desperately

B．unfortunately

C．hopefully

D．thankfully

3.

A．initial

B．endless

C．various

D．regular

4.

A．moved

B．committed

C．disturbed

D．thrilled

5.

A．laid off

B．approved of

C．seen through

D．looked into

6.

A．remarkably

B．ambitiously

C．identically

D．negatively

7.

A．promotion

B．threat

C．column

D．application

8.

A．boundary

B．failure

C．tendency

D．distance

9.

A．switching

B．objecting

C．adding

D．comparing

10.

A．self-defense

B．self-respect

C．self-doubt

D．self-approval

11.

A．suggestion

B．perspective

C．assistance

D．breath

12.

A．commanded

B．allowed

C．warned

D．inspired

13.

A．discover

B．track

C．forget

D．control

14.

A．routine

B．dream

C．reflection

D．principle

15.

A．goner

B．victim

C．delay

D．rank

3 . During my second month of the art school, our teacher gave us a pop quiz(突击小测验). I was a hard-working student and I did well in all the ______. I had finished the questions successfully and easily, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the ______ who cleans the school?”

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and about 50 years old, ______ how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the ______ question empty.

Just before class ______, one student asked if the last question would count towards our quiz grade.

“Absolutely(绝对地),” said the teacher. “In your life, you will meet many people.______ people are important and all jobs are important. They deserve(值得) your attention and care, even if all that you do is ______ and say hello.”

I’ve never ______ that lesson. Actually, that was the most ______ lesson in my life. I ______learned her name was Feng Yue.

1.

A．subjects

B．homework

C．texts

2.

A．nurse

B．woman

C．student

3.

A．or

B．and

C．but

4.

A．first

B．second

C．last

5.

A．ended

B．began

C．changed

6.

A．Some

B．Most

C．All

7.

A．laugh

B．smile

C．shout

8.

A．learned

B．forgotten

C．remembered

9.

A．important

B．boring

C．relaxing

10.

A．seldom

B．also

C．never

4 . In my freshman year, I asked myself, “Why am I in school?” I thought I was forced to be there, but I decided just to get along with it until I could find it _________.

One day it finally hit me. We were studying Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in our _________ class. Each of us was asked to _________ a part, and I jokingly _________ to play the nurse. They all laughed, thinking that I, a boy, couldn’t play it, _________ I decided I was going to be the best nurse ever to appear on the stage of the freshman writing class. On the day of the _________, I walked slowly onto the stage and put my heart and soul into the play. The _________ look on my peers’ faces let me know that my performance was excellent, and then I knew what _________ meant to me. School was then a place where I could explore _________ areas in my mind. Perhaps this realization had __________ appeared before I had never been brave enough to __________ it.

To feed my new-found hunger for learning, I decided that I wouldn’t be __________ any more. I began raising my hand higher in class discussions; I was at the point where I no longer felt __________ to take part in, but did because I wanted to. In oral communication class, I chose unpopular speech __________ like “The Flat Tax” and made them __________ by creating characters. In British literature class, I chose to write a song for a creative project on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. __________ these creative activities, I made classes interesting not only for me, but also for my classmates and teachers.

In short, I’ve discovered that __________ is not something teenagers are forced to experience. __________, learning is a way teenagers grow. What I want to __________ my classmates is that I’m a brave and creative actor, musician and writer, whose __________ each of my teachers knows by the end of their first class, and will be reinforced each day through my brave behavior.

1.

A．lucky

B．powerful

C．believable

D．meaningful

2.

A．history

B．writing

C．listening

D．literature

3.

A．play

B．watch

C．enjoy

D．imagine

4.

A．afforded

B．remembered

C．promised

D．volunteered

5.

A．if

B．for

C．but

D．once

6.

A．experiment

B．competition

C．discussion

D．performance

7.

A．embarrassed

B．surprised

C．confused

D．worried

8.

A．dream

B．family

C．school

D．childhood

9.

A．unknown

B．unfriendly

C．unfair

D．uncomfortable

10.

A．often

B．never

C．ever

D．already

11.

A．make

B．judge

C．leave

D．discover

12.

A．shy

B．calm

C．curious

D．lazy

13.

A．prepared

B．encouraged

C．forced

D．determined

14.

A．goals

B．topics

C．models

D．plans

15.

A．ordinary

B．natural

C．valuable

D．interesting

16.

A．Without

B．Through

C．Except

D．Before

17.

A．learning

B．singing

C．speaking

D．training

18.

A．Instead

B．Still

C．Therefore

D．However

19.

A．follow

B．know

C．tell

D．accept

20.

A．mind

B．hope

C．name

D．life

5 . I am glad that I learned the value of work when I was a little boy. I grew up on a farm in New York. We had to care for the animals day and night, seven days a week. There was work to do even during school vacations and on weekends.

I was paid for my work. From the age of 10, I was paid $ 1 an hour. Because of this, I learned how to save and manage money at an early age. When I was only 11, I saved enough to buy a ten-speed bicycle. In high school, I took a job in a nearby town during the summer to save money for college.

I also learned the satisfaction of work well done. Looking after the young animals was my responsibility. Most farmers’ calves (小牛) often got sick. I was proud that mine were usually healthy. I loved it when the whole family worked together to get a field of dry grass into the barn (仓房) before a rainstorm. It was exciting when we jumped out of bed at midnight to chase (追赶) the cows back after they’d escaped through a broken fence.

Doing hard work at an early age taught me how rewarding it can be. These experiences taught me the value of hard work.

1. What was the author’s responsibility when he was a little boy?

A．Working in a factory.	B．Looking after animals.
C．Selling bicycles.	D．Planting crops.

2. Why did the author take a job in high school?

A．To visit a nearby town.	B．To buy a new bicycle.
C．To save money for college.	D．To spend his summer holiday.

3. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．The author got satisfaction from doing work well.

B．The author liked working with his family.

C．The farmers’ animals were healthy.

D．Chasing cows back was a hard job.

4. What did the author learn by doing hard work at an early age?

A．The satisfaction of buying a bicycle.

B．The importance of going to college.

C．The love of family members.

D．The value of hard work.

6 . One day a little boy asked his father, “What does the word ‘great’ mean? Who are great people and how do they become great?”

The father asked his son to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them ________ the house and the other outside the house. The boy did as his father said.

The father asked his son, “Which one of the two plants do you think will be ________ and bigger?”

The boy replied, “The plant inside the house will be safer, so it will grow bigger, while the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to ________ it. It may be eaten by animals.”

The father smiled and said, “Let’s wait ________. We will know the answer.”

Then the boy left for study and after four years he came back to his house. He said to his father, “Look, ________ happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe.”

When the boy went outside, he was very ________ to see a big tree. The boy couldn’t believe his eyes. He couldn’t understand how the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the plant inside the house.

“The plant outside the house faced four ________ and many difficulties!” the father explained to his son why the plant outside was bigger. “The plant inside was safe, it didn’t face weather changes, and it didn’t get proper ________, so it didn’t become big.”

Here is the ________ to the question about being great: ________ a great person, one must have failed many times, experienced many difficulties and overcome those difficulties. After that, he is able to become great.

1.

A．besides

B．opposite

C．behind

D．inside

2.

A．stronger

B．safer

C．nicer

D．weaker

3.

A．look after

B．come across

C．take away

D．cut down

4.

A．seriously

B．carefully

C．actively

D．patiently

5.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

6.

A．excited

B．satisfied

C．pleased

D．surprised

7.

A．seasons

B．chances

C．years

D．choices

8.

A．protection

B．sunlight

C．care

D．water

9.

A．result

B．answer

C．way

D．reason

10.

A．To choose

B．To save

C．To find

D．To become

7 . Last Saturday, I went to Zhongshan Park for a walk. At the entrance, I saw a little girl with some flowers in her hands. She was walking around to sell the _______.

When I came out of the park, I found the _______ was still selling flowers there. But _______ bought her flowers. From the look on her face, I knew she would not give up. So I went up and asked, ”Why are you _______ flowers here?” She said, “My mother’s birthday is coming. I want to buy her a gift _______ I don’t have enough money.”

Moved _______ the girl’s words, I gave her 50 yuan and said, “I need no flowers at the moment but you can take the money.” To my surprise, she wouldn’t _______ the money. And she said, “Either you buy my flowers or you keep your money. I will make money by doing something I can. I don’t need your pity (同情).” Hearing this, I felt very _______ for what I had done. Finally I bought some flowers from her.

On the way home, I was wondering why such a little girl needed to do so. She could have taken my money easily. However, she chose to sell her flowers to get the _______. Later, I realized that we should help people in need, but we shouldn’t hurt their feelings when we ________ them.

1.

A．bags

B．flowers

C．paintings

D．newspapers

2.

A．father

B．mother

C．boy

D．girl

3.

A．nobody

B．somebody

C．anybody

D．everybody

4.

A．planting

B．cutting

C．watering

D．selling

5.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

6.

A．by

B．in

C．off

D．for

7.

A．pay

B．give

C．send

D．take

8.

A．sorry

B．lucky

C．tired

D．pleased

9.

A．advice

B．time

C．money

D．trouble

10.

A．visit

B．help

C．call

D．miss

8 . Yesterday I was walking along a busy road when I noticed a young man standing near the pedestrian crossing, selling toys.

Usually I would _________and hurry past such sellers before being approached to buy something. But I found this young man was _________, so I stood for some time without crossing the street. I wanted to see _________he sold his toys.

_________, a young mother with a small child came by and the child was _________by one of the toys in a large box that made a noise. The young mother asked for the _________and it was charged at only one dollar. She _________a 10-dollar note from her purse and told the young man that she was giving him 10 dollars and wanted the _________back. I was wondering how he was going to give it back. He told the young mother to put the money in the bag _________his neck and take out __________change he owed her. She then put her hand into the bag and took out the balance while I was __________her like a hawk (鹰).

I realized that this young man depended on __________people not to cheat him. There was no __________of him knowing if someone took out more than they should have done. I was so __________by how this disabled man believed in people that I bought a toy from him I didn’t __________at all.

He said it cost one dollar and I, too, told him that I had only a 10-dollar note. He told me to do the __________thing. So I put my 10 dollars in his __________. I put my hand in, but didn’t take any change. I hope he will find that he has more __________than he should when he gets home. As I walked down the street, I saw another kid walking with his father, __________I gave him the little toy. Then, I walked on, hoping that two people would have a __________smile on their faces that day.

1.

A．ignore

B．look

C．pause

D．help

2.

A．patient

B．honest

C．blind

D．strange

3.

A．why

B．whether

C．when

D．how

4.

A．Quickly

B．Shortly

C．Finally

D．Quietly

5.

A．attracted

B．annoyed

C．caught

D．driven

6.

A．bargain

B．reason

C．discount

D．price

7.

A．searched for

B．pulled out

C．picked up

D．emptied out

8.

A．note

B．toy

C．change

D．deal

9.

A．tied to

B．dropping from

C．carried on

D．hanging around

10.

A．whichever

B．whatever

C．however

D．whoever

11.

A．watching

B．suspecting

C．checking

D．following

12.

A．begging

B．convincing

C．trusting

D．encouraging

13.

A．point

B．way

C．chance

D．doubt

14.

A．demanded

B．surprised

C．touched

D．influenced

15.

A．need

B．know

C．value

D．store

16.

A．opposite

B．good

C．equal

D．same

17.

A．hand

B．bag

C．box

D．pocket

18.

A．money

B．forgiveness

C．confidence

D．appreciation

19.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．for

20.

A．ready

B．polite

C．gentle

D．broad

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.

When was the last time you blew too high     1     a swing and lost your stomach, or burst out laughing so hard that you start crying?

A lot of us may be still recovering from antisocial habits     2     (form) in the tough time. And so far, some events out of our control     3     (have) a bad effect on our health. Last fall, 76% of adults surveyed by the American Psychological Association said stress from politics. race relations and violence had affected their health. They reported     4     (experience) headaches, depression, nervousness and exhaustion.

But     5     (solution) may be hiding in plain sight. Two recent books argue that making room for more fun in your life could counteract (抵消) both the stress and the tendency       6     (escape) it by zoning out online.

In a book published in January, psychologist Mike trucker makes the case that pursuit of fun experiences may be even more valuable than seeking the sometimes abstract goal of happiness. In Rucker’s opinion, happiness is     7     state of mind. But fun is something we can do for     8     (we). It doesn’t require education, money or power. All it requires is intentionality. We     9     (actual) ignore the importance of fun. We are so casual and careless about     10     we use things around us to make us fun, but it is important for our happiness and health.

10 . 阅读下列文本，在空白处填入1个适当的单词(部分空有首字母或中文提示)。

Failures result in mental and emotional g    1    (成长). Curiosity drives us to    2    (探索), do more, solve problems and find solutions in our lives. Our thoughts and understanding of failures and successes s    3    (增强) in this growing period.