1 . Progress means the act of going forward. Making any kind of progress can make us healthy and happy in life. By setting and actively working towards our goals, we can make progress in our life.

To make more progress in life, start looking at problems in a different way. Whatever happens, if we think positively, it can be useful and helpful. We need to know that problems are part of our life. After we solve problems one after another, we can make more progress and become stronger.

Having confidence is helpful for us to make progress. Confidence comes from different places, such as proper education, training or having good relationships. We should also stay with people who believe in our success and actively support us. These people can help push us towards progress.

Slow progress is still worth celebrating. Just as the old saying goes, “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Progress usually comes a lot more slowly than we expect. Even if progress is slow, try not to be worried. One important thing is that we keep making progress towards our goals, and another is that we clearly remember what our goals are all the time. The actual speed isn’t so important.

The road to progress is not always smooth. Most progress often comes with setbacks along the way. Sometimes, maybe it feels like we’re taking one step forward and three steps back, but it won’t always be like that. Keep going towards our goals and we can much more easily make the progress we want.

Progress doesn’t always happen in a straight line. As long as we keep working, we will achieve higher levels.

1. Paragraph 2 is mainly about ______.

A．the reasons for making more progress	B．the advantages of thinking positively
C．how to look at problems	D．how to solve problems

2. Who can help push us towards progress?

A．The people who get a proper education.	B．The people who give us plenty of advice.
C．The people who give us trust and support.	D．The people who are confident in themselves.

3. How does the writer like slow progress?

A．It often goes smoothly.	B．It still means progress.
C．It sometimes stops progress.	D．It always gives us a clear mind.

4. What does the underlined word “setbacks” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Prizes.

B．Advantages.

C．Excuses.

D．Difficulties.

2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。

If you are constantly lack of confidence and worried about what other people think about your shortcomings, you will never get to where you need to go in life. This was what I learned from my own experience.

My name is Peter. Before I was born, the doctors examined my mom and found there was something wrong with my face, and actually it was worse. With my “weird” face, I knew I was not an ordinary ten-year-old kid. I had never been to a real school before, not because of the way I looked, but all the surgeries I had. Mom homeschooled me. I became stronger, though. So maybe it was time for me to go to the real school.

One day, I happened to hear Mom and Dad talking about me quietly. “We can’t keep protecting him.” Mom whispered to Dad, “We have to help him learn to deal with it. We can’t just keep avoiding situations that… ”, but she didn’t even finish her sentence because she saw me. “Go back to sleep, Peter,” Mom said softly.

“Everyone will stare at me at school,” I said, suddenly crying.

Mom came over, putting her hand on mine. “Honey, you know if you don’t want to do this, you don’t have to. But we spoke to the principal (校长) , Mr. Green and told him how funny and smart you are. When I told him about all your surgeries, and how brave you are, ‘Wow, I have to meet this kid.’ ” Mom smiled at me.

“He is really a nice man. Besides, a real school is really good for you. Peter, you will make lots of friends and learn things you have never learned with Mom.” Dad added, raising his hand as if to swear.

“But… I don’t want to go. I am afraid... ” I said in a low voice.

“How about at least meeting Mr. Green before you make up your mind?” Mom asked.

I nodded, unwilling to accept the arrangement.

注意：
1. 续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
We arrived at the school a few weeks before the start of the school.
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Paragraph 2:
After taking a tour of the school and hearing Mr. Green’s words, I realized it was time to make a change.
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3 . Standing on a hill at Cliveden Gardens on a sunny winter day, its dark-green lake surrounded by centuries-old trees took my breath away.     1     It’s just a local park near London that I’d never heard of during my eight years living in the UK. As I admired the serene garden, it taught me a lesson about the British culture of understatement.

“The English landscape is more beautiful because its beauty is understated,” my friend Will said to me later as we walked through an exhibition at Tate Britain. He pointed to a painting of a peaceful countryside. “This is the landscape I grew up with”, he said. Unlike grand waterfalls or wild forests, this scenery doesn’t shout about its beauty.     2    

I wonder if Chinese tourists will explore beyond London.     3     Indeed, Oxford and Cambridge and the beloved Lake District National Park are some iconic symbols of Britain. But it would be a pity if they miss out on the lesser-known parts of the English landscape.

    4     I remember a straight-A classmate once telling me he “survived exams” and another friend from Oxford introducing himself as “studying in the countryside”. This modesty also has its mirror in Chinese culture. I remember my parents’ telling me to work hard but not to brag about my achievements. Chinese culture is full of proverbs such as “real gold will shine sooner or later”, to encourage long-term dedication to one’s chosen area of expertise.

Experiencing both cultures, I’ve realized that the English and Chinese both express achievements with understatement.     5     It reflects the unspoken charm in both British and Chinese traditions. And it’s an off-the-beaten-path attraction well worth exploration.

A．Cliveden isn’t a famous holiday place.

B．Rather, its beauty is reserved for the locals only.

C．I’ve been impressed by British humor all the time.

D．They tend to prefer places with a strong reputation.

E．But the more I looked, the more I saw its quiet elegance.

F．Over the years, I’ve become familiar with British modesty.

G．This mix makes me appreciate the unusual beauty of Cliveden.

4 . In elementary school, my father told me, “It doesn’t matter what you’ll do when you grow up; the key is that it will make you pleased .________ is the whole point of life. It needs ________ and effort. Your mother loves to help people ________, so she became a nurse. I love reading and poetry, ________ I became a poet. We both find happiness in daily hard work”.

A few years later when I was in junior high, my head teacher ________ with me after school because I wasn’t ________. She mentioned some successful people in history during the conversation. Then she asked what my _______ was. I told her that I just wanted to be happy. She ________ for a moment and then she agreed with me.

When I was young, the letter that my grandma wrote to me had a line about “________ happiness in hard work”, which is my motto that still resonates (产生共鸣) with me today. I find some people hold the ________ that life should be easier than it is .________, I think, no matter what you ________, you mustn’t forget hard work, because happiness is hidden in ________.

Since I graduated from college, I have been devoted to passing all my knowledge to my students. I find happiness when my hard work is repaid by their ________ and love for me. Because of my contribution to ________, I won the Excellent Teacher Award this year and I’ll do more in the future.

1.

A．Fineness

B．Forgiveness

C．Happiness

D．Calmness

2.

A．confidence

B．satisfaction

C．experience

D．passion

3.

A．in general

B．in need

C．in poor

D．in power

4.

A．but

B．yet

C．or

D．so

5.

A．danced

B．talked

C．dealt

D．played

6.

A．ambitious

B．attractive

C．outgoing

D．careful

7.

A．dream

B．secret

C．concern

D．feature

8.

A．worked

B．thought

C．relaxed

D．waited

9.

A．removing

B．designing

C．finding

D．imagining

10.

A．memory

B．competence

C．confidence

D．belief

11.

A．Besides

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Thus

12.

A．give up

B．look up

C．pick up

D．take up

13.

A．trouble

B．effort

C．courage

D．darkness

14.

A．respect

B．regret

C．record

D．response

15.

A．education

B．law

C．medicine

D．history

5 . 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。

How well are we in tune with the rhythm of life? In our busy day-to-day lives, we don’t often stop to ask ourselves this question. At least I don’t. And it wasn’t until I joined a competitive sporting event that I learned a most important lesson: we must place our mind in harmony with the natural order of things to be successful.

Let me tell you what happened.

I decided to take part in an International Marathon in my hometown last year. Being an ambitious person, I hoped to finish it within 5 hours, accompanied by my friend with whom I had trained.

The big day finally arrived. “Ready... set... bang” And we were off.

At first, we kept a rapid pace and ran nonstop. At this pace, we finished the first 20 kilometers in 2 hours and I thought running a marathon was a piece of cake. Then my running mate began to slow down. I urged him to keep running at the same pace but he said no, he wanted to conserve his energy. I felt I had partnered with the wrong person, therefore, I sped up and left him behind in the dust.

A few kilometers later, I began to understand his strategy as my pace slowed to a jog then a walk. After that I was incapable of moving another step. I was ashamed as more and more people passed by me. More than once I thought “Maybe I should quit.” I started to doubt my ability to finish this race.

注意：1.续写词数应为120左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At this moment, my running mate caught up with me and patted me on the back.
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I asked myself, what did this marathon mean to me?
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6 . The Enemy Is in My Pocket

Yesterday I went to a phone store. There were no other ___________ inside, just me and three salespeople.

“How can I help you?” One of them asked me.

I replied, “I ___________ if I'm able to trade in my iPhone for a non-smart phone.”

“Um, let me check on that.” She walked to the other end of the ___________ to ask her manager. Later, she came back with ___________ news. She smiled, ___________ they didn't provide such service. “___________ , you're the first person we've ever had who wanted to trade down your phone. "

That moment had come after months of struggle. I ___________ thought that I'd reach that point. I'm young and always ___________ the latest internet happenings using my iPhone. I didn't want to ___________ anything.

But one day, I began to wonder how important being online really is and if it made me a ____________ person. Twitter has funny jokes, but I’m often mad at posts from trolls (喷子). I spend hours playing games that ________the intention to read the news online. Throughout high school, the lessons had no hope of pulling my ____________ away from my phone. Being online so much made me feel ____________ or anxious and ____________ real-world things I needed to get done.

So, I wanted to ____________. Unfortunately, as I was told by the saleswoman, that isn't possible quite yet. But since then, I've started to leave my phone in my bedroom when I need to ____________ and when I go out with friends. The best way to stop ____________ my phone constantly is not having my phone on me to begin with.

I've only been doing this for a few days, but I have found myself obviously more ____________ and creative without breaking my concentration whenever I get a TikTok notification (通知).

Where there is a ____________ there is a way. There are always ways that everyone can enjoy the conveniences of new technology ____________ being burdened (烦扰) by it.

1.

A．students

B．customers

C．friends

D．managers

2.

A．wonder

B．doubt

C．question

D．ask

3.

A．restaurant

B．store

C．street

D．market

4.

A．good

B．latest

C．certain

D．bad

5.

A．saying

B．announcing

C．giving

D．concluding

6.

A．Exactly

B．Finally

C．Eventually

D．Actually

7.

A．never

B．often

C．sometimes

D．also

8.

A．take charge of

B．come up with

C．keep in touch with

D．carry on with

9.

A．leave

B．catch

C．miss

D．make

10.

A．better

B．funnier

C．worse

D．stronger

11.

A．started with

B．ended up in

C．went with

D．succeeded in

12.

A．memory

B．attention

C．energy

D．money

13.

A．amazed

B．glad

C．puzzled

D．angry

14.

A．regret

B．arrange

C．enjoy

D．forget

15.

A．stay

B．sell

C．change

D．explore

16.

A．sleep

B．rest

C．work

D．play

17.

A．checking

B．trading

C．answering

D．seeing

18.

A．sensitive

B．attractive

C．positive

D．productive

19.

A．problem

B．will

C．road

D．lesson

20.

A．beside

B．before

C．without

D．by

7 . I still remember that one day my backpack (背包) was stolen. All my school ________ were in it, and my ________ notebook with stories that I had been working on ________ quite a while.Hearing the news, I ________ for about half an hour.Then I decided to go to school with ________ nothing.My teacher,Miss Taylor,was really ________, and she gave an ________ notebook to me.I was ________ by her kindness.

But here’s something even ________. Later that same day, Miss Taylor told me that a ________ had happened and ________ someone had found my backpack.Then I got all my stuff and notebook ________ found that there was $20 and a note which ________“I’m sorry all your stuff got stolen.But I hope this helps.” ________ a kind act!

If something bad happens and you ever feel down, just ________ that there are some good people out there in the world.

1.

A．papers

B．pictures

C．stuff

D．books

2.

A．new

B．valuable

C．lovely

D．expensive

3.

A．in

B．on

C．for

D．to

4.

A．complained

B．cried

C．looked

D．angered

5.

A．extremely

B．slowly

C．actually

D．absolutely

6.

A．lucky

B．kind

C．cold

D．happy

7.

A．exact

B．extraordinary

C．exciting

D．extra

8.

A．addicted

B．attracted

C．moved

D．motivated

9.

A．faster

B．further

C．better

D．worse

10.

A．change

B．happiness

C．mystery

D．wonder

11.

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．where

12.

A．back

B．off

C．away

D．in

13.

A．marked

B．said

C．read

D．signed

14.

A．How

B．What

C．That

D．Which

15.

A．notice

B．contact

C．recognize

D．remember