1 . Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

Love from the Apple Tree

Once upon a time, there used to be a tall and big apple tree. A little boy, every day to the tree down, climbed up     1     (pick) apples to eat, and slept in the shade of the tree. He loved the apple tree, and it loved to play with him. The little boy gradually grew up and stopped     2     (come) to play every day. One day he came to the tree, picked all the apples and left happily. Another day, the boy came again, and cut off all the branches, happily away to build a house himself. One summer, the boy came back, cut down her tree trunk, built a boat,     3     (sail) away, and did not come back for a long time. After years, the boy returned at last. He was old and wanted     4     more than a place to rest. “Old root is     5     (suitable) to sit down and rest, come on, sit down and rest with me!” The boy sat down, and the apple tree was so happy that it shed tears.

This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parent.     6     we are young, we love to play with Mom and Dad. Having grown up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they     7     to make you happy.

    8     your parents can give you is not necessarily the best in the world, but they will try their best to give you all, and they are afraid that it is not enough; maybe they never said “I love you”, but love you in their own way for a lifetime,     9     is how most parents around the world show their love. For example, a tired father was watching his two daughters eat fried chicken, but he didn’t order anything, telling his daughters that he was not hungry,     10     more money in his pocket. We grow up to know that the world’s most affectionate lie is what the father and mother said: I do not love to cat it and I am not hungry.

2 . Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.

You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be _______ enough to know someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office, combining professional skills with a sweet nature. He’s never been all that interested in getting praise for the _______ work he does.

And now he’s moving on to an exciting new opportunity which sounds like the chance of a lifetime, and we’re _______ pleased for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and _______ colleague.

Life has a way of throwing these curve balls (曲线球) at us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to _______ it.

But how do we deal with change? There’s Chris, who once told me that the answer can be expressed in four words, “Go _______ the flow.”

“It is like surfing,” Chris explained. “You can’t organize the ocean. _______ just happen. You ride them _______ they take you, and then you go back out there and catch the next one. Sure, you’re always hoping for the perfect wave. But _______ you just take them the way they come.”

That doesn’t ________ that you don’t keep trying to make all your dreams come true. It just means that when things that aren’t exactly in your plan ________, you work around them and then you move on. Of course, some barriers (阻碍) along the ________ of life are easier to take than others. A rained-out picnic, for example, is ________ to deal with than the sudden death of a loved one. But the principle is the same.

We’re going to ________ Mark. But rather than on the sadness of our ________, we’ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future.

1.

A．difficult

B．confident

C．silly

D．lucky

2.

A．terrible

B．excellent

C．special

D．exact

3.

A．actually

B．sincerely

C．nearly

D．hardly

4.

A．humorous

B．silent

C．reliable

D．active

5.

A．welcome

B．attack

C．destroy

D．change

6.

A．with

B．below

C．against

D．before

7.

A．Shakes

B．Waves

C．Accidents

D．Disasters

8.

A．what

B．why

C．whether

D．where

9.

A．formally

B．extremely

C．mostly

D．lately

10.

A．promise

B．seem

C．explain

D．mean

11.

A．make up

B．break down

C．come up

D．slow down

12.

A．scene

B．road

C．strategy

D．lecture

13.

A．harder

B．better

C．worse

D．easier

14.

A．forget

B．love

C．miss

D．remind

15.

A．parting

B．meeting

C．organizing

D．suffering

3 . Sometimes I have thought it would be excellent to live each day as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize _________ the values of life.

Those who have never_________   the loss of sight or hearing seldom make the fullest use of these capabilities. Their eyes and ears_________ all sights and sounds hazily(模糊地), without concentration and with little_________ . I have often thought it would be a good thing if each human being were stricken _________ and deaf for a few days at some time. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; _________ would teach him the joys of sound.

Recently I was visited by a good friend who had just _________ from a long walk in the woods, and I asked her what she had _________ .“Nothing in particular,” she replied. How was it possible-walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing___________ of notice? I who cannot see find hundreds of things to ____________   me through mere touch. I feel the delicate symmetry (对称) of a leaf and I touch the ____________ of trees hopefully in search of a bud(芽), the first sign of____________ Nature after her winter’s sleep. The miracle of Nature is ____________ to me and the changing seasons are an exciting and unending drama, the action of which streams through my____________ .

If I can get so much pleasure from mere ____________   , how much more beauty must be revealed by sight?

1.

A．constantly

B．sharply

C．deadly

D．merely

2.

A．treated

B．restored

C．suffered

D．prevented

3.

A．take in

B．allow for

C．smooth out

D．brighten up

4.

A．tension

B．appreciation

C．adaptation

D．possession

5.

A．disabled

B．injured

C．speechless

D．blind

6.

A．silence

B．anxiety

C．music

D．voice

7.

A．worked

B．escaped

C．struggled

D．returned

8.

A．predicted

B．targeted

C．observed

D．left

9.

A．full

B．afraid

C．free

D．worthy

10.

A．protect

B．challenge

C．interest

D．tolerate

11.

A．leaves

B．branches

C．fruits

D．barks

12.

A．exploring

B．awakening

C．drawing

D．loving

13.

A．revealed

B．expanded

C．created

D．described

14.

A．hair

B．blood

C．toes

D．fingertips

15.

A．touch

B．smell

C．taste

D．hearing

4 . Some people think asking for help is a sign of weakness, but the complete opposite is true. It takes strength to ask for help. It’s a hard thing to do. The truth is, there are more good people than bad. People truly want to help others. No one should ever have to be in that dark place.

I have a friend called Diane. Diane is one of the most positive people I have ever known. She is smart and funny, and by looking at her you would certainly think she had a perfect life. No one knew the terrible things she was dealing with. She never asked anyone for help when she was in great trouble. She thought that she would just be bothering people if she told them the truth. She thought loneliness was her answer. She masked her loneliness, but one day she hit her breaking point.

Diane tried to take her life one morning. She was lucky, though. Someone found her before it was too late. People finally knew her problems and with their help she got rid of them. She once told me that her biggest regret was not reaching out to someone sooner. Diane has greatly changed. She’s become positive and is always ready to help others.

Diane and I have grown quite close. She has helped me battle my own problems. She is an example of what help looks like.

To anyone out there who feels they are alone, I hope you know you are not. Even if you feel the world is closing in on you, there are people who care—people who will surprise you in the best ways. The best thing about our technological world is how easily you can reach people. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. You are not alone.

1. What does the author mean by saying “the complete opposite is true” in Paragraph 1?

A．Getting help from others is a great shame.

B．Asking for help shows great courage.

C．It takes bravery to offer help.

D．It is difficult to get help.

2. Why did Diane refuse to ask for help at first?

A．She was very positive.

B．She had no one to turn to.

C．She considered help useless.

D．She feared to make trouble for others.

3. What change did Diane show after being saved by people?

A．She turned her back on the author.

B．She masked her anger with a smile.

C．She thought highly of reaching out to others.

D．She has removed all her doubts about others.

4. What does the author think of our technological world today?

A．It makes people afraid of face-to-face conversation.

B．It makes communication between people easier.

C．It offers a variety of ways to care for others.

D．It is likely to make people feel lonely.

5. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To share a friend’s story.

B．To explain why people refuse to get help.

C．To encourage us to ask for help if necessary.

D．To show the harm of keeping problems ourselves.

5 . Driving herein the mountains can be a challenge in the summertime. The holes and stones in the road make it a _________ride. The low hanging trees, full of green leaves,_________your view. And you always have to be on the lookout for dogs, cats and deer _________the road.

I saw an incredibly _________sight here just the other day. As I was_________along, I saw a baby deer lying dead along the side of the road. Its white spots were still on it. It was so heart-breaking to see it like that and I _________in ease more deer were coming down the mountains to drink from the_________that ran alongside the highway. When I _________another curve(拐弯处), felt a(n)_________inside my heart and a voice inside my mind, saying “Slow down, more!”

I__________my speed again.

Suddenly two adult deer leaped across the road. I __________on the brakes until I came to a complete__________, and just as I stopped, two baby deer appeared from the woods after their parents,__________them pass and felt__________that I hadn’t hit those baby deer. Then I__________and thanked myself for having listened to that __________in my heart and mind.

So many times I have__________a whispered urging in my heart to says something__________or to help someone in need.

May you always listen to the__________in your heart. They will turn you into a better__________.They will always lead you Home!

1.

A．rough

B．long

C．steady

D．straight

2.

A．widen

B．improve

C．limit

D．injure

3.

A．breaking

B．crossing

C．blocking

D．destroying

4.

A．interesting

B．annoying

C．funny

D．sad

5.

A．driving

B．running

C．slipping

D．walking

6.

A．cried out

B．ran away

C．slowed down

D．looked backward

7.

A．cup

B．river

C．car

D．tree

8.

A．desired

B．missed

C．ignored

D．rounded

9.

A．urge

B．pain

C．hope

D．sign

10.

A．checked

B．saw

C．reduced

D．forgot

11.

A．rested

B．relied

C．fell

D．stepped

12.

A．success

B．stop

C．challenge

D．repair

13.

A．watched

B．made

C．heard

D．pulled

14.

A．worried

B．scared

C．relieved

D．amused

15.

A．lied

B．froze

C．hiked

D．smiled

16.

A．lecture

B．message

C．noise

D．news

17.

A．felt

B．changed

C．kept

D．hidden

18.

A．special

B．different

C．kind

D．important

19.

A．struggles

B．arguments

C．stories

D．whispers

20.

A．guide

B．person

C．driver

D．parent

6 . 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。

Different sports filled my days in my youth. I dreamed or a big win some day, with a big trophy (奖杯). I was skillful and fast, or so I thought. However, I soon learned my skills seemed quite weak because the bigger, stronger boys seemed to occupy every corner of the playground. Once I was in the 100-yard hurdles, the only recognition I received for my performance was two bloody knees.

In college, I took a swim competition, dreaming of the glory! It turned out I achieved nothing. As an older adult, I still maintained an active lifestyle. In 2010 I signed up for a stair-climbing challenge to raise money for fighting against lung cancer. My father had died of the same disease, so this was a meaningful cause for me. Then, in 2019,the organization offered an even more challenging climb option: the vertical (垂直的) mile. So I would have three hours to climb up and down twenty-eight floors fifteen times, plus three more.

I trained hard. When the challenge started. I felt confident. But soon my legs started feeling heavy. What was worse, I began experiencing leg cramps (抽筋). My progress slowed dramatically and I quickly fell behind. When came down after finishing lap 14, it was past the time limit, so my big win had escaped once again.

Soon after the climb, I struggled to experience the sense of self-satisfaction. And I had, after all, set a goal for myself to prove what I was made of, what I had inside me. And what I had inside me was, “Nice try, but you didn’t make it.” So, a year later, at age 62 and after numerous workouts, I was back. Like last year, I was well ahead after an hour and I again started feeling some discomfort in my legs. I heard myself cry out loud, “Oh, no not again!” I finally stopped and sat down on the stairs, feeling quite depressed and wondering if my dream was over. A few climbers stopped to offer help. I was touched, but embarrassed to accept. Except for one climber. An angel climber, really.

Jessica, who I happened to know, was a salesman’s friend when I bought new running shoes at his store. And without that connection, she might have climbed past me as I sat on those steps, my legs shaking. But all those things did happen, and Jessica stopped to help.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右。
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

When she saw I was cramping, she offered me some sports drinks containing electrolytes (电解质).

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The cramps in my legs finally started to go away.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7 . Each year when the Spring Festival falls, my home becomes a garden. Because beautiful red flowers _________ on the windows of my home. In the cold winter, these wonderful flowers bring _________ to the whole family. Of course, these are not _________ flowers. They are made of _________ by my grandma, who is now aged 70. With a few simple cuts, she can _________ a piece of red paper into a variety of beautiful works of art. There is a story for her special _________

When my grandma was young, she was _________ clumsy in the village. But on a cold winter night, she saw some _________ red paper works on her new neighbor’s windows. She showed great _________ in them at that time. So she decided to __________ from her neighbor. As a green-hand, tons of paper was __________, and her fingers were cut many times. But she __________ practicing. It took 10 years __________ my grandma could make paper art skillfully. The red flowers, blooming like burning fire, light up her life and her world. Now, she is __________ by everyone in the village. And some of the young girls begin to learn this skill too.

How do you think of my grandma’s story? As for me, it has shown me that perseverance is what it takes to __________ one’s dream.

1.

A．disappear

B．grow

C．fade

D．bloom

2.

A．knowledge

B．fame

C．wealth

D．warmth

3.

A．beautiful

B．real

C．fake

D．cute

4.

A．paper

B．iron

C．wood

D．mud

5.

A．hide

B．spread

C．turn

D．add

6.

A．skill

B．culture

C．village

D．level

7.

A．treated

B．understood

C．made

D．considered

8.

A．ugly

B．beautiful

C．tiny

D．huge

9.

A．care

B．attention

C．interest

D．hatred

10.

A．cop

B．benefit

C．learn

D．borrow

11.

A．saved

B．wasted

C．collected

D．sold

12.

A．gave up

B．kept on

C．put off

D．carry on

13.

A．before

B．after

C．when

D．for

14.

A．respected

B．scolded

C．copied

D．discussed

15.

A．miss

B．forget

C．realize

D．hold

8 . At a family picnic for employees of the company where my father worked, they held a contest for children. I was 13, full of enthusiasm, so I _________ myself into it.

The host gave each child a cloth handkerchief and told us the winner would be the one who cast it the _________. The first throwers, took mighty wind-ups, but when the cloth left their hands, it _________ and landed on the ground a few inches in front of them. The crowd roared with _________. Not until then did I realize it was not meant to _________ any real skill, but simply for laughs. However, it stimulated my _________ for thinking outside the box.

It _________ me to see the kids throwing harder when the handkerchief always caught the air and died. It was obvious that using the same _________ would not work. Suppose I tied a(an) _________ inside the handkerchief? When they inspected it, I’d be __________. So I began tying the handkerchief around itself to make it small and __________ packed together to keep it from unfolding. When I approached the line, people were already laughing, __________ a big strong-looking boy like me casting it just a few inches.

I took a long wind-up, and the balled handkerchief __________ off maybe 60 feet away. The laughing __________ in collective shock. I had not broken the rules. What I learned from this contest was that, in order to live creatively, you have to __________ the less-used parts of your brain, and not accept stereotypes(刻板印象), slogans and unquestioned ideas.

1.

A．admitted

B．threw

C．trapped

D．talked

2.

A．farthest

B．strongest

C．highest

D．biggest

3.

A．escaped

B．wrinkled

C．opened

D．appeared

4.

A．pain

B．applause

C．laughter

D．anger

5.

A．demonstrate

B．apply

C．improve

D．learn

6.

A．responsibility

B．imagination

C．demand

D．passion

7.

A．delighted

B．frightened

C．amused

D．annoyed

8.

A．cloth

B．technique

C．rule

D．line

9.

A．ant

B．rock

C．leaf

D．shoe

10.

A．fined

B．disqualified

C．dismissed

D．banned

11.

A．loosely

B．randomly

C．firmly

D．delicately

12.

A．anticipating

B．enjoying

C．stopping

D．confirming

13.

A．dashed

B．jumped

C．shot

D．rocketed

14.

A．died

B．roared

C．continued

D．weakened

15.

A．glance through

B．tap into

C．give up

D．go over

9 . As a father of four, I’m concerned about how to lead my children to be good young men and women in such an unstable time. I have studied philosophy, mysticism, and religion my entire life. They provide great lessons in responsibility and growth. However, I also recognize that, at least at this point in their lives, my children are not terribly interested in such subjects. While I was reflecting on this, I was reminded of a line in a song I had heard recently. It goes, “f you had only one chance to say something, what would it be?”

That night, I found my two oldest kids lounging on the couch watching a TV show that featured violence, cursing and even some “adult scenes”. I quietly sat on a chair next to them. I saw my boy straighten up, and my girl pretended to ignore me. I didn’t make any usual comments about the pointlessness of such programs. I didn’t even roll my eyes, although this took some effort. I simply asked:

Can you tell me how this will make you a better person?

Without a word, I got up and left the room. About ten minutes later, to my surprise, the children were in their rooms doing their homework and the television was silent. Remarkable.

This philosophy can change the way we live our lives. For example, whenever I feel angry and get the urge to lash out, I ask myself, “How does this acting or feeling the way I do right now make me a better person?“ I began to realize that rarely did my thoughts or actions result in self-improvement. so I made conscious efforts to change my mindset and behavior.

We all want to be better fathers, mothers, sons and daughters. Better workers, better leaders, better lovers... this list goes on. Sometimes succeeding in these roles can be tough. But one question connects us with all those duties we possess to society and ourselves, “Is this making me a better person?”

Whatever I said, it worked. My daughter has begun watching nature programs instead of violent TV shows, and she decided to go to school to become a counselor. My son told me he wants to be a police officer. I've since thrown away all those parenting magazines and books I've collected over the years because I made more progress with a single question than I did with hundreds of pages of "experts" advice.

1. When the writer found his kids watching inappropriate TV programs that night, he appeared ________

A．critical

B．indifferent

C．anxious

D．calm

2. How can this philosophy change the way we live our lives?

A．By calming ourselves down when we are angry

B．By providing us with new mindset and behavior

C．By helping us realize our need for self-improvement

D．By raising a question about our current action and feling

3. Why did the writer throw away his parenting magazines and books?

A．Because they didn’t offer him any help.

B．Because his kids had grown out of them.

C．Because that single question was more useful.

D．Because the expert advice was too much to follow.

4. The writer wrote this passage to ________

A．introduce a life philosophy by telling a parenting story

B．convince teenagers of the downsides to watch TV

C．call on other parents to trust themselves instead of experts

D．inform the readers of how he helped his kids set good goals

10 . There is a dangerous view in today’s society, and it is a restriction to happiness, success, and growth. The view states that human beings are inner fragile (内在脆弱) and that the only way to be happy and successful in life is to protect oneself by avoiding misfortune.

Not only are those statements false, but the actions we take believing them-to be “protective” also usually limit happiness and even stop personal and professional growth. Take sports as an example, seldom do those who play the game of life not to lose ever really win.

Rather than fear and try to avoid all misfortune, perhaps we should accept the misfortune and the occasional crises in life and prepare for them. As a muscle grows stronger with stress, so can people, teams, organizations, even communities. Crisis reveals true strength.

Sports psychologists Fletcher and Sarkar have studied Olympic gold medal winners. They conclude, “Indeed, most of the participants argued that if they had not experienced certain types of stressors at specific times, including highly demanding misfortunes, they would not have won their gold medals.”

Psychologists Richard Tedeschi and Lawrence Calhoun created the term “posttraumatic growth.” They describe it as the experience of positive change that occurs as a result of highly challenging life crises. It is shown in a variety of ways, including an increased appreciation for life in general, more meaningful interpersonal relationships, an increased sense of personal strength, changed priorities, and a richer existential and spiritual life.

The remarkable success stories that can arise after moments of great challenge and failure are countless. Thomas Edison failed thousands of times trying to create a light bulb filament (灯丝) that would light and burn in a consistent manner, but finally created the world’s first practical light bulb. Harland Sanders developed the brand Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in his 60s while recovering from a failed career as a lawyer. There are thousands of other lesser-known people, whose lives are characterized by key moments of great recovery from difficulty. Let us understand that growth arises from challenge and even failure. The myth of fragility and overprotection keeps us all from realizing our full potential.

1. What does the “dangerous view” say about people?

A．People are born shy.	B．People are afraid of misfortune.
C．People want wealth.	D．People are often in need of help.

2. What is the author’s opinion about misfortune?

A．It’s a must in life and the more, the better.

B．It mostly comes from our fragile inner heart.

C．It’s often met by world famous sports stars.

D．It should be treated with the right attitude.

3. What does the two psychologists’ term imply?

A．A failed life is not worth living at all.

B．People need always lead a worriless life.

C．Positive changes will occur after crises.

D．Try not to express our opinions in public.

4. Why are the stories of Thomas Edison and Harland Sanders inspiring?

A．They made great inventions.	B．They got remarkable support.
C．They didn’t easily give up.	D．They restricted their potential.