1 . I was a rising high school junior in the summer of 2021, when I took Philosophy 101 at Lehmon College, a   ____that allows New York City public school students to earn credits. Why philosophy?________, I chose it on impulse (一时冲动). I expected this course to be interesting. I didn’t expect this class, which________me to the words and works of Socrates, Plato and other moral philosophers, to change my________to college education.

But that’s what________. During the second week of class, when we________the work of Socrates, I read Socrates’ words, “The unexamined life is no life for a human being to live”. My eyes________in surprise and my posture was fixed. I read these words over and over until my professor broke my trance (出神、发呆), “Could anyone in the class interpret the_______ of Socrates’ words?”

Then I did my best to explain that the wise philosopher was making a________on how we should live. To me, this meant getting________about all aspects of yourself, putting yourself in academic, social and cultural spaces that will_______ your world view, and being open to personal growth along the way.

After reflecting on the words even after the course was over, I realized Socrates was________meaningful life means a(n)________to exploration. Being immersed in ideas such as Socrates’________me to think about the person I am. I began to see college as a place to gain knowledge and explore my interests,________just fulfill classes.

1.

A．interview

B．survey

C．camp

D．course

2.

A．Generally

B．Honestly

C．Roughly

D．Briefly

3.

A．recommended

B．pushed

C．introduced

D．compared

4.

A．secret

B．solution

C．attitude

D．behavior

5.

A．happened

B．started

C．worked

D．ended

6.

A．made up

B．put forward

C．went through

D．turned down

7.

A．widened

B．clouded

C．narrowed

D．shut

8.

A．difference

B．source

C．meaning

D．feature

9.

A．defence

B．bet

C．story

D．claim

10.

A．scared

B．curious

C．confident

D．confused

11.

A．satisfy

B．challenge

C．block

D．expand

12.

A．right

B．positive

C．rigid

D．cautious

13.

A．dignity

B．commitment

C．failure

D．adjustment

14.

A．inspired

B．forced

C．forgave

D．seized

15.

A．but

B．simply

C．even

D．not

2 . It was a sunny Sunday afternoon. My husband was taking care of our baby girl so that my six-year-old and I could do some yard work, just the two of us. It was sure to be _______. But soon, the clouds of mosquitos seemed _______ to our bug spray (喷雾). I was sweating, itchy, and arguing with my son about _______to pull weeds. I had told him the “right” way — getting those weeds out from the bottom, by the roots, removing them entirely.

However, my son went about things in his own way. He pulled the_______ of the weeds off, moving quickly down the line as he left the remaining part still in the soil. Somehow, I found this to be incredibly _______Why couldn’t he do it in my way and save me the time of having to_______ his portion (部分)? Why did he do it at all if he wasn’t going to do it properly?

“If you would do as told, we’d be done earlier and_______ a longer period before we would have to returm and pull weeds next time.” I said, trying to keep my tone _______ He went back to his work, shaking dirt from his handful of growing things and throwing _______stems into our shared basket. “People do things... __________, Mom.” He said innocently.

My fire soon faded, replaced by the__________ realization that I’d just received a valuable__________from the person that I was supposed to be teaching. While trying to__________my baby girl, my kindergartener, and the yard work, __________ was a lifeline for me, a coping mechanism. But my way was, perhaps, not the best way after all. His time shouldn’t be __________. His job was to be a kid and take his time, for as long as he was able.

1.

A．relaxing

B．disturbing

C．urgent

D．tough

2.

A．sensitive

B．resistant

C．harmful

D．addicted

3.

A．how

B．who

C．whether

D．why

4.

A．roots

B．fibres

C．tops

D．points

5.

A．amazing

B．boring

C．annoying

D．confusing

6.

A．recycle

B．redo

C．identify

D．ignore

7.

A．clarified

B．launched

C．repeated

D．promised

8.

A．nervous

B．mysterious

C．light

D．loud

9.

A．long

B．broken

C．.dry

D．useful

10.

A．differently

B．separately

C．indirectly

D．absolutely

11.

A．satisfying

B．corresponding

C．depressing

D．humbling

12.

A．behavior

B．warning

C．reminder

D．review

13.

A．raise

B．land

C．teach

D．balance

14.

A．efficiency

B．concentration

C．discipline

D．quality

15.

A．run out of

B．set limits to

C．made up for

D．kept pace with

3 . When I was young, I liked a book about a little girl who lost her grandma’s company. Before falling asleep one night, I requested my grandmother to read it to me. I closed my eyes as I heard her _________ the story. When she finished reading, I stared at her and asked, “Will you ever die like that girl’s grandma?”

“I will _________ you as long as I live,” she whispered.

“But what if you die?” I _________.

“It is hard to _________ it since you never know how much you appreciate something until you lose it. It takes losing something to know its _________. There is no _________ of losing something if you have it forever.”

I lay in bed that night, thinking about what she said without understanding her, yet I knew _________ what she had said.

The next night I sat on my parents’ bed watching TV with them. The phone rang. A feeling of _________ ran down my back just before my dad _________ it. I saw his smiling expression tighten into __________. Then he looked straight at my mom and me, __________ unblinkingly (不眨眼地) for what seemed like forever. Then he said, “Grandma has __________.”

I then sat there __________ for a long time. At that moment, I had loved my grandma more than I ever had before and then I __________ everything she did for me. Beyond that, I definitely understood her words-you don’t __________ anything you think you will have it for good until you lose it forever.

1.

A．retell

B．compose

C．adapt

D．review

2.

A．hug

B．accompany

C．lose

D．possess

3.

A．questioned

B．protested

C．argued

D．claimed

4.

A．accept

B．explain

C．avoid

D．skip

5.

A．origin

B．principle

C．value

D．creation

6.

A．expectation

B．need

C．point

D．worry

7.

A．totally

B．immediately

C．exactly

D．specially

8.

A．excitement

B．fear

C．pity

D．delight

9.

A．refused

B．answered

C．discovered

D．ignored

10.

A．fright

B．anxiety

C．disappointment

D．depression

11.

A．trembling

B．nodding

C．staring

D．bouncing

12.

A．passed by

B．passed away

C．come around

D．come in

13.

A．fearful

B．still

C．anxious

D．regretful

14.

A．recalled

B．owned

C．dismissed

D．forgot

15.

A．save

B．treasure

C．abandon

D．remember

4 . I wasn’t raised to be a fan of snails (蜗牛). I was always taught that if we see a snail on a plant, we should pick it off and_________on it. This brought us the kind of giggly (咯咯傻笑的) _________that only children experience. We loved it. However, my_________on snails has changed, as I’ve grown older. They bring me a different kind of happiness.

The first time I thought of snails as more than a_________was when I saw something that_________ me in my garden. A small snail, _________a hard shell, moved slowly toward one_________bud and explored it. The exploration lasted for quite a while and, _________enough, the bud turned into a full bloom. Watching the snail carefully touching the flower_________me of the lyric: “Snails see the beauty in every inch.” I realized that the snail is probably a best representation of__________and taking life slowly.

Then, I__________the snail in my palm. It was scared by the sudden move and immediately__________back into its shell. I thought it would__________inside for several minutes, but shortly after gutting used to the takeaway, the snail poked its head out again. It was not just hiding but__________.

Giving ourselves time to nourish (滋养) inside and out, and waiting for the right__________to reenter the exciting life, is extremely restorative and worthwhile.

1.

A．knock

B．stamp

C．lean

D．click

2.

A．relief

B．satisfaction

C．sympathy

D．scare

3.

A．view

B．focus

C．debate

D．article

4.

A．pet

B．toy

C．pest

D．mascot

5.

A．puzzles

B．interests

C．comforts

D．distracts

6.

A．dragging

B．using

C．lifting

D．pushing

7.

A．eye-catching

B．breathtaking

C．familiar-looking

D．half-blooming

8.

A．magically

B．secretly

C．swiftly

D．silently

9.

A．cured

B．reminded

C．warned

D．informed

10.

A．curiosity

B．excitement

C．calmness

D．eagerness

11.

A．placed

B．covered

C．stuck

D．wrapped

12.

A．stepped

B．drew

C．crawled

D．walked

13.

A．wander

B．sleep

C．hide

D．struggle

14.

A．competing

B．resisting

C．exploring

D．adjusting

15.

A．reason

B．position

C．moment

D．choice

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。

It was a summer afternoon a long time ago. I was a little boy watching my favourite rerun(重播) on our tiny little television set. All that was about to change, however. CRACK! BOOM! The lightening and thunder sounded. I was so frightened that I sat up on the sofa immediately. There was a line of snow flashing across the TV screen.

Suddenly my mum ran into the living room, unhooked the antenna(天线) wire and dropped the metal claws(钳子) into a glass jar by the TV. Seeing this, I started to complain but knew that Mum wasn’t going to risk lightening hitting our antenna, running through the wire, and blowing up our only TV set. Since there was no way she was going to let me go outside and play either, I settled into my chair and reread a book for the tenth time while she placed empty coffee cans under the leaks in the roof which my dad hadn’t had a chance to fix yet.

After a while, my mum walked to me and asked me if I could play cards with her. As I had no natural interest in the game of bridge, I refused her without hesitation. She looked at me with her imploring(恳求的) eyes. But I said nothing and buried my head in the book again even though there was no other attractions to me in it. She walked away quietly with a sigh(叹息).

Later after the lightening and thunder had passed and only a gently falling rain remained, I saw my mum walk out onto our back porch(门廊), sit down on our old porch swing and watch the rain. She loved watching it water the flowers, forests and gardens. She enjoyed seeing it swell(使膨胀) the river down the hill from our house. She knew it would be providing water to drink and wash and clean and live. She had told me all this many times too, but my young mind was too selfish then to take all in. All I knew was that rainstorms meant no TV and no playing outside.

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。

This time, though, I took the time to watch it fall.

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The next time it rains, I’ll turn off my TV, computer, and phone.

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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。

Coming out of your comfort zone is tough in the beginning, chaotic in the middle, and awesome in the end… because in the end it shows you a whole new world. — Manoj Arora

“I’m sorry, Lisa, but Debbie and I are going to move back into the house. You’re going to have to find another place to live.”

I couldn’t quite believe what Neil, my landlord (房东), was telling me on that warm April night. I’m going to have to move? But I want to stay right here where I am. This is my home!

I had tears in my eyes, and so did he I had lived on the first floor of his Staten Island two- family house for more than twelve years— longer than I had lived in any place since my childhood home. Ever since I moved back to the New York City area in 2000 Neil had been like family to me.

Originally, Neil lived on the second floor of the house. But a few years ago, he had moved a few miles away into his wife Debbie’s hose. He rented out his old apartment to some young people. But after his company broke, he and Debbie had decided to sell her house and move back here.

Neil had never raised my rent, which was $750 a month, dirt-cheap for New York City. That was part of the problem. Neil was making a lot more money from the new tenants (租户) upstairs, so it made sense for him to keep those tenants and move into my apartment. Now, I was going to have to find a new apartment and pay more. He was very nice about it, and gave me six months to find a new place.

Nevertheless, I was worried. I was so upset that I got into bed, pulled the covers over my head and cried. It was only 8:30 p.m., but I just wanted to go to sleep and forget this was happening.

Around 12:30 a.m., I was so sad that I couldn’t sleep. So I called Jon, my best friend, a very positive person.

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。

“Look on the bright side, and maybe you will find a place you like better,” he said.

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As I started to find a new apartment, I began to think about new possibilities.

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7 . In my primary school, we used to write a lot in Mrs. White’s class. There were many mistakes in my writings. But no red _________. Instead, always a star. Sometimes _________ a Good! I would jump with joy at it. But this _________ my mother. She wanted to figure out why Mrs. White never _________ spelling or grammatical errors. Then one day she went to see her.

Mrs. White replied, “Children are just beginning to get _________ about using words, about forming sentences. I don’t want to _________ that enthusiasm or put any pressure on them with red ink. Spelling and grammar can wait, but the _________ of words won ‘t…” And maybe she didn’t say it _________ like that. But what’s for sure is that I grew up learning to use words with _________ confidence from her.

It occurs to me that if Mrs. White had used her red pen more __________, I probably wouldn’t be telling you about this now. Looking back, I think she was such a(n) __________ teacher—to exercise “red-pen-restriction”. She allowed the joy, wonder and excitement of expression to come out.

In middle school, I used to __________ the word beautiful as “baeutiful”. Although “pretty” is __________ to spell, it doesn’t hold as much as you mean sometimes. So I told myself that if I was going to __________ the word, the least I could do was spell it right. Eventually, I made it.

And thanks to Mrs. White, I had no __________ when writing what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out. Because Life isn’t Pretty. It’s “Baeutiful”.

1.

A．signals

B．corrections

C．remarks

D．symbols

2.

A．even

B．yet

C．ever

D．still

3.

A．threatened

B．shocked

C．worried

D．pleased

4.

A．gave up

B．waited for

C．wrote down

D．pointed out

5.

A．nervous

B．sensitive

C．excited

D．confused

6.

A．kill

B．fuel

C．welcome

D．ignore

7.

A．meaning

B．choice

C．repetition

D．wonder

8.

A．formally

B．exactly

C．firmly

D．loudly

9.

A．new

B．little

C．poor

D．full

10.

A．precisely

B．carefully

C．personally

D．cautiously

11.

A．reliable

B．romantic

C．extraordinary

D．famous

12.

A．recognise

B．identify

C．misuse

D．misspell

13.

A．better

B．harder

C．easier

D．faster

14.

A．cancel

B．employ

C．imitate

D．read

15.

A．tension

B．relief

C．complaint

D．anger

8 . Dr. Smith of New York works at a center for children who can’t learn well. One day a father brought his son to him for________ at his office.

The father told Dr. Smith about his son. “My son has ________ in learning and can’t even play baseball. He isn’t doing well because he doesn’t try. I have done everything for him. I have even shouted at him. But nothing ________. ”

After Dr. Smith tested the boy, he ________ his father. He asked the father to sit in front of a ________ and then gave him a pencil and a piece of paper. There was a ________ on the paper. He asked the father to look only in the mirror and ________ the lines of the star with the pencil. The father made the same ________ anyone makes. Every time he ________ the pencil, it went the wrong way. The father’s face became red.

At this ________ the doctor shouted at him, “Hurry up! Why are you ________ so long? You can’t do such an ________ thing! You don’t know left from right!” These ________ made the father very angry.

“Now you can ________, can’t you?” The doctor said to him. “Your son has felt just like that all the time. You scolded (训斥) him too often, so he didn't try any more. He was afraid of making mistakes. ”

________ the father understood everything. He put his face down. Now he felt so sorry.

1.

A．testing

B．acting

C．teaching

D．playing

2.

A．confidence

B．interest

C．experience

D．difficulty

3.

A．returns

B．helps

C．appears

D．remains

4.

A．waited for

B．searched for

C．believed in

D．called in

5.

A．mirror

B．television

C．painting

D．desk

6.

A．face

B．line

C．number

D．star

7.

A．remove

B．follow

C．cross

D．cut

8.

A．decisions

B．choices

C．mistakes

D．patterns

9.

A．touched

B．dropped

C．moved

D．sharpened

10.

A．speed

B．corner

C．end

D．point

11.

A．staying

B．taking

C．preparing

D．writing

12.

A．easy

B．important

C．obvious

D．exciting

13.

A．ideas

B．words

C．questions

D．instructions

14.

A．relax

B．leave

C．understand

D．promise

15.

A．Interestingly

B．Absolutely

C．Suddenly

D．Unfortunately

9 . After twenty-two years raising three children, I was introduced to a concept: the empty nest. Apparently, this was now my time to ________ into new experiences. Why, then was I not excited, but ________?

For a job opportunity, my husband and I moved to another state. One day, I discovered a trail only a short ________ from our apartment, I was thrilled and began to use it regularly. The trail meandered along a river lined with bushes and towering trees. Ducks ________ on the riverbanks; Canada geese flew overhead; small rabbits bounded across the pathway, ________ into the bushes. These small peaceful scenes provided me with a(n) ________, but only slightly lifted me out of my loneliness.

Still, I continued to walk the path. I ________ something new: couples, young and old, holding hands, chatting as they walked; a father ________his daughter to ride her two-wheeler; a woman doing Tai Chi. They all ________the trail. I became fascinated with the lives of these strangers, yet still wondering if any of them feel ________?

One morning, an elderly woman holding the handles of her walker came into view. She sailed by me in the ________direction like a marathon runner. I turned around to catch another glimpse of this one-woman wonder. She was ________moving forward, not letting anything hold her back. That’s when it ________me. Nobody was.

As I walked toward my car, remembering the elderly woman’s energy and ________, I made a decision. I would fill my empty nest with ________. I was ready for the bright future that stretched before me.

1.

A．dive

B．look

C．turn

D．fall

2.

A．calm

B．lonely

C．different

D．scared

3.

A．walk

B．run

C．drive

D．cut

4.

A．planed

B．skipped

C．sheltered

D．lazed

5.

A．flashing

B．rolling

C．wandering

D．stepping

6.

A．target

B．distraction

C．motivation

D．option

7.

A．imagined

B．anticipated

C．spotted

D．experienced

8.

A．asking

B．teaching

C．permitting

D．informing

9.

A．took care of

B．caught sight of

C．spoke highly of

D．took advantage of

10.

A．satisfied

B．positive

C．empty

D．desperate

11.

A．right

B．general

C．opposite

D．same

12.

A．definitely

B．blindly

C．uncertainly

D．independently

13.

A．bothered

B．hit

C．upset

D．interested

14.

A．ambition

B．curiosity

C．devotion

D．enthusiasm

15.

A．affection

B．attention

C．abundance

D．gratitude

10 . As a financial adviser, my clients come to me seeking help with growing their wealth. Perhaps the greatest lesson I share is that being rich isn’t a dollar amount; it is a perception that includes happiness, peace of mind, comfort and security. There’s a big difference between being wealthy and feeling wealthy.

Actually, one of the best ways I advise others in building their wealth is this: The secret to having more is giving more. Studies have shown that people who volunteer weekly exhibit an increase in happiness. Donating your time makes you grateful for all that you have, and you’ll have the unmatched joy and excitement of knowing you made a huge impact for the good of others.

Volunteering enables you to increase your relationship skills and encourages you to have conversations with people from very different walks of life. You can even make new friends. It is also a wonderful activity that families can do together. This has the added benefit of serving as a good role model to your children. I am encouraging my kids to volunteer and experience the power of love for themselves.

Without fail, every time I volunteer, I have conversations that change my life in some way. I was once volunteering at a local shelter and struck up a conversation with other volunteers. As we chatted, we all suddenly realized: The massive gratitude of those receiving help acted like a nuclear bomb going off in our hearts, and it also touched the other volunteers, making us all realize how truly blessed we are.

Giving our time, money and energy gives us a sense of achievement like nothing else. If “wealth” really is a perception of happiness, comfort and security, we must learn to get outside our own experience and understand what wealth means to other people.

1. What is the author’s understanding of wealth?

A．It is more of a state of mind.

B．It gives one the duty to help others.

C．It has something to do with finance.

D．It lifts people’s spirits like nothing else.

2. What makes a person appreciate what he has already owned?

A．Winning people’s recognition.

B．Spending time helping others.

C．Making a deep impression on others.

D．Improving one’s interpersonal skills.

3. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Benefits of volunteering.	B．Parents’ roles in a family.
C．Importance of social skills.	D．Ways of being a volunteer.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．A Road to Real Wealth in Life	B．A Lesson in Wealth Management
C．A Different Way to Pursue Happiness	D．A Life-changing Volunteering Experience