1 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Old Tom sent his four sons to look at an apple tree in different seasons,     1     he wanted them to learn not to judge things too quickly. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest in autumn. When they all came back, he asked for the     2     (describe) about what they had seen. The sons had different opinions. Tom then told them     3     they shouldn’t judge a tree, or a person, by only one season.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he    1    (find)that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, "Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much    2    too little. "

His son looked surprised. "I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less,     3    not save a bit of money? "

"That would be a very    4    (reason)thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours," Nick said.

Nick's guests,     5    had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, "The only reason a man would sell sale    6    a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect    7    the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it."

"But such a small thing couldn't    8    (possible)destroy a village."

"In the beginning, there was only    9    very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always    10    (think)that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today. "

3 . Years of living with a lisp (口齿不清) had taught me it was better not to say anything than to speak and risk embarrassment. As a result of my ______, I felt distanced from most of my peers (同龄人). “Kathy? Oh, she’s quiet.” That’s what most people would say when they ____ me, as if “Quiet” were part of my ____. I was okay with that. I didn’t need to be ____.

Last September, however, that all ____. I started my creative writing class with Ms. Haist. Every day we would be given a different writing task and, if we wished, we could ____ what we had written. I ____ listening to others read their work and thinking: “That will never be me. I’ll never have the ____ to do that.”

One day, I was really ____ with what I had written and wanted to share. My heart was beating wildly as I raised my hand. Those ____ little voices were ringing in my ear, “You have a lisp, remember? ____, your writing isn’t that good. Be quiet.” I was about to ____ my hand when I met Ms. Haist’s encouraging eyes.

I swallowed the voices down and let my real voice ___. I could hear it ___as I read, and I could hear every stutter (结巴) and mistake. I finished reading, waiting to be laughed at. ____, I heard claps from the class and praise from Ms. Haist.

The next day, I did it ____. Soon I was reading out loud nearly every day. Gradually, I realized that ____ my lisp, the class and the teacher always appreciated my writing. Now I may still not be the most ____, social person, but I’ve become better at oral presentations. I ____ read my poetry out loud at a reading club.

Every time those little voices try to tell me to be quiet, I think of all the encouragement I received in class and I know that I ____ to be heard.

1.

A．embarrassment

B．excitement

C．humor

D．silence

2.

A．heard from

B．talked of

C．called on

D．looked for

3.

A．name

B．opinion

C．duty

D．business

4.

A．seen

B．heard

C．followed

D．protected

5.

A．disappeared

B．returned

C．developed

D．changed

6.

A．examine

B．practice

C．share

D．copy

7.

A．regret

B．consider

C．imagine

D．remember

8.

A．time

B．courage

C．patience

D．evidence

9.

A．busy

B．strict

C．pleased

D．disappointed

10.

A．tired

B．urgent

C．funny

D．cheerful

11.

A．Besides

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Normally

12.

A．touch

B．wave

C．extend

D．withdraw

13.

A．go down

B．die away

C．come out

D．calm down

14.

A．shaking

B．singing

C．shouting

D．deepening

15.

A．Sadly

B．Hopefully

C．Honestly

D．Unexpectedly

16.

A．again

B．alone

C．already

D．anyway

17.

A．thanks to

B．instead of

C．despite

D．except

18.

A．serious

B．outgoing

C．nervous

D．hardworking

19.

A．even

B．still

C．only

D．seldom

20.

A．fear

B．agree

C．deserve

D．pretend

4 . This morning I was jogging near my home. Suddenly, a woman I had just passed by cried loudly for help. I turned around and I ______ that her husband fell to the ground and appeared to be unconscious(昏迷的). I ______ the man and checked his pulse(脉搏)— I could hardly find it! At that moment, he even was not ______.The woman called 911 while I performed CPR on her husband. Luckily, I got him in a better ______ before the ambulance(救护车) arrived with medical care workers. Although I have no idea how the couple’s ______will go on, I really hope that the man will be ______ and I’ m happy I have done something good for them.

Now I’m sitting here ______ what happened early this day. I can’t forget the words the woman said over and over with tears in her eyes ______ I was looking after her husband. “It’s not his time.” “Oh please, it’s not his time.” Her ______ has been kept in my mind, telling me a human’s life can be ______ destroyed and short.

I’ve learned an important ______ — I should not _______time any longer since death is a real challenge. It is time to ______ wasting time playing games on line and get into real and long conversations with the people I love. I should spend ______ time sharing my feelings and thoughts with my family and friends. It is worth making time for these ______ relationships.

Besides, I should start distributing(分配) my time ______. My life seems to have been ____ lately, and certain things that I planned to do have fallen by the wayside. I think it’s time to start taking better care of myself and start ______ good books. The most important ____ I have made is that I’ll better use the limited time ______ to me. I’ m just trying to make every day a good example of a life truly lived.

1.

A．felt

B．supposed

C．saw

D．heard

2.

A．walked after

B．shouted at

C．talked with

D．ran towards

3.

A．breathing

B．moving

C．speaking

D．sleeping

4.

A．place

B．house

C．car

D．state

5.

A．life

B．story

C．plan

D．work

6.

A．helped

B．loved

C．saved

D．supported

7.

A．thinking about

B．dealing with

C．waiting for

D．asking about

8.

A．though

B．since

C．because

D．when

9.

A．confidence

B．action

C．words

D．feeling

10.

A．seriously

B．gradually

C．difficultly

D．easily

11.

A．news

B．language

C．lesson

D．skill

12.

A．beat

B．waste

C．tell

D．treasure

13.

A．stop

B．began

C．study

D．discuss

14.

A．less

B．early

C．hard

D．more

15.

A．clear

B．close

C．direct

D．terrible

16.

A．properly

B．perfectly

C．quickly

D．immediately

17.

A．meaningful

B．interesting

C．busy

D．boring

18.

A．selling

B．reading

C．borrowing

D．writing

19.

A．mark

B．decision

C．difference

D．suggestion

20.

A．given

B．sent

C．taken

D．pushed

5 . Maybe it's because it was our first purchase as homeowners. The salesman must have spotted just how green we were, so he began persuading. And soon he led us to a classic leather chair. All these years later, I remember he used words like rich and handsome, the thing every living room needed.

We believed him. So we bought that chair — just less than $100, a great deal in the 1970s for a young couple!

How we loved that chair! It always occupied a place of honor in our various living rooms, moving with us from our first tiny house to our beloved new house.

Somehow, conversations were better on that chair, and life was more fun around it. Three daughters spilled their secrets on it. Old friends seemed to be attracted by it on those wonderful occasions. Crazy as it sounds, that leather chair seemed to have — well, powers. All for good.

At first, we didn't really care that the leather was showing signs of wear or that it had lost its sheen (光泽). But in our most recent move, when the chair was moved in our new living room, it suddenly looked terribly lonely sitting close to newly painted walls and a couple of shiny new tables.

My husband and I tried but still we couldn't ignore the rough spots. Our chair had a skin disease. Even our adult kids raised eyebrows, urging us to at least remove the chair to some dark corner of the room. Neither of us could imagine such a retirement for it.

So we had an inspired idea. We'd call in an upholsterer (修理工) to give our old chair a whole new life. Our friend Joe studied the chair and then took out a simple leather conditioner. He explained that although it wouldn't work miracles, it would definitely get our weary chair looking younger again. It certainly doesn't look new, but its seat and back are shining, and some of its deeper wrinkles have lightened.

Best of all, it's back in the living room, looking like a wise old friend to the furniture around it. And, yes, there it will stay.

Because some things, like some people, just deserve a happy old age.

1. How did the salesman persuade the author into buying the chair?

A．By thinking highly of the author.

B．By saying that the author was green.

C．By describing how great the chair was.

D．By comparing the chair with others.

2. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．Sweet memories with the chair.

B．Various functions of the chair.

C．People's comments on the chair.

D．Family activities and parties of friends.

3. Why did the author finally decide to repair the chair?

A．Because he was persuaded by Joe.

B．Because he didn't have enough money.

C．Because it showed signs of hardness.

D．Because it couldn't match his new house.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．East or west, home is best.	B．From saving comes having.
C．It is never too late to mend.	D．Old friends and wine are best.

6 . A star athlete at the college where I work recently stopped by my office. After committing a few unforced errors during a weekend match, she was riven by self-criticism. “I’m at peak fitness, and I practice hard. How is this happening?” She asked.

This student believes she should be able to control the outcomes of her life by virtue of her hard work. She has a sense that hours on the field should get her exactly where she needs to go. Many students have similar mentality. When they win, they feel powerful and smart. When they fail, they are crushed by self-blame. If my achievements are mine to control, they reason, my failures must be entirely my fault, too.

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

Psychologists have sourced this phenomenon to a misapplication of “mindset” research, which has found that praising children for effort will increase academic performance. A 2018 analysis found that while praising effort over ability may benefit economically disadvantaged students, it does not necessarily help everyone.

One possible explanation comes from Suniya Luthar, who argued in a research paper that for teens in wealthy, pressure-cooker communities, “it is not a lack of motivation and perseverance (毅力) that is the big problem. Instead, it is unhealthy perfectionism, and difficulty with backing off when they should, when the desire for achievements is over the top.” They push themselves onward in face of impossible goals. A 2007 study found that teens who refused to give up impossible goals showed higher levels of C-reaction protein, a marker of systemic inflammation (全身炎症) linked to heart disease and other medical conditions. A 2014 study showed a connection between the perfectionist tendencies and depression.

The cruel reality is that you can do everything in your power and still fail. Instead of allowing our kids to beat themselves up when things don’t go their way, we adults should help students pursue success in healthier ways in part by redefining failure as a feature, not a bug, of learning. At Smith College where I teach, students are asked to explore how setbacks and missteps made them stronger or more effective. We would be wise to remind our kids that life has a way of sucker-punching (意外打击) us when we least expect it. It’s often the people who learn to say “stuff happens” who get up the fastest.

1. Why was star athlete trapped by self-blame?

A．She broke down during the match.

B．She didn’t try her best in the match.

C．She believed hard work should pay off.

D．She thought she should have practiced harder.

2. What can we learn from Paragraph 5?

A．Lack of motivation and perseverance leads to teens’ failure.

B．Praising children for effort increases academic performance.

C．Children struggle with failure due to parents’ over-protection.

D．Unhealthy perfectionism causes physical and emotional stress.

3. According to the author, adults should _________.

A．help students learn from failure

B．protect students from discomfort

C．reward students for their hard work

D．explore the cause of students’ failure

4. Which of the following does the author probably agree with?

A．Effort equals achievement.

B．Motivation is the key to success.

C．Success is not always under control.

D．Effort is more important than ability.

7 . In a national spelling contest in America, an 11­year­old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her ________ voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and ________ decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had ________ the word. But instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the ________ letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the ________, the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her ________. Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11­year­old girl’s honesty, even when it ________ her the contest. But the fact is that she ________ the biggest contest that day—the contest of her ________.

Probably the biggest test of our character is what we would do if we knew we would never get ________. This young girl could easily have ________ and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: she would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you ________, you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and ________enough to prize her own conscience and character rather than the prize from a spelling ________. Her respect for herself was more important than any ________ others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the ________ she made in that moment will have long­lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today ________ what you are tomorrow. Our children will ________ our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to ________ to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are ________   what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.

1.

A．energetic

B．slim

C．attractive

D．soft

2.

A．finally

B．approximately

C．secretly

D．totally

3.

A．skipped

B．mispronounced

C．misspelled

D．lost

4.

A．correct

B．wrong

C．different

D．same

5.

A．stage

B．studio

C．test

D．scene

6.

A．bravery

B．honesty

C．courage

D．patience

7.

A．reserved

B．cost

C．offered

D．wasted

8.

A．achieved

B．broke

C．won

D．defeated

9.

A．reputation

B．knowledge

C．life

D．character

10.

A．paid

B．awarded

C．caught

D．reported

11.

A．escaped

B．lied

C．changed

D．answered

12.

A．count

B．diet

C．cheat

D．insist

13.

A．smart

B．enthusiastic

C．confused

D．average

14.

A．contest

B．effect

C．judge

D．expert

15.

A．sense

B．pride

C．respect

D．awareness

16.

A．plan

B．conclusion

C．discovery

D．choice

17.

A．make

B．change

C．keep

D．create

18.

A．suffer

B．affect

C．follow

D．set

19.

A．grow up

B．bring up

C．make up

D．step up

20.

A．recording

B．examining

C．correcting

D．watching

8 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank

Honesty, my mum always used to tell me, is the best policy. But when it comes to medicine, I had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients. After all, the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust, and therefore honesty is essential, or so I thought.

I had just started working in geriatrics(老年病科). Mr. McMahon     1    （bring） in when his body was found very swollen（浮肿的）. I took a medical history     2    his daughter who had accompanied him in the ambulance. She'd been his main care for years. I stood     3     (look) at him as she gave a detailed history. "Has he lost any weight recently?" I asked, "Well, it's funny you should mention that, but yes." She said slowly. There was silence for a few moments. "Why? What are you worried about?" she asked. She was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that I told     4     the truth. "Well, we need to prove it's not cancer." I said and talked briefly about some of the tests I was going to order.

Half an hour later, a nurse called me: "Mr. McMahon's daughter broke down－she said you told her he had cancer." My heart sank. By the time I arrived at the ward, my consultant was already there, explaining that we still had to run lots of tests and that it was by no means confirmed     5     he had cancer. I stood silently at the end of the bed. My consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left Mr. McMahon, she turned to me. "Why on earth did you do that?" she asked in disbelief. I looked at her and bit my lip. "She asked me what I was worried about and I told her." I said, hanging my head. "And give her more     6     (worry) about?" replied my consultant. "You don't say the word 'cancer' until it's confirmed.     7     you suspect it, think very carefully before you tell people."

    8     it turned out, it wasn't cancer. But I did learn that when someone is stressed and worried about their loved one they're sometimes selective in     9     they hear－and as a doctor it's important to be mindful of this. In being truthful, I'd made the situation     10     (bad).

9 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
请记叙一件发生在你的旅行途中的印象深刻的事，并简要谈谈你的感悟。
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10 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

That night, I quarreled with my mother, then stormed out of the house. While on the road, I remembered that I did not have any money in my pocket, I did not even take my cell phone with me to make a call home. At the same time, when I wept through a noodle shop. picking up the sweet fragrance, I suddenly felt very hungry. I wished for a bowl of noodles, but I had no money!

The seller saw me standing before the counter and asked, “Hey, little girl, you want to eat a bow!?”

“But. . . but I do not carry money. ”I shyly replied.

“Okay, I’ll treat you.” The seller said, “come in, I will cook you a bowl.”

A few minutes later the owner brought me a steaming bowl of noodles. After eating some pieces, I cried.

“What is it?” He asked.

“Nothing. I am just touched by your kindness!” I said as I wiped my tears. “Even a stranger on the street gives me a bowl of noodles, and my mother, after a quarrel, chased me out of the house. She is sure!”

The seller sighed, “Girl, why did you think so? Think again. I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you felt that way. Your mother has been taking care of you since you were little, why were you not grateful and why did you hurt your mom?”

I was really surprised after hearing that.

Why did I not think of that? A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel indebted, and my mother has raised me since I was little and I have never felt so, not even a little.

On the way home, I thought in my head what I would say to my mother when I arrived home: “Mom, I’m sorry. I know it is my fault, please forgive me. . .”

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

Once up the steps, I saw my mother sitting at the dinner table, worried and tired.

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Paragraph 2

In life it’s sometimes easy for us to appreciate the small actions of some strangers around us.

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