1 . 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。

Carrying the Flame of Inspiration

Excited, proud, and even a little emotional, I experienced a rush of different feelings when I passed the flame of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou,     1     capital city of Zhejiang province, on Saturday as one of the 600 torchbearers (火炬手).

Although from different backgrounds, we 600 torchbearers all have something in common: Our deep respect for the para sports movement and the spirit in     2     these sports are contested. The flame that I carried was passed on by the first torchbearer of the relay, powerlifting Paralympic and world champion Tan Yujiao. The Rio and Tokyo Paralympic gold medalist is     3     (particular) proud to attend the Asian Para Games at home, both as a torchbearer and an athlete.

“My heart is just like the flame right now. I used to be a kid with     4     (disability) who could not even attend our school’s PE classes, and now I’m a para athlete who is aiming at     5     (break) my own world record. Life presents me with the     6     (tough) tests, and I have lived my life in the most beautiful way,” said Tan.

When I was informed that I     7     (choose) for the honor, I asked myself one simple question: What will I actually pass through the flame? I think my fellow torchbearer Tan summed it     8     better than I could: “What I hope to pass on is the spirit of the para athletes that enables them     9     (fight) against all odds to win and chase excellence. I also want to pass on their positive energy, their     10     (confident) and strength.”

2 . Years ago, just as I do every winter, I was bagging up the clothing my sons had outgrown. It is always my _________ to re-purpose those things that do nothing more than _________ space.

I found an ugly pair of hand-knitted socks. I had to _________ — garbage or donation? Not being unusable, they were simply _________ to look at. I put them in the garbage, but minutes later, I took them back.

Later that afternoon, _________ up the car with clothes, I drove to a local shelter. As I distributed them, I _________ into the bag and pulled out the last of the donations — the ugly socks. _________, I held them in my hand as the crowd of the homeless went away, each with a _________ smile. Just as I was about to drop the socks back into the empty bag, _________myself for even bringing them along for the __________, a teenage boy walked up to me. “Can I have these socks?” he asked. A little __________ that I hadn’t anything left to give him except for these socks, I replied, “Of course.” “Thank you!” he said__________. “These socks remind me of my grandmother. She used to knit stuff like this for me!”

Not only were his feet __________ that day but so was his heart — and mine. To this day, the socks continue to bring me __________. It’s a proof that there is happiness in life’s simplest things, and we’ll never know how much we get until we’ve __________ those things with others.

1.

A．worry

B．beauty

C．hope

D．secret

2.

A．take up

B．leave

C．make

D．free up

3.

A．compare

B．decide

C．record

D．explore

4.

A．wonderful

B．clean

C．uncommon

D．unpleasant

5.

A．painting

B．washing

C．loading

D．lifting

6.

A．turned

B．ran

C．put

D．reached

7.

A．Secretly

B．Fortunately

C．Generally

D．Sincerely

8.

A．tight

B．strange

C．grateful

D．winning

9.

A．caring for

B．living up to

C．putting up with

D．laughing at

10.

A．show

B．ride

C．sale

D．space

11.

A．frightened

B．satisfied

C．disappointed

D．surprised

12.

A．bravely

B．happily

C．anxiously

D．angrily

13.

A．warmed

B．hurt

C．fixed

D．whitened

14.

A．money

B．peace

C．luck

D．joy

15.

A．shared

B．divided

C．supported

D．collected

3 . When was the last time you made space in your life to play? When I was a kid, I knew exactly what play ______. It was climbing trees. It was ______ mud pies. But as I got older, I found people around were less and less ______ of my playful attitude. Pressure from work ______ me to tone down my personality until I almost forgot how to ______. It’s a common story. As we grow up, we ______our connection to our childhood memories of imagination and play. We’re told to act ______ and not waste time.

This is a problem. Play is an ______ need like sleep and nutrition. When we don’t experience it ______ we will have deficits(缺失). Researchers argue that play can allow us to think more creatively and ______ social cooperation.

To bring more play into your life, you don’t necessarily need to make any significant ______ or rework your entire schedule. You can start small, something as ______ as observing tiny moments in nature. Any increase in play throughout your day is a ______—whether it’s a hobby like painting, playing a board game, or just a new, ______ attitude. Just follow the example of your inner child and he can lead you to find more ______.

1.

A．needed

B．stressed

C．showed

D．meant

2.

A．selling

B．making

C．finding

D．saving

3.

A．proud

B．tolerant

C．approving

D．deserving

4.

A．forced

B．enabled

C．reminded

D．inspired

5.

A．work

B．fight

C．play

D．share

6.

A．find fault with

B．lose track of

C．take delight in

D．make peace with

7.

A．humbly

B．naturally

C．quickly

D．seriously

8.

A．essential

B．urgent

C．individual

D．immediate

9.

A．secretly

B．previously

C．personally

D．sufficiently

10.

A．expect

B．assess

C．practice

D．accept

11.

A．sense

B．changes

C．progress

D．contributions

12.

A．sweet

B．relaxing

C．simple

D．interesting

13.

A．win

B．pity

C．dream

D．surprise

14.

A．firm

B．playful

C．friendly

D．positive

15.

A．value

B．luck

C．help

D．joy

4 . Intelligence is traditionally viewed as the ability to think and learn. Yet in a complex world, there’s another set of cognitive (认知的) skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink. Therefore, my aim in this book is to explore how rethinking happens by seeking out the most convincing evidence and some of the world’s most skilled rethinkers.

The first section focuses on opening our own minds. You’ll find out why a forward-thinking businessman got trapped in the past, how a Nobel Prize-winning scientist welcomes the joy of being wrong, how the world’s best forecasters update their views, and how an Oscar-winning filmmaker has productive fights.

The second section examines how we can encourage other people to think again. You’ll learn how an international debate champion wins arguments and an African-American musician persuades people to abandon discrimination (歧视). You’ll discover how a special kind of listening helped an officer convince the opposing side to join in peace talks. And if you’re a Yankees fan, I’m going to see if I can convince you to root for the Red Sox.

The third section is about how we can create communities of lifelong learners. In social life, a lab that specializes in difficult conversations will cast light on how we can communicate better about debated issues like climate change. In schools, you’ll find out how educators teach kids to think again by treating classrooms like museums, and approaching projects like rewriting time-honored textbooks. I close by examining the importance of reconsidering our best-laid plans.

This book is an invitation to let go of knowledge and opinions that are no longer serving you well, and to establish your sense of self in flexibility rather than consistency. If you can master the art of rethinking, I believe you’ll be better positioned for success at work and happiness in life. Thinking again can help you generate new solutions to old problems and revisit old solutions to new problems. It’s a path to learning more from the people around you and living with fewer regrets.

1. How does the author explain his or her ideas in the book?

A．By quoting famous sayings.	B．By reviewing traditional theories.
C．By presenting research results.	D．By providing various examples.

2. Which of the following is probably covered in the second section?

A．Helping a student with a complex math problem.

B．Walking an athlete through a detailed training plan.

C．Talking a friend into trying a different dressing style.

D．Guiding an employee to build a successful career path.

3. What does the author suggest readers do in the third section?

A．Find faults in textbooks.	B．Reflect on existing ideas.
C．Engage in climate debates.	D．Change classroom decorations.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Rethinking: Find New Ways to Success

B．Intelligence: the Ability to Think and Learn

C．How Can We Adapt to a Complex World?

D．Why Does Rethinking Improve Intelligence?

5 . 根据课文内容填空

Lifestyles differ from person to person. Some people, known as     1     natives, do a wide     2     of things online, such as     3     with friends, watching misreading updated news and interesting articles and so on. Take shopping as an example--it’s so     4     to compare quality and prices before buying. Some other people live their lives as go-getters. They tend to     5     goals when setting out to do something. Then they make a schedule and try hard to achieve it. As for life choices, in the case of Zhang Tian, he chose to be a     6     teacher in Guizhou province instead of going to big cities. Despite the poor facilities and unstable supplies of power and water, he has improved the learning lives for the students by introducing more attractive subjects like music, art and PE to the school.

    7     made him feel satisfied was that his students were able to read, speak and write in English and became more     8     in learning. Besides all these, he contacted charity organizations to set up a library and help sell local products online. As a result of the     9     he made, he became very popular among the villagers and was treated as one of them. Zhang Tian intended to stay for another year. He feels so happy that he     10     his heart, even though it may not be what others expected of him.

6 . 假定你是某高中学生李华，是英语俱乐部成员之一。最近你校英语俱乐部要举办英语演讲比赛，主题是“我对成功的看法”，你打算写一篇短文参加比赛，内容包括：
1. 你认为什么是成功以及如何获得成功；
2. 你作为学生所需要的成功；
3. 未来你希望成功完成的事情。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

My points of view on success

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7 . This morning I was reading a book outside my favorite beachside coffee shop when an 18-year-old boy sat down next to me and said, “The ______   in your hands is great, isn’t it?” I closed the book and we started ______ .

He told me he was getting ready to ______   high school next week and then started his college life in the fall. But he had no ______ what he wanted to do with his life.

He asked me many questions, and I ______ them as well as I could, trying to give ______ advice with the time I had. And after a half-hour conversation, he thanked me and we parted ways.

But on my way home I realized the ______ I had with that 18-year-old boy was ______ quite nostalgic (令人怀念的) . He made me ______ the time when I was his age, more than twenty years ago. I had so many ______ back then. So, I started thinking about his questions again, and I began remembering all the helpful little things someone told me ______ I was 18.

The ______ is that you’d better do your best, one ______ , not all at once. And above all, laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t ______ when everything develops. Life is short, yet ______ . Enjoy the ride!

1.

A．book

B．magazine

C．radio

D．newspaper

2.

A．reading

B．dancing

C．chatting

D．singing

3.

A．graduate from

B．give up

C．get to

D．look for

4.

A．right

B．idea

C．excuse

D．money

5.

A．avoided

B．refused

C．doubted

D．answered

6.

A．proper

B．strict

C．humorous

D．wrong

7.

A．competition

B．experiment

C．argument

D．conversation

8.

A．angrily

B．sadly

C．actually

D．bravely

9.

A．forget

B．remember

C．waste

D．discuss

10.

A．chances

B．choices

C．questions

D．challenges

11.

A．when

B．until

C．how

D．though

12.

A．reason

B．truth

C．silence

D．cause

13.

A．on time

B．at a time

C．in time

D．from time to time

14.

A．volunteer

B．imagine

C．change

D．cheat

15.

A．similar

B．strange

C．difficult

D．amazing

8 . “I have no idea what to do with 1,000 tennis balls!”

My student Nick was discouraged with the assignment. I’d asked the students to imagine they were working at the U.S. Open tennis tournament. After the tournament ended, a supervisor offered them the lightly used tennis balls hit during the event by stars like Serena Williams and Roger Federer. Their job was to sell the balls for a profit.

“I had a couple of good ideas at first,” Nick said. “I could sell them as dog toys or to hospitals that could put them on the bottom of walker frames to keep them from slipping.” Then he struggled to think of more options and decided that was the best he could do.

Most people believe that good ideas come quickly or not at all—but it turns out that’s not the case. Researchers call this “the creative cliff illusion (错觉)”, the sense that we’re unlikely to get good ideas if they don’t appear the minute we start thinking.

The truth, though, is that the best ideas often come later. Your first ideas tend to reflect common wisdom, and thinking like everyone else isn’t a recipe for creativity. The solution is to persist,even though persevering feels hard. If you continue working,more interesting and original ideas will emerge.

I explained this to the class, and we spent another 10 minutes thinking together. Nick realized that he could sell the balls using two different strategies: selling a small portion for a lot of money assigned souvenirs to tennis fanatics and the rest at a discount to tennis schools serving under privileged kids.

Finally, I, together with my students drew a conclusion after discussion: don’t assume your first ideas are always your best ones but do keep brainstorming after you think you’re out of new ideas. It’s worth spending 10-15 minutes longer on a task, because the best ideas are likely just around the corner.

1. What did the teacher ask the students to do?

A．Get profit by doing business.	B．Think of a solution to a problem.
C．Serve as ball boys in a tournament.	D．Meet with their favorite tennis stars.

2. How did the teacher feel about Nick’s first ideas?

A．They would be favored by hospitals.	B．They were the most creative.
C．They reflected collective intelligence.	D．They required more digging.

3. What do the researchers refer to as “the creative cliff illusion”?

A．Good ideas usually come later.	B．The best ideas often come quickly.
C．The first ideas are always interesting.	D．No one is likely to get good ideas at first.

4. What advice can help kids get the best idea according to the text?

A．Keeping thinking.	B．Using new strategies.
C．Consulting others.	D．Discussing together.

9 . Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Or in the simple, beautiful words of an old Chinese proverb: “    1    If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”

           2    A study by Professor Elizabeth Dunn of the University of British Columbia found that spending money on others promotes happiness more than spending money on oneself. In an experiment, participants were given an envelope containing either five or twenty dollars. Participants who spent the money on a gift for someone else or for a charitable donation reported greater happiness than those who spent the money on themselves.

We hear throughout history, philosophy, and literature the same themes regarding giving.    3    It’s the source of true happiness, the meaning of life, the source of the greatest emotional and psychological returns. It’s the best way to recover from the worst tragedies. It’s a greater pleasure than the creation of wealth and the most direct route to happiness.

    4    What provides a feeling of security. What provides a sense of accomplishment. What gives inner peace. What brings great meaning, fulfillment, and happiness.

    5    Perhaps it is because we have not heard enough stories of how happy it can make us — stories from people we admire. I have had the privilege of meeting many of these people through my work. I’d heard their stories of how giving their time, resources, and talents to the causes they care about has brought them happiness and fulfillment far greater than they had ever imagined.

A．So why don’t more of us give?

B．Giving is what liberates the soul.

C．Is it better to give than to receive?

D．If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap.

E．Modern science has proved this phenomenon.

F．Giving is the most satisfying thing you’ll ever do.

G．Some people are in the habit of taking instead of giving.

10 . I live with my husband Jack in Iowa, which is far away from Florida. One day, my husband suddenly decided to play _________ in Florida.

“Why Florida?” I wanted to know. “We are so busy every day with our work. Why not someplace _________?”

“Because,” he said, “Florida is famous for golf. It’s just something I _________ to do.”

_________, I did understand. Just a week or so before, I _________ a diary of mine from my teenage years. What really got me about it was the list I’d _________ on the very first page—Things I’m Going To Do. But until now I haven’t done a third of them!

So when Jack talked about playing in _________, it got me thinking. There were a lot of things I wanted to _________. They were all the same things as I’d decided to do _________ I was sixteen. But always because of some reasons, my plans __________ to be carried out.

In order to make our life without __________, I told Jack, “Now let’s draw up all our life lists and have them __________ one by one together.” That was how our journey to Florida __________.

After many years, our plans were all finished. __________ I’ve learned that the secret is to take life __________. If you’re in too much of a hurry, you need to stop, or you will fly past all the things that are the most fun.

1.

A．football

B．golf

C．basketball

D．volleyball

2.

A．farther

B．closer

C．larger

D．warmer

3.

A．dream

B．hurry

C．refuse

D．afford

4.

A．In fact

B．For example

C．At once

D．In case

5.

A．lent

B．bought

C．missed

D．found

6.

A．called

B．practised

C．made

D．explained

7.

A．Georgia

B．Hawaii

C．Iowa

D．Florida

8.

A．support

B．learn

C．finish

D．prepare

9.

A．where

B．when

C．although

D．because

10.

A．came

B．rose

C．failed

D．happened

11.

A．regret

B．hope

C．difficulty

D．difference

12.

A．turned down

B．taken away

C．put out

D．carried out

13.

A．started

B．changed

C．appeared

D．stopped

14.

A．Simply

B．Finally

C．Quietly

D．Sadly

15.

A．early

B．busy

C．slow

D．fast