1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答小题。
1. What did the man study in college?

A．Art history.

B．Medicine.

C．Business.

2. How do the speakers know each other?

A．They’re neighbors.

B．They’re salesman and customer.

C．They’re teacher and student.

3. What is the man’s advice for the woman?

A．Doing what her father suggests.

B．Exploring all the possibilities.

C．Making a decision as early as possible.

2 . 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。

There is immense value in stepping out of your comfort zone and making a change to your life that you truly want to happen. This not only creates your    1    (confident) and nurtures personal growth. In many cases, it can help to end     2    (desire) situations and signal the beginning of    3    new life chapter. Making that decision and taking the first step may be difficult to begin with. Many of us are resistant to change because we fear the unknown,     4    feel a lack of competence. But once you get started and reap the     5    (benefit) that shaking things up brings, it will naturally become     6    (easy).

The first step is to change your words. Your words-whether spoken or thought-influence your own experience and    7     of those around you. Putting effort and intention into    8    （keep) your language positive - whether you’re communicating how you feel, or expressing your opinion, will improve your thought patterns and relationships     9     others. It will also reduce negative interpretations.

“By taking just a couple of breaths before speaking, we can first open our hearts, and feel the connection and appreciation for ourselves and whoever we’re communicating with or about,” explains Andrea Gardener.

This conscious action will transform the words     10    we use and their effect.

3 . “There is nothing noble (高尚的) in being superior (优秀的) to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” —— Ernest Hemingway

As Hemingway says, self-improvement is a noble cause.     1     Much of who we are is determined by how we relate with others around us. When we seek to improve ourselves, we can also make our relationships with others better.

    2     If you have a good self-image, then others are likely to relate to you in a positive way. When people see a self-controlled and confident individual, they are likely to be affected in a positive way. And this can result in a more optimistic and constructive relationship.

Only when you have accepted who you are can you grow. If you continuously fight against yourself, you won’t have the emotional energy you need to better yourself. If you wish to get on with people better, then you may start by accepting yourself.     3    

If you are on a personal path that is going upwards, then you are likely to find a friend or partner who is also seeking to better themselves and their circumstances.     4    

Focusing on your good qualities and attempting to protect and improve these characteristics will help you become a better person.     5     When you stop damaging who you are, you are likely to avoid ruining relationships and this can lead to longer and more meaningful connections with others.

A．Like-minded people attract one another.

B．When you feel confident, you keep calm.

C．It will also stop you from damaging yourself.

D．The way you view yourself affects how others view you.

E．This will probably help you become a successful person.

F．People like to be around individuals who like and accept themselves.

G．It can help us learn about who we are and enable us to be better people.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the father reading at the beginning of the conversation?

A．A novel.

B．A newspaper.

C．A magazine.

2. What kind of book does the girl want to read?

A．A book on dolls.

B．A book about animals.

C．A book about candy and cookies.

3. What does the girl’s teacher say about reading?

A．The girl should read books every day.

B．The girl can borrow books from the library.

C．The girl should read at least ten books a night.

5 . A Japanese Technique for Overcoming Laziness

Almost all of us set ourselves a new goal, but often fail to achieve it in the end.     1     Most of the time, it is because we try to do too many things in a short amount of time.

If this is something that you often come across, you are not alone. This is where the concept of Kaizen comes into play. It is a one-minute principle developed by Masaaki Imai. The roots of Kaizen are in the words, “kai” meaning “change”, and “zen” meaning “good”.     2    

At the center of this concept is the idea that you should practice doing something for only a minute, every day at the same time. The method is to break your lazy type of thinking, in that it should not be any trouble for you to do a task for just 60 seconds.     3     After all, it is not as if you are being asked to do something for 30 minutes every day, just 60 seconds.

The underlying belief is that the more you do it and experience joy during your practice, you will more naturally want to continue doing it the next day. In time, you can ramp up (增加) your task from 1 minute to 2 minutes to 5 minutes and so on.     4    

What you need to realize is that, the smaller challenges, when combined with continuous effort, are more rewarding.     5     It is the small victories that are more likely to occur with Kaizen, which will help encourage you to keep going.

A．What is Kaizen about?

B．Why does it always turn out like this?

C．Masaaki Imai founded Kaizen Institute in 1985.

D．Together, the words mean “change for the better”.

E．Eventually, you will be doing your tasks for a longer period of time.

F．In this sense, overcoming laziness should not be a problem any more.

G．Taking one small step at a time helps you overcome your lack of confidence.

6 . For many people, working from home, or ‘WFH’, has also come to mean ‘WFB’-working from bed. Getting dressed and going to an office has been replaced by splashing water on your face and switching on a computer as you settle back under your blanket. People may have a desk or a kitchen table to place their computer on-they just choose not to.

But the reality is that turning your bed into your office can set off a large number of health problems, both psychological and physical. And even if you don't notice them now, adverse effects-possibly permanent-could appear later on in life. Young people are particularly likely to fall victim to these bad habits, because they may not feel the consequences right away, which could include simple headaches, and could also extend to permanent stiffness in your back, and severe pain in the bones.

When you work from bed for a year, it doesn't just potentially ruin your body. It's possibly bad for your productivity and sleep habits, too. Rachel Salas, a sleep expert at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, explained that “the more you watch TV in bed, play video games in bed and not sleep in bed, your brain starts learning,' oh, OK, we can do any one of these activities in bed'. It starts building connections.”

So, when you spread out on your bed your laptop, phone and all the screens your job requires every day, your brain and body eventually stop associating bed with rest. “You're really training your brain to be alert, and telling it this is where your ideas come and this is where the work is done,” adds Salas. “When you're trying to go to sleep, your brain is like-'wait a minute, what are we doing? This is work time'.” Doing this for a year, or any extended period of time, could lead to circadian rhythm disorder (昼夜节律紊乱）. And disturbed nights, body pain or both mean that you're less likely to be productive, creative or focused, making it likely your work could suffer.

1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “adverse" in paragraph 2?

A．Beneficial.

B．Harmful.

C．Temporary.

D．Ever-lasting.

2. What do we know about the health problems caused by working from bed?

A．Young people are less likely to suffer from them.

B．They can be permanent and can be easily noticed.

C．Young people might notice them later on in their life.

D．They only appear when you work from bed for a year.

3. What does Rachel Salas say about working from bed?

A．It trains your brain to be more alert and creative.

B．It makes you sleepy and easily distracted from work.

C．It's better than watching TV or playing games in bed.

D．It makes your brain connect bed with work rather than rest.

4. What is this passage mainly about?

A．Beds are not the perfect working sites.

B．Your productivity suffers from working from home.

C．Working from bed could ruin both your health and work.

D．Turning your bed into your office has become a new trend.

7 . 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文章。

The Feel-Good Shoebox

Catherine sat on her bed with her chin in her hands. “Why aren't you getting ready for Grandma's birthday party?”asked Mother.

“I can't bake like Sylvia or knit like Anne,” Catherine grumbled. “They made good presents. All I made for her is an ugly card.” “It's a lovely card. And no one can be good at everything,” said Mother. She sat on the bed next to Catherine. “When I was your age, I felt sad when I couldn't do certain things. But one day Grandma showed me the shoebox game, and it made me feel a lot better.” Catherine frowned （皱眉）. “How can a shoebox make me feel better？”“You＇ll see，” said Mother. She disappeared down the hall, then came back carrying a shoe box, a pencil, paper, and scissors.

Catherine watched as Mother cut several pieces of paper into squares. “Nôw, I want you to write down all the things you can do,” said Mother. “Like what?” asked Catherine. “Why not start with things you've learned in school? Give it some thought while I ice Grandma's birthday cake.”

Catherine sat for a while wrinkling （起皱纹） and unwrinkling her eyebrows.Slowly Catherine began to write and write. Before long she had written on every square of paper. She was so busy that she didn't hear Mother come into the room.“My goodness!"said Mother.“Do you think they'll all fit in the shoebox?”“I hope so,” said Catherine. “It was fun thinking of all the stuff I can do.”“And the next time you feel sad because you can't do something, your feel-good shoebox will remind you of how much you can do-just as mine did when I was a little girl,” said Mother,“Now let's finish getting dressed for Grandma's party.”

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。
“Happy birthday！” yelled（欢呼） the children when they arrived at Grandma’s house.
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Then Catherine gave her card to Grandma.
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8 . 人人都在追求幸福生活，不同的人追求幸福生活的方式不同，你是怎样追求幸福生活的？请以My happy life 为题，写一篇英语作文，介绍一下你的幸福生活。
作文必须包括以下要点：
1. 在家经常帮助父母和其他家庭成员，他们也很爱你。
2. 在学校认真学习，尊敬老师，与同学相处友好。
3. 平时注意爱护环境，遵守交通规则，宽容待人。
4. 有许多好朋友，生活得很开心很自信，始终带着笑容面对一切。
要求：1. 词数不少于80；
2. 内容要点可用不同方式表达；
3. 鼓励作紧扣主题的适当发挥；
4. 所给的开头不计入总词数。

My happy life

Everyone wants to have a happy life.Different people have different ways to get it.

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9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．A purchase.

B．A person.

C．A problem.

2. What happened two weeks ago?

A．The woman bought a dryer.

B．The dryer started to work poorly.

C．The company fixed the dryer.

3. How much did people use to pay to use the dryer perfectly?

A．$2.

B．$3.

C．$4.

4. What will Joe probably do first this afternoon?

A．Check the dryer.

B．Replace the dryer.

C．Repair the dryer.

10 . In 2017 I was on my way back from a trip to Egypt when I received a text from Harriet next door. The _________ between our gardens had been damaged in a storm. It was winter and, frankly, if she hadn't told me, I probably wouldn't have _________ .

Last year, the fence had long been _________, Harriet and I spent those first weeks of lockdown（居家隔离）、 _________ over the fence. The houses are on a slant (斜坡); I had to put a chair on top of an outdoor table to get the _________ .Sometimes she'd launch a Club bar over to _________ me a cup of tea.

Around the same time, walking to the _________, I stopped to pet an all-white dog, and an elderly lady. _________ at her door. Soon, I was _________ waving through her window to see if she needed any food or drink. It was a mutually beneficial human __________.

Neighbours can be __________: loud voices, the sound of arguing and door slamming. But I have never really __________ that only country folk are there for their neighbours. When I first moved into my flat in the city, a stranger I __________ helped me carry a wardrobe, even though a(n) __________ would have been easier.

Neighbours truly did become good __________ . I hope I am a good neighbour in the way that mine have often been.

1.

A．track

B．gate

C．fence

D．sign

2.

A．noticed

B．remembered

C．panicked

D．survived

3.

A．removed

B．repaired

C．painted

D．broken

4.

A．climbing

B．overlooking

C．chatting

D．singing

5.

A．idea

B．sunshine

C．balance

D．height

6.

A．offer

B．allow

C．expect

D．promise

7.

A．school

B．shop

C．church

D．clinic

8.

A．complained

B．bargained

C．appeared

D．filmed

9.

A．regularly

B．hesitantly

C．unwillingly

D．surprisingly

10.

A．achievement

B．interaction

C．experience

D．challenge

11.

A．rewarding

B．demanding

C．exciting

D．annoying

12.

A．explained

B．required

C．believed

D．understood

13.

A．followed

B．encountered

C．employed

D．ignored

14.

A．excuse

B．argument

C．pause

D．suggestion

15.

A．porters

B．guides

C．shoppers

D．friends