1 . 假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你的英国笔友Jim给你发来邮件，提到他申请2024年巴黎奥运会志愿者落选，请你给他回一封邮件，
内容包括：
1. 表示安慰；
2. 建议以其它方式关注奥运会。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Sincerely,

Li Hua

2 . Everyone complains. Even if you argue that you are the happiest person in the world, you still complain sometimes. Sometimes you complain without even realizing it, but rarely is it ever helpful.     1     Here are some tips to stop complaining and give up the negative thoughts.

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When you find yourself thinking or saying a negative comment about something or someone, stop and force yourself to say something positive instead. Seek the help of a cheerful friend to change you when you complain and help you to see the positive in the situation.

Make a list of things you are grateful for.

You often complain about the things you don’t have without noticing those things you already have. Be grateful for what you have in your life because you are lucky simply for being yourselves.     3    

Learn to adapt to the changes.

There are many things you can’t change.     4     Always find the positive side of each situation, regardless of however difficult the situation is. With parents’ and friends’ support, you can survive any life changes.

Allow yourself to vent (发泄) your feelings every once in a while.

Constantly ignoring negative thoughts could add up. If you are really going through a rough time, don’t be afraid to share your feelings with a close friend or family member or see a therapist.

Find what makes you happy.

    5     Maybe it is time to make the hard decision to move on to another job or career. Uncover what your biggest complaints are about and see if you can change the situation to make you happy. Choose happiness, focus on the positive, and be kind always!

A．Sometimes this list can be easy, full of hobbies you enjoy.

B．The best and only thing you can do is to accept them.

C．Change the way you think.

D．Are you constantly complaining about your present job?

E．Set down things you are thankful for and you’ll see that you don’t have any reason to complain.

F．Make friends with positive people.

G．So how can you manage to force yourselves to end complaining?

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

Discovering yourself plays an important role in inspiring your confidence. By doing so, you could know     1     you are weak in. And you may also realize you’re quite a great person     2     great strengths. So when you’re in a hard situation, you will believe in yourself and spend the most difficult time with confidence. Otherwise, you may give up and then lose everything. Therefore, the ability     3     (trust) yourself will decide your future a lot.

4 . 语法填空

Most people believe when they are living     1    (comfortable) and earning enough money, they will have no worries. However, most people never feel they have earned enough. Jason Harley decided to drop out of this kind of lifestyle, and he discovered that having only a little money made him free. Are there any things he misses from his past? “No, I’m much     2    (happy) now, because I am living according to my values. Success is not measured by how much money you have but by     3     you understand the true meaning of life.”

5 . It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. _______ I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I felt lonely. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls, _______ their souls belonged to the Internet.

I stood up and _______ between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man sitting in front of it. “I’m Steve,” he _______ answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m busy,” he said. He was chatting online and, _______, he was playing a computer game – a war game. I was surprised.

Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me？I tried _______ to speak to that computer geek (怪人) but not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction. I was _______. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “Leave me alone!”

I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I raised my head, and saw nobody showed any interest.

At that time, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their computers, not with people. They were more interested in having a relationship with the _______, particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to imagine the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines _______ with people.

I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even realize that the coffee was bad, just as Steve didn’t ________ there was a person next to him.

1.

A．Before

B．Since

C．Although

D．When

2.

A．because

B．when

C．until

D．unless

3.

A．skipped

B．sat

C．ran

D．walked

4.

A．loudly

B．finally

C．patiently

D．carefully

5.

A．first of all

B．just now

C．at the same time

D．by the way

6.

A．once

B．again

C．first

D．even

7.

A．excited

B．amazed

C．afraid

D．unhappy

8.

A．machine

B．soul

C．shop

D．people

9.

A．other than

B．instead of

C．except for

D．as well as

10.

A．believe

B．disagree

C．notice

D．argue

6 . 假设你是红星中学高二年级学生李华。最近你班交换生Jim听说他平常练习滑板(go skateboarding)的红星公园将在园区内限制该项活动，向你询问相关情况。请你给他回信，内容包括以下要点：
1. 公园的规定；
2. 你对此事的看法；
3. 你的建议。
注意： 1. 词数 100 字左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,

Li Hua

7 . 阅读下面短文，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。

A white telephone booth (电话亭), known as the Phone of the Wind,     1     (sit) in a garden on top of a hill. Though disconnected, the phone serves a     2     (surprise) purpose: helping people speak out what they feel     3     (embarrass) to say in front of others. Having thought about the idea for a long time, Sasaki finally     4     (build) the booth. “My thoughts can’t be relayed over a regular phone line, so I want them to be carried on the wind. I hope others can also express their feelings in the same way.”

8 . My morning routine varies little from day to day. I walk the dog, eat breakfast at the kitchen counter with Katie and Matt, and then settle in for a day at the computer. And because I work mostly from home, I have learned that little walks into the outside world are important for psychological well-being. So before I begin attempting to put sentences together, I walk over to a little coffee shop in my neighborhood, and chat with the folks behind the counter.

The coffee shop is on the other side of the historic Chesapeaker & Ohio Canal from my house. Whenever in season, tourists line up to take a slow boat, if not to India, at least into the 19th century.

One warm day last fall, I turned the corner to see one of the boatmen sitting alone on the boat, bathed in early-morning light. He was playing the violin. The scene stopped me in my tracks. What I witnessed could only be described as a perfect moment. Ten seconds at most. But months later I still remember just standıng there, watching, listening, and taking it all in.

We all have such moments put before us. Little surprises. Whether we’re wise enough to see them is another thing.

I thought of the violin man one Sunday afternoon while reading the biographies of those killed in the Columbia incident. The specialist Laurel Clark, talking from the shuttle a few days before it was to land, said it was blissful to see the simple unexpected wonders of space like a sunset. “There’s a flash; the whole payload bay turns this rosy pink,” she said. “It only lasts about 15 seconds, and then it’s gone.”

I once had a friend who had a strange habit that never stopped to amuse me, maybe because I never quite knew when she was going to spring it on me. It could come in the middle of a particularly lively dinner with old friends. Out of the blue, she’d say, “Stop! I want to remember this moment.” I realize now, after her death, what wise advice that is.

1. The author goes out for a walk every day in the morning mainly because __________.

A．she needs to walk the dog and enjoy the fresh air

B．she considers that it is good for her physical health

C．she hates to be left alone at home when others are out

D．she benefits psychologically from contacting the outside world

2. The underlined word “blissful” in Paragraph 5 probably means __________.

A．enjoyable	B．valuable
C．sensible	D．reasonable

3. The main purpose of the passage is to tell people to __________.

A．develop a good habit

B．enjoy life to the fullest

C．catch the valuable moments in life

D．be willing to follow friends’ advice

10 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。

Quiet the Complainer

For years, Jane Booth’s mother made lengthy airing of complaints. It got so bad that Jane felt it was ruining the quality of their time together, so she finally spoke up and helped her mother realize how often she complained. It turned out that Jane’s intervention not only helped her mother-it also helped their relationship.

You may not be as direct as Jane was to her mother, but there are other ways to get a constant complainer to end. To be effective, it helps to correct misbeliefs about complaining in the first place. In fact, even the kindest most considerate people complain. And complaining doesn’t always have a negative impact. Sometimes, complaining can change an unfavorable situation into a more desirable one. Other times, it can foster new relationships with people we don’t know well.

The problems start when complaining becomes the default mode（默认模式）“When we have a need to be heard, we repeat ourselves,” says Dian Killian, a life coach, “the satisfaction for frequent complainers comes from attention, so they are never satisfied with any suggestion to address the problems that they highlight resolution isn’t their aim.”

So, how do you quiet a constant complainer, for the sake of your health and his？

Change the subject. Some complainers will switch gears if you shift the conversation in a direction that interests them.

Summarize the complaint. If your complainer keeps repeating himself, he may stop if you demonstrate that you’re listening.

Challenge the person to act. When a constant complainer tells you about his latest problem, ask nicely what he’s done to improve it.

Be honest. When you have things to do, tell the complainer that you must cut the conversation short-especially if it’s someone who’s complained to you many times before.

When someone stresses you out with lots of negativity, it’s important to talk about the problem. Otherwise, if you bottle up your feelings and continue listening to repeated complaints, you may grow annoyed or start avoiding the person.

Remember: Quieting a constant complainer can be beneficial to both of you.

1. What did Jane Booth do to stop her mother complaining?
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2. According to Paragraph 2, what are the misbeliefs about complaining?
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3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Complaining frequently is a way that people ask for suggestions for their problems.
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4. Your friend has been constantly complaining about almost everything in life. What would you do to help him?（about 40 words）
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