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。

Picture this: a bright sunny day, the cool wind blows gently through the air, and a group of children are playing in the garden. The picture     1     (simple)shows happiness. Playing is such     2     necessary part of growing up, whether it is climbing trees, playing with dolls, or practicing sports. Is this playing just all for fun, or does it serve a larger purpose?

Humans start playing from a young age. While we do it mainly to make ourselves happy, playing actually plays a much     3     (important)role than that. It contributes     4     our all-round development when our physical, social and emotional abilities     5     (improve)by playing.

A huge part of playing includes exchanging with other children. Playing in groups     6     (teach)children to interact with others, express their     7     (idea)and opinions, understand teamwork, control their behaviors, and act in a socially     8     (accept)manner. It also tells them how     9     (make)choices and wisely analyze(分析)situations. For instance, in a simple game of hide-and-seek, a child will have to analyze the situation and decide whether the hiding place is suitable.

Apart from the above, playing is also a great way for children to learn things like numbers, colors, letters, writing and general knowledge,     10     can benefit children’s growing up. Although playing is educational, it’s also important to find a balance between playing and learning.

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。

My friend Brett had just got a motorbike and a lot of other kids in my neighborhood knew how to ride. I also wanted to ride, but all the guys told me I couldn’t do    1     because I was a girl. I decided     2     (prove) them wrong, so Brett let me try his bike. It wasn't one minute     3     I fell off. He came over to see if I was okay, but then started laughing.

That night I told my dad the whole story about how I wanted to be as good as the boys. He asked    4     much I really wanted to learn and I told him I had wanted to ride for a year. A few days later my dad told me he     5     (find) a nice bike at a reasonable price. He brought it home. My dad spent four weeks teaching me everything    6     I needed to know about the bike and the basics of riding. No one    7     (true) believed I could learn to ride except my dad. Day after day he worked with me, and I began to make progress. It meant so much to me that he would take time     8     his busy schedule to help me fulfill this dream.

My dad taught me so much that will stay with me for the rest of my life,    9     (include) that I shouldn’t let others put me down. I also learned that I can do anything with enough     10    (determine) and practice. I would have never achieved my dream of learning how to ride a motorbike without my dad.

3 . 假定你是李华，请以 “the sport I like best”为题，写一篇作文。
When talking about the sport, I will feel very excited, because I like sport so much. I love__________________________________________

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where was the woman in the first picture?

A．Behind her house.

B．In a school.

C．In a forest.

2. What was the woman doing in the second picture?

A．Playing with a dog.

B．Making snowmen.

C．Climbing mountains.

3. What was the woman’s favorite season?

A．Spring.

B．Autumn.

C．Winter.

4. What do we know about the woman?

A．She is now traveling in Alaska.

B．She spent her childhood in Alaska.

C．She painted some pictures in Alaska.

5 . My parents had lovely friends, James and Margaret. Occasionally, Margaret couldn’t make a dinner party because she was out with a________club she attended regularly. I once asked Margaret about her works and she________to minimise (贬低) it. “Oh, it’s really nothing. We just________local beauty spots and splash (泼洒) some watercolours about. It’s just something________I do.”

A while later, we all went to James and Margaret’s home. Looking for the bathroom, I________walked upstairs into her________and saw the “silly” paintings for myself. They were________! Beautiful nature scenes that________water, light and scenery perfectly. Yet they were all________against the wall in a back bedroom, seen by no one. Nobody ever took Margaret's________seriously, because she made everybody think it didn’t_________

Such things happen every day. Therefore, if you have a passion,________it. It’s what makes you you. Talk about it proudly. If you________your hobbies as “silly”, other people won’t take them seriously. Yes, you have a million other_________in your spare time, especially with a house, a partner and a family to take care of, but there’s no________ to give up on your hobbies. In fact, it makes it even more________to reserve time to follow your________.

If you want people to_________your passions, do it first. Run after them________. They are not only an important part of you, but they are a much-needed________if you feel depressed.

1.

A．food

B．health

C．travelling

D．drawing

2.

A．hoped

B．rushed

C．failed

D．agreed

3.

A．find

B．possess

C．visit

D．imagine

4.

A．silly

B．wise

C．lucky

D．crazy

5.

A．quickly

B．directly

C．curiously

D．accidentally

6.

A．studio

B．passage

C．toilet

D．shelter

7.

A．common

B．terrible

C．fantastic

D．artificial

8.

A．absorbed

B．consumed

C．decorated

D．combined

9.

A．buried

B．piled

C．mixed

D．donated

10.

A．words

B．feelings

C．talent

D．honor

11.

A．fade

B．matter

C．work

D．remain

12.

A．protect

B．praise

C．polish

D．mention

13.

A．apply to

B．act out

C．refer to

D．cross out

14.

A．demands

B．thanks

C．expenses

D．burdens

15.

A．chance

B．reward

C．problem

D．reason

16.

A．urgent

B．important

C．flexible

D．convenient

17.

A．ambition

B．conscience

C．interest

D．prejudice

18.

A．reject

B．respect

C．promote

D．follow

19.

A．confidently

B．politely

C．gently

D．purposely

20.

A．excuse

B．guidance

C．outcome

D．comfort

6 . If you’re gathering your teenage kids in the living room to watch “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” on Disney+, just know there’s a good chance they’d rather be playing “Fortnite”, a popular game.

That could totally be the case according to a new study from a consulting firm in Deloitte, which analyzed the generational divide in at-home entertainment.

The study, based on an online survey of more than 2,000 consumers, showed preferences are changing rapidly between millennials and the younger generation when it comes to how they want to spend their leisure time.

For Gen Z, defined as those born from 1997 to 2007,video - whether movies or television shows - is not a priority, the study found. 26% of Gen Zers in the survey said playing video games as their favorite entertainment activity, compared to 14% for listening to music, 12% for browsing the Internet and 11% for engaging on social media. Only 10% said they would rather watch a movie or TV show at home.

That compares to millennials (born 1983 to 1996),18% of whom chose watching movies and TV shows as their preferred mode of entertainment. Video games were the the entertainment option of choice for 16% of millennials.       

“Gen Z would much rather spend time gaming, listening to music or using social media,” Jana Arbanas, entertainment leader at Deloitte, said. “That was a really alarming contrast that we saw relative to the shift that's happening and how Gen Z will impact this industry.”

“Millennials took the behaviors they developed as teenagers, and they've taken them forward into their early 30s, and so if Gen Z is anything like that, their behaviors may change slightly, but I don't see a complete aging out of their behaviors,” said Kevin Westcott, technology, media and telecom leader.

1. What does paragraph 1 tell us about teenagers today?

A．They are addicted to Fortnite.	B．They prefer games to movies.
C．They don't like being told what to do.	D．They tend to spend leisure time alone.

2. How will the entertainment industry develop according to Jana Arbanas?

A．It will offer fewer games and more music.	B．It will see a decline in the use of social media.
C．It will be impacted by the need of millennials.	D．It will be influenced by the preference of Gen Zers.

3. What can we infer about Gen Zers from Kevin Westcott’s words?

A．They may outgrow their behaviors over time.

B．They’ll stop watching movies and TV shows.

C．They may not change much in their behaviors.

D．They’ll develop the same behaviors as millennials.

4. Where is the text mostly taken from?

A．A medical report.	B．A shopping website.
C．A popular newspaper.	D．An entertainment fiction.

7 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。

Collecting As a Hobby

Collecting must be one of the most varied of human activities, and it’s one that many psychologists find fascinating.

Some people collect because they want to make money. This could be called an instrumental reason for collecting. They’ll look for, say, antiques that they can buy cheaply and expect to sell at a profit. But there may well be a psychological element, too—buying cheap and selling dear can give the collector a sense of achievement.

Another motive for collecting is the desire to find something special. Some may spend their whole lives in a hunt for this. Psychologically, this can give a purpose to a life that otherwise feels aimless. There is a danger, though, that if the individual is ever lucky enough to find what they’re looking for, rather than celebrating their success, they may feel empty, now that the goal that drove them on has gone.

If you think about collecting postage stamps, another potential reason is its educational value. Stamp collecting opens a window to other countries, and to the plants, animals, or famous people shown on their stamps. In the past, and nowadays, too, a popular form of collecting, was trainspotting. This might involve trying to see every locomotive (火车头) of a particular type, using published data that identify each one, and ticking off each engine as it is seen. As a by-product, many train spotters become very knowledgeable about railway operations, or the technical specifications of different engine types.

Not all collectors are interested in learning from their hobbies. Some people collect because of the need for a sense of control. Stamp collectors, for instance, arrange their stamps in albums very neatly according to their preferred principles.

All hobbies give pleasure, but the common factor in collecting is usually passion. Collecting can be totally appealing, and can give a strong sense of personal achievement. To non-collectors it may appear a strange way of spending time, but potentially, collecting has a lot going for it.

1. What is the instrumental reason for collecting?
2. What is the danger of hunting for something special as a life purpose?
3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
➢ Collectors gain material and psychological benefits from collecting, but non-collectors may not see its value, so they are not advised to have a try.
4. If you are a collector, what do you collect? And why? (In about 40 words)

8 . When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things was a shoebox. I ________ it up with pieces of paper, cards and leaflets (传单) that I had gathered. I called the box my “Post Office”. Every now and then. I would take it from under my bed and pour my “________” on the floor. I loved to play “Post Office”. I ________ them by size or color and then put them back separately into the _________

This led me to ________ a new hobby—writing letters to children I had never met. It was ________ to send my written pages to people I would never talk to ________. My best pen friends were Svetlana in Belarus and Alastair in central England. They all lived far away from me.

It was to Alastair that I first ________ declared my dream of being a songwriter. Actually, I had ________ written a single song and I had no idea how to do so. But I told myself that I had to realize this ________ well, I should never let my best friends ________. I started to discover my favorite bands and thought about how I should ________ a song.

As I grew ________, I had more people to write to. In my early teens, I wrote to kids I had met on school trips and boys at other schools to talk about whatever we wanted. The ________ I found to express myself in letters is one of the greatest ________ of my childhood.

The box threw new ________ on my life and my love for writing letters never ________ me. As I now create music, I always remember my childhood ________ all my life. Releasing new songs is ________ to sending out handwritten letters. My “Post Office” is ________ I got started.

1.

A．ended

B．mixed

C．filled

D．put

2.

A．letters

B．stamps

C．brands

D．pictures

3.

A．changed

B．printed

C．decorated

D．sorted

4.

A．bed

B．box

C．envelope

D．office

5.

A．prepare for

B．come across

C．pick up

D．depend on

6.

A．honest

B．magical

C．shameful

D．traditional

7.

A．by chance

B．as usual

C．on purpose

D．in person

8.

A．proudly

B．normally

C．accurately

D．literally

9.

A．ever

B．even

C．never

D．once

10.

A．dream

B．belief

C．achievement

D．right

11.

A．around

B．down

C．away

D．out

12.

A．sing

B．hear

C．record

D．write

13.

A．wiser

B．tougher

C．older

D．healthier

14.

A．freedom

B．skill

C．nerve

D．pace

15.

A．conversations

B．memories

C．decisions

D．adventures

16.

A．trust

B．appreciation

C．doubt

D．light

17.

A．lost

B．disturbed

C．left

D．passed

18.

A．lessons

B．hobbies

C．legends

D．teams

19.

A．helpful

B．useful

C．familiar

D．similar

20.

A．where

B．whether

C．what

D．when

9 . Many of us have heard of Alex Honnold, who made history in 2018 when he became the first man to climb EI Capitan without ropes or safety equipment. But his mother, Dierdre Wolownick, just became the oldest woman to conquer the famous peak: she reached the top on September 23 — the morning of her 70th birthday.

Dierdre, the writer and language teacher, decided to take up climbing as a means to connect more with her son. In 2008, accompanied by her son Alex, she visited a climbing gym and completed 12 routes that first day with his help, but it was months before she worked up the courage to return and practice on her own.

Dierdre became committed to the sport, and began to meet friends and sharpen her skills. She scaled (登上) parts of Half Dome and Cathedral peak at a time when many people at her age are thinking about retirement and slowing down. The writer would go on to publish a book about her climbing experiences with Alex called The Sharp End of Life: A Mother’s Story.

“As a mother, I am impressed by this role exchange process. Parents and children often wind up changing roles in life as they get older,” she writes in her book. “But never, I thought, is that transformation as obvious as when they climb together.”

On September 23, Dierdre and her friends set out in the dark, at 6 am. The route is steep (陡峭的) enough to require all-fours, grabbing rocks and trees and whatever else will hold the weight. Yet despite all difficulties the team made it to the top.“It was really inspiring to watch her and then to have her on top with all of us,” said one of Dierdre’s friends.“There was a special look on everyone’s face. We knew where we were. We knew how amazing the moment truly was.

1. Why did Dierdre start climbing mountains?

A．To know her son better.

B．To celebrate her birthday.

C．To seek writing inspiration.

D．To set an example for the old.

2. Which of the following best describes Dierdre?

A．Patient.

B．Courageous.

C．Intelligent.

D．Generous.

3. What does the last paragraph tell about Dierdre’s climbing journey?

A．It was worth the efforts.

B．It took days to complete.

C．It was arranged on her own.

D．It required special equipment.

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

A．Mountain climbing benefits health

B．Mother goes beyond her son’s wish

C．Climb together, bond closer

D．Slow down, better your life

10 . For the first fourteen years of my life, I thought science was boring. As far as I could tell, science was a process of memorizing _______ : the order of the planets, the names of clouds, etc. So instead I spent all my spare time reading and writing, and decided to be a _______ when I grew up.

This all _______ in my first year of secondary school, when I met the periodic table(元素周期表) that I found amazing. In the next year, maths also became _______ . So now I had a _______ . I wasn't so interested in being a writer any more, and I _______ liked maths and science. However, in my school, all the best maths and science students _______ to be doctors; but I wasn't so excited about _______ things.

During this inner _______ , something else was going on: I was becoming interested in the ________ . This was mostly a ________ of peer (同辈) pressure. There was a cool group of students, who'd started an environmental club. Once a week, I ________ with them at club meetings, where we had long discussions.

I ________ to wonder if there was a career path which ________ the environment with maths and science. Then, one day I was chosen to ________ a climate change conference. The first ________ was called "The Science of Climate Change". The speaker talked about many different things and all of them were ________ . It slowly occurred to me that the job called "scientist" basically ________ you could study whatever you found interesting, and get paid to do so. "Right then." I thought. "I'll be a scientist."

Eleven years later. 1 ended up studying a part of the climate system. ________ is full of creativity and solving mysteries. My work is always changing and ________ . and I never get bored.

1.

A．examples

B．rules

C．facts

D．events

2.

A．novelist

B．musician

C．researcher

D．speaker

3.

A．occurred

B．improved

C．disappeared

D．changed

4.

A．rare

B．interesting

C．vital

D．unbearable

5.

A．schedule

B．tendency

C．trouble

D．decision

6.

A．really

B．occasionally

C．accidentally

D．gently

7.

A．tried out

B．got back

C．gave up

D．went on

8.

A．physical

B．metical

C．academic

D．mental

9.

A．comfort

B．disease

C．failure

D．struggle

10.

A．planets

B．maths

C．environment

D．clouds

11.

A．result

B．sign

C．cause

D．form

12.

A．walked

B．agreed

C．played

D．stayed

13.

A．happened

B．started

C．continued

D．used

14.

A．handled

B．mixed

C．connected

D．equipped

15.

A．attend

B．close

C．monitor

D．cancel

16.

A．theme

B．scene

C．activity

D．presentation

17.

A．confusing

B．amazing

C．boring

D．relaxing

18.

A．meant

B．believed

C．announced

D．found

19.

A．Exploration

B．Science

C．Life

D．Career

20.

A．growing

B．losing

C．flying

D．worsening