1、Group activities can help children gain the concept_______team spirit is crucial to more achievements.
A.that B.where C.what D.which
2、You’d better exercise at least three times a week_______you can keep fit.
A.so that
B.only if
C.as though
D.in case
3、—It isn’t very nice if someone is yelling in public.
—________. It’s annoying.
A. Sorry, I’m not with you B. I couldn’t agree more
C. I’m afraid not D. I have no idea
4、Someone called me up at midnight, but he had hung up I could answer the phone.
A. as B. since
C. until D. before
5、Top graduates from universities are ________ by major companies.
A. chased B. registered
C. offered D. compromised
6、________enough money, the young man was unable to buy his girlfriend expensive jewelry.
A. Not to save B. Not saving
C. Not having saved D. Not saved
7、______ you fully understand the instructions of the experiment, your life won’t be secured.
A. Unless B. If C. Once D. When
8、The limited supply of water has been put into practice, so take care to turn off the running _______ before you leave.
A.system B.switch C.tap D.tank
9、The machine has been used for man years. It’s no wonder that it doesn’t work well __________.
A. regularly B. constantly
C. frequently D. occasionally
10、—These apples look really tasty.
—They ______! See the price $5.99 a pound. Very expensive, aren't they!
A.should B.might C.could D.would
11、—Mr. Smith said we had only three days to finish the project.
―Don't worry. We have already________ two thirds of it.
A.given away
B.given in
C.got through
D.got down
12、I used to quarrel a lot with my parents,but now we________fine.
A.look out B.stay up
C.carry on D.get along
13、I must say he reads very well, and I shouldn’t be surprised if he ______ acting for a living one day.
A. had taken up B. would have taken up C. have taken up D. takes up
14、 the great contributions he made to the film industry, the committee awarded Chaplin a special Oscar in 1972.
A.In view of
B.In place of
C.In favour of
D.In terms of
15、Tom is ______ fantastic musician. I’m absolutely certain that his next concert will be ______ success.
A. the , a B. the , 不填 C. a , a D. a , 不填
16、Long-term ______ to domestic and foreign classics has made him so knowledgeable.
A. resistance B. submission C. admission D. exposure
17、Do not make complaints about being left out___you shy away from sharing your joys and sorrow with others.
A.when B.unless C.once D.until
18、 by a large number of towering complexes,the community attract many people who adore convenient life.
A.Having surrounded B.Being surrounded
C.Surrounded D.Surrounding
19、Panic ________,but Mary could not run----- she was frozen to the spot.
A.send in B.set up C.send up D.set in
20、 --- Mum, have you seen my mobile phone?
---______ you bought last week? I’m afraid I haven’t seen it.
A.That B.It
C.The one D.One
21、 Despite the countless differences between people’s characters and careers, or their likes and their dislikes, it seems that we are all connected in this wonderful life by one thing: namely, seeking happiness.
Happiness means, naturally, different things to different people. For myself, happiness is synonymous(同义的)with horse riding, Cadbury’s Creme Eggs and spending time with my friends. Some people are at their happiest at home, while others find their happiness through travelling far-off foreign lands. Happiness can be as simple as a surprise bunch of fresh flowers or a really strong coffee, just when you need it most. Sometimes, happiness comes from spending time with loved ones; for others, it’s having a well-earned quiet night at home, with nothing but a comfortable bed for company.
Since it comes in so many shapes and sizes, it’s sometimes easy to take happiness for granted. It is especially true if it’s been “one of those days”. Maybe you overslept, missed the bus and had to walk to school in the rain, only to be told that you were late. Or perhaps, because of work, you had to cancel plans with friends, despite looking forward to seeing them for ages. Forgotten keys, delayed flights, an argument with your parents, illness or injury... all very frustrating, and understandably guaranteed to make you feel unhappy.
Luckily, there are a few simple, scientifically proven ways to make the glass seem half-full again. To start with, things like trying out cycling or walking instead of driving to work and listening to music are great moodboosters(情绪助推器). Volunteering and getting involved with a charity are two ways in which you can become happier through helping others. Last, but certainly not least, try hugging your way to happiness; it’s been suggested that we humans need a minimum(最少的)of five hugs a day. If you’ve been having a bad day, there’s nothing better than a good old bear-hug.
【1】What would be the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A.Happiness comes from different things.
B.Fresh flowers can give you a surprise.
C.Some people enjoy themselves at home.
D.It is pleasant to spend time with close friends.
【2】The underlined part “one of those days” may refer to a day when .
A.it is easy to be happy
B.you go to work on time
C.you have a coffee at home
D.you tend to be sad at your life
【3】To tell us that people are easy to take happiness for granted, the writer .
A.performs an experiment B.provides some examples
C.tells an interesting story D.brings up some problems
【4】Where does the passage come from?
A.In a scientific report. B.In an advertisement.
C.In a guidebook. D.In a novel.
22、Looking up at the celling, Na He Jeon pours porridge into her mouth. She carefully dips the bowl forward, dropping the porridge directly down her throat, careful not to touch the 15 ulcers (溃疡) in her mouth. But it was the week before midterms, so she still had to study. Jeon was 1st out of 330 students on her exams that year. “Thank god I did,” she says. “If I hadn’t done well I would have been regarded as a failure.” At the end of the week, 14-year-old Jeon weighed only 83.6 pounds.
Like Jeon, there are countless numbers of first generation Asian-Americans who make great efforts to go beyond at everything. Yet the children themselves cannot all be put to blame for their efforts. Typically, it is the parents who are designing a life which they see as perfect for their children. One such occurrence is when I was at my hotel in Beijing. It was roughly around 8:00 p.m. when I decided to take a dip in the pool after dinner. I jumped into the pool that was already spotted with a few Chinese children and I hadn’t realized what was going on until I took notice of the parents calling out orders and instructing their children. I saw various children all under the age of 10 taking laps across the poor trying various styles. If a child’s foot was too bent, her parent would demand that he straighten it. If a child was kicking too slowly, his parent would order that he go faster. I couldn’t help but pity the children whose parents were taking the opportunity to give a swimming lesson, rather than just let them enjoy their time during the holiday.
Either because of their parents or their own desire, first-generation Asian-Americans put forth their 110% in order to be accepted into one of the best American colleges. Asian-American students want to see A’s, 100%’s, and perfect scores. According to Jeon. Asians complain that students with a 4.0 GPA and 2400 SAT simply cannot be rejected from top schools. To their disappointment, however, they often are.
The ethic of this aggressive work also exhibits itself via sports and other after-class activities. What sets Asian-Americans apart, however, is that they fight to be excellent in whatever it is that they do. Be it playing the piano or performing in math competitions. Asian-Americans look to be in first place. Often blamed for lacking in creativity. Asian-Americans can actually make up for the absence of imagination with their determination. The average American can dream creative dreams, but that only matters if he or she can make it happen in reality. Asian-Americans, instead, can gather creative ideas to produce something concrete.
Yet with such a drive to succeed, Asian-Americans have somehow twisted their definition of success. Rather than looking at personal achievement, they refer to numbers, statistics and scroes to rate their success. It seems as if desire and the sense of free will are nonexistent in certain Asian-American students as they mercilessly drive themselves to an inevitable burnout. Their desire to be the most-talented is an impossible dream. In a fruitless attempt, they try to be the best in a world already full of winners.
【1】It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that ______.
A.Na He Jeon had to give up the midterm test because of her illness.
B.Na He Jeon complained about the heavy study pressure from parents.
C.Na He Jeon was struggling hard to achieve academic success.
D.Na He Jeon was worrying about negative comments from classmates.
【2】The writer mentions the scene of the swimming children in paragraph 2 to ______.
A.stress parent’s decisive role in driving children to be winners.
B.show parents special skill at instructing children in everything.
C.emphasize children’s painstaking efforts to satisfy their parents.
D.describe children’s determination to face the fierce competition.
【3】According to Asian-Americans, success lies in ______.
A.realizing imaginative and creative ideas
B.achieving individual accomplishment
C.winning scholarships to top schools
D.rising to the top in scores at everything
【4】The writer’s purpose of writing this article is to ______.
A.express sympathy for Asian-American children
B.advocate academic competition among students
C.stress that personal success means more than high scores
D.analyze the problems in school education
23、 Nate Evans of Ankeny, Iowa, got into teaching many years ago. So when his classes went remote at the start of COVID-19, he was on the lookout for ways to make children learn online effectively. One of the first things he noticed was how few students had a proper desk at home. He said students in his remote classes were often sitting on their beds or working from their family's crowded kitchen table instead of sitting at a desk.
As a woodworking hobbyist, Nate has a work section in his garage, so he bought some materials for basic wooden desks with his own money and got to work. “It's for kids who have absolutely nothing, to kids who have everything they've wanted but don't have this space because it wasn't available,” Nate said. “Somebody had to provide it and I thought, ‘Why not me?’” Once his first set of desks was complete, Nate had no trouble giving them away.
He shared his desk project on Facebook, and the members of his community suspected his intention at first, thinking he was seeking glory and wealth, but soon they understood his purpose and began sending him donations so he could build more desks. Soon, he had a whole team of woodworkers working in his garage most weekends. He's set a goal to make 2,020 desks for the 2020—21 academic year. He offers them up for free to local educators. Once they're picked up, they are distributed to kids all over his town and beyond.
Best of all, he plans to keep building desks for kids as long as they are needed. “I became a teacher to help kids,” Nate said. “I volunteer wherever I can. I feel honored to be able to do all this for the students. I want to see them learn and grow in my classroom, and I want to see them learn and grow at home too.”
【1】What made Nate come up with his desk project?
A.The children’s tough situations.
B.The online distance teaching.
C.The students' absence from class.
D.The illness brought by COVID-19.
【2】What can be inferred about Nate's first set of desks?
A.They'd been made before COVID-19.
B.They were only for the poor students.
C.He made them at his own expense.
D.He donated them to his school.
【3】What was the community members’ attitude to Nate's desk project initially?
A.Disapproving.
B.Supportive.
C.Doubtful.
D.Uncaring.
【4】Which of the following best describes Nate as a teacher?
A.Strict.
B.Proud.
C.Honest.
D.Ambitious.
24、Over the course of the pandemic (流行病), the landscape of education has greatly changed, but that hasn’t kept one brilliant girl whose dreams have never been earthbound from reaching for the stars.
While most pre-teens are facing the challenges of middle school, at age 12, Alena Analeigh has already earned her high school diploma and is set to attend Arizona State University via remote learning in May.
With a planned double major in astronomical science and chemistry, Alena’s goal is to become a NASA engineer by the time she’s 16, where she hopes to employ her extraordinary skills to build rovers (火星车) like the ones sent to Mars on missions.
“I’ll be driving one of those future space mobiles by the time I graduate from college,” she told ABC News. A distant goal, perhaps. But according to Alena’s mother, Daphne, her daughter had already set her sights on a career with the space agency when she was a little girl. “She would always say, ‘Mom, I’m going to work for NASA,’” Daphne told ABC News. “Then she would start saying, ‘I’m going to be the youngest Black girl to ever work for NASA.’”
Alena’s space journey began with her early interest in Lego building toys, from which she built complex models of everything from the Taj Mahal and the Disney castle to the Apollo 11 rover and a NASA rocket. While building Lego toys, she learned to bring her imaginations to completion. That is mainly what enables this talent to get closer and closer to her life goal, and her smart scientific mind has led Alena to be a sharp observer in other fields of life as well.
Alena sees the difference in STEM (short for science, technology, engineering and math) opportunities for women and people of color. She hopes to serve as an example to other girls — they shouldn’t let the opinions of others keep them from going after their own dreams. “It doesn’t matter what your age is or what you’re planning to do,” she told ABC News. “Go for it, dream and then achieve it.”
【1】How is Alena different from most pre-teens?
A.She attends high school via remote learning.
B.She is already qualified for higher education.
C.She has got the chance to set foot on Mars.
D.She teaches her friends to build rover models.
【2】What does Alena’s mother say about Alena’s career goal?
A.It took root very early.
B.It sounds unrealistic.
C.It was once destroyed.
D.It proves challenging.
【3】What can we learn about Alena from paragraph 5?
A.She has designed best-selling toys.
B.Her enthusiasm for Lego toys fades.
C.She likes traveling around the world.
D.Her interest prepares her for her life goal.
【4】Which of the following can best describe Alena?
A.Popular and proud.
B.Caring and generous.
C.Ambitious and inspiring.
D.Intelligent and modest.
25、Nine-year-old Olivia of Oklahoma dreams oftaking the stage to perform in the ballet,“The Nutcracker (《胡桃夹子》)”.However, her Friedreich ataxia (脊髓共济失调症) seems to move that dream out of _______. The neurological disease makes it difficult for her to _______, and she is dependent on a wheelchair.
Hoping to lift her daughter’s spirits and _______her that in life,anything is possible,Olivia’s mother encouraged her to _______for “The Nutcracker” this year in Oklahoma City Ballet. Not knowing if there was any way they’d consider including her,Oliver didn’t _______much. However, hearing about Olivia’s situation, the Ballet School director Rachael wasn’t _______about including Olivia in the ballet. He created a role _______for Olivia,who could play on stage in a wheelchair. When she _______a part in “the Nutcracker”, Olivia cried tears of joy. She found a family in the players,who were _______of her dream.
When it’s Olivia’s ________to dance, everyone was moved to see her on stage. It was________and eye-opening for all the audience. When Olivia came off stage, the audience were all on their ________ in wild applause.
Having Olivia in this ballet has been a ________for everyone involved. Acceptance is at the heart of every crew.We ________this company for having Olivia in their show, and hope they keep the role ________for other children who dream of fairies and mice kings!
【1】
A.date
B.reach
C.sight
D.memory
【2】
A.walk
B.ride
C.sleep
D.breathe
【3】
A.warn
B.promise
C.remind
D.embrace
【4】
A.straighten up
B.give up
C.bring up
D.sign up
【5】
A.inform
B.expect
C.permit
D.persuade
【6】
A.worried
B.happy
C.hesitant
D.nervous
【7】
A.gradually
B.especially
C.regularly
D.eventually
【8】
A.dismissed
B.recognized
C.obtained
D.attracted
【9】
A.supportive
B.careful
C.aware
D.ashamed
【10】
A.ability
B.qualification
C.potential
D.turn
【11】
A.discouraging
B.interesting
C.satisfying
D.inspiring
【12】
A.hands
B.heads
C.feet
D.voices
【13】
A.preparation
B.sacrifice
C.highlight
D.resource
【14】
A.promote
B.appreciate
C.challenge
D.complain
【15】
A.simple
B.new
C.popular
D.open
26、假如你是李华,上周末你参加了学生会组织的社会实践活动,参观周恩来纪念馆,缅怀“人民的好总理”。请你给你的美国朋友 Charles 写信介绍这次活动,内容包括:
1.活动介绍;
2.活动意义;
3.期盼交流。
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。
参考词汇:周总理 Premier Zhou 周恩来纪念馆 Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall
Dear Charles,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua