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1、 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短文。
The Price of a Dream
I grew up in a poor family with six brothers, three sisters—a group of foster kids, my father andmy wonderful mother. My parents worked day and night to keep a roof over our heads and food on ourtable. It's true that we had little money and few goods, but we got plenty of love and attention. I wasvery happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still afford adream.
My dream was athletics. I fell in love with baseball at an early age, a love so deep that I almostgave it my all. I practiced hard every day and that made me a little closer to my dream. By the timeI was sixteen, I had made great progress: I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fast ball and hitanything that moved on the field. I was also lucky: my high school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who notonly believed in me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. One particular incident(事件) withmy coach Ollie Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer holiday in Senior 2 and one of my friends recommended me for a summer job.This meant a chance for money in my pocket—certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, andI could also begin to save money for a house for my mother, which was what I had always dreamed of.The prospect(前景) of this summer job was attractive and I wanted to jump at this chance. Then ithit me that I would have to give up summer baseball training to deal with the work schedule. I wasafraid of telling my coach, who would certainly be against my plan. I hesitated for several days. Atlast, I spurred(给……打气) myself with the advice my mother often gave us,"If you make yourbed, you have to lie in it." I made up my mind.
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。
When I told my coach Ollie Jarvis, he was as angry as I expected him to be.
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"Well,"he asked,"is $3.5 an hour from the summer job the price of a dream?"
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2、 为了美化邻近街道,你校英语俱乐部决定开展街道美化志愿服务活动。请你写一则通知,内容包括:
1.活动的时间和地点;
2.活动的内容和意义。
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。
Notice
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Looking forward to your active participation.
English club
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3、 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。
The 13th United Nations Chinese Language Day under the theme of "Chinese Language:Together for a Bright Future"has taken place, includes a series of events in celebration of thethird International Chinese Language Day. Beijing Dance Academy ( launch) an online eventto mark the day on April 20, featuring six original dance works of different (style), such asballet, contemporary dance and classic Chinese dance.
Six art schools from five countries joined in the online event with dance works ( specific)created for the special occasion. One of the highlights isnew dance piece, titled Tong, orTogether, which was created and performed by Beijing Dance Academy and dancers from Brazil,South Africa, Kazakhstan and Poland. It was inspired by the classic Confucius philosophy of datong, (refer) to great unity and grand harmony.
Language Days at the United Nations seek ( promote) equal use of all six officiallanguages throughout the organization as well as to celebrate multilingualism and cultural (diverse). Under the initiative, UN duty stations around the world celebrate six separate days, eachdevoted one of the organizations' six official languages. The date for the Chinese day(select) from Grain Rain, which is the sixth of 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendars.
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4、 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It's most people's nightmare: surviving a plane crash only to be trapped in a jungle with no wayof1 the outside world. But this was reality for four Colombian children.2 they, survived. The children, aged thirteen, nine and four, as well as an 11-month-old baby, were3 with their mother from their village in the Amazon to visit their father.
The plane they took experienced engine problems and disappeared on May 1. Bad weather4 the army from finding the crash site for two weeks,5 they later found the dead bodies ofthree adults, including the children's mother.
How did these children survive conditions that would be an unimaginable struggle for mostadults? They are members of the native group and were6 in the jungle.7 , they have athorough understanding of the rainforest. They know which fruits are safe to eat and which plantsshould be8 . They survived on wild fruit,9 the Amazon, and fed the baby water mixedwith flour that they found on the plane.
While the children struggled to survive, the Colombian army cooperated with local volunteers tofind them. After 40 days of searching, the children were found and10 to a hospital. Thoughmany people have viewed this survival story to be a11 , others12 that it is the result of the13 knowledge of the rainforest that has been14 through native communities over thegenerations. Native tribes have a deep15 for the forest that provides them with shelter and food.It is their close connection to and understanding of the rainforest that helped the children to survive.
(1)A 、contacting B 、ignoring C 、exploring D 、promoting(2)A 、Undoubtedly B 、Incredibly C 、Naturally D 、Normally(3)A 、cycling B 、shipping C 、hiking D 、flying(4)A 、sheltered B 、freed C 、prevented D 、saved(5)A 、where B 、when C 、which D 、while(6)A 、grown B 、raised C 、drilled D 、developed(7)A 、Therefore B 、However C 、Additionally D 、Eventually(8)A 、observed B 、avoided C 、stored D 、harvested(9)A 、interacting with B 、defending against C 、competing against D 、working with(10)A 、admitted B 、exposed C 、rushed D 、delivered(11)A 、miracle B 、challenge C 、pleasure D 、disaster(12)A 、rule out B 、figure out C 、point out D 、bring out(13)A 、limited B 、abnormal C 、inadequate D 、abundant(14)A 、backed down B 、passed down C 、torn down D 、laid down(15)A 、hatred B 、passion C 、concern D 、respect -
5、 阅读理解
After losing an important deal in India, a business negotiator learned that her counterpart(对方)felt as if she had been rushing through the talks. The business negotiator thought she was being efficient with their time. Their cultures have different views on how to conduct negotiations, and in this case, the barrier prevented a successful outcome.
Research shows that deal-making across cultures tends to lead to worse outcomes as compared with negotiations conducted within the same culture. As we know, cultures are characterized by different behaviors, communication styles and norms (准则). Consequently, when negotiating across cultures, we bring different views to the bargaining table, which in turn may result in potential misunderstandings that can lead to a lower likelihood of discovering value-creating solutions.
Cultural conflict in negotiations is linked with the fact that we, at most times, interpret others'behaviors, values, and beliefs through the lens (透镜) of our own culture. To overcome this, it is important to research the customs and behaviors of different cultures as well as understand why people follow these customs and exhibit these behaviors in the first place.
Just as important, not only do countries have unique cultures, but teams and organizations do too. Before partaking in any negotiation, take the time to study the context and the person on the other side of the bargaining table, including the various cultures to which he belongs, whether the culture of his culture, the culture of engineering, or his particular company's corporate culture. The more you know about the client, the better off you'll do in any negotiation.
Therefore, we see the negotiator has learned her Indian counterpart would have appreciated as lower pace with more opportunities for relationship building. She seems to have run into the issue:Using time efficiently in the course of negotiations is generally valued in the United States, but in India, there's often a greater focus on building relationships early in the process. By doing research on the clients' cultures, they can adjust their negotiation method and give themselves a better chance of creating a valuable negotiation experience for both themselves and their counterpart.
(1)、What resulted in the business woman's failure in her negotiation in India?A、Her slow work style. B、Their personal conflicts of interests. C、Her poor communication capacity. D、The differences between their cultures,(2)、What is the second paragraph mainly about?A、The analyses about the findings of the research. B、The deep reasons for failed cross-culture negotiations. C、The common misunderstandings in negotiations. D、The causes of conflicts between negotiators' views.(3)、What does the author mainly want to say in Paragraph 4?A、Research is necessary before negotiating. B、People should respect cultural differences. C、Meeting cultural differences is fairly common. D、Cross-culture conflicts result from ignorance.(4)、What is the function of the last paragraph?A、To come up with a new conclusion. B、To recommend a negotiation method. C、To summarize the above paragraphs. D、To share different opinions on the example. -
6、 阅读理解
The"diet" in diet drinks maybe a false promise for some soda lovers. True, they deliver thetaste of a soda experience, without the calories. Yet, new research shows they can also leave peoplewith increased appetite.
A study published recently in JAMA Network open adds to the evidence that drinks made withsucralose, an artificial sweetener(甜味剂), may increase the appetite among some people."We foundfemales and overweight people had greater brain reward activity after consuming the artificial sweetener,"says study author Katie Page, a physician at the University of Southern California. Both groups ate morefood after consuming drinks with sucralose, compared with after regular sugar-sweetened drinks. Incontrast, the study found males and people of healthy weight did not have an increase in either brainreward activity or hunger response, suggesting they're not affected in the same way.
One theory is that it's not the artificial sweetener itself that has a direct effect on the body. Theidea is that artificial sweeteners may confuse the body by tricking it into thinking sugar is coming."You are supposed to get sugar after something tastes sweet" explains Swithers,"Your body has beenused to that."But the sugar never arrives, which may lead to the body's less efficiency in processingsugar that's consumed later.
Swithers'lab has also documented that when animals with a history of consuming artificialsweeteners get real sugar, their blood sugar levels rise higher than those of animals not fed artificialsweeteners."It's a small effect, but overtime this could contribute to potentially significantconsequences," she says. If this is happening in some people who consume diet soda, it could add tothe risk of Type 2 diabetes (糖尿病), because when blood sugar rises, the body has to release moreinsulin(胰岛素) to absorb the sugar. "So what you're doing is that you are kind of pushing thesystem harder," Swithers says.
(1)、What can we learn from Katie page's study?A、Females enjoying diet drinks consume more food. B、Artificial sweeteners help males with better appetite. C、Diet drinks increase hunger response of healthy people. D、People consuming sucralose have greater brain reward activity.(2)、What does the underlined word "that" in paragraph 3 refer to?A、The effect of sugar. B、Response to sweetness. C、Artificial sweetener. D、The absence of sweetness.(3)、What can we infer from Susan Swithers' words in the last paragraph?A、More insulin release helps sugar level rise. B、People drinking diet soda hardly absorb sugar. C、Type 2 diabetes mainly results from artificial sweeteners. D、Consuming artificial sweeteners might cause health problems.(4)、What does the passage mainly talk about?A、The potential of artificially-sweetened drinks. B、The wisdom of choosing healthy sweet drinks. C、The underlying link between diet drinks and health. D、The differences among artificially-sweetened drinks. -
7、 阅读理解
In the sport of track and field, athletes compete not only with one another but against themselves, and with each race they try to achieve a new personal best.
For one Nebraska teen running in what would likely be his final cross-country outing before graduating from high school, Brandon Schutt's personal best turned out not to be about marking the fastest time but displaying the biggest heart. A mile into the 3.1-mile race, however, Schutt realizedhe wasn't going to be able to keep up the necessary drive. Rather than risk injury, he slowed to a comfortable pace that would allow him to simply enjoy the moment and the day.
Meanwhile, as a student in Omaha Burke High School, Blake Cerveny was running a very different kind of race. Aiming to beat his own personal record, after a fast start, he continued to push himself hard. With less than 400 meters to go, Cerveny's legs cramped(抽筋) up and failed him.Determined to finish, Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on, only to fall again after another150 meters…and again, he got up and started running. This time he'd made it only 25 meters more before going down. But he wasn't done yet. Less than 100 meters from the finish line, he lay curled on the ground. His legs had simply given out.
Before Cerveny's dad could reach his son, another runner—Brandon Schutt—was at his side to offer a helping hand. His first attempt to get Cerveny up failed, but like Cerveny, he refused to quit,too. With a second pull, Cerveny was on his feet.
At a measured jog, with Cerveny holding Schutt for support and Schutt helping Cerveny maintain balance, the two completed the final 75 meters of the course together. Schutt even made sure the injured runner crossed the finish line first, securing his opponent a faster time. Although Cerveny was automatically disqualified for having received help, Schutt's time for the race would stand.
(1)、What can we learn about Schutt at the beginning of the running?A、He was confident to win the first place. B、He was nervous about the coming graduation. C、He was clear about his own strengths and weaknesses. D、He was dissatisfied with the annoying surrounding things.(2)、Why did Cerveny take part in the competition?A、To break his own running record. B、To show his difference from others. C、To be admitted into the national team. D、To tum his father's dream into reality.(3)、What happened to Cerveny during the running?A、He helped Schutt finish the race. B、He had the first fall at 150 meters. C、He finally finished the race faster than Schutt. D、He injured his own arms on account of the falls.(4)、What can be the best title for the text?A、Sportsmanship Is What We Should Respect B、A Hero Runner Carries A Competitor To The Safe Place C、Runners Met Again After Crossing The Finish Line Together D、A Teen Runner Helped A Competitor Finish The Race After He Fell Down -
8、 阅读理解
Here are books including stories related to the moon.
Moon's First Friends by Susanna Leonard Hill
Ages4 to 8
This amazing book will introduce some interesting elements like astronauts and spaceships to yourkids. This book explains how the moon always stays up in the sky, from where it could witnesseverything happening over the earth and the life here, but it does not have any living object on itself,which might make the moon lonely. However, the loneliness of the moon ends up one day as humansfrom the earth decide to send spaceships and astronauts to the moon.
Whose Moon Is That?by KimKrans
Ages3 to 7
Curiosity within kids is unsatisfiable. They are going to love this story about the ownership of themoon. Children will get to learn about different animals through the story as different animals claim that the moon belongs to them along with the stars. However, the moon belongs to none, and it is there to spread light. A very important lesson about relationships and sharing is conveyed through the story.
My Little Half-Moon by Douglas ToddJennerich
Ages 5 to 8
This book will allow your kid to use their imagination to seek the reason behind the half-moon. A little boy in the story believes that the moon is half because it lost its other half, which must be making it feel alone. Then the boy decides to stay together with the moon. This book is highly recommended for your child with the beautiful message of kindness.
A BigMooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
Ages 4 to 8
There could not be a more interesting method to learn about the moon's phases. This story is about a star baking a mooncake with her mother. However, baking the mooncake is not easy for the baby star as the moon keeps changing its shape. The book would encourage kids to get engaged in activities like cooking, and they would also get to know about the different shapes of the moon.
(1)、Who writes the book suitable for a three-year-old kid?A、Susanna Leonard Hill. B、Kim Krans. C、Douglas Todd Jennerich. D、Grace Lin.(2)、What do Moon's First Friends and My Little Half-Moon have in common?A、They teach children to be considerate. B、They explain the importance of sharing. C、They involve human keeping the moon company. D、They encourage children to become astronauts.(3)、Which of the following makes it hard for the baby star to make the mooncake?A、Complex process. B、Lack of nice tools. C、Diversity of materials. D、Moon's changeable shapes. -
9、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、Why might self-driving cars be negative?A、They are extremely expensive. B、They may lake away some people's jobs. C、They will give people less freedom when driving.(2)、Which is the biggest benefit of self-driving cars?A、They are time-saving. B、Roads will be safer. C、People will travel more.(3)、Why aren't customers asking for self-driving cars?A、People love driving. B、People don't want them. C、People can't imagine them.
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10、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、Why has the man been in Paris?A、For business. B、For a holiday. C、For medical reasons.(2)、How does the man feel about the Eiffel Tower?A、Confused. B、Impressed. C、Regretful.(3)、What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A、Co-workers. B、Teacher and student. C、Manager and secretary.(4)、What will the woman do next?A、Call a lawyer. B、Make some tea. C、Sign some letters.
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11、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、What has the man found?A、An old door. B、A secret room. C、An interesting wall.(2)、Who might Kate be?A、The man's wife. B、The man's sister. C、The man's daughter.(3)、Where are the speakers?A、In a castle. B、In a shop. C、In a house.
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12、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、When will Magic Circle start tonight?A、At8:50 p. m. B、At9:00 p. m. C、At9:10 p. m.(2)、What is the weather like now?A、Windy. B、Rainy. C、Sunny.(3)、What kind of pet do the speakers have?A、A cat. B、A dog. C、A rabbit.
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13、 听材料,回答问题。(1)、Why does Russell accept the job with the insurance company?A、It pays well. B、It has good benefits. C、It has a good reputation.(2)、What is Russell like according to Elaine?A、Shy. B、Sociable. C、Nervous.
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14、How much will the man probably give to the woman?A、$100. B、$50. C、$200.
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15、What did the woman just receive?A、A chance to win an award. B、An article about her in a magazine. C、An opportunity to host an award ceremony.
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16、What are the speakers mainly talking about?A、A film. B、A crime. C、A performer.
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17、What will the woman do next?A、Donate money. B、Board a bus. C、Buy a coffee.
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18、When will the man watch the movie?A、This Friday. B、This Saturday. C、Next Tuesday.
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19、读后续写
In the quaint town of Clocksville, every resident was obsessed with timekeeping. The town was famous for its giant clock tower that not only kept perfect time but was also rumored to have magical properties. The townsfolk believed that the clock had the power to transport anyone who touched its gears to a different time and place.
One day, a young boy named Timmy, curious and adventurous, decided to test the legend. He snuck into the clock tower late at night, climbed the winding stairs, and reached out to touch the ancient gears. As his fingers made contact, a bright light engulfed him, and he felt a strange sensation of weightlessness.
When the light faded, Timmy found himself in a world unlike any he had ever seen. He was in a land where time seemed to flow in reverse, and the people were walking backward, birds flew upside down, and the sun was setting in the east. Timmy was bewildered but also excited by this strange new world.
He explored the land, trying to understand its rules and how to return home. Along the way, he met a wise old owl who spoke in riddles and hinted at a way to reverse the effects of the magical clock. The owl told Timmy that he must find the "Hourglass of Reversal" hidden in the heart of the Timeless Forest.
Timmy ventured into the forest, following the clues given by the owl. After many trials and strange encounters, he finally found the Hourglass of Reversal. It was a beautiful artifact, shimmering with a soft glow, and it seemed to hold the power to control time itself.
As Timmy picked up the hourglass, he felt a surge of energy. He knew he had to be careful with his next move. The owl had warned him that using the hourglass incorrectly could have dire consequences.
P1"With a deep breath, Timmy turned the hourglass over, hoping against hope that it would work."
P2:"The world around him began to shift, but not in the way he had expected."
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20、假定你是李华,下周五你们班原计划在公园上了一堂美术课,由于天气原因取消了,请你给同学 Chris写一封邮件告知他,内容包括: (1)原因; (2)遗憾。
注意: (1)写作词数应为80个左右; (2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
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Yours, Li Hua