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So,why didhe suddenlyforce meto dosomething atwhich I was sureto failHis reply:Because Ilove yourstories.If yourewilling toapply yourself,I thinkyou have a goodshot atthis.Encouraged byhis words,I agreedto giveit atry.（银匠）I chosePaul Reveredhorse asmy subject.Paul Reverewas asilversmith inBoston whorodea horseat nighton April18,1775to Lexingtonto warnpeople thatBritish soldierswere coming.My stoiywould comestraight from the horsesmouth.Not a brilliant idea,but funny;and unlikelyto beanyoneelses choice.What did the horsethink,as hesped throughthe nightDid heget tiredHave doubtsDid hewantto quitI sympathizedimmediately.T gottired.I haddoubts.I wanted to quit.But,like Reveredhorse,I keptgoing.I workedhard.I checkedmy spelling.I askedmy oldersister tocorrect mygrammar.I checkedout ahalf dozenbooks onPaul Reverefrom the library.I evenread afew of them.When Ihanded in the essayto myteacher,he readit,laughed outloud,and said,Great.Now,write it again.^^I wroteitagain,and again and again.When Ifinally finishedit,the thoughtof winning注意had givenway to the enjoymentof writing.Tf I didnt win,I wouldntcare.续写词数应为个左右；
1.150请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答
2.A fewweeks later,when Ialmost forgotthe contest,there camethe news.I wentto myteachers officeafter theaward presentation.lvfu@chinadaily.com.cn
1.When shouldparticipants hand in theirworks onlineA.Before October1,
2023.B.After December,20,
2023.C.From October1to December15,
2023.D.From October1to December20,
2023.
2.What canwe learnabout the activityA.Only individualscan takepart in theactivity.B.Each winningwork canappear on the website.C.We canhandin as manyworks aswe likein theactivity.D.Our personalinformation isneeded beforeour submission.
3.Where isthe passagetaken fromA.Business report.B.Formal notice.C.Personal letter.D.Research paper.School daysare supposedto bethe bestdays ofyour lifeand part of thatexperience usuallyinvolvessome unforgettablephysical activities.I askedsome peopleto giveme theirmemories ofwhathappened to them onthe sportsfield andbeyond,and this is what they toldme.Cup winnersWhen I was about ten,the football team fromour yearunexplainably madeit tothe cupfinal of thelocal schools9league.I sayunexplainably because I onlyremember uslosing nearlyevery matchweplayed.Anyway,in thefinal Iset upthe winninggoal,abrilliantcross tomy mateDavid whoheaded theballin justbefore thefinal whistle.I stillhave aphotograph of the teamholding thecup.Forest hikeIremember havingto leada groupof eightboys ona schoolexpedition for the bestpartoftwodays whenI wasa teenager.Even thoughwe gotlost atone point,I managedto keepthem alltogether（纯粹的）and getthem fromone end of alarge foresttothe other andback bysheer forceof will.I waschosento bethe leader,I think,becauseI was theonly onewho knewhow toread amap!When wearrived backat thecampsite,we foundout that all theother groupshad cheatedand（搭便车）hitched mostof theway instead...I felta bitstupid,but alsorather proudof myselfat the sametime forhaving doneit properly.Learning to swim,learning todrownI learnedtoswimcomparatively late,I suppose.I wasmaybe nineyears oldbut mybrother hadapainful experiencewhich nearlyput himoff forlife.We livedin theUSA for a whileand hadaccess toauniversity poolwhere thecoaches hadtrained the American Olympic team.In thosedays,though,theiridea ofteaching kidshow toswim wasto tiea canto theirankles witha bitof string,throw themin thedeepend andshout Swim!”.I amsurprised mybrother survivedat all.He couldonly havebeen aboutsixat thetime.
4.The passagemainly talksabout.A.tips ontaking part in outdooractivitiesB.how peopleconsider physicalactivitiesC.why peoplelove outdooractivitiesD.peoples experiencesof physicalactivities
5.What didthe firstperson doin theschooPs cupfinalA.He scoredthe winninggoal.B.He providedthe passforthefinal goal.C.He blewthe whistleat ehendofthe game.D.He lostevery gamein theseason.
6.The underlinedword“expedition“in the third paragraphhas the same meaningto A.match B.deal C.trip D.research
7.It can be learnedthat whenthethirdperson wasyoung,.A.he learnedswimming fromthesamecoach ashis elderbrotherB.the swimmingcoachs teachingmethod wasrather inconsiderateC.his familylived neara universitypool forabout tenyearsD.theAmericanOlympicteamhad noswimming poolof itsownResearchers have developed anew softrobot designthat conductsitself withthree behavioursat（翻滚）thesametime:rolling forward,turning likea recordand followinga paththat goesaround acentralpoint.The equipment,which operateswithout humanor computercontrol,holds promisefordeveloping soft robots thatcan beused toAA-head andmap unknownenvironments.（扭曲环机器人）,The new softrobots are calledtwisted ring-bots Theyare madeof（缎带）something like the ribbonand thenjoined togetherat theend toform aring.When the robots areplaced ona surfacethat is at least55degrees Celsius,which ishotter thanthesurrounding air,one partoftheribbon touchingthe surfacebecomes smaller,while onepartinthe airdoesnot.This inducesa rollingmovement:the warmerthe surface,the fasterthe robotrolls.The ribbonrollson itshorizontal axis（横轴），giving thering forwardstrength/9says JieYin,a professorofmechanical andaerospace engineering.The twisted ring-bot alsoturns alongits centralaxis.And asthe twistedring-bot movesforward ittravelsinapath arounda centralpoint,basically movinginalarge circle.However,if thetwistedring-botmeets aboundary-likethewall of a box-it willtravel alongthe boundary.The twistedring-botsareexamples ofequipment whosebehaviour isgoverned byphysicalintelligence,meaning theiractions aredetermined bytheir structuraldesign and the materialsthey aremadeof,rather thanbeing directedby acomputer orhuman.Soft roboticsis stilla relativelynew field.Yin says.Finding newways tocontrol themovementof softrobots ina repeatableand engineeredway movesthe fieldforward.And advancingourunderstanding ofwhat ispossible isexciting.^^
8.What makestherobotroll fasterand fasterA.The ribbon.B.The centralaxis.C.The shapeand material.D.The highersurface temperature.
9.How doesthe authorintroduce thenewsoftrobotsA.By explainingthe robotsworking ways.B.By quotingexperts opinions.C.By makingsome comparisons.D.By offeringreasons andresults.A.Unclear.B.Favourable.C.Negative.D.Doubtful.
11.What isthe besttitle forthe textA.The NewSoft RobotsB.Ribbons andTheir RollingC,Three CreativeMovements D.Twisted RingsandtheAxis
10.What isYins attitudetowards twistedring-botsSome studentsget sonervous beforea test.They dopoorly evenif theyknow thematerial.Sian Beilock,a professorattheUniversity ofChicago inIllinois,has studiedthese highly anxioustest-takers.The studentsstart worryingabout theresults.And whenthey worry,it actuallyuses up（资源）.attention andmemory resourcesProfessor Beilock andanother researcher,Gerardo Ramirez,havedevelopeda possiblesolution.Just before an exam,highlyanxioustest-takers spendten minuteswriting about their worriesabout thetest.The researcherstested theidea ona groupof twentyanxious collegestudents.They gavethem twoshortmaths tests.After thefirst one,they askedthe students to eithersit quietlyor write about theirfeelingsabouttheupcoming secondtest.Professor Beilock says those who satquietly scoredan average of12%worse onthe secondtest.But the students whohad writtenabout their fears improvedtheir performanceby an averageof5%.Next,the researchersused youngerstudents ina biologyclass.They toldthem beforefinal examseither to writeabout their feelings orto thinkabout things unrelated tothe test.Professor Beilocksays highlyanxiousstudents who didthewriting gotanaveragegrade ofB+,compared toa B-for thosewhodidnot.“What weshowed isthat forstudents whoare highlytest-anxious,whod doneour writing（干预），intervention allofasudden there was norelationship betweentest anxietyand performance.They wereperforming justas wellas theirclassmates whodont normallyget nervousin thesetests.”But whatif students do nothaveachance towrite about theirfearsimmediately beforean examProfessorBeilocksaysstudents cantry itthemselves athome orinthelibrary andstill improvetheirperformance.
12.What maythestudentsstart worryingabout beforean examA.Whether theycan passthe exams.B・What otherstudentsdoduring the test.C.Whether theyhave rememberedthe materials.D.What kindof problemsthey willmeet onthe testpaper.
13.What isthe solutiondeveloped bythe tworesearchersA.Asking thestudents to think nothingofthe test.B,Asking thestudents tofocus onthetest.C.Asking thestudents tosit quietlybefore thetest.D.Asking thestudentstowriteabouttheir worries before thetest.
14.According toProfessorBeilock,thosewhothought aboutthingsunrelatedtothetest.A.became lessnervous beforethetest.B・were betterat controllingtheirfeelings.C.did worsethan thosewho wroteabouttheirfeelings.D.did betterthan thosewho tooktwo tests.
15.What canbe learnedfromthelast paragraphA.Writing about worriesbeforean examcan worka bit.B.Studying inthelibrarycan improvestudents5perfonnance.C.Students canonly writeabout worriesright beforean exam.D.It doesntmatter wheretowriteaboutworriesbeforeanexam.Praising YourToddler ProperlyNothingdelights ayoung childmore thanpraise fromhis parents.But therecanberight andwrongways ofpraising children.16There aresome basicguidelines tohelp makeyour praisesto yourlittleone loudand clear.•Make itgenuine.Well-meaning parentscan repeata mechanicalGood job!,many timesa daywithouteven realizingit.Your childcan tellwhether youreally meanit!17Look atyour childin theireyesand smileat himto besure hecan seehow pleasedyou are.18Be surethe praise is aboutthe childsbehavior,and nota commenton his character.Whenyou say“You aregood/bad”,thisisa reflectionon your childs character,and hemay feelit cantbechanged.Instead,say“Your behavioris good/bad^^and itbecomes somethingthe childcan choosetochange.•Never makeit critical.Be surenot tomix praisewith criticism.For example,if yourson dresseshimself,and yousay,“Good jobdressing yourself,but thoseclothes reallydont matchJ thepraiseislost.19Just walkinto schooland proudlytell theteacher“Sammy dressedhimself today.Didnt hedo agreat（递眼色）.job”and givea winkYour sonwill beproud andthe kidswont evennotice!20Aside fromthe outcomein changingbehavior,there issimply nogreater rewardthanwatching your childs facelight upwhen youpraise him!A.Never overpraise.B,Never makeit abouthischaracter.C.Be sureyour toneand voicecommunicate yourdelight.D.It sendsa messagethat thechild didnot doa goodenough job.E.Make itall about yourchildand notaboutyourthoughts orfeelings.F.Using praiseto influenceyourchildsbehaviors canbe botheffective andrewarding.G.Sometimes praisecan actuallydo moreharm thangood.
二、完形填空When ourteacher askedus tosay whatcareer wewill dointhe future,we allseemed to be greatlysurprised.We wereonly13and14years old!The teachermust be21,Yes.Each ofyouwill haveto22someone inyour fieldand givean oral report.”Finally,I pickedjournalism.This23I hadto goto interviewa truenewspaper reporter.I satdownin frontof him24able tospeak.“Did youbring apencil orpen orsome25”I shookmy head.At lastI thoughthe26I wasanxious andI gotmy firstbig tipasa27:Never goanywherewithout apen andpaper.Later Igave myoralreporttotally from28in class.I gotan Aontheproject.Years later,Iwaslooking aroundforanew career,but withno success.Then I29my goalat13tobe ajournalist.And Icalled myparents.They didnt3me.They justreminded31competitive thefieldwas.But journalismdid somethingto meand was in my
32.Itgave methe freedomto goup tototal strangersand askwhat was
33.For thepast12years,Ive hadthe mostsatisfying reportingcareer.I get34all thetime:How did
21.A.embarrassing B.mad C,patient D.enthusiastic
22.A.interview B.describe C,admire D.face
23.A.considered B,ordered C,expected D.meant
24.A.hardly B・nearly C.naturally D.completelyyou pickjournalism^^“Well,you see,therewasa teacher...I justwish Icould35her.
25.A.preparations B・newspapers C.drink D.paper
26.A.realised B・supposed C.impressed D.admitted
27.A.student B.journalist C,teacher D.writer
28.A.notes B.books C.imagination D.memory
29.A.called B,remembered C.recognized D.visited
30.A.answer B.laugh C.stop D.promise
31.A.how B.whether C.when D.where
32.A.life B.body C.blood D.opinion
33.A.coming inB,coming outC.going upD.going on
34.A.hurt B・examined C.tested D.asked
35.A.respect B・support C.thank D.favor
三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Hi!My nameis Adamand Ima freshmanat seniorhigh school.36go fromjunior high school toseniorhigh schoolisareally bigchallenge.The firstweek wasa little37confuse.First,I hadtothinkvery carefullyabout whichcourses Iwantedtotake.The schooladviser helpedmechoose thesubjects38are suitablefor me:maths,English,chemistry,world history,and Chinese.Iknow thatChinese isa verydifficult language,39I hopeto befluent whenI graduate.My adviserrecommendedthat I4sign upfor advancedliterature becauseI likeEnglish andIm goodat it.I hadto chooseextra-curricular activities,too.I triedto jointhe schoolfootballteam,but thecoachtold methat Ididnt playwell enough.41obvious,Iwasunhappy,but Iwont quit.Fil finda waytoimprove onmy ownso thatI canmake theteam nextyear.I42join avolunteer clubinstead.EveryWednesday,we workatasoup kitchenand handout foodto homelesspeople inthe community.I knowril haveto studyharder asa seniorhighschoolstudent andget usedto43be responsiblefbra lotmore.Vm abit worriedabout keepingup withtheotherstudents inmy44advance course,and itllbe quitedifficult toget usedto allthe homework.Still,Im happytobehere.Studying hardisnt alwaysfun,but rilbe wellprepared45university orwhatever elsecomes inthefuture.
四、书信写作假如你是李华，是学校英文报栏目的编辑你收到一封署名为的来信信中该
46.“Advice”Jim同学诉说了自己的困扰:进入高中后不太习惯新生活，经常感到压力大，晚上睡不好，使正常的学习和生活受到了影响请用英文给该同学写一封回信，向他提一些建议，内容包括表示
1.理解并给予安慰；.你的建议（至少两条建议）2注意词数词左右
1.100可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
2.Dear Jim,Yours,Li Hua
五、书面表达阅读下面材料，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
47.WhenIwasinmiddle schoolmy socialstudies teacherasked meto entera writingcontest.I saidnowithout thinking.Ididnot lovewriting.My familycame fromBrazil,so Englishwas onlymy secondlanguage.Writing wasso difficultand painfulfor methat myteacher hadallowed meto presentmy paperonthe sinkingoftheTitanic byacting outa play,where Iplayed allthe parts.No onelaughed harderthanhe did.。
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