【题目】When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.

When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pain, no gain". He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.

Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.

So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.

Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.

I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled______seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.

【1】With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often______.

A. kept watering them every morning

B. talked to them to get their attention

C. paid little attention to them

D. beat them to make them grow deep roots

【2】What does the underlined word "Adversity" mean in the sixth paragraph?

A. Difficult living conditions. B. Lack of moisture.

C. Enough care or attention. D. Bad weather.

【3】Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?

A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.

B. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.

C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.

D. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.

【题目】 --- What happened to the young trees we planted last week?

---The trees _________ well, but I didn’t water them.

A. might grow B. must have grown

C. would have grown D. would grow

【题目】 He got into the old truck and off ______ to one of the far corners of the farm to fix the fences.

A. did they rush B. they did rush

C. they rushed D. rushed they

【题目】短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

增加： 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改： 在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

My neighbor Li Hai is going to graduate college soon and he hasn’t found the job yet. He was once advising to learn computer skills, so he thought it was difficult. When he saw others learning English, he shook his head, says it was too hard to remember new word. He enjoyed watching TV, playing cards, smoking and so on. He felt it was hard for him to give up all this habits. Not long ago, he went to look for a job. When he knew talents were great needed, he sighed and regretted the time that what he had wasted. He told me how he wished he has worked hard in college and asked me not to copy his example.

【题目】The question is ________ we will have our sports meet next week.

A. that B. if C. when D. Whether

【题目】Look, _______ fashionable clothes is he wearing that all the eyes are fixed on him!

A. so B. what C. how D. such

【题目】M: Excuse me. Would you mind if I smoked here?

W: I’m sorry. Didn’t you see the sign on the wall, “No ___【1】____”?

M: Oh, sorry. _【2】____ can I smoke on this floor?

W: I’m afraid it’s not allowed here.

M: Oh, dear! I wonder ___【3】___ I could have ___【4】____ glass of water.

W: Sure. Help ___【5】____ (you), over there.

M: Thanks.

W: Don’t you know smoking is not good _【6】_____ your health, young man?

M: Yes, I do. I tried many times to give it up, but I ___【7】____(fail). When I go without it, I feel very bad.

W: Yes, it’s hard to stop! __【8】__, if you have the nonsmokers’ health in mind, you might succeed.

M: You’re right! Thanks very much. I’ll try again ___【9】___ (kick) my smoking habit.

W: That’s good. Well, if you ___【10】____ (die) to smoke now, you can go outside, in the open air.

M: Oh, no! I’m not smoking anymore from now on!

W: That’s great!

【题目】高二阶段学习比较紧张，正确的学习方法尤为重要。下表显示了两位同学不同的学习方法，请简述并发表你的观点。 字数在100—120之间。文章开头已经给出。

参考词汇： attentively 专心

energetic 精力旺盛

concentrate on 集中精力于

effectively 有效地

【题目】One day, a tramp (流浪汉) was sleeping on a park bench, ____【1】(satisfy) with the afternoon sunshine. A couple walked by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up, and asked him, “Excuse me. ___【2】you have the time?” the tramp replied, “I’m sorry---I don’t have a watch, so I don’t know the time.” The man apologized and walked away with his wife.

The tramp lay down and went back to sleep. Just then, a woman, ___【3】___ was out walking her dog, shook the tramp’s shoulder until he woke up, ___【4】said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but do you happen ___【5】___ (know) the time?” The tramp was a little annoyed at ___【6】(wake) up again, but he politely told the woman he didn’t have a watch and had no idea ___【7】___ the time. After the woman left, an idea ___【8】(occur) to the tramp. He opened his bag and took out a pen and a piece of paper. He wrote down with all his ___【9】(strong), “I do not have a watch. I do not know the time.” He then hung the paper round his neck thinking that nobody would hold him back in his sleep. Fifteen minutes ___【10】, a policeman noticed the tramp and the sign around his neck. Out of a sense of responsibility, he woke the tramp up and said, “It’s 2:30 p.m.”

【题目】--- Have you heard of China’s ________ for the 2026 World Cup?

--- It’s not officially confirmed yet.

A. effort B. bid C. affection D. draft