【题目】 One day not too long ago the workers of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym.

At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their workmates had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be. The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects.

Everyone wondered: Who is this person? Who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he’s no longer here! One by one the workers got closer to the coffin and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless.

They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself.

There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: There is only one person who is able to set limits to your growth: it is YOU.

You are the only person who can control your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your ambition and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.

Stop thinking that the people around you make your life more difficult, stop complaining about the trouble life brings about, just be the master of your own life!

【1】The underlined word “hindering” in the passage probably means “________”.

A.getting down toB.getting away from

C.getting in the way ofD.getting ready for

【2】The workers seemed not sad when they got to the gym because ________.

A.someone died and they were still living

B.they found out actually no one died

C.there were many people in the gym and it was like a party

D.the death of the one hindering their growth was good for them

【3】People were speechless when they looked inside the coffin because ________.

A.they could see their own souls inside.B.there was nothing but a mirror inside.

C.their closest colleague lay inside.D.what was inside told a great truth.

【4】We can infer from the passage that the workers________.

A.were annoyed about the hoax in the end

B.understood the purpose of the company at last

C.were still happy that someone hindering their growth died

D.refused to look at themselves in the mirror

【5】We can learn from the passage that________.

A.No one can influence your happiness, ambition and success except you

B.There is somebody else responsible for your life and stop complaining

C.when the people around you change, your life changes too

D.you are not the only one responsible for your life

【题目】先阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。

My family had just arrived at our Christmas holiday house. Then the owner came to d【1】 off the keys, and warned us to watch out for wild rodents running around his house. My parents n【2】 and said they would handle the situation if they appeared. The t【3】 of killing something like a mouse never entered my mind. Besides, my father would give me a h【4】 if I needed him. No one was a【5】, so I had to take care of my brother when watching a movie. Halfway through the movie, I really n【6】 to take a bathroom break. So I stepped out of my room, l【7】 him alone in his baby bed. He disliked it, but I would only be g【8】 for a moment. “What’s the worst that could happen?” I thought. However, his crying grew louder and more fearful, so I hurried back, and was greeted by an u【9】 furry visitor. “Dad!” I cried. “There is a rat in my room!” “Kill it!” he yelled. “But dad, I can’t.”

My mind f【10】: I was so frightened. The first thing I saw was an umbrella, so I seized it. WACK! I began to hit the rat until it stopped moving. My parents were proud that I put my fears aside to protect my brother. That day, I felt brave.

【题目】

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【1】Our hometown has________many soft and sweet memories in our heart.

【2】They are seen as________symbols of happiness and good wishes.

【3】Mary decided to_________for a job at an after-school reading program last year,

【4】We usually plan to do something_________, or go somewhere together.

【5】Although the storm broke many things apart, it__________families and neighbors closer together.

【题目】—Our motherland has become more and more powerful.

—The great achievements in recent 30 years have proved that the reform (改革) and open policy is an important measure that ________ the national conditions of China, I think.

A.looks intoB.fits into

C.turns intoD.puts into

【题目】—Billy, you are very confident all the time, how do you make it?

—I think confidence is more than just an attitude, it comes from a strong ________ to take responsibility rather than just let life happen.

A.presentB.careC.promiseD.protect

【题目】—Why did Jim look so happy?

—It________ him that he had a good choice even if he failed in the job interview.

A.learnedB.brokeC.hitD.received

【题目】—Do you know what the meeting is about?

—Yes, of course. It will ________ some important rules we need to know about our new senior high school.

A.talkB.achieveC.memorizeD.cover

【题目】 “尺土可以成塔，荧光亦能增辉”，在新冠期间，各行各业的人们都在为打赢“新冠”这场战役而努力着。作为学生，你在这段时间又做了什么呢？都学到了什么？有哪些感受？

提示词语：on-line lessons, responsibility, learn from, help with

提示问题：

What did you do during the time?

What have you learnt?

All the people tried their best to work for the country during the period.

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【题目】阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Maya Penn, 14 years old, set up her eco-fashion line, Maya’s Ideas, when she was eight years old. She has spent much of the past six years designing and hand-making clothing out of cotton, bamboo, silk and wool. “No matter how big my collection grows,” she says, “I will always use eco-friendly materials to make the products.”

She gives 10 to 20 percent of her company’s profits (利润) to some non-profit organizations (组织). In 2011, when she had too many ideas to have them in a clothing line, she founded her own non-profit organization, Maya’s Ideas for the Planet. Her sincere hope is to encourage others. Maya’s message is that you (yes, you!) can make a difference, no matter how small. We do not all have to design clothing lines and start non-profit organizations by the time we’re 14.

A few years ago, when she read about a local reuse-and-recycle event in the newspapers, she made flyers to put up around the city even though she was not the organizer. Now, she often visits schools to talk to students about environmental problems. Luckily for the planet, her creativity and interest for life is focused on environment protection. She has written two children’s books with environmental messages. These are printed on recycled paper.

In addition, Maya already finds something common that almost every environmentalist has in his or her life. She says that during her school visits, she has met a lot of young people who care but don’t know what to do. What’s going on in the environment seems like such a big matter that they feel they have to perform a big action, and they don’t know what that action should be.

This problem that whatever we do is too little to matter. “The reason it seems like there’s nothing happening,” she says, is because people are afraid to do anything they think won’t have results.

A small action leads to a big change, she says. “It has a ripple effect (连锁反应), whether that person knows it. You may be afraid to do anything but you don’t need to have a lot of confidence to do something.

【1】When did Maya set up her eco-fashion line?

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【2】What has Maya used to make clothing in the past six years?

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【3】How many books with environmental messages has Maya written?

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【4】What did Maya do when she read about a local reuse-and-recycle event?

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【5】What does Maya suggest people do to protect the environment according to the passage?

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【题目】 2020 is an unusual year for the Chinese people. We are suffering a lot because of the Novel coronavirus pneumonia. But luckily, many heroes appeared to help us. As the saying goes, “A hero is known in the time of misfortune”. Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this. He is a doctor in Guangdong who __________many people’s lives in 2003.

In 2003, SARS ________in Guangdong. Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers. Hundreds of__________even died from the disease. Many doctors and nurses also got SARS when they treated patients. So, everyone was afraid of it. But Zhong was__________enough to fight the disease. Zhong spent days and nights trying to find the__________of the disease. And with his way of treating, many patients began to get better. Zhong finally won people’s trust.

In early 2020, a disease called Novel coronavirus pneumonia hit Wuhan. It spread___________. Thousands of Chinese people were infected. Zhong, 84, ________his team to Wuhan to fight the illness. Zhong’s team took many measures to cure the patients with Novel coronavirus pneumonia. He advises people to wear masks,__________hands frequently, stay at home and not to go to crowded places.

Although Zhong is 84 years old now, he looks really young at his age because of his love for sports.

When he was 67, he could still play basketball. As one of the oldest doctors, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and teaches young doctors. “I am just a doctor.” Zhong says. But we think he is a hero and a fighter.

【1】A.helpedB.savedC.likedD.influenced

【2】A.took outB.found outC.gave outD.broke out

【3】A.patientsB.adultsC.animalsD.birds

【4】A.kindB.poorC.braveD.silent

【5】A.wayB.causeC.methodD.excuse

【6】A.quicklyB.slowlyC.safelyD.luckily

【7】A.droppedB.ledC.borrowedD.made

【8】A.weighB.polluteC.shakeD.wash