1.—Onlypeoplewithenough________canachievegreatsuccess.—That'strue.You'llcertainlyfailifyouaren'tbraveenoughtotakeonchallenges.C．interest2.—Ihearthatyourunclehasadaughter________yourage.—Yes,that'strue.Heissostrictwithherthatheneverallowshertogooutatnight.D．for3.Henryhasbeenillforseveraldaysandheis________schoolthesedays.A．suitableforB．curiousaboutC．a(chǎn)bsentfromD．interestedin4.IhavealwayswantedtogotoHainan,________Idon'twanttostaythereallweeklong.5.—It'ssaidthatLiMinghaslearnedEnglishforfiveyears.IshisEnglishgood?—No.Hecan________useittocommunicatewithothers.A．hardlyB．easilyD．correctly6.—CouldyoupleasetellmewhereMr.Whiteworks?—TwoyearsagoheworkedinacomputercompanyinLondon,butIdon'tknow________hestillworkstherenow.A．that7.—Helensuggestsbuyingacheapcar.—Iagree.Idon'tthinkitiswellworth________toomuchmoneyonacar.8.—Hi,Mike.Youseemunhappytoday.Whathappened?—IfailedmyEnglishexamyesterday,________Itriedmybest.D．if9.Abigfire________inafurniturefactoryinmyhometownlastnight.Luckily,nobodywashurt.A．ranoutB．turnedoutD．brokeout10.—Don'tforgettocallmeafteryoureachBeijing.—Iwon't.IwillmakeaphonecalltoyouassoonasI________there.A．willarriveB．a(chǎn)rriveC．a(chǎn)rrivedD．havearrived11.—Couldyoutellme________?—Sorry,Idon'tknow.A．thatlighttravelledfasterC．whatdidshebuyD．howfarisitfromyourhometoyourschool12.—Henryhastolivewithhisunclethesedays.—Yes.________hisfather________hismotherisathome.A．Notonly;butalsoB．Neither;norC．Either;orD．Both;and13.—Idon'tknowhowtoimprovemyEnglishwriting.Couldyougive—________findapenfriendandwritetohimeveryweek?I'msureitworks.14.—I'mafraidIcan'twinanyprizesintheChemistrycompetition.—Don'tworry!Itdoesn't________muchwhetheryoucanwinornot.B．require15.—ThanksforofferingmesomuchusefuladviceondealingwithA．Oh,don'tthankB．NeverC．Don'tmentionD．It'sagooditKatieandAliceweretwins.Theyweresoalikethatpeoplecouldtellthemapart.Theywerebestfriends.Butthetwins'werenotexactlythesame.AlicepreferredsportsKatiepreferredforeignlanguagesandwasgoodatFrench.goingtoasummercampinFrance.Alicewasn'tinterestedinit,soshedidn'tgo.However,shewasangrythatKatiewantedtospendthesummerTwomonthslater,Katie.Alicerushedtotheairporttopickherup.ToAlice's,Katielookedcompletelydifferent!Alicefeltuncomfortablestayingwith.WhenAliceaskedKatieaboutFrance,Katiedidn'ttalkmuch.ItmadeAlicefeelsadusedtotelleachothereverything.Overtheweeks,thesistersevenless.birthday.Thetwinsusedtotalkallnightlongbeforethebigday.Thatnight,KatiecameintoAlice'sbedroom,saying,"I'mthatIhaven'tspokentoyoumuchrecently.""Well,youhavenewfriendsnow,"Alicesaid.Katiesaid,"Forawhile,IthoughtmyFrenchfriendsweremoreexcitingthanmyfriendsathome.ButIwas.You'remysister,andyouwillalwaysbemybestfriend."Alicesaid,"I'msorry,too.It'snaturalfortwinstohavenewfriendsandwecanbebestfriendswithoutbeingtogetherallthetime."A．littleC．lotsofD．a(chǎn)greatdealofA．a(chǎn)bilitiesB．habitsD．interestsB．ifA．finishedB．practicedD．riskedB．a(chǎn)longwithD．a(chǎn)ccordingtoA．leftC．surpriseA．brotherB．sisterC．friendB．evenifD．sothatA．forceC．theirB．wiselyD．politelyB．friendlyB．stillD．justShouldteenagersbeallowedtohavepart-timejobs?Wedidasurveyamongtwohundredpeople.Accordingtotheresult,78%sayyes,and22%sayno.Wechoosesomereasonsasfollows.Jobsprepareteenagersforlaterlife.lookforwardtoasatisfying(滿意的)job.Butalmostalljobinterviewerssaytheywantsomeonewithexperience.It'sdifficultforyoutogetajobwithnoworkJobsteachresponsibility(責任).Teenagersat14andoldershouldbeallowedtohavepart-timejobs.Theyteachresponsibilityandhowtoworkasateam.What'smore,canlearnhowtomanagepersonalItisthetimetostudy.Ifteenagersstartworking,theywon'thavetimetostudy.Theymightkeeponelse'sdreams,nottheirs.Theyaretooyoungtodecidefortheirfuture.—Scarlet,BeijingKidsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheireducation.Accordingtothesurvey,hoursperweekmightloseinterestinschoolandtheirkidsmightnotenteruniversityiftheyworkpart-timeforalongtime.31.Scarletdisagreeswiththeopinionbecauseshethinks________.B．teenagerswillhavenotimetoA．students'gradeswilldropC．teenagersmayloseinterestinD．theexperiencecan'thelpteenstheirstudiesfindjobslater32.Whothinkspart-timejobscandevelopteenagers'teamspirits?D．Scarlet.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothereading?A．Thenumberofpeoplewhoagreewiththeopinionis156.B．Amythinksworkexperiencecanhelpstudentsfindajoblater.C．Tonythinksjobswillmaketeensspendmoneymorewisely.D．Alljobinterviewerswantcollegegraduatestohavework"Areyoulistening,Simon?"Simon'steacherasked.Simonsmiledandshookhishead.Hehardlylistenedinclass.Talkingwassomuchbetter.Hejustwantedtobeheard.Thatevening,Simonfeltalittlebitsick.Histhroatreallyhurt.Hehadicecreamandhotchocolatetomakeitfeelbetter.Thenextmorning,whenheopenedhismouthtosay"Goodmorning",nothingcameout."Honey,you'velostyourvoice,"saidhismom."CanIstayhome?"Hetriedtoask,butwordsdidn'tcomeout.Instead,hismothercheckedhimforafeverandpronouncedhimgoodtogotoschool,evenifhecouldn'ttalk.Howawful!Whenhisclassmatestalkedtohimatschool,hejustshrugged(聳肩).Bythetimethebellrang,almosteveryonewaslookingathimasifhehadgrownathirdeye.Simonsatinclass,watchingotherstalktoeachotheringroups.InMathsclass,hecouldholdupfingersiftheanswerwaslessthan10,butthatwasn'tfun.Hedecidedtotrytopayattention.Youknowwhat?Itwasn'tthatbad.Hecouldeasilyfinishhishomeworkthatnight.Itgavehimextragametimebecausehisworkwasalldone.Thenextday,eventhoughhisvoicewascomingback,hestayedquietagain.Thethirdday,hecouldtalkfine,buthelistenedandraisedhishandtospeak.B．TherewassomethingwrongwithhisA．Hehadafever.throat.C．Hecouldn'teatD．Hecouldn'tstayhome.anything.35.What'stheimplied(隱含的)meaningoftheunderlinedpart?A．SimonseldomkeptquietatB．Simondidn'tgetonwithhisschool.ofillness.others.36.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．It'snecessarytokeepsilentinclass.B．It'sfuntousefingerstosolveMathsproblems.C．It'sdifficulttofinishone'shomeworkathome.D．It'simportanttolistenmoreandspeakless.WhenIwasalittlegirl,myparentsreadbedtimestoriestomysisterandmeeverynight.ItisoneofmyfavouritechildhoodMysisterandIhadmanybooks.AsIgrewolder,Ienjoyedstayinginmyfather's"library"andwouldreadforhourseachday.Tomakemeplaywithfriendsoutsidelikeotherkids,myparentswouldhavetotakebooksawayfromme.Iseereadingasanimportantpartofmyeverydaylife,notjustahobbyonwhichIcanspendmyfreetime.Readingopensupawholenewworldtome,whichincludeslotsofnewideasandrichknowledge.Throughreading,I'vebecomeabetterlearner.AlthoughIenjoycommunicatingwithpeople,I'manintrovertedpersonandreallyneedmyowntime.Lastyear,Ihadseveralexperiencesthatmademebegintofeelworriedaboutmyshyness,andIfeltthatitwouldmakemelosemanychances.Aroundthattime,IStopTalkingThisbookhelpedmeunderstandmyselfbetter.AndI'm.notafraidtobemyselfnow.CharlieJonessays,"Youwillbethesamepersoninfiveyearsasyouaretodayexceptforthepeopleyoumeetandthebooksyouread."I'vemetgreatpeopleandtravelledaroundtheworld—allfrommychairorbedwithabookinmyhands.37.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofreading?A．AgoodwaytolearnnewB．Afavouritehobbyinherfreethings.time.C．AnactivitythatmakesherD．Abridgebetweenherfriendsanddifferent.herself.38.Theunderlinedword"introverted"means"________"inChinese.39.Howhasreadinghelpedthewriter?A．BymakingothersunderstandB．Bymakingherbelieveinherself.C．BychangingherintoanD．Byencouraging(鼓勵)hertoorganisedgirl.changeherself.40.FromCharlieJones'words,wecanknowthat________.A．onepersonshouldn'treadthesamebooksB．makingfriendsisasimportantasreadingC．bookscanhelppeoplegrowintobetteronesD．peopleshouldreadmorebooksin5yearsLarryseemedalwayssilentanddidn'thaveanyfriend.HisteacherMr.Brownnoticedthis.Oneday,heaskedLarrytomeethimafterclass.Mr.Brownsaid,"Iseethatyoudon'ttalktoanyoneorshowanyinterestinanything.What'swrong?"Larryreplied,"Sir,Ihaveaverydifficultlife.IhavetofacesomeverysadthingsandIkeepthinkingaboutthem.Becauseofthis,Ican'tfocusmyattentiononanythinganddon'tevenfeelliketalkingtoMr.Brownlistenedcarefully,thoughtforawhileandsaid,"Wouldyoulikesomelemonade(檸檬汽水)?"Larryfeltalittlesurprisedandnervouslyreplied,"Yes,thankyou!"Whilepreparinglemonade,Mr.Brownaddedmoresalt(鹽)onpurposeandkeptthequantityofsugarlow.Larrymadeastrangefaceassoonashedrankasipofthatlemonade.Seeingthis,Mr.Brownasked,"Youdon'tlikeit?""Um...it'sjustthereisabittoomuchsaltinit,"Larryanswered.Mr.Brownstoppedhim,"Oh,itdoesn'tmatterIwillthrowitaway."Astheteacherwasliftingtheglasstotakeitaway,Larrystoppedhimandsaid,"Sir,pleasedon'tthrowitaway."Ifweputalittlemoresugarinthelemonade,itwillbefinetodrink."Hearingthis,Mr.Brownsaid"ThisiswhatIwanttohear.Toimprovethetasteoflemonade,wedon'tneedtoremovethesaltfromit,wecanjustaddsomesugartoit.Similarly,wecannotremovesadthingsthathavealreadyhappenedtous,butwecanaddsweetnessofgoodexperiencesinourlife.Ifyoukeeponcryingaboutyourpast,neitheryourpresentwillberightnorthefuturewillbebright."Larryrealizedhisproblemandpromisedtoliveapositive(積極的)life.41.WhatcanweknowaboutLarry?A．Hewasatopstudent.B．Hewasashyboy.C．Heexperiencedbadthings.D．Healwaysfeltsad.42.WhydidMrBrownaddmoresaltintolemonadeonpurpose?A．Hedidn'tliketoomuchB．HehopedtohelpLarryexpresstrueideas.D．HewantedtoinviteLarrytotrydifferent.it.43.Wecanadd________tomakeourlifehappyinsteadofremovingsomethingfromthelife.A．sweetthingsC．sadthings44.WhichofthefollowingshowsthechangesinLarry'sfeelings?45.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Wecanimprovethetasteofthelemonadebyaddingmoresalt.B．Wecanliveahappierlifeifweseethingsfromthebrightside.C．Ifwestopthinkingaboutthesadincidents,difficultieswillnotgointoourlife.D．Ifwecan'tremovethebadthingsinourlife,wewon'tbedictionariesstayout46.Eric'smothergot________athimbecausehereceivedlowmarkinEnglish.47.Lastyear,MrBrownsetupaprimaryschoolanditwas________afterhim.48.Iputaredmarkonthecalendarto________myselfoftheimportantday.49.InordertolearnEnglish,myunclehasalreadyboughtmorethanfive________.50.—Howaboutattendingmypartyat10p.m.tonight?—Sorry.Myparentsdon'tallowmeto________afterschool.Therearethreeprimarycolours:red,yellowandblue.Thethreecolourscanbeused(divide)peopleintodifferentThegroupofpeoplewholoveredareveryconfident.Beingeithersalesmenorathletesis(suit)forthem.Themembersofthisgrouparealsoenergetic(power).Theyalwaysbelievethateverythingwillgoonastheyhaveplanned.Theyspendno(worry)aboutmistakesordisastersthatYellowis(usual)lovedbycowardly(膽小的)people.Theygetalongeasilywithothersbecausetheyareafraidofarguments(爭吵).Sotheyhardlygetangrywithothersorhaveafightwithsomeone.However,sometimestheyarefull(wise),sotheycanmakewisedecisions.Loversofbluewouldratherbelieveinothersthantrust(them).Sothisgroupofpeopleprefertobefollowers(追隨者)insteadof(lead).Onewholovesblueismorequietorshyerthanothers.He(touch)bysadmoviesandmemorieseasily.Differentcolourscanshowdifferent(personality)ofpeople.Maybeyoucanknowwhatsomeoneislikeaccordingtothecolourhelikes.Nowadaysalotofstudentshavetbuttodomountainsofhomework.Somethinktheirparentsarethestrictestintheclass.Luckily,thegovernmenthastakensomeactiontohelp.Sincethedoublereductionpolicy(雙減政策)wasout,thestudents'lifehaschangedalot.Manystudentscanhavefuntpartindifferentactivities.Besides,itisreportedthatstudentscanhavemoretimetosleep.Asweknow,sleepplaysanimportantrourhealth.ElleLunaisadesigner,painter,andwriter.Sheusedtoworkasafantasticdesigneronapps.However,shegaveupherjobinher30sandstartedthe100-DayProject.ItwasMichaelBierutwhofirstusedthe100-DayProjectattheYaleSchoolofArt:eachstudentchosesomethingtodoeverydayfor100days.Forexample,onestudentmadeaposterinunderaminuteeverydayfor100days;anotherdancedeverydayandmadeavideo.In2014,Lunaandher