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A．Livingintheschool.B．Gettinghelpatanytime.C．VisitinglandmarksinNewZealand.D．Introducingthecultureofyourcountry.3.WhatistohappeninthemiddleofOctober,2026?

A．Theprogramwillbeended.B．Somelandmarkswillbevisited.C．Membersoftheprogramwillmeetforthefirsttime.D．Thecultureofthehostcountrywillbelearntabout.(★★★)Helivedhiswholelifeasapoorman.Hisartandtalentwererecognizedbyalmostnoone.Hesufferedfromamentalillnessthatledhimtocutoffpartofhisleftearin1888andtoshoothimselftwoyearslater.Butafterhisdeath,heachievedworldfame.Today,DutchartistVanGoghisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingartistsofalltime.Now,150yearsafterhisbirthon30March1853,Zundert,thetownofhisbirth,hasmade2003“TheVanGoghYear”inhishonor.AndtheVanGoghMuseuminAmsterdam,hometothebiggestcollectionofhismasterpieces,ismarkingtheanniversarywithexhibitionsthroughouttheyear.Themuseumdrawsaround1.3millionvisitorseveryyear.Somepeopleenjoytheartandthenlearnabouthislife.Othersareinterestedinhislife,whichthenhelpsthemunderstandhisart.VanGoghwasthesonoftheminister.Heleftschoolwhenhewasjust15.Bytheageof27,hehadalreadytriedmanyjobsincludinganartgallerysalesmanandaFrenchteacher.Finallyin1880,hedecidedtobeginhisstudiesinart.VanGoghisfamedforhisabilitytoputhisownemotionsintohispaintingsandshowhisfeelingsaboutascene.Hisstyleismarkedbyshort,broadbrushstrokes.“InsteadoftryingtoreproduceexactlywhatIhavebeforemyeyes,Iusecolormorefreely,inordertoexpressmyselfmoreforcibly,”hewroteinalettertohisbrotherin1888.VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingduringhisshortlife.Hereliedheavilyonsupportfromhisbrother,anartdealerwholivedinParis.Butnowhisworksaresoldformillionsofdollars.HisportraitofDr.Gachersoldfor$$89.5millionin1990.Itisthehighestpriceeverpaidforapainting.“Ithinkhispaintingsarepowerfulandthebrilliantcolorinthemareattractivetopeople,”saidaVanGogh’sfan.4.AllthroughhislifeVanGogh_________

A．dependedonhisbrotherB．workedhardonartstudiesC．wasnotrecognizedbypeopleD．expressedhimselfinpaintings5.OneofthecharacteristicsforVanGogh’spaintingsis_________

A．thelikenessbetweenhispaintingsandtherealityB．theshorttimeforhimtocompleteapaintingC．thevariousstylesmixedtogetherD．thespecialstrokeshemade6.Thesellingofhispaintingsisconsideredtobethemostsuccessfulbecause_________

A．moreandmorepeoplelikehispaintingsB．peoplecanunderstandhimthroughhispaintingsC．1.3millionpeoplevisithispaintingmuseumeveryyearD．Zunderthasmade2003“TheVanGoghYear”inhishonor7.Wecaninferfromthetext________

A．hispowerfulartcamefromhispoorlifeB．hisfellowtownsmenregrettreatinghimunfairlyC．a(chǎn)llhispaintingsweredrawninthelast10yearsofhislifeD．mostofhispaintingsarekeptinthemuseumofhishometown(★★★)Poetrycanbeasourceofdistraction,ofbeauty,oftruth.Itcanguideuswhenitgetsdifficulttomanagetheintensityofwhatwe’refeeling.Soit’snosurprisethatpeoplesoughtoutpoetryforcomfortthispastyear.Overallvisitsfromreaderstoapoetrywebsitewentupthirtypercentduringthepandemic.“Somanypeoplehavereachedoutwantingtodiscusshowmuchmorepoetryhasmeanttothemthisyear,orhowsuddenlypoetryhasmeantsomethingtothem,”saysaward-winningpoetNaomiShihabNye,ateacher.Allyear,shesayspeoplehavebeenaskingherforadviceonwhatpoemstoreadorwhatpoetryplatformstochoose.Itwasn’tjustthepandemic.Thisyearsawanextraordinaryeconomictraumathatwehadallbeenexperiencing.Andpoetryisanartformthathasalwaysbeenaresourceintimesofcrisis.“Alotofpeople,especiallyinhealthcare,haven’tknownwheretoputtheirsorrowbecausethere’sbeentoomuchandthere’sbeennotimetonavigateit,”shesays.SuzanneOlhmann,anurse,whosaysshetalksaboutpoetrywithherpatientsalmosteveryday,sharesthepoemKindnessbyNaomiwiththem,aswellaswithotherhealthcareworkers.“Naomi’spoemreallyhelpsusunderstandthatyoucanthinkofsorrowasatwo-sidedcoinandontheothersideofitiskindness,”shesays.PoetJamesCrewssaysthatonereasonwhypoetryhasprovidedcomfortthisyearisthatit’sapowerfulmediumforworkingthroughchange.“Alotofpoemsarereadduringfunerals,weddings,graduations,andhugetransitionsinourlives,”hesays.“AndIfeelthatwe’reallturningtopoetryasawayofcapturingandnamingthishugetransitionthatwe’reallgoingthroughtogetherrightnow.Weneedpoemstoreminduswhytheworldisworthsavingandalsohowwecantakebettercareofourselves.”Thatishowpoetrygivesushopeeachandeveryday.Andevenoncethepandemicisover,poemswillbehereforus,holdingspaceforreliefandescape.8.WhatcanweinferfromwhatNaomisaid?

A．Poemsneedtobediscussedandanalyzed.B．Morepeopleareinterestedinpoetrytoday.C．Peopledon’tunderstandthemeaningofpoems.D．Toomanypeopleaskforadviceonwritingpoems.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trauma”inParagraph3mean?

A．Anunpleasantthing.B．Anunexpectedresult.C．Animpossiblechange.D．Aninsignificantchallenge.10.WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleofSuzanneOlhmann?

A．Toshowthekindnessofthenurse.B．Toprovethecomfortingroleofpoems.C．Toshowthecurrentpopularityofpoetry.D．Toprovethegoodrelationshipbetweennursesandpatients.11.WhatdoesCrewsthinkofpoetry?

A．Itsavesourjoyinabrokenworld.B．Itremindsustotakecareoftheearth.C．Itdescribesthedarktimesofourlife.D．Ithelpsusgothroughthechangesinlife.(★★★)FindingtheRealYouPsychometrictesting—personalitytesting—hasbeenverypopularnowadaysasstudiesshowtheirresultstobethreetimesmoreaccurateinpredictingyourjobperformance.Thesetestsarenowincludedinalmostallgraduaterecruitment(招聘)andarewidelyusedintheselectionofmanagers.ThemostpopularofthesepersonalitytestsistheMyers-BriggsTypeIndicator(MBTI).Itisbasedonthetheorythatwearebornwithatendencytoonepersonalitytypewhichstaysmoreorlessfixedthroughoutlife.Youanswer88questionsandarethengivenyour“type”,suchasOutgoingorQuiet,FeelingorThinking.Criticsofpersonalitytestingraisedoubtsabout“socialengineering”.PsychologistDr.ColinGillwarnsthatthe“popular”personalitytraits(特性)havetheirdisadvantages.“Peoplewhoareextremelyopentonewexperiencescanbebutterflies,goingfromoneideatothenextwithoutmasteringanyofthem.”However,thepsychometrictestisheretostay,whichmaybewhyawholesub-industryoncheatingpersonalitytestshassprungup.“It’spossibletocheat,”admitsGill,“buthavingtopretendtobethepersonyouareatworkwillbetiringandunhappyandprobablyshort-lived.”Socanwechangeourpersonality?“Yourbasicpersonalityisfixedbythetimeyou’re21,”saysGill,“butitcanbeaffectedbymotivationandintelligence.Ifyoudidn’thavethepersonalitytypetobeadoctorbutdesperatelywantedtobeoneandwereintelligentenoughtomastertheskills,youcouldstillgoahead.Buttryingtogotoomuchagainsttypefortoolongrequiresmuchenergyandisactuallytobesufferedforlong.Ithinkit’swhywe’reseeingthistrendfordownshifting—toomanypeopletryingtofitintoatypethattheyaren’treallysuitedfor.”O(jiān)urinterestinpersonalitynowexistsineverypartofourlives.Ifyouaskanexpertforadviceonanything,you’llprobablybequizzedaboutyourpersonality.Butifpersonalitytestshaveanyvaluetous,perhapsitistofreeusfromtheideathatallofusarefullofpotential,andremindusofwhatweare.Astheysayinonetestwhentheyaskforyourage:picktheoneyouare,nottheoneyouwishyouwere.12.TheMyers-BriggsTypeIndicatorisbasedonthebeliefthat________.

A．personalityislargelydecidedfrombirthB．certainpersonalitytraitsarecommonC．somepersonalitytypesarebetterthanothersD．personalitytraitsarevariousfromtimetotime13.AccordingtoDr.Gill,whatistheproblemwithpersonalitytests?

A．Theresultscouldbeoppositetowhatemployerswant.B．Peoplecaneasilylieabouttheirtrueabilities.C．Employersoftenfindtheresultsunclear.D．Theymayhaveanegativeeffectontakers.14.InDr.Gill’sview,howeasyisittochangeyourpersonality?

A．It’spossibleinyouradultlife.B．It’seasyifyouhavegreatmotivation.C．It’sunlikelybecauseitrequiresmuchenergy.D．It’sdifficultbeforetheageof21.15.Whatfinalconclusiondoestheauthorreachaboutthevalueofpersonalitytests?

A．Theyareofdoubtfulvaluetoemployers.B．Theyarenotreallyworthdoing.C．Theycanstrengthentheideawehaveofourabilities.D．Theymayencouragegreaterrealism.(★★★)Beforepainting,mostofusmayfeeloverwhelmed(不知所措的)withanxietywhilestaringatafreshwhitecanvas.Thefearofblankcanvasisneverfun,however,ifyouarereadingthisarticle,Iamprettysurethatyoucanfindsomeeffectivewaystohelpyoudealwithandovercomethatfear.ThinkpositiveWhatexactlydoyoufearwhenfacedwithablankcanvas?Itisusuallyoneoftwothings.Firstisafearoffailure,aworrythatyoumightmakeamistakeorproduceapaintingthatmaynotbeasgoodasthelast.16Youmayworryabouthowyouwillcopewithbecomingthecentreofattentionorfeelyouarenotdeservingofrecognition.Insteadoflettingsuchthoughtsinyourhead,practisepositivethinking:thisisyourchancetospendtimedoingwhatyoulove.17TrydailypaintingBeforeyoudecidetopaintlargepaintings,trygettingintothehabitofproducingonesmallpaintingeachday.18Youcanevenusethesesmallworksasguidelinesforlargerpaintings.Doyourresearch19Sobeforeyoustarttheactualpainting,spendtimeplanningyourpaintingtogiveyouanideaofthedesiredresultandhowyouwantittolook,figureoutwhattodoandwritedownthesteps.Then,whenyoufacetheemptycanvas,youwillbeabletoimagineyourfinalworkratherthanjustblankspace.JustdiveinIoftenhearstudentssayingtheydon’tknowhowtomakethefirstmarkortheyfearitwillbeadisaster.Butrememberthatthefirstmarkwillbelostinthefinalpainting,sotheydon’thavetobepreciseorperfect.20

A．Alteratively,youmayfearsuccess.B．Iadvisestartingbyestablishingthelargestshapes.C．Stopmakingexcuses,andkeepyourartmaterialsorganized.D．Paintinglittleandoftenisagreatwaytobuildyourconfidence.E．Whatyouneedtodoisjusttosimplygrababrushandmakeamark.F．Focusingonthiswillleavelessheadspacetoworryaboutsuccessorfailure.G．Ifyouarenotpreparedanddon’thaveaplan,it’snowonderablankspacewillscareyou.二、完形填空(★★★)OneofthegreatestoftheTangpoetswasDuFu(712-770).Asayoungmanhetravelledalotandenjoyedwritingpoetry.Butduringhislifetimeheneverbecamefamous;infact,hethoughtofhimselfasa______.Itwasnotuntilthe11thcenturythathispoeticgeniuswas______.Sometimesheiscalledthe“poetofhistory”or“themirrorofhistime”becausehepaintsa(n)______pictureoftheproblemsoftheageinwhichhelived.Healsowroteabouthisown______,includinghisson’sdeath.DuFuisalsoknownforhis______withLiBai(701-762),anothergreatpoetoftheage.Thetwomenmetin744,andalthoughvery______,theybecamefriends.Theyeachwrotepoemstotheother.LiBai,thesonofawealthymerchant,______inSichuanProvince.Ashewasnotso______assomeoftheotheryoungmenofhistimeintheCivilServiceExaminationtobecomeagovernment______,hebeganalifeoftraveland______,writingmorethanathousandpoems.Heused______,directlanguageandoftenchoseirregularforms.IfDuFuwasarealist,thenLiBaiwasa______.Hewroteaboutnatureandpeoplewiththesame____offeeling.Friendship,thehumancondition,andthepleasuresofwine,werehisfavorite______.Itissaidthathedrowned(溺水)whenhefellintoariverwhiletryingto______thereflectionoftheMoon.21.A．failureB．poetC．writerD．traveler22.A．rewardedB．recognizedC．regardedD．reminded23.A．importantB．contradictoryC．realisticD．imaginary24.A．mistakesB．diseasesC．surroundingsD．problems25.A．businessB．leadershipC．communicationD．friendship26.A．friendlyB．determinedC．differentD．famous27.A．grewupB．wentupC．setoutD．wentout28.A．successfulB．strong-willedC．learnedD．talented29.A．rulerB．officialC．representativeD．reporter30.A．paintingB．poetryC．drinkingD．singing31.A．complexB．shortC．simpleD．gentle32.A．impressionistB．optimistC．romanticD．idealist33.A．heightB．lengthC．widthD．depth34.A．subjectsB．objectsC．goalsD．ideas35.A．takeholdofB．catchsightofC．makeuseofD．takecareof三、語法填空(★★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Thevocabularyofteatastingcanseemabstracttothepointofpoetry.When36(season)tealoverscommentonacupoftea,theymightcommentonitsqiandyun.Ina2021paper,ZhangJinghongnotesthatinChineseculture,foodanddrinkarenotjudgedonlybytasteorsmell.When37(cite)theancientsaying,“Medicineandfoodhavethesameorigin”,shesaysthattheimpactoffoodanddrinkonthebodyremains38importantfactorinhowChineseperceivetasteandquality.Justtonameoneexample,commonfooddescriptorslike“hot”and“cold”donotdescribespecifictemperatures,39howadishisperceivedtoaffectaperson’sinnertemperature.Keepingthat40mind,whatexactlydotealoversmeanwhentheytalkaboutqiandyun?DengShihai,anearlyexpertonPu’ertea,praisedits“flavorlessflavor”asthehighestlevelPu’ercanattain.Ifthatsoundsneedlesslycontradictory,you’renotalone,buttoDeng,itwasawaytodistinguishbeginnersattea,41focusontaste,fromexpertswhoseeteamore42(whole).Qiandyunarethoughttobemoreadvancedthananysimpledescriptionoftaste,inpartbecausetheyimplyanindescribablesenseofconnectionbetweenpeopleandthings,andeventothefar43(expand)naturalworld.AsZhangnotes,“Qiandyun44(consider)tomoreaccuratelyandthoroughlyexpresswhatpeoplefeelwhentheyaretouchedbythings,andtobetterreflectthe45(unit)ofpeopleandthings,andpeopleandnature.”四、單詞拼寫(★★★)46.Thisworld-famousartmuseumf________someofthebest-knownpaintingsfromtheImpressionistmovementofthe19thcenturyishousedinanoldrailwaybuilding.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★★)47.NothingcouldhavepreparedmeforthewonderIfeltwhenIfinallyl________eyesontherealthing.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★★)48.Paintedonafive-metre-longsilkscroll,itoffersanimportanti______intolifeinChinainthe12thcentury.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★)49.Holdfasttodreams,forlifeisabarrenfieldf________withsnowwhendreamsgo.（根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫）(★★★)50.Justhavesomepatienceifyouarestillstrugglingtoi________themeaningofapoemevenwithmuchpainstakingeffort.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★★)51.Itisalso________(值得)ofnotethatPost-ImpressionistpainterswerenottheonlyonestobeinfluencedbyImpressionism.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)52.Duringhistravel,hevisitedfamousmountainsandgreatrivers,andencountereddifferentcustomsandpractices,________(滋養(yǎng))hisloveofnature.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★)53.EquallyimpressiveisLiBai’sfreeexpressionofstrongfeelings,whichbreathes________(生命力)intothelifelessobjectshedescribes.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)54.Thiswell-developedability,aswellasthescroll’s________(宏大的)size,allowsZhangtoshowanenormousamountofdetail.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)55.However,some________(評論家)suggestthatoncloserinspection,thepaintingactuallyexposesseriouspoliticalandsocialproblems.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)五、書信寫作(★★★)56.假定你是李華，正在參加一個(gè)文化交流營（CulturalExchangeCamp），因生活習(xí)慣差異與外國室友產(chǎn)生分歧，例如室友經(jīng)常在晚上舉辦派對。你已向營地辦公室寫過一封信表達(dá)自己的困擾，但是還沒有得到答復(fù)，你希望盡快解決。請寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.表明自身困境；2.委婉的催促。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)90詞左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearCommitteeOffice,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua六、書面表達(dá)(★★★★)57.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Whenenteringseventhgrade,Iwasexcitedaboutmanynewthings,butonethingreallybotheredme—Istartedgettingacne(青春痘).Initially,itwasjustalittle,butthen,itseemedlikeovernight,myfacewascoveredwithit.Itriedtohideitwithmyhair,butitjustwouldn’twork.Iwasconsumedwithworrythatmypeerswouldmakefunofme.Icouldn’tconcentrateinclass,asmymindwasconstantlypreoccupiedwithmyappearance,causingmygradestoslipsharply.Istartedtofeelinferiortomyclassmatesandevenavoidinteractionwiththem.Itriedtogetridoftheacne.Iwashedmyfacemultipletimesaday,usingallsortsofacnecreamsIfound.Ial