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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

TheSunnydaleGardensStewardshipProgram

TheSunnydaleGardensStewardshipProgramaimstoprotecttheSunnydalehistoricgardensoncetakencare

ofbytheisland'smilitary（軍事的）members.Formorethanacentury,thegardenswereanimportantpartof

everydaylifeforofficersandfamiliessenttoSunnydaleonduty.Manyoftheplantsselectedbytheseearlier

gardenersprovedtobeexcellentchoicesforthepoorenvironment,floweringthroughthefortyyearsofignorance

thatfolloweditsclosing.

Volunteershelpcareforthegardenswithactivitiessuchasweeding（除草），planting,promoting,andseed

collecting.Asanaddedadvantage,gardenvolunteersarriveonSunnydalebeforeothervisitors,soyoucan

experiencetheislandduringthemostpeacefultimeofday.Pleasenote,bookingisrequired.

WORKINGHOURS:WednesdaysandThursdays,8a.m.—12a.m.

AGE,SKILLS,WHATTOBRING

?Volunteersaged12anduparewelcomeAminorworkpermitfromthelocaleducationboardisrequiredfor

thoseundertheageof17.

?We'llbeworkingrainorshine.Longtrousersandclosed-toeshoesarerequired.Bringouterwearfor

changingweatherandraincoatifnecessary.

?Bringapersonalwaterbottle,sunscreenandlunch.

?Noexperiencenecessary.Trainingandtoolswillbeprovided.

CONTACTUS!

Contactusat（415）561-3044orvolunteer@.

YoucanalsoviewtheVolunteerFAQpageformoreinformation.

1.Whatistheaimoftheprogram?

A.Todevelopskilledgardeners.B.Tomaintainhistoricgardens.

C.Toservetheisland'sofficers.D.Topushthemilitarytraining.

2.Whatisthelowestagelimitforjoiningtheprogram?

A.8B.12C.17D.18

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3Whatarethevolunteersrequiredtodo?

A.Wearthesameclothes.B.Cooklunchbythemselves.

C.Carrygardeningtools.D.Workeveninbadweather.

B

KevinBeardismyhomeroomteacher.IwasshockedwhenIarrivedonedaytofindhimstandinginfrontof

theroomtellingastory,withtearsonhischeeks.Iwasworriedsomethinghadgoneterriblywronginhislife,but

asIlistenedtohimtalk,Iheardhimusewordslike“amazing"and"success."Irealizedhistearswereoutof

happiness.Justafewdaysearlier,he'dreceivedhisGeneralEquivalencyDiploma（GED,普通同等學歷證書）,at

theageof52.

Havingdyslexia（閱讀障礙），Kevinleftschoolatayoungageandthenmanagedtosupporthimselfbytaking

differentjobs.Inhismid-30s,Kevinfinallyfoundajobwithsomepromise:aprintingcompany.Amazingly,when

hecamecleanwiththemabouthiseducation,theysaidthey'dhirehimaslongashegothisGED.Heagreed,and

waskindofexcitedaboutgivingschoolanotherchance.

Kevinstudiedwithatutor（家庭教師），whohasmorethantenyearsofexperience,learning,practicingand

correctingmistakes,oftenlateintothenight.Itwasahugechallenge,somethingKevincomparesto“climbinga

mountain.^^Infact,asKevintooktestsalongtheway,hedidsomethinginterestingwitheachofhisresults.He

postedthemonhishomewallsothathecouldwatchhisprogress.UIneededtoseemyselfmovingforward,andI

wantedtospeak,“hesaid.

Finally,hemadeit."Ican'treallydescribewhatifsliketofinallyachievethis,^^hesaid."Icanhardlyeven

putitintowords.9,Thismightsoundlikeaperfectending.ButforKevin,it'sanewbeginning.Hisnextstepis

college.t6NowthatI'vegotmyGED,I'mhungryforeducation,hesaid.

4.WhydidKevincryintheclassroom?

A.Hewasworriedabouthisfuture.B.Hehadreachedoneofhisgoals.

CHefailedtopasstheGEDexam.D.Hewastouchedbyawarmstory.

5.HowdidtheprintingcompanyrespondonhearingofKevin5seducation?

A.Theytreatedhimbadly.B.Theyhiredhimatonce.

C.Theylefthimsomehope.D.Theylikedhispersonality.

6.WhydidKevinputthetestresultsonthewall?

A.Toshowoffhissuccess.B.Tomarkhisownprogress.

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C.Toletothersknowhisstrength.D.Toremindhimselfofhisfailure.

7.WhatdoesKevin'sstoryshow?

A.Alwaysprepareforarainyday.B.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.

C.Nothingcanstopawillingheart.D.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

C

Whenyoufinallyfinishyourhomeworkandgettorelax,whatdoyoudo?Doyoulieonyourbedandplayon

yourphone?Manypeoplefindthatthiskindofbehaviouronlybringsboredomandemptiness.Unlikewhatmany

peoplemaythink,playisn'tjustawasteoftimeaccordingtoanewpoint.Beingabletotakepartinenjoyable

activitiesinameaningfulwayduringyourfreetimeisimportant.

“Leisure（閑暇）doesn'timprovequalityoflifeunlessoneknowshowtouseiteffectively,9,JamesWallman,

theauthorofTimeandHowtoSpendit,explainsthatsomeexperiencesare'junkexperiences^^whileothersare

like“superfbods".The"superfbod“activitiesputyouintoastateof"flow”,whichis“aboutbeinginthepresent

zoneandreallyenjoyingyourself',addedWallman.Anypleasurableactivitythattrulychallengesuscanleadtothe

flowstate.These“superfdods“helpyouachieveahigher"leisurequotient”（LQ,玩商）.LQisusedtodescribeone'

sabilitytoenjoyoneselfandplay.

AhighLQusuallymeansthatapersonhasgoodcontrolovertheirlifeandknowshowtokeepabalanced

lifestylethatmakesthemhealthierandmorecheerful.AresearchshowsthatpeoplewithhighLQfeelmore

pleasedandgenerallyavoidmentalillnesses.Meanwhile,KenichiOhmae,aJapanesemanagementexpert,points

outthatthosewhocanplaywillsucceed.

Insteadofdoingpassiveactivitieslikeviewingshortvideos,peoplewithhighLQactivelychooseactivities

thatsuittheirinterestsandstrengths,givingthemcontinuouspositivefeedback（反饋）.AccordingtoWallman,

examplesofthispositivefeedbackinclude:amemorablestoryyoucansharewithothers;anewskilloradifferent

worldview;greaterconnectionwiththerealworld;andimprovedrelationshipsorahighersocialposition.

Nexttimeyoufindyourselfboredwithnothingtodo,trysomeexperiencesthatcanbenefityouoraddvalue

toyourlife.IfsnevertoolatetoimproveyourLQ!

8.Whatisthecommonbeliefabout"play"?

A.Itbringshappiness.B.Itisawasteoftime.

C.Itimproveslifequality.D.Ithelpsrelaxmeaningfully.

9.Whatdoes"flowstate,?refertoaccordingtoJamesWallman?

A.Focusingonthepresent.B.Feelingboredandempty.

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C.Enjoyingsupertastyfood.D.Avoidingchallengingtasks.

10.Whichisanexampleofpositivefeedbackfromhigh-LQactivities?

AWatchinghoursofTVplays.B.Spendingalldayalonelying.

C.Masteringanewdancemove.D.Surfingtheinternetaimlessly.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.LQastheabilitytorelax.B.SkillstobetteryourLQ.

C.UsagesofLQinleisuretime.D.LinksbetweenLQandhealth.

D

Supposeyouarearenterandwanttochangethecolorofyourrentalroom'swalls,butyoudon'twantto

repaintthembacktotheiroriginal（原先的）colorbeforeyoumoveout.Thafswhereanewtypeofpaintcomes,

whichcansimplyberemovedfromawallandmakethingseasierforrenters.

Thisnewtypeofpaint,calledUnpaint,wascreatedbytheColombiancompanyGlasstInnovationbymistake.

Originally,thecompany'sresearchteamwasinsearchofamaterialtoreplacesingle-useplasticsinthebuilding

industry.Theywantedittobemadefromrenewablesourcestoreducetheenvironmentalfootprintofbuilding

materials.Afteryearsofhardwork,theyfoundsomethingelse:aliquidplant-basedpolymer（聚合物）withsome

trulyuniquephysicalqualities.TheycalleditGlasstommer."Ourjourneytowardfindingtherightnaturaland

renewablesourcesincludedlotsofresearches,teamingupwithagriculturalteams,9,Botero,aresearcherofthe

company,said,“Goodluckalsoplayedarole.”

AccordingtoBotero,Unpaintcanbeappliedlikeregularpaint,usingbrushesandrollers.However,insteadof

absorbing（吸U攵）intothecornersofwallslikeregularpaint,Unpaintdriesintoafilmthatonlystaysonthesurface

thatitisbeingappliedto.Thismeansthatwhenthetimehascome,thepaintcaneasilyberemovedfromthewall

andthenthrownaway.

Currently,Unpaintcomesin5,000colors,andcouldbeaboonforrenterswhowanttochangethecolorof

theirlivingspace,butdonotwanttohavetorepaintwhentheyleavethehouse.Beyondhomewalls,Unpaintopens

uppossibilitiesforseasonaldecorations.Forthosewholovetochangetheirdecorationforholidays,theycanuse

Unpainttoturntheirkid'sroomintoaseasonalwonderland.Walls,furniture,andevenwindowscanbepaintedfor

theseasonandeffortlesslyreturnedtotheiroriginalstate.

12.HowwasUnpaintcreated?

A.Byworkingwithinternationalscientists.B.Bystudyingtraditionalpaintingmethods.

C.Byresearchingrenewablebuildingmaterials.D.Byimprovingexistingplant-basedpolymers.

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13.WhatmakesUnpaintdifferentfromregularpaint?

A.Itabsorbsintocomerseasily.B.Itdriesintoaremovablefilm.

C.Itneedsspecialtoolstoapply.D.Itfeaturesfewercolorchoices.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"boon"inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Problem.B.Deal.C.Topic.D.Benefit.

15.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Unpaint,agreataccidentalcreationB.Glasstommer,amagicreusablepaint

C.GlasstInnovation,aspecialcompanyD.Botero,aninventorchangingourlife

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Rememberthelasttimeyouspentsometimealone?Anditdoesn'tincludethetimewhenyouaresendinga

writtenmessageonyoursmartphoneorcheckingoutsomeone'spicturesonanysocialnetworkingsite.16

Ifshard,isn'tit?

Manisasocialanimal,andofcoursewecannotlivealone,butsometimeswejustneedabreakfrom

everything.And,thatissurelynotabadthing.Lonelinessisbad,butwantingtospendsomelonetimeonceina

whileisnot.17Forexample,itcreateschancesforyoutointrospect（反?。?Whenyouarealone,youcan

introspect,understandwhatyoureallywantinlife,betruetoyourfeelings,andmakedecisionswithoutbeing

influencedbyothers.

18Doyoufeelpuzzledaboutwhattodo?It'sgoodtoaskpeopleforadvice,butfinallyit'sgoingtobe

yourdecision.Takesometimeoff,goforalongwalkorarun,andyou'llfindtheansweryou'vebeenlookingfor.

19Moreimportantly,itwillhelpyouenjoythelittlethingsthatyouneverrealizedmattered.

Whenyou'realone,youcandowhatyouwanttodoasyouwon'tbeafraidofbeingjudgedbysomeoneelse.

20Actually,happinessstartswithYOU,notwithyourrelationships,yourjob,oryourmoney,butonlywith

you!

A.Isyourmindcaughtupinaproblem?

B.Justbeingalone,notlonelybutalone.

C.Andthiswillmakeyoufeelveryhappy.

D.Canwemakegooduseofouralonetime?

ESostayingalonecanhelpyouclearyourhead.

F.Doingsportsalsohelpsremovethesenseofloneliness.

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G.Infact,spendingsometimealonecanhelpyouinmanyways.

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閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

ItwasthefirstdayofhighschoolforEmily.Asshewalkedtoschool,Emilyfeltnervous.Shehadheard

21fromherolderbrothersabouthowworryinghighschoolcouldbe,andshewasafraidshewouldn't

22.Butassoonasshearrivedoncampus,her23wereputtorest.Shesaw24facesfromher

middleschoolandsoonmadenewfriendswithstudentsinherclasses.

HerfirstclassofthedaywasEnglish,andEmilywasexcitedto25hernewteacher,Mr.Johnson.As

Mr.Johnsonenteredtheclassroom,Emilycouldseetheenthusiasm（熱情）inhiseyes.Hebeganto26

himselfandthenaskedeachstudenttostandupandsharesomethingaboutthemselves.Emilylistenedasher

classmates27theirhobbiesandinterests,andwasinspiredbytheirdiversity（多樣性）.Whenitwasherturn,

Emilystoodupand28introducedherself.Butasshespoke,shegraduallygained29.Shewashappy

tobeinthisnew30.

Therestofthedayflewby.Emilywentfromclasstoclass,learningabouthistory,science,andmath.Shewas

31byherteachers5knowledge,andshefoundherself32therestoftheschoolyear.

Thatday,she33thathighschoolwasn'tasfrighteningasshethoughtitwouldbe.Shewasexcited

aboutwhatthe34held.Sheknewthatshehadalottolearn,butshewas35forthechallenges.

21.A.tipsB.storiesC.lessonsD.reports

22.A.changeB.escapeC.adaptD.prove

23.A.viewsB.fearsC.dreamsD.goals

24.A.familiarB.seriousC.childishD.honest

25.A.praiseB.meetC.thankD.help

26.A.remindB.educateC.introduceD.comfort

27.A.admiredB.managedC.plannedD.shared

28.A.nervouslyB.differentlyC.slowlyD.secretly

29.A.pressureB.experienceC.confidenceD.attention

30.A.habitB.environmentC.directionD.fashion

31.A.confusedB.impressedC.surroundedD.disappointed

32.A.longingforB.makingupC.goingthroughD.givingup

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33.A.doubtedB.rememberedC.explainedD.realized

34.A.decisionB.ruleC.luckD.future

35.A.readyB.sorryC.