C. To argue the importance of firefighting work.
D. To introduce the skills of putting out fires in the wild.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。 .
Why Leaving Your Comfort Zone Gives You a Chance to Grow All of us want to be comfortable. Whether it comes from a warm apartment, a stable job or financial freedom, we feel safe in our familiar surroundings. While there’s nothing wrong with feeling comfortable, there are also many surprising benefits of being uncomfortable. Here are the details.
It pushes us to our limits
16.____________We become faster and more creative as we deal with problems. When we realize we don’t have a choice but to succeed，we are more determined and stronger. It forces us to move on
Whether it’s a personal or a professional problem, discomfort forces us to move forward. When facing certain challenges, we have two options: remain stagnant (停滞不前的）or move on. 17. ____________Discomfort is not pleasant, but it accelerates our growing process. It makes us stronger
When we take ourselves out of that comfortable place, we will experience the highs and lows of our life. This might seem exhausting, but it’s also beneficial. 18. ____________ It makes us have new experiences
All new experiences are learning opportunities. 19. ____________We grow wiser and gradually have the ability to make correct decisions that bring us closer to achieving our goals. 20. ____________
The more we expose ourselves to discomfort, the more directions we’ll have. Facing discomfort means we have the opportunity to figure out exactly what we want in life. We can choose any direction we wish on the basis of those situations that may have been uncomfortable at first. A. It helps us find directions. B. It makes us more confident.
C. We become more aware of what we will do in the future.
D. We can pick up some knowledge and new skills from the experiences. E. From every learning experience we become stronger and more confident. F. Only when we decide to focus on the latter do we grow and get improved.
G. Facing the unknown allows us to challenge ourselves and accomplish things we thought impossible.
第一节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Having high self-esteem (自尊）enables us to live an active life of security and self-respect. Having low self-esteem forces us to live an anxious life of doubt and insecurity. 21 low self-esteem is what I have had to 22 for much of my life. My parents played 23 roles in my upbringing (教育）and I loved them dearly. My dad was a very
successful businessman, strong-willed, determined, and 24 so he expected only the best 25 me. He always focused on my 26 performance and demanded top-notch (拔尖的）grades, as I was in high school. 27 I was in fact a good student, an accomplished pianist and an editor of the school newspaper, I was 28 good enough in his eyes. My mom educated me in a different way. She not only cared about my grades but also 29 other aspects of my development. She gave me little 30 unlike my father. Every time I made progress, she always 31 me. Her words, to great degree, made my feelings of 32 from my dad go away. With my mother’s help, I eventually 33 myself and gradually started to feel confident about myself. It is not 34 to go from a state of anxiety
most of the time to a state of 35 ! Having high self-esteem, I have discovered I am a person of 36 and that I have a lot to give to myself and others. Although my path is 37 from what was expected of me by my dad, I believe my life is filled with love,faith, fulfillment, giving and gratitude.
For those who are 38 the similar struggles that I have been through, please 39 that you are worthy. You should live a positive life that 40 self-respect and self-love. If you don’t give up on yourself, you’ll certainly have a bright future.
21. A. Usually B. Obviously C. Unfortunately D. Gradually 22. A. look out B. take notice of C. adapt to D. battle with 23. A. major B. small C. common D. clear 24. A. kind B. friendly C. strict D. helpful 25. A. to B. with C. for D. from 26； A. moral B. academic C. physical D. athletic 27. A. Since B. Though C. If D. Because 28. A. never B. always C. often D. even 29. A. was aware of B. paid attention to C. took charge of D. was particular about
30. A. command B. controlC： guidance D. pressure 31. A. advised B. directed C. encouraged D. criticized 32. A. anxiety B. regret C. ignorance D. relief 33. A. improved B. accepted C. praised D. benefited 34. A. funny B. strange C. easy D. important 35. A. safety B. peace C. seriousness D. tension 36. A. respect B. worth C. achievement D. belief 37. A. different B. perfect C. limited D. regular
38. A. doing B. realizing C. watching D. experiencing 39. A. guess B. believe C. suppose D. consider 40. A. includesB. ignores C. supports D. wins
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
For 26 years, Tess Heidelberger’s wedding dress was sitting in a dusty box in her basement next to her Christmas decorations. She felt it was 41.______waste, and then thought of her plain Christmas tree skirt on the top of the Christmas decorations. So she came up 42. ______an idea of putting the two of 43. ______ (they) together, and wanted to turn part of her wedding gown(长袍）
into a tree skirt.
Tess, 44. ______ (live) in Mauldin, purchased the wedding dress in 1989, 45. ______had all the features of 80s bridal style. She got married the following year. Her daughters had no interest in wearing it as they felt it was 46. ______ (complete) out-of-date. So Tess made a 47. ______ (decide) to make the dress an art project.
She got a pair of scissors and a bottle of glue (胶水)and got to work. All she needed to buy were some pretty ribbons to cover the glue, because she already had a plain Christmas tree skirt 48. ______ (put) underneath the wedding dress. When everything was ready, she pinned the wedding dress skirt on the plain Christmas tree skirt until it was the way she liked. Then she 49. ______ (decorate) the dress skirt.
In all, Tess only spent an hour completing it. She was very pleased with the 50. ______ (finish) product.
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌 写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 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:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
This year, our school call on us students to make good use of our time and
do socially practice in the holiday. I found a job in the small restaurant. I
thought it would be easy, so actually it turned out to be hard. I spent on the
whole morning washing dishes and setting tables. I didn, t have lunch until
two pm. After lunch, I immediately set to work again, do the same things until
11pm. I worked more than ten hour every day! However, after days of work,
you have come to understand the value of hard work. I’ve also realized
what difficult it is for my parents to support our family. Therefore, I am
now determined study hard to repay my parents.
第二节书面表达(满分25分）
假设你是北京某中学学生李华，你的英国好友Alex来信说近期要来北京旅游两天，希望你做他的向导，并给他提出旅游建议。请你根据以下要点给他写一封回信： 1. 表明写信目的；
2. 北京两日游的行程安排；
3. 表示祝愿。 注意： .
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结尾已为你写出，不计入总词数。 Dear Alex,
I，m glad to learn from your letter that you’re going to pay a visit to Beijing recently. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely, Li Hua
参考答案
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