逆境和勇气(1)

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第一部分  閱读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  （共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Nick Vujicic is a great speaker， born in Melbourne， Australia on the 4th of December， 1982. He has no arms and legs. There is no medical explanation for it. In school， he was the first disabled child to be integrated into the Australian school system. He was laughed at， avoided and not included on purpose from games. At age 6， Nick tried some prosthetics（义肢） but they were more of restriction than aid because they limited his movement. Apparently， he had learnt how to do some things without them. Unfortunately， he severely battled with depression at age 8. He felt he would always be a burden for the rest of his life. These thoughts made his prospects in life a fantasy.

When he was 10， though his home was a refuge from the external storms， he couldnt manage to deal with the rejections he faced outside. Then he tried to drown himself， but the love he had for his parents discouraged him from doing so. Nick had his Bachelors degree in Commerce at Griffith University. One day， his mum noticed his situation affected his life and decided to show him a newspaper article that featured a man that had a severe disability， much more than Nicks.

From that moment on， Nick Vujicic became grateful for life. He also said he found peace after he got his relationship with himself. Although he couldnt make some things happen easily， he believed it was not what you had but what you did with it. Therefore， he frequently tells himself he is not afraid to fail or try again. Today， he writes up to 43 words per minute， can throw tennis balls， play the drums， get a glass of water and also answer a phone call.

1. What can we know about Nick from paragraph 1？

A. His disability is due to a genetic problem.

B. He had a good time with his schoolmates.

C. He suffered from depression at the age of 8.

D. His prosthetics gave assistance with his movement.

2. What is a key turning point in Nicks belief？

A. Knowing about a figure in an article.

B. His undergraduate graduation.

C. Getting his parents encouragement.

D. The care from his mother.

3. What is Nicks present belief in his life？

A. Being grateful to his parents.

B. Facing the society bravely.

C. Being content with his present life.

D. Being determined to achieve his goal.

B

I was just a boy. And he was just my dad.

It was in the 1950s. We were a small family. My parents were attentive， caring and devoted to one another. Then suddenly， when I was 9， half of my safe and comfortable world disappeared. Dad died that morning. It was a heart attack.

A child wants to know why such things should happen. For a child， however， there can be no satisfying answers. But growing up， I gradually began to learn more about my dad.

He had grown up in a large family on the family farm. When war broke out in 1939， he joined the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. He was 31 then. He was sent overseas to southern England， where Canadian soldiers continued training while waiting for a call to action. During that time， he used his occasional week long leaves to visit Scotland. There he met my mother， and they married in April， 1942. I remember that Dad often had to go up to the veterans（退伍軍人的） hospital in Winnipeg each year. It was because of something about his heart.

Many years later， I became more curious about his wartime and post war experience， hoping it would help me know who he was. I sent a request to the National Archives for his post war medical records. One day I came home from work to find a thick package at my door. It was more than 800 pages of my dads medical records. I was overwhelmed.

So here was my dads story， which I hadnt fully known.

This was a dad who survived years of cold conditions and lack of food in a prisoner of war（POW） camp in Poland. This was a dad who survived death marches in the cold

winter of 1945， as the Germans paraded （游街示众） their POWs around the

countryside. This was a dad who spent 391 days in the hospital after the war. It was why he died at 50， leaving his wife and two sons behind.

As a child， I could never understand why he would leave me. As an adult， I can now forgive him for having done so. But I cant forgive war itself for the losses it caused， not only on the men and women who actively serve but on the generations yet to be born.

4. What can we learn about the authors father？

A. He opposed war in all forms.

B. He married before going overseas.

C. He had to check his heart regularly after the war.

D. He was forced to join the army at 31.

5. How did the author feel after reading the medical records？

A. Surprised and annoyed.

B. Confused and worried.

C. Inspired and relieved.

D. Shocked and heartbroken.

6. Why did the author forgive his father at last？

A. He was persuaded by his brother to do so.

B. He understood what his father had gone through.

C. He remembered his fathers care for him.

D. He experienced the same pain as his father had had.

7. What does the author want to convey from the text？

A. Soldiers deserve our respect.

B. A strong body means everything.

C. War brings disastrous pain for generations.

D. A fathers love is important for a family.

C

My high school life has been filled with many ups and downs， whether it was social or academic. Even though my current high school was not my first choice， I never regret ted attending Southside High School. “Since you have chosen it， then it is the best for you，”

said my parents.

Up until the junior year I did not realize my capabilities（能力） as a student. Being in the IB Program， I was told that my junior year would be the toughest in all the years of high school. With this “little” piece of information， I walked into my junior year， scared of my grades. As weeks went by， I started to believe that the junior year was not as hard as everyone had said， but I was wrong. My grades were rapidly declining（下降） and by the end of the first term I had had five Cs in seven of my classes！I could not believe

it—I did not want to believe it. I tried my best to get my grades up myself without any help from anyone， but my pride just made my grades worse. And I had to miss out on one of the most important speech and debate competitions all year： States. I was heartbroken. I realized that I could not survive my junior year on my own， so I had to get help fast.

Once I got help from a tutor， my grades went from Cs， Ds， and even some Fs， to nothing but As and Bs. I slowly started to gain my confidence back in all of my classes and even myself. By the time the third and fourth quarter came around， I had been on the honor roll twice， and I was receiving awards from speeches and debates， tennis and school.

Southside High School has taught me to always keep my head up and never give up on myself no matter what life throws at me. I am proud to be a Southside Tiger.

8. What can we learn from the first paragraph？

A. The author always thought Southside High School was the best.

B. The authors parents persuaded her into attending Southside High School.

C. The author has met many challenges since she attended high school.

D. Life has become easier since the author came to Southside High School.

9. How did the author feel when she walked into her junior year？

A. Excited.      B. Worried.      C. Curious.      D. Uninterested.

10. Why was the authors study worse and worse？

A. She didnt work hard enough.

B. She didnt ask others for help because of pride.

C. She missed many important speeches.

D. No one would like to help her.

11. What important lesson has the author learned at Southside High School？

A. Students should face challenges bravely.

B. Students should be careful in choosing school.

C. Students should be proud of their school.

D. Students should better learn from others.

D

Schoolchildren across the United Kingdom will learn how to fend off loneliness. Former British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed the first“minister of loneliness”.Her administration released an 84 page plan detailing the actions it would take to prevent loneliness. Starting in primary school， students will have lessons in “relationship education”.

The Brigham Young University psychologist Julianne Holt Lunstad， one of the foremost scholars on loneliness in the United States， warns that the US has a significant loneliness problem of its own and that schools desperately need to follow the UKs lead and include preventive measures into their lessons.

Indeed， according to a recent report by the health care company Cigna， nearly half of adults in the US reported feeling alone. Marriage rates and religious participation rates are also dropping and both are risk factors for social isolation and loneliness. The prevalence（普遍） of loneliness seems to be especially acute among young adults. One study

found that Americans aged 21 to 30 reported feeling lonely twice as many days as adults aged 50 to 70. Studies suggest loneliness results in a variety of health issues， such as decreased immunity to viral infections， poor sleep， and cardiovascular （心血管的） issues.

The ideal school curriculum（課程） for teaching loneliness prevention would target social isolation as well as the cognitive processes that make people feel lonely. “Recognizing that its something that we need to take seriously for our health is a primary and critical step，” Holt Lunstad says. She advocates a sort of “social education” that would be put into the existing health education curriculum to teach students how to build and maintain friendships and relationships.

12. How does Holt Lunstad find the loneliness problem in the United States？

A. It is not serious and easy to deal with.

B. It is serious and needs measures to control.

C. It is not as serious as that in the United Kingdom.

D. It is more serious than it is in the United Kingdom.

13. What does the underlined word “acute” in paragraph 3 probably mean？

A. Popular. B. Average. C. Severe. D. Frequent.

14. What result may loneliness cause？

A. Poor sleep.

B. Higher religious participation rates.

C. Lower marriage rates.

D. Increased immunity to viral infections.

15. What is the best title for the text？

A. Finding the cause of loneliness

B. Learning to fight loneliness at school

C. Loneliness—the cause of many health problems

D. Loneliness—a serious problem in modern society

第二節 （共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Many people think that positive thinking is mostly about keeping ones head in the sand and ignoring daily problems， trying to look optimistic. In reality， it has more to do with the way an individual talks to himself. Self talk is a constant stream of thoughts of a person， who is often unaware and uncertain of some events， phenomena， people， or even the person himself.    16    Meanwhile， positive thinking can help to stop negative self talks and start to form a positive view on an issue. People who regularly practise positive thinking tend to solve problems more effectively. They are less exposed to stress caused by external factors. They tend to believe in themselves and in what they do.

17    People who think positively demonstrate increased life spans， lower rates of depression and anxiety， better physical and psychological health， and reduced risks of death from heart problems. Positive thinking also contributes to ones ability to deal with problems and hardships.    18    For example， researchers have found that in the case of a crisis accompanied by strong emotions， such as a natural disaster， positive thinking can provide a sort of buffer against depression and anxiety. Resilient people who think positively tend to treat every problem as a challenge， a chance for improvement of any kind， or as an opportunity for personal growth. Pessimists， on the contrary， tend to perceive problems as a source of additional stress.    19

In conclusion， positive thinking is a powerful and effective tool for dealing with hard times and improving the quality of ones life. It doesnt have anything to do with ignorant optimism when an individual refuses to notice a problem.    20

Thinking in a positive， self encouraging way brings about many benefits to ones physical and mental health.

A. It doesnt cause any severe emotional discomfort， either.

B. Negative self talk damages self confidence and decreases self respect.

C. It helps one to remain clear headed and confident in difficult situations.

D. Positive thinking has several beneficial effects on the body and the mind.

E. As thinking changes， an individuals behaviour and habits change as well.

F. They often offer a real alternative to the common and regular way of thinking.

G. They often feel discouraged long before trying to solve the problem， even if small.

第二部分 語言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

On Nov. 18， 1995， Itzhak Perlman， a violinist， came on stage to give a concert.

If you have ever been to a Perlman concert， you will know that getting on stage is no

21    achievement for him. He was stricken with polio as a child， and so he walks

22    two crutches. The audience sits quietly while he    23    his way across the stage to his chair and begins his play.

But this time， something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars， one of the strings on his violin broke. We thought that he would have to stop the concert. But he didnt.    24   ， he waited a moment， closed his eyes and then    25    the conductor to begin again.

The orchestra began and he played with such    26    and such power and such purity as we had never heard before. Of course， anyone knows that it is    27    to play a harmonious work with just three strings. I know that， and you know that， but that night Itzhak Perlman    28    to know that.

When he finished， there was an awesome    29    in the room. And then people rose and cheered. There was an extraordinary outburst of    30    from every corner of the auditorium. He smiled， wiped the sweat from his brow and then he said in a quiet and

31    tone， “You know， sometimes it is the artists task to find out how much music he can still make    32    what he has left. This powerful    33    has stayed in my mind ever since I heard it. And who knows？ Perhaps that is the    34    of life—not just for artists but for all of us， our task in this shaky， fast changing， bewildering world    35    we live is to make music， at first with all that we have， and then， when that is no longer possible， to make music with what we have left.”

21. A. creative        B. extraordinary        C. small          D. apparent

22. A. in favour of    B. with the aid of      C. in terms of      D. under the guidance of

23. A. breaks          B. gets                C. puts                D. makes

24. A. Then          B. Therefore          C. Instead           D. Later

25. A. signaled        B. advised            C. told                 D. asked

26. A. passion        B. disappointment      C. amazement  D. happiness

27. A. insignificant      B. impossible          C. inevitable        D. uncommon

28. A. got            B. failed              C. refused            D. hesitated

29. A. criticism        B. clap              C. cheer           D. silence

30. A. applause        B. laugh              C. movement        D. cry

31. A. fascinating      B. depressing        C. embarrassed    D. sacred

32. A. by              B. with              C. in           D. on

33. A. lecture          B. line              C. expression      D. lesson

34. A. value          B. importance        C. definition      D. inspiration

35. A. which          B. what              C. that           D. where

第二節 （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。

The then 46 year old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaled （攀登） the 36.          （high） peak in the world from the Nepal side， becoming the first blind man in Asia to climb Mount Qomolangma.

“No matter whether youre 37.          （serious） disabled or normal， whether you have lost your eyesight or you have no legs or hands， it doesnt matter as long as you have 38.           strong mind. You can always complete a thing that other people say you cant，” Zhang said.

Born in southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing， Zhang lost his sight at the age of 21. He 39.          （inspire） by Erik Weihenmayer， a blind American mountaineer 40.

scaled Mount Qomolangma in 2001， and began training 41.           the help of his mou ntain guide friend Qiang Zi.

Eventually， Zhang 42.          （complete） the feat （壮举） on May 24， 2021 along with three mountain 43.          （guide）， and returned to the base camp on Thursday， May 27.

“I was still very scared， because I couldnt see where I was walking at that time. I had no ability 44.          （balance） myself， either. So sometimes I would fall，” said Zhang. “But I kept 45.          （reflect） because even though it was hard， I had to face

those difficulties. This is one component of climbing. There are difficulties and dangers and this is the meaning of climbing.”

第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （满分15分）

每个人的成长之路都不会一帆风顺，每个人都需要坚持不懈地努力才能实现目标。请你在英语征文大赛中投稿，讲述自己或他人的相关经历。内容包括：

1. 克服困难的过程;

2. 你的感悟。

注意：

1. 词数80左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Perseverance leads to success

第二节  （满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My wife， Megan， and I went out to dinner with an old friend who we had not seen in a while. There had been some talk of COVID 19 on the news， but it was early in the outbreak and people were still going about their daily routines. Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly fine， we took precautions（预防）： We washed our hands with soap， did not share food and had no significantly close contact.

A few days later， our friend called and told us that she had tested positive for the coronavirus. She had felt some mild symptoms （癥状） for a day or so after that dinner and was able to be tested because she is a doctor. On the following day， I started to feel a little tired. I decided to stay in the master bedroom away from the rest of my family. The next morning， I woke up with a 39 degree fever. That was when we realized that I might have caught the virus from our friend.

At once， Megan called our states coronavirus hotline， who then called in our primary care doctor and the head of our local hospital systems coronavirus team. We explained that we had been in contact with someone who had been tested positive， and I was having symptoms. They quickly permitted me to receive a test at an urgent care center located five minutes drive from my house. The result made my heart sink—I was also tested positive， and the local hospital wasnt equipped with the facilities to treat my disease. As a mild case， I was recommended to stay at home and quarantine （隔离） myself.

Following the doctors advice， Megan and I quarantined ourselves and our children. With my severe symptoms， I started isolation in the bedroom， and the only interaction I had with Megan was when she brought in food. Megan slept on a small couch in our home office away from the kids rooms. She also minimized her contact with our kids in case she was carrying the virus.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

Paragraph 1：

We decided to call everyone we had been in contact with over the course of the past week.

Paragraph 2：

Though worried about the seriousness of the virus， I knew I had to be brave.