11．　　One day a professor entered the classroom and told the students they would have a test right away. Then the professor (1)       the exam papers. But the students were confused (迷惑的) because there was nothing but just a black dot (点) in the center of the (2)      . The professor noticed their facial expressions and told them, "I want you to write about what you see there."
　　Although still confused, the students started writing. At the end of the class, the professor took all the answer sheets (答题纸) and started (3)       the answers in front of the students. All of them (4)       the black dot and tried to explain its position and something like that. After the professor finished reading, the whole class was (5)      .
　　The (6)       began to explain, "Don't worry. I am not going to give you grades for this. I just want you to think about something. Here (7)       focused on the black dot instead of the white paper. It is the same as what we do in our lives. The white paper is just like our whole life and the black dot is the problems we face every day. We just care too much about things like a lack of (缺乏) money for beautiful clothes, but we (8)       see that these problems are very small compared to our whole life. We should remember that there are more (9)       things in life."
　　We all live only once. (10)       we should focus attention on the truly valuable things.

12．阅读下面的图表, 完成下面几个小题．
　　The chart below shows the different types of transportation people used to go to work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.

13．　　There are many beautiful train lines around the world. Here are three that are worth travelling.

14．　　On February 20, 2021, Jasmine Harrison became the youngest woman to row (划艇) alone across the Atlantic Ocean. It took the 21-year-old swimming teacher just over 70 days to do it.
　　Ms. Harrison, who's from England, didn't have much experience in rowing long distances (距离). She got the idea three years ago when she happened to be in Antigua.
　　There she saw the end of the 2017 Talisket Whisky Atlantic Challenge. "I just thought, I want to do this so I'm going to do it." she said.
　　Every year, rowers taking part in the Atlantic Campaign set out from the Canary Islands in December and row about 4, 800 kilometers across the Atlantic. Some row in teams of two, three or four. Others, like Ms. Harrison, row by themselves.
　　It wasn't easy. Every day, Ms. Harrison would row for about 12 hours. She rowed about 20, 000 strokes (划) a day.
　　Ms. Harrison had a smart phone that allowed her to talk with family and friends every day. She had other company along the way. She saw lots of sea life, including some whales. For several days, she was followed by a small group dolphins (海豚). "I was in their environment," she said. "It was just amazing."
　　There was danger, too. Twice, her boat was turned over in the night by large waves. She hurt her elbow quite badly. Another time, she nearly ran into a ship.
　　Somehow, she kept going. Finally, on February 20, after 70 days, 3 hours and 48 minutes, she reached Antigua — the end of the journey. Ms. Harrison's rowing has made her the youngest woman ever to row alone across the Atlantic. Before, that record was held by Kaitie Spotz from the USA, who crossed the Atlantic was a 22-year-old in 2010.

15．　　Computers, smartphones, and other machines are the perfect servants. They always do what they are "told". We usually "tell" them to do things by using a mouse or keyboard. But what if we could just talk to them normally and tell them what to do?
　　This type of technology, known as voice control or voice recognition (识别), has been shown in films and TV shows since the 1960s. The TV show Star Trek showed some spaceships which could reply to human voice commands (命令). The film 2001:A Space Odyssey showed a computer that human astronauts could talk to. It was mainly used to play chess and repair the astronauts' spaceship.
　　On the other hand, real-world voice recognition is used for more everyday tasks. For example, Apple and Amazon made two pieces of voice recognition software (软件). They can be asked to do many things, such as setting alarms and playing music and so on.
　　One of the nice things about voice recognition is that it can be used when we're on the go. When you're driving a car or walking down the street, it's not convenient or even dangerous to pick up your smartphone and type away on the keyboard. Voice recognition allows you to focus on whatever you're doing at the moment while still doing other tasks.
　　Speech recognition software is also helpful to deaf people. It can be used to "listen" to spoken words and turn them into text that deaf people can read. Some speech recognition software can even hear words spoken in one language and then translate them into another language.

16．　　It is said that the eyes are the windows to our soul. (1)       Your eyes need everyday attention.
　　First, you have to pay more attention to your diet (饮食). (2)       It's good for your eyes. Also, a regular amount of vitamins A and B2 should also be taken.
　　Second, you must have regular and enough sleep. This relaxes the eye muscles and gives them the rest they need. Sleep can help the body repair its tired tissue (组织). (3)       Loss of sleep can give you dark circles under your eyes.
　　(4)       Blink (眨眼) your eyes at regular periods to keep your eyes moist (湿润的).
　　Last, you should treat your eyes correctly. For example, if you get something in your eyes, don't start rubbing (揉) it. Rubbing is harmful to your eyes. Don't read or write in poor or bright sunlight because sunlight can cause eye tiredness. (5)       Too much reading, writing, watching television or working on a computer can also cause eye tiredness, so rest is required.

17．　　Jane was not a confident girl before, because she was fat and others often laughed at her. As a result, Jane became very shy. She was scared to say hello to strangers. She was afraid to ask simple questions and speak loud in front of others. It seemed that she felt afraid of everything in her life. She used to believe that she would be like this all her life.
　　But one day, her friend Paul's words changed her mind. He encouraged Jane to change herself. He said, "If you can give it a try, you will have a chance to make a change. But if you never try, your life is only going to get worse." Jane was deeply touched by what Paul said. She thought, "Why not have a try?After all, I had nothing to lose."
　　The first thing Jane did was lose weight. She had a strict diet and did exercise every day. After 6 months, she lost 90 pounds. This taught her that she could change herself.
　　A few months later, Jane heard about a speech competition at her university. She plucked up (鼓起) the courage to sign up for the competition. For the first time, she was able to share her story and speak loud in front of many people. In the end, she got a big prize!
　　After the competition, Jane made a to-do list and started changing rapidly. She tried her best to finish the things on the list one by one. When working on them, she became more and more confident.
　　Jane was still making progress now. And she will never stop.

18．A: Hi, Rose. Do you like travelling around the world?
B: Yes, I do. I like travelling to different places. I was on vacation last month.
A: (1)      ?
B: I went to Beijing on vacation. It is one of the most famous cities that I have ever known.
A:Yeah, Beijing is the capital of China. Did you go anywhere special there?
B: (2)      . I went to the Great Wall with some Chinese friends.
A: (3)      ?
B: It is wonderful. As far as I know, there are no other man-made objects as big as this. It is the longest wall in the world.
A: Wow, that's amazing! (4)      ?
B: Everything tasted really good! There was lots of delicious food in Beijing. And I bought some Beijing duck for my parents.
A: That sounds great! (5)      ?
B: I have been there for ten days.
A: Did everyone have a good time?
B: Yes. Everything was excellent.

19．从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空, 使短文完整、通顺.

　　My best friend Ally and I spend a few hours of our time every week as volunteers for Buddy Ball. It is a (1)       that helps disabled kids do sports and make new friends.
　　So (2)       does a buddy (伙伴) do? At the moment, I am a buddy for an eleven﹣year﹣old boy called Tom. He is in a wheelchair and is a good basketball player, but just like any kid, it makes (3)       upset when he misses a shot or makes a bad pass. He starts to cry and doesn't want to play. (4)       he even wants to give up. So, as his buddy, I (5)       him. Now we're working on our basketball skills together. It is great to see how he has improved and he doesn't get upset so (6)      .
　　Ally is a buddy (7)       Clara, a kid with very few language skills. She is also a bit wild!She likes running away. Ally has learned how to work with Clara and to get her to join the games. Now she loves baseball and has more (8)      . Next week she's playing in a team. Her parents are truly happy about Buddy Ball and they say that Clara has become more confident and sociable since she (9)       Buddy Ball.
　　Buddy Ball is a great chance for everyone! Differences disappear and we realize that we're all just kids loving sports. I love volunteering for Buddy Ball (10)       I know I'm doing something meaningful!

20．勤俭节约是中华民族的传统美德．为了弘扬这种传统美德, 杜绝浪费, 学校开展以"勤俭节约从我做起"为主题的演讲比赛．假如你是李华, 请你根据以下要点提示, 写一篇英文演讲稿参赛．
要点:
1. 生活中常见的浪费现象;(至少3条)
2. 你的建议;(至少3条)
3. 发出号召．
参考词汇:thrift n. 节约;virtue n. 美德;waste n. 浪费;save v. 节省;tap n. 水龙头
要求:
1. 短文须包含要点提示中的所有信息, 可适当发挥;
2. 词数:80左右(短文开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数);
3. 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名和地名．

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　　Today I'd like to talk about thrift. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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