11．　　Some students expect to be (1)       for their four years at university. Now, they are receiving uncomfortable "wake-up calls". Lazy students at big universities like Peking and Fudan are being asked to (2)      the university quickly. It used to be common in China that once you entered a university, you were sure to graduate and university life would become (3)       . It's true that during junior and senior high schools, you have to do lots of exercises or take weekly tests. At university, there is not much homework but you must pass mid-terms and finals. And universities require you (4)       tasks, such as articles, on time. In the past, many universities would be (5)       about these requirements. You would be allowed to take an easier one again (6)       you failed an exam. However, some universities think it doesn't help the students (7)       them to leave the university no smarter than when they entered. It also makes the diploma (文凭) less valuable and hurts the (8)       of the university. Most students (9)       get more knowledge rather than live an easier life as well. There is no "easy" way to get knowledge (10)       through hard work.

12．　　It's a hot time for Chinese language learning around the world. If you have no time to go to school, don't worry. There are some online courses for Chinese language learners.

13．　　During ancient times, people didn't have much to enjoy themselves. However, they came up with interesting games to play in their free time.
　　Kicking stone balls is also called Cuqiu. It started during Spring and Autumn period. It was played in winter to keep warm in the northern part of China. It became a popular game which was played for entertainment in the whole country during the Tang Dynasty.
　　Hide-and-seek first started in the Tang Dynasty, it became a traditional game especially for children. There are two ways to play:covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to play a trick on him or her, more commonly, others hide and one child must try to find them.
　　Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites started during Spring and Autumn period. At that time, they were made of wood, instead of paper. The three most famous kites are Beijing kites, Tianjin kites and Weifang kites. Now more and more people become interested in flying kites. There's even an international kite festival in Weifang every year. People all over the world compete in kite flying.
　　The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. The artists control puppets (木偶) behind the screen and tell stories to the music.

14．　　Do you have a dream? Can you hold on to your dream no matter what happens?
　　There was once a company in the United States. It announced that it would offer a large amount of money to anyone who could find a white marigold (金盏花).
　　Sandy was a fan of flowers. When she first heard the company's announcement, she got very excited. She thought she could grow her own white marigolds. But her children doubted her. Most marigolds are either golden or brown. It is very hard to find a white one, after all. What was worse, she knew nothing about seed genetics (遗传学). So her dream of growing white marigolds was just that — a dream.
　　Still, she worked to make it happen. She planted some common marigold seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigolds bloomed, she chose one of the flowers and took its seeds. She planted these seeds and waited another year for them to bloom.
　　Day after day, year after year, through years, her life changed. Her husband died, her children moved away, and many other things happened. But her dream to grow white marigolds remained strong in her heart. Finally, after 20 years, she went out to her garden and found a marigold that was not just white — it was as white as the purest (纯洁的) snow. Sandy, more than 80 years old, sent 100 white marigold seeds along with her letter to the company for nothing but a dream.

15．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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．(选项中有一项为多余选项．)
　　People say that "travel is the best teacher" and there is no better example of this idea than the Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake. Born into a wealthy family, Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel. (1)       He had to manage the family farm and take care of his 60-year-old mother as tradition required.
　　(2)       Understanding her son's love of travel and valuing the knowledge he could get from such experiences, this modern-thinking woman refused to keep her son at home. (3)       So at the age of twenty and with his mother's support, Xu set off for the first time, leaving behind his mother and his new wife. He would repeat this goodbye each year for most of the next 30 years.
　　(4)       This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world. During his life, he travelled throughout the Ming kingdom, carefully studying the lands he passed through and recording his experiences and many discoveries in a diary, which became the book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake.
　　When his diary was finally printed years after his death, much of it had been destroyed or lost. (5)       It not only encourages a love for travelling among Chinese people but provides important scientific information about the country's land and geography.

16．阅读下面的短文, 在短文空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式, 使短文的意思完整．将所填答案填写在答题卡相应题号的横线上．
　　Have you ever picked strawberries yourself?They look nice, but even light (1)      ( press) can make them out of shape. So you have to be very careful when (2)      (pick) them. Nowadays, there are many children who are just (3)       strawberries. They break down (4)      (easy) when they face difficulties. These children (5)       (name) strawberry kids. On the one hand, many of them are the only child in their family. Their parents do almost everything for them in their daily life. They hardly ever get criticized at home and always feel good about (6)       (they). On the other hand, many schools care more about (7)       (student) grades. However, they don't pay much attention to (8)       (develop) their personalities. As a result, students get satisfying grades (9)       they are not strong enough in mental. When they have trouble in life, they always feel sad and begin to doubt their own abilities. So young people should learn how (10)      (become) strong mentally.

22．中考在即, 你的好友Linling 沉迷于刷抖音(Browse TikTok), 每天除了刷抖音对任何事都提不起兴趣, 上课无心听讲也不能完成家庭作业, 学习直线下降, 你看在眼里, 急在心里, 作为好朋友, 请你给Linling写一封信, 动之以情, 晓之以理, 劝她正确处理学习和娱乐的关系．
要点提示:
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B. 结合Linling的情况详细阐述刷抖音的利弊．
C. 简要给出合理化建议和帮助．
要求:
1. 行文连贯, 条理清晰, 语句通顺, 语法正确, 书写规范;
2. 词数:90词左右, 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或校名．
Dear Linling,
　　As your good friend, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
　　Hope everything will be better with you.
Yours,
Xiaoxiao