A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.
I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and hit a softball. I didn’t do either well. He later informed me that I was “not athletic”.
The idea that I was “not athletic” stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!
The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!
At mile 3, I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!”
By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt severely. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.
By mile 21, I was starving!
As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.
I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. Actually, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a “marathon winner”.
1.The author referred to his experience in the 7th year to ________.
A.treasure his precious old days B.prove his inability in sports then
C.defend himself from prejudice D.convey his gratitude to the teacher
2.What happened to the author eventually during his first marathon?
A.He succeeded for a strong will. B.He quit running halfway.
C.He was awarded the first prize. D.He walked to the end.
3.What does the story mainly tell us?
A.One is never too old to learn. B.Failure is the mother of success.
C.Family support is the fountain of success. D.Success can be acquired with a great effort of will.
假定你是李华，下周将有一些来自友好学校的英国师生到你校进行一周的友好访问，请你代表全体师生用英语写一篇欢迎词，内容包括：
1. 欢迎英国客人的到来；
2. 介绍在你校期间活动安排（参观学校、足球比赛、参观中国家庭吃中国美食等）：
3. 你的祝愿。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Honorable British guests, dear teachers and fellow students,
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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，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加: 在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出修改的词。
删除: 把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在其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11处起）不计分。
I went to watch the ballet, the Peony Pavilion last Sunday’s evening. Because I think ballet was more or less the same everywhere, I was totally unprepared for its uniquely beauty. I was absorb as soon as the curtain rose. The performance borrowed a lot from Chinese dance and its the music, but the East influences on the ballet was clear. The production was filled in colors and romantic symbols, and challenged my senses in many different way. So much did I enjoy it that it changed opinion about ballet. I can’t wait to going again!
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mask-Wearing, Common in Asia, Spreads in the West
PARIS — Until a few weeks ago, Asian tourists were 1. only mask wearers in Paris, 2.(cause) puzzlement or suspicion from French locals or even hostility as the coronavirus began sweeping across Europe.
Four days into a national lockdown to stem the outbreak, the French government spokeswoman, Sibeth Ndiaye, warned that face masks were so 3. (familiar) that wearing them was too difficult technically and could even be “counterproductive (适得其反).” Even Thursday morning, when 4. (ask) whether she wore a mask or made her children wear one, she said, “Oh, no, not at all.”
This taboo is falling fast, not only in France but across Western countries, after increasing 5.(cry) from experts who say the practice is effective in curbing the coronavirus pandemic.
The shift for Western nations is profound and has had to overcome not merely the logistical challenges of securing enough masks, which are significant enough, but also a deep 6. (culture) resistance and even stigma (污名) associated with mask-wearing, 7. some Western leaders described flatly as “alien.”
8. (seem), it won’t be for much longer. After discouraging people from wearing face masks, France, like the United States, has begun urging its citizens 9. (wear) basic or homemade ones outside. And some parts of Europe are moving faster than the United States by requiring masks instead 10. simply recommending their use.
About six years ago I started having panic attacks (恐慌症). I began my journey to____ them with traditional tools, all of which were a great help. ______, a year later treatment was no longer needed.
Frustratingly, about a year after that, I started to develop_____and began to have panic at once again. I tried what I knew best and went back to my previous____, but I was still ___and far from feeling well again ___ I got some new advice.
I loved to sing when I was young. My childhood had been____with creativity, yet for most of my adult life it was ____ . A therapist told me that mental health issues are common among the____regain it, I decided to get back into ____. Then I joined a group called Sound, a pop choir. Much better. I found the____to audition (试音). I was amazed that I managed to ___ such a risky situation and not have a panic attack. The audition itself was a___for me, never mind how I did.
I have now been a ___of the choir for three years. I love the community and the performances. It ___me of who I was at school. My path back then was always “do what you love”. My entire____was filled with fond memories because of that, and I was starting to build that back into my ____life.
Now, I am feeling a lot better. When I am ______, distraction (分散注意力) is key and singing does ___. It sends me into a state in which my body works with pure passion and joy. More importantly, I will have exercised my creativity and ___my anxiety.
1.A.ignore B.solve C.interpret D.stress
2.A.Casually B.Ridiculously C.Controversially D.Thankfully
3.A.passion B.depression C.adaptation D.relation
4.A.tutors B.conditions C.values D.tools
5.A.doubting B.hesitating C.struggling D.improving
6.A.though B.until C.since D.after
7.A.charged B.burdened C.mixed D.filled
8.A.neglected B.maintained C.sharpened D.exploited
9.A.open B.absent C.creative D.narrow
10.A.painting B.acting C.reading D.singing
11.A.turn B.pressure C.courage D.privilege
12.A.set off B.get through C.shrink from D.figure out
13.A.win B.failure C.pain D.barrier
14.A.sponsor B.director C.trainer D.member
15.A.suspects B.reminds C.cures D.warns
16.A.education B.competition C.career D.existence
17.A.holiday B.school C.adult D.adolescent
18.A.absorbed B.thrilled C.ambitious D.anxious
19.A.last B.help C.exist D.fade
20.A.relieved B.shared C.felt D.cause
Advice for Graduates
Thank you for letting me share this wonderful day with you. The next part of my speech consists of some advice, which is rarely valued, seldom remembered, never followed. As Oscar Wilde said, 1. So, here comes the advice.
First, every time you celebrate an achievement, 2. Thank your parents and friends who supported you, thank your professors who were inspirational, and especially thank the other professors whose less-than brilliant lectures forced you to teach yourself. To your fellow students who have added immeasurably to your education during those late night discussions, hug them.
Second, in your future life, cultivate a generous spirit. 3. Leave the change on the table. In a successful cooperation, everybody gets 90 percent of the profit.
My third piece of advice is as follows: As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion. If you don’t have a passion，don’t be satisfied until you find one. 4. When I was your age, I was incredibly single-minded in my goal to be a physicist. After college, I spent eight years as a graduate student and postdoc at Berkeley, and then nine years at Bell Labs. During that my time, my central focus and professional joy was physics.
Here is my final advice. Pursuing a personal passion is important, but it should not be your only goal. When you are old and gray, and look back on your life, you will want to be proud of what you have done. The source of that pride won’t be the things you have acquired or the recognition you have received. 5.
A.It will be the lives you have touched and the difference you have made.
B.In all negotiations, don’t bargain for the last, little advantage.
C.“I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.”
D.“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”
E.Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about something.
F.be thankful to those who made it possible.
G.Change your manners when you are dealing with others.
