Do you have procrastination because you are lazy? In fact, lazy people don’t do anything and are just fine with it. Procrastinators, however, want to do something but can’t force(促成) themselves to start.

There’s a goal in your brain, for example, what are the tasks to be completed today? What goals need to be achieved this year? Everything is in control.

But at the same time, your brain will also have a love of freedom, know how to enjoy yourself. Whenever you secretly make up your mind to complete a task, this “you” will give you a list of temptations. And you will fall step by step.

So if you are a procrastinator, perhaps you spend lots of time watching TV, playing video games, checking WeChat, eating, cleaning or walking back and forth through the room. Afterwards, you feel powerless and have the feeling of guilt(內(nèi)疚) and trouble.

We all have procrastination more or less. __________ For example, it took Da Vinci(達·芬奇) sixteen years to complete the smile of Mona Lisa. In the middle of the delay(拖延), he went to study and changed his idea of light and shadow.

Excellent people also need to procrastinate, so that inspiration(靈感) has more time in their heads to collide(沖突) with each other. So procrastination is not always terrible. What’s terrible is that we don’t know why we procrastinate. The best way to deal with procrastination is to really understand your heart and find out the reason why it’s not easy for you to start. Some people procrastinate to think, while others procrastinate to escape(逃避).

Do you have the habit of procrastination in your daily life? What is the reason?

【1】If you are a procrastinator, you might spend much time doing many activities EXСЕРТ __________.

A.checking WeChatB.doing the task nowC.walking around the roomD.playing video games

【2】The underlined word temptation in Paragraph 4 means “__________” in Chinese.

A.打擊B.快樂C.誘惑D.計劃

【3】Which of the following sentences can be put in the __________?

A.However, you are more procrastinating than those successful people.

B.Procrastination is always a good thing to everyone.

C.There are many ways to deal with procrastination.

D.Excellent people may be more procrastinating than you.

【4】The writer thinks __________.

A.sometimes people need to procrastinateB.procrastinators don’t want to do meaningful tasks

C.people have procrastination because they are lazyD.procrastination always gets in the way of success

The machine can do some of the same medical examination tasks as doctors. Cameras record the robot's activities, which are controlled far away so doctors can avoid coming in close contact(接觸) with infected(感染) patients.

The robot's main designer is Zheng Gangtie, an engineer and professor at Tsinghua University. He said that he got the idea for the robot in January. At that time, the number of cases of the COVID-19 virus was rising quickly in Wuhan Zheng said a friend of his is the head of a hospital in Beijing. His friend told him that one of the biggest problems in dealing with COVID-19 was that healthcare workers were getting infected themselves. Zheng said he wanted to do something to help this situation.

So the engineer set up a team and went to work on it. The new robot is almost completely automated(自動化的). "Doctors are all very brave," Zheng said. "But this virus is just too contagious...We can use robots to do the most dangerous tasks." However, Zheng said he had heard from some doctors that it would be better not to build such robots to be fully automatic. This is because many patients still desire(渴望) a human medical worker to help calm them during treatment.

The team has made two automatic robots by now and both have been tested by doctors at hospitals in Beijing. One machine was taken to Wuhan's Union Hospital, where doctors there were being trained to use it.

【1】According to the passage, the two robots __________.

A.were almost fully automaticB.were both taken to Wuhan

C.were both made in JanuaryD.can only help fight COVID-19

【2】Why does Zheng Gangtie want to develop the robot to help doctors?

A.Because his friend is the head of a hospital in Beijing.

B.Because the doctors are afraid to be in contact with patients.

C.Because many patients want robots to calm them during treatment.

D.Because doctors may get infected themselves when treating patients.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Zheng Gangtie made the robots alone in Beijing.

B.Zheng Gangtie made lots of money by making robots.

C.Not all the doctors want the robots to be fully automatic.

D.The infected patients would like robot doctors to treat them.

【4】The passage is probably from __________.

A.an advertisementB.a textbookC.a storybookD.a newspaper

This holiday may seem strange and even scary to some people. But _______ holidays are seen all around the world. In the western world, people celebrate Halloween on Oct. 31st every year. In ancient Britain and Ireland, October 31st was the last day of the year. It was the end of the growing _______ and the beginning of winter, a time of darkness and death People believed that on this day ghosts _______ to the earth. In order to scare the ghosts away, people built huge fires and wore costumes made of animal skins.

Many of the original(最初的) Halloween traditions have developed today into funny activities for children. _______ popular one is "Trick or treat". On Halloween night, children dress up _______ costumes and go to their neighbors. When someone answers the door，the children cry out, "Trick or treat!" _______ this means is, "Give us a treat, _______ we'll play a trick on you!" The people at each house then give candy or fruit or sometimes _______ coins.

Holidays like these can help us to better understand death as a natural part of life. And it can ________ us to live our best lives.

【1】A.oldB.poorC.deadD.sick

【2】A.sameB.similarC.differentD.funny

【3】A.plantsB.weatherC.seasonD.rice

【4】A.returnedB.wentC.hadD.agreed

【5】A.MostB.The mostC.BestD.The best

【6】A.inB.onC.atD.with

【7】A.WhereB.WhenC.WhyD.What

【8】A.orB.andC.alsoD.a little

【9】A.fewB.a fewC.littleD.a little

【10】A.makeB.giveC.planD.encourage

B: No, Tina. 【1】

（James let out a loud sneeze(打噴嚏). Ah-choo, Ah-choo）

A: You should cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze.

B: You’re right. 【2】

A: No, cover your nose and mouth with a tissue(紙巾).

B: Oh, right. 【3】

A: Yes. Then you won’t spread them.

B: Oh, Tina, you hardly ever get sick.

A: Yes. I drink lots of water and get enough sleep.

B: I also need more sleep. 【4】 That helps kill germs(細菌).

A: Rest is important when you’re sick. 【5】

B: You’re right. I really should.

A.What should I do?

B.Oh, that looks serious.

C.I have a little cold.

D.What’s more, I wash my hands a lot.

E.I’ll cover them with my hands next time.

F.Then I won’t get germs on my hands.

G.Maybe you should go home to have a good rest.

A.what the baby giraffe likes eatingB.when the baby giraffe was born

C.when was the baby giraffe bornD.where the baby giraffe came from

A.getB.gotC.will getD.won't get

A lot of trees __________ __________ on Tree Planting Day every year.

注意：

1．文中不得出現(xiàn)真實的人名和校名；

2．不少于100詞（開頭結(jié)尾已給，不計入詞數(shù)）。

參考詞匯：生命意識: awareness of life

At the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 broke out and spread rapidly around the world. It has brought us a great disaster and is challenging us completely.

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I hope we can learn a lesson from COVID-19 and make more efforts to make sure of our good life and bright future!

One hot debate topic from I Can I Bibi (《奇葩說》) has become popular on Weibo: Should parents tell their children that fairy tales are fake(假的)? Some people think we shouldn’t. Fairy tales give kids hope and teach life lessons. But others think that children need the ability to distinguish (區(qū)分) real from fake, and this role is best played by their parents. What’s your opinion?

YES

Hu Enqi, 16

There is no doubt that the world of fairy tales is beautiful, but the real world is cruel (殘酷的). If children are always deep in fairy tales, they might not adjust(調(diào)節(jié)) themselves to society. That’s why there are so many “giant babies” in society. It is parents’ duty to tell children that beauty and darkness are coexistent(共存的). They need to be stronger to adapt to (適應(yīng)) society.

Li Ziyi, 16

It’s important to tell kids the wisdom in fairy tales, not whether or not they’re fake. If I’m a parent, I will tell my kids: “Dear, the Queen’s poisoned apple is fake, but in our daily lives, fake apples may be many other seductions (誘惑) that you need to be careful of.” Fairy tales can never solve all problems. After all, dangers are always present in both fairy tales and reality (現(xiàn)實).

NO

Yuan Siyi, 16

Not every fairy tale is fake — they’re from our lives. The essence (本質(zhì)) of fairy tales is to teach children the most basic truths based on the real world. The content of fairy tales is not meaningless. Parents could look on them as partners to children when they grow up. Children will understand the truth step by step.

Hu Pei, 16

As a kid bathed in fairy tales, I don’t want to be told that they are fake. Fairy tales get kids to read, help shape their world outlook, encourage their imaginations and give them entertainment.Even if parents tell the kids the cruel reality, they may miss the point. Instead, they may be filled with fear of the future and the world, which is not our purpose.

【1】According to the passage, “the giant babies” are ___________.

A.those babies who can’t grow upB.those babies who are big in shape

C.those adults who can adapt to society wellD.those adults who can’t distinguish real from fake

【2】According to Li Ziyi, ___________.

A.we shouldn’t tell children fairy tales are fake

B.some fairy tales have wisdom while others don’t

C.there are many dangers in different shapes in reality

D.“poisoned apples” needn’t be afraid of because they are fake

【3】From the passage, we can know _________.

A.in fairy tales everything is beautiful and good

B.fairy tales can give kids hope and teach life lessons

C.fairy tales have nothing to do with the real world

D.fairy tales mainly need to tell kids cruelty of reality

In a _______ world where everyone is too rushed for everything, here are some ways that you can be a more wonderful human:

Rediscover snail mail

And not just for life’s big events. Consider _______ ones you can stick a stamp on and send love toward. Maybe someone lost their dog, and you want to express your _______. Maybe a classmate did something brave, and you want to show gratefulness or thanks.

Smile and dial

When was the last time you _______ someone to wish them a happy birthday, to get well or to say thank you? Text messages are great. But when someone picks up the phone, you hear their voice and can share a laugh (or even a cry) together, and it _______ an emoji(表情符號) any day of the week.

Ask someone their goals + give a little something

Ask someone about their goals for the year is a very generous act. This kind of question goes _______surface(表面的) conversation and leads you to really get to know a person. Ask just out of curiosity.

Besides, give them something that might help them: a book, a connection, or even just a few words of _______.

Share your blessings

I made a promise earlier this year to give a little money every month to charity. I _______ myself often of something that Anne Frank wrote: “How wonderful it is that ________ need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” The power’s always ours.

【1】A.completelyB.carefullyC.correctlyD.peacefully

【2】A.lazyB.busyC.crazyD.silly

【3】A.luckierB.betterC.smallerD.stranger

【4】A.sadnessB.carelessnessC.happinessD.illness

【5】A.askedB.toldC.mistakeD.called

【6】A.losesB.shutsC.stealsD.beats

【7】A.throughB.beyondC.acrossD.for

【8】A.encouragementB.developmentC.governmentD.instrument

【9】A.reachB.recordC.remindD.remember

【10】A.everybodyB.nobodyC.anybodyD.somebody