【正文】 ough fish to 42 the population. But as the fishermen ventured farther away, they 43 a problem. Their usual 44 was to put the fish they caught in big tanks to keep them fresh 45 they returned home. But the fish grew less and less energetic in the tanks, and many 46 before the boat could reach shore again. After much 47 , one of the crew 48 upon a solution: on their next fishing trip, they caught a small 49 and placed it in the tank along with the fish. The shark ate only a few fish, but the rest swam 50 around the tank trying to keep away from the predator—and made 51 to shore fresh and healthy for the villagers who depended on them. The 52 of the story is that sometimes a little fear is what we need to stay active and alive. People usually 53 concentration and focus when they begin to coast(不出力 ) and perform 54 when they have a little anxiety or fear. A little fear can be 55 . Fear can hold a lot of people 56 and stop them from living life to the fullest. I understand that feeling of being afraid. 57 , there is only one thing worse than 58 , and that is being afraid to begin. There are no hopeless situations。 bipolar diagnoses are lowest among babies born in August. For people who believe in astrology(占星術(shù) ), the general calmness of fall babies seems to provide evidence that at least the sign of Libra— the wellbalanced scales— has connection with it. It doesn?t of course, but whether the cause is the abundant nutrients available at harvest time, or the fact that the long nights and seasonal illness of winter have not yet appeared, people born in fall not only enjoy low levels of depression, but are similarly less likely to develop bipolar disorder. The one glitch in the autumnborn: they do have a tendency to irritability. Buckle up, winter babies, things could get rough. Among the challenges facing people with winter birthdates are higher levels of schizophrenia(精神分裂癥 ), bipolar disorder, SAD and depression. That?s terrible, but there is something to make up for that: winter babies are less irritable than those born in fall. What?s more, according to a small 2021 study of 300 celebrities, January and February are the right months to be born if you want to be famous since those months correlate with creativity and imaginative problemsolving. 32. Which statement is true according to the article? A. Spring babies are always very happy. B. Fewer August babies get bipolar disorder. C. Fall babies have the highest depression rates. D. Winter babies are the most fortunate. 33. The phrase “Buckle up” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________. A. Attention B. Don?t worry C. Congratulations D. Don?t give up 34. In which month you should give birth to your baby if you hope he or she is creative? A. January. B. May. C. August. D. November. 35. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage? A. Which is the best birth month? B. Diseases you should pay attention to C. Give birth to your baby in a proper month D. Different birth months, different characters 第二節(jié)（共 5小題，每小題 3分，滿分 15分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 13. Why is the man reading the book? A. To prepare for school work. B. To enjoy some reading. C. To learn its language. 14. What?s the book mainly about? A. Physics. B. Tennis. C. Language. 15. What is David Foster Wallace? A. An author. B. An athlete. C. A teacher. 16. When will the woman start to read the book? A. Right now. B. This afternoon. C. This evening. 聽第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 題。 聽第 6 段材料，回答第 7 題。 1. Who is in charge of the party? A. Mark. B. Lisa. C. Mary. 2. What must the students do first? A. Read Page 32. B. Draw a map. C. Write something. 3. When did the woman wake up? A. At 7:30. B. At 8:05. C. At 8:45. 4. What are the speakers probably talking about? A. A job interview. B. A football player. C. Mar 5. Where will the school quiz be given? A. In Classroom 4. B. In Classroom 9. C. In Classroom 12. 第二節(jié) (共 15 小題 ；每小題 分，滿分 分 ) 聽下面 5段對(duì)話 或獨(dú)白 。 例： How much is the shirt? A. 163。 第一節(jié)（共 5 小題 ；每小題 分，滿分 分 ） 聽下面 5段對(duì)話。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。 2. 回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答 案涂黑。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上 的 答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。. 答案是 C。每段對(duì)話 或獨(dú)白 讀兩遍。 10. How many times has the man eaten at this restaurant before? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. 11. What prevents the woman from ordering the beef steak? A. It?s too expensive. B. It doesn?t taste good. C. She has eaten some recently. 12. What will the woman eat this time? A. Fried fish. B. Roast duck. C. Roast chicken. 聽第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 題。 he really got excited when I was home. One day I went to a sushi(壽司 ) restaurant with my friends and they were serv