【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ng the ups and downs of ing of age and the power of friendship in an honest way. 49. The novel Proof of Forever is different from others because . A. it includes some mon topics B. is is Lexa Hillyer＇s first novel C. it gives readers many surprises D. it brings back readers＇ old memories 50. What happens when the girls get together? A. They promise to be best friends forever. B. They talk about their last summer camp. C. They move the photo booth camera away. D. They have a timetravelling to the past. 51. What must the girls do to avoid serious problems? A. Work as a team. B. Change their interests. C. Trust their parents. D. Repeat their past life. 52. What can we learn from the passage? A. The success of the novel depends on its ending. B. The girls suffer a lot but rebuild their friendship. C. Memories of the past bring trouble to the girls＇ life. D. Young readers love the novel because of its simple plots. D We can＇t control everything that happens to us. We can＇t control where our families came from, how much we will pay for school next fall, or how others might treat us. But there is one thing we can control: how we respond(回應(yīng)) to what happens to us. And that is what counts! This is why we need to stop worrying about things we can＇t control and start worrying about things we can. Look at the picture. The inner circle is our circle of control. It includes things we have control over—ourselves, our personality, our choices, and our response to whatever happens to us. Outside the circle of control is the circle of no control. It includes the thousands of things we can＇t do anything about. Now, what will happen if we spend our time and energy worrying about things we can＇t control, like a rude ment(評(píng)價(jià)), a past mistake, or the fact that it＇s raining on a good hair day? You guessed it! We＇ll feel even more out of control, as if we were hurt. For example, if your sister is angry with you and you＇re always plaining(抱怨) about her weakness, that won＇t do anything to fix the problem. It＇ll only cause you to blame(責(zé)備) your problems on her and lose power yourself. Don＇t listen to the rude ment, avoid making the mistake next time, and get an umbrella for the rain. You are the star of your own life. Focus(關(guān)注) on what you can influence. Renatha told me a story that explains this point. A week before her uping volleyball game, she learned that the mother of a player on the other team had made fun of Renatha＇s volleyball skills. Instead of paying no attention to the ments, Renatha became angry and spent the rest of the week thinking about it. When the game arrived, her only goal was to show to this woman that she was a good player. To make a long story short, Renatha played poorly, spent much of her time on the bench, and her team lost the game. She was so focused on something she couldn＇t control that she lost control to the only thing she could control—herself. Proactive(積極的) people focus on the things they can control. By doing so they experience inner peace and are primed for whatever es their way. They learn to live with the many things they can＇t do anything about, even to smile and laugh about them. They may not like them, but they know it＇s no use worrying. 53. Why did Renatha play poorly? A. Because she was thinking about her mistakes. B. Because she was made fun of during the match. C. Because she was overtired after the hard training. D. Because she cared too much about others＇ ments. 54. What does the underlined part “are primed for＇＇ probably mean in the last paragraph? A. care for B. wait for C. are ready for D. are sorry for 55. What is probably the best title of the passage? A. Out of Control, out of Date B. We Can Control Only One Thing C. The Circle of No Control D. We Must Learn How to Control 五、短文7選5(5選5等)（共5小題；共10分） Water is wonderful. 56. We drink it, cook with it, wash with it, and swim in it. We use it to grow food and to flush(沖洗) the toilet. It＇s easy to get water and we never think about where we get it. We simply turn on the water and it＇s there. But for many people in the world, it＇s a different story. More than one billion people (that＇s about one in six of all the people living on Earth) are not able to get clean water. And over billion people don＇t have flush toilets. 57. Because of the polluted water, six thousand children die every day. Surprisingly, only % of all the water on Earth is freshwater, in rivers, lakes and underground. 58. And almost more than half of the freshwater is frozen in ice at the north and south poles. So, as less than 1% of the world＇s freshwater is usable for us, it＇s really important that we take care of it! 59. So it made 2020 the International Year of Freshwater. It asked countries around the world to work together that year, and beyond, to make sure there is enough freshwater for everyone on the planet. But it＇s not only the government that can make a difference. We all can, by remembering to use water wisely. 60. Do your part to help the United Nations achieve its goal! A. We use it every day. B. Give it a try, everybody! C. The rest % of it is salty, in the sea. D. Many of the world＇s rivers and lakes are polluted. E. The United Nations decided to help take care of our water. 六、閱讀與表達(dá)(問答式)（共5小題；共10分） When people speak about the Chinese women＇s volleyball team, they don＇t just talk about a sporting group. The term has e to mean an amazing team spirit. The team won its fourth World Cup victory by beating team Japan 31 on Sept 6, 2020. This has been its first world title(冠軍) in 11 years since it won at the Athens Olympic Games in 2020. What has the team gone through, and what has helped it rise again? Once a world superpower in women＇s volleyball, China was almost unbeatable between 1981 and 1986. During that time, the team won two world ch