D．The author felt uneasy right after knowing she had to wear a uniform. 答案 B
解析 细节理解题。由第四段中的“But test-taking has never been a strength of mine，and I failed.”可知，考试从来不是作者擅长的，所以她失败了。故选B项。 68．In the handcuffing training session， .
A．the author didn’t notice that nobody was willing to be her partner B．the instructor gave instructions on how to put hands behind one’s back C．the author and her partner were both anxious as the instructor approached D．the instructor didn’t give comments on the author’s performance 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。由第十段中的倒数第四、五句可知，当教练向我们走来时，我和我的同伴都感到不安。故选C项。
69．What does the underlined phrase “flying colors” in the last but one paragraph mean?
A．Extreme difficulty. B．Complete success. C．Unfavorable comments. D．Little progress. 答案 B
解析 词义猜测题。由本段中的“I made it through the thirteen weeks.”可推知，作者以完美的成绩通过了十三周的训练课程。故选B项。 70．What can we learn from the story? A．You never know until you try. B．It’s never too old to go for a dream. C．Try your best and don’t care about others. D．Opportunity is open to those well prepared for it. 答案 A
解析 主旨大意题。通读全文可发现，文章多处提及作者想要放弃追逐梦想，但最终还是克服心理障碍进行了尝试。只有通过不断尝试，我们才能发现自己能跨越原先认为不能逾越的障碍。故选A项。
第四部分 任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填一个单词。 (2018·南京高一上期末)
Imagine O and Aarti are taking a really hard math test in December.After the test，what do they think?
O has a fixed mindset，the belief that your intelligence is “fixed”．You’re either smart or dumb.And if you’re smart，everything is easy for you.
Aarti has a growth mindset，the belief that your intelligence can grow.Not everyone can become a genius(天才) or a star athlete，but you can improve the skills you have and develop new ones.
So who is right? It’s Aarti.Believe it or not，research shows that you really can get smarter by working hard，practicing and challenging yourself.
Your brain is made up of 86 billion cells called neurons.They’re wired together by axons in a network that transmits(传输) electrical and chemical signals.A single neuron in your brain can be connected to 10,000 other neurons! When you think，feel，move，or use your sense，signals travel through this network.
Brain researchers have found that when we learn，new connections form between neurons，old connections grow stronger，and unused connections are destroyed.Learning is like exercise for your brain.If you work it out more，your network of neurons will improve.
Your mindset can affect your performance at school，in sports and the arts，and even how you act and feel.Dr Carol Dweck，a psychology professor at Stanford University，has discovered that people with a fixed mindset deal with problems in a much different way from those with a growth mindset.
People with a fixed mindset are very concerned with grades and how smart they look compared to other people.They tend to give up on difficult problems.When they make mistakes，they think it means they’re not smart.They’re afraid of challenges，because if they don’t do well，they might look
dumb.
People with a growth mindset are concerned with learning，not grades.They jump right in and work hard on difficult problems.They learn from mistakes by trying different problem-solving strategies or asking for help.They like challenges，because they want to stretch and improve their abilities.
Dweck and her team discovered that middle school students with a growth mindset do better in math：those with a fixed mindset do worse.Why? Kids with both mindsets do fine in elementary school，but middle school math is much harder.So while the growth-mindset kids carry on and work harder，the fixed-mindset kids may just give up.And their grades suffer.
And Dweck’s team discovered something even more important than that.The team taught those middle schoolers about mindset and how the brain works.They talked about the dangers of labeling(贴标签于) people “dumb” or “smart”．And they discovered that—with some work—kids can choose to have a growth mindset and do better in school.Everyone has some of each type of mindset：they’re like voices in your head.The trick is to recognize your fixed mindset voice and your growth mindset voice.When you hear your fixed mindset voice telling you you’re dumb，or that you’ll look stupid if you ask for help，or that learning a new skill is hard，talk back to it! You’re not dumb—you just haven’t learned how to do it yet.Asking for help isn’t stupid—it’s smart.And learning a new skill is hard，but won’t it be worth it?
Title An introduction to mindset Mindset Really 71.Counts/Matters The major difference of the two mindsets lies in whether it is possible for intelligence to 72.grow/change/improve/develop. Neurons are 73.connected/linked/joined by axons to form a network where electrical and chemical signals are How the brain works transmitted. Learning results in a 74.stronger/better network of neurons. How problems are 75.handled/tackled/addrPeople with a fixed mindset are more 76.likely to give up on difficult problems.On the other 77.hand，the essed/solved with different mindsets growth-mindset people take immediate 78.action/steps/measures to work on difficult problems. Your mindset can be changed through learning. When you’re 79.struggling/caught/trapped between your A more important finding fixed mindset voice and growth mindset voice，listen to the latter only. It will be worth it to 80.face/meet the challenges and learn a new skill. 第五部分 书面表达(满分25分) (2018·扬州中学高一上检测)
假如你是某中学学生李华。最近，你班同学正在参与《21 世纪英文报》“大家谈”栏目的一个讨论。本次话题为：“父母有没有必要陪读？”
请你根据下表所列情况给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论的情况，并表达自己的观点。
70%的同学认为 父母不应该陪读： 1.会让我们养成依赖的习惯，不利于我们将来自控能力的培养； 2.影响了父母的工作、学习和休息。 30%的同学认为 父母应该陪读： 1.能使我们腾出更多的时间专心学习； 2.能帮助我们确立学习目标，督促我们完成学习任务。 …… 你的观点 注意：
1．词数150左右；
2．信的开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数。 Dear Editor，
I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we have recently had about
Yours truly，
Li Hua
whether we should study at school accompanied by our parents.
参考范文 Dear Editor， I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we have recently had about whether we should study at school accompanied by our parents. We do have different opinions on this matter.
70% of us are against it.First of all，it makes us fall into the habit of dependence，so that we won’t form the good habit of studying.What’s more，it is harmful for us to form the habit of controlling ourselves.At the same time，it affects our parents’ work，studies and rest.
However，about 30% of my classmates think it necessary for us to study in the company of our parents.Firstly，it can let us have more time to spare for our studies.Secondly，our parents can help us set up our aim，urge us to finish our task，encourage us to overcome difficulties and get us into the good habit of studying.
As far as I am concerned，it is unnecessary for parents to keep their children company at school.On the one hand，living alone is a basic skill everyone should master.On the other hand，it can create room for children’s growth and ensure their overall development.
Yours truly，
Li Hua