It’s not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us. We are always doing things that someone else makes us do and aren’t allowed to do all the things we like. Sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don’t understand why we can’t stay young forever. But we should take a look back on all the hardships (苦難) in life with a positive attitude and learn from them. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains!
Throughout our lives we are going to face many challenges and pains, but we should never let these obstacles keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time.
As a young girl, my parents forced me to do so many things that I didn’t like. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music and I also hated them. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched (豐富) my life in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.
We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just part of our life. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless. The future is ours! A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone! If we realize that these pains are just small bumps (碰撞) on our road to success, we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!
1. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. No pains, no gains
B. Growing pains and gains
C. Growing up is a pain         
D. Growing up is easy
2. The underlined word “obstacles” (in Paragraph 2) refers to things that _____.
A. make it easy for you to do sth        
B. make it difficult for you to do sth
C. make you happy                            
D. make you full of energy
3. What does the author now think about what her parents did for her in the past?
A. She is angry with them.                     
B. She is dissatisfied with them.
C. She is thankful to them.                  
D. She couldn’t forgive them.
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Growing pains are part of our life.
B. Our growing pains will finally turn into growing gains.
C. We should stop when facing many challenges.
D. Life without challenges is boring and meaningless.

It’s not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us. We are always doing things that someone else makes us do and aren’t allowed to do all the things we like. Sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don’t understand why we can’t stay young forever. But we should take a look back on all the hardships (苦難) in life with a positive attitude and learn from them. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains!

Throughout our lives we are going to face many challenges and pains, but we should never let these obstacles keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time.

As a young girl, my parents forced me to do so many things that I didn’t like. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music and I also hated them. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched (豐富) my life in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.

We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just part of our life. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless. The future is ours! A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone! If we realize that these pains are just small bumps (碰撞) on our road to success, we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!

1. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. No pains, no gains

B. Growing pains and gains

C. Growing up is a pain         

D. Growing up is easy

2. The underlined word “obstacles” (in Paragraph 2) refers to things that _____.

A. make it easy for you to do sth        

B. make it difficult for you to do sth

C. make you happy                            

D. make you full of energy

3. What does the author now think about what her parents did for her in the past?

A. She is angry with them.                     

B. She is dissatisfied with them.

C. She is thankful to them.                  

D. She couldn’t forgive them.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Growing pains are part of our life.

B. Our growing pains will finally turn into growing gains.

C. We should stop when facing many challenges.

D. Life without challenges is boring and meaningless.

第二節(jié) 句子翻譯（（共10小題上，每小題2.5分，滿分25分）

對(duì)一個(gè)高中生來說，在一周內(nèi)完成這個(gè)任務(wù)（task）是很有挑戰(zhàn)性的。（It is +adj. +for sb. to do sth.）

正在舞臺(tái)上跳舞的那個(gè)女孩兒是我的小妹妹。（who引導(dǎo)的定語從句）。

瑪麗很喜歡吃水果，比如蘋果和桔子。（such as）

盡管他很年輕，但他能獨(dú)立謀生了。（though）

我打電話告訴了警察車禍的事。（inform sb. of sth.）

我在校門口一見到瑪麗就把錢還給了她。（upon doing sth.）

我正在努力學(xué)習(xí)如何用英語提建議。（how to）

別擔(dān)心。 每個(gè)人在人生的某個(gè)階段都會(huì)經(jīng)歷這些問題。（experience）

我和爸爸每天晚上花一個(gè)小時(shí)在操場上鍛煉身體。（spend time doing sth.）

到歐洲旅游對(duì)我來說是一次令人激動(dòng)而又愉快的經(jīng)歷。（動(dòng)名詞作主語）