阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

[1]Learning to be more independent is a skill that will help you when you’re older. It can affect (影响) lots of areas of your life, from dealing ① ________ challenges to making decisions.

[2]What is being independent? It means you should learn to look after yourself, make your decisions and be responsible for the things in your life.

[3]Being more independent has many benefits. Children and young people who are used to doing tasks by themselves are often willing to try new things, as well as cope (应对) better when things don’t go their way. Dr. Priya Nathwani, an expert, says, “As we grow up, it is important to be able to manage feelings and situations by ourselves. This helps us to become more confident (自信的) about the world around us.” Being independent ② ________ helps to boost your self-esteem (增强自尊) and can make you feel less nervous.

[4] “ Children can become more independent by trying new activities or solving problems by themselves,” says the expert. “Ask your parents or teacher to let you practice a skill on your own. If you don’t succeed for the ③ ________ time, try again.” So, think about something you’d like to do on your own and give it a go. Don’t feel pressure to do everything all at once. Start small and build confidence in your abilities. Being independent doesn’t mean you have to do everything alone. If you’re feeling worried or doing a difficult task, speak to someone you trust or ask for help. A big part of becoming more independent is having the confidence to know you are able to make decisions, try new things on your own and think for yourself.

1.46. What does being independent mean? (No more than 25 words)

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解析：选It means we should learn to look after ourselves, make our decisions and be responsible for things in our life.。本题属于细节理解问答题，答案信息来源于短文第 2 段原句 It means you should learn to look after yourself, make your decisions and be responsible for the things in your life。题干询问独立的含义，直接定位该段落核心语句即可获取答题信息，原文使用第二人称 you，作答时可以转换为 we 适配书面答题语境，答题需要严格遵守题干不超过 25 个单词的词数要求，不能随意增加无关信息，作答时如果遗漏照顾自己、自主做决定、为生活中的事负责其中任意一处要点就会造成失分，答案单词数量超出限制同样会被扣分。

2.47.What is important as we grow up according to Paragraph 3? (No more than 15 words)

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解析：选To manage feelings and situations by ourselves./Being able to manage feelings and situations by ourselves.。本题属于细节理解问答题，答题依据来自第三段专家的引语 “As we grow up, it is important to be able to manage feelings and situations by ourselves”，句中 it 是形式主语，句子真正的主语是后面不定式表达的内容，也就是长大过程中重要的事情，作答时提取核心信息，删减句子冗余成分，控制答案单词数在 15 词以内，不可以直接抄写完整原句，完整原句会超出词数限制，作答不能丢掉 by ourselves 这一关键限定信息，缺少该部分内容会丢失得分点。

3.48.What should you do if you’re feeling worried or doing a difficult task according to the fourth paragraph? (No more than 12 words)

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解析：选Speak to someone you trust or ask for help./Speak to trusted people or ask for help.。本题属于细节理解问答题，定位第四段语句 If you’re feeling worried or doing a difficult task, speak to someone you trust or ask for help，题干已经交代清楚前提条件，答题只需要写出对应的行为做法，不需要重复题干里的条件状语，答案要满足不超过 12 个单词的限制，speak to someone you trust 和 ask for help 两个行为要点都需要体现，缺少其中任意一个要点就会扣除相应分数。

4.49.Fill in each blank in the passage with a proper word. ①________ ②________ ③________

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解析：选①with ②also ③first。本题为语篇填空题，主要考查初中英语固定搭配、上下文逻辑副词以及固定短语。第一空考查固定短语 deal with，该短语含义为处理、应对，deal with challenges 即应对挑战，属于初中必须掌握的固定搭配，此处只能填写 with。第二空前文已经介绍独立带来的多项好处，本句继续阐述独立的另一项作用，前后文属于递进补充的逻辑关系，因此填入副词 also，表达 “也” 的含义。第三空考查固定词组 for the first time，意思是第一次，代入之后句子语义为如果你第一次没能成功，就再尝试一次，和上下文语境完全契合。

5.50. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

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解析：选变得更加独立的一大关键，就是拥有这份自信：明白自己能够做决定、独自尝试新事物并且独立思考。。本题是长句英译汉题型，这个句子的主干是 A big part of becoming more independent is having the confidence，翻译主干内容为变得更加独立很重要的一部分就是拥有自信，to know 是不定式作后置定语用来修饰 confidence，其后 you are able to… 属于宾语从句，从句内部包含三组并列的动词短语，分别是 make decisions 做决定，try new things on your own 独自尝试新事物，think for yourself 独立思考。英语多使用长复合句，翻译成中文要拆解成通顺的短句，think for yourself 不要生硬直译成为为自己思考，中考标准释义为独立思考，翻译的时候如果漏译三组并列动作当中任意一项，或是译文语句不通顺，都会被扣减部分分数。

6.51. Do you think you are independent in your life? What will you do if you want to become more independent? Please list at least two points.

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解析：选Yes, I do. First, I will look after myself in daily life. Second, I will try to solve my problems by myself./No, I don’t. I will make my own decisions. Besides, I will try new activities on my own.。本题属于开放性书面表达题，作答首先要给出 Yes 或者 No 的直接回答，之后至少写出两条不同的做法，可以借用短文中给出的相关内容，例如照顾自己、自主做决定、独立解决问题、尝试新活动等。本题没有唯一标准答案，只要英文语法无误、表意清晰，写够两点就可以拿到满分，如果只写出一点做法会扣除一半分数，答题不可以写中文，必须使用英文完成作答，直接摘抄原文句子也可以，适当改写会更好。