Carole Gregory, an amazing old woman, is putting movies into her life. She often makes some cakes into the shapes of her favorite ________ in movies.

The 68 - year - old woman comes from England. She makes a living by ________ cakes. About months ago, she considered ________ for a few days and then decided to accept a new challenge after watching one of her favorite movies.

“I love this new challenge”, said Carole. “________   I’ve made thousands of cakes over the years, I really want to make a change. And I think making cakes is very interesting and it’s exciting to put ________ into my cakes!”

However, it’s not an easy job. Sometimes she ________ many days making a movie cake. “Baking (烘烤) the bottom of a cake is not hard,” said Carole. “But molding (塑造) the cake into a special shape to make it ________ is a great challenge.”

After long hard work, Carole created lots of great cakes. ________ them, the Predator (铁血战士) cake has been the most popular one so far. Everyone is ________ about it and its picture has been watched over 10, 000 times online.

Carole says, “Now I’m thinking about ________ I can do to make my cakes better.” When talking about her future plan, Carole seems to be very happy.

11.

A．toys

B．roles

C．colors

D．clothes

12.

A．eating

B．buying

C．selling

D．watching

13.

A．seriously

B．quickly

C．easily

D．sadly

14.

A．So.

B．But

C．Although

D．Unless

15.

A．animals

B．movies

C．eggs

D．meat

16.

A．spends

B．costs

C．takes

D．pays

17.

A．delicious

B．useful

C．colorful

D．lively

18.

A．Between

B．On

C．Among

D．In

19.

A．sure

B．crazy

C．sorry

D．worried

20.

A．when

B．what

C．why

D．where

School Day Party Date: September 14th Time: 2: 00 pm —6: 00 pm       Fee: ¥10 (buy two get one free) Place: The Music Hall, Huaxin Middle School Programs: the singing competition, the dancing performance and the talk show The most interesting parts: * enter the lucky draw (抽签) to win a Huawei phone * learn to make different kinds of cakes Join us on the School Day!   All are welcome! Notes: For those who would like to be a volunteer, please email to schoolday888@126.com three days before the activity.

21. If three of you go to the party together, you have to pay        .

A．¥ 10

B．¥ 20

C．¥ 30

D．¥ 40

22. On the School Day, people can enjoy ________.
①the singing competition             ②the talent show
③the dancing performance             ④the speech competition

A．①②

B．②③

C．①③

D．②④

23. The last day a volunteer should email to schoolday888@126.com is ________.

A．October 14th

B．September 14th

C．September 11th

D．September 17th

Beanstalks (豆萁) are burned to cook beans
The beans cry in the pot
We grow from the same root (根)
Why should we boil each other with such impatience?

The poem is thought to be written by Cao Zhi, one of Cao Cao’s sons, Cao, who lived between 192 and 232 during the Three Kingdoms period.

It is said that after Cao Cao’s death, his oldest son Cao Pi became the emperor. Cao Pi was jealous (嫉妒的) of his younger brother Cao Zhi’s talent, so he wanted to find an excuse to kill him. One day, Cao Pi ordered Cao Zhi to make a poem about their relationship within seven steps, and was determined (决定) to have the younger brother killed if he failed. Cao Zhi then made the poem in front of him, which showed Cao Pi’s cruel idea to kill his own brother. Cao Pi, feeling ashamed, let Cao Zhi go in the end.

In China, the poem is taught to primary school students and is often used by people to describe unnecessary competitions or fighting between people, businesses, or organizations who are in the same area or want the same things.

The poem was posted on Tweeter by the CEO of Tesla and Space X Elon Musk, and it was given a title Humankind on purpose by Musk. The post drew tons of attention on both Western and Chinese social media, and internet users have been guessing what it was used for. People thought it could be an answer to the director of UN food organization, who mentioned that world hunger could be stopped if Elon Musk could give away 2% of his wealth.

24. The poem is said to be written by ________.

A．Cao Cao

B．Cao Zhi

C．Cao Pi

D．Elon Musk

25. Cao Pi wanted to kill Cao Zhi because ________.

A．Cao Zhi was one of his brothers

B．Cao Pi was jealous of Cao Zhi’s talent

C．Cao Zhi refused to follow Cao Pi’s orders

D．Cao Pi wanted to become the only son of Cao Cao

26. By writing the poem, the poet wanted to show that ________.

A．his brother was cruel to him	B．he was not afraid of his brother
C．the beans were close to its stalks	D．the beanstalk should die for its beans

27. Which one is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A．Elon Musk posted the poem on Tweeter for fun.

B．Only Western internet users noticed the poem.

C．The purpose of the poem became a hot topic.

D．Elon Musk is mean and doesn’t care about others.

Electives (选修课程) are always popular with students in a senior high school. They’re a relaxing break from required courses like math and physics. They are both interesting and useful. Let me introduce my experiences of some elective courses I chose.

Last term, I chose “micro culture (微生物培植)” as my elective course. In the class, the teacher allowed us to do some interesting experiments (实验) and we got useful knowledge. For example, we learned how to make the yogurt. I failed many times before I succeeded. However, this course increased my patience and improved my hands - on skills.

Flower arranging (插花) is an interesting elective course that I took this term. When we are preparing for flower arranging, we should follow these steps — deciding on an idea, choosing different flowers and plants, and picking a proper vase (花瓶). The teacher tells us to consider the colors and make sure that they match the idea.

China is a country with a long history. People began to plant and drink tea thousands of years ago. So this term I also chose the tea ceremony (茶道) course. I learned about how people first discovered tea trees and how they made it possible to drink tea. The course helps me experience Chinese tea culture. Having tea is a chance to enjoy some quiet time. And it also makes me forget all worries.

28. ________ is NOT an elective course in a senior high school.

A．Physics

B．Flower arranging

C．Micro culture

D．The tea ceremony

29. The writer mentioned how to make the yogurt ________.

A．to take a relaxing break	B．to give an example of the experiment
C．to show the importance of knowledge	D．to introduce her love of the yogurt

30. Which is the right order of flower arranging according to Paragraph 3?
①Choose different flowers and plants.        ②Decide on an idea.
③Match the colors with the idea.        ④Pick a proper vase.

A．①—③—②—④

B．②—③—④—①

C．①—④—②—③

D．②—①—④—③

31. The underlined word “it” in the last sentence refers (指代) to “________”.

A．planting tea

B．making tea

C．drinking tea

D．showing tea

Lots of us young people experience home - life as if it were a cradle (摇篮). Meals are cooked and clothes are washed as if by magic! We can’t wash clothes or cook a meal. We don’t clean the floor, cut the meat, chop (剁碎) the vegetables... Yes, we are “grown - up babies” in cradles.

But we can’t stay in the cradles forever. Everybody needs to prepare for real life. If we want to live a better life, we’ll have to learn the practical skills we need in life. I realized that when I went to college.

Without parents around me, my college life was a real mess! I wish my parents or my teachers had taught me all these skills before — they are really so useful! I had to learn to shop, prepare my food, cook meals, clean up and do the washing. Learning these skills changed me greatly and brought me a lot. Now I feel very confident in running a home.

Some people might say we can order food online. In fact, good life skills will make us better students, better workers, better family members and happier in our life. Making a meal needs good planning, skillful chopping, control of temperature and a good nose! It makes us smarter!

It’s time for us to break the cradle. ▲ Schools in China will teach life skills as a subject. If we don’t have practical life skills, our education will be incomplete. Let’s start now. One day, others will wonder why they have no clean socks, and why we can cook a delicious meal but they can’t!

32. The writer starts the passage by ________.

A．listing the facts

B．raising a question

C．giving reasons

D．telling a story

33. What does the underlined part “grown - up babies” mean?

A．成人

B．巨婴

C．小孩

D．婴儿

34. Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲ ?

A．We learn to make some cradles.	B．We’re very happy to have a cradle.
C．Our parents take care of us well.	D．A coming change may help us a lot.

35. The best title of the passage may be ________.

A．Ways to Live in the Cradle	B．My Life Experience at College
C．Time to Break the Cradle	D．The Life Skills We Must Learn

①Developed by Open AI and came out in November 2022, ChatGPT attracted 100 million monthly users in just two months, making it the fastest - growing app in history.

②Since ChatGPT can write emails, computer code, even academic papers and poems, and has passed a number of tests within seconds, it seems that it would be an innovation (创新) which can cause problems.

③The global response (回应) to ChatGPT varies greatly. Some universities have banned (禁止)it. The New York Department of Education, for example, banned the chatbot, with some people warning that it could make more students cheat in exams, while others regard it as a helpful tool. Andreas Lee, director of the Organization of Economy, for instance, said he welcomed ChatGPT because “it gives people a chance” to focus less on tasks that technology can perform equally well.

④How can we better deal with the chatbot and its development? Like the roles played by most technological advances in history, AI should be and will become a powerful tool for the development of higher education worldwide.

⑤Therefore, we need to accept AI as early as possible, and higher education organizations should make preparations for it. They can start by offering related courses, because by understanding how it works, they can avoid following the answers ChatGPT gives.

⑥Besides, students with good knowledge of AI are more competitive when it comes to getting a good job, as an increasing number of jobs are being done by robots. AI - powered education technologies can be adopted (采用) to the learning experience of each student based on his or her strengths and weaknesses. In addition, AI can free professors from doing boring tasks so they can teach and interact with students more enjoyably.

⑦Since we cannot avoid ChatGPT and other Al-powered applications from entering the field of higher education, we should make efforts to ensure they have a positive influence on society. AI helping makes learning much more interesting and enjoyable, but humans need to work hard to win the race with technology.

36. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．ChatGPT attracted 1000 million monthly users	B．ChatGPT can write emails and computer code
C．ChatGPT has been banned by some universities	D．ChatGPT will be used in different kinds of fields

37. To deal with the chatbot and its development, ________.

A．higher education organizations should offer related courses

B．we should avoid copying the answers given by ChatGPT

C．the jobs should be done by a lot of robots in the future

D．professors stop doing boring tasks and teaching students

38. What is the writer’s attitude (态度) towards ChatGPT?

A．Doubtful.

B．Supportive.

C．Negative.

D．Worried.

39. The best structure (结构) of this passage is ________.

A．

B．

C．

D．

A: What’s the date today, Peter?
B: May 3^rd. Why do you ask?
A:     40     So have you got a present for Mom?
B: No. It’ll be in a week’s time. We still have time. Have you decided what to buy for her this year?
A: Not yet. I bought her a dress last year, but she didn’t seem to like it.     41    
B: No, but I often see her wear the scarf that I bought her last year.
A: Yeah.     42     Do you have any suggestions for what I might get her?
B: When I was shopping with her last month, there was a watch that she really seemed to like.
A:     43    
B: But it costs 300 dollars, and I don’t have a job right now.
A: OK, then I think I’ll get it for her.     44    
B: In the New Century Store.
A. She really likes it.
B. What shop was it in?
C. Mother’s Day is coming.
D. You’re right.
E. Have you ever seen her wear it?
F. Thanks very much.
G. Oh, you can buy a watch for her.

阅读下文并回答问题。

More than 30 years after saving a drowning (溺水的) person in Qingyun Lake, Zhao Li has won the national role model award. Zhao was among 10 winners of the role model awards last November. Indeed, he is just one of the everyday heroes in China.

Zhao, a villager living near the lake in Shandong province, has saved 16 people from drowning, including a child who accidentally dropped into the water and a woman who tried to kill herself.

“I think one person’s ability is limited (有限的). A professional team can save more people’s lives,” he says. Because of this, he started a saving center with strong - swimming volunteers in August 2020..

Actually, it’s not easy to set up such a saving center. They bought speedboats and life vests with their own money. Recently, the center has more than 100 volunteers. In their latest effort, they rushed to Xinxiang city and helped more than 1, 000 people out of the flood in three days. When Zhao faced the flood, he was not afraid.

Li Lingzhi, a college student in Guangxi, tried to stop a man from stealing cables last August. He suffered a serious knife cut on his face while fearlessly fighting with the thief. The thief was finally caught by police, and fortunately Li recovered.

Besides, without thinking the risk of COVID - 19 infection, Wang Yong, a courier (快递员) in Wuhan cit, organized a team and offered free buses, as well as daily groceries (杂货) to medical workers from Jinyintan Hospital, a place to treat patients during the peak of the COVID - 19 in early 2020.

45. Did Zhao Li win the national role model award?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
46. How many volunteers are there in Zhao Li’s saving center?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
47. Why can Zhao Li, Li Lingzhi and Wang Yong be known as everyday heroes?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
48. Everyone can volunteer to help others. Think up some volunteer activities, and write them down. (About 30 words. )
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

49. Mary is cleaning her bedroom now. (改为否定句)
Mary ________ ________ her bedroom now.

50. Lisa wrote the letter to say goodbye to her junior teacher. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________Lisa write the letter?

51. Li Ming spent three days reading this interesting book. (改为同义句)
________ ________ Li Ming three days to read this interesting book.

53. 无论做什么，请三思而后行。(完成译句)
________ ________what you do, please think twice before you do it.

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Some Chinese parents like to set examples for their children, encouraging them to follow these examples. They like to compare their own children with     54     .

I dislike my parents comparing me with those who are better at something than me. They always look up to them and say that I’m worse than them.     55     it may encourage me to work harder, it will make me lose heart.

Am I really worse than others? Of course     56    . I am interested in Chinese and western history and I’m the king of stories in my class. Besides, as a fan of art, I draw pictures in my free     57     and sell them for money to help poor kids. But my parents can’t see that. All of my classmates hate “the children of others’ families”. So it’s a big problem. We just want our parents to cheer us up     58     of comparing us with others.

I know it’s not just me. Our culture is full of comparisons, and it’s very     59     for us not to look around at what other people are doing, what progress they are making. But all these years I’ve learned one thing: Whatever     60    , you must believe in yourself. Don’t give up. Just keep on doing your important work and     61     to be better and better.

62. 中国历史，源远流长。中国的很多手工艺品、艺术表达形式、美食、植物等事物都能呈现中国文化的博大精深，体现中华民族的传统美德。
假如你校国际教育中心正在开展线上国际交流活动，其公众号以“The Cultural Symbol of China”为主题，向全校学生征文。请你选择一项你认为最具有代表性的事物，写一篇英语短文向公众号投稿。
要求：
1. 80—120词，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。
参考信息：
1. 你选择的事物是什么？对此事物进行简单的描述；
2. 你选择此事物的理由；
3. 此事物对你的影响。

The Cultural Symbol of China

There are lots of fantastic things representing (代表) our great culture and people.

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