1 . 阅读下面对话，从下面7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。
A: Good morning! This is Scott’s Flower Store. Is there anything I can do for you?
B: Yes. I’d like to buy some flowers for my friend.
A:     1    
B: I’d like some roses and lilies. My friend likes flowers with bright color.
A: Sorry, roses have been sold out. How about a box of fresh sunflowers?
B: All right.     2    
A: They are 100 yuan.
B: Could you please send the flowers to my home?
A: No problem.     3    
B: That’s wonderful.
A:     4    
B: Of course. Room 520, Shuanghu Road, Yubei District.
A: OK. I will get them ready and be there in about 30 minutes.
B: Thank you very much.
A:     5    

A．No, thanks.

B．Our store provides such service for free within 10 km.

C．Would you like something to buy?

D．How much are they in total?

E．Could you please tell me your address?

F．You’re welcome.

G．What kind of flowers would you like?

3 . People normally think of dogs as man’s best friend, but to Brian Wilson, his two pet parrots are his best friends.

It all began in 1995, when Brian was still a firefighter. A car accident caused serious damage to his brain. After several months of treatment, Brian’s doctors said that he would never talk again and that he would have to spend the rest of his life in a nursing home.

However, according to Brian, his two pet parrots didn’t give up easily. They kept talking to him day and night, until one day, he said one word, then another, and all of a sudden was talking like a normal person again!

Brian was so thankful that he decided to set up a home for birds which are not wanted by their owners. Now, his house is home to about 80 birds, including a great variety of birds like several macaws, cockatoos and African gray parrots. The birds fly around from room to room, some cackling (咯咯叫), others talking like humans. Though they all have big cages, Brian lets them fly freely inside the house.

Over the years, Brian has developed a special relationship with birds. The birds that bite other humans, seem to like him and can get along with him well. He is now called a bird whisperer (鸟语者). Brian pays for most of the costs of looking after the birds with his own money, but has recently established a foundation (基金会) to accept donations. He and his birds also earn money by performing at birthday parties, weddings and other social events.

For people who want to adopt (领养) Brian’s birds, they have to volunteer at the foundation for three months before they can take the pet home.

1. Brian used to be a _________ before setting up the bird foundation.

A．doctor

B．trainer

C．whisperer

D．fireman

2. What happened to Brian after the car accident?

A．He lost his job.	B．He refused medical treatment.
C．He couldn’t talk.	D．He lived in a nursing home.

3. If Jane wants to adopt one of Brian’s birds, she needs to ________.

A．perform at birthday parties	B．work with birds for some time
C．donate some money	D．learn to talk with birds

4. Most of the money for looking after birds come from ________.

A．public donations	B．earnings from performances
C．Brian’s own savings	D．friends and relatives

4 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在每小题句子空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致（每空词数不限）。

Once upon a time, all the animals were called to an early meeting. As they gathered in the public square, one of them, the chicken, was seen by her neighbors going in the opposite direction. “Hey, Chicken! Why are you going away from the square?” they asked. “Didn’t you receive the invitation?”

“Yes, I did.” replied the chicken. “And I would of course come to the meeting. But I have some very important personal business that I must deal with. Now, please excuse me. I really must go home. Please tell everyone at the meeting how sorry I am. Tell them that although I won’t be there in body, I will certainly be there in spirit! Whatever you decide, you can count on my complete support. Bye!”

The topic the animals would discuss was what to do with the order of the lion. The lion ordered them to give him something to eat. They had a lively but surprisingly short discussion. Then they decided that they would offer the lion just one animal. All they asked in exchange was that the lion left the other animals in peace. The decision about which animal to offer was reached without any disagreement. They chose the chicken.

1. All the animals were ___________ to an early meeting in the public square.
2. The chicken didn’t attend the meeting because of some very _______________________.
3. The animals discussed what to do with __________________ of the lion.
4. The chicken told her neighbors ________________________ other animals decided, she could agree.
5. From the ending of the story we knew the lion would __________________________.

5 . The “April snow” is here! It’s not real snow, of course it’s catkins (飞絮) from willows and poplar trees (杨树) in spring.

For some people, this “snow” is not welcomed. Catkins can cause allergies (过敏), making people’s noses, eyes, and skin uncomfortable.

In spring, the female (雌性的) trees grow lots of flowers. When these flowers finish growing, they produce cotton-like seeds that spread through the air.

Luckily, scientists have found many ways to control catkins. Doing “gender change surgery (变性手术)” on willow and poplar trees is one of them. People cut off the branches of female trees and replace them with branches from male (雄性的) trees. This cuts down the number of catkins. However, this way is slow and expensive. A skilled worker can do the “surgery” on less than ten trees a day. From 2008 to 2018, only around 1,000 trees were treated in Beijing, reported Outlook Weekly (《瞭望》) in 2022.

Scientists in Wuxi, Jiangsu, use special injections (注射剂) to deduce the number of catkins on trees. These injections make the trees mainly use their energy to grow bigger and get more leaves, not to reproduce (繁殖) and make catkins. Xu Qinming, an expert in Wuxi, told Science and Technology Daily that this method is safe for the trees. However, the trees need to get injections every year to keep the catkin numbers under control.

Other than injections, the trees can take “medicine”. This medicine can be sprayed (喷洒) onto the trees before the catkins form, which can quickly reduce catkin numbers. Still, people need to be careful about how much of the medicine they use and when they use it, or they might hurt the environment.

1. What can we infer from paragraphs 1 and 2?

A．Catkins are hard to see.	B．It’s normal to snow in April.
C．People welcome willows.	D．It’s uncomfortable to breathe in catkins.

2. How many ways are introduced to deal with catkins?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3. What’s the disadvantage of using injections according to the passage?

A．Trees need to be injected every year.	B．It needs many skilled workers to do it.
C．It’s slow and expensive.	D．It’s bad for the trees and environment.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．How to produce catkins.

B．How to control catkins with new technology.

C．How to tell male and female willow and polar trees.

D．It’s bad for the trees and environment.

6 .

It is important for students to learn some team skills like developing relationships, communicating well with others and solving problems. Here are two fun team activities.

Activity 1: Water Relay Tools: Two large buckets (水桶) to hold water & One small bucket for each team member Instructions: ●Fill one large bucket with water. ●Make holes in the bottom of the small buckets. ●Have the team members line up between the two large buckets. ●Pass the water from one bucket to the other. Try to keep as much water as possible. Why It’s Fun? ●It’s fun to work out a way to lose as little water as possible. ●It’s water. Isn’t it fun to get you wet on a hot summer day?

Activity 2: Truth and Lie This activity will allow team members to learn about each other. Instructions: ●Have each team member think of three pieces of information about themselves, and one of them is a lie. ●Each team member tells the group all the three pieces of information. Let the other team members guess which is the lie. Why It’s Fun? ●Students love talking about themselves and this gives them the chance to do so. ●Members can learn about each other. ●Members will be surprised at what others think of them.

1. What tools are needed for each team in Water Relay?

A．One large bucket for each member.	B．One small bucket for each member and two large buckets.
C．Two large buckets for each member.	D．Two small buckets for each member and one large bucket.

2. In order to win Water Relay, the team members should ________.

A．get themselves wet	B．lose as little water as possible
C．pass the water as slowly as possible	D．pass the large bucket to the other team

3. It is fun to play Truth and Lie because team members can ________.

A．give gifts to each other	B．share love with each other
C．tell lies to surprise others	D．learn the information about others

4. This text is most probably from ________.

A．a science book

B．a travel guide

C．a news website

D．a school magazine

7 . 假定你是李华，你参加了你校开展的主题为“创新体验，快乐成长”的科技节活动。请结合如图所示，分享此次活动的过程和感受。词数80左右。

注意事项：
1. 必须包含所有提示信息，可适当发挥，开头已给出；
2. 意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯；
3. 请勿在文中使用真实的姓名和校名。
Dear John,

How is everything going? Our school’s science and technology festival was a great success. Let me tell you something about it.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，单词的首字母已给出（每空一词）。

In different countries and cultures around the world, free time is spent in different ways.

Several years ago, researchers made surveys on how people spent their free time. The results s    1     that reading was the most popular activity in the United States, followed by watching TV. In UK, watching TV and videos was the most popular, and listening to the r    2     came second.

There were also differences in what people liked to do outdoors between the two countries. The most popular outdoor activity for Americans was gardening. For British people, going to the pub was their first choice, followed by visiting the cinema.

A    3     people around the world may enjoy doing some similar things in their free time, their interests are changing. In the US, for e    4    , the interest in computer activities is increasing. More people are spending their free time going online, or playing video games. As reading becomes much easier on the I    5    , online reading will be as popular as other online activities.

9 . 阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一个词或短语， 每个词或短语限填一次。

touch, local, attention, millions of, into, memory, snow, give, activity, walk down

Harbin, the capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongiang Province, welcomed     1     tourists during the past winter.

The city tried to provide tourists with the best experiences and     2    . Upon arrival, tourists found themselves welcomed with live performances at the airport. At Harbin Ice and Snow World, a lot of new     3     were provided, such as bicycles on ice and hot air balloons.

Local people showed their friendliness and hospitality (好客). They offered warm drinks and     4     snacks to tourists for free. Many private car owners also     5     tourists free rides .

    6     by these kind actions, tourists shared their heart-warming moments on social media platforms to show their thanks. Many of them are from southern China, where it seldom     7    . A guest left a note at the hotel, “Harbin is so fun and beautiful. And people here are very hospitable.”

Besides some interesting videos were also posted by tourists. Penguins wearing backpacks     8     the street. Tourists dressed in costumes of different styles posed for photos at the Saint Sophia Cathedral (索菲亚大教堂). Frozen pears were cut     9     the shapes of flowers for tourists to taste and enjoy. All of these pushed the city to be the hottest topic on the Internet.

Harbin drew so much     10     not only because of warm hearts and creative ideas, but also “small details”. The city stands in the shoes of tourists. This is the key reason for its success.

10 . There was a farmer whose hobby was growing corn. Each year his corn won first prize in a competition. So he was known in many villages.

A newspaper reporter interviewed him and learnt something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors.

“Why do you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?” the reporter asked.

The farmer said, “The wind picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and spreads it from field to field. If my neighbors grow bad corn, it will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” The farmer knew much about the connection of life.

Giving, instead of taking, makes us different from other animals. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well.

1. The farmer was famous for ________.

A．his kindness

B．his good corn

C．his large farm

D．his inventions

2. What was the farmer’s secret of growing good corn?

A．He allowed his neighbors to use his good seed corn.

B．He knew how to pick up pollen quickly from the corn.

C．He learned a lot from other experienced farmers.

D．He was the most hard-working farmer in the state.

3. If the neighbors grew poor quality corn, what would happen to the farmer’s corn?

A．It would sell faster and better.	B．It would win first prize more easily.
C．It would affect the quality of his corn.	D．It would become bigger and bigger in size.

4. The last paragraph tells us the importance of ________.

A．taking

B．giving

C．working

D．choosing