1 . Dong Yuhui, a 30-year-old livestreaming (直播) host for East Buy, found himself in an online controversy (争议) that began on Dec. 5.

East Buy said that many of the things Dong said in his livestreams were written by the East Buy team, not by himself. The then-CEO, Sun Dongxu, criticized Dong and the team, which made Dong’s fans upset.

Surprisingly, this controversy made Dong even more popular. In just one week, his Douyin followers increased by over 3 million, and Dong became vice president of New Oriental’s cultural and tourism business.

Though his fame is rising, Dong remains humble. “I am not good-looking or tall. I don’t know why I have so many supporters.” he said.

However, Xu Hanze, an associate professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (南京航空航天大学), believes that Dong got more attention because of his talent and intelligence, thanks to his habit of reading widely.

In the age of consumerism (消费主义), Dong does not trick customers into buying unnecessary products, but encourages them to think twice when shopping online. He also puts more efforts into educational activities and events to help farmers.

Dong believes that people should not wish to be the next Dong Yuhui. He said, “I want to tell other young livestreamers that they do not need to be me, as each story is moving in its own way.” He went on to say that people are not the same products made on manufacturing lines, and that diversity (不同) is what makes people special.

1. What was Dong Yuhui when the controversy happened?

A．The CEO for East Buy.

B．A livestreaming host for East Buy.

C．The vice president of New Oriental’s cultural and tourism business.

2. The underlined word “humble” in Paragraph 4 means “________” in Chinese.

A．努力的

B．友好的

C．谦逊的

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Dong Yuhui got more Douyin followers after this event.

B．Dong Yuhui encourages people to buy more products in his livestreaming.

C．Xu Hanze believes Dong got more attention only because of his talent.

4. What did Dong express in his words?

A．Not everyone can be a good salesperson.

B．Copying his way of selling products is unnecessary.

C．Diversity is a must to make livestreamers stand out.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Steven Ho and Frank Wang wanted to be     1     (hero).

“I want people to read about us in the history books,” Steven said, “I want to do something     2     will be remembered forever by people.”   

“Me, too,” Frank said. “But what can we do?”

The two men thought about this for many weeks. Then Steven said, “Let’s climb the mountain which is famous for its     3     (high) and steepness (陡峭).”

“That’s a good idea,” Frank said, “but how can we prove that we     4     (climb) it already?”

“We’ll put a flag on the top,” Steven said. “Anyone flying over the mountain in an airplane will see it.”

Frank agreed that this was a good idea and the two men set off. They walked     5     three weeks to reach the bottom of the mountain, and then they began to climb. The mountain was very steep and they could climb only a few hundred feet a day. At night they slept in     6     small tent. It was much     7     (cold) on the mountain. While they were climbing across the snow and ice, they suffered from the extreme (极度的) cold. But at last, after many days of hardship, they reached the top. “We’ve made it,” Frank said happily. “We’ve finally climbed to the top of the highest mountain in the world. We’ll     8     (know) and people will remember us. All we have to do now is     9     (plant) our flag in the ice.”

“That’s right,” Steven said, “and then we can go home.” He waited for Frank to plant the flag. When Frank did nothing, Steven said, “Why don’t you plant the flag?”

“I haven’t got it,” Frank said. “I     10     (think) you had it.”

5 . 根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。
A: I think I got a scam call (诈骗电话) this morning.
B: Really?     1    ?
A: The man on the phone said he was from the bank. He asked me when I had my telephone card.
B:     2    ?
A: Of course not. I told him he should ask China Mobile, not me.
B:     3    . We should never tell our personal information to people we don’t know.
A: Have you ever got such a call?
B:     4    . I got one several days ago. The man said he was one of my father’s friends. He asked me what my father’s phone number was. That was funny, right?
A: Yes.     5    ?
B: I just hung up the phone without saying anything.
A: There are so many scam calls these days. We should always be careful.

6 . 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。

catch, proper, animal, difference, study, report(v.), often, get, high, they

In the wild, wolves (狼) with broken legs often face something unlucky, waiting for death. Yet in the Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve in Qinghai, one such wolf had a     1     life. It grew from a poor, thin one to a fat, happy wolf. That’s because tourists in the area     2     fed it.

This “kind act” let people ask: Should tourists feed the wolf? Supporters argue that without feeding, the wolf would die because it couldn’t     3     food by itself. But those who do not agree with the idea believe that humans should not break the natural rule. Science, however, provides us with a     4     answer.

The research once     5     how human feeding influenced the lives of bottle nose dolphins (宽吻海豚 ) near Bunbury, Australia. Dolphins there can sometimes get food from the Dolphin Discovery Centre.

After studying more than 10 years, the scientists found that dolphins looking for food from boats had a     6     risk of death than those who found food themselves. This is because they may be hit by boats or     7     by fishermen.

Feeding wild     8     may lead them to depend on humans for food, Dai Qiang warned, a scientist at the Chengdu Institute of Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Also, sick animals may bring illness to people who feed     9    . So, if we meet a wild animal that seems to need our help, what should we do? It’s best to     10     the animal to the authorities (相关部门) instead of just feeding it.

7 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。

No matter what you want to do with your life, you’ll need an education first. You make your own future. You want to be a doctor, a teacher, or a police officer?     1    . And what you’re learning in school today will decide whether your country can meet the greatest challenge in the future.

It seems quite clear that if people want to be successful, they must work hard and keep trying even when they meet difficulties.     2    . Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures. For example, the first book of J.K. Rowling, the writer of Harry Potter, was refused 12 times before it was finally published (出版).     3    . He lost hundreds of games and thousands of shots during his career. But he said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. But that’s why I succeed.”     4     because they knew the failures were the mother of their success. So if you get a bad grade, that doesn’t mean you’re stupid. In fact, you need to spend more time studying.

I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. So don’t let us down, don’t let your family or country down. Most importantly,     5    

A．These people could succeed

B．But in fact, being successful is hard

C．Michael Jordan was once kicked off his high school basketball team

D．As long as there is a hope, we should never give up

E．we can’t do everything by ourselves

F．A good education is required for every single one of those careers (职业)

G．don’t let yourself down

8 . “When side by side two rabbits go, who can tell the buck (雄兔) from the doe (雌兔)?” China’s Yang Jingru and Li Jinzi “played the buck and the doe” in the women’s 1,500m short track speed skating (短道速滑) event of the Winter Youth Olympic Games on Jan 20th, 2024.

They used the classic “rabbit strategy ( 策略) ”. The key of the “rabbit strategy” is teamwork of two skaters. One skater nuns very fast from the start, while the other stays behind. This is different from the usual 1,500m speed skating strategy of keeping the same speed and then speeding up in the last few turns.

Using the “rabbit strategy”, after the first turn, Yang suddenly skated at full speed. She ran one turn faster than the other skaters and stayed at the back of the group all the time, but nobody noticed it.

Working with Yang, Li changed between the front and the back in the first half of the race. This made the other skaters wonder who was the “leading rabbit”. In fact, when the bell rang and showed that there was only one turn to go, everyone had tvo turns left except Yang. As a result, Yang and Li rushed the finish line successfully while others were getting into a mess.

The two Chinese short track speed players cleverly use the “rabbit strategy”. They won both gold and silver medals, making it a victory at the Winter Youth Olympics.

1. Where was Yang during her last lap (圈)?

A．①

B．②

C．③

D．④

2. The underlined word“victory”means“                  ” in the last paragraph.

A．success

B．failure

C．fairness

D．joke

3. What can we know from the passage?

A．The key of the “rabbit strategy” is patience.

B．Li’s role in the race is to make other skaters wonder.

C．Chinese people love the rabbit very much.

D．Both Yang Jingru and Li Jinzi won gold medals in the Game.

4. Which part of a magazine may the passage come from?

A．Chinese sayings.	B．Care for health.
C．A sports event.	D．Share your feelings.

9 . Open an app, place your order, and wait for your food to be delivered. This is how many young people eat in China these days. According to the latest data, about 421 million Chinese people use online food delivery services (快递服务).That’s just half of the total number of Internet users in China.

Which group of people is ordering food online the most? It’s mainly young people. A recent report by Meituan showed that 86.3% of the service’s users are between 20 and 34 years old. They are the main force driving the development of the food delivery industry.

Small families depend largely on food delivery services. Chinese families have changed in size over the past ten years. In 2002, only 7.7% of families have only one person. But this number increased to 15.6% in 2017. Two-person families rose from 18.4% in 2002 to 27.2% in 2017. For small families, cooking always takes lots of time and energy, so ordering food online has become more popular.

The improvement of China’s food delivery services has made more customers interested. According to Meituan’s report, the average (平均的) time it takes to make a food delivery dropped from 38 minutes in 2016 to 29 minutes in 2020. Many delivery apps are offering more services, delivering products such as fruit, vegetables, medicine and even flowers. As their services continue to improve, the food delivery industry will keep growing in the future.

1. The writer leads into the topic by                  .

A．telling a story	B．answering a question
C．making a comparison	D．giving an example

2. We can find the answer to the question “                 ” in   third   paragraph.

A．Why do Chinese families change in size?

B．Why does ordering food online become more popular?

C．How many two-person families are there in 2024?

D．What do young people like to order most online?

3. What’s the writer’s attitude to the future food delivery industry?

A．Positive.

B．Worried.

C．Hopeless.

D．Uncertain.

10 . Einstein said, “The biggest challenge between people is how they spend their spare time. Control your spare time, and you control your life!” In order to learn about how students spend their spare time after school, Sunshine Middle School did a survey among 1,500 students and here is the result.

After getting the result, the school teacher and some parents get much more worries about the teenagers’ study, for lots of students waste their spare time on computer games. Also, there are only about 165 students choosing to kill their time by reading. That really shocks the school headmaster. He is always thinking about helping the students develop reading habits, so he wants to put “reading” into their daily schedule (安排). As for playing sports, about 20% students prefer to exercise outside rather than stay at home or go to after-school classes. According to the survey, the ones who go to after-school classes actually don’t top the list. Instead, those who enjoy reading and doing sports normally get much better grades. The percentage (百分比) of helping with housework reminds the school to call on the parents not to do much for their kids. Being responsible (有责任心的) for the family is a great way to shape their character.

1. ________ choose to do housework in their spare time.

A．890

B．960

C．1,100

D．1,200

2. The headmaster wants to help the students develop the habits of ________.

A．reading	B．playing sports
C．doing housework	D．controlling their spare time

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．Most of the students like going to after-school classes.

B．Parents shouldn’t let their kids do housework after school.

C．Over 30% of the students play computer games in their spare time.

D．Einstein thinks as long as we can control our spare time, we’ll succeed.