1 . 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。

Yuan Longping is a great scientist    1    is devoted to agriculture. He was    2     (bear) in 1930, Yuan graduated    3    Southwest Agricultural College. After    4     (graduate), finding ways to grow more productive rice has been his life goal. Thanks to    5     (he) research in hybrid rice, we have more tools    6     (increase) the rice output and rid the world of hunger, for which he is    7    (honour) as “Father of Hybrid Rice”．

Yuan Longping lives a simple life and he cares little about money or being famous. As for hobbies, he enjoys swimming as well as    8    (listen) to music.

Yuan Longping    9    (make) great contributions not only to China, but also to the whole world. Therefore, in my eyes, he is more of    10     scientist, he is a pioneer for all people.

3 . Han Tianheng picked up a carving knife at the age of 6 and never put it down. Today, the 79 year-old artist, one of China’s most respected living masters of seal carving(印章雕刻), calligraphy and Chinese painting, still remembers the incident the first time he held a knife in his hand.

“I cut my thumb badly and was scared by the bloody sight,” he said, adding that his mother applied ashes because she couldn’t afford to take him to a hospital. “The cut left a scar, which is still clear today.”

An eye for an eye and blood for blood, the incident didn’t set him back. Instead, it aroused his passion for the ancient art form. He was determined to pursue a path that would lead to a career in seal carving. Han said.

The journey of art exploration was a little bumpy for the young man in his pursue for excellence, and his seal works were seriously criticized by a famous old painter.

Most would have crumbled under the criticism, not Han. It made him even more determined. After six months’ hard work, he visited the painter again.

“This time, he asked me to carve a seal for him. This was positive affirmation,” Han said. “Praise is candy and criticism is medicine. We can live without candy, but cannot live without medicine when ill.”

Han rose to fame during the early 1960s famous for bird and insect seal art. Han’s seals are an essential ending part on the paintings of a long list of well-known artists.

“A seal for a good painting is like the buttons for an haute couture(高档女子时装). An experienced tailor always knows how to choose buttons that matches the whole style. What’s more, a good seal carver should keep his own style, and at the same time go well with the painting’s style.” he said.

1. What influence did the incident have on Han when he was six?

A．He got injured very seriously.

B．He learned how to use a knife.

C．It aroused his interest in seal carving.

D．It helped him learn how hard life was.

2. What does the underlined word “bumpy” in Para.4 mean ?

A．Smooth	B．Inspiring
C．Boring	D．Tough

3. In Han’s opinion, what do an experienced tailor and a good seal carver share?

A．The huge respect they earn.

B．The flexibility they display at work.

C．The targeted customers they serve.

D．The efforts they have to make to succeed.

4. In which section, of a newspaper does this text most probably appear?

A．Education.	B．Events.
C．Entertainment.	D．People.

6 . Hedy Lamarr was used to being admired for her looks. As a Hollywood film star, she was called "the most beautiful woman in the world". What she was less known for was her scientific thinking ability. During World War I, Lamarr quietly co-invented the technology that would be the precursor（前身）to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other systems we rely on today.

She had a natural curiosity about the world around her. As young as 5, she would spend time taking apart and rebuilding her music box to understand how it worked. At 16, she got her first film role and quickly became an international icon（偶像）. As her acting career continued to take off. World War II broke out. Lamarr became restless, feeling that she should do more to contribute to the Allies' war efforts. "Lamarr said that she did not feel very comfortable, sitting there in Hollywood and making lots of money when things were in such a state," says George Antheil.

Together with Antheil, Lamarr came up with a groundbreaking new form of wireless communication known as Spread Spectrum（频谱）. The concept was to create a wireless signal that could travel quickly from frequency to frequency. But the military refused to use it in their war efforts. The technology sat unused for years, until one day in the 1960s, the military accepted it and called the system "Spread like Wildfire".

Hedy Lamarr played the role she was expected to play in Hollywood—a beautiful star on the big screen. And without her, communication could look completely different today. Lamarr's experience can serve as a reminder：Pursue your talents and passions. Not only will the world be better for it, but every pioneer who challenges the old will pave the way for others to follow.

1. Which of the following best describes Lamarr?

A．She became an international star in her childhood.

B．She was popular for her extraordinary beauty

C．She invented the technology completely by her own.

D．She had to do more to gain success in her career.

2. What motivated Lamarr to invent "Spread Spectrum"?

A．Making lots of money	B．Becoming more popular
C．Showing off her ability	D．Helping the Allies' war efforts.

3. What can we know from Paragraph 3?

A．A fast-frequently-spreading signal was created in Spread Spectrum.

B．The name "Spread like Wildfire" showed the hidden danger.

C．The military never showed interest in Spread Spectrum.

D．Spread Spectrum was an ordinary form of communication.

4. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．A Film Star With A Great Contribution	B．An International Icon
C．A Woman And The Allies' War Efforts	D．A Wireless Communication

7 . 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。

President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order on Tuesday to award four people national medals and honorary titles for their outstanding contributions     1     fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zhong Nanshan,84,     2     excellent disease expert, was awarded the Medal of the Republic, the highest national honor, for his outstanding work in fighting COVID-19 in China. Three    3    (other) were also awarded the “People’s Hero” national honorary title for helping fight against the novel coronavirus(新冠病毒).They are Zhang Boli, a    4    (tradition) Chinese medicine expert; Zhang Dingyu , head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital; and Chen Wei, a medical scientist     5     made major achievements in COVID-19-related basic research.

Zhong also has long been devoted to the research ,prevention and    6    (treat) of major infectious and chronic respiratory diseases(慢性呼吸病), and has a long record of achievements. He was a major figure in the fight against the severe acute respiratory syndrome(综合症状) outbreak in 2003 in China.    7    (follow) the COVID-19 outbreak , the Chinese government encouraged the country    8    (contain) the disease in Wuhan, Hubei province, after the city was locked down in late January. More than 42000 medical workers from across the country     9    (send) to Hubei to fight the disease. The pandemic has been     10    (effective) placed under control on the Chinese mainland since early March.

8 . Li Ziqi, a short video blogger specializing in traditional Chinese cooking and handicrafts, has gained worldwide popularity.

Li has about 20 million followers on Sina Weibo. China’s equivalent to Twitter, plus 7 million followers on overseas social media networks. Many foreigners say they have got to know traditional Chinese food culture via her channel.

It is the spirit of craftsmanship（技艺）behind her works that makes Li’s video clips attractive. She strictly follows the authentic traditional steps and procedures in making traditional Chinese food and handicrafts, such as peach flower wine and silk, and goes to great lengths to ensure her videos are accurate. Sometimes she spends several months producing one of her videos.

Li has been inheriting（继承）traditional Chinese culture in a rather creative way. A closer look at her videos will show that they are never with any “analysis” that makes people feel bored. They just show audiences each and every detail of traditional Chinese culture so that the latter knows how Chinese live their beautiful and elegant lives. It is that universal appeal that makes her works so attractive. Thanks to Li’s efforts, many intangible cultural heritages that only existed in memories and written records now appear before our eyes. Via her short videos, Li presents the image of a beautiful and friendly China.

With the growth of the Chinese economy, people overseas are showing more interest in traditional Chinese culture. Li has shown how to satisfy that interest in a good way, namely showing the best parts of traditional Chinese culture with her heart.

To effectively present the beauty of Chinese culture to the world, we need more Li Zigi.

1. What can we learn about Li Zigi’s video clips？

A．They promote the sales of Chinese food and handicrafts.

B．They attract a large number of foreigners to visit her online shop.

C．They are based on her family’s recipes of making traditional Chinese food.

D．They aim to introduce traditional Chinese food culture and handicrafts worldwide.

2. What could be inferred from Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4?

A．Analysis of Chinese culture in Li’s videos makes people bored.

B．Details and accuracy play significant roles in the success of Li’s videos.

C．Li makes sure all of her video clips are short enough to be downloaded.

D．Cultural heritages usually exist in memories and written accounts.

3. What does the underlined word “intangible” in Paragraph 4 mean？

A．immaterial.	B．inaccessible.
C．invaluable.	D．unnoticeable.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To provide guidance on cooking and making handicrafts.

B．To suggest a way of attracting more followers on Sina Weibo.

C．To encourage more people to make efforts to bring Chinese culture to the world.

D．To give an example of how to gain worldwide popularity as a a short video blogger.

9 . Guiseppe’s father came from a family of fishermen. ____, for nearly 300 years the men in his family had been fishermen in the country of Sicily. His father eventually (最终) moved to San Francisco where he ____ their fishing business. There were nine children in the family. All the boys, ____ Guiseppe, from the time they could walk helped their father on his fishing boat. Guiseppe simply could not go because he got so terribly ____. His stomach just could not take the motion of the boat, or the strong ____ of fish. But even when his dad saw how sick Guiseppe got on the boat, he did not ____ it. He always told his son Guiseppe that he was ____.

Guiseppe was very hurt by his father who always ____ and put him down. But he still tried his best to ____ his family in some way. So as a young boy he went out on the streets and tried every job he could find to bring the ____ back to his father. But his father wasn’t ____ of his hard-working son. ____, he kept telling Guiseppe he was lazy. Finally, Guiseppe just gave up on ever ____ his dad.

He ____ sports and discovered that he was a very ____ and natural athlete, especially in baseball. In fact, he became the most successful son in his whole family. That young boy whom his father had ____ called lazy guy, became one of the greatest professional (职业的) baseball players in history.

You see, Guiseppe refused to believe all the bad things his dad said about him. He never stopped ____ until he finally found his special abilities. So ____ your own family have told you that you’ll never be successful, don’t believe them. Just forgive them and ____ yourself. You can become successful and reach your full ____.

1.

A．Actually

B．Unfortunately

C．Totally

D．Faithfully

2.

A．researched

B．continued

C．adapted

D．decreased

3.

A．like

B．including

C．except

D．towards

4.

A．homesick

B．surprised

C．excited

D．seasick

5.

A．smell

B．weight

C．sound

D．strength

6.

A．refuse

B．accept

C．admit

D．recognize

7.

A．powerful

B．generous

C．useless

D．gentle

8.

A．educated

B．frightened

C．encouraged

D．criticized

9.

A．support

B．influence

C．arrange

D．tolerate

10.

A．chance

B．money

C．fame

D．benefit

11.

A．afraid

B．aware

C．proud

D．tired

12.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Instead

13.

A．pleasing

B．attracting

C．appreciating

D．confusing

14.

A．lost interest in

B．got involved in

C．broke away from

D．became aware of

15.

A．energetic

B．religious

C．talented

D．reliable

16.

A．forever

B．never

C．seldom

D．always

17.

A．trying

B．reacting

C．competing

D．fleeing

18.

A．because

B．even if

C．until

D．unless

19.

A．persuade

B．doubt

C．trust

D．measure

20.

A．patience

B．confidence

C．desire

D．potential

10 . In celebration of Women’s History Month, here are a few of the millions of women that have broken all conventional rules to make a difference in the world.

Susan B. Anthony

Born February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights activist in the US. She spent many years campaigning for women’s right to vote. Anthony was also against slavery, helping support the passage of the Civil War Amendments. She also lent her voice to the battle for equal pay and educational opportunities for all.

Anne Frank

Anne Frank grew up in a happy family. However, things changed when Hitler came to power. Anne and her family were forced to hide inside a tiny house, where the young girl recorded her family’s fears and struggles. Even after all these years, her journal, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, continues to be popular with people across all ages and cultures.

Aung San Sun Kyi

Determined to bring democracy (民主）to Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi founded the National League for Democracy (NLD). Suu Kyi’s open displeasure with the government resulted in her spending much of the time between 1989 and 2010 in prison or under house arrest. In 1991，Suu Kyi received the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2015, five years after she had been freed, Suu Kyi’s NLD Party won a great victory in the general elections.

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai was born to a Pakistani educator and poet. When the Taliban declared that girls should not be educated, the world’s youngest Nobel Prize winner decided to challenge these unfair policies (政策). On October 9, 2012, she was shot and badly injured. Since recovering, Malala continues her fight for girls’ education. Her bravery is encouraging young people all over the world to stand up for what they believe is right.

1. Who made a great contribution to women’s right to vote?

A．Anne Frank.	B．Malala Yousafzai.
C．Susan B. Anthony.	D．Aung San Suu Kyi.

2. Why was Aung San Suu Kyi put into prison?

A．She refused to leave Myanmar.

B．She demanded that the democrats be freed.

C．She voiced dissatisfaction with the government.

D．She blamed the government for its economic policy.

3. Which of the following can be used to describe the women mentioned in the text?

A．Brave and inspiring.	B．Reliable and devoted.
C．Honest and responsible.	D．Considerate and optimistic.