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。

Sun Zi Bingfa, or The Art of War, is one of the most     1     (influence) military books in the whole history of humankind and     2     (read) for more than 2,000 years. Sun Tzu, a legendary military Chinese strategist during the Spring and Autumn Period, is regarded as the ultimate master of war.

Sun Tzu moved to the State of Wu in 532 BC, and later completed the great military work    3     (compose) of 13 articles altogether,     4     he fully demonstrated his insight into warfare. He suggested     5     (analyze) the conditions between one side and the rival before drawing the war plan. He emphasized the victorious general must be familiar with his enemies just as    6     himself. He also explained two types of decisive factors: the objective and stable one, like the     7     (effective) of the army; and the subjective and changeable one, like the spirit of the soldiers. He believed that competition of economy between states is     8     nature of war. Meanwhile, the supreme art and goal of war is     9     (defeat) the enemy with strategies instead of only force. His spirit and wisdom    10     (unique) remind us that peace is the common objective we should pursue.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What made Catherine start boxing?

A．A film.

B．A friend.

C．A game.

2. What did Catherine’s family think of her when she took up boxing?

A．Brave.

B．Smart.

C．Crazy.

3. What does Catherine usually do before a boxing match?

A．Stay relaxed.

B．Go camping.

C．Get training.

4. What is the best thing Catherine gains from doing boxing?

A．Friendship.

B．Fitness.

C．Respect.

4 . Three Americans, including one teenager from NYC, were among the 20 Legacy (遗产) Award recipients at Thursday’s 2024 Diana Awards, named in memory of the late Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales.

The Legacy Award specifically, launched in 2017, aims to celebrate the achievements of 20 outstanding young leaders, visionaries and role models from across the world.

16-year-old native New Yorker Hailey Richman was recognized for her work as the founder and CEO of Kid Caregivers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering and supporting young people who serve as caregivers, and to enriching the lives of adults affected by Alzheimer’s. Richman launched the organization when she was just 8—four years after her own grandmother was diagnosed with the disease.

Richman, who was previously honored at the age of 12 as a 2019 Empower Player by DoSomething. org, said she hopes the award will “spread awareness but also inspire other young people around the world to do something to make a change.”

Among the other American nominees (被提名者) was 18-year-old Olivia Zhang, born in McLean, Virginia, who was recognized for creating Cancer Kids First, the world’s largest youth-led organization, which works towards lessening the challenges that patients of pediatric cancer face.

Meanwhile, University of Michigan School of Business alum Sikander “Sonny” Khan, 26, founded the Paani Project and has since raised over $ 6.1 million to tackle Pakistan’s lack of secure access to clean water. The organization has built over 17,000 wells and served more than 2. 5 million meals to villagers across the Southeast Asian country.

Diana’s oldest son, Prince William, was on hand at London’s Science Museum on Thursday to give a speech and present this year’s Legacy Awards.

“I know that she would have been honored to see a charity in her name doing such inspirational work to uplift young people from all corners of the globe,” he said, regarding his late mother, who died in 1997. “She taught me that everyone has the potential to give something back, that everyone in need deserves a supporting hand in life.”

1. What do we know about the Legacy Award?

A．It was just awarded to outstanding young Americans.

B．It is launched in 2024 in memory of the late Princess Diana.

C．It was established by Princess Diana during her lifetime.

D．It is awarded to 20 outstanding young people from across the world.

2. What inspired Hailey Richman to launch Kid Caregivers?

A．The adults were affected by Alzheimer’s.

B．Her own grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer.

C．She was honored at the age of 12 as a 2019 Empower Player.

D．She wants to become the founder and CEO of this organization.

3. What qualities do the three American nominees share?

A．Being generous and thankful.

B．Being ambitious and capable.

C．Being creative and thoughtful.

D．Being determined and humorous.

4. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A．Princess Diana was a person with a heart of love.

B．Princess Diana would like to see a charity in her name.

C．Prince William presented this year’s award at a Science Museum.

D．Prince William was taught by his mother to help and support those in need.

6 . Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night and thought, “Where is my life going?”

Patrick Mork, a former Google executive and tech marketer, hit that wall in 2017. He woke up one day terrified by the realization that what he had spent the past 20 years doing no longer excited him and that his passion for it was gone. Divorced, nearly bankrupt (破产) and at the edge of depression, his life and career were in ruins. Now, Patrick has become a successful entrepreneur, executive coach and motivational speaker and built a fast growing leadership development company based out of Santiago, Chile.

Step Back and Leap is an authentic and honest series of stories that trace the author’s life and challenges — from being bullied as a kid in Mexico, to becoming successful in a startup in Silicon Valley. Each chapter describes dramatic challenges Patrick faced and the 9 “keys” he used to overcome each challenge.

This book is for that person who wants to grow, and is willing to learn new tricks to help themselves in that struggle. Part workbook, and part story, this book provides a simple, but very powerful read promising to help the reader unlock their life. Less than a dozen chapters with 9 focused on KEY actions (find your purpose, uncover your values, unlock your goals, be accountable, ask for help, build a team, ask powerful questions, celebrate failures and manage your energy), each provides a concept to help the reader take a giant leap forward.

Interwoven through these chapters is Patrick’s own life story which serves to set up each lesson, and highlight the value of applying the lesson. Rather than focusing on a single aspect of his life, Patrick brings scenes into play that many readers will have been exposed to in their own lives.

A most thoroughly enjoyable, easy read that provided keen insight, had me read every word, and left me wondering for whom I would buy this book for this coming holiday season.

1. What does the underlined phrase “hit that wall” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Encountering significant challenges.

B．Achieving a major success.

C．Suffering from serious diseases.

D．Starting a new career path.

2. What is the theme of the book Step Back and Leap?

A．How to start a startup in Silicon Valley.

B．How to overcome challenges and find purposes.

C．How to become a successful motivational speaker.

D．How to manage finance and avoid bankruptcy.

3. Why does the author mention 9“keys”in Patrick’s book?

A．To emphasize Patrick’s achievement in career.

B．To criticize Patrick’s tricks of solving problems.

C．To show Patrick’s miserable life experiences.

D．To illustrate Patrick’s wisdom of facing obstacles.

4. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A．A novel.	B．A biography.
C．A book review.	D．An art magazine.

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。

Dr Jian Zhou was a molecular biologist and virologist who worked with Professor Ian Frazer to develop the technology toward the Gardasil and Cervarix vaccines (疫苗),     1     protect against viruses that cause cervical cancer.

Born in Hangzhou, China, Dr Zhou graduated from Wenzhou Medical College and went on     2     (obtain) a Master’s degree from Zhejiang Medical University. He studied for a PhD at Henan Medical University,     3     (complete) this in 1987. He received a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Queensland in 1994. Dr Zhou’s interest in human papillomavirus (HPV)     4     (bring) him to Australia in 1990 to join Professor Ian Frazer’s Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research at the University of Queensland. Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by HPV and it     5     (believe) that a vaccine against HPV might work. The vaccine required a particle that would stimulate an immune response to the virus,     6     causing an infection. This was a significant focus of Dr Zhou’s work with Professor Frazer and in 1990, working also with his wife, he succeeded in creating a virus-like particle that was now the basis     7     the Gardasil and Cervarix vaccines.

    8     (unfortunate), Dr Zhou died in 1999, at the age of 42. His work has had     9     huge impact on human health globally. The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences is therefore delighted to establish an award in     10     (recognize) of Dr Zhou. The Jian Zhou Medal was made possible by a generous donation from the Frazer Family Foundation.

9 . Inside the low lighting of Gather East Rock, the smell of coffee beans swirls (打旋) through the air. Art adorns (装点) the blue walls, but one painting stands out among the others. The painting’s name is “Mother Divine”, by the artist Sarahi Zacatelco. The mother in question is a green woman, with colorful plants adorning her head and water dripping (滴下) down her neck. In every brushstroke, Zacatelco pays homage to the man who taught her how to paint: her grandfather Agustin.

Born in 1982, Zacatelco learned how to create art from her grandfather in Oaxaca. At the time, her grandfather lived with her while her mother worked. Together, the two spent hours going out to the central plaza in Juchitán, where she let her senses take over. “You can see the food, you can smell it, you can see the lady selling flowers, and you can see everything,” she recalled excitedly. When she was six years old, her grandfather gave her a piece of paper and watercolors and showed her how to put the colors on it. She hasn’t stopped making art since.

Zacatelco’s grandparents made chess pieces out of rocks and wood to sell. They also made Talavera pottery (陶器) pieces, which Zacatelco described as “a Baroque tradition” that one might see in old colonial (殖民地的) homes. She no longer has any of her grandparent’s Talavera —“the tradition was lost due to being poorly paid and a lot of effort going into each piece.”

In the 1990s, Zacatelco’s mother decided to move her family to give them a better life. She moved her children to Mexico City, then to the Bronx, and then to the Brownsville neighborhood in Eastern Brooklyn. The family moved to Fair Haven, where Zacatelco still lives, in 2001. She called it the perfect place to raise two boys and two girls. Her family did not keep any of her grandfather’s old art before he died. But his artistic spirit did not die with him. Zacatelco carries on his legacy today with her art.

1. How is paragraph 1 developed?

A．By testing an assumption.	B．By giving a description.
C．By making a comparison.	D．By analyzing a phenomenon.

2. How did Agustin inspire Zacatelco’s artistic spirit at first?

A．He instructed her in watercolor painting.

B．He introduced sensory experiences to her.

C．He taught her to make chess pieces out of rocks.

D．He asked her to observe his creation of pottery pieces.

3. Why did Zacatelco’s mother move her family?

A．She wanted them to live a better life.

B．She needed to change jobs frequently.

C．She found their house was too small for them.

D．She wanted to relieve the pain of losing a loved one.

4. What would be the best title for this text?

A．Art: comfort for imperfect lives

B．Baroque tradition: a dying art form

C．An artist’s first teacher: her grandfather

D．An artist’s moving experiences: sources of inspiration

10 . Lying on London’s famous Millennium Bridge, British artist Ben Wilson paints on a piece of dried gum (口香糖). It has been crushed flat into the ground. “The important thing is that there are tire marks on the gum with different patterns,” said the 60-year-old Wilson. “The beauty of them is that they’re of different shapes and sizes…” he continued, describing pieces of gum.

Wilson sees possibility in things most people avoid looking at. The flattened gum offers a chance to turn a piece of waste into something beautiful. The artwork is also a way to surprise walkers and get them to take a closer look at the path they are on.

“By painting a picture which is so small, I can let those who see it discover a hidden world beneath their feet,” Wilson said.

Back in his north London art room, Wilson paints on the surface of a small mosaic tile (瓷砖). It will be part of a collection that he is creating on the walls of London’s underground platforms. “The images are more personal than the chewing gum works,” Wilson says, “and represent a kind of visual diary.”

Wilson was born to artist parents in London. He remembers working with clay from the age of three. He had his first art show when he was around 10 years old. He began making sculptures and large pieces for display in natural settings. Then his interest turned to waste. He has been painting on gum and other pieces of rubbish for 19 years.

The top surface of the dried gum is not subject to local or national laws. As a result, the dried gum surface creates a space, where Wilson says he can paint without damaging public property.

Government officials have removed much of the artist’s public street art. But the hundreds of gum paintings on Millennium Bridge remain for all to see.

1. What is the dried gum like in the eyes of Wilson?

A．Dirty.

B．Strange.

C．Practical.

D．Attractive.

2. Which statement can best describe Wilson?

A．He creates a hidden world.	B．He keeps a diary with drawings.
C．He reminds people to walk carefully.	D．He makes the ugly become beautiful.

3. What does the author mainly tell us about Wilson in paragraph 5?

A．His great language talent.	B．His artistic career.
C．His unusual childhood.	D．His parents’ artistic achievements.

4. What do we know about the Wilson’s street paintings?

A．Some of them are protected by law.	B．All of them are not kept well.
C．They are valued by officials.	D．They polluted the streets.