With a wide variety of foods, it is impossible to put together one single list that covers the “best” Chinese dishes. However, it’s helpful to set foot on the country with a list of necessary eats, some of which can surely be found in your nearest Chinatown community.

Peking duck

Legend (传说) has it that Peking duck first started more than 1, 500 years ago in Nanjing Jiangsu. The capital relocated to Beijing in the 1400s, and the royal families brought the tasty specialty with them. It was there that the current way we enjoy the duck was invented and then popularized around the world.

Cross-the-bridge rice noodle

It is said that cross-the-bridge rice noodles were invented many years ago by a loving wife whose husband studied on an island. She would travel across a bridge to deliver him his daily lunches. As the food would be cold after the journey, the wife decided to bring a pot of hot thick thicken soup along with the rice noodles. When the husband was ready to eat, she would pour boiling meat or fish and vegetables into the soup.

Jian bing guozi

One of the most welcome sights on a cold morning in Tianjin in northern coastal China is a jian bing guozi stand. To make a jian bing guozi, a large pancake is made on a hot flat-iron pan. Fried eggs, sheets of guozi, sometimes, deep-fried bread sticks and vegetables are added before the seller folds the pancake and hands it to the customer in a paper bag.

Hot and sour soup

Surprisingly, China’s well-known hot and sour soup isn’t just great at warming up your body in winter, but locals in Sichuan believe that the soup is medically effective. Small thin pieces of tofu, Chinese mushrooms, wood ears and bamboo shoots ( 竹 笋 ) are often found in the thick soup.

1. Where did Peking duck start?

A．In Beijing

B．In Tianjin

C．In Jiangsu

D．In Sichuan

2. Which of the following foods came from a family story?

A．Peking duck	B．Jian bing guozi
C．Hot and sour soup	D．Cross-the-bridge rice noodles

3. What is special about hot and sour soup?

A．It is the most popular food in Tianjin

B．It can be taken for medicinal purpose

C．It must be taken when it is hot enough

D．It has to be kept warm by chicken soup

Jeffrey has been homeless since his childhood. He desperately wanted to find a permanent job, but he would hear the same reason from potential employers. “Unless you are able to look neat and clean on the job, you can’t work here,” one employer told him.

Without family, Jeffrey would ask the workers at a local hamburger shop for their leftovers to survive. One day, Jeffrey was looking through the dustbin to look for food outside the hamburger shop when he found a wallet. From the identity card inside it, the wallet belonged to Alan, a small business owner who lived not far from here. Along with his card, driver’s license and some cash, there was also a check for $3000 inside the wallet. “This is life-changing money. ”Jeffrey said to himself. “I could get some fresh clothes, maybe rent a small apartment and finally get a job.”

Jeffrey sat down with the wallet in his hands and decided to think about it. He remembered having asked Alan for some money but was refused. Unlike most people, Alan told Jeffrey he had been sick lately, and that he needed to save money to pay for his operation. Jeffrey knew, he couldn’t live with the guilt of knowing a man would suffer if he took the money for himself. Jeffrey walked a long way to Alan’s house. As he answered the door, Alan was surprised at the visit.

“Hey, Alan. Don’t worry. I’m not here to ask for any money. You dropped your wallet in the trash outside the hamburger shop.” Jeffrey said as he presented the wallet to Alan. Alan began weeping as he held the $3000 check in his hand

“You’re a lifesaver, Jeffrey. My operation was scheduled for tomorrow, and I thought I couldn’t pay for it.” Alan said as tears ran down his face. To Jeffrey’s surprise, Alan gave him a big hug. It was the first hug Jeffrey had received in years.

4. Why didn’t Jeffrey have a permanent job?

A．He didn’t want to work.

B．The passage didn’t tell us.

C．He couldn’t afford suitable clothes.

D．He didn’t receive a proper education.

5. What was Jeffrey’s first reaction to the check?

A．He thought it a good thing to find its owner first.

B．He had planned to keep the money for himself.

C．He decided to sit down to consider it for a while.

D．He intended to return it to the owner immediately.

6. Which word can best describe Alan?

A．Cautious.

B．Energetic.

C．Generous.

D．Honest.

7. What did Alan give to Jeffrey after the wallet was returned?

A．A job.

B．An apology.

C．His gratitude.

D．Sincere praise.

In many countries, outdoor play is encouraged all year round, regardless of weather, temperature, or amount of light. What kinds of benefits might result from taking part in outdoor education classes, even if it is just once a week for an hour and a half or so?

In order to estimate the impact of joining an outdoor education program, five children between the ages of 5 and 8 from different families were selected to participate in a winter session (冬季训练课) and another group of 11 children between the ages of 5 and 11 were not and had not ever been in any nature-based classes. In addition to similarity in age, the participating families from either group had very similar incomes, education levels, and cultural backgrounds. The researchers observed the five children in the nature class and interviewed them at the end and they did the same to the 11 children in another group. The children were observed and asked questions to assess their independence, self—discipline, curiosity and adventure, motor skills, and appreciation of nature. For each question, researchers provided scores from 1 to 6. They then added scores from all the rated questions within each section to determine the total scores for all five categories. Comparisons were made between children who attended outdoor education classes and those who did not for each of the total scores.

Results indicated that while total ratings did not differ for the independence, self- discipline, or motor skill categories, children who attended nature-based classes were reported to have significantly higher levels of curiosity and adventure and a significantly higher appreciation and connection to nature than the children who did not.

A more detailed analysis of specific items that differed between the two groups found that the children in the outdoor education classes were reported to spend significantly more time playing outside on non-school days; they were more likely to pick up garbage if they saw it, to enjoy nature walks or hikes, to enjoy getting dirty from playing outside, to play with natural materials outside, and to show interest in nature when playing alone outside.

8. How does the author organize the second paragraph?

A．By giving examples.	B．By analyzing causes.
C．By making comparisons.	D．By following time order.

9. What quality can outdoor education classes help you develop best?

A．Thirst for knowledge.	B．Enthusiasm for nature.
C．Sense of independence.	D．Value of self-discipline

10. What can we know about the children in the outdoor education classes from the passage?

A．They preferred studying even harder at home.

B．They were likely to be better at playing basketball.

C．Their parents are usually rich and highly educated.

D．They enjoyed playing outside more and behaved better.

11. What is the best title of the passage?

A．How we score the five categories from the rated questions.

B．What the children were observed and asked questions to assess.

C．The children between 5 and 8 benefit most from outdoor education.

D．Regular outdoor education improves curiosity and connection to nature.

Billions of dollars have been spent researching, developing, and using artificial intelligence systems effectively in recent years. A few examples of artificial intelligences replacing humans are saving or withdrawing money in or from banks; face recognition at supermarkets or airports; ridesharing (拼车) apps helping people to find taxis and there are still so many more! Recently, it shocks the world that AI chatbot ChatGPT (智能聊天机器人) can write essays, give feedback on computer code, and even compose beautiful poems and so on. However, AI still fails to catch up with humans in most areas. Many experts agree that AI can mostly assist rather than replace humans. Giving up all things to depend on AI would not only deepen tech dependence but also affect the essential aspects of the human experience; critical thinking and reflection. We must continue to teach children how to think.

However, AI is forcing us to reimaging education. About 40% of the world’s population is under 24. If schools fail to prepare this generation of youth for the age of thinking machines, the following social and economic consequences may be dire.

AI has the potential to completely change the education. For instance, AI-powered computers can significantly benefit learners with visual and hearing disabilities by vision and voice-to-text apps. AI can also reduce teachers’ workloads, especially in environments where teachers are not sufficient. On the other hand, the technology also has a high potential for harm. AI could aid students to cheat easily in exams. Moreover, AI chatbots often offer results that are incorrect.

Human educators must remain central to teaching and learning. AI requires the government or educational authorities to review the school curriculums and teacher professional development programs. As machines become better at answering questions, educators should guide students to ask better questions, Beyond writing good prompts for conversational AI, today’s schools should inspire students to be curious because this is essential to conduct primary research in the future. Additionally, as AI indicates rapid transformation and change in future labor markets, adaptability should become central to curriculums. Educators should aim to plant the seeds.

12. What does the author use the examples of artificial intelligence to show?

A．AI can better serve humans than before.	B．AI will replace teachers sooner or later.
C．AI starts teaching humans how to reflect.	D．AI is expected to do anything for humans.

13. What does the underlined word “dire” mean in the second paragraph?

A．Acceptable.

B．Satisfying.

C．Frightening.

D．Unavoidable.

14. What is the attitude of the author to AI?

A．Unclear.

B．Negative.

C．Indifferent.

D．Objective.

15. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us about the school education?

A．The teachers should rely on AI to teach.

B．A school education revolution is on the way.

C．The school education is difficult to get changed.

D．The teachers should instruct students to ask questions.

This article is for you if you have ever asked yourself, “How do I start believing in myself?” Everyone falls into a situation where we don’t have as much belief in ourselves as we used to.     16    

Practice Loving Yourself

You have to find confidence in yourself first.     17     Remind yourself that you are unique, valuable, and loved by others, Once you find a way to love yourself truly, you can then take the first step towards believing in yourself.

Treat Yourself the Way You Treat Others

    18     And you are willing to lend a hand and help them out when life is tough. You will feel happy and cheerful by giving yourself the opportunity to talk and be open. However, you will feel sad and slightly depressed if you continually tell yourself that you’re a failure. Be sure you take care of yourself the way you treat your best friends.

Feed Your Spirit

Feed your mind with interesting and positive topics. Ask respected colleagues how self-belief leads them to become the person they are today and read books about topics that will help you figure out your next steps in life and how to be confident. All of these things may seem small,     19     If you do them long and often enough, you’ll be able to believe in yourself more.

Accept That You Are Not Perfect

It’s hard for many people to admit that they aren’t perfect. Life is going to be tough at times.     20     Forgive yourself for the pain in your life. Welcome and allow the imperfect times and then let them go.

A．A few great tips can help you out

B．but they deserve your time and attention

C．Believe it or not, self-love leads to self-belief

D．Struggle to get up yourself and move forward

E．but they will make a difference to your mind and spirit

F．Optimism will help them handle the harder things and move forward.

G．You wouldn’t usually tell your best friends they are worthless or a failure

“One. . . Two. . . Three!” Josh counted down as he lifted his 10-year-old daughter, Lisa, off her wheelchair and carefully placed her on the bed. “Dad! I still wonder why you always do the countdown. I don’t _________ that much in fact,” Lisa said with a quiet laugh. Josh told her that it was sort of their common _________, an approach that spending time with his baby girl always made him _________.

Since his wife passed away, Josh _________ to raise Lisa on his own. Things became more difficult after Lisa got sick and lost her _________ to walk.

Tosh simply couldn’t _________ the operation and recovery she needed for her treatment. Her physical condition also _________ minute care, so he worked part-time to look after her.

Josh was _________ enough to receive aid from his neighbors, but caring for Lisa was a full time job on its own. However, his daughter meant the _________ to Josh, and he did everything in his power to __________ she was well looked after.

One day, Josh went to the local chemist shop to get Lisa her __________ as usual. When he got there, he found an unusually long line. After about thirty minutes of waiting, Josh was __________ the next in line at the counter. Suddenly, a young woman jumped the queue. “Get to the back of the line, missy!” one customer __________ angrily. As Josh looked into the woman’s eyes, he saw a sense of __________.

“It’s okay,” Josh said softly. __________ the woman to the counter. “Thank you so much, sir!” the woman showed her __________ as the other customers in the queue began to __________ even louder. The woman __________ the crowd and bought the pills she had come for and left hurriedly.

He __________ to his daughter for coming home late and told her the incident. “I am really proud of you, dad. Be good to people and…” Josh __________ her before she completed. “and good will come back to you.”

21.

A．weigh

B．change

C．improve

D．ride

22.

A．belief

B．language

C．request

D．practice

23.

A．grow up

B．hurry up

C．cheer up

D．shut up

24.

A．agreed

B．hesitated

C．struggled

D．promised

25.

A．ability

B．possibility

C．opportunity

D．expectation

26.

A．waste

B．share

C．accept

D．afford

27.

A．adjusted

B．demanded

C．challenged

D．influenced

28.

A．fortunate

B．certain

C．confident

D．hopeful

29.

A．goal

B．future

C．dream

D．world

30.

A．remember

B．ensure

C．understand

D．admit

31.

A．handbook

B．instrument

C．medicine

D．package

32.

A．gradually

B．finally

C．suddenly

D．immediately

33.

A．spoke

B．warned

C．explained

D．shouted

34.

A．desperation

B．curiosity

C．misunderstanding

D．disappointment

35.

A．following

B．pulling

C．directing

D．pushing

36.

A．sympathy

B．enthusiasm

C．responsibility

D．gratitude

37.

A．negotiate

B．complain

C．communicate

D．announce

38.

A．approached

B．disturbed

C．ignored

D．appreciated

39.

A．mentioned

B．apologized

C．replied

D．described

40.

A．interrupted

B．prevented

C．protected

D．recognized

阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

No journey is smooth. Challenges, which are part of our lives, can’t     41     (avoid). Life wouldn’t be called life if it had been     42     challenges. They allow us to view things from     43     (vary) angles and give us a much better understanding of life. They help us to learn from our own mistakes as well

Everybody might have heard about Walt Disney who is a favorite of kids and adults. He is well     44     (know) for creating the cartoon Mickey Mouse for the world. But his road to success wasn’t easy. He didn’t complete formal education and was an     45     (eight) grader only. He had to face so many difficulties and had to start work at the age of 9. With many business failures and no formal training in arts, he still managed     46     (found) Walt Disney studios. He succeeded because of his hard work and not seeing all these factors as his disadvantages.

Sometimes     47     is true that even if you work hard, you might not achieve     48     you want. That does not mean you stop trying for it. But how can you improve and come out of this situation? It’s the mindset (思维模式) that needs     49     (change). During that journey, you certainly learned something. And what makes you     50     (satisfy) is that you have tried harder and gave your 100% effort.

52. 假定你是李华，为激励学生更深入地探索宇宙的奥秘，激发同学们对探索太空和科学的热爱，学校决定于本周五下午4点，在学校会议厅组织包括交流学生内的全体在校生观看神舟十五号载人飞船返回地球的录像回放，请以校学生会的名义写一则英语通知，内容包括：
1. 观看视频的时间与地点；
2. 观看视频过程中的注意事项；
3. 要求写一篇观后感。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当为加细节， 以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：神舟十五号载人飞船返回地球的录像回放the replay of the Shenzhou XV manned spaceship returning to Earth on video

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