1. — What’s happening in the new area?
— New houses ________ recently over there.

A．are built

B．built

C．have built

D．have been built

2. Tom sat in the classroom with his eyes ________ on the flowers outside the window.

A．fixing

B．fixed

C．to fix

D．being fixed

4. With his attention ________ on his book, he noticed nothing.

A．concentrated

B．concentrates

C．concentrating

D．to concentrate

5. The advice ________ by Mr. White sounds reasonable.

A．was offered

B．offer

C．offering

D．offered

6. The red lanterns on the street added to the ________ of Spring Festival.

A．delivery

B．system

C．encounter

D．atmosphere

7. These memories will remain for a short period of time and ________ within one or two days.

A．pass away

B．go away

C．fade away

D．drive away

8. Albert Einstein made numerous ________ to the world, the most well-known ________ the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc².

A．contributions; being	B．achievements; being
C．contributions; is	D．achievements; is

10. Festivals are ______ that allow us to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while.

A．harvests

B．origin

C．faiths

D．occasions

11. The workers are not to blame because they carried out the plan as________.

A．tell

B．told

C．telling

D．they told

13. When ______   to perform on the stage, he felt nervous and excited.

A．inviting

B．invited

C．to invite

D．having invited

15. The speech _____, a lively discussion started.

A．being delivered

B．was delivered

C．be delivered

D．having been delivered

San Francisco Fire Engine Tours

San Francisco Winery Tour
Running: February 1st through April 30th

This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price)

Departing from the Cannery: Tour times upon request.
Duration(时长): 2 hours
Price: $90
Back to the Fifties Tour
Running: August 16th through August 31st

This tour transports you back in time to one of San Francisco’s most fantastic periods, the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.

Departing from the Cannery: 5:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Duration: 2 hours
Price: $90
Spooky Halloween Tour
Running: October 10th through October 31st

Join us for a ride through the historical Presidio district. Authentic fire gear(服装) is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco.

Departing from the Cannery: 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Price: Available upon request
Holiday Lights Tour
Running: December 6th through December 23rd

This attractive tour takes you to some of San Francisco’s most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.

Departing from the Cannery: 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Advance reservations required.
16. Which of the tours is available in March?

A．San Francisco Winery Tour.	B．Back to the Fifties Tour.
C．Spooky Hallowen Tour.	D．Holiday Lights Tour.

17. What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tours?

A．Go to Treasure Island.	B．Enjoy the holiday scenes.
C．Have free ice cream.	D．Visit the Presidio district.

18. What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour?

A．Take some drinks.	B．Set off early in the morning.
C．Wear warm clothes.	D．Make reservations in advance.

There’s a new AI bot: ChatGPT, and you’d better pay attention, even if you aren’t into artificial intelligence. The tool is an AI chatbot system that OpenAI released in November 2022 to show off and test what a very large, powerful AI system can achieve.

ChatGPT remembers the thread of your dialogue, using previous questions and answers to inform its next responses. It derives its answers from huge volumes of information on the Internet. ChatGPT is built on top of the OpenAI GPT-3 family of large language models and is fine-tuned (a method of transfer learning) using both supervised and reinforcement learning (监督和强化学习).

You can ask ChatGPT anything, like explaining physics, asking for birthday party ideas and getting programming help. Perhaps it’s not smart enough to replace all humans yet, but it can be creative, and its answers can sound downright authoritative. A few days after its launch, more than 1 million people were trying out ChatGPT. UBS analyst Lloyd Walmsley estimated in February 2023 that ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly users in January, accomplishing in 2 months what took TikTok about 9 months and Instagram two and a half years.

ChatGPT is free to use at the moment because it is still in its research phase. But when too many people hop onto the server, it overloads and can’t process your request. It just means you should try visiting the site at a later time when fewer people are trying to access it. If you want to skip the wait and have reliable access, there is an option for you. As of Feb. 1, 2023, OpenAI has a ChatGPT pro plan, ChatGPT Plus, which allows users to have general access even during peak times. This service does come at a cost of $20/month.

However, ChatGPT can not replace Google. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence robot that provides solutions to your questions, but Google is a search engine in which you can search for as much information as possible. ChatGPT has limited knowledge due to its programming but Google has unlimited knowledge which is updated every day.

19. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about ChatGPT?

A．Its working theory.	B．Its language model.
C．Its design inspiration.	D．Its development process.

20. Why does the author list figures in paragraph 3?

A．To show the popularity of ChatGPT.

B．To stress the high cost of inventing ChatGPT.

C．To present the creativity of artificial intelligence.

D．To prove the necessity of developing tools for chatting online.

21. What is ChatGPT Plus intended for?

A．Guiding users to experience free services.

B．Giving users priority access during peak hours.

C．Allowing net surfers to skip advertisements.

D．Helping researchers detect the failure of the system.

22. What is a limitation of ChatGPT compared with Google?

A．It may provide replies unrelated to the questions.

B．It can only update information at a fixed time

C．It needs longer to provide solutions.

D．It operates based on limited data.

You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing (内化) your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.

Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred (神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.

Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worlds apart. Victims relish (沉溺) in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others- -and even themselves--to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.

In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life.

In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have filler, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.

23. What does the word “They” in paragraph 1 probably refer to?

A．People and things around you.	B．Opportunities and problems.
C．Creators and their choices.	D．Victims and their sufferings.

24. According to Paragraph 2, creators ________.

A．seem willing to experience failures in life	B．possess the ability to predict future life
C．handle ups and downs of life wisely	D．have potential to create something new

25. The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that ________.

A．different reactions to sufferings lead to different life paths.

B．people need family support to deal with challengers in life.

C．it takes creators quite a long time to get rid of their pains.

D．one’s experiences determine his attitude toward life.

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

A．To define victims and creators.

B．To evaluate victims against creators.

C．To explain the relationship between victims and creators.

D．To suggest the transformation from victims to creators.

Look to many of history’s cultural symbols, and there you’ll find an ancestor of Frosty, the snowman in the movie Frozen. It appeared on some of the first postcards, starred in some of the earliest silent movies, and was the subject of a couple of the earliest photos, dating all the way back to the 1800s. I discovered even more about one of humanity’s earliest forms of life art during several years of research around the world.
For example, snowmen were a phenomenon in the Middle Ages, built with great skill and thought. At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped from the sky. It was a popular activity for couples to leisurely walk through town to view the temporary works of chilly art. Some were created by famous artists, including a 19-year-old Michelangelo, who in 1494 was appointed by the ruler of Florence, Italy, to build a snowman in his mansion’s courtyard.
The Miracle of 1511 took place during six freezing works called the Winter of Death. The city of Brussels was covered in snowmen—an impressive scene that told stories on every street corner. Some were political in nature, criticizing the church and government. Some were a reflection of people’s imagination. For the people of Brussels, this was a defining moment of defining freedom. At least until spring arrived, by which time they were dealing with damaging floods.
If you fear the heyday of the snowman has passed, don’t worry: I’ve learned that some explosive snowman history is still being made today. Every year since 1818, the people of Zurich, Switzerland, celebrate the beginning of spring by blowing up a snowman. On the third Monday of April, the holiday Sechselauten is kicked off when a cotton snowman called the Boogg is stuffed with explosive and paraded through town by bakers and other tradesmen who throw bread to the crowds. The parade ends with the Boogg being placed on a 40-foot pile of firewood. After the bells of the Church of St. Peter have rung six times, representing the passing of winter, the pile is lit. When the snowman explodes, winter is considered officially over—the quicker it is burnt down, the longer summer is said to be.
27. According to the passage, why did snowmen become a phenomenon in the Middle Ages?

A．People thought of snow as holy art supplies.

B．People longed to see masterpieces of snow.

C．Building snowmen was a way for people to express themselves.

D．Building snowmen helped people develop their skill and thought.

28. “The heyday of the snowman” （paragraph 4） means the time when___________.

A．snowmen were made mainly by artists

B．snowmen enjoyed great popularity

C．snowmen were politically criticized

D．snowmen caused damaging floods

29. In Zurich, the blowing up of the Boogg symbolizes__________________.

A．the start of the parade

B．the coming of a longer summer

C．the passing of the winter

D．the success of tradesmen

30. What can be concluded about snowmen from the passage?

A．They were appreciated in history

B．They have lost their value

C．They were related to movies

D．They vary in shape and size

Ring! Ring! Ring! It was early in the morning. Though I knew who was _______, I unwillingly reached for the telephone. I was a new supply instructor (代课老师) struggling to support my young family. Each morning I waited for a call that would take me to a different _______ that day. The last three of them had all been intended to _______ the teacher and see just how much bad_______ he/she could deal with. I had responded by being _______and angry with the students. I didn’t really want to go to work that morning then, _______ since it was my birthday.

Still, I answered the phone and took the job. My family needed the money and I couldn’t_______ to be picky. As I was driving to work, however, I decided that I was going to_______again to be the best teacher I could be. _______ school started, the students treated me as their former teachers and once again were ready to see what they could ________. This time, though, I was still firm but ________with them. I did my best to make the lessons fun. I shared smiles, ________ their hard work, and encouraged their efforts. The effect was amazing. My uncontrollable classroom was soon________. Students were laughing and learning and I finally felt like I was doing my job________. I went home happily and enjoyed the rest of my birthday with my family.

Every day we are given another ________ to get things right, to live our lives with love and joy, and to make this world a better place. Every morning arises and begins once again to be the best of you.

36.

A．coming

B．speaking

C．calling

D．waiting

37.

A．city

B．world

C．classroom

D．factory

38.

A．test

B．spy

C．promote

D．embarrass

39.

A．language

B．teaching

C．behavior

D．result

40.

A．concerned

B．critical

C．familiar

D．careless

41.

A．mostly

B．basically

C．possibly

D．especially

42.

A．bear

B．allow

C．offer

D．afford

43.

A．perform

B．start

C．pretend

D．conduct

44.

A．Since

B．Although

C．As

D．If

45.

A．get away with

B．add to

C．make up for

D．build up

46.

A．upset

B．strict

C．disappointed

D．fair

47.

A．felt

B．stated

C．praised

D．understood

48.

A．finished

B．changed

C．occupied

D．freed

49.

A．hard

B．first

C．ever

D．right

50.

A．promise

B．chance

C．confidence

D．success