1. He is such ________ honest boy that we always believe what he says.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

2. Gu Ailing is ________ favorite skier because she is so talented and hard-working.

A．me

B．my

C．mine

D．myself

3. —Xiaoming, did you watch the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games _______ February 4th?
—Sure, I did. It was really fantastic.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．to

4. —What will you do with these old computers?
—I am not sure yet. We will have to use them until the new ones ________.

A．buy

B．will buy

C．are bought

D．will be bought

5. The story reminds us that we could never make a ______ if we can’t keep it.

A．wish

B．choice

C．decision

D．promise

6. —Lucy has an art lesson, a PE lesson and a handwriting lesson on Sunday.
—No wonder she ________ hangs out with us on Sunday.

A．seldom

B．usually

C．often

D．always

7. Ladies and gentlemen, our plane will ________ in a minute. Please take your seats.

A．get off

B．put off

C．take off

D．turn off

8. Finally my grandfather made up his mind ________. He realized it was really bad for his health.

A．smoking

B．to smoke

C．not smoking

D．not to smoke

9. You can’t see my WeChat moments（微信朋友圈）________ we become good friends.

A．because

B．if

C．so

D．unless

10. —Mom, I wonder ________. How I miss him.
—In a week, darling.

A．how long will dad come back home	B．how long dad will come back home
C．how soon will dad come back home	D．how soon dad will come back home

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I was not a good student, I talked too much, I was too _______, and so on. I tried to bear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me _______, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really _______? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a _______ of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay _______ attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change.

For the first time I went to a fairly clear picture of _______. I brought the list back to Daddy. He _______ to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself, but you have to learn to _______. It’s surely not a wise choice to close your ears _______. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, ________ hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

11.

A．proud

B．polite

C．kind

D．friendly

12.

A．happily

B．quietly

C．impatiently

D．sadly

13.

A．against

B．for

C．like

D．into

14.

A．plan

B．list

C．difference

D．decision

15.

A．much

B．more

C．every

D．no

16.

A．yourself

B．myself

C．himself

D．herself

17.

A．agreed

B．managed

C．refused

D．remembered

18.

A．enjoy

B．listen

C．feel

D．cry

19.

A．in anger

B．in excitement

C．in surprise

D．in silence

20.

A．and

B．or

C．so

D．but

The best-loved pig in Hong Kong is called McDull. His mom makes a wish that he will look like Chow Yun-fat or Tony Leung, but he is distinguished (区分) only by a birthmark around his right eye.

The cartoon piglet is not smart, either. Everything he tries, he fails. He wants to be an Olympic champion of qiangbaoshan, but the sport doesn’t really exist, of course. He dreams of going to the Maldives, but ending up on a one-day tour of a Hong Kong landmark instead.

However, the slow, dumb pig has won over Hong Kong people, often stereotyped (塑造) as eager to quick success. So far, there are five McDull movies shown in both the mainland and Hong Kong.

The popularity of McDull sometimes makes his creator Alice Mak confused (困惑的). “Maybe people see themselves and their friends in McDull,” she says. Like McDull, Mak moves and speaks slowly. She describes herself as a simple person, who does not try to draw too much meaning from the McDull stories.

“McDull reminds people they used to be as simple and happy as him,” Mak says. “If there is a theme in all the McDull movies, it is about how a simple person keeps his or her simplicity in a complicated (复杂) world.”

In one of the McDull movies, he talks to the audience: “I suddenly realize that there is something you just cannot have. No noodles, no Maldives, no golden medal, no treasure...it turns out that being stupid is not funny, it could mean failure. Disappointment is not funny, fat is not funny, fat does not even mean you have more strength. When I grow up, when I face the tough world that is not funny, what should I do?”

“What he has been doing in the movies is to find new dreams. Most of them keep failing him, but he always starts again with a new one,” Mak says. “Maybe that’s why both children and adults find him cute.”

24. Picture ________ shows McDull.

A．

B．

C．

D．

25. The theme in the McDull movies is probably ________.

A．how to achieve quick success	B．how to face failures bravely
C．how to find new dreams	D．how to keep simple in a complicated world

26. From the text, it is true that ________.

A．McDull always succeeds in everything he tries

B．McDull movies are only shown in the mainland

C．McDull keeps an active state of mind in his life

D．The creator Alice Mak knows exactly why McDull has become popular

27. The best title of the passage is ________.

A．The Pig that Dares to Dream	B．McDull’s Dreams
C．A Famous Creator—Alice Mak	D．Reasons for McDull’s failures

According to a recent report, about 18% of China’s Internet users are under 19 years old. And nearly 1/4 of them are students. While benefiting a lot from the Internet, such as education and communication, teenagers often face dangers and risks. To better protect them, the Chinese government last year set up a special system which has come to be known as the “Teenager Mode.” Many live online video platforms （平台） are now using it, but how effective is it?

“Teenager Mode” seems to be a firewall to protect teenage Internet users from overuse. Platforms have their own ways to do that, such as time limits and passwords. They can also stop rewarding, recharging （续费） and so on.

Although there are some advantages, “Teenager Mode” still has its problems. For example, many parents complain that their children can still see something unsuitable on some platforms although they use “Teenager Mode”. And if teenagers get hold of the full password, they can enter and exit whenever they like.

Experts say the system is still very new and it takes time and energy to improve it. “‘Teenager Mode’ doesn’t have the same standard yet. For platforms, they should make every effort to truly meet the requirements of the regulatory authorities （管理当局）,” said Wang Sixin, the president of Beijing Net Law Society.

Others say “Teenager Mode” doesn’t really limit the time teenagers spend online. They can simply go from one app or platform to another till they use up the time limit on each. To improve it, first of all, the time spent on each app or platform needs to be shared. Second, in order to help parents control their children’s time spent online, the app or platform can trigger（触发） an alarm to warn the parents.

In all, the system is an important first step to protect young people from the dangers and risks of the Internet, but more needs to be done.

32. The writer starts the passage by ________.

A．comparing facts

B．providing an example

C．telling a story

D．listing numbers

33. According to the passage, “Teenager Mode” is set up to ________.

A．protect teenagers from being hurt by their classmates

B．stop teenagers from overusing the Internet

C．keep teenagers away from the dangers in their schools

D．show teenagers how to use the Internet correctly

34. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．all the apps and platforms are now using “Teenager Mode”

B．”Teenager Mode” only sets time limits and passwords for teenager users

C．the app or platform can trigger an alarm to warn the parents

D．”Teenager Mode” is not enough to stop teenagers’ overuse of the Internet

35. ________ can be the best structure of the passage.
（①＝Para 1. ②＝Para 2. ③＝Para 3. ③＝Para 4. ③＝Para 5. ③＝Para 6.）

A．①/②/③④⑤/⑥

B．①②/③④⑤/⑥

C．①/②/③④/⑤⑥

D．①②/③④/⑤/⑥

Since the year 2022 is the Year of the Tiger, do you know anyone born in the Year of the Tiger? What’s their personality like? Are they brave, strong, tenacious（顽强的）and sympathetic? If so, then they are a typical “tiger”.

In Chinese culture, tigers are considered the king of all beasts.

They symbolize power, energy, protection, generosity and unpredictability. Tigers are regarded as fearless creatures, so that’s why in China you can see images of tigers on the walls of temples and houses to ward off disasters and danger.

Tigers have an important cultural significance not just in China, but across Asia.

▲ . For example, strong economies in the East — Singapore, South Korea, China’s Hong Kong and Taiwan—were called “The Four Asian Tigers”. In the book Life of Pie, Canadian writer Yann Martel chose a Bengal tiger as the partner for Indian boy Pie on his survival adventure in the Pacific Ocean. French fashion brand KENZO takes the tiger as its main theme when it tries to show Eastern elements with European design.

Instead of tigers, lions are considered as the king of all beasts in the West. Brave warriors（勇士）were given the name “the lion”. In Europe, the animal is a national sign for England as well as for Norway, Spain, Belgium and 13 other countries.

But in the West, tigers are also seen as a very powerful animal. In English, if you want someone to calm down, you can say to them, “easy tiger”. Another famous phrase is: “Eye of the Tiger”, which means fierceness and strength.

Tigers are also one of my favorite animals. I first learned about the beauty of tigers as a child, while watching animal documentaries. If you ask my mom, she’ll tell you that my most precious toy while growing up was my toy tiger, which I still treasure dearly to this day. As a young animal lover, I felt so sad that they were an endangered species and I wanted to help protect them.

Just like tigers serve as a symbol of protection in Chinese culture, we can only hope that in the upcoming Year of the Tiger more people can learn about tigers and help protect them and their habitats from further destruction.

36. ________ is NOT the personality of people born in the year of tiger.

A．Being brave and strong	B．Being tenacious
C．Being fearless	D．Being hard-working and warm-hearted

37. The writer mentions Life of Pie ________.

A．to introduce this book to readers

B．to express his love for this book

C．to show tigers’ cultural meanings in westerners’ eyes

D．to call on people to protect tigers which have been endangered

38. Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲ ?

A．However, people in the West firmly believe that tigers, though they live in the East, have a very special meaning for them.

B．However, it is interesting to note that tigers are more popular in the West than in the Eastern countries.

C．As they mostly live in Asia, for many people in the West, they have become a cultural symbol of Eastern countries.

D．Though they mostly live in Asia, many people around the world have already realized the importance of protecting them.

39. The last two paragraphs are mainly about ________.

A．what the writer’s childhood is like	B．what the writer has done to protect tigers
C．why tigers are endangered	D．a fact that it’s important to protect tigers

A: Hi, Mary!     40    
B: No, I haven’t. I haven’t used the mobile phone for a long time.
A: Why didn't you use the mobile phone? I think now we can’t live without mobile phones.
B:     41    ! They always say I am in Junior 3 so it’s important to get good grades and enter a good high school. And spending too much time on the mobile phone is really a waste of time.
A: Do you agree with them?
B: I didn’t use to agree with them.     42    But last term, I used to play games and watch   videos on the phone at night. And then I felt sleepy the next day and my grades dropped a lot.
A: Did your parents punish you?
B: No. We just sat down and talked about it.     43    .
A: Your parents are really understanding.
B:     44    
A: Just some pictures of lovely dogs. I went to a pet shop with Linda yesterday.
B: Maybe we can go there together next time.

A．My parents don’t allow me to use it.

B．What do you think of your school life now?

C．What did you send me on the phone?

D．I think it’s bad for my eyes.

E．I thought I should be allowed to have some time for fun.

F．Have you got my messages?

G．They gave me some advice and encouraged me.