1. ________ young in our town are now living ________ much more comfortable life than we did because their living conditions have improved greatly.

A．A; /

B．A; a

C．The; a

D．The; the

2. —Do you like the weekly show, The Reader, on CCTV?
—Sure. It’s a programme ________ brings the habit of reading back into the public.

A．who

B．that

C．what

D．whom

3. Yuan Longping was a famous scientist. Because of his achievements, rice ________ has increased a lot.

A．population

B．contribution

C．production

D．introduction

4. —A lot of money ________ for the old man’s operation online.
—Yes, but the medicine cost ________ a lot, so we still need to get more for him.

A．raised; rose

B．was raised; has risen

C．raised; has risen

D．was raised; rose

5. — Which country has a ________ population, China or Canada?
— China. Canada is a lot ________ crowded than China.

A．bigger; less

B．bigger; more

C．smaller; less

D．smaller; more

6. —Simon, I’m afraid we can’t complete the model spaceship this afternoon.
—Well, we ________ finish it today. It’s fine if we give it to Mr. Wang tomorrow.

A．can’t

B．mustn’t

C．needn’t

D．shouldn’t

7. It was a bit doubtful at first, but it ________ to be a really good idea.

A．turned up

B．turned down

C．turned out

D．turned off

8. —I’m thirsty. I’d like a glass of juice. What about you, Mike?
—I prefer a cup of coffee ________ some milk in it.

A．to

B．for

C．without

D．with

9. —The second Tiangong Class is over. Now can you tell me ________ ?
—Well. I enjoy the “ice and snow” experiment done by Wang Yaping.

A．which is your choice	B．where the ground classrooms are
C．which experiment you like	D．which experiment was done first

10. —It's exciting that Chinese women's volleyball team won the World Cup.
—Well, teamwork is important. As we know，___________.

A．a good beginning is half done	B．one tree can't make a forest
C．actions speak louder than words	D．every coin has two sides

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

At thirteen, I was already as tall as I am now, and had a lot of freckles（雀斑）. I reached the age when I began to really pay attention to my looks, and I felt ________.

I couldn’t help thinking about how to make my skin perfect and life different. Then, in a fashion magazine, I found the ________: an ad for a freekle-remover cream（去斑霜）. I knew I could afford it if I saved money. And I ________ it. In the following days, I went to the mail box every day secretly at the time the mail was delivered（发送）. Finally, after three weeks of ________, my package came.

I went to my room with it, sat on bedside, and opened it ________ as if it was a treasure. I was sure that it would remove my freckles ________ I smeared（涂抹）the cream all over my body. Later that day I went ________ as I was asked to do it every day in summer. But there was something important I hadn’t ________ about freckle remover. That is, if you wear it in the sun, it seems to have a（n）________ effect. Instead of developing a perfect skin, you just get more and darker freckles.

When I returned from the field, my mother, knowing something about the cream, began to say things like, “I’ve never seen you with that many freckles before.” Looking at myself in the mirror, I cried and hid in the bathroom.

My mother came and ordered me to come out and sat. I ignored（忽视）her order, rushed out and ran ________ her, to the well house, crying. My grandfather came, and I told him about the freckle remover and ________ . I didn’t feel so confident. He looked at me in surprise and said, “But child, all kinds of flowers are ________ .” I cried, “I’ve never seen a flower with freckles!” and ran back to my room.

I cried myself to sleep that night. When I opened my sticky eyes the next morning, the first thing I saw, was a tiger lily, pretty even with all the freckles!

11.

A．sad

B．weak

C．bored

D．tired

12.

A．truth

B．reason

C．purpose

D．answer

13.

A．shared

B．managed

C．accepted

D．recorded

14.

A．working

B．trading

C．waiting

D．guarding

15.

A．calmly

B．bravely

C．carefully

D．generously

16.

A．or

B．so

C．for

D．but

17.

A．dancing

B．fishing

C．farming

D．swimming

18.

A．dreamed

B．realized

C．achieved

D．decided

19.

A．simple

B．active

C．similar

D．opposite

20.

A．by

B．to

C．over

D．after

21.

A．when

B．why

C．which

D．where

22.

A．fresh

B．useful

C．important

D．beautiful

The term “social phobia（社交恐惧症）” seems to have taken on popularity these days. Young people in particular are describing themselves as having “social phobia”. They prefer not to go out much, saying that it’s hard for them to make new friends or socialize. But is this a “real” disorder（病症）?

In fact, this is just a reaction to certain social situations. US researcher Ty Tashiro wrote the book Awkward（笨拙）: The Science of Why We’re. Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome. He explains that some people don’t “read” social situations correctly and therefore end up feeling uncomfortable.

For example, they might be afraid of breaking some kind of unspoken rule. Therefore, they start to act awkwardly because they don’t want this to happen. This might make them unwilling to socialize. They prefer to stay in instead of going out to meet new people. But this doesn’t mean they have social phobia.

“Real” social phobia—also known as social worry—is much more serious. People with social worry want to go out and interact with people but are so terrified of doing it that they cannot leave their homes. Their brains simply won’t allow them to interact with others in a normal（正常地）way. People with social phobia disorder can even experience panic attacks（惊恐发作）.

Luckily, social worry can be treated. Some people use self-help books to help them gain more control over their minds. Therapy can also help.

26. What does Paragraph 1 say about some young people?

A．They often go out alone.

B．They find it hard to socialize in different situations.

C．They develop new social skills to make themselves go out.

D．They don’t like to make new friends.

27. What causes people to have social worry?

A．They have a disorder in their brains.	B．They aren’t interested in social interaction.
C．They are experiencing illnesses.	D．They don’t trust anyone except families.

28. What does the story try to explain?

A．How to improve our social skills.	B．Why people often feel worried.
C．What real social phobia is like.	D．How social phobia influences everyone.

Imagine this: you and your friend are on a video call. He or she picks up a book, and you feel like you are holding the book as well. You can shake hands or give your friend a high five, even though you are in different places.

A pair of special gloves might make this a reality. Researchers at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have made gloves that can recreate the sense of touch. They call this haptic device（触觉装置）a “soft skin stretch device”（SSD）.

The SSD works like this: One user’s gloves create 3D force signals when they touch something. The signals are sent to the other user’s gloves, which vibrate（震动）to create the same force that the first user is experiencing. This allows the second user to experience the same sense of touch.

The SSD allows you to feel force, vibration and movement. “It is like wearing a second skin,” said Thanh Nho Do, one of the researchers who created the gloves.

Haptic technology is already being widely used. For example, the trackpads（触控板）in notebook computers use vibration to make it feel like you are clicking a real mouse. However, it is difficult to recreate the sense of touch in virtual（虚拟的）environments or remotely, according to Mai Thanh Thai, lead researcher of the SSD project. The SSD is special because it has a high level of sensitivity（灵敏度）even when it is used continuously. This makes it feel more realistic.

The SSD could be used in medical practice. Two doctors in separate places could work together during an operation—one touches the patient with the SSD while the other doctor feels the same sensation and completes the real operation.

29. What is the “SSD” in the story?

A．A video chat app.	B．A special pair of gloves.
C．A computer hard drive.	D．A winter overcoat.

30. What does the underlined word “signal” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．标志

B．信号

C．符号

D．姿势

31. Why does the SSD feel so realistic?

A．Because it creates vibrations.	B．Because it strengthens the senses.
C．Because it is highly sensitive.	D．Because it works remotely.

32. What do we know from the story?

A．The SSD aims to improve video calls.	B．Haptic devices are hard to use.
C．The SSD makes remote operations possible.	D．Haptic technology is mostly used in games.

There are a few different kinds of hockey, including ice hockey and field hockey. One of the biggest differences between the sports is the surface on which they are played. Some suggest that field hockey has been around for thousands of years. There is evidence to support that a similar game was played by ancient people in Greece and Rome.

Ice hockey has been around, officially, since the late 1800s. This is when the rules were made by J.A. Creighton. The first league was in place by the early 1900s. Later, ice hockey became an Olympic sport.

Hockey is a team sport with six players on two opposing teams. The game is played on a rink of ice with two goals at each end. The standard rink size is 200 feet long and 85 feet wide. Players, all wearing ice skates, move a disk called a puck around the ice. Their purpose is to shoot the puck into the other team’s goal. The goal is a net that is six feet wide and four feet tall. Each goal is guarded by a goalie, who is the only one that can touch the puck with his hockey stick as well as any part of his body. Goalies can even use their feet to stop the puck from getting into the net.

A hockey stick is what players use to move the puck. It is usually 5 to 6 feet in length with a flat blade at the end. Hockey sticks are straight sticks made of wood. The puck is made of vulcanized (硫化的) rubber, which is a much better material than the first pucks. It’s said that the first informal hockey games were played with pucks made of frozen cow waste! The modern puck is typically one inch thick and three inches in diameter.

       36        Instead, the names of the winning hockey team’s players, coaches, and managers are added to the presentation cup. There are five rings of names. The oldest ring is removed when a new one is added.

Today, ice hockey is the most popular team sport played on the ice all over the world.

33. From the passage, we know that ________ decides what kind of hockey it is.

A．the rules to follow	B．the time of appearing
C．the material of puck	D．the place for playing

34. What is the correct order of the events in ice hockey’s history?
a. The rules of ice hockey were made.
b. Ice hockey became an Olympic sport.
c. The first league of ice hockey was set up.
d. Ice hockey became the most popular ice sport.
e. People played with frozen cow waste in the field.

A．e-a-c-b-d

B．e-c-d-a-b

C．a-d-e-b-c

D．a-c-b-d-e

35. Which of the following sentences is proper at the beginning of Paragraph 5?

A．Compared with other sports, all the members of the champion can get a ring.

B．Unlike other sports, the champion team can get one more cup each year.

C．Unlike other sports, a new cup for the champion isn’t created each year.

D．Compared with other sports, at most five names in all can be added to the cup.

36. The main purpose of the article is to ________.

A．explain the rules of ice hockey

B．show the materials of the ice hockey

C．tell us the championship of the ice hockey

D．introduce the development of the ice hockey

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多余选项）。

It was a very hot day. As I was sitting on the bench, waiting for class to begin, I saw Timothy waving a brown paper bag at Jenna. Happily, the two of them walked away to somewhere.

    37     They stopped at a quieter area behind the library. “Strange,” I thought. “They must be up to something!” I watched them from behind a large tree and saw Jenna pass some money to Timothy. Timothy then passed the paper bag to Jenna. Both of them were smiling and seemed very happy.     38     Timothy must be selling answers to the holiday worksheets to Jenna! It made sense to me as Timothy was an excellent student and Jenna always needed help in her homework. I could not stop myself and jumped out from behind the tree. I cried, “I saw what the two of you had done.”

Timothy and Jenna were surprised. “What is happening?” Jenna asked. After I told them what I had thought, they laughed. In fact, in the bag was a special comic book bought by Timothy’s brother.     39     Once I heard the explanation, I turned red. I wished the ground would swallow（吞下）me then to save me from the shame. I said sorry for my mistake and quickly ran away.     40    

A．I will never trust them again.

B．A thought suddenly came into my mind.

C．Out of curiosity, I followed Timothy and Jenna.

D．Timothy was only collecting money from Jenna for the comic book.

E．I will never jump to conclusions again.

F．Luckily, they invited me to join them.

51. 为教育的发展捐款是多么有意义啊！
How meaningful _____________________________!

52. 恶劣的天气使我们执行危险任务变得更难。
Bad weather ___________________________.

53. 那些外国学生将要离开他们的大学多久?
How long _____________________________?

54. 既然你已经落后了，你就应该通过更好地管理时间来提升你自己。
Since _____________________________, you should _____________________________.

55. 西蒙有如此好的乐感，以至于他已经创编了许多首流行音乐。
Simon _____________________________ pop music.

57. 今年，响应党中央和政府号召，“双减”政策正式施行，许多学校也根据自己的实际情况增加了课后服务。假如你是Sam，你的英国朋友Tom对此很感兴趣，写信来询问有关的情况，请你根据信的内容，给Tom写一封英文回信，谈谈你的认识和建议。

Dear Sam,

I have heard that in your city the “double reduction” policy (政策) has been carried out. After school is over, students can choose to stay there to take part in different activities. It’s really interesting and I want to know more about it. What kind of activities are provided? How do you feel about the activities? Do you have any further suggestions?

Looking forward to your reply!

Yours,

Tom

注意：1. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称;
2. 表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范;
3. 词数不少于100。文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,

In July, China introduced the double reduction policy, since when after-school activities and clubs have been provided by different schools.

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Yours,

Sam