2 . Many years ago I lived in New York City. One Sunday morning I decided to _________ my parents who lived in a small town two hours north. As I approached (靠近) the town, my car _________. It happened in the late 1970s when there were no cellphones. A woman in her thirties _________ to offer me a ride to a mechanic (修理工) in town, and as we _________ on the way in, I learned that she was a local realtor (房地产经纪人). I _________ that I was from the city seeing my parents. We exchanged _________ and went our separate ways, but I never forgot her _________.

Forty years later, both my parents now passed away; I decided to _________ their house because I was unable to pay the tax (税). I _________ the realtor who had helped me all those years ago and called her office by the number on her business card I always treasured. __________, the lady had passed away, __________ her daughter and granddaughter were running the __________ and ended up being my realtors.

They were __________ to work for their late family member’s old acquaintance (相识之人) who always remembered a simple act of kindness from a __________. And, knowing my difficulties, they helped me, sell the house for free.

Kindness __________ in the same family, and I felt quite thankful, again.

1.

A．find

B．visit

C．contact

D．protect

2.

A．broke down

B．showed up

C．pulled away

D．took off

3.

A．promised

B．happened

C．refused

D．stopped

4.

A．met

B．cheered

C．chatted

D．passed

5.

A．shared

B．heard

C．thought

D．imagined

6.

A．gifts

B．cards

C．ideas

D．messages

7.

A．situation

B．patience

C．courage

D．kindness

8.

A．clean

B．sell

C．decorate

D．repair

9.

A．mentioned

B．considered

C．remembered

D．informed

10.

A．Undoubtedly

B．Suddenly

C．Frankly

D．Unluckily

11.

A．but

B．because

C．since

D．unless

12.

A．town

B．program

C．business

D．industry

13.

A．brave

B．happy

C．nervous

D．worried

14.

A．friend

B．stranger

C．competitor

D．customer

15.

A．matters

B．changes

C．continues

D．disappears

3 . Rebecca, a wildlife camerawoman, was filming a documentary for the BBC in the Pacific Ocean when she saw something that made her cry: hundreds of  _______   had died because they had  _______  eaten some of the tons of plastic thrown into the sea. Beaches in Honolulu and other Pacific islands were _______ plastic toys, bottles, keyboards, pens, cigarette lighters . Seabirds as well as  other  animals like whales, dolphins, seals, turtles were suffering  _______  thrown-away plastic. The sea and the environment become more and more polluted.

At this point most of us would have felt sad and _______ but Rebecca did differently. In her hometown of Modbury she showed her _______ from the island to local shopkeepers and asked them to do one thing to help—stop using plastic _______ in their shops. To Rebecca's surprise, the shopkeepers_______ and Modbury became the first plastic-bag-free town in Britain. Shops offered  _______ cotton bags or biodegradable(可降解) bags. People in the town got used to taking a shopping bag with them to the supermarket—just like their grandparents had done before plastic bags were  invented . Later, other towns in Britain followed Modbury's  ________ . The small town of Hebden Bridge became the second plastic-bag-free town when four women there saw Rebecca's film and  ________  to act and the people there are happy to change things.

More and more towns around are becoming plastic-bag-free. Now "the bag for life" is part of the national________, and the task of reducing the use of plastic bags has become law. Since October 2015, all shops in the UK must________ five pence for each plastic bag used by each shopper. It's not enough, of course, ________  it's a good start. It also shows us that there is something we can do and that one person ________ a strong enough belief can make a big change to protect the oceans and save the seabirds and sea animals.

1.

A．fish

B．seabirds

C．turtles

D．sharks

2.

A．suddenly

B．quickly

C．accidentally

D．excitedly

3.

A．covered with

B．decorated with

C．fond of

D．satisfied with

4.

A．instead of

B．in memory of

C．in place of

D．because of

5.

A．hopeful

B．grateful

C．helpless

D．careless

6.

A．magazine

B．film

C．website

D．biography

7.

A．bags

B．baskets

C．boxes

D．buckets

8.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．persuaded

D．advised

9.

A．used

B．useless

C．reusable

D．nonrenewable

10.

A．example

B．instruction

C．construction

D．regulation

11.

A．realized

B．decided

C．achieved

D．failed

12.

A．agriculture

B．literature

C．adventure

D．culture

13.

A．pay

B．change

C．charge

D．recharge

14.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．however

15.

A．in

B．with

C．by

D．on

4 . The true test of an effective team is one where the members operate as a self-managing team. The _________ allows the members on the team to establish teamwork, adjust its work processes, and _________ a communication channel to the rest of the organization.

I followed up with one of our customers to see first-hand what a very successful team looked and felt like. Here is their story on what they do to _________ as a team.

This team _________ eighteen members that worked in a manufacturing facility in Texas. Their working _________ were not the best. During the night when I _________ them, they were performing a hot and dirty job and _________ that, they worked from 12 pm to 8 am. Their _________ was not the best and the products they were making had a terrible _________, which most people can’t stand.

The reason why I know this information is that when you have the opportunity to see how a team really works, you want to __________ their secrets. So I was looking for answers.

As I stayed and communicated with the team members to find out how they worked together, they described to me their requirements for team development.

They said, “Each member has a good time, and we are in tune (协调) with each other, and we have a great __________ of team spirit, believe in our __________, and run the operation without a formal leader in the middle of things. We have a ‘shared’ philosophy.”

Their hard work and effort paid off as they became known as “the stars” of the company. They were described as “__________” compared to other 156 teams. They were motivated by the positive attention, and the __________ that went along with being the best.

It is clear that this team developed to compete for the goal instead of against each other. This team has stayed __________ and self-directed because of being allowed to become more than their “individual selves”.

1.

A．leader

B．learner

C．waiter

D．customer

2.

A．defend against

B．look into

C．leave out

D．serve as

3.

A．set out

B．stand out

C．work out

D．run out

4.

A．accounts for

B．concentrates on

C．consists of

D．cares about

5.

A．conditions

B．habits

C．states

D．attitudes

6.

A．bothered

B．reminded

C．trained

D．observed

7.

A．far from

B．in return for

C．apart from

D．in case of

8.

A．pay

B．mood

C．diet

D．rent

9.

A．delivery

B．smell

C．quality

D．shape

10.

A．compare

B．uncover

C．adjust

D．keep

11.

A．taste

B．bite

C．review

D．sense

12.

A．limitation

B．prejudice

C．purpose

D．complaint

13.

A．special

B．normal

C．hesitant

D．ridiculous

14.

A．pity

B．security

C．pride

D．tense

15.

A．self-centered

B．self-employed

C．self-funded

D．self-driven

5 . In 2016, Mark Raymond learned the hard way that life can change in a split second(一瞬间). One day, Raymond went boating with his friends. He jumped off the back of the boat and hit a sandbank, leading to a severe injury to his neck. He became paralyzed(瘫痪的)and spent months in the hospital receiving treatment. When he was allowed to leave the hospital, he realized that the hard part was just beginning. He still needed to exercise to recover his strength after finishing the outpatient(门诊病人)treatment.

However, when Raymond returned home, he realized there was a serious lack of accessible gyms or facilities that could help people with different abilities work out and improve their health in his community. The lack of them caused Raymond to take action. In 2018, he established the Split Second Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides treatment that takes up from where outpatient treatment left off.

“The Split Second Foundation has equipment for people who have different disabling conditions,” Raymond explained.“Our specially trained staff will evaluate(评估)disabled customers’ physical needs and limitations and then provide recovery, education, and ongoing fitness classes suitable for them. We’re able to push them in a recovery driven fitness environment to be their best selves.”

Raymond’s goal is to open more accessible gyms, not just in New Orleans where he lives. He hopes the Split Second Foundation can help even more people get their lives back after disastrous accidents. “People with disabilities should also be thought of as productive members of society,” said Raymond. “Anybody’s life can change in an instant due to some kind of injury or disabling condition, and we are providing what’s next.”

When Raymond couldn’t find the services he needed, he made some for himself and others. This is the sort of cleverness we love to see in the world.

1. What does the underlined part “the hard part” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．The mental problem.	B．The process of recovery.
C．The high pressure of work.	D．The treatment in the hospital.

2. What inspired Mark Raymond to set up the Split Second Foundation?

A．His love for a variety of sports.

B．His dream of becoming a businessman.

C．A boating accident that happened to his friend.

D．A lack of accessible exercise resources in his community.

3. What can we know about the Split Second Foundation?

A．It provides treatment by cooperating with hospitals.

B．It focuses on holding basic classes for poor children.

C．It offers fitness and recovery services to the disabled.

D．It creates plenty of job opportunities for disabled people.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Mark Raymond’s Journey from Paralysis to Recovery

B．Mark Raymond: Help the Disabled Rebuild Their Lives

C．The Importance of Accessible Gyms for Disabled People

D．Split Second Foundation: Offer Patients Postoperative Treatment

8 . American researchers say they have developed a method to remove carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the sea. The researchers say the process can be an additional way to help reduce CO₂ from the environment to fight the effects of climate change.

Plants and currents in the ocean absorb large amounts of CO₂ from the atmosphere. The sea is estimated to have drawn in about 30 percent of carbon emissions since the Industrial Revolution. But carbon emissions also make oceans more acidic (酸性的). It can hurt coral reefs, which are sensitive to ocean acidity. Reef damage then do damage to the growth of many kinds of sea life.

Gaurav Sant, director of UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management, said the technology is meant to use the ocean’s natural abilities to reduce carbon levels in the sea. The process sends an electrical charge through seawater flowing through tanks on a large boat. That sets off a series of chemical reactions that turn the carbon emissions into a solid mineral that includes calcium carbonate (碳酸钙). The seawater then returned to the ocean and can pull more carbon dioxide out of the air. The calcium carbonate settles to the sea floor.

The process has already been demonstrated in California. Researchers are working on plans to launch another project in Singapore. The two projects are expected to be fully operational by 2025. Researchers say they are expected to remove thousands of tons of CO₂ per year. If successful, the plan is to build additional centers to remove millions of tons of carbon each year.

But experts say even if that amount of carbon can be removed, that is still thousands of times less than what will be needed to effectively reduce climate change. Margaret Leinen, director of an ocean research center, said, “While the process will likely be effective, I question how much effect it will have on climate change over a long period.” Sant said the success of such technology will greatly rely on “how fast you can build the centers”.

1. What can we learn about carbon emissions from the text?

A．Most of them are taken in by the oceans.

B．They can harm many kinds of sea life indirectly.

C．Removal of them poses a serious threat to coral reefs.

D．They will decrease ocean acidity when absorbed by seawater.

2. What does the author mainly intend to tell us in paragraph 3?

A．How a series of reactions form.

B．How an electrical charge is sent.

C．How the carbon emissions turned into a solid material.

D．How the ocean reduces carbon levels with its own natural abilities.

3. What is Margaret Leinen’s attitude to the process of removing CO₂ from the sea?

A．Opposed.

B．Concerned.

C．Approving.

D．Disbelieving.

4. What would the author most probably talk about next?

A．The approaches to protecting coral reefs.

B．The construction of industrial-sized centers.

C．The process of reducing CO2 from the environment.

D．The techniques to remove calcium carbonate from the sea floor.

10 . Four best museums in Toronto

Spadina Museum

Spadina Museum, once the house of a well-known Toronto family, is the city’s only museum representing Toronto life from the 1900-1930 period through the lens (镜头) of the wealthy Austin family. Many of the original objects donated by the Austin family include furniture, artworks, letters, and even grocery lists. Don’t miss out on the themed parties in the summer, where you will have a wonderful time with other participants.

Address: 285 Spadina Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 2V5
The Black Creek Pioneer Village

It is a living history museum recreating 19th-century Ontario. Visitors can explore over 40 buildings, participate in activities like candle and soap making, and witness presentations of traditional crafts. With animals like horses, chickens, and goats, the village offers an immersive (沉浸式的) experience, transporting visitors back in time.

Address: 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy, North York, ON M3J 2P3
The Royal Ontario Museum(ROM)

Opened in 1914, the Royal Ontario Museum is Canada’s largest and most comprehensive museum. It has about 13 million artworks that are well-known at home and abroad, cultural objects and natural history items, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. Combining its original heritage architecture with the contemporary extension designed by the famous architect Daniel Libeskind, the ROM serves as a national landmark for all to enjoy.

Address: 100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON MSS 2C6
The Fort York National Historic Site (Fort York)

At Fort York, visitors can explore a number of historic buildings including the visitor centre, which features a number of interactive displays that tell the story of Fort York and the role it played in the War of 1812. With year-round programming, including guided tours, exhibits, and educational programs, the site offers a comprehensive experience.

Address: 250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto, ON M5V 3K9
1. What can visitors do at Spadina Museum?

A．Purchase some groceries.

B．Attend a party in the summer.

C．Donate some old furniture and artworks.

D．Communicate with a well-known Toronto family.

2. How is the Black Creek Pioneer Village different from the others?

A．It offers visitors free transportation.

B．It engages visitors in hands-on activities.

C．It features a lot of historic buildings.

D．It educates visitors about animal conservation.

3. In which museum can visitors learn about a world-famous collection of artworks?

A．Spadina Museum.

B．The Black Creek Pioneer Village.

C．The Royal Ontario Museum.

D．The Fort York National Historic Site.