1 . If you’re new to San Francisco, paying the city a visit, or simply looking for a new playground for you and your dog, here are four of the finest dog parks in San Francisco.

Corona Heights Dog Park

Often visited by residents from all over the city because of its nearness to the Randall Museum, Corona Heights Dog Park offers pets and owners breathtaking view after a steep hillside climb, and a fenced dog area that allows dogs to let loose without a leash (狗链). Owners will also enjoy the playground, tennis courts and basketball courts.

Dolores Dog Park

The grounds of Dolores Park once served as camps for those who were left homeless by the 1906 earthquake, but now are often visited by crowds of Mission District people. Four-legged friends can also wander about care free off-leash while making friends with other members of the doggie community.

Pine Lake Dog Park

Famous for its place as a rest stop for hundreds of species of birds to fly to and from warmer climates, Pine Lake Park is also prized by city dogs and their owners for their nice hiking paths, picturesque lake suited for swimming, and off-leash area on the park’s west end that lets dogs run free.

Buena Vista Dog Park

With a history of 146 years, Buena Vista Park is San Francisco’s oldest park. Dogs and owners with plus energy will love burning it on this park’s steep paths and winding staircases. Dog owners should have good control over their dogs, as it’s quite easy for dogs to get separated when going through Buena Vista’s many twists and turns.

1. What do Corona Heights Dog Park and Dolores Dog Park have in common?

A．There are many steep stairs there.	B．Dogs can go around freely there.
C．They serve as camps for the homeless.	D．It is suitable for hiking for owners of dog.

2. What is special about Pine Lake Dog Park?

A．It is a good place for all kinds of birds to rest.	B．It is close to a museum.
C．Dogs must be on a leash there.	D．It is suitable for making friends.

3. Which dog park is suitable for losing weight for owners of the dog?

A．Dolores Dog Park.	B．Pine Lake Dog Park.
C．Buena Vista Dog Park.	D．Corona Heights Dog Park.

2 . I grew up in a poor family. This was something I did not realize until I was older. I thought everyone in the city took the bus, because everyone in my neighborhood took the bus. I thought everyone in the city used the food bank, because all my friends’ cupboards were filled with the same government-labeled food that filled my cupboards. We all wore hand-me-down clothes.

Grocery shopping was my first experience understanding that my family was a little different. My mom used paper money that looked different from the paper money others in line were using. I asked my mom why our money looked different. She said that we used food stamps that were helped by the government so we could eat.

In high school, I was still embarrassed and wished we were not so poor, but I loved my mom and the other members of my family and knew we had things to be proud of. My mother taught me how to love and told me to believe in myself. Growing up in poverty taught me perseverance (毅力). I have always believed in myself and my abilities. I knew I could focus on school and build a life that looked different from my childhood.

As I became a man, I started understanding how my experiences enabled me to be resilient (有韧性的), and how to respect people for who they are as an individual—and not by what they have. I think there are a lot of fixed images placed on those experiencing poverty that do not actually come from the people experiencing it. These judgments come from people on the outside trying not to look into the experience. Hardworking , trustworthy, reliable, clean, efficient, successful and disciplined are all words not typically associated with poverty. But those words are very much shown by those experiencing poverty. I am proud to be who I am and proud of where I’m from.

1. Why did the mom use different paper money in the shop?

A．To show our difference.	B．To spend the extra stamps.
C．To support the government.	D．To buy food without real money.

2. What can we learn about the mom from Paragraph 3?

A．She was wise.

B．She was patient.

C．She was single.

D．She was educated.

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards to his experience?

A．Frightened.

B．Annoyed.

C．Grateful.

D．Confused.

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．Struggling With Being Poor	B．Lessons From Growing Up Poor
C．Staying Poor Means Staying Foolish	D．My Childhood Memories

3 . A Japanese company has announced the successful test drive of a flying car. SkyDrive Inc. conducted the public demonstration on August 25. The company said in a news release at the Toyota Test Field, one of the largest in Japan, “This is the first time the flying car was exhibited to the public.”

“We are extremely excited to have achieved Japan’s first-ever manned flight of a flying car in the two dozen months since we founded SkyDrive...” CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said in a statement. “We want to realize a society where flying cars are an accessible and convenient means of transportation in the skies and people are able to experience a secure, and comfortable new way of life.”

The car, named SD-03, manned with a pilot, took off and circled the field for about four minutes. It is the world’s smallest electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle and takes up the space of about two parked cars, according to the company. It has eight motors to ensure “safety in emergency situations”.

“We wanted this vehicle to be futuristic, charismatic and desirable for all future customers, while fully incorporating the high technology of SkyDrive,” Design Director Takumi Yamamot said. The company hopes to make the flying car a part of normal life and not just a commodity. More test flights will occur in the future under different conditions to make sure the safety and technology of the vehicle meet industry standards.

The success of this flight means that it is likely the car will be tested outside of the Toyota Test Field by the end of the year. “The company will continue to develop technologies to safely and securely launch the flying car in 2024,” the news release said, “No price has been announced.”

1. What does the underlined word “demonstration” mean in the first paragraph?

A．Announcement.

B．Exhibition.

C．Experiment.

D．Statement.

2. What does Tomohiro Fukuzawa expect the flying cars to be?

A．Convenient and safe.	B．High-speed and splendid.
C．Comfortable and large-sized.	D．Space saving and economical.

3. What is SD-03 like according to the passage?

A．It is similar to plane.	B．It is self-driving.
C．It is bigger than a common car.	D．It is energy saving.

4. What will researchers do for the flying car next?

A．To make it safer.	B．To reduce its price.
C．To test it in the laboratory.	D．To put it to the market at once.

4 . Someone has put forward a dream home which is so advanced that its kitchen can suggest what to make with certain things. Also, a Microsoft home doesn’t just warn you when you’re out of milk — it can send you a fresh gallon.

But are these innovations just magic, or are they really coming soon to a neighborhood near you? To find out, US News asked some experts to get their opinions about the home of the not-so-distant future. Here’s a look at the innovations.

The housing boom was marked by mass-produced buildings filled with units which look the same. The coming years, however, will give way to a personalized approach to home construction, with houses as more of an instrument of self-expression. “The successful builders will be the ones that figure out how to change their production model enough to make the buyers feel like they are really getting something that is designed for them, not just a model,” says Kermit Baker, the chief economist at the American Institute of Architects.

Future homes will probably become smaller. “We will be building smaller but smarter houses,” says Ed MeMahon, a senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute. “Instead of having a room for just one use, consumers will demand homes that make better use of space,” says Susanka, whose best-selling book, The Not So Big House, has become increasingly influential in home design. Seldom-used quarters, such as dining and living rooms, will be replaced with space that can serve both functions. “The goal of his ‘right-size’ home is to fit its owners like a specially cut suit rather than a jacket you buy in a store,” says Susanka.

1. What is the function of the first paragraph?

A．To present the main idea the passage.	B．To present what the future house is like.
C．To lead to the topic of the passage.	D．To show the history the housing.

2. What were houses like during the housing boom?

A．Almost all the houses had no their own features.

B．The houses were designed according to owners’ idea.

C．The houses were smaller but smarter than before.

D．The houses could change production model easily.

3. What kind of house may be popular in the future?

A．Those that are much bigger and brighter.	B．Those that are much smaller but smarter.
C．Those that are much bigger and smarter.	D．Those that are environmental and energy saving.

4. What’s Susanka’s opinion about smart house?

A．Smart houses have a room for every use.	B．Smart houses can make better use of space.
C．Smart houses have very advanced furniture.	D．Smart houses can warn you when you’re out of milk.

5 . Born to an adventure-loving mom and a National Geographic’s photographer dad, Alison Teal was already exploring the world as a baby. The family traveled the globe staying not at five-star hotels but in a six-foot-wide tent. From cold mountaintops to hot jungles, they completely involved themselves in local nature and culture.

Between journeys, they would return home to a quiet and faraway part of the Big Island of Hawaii, where they built a solar-powered oceanfront rest center. The front yard was the ocean, and Alison’s friends were dolphins. She would dive into the water and release seaweed. A dolphin would catch it on its nose or fin and throw it to the next player. Over the years, the dolphins grew to trust Alison. They looked for her and came close to her in the water.

After graduating from university, she continued her world travels. Her adventurous childhood and life skills landed her a spot in the reality show Naked and Afraid, in which she and her partner had to live on an unwelcoming island for 21 days. Alison’s deep knowledge of how to live in a wilderness saved the pair, but what shocked her was the amount of trash washed upon the shore.

“After that, I couldn’t ignore our plastic problem. I shifted my focus and started to protect our greatest resource, the ocean,” says Alison. Swimming in familiar waters back home, she also found her dolphin friends were no longer tossing (抛) seaweed to each other, but plastic. “That was distressing,” she says.

Her book, Alison’s Adventures: Your Passport to the World, is fled with travel tales and environmental lessons. She also offers free adventure films to go along with each chapter on her YouTube and TikTok. Alison believes all of us can make changes to protect the Earth and, in turn, those we love. “Whether you’re a lawyer, a gardener, an artist, a teacher or a surfer, we can all help in our own ways,” she says.

1. What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A．Alison Teal had a comfortable life when she was young.

B．Alison Teal was fond of photography when she was young.

C．Alison Teal’s parents we restrict with her when she was young.

D．Alison Teal led a life close to nature when she was young.

2. What alarmed Alison Teal during her participation in the reality show?

A．The amount of trash washed upon the shore.

B．The unwelcoming island where they had to live.

C．The lack of resources in the wilderness.

D．The dangerous situations they encountered.

3. When did Alison Teal decide to shift her focus and start protecting the ocean?

A．During a journey with her parents.

B．After her participation in a show.

C．Before her graduation from university.

D．When visiting the Big Island of Hawaii.

4. What’s Alison Teal’s opinion about protecting the Earth?

A．Everyone can contribute in their own ways.

B．Only certain professions can make a difference.

C．It is impossible to make any significant changes.

D．It is the responsibility of governments and organizations.

6 . Compassion (同情) is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into ________. An experience last weekend showed me this is ________. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the ________. These old people are our main ________, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman taught me a valuable ________. The man walked up with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash and asked if we could let him have the food on ________. He promised to ________ me the next day.

I couldn’t ________ staring at him. I wondered what he would be like if ________ had gone his way. I had a   ________ in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and ________ saying this, but I ________ my job.

Just then, another old man, standing behind the first, spoke up: “________ it to me.”

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not ________ either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because the second men had reached into my heart and ________ me compassion.

1.

A．dream

B．action

C．ambition

D．goal

2.

A．true

B．contradictory

C．ambiguous

D．ideal

3.

A．poor

B．young

C．elderly

D．homeless

4.

A．teachers

B．guides

C．assistants

D．customers

5.

A．presentation

B．career

C．experience

D．lesson

6.

A．trust

B．card

C．competence

D．cheat

7.

A．thank

B．repay

C．supply

D．reward

8.

A．ban

B．help

C．realize

D．feel

9.

A．house

B．health

C．luck

D．place

10.

A．happiness

B．shock

C．faith

D．hurt

11.

A．unkind

B．generous

C．proud

D．warm-hearted

12.

A．promoted

B．disliked

C．valued

D．sustained

13.

A．Purchase

B．Pay

C．Show

D．Charge

14.

A．allowed

B．forbidden

C．admitted

D．recommended

15.

A．persuaded

B．wrote

C．taught

D．convinced

7 . It’s a race against time, as generations of cultural heritage conservators at the Dunhuang Academy make a great effort to protect the artistic charm of the Mogao Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, despite erosion (侵蚀) by sand and wind.

The team is dedicated to protecting the 45, 000 square meters of murals (壁画) and more than 2, 400 painted sculptures of the 735 caves of the site, the construction of which spans about a thousand years, from the 4th century to the 14th century. The cultural relics are the product of the cultural exchanges that took place over centuries on the ancient Silk Road. “Our work, repairing murals and painted sculptures, is to better preserve the caves, which promotes the great Dunhuang spirit of inclusiveness (包容) to the world and inspires modern people,” says Su Bomin, director of the Dunhuang Academy.

Commonly seen “diseases” affecting the murals include cracking and flaking (剥落), as well as erosion that is caused by changes in temperature and humidity of the caves, and the deposition of salts. To restore (修复) a mural requires an all-rounder. Restorers should know painting, master the skills of a mason (石匠) and have some knowledge of chemistry and physics, to be able to recognize the problems and their corresponding (相应的) causes and deliver a solution. They must also select proper materials and tools, and conduct experiments, before formally carrying out the restoration and evaluating the effect afterward.

The restoration (修复) should respect the original work and aim to maintain the status quo (现状) of the murals rather than repainting them. When the restorers find some parts of murals missing or fading away, they never repaint them to create a “perfect” appearance in restoration. “Cultural relics are witnesses of history,” explains Su. “When you pursue the so-called intact (完好无损的) look for artistic reasons, you will lose their key meaning.”

Cave conservation is about continuously solving problems. “It needs a long-term research to better preserve the caves, over a much wider time span that goes beyond our lifetimes,” Su says. But at least, they can keep the existing look of the murals for as long as possible.

1. What is the main purpose of paragraph 2?

A．To show the popularity of Dunhuang murals.

B．To explain the history of the ancient Silk Road.

C．To stress the significance of the restoration work.

D．To present the ways of protecting cultural heritage.

2. Which of the following best describes the restoration work?

A．Creative.

B．Well-paid.

C．Interesting.

D．Demanding.

3. What should restoring murals focus on according to paragraph 4?

A．Spotting the faded murals in time.

B．Fixing the missing parts of murals.

C．Making preservation(保护) of the murals as they are.

D．Repainting to perfect the appearance of murals.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．The Artistic Charm of Mural Paintings.

B．The Mural Restoration in the Mogao Caves.

C．The Successful Experiment on Cave Conservation.

D．The Role of the Dunhuang Spirit in Chinese Culture.

8 . When scientists go to a forest to study monkeys and their habits and behaviors, how do they know who’s who?

In the past, scientists had to make marks on each of the animals to distinguish them. But in the future, they may have a much easier way to tell them apart thanks to facial recognition technology.

A research team from China’s Northwest University is using facial recognition technology to identify thousands of snub-nosed monkeys that live on Qinling Mountain in Shaanxi province.

Similar to human facial recognition, the technology that is used to identify monkeys uses their facial features to create a database that includes every monkey, Xinhua reported. “When the system is fully developed, we can connect it with cameras set up in the mountains. The system will automatically recognize the monkeys, name them and analyze their behavior,” said Zhang He, a member of the research team. “For each snub-nosed monkey, we have 700 to 800 image samples, and the recognition success rate is 94 percent,” Zhang added.

“We used mobile phones and portable cameras with the monkeys in tests at distances ranging from about 3 to 10 meters,” said He Gang, a member of the research team and an associate professor in the College of Life Sciences at Northwest University. “There is no need to interfere with the monkeys. Such a method of sampling is clearly non-invasive.”

Compared to humans, facial recognition technology for monkeys is more complicated because of their hairier faces. The color of their hair causes them to blend into their environment. These factors make it harder for computers to identify them.

“Monkeys do not cooperate with researchers in the same way humans do. It is difficult to take high-quality pictures and videos of them, which are needed to improve the system,” said Li Baoguo, leader of the research team.

Currently, there are about 4,000 snub-nosed monkeys living on Qinling Mountain. The team’s goal is to successfully identify every monkey that lives there.

1. What problem do scientists face while studying monkeys according to the text?

A．How to mark them.	B．How to distinguish them.
C．How to understand their behavior.	D．How to observe them clearly

2. What does the article tell us about facial recognition technology for monkeys?

A．It is now widely adopted in China.

B．It works better than human facial recognition.

C．It will use monkeys’ behavior to create a database.

D．It can help scientists study monkeys without disturbing them.

3. According to the leader of the team, what is the difficulty in improving the system?

A．Less cooperative monkeys.

B．Hard for computers to identify the monkeys.

C．photos and videos of high quality.

D．Too many monkeys to identify.

4. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?

A．To introduce a new way to identify monkeys.

B．To show the importance of studying monkeys.

C．To compare different ways to identify monkeys.

D．To explain difficulties in developing a new system.

9 . Over the weekend, a _______   damaged houses, roads, and bridges, leaving many people nowhere to go. The powerful flood damaged Hagan’s bridge, leaving him and his wife _______   from the community. He turned to social media but never_______ he would receive a call from his grandson’s coach Ryan Jesop. “Mr. Hagan is _______   because he achieved a lot in his career when he was young and now he constantly helps many people living in this community so it was a easy decision to help,” Jesop said.

The Switzerland County football coach drew up a plan telling his team to build a new bridge_______   the   old broken one. Hagan received a(n)_______ that a team would be at his house Monday at 9 a.m. to work.   “People I’d never seen before were walking down my driveway to help us,” Hagan said, “It was_______ and   brought tears to my eyes.”

_______, the steel structure of the bridge wasn’t damaged by the flooding. Dozens of people went to the bridge and _______ the old one plank (板条) by plank. Then the team built it back up by ________ a new assembly line (装备线). “The________ of our team is to help them through teamwork ,” student Linebacker Gabriel Rose said. The team ________ the project in only a few hours. “They were here at nine o’clock, and I   looked at my________ when it was done and it was 11:45.” Hagan said. The Hagans now reconnected with their neighbourhood________ their grandson’s football team.

As for Coach Jesop, he regarded this rescue as the biggest________ of this season.

1.

A．snow

B．fire

C．flood

D．thunder

2.

A．separated

B．saved

C．frozen

D．hidden

3.

A．agreed

B．anticipated

C．remembered

D．explained

4.

A．elegant

B．ambitious

C．exceptional

D．modest

5.

A．in honor of

B．in need of

C．in case of

D．in place of

6.

A．invitation

B．message

C．opinion

D．report

7.

A．touching

B．shocking

C．frightening

D．confusing

8.

A．Fortunately

B．Suddenly

C．Surely

D．Personally

9.

A．took in

B．took up

C．took off

D．took apart

10.

A．slicing

B．exposing

C．creating

D．changing

11.

A．reason

B．problem

C．trip

D．objective

12.

A．designed

B．moved

C．researched

D．completed

13.

A．bridge

B．door

C．watch

D．house

14.

A．contrary to

B．regardless of

C．owing to

D．side with

15.

A．risk

B．win

C．hope

D．task

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1. What will people do on the tour?

A．Appreciate the ancient heritage.	B．Ride on camels all the way.
C．Stay a few nights in caves.	D．Do a lot of shopping.

2. Which of the following is most likely to join the tour?

A．A Beijing businessman good at golf.	B．A Japanese model loving fashion.
C．A Yunnan biologist interested in birds.	D．An American student learning history.

3. How much should a traveler pay for if she wants to live very comfortably with her husband and one child?

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B．$3700.

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