2 . Teenagers who spend more time on after-school activities and less than two hours of screen time after school are more mentally (心理上) healthy, according to a study published in the journal Preventive Medicine. The new study was carried out by researchers from the University of British Columbia.

The study used information collected from more than 28, 000 seventh-grade Canadian students between 2014 and 2018. The students first answered questions about their usage of screen time after school, including how much time they spent watching TV, Netflix or something else. Then, students reported how many days they had taken part in after-school activities such as sports or arts programmes. After that, researchers asked students to describe their state of mind. For example, when given a statement such as “I start most days thinking that I will have a good day”, they could choose to what level they agreed with it on a scale (等级).

Some of the results were expected, researchers said in the study. Students with no after-school activities usually had high levels of screen time, for example. And they expected girls would score higher on negative indicators (消极指标) of mental health, as earlier research had found that they tended to have higher levels of anxiety (焦虑) compared to boys.

What was noteworthy, researchers say, is that even among students who took part in after-school activities, 46% still went beyond the recommended screen time of two hours. At the same time, 67% of students who didn’t take part in after-school activities also had more than two hours of screen time. Together, this suggests high screen time among teenagers generally.

“The findings suggest that after-school activities are valuable for the happy growing of teenagers,” the study said. “While past studies have proved the importance of after-school activities for social and academic (学业的) development, the present study shows their importance for good mental health results.”

1. Which of the following came last when students took part in the new study?

A．Talking about their lifestyles.	B．Introducing their after-school activities.
C．Reporting their mental states on a scale.	D．Answering questions about screen time use.

2. What do the researchers find about teenage girls?

A．They often have higher levels of satisfaction.

B．Few of them take part in after-school activities.

C．Anxiety has become a serious problem among them.

D．Too much screen time may be more harmful to them.

3. What does the author want to show by using the numbers in paragraph 4?

A．Earlier findings about screen time are wrong.

B．High screen time is common among teenagers.

C．No after-school activities mean no screen time.

D．Screens attract teenagers more than after-school activities do.

4. Why are after-school activities so important according to the new study?

A．They are good for teenagers’ physical health.

B．They help to improve teenagers’ mental health.

C．They encourage teenagers’ social development.

D．They allow teenagers to become better learners.

3 . Since the age of three, Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. Hill, then a 17-year-old high school _________ was in a car accident that left her paralyzed(瘫痪)from the waist down. For most people, that would have ended any _________ of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. She wanted to prove that she was still ‘_________’. So Hill danced in her wheelchair right alongside her nondisabled high school dance team. It _________ took a lot of learning and patience.

After graduation, Hill met people online who had suffered various spinal cord(脊髓) injuries but shared her _________ , and she invited them to dance with her. Hoping to reach more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and _________ a team of dancers with disabilities called the Rollettes. “I want to _________ the stereotype(刻板印象) of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re _________ ,” she told CBS News.

Dancing on _________, the Rollettes discovered, can be just as fast, artful as the foot-based people. Hill has achieved her childhood __________. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities. In 2019, 173 people from ten countries __________. For many, it was the first time they’d felt they __________. “I had a girl say it was the most empowering thing when she rolled into a room and everyone was at __________ level,” Hill told CBS News. Edna Serrano says that being part of the Rollettes team has given her the __________ to get behind the wheel of a car. “I didn’t know I could do so many things that these girls have taught me,” she says. “It’s so __________ to have my teammates in my life, because they’re my teachers. I have more confidence.”

1.

A．teacher

B．senior

C．pupil

D．worker

2.

A．talk

B．season

C．hope

D．beauty

3.

A．lovely

B．right

C．pretty

D．normal

4.

A．surely

B．instantly

C．exactly

D．only

5.

A．knowledge

B．worry

C．pain

D．determination

6.

A．chose

B．formed

C．supported

D．played

7.

A．send up

B．give away

C．break down

D．break off

8.

A．rolling

B．running

C．lying

D．jumping

9.

A．buses

B．streets

C．floors

D．wheels

10.

A．memory

B．dream

C．illness

D．event

11.

A．attended

B．rushed

C．signed

D．moved

12.

A．touched

B．interested

C．relaxed

D．belonged

13.

A．shoulder

B．eye

C．mouth

D．foot

14.

A．plan

B．ability

C．courage

D．condition

15.

A．powerful

B．mysterious

C．stressful

D．natural

4 . Finding Home

“I hate New Orleans! I wanna go home!” I _______ to my mother as we moved boxes. _______, going home was not easy because my home was 1, 100 miles away.

I was born and _______ in northern Virginia. Virginia was my home, and I never expected that to _______ In 2014, my family experienced a tragedy (悲剧), so my parents decided to move to my mom’s hometown of New Orleans.

Only three months after my parents made the _______ to move, I found myself moving boxes into our new house. My announcement to my mother that I _______ the new environment was partly motivated by how hot it was, but it was mostly due to the fact that I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down. 1,100 miles away from everyone and everything I had ever known, I was _______. To make matters worse, I was starting high school in two weeks. Beginning high school is a scary _______ on its own.

I spent my first few months in New Orleans, _______ wanting to go home to Virginia. But after a few months of missing home, I _______ that I had a choice. I could continue thinking about how much I missed my old home, _______ I could start trying to build a new home right here. I chose the latter.

As soon as I stopped giving all my _______ to how much I missed Virginia, I was able to begin accepting the love that people were already giving me. I joined some clubs at school, which gave me the chance to make friends. My neighbor taught me how to cook some New Orleans food, and I found a wonderful _______ of fellow cooks and neighbors. Overall, I seized every possible opportunity to _______ myself and to rebuild my life.

Because of my resilience (复原力) in creating a new home for myself and the _______ that people have shown to me, home is right here.

1.

A．announced

B．replied

C．turned

D．pointed

2.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．However

D．Besides

3.

A．trained

B．raised

C．promoted

D．fed

4.

A．develop

B．continue

C．exist

D．change

5.

A．command

B．suggestion

C．excuse

D．decision

6.

A．preferred

B．missed

C．hate

D．imagined

7.

A．surprised

B．frightened

C．delighted

D．relieved

8.

A．performance

B．region

C．presentation

D．experience

9.

A．partly

B．badly

C．slightly

D．hardly

10.

A．realized

B．remembered

C．observed

D．complained

11.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

12.

A．attention

B．patience

C．trust

D．confidence

13.

A．generation

B．community

C．race

D．school

14.

A．teach

B．accept

C．judge

D．better

15.

A．belief

B．freedom

C．love

D．interest

6 . The baguette, a long, thin French bread, is being added to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH,非物质文化遗产) list. UNESCO experts gathering in Morocco this week decided that the simple French bread — made only of flour, water, salt, and yeast — was worth U.N. recognition, after France’s culture ministry warned of a “continuous drop” in the number of traditional bakeries (烘焙坊), with some 400 closing every year over the past half century.

The UN cultural agency’s chief, Audrey Azoulay said, “The decision honors more than just bread; it recognizes the ‘graceful skills of bakers’ and ‘a daily ritual (仪式)’.” Azoulay added, “It is important that such baking knowledge and social practices can continue to exist in the future.”

With the bread’s new status (地位), the French government said it planned to create a baguette day, called the “Open Bake house Day”, to connect the French better with their heritage. Bakers in France seemed proud, if unsurprised. “Of course, it should be on the list because the baguette symbolizes the world. It’s universal,” said Asma Farhat, a baker at Julien’s Bakery. “If there’s no baguette, you can’t have a proper meal. In the morning you can toast it, for lunch it’s a sandwich, and then it accompanies dinner.”

Despite the decline in traditional bakery numbers, France’s 67 million people still buy baguettes at a variety of sales points, including in supermarkets. According to France’s “Bread Observatory”, the French eat 320 baguettes of one form or another every second. The problem is, observers say, that they can often be poor in quality. “It’s very easy to get bad baguette in France. It’s the traditional baguette from the traditional bakery that is in danger. It’s about quality not quantity,” said one local resident, Marine Fourchier.

1. Why did UNESCO’s decide to add the French bread to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list?

A．Because it has a long history.	B．Because it is made of simple materials.
C．Because it is in danger of disappearing.	D．Because it is made in traditional bakeries.

2. What did Audrey Azoulay think of UNESCO’s decision?

A．He felt honored.	B．His attitude was unclear.
C．He thought it was embarrassing.	D．He thought it was meaningful.

3. What can we learn from Asma Farhat’s words?

A．Baguettes should be served all the day.	B．Baguettes are common in the French diet.
C．Baguettes should have been put on the list earlier.	D．Baguettes and sandwiches are equally important.

4. What can be a proper title for this article?

A．The baguette — a cultural heritage that is of poor quality.

B．Protecting the baguette — everyone can make a difference.

C．Protecting the baguette — quality is more important than quantity.

D．The baguette — a new comer on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

8 . I am a girl, but I was born to be a rebel (叛逆者). I like games that can be _____ Some of the sports I like, even boys won’t play!

Wrestling (摔跤) is _____ seen as a sport for men, but I _____ to see if I could do it.

Every Saturday morning, I got out of bed early to go and watch my brother _____.From morning to night, I would sit watching the _____ have all the fun. Since then, wrestling has been part of my _____.

For three years, I _____ all the boys and became the best player in the team. My _____ memory of wrestling is when a boy walked off _____ because he’d lost to a girl.

My last ______ was at this year’s Girls’ State Wrestling Championships.

I was so ______. I was sure I would win. My heart was beating hard when the match started. I could see ____but my competitor. When the final whistle blew, I had ______ by four points. The cameras and ______ all turned to me: I was the new wrestling champion. I felt so ______. But after a few minutes of enjoying being a champion, ______ began to run through my knee. Because I hurt my knee, my ______ of being a national champion ended. Even so, I won’t lose heart and still ______ to wrestle next year when I go to college. I have   ___ that you can do anything you want if you stay positive and put your ______ into it.

1.

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．dangerous

D．famous

2.

A．usually

B．ever

C．hardly

D．never

3.

A．agreed

B．pretended

C．decided

D．happened

4.

A．roll

B．run

C．fight

D．wrestle

5.

A．boys

B．girls

C．teammates

D．friends

6.

A．way

B．life

C．work

D．study

7.

A．beat

B．hit

C．knocked

D．injured

8.

A．longest

B．shortest

C．deepest

D．worst

9.

A．shouting

B．smiling

C．laughing

D．crying

10.

A．chance

B．match

C．try

D．sport

11.

A．upset

B．great

C．pleased

D．excited

12.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something

13.

A．won

B．lost

C．led

D．gained

14.

A．hands

B．players

C．lights

D．photos

15.

A．shy

B．hopeful

C．happy

D．nervous

16.

A．air

B．blood

C．steam

D．pain

17.

A．dream

B．plan

C．goal

D．story

18.

A．remember

B．cycle

C．want

D．walk

19.

A．said

B．heard

C．learned

D．noticed

20.

A．time

B．heart

C．foot

D．wealth

10 . Scientists say the plant enset, an Ethiopian staple (主食), could be a new superfood and a lifesaver in the face of climate change. “This is a crop that can play a really important role in addressing food security and sustainable development,” said a university professor in Awasa, Ethiopia.

Enset, or “false banana”, is a close relative of the banana but is consumed only in one part of Ethiopia. The banana-like fruit of the plant is inedible (无法食用的), but the stems and roots can be processed to make porridge and bread.

However, Ethiopia is isolated (隔离) by dry lowlands, which are unsuitable for enset to grow. And the procedures for enset raising and preparing require special knowledge. Therefore, despite its wild relatives distributing across Africa, enset is only used as a crop in Ethiopia and has never been widely adopted elsewhere.

Using agricultural surveys and modelling work, scientists found the crop could potentially feed more than 100 million people and boost food security in Ethiopia and other African countries.

Study researcher Dr James Borrell, of the Royal Botanic Gardens, said planting enset as an alternative crop for tough times could help support food security. “It’s got some really unusual characteristics that make it absolutely unique as a crop,” he said. Reaching ten meters tall, as few as 15 enset plants can feed a person for a year. Also, it has flexible harvest times, stores well, and is relatively drought and disease tolerant. All these features have earned it the name, “the tree against hunger”.

There is growing interest in seeking new plants to feed the world. Nearly half of all the calories we eat come from three species - rice, wheat, and corns. “We need to diversify the plants we use globally as a staple because all our eggs are in a very small basket at the moment,” said Dr Borrell.

1. What can we know about enset?

A．It is widely consumed in Ethiopia.	B．Its stems and roots can serve as a staple.
C．It is mainly grown in dry lowlands.	D．It distributes throughout the world.

2. What affects the wide adoption of enset?

A．Lack of related knowledge.	B．Poor quality of farmland.
C．Low productivity.	D．Strict storage condition.

3. Which aspect of enset is talked about in paragraph 5?

A．Its advantages.

B．Its edibility.

C．Its variety.

D．Its distribution.

4. What does Dr Borrell mean in the last paragraph?

A．People are fed up with existing staples.	B．A world of biodiversity is needed.
C．Crop varieties should be increased.	D．Food security has been addressed.