1 . Last weekend I took a bus to New York City. As I took the window seat and wore headphones over ears, I almost didn't _______ an elderly man sitting beside me. The elderly man asked me a simple question _______ the bus' s WiFi connection, which turned into a two-hour _______.

We talked a lot about my dreams, my fears and my life. I _______ more with this stranger on the bus than I have with any friend or family member in months. Maybe it is because I am _______ to let anyone I know close to me. I was _______ that the stranger was not only deeply interested in getting to know me, but also just willing to     _______ me to my greatest abilities. Instead of politely _______ his head when I mentioned my major, he told me that my strong liking seemed to be psychology, but not the one I was studying and that he fully understood my _______ for the failure.

This elderly man made me ________ the plans that I had made for my life. He helped me realize that my carefully ________ plan for the next five years of my life wasn't all that good, but actually complex and filled with     ________ . Most of all, he helped me ________ the complex rather than stay away from it because of my fear for the unknown.

A few days later, he emailed me, saying, “I think you' re ________ for great things whatever you decide to do.” The email, filled with words of encouragement made me realize that life is sometimes ________ but it is going to be okay.

1.

A．check

B．notice

C．excuse

D．believe

2.

A．through

B．with

C．during

D．about

3.

A．introduction

B．explanation

C．conversation

D．competition

4.

A．searched

B．shared

C．demanded

D．reviewed

5.

A．sorry

B．curious

C．anxious

D．afraid

6.

A．puzzled

B．worried

C．amazed

D．disappointed

7.

A．push

B．invite

C．treat

D．admit

8.

A．raising

B．dropping

C．turning

D．nodding

9.

A．regret

B．change

C．fear

D．desire

10.

A．prepare

B．develop

C．consult

D．question

11.

A．replaced

B．organized

C．discussed

D．predicted

12.

A．uncertainty

B．danger

C．responsibility

D．conflict

13.

A．spot

B．ignore

C．seize

D．accept

14.

A．leaving

B．heading

C．watching

D．caring

15.

A．genuine

B．normal

C．painful

D．serious

2 . Teenagers may not know the name Kevin Mayer, but he's about to play an outsize role in their lives.

The longtime leader of the Walt Disney Company just became the CEO of TikTok (抖音).In doing so, Mayer will lake charge of an app whose influence over a lot of people has made it one of the most influential ，although controversial(有争议的) ,platforms of the era.

Mayer has been with Disney since the early 1990s—minus a period as the CEO of Playboy.com—and he’s helped to acquire some important brands in film industry. More recently he's become known for his key role in the launch of the ll-important Disney Plus streaming service.

Mayer was thought to be among the most obvious potential successors to outgoing CEO Bob Iger, but he was passed over for Bob Chapek，who ran Disney' theme parks unit.

Mayer's departure from Disney may not be a surprise,but his move to TikTok is unexpected. The app, owned by China-based ByteDance, is at a crucial moment in its short history—seeing enormous growth during the pandemic lockdowns but facing increasing criticism over its data-collection practices. As it rises in influence ,the company will surely face a growing drumbeat of intense media and strict monitoring.

In contrast, Disney has never been more delicate, with the coronavinus pandemic having broken nearly all of its core business units, from the close down of theme parks and movie theaters to ongoing interruptions to its production schedules. Mayer，whatever else is motivating the move, is hopping( 跳) to another position at a proper time.

1. What's the text mainly about?

A．The job-hopping of a CEO.

B．The rising influence of TikTok.

C．The decline of the Walt Disney Company .

D．The intense competition between companies.

2. What's the likely reason for Mayer's departure from Disney?

A．He had been offered a higher salary

B．He wasn't qualified for his previous job.

C．He preferred a new career concerning teenagers.

D．He failed to succeed Bob Iger as a CEO of Disney.

3. What do we know about TikTok according to the text?

A．Potential but delicate.	B．Profitable but immoral.
C．Popular but controversial.	D．Professional but addictive.

4. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To advertise for Disney.	B．To report of news.
C．To recommend a new app.	D．To compare two companies.

3 . You can't imagine how crazy I was about football when I was young. For years my life followed a(n) ______: I slipped out of the house, played football until dark and instantly I was infected with malaria. Football was so appealing that I was willing to ______ anything —injuries, punishment, and even sickness—to play it. Soon enough, my mother would rush me to the Sijuwade Hospital. There, the doctor said I needed to be _____ .

My dad often spent the night with me in the hospital while my mother ______ my sister at home. Then came the happiest ______ when my father told me wonderful stories.

My father was a(n) ______ storyteller. In the hospital, he would tell me a story or two, or, sometimes, if he was not too tired, many in response to my request. He ______ bicycle sounds and the howl of the wind so vividly that the pictures would never ______ from my mind. So happy were these moments that I sometimes wished to     ____ my hospital stay.

Because of my mom's strict supervision, it became ______ difficult to steal out. No longer sick, no more stories. ______, I broke into my father's room one evening.

"Dad, you tell me stories only when I'm sick."

My father laughed, "You are already eight and can read by yourself!"

He ______ me a book and said, "Go and read that. It'll tell you stories."

I remember that night clearly. I opened the book and read what turned out to be the most ______ story that I had ever read.

What I discovered that night ______ my life. I became thirsty for books and became a voracious（求知欲强的）______ . I read in the mornings, at nights and in between. Through reading, I felt as though I were on the magical journey to the endless.

1.

A．pattern

B．custom

C．method

D．aim

2.

A．avoid

B．risk

C．welcome

D．expect

3.

A．received

B．adopted

C．admitted

D．accepted

4.

A．added to

B．led to

C．appealed to

D．tended to

5.

A．moments

B．years

C．conditions

D．cases

6.

A．impolite

B．determined

C．gifted

D．terrible

7.

A．imitated

B．recorded

C．developed

D．selected

8.

A．give away

B．break away

C．fade away

D．die away

9.

A．widen

B．extend

C．expand

D．strengthen

10.

A．extremely

B．hardly

C．directly

D．randomly

11.

A．Satisfied

B．Shocked

C．Frustrated

D．Excited

12.

A．posted

B．taught

C．owed

D．handed

13.

A．fascinating

B．reasonable

C．energetic

D．disappointing

14.

A．transported

B．transformed

C．substituted

D．accelerated

15.

A．performer

B．interpreter

C．learner

D．reader

4 . Rabbit Island is a tiny and remote island off northern Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Its _______ nature is the perfect destination for artists to come and _______ their creativity. New Yorker Rob Gorski _______ the island in 2010, who wanted to protect its natural state. He also saw a(n) _______ to create a setting where artists could get close to _______ and create their great works.

Gorski set up the Rabbit Island Foundation, whose main goal is to host artistic _______ during the summer while also teaching and _______ conservation.

Artists, with the _______ that the island should largely remain untouched, are _______ to a two-week period of reflective engagement in a wilderness unlike anywhere else in the world. They ________ a “leave no trace” policy. Small solar panels are used to generate electricity and buildings are simple with nothing ________ left in place. “Rabbit Island exists to encourage the community to ________ the most fundamental part of our age — the environment and the human relationship to it. We challenge artists to take ________ and create bold works challenging the assumptions of the landscape created by previous ________, said Gorski.

Most artists say they have a better understanding and ________ of nature after the experience, which, in turn, gives them many creative inspirations.

1.

A．undesired

B．undeveloped

C．unnamed

D．unknown

2.

A．display

B．assess

C．sharpen

D．inspire

3.

A．purchased

B．developed

C．ignored

D．occupied

4.

A．sign

B．possibility

C．opportunity

D．invitation

5.

A．heaven

B．people

C．life

D．nature

6.

A．parties

B．programs

C．games

D．shows

7.

A．opposing

B．raising

C．recording

D．advocating

8.

A．hobby

B．topic

C．belief

D．plan

9.

A．invited

B．exposed

C．addicted

D．related

10.

A．organize

B．draw

C．follow

D．imagine

11.

A．permanent

B．popular

C．available

D．portable

12.

A．put on

B．focus on

C．turn on

D．agree on

13.

A．risks

B．turns

C．duties

D．notes

14.

A．groups

B．races

C．fans

D．generations

15.

A．description

B．communication

C．appreciation

D．recreation

5 . One morning in early fall, I spotted a pair of wild geese on our pond. The beautiful sight caught me by ________, because we had never seen geese there before. I wondered where they came from and why they’d ________ our pond. As the days passed, I couldn’t ________ getting a closer look and started talking to the geese. They craned their necks and raised their heads ________ but seemed to realize I was a friend and not an enemy. I felt ________ we were bonding.

One day as they were feeding in the grass near the driveway, I discovered the reason for their ________—the male had a broken left wing. He was ________ to fly, and his lifelong mate would not leave him behind. I marveled at the ________ between them.

I asked a wildlife biologist friend what I should do. He explained that sometime a broken wing will heal by itself and suggested letting ________ take its course.

________ the first day of November, I was working in the vicinity (在……附近) of the geese with my tractor. I caught some ________ from the corner of my eye.

Both geese were running toward the pond, wings beating ________. The geese gained enough altitude to clear a neighbor’s house, then ________ back toward me, flying no more than 50 feet over my head as if to say goodbye. Then they were out of sight.

I grew ________ them during their stay at our pond, and I miss them. I’ll never forget their ________ to each other. We could all learn a lesson or two from this pair.

1.

A．anger

B．surprise

C．terror

D．sorrow

2.

A．cleared

B．destroyed

C．chosen

D．disturbed

3.

A．resist

B．imagine

C．escape

D．admit

4.

A．naturally

B．happily

C．sadly

D．cautiously

5.

A．whether

B．even if

C．how

D．as though

6.

A．absence

B．delay

C．visit

D．departure

7.

A．unable

B．curious

C．eager

D．afraid

8.

A．bond

B．quarrel

C．conflict

D．competition

9.

A．chance

B．nature

C．fate

D．knowledge

10.

A．For

B．During

C．On

D．To

11.

A．atmosphere

B．division

C．response

D．movement

12.

A．wildly

B．occasionally

C．slowly

D．aimlessly

13.

A．floated

B．circled

C．slid

D．skipped

14.

A．angry with

B．fond of

C．tired of

D．grateful to

15.

A．sympathy

B．objection

C．adjustment

D．devotion

6 . Saving the giant panda from extinction isn't just good for the bears-it's good for the bottom line too,a new analysis by an international team of scientist shows.

The results,published in the journal Current Biology,highlight the economic benefits that they say go hand in hand with environmental conservation. In order to protect giant pandas,the government must protect their forests,which provide a host of often-under appreciated services to the communities that live in and around them. For example,forests allow for the growing of crops and the grazing(放牧）of animals,store clean fresh water and supply firewood,lumber(木材）and many useful plants.They manage storm runoff and help prevent erosion(侵蚀）。

The pandas themselves also hold enormous cultural value that has risen rapidly in recent decades among Chinese residents,the study also points out. "From 1980 to 2010,the cultural values of   pandas and their reserves almost doubled,largely driven by tourism use,rising 500-fold from 1980 to 2010, "they said.

Taking all of these factors into account,the scientists calculated a total economic value of Approximately $2. 6 billion in 2010 in China. Keep in mind,the costs of preserving panda habitat at current levels come to about$255 million. The study authors said that including the global cultural Value of the animals would increase the total economic value to $6. 9 billion per year-or about 27 times the cost of habitat preservation.

The researchers also noted that the investment in panda habitat has improved the living conditions   of local residents. They pointed to data from the Chinese Statistical Yearbook showing that the annual income in Sichuan, Shanxi and Gansu provinces,which sit next to panda reserves,rose by an average of 56%from 2000 to 2010. Farmers in counties within these provinces that were next to the panda reserves saw their annual incomes rise by 64%,on average.

The findings provide a promising example of how conservation efforts can pay off,and they could be applied to many other threatened and endangered species,the study authors said.

1. What does the underlined words "bottom line"refer lo in the first paragraph?

A．Moral standard.	B．Economic profits.
C．Overall development.	D．Environmental conservation.

2. Which is one of the results of preserving pandas?

A．Less farmland.	B．More foreign trade.
C．More forest fires.	D．Better farming conditions,

3. In China,about how many times do economic values outweigh preserving cost?

A．26.	B．10.
C．4.	D．3.

4. What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Protecting pandas takes great efforts.

B．Pandas are a major tourism attraction in China.

C．Conservation of pandas is economically rewarding.

D．Pandas make great contributions to the environment.

7 . What do celebrities do to always look so amazing?

Jennifer Aniston swears by her ,wonder smoothie '' (神奇果蔬汁) '' for a better body,Liy Tyler _______ green juice for clearer skin, and Victoria Beckham is said to _______ her slim figure by sticking to a strict gluten-free (无麸质) diet.

_______ these beauty secrets may sound tempting, our advice is to wait a second before you try them. Health experts warn that celebrities' beauty _______ do not work for everyone, and, if used in the wrong way, could _______ harm your health.

US actress Jennifer Aniston is the envy of   women world wide with glowing appearance. So when fashion magazine Grazia earlier this year revealed that the _______ to Aniston's ageless beauty was a ''wonder smoothie'', the drink became all the rage(popular).

A source told the magazine that the drink is _______ fresh, organic vegetables -beetroot, cucumbers, spinach, garlic, carrots, celery and kale. The star drinks _______ else on one day every week to purify her body.

If you're doing it Aniston-style and eating _______ for most of the week, it probably won't do you any serious harm, but a juice fast (斋戒) that __________ a couple of weeks, or even just several days, could do you more harm than __________ , said health experts.

As soon as you pulp (除去果肉) any fruit or vegetable, you __________ all the fibre (纤维) in them. ''With no fibre in your __________ , even after á couple of days, constipation (便秘) will become a problem, and in the long term, your cholesterol (胆固醇) levels could be __________ as fibre helps keep them low , '' Natalie Jones of the British Dietetic Association told the Daily Mail.

If that's not __________ enough, you could also find your hair starting to fall out two to three months later, warned hair care expert Philip Kingsley.

1.

A．relies on

B．gives out

C．takes over

D．sets up

2.

A．continue

B．watch

C．lose

D．maintain

3.

A．When

B．As

C．While

D．Once

4.

A．results

B．tips

C．comments

D．complaints

5.

A．properly

B．necessarily

C．actually

D．helplessly

6.

A．motto

B．solution

C．clue

D．secret

7.

A．made up of

B．devoted to

C．opposed to

D．faced with

8.

A．everything

B．none

C．nothing

D．anything

9.

A．swiftly

B．normally

C．powerfully

D．immediately

10.

A．lasts

B．fills

C．operates

D．opens

11.

A．advantage

B．benefit

C．interest

D．good

12.

A．expand

B．manage

C．serve

D．lose

13.

A．rice

B．diet

C．product

D．menu

14.

A．loosened

B．affected

C．lowered

D．contained

15.

A．inspiring

B．amazing

C．discouraging

D．appealing

8 . The ruins of a Maya city have been discovered in Guatemala with the help of the remote sensing technique LiDAR. This lost city envelops sites like Tikal, Holmul, and Witzna, but shows that these famous areas are a small part of this lost urban network.

Hidden under the jungles of the Maya Biosphere Reserve site, more than 60,000 human-made features — homes, canals, highways, and more — have been identified in aerial (从飞机上的)images collected by some international researchers headed by the PAGUNAM Foundation, a Maya cultural and natural heritage organization. Those have experts rethinking the outlines and complexity of the Maya Empire.

These ancient peoples obviously created these imaginative cultures based on their known relics (遗迹), but the new research has suggested that the size of this lost society is far beyond what experts imagined. The findings will be explored in a one-hour documentary called “Lost Treasures of the Maya Snake Kings”, to be broadcast on the National Geographic Channel.

This breakthrough was possible thanks to LiDAR sensors, which can survey lands in 3D by bouncing pulses off the ground from unmanned air vehicles and others. LiDAR is exceptionally useful for detecting archeological(考古的)sites, as it gets through jungles and other features that hold up exploration on the ground. The technique has made many discoveries become a reality in recent years. For instance, major finds at Angkor, Cambodia and Caracol, Belize can explain what it did. The final goal is to survey Guatemala’s lowlands with it.

“There are entire cities we didn't know about now showing up in the survey data,” Francisco Estrada-Belli, one of the lead archeologists on the project, said in Nat Geo's coming documentary. “There are 20,000 square kilometres more to be explored and there are going to be hundreds of cities about the mysterious people who built this urban network there that we don’t know about, and we will push back the frontiers with the technology,” he added.

1. What does the underlined word "Those" in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Jungles.	B．Human-made features.
C．Researchers.	D．Aerial images.

2. What does the author want to convey in paragraph 4?

A．The working principle of LiDAR sensors.

B．The process of researching Maya civilization.

C．Great importance of Guatemalans lowlands.

D．LiDAR’s contribution to discovering the relics.

3. Which words can best describe the lost Maya city?

A．Small and hidden.	B．Famous and high-tech.
C．Vast and complex.	D．Fully-explored and imaginative.

4. What will the archeologists do next?

A．Continue to explore the unknown.	B．Upgrade the LiDAR technology.
C．Study the documentary carefully.	D．Build a massive urban network,

9 . Have you ever noticed how the way you feel about yourself sometimes depends on whether or not you get confirmation of your value from others?

I have______a lot about nurturing a positive identity of love and appreciation from the man who taught me to train dogs.

First, he started out by ______his dogs with love and respect, and by showing them an infinite amount of______as they were learning.

Then, the______thing he did was a true stroke of genius. He would cut a small piece of______for each dog. He would place it in the dog's sleeping area, for him to______each night. He would also take this carpet during the______and set it down in various locations, and sit the dog on the carpet, as he______the dog for being good.

Next, Frank would teach the dog to______the carpet himself, and carry it to_____ they were going. The dog would then set the carpet down when they______, with Frank all of the time praising him. Now Frank said, "The dog begins to feel that he truly______in every place he travels to, and no matter where he goes, he______my love and appreciation. "

If this strategy______so brilliantly with dogs, would it not work just______with human beings?

1.

A．learned

B．accumulated

C．improved

D．distinguished

2.

A．pleasing

B．treating

C．surrounding

D．chasing

3.

A．sympathy

B．comfort

C．patience

D．honor

4.

A．first

B．last

C．next

D．least

5.

A．cloth

B．meat

C．area

D．carpet

6.

A．lie on

B．hide in

C．stand beside

D．play with

7.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．day

8.

A．blamed

B．encouraged

C．praised

D．accompanied

9.

A．carry with

B．care for

C．cut up

D．pick up

10.

A．wherever

B．whenever

C．however

D．whatever

11.

A．ran

B．stopped

C．stood

D．turned

12.

A．participated

B．breaks

C．belongs

D．corresponds

13.

A．receives

B．expects

C．ignores

D．takes

14.

A．works

B．goes

C．agrees

D．applies

15.

A．as possible

B．as well

C．better than

D．still less

10 . Last year, I received a special present. My children ________ me a stainless steel coffee machine for my birthday. I love drinking coffee every morning and couldn’t ________ to use it. But ________ I poured my first cup, the coffee spilled (洒出) all over the table. Thankfully, no one was around to see my ________ face! I kept trying, but each morning I ________ be seen wiping up the coffee. Then I realized if I poured very ________, there could be no spilling. My normal ________ was to rush through breakfast to get on with my day. But eventually I learned not only to pour but to ________ the experience: the taste and the stillness of a new day.

It promoted me to ________ upon whether I was rushing through in other areas of my life. So I started to appreciate even the most ________ moments. When shop owners apologized for keeping me waiting, I’d say, “Not a problem. I’m not ________.” I even enjoyed sitting in front of my house talking with ________ and sharing our own stories, ________ we had known each other for a long time. It seemed that the world around us slowed to a ________ we could handle.

Stillness not only slows the pace of life, but also ________ the soul, helping us to enjoy the world’s small pleasures and realize the truth of life.

1.

A．lent

B．offered

C．gifted

D．asked

2.

A．help

B．wait

C．know

D．complain

3.

A．since

B．before

C．as

D．until

4.

A．disappointed

B．delightful

C．amused

D．astonished

5.

A．would

B．should

C．must

D．need

6.

A．quickly

B．casually

C．slowly

D．patiently

7.

A．promise

B．practice

C．tradition

D．standard

8.

A．possess

B．clarify

C．realize

D．enjoy

9.

A．reflect

B．decide

C．react

D．respond

10.

A．difficult

B．ordinary

C．special

D．awkward

11.

A．in difficulty

B．in trouble

C．in a hurry

D．in danger

12.

A．colleagues

B．friends

C．relatives

D．strangers

13.

A．only if

B．as if

C．if only

D．if ever

14.

A．pace

B．stage

C．point

D．occasion

15.

A．explains

B．inspects

C．blesses

D．feeds