1 . Louis Tewanima seemed born to run. Like other Hopi people in the late 19th century, Louis ran for his mental and
In 1907, Louis
The
After watching Louis run, Warner
In 1908, Louis entered his first Olympic, and placed ninth in the marathon. Four years later, he
| A．financial | B．spiritual | C．physical | D．overall |
| A．found | B．caught | C．employed | D．occupied |
| A．walked | B．headed | C．drove | D．rode |
| A．water | B．school | C．house | D．weather |
| A．practical | B．domestic | C．fundamental | D．familiar |
| A．investigated | B．criticized | C．approached | D．sponsored |
| A．rarely | B．immediately | C．eventually | D．seriously |
| A．applying | B．directing | C．delivering | D．switching |
| A．cream | B．prizes | C．steak | D．weapons |
| A．reminder | B．celebrity | C．hero | D．loser |
| A．faced with | B．paid for | C．broken into | D．filled with |
| A．station | B．race | C．meeting | D．castle |
| A．demanded | B．refused | C．attempted | D．proceeded |
| A．applauded | B．finished | C．ran | D．explained |
| A．competed | B．volunteered | C．stood | D．continued |
2 . In moments of danger, superheroes don’t
When 8-year-old Jaxson Dempsey realized his 20-month-old sister Lelia was
Jaxson said he’d learned the
Jaxson’s father Matt has nothing but
While
The first big “Well done!” came from none other than John Cena himself, who sent a personal message via video after learning of the boy’s
Cena’s recognition was high praise indeed, but the awards didn’t
| A．depend | B．design | C．hesitate | D．decide |
| A．eating | B．escaping | C．coughing | D．choking |
| A．jump | B．panic | C．keep | D．run |
| A．push over | B．put off | C．pull over | D．pull off |
| A．keep | B．know | C．remove | D．remain |
| A．lifesaving | B．performing | C．swimming | D．driving |
| A．regret | B．gratitude | C．sympathy | D．anger |
| A．causes | B．threatens | C．brings | D．avoids |
| A．Finally | B．However | C．In fact | D．Otherwise |
| A．fears | B．sadness | C．emotion | D．excitement |
| A．entirely | B．naturally | C．completely | D．strangely |
| A．bravery | B．courage | C．life | D．story |
| A．filled | B．hurt | C．touched | D．cured |
| A．come | B．stop | C．win | D．appear |
| A．place | B．favor | C．honor | D．possession |
3 . Many people prefer eating out instead of cooking at home. A change appears to be taking place, though, and millennials (千禧一代) are leading the way. According to one survey, more young people are starting to cook at home for three basic reasons: They can save money, eat healthily and waste less food.
Popular TV chefs are also getting millennials excited about learning some basic cooking skills. Many millennials view cooking as a form of entertainment and self-expression. They proudly post pictures of their culinary (烹饪的) creations on Facebook or Instagram, and invite friends over to share the cooking experience.
Many millennials have also found ways to avoid wasting food. After roasting a chicken, they put the leftover bones in their freezer instead of the garbage can. Later, they use the bones to make chicken stock (鸡汤), which is an important ingredient in many dishes.
They also hate throwing out fruit that’s too old. To avoid that situation, they bake ripe fruit like berries and bananas for 15 minutes at 175 degrees C. Then they freeze it overnight. After that, they place the fruit in plastic bags and store it in their freezer for later use.
Many millennials only eat at restaurants that have excellent food-waste policies. These restaurants use every part of the vegetables they buy, including their stems and roots, in dishes. They also use beef, chicken and pork bones to make their own stock.
Millennials also reduce food waste by only buying what they require. Before going to a supermarket, they write down what they need and don’t buy anything else. That way they won’t purchase more food than they can consume.
1. What is this passage mainly concerned with?| A．A cooking trend that has attracted millennials. |
| B．A plan that TV chefs have for donating food. |
| C．A novel cooking technique that millennials like. |
| D．A food production system that is favored by millennials. |
| A．They give the bones to other people who need them. |
| B．They bake the bones for 15 minutes at 175 degrees |
| C．They freeze the bones for cooking chicken stock later. |
| D．They store the bones in the freezer and throw them away. |
| A．Money. | B．Soup. | C．Milk. | D．Noodle. |
| A．Life style. | B．Traveling tips. |
| C．Fashion shows. | D．Advanced technology. |
4 . Veteran Oksana Chusovitina ended her legendary (传奇的) career on Sunday night after competing at a record eighth Olympic Games. After failing to secure a spot in Sunday’s vault (跳马) final, the 46-year-old, representing Uzbekistan, waved to the small crowd inside Tokyo’s Ariake Gymnastics Center, made a heart shape with her hands and briefly cried.
Born in Uzbek capital Tashkent in 1976, Chusovitina took up gymnastics at age 7, following her older brother into the sport. “My mother did not want me to do gymnastics, she was worried about me all the time. I wanted to prove to her that I was not doing it in vain, and I think I eventually succeeded in that,” Chusovitina once said of her childhood.
She made her Olympic debut (首次亮相) at the 1992 Barcelona Games as part of the gold medal-winning Unified team, comprised of (由……组成) athletes from former Soviet states. She then represented Uzbekistan, before being granted German citizenship in 2006. She took home a vault silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games for Germany, but switched back to competing for Uzbekistan in 2013. Chusovitina is one of just two female gymnasts to represent three different nations at the Olympic Games.
When Chusovitina’s 3-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002, she sold her possessions and used any prize money she earned to pay for his medical treatment. Her switch to German citizenship was motivated by the promise of a higher income and better medical care.
After her son’s recovery, Chusovitina continued to compete, but this time it was her love of gymnastics that kept her going. “There is no secret. I just love gymnastics and no one ever forced me to compete. I do so with pleasure,” she said.
With COVID-19 rules keeping fans out of the venue, Chusovitina admitted the atmosphere wasn’t what she had hoped. “I would have loved to have spectators,” she said. “Of course in terms of performance, it’s better when it’s just you and the apparatus (器具). But every athlete needs this attention and applause.”
“Maybe I’ll skip Paris (2024 Games), and go to Los Angeles (2028 Games) for the applause,” she joked. At last, she told reporters. “My son is 22 years old and I want to spend time with him. I want to be a mom.”
1. What is implied about Chusovitina?| A．She started gymnastics to meet her mother’s expectations. |
| B．She took home a gold medal in her own right in 2008. |
| C．She will probably not compete in the 2028 Olympic Games. |
| D．She preferred no audience when performing during the pandemic. |
| A．Because it would guarantee her a lot of prize money and medals. |
| B．Because she could secure a spot more easily in the Olympics. |
| C．Because she was granted German citizenship. |
| D．Because it meant better medical treatment for her son. |
| A．Curious. | B．Determined. | C．Sensitive. | D．Careful. |
| A．Chusovitina is both a legend athlete and a great mother. |
| B．The secret of Chusovitina’s success. |
| C．How to become a good athlete like Chusovitina. |
| D．Chusovitina is a record breaker in the Olympics. |
5 . Films to watch this year
Lightyear
Buzz Lightyear has been central to four Toy Story feature films, his own TV series, and various cartoon shorts. This year, the square-jawed Space Ranger is getting a film of his own. Director Angus MacLane ( co-director of Finding Dory ) and screenwriter Pete Docter ( Soul, Up, Inside Out ) bring back a beloved character while giving his interstellar story a new look, a more serious tone, and a fresh voice:
Chris Evans rather than Tim Allen is the actor who’ll be shouting,“To infinity - and beyond!” Released internationally on 17 June
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ( Part One )
It’s unlikely that the sequel will be quite as creative, but, as the sub-title suggests, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ( Part One ) is the first episode in a two-part story, which makes it a rarity in the world of cartoon films.
Released internationally on 7 October
Avatar 2
There are two things we know about James Cameron: he can’ t be rushed, and he loves the ocean. Those qualities come together in Avatar 2. The new film returns to the planet of Pandora, where blue- skinned Neytiri ( Zeo Saldana ) and her human husband Jake ( Sam Worthington ) are now patents, and Earthlings still haven’t solved the climate crisis. Most of the action took place underwater and was shot in a 900,000-gallon tank.
Released internationally on 16 December
Top Gun: Maverick
It was back in 1986 that Tom Cruise last played Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a trainee fighter pilot in the US Navy. Can anyone really believe that, all these years later, Maverick would only be a captain while his old frenemy “Iceman” ( Val Kilmer ) would be a four-star general?
Released internationally on 17 May
1. Who is Not involved in the production of Lightyear?| A．Angus MacLane. | B．Pete Docter. | C．Chris Evans. | D．Tim Allen. |
| A．Lightyear. | B．Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One). |
| C．Avatar 2. | D．Top Gun: Maverick. |
| A．It is a film based on military theme. |
| B．It is created by Tom Cruise. |
| C．It is the last one to be released. |
| D．It is a cartoon film made up of two episodes. |
6 . My wife, Hannah, and I don’t usually keep houseplants. Anything in pots gets either over-watered or under-watered. But after my diagnosis with glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer, with no more than a year to live, I loved the idea of having something new and green around.
My friend Mitch gave me what he said was a lucky bamboo plant in a deep-green pottery bowl with three pencil-sized stalks (茎；杆) tied together. We placed the plant in the living room window across from the couch where I spent much of the day. I smiled when I looked at it over the rim of the mug of coffee Hannah brought me each morning.
I told Hannah I wanted to care for the plant myself. Tending to the plant gave me a sense of accomplishment at a time when I sometimes felt useless. Glioblastoma limited my ability to walk, and the treatment left me exhausted, making it hard for me to accomplish everyday tasks. As a family physician, I was used to being the one who provided care, not the one who received it. Since my diagnosis, I had to rely on help from other people. The enormous change left me feeling purposeless and unsettled. Watering the plant, as small an act as it was, connected me to a core part of my old identity and taught me that plants and people could still depend on me.
Over the next few months, I recovered from surgery and completed radiation and chemotherapy. Even after I returned to work, I continued to care for the plant. Soon, it had nearly doubled in height and its leaves were shiny and lush. Both the tree and I were thriving (茁壮成长).
1. Why did the writer keep the plant?| A．His misfortune in life. | B．His work experience. |
| C．Hannah’s insistence. | D．Mitch’s suggestion. |
| A．He continued his career. | B．He overcame his disease. |
| C．He could still be a caregiver. | D．He developed a love for planting. |
| A．Aimless but open-minded. | B．Accomplished and determined. |
| C．Worried but understanding. | D．Caring and optimistic. |
| A．A Miracle Cure. | B．A Determined Doctor. |
| C．An Incurable Disease. | D．A Healing Bamboo. |
7 . According to a report by South China Morning Post, China is planning to launch a hyperloop (超级高铁), also known as a super-high speed pipeline maglev system by 2035. If the project goes as planned, the new train will be the world’s fastest ground-based transport technology.
Chinese authorities have announced the approval of the country’s first hyperloop line. Its length will be 175 kilometers, and it will pass between the cities of Shanghai and Hangzhou. These are two key metropolitan areas for the country’s economy, known for their large populations.
The distance between these two cities can now be covered in about three hours by car or an hour by high-speed train. However, the hyperloop can reach speeds of up to 1000 km/h, which means that the route can be completed in just 15 minutes. That’s 2 times faster than commercial passenger planes and 10 times than traditional high-speed trains.
The proposed project will make China one of the pioneers in hyperloop technology, allowing faster travel between several major cities. The hyperloop provides a high-security level with low energy consumption. It reduces noise and pollution levels while still being faster than commercial flights and the fastest current bullet train. The technology will further advance China’s position as a leader in transport.
A super-fast hyperloop train in China has completed its first test runs. These consisted of three test runs at a superconducting maglev test line in Datong, Shanxi province that reached the speed of 50 km/h. However, the current tube available for trials measures only 2 km in length. It is expected to be extended to 60 km over the next few years.
1. What is the project about?| A．Building the world’s longest rail line. |
| B．Enlarging the passenger capacity of the train. |
| C．Constructing the first hyperloop line in China. |
| D．Expanding the coverage of the railway system. |
| A．To prove the high speed of the hyperloop. |
| B．To stress the convenience of traveling by railway. |
| C．To state the necessity of developing high-speed trains. |
| D．To show China ‘s great efforts to improve transport technology. |
| A．Its main purposes. |
| B．Its potential value. |
| C．Its specific tasks. |
| D．Its environmental benefits. |
| A．Extending the railway line for trials. |
| B．Increasing the length of the hyperloop trains. |
| C．Conducting the train’s first test runs in Datong. |
| D．Reducing noise and pollution levels of the train. |
8 . Top ‘Traditional Chinese Medicine Museums in China
Hu Qing Yu Pharmacy(药房)( Hu Qing Yu ‘Tang) in Hangzhou
It was initially founded by Hu Xueyan who was a successful businessman and a high-ranking official in the Qing imperial court. Starting business in 1874 during the rule of Emperor Guangxu, Hu Qing Yu Tang is still open today, and known as “King of Medicine”inSouth China. Rather than a pharmacy, it is more like a museum of traditional Chinesemedicine.
Address : Qinghefang Street, Hangzhou，Zhejiang Province Opening hours: 9:00—17:00，every day
Bian Que Memorial Hall in Xi’an
Bian Que was born in the Spring and Autumn Period. Bian Que travelled through the several vassal states, practised medicine and saved many lives. The museum got the namebecause it was transformed from the site of Bian Que’s tomb in 1996. It has several halls, to introduce the development of traditional Chinese medicine and Bian Que stories.
Address :Lintong District, Xi’an City
Opening hours:8:00—18:00, closed on Mon.
Shanghai Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
lt is made up of TCM History Museum, the Chinese Medicine Specimen(标本), Museum and the Institute ( Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)History Museum. Shanghai Museum of TCM is an educational base in Shanghai and an ideal place for sciencetour in Shanghai. Built in 1938, the TCM History Museum is the first of its kind in China.
Opening hours:Tuesday—Sunday，9:00—16;00，closed on Mon.
Address:100 Cailun Lu, Pudong New Zone, near Jinke Lu, (inside Shanghai University of TCM)
Guangdong Museum of ‘Traditional Chinese Medicine
The museum was initially established in 1996, and reopened to the public in 2006 as partof Guangzhou University of TCM. It is made up of the University history museum, TCM history museum with over 5,000 TCM relics, Chinese medical specimen museum, and a55,000-square-metre herbal medicine plantation.
Address : University Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou
Opening Hours:9:00—17:30, Tuesday—Saturday (reserved group activity on Sunday)
1. Which can be visited on Mondays?| A．Bian Que Memorial Hall in Xi’an. |
| B．Shanghai Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine. |
| C．Guang dong Museum of Traditional Chin ese Medicine. |
| D．Hu Qing Yu Pharmacy (Hu Qing Yu Tang) in Hangzhou. |
| A．It was originally built by Bian Que. |
| B．It was named by the local government. |
| C．lt was changed from the site of Bian Que’s tomb. |
| D．It has many halls introducing Bian Que’s life stories. |
| A．Long history. |
| B．Opening hours. |
| C．Huge herbal medicine plantation. |
| D．Close relationship with university. |
9 . Nearly 40 percent of Americans over the age of 65 take five or more different drugs, and doctors often simply have to monitor patients to see if any of those drugs combine to createnegative side effects. When a doctor prescribes(给……开药)a patient more than one drug atthe same time, they currently have no way to predict whether that combination of these drugswill have a negative side effect. A new system from a team of computer scientists at Stanford University presents a novel solution—an AI-driven computer system that can predict theconsequences of combining two drugs.
Drug combinations are a remarkably unstudied area, but as Marinka Zitnik explains, “It’spractically impossible to test a new drug in combination with all other drugs, because just forone drug that would be five thousand new experiments.” Besides, to maintain accuracy alsoneeds strict research procedures.
So Zitnik and her Stanford colleagues set out to find a solution to the problem. They created a massive deep learning system trained on data encompassing(包含)over l9,00 oproteins and how different drugs interact with those proteins. The system is called Decagon, and it can effectively predict the consequences of combining any two different drugs.
To test out Decagon’s predictive abilities the team examined 10 of the systems predicted drug pair interactions that didn’t have clearly known unfavourable interactions. The researchers found new supporting case study evidence backing up 8 of those 10 predictions. For example, one prediction from Decagon suggested muscle inflammation(炎症) would be caused by combining a certain cholesterol(胆固醇) drug with a blood pressure medication. This negative side effect of combining those two drugs was only recently confirmed by a casestudy published in 2017.
The next stage in the project is to try to turn Decagon into a more user-friendly tool thatdoctors can easily navigate(导航) for information when prescribing combinations of drugs, benefiting more people. At this stage, the system only evaluates(评估) drug pairs but there searchers hope to expand that into more complex combinations of drugs in the future.
1. What problem faces doctors when prescribing several drugs together?| A．They can’t prevent side effects of drugs. |
| B．They don’t know the bad influences of the combination. |
| C．They have to monitor whether patients will take drugs. |
| D．They must predict the effects of drugs with an Al system. |
| A．They require numerous experiments. |
| B．They are not that important to people. |
| C．It’s rather expensive to do the research. |
| D．It’s impossible to keep results accurate. |
| A．It can predict influences of combining three drugs. |
| B．It wouldn’t contribute to people’s deep learning. |
| C．It can tell the results of combining two drugs. |
| D．It analyses how proteins interact with each other. |
| A．Making the system availa ble to more people. |
| B．Improving some critical functions of the system. |
| C．Enhancing people’s recognition on its accuracy. |
| D．Adopting a more friendly attitude toward patients. |
10 . Sharing a bed with a pet at night is a common feature of nighttime routines in the United States. According to a 2021 —2022 survey, 43 percent of pet dogs in the United States and 49 percent of pet cats sleep on their owner’s bed. When it comes to the perks of sharing your bed with your favourite furry friend, however, experts are divided.
First, it’s worth noting that the majority of research on the topic of co-sleeping with pets has focused on dogs rather than cats. Mark Fierstein, an internal medicine specialist at NYULangone Health in New York City, suggests this is because cats may want to play or even purposely wake up their owner. Rabbits or hamsters are also out of the question.
A benefit of sleeping with pets is that the practice may prevent loneliness, Fierstein says. “Often, people who co-sleep with pets report an increased sense of security, companionship, and relaxation,” he notes. “For some people, the dog’s warmth, steady heartbeat, and protective nature can make sleeping with them feel safe and cozy.” This may be especially true of people who are managing trauma (创伤) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). LeslieSinn, a psychologist, says according to a survey, 60% of PTSD suffers feel calm down if they wake up to see the presence of the dog.
Some research suggests co-sleeping with pets may increase mid-night awakenings for people. “If the owner is a light sleeper, he or she may not do well with a dog or cat in the bedroom,”notes Fierstein. For example, he points out that a dog who snores (打呼噜) loudly is not an ideal sleeping mate.
Dogs may also show aggressive (好斗的) behaviour — such as biting. Allowing pets in the bedroom can also expose owners to potential allergens (过敏源), like pet hair, as well as viruses that cause disease.
1. What does the underlined word “perks” mean in the first paragraph?| A．Feelings. | B．Dangers. | C．Plans. | D．Advantages. |
| A．A cat. | B．A dog. | C．A rabbit. | D．A hamster. |
| A．Protecting pets. | B．Avoiding loneliness. |
| C．Saving money. | D．Keeping busy. |
| A．Who Can Sleep with a Pet? | B．Is It Beneficial to Keep a Pet? |
| C．Is Sleeping with a Pet a Good Idea? | D．What Kind of Pet Can we Co-Sleep with? |
