1 . My name is Maggie and I am a big red maple tree in the center of Central Park in New York. Every part of me is
One day, I see a big storm
Hours later, when the storm
| A．perfectly | B．similarly | C．oddly | D．randomly |
| A．wait | B．stop | C．hesitate | D．debate |
| A．noises | B．trees | C．names | D．words |
| A．heading | B．choosing | C．exploring | D．seeking |
| A．angry | B．anxious | C．doubtful | D．wonderful |
| A．front | B．corner | C．middle | D．back |
| A．blows up | B．dies down | C．moves in | D．draws near |
| A．if | B．how | C．why | D．when |
| A．decide | B．stand | C．refuse | D．move |
| A．picks out | B．looks for | C．falls into | D．tears off |
| A．block | B．bother | C．dislike | D．disappoint |
| A．friendly | B．voluntary | C．foolish | D．public |
| A．feeding | B．recognizing | C．warning | D．protecting |
| A．duties | B．worries | C．looks | D．hopes |
| A．regret | B．wish | C．argue | D．remember |
2 . A research team led by Del Pozo Cruz from the University of Southern Denmark, recently published a study that found walking 10,000 steps a day lowered the risk for dementia by 50%.
However, if walking occurred at a brisk pace of 112 steps a minute for 30 minutes, it maximized risk reduction, leading to a 62% reduction in dementia risk. The 30 minutes of fast-paced walking didn’t have to occur all at once — it could be spread out over the day. “Our take is that intensity of stepping matters — over and above volume,” said Cruz.
The new study followed 78,500 people between the ages of 40 and 79 from England, Scotland and Wales who wore wrist step counters for 24 hours a day over a seven day stretch. After counting each person’s total number of steps each day, researchers placed them into two categories: Fewer than 40 steps per minute, which is more like when you’re walking from room to room — and more than 40 steps per minute, or so-called “purposeful” walking. A third category was created for peak performers — hose who took the most steps per minute within 30 minutes over the course of a day.
About seven years later, researchers compared that data to medical records and found people who took the most steps per minute showed the biggest reduction in risk for cancer, heart disease and early death from any cause.
Researchers found the association between peak 30-minute steps and risk reduction to be dependent on the disease studied: There was a 62% reduction for dementia, an 80% decline for cardiovascular disease and death, and about a 20% drop in risk for cancer.
What’s the takeaway? You don’t have to fixate on the numbers of steps. “Spend 30 minutes being breathless at whatever pace you’re at, and then keep challenging yourself to be slightly unsatisfied at your current level so you can get better and better,” said Dr. Andrew Freeman.
1. Which aspect of walking does the study focus on?| A．Its time. | B．Its pace. | C．Its length. | D．Its popularity. |
| A．They are the oldest. | B．They are from Wales. |
| C．They walk the quickest. | D．They walk without step counters. |
| A．Its findings. | B．Its procedures. |
| C．Its medical application. | D．Its theoretical significance. |
| A．Count their steps as exactly as possible. | B．Spare themselves 30 minutes every day. |
| C．Aim a little higher than their present level. | D．Set a specific goal for themselves each day. |
3 . Imagine driving down a 10-lane highway and knowing that, high above your head, a mountain lion is quietly going along its way. This remarkable image could soon be the reality for drivers on one of California’s busiest roads, as the world’s largest wildlife overpass(天桥) begins construction in April.
The history-making project will comprise a green bridge built across the 101 highway near Los Angeles, creating a passage between two parts of the Santa Monica Mountains. The overpass will allow safe passage for lizards, snakes, mountain lions, etc. with an acre of local plants on either side and vegetated sound walls to dampen light and noise for night-time animals as they go across.
The project, nearly a decade in the making, comes at a crucial time. Beth Pratt, a conservation leader with the National Wildlife Federation, feels as if she is running the last mile of a marathon. Pratt has spent most of the last decade planning the project, persuading transportation officials of its importance, and bringing donors to fund it.
The project is breaking records in many ways: not only is it the largest crossing in the world, but it’s also an engineering wonder. Robert Rock, a landscape architect who led the design, says this nature-centered type of construction makes it unusual among other wildlife bridges and underpasses around the world, which are typically made of cement(水泥)and steel. This one is designed to integrate into the environment on both sides — and send a message to the people driving below.
About 300,000 cars pass through this area each day, and Pratt calls it an opportunity for millions of Angelenos to see how humans can live more harmoniously with nature.“Someone could be in rush-hour traffic, and there could be a mountain lion right above them,”she says. “I think that’s such a helpful image, and one that inspires me that we can right some of these great wrongs.”
1. Why is the overpass built?| A．To attract visitors to watch the wildlife. |
| B．To help animals cross over a highway. |
| C．To bridge two mountains near Los Angeles. |
| D．To allow more traffic during rush hours. |
| A．It is a long journey. |
| B．It comes a little late. |
| C．It has little official support. |
| D．It has brought economic benefits. |
| A．It stands out among similar structures. |
| B．It does harm to the local environment. |
| C．It has got little attention from engineers. |
| D．It has inspired constructions worldwide. |
| A．It’ll transform the image of the state. |
| B．It’ll provide pleasant habitats for animals. |
| C．It’ll be a reminder for us to care about nature. |
| D．It’ll create job opportunities for the local people. |
4 . Jaclyn Gartner, founder of the Happily Furever After Rescue in Bethel, Conn., was scrolling (翻) through photos of shelter animals when one caught her eye: a dog named Van Gogh with only one ear. His left ear had been torn off in the cruel world of dog fighting.
Gartner arranged for the nonprofit Pilots N Paws to fly Van Gogh to her in Connecticut in June.She put out the word on Facebook, Petfinder and Rescue Me that she had a friendly, one-eared dog in need of a home, but nobody wanted him.
After he’d been a part of her rescue for four months, Gartner looked at Van Gogh with his one ear and an idea struck her.“I’d seen TikTok videos of other dogs creating paintings, so why not Van Gogh?” Gartner said.So she dropped some bright paint on an 8-inch by 10-inch canvas (画布),and coated the top with a thin layer of peanut butter. He licked (舔) the paint, and five minutes later when Gartner decided the painting was done, she took the canvas away.It was perfect.
Van Gogh had a fast and creative tongue, completing one painting after another and even recreated Vincent van Gogh’s“The Starry Night.”“Then I invited people to come and meet him at an outdoor art gallery event,”Gartner said.She was disappointed when only two people showed up at the event on Oct.23.
Van Gogh’s first art show was a bust, but Gartner decided not to give up.She took action the following day.
“I put out a post on Facebook that I felt bad only two people showed up, and I said the rest of the art was still available,”Gartner said.Suddenly, everyone wanted it.“The paintings sold out in two minutes.”
More importantly, she said, Van Gogh was finally adopted.
1. What did Gartner want to do for Van Gogh?| A．Find his owner. | B．Have his ear cured. |
| C．Take photos for him. | D．Help him to be adopted. |
| A．His well-known name. | B．Her own interest in painting. |
| C．TikTok videos of artistic dogs. | D．Paintings by Vincent van Gogh. |
| A．Platform. | B．Choice. | C．Solution. | D．Failure. |
| A．Influential and interesting. | B．Caring and creative. |
| C．Humorous and hardworking. | D．Practical and professional. |
5 . It’s never too early to get thinking about this year’s big trip.But where should you go? Well, National Geographic has revealed its“Best of the World”list for 2023,offering a few pointers as to the travel experiences over the next 12 months or so. This year’s Nat Geo list is split into four categories as follows.
NatureExplore the biodiversity of Botswana.
Witness rewilding in the Scottish Highlands.
Go on a foodie biking tour of Slovenia.
Visit Big Bend National Park in Texas, USA.
Take part in sustainability programs in the Azores.
CultureHead to Egypt to visit the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Watch films and down craft beers in Busan, South Korea.
Visit the International African American Museum in Charleston, USA.
See the Longmen Grottoes’ stone statues in Hunan, China.
FamilyGo on an Alpine rail trip in Switzerland.
Help conserve turtle populations in Trinidad and Tobago.
Head to San Francisco, USA, for city-view campfires and urban hiking trails.
Bird-watch in Colombia.
Visit football stadiums in Manchester, UK.
CommunityTake a women-led sustainable tour in the Dodecanese Islands in Greece.
Spend a long weekend on the Great Lakes in Milwaukee, USA.
Go on a new high-speed train in Laos.
Explore Black heritage in Ghana.
Okay, so it might not all be up your street — but it’s undeniably a spectacular range of stuff.You can read more on National Geographic’s official page here — and get pumped for a year of life-changing travel experiences.
1. What are you advised to do in Charleston?| A．Go on a biking tour. | B．Visit a museum. |
| C．Explore biodiversity. | D．Help conserve birds. |
| A．The Dodecanese Islands. |
| B．Trinidad and Tobago. |
| C．The Scottish Highlands. |
| D．The Great Lakes. |
| A．A website. |
| B．A newspaper. |
| C．A course plan. |
| D．An academic article. |
6 . I turned off the classroom light, only to find a
Switching the light
The next day was just as lovely. “Today I’ll walk!” I thought. But at 3:00 pm, my colleague Brian was at the door. “Hi, can I talk to you?” “Sure.” I answered. “But it’s such perfect weather. Can we
| A．careful | B．hopeful | C．fearful | D．tearful |
| A．off | B．over | C．on | D．to |
| A．as | B．so | C．what | D．that |
| A．reason | B．effect | C．principle | D．privilege |
| A．go for | B．go through | C．take up | D．take over |
| A．circled | B．left | C．discovered | D．spotted |
| A．physically | B．academically | C．logically | D．emotionally |
| A．issued | B．gave | C．accepted | D．refused |
| A．candy | B．chance | C．surprise | D．meeting |
| A．hobby | B．problem | C．interest | D．story |
| A．hosting | B．attending | C．addressing | D．chairing |
| A．cause | B．shortage | C．outcome | D．advantage |
| A．teacher | B．friend | C．parent | D．classmate |
| A．walk | B．swim | C．drive | D．talk |
| A．grief | B．belief | C．relief | D．chief |
7 . For those of a certain age, names such as Sir Trevor McDonald, Kate Adie and Huw Edwards mean the breaking news. But younger British adults are turning away from traditional sources of news for their daily update of world affairs, choosing instead to consult their TikTok feeds. The Chinese-owned video platform is the fastest growing news source for UK adults, according to a survey.
TikTok is used by 7% of adults for news, up from 1% in 2020. The growth is mainly driven by young adults, with half of its news followers aged 16 to 24. A study on news source in the UK showed that for teenagers aged 12-15, Instagram has defeated BBC One and BBC Two to become the most popular news source, closely followed by TikTok and YouTube.
“Teenagers today are unlikely to pick up a newspaper or turn to TV news, instead, scrolling (滚屏) through their social media,” the study said. The study also showed that news organizations are having to compete with non-journalist TikTokers as news sources. For those who refer to news on TikTok, their main sources are other people they follow (44%), friends and family (32%), and news organizations (24%). The most popular official news source on TikTok is the BBC, followed by Sky News and ITV. TikTok has more than I billion users worldwide and is owned by ByteDance (字节跳动), a Chinese tech company.
A research indicated that TikTok was not used as a platform for serious current affairs. Only three out of 10 people who use TikTok for news regard it as a trustworthy source. And BBC One remains the most popular news source among adults (53%), followed by ITV (35%) and then Facebook (32%), which remains the most popular social media source for news.
1. According to the first paragraph, what are Sir Trevor McDonald, Kate Adie and Huw Edwards?| A．Some popular actors or actresses. | B．Some important officers. |
| C．Some famous journalists. | D．Some wealthy businessmen. |
| A．TikTok. | B．Instagram. |
| C．YouTube. | D．BBC One and BBC Two. |
| A．The users of TikTok have grown by 7% in Britain since 2020. |
| B．Teenagers are unlikely to get up-to-date information through social media. |
| C．TikTok has more than one billion users in Britain. |
| D．Only 30 percent TikTokers consider TikTok a reliable news source. |
| A．By listing examples. | B．By comparing the data. |
| C．By analyzing the cause and effect. | D．By presenting questions. |
8 . Argentina’s(阿根廷) vast supporters gathered at Qatar’s(卡塔尔) Energy City with only one man on their minds as they faced World Cup challenge.
Lionel Messi has carried the hopes of this football—mad nation for most of his career, but there was more tension as Argentina came across old opponent Mexico on the stage that will host the final.
Argentina knew defeat would end their World Cup after two games following the embarrassment of the loss to Saudi Arabia in the opener. Messi knew this would mean the major honour that has escaped from his grasp would be forever out of reach.
Messi was, once again, shouldering the burden of Argentina’s expectations when they needed it most, to change the course of the game, and perhaps even change the course of his team’s World Cup in the process.
The clock showed 64 minutes. Each passing second turned up the pressure on Argentina and, in turn, on Messi. He knows any Argentina failure on this stage can be painted as Messi’s failure. One touch delicately killed(停球) the pass from Angel di Maria, Messi’s teammate. The second touch kicked the ball into the net past the left arm of Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.
In an explosion of noise from Argentina’s fans, Messi ran towards them with arms outstretched in that familiar celebratory pose. He looked highly excited with the relief, standing in front of the crazy supporters pumping his arms with wild joy. He knew what it meant to them. They knew what it meant to him. Both ecstasy.
The greatest players stand up for their teams when it matters, so it should be no surprise Messi made contributions again. For now, though, Argentina’s World Cup show is back on the road—because where there is Lionel Messi, there is hope.
1. Why is the loss to Saudi Arabia mentioned?| A．To compare the two teams. |
| B．To confirm the popularity of Messi. |
| C．To indicate the pressure of the team and Messi. |
| D．To argue the importance of Messi to the team. |
| A．Messi would be the one to blame if Argentina lost the game. |
| B．Messi passed the ball to Angel di Maria before making a goal. |
| C．Messi was stopped by the Mexico goalkeeper in the 64th minute of the game. |
| D．Messi is likely to win World Cup again in Qatar. |
| A．A state of great anger. | B．A state of great delight. |
| C．A state of great pressure. | D．A state of great fear. |
| A．Victory in Qatar’s Energy City | B．Living up to the expectations |
| C．We are the champion | D．Where there is Messi, there is hope |
9 . We are all shocked by the news we have just heard from Balmoral. The death of Her Majesty the Queen is a huge shock to the nation and to the world. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ was the rock on which modern Britain was built. Our country has grown and developed under her reign(统治时期).
Britain is the great country it is today because of her. She became the queen just after the Second World War. She supported the development of the Commonwealth(英联邦)—from a small group of 7 countries to a family of 56 nations
We are now a modern, strong, energetic nation. Through thick and thin, Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ provided us with the stability and the strength that we needed. She was the very spirit of Great Britain—and that spirit will last. She has been our longest—ever reigning monarch(执政君主). It is an extraordinary achievement with such dignity and grace for 70 years. In return, she was loved and admired by the people in the United Kingdom and all around the world.
Earlier this week, at 96, she remained determined to carry out her duties as she appointed me as her 15th prime minister. Throughout her life she has visited more than 100 countries and she has touched the lives of millions around the world.
Today the Crown passes—as it has done for more than a thousand years—to our new monarch: His Majesty King Charles Ⅲ. With the King’s family, we show sadness for the loss of his mother. And meanwhile we must come together as a people to support him. We offer him our loyalty and devotion just as his mother devoted so much to so many for so long. And with the passing of the second Elizabethan age, we enter a new era in the history of our great country.
Exactly as Her Majesty would have wished—by saying the words: “God save the King.”
1. What is the genre(体裁)of this passage?| A．A biography. | B．A speech | C．A history report. | D．A news report. |
| A．Modern Britain was on the rock because of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ. |
| B．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ played a vital part in the foundation of Britain. |
| C．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ contributed to the development of modern Britain. |
| D．To build modern Britain, Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ sacrificed a lot. |
| A．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ led Britain to a modern, strong, energetic nation. |
| B．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ made great achievements in governing the country. |
| C．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ was the very lasting spirit of the Great Britain. |
| D．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ won love and respect from the people of the world. |
| A．Ambitious and strong—willed. | B．Spirited and generous. |
| C．Determined and courageous. | D．Devoted and much—loved. |
10 . Graphic Novel（漫画小说）Making Contest 2022
June 1—July 31,2022
All comics fans, artists and storytellers: You are invited to enter San Jose Public Library’s Graphic Novel Making Contest for all ages.
Submission Guidelines
Create your own graphic novel with a maximum length of 8 pages.
Each submission must be the creative and original work of the submitting author / illustrator.
Computer—generated images are acceptable as long as they are your original works.
Entries are encouraged to be submitted digitally by emailing to graphicnovels@ sjlibrary. org (as a PNG, JPEG, or PDF attachment). Digital entries can be submitted no later than 11: 59 pm on July 31,2022.
Entries can also be submitted to any operating San Jose Public Library location no later than the end of the business day on July 31, 2022.
Age Groups and Prizes
Children (0—9) & Pre—Teens (10—12); Gift and art supply baskets awarded for first, second, and third place winners of each group. Art supply pouches(小袋子) for two honorable mention winners of each group.
Teens (13—17): First place $100; second place $75; third place $ 50. Art supply pouches for two honorable mention winners.
Adults (18+): First place $100; second place $75; third place $50. An art supply pouch for one honorable mention winner.
All cash prizes will be awarded in the form of gift cards.
Awards Ceremony
Save the date for our virtual Awards Ceremony on August 28, 2022 at 2:00—4:00 pm. At this awards ceremony, contest winners will be announced and guest speakers will offer inspirational messages to contest participants. Register to receive a videoconferencing invitation.
1. Who can participate in the Graphic Novel Making Contest 2022?| A．Tom, 19. | B．Mary,12. | C．Jim, 2. | D．All of them. |
| A．A $100 gift card. | B．$75 in cash. |
| C．An art supply pouch. | D．A gift and art supply basket. |
| A．It will be an online celebration. |
| B．It will be held in San Jose Public Library. |
| C．Winners will receive their prizes in the celebration. |
| D．Winners will receive their prizes in cash. |
