1 . When 76-year-old Antoinette-Marie Williams played 17-year-old Emmett Daniels in chess for the first time, she gave Daniels a run for his money. Paired through DOROT, a New York organization which was launched in 1976, they are a perfect match. “I was a good opponent for him. I don’t think he expected it.” Williams told the CVS Health blog Fortune Well. Their weekly games have led Daniels and Williams to a cross-generational relationship that they both enjoy. Williams and Daniels’ relationship disproves the idea that people of different generations have little in common.

Since its founding, DOROT has achieved a reputation of excellence and innovation in the fields of aging services. Volunteers of young ages offer critical resources to older adults, in services specific to the person’s needs and interests, with the ultimate goal of lessening loneliness of the old.

Loneliness has been recognized as a significant social issue for many years, but the classification of loneliness as an epidemic(流行病) has emerged only in recent years. In 2018, the UK government appointed a Minister for Loneliness, highlighting the increasing concern around the issue. This followed the publication of the 2017 report by the Jo Cox Loneliness Commission, which found that loneliness was a growing social epidemic and called for a national strategy to address the issue.

Fortunately, there are ways to battle loneliness, including the intervention in the lives of isolated seniors by organizations like DOROT. It advocates building a support network by reaching out to family and friends, joining a community or social group, or volunteering to connect with like-minded people. The connection between Williams and Daniels shows that these inter-generational relationships play an important role in reducing loneliness and adding joy to the lives of all the participants, young and old.

Another way to battle loneliness is to use technology to stay connected with loved ones which fosters meaning and purpose through online activities and conversations. Practicing self-care is also encouraged, as is being patient because strong relationships take time and effort to create.

1. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph l probably mean?

A．She had a running race with Daniels.

B．Daniels felt disappointed.

C．Daniels had a tough win.

D．She gave Daniels money as a gift of greeting.

2. What is the purpose of DOROT?

A．To make technological innovation.

B．To enhance the living standards of the elderly.

C．To offer job opportunities for people of all ages.

D．To provide seniors with inter-generational connection.

3. What does the author try to stress in paragraph 3?

A．The solution to loneliness.

B．The root cause of loneliness.

C．The classification of loneliness.

D．The growing attention to loneliness.

4. In which section of a newspaper does this passage probably come from?

A．Society Watch.	B．News Express.
C．Page Turner.	D．Science Study.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does Historic England advise?

A．Ways to make the best photos.

B．Ways to raise people’s interest in art.

C．Ways to protect traditional buildings.

2. What is the exhibition about?

A．Pictures of daily life.

B．Ways of communication.

C．Protecting the environment.

3. What is the feature of the show in London?

A．Photos taken by Jamil.

B．Photos in shop windows.

C．The Week Junior advertisements.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who organizes the book club John joined?

A．A school.

B．A community.

C．A library.

2. What is probably Lucy?

A．A student.

B．A writer.

C．A teacher.

3. How often do the club members usually meet?

A．Three times a week.

B．Every four weeks.

C．Once a week.

4. Which book will the club share next week?

A．Little Women.

B．The Little Prince.

C．Peter Pan.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. To develop people’s____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________

6 . For 60 years, WWF has worked to help people and nature develop. As the world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in nearly 100 countries. At every level, we cooperate with people around the world to develop and deliver innovative solutions that protect communities, wildlife, and the places in which they live.

HOW WE WORK

WWF works to help local communities conserve the natural resources they depend upon, transform markets and policies toward sustainability, and protect and restore species and their habitats. Our efforts ensure that the value of nature is reflected in decision-making from a local to a global range. WWF works on advanced conservation science with governments. WWF connects the power of our partners — more than 1.3 million supporters in the United States and 5 million globally

Today, human activities put more pressure on nature than ever before, but it’s also humans who have the power to change this situation. Together, we can handle the greatest threats to life on this planet and protect the natural resources that support and inspire us.

DONATE TO WWF

You can protect threatened species and their habitats today with a donation to World Wildlife Fund. Your support of WWF’s global conservation work will make a world of difference. Your donation makes you a member of WWF. A gift of $1,000+ makes you a Partner in Conservation. For a limited time, all new gifts of 51,000 will be matched $1 for $1, doubling your impact for nature, until we reach $155,000.

Click and make a memorial or honor gift. Together we can challenge the threats to nature, and help ensure its ability to provide — for the sake of every living thing, including ourselves.

1. What does WWF do along with governments?

A．It conserves natural resources.	B．It restores species and habitats.
C．It makes sustainable policies.	D．It explores conservation science.

2. At least how much should you donate to be a Partner in Conservation?

A．$1,000.

B．$1,002.

C．$2,000.

D．$155,000.

3. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A news report.

B．A book review.

C．An official website.

D．A journal entry.

8 . 第31届世界大学生夏季运动会(the 31st Summer Universiade)将于今夏在成都举行。目前，组委会正在招募志愿者。假设你是李华，请给组委会写一封信，申请做志愿者。内容包括：
1、写信目的;
2、个人简介和优势;
3、希望获准。
注意：
1、词数100左右;可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
2、首尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,

Having learnt that you are recruiting volunteers for

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Latin America has one-third of the world’s bamboo-and has made good use of it over the years-    1     its bamboo resources are not being used to their full potential, said Ali Mchumo, director general of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization, or INBAR,on Thursday.

“More work is needed to raise awareness, share     2     (technique)and technologies, and help countries learn from each other about the potential of this golden grass,” he said at the Consultative Forum of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries,     3     was held by the organization in Beijing.

As an organization     4     (make) up of 50 member states, most of them developing countries from the Global South, INBAR     5     (act)as an important network for South-South cooperation for more than 25 years. The organization has carried     6     projects, research, capacity-building workshops and field trips in more than 50 countries, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs and     7     (train) more than 40,000 people.

Fernando Lugris, Uruguay’s ambassador to China, said that INBAR has shown its ability     8     (promote)safe bamboo growing and restore weakened land. “That is why I     9     (honest) believe that our nations should look at INBAR with     10     inclusive attitude, either to integrate with it or cooperate with it in various ways,” he said.

10 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

World Environment Day (WED) is a day we all need to put in our     1     (diary). It happens on June 5 every year and should be one of the most important days of the holiday calendar. WED     2     (create) in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly. The environment wasn’t such a big issue back then. But it is one of the hottest topics in the world today. WED helps raise worldwide awareness of the threats to our environment.     3     people can do that day is to start changing lifestyles to reduce their carbon footprint. Many environmental agencies organize events based on different themes each year. These events encourage both governments and local communities to work together     4     (handle) environmental problems.