1 . Donna Edmonds certainly knows a thing or two about getting children outside of the classroom. Having been a teacher for 23 years, she’s now in charge of Farms For City Children, a program enabling children in cities to explore the farms in the British countryside. Visiting children can take part in the farm tasks: growing and harvesting in the gardens; caring for chickens and looking after the land; and cooking up a home-grown meal in the farmhouse kitchen.

Donna’s connection with the charity led to a life-changing experience. She explained, “In November 2000, my headteacher said we’d got this trip going to a farm. I didn’t want to do that. I’m from south London and had no interest in farming.” But the week at Farms For City Children changed Donna’s entire life.

Donna said, “Quite honestly, the nature connection gap in our society is embarrassing; there are so many children who haven’t been to the countryside. I remember asking them what cows drank and they replied “milk”. Seeing them fall in love with nature was incredible to my life.”

Donna believes there is a strong need for teachers to bring city children into close contact with nature. Farms for City Children was founded in 1976, and it has now embraced a new direction — more children from different backgrounds can get into the countryside and they may one day even make a career from it.

1. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

A．It praises an excellent teacher.	B．It introduces a school program.
C．It tells the adventure of a field trip.	D．It shows the difficulty in education.

2. What can be inferred about the children in city in paragraph 3?

A．They badly need to connect with nature.	B．They felt embarrassed in the countryside.
C．They are unlikely to fall in love with nature.	D．They know nothing about biology knowledge.

3. What benefit may Farms for City Children bring?

A．Help with young people’s career plan.	B．The right direction of farming development.
C．Improvement of children’s school performance.	D．Better ways to improve farmers’ living conditions.

2 . Club Activities in Japanese Schools

In the after-class activities of Japanese high schools, there are various clubs. Participation depends on students; however, most students choose a certain club.     1     And there are various kinds within each type.

A recent survey showed activity participation rate (比率). In junior high schools, participation rate was around 70% in sports clubs and around 20% in culture clubs. In senior high schools, participation rate in sports clubs dropped to about 50%, and in culture clubs, rose to around 25%. One reason is that there are more kinds of culture clubs in senior high schools than in junior high schools, so there is a wider range of choices.     2    

The rate of junior high school students not choosing any club was less than 10%. However, that number more than doubled in senior high school. In recent years, the number of students not joining in any clubs is increasing. Stronger individualism, which causes unwillingness to participate in group activities, is one factor behind this change.

    3     Japanese clubs are considered “a part of education” and are different from club activities overseas. Learning teamwork is a common factor; in particular, sports clubs have a strict hierarchy (等级制度) and are useful in leaning to be polite. This is said to have influenced the way Japanese companies work, for example, with respect for seniors. Compared to sports clubs, the hierarchy in culture clubs is not as strict.     4     Besides, clubs which practice traditional Japanese martial arts and culture offer a valuable chance to learn the traditional arts firsthand. By experiencing such arts in teenage years, the chance of passing traditional culture to the next generation is large.

A．Clubs are generally divided into two types — sports clubs and culture clubs.

B．Each sports club has a teacher, but the key is placed on student independence.

C．They are places where like-minded students can improve their creativity together.

D．Culture clubs in senior high schools tend to include traditional culture activities, such as tea ceremony.

E．It is also pointed out that culture clubs offer a more casual environment than sports clubs that require long and hard practice.

F．Actually, there are many advantages of participating in club activities in Japan.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where did the man read about the effort?

A．In a newspaper.

B．In a magazine.

C．On the Internet.

2. What goal does the group want to achieve?

A．Taking trash out of the ocean.

B．Stopping trash going into a river.

C．Raising money for pollution control.

3. What mainly causes so much trash?

A．The long rainy season

B．Too much food waste.

C．The application of many steel screens.

4. What does the woman think of the effort?

A．Costly.

B．Great.

C．Inconvenient.

4 . PeerUp is pairing up and helping out students who are looking to improve their mental health. It serves as a space for students to speak anonymously (匿名地) about their mental health journeys with peer (同龄人) supporters. As a bridge between the student body and UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, PeerUp addresses the barriers many students face in accessing mental health resources, said co-founder and third-year psychology student Carrie Lee.

Peer supporters on the site complete mental health leadership training with the Resilience In Your Student Experience Center to learn how to address emotional issues like interpersonal problems. Lee said in a 20- to 40-minute video or text conversation, a student can talk to a peer who may have experienced similar struggles.

PeerUp offers support in both English and Chinese to serve the campus community of international students. Lee said PeerUp is devoted to ensuring students who speak Chinese can speak anonymously in their native language whenever needed. “Students are much more comfortable reaching out to people they know come from a similar culture,” she said. “I think it is really important to offer services to the different communities we have at UCLA.”

PeerUp co-founder and peer supporter Yutong Feng said the most rewarding part of her work was students’ willingness to talk with PeerUp, including the five students who connected with supporters in the first week.

In terms of future growth and accessibility, Lee said the PeerUp team hopes to expand the number of languages offered, make appointments for students who cannot make it to drop-in hours and use different platforms for voice calls and messaging. She said UCLA, as the first university to do a full test run, is providing a model for other schools to launch their own PeerUp programs and ensure students are taking care of their mental health.

1. Why is PeerUp considered as a bridge?

A．It connects consultants with students.

B．It helps students overcome the fear of going to a psychologist.

C．It is supported by students who experienced similar struggles.

D．It offers students a space to improve their communication skills.

2. Why does PeerUp offer support in Chinese?

A．Asian students ask for that.	B．Some peer supporters are from China.
C．It can improve students’ language skills.	D．Students speaking Chinese would feel more relaxed.

3. What made Feng have a sense of achievement?

A．Students placed great trust in PeerUp.

B．Students got better after talking with PeerUp.

C．Students wanted to be accepted as peer supporters.

D．Students rushed to PeerUp for help in the first week.

4. What is a future plan of PeerUp?

A．Expanding the number of peer supporters.	B．Inviting students for drop-in conversations.
C．Introducing more means of communication.	D．Helping more schools launch PeerUp programs.

5 . 假设你是启明中学王磊，作为学校环保社“Earth Warrior Club”的社长，你负责写一则英语短文吸引你校交换生加入该社团，你的文章包括：
1.社团成立目的；
2.社团活动及给社员的收获；
3.加入的方式。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

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6 . When the parcel arrives, the remote-controlled car inside is broken. That could easily result in an unhappy child — but not this time.

The package has come from a British start-up that hopes to equip the nation’s youngsters with an endangered skill: the ability to fix gadgets when they fail. The aim is to encourage 10 to 14-year-olds to try fixing electronic devices and learn how they work, by sending them faulty toys that they have to take apart and repair themselves. The company, Team Repair, has been founded by five engineering graduates from Imperial College London. Having begun as a university project, its ultimate goal is to steer children into careers in science and to nurture (培养) a new generation of engineers and inventors.

“Every month, we’ll send children an electronic gadget with a carefully planned fault,” said Patrick McGuckian, 22, the chief operating officer. “The idea is that they learn key repair skills, and that they also learn the science and technology behind how the components inside it work.”

It is estimated that two million tonnes of electrical and electronic items are thrown away in the UK each year. “Meanwhile, the UK has a Stem [science, technology, engineering and maths] skills shortage costing£1.5 billion a year,” McGuckian said. “We wanted to help solve those two problems.”   

The service — currently in a testing phase — will cost £28 a month, with each kit designed to keep a child occupied for several hours. Once a gadget has been mended, you post it back so it can be broken again for somebody else to fix. There is also an app to provide instructions on how to perform the repair, and also mini science lessons. “As a society we’ve been tuned to replace rather than repair,” McGuckian said. “We want to encourage a different mindset in the next generation — and on top of that, we want them to be creative, to be engineers, to be inventors that solve the biggest problems.”

1. Why does the author mention the remote-controlled car in the first paragraph?

A．To introduce the topic.	B．To present a fact.
C．To make a comparison.	D．To explain a point.

2. What’s the aim of setting up the company Team Repair?

A．To provide children with faulty toys.	B．To reduce the use of electronic items.
C．To help children learn Stem skills for free.	D．To equip children with the ability to repair.

3. What will children get if they sign up for the service?

A．The gadget after being repaired.	B．Face-to-face guidance to mend.
C．Some mini science lessons online.	D．A faulty electronic gadget weekly.

4. What is the suitable title for the text?

A．Broken Toys Have a Good Place to Go	B．Team Repair for Young People was Set Up
C．The Ability to Fix Gadgets is to be Improved	D．Broken Toys Offer Neat Fix for Skills Shortage

8 . 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.

9 . 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.

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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.

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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.