1 . Most young people are always on their phones, which may upset many people. ___________, a group called Girl Scouts are receiving _________ for setting up their first walk-in clinic for elderly people, who have difficulty understanding how to ___________ the secrets of their smart phones.

Each teen spent at least an hour of one-on-one time with their oldsters. Based on their _________ knowledge, each Girl Scout was assigned to ___________ different aspects of Android and Apple phones.

Some of the oldsters actually wanted to take part in e-commerce (电子商务), and needed help to _________ a payment account on their smart phones while others simply had _________ when learning how to send messages to their family members. "I was teaching this older woman how to _________, and the first thing she did was to send a message to her daughter,” one of the Scouts said. “How ___________ it was! It just made me feel really, really happy.”

In addition to arranging group lessons for all of the seniors to ____________ together at the end of the clinic, the youngsters even printed out brochures and guides for the seniors to take home in case ____________ seniors would encounter problems with their smart phones in the future.

The eighth graders earned their “Silver Award,, for their job. After experiencing the ____________ of their project, the girls hope to organize more ____________ in the near future. “Those girls were just great,” said Nancy, a great-grandmother who once ____________ the clinic. “They were ready for us and had a very mature attitude about answering our questions, and they ______________ the praise.

1.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Besides

2.

A．service

B．praise

C．invitation

D．donation

3.

A．keep

B．untie

C．share

D．unlock

4.

A．technological

B．medical

C．psychological

D．physical

5.

A．record

B．teach

C．recall

D．investigate

6.

A．get back

B．set up

C．check out

D．pay off

7.

A．patience

B．luck

C．fun

D．trouble

8.

A．write

B．phone

C．text

D．read

9.

A．sweet

B．simple

C．rare

D．common

10.

A．play

B．live

C．talk

D．review

11.

A．amazed

B．experienced

C．confused

D．respected

12.

A．success

B．arrangement

C．change

D．pressure

13.

A．performances

B．clinics

C．clubs

D．competitions

14.

A．organized

B．managed

C．visited

D．funded

15.

A．needed

B．refused

C．enjoyed

D．deserved

2 . Below is a list of the most worthwhile writing competitions available.

TALF Flash Fiction Competition

The theme of this contest from Theme Arts and Literature Festival is "The Prime of Lile" in recognition of the l5th anniversary of the death of Muriel Spark. You can deal with this theme in any genre (体裁) and in any way you choose, although you are limited to 500 words.

Prizes : £200, £100, £50.

Entry Fee : £8.

Wild Nature Poetry Award 2022

Here we have a new contest from Indigo Dreams Publishing. It is for poems of up to 48 lines on the subject of cruel sports, wildlife in general, the natural world, or the environment.

Prizes: £200, £100, £75.

Entry Fee: £5.

SPM Poetry Book Competition

This international contest from Sentinel Poetry Movement is for full-length poetry collections on any theme and in any style. To enter, you submit up to 20 pages initially. If shortlisted (入围), you have to submit the full collection before December 31 .

Prizes: £500, £250, £100.

Entry Fee: £25.

Poetry Space Competition 2022

Here's a new contest from Poetry Space, an online platform for modern poetry from around the world, which requires poems of up to 40 lines on any subject. You have to be over 16 to enter. The judge is Rosie Jackson, a poet and creative writing tutor.

Prizes: £300, £200, £100.

Entry Fee: £5.

1. What is special about TALF Flash Fiction Competition?

A．It requires no entry fee.	B．It is about a certain theme.
C．It has the longest history.	D．It was started by a famous person.

2. Which contest requests part of the entry first?

A．SPM Poetry Book Competition.	B．Poetry Space Competition 2022.
C．Wild Nature Poetry Award 2022.	D．TALF Flash Fiction Competition.

3. What can we know about the contest from Poetry Space?

A．It is a yearly contest.	B．Anyone can take part.
C．It has more than one limit.	D．In offers the most prize money.

3 . “Your playful days are over,” my brother said to me when he knew I was going to be a Senior One student. Then he continued telling me that senior school life was boring because I had to do a large amount of homework every day. The subjects were much more difficult than those of junior school.

I stepped into the school gate with a nervous heart. However, I was surprised to find what I experienced there was completely different from what my brother had told me.

The teachers gave excellent lessons in their own special way. They talked with me in a natural and fair way, as if I was an adult. All of them are so knowledgeable (学识渊博) and they not only explained the contents of textbooks but also provided extra information from other sources. Every word they said in classes made me so excited and interested that I had a strong desire to take in as much as I could.

In fact, my playful days were not over at all in senior school. There were many kinds of activities I could take part in. For example, sports meetings, the art festival, English corner, outing and so on. Best of all, generally, students organized the activities rather than teachers. Through this process, I improved my leadership abilities and communication skills. I've become mature (成熟的). I am not a kid any more.

Now if anyone asks me: “Through your process of growing up, which part is most impressive up till now?” Well, the answer will absolutely be my “senior high school life”.

1. How did the writer feel when he started his senior high school?

A．Very excited.	B．A little worried.
C．Quite relaxed.	D．Embarrassed.

2. What was the writer's general impression of his teachers?

A．Strict and organized.	B．Modest and hardworking.
C．Learned and easy going.	D．Helpful and kind-hearted.

3. What has the writer learned by joining in different after-class activities?

A．Reading and writing skills.	B．The understanding of textbooks
C．Leadership and social skills.	D．Doing housework.

4. What can you learn from the last paragraph?

A．His senior school life is the most memorable.

B．Senior school life was boring and tiring.

C．He will no longer believe in his brother.

D．The writer did well in all his subjects.

4 . On a Sunday morning, Tim Abernathy walked off the dance floor at the Barn Dance and sat down in a chair to rest with his wife, Rachel. Then something felt wrong. His _________ got tight, then tighter. He grabbed Rachel’s hand, then _________ to the floor.

“His eyes had _________ back,” said Rachel. “His lips were getting darker.” The band stopped playing. People started yelling, but nobody _________ to act.

Someone _________ did. It was Johnny “Digger” Tucker. He swiped (挥动) his fingers through Tim’s mouth, thinking he could be choking. He started beating on Tim’s chest and began mouth-to-mouth. More _________ . More mouth-to-mouth. Then finally, Tim _________ a breath. The paramedics (护理人员) came, and Johnny quietly left.

“If Johnny hadn’t been there, I would be _________ my husband now, “said Rachel. Folks say Johnny Tucker is the type of man you’d call at 2 a. m. Maybe it’s because he knows more than most how _________ life is. Every day, he faces __________ .

Johnny is a gravedigger. He has dug the final resting places for about 20, 000people, each grave __________ a half feet deep in __________, frozen ground. “I treat everybody as if it were my family I’m burying,” he said. He is so respected that funeral directors arrange their schedules around his __________ .

So maybe it’s not __________ that Johnny often finds himself in a position to lend a hand. That night Johnny and his wife were __________ when the band played an old song. They turned around for one more slow dance. Minutes later, the gravedigger saved a life.

1.

A．fingers

B．muscle

C．stomach

D．throat

2.

A．crashed

B．landed

C．jumped

D．settled

3.

A．rubbed

B．narrowed

C．dropped

D．rolled

4.

A．backed off

B．stepped forward

C．moved on

D．set out

5.

A．gradually

B．instantly

C．finally

D．clearly

6.

A．yelling

B．pounding

C．pushing

D．weighing

7.

A．held

B．heard

C．felt

D．drew

8.

A．abandoning

B．joining

C．burying

D．hiding

9.

A．easy

B．precious

C．extraordinary

D．simple

10.

A．death

B．danger

C．sadness

D．fortune

11.

A．covering

B．controlling

C．crossing

D．measuring

12.

A．hard

B．vast

C．protected

D．ruined

13.

A．popularity

B．generosity

C．availability

D．responsibility

14.

A．common

B．surprising

C．reasonable

D．disappointing

15.

A．dancing

B．walking

C．leaving

D．talking

5 . Body language is a very powerful tool of a communication, not only between people but in the animal world as well. In many instances, we produce idioms which are all understandable by borrowing examples from animal communication. For example, we know that a frightened cat will arch（拱型）. From this starting-point we might hear the expression. “He gets my back up!” meaning “He makes me angry.”

In the same manner, we know that many animals, if challenged（挑战）by attackers, will not turn and run away because this will encourage the attackers to attack them more forcefully. Instead, they will move backwards slowly to get out of harm’s way, always facing their attacker. We call this action “backing off” and it can be used as well with humans as with animals.

In the case of humans, however, the back-off may not be physical but oral, as in using a kinder tone of voice and gentle words instead of fighting against the attackers.

1. When a cat arches its back high in a rigid curve, it shows that it is ________.

A．angry	B．pleased
C．frightened	D．defeated

2. In the article “back off” means ________.

A．to escape from the attackers

B．to get away quickly

C．to keep out the attackers

D．to avoid the attackers in words

3. Which of the following is wrong according to the article?

A．To learn knowledge, humans must learn from animals.

B．Both humans and animals have the body language.

C．Both humans and animals have ways of getting out of harm.

D．“Face your attackers” means to encourage yourself.

4. What is mentioned（提到）in this article belongs to study of English ________.

A．grammar	B．idioms
C．expression	D．communication

6 . The Biggest Stadiums in the World

People have been pouring into stadiums since the days of ancient Greece. In around 80 A.D., the Romans built the Colosseum, which remains the world’s best known stadium and continues to inform contemporary design. Rome’s Colosseum was 157 feet tall and had 80 entrances, seating 50,000 people. However, that was small fry compared with the city’s Circus Maximus, which accommodated around 250,000 people.

These days, safety regulations-not to mention the modern sports fan’s desire for a good view and comfortable seat — tend to keep stadium capacities (容量) slightly lower. Even soccer fans tend to have a seat each; gone are the days of thousands standing to watch the match.

For the biggest stadiums in the world, we have used data supplied by the World Atlas list so far, which ranks them by their stated permanent capacity, as well as updated information from official stadium websites.

All these stadiums are still functional, still open and still hosting the biggest events in world sport.

·Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang D.P.R. Korea. Capacity: 150,000. Opened: May 1,1989.

·Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U. S. Capacity: 107,601. Opened: October 1, 1927.

·Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania, U. S. Capacity: 106,572. Opened: September 17, 1960.

·Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, U. S. Capacity: 104,944. Opened: October 7,1922.

·Kyle Field, College Station, Texas, U. S. Capacity: 102,512. Opened: September 24, 1927.

1. How many people could the Circus Maximus hold?

A．104,944.

B．107,601.

C．About 150,000.

D．About 250,000.

2. Of the following stadiums, which is the oldest?

A．Michigan Stadium.

B．Beaver Stadium.

C．Ohio Stadium.

D．Kyle Field.

3. What do the listed stadiums have in common?

A．They host big games.	B．They have become tourist attractions.
C．They were built by Americans.	D．They are favored by architects.

7 . A large number of people in the world eat fast food. Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant, you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there. But do you know in which country people like fast food best?

The English people are the world's biggest fans (粉丝) of fast food, while the French (法国人) are the least interested in quick meals, according to a survey (调查) done last year.

The survey of thirteen countries shows 45% of the English people say they can't give up fast food because it's delicious. And 44% of Americans and 37% of Canadians say the same.

The French, proud (自豪的) of their delicious and highclass cuisine, don't like fast food. 81% of them think it is unhealthy, followed by 75% of the Japanese.

How about the Chinese? How often do you have hamburgers or fried chicken? It doesn't matter whether you like Western fast food or Chinese food. The most important thing is to keep a balanced (平衡的) diet.

1. From the survey we know ________ like fast food best.

A．the Chinese	B．the French
C．the Japanese	D．the English

2. The survey shows ________ of Americans like fast food.

A．37%

B．44%

C．75%

D．81%

3. According to the survey, some people can't give up fast food because ________.

A．it's cheap	B．it's safe
C．it's delicious	D．it's healthy