1 . 阅读下面句子，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A high percentage of people in China have been vaccinated against COVID-19 by now, and getting boosted is the    1    (good) protection during the new phase of the anti-virus fight,   Zhong Nanshan told Xinhua in an exclusive interview on Friday. He has also urged citizens to have COVID-19 vaccine booster shots(加强针),    2    can take effect in two weeks. This would be    3    great importance in preventing large-scale transmission.

When    4    (ask)about the recent burst in infections, Zhong explained that the Omicron variant( 变 种 ) has been developing, evolving and spreading rapidly. That is    5    it is very difficult to entirely cut off the transmission.

But on the other hand, he said, “Omicron has become    6    (significance) milder with the death rate recently    7    (fall) to around 0.1 percent, about the same as that of flu. The majority of    8    (infect) people who have mild symptoms or none do not need any    9     (treat) and will recover in five to seven days with enough rest”.

What’s more, Zhong called for the full vaccination of children    10    (protect)schools   and students, saying this is essential for resuming in-person schooling.

2 . Yesterday, after a day of Zoom (视频会议软件) meetings in my living room, I stepped out for a walk leaving my teen son bored on the couch. Bleecker Street, usually packed with people, was sprinkled with only the occasional pedestrians. Bars and restaurants lining the street were dark. Stores with bright neon lights, doors open, beckoned for the rare passers-by to enter. After just a week of the Covid-19 pandemic, an afternoon walk in Greenwich Village neighborhood felt surreal.

But then I noticed a row of daffodils(水仙)reaching for the sun in the small triangle-shaped park by Minetta Lane. On the windows of a locked restaurant, in bright yellow paint, were the words “We love you, West Village. Take care of each other. ” My phone buzzed—a colleague sent a picture of her newborn baby just home from the hospital. I arrived home to find my son animated on the couch playing a video game virtually with his friends. Life, love, play, and human connection persist, even though our world has been tuned upside down.

In my welcome note to the new students in the Fall, I wrote that this year is about our college’s core values of inclusion, innovation, and impact and emphasized the power of interconnection. Today, these core values persist, with interconnection taking on even greater significance. Our collaborative spirit has always given us an advantage—academically, creatively, culturally, and now, remotely.

A wise person once told me that getting through a crisis is like being given a new hand of cards in the middle of a game. We are halfway through the semester, with new hands to play, but the game hasn’t changed. We will find new ways to continue to work, teach, create and learn. Let’s also continue the informal interactions that make us a community—the study groups, coffee dates, drop-ins just to say hello. In doing so, we will remain connected.

We will come together, from spaces around the world, to meet this new reality. This is who we are. Nothing—not space, nor time—can keep us from moving forward, together.

1. What can be inferred from paragraph 1?

A．The Covid-19 pandemic is unstoppable.

B．The effects of the pandemic could be easily felt.

C．Nothing is the same except that the business goes slow as usual.

D．People have every reason to be worried about the future.

2. What does the writer include in paragraph 2?

A．Daily routines that seemed insignificant.

B．Reminders that the world has been changed.

C．Events that people can do during the pandemic.

D．Things or people that carry symbolic meanings.

3. What does the underlined word “collaborative” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Cooperative.

B．Pioneering.

C．Independent.

D．Adventurous.

4. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To express wisdom gained from previous experience.

B．To give people some tips on how to handle a crisis.

C．To deliver an uplifting message over the pandemic.

D．To encourage people to enjoy the great outdoors.

3 . 阅读下面材料、在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

While many people have made videos to cheer on those working on the front lines of the fight since the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, Chien Meishuang     1     (spend) her time in lockdown at home, painting simple heartwarming works.

The paintings are part of her Journal of the Pandemic Lockdown,     2     project she started two years ago. “We are all facing a difficult time     3     we are trapped at home,” Chien tells China Daily. “I     4     (simple) wanted to let others know that there is a silver lining amid the dark clouds.”

The Taiwan native, who lives in Shanghai, is being on the receiving end of her neighbors’ kindness.     5     (document) her experience, the artist created a painting, titled Good Neighbors in China, marking the first new     6     (add) to her project this year. Other     7     (scene) shown in her latest works include delivery men having a quick lunch and her neighbors     8     (welcome) a 70-year-old man who returned from hospital after recovering from COVID-19.

“It is because of the pandemic     9     I have made friends from all walks of life in the area where I live. These individuals have provided infinite inspiration and stories     10     my works,” she adds. “As long as an artwork can touch people’s hearts, I believe it is good art. It doesn't matter how simple it is.”

4 . Covid-19 vaccines (疫苗) began saving lives in clinical trials. But a new study, based in part on The Economist’s estimate of the pandemic’s true death toll (伤亡人数), attempts to model just how many lives have been spared since vaccines became widely available to the public.

The study—published on June 23rd in Lancet Infectious Diseases—found that in the first year of vaccines that were invented and introduced to the public, jabs (注射疫苗) saved the lives of people between 19.1 million and 20.4 million. Without vaccines, the study estimates, roughly three times as many people would have died from Covid-19 in 2021 alone. And 6.8 million — 7.7millon of the prevented deaths were in countries covered by COVAX ( Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access), an initiative created to ensure vaccines were sent to poorer countries. Still, a lack of vaccines in some parts of the world still led to avoidable deaths. Around 100 countries failed to reach the World Health Organization’s (WHO) goal of vaccinating 40% of their qualified populations by the end of 2021. The researchers estimate that this cost around 600,000 lives.

To arrive at these estimates, the researchers, Oliver J. Watson, Gregory Barnsley and their colleagues at Imperial College London, began with an existing transmission model used to track the spread of Covid-19 infections. They then combined this model with The Economist’s estimate of the pandemic’s true death toll to estimate how deadly the pandemic would have been without vaccines.

As for the study, every coin has two sides. It relies on assumptions about the share of estimated infections that led to death, for instance. Some small countries, which have limited reliable data, were not included in the analysis. That means the total number of actual avoided deaths will be even higher. On the other hand, the researchers did not attempt to model how people or governments might have changed their behavior to limit infections in the absence of vaccines. For all that, it is the most definitive answer yet to how many people owe their lives to the jabs.

1. Why are the vaccines significant according to Paragraph 2?

A．They can slow down the pain of the patients.

B．They can reduce the number of death toll.

C．They can promote the development of drugs.

D．They can realize the WHO’s achievement.

2. How do the researchers at Imperial College London draw the estimates?

A．By developing the transmission model.

B．By comparing data between model and study.

C．By combining with the previous study.

D．By tracking the spread of infections.

3. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The limitations of the study.	B．The assumptions of the study.
C．The results of the study.	D．The advantages of the study.

4. What’s the author’s opinion about the current situation of vaccines?

A．Uncertain.

B．Pessimistic.

C．Cautious.

D．Confident.

5 . Saisri Akondi was visiting a friend in Manipal just before the lockdown. Trapped by the travel ban, the researcher found herself frustrated at not being able to help during a national emergency. Back home, her colleagues at the National Chemical Laboratory worked on innovative methods to deal with the pandemic (流行病). She wanted to contribute in her own way. Soon, she spotted the opportunity.

On the evening of 11 May, she came across 50 migrants being questioned by the police. Akondi learned that they were railway construction workers, abandoned by their employer after the lockdown and were making their way to Mahabubabad, 680 kilometres away. “I instantly thought of helping them, noticing there were 10 children and a pregnant lady among them,” recalled Akondi.

Her first task was to register the group on a government portal (入口) to help them get movement passes within the state. Then, she arranged for food and convinced the railway authorities to let the migrants stay at the Udupi station until their transport was arranged. Akondi next turned her attention to the women, arranging for vitamins for her. She continued to make frequent posts to the social media handles of the Telangana chief minister’s office, seeking attention and help. There was no response for days, but she did not give up.

Her relentless efforts paid off, The Telangana government paid for the migrants’ travel back. On 19 May, the happy migrants were saying a tearful goodbye to Akondi and on 20 May, they reached their homes.

Akondi continued to help other stranded migrants reach their homes. Even as the world came to a standstill, this large-hearted woman became the ant that moved mountains.

1. What were the 50 migrants doing when Akondi first met them?

A．Buying tickets.	B．Doing construction work.
C．Staying at a train station.	D．Being questioned by the police.

2. Which of the following can best describe Akondi?

A．Kind and creative.	B．Helpful and considerate.
C．Generous and wise.	D．Brave and knowledgeable.

3. What does the underlined word “stranded” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Lost.

B．Trapped.

C．Arrested.

D．Fined.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Akondi was not allowed to work for the travel ban.

B．Construction workers suffered a lot during the lockdown.

C．Akondi contributed in a different way during the lockdown.

D．Some construction workers were abandoned by their employer.

6 . The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of all schools nationwide from 13 March to 6 June 2020. According to multiple studies, symptoms of depression and anxiety among young people increased during this time since they were less physically active and spent more time sitting in front of screens.

Now, a study by the University of Zurich (UZH) has shown that the homeschooling phase also had a positive effect on the health and well-being of many teenagers. “The students got about 75 minutes more sleep per day during the lockdown. At the same time, their health-related quality of life improved significantly and their consumption of alcohol and caffeine went down,” says the study’s co-leader Oskar Jenni, UZH professor of developmental pediatrics. Because they no longer had to travel to school, they were able to get up later.

The researchers conducted an online survey with 3,664 high school students in the district of Zurich during the lockdown, asking about their sleep patterns and quality of life. They then compared the answers with a survey from 2017 with 5,308 young participants. The results showed that during the three months in which the schools were closed, the teenagers got up around 90 minutes later on school days, but went to bed only 15 minutes later on average — meaning their total amount of sleep increased by about 75 minutes a day. On weekends, there was little difference in the sleep times of the two groups.

The students in the lockdown group rated their health-related quality of life higher, and the amount of alcohol and caffeine they reported consuming was less than the pre-pandemic group.

“Our findings clearly indicate the benefit of starting school later in the morning so that youngsters can get more sleep,” says Jenni. He predicts that the positive effects on health and health-related quality of life would have been even greater had there not also been the negative effects of the pandemic on mental health.

1. Why did the teenagers report better quality of life during the lockdown?

A．Because they didn’t have to stay up late for exams.

B．Because they got up later without traveling to school.

C．Because there were not exams at school any longer.

D．Because they had better relationships with parents.

2. What do we know about the study by UZH?

A．It was conducted in all school students in Zurich.

B．The students consumed less alcohol and caffeine.

C．The students surveyed got 70 minutes more sleep per day.

D．On weekends, there was also much difference among two groups.

3. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To introduce a new study.	B．To encourage studies online.
C．To promote positive attitude.	D．To remember a scientist.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Lockdown Depresses Teenagers	B．Teenagers Bothered by Lack of Sleep
C．Tips to Stop Staying up Late for Students	D．School Closures Bring Unexpected Benefits

8 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Amelia worked as a nurse for 5 years and loved it. She loved helping others and found the job demanding, but always rewarding.

The beginning of March was far from optimistic because by the middle of March there were just over fifty patients in the hospital with the same illness. Most were on ventilators(呼吸机),which helped them to breathe. Then on the 23rd of that month there was a national lockdown, which meant most places were closed apart from supermarkets and essential shops. People could only leave their homes for a short while to do shopping or to pick up medication. All the streets were empty.

Amelia arrived at work an hour before her shift started. The journey there was quicker than normal, because she was the only one on the bus. And obeying the new rules, she wore her mask the entire trip.

Another shift over with, she was exhausted. The bus turned up on time. She got on and noticed a different person at the wheel. “Where’s the usual driver? ” she asked politely.

The younger man looked sad, and replied grimly(严肃地), “The virus got him，Miss. He was a friend of mine. ” Amelia was shocked by the news. “I’m so sorry to hear this. He was a lovely man. ” “Yes, he was, ”the driver said.

She showed her ticket and headed to a seat. At the back of the bus was the woman she recognized from somewhere. On the journey home every street was quiet.

Amelia put on her earphones and closed her eyes. The terrible events of that day were now becoming a distant memory.

A week later on a Thursday Amelia left the hospital a bit later than normal, as it had been a very busy day. She’d worked the last four days and just wanted to go home. She realized the chance of catching her normal bus would not happen. The next one should arrive shortly. Amelia glanced at her watch and the bus was twelve minutes late.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly from the doorways of most houses on the street appeared families as they clapped.

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And at that moment Amelia felt proud of everyone she worked with.

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9 . Spring is here in Tokyo with the cherry blossoms. Yesterday, I ______a bright blue silk scarf(丝巾)and took a train to Kichijoji, where my sister lives. It had been nearly four weeks______ I stayed home. ______the government’s instructions, I had cancelled my earlier______lesson with my sister and all other engagements. A life of semi-isolation ______bothered me because, as an aging novelist I had been leading such a life for years anyway. But yesterday, I decided to_______, as there is no lockdown here in Tokyo and no sign of a rise in the number of______

We decided to ______ our lesson day routine and first treat ourselves to the lunch specials at a French restaurant we like. There, we saw plenty of other guests enjoying their meals, their laughter______the sun bathed room.

After my piano lesson, as I walked home from the train station, cutting through a park as I usually do, I saw kids playing soccer in the meadow; people ______their tiny dogs; families and friends picnicking under cherry blossoms, some of them pleasantly______

I realized what I had been experiencing the whole day of my outing: a heightened appreciation of our ordinary lives, as if they were something ______. I knew that the feeling would______as the virus faded(逐渐消失)away. And I ______the role of literature, how it can make us ______our ordinary lives as if they were a miracle even in a boring normal time.

1.

A．tried

B．wore

C．dressed

D．posted

2.

A．before

B．while

C．since

D．until

3.

A．Confirming

B．Applying

C．Responding

D．Following

4.

A．piano

B．soccer

C．bowling

D．writing

5.

A．nearly

B．hardly

C．totally

D．actually

6.

A．go out

B．set out

C．cut out

D．take out

7.

A．cases

B．deaths

C．patients

D．survivors

8.

A．refer to

B．listen to

C．stick to

D．attend to

9.

A．making

B．packing

C．shining

D．ringing

10.

A．walking

B．seizing

C．feeding

D．training

11.

A．absorbed

B．struck

C．drunk

D．lighted

12.

A．decent

B．primitive

C．harmonious

D．extraordinary

13.

A．disappear

B．emerge

C．restore

D．undergo

14.

A．cared about

B．thought about

C．doubted about

D．brought about

15.

A．frame

B．sustain

C．appreciate

D．tolerate