1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．How tea bags gained popularity.	B．How tea bags came into being.
C．How tea bags are made.	D．How tea bags are sold.

2.

A．Tea was consumed as loose leaves.

B．Tea was usually stored in small silk bags.

C．Tea had different flavors due to the added substances.

D．Tea was taken out after boiled water was poured over it.

3.

A．Tea leaves being wrapped up by silk.	B．Tea leaves being removed from the bags.
C．Silk bags being dipped into the water.	D．Paper bags being introduced.

2 .

A．Design her office without charging any fees.

B．Tell her how much the redecoration might cost.

C．Give her tips on which design academy to choose.

D．Confirm whether her office really needs redecorating.

3 .

A．The woman cannot figure out what is in his notes.

B．The woman should comment on his handwriting.

C．He is very pleased to be able to help.

D．He did not attend today’s classes.

4 .

A．Their heavy workload.

B．How to select secretaries.

C．How to improve work efficiency.

D．The secretaries in the man’s company.

5 .

A．The dictionary will be re-printed soon.

B．He can read the explanation for the woman.

C．The printing of the dictionary is just good.

D．He cannot read the explanation either.

6 .

A．The woman can search the box for printing paper.

B．He doesn’t know where the office supplies are.

C．The have already run out of printing paper.

D．The office supplies are far from enough.

7 .

A．He does not have a good memory.

B．He used to work in an IT company.

C．He declined a job offer from an IT company.

D．He is not interested in any part-time jobs.

8 . Product info:

Jacobsen Healthy Charms Cereal 500g $6.99

By Jacobsen Foods

1.8 out of 5 stars                    815 customer reviews

It's time to feed your family cereal that's both healthy and exciting! Healthy Charms combines both the fun of sugary cereals with the health benefits of healthy foods. After years of research, we've created this cereal that appeals to both kids and adults alike. It's made with 18 nutritious ingredients that provide your body with vitamins, minerals, and proteins to start your day off right! We've added dried fruits in fun shapes that your children will love.

Low in fat

Low in sugar

No GMO or artificial colors or ingredients

ONLINE REVIEW:

1.0 out of 5 stars                 Definitely tastes healthy

By parent of 4 ★★★★★                  May 18, 2023

Well, I can't say I didn't try. I wanted to feed my kids something healthier for breakfast than their usual Frosted O's and Cinnareal, but this one completely failed. My kids aren't even picky, but this cereal tasted like cardboard.There was absolutely nothing fun or "charming" about it. The "shaped fruit" just looked like pressed bugs, and that was the only part of the cereal that tasted good. And it was so expensive on top of it all!

RESPONSE:

I'm sorry to hear your family did not like our cereal. We had broad feedback making this product and received lots of good reviews about it. Perhaps the transition from a lot of sugar to a product that has almost none was too quick? We want you to be happy and would be glad to send you a beneficial ticket to purchase something else our company makes. Please email us at contact@jacobsenfoods.com and tell us about your situation and we'll get into contact with you.

1. What was the company's goal when making Healthy Charms?

A．They wanted to be in direct competition with another cereal.

B．They wanted to create something that no one had ever heard of.

C．They wanted to make kids and parents happy at the same time.

D．They wanted to turn a kid's idea into reality with their help.

2. What is one complaint parent of 4 has?

A．The dried fruit was tasty but looked terrible.

B．The cereal was a little wet even without milk.

C．There was still a lot of sugar for children.

D．There was so little cereal inside the box.

3. What is the company's explanation for parent of 4's complaints?

A．They said the family doesn't know what they're talking about.

B．They said that the cereal isn't supposed to taste good.

C．They said that the product the family purchased was bad.

D．They said the family needs more time to get used to it.

9 . Invest in Your Passion to Find Success

Achievements aren’t easy. In fact, you will never feel a sense of achievement from doing something that is easy for you. The first time I climbed a mountain that was more than 5,000 meters high, it was _________: I was cold, I felt sick, and I couldn’t eat. But the satisfaction of persisting and achieving my goal was great. _________, the second time I climbed a mountain over 5,000 meters high, since I was better _________, it was not as hard. But reaching the top this time did not feel like as much of a(n) _________. So the more difficult it is to achieve the goal, the more you have to love it and have a passion for it in order to reach it.

Passion sets apart the people who love their work from the people who _________ through their work. It makes the pursuit of excellence _________. It also _________ the top achievers from the merely good ones. In One and Only, a dance film _________ this past summer, it is passion for street dance that _________ the main character Chen Shuo to pursue his dream and dance all the way to success.

The American psychologist Angela Duckworth has studied people who are highly __________ — swimming champions, spelling bee champions, CEOs — and concluded that their achievements result from grit which is the ability to persist in spite of failure and __________. But grit is not just something that some people are born with and some people aren’t. Grit comes from passion. If you want to be highly successful, you need to find the thing that you have a passion for and __________ it. My advice is to try as many things as you can as early as possible, and find the one thing that you love most.

Do you need to be a champion swimmer or a CEO to be happy? Probably not. But most of us would feel a lot more __________ doing something we have a passion for than something we don’t. __________, the natural born artist will probably not do well as an accountant. And the __________ person who loves numbers and analysis will probably not be happy cold calling (电话推销) people and going door to door as a salesperson.

1.

A．appealing

B．difficult

C．incredible

D．unsuccessful

2.

A．As a result

B．By contrast

C．In the end

D．What’s more

3.

A．concerned

B．divided

C．prepared

D．threatened

4.

A．accomplishment

B．attempt

C．challenge

D．desire

5.

A．achieve

B．break

C．enjoy

D．suffer

6.

A．alarming

B．hard

C．meaningless

D．rewarding

7.

A．learns

B．protects

C．recovers

D．separates

8.

A．delivered

B．documented

C．published

D．released

9.

A．discourages

B．motivates

C．persuades

D．stops

10.

A．accomplished

B．determined

C．passionate

D．skilled

11.

A．experience

B．hardship

C．hatred

D．success

12.

A．adjust to

B．contribute to

C．respond to

D．stick to

13.

A．depression

B．pride

C．relief

D．satisfaction

14.

A．Above all

B．For example

C．However

D．In conclusion

15.

A．confident

B．emotional

C．experienced

D．quiet

10 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Is Counting Calories Good for Weight Loss?

Mark Haub, who teaches nutrition as Kansas State University, wanted to prove to his students that weight loss is simply about calories. Therefore, for ten weeks, the professor started to eat an 1,800-calorie diet     1     (consist) of a Twinkie (奶油蛋糕) every three hours. He also dined on other junk food.

When he started, Haub tipped the scale at 201 pounds,    2     for his weight was considered overweight. By the end of his snack-food test, he       3     (lose) 27 pounds. The story went viral, with the media     4     (call) Haub’s eating plan the Twinkie Diet.

Haub’s message has been standard advice for more than a century. According to many experts, it all comes down to straightforward math:     5     you take in fewer than you burn, you lose weight. Countless millions who struggle with their weight dutifully track their calorie intake, but eventually many discover that all the counting is in vain.

One reason is that calorie counts are not always accurate. The Food and Drug Administration allows numbers on nutrition labels    6     (be) off by as much as 20 percent, and usually the error is undercount. That means, for example, that ice cream claiming to have 180 calories per serving may actually have 215.

Listed calories may also be wrong     7     the way our bodies digest certain foods. Take almonds (杏仁), for instance. Nutrition labels show them to have up to 170 calories per ounce. But this number does not take into account the fact that almonds pass through the intestines (肠) partly undigested. The actual count is 129—a sizable difference.

So, counting calories     8     be effective for weight loss in the short term, but for most people, it eventually fails to help us lose weight and leads to food choices and eating habits that damage our health.     9     (focus) only on calories can result in too little of       10     your body really needs.