1 . It’s long been known that sugary drinks help people pack on unwanted kilograms. But new research suggests that ______ drinks and even 100% fruit juice might raise your risk for some cancers. The study couldn’t prove cause and effect, but it found that drinking as little as 90-120ml of sugary drinks each day was ______ to an 18% rise in overall risk for cancer.

The new study was led by Mathilde Touvier, research director at the University of Paris. Her team collected data on more than 100,000 French men and women, average age 42, who took part in a national ______.

The participants answered questions about how much of 3,300 different foods and drinks they consumed each day, and were ______ for up to nine years.

The study uncovered links between the consumption of sugary drinks and the risk of cancer______, and for breast cancer specifically. The investigators found no association between sugary drinks and prostate or colon cancers (前列腺或结肠癌), but the authors stressed that too few people in the study developed these cancers to make this finding ______. The research ______ no links between diet sodas (无糖汽水) and cancer, although more study is needed to confirm that, the authors noted.

The connection between sugary drinks and cancer remained the same even after the team ______for age, sex, educational level, family history of cancer, smoking and physical activity, the researchers said.

So, why the ______? According to Touvier’s team, high-calorie drinks may raise cancer risk because sugar helps build body fat, in addition to raising blood sugar levels and inflammation (发炎) — all of which are risk ______ for cancer. It’s also possible that chemicals found in these drinks might play a part in ______ cancer risk, the researchers theorized.

A group representing the drinks industry said sugary drinks can still be a part of the ______ diet, however. In a statement, the American Beverage Association said: “It’s important for people to know that all drinks — either with sugar or without — are ______ to consume as part of a balanced diet. America’s leading drinks companies are working together to support consumers’ efforts to ______ the sugar they consume from our drinks by providing more choices with less sugar or zero sugar, smaller package sizes and clear calorie information right up front.”

Samantha Heller is a senior clinical nutritionist at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. She said she wasn’t ______ by the findings. She noted that, for decades, these drinks have been linked with diseases such as heart disease. On the other hand, “most of us should be drinking more water than we do,” Heller said.

1.

A．iced

B．mineral

C．bottled

D．sweetened

2.

A．tied

B．devoted

C．reduced

D．limited

3.

A．game

B．study

C．ceremony

D．examination

4.

A．checked

B．caged

C．occupied

D．followed

5.

A．in general

B．without exception

C．on the contrary

D．by accident

6.

A．unreliable

B．unexpected

C．authoritative

D．original

7.

A．uncovered

B．anticipated

C．established

D．hid

8.

A．hunted

B．adjusted

C．prepared

D．mounted

9.

A．research

B．similarity

C．connection

D．impact

10.

A．behaviors

B．assessments

C．perceptions

D．factors

11.

A．explaining

B．increasing

C．preventing

D．predicting

12.

A．local

B．nutritional

C．average

D．conventional

13.

A．safe

B．impossible

C．exceptional

D．effective

14.

A．neutralize

B．digest

C．remove

D．reduce

15.

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．embarrassed

D．delighted

2 . 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.

Laziness and Lack of Sleep Can Shorten Your Life, Especially When Combined

You already know that smoking is bad for you and that drinking too much alcohol may shorten your life. Now a new study says that spending too much time in a chair and not having enough sleep should join a short list of behaviors     1     (know) to increase your risk of premature death.

Sitting for a long time and lack of sleep were damaging in their own way, but when combined with more traditional risk factors,     2     had a multiplier effect that made an early death far more likely.

The findings, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, make clear that “some risk behaviors tend to come together and     3     the joint risk could be much higher than the sum of the individual risks”.

For instance, smoking was     4     (dangerous) single risk factor among the six studied. The small number of people for     5     smoking was their only bad habit were 90 percent more likely to die during the course of the study than people who were with practical clean living in every aspect. People who reported high alcohol consumption as their only risk factor did not seem     6     (put) their lives in danger. But for those who combined heavy drinking with smoking, the risk of premature death was doubled. And when lack of sleep     7     (add) to the mix, the likelihood of an early death was nearly five times greater     8     lack of sleep by itself had only a light effect on death.

These numbers are based on the lives of 231,048 Australians.

    9     (consider) factors such as age, gender, education and other factors, the researchers saw a clear pattern. It was a person’s bad lifestyle     10     contributed to his or her risk of premature death.

3 . I was putting on my boots just now in what the novelists call “a brown study.” There was no urgent reason for putting on my boots. I was not going out, and my slippers were much more comfortable. But something had to be done. I wanted a subject for an article. Now if you are accustomed to writing articles for a living, you will know that sometimes the difficulty is not writing the article, but choosing a subject. It is not poverty you suffer from, but an embarrassment of riches.

But what has this to do with putting on my boots? It is a reasonable question and I will tell you. For an hour I had paced my room in my slippers in search of a subject. I had looked out of the window over the sunlit valley, and watched the smoke of a distant train disappearing towards the west. I had sharpened every pencil I had on me with great care. But the more I sharpened my pencils, the more anxious I grew about the theme for an article.

It was at this moment that I remembered my boots. The act of bending my body changed the current of the blood. You saw things in a new light. So I fetched my boots and sat down to put them on.

The thing worked like a charm. For in my preoccupied condition I picked up my right boot first. Then mechanically I put it down and seized the left boot. And then the fact flashed on me that all my life I had been putting on my left boot first. If you had asked me five minutes before which boot I put on first, I should have said that there was no first about it; yet now I found I was in a habit so fixed that the attempt to put on my right boot first affected me. The thing couldn’t be done. And then came into my mind that fascinating book of Samuel Butler’s on Life and Habit. Yes, certainly, here was a subject that would “go.” I took out a pencil, seized some writing paper, and sat down to write on “The Force of Habit.”

1. By “It is not poverty you suffer from, but an embarrassment of riches.” in paragraph 1, the author means _____.

A．some subjects are too complicated or embarrassing to write on

B．poverty is no longer a problem nowadays, but embarrassment is

C．poor people don’t encounter as many embarrassments as the rich

D．there’re so many subjects that it’s hard to decide which to choose

2. Why did the author sharpen his pencils with great care?

A．To help himself promote thinking.	B．To draw what he saw out of the window.
C．To write his article more smoothly.	D．To relieve himself of anxiety about writing.

3. Putting on the boots helped the author _____.

A．get rid of his fixed habit	B．lower his blood pressure
C．see things from a new angle	D．free his preoccupied mind

4. The passage is mainly about the author’s _____.

A．personal attitude towards habits	B．daily routines as a professional writer
C．writing process of a special article	D．decision making on the theme for an article

4 .

A．He forgot to cancel the reservation.

B．He doesn’t know how to get to the restaurant.

C．They can go to the restaurant late at night.

D．They don’t have a reservation at the restaurant.

5 . Most teachers assign novels for students to read not write. But many teachers nationwide are not only asking students to read novels but also giving them a month to write them. Yes, you read that right: one month.

However, students participating in November’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) do not complain about being overworked. Instead, they have been known to ask, “Can we work on our novels today?” That’s because, above all, NaNoWriMo is meant to be fun. An exercise in “seat-of-your-pants” novel writing, it has almost no rules.

The Office of Letters and Light is the nonprofit behind the event. It believes this carefree approach encourages writers to take imaginative risks and truly enjoy their work. Founded in 1999, the adult version of the event requires only that you commit yourself to making an attempt at novel writing and submitting a novel of 50,000 words, no matter how good or bad they are, by the end of November.

Since 2005, NaNoWriMo has entered many classrooms, including those of National Writing Project teachers, through its Young Writers Program. In addition, teachers receive a classroom kit featuring a progress chart, stickers to mark word counts, and buttons for writers who cross the finish line.

About 1,800 classrooms and 45,000 kids and teens participated last year. The rules for under-18 writers are the same as those for adults. But there is one important exception: young writers can pick their own “reasonable yet challenging” word length. If a student elects to write, say, 18,000 words and achieves this goal in a month, he or she is a winner. Awards include a “handsome winner’s certificate” and a promotional code to receive a free bound proof copy of the finished novel.

The Young Writers Program also facilitates Script Frenzy, a similar scriptwriting (剧本写作) event that happens each April and challenges participants to write a 100-page script in 30 days.

While young writers work primarily as individuals, teachers are also encouraged to write along with them.

1. It can be inferred that students usually ________ after participating in NaNoWriMo.

A．enjoy themselves

B．overload themselves

C．look courageous

D．become distracted

2. By “seat-of-your-pants” in paragraph 2, the author means ________.

A．the novel writing activity gives its participants pants as awards

B．the participants have to stick on their seats for long writing novels

C．the participants are free to write whatever novels they can imagine

D．the novel writing activity needs new rules for participants to follow

3. What can be learned about the rules for adolescent writers?

A．They should cross the finish line before participating.

B．They can lengthen the duration of their writing process.

C．They can decide on their novels’ word counts themselves.

D．They should submit novels on their teachers’ recommendation.

4. The passage is mainly aimed at ________.

A．explaining the objectives of an event

B．giving a general introduction to an event

C．illustrating the benefits of novel writing

D．attracting teachers to join a writing program

6 . When looking at ways to expand your business, does it make sense to go global? The answer is yes — expanding to international markets helps companies grow, increases buying power and diversifies market opportunities. It better prepares the company for changes in the _________ economy. It can result in increased profits, a diverse customer base and improved stability.

Before the pandemic, _________ expansion almost always meant international travel. _________ bias (偏见) in some countries historically made business expansion difficult for women, and international travel can _________ the delicate work-life balance entrepreneurs (企业家) of both sexes strive to maintain.

The Covid-19 pandemic _________ global e-commerce and opportunities. The world is conducting business _________ with far more success than anticipated. This shift to business by the internet presents tremendous global opportunities for women as it effectively makes the situation _________.

Conducting business on the internet _________ the complications of gender, race, religion, color and lifestyle, simplifying business down to the principles of supply and demand. This opens more doors for growth and enables entrepreneurs to study potential markets and the buyer’s journey from the _________of their own office.

So, how can you accomplish successful international expansion? First, identify your target market, and then develop an inbound marketing strategy.

This involves providing all the information your target consumers need on your __________ so consumers can find you and research the answers to their initial questions on their own. With a defined inbound strategy, well-written content and social media outreach, you can bring __________ buyers to you instead of continually searching for new buyers.

A vital part of your global inbound marketing strategy will be to translate important information from your website into your target consumer’s native language. Even if your target consumers are multilingual, most __________ to buy from sites that provide information in their native language.

Then how can you develop your inbound marketing strategy? The first step is to select a market that __________ your company goals and marketing strategy. Choose one country, one language, and develop a multilingual marketing strategy that defines your goals and prepares you to connect with prospective buyers. Once you create the plan and process for the first country, you can copy it when you’re ready to expand into __________ markets.

You might believe that your business is too small to get involved with __________ — but consider this: When you make use of the power of the internet, it doesn’t matter if your company is large or small. The key is to shift your focus from outbound to inbound marketing — and bring buyers to you.

1.

A．booming

B．domestic

C．current

D．industrial

2.

A．rapid

B．successful

C．further

D．global

3.

A．Gender

B．Media

C．Cultural

D．Political

4.

A．keep

B．upset

C．promote

D．restore

5.

A．looks into

B．breaks down

C．speeds up

D．responds to

6.

A．desperately

B．efficiently

C．securely

D．remotely

7.

A．fair

B．worse

C．real

D．reliable

8.

A．increases

B．promotes

C．removes

D．illustrates

9.

A．angle

B．comfort

C．relief

D．imagination

10.

A．desk

B．website

C．shoulder

D．market

11.

A．qualified

B．wealthy

C．foreign

D．optimistic

12.

A．intend

B．hesitate

C．volunteer

D．prefer

13.

A．attaches to

B．benefits from

C．sees through

D．agrees with

14.

A．commercial

B．additional

C．overseas

D．private

15.

A．marketing

B．financing

C．exporting

D．training

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。1.

A．At home.

B．In a studio.

C．In office.

D．At school.

2.

A．An English programme.	B．Something annoying.
C．An expression.	D．A goat, called Fred.

3.

A．Neil’s goat is really a mad goat, a trouble maker.

B．Neil really makes Feifei mad.

C．Neil’s goat was really annoying to everyone.

D．Neil’s goat annoys Feifei due to its smell.

4.

A．Your best friend told you that he’s past the driving test.

B．Some cars are blowing their horns when you are doing a test inside.

C．You are riding a bicycle with your classmates in the street.

D．Your neighbour brings you a cake because it is her daughter’s birthday.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.

A．A new educational theory.

B．An innovative try at teaching.

C．A diligent university student.

D．A serious subject in a university.

2.

A．Serious subjects to write about.

B．Fierce competition among students.

C．Happy and cooperative learning.

D．Various topics for students to vote for.

3.

A．Suspicious at first but positive later.

B．Welcome at first but uncertain later.

C．Disapproving at first but shocked later.

D．Excited at first but disappointed later.

9 .

A．Buy Daisy a new notebook.

B．Apologize to Daisy again by phone.

C．Go to see Daisy immediately.

D．Leave Daisy alone for the time being.

10 .

A．Their plans in the new semester.

B．The items they’re going to deliver.

C．Their part-time jobs in the vacation.

D．The daily routines they share at school.