1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who usually cooked New Year’s dinner?

A．The man.

B．The woman.

C．The man’s parents.

2. What does the woman want the man to do?

A．Shop for food.

B．Make a dinner reservation.

C．Take care of children.

3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．What to have at New Year’s dinner.

B．Where to have New Year’s dinner.

C．When to prepare New Year’s dinner.

2 . As a mother who had three kids in public schools, it always bothered me that the elementary school had a voluntary “reading club” in which students received prizes based on how much reading for pleasure they did each week. The message seems all wrong: We have to bribe (贿赂) you to read for fun.

A survey by the National Assessment for Educational Progress found that the numbers of 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for enjoyment almost every day dropped from slightly more than half in 1984, to 42% during the 2019-20 school year. The trend among middle schoolers is worse. The percentage who frequently read for fun dropped by more than half, to 17%, while the percentage who seldom or never do more than tripled (增至三倍).

Meanwhile, a British study found that reading for pleasure had much wider benefits, resulting in better vocabulary, spelling and mathematical abilities. According to the nonprofit reading-advocacy group Kids Read Now, readers also learn better empathy (同理心), decision-making and social skills.

One contributor to this disappointing trend seems obvious: Social media and other digital activities are heavy draws and can consume hours of time. But some librarians and students point to other reasons as well: As students advance in school, required reading of textbooks and classroom-assigned literature increases. They may be reading more, but often enjoying it less.

Reading for pleasure isn’t the same as assigned reading because kids need to be able to relax with the reading material of their choice. As a child, my son used to finish his reading for school and then sigh (叹息) with pleasure, saying, “Now I can read.”

Parents play a key role in changing this situation, but many may not realize how important it is to expose their kids to books, magazines and the like. Giving older students more choices in what they read for class would help encourage pleasure reading too. The class could make group choices or students could pick from a menu of options instead of being assigned a single book. When there are just a few choices and we spoon-feed them to kids, we just deprive them of the experience of realizing there’s a bigger world of books out there for them to explore.

1. What made the author annoyed according to paragraph 1?

A．The messages sent by the reading club each week.

B．The lack of reading clubs in the elementary school.

C．The unrealistic reading goals set by the elementary school.

D．The way to encourage elementary school students to read for fun.

2. How does the author present the benefits of reading for pleasure to students?

A．By listing some persuasive figures.	B．By providing some research results.
C．By referring to some experts’ views.	D．By sharing her own parenting experience.

3. What does the author want to show by telling her son’s story?

A．It takes time to finish reading for school.

B．Parents should read together with their kids.

C．The reading for school is hardly fun for children.

D．Children have difficulty choosing reading materials.

4. What does the underlined part “deprive them of” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Keep them from.	B．Prepare them for.
C．Lead them to.	D．Fill them with.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did Emma’s mother rent?

A．A boarding house.

B．A car.

C．A bike.

2. Who found O. Henry’s manuscript (手稿)?

A．The speaker’s father.

B．Emma’s mother.

C．Emma.

3. What do we know about O. Henry?

A．He once taught at SMU.

B．He once worked in Houston.

C．He once stayed in Galveston.

4. Why did the speaker’s father go to Des Moines?

A．To talk with the O. Henry expert.

B．To sell the O. Henry’s book.

C．To give money to Emma.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What time does the man usually go to bed?

A．At about 11:00 p.m.

B．At midnight.

C．At about 1:00 a.m.

2. Why does the man lose sleep?

A．For looking after children.

B．For worrying about exams.

C．For being jobless.

3. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A．Do some reading.

B．Watch less television.

C．Listen to relaxing music.

4. What are the speakers talking about?

A．Being out of a job.

B．The sleeping problem.

C．Doing something relaxing.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman complain about?

A．The noise.

B．The weather.

C．The traffic.

2. How does the woman feel about her living conditions?

A．The flat is too old.

B．The flat is too dirty.

C．The flat is overcrowded.

3. What is the woman going to do next year?

A．Move to a new house.

B．Change her job.

C．Buy a new car.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When should you arrive when invited to a party at 8:00 in America?

A．From 8:00 to 8:30.

B．From 8:30 to 9:00.

C．From 9:00 to 9:30.

2. What will be provided at a party besides alcohol and food?

A．Music.

B．Cigarettes.

C．Games.

3. What would probably be served at midnight during a party?

A．Beer.

B．Wine.

C．Cookies.

4. What do we know about the man?

A．He will attend a party.

B．He has never been to a party.

C．He is good at dancing.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How did the woman first learn about the student action union?

A．By attending one of their meetings.

B．Through her roommate.

C．By reading the newspaper.

2. What is the student action union trying to do?

A．Secure more student parking spaces.

B．Protect an open space on campus.

C．Get more funding for their group.

3. What does the woman agree to do?

A．Sign a petition(请愿书).

B．Help the man plan a student meeting.

C．Make a donation to support the group.

8 . Why will the city be decorated?

A．To make the city beautiful.

B．To celebrate a festival.

C．To welcome the film stars.

9 . It was 11 p.m. when Alex Conrad saw the woman on the Main Street Bridge, standing by the railing (栏杆) gazing down at the rushing Chippewa River. At her feet was what appeared to be a ________.

“Something might be wrong.” Conrad thought in his car. He pulled a U-turn and parked with his hazard lights (警示灯) ________, blocking one of the four lanes. In case there was trouble, he hoped others would ________ and help.

He stepped out and got a clearer picture of the ________. The woman was in her 20s. What he’d thought was a backpack was in fact rope gathered by her feet. One ________ was tied to a bridge post. The other, around her neck. “Hey, what’s going on?” Conrad called out. She didn’t respond, but he kept inquiring, eventually knowing that she was going through a particularly ________ period. She was jobless, not doing well in school — in short, life wasn’t working out as she’d ________.

“Not everything goes as planned,” agreed Conrad. He started talking about his similar ________ he’d faced in his life. As he talked, he inched closer. Conrad is a quiet guy. ________, for the next hour he found enough topics to keep the woman ________. He gradually got within a few feet of her. Then a switch seemingly appeared. Without warning, she climbed onto the railing. Conrad ________ for her. He threw his arms around her, dragging her down off the railing. ________, bright lights appeared. It was the police. Someone had reported Conrad’s car for being ________ on the bridge. The two officers took hold of the woman and cut the rope.

Sadly, this was not the first time someone tried to end it all on the bridge. What was ________ was what Alex Conrad did. “Usually, at best, we have someone see something odd and call us later,” says police Lt. Brian Micolichek. “It’s rare that someone gets ________ involved.”

1.

A．rope

B．backpack

C．post

D．patch

2.

A．up

B．down

C．on

D．off

3.

A．take notice

B．make progress

C．achieve success

D．lose temper

4.

A．crash

B．scene

C．crowd

D．road

5.

A．end

B．side

C．part

D．edge

6.

A．unique

B．different

C．modest

D．rough

7.

A．complained

B．explained

C．intended

D．attained

8.

A．glories

B．hardships

C．opportunities

D．goals

9.

A．Indeed

B．Otherwise

C．Nevertheless

D．Moreover

10.

A．engaged

B．determined

C．informed

D．discouraged

11.

A．cared

B．stood

C．prayed

D．reached

12.

A．Suddenly

B．Consequently

C．Frequently

D．Strangely

13.

A．struck

B．destroyed

C．parked

D．repaired

14.

A．ideal

B．exceptional

C．unpleasant

D．normal

15.

A．personally

B．constantly

C．secretly

D．cautiously

10 . 假如你是新华一中的学生李华，你在网上看到某音乐俱乐部主席John发布了一个帖子，邀请各国爱好音乐的学生加入该俱乐部。请你根据以下提示，用英语写封电子邮件，申请加入该俱乐部。
要点：1、简单介绍自己；
2、加入该俱乐部的原因（音乐爱好、个人音乐特长、取得的成绩等）；
3、表达期望。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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