1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man make the phone call?

A．To make an appointment.

B．To get to know Dr. Sharp.

C．To ask about her e-mail address.

2. What does the man need for his new job?

A．A form signed by Dr. Sharp.

B．A full physical check-up.

C．A test about the position.

3. How will the woman inform the man after receiving the form?

A．By calling him.

B．By e-mailing him.

C．By visiting him.

2 . Zhang Zening, a hanfu supporter and lover in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu Province, started a surprising journey eight years ago to restore (使复原) this traditional Chinese clothing. Inspired by ancient murals (壁画), Zhang, 41, studied the artistry of hanfu in various museums, changing paintings into touchable and wearable pieces.

Upon graduating from college, Zhang first worked in material research, burying herself in the laboratory, conducting chemical experiments for the study of raw materials. At the time, she was one of the earliest lovers of hanfu in China, frequently organizing various hanfu activities in her spare time. Now as the owner of a hanfu studio, Zhang has worked with women’s re-employment organizations, looking for full-time stay-at-home women with sewing (缝纫) skills. This matched with her need for the production of hanfu.

Around 2015, Zhang began to focus independently on the process of hanfu restoration. In that year, she visited Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province where she was attracted by the beautiful murals there, wondering how she could possibly change them into beautiful costumes.

In the past years, she has traveled to more than 10 cities across China, constantly studying murals and conducting research to restore hanfu from different dynasties. She managed to restore more than 50 sets. She referred to different materials including various murals, other cultural relics and literature to make sure that the restoration is as correct as possible. Thanks to her work, many young people wear restored hanfu when they visit museums, and Zhang is excited to see more of them doing so.

1. What can we learn about Zhang Zening according to paragraph 1?

A．She longed to be a scientist.

B．She was addicted to traveling widely.

C．She was fond of Chinese traditional art.

D．She enjoyed watching museum visitors.

2. Why does Zhang work with some organizations?

A．To recover traditional Chinese clothing.

B．To reduce employment pressure.

C．To increase her business influence.

D．To help the companies in trouble.

3. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Dunhuang?

A．To explain how hard Zhang works.

B．To show the start of Zhang’s independent hanfu restoration work.

C．To promote various Dunhuang’s artworks.

D．To introduce Zhang’s rich travel experiences.

4. Which of the following best describes Zhang’s restoration work?

A．Effective.

B．Short-lasting.

C．Dangerous.

D．Costly.

3 . 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。

A golden haze settled over the cornfields. The sun prepared to rest for the evening, and I intended to follow. Saying goodbye to the clan (宗族) I was staying with, I headed back to camp. I looked forward to setting my camera aside for an evening to reflect on my time in Ethiopia.

It wasn’t long when I heard a voice behind me, “Photo, photo, photo.” A young Surma boy about eight years old followed closely at my heels. I breathed a tired sigh. I had no energy to press the shutter button one more time, no matter how beautiful or eager he was.

Over the past four days, many in the camp had wanted their photograph taken. I hoped the boy would find someone else to snap his photograph, but he kept following me and saying, “Photo, photo, photo.” He managed to catch my eye. With eyes wide full of hope, he asked me again with anticipation on his face.

As I looked at him, half interested, an idea for a composition flashed in my mind.

I kneeled in the cornfield and instructed the boy where to stand and how to pose. As I prepared to take the photograph, his energy suddenly shifted from eagerness to shyness to fear.

No matter what I told him to do—how to stand and how to look—I just couldn’t get the shot. Frustrated, I gave up. I looked at the boy, who looked alone and awkward. He’d wanted his photograph taken, and now he’d gone camera-shy.

In an effort to cheer him, I clapped my hands, saying, “That was great. You were great.” Others in his clan gathered around, cheering and clapping loudly. The boy’s face immediately broke into a smile. I intuitively (凭直觉地) took a few shots of the moment. That photograph turned out to be better than I’d imagined.

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。
I printed a large copy of the photograph and returned to the Surma boy’s clan.
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As I left Ethiopia, I held onto the memory of the Surma boy’s joyous tears and the collective hope of his clan.
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4 . How To Spend The Holidays Productively?

To get the most out of your holidays, you can make a calendar of the things you need to do and schedule in time for a mixture of fun activities and productive tasks.

Create a calendar of everything you want to do over the holidays.If you want to keep yourself on a regular schedule over your holiday break, making a calendar can help you stay organized.     1     Then, work everything else around those events.

Spend time learning or improving a skill, a craft, or a hobby.If you have a lot of free time over the holidays, try using that time to learn something new.    2     Or you might try learning to play a new song if you play the guitar.You can also try something totally new, like cross-stitching, building a model car, or brewing beer.

    3     The hustle (忙碌) of the holidays can sometimes be stressful, and there are usually a lot of tasty treats to tempt you into eating unhealthily.Luckily, you can help counteract both of these things by spending about 30 minutes a day exercising. For instance, you might go for a jog on a track, try some light aerobic exercise, or do weight training.

Volunteer to help out in your community.     4     Most communities have a year-round need for volunteers, although you may find that there are more opportunities around the holiday season, when many organizations run extra clothing and food drives.

Create a plan for the year ahead.As the year draws to a close, take a little time to think about your year ahead.     5    

A．Exercise each day to stay healthy and relieve stress.

B．Start by filling in the most important things you need to do.

C．Set aside time for any work or schoolwork you need to get done.

D．You might practice a new drawing technique if you love art, for instance.

E．Look online or reach out to nonprofits in your area to find out how you can help.

F．Spend your holiday break building contacts by looking up networking events near you.

G．By setting clear, achievable goals to accomplish, you’ll stay focused throughout the year.

5 . Face blindness, a mystifying condition that can trick us into believing we recognize people we’ve never met or make us fail to recognize those we have, has been previously estimated to affect between 2 and 2.5 percent of people in the world.Now, a new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the VA Boston Healthcare System is providing fresh insights into the disorder, suggesting it may be more common than currently believed.

Published in February 2023 in Cortex, the study findings indicate that as many as one in 33 people may meet the criteria for face blindness, or prosopagnosia (面孔失认症).“This translates to more than 10 million Americans,” the research team said.

The study found similar face-matching performance between people diagnosed with prosopagnosia using stricter vs looser criteria, suggesting that diagnostic criteria should be expanded to be more inclusive. That could lead to new diagnoses among millions who may have the disorder but don’t realize it.

The study results are based on a web-based questionnaire and tests administered to 3,341 individuals.First, the researchers asked participants whether they experience difficulties recognizing faces in their everyday lives.Then they administered two objective tests to determine whether they had difficulties learning new faces or recognizing highly familiar famous faces.

The results showed that 31 individuals out of the 3,341 had major prosopagnosia, while 72 of the 3,341 had a milder form. The researchers also observed that there were no neatly divided separate groups of people with poor or good ability to recognize faces. Rather, the ability to recognize faces appeared to lie on a continuum (连续体).

Finally, the researchers compared face-matching scores among people with prosopagnosia diagnosed using different criteria and found that using stricter diagnostic cutoffs did not correspond with lower face-matching scores.

In the new study, the researchers provide diagnostic suggestions for identifying mild and major forms of prosopagnosia based on guidelines for major and mild neurocognitive disorders in the DSM5, the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

1. Which of the following indicates a person has face blindness?

A．Failing to identify his belongings.

B．Being able to recognize his friends.

C．Mistaking a stranger for an acquaintance.

D．Misunderstanding ones’ facial expressions.

2. What question is sure to be included in the questionnaire?

A．Do you have trouble recognizing faces?

B．Do you know what face blindness means?

C．Do you know anybody with face blindness?

D．Do you experience difficulties in everyday life?

3. What do we know about the DSM5?

A．It came up based on the new study.

B．It has experienced four revisions.

C．It is only used to identify face blindness.

D．It participated in and funded the new study.

4. Where is the text most likely from?

A．A fiction novel.	B．A fashion website.
C．A health brochure.	D．A science magazine.

6 . Studies continue to show how important strong friendships are to our overall health. Here’re the rules you are supposed to know to keep strong and healthy friendships.

    1     Everyone needs a support network. When you consider yourself the friend of another, you’re implicitly offering to be a part of his or her support network. What’s more, without trust and honesty, there is no authenticity (真实性) to the friendship.

Be all ears to your friends. Too often, we only “half hear” what others are telling us, and have a hard time making space for caring about others’ conditions.     2     If we don’t truly know what our friends need or can’t clearly express how we feel or what we need, friendships won’t survive or continue.

Throw away the judgment.     3     Good friends are able to realize that everyone is human. Friends don’t have to necessarily “like” or “approve” of their friends’ choices, but good friends will accept their friends’ choices no matter what.

Forgive (原谅) where you can — and seek forgiveness when you make a mess of something. No one promises to bring perfection to a relationship, so being willing to accept and forgive the weaknesses of others makes you more likely to build a lasting friendship.     4    

Respect your friends and their boundaries. Everyone has a right to set up personal boundaries to feel safe and respected. Some friends may have a difficult time letting people get close to them for fear of being hurt.     5     Give them the space they need to feel comfortable, and let the relationship deepen over time.

A．Don’t crowd your friends.

B．Offer them what they need.

C．Support, trust, and honesty are givens.

D．But friendships don’t need to be perfect.

E．True friends don’t judge each other’s choices.

F．However, friendships require attention and care.

G．It’s also important that we’re able to recognize when we make mistakes.

7 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese food,     1     (consider) to be one of the biggest     2     (culture) exchanges between China and other countries, is famous for its colors, flavors and the     3     ( vary) of its dishes and ingredients (原料).

The Peking Duck is one of the top popular Chinese dishes and is now regarded     4     one of China’s National Foods. Actually, the Peking Duck     5     (prize) for its good taste and impressive presentation. It is also famous for its thin, crispy skin, and its delicious meat,     6     is highly popular among all foreigners, including foreign celebrities and leaders.

This famous dish can be found at restaurants all around Beijing. First-class restaurants take this dish so     7     (serious) that some even have their own duck farms and use only a special kind of duck for    8     (they) specific Peking Duck dish. The Quanjude Restaurant, one of the largest roast duck restaurants in Beijing, if not the world,     9     (open) its door in 1979. It is popular at home and abroad.     10     (serve) as many as 5, 000 meals a day, Quanjude has become a place travellers must visit in Beijing.

8 . Have you ever found yourself in a group of people with similar ways of thinking and interests to yours? They understand you. They really get you. They may even be wearing similar clothing to yours. We have a great expression for this: Birds of a feather flock together. This means people of the same kind or with the same tastes and interests often find each other.

We have many similar expressions, and many of them use the word “mind” or “brain.” If someone thinks like me, I can say we are like-minded. I can also say we are of the same mind. There is also something called a hive mind. In a beehive; the bees all work together to reach the same goal. People who are part of a hive mind have similar thoughts, ideas, and opinions.

If you are a spiritual kind of person, you can call them your kindred spirits (灵魂伴侣). If you are more of a science person, you can say you are on the same wavelength. And if you are a person who likes to make things, you can use the expression: cut from the same cloth. All these expressions mean the same thing — you feel a strong connection to someone and feel very similar to them.

We have another expression that can also be used in this situation. But we only use it when we have a similar idea with another person: Great minds think alike. If you often listen to VOA Learning English, you belong to a community of like-minded people: People who want to practice their English.

1. Which suits the saying “Birds of a feather flock together”?

A．Birds are always migrating in large groups.

B．Artists may spend time with other artists.

C．People who can fly tend to work together.

D．Birds in nature are well protected recently.

2. What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 2?

A．Words like mind or brain are popular.

B．Similar interests matter for people.

C．Working together helps reach goals.

D．People think and feel in similar ways.

3. Which is about intelligent people having similar thoughts?

A．Great minds think alike.	B．Cut from the same cloth.
C．On the same wavelength.	D．A powerful hive mind.

4. What is the purpose of writing this passage?

A．To explore words and expressions in English.

B．To illustrate the differences among people.

C．To prove English plays important roles in life.

D．To show keeping words in mind is important.

9 . How to Stay Awake During School

If you’ve ever pulled an all-nighter or had a bad night of sleep, you know it's difficult to stay awake in class when you're tired   So how to keep yourself awake?     1       

Taking part in class

    2     They are great ways to force yourself to stay awake because they require your mind and your body to work together. To effectively listen to your teacher, you should try to maintain eye contact, face the speaker, and pay close attention. Also, group discussions are a great time to keep yourself awake. Try to sit yourself near people who always volunteer in class and have a lot to say in discussion.

Keeping your body active

Walk around before or after class     3     For example, go outside during breaks and get your blood moving to keep your body awake. Besides, you can stretch a little in your chair to help you feel refreshed. You can start by rolling your wrists, shoulders, and neck.   After you stop moving, you might feel tired again, but it can help a little bit.

    4    

Whether your class is in the morning; afternoon, or evening, eating three regular and balanced meals per day will help you fight tiredness       5     But you should avoid heavy foods right before class as they can make you sleepy. By the way, especially in a class, a bottle of cold water can kick in right when you might start sleeping. Come to class with a bottle of cold water. You’ll also get a little energy from the coldness every time you take a drink.

A．Preparing a little bit drinks

B．Staying awake with food and drinks.

C．Here are some creative strategies you can get with

D．Physical activity tells your body it’s not time for sleep

E．The food will give you energy and help you stay awake

F．You'll be near people who are more likely to join the class

G．Listen actively to the lesson and discuss with your classmates

10 . It was the first day of high school for Emily. As she walked to school, Emily felt nervous. She had heard _______ from her older brothers about how worrying high school could be, and she was afraid she wouldn’t _______. But as soon as she arrived on campus, her _______ were put to rest. She saw _______ faces from her middle school and soon made new friends with students in her classes.

Her first class of the day was English, and Emily was excited to _______ her new teacher, Mr. Johnson. As Mr. Johnson entered the classroom, Emily could see the enthusiasm (热情) in his eyes. He began to _______ himself and then asked each student to stand up and share something about themselves. Emily listened as her classmates _______ their hobbies and interests, and was inspired by their diversity. When it was her turn, Emily stood up and _______ introduced herself. But as she spoke, she gradually gain _______. She was happy to be in this new ________.

The rest of the day flew by. Emily went from class to class, learning about history, science, and math. She was ________ by her teachers’ knowledge, and she found herself ________ the rest of the school year.

That day, she ________ that high school wasn’t as scary as she thought it would be. She was excited about what the ________ held. She knew that she had a lot to learn, but she was ________ for the challenges.

1.

A．adventures

B．stories

C．lessons

D．footsteps

2.

A．change.

B．escape

C．prove

D．adapt

3.

A．views

B．dreams

C．fears

D．goals

4.

A．honest

B．helpless

C．hopeful

D．familiar

5.

A．persuade

B．meet

C．thank

D．urge

6.

A．encourage

B．educate

C．comfort

D．introduce

7.

A．shared

B．managed

C．planned

D．admired

8.

A．gladly

B．exactly

C．nervously

D．secretly

9.

A．success

B．experience

C．confidence

D．strength

10.

A．career

B．environment

C．charity

D．village

11.

A．frightened

B．disappointed

C．confused

D．impressed

12.

A．going through

B．making up

C．longing for

D．giving up

13.

A．realized

B．remembered

C．doubted

D．explained

14.

A．decision

B．future

C．habit

D．rule

15.

A．ready

B．anxious

C．responsible

D．happy