1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How much did disabled travelers spend in the US in 2018?

A．About $45.8 billion.

B．About $58.7 billion.

C．About $81 billion.

2. What is the best thing about Singapore in Nilesh Joshi’s opinion?

A．It enables the disabled to live with dignity.

B．It offers the disabled accessible public transport.

C．Its tourist attractions are free for the disabled.

3. What do we know about John Morris?

A．He spoke highly of the hotel rooms in Las Vegas.

B．He buys magazines 3 or 4 times a week.

C．He once lived in Sydney.

4. Where is Julie Jones employed?

A．At a hotel.

B．In a travel agency.

C．In a publishing company.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man?

A．A fresh graduate.

B．A software engineer.

C．A computer repairman.

2. What does the example of the man’s group project prove?

A．He has great leadership skills.

B．He is a good team player.

C．He pays attention to detail.

3. How does the woman describe the man?

A．Motivated.

B．Creative.

C．Industrious.

4. What will the woman most probably talk about next?

A．The employment situation.

B．The internal promotion.

C．The company culture.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who might the woman be?

A．A hostess.

B．A director.

C．An actress.

2. What does the woman think of the award­winning film?

A．It is her personal favorite.

B．It is worthy of the award.

C．It is terribly disappointing.

3. What is the man going to do next?

A．Call a meeting.

B．Watch a video.

C．Have a job interview.

4 . Physical weakness, lack of energy, severe hair loss, and pain in the neck, are more common among young people recently. More people are now turning to TCM for help, which stands for traditional Chinese medicine.

Wang Louda, 30, who works in the social media industry, has gained a new respect for TCM after suffering from cervical(颈椎) pain.

Six months ago, while driving home from work, Wang suddenly felt weakness in his left arm. He thought it was due to the hard work he was doing and that a good rest over the weekend would relieve it.

However, the situation worsened after a week. He had no choice but to go to the hospital for an examination, which showed something wrong with his cervical.

A friend recommended that he try acupuncture(针灸). After over a month of treatment with TCM, his pain had gradually disappeared.

“TCM is relatively gentle and suitable for treating chronic (慢性的) diseases,” Wang says.

Modern people, due to the endless use of mobile phones and computers, spend up to 10 hours a day sitting to study or work. This sedentary lifestyle, lacking in enough physical activity, means that the muscles and bones cannot receive enough relaxation and exercise, gradually leading to damage. Problems such as neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, and leg pain are becoming increasingly common.

Yao Jingyi, who works at a TCM clinic in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, has been engaged in the clinic for over 30 years. He is skilled in treating sports injuries, cervical pain, and chronic diseases.

“Acupuncture is one of the treasures of traditional Chinese medicine,” Yao explains.

According to him, the ancient practice of acupuncture woks well in treating “modern illnesses”, such as headache, backache and cervical pain.

1. How did Wang Louda recover from cervical pain?

A．By taking enough exercise.

B．By visiting clinics of TCM.

C．By taking his friend’s medicine.

D．By having good rests every day.

2. Which can help keep people away from common diseases?

A．The lack of sleep.

B．Endless use of Mobile phones.

C．Long hours’ sitting.

D．Enough relaxation and exercise.

3. What does the underlined word “sedentary” in the 7th paragraph probably mean?

A．Inactive.

B．Unusual.

C．Flexible.

D．Common.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The history of traditional Chinese medical treatment.

B．An advertisement for traditional Chinese medicine.

C．The modern popularity of traditional Chinese treatment.

D．The future development of Chinese acupuncture.

5 . 假如你是李江，请你根据下表的主要内容，用英语写一份演讲稿，谈谈自己对健康的理解，在明天早晨的班会微讲堂中演讲。

谈谈你的理解	1. 健康指强壮的身体，有较强的活动能力和劳动能力
	2. 健康也指心理健康，良好的社会适应力，以及有道德
给同学们的建议	1. 利用学校每天的“阳光体育一小时”，积极参加锻炼
	2. ……(请考生结合自身想法，再写一到两点)

注意：
1. 对所有要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译；
2. 词数100左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数；
3. 文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。
Ladies and gentlemen,

It’s my great honor to have been given the chance to share with you my opinion on health.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

That’s all. Thank you!

6 . 假定你是李华，上周你的英国朋友 Allen 来你校进行了学习交流，现已回国。他给你发来邮件说他对英语课堂上老师用英汉双语授课的方法提出异议。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1.对这一异议作出解释；
2.提出你自己的看法。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 邮件的开头语和结束语已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Allen,

In your e-mail, you expressed disagreement about our teachers speaking both English and Chinese in English classes.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

7 . Do you think you need to shout at yourself to force yourself to finish your homework? If so, think again.    1     Research shows that practicing self-compassion (自我关怀) improves our mental and physical well-being and supports long-term success.

Self-compassion is the practice of being kind and supportive to ourselves. The opposite is being self-critical and mean to ourselves when we make a mistake.     2     These negative responses are related to depression, stress and reduced quality of life.

A 2017 study found people who practice self-compassion tend to handle stress better. Their bodies have less of a stress response when, for example, they meet with difficulties at work or school.     3     Let’s say they do poorly on a geometry test. Self-compassion helps them use the experience to make changes going forward, like seeking out a math tutor.

    4     We can start with mindfulness. First of all, practice observing our thoughts — are they understanding or critical? Don’t judge ourselves too severely then. Rather than getting caught up in how we could have done better, forgive ourselves and think about what to change while remaining respectful, and loving to ourselves.     5     We can read a novel, play a musical instrument or kick around a soccer ball with friends.

With practice, we can learn to treat ourselves with kindness and unconditional love — not tough love.

A．So how do we develop self-compassion?

B．It may be more effective to be kind to yourself.

C．It includes letting go of your strict self-criticism.

D．Mindfulness is the key to practicing self-compassion.

E．But this approach does not make us feel or perform better.

F．They have more confidence to look for areas where they can improve.

G．Also, show ourselves kindness in ways that nourish (滋养) our spirit and body.

8 . Los Angeles residents Joe Blackstone and Jamie Mohn have long recognized the lasting impact storytelling can have on a child’s life. Shortly after getting married, the couple began volunteering to read books to elementary school kids. Then, when they became parents themselves, they created the J3 Foundation to help organizations devoted to children’s growth. But after learning two-thirds of fourth graders who cannot read effectively end up on welfare, Blackstone and Mohn decided to take a more hands-on approach: in 2018, they launched J3’s Cozy Reading Club.

Each session of the two-hour, after-school program is free and includes outdoor activities and a healthy snack. Then, it’s time for some comfortable reading. After teachers read a book aloud and the group talks about the storyline freely, the kids find a spot to sit while grabbing a book of their choice to look through. In the end, they get to choose two books to borrow and take home.

In its first year, J3’s Cozy Reading Club served 15 students in one L. A.-area classroom. As of 2022, it had expanded to 17 schools across four different districts, impacting a total of at least 400 students, the vast majority of whom live in underserved communities. With impressive statistics backing it up 90% of the students have significantly improved their reading scores, and 95% say they’ve started reading for fun since taking part in the program——its founders have much to celebrate.

“Having more than 5,000 culturally relevant books available to them is so exciting. I love it when our students can see themselves and their classmates’ lives reflected in the books they are reading. The hope of changing one kid at a time makes all the work worthwhile,” Blackstone said.

Currently, J3 is in the process of raising $864,000, so the Cozy Reading Club can expand to an additional 24 Los Angeles schools and double its book collection to 10,000. This is worthwhile. The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) reported that 68% of U. S. fourth graders weren’t skilled at reading in 2022, up from 66% in 2019.

1. What can be inferred about Blackstone and Mohn?

A．They are children’s writers.	B．They teach reading in a school.
C．They value kids’ development.	D．They’ve donated much to charities.

2. What can children do in J3’s Cozy Reading Club?

A．Learn the history of books.	B．Discuss a book’s plot.
C．Cook and have snacks.	D．Buy interesting books.

3. What are the statistics in Paragraph 3 about regarding J3’s Cozy Reading Club?

A．Its great achievements.	B．Its various services.
C．Its long-term goals.	D．Its current programs.

4. Why does the author mention NAEP in the last paragraph?

A．To state reading is significant.	B．To show J3 is a necessary cause.
C．To assess J3’s potential abilities.	D．To criticize America’s education.

9 . I was born near New Your City. My parents loved music. They weren’t rich but there was always ___________ in our home: jazz, folk and pop music.

By the time I was 12, I ___________ the words of hundreds of songs. I used to ___________ in front of my bedroom mirror and pretend that I was ___________ the guitar. One day, my father ___________, seeing me and laughing. I felt ___________. A few weeks later, however, father came home with a large parcel under his arm. “It’s ___________ you, Tommy.” he said. “It’s special ___________ for your 13th birthday.” That was my first electric guitar. I took it ___________ out of the parcel, with a big smile on my ____________.

By the time I was 15, I left school and started ____________ in night clubs because I could hear lots of different bands there. Later, I ____________ a job at a dance club and worked for two years. I was then writing my own songs. ____________, no one was paying any attention. One night, I gave a tape of ____________ songs to the man in charge of the music. He ____________ it and started playing it. After a while, people started to ask him to play my ____________. Then, a recording company offered me a contract (合同) to ____________ an album (唱片). ____________, one of the songs, “Turning Me On”, became ____________ in China, Japan and Singapore.

I don’t know why but I became a ____________ in Southeast Asia.

1.

A．music

B．paper

C．food

2.

A．discussed

B．mailed

C．knew

3.

A．jump

B．stand

C．run

4.

A．playing

B．buying

C．selling

5.

A．ran away

B．came in

C．set off

6.

A．embarrassed

B．hungry

C．tired

7.

A．behind

B．with

C．for

8.

A．map

B．gift

C．book

9.

A．slowly

B．angrily

C．sadly

10.

A．mouth

B．head

C．face

11.

A．sleeping

B．working

C．climbing

12.

A．got

B．missed

C．refused

13.

A．Besides

B．Instead

C．However

14.

A．her

B．your

C．my

15.

A．liked

B．lost

C．forgot

16.

A．cards

B．songs

C．games

17.

A．borrow

B．record

C．return

18.

A．Personally

B．Generally

C．Luckily

19.

A．popular

B．easy

C．boring

20.

A．doctor

B．star

C．worker

10 . In 2016, I suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) a form of depression(抑郁症) that is found to make people feel low in the UK between September and April. During that cold and wet period, I got comfort in books.

Books have been used by many to reduce depression. I lose myself into them as thirstily as usually get my morning coffee. Each Christmas, I have a habit of returning to the old favorite books that make up for my emptiness, such as Jane Eyre. Sometimes, to escape from the cold, I run back to the heat that I am used to, so I will read a lot of books set in Africa.

It became important for me to find a way to escape my sadness in the world of books. And isn’t that what art and literature is for? According to JJ Bola, the author of No Place to Call Home, “The world can get you so down that you think you’re the only person going through what you’re going through. But then you read and you realize that you are not alone that if someone else has gone through it and survived, then maybe you can, too.” It is this survival that the reader looks for, that is, the understanding that the winter is not so long after all.

1. What was the possible cause for the author’s illness?

A．His personality.	B．His poor health.
C．Sleeplessness.	D．Cold and wet seasons.

2. The author likes reading old favorite books because they help him________.

A．kill time	B．keep warm
C．enjoy Christmas time	D．drive away emptiness

3. Which book may the author probably read when he feels cold?

A．Jane Eyre.	B．Out of Africa.
C．Alice in Wonderland.	D．No Place to Call Home.

4. Through reading, the author________.

A．finds a way to escape his sadness

B．gets along better with others

C．leans more about other cultures

D．becomes more interested in literature

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Reading Reduces Depression	B．Reading Keeps You Warm
C．How to Escape Loneliness	D．How to Survive Winters