1 . Our neighbors had a loud party last night. We weren’t _______ but this was one of those celebrations that I didn’t mind. They are a bunch of young, single guys and I would have felt out of place.

What _______ me was the way they behaved. Ono of the young men came over _______ in the day to “warn” us of the upcoming event and said it would be over at about 11 p. m. That was the first step. Even more _______ was what they did next. “Here’s my _______”, offered our neighbor _______ “Text me if it’s too noisy.” That was a level of _______ I had never experienced in all my years of being a neighbor!

And it really worked in their favor. My husband and I were so friendly that even when the event went past the _______ end time, even when the music reached high decibels(分贝), and even when we couldn’t get through to the phone number, we felt no _______. We knew they would stop and ________ to it eventually.

It takes such little effort to make people feel that they ________ and get people on your side. Everyone needs to ________ every now and then, especially in these uniquely tough times. But people who do it without disturbing others are few and far between. I hadn’t fully ________ my neighbors until this week. But now I see them in a new light and with greater ________ . They didn’t just bring the noise to the neighborhood; they showed us a good manner of ________ in life.

1.

A．located

B．explored

C．challenged

D．invited

2.

A．trapped

B．impressed

C．annoyed

D．embarrassed

3.

A．later

B．closer

C．earlier

D．further

4.

A．shocking

B．frightening

C．puzzling

D．amazing

5.

A．call number

B．room number

C．account number

D．car number

6.

A．anxiously

B．politely

C．regularly

D．obviously

7.

A．imagination

B．consideration

C．recognition

D．organization

8.

A．promised

B．supplied

C．designed

D．compared

9.

A．stress

B．anxiety

C．worry

D．anger

10.

A．respond

B．adapt

C．contribute

D．stick

11.

A．figure

B．succeed

C．matter

D．access

12.

A．sleep

B．maintain

C．travel

D．relax

13.

A．noticed

B．delivered

C．explored

D．proved

14.

A．surrounding

B．respect

C．curiosity

D．distance

15.

A．strategy

B．apology

C．communication

D．inspiration

2 . 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Adam来信说要到你所在的城市旅游，希望你带他游玩一天。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 旅行安排；
3. 期望和祝愿。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Adam,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . The climate crisis may lead the human race to decrease in size, as mammals (哺乳动物) with smaller bodies appear better able to deal with rising global temperatures, a leading fossil expert said.

Prof Steve Brusatte, a palaeontologist (古生物学家) at the University of Edinburgh, suggested that the way in which other mammals have previously responded to periods of climate change could offer an insight into humans’ future.

He compared the potential situation of people as similar to that of early horses, which became smaller in body size as temperatures rose around 55m years ago, a period called the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum.

Writing in The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, Brusatte notes that animals in warmer parts of the world today are often smaller than those in colder areas, an ecological principle known as Bergmann’s rule. “The reasons are not entirely understood, but it is probably, in part, because smaller animals have a higher surface area compared to their size than bigger animals and can thus better get rid of extra heat” he writes.

Brusatte said that becoming smaller was “a common way that mammals deal with climate change”. He added, “That’s not to say every species of mammal would get smaller, but it seems to be a common survival trick of mammals when temperatures spike pretty quickly, which does raise the question: if temperatures do spike really quickly, might humans dwarf, might humans get smaller? And I think that’s certainly convincing.”

In a recent study, researchers studying human remains over the past million years have also suggested that temperature is a major predictor of body size variation, while scientists studying red deer have said that warmer winters in northern Europe and Scandinavia may lead to the body size of these animals becoming smaller.

However, not all experts agree that rising temperature causes mammals to decease. Prof Adrian Lister, of the Natural History Museum in London, said the relationship shown by the recent human remains study is weak, while the strong relationship between temperature and mammal body size may often result from the availability of food and resources.

Lister doubts whether humans will shrink as the climate heats. “We are not really controlled by natural selection,” he said. “If that was going to happen, you’d need to find large people dying before they could reproduce because of climate warming. That is not happening in today’s world. We wear clothes, we have got heating, we have got air conditioning if it is too hot.”

1. According to the passage, the early horses got smaller in body size         .

A．to keep cool	B．to save food
C．to keep warm	D．to avoid being killed

2. What does the underlined word “spike” in the 5th paragraph mean?

A．Rise

B．Drop

C．Balance

D．Change

3. What is Brusatte most likely to agree with?

A．Every species of mammal would get smaller as the temperature goes up.

B．Animals in warmer areas are definitely smaller than those in colder areas.

C．Smaller animals have a higher surface area and so they can cool down quickly.

D．The change of Mammals’ body size is closely related to their food and other resources.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Climate Change Causes Natural Disasters.	B．Climate Change Leads to Heated Discussions.
C．Climate Change Causes Changes in Body Size.	D．Climate Change Leads to Changed Lifestyle.

5 . China’s generation-Z is not “lying flat”, an expression forgiving upon hard work, as is often claimed, and making an effort is still the mainstream of a group who believes success should be achieved by solid effort, Chinese officials said at a press conference on Thursday, in response to a question on how younger generations should achieve balance between a lifestyle of “lying flat” in face of great pressure and “involution,” which refers to severe internal competition that does not lead to productivity gains.

“Most Chinese youth hold an optimistic view on the future, and the saying’ lying flat’ is more of a joke to release pressure and express their feelings,” He Junke, a government official said at a press conference on Thursday.

At the press conference, China released the first nationwide whitepaper on youth development titled “Youth of China in the New Era,” which showcased achievements linked to the country’s youth development in the new era and reflected the spirit of younger generation. The whitepaper was also released ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of CYLC (共青团).

He said China has attached great importance to deeper issues reflected by talk of “lying flat”, which emerged as young generation is subject to increasing pressure across work, study and life amid China’s unique demographic (人口统计学的，人口学的) structure and highly competitive labor market.

“Some in the younger generation feel confused or lost. In response, authorities have scaled up the amount of support available to help solve their issues in education, employment, marriage and child raising,” He noted, while urging the whole society to support the mental development and psychology of generation-Z.

He pointed out that it is also important for certain young people to realize that it is unrealistic to build a career without taking responsibility and making endeavor. “All happiness is achieved through devoted effort, and making endeavor itself is also a kind of happiness,” He stressed.

1. What is He Junke’s attitude towards “lying flat”?

A．Objective.

B．Subjective.

C．Opposed.

D．Favorable.

2. Why do young people adopt the attitude of “lying flat”?

A．More and more young people choose to lie flat in China,

B．Young people face great pressure in their study, work and life.

C．China’s population structure affects the supply of labor market.

D．The government needs to celebrate the 100th anniversary of CYLC.

3. How can the problem of “lying flat” be rid of?

A．Young people should take responsibility and make efforts to achieve success.

B．The whole society should care about young people’s physical and mental health.

C．Authorities should help young people and give them support in many aspects of life.

D．All of the above.

4. What is the purpose of writing this passage?

A．To call on a low carbon lifestyle.

B．To inform the latest research on the social development.

C．To set a goal for the young people who are under pressure on study.

D．To address a social problem among young generations in the newer era.

6 . “A new student is waiting in your room.” My principal told me. “Name’s Mary. I’ll talk to you about her.” I nodded, some materials in my hands. “Fine,” I said. “We’re making valentine envelopes, a good way for her to get _________.”

She sat in the back of the room, her hands _________ in her lap (大腿). “Welcome, Mary. I’m glad you are in our room.” No _________. “Mary.” I said again, with a smile. She raised her head and looked into my eyes. The smile on my face _________. Dear God, I thought, what on earth happened to this little girl? The eyes in that face were unexpectedly empty as if her world were coming to an end.

The bell rang, little time to worry about Mary. After _________ Mary into her desk, I distributed materials and then hurried to the office. There I learned weeks ago, her mother _________ a serious illness, unconscious in bed. She had been _________ since. “What can I do?” I stammered. “I’ve never known a child like this before.” “Give her _________,” the principal suggested.

I returned and grabbed a chance to explain this to my students, urging them to be patient and kind towards her. “It may be a long time _________ she joins us, but you can do your bit.” How loving they could be once they understood. On Valentine’s Day, Mary’s envelopes overflowed. We expected her to cheer up a bit, but still she was silent without any facial __________.

Later on a March day, my children noticed the flowers __________ and advised making flower baskets! It was something to lift our __________. Remembering the valentine incident, I expected nothing from Mary; __________, I encouraged her to try. Soon, a boy exclaimed: “Look at Mary’s basket. So pretty!” I was dumbfounded at its beauty, asking how she managed it. She looked at me with the shining eyes of any __________ girl and replied “Mother loved flowers.”

“Thank you, God, you’ve given us a __________.” I knelt and put my arms around Mary. Ever since, I’ve kept the flowers in my desk just to remind me of Mary and of the lasting power of love.

1.

A．involved

B．inspired

C．adopted

D．attended

2.

A．waved

B．folded

C．swung

D．slid

3.

A．respect

B．reply

C．review

D．request

4.

A．formed

B．broadened

C．spread

D．froze

5.

A．forcing

B．persuading

C．seating

D．trapping

6.

A．developed

B．quit

C．survived

D．caused

7.

A．crazy

B．silent

C．awkward

D．ashamed

8.

A．support

B．luck

C．love

D．advice

9.

A．after

B．when

C．until

D．before

10.

A．expressions

B．comments

C．approaches

D．impressions

11.

A．came across

B．come over

C．came out

D．come in

12.

A．profits

B．spirits

C．images

D．qualities

13.

A．otherwise

B．besides

C．therefore

D．however

14.

A．normal

B．responsible

C．careful

D．friendly

15.

A．gift

B．basket

C．wonder

D．tip

9 . 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Lynn所在的学校将举办“多元文化节”(Multicultural Festival)，她计划设计一个小册子，介绍一项中国文化遗产(cultural heritage)，现向你征求建议。
请写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.推荐一项文化遗产；
2.提供册子设计建议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为100个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Lynn,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua