1 . Common Mistakes New Runners Make

Running is a great way to get in shape and just about everyone can do it. However,     1    , which can interfere (妨碍) with training or lead to injury. If you’re just starting out, keep these things in mind to help you increase your chances of running success.

●Doing too much too soon

One of the biggest mistakes new runners make is doing too much too soon. Slowly easing into a training program will help reduce the risk of injury, so you can continue on with your new running routine.     2    .

●    3    

Beginners might think they need to run every day (or nearly every day) to meet their fitness or weight-loss goals, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Running is a high-impact activity which can be really hard on your body. So it’s important to give your body a rest between workouts.

●Not wearing the right equipment

While it may be true that you don’t need expensive equipment to take up running,     4    . The most important piece of equipment for running is a good pair of running shoes, so be sure to do some research before you purchase a pair. Visit a running specialty store and ask an employee to fit you for a shoe.

●Running through pain

    5    . If something hurts when you run, you need to stop and treat the pain. Remember: It doesn’t make you less of a runner if you listen to your body to keep it healthy.

A．many make a number of common mistakes

B．Running can be uncomfortable at times

C．Not taking rest days

D．not everyone is fond of running

E．Experts suggest increasing your running by less than 10% each week

F．It’s important not to use the same muscles

G．it’s important that you wear properly for your workouts

2 . Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn’t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there before it was out of service at 8:30 p.m. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for.

After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield (挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just can’t leave you here,” she said. “ This isn’t the nicest place. I’ll give you a ride home.” “You’ll drive me in the bus?” I asked, perplexed (困惑的). “No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said. “ It’s a long way,” I protested. “Come on,” she said. “I have nothing else to do.” As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car.

“I’m just passing the favor along,” she said. When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t hear of it. “That wouldn’t make it a favor,” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”

1. Judging from its context, the time when the writer saw the second bus she waited for was __________.

A．an hour before sunset

B．early at dawn

C．in the evening

D．late at night

2. Which of the following statement is true?

A．No bus would possibly come at the time when the writer decided to take a taxi home.

B．The bus driver decided to drive the writer home in the bus though it was out of service.

C．The writer didn’t believe what the bus driver said and became a bit worried.

D．The bus driver felt sorry because she didn’t tell the truth, so she came back.

3. The bus driver drove the writer home later because ________.

A．she happened to go in the same direction	B．she wanted to do something good for other people
C．she wanted to pass the favor along as her brother	D．she wanted to earn more money for her family

4. The writer wrote this story to ________.

A．tell something strange that happened to him

B．warn people not to drive old car on California’s Santa Ana Freeway

C．pass a good virtue along from one to another

D．tell passengers that bus drivers were reliable in most cases

3 . Natalie and Callie, both 13 years old, started raising monarch butterflies for fun in 2020.

But after realizing the monarchs were an endangered species, their _________ soon turned into a serious mission.

They learned that the population of monarch butterflies had _________ since the early 1990s, due to habitat _________ and widespread use of chemicals, which made the milkweeds (马利筋草) that the monarchs _________ for their main diet dangerous to eat.

So the girls teamed up with a national nonprofit group to plant a native garden _________ for the monarchs. The garden grew organic milkweeds that _________ and kept the butterflies. To help _________ the locals to sustain the monarch population, they created an exhibition about the monarchs in the local library. They also wanted to put up an educational sign in town, but it _________ a lot. To cover the expense, they set up a stand at the Farmers Market to sell their healthy milkweeds for people to _________ . Although the fund-raising days were ____________, they finally succeeded in earning enough money with their hard work and people’s support.

The team has won the Silver Award for their ____________ of taking care of butterflies, but they are not ____________ with their work. “Our next step is to cut down on the use of ____________ to guarantee a safe environment for the monarchs,” said Natalie. In the award ceremony, their teacher Brian ____________, “I am so proud of them for their constant ____________.”

1.

A．habit

B．career

C．hobby

D．motion

2.

A．doubled

B．declined

C．restricted

D．restored

3.

A．destruction

B．assessment

C．conservation

D．obstruction

4.

A．fed to

B．owed to

C．relied on

D．lived in

5.

A．frequently

B．secretly

C．specially

D．manually

6.

A．protected

B．attracted

C．tolerated

D．trapped

7.

A．educate

B．employ

C．drill

D．justify

8.

A．spent

B．cost

C．criticized

D．underwent

9.

A．reward

B．dominate

C．digest

D．plant

10.

A．long

B．pleasing

C．worth

D．chaos

11.

A．ecology

B．implement

C．project

D．assignment

12.

A．submitted

B．stressed out

C．worn out

D．finished

13.

A．emission

B．chemicals

C．fossil fuel

D．funds

14.

A．quoted

B．replied

C．commented

D．recommended

15.

A．efforts

B．offers

C．effect

D．affect

4 . 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。

Many years ago, a dance between clay (陶土)     1     fire gave rise to a piece of art: ceramic. In the flames burning in kilns (窑) around China in the Xia and Shang dynasties, ceramic     2     (be) born. Ceramic     3     (make) by heating raw materials, is often a mix between China stone and kaolin clay, in a kiln at a temperature as high as 1, 200 degrees Celsius. Temperature is the key to     4     (produce) ceramic.

Ceramic has also been     5     carrier for cultural exchanges. Along with China's silk and tea, ceramic was one of the first goods     6     (receive) worldwide trade.

As it travelled around the globe through the ancient Maritime Silk Road, ceramic enjoyed great     7     (popular) among royal families and upper classes in Europe,     8     were attracted by these beautiful     9     (contain) they named after China, a product that could be produced only in the far East. As a memory that can be felt with both hands, ceramic is     10     (absolute) the touchable history.

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

One of my most memorable trips took place during the summer vacation about three years ago, when my sister, my aunt and I took a trip to Spain because we were moving. On the day of the trip, I lay in bed thinking about my friends whom I was going to leave behind and thoughts were flooding in. I was not comfortable and cried.

We had to book a van (厢式送货车) to take our luggage to the airport, because it was too much for a taxi. We waited for a long period to find a perfect van that would fit our luggage.

The journey was almost perfect at the beginning, but soon it began to rain. Because of the rain, the drivers could not see far away, which caused a huge traffic jam. I was sitting by the window with a can of Coke. My aunt and sister fell asleep, and during this time, I felt bored and thought about other things that bothered me. My eyes turned to the mountain in front of us.

A bus suddenly appeared in the picture. It was very close to us. Cars sped past us without any speed limit. Beside me was a very deep lake: I wondered to myself what if something or someone fell inside it. Suddenly, a bus in front of our van stopped, and because it was raining heavily and the van was going fast, no one could see what was going to happen. Then, bang, we bumped into each other. Our van overturned, but luckily, it didn’t fall into the lake. People came to help us get out of the van because we were blocked and the driver was half-dead.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为一段，开头语已为你写好。

We struggled to get out of the van and waited for the emergency aid to come.

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7 . Social media is one of the fastest-growing industries in today’s world. A study conducted by the US think tank (智囊团) Pew Research Center showed that 92 percent of teenagers go online daily.

The wide spread of social media has changed nearly all parts of teenagers’ lives.

Changing relationships

High school student Elly Cooper from Illinois said social media often reduces face-to-face communication.

“It makes in-person relationships harder because people give attention to their phones instead of their boyfriends or girlfriends,” Cooper said.

There’s also a greater possibility of things getting lost in translation over social media.

“If half of your relationship is over social media, you don’t really know how the other person is reacting,” Sienna Schulte, a junior student from Illinois, said.

Yet, some people believe social media has made it easier to start relationships with anyone from anywhere. Beth Kaplan from Illinois met her long-distance friend through social media. He currently lives in Scotland, but they’re still able to frequently communicate with one another.

“I can feel close to someone that I’m talking to via (通过) FaceTime,” Kaplan said.

Wanting to be “liked”

The rise of social media has changed the way teenagers see themselves.

The 19-year-old Essena O’Neill announced on the social networking service Instagram that she was quitting social media because it made her obsessed (痴迷) with appearing perfect online.

Negative comments also can do great damage to a teenager’s self-esteem (自尊).

In particular, anonymous (匿名的) social media apps such as Yik Yak may provide opportunities for cyber bullying (网络欺凌).

The app allows users within 5 miles (8 km) to create and add comments to everything. Teenagers who get negative comments on these sites can’t help but feel hurt.

Opening new doors

However, Armin Korsos, a student from Illinois, takes advantage of the comments he receives over social media to improve his videos on the social networking site Youtube.

“Social media can help people show themselves and their talents to the world in a way that was never possible before,” Korsos said.

But Korsos recognizes that social media has become a distraction (让人分心的事). “Social media, though it helps people connect with their friends and stay updated, is not all necessary.”

1. What is the article mainly about?

A．The major problems with social media.	B．The effect of social media on teenagers.
C．How teenagers benefit from social media.	D．Why social media appeals so much to teenagers.

2. How does social media change relationships, according to the article?

A．It pushes people to meet their friends more often offline.

B．It encourages people to pay more attention to those around them.

C．It enables users to understand accurately what others are talking about online.

D．It allows people to keep in touch with their friends who live far away more easily.

3. Which statement about the use of social media would Armin Korsos probably agree with?

A．The use of social media taught him to turn negative comments into motivations.

B．Social media can easily become an addiction (着迷), despite its benefits.

C．Social media is mostly a distraction to teenagers, so it is unnecessary for it to exist.

D．If used well, social media can create opportunities for teenagers to develop themselves.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

An organization has taken measures     1     (add) chopsticks to the Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage List recently. Xu Hualong, chairman of the organization, says chopsticks are     2     (increasing) ignored in modern China despite the fact that they are unique Chinese items. August 4th     3     (set) aside as Chopstick Day by China’s neighbor Japan already.

Chopstick culture in Shanghai     4     (date) back to the Tang Dynasty, when these items     5     (make) in the City God Temple area, enjoyed widespread popularity.

After opening as a commercial port, Shanghai is proud of     6     (have) the first mechanized(机械化的) production line for chopsticks,     7     are not only supplied to Zhongnanhai and Diaoyutai State Guesthouse but also presented to foreign friends     8     gifts.

At present, at least 1.8 billion people use chopsticks worldwide. Chopsticks, though small, serve as     9     means to pass down Chinese civilization. It’s believed that recognizing the cultural value of the custom matters in the     10     (promote) of Chinese traditions.

9 . 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。

For those looking to escape the concrete jungle, maybe it’s time to dive into the bamboo forests of southern Sichuan.

A natural forest that people in Sichuan province tend     1     (visit) is the Southern Sichuan Bamboo Sea in Yibin. The 120-square-kilometer Bamboo Sea is the     2     (large) bamboo park in China and its average temperature seldom drops below zero degrees Celsius in winter     3     many parts of the country are covered with snow and ice.

Known as one of the country’s 10 most beautiful forests, it     4     (be) a popular tourist attraction since the Oscar-winning Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon     5     (shoot) there in 2001.

Two years later, the bamboo forest received world-wide     6     (recognize) as a bamboo reserve in December 2003,     7     (become) the fourth tourism destination in China to be granted Green Globe 21 certification.

The Bamboo Sea covers Changning and Jiang’an, two counties under the authority of Yibin. Amazed at its vast expanse (浩瀚), Huang Tingjian,     8     poet from the Song Dynasty, described it     9     “bamboo waves”. As Huang was an     10     (influence) man, his description gave rise to the forest’s popular nickname-the Bamboo Sea.

10 . Museum Day

Museum Day is here for one day and one day only — so you’ll need to hurry if you want to take advantage of the chance to get free Saturday admission to one of the hundreds of participating museums.

This event is hosted annually by Smithsonian Magazine and involves museums and cultural institutions coming together to offer free admission for visitors who would otherwise have to pay for entry.

You just need an email address to get a free ticket.

To get a ticket you’ll need to go to the Smithsonian Magazine website and pick which museum you want to go to. You’ll be able to search to see which museums near you are participating, and you just have to put in your email address and name. After that, you can download your ticket and head out for some fun.

A lot of museums are still feeling financial stress from the pandemic.

The event is happening as museums are still struggling from the hits they took during the first few years of the pandemic.

The American Alliance of Museums estimated it will take years for museums to fully recover. In February, the group released survey results that detailed those financial losses.

But there’s hope that a free day at the museums might contribute to more future visits.

1. How often is Museum Day held?

A．Once a week.

B．Once a day.

C．Once a year.

D．Once a month.

2. How can you get a free ticket?

A．By writing an email.	B．By signing up on the Internet.
C．By visiting the nearest museum.	D．By downloading Smithsonian Magazine.

3. What is the significance of hosting Museum Day?

A．It will help people deal with stress.	B．It will make museums more famous.
C．It can help museums to fully recover.	D．It may attract more visitors to museums.