1 . Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second
When he was 16, Molai began to notice something
Molai
| A．dream | B．job | C．home | D．choice |
| A．nature | B．youth | C．culture | D．knowledge |
| A．precious | B．interesting | C．disturbing | D．awkward |
| A．waste | B．tension | C．pain | D．damage |
| A．Besides | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Otherwise |
| A．agreed | B．realized | C．remembered | D．predicted |
| A．noise | B．heat | C．disease | D．dust |
| A．directions | B．partners | C．help | D．shelter |
| A．labor | B．police | C．forest | D．finance |
| A．rebuilt | B．discovered | C．left | D．managed |
| A．Decorating | B．Observing | C．Watering | D．Guarding |
| A．tough | B．illegal | C．fantastic | D．beneficial |
| A．back | B．top | C．foot | D．side |
| A．cool down | B．keep off | C．purify | D．collect |
| A．returned | B．learned | C．failed | D．continued |
Harbin has witnessed a significant boom that has caused it to trend on social media this winter. By December 20, 2023, the city airport’s annual passenger throughput (接待人数)
Harbin, which is also known
“For individual travelers, a city’s infrastructure and public services form the foundation of tourism competitiveness. It is only when tourists feel the
3 . The morning commute (通勤) is never fun. But if you pass through Stevenage on your way to work, your morning might be a little
Dragging yourself out of bed in the morning and off to work is hard,
Usually found sitting on a ticket gate, four-year-old Nala lives close to the station with her owner Natasha Ambler, and often
Recent photos posted by commuters include Nala
Nala wears a GPS tracking device so that her
According to the BBC, Ambler reported that she’s not
| A．quieter | B．longer | C．busier | D．brighter |
| A．gradually | B．especially | C．basically | D．generally |
| A．agree | B．fail | C．prefer | D．hesitate |
| A．troubled | B．greeted | C．stopped | D．rewarded |
| A．lives in | B．takes up | C．watches over | D．heads to |
| A．created | B．found | C．bought | D．wrote |
| A．taken | B．edited | C．shared | D．enjoyed |
| A．hunting | B．waiting | C．working | D．playing |
| A．posing | B．joking | C．fighting | D．communicating |
| A．steps | B．jumps | C．activities | D．travels |
| A．newly-built | B．family-friendly | C．next-door | D．fun-filled |
| A．job | B．contact | C．health | D．company |
| A．hungry | B．lonely | C．lost | D．ill |
| A．worried | B．confused | C．unhappy | D．curious |
| A．well-informed | B．well-equipped | C．well-educated | D．well-loved |
4 . Hip hop is a subculture and an art movement that emerged (出现) from the Bronx in New York City during the early 1970s. Its development reflected the negative effects of post-industrial decline, political discourse, and a rapidly changing economy.
Looking back to New York City during this era, we see an economic collapse. The city’s economy was falling apart due to the decline of the manufacturing industry. Much of the middle class moved to the suburbs to escape the social and economic challenges.
Consequently, businesses closed their doors, causing many economic opportunities and sources of entertainment to disappear. As a result, urban youth turned to the streets for recreation and self-expression. The abandoned buildings and parking lots set the stage for block parties. These block parties laid the groundwork for early hip hop culture. DJs and MCs brought the music by setting up mobile “Sound Systems” introduced by Jamaican culture. Sheets of cardboard became dance floors for break-dancers, and brick walls transformed into canvases for graffiti. The emerging hip hop culture also became an outlet to deal with despair, abandonment and even violence.
Several people were influential in creating hip hop. Among the most famous ones is DJ Kool Herc, the “founding father of hip hop.” The Jamaican American made history in 1973 when he and his sister hosted the “Back to School” party in their apartment building. This historical party is recognized for launching the hip hop movement. Herc was also famous for creating a DJ technique called “break beat”-a mixing practice he adapted from Jamaican music. He noticed that people often waited for drum breaks of a record to dance. This took place when every instrument stopped playing except for the drums. Then the DJ would use two turntables (唱机转盘) to switch back and forth between two copies of the same record. The break section was also the most anticipated part of a song where people danced the most.
The DJ kept growing in popularity throughout the 1970s. He moved on to larger parks, played in clubs and inspired other DJs who helped this type of dance music to develop.
1. Why did hip hop culture emerge in the Bronx during the early 1970s?| A．Because of the economic downturn and social circumstances. |
| B．Because of the post-industrial economy and cultural diversity. |
| C．Because of the popularity of Jamaican music and dance culture. |
| D．Because of young people’ need for new forms of entertainment. |
| A．Economic challenges. | B．Jamaican music. |
| C．Community gatherings. | D．Despair and violence. |
| A．A place to seek entertainment. |
| B．A movement for social changes. |
| C．A campaign for commercial purposes. |
| D．A channel to release negative emotions. |
| A．“Back to School” was the first party held by him. |
| B．He helped spread hip-hop culture by giving concerts. |
| C．He was well-known for the “break beat” dancing skill. |
| D．He was highly thought of as a pioneer of hip-hop culture. |
5 . “If you could have any three things, what would you want?”
Eleven-year-old Ruby Kate Chitsey loves asking that question, but it’s not a game she plays at recess（课间）. She asks it at nursing homes in the Harrison, Arkansas, where she lives. Even more amazing, she then sets out to make the residents’ wishes come true.
Ruby Kate often tags along with her mother, Amanda, who works at nursing home in the summer. “I’ve never found them scary at all, so I’m able to just go up to them and ask if they need anything,” she says.
Last May, Ruby K ate noticed a resident named Pearl staring out a window. She seemed sad. “What are you looking at?” Ruby Kate asked. Pearl said she was watching her dog being led away by his new owner after a visit. Pearl didn’t know when she would see her dog again. Pearl was a medicaid recipient, who got only $40 a month to spend on personal items. Ruby Kate and Amanda asked around and discovered that many residents are unable to afford even the smallest luxuries. So Ruby Kate decided to do something about it.
She started by asking residents what three things they wanted most. “That’s a lot simpler than going, ‘Hey, what do you want?’” she explains. “They can understand you better.” Amanda worried that people would ask for things an 11-year-old wouldn’t be able to provide. Instead, they asked for chocolate bars, McDonald’s fries, and even just a prayer.
“It broke me as a human,” Amanda says. “We left the nursing home that day and went straight to a store and bought as many items as we could.”
Using their own money, the Chitseys granted the wishes of about 100 people in three months. Then they started asking for donations. The good people of Harrison responded enthusiastically, and they raised $20,000 in 24 hours and more than $250,000 in five months.
1. Why does Ruby often ask the same question?| A．She likes hearing everyone’s stories. |
| B．It makes her famous in the community. |
| C．She finds it amusing to repeat the question. |
| D．She wants to help residents in nursing homes. |
| A．Pearl was in good health. | B．Pearl couldn’t afford to keep her dog. |
| C．Pearl was too old to raise a dog. | D．Pearl sold her dog for small luxuries. |
| A．The residents’ gratitude for Amanda’s assistance. |
| B．The popularity Ruby achieved for her good deeds. |
| C．The simplicity and sincerity of the residents’ requests. |
| D．The residents’ enthusiasm and optimism in difficult times. |
| A．Action speak louder than words. | B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| C．Kindness is the language of the heart. | D．Nothing is difficult to a willing heart. |
6 . Most adults view human life as especially precious. For example, a survey of millions of people in 233 countries, most of them in their 20s and 30s, found they largely agreed that self-driving cars should crash into dogs or cats instead of people if they had to choose.
However, growing evidence suggests many young children feel differently. Using a toy railway and Lego figures, Matti Wilks and her colleagues at the University of Edinburgh presented 170 children aged 6 to 9 in an urban part of Poland with scenarios (场景) based on a thought experiment called the trolley problem.
The children had to decide whether to direct a runaway rail car down one of two tracks so that it crashed into a Lego person or a Lego animal — either a dog or chimpanzee (大猩猩). Surprisingly, children were likely to save a dog over a person. About 42 percent of the children wanted to save the dog and make the rail car collide with the person, compared with just 17 percent of adults. About 28 per cent of children also prioritized the chimpanzee over the person, compared with 11 percent of adults.
“Children learn from their parents, teachers and others that it’s morally (道德上) important to care for others, but it may be easier for them to learn this as a blanket rule,” says Karri Neldner at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany. As a result, they don’t show a strong preference for saving one over the other, she says. “However, as they get older, they might pick up on cultural narratives that tell us it’s really important to care for other people,” says Neldner.
The reason children value dogs so highly is probably due to familiarity, says Wilks. Her studies have found that children who spent more time with dogs were more likely to say they would save a dog over a person.
1. What is the author’s purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To present a scientific finding. |
| B．To advertise for self-driving cars. |
| C．To provide background information. |
| D．To introduce the topic of the passage. |
| A．Children may fail to understand the value of human life. |
| B．Children’s moral development is shaped by the love for pets. |
| C．The trolley problem is a tool to assess children’s understanding. |
| D．Most children in the experiment prefer to save a dog over a person. |
| A．Cultural influence. |
| B．Familiarity with others. |
| C．Learning the blanket rule. |
| D．Care for parents and teachers. |
| A．Moral Dilemma: the Trolley Problem |
| B．Different Opinions about Self-driving Cars |
| C．Children’s Choices: Saving Lives or Animals? |
| D．Psychological Effects of Animals on Children |
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8 . If you want to convince the boss you deserve a pay rise or promotion, the solution could be simple --- eat the same food as they do. Psychologists have discovered managers are much more likely to instantly trust us if we choose the same dishes as them.
During experiments, discussions over wages and work conditions were much more successful if both sides chose to snack on the same treats. And shoppers were much more likely to buy a product advertised on TV by someone eating a similar food to them at the time.
The reason is thought to be the so–called similarity attraction theory --- where people tend to like others who have similar tastes or habits to themselves. But this is believed to be one of the first studies highlighting the role of food in this relationship. Researchers at Chicago University in the US conducted a series of experiments to examine food’s role in earning trust.
In a test, participants were told to watch TV --- where someone pretending to be a member of the public praised a certain product. The volunteers were given Kit Kat bars to nibble, while the TV people ate either a Kit Kat or grapes as they talked.
The results showed viewers were much more likely to express an interest in buying the product if the TV showed the other person eating a Kit Kat too. The researchers added, “Although similarity in food consumption is not a sign of whether two people will get along, we find consumers treat this as such. They feel more trusting of those who consume as they do. It means people can immediately begin to feel friendship and develop a bond, leading to smoother transactions from the start.”
Harley Street psychologist Dr. Lucy Atcheson said it was already known that wearing similar clothes could instantly create trust. But this was the first report that food had the same effect. She said, “This is really interesting. It makes sense as people feel they have common ground and can trust the other person. That means negotiations are more likely to be successful.”
1. According to the passage, customers are likely to buy a product from a dealer who ______.| A．advertises his products on TV | B．has the same taste as them |
| C．reduces the price of his products | D．pays attention to the quality of his products |
| A．food plays an important role in earning people’s trust |
| B．bosses like employees that have the same taste as them |
| C．people who have similar tastes to their boss’s earn more |
| D．people have less interest in buying products advertised on TV |
| A．People who eat similar food are more likely to trust each other. |
| B．People will get along with each other if they like to eat similar things. |
| C．The effect of wearing similar clothes hasn’t been proved by researchers. |
| D．People are more likely to make friends with those wearing the same clothes as them. |
| A．Honesty is the best policy. | B．All good things come to an end. |
| C．Birds of a feather flock together. | D．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
9 . Welcome to Los Angeles. Here are some best things to do in Los Angeles (LA) with your kids.
Fall at the Beach
Thanks to its almost perfect weather all through the year, a visit to the beach is one of the best things to do when in Los Angeles with kids. While they enjoy themselves nearby, you can simply relax and have a good rest in the sun.
Trip to Disneyland
A trip to the City of Angels with your little angels is incomplete without a visit to the Magic Kingdom. The joy they'll feel from being around all those Disney characters will light up your day, too.
Visit to the museums
If you want to turn your stay in LA into an educational one for your kids, you should visit the museums. Starting with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, or the California Science Center, or even the Kidspace Museum in Pasadena, you have many choices. I'm sure a visit to all these places will make your kids feel smarter.
Visit to the Universal Studios Hollywood
Your kids could get to see interesting things from some of the most popular movies ever. From the theme park of Jurassic Park to Wisteria Lane from the TV play Desperate Housewives, the Universal Studios Hollywood is a place that we all find wonderful.
1. The passage is written for those who ________.| A．will go on a business trip to Los Angeles |
| B．plan to have a trip to Los Angeles with their kids |
| C．want to educate their children by traveling abroad |
| D．are interested in the history and culture of Los Angeles |
| A．the Universal Studios Hollywood |
| B．the Magic Kingdom |
| C．the museums |
| D．the beach |
| A．children can learn a lot there |
| B．parents can take a rest there |
| C．it provides different sports equipment |
| D．it’s the best beach in the world |
10 . When I was a young boy growing up in North Dakota, my grandparents were farmers; And I remember the huge garden that my Grandma
I especially remember
Before long the garden became fully
By the time Thanksgiving dinner
| A．shared | B．controlled | C．owned | D．found |
| A．at first | B．at last | C．at most | D．at least |
| A．looked after | B．showed off | C．took over | D．brought up |
| A．watering | B．planting | C．moving | D．giving |
| A．helping | B．watching | C．making | D．spying |
| A．sold | B．saved | C．chosen | D．spotted |
| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
| A．ate | B．fried | C．cut | D．grew |
| A．hear | B．reach | C．use | D．cover |
| A．important | B．popular | C．active | D．peaceful |
| A．For example | B．Of course | C．In return | D．After all |
| A．flavour | B．harvest | C．celebration | D．ingredient |
| A．continued | B．followed | C．ended | D．arrived |
| A．right | B．ready | C．fit | D．safe |
| A．sleeping | B．changing | C．tiny | D．poor |
| A．want | B．enjoy | C．send | D．buy |
| A．garden | B．market | C．store | D．farm |
| A．difficult | B．doubtful | C．amazing | D．crazy |
| A．accept | B．understand | C．realise | D．remember |
| A．races | B．passes | C．remains | D．jumps |
