1. 时间；
2. 活动安排（在家包粽子，悬挂艾草，赏龙舟赛）；
3. 再次表达期许。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：端午节： the Dragon Boat Festival 挂艾草：moxa grass 龙舟赛：dragon-boat racing
Dear Mr Smith,
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Yours,
Li Hua
2 . When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry, wrong number!” and move on. But when Dennis Williams
On March 19, Dennis got a group text
“Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,” Dennis
Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his
Teresa
| A．received | B．referred | C．copied | D．printed |
| A．reasonable | B．special | C．necessary | D．practical |
| A．convincing | B．reminding | C．informing | D．warning |
| A．responded | B．interrupted | C．predicted | D．repeated |
| A．opinion | B．anxiety | C．excitement | D．effort |
| A．accept | B．know | C．believe | D．bother |
| A．parents | B．doctors | C．patients | D．visitors |
| A．dream | B．promise | C．power | D．principle |
| A．bearing | B．collecting | C．opening | D．making |
| A．discouraged | B．relaxed | C．astonished | D．defeated |
| A．admit | B．need | C．appreciate | D．expect |
| A．found | B．selected | C．developed | D．posted |
| A．confirmed | B．simplified | C．clarified | D．accompanied |
| A．pity | B．blessing | C．relief | D．problem |
| A．smart | B．calm | C．sweet | D．fair |
1. 旅行目的地，线路；
2. 出行方式；
3. 行程安排等。
注意：写作词数应为100左右。
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Yours,
Li Hua
The average cost of raising a child until the age of 18 was 485,000 yuan in China in 2019,
New policies in 2021 encourage families
Three major ways — cash rewards, housing subsidies (补贴) and baby care centers
| A．Which movie to see. | B．Where to go. | C．Where to park. |
6 . When you set a foot outside of your door to drop trash, go to a social event or go for a walk, thoughts like “I hope I don’t see anyone I know” or “please don’t talk to me” may run through your mind. I’ve also said such things to myself. Sometimes the last thing you want to do is to talk with someone, especially someone new.
Why do we go out of our ways to avoid people? Do we think meeting new people is a waste of time? Or are we just lazy, thinking that meeting someone new really is a trouble?
Communication is the key to life. We have been told that many times. Take the past generations, like our parents, for example. They seem to take full advantage of that whole “communication” idea because they grew up talking face to face while Generation-Y grew up staring at screens. We spend hours of our days sitting on Facebook. We send messages to our friends and think about all of the things we want to say to certain people that we don’t have the courage to actually do in reality.
Nowadays, we are so caught up in our little circle of friends — our comfort zone. We love it that they laugh at our jokes, understand our feelings and can read our minds. Most importantly, they know when we want to be alone. They just get us.
Holding a conversation with someone new means agreeing with things that you don’t actually believe and being someone you think they want you to be — it is, as I said before, a trouble. It takes up so much energy, and at some point or another, it is too tiring.
But meeting new people is important. Life is too short, so meet all the people you can meet, make the effort to go out and laugh. Remember, every “hello” leads to a smile — and a smile is worth a lot.
1. What do we learn about the author?| A．He likes to be alone. | B．He feels nervous lately. |
| C．He’s afraid of talking to others at times. | D．He’s active in attending social events. |
| A．They rely on the Internet to socialize. |
| B．They are less confident in themselves. |
| C．They have difficulty in communicating. |
| D．They are unwilling to make new friends. |
| A．They fear to disappoint their old friends. |
| B．They want to take time to do meaningful work |
| C．They are busy with their study. |
| D．They think it troublesome. |
| A．To tell about the importance of friends. |
| B．To encourage people to meet new people. |
| C．To give tips on how to meet new people. |
| D．To introduce the disadvantages of Generation-Y. |
7 . 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。
Last weekend, I went to Mark’s new house near a forest for a little get-together. After lunch when I was chatting with him and his wife Cody, he asked me, “Hey, Thora, have you ever been to a secret spot?” Before I could even finish saying no, Cody and Mark were already at the door with their jackets on. And the next moment we were heading out into the forest with a camera, a fishing net and a plastic bucket (桶).
We walked through the forest along a path by a small river. Breathing the fresh air, we three talked and laughed all the way.
“Hey! What are you guys doing ?” someone suddenly shouted from behind. Mark and Cody’s eyes immediately widened, and without a word they started running. I had no choice but to follow them, getting my shoes wet and dirty with mud. We probably ran for about 10 minutes before Mark and Cody slowed down. I stopped to catch my breath and asked, “Who was that?”
Mark replied, “The most annoying neighbor ever. There’s no telling what could happen if he caught up with us. He is always making fun of us. I dislike him.” We kept walking on for a few more minutes. Then a beautiful lake appeared before our eyes. “Wow! Amazing!” I shouted and could hardly hold back my excitement. The lake was large and the water was deep and blue, looking so peaceful with tall trees around it.
注意：（1）所续写短文的词数应为l50左右；
（2）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph1:
Looking around, we saw a boat floating by the shore.
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Paragraph 2:
“Help! Help! Help!” I was so frightened and cried for help.
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8 . Diners in Japan could soon be able to taste the flavour of a bowl of soup without having to worry about their salt intake.
In what they claim is a world first, researchers have developed chopsticks that artificially create the taste of salt, as part of efforts to reduce sodium (钠) levels in some of the country’s most popular dishes.
The chopsticks work by using electrical stimulation (刺激) and a mini-computer worn on the eater’s wristband. The device (设备) transmits sodium ions (离子) from food, through the chopsticks, to the mouth where they create a sense of saltiness, according to Homei Miyashita, a professor at Meiji University in Tokyo, whose laboratory developed the device. The team said they hoped to make the chopsticks available to consumers (消费者) next year. Miyashita said, “Our device could find large consumers in Japan, where the traditional diet tends to be high in salt due to the use of ingredients such as soy sauce (酱油).”
The average Japanese adult consumes about 10 grams of salt a day, double the amount recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). The health ministry has proposed reducing daily salt intake to a maximum of 7.5 grams for men and 6.5 grams for women.
The chopsticks use “very weak electricity — not enough to affect the human body — to adjust the function of ions to change the perception of taste by making food seem to taste stronger or weaker“, Kirin said in a statement. Miyashita and Kirin said clinical tests on people who follow a low-sodium diet had confirmed that the device increases the salty taste of low-sodium food by about 1.5 times. They said participants given reduced-salt soup had commented on the improved ”richness, sweetness and overall tastiness“ of the dish.
High salt intake can contribute to high blood pressure, which is the single biggest cause of heart attacks and strokes. “To prevent these diseases, we need to reduce the amount of salt we take,” said Kirin researcher Ai Sato. “If we try to avoid taking more salt in a conventional way, we would need to bear the pain of cutting our favourite food from our diet, or bear eating tasteless food.”
1. What can we know about the chopsticks?| A．They are difficult to use. |
| B．They are already on the market now. |
| C．They will affect the human body seriously. |
| D．They are different from traditional chopsticks. |
| A．Promising. | B．Hopeless. | C．Worrying. | D．Unpredictable. |
| A．About 10 grams. | B．About 7.5 grams. | C．About 6.5 grams. | D．About 5 grams. |
| A．Traditional Japanese Diet Is High in Salt |
| B．High Salt Intake Can Result in Many Diseases |
| C．Japanese People Keep Fit by Using a New Device |
| D．“Electric” Chopsticks Can Make Food Seem More Salty |
9 . Waiting for the bus every morning and going to school has never been better for Ryder Killam, a 5-year-old boy in a wheelchair from Westerly, Rhode Island who was born with disability (残疾) .He no longer has to wait for the school bus in the open air thanks to Westerly High School students.
The goal of the boy’s father, Tim Killam, was to keep his little kid protected from the bad weather while waiting for the bus every morning, and getting some kind of shelter (避雨处) was actually his idea. He asked for an unused bus shelter on Facebook. After not being able to find a suitable one, he decided to contact the high school which had already finished several building projects.
The students from Westerly High School construction (建造) class, among whom is one of Ryder’s brothers, quickly put their hands to work. The bus stop was designed by pupil Mason Heald, who was in regular contact with the Killams for feedback.
The construction class, led by Dan McKenna, teaches its members building skills and is part of the high school’s Career and Technical Education programme.
“This was a design to final products and delivery (传送;递送) .It’s the best we could have asked for. It’s really what these programmes should be about,” said Michael Hobin, Westerly High School’s principal (校长) .
More people from the local community chipped in to help make the project happen. One of McKenna’s former students transported(运输)the shelter from the high school to the Killams’ address with his truck. And another neighbour helped to properly position the shelter by the bus stop.
Not only did Ryder’s daily life improve, but the students also learnt an unforgettable life lesson. They saw that with their skills and knowledge they can make a real difference in someone else’s life.
1. Why did Tim Killam turn to a high school for help?| A．Few people helped him. | B．The school was close to him. |
| C．He couldn’t find a right shelter. | D．His son put forward the suggestion. |
| A．Ryder Killam. | B．Tim Killam. | C．Dan McKenna. | D．Mason Heald. |
| A．Joined in. | B．Got hungry. | C．Kept an eye on. | D．Fought over. |
| A．Amazed. | B．Appreciative. | C．Unclear. | D．Doubtful. |
10 . In a paper published recently in Nature Communications, the authors, including experts from China’s Tsinghua University, said that most of the current electricity demand in advanced, industrialized nations can be met by some combination of wind and solar power. “Wind and solar could meet more than 80 percent of demand in many places without crazy amounts of storage or additional generating ability,which is the critical point (临界点),”said co-author Steve Davis,UCI professor of Earth system science,“if we want to have a zero-carbon emission (排放) future without using fossil energy resources”.
The team analyzed 39 years’ worth of hourly energy demand data from 42 major countries to evaluate the adequacy of wind and solar power resources to serve their needs. They found that a full shift to sustainable power resources can be easier for lower-latitude (低纬度的) countries,which can rely on solar power availability throughout the year. The researchers highlighted Germany as an example of a relatively smaller country, in terms of land mass, at higher latitude which will make it more challenging to meet its electricity needs with wind and solar resources.
“Historic data show that countries which are farther from the equator (赤道) can occasionally experience periods during which there is very limited solar and wind power availability,” said lead author Dan Tong, assistant professor of Earth system science at Tsinghua University. “One recent occurrence of this phenomenon in Germany lasted for two weeks, forcing Germans to turn to dispatchable (可调度的) generation,which in many cases is provided by fossil fuel-burning plants.” Among the approaches the researchers suggested to alleviate this problem are building up generating capacity, developing long-term storage capabilities and pooling resources of multiple nations on a continental land mass to make the burden lighter to a certain country.
“Europe provides a good example to help people produce net-zero carbon electricity,” said Tong. “A lot of consistency and reliability could be provided by a system that includes solar resources from Spain, Italy and Greece with plentiful wind available in the Netherlands, Denmark and the Baltic region.”
1. What does Steve Davis imply by saying “critical point”?| A．Carbon emission will be reduced by using wind and solar power. |
| B．Electricity demand will be beyond human control in the future. |
| C．Electricity generating can be replaced by wind and solar power. |
| D．Fossil energy will be used with zero-carbon emissions in the future. |
| A．Having a large land of its own. | B．Having a small population. |
| C．Being developed in all respects. | D．Being located near the equator. |
| A．Ease. | B．Stress. | C．Accept. | D．Arrange. |
| A．People can solve increasing energy demand in the future like Europe. |
| B．Most countries in Europe have a lot of solar resources to make electricity. |
| C．Europe has done a good job in producing net-zero carbon electricity. |
| D．Countries like Spain, Italy and Greece have plenty wind resources. |
