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

A．A secretary.

B．A host.

C．A photographer.

2. How many countries have the woman travelled to?

A．Over 150.

B．About 100.

C．Around 15.

3. Which quality is the most important according to the woman?

A．Communication.

B．Curiosity.

C．Patience.

4. What does the woman think of her job?

A．Easy.

B．Tiring.

C．Interesting.

2 . It was not a “whale-come” experience! A humpback whale caused quite a _________ by landing on a boat near the _________ of Plymouth, Massachusetts on Sunday.

“The 19-foot boat was _________ in the area of White Horse Beach when the whale _________ out of the water and fell on top of this guy’s boat. As his bow (船头) went down into the water, engine out, the whale _________ over the side of it, totally fine, but his boat was _________,” witness Ryder Parkhurst said. “It was _________. The guy was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, that’s all.”

Plymouth Harbormaster Chad Hunter said no one was _________ by the whale. “This could have been much worse for all _________,” added Hunter. “People like to __________ over the side of the boat to watch the fish, so it is very __________ that nobody got hurt here. An incident like this is pretty __________ but very dangerous to boaters.”

Harbor officials had been __________ whale activities in the area since Friday after a boat __________ hit a whale. “There are a lot of whales in this area but it also draws a lot of __________, which creates problems like today,” said Hunter. “They’re beautiful __________, but, you know, they are still animals, you got to keep their __________ .” Officials have stated that with an increase of fish, more whales have been __________ to the coastline. Boaters have also been __________ that under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, they are required to stay a(n)__________ of 100 feet away from the mammals.

1.

A．climb

B．stretch

C．bounce

D．signal

2.

A．road

B．coast

C．field

D．corner

3.

A．floating

B．flashing

C．switching

D．crashing

4.

A．flowed

B．bent

C．watched

D．leapt

5.

A．rolled

B．struck

C．hid

D．swung

6.

A．taken up

B．messed up

C．made up

D．pushed up

7.

A．practical

B．extinct

C．brilliant

D．crazy

8.

A．injured

B．frightened

C．threatened

D．seized

9.

A．blocked

B．interrupted

C．touched

D．involved

10.

A．surf

B．lean

C．drag

D．jog

11.

A．stressful

B．convenient

C．lucky

D．typical

12.

A．rare

B．generous

C．professional

D．tough

13.

A．recovering

B．monitoring

C．challenging

D．updating

14.

A．definitely

B．regularly

C．accidentally

D．normally

15.

A．hunters

B．captains

C．donators

D．boaters

16.

A．evidences

B．miracles

C．creatures

D．blessings

17.

A．spirits

B．distance

C．company

D．promises

18.

A．attached

B．aroused

C．addicted

D．attracted

19.

A．reminded

B．relieved

C．occupied

D．prohibited

20.

A．average

B．extreme

C．minimum

D．maximum

3 . 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。

Pamela Reif, one of the world’s most popular fitness influencers, has become an     1     (inspire) for many people worldwide, offering pathways to fat-burning, increased energy, and improved sleep quality. Lately , she has added baduanjin—a traditional Chinese fit ness exercise     2     her workout videos. The nearly two-minute video has become     3     hit on Chinese social media, with many netizens leaving comments such as “    4     ( apparent), no one can resist the charm of baduanjin”.

Baduanjin, originally     5     (create) over 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty, is a set of traditional Chinese fitness exercises     6     ( combine) physical movement with breathing and meditation. The practice doesn’t require much space or time.

Reif's video has helped introduce the ancient exercise to a wider audience, especially to young people. Film stars and fitness influencers     7     do baduanjin have also shared videos online, which has attracted many new practitioners. Compared with other types of qigong exercise, such as tai chi and wuqinxi, baduanjin is     8     (suitable) for beginners thanks to its simple, gentle movements. Since it also relates to meditation and breathing exercises, it     9     ( regard) as a way for young people to relax and cope with stress.

From online exercise to temple spiritual practices, young Chinese fall in love with it and are keen     10     (spread) Chinese traditional fitness around the world.

4 . How to spot misinformation online

We’ve all seen a lot of misinformation that seems absolutely crazy or unbelievable online these days.    1    : you have ways you can use to help sort through misinformation and identify what’s real and what’s fake.

Pause and be skeptical about new information.

Whenever you come across an article or post sharing information that you haven’t seen before, take a second to consider it. Don’t just scroll by accepting it as a fact or share the information without exercising some skepticism first. It’s okay to be doubtful!     2    .

Confirm the source and date of the information.

Look up the information at the source to see if it was actually published there. Double-check the date of the article to make sure it’s current and still accurate. Usually, the date is located next to the author of the article. The date can be a really big deal.    3    .

Check to see if you can tell who the original author is.

    4    . Check to see if the author is an expert or a journalist who often covers the subject to make sure they know what they're talking about. If an article or information doesn’t list the author, it’s a sign that it could be false or misleading information. For example, an article about health and wellness written by a registered doctor is more credible than one without an author listed.

    5    .

Misinformation is often designed to make you feel angry, sad, scared, or just plain old upset. If you spot a claim, article, headline or any other information that causes you to feel a super-strong emotion, be cautious. It could be a sign that it’s fake and designed to get a reaction out of you. If you come across a headline that says, “NEW LAW TAKES AWAY PET DOGS,” it’s most likely false or at least misleading.

Misinformation isn’t just annoying, it can be dangerous. But by identifying it, you can help stop the spread of it.

A．But there’s good news

B．Whenever you come across new information

C．Evaluate how the information fits into your own belief system

D．Watch out for information that causes a strong emotional response

E．It’s better to investigate information to make sure it’s real before spreading it around

F．Find out who wrote the information by looking up the article or searching for their name

G．For instance, an article about new corona-virus cases from 6 months ago may not be accurate right now

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who did last week’s prizes belong to?

A．The first five letters from readers.

B．The first five calls from audiences.

C．The first five answers selected from the box.

2. What are the prizes this week?

A．Sports bags.

B．iWatches.

C．Pens.

3. What does the speaker say about the football player?

A．He owns a club.

B．He has a famous wife.

C．He can speak French.

4. What should be written on the postcard?

A．The name of the mystery person.

B．The anniversary date of the show.

C．The host’s telephone number.

6 . With the beautiful snow-coated landscapes, winter reveals a different world of national parks with significantly fewer crowds. Here are some of the best national parks in the US for a winter getaway.

Acadia National Park, Maine

Between October and March, Acadia National Park’s Cadillac Mountain, the tallest mountain on the east coast, offers hikers epic views of the first sunrise in the country. Because the roads are closed to motor vehicles during the winter, those who undertake the 3.5-mile hike from Park Loop Road are rewarded with a stunning view all to themselves. Snowmobiling in the park is another special experience for visitors.

Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State

Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State is one of the oldest national parks in the US and a playground for outdoor enthusiasts in winter. Unlike other snow-crowded resorts, this park allows visitors to heartily enjoy snowmobiling, sledding and snowshoeing. Its hotel offers comfortable rooms with views of Mount Rainier, and tasty local dishes.

Denali National Park, Alaska

With its remote location and minimal light pollution, Denali National Park is an ideal place for photographers to capture the northern lights during the aurora (极光) season, between September and April. Visitors in this crowd-free park can spot wildlife such as wolves and black bears, which remain active in the winter.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico

In northern New Mexico, Chaco Culture National Historical Park holds stone great houses, which were the largest buildings in North America until the mid-18th century. Accessible for most of the winter, the park can see fewer than 10 visitors a day in colder months. Photographers can capture landscapes amid the constellations (星群) by night.

1. What experience can visitors only have in Acadia National Park?

A．The longest hiking route.

B．The earliest sunrise in USA.

C．Snowshoeing and snowmobiling.

D．Comfortable accommodation.

2. Where will photographers go if they want to shoot the northern lights?

A．Acadia National Park.

B．Mount Rainier National Park.

C．Denali National Park.

D．Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

3. What do all the four national parks have in common?

A．Snow and ice activities.

B．A chance to meet wildlife.

C．Cultural heritage sites.

D．An escape from the crowds.

7 . Ronald Blythe had not expected his book to be such a success. It had been _________ not only in Britain but also in America. The _________ he wrote in 1967 — 1968 was called Akenfield. It was a collection of conversations gathered from the ordinary people in his _________, Suffolk. Among his major _________ was a shepherd (牧羊人). Although he thought now and then how good it would be to _________ something, rather than looking after the sheep of other men, he firmly believed that he _________ Suffolk.

“Change is not _________ for me,” he once told Mr Blythe. “But it is happening too _________ in the outside world. I prefer to stay in this dreamy town.”

To this view, Mr Blythe was _________. He himself had stayed in Suffolk all his life. His family had been farmers here, and __________ was in his blood. He never saw the point of moving, or __________ jobs far from his hometown, if he could make a(n) __________ in Suffolk. As a boy he would __________ the area on his bike or lie in the grass, __________ clouds. With the encouragement of the artist-and-writer __________ he met in his first librarian job in Suffolk, his desire to be a writer was __________. So he started researching and writing about the __________ folks.

Usually, he chose to be __________. He spent his last four decades by himself in a very old house near a river, where he had a(n) __________ and quiet life. From ten to one, he wrote his books. After work and lunch, he __________ or took care of his farm.

1.

A．forgotten

B．welcomed

C．criticized

D．ignored

2.

A．book

B．person

C．letter

D．case

3.

A．office

B．family

C．library

D．hometown

4.

A．achievements

B．relatives

C．heroes

D．awards

5.

A．own

B．invent

C．find

D．hide

6.

A．focused on

B．relied on

C．referred to

D．belonged to

7.

A．pleasant

B．unacceptable

C．predictable

D．good

8.

A．accidentally

B．hard

C．fast

D．rarely

9.

A．angry

B．disapproving

C．uninterested

D．sympathetic

10.

A．poison

B．ambition

C．agriculture

D．wisdom

11.

A．refusing

B．seeking

C．creating

D．cutting

12.

A．living

B．impression

C．fortune

D．appointment

13.

A．measure

B．manage

C．explore

D．occupy

14.

A．expecting

B．watching

C．classifying

D．gathering

15.

A．students

B．activists

C．doctors

D．friends

16.

A．strengthened

B．satisfied

C．destroyed

D．lost

17.

A．rich

B．smart

C．local

D．lazy

18.

A．proud

B．polite

C．natural

D．alone

19.

A．regular

B．uncomfortable

C．short

D．unrealistic

20.

A．chatted

B．wandered

C．drew

D．danced

8 . The Zero Energy Building in Singapore, which has been entirely powered by sunlight since it began operating in 2009, is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. Transformed from a former workshop, the three- story building may hold the key to the island’s effort to reduce its dependence on imported fuel.

Generally, green building strategies can be categorized into passive and active solutions. Active solutions involve improving lighting and the HVAC(Heating, Ventilation (通风) and Air-conditioning)systems that consume most of the energy in buildings. Passive solutions aim to provide more energy-efficient architectural improvements (such as building envelopes and roofs) to reduce the reliance on active solutions. Research has shown that passive strategies are much less costly compared to active solutions. Therefore, passive design is recommended in many green and sustainable design guidelines.

“However, passive solutions, such as daylight and natural ventilation, are sensitive to climatic and outdoor conditions and therefore have their limitations of application,” said project officer Letchimi Palanisamy. “For example, buildings in the tropics (热带) usually have a North-South direction to avoid facing the sun directly. But the Zero Energy Building has an East-West orientation, which made the task more challenging.”

Innovations that are being tested at the Zero Energy Building include personalized ventilation and a new air-conditioning system patented by the National University of Singapore (NUS). Different plants have also been planted on the roofs and along the walls of the building to reduce heat absorption, yet allow maximum natural ventilation and daylight into the building to lower the need for air-conditioning and artificial lighting. The biggest improvement is the addition of a new roof that can turn sunlight into 500,000KWH of electricity each year.

“The Zero Energy Building is a test bed for the green building technologies in the tropics,” Letchimi Palanisamy said. “If they are successfully commercialized, they will help Singapore cut its energy consumption in the buildings by 50%.”

1. What does the second paragraph mainly focus on?

A．Methods to improve the HVAC systems.

B．Ways to classify green building strategies.

C．Major innovations adopted in green buildings.

D．The benefits and limitations of green technologies.

2. What can we learn from Letchimi Palanisamy’s words?

A．Buildings in the tropics usually face the sun directly.

B．Passive designs depend heavily on the natural conditions.

C．Active strategies are much less expensive than passive solutions.

D．The energy consumption in the Zero Energy Building is cut by 50%.

3. Which of the following is an active strategy?

A．Natural ventilation.	B．Plants grown along the walls.
C．Innovations for maximum daylight.	D．NUS’s air-conditioning system.

4. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A．A project profile.

B．An on-site test.

C．An advertisement.

D．A government plan.

9 . Tourists at the Acropolis this holiday season can walk around the ancient Greek site to see how it looked like 2,500 years ago. They will even see a collection of sculptures that were removed from the site more than 200 years ago and are now on display at the British Museum in London. All they need is a smartphone and an app called Chronos.

They can just point their phones at the Parthenon, and then the sculptures housed in London will app ear back on the temple. Other less widely known features also appear: Many of the sculptures on the Acropolis are painted in striking colors. A statue of Athena in the main hall also stands over a shallow pool of water.

“The only time I’ve seen this kind of technology before was at the dentist,” Shriya Parsotam Chitnavis, a tourist from London, said after checking out the app on a hot afternoon at the hilltop Acropolis. “I’m more of a visual person, so this app has really helped me appreciate it.”

The app employs augmented reality (AR) to place the ancient impression of the site onto the screen, matching the real-world view as you walk around the temple. The app also covers three other monuments at the Acropolis, a neighboring Roman theater and parts of the Acropolis Museum built at the foot of the hill.

Greece’s Culture Ministry is enthusiastic to adopt the AR technology. Another company, Microsoft, partnered with the ministry two years ago to launch a digital tour at ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games in southern Greece.

“The software will offer tourists a more immersive experience, allowing them to share photos and videos from museums and other sources as more content becomes digitized,” said Maria Engberg, co-author of the book Reality Media.

1. How is Shriya Parsotam Chitnavis’s reaction to the software?

A．Positive.

B．Dismissive.

C．Skeptical.

D．Scared.

2. Which attraction is unable to be seen with Chronos?

A．The ancient Roman theater.	B．The birthplace of the Olympic Games.
C．Parts of the Acropolis Museum.	D．Three other monuments at the Acropolis.

3. What does the word “immersive” underlined in the last paragraph mean?

A．Unnatural.

B．Adventurous.

C．Painful.

D．Vivid.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．A tourist’s experience at the Acropolis.

B．A new way to restore ancient cultural sites.

C．A very helpful app to be introduced at the Acropolis.

D．The popularity of AR technologies at ancient attractions.

10 . In spring 1955, Rosalynn Carter was doing what she had been avoiding since she married Jimmy Carter: keeping house and raising children in the same tiny town where they grew up.

But her husband called for help from his family’s farm one day and said that he couldn’t manage the farm on his own. So Rosalynn Carter gathered their sons and returned to the tiny town. Soon she was managing finances and handling customers. “Finally, I got used to our new life and knew more about the business than he did, and he would take my advice about things,” Rosalynn Carter told The Associated Press in 2021.

Their marriage was almost a decade old when she went to the farm, but that was perhaps the true beginning of a partnership that helped Jimmy Carter win the Georgia governor’s office in 1970 and then the White House in 1976. Six years later, they co-founded The Carter Center and committed themselves to charity work for four decades in more than 145 countries, where many children, now adults, were named Jimmy or Rosalynn or Carter. Along that path was a small-town love story that included 77 years of marriage and two decades of family friendship before that. Their shared journey ended on November 19, 2023, with Rosalynn’s death at the age of 96.

“It’s hard to think of one of them without the other,” said Jill Stuckey, a longtime friend who saw the couple often during Rosalynn Carter’s last months. “When Jimmy was president. she even attended all White House meetings and discussed what she heard with him at home. They had nightly phone calls when they traveled separately.”

“Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished.” Jimmy Carter said in a statement released upon her death. “She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.”

1. How did Rosalynn Carter probably feel when she was asked to work on the farm?

A．Interested.

B．Unconcerned.

C．Proud.

D．Unwilling.

2. What did the Carters do in the early 1980s?

A．They bought a new farm in a small town.

B．They ran for the Georgia governor’s office.

C．They started to do charity work in the world.

D．They traveled in different countries as tourists.

3. What did Jill Stuckey say about the Carters?

A．Rosalynn Carter was an ambitious woman.

B．The couple were very attached to each other.

C．Jimmy Carter was not a qualified president.

D．They should not share the secret information.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Young Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter’s Love Stories

B．The World’s Responses to Rosalynn Carter’s Death

C．The Close Bond Between Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter

D．The Lasting Relationship Between the Carters’ Families