1 . Olly Neal grew up in Arkansas. He didn’t care much for high school. One day during his senior year, he cut class and walked into the school library. He discovered a book written by Frank Yerby. The book was The Treasure of Pleasant Valley and it attracted Neal’s attention. But there was one problem — if Neal took the book to the check out counter (收银台), his friends would know he was reading books.

“Then my fame (名誉) would be down,” Neal said. “I wanted them to know that all I could do was fight and cuss (咒骂).” Finally, Neal decided to steal the book.

A week later, Neal had finished the book. He brought it back to the library. But when he put it back, there was another book by Yerby. He took it as well. The same thing happened again. He read four of Yerby’s books that term — checking out none of them.

But Neal’s sneaky action turned out not to have been so sneaky after all. Attending his 13-year high school get-together, Neal met the school’s librarian, Mildred Grady. She saw Neal take that book. She said, “My first thought was to call him out, and then I realized what his situation was. So I decided that if Neal was showing an interest in books, I would find another one for him and put it in the same place where the one he had taken was.”

This was not an easy matter, because Frank Yerby’s books were not especially available. But the woman’s efforts paid off: Neal went on to attend law school and later became a great judge. When Grady died, Neal told the story and he said, “I thank Mrs. Grady for helping me get into the habit of enjoying reading, so that I was able to go to law school and survive.”

1. Why did Neal steal the book instead of checking it out?

A．To prove he was a skillful thief.

B．To show the book to his friends.

C．To keep being known as a troublemaker.

D．To avoid communicating with the librarian.

2. What does the underlined word “sneaky” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Secret.

B．Dangerous.

C．Brave.

D．Illegal.

3. How did Mrs. Grady influence Neal?

A．She taught Neal how to survive.

B．She persuaded Neal to be honest.

C．She encouraged Neal to study law.

D．She helped Neal develop reading habits.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Reading changes people’s life

B．A librarian changed a boy’s life

C．A senior student became a judge

D．Frank Yerby’s books attracted a boy

2 . Math and music are two entirely different fields of study, but there is a strong relevance between them. At some point, they tend to overlap, and it is common for people good at math to be good at music. It may seem illogical to compare the two, but there are more similarities between math and music than you would imagine.

Numbers can tell us more about music. Sounds strange but it’s true. Music is divided into sections that are called measures, where each measure has equal amounts of beats. This is comparable to mathematical divisions of time. Now, each piece of music will tell us how many beats there are in each measure. All the music notes have numerical connections and a number of beats. It is important to understand the value of fractions (分数) and notes to count the music correctly.

The biggest similarity between math and music in pattern. For example, music has repeating choruses while math uses patterns to explain the unknown. You can use different mathematical phenomena in music. These include geometry (几何学), signal processing, etc. In fact, research has shown that when music shows some mathematical structure, it tends to be more popular.

In addition to their shared elements, math and music can be taught using the principles of both. A student who enjoys math and music can benefit from both. For example, music can enhance cognition and reasoning skills. For instance, Einstein listened to music when solving math problems to increase clarity. Similarly, playing music can improve cognition, as it increases communication between the two brains.

Music is a gateway to many things, and until now, you probably didn’t realize that it’s just as demanding, analytical, logical and scientific as math. Something as simple as learning “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on the piano is actually setting your child up for bigger and better things; maybe they’ll pick up Pythagoras (毕达哥拉斯) in a flash, maybe they’ll be a genius in math, perhaps they’ll one day discover their own theory of relativity.

1. What does the author think about math and music?

A．Math and music are deeply intertwined.

B．Music is a totally different subject from math.

C．It sounds reasonable to compare math and music.

D．People expert at math all tend to be music lovers.

2. What’s mainly about the paragraph 2?

A．Measure is a piece of music.	B．Math helps in reading music.
C．Music sound appears strange.	D．Music beats equal to math numbers.

3. What statement will the author probably agree with?

A．Patterns are common in both math and music.

B．Certain music skills are practised via choruses.

C．Music principle seems easier than mathematics.

D．Reasoning skills in math chiefly rely on music.

4. What message does the last paragraph convey?

A．Musical involvement promotes to be a genius.

B．Music allows kids to combine math with piano.

C．Music offers kids potential success in mathematics.

D．Music may enhance the mathematics skills of all kids.

3 . The AIDA model is the foundation of modern marketing and advertising practice. It outlines the four basic steps used to persuade potentials to make a purchase. The first three steps lie in creating attention (A), decorating interest (I), and building desire (D) for the product, before the fourth step — the “call to action” (A) — tells them exactly how and where to buy. AIDA can channel the customer’s feelings through each stage toward reaching a sale.

Attracting the customer’s attention is the first challenge and this may be achieved by using an attracting phrase or picture. Once someone’s attention has been clutched, it must be turned into real interest. This is best done by providing a brief description of the product’s benefits to the consumer rather than simply listing the product’s main features or problem-solving claims.

Now, it is time to transform that interest into a desire for a product or service. This is where consumers need to believe their lives could be better by possessing the product. It could be a vital step towards turning a potential into a real customer.

“Call-to-action” is where all of the initial hard work pays off and leads to the action from a potential customer. For example, they might pick up the phone to discuss the idea of a trial of the services or, alternatively, they may just buy that product or service that has been promoted to them all along.

And AIDA is used to great effect in the movie industry. Movie studios begin their marketing campaigns months in advance. The campaigns develop by offering attractive flashes of the movie without giving too much away. Desire is inspired by the release of the full preview which is fully designed to show the exciting moments of the movie, from special effects to humorous lines of dialogue on the opening weekend. Advertisements in newspapers and on television focus on the movie’s release, inviting the consumer to go and buy a ticket.

1. What is the purpose of practising AIDA?

A．To create jobs.	B．To increase sales.
C．To research markets.	D．To introduce products.

2. What does the underlined word “clutched” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．Seized.

B．Freed.

C．Cheated.

D．Affected.

3. In which stage of the AIDA model may a customer call to try the service?

A．Action.

B．Interest.

C．Desire.

D．Attention.

4. Why does the author mention the movie industry in the last paragraph?

A．To design an AIDA model.	B．To display how AIDA works.
C．To show how to make a movie.	D．To advertise the movie industry.

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。

On the evening of September1, 2020, “First Class for the New Term”     1     (broadcast) on CCTV-1. This year’s “First Class for the New Term” takes “strong youth, strong China” as the theme, and focuses on the three chapters of “    2     (responsible), unity and science” through many important guests including Zhong Nanshan, Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu, Chen Wei and Xie Jun.

The post-90s     3     the national medical team of Peking University in Hubei Province came to the stage of “First Class for the New Term”. They told their stories of fighting the COVID- 19 through pictures, and showed the responsibilities of the young generation. Young people are strong, and China is strong. They proved     4     (they) responsibility with action.

Zhang Dingyu, the president of Jinyintan hospital in Wuhan, with ALS (渐冻人症), came to the stage . He has become a hero for many people over the past months. Without time     5     (care) about his illness, he saved hundreds of COVID- 19 patients. He felt that a person’s strength is small, but the strength of unity is huge,     6     can be gathered into great energy and confidence.

Zhang Wenhong, the director of Huashan Hospital, gave     7     interesting science lesson to the students. He sent ten “children’s health treasure book” for everyone. One of the most important and     8     (close) to students is that healthy growth is more important than achievement. He also said that as long as we     9     (real) know the information of the virus well, the virus will no longer be so terrible. This is the power of science.

The stories of these     10     (speaker) were so touching that the pupils’ eyes were red. Audience also said that they cried and praised the speakers as “heroes” and “backbone (脊梁) of the nation”

5 . “How can I make your darling son eat his food?” My husband shouted. I ________ to the scene from the kitchen. “Bill darling, why not ________ a mouthful of rice? Just for mom’s sake, dear.” Bill ________ his tears with the back of his hand. “OK, mom. I will eat the ________ lot of this. But, mom, if I eat all the rice, will you give me whatever I ________ for?” “Promise.”

Slowly and painfully, he ________ eating the whole quantity. After that, Bill came to me with his eyes wide with ________. “Mom, I want to have my ________ shaved this Sunday!” It was ________ for me to make the decision. “Our promise must be ________. Bill, your wish will be achieved.”

On Monday morning, I dropped him at his ________. It was a sight to watch my hairless Bill walking ________ his classroom. Just then, a girl got out of a car and shouted, “Bill, please wait for me!” What ________ me was the hairless head of that girl.

“Madam, your son Bill is ________ indeed!” Without introducing himself, a man got out of the ________ and continued, “That girl is my daughter Lily. She is ________ from a serious disease. She lost all her hair due to the side effects of the ________. She refused to return school, fearing the ________ teasing of her schoolmates. Bill promised her that he would ________ the teasing issue. However, I ________ imagined he would sacrifice his lovely curly hair for my daughter!”

I stood there and then I swept, “My kind son, you’re teaching me how selfless real love is!”

1.

A．fled

B．rushed

C．adapted

D．appeared

2.

A．take

B．change

C．bring

D．drink

3.

A．flowed

B．collected

C．wiped

D．checked

4.

A．mere

B．near

C．far

D．whole

5.

A．ask

B．mean

C．charge

D．benefit

6.

A．avoided

B．denied

C．finished

D．missed

7.

A．anxiety

B．expectation

C．angel

D．sadness

8.

A．head

B．face

C．back

D．beard

9.

A．mind

B．belief

C．fame

D．time

10.

A．forgotten

B．kept

C．broken

D．built

11.

A．family

B．class

C．school

D．house

12.

A．from

B．behind

C．outside

D．toward

13.

A．surprised

B．scared

C．annoyed

D．amused

14.

A．selfish

B．great

C．busy

D．naughty

15.

A．tent

B．lab

C．car

D．room

16.

A．learning

B．hearing

C．suffering

D．resulting

17.

A．economy

B．poison

C．system

D．medicine

18.

A．cruel

B．happy

C．funny

D．normal

19.

A．get away from

B．look forward to

C．take care of

D．catch up with

20.

A．again

B．never

C．always

D．once

6 . Effects of Daylight Saving Time (DST)

We lose an hour of sleep as we turn our clocks an hour ahead on Sunday morning. An hour may not seem like a lot, but it can have significant effects on the body.     1    

Heart attacks increase after the spring time changes.

A study found, compared to other Mondays during the year, a 25 percent jump in the number of heart attacks occurs on Monday after DST starts. The total number of heart attacks didn’t change for the whole week, though.     2     It could be the combined stress of a typical back-to-work Monday.

Tiredness is more common.

Sleep loss can have more obvious health effects, like fatigue and decreased productivity at work.     3     It suggests that sleep deprived employees are spending more time on the Internet for relaxation while pretending to do work.

    4    

High school students may be particularly vulnerable to DST-induced sleep loss, since their internal clocks make it difficult for them to shift their sleep patterns an hour earlier. A study found that teens lost significant sleep after the spring time changes, and showed increased sleepiness, delayed reaction time, and more mind wandering on subsequent days.

Terrible headaches may strike.

    5     It happens especially after the increase in warmth and light. The number of headaches increase around DST changes (in the spring and the fall), or around the summer and winter solstices (至，至日) —the longest and shortest days of the year.

A．Teens are especially exhausted.

B．Depression diagnoses rise in the fall.

C．The pressure just shifted to earlier in the week.

D．Spending time outdoors may provide some protection.

E．For people getting terrible headaches, attacks often occur around seasonal changes.

F．Google searches for entertainment rise sharply on Monday after the spring time changes.

G．Indeed, studies have noted all kinds of effects are associated with DST.

7 . People climbing Qomolangma are two times as likely to reach the top and less likely to die on the climb than 20 years ago, a new study finds. Everest is the tallest mountain above sea level on the earth. It reaches 8,848.86 meters into the sky. Between2006 and 2020, around two thirds of climbers were successful in their attempt to reach the top. In the 15 years before that, only about one-third went all the way to the top.

The study was a project of researchers at the University of Washington and the University of California, Davis. They found that the risk of dying on the mountain was 0.5 percent for women and 1.1 percent for men in recent years. That is down from 1.9 percent and 1.7 percent in the period from 1990 and 2005.

The study noted that on a single day in May of last year, 396 climbers had gathered at the narrow path just below the top. The area, known as the “death zone”, is so narrow that only a small number of climbers can pass through, one directly behind another.

A picture of climbers waiting their turn to go up and down through the death zone became famous as it was shared online. Yet researchers say the crowds were not the main reason for the deaths last year. However, overcrowding does make the climb more dangerous. If crowding slows climbers (as is expected), this increases their exposure to the elements, which should increase risk of an accident or illness. An unexpected storm, earthquake, or landslide could be disastrous.

Climbers have expressed concern that Nepal was giving anyone willing to pay the government $11,000 authorization to climb Everest.

1. What was the current death rate among female mountaineers?

A．0.5%.

B．1.1%.

C．1.7%.

D．1.9%.

2. Why does the “death zone” make climbers more dangerous?

A．It is too hard to pass.	B．It slows down climbing.
C．It often makes people ill.	D．It usually causes climbing.

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

A．Choice.	B．Attempt.
C．Permission.	D．Encouragement.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．The New Height of Mount Everest

B．The Location of the Death Zone

C．The Reason Why People Climb Mount Everest

D．A New Study of Climbing Mount Everest

8 . The “Challenger Deep”, in the southern part of the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 11,000 meters(about 36,000 feet), is the deepest point of the ocean floor, world over. The Mariana Trench was formed from collision of two tectonic (构造的) plates, which were parts of the oceanic crust. One plate sank while the other climbed over, creating the deepest point of the ocean.

If Mount Everest is placed in the depths of the Mariana Trench, it would be totally submerged in water, with about 2,000 meters of water above it! The “Challenger Deep” gets its name from the British Navy vessel called “HMS Challenger” which made a first measurement of its depth in 1875.

In 1960, man reached the ultimate depth through a special underwater exploring space craft, called “Bathyscaphe”. The submersible (可下沉的) vessel called the “Trieste” reached the “Challenger Deep” on 23nd January, 1960. At that depth, the two men who were operating the submersible had about 7 miles of water over them, which exerted a pressure of 16,000 pounds per square inch! Unfortunately, they could do little except measuring the depth as their descent raised debris which reduced their visibility to zero.

Later in 1996, the Japanese unmanned remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), Kaiko made the deepest unmanned dive ever and brought home samples of bacteria living in these depths. The most productive dive of the “Challenger Deep” was made very recently in May 2009.The US built hybrid ROV “Nereus” reached the “Challenger Deep” and spent 10 hours on the ocean floor, sending live video data and collecting biological samples.

1. What does the “Challenger Deep” get its name from?

A．An explorer.

B．An island.

C．A ship.

D．A voyage.

2. Why is Mount Everest mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．To show the depth of the Mariana Trench.

B．To compare it to the “Challenger Deep”.

C．To show how the Mariana Trench was formed.

D．To show the importance of the Mariana Trench.

3. What did the two men do during the 1960 exploration of the “Challenger Deep”?

A．They failed to measure the depth of it.

B．They only measured the depth of it.

C．They gave a more exact measurement of it.

D．They measured the depth of it with ease.

4. What contributions did the Japanese explorers make?

A．They made the deepest dive.	B．They made the most productive dive.
C．They spent most time underwater.	D．They brought up living organisms.

9 . PART-TIME EDITOR

KHOU has an immediate opening for an experienced, energetic part-time editor. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced team environment, we want to hear from you!

Duties

Edit videos for daily news coverage, special projects, and sweep period pieces. Provide video material to our website as needed. Gather professional videos and audio when necessary. Perform other duties in audio and video production as assigned.

Job Requirements

※ College degrees with previous newsroom experiences preferred.

※ Ability to determine good audio and picture quality; ability to edit with continuity and creativity on non-linear systems.

※ Must be tean-oriented, have a positive attitude, and posses good computer skills and strong communication skills.

※ Must be able to work a flexible shift and occasional overtime.

About US

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1. What does the work in the advertisement include?

A．Make up feature stories.

B．Put on performances in live shows.

C．Prepare video material for the website.

D．Collect all videos and audio that can be got.

2. Who has the qualification for the job mentioned in the advertisement?

A．A student who is studying in a middle school.

B．A student who has never done relaled work.

C．A person who knows nothing about audio quality.

D．A person who has job-related experience and can work a flexible shift.

3. When did KHOU begin to lead local journalism?

A．20 years ago.	B．40 years ago.
C．60 years ago.	D．80 years ago.

10 . At 1:43 a.m. October 5, 2022, Stanford chemist Carolyn R. Bertozzi was awakened by a phone call from a Nobel committee representative who told her, “You have 50 minutes to collect yourself and wait until your life changes.” Instructed not to share the announcement outside of her tightest inner circle, the first person Bertozzi called was her father, a retired physics professor from MIT. “He’s 91 and, of course, he was just overjoyed,” said Bertozzi.

Carolyn Bertozzi, born October 10, 1966, Boston, was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for her development of bioorthogonal reactions, which allow scientists to explore cells and track biological processes without disturbing the normal chemistry of the cell. She shares the $10 million Swedish kronor (about $1 million USD) prize equally with Morten Meldal, professor at University of Copenhagen and K. Barry Sharpless, professor at Scripps Research “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.”

Carolyn received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Harvard University in 1988 and a doctorate in the same subject from the University of California, Berkeley in 1993. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, from 1993 to 1995. She became an assistant professor at Berkeley in 1996 and a full professor of chemistry and molecular and cell biology in 2002. She also held an appointment as a professor of molecular and cellular pharmacology from 2000 to 2002 at the University of California, San Francisco. In 2015 she became a professor of chemistry at Stanford University.

“I could not be more delighted that Carolyn Bertozzi has won the Nobel Prize in chemistry,” said Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne. “In pioneering the field of bioorthogonal chemistry, Carolyn invented a new way of studying biomolecular processes, one that has helped scientists around the world gain a deeper understanding of chemical reactions in living systems. Her work has had remarkable real-world impact, providing new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to treat disease. Carolyn is so deserving of this honor, and all of us at Stanford are too proud to call her one of our own.”

Carolyn’s bioorthogonal reactions have been used to study how cells build proteins and other molecules, to develop new cancer medicines, and to produce new materials for energy storage, among many other applications.

1. Why does the author mention the phone call Carolyn received in Paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the background information of Carolyn.

B．To reveal a conversation between two scientists.

C．To arouse the readers’ interest in the passage.

D．To show the urgency about the information.

2. What can we learn about Carolyn from paragraphs 2 and 3?

A．Her education and success.	B．Her delight and pride.
C．Her kindness and devotion.	D．Her dream and ambition.

3. What can we infer from Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s words?

A．He wants to cooperate with Carolyn.

B．Carolyn has found a new cure for cancer.

C．He benefits greatly from Carolyn’s findings.

D．Carolyn’s findings are of great significance.

4. What is the text?

A．A profile.	B．A news report.
C．A journal.	D．A book review.