1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The local government of Zibo issued two open letters to all citizens. The government expressed    1     (it) gratitude for the citizens’ warmth and hospitality toward visitors coming to enjoy the city’s signature barbecue,    2    has recently become a hit across the country.

Since early March, Zibo’s local barbecue    3     (cause) a sensation online. But how did Zibo rise to fame? From July 2022 to February2023, Zibo organized many trips to the city for university students. Despite reaching peak visitation numbers, there was no sense of panic. Instead, several supportive    4     (policy) were promptly introduced, such as establishing a “Golden Stove Award”, forming a barbecue association, creating a map of Zibo’s barbecue restaurants,    5    launching 21 dedicated tourist routes that go beyond just the barbecue.

Zibo’s sudden boom in popularity also resulted    6    the post-pandemic tourism revival China has experienced. The city aims to restore its tourist industry and ensure    7     (sustain) growth.     8     (achieve) this goal, it has created    9    welcoming environment with convenient services for your people, particularly university students. The city has also invited students from distinguished universities to visit Zibo for free,     10     (signal) its eagerness to attract talented young individuals.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did John enjoy doing in his childhood?

A．Touring France.

B．Painting pictures.

C．Playing outdoors.

2. What did John do soon after he moved to the US?

A．He studied biology.

B．He did business.

C．He worked on a farm.

3. Why did John initially go hunting?

A．For pleasure.

B．For food.

C．For money.

4. What are the main objects of John’s works?

A．American birds.

B．Human behaviors.

C．Family members.

5 . Thinking of getting your child to take up a sport that involves (牵涉) a coach or instructor? Good news: A new study finds that children who take part in organized physical activity at a young age are less likely to have emotional difficulties by the time they turn 12.

“The elementary school years are a key time in child development, “said Frederic N. Brier, a psycho-education professor who led the study, published this month in Pediatric Research. “And every parent wants to raise a well-adjusted child. “

Researchers followed a birth group over time to examine whether continual participation in organized sport from 6 to 10 would lower risks related with emotional distress, anxiety, shyness, social pullback at the age of 12. Their goal was to test this question as critically as possible by eliminating (排除) pre-existing child or family conditions that could offer an alternative explanation.

To do this, Brier and his team examined data from a group of children born in 1997 or 1998 who are part of the Quebee Longitudinal Study of Child Development. From age 6 to 10, mothers reported whether their children participated in organized physical activity. At the age of 12, teachers reported on the children’s levels of emotional distress, anxiety, shyness, and social pullback at school.

“The results revealed that children who participated frequently from 6 to 10 showed fewer instances of those factors at the age of 12 than their peers who did not join in physical activity in a continual way, “said Brier. “We found these benefits above and beyond pre-existing individual and family characteristics.”

“Getting kids actively involved in organized sport seems to promote global development. This involvement appears to be good on a socio-emotional level and not just because of physical benefits. Being less emotionally distressed at the key stage between elementary and high school is a priceless benefit for children, as they are about to enter a much larger universe with bigger academic challenges. This research supports current parental guidelines promoting children’s involvement in physical activity, “Brier concluded.

1. Why did Brier’s team follow a birth group over time?

A．To test their guess.	B．To check their health.
C．To offer alternative explanation.	D．To record their mental conditions.

2. How did the researchers reach their conclusion?

A．By doing survey on teachers.

B．By eliminating other factors.

C．By analyzing and comparing data.

D．By organizing physical activities.

3. What does Brier think of the results?

A．They have broad prospect.

B．They need further testing.

C．They are beyond his imagination.

D．They are in line with his expectation.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Kids will benefit from organized sport

B．Sticking to organized sport can help kids adjust

C．Organized sport promotes emotional conditions

D．School education is critical for child development

6 . 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。

Shennongjia is said to be the place     1     Yan Di once lived. Some visitors hope that they may even encounter the legendary wild men in the remote mountains and virgin (原始状态的) forests. They do not     2     (actual) see any wild man, but they are attracted by Shennongjia’s vibrant (充满生机的) ecology, rich biodiversity and karst landforms.

Shennongjia’s beauty     3     (vary) over the year as nature takes its course.     4     (tourist) can enjoy flower blossoms in spring, be shaded from the summer heat, appreciate red leaves in autumn     5     go skiing in winter. In 2010s, China announced its plan of     6     (build) 10 pilot national parks for ecosystem preservation, including in Shennongjia Forestry District, Hubei Province.

Official data showed that visitors to Shennongjia Forestry District     7     (reach) about 15. 5 million in 2020. By 2025, the forest area aims     8     (increase) that annual figure to over 30 million, with tourism revenue of more than 10 billion yuan.

Visitors can employ a bus service if they do not drive     9     (they) own cars. The journey to Shennongjia will take up to five hours from nearby Yichang or Shiyan. In May, 2021, Shennongjia was connected to     10       newly built freeway, making the mountainous region more accessible.

8 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．An accident.

B．A restaurant.

C．A cook.

10 . In 1999, Rebecca Constantino began doing a study at schools across Los Angeles. She had just completed a PhD in Language, Literacy and Learning, and she was analyzing children’s access to books in wealthy and low-income communities.

One day, she saw something that stopped her in her tracks. “I was at a school in a wealthy community, and they were getting rid of almost brand-new books because they didn’t have room in the library, “said Constantino. She put the books in her car and drove them to a school in an underserved community.

Shocked by the difference she saw in public school libraries, Constantino became determined to bridge the gap. “School libraries are not funded well, and sometimes not funded at all,” said Constantino. “If you’re a child in an underserved community, you’re left with boring, outdated, and uninteresting books. “

The word about Constantino’s work was spread, and books began piling up. Today, her nonprofit organization, Access Books, has provided more than 1. 5 million books to public-school and community libraries across California. The group has also redecorated close to 350 libraries in public schools and homeless shelters.

Constantino recruits (招募) volunteers who work alongside the community to create a warm, vibrant (充满生机的) and welcoming library space. Students and their families, as well as school staff and teachers, come together to join in. “We’re working together. It’s not a gift; it’s a partnership. It really builds a sense of community,” said Constantino.

In addition to book donations and refurbishing (再装修) libraries, the group offers author visits with schools and holds an annual writers conference for kids. Constantino said, “If we provide high-interest books and a beautiful library space, they do come and they do read. We found that in the schools that we serve, the number of books borrowed increases significantly after our coming. So we know that kids are really interested in the books that we give. My goal is that kids can always have a friend in a book and they can always turn to a book to find comfort and to learn something.”

1. Why did Constantino do the study in 1999?

A．To prepare for a PhD.

B．To reduce the waste of books.

C．To donate more books to poor communities.

D．To figure out kids’ ways of gaining reading books.

2. How did Constantino bridge the gap?

A．By obtaining donated books.

B．By raising money on the street.

C．By founding a profitable organization.

D．By getting support from the local government.

3. Which can best describe Constantino’s work?

A．Challenging.

B．Successful.

C．Depressing.

D．Doubtful.

4. What impact does the nonprofit organization have on kids in poor communities?

A．They can turn to writers on campus.

B．They are more willing to read books.

C．They donate their own books to school libraries.

D．They think the books on the shelf difficult to read.