1 . While the arts can’t stop the COVID-19 virus or the social unrest we see in the world today, they can give us insight into the choices we make when moving through crises and chaos. The arts invite everyone to think in new ways.

We often experience works of art as something that’s pleasing to our senses without a full understanding of the creative effort. Great art often shows us contradictions and crises, and we can learn a great deal from their resolutions. Through our understanding of art, we can gain a deeper understanding of how we might overcome our own challenges. In understanding extremes of contrast, we can see the beauty in art with themes that are not simply pleasing for their magnificent features or qualities.

Beethoven offers a wonderful example of moving artfully through crises and chaos. He composed his Symphony No.9 as his hearing loss became more and more pronounced. The opening of the symphony seems to come out of nowhere, from near silence in the opening to a full expression of what many consider to be the joy of freedom and universal brotherhood with Schiller’s Ode to joy (欢乐颂). Beethoven appears to have created a work of art that not only freed him from his personal struggles, but one that also speaks to the joy of living together in peace and harmony.

Have a dialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they always start out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference—a oneness of the two opposing forces. The arts offer many lessons that can help us gain the knowledge we need to move more confidently in today’s competitive and uncertain environment. An openness to arts-based solutions will give you more control over your future.

1. What value does art have beyond pleasing people’s senses?

A．It brings people inner peace.	B．It contributes to problem-solving.
C．It reduces the possibility of crises.	D．It deepens understanding of challenges.

2. What can we learn about Beethoven’s Symphony No.9?

A．It celebrates freedom and unity.	B．It aims to show crises and chaos.
C．It opens with Schiller’s Ode to Joy.	D．It is unfinished due to his hearing loss.

3. What is the author’s suggestion on dealing with conflicting forces?

A．Leaving things as they are.	B．Making a choice between them.
C．Separating them from each other.	D．Engaging them in a conversation.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．How COVID-19 changes art	B．Moving artfully through crises
C．Essentials of Symphony No.9	D．How to appreciate arts in new ways

2 . The Best Free Tourist Places in America

Alaska: Anchorage Market and Festival

Although Anchorage isn’t the capital of Alaska, it is the state’s largest city with the largest population. The Anchorage Market and Festival is open and free of charge on weekends. Anchorage is at the beginning of the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, where walks can last between two hours and a half day.

It’s free, of course.

Arkansas : Walmart Museum

Lying in the northwest corner of Arkansas is Bentonville, which gave birth to a little mall you may have heard of. It’s Walmart, one of the biggest companies in the world at present. It is free to visit the Walmart Museum, which attracts thousands of visitors every year. And just outside the town is the well-known Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, which is also free.

Connecticut: Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut was the first place in the U.S. to offer pizza to the hungry and the homeless, including students of Yale University. While in New Haven you can go on a tour of the campus (校园), where many beautiful buildings have existed for a long time. It’s the university where President Bushes, Bill and Hillary Clinton, journalist Bob Woodward, and Samuel F. B. Morse studied.

Kansas: Santa Fe Trail

Western Kansas has very little light pollution. So as you travel along, stop once in a while and stare at the night sky. The Santa Fe Trail went through Kansas and you can still walk the longest remaining distance of the road just outside Dodge City.

1. What may especially attract visitors to Bentonville?

A．The chance to find many interesting goods.

B．The chance to get trained in a large company.

C．The chance to get something free in Walmart.

D．The chance to get a good knowledge of Walmart.

2. What can people do in New Haven?

A．Make pizza with students of Yale.

B．Appreciate old buildings.

C．Meet famous people.

D．Attend some free classes.

3. Which place is more attractive to those who enjoy the peaceful night sky?

A．Kansas.

B．Bentonville.

C．Anchorage.

D．New Haven.

3 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Steven，

I'm glad that you are coming to Beijing this summer vacation. You asked many question in your letter, and now let me answer them.

To start with, Beijing, the capital of China, is very attractive city with a long history. You can found all kinds of delicious food in Beijing, of that the most famous is the roast Beijing duck. I hope we will enjoy it. Besides, there is a great number of tourist attractions worth visiting, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace or the Forbidden City. These scenic spots have attracted millions of tourists in this year. I promise you will have a wonderfully time here in Beijing.

I'm looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.

Yours，

Liu Chao

5 . Physical education(体育), or PE, isn’t required for all high school students. In some schools, it isn’t offered for some different reasons. But should high school students receive physical education? The answer is certainly “Yes.”

Today many people don’t do sports. But as is known to all, doing sports is very important for an adult. Teaching teens the importance of a healthy lifestyle and making fitness plans now can help teens put exercise in the first place as an adult.

The American Heart Association says that 10 million kids and teens suffer from obesity(肥胖症). The increase in activities that don’t get teens to move around, such as computer games, means many teens don’t get their required exercise. PE classes act as a public health measure to encourage physical activities and help teens have healthy weights.

Not doing sports increases teens’ hazard of developing many diseases. An active lifestyle offers a good way of protection from these health problems. As much as 75 percent of health-care spending goes toward treating medical conditions that can be prevented by lifestyle changes, according to the American College of Sports Medicine.

According to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN), students who performed five hours of physical activity each week improved their academic(学业的)performance. Students from programs with no physical activity, who used the extra time for classroom study, did not perform better on tests than those who gave up some study time in support of physical education.

1. According to Paragraph 2, what does physical education in high school mean?

A．Making teens attach importance to exercise later.

B．Removing the stress faced by teens at school.

C．Getting teens to encourage adults to exercise.

D．Helping teens learn to make good plans.

2. What does the underlined word “hazard” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．happiness	B．risks
C．safety	D．sadness

3. According to the PCFSN, doing sports ________.

A．means making students choose between sports and studies

B．helps students make good use of all their time

C．means students adjust to their studies better

D．helps students do better in their studies

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Why high school students should receive physical education.

B．Why some schools consider physical education important.

C．How schools can help students love doing sports.

D．How high school students can live a better life.

6 . An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess(女乘务员) spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again !”

Then the captain（机长） came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”

1. The old lady had ________ .

A．glasses

B．a blanket over her head

C．a coat

D．a basket

2. She didn’t want to ________ .

A．take it off

B．turn it off

C．get on

D．talk about it

3. ________ spoke to her .

A．The air hostess

B．The man next to her

C．her husband

D．one of her friends

4. The old lady had never been ________ before .

A．in a bus

B．home

C．in a plane

D．in hospital

7 . We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from the places that are too crowded.

When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fish give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration is probably the migration of the fish which is called “salmon”. The fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is cold, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fell into the sea.

Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster. Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go.

So sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe things just like to travel.

1. Why do most animals move from one place to another at a certain time?

A．To give birth.	B．To enjoy warmer weather.
C．To find food more easily.	D．To find beautiful places.

2. Where does the fish called “salmon” spend a long life?

A．In salt water.

B．In rivers.

C．In fresh water.

D．At its birthplace.

3. The lobsters move ______.

A．to the fresh water

B．across the sea floor

C．in summer

D．to find more food

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Animals move in order to find food more easily.

B．The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration.

C．Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel.

D．Animals migrate for different reasons.

8 . After months of expectation and secrecy, the official mascot（吉祥物）of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games—a giant panda-inspired cartoon character made its first public debut with cheers at Beijing’s Shougang Ice Hockey Arena.

The panda is named “Bing Dwen Dwen” in Chinese. Bing means “ice” in Chinese, while Dwen Dwen suggests “health and cleverness” —characteristics also shared by pandas.

Pandas are perhaps the most recognized animal species in China, organizers said “Pandas combine China’s traditional culture and its modern appearance together with winter sports elements in a fascinating image that shows our great expectations for the Games and shows that we welcome the world. ” said Beijing Mayor Chen Jining, who also serves as an executive president on the organizing committee.

“I have already seen the mascot and from what I’ve seen it’s a wonderful choice, ” IOC President Thomas Bach said before introducing the character. “The mascot really takes in the best elements and characteristics of China and the Chinese people. It will be a great ambassador （大使） for the country and the 24th Winter Olympics. ”

The ring of light surrounding the mascot’s face is suggestive office and snow tracks, as well as the flowing “ribbons” of the National Speed Skating Oval. The oval is one of two new competition sites in downtown Beijing expected to become a landmark of the Games, according to its chief designer Cao Xue.

The introduction of the mascots marks the key point of a journey that began in August 2018, when Beijing organizers started a global design competition for the mascots. A total of 5,816 designs were received from 35 countries, and were reviewed by Chinese and international experts in a comprehensive evaluation and selection process.

The new mascot will serve as spirited symbol of the Games that will take place in the three zones of downtown Beijing, the suburban district of Yanging and co-host city Zhangjiakou in surrounding Hebei province.

1. What does the underlined word “debut” in paragraph1 mean?

A．Design

B．Attention

C．Appearance

D．Understanding

2. What does the mascot panda mean?

A．health and strength	B．modern appearance
C．traditional culture	D．expectation and welcome

3. What’s paragraph 6 mainly about?

A．The origin of the mascot image

B．The introduction to the mascot designer

C．The hard work behind the mascot design

D．The hidden meaning of the mascot image

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

A．The Mascot of the 24th Winter Olympic Games

B．A Historical Moment of the Winter Olympic Games

C．Comments on the Mascot of the 24th Winter Olympics

D．A Spirited Symbol of the Winter Olympic Games

9 . 假定你是李华，你市博物馆将举办中英双语中国茶文化展。你的外教Mr Smith是中国茶文化的爱好者，请给他写一封邮件，邀请他一起参观。内容包括：
1. 参观的时间、地点；
2. 展览的主要内容：中国茶的历史和文化、丰富的种类等；茶叶和茶具。
注意：1. 词数100个左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：茶具tea set
Dear Mr Smith,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

10 . Can red TV dramas awaken a strong desire in young people to learn about China’s revolutionary history? The answer is yes. Chinese TV drama Awakening Age, which narrates the story of how the Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded in 1921, ended several months ago, but it remains a hot topic on social media, where discussion shows that it has played a positive role in educating young people about China’s revolutionary history.

The TV series celebrating this year’s 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC has won high praise online. The stories of the young people in the drama — who gave everything, even their lives, to the revolution — have touched a large number of viewers. The storytelling in the show has also been hailed by viewers for successfully showing the depth of the CPC’s history and spirit, as well as the warmth of China and every family in the country.

Many audiences were inspired to find background information about the series and commented that this is their first time to voluntarily learn the history about the founding of the Party and the country. “I read many of Lu Xun’s novels such as A Madman’s Diary when I was in elementary school, but I couldn’t understand why he wrote them or the angry feelings hiding in the characters. After watching the drama, I read these novels again and found that I can now understand what they wanted to convey to readers,” said Li Lin, a 29-year-old viewer.

Some school teachers have been showing video clips from the series in classes to arouse students’ interest in the time period and help them learn more about history. A junior high school teacher from Taiyuan, in north China’s Shanxi Province, said that this has proven effective as some students told her after class that the show had left a strong impression on them.

1. What can we know about Awakening Age according to paragraph 1?

A．It inspired many students to join the CPC.	B．It described the establishment of the CPC.
C．Many famous actors starred in the drama.	D．It reached the most viewers among TV series.

2. Which of the following could replace the underlined word “hailed” in paragraph 2?

A．Recorded

B．Recalled

C．Proven

D．Praised

3. What did watching the drama help Li Lin acquire?

A．A firm decision to be a good writer.	B．The strong desire to be a CPC member.
C．A better understanding of related literature works.	D．The determination to be a successful actor.

4. What words could best describe the drama?

A．Instructive and touching.	B．Historical and delightful.
C．Informative and entertaining.	D．Imaginative and inspiring.