1 . 将下列几个部分（A、B、C、D和E）按题号排序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。
A. After one month of painting every day, from sunrise to sunset, I was selling here and there, mostly right off the easel (画架), but I quickly burned through my savings, and soon after, lost my apartment and moved into my car parked along the Pacific Coastline. A few more months passed. I was underfed and had no gas to move my car, but I kept painting.
B. This was back in 2008 and so many years later, I’m painting more than ever. I will still pick up an illustration job from time to time, but painting plein air is what I love more than anything - this is how I spend my time. I have work in a couple of galleries here in Oregon, but I do most of my sales through my website, which is updated daily.
C. One day, with a dozen paintings laid out by my feet in South Laguna with a serious sunburn and hungry stomach, a woman walked by, complimented my work and then bought all of my paintings! Turns out this woman was a big art collector. Then she generously gave me a show in her home a couple of weeks later. I nearly sold out at the show and then I got picked up by a famous gallery in Laguna Beach the following week.
D. After graduating from art school with a degree in illustration (插图), I was at a stand still and didn’t know how to work in the art industry. Back then, I was still living in Laguna Beach, California, so I decided to try my hand at plein air (野外写生) painting. This was something I had only done once or twice before, and with little success.
E. After a week, I fell in love with the work of Edgar Payne, William Wendt and the like, and at that moment I knew this was what I wanted to do with my life.
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2 . Mei Lum is the fifth-generation owner of Wing on Wo & Co. in Manhattan’s Chinatown.

For Lum, the oldest-running business in Manhattan’s Chinatown sees the neighbourhood growing larger and larger and is an informal living room where she came of age. In the store on Mott Street, she shared meals with her family, took Chinese lessons with her grandparents and helped clean the store as a young girl.

Wing on Wo was started in the 1890s. In the early days, Wing on Wo was a general store that mainly sold dried fish and canned (罐装的) goods. It was also an informal post office. When Lum’s grandmother, Nancy, took over in 1965, she decided to focus on porcelain (瓷器) specifically. Its heyday (全盛时期) was the late 70s to the late 80s. A lot of the goods came from Hong Kong, where Lum’s grandfather grew up.

In 2016, her grandmother planned to sell the porcelain specialty shop and its building. Lum, who was preparing to study international relations at Columbia University, decided to take over the store — not only to preserve (保护) its cultural value, but to create a community centre.

“I see the store as a place for conversation for Asian Americans. They want to learn about family history and tradition, and are curious about their cultural identity. I want them to learn about their identity through our porcelain,” Lum said.

Wing on Wo has remained a family business from its founding. Lum’s father, Gary, has been manning the counter (柜台) for the past 30 years. Her mother, Lorraine, processes orders and manages the website. Even her grandmother helps out with some work in the store.

The pandemic pushed Lum to start learning how to run an online store. She’s also added a lot of new activities, including youth programs, an artist residency and a ceramicist fair, to ensure that in addition to preserving tradition, the business is shaping the future of Chinatown.

1. What did the store mean to Lum according to paragraph 2?

A．It gave her a chance to help her neighbours.

B．It played an important role in her childhood.

C．It helped her to develop a money-saving lifestyle.

D．It had a great influence on her choice of university.

2. What did Nancy do in 1965?

A．She sold Wing on Wo.	B．She opened a new general store.
C．She began selling only porcelain in the store.	D．She changed the store into a porcelain factory.

3. Why did Lum decide to take over the store?

A．To collect money for her college education.

B．To learn business skills from her grandmother.

C．To encourage young people to start a family business.

D．To provide a historical connection for Asian Americans.

4. Which of the following best describes Lum?

A．Responsible and forward-looking.	B．Humorous and hard-working.
C．Creative and honest.	D．Kind and patient.

3 . I had no idea that the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) existed (存在) until I went to the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder club fair with my best friend in September. There was a stand that was run to find volunteers for the festival in the spring, and I signed up. I wasn't quite passionate (狂热的) about films but just wanted to do some volunteer work.

The first volunteer shift I had was before the festival started, and I got to organize all of the passes needed for the festival, including those of all the volunteers, sponsors, filmmakers, and VIP members. I even managed to get a picture of myself and Ale c Baldwin's pass.

During the festival, I worked as a vaccine (疫苗) checker, checking people's vaccination cards and giving out wristbands since BIFF required everyone to be vaccinated to enter the many halls. This job-wasn't terrible, except for the fact that we were outside most of the time and it was snowing. By the end, I could hardly feel my feet, but I kept in high spirits.

After finishing my volunteer work, I was able to see a few films for free. Besides some short films, I really enjoyed “The Last Mountain,” a documentary about the life and death on a mountain in 2019 of the British climber, Tom Ballard, and the mountaineering history of his family. While I was crying throughout most of the movie, it was an inspiring story about love and passion.

I really enjoyed my time at BIFF. It was well-organized and everyone working for the festival was passionate about making it a great experience for everyone alike. Next year, I hope to invite some of my friends to volunteer with me, or at least encourage them to watch a couple of amazing films!

1. Where did the author find out about BIFF?

A．At a volunteer event he had attended.	B．At the CU Boulder club fair.
C．From a volunteer of BIFF.	D．From his best friend.

2. What volunteer work did the author do during the festival?

A．He guided people to different places at the festival.

B．He made wristbands for people who asked for them.

C．He gave out passes to filmmakers and VIP members.

D．He made sure everyone attending the festival was vaccinated.

3. What can we learn about the film “The Last Mountain”?

A．It is about a wealthy British family.	B．It is difficult to understand.
C．It is a sad story.	D．It is really short.

4. What is the author's purpose in writing this text?

A．To introduce a special film festival.

B．To share his experiences at a film festival.

C．To show how he developed an interest in films.

D．To discuss the benefits of volunteering at film festivals.

5 . Born in London on 28 November 1772, Luke Howard was interested in the weather from an early age     1     He was instead easily distracted (分心) by the clouds he could see through the window. He started his career as a pharmacist, producing and sending out medicines for people.     2     He soon became an amateur meteorologist (业余气象学者).

In 1802, Howard presented his research in a lecture to the Askesian Society, a club for people who were interested in science. At this point, meteorology hadn't progressed as much as other sciences, because it was difficult to take observations when the weather was always changing. To take his observations, Howard did sketches (草图) of the clouds as they moved and changed in the sky.     3    

Howard suggested that although the shapes of clouds were changing, there were three basic types of clouds in the sky, to which he gave Latin names.     4    . The second was“cumulus”, meaning heap (一堆) or pile. And the third was “stratus”, meaning layer or sheet. He also introduced four other cloud types to recognize the changing clouds when they are joining together or breaking apart. In 1803, he published his research in a paper called “On the Modifications of Clouds”.

After the publication of Howard's research, the field of meteorology continued to develop. Scientists now have a much greater understanding of weather patterns (模式) all around the world.     5     Professor Liz Bentley, Chief Executive of the Royal Meteorological Society, said, “His scientific work helped us understand our climate.”

A．There are now 10 types of clouds.

B．But his true passion was meteorology.

C．But it was Howard's work that started it all.

D．He couldn't stay focused when he was at school.

E．This helped him to recognize the forms we know today.

F．Howard's findings also inspired the artist John Constable.

G．The first was called “cirrus”, which means tendril or hair in Latin.

6 . The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone's daily life. While our experiences were ________, there's one thing many of us had in common: quarantine (隔离期) hair.

Salons (美发厅) were closed for months, but our ________ didn't stop growing. So my 12-year-old daughter, who needed a haircut even before the quarantine, ________ to do something good with her hair. She planned to donate (捐赠) it.

We had ________ donating her hair before, so she ________ that it needed to be a certain length. “Maybe someday,” she said.

And I wasn't surprised when she said she was ________ with her hair having grown ________ enough to both meet the donation requirement and leave her with a shoulder-length haircut during the quarantine.

When the salon finally ________ again, my daughter sat ________ in the chair and talked to the hairdresser. She mentioned how great it was that she could ________ someone else just by cutting her hair. Listening to their conversation, I wondered when my daughter had become so mature (成熟的).

Any ________ I had that she would regret her decision disappeared as I watched the hairdresser hand her the first ponytail (马尾辫). She was ________ and looked at it in excitement.

She wanted a ________, and she got it. I went into that salon with my little girl. I ________ with a young lady and a bag filled with the hair.

Days later, as we stood in line at the post office to mail her hair, I looked at my daughter and felt ________ of the kind and thoughtful young lady she'd become.

1.

A．useful

B．important

C．interesting

D．different

2.

A．hair

B．population

C．weight

D．business

3.

A．remembered

B．continued

C．learned

D．decided

4.

A．kept on

B．succeeded in

C．talked about

D．benefited from

5.

A．knew

B．imagined

C．agreed

D．wondered

6.

A．safe

B．nervous

C．ready

D．busy

7.

A．thick

B．long`

C．strong

D．straight

8.

A．opened

B．moved

C．disappeared

D．failed

9.

A．hopelessly

B．carefully

C．regretfully

D．confidently

10.

A．guide

B．visit

C．help

D．invite

11.

A．worries

B．dreams

C．difficulties

D．comments

12.

A．silent

B．satisfied

C．frightened

D．strict

13.

A．bag

B．reply

C．job

D．change

14.

A．traveled around

B．walked out

C．ran away

D．broke in

15.

A．proud

B．tired

C．shy

D．ashamed

7 . 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。

Facial surgery (手术) is a serious business, especially on children     1     are not yet fully grown but Melbourne researchers are developing a technique that could change the face of children’s surgery.

This new     2     (develop) will allow doctors to work out a child’s normal face shape at different ages to predict (预测) future growth.

Researchers at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) could soon replace the ruler currently     3     (use) to track changes in a child’s head and face with 3D images. By     4     (improve) the ability to predict normal growth and future changes in a child’s face, doctors will be able to    5     (well) complete their surgery than before.

MCRI’s Mr Harold Matthews said current     6     (method), including using patients’ photographs and X-rays were slow. Together     7     researchers in Belgium, Mr Matthews is pioneering a new tool that provides averages (平均值) for normal growth of the face throughout childhood.

The project intends     8     (take) some of the guesswork out of surgery. For example, in children with Pierre Robin Sequence, a serious condition which means they are born with an underdeveloped jaw(下颚), some doctors choose to fix it early while others wait to see if the child’s face will     9     (natural) correct itself as it grows. Without this new technology,     10     is difficult to know which method is better for each child.