1 . Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22nd. Take some time to find out about how one man, who was determined to change the way we treated our planet, didn’t stop until he had made a difference.
In 1963, Senator Gaylord Nelson wasn’t happy with the earth’s condition. He wanted to clean up the planet, solve pollution and environmental problems. A senator is someone US citizens choose to help make laws, so Gaylord had a lot of power. He went to John F. Kennedy, the President at the time, with his concerns. The President agreed that the planet’s environment was a serious issue, so President Kennedy went around the country on a five-day tour to promote the idea of cleaning up the planet. People began making small changes but it wasn’t enough.
A few years later, Senator Nelson decided to put one day aside every year for the cause of saving the planet. On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated. Since then, Earth Day has become an international holiday. People all over the world are doing something to make Earth a cleaner, better place.
A rock band named Dramarama wrote a song about Earth Day in 1993 called What are We Gonna Do. People are paying more and more attention to save the earth.
1. From the passage we know that Mr. Gaylord Nelson _____.| A．had a little power |
| B．was a President |
| C．was the first to put forward Earth Day |
| D．was the first who decided to save the earth |
| A．Earth Day is an international holiday. |
| B．Earth Day is a holiday that is only celebrated in the U.S. |
| C．John F. Kennedy was chosen by the US citizens to make laws. |
| D．On April 22, 1963, the first Earth Day was celebrated. |
| A．have a good rest at home |
| B．have a five-day tour |
| C．choose someone to make laws to protect the earth |
| D．do something to make the planet a cleaner, better place |
①What are We Gonna Do was written．
②The first Earth Day was celebrated．
③Senator Nelson formed the idea of cleaning up the planet．
④Present Kennedy agreed to promote the idea．
| A．③④②① | B．①③④② | C．④①③② | D．②④①③ |
| A．Earth Day — Having a good holiday. |
| B．Earth Day — Cleaning up our planet. |
| C．Earth Day — Celebrating it. |
| D．Earth Day — Learning about it. |
Lindsay didn’t feel herself last month. She was a really good student, but to her
Worried that it affected her daily life
3 . Some students get so nervous before a test. They do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a professor at the University of Chicago in Illinois, has studied these highly anxious test-takers. The students start worrying about the results. And when they worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources (资源).
Professor Beilock and another researcher, Gerardo Ramirez, have developed a possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test-takers spend ten minutes writing about their worries about the test.
The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short maths tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the upcoming second test.
Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of 12% worse on the second test. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of 5%. Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things unrelated to the test. Professor Beilock says highly anxious students who did the writing got an average grade of B+, compared to a B- for those who did not.
“What we showed is that for students who are highly test-anxious, who’d done our writing intervention (干预), all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. They were performing just as well as their classmates who don’t normally get nervous in these tests.”
But what if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance.
1. What may the students start worrying about before an exam?| A．Whether they can pass the exams. |
| B．What other students do during the test. |
| C．Whether they have remembered the materials. |
| D．What kind of problems they will meet on the test paper. |
| A．Asking the students to think nothing of the test. |
| B．Asking the students to focus on the test. |
| C．Asking the students to sit quietly before the test. |
| D．Asking the students to write about their worries before the test. |
| A．became less nervous before the test. |
| B．were better at controlling their feelings. |
| C．did worse than those who wrote about their feelings. |
| D．did better than those who took two tests. |
| A．Writing about worries before an exam can work a bit. |
| B．Studying in the library can improve students’ performance. |
| C．Students can only write about worries right before an exam. |
| D．It doesn’t matter where to write about worries before an exam. |
4 . In my hometown, Oklahoma, the dirt goes everywhere. When my sister, Faye, and I walk to school, we cover our mouths so we don’t breathe in the dirt. Mama says all the dust is due to the drought(干旱).
Last Sunday, there was no dirt in the air, only bright spring sunshine and a clear blue sky. After church, Papa went to the field to check on the cattle while Mama started dinner. Faye and I played in the yard. Then the temperature suddenly dropped, and Mama shouted from the house, “Iris, you and Faye get inside, real quick now!”
I looked to the west and saw a huge black cloud of dust. “Faye, go with Mama!” I shouted. “I will warn Papa.” Covering my face with one hand, I struggled my way toward our family car and got in. The storm hit so fast that the day turned into night in an instant. Papa was still out there! I needed to help him find the car. I turned on the front lights, but would Papa see them in the thick darkness? I pushed the horn (喇叭) again and again, hoping Papa would hear it.
Suddenly, to my great surprise and relief, Papa’s face appeared at the window. He opened the door and climbed onto the seat next to me. After Papa shut off the car’s lights, we huddled together in the darkness for hours. I worried the dirt would bury us.
Finally, the wind subsided and the dust began to settle. We got out and reached the front porch just as Mama and Faye came out from the house.
“I’m safe thanks to Iris,” Papa said. “The car’s horn led me to shelter.”
“I’m so proud of you,” Mama said to me.
Tears of joy streamed down my dirty checks because our family had survived the horrible storm.
1. When the storm came, Iris went to the car to_____.| A．help her papa stay away from the storm | B．turn to her papa for help |
| C．send the car for her papa to drive | D．tell her papa about her safety |
| A．Surprised. | B．Happy. | C．Worried. | D．Proud. |
| A．got up | B．came along | C．went on | D．died down |
| A．Love for Papa | B．Drought in Oklahoma |
| C．Rescue on black Sunday | D．Papa trapped in the storm |
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Kanken 15” backpack
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Timbuk2 Command backpack
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Amazon Basics backpack
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1. What makes L. Bean Quad backpack attractive?| A．The color and the design. |
| B．The style and the quality. |
| C．The cost and the public praise. |
| D．The lightweight and the simplicity. |
| A．Kanken 15” backpack. |
| B．L. Bean Quad backpack. |
| C．Amazon Basics backpack. |
| D．Timbuk2 Command backpack. |
| A．Fashion. | B．Price. | C．Comfort. | D．Storage. |
Jeremy was not expected to live after the accident. His car was completely destroyed when a drunk driver did not stop at the red light. The car hit Jeremy’s side of the car and pushed it into a tree. Many months later Jeremy still had trouble remembering his family. Many things about his past were gone. He had a noticeable limp when he walked.
His parents had flown in from Madison to be with him during his treatment in Chicago. Now he was leaving the hospital and he regained most of his memory. The doctors were amazed that he had survived, much less, that he would be walking out of the hospital. The staff of the hospital were all there to cheer him on to his life outside of the hospital. While he still had a lot of tough work to do with his recovery, the doctors were optimistic that he would regain his physical abilities.
Jeremy had played football at his high school. Many universities had expressed interest in having him come to play at their schools, but now because of the accident, that dream was over.
When Jeremy arrived home late, he went straight into his room, which was familiar but felt strange. On the wall was a big school football team picture, in which the coach and the team players were laughing happily. Looking at the picture and the awards on his desk he asked his parents, “Am I going to get better? I hate being like this,” Jeremy cried in his mother’s arms. His mother held him close, tears dropping from her eyes.
The next day, early morning rays of sunlight were crossing the window and falling on Jeremy’s face. He opened his eyes and stared at the picture and felt better. He was determined to get his old life back.
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Jeremy went to his parents and said he was ready for his recovery treatment.
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Several months later, Jeremy went to his coach.
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7 . A video of a nurse’s attempt to raise one of her patients’ spirits through music has become extremely popular on the Internet.
Penn Pennington, 67, has been singing at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry for 23 years.
The treatment is not pleasant to go through, but a nurse, named Alex Collazo,
“He’s
Not only has this performance
| A．Therefore | B．However | C．Instead | D．Moreover |
| A．reserving | B．offering | C．practicing | D．receiving |
| A．asked | B．promised | C．decided | D．managed |
| A．off | B．on | C．up | D．down |
| A．how | B．if | C．when | D．where |
| A．free | B．beautiful | C．strong | D．formal |
| A．performance | B．manner | C．conversation | D．inspection |
| A．undergoing | B．applying | C．ignoring | D．recovering |
| A．mild | B．fancy | C．rough | D．strange |
| A．realize | B．recall | C．feel | D．forget |
| A．memory | B．reward | C．escape | D．advantage |
| A．mentioned | B．lifted | C．kept | D．controlled |
| A．touched | B．held | C．filled | D．opened |
| A．love | B．bond | C．team | D．band |
| A．basic | B．promised | C．required | D．new |
8 . If you’ve ever felt “butterflies in your stomach” when nervous, you’re likely getting signals from an unexpected source: your second brain. Hidden in the walls of the digestive system, this “brain in your gut (肠道) ” is revolutionizing medicine’s understanding of the links between digestion, mood and health. Scientists call this little brain the enteric nervous system (ENS 肠神经系统).
The ENS is two thin layers of more than 100 million nerve cells lining your gut. Unlike the big brain in your head, the ENS can’t calculate or compose a love note. “Its main role is controlling digestion,” explains Jay Pasricha, M.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Center. “The enteric nervous system doesn’t seem capable of thought as we know it, but it communicates back and forth with our big brain.” For decades, researchers and doctors thought that anxiety and depression contributed to gut problems. But Pasricha’s research shows that it can also be the other way around.
Our two brains “talk” to each other, so treatments that help one may help the other. In a way, doctors who treat digestive conditions are like advisors looking for ways to comfort the second brain. Psychological approaches also help to improve communications between the big brain and the brain in our gut.
Pasricha says the research suggests that digestive-system activity may affect thinking skills and memory, too. “This is an area that needs more research, something we hope to do here at Johns Hopkins,” he says.
1. Why does the author mention “butterflies in your stomach” in paragraph 1?| A．To show the power of the ENS. |
| B．To prove the origin of the idiom. |
| C．To explain why you’re very nervous. |
| D．To engage the readers with the topic. |
| A．The main role of the ENS has changed. |
| B．Depression contributes to gut problems. |
| C．The ENS affects what happens in the brain. |
| D．Gut problems are different from what they were. |
| A．It helps to prevent stomach problems. |
| B．It leads to further brain improvement. |
| C．It creates new treatment opportunities. |
| D．It gives a guide for better communication. |
| A．The research proves quite fruitful. |
| B．There is still more to learn about mind-gut link. |
| C．Digestive-system activity has other bad influence. |
| D．Pasricha is determined to improve people’s memory. |
9 . Are men OK? Most likely, they’ll never tell you. Only 21% of men say they received emotional support from a friend within the past week, compared to 41% of women, according to a 2021 survey by the Survey Center on American Life. Similarly, just 25% of men say they’ve said “I love you” to a friend recently, as opposed to 49% of women.
It’s part of an “epidemic (流行病) of loneliness” that director Lukas Dhont says he wanted to explore in his new drama “Close”, which is Oscar-nominated (提名) for best foreign language film. It follows two close teen boys.
“Close” begins with Leo and Remi during summer vacation: running, biking and sleeping together in the peaceful Belgian countryside. They think nothing of their close connection — sharing beds at sleepovers or resting their heads on each other’s shoulders — until they return to middle school, where they are teased by their classmates. Consequently, Leo starts avoiding Remi and joins a hockey team. Remi, meanwhile, becomes deeply depressed.
“We live in this society that teaches young men to stop caring for trusty connections and be more distant with emotions,” Dhont says. There are all sorts of social standards that lead men and women in very different directions when it comes to friendship. Part of the problem is that young men are encouraged to build shoulder-to-shoulder friendships in team sports or group activities, rather than one-on-one relationships. Some parents might say if they’re watching their boys play a lot of sports and compete with another guy, that may be more typical. Whereas if they’re seeing them have long, private discussions, that would tend to go against gender (性别) expectations.
Hollywood “bromantic” comedies also tend to make light of male friendship, rather than give it the weight it deserves. But films like “Close” can help show young men positive examples of male friendship. “They need to have role models and actually see men being close with their friends,” Fager, a mental health expert says. If there are no examples around them of male love, and they are just told that close friendship with men is healthy and normal, the message won’t stick and the wound will last.”
1. What is Lukas Dhont’s new drama mainly about?| A．Middle school life. | B．Male friendship. |
| C．Gender difference. | D．Drama performance. |
| A．Why pure friendship is important. |
| B．What can be expected from the society. |
| C．How the society thinks boys should behave. |
| D．Whether children meet their parents’ expectations. |
| A．Role models help build male friendship. |
| B．Young men should watch “close” more. |
| C．Advocating publicly works for male friendship. |
| D．Bromantic comedies influence young men badly. |
10 . Sahana Vij, the granddaughter of Indian immigrants, has always been surrounded by food. Her mother taught her to make tasty bread and French toast when she was 5. Now 18, Vij is a self-taught baker who’s sharing her recipes with the world through her new cookbook, Bake Away.
Featuring 20 of her original recipes, Bake Away has been in the works since her first year of high school. It hit the shelves on Oct. 26, 2021. Each recipe in the cookbook is tied to a location. The first, for CPS bread, is inspired by Vij’s memory of picking fruit in her grandfather’s garden in Temescal Valley.
The University of California Irvine first year student intends to major in literary journalism and minor in environmental science, but baking is in her blood. “I want to work at newspapers or magazines and write columns, specifically about the environment. I love to write, but my dream job is to own my own bakery,” Vij says. “That’s really my passion.”
“UCI was a good fit for me because my family is around me,” Vij says. “Family is a really big part of my life — something I can depend on — and I go visit them a lot. Each Bake Away recipe comes from a different city and a different experience I’ve had with my family.”
Her favorite is the U District cake, influenced by the tea she used to share with her mother on their monthly trips to Seattle’s University District. “It’s my whole family’s favorite recipe because it just tastes so good and because we’ve been making it more as a family over the past year. It’s kind of become a family recipe.”
The profits from Bake Away will go to No Kid Hungry, a nonprofit working to end child hunger. “Growing up, my mom and my family were really involved in volunteering, and I always wanted to give back,” Vij says. “I decided to partner with No Kid Hungry, especially because the book involves food.”
1. Why does Vij love baking so much?| A．It brings her money and fame. |
| B．It is part of her nature and memories. |
| C．She wants to make her mother happy. |
| D．She tries to keep the immigrants’ tradition. |
| A．Her college education. | B．Her courage to challenge. |
| C．Her sense of responsibility. | D．Her good family attachment. |
| A．Recipe for Change | B．Power of Love |
| C．Success of a Book | D．Fight for Passion |
