1 . For most, the first thing that likely comes to mind when thinking about vitamin C is either an image of orange fruits or its ability to keep your immune system healthy.     1    . Here are the primary benefits of vitamin C when applied topically to the skin.

It protects skin cells from environmental damage. Vitamin C’s main function in skin is that of a powerful antioxidant, protecting us from cell damage caused by free radicals (自由基). “    2    ,” Dr. Mack explains, and they are highly reactive. Vitamin C destroys these free radicals by donating electrons, preventing them from damaging skin.

    3    . Vitamin C is also one of the gold standards for evening skin tone and boosting radiance. “Vitamin C is a well-known skin brightener, preventing melanin production and eventually fading dark spots, resulting in a better skin tone,” Dr. Mack explains.

It firms skin and promotes collagen (胶原蛋白) production. Our skin is made of collagen and elastin, which are proteins that give it structure and flexibility.     4    . “Daily application of vitamin C helps to maintain the completeness of the collagen that we have, prevents rapid breakdown with age and promotes collagen production,” Dr. Mack says.

It works with other antioxidants for enhancing UV (紫外线) protection.     5    . A study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology showed that the combination of vitamin C and E not only offered improved stability of vitamins C and E, but also improved skin’s UV protection.

A．It brightens skin

B．It helps lower the risk of heart disease and depression

C．Vitamin C works cooperatively with vitamin E to reduce UV damage in skin

D．Free radicals are produced by the body when exposed to radiation in sunlight

E．But this popular vitamin has several benefits for skin when applied topically, too

F．Free radicals are believed to be related to heart disease, cancer and the ageing process

G．As we age, the production of these proteins decreases and our skin looks and feels less firm

2 . For Vishwanath Mallabadi from Bangalore, India, there is no such thing as a useless object or “waste”. Give him anything—abandoned metal or plastic items, old devices, dysfunctional printed circuit boards — and he’ll create art out of it.

Vishwanath’s passion is particularly relevant in the current age, where India generates more e-waste than it can recycle. From 2019 to 2020, the country generated a total of more than 1 million tonnes of e waste. Of this, only 22.7 percent was collected, taken apart and recycled. The eco-artist has upcycled and transformed nearly 200 kg of e-waste into usable products and proposes eco-art as a means to deal with waste management.

Vishwanath’s father, D M Shambhu, was a famous sculptor and painter, but he wanted his son to choose medicine and become a doctor. However, Vishwanath, who was interested in upcycling second-hand objects right from childhood, decided to pursue a BFA in Applied Art. He later went on to work in a company as a high-level administrator and retired two years ago. “In my free time and during the weekends. I used to conduct experiments in e-waste and try to develop something unique,” he recalled.

So far, the eco-artist has created more than 500 objects. These include a six-foot tall sculpture made from upcycled computer keyboard keys, and a painting inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, using upcycled resistors (电阻器) on wood. Among his other artworks are a 42×38 inch figure statue created from upcycled keyboard keys on a sun board finished with plastics, a deer made of colorful used wires, plants and flowers from computer parts, and eco jewellery from upcycled digital wrist watch parts.

“The work involves selecting the e-waste objects—the texture, shape, and colour etc, and visualising and conceptualising the final product. It might take weeks and months for sculptures. However, sustainable initiatives and upcycled art are nowadays in demand in multinational companies opting for a sustainable culture,” he said.

1. What does the author try to convey in paragraph 2?

A．The seriousness of e-waste in India.

B．Vishwanath’s passion for environment protection.

C．The achievements of waste management in India.

D．Vishwanath’s attitude towards dealing with e-waste.

2. What did Vishwanath work as before retiring?

A．A passionate eco-artist.	B．A private doctor.
C．A famous sculptor.	D．A senior manager.

3. Which of the artworks were made of the same materials?

A．The deer and the plants.	B．The sculpture and the figure statue.
C．The painting and the flowers.	D．The deer and the eco jewellery.

4. What does Vishwanath think of his working on eco-art?

A．Exciting but unprofitable.	B．Creative but useless.
C．Demanding but worthwhile.	D．Efficient but costly.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Evacuation (疏散) orders from Israel’s military have forced hundreds of thousands of people    1     (flee) south from their homes in northern Gaza since Friday, the     2     (large) wave of civilian displacement (离开家园) in a week of war according to the United Nations, even as others refused to leave, fearing that escape routes are too dangerous.

The main roads running from north     3     south were crowded. In some areas traffic came to     4     stop with trucks, buses, overpacked cars and people on foot all     5     (crowd) onto the same narrow roads to head south.

But many     6     (civilian), including hospital staff, are refusing to leave. Ahmed Okal, 43,     7     lives in Gaza City’s Zaitoun neighborhood, said he didn’t trust that civilians traveling south wouldn’t be targeted with airstrikes (空袭). “I am     8     (definite) afraid of staying here,     9     I will not risk the lives of my wife and children on the way to the south,” he said, referring to reports that some of those fleeing     10     (kill) in an airstrike.

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。

Yangge is the general name of a widespread and representative group-based folk dance in China, mainly in North China. It is known by different names and has different styles in     1    (vary) places. There are two main types of Yangge: “Gaoqiao Yangge (stilt yangge)”,     2     is performed on stilts (高跷) , while “Ground Yangge”, performed     3     stilts. Yangge has a long history. It was recorded as “Cuntianle” in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Today, Yangge is mainly performed by Yangge troupes, each     4     (contain) dozens or even over 100 members, in the form of group dances, duo dances or trio dances, etc. And if they     5       (require) because of the roles, performers may dance with the     6     (assist) of instruments like gongs, drums and suona, holding handkerchiefs, umbrellas, bars, drums or copper cash whips. Yangge in different places differs in terms of its steps, movements and styles. No matter mighty or gentle,     7     styles or movements are all fantastic and entertaining.

As one of     8       (popular) folk dances in North China, Yangge is either practiced as part of a performance or individually and is highly popular among the people. Today, as the cultural environment     9       (change) with the rapid development of the rural economy, few folk artists who can master the traditional techniques and authentic styles of Yangge exist. Therefore, conservation and inheritance efforts are     10     (extreme) needed for Yangge.

5 . Here are some things you might not know about black boxes.

They’re not black. Black boxes are the same colour as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.     1    . The Golden Gate Bridge is a darker shade, while the international orange used for black boxes is much brighter.

A black box comes in two parts. The black box is made up of two separate pieces of equipment: the flight data recorder (FDR) and a cockpit voice recorder (CVR). They are compulsory on any commercial flight or corporate jet. They are usually kept in the tail of an aircraft.     2    . The FDRs record things like airspeed, altitude, vertical acceleration and fuel flow. The CVRs track not only the crew’s interactions with each other and air traffic control, but also background noise that can give vital clues to investigators.

    3    . Black boxes start emitting (发出) a pulse if their sensors touch water. They work to a depth of just over four kilometers and can “ping” once a second for thirty days before the battery runs out. If a flight crashed into the ocean, it might take search teams a few years to find and raise the black boxes. However, they are worthy of the time.     4    .

They’re almost undestroyable. The FDRs are usually double-wrapped in titanium or stainless steel.     5    . The crucial part that contains the memory boards can bear a 227 kg weight with a pin attached to it, which is dropped onto the unit from a height of three meters. Researchers try to crush it, destroy it in an hour of 1,100 degrees Celsius fire, submerge it in a pressurized salt water tank and immerse it in jet fuel.

A．They need to be updated in time.

B．It can take a long time to find one.

C．They are a tone of international orange.

D．They must be able to stand extreme conditions.

E．They can make the entire transport system safer.

F．They’ll provide valuable information about the crash.

G．They are more likely to survive a crash at such a place.

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。

Woodblock printing is an ancient printing technology with a significant impact     1     human civilization. It originated in ancient China. The earliest woodblock printing     2     (invent) during the Tang Dynasty. The process involved carving words, designs or images onto wooden blocks, applying ink and transferring the ink onto paper through pressure.

Creating woodblocks demands patience and skill     3     (ensure) clear and accurate characters for high-quality prints. Through continuous refinement and practice, woodblock printing became widely used and developed in China and neighboring regions. This technology     4     (gradual) spread to other countries.

Woodblock printing is of     5     (significant). Firstly, it facilitated the spread and preservation of written works,     6     (enable) the dissemination (传播) of knowledge on a broader scale. Secondly, it promoted the exchange of diverse cultures and     7     (idea), driving the progress of human civilization. Lastly, woodblock printing,     8     development provided valuable insight for innovations like movable type printing and lithography, served as a foundation for the following printing technology.

Although we     9     (enter) the digital age, woodblock printing remains a crucial milestone in the printing technology. Its historical importance in disseminating knowledge     10     its role in advancing the printing technology are worthy of recognition and appreciation. Woodblock printing stands as a testament to human ingenuity and it has enduring influence on the development of civilization.

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Henry Crawley was a cab driver who drove long circuits every day. His job kept him away from family for long hours. It was the topic of many quarrels he had gotten into with his wife, who understood why he was away so often but could not resist the urge to cry out for her husband’s physical absence.

To make up for not always being there for his daughter, Leslie, Henry was determined to make it to her 16th birthday party on time. On the day of her birthday, Henry conveyed as many passengers as he could as usual. When he finally finished the last order to a distant town outside the city, Henry rushed back to his city for the small party.

However, he got caught up in a heavy snowstorm that restricted mobility on his way back. Stubbornly, he decided he would press on anyway and continued driving even though he had to go at a snail’s (蜗牛的) pace.

It was 6: 00 pm and Leslie’s party started at 6: 30 pm. He complained about the weather as he fastened his eyes on the slippery road. As time passed, he got closer to the city. Suddenly, he spotted a person sitting beside the road. He stopped his car to check on it, and found it was an elderly woman who was unable to speak but almost freezing. Her bedroom clothes told him she must be from the town nearby he just drove past.

Henry decided to take the woman to her town, but he remembered that his wife would be upset with him if he missed his daughter’s birthday party. He called his wife to explain things. As he predicted, she said nothing, ending up the call. That made him uneasy and almost turn back to his car. But he knew that he could not leave the woman helpless. “I’d want someone to care for my wife or daughter if they ended up in such a tough situation,” he said to himself.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Without any hesitation, Henry was determined to help the stranger.

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Upon his arrival, it was late at night and Henry became more uneasy.

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8 . Tenzing Bodosa was awoken at midnight by a sound outside. He got up and saw several wild _________ in his farm. For many farmers, seeing such animals appear in the farm is _________. However, for Bodosa, who ran a large tea farm in the state of Assam, India, it meant everything was working _________.

The Asian elephants has been listed as a(n) _________ species by International Union for Conservation of Nature and their population has _________ by half in the past decades for various reasons. One is _________ to the vast tea farms, which elephants regard as parts of their forest habitats and their migratory routes over centuries.

“Sadly, in India, _________ between humans and wild elephants often end up _________,” said Bodosa. “I decided that there must be a way for us to live _________.” Then Bodosa began a natural tea farm in 2007.

To create an elephant-friendly area for elephants, Bodosa planted organic grass, fruits and tea. He also provided them with easy __________ by making sure there were no fences or other __________ to restrict wild elephants’ movement.

Gradually, his tea farm __________ other animals’ visiting. Many human visitors followed, too, and some even volunteered here. Bodosa’s tea farm was __________ as “the world’s first elephant-friendly tea farm”. He has also trained many farmers in organic farming. “We have to work hard to __________ the lives of both wild elephants and humans,” Bodosa said. The tea from such farms does have an economical and __________ impact on Assam.

1.

A．strains

B．elephants

C．fields

D．plants

2.

A．entertaining

B．satisfying

C．alarming

D．embarrassing

3.

A．as usual

B．by contrast

C．after all

D．in advance

4.

A．primitive

B．representative

C．privileged

D．endangered

5.

A．dropped

B．risen

C．doubled

D．changed

6.

A．adapted

B．connected

C．compared

D．exposed

7.

A．ranges

B．differences

C．encounters

D．adventures

8.

A．awkward

B．tragic

C．humorous

D．controversial

9.

A．publicly

B．privately

C．significantly

D．harmoniously

10.

A．passages

B．solutions

C．assignments

D．calculations

11.

A．criteria

B．associations

C．regulations

D．barriers

12.

A．lived off

B．resulted from

C．appealed to

D．turned down

13.

A．misread

B．diagnosed

C．imagined

D．credited

14.

A．extend

B．secure

C．involve

D．threaten

15.

A．ecological

B．religious

C．cultural

D．negative

9 . Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the remains of a lost Maya city hidden deep within the jungles of the Yucatán Peninsula.

The site, located in the Balamkú ecological reserve in the Mexican state of Campeche, contains numerous large pyramids that were built during the Classic Period of the Maya civilisation. The archaeologists named the location Ocomtún, meaning “stone column (石柱)” in Yucatec Maya language, in a nod to the many stone columns spreading around on the over 123-acre site.

The team found the city while mapping the Maya lowlands with billions of lasers shot from an aircraft flying overhead. This technique, known as light detection and ranging, is a noninvasive (非创伤的) way for researchers to understand the geography of human-made structures hidden beneath leaves. In this case, the technique revealed a Maya city with several pyramidal structures, with the tallest towering nearly 50 feet.

“The site serves as an important center at the regional level,” lead archaeologist Ivan Šprajc said in the statement, “and it is a breakthrough in Maya archeology.”

The Maya had numerous city sites spread across southern Mexico and Central America; the civilization reached its peak during the first millennium AD until it “collapsed” between 800 and 1000. In addition to finding the pyramids and columns, while on foot, the archaeologists discovered ceramics (陶瓷), three squares, a court used to play ball games and a complex comprising low and thin structures arranged almost in circles.

However, the archaeologists are still investigating how the Maya used some of the structures. “It is possible that they are markets or spaces designed for community events,” Šprajc said. “The most common ceramic types that we collected on the surface and in some test pits are from the Late Classic. However, the analysis of samples of this material will offer us more reliable data on the sequences of occupation.”

1. What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A．There are many stone structures dotted on the site.

B．The pyramids built by Egyptians used to be huge.

C．The stone columns cover an area of nearly 124 acres.

D．The site discovered used to be an ecological reserve.

2. What did Šprajc think of the site?

A．Frightening and puzzling.	B．Incredible and romantic.
C．Complex and fictional.	D．Invaluable and significant.

3. What can we infer from paragraph 5?

A．The Maya city was once a booming city.

B．Some tall and thin structures lay on the squares.

C．The ancient Mayas lived on ceramic manufacturing.

D．The pyramids and columns were found quite by accident.

4. Which would be the best title for the text?

A．The long-lost ancient civilization	B．Lost Maya city discovered in jungles
C．Archaeologists’ new discoveries in Mexico	D．Human-made structures hidden beneath leaves

10 . In Grade 7, my bodily training trainer watched me, as I attempted to leap up and touch a marker on the wall. “You’re doing fairly______in my class,” he commented. Then came the critical reminder, “For somebody with no potential anyway.”

In high school, I______the honor roll youngsters who climbed mountains in their spare time. But I wasn’t______for a single team. I was bookish and inactive, and that self-image remained with me for my whole life. I found working in my 20s, and I______the solitude(独处)-without the concern of ______teammates or failing. I always assigned a higher______to mental pursuits over bodily ones.

This winter, I always found myself ______, and I knew one thing needed to change . It was my mental wellness that______pressured me to rethink exercise. I settled on an exercise bike with an enormous display and the promise of______outcomes. Since early March, I’ve ______missed a day on my bike. I’m not the quickest. However, I realized that motion isn’t essentially about athletic talent. Greater than something, it’s about______your thoughts. It’s the devotion that comes from______to one thing that requires you to step out of your_______

I’ll by no means win any medals-except perhaps participation. However, this was by no means about______. And that’s what I want my______had informed me. If only he’d mentioned, “You’re doing very well in my class. Take a look at your persistence.”

1.

A．wonderfully

B．awfully

C．carefully

D．slowly

2.

A．trusted

B．shared

C．envied

D．memorized

3.

A．fit

B．responsible

C．prepared

D．blamed

4.

A．was cast down

B．was looking forward to

C．was devoted to

D．was accustomed to

5.

A．bumping into

B．letting down

C．taking over

D．knocking over

6.

A．remark

B．acknowledgement

C．priority

D．praise

7.

A．exhausted

B．bored

C．delighted

D．annoyed

8.

A．accidentally

B．occasionally

C．ultimately

D．deliberately

9.

A．energy-saving

B．heart-breaking

C．jaw-dropping

D．life-changing

10.

A．frequently

B．hardly

C．regularly

D．typically

11.

A．flashing

B．revealing

C．feeding

D．imaging

12.

A．listening

B．tending

C．sticking

D．heading

13.

A．bottom line

B．comfort zone

C．safety rule

D．top secret

14.

A．strength

B．wisdom

C．effort

D．potential

15.

A．trainer

B．partner

C．student

D．physician