1 . 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。

I got through another long, annoying day teaching high school English via Zoom. Upon reaching my office, I pulled up my work email. There was a message from a woman who I didn’t know: Gigi Shepherd, who asked how she could join my class. “Was she a new teaching assistant?” I wondered. I’d never done any co-teaching. And I certainly wasn’t interested in doing it now with a stranger.

The email must be a mistake. Before I could figure it out, the principal called. She explained that Ms. Shepherd had got the passcode that would grant(同意) her admittance to my Zoom space.

“It’s good news!” the principal said. “Our district is trying to improve teachers’ skills by placing experienced part-time teachers with new full-time educators. It means more help for you.”

“Can’t you put her in another classroom?” I said. “I’m just fine alone.”

“The assignments have been made,” she said. “This will be fine.”

Deep down, I disliked changes. When things didn’t go as I wanted, I tended to get anxious. That evening, I emailed the stranger, as I’d come to think of her, with directions for joining us online.

The next morning, my screen was filled with the image of Gigi’s husband, as he helped her sign on. Gigi looked to be about my age. I put her on the spot, asking her to teach a lesson supporting the students’ emotional needs. To my surprise, the students became cheerful and lively as Gigi led them in a discussion on ways to stay connected. “Remember-even when we’re apart physically from friends and family, we needn’t feel alone, " she said in a breathy, sweet yet deliberate(从容的) voice, like a grade schoolteacher. And all the students responded. That was totally different from my teaching style.

Her kind words weren’t reserved only for students. “What a wonderful lesson,” she said before we signed off. “I really like the way you express yourself, Lori,” she told me.

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After school that day, Gigi and I got to know each other.

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Since then, I had learned a lot from Gigi.

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2 . In 1931, Americans were suffering through the Great Depression. It was The Good Earth by Pearl Buck that brought comfort, the top-selling book that year.

Born into a religious workers’ family in 1892, Pearl Buck left the United States and moved to China with her parents. Her education began at home with her mother teaching her American school things while a Chinese tutor taught her other subjects, including writings of Confucius. In 1910, she went back to America to study philosophy. After graduation, she returned to China and married John Lossing Buck, an agriculture expert, eventually settling down in a small village in the north of China.

Had it not been for their first child Carol, who had an unusual disease causing her to have trouble learning, Pearl Buck might never have become a famous writer. The reason was money. She needed it to pay for her daughter’s care. She recalled why she chose China and its people as the subjects, “If none of you want to write these wonderful farmers. I will write about them. So, I wrote The Good Earth.”

The Good Earth tells the story of a poor Chinese man named Wang Lung and his wife O-Lan. It recounts how they work hard and finally make enough money to purchase some land for a farm. They stick to the land even in times of starvation, themselves begging on the streets. Experiencing ups and downs, Wang finds happiness in owning land and raising crops. He even forbids his sons to sell the land after his death.

Pearl Buck told her China stories with honesty and Americans were impressed by the new images of the Chinese totally different from those in Hollywood movies. The book earned Pearl Buck the Pulitzer Prize and was later adapted into an Oscar-winning movie. In 1938, she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

1. How did Pearl Buck benefit from her education?

A．She thought the best education lay in home.

B．She highly appreciated education in the countryside.

C．She preferred Chinese education to Western education.

D．She gained a lot from a combination of different styles of education.

2. Why did Pearl Buck decide to write books?

A．Some Chinese advised her to do it.	B．She was in desperate need of money.
C．She couldn’t bear the boring rural life.	D．She desired a good education for her kid.

3. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A．Good fortune always favors the characters.

B．Owning land is the lifeline for Chinese farmers.

C．Chinese farmers lead a terribly miserable life.

D．The characters make a fortune by buying and selling land.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The moral values of The Good Earth.

B．The fighting spirit of Chinese farmers.

C．A woman writer’s sacrifice to save her ill child.

D．A woman’s great China-themed literary achievements.

4 . In honor of the 70th anniversary of the Beijing People’s Art Theater, we select a group of its original works.

Thunderstorm

Playwright: Cao Yu

Thunderstorm was the first work of Cao Yu. Praised as one of China’s most enduring dramas of the 20th century, Thunderstorm tells of a tragedy (悲剧) between two families during the1920s. The intense conflicts are all presented in a day’s time within the drama.

Sunrise

Playwright: Cao Yu

Sunnse is set in Tianjin in the 1930s. It centers on the tragedy of Chen Bailu. It discloses the social conflicts and unfortunate life of those living at the bottom of society at that time. The drama also expresses the longing for brightness indicated by the name and order of its four acts — dawn, dusk, midnight and sunrise.

Rickshaw Boy

Playwright: Mei Qian

The drama Rickshaw Boy is adapted from the novel of Lao She, a Chinese literary giant. It tells the sad story of`Xiangzi, a rickshaw boy in Beijing in the 1920s who dreams of running his’ own firm. However, after a series of misfortunes, Xiangzi is no longer an honest and optimistic young country boy.

The Teahouse

Playwright: Lao She

Consisting of three acts, the play tells stories taking place in the Beijing Yutai Teahouse and the fate of Wang Lifa, the owner of the teahouse. It mirrors the great social changes in China from 1898 to the 1940s. The Teahouse is also the first Chinese drama production to be performed overseas.

1. Which story takes place within a day’s time?

A．Thunderstorm.	B．Sunrise.
C．Rickshaw Boy.	D．The Teahouse.

2. What may the title of Sunrise imply?

A．The desire for brightness.	B．The dream of Chen Bailu.
C．The social conflict at that time.	D．The order of the acts in the drama.

3. What do Rickshaw Boy and The Teahouse have in common?

A．Both dramas are sad stories.

B．Both plays are written by Lao She.

C．Both stories are set in the same place.

D．Both stories are made up of three scenes.

5 . For some people, nothing beats a long walk on a sandy beach. But there’s no denying that it’s not as easy or as fast to get around on the beach as it is on a road or a sidewalk. But why is it so hard to walk on sand?

The problem with sand is that it’s soft; you “sink in” at each step. This forces you to use 2.1 to 2. 7 times more energy with every step you take. Another idea is that people walk more difficultly on soft than they do on hard surfaces, a study found. The researchers compared how people walked on foam (沫) and hard surfaces by analyzing the forces under their feet and how much oxygen each person consumed. They found that walking on soft surfaces, such as sand, mud and snow, caused people to take longer steps — actions that use more energy than walking on a hard surface.

But as experienced beach walkers know, there’s a way to make it easier to walk on sand: Just add water, When sand is wet, it becomes more compact (紧密), and walking on it is more similar to walking on hard surface. In other words, it’s much easier to cross a beach by walking along the shoreline, where the waves roll in and out. This is a balance though; too much water could make the sand soft once again. If water isn’t an option, there is another way to make walking on sand easier — increasing your surface area. This could be accomplished by wearing shoes.

Although it’s more difficult, there are some good reasons to exercise on sand. The impact forces are lower on sand than on hard surface. Research suggests that walking across sand is much easier on your joints (关节) and muscles, especially compared with an unforgiving surface such as concrete (混凝土). This means sand is a better surface for helping athletes recover more quickly from workouts.

1. Why is the question raised in the first paragraph?

A．To show problems.	B．To call up readers’ memories.
C．To invite readers to answer it.	D．To draw readers’ attention to the topic.

2. How can you walk on sand more easily?

A．By putting on shoes.	B．By taking longer steps.
C．By walking in the water.	D．By using special breath methods.

3. Which of the following surfaces is unsuitable for athletes’ training?

A．Sand.	B．Concrete.
C．Foam.	D．Snow.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．Tips for Beach Vacation	B．All Kinds of Sports on the Sand
C．Why Is It So Hard to Walk on Sand?	D．Where Are We With the Sand Research?

6 . Traveling with friends or family is always a fun bonding experience, and one of the best ways to do that is by taking a charter (租赁) bus.       1     .

Security and safety

    2     . When hiring a bus, it is much harder for someone to steal it because there are not enough cars or people they can distract during an escape attempt. Additionally, some companies provide their security personnel on board their buses which adds an extra measure of safety for all passengers and the company itself.

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When chartering a bus, you have more flexibility than renting cars or traveling by train. You’ll also have the convenience of being able to specify precisely how much space and comfort everyone in your group needs during the trip, which is essential if there are mobility issues among some members of your party.

Comfort

If you’re traveling with more than one or two people, there may be more comfortable ways to travel than staying in a car.     4     , especially if you’re traveling long distances. The seating will be comfortable, and there will probably be many electrical outlets where you can plug your devices in.

Convenience

There are many advantages of booking a charter bus over a rental car when traveling with a group, but the biggest one is convenience. If you book a charter bus, the bus company will pick you up at your start location, drive you to your end location, and even wait for you at any place where you want to stop.     5     .

A．Flexibility

B．Room for personal belongings

C．In short, the bus is your vehicle, and you can use it as you please

D．The first reason is security when you travel with more than one person

E．You just have to worry about having fun safely with other fellow travelers

F．A chartered bus will give everyone in your group some much-needed comfort

G．Here are the reasons why you should book a charter bus when traveling with a group