1 . As we all know, swimming is great fun. But it often comes with
Griffin Emerson, a 6-year-old child, swam in an apartment block’s pool. He enjoyed the pool’s
All that came about as no one else, including his mother, seemed to
However, one young man, Noah, did find Griffin in the pool. He told his friend Weston to call 911 at once. And Noah
Noah made it to Griffin, caught him and
Griffin’s mother was
A.difference | B.attention | C.danger | D.limitation |
A.curious | B.ordinary | C.relaxed | D.experienced |
A.prevent | B.identify | C.watch | D.suffer |
A.quiet | B.common | C.shallow | D.separate |
A.run | B.move | C.jump | D.climb |
A.recognize | B.notice | C.consider | D.persuade |
A.struggle | B.complaint | C.speed | D.escape |
A.side | B.center | C.bottom | D.corner |
A.hurried | B.regretted | C.continued | D.waited |
A.catch up with | B.keep track of | C.drive away | D.check on |
A.tied | B.directed | C.dropped | D.pulled |
A.recall | B.describe | C.perform | D.explain |
A.Sadly | B.Luckily | C.Obviously | D.Surprisingly |
A.familiar | B.patient | C.generous | D.grateful |
A.paid forward | B.brought in | C.taken over | D.looked into |
2 . Mathea Allansmith isn’t your typical grandmother. She’s the oldest woman in the world to have completed a marathon. She was 92 years 194 days old when she crossed the finish line at the 2022 Honolulu Marathon, setting the record for the oldest female to complete a marathon.
Mathea, now 94, of Koloa, Hawaii, USA, stays in shape all year round by running seven days a week, no matter what the weather is. Come rain or shine, she covers 36 miles every week, even when she’s on holiday. The retired doctor didn’t take up running until she was 46 years old —after a friend suggested running two miles per day.
“The Honolulu Marathon is my favorite marathon mainly because it doesn’t close the gate at a certain time, which allows even the slowest runner to finish the race,” she said. “It’s one of the best races. Fantastic registration (注册), set-up and management make it a joy to run the race.”
Mathea, who doesn’t allow her age to slow her down, thinks she is the happiest person when she’s on the road. She enjoys running for miles and waving and saying hello to the people she passes. To stay in shape, Mathea keeps a steady training routine (惯例) . “I train all year round but increase the mileage 18 weeks before a marathon,” she said.
Mathea said it was her career as a doctor that allowed her to understand how her body and mind respond to diet and exercise. “I see the direct relation between moving and health,” she said. “It is important to reduce stress rather than ignoring it without a plan on how to do so. Of course, exercise of any kind is a natural stress reducer.”
Mathea thought getting through the finish line and winning a Guinness World Record title was the excitement of her life. “My family completely surprised me after the 2022 Honolulu Marathon, in which I achieved the world record, by wearing matching T-shirts stating my achievements,” she said.
1. What do we know about Mathea from the first two paragraphs?A.She used to be in poor health. |
B.She is the oldest to win a marathon. |
C.She runs daily regardless of the weather. |
D.She was encouraged by her patient to run. |
A.It gives winners the best awards. |
B.It provides runners with quality service.. |
C.It has no time limit for runners to finish. |
D.It allows runners to set a world record easily. |
A.Her professional experience. | B.Her training courses. |
C.Her views on stress in life. | D.Her hobby from young. |
A.Practice makes perfect. |
B.Interest is the best teacher. |
C.Age is no barrier to success. |
D.Ups and downs make one strong. |
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4 . Minor Cold: A sugary feast to get through the freezing winter
Minor Cold, or “Xiaohan” in Chinese, is the 23rd of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar
Eight treasures rice pudding or “babaofan” in Mandarin is a special sweet rice dish enjoyed during Minor Cold and Chinese New Year dinner. In Chinese, the number eight is pronounced as “ba”, which is similar to another Chinese word “fa”.
For Chinese people, this time of year also sees preparation for the most important festival of the year: the Spring Festival.
The ancient Chinese noticed the slight changes in seasons by observing the movements of the birds. Wild geese would usually start to fly back to the north while the magpies (喜鹊) make their nests. These animals remind people of the beginning of the suitable farming and life for Minor Cold.
A.It means getting rich or booming in business. |
B.However, “babaofan” is not the only traditional food for Minor Cold. |
C.For most areas of China, Minor Cold is the beginning of the coldest period. |
D.Even though temperatures drop suddenly at this time, spring is not far away. |
E.The last lunar month, known as “Layue”, usually begins around Minor Cold. |
F.Cabbage is easy to preserve in the winter and tastes better after being preserved. |
G.With each solar term, there comes a set of customs that are related to the time of a year. |
5 . A community canteen at the Zhanongkou Community in Shangcheng, Hangzhou recently launched “happiness blind boxes”, which cost just 6 yuan per box. Sales start at 7 p. m. each evening.
The dishes are packaged in transparent (透明的) containers, but to maintain an element of surprise, stickers are placed over the lid (盖子) of the “main dish” section of each box. The “blind boxes” have become popular since being introduced, and on some nights they sell out by about 8 p. m.
A meal assistance program introduced in Zhanongkou subdistrict ensures the elderly can access meals within a 10-minute walk of their homes or have them delivered within five minutes. The service has also been welcomed by younger people living and working in the area.
Yan Xuyang, a professor at Beijing Union University’s Tourism College, predicts that by 2035, those born from the 1970s to the 2000s will comprise the main group of customers for such canteens. “This generation has a reasonable level of disposable (可自由支配的) income, and many of its members may also lack the willingness to prepare meals for themselves,” Yan said.
The successful operation of community canteens depends on their ability to integrate into the daily lives and culture of local residents. In addition to serving dishes to suit local tastes and fostering a welcoming environment for diners, it is important to widen the functions of these canteens. They have been used for cultural activities and other events, which helps raise awareness and foster a positive perspective on these canteens among local communities.
In the latter part of last year, the Weikang community canteen in Ziyang subdistrict, Hangzhou, experienced a significant transformation from being a canteen for seniors to catering for the whole community. Its services have been broadened beyond regular operations to include services for hospitals and businesses, complete with home delivery options. Some other community canteens have also made efforts to appeal to more residents.
1. What can we know about the “happiness blind boxes” from the passage?A.They are sold out every night before 8 p. m. |
B.They are beautifully decorated with stickers. |
C.They offer a sense of mystery with the unknown main dishes. |
D.They are only offered to the residents in the Zhanongkou Community. |
A.Promising. | B.Cautious. | C.Unclear. | D.Objective. |
A.Reasonable prices. | B.Fast delivery service. | C.Various functions. | D.Unexpected surprises. |
A.To highlight the popularity of community canteens. |
B.To emphasize the importance of community canteens. |
C.To discuss the wide functions of community canteens. |
D.To show the innovative reform of community canteens. |
6 . Each year, the discovery of new shark species underlines how little we know about ocean biodiversity. In a recent report conducted by Sibert and Rubin, they reported an unexpected finding: a large-scale extinction of sharks in the pelagic ocean, the largest ecosystem on Earth, about 19 million years ago. Their discovery suggests that some extinctions in the open sea of the past may have been mysterious.
The study of Sibert and Rubin takes advantage of a system by using tiny, hard bits of shark skin and bony fish teeth that naturally fall from their bodies to the seafloor. These extremely small fossils provide a rich record of ancient oceanic sharks and their abundance for thousands of years. By studying fossils from many regions, the diversity patterns can give major insights into evolution (进化) of the open sea that would be otherwise unknown.
Sibert and Rubin quantified(量化)a past extinction of sharks, reporting a 90% decline in number and >70% drop in diversity. They found that nearer-shore sharks appear to survive, but migratory ones go extinct. The finding of this study is that sharks had undergone a widespread extinction that reorganized their communities from 16 million to 20 million years ago.
Sibert and Rubin narrowed the disappearance of sharks to a window of time under 100,000 years around 19 million years ago, but the causes of this event remain unclear. Because this time period does not stand out as a period of major climatic change, the authors do not attribute(归因于) environmental factors as an extinction driver. As for other causes, the loss of shark diversity is directly linked to overfishing.
The loss of sharks from the oceans has profound, complex, and unavoidable ecological consequences because their presence reflects the stability of marine ecosystems. Yet, one-quarter of the global diversity of sharks is currently threatened with extinction. Despite recent improvements in conservation actions, shark communities never recovered from a mysterious extinction event 19 million years ago; the ecological fate of what remains is now in our hands.
1. What did Sibert and Rubin find?A.The negative impact of the extinction of sharks. |
B.The mysterious reasons behind the disappearance of sharks. |
C.The most recent advances in the study of the largest ecosystem. |
D.The large-scale decline in the number of sharks about 19 million years ago. |
A.By collecting and analyzing shark fossils worldwide. |
B.By quantifying the movement of near-shore sharks. |
C.By using a system to study the naturally fallen bits from sharks. |
D.By keeping track of ancient oceanic sharks and their activities. |
A.Overfishing is partly to blame for the loss of shark diversity. |
B.The number of sharks has recovered to its previous level. |
C.Scientist have figured out the exact causes of sharks’ extinction. |
D.Sharks had undergone a widespread extinction due to the climate change. |
A.Sharks: The Stories behind Them | B.Sharks: The Marine Masters |
C.Sharks: Killers or Misunderstood? | D.Sharks: The Mysterious Extinction |
7 . Books are the most valuable cultural heritage. However, there are many ancient Chinese classics suffering from different degrees of damage due to various reasons.
Bai Yuzhi,a post-90s restorer (修复师) at the Wuhan Library,graduated from Wuhan University in 2016 with a major in restoring ancient books. She is now the fourth generation of restorers at the Wuhan Library, Bai started practicing this technique during her after-class activities at college in 2014.
Bai has restored about 10,000 pages of ancient books in her over 10 years of work. The most difficult part of the restoration, according to her, is keeping everything under exact control over every stage.
With the advancement of science and digital technology, the methods for protecting ancient books have become more various.
A.The task of restoration is demanding. |
B.Sometimes the book is badly damaged. |
C.Bai works in reader service for ancient books. |
D.This led to a new field—restoring ancient books. |
E.She officially became a restorer in February 2019. |
F.Recording the content of a book demands a restorer’s patience. |
G.She gave an example of the challenges in preparing a suitable paste. |
8 . Working for a big company in London on a salary (薪水)of over £100,000, you might expect Grayden Reece-Smith to have a luxurious (奢侈)lifestyle, going on expensive holidays or driving a sports car around south London, where he lives. In fact, the 28-year-old lives a very different existence from his colleagues. He gives away everything he earns over £42,000–a figure that he thought he could comfortably live on.
Over the past five years, Reece-Smith has handed over more than £250,000 to organizations such as International Care Ministries, which helps poor families in the Philippines, and the Against Malaria Foundation. He is part of a growing number of young professionals described as “effective altruists”. Effective altruists typically donate regularly to a charity which they think will have a great impact (影响). Some change careers to make more money, which can then be given away.
Reece-Smith considered working in the charity sector after graduating from university, but thought that he could make a bigger difference by donating a large part of his salary. He had volunteered as a teacher at a school in Tanzania, but then realized that earning and giving would be more effective. “The cost of my flights there could have paid the salaries of two teachers for an entire year,” he says. Instead, he could “stay at home, living a nice life and still make a huge difference in the world”.
He is not mean with money-last year he went to Cuba on holiday, and spent several thousand pounds on a new sofa. But his lifestyle isn’t as luxurious as some of the people he works with. “I usually don’t buy supermarket-branded food products, but I don’t own a car. Other people on my salary might have a bigger house. Some of my colleagues have four-bedroom houses, but we only bought what we needed-a two-bedroom flat.£42,000 is more than enough to live on and still save,” he says.
1. How much money does Grayden spend on donation every year?A.Less than £42,000. | B.Over £100.000. |
C.£50,000. | D.Any income over £42,000. |
A.Donate to impactful charities. | B.Make more money to enjoy lives. |
C.Create a good public image. | D.Enter a teaching profession. |
A.To access his inner life. | B.To create a stronger effect. |
C.To give away all of his salary. | D.To be a teacher at a school. |
A.He leads an expensive lifestyle. | B.He buys food produced by supermarkets. |
C.He lives in a four-bedroom house. | D.He balances his life and donation. |
9 . When handball was introduced to Sri Lankan schools in 2010, I wanted to bring it to my school in a remote village. This became a(n)
40 students aged between 13 and 19
Heshan Pradeep, an alumnus (校友) and member of the Air Force handball team, volunteered to
The
A.appealing | B.challenging | C.confusing | D.amusing |
A.regardless of | B.in relation to | C.other than | D.in terms of |
A.leaving | B.assuming | C.offering | D.creating |
A.determined | B.resistant | C.forbidden | D.grateful |
A.woke up | B.grew up | C.sped up | D.signed up |
A.allow | B.encourage | C.convince | D.force |
A.Ultimately | B.Occasionally | C.Similarly | D.Unfortunately |
A.protect | B.contact | C.coach | D.assess |
A.prospects | B.appliances | C.qualifications | D.facilities |
A.ended | B.continued | C.changed | D.functioned |
A.passionate about | B.particular about | C.embarrassed about | D.objective about |
A.debate | B.compete | C.associate | D.cooperate |
A.watched | B.hosted | C.reached | D.predicted |
A.stop | B.free | C.separate | D.excuse |
A.motivation | B.tendency | C.innovation | D.victory |
10 . When I first met Nao Junior, he was in his 40s and one of only nine members of his Indigenous(土著的) group, Great Andamanese, who still spoke the idiom of his ancestors. As a language specialist, I had researched more than 80 Indian languages. I was on the islands to document their Indigenous voices before they faded into whispers.
Words in this language consisted of two classes: free and bound. The free words were all nouns that referred to the environment and its inhabitants, such as ra for “pig”. They could occur alone. The bound words were nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs that always existed with markers indicating a relation to other objects, events or states. The markers came from seven zones of the body and were attached to a root word to describe concepts such as “inside”, “outside”, “upper” and “lower”. For example, the morpheme(词素) er-, which qualified most anything having to do with an outer body part, could be stuck to -cho to yield ercho, meaning “head”.
Just as a head, a bound word, could not conceptually exist on its own, the mode and effect of an action could not be divided from the verb describing the action. Great Andamanese had no words for agriculture but a great many for hunting and fishing, mainly with a bow and arrow. Thus, the root word shile, meaning “to aim”, had several versions: utshile, to aim from above; arashile, to aim from a distance; and eshile, aiming to make a hole with a sharp object.
The studies established that the language seems to be truly old in origin. In a multistage process of development, words describing diverse body parts had changed into morphemes referring to different zones and combined with content words to yield meaning. The structure alone provides an insight into an ancient worldview in which the macrocosm(宏观世界) reflects the microcosm, and everything that is or that happens inseparably connects to everything else.
1. What is the purpose of the author’s stay on the islands?A.To meet with an old friend. | B.To teach Indigenous idioms. |
C.To record an ancient language. | D.To trace her ancestors. |
A.Arashile raercho | B.Arashile ercho |
C.Eshile ercho | D.Eshile raercho |
A.A verb could describe more than one action. | B.Some of the verbs could be used on their own. |
C.The locals probably live off seafood and meat. | D.The tools used in people’s daily life are diverse. |
A.Great Andamanese is the origin of multiple languages. |
B.Great Andamanese is a doorway to the ancient wisdom. |
C.Great Andamanese tells the development of the community. |
D.Human body shapes Great Andamanese’s unique worldview. |