1 . I spent last summer volunteering at a hospital. It was a great gift to_________so many amazing people and I’d like to share one of these moments. One day, I was called to a room where an _________woman was staying. Usually I helped with_________who were ready to leave. Instead, she   _________to go to a nearby gift shop. I got a(n)_________, helped her into it, and headed for the shop.

When we got there, it wasn’t open yet. After a 30-minute_________，we entered the gift shop.   Pushing her around, I could see the _________ in her face as she looked at everything, happy to be out of her room. She_________some window decorations, and then_________chocolates. She asked me to push her in that __________. Then I helped her__________all the different chocolate arrangements. __________she decided on three different boxes.

As she was checking out, she asked the cashier for a pen. She asked me to write the numbers 1, 2, and 3 on the boxes. She__________that the nurses were taking such good care of her, so she__________chocolates for each of the three shifts(三班倒) of nurses. As we gave the current shift of nurses their box of chocolate, they __________offered some to me before taking some themselves. There were__________all around.

__________her generosity and getting the opportunity to spend time with someone who got so much pleasure from life was a__________in itself. Gratitude(感恩) has an amazing way of bringing people__________, especially in a place where health is so highly__________.

1.

A．introduce

B．meet

C．attract

D．describe

2.

A．elderly

B．ugly

C．important

D．honest

3.

A．nurses

B．kids

C．patients

D．parent

4.

A．pretended

B．wanted

C．failed

D．promised

5.

A．car

B．shopping cart

C．wheel chair

D．bike

6.

A．ride

B．walk

C．drive

D．wait

7.

A．relief

B．anxiety

C．joy

D．puzzle

8.

A．chose

B．made

C．used

D．received

9.

A．smelt

B．tasted

C．saw

D．purchased

10.

A．manner

B．case

C．direction

D．point

11.

A．prepare for

B．make up

C．figure out

D．1ook through

12.

A．Suddenly

B．Eventually

C．Fortunately

D．Actually

13.

A．explained

B．declared

C．expected

D．imagined

14.

A．exchanged

B．designed

C．tasted

D．bought

15.

A．by chance

B．at a loss

C．in turn

D．at ease

16.

A．whispers

B．smiles

C．shouts

D．greetings

17.

A．Witnessing

B．Taking

C．Repaying

D．Searching

18.

A．1esson

B．chance

C．gift

D．fact

19.

A．together

B．upwards

C．back

D．down

20.

A．admired

B．valued

C．maintained

D．promoted

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

What will post-pandemic (疫情后)travel look like? People are anxious     1     (get) out of their houses, but they may not take the plane as their first choice.

One way is a good old-fashioned road trip. Recently, many states     2     (relax) their rules on tourism, so they're encouraging people to move around within their home state to help promote local     3     (business). A road trip in one's own car allows for a sense of control.     4     is easy to get home when you need to, and you know whose germs (细菌)are in your space.

Also, with post-pandemic comes the golden age of camping. That     5     (be) because travelers will be nervous about crowds and dying to avoid them. It will result in an increasing number of visitors to     6     (nation) parks, mountains, beaches, and other places     7     crowds are less likely to go. In this case, people choose to camp while keeping social distance,     8     (use) their own cars, and spending less money.

Whatever travel will look like, health is     9     major concern in everyone's mind. Meanwhile, people are sick of being indoors, so it's likely     10     tourism will reflect a growing need to promote good health while getting outside.

3 . Chris was born in a cardboard box with three other kittens. He was in a smaller cardboard box marked "free kittens" when Emily _____ him and took him home. After that, he loved boxes. He would be _____ a box to sleep in.

Chris slept in different boxes, even in Emily's sock drawer, if she left it ____ . He didn't just sleep in boxes, though. He also enjoyed sleeping in the bedroom of Emily's dollhouse with ____ everywhere. Emily's mother suggested Chris need a（n） ____ house of his own, but Emily thought little of it.

One day, Emily came home from school and she searched everywhere, but no Chris. ____ , she found the big cat ____ himself inside her mom's new glass vase. His fatty body almost ____ the vase. "We have to ____ the vase to get him out!” Emily cried. "No,"   said her dad, “If the vase is broken, the glass pieces might ____ Chris, maybe we can ____ butter （黄油）to the inside of the vase and pull him out.”

Emily's mom buttered a lot inside of the vase and her dad tried to ____ the unhappy cat out, but they ____ . Realizing the _____ situation, Emily suggested visiting a ____. Soon they were at his office with a（n） ____ , frightened, buttery cat in a vase. The vet had Emily and her parents ____ in the hall while she gave Chris a shot to make him sleepy.

An hour later, Chris was brought out to his _____ family. Not only Chris, but the vase was still in one ____ ! The next day, Emily brought home a refrigerator box and made it into a rocket ship. Now Chris sleeps in it and dreams of ____ space mice.

1.

A．bought

B．trained

C．ordered

D．met

2.

A．in sight of

B．in search of

C．in honour of

D．in place of

3.

A．closed

B．full

C．warm

D．open

4.

A．socks

B．pens

C．toys

D．cups

5.

A．heated

B．moving

C．fixed

D．flying

6.

A．Hopefully

B．Suddenly

C．Obviously

D．Sadly

7.

A．teaching

B．enjoying

C．hiding

D．washing

8.

A．filled

B．mined

C．fitted

D．covered

9.

A．remove

B．break

C．tap

D．beat

10.

A．hurt

B．improve

C．destroy

D．protect

11.

A．apply

B．deliver

C．supply

D．Join

12.

A．hand

B．slide

C．work

D．leave

13.

A．succeeded

B．quitted

C．changed

D．failed

14.

A．amazing

B．awkward

C．boring

D．attractive

15.

A．firefighter

B．policeman

C．driver

D．vet

16.

A．excited

B．unwilling

C．annoyed

D．content

17.

A．wait

B．sleep

C．talk

D．think

18.

A．disappointed

B．shocked

C．anxious

D．curious

19.

A．pack

B．sheet

C．part

D．piece

20.

A．hunting

B．burying

C．pleasing

D．contacting

4 . In 2000, when I was around seven years old, my parents, sister, brother, and I were coming back from a T-ball game. There, in our driveway, we saw two adult geese and a small gosling （幼 鹅）. The adults were startled by our return and flew away, but their baby was still too young to fly and couldn't follow. Hours passed, and night fell. The tiny little thing was wandering around our yard, unaware of what could happen.

And then another morning. And still another. Each morning, we would try to drive the goose over to his parents, who kept coming back to our yard. He wouldn't go to them, though, and they wouldn't come close enough to collect him. My sister Joanna decided to call the little guy Peeper, because he would follow us around the yard making a peeping noise, nonstop.

Almost a year passed. My family filled our days with feathery hugs and my dad would throw Peeper up into the air so he could fly a circle around the house.

One evening, my uncle came, and my dad wanted to show him Peeper's circle. He threw him up in the air, but this time, Peeper just flew off. Everyone was very, very sad. We looked for him for days, calling his name, but he didn't come back. Twenty years passed, and Peeper became a fond memory for my family.

Geese are very loyal, and never forget their first home. Even so, it came as a total shock to me when, in 2019,an aging adult goose came to my home. At first, I assumed it was just another goose. After two weeks of the goose coming back repeatedly, it became clear to me that this wasn't a random goose. My old best friend returned, 20 years later.

People desire connection with the natural world. Through Peeper, I have learned so much about myself and about the nature of love.

1. What does the underlined word “startled" in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Moved.	B．Attracted,
C．Confused.	D．Frightened.

2. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?

A．Peeper left our family a sweet memory.

B．Peeper's peeping noise made the family annoyed.

C．My father would throw Peeper into the air to drive him away.

D．The adult geese flew away because they didn't love Peeper any more.

3. What is the best title for the text?

A．Dad Trained Goose	B．The Love for Nature
C．My Goose Returned Home	D．A Friendly Goose

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man doing?

A．Doing an interview.

B．Asking for advice on exercise.

C．Preparing to join the tai chi club.

2. Why did the woman join the tai chi club?

A．She needed to lose weight.

B．She liked slow-moving exercise.

C．She wanted to do something different.

3. What exercise does the woman dislike?

A．Yoga.

B．Tennis.

C．Basketball.

4. What happens after the woman does tai chi?

A．She feels her mind is confused.

B．She feels too tired to go to work.

C．She feels quite ready to do other things.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How many things did the girl bring to the boy?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

2. Where did the boy have the accident?

A．On the way back home.

B．On the way to an airport.

C．On the way to the hospital.

3. What did the boy dislike about the hospital?

A．The doctors.

B．The food.

C．The nurses

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did the man do over summer vacation?

A．He attended some classes.

B．He worked at a restaurant.

C．He traveled around the world.

2. What does David do now?

A．He's a student.

B．He's a waiter

C．He's an assistant.

8 . LONE TREE, colorado-patanjali Rao, a 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist, who has used artificial intelligence （AI） and created apps to deal with social problems, has been named Time magazine's first-ever "Kid of the Year".

Time says Rao stood out for creating a world-wide community of young inventors and inspiring them to go after their goals. Rao insists that starting out small doesn't matter, as long as you have a passion （热爱）for it.

Rao's sense of invention started early. At age 12, she developed a portable device to discover lead in water. She has also created an app called Kindly that uses artificial intelligence to help prevent cyberbullying （网络欺凌）. It allows teens to type in a word or phrase to find out if the words they are using are bullying and lets them decide what they are sending.

She said that "Work is going to be in our generation's hands pretty soon. So if no one else is going to do it, I'm going to do it.”

Rao has partnered with schools, museums, and science, technology, engineering and math organizations, and other societies to work for thousands of other students.

In a world where science is increasingly questioned or challenged, Rao insists that devotion to science is an act of kindness and the best way that a younger generation can better the world. “We have science in everything we're involved in, and I think the biggest thing to put out there is that science is cool, innovating is cool, and anybody can be an innovator," Rao says.

"Anybody can do science.”

1. What do we know about Rao?

A．She has created apps to deal with mental problems.

B．She has set a good example for the younger generation.

C．She has been named Time magazine's "Youth of the Year”.

D．She thinks that only the younger generation can better the world.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Time waits for no man.

B．Ups and downs make one strong.

C．Passion and devotion help to promote excellence.

D．Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

3. From which is the text probably taken?

A．A newspaper	B．A diary.
C．A travel brochure.	D．A history book.

9 . Sustainability(可持续性), one of the biggest topics of the last decade, has become the ray of hope to protect the planet. It's a topic we can't ignore and we must act now in a more sustainable way.

What does that mean for the world of technology? E-waste is one of the planet's biggest contributing waste problems.

Not only e-waste, but the materials that go into tech products are part of the problem. Take the smartphone industry for example, dozens of metals, minerals which have to be taken from the earth(including 16 of 17 rare metals) go into making phones. And with demand for mobile phones bigger than ever, it's a problem that needs to be solved.

With a challenge comes an opportunity, and there's already some progress happening - great news for those of us wanting to be more sustainable with our tech. People used to turn their noses up at the idea of a second-hand product, but there's been a huge increase in demand for refurbished tech(翻新技术). For example, refurbished smartphone sales in the US have risen by 28% in the last 12 months while brand new sales have fallen by 21%.

Many communities are making an effort to deal with e-waste as well. Cities, schools, or churches will sometimes hold events to collect e-waste and send it to recycling centers. Some companies even offer buy-back programs where people will be given cash if they turn in old devices.

So the next time you want to deal with your e-waste, whether a smartphone, a laptop, an MP4 player or other, consider the more environmentally-friendly choices. It is possible to be sustainable with your tech after all.

1. What is the main purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To explain what is sustainability.

B．To introduce the topic of the text. .

C．To give us an example of sustainability.

D．To show different topics of sustainability.

2. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．E-waste is the biggest waste problem.

B．E-waste can't be dealt with in the end.

C．People act in a more sustainable way than before.

D．People would choose second-hand products in the past.

3. Which of the following can be e-waste EXCEPT?

A．MP4 players	B．e-books
C．laptops	D．smartphones

4. Which word best describes the author's attitude to sustainability?

A．Doubtful.	B．Unclear,
C．Negative.	D．Supportive.

10 . In the reign of Queen Elizabeth, two plants were brought to England, for the first time, by Sir Walter Raleigh, both of which are now very much used—the tobacco-plant and the potato. Sir Walter had sailed across the seas to America, in search of new lands; and he brought back both these plants with him.

When he was in America, he had seen the Indians smoke, and before long he acquired the habit himself. He became extremely fond of smoking, and frequently indulged in the practice.

When he returned to England, he was sitting by the fire one day, and began to smoke. In the middle of his smoking, the door opened, and in came his man-servant. Now this man had never in his life seen any one smoke, and did not know that where was such a plant as tobacco. So, when he saw the smoke coming from his master’s mouth, he thought that he was on fire!

But very soon the old servant got used to seeing people with smoke coming out of their mouths; and all the young nobles of the court began to smoke because Sir Walter did so.

At first, people did not like the potato at all: nobody would eat it. Yet Sir Walter told them how useful it would be. The potato, he said, could be made to grow in England. He told them that, when the corn-harvest failed—which it often used to do—people need not starve if they had plenty of potatoes.

Queen Elizabeth, who was a very clever woman, listened to what Sir Walter said, and had potatoes served up at her own table. There the grand people who dined with her majesty were obliged to eat them. But they spread a report that the potato was poisonous, because it belongs to the same order as the deadly nightshade(龙葵属植物) and many other poisonous plants. So, in spite of all that the Queen could do, no one would eat potatoes, and they were left for the pigs.

The people did not find out their mistake till many years afterwards when the French king Louis XVI asked his people to eat them. And people began to find out how good and wholesome they were. The potato was more and more liked; and now there is hardly any vegetable that is more highly esteemed.

1. What do we know about Sir Walter?

A．He introduced the tobacco-plant and the potato to England.

B．He went to America in order to do research on plants and animals.

C．He was forced to smoke by the Indians in America during his stay there.

D．He taught Queen Elizabeth how to smoke in court with the young nobles.

2. People were afraid of the potatoes at first because ___________.

A．the Queen refused to eat them herself

B．they were used as poison by the Indians

C．they were long used as food for the pigs

D．they belong to the poisonous nightshade

3. What can we learn from the text?

A．Both the tobacco plant and the potato were native to France.

B．Young nobles in England refused to smoke for the terrible smell.

C．It was not easy to grow corn back in the age of Queen Elizabeth.

D．The English people were the first to accept potatoes as tasty food.

4. What conclusion can we draw from the two stories?

A．Only those who are willing to take risks can succeed in the end.

B．They are lots of new plants on the earth that can be used as food.

C．All people are afraid to try things that are new and strange to them.

D．The upper class had huge influence on the way people lived in the past.