1. 感谢他的帮助；
2. 邀请他来中国旅游。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
“Only a couple hours to go,” I told myself. We’d made it to northern Indiana after driving all afternoon and evening, heading home from a family vacation in Wisconsin. We’d gotten a late start packing up, none of us wanting to leave our lakeside hotel before we had to. Now we were paying the price. It would be past midnight when we got home.
My wife Jeannie, who was always thoughtful and positive, drove for some time to allow me to take a break from driving. Now I took the turn. However, I wasn’t so alert (警觉的).
I turned on the radio, softly, so as not to disturb my wife, who was sleeping beside me. I was on a two-lane state highway. It was slower than the interstate, but less stressful. I generally didn’t mind driving late at night, though I really could have used a cup of coffee. I had a look at my three sleeping children, ages 14, 10, and 3, in the back seat. “Keep alert!” I said to myself.
The voice of my 3-year-old son, Jon, broke the silence. “I have to go to the bathroom, Dad.” I couldn’t stop in the middle of the highway in the dark. But right up ahead was a building. A diner. Maybe a chance to get that coffee. I pulled into the parking lot. The restaurant was closed.
I looked around and saw the tall grass surrounding the lot. That would have to do for Jon. I led Jon there. As he took care of business, I tried to drive away a mosquito that flew out of the grass. Then another. And another. I urged Jon to hurry. We ran back to the car and closed the doors. Jeannie, our oldest daughter Amy, and Jennifer who still wore her hat were wide awake.
I felt a mosquito touch down on my neck. I said, “I sure picked the wrong place to stop.” Jeannie patted me on the arm and attempted to catch the mosquito.
I switched on the light in the car. The children were screaming, “They’re everywhere!”
“You do the driving,” Jeannie quickly said to me with a smile. “Let us take care of the mosquitoes.”
The children readily agreed.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I started the car and my family started to fight against the mosquitoes.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________As their voices of victory continued, I became totally alert.
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Despite
Mistry said that it was the first time that she had been introduced to Sanxingdui, and the bronze figure of a tiger left a strong
“Learning Chinese is more than acquiring a new way to communicate,” she said, adding that the experiences of learning the language gave her an opportunity to connect with people and enriched her understanding and appreciation of a culture
“Cultural
4 . At a time when Americans consume more than half of their daily calories from ultra-processed (超加工的) foods, there is increasing evidence showing that eating too much of these foods can make us sick. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal finds people who consume high amounts of these foods have an increased risk of anxiety, depression, and certain cancers. The data come from more than 9 million people who participated in dozens of studies.
Ultra- processed foods are ubiquitous in our food supply. Among the most common are highly refined breads, fast food, sugary drinks, cookies, and other packaged snacks. They are often high in salt, sugar, fat and calories and low in fiber and micro- nutrients such as vitamins.
Although no evidence proves that consumption of ultra-processed foods can directly cause anxiety, cancer or other health conditions, a growing body of evidence shows that ultra-processed foods contribute to the development of these conditions.
A study published last year found people in the habit of consuming high levels of ultra-processed foods were about three times more likely to develop cancer, compared to those who consumed the least. When it comes to mood and mental health conditions, a French study showed that adults who maintained an unhealthy diet had more depressive symptoms. “We saw a roughly 20 to 50% increased risk of depressive symptoms in people who had diets that were high in ultra-processed foods,” says Wolfgang Marx, a researcher.
A panel of advisors is currently evaluating all the latest diet and nutrition studies as part of a process to update the country’s Dietary Guidelines. It is possible that they could recommend limits on ultra-processed foods. On the regulatory side, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving ahead to finalize a new definition of the term “healthy”. The FDA says a “healthy” claim on food labels could help consumers identify healthier choices with a quick look and may encourage food companies to improve their products.
1. What does the underlined word “ubiquitous” in paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Nutritious. | B．Widespread. | C．Cheap. | D．Profitable. |
| A．They are linked to some health problems. | B．They become more popular among adults. |
| C．They directly lead to depressive symptoms. | D．They should be consumed in a proper way. |
| A．Food companies’ future plans. | B．New guidelines for food sales. |
| C．Limits on ultra- processed foods. | D．Responses to ultra- processed foods. |
| A．In a health magazine. | B．In a biology textbook. |
| C．In a medical guideline. | D．In a food advertisement. |
5 . While many of us have only become familiar with AI over the past year or so, artist Refik Anadol has been using the technology for years to create immersive installations (沉浸式装置). Now, his studio is releasing its most ambitious project yet: the Large Nature Model, the world’s first open- source generative AI model focusing on nature.
Under development for DATALAND, Refik Anadol Studio’s future museum and Web3 platform devoted to data visualization and AI art, the Large Nature Model is trained on billions of open-source nature images. Interestingly, the model isn’t just for visuals; it can also produce sound and scent elements.
“Blending art, technology, and nature, our model aims to raise awareness about environmental issues and inspire innovative solutions by finding connections among isolated archives (隔离档案),” shared Anadol. “By engaging people on multiple sensory levels, the outputs of the model make the abstract concept of environmental conservation easily acceptable, encouraging a collective responsibility to act.”
Anadol presented the model at the NVIDIAGTC AI Conference, where he transformed a 65-foot by 131-foot wall into a live AI data sculpture. Fed with 2.5 million sourced nature images, the wall exploded with visuals that show the model’s endless creative possibilities, amazing people present at the conference.
The conference is not the only place where the Large Nature Model is on display. At London’s Serpentine Gallery, Anadol’s Echoes of the Earth: Living Archive shows his years-long experimentation with data on coral reefs and rainforests. On view until April 7, the display deepened visitors’ love of nature.
“Anadol’s artworks made me fully understand the unseen yet incredible role of data in our world,” shared art critic Hans Ulrich Obrist in an interview.“I felt enveloped by the data, the richness of information and the beauty found within nature.”
“This project is not about coping or replacing nature; it’s about appreciating, loving and respecting nature. We’re not replacing nature; we’re preserving it,” said Anadol.
1. What can the Large Nature Model do according to the text?| A．Train a number of famous artists. | B．Offer multi- sensory art experiences. |
| C．Track global immersive installations. | D．Identify outdated nature images quickly. |
| A．Making art products available to the public. | B．Inspiring more artists to get close to nature. |
| C．Contributing to environmental conservation. | D．Boosting the development of local museums. |
| A．To prove the studio’s model is incredible. | B．To tell the inspiration for Anadol’s dream. |
| C．To show environmental issues are serious. | D．To highlight the barrier to using the model. |
| A．The power of data. | B．The key role of a gallery. |
| C．The cooperation of humans. | D．The trend of replacing nature. |
1.送礼物的原因；
2.描述该礼物的寓意；
3.祝福 Mr. Green。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last Saturday was the day where No.2 Senior High School organized a friendly football match between the students and the teachers with the intend of enriching their school life.
Bathed in the sunshine, the students from Grade Three competed over their teachers on the football field, with some other students watch the match cheerfully.Both teams were playing hard in highly spirits. The match met their expectation because he was going on wonderfully. Finally, either of the teams gets two goals.
Tiring the competition might be,it meant the lot to the students and the teachers. The thrilling game was sure to help relieve the students’ intense pressure were caused by their heavy study tasks.
Though not
Cheered on by an excited crowd at Al Bayt Stadium in north Doha, the 2022 FIFA World Cup started on Sunday with a Group A game between the host team and Ecuador,
Although Team China failed
Even with international travel still a challenge due to the COVID-19 pandemic,at least 7,000 tickets for the tournament had been sold to Chinese fans by mid-October,said Mohamed Al-Dehaimi,Qatari ambassador to China. Support from China has also come in a more concrete way,with most of the tournament’s stadiums, its official transportation system
Eager to promote their brands overseas, Chinese enterprises, led by official FIFA
“To have a close
9 . In 1945，Sergeant (中士) John Gonsalves was sent to Germany soon after the Second World War ended, and he couldn’t wait to return home. In the meantime, he decided to send a letter to his
Although John
“The mailman came and said, ‘Was your husband once in the
In the two-page letter, John gave his mom a(n)
Although the letter is 76 years late, it couldn’t have arrived at a
“It was a joy to see her
| A．son | B．mom | C．wife | D．father |
| A．Or rather | B．Or else | C．Above all | D．In all |
| A．described | B．destroyed | C．demanded | D．discovered |
| A．Medical | B．Technical | C．Postal | D．Physical |
| A．hands | B．bags | C．drawers | D．cars |
| A．watched out | B．set off | C．passed away | D．showed up |
| A．inspected | B．instructed | C．scolded | D．survived |
| A．team | B．army | C．committee | D．government |
| A．insisted | B．reminded | C．interrupted | D．recalled |
| A．forgot | B．wrote | C．recognized | D．reported |
| A．handwriting | B．capacity | C．honour | D．opinion |
| A．reasonable | B．predictable | C．amazing | D．disappointing |
| A．rule | B．update | C．operation | D．theory |
| A．likely | B．unnecessarily | C．reliably | D．importantly |
| A．family | B．neighbors | C．colleagues | D．branch |
| A．pity | B．sacrifices | C．kisses | D．honesty |
| A．safer | B．busier | C．worse | D．better |
| A．hair | B．face | C．hat | D．room |
| A．poems | B．essays | C．phrases | D．words |
| A．acceptable | B．suitable | C．unbelievable | D．imaginable |
10 . In the last school year, nearly 1 in every 10 students in New York City public schools was homeless, according to new data released on Wednesday. A total of 104,383 children lacked permanent housing during the 2021-22 school year across districts, an increase of about 3.3 percent from the previous school year, according to an annual report released by Advocates for Children New York,a nonprofit organization that annually collects data on homeless students.
About 28 percent or more than 29,000 students were living in city shelters, while nearly 5 percent or about 5,500 students were considered “Unaltered”, living in cars, parks and abandoned buildings, according to the report. Nearly 360 children lived in hotels or motels. About 69,000 children were “doubled up”, meaning they stayed with extended family and friends after losing permanent housing or facing economic difficulties, the report found.
Meanwhile,the country’s largest school district has been losing students,with roughly 120,000 leaving over the last five years. Public school enrollment(入学) has dropped by nearly 9.5 percent since the pandemic started.
“While the city works to address the issue of homelessness, we also must ensure that students who are homeless get to class every day and receive the targeted support they need to succeed in school,” Kim Sweet, executive director of Advocates for Children, said.
During the last school year, almost 2 in 3 students living in shelters were considered “chronically (经常反复发生地) absent”, which means they missed at least 10 percent of school days. Chronic absence hurts students’ academic performance. In the 2020-21 school year, 70 percent of students who were homeless graduated, compared with 81 percent of all students. They were also more than three times more likely to drop out of high school than their classmates who do have housing.
“If we want to break this bad cycle of poverty and homelessness, we have to make sure we’re prioritizing education of students in temporary housing,”Jennifer Pringle, director of Project Learning in Temporary Housing for Advocates for Children, told The New York Times.“The consequences are just awful and without a coordinated(协调一致的), targeted response, we’re not going to see a change.”
1. How many students took city shelters as their living places in the 2021-2022 school year in NYC?| A．Nearly 360. | B．About 5,500. |
| C．Over 29,000. | D．About 69,000. |
| A．The causes of so many homeless children. |
| B．The ways the homeless children lived their life. |
| C．The measures to solve the problem of homeless children. |
| D．The influences of homelessness on the children’s education. |
| A．Treating something as being more important than other things. |
| B．Stopping something from being done especially by law. |
| C．Getting something,especially by making an effort. |
| D．Trying to discover facts about something. |
| A．Homeless students in NYC face challenges in life |
| B．NYC works to address issue of homelessness |
| C．Nation’s largest school district—NYC loses students |
| D．1 in 10 NYC students homeless during last school year |
