1 . A farmer had a friend who was famous for growing wonderful apple trees.

One day, the farmer’s friend gave him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it.

The farmer loved the gift. But when he got home, he did not know where to plant it. He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the apples. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal the apples. Finally, he planted the tree in his wood. Nobody could see it, but there was no sunlight in his wood. The tree soon died.

Later, the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place. “What's the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I plant the tree near the road, strangers may steal the apples. If I plant the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors may come at night and steal the apples.”

“Yes,” said the friend, “but at least someone could enjoy the apples. Now no one could eat the apples, and the apple tree died! ”

1. The farmer’s friend was good at growing ________.

A．apple trees	B．orange trees
C．pear trees	D．banana trees

2. The farmer finally planted the tree ________.

A．near the road	B．in the field
C．in the wood	D．in the garden

3. The farmer’s friend ________ what the farmer did with the tree.

A．thought highly of	B．disagreed with
C．worried about	D．was surprised at

3 . Humans’ overconsumption of resources is a leading contributor to global climate change, says University of Arizona researcher Sabrina Helm. Therefore, it’s increasingly important to understand the choices consumers make and how those decisions affect the health of a planet with limited resources. In a new study, published in the journal Young Consumers, Helm and her colleagues explore how materialistic(物质享乐主义的) values influence pro-environmental behaviors in millennials, who are now the nation’s most influential group of consumers.

The researchers focused on two main categories of pro-environmental behaviors: reduced consumption, which includes actions like repairing instead of replacing older items; and “green buying,” or purchasing products designed to limit environmental impacts. The researchers also looked at how engaging in pro-environmental behaviors affects consumer well-being.

More materialistic participants, the researchers found, were unlikely to engage in reduced consumption. However, materialism did not seem to have an effect on their likelihood of practicing “green buying.” That’s probably because “green buying,” unlike reduced consumption, still offers a way for materialists to fulfill their desire to get new items, Helm said.

Study participants who reported having fewer materialistic values were much more likely to engage in reduced consumption. Consuming less was, in turn, linked to higher personal well-being and lower psychological suffering. Green buying—which may have some positive environmental effects, although to a smaller degree than reduced consumption—was not found to improve consumer well- being, Helm said.

The take-home message for consumers: “The key is to reduce consumption and not just buy green stuff. Having less and buying less can actually make us more satisfied and happier,” Helm said. “If you have a lot of stuff, you have a lot on your mind,” she said. “For example, it requires maintenance and there’s a lot of burdens of ownership, and if you relieve yourself of that burden of ownership, most people report feeling a lot better and freer.”

Understanding how materialistic values impact consumer behaviors, and how those behaviors in turn affect personal and environmental well-being, is important, Helm said. However, she acknowledges that for many consumers, shifting behaviors to be more financially proactive and consume less will be challenging.

1. What do we know about pro-environmental behaviors?

A．They are a cause of climate change.

B．They are categorized by purchasing preference.

C．They vary in different age groups.

D．They are affected by materialism.

2. It can be learned from Helm’s study that ________.

A．ownership of green products brings a sense of happiness

B．green buying helps control people’s desire to buy new items

C．materialists prefer practicing green buying to buying less

D．buying less and green buying have similar effects on people

3. According to the study, which of the following can improve one’s well-being?

A．Replacing older items.	B．Developing new resources.
C．Buying greener products.	D．Being careful with expenses.

4. What is Helm probably going to explain in the next paragraph?

A．When people develop proactive financial behaviors.

B．Why it is hard to change people’s financial behaviors.

C．Which financial behaviors lead to mental well-being.

D．How materialistic values influence financial behaviors.

5 . Bobby the mountain climber was famous for his attempts to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried it at least thirty times, but had always failed halfway.

For the sake of _________ Bobby to try again, Old Peeper, the town optician, who bore witness to his _________, presented him with a pair of special sunglasses. “If it starts clouding over or if your feet start hurting, put on these glasses. They’ll help you.” Bobby accepted the gift without giving it much _________, but when his feet started _________ again he remembered his words and put on the glasses. Then misfortune came as usual in the form of cloud cover, _________ seemingly not so thick this time. So Bobby kept climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his _________, and finally arriving at the summit. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of triumph was _________ and almost as magnificent as that wonderful view. The mountain below was surrounded by a dense sea of clouds. Bobby didn’t remember the clouds being as _________ as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and _________ everything.

Peeper had carved a light image on the lenses (镜片), in the form of the snow-covered summit. It was made in such a way that you could only __________ it if you looked upwards. Peeper had understood that whenever Bobby lost sight of his __________, he would similarly lose sight of his dream, and his __________ to continue would weaken.

Bobby realized that the only obstacle to reaching the summit had been his own __________. When he could no longer see the top of the mountain, the problems __________. He thanked Peeper for using that little__________ to help him see that his aims were not impossible, and that they were still there, where they had always been.

1.

A．urging

B．encouraging

C．educating

D．requesting

2.

A．practice

B．disadvantage

C．growth

D．failure

3.

A．thought

B．knowledge

C．information

D．praise

4.

A．breaking

B．damaging

C．aching

D．swelling

5.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．instead

6.

A．problem

B．pain

C．injury

D．anxiety

7.

A．incomparable

B．invisible

C．invaluable

D．inaccessible

8.

A．snowy

B．pure

C．vague

D．thick

9.

A．demanded

B．understood

C．believed

D．acknowledged

10.

A．move

B．feel

C．change

D．see

11.

A．journey

B．path

C．success

D．aim

12.

A．preference

B．will

C．competence

D．concentration

13.

A．mistake

B．prejudice

C．ignorance

D．discouragement

14.

A．took off

B．cut in

C．set in

D．showed off

15.

A．signal

B．tool

C．trick

D．mark

6 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

One winter Sunday, my little sister, Colleen, and I built the greatest snowman ever. We gave him a carrot nose, beautiful hat, cozy scarf and gloves. He was a masterpiece.

The next morning when looking outside, we smiled lovingly at him over our meal. We gave him a high-five (击掌) as we passed by on our way to school. A lot of kids went past our house, so he was the hot topic at our school that morning. It was our pride!

The day dragged on until finally we could rush home. But as our yard came into sight, we saw something wrong. The snowman was gone! We only found a broken stick here, a torn glove there and balls of snow everywhere. Worst of all, the snowman’s once-proud carrot nose lay limp(无力的) and half-eaten.

What had happened? We were both astonished and angry. But then, we were only kids, who wouldn’t have anything take away our happiness. Actually we knew only one thing: Our snowman would rise again. And so we rebuilt him.

The next day we came home to find another mess on the front lawn(草坪). For the rest of the week, the destruction was repeated daily. Each afternoon we’d return to find our snowman had fallen apart, and then we built again.

By Saturday morning, we had a plan. We borrowed a really big bucket(水桶) from Mom, filled it with water and left it outside. The next morning, it was frozen solid. We packed snow all around the ice block as the base(底座) of the snowman. Then we built the other parts of it once again. The trap was set. and we waited for the snowman bullies(破坏者) to come.

注意：续写的词数应为 150 左右。

Monday morning, hiding behind the window, we soon saw what we were waiting for.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Seeing their pained look, we couldn’t help laughing.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7 . 假如你是学生会主席李华。你校学生会将举办英语短剧大赛。请你根据以下信息，用英语写一篇书面通知。要点如下：
1. 活动目的；
2. 参赛要求；
3. 比赛时间、地点。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Notice

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段内容，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数为150左右。

Bales left the pavement of Base Road and stepped onto snow-covered Jewell Trail. She planned a six-hour hike through New Hampshire’s Mount Washington State Park. She had packed for almost every emergency and intended to walk alone.

She’d checked the weather forecast posted by the Mount Washington Observatory before she left. Based on her experience, Bales knew that her hike was realistic. Besides, she had two emergency plans and extra layers of clothing to better adjust her body temperature as conditions changed.

The hike up the lower part of Jewell Trail was pleasant. Bales felt excited as she walked up into snowy paths. The sun shone through the trees and cast a shadow over her smiling face. Less than an hour later, loads of dark clouds had replaced the sunshine, and snow covered the surrounding trees.

She still smiled. However, the weather was showing its teeth. Bales added even more layers to shelter herself from the cold winds and thick fog. She made her way across the snow-covered ridge (山脊toward Mount Washington and began to think about calling it a day. Suddenly, she noticed something: a single set of footprints in the snow ahead of her, which had been made by a pair of sneakers-typically not the type for hiking.

Meanwhile, Bales was getting colder, even though she was moving fast and generating some body heat. With strong gusts of wind screaming and attacking her back and left side, she decided to abandon her plan. The only thing, however, kept her on the trail was the sneaker tracks in the snow.

Paragraph 1:

Bales faced a dilemma about whether to follow the tracks or not.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:

Her searching now turned into rescuing the man.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9 . 阅读下面文，在空处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China’s Liangzhu Archaeological Site     1    (declare) on the list of World Heritage sites on Saturday by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee during its 43^rd session in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

The site,     2    is located in Yuhang District in Hangzhou City in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province, showcases the civilization of prehistoric rice agriculture between 3,300 B.C.     3     2,300 B.C. The ruins of ancient Liangzhu city were discovered in 2007, and then large dam sites     4    (surround) the Liangzhu ancient city were unearthed continuously after 2009. It was     5     (official) submitted to UNESCO in 2019, hoping to win     6     (recognize) as a World Cultural Heritage Site. The site     7     (include) archaeological remains and unearthed cultural relics of the Liangzhu Ancient City as well as a wetland that covers     8     area of 908. 89 hectares in a plain river network. It is also found that the Liangzhu ancestors started to use characters about 5 ,000 years ago, 1 ,000 years     9     (early) than previously thought, according to Colin Renfrew, a retired professor of archaeology at the University of Cambridge.

The World Heritage Committee added Liangzhu to the UNESCO list    10     (encourage) better protection of the site, considered to be of “outstanding universal value” to humanity.

10 . KQED is a Public Broadcasting Service station in California, US. The station is owned by Northern California Public Broadcasting. Some of its radio programs are as follows:

●The Cooler

As one of the most popular programs among young listeners, the Cooler is a podcast (博客) about pop culture stories and music, presented in a smart, fun and personal way. Come and join us on our journey.

Time: MON-THU, 8 pm—9 pm.

● Here & Now

A live production, in cooperation with stations across the country, Here & Now reflects the world of news as it's happening in the middle of the day, with timely, in-depth news, interviews and conversation. Hosted by Robin Young

Time: MON-THU, 11am—1 pm

● Mind Shift

The Mind Shift podcast explores the innovations (创新) in education that are shaping how kids learn. Hosts Ki Sung and Katrina Schwartz introduce listeners to educators, researchers, parents and students who are developing effective ways to improve how kids learn. They cover topics like how teachers are developing surprising methods to deal with classroom disruptions; how listening to podcasts is helping kids develop reading skills.

Time: THU-SUN, 7 pm—9 pm

● Living on Earth

Living on Earth is a weekly news and information program about the world's changing environment, ecology, and human health. If there's something new about climate change, environmental politics or environmental quality and human health, you can count on Host Steve Curwood and the LOE public radio news team to keep you up to date.

Time: WED, 9 am—10 am

1. At what time can the audience enjoy pop culture stories?

A．Tuesday, 8 pm—9pm.	B．Wednesday, 9 am—10 am.
C．Friday, 8 pm—9pm.	D．Sunday, 7pm—9pm.

2. From which radio program can listeners pick up news at noon?

A．The Cooler.	B．Here & Now.
C．Mind Shift.	D．Living on Earth.

3. Which of these topics might be covered in Living on Earth?

A．Education policies.	B．Economic problems.
C．Human population.	D．Global warming.