1 . 阅读有关莫奈和印象派的文章。用方框中单词或短语的正确形式填空。

be fond of            emerge             influential             in particular purchase            realistic             subjective                 theme

Unlike the earlier Realists who painted in a     1     style, Impressionist painters focused more on their     2     feelings of things and instant impressions. When Impressionism     3     in France in the late 19th century, artists became more interested in everyday subject matter. They were also fascinated by modern objects. As one of the most     4     Impressionist painters, Claude Monet was impressed by the visual effects of the steam engine     5    , and he later produced twelve paintings of a train station in Paris. In 1883, Monet and his large family moved to Giverny, where he     6     a house and some land for his gardens. During his days at Giverny, Monet     7     painting his own gardens, with the water lilies, the pond, and the arched bridge. From this we can see that there were two clear     8     apparent in his work throughout his career: colours and reflections in water.

2 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. confusion   B. delivered     C. reflection        D. offer   E. context    F. set       G. signaled       H. fluent     I. torn       J. culture     K. genuine

This is a story about how a foreigner got confused about a Mexican word even though she could speak     1     Spanish. It happened when she     2     foot on Mexican soil for the first time. She asked an ice-cream seller for an ice-cream, and he said “ahorita.” She thought it would be     3     immediately because the word can be directly translated to “right now.” But she waited for half an hour and still no ice-cream came. When she asked the seller about it, he said “ahorita” again, with his face showing     4    . She felt     5     between waiting and walking away. Finally, she had to go home, so she     6     to the seller that she could not wait any longer. Years later back in Mexico, she came to realise that the meaning of “ahorita” changes according to its     7    . It could mean “tomorrow,” “within five years,” “never,” or even “no, thanks” when one wants to refuse an     8    . “Ahorita Time” is a     9     of different cultural understandings of time. That is, understanding “ahorita” takes not a fluency in the language, but a fluency in the    10    .

3 . 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A. that        B. amazing        C. an        D. independently E. is        F. to carry        G. length        H. improving I. of        J. began

The world’s first ship with     1    intelligent unmanned system was launched in Guangzhou. The ship     2     the world’s first scientific research ship     3    can work by remote control in open waters. It will provide an     4    tool for China     5    out marine scientific research and develop the marine economy.

The equipment on the ship is highly localized (本十化的), because the key parts have all been     6     developed by Chinese scientists. The ship has a     7    of 88. 5 meters, width of 14 meters and a depth of 6. 1 meters. With a broad deck, the ship can carry a dozen different observation instruments. Construction of the ship     8    on July 20, 2022, and it is expected to be put into use by the end of this year. In the future, the use o the ship will be     9    great importance for getting real-time ocean observation information,     10    the level of ocean observation.

4 . 从方框内选择合适的单词并用其正确形式完成下列短文。（每个单词限用一次）

harm, literally, annoy, edge, tolerate

According to Jerry Deffenbacher, PhD, a psychologist who specializes in anger management, some people are     1     more “hotheaded” than others are; they get angry more easily and more intensely than the average person does.

Generally, it is much harder for people who are easily angered to     2     frustration. (令人懊丧的事) What makes these people this way? A number of things. One cause may be genetic or physiological: There is evidence that some children are easily     3     from birth. Another may be sociocultural. Anger is often regarded as negative (负面的); we’re taught that it’s all right to express anxiety, depression, or other emotions but not to express anger. As a result, we don’t learn how to handle it. Research has also found that family background plays a role. Typically, people who are easily angered come from families that are not skilled at emotional communications.

Some people use these findings as a license to     4     others. Research has found that letting anger be actually intensifies it. It’s best to find out what it is that makes you angry, and then to develop strategies to keep those triggers from pushing you over the       5    .

5 . 选用方框内合适的单词或短语并用其正确形式完成下面短文(每项限用一次)。

extra, in case, stair, make sure, muscle, quit, energy, gym, balance, sweat, rather than, amount

Like many people, you may put in a lot of effort and manage to get the body in shape. But it is challenging to stay in shape while busy work or life stops you finding     1     time to keep your old activity level. It is important to eat a(n)     2     diet and keep an active lifestyle. You can make your daily activities more active to help you stay fit. Also,     3     you eat properly for your new activity level, and fit easier exercises into the time that you do have.

Keep going to the     4    . If you have just recently lost weight, you may plan to     5     your exercise, but it is important to keep exercising     6     you might get back the weight that you have worked so hard to lose. Remember, the     7     of exercise you take to get into shape depends on your fitness level.

Walk more. Just walking alone is a very beneficial exercise which can help you get lots of     8     and become healthy. Not all exercise has to include painful     9     and lots of     10    ! Walking is easy to fit into your basic daily activities, too. For example,     11     take the lift, you can choose to walk up the     12    .

6 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供前4小题选用，第二个方框供后4小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。

A. missing       B. wet       C. wife       D. vacation E. grew up

F. thanked       G. garden       H. last       I. excited J. bedroom

The 75­-year­-old Joe lived very happily in a village and had a big warm family. His children     1     and moved to different cities. Now he has four grandchildren, and they usually visit him during their holidays.

During one     2     , Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning the house and cooking their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized his watch was     3     . The watch was from his     4     and he treasured it very much, so he was very upset. He looked for it but could not find it anywhere.

When his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch which was given by their grandma.

One granddaughter asked, “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw it the     5     time?”

“I guess when I was cleaning the     6     ! ” he replied.

The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they couldn’t find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandpa.

One grandson went back to the garden to look again. He was there for about 15 minutes and rushed back with a(n)     7     look on his face.

Then everyone was very surprised to see the watch in his hand. They asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied, “I sat there without making a noise. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”

Joe hugged and     8     the little boy.

This is the power of silence. If we stay calm (冷静), we are more able to find the ways of solving problems.

7 . 选词填空

mention, resign, concept, disability, privilege

After     1     from the company, Mr Brown visited a remote village in Africa. However, things shocked him greatly. Owing to high levels of poverty, the children couldn’t enjoy the     2     of being educated. They had no     3     of using computers! The income distribution system had not yet been established there, not to     4    the social security system. Mr Brown made a voluntary donation. He purchased books for children and tractors for farmers. He had a school built for children with     5    . He even adjusted his arrangement and stayed there for a fortnight, showing the children how to operate computers. Such knowledge, he thought, would be relevant to their future careers.