1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

With hospitals filled up with COVID-19 patients, NASA has announced it will be delaying an upcoming satellite launch. The liquid oxygen     1     (need) to fuel the flight is also needed in hospitals,     2     doctors use the important resource to keep     3     (dangerous) sick COVID-19 patients alive.

“Medical oxygen is     4     priority (优先) of our members,” says Richard Craig, vice president of technical and regulatory affairs for the Compressed Gas Association.

A shortage of truck drivers     5     the certifications needed to transport the oxygen is only adding to the problem, and there are     6     (concern) about other rocket launches being pushed back as well.

At the recently held Space Symposium in Colorado, SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell     7     (invite) anyone with access to liquid oxygen to reach out. “We certainly are going to make sure the hospitals are going to have the oxygen that they need but for anybody who has liquid oxygen     8     (spare), send me an email,” she said.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted that the shortage was “a risk,     9     not yet a limiting factor”. So far, 26 rocket launches     10     (plan) by the company.

2 . A new research reveals that you cannot separate your health from your emotions and numerous studies support the idea that having an optimistic and positive attitude can translate into living a longer and healthier life. For example, in one older study, pessimism (悲观) was linked to a 19 percent higher risk of dying over a 30-year period.

After examining the associations between optimism and heart health in more than 5,100 adults of various ethnic groups for 11 years, researchers at the University of Illinois report that people who display a more optimistic can-do attitude in life experience significantly better cardiovascular (心血管) health over the long term.

People who were the most optimistic were up to 76 percent more likely to have a total health score in the ideal range. The health scores were based on seven aspects used by the American Heart Association (AHA) to define heart health. This includes blood pressure, body mass index, fasting blood sugar, serum cholesterol levels, diet, exercise and smoking. According to study author Rosalba Hernandez, individuals with the highest levels of optimism have twice the chances of being in ideal cardiovascular health compared to their more pessimistic peers. This association remains significant, even after adjusting for social population characteristics and poor mental health. At the population level, even this slight difference in cardiovascular health translates into a significant reduction in death rates.

This evidence, which is assumed to occur through a bio-behavioral mechanism, suggests that prevention strategies that target modification of psychological well-being-e. g. optimism-may be a potential avenue for AHA to reach its goal of improving Americans’ cardiovascular health by 20 percent before 2020.

1. What can we know from paragraph 1?

A．A healthy and long life affects emotion.

B．Optimism contributes to a longer and healthier life.

C．Optimism might increase the immunity of people.

D．Pessimism may lead to bad living habits.

2. Which of the following can be used to define your heart health according to AHA?

A．Living habits.

B．Mental Age.

C．Family income.

D．Social status.

3. What does the underlined word “avenue” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Danger.

B．Approach.

C．Ability.

D．District.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Emotion- Your Spirit Food

B．Health- a Guarantee of Long Life

C．Optimism-a Healthy Boost to Your Heart

D．AHA-an Organization Monitoring Your Health

3 . Would you like to relax yourself outdoors? Here are some activities that may suit you.

Activity 1: Outside Yoga & Brunch
3rd July and 7th & 8th August, 9:00 am-12:00 noon

We will start our Outside Yoga practice connecting to our surroundings with a grounding meditation. Following our Yoga practice, you will have a delicious and healthy vegetarian brunch (早午餐) together. Brunch will be a choice of delicious pancakes with fruits and natural yoghurt, or boiled eggs.

No experience is required. You will need to bring your own Yoga mat or towel.

Activity 2: Family Yoga & Nature Connection
Sunday 8th August, 10:00 am-1:00 pm

Spend some quality time with your little ones on this special family yoga and nature connection session. This is a wonderful opportunity to bond further with your child (ren). Included in the day is a delicious packed vegetarian lunch (kid-friendly).

All children must be accompanied by an adult. You will need to bring your own Yoga mats or towel.

Activity 3: Adventures to Neverland
Saturday 14th August

Join Wendy, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys as they discover the wonders of Neverland while travelling through our amazing Gardens. This trip will capture your children’s imagination and arouse the love for this classic tale.

Please wear appropriate footwear and dress for the weather. Food & refreshments are available. For advanced tickets click here

Activity 4: The Handlebards Present-Macbeth
Friday 20th & Saturday 21st August, 6:30 pm

You can take in the pedal powered performance on either Friday 20th and Saturday 21st August (or both if you wish) from 6:30 pm nightly. Bring a picnic and enjoy a drink and even a pizza from the pop up pub!

Please bring a chair or blanket to sit on, a picnic to dig into, and dress for the weather! Tickets will not be returned on account of bad weather. The show is Covid Safe and all guidance will be stuck to.

1. What is required to join in Activity 1?

A．Bringing your brunch.	B．Booking in advance online.
C．Taking along your own equipment.	D．Practicing yoga for some time before.

2. What do Activity 2 and Activity 3 have in common?

A．They are both suitable for children.	B．They both need application on line.
C．They are held on the same weekend.	D．They both provide footwear and towel.

3. What do we know about Activity 4?

A．There will not be safe guidance for Covid.

B．Food is not allowed to be taken to the spot.

C．All children must be accompanied by adults.

D．Ticket fee won’t be back under bad weather.

4 . Aesha Ash is a Ballet (芭蕾舞) dancer who began the Swan Dreams Project in 2011. It is a program designed to bring ballet to girls of color in her community. Aesha Ash is one of the few women of color to ever grace the stages of New York City Ballet School of American Ballet. She wants to expose her community to more positive images of women of color through the use of ballet. She wants to show the world that beauty and grace are not defined by status or race.

Aesha grew up in the inner city of Rochester, New York, where crime, gun violence and poverty were among the biggest threats to the community. For her, that’s normal. That’s just life in the neighborhood, but what she remembers most is the dance studio.

She started dancing all together at the age of five. A teacher mentioned to her mother that she had some promise in ballet, and that it would be difficult for her, as a woman of color, to enter the ballet world. But the adversity (逆境) she faced was the very thing that pushed her to pursue a career in ballet.

And there’s so much negative stereotyping (刻板印象) and misunderstanding of who they are in the media. Through the use of imagery and her career as a ballet dancer, she challenges stereotypes that exist for women of color, particularly those from inner-city communities.

“It’s important that our girls see that side of themselves because for many kids it’s hard to be what you can’t see. I didn’t see a black ballet dancer before I decided that’s what I wanted to be. It was really important for me to be in my environment displaying that because this is where I’m from. It was always beyond ballet.” Aesha Ash stated.

1. Why did Aesha start the Swan Dreams Project?

A．To promote the images of females of color by ballet.

B．To expose her community to a world of women of color.

C．To grace the stages of NYC Ballet School of American Ballet.

D．To show the world that beauty and grace are defined by status.

2. Which of the following best describes the community she grew up in?

A．Comfortable.

B．Primitive.

C．Peaceful.

D．Unsafe.

3. What made her seek to become a ballet dancer?

A．Her teacher’s encouragement.

B．The hardship she encountered in her life.

C．Stereotypes that exist for women of color.

D．Misunderstanding of who women of color are in the media.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．A program provides chances for girls of color.

B．A woman brings ballet to the girls of color.

C．Ballet changes the life of a woman of color.

D．A woman has changed the negative stereotyping.

5 . 语法填空

Due to a medical error, 44-year-old Safiya became blind. She felt    1    （help）. And all she had to depend    2     was her husband Meraj. Meraj wanted to help Safiya gain her confidence again.

Finally, Safiya felt ready to return to her job,    3    now would she get there? She used to take the bus, but now too frightened to get around the city by herself. Meraj promised    4    （ride）the bus with her.

For two weeks, they made the journey together each morning and Meraj    5    （take）a taxi back to his office. Finally, Safiya decided to try the trip    6    . Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday…Each day she went on her own. It went perfectly.

On Friday morning, Safiya took the bus to work as usual. When she got off the bus, the driver said; "Lady, I sure envy you. You know, every morning for the past week, a gentleman stood across the corner    7    （watch）you. He makes sure you cross the street    8    （safe）, and he won't leave until you enter your office building."

Tears of    9    （happy）poured down Safiya's cheeks. Her husband had given her a gift    10    （powerful）than sight—the gift of love that can bring light.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Have you ever wondered     1    the world looked like millions of the years ago? Although it is impossible to travel back in time, we can still get some     2    (clue), from fossils(化石).

An international research team     3    (lead) by Chinese scientists recently published their discovery of a large group     4    fossils. They found them in Zhang pu county in Fujian Province. They call the group the Zhang pu biota(生物群). The biota includes around 25,000 amber(琥珀) fossils and 5,000 plants fossils. They are nearly 15 million years old.

Scientists first found     5     Zhang pu biota in 2010. They kept     6    (do) research there for ten years and made several big discoveries. Today’s Fujian Privnce was once a tropical rainforest 15 million years ago. There     7    (be) all kinds of animals and plants in the forests. Many of them can     8    (find) today. It is the     9    (rich) tropical rainforest biota discovered so far.

The best finding of all is the rich samples(样本) of insects in amber. The amber fossils have kept the ancient insects quite well,     10    (make) them the natural ‘museum’of prehistoric(史前的) life.

9 . A fascinating history and outgoing music scene have made Denton North Texas cultural hotspot, but that’s not all this town has to offer.

Bayless-Selby House Museum

Experience life as a well-to-do Texan in the 19th century at the Bayless-Selby House Museum. The home features all the ornate (华丽的) styling of the Queen Anne style of architecture, and its rooms are furnished with rare antiques from the time period. Bayless-Selby House Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday between April and October, and Wednesday through Saturday from November to March.

317 West Mulberry Street

Denton, TX 76201

(940) 349-2850

Campus Theatre

Denton’s Campus Theatre is a true part of the town’s history. It began as a magnificent movie house in 1949, shut down in 1985, but returned 10 years later as a performing arts venue. Today, the Campus Theatre, located in downtown Denton, hosts film festivals, plays, and musicals. Tickets for these performances can be purchased on the theater’s website or booked.

214 West Hickory Street

Denton, TX 76201

(940) 382-1915

Ray Roberts Lake State Park

Kayak（划独木舟）down a scenic creek (小溪), swim on a beautiful beach, try your luck at catching a fish, or pitch a tent and sleep under the stars. You name it, you can do it at Ray Roberts Lake State Park. Twenty miles of multiuse trails, a marina (小船坞) that sells and rents boats, and a resort can be found within the park, located just north of Denton.

100 P W 4137

Pilot Point, TX 76258

(940) 686-2148

Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center

Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center offers lovers of the great outdoors the chance to experience some of the best birding and hiking in the Denton area. Travel the nearly eight miles of nature trails that cover Clear Creek and the Elm Fork of the Trinity River through grasslands, wetlands and bottomland hardwood forests.

3310 Collins Road

Denton, TX 76208

(940) 349-2883

1. Where can you appreciate Queen Anne style of architecture?

A．At the Bayless-Selby House Museum.

B．At Campus Theatre.

C．At Ray Roberts Lake State Park.

D．At Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center.

2. Which number should you dial if you want to get more information about a musical?

A．(940) 349-2883.	B．(940) 686-2148.
C．(940) 382-1915.	D．(940) 349-2850.

3. What can visitors do at Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center?

A．Go boating.	B．Go fishing.
C．Go birding.	D．Go camping.