1 . The 46-year-old Chinese Zhang Hong has successfully climbed the highest mountain in the world from the Nepal side, becoming the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest. Born in southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, Zhang lost his sight at the age of 21.

“Whether you’re disabled or normal, whether you have lost your eyesight or you have no legs or hands, it doesn’t matter. If you have a strong mind, you can always complete a thing that other people say you can’t,”Zhang told Alexander, a reporter from Reuters.

Zhang was inspired by Erik Weihenmayer, a blind American mountaineer(登山运动员)who climbed Mount Everest in 2001, and began training under the guidance of his friend Qiang Zi.With much hard work and great efforts, he completed the 8, 849 metre-high Himalayan feat(壮举)on May 24 along with three high altitude guides, and returned to the base camp on Thursday, May 27.

Nepal reopened Mount Everest in April for foreigners after it was shut last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I was still very scared and frightened, because I couldn’t see where I was walking and I couldn’t find my centre of gravity, so sometimes I was afraid that I would fall, ”said Zhang.” But I kept thinking even though it was hard, I had to face those difficulties and dangers and this is the meaning of climbing.

1. From the text, we can know that Zhang Hong lost his sight at the age of       .

A．24

B．27

C．21

D．46

2. Who inspired Zhang to climb Mount Everest according to Para.3?

A．A mountaineer	B．A guide
C．A reporter	D．A student

3. What does Zhang think of the meaning of climbing according to the last paragraph?

A．It can make him rich

B．It can make him famous

C．It can help him find real friends

D．It can help him face difficulties and dangers

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．A blind Chinese man climbed Mount Everest

B．A blind American man climbed Mount Everest

C．Nepal shut Mount Everest in April for foreigners .

D．The COVID-19 pandemic broke out around the world

3 . Linda likes to knit (针织). Since she suffered a stroke (中风) five years ago,_______has been a way for her to focus her mind and keep her_______busy.

Every day she knits a snowman and she sells it for a pound. Every_______goes to the local Children’s Hospital. The first year she knitted 160 snowmen, and then she got to 200 and she made another 200. At the moment she has knitted over 800_______.

Linda’s stroke took most of her eyesight away and made her almost_______but nothing can stop_______. She’s just handed over a 300-pound check to Derian House,an organization for charity (慈善机构), which offers care to children across the North West of England. It costs nearly five million pounds a year to _______ care like this. Less than 10% of that comes _______ the government. For the rest they depend_______donations (捐赠) like Linda’s. Every penny is important to the organization. So it doesn’t matter how much money people________to it.

Derian House exists to make money for seriously ill________and their families and to help them in their most terribly________times. So it’s easy to see why Linda will always be________her knitting wherever she is. “Every time I pick up a needle, I’m________the children, and that’s so important to me,” said Linda.

This Christmas angel (天使) is going on Linda’s tree, but there are some who would say that the real________is Linda herself.

1.

A．painting

B．knitting

C．cooking

D．singing

2.

A．hands

B．nose

C．feet

D．mouth

3.

A．book

B．pet

C．magazine

D．pound

4.

A．shirts

B．socks

C．snowmen

D．hats

5.

A．stupid

B．deaf

C．clever

D．blind

6.

A．him

B．her

C．them

D．you

7.

A．refuse

B．dislike

C．stop

D．offer

8.

A．from

B．to

C．after

D．at

9.

A．on

B．in

C．under

D．with

10.

A．lend

B．lose

C．give

D．spend

11.

A．parents

B．children

C．men

D．women

12.

A．lucky

B．happy

C．difficult

D．bright

13.

A．afraid of

B．busy with

C．bored with

D．sad about

14.

A．helping

B．fooling

C．warning

D．beating

15.

A．dancer

B．driver

C．reader

D．angel

4 . British Tea Culture

Tea was first introduced to Great Britain from China in the 1600s and in the centuries since the British tea culture has been going strong.

British-style Tea

For everyday tea, the British simply boil water and pour the water over a tea bag in a cup. After the tea brews for a few minutes, the tea bag is removed. Fresh milk and sugar are usually added. Biscuits or cake may be eaten with tea.

The British prefer various types of black tea. Brands like Twinings, Tetley, and Lipton are popular in the world tea market.

Formal Tea

For a formal tea, tea sets made of fine bone china or silver are used. The set includes a teapot, cups and saucers, a creamer for holding milk, and a sugar bowl. All are cried on a tray. All the pieces of a proper English tea set have a matching pattern.

Elevenses

“Elevenses” refers to a snack consisting of tea or coffee and a finger food like biscuits or cake. It is taken mid-morning so the name refers to the time of day (11:00 am).

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon tea is a light meal served with tea in the late afternoon. It began among wealthy women in the 1840s, but it soon spread to hotels, tea rooms, and tea gardens across Great Britain. The food served typically includes small sandwiches and sweets. A formal afternoon tea has fancy desserts presented on tiered stands.

1. If you want to enjoy tea with biscuits or cake, you should choose          

A．Formal Tea and Elevenses.

B．Elevenses and Afternoon Tea.

C．British-style Tea and Elevenses.

D．British-style Tea and Formal Tea.

2. When did the Afternoon Tea begin among wealthy women?

A．In the 1600s.	B．In the 1700s.
C．In the 1840s.	D．In the 1940s.

3. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Sports.

B．Culture.

C．Science.

D．Travel.

5 . William is a scientist. He makes robots to help people with some housework. Arnold is William’s helper, who cleans William’s laboratory. Arnold only works in the afternoon, from 1:00 to 4: 30. William used to teach Arnold how to control a robot, but Arnold never listened.

The day before Mother’s Day, William drove to the town with his friend to buy a present for his mother. “When I come back,” he said to Arnold. “I want to see the laboratory clean. Goodbye and work hard!”

Arnold cleaned the windows, tidied the tables, and swept the floor. “Now I will ask a robot toWash thefloorforme,” Arnold thought. Then he went to arobot, pressed a button (按钮) and said, “Robot, wash the floor.”The robot got a bucket of water. Arnold was happy to see that. But Suddenly the robot poured (倾倒) the water all over the for. Then it began to move around in the water.

“Stop,” shouted Arnold, but the robot didn’t stop. Arnold pressed another button, but the robot moved even faster. Soon the laboratory was in a mess. Arnold was quite nervous。

Just then, the door opened. It was William. Looking at the water on the floor, he couldn’t believe his eyes. He ran to the robot and pressed some buttons. It stopped.

“I’m sorry I didn’t listen to you carefully before,” Arnold said.

“Better late than never,” William said. “Let me teach you how to control a robot now.”

1. What is William according to the text?

A．A scientist	B．A cleaner
C．A helper	D．A teacher

2. What did Arnold ask a robot to do according to Para.3?

A．Tidy the tables	B．Wash the floor
C．Sweep the yard	D．Clean the windows

3. What does the underlined word “It” in Para.5 refer to?

A．The door	B．The car
C．The water	D．The robot

6 . Since 2016, China has decided to offer training programs to develop traditional handicrafts (手艺). For Liu Menglan and some other women from North China’s Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区) , the traditional handicrafts have changed their lives in a good way.

Back in 2015, Liu’s family lived on an income of 5,000 yuan. “We couldn’t ever afford the food for our sheep and didn’t have anything left at the end of the year,” Lju Menglan recalled. In 2017, she began to learn embroidery (刺绣)skills in a training program supported by the local government. Liu Menglan’s family earned almost 40,000yuan last year. Her family has moved into a new home.

According to the local government, 140 such training programs were carried out in 173 villages. “The skills helped 2, 895 women increase more than 6, 000 yuan every year,” said Bai Jingying, a local official.

For some women, traditional handicrafts, such as paper-cutting, sugar-painting and carving, have enriched their daily lives. Feng Suyan is another example. She is a local woman from Tuquan, and attended paper-cutting classes taught by Zhao Rixia, her teacher. “I started learning paper-cutting six years ago with Zhao. And now, when I see a new pattern, I would take a picture of it and cut it out,” said Feng. She is now good at paper-cutting and becomes an artist in this field. Whenever she is free, she will make a piece and share it on social media platforms.

1. What does the underlined word “he” in Para.2 refer to?

A．Bai Jingying	B．Liu Menglan.
C．Feng Suyan	D．Zhao Rixia.

2. How much did Liu Menglan’s family make last year according to Para.2?

A．5,000 yuan	B．30,000 yuan
C．40,000 yuan	D．6,000 yuan

3. What is Feng Suyan good at according to the last paragraph?

A．Embroidery	B．Paper-cutting
C．Carving	D．Sugar-painting

7 . According to the World Food Program, one third of the food of the world is lost or wasted. It’s up to some 1.3 billion tons every year, worth about $1 trillion. Moreover, a report in 2021 Sugests that 8 to10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (排放) are associated with wasting food.

“For our parents and the older generations,‘clearing your plate’ is more about saving some food for a rainy day.”Liu Jichen, founder and CEO of Clear Plate, an anti-food wasting program, told us.

The idea for Clear Plate came to Liu after one dinner at a restaurant in late 2017. The customers who finished all the food they’d ordered would be given a card, and then they could exchange their cards for rewards. “Yet it was limited to one restaurant’s actions, so I thought, why not try it on a larger scale (规模)? And how?” Liu wondered. And then he teamed up with some of his friends,founded a startup and developed the Clear Plate applet.

“The Clear Plate team is trying to deal with the issue (问题) of food waste. After a meal, users of WeChat take photos of their clean plates, post these on WeChat, collect points, and then exchange their points for gifts or charity donations,” Liu explained.

Starting in 2018, Clear Plate has now more than 4.3 million users with about 45 million participations in anti-food wasting actions, reducing food waste by 1,700 tons and carbon emissions by 6,600 tons. Liu’s determination represents a small change of the Chinese lifestyle and more people are turning toward a healthier, greener and more low-carbon lifestyle.

1. How much food of the world is wasted every year according to the World Food Program?

A．About 1 billion tons.	B．About 1.3 billion tons.
C．About 8 billion tons.	D．About 10 billion tons.

2. What would customers get if they finished all the food they’d ordered according to Para.3?

A．A plate.

B．A point.

C．A photo.

D．A card.

3. In which year did Clear Plate start according to the text?

A．In 2016.

B．In 2017.

C．In 2018.

D．In 2021.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The program Clear Plate.

B．The World Food Program.

C．The world food wasting.

D．An introduction to WeChat.

8 . 假定你是李华，某外国语学校的一名高中生。你校将举办一场主题为“谁是你心目中真正的英雄”的英语演讲比赛。请以“Yuan Longping, a True Hero in the Eye of Me”为题写一篇发言稿参赛。内容包括：
1.袁隆平的简介；
2.袁隆平的贡献；
3.袁隆平对你的影响。
注意：
1.词数100左右；开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
参考词汇与句型：
1……我的荣幸                                 It is such a great honor for me to...
2.发表我的演讲                                deliver my speech
3.我的主题是……                              My topic is that...
4.袁隆平是我心目中真正的英雄        Yuan Longping is a true hero in my eyes.
5.被视为“杂交水稻之父”                  is regarded as “Father of Hybrid Rice”
6.1930年9月出生于北京                 was born in September，1930 in Bejjing
7.1973年培育出第一批杂交水稻       cultivated the first hybrid rice in 1973
8.成功养活世界1/5的人口       managed to feed one-fifth of the world’s population
9.2004年被授予世界粮食奖             was awarded the World Food Prize in 2004
10.2019年被授予共和国勋章          was awarded the Medal of the Republic in 2019
11.因为他对……的贡献                    for his contributions to...
12.中国农业科学发展                       China’s scientific development of agriculture
13.从他身上，我学到……                 From him, I have learned that...
14.只有通过我不断的努力                 only through my constant efforts
15.更好地为社会和国家服务             serve our society and country better
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
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That’s all for my presentation. Thanks for your listening!

9 . Asia,the largest continent on Earth,is home to more than half of the world’s population. With so many different cultures and languages, each country is worth a lifetime to travel around. Here are some top countries for you to have an unforgettable travel experience .

China
China owns one of the world’s oldest civilizations(文明). Wherever you go, you can easily recognize many amazing historical and cultural landmarks. For example, the Great Wall of China, the Terracotta Army in Xi’an and the Forbidden City in Beijing attract many visitors all over the world. However,other people come to enjoy China’s beautiful scenery that includes high mountains and the Gobi Desert. As the most populous(人口多的)nation on Earth, China is also home to many modern cities.

India

Home to one of the world’s richest and oldest civilizations, India has many different cultures, religions, peoples and traditions. With the Himalayas lying in the north, jungle and beaches can be found in the rest of the country. From temples to food and history to wildlife, the beautiful country has something for everyone.

Thailand

Thailand is a very popular tourist attraction. Its golden sands and beaches attract lots of people every year. Many also come to party in its beachside towns, visit some beautiful and peaceful islands such as Ko Tao, or enjoy the attractive scenery at Krabi.

Japan

Although it consists of almost 7,000 islands, most of Japan’s main sights and tourist attractions can be found on the four largest of them.   Lying to the east of Asia, the island nation is an attractive place as a mixture of traditional palaces and modern buildings Covered in mountains and forests, the country is home to some delightful nature and scenery.

1. Which one is the most populous country on Earth?

A．China

B．Japan

C．India

D．Thailand

2. Where should you go if you want to enjoy the beaches according to the text?

A．India and China	B．Japan and China
C．China and Thailand	D．India and Thailand

3. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Sports

B．Music

C．Science

D．Travel