5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When was the news broadcast?

A．On July, 16.

B．On July, 17.

C．On July, 15.

2. How did the visitors feel as the Eiffel Tower reopened?

A．Excited.

B．Concerned.

C．Exhausted.

3. What is a must to visit the Eiffel Tower from July, 21?

A．Wearing masks.

B．A French government “health pass”.

C．A recent negative test for COVID- 19.

6 . 8月25日，你所在城市遭遇到了暴风雨。风雨过后，你校三（1）班同学志愿上街协助环卫工人打扫街道。假如你是校报记者，请按下列要点用英语写一则新闻报道：
1.暴风雨影响；2.志愿者活动；3.简短评论。
注意：1.词数80 左右；
2.可适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯；
3.报道的标题已给出（不记词数）。

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7 . Researchers say they have used brain waves of a paralyzed man who cannot speak to produce words from his thoughts onto a computer. A team led by Dr. Edward Chang at the University of California, San Francisco, carried out the experiment.

“Most of us take for granted how easily we communicate through speech,” Chang told The Associated Press. “It’s exciting to think we’re at the very beginning of a new chapter, a new field to ease the difficulties of patients who lost that ability.” The researchers admit that such communication methods for paralysis victims will require years of additional research. But, they say the new study marks an important step forward.

Today, paralysis victims who cannot speak or write have very limited ways of communicating. For example, a victim can use a pointer attached to a hat that lets him move his head to touch words or letters on a screen. Other devices can pick up a person’s eye movements. But such methods are slow and a very limited replacement for speech.

Using brain signals to work around disabilities is currently a hot field of study. Chang’s team built their experiment on earlier work. The process uses brain waves that normally control the voice system. The researchers implanted electrodes on the surface of the man’s brain, over the area that controls speech. A computer observed the patterns when he attempted to say common words such as “water” or “good.” Over time, the computer became able to differentiate between 50 words that could form more than 1,000 sentences. Repeatedly given questions such as “How are you today?” or “Are you thirsty,” the device enabled the man to answer “I am very good” or “No, I am not thirsty.” The words were not voiced, but were turned into text on the computer.

In an opinion article published with the study, Harvard brain doctors Leigh Hochberg and Sydney Cash called the work a “pioneering study.” The two doctors said the technology might one day help people with injuries, strokes or diseases like Lou Gehrig’s. People with such diseases have brains that “prepare messages for delivery, but those messages are trapped,” they wrote.

1. How is the new method different from the current ones?

A．It involves a patient’s brain waves.

B．It can pick up a patient’s eye movements.

C．It is a very limited replacement for speech.

D．It can help a patient regain his speech ability.

2. What does the underlined word “differentiate” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Organize.

B．Learn.

C．Distinguish.

D．Speak.

3. What was Leigh Hochberg and Sydney Cash’s attitude towards the study?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Doubtful.

D．Critical.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Researchers Found Good Methods to Help Paralyzed Patients

B．Device Uses Brain Waves of Paralyzed Man to Help Him Communicate

C．Years of Additional Work Needed to Improve the Communication Methods

D．Device Uses Brain Waves of Paralyzed Man to Cure His Speaking Disability

8 . Singapore’s government has approved the sale of a laboratory-grown chicken meat. The American company that invented the product, Eat Just, says it is the first time lab-grown meat has received such approval anywhere in the world. Lab-grown meat — also called clean or cultured meat — is created from animal cells in a laboratory. The product is made without harming animals. The cells grow directly into the meat, outside of any animal.

The Eat Just product is to be sold as small pieces, called nuggets. The product is set to launch at a Singapore restaurant “in the very near term,” the company’s CEO Josh Tetrick told Reuters news agency.

Demand for alternatives to animal meat is rising across the world because of public concerns about health, animal welfare and the environment. Plant-based products — popularized by companies like Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods and Quorn — are selling in a growing number of stores and restaurants. But the development of lab-grown meat has been much slower than that of plant-based versions. The main reason for the delay is money. Lab-grown meat costs a lot more to produce.

Tetrick said the San Francisco-based company is also seeking approvals from U. S. government agencies. But he added that Singapore was a “good bit” ahead of the United States. The Singapore Food Agency said it examined data from processing, production control and safety testing before approving Eat Just sales. Tetrick said it is likely that the U. S. and countries in Europe and elsewhere will examine Singapore’s approval system and will attempt to create a similar process.

Eat Just was founded in 2011 and has raised more than $300 million, Tetrick said. The company is valued at around $1. 2 billion. Worldwide, more than 24 companies are testing lab-grown fish, cow and chicken meat. They are hoping to break into a new part of the alternative meat market. Financial experts at Barclays Bank have estimated the market could be worth up to $140 billion by 2029. Competitors in the market have also been able to raise large amounts of money and win support from well-known investors.

1. What can we learn about the laboratory-grown chicken meat?

A．It has been put into market.

B．It is produced in Singapore.

C．It can be created without animals.

D．The sale of it hasn’t been approved in America.

2. Why has the development of lab-grown meat been slow?

A．It focuses on public concerns.

B．More money is needed to produce it.

C．The approval system is very complex.

D．It’s not as popular as plant-based products.

3. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Eat Just has made great profits.

B．The development of lab-grown products is fast.

C．Competitors should be cautious when investing.

D．The market for lab-grown products is promising.

9 . Founder and Creative Director, Zeelicious Foods, Winifred Emmanuel Nwania has said that her love for cooking is a passion that has grown into a cooking business. While very few people have the perseverance(毅力) and diligence to go after their dreams, and make it a successful career, she is among the few living out their dreams.

Nwania grew up in Lagos with her mom and six siblings. She enjoyed a loving relationship with her dad, who passed away when she was only 12 years of age. Losing him aroused an intense desire to succeed within her. She decided making a success of her life will be the most ideal way to honour her absent father and make her dogged mother proud of the woman she raised. She grew up deprived(剥夺) of most of the comforts her father provided for the family. But, she didn’t let this bother her. Instead she learned to turn all the sour lemons life threw at her into sweet lemonade.

After graduating from the University of Lagos, with a degree in Economics, she landed a high-paying job with an oil and gas firm in Lagos. Her career seemed to have taken off to a flying start. But her heart was pulling her in a different direction. With zero business connections, and little to no savings, she quit her job. And the Zeelicious Foods brand was born.

“Frankly, I didn’t know much about business. I just knew I love to cook and I love to see people enjoy my culinary creations. I also loved helping the people who contacted me asking for recipes and cooking tips. I knew if I did this for the rest of my life I will be one of the happiest women in the world”, Nwania said.

Zeelicious Foods is now making inroads onto the big screen. The cooking show airs on free TV channels in Nigeria and Ghana. And talks are ongoing for it to get picked up by seven other TV stations across Africa. But, this young lady isn’t done yet. Nwania is working on two cookbooks for healthy eaters. She’s also working on completing the new Zeelicious website, which she’s so excited about.

1. Which of the following words best describes Nwania?

A．Brave and calm.	B．Generous and caring.
C．Perseverant and optimistic.	D．Hardworking and cautious.

2. Why did Nwania set up Zeelicious Foods?

A．She wanted to make her father proud.

B．She wanted to follow her inner voice.

C．She wanted to provide comforts for her family.

D．She found her career in the oil and gas firm not rewarding.

3. What does Nwania’s story tell us?

A．The first step is the hardest.

B．He who laughs last laughs longest.

C．Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

D．A good beginning makes a good ending.