1 . Last year I decided to do some volunteer work. I began to________on the Internet and discovered Volunteer USA. Three months later I________myself on a plane to Phoenix, Arizona. I was________at the thought of living with loads of new people for three months. However, within fifteen minutes of________, my worries had gone. Everyone was so________and like-minded that it was very________to feel at home.

I was sent to the Coronado National Forest for my first 8-day________. We had to________everything we needed and walk three miles to where we worked. It may not seem like a________way but in 35℃ heat and with a heavy pack, my legs were on fire.

My job was to________a stairway out of rock. This________climbing up and down the side of a mountain inhabited (栖息) by mountain lions, although I should say they were only heard,never________.

Three days later, a beautiful stairway came into being. The________of knowing that my________will be on that mountainside for years to come is massive.

But on the last night we were________in a thunderstorm. I woke up at midnight to find a swimming pool in my tent. The temperature was close to________. I had to spend the rest of the night trembling in the only________part of my tent.

________, I suffered a lot. But I know whatever I have to face in my life I was there and I________. I think I am much________for having taken part in the project.

1.

A．calculate

B．negotiate

C．advertise

D．research

2.

A．imagined

B．introduced

C．enjoyed

D．found

3.

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．scared

D．excited

4.

A．arriving

B．sleeping

C．thinking

D．walking

5.

A．confident

B．friendly

C．energetic

D．curious

6.

A．funny

B．good

C．lucky

D．easy

7.

A．tour

B．project

C．campaign

D．course

8.

A．drop

B．make

C．carry

D．buy

9.

A．nice

B．safe

C．long

D．quick

10.

A．build

B．test

C．clean

D．guard

11.

A．helped

B．ended

C．allowed

D．meant

12.

A．hunted

B．trained

C．seen

D．fed

13.

A．satisfaction

B．ambition

C．expectation

D．intention

14.

A．work

B．memory

C．record

D．story

15.

A．left

B．caught

C．attacked

D．separated

16.

A．boiling

B．average

C．normal

D．freezing

17.

A．tidy

B．dry

C．new

D．soft

18.

A．By the way

B．Regardless of that

C．Needless to say

D．In either case

19.

A．survived

B．resisted

C．escaped

D．recovered

20.

A．smarter

B．stronger

C．happier

D．busier

2 . Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time.

A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been _______ free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started _______ his car to the young people. Wilson has _______ an astonishing 64, 000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous _______ with the students he transports to and from school. The students who he’s _______ have gone on to become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they’ve also got out of their time in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students _______ call him “Grandpa”.

Tina Stern _______ rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant much more to her than just free _______. “It’s not just a ride; you’re not just sitting there in _______ silence or with your headphones on.” Stern said. “He asks you questions and actually ________ the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he’ll ________ those things.”

Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organisation. On Point for College. Although the ________ asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes ________ to ensure the welfare and safety of the students. If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to ________ them. If they run out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what’s needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never ________ to buy them a meal.

For many students, Wilson’s help is not only appreciated, it’s also entirely ________ for them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don’t have a reliable car, while others have to ________ vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding with Wilson has ________ them to complete their education — but according to Wilson, he benefits just as much from the ________. “I just love driving and I love these kids, ” Wilson said. “It’s such a(n) ________ to be a part of these kids’ lives, even just for a few hours, getting to know them and hearing their stories.”

1.

A．linking

B．sending

C．offering

D．distributing

2.

A．donating

B．lending

C．delivering

D．volunteering

3.

A．paved

B．covered

C．measured

D．wandered

4.

A．arguments

B．interviews

C．negotiations

D．conversations

5.

A．met

B．driven

C．addressed

D．greeted

6.

A．even

B．ever

C．once

D．already

7.

A．earned

B．received

C．assessed

D．demanded

8.

A．transportation

B．style

C．time

D．communication

9.

A．forced

B．awkward

C．ridiculous

D．suspicious

10.

A．selects

B．recites

C．guesses

D．remembers

11.

A．act on

B．settle on

C．check on

D．agree on

12.

A．club

B．league

C．college

D．programme

13.

A．far

B．around

C．beyond

D．forwards

14.

A．assist

B．watch

C．urge

D．warn

15.

A．expects

B．attempts

C．manages

D．hesitates

16.

A．extra

B．unusual

C．necessary

D．adequate

17.

A．share

B．fuel

C．repair

D．exchange

18.

A．required

B．allowed

C．reminded

D．convinced

19.

A．experience

B．arrangement

C．appreciation

D．employment

20.

A．effort

B．ambition

C．privilege

D．convenience

3 . Ketaki Kale, who is now 33，started her career as a nurse nine years ago. At that time it was impossible for her to _________ she would be sent off to the front line to _________ against a pandemic(流行病). Kale trembled within, as she broke the news to her_________she had been sent to the COVID-19 ward(病房）at Naidu Hospital，Pune.

Kale's mother-in-law, a retired nurse, who_________Ketaki to take up nursing, reminded her of the spirit of service that nurses must be _________ to. “You go,” she said. “I will look after the kids”. There were 15 COVID special patients under her _________. Kale says with _________,“During their hospital stay, they have formed_________ with us and we become their families away from home.” But the hospital staff are extremely _________when they are able to send the patients home after their recovery.

In fact, an 85-year-old lady__________ about a month ago. This incident has __________ cast a shadow over the ward. To make sure other patients are not __________, Kale cheers them up with jokes __________possible. But there are a variety of duties they need to__________: giving medicines and injections to patients and helping them with __________. Serving the doctors with patients’__________is also an important task.

“I am concerned about my __________ ,” says Kale, who hasn't gone home for two months. Kale’s husband, Ganesh, has to help to do __________and look after their sons though he is busy with his work. “No matter how__________you are, the risk remains," says Kale. However, being on the front line, and __________ the disease, has made her strong and even more committed. "Our patients come first, before anything else," she says.

1.

A．persuade

B．imagine

C．judge

D．forecast

2.

A．compete

B．guard

C．protect

D．fight

3.

A．family

B．friend

C．partner

D．colleague

4.

A．forced

B．informed

C．inspired

D．warned

5.

A．familiar

B．open

C．accustomed

D．committed

6.

A．watch

B．care

C．control

D．leadership

7.

A．pity

B．confidence

C．warmth

D．surprise

8.

A．bonds

B．organizations

C．units

D．teams

9.

A．calm

B．shocked

C．funny

D．happy

10.

A．broke down

B．left off

C．passed away

D．gave out

11.

A．slowly

B．obviously

C．randomly

D．exactly

12.

A．affected

B．involved

C．ignored

D．infected

13.

A．whichever

B．however

C．whatever

D．whenever

14.

A．take off

B．look for

C．focus on

D．jump at

15.

A．fruits

B．meals

C．studies

D．jokes

16.

A．condition

B．appointment

C．experience

D．advice

17.

A．relatives

B．boys

C．patients

D．parents

18.

A．schedules

B．operations

C．research

D．housework

19.

A．powerful

B．intelligent

C．careful

D．determined

20.

A．battling

B．noticing

C．examining

D．following

4 . Traveling alone can be daunting. I have traveled by myself many times but, on every occasion, there was someone to meet me at the other end of the bus, train or plane journey. This time was different.

Last week I had a holiday, from work, but none of my friends had the same week off. I decided that I still wanted to do something, so I booked a train ride to Toronto and reserved a bed in a hostel for one week.

One week by myself. Would I be lonely? Would I be bored? Quite the opposite. In fact, there are many benefits that come from traveling alone. Firstly, I was able to do whatever I wanted. I spent hours in museums that would have seemed boring and dull to some of my friends. I walked all around the city, which' some people may have found too exhausting. Instead of relying on someone else to remember directions or to suggest activities to do, I discovered my' independence and developed map-reading skills that I didn’t know I had. I could get up and go to sleep when I wanted and I didn’t have to wait for anyone else to shower and get ready every morning. Being in the safe environment of a hostel with like-minded travelers also gives a great opportunity to meet new people from all over the world, which can help combat loneliness.

In spite of the benefits, I found that there were also some disadvantages of traveling alone. I missed having someone to talk to and to bounce ideas off. Experiences are often more enjoyable if they are shared, and part of the fun of traveling is the memories you have afterwards. Without a travel partner, I won’t be able to laugh about and remember my Toronto adventure with a friend or family member in years to come.

In addition, eating in a restaurant or cooking in the hostel was less fun on my own.

I am very proud of myself for traveling alone, and I had a fantastic time in Toronto. However, in the future, I think I will always prefer to travel with another person or in a small group. Though, maybe it depends on who you travel with I would rather be by myself than with someone who is lazy, difficult and argumentative.

1. What happened to the author last week?

A．She traveled alone to Toronto during a work vacation.

B．She felt lonely away from home and missed her family.

C．She found someone meeting her during a trip to Toronto.

D．She made a trip as her friend during the same week to Toronto.

2. We can learn from the article that the author ________.

A．finds it boring and dull to visit museums

B．has already acquired great map-reading skills

C．believes she could benefit by traveling alone more

D．enjoys sharing traveling stories with family and friends

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

A．Learn about.

B．Adapt to.

C．Fight against.

D．Live with.

4. What can we know from the last 2 paragraphs?

A．She is proud of cooking in a hostel.	B．She will find it fun to travel with anyone.
C．She favors travelling with good company.	D．Argumentative travelers1 will be ideal choices.

5. Which of the following words can best describe the author?

A．Optimistic and talkative.	B．Humorous and generous.
C．Ambitious and imaginative.	D．Enthusiastic and independent.

5 . 假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关习俗。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1.到达时间；
2.合适的礼物；
3.餐桌礼仪。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Terry,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes

Yours.

Li Hua

6 . Last year, a popular restaurant released a live stream of a family dining in it, without asking their permission. After finding out what the restaurant was doing, the family showed their objection, but the restaurant ignored it and insisted that they had the right to do it. Moreover, they tried to silence the family, saying that their behavior was damaging the restaurant's image. This event has caused a debate on the violation of privacy and portrait rights by webcasts.

It doesn't bother some people when their images are unconsciously recorded by cameras and shown through live streams on different online platforms. They may even enjoy appearing on screens and cooperate with some businesses. In that way, the restaurant can have more public exposure and thus attract more customers, which is their purpose of webcasting. However, others including the family mentioned above, are against it. The family thought that their portrait rights were violated, considering no one had asked if it was okay to use the images of them. They found intolerable that their actions captured by the camera were webcast live to millions of viewers, not to mention the fact that some of them were not so decent. Thus they demanded an apology from restaurant.

People may behave in a relaxed way when eating or resting, and they don't want others to see them in this way. Thus, from a legal perspective, if businesses webcast their customers for commercial reasons, they have violated customers portrait rights.

Webcasting someone without his or her consent amounts to a violation of portrait rights, which is getting increasingly common these days as cellphone webcasting is growing in popularity for technical convenience, However, public awareness of privacy protection is still falling behind. More should be done to make sure webcasting is developing sustainably, without violating people's legal rights.

1. What is the major issue argued in the passage?

A．A famous restaurant published a live stream of a family dining in it.

B．The family showed their objection to the famous restaurant's webcast.

C．The restaurant ignored the objection and insisted they had the right to do it.

D．The restaurant claimed that the family was damaging the restaurant's image.

2. What does the underlined word "that" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Customers enjoy appearing on screens.

B．Customers cooperate with some businesses.

C．Customers are shown through live streams online.

D．Customers are unconsciously recorded by cameras.

3. Which of the following behaviors may violate customers' privacy and portrait rights?

A．Businesses webcast customers live according to their agreement.

B．Businesses webcast customers for commercial reasons and pay them.

C．Businesses webcast customers improper actions with their permission.

D．Businesses webcast customers behaving in a relaxed way without informing them.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Public awareness of privacy protection is increasing

B．A famous restaurant released a live stream of a family

C．How can people behave in a relaxed way when having a rest

D．A debate on whether webcasts violate privacy and portrait rights

5. What is the author's attitude toward webcasts?

A．Objective.

B．Negative.

C．Positive.

D．Subjective.

7 . Most of us still have lots of photographs sitting around from the days when we used cameras, not telephones, to take pictures. There are probably many photos that we do not look at and may never see again. But these images, representing memories from our past, do not have to be lost. Google has create a tool to help bring these forgotten pictures back to life in very high quality.

The PhotoScan app works the same as an image scanner. But this software program uses the camera on your phone to capture images as digital copies, which is a quick and easy way to save old photos without having to spend money on new equipment. The PhotoScan app uses new technology to improve the capturing process, which makes it possible to take a picture of a photo with a camera phone, without glare, a common problem.

After opening the app, the user first puts the desired photo within the camera’s frame. When this is done, four small circles appear in different places over the photo. The user then moves the phone over each of the circles, which change color after the process completes. That’s it! The app finds the edges of the photo, straightens the image, and puts it in the right position while removing glare. From this point, the pictures can easily be saved to the Google Photos app or somewhere else. If you do have Google Photos, images are organized by face or place and can easily be found.

The release of PhotoScan came at the same time as some changes to the Google Photos app. One change is an improved auto tool that Google says creates high-quality effects in just one step. Another tool lets users choose from 12 different looks to improve overall photo quality. The third provides high-level controls for changing light and colors.

Anil Sabharwal, the Vice President of Google Photos, explained why he created PhotoScan. In 1947, his parents lived under British colonial rule in India and were ordered to leave their home with only a few belongings. They decided to leave behind jewelry and other valuables, but gathered up as many photos as they could take.

1. What can we know about the PhotoScan app?

A．It is new equipment used to scan images.

B．It can adjust the angle of cameras by moving four small circles.

C．Users can use it to take digital photos.

D．Using it to photograph pictures won’t have glare.

2. In the third paragraph, the author mentions ____________.

A．how to use the PhotoScan app	B．where to find Google Photos.
C．what the benefits of the app are	D．why the new app can benefit us

3. What is the advantage of Google Photo according to the passage?

A．It provides various styles that users can select from to improve the apps

B．Users can easily find the desired picture through the photographing place.

C．The changed storage space is bigger than before.

D．It stores most pictures captured by PhotoScan.

4. What can we infer about Anil Sabharwal from the last paragraph?

A．He got the idea for PhotoScan from his family’s experiences.

B．His parents helped him a lot while in India.

C．British colonial rule forced him to make PhotoScan.

D．His family’s poverty promotes him to create PhotoScan

5. The purpose of the passage is to__________.

A．persuade us to use the PhotoScan app.

B．tell us a new Google app brings old photographs back to life.

C．remind us of the pictures representing memories from our past.

D．offer some suggestions for Google to improve its new app.

8 . A small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for ten years or so.

It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas. Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…, spending money is nothing.

I felt too tired to think of any special gifts. Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church. These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.

As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets to protect their heads. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.

Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of them could have won," he said. "They have a lot potential, but losing like this could take the heart out of them." Justin loved kids—-all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That's when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to the inner-city church without leaving my name.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.

1. Justin hated Christmas because________.

A．he thought Christmas makes no sense

B．he had a hard time choosing gifts

C．he spent too much money buying gifts

D．he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree

2. We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church________.

A．were well dressed	B．paid no attention to safety
C．feared Kevin's team	D．couldn't afford helmets

3. Justin felt sad mainly because the youngsters in the other team________.

A．didn't wear any helmets

B．were dressed in worn-out shoes

C．may lose confidence completely

D．failed in the match against his son

4. The underlined that in the last paragraph refers to________.

A．what the writer had done	B．the envelop on the tree
C．the note inside the envelop	D．the gifts the writer sent to church

5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．A Church Gift	B．A Special Note
C．A White Envelope	D．A Christmas Card

9 . When my dad finally finished the triathlon (铁人三项)in Montauk, the crowd cheered. It showed me how his hard work paid off and it excited my_________ . I wondered whether a small boy of my size could _________ something like that. I found myself _________this out loud and my father overheard me. He _________me and said I could train with him.

Training with my clad turned out to be very_________. We would get up very early for a morning jog or go for a swim in the pool after school. After a few weeks of training, I _________ my first triathlon. Before the competition, I nervously waited for the_________.

When someone fired the gun. I was off,_________towards the distant buoy (浮标)that marked my turn. I finished the half-mile swim and ran towards my _________. I was dripping wet,trying to __________it. Once on the bike, I experienced an excitement specific to __________. I went through the transition zone and__________ my running shoes. At the start of the run part of the triathlon, my__________ already felt like they were made of cement (水泥).

For me, the real competition began during the run, because now I could see each competitor as a target. No matter my__________in the field, each racer was either following me__________ being followed. The run part of the race was in fact__________tolerance.

“Shut up, legs”, one of my favorite sayings, kept me from thinking about the__________feeling. Then I crossed the finish line. I took a breath and then began a(an)__________with the other finishers. The sense of__________was there for all of us.

Looking back, I remember the small boy on that day in Montauk who doubted whether he could__________it, like his dad. Now, that same boy is not only a huge fan, but also a training partner as well.

1.

A．pride

B．congratulations

C．concern

D．curiosity

2.

A．learn

B．deserve

C．achieve

D．organize

3.

A．saying

B．figuring

C．acting

D．leaving

4.

A．admired

B．encouraged

C．pushed

D．convinced

5.

A．unbearable

B．exciting

C．enjoyable

D．challenging

6.

A．learnt from

B．suffered from

C．signed up for

D．dropped out of

7.

A．signal

B．announcement

C．result

D．permission

8.

A．riding

B．walking

C．swimming

D．dashing

9.

A．bike

B．horse

C．destination

D．coat

10.

A．take off

B．get on

C．knock out

D．put away

11.

A．running

B．traveling

C．cycling

D．swimming

12.

A．kicked off

B．switched to

C．prepared for

D．polished

13.

A．arms

B．clothes

C．shoes

D．legs

14.

A．size

B．position

C．age

D．career

15.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

16.

A．breathlessness

B．thirst

C．stress

D．pain

17.

A．winning

B．nervous

C．burning

D．proud

18.

A．suggestion

B．celebration

C．impression

D．organization

19.

A．accomplishment

B．guilt

C．sorrow

D．participation

20.

A．join

B．move

C．prove

D．make

10 . Renewable energy projects, including onshore and offshore wind and solar farms, have so far been subsidized (资助) by government support schemes. This has led to some to complain that clean energy is pushing up bills.

However, the most recently approved offshore wind projects will most likely operate with ‘negative subsidies’ -- paying money back to the government. The money will go towards reducing household energy bills as the offshore wind farms start producing power in the mid-2020s.

This is the conclusion of an analysis by an international team led by Imperial College London researchers published today in Nature Energy.

Lead researcher Dr Malte Jansen, from the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial, said: “Offshore wind power will soon be so cheap to produce that it will undercut   fossil-fueled power stations and may be the cheapest form of energy for the UK. Energy subsidies used to push up energy bills, but within a few years cheap renewable energy will   see them brought down for the first time. This is an astonishing development.”

The analysis for five countries in Europe, including the UK, focused on a series of government auctions (拍卖) for offshore wind farms between February 2015 and September 2019. Companies that want to build wind farms bid in the auctions by stating the price at which they will sell the energy they produce to the government.

These are known as ‘contracts for difference’ or CfDs. If a company’s bid is higher than the wholesale electricity price on the UK market once the wind farm is up and running, then the company will receive a subsidy from the government to top up the price.

However, if the stated price (规定价格) is less than the wholesale price, then the company will pay the government back the difference. This payback is then passed through to consumer’s energy bills, reducing the amount that homes and businesses will pay for electricity.

The winning companies said they could build new offshore wind farms for around £40 per megawatt hour (MWh) of power. This was a new record set by these wind farms with bids 30 percent lower than just two years earlier.

1. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Offshore wind farms to be built in the UK could reduce household energy bills by producing electricity very cheaply.

B．Offshore wind farms will not be subsidized by government in the near future.

C．The importance of CfDs.

D．The operation of negative subsidies.

2. According to Paragraph 2, offshore wind farms .

A．will stop producing power in the mid-2020s

B．are paying money back to the government

C．will help reduce household energy bills

D．will all operate with ‘negative subsidies’

3. The underlined words “top up” in Paragraph 6 probably mean .

A．make up

B．take up

C．cover

D．fill up

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The renewable energy projects will lead to some to complain that clean energy is pushing up bills.

B．The company whose bid is less than the wholesale electricity price will receive a subsidy.

C．The stated electricity price is now higher than the wholesale electricity price.

D．Fossil-fueled power will be soon produced cheaply.

5. What is the author’s attitude towards the offshore wind farms?

A．Curious.

B．Pessimistic.

C．Indifferent.

D．Optimistic.

6. Where does this text probably come from?

A．A science fiction.

B．A financial magazine.

C．An advertisement.

D．A science report.