1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man doing?

A．Comforting the woman.

B．Asking for information.

C．Finding the damaged bike.

2. What do we know about the driver?

A．He didn’t drive fast.

B．He managed to save a boy.

C．He had a poor view of the road.

2 . When you think of wildlife holidays in the UK, Scotland is probably the first destination(目的地) that comes to mind, with quite a few breathtaking natural sites that offer a wonderful base to watch wildlife.

The Trossachs National Park

It was the first national park established in Scotland. The Loch Lomond at the center of the park is the largest body of freshwater in the UK. The largest land mammal (哺乳动物) in Britain, red deer can be found in the park. Keep an eye out as you pass through forests, woodlands and open hills.

The Isle of Staffa

The Isle of Staffa is famous for its dramatic rock formations, and for the cave known as “Fingal’s Cave”, Staffa provided inspiration to Felix Mendelssohn, the German musician. He visited in 1829 and, afterwards, composed his Hebrides Overture. The island is also famous for its adorable seabirds—puffins, which are known for their vibrant beaks (鸟喙) and big personalities.

The Cairngorms National Park

The Cairngorms National Park is in northeast Scotland. With an area of 1,748 square miles, the park covers the Cairngorms range of mountains and surrounding hills, and is the largest national park in the UK as the second national park in Scotland. Over 25% of the UK’s endangered species make their home in the park’s ancient pine forests, among which you can find the red squirrel—the UK’s only native squirrel (松鼠) species.

1. Which of the following is connected with the creation of a piece of music?

A．The Isle of Staffa.	B．The Trossachs National Park.
C．The Loch Lomond.	D．The Caimgorms National Park.

2. What do we know about the Caingorms National Park?

A．It is the second largest national park in Scotland.	B．It lies off the coast of northeast Scotland.
C．It is the only place to find the red squirrel.	D．It supports a wide variety of rare animals.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To give advice on how to spend holidays in Scotland.

B．To raise awareness (意识)of endangered wildlife in Scotland.

C．To introduce some places to see wildlife in Scotland.

D．To compare some breathtaking destinations in Scotland.

3 . To figure out if we can die of boredom, we first have to understand what boredom is. For help, I called James Danckert, a psychologist who studies boredom at the University of Waterloo in Canada. “A lot of people think about being bored as being lazy. And it’s absolutely not that,” he says. “Bored people want to be engaged with their world, eager to do something satisfying and exciting. But any attempt to do so is failing.”

That means boredom is usually very upsetting. And it can have physical consequences. In one of his experiments, Danckert made people extremely bored by showing them a video of two people hanging clothes to dry. He found that when people got bored, their hearts beat faster and their levels of a hormone called cortisol (皮质醇) went up, compared to when they watched another video that made them sad. These physical changes were signs that boredom was stressing them out. “It’s not like having a full-on panic attack,”Danckert says. But it’s certainly enough to make boredom unpleasant.

Let’s come back to if boredom can kill you. Back in the 1980s, scientists asked people who worked for the British government a whole bunch of questions, including how bored they felt in their daily lives. The study tracked the participants over time. When any one of them died, the survey recorded the cause of death. In 2010, two researchers matched up these causes of death with the participants’ level of boredom. It turned out that people who said they were more bored were also more likely to have died of heart disease. “We know that prolonged exposure to stress is bad for your health,” Danckert says. A single boring day can’t kill you. But if you’re always bored, the stress could add up into something dangerous.

“Oh no,” you might be thinking. “School is boring, my friends are boring, everything is boring! What’s going to happen to me?” Don’t worry, Danckert says, “As you get older, you get less bored,” mainly because you gain more independence and have to get busy to achieve your long-term goals. And trust me: that’s anything but boring.

1. According to James Danckert, people feel bored because ______.

A．they are too lazy to do anything	B．they can’t fully understand boredom
C．they are too frightened to have a try	D．they can’t gain excitement in life

2. What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A．Doing housework will make people bored.

B．Physical changes can lead to extreme boredom.

C．People’s heart rate increases with boredom.

D．Watching something sad is a boring experience.

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

A．Continued.

B．Short.

C．Sudden.

D．Active.

4. What does Danckert recommend to save people from boredom?

A．Depending on friends.	B．Setting long-term goals.
C．Keeping yourself occupied.	D．Trusting people around you.

4 . When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault.” or “I know I’m late, but it’s not my fault; the car broke down.” It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming (责怪) somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to improve the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.

Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your co-worker causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of(不管) how your co-worker fails to do his job well.

This is what being a winner is all about — creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.

1. What can we learn about winners?

A．They have responsible and able co-workers.	B．They blame themselves rather than others.
C．They focus on solving problems.	D．They seldom meet with difficulties in life.

2. How does the author mainly prove his view?

A．By giving examples.	B．By making comparison.
C．By providing research results.	D．By using opinions from others.

3. What do problems mean to winners?

A．Excuses for their failures.	B．Chances for self-development.
C．Challenges to their co-workers.	D．Keys to the final success.

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

A．A Winner’s Achievement	B．A Winner’s Problem
C．A Winner’s Opportunity	D．A Winner’s Secret

5 . In order to reduce the risk of suffering from COVID-19, people are supposed to say no to a handshake, give up high fives, refuse kisses on the cheek and absolutely avoid hugging. So people all over the world are changing their daily habits at work and at home to prevent it from spreading.

In France, handshaking is regarded as daily greeting habits. And kissing on the cheek is often seen even between people who have only just met. Philippe Lichtfus, a lifestyle expert notices that handshaking is a relatively recent development in human history that began in the Middle Ages. Now, he says simply looking into a person’s eyes can serve as a greeting.

The Brazilian health ministry has suggested that citizens should not share the metal straws traditionally used to drink the caffeine-rich drink chimarrão. And a kiss — even if it is not on the mouth — is totally advised against.

One of Spain’s most treasured traditions is also affected by the outbreak — the kissing of sculptures (雕塑) of Virgin Mary in the week leading up to Easter. During the holy week, the faithful believers queue up to kiss the hands or feet of sculptures of Mary and the saints, seeking their protection.

Germany’s interior minister (内政部长) Horst Seehofer rebuffed Chancellor (总理) Angela Merkel’s try to shake hands with him, smiling and keeping both his hands to himself. They both laughed and Merkel threw her hand up in the air before taking a seat.

In Iran, a video has gone viral (走红) showing three friends meeting, hands in their pockets, two of whom are wearing masks, tapping their feet against each other as a greeting. A similar video in Lebanon shows singer Ragheb Alama and comedian Michel Abou Sleiman tapping their feet against each other while making kissing noises with their mouths.

The UAE (阿拉伯联合酋长国) is advising citizens to stop the traditional “nose to nose” greeting. The UAE also said that people shouldn’t shake hands anymore or kiss. Greet each other “by waving only”.

1. What can we learn from Philippe Lichtfus?

A．Handshaking has a long history.

B．It is suggested that people look into other’s eyes as a greeting.

C．People can continue to kiss on the cheek.

D．It is unusual for two people who have just met to kiss on the cheeks.

2. What does the underlined word “rebuffed” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Appreciated.

B．Welcomed.

C．Accepted.

D．Refused.

3. What can be inferred from the text?

A．People who believe in Virgin Mary must be disappointed to cancel (取消) the ceremony.

B．Several traditional greeting habits are advised against in the UAE.

C．Brazilians are crazy about drinking the caffeine-rich drink chimarrão.

D．Tapping feet against each other has already become a daily greeting in Iran.

4. What does the text mainly tell us?

A．People change their greeting styles to protect themselves.

B．Some new greeting styles become popular.

C．Different countries have different greeting styles.

D．Some old greeting styles are out of date.

6 . I know what courage looks like. I saw it on a flight I took six years ago, and only now when I look back can I ______ it without tears filling eyes.

Our flight ______ the Orlando Airport one morning. But immediately upon take-off, it was ______ that something was wrong. The aircraft was bumping(颠簸) up and down. All the ______ travelers looked around with knowing smiles. If you ______ much, you see these things and learn to act ______ about them. However, we did not remain calm for long.

Minutes after we were ______, our plane began falling quickly. The pilot soon made a serious ______. “Attention, please! Weare having some difficulties. Our computers show that the control system has ______. We will return to the Orlando Airport. Our ______ will prepare you for a bumpy landing.” In other words, we were about to crash. Many travelers looked obviously ______ now. No one faces death without fear, I thought.

Then several rows to my left, I heard a woman’s voice, speaking in a(n)______ conversational tone. All around, people cried. Many ______. Finally, in this situation I saw her talking to her child. The woman, was ______ at the face of her daughter, who looked four years old. The child listened closely, sensing the ______ of her mother’s words. The mother’s gaze(凝视) held the child so focused that she seemed ______ by the sounds around her.

Finally, I ______ them and could hear this soft sure voice with the tone of ______. Over and over again, the mother said, “I love you. Remember, whatever happens, I love you always.” Fortunately, our landing gear(起落架) held at last and our touchdown was not a(n)______.

However, the voice I heard that day never ______. That mom showed me what a real hero looks like.

1.

A．dream of

B．make up

C．speak of

D．focus on

2.

A．destroyed

B．left

C．missed

D．greeted

3.

A．clear

B．surprising

C．important

D．pleasing

4.

A．excited

B．young

C．energetic

D．experienced

5.

A．shop

B．practice

C．fly

D．read

6.

A．calmly

B．politely

C．cautiously

D．curiously

7.

A．in a row

B．on the spot

C．in the air

D．on the go

8.

A．decision

B．speech

C．apology

D．announcement

9.

A．recovered

B．failed

C．worked

D．reset

10.

A．attendants

B．travelers

C．customers

D．standers-by

11.

A．disappointed

B．frightened

C．thrilled

D．confused

12.

A．normal

B．informal

C．exciting

D．nervous

13.

A．laughed

B．talked

C．wrote

D．screamed

14.

A．glaring

B．staring

C．pointing

D．smiling

15.

A．fun

B．content

C．importance

D．signal

16.

A．attracted

B．troubled

C．stricken

D．untouched

17.

A．approached

B．ran

C．looked

D．turned

18.

A．bravery

B．comfort

C．helplessness

D．relief

19.

A．beginning

B．exception

C．accident

D．joke

20.

A．returned

B．existed

C．lasted

D．faded

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Do you have any idea of New Year paintings?     1    (know) as “paper paintings” and “painted pictures”, New Year paintings are a special art form in Chinese folk culture. Without New Year paintings, our traditional Chinese folk culture would be much less     2    (color). The paintings get such a name because they are     3    (most) posted during the Chinese New Year holiday for     4    (decorate) and they are also accepted as a symbol of New Year’s greetings.

NewYear paintings appeared around the Tang Dynasty,     5    (replace) the previous door pictures believed to be able to protect the residents and drive away ghosts. In the Song Dynasty the New Year paintings     6    (create) on a large scale (规模).    7     the printing techniques improving, the content and forms of New Year paintings became various. The development of the paintings matured (成熟) in the Ming and Qing Dynasties,     8    the art reached its golden age.

There are many     9    (tradition) printing methods of New Year paintings, including woodblock printing, stone-block printing, offset printing, watercolor painting, etc.    10     is reported, woodblock-printed New Year paintings are the most popular and interesting ones, according to a recent survey.

8 . I remember that it was a fall morning when the orchestra (管弦乐队) teachers came into Miss Newell’s third-grade classroom. “You have hands for the viola (中提琴),” Miss Ciano told me. I was excited because my hands were finally good for something. I told my parents I wanted to play, and naturally, they agreed.

Since I first touched the viola, I haven’t been able to put it down. Ignoring the difficulty, I am pulled closer to it each day. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it will become your friend for life.

Classical music is truly my best friend. It is the trusted friend of every man, woman and child. Various feelings are expressed in classical music. I discovered that when I was eleven and played a cello concerto (大提琴协奏曲) of Bach in a competition, the first movement was joyful, but the second movement was mysterious and full of pain. From the piece, I learned that music expresses not only feelings, but also sudden mood changes. By listening to classical music, I know that someone else shares these feelings. Since I am lucky enough to be able to play classical music, I am comforted by it when I am upset. It gives me away to escape from my problems for a short period. Classical music can express my joy, sadness and anger.

Now look back at that fall day in the third grade and think how gullible I was for believing that anyone, even music teachers, could tell whether hands were perfect for a certain instrument. I’m certain they told me I had “viola hands” not because they were fortune-tellers (算命师), but because there was a lack of violists in our neighborhood. Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind.

1. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the first and second paragraphs?

A．To introduce an interesting musical class.	B．To show the importance of proper guide.
C．To offer the evidence of her gift for music.	D．To tell the power of support from parents.

2. According to the passage, in what way does classical music help the author?

A．By developing social skills.	B．By broadening life experience.
C．By improving mental health.	D．By building close relationship.

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

A．Firmly disapproved.	B．Easily tricked.
C．Greatly affected.	D．Secretly hidden.

4. Which could be the best title for the passage?

A．Lifetime dream, great effort.	B．Happy childhood, unforgotten experience.
C．Special event, sweet memory.	D．Classical music, endless friendship

9 . Like most people, I was not sure about using virtual reality (VR) (虚拟现实) for travel. However, driven by the chance to experience places and things I could never visit without time, money, and travel, I visited the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) to check out their spacewalk VR Transporter. The visit turned out to be the most unforgettable experience that I’d ever had. After an hour or so, I took off the VR headset (眼罩), feeling as if I had actually been staying in space for months.

As we move through the post-COVID era (后疫情时代), international travel and large events have both been slow to return, so Ceek, an APP for virtual events and experiences, has been developed to allow users to travel through time and space with great joy. Mary Spio, Ceek CEO, explains that the combination of sights and sounds is important. “So our users can listen and see everything at the same time.”

The promise of VR is that it helps us rethink what travel even means. “Traveling can be crossing cultures, crossing memories, and can be done in your mind,” says David Askaryan, CEO of the Museum of Future Experiences. He says MOFE’s VR technology create “an experience where the world around you just completely changes for 70 minutes.”

In the post-COVID era, with our vacation days or travel money running short, virtual reality may be the next best way to visit the destinations that have been lighting up our social timeline, or are on our list. As for me, I’m already planning my next VR trip: an underwater VR experience.

1. Why did the writer visit MSI?

A．To study space science.	B．To buy VR headsets.
C．To try VR travel.	D．To learn spacewalk skills.

2. What can people do with Ceek according to the passage?

A．Travel through space and time with great joy in reality.

B．Listen and see everything in the world.

C．Experience a wonderful virtual trip.

D．Discover the sights and sounds during the post-COVID era.

3. What does David Askaryan say about travel?

A．It focuses on one culture.	B．It provides a new experience.
C．It helps build up memories.	D．It changes the world around us.

4. What does the writer think of VR travel in the future?

A．It will become popular.	B．It will happen underwater.
C．It will be more expensive.	D．It will take days to finish.

10 . Australian Comedy---COSI(5th Round)

Date: April 12-16---7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Poly Theatre

Price: 800-1,500 yuan

Cosi is a 1996 Australian comedy film directed by Mark Joffe. In the film, Lewis Riley wants to get a job as a director at a mental (精神病的)hospital. He gets the job and finds himself directing a production of the Mozart opera Cosi fan tutte, an opera in Italian. And it is going to be performed by actors and actresses that he must select from among the patients, who only speak English.

Twelfth Night

By TNT Theatre Britain

Date: April 13-15---7:30 pm

Venue: 9 Theatre Beijing

Price: 60-380 yuan

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601-1602. The play focuses on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a ship accident at sea. Viola (who pretends to be a boy) falls in love with Orsino, who in turn is in love with Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Olivia falls in love with her, thinking she is a man.

Jazz Weekend---Thomas Enhco Piano Recital

Date: May 6---7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Concert Hall

Price: 80-599 yuan

Thomas Enhco was born in Paris, 1988. He starts playing the violin and piano at an early age, and studies classical music and jazz. At 12, Thomas works with a French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood. He is spotted by Peter Erskine, who offers to help with Thomas Enhco’s first CD．In 2004, Thomas creates and records his first album, Esquisse, which is released in 2006. He receives the Young Talent Prize at the Montauban Jazz Festival in 2006.

1. Where can you enjoy Cosi in April?

A．Beijing Poly Theatre	B．TNT Theatre Britain
C．9 Theatre Beijing	D．Beijing Concert Hall

2. Who in fact is a man in Twelfth Night?

A．Olivia	B．Viola
C．Orsino	D．William Shakespeare

3. Thomas Enhco’s first album finally came out ________.

A．in 1988	B．in 2004
C．in 2005	D．in 2006