Felicity Miller, a 32-year-old British woman,
Attracted by this, many foreigners
In Chinese tradition, people send paper red packets
2 . A Leap to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam (平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola
That’s especially impressive,
When she was little, her mom
Though leaning gymnastics has been more difficult for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most
Lola doesn’t want to be
Lola never thinks about
Lola is
| A．runs | B．trains | C．teaches | D．dances |
| A．unless | B．after | C．though | D．since |
| A．guess | B．think | C．tell | D．predict |
| A．noticed | B．imagined | C．remembered | D．suspected |
| A．nature | B．condition | C．talent | D．quality |
| A．progress | B．challenge | C．doubt | D．advantage |
| A．examine | B．express | C．open | D．trust |
| A．harmful | B．unfair | C．fearful | D．inconvenient |
| A．to | B．on | C．off | D．against |
| A．treated | B．served | C．paid | D．greeted |
| A．cautious | B．flexible | C．friendly | D．positive |
| A．bargaining | B．winning | C．defending | D．quitting |
| A．view | B．goal | C．standard | D．range |
| A．athlete | B．champion | C．fan | D．coach |
| A．proud | B．ashamed | C．confident | D．tired |
1.庆祝春节的传统方式；
2.目前庆祝方式的改变；
3.邀请他来中国体验春节。
注意:1.词数80左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3.可以适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯。
Dear Frankie,
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Yours,
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4 . An old saying goes that “Good fences make good neighbors.” With so many folks
In Minneapolis, the Olson family lives next door to 99-year-old Mary. Although Mary’s daughter
Over time, Mary watched through the chain-link as Benjamin learned to walk, talk, and
While others might
When the lockdown was lifted, Benjamin
In August, when Mary celebrates her 100th birthday, the one thing she won’t be wishing for is a
| A．suspected | B．invited | C．allowed | D．forced |
| A．relatives | B．friends | C．securities | D．communities |
| A．calls | B．rests | C．visits | D．prays |
| A．wearing on | B．dying down | C．put up | D．dealt with |
| A．constantly | B．surprisingly | C．eventually | D．immediately |
| A．attitudes | B．knowledge | C．ages | D．belief |
| A．successful | B．discouraged | C．depressed | D．delighted |
| A．game | B．puzzle | C．video | D．role |
| A．show | B．buy | C．fetch | D．pass |
| A．point | B．wonder | C．worry | D．laugh |
| A．easily | B．carefully | C．simply | D．possibly |
| A．relationship | B．fence | C．ball | D．difference |
| A．inspired | B．joined | C．expected | D．comforted |
| A．peace | B．heart | C．present | D．hand |
| A．newest | B．wisest | C．youngest | D．best |
5 . The good news is that more people bought electric vehicles (EVs) in 2020. The bad news is that sport utility (多用途的) vehicles (SUVs) continued to grow in popularity, too. “The fall in oil consumption due to the first trend was completely canceled out by the second,” said Laura Cozzi, an officer at the International Energy Agency (JEA).
Between 2010 and 2020, global carbon dioxide emissions (排放) from conventional cars fell by nearly 35 billion tons, due to reasons such as fuel efficiency improvements as well as the switch to electric cars. Emissions from SUVs rose by more than 50 billion tons. “While the growth in EVs is encouraging, the boom in SUVs is heart-breaking,” says Peters at the Cicero Climate Research Centre in Norway.
There are many reasons for the growing popularity of SUVs. For example, rising economic boom in many countries means more people are able to afford them. Some people see them as status symbols. Also, SUVs are heavily advertised by car-makers, whose profit is higher on these vehicles. Some countries, including France, have introduced plans under which more taxes are paid on heavier cars. But Peters thinks that people who are rich enough to afford SUVs won’t be deterred by slightly higher taxes. “There are now some electric SUVs available, but I hope one day you will see more electric vehicles brought to the SUV market,” says Peters.
Even if it happens, switching to electric SUVs isn’t a good solution. Due to their size and bigger batteries, it takes more resources to build electric SUVs, and they consume around 15 percent more electricity. That means higher emissions unless the electricity comes entirely from renewable sources, and higher electricity demand makes it harder to green the electricity supply.
1. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?| A．Scientists should devote themselves to improving fuel efficiency. |
| B．Electric vehicles will certainly take the place of sport utility vehicles. |
| C．The popularity of SUVs destroys some efforts at environmental protection. |
| D．The emission of carbon dioxide of motor vehicles has hit a new low. |
| A．Encouraged. | B．Blocked. |
| C．Removed. | D．Connected. |
| A．SUVs are discounted heavily. |
| B．SUVs are often advertised by car producers. |
| C．SUVs are taxed at a lower rate in some countries. |
| D．SUVs consume fewer resources than other vehicles. |
| A．The electric SUVs should be made smaller and lighter. |
| B．The electric SUVs are a good guarantee for less pollution. |
| C．More electric SUVs don’t necessarily mean “environment-friendly”. |
| D．Future electric SUVs will be powered with completely green energy. |
6 . Some winter routes which tap into the delights hidden in the snow and ice will encourage public participation in winter sports. They are great ways to get a first-hand view of places.
Winter Olympic Cities
The National Speed Skating Oval, also known as the “ice ribbon”, is a new venue built for ice competitions in Beijing. It will hold speed skating events and award 14 gold medals. Every move and every sound from the skates on ice will be seen and heard by all at the oval. The Big Air Shougang, sitting in the Shougang Industrial Park, will serve the snowboard and freestyle skiing events.
Along the Great Wall
The route runs through seven cities in Hebei and Inner Mongolia and offers skiing, hiking, photography and winter fishing. The Yudaokou Grassland and Forest Scenic Area and the Chengde Mountain Resort are an ideal complement to local snow sport experiences. Daogunan Mountain Ski Field offers ski slopes catering to skiers of all levels. Its winter recreation park offers snowmobile and dog sleigh experiences for family travelers.
Changbai Mountains
Forging a path across Jilin province, this route takes in the Changchun Ice and Snow New World, a large-scale winter themed park in Changchun. It will provide visitors with a glimpse into the fascinating world of ice buildings, snow sculptures and ice slides. At night, it holds spectacular fireworks and light shows. Visitors can take a ride that offers a stunning view of the Songhua Lake and the wild, snowy mountain. In Changbai Mountains International Resort, tourists can enjoy performances featuring (以……为特色) the Changbai Mountains, sing karaoke, go to bars and taste gourmet food. Hot springs are also available.
1. Which of the following places can serve the skiing events?| A．Changbai Mountains. | B．The Big Air Shougang. |
| C．The National Speed Skating Oval. | D．Changchun Ice and Snow New World |
| A．It offers a beautiful scenery of the mountain. |
| B．It provided the fascinating winter sports. |
| C．It offers snow mobile and dog sleigh experiences. |
| D．It promises skiing, hiking, photography and winter fishing. |
| A．In a novel. | B．In a biography. |
| C．In a geography newspaper. | D．In a book review. |
7 . I was gating ready to head to my daughter’s college to bring her home for New Year. The
Usually a three-hour round
I tried pulling out again and again but could only hear
Just as a famous writer Henry
| A．snow | B．rain | C．fog | D．shower |
| A．rescue | B．flight | C．search | D．trip |
| A．shorter | B．faster | C．longer | D．easier |
| A．clear | B．match | C．consider | D．find |
| A．even | B．further | C．finally | D．immediately |
| A．moving | B．causing | C．throwing | D．holding |
| A．untrustworthy | B．unfriendly | C．patient | D．inexperienced |
| A．stop | B．brake | C．work | D．hit |
| A．spinning | B．running | C．flat | D．broken |
| A．curiously | B．hopefully | C．helplessly | D．surprisingly |
| A．move | B．trap | C．jump | D．increase |
| A．lady | B．truck | C．car | D．figure |
| A．suddenly | B．surely | C．eventually | D．simply |
| A．makes | B．puts | C．helps | D．gets |
| A．safe | B．different | C．pleasant | D．dangerous |
8 . Although we benefit from deep and meaningful conversations that help us build connections with one another, we often stick to small talk with strangers because we underestimate (低估) how much others are interested in our lives and wrongly believe that deep conversations will be more awkward and less enjoyable than they actually are, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
Nicholas Epley, a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and his colleagues designed a series of experiments with more than 1, 800 participants. The researchers asked pairs of people — mainly strangers — to discuss either relatively deep or shallow topics. In the first experiment, people received shallow or deep questions to discuss. Before the conversations, participants predicted how awkward they thought the conversations would be, how connected they thought they would feel to their conversation partner and how much they would enjoy the conversations. Afterward, they rated how awkward the conversations actually were, how connected they actually felt and how much enjoyment they actually experienced.
The researchers found that both deep and shallow conversations felt less awkward than the participants had expected. That effect tended to be stronger for deep conversations.
Deep conversations were also more enjoyable and led to a stronger sense of connection. In the second experiment, participants who had a deep conversation with one partner and a shallow conversation with another partner initially expected to prefer the shallow conversation but actually preferred the deep conversation after having both of them.
“Our participants’ expectations about deep conversations were greatly mistaken in a way that could keep people from interacting deeply with others in their daily lives,” Epley said. “As the pandemic (疫情) wanes and social distance restrictions become less strict, and we all get back to talking with each other again, being aware that others also like deep conversations might lead you to have more pleasant interactions.”
1. What were the participants asked to do in the first experiment?| A．Choose some topics they prefer. | B．Avoid discussing shallow topics. |
| C．Make predictions on their feelings. | D．Classify various types of questions. |
| A．preferred to discuss shallow questions with strangers |
| B．felt very awkward when conducting deep conversations |
| C．underestimated how awkward their strange partners felt |
| D．overestimated the awkwardness of talking with strangers |
| A．It is easier to conduct than making small talk. |
| B．It usually causes a weaker sense of connection. |
| C．It is more enjoyable than having shallow ones. |
| D．It is more awkward than previously expected. |
| A．Worsens. | B．Appears. | C．Spreads. | D．Fades. |
9 . Barnaby, the Lawrence family’s cat, had been missing for eight months. On January 11, 2022, Rachel Lawrence was on the phone with her vet (兽医). Her younger cat, Torvi, had just received an operation and she was asking how he was.
During the call, Lawrence heard a meow (喵喵叫). It may have been a standard meow to anyone else’s ears, but to Lawrence, there was something distinct about this sound. She asked the vet if that was Torvi and was told that was just a stray (走失的宠物) that had been brought in a week before.
Lawrence put down the phone and could not stop thinking about that. Could that be long-lost Barnaby? Unable to dismiss that unlikely thought, she called the vet back a few hours later. She asked if that meow came from a black cat and if the cat had a white dot on his back foot. The reply was “Yes”. “That had to be Barnaby,” Lawrence concluded.
When she went to pick up Torvi, she brought photos of Barnaby, nicknamed Fatman by her three kids. When the vet brought Barnaby to her, Lawrence broke down in what she described as tears and cries, but not with sadness.
She couldn’t wait to video-call her three children and said, “Look who I found.”
“Fatman,” they cried out with joy!
Lawrence had previously put a chip into Barnaby, but it did not work and so when he was lost, they had no hope of finding him again. Yet, thanks to the kindness of the person who found Barnaby and took him to the vet, and to the incredible hearing of his pet owner, this cat is back.
Barnaby is safely home with the Lawrence family and Torvi. He returned home thin with little fur and many scars. Barnaby is eating well, and with all the love and attention, the family hopes he will grow back into Fatman.
1. Why did Rachel Lawrence make a second call to the vet?| A．To get more details about the stray cat. |
| B．To check if Torvi was in good condition. |
| C．To confirm the schedule for an operation. |
| D．To seek a way to identify different meows. |
| A．Sad. | B．Frightened. | C．Calm. | D．Thrilled. |
| A．He was safe and sound. | B．He didn’t receive any kindness. |
| C．He became much fatter. | D．He had a really rough time. |
| A．A Kind Vet Took Good Care of a Long-lost Cat |
| B．A Missing Cat’s Meow Led to a Happy Reunion |
| C．A Determined Cat Owner Finally Cured Her Cat |
| D．A Young Cat’s Operation Saved Another Cat's Life |
10 . The Mississippi State University Extension Service is offering the Master Gardener training and certification online again this year,
Participants take 40 hours of instruction in horticulture and related topics to become expert volunteers. Learn more and register for the first Master Gardener class of 2022 from February 1 to February 28 at http://msuext.ms/mg. Instruction for all classes is online and self-paced. The online class material is offered from March 15 to May 15.
About Volunteering
“The Master Gardener program trains active volunteers who exchange the 40 hours of educational training they receive for 40 hours of volunteer service within one year of their training,” said Jeff Wilson, a horticulture specialist of the Master Gardener program. “These Master Gardeners continue to be assets to their communities as, in future years, they continue to receive training and spend a minimum of 20 community service hours a year to maintain their certified status.”
The volunteer work of Master Gardeners helps local Extension offices reach a broader audience than is possible through just the efforts of Extension agents. Volunteers take on a variety of community beautification projects and extend the educational arm of the university to the public by providing horticultural information based on university research and recommendations.
“Master Gardener volunteers experience the personal satisfaction of serving their community, gaining horticultural expertise and connecting with their local gardening community,” Wilson said.
Fees
The cost for Master Gardener training is $ 125 for those who want to become certified volunteers and provide 40 hours of service. For $ 200, the same material is available for those not interested in the volunteer service component.
For More Information
For questions about the Master Gardener program, contact Jeff Wilson at 662-566-8019 or jeff.wilson @ msstate.edu.
1. When can the participants receive the online class material this year?| A．On February 1. | B．On February 28. | C．On April 15. | D．OnMay30. |
| A．Provide service in communities. | B．Receive one-year-long training. |
| C．Instruct students in universities. | D．Donate money to local offices. |
| A．Choose another learning material. | B．Pay more money for the training. |
| C．Get permission from Jeff Wilson. | D．Complete a beautification project. |
