1 . 假定你是李华，你校美国交换生John 喜欢中国传统文化，你决定邀请他一起参加学校将举办的唐诗吟诵 晚会。请给他写封邮件。内容包括：
1.时间地点；
2.晚会目的；
3.你的希望。
参考词汇：recitation n. 吟诵
注意：词数100左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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2 . Walt Disney World Holiday Celebrations in the 4 Parks

Magic Kingdom

Walt Disney World’s first parade since March 2020 is hitting Main Street just in time for the holidays. The parade kicks off with Mickey and Minnie in their holiday styles and ends with a visit from Santa Claus. The only way to see this parade is with a ticket. Other celebrations include a special fireworks display, holiday-themed stage performances and dance parties. Guests may even get to experience a little snowfall in Florida.

EPCOT

Have a look at how countries around the world celebrate this time year at the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. Guests will experience unique performances such as a Chinese Lion Dance celebrating the New Year. They also will enjoy taking part in the Cookie Stroll. Participants get stamps in a special passport when they buy five different holiday-themed cookies. Once they collect all five stamps, they’ll earn a special treat.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Tree of Life Awakenings will take place on select nights when the park is open late. The Tree of Life will display a series of winter tales accompanied by familiar holiday music. Guests also will get to see a Merry Animal Show of winter animals. Reindeer, foxes and polar bears interact with guests, accompanied by musicians as they create a playful atmosphere.

Disney Springs

Each evening, Town Center at Disney Springs will experience snowfall, Florida style. Also enjoy the Christmas Tree Stroll. Don’t forget to bring your Christmas list to Disney Springs. With a huge range of shopping options, you’re sure to find something for everyone on your list.

1. What do Magic Kingdom and Disney Springs have in common?

A．You may experience snowfall.

B．You need to collect special tickets.

C．You will get a visit from Santa Claus.

D．You can find something on your Christmas list.

2. How can you get a special treat in EPCOT?

A．By experiencing a Chinese Lion Dance.

B．By enjoying taking part in the Cookie Stroll.

C．By buying five different holiday-themed cookies.

D．By gathering all five stamps in a special passport.

3. Where should you go if you want to interact with polar animals?

A．Magic Kingdom.	B．EPCOT.
C．Disney’s Animal Kingdom.	D．Disney Springs.

3 . When I was a little girl, there was the magic of Mercurochrome (红药水). It was good for cuts, scratches (抓痕), or other _______. My brother and I tested and _______ the powers of Mercurochrome many years ago.

It was summer and hot. Mama was not feeling well and had become _______ tired. She told us that she was going to _______ on her bed. Only a few minutes had passed when Ronnie _______ a scratch on his knee that needed immediate _______. We tiptoed (踮脚走) into Mama’s room and asked her if we could put Mercurochrome on Ronnie’s scratch. _______on her back, Mama had fallen into a deep sleep and made no answer.

We stole into the bathroom and took the Mercurochrome and _______ Ronnie’s knee. Undoubtedly, he immediately began to feel better. _______, we tiptoed into Mama’s room to show her that we had taken care of our scratches without _______ her. But she was in sound sleep. Then we whispered that _______ Mama didn’t feel well, perhaps Mercurochrome would make her feel _______.

Twenty minutes _______, we painted every scratch and every freckle (雀斑) of Mama’s skin. She had Mercurochrome ______ her legs, arms and face. At Ronnie’s encouraging, we _________ tried to paint her fingernails and toenails.

When Mama screamed in ______, we knew that she was awake. With all the _______, it didn’t seem at first that she was feeling better, _______ she burst into laughter as she stared at her image in the mirror.

We laughed a lot the next few days. If anyone had asked us, we would have _______ that Mama had been cured by the _______ of Mercurochrome.

1.

A．matters

B．wounds

C．troubles

D．worries

2.

A．marked

B．ignored

C．collected

D．proved

3.

A．extremely

B．gradually

C．hardly

D．suddenly

4.

A．settle down

B．lie down

C．go down

D．look down

5.

A．doubted

B．learnt

C．noticed

D．recognized

6.

A．attention

B．look

C．advice

D．study

7.

A．Round

B．Tight

C．Flat

D．Wide

8.

A．decorated

B．designed

C．completed

D．painted

9.

A．Politely

B．Carelessly

C．Proudly

D．Properly

10.

A．pleasing

B．worrying

C．exciting

D．bothering

11.

A．since

B．unless

C．until

D．before

12.

A．better

B．rarer

C．worse

D．stranger

13.

A．earlier

B．ago

C．later

D．ahead

14.

A．in

B．on

C．up

D．under

15.

A．always

B．ever

C．even

D．only

16.

A．disappointment

B．horror

C．shame

D．excitement

17.

A．laughing

B．talking

C．joking

D．screaming

18.

A．so

B．but

C．although

D．because

19.

A．pretended

B．expected

C．accepted

D．insisted

20.

A．magic

B．reality

C．secret

D．story

4 . What could be perfect for the partner, who embarrasses you on the dance floor? Smart socks, which can teach people to dance, may be the answer for anyone with two left feet.

At first, the socks have been developed as a running tool to help runners improve their skills. Thanks to the socks, users can accurately record not only how far and fast they run but also how well. It means the user maximizes their performance, and reduces damage to body and prevents hurt. The hi-tech socks are made of special fibers (纤维) that watch the movements of your feet. They look, feel and can be washed like normal clothes.

Sensors record each movement and send it by an ankle transmitter (脚踝发射器) to a smart phone. Then a “virtual coach” application shows the information and can tell the user what they are doing wrong, and help to improve skill in any task with feet.

The socks should be useful to athletes and weekend joggers. “People think running is so easy and of course everybody can do it but not necessarily safely and well,” Dr Davide Vigano said. A recent study showed that between 60 and 80 percent of runners got hurt per year. This is petty much more than any other human activity. Researchers say the technology can also be developed to teach people how to dance, play sports such as golf, or even to help to teach women to walk better in high heels.

Mr. Vigano said, “People could all benefit from the idea. We have had interest from all sorts of sports, like skiing, football, cycling and golf. Anything where you have to use your feet can use it. It could even be put in high heels to help women walk in them safely.”

Socks are just the start, and the technology could be used in gloves, hats and bots. The socks, anklet and software package, are expected to be sold for around £120, which will go on sale in March.

1. What does the underlined part “anyone with two left feet” refer to in paragraph 1?

A．People who are disabled.	B．People who do not like dancing.
C．People who are good at dancing.	D．People who are poor at dancing.

2. Why were smart socks developed in the beginning?

A．To help women walk safely.	B．To teach people to dance.
C．To improve runners’ performance	D．To record dance movement.

3. What’s special about fibers that the socks are made of?

A．They are expensive to produce.

B．They can monitor the movement of feet.

C．They feel much softer than normal clothes.

D．They should be washed in a special washing machine

4. What can be inferred from the text?

A．The technology could bring a potential market.

B．All people can run safely and well thanks to the socks.

C．The technology has been widely used in all sorts of sports.

D．Only professional athletes can benefit from the technology.

5 . Two weeks ago, a 5-year-old girl named Sunshine Oelfke emptied out her piggy bank (存钱罐) onto the living room floor and immediately started counting. Her grandmother, Jackie Oelfke, thought she was playing as she carefully lined up the coins, but then she saw the girl put the coins into a plastic bag and place it in her backpack.

“What are you doing with that money?” Jackie asked her granddaughter.

“I’m taking it to school,” Sunshine replied. “I’m going to take it for milk money. My friend Layla doesn’t get milk— her mom doesn’t have milk money and I do.”

Jackie’s heart melted at Sunshine’s words. Choked with strong feelings, Jackie held her sweet granddaughter tightly in her arms.

Last week, Jackie and Sunshine met with her teacher, Rita Hausher, and handed her the $30 the kindergartner had saved. There are 20 kids in Sunshine’s class and about half don’t get milk. It costs $ 0.45 a carton (纸盒). The total adds up to about $180 a month for every child in the class to have milk every day.

After dropping Sunshine off at school, Jackie posted a tearful video on Facebook to explain her granddaughter’s plan. To her surprise, many people offered to donate toward the cause. Within a week, Jackie raised more than $1,000. Now every student in Sunshine’s class can get free milk for the rest of the year.

Jackie said Sunshine doesn’t see her kind act as a big deal. She was just trying to look out for her friends. “She doesn’t understand the effect she’s brought about,” Jackie said. “But now she knows she can do whatever she puts her mind to.”

1. Why did Sunshine empty her piggy bank?

A．She hoped to show off her savings in class.	B．She needed to train her counting skills.
C．She wanted to play with the coins.	D．She intended to pay for her friend’s milk.

2. How did Jackie feel upon hearing Sunshine’s words?

A．Relieved.

B．Touched.

C．Curious.

D．Proud.

3. In Jackie’s eyes, what did Sunshine learn from the experience?

A．Two heads are better than one.	B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.	D．There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

4. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Small Coins, Big Changes.	B．Jackie’s Piggy Bank.
C．Piggy Bank and Carton Milk.	D．A Moved Grandmother.

6 . A music festival, which is often presented with a main idea, is a community event mainly about live performances of singing and instrument playing. On the list are the music festivals for fans around the world. Find your favourite now!

Field Day

January 1, 2022, Sydney

Field Day means New Year’s Day for young people in Sydney. Seen as the city’s original outdoor party, it’s a gathering of friends coming together for a great fun-filled first day of the year. There’s an air of hope and active energy on a perfect summer’s day.

Envision Festival

February 21-26, 2022, Uvita

The Envision Festival is an annual event in Costa Rica that wants to provide a chance for different cultures to work with one another to create a better community. The festival encourages people to practise art, music and dance performances. At the same time, our connection with nature is expected to be strengthened.

McDowell Mountain Music Festival

March 2-4, 2022, Phoenix

The McDowell Mountain Music Festival is Phoenix’s musical celebration of community culture. Since its founding in 2004, it is the only 100% nonprofit(非营利的) music festival designed to support, entertain and educate the community. The festival attracts thousands of visitors each year from around the country, and it is an opportunity to experience true culture.

Old Settler’s Music Festival

April 19-22, 2022, Tilmon

The Old Settler’s Music Festival is a nationally known music festival for American music. The festival is held in Tilmon, Texas at the height of the wild flower season. The Old Settler’s Music Festival offers great music and activities for the whole family.

1. Which city should you go to if you intend to participate in a music festival in January?

A．Sydney.

B．Uvita.

C．Phoenix.

D．Tilmon.

2. What is special about the McDowell Mountain Music Festival?

A．It encourages people to receive education.

B．It is not held to make money.

C．It provides a chance for friends to meet each other.

D．It focuses on culture spread.

3. Which festivals are connected with nature?

A．Field Day and Envision Festival.

B．Envision Festival and McDowell Mountain Music Festival

C．Old Settler’s Music Festival and McDowell Mountain Music Festival.

D．Envision Festival and Old Settler’s Music Festival.

7 . More than the challenge of fitting into a new culture, there are many benefits that a student can get from an exchange program. These benefits include:

·Diverse academic opportunities. In fact, students want to study abroad rather than travel.     1     Instead, it will be the supply of diverse opportunities for the student. For example, the student will be able to experience the differences of teaching methods, educational formats and academic program offerings.

·    2     Studying in another country opens the student’s eyes to different surroundings, which makes the student know about the country’s customs, people and regions. Knowing other culture also teaches the student how to be open-minded.

·Personality development.     3     Thus, the student needs to make decisions on his or her own and suffer the consequences or enjoy the fruits of those decisions. With this, the student is taught how real life is, what it means to be responsible, and how being resourceful can help in his or her survival. It’s no wonder that most students who return after the exchange program are seen with significant improvement on their personal development.     4    

So, why not let your child have the benefits of a student exchange program? Exchange programs or study-abroad programs are a great investment for the student.     5     Just imagine, by transforming students in a foreign country, the society is starting to build new blood of more mature people who might just be able to create a better tomorrow for the generations to come.

A．Improved protection of social rights.

B．Better awareness of cultural differences.

C．More importantly, it is helpful for the improvement of the society.

D．Most of them are more confident and have better decision-making skills.

E．The hosting school can also benefit by making a student’s dream come true.

F．Although students really love traveling, studying is not an activity filled with travel fun at all times.

G．Being an exchange student often means living far away from home and parental guidance.

8 . 假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Eric打算暑假到中国旅游，希望你介绍一个值得去的旅游城市。请你用英语给他写一封回信。要点包括：
1.简要介绍该城市
2.该城市吸引人之处
3.你的期待
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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9 . A couple of weeks ago, my grandfather was explaining his favorite expression, “Nothing is ever easy.” The following day, as I tried to complete my work, I happened to _______ a big bee on the skylight (天窗). It was high up, but I thought _______ it would take no more than 5 minutes. An hour later, the bee still remained. All that had _______ was that the living room was a mess and that I was dizzy (头晕目眩) from _______ into the sunlight. I didn’t expect to waste an hour on an insect so _______ but by doing so, I understood what my grandfather meant.

In our daily lives,we often think that we can solve problems just by taking the time. Besides, we often imagine what can work in our favour but we _______ think of all the negative things that can affect us. However, it is important to remember that your day or week or year may not go as _______ and that is completely normal. It is _______ acceptable to feel challenged — even at a task you thought was simple — because that is part of life.

If you can _______ that nothing will ever be easy, then life may seem slightly more manageable. In middle school, I thought high school might be easier because I could choose the classes I wanted to ________. In high school, I thought ________ might be easier because I could have a schedule best suited for myself. Yet each time, I was both wrong and disappointed. After accepting that school wouldn’t be easy, I found myself with a more positive attitude and ________ results.

Of course, there should be preparations made to account for expenses or time. Doing so can help you ________ your goals in a better way. However, there is no need to beat ourselves up (过分自责) when something stands in our ________. Maybe we cannot see a(n) ________ coming our way, but we can always give ourselves the extra time to catch it.

1.

A．meet

B．catch

C．notice

D．attract

2.

A．exploring

B．moving

C．killing

D．removing

3.

A．cleared

B．failed

C．ended

D．changed

4.

A．cleaning up

B．looking up

C．turning up

D．making up

5.

A．anxious

B．tiny

C．annoyed

D．curious

6.

A．always

B．never

C．seldom

D．often

7.

A．registered

B．impressed

C．planned

D．promised

8.

A．actually

B．perfectly

C．obviously

D．partly

9.

A．accept

B．concentrate

C．design

D．challenge

10.

A．take

B．listen

C．keep

D．revise

11.

A．office

B．hospital

C．college

D．prison

12.

A．frightened

B．advanced

C．organized

D．improved

13.

A．forward

B．complete

C．achieve

D．quit

14.

A．age

B．path

C．plate

D．view

15.

A．bee

B．bird

C．adult

D．volunteer

10 . Sidney Keys, 14-year-old, has started a youth-led book club program, with the support and help of his mom, to help empower (给予...力量) both himself and many other boys with mental or physical problems through literature.

“I used to have a really bad stutter (结巴) and perform badly in school and I would get laughed at for it,” Sidney Keys, the founder of the book club Books N Bros said. “Reading was kind of my escape from my stutter because in my head I was able to imagine things and play out all the events clearly.” He said,“I wanted to start up Books N Bros so that I could talk to other people, especially boys, about books I love in a relaxing way because it’s like a brotherhood.”

The reading club that he started at just 10 years old now has over 250 “bros” aged 7 to 13 from the U.S. and Canada, most of whom are changing actively and positively. Marvels Hero Project, which reveals (展示) the remarkable, positive change young men make in their communities across the country and turns them into superheroes, selected Keys to be featured in the Disney series.

“I always wanted to read books that had characters that looked like me, but now I see a comic book with me in it,” Keys said.“It’s unbelievable that my friends and teachers all call me my superhero name.”

As for the future of Books N Bros, Keys and his mom hope to expand the programs reach throughout the country.“Getting Books N Bros in schools across America, we don’t want transportation to be an issue for getting that physical brotherhood and bond. It just benefits so many people, and it keeps me going,” Keys explained.

1. What’s the main reason for Sidney Keys to build the club Books N Bros?

A．His mother’s support.

B．His poor school performance.

C．His own sufferings.

D．His desire to talk to people.

2. Why was Keys chosen by Marvel’s Hero Project?

A．Because he was called a superhero by people.

B．Because he made a difference to others.

C．Because he was brave to face his shortcomings.

D．Because he looked like a role in the Disney series.

3. How did Keys feel when seeing himself in a comic book?

A．Confused.

B．Curious.

C．Anxious.

D．Proud.

4. What is this text mainly about?

A．How Sidney Keys and Books N Bros affect other people.

B．How Marvels Hero Project creates a superhero.

C．How a teenager gets help from Marvels Hero Project.

D．How a music club becomes a hit across America.