1 . In high school Norman Greenstein was a productive doodler(涂鸦手), and created lots of paintings. When he ________ his works to his teacher, the teacher responded, “The problem with modern art is that you can ________ on a canvas and call it art.” Norman felt so disappointed, but he ________ parted with art over the years.

After his ________, Norman spared no efforts to ________ his wife and three children with devotion. Although life was sometimes hard for him, it didn’t ruin his ________ for creative expression. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the 65-year-old social worker, decided to turn his ________ diagnosis into a positive opportunity to ________ a lifelong dream.

With the help of his son, Norman was able to start a ________ involving his whole family, in order to make his own works ________ by all people around him, as well as his ________ experience of fighting against Parkinson’s disease.

In 2021, an online ________ was launched to feature the colorful canvases and he also ________ a memoir called Spit on a Canvas: the Journey of the Parkinson’s Painter. Meanwhile, Norman began selling his first paintings, with galleries exhibiting his works. The team is also ________ releasing Norman’s first digital NFT art collection. 20% of the ________ has been donated to two Parkinson’s research foundations.

1.

A．showed

B．offered

C．conveyed

D．assigned

2.

A．set

B．spit

C．sneeze

D．skip

3.

A．still

B．occasionally

C．never

D．frequently

4.

A．retirement

B．exhibition

C．graduation

D．marriage

5.

A．support

B．remove

C．judge

D．replace

6.

A．calling

B．longing

C．praying

D．waiting

7.

A．unbelievable

B．dark

C．embarrassing

D．unsolved

8.

A．restore

B．refresh

C．realize

D．release

9.

A．project

B．request

C．competition

D．reform

10.

A．spotted

B．recommended

C．developed

D．regarded

11.

A．thrilling

B．plain

C．tough

D．stressful

12.

A．drama

B．contest

C．programme

D．gallery

13.

A．published

B．copied

C．revised

D．examined

14.

A．ending with

B．working on

C．relying on

D．paying for

15.

A．salary

B．reward

C．sale

D．allowance

2 . When 15-year-old Amy began working on her family’s farm in the early morning, she was greeted by a rare sight - an extremely large eagle with a broken leg. “He was ________ and trying to fly, which panicked (惊慌) me a little because he was the ________ of my sheepdog,” she said. “I’m seriously not a bird person. I can ________ cows that weigh nearly a ton but won’t go near a bird, I won’t even go near chickens.”

Seeing the bird ________ in trouble, Amy quickly called for help. ________ her own fear of birds, she was sad to see a local eagle hurt. “I rang my mum immediately. I couldn’t ________ him there. I felt really bad for him because he was all wet and cold,” Amy said.

Since the eagle was living in a nest on Amy’s farm, it has ________ the teenager. But ________ the rescuers from Wildlife Rescue South Coast arrived it gathered all of his ________ to give them a good chase, alert (警惕的) to the new people. Rescuer Amara Mohan immediately noticed the eagle had broken his leg, and after three hours of struggling it was finally ________ and eventually taken to Sydney’s Small Animal Specialist Hospital for a (an) ________. A pin and plate were put in his left ________, a delicate operation on such a small bone.

Ms. Mohan said that after the operation, the eagle was ________ well at Raptor Recovery Australia. “It is really bright; it’s using his right leg and putting more ________ on it now,” Ms. Mohan said. Amy hopes all is going well and the eagle can be returned to her family’s farm. “I’ve done a lot of ________ things on the farm—saving the eagle is one of them.” She said.

1.

A．defending

B．attacking

C．jumping

D．struggling

2.

A．name

B．size

C．shape

D．scene

3.

A．look into

B．look after

C．look through

D．look around

4.

A．obviously

B．exceptionally

C．absolutely

D．additionally

5.

A．Despite

B．Besides

C．Except

D．Below

6.

A．make

B．leave

C．cure

D．treat

7.

A．loved

B．attracted

C．trusted

D．threatened

8.

A．as far as

B．as long as

C．as much as

D．as soon as

9.

A．courage

B．energy

C．power

D．force

10.

A．caught

B．killed

C．hurt

D．injured

11.

A．relief

B．campaign

C．operation

D．mission

12.

A．arm

B．leg

C．wing

D．feather

13.

A．turning

B．recovering

C．controlling

D．arranging

14.

A．gravity

B．weight

C．pressure

D．treatment

15.

A．central

B．amusing

C．unfortunate

D．fantastic

3 . In the Beijing Winter Olympics, we were treated to incredible displays of athletic talents ascompetitors took to the snow and ice. As a popular sport at the Winter Olympics, ski jumping is oneof the best examples to showcase the “superhuman” power of athletes.

Ski jumpers soar into the air and appear to be almost flying in the sky. How do they achieve this? Physics call offer us an explanation of how they make it. It involves the use of the laws of aerodynamics(空气动力学)to fight against gravity and increase lift while reducing drag.

To understand how ski jumping works, we need to consider three elements: gravity, lift and drag. Gravity is the force that pulls us towards an object. Lift occurs when an object is moving through the air—as its surface comes into contact with air particles(微粒), the particles are pushed down and away from the object, allowing it to move up. At the same time, this interaction createsdrag, and slows down an object’s movement.

While there is nothing that the skiers can do about gravity, they can twist their bodies into positions to allow them to achieve greater lift and avoid as much drag as possible. According to the Smithsonian Magazine, “To do this, athletes try their best to make their skis and body nearly parallel to the ground and place their skis in a V-shape just outside the form of the body. This position increases the surface area that produces lift and puts them in the ideal angle that will also maximize(最大化)lift.”

Because of how the sport works, athletes’ equipment is strictly controlled according to weight and height in order to avoid any unfair advantages. This means suits must be tight in order to ensure athletes cannot use them as a way to gain more lift. For athletes, minor day-to-day waterweight changes as little as 300 grams. It can mean that suits will not be tight enough according to their body mass indexes(体重指数).

1. What does the underlined word “It” refer to in the second paragraph?

A．Athletic talent.	B．Ski jumping.
C．Physical science.	D．Superhuman power.

2. What contributes to lift in ski jumping?

A．The interaction between force and drag.

B．The interaction between gravity and balance.

C．The interaction between skiers and air particles.

D．The interaction between air particles and gravity.

3. What is required to ensure fair play in ski jumping?

A．Standardized equipment.	B．Specially made suits.
C．Strict control of athletes’ height.	D．Much daily water intake.

4. What’s the main focus of the text?

A．The techniques used by ski jumpers.

B．Rules of the ski jumping competition.

C．Excellent performances in ski jumping.

D．The scientific principles behind ski jumping.

4 . It is common to see most live streamers sitting in front of a desk in a well-decorated room. But Zeng Qinghuan, a 30-year old from Xinhua County in Loudi, Hunan, has turned her whole village into a live streaming set. Her goal is to use e-commerce to help her people live a better life.

Known as “Xiangmei Xinbao” on Douyin, Zeng now has more than 3 million followers. One of her videos about traditional ways of planting and harvesting rice has attracted more than 300,000 followers.

Zeng used to study fashion design and has worked in some big cities before. In 2019 she returned to her village to care for her sick grandmother. She then found that she could build a career there—by being a live streamer with the help of her cousin.

At the beginning, she didn’t make any money. Zeng’s parents didn’t give her any support until she could stand on her own feet and help people sell their products. She has now sold local agricultural products worth tens of millions of yuan, like fermented tofu, preserved pork and dried sweet potatoes.

“I’m a daughter of the great mountains. I can also be a contributor to rural development in these new times,” she said.

Rural revitalization (振兴) is a key part of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25). Zeng hopes her experience can encourage more young people to return to their rural hometowns and start their own businesses. In 2021,after she became a deputy (代表) of the Loudi Municipal People’s Congress, she put forward a proposal to ensure that “each village has one product and one live streaming host of its own”. She plans to help cultivate 100 social media influencers from her county within three years, and two villages have taken part in the project, “I believe that the rural areas will become a big stage, and being a farmer will be seen as a respectable job too,” said Zeng.

1. What do we know about Zeng’s live streaming career?

A．It was encouraged by her sick grandmother.

B．It brought her a fortune as soon as it was started.

C．It was a great success with the help of her parents.

D．It inspired more local villagers to follow.

2. What is Zeng going to do from the last paragraph?

A．Invite more young people to her hometown.

B．Train more social media influencers in her county.

C．Expand her business to make more money.

D．Produce more agricultural products to help the farmers.

3. Which of the following best describes Zeng?

A．Down-to-earth and ambitious.	B．Responsible and modest.
C．Gifted and faithful.	D．Caring and fashionable.

4. In which column of a newspaper will you probably find the article?

A．Science Study

B．Travel

C．Life style

D．World Today

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?

A．Clerk and customer.

B．Hostess and guest.

C．Witness and policeman.

2. What does the man suggest people do first to protect their homes?

A．Check the locks.

B．Purchase a security door.

C．Tell their neighbors.

3. What are the speakers doing?

A．Recording a program.

B．Inspecting a case.

C．Decorating a house.

9 . My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at ______. As for me, I ______both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.

The last time Dad and I set sail together is really ______. It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and ______ Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the calm lake. Dad hadn't sailed for years, but everything ______ well with the tiller (舵柄) in his hands.

When we were in the middle of the lake, a ______ wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit violently. Dad was always at his best in any ______, but at this moment he ______ .

“John! ______!” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.

In my memory he could fix any ______. He was the one I always turned to for strength and security. Before I could respond, a wave of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller ______ it was too late. Another huge wall of water turned over the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely ______ of him.

I swam to Dad ______ and assisted him in climbing onto the hull (船壳) of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of ______. “It's all right, Dad. We are safe now,” I comforted him.

That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start ______ for my father.

1.

A．boating

B．running

C．swimming

D．teaching

2.

A．enjoyed

B．desired

C．hated

D．learned

3.

A．unforgivable

B．unforgettable

C．cheerful

D．regretful

4.

A．sent

B．ordered

C．invited

D．allowed

5.

A．finished

B．went

C．seemed

D．sounded

6.

A．strong

B．gentle

C．cold

D．hot

7.

A．danger

B．place

C．sport

D．job

8.

A．suffered

B．fell

C．froze

D．withdrew

9.

A．Look

B．Help

C．Run

D．Jump

10.

A．problem

B．relationship

C．machine

D．boat

11.

A．if

B．and

C．after

D．but

12.

A．ashamed

B．protective

C．tired

D．afraid

13.

A．hopelessly

B．quickly

C．slowly

D．helplessly

14.

A．pain

B．anger

C．fear

D．shame

15.

A．making up

B．getting ready

C．paying off

D．looking out