1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My little brother is a five-year-old boy named Tex. When it comes to being funny and lovable, he is the best. But when it comes to keeping secrets, he is the worst!

It just so happened that my parents’ wedding anniversary was near Valentine’s Day (情人节), and they planned to celebrate by going away for a couple of days. But at the last minute, my dad came home from work with bad news.

“I’m afraid our trip will have to wait. The shop assistant has the flu, so there will be no one to manage the grocery store if we go.”

“It’s OK,” my mom said, biting her lip. “We’ll have lots more anniversaries to celebrate.”

That was when I came up with the idea to surprise my parents with an extra-special cake. Luckily, the grandmother of my good friend Ollie, a very generous person who lives right next door, was an amazing baker with a kitchen full of most of the stuff you need to make a yummy valentine-anniversary cake.

I called Ollie if she and her grandmother could help me make a valentine-anniversary cake. I wanted to surprise Mom and Dad after dinner tonight. As usual, Ollie was happy to help me. Then, I asked my mother if I could go to Ollie’s and promised I would be back soon. Once I had my mom’s permission, I looked for perfect ingredients (原料) and a perfect heart-shaped pan just to make my cake more interesting and tasty. As I packed all the things I needed, I noticed Tex was glued to TV, which I thought was a perfect opportunity to leave secretly.

As I went out for Ollie’s, Tex stopped me, asking where I was going. I whispered to him I was going to make a cake for Mom and Dad’s anniversary. He wanted to join in. “You can stay here and make cards. But remember, we won’t say a single thing about the cake until after dinner.” I said seriously. He nodded without hesitation. Ollie’s grandmother was extremely helpful, who helped me make a beautiful valentine-anniversary cake, and I brought it home secretly.

注意：
1.续写词数应为100左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I was about to hide the cake in the kitchen when Tex yelled, “Mom”.

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2 . IT’S A TYPICAL morning: you wake up, take a shower, brush your teeth, and then prick (刺; 扎) your arm with a tiny needle. Wait, what? Unless you have a serious disease such as diabetes, you probably haven’t ever tested your own blood. But in the future, that might change.

The company Cor already sells a system for home blood testing. You stick your arm using a supposedly painless, one-off , blood-drawing cartridge (针筒) about the size of a lipstick. Then you stick the cartridge into a device that looks like the base for an electric toothbrush. A few minutes later, an app on your phone buzzes with updated information, including your current health data and tips on what to eat and how to exercise during the day.

It’s true that blood contains a wealth of information about a person’s health. Blood tests can show if a person is infected with a disease or at risk for a variety of problems, including a heart attack or a stroke. But most people don’t test their own blood until a doctor says it’s time. Healthy young adults get regular blood tests about every five years. These tests happen at a lab, where a technician or a nurse sticks a long needle into the arm to draw out several tubes full of blood. Cor and similar companies, such as WellnessFX, are trying to change all that. They think people deserve access to more information about their own health.

But not everyone is convinced that regular blood testing for healthy people is a great idea. Cor’s system is expensive and may not offer much benefit. “The lightest result here is that you lose your money and then you’re reminded to get more sleep and to eat more fruits, vegetables, and fish,” Pieter Cohen of Harvard Medical School told the New York Times. “The worst result is that you end up getting frightened by probably abnormal results that are actually completely normal for you.”

Plus, the results of a home blood test might be wrong. It’s hard to get accurate results from a tiny amount of blood. So what do you think? Is monitoring your own health via pinpricks the way of the future? Or is it better to leave blood testing to medical professionals?

1. Why does the author mention the typical morning in the first paragraph?

A．To explain a scene.	B．To introduce the topic.
C．To make a comparison.	D．To provide an example.

2. What can we learn about the company Cor’s blood-testing system?

A．It is painless and cheap to use.

B．It has won popularity among people.

C．It offers accurate health information about our body.

D．It may give advice on our diet according to the health data.

3. What’s Pieter Cohen’s attitude towards this kind of system?

A．Objective.

B．Subjective.

C．Supportive.

D．Negative.

4. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

A．Home blood tests: yes or no?	B．Should blood tests be allowed at home?
C．A new system of improving your health.	D．Home blood testing: your health monitor!

3 . 近日，“city walk”成为广受年轻人欢迎的旅行方式。假如你是李华，你校交换生 Mike打算进行一次城市漫游，请你写信为他推荐你的家乡，内容包括：
1. 推荐的理由(景点、美食等)；
2. 表示欢迎。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
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Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Being nearsighted is far more common than it once was. The case rate of myopia (近视) in Americans     1     (increase) by 66 percent since the early 1970s, according to a study by the National Eye Institute; in China and other East Asian countries, more than half of recent high school graduates are thought     2     (be) the persons who suffer myopia.

Myopia results when eyeballs are     3     (long) than normal, changing the angle at which light enters the eye and the ability to focus     4     distant objects. The disorder     5     (usual) begins before adolescence, when the eye is growing, but it can worsen in early adulthood.

Some experts connect the myopia to the many hours young people spend in staring at     6     (computer) and other screens. But a recent study published in JAMA Ophthalmology suggests that a greater factor may be a side effect of all that screen-watching — it’s     7     (keep) children inside.

This new study shows that a lack of direct sunlight may damage vision. Strong correlations   (关联) were found between current eyesight and     8     (people) lifetime exposure to sunlight. Those     9     had gotten the most sun, particularly between the ages of 14 and 19, were about 25 percent less likely to have developed myopia by middle age. Exposure to sunlight up to     10     age of 30 also brought a protective benefit.

5 . Zu Wenbao is a 23-year-old Chinese with autism (孤独症). That means it can be _______ for him to find a job or make friends. But he is doing better now because he is learning _______ and spending time with other young people at a _______ called Chen’s Studio in Beijing. Zu’s mother, Zhao Guorong, _______ her son to the school every Sunday so he can _______ with the teacher, Chen Shensi. It takes them two hours on three different buses to get to the _______ from their home outside of Beijing.

At the Beijing studio, Zu learned how to play the keyboards and _______ in a band called “Star Kids”. “Without music and these _______ , he wouldn’t have anything,” Zhao said. She said her son would not have any people to _______ if it were not for the music school.

Chen knows the young people with autism have trouble getting jobs, so he hopes music will help them make a ________ . The Star Kids band has already given some ________ . He did not know much about autism before he started teaching a bass player with the ________ in 2020. At the start, it was hard. Chen became ________ when he had trouble communicating with his students. However, it ________ became easier. He said, “I know it is hard for them to communicate. However, ________ , I think music might be their language.”

1.

A．happy

B．difficult

C．strict

D．fast

2.

A．painting

B．writing

C．music

D．design

3.

A．company

B．farm

C．shelter

D．school

4.

A．brings

B．forces

C．invites

D．forbids

5.

A．play

B．study

C．walk

D．agree

6.

A．classroom

B．hospital

C．store

D．restaurant

7.

A．disappear

B．fail

C．sing

D．believe

8.

A．medicines

B．games

C．plans

D．lessons

9.

A．pick up

B．socialize with

C．learn from

D．go after

10.

A．wish

B．movement

C．living

D．promise

11.

A．arrangements

B．challenges

C．examples

D．concerts

12.

A．disease

B．success

C．talent

D．puzzlement

13.

A．curious

B．angry

C．afraid

D．disappointed

14.

A．suddenly

B．generally

C．finally

D．regularly

15.

A．in the world

B．to some degree

C．by the way

D．as a result

8 . We’re all familiar with the feeling―it usually starts with a little itch (痒) deep inside the nose. Next comes the awareness that it’s going to happen. Then, achoo! Air rushes out of our nose at a shocking 100 miles per hour, bursting out whatever was causing the itch. The high-pressure from a sneeze (喷嚏) has led some people to think that if we didn’t close our eyes, they could be pushed out.

For decades, countless people have tested the theory. When finding it almost impossible to keep their eyes open while sneezing, many have concluded that the theory must be true. If you try it yourself, the possibilities are that your eyes are still where they belong. That’s because they are held firmly by the muscles in the eyes. Furthermore, increased pressure from sneezing actually builds up in the blood vessels (血管), which may cause vessels to break but may not be possible to push the eyeballs out.

Why did this theory start, anyway? Some say that it all began in 1882, when the New York Times reported an incident of a woman who burst one of her eyeballs during a sudden sneeze. Others point at the fact that different high-pressure experiences, such as childbirth, can cause blood vessels in the eyes to break out. Still others say that closing our eyes when we sneeze shows the theory is true. Scientists, on the other hand, explain that we close our eyes for the same reason we sneeze ― to prevent unwanted things from entering our bodies. Either way, as far as we know, there are no actual recorded cases of anyone losing an eyeball because of a sneeze, so don’t lose any sleep over it!

1. What is mainly talked about in paragraph 1?

A．The cause of a sneeze.	B．The danger of sneezing.
C．The importance of a sneeze.	D．The experience of sneezing.

2. Why won’t eyeballs be pushed out while people are sneezing?

A．Because they are fixed firmly in the eyes.

B．Because high pressure builds up in the eyes.

C．Because they are held strongly by blood vessels.

D．Because increased pressure prevents them from bursting out.

3. What can we infer from the text?

A．Sneezes usually cause an itchy nose.

B．People sneeze to burst out unwanted things.

C．The high pressure caused by a sneeze will become less through breathing.

D．People close their eyes when sneezing to stop their eyeballs from popping out.

4. Where is the text most likely from?

A．A guidebook.	B．A magazine.
C．A storybook.	D．A textbook.