1 . 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。

So far, the village soccer super league in Rongjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, has become     1     popular that it has caught the attention of famous figures such as former soccer player Michael Owen.

On June 12, former national soccer player Fan Zhiyi responded     2     an invitation from players from Guizhou's villager soccer super league. Fan expressed his     3     (excite) and promised to join them on June 22 in Rongjiang, where he will also bring his team to play a match with them on June 23.

Before this, Hong Kong movie star Natalis Chan also     4     (challenge) the village soccer super league and promised to bring his celebrity(名人) soccer team for a     5     (friend) match. The celebrity football team includes many famous     6    (star) such as Alan Tam, Eric Tsang, Andy Lau, Hacken Lee, and Jacky Cheung.

The Guizhou village soccer super league’s players,     7    come from all walks of life, include truck drivers, carpenters, shopkeepers, construction workers, farmers, and more. They all share     8     same passion for soccer and are devoted to     9     (put) on an exciting show.

Following the final match of the village soccer super league on July 29, Rongjiang will launch a national invitation competition, inviting teams from all over China     10     (participate) in the event.

2 . How to build a personal brand (品牌)

People tend to think about a personal brand as bragging (自吹自擂) , self- promotion and all about yourself. But it's actually something much more important.     1     In other words, it's how people see you. Below are some suggestions to build a strong personal brand.

Figure out your goal. What do you want your personal brand to help you achieve? Are you looking to change jobs or enter a new industry, and you need your brand to reflect a new skill set?     2    

Get clear on what you want to be known for.     3    Are you a teacher who focuses on social and emotional learning? Or maybe you're a project manager who is reliable and always gets things done on time. Dig deeper into the what, how and why behind your work so you can make it easy to remember.

    4    I once coached someone who called herself a "death midwife", which no one understood. But when she started introducing herself as a grief advisor who works with families during a time of loss, all of a sudden everyone got it.

Bring value to others online.     5    Share interesting articles related to you industry, post ideas or opinions that can benefit co-workers, and like or comment on posts shared by the people you follow.

A．It's your name.

B．Lead with no confusion.

C．Introduce yourself in detail.

D．Write your aim down and make it specific.

E．Focusing on something helpful is a good way

F．Why do you expect people to know about your job?

G．How do you want people to describe you as an expert?

3 . Born in 1916, Ms. Cleary grew up and became a librarian. One day in the library, a boy leaned across the counter and asked her, “Where are the books about kids like us?” She realized there weren’t many books about ordinary kids. So she set out to write them.

Ms. Cleary’s first book, Henry Huggins, came out in 1950. It told the story of a boy and the dog that he takes in. Henry Huggins was an ordinary third-grader whose hair looked “like a scrubbing brush”. But the book, with its funny, lovable characters, was a hit. Soon Ms. Cleary wrote more books about Henry Huggins and the other children in his neighborhood. One of those children became an even bigger star than Henry Huggins. Ramona Quimby, also known as “Ramona the Pest”, became Ms. Cleary’s best known character. Ramona is curious and stubborn, and is always getting into trouble.

Ms. Cleary worked hard to get kids addicted to reading. When her son didn’t show much interest in books, she wrote The Mouse and the Motorcycle. The book tells the exciting story of a motorcycle-riding mouse and his friendship with a young boy. The book was a hit, and led to two more books starring Ralph S. Mouse.

But that sort of fantasy was unusual for Ms. Cleary, who usually focused on real life, even when it involved serious problems. In several of the Ramona books, the parents have money trouble or are unhappy with their jobs. Dear Mr. Henshaw tells the story of a boy dealing with his parents’ divorce. Ms. Cleary deals with these situations with a gentle humor and a deep understanding.

Ms. Cleary kept writing until she was 83, creating over 40 books in all. She won almost every award for children’s books, including the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award.

More than 91 million copies of her books have been sold, and her stories have been translated into nearly 30 different languages.

1. What made Ms. Cleary write her first book?

A．Her curiosity.	B．A boy’s puzzle.
C．Her passion for children.	D．Rich knowledge.

2. Why did Ms. Cleary write The Mouse and the Motorcycle?

A．To inspire her son to read.	B．To help her son to kill time.
C．To show her imagination.	D．To keep track of children.

3. Which words can best describe Ms. Cleary?

A．Romantic.

B．Outgoing.

C．Humorous.

D．Strong-willed.

4. Which book deals with real life?

A．Henry Huggins.	B．Ramona the Pest.
C．Dear Mr. Henshaw.	D．The Mouse and the Motorcycle.

4 . Summer in the Alps from £200

Alpine skiing holidays are seldom cheap, and their reputation (声誉) is longer than the snow season. The Alps chain is long and wide, extending from France to Slovenia through six other nations.

All use either the euro or the Swiss franc, but some countries want more of them than others. Austria’s Wilder Kaiser (Emperor Mountains), in the Eastern Tirol, is about an hour’s drive from Innsbruck, Salzburg and Munich. Four villages —Ellmau, Going, Scheffau and Soll — provide bases for hiking, cycling, horse riding and foodie journies. It’s possible to keep costs down by picnicking instead of eating out, camping or using huts, or doing a “workation” on a farm or other local business.

Top tip

Accommodation providers across the region booked through the official wilderkaiser. info website give guests a Wilder Kaiser GuestCard on arrival, which covers local buses and gives lots of discounts, including on summer cable cars.

When to go

Spring through to the autumn months are really lovely in the Eastern Alps.

Do it yourself

Fly Manchester to Munich with EasyJet (easyjet. com), from £67 return in October. The excellent wilderkaiser. info website offers a range of accommodation options and an easy booking service. We found a two-bed room in HausFries, a lovely guesthouse in Soll, in early October, for £15 per person per night — or two people for £210 for a week.

Perfect package

Expedia (expedia. co. uk) has a flight (exManchester) and apartment package for a week's holiday near Scheffau in Wilder Kaiser for £350.

1. What is a better way to save money?

A．Have a picnic.

B．Go camping

C．Use huts.

D．Eat out.

2. How can visitors reserve rooms?

A．On the spot.

B．Over the phone.

C．On the internet.

D．Through emails.

3. How much should a couple pay for three nights on October 1?

A．£ 30.

B．£60.

C．£ 90.

D．£ 210.

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段。使之构成一篇完整的短文。

We study at a board school (寄宿学校) and can’t go out without permission. Days seem too long and sometimes we miss our parents. Most of us are looking forward to weekends, expecting to go back home.

One Friday afternoon, it was time for us to go home to see our parents. You can imagine how excited we were when we finished all the classes. Everyone rushed to the school gate.

There were black clouds above and it was going to rain, but the bus didn’t come. Some of us became annoyed. With several thunders rumbling, it was pouring within seconds.

Therefore, many students ran towards the bus stop near the school gate, waiting under the roof, some patient, while some upset, because the heavy rain messed up their precious day.

“The bus is coming!” someone shouted excitedly. Most students were filled with joy when hearing the words. They couldn’t wait to get on the bus. The bus stop was in chaos immediately.

“Be quick to get a seat, ” two girls standing next to me talked anxiously.

All the students folded their umbrellas and ran towards the bus.

“Ouch!” someone shouted.

The crowd was wondering where the cry came from. Anxious and concerned, a tall boy made it clear that a girl was hurt in the eye by an umbrella. Some students advised she should be taken to the nearest hospital at once.

注 意 ：
1.续写词数为120词左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

One student headed for the driver and told him what had happened.

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When the bus arrived at the hospital, the injured girl was helped to get off.

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7 . 阅读下面短文,在空自处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket to transport 41 satellites into space     1     (set) a new national record for the most spacecraft launched in a single mission.

The rocket blasted off at 1: 30 pm from a service tower    2     (surround) by mountains at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province. After     3     short flight, the second stage of the rocket     4     (successful) placed the 41 small remote-sensing satellites into preset orbits. Designed and manufactured by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, the Long March 2D is one of the most reliable     5     (rocket) in this nation. Since its     6     (one) appearance in August 1992, the model     7     (use) in 76 flights, all of which have been successful.

Its success has earned it the “gold-medal rocket model”     8     China’s space industry.     9     (it) typical tasks are to transport satellites to low-Earth or sun-synchronous orbits. The previous national record was set just by a ZK 1A rocket,     10     sent 26 satellites into orbit. The world record is held by SpaceX’s Falcon 9, which lifted 143 satellites in January 2021.

8 . Xu Zhuoyuan, a 16-year-old girl from Changsha, successfully reached the summit of Qomolangma. She became the youngest Chinese ________ to conquer the world’s highest peak from the south side.

Xu’s father was the first person from Hunan province to reach the summit of Qomolangma. ________ by her father, Xu has been ________ remote areas with him since she was very young. ________ her young age, Xu has already climbed five mountains over 5, 000 meters in China.

Although Xu has ________ climbing experience, she has been receiving professional training to ________ Qomolangma. Last year, she climbed Mount Muztagata, which ________ 7, 546 meters, laying the foundation for her expedition to climb Qomolangma.

At the age of 12, she declared her ________ to climb Mount Qomolangma. Four years later, she ________ her promise. She brought the gloves which her ________ used when he reached the summit with her as a form of inheritance (传承) and to witness her own dream_________.

“Standing in front of nature, we humans are ________ small. We should ________ nature and get closer to Qomolangma,” Xu said. Xu hopes to ________ climbing and achieve the highest ________ of “7+2”(seven summits and two poles) after graduating from college.

1.

A．artist

B．male

C．writer

D．female

2.

A．Admitted

B．Changed

C．Influenced

D．Forced

3.

A．exploring

B．discovering

C．observing

D．studying

4.

A．Due to

B．In spite of

C．According to

D．Apart from

5.

A．limited

B．poor

C．rich

D．little

6.

A．introduce

B．appreciate

C．protect

D．conquer

7.

A．stands

B．covers

C．exists

D．stays

8.

A．independence

B．courage

C．confidence

D．ambition

9.

A．remembered

B．forgot

C．realized

D．broke

10.

A．coach

B．father

C．friend

D．brother

11.

A．fade away

B．come true

C．go wrong

D．break down

12.

A．really

B．hardly

C．easily

D．heavily

13.

A．decorate

B．respect

C．replace

D．settle

14.

A．go through

B．go over

C．go up

D．go on

15.

A．honor

B．happiness

C．belief

D．payment

9 . In the digital age, we are becoming accustomed to technological innovations, and the fact that they can have a deep impact on our lives.

The number of the smartphone adult users has reached 85 percent in the UK population. Meanwhile streaming and 5G tech are changing the way we watch movies, TV shows and sports events. But Artificial Intelligence(AI) is probably the biggest game-changer of them all. The biggest impacts have nothing to do with robots or even digital assistants like Google Home. Here are two real-world applications of AI that are already changing our world for the better

One is better medical diagnose. If you had some illness, would you want to be diagnosed by a doctor or a machine? You’d probably say the former, but in reality, the question is not that simple. Today, human expertise and AI work side by side to make faster, better diagnoses. Think of it this way—a doctor can spend an hour reading six or seven cases while AI can do six or seven thousand in seconds and then present the doctor with a range of possible medical conditions along with their related probabilities.

The other is reducing fraud( 欺 诈 ) . Fraud against big businesses seems nothing to do with us. In fact, it often ends up affecting us all, especially when insurance companies, for example, are forced to increase the premium( 保 费 ) to cover losses. AI is being used more and more in insurtech, both to speed up the claim( 索 赔 ) process and to mark possibly fraudulent claims more reliably. It does this by analysing big data trends. Faster processing and reduced fraud are good news for everyone, and that can save money for us.

1. What has affected the way of our lives most?

A．Reading books.	B．Digital assistants.
C．Smart robots.	D．Artificial Intelligence.

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

A．Professional knowledge	B．Interesting hobbies
C．Medical conditions	D．Scientific research

3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．AI can benefit us a lot.

B．AI can help us earn money.

C．AI makes the claim process slow.

D．AI makes us increase the premium.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．How AI Is Reducing Fraud in Our Live.

B．How AI Is Touching All Our Lives for the Better.

C．What Advantages AI Is Bringing to Medical Diagnose.

D．In What Aspects AI Is Changing the Way of Entertainment.

10 . A lady was once heating up a pot of water on a gas stove with the intent of cooking pasta for her family for dinner.

A frog fell into the pot while it was sitting on the stove. Although it wasn’t his intention to be stuck in a pot of water, he didn’t try to escape. He was comfortable enough as he was.

The lady soon turned on the flame to begin boiling the water.

As the water’s temperature began to rise, the frog was able to adjust his body temperature accordingly, so he remained in the pot without trying to do anything to change the situation.

However, as the water approached its boiling point, the frog’s body temperature could no longer keep up. He finally tried to jump out of the pot, but with water temperature continuing to increase, he didn’t have it in him to make the leap.

It was too late for the frog to save himself.

Things don’t always go as planned in life, and they certainly don’t always go the way we want them to. But, no matter how bad a situation is, it’s important to be positive and face the problem head-on. You have to avoid wasting time and take appropriate action before problems get out of hand or become too much to handle.

1. How did the frog feel when he fell into the pot?

A．Upset.

B．Anxious.

C．Comfortable.

D．Inspired.

2. Why did the frog stay in the pot as the water’s temperature increased?

A．He was caught by the lady.	B．He was too tired to jump.
C．He had no time to escape.	D．He could adjust his body temperature.

3. What can we know about the frog?

A．He didn’t make any effort	B．He failed to save himself
C．He jumped out of the pot	D．He decided to remain finally

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．Things always go as expected.	B．We should have a positive attitude.
C．Take timely action before too late.	D．Never regret what we have done.