1 . I was in my early 30s, seeking a creative outlet unrelated to boring housework and raising little kids. At 65, George had recently retired and was seeking a rewarding hobby for his golden years. For both of us, painting was “it” and we met at a local painting class. Thus we began a friendship until the day he died.
George took to painting with an awe-inspiring (令人惊叹的) level of passion and commitment, even changing the spare bedroom of his home into a studio. How I envied him, as in my own home and I had neither the space nor the funds for such a luxury. His painting equipment was comprehensive. George housed many of these items in a red metal tool box. For about six years George and I studied together through various units until we finished the course.
Some years passed and George was about 80 years old. One day, he rang and told me that he was giving up painting and giving away all his “stuff”. “I can’t paint, I don’t know why I ever thought I could,” he said. He was mistaken about his painting ability because he had turned out some wonderful works. However, George had decided he was through with painting, and no amount of talking could persuade him otherwise. “You have the best talent and are most likely to use it,” he said. That was why George left all his painting equipment to me. After considerable persuasion, I accepted this precious gift on condition that he could get it back at any time. He never did, of course.
I still use much of his equipment today. As I paint, I often remember George, his big personality, generous spirit and unfailing encouragement. The most treasured item is the red tool box, still in good shape.
1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．A desire to create. | B．A hobby to kill time. |
| C．An escape from chores. | D．A chance to make fortune. |
| A．George once created some fine paintings. |
| B．George didn’t like his painting equipment. |
| C．George always wanted to give up painting. |
| D．George misunderstood the author’s painting ability. |
| A．To admit his own failure. | B．To give his painting tools to the author. |
| C．To ask the author a favor. | D．To make an explanation. |
| A．A lesson from My Old Friend |
| B．Inspiration for Art from My Partner |
| C．Nice George: An Artist with Great Passion |
| D．A Red Tool Box: A Bond Between Two Friends |
2 . Imagine you’re in a sci-fi (科幻小说) world, and you video-call your friends. You might see them in a three-dimensional(3D) way or in holograms (全息影像). Although this isn’t possible in real life yet, researchers recently made holograms easier to create, said a new study.
To take a 3D photo of a person, most hologram technologies need special cameras. They record how the person looks from different angles under different lights. This information makes the hologram look lifelike. However, holograms can’t be widely used because they are difficult to make.
The researchers from Chiba University in Japan made a new computer program. It can turn normal pictures we take into 3D holograms.
Their program used a technology called deep neural networks (深度神经网络). First, it receives information from an image taken by a normal camera. It then predicts the depth of things in the image. For example, in a 3D photo, the background should be deeper than the person.
With all the information, the program creates a 3D hologram. But it can look strange at first. The program will then check the hologram to fix problems and make it look more real.
The program can be used to create holograms in VR headsets (头显设备). For example, a user sends a picture, and the other user can see the “real” look of it in 3D. If it’s used in cars, drivers can see information, such as road signs, in 3D. This makes it easier for the drivers to see and thus makes sure that they won’t miss important information.
In the future, when holograms become more common, they can also help doctors. Medical students can learn quickly by looking at 3D images of the human body, and doctors can better understand a patient’s illness.
1. What does the new program make use of to create a hologram?| A．A normal picture. | B．A special camera. |
| C．Recordings from different angles. | D．Recordings under different lights. |
| A．more natural | B．more expensive | C．easier | D．more predictable |
| A．They make driving more enjoyable. |
| B．Drivers will find road information easily. |
| C．They will help predict dangers and traffic. |
| D．Drivers needn’t mind the cars behind. |
| A．Doctors make no mistakes with holograms. |
| B．Patients won’t suffer with holograms. |
| C．We can live in a 3D world. |
| D．Holograms might be used in the medical field. |
3 . I had spent an hour in the bank with my dad for transferring money(转账). I asked, “Why don’t you use online banking?” He already opened one. “Why would I do that?” he
“Yes, yes!” I said. I told him how Amazon delivers（递送）everything.
His answer made me
| A．accepted | B．suggested | C．complained | D．replied |
| A．save | B．reduce | C．waste | D．take |
| A．cheap | B．easy | C．crazy | D．awful |
| A．draw out | B．step out | C．look out | D．stand out |
| A．surprised | B．worried | C．bored | D．excited |
| A．recently | B．rapidly | C．simply | D．exactly |
| A．refuse | B．expect | C．offer | D．remind |
| A．as | B．although | C．if | D．unless |
| A．spirit | B．sense | C．touch | D．nature |
| A．society | B．power | C．money | D．life |
4 . Modern technology has had a great influence on people's entertainment choices, making them less creative. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Bearing in mind the likely effects of the modern technology on entertainments on today's users are important, because it is an issue that is discussed daily nowadays by people in both the private and public sectors (公共部门). However, does the modern technology benefits all aspects of human society? Some people may answer to the contrary. As far as I can see, current technology is undermining modern people's creative ability by providing individuals sorted ways of relaxation.
The likely effects of modern technology on entertainment for people today are important, because it is an issue that is discussed daily in both the private and public sectors. However, does modern technology benefit all aspects of human society? Some people may answer in the negative. As far as I can see, modern technology undermines people's creative ability by providing individuals pre-digested forms of relaxation.
To begin with , it has been known from the latest resources that modern people prefer to enjoy high-tech ways of recreation. More and more people from all works feel so pressuarable that they turn to modern technology which is supposed to be there providing convenient, time-saving and fresh entertainment while fewer and fewer individuals choose to play jigsaws(拼图) or make some exquisite handicrafts (精美的手工艺品) which is the very things expand their imaginary world and make them more creative in their spare time.
Further more, modern people are more likely to count on current technology whether in physiological or psychological. What is meant by this is that plenty of people fully enjoy the entertaining products such as, TV, MP3 or internet games high-tech brings to them that they spend lots of time on them without doing anything else. Couch-potato syndrome(典型表现) is one such example. The more people rely on those modern entertaining items, the more possible that people form a negative habitual opinion that these high-tech can do everything for them, and the less likely people will be initiative and creative in their life.
It goes without saying that modern technology do bring us low-cost, efficient entertaining products, and these may initiate some individuals' inspiration occasionally. But that's very limited compared to the side effects they give rise to.
In conclusion, it is very important to know that it's the creative ability that make our human society prosperous and flourish. Modern technology is just a powerful tool in the charge of human to benefit our conduction.
1. What is the synonym of “undermining”?| A．supporting | B．weakening | C．strengthening | D．building |
| A．Playing jigsaws. |
| B．Making exquisite handicrafts. |
| C．Watching TV, listening to MP3 or playing online games. |
| D．Reading books. |
| A．By providing pre-digested forms of relaxation and reducing people's imagination. |
| B．By making people overly dependent on high-tech products and making them lazy. |
| C．By making people addicted to entertainment and having no time for creative activities. |
| D．All of the above. |
| A．Modern technology makes people's entertainment choices more diverse. |
| B．Modern technology has a positive impact on people's creativity. |
| C．Modern technology weakens people's creativity in some ways. |
| D．Modern technology has both advantages and disadvantages and needs to be treated correctly. |
5 . A simple honk (汽车喇叭声) from the bus is one part of a secret code between the driver and students living in a remote village in Wanzhou district, Chongqing city.
Noticing a schoolbag hanging on the door of an old house along his
The boy's parents work far from home, leaving him in the
Mr Cheng, who has been
| A．street | B．travel | C．path | D．river |
| A．shouts | B．gives | C．sees | D．hears |
| A．gets on | B．takes into | C．pulls up | D．tries out |
| A．control | B．hope | C．honor | D．care |
| A．daily | B．weekly | C．monthly | D．yearly |
| A．created | B．promoted | C．developed | D．improved |
| A．current | B．shared | C．devoted | D．convenient |
| A．walking | B．working | C．running | D．driving |
| A．experiences | B．levels | C．approaches | D．solutions |
| A．thankfulness | B．movement | C．attention | D．performance |
6 . Responsibility is the good character of human race. However, in this world, few people have self-esteem, self-confidence, enterprising, compassion, perseverance, filial piety and kindness.
The faucet (旋塞) has many uses: to provide water
In the school, there are many classmates littering. This is a bad behavior. Littering garbage back to pollute the environment, making the campus unclean.
It is
Do what you can do by yourself. The tasks assigned (分配) to you by the teacher
When you see a very
Classmates, let’s
| A．to | B．with | C．for | D．from |
| A．But | B．However | C．And | D．While |
| A．said | B．say | C．speak | D．spoken |
| A．where | B．that | C．while | D．who |
| A．was | B．is | C．were | D．are |
| A．how | B．what | C．why | D．that |
| A．for | B．with | C．to | D．from |
| A．blame | B．responsibility | C．duty | D．onus |
| A．may | B．should | C．can | D．must |
| A．miserable | B．pity | C．rich | D．nasty |
| A．decidely | B．rueful | C．commiserative | D．definitely |
| A．compassion | B．concern | C．solicitude | D．feeling |
| A．on | B．in | C．at | D．for |
| A．that | B．becaue | C．why | D．were |
| A．put | B．take | C．in | D．up |
7 . With the rapidly developing of the society, culture have changed greatly. In the city, no one can escape from the fast pace. And as a result, the traditional culture are believed becoming lost. However, why the traditional culture are becoming lost? First, we eat the popularized fast food and enjoy the popularized “fast food” culture. Since we get used to such fast things that many traditional things have been ignored. Second, we have brought up many other cultures, those culture are more popular than our owe culture for the young people, they interest in the other cultures because those cultures are new things and the youngs are curious about new things. And young people stand for the future culture. So many people believe that the traditional culture will gradually be lost.
To some traditional cultures that are on decline, we have taken active measures to conserve them. Experts have come up with proper advice on protecting such cultures. Many volunteers have dedicated themselves to studying them. First and foremost, more and more people have discerned the importance of the traditional culture. Therefore, we are sure that our efforts will lead to a brilliant future.
If a culture wants to gain an eternal life, it should change itself to cater to the people in its age. So does our traditional culture. Traditional cultures adhering to modern means appear rigorous. For example, we make CDs for classic music so that it can not only meet modern needs but also spread further and more successfully in the modern world.The appearance of traditional culture changes, but the essence will never change and will be well accepted.
1. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?| A．The importance of traditional culture. |
| B．The reasons why traditional culture is becoming lost. |
| C．The measures that have been taken to protect traditional culture. |
| D．The benefits of learning other cultures. |
| A．People are too busy to pay attention to traditional culture. |
| B．Many traditional things have been ignored due to the popularity of fast food. |
| C．Young people are more interested in other cultures. |
| D．The government doesn’t pay enough attention to traditional culture. |
| A．Experts have provided advice on protecting traditional culture. |
| B．Many volunteers have devoted themselves to studying traditional culture. |
| C．The government has invested a lot of money in protecting traditional culture. |
| D．All of the above. |
| A．To make it more popular. |
| B．To make it more suitable for modern society. |
| C．To keep it alive. |
| D．To make it more interesting. |
Katie was jumping rope on the lawn in front of her home. It was a nice day, the sun was shining warmly, and she had all the time in the world to enjoy her jumping. She felt happy. Her thoughts were focused on her jumping: how to match the spinning of the rope in her hands and the jumping of her feet so they didn’t get tangled(缠结), causing her to fall. When her mind and muscles were working together, when everything flowed smoothly, it felt pretty good.
As she jumped, she remembered that her grandmother had given her the rope for Christmas. She knew that her grandmother didn’t have a lot of money and had to save up to buy the jump rope. Before Christmas, her grandmother had taken her to some toy shops to look at different things, hoping to subtly find out what Katie wanted. When Katie got not just a jump rope but the very jump rope she really wanted, she felt especially loved by her grandmother.
As she skipped, a boy rushed across the road. He ripped her special jump rope from her hands, shouting, “Give me that” and raced back across the road toward the park. “What a horrible boy,” thought Katie. At first she was shocked and upset; but when she thought, “He has stolen the jump rope my grandma gave me for Christmas”, she became very angry. Then, thinking she had lost her jump rope forever, she felt sad and found tears welling up in her eyes.
Driven by a mix of emotions, Katie chased after the boy and her heart was heavy with the loss of her treasured gift. However, as she pursued the boy, a scene unfolded (打开) before her eyes—a younger child had fallen into a nearby pond, struggling and in need of help. In that moment, Katie’s focus shifted from her stolen jump rope to the urgent need to assist the distressed child. Then she saw the boy ran to this kid hurriedly.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph 1：
The boy had thrown an end of her jump rope out for the child to grab.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2：
Thinking that it was nice of him to apologize and return the rope, Katie felt grateful.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I began my journey studying in China in March 2016, when I came to Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) to get my Bachelor’s degree in Chinese language. As a youth from the US, I feel that
Through various
Besides the activities, my absolute favorites were the
I sincerely hope that more foreigners in China can take advantage of
10 . A recent study says volunteering can be good for your health. Kids and teenagers who volunteer aren’t just helping their community. They might also be helping themselves. That’s according to a new research published in JAMA Network Open, in May.
Kids who participated in community service were 34% more likely to be in very good physical health than those who didn’t participate, the study found. And those who volunteered were 66% more likely to be considered “flourishing” or doing well in general. Kids aged 12and older who volunteered were 25% less likely to have anxiety than peers who didn’t. The findings come from survey data provided by the parents of some 50,000 kids in the United States ages 6 to 17. About half of those parents reported that their kids did volunteer work.
Studies like this have limitations. Parents answered questions about their kids’ health and community-service activities. But a parent might not know if their child experiences anxiety or considers themselves to be flourishing. This type of data also can’t prove cause and effect. It can only uncover associations. So it’s not possible to say for sure that volunteering leads to better mental and physical health. It could be that people in good health are more likely to have the energy or desire to volunteer.
But the data comes at an important time for youth mental health. In recent years, rates of depression and anxiety have risen among young people. More than 40% of high school students reported experiencing feelings of sadness or hopelessness in 2021. So there’s a clear need for accessible and effective mental health resources. Giving back to the community may be one such resource. And this study isn’t the only one to reach that conclusion.
1. What does the study suggest about kids who volunteer?| A．They are more likely to help others. | B．They are 25% less likely to have anxiety. |
| C．Volunteer work can lead to more anxiety. | D．They can also benefit from volunteer work. |
| A．Narrow study subjects. | B．The single research method. |
| C．Narrow geographical locations. | D．Surveyed parents’ lack of knowledge. |
| A．Joining a school club. | B．Involving in outside sports. |
| C．Helping in the community. | D．Taking time to be with family. |
| A．A Breakthrough in Health | B．Volunteering: Good or Bad? |
| C．Volunteering Can Better Health | D．Volunteering: a Good Way of Treatment |
