1 . 根据首字母或中文提示，写出其英语单词的恰当形式。

Amy, a famous piano player has shown her musical     1     (天赋) since childhood. She is c    2     of playing     3     (各种各样的) songs on the piano, especially those full of     4     (活力；能量). Her aim is to release her own album and she even wants to     5     (表演) on the international music stage. Unfortunately, she had a serious d    6     several years ago, and from then on her head often ached. However, she didn’t give up playing the piano and still tried out for a lot of music     7    (竞赛；比赛) across the country. As a result, she won a lot of     8     (奖项) and had an o    9     to play the piano abroad. Nowadays, she has gained both fame and fortune, but she still leads an     10     (普通的；平凡的) life.

2 . 语义匹配

Tobias Le Compte, a 35-year-old Belgian musician, has become a _________sensation on social media for his excellent grasp of the main Shanghai dialect. In 2008, Le Compte, visited Shanghai for the first time in an arts festival. He _________was enchanted by the city right away, and returned the next year and enrolled as an undergraduate student at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Like most _________expats in China, Le Compte first studied Mandarin and spent about half a year teaching himself the language. It was not until 2021, when Le Compte was back in Belgium and _________confined to his home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that he started learning Shanghainese. He was also _________motivated by the 2021 hit movie B for Busy, a tale set in Shanghai starring local stars who speak their lines in the city’s dialect.

1.

A．wrestler

B．influencer

C．actor

D．conductor

2.

A．was capable of

B．was moved by

C．was impressed by

D．was eager for

3.

A．local people

B．native speakers

C．descendants

D．foreign residents

4.

A．joined to

B．limited to

C．addicted to

D．devoted to

5.

A．inspired

B．scared

C．discouraged

D．awarded

3 . Adding to the achievements of a remarkable year, Taylor Swift has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2023.

Already a superstar before 2023, Swift’s career has reached new heights thanks to the beginning of her Eras Tour that brought her 3.5-hour performance to 66 shows in 23 cities across North America, Argentina and Brazil. Promoted by her tour, Swift has been named the most-streamed female artist in the history of Spotify and Apple Music. According to Billboard, the tour made about $900 million (about 6.4 billion yuan) in 2023. In addition, the tour’s movie Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour became the biggest concert movie of all time, taking more than $250 million globally.

As she was declared (宣布) a billionaire by Bloomberg in November, a hidden “Taylor Swift economy” also promoted sales for business owners across the US. From soaps to a cruise inspired by her different “eras”, interest in Swift-related products went way up.

Apart from her financial contributions, Swift made a significant cultural impact by taking back control of her music. In 2019, her old record label, Big Machine, sold the master tapes of her first six albums (专辑) to Scooter Braun. The sale meant that she didn’t have the rights to the albums. In response to this, Swift began re-recording her first six albums, tagging (加标签于) them “Taylor’s Version”. This move stressed her belief that artists deserve to own their work. “It’s all in how you deal with loss,” she told Time. “I respond to extreme pain by resisting.”

Heading into 2024, Swift will start the Eras Tour again in Japan and Australia. As USA Today noted, “Her current top has been a long time coming, but it may also be just beginning.”

1. What do we know about Taylor Swift?

A．She broke a new record on her tour.

B．She toured South America before 2023.

C．Her achievements received great recognition.

D．Her performance began with the Apple Music.

2. How did Taylor Swift benefit from her Eras Tour?

A．She proved herself to be an artist.

B．She learned to make some products.

C．She got rich and regained album rights.

D．She sold her master tapes to a company.

3. What can we learn about Taylor Swift from the last paragraph?

A．She will end her music career.

B．She will continue her Eras Tour.

C．She will reach her top in Japan.

D．She will make a record in Australia.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards Taylor Swift?

A．Admirable.	B．Uncaring.
C．Doubtful.	D．Critical.

4 . One year after WildAid started its new program to protect ocean wildlife in China, Chinese world-famous pianist Lang Lang has joined the latest public campaign (运动), “Play Your Part in the Oceans Symphony” on Friday.

The campaign video public service announcement (PSA) impressed the public with Lang Lang playing his song “Stay”, greatly calling attention to the beauty and importance of protecting the marine life in China’s waters such as whale sharks, sea turtles, dolphins and spotted seals.

A new series of messages calls on the public to help protect marine biodiversity (生物多样性) by supporting marine protected areas (MPAs) and the protection of ocean wildlife. The campaign video PSA and billboards, which will be displayed across China, were released (发布) at a Beijing press event hosted by WildAid, with China Green Carbon Foundation and the First Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources (FIO) as key partners.

Ranked among “the world’s 100 most influential people” by Time magazine, Lang Lang has served as WildAid ambassador for more than 12 years, contributed to protecting endangered wildlife and nature. Speaking at the event he said, “we can all play our part in protecting our oceans by taking simple steps, such as refusing to eat endangered wildlife such as sea turtles, reporting illegal wildlife trade, and reducing the use of single-use plastics.”

WildAid also designed online activities for this campaign in which Lang Lang invites users to re-create his song “Stay” through the two most popular social platforms in China: Weibo and Tik Tok.

Lang Lang joined this campaign following a survey report conducted by WildAid and FIO that discusses public awareness of MPAs and marine biodiversity in China.

The report finds that more than 80% of the survey takers believe that MPAs are very important, but their understanding of the functions of MPAs is low. More than half do not know the term “marine biodiversity” and have not received enough information about marine protection.

“Play Your Part in the Oceans Symphony” campaign PSA and billboards will be given out at outdoor places across China, reaching millions of viewers.

1. What is the purpose of the latest PSA of WorldAid?

A．To show the special beauty of marine life in China’s waters.

B．To stress the importance of protecting China’s ocean wildlife.

C．To call on the public to support marine protected areas (MPAs).

D．To invite world-famous pianist Lang Lang to join the campaign.

2. What does Lang Lang ask people to do to protect the ocean life?

A．Report illegal wildlife hunting to FIO.	B．Stop eating endangered wildlife.
C．Re-create his song “Stay” on line.	D．Call on friends to join the campaign.

3. What is one of the findings of the survey report?

A．Lots of Chinese do not clearly know how to protect the ocean life.

B．The Chinese public would like to help protect marine biodiversity.

C．The Chinese public awareness of marine biodiversity should be raised.

D．Weibo and Tik Tok are the two most popular social platforms in China.

4. Which of the following best describe the campaign PSA?

A．Interesting.

B．Demanding.

C．Beneficial.

D．Enjoyable.

5 . 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。

Qi Baishi is a world-famous art master in China.

He was born in     1     poor family from Xiangtan, Hunan province. He was at school for less than a year because     2     illnesses. One day, he found a Chinese painting guide book — Jieziyuan Huapu. The book inspired his interests in painting     3     (picture). He decided     4     (learn) by himself and later became a master of art through his hard work. In 1902, he     5     (start) to travel around China. He visited famous places, met many people and saw different kinds of art pieces. These experiences helped him become one of the     6    (good) artists of all time.

    7     (He) paintings are generally about the small things of the world, such as fish, shrimps (虾) and frogs. “Mouse and Cat with Lamp” is one of them. In the picture, a mouse is standing on the top of a long pole (杆子). Under the pole is a cat. They are so lively     8     it looks like they would jump out of the paper to fight.

All the works     9     (create) by Qi Baishi in a fresh way, which expressed his love for nature and life. His talents and skills amazed the whole world a lot. He is    10     (real) a master of art and the pride of Xiangtan.

6 . 把下列标号为A至E的五个句子按照正确的逻辑顺序排列。
A. Beethoven thought about giving up, but in the end he continued to write music.
B. In his twenties, he had been very famous for his skills on the piano, but then he began to lose his hearing.
C. Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer, who is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music.
D. He proceeded with the composition until his death in 1827, writing more than 130 musical works, including his Symphony No.9 in D minor.
E. Inspired by his struggles with deafness, the composer produced some amazing pieces, including nine symphonies, five piano pieces, and an opera!

7 . 根据短文选择适当的单或短语填空，每空只填一个单词，必要时要作适当的形式变化。注意备选词中有多余的词汇。

took charge of       looked forward to            is concerned about        signed is acknowledged as       signaled             genius          extraordinary                  aware of        Editor                 Seeking          absorbed in     atmosphere        disaster     flexible       clapping

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. He     1     one of the greatest composers in the history of music. In February 1824, the famous German composer's ninth symphony was finally completed. As he proudly     2     his name at the bottom of the page, Beethoven tried to imagine how people would respond when they heard it for the first time. Before the performance, the backstage     3     at a very famous theatre in Vienna was tense. Beethoven was afraid that the performance would be a     4    . After all, what use is a conductor who could not hear his orchestra——even if he is a musical     5    ?

The audience did not hesitate to applaud(鼓) loudly as the    6     composer walked out onto the stage for the first time in 12 years. The theatre’s musical director, Michael joined him and together the two men     7     the orchestra. For more than an hour, Beethoven jumped about in front of the orchestra, waving his arms wildly in the air, and madly turning the pages of his score.

As the final, joyous note     8     the end of the symphony, the audience jumped to their feet,     9     and cheering. But Beethoven continued conducting, still     10     his performance. It was not until Caroline, one of the singers, took his arm and turned him to face the audience that the great man realized his symphony was a success.

8 . Derek Paravicini is lucky to be alive. Born three and a half months early, he weighed only 0.6 kilograms and almost _______ three times while he was in hospital. _______, Derek’s early birth left him with some disabilities — he is blind; he can’t tell left from right; he can _______ count to ten.

Yet Derek is a _______ talent. The 41-year-old remembers every one of the thousands of pieces of music he has ever heard and can play them without _______ on the piano — even if he only heard the song once. years ago. Because he is blind, he cannot _______ music. All of the music he plays is in his _______. His brain has been described as a perfectly programmed musical _______. When he hears a chord with ten notes in it, he can even _______ all ten, while most professional musicians can only recognise about five.

Derek was two years old before his family discovered his ________. When he was given an old keyboard, he ________ his family by reproducing the songs he had heard outside. His family then arranged for him to go to a school for the ________ where he met a university professor who helped him to ________ his musical talent.

By the age of nine, Derek had ________ at a large concert hall in London with a famous orchestra, Since then, he has appeared on TV shows and travelled the world ________ performances. He has recorded his own CDs and there is even a book about his life.

1.

A．smiled

B．cried

C．died

D．survived

2.

A．Strangely

B．Quickly

C．Secretly

D．Unluckily

3.

A．almost

B．hardly

C．still

D．even

4.

A．math

B．future

C．musical

D．natural

5.

A．words

B．numbers

C．mistakes

D．sounds

6.

A．read

B．improve

C．create

D．hear

7.

A．head

B．hands

C．eyes

D．mouth

8.

A．bank

B．hospital

C．community

D．computer

9.

A．count

B．send

C．recognize

D．leave

10.

A．voice

B．talent

C．book

D．illness

11.

A．moved

B．confused

C．shocked

D．annoyed

12.

A．blind

B．poor

C．needy

D．sick

13.

A．discover

B．turn

C．end

D．develop

14.

A．hosted

B．lectured

C．served

D．performed

15.

A．recording

B．giving

C．improving

D．supplying

9 . At the International Grand Bazaar (大巴扎集市) in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), Wang Ge, a paper-cutting artist, runs a small store where dazzling examples of her work are on display in the popular tourist destination. With just a pair of scissors and paper, the 65-year-old native craftswoman creates traditional animal paper-cuts, fruit, land-mark buildings and even complicated dance scenes.

Wang is an inheritor (继承者) of Xinjiang’s precious cultural heritage of paper cutting. Growing up in the region and influenced by diverse ethnic cultures, she is committed to telling Xinjiang stories through her paper cutting while protecting and promoting the traditional folk art.

She has cultivated her craft since childhood and grew up in a family fond of the skill. At the age of 4, she began to copy her grandmother and mother, using scissors to cut out patterns of flowers, birds, fish and insects. Wang recalls her grandmother was skilled at cutting traditional window decorations for weddings and Spring Festival.

“Paper cutting is a combination of folk art and daily life,” said Wang, who graduated from the art department of Xinjiang Normal University. During her decades of paper cutting, she has been inspired by real-life experiences, especially those relating to ethnic culture in the region. She often travels to Kashgar, Hotan and Aksu prefectures in southern Xinjiang to explore how local ethnic people live.

“The bazaar is a window on Xinjiang,” she said. “I hope that I can spread Chinese cultural heritage to people of different ages and from different countries.” After the COVID-19 outbreak, Wang gave online lectures on paper cutting, attracting 100,000 viewers and teaching students unable to attend school how to cut the images of medical workers from paper. Wang said she was pleased to see pupils who lacked colored paper painting the white paper red and green as a substitute art form.

1. What does the underlined word “cultivated” mean?

A．Protected.

B．Sold.

C．Developed.

D．Showed

2. The following factors have influenced Wang to be a craftswoman EXCEPT ____________.

A．studying art at university

B．keeping touch with ethnic culture

C．living in a family with preference to paper-cutting

D．taking lessons on the Internet during Covid-19

3. Wang can be best described as____________.

A．optimistic and ambitious	B．skillful and devoted
C．thoughtful and energetic	D．traditional and kind

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Wang is good at using Internet even at an old age.

B．Traditional culture can be an effective way to spread social value.

C．There are still lots of students too poor to go to school.

D．Online teaching can help produce different art forms.

5. What’s the purpose of writing the passage?

A．To promote Xinjiang’s tradition.	B．To introduce a paper-cutting artist.
C．To tell how paper-cutting is spread.	D．To explain why paper-cutting is attractive.

10 . Over the past few years, Reading has made rubbish her thought and medium (媒介), painting landscapes on more than 100 pieces of rubbish that she has found while hiking, climbing or boating through 29 national parks.

Reading grew up with an early appreciation for nature, exploring the nearby forests and coastlines. While studying art at Bowdoin College and seeing the great amounts of waste from her painting and sculpture (雕刻术) classes, she began to seriously consider her footprint as an artist. She thought how she could paint landscapes if she was harming them. Two weeks before her graduation, she changed her theme and began using the rubbish as her canvas (画布).

After teaching and traveling throughout the country, while also picking up rubbish to bring to her studio, Reading began volunteering at Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Then, while in Texas during the summer of 2017, a broken hubcap (车轮毂盖) she picked up by the side of the road gave her a new idea. She began to paint the mountain landscape on the hubcap, held it up in front of the real range and took a photo. It became the first in her ongoing series.

Reading: who sells prints of her work for $110-$ 250, often paints outdoors after boating or hiking 5 or 10 miles into the wilderness, completing her landscapes and photos a few hours later. Sometimes she takes her rubbish to the studio and then hikes the finished product back to take her photos, lining up the painted objects with the natural landscape.

For better or worse, materials for Reading’s chosen medium will never be in short supply. Thus, as for Reading, artistically and environmentally, there is a lifetime of work to be done. She hopes that her works reminds others of that fact.

1. When did Reading start to think about her style of painting?

A．At childhood.	B．At college.
C．After graduation.	D．After teaching throughout the country.

2. What did Reading do with the broken hubcap?

A．She sold it for $110.	B．She used it as her canvas.
C．She recycled it in the factory.	D．She repaired it for the owner.

3. What does Reading want to communicate through her work?

A．Value of rubbish.	B．Choice of work
C．Life experience.	D．Environmental awareness.