1 . The young actress keeps a ________ state of weight for her regular exercise in the daily life.

A．casual

B．smooth

C．current

D．steady

2 . 阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Have you ever gotten stung by a bee? Well, for 18-year-old Mikaila Ulmer from the US, her first bee sting at the age of 4 was a special experience. It inspired her to make a difference and turned her into an entrepreneur.

The bee sting scared Mikaila, but it also made her interested in the insect. She soon learned how important bees are for the planet and how they are at risk of dying out.

At not even 5 years old, Mikaila wanted to do something to help save the bees. With her parents’ help, she set up a lemonade stand in her front yard. She used her grandmother’s homemade lemonade recipe and added a little bit of honey to it. The money from every lemonade she sold went to bee protection groups.

But Mikaila wanted to do more. She made her special recipe into a product, called Me and the Bees Lemonade. At age 10, she went on a TV show with her dad to try to get funding and public attention. It worked. Now, more than 10 years since her first lemonade, five different drink products are procurable at many restaurants and stores across the country.

In 2020, Mikaila brought out a book about her experience as an entrepreneur called Bee Fearless, Dream Like a Kid. As she explained to CNBC, “I always say that it’s important to dream like a kid and that (as a kid) it’s the perfect age to start figuring out what you enjoy and trying new things and taking risks.”

1. What did Mikaila want to do after she was first stung by a bee? (no more than 10 words)
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2. How did Mikaila make money at age 5? (no more than 10 words)
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3. What does the underlined word “procurable” in Para. 4 mean? (1 word)
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4. What is Bee Fearless, Dream Like a Kid? (no more than 5 words)
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5. What do you think of Mikaila? And give your reasons. (no more than 20 words)
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3 . In an air-conditioned office, you may see men sporting shorts while their female co-workers wear jackets to keep warm. Why do women feel cold more easily than men?

The accepted answer is that men and women feel temperature differently. Our bodies produce heat through metabolism (新陈代谢). One of the key factors of the metabolic rate is our muscles. Generally speaking, men have more muscles than women, leading to a higher metabolic rate. It means that more heat is created. As a result, men, on average, do not feel cold as easily as women. Yes, women and men have physical differences. But why is it women, in most cases, who feel more uncomfortable in a room set to a “comfortable” temperature? The answer lies in the data bias (数据偏见) behind the model of temperature setting in buildings.

In a 2020 article in the journal Nature, Boris Kingma, a human thermal (热量的) performance researcher in the Netherlands, pointed out that most office buildings set the temperature in light of a model based on men’s metabolic rate. Female data were not considered when setting the model. In other words, temperatures for comfort in office buildings are mainly comfortable for men, not women. In his article, Kingma called for the end of this so-called “bias in thermal comfort”.

This is just one example of data bias. In her book, Caroline Perez gave more examples in which women were ignored in data collecting for scientific and technological research and design. Women are more likely to die from a serious car accident because a car’s safety equipment is designed for the typical body of a man. The medicine aspirin (阿司匹林) shows better performance in men since it was developed on data collected mostly from males. Women, who form half of the world’s population, seem to be ignored in these cases.

1. Why don’t men feel cold as easily as women, according to the text?

A．Men have more fat to defeat cold.	B．Men exercise more to produce heat.
C．Men have a higher metabolic rate.	D．Men burn off less energy when moving.

2. What is the main cause of women feeling uncomfortable in office buildings’ temperature settings?

A．Physical differences between men and women.

B．The data bias in thermal comfort models.

C．Variations in clothing choices.

D．Differences in heat tolerance.

3. What does Kingma think of the data bias behind the model of temperature setting?

A．Unfair.

B．Worrying.

C．Acceptable.

D．Reasonable.

4. Which is NOT an example of women being ignored for scientific and technological research and design?

A．Safety equipment in cars.	B．Temperature model setting.
C．Differences in clothing choices.	D．Performance of medicine aspirin.

5. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Arguments about data bias.	B．More examples of data bias.
C．Commentary on data bias.	D．Reasons for human’s data bias.

4 . Welcome to Our Clubs in Masonic Village

☆Art Club

The Art Club provides a place for aged people to paint, improve their artistic talents and show their works of art. Members can also sell items that they painted. The money raised goes toward providing painting supplies for club members. Anyone may join the Art Club, whether you already know how to paint or you want to learn how to better express your creativity. Painting supplies are provided by the club for free.

Time: Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays from 1 p. m. to 3 p. m. in the Freemasons Cultural Center Art Studio.

Cost: $12 per year

☆Computer Club

This club is meant for aged people with little knowledge of computers. Various topics are discussed at each meeting about computers（such as the Internet, software and email）as well as related technologies. The club has a computer lab with high-speed Internet connection. Members of the club have free access to the computer lab.

Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p. m.to 3 p. m. in the Computer Resource Room on Level 2 of Smith North. Open general lab sessions are available for free.

Cost: $35 per year

☆Tai Chi for Arthritis

Arthritis is a common disease for old people. The joints（关节）in the patients’ body often hurt badly. Tai Chi for Arthritis is designed to improve the quality of life of those people who are suffering from arthritis using Sun-style Tai Chi. This style includes quick-moving steps and exercises that may improve mobility, breathing and relaxation. The movements don’t require deep bending.

Time: Wednesday s from 3: 30 p. m. to 4: 30 p. m. in the Irem Clubhouse.

Cost: $65 per year

1. For whom are these clubs probably designed?

A．Retired workers.	B．Talented teenagers.
C．Curious kids.	D．Learned experts.

2. Members of the Art Club can do the following EXCEPT________.

A．drawing paintings	B．teaching others about painting
C．displaying their paintings	D．selling their paintings

3. If a member of Computer Club attends an open general lab session, he or she ________.

A．is required to buy a laptop	B．has to pay $35 for a session
C．has to take an iPad with him/her	D．needn’t pay for the session

4. Which of the following is one feature of arthritis according to the passage?

A．Terrible coughs.	B．Red eyes.
C．Painful joints.	D．Cold hands and legs.

5. Sun-style Tai Chi can help people ________.

A．bend deeply	B．move freely
C．sleep well	D．improve memory

5 . Once there was a little bird that lived in the old times. When a sage (智者) was thrown into a ________ by his enemy, the little bird saw what happened and decided to put it out to ________ the sage. The little bird ________ bringing a few drops of water in his ________ mouth from the nearby river. The larger birds in the tree ________ and laughed at the little bird, saying, “Why are you carrying the ________?”

The little bird said, “To put out the fire around the sage.” The larger birds continued ________, “How could you put out such a huge fire with so little water? It is ________.”

Do you know what the little bird ________? “I don’t know whether I will manage to put out the fire or not but I know what I have ________ is to stop the fire.” Hearing the answer, all the larger birds were ________ .

We often think that our effort is the factor responsible for our ________ . This is a wrong way of ________. If we believe we can succeed, we shall succeed. Our ________ is just a sacrifice (牺牲) that we are willing to make. ________, the little bird knew that with a few drops of water the fire would not be put out but it was his ________ to do whatever he could to achieve this goal.

It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that is ________. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your ________ or may not be in your time, but that doesn’t ________you stop doing the right thing. You may never know ________ results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.

1.

A．room

B．fire

C．river

D．plane

2.

A．remind

B．stop

C．help

D．surprise

3.

A．started

B．allowed

C．suggested

D．imagined

4.

A．long

B．tiny

C．strong

D．beautiful

5.

A．refused

B．understood

C．heard

D．watched

6.

A．cup

B．present

C．water

D．fruit

7.

A．warning

B．laughing

C．teaching

D．complaining

8.

A．unnecessary

B．dangerous

C．useless

D．possible

9.

A．accepted

B．achieved

C．performed

D．replied

10.

A．done

B．finished

C．collected

D．proved

11.

A．afraid

B．silent

C．angry

D．nervous

12.

A．success

B．growth

C．study

D．career

13.

A．planning

B．working

C．explaining

D．thinking

14.

A．progress

B．fortune

C．effort

D．change

15.

A．Similarly

B．Strangely

C．Suddenly

D．Generally

16.

A．turn

B．responsibility

C．promise

D．fault

17.

A．actual

B．easy

C．exact

D．important

18.

A．secret

B．order

C．power

D．memory

19.

A．mean

B．protect

C．report

D．mention

20.

A．when

B．how

C．that

D．what

6 . The elderly person is being ________monitored with regular checks on his blood pressure and heart rate to prevent diseases.

A．apparently

B．constantly

C．economically

D．luckily

7 . As a teenager, your body is ________ many physical changes, which need to be supported by a healthy, balanced diet.

A．passing down

B．going through

C．reflecting on

D．catching up

8 . ________ his sister’s laziness, he is actually very hard-working.

A．In control of

B．In contrast to

C．In face of

D．In front of

9 . All the students were ________ by the president’s inspiring speech on the first day of school.

A．equipped

B．invested

C．clarified

D．motivated

10 . The government turns to the public for its policy making because they are the people who ________ on what will bring benefit to them.

A．do the trick

B．roar with laughter

C．play a part

D．have a say