1 . What does the woman think of the new manager?

A．He is nice.

B．He talks little.

C．He has a lot to learn.

2 . In 2020, John Constantino began doing a study at schools across New York. He had just completed a Ph.D. in language and learning and he was analyzing children's access to ________ in rich and low—income communities.

One day, he ________ something that stopped him in his tracks. "I was at a ________ in a wealthy community, and they were ________ almost brand—new books because they didn't have ________ in the library," Constantino said. He put the books in his car and drove them to a school in an ________ community.

Shocked by the ________ he saw in public school libraries, Constantino became ________ to bridge the gap. “School libraries are not funded well, and sometimes not funded at all,” he said. “If you're a(n) ________. in an underserved community, ________ you’re left with boring, outdated, and uninteresting books.

Word spread about Constantino's work, and books began ________. Donors buy new, hardcover books. Kids ________ what they think are the most interesting books. Today, his nonprofit, Access Books, has ________ more than 1.5 million books to public— school and community libraries across New York. The group has also ________ close to 350 libraries in public schools, making sure the reading environment is relaxing and comforting.

“________ we provide high—interest books and a ________ library space, they do come and they do read. We found that in the schools that we serve, circulation doubles and triples ________ we've come. So, we know that kids come to the ________.

And the books that we give, they’re ________ to keep on the shelf because we' re giving books that kids are really ________ in. My goal is that kids can always have a friend in a book and they can always turn to a book to find comfort and to learn something.” said Constantino.

1.

A．pictures

B．phones

C．books

D．computers

2.

A．saw

B．proved

C．imagined

D．heard

3.

A．bookshop

B．hospital

C．school

D．party

4.

A．getting rid of

B．looking for

C．giving away

D．turning up

5.

A．life

B．money

C．food

D．room

6.

A．large

B．underserved

C．local

D．wonderful

7.

A．change

B．buildings

C．difference

D．rules

8.

A．surprised

B．disappointed

C．determined

D．excited

9.

A．newcomer

B．teacher

C．parent

D．child

10.

A．gradually

B．finally

C．luckily

D．usually

11.

A．coming out

B．taking up

C．making up

D．piling up

12.

A．give

B．discuss

C．display

D．understand

13.

A．bought

B．provided

C．brought

D．written

14.

A．redecorated

B．built

C．visited

D．made

15.

A．Unless

B．Until

C．If

D．Though

16.

A．terrible

B．wonderful

C．free

D．quiet

17.

A．after

B．before

C．for

D．when

18.

A．market

B．class

C．library

D．factory

19.

A．necessary

B．important

C．strange

D．difficult

20.

A．interested

B．encouraged

C．inspirit

D．surprise

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What color of jacket does the old woman wear?

A．Green.

B．Blue.

C．Red.

2. Why did the man leave home this morning?

A．To buy a gift.

B．To go to work.

C．To get some food.

3. What did the old woman purchase?

A．A hat.

B．A T—shirt.

C．A pair of jeans.

4. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Family members.

B．Co—workers.

C．Strangers.

4 . For many of us, being alone is a negative state of being, implying isolation, being on the outside. Even further, it may imply that there is something actually wrong with a person who remains alone.     1     However, once mastered, it serves as the cornerstone for your development and growth as a human being.

Aloneness enhances your creativity.     2     When you are alone, you are more likely to stay true to yourself and try new things that you don't have the courage to do around others. Picasso or Van Gogh wouldn't have created the masterpieces if they hadn't taken enough solitary（独处的)time to experiment regardless of others' thoughts.

Being alone also prevents you from burning out. Sometimes you may wonder why you easily feel tired. One reason could be not giving yourself enough solitary time. Especially for people who go to work every day, it is unavoidable to feel exhausted when you have to deal with work, family, and your own passions at the same time.     3     It doesn't matter how you choose to spend those moments alone. As long as they relieve your stress, they're worthwhile.

    4     When you take time to understand yourself, pursue your personal growth, and follow your dreams, you'll definitely discover the truth about yourself. Regardless of how well you may think you know yourself, learning how to be alone will allow you to deepen your self-awareness.

Being alone makes you a more creative person and helps with personal growth.     5    

A．But it's necessary to learn how to be alone.

B．Learning to be alone therefore sounds scary.

C．Aloneness is often associated with mad artists.

D．How about giving yourself a few solitary moments?

E．It frees us from the limits of the world's opinions.

F．Self-exploration is perhaps the biggest benefit of aloneness.

G．So spend some time alone today to become a brighter and better person.

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中 共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Sunday I went to a animal hospital to help the doctors there. I arrived at the hospital early in the morning. And there were already much work to do: giving the pets food and water, and even giving them kisses on the heads.

At first, they looked at me with frightening eyes. A doctor says to them, "Don't worry, and everything will be OK." I washed a dog's hurt leg. I worked careful to make sure I didn't hurt him. I wished he could know we were just trying help him. It was a long day and the work made me tired, and I was very happy. I knew I loved animal. And the animals knew I loved him. They enjoyed about my care with love!

7 . Whether you are a new blogger, or one that has been blogging for a while, you are probably wondering how to make the best of your blog.     1     By doing so, you can get your blog known, promote a product and get the results you are expecting. Here are several ways to do this.

The first step is to make sure that your blog is updated frequently.     2     This will make a huge impact on your blog. Continue posting as you should as this is something that will keep attracting your readers to your blog.

    3     Having your own look is a huge plus in the blog marketing world. You can have your own look by just using HTML, and adjusting the code to suit your taste. You are going to see that this will truly make a difference with your blog.     4     Doing so will make it look even more professional.

Something else that will help you with your blog marketing is exchanging links with authority blogs that are in your same market. This is another great way to get the word out about your blog. The authority sites are listed high in Google’s search results.     5     You will need to continue to work on your blog and get more links to it all of the time. The more the better in this case. In the world of blogs, most blog owners are thankful for all links, and are willing to return the favor.

Remember that effective blog marketing requires persistence and patience. Just keep working on it. Your hard work is going to pay off and you will be glad that you did.

A．Make your blog different.

B．In fact, the key to this is to blog effectively.

C．Post in your blog regularly for the best results.

D．Meanwhile, be on guard against some harmful links.

E．Another important thing is to make your blog look nice.

F．However, just a few links are hardly ever enough to get your blog known.

G．Try to get a theme that is going to match the market that you are promoting in your blog.

8 . It is a question people have been asking for ages. Is there a way to turn back the aging process?

For centuries, people have been looking for a “fountain of youth”. The idea is that if you find a magical fountain, and drink from its waters, you will not age.

Researchers in New York did not find an actual fountain of youth, but they may have found a way to turn back the aging process. It appears the answer may be hidden right between your eyes, in an area called the hypothalamus (下丘脑). The hypothalamus is part of your brain. It controls important activities within the body.

Researchers at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that hypothalamus neural (神经的) stem cells also influence how fast aging takes place in the body.

What are stem cells(干细胞)? They are simple cells that can develop into specialized cells, like blood or skin cells. Stem cells can also repair damaged tissues and organs.

Dongsheng Cai is a professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was the lead researcher in a study on aging in mice. He and his team reported their findings in the journal Nature, Cai explained when hypothalamus function is in decline, particularly the loss of hypothalamus stem cells, and this protection against the aging development is lost. it eventually leads to aging.

Using this information, the researchers began trying to activate, or energize, the hypothalamus laboratory mice. They did this by injecting the animals with stem cells, Later, the researchers examined tissues and tested for changes in behavior. They looked for changes in the strength and coordination (协调) of the animals muscles. They also studied the social behavior and cognitive ability of the mice. The researchers say the results show that the treatment slowed aging in the animals, Cai says injecting middle-aged mice with stem cells from younger mice helped the older animals live longer.

But these results were just from studying mice in a laboratory. If the mice can live longer, does that mean people could have longer lives? The next step is to see if the anti-aging effects also work in.

1. In Paragraph 2 a “fountain of youth” is mentioned to ________.

A．introduce the main topic

B．show a hidden secret.

C．describe scientists research

D．recommend a way to stay young

2. Aging takes place in the body when _______.

A．stem cells develop into specialized cells

B．there are important activities within the body

C．hypothalamus neural stem cells fail to protect against aging

D．the hypothalamus fails to repair damaged tissues and organs

3. What do we know about the researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine from the text?

A．They did experiments to see how stem cells work.

B．They studied mice to find their connection with humans.

C．They have found a possible way to slow the aging progress.

D．They have found no changes in mice s behavior during the experiment

4. What will the researchers probably do next?

A．They will help some animals live longer.

B．They will announce the fountain of youth doesn’t exist

C．They will develop products to help people live a longer life immediately

D．They will do research to see if what they have found in mice will apply to humans.

10 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

A couple，whom we shall call John and Mary, had a nice home and two lovely children. One day, John and Mary decided to go on a trip to another city, so they found a kind woman to look after the children and left.

Several days later, they returned home a little earlier than they had planned. As they drove back to their hometown, John and Mary noticed smoke and went to see what it was. They found a house was on fire.“Oh,well, it isn't our house. Let's go home,”Mary said.

But John drove closer and screamed in surprise，“That's Jordan's home. He works in a factory. He wouldn’t be off work yet. Maybe there is something we can do to help.”

“It has nothing to do with us,”cried Mary. “You have your good clothes on,so let's not get any closer.”

John didn't listen to Mary. He drove up and stopped. They were both shocked to see the whole house was on fire. A woman was crying in the yard, “The children! Get the children!”

John seized her by the shoulder and shouted to her, “Don't cry! Tell me where the children are!” “In the basement(地下室)，”cried the woman,“down the hall and to the left.”

John used water to get his clothes wet and put a wet towel on his head before rushing to the basement. The house was full of smoke and fire, and it was very difficult for him to find the children. But he made it. He held one under each arm. As he left，he could hear some more crying. He took the two kids out of the house and into the fresh air，and then asked the women how many more children were still down there.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好，请按照如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答；
Paragraph 1:

Thewoman told him there were two more.

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Paragraph 2:

As he took them out,he felt something strangely familiar about the little bodies.

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