1 . 假如你是高一新生李华，John是你的英国朋友，他来信说想了解高一新生学习生活情况，请给他回复一封邮件，作简要介绍。内容要点包括：
1. 学习科目增加，学习更加努力；
2. 校园环境优美，并见到了新的老师和同学；
3. 与同学们友好相处，互相帮助；
4. 学校课余活动丰富，高中生活多姿多彩。
注意： 1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入词数。
Dear John,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

2 . Plenty of children ask their parents for a pet. And now it might be harder for parents to refuse their requests, as a new study shows that young adults who care for an animal have stronger social relationships. American scientists also found that looking after a pet might also help teenagers develop better social skills.

Animals can have positive effects on children, but little is known about the benefits that caring for animals every day can bring to young people. “The young teenagers in the study who cared for pets felt more connected to other people,” said Dr. Megan Mueller, a professor at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Massachusetts.

Dr. Mueller surveyed more than 500 young people aged between 18 and 26 about their attitudes towards animals. Their responses were used to measure their positive youth development characteristics such as caring, confidence and connection, as well as feelings of depression. The study found that young adults who cared for animals helped their friends or family more and showed stronger leadership qualities than those who did not look after a pet. The more actively they took part in the pet’s care, the higher they scored on their sociable deeds.

“We can’t draw causal links with this study, but it is a good starting point to better understand the role of animals in our lives, especially when we are young,” said Dr. Mueller. To further develop the research, scientists need to look at how specific features of human experiences are connected with animal experiences, as well as how these relationships develop over time, and look at a larger number of people.

1. If teenagers look after pets, they will probably _____.

A．Score highly at school.	B．Develop better social skills.
C．Become leaders in the future.	D．Have only positive characteristics.

2. What does Dr. Mueller mean in Paragraph 2?

A．Children should love pets.

B．Little is known about pets.

C．Children’s growth is connected with pets.

D．Pets can benefit children.

3. What will scientists probably do to further the study?

A．To study more people.	B．To communicate with animals.
C．To care for more animals.	D．To measure youth development characteristics.

4. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A scientific journal.	B．A health magazine.
C．A storybook.	D．An education program.

3 . I’ve never _______ words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help when I was in trouble.

A．exchanged

B．argued

C．reflected

D．gained

4 . The little girl was eager to know what was in the box and then her ______ turned into joy ---- it was a teddy bear for her birthday.

A．calmness

B．schedule

C．challenge

D．curiosity

5 . Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. _______, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was   _________ and ill.

My father was _______ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness _______ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is   _______. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _______ about life, and I told them about one of my_______. I said that we must very often give things up _______ we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always _______ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ________ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. ________, he answered his own question: “I ________ the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also ________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I ________ remember his words and become ________. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be ________ to give up my small irritations. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one ________

1.

A．Afterwards

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Meanwhile

2.

A．tired

B．weak

C．poor

D．slow

3.

A．already

B．still

C．only

D．once

4.

A．took

B．threw

C．sent

D．put

5.

A．impossible

B．difficult

C．stressful

D．hopeless

6.

A．worrying

B．caring

C．talking

D．asking

7.

A．decisions

B．experiences

C．ambitions

D．beliefs

8.

A．as

B．since

C．before

D．till

9.

A．suggests

B．promises

C．seems

D．requires

10.

A．spoke

B．turned

C．summed

D．opened

11.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

12.

A．Surprisingly

B．Immediately

C．Naturally

D．Certainly

13.

A．had

B．accepted

C．gained

D．enjoyed

14.

A．touched

B．astonished

C．attracted

D．warned

15.

A．should

B．could

C．would

D．might

16.

A．quiet

B．calm

C．relaxed

D．happy

17.

A．ready

B．likely

C．free

D．able

18.

A．case

B．form

C．method

D．way

19.

A．doubt

B．wonder

C．know

D．guess

20.

A．award

B．gift

C．lesson

D．word

6 . If you live in a town or city on the edge of a desert or coastline where sand dunes form, you might understand the threat they can have. It’s, sometimes, a piece of cake for them to cover roads, buildings, farms and other man-made developments with their unpredictable movements. Thus, figuring out how they move is important for preventing some natural disasters.

Now scientists have discovered that dunes have been secretly moving in ways we never knew before. There are different explanations on dune interaction, however, Karol Bacik, first author on the new dune study, and his colleagues have found a new one for dune movement. The researchers employed high-speed cameras to observe how dunes separated by distance can act as if they’re connected.

It turns out, currents flowing over sand dunes can carry “information” to other dunes downstream in the form of swirls(旋涡). For instance, as wind or water flows over the top of a dune, it slightly moves. This can generate “swirls” on the back of a downstream dune and push it in a direction opposite the movement of the front dune.

It’s the first time that researchers were able to provide causal explanations for some of these strange, previously unpredictable movements. The team also hopes to get out of the laboratory and into the real world, to see if their models can be applied to dune movements in complex natural systems. They plan to use satellite images over large deserts to track groups of dunes over long periods.

Perhaps they can start to alter the dune marching orders in the near future. Imagine being able to tell a dune field exactly how you want it to move. That’s the idea that this research might one day make possible.

1. We can learn that the purpose of the study is to _________.

A．stop the sand dunes from moving around

B．figure out the track of sand dune movements

C．prove the interaction of dunes with each other

D．examine a model of sand dunes in the real world

2. What does the underlined word “one” in Para. 2 refer to?

A．A study.

B．An interaction.

C．An explanation.

D．A dune.

3. Which of the following can we know from the passage?

A．A sand dune communicates with another only by currents.

B．Swirls on the back of a dune are the power to move itself.

C．Some strange dune movements have got causally explained before.

D．Researchers think it unnecessary to study further on the dune models.

7 . General Motors (GM) shared the first details of its third-generation electric vehicle (EV) and Ultium battery system just about a month ago, but it won’t be the only automaker using this new EV hardware. Honda(本田) is now planning to build two new electric models based on the GM tech.

Sharing of EV technology across automakers is becoming an increasingly common practice. Last summer, Ford reached an agreement to build at least one European battery electric vehicle (BEV) based on Volkswagen’s platform and more recently, Hyundai(现代) announced plans to use the electric platform from California-based startup Canoo.

This hardware sharing makes sense for automakers since the technology is expensive to develop but once it’s built into a vehicle, there won’t be much to distinguish(区分) one from another. Sharing allows the development cost to be spread over more vehicles, which is crucially important for a company to seize market share in the fierce competition.

While Honda has an excellent reputation for designing traditional engines, having even supplied some to GM in the past, it has struggled with BEVs. The Japanese automaker has focused more on fuel cell(电池) technology whose adoption is very limited at present. The only BEV that Honda currently offers in the U.S. market is the Clarity EV which offers just 89 miles of range on a charge. While Honda’s own BEV efforts don’t seem to have gained any progress, they have been working with GM on battery module design since 2018 and likely had a hand in the development of Ultium battery system.

The so-called “top-hats” which make up the body and inside of the vehicle will be designed and developed by Honda, however, the propulsion system and battery will come from GM. The first of the new Honda BEVs are scheduled to go on sale in 2024 and be produced at GM factories.

1. Which automaker will probably use the new EV hardware besides GM?

A．Ford.

B．Honda.

C．Volkswagen.

D．Hyundai.

2. What is becoming more and more common among automakers?

A．Using electric platform.	B．Building electric models.
C．Sharing EV technology.	D．Seizing car market share.

3. Why is hardware sharing necessary to automakers?

A．Because making vehicles is difficult.

B．Because designing engines is important.

C．Because distinguishing vehicles is necessary.

D．Because developing technology is very expensive.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Honda has defeated GM in developing BEVs.

B．Honda will be better than GM in developing BEVs.

C．Honda and GM will be partners in developing BEVs.

D．Honda will purchase GM factories to produce BEVs.

8 . Recently, I was interviewed by a parenting magazine for a story it was running on eco-parenting (环保式育儿).

The reporter explained that it was expensive to be an eco-parent, with organic baby food and clothing to buy.

But I told her, “I’m sorry, but eco-parenting isn’t about buying ecologically-produced versions of products we think we may need. It’s about discovering what we don’t need.” I told the reporter about my daughter Sarah’s simple wish for a pink balloon on her birthday, but she felt that things would inevitably (不可避免地) change as Sarah grew up and adopted more materialistic desires.

I agreed that Sarah may not always be interested in such simple gifts as balloons, but I couldn’t agree that a birthday needs to be about materialistic desires. To me, a birthday is an opportunity to celebrate the life and the development of person. Do we need to see a table covered with gifts to know that our family and friends love us? Somewhere in our consumer culture, we’ve confused material items with expressions of love and gratitude.

My own birthday was just a few days ago. It came and went in the middle of a snow storm, and my birthday party was canceled. While my husband and I spent much of the day clearing the snow, Sarah made some little dolls for me.

And when we came in to rest, Ula climbed onto my lap and sang Happy Birthday. Throughout the day, my friends called to wish me a happy day, and my mother called, upset that she couldn’t visit.

Later, my husband apologized that he was unable to do anything special for me that day. “I had a fantastic birthday,” I replied, as thought of all the love I’d felt.

1. What does the author think eco-parents should do according to the article?

A．Buy organic foods and clothing for their kids.

B．Teach their kids to protect the environment.

C．Try to avoid buying useless things for their kids.

D．Allow their kids to make their own choices in life.

2. What does the author intend to express with Sarah’s story?

A．A pink balloon is the best birthday gift for girls.

B．Kids’ material desires will change as they grow up.

C．We don’t have to express our love with expensive gifts.

D．A birthday is a good occasion for us to seek new experiences.

3. Why did the author think that her birthday was fantastic?

A．Her husband did something special for her.

B．Many friends came and celebrated it with her.

C．She received meaningful gifts from her children.

D．She felt a lot of love from her family and friends.

9 . How do I Book a Place on Airbnb?

When you book a place on Airbnb, you’re making arrangements to stay in someone’s home. Each host has their own style of hospitality, starting with how they like to get to know their guests. Some hosts want to approve reservations, while others are comfortable letting you book their place instantly without waiting for approval.

1. Complete Your Personal Details

In either case, it’s important to know that Airbnb is a community that relies on trust. Complete your personal details before you request a reservation with a host, so they can know a little bit about you when they confirm. Your personal details should include photos and verifications (身份证明), especially because some hosts require guests to have a profile photo and verified ID in order to book.

2. Find the Right Place

With over 800,000 unique listings around the world, you’ll want to make sure the place you choose has everything you need for a comfortable and memorable trip. When searching for a place, make sure to include your dates and number of guests to get the most accurate pricing. Read reviews, descriptions, house rules, and facilities for each place to see if it’s the right fit for your trip. You can always contact the host if you have any questions about their home.

3. Book It!

You’ve found the perfect place, and now it’s time to make it official. This is where the host’s preferred way of booking will determine how you’ll confirm your reservation.

● Instant Book

For hosts who don’t want to approve each reservation, you’ll see a button on their listing that says Instant Book. Like the name suggests, you can confirm a reservation at these places right away.

● Request to Book

Many hosts prefer to approve reservations before they’re final. In this case, you’ll see a button on their listing that says Request to Book. To submit a reservation request, you’ll need to enter your payment details. Hosts have 24 hours to accept your request, and your reservation is automatically confirmed once they do.

● Pre-approvals and Special Offers

If you decide to contact the host to ask questions before attempting to book, the host may respond to your message by inviting you to make a reservation with either a Pre-approval or a Special Offer. A Pre-approval is an invitation to finish booking for the dates and number of guests you noted in your message. A Special Offer gives the host the opportunity to provide special pricing, dates, and other reservation details before you book.

1. When filling in your personal information, you need to ________.

A．request a reservation with a host	B．provide your proof of identity
C．ask for approval from the host	D．trust the community where you live

2. To know the exact price, you should ________.

A．check the listings online in advance

B．confirm your dates and number of guests

C．contact the host to ask questions first

D．read previous reviews made by other users

3. If you click the Request to Book button, you can ________.

A．get some special discounts

B．receive Pre-approval message

C．get the approval immediately

D．know the result within a day

4. Where is the passage most probably from?

A．A travel magazine.	B．A news report.
C．A shopping guide.	D．A research paper.

10 . Growing up in an Italian-American household was, for me, pretty special. My mother, Gina, an immigrant from Italy, held on to so many of her family's traditions that at times, regardless of the fact that I was living in American, our home felt like in Italy.

To this day, my mother only speaks to me in Italian. She may speak in some English terms and expressions from time to time, but our conversations are, for the most part, in her mother tongue. And most of those conversations are about food. For us, food —Italian food is an important part of our lives. The food my mother prepared for me and my sister as children is the same food my grandmother created in her small farm kitchen high up in the mountains.

One of my family's dishes of heritage I made sure to learn and perfect is my mother's arancini di riso (Italian rice balls). Arancini, in Italian, means little oranges. After you roll some leftover rice into a small ball, place a piece of mozzarella   (马苏里拉奶酪 )   in the center, then bread that and fry it, the golden outside resembles one of our favorite fruits. For my family, it also showcased my mother' s ability to always find a delicious way to never let anything go to waste: Last night's good rice was repurposed into this perfect mid-day snack or dinner appetizer.

So, when I take a perfect little arancini out of the hot oil and crack it open, I am immediately transported back to my childhood: I am a little girl getting off the bus and running through the back door to the smell of last night's rice transformed into sticky, delicate goodness. This small snack symbolizes so many important elements in my life: my mother' s waste-not philosophy, her ability to take a few simple ingredients and transform them, and finally, the way she carried her mother' s recipes to the U. S. in her mind and heart so she could, years later, teach me about my heritage through food.

Eating arancini, and all the other recipes my mother continued to make here in the U. S. after leaving Italy, allowed her to teach me who I am, where I come from, and why I should be proud of it all.

1. What makes the author's home feel like in Italy?

A．Fruit and snacks.

B．Neighbors and friends.

C．Names and holidays.

D．Food and language.

2. Why does the author make sure to learn and perfect arancini di riso?

A．It saves valuable food from going to waste.

B．It reminds the author of her days at school.

C．It plays a major role in continuing family tradition.

D．It showcases the cooking skills of the author's mother.

3. What does the underlined word "goodness" in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Arancini di riso.

B．Mother' s kindness.

C．The Italian language.

D．Amazing cooking skills.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Why learning to cook is important for a mother.

B．How the family heritage is taught through food.

C．How childhood experiences change one's life.

D．Why mothers are important in children's education.