1 . In today’s digital world, chances are that your online activities and digital consumption take up a large part of your day and perhaps your life. It’s true that there’re many benefits to the digital world.     1     For example, it can be challenging for your mood and boost feelings of anxiety, fear and depression. Although a person might be consuming positive digital content, they could be overdoing the amount of screen time. The amount of screen time you have can affect the quality of your sleep. It can even affect your brain, eyes, mental health and general health, according to Ohio State Health &Discovery.     2    

For example, it’s a good idea to establish a boundary with your digital devices and online platforms. Social media and other online entertainment platforms can be very entertaining.     3     To avoid this, you can set times and download apps that help you track your digital use and prevent you spending more time on your devices than you want.

You can also create a digital curfew (宵禁) for yourself.     4     Experiencing device-free meal time can be extremely rewarding and healthy for the entire family.

    5     This is true in the real world as well as in the digital world. Choose to spend your online time in places that make you feel good, like Goodnet, and carry out mindful consumption strategies. Prioritizing your physical and mental health is important, and you deserve to lead an enjoyable quality life.

A．It’s important to organize your daily digital diet wisely.

B．Enjoy your time off line and meal time with your friends.

C．However, constantly reading negative news is a bad thing.

D．You’re in charge of your life and you can choose your surroundings.

E．As a result, they can become a black hole, taking up most of your time.

F．Thankfully, there are some strategies to help you reduce your screen time.

G．Just choose a time, like at meals, during which you disconnect from your devices.

2 . The elongate stilt spiders like to hang out in Brian Gall’s boat. While throwing them out of his boat one day, the biologist noticed these spiders quickly darted to the nearest shoreline after landing on the water’s surface. However far Gall’s boat was from land, they seemed to know which way to go.

The elongate stilt spiders make webs on the edges of ponds and streams to catch prey (猎物).So it’s not unusual for them to fall into the water. How they knew which way to go has been unclear. They appear to use light reflected off the water’s surface. It may help them find the shoreline, which is less reflective.

There are some 51,000 known species of spiders. Scientists have studied a few species’ navigation skills — relying on sound, vibrations and chemical signals. Some species use their eight eyes to see the reflected light.

Usually, light waves move in all directions. But they can get together after bouncing off a reflective surface, such as a pond.

To find out the elongate stilt spiders’ homing senses, Gall’s team built test arenas (场所).One was in an outdoor tank, and the other was in a pond in Gall’s backyard.

In some spots, a film (薄膜) they held just above the water reflected incoming sunlight before it hit the surface. That created areas without glare. These spots were meant to copy what land might look like to these spiders. Then, the researchers dropped 68 of these spiders into the water and recorded the movements of each.

The spiders put in the tank raced to covered areas. In the pond, the spiders, dropped between the shore and the covered areas, headed for each option with equal frequency, circling the area until they found land. In both arenas, the spiders choosing covered areas would often circle in and out of the film’s shadow, seemingly searching for the expected shoreline.

“Some previous experiments were done in ponds without the film,” Gall says. “In these, elongate stilt spiders always moved toward land.” The team now concludes the species likely views the reflected light as “not land”.

1. What does the underlined word “darted” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Adapted.

B．Rushed.

C．Led.

D．Stuck.

2. Test arenas were built to _________.

A．check the elongate stilt spiders’ ability to catch prey

B．measure the elongate stilt species’ various movement

C．compare the elongate stilt spiders’ different homing senses

D．understand the elongate stilt spiders’ special navigation skills

3. What is paragraph 7 mainly about?

A．The findings of the tests.	B．The methods for the tests.
C．The reasons for using a film.	D．The effects of a shadow.

4. What is the key for the elongate stilt spiders to finding land according to the text?

A．The film.

B．The shadow.

C．The reflected light.

D．The pond.

3 . Urquhart finished running 1,402 kilometers over the course of 28 days in Antarctica, setting the record for the longest-ever run in a polar region.

Australian Urquhart is an _________ marathon runner. But running on Antarctica’s Union Glacier _________ Urquhart to a wholly different challenge. “No female had _________ this before,” she says.

Urquhart spent 10 months preparing for the challenge, turning to some _________ training methods. A container company _________ her to put a treadmill (跑步机) in a refrigerated storage unit and run for hours each weekend, while she also _________ with an automotive parts company to train inside an industrial wind tunnel.

The _________ Urquhart faced in Antarctica were numerous. She had to fight through temperatures as low as -20℃ and winds as _________ as 50 miles per hour — moments in which Antarctica lived up to its _________ as the coldest, windiest and driest place on the Earth. Urquhart would __________ stumbled (绊倒) as she struggled to put one foot in front of the other. She would usually wear four layers but had to __________ her body temperature while running. Happily, Urquhart’s body soon __________ to the physical rigors (严酷) of running 30 miles each day.

A huge __________ has been formed behind her run in Antarctica. “It was actually showing what females are __________ of doing and that we can push our __________ and explore what seems impossible,” says Urquhart.

1.

A．attractive

B．experienced

C．independent

D．ordinary

2.

A．admitted

B．applied

C．exposed

D．expanded

3.

A．attempted

B．evaluated

C．appreciated

D．enhanced

4.

A．simple

B．realistic

C．unusual

D．typical

5.

A．allowed

B．forced

C．begged

D．warned

6.

A．dealt

B．chatted

C．agreed

D．partnered

7.

A．choices

B．challenges

C．decisions

D．secrets

8.

A．gentle

B．strong

C．graceful

D．basic

9.

A．satisfaction

B．guarantee

C．glory

D．reputation

10.

A．frequently

B．actually

C．purposely

D．precisely

11.

A．pay attention to

B．put up with

C．make up for

D．get along with

12.

A．responded

B．compared

C．adapted

D．related

13.

A．policy

B．inspiration

C．schedule

D．objective

14.

A．fond

B．afraid

C．capable

D．proud

15.

A．researches

B．speeds

C．paces

D．limits

4 . Kay Day, an 87-year-old UK woman, adores elephants. But Day, suffering from dementia (痴呆),rarely left her nursing home room and hadn’t seen a real elephant for a really long time.

Day is so crazy about elephants that her room is decorated with elephant photos. Day dreamed of seeing an elephant up close again and never thought it would happen. However, Day’s dream became a reality after her nursing home, the Blakelands Lodge care home inMarston Moretaine, took her on a special journey to the Whipsnade Zoo.

“Kay doesn’t join in many activities and tends to spend quite a lot of time alone,” said Carla Blakelands, the Lodge activity manager. “We sat and discussed wishes and found out she would love to see an elephant. We discussed different options and we found the Elephant Experience at Whipsnade Zoo, so we contacted them about our resident.”

Day was so excited about going to the zoo that she marked off the days on her elephant-themed calendar. Day’s carers and family came along on the trip to assist and watch her experience the exciting day. Day was able to pet the Asian elephants and she said that the elephants’ trunk is her favorite part of the animal. “It’s such a wonderful feeling to have an elephant take some food out of your hand, put it in his trunk, curl it up and put it in his mouth,” she told BBC.

Day expressed her gratitude to the people who organized the trip and said it was one of the best days of her life. “I could sit here forever with an elephant sitting by my side,” she said.

Elephant keeper My Eriksson said that the zoo was honored to have played a role in making Day’s dream come true and that it was amazing to meet someone who is as crazy about elephants as the zookeepers at Whipsnade Zoo.

1. What can we say about the Blakelands Lodge care home?

A．It funds the Whipsnade Zoo.	B．It has a special love for elephants.
C．It seldom organizes outings.	D．It cares about its residents’ wishes.

2. What can be learned from Blakelands’ words about Day?

A．She has no relatives.	B．She is fairly easy-going.
C．She enjoys being alone.	D．She likes group activities.

3. What did Day do in the zoo?

A．She fed the elephants.	B．She argued with her family.
C．She arranged an interview.	D．She worked as a zookeeper.

4. How did Day feel towards the people organizing the trip?

A．Annoyed.

B．Grateful.

C．Puzzled.

D．Nervous.

5 . Pitch Music & Arts Festival

After its debut (问世) several years ago, Pitch Music &Arts Festival quickly became one of the most exciting and hotly anticipated events. Held at the foothills of the Grampian Plains, it aims to deliver a distinct blend of sonic soundscapes across three architecturally designed stages.

This year, the festival will be headlined by Gerd Janson, Patrick Mason, French producer I Hate Models, Italian Job Jobse, and Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann. Daniel Avery will do a live set for the first time in Australia, coinciding (同时发生) with the recent10th anniversary of his classic album Drone Logic. KiNK will also be playing a live set.

Other international artists include Chaos in the CBD, Aurora Halal (LIVE), Bailey Ibbs, Sally C, Bambounou and many more. Pitch Music & Arts will also highlight local pioneers, including James who will be playing with Willaris. K, Surusinghe, Bertie, Memphis LK, and many more.

For those looking for a moment of peace, the Pitch Pavilion will appear this year. This place is where festivalgoers can participate in yoga classes and sound baths. For those ready to rough it, you can bring your own tent and set it up in a free camping area.

Pitch allows you to bring up to 24 cans, or one bottle of spirits poured into a plastic bottle. There will be numerous bars on site serving cocktails, mixed drinks and a range of beers.

The tickets will be on sale from 5, May to 6, June. Want to find more information? Then head to the Pitch website.

1. Who does Drone Logic belong to?

A．Gerd Janson.

B．Daniel Avery.

C．Job Jobse.

D．KiNK.

2. What will James do during the festival?

A．Deliver a lecture.

B．Release an album.

C．Give a performance.

D．Interview Willaris. K.

3. What is the closing date for ticket purchases?

A．May 5.

B．May 25.

C．June 2.

D．June 6.

6 . 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。

Chinese scientists have successfully cloned the world’s first Tibetan sheep in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province,     1     (hope) to improve the breeding efficiency (繁殖率) of the species by preserving their superior individuals.

The research team from Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University and the Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center in Xining, capital of Qinghai, have jointly bred a cloned Tibetan sheep,     2     was developed with the somatic (躯体的) cell cloning technique. This was done to improve the breeding efficiency of the species by cloning their highly productive individuals. The     3     (health) Tibetan sheep weighs 3. 4 kilograms. So far, two cloned sheep     4     (produce).

To produce 43 cloned embryos, the joint research team     5     (careful) selected three excellent breeding adult male sheep and one adult female sheep of the breed of Oula sheep, including     6     adult male sheep weighing over 200 kilograms. After the cloned embryos were transplanted into the surrogate (代孕的) sheep, their pregnancy rate reached 58.1%     7     first and 37.2% after 120 days. A group of lambs are expected     8     (be) born soon.

In the next step, with the     9     (establish) technology system, the scientists will expand and promote the reproduction of the high-quality Tibetan sheep to promote     10     (employ)and incomes of farmers, according to experts from the animal disease prevention and control center in Xining.

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Lilly paused, her plans — going climbing momentarily forgotten, as she watched the older woman’s wheels stuck in the railroad tracks. The woman, with a mixture of frustration and determination across her face, pushed against the stubborn wheels, trying to free herself.

Without hesitation, Lilly approached her. “Do you need some help?” she asked, her voice gentle yet clear.

The woman looked up, surprised and slightly embarrassed. “Oh, dear, I thought I could manage, but these tracks are more of a challenge than I expected,” she admitted.

Lilly smiled. “Let me help you,” she offered, placing her bag on the ground before grasping the handles of the wheelchair. With a joint effort, they managed to get the wheelchair back on solid ground.

“Thank you, young lady. I’m Martha,” the woman introduced herself.

“I’m Lilly. It’s nice to meet you. Martha. Are you heading somewhere nearby?” Lilly asked, curious about the woman’s journey.

“Yes, just across the street to the park. My granddaughter is playing in the school band there. It’s their first public performance, and I wouldn’t miss it for the world,” Martha explained, her voice filled with pride.

Lilly glanced at her watch, realizing her own plans could wait. “Would you like me to walk with you to the park? It’s no trouble.” she offered.

Martha’s face lit up with a grateful smile. “I would appreciate that very much. Lilly.”

As they made their way to the park, Lilly learned that Martha had been a music teacher for most of her life, instilling(灌输) a love of music in countless children, including her own granddaughter. Lilly found herself absorbed in Martha’s stories of past concerts, and the joy that music brought to her life.

Upon reaching the park, they found a spot where Martha could have a clear view of the stage. The air was filled with the excitement of parents, friends, and locals, who gathered to support the young musicians.

注意：1. 续写词数应为 150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

“Would you like to stay and listen to the performance?” Martha asked Lily.

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As the concert drew to a close, Martha opened her eyes and turned to Lilly.

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8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What mainly made the man hesitate to visit the White House?

A．Lack of interest.

B．The tight security.

C．The historical atmosphere.

2. How did the woman get the tour information?

A．From the website.

B．From the local paper.

C．From the travel guide.

3. Where are the speakers probably now?

A．In the White House.

B．In a dining hall.

C．At an airport.

4. What is the man like?

A．Serious.

B．Humorous.

C．Careful.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did Spanish merchant take to the Americans?

A．Corn.

B．Wheat.

C．Potatoes.

2. Why did Balboa feel surprised?

A．He saw the Pacific Ocean.

B．There were many jungles.

C．Panama was so narrow.

3. When did Francisco Pizarro leave for the Inca Empire?

A．In 1513.

B．In 1524.

C．In 1533.

4. What was the Inca Empire rich in?

A．Wildlife.

B．Rocks.

C．Gold and silver.

10 . One hot summer we discovered ice cream sandwiches at the corner store. Although it was expensive, we managed to buy one and taste it, and then we were _________ after that.

My dad worked nights. When he came home one _________, I heard the jingle (叮当声) of change in his pants and something _________ slowly came into my mind. On hearing his sleeping sounds, I _________ in and took a handful of change. It was enough for my friends and me to eat like greedy _________. And I became a hero to my band of friends.

That went on every day for about two weeks. One day there was no change in dad’s pocket so I felt _________ for a moment, then took out two whole dollars. I had been OK with taking the change, but those dollars made my face _________. Even before we began enjoying sandwiches, my stomach felt sick —if dad knew what I had done, he’d kill me.

Early that afternoon, I _________ myself in our basement, crying. Feeling guilty and _______, I regretted having stolen the money. Just then my dad came in. Touching my head gently, he asked what had happened to me. Gathering my _________, I told the truth. In a moment I will never __________ he said, “Son, I’ve known since the first day you took the money.” So shocked and __________ was I to hear my dad’s words that I couldn’t __________ a single word. Dad explained that he had been waiting for the moment when I could realize my mistakes and he felt __________ that I had the courage to admit it. Deeply touched by what he said, I __________ my dad and promised to be an honest person.

1.

A．mad

B．excited

C．disappointed

D．happy

2.

A．noon

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．night

3.

A．meaningful

B．creative

C．ugly

D．pleasant

4.

A．rushed

B．slipped

C．ran

D．stormed

5.

A．dog

B．mice

C．pigs

D．ducks

6.

A．unhappy

B．guilty

C．annoyed

D．hesitated

7.

A．hot

B．pale

C．cold

D．dry

8.

A．hid

B．lay

C．rested

D．enjoyed

9.

A．tired

B．stressed

C．embarrassed

D．frightened

10.

A．money

B．courage

C．change

D．encouragement

11.

A．remember

B．regret

C．retell

D．forget

12.

A．glad

B．confused

C．sad

D．exhausted

13.

A．utter

B．recall

C．write

D．signal

14.

A．overjoyed

B．grateful

C．relieved

D．overwhelming

15.

A．left

B．reached

C．connected

D．embraced