1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does Peter get travel tips?

A．On the Internet.

B．From the magazines.

C．Through travel guide books.

2. How does Peter find the tips?

A．Impractical.

B．Just so-so.

C．Useful.

3. How many cities will Peter travel?

A．3.

B．4.

C．5.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is Maria making the phone call?

A．To ask about work.

B．To ask for sick leave.

C．To ask for a big favor.

2. Who is Luis?

A．Maria’s husband.

B．Maria’s boss.

C．Maria’s doctor.

3. What does David ask Maria to do?

A．Avoid going out.

B．Go to the hospital.

C．Buy some masks.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Fairy-tale ice sculptures attract hundreds of thousands of tourists into China’s Harbin.China’s annual Ice and Snow Festival, with     1     (it) fairy-tale ice sculptures, opened on Friday, drawing large crowds of tourists who walked carefully over the     2     (slip) ice and snow. This year the ice park covers 810, 000 square meters with 250, 000 cubic meters of sculptured ice     3     (harvest) from the nearby frozen Songhua River, and lit up at night with colourful lights.

The sculptures, some of     4     were a-few-storey-high, featured Chinese style buildings and bridges, fairy-tale castles, towers and one modeled after Beijing’s Temple of Heaven. All of them left a deep     5     (impress) on the visitors.

The festival’s marketing vice director Sun Zemin told Reuters the average number of people visiting the park daily has increased     6     (significant) to around 30,000 this year. Over the past few days, the festival park     7     (receive) more than 163, 200 people,     8    (generate) 46. 18 million yuan ($6 45 million) in income, nearly six times higher     9     a year ago. That helped draw some 3.05 million tourists to the city during the same period, and Heilongjiang’s Culture and Tourism Department called the tourist boom     10     “ice and snow miracle” in Harbin this winter.

4 . 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。

Last summer, Hilda worked as a volunteer with dolphin trainers at a sea life park. Her job was to make sure the tanks were free of any items so that the trainers could train the dolphins to fetch specific items. However, one day after cleaning, one of the dolphins, Maya, presented Hilda with a candy wrapper from the tank. When Katherine, the trainer, saw this, she blamed Hilda for her carelessness. Upset but not discouraged by this event, Hilda decided to do some spying on Maya.

The next morning, Hilda arrived at the park early. She put on her scuba gear (水下呼吸器) and jumped into the tank for her usual, underwater sweep. Finding nothing in the tank, she climbed out of the water just in time to see Katherine jumping in on the other side. After what happened yesterday, Hilda knew what she was doing. She watched as Katherine performed her underwater search, but Hilda wasn’t surprised when she surfaced empty-handed.

During the tank sweeps, Maya had been swimming playfully, but now the dolphin stopped suddenly and swam to the back part of the tank where the filter (过滤) box was located. She stuck her nose down behind the box and then swam away. What was Maya doing back there? Hilda wondered. She jumped back into the water and swam over to take a look behind the box, and her question was answered. Hilda then swam across the tank following Maya’s path and emerged from the water to find Katherine removing her scuba gear. As Katherine turned around, her mouth dropped open. There was Maya at the edge of the tank with a comb (梳子) in her mouth waiting for her treat.

“Maya! Where did you get that?” demanded Katherine, taking the comb and throwing her a fish. “I know where she got it,” declared Hilda climbing out of the tank with a handful of items still wet from their watery, resting place. “What’s all this?” Katherine asked, obviously confused.

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。

“This is Maya’s secret,” Hilda said with a big smile.

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Now Katherine realized what had been going on.

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5 . When Kurt Benirschke started collecting skin samples from endangered animals in 1972, he didn’t have a firm plan on what to do with them. As a researcher at the University of California San Diego, he believed that one day these samples would be used to save these animals. A few years later, he moved his collection to the San Diego Zoo, and called it the Frozen Zoo.

For a long time, it was the only project of its kind; however, in recent years, similar conservation efforts have spread globally, and tools that Benirschke didn’t yet have are now available. Today, the Frozen Zoo is the world’s largest animal cryobank(生物冷冻库), holding samples from over 10,500 individual animals from 1,220 species, in the hope that one day science can bring them back as a species.

The Frozen Zoo’s advanced technology is the key to its success in saving species from extinction. By using cryopreservation techniques, the zoo can store cells and tissues from endangered animals. The stored genetic material can be used for research, breeding(繁殖) programs, and potentially even cloning or genetic engineering to restore endangered species.

By protecting the genetic heritage of endangered animals, the Frozen Zoo provides hope for the survival of species that would otherwise be at risk of dying out, and the preservation of Earth’s precious biodiversity. It has inspired the establishment of similar cryobanks worldwide, expanding efforts to conserve endangered species. These cryobanks contribute to the global network of genetic resources, improving cooperation and knowledge exchange. By demonstrating the potential of technology in the preservation of biodiversity, the frozen zoo serves as a powerful tool in raising awareness and driving change.

The Frozen Zoo is like a time capsule, preserving the genetic heritage of endangered species for future generations. It reminds us about the importance of conservation and offers a window into a world that could otherwise be lost forever.

1. What do we know about the Frozen Zoo?

A．It is the world’s oldest and largest animal cryobank.

B．It started with a detailed plan led by Kurt Benirschke.

C．It is a project to explore the evolution of animal species.

D．It was established to protect animals in the San Diego Zoo.

2. How does the Frozen Zoo save species from extinction?

A．By expanding their natural habitats.

B．By raising their survival rate with genetic technology.

C．By preserving their genetic material for further research.

D．By innovating breeding techniques to increase their population.

3. Why does the author mention “time capsule” in the last paragraph?

A．To stress the importance of the Frozen Zoo.

B．To explain the urgency of saving endangered species.

C．To prove the potential value of preserving biodiversity.

D．To show the necessity of cooperative conservation efforts.

4. What words could best describe the Frozen Zoo project?

A．Costly and controversial.	B．Profitable and instructive.
C．Conservative and effective.	D．Pioneering and significant.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the speaker’s job related to?

A．Medicine.

B．Wild animals.

C．Artificial intelligence

2. What was the main goal of Project Skylark?

A．To create a system for healthcare.

B．To open up possibilities of finance.

C．To teach a machine to identify different birds.

3. What is the program MediScan used for?

A．Analyzing data.

B．Detecting diseases.

C．Producing reports.

4. What is the speaker’s attitude towards AI in general?

A．Worried.

B．Positive.

C．Casual.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did Paul do after he left school?

A．He opened a shop.

B．He did several different jobs.

C．He got a job as a chef in a restaurant.

2. What was Paul’s first restaurant job like?

A．Difficult but beneficial.

B．Boring but well-paid.

C．Enjoyable but demanding.

3. What does Paul’s current job involve?

A．Assisting chefs.

B．Cooking every day.

C．Managing the whole kitchen.

4. What does Paul think makes a restaurant successful?

A．Inventing new dishes.

B．Using quality ingredients.

C．Creating less stressful environment.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the jacket?

A．It was unsuitable for the man.

B．It was large for the man’s son.

C．It was bought at a reduced price.

2. What does the woman ask the man for?

A．The jacket.

B．The receipt.

C．The credit card.

3. What will the man do next week?

A．Get his money back.

B．Take a credit note.

C．Visit the store again.

9 . Carol-Anne O’Callaghan, a former teacher from Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, has fought hard to protect ancient oaks near her home, which she says are home to rare bats.

In February 2021, O’Callaghan was walking her dogs when she spotted yellow dots stuck on some of the 99 oak trees in a narrow country lane close to her home. The dots indicated trees marked for destruction. After she learned the trees would be felled as part of the HS2 high-speed railway works, she called the HS2 helpline and was told there was nothing that could be done as an over-road would be built. She gets choked up remembering the moment she realized many of them were to be cut down.

O’Callaghan loves that ancient line of oaks. They were planted in the 19th century. “My family and I would picnic under them,” she says, “climb them, have rope swings on them. The trees are amazing and beautiful and meant so much.” One of the last photos of her mother, taken shortly before she died, was of her sitting in a swing in their branches.

She noticed that on the other side of the lane, to the north, there were no ancient oaks. So she began campaigning to save the trees. With the help of her daughter, Blaize, she started a petition(请愿书), which went on to get nearly 43,000 signatures. “I saw someone passionate about giving a voice to those who don’t have one, someone not afraid of asking questions and calling out large, daunting businesses for doing the wrong thing,” says her neighbour Victoria.

Buckinghamshire Council has got involved, and the felling is paused. A final decision has yet to be made about the proposed over-road. “We’re optimistic that they’ll hear our argument and take the ecology of the lane into account,” says O’Callaghan. “We want them to put in a green crossing in the gaps between trees, for the bats, and we’d like the place to become a conservation area. For the trees and the bats—this is what we are fighting for!”

1. What did the yellow dots on the oaks indicate?

A．These oaks would be cut down.	B．The narrow lane would be widened.
C．Rare bats would get protected.	D．A railway station would be built.

2. Why does O’Callaghan have deep feelings of the oaks?

A．Due to the oaks’ long history.	B．Due to the natural beauty.
C．Due to the precious memories.	D．Due to the diverse wildlife.

3. What kind of person is O’Callaghan?

A．Creative.

B．Humorous.

C．Generous.

D．Enthusiastic.

4. What is a direct result of O’Callaghan’s efforts?

A．The ecology is being improved.

B．The felling has been put off.

C．The Council canceled the proposal.

D．The area becomes a reserve.

10 . A majority of the people do not read the classics. Their reasons begin with the language being too difficult and end with the storyline too distant to the present context. Love for classics is obviously not at first sight.     1     We begin as acquaintances (泛泛之交) and eventually become close friends with private jokes between us. So how does one approach a classic?

Don’t be afraid to be confused.

We get it: it’s hard to power through confusion. It doesn’t feel great when a book makes you feel confused. Every reader has to start somewhere.     2     Instead, be proud of yourself for trying, and get excited about all the new things you’ll learn.

Research, research, research.

    3     Researching the author-and the time and place they were writing about-can help you situate yourself during tricky passages. The author’s experience, viewpoint, and historical context might help you make the connections you might not have otherwise.

Just pick the book up.

This step is self-explanatory. While it’s not hard to just pick a book up, we know how difficult it can be to convince yourself to do so.     4     Take a deep breath, then leap onto the deck (甲板) of Melville’s Pequod or step cautiously through the gates of Castle Dracula.

Remember: there is no right answer.

There is no perfect way to read a classic text. There is no defining interpretation, no singular, exact answer. Your goal as a reader is to discover what aspects and insights are meaningful to you. Enjoy the process.     5     Even if your interpretation of the work isn’t quite perfect, it is still valuable!

A．It is a gradual affair.

B．Allow the book to grow with you.

C．It has some form of historical influence.

D．Before you turn to page one, do some digging.

E．Never beat yourself up for not knowing something.

F．Remind yourself that it’s a new learning opportunity.

G．Consider what confuses you, read with intention, and think critically.