1 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. applauding	B. boost	C. commodity	D. cover	E. estimate	F. harmonious
G. prizing	H. standardized	I. surfaced	J. time-honored	K. tune

Luxury brands used to speak in monologues. However, nowadays, influencers are becoming the ambassadors of those luxurious brands.

In the age of social media, the buyers are having a voice in products, in particular, the influencers. These individuals have won large followings by     1     and attacking occasionally a variety of products. Their fame stems from the clever use of Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok. Their posts seem trivial. Their business isn’t.

For consumers, influencers are at once a walking advert and a trusted friend. For the brands, they are a(n)     2    . And for regulators, they are the subject of ever closer review. On March 29th, news reports     3     that China’s authorities were planning new restrictions concerning livestreaming platforms. The limitations     4     how much money internet users can spend tipping their favorite influencers, how much those influencers can earn from fans and what they are allowed to post.

There hardly exists any     5     of the size of the influencer industry. One in 2020 from the National Bureau of Statistics in China, where influencers gained prominence earlier than in the West, assessed its contribution to the economy at $210bn, equivalent to 1.4% of GDP. As with many things digital, the pandemic seems to have given it a(n)     6     as more people were glued to their smartphones more of the time. The influencer ecosystem is challenging the     7     principle of luxury-brand management. Apart from being one-directional, campaigns have tended to be     8    , unchanging and expensive. The same smile from the same photograph of the same Hollywood star would induce passers-by to purchase an item for many years. Such star-led campaigns can be unappealing to teenagers and 20-somethings     9     authenticity over timeless glamour. And influencers, with their girl-or boy-next-door charm, offer this for a small portion of the fee of a big-name star. The best ones are able to repackage a brand’s message in a way that is     10     with their voice, their followers’ tastes and their platform of choice. So to be a top-ten brand, you have to know how to play the digital game. If you don’t, you are not going to be top ten for very long.

2 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Over the past decade or so, biologists have shown that we are filled with microbiomes (微生物组), inside and out. This microbiome,     1     (compose) of bacteria, fungi and viruses, profoundly influences our health and fitness and sometimes is even linked to our emotional state.

The oral microbiome gets far less attention, but we     2     (know) of it for a long time. In 1891, US dentist Willoughby D. Miller first proposed that bacteria could leave the mouth, travel to other parts of the body and cause disease. We only began to get supporting evidence in 1989, when researchers noticed that people who had experienced a heart attack were rated as having oral health that was about twice as poor as     3     of a control group. Even when age, social class and smoking habits     4     (account) possible factors, the results remained almost the same. A solid link seemed to be there.

More recently, thanks to DNA sequencing technology, by cataloguing the microbes in our mouths, we are now finding that the types of bacteria people have     5     (live) there seem to be associated with a growing number of conditions like cancer. Perhaps the most striking example is Alzheimer’s disease. It can be found that people with gum (牙龈) disease are     6     increased risk of developing this condition, which slowly robs people of their memories, personalities and cognitive function. However, until recently, it was unclear     7     poor oral health was a contributing cause of Alzheimer’s or a consequence of it.

Then, in 2019, scientists discovered some species of bacteria known     8     (cause) gum disease — including one called Porphyromonas gingivalis — which are inside the brains of people who died of Alzheimer’s disease. If the mouth bacteria were getting into the brain, that lent weight to the idea that they could be a cause of Alzheimer’s.

Researchers are still trying to grasp how this could happen.     9     the mechanism is, they note that there may be a way you can protect yourself in advance. Dental scientists at the University of Melbourne, Australia, is developing a vaccine against gum disease     10     you can reduce the risks of gum diseases significantly.

3 . 约翰已经两次跑步测试没有通过了，还扭伤了脚裸，他似乎正对自己失去信心。(seem) (汉译英)
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4 . Critical thinkers start by asking questions about whatever is in front of them. They consider ______. If this, then what? If that, then how is the outcome different? They understand that every action has a ______, and they think about all possible outcomes of decisions before they make them. Asking questions helps this process.

Once you have asked every question you can come up with about a matter, ______ information that will help you answer those questions.____! Do some research. You can learn almost anything on the Internet, but it’s not the only place to do your research. _____ people. I’m a big fan of polling (民意调查). Ask the experts around you. Gather ____ and various opinions you can use to make your own determination. The wider the variety, the better.

You’ve got _____ information, and now it’s time to analyze it all with an open mind. This is the most _____ part, in my opinion. It can be pretty difficult to recognize the filters that were instilled (灌输) in us from our first families. We are products of our environments, of the ways in which we were treated as a child, of the role models we've had throughout our lives, of the opportunities we have said yes or no to, of the sum of all of our experiences.

Try to be as aware as possible of those ______ and biases (偏见), and turn them off. Question everything during this step. Are you being _______? Are you speculating? Assuming anything? This is the time to look at every thought as _____ as possible. Do you know it to be absolutely true? What are the facts? Have you considered the situation from every different point of view?

Critical thinkers are more interested in solutions than in placing ____ complaining, or gossiping. Once you’ve reached a conclusion through critical thinking, it’s time to communicate and ______ a solution if one is called for. This is the time for compassion (同情), empathy (同理心), diplomacy. Not everyone involved will have thought the situation through as ______ as you have. It’s your job to understand that, and to _____ solutions in a way that everyone can understand.

1.

A．cause and effect

B．ups and downs

C．gains and losses

D．back and forth

2.

A．frequency

B．consequence

C．reason

D．border

3.

A．analyze

B．stress

C．prioritize

D．seek

4.

A．Assume

B．Advocate

C．Investigate

D．Initiate

5.

A．Interact

B．Interview

C．Accuse

D．Spare

6.

A．proof

B．evidence

C．argument

D．information

7.

A．a pile of

B．a piece of

C．a flock of

D．a command of

8.

A．demanding

B．imposing

C．challenging

D．appealing

9.

A．bubbles

B．filters

C．prejudice

D．hatred

10.

A．objective

B．respective

C．informative

D．confident

11.

A．perfectly

B．curiously

C．subconsciously

D．purely

12.

A．emphasis

B．value

C．importance

D．blame

13.

A．pursue

B．suspect

C．implement

D．confirm

14.

A．carefully

B．critically

C．cautiously

D．crucially

15.

A．present

B．represent

C．review

D．comprehend

5 .

I guess I was a little bored. For the past hour, I’d been on the phone with Daniele, the head of my office in Italy, reviewing our latest purchases of Italian gold, Murano glass and Italian-made shoes and handbags.

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1. Which of the descriptions is true about the advertised products?

A．The bracelets boast original Italian design and craftsmanship.

B．There is no restriction on wrist size due to its adjustable design.

C．A supply chain disruption leads to products being out of stock.

D．the jewelry is framed with real diamonds of the finest quality.

2. Raffinato is mainly in charge of _________.

A．invention

B．production

C．distribution

D．exhibition

3. If a local adolescent wants to buy 2 Woven Bracelets and 3 Sets of Both as souvenir for roommates, the minimum price he/she has to pay is ______.

A．$295

B．$385

C．$415

D．$435

6 . First, I must get settled into school. My classes begin today at the PRIVET! Russian Academy of Language Studies, where I will be attending class five days a week, four hours a day. I know I am such a shameless student. I laid my clothes out last night, just like I did before my first day of first grade, with my patent leather shoes and my new lunch box.

The last thing I want is to end up in a Level One class, which would be so humiliating for me. Given that I already took a whole entire semester of Russian at my Night School for Divorced Ladies in New York, and that I spent the summer memorizing flash cards. The thing is, I don’t even know how many levels this school has, but the me re mention of “level” sparks a resolve within me to aim for Level Two — at least.

It’s such a hard test! I can’t get through even a tenth of it!

In the end, it’s OK, though.

So it’s hammering down rain today, but I show up early, wander about the school and smugly walk past all those Level One students (who must be cookies, really) and enter my first class. Here I am with my peers. But it becomes swiftly evident that these are not my peers and that I have no business being here. I feel like I’m swimming, but barely. Like I’m taking in water with every breath. The teacher, a skinny guy (Why are the teachers so skinny here? I don’t trust skinny Russians.), is going way too fast, is skipping over whole chapters of the textbook, saying, “You already know this, you already know that…” and keeping up a rapid-fire conversation with my apparently fluent classmates. My stomach is gripped in horror and I’m gasping for air and praying he won’t call on me. Just as soon as the break comes, I run out of that classroom on wobbling legs and I scurry all the way over to the administrative office almost in tears, where I beg in very clear English if they could please move me down to a Level One class. And so they do. And now I am here.

1. What do we know about the writer from the first two paragraphs?

A．She is a newly-admitted student majoring in language teaching.

B．She has no knowledge of this foreign language and is put to shame.

C．She is full of anticipation and readiness for new educational pursuit.

D．She attends the same school to build upon prior academic achievements.

2. What does the underlined word smugly in paragraph 5 mean?

A．arrogantly

B．furiously

C．secretly

D．nobly

3. Why does the writer withdraw from Level Two class in the end?

A．The teacher singles her out for her inability to converse smoothly in foreign language.

B．The age and culture divide leads to an overwhelming sense of alienation with classmates.

C．The unexpected discomfort in her stomach prompts a pause in regular learning activities.

D．The unthinkable difficulty in catching up with the teaching rhythm destroys confidence.

4. What might be the best title of the passage?

A．Well Begun, Half Done.	B．An Idle Youth, A Needy Age.
C．More Haste, Less Speed.	D．No Pain, No Gain.

7 . A cancer diagnosis will force King Charles III out of the public eye for the foreseeable future. For a highly _________ royal family that has cultivated its public image through countless appearances a year — ribbon-cuttings, ship launchings, gala benefits and so on — the marginalization of Charles may finally force the royals to rethink how they _________ themselves in a social-media age.

The king’s illness is the latest _________ to the British royal family, which has seen its ranks thinning by death, scandal (Prince Andrew) and self-exile (流放) (Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan). Regardless of what is predicted, it appears that the king’s cancer presses the royal family into _________ territory.

The answer to it, royal watchers argue, may be _________. During the coronavirus pandemic, Elizabeth conducted meeting s via Zoo m calls,becoming _________ enough with it that she made jokes with the digitally distorted faces on her computer screen.

Social media can also be employed to enhance the _________ exposure of family members. The royal family’s Instagram account _________ more than 13 million followers. But for young people, who spend whole day following their favorite celebrities online, a royal turning up to dedicate a new primary school may not _________ as much as it did to their previous generations.

Prince Harry, the king’s younger son, fell out bitterly with his family after his __________ from royal duties and relocation to California in 2020. Undoubtedly, the greatest burden falls on the mere remaining 41-year-old heir (继承人), William, who has been recognized as a qualified successor for __________ a role on issues from climate change to homelessness. Meanwhile, he has jealously guarded his family’s __________, demanding his office release no photographs of three young children visiting their mother in the hospital. That approach stood __________ his father, who approve the disclosure of an unusual amount of detail about his recent cancer diagnosis. The scrutiny (审查) of William will __________ increase, experts said, as he occupies a more central place in the Windsor family hierarchy.

Queen Elizabeth viewed assuming kingly duties as so __________ that she steeled herself, two days before her death at 96, to meet with the outgoing prime minister in Scotland, masking her own condition. Charles, though, has departed from long family practice “in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer.”

1.

A．apparent

B．controversial

C．visible

D．generous

2.

A．project

B．market

C．illustrate

D．propose

3.

A．witness

B．blow

C．solution

D．disloyalty

4.

A．uncharted

B．unnoticed

C．indefensible

D．inexcusable

5.

A．human-initiated

B．strategy-focused

C．technology-driven

D．goal-oriented

6.

A．frustrated

B．preoccupied

C．content

D．comfortable

7.

A．in-depth

B．in-person

C．in-between

D．in-built

8.

A．claims

B．calculates

C．confirms

D．clarifies

9.

A．matter

B．contribute

C．relate

D．bring

10.

A．dismissal

B．survival

C．withdrawal

D．renewal

11.

A．carving out

B．applying for

C．identifying with

D．reflecting on

12.

A．connection

B．priority

C．presence

D．privacy

13.

A．in parallel to

B．as opposed to

C．on behalf of

D．in honor of

14.

A．scarcely

B．effortlessly

C．approximately

D．inevitably

15.

A．grave

B．distinct

C．exceptional

D．progressive

8 . If you are a dog owner looking to add a new cat to your home, it's important that you strategize how you will introduce the two species to each other in your household. The_________thing you want is continual fighting between your pets.

The good news is that there is an effective way to make sure both of them ___________. The American Kennel Club offers pet owners the right way to introduce your cat and dog to each other with the following_________.Keep the cat and dog _________ for the first few days. It's best to get your new cat adapt to its new home by having it live in a room with the door closed. Make sure you provide it with a litter box, water and food so the cat does not need to___________ the room.

Your dog will know there's a___________ smell in the house. Let the dog sniff (嗅) near the door of the room with the _________, so he gets used to the smell. You can also let your cat sniff one of your dog's toys so it becomes _________ with him.

After a few days, let your dog stay in the room with the cat. When doing so, leave the door open, and make sure that it is after your dog has exercised as he will be_________ . If the dog doesn't seem to behave around the cat, turn to some basic__________commands in the presence of the cat. Giving your dog some food as a __________for appropriate behavior in the presence of the cat will provide an encouragement for him to continue acting appropriately.

Always make sure the cat has a way to run away from the dog. Having a(n)__________space the dog can't reach but the cat can easily get to, such as a table, is important for precautionary (预防的) reasons. Until the cat and dog are__________ with each other, supervise their interactions and continue to provide safe spots for the cat to escape.

1.

A．last

B．relevant

C．remarkable

D．specific

2.

A．give up

B．take part

C．turn out

D．get along

3.

A．trends

B．examples

C．tips

D．interests

4.

A．fascinated

B．involved

C．scared

D．separated

5.

A．clean

B．leave

C．paint

D．ruin

6.

A．new

B．nice

C．strong

D．terrible

7.

A．food

B．toy

C．cat

D．owner

8.

A．popular

B．familiar

C．satisfied

D．bored

9.

A．braver

B．happier

C．calmer

D．stronger

10.

A．eating

B．jumping

C．training

D．exercising

11.

A．reward

B．tool

C．model

D．responsibility

12.

A．large

B．attractive

C．limited

D．safe

13.

A．excited

B．comfortable

C．embarrassed

D．angry

9 . Directions: Write a reply letter in at least 120-150 words to express your opinion. Recently, I have had a problem with my neighbour's son and I need your advice.
Sir,

Last month I saw my neighbour's son shoplifting (偷窃)from the corner shop. The first time I saw this, I said nothing. The second time, however, I went home and told my parents. To my surprise, my parents told me to do nothing-it was none of our business. Then yesterday, I saw him shoplift again.. What should I do?

Li Ming

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10 . 看起来，李宁很受大家欢迎，有望成为校园大使。(It appears ) (汉译英)
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