2 . Searching for a new cat to add to your family? If your home already has a cat, you may wonder how your cat will welcome a new partner.     1    Continue reading for tips on how to do that.

Your existing cat’s needs come first.     2    Does your cat prefer female cats over male cats? If he/ she enjoys the company of female cats, adopting a female cat can help. If you adopt a young kitten as a companion for your older cat, it can work well as kittens get along with a cat of any age.

Shower your existing cat with extra attention. Cats can be territorial when it comes to their space; the same can be true for their owners as well.     3    Giving your cat more hugs and care during the introduction of a new cat can help ease his/ her bad feeling. This also helps your cat accept and trust the new one more quickly.

    4     When you bring your new cat home, it’s best to keep the cats in different rooms. This way they won’t try to defend their territory. Each should have their own space with bowls and cat furniture so he/ she don’t feel the need to compete. And do spend time with the new cat as he/ she can also be stressed in a new environment.

Introduce the new cat slowly. Your cats will have the chance to get used to each other’s smell through the door. When they seem interested in meeting, you can bring one into the other’s territory.    5    If you notice either of the cats getting uncomfortable, separate them.

A．Separate the cats initially.

B．Make sure your cat feels at home.

C．Do this at least a few days after the new cat arrives.

D．Think about your existing cat’s personality and habits.

E．Your cat can get envious of a newcomer easily if feeling ignored.

F．Give both cats a special treat when they first meet to encourage peace.

G．There is a process to make the change less stressful for both you and the cats.

3 . Climate change has increased average temperatures by 1℃ over the past century, making heat waves more frequent and intense than those from any other point in recorded history.     1     A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change found global warming responsible for 37 percent of heat-related deaths between 1991 and 2018.

The following is what happens if you’re the next to be killed. First, your brain sends a series of messages to your sweat glands telling them to increase sweat production. Then your heart starts beating faster to pump blood to the skin while blood flow is directed away from important organs(器官) like your liver, kidneys and gut.     2    

If heat stroke occurs, your body might get hot and direct so much oxygen-rich blood to the skin that it suffocates(把…闷死) vital internal organs. If your body fails to cool you down, its internal temperature might start to climb from a normal level to about 104 degrees.     3     You may feel it start as a dull headache. Before long, you might lose consciousness. Your brain might begin to swell.

While you struggle to stay awake and avoid dizzying confusion, the excessive internal heat is damaging your gut, consequently causing an inflammatory(发炎的) response.     4    

That’s just part of what we know about how extreme heat kills you.     5     A lot of what we know comes from studies on animal models, like mice and rats, or from examinations of people dying of heat stroke.

A．As the heat rises quickly, so does the death number.

B．That’s because we can’t study it in humans in the laboratory.

C．As temperatures tick ever higher, that figure may well rise.

D．At that temperature, your brain becomes affected.

E．Surviving the organ failure might require an emergency transplant.

F．Sometimes that alone is enough to create problems for a weak or aging heart.

G．Left untreated, what follows is a flood of organ failure that leads to your death.

5 . Two women in their 50s stand beholding in front of Guanyin of the South China Sea, an ancient Chinese sculpture in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. Over the past 20 years, they have been visiting the museum, describing the “mother Buddha” as “beautiful and tranquil, a symbol of religious traditions in China”. Measuring 2.4 meters high, 1.68 meters wide and 1.1 meters thick, the larger-than-life sculpture was carved from the trunk of a single poplar tree, which has created a sense of calm and warmth in the hall.

Since its launch in 1933, the museum has been actively collecting, preserving, studying and exhibiting works of Chinese art, ranging from ceramics to furniture, and from paintings to sculptures. And its Chinese art collection contains masterpieces in various historical stages.

An exhibition on the theme of Lively Creatures—Animals in Chinese Art was held at the museum, displaying tens of Chinese ancient paintings with images of animals in many art forms. The creatures on the paintings represented celebration, personal messages, and even political and religious agendas.

Organizers of the exhibition produced a set of cards, with images of animals on one side and their cultural meanings in Chinese artistic tradition on the other. The cards are provided for visitors for free.

“I find it very interesting, and the way that the things are drawn is very cool,” says 17-year-old high school student Camden Lombard after visiting the exhibition. “I want to go to China someday to find more,” he adds.

“It’s kind of eye-opening and we’re bringing the world together,” says Makar, an educator with the school outreach and education programs of the museum. “There are so many similarities as well as beautiful differences, and we are just trying to understand and appreciate one another.”

“We’re in a moment when it’s sometimes hard to look outside of your own personal viewpoints,” says Howard, manager of volunteer engagement at the museum. “I think having access to seeing what other cultures have created, what they valued and appreciated, and what was important to them, is really important in building that understanding about all the people we share this planet with.”

1. The two women kept visiting the Nelson-Atkins Museum for ________.

A．the grand appearance of the exhibition hall

B．their affection for Chinese religious traditions

C．the great size of the ancient Chinese sculpture

D．their curiosity about the delicate artistic carving

2. What can we learn about the exhibition Lively Creatures?

A．The organizers gained a handsome profit.

B．The cards reflected multinational cultures.

C．The visitors had rich travel experiences in China.

D．The paintings displayed the charm of Chinese culture.

3. How does Makar describe the visit to the museum?

A．Instructive and romantic.	B．Imaginary and fascinating.
C．Informative and multicultural.	D．Educational and entertaining.

4. What’s the purpose of setting up the museum according to Howard?

A．To bridge different cultures.	B．To popularize religious symbols.
C．To exchange personal viewpoints.	D．To demonstrate Chinese paintings.

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。

My twin sister, Mary, and I lived together for eighteen years before we went to college. We’d known each other so much and always enjoyed shared time. We happily sang and danced together, had dinner and went to bed together, and discussed the maths problems and recited the poems together.

But one small thing couldn’t be shared smoothly and that’s the trouble with toothpaste.

Crest(佳洁士)made us give in and demanded to know what we were made of. You see, Mary likes to carefully fold and roll the toothpaste tube. I like to grab it in the middle and squeeze(挤). I might call her folding a bit too careful. She might consider my squeezing careless and rude. This difference in style may seem mild, but it caused the big trouble in the later days.

At first, it was a little joke. I’d squeeze. She’d roll. Ha, ha. I’d squeeze again. She’d roll again. Annoying. I’d squeeze even when I wasn’t brushing my teeth. She’d slip in to roll, roll, roll.

After slipping and squeezing, tip-toeing and rolling for two weeks, it was unavoidable that we finally met face to face in our tiny pink bathroom with our hands on the toothpaste. We actually yelled at each other. I may have even cried. Why was she so obsessive(过分的)? Why was I so vindictive(报复性的)? Why couldn’t she loosen up? Why couldn’t I calm down? Were we still talking about the toothpaste?

The toothpaste had become more than something to brush our teeth with; it had become a symbol for aspects of our individual personalities that we did not always care to reveal. Maybe I was being a little vindictive. Maybe she was being a bit obsessive. Maybe it really didn’t matter how we dealt with the toothpaste. But maybe it did.

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

Thankfully, we thought of a solution.

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Years later, I had new roommates in college.

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8 . If you haven’t decided how to spend your summer, you may want to think about the possibility of participating in a summer program.

Virtual Experience:Harvard’s High School Programs

If you’re wondering what college is like, Harvard offers online college programs just for high school students who are curious. Harvard’s high school programs allow you to take real courses and earn college credit. Financial aid is available for qualifying students.

Virtual Experience:American University High School Summer Scholars

This multi-week, online program helps high school students pursue their interests in a variety of topics. Each online course is 1-credit hour. Rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors with a 3.0 GPA (Grade Points Average) can choose 1 course from 14 subjects-from Political Action and Public Policy to Oceanography and more.

Virtual Experience:Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI) — Frontiers Program

This online, summer program is designed for high school students entering their junior and senior years. Program participants are challenged to explore the outer limits of their knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with current laboratory techniques and exploring unsolved problems across a wide range of disciplines.

Virtual/In-Person Opportunities:Immerse Education Programs

Immerse Education’s summer programs offer in-person and online courses in a variety of subjects and take place throughout the United Kingdom and Australia. Students ages 11-18 from around the world get to learn on the campuses of Cambridge, Oxford, London and the University of Sydney.

1. Which program will you possibly choose if you are from a family on a tight budget?

A．Immerse Education Programs.

B．Harvard’s High School Programs.

C．American University High School Summer Scholars.

D．Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI)-Frontiers Program.

2. What do these four programs have in common?

A．They provide access to online learning.	B．They set academic requirements.
C．They offer participants college credits.	D．They take place in the United States.

3. Who is the text mainly intended for?

A．College staff.	B．College students.
C．Program organizers.	D．High school students.

9 . For high school students, just thinking about your career probably isn’t enough. You have to actively do some research and plan. Here are some of the best careers for the future and how you can get your foot in the door.

Registered Nurses

To become registered nurses, you’re going to need either an associate degree in nursing, a Bachelor of Science in nursing, or another officially approved diploma(文凭) from a nursing program. If you want to be a practicing physician, you’ll need a medical degree in your chosen field on top of your four-year degree.

Data Analysts

Big data is a growing field with profitable opportunities for college graduates. You are required to have a master’s degree in computer science or another related field. Data science is a traditionally male-dominated industry and only 26 percent are held by women. Thankfully, it is holding out an olive branch to females and there are some terrific programs specially designed for them to break into this dynamic field.

Plumbers (管道工) and Electricians

Not all of the best careers for the future will require a four-year undergraduate degree. There’s a serious demand for skilled positions jobs like plumbers and technicians. Many of these positions require a high school degree and often an associate degree in a related field, but don’t necessarily require graduation from a four-year university.

Cybersecurity (网络安全) Experts

The average salaries for cybersecurity experts can start at $80, 000 for IT Security Consultants and can reach six figures for other positions such as a security director. The best way to start your path in cybersecurity is with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or other related fields.

1. In which job will the gender distribution probably be more balanced?

A．Data Analysts.	B．Registered Nurses.
C．Cybersecurity Experts.	D．Plumbers and Electricians.

2. To be a cybersecurity expert, which is the basic requirement?

A．A master’s degree in computer science.

B．A certificate of high school graduation.

C．A bachelor’s degree in information technology.

D．A diploma officially approved from a medical program.

3. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A health lecture.	B．A school website.
C．A job advertisement.	D．A science magazine.

10 . 2022年北京冬奥会很“中国”，许多元素向世界展现了中国文化或中国理念。请选取其中一二撰写一篇短文，参加China Daily举办的“China Meets the World”征文比赛。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：吉祥物mascot；二十四节气24 solar terms；一起向未来Together For A Shared Future；雪如意Snow Ruyi — the National Ski Jumping Center。
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