1 . Snow had just melted off the ground that April day at our house in Regina Beach. My husband, Carl, had just cleaned up the pool in preparation for selling our ________. The year before, Carl had lost his job, and now our ________ situation was serious, so we had finally put our home on the ________. The thought of losing our beautiful home was almost more than I could bear.

Deep in ________, I sat typing up a job application letter for Carl. Out of the corner of my eye I could see our thirteen-month-old son, Forrest, playing near our two beloved dogs, Nana and Sasa. I hadn’t typed more than two sentences when Nana, began ________ violently and running back and forth, overlooking our pool.

I ________ to see what was happening. Suddenly, I realized Forrest was nowhere to be seen. Then to my horror, my eyes ________ Forrest’s yellow sleeper in the pool. Sasa was ________ doing her best to keep him afloat by holding on to his sleeper with her mouth. I realized that Forrest had somehow fallen into the pool.

In a split second, I dove in, lifted my ________ baby out and carried him inside. But when I realized Forrest wasn’t breathing, I began to go into ________. Thankfully, Carl, who was trained in CPR, arrived and then ________ I stood by with my heart in my ________, and after about three minutes, Forrest began to ________ again.

Things in our lives are much better now. Most importantly, almost losing Forrest-and then getting him back-________ any despair I might have had about losing our home.

A house can always be replaced, but knowing we have each other is the greatest ________ of all.

1.

A．snow

B．beach

C．house

D．dogs

2.

A．traveling

B．working

C．political

D．financial

3.

A．market

B．coast

C．road

D．corner

4.

A．happiness

B．despair

C．anger

D．curiosity

5.

A．bathing

B．biting

C．barking

D．beating

6.

A．hoped

B．managed

C．pretended

D．raced

7.

A．caught sight of

B．took care of

C．broke away from

D．looked down on

8.

A．bravely

B．hesitantly

C．fiercely

D．patiently

9.

A．heavy

B．cheerful

C．precious

D．newborn

10.

A．surprise

B．shape

C．thought

D．shock

11.

A．turned up

B．took over

C．calmed down

D．checked out

12.

A．throat

B．mind

C．stomach

D．chest

13.

A．breathe

B．sleep

C．stretch

D．laugh

14.

A．increased

B．simplified

C．erased

D．beautified

15.

A．accident

B．emergency

C．suffering

D．blessing

2 . Teasing Kids About Their Weight May Make Them Gain More

School can be tough on kids who have overweight or obesity. They’ re often cruelly teased and bullied.     1    , which was confirmed in a study of Pediatric Obesity. The study found that making fun of kids for their weight is linked to increased weight gain well into adulthood—the more teasing that kids and teens experience, the more weight they may gain.

To assess the link between teasing and weight gain, the author surveyed 110 children and young teens who were either overweight themselves or who had two parents with overweight.     2    .

During the first visit, the kids were asked whether they had been bullied for their size. Among participants with overweight, 62% reported they had been teased at least once, while 21% of straight-size, at-risk participants reported they had been.     3    . Whether they had overweight at the study’s start or not, those who reported being teased often for their weight gained 33% more body mass, on average, and 91% more fat per year than their peers who weren’t teased.

    4    . “But we can say weight-based teasing was significantly linked with weight gain over time,” she says.

    5    . Teasing can also lead to increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which can stimulate appetite, and increase risk for depression and anxiety—both of which contribute to disordered eating. It also may drive kids away from physical activities like sports and gym classes, where they risk getting made fun of for their size.

A．Teasing might have undefined effects

B．Researchers followed about 8.5 years

C．Bullying may have continuous consequences

D．Others showed shame may cause over-eating

E．The study shows teasing might increase weight gain

F．The author notes the study cannot determine causality

G．Overweight parents make children at risk of overweight

3 . A college professor at my university years ago shocked his class with a frog. He showed off a wood frog that was still alive but frozen solid. Then suddenly, he threw it against a wall and it broke into pieces. Everyone took a quick deep breath. Moments later, he explained that he hadn’t actually thrown the frog. For dramatic effect he had switched the frog for a large piece of ice. But the goal was to illustrate a point: That a wood frog does in fact freeze as solid as ice to survive the winter. Then it thaws again in the spring.

The wood frog is one of the most frequently studied animals on Earth that freezes. First, it’s liquid, it’s hopping around, then ice comes on it from the outside. Its skin gets frozen a little bit, its eyes glaze over, its brain freezes, and ice pushes blood to the frog’s heart before eventually that, too, is rock solid. This transition requires major changes in biochemistry. Ice slowly forms around the outside of organs and cells. At the same time, the frog’s liver pumps out incredible amounts of glucose — a sugary liquid that acts like antifreeze for vital organs — that flows everywhere including the insides of cells to keep them from dying.

But true supercooling in nature — and especially with human organs — comes with risks, says Shannon Tessier, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School who studies how suspended animation in nature can translate to human organ transplants.

Wood frogs and other animals that survive extreme conditions in nature have many applications in medicine, especially in the world of organ transplants, Tessier says. A human heart, for example, can only exist outside the body for about four hours. “So we’re trying to use the principles from wood frogs with high amounts of glucose and freeze a whole heart or other organ, keep it in suspended animation, safely awake it, and transplant it.”

1. Why did the college professor take a frog to the class?

A．To show off his amazing pet.	B．To switch a piece of ice with it.
C．To tell students some frog facts.	D．To conduct a special experiment.

2. What does the underlined word “thaws” mean in paragraph 1?

A．Freezes itself.

B．Comes to life.

C．Becomes warm.

D．Turns back into water.

3. What protects the frozen frog from dying?

A．Its icy cell.

B．Its vital organ.

C．Its warm blood.

D．Its sugary liquid.

4. Who will probably benefit from the frog’s principles according to Shannon Tessier?

A．The one who has to take a heart transplant operation.

B．The one who is applying for the Harvard Medical School.

C．The one who works on the development of a new medicine.

D．The one who plans to experience extreme conditions in nature.

4 . A battery made of paper stands out among the 200 best inventions of the year in TIME Magazine. “It sounds impossible: Just add water to a piece of paper and get energy,” said TIME Magazine, who chose the Swiss-made battery as one of the winners in this year’s “Experimental” inventions.

The battery was created by researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratory for Materials Testing and Research. “Over the last decades, we have witnessed an increasing use of electronic devices, leading in turn to electronic waste (e-waste) becoming the world’s fastest growing waste stream.” wrote the researchers in their published paper. They developed the paper battery aiming to reduce the environmental impact of single-use electronics by turning to more environmentally friendly materials.

The battery was described to be made from paper with salt inside and based on printed inks: two kinds of inks containing different minerals acted as the positive end and the negative end. Analysis of the performance of a one-cell paper battery showed that after two drops of water were added, the battery started working within 20 seconds and reached a stable voltage (电压) of 1.2V. After one hour, the one-cell battery’s performance dropped significantly as the paper dried out. But after the researchers added two extra drops of water, its performance increased with a stable voltage of 0.5V for another hour.

Within two to five years, the technology could be used in low-power electronics such as medical devices and smart packaging. “I see a new role for paper... that could also be an answer to the growing concern over e-waste,” said EMPA’s Gustav Nyström, the inventor. He told TIME Magazine they wanted to improve the efficiency of the battery in the future and get it working for longer.

Each year TIME Magazine lists a selection of best inventions that “change how we live”, based on their originality, creativity, efficiency, impact and other criteria.

1. What did the researchers aim to do by developing a paper battery?

A．Create more environmentally friendly materials.

B．Win the best experimental invention of this year.

C．Reduce the impact of electronics on the environment.

D．Make the development of electronic devices grow faster.

2. How did the researchers increase the performance of the battery?

A．By rewetting the paper.	B．By dropping more ink.
C．By shortening its working hours.	D．By adding another paper battery.

3. What aspect of the battery do the researchers plan to promote according to Gustav Nyström?

A．Its creativity.

B．Its packaging.

C．Its technology.

D．Its efficiency.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Scientists invent a paper battery-just add water.

B．Paper battery is named among world’s best inventions.

C．TIME Magazine lists a selection of inventions each year.

D．A new role for paper may help reduce the electronic waste.

5 . The walls of our house were supposed to be white. But I never remember them being white. At first, they were grey, then turning black. My father was a coal worker. He made charcoal (木炭) in our house. Have you ever seen charcoal being made? The little bags you buy in the store for barbeque, they come from somewhere, and honestly, it’s a very dirty business.

I remember one day I was bagging up the charcoal with my dad, and it was really cold and raining. All we had was the tiny roof over our heads. After a few hours, I got to go to school, where it was warm. My dad stayed out there working, all day. If he didn’t sell that day, maybe we wouldn’t have enough to eat. I thought to myself: At some point, everything is going to change.

For this, I owe football everything. I started football early. I played so much football that every two months, my boots would break apart. When I was seven, I must have been pretty good, because I scored 64 goals for my neighborhood team. That year, my dad got a call from a coach saying they wanted me to play there. My dad asked, “Oh, it’s too far away. Nine kilometers. How will we get him there?” My mom said, “No, no, no! Don’t worry, I’ ll take him!” And that is when Graciela was born.

Graciela was an old yellow bicycle that my mother would use to drive me to training every day. It had a little basket in the front. Imagine this: A woman biking through town with a little boy on the back and a bag in the basket with his boots. Up hills. Down hills. Through the dangerous neighborhoods. In the rain. In the cold. In the dark. Graciela got us where we needed to go.

Nowadays people look on YouTube, watch the World Cup and see the results, but they don’t know the journey. They don’t know about my living room walls turning from white to black. They don’t know about my father working under a little roof. They don’t know about my mother riding Graciela through the rain and the cold.

1. Why did the walls of the author’s house turn black?

A．His family wanted to change the look of their old house.

B．The color black could cover up his father’s dirty business.

C．The author often made indoor barbeques with the charcoal.

D．There was a lot of coal dust created from his father’s work.

2. What can we learn about Graciela?

A．Graciela was a yellow bicycle with a basket.

B．Graciela was named after the author’s mother.

C．Graciela was born when the author was nine.

D．Graciela got the family wherever they wanted to go.

3. What good quality do the author and his parents have in common?

A．Determined.

B．Confident.

C．Ambitious.

D．Easygoing.

4. What does the author intend to tell us?

A．In time of test, family is best.	B．Happiness is a choice, not a result.
C．One who fears failure limits his activities.	D．Behind every glory there is always a story.

6 . Dining Halls & Café Open Hours

Guanchouyuan Dining Hall	6:30—9:00 11:00—13:00 17:00—20:00
Zijingyuan Dining Hall Taoliyuan Dining Hall Yushuyuan Dining Hall	6:30—9:00 10:30—13:00 16:30—23:00
Zhilanyuan Dining Hall (Buffet served on the 2nd floor)	11:00—13:00 17:00—20:00
Qingqing Kuaican (Similar to McDonalds and KFC but at lower prices)	10:30—22:30
Qingqing Pizza Qingqing Yonghe	10:30—20:30
Muslim Canteen	6:30—9:00 11:00—13:30 17:00—20:00
Happy Four Bakery	8:00—21:30
Campus Jazz Coffee	10:00—22:30
SPR Coffee	8:00—20:00

Our student dining halls are famous for their good service and reasonable price, providing a variety of dishes including Muslim and Western food. In addition, there are several fast-food restaurants and Café, where you may meet many international students.

How to get a dining card

The degree-program students, including the undergraduate and graduate students, shall apply for a student IC card which can be used as the dining card.

The non-degree-program students, including the visiting students, exchange students and the Chinese language program students, shall apply for an ordinary dining card at the Student Dining Service Center located in student dormitory building No. 15, with admission notice, student ID card or a certificate issued by International Students Office.

How to recharge your dining card

As to the degree-program students, there is no money in their student IC cards when they first get it. So the students can make use of the recharging machines in the campus to transfer the money from the debt card of the Bank of China that has been connected to the IC card. The recharging machines are located around Taoliyuan Dining Hall, Zijingyuan Dining Hall, Guanchouyuan Dining Hall, teaching building No. 6 as well as the Student Service Center.

As to the non-degree program students, they can recharge the ordinary dining card with RMB cash in the following places: Zijingyuan Dining Hall, Taoliyuan Dining Hall, and the Student Dining Service Center (located in student dormitory building No. 15).

1. Who can use their student IC cards as dining cards?

A．Visiting students.	B．Exchange students.
C．Undergraduate students.	D．Language program students.

2. Where can students find a machine to recharge student IC cards?

A．In the No. 15 teaching building.	B．Around Guanchouyuan Dining Hall.
C．At the Student Dining Service Center.	D．In the No. 6 student dormitory building.

3. Which is the best time suggestion if one feels like eating pizza?

A．6:30-7:30.

B．9:00-10:00.

C．18:00-19:00.

D．21:30-22:30.

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。

Sam, Wayne and Tim were three men in their 60s, jamming in the same dusty old garage where they used to play music when they were in high school. They chatted up after ages, remembering the school days when they would take to the stage and play together as a band.

Wayne looked around, wide-eyed. “It’s been more than 40 years since we practised here.”

“Yes! And remember how we promised to keep in touch and play together once a week?” Tim laughed. “Sam, remember our brilliant plans?”

“Ah yes! We thought we were inseparable! Now, look at us! Old and wrinkled, joints hurting, meeting at each other’s grandkids’ weddings… we’re terrible at keeping in touch, except Will, of course. He was always calling and messaging. Where is Will? He’s the guy who planned this,” Sam smiled.

Just then, the three men’s phones buzzed (嗡嗡地响), and the message they received made their hearts sink. It was a message from Jenny, Will’s wife. Wayne rushed to his car, and the others followed. A short drive later, the three men knocked on the door of Will’s house and tried to wait patiently.

Jenny looked almost unrecognizably pale and told them that Will was taking a nap. The medicines made him all weak. It moved the three men to tears to see their fourth band member in such poor health.

And that day, they found out the whole story of Will’s illness. Will’s heart condition was serious, and it had been worsening over the past few months. The doctor said only a surgery could help. But it was going to cost at least $15,000. And after all the previous treatments, Will and Jenny didn’t have that kind of money anymore. Jenny said the doctors had given Will 6 months, bursting into helpless tears. The three men comforted her and wiped their own tears. “Money isn’t an issue,” Sam said as an idea came to him.

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。

The next day the three men brought their instruments to the busy street corner.

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Will was finally admitted to hospital three months later.

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8 . 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。

Smart cities may have their own unique objectives but     1     they have in common is an understanding that Internet of Things technologies can improve efficiency and quality of life.

Indeed, smart city apps have shown they can help a city contain the spread of a pandemic (大流 行病), helping to turn the economy from decrease to     2     (grow). We have seen some smart city apps in many parts of China.

A popular payment app in China has developed a smart system which     3    (call) the Health Code. It uses red, yellow, or green symbols     4     (identify) whether a person is potentially a high- risk candidate. The smart system began as one of the functions of the payment app, a function which was     5    (original) intended for the app’s staff in China, and later developed as a national standard function in some popular apps. Now the smart system, the Health Code, has a new function which     6     (indicate) whether a person can enter public places through analyzing the data     7     (collect) to see whether that person has had contact with those who have picked up a pandemic disease. The Health Code has avoided the need to over-tighten social distancing measures that could result     8     a huge economic loss while at the same time picking out possible infection     9     (case), and it’s managed to reduce infection rates in cities     10     it has been used.

9 . I’ve had a string of bad luck lately. Last week my washing machine broke. I planned to fix it myself but soon ________ the repairs would cost more than a new one would. Then this week the ________ thing happened to my daughter’s washing machine! This time I ________ called a friend to help. Once again, however, it was broken beyond ________. I ended up having to ________ two. While both the new machines got delivered quickly, I still ________ about what I was going through in my heart.

The moment I did, my ________ traveled back to when I was a child, I saw my grandma ________ an old-fashioned washing machine with my jeans and shirts. It didn’t have a spin dryer (甩干机) inside so she had to put each item through a pair of rollers to _________the water. When the washing was done, she’d often pat the machine ________. She had grown up hand-washing clothes and was ________ for the machine that did so much of the work for her.

Remembering this helped me realize that I was looking at things in the ________ way. I was getting ________ in the inconveniences of modern life instead of being thankful for all I have. The good old days had their share of ________ and joys. And so do the good new days. What ________ is how we live them and what we can learn from them.

1.

A．regretted

B．remembered

C．denied

D．appreciated

2.

A．usual

B．same

C．funny

D．amazing

3.

A．even

B．still

C．ever

D．already

4.

A．recognition

B．control

C．repair

D．compare

5.

A．sell

B．order

C．return

D．fix

6.

A．lied

B．cared

C．complained

D．argued

7.

A．memory

B．dream

C．doubt

D．fear

8.

A．covering

B．decorating

C．loading

D．equipping

9.

A．purify

B．remove

C．hold

D．absorb

10.

A．firmly

B．hurriedly

C．wildly

D．lovingly

11.

A．grateful

B．eager

C．sorry

D．responsible

12.

A．ideal

B．proper

C．wrong

D．traditional

13.

A．carried away

B．caught up

C．turned down

D．taken over

14.

A．purposes

B．duties

C．excuses

D．struggles

15.

A．matters

B．remains

C．works

D．happens

10 . When your child begins to beg for a pet, you may draw back at the thought of the additional responsibilities. Parents usually think of all the work and responsibility having a pet could bring about.     1    

● Teach responsibility.

A family pet can help show children the importance of proper care in keeping their new friend happy and healthy.    2     Give your child a sense of responsibility by having them help meet these needs, whether they feel like it that day or not.

● Encourage exercise.

If you’ve ever been forced to keep up with a young dog or cat, you know how tiring it can be!    3     By encouraging your child to play with his or her pet, both of them will get the exercise they need to sleep soundly and live healthy and happy lives.

    4    

Teaching your child how to “play nice” with and show affection to another living being is an essential first step toward developing lifelong empathy (共情) for others. Learning how to be a good friend with a pet will teach one how to be more open and friendly to other people as well.

● Be practical.

While the benefits of pet ownership are clear, pets are definitely not for everybody. Raising pets requires a large amount of work and responsibility. You’d better make sure the whole family is aware of the requirement that come along with the pet.     5     It’s best to introduce the potential pet to your child before bringing him or her home to ensure that there is a healthy connection.

A．Treat others well.

B．Form a close bond with a friend.

C．Pets are great for helping "“break the ice”.

D．But you can use the pet’s energy to your advantage.

E．Also, some pets can be very aggressive with children.

F．All pets need to be fed, given fresh water, and exercised regularly.

G．However, allowing kids to keep a pet can teach you both some important lessons.