1 . My wife isn’t a cat person. So when our daughter Flora started asking for a cat several years ago, my wife politely refused her requests and we didn’t give it a second thought. Flora, though, shares some of my wife’s persistence, so she continued to ask for a cat repeatedly for several years.

Then a couple of things happened that made us take a closer look at things. When we went to Flora’s parent-teacher conferences, the teacher first handed us an essay about how my daughter wanted a cat, and then an imaginary story about where she would like to go on vacation: Catville.

It was then that my wife and I came to the realization that our daughter wasn’t just messing around here. And it was time for us to break down. But before we brought our new cat home, my wife sternly warned us that she was not going to be the one to take care of or clean up after the cat. Flora was going to take full responsibility. Fine, my daughter said.

We welcomed our mini family member into the house right around Christmas. We named her Goldy. When we got her, she peed everywhere. But other than that, she was perfect. My tough-talking wife gradually fell in love with Goldy. And Goldy fell in love with her. Of course, it’s not just my wife who loves Goldy. We all do.

There are so many things about that cat that absolutely brighten our life, highlighted by how she nearly bursts with affection when we come home or wake up in the morning. From the moment Goldy came into our house, it seemed unreasonable that we didn’t have a cat before then. We should have settled down to the decision much earlier.

1. What led the family to rethink about the idea of keeping a cat?

A．The author’s promise.	B．The teacher’s advice
C．The wife’s expectation.	D．The daughter’s effort.

2. What does the underlined word “sternly” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．Seriously.

B．Defensively.

C．Anxiously.

D．Mildly.

3. What kind of person is the author’s wife?

A．Inspiring and patient.	B．Principled and kindhearted.
C．Ethical and traditional.	D．Positive and professional.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Healing Cat	B．My Determined daughter
C．Best Decision Ever	D．Family Means Everything

2 . 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 calligraphy (书法) is an art form that    1    (involve) the skilled and deliberate use of brush and ink to create beautiful and expressive characters.

The origins of Chinese calligraphy can be traced back thousands of years to the Shang Dynasty, making it one of the     2     (old) continuous artistic traditions in the world. Its evolution is accompanied with the development of the Chinese writing system,     3     consists of thousands of characters, each with its own artistic structure and stroke order (笔顺).

Calligraphy in China    4    (regard) as one of the highest forms of artistic expression. It is not only a means of communication     5     a way to develop one’s character, discipline, and spirituality. The practice of calligraphy requires     6    (patient), concentration, and a deep understanding of the balance between empty space and solid forms.

Different styles of calligraphy have emerged throughout history, each with its own distinct characteristics and artistic conventions. The most famous    7    (style) include regular script (kaishu), running script (xingshu), cursive script (caoshu), and seal script (zhuanshu).

Chinese calligraphy has a profound influence     8     other art forms, such as     9    (paint), poetry, and seal carving. It is often considered as an important part of the Chinese traditional culture, where scholars and artists would gather in a     10    (culture) salon to appreciate and discuss calligraphic works.

3 . 阅读下面材科，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。

On my fortieth birthday, I moved into my new home. In doing so, I also moved into a new neighborhood. Over the last years, I've made friends with everybody in my last neighborhood. However, I had difficulty getting on with my new next-door neighbor.

On most days, we had a friendly relationship and sometimes we were able to give each other a hand. The conflicts (冲突) came around the hunting season. I kept cows on my land and my neighbor lived by hunting. One day, my neighbor came knocking at my door, saying that he had injured a deer that then ran onto my land and asking if he could follow and finish it, and I refused. Later, I searched for the deer for several hours but found no signs of any deer.

Certainly, it caused poor relations between us. When my neighbor did kill a deer, he hung it behind his house within a few feet of my house. For days as I drove in and out, there was that deer. I knew they needed the meat; it was part of their income (收入), but the hanging deer really annoyed me. In the neighborhood I was one of the few who didn't back hunting.

For more profit, my neighbor also cut wood. He sold some for money, and used some to heat his home. One cold winter day, I asked him the price of his firewood and ordered some. The next day it was delivered. Although it looked big, it did not last as long as I expected, so I ordered some more. I was worried this could get expensive.

One day, as I drove down my path, he waved to me and said he had just cut some wood, but it was of poor quality and he needed some space. He said he would give it to me for free. I happily accepted this gift. Over time, he must have discovered that our need was great, for every time he had extra wood, we would have it. I came to appreciate his helpfulness, trust and kindness.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Then one day I got an idea.

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In the daily exchange with my neighbor, we became close.

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4 . As a human being, we are born with responsibilities which we cannot avoid. Here are a few tips on how to be a responsible teenager.

Do well in school. No matter how smart you are, doing well in school is what a responsible student should do. School can mean a lot of effort.    1    

Care for your health. When you’re a teen, it’s a good idea to start practicing good habits.    2    Visit your doctor and dentist regularly so that you can take the responsibility for your health.

Become a responsible support when needed.    3    So instead of asking them to cook fancy dinner for you, if you cannot cook, ask them to cook something quick and easy. This is a very small example of support.

    4    If elders give you a piece of advice, always listen to them because it is not they who are speaking, it is their experience speaking. But don’t follow them blindly. Instead, evaluate (评估) and take the best out of all. This ability will help you to make from small to big decisions all your life.

Take responsibilities for your actions. When you make a mistake, it won’t do you any good to blame (责备) someone else or make an excuse.    5    And, you will never learn and grow if you don’t face the results.

A．Health, of course, is one of them.

B．Build the right attitudes to your mistakes.

C．Always listen to everyone but do the best for you.

D．Sometimes parents get tired after a long hard day.

E．The adults certainly know what you are going through.

F．But that will all pay off in the end with jobs and your values.

G．Putting your responsibility off on others can break your relationships.

5 . Rob Kenney’s dad left him when he was little. At a time when he was on the path to young adulthood, he had no father to guide him on the way. He had a painful experience as a young boy, but learned, with the help of his marriage, to forgive his dad just before his dad died in his 80s. Now, with a wife of 29 years and two successful adult children — Kristine, 27, who works with kids, and Kyle, a software engineer — Kenney wants to pay it forward.

“My goal in life was to raise good adults, not good children,” he explains. The fact that his kids have both grown up and left the house left him thinking how he might help others. And the quarantine (隔离期) was actually the perfect time for him to finally share some key life skills with other kids who might be growing up in difficult situations — maybe they’ve lost a parent or have parents who are absent.

So the dad set up a heart-warming YouTube program called Dad, How Do I?, a program that shares instructional videos like how to cook a meal and tie a perfect tie.

His practical tips have really touched the viewers, which are growing in number day by day. Rob Kenney is just what the Internet needs — a caring dad who wants to share his skills. It’s no wonder that he has gotten as many as 1.9 million fans in return.

The unbelievable success of Rob Kenney’s videos suggests the need for a good father figure in a child’s life. From teaching basic life skills to encouraging them to be kind, a father figure helps kids develop into active members of society. He especially instructs them in good manners, being honest, and being grateful.

1. What do we know about Kenney?

A．He learnt a lot from his dad.	B．He learnt life skills from his wife.
C．He once hated his father so much.	D．He recognised his failing as a father.

2. Why did Kenney start the program?

A．To offer tips on how to deal with loneliness.	B．To teach life skills to kids with absent parents.
C．To prepare his own children for the adulthood.	D．To encourage people to lead a healthy life.

3. What does the author think of Kenney’s videos?

A．Their popularity is no surprise.	B．They are beautifully made.
C．They should cover more skills.	D．They need something moving.

4. What does the author want to show in the last paragraph?

A．Best qualities of a good father figure.	B．Lessons learnt from Kenney’s success.
C．A father figure’s role in child development.	D．Kenney’s achievements as a father figure.

6 . 读后续写

As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida, many residents who decided to stay found themselves unable to leave.

When the water slipped in under the door of their home in Naples, Florida, it was just a sign that it was time to go.

It was around noon on Wednesday, September 28 last year and Darcy Bishop woke up her two brothers who had been resting after lunch. She pulled the wheelchair up to the oldest, Russell Rochow, 66. Her other brother, Todd Rochow, 63, was in his room, changing clothes. He could manage with a walker.

Both men had been born with disabilities, and their mental development was like that of a young child. But they found joy in their surroundings. Russell loved riding the bus and going to parks. Todd liked collecting cans at the beach and playing on the boat in the neighbor, Hance Walters’ home. Bishop, 61, was their lifeline, their little sister who had long felt a duty to keep them safe.

“We’ve got to get going!” she shouted to Todd. She went to open the front door. It would not move. The weight of the water on the other side had shut it tight.

She rushed to try the door to the garage, where Todd’s walker was stored. It, too, was stuck.

That’s when the house the three brothers shared began to flood.

The only way to go was up.

Bishop guided Todd to the stairs, and he grabbed the banister(栏杆). She helped him pull himself slowly up to the top where he waited in a chair.

But stairs were impossible for Russell, who could neither walk nor bend his stiff legs.

Bishop dragged on the belt around Russell’s waist, but he was nearly 77 kilograms. She tried every position possible, switching from pushing to pulling, and managed to get him up a few carpeted steps.

But the water followed.

Bishop called 911 and was told someone would come soon. But out the window she could already see furniture, boats and cars floating by.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Meanwhile, Bishop was crazy and desperate.
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At around 6:30 p. m., Russell said, “Somebody’s downstairs.”
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7 . When you think about it, food is an important part of our lives. Family gatherings center around food and the celebration of major life events and milestones involves food in one way or another. The same holds true for us here on the Space Station. Food is important and ends up usually being a topic of discussion for almost every crew.

The food that we have here on ISS has to meet many different requirements. What about variety? How do you meet all of the peculiarities of the people that you come across, especially when they are from different cultures? What about the logistics(物流)of getting the right food here at the right time? So there are a couple of different questions you have to consider when you talk about food and long-duration space flight.

On the U.S. side we have gone to a standard menu, meaning that every 16 days you start over with the same menu. To compensate the crews, we are allowed to pick one“preference”container which consists of our pick of anything on the U. S. menu list. This allows us some variety in our menu, with the choices up to us. One of the desirable options for any crew is to make sure that enough tortillas(墨西哥玉米粉薄饼) get on board. You can do so much with a tortilla; it becomes the vehicle with which to eat almost anything.

Our food also comes packaged in many ways. But no matter what the form of the food though, you still have the same problem eating it- - you do not want it flying away from you and making a mess when you open it up. In this case a little bit of extra water is extremely helpful. It keeps the food kind of sticking together and to the package and to your spoon. Small things do escape from time to time, but we really try hard to minimize the random flying food problem. That is enough for now! Next time I will write about how to cook in space.

1. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A．A food magazine.	B．An astronaut’s journal.
C．A sci-fi handbook.	D．A space history website.

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

A．Ambitious targets.	B．Similar requests.
C．Unusual habits.	D．Harsh conditions.

3. What is the author’ s purpose in mentioning tortillas?

A．To illustrate the preference container.	B．To give an example of standard menu.
C．To advocate tortillas to the readers.	D．To show the variety of food options.

4. What can be inferred about eating in space?

A．Food packaging is optional.	B．Sufficient water helps transport food.
C．Flying food problem is unavoidable.	D．Eating in space is easier than most imagine.

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

My parents and I were enjoying the first Easter (复活节) we had ever spent away from home. As an anxious little boy, I had asked my mom several times whether we could get the Easter egg.

On Easter morning, my parents and I discovered that the Easter Bunny had visited during the night and left eggs on the hotel’s lawn (草坪) for all the kids. As we walked towards the group of adults and kids waiting for the start of the searching game, I noticed that all of the kids were much bigger than me except for a little boy in a red T-shirt. It wasn’t looking good.

“I will get an egg, right?” I asked my mom. “Yes, of course.” she replied, with a confident smile. I nervously held on to the handle of my Easter basket and my heart began racing as a hotel staff member yelled. “We are starting in 3...2...1… Go!” Kids rushed across the lawn, running from tree to tree looking for the plastic Easter eggs filled with candies. I ran to the closest tree but did not find any eggs. Then I ran to a nearby sandpit (沙坑) hoping there would be an egg hidden there. But there wasn’t. I looked across the lawn and saw other kids successfully holding up their plastic eggs and knew my chance of finding even one egg was falling off. On the other side of the lawn stood the little boy in red who was also empty-handed. Just then my mom pointed out a big tree across the lawn. “Look! There’s one!”

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，可适当补充细节，使情节完整；
3.每段的开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Paragraph 1:

I looked at my mom excitedly and rushed to the last egg.

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Paragraph 2:

Holding the egg in my hand, I walked towards the boy in red.

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9 . 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。

Under the theme of “Arise”, the 10th Wuzhen Theater Festival will take place     1     Oct. 19 to 29 in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province. On May 5, the committee     2     (announce) the topic for the Youth Competition,     3     features three elements. They include train tickets, horses     4     world famous paintings. Applicants(申请人)are required     5     (create) works that last less than 30 minutes based on what has been announced. Six     6     (winner) will be selected after the public performances during the festival.

The competition for young artists has     7     (gradual) become a major event of     8     (bring) out new theater talents. In the past 10 years, over 8,100 people     9     (apply) to take part and about 600 theater talents have staged 143     10     (origin) productions during the festival.

10 .    

A Tibetan fox emoji package recently made its way across China’s digital _________. The man featured in the emoji package appears to be at a loss, looking at you with a sense of _________, questioning everything. The man is Zhang Chenliang, whose nickname is Bowu Jun, a popular science blogger on Weibo and Bilibili.

In charge of managing the magazine’s Weibo account, much of his daily _________ involves patiently answering questions from _________ readers, which can _________ a variety of topics. Traditionally, it is believed that science knowledge goes against the goals of stealing public _________ and creating hot news. However, short video platforms like Bilibili and Douyin _________ to be a way to break the boundaries (边界) of knowledge, _________ new paths to popular science. Compared with online _________ giving formal lessons, short videos communicating information seem to work better for those born between 1997 and 2012. They have __________ to seek advice from professionals free of charge and science is no longer __________.

Many people who upload materials to Bilibili’s “__________” section are part-time contributors. Zhang is one of them. Followers refer to Zhang as a walking encyclopedia (百科全书) of natural history. “The video is one of the latest methods to further popularize real science,” Zhang told The Beijing News. For him, the more __________ science comes out in videos, the less the public will believe in pseudoscience (伪科学). “Online viewers always should remain __________ about the sources of information,” he said. Next time, when coming across some __________ creature, just call out for Bowu Jun in the Weibo comment section, and he might help you get an answer.

1.

A．waves

B．supplies

C．signals

D．defences

2.

A．delight

B．disbelief

C．relief

D．amazement

3.

A．strategy

B．reaction

C．schedule

D．invitation

4.

A．curious

B．strict

C．creative

D．stubborn

5.

A．cover

B．admit

C．refuse

D．realize

6.

A．achievement

B．attention

C．wisdom

D．freedom

7.

A．watch over

B．break out

C．build up

D．turn out

8.

A．clearing

B．limiting

C．exploring

D．ignoring

9.

A．friends

B．courses

C．stores

D．partners

10.

A．devices

B．opportunities

C．responsibilities

D．softwares

11.

A．in store

B．in the charge

C．out of reach

D．safe and sound

12.

A．Knowledge

B．Experience

C．Entertainment

D．Game

13.

A．narrow

B．familiar

C．sharp

D．true

14.

A．excited

B．anxious

C．worried

D．doubtful

15.

A．deadly

B．popular

C．unknown

D．unbearable