1 . 你是某国际学校学生会主席。你校准备组织一次“让文物活起来”（Bring Cultural Relics to Life）的活动，请你用英语写一篇开幕辞，欢迎参加活动的师生。内容包括：
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 活动目的；
3. 活动内容。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右。
2. 参考词汇：手工艺品artifact。
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3 . 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。

Plastic pollution at sea is reaching     1     (worry) levels. According to a review of hundreds of academic studies, it will continue to grow even if significant action is taken now     2     (stop) such waste from reaching the world’s oceans. The review by Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute examined almost 2, 600 research     3     (paper) on the topic to provide an overview ahead of a United Nations meeting later this month.

As plastic breaks down into smaller pieces, it also enters the marine food chain,    4     (take) in by sea creatures from whales to turtles. What’s worse, some regions already contain dangerous levels of plastic, and others risk becoming     5     (increasing) polluted in the future. Getting that plastic out of the water again is nearly impossible,    6     policymakers should focus on preventing any more of it entering the oceans in     7     first place. Matthew MacLeod, a professor of environmental science at Stockholm University,    8     (involve) in a separate study not long ago,    9     also concluded effective measures are required immediately because of the possible global impacts.

While consumers can help reduce plastic pollution by changing their behavior, governments have to step up and accept     10     (responsible) for solving the problem. It’s a global problem and it needs global solutions.

4 . Science reporting on climate change does lead Americans to adopt more accurate beliefs and support government action on the issue, but these gains are fragile, a new study suggests. Researchers found that these accurate beliefs fade quickly when people are exposed to coverage skeptical of climate change.

“It is not the case that the American public does not respond to scientifically informed reporting when they are exposed to it,” said Thomas Wood, associate professor of political science at the Ohio State University. “But even truly accurate science reporting recedes from people’s frame of reference very quickly.”

Results showed that accurate science reporting didn’t persuade only politicians and people who initially rejected human-caused climate change also had their opinions shifted by reading accurate articles. The study involved 2,898 online participants who participated in four waves of the experiment during the fall of 2020.

In the first wave, they all read authentic articles in the popular media that provided information reflecting the seientifie views on climate change. In the second and third waves, they read either another scientific article, an opinion article that was skeptical of climate science, or an article on an unrelated subjeet. In the fourth wave, the participants simply were asked their beliefs about the science of climate change and their policy attitudes.

To rate participants’ scientific understanding. the researchers asked after each wave if they believed that climate change is happening and has a human cause. To measure their attitudes, researchers asked participants if they favored government action on climate change and if they favored renewable energy.

“What we found suggests that people need to hear the same accurate messages about climate change again and again. If they only hear it once, it recedes very quickly,” Wood said. It was significant that accurate reporting had positive effects on all groups, including those who originally rejected climate change. But it was even more encouraging that it affected attitudes.

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

A．Increases.

B．Graduates.

C．Disappears.

D．Strikes.

2. What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us?

A．The research object.	B．The research result.
C．The research purpose.	D．The research procedure.

3. Why did researchers ask participants the second question?

A．To survey the government’s satisfaction rate.

B．To make an assessment on their attitudes.

C．To teach them scientific understanding.

D．To measure action on climate change.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Science Report Of Climate Change Can Affect Minds

B．Online Participants Joined In A Four-Wave Experiment

C．Accurate Science Reporting Don’t Persuade Only Politicians

D．People Should Hear Accurate Messages About Climate Change

5 . Horseback riding might not seem like a typical New York City activity, but one program has several horse farms throughout the city’s busy districts. GallopNYC provides lessons to veterans(老兵) and people with disabilities — horseback riding is their therapy(疗法).

Olivia Diver visits the GallopNYC location in the Howard Beach neighborhood in Queens. Diver has only been riding horses for a few months, but says she’s already felt the benefits. “It helped me come out of my comfort zone and be less shy and less in my shell,” she said. Trying something new shows her she can accomplish other things as well.

James Wilson,executive director at GallopNYC, says there are many ways horses can be therapeutic. “The horse sees the world in the way somebody with post-traumatic stress disor-der (PTSD) might see the world, in a really guarded, sort of anxious way,” he explained. “So,somebody with PTSD and a horse can sort of partner together and see the world in the same way and kind of take care of each other.” Horses can also help with physical disabilities. After two years of therapeutic riding, a teenager, who had so little core strength that his mother had to be in the bathtub with him, had enough core strength that he could be in the shower by himself. Wilson said, “The movement of the horse will loosen up muscles that might be really tight. And the movement helps stimulate other body parts and other muscles that you might not use. ”

“CallopNYC has about 1,000 people on is waitlist for lessons, but prioritizes people with disabilities and veterans. We believe that everybody benefits from the time on a horse, so if you want to ride a horse, come on, let’s go,” Wilson said. Lessons are $55, but the non-profit fundraises to help cover or lower the cost for customers who may need support.

1. Why does GallopNYC offer the lessons?

A．To make horse riding typical in NYC.

B．To provide part-time jobs for veterans.

C．To promote disabled people’s incomes.

D．To offer a cure to special groups.

2. What can we infer about Olivia Diver?

A．She has learned new life skills.

B．She has found her comfort zone.

C．She has gained much confidence.

D．She has changed her attitude to horses.

3. What does paragraph 3 intend to show?

A．GallopNYC’s leader.	B．The effect of the therapy.
C．Profit James Wilson has got.	D．Ways of guarding people’s anxiety.

4. What does Wilson think of the program according to the last paragraph?

A．It is well received.	B．It is highly profitable.
C．It needs to be more creative.	D．It takes ages to see the results.

6 . 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。

Researchers say they have found microplastics (微塑料) -tiny pieces of plastic that come as a result of the disposal of industrial waste-deep in the lungs of living     1     (human) for the first time.

The research, which     2     (publish) in the journal Science of the Total Environment last week, is the first study     3     (identify) the plastics in the lungs of living people. The plastics have     4     (previous) been found in human blood, waste and in the depths of the ocean.

In the study, researchers     5     (collect) lung tissue from surgical procedures on patients as part of their routine medical care. Researchers identified 12 types of microplastics,     6     are commonly found in bottles, packaging, and clothing, along with other manufacturing processes.

The study notes     7     “increasing concern” with the harm that could come with swallowing and breathing in microplastics.

The world produces about 300 million metric tons of plastic a year and about 80% ends     8     in landfills and other parts of the environment. Microplastics can range from 10 nano-meters-    9     (small) than the human eye can see-to 5 millimeters in diameter, about the size of the eraser on the end of a pencil. Researchers have found them     10     (float) in the air, in tap or bottled water, and in the sea or soil.

7 . As any cat owner will tell you, talking to your cat is totally normal. And even though feline(猫) friends may seem distant to these adoring talks, a new study in Animal Cognition suggests they are really listening.

Researchers in France exposed house cats to recordings of their owner or a stranger saying phrases in cat-or human-directed speech. Like baby talk, cat-directed speech is typically higher pitched with short, repetitive phrases. The team found that felines tended to react to their owner speaking in cat-directed speech—but not to their owner speaking in adult tones or to a stranger using either adult-or cat-directed speech.

Previous research had shown similar findings in dogs, but much less is known when it comes to cats. “Some people still consider cats independent—you cannot have a real relationship with cats,” says lead study author Charlotte Mouzon, a cat behaviorist at the University of Paris Nanterre. Some people might be embarrassed about using special vocalizations for cats, she says, but this research shows “people shouldn’t be ashamed.”

Mouzon and her team recorded 16 cat owners saying such as “Do you want to play?” or “Do you want a treat?” in cat-and human-directed speech. Then they filmed each cat before, during and after playing it a series of recordings of its owner and other owners’ speech. The researchers used software to rate the cats’ reactions from multiple dimensions, making the result more convincing.

“Although cats have a reputation for ignoring their owners, a growing body of research indicates that cats pay close attention to humans,” says Kristyn Vitale, a cat behavior scientist at Unity College in Maine, who was not involved in the study. “Cats can learn that specific speech has certain meanings.” But she notes the study is too small and that future work is needed to expand the research to other cat populations.

1. According to paragraph 2, what do house cats respond obviously to?

A．The owner’s cat-directed tone.	B．A stranger’s human-directed talks.
C．A stranger’s cat-directed recordings.	D．The owner’s human-directed speech.

2. What does the underlined word “vocalization” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Strategies.

B．Trainings.

C．Sounds.

D．Rhymes.

3. What makes Mouzon’s findings more reliable?

A．Continuous filming of cats’ responses.	B．Comprehensive analyses backed by software.
C．Multi-dimensional evaluations of cats’ habits.	D．Further reference to previous studies on dogs.

4. What is the limitation of Mouzon’s research?

A．Lack of sample types.	B．Absence of owners’ support.
C．Absence of scientific tools.	D．Lack of experts’ involvement.

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。

East China’s Jiangsu Province is     1     land of abundance (富饶). It is home to several UNESCO world heritages sites, including the Classical Gardens of Suzhou, the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum in Nanjing and part of the Grand Canal.

As the     2     (tradition) tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China     3     (add) to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Nov 29, 2022, tea culture in Jiangsu Province attracts attention again.

Fuchun teahouse lies     4     a hutong in Yangzhou of Jiangsu Province. Although it is not located in the very heart of the city, its reputation persuades many customers into     5     (come) in groups.

    6     (found) in 1885, Fuchun teahouse was a flower shop and     7     (become) a place for people     8     (drink) tea then. It started to offer     9     (variety) of delicate pastries (甜点) until the owner introduced them,     10     not only perfectly matched the Chinese tea, but also represented a kind of artistry from the kitchen. Fuchun pastry craft was listed in the national intangible cultural heritage in 2008.

9 . It happens to all of us and can be beyond annoyance, so why do we itch? You know the feeling: There’s that spot on your arm, leg or back that just itches and begs for a deep, satisfying scratch.     1     No matter how much you scratch, it just can’t be satisfied.

As we all know, itchy skin is a sensation that makes us want to scratch—but as soon as you satisfy that need, you set off something called the itch-scratch cycle.    2    

The main reason that you feel itchy is that the skin cells or nerve endings near your skin have become annoyed.     3     When you itch, you give yourself a scratch, the area of the body that you have scratched releases chemicals including histamine, and it makes you itch more. That’s why we use antihistamines for allergic reactions but they can also help for insect bites and things like that.

    4     The drier your skin becomes, the more likely the skin gets itchy. However, it is sometimes caused not from the skin, but from what you see or hear. When you hear someone else scratching their skin, or when you see images that suggest itch, like a picture of being bitten by a mosquito, you get the urge to scratch. People with the allergic condition seem to be more easily affected than those without the condition.    5    

A．Causes of itchy skin.

B．It is usually caused by dry skin.

C．It means you are going to end up feeling itchier.

D．Fortunately, there are ways you can get rid of it.

E．Being aware of this phenomenon can help interrupt its effect.

F．But you know giving in to that desire will only result in more problems.

G．Once you start scratching, your body creates a chemical reaction that makes you itchier.

10 . An English mother, Liz Pinfield-Wells, has recycled more than 2,600 pounds (1,200 kg) of trash (垃圾) through a DIY recycling center in her garden shed (棚) in Dawley Shropshire. Pinfield-Wells established the recycling center after the birth of her third child when she discovered that her town’s roadside recycling program did not accept certain items.

The recycling center accepts 30 different categories of recyclable waste. Pin field-Wells encouraged the public to leave their mixed recycled items at the end of her driveway, and dozens of residents have since dropped off their trash in her shed. She has even accepted Pringles tubes, which have metal and plastic components and should not be placed in the roadside bin. “Setting up the recycling drop-off center, in my front garden has hopefully helped the community to recycle more. It can sometimes seem a little difficult knowing where to start but with every small step, it gets that little bit easier,” she said.

Every month, she sends the collected items in vacuum-packed (真空包装的) bags to TerraCycle, a firm that turns the waste into small plastic balls for use in other products, such as watering cans and benches. The weight of the trash is then changed into points for money, which can be paid out twice a year to a charity or sports organization of her choice.

In the last three years, Pinfield-Wells has raised more than £1,000, which she has donated to her 14-year-old daughter Zoe’s gymnastic group to buy new equipment. She has also donated money to another local charity to buy woodchips for their community garden.

Pinfield-Wells hopes that her recycling center will raise awareness about the importance of recycling and encourage others to take small steps to reduce their carbon footprint. She has created a Facebook group for here eco-center recycling shed, which now has over 1,000 members.

1. What inspired Liz to start the program?

A．Overloading trash.	B．Her preference for DIY practice.
C．Her children’s encouragement.	D．Limitation of local trash service.

2. What does TerraCycle do?

A．It develops plastic tubes.

B．It produces vacuum-packed bags.

C．It processes waste into small plastic balls.

D．It supplies woodchips for community gardens.

3. What is Liz’s expectation of her center?

A．It will get new equipment.	B．It will boost community economy.
C．It will replace the local trash service.	D．It will motivate more people to take action.

4. Which of the following best describes Liz Pinfield-Wells?

A．Ambitious and intelligent.	B．Responsible and thoughtful.
C．Adventurous and determined.	D．Pioneering and humble.