1 . 假定你是李华，你所参与的英语社团(Lemon Tree)要筹办本社团的英文公众号。你作为社团负责人，拟在学校用英文发布一则启事，号召同学们群策群力，为公众号的建立提供建议。内容包括：
1.公众号简介;
2.寻求建议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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2 . On a business travel, I received the most unexpected phone call from my wife. She suddenly burst out crying because she was having a baby on the way. Immediately, I________a smile, showing my unwillingness since we already had three kids.

Later on, we were both ________ , speechless and hopeless. We were frightened of the________challenges ahead. This was completely out of ________. A storm of ________ flooded into my mind, “How can we ever raise four kids? How am I going to manage the financial stress? We must ________ all the baby stuff again!” I complained daily. “This is unfair! I don’t deserve this ________! I cannot handle so much pressure!” Ten months passing, ________, a baby came!

I was in complete shock in front of a perfectly beautiful and ________ baby boy. Emotions were in control of me. I was full of ________trying to overcome the uncertainty of how I was going to deal with this brand new ________ in my life. This is how the best days of my life started!

Unbelievably, what makes all of us ________at home every day is my little “nightmare (噩梦)”. Over the past four years, my baby has been the No.1 ________of smiles at home. No words could fully ________ my contained joy. Everyone in my family has been ________ by what such a wonderful “gift” has brought to us.

1.

A．wore

B．discovered

C．forced

D．kept

2.

A．crying

B．laughing

C．screaming

D．talking

3.

A．unreasonable

B．unforgettable

C．unpredictable

D．unreal

4.

A．order

B．control

C．curiosity

D．expectation

5.

A．questions

B．debates

C．ideas

D．routines

6.

A．steal

B．buy

C．produce

D．develop

7.

A．arrangement

B．punishment

C．award

D．attention

8.

A．fortunately

B．gradually

C．absolutely

D．eventually

9.

A．senior

B．dark

C．healthy

D．annoyed

10.

A．joy

B．fear

C．confusion

D．depression

11.

A．issue

B．opportunity

C．challenge

D．job

12.

A．laugh

B．fly

C．play

D．sing

13.

A．sign

B．source

C．tester

D．destroyer

14.

A．adjust

B．sense

C．guess

D．describe

15.

A．controlled

B．followed

C．inspired

D．amused

3 . Four Tips to Stay Safe During a Heat Wave Very hot temperatures have been breaking records during the summer across the USA. But it’s not just in the USA heat wave in June set new record highs. So what is a human to do?     1    

·Dress for the Weather

During a heat wave, you have to dress properly. Clothing like loose and light-colored clothes are best if you have to work or be outside.     2     Also be sure to protect your face, hands and any other exposed skin with sunscreen (防晒霜), or you can wear a hat and sunglasses.

·Avoid Outdoor Activities

If possible, participate in outdoor activities during the morning hours.     3     Take frequent breaks in the shade. If you’re working outside in the heat, and the activity makes your heart race faster, stop and get inside to cool off and rest, especially if you feel light-headed (头昏眼花的) or confused.

·Keep Cool

    4     If that’s not possible, try to go to a public place like a library, mall or a movie theater. Many cities will open up shelters during heat waves to provide citizens with relief, especially in areas where air conditioning (空调设备) isn’t widely used.

·    5    

Heat-related illness can affect anyone, but some people are particularly at risk. If you live with, or know people, like young kids, the sick or elderly, overweight people, outside workers, check on them frequently during a heat wave. We should monitor those at risk at least twice a day for signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and babies and young children, even more frequently.

A．Avoid the Side Effects

B．Protect Those Most at Risk

C．Here are four heat wave safety tips to help you deal with the dangers.

D．If not, you can put off them until evening when temperatures are cooler.

E．During a heat wave, you’d better stay indoors where there’s air conditioning.

F．This will help protect yourself from sunburn and help you keep a little cooler.

G．That is the best way to keep you from being affected by the high temperatures.

4 . 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 is an artistic practice of writing Chinese characters, often with a brush and ink on rice paper. The     1     (develop) of Chinese calligraphy began alongside the earliest Chinese characters     2     (discover) to date from the Shang Dynasty in Anyang, Henan Province. Over time, calligraphy gradually took shape as a form of art rather than a mere means of record. Calligraphy is a     3     (demand) and advanced art. The type of brush, density (浓度) of ink and texture (质感) of paper can all affect the output. Structure and spacial layout (空间布局) as a whole determine its quality. Moreover, it is widely believed     4     the emotions and philosophy of the writer are directly reflected on calligraphy.

Calligraphy is refined art (高雅艺术). Lan Ting Xu, created by Wang Xizhi during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420),     5     (be) one of the most famous masterpieces of Chinese calligraphy.     6     (it) elegance and expressive brush work bestowed (授予) it both historical     7     cultural significance in Chinese literature. Calligraphy is also within reach, which means other common people can have access to it. Like     8     Spring Festival couplets, calligraphy has always demonstrated persons’ preference for the traditional cultures     9     hanging up some famous works of calligraphy. Without doubt, the artistry is still     10     (high) valued today, for it is more than just writing, it is a living heritage.

5 . 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。

I have a passion for fishing and animal protection, which can date back to my childhood. When I was young, my father was a fish and wildlife officer, so he traveled all over the province in the spring and fall. He loved his job, especially the part where he protected nature from human.

He’d taught me to fish alone, in silence, lost in my own thoughts.

I still remembered that special day. Midweek, even in late August, no one was around. Police Outpost Lake is as far as you can go and still be in Canada. Songbirds, ducks, and Canada geese glided (滑翔) by on the breeze, touching down briefly on the water’s surface before flapping and quacking their way back up into the sky, passing in front of the sun, temporarily blocking its warming rays.

“How can I get the fish with these birds making noise?” I complained, rod (鱼竿) in my hand.

“Be patient, Jacob. Birds won’t disturb you.”

Out of the corner of my eyes, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a few great northern loons (潜鸟) stayed together not far from the shoreline. Dad once told me loon usually travel alone, but here were five of them in a group. Maybe it was a family? One loon, making odd sounds, swam away from the group, towards me.

This is unusual.

“Dad! Come here! Take a look at this loon!”

Hearing this, dad laid his rod down on the dirty sand, walking quickly towards me.

The loon rested in the shallow water near shore, not ten feet away from us. It was so close, we could see its red eyes.

“Look at that beak (喙)!”I said. “It could easily hurt us to death with that thing! It could tear our faces! Blind our eyes!”

Walking into the water, getting closer to the loon, we both saw thin wire wrapped around its neck. Fishing line maybe? Was there a hook(钩子)on the line, too? Was the loon asking us for help?

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。
Paragraph 1: Reaching down, I touched its feather, my heart racing.
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Paragraph 2: “Hurry, Dad! I can’t hold this bird forever, you know!” I said.
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6 . Three Ways to Tackle Anxiety

Everyone feels anxious at times. Anxiety can surface when you face a challenge or have something to worry about. It turns on your body’s stress response. This instant rise of stress hormones (荷尔蒙) is a survival response. It prepares you to react quickly and protect yourself. If you’re scared or feel unsafe, anxiety causes you to be careful.     1    Here are three things that can help:

Start with a “growth” mindset (思维模式). Some people have a fixed mindset. They think, “I’m too anxious to speak in class. So I don’t raise my hand.” They don’t think things can change.       2     People with a growth mindset know this. They know they can get better with effort and practice.

Breathe. When you feel anxious, take a few slow breaths. Slow breaths can slow the release of stress hormones.     3     As you guide your attention to your breath, you can pay less attention to anxious thoughts and feelings. Breathing like this can help you feel steady and less anxious.

    4     Don’t wait for anxiety to go away. You might think that you’ll put off speaking in class or talking to that new person until you no longer feel anxious about it. But it doesn’t work that way. It’s facing the anxiety that helps you lower it.

Learning to tackle anxiety takes time, patience, and practice. Being willing to face situations that cause anxiety really helps .Start with one small step.       5    

A．Talk to others.

B．Face the situation.

C．It’s best to learn how to deal with it.

D．They can be uncomfortable but they aren’t harmful.

E．They can help your body and mind feel more at ease.

F．The more you practice, the better you’ll get at lowering anxiety.

G．But brain science shows that you can teach your brain new ways to respond.

7 . Most e-bikes have rechargeable lithium-ion (锂离子) batteries, the same that power smartphones and laptops. All these batteries have the potential to fail when damaged,overcharged or operated in extreme temperature conditions. E-bike batteries, though, are much bigger — between 50 to 100 times more — than the ones in our personal electronics,and pose a greater risk.

On May 20, a folding bike in a South London apartment began smoking, then within seconds a big fire erupted. According to Dom Ellis, deputy commissioner for the LondonFire Brigade, the bike’s owner purchased it second-hand to commute (通勤) to work and bought an aftermarket battery from an unclear online marketplace.

Lithium-ion batteries are popular because they’re easily rechargeable. But if something fails, they can overheat, said Anna Stefanopoulou, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan. This kicks off a bad cycle called thermal runaway. The melting battery materials fuel the flames, sending out more heat, and that heat also creates a flammable (易燃的) gas, she said. In other words, when a battery breaks down, the fire is self-sustaining (自我维持的) and hot.

Electric cars also contain lithium-ion batteries, but fires are less common compared with e-bikes. Cars have cooling systems and their batteries are more protected, she said. Any electric vehicle battery replacements would also likely take place through an authorized facility.

E-bikes, on the other hand, don’t have temperature regulators and their batteries are more exposed to the environment and possible impact, so minor manufacturing flaws (生产缺陷) can become problems, Stefanopoulou added. She said the cheaper batteries can suffer from flaws and low-quality control.

E-bike riders also tend to use their batteries more actively. A huge battery in an electric car can last more than 200 miles, and drivers top them off (加满) regularly. E-bike commuters are used to draining their batteries again and again throughout the week, which can add to the stress.

1. Why are e-bike batteries much more dangerous than the ones in personal electronics?

A．They are of much larger.

B．They are of different materials.

C．They are easily overcharged or damaged.

D．They are operated in extreme temperature conditions.

2. What was the main problem with the folding bike causing a fire on May 20?

A．It was purchased from another user second-hand.

B．It was produced by an unqualified manufacturer.

C．It was already out of date when second-hand bought.

D．Its original battery was replaced with an aftermarket one.

3. Why are electric car fires less common compared with e-bikes?

A．Electric cars seldom use lithium-ion batteries.

B．Electric car batteries are not exposed to heat or fires.

C．Electric cars are equipped with battery-protection systems.

D．Electric cars are equipped with better lithium-ion batteries.

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

A．How to Protect E-bike Batteries

B．Why E-bike Batteries Break Down

C．Why E-bike Battery Fires Are Deadly

D．How to Prevent Fires from E-bike Batteries

8 . When most kids go to the beach, they’re too focused on making sandcastles and splashing around to notice litter, but several years ago, for 7-year-old Cash Daniels, noticing a plastic straw sparked a lifelong passion for saving the planet.

Cash, who is now known as the “conservation kid”, has always loved nature. He grew up fishing along the Chattanooga River, after all! But once he learned that 80 percent of all trash from land and rivers ends up in the ocean, he couldn’t sit back.

He started with cleanups along the river, something that quickly went from a family affair to a community effort with volunteers and neighbors. In 2019, Cash, together with a Canadian conservationist, Ella Galaski-Rossen, started a nonprofit called the Cleanup Kids. Despite living in different countries, they managed to create educational videos on their YouTube channel. “We hope to be a really big nonprofit that eliminates plastic in the U. S. and Canada,” Cash said. “We want to inform kids and adults in the landlocked states of how their actions are connected to the water and the ocean,” Cash said.

Cash was selected as one of America’s top 10 youth volunteers of 2021 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. He also earned the title of National Honoree, where he received a$5,000 grant to go to a nonprofit of his choice, and he became the first person to win the Youth Conservationist Award two years in a row from the Tennessee Wildlife Federation.

“I want to travel the world, teach others, and help them feel connected to the ocean. Because if you are connected to the ocean-if you love it and what lives in it—you’ll want to protect it,” he said. “This is my fun, and it becomes more fun with every new discovery.”

1. Which can replace the underlined words “sit back” in paragraph 2?

A．Fall asleep.	B．Lose heart.
C．Turn a blind eye.	D．Lend a hand.

2. What is the purpose of starting the Cleanup Kids?

A．To recycle waste plastics.

B．To make instructive videos.

C．To spread marine knowledge.

D．To appeal for ocean protection.

3. Which of the following best describes Cash Daniels?

A．Sympathetic and devoted.	B．Initiative and talented.
C．Ambitious and humorous.	D．Determined and modest.

4. What does Cash Daniels story imply?

A．Passion fuels dreams.

B．Great minds think alike.

C．Helping others is of great fun.

D．Actions speak louder than words.

9 . Robotics/Artificial Intelligence (AI) Competitions for High School Students

Robotics and AI competitions are a great way for high schoolers to dive into modern technologies. Here are four of them.

MATE ROV Competition

Location: Houston, Texas

Awards: VR headsets

Competition Date: March to June

MATE ROV Competition challenges students to design and build remotely operated vehicles, and its purpose is to see who can design a vehicle that will help monitor ocean health, provide clean energy, or just help keep our oceans healthy for the future.

RoboRave

Location: Lorrach, Germany

Awards: Small cash prizes

Competition Date: November

RoboRave is a robotics competition that welcomes participants to compete in various challenges like firefighting. The competition’s unique aspect lies in its international reach, bringing together enthusiasts from around the world to celebrate robotics education and hands-on learning.

Agorize AI Challenge

Location: Virtual for initial phases, then in Paris, France for the final award ceremony

Awards: A trip to the destination of your choice, iPad, Apple TV

Competition Date: September

In this project, you can work in teams of 2-5 people to present an idea for how we can use AI-technologies to impact a specific field, like marketing, healthcare, etc. You’ll send in your initial application in a 3-5 slides presentation, and if your team makes it pass this phase, you’ll have the opportunity to include more information about your product features.

OpenCV AI Competition

Location: Online

Awards: Certificates, cash, free courses

Competition Date: December

In your project, you can either work individually or in teams of three using computer vision technologies. OpenCV AI Competition suggests project ideas related to robotics, agriculture or education, but you’re not limited to these areas.

1. Which of the following mainly welcomes the entries for oceanic conditions?

A．RoboRave.	B．MATE ROV Competition.
C．Agorize AI Challenge.	D．OpenCV AI Competition.

2. What is the unique feature of RoboRave?

A．It is held every month.	B．It offers online training.
C．It is a global competition.	D．It promises a national tour.

3. What do Agorize AI Challenge and OpenCV AI Competition have in common?

A．They allow teamwork.	B．They provide free courses.
C．They fund their winners.	D．They need presentations at first.

10 . Gang (团伙) tensions were rising at Southwood High School. Some community activists held a(n) ________meeting with parents and the principal. A group of the fathers ________ decided it was time to make their ________ known on campus.

That’s how Dads on Duty was born with its goal - make sure the kids are ________. Around 40 men organized into six-person shifts, with two shifts on campus every day. They ________ the day after the meeting. These people ________ their own schedules and commitments without complaint. Some of them are fathers of kids at the school, while others are not but expect the youth in their community to know they have a(n) ________ village behind them.

Now, anyone who wants to enter the school with ________ will have to avoid energetic papa bears, big smiles and many dad jokes. It’s hard to be a tough guy when somebody’s uncle has just ________ you into checking your shoelaces for countless times, only to find that they are not, in fact, untied.

Since Dads on Duty arrived on campus, gang battles have ________ declined. “The school has been ________, you can feel it,” said one student. Another told the Washington Post, “They ________ all the kids like we’re their own children.”

The dads aren’t meant to ________ security guards. If they do see a(n) ________ may occur, they get security on the scene as soon as possible. Their presence is meant to be more ________ than reactionary.

1.

A．regular

B．difficult

C．emergency

D．scheduled

2.

A．on duty

B．in attendance

C．at work

D．under guard

3.

A．voice

B．status

C．effort

D．presence

4.

A．safe

B．hardworking

C．healthy

D．equal

5.

A．practiced

B．started

C．gathered

D．prepared

6.

A．check

B．maintain

C．sacrifice

D．arrange

7.

A．large

B．wild

C．entire

D．local

8.

A．confusion

B．anger

C．fright

D．shock

9.

A．tricked

B．persuaded

C．forced

D．scared

10.

A．never

B．unexpectedly

C．further

D．dramatically

11.

A．happy

B．curious

C．cautious

D．innovative

12.

A．yell at

B．interact with

C．make fun of

D．look up to

13.

A．change

B．post

C．replace

D．criticize

14.

A．debate

B．theft

C．fight

D．instance.

15.

A．practical

B．extraordinary

C．temporary

D．preventive