3 . Emily Bhatnagar has always loved reading. “Growing up, I was really shy, so I always turned to books,” she said. “They became my best friends when I didn’t have one.”

In 2019, when Emily was in her second year of high school, her dad suffered from cancer. The news was difficult for the family. Books became an even bigger comfort, and she started thinking about families in similar situations. When her father recovered, she came up with a plan to help others. “The idea came from the fact that there were kids who were facing the same problem,” she said.

Then, Emily started the book drive in her hometown, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The goal was to collect books and give them to kids being treated for cancer in local hospitals. Her father was not surprised by this plan. “She always wants to do things for the neighborhood,” he said. Since the start of the book drive, which she calls For Love & Buttercup, Emily has collected more than 10,000 books.

Emily had no idea how much attention her work would get. She started by posting on social media, asking people in her area to donate. “I was expecting maybe two or three neighbors to do it,” she said. “But it ended up blowing up,” especially when newspapers began reporting it.

The Children’s Inn is one of the places where Emily has donated books. “Donations like Emily’s share a piece of the world with kids and families that they may not experience,” said its director, Aisha Campbell. Emily continues to run the book drive with her parents’ help. She hopes to one day make it reach more kids. The memory of the first time she visited children who’d received her books sticks with her. “It was the best day of my life,” she said. “I realized I wanted to do this type of work forever.”

1. What made Emily come up with the book drive?

A．Her father’s illness.	B．Her care for others.
C．Her habit of reading.	D．Her own shyness.

2. What did Emily’s For Love & Buttercup want to do?

A．Help her father defeat cancer.	B．Give her father a surprise.
C．Comfort other kids in need.	D．Collect books for hospitals.

3. How did Emily feel about the book drive at first?

A．Uncertain.

B．Surprised.

C．Proud.

D．Disappointed.

4. What is Emily’s future plan?

A．Getting more help from her parents.	B．Starting another book drive very soon.
C．Making her program benefit more kids.	D．Writing books about her experiences.

4 . 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。

No sooner had I finished the midterm exam than I knew I failed in maths again. Mrs. Steward, my maths teacher, asked me to stay after school to talk about my maths study. I was among those students who worked hard and achieved academic success at school — apart from maths. Though I did well in many other subjects, I wouldn’t be on the honor roll (光荣榜) that term if I couldn’t make significant progress in maths. And, the honor roll would be announced in just several weeks. I was frustrated.

Having spotted my depression, Mrs. Steward said, “There will be another important maths test before the honor roll is fixed. Cheer up! I could spare some time after school to help you. You can make it.” “No, thanks,” I declined, adding that I just wanted to go home and never think about maths again. “I am just naturally a poor maths learner.” I almost cried.

Mrs. Steward didn’t give up. She looked me in the eye and said, “You are good at learning. I believe you can change it if we work together.” For a moment, I kept silent, wondering if she might be right. “What time does your bus come?” she asked. “In half an hour,” I replied. She asked if I would like to use the time to deal with the math problems I met in the exam. Encouraged by her, I began to look at my midterm maths paper.

We settled the difficulties in the paper and made a plan to meet every other day after school for the following three weeks. She went over each problem, carefully explaining the solutions. Sometimes I had difficulty understanding her explanation, and she would come up with a different approach to getting across the answer. Soon, the day to take the test came.

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。

Mrs. Steward walked around in the classroom, handing out the test papers.

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The next Monday. Mrs. Steward came in, with the honor roll in her hands.

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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。

The early 1400s was a glorious era in Chinese history. In 1405, a fleet of over 200 ships navigated the blue seas, with almost 28,000 people on board. The largest ships, which     1    (be) over 140 meters long, demonstrated the advanced technology and special skills in constructing ships. On behalf of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He, a great explorer, made a total of seven     2     (voyage) between 1405 and 1433. The fleet, loaded with china, silk, tea and other treasures, paid friendly visits     3     more than 30 countries and regions. The navigators took compass readings, kept logs     4     charted the coast.

These journeys had     5     far-reaching impact on China and its neighbors. Legends have been passed on about Zheng He in the countries and regions     6     he set foot. Zheng He’s efforts helped develop     7     (harmony) relations with these countries and regions, introducing foreign people to Chinese culture, and     8     (allow) the Chinese to better understand overseas lands.

For many years, some historians dismissed the records of these explorations as legends. The final proof came when an enormous shipyard     9     (discover) in Nanjing, where the fleet had been built. With his accomplishments widely     10     (acknowledge), Zheng He is remembered as one of China’s most influential explorers.

7 . Putri Prihardinni, a freshman at the Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, is amazed at how traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has continued to develop since she began studying it a year ago.

When she was 10, she _________ from constant headaches. So, her mother took her to see a TCM doctor near their home in Indonesia. After several weeks of _________ the bitter herbal medicine, her symptoms disappeared.

“His medical skills were like magic,” Prihardinni recalls. The _________ of being cured by TCM encouraged her to _________ TCM study.

Also from Indonesia, 21-year-old Banon Sayekti is one of Prihardinni’s _________. As she has never been _________ to TCM therapy before, Sayekti found it _________ to understand this branch of medicine at the beginning of her first semester.

“Chinese people believe that good health requires a _________ of yin and yang, and TCM doctors not only _________ a patient’s symptoms, but also to his or her __________ physical condition.” Sayekti says.

Many overseas students, __________, face difficulties in fully understanding the meaning and function of TCM medical terms __________ cultural and language barriers. To help them, the university offers various training courses for freshmen.

“People in my country are becoming increasingly interested in TCM. Numerous social media vloggers(视频博主) in my country are __________ their experiences with Chinese medicine,” Sayekti says. She plans to open a TCM clinic after graduation. “I want to tell my friends Chinese medicine is a __________ choice.”

As for Prihardinni, she wishes to obtain a postgraduate degree. “TCM study is a lifelong __________. I know it is not easy to persist, but I would like to give it a try.”

1.

A．recovered

B．suffered

C．escaped

D．prevented

2.

A．receiving

B．sharing

C．consuming

D．checking

3.

A．hope

B．purpose

C．discovery

D．memory

4.

A．continue

B．pursue

C．expect

D．appreciate

5.

A．classmates

B．professors

C．doctors

D．patients

6.

A．admitted

B．devoted

C．committed

D．exposed

7.

A．challenging

B．unwilling

C．surprising

D．exciting

8.

A．mixture

B．balance

C．collection

D．range

9.

A．get used to

B．get down to

C．pay attention to

D．look forward to

10.

A．total

B．overall

C．regular

D．usual

11.

A．therefore

B．besides

C．otherwise

D．however

12.

A．due to

B．instead of

C．apart from

D．as for

13.

A．assessing

B．remarking

C．documenting

D．advertising

14.

A．painstaking

B．fundamental

C．trustworthy

D．game-changing

15.

A．honour

B．concept

C．experience

D．endeavour

8 . In 1985, 16-year old Douglas Casa collapsed when running the championship 10,000 meter Face at the Empire State Games. With just 200 meters to go, he got up and then fell down again. his body temperature at dangerous levels.     1    

How does an exertional heat stroke(劳力性热射病) come about? When you exercise, in normal circumstances, nearly 80% of the energy you use is transformed into heat.     2     And your body can radiate the heat quickly through cooling methods like the evaporation of sweat. But with uncompensable heat stress,your body is unable to lose enough heat, raising your core temperature beyond normal levels. This creates cells that no longer function properly. If these cells increase sharply, there can be destructive results, including liver damage, blood clot formation, and even the failure of vital organs.

    3    The main criterion is a core body temperature greater than 40℃ along with physical symptoms like confused behavior or loss of consciousness. The most accurate way to assess core body temperature is with a rectal thermometer(直肠温度计).

The good news is that though this condition is one of the top three leading causes of death in sports, we can do something effective to save lives.     4    

As far as treatment goes, the most important thing is to cool first, transport second. Because the human body can bear a core temperature above 40°C for about 30 minutes before cell damage sets in, it’s essential to initiate rapid cooling on site.     5     As you wait, it’s important to keep the victim calm while cooling as much surface area as possible until emergency personnel arrive.

A．It is definitely survivable with proper care

B．This is what is known as compensable heat stress.

C．So how do you recognize an exertional heat stroke?

D．So how do exertional heat strokes affect our health?

E．Exertional heat stroke has long been a serious concern.

F．He had suffered an exertional heat stroke, or sunstroke

G．But before you start anything, emergency services should be called.

9 . A China-led research team has completed a genetic study on penguin species to understand how they evolved from their flying ancestors 60 million years ago into the excellent swimmers today.

The study analyzed the genes of all living penguins and those that had died out, alongside their fossil data. The research provides new findings about the genetic basis for penguin evolution and its adaptation to the environments in oceans.

The study confirmed that ancient penguins originated in Zealandia, which used to be a continent in the South Pacific Ocean, about 65 million years ago. The ancestor of penguins appeared about 14 million years ago, after which global climate changes drove the penguin evolution and contributed to the formation of new species, said lead researcher Zhang Guojie from Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

It also identified a series of genes that allow the bird to live both on land and in water. Over 60 million years, penguins have gradually become smaller in size, and they have evolved to be more suitable for the new environments, according to Zhang.

Researchers in the study also discovered that penguins at high latitudes (纬度), such as emperor penguins, had evolved much faster than those at low latitudes. It suggests that the extreme Antarctic environment put greater environmental stress on penguins and sped up the adaptation of the high-latitude species to extreme environments.

These findings help to understand which genes contributed to the penguin adaptations to oceans and extreme cold environments on Earth, Zhang said.

“They also demonstrated that penguins have adapted to an ever-changing world during the past 60 million years, so there is no need to worry about how the species respond to future climate changes.”

1. What do we know about the ancestors of penguins?

A．They evolved because of climate changes.

B．They disappeared about 14 million years ago.

C．They were smaller in size than penguins today.

D．They were excellent swimmers 65 million years ago.

2. What is the main reason for penguins at high latitudes to evolve faster?

A．The small size of penguins.

B．The extreme cold environments.

C．The stress from other species.

D．The ever-changing environment.

3. What is the researchers’ attitude towards the penguins in the future?

A．Negative.

B．Doubtful.

C．Uncaring.

D．Optimistic.

4. What did the research focus on?

A．How climate changes made penguins learn to fly.

B．How penguins evolved to adapt to new environment.

C．How human activities influenced penguins’ evolution.

D．How penguins began to live in water 14 million years ago.

10 . Qin Yueyu has managed to fulfill a dream that initially seemed unusual. Her reproduction (仿制品) based on the murals (壁画) at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang gains online popularity and sees her fame grow, as technique and attention to detail wins many admirers.

Qin’s creation that was brought to public attention was meant to be displayed for her graduation. It runs 2.1 meters high and is her re-creation of part of the mural in Cave 159 of the Mogao Grottoes, a piece from Tang Dynasty. Qin restored every vivid detail of the mural and made sure its size was the same as the original. Her work made its way to the list of trending topics on social media platform Sina Weibo at the end of May. She has also attracted more than 10,000 followers to her personal account on Xiaohongshu, another social media platform.

Qin developed an interest in painting at 6. Then, the cartoon Nine-Colored Deer produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio introduced her to the charm of Dunhuang. The strong elements of Dunhuang scenery in the cartoon left a deep impression on her. “I became curious about Dunhuang and more interested in art,” she recalls.

In the beginning, Qin struggled with every step of mural reproduction. “The only way is to practice over and again,and learn from your mistakes,” she says. Through trial and error, Qin continued perfecting her skills and has reproduced dozens of well-known murals in Mogao Grottoes.

Qin feels very lucky that she can now make a living by doing something she likes. She is glad that her efforts have helped popularize the murals. “I hope I can tap into more stories about Dunhuang and present them in my future works.”

1. What can we learn about Qin’s creation from paragraph 2?

A．It was created based on a piece from Song Dynasty.

B．It is smaller than the original mural in Mogao Grottoes.

C．It was originally designed to be on show for her graduation.

D．It has attracted 1,000 followers to her account on Xiaohongshu.

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason for Qin’s success?

A．Making a living by painting.	B．Sticking to her dream.
C．Paying attention to detail.	D．Learning through trial and error.

3. What can be inferred according to the passage?

A．Qin has made a big fortune through her work.

B．Qin will pay a visit to Dunhuang in the future.

C．Qin enjoys making money by popularizing murals.

D．Qin will continue to create mural reproduction of Dunhuang.

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．Artist Becomes Curious about Dunhuang	B．Murals of Cave 159 Wins Admirers
C．Artist Paints a Career from Grottoes	D．Mogao Grottoes Gains Online Popularity