1 . Smartphones allow us to do some great things.     1     The apps allow us to do even more with our phones. One app that encourages creativity among its users is TikTok, also known as Douyin.

TikTok is an app used for making music videos that can be shared with others. It provides some parts of popular songs. People can use the   songs as background music in their videos.     2     People record themselves doing dance moves, lip-syncing (对口型) with the music and just having fun. Some users like to make videos when they travel.     3     And of course, videos of cute animals moving in time with the music are always popular. Users can edit (编辑) their videos with different tools. The end results can be quite impressive (令人赞叹的).

Users can communicate with each other by leaving comments (评论) or giving “likes” on a video.     4     They are like stars with other users waiting for their next video to come out.

The app doesn’t just help make its users more popular.     5     One example is singer Christine Welch, who wrote A Million Possibilities. This song was very popular among Chinese users of the app. Because of that, Christine was invited to sing at a 2019 New Year’s concert in Beijing!

TikTok is a form of social media (媒体). It is fun for anyone who likes to be creative or enjoys the creativity of others.

A．Its users are certainly creative.

B．We can hardly live without technology.

C．Users with popular videos can become famous within the app.

D．It presents the world’s knowledge that matters in everyday life.

E．Others record themselves playing games or doing something very exciting.

F．Some musicians’ songs used in the app have also enjoyed great popularity.

G．We can play games, search for information online, take photos and watch videos.

2 . 假如你是来自美国的留学生Mike，去年你和寄宿家庭一起过了春节，请你根据以下内容，描述一下你的过节经历和感受。内容包括：
1. 节前，打扫房间，贴春联（couplets），挂灯笼（lanterns）；
2. 除夕 （the eve of the new year）一家人吃团圆饭（reunion dinner），看电视、放鞭炮（firecrackers）；
3. 初一（the first day of the first Lunar month）人们穿新衣、拜年(exchange greetings）、孩子们领红包（red packet）；
4. 你的感受。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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3 . With time ______ ________, he almost forgot everything.
随着时间的流逝，他几乎忘记了周围的一切。

4 . Our team showed great _____________ in the face of difficulty, ________ contributed to our great achievement.
我们团队在面对困难的时候展现出坚持不懈的精神, 这促使我们获得极高的成就。

5 . Numb with a _______ ________, they couldn’t let out a scream anymore, with palms sweating.
由于头脑一片空白，他们发不出呼喊，且手掌一直在出汗。

6 . 假如你是李华，你的同学刘明对学习英语感到迷茫，词汇不会认读，语法不懂，阅读、听说不会等等……想请你指导一下。请你用英语写一封信，针对具体情况，告诉他如何学英语，并提出建议。
内容要点：1.谈对英语学习的认识（难学，但要有信心）；
2.具体如何克服学习上所遇到的困难，如词汇、语法、阅读听说……，即提建议（至少要3个）。
参考词汇：词汇 vocabulary     语法 grammar
注意：   1. 词数100左右        2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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7 . 要是我驾照考试再次失败怎么办呢?
________ ________ I fail in the driving test again?

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。

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism recently unveiled 10 nation a-level Yangtze River themed tourist routes. Yichang city in Central China’s Hubei province,     1     the Three Gorges Dam lies, is an important part of the routes.

Visitors can take a cruise from downtown Yichang to the tribe, enjoy traditional ethnic group singing and dancing, rub shoulders with inheritors of intangible cultural heritage and go     2    (hike) along the Yangtze River. Yangtze River, one of the “mother     3    (river)” of China, symbolizes the nation’s rich history and culture, with its awe-inspiring currents and picturesque views along its banks.

During the May Day holiday, Yichang received over 6.07 million tourists, with     4     increase of 67.22 percent over 2022. The total tourism revenue(收益) reached about 4.15 billion yuan($599.1 million), increased     5     88.21 percent compared with 2022.     6    (locate) in the Xiling Gorge between the Three Gorges Dam and Gezhouba Dam, the Tribe of the Three Gorges scenic area welcomed 89, 900 tourists, with a total tourism revenue of 11.86 million yuan during the holiday.

Since the May Day holiday, the country     7    (see) a boom in its domestic tourism, and destinations along the river are     8    (extreme) popular among travelers. At present, photos, short videos and live streams about the beauty of the Yangtze River are being shown online to a     9    (globe) audience. The China Cultural Center is holding events     10    (promote) river tourism resources in Paris and Tokyo.

9 . Many people love to listen to music while driving. Thanks to the world’s musical roads, drivers now don’t need to turn the radio on.     1    

A musical road can create music when a car tires go over grooves (凹槽) on the road. To produce beautiful music, drivers must pass over the grooves at a certain speed. Signs often tell drivers the right speed.

    2    . Since the mid-1990, musical rads have appeared in many different countries.     3    . To warn drivers to the incoming music, all the roads are marked by colored musical notes that are painted on these roads. Drivers can decide whether to go over the grooves or not because they are set on the side of the road.

In Hungary, there is a musical road in honor of one of the country’s most popular musical performers — Laszlo Bodi. Bodi was the lead singer for the band Republic.     4    . Sadly, Bodi passed away in 2013. But people still remember him as there’s a road where drivers can hear 30 seconds of the Republic song “Road 67”.

    5    . In Indonesia, a road plays the first six notes of “Happy Birthday”. The fifth note is a little out of tune, though. This “mistake” keeps drivers awake and aware, and it has reduced the number of traffic accidents. Such is the power of music and musical roads.

A．Musical roads are also keeping drivers safe.

B．There is not any music road in Eastern countries.

C．Musical roads help improve the road safety greatly.

D．But they can also enjoy music while taking road trips.

E．Formed in 1990, the group is one of Hungary’s biggest acts and is still active today.

F．The first musical road was created in Gylling, Denmark, in 1995.

G．For example, in Japan, there are many musical roads throughout the country.

10 . 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 remember the day as clear as glass. I was in 6th grade and my teacher had just announced it was a class break, a time we were allowed to eat snacks and move around the classroom. But on that day, I reached a breaking point.

My friend sat across from me. Two classmates who were attention seekers were making fun of him again. They did something mean to him every day: stealing his school supplies, calling his sister ugly, or laughing at his big head. On this day, they were singing a song about him, “Chicken, chicken Josh.” They sang endlessly and cruelly. Those words were like a bite of hot pepper to my friend, who turned red with anger and embarrassment, while tears of frustration dropped from his eyes. I could see how hopeless he felt.

Normally, I would just sit and watch it all. I was very shy. I rarely spoke during breaks or raised my hand in class. I was so shy, in fact, that my teacher made me a chart to tick every time I raised my hand. She said I’d receive a prize if I filled it up. But I never did. It didn’t help with my shyness; it just made me more self-conscious. But on this particular day, I took a stand. I’d had enough. I stood up and shouted, “Leave him alone!” Silence broke out, all eyes in the room fell on me. But the silence was short-lived as everyone went back to enjoying their break. For the rest of the day, every time the bullies would laugh at my friend during class, I would scream, “Stop troubling him,” or, “It wouldn’t hurt to be nice.”

But these words didn’t help. In fact, it made the situation worse: I too became a victim. From that afternoon on, the two bullies began to make up songs about me. They chanted, pronouncing my name in a different dialect to show I was different from them. This mocking and disrespect upset me a lot. I felt helpless.

注意：1. 续写词数应为 150 左右；
2. 请按所给格式在答题卷的相应位置作答。

A few weeks later, I spoke to my teacher after class.

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One day, my teacher finally said, “David, I think it’s time to get the principal involved.”

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