1 . Alexis was a student, the only son of his wealthy parents, and felt entitled to the luxuries he had in his life. On a class field trip, Alexis met the forester, Justin, who had been living in a wooden house in the forest over ten years. When learning Justin’s life, Alexis laughed at him with his friends.

During the field trip, Alexis and his classmates passed by an entrance to a cave. “This looks so cool!” Alexis exclaimed. He wanted to go inside the cave, but his teacher stopped him.

The next day, Alexis reached the cave with his four friends, only to find they couldn’t take their schoolbags through the entrance. One by one, the teenagers entered the cave and were amazed to see how wide it was from the inside. Albert picked a large stone up and hit one of the walls with it. “This place is so cool!” he laughed quietly before the rocks from the wall came falling.

“Watch out, Albert!” Alexis said and pulled Albert towards himself. The teenagers screamed in fear when they saw the rocks fall. They couldn’t see anything because of the dust floating in the air.

The friends were scared when they realized they were trapped in the cave. “HELP! WE ARE STUCK!” the teenagers started screaming for help, hoping someone would hear them.

Fate sent Justin to the cave. The forester picked berries every day from the trees near the cave. While he was walking back to his house, five bright-colored schoolbags caught his attention. Then he approached the cave and shouted, “Hey! Who’s in there?”

“I’m Alexis ! I came here yesterday with my teacher! Help us, please! We are stuck!”

“Okay, calm down, children! I’ll help you out!” Justin said.

Justin quickly called 911 and informed them about the kids in the cave. Thinking the paramedics (护理人员) would take at least twenty minutes to arrive, he decided to help the kids himself before it was too late. Justin quickly grabbed a shovel and a flashlight and rushed back to the cave’s entrance. Meanwhile, Alexis and his friends tried to stay calm. A few minutes later, Alexis and his friends could see the flashlight shine through the cave’s entrance. Seconds later, they rushed outside the cave and took a deep breath in the fresh air.

Just then, the paramedics arrived.

1. What may lead to Alexis looking down on Justin?

A．His lower education.	B．His poor family.
C．His bad reputation.	D．His living condition.

2. How did Alexis feel about the cave at first?

A．Doubtful.

B．Curious.

C．astonished.

D．Scared.

3. Why did Justin appear near the cave?

A．It was his daily routine.	B．He saw five colorful schoolbags.
C．He came to look for the children.	D．He heard the screaming for help.

4. What lesson can we learn from the story ?

A．Lucky or unlucky.	B．Don’t judge a person by his looks.
C．Curiosity kills the cat.	D．Once in a blue moon.

2 . How many calories should you eat in a day? Many factors go into determining your calorie needs. Your age, weight, gender/sex, height and activity level and if you want to maintain, lose or gain weight and so on all play a role. So, how many average calories per day should you aim for?

Everybody’s daily calorie needs are different, which can make it hard to figure out the magic number. In general, men and people assigned male at birth (AMAB) need more calories than women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB). Active people need more than those who have desk jobs. And younger people need more than older people, whose metabolisms (新陈代谢) slow down as they age.

Calories per day for women and people AFAB

Age	Calories: inactive	Calories: moderately active	Calories: active
21–25	2,000	2,200	2,400
26–30	1,800	2,000	2,400
31–50	1,800	2,000	2,200
51–60	1,600	1,800	2,200
61+	1,600	1,800	2,000

Source: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion).

Calories per day for men and people AMAB

Age	Calories: inactive	Calories: moderately active	Calories: active
21–25	2,400	2,800	3,000
26–35	2,400	2,600	3,000
36–40	2,400	2,600	2,800
41–45	2,200	2,600	2,800
46-55	2,200	2,400	2,800
56–60	2,200	2,400	2,600
61–65	2,000	2,400	2,600

Source: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion).

Keep in mind, these calorie recommendations are for people who are at a normal weight. If your weight is above the normal range for your height and your goal is weight loss, you need to consume less. A shortage of 500 calories can provide a weight loss of 1 pound per week.

1. If you are a male of 24,always sitting in the office, daily calorie you need is .

A．2400

B．2000

C．2800

D．2200

2. Which of the statement is true according to the passage?

A．People of same age consume the same calories per day.

B．At age 61, men moderately active need more calories than women active .

C．If you are losing weight, you need to consume calories as the recommendations.

D．As metabolisms slow down, the elderly need more calories than younger people.

3. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．To persuade us to lose weight .

B．To tell us how many calories we should eat every day.

C．To remind us to eat according to calories recommendations.

D．To tell us age weight, gender, height and activity level etc. determine daily calories need.

3 . 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。

When we are little kids, birthday parties are momentous occasions. They are our time to shine, and we love everything about them: the balloons, the games, the cake, the gifts, and so on.

After reading cool stories about police officers solving mysteries, Allen Miller thought the police were awesome, hoping to become one of them! So, when he had to choose a theme for his seventh birthday party—he went with his favorite: the police! And all he wanted for his birthday party was a model police car. He excitedly invited some of his friends and anxiously awaited the day. Unfortunately, none of them could make it to the party due to various reasons,

Allen’s mom Rachel wrestled with the challenging decision: should she cancel the party and save Allen the embarrassment of an empty party room? He had been looking forward to the party and talking about it daily, so it would break his heart to cancel it.

Officer Frank Smith, who had already planned with Rachel and agreed to show up at the party, heard from Rachel that it might be canceled due to low attendance. That’s when he decided to save the day—he is a police officer after all! His duty is to serve and protect, and he decided to protect Allen from having a bad day, and serve him the most amazing seventh birthday party! Officer Smith got the whole local police to join in. “We like to be involved in our community. It’s not just about enforcing (执行) the law. We like to be there in the good times as well,” he explained to Rachel.

On the day of Allen’s party, Officer Smith picked up Rachel and Allen in his police car. The boy didn’t know where they were going, but was excited. They stopped at Town Hall, and officer Smith led them into the meeting room where a group of policemen were waiting to wish Allen a happy birthday.

注意;
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

There, a party was waiting for him.

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After they enjoyed the cake, Officer Smith took out a gift bag.

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4 . 汉译英
1. ___________n.   名誉，名声
2. ___________adj.崇高的，宏伟的，高贵的
3. ___________ vt.购买，采购
4. ___________adj.视觉的，视力的
5. ___________n.承认，认出，赞誉
6. ___________n.烟草，烟叶
7. __________vt.滥用，虐待，辱骂
8. ___________vt.打扰，搅乱，使烦恼
9. ___________n.毒品，药物
10. ___________vt.吸引全部注意力，吸收

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

With the development of AI technology, the dream that you stay in bed and press a button to send a robot to do all the work may     1    (actual) come true.     2     is known to all, to achieve the aims of being capable of learning from experience, adjusting to new inputs and     3    (perform) tasks like humans, many approaches to     4    (create) true AI have been put forward, including “deep learning”,     5     has the capacity of analysing massive amounts of data through multiple layers, imitating the complex works of the human brain. Nowadays, AI has an unlimited number of     6    (apply) in many fields: finance, health care, machine and art, etc. All in all, this technology was a double sword. It changed our way of life, but we also should pay attention     7     some warnings while     8    (enjoy) its convenience.     9     is our duty to make good use of the technology. And we believe tomorrow will be     10    (good).

6 . Top Scientific Breakthroughs in 2023

The pace of innovation never slows, and the impact of the breakthroughs will redefine the way we live, work and connect with the world.

A New Era for Space Exploration

Space exploration is one of the core missions in many countries. Recently, the newest mission to the moon was launched as NASA’s Artemis Program, which would pave the way for a future mission to Mars. This new era of space exploration will drive technological advancements in fields beyond astronautics and stimulate progress in real-world applications like materials, food science, and modern industry.

A Milestone in AI Predictions

For decades, the scientific community has chased a greater understanding of relationships between protein functions and 3D structures. In July 2023, Deep Mind revealed that the folded 3D structure of a protein molecule (分子), which reduced the number of human proteins with unknown structural data from 4,800 to just 29. While there will always be challenges with AI, the ability to predict protein structures in biology has implications across all life sciences.

Greener Fertilizer Production

Every year, billions of people depend on fertilizers for the ongoing production of food, and reducing the carbon footprint and expenses in fertilizer production would reshape the impact agriculture has on emissions. To reduce energy requirements, researchers from Tokyo Tech have developed a noble-metal-free catalyst (催化剂), which is much more environmentally friendly and safer to the agricultural produces.

Supercomputer—Exascale

Exascale computers, which can perform a mind-boggling quintillion (10¹⁸) mathematical operations per second, finally arrived in 2023. They’ve already helped refine weather forecasts and design new materials, and new ones will be coming online soon. The world’s most powerful supercomputers, operating at the far frontier of speed known as the exascale, have now begun to boom. These results from exascale machines coming online in the next few years promise to open a new window into materials, climate science, and medicine.

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1. What do the Space Exploration and Fertilizer Production have in common?

A．They take a lot of time.	B．They make influence on the food.
C．They need government cooperation.	D．They cost a big sum of money to maintain.

2. Which aspect has a close connection with biology?

A．A New Era for Space Exploration.	B．A Milestone in AI Predictions.
C．Greener Fertilizer Production.	D．Supercomputers—Exascale.

3. Where is this text probably taken from?

A．A textbook.

B．An exam paper.

C．A magazine.

D．A science fiction.

7 . Driving is a dangerous activity. Every single day people, for a variety of reasons, are hurt or killed in accidents. One woman, an emergency nurse in the Phoenix, ________ to let a man in an accident become just another motor vehicle death ________.

On the morning of July 26, Leigh Ann just ________ her fourth straight night shift. After a stress-filled day at work, Leigh Ann was ________. She was heading home along the way when she noticed a horrible ________ in the distance. As she got closer, she ________ it was a cement truck turn on its side.

Obviously, it was a(n) ________ accident, and emergency first responders had not yet ________. Leigh Ann knew that she had to act. She hurried over to the truck, ________ crossing the usually busy highway, which was empty at the time.

She then quickly ________ the situation. She discovered the driver was trapped, still ________, but injured and losing blood at an alarming rate. The nurse ________ the man, and then used the man’s belt to stop any further blood loss. Leigh Ann ________ him until the rescue team took him away.

As for what put her in that ________ to help that man, Leigh Ann said. “My professional spirit does direct my ________. I’m far from perfect, but at that particular moment, my previous work encouraged me to give a helping hand.”

1.

A．hesitated

B．promised

C．refused

D．pretended

2.

A．statistic

B．witness

C．intervention

D．survivor

3.

A．arranged

B．exchanged

C．deserved

D．completed

4.

A．stunned

B．homesick

C．exhausted

D．cheerful

5.

A．figure

B．scene

C．shadow

D．scenery

6.

A．realized

B．suspected

C．recalled

D．remembered

7.

A．avoidable

B．similar

C．consistent

D．recent

8.

A．retrained

B．arrived

C．swept

D．calculated

9.

A．unwillingly

B．safely

C．innocently

D．casually

10.

A．assessed

B．imagined

C．exposed

D．presented

11.

A．considerate

B．conscious

C．reliable

D．grateful

12.

A．encountered

B．followed

C．approached

D．convinced

13.

A．cared for

B．depended on

C．subscribed to

D．brought up

14.

A．protection

B．preparation

C．position

D．opportunity

15.

A．lesson

B．service

C．career

D．path

8 . 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。

For many years, my only companion was our dog, Sno. A small but mighty Bichon Frise, our dog may have looked ordinary, but he was smart, creative, and always ready for ice cream and rolling at my request. While I worked, he slept, waking to chase the red cat from next door, greet a delivery person, or sit in the sunshine.

We didn’t agree on everything, especially when to get up and when to go to bed. He sighed with boredom when a project was due and I didn’t have time to play. He didn’t understand weekends, deadlines, and visitors who left him. However, we both agreed on walking.

At least once a week, we took a long walk to the beach. For him, there were tall grasses and exciting smells. For me, there were other dog walkers and neighbors to catch up with. We returned tired, thirsty, and very happy.

Being a dog with huge ambition and short legs, Sno needed several breaks along the way. The one at the entrance to the beach was his favorite, possibly because he knew we were circling back home. There, on a windy summer day, he looked up at me just as I was looking down at him. We both grinned (咧嘴笑). This was the best walk ever.

When he was old and dying, our walks were shorter and closer to home. I’d take him for a walk and then go out for my own walk, wandering around the beach like we used to do. I always grinned when I got to the entrance to the beach, remembering that summer day when he was young and energetic.

In his final days, Sno still insisted on walking. It took twice as long to take even the shortest walk, but we enjoyed every step. Then came that Sunday when he leaned hard toward the beach walk. How could I refuse his last-walk wish?

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2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

We took the walk.

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After he died, I went for the long walk.

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9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the woman talking with?

A．Her teacher.

B．Her uncle.

C．Her classmate.

2. Where did the earthquake take place according to the woman?

A．In New Zealand.

B．In America.

C．In Canada.

3. Why did the woman come back to Canada?

A．She got hurt in the earthquake.

B．She wanted to take a break.

C．She took an exchange program.

4. When is the woman going back to school?

A．In two weeks.

B．In a month.

C．In two months.

10 . 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。

Emojis are widely used in our daily lives and have become     1     important way of communication. The first emojis were created in 1999 by Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita,     2     worked on a mobile Internet platform     3     (call) i-mode. Kurita attempted to develop a simple way for people     4     (express) emotions in short text messages.

As emojis gained     5     (popular), they faced a significant technical hurdle (障碍) : early emojis could not     6     (send) across different mobile platforms, since there was no standardized encoding (编码). This issue was resolved in 2010 by the Unicode Consortium, an organization responsible     7     maintaining a standardized encoding of text and symbols across platforms. This allowed for cross-platform communication and continued expansion in emoji usage worldwide.

Given     8     (they) origins in Japan, many early emoji characters were reflective of Japanese culture. As they’ve spread     9     (global), new characters have been added to account for cultural differences and provide a more universal means of communication. Users must also consider cultural sensitivities when     10     (communicate) via emojis, as certain symbols can have hugely different meanings across different cultures.