1 . 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 Xi’an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history. It     1     (build) originally to protect the city     2     the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible       3     (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.

We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.

After     4     (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what     5     (good) than to ride on a piece of history!

We     6     (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky     7     did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all     8     way around the Xi’an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and     9     (watchtower) to take pictures or just to watch the local people going about their     10     (day) routines.

2 . 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。

A MOTHER’S DAY SURPRISE

The twins were filled with excitement as they thought of the surprise they were planning for Mother’s Day. How pleased and proud Mother would be when they brought her breakfast in bed. They planned to make French toast and chicken porridge. They had watched their mother in the kitchen. There was nothing to it. Jenna and Jeff knew exactly what to do.

The big day came at last. The alarm rang at 6 a.m. The pair went down the stairs quietly to the kitchen. They decided to boil the porridge first. They put some rice into a pot of water and left it to boil while they made the French toast. Jeff broke two eggs into a plate and added in some milk. Jenna found the bread and put two slices into the egg mixture. Next, Jeff turned on the second stove burner to heat up the frying pan. Everything was going smoothly until Jeff started frying the bread. The pan was too hot and the bread turned black within seconds. Jenna threw the burnt piece into the   sink and put in the other slice of bread. This time, she turned down the fire so it cooked nicely.

Then Jeff noticed steam shooting out of the pot and the lid starting to shake. The next minute, the porridge boiled over and put out the fire. Jenna panicked. Thankfully, Jeff stayed calm and turned off the gas quickly. But the stove was a mess now. Jenna told Jeff to clean it up so they could continue to cook the rest of the porridge. But Jeff’s hand touched the hot burner and he gave a cry of pain. Jenna made him put his hand in cold water. Then she caught the smell of burning. Oh dear! The piece of bread in the pan had turned black as well.

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As the twins looked around them in disappointment, their father appeared.

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The twins carried the breakfast upstairs and woke their mother up.

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3 . Heightened anxiety affects a person’s world, including his or her senses. Symptoms such as paralysis, numbness, or blindness which are not connected to a medical cause and are often traced to a psychological problem, are frequently termed conversion disorders (转换障碍).

I once met a client affected by blindness. Russ, a successful 66-year-old man, described visiting the local zoo with his wife and grandchildren when anxiety washed over him. His vision narrowed. “It felt like clouds were closing in on my eyes,” Russ said. Russ’s sight continued to narrow until he was almost completely visionless.

The experience occurred several times and eventually, Russ refused to leave his home. His medical doctor conducted numerous tests, but a medical explanation could not be identified.

As I gathered information about Russ’s life, it became clear that he was experiencing difficulty adjusting to an enormous life change — retirement. Yet, though most people look forward to retirement and regard it as a positive and well-deserved change, it was tough for him to admit he missed the important and respectable role he had performed so well. For forty years he had worked tirelessly to solidify the success of his company, so giving up “the mission” left him feeling empty and anxious.

Russ then shared his internal struggle with his wife, Mary. She supported him in developing new ways to fill himself up, such as caring for his grandchildren and contributing to several community architectural projects. He successfully re-consolidated his sense of self later.

It is normal and human to feel anxiety during the adjustment period. Bringing unconscious anxieties and conflicts into conscious awareness prevents the anxiety from taking over. And talking to a loved one or getting support from a psychotherapist is also necessary.

1. What trouble did Russ meet with while visiting the local zoo?

A．Missing the visiting time.	B．Getting separated from his wife.
C．Losing his sight for the moment.	D．Having his eyes blocked by clouds.

2. According to the author what is the root cause of Russ’s trouble?

A．Losing the essential role.

B．Having nobody to talk with.

C．Being ignored by his colleagues.

D．Looking forward to early retirement.

3. In what way did Russ overcome his problem?

A．By enriching his new life.

B．By starting a new company.

C．By seeing the doctor regularly.

D．By moving to a new community.

4. What can be drawn from this text?

A．Heightened anxiety is easy to deal with.

B．Rebuilding one’s confidence takes patience.

C．One’s attitude adjustment matters when facing significant transition.

D．Increasing conscious awareness helps one fit in with the new life.

4 . Ants have the almost unique ability among animals to switch between individual and collective(集体的) action, according to new research which uncovers the mystery behind their impressive teamwork.

The insects are able to transport objects such as food that are much larger than themselves by naturally understanding when to be part of the collective muscle and when to play an individual “scouting(侦察)” role for the group, researchers found.

Experiments using the breakfast cereal showed how groups of a dozen or more ants working together could transport much bigger items by pushing in the same direction. But more importantly, when the group moves off course or heads for trouble, the ant who first realizes the problem transforms into a highly individualistic leader.

This ant signals the need for a direction change by pulling at a different angle — and her colleagues instantly accept the decision and follow suit.

“The individual ant has the idea of how to pass a thing that blocks their way but lacks the muscle power to move the load. The group is there to promote the leader’s strength so that she can actually carry out her idea,” said Ofer Feinermann, the study’s lead author.

But the lead ant will only carry the baton for a short period, typically shouting to others for 10 to 20 seconds, by which point another ant has become best placed to make leadership decisions.

“As far as we can tell the scout is no different to the other ants, such as in creativity. No one designates(指派) her as the leader, and she designates herself because she has current knowledge about the correct direction,” he added.

Ants are among the very few creatures, besides humans, that can collectively carry loads far heavier than an individual member of their creatures.

The study by the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel was published in the journal Nature Communications.

1. What does the new research mainly tell us?

A．Ants usually work together to look for food.

B．Ants usually turn to others for help when finding food.

C．Ants are good at delivering food larger than themselves.

D．Ants are able to work both individually and collectively.

2. When moving the load, _________.

A．the scout usually works individually

B．ants work together towards the same direction

C．every ant wants to play a role of the leader

D．ants elect a leader through a discussion

3. What does the underlined part “carry the baton” in Paragraph 6 mean?

A．Act as a leader.	B．Win the respect.
C．Work very hard.	D．Lose heart.

4. According to this passage, the leader of an ant group must have _________.

A．a good sense of direction	B．the strongest body
C．the great creativity	D．a good reputation

5 . Born in California and representing the United States before switching to China, teenager Gu Ailing will be most likely to be one of the faces of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

The 17-year-old is a freeskier(自由式滑雪运动员) and grade-A student with an American father and Chinese mother. She grew up and still lives in the United States, but in June 2019 she made the “quite difficult” decision to compete for China. She wrote on Instagram that she was “proud of my heritage and equally proud of my American upbringings (培养)”.

As for the decision to compete on behalf of China, she said it is “valuable opportunity to help inspire millions of young people in China where my mom was born.”

Gu graduated from a San Francisco high school last year and is focusing on her Beijing 2022 training. It is reported that She scored 1,580 points out of a maximum 1,600 in the SAT (美国大学入学考试), and has been offered a place at Stanford.

Gu started on the snow at the age of 3, was competing in national competitions at 9 and won her first World Cup event at 15. She won two gold medals and a silver for China at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. On Jan. 30th, 2021, Gu made her debut(首次亮 相) at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado and won two golds and a bronze.

“My goal is to win Olympic gold,” she told the official Olympic website. “It’s the top achievement. And that would be rewarding for all the work that I’ve done to achieve greatness in the sport.”

1. What do we know about Gu Ailing?

A．She grew up in China.	B．She is an average student.
C．She will graduate from a high school.	D．She decided to compete for China.

2. Which of the following words can best describe Gu Ailing?

A．Helpful and knowledgeable.	B．Modest and hard-working.
C．Clever and ambitious.	D．Creative and confident.

3. What’s the main idea of the fifth paragraph?

A．Gu Ailing won her first World Cup event at 15.

B．Gu Ailing’s achievements as a freeskier.

C．Gu Ailing’s training when she was young.

D．Gu Ailing learned to do snow sports in China.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Gu Ailing—An American Freeskier	B．Gu Ailing—A Stanford Graduate
C．Gu Ailing—A talented Chinese Freeskier	D．Gu Ailing—An Olympic Champion

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。

Today I will introduce the Tomb-sweeping Festival. Tomb-sweeping Festival(清明节), or Qingming Festival in Chinese, is     1     festival to worship(敬奉) ancestors in China and usually falls     2     April 4 or April 5. Tomb-sweeping Festival can be traced back to Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC—256BC), with a history of over 2500     3     (year). According to the tradition, people eat cold food during this festival.

Around Tomb-sweeping Festival, people visit their ancestors’ tombs(坟墓) with food, wine, fruits, joss sticks(香烛) and zhiqian(纸钱). Food, wine and fruits     4     (put)in the front of the tomb and then the joss sticks and zhiqian are burned. Also, people should     5     (clean) weeds and sweep away leaves around the tomb     6     (show )their respect to their ancestors.

Qingming is a festival as well as one of the Chinese 24 solar terms(二十四节气),    7     means the change of air temperatures, rainfall and biotemperature(生物温度), and farmers arrange their farming activities     8     (active). Qingming is the solar term implies the coming of spring and the increase of rains and temperature. It is a best time for ploughing(耕作) and sowing as well as for spring outing. Therefore, after the festival, farmers are busy in     9     (do) their farming works, and people go out for fresh air and kinds of sports activities, like riding on the swing, and flying kites.

This is     10     we call the Chinese Qingming Festival.

7 . We found him at our front door, frightened and shaking. My mom said we’d take care of him until we found out who'd________him.

I’d always wanted a dog, but we couldn’t have one because my sister was________. Now at twelve years old, I still________a dog. So far, my wish had been________. But the little puppy gave me the ________ to play with, feed and care for a dog. I didn’t ________ to think of him as my own, but when a whole day went by with nobody claiming (认领) him, I began to ________. I touched him all night, ________that I was his very owner. Another day went by. The puppy and I were becoming ________. However, I had to remind myself that somebody would claim him________.   

In the evening, somebody ________ to ask about the puppy. My heart________. When she hung up the phone, my mom had a ________conversation with my dad. A few minutes later, they came out and told us that the puppy, called “Fuzzer”, belonged to some other ________.They already had an older dog that didn't get along with Fuzzer. Their mom had never ________to keep Fuzzer and wanted to find him another________! My parents saw how well I’d________with and cared for Fuzzer, and they knew I had always wanted a dog.

________, my sister had not had an allergic reaction to him. Mom told us that Fuzzer was________now.

Fuzz and I grew up together and he was my true________throughout my teenage years.

1.

A．chosen

B．lost

C．hidden

D．deserted

2.

A．fearful

B．cruel

C．impatient

D．allergic

3.

A．longed for

B．came across

C．aimed at

D．believed in

4.

A．fruitless

B．secondary

C．ridiculous

D．secure

5.

A．stage

B．standard

C．chance

D．choice

6.

A．need

B．dare

C．wish

D．fail

7.

A．hope

B．worry

C．regret

D．puzzle

8.

A．doubting

B．dreaming

C．admitting

D．promising

9.

A．inseparable

B．dynamic

C．lonely

D．depressed

10.

A．now and then

B．over and over

C．sooner or later

D．back and forth

11.

A．visited

B．indicated

C．called

D．guaranteed

12.

A．stopped

B．beat

C．bled

D．sank

13.

A．comfortable

B．direct

C．endless

D．private

14.

A．wanderers

B．elders

C．kids

D．soldiers

15.

A．appealed

B．agreed

C．pretended

D．refused

16.

A．home

B．job

C．friend

D．cage

17.

A．struggled

B．compared

C．dealt

D．bonded

18.

A．Clearly

B．Casually

C．Amazingly

D．Temporarily

19.

A．theirs

B．his

C．hers

D．ours

20.

A．defender

B．companion

C．toy

D．possession

8 . Ruby Kate, 11 likes to spend time with residents at the local nursing homes where her mother Amada works as a nurse.

One day last summer, Ruby_______that a resident named Pearl was staring out of the window and looking very_______. Ruby and Amanda learnt that Pearl’s dog had just left. She couldn't _______to have someone take care of her dog and it was basically homeless. After a little more _______, Amanda and her daughter found out that Pearl only gets $40 each month from her Medicaid check. Many of the other residents received just as little — if _______ — spending money at all.

Pearl’s story_________Ruby. She wanted to do something to_________her and the other residents. So she got out a_________and wrote down a simple question: “What are three things you wish you had?”

Amanda was_________of Ruby’s broad question. She didn't think her daughter would ________with anything helpful. “In my adult mind, that question is not going to ________” said Amanda. “They're going to tell you that they want things you can't give them.”

She went door to door at the nursing home, __________residents to list their three wishes. When Amanda saw what her daughter wrote in her notebook, she was__________that the list was filled with just________ requests like new pillows, books, razors and peanut butter.

Ruby and Amanda________all of the items on the first list and that started a chain reaction of ________ and kindness. They launched a GoFundMe page to__________money to fulfill more wishes. Soon after, Ruby's story went viral and she's now collected more than $250,000 and__________ her own nonprofit called Three Wishes for Ruby's Residents.

“I'd like it to go on ________ and ever and ever,” she said. “Because I just want it to go________and I want it to go around the states and even in different countries.”

1.

A．warned

B．noticed

C．screamed

D．worried

2.

A．upset

B．curious

C．exhausted

D．satisfied

3.

A．expect

B．bother

C．afford

D．agree

4.

A．discussing

B．examining

C．sharing

D．digging

5.

A．any

B．so

C．not

D．ever

6.

A．moved

B．struck

C．changed

D．depressed

7.

A．comfort

B．compensate

C．help

D．protect

8.

A．brochure

B．pen

C．diary

D．notebook

9.

A．skeptical

B．aware

C．tired

D．confident

10.

A．put up

B．bring up

C．end up

D．show up

11.

A．matter

B．work

C．inspire

D．arise

12.

A．persuading

B．ordering

C．asking

D．advising

13.

A．delighted

B．confused

C．frightened

D．shocked

14.

A．simple

B．demanding

C．unreasonable

D．strange

15.

A．collected

B．bought

C．made

D．removed

16.

A．curiosity

B．anxiety

C．sympathy

D．generosity

17.

A．raise

B．earn

C．save

D．borrow

18.

A．managed

B．founded

C．advertised

D．invested

19.

A．temporarily

B．cheaply

C．forever

D．efficiently

20.

A．richer

B．higher

C．faster

D．bigger

9 . Keeping curious kids from disrupting wildlife

Interacting with the wild, naturally curious kids tend to collect seashells at the beach or keep small wildlife as pets.     1     So how to help kids protect the wild while enjoying spending time outsides? Here are alternatives for some of the most common outdoor behavior no-nos.

Take an interest, not things. Kids show interest in picking flowers, rocks, or shells outdoors. They’re part of wildlife's habitat and play an important role.     2     Let kids explore with a magnifying glass (放大镜)instead of their curious fingers. Let whatever they find outside stay outside.

    3     It seems a fun idea to throw pieces of bread to ducks. Animals have unique dietary needs that are different from humans. Eating human food can make them sick or become dependent on human food. Bears are an example of animals that often have to be killed after developing a taste for human food.

Admire animal afar, not disrupt nearby. The urge to take a photo with a squirrel, bird, or slow-moving turtle can be strong for kids.     4     Instead, remind kids to stay away and show them how to use a camera's zoom button, or just admire with their eyes.

Take well-worn paths, not off-road romps (嬉戏). Kicking piles of leaves, stepping on bushes, and walking through forested areas can unintentionally scare wildlife. If surprised animals defend their homes, everyone could get hurt. Nobody likes having a guest come in and destroy their home and act rudely.    5    

A．Keep snacks away from animals.

B．Share food if animals are hungry.

C．Exposure to them develops kids’ love and curiosity.

D．The same rule applies to visiting wildlife in their homes.

E．Animals rely on plants for hiding; rocks and shells, for homes.

F．Approaching animals disrupts what they do for survival, such as eating.

G．Despite innocent purposes, kids’ curiosity accidentally damages the wild.