1. Who is probably the speaker?
| A．A reporter. | B．A teacher. | C．A writer. |
| A．He read a book. | B．He looked after the horse. | C．He enjoyed the snow. |
| A．Sad. | B．Moved. | C．Casual. |
| A．Help those around us as much as we can. |
| B．Read as many books as we can. |
| C．Be grateful for what we have. |
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1. What is Linda going to do this afternoon?
| A．Go to the dentist. | B．Date with the man. | C．Go to the supermarket. |
| A．Monday. | B．Thursday. | C．Friday. |
| A．Have his teeth examined. | B．Brush his teeth twice a day. | C．Eat less dessert. |
4 . Craftsman Qian Gaochao and his son recently spent more than six months making three “chicken-blood” stone carvings showing the taekwondo and wrestling competitions of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022. As a national inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of the chicken-blood stone carving technique, Qian Gaochao says that he is working on the other carvings related to the Asian Games in the chicken-blood stone museum in Changhua town, Zhejiang Province.
Chicken-blood stone is one of China’s most prized decorative materials and has been used for centuries to create carved works with characteristic red markings. With its bright blood-red color, bright crystal-like jade texture, quality and shape, chicken-blood stones are celebrated the world over. The artistic value of Changhua chicken-blood stone lies in its adaptability, which can be made into decorations of various sizes and forms. It is not only a mineral specimen (标本) that records geological changes, but also a cultural relic that reflects the productivity of different eras, living conditions and folk customs.
The stone has become a cultural symbol of deepening bilateral friendship in diplomatic (外交的) activities. For example, in 1972, the Chinese premier gave Changhua chicken-blood stones to Japan as State gifts. In 1986, a seal of Changhua stone was presented to the US. In 2016, the Changhua stone sculpture “Haliaeetus Albicilla Duda Portrait Seal” was presented to Poland. In September 2016, 36 sets of portrait seals were given as gifts to guests who attended the 11th G20 Summit held in Hangzhou.
“As a craftsman, I’m not only doing carving work but also recording the development and changes of our society and remembering the era through the medium of my carvings,” Qian Gaochao says. He has created fascinating works, many of which are related to important events in Chinese history and famous people who have made significant contributions to the country.
“We are also recruiting qualified people to continue to inherit and innovate these traditional skills,” Qian Gaochao says. “Additionally, we often hold research activities and provide training courses, enabling more young students to understand and learn Chinese traditional culture,” he adds.
1. What do Qian Gaochao and his son’s recent works describe?| A．Famous athletes. |
| B．Beautiful natural scenery. |
| C．International sporting events. |
| D．Ancient folk customs in Changhua. |
| A．adjustability. | B．probability. |
| C．capability | D．responsibility |
| A．Presenting the popularity of chicken-blood stone. |
| B．Showing the role of chicken-blood stone in diplomacy. |
| C．Explaining the approaches to promote Changhua’s economy. |
| D．Proving the importance of Chinese culture in connecting the world. |
| A．He provides free carving courses for qualified students. |
| B．The innovation of traditional culture faces great challenges. |
| C．Learning carving skills is not attractive to modern young people. |
| D．He devotes himself to recording China’s development through carving. |
5 . Lindsay couldn’t go to her gym after Beijing shut down indoor sports facilities in May because of a coronavirus outbreak. So she started cycling and soon fell in love with the sport. “I realized a racing bicycle was quite different from a regular bike,” she said. “It’s very fast and exciting, and I couldn’t stop anymore.”
Bicycles have long been a means of transport in China and once outnumbered cars on city streets. Now cycling is also increasingly seen as a sport by the urban middle class that has benefited from China’s growth into the world’s second largest economy. Biking events organized by Beijing cycling club Qiyi totaled about 10,000 participants over the past year, with about 50% of them regulars. Nationwide, at least 20 million people are participating in the sport, according to the Chinese Cycling Association.
The pandemic has played a role, with authorities moving quickly to close non-essential businesses, including gyms, during outbreaks under a strict zero-COVID approach. Cycling, which can be done individually as well as in groups, has largely been free from restrictions that limit gathering. For cyclist Yang Lan, the reason why she loves cycling is that the sport provides an escape from the daily life in the coronavirus era. “With the pandemic, it seems to be the only way for us to run away from the terrible city life and pace,” she said.
People will have more choices for sports and entertainment when the pandemic is over. But Feng Baozhong, the vice president of the Chinese Cycling Association says that he expects cycling to remain popular. Because it’s driven by China’s growing economy, growth of the sports industry and increasing concern about health due to COVID-19. “The pursuit of health will not disappear,” he said, “and the popularity of cycling is also a sign of the public’s awareness of environmental protection and pursuit of a low-carbon lifestyle.”
1. How many people in the Qiyi club take part in cycling activities regularly?| A．More than 10,000. | B．Around 10,000. |
| C．Around 5,000. | D．Around 20,000,000. |
| A．She enjoys cycling alone. |
| B．She likes participating in cycling activities. |
| C．She can get a break from the city life. |
| D．She saves money by riding to work. |
| A．People are paying more attention to health issues. |
| B．China’s economy is getting worse due to the pandemic. |
| C．The sports industry is in crisis during the lockdown. |
| D．Other sports will replace cycling when the pandemic is over. |
| A．Pandemic Harms Cycling | B．Pandemic Fuels Cycling |
| C．Cycling Boosts Sports Industry | D．Cycling Means a Low-carbon Lifestyle |
6 . JOBS AT HOLKER
Graduate Data Analyst
Following a recent reorganisation within the Holker Group, a new role of Graduate Data Analyst is to be created to support the Holker Group Reporting Function. This is a new given working within a small team.
Although basically we are looking for data analyst/reporting skills, there will be a need to accept tasks in other areas of the IT/Business cycle.
Skill Requirements:
As a data analyst, you will need to
● Develop and track key performance indicators, using data dashboards, graphs and visualisations.
● Manipulate, analyse and interpret complex data sets relating to the employer’s business.
● Mine and analyse large and diverse datasets, drawing out key information and presenting them successfully to management using Microsoft BI.
● Prepare reports for internal and external stakeholders using business analytics reporting tools.
● Gather, understand and document detailed business requirements using appropriate tools and techniques.
● Identify areas to increase efficiency and automation of processes.
● Develop records management processes and policies.
● Identify, evaluate and implement external services and tools to support data validation and cleansing.
Salary: £20-25k dependent on experience
Hours: Normal office hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm but the person appointed (委任的) will be required to work extra hours that are reasonably required to achieve their duties.
Staff Benefits (员工福利):
● Yearly Leave
● Company Pension
● Company Discounts
● Free On-site parking
Please apply providing your CV (简历) and covering letter to Glyn Biggs – Glyn@holker.co.uk or by mail to The Estate Office, Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 7PH
Closing date for applications: 16th October 2022.
1. Who is fit for the job wanted at Holker?| A．A software designer. | B．An activity planner. |
| C．A graduate data analyst. | D．An advanced business manager. |
| A．Salary of over £25,000. | B．Working hours of over 8. |
| C．Free parking outside. | D．Paid yearly leave. |
| A．An application letter. | B．A science report. |
| C．An academic article. | D．A company website. |
7 . Basketball is a team sport, and a good pass is very important. The pass is the action of moving the ball to create scoring opportunities. The pass calls for self-sacrifice for the greater good of the team.
The chest pass is a quick and accurate pass from the chest of the passer to the receiver.
In a bounce pass, the ball is bounced from the floor before reaching the receiver of the pass. The ball should bounce from that spot to arrive at your receiver above the knee and below the chest.
A baseball pass is best used for long distance passes.
Practice these passes and you are sure to become an offensive threat on the court.
| A．Power comes from the legs. |
| B．It sacrifices accuracy because of the distance. |
| C．Passing also helps boost the spirit of your team. |
| D．In other words, the ball should arrive at the receiver’s waist. |
| E．It is the most effective pass and fastest way to move the ball. |
| F．An overhead pass is a pass thrown with both hands over your head. |
| G．An effective pass is a combination of good timing, speed and accuracy. |
8 . Despite the fact that there has never been so much wealth or so many wealthy people in the world, many of the world’s poor people still live in material and energy poverty. Could you and I cut back on our consumption (消耗) so as to make some space for others to increase theirs?
I am sure we could. But, unfortunately, everything about our economic systems is set up to make us believe and behave otherwise. The default (默认) mindset is that there is nothing wrong with wanting ever newer and more expensive things as long as we can afford them.
Look around you for a moment. No society anywhere before lived like this. Further, since our spending must necessarily be someone else’s income, we tell ourselves that we actually make the world a better place every time we buy another pair of shoes or trade in a car for the latest model. And that’s the tug (拉) of war that plays itself out cruelly in our lives, as one side of our age cries out “less”, and from the other side comes the answering cry “more”.
Of course, wanting to live a better life is deeply ingrained in human nature. Otherwise, we would never have generated the progress that has brought us to our present station.
But now we should think deeply about how and why we consume.
After all, even the earliest thinkers in the history of economic—including Adam Smith—thought, having more does not always translate into being happier. Evidence shows that many people in the developing world, despite being hard-up, report being just as happy as those in the materially rich societies of the West.
So what now? The answer, perhaps, is to try to be rich in the enjoyment of things, not in the accumulation (堆积) of them. A pair of good shoes, lightly creased (起皱) but also carefully polished (擦亮) once a month a meal cooked at home instead of a trip to McDonald’s—such as these lie our act of saving from the virus of compulsive (强迫性的) consumption.
1. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?| A．People tend to buy things unreasonably. |
| B．People refuse to cut down on consumption. |
| C．People all face material and energy poverty. |
| D．People believe in political and economic systems. |
| A．Held. | B．Rooted. | C．Changed. | D．Possessed. |
| A．Trying to be rich. | B．The more, the better. |
| C．Enjoying what we have. | D．Focusing on the compulsive consumption. |
| A．Entertainment. | B．Health. | C．Education. | D．Economy. |
9 . Hearing the notes coming from the other side of the wall, Giorgio was moved. This was our way of saying “I don't know who you are, but I'm here. You're not
It turned out his neighbor's name was Emil and he was 78 years old,
“When I wrote the song—Dear Emil, I started
Giorgio shared on March 14th that he’d received
| A．unique | B．awake | C．alone | D．accompanied |
| A．originally | B．eventually | C．typically | D．regularly |
| A．got sick | B．passed away | C．got injured | D．passed by |
| A．hospital | B．store | C．firm | D．apartment |
| A．piano | B．violin | C．photo | D．instrument |
| A．wife | B．friend | C．mother | D．daughter |
| A．describing | B．picturing | C．admiring | D．predicting |
| A．hurt | B．challenge | C．virus | D．war |
| A．tap | B．knock | C．call | D．note |
| A．heard | B．seen | C．felt | D．smelled |
| A．doubt | B．affect | C．matter | D．conflict |
| A．object | B．light | C．trouble | D．worry |
| A．order | B．instruction | C．promise | D．word |
| A．harmonious with | B．similar to | C．equal to | D．reunited with |
| A．bettered | B．disturbed | C．changed | D．confirmed |
A New Addition to the Family
For the initial ten years of his life, Victor was the prince of the household. As he was an only child, his parents petted him and showered all their love and attention on him. Whatever toys his parents bought, they were always meant for him. Whatever food was in the refrigerator, there was no one to compete with him to polish it off first. Victor could leave his toys or books around the house with complete ease of mind, knowing that there was no one who would get their hands on his belongings and cause any damage.
However, all that was to change overnight when Victor’s parents brought back his new baby sister, Lina, from the hospital. With her rosy cheeks, wide open eyes and angelic smile, Lina caught the hearts of her parents, grandparents and relatives. Everyone focused their attention on the cute bunch of joy. Whenever she cried, her mother or father would rush to her bed. She simply cried because she wanted to be carried. There was little time left for Victor.
Now that Victor’s mother had his baby sister to take care of, she expected Victor himself to do most of the chores he can do. Victor was asked to clean his own room, iron his own school uniform and clean his own shoes. Before Lina’s arrival, he had never lifted a finger to help out with these tasks. The whole family also went out less because it was unhealthy to expose Lina to the bacteria(细菌) being in the outside world too often.
Victor felt neglected by his parents. He felt that they loved Lina more than him. As a result, he tried to attract his parents’ attention by becoming resistant. One evening, Victor’s parents were called up by his teacher because Victor had got into a fight at school. His teacher had noticed Victor’s behaviour and work attitude changing downwards in the past two months. Before that, he had been a model student.
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Upon hearing the teacher’s feedback, Victor’s parents got lost in thought.
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