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。

Chinese rescue teams helped save at least six people, including a pregnant woman and three children, in two separate     1    (operate) in earthquake-stricken Turkey on Thursday.

The Zhejiang Rescue Team of Ramunion said that its members worked with Turkish soldiers and local rescuers to free five survivors, including three children, from a     2    (heavy) damaged building at around 1:30 pm local time in Iskenderun, a port city in southern Hatay province.

In Antakya in the country’s south, the Chinese official rescue team, together     3     local rescuers, carried a pregnant woman out of the     4    (danger) ruins of a building at around 1:30 am, according to China’s Ministry of Emergency Management.     5    (save) the woman, rescuers and technical experts, led by Zhao Yang, deputy head of the Chinese rescue team, went into     6     ruins to survey the conditions before working out a rescue plan.

Chinese rescuers and experts participated in the entire rescue,     7    was supported by equipment     8    (bring) to Turkey by the Chinese team, the ministry said.

Seven rescuers from the Zhejiang Rescue Team of Ramunion, an NGO from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, arrived in Turkiye at 1:30 pm on Wednesday.

They immediately     9    (head) to Iskenderun after teaming up with a nine-member local logistics (后勤) support team. The Ramunion workers threw     10    (they) into the rescue attempt despite temperatures dropping to -8℃, according to the NGO.

2 . In Connecticut, &teacher made a big decision that would change the course of her life and her new student’s.

Jenna Riccio, a busy elementary school teacher, encountered a _________ that would test her pity and kindness. In 2019, Jenna _________ her new student, Nate, fell ill and needed emergency surgery. Unfortunately, the blood infection _________ the amputation (截肢) of his loge and left arm. When Jenna _________ everything and went to see Nate at the hospital, she found him alone. She decided to bring him _________ by being there for him. However, her _________ was not just an act of kindness. Jenna learned Nate had been _________.

Concerned for his well-being, Jenna _________ his social worker to apply to adopt Nate. Feeling _________ the worker agreed to help. __________, when she told her decision to her then-boyfriend, Tim who’s __________, too, he readily agreed.

Two years later, things __________ for Jenna in her love life. She and Tim got married, and disabled Nate was the ring bearer. However, their family didn’t become __________ until 2022 when Nate became their legally adopted son __________. Today, he’s in the 5th grade, growing healthy.

“Every night I go to sleep, thinking, ‘I’m very __________. I’ll repay them for their love,’”Nate says. __________, Jenna and Tim are overjoyed to have Nate in their lives. They can never __________ life without him.

Jenna’s decision to adopt Nate shows the __________ of sympathy and the __________ impact it has on someone’s life. The love and care she showed Nate __________ his life, and their journey as a family is the proof of their love and care.

1.

A．promise

B．process

C．situation

D．movement

2.

A．responded

B．discovered

C．predicted

D．agreed

3.

A．resulted in

B．kept off

C．referred to

D．got over

4.

A．sold

B．suggested

C．left

D．chose

5.

A．service

B．praise

C．money

D．comfort

6.

A．advice

B．visit

C．chance

D．comment

7.

A．identified

B．confused

C．abandoned

D．disabled

8.

A．approached

B．avoided

C．excused

D．recognized

9.

A．upset

B．determined

C．calm

D．moved

10.

A．Interestingly

B．To her relief

C．By all means

D．Surprisingly

11.

A．intelligent

B．easygoing

C．proud

D．sympathetic

12.

A．differed

B．progressed

C．occurred

D．gathered

13.

A．rich

B．traditional

C．special

D．official

14.

A．finally

B．frequently

C．previously

D．temporarily

15.

A．lovely

B．strong

C．lucky

D．confident

16.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Otherwise

17.

A．regret

B．imagine

C．describe

D．guide

18.

A．principle

B．criterion

C．attitude

D．power

19.

A．positive

B．flexible

C．general

D．cautious

20.

A．transformed

B．returned

C．tested

D．displayed

3 . The Oxford Dictionary describes staycations as “a holiday spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions.”     1    

It gives you almost 100% of restful time with little to no prep. Stop to consider the following: the ratio (比例) of quality time that’s spent on relaxation is more important than the number of days for holidays.     2     For instance, a weekend break that consists of long travel on either side is no recipe (良方) for relaxation.

This is one of the reasons why staycations are more refreshing than vacations.     3     Instead of losing time and energy preparing for a vacation, a staycation will provide you with high-quality resting time. You’ll get back to work feeling more refreshed, and relaxed.

    4     Staycations also tick some of the same boxes as vacations like experiencing new things. You just need to explore nearby things which you have never paid attention to. Often we overlook the attractions that are near to us.     5     However, if you make an effort to explore the area close to where you live, you may be pleasantly surprised. There will be cafes and restaurants you’ve never tried, historic buildings you’ve never seen before, and nature parks you’ve never visited. So with a little effort on your part, you’ll be able to experience new and exciting things close to home.

A．They act as real breaks from work and life pressure.

B．If you give this some thought, you’ll realize that it’s true.

C．A vacation can leave you more tired than before your trip.

D．In addition, it can offer you fresh experiences immediately.

E．Let’s take a look at the great things about taking a staycation.

F．Staycations don’t mean long traveling, which costs you a lot less.

G．We often choose to spend big amounts of money visiting foreign countries.

4 . In 2022, 61 companies in the United Kingdom (UK) took part in the world’s largest test of a four-day work week.

The pilot program, conducted in the UK, guided over 60 companies and almost 3, 000 workers through a six-month trial of a 4 day week, with no loss of pay for workers. Overall results show that almost every organization will stick to a 4-day week post-trial, with 91% definitely continuing or planning to continue, and a further 4% leaning towards continuing.

Companies rated their overall experience of the trials an average of 8. 5/10, with business productivity and business performance each scoring 7. 5/10. Profits rose by 35% over the trial periods when compared to similar periods from the previous year and hiring increased while absenteeism decreased.

Lead researcher, Professor Juliet Schor of Boston College observed an encouraging consistency in the data. “Results are largely steady across workplaces of varying sizes, showing it works for many types of organizations. There are also some interesting differences. We found that employees in non-profits and professional services had a larger average increase in time spent exercising, while those in construction enjoyed the largest reductions in burnout and sleep problems,” she said. Getting the carbon footprint down is also encouraging, with commuting (通勤) time falling by a half bour per week.

How did workers do more in less time? Some companies cut meetings, or made sure they were shorter. Others used technology to help workers get more done quickly. Some companies created a “focus time” so workers could work on just one thing without being interrupted.

In general, workers said the four-day work week left them feeling less tired. About 71% said they felt less “burnt out” with their new work hours, and 39% said they felt less stressed. On average, 73% of the workers were more satisfied with the time they spent working.

1. Which of the following best describes the experiment?

A．Controversial.

B．Ambitious.

C．Eventful.

D．Successful.

2. What can we say about the four-day work week?

A．It’s a one-sided move.

B．It’s what technology brings.

C．I’s environmentally friendly.

D．It’s unfit for big companies.

3. What are the statistics in the last paragraph about?

A．Working habits.

B．Joy at work.

C．Health management.

D．Business performance.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Monday-Friday Model Is Outdated

B．Good Health Is Good Business

C．4-Day Workweek Trial Finishes

D．4-Day Workweek Could Be Coming

5 . It was a history-making moment at Miller ＆ Miller’s Canadiana ＆Decorative Arts auction (拍卖) when the hammer finally came down for a rare Maud Lewis painting.

Lewis was a Canadian artist who painted brightly colored scenes. She sold her paintings by the side of the road for $2 to $3. Painting wasn’t easy, since she suffered from a physical challenge that made moving painful. John Kinnear, also an artist, struck up a friendship with the then-little-known Lewis after reading an article about her. He mailed her boxes of painting supplies. At the time, Lewis, with her husband, lived in a one-room house with no electricity or running water, using simple house paint to paint. After receiving the supplies, Lewis wrote back insisting on repaying him with some of her paintings. Kinnear sold some of them, sending some money back to Lewis and using the remainder to buy her more paint.

Kinnear was friends with Irene and Tony Demas, who owned a restaurant where he ate lunch every day. One day, Kinnear told them he had some paintings by an artist and wondered if they might consider swapping a few grilled cheese lunches for one of them. “When we saw the paintings, we were shocked, and both of us were hesitant,” recalls Irene. “I had never seen anything like them. They were so childlike, with cats and cows.” But they ended up agreeing to the trade, choosing a painting called Black Truck.

Over 50 years later, they’re long retired and are now considering travelling more. They hoped to sell the painting. In the years since Lewis died, her paintings have become famous. But it was a recent scare that really urged them into action. After having non-glare glass added to the painting, the business street where the framer lived burned to the ground just days after they picked up their painting. “We saw that Miller & Miller had sold one not long ago,” says Irene. “We trusted the Miller brothers.”

Recently, the painting was sold at auction for $350, 000.

1. Why did John Kinnear send Lewis boxes of painting supplies?

A．To get her paintings.

B．To offer her assistance.

C．To make friends with her.

D．To learn to paint from her.

2. How did Irene and Tony Demas feel when they first saw Lewis’s paintings?

A．Disappointed.

B．Confused.

C．Panicked.

D．Embarrassed.

3. What was the real reason for the Demas’ selling “Black Truck”?

A．They were forced by Miller & Miller.

B．They were desperate for money to travel.

C．They feared the unexpected would happen.

D．They thought the painting would lose value.

4. What is the purpose of this text?

A．To introduce a painting’s adventures.

B．To explain a trend in art collecting.

C．To expand the painting market.

D．To recommend an auction house.

6 . Heathfield Day Summer Camp

It’s for girls aged 7 to 15. Heathfield started its own Summer Camp for local girls so they could enjoy the high quality activities and sports that we were already offering to overseas students on our International Summer School (ISS). Over the years more than a thousand girls have attended the camp, many returning year after year and bringing sisters and friends with them. Returning students receive a 10% discount from their second year. Day girls arrive between 08:45 and 09:15 when activities start. An Early Morning option with Breakfast is available at 08:00. At 5:30 girls are collected and signed out by parents or can take our Late Stay option until 6:30.

Heathfield’s teachers offer the girls a fun-packed and educational daily program, balancing creative, artistic and sporting skills. Campers are grouped together according to age and move together between activities. There’re different programs for junior and senior groups.

Girls enjoy the opportunity to spend time as a day girl and as a boarder. They can stay from one day to four weeks. But residential stays are for a minimum of one week. Each Thursday afternoon we invite parents to an exhibition or show to see what the girls are doing. The exhibitions include cookery, art, craft and photography in weeks 1 and 3, and in weeks 2 and 4, music, dance and drama shows take place. Two or three afternoons a week girls mix with the students from the ISS and take part in sports and games.

There’s an hour’s lunch break. Our dining-room service offers a great range of hot and cold dishes.

1. What do we know about Heathfield Day Summer Camp?

A．Its arrangements are flexible.

B．It offers participants 10% off.

C．Its programs are the same for groups.

D．It limits the number of participants.

2. What does Heathfield do to the camper?

A．Advise them to stay as boarders.

B．Forbid them to go out on weekdays.

C．Call on them to be independent.

D．Divide them into different groups.

3. What may Tina’s parents do at Heathfield on Thursday of Week 2?

A．Pay a visit to the ISS.

B．Have dinner with her.

C．See her dancing.

D．Take physical exercise.

7 . 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。

European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is back on Earth after spending months in orbit on the International Space Station.The Italian gets    1    (notice) in China after she quoted classic Chinese poetry     2     social media with a view of     3     Chinese capital from space.

Travelling around the Earth at about 28,000 kilometers per hour, 420 kilometers off the ground in the International Space Station (ISS) certainly    4    (give) us a unique perspective on our planet.

That view inspired Cristoforetti    5    (dive) into the Chinese classics as the ISS flew over parts of China. She quoted 4th-century poet Wang Xizhi’s Preface to poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion.The text     6    (accompany) by photos of China taken from the space station.

Cristoforetti speaks six languages including Chinese and has     7    (previous) taken part in joint training between the ESA and the China Manned Space Agency. It is hoped     8     ESA astronauts will cooperate with Chinese counterparts. With Cristoforetti having laid groundwork for that, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher was full of praise for the     9    (talent) astronaut and positive about the cooperation of space     10    (explore).

8 . A few years ago, I was an English professor, and I asked my students to finish a paper during the holiday. Mike, one of my students, came to class without it. He explained that his safe (保险柜)had been stolen by a worker who was repairing his house. His notebook computer was in the safe, where his paper was. I was sure that he didn’t tell a lie because he had been a really good student.

Then over the two weeks, Mike started to show up to class looking very tired. He said that he was on a hunt for the guy who stole his safe, and he was spending late nights with his cousin driving around looking for the thief because they knew his car. They wanted to find the thief and get the safe back because his living expenses were in it besides the paper.

Then Mike rewrote the paper and turned it in. It wasn’t up to his usual quality, and he still kept coming to class looking like he hadn’t slept all night. One day, he came very happily to my office, and he reported that he had found the thief after a long search that involved experiencing dangerous situations. He said that they found the thief’s car in front of a big super-market, and they caught him and sent him to the police station.

I read the news that Mike had in fact put an end to the thief’s attempt to steal from the supermarket. It turned out that Mike got his money and notebook computer back. I gladly accepted his original paper, and it got a much higher grade than the rewritten one because of his virtues. And I reminded him that he should be responsible for his own safety and talk to me or other teachers first if he met with anything like that.

1. What was the problem with Mike?

A．He was often late for class.

B．He always got low marks in exams.

C．He failed to hand in his paper on time.

D．He stayed up too late writing his paper.

2. What did Mike do at night over the two weeks?

A．He tried to earn his living expenses.

B．He practised driving with his cousin.

C．He went to the class which the professor taught.

D．He sought for the house repairman who had stolen his safe.

3. What happened to the thief finally?

A．He voluntarily admitted the theft.

B．He was handed over to the police.

C．He escaped from a big supermarket.

D．He was reported caught by the professor.

4. Which words best describe Mike?

A．Brave and honest.	B．Imaginative and creative.
C．Smart but lazy.	D．Poor but happy.

9 . This is the story of Moyo, a rescued elephant in Zimbabwe Elephant Nursery, a local non-governmental organization called Wild Is Life. She is probably one of the ________ elephant cubs ever to be rescued. She came to the nursery when she was about three to four ________ old. Sheweighed 56 kilos, and ________ a just-born African elephant cub weighs about 90 kilos. So she was a special iconic little elephant. Under good care of the staff there, she managed to ________.

Every year, hundreds of young elephants are orphaned across the African continent and rarely have a chance of ________ in the wild and are more often than not, left to die. “We rescue babies, and we provide ________ for them. We make sure they are in good ________ here, and help them regain their ________ needed in the wild. We are trying to create a culture where people ________,” said Roxy Danckwerts, the founder of Wild Is Life.

Moyo is about four and a half years old now. She is healthy, playful, and has become some kind of ambassador to the nursery. Therefore, she’s having to take on a lot of ________ for such a young animal, almost becoming a leader at the very young age. She is gentle, calm, very very ________ to the other elephants that come into the nursery. She is also very good with people.

But unfortunately, they’re not much more than objects of money in the eyes of ivory(象牙) dealers. Zimbabwe has a ________ elephant-hunting problem. Some regions are ________ as much as 75 percent of the elephant population over the past 10 years. That is why Danckwerts feels excited at China’s decision to ________ illegal ivory sales, which he believes has become a major turning point and a signal to the world that China has made a ________.

1.

A．cleverest

B．worst

C．smallest

D．eagerest

2.

A．years

B．months

C．weeks

D．days

3.

A．normally

B．officially

C．rigidly

D．unusually

4.

A．set down

B．pop up

C．pull through

D．get away

5.

A．escape

B．survival

C．freedom

D．extinction

6.

A．shelter

B．service

C．advice

D．wealth

7.

A．eyes

B．legs

C．arms

D．hands

8.

A．habitats

B．skills

C．partners

D．parents

9.

A．tour

B．care

C．wander

D．study

10.

A．risk

B．discussion

C．work

D．responsibility

11.

A．friendly

B．well-known

C．superior

D．strange

12.

A．simple

B．tiny

C．serious

D．random

13.

A．gaining

B．supporting

C．losing

D．controlling

14.

A．allow

B．promote

C．reduce

D．ban

15.

A．move

B．deal

C．living

D．mistake

10 . 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。

Sichuan province is the birthplace of many dishes that are well-received globally. Sichuan food, originating    1     the Southwestern region of China, is the most widely served cuísine in China itself. The dishes of Sichuan cuisine    2    (know) for their deep and rich flavours, especially the taste of Sichuan pepper,     3    is rare in other regional cuisines.

Sichuan cuisine holds a reputation for its    4    (vary) of seasonings used, as each dish     5    (require) different cooking methods. As the saying goes, “one dish with one flavor, with one hundred dishes come hundred flavors.” Sichuan food is most well-known for    6    (it) hot and spicy flavor, though it may sport sweet and sour flavors too. The most    7    (common) used spices you can find in most households and eateries are “The Five Fragrances(香料)” which consist of fennel, pepper, and so on.

Sichuan cuisine cannot do without Sichuan pepper, black pepper, chili, broad bean chili paste, shallots, ginger, and garlic. These are must-have seasonings that bring out the intense flavors the     8    (dish) are famous for. The other fresh produce    9    (use) ranges widely from pork to beef, fish, vegetables,     10    even tofu.