1 . Over three years ago, my wife, my baby son and I lived at the end of a long winding mountain road. One day, I had got a last-minute _________. The person on the other end of the line told me that I was going to work in a _________ 15 miles away. I had to get on my car _________, drive along that road and get there on time.

My car was coming around the _________ and I was about to turn when I _________ a fat possum (负鼠) up ahead in the corner. He slowly crossed the road towards the woods. I was extremely _________ to see him in the daylight because I knew possums were always _________ at night. I quickly hit the brakes so I wouldn’t turn the little animal into road _________. In that emergency, my car _________ forward. Just as he made it to the __________ of the road, I started to move my __________ from the brake back to the gas.

__________, a tractor zipped around the bend and ran across the center line and halfway into my lane before I __________ it. The driver saw me, turned his steering wheel (方向盘) and just __________ my car. If that possum hadn’t caused me to __________ just a little bit, the tractor would have __________ into the front of my car and probably killed me as well. I was __________ to be alive. I also kept __________ “Thank goodness! Thank you, little one!” over and over all the way.

That day, I drove on a little more slowly but __________ arrived at school safely and punctually. I decided to share the story of goodness __________ with security with my students.

1.

A．application

B．call

C．certificate

D．permission

2.

A．center

B．hall

C．garage

D．school

3.

A．in relief

B．in a hurry

C．on purpose

D．on the contrary

4.

A．apartment

B．agency

C．bend

D．beach

5.

A．spotted

B．seized

C．drove

D．hit

6.

A．frightened

B．ashamed

C．embarrassed

D．shocked

7.

A．active

B．nervous

C．awkward

D．sensitive

8.

A．sights

B．signs

C．kill

D．treasure

9.

A．inched

B．sped

C．fell

D．burst

10.

A．middle

B．side

C．base

D．surface

11.

A．arm

B．hand

C．leg

D．foot

12.

A．Hesitantly

B．Suddenly

C．Deliberately

D．Secretly

13.

A．admitted

B．managed

C．knew

D．left

14.

A．knocked

B．served

C．pushed

D．missed

15.

A．come up

B．slow down

C．fall off

D．carry on

16.

A．crashed

B．broken

C．fixed

D．turned

17.

A．sorry

B．honest

C．grateful

D．guilty

18.

A．warning

B．complaining

C．reminding

D．saying

19.

A．scarcely

B．regrettably

C．still

D．always

20.

A．rewarded

B．prepared

C．compared

D．dealt

2 . You Need to Start Strength Training Today

The aging process affects the human body in many ways. One thing that happens to all of us as we age is muscle loss.     1     But others say it can start as early as age 30. The Harvard Health Publishing website notes that after age 30, you begin to lose muscle faster during your lifetime.

Experts show that we do know this: Being inactive can speed up the process. Now, the good news! Lost muscle is not gone forever. It is never too late to start strength training. But what exactly is strength training?     2    

Here are a few things to note about this kind of training.

No equipment strength training. You do not have to use special exercise equipment or go to a gym to do strength training.     3     Exercises that use body weight as resistance are usually safer for beginners. They can also be easier on the body, and you can do them anywhere. Push-ups, plank poses, jumping jacks, side jumps and deep knee bends are great exercises for making muscle stronger.

    4     The experts also suggest a short practice before strength training. Cold muscle is more likely to be injured than warm muscle. Walking for five to ten minutes is enough to warm up your muscle. They say it can activate your muscle.

Food.     5     The body breaks down protein into amino acids, which it uses to build muscle. So, experts say eat a little healthy protein with each meal—foods such as chicken, salmon, beans and yogurt.

A．Warm-up.

B．A muscle check.

C．You can just use your own body weight to do it.

D．Some experts say muscle loss begins around age 50.

E．Do not forget that proper diets help you build muscle.

F．Let us talk about the health benefits of strength training.

G．Simply put, it is any activity that makes one’s muscle stronger.

3 . Algorithms (计算程序) are able to do a huge number of tasks, and the number of tasks that they are able to do is expanding practically every day. According to a new study, despite increasing concern over the effect of algorithms in daily life, more and more people nowadays are willing to trust a computer program, especially if a task becomes too challenging. From choosing the next song on your playlist to choosing the right size of pants, people are relying more on the advice of algorithms to help make everyday decisions.

During the study, researchers asked volunteers to count the number of people of a crowd in a photograph and supplied suggestions that were offered by a group of other people and suggestions offered by an algorithm. As the number of people in the photograph expanded, counting became more difficult and people were more likely to follow the suggestions offered by an algorithm rather than count themselves or follow the “wisdom of the crowd”.

One of the common problems with AI is when it is used for awarding credit. While that is a subjective decision, there are lots of numbers there, like income and credit scores. Therefore, people feel like this is a good job for an algorithm. But we know that dependence leads to unfair and incomplete practices in many cases because of social factors that aren’t considered.

Facial recognition and hiring algorithms have come under inspection in recent years because their use has shown cultural prejudice in the way they were built, which can cause inaccuracies when matching faces to identities or screening for qualified job candidates. The prejudice may not be present in a simple task like counting, but their presence in other trusted algorithms is a reason why it is important to understand how people rely on algorithms when making decisions.

“The eventual goal is to look at groups of humans and computers making decisions and find how we can get them to trust each other and how that changes their behaviors,” one of the researchers said. “Because there is very little research in that setting, we’re starting with the fundamentals.”

1. What can we learn about the present people from paragraph 1?

A．They become more dependent on algorithms.

B．They show little concern about algorithms in life.

C．They are addicted to numbers of challenging tasks online.

D．They never rely on computers to make everyday decisions.

2. Which is the disadvantage of algorithms according to paragraph 3?

A．They cannot be used to award credit.

B．They can lead to one-sided decisions.

C．They can give away candidates’ identities.

D．They cannot be applied to difficult calculations.

3. Why does facial recognition get inspected?

A．It leads to cultural differences.

B．It may produce some false results.

C．It takes lots of money and manpower.

D．It rules out most qualified job candidates.

4. What message does the author mainly convey in the text?

A．It is really necessary to stay away from AI.

B．It is very easy to make choices with the help of AI.

C．People need to adapt to the development of computers.

D．People tend to trust computer programs more than themselves.

4 . Kellie Gillespie is in her early 40s. She lives in London. And until a few years ago, she was basically an ordinary person. That was before she took a psychology class with Scott Pious of Wesleyan University. “My life changed after taking Professor Plous’s course,” Kellie says. "And now I’m studying to be a psychologist and counselor.”

Plous’s course was offered online, hosted by the educational platform Coursera. Kellie learned several psychological concepts in the class. One is the rule of mutual benefit: If you’re nice to some people, or you open up to them, they will be likely to do the same with you. She also learned about the power of empathy: When you put yourself in someone else’s shoes, it profoundly changes the relationship you have with him or her.

Now, lots of people learn about ideas in psychology, but Kellie did something unusual. She took in what she had learned in the class, and applied it in her own life.

Kellie was spending a lot of time at the British Library, and she often noticed the same young man on the street nearby. She could tell he was homeless, but he was always smiling and always so pleasant. It started simply, with Kellie giving the man whatever spare change she had. But after several months, she wanted to do more. She learned his name was Simon, and invited him for a cup of coffee. To make him feel comfortable, she told him a bit about her life, and slowly, he opened up about his. He kept mentioning how much he missed his mum. This struck a chord for Kellie—her own mother had passed away a decade before. Kellie helped Simon get in touch with his mother, and finally, put him on a bus heading home.

“Taking the course most definitely opened my eyes to the reasons why people don’t do something to help,” Kellie says. “It’s easy to say ‘I can’t make a difference,’ but everyone can make a difference.”

1. What made Kellie’s life change?

A．Becoming a psychologist.

B．Learning psychology online.

C．Gaining admission to university.

D．Cooperating with Professor Pious.

2. What does the underlined word “empathy” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．The benefit from others.

B．The motivation to go ahead.

C．The platform for helping people in need.

D．The ability to understand others’feelings.

3. What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us?

A．How Kellie helped Simon.

B．How much Kellie missed her mum.

C．Why Kellie gave spare change to Simon.

D．Why Kellie invited the homeless for coffee.

4. What can we conclude from Kellie’s story?

A．Every penny counts.

B．Strike while the iron is hot.

C．A little bit of kindness goes a long way.

D．Healthy mind is the source of happiness.

5 . 语法填空

Due to a medical error, 44-year-old Safiya became blind. She felt    1    （help）. And all she had to depend    2     was her husband Meraj. Meraj wanted to help Safiya gain her confidence again.

Finally, Safiya felt ready to return to her job,    3    now would she get there? She used to take the bus, but now too frightened to get around the city by herself. Meraj promised    4    （ride）the bus with her.

For two weeks, they made the journey together each morning and Meraj    5    （take）a taxi back to his office. Finally, Safiya decided to try the trip    6    . Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday…Each day she went on her own. It went perfectly.

On Friday morning, Safiya took the bus to work as usual. When she got off the bus, the driver said; "Lady, I sure envy you. You know, every morning for the past week, a gentleman stood across the corner    7    （watch）you. He makes sure you cross the street    8    （safe）, and he won't leave until you enter your office building."

Tears of    9    （happy）poured down Safiya's cheeks. Her husband had given her a gift    10    （powerful）than sight—the gift of love that can bring light.

6 . I looked out of the door of my 100 year-old house and saw my newly built garden. I realized nothing is rubbish. I was full of_________and appreciation.

I_________to look at the things that we usually think of as_________—plastic bags, polluted water, rubber bands, and newspapers, clothes and furniture we_________. I also began to think, act and live according to a belief that all things have the_________of being reused as long as we try to_________it. And I explored the worth of_________. I mean recycling isn't just about_________rubbish like putting glass and paper in_________bins. It also requires creativity, commitment and even love.

My neighbors would put the autumn__________by the roadside to be picked up by the garbage truck. This didn't__________with my newfound concept of recycling trash, so I made a new__________with moving boxes and put up a__________saying, ''Dump（倾倒）leaves here". I watched carefully through the autumn as my neighbors__________the leaves in the new garden and I also watered the leaves__________with rainwater and collected dogs' waste as fertilizer, Then I__________flower seeds. Finally, I had a new__________garden, full of colorful flowers.

Nothing has to be really__________. If you try hard enough, everything can be recycled. I even used my bath water to water my garden, though it might be a little__________for my friends. But I think if we all can turn waste, sometimes a little dirty, into__________, the world will be a much better place.

1.

A．joy

B．sympathy

C．doubt

D．regret

2.

A．refused

B．hesitated

C．liked

D．started

3.

A．wealth

B．garbage

C．investments

D．necessities

4.

A．packed up

B．brought up

C．threw away

D．gave away

5.

A．value

B．request

C．confusion

D．consequence

6.

A．own

B．find

C．forget

D．lose

7.

A．collecting

B．recovering

C．recycling

D．competing

8.

A．sorting

B．picking

C．spotting

D．recording

9.

A．uniform

B．broken

C．limitless

D．separate

10.

A．fruit

B．rice

C．leaves

D．vegetables

11.

A．compare

B．deal

C．communicate

D．fit

12.

A．platform

B．garden

C．picture

D．schedule

13.

A．building

B．tent

C．sign

D．show

14.

A．piled

B．polished

C．decorated

D．cleaned

15.

A．unwillingly

B．hardly

C．seriously

D．casually

16.

A．submitted

B．sowed

C．removed

D．reserved

17.

A．smelly

B．annoying

C．imaginary

D．attractive

18.

A．useless

B．careless

C．priceless

D．defenseless

19.

A．pleasant

B．vivid

C．violent

D．disgusting

20.

A．trouble

B．treasure

C．terror

D．trade

7 . The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, just six months after the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics, will be held in a strict dosed loop to prevent infections.

Vaccination（接种疫苗）

•It will be required to be fully vaccinated at least 14 days before departure for China, in order to be allowed entry.

•Athletes and team officials may be exempted（豁免）for medical reasons only. Anyone not fully vaccinated will need to quarantine（检疫）for 21 days upon arrival in Beijing.

•The “My 2022” app will be needed to monitor and track your health for 14 days before your departure for China.

•A negative COVID-19 test result will be needed before your departure for China.

Closed loop（闭环控制）

•Within the closed loop system, all Games participants will only move between permitted destinations in dedicated Games transport.

•COVID-19 screenings will happen daily during the Games.

•Avoid crowds if possible.

Hygiene（卫生）

•Wear a face mask at all times, except when training, competing, eating, drinking, sleeping or when alone.

•Wash your hands regularly. Support athletes by clapping instead of singing or chanting.

•Get a test if you experience any symptoms.

1. What is required for the Games entry before coming to China?

A．Vaccination received immediately.

B．Quarantine required for 21 days.

C．The “My 2022” app to track health.

D．A positive COVID-19 test result.

2. What can the Games participants do after arriving in Beijing?

A．Move anywhere by bus.	B．Support athletes by clapping.
C．Escape COVID-19 screenings.	D．Take off face masks at any time.

3. Where can the text be found?

A．A science book.	B．An official website.
C．A fashion magazine.	D．An online course.

8 . When I was in kindergarten，I remember my mum holding my hand as we walked to my school. Having my hand within hers made me feel _______.

One autumn day two months later，my mum _______ said I could go to school all by myself. In those days，it was not very _______ the way it is now. I was so _______ that my mum let me go alone. I felt grown-up.

_______， I soon discovered that it was not much fun. There were two girls who would pull the tassels (流苏) of my cap _______ I entered the schoolyard. They _______ me by saying，“You’d better not tell anybody！” I was too _______ to tell my mum.

My mum had a way of knowing when something was _______.She could just look at my face and somehow know. One day she asked，“What’s wrong? You don’t seem ________ about going to school.” I replied ________，“I don’t know.”

The next day I ________ school as usual. However，this day，without my knowing，my mum ________ me to school to see what was going on.

As usual，the two girls were there，ready to ________ me. However，my mum seemed to appear from out of ________ all of a sudden！She ________ the two girls and told them she would be following me to school every day and that she would ________ them if she ever saw them pull my cap again.________ appeared all over their faces as they said，“Sorry，we won’t ________ her again.”

My mum ________ me and told me I should never be afraid to tell her anything. Mum has been my guardian angel. Whether I can see her or not，I know she’s always there!

1.

A．safe

B．strong

C．strange

D．positive

2.

A．quickly

B．finally

C．suddenly

D．naturally

3.

A．special

B．dangerous

C．terrible

D．frightening

4.

A．careful

B．worried

C．proud

D．sad

5.

A．Instead

B．Besides

C．However

D．Therefore

6.

A．as

B．because

C．until

D．while

7.

A．cheated

B．frightened

C．depressed

D．shocked

8.

A．embarrassed

B．disappointed

C．scared

D．ashamed

9.

A．important

B．obvious

C．necessary

D．wrong

10.

A．excited

B．crazy

C．cautious

D．concerned

11.

A．shyly

B．firmly

C．quietly

D．politely

12.

A．got

B．reached

C．arrived

D．set off for

13.

A．watched

B．tracked

C．followed

D．sent

14.

A．welcome

B．surprise

C．beat

D．tease

15.

A．nowhere

B．everywhere

C．anywhere

D．somewhere

16.

A．recognised

B．approached

C．moved

D．warned

17.

A．report

B．punish

C．remember

D．spy

18.

A．Anger

B．Stress

C．Panic

D．Pain

19.

A．accompany

B．touch

C．attack

D．bother

20.

A．scolded

B．greeted

C．criticized

D．hugged

9 . Express Yourself

If you do think you've been bottling up your emotions, here are some tips for connecting with your feelings.

Let go of shame.     1     It means you're a human being experiencing feelings. Being able to express those emotions in healthy ways, like shedding tears, is OK.

Explore your reactions in the moment. Facing a challenging situation can bring up difficult emotions or thoughts that you might not want or feel able to deal with.     2     Wherever possible, try to be with and face your reactions as they come up.

Make room for emotions. Not everyone is comfortable crying in public and that's OK. Make sure you find a safe place where you can work through your feelings in whatever ways to feel right and safe.     3    

Find what works for you. Of course, crying isn't the only way to express how you feel.     4     Remember it's completely normal to have a whole range of reactions and that even the difficult ones are a natural part of life.

    5     If you find it difficult to connect to your emotions, you could try listening to a sentimental piece of music or watching a tearjerker movie to help unlock them. But remember that what feels normal for one person might not feel the same as another, so if the tears don't roll, don't worry.

If you experience long periods when you can't stop crying, or feel you can't connect with your feelings, try to talk to a guardian, or another trusted adult—maybe an auntie or uncle. You could also ask to speak to a school counselor or nurse. If that feels too much, visit youngminds.org.uk.

A．Get in the mood.

B．Adjust your mood.

C．Crying doesn't mean that you are weak.

D．Ignoring or pushing them away, however, can become a habit.

E．Crying sometimes can be the best way to deal with your pressure.

F．You could go to your room or to a quiet place in nature, or perhaps go to places with good memories.

G．You could try finding words to describe your emotions and talk to someone you trust, or you could express how you feel through drawing.

10 . In the search for clean, renewable energy to meet our ever-increasing needs, wind power might seem to be the perfect option. Since ancient times, wind power has been used to move ships, pump water and grind grain. Around the end of the 19^th century, the invention of the wind turbine（涡轮机）made it possible to use wind to generate electricity. Now large-scale installations of wind turbines, called wind farms, create and develop clean electricity for people around the world. Yet despite the advantages that wind energy offers, challenges to using this renewable resource can be found.

The first advantage of wind power is that it truly is a renewable resource. No matter how much wind we use to generate electricity, we will never deplete the supply. This is its greatest advantage over non-renewable resources like coal or oil. However, wind does not provide a constant supply of energy. Even the windiest places on Earth have periods of calm. Without a strong wind, wind turbines are not able to produce electricity. That means that wind power isn’t feasible as a single source of electricity. It can only work with other sources that supply power.

Wind power is a clean source of energy, meaning it produces electricity without environmentally harmful missions. This is in contrast to conventional power plants that burn fuel to generate power, thereby producing pollution. But that isn’t to say that wind power doesn’t have an environment impact. The large spinning blades of a wind turbine can be fatal to birds and bats. The turbines also create noise pollution. The sound produced through normal operation can be annoying or disturbing to people that live near.

Fortunately, wind turbines are particularly well suited for areas far from homes and cities. The large towers that provide the base for the wind turbines also have a small footprint, which means that they don’t take up a lot of space. With all of the challenges of wind power, it obviously cannot be the sole solution for clean energy production. But the advantages of wind power generation shouldn’t be forgotten in the search for clean, renewable energy.

1. What do we know about wind energy from the text?

A．Creating electricity with the wind is a non-renewable method of power generation.

B．Wind power has many advantages because it can be the only method we use to create electricity.

C．Although wind energy is a clean source of energy, it has an impact on the environment.

D．The wind turbines are ideal for areas nearby homes and cities.

2. What does the underlined word “feasible” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．important

B．accessible

C．necessary

D．reasonable

3. Which word best describes the author’s attitude to wind energy?

A．Skeptical

B．Objective

C．Ambiguous

D．Disapproving

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

A．The Advantages and Challenges of Wind Energy.

B．Wind Energy: A Clean and Renewable Source.

C．The Development and Utilization of Wind Energy.

D．The Prospect of Wind Energy.