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。

In a small town, there lived a young boy named Tom, who came from a poor family. Determined to gather enough money for his education, Tom decided to start a challenging journey, going door to door selling various items. Little did he know, his life was about to change with the arrival of a compassionate (有同情心的) young woman named Lucy.

While talking with Tom, Lucy, a kind-hearted individual, knew about Tom’s struggles. She thought she could do something to help him. She told Tom that education was the key to transforming his life. Determined to make a difference, Lucy gave Tom a sum of money so that he could afford his tuition fee (学费).

Moved by Lucy’s kindness and genuine concern, Tom was filled with gratitude. He was determined to seize this opportunity and remembered Lucy’s act of compassion throughout his journey towards success.

With renewed determination, Tom devoted himself to his studies, working diligently to overcome the obstacles that lay in his path. He strived for excellence and seized every learning opportunity that came his way. Tom’s pursuit of knowledge eventually paid off, pushing him towards a bright and successful future.

Years passed, and Tom worked hard and never gave up. He did really well in his chosen job and people respected him. Even though he achieved a lot, he never forgot how kind Lucy was to him.

One day, fate made Tom see Lucy when she was having a tough time. Even after a long time, Tom recognized her right away and knew he owed her something. Remembering how kind Lucy had been, Tom felt a strong urge to repay Lucy’s kindness, so he went to her and thanked her sincerely. He promised to stand by her side during her tough times. Tom listened carefully as Lucy shared her struggles and problems. He supported her wholeheartedly and offered a shoulder to lean on.

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

Tom realized that Lucy needed more than just money.

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Besides his support, Tom organized a community fundraiser for Lucy.

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3 . 请你用英语与你的同学分享你的一次难忘的旅游经历，要点包括：
1. 旅游过程；2. 你的感受。
注意：1. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
2. 词数：80左右。

I’m glad to share a truly unforgettable travel experience that I had during my last summer holiday with you.

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This is what I want to share with you.

4 . Mosquitoes carry malaria (疟疾), which kills thousands of people each year. Now some researchers are trying to use genetic engineering to make the annoying insects into partners in the fight against the disease.

For years, public health officials have tried to limit the disease by controlling mosquito populations. “But that approach is temporary,” says Anthony James, a professor of biology and genetics at the University of California, Irvine, “Because mosquitoes are extremely tough little insects, and their populations can quickly rebound.”

Therefore, James and his colleagues want to try a different approach: making mosquitoes themselves into malaria-fighting warriors, which is a complete departure from traditional ways of controlling malaria.

To understand how it works, it helps to understand the life cycle of malaria. The malaria pathogen (病原体) is a parasite (寄生虫) that grows inside humans. It’s passed via mosquitoes that move from person to person, sucking blood. “If we can make the mosquitoes difficult for the pathogens to survive, we can wipe out the disease,” he says. But making mosquitoes uninviting to malaria is a tough job.

To solve the problem, the team used a gene-editing technique called CRISPR. They started with genes from mice, whose immune systems do fight human malaria, engineered those genes, and then gave them to the mosquitoes.

It turned out the malaria-fighting antibodies which gene-edited mosquitoes produced worked very well. They reduced the number of parasites in the mosquito before they were passed to a human host.

James’ team are now working on planning a field trial, which he hopes could be conducted on an island or in another isolated location.

But genetically changing wild animals does not sit well with environmentalists. “There’s no need to engineer a mosquito,” says Dana Perls, senior program manager for the emerging technology program at the non-profit Friends of the Earth. Perls points out that naturally occurring methods for reducing malaria appear to be showing promise, as does a new vaccine (疫苗) against the disease. “Why take unnecessary risks and release a species that can’t be recalled once it’s released into the wild?” she asks.

1. What can we know from the second and third paragraphs?

A．Mosquitoes reproduce quickly.

B．Mosquitoes depart from malaria.

C．Mosquitoes are malaria-fighting warriors.

D．Mosquitoes’ populations are under control.

2. According to the text, which of the following are attractive to the malaria pathogen?

A．Mice.

B．Parasites.

C．Mosquitoes.

D．Gene-edited mosquitoes.

3. What is environmentalists’ attitude toward this new approach?

A．Tolerant.

B．Favorable.

C．Objective.

D．Disapproving.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Limiting Malaria by Controlling Mosquito Populations

B．Controlling Malaria by editing Mosquitoes’ genes

C．Curing Malaria with Gene-edited Mosquitoes

D．Preventing Malaria with a new vaccine

6 . Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Nothing is better than to enjoy a bowl of stew in winter. Slow cooker beef stew is absolutely a good choice! But how to become an expert in stew-making? Recipe matters much! Here is a link you can click to check a recipe involving several steps and the result is a delicious beef stew.

Ingredients:

●1 pound of stew beef, cut into l-inch cubes●1/4 cup of flour

●1 teaspoon of salt●1 teaspoon of pepper

●3 tablespoons of olive oil●2 tablespoons of tomato paste

●1 teaspoon of dried thyme●3 cups of beef soup

●1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce●3 minced garlic cloves

●l-ounce container of sliced mushrooms●3 medium carrots, peeled

●1 medium whole onion●1 large potato, peeled & veggies

Instructions:

In a container combine flour and salt and stir (搅拌) in cubed beef and shake to coat beef. Heat olive oil in large pan over medium heat and add the meat. Brown the meat.

Add meat to slow cooker with onion, garlic, tomato paste, soup, Worcestershire sauce, carrots and potato and stir to combine. Set slow cooker on low setting for 6 hours or high setting for 3 hours. Stir at about the half way point.

In the last hour stir in 1 package of vegetables. When the meat is tender and falls apart with a fork, it is done and the stew is ready. Remove whole onion when ready to serve.

Keep the lid (锅盖) on! Resist the attraction of foretasting the stew as doing so will release heat.

1. Which of the following ingredients are included in the recipe?

A．Dried mushrooms.	B．Sliced onions.
C．Minced potatoes.	D．Peeled carrots.

2. What are you supposed to do before adding meat?

A．Lift the lid of the slow cooker.

B．Coat the beef with flour and salt.

C．Take apart the tender meat with a fork.

D．Remove the whole onion and veggies.

3. When should vegetables be put in the cooker?

A．After 1 hour on high setting	B．After 5 hours on low setting.
C．After 2 hours on low setting.	D．After 6 hours on high setting.

7 . Isn’t it amazing to combine education with entertainment for children? Imagine if primary school students could grasp abstract physics concepts effortlessly through reading funny comics.

That’s where Big Bang in Physics: 128 Sessions of Physics Courses comes in, which is a set of seven booklets that introduces basic physics concepts by using comics designed for children. It’s written by Li Jianlong and illustrated by a comic artists group, which has cooperated on other science comics for children, including one on the theme of frontier technology.

A previous study showed that children who were given the book just involving basic theoretical concepts couldn’t understand physics better than those given the book which presented the concepts through some interesting comics. Some scientists also suggest that the cognitive (认知的) ability of children should be considered.

The content of the comics is consistent with that of the eighth-grade physics textbook for the first semester. He also designs a network diagram that connects all the phenomena and concepts. When producing the content, Li took the most complicated concepts from the textbook and described his ideas very specifically with the illustrators. Together, they’ve successfully transformed “the seemingly boring knowledge” into comic stories, making them easily understandable for children. Li says the comics are mainly for students who struggle to grasp the subject or feel stressed in class, helping them to improve their learning ability. He emphasizes that while explaining abstract concepts of physics to children, it’s essential to make them more vivid and relatable. “I need to present information in ways that children are accustomed to. I hope that children will become interested in physics after reading these engaging comics. When they learn the subject in the future, they will be able to understand it more easily,” he says.

1. What are the seven booklets about?

A．Introduction to comic artists.	B．Physics concepts via comics.
C．Illustration on advanced technology.	D．Cognitive ability of children.

2. What is the purpose of paragraph 3?

A．To clarify a concept.	B．To compare two theories.
C．To make some suggestions.	D．To give background information.

3. Who is Li’s work mainly intended for?

A．Children fond of comic books.	B．Children aimed at frontier science.
C．Students troubled by physics class.	D．Students exploring abstract concepts.

4. What is the text?

A．A research paper.	B．A book review.
C．A science fiction.	D．An experiment report

8 . I grew up in a remote mountain town in the Philippines. My family led a fairly idyllic life, raising goats and growing vegetables and fruits. My brothers and I would play in the nearby river and mountains, reading and doing all the fun things in the nature without worries.

Later I went to college abroad, and I would go back about once a year to visit. That’s when I started to notice changes in my hometown. I watched the river turn from clear to brown to black. Houses and farms replaced the trees. There was smog, and plastic garbage piled up. Seeing my childhood home go from a clean mountain town to a deforested, polluted, and overcrowded place really impacted me. Over time, I began to see my hometown as a place of unsustainable development.

While I worked on addressing deforestation with the United Nations in Indonesia, I vividly remembered seeing forests burned into black landscapes as far as the eye could see. Experiences like that have both terrified me and lit a fire within me to work harder. Thankfully, I began to see that there is another path. I saw success stories in places I worked-Indonesia, Costa Rica, Ecuador-places that are investing in nature and changing the culture and the mindset of what development looks like. I saw places realizing not only economic benefits-from, say, tourism—but also more benefits of ecosystem services.

The work of WWF and other organizations is critical in promoting success stories according to their local context. Each community, region, and country is different, so solutions must meet their different needs. Coming from a rural community in a developing country gave me a clear outlook on addressing ecology and sustainability issues and is something I carry with me in my work.

1. What does the underlined word “idyllic” in paragraph I mean?

A．Simple and peaceful.	B．Busy and noisy.
C．Quiet and boring.	D．Tough and tiring.

2. What impressed the author after he went to college?

A．Smog and garbage in the city.

B．Beautiful rivers in different colors.

C．Houses and farms in foreign countries.

D．Damaged environment in his hometown.

3. What inspired the author to work harder?

A．Success stories he learned.	B．Economic benefits from tourism.
C．Some disasters he witnessed.	D．Slow development of his hometown.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Communities are faced with common challenges.

B．People have different outlooks on rural development.

C．Ecology issues should be addressed locally and differently.

D．Organizations play the most important role in sustainability.