1 . 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。

In the Ming Dynasty, a Chinese man Wan Hu made the world’s first rocket (火箭), but     1     (lucky) he lost his life with it. It was not until April 24, 1970     2     China launched (发射) its first man-made satellite Dongfanghong-1 successfully.     3     (celebrate) the first big success in the country’s space     4     (develop), we now make April 24 China’s Space Day.

China also announces new plans to make a space station and go to Mars and further space. The space station will be finished     5     (build) around 2022. According to China’s top space scientist Zhou Jianping,     6     that time, becoming an astronaut will be     7    normal job. More astronauts are needed than ever before. They need to be able to finish difficult tasks.

By now, China     8     (choose) astronauts mainly from pilots like Yang Liwei. In the future,     9    (astronaut) will be picked from engineers, doctors and space technology experts. Another plan is about Mars. In order to explore Mars, China sent a spacecraft (航天器), named Tianwen-1, to Mars on July 23, 2020,     10     will land on Mars and even bring back things from Mars.

2 . Everyone “talks” with their hands at least sometimes. Some people’s hand-talking, or gesturing (手势) matches their messages well. Other people like to make gestures that can be confusing. And still others don’t use their hands much at all. No matter which group you are in, it’s important to pay attention to your hand gestures while you are communicating. And also remember hand gestures can have cultural meanings.

A few years ago, I was a speaker at a conference in Lisbon, Portugal. It was my first time in Portugal, and I became immediately fond of the special pastries (糕点) that Lisbon and Portugal are known for. One morning I went into a bakery and ordered two of the pastries. I did so by holding up two fingers, similar to the “victory” or “peace” gesture in the United States. The person behind the counter put three pastries in the box. I later learned that the gesture for two would raise thumb and index finger. Even though my thumb wasn’t showing, the person behind the counter thought I was signaling for three.

I was lucky that I didn’t get into more trouble than an extra pastry. Many hand gestures are not universal. Before speaking in a country that you are not familiar with, do some research to find out which gestures might be misunderstood, not understood at all or rude.

1. Why did the author go to Lisbon, Portugal?

A．To taste pastries.	B．To take a holiday.
C．To attend a meeting.	D．To learn Portuguese culture.

2. What does the underlined word “universal” refer to in para.3?

A．Normal.

B．Independent.

C．Common.

D．Complex.

3. What can we learn from the author’s experience?

A．One should be careful when ordering food in Portugal.

B．Hand gestures may have different meanings in different cultures.

C．The person behind the counter understood the author’s gesture.

D．The person behind the counter cheated the author.

4. The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to______.

A．tell us that hand gestures are not the same worldwide

B．explain the general use of gestures

C．ask us to use correct hand gestures in Portugal

D．share a funny story in Portugal

3 . The drive to create the new is part of our biological makeup. We build cultures by the hundreds and new stories by the millions.     1     But where do our new ideas come from?

Through the history of human activities, prior art promotes the creative process. Before 1908, each vehicle was custom built, with different parts assembled in different places and then painstakingly brought together.     2     Nevertheless, the idea was something he learned about from the Chicago meatpacking industry. He simply assembled into a car the discoveries of other men behind whom were centuries of work. The mining of history happens not only in technology, but in the arts as well. Even in Picasso’s painting Les Demoisellesd’ Avignon, we can trace its genealogy (血统宗谱).

    3     Take, for example, a surgeon named Anthony Cicoria, who in 1994 was speaking to his mother on an outdoor payphone when he was struck by a bolt of lightning. A few weeks later, he unexpectedly began composing and introduced his music works in subsequent years. If ever there were an example of creativity originating out of the thin air, this might be it.

However, on closer inspection, Cicoria also turns out to rely on the raw materials around him. He recalls that, after his accident, he developed a strong desire to listen to nineteenth-century piano music. It is difficult to know what the lightning strike did to his brain, but it is clear that he rapidly absorbed these musical products.     4    

We humans are always waiting for the creative lightning to strike.     5     Instead of new ideas being lit up by lightning bolts, they arise from the interweaving billions of microscopic sparks in the vast darkness of the brain.

A．However, creative ideas evolve from existing memories and impressions.

B．We surround ourselves with things that have never existed before, while pigs and llamas and goldfish do not.

C．But is there any moment when someone is suddenly struck by an idea that comes from nowhere?

D．But Henry Ford came up with a critical innovation of streamlining the entire process.

E．It shares the same structure and progression as other paintings.

F．No doubt the non-musician surely managed to compose due to the sudden idea flashing through his mind.

G．His sudden desire to compose may have come from nowhere, but his basic creative process did not.

4 . Not much trash and almost no plastic actually gets recycled. About a third of U.S. garbage gets recycled, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent estimate. The rest goes to landfills, which release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and pollute their surroundings.

To make recycling easier, many U.S. cities don’t ask Americans to separate paper, glass, metal and plastic. They just ask people to put anything recyclable into one bin and let waste plants do the sorting. But waste plants don’t catch everything. AI is now an essential tool for the world’s waste management leaders. Greyparrot, a tech company has already installed more than 100 AI trash spotters in about 50 sorting facilities.

Greyparrot’s device is, basically, a set of visual and infrared (红外线的) cameras hooked up to a computer, which monitors trash as it passes by on a conveyor belt and labels it under 70 categories, from loose bottle caps to books to aluminum cans. Waste plants could connect these AI systems to sorting robots to help them separate trash from something recyclable more accurately. They could also use the AI as a quality control system to measure how well they’re sorting trash from something recyclable. That could help plant managers adjust their production lines to cover more recyclable objects, or cheek that a bundle of recyclable objects is free of pollutants, which would allow them to sell at a higher price.

In the next few years, some recycling companies plan to retrofit (改良) thousands of material-recovery facilities with Al trash-spotting tools. Of these companies, Bollegraaf has built thousands of these facilities, including 340 in North America, accounting for a majority of the recovery plants in the world.

The trash-spotting computers could one day help regulators punish companies that produce tsunamis of non-recyclable packaging because the AI systems are so accurate that they can identify the brands on individual items. Putting the AI tools in thousands of waste plants can raise recycling percentage. If the needle can be moved by even 5 to 10 percent, that would be a phenomenal outcome for greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact.

1. What does the author want to show in Paragraph 1?

A．People pay little attention to environmental protection.

B．The US has not recycle all the trash.

C．Greenhouse gas is a major contributor to air pollution.

D．People in other countries show little enthusiasm for recycling.

2. How does Greyparrot’s AI system work?

A．It works with sorting robots.	B．It adjusts the production line.
C．It monitors the conveyor belt.	D．It controls cameras in a computer.

3. What can be inferred about AI tools in the last two paragraphs?

A．They are highly profitable.	B．They have unforeseeable prospect.
C．They will be well received.	D．They present a challenge for regulators.

4. Where can you read the passage?

A．On a website about education.	B．In an economics magazine.
C．In a science fiction.	D．In a science newspaper.

5 . 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。

Fusong County in northeast China’s Jilin Province was abuzz (热闹) with activities last winter, especially when the World Robot Contest Finals 2023     1     (hold) there. The finals attracted over 5, 000 youngsters from across the country     2     competed fiercely with their self-designed robots.

“We need to compete in assembling, programming and operation. I believe that maintaining a resilient mindset     3     (be) the key to winning out,” said Yu Yiyang , who is     4     fifth grader from Shanghai and has a profound passion for robots. Yu said that from robotics class, he acquired knowledge beyond conventional textbooks, refining his practical skills and     5     (encourage) innovative thinking.

Many of the contestants     6     (receive) robotics education before participating in the robot contests. Their skills, mental strength and the sense of team work improved a lot as a result of their     7     (expose) to such competitions.

The young contestants,     8     various places and with diverse backgrounds, offered a glimpse of the popularity of robotics education among Chinese students. For many, learning robot programming and participating in robot contests not only offer     9     (opportunity) to sharpen their cognitive abilities and their skills, but also serve as an effective means to boost     10     (they) spirit of teamwork.

6 . At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comǎneci made history. She performed a routine ________ on the uneven bars (高低杠), scoring a perfect 10. She pursued ________ in her practice, which led to remarkable achievements in the game.

Perfectionism is generally ________ as a good quality. Therefore, it’s not surprising that perfectionism in society has been on the rise for years. And it is more ________ in certain professions like top athletes and medical specialists. Perfectionism can be seen as a ________ tendency. Perfectionists usually set extremely ________ standards for themselves and others. According to researchers, such behavior is rooted in ________. Many perfectionists worry that if they don’t pay enough attention to detail, it will hurt their performance. So they ________ their perfectionism even when it’s self-defeating.

Aiming for a high degree of success isn’t necessarily ________ as long as you behave reasonably. People with adaptive perfectionism work hard to meet ambitious goals, but are also able to tolerate mistakes, changes, and problems that they didn’t ________. When encountering ________, they stay flexible.

Maladaptive perfectionism, which ________ an intense desire for others’ approval, and a high level of concern over mistakes, is ________. It tends to weaken individual confidence and affects relationships and overall well-being. To overcome it, it’s crucial to shift your mindset. Start by being realistic and gaining a ________ perspective. Give yourself permission to loosen up a bit on certain matters, enabling you to prioritize what truly matters. ________ can be challenging, but it is indeed attainable.

1.

A．innocently

B．humbly

C．faultlessly

D．repeatedly

2.

A．perfection

B．reward

C．maximun

D．dignity

3.

A．appreciated

B．broadcast

C．urged

D．published

4.

A．ridiculous

B．miserable

C．delicate

D．common

5.

A．nursery

B．behavioral

C．corporate

D．local

6.

A．hazy

B．primitive

C．high

D．moderate

7.

A．discipline

B．confidence

C．chaos

D．insecurity

8.

A．test out

B．hold onto

C．set aside

D．give off

9.

A．beneficial

B．reliable

C．harmful

D．significant

10.

A．purchase

B．anticipate

C．divide

D．forget

11.

A．frames

B．barriers

C．campaigns

D．episodes

12.

A．deletes

B．prevents

C．involves

D．refuses

13.

A．complicated

B．genuine

C．precise

D．unhealthy

14.

A．funnier

B．lower

C．hotter

D．broader

15.

A．Transformation

B．Criticism

C．Infection

D．Education

7 . 手机已经成为我们生活中的必需品，现在越来越多的高中生拥有了自己的手机。高中生使用手机有利有弊，请以“Should mobile phone be allowed at school? ”为题写一篇英语议论文。
注意: 1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where are the speakers?

A．In the hospital.

B．In a restaurant.

C．At a store.

2. How much will the man pay?

A．60 dollars.

B．90 dollars

C．150 dollars.

3. Where is the shirt that the man choose?

A．On the top shelf

B．Next to the top shelf

C．Next to the black gloves.