1 . Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Or in the simple, beautiful words of an old Chinese proverb: “    1    If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”

           2    A study by Professor Elizabeth Dunn of the University of British Columbia found that spending money on others promotes happiness more than spending money on oneself. In an experiment, participants were given an envelope containing either five or twenty dollars. Participants who spent the money on a gift for someone else or for a charitable donation reported greater happiness than those who spent the money on themselves.

We hear throughout history, philosophy, and literature the same themes regarding giving.    3    It’s the source of true happiness, the meaning of life, the source of the greatest emotional and psychological returns. It’s the best way to recover from the worst tragedies. It’s a greater pleasure than the creation of wealth and the most direct route to happiness.

    4    What provides a feeling of security. What provides a sense of accomplishment. What gives inner peace. What brings great meaning, fulfillment, and happiness.

    5    Perhaps it is because we have not heard enough stories of how happy it can make us — stories from people we admire. I have had the privilege of meeting many of these people through my work. I’d heard their stories of how giving their time, resources, and talents to the causes they care about has brought them happiness and fulfillment far greater than they had ever imagined.

A．So why don’t more of us give?

B．Giving is what liberates the soul.

C．Is it better to give than to receive?

D．If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap.

E．Modern science has proved this phenomenon.

F．Giving is the most satisfying thing you’ll ever do.

G．Some people are in the habit of taking instead of giving.

2 . A group of digital models dressed in sports outfits strutted down the runway in an online virtual fashion show during China Fashion Week in September. Led by Xijiajia, tech company Baidu Inc’s virtual spokesperson, they presented the latest clothes by homegrown sportswear maker Anta Sports in different virtual scenarios (场景)-stadiums, snowfields, the Gobi Desert and even outer space.

Li Shiyan, head of Baidu’s digital human and robotics section, said that technologies, the production cost of virtual clothing has been reduced dramatically, and production periods shortened from more than one month to just a week.

“The virtual human industry is still in an early stage, and there are some challenges, such as how to produce low-cost digital assets and digital content, and how to make digital humans interact with real people more naturally, “Li said.

The size of China’s virtual human market is forecast to reach 270 billion yuan by 2030. According to experts, the fashion landscape is rapidly expanding its virtual horizon to prepare for a future populated by digital avatars, and the most accessible way for fashion brands to engage with virtual replicas is by dressing them in their latest collections.

“Holding virtual fashion shows doesn’t just mean moving real-world shows online. More importantly, we can use digital space to expand our understanding of fashion and imagination for what is possible,“ said Chen Duan. For example, people can make use of textures that do not exist in the physical world, and digital humans are able to go beyond the biological limits of real humans and present new fashion styles in new ways.

“Digital humans are increasingly being used in brand promotion, advertisement, livestreaming, gaming and entertainment,” said Zhu Xiaowen, an analyst. However, she added that a new set of problems have also emerged, such as personal privacy protection and data security. She said unregulated use of digital humans might open a way for fraud, given that digital humans can be difficult to distinguish from real people.

1. Why does the author describe a virtual fashion show in Paragraph 1?

A．to stress Baidu’s technological development.

B．to introduce the use of digital fashion avatars.

C．to make ads for sportswear maker Anta Sports.

D．to describe the work of some digital models.

2. What is one of the challenges of the virtual human industry?

A．Digital humans fail to react with real people.

B．The virtual human market isn’t clear.

C．Producing digital contents costs more.

D．Virtual beings aren’t widely accepted.

3. What does Chen Duan think of virtual fashion shows?

A．They apply digital technology in daily life.

B．They enrich people’s understanding of humans.

C．They will replace real-world shows.

D．They explore more possibilities for fashion.

4. What does Zhu Xiaowen stress about digital humans?

A．the potential harm they do.

B．their bright future in the fashion world.

C．the need of their personal privacy.

D．their betraying to real people.

3 . 语法填空

Falls Festival in Australia is held every year between December and January, usually ranging between December 28 and January 8.

The story begins in 1993, with a small one-day concert held in Lorne, Victoria,     1    (name) Rock Above The Falls. This first event attracted nearly 11,000 people,     2    (exceed) the organizers’ expectations, and they had to negotiate the use of neighboring land     3    (accommodate) the crowd. The festival became a two-day event in 1995, and the following year the name was changed to The Falls Music &Arts Festival.

The 2003 festival was     4    first time two events were held simultaneously, one in Lorne, and an     5    (addition) event at Marion Bay, Tasmania. The same performance took place at both events; the December 30 acts     6    played at Lorne, and the December 31 acts that played at Marion Bay, and vice versa. Both the Lorne and Marion Bay festivals have continued to run at the same time, except for the 2002 edition, and    7    (art) continue to be exchanged between the two locations throughout the festival.

In 2013 the Byron edition of the event    8     (introduce), increasing the reach of the festival across the country. In 2019, the festival at the Lorne site was canceled    9    extreme bushfire risk during the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire season. The Marion Bay edition of the festival was     10    (fortunate)canceled permanently in 2021, with organizers citing low revenue from the event.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the cake made for?

A．The man’s daughter.

B．The man.

C．The woman.

2. What will they do first according to the recipe?

A．Brush the pan.

B．Mix the flour.

C．Heat the oven.

3. What will the man finally do?

A．Write a message on the cake.

B．Cut out a piece of cake.

C．Put some fruit on the cake.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which pet may an outgoing person prefer?

A．A bird.

B．A dog.

C．A cat.

2. What may a cat owner be like?

A．Clever.

B．Sociable.

C．Careful.

3. What does the speech mainly talk about?

A．Pet people’s personalities.

B．More outgoing dog people.

C．Less sociable cat people.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about this manned flight mission?

A．It has the longest staying time.

B．It is the hardest to operate.

C．It travels at the fastest speed.

2. What do Taikonauts do to pass the time?

A．Play cards.

B．Play tennis.

C．Play instruments.

3. What does the woman’s final words mean?

A．Women are less suitable in this mission.

B．Women are as excellent as men.

C．Women undertake more than men do.

7 . A football-loving penguin was unveiled as the official mascot of the 2023FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Streetwise and confident, Tazuni ______from the crowd thanks to her signature blue bunch of hair. Tazumi is a penguin based on the Eudyptula minor species which is ______ to New Zealand and Australia.

The name Tazuni is a ______of her home — the Tasman Sea — and “unity”, the key______of the event to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2023.

Her football dreams come true when one evening she looks up to see fireworks ______ overhead coming from a nearby_______. The kids from beach ______ over a personalized football kit, and she ______walks into the stadium to showcase her talents.

“Tazuni stands for everything which makes the event unique, and her______ will resonate with millions of young fans around the world,” Fatma Samoura said. “Tazuni is the______mascot for this tournament, ______ all that is positive about the biggest women’s football event ever ______, and our sport-obsessed host nations who are ready to ______ the world.”

Like millions of youngsters worldwide, football is how Tazuni ______herself, and the event will provide______ for a new generation of football fans and participants from across the globe.

1.

A．takes off

B．sets aside

C．stands out

D．breaks away

2.

A．familiar

B．similar

C．common

D．equal

3.

A．choice

B．mixture

C．pride

D．concept

4.

A．source

B．sign

C．value

D．aspect

5.

A．float

B．explode

C．hang

D．rise

6.

A．stadium

B．field

C．square

D．village

7.

A．turn

B．take

C．get

D．hand

8.

A．shyly

B．cautiously

C．confidently

D．hesitantly

9.

A．adventure

B．disaster

C．story

D．exploration

10.

A．perfect

B．expensive

C．imaginary

D．beautiful

11.

A．recording

B．explaining

C．informing

D．demonstrating

12.

A．remembered

B．marked

C．celebrated

D．staged

13.

A．conquer

B．welcome

C．surprise

D．lead

14.

A．enjoy

B．behave

C．express

D．devote

15.

A．information

B．equipment

C．inspiration

D．guidance

8 . 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。

The city of Zibo has never seen so many visitors.

As the sun begins to set, the aroma of sizzling meat falls the air and draws in more     1     (hunger) customers. On each street, queues stretch outside restaurants for more than a hundred meters. Some restaurants even run out of key ingredients as early as 7p.m.     2     the night. All hotels are also operating at full capacity.

The city was barely known by outsiders     3     it went viral on Chinese social media platforms recently. Most visitors are young people, who share their experience of traveling to Zibo to experience the city’s barbecue culture on social platforms,     4     (attract) even more visitors.

Zibo- style barbecue’s classic three-piece set contains roast lamb, green onions, and nan bread, which,     5     (combine), make a mouth-watering combo (组合). The fame of Zibo barbecue used to be limited to just Shandong Province.     6     (previous), barbecue in Northeast China was much more popular across the country.

Behind Zibo’s sudden fame     7     (be) the efforts and services of the local government, as well as a good reputation of local businesses,     8     receive favorable reviews from visitors who share their experiences online.

To promote Zibo-style barbecue, Zibo has launched two dozen “special barbecue trains,” where local tourism officials would serve tourists     9     (they). At the city’s train station, shuttle buses transport tourists to various barbecue stalls directly. Netizens joke that the high-speed trains     10     (pack) with visiting tourists and that the air onboard is filled with cumin.

9 . Interactive software that “reads” and analyses footprints left by black rhinos (犀牛) can be used to monitor the movements of the animals in the wild, giving conservationists a new way to keep watch on the endangered species and help keep it safe from poachers (偷猎者), according to a Duke University-led study.

The software, called the Footprint Identification Technique (FIT), uses advanced technology to analyze more than 100 measurements of a rhino's footprint. Because each rhino's footprint is as special as a human fingerprint, the analyzed images can be collected electronically in a global database of previously collected footprint images for matching.

“If you find a match, you can identify the individual animal who left the mark and, by plotting the locations of all the other places where marks have been seen, track its movements without disturbing it or coming into close enough contact with it,” said Zoe Jewell, a professor at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, who co-led the study and is co-creator of FIT.

“It's a cost-effective approach that not only protects the health of the rhino and the human, but also brings a centuries-old tracking skill into the 21st Century,” she said. Jewell and her colleagues are now working with Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism to train wildlife conservationists, land managers and local guides how to use FIT.

Namibia is home to an estimated 2,000 black rhinos, or about 90% of the species' total population worldwide. Though legally owned by the government, the animals are distributed geographically on private lands across the country.

The FIT software can also do a survey of footprints throughout the protected area and take measurements from each footprint to estimate the number of rhinos in that area. This can be useful information for calculation resource needs to monitor the animals effectively. This creates an interactive library that anti-poaching patrols(反偷猎巡逻)can use to search for animals at the highest risk, including those whose footprints haven’t been showing up in recent years.

1. What is the purpose of the software?

A．To promote the development of technology.

B．To protect black rhinos from being hunted.

C．To analyze the footprints of illegal poachers.

D．To save endangered species across the world.

2. What’s the advantage of the software?

A．It owns various functions.	B．It goes to the market.
C．It is perfectly practical.	D．It is more than popular.

3. What does Zoe Jewell say about the approach?

A．It brings the best advantage for the lowest cost.

B．It helps increase the population of black rhinos.

C．It raises people's awareness of the environment.

D．It strengthens the tie between humans and nature.

4. Which of the following best describes the future of rhinos?

A．Optimistic.

B．Hopeless.

C．Worrying.

D．Uncertain.

10 . 2022年2月7日，女足获得亚洲杯冠军，人们赞扬她们的女足精神，请你用英语写一篇短文向学校广播站英语节目投稿，谈谈你对女足精神的理解，内容应该包括：
1.你认为女足精神是什么；
2.女足精神对你的影响。
要求：词数100词，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：女足亚洲杯   AFC Women's Asian Cup   中国女足 Chinese Women's Football Team
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