1 . We believe you will really make use of our list of the best jobs for students with no experience.

Tutor

Pay per hour: $17.28

This is a great job for all the great minds out there who have some knowledge they can share. You don’t even have to leave the house, as many students ask for tutors online. If you are good at math or English, for example, consider getting cash for your knowledge.

Lifeguard

Pay per hour: $9.18

And now something for those who like swimming, and don’t mind a huge responsibility. Even though you don’t have to have work experience as a lifeguard, you must have a lifeguard training. It is a serious job, but also fun, as you get to enjoy all day in the sun, and next to the pool or beach.

Catering staff

Pay per hour: $12.04

If you enjoy being around delicious food, you can look for a job among catering staff. It offers a reliable pay, and it is not too tough. It is interesting, as you get to serve various types of people at various events.

Front desk receptionist

Pay per hour: $11.89

Another position for those who have good communication and organization skills, and those who don’t mind office jobs. There are many places where you can work, including fitness and spa centers. And working in a spa center may have its benefits in the form of discounts for employees.

1. How much can you earn by working four hours a day as a tutor?

A．About $67.

B．About $69.

C．About $72.

D．About $74.

2. Which of the following belongs to catering staff’s routine work?

A．Cooking a dinner for guests.

B．Tasting all kinds of delicious foods.

C．Giving performances at a gathering.

D．Providing food and drinks at different events.

3. Being a front desk receptionist of a spa center,you may______.

A．get some extra tips

B．spend all day in the sun

C．take on a huge responsibility

D．enjoy body care at a low price

2 . 假如你是英语社团团长李华，请你为高一新生撰写一篇英文欢迎致辞，同时就高一学生在新学校可能面临学习策略、交友、社团活动、职业规划等方面的问题提出自己的建议并表达祝愿。

1. 表示欢迎；

2. 提出问题并给出建议；

3. 表达祝愿。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Freshmen,

Welcome to our high school!......

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3 . If it seems like all your friends have smartphones,you may be on to something. A new report by Common Sense Media, which reports on technology and media for children, found that by the age of 11, more than half of kids in the US have their own smartphone. By age 12, more than two-thirds do, and by 14, teens are just as likely as adults to own a smartphone. Some kids start much younger. Nearly 20% of 8-year-olds have their own smartphone!

Well, I study the effects of media and technology on kids, and I’m here to say that there is no single right answer to this question. The best I can offer is this: When both you and your parents feel the time is right.

Here are some points to consider to help you and your parents make this decision.

Be responsible. Have you shown that you are generally responsible? Do you understand the value of money, and can you save up to buy things you want?

Keep safe. Do you travel to or from school or after-school activities without an adult? This is when phones often go from a “want” to a “need”. Sometimes parents report that they feel better knowing they can reach their children directly, and that their kids can reach them, too.

Be careful. Do you treat your friends with kindness and respect? Do you know the fact that once something goes out onto the web, it can never truly be deleted (删除)?

When you have a smartphone, your parents are the No. I most important influence in your life. If parents use their phones all day, guess what? Their children probably will be like that, too.However, if parents have smartphone habits like putting the phone away during meals, that will go a long way toward helping kids develop the same habits.

1. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A．The benefit of the phone.	B．The need for the phone.
C．The right age for the use of the phone.	D．The way of using the phone?

2. A phone goes from a “want” to “a need” when children use it to ______

A．keep in touch with their parents	B．get some information online
C．chat with their friends online	D．send messages to their friends

3. What should parents do according to the last paragraph?

A．Teach their children to use phones.	B．Use their phones as little as possible.
C．Control their children’s using phones.	D．Set a good example for their children.

4. What would be the best title of the passage?

A．The advantages of having a phone	B．How children use their phones
C．How old children should be to get phones	D．The problems with children’s having phones

4 . Joy Chapman,70, retired from work in 2018 but decided she’d never become a “boring” granny. She joined local gym and got herself a hard workout routine which sees her in the gym every day for two and a half hours. She said, “I was afraid of turning 70, but I don’t feel my age at all.”

As her confidence in the gym improved, she hardly spent a day without going to the gym. “When I first started, I would come home feeling tired,” she said. “Every muscle ached, but as I progressed, my fitness levels improved and I got better. I would never have believed in 100 years that I would love the gym so much.”

Joy said, “Working out and staying fit stops things from getting me down.” The granny has been longing for living since losing her husband in 2011, when he was just 58—making Joy realize life is valuable. She said, “My husband died very young and very quickly. He became ill in February, was diagnosed (诊断) in March and died on April 22. No one could believe it. Everybody was shocked at his death. When he died, it made me think deeply of my life and I am quite a confident and strong person as a result.”

Every day when she does her workouts, Joy meets up with a group of pals who help keep her young. She said, “I’ve made brilliant friends. As soon as I step in the gym, there is friendly humour with the receptionists, the trainers, the cleaner-everyone. They all think I’m mad, but in a nice way. I’m the fittest granny in the town. I’d advise other people in later life not to be scared by the gym. Give it a go, because it’s just great.”

1. What caused Joy to hardly feel her age?

A．She worked out hard in a gym regularly.	B．She met with a lot of humorous friends.
C．She never felt exhausted from workouts.	D．She was shocked at the loss of her husband.

2. What can best describe Joy’s workouts in the gym?

A．Exhausted.

B．Addicted.

C．Scared.

D．Bored.

3. What lesson did Joy learn from her working out in the gym?

A．It made her strong to overcome the misfortune.	B．It helped her to live a regular life happily.
C．It encouraged her to be kind and humorous.	D．It made her feel never bored at the age of 70.

4. What was Joy’s advice to those in retirement?

A．Meeting young people to keep yourself young.	B．Playing kind jokes with cleaners at the street.
C．Having a try at the gym.	D．Making as many brilliant friends as you can.

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。

Zhang Jiacheng has lived his life in a village for more than sixty years. Zhang spends his days     1     (look) after his apple farm. His work is     2     (entire) physical, including planting and watering trees and picking fruit. Now his work, though, is sort of different from the one     3     it used to be: Livestreaming (直播).

When I visit Zhang’s land in mid-September,     4     66-year-old farmer is preparing to pick up apples in his fields. The branches (树枝)of his apple trees     5       (weigh) down by red delicious fruit.They can produce 30,000 kilograms of apples each year.

    6       (help) the villagers make their fortune, the government began offering free courses in 2013 to teach villagers how to use the internet to enlarge their businesses. Over 20,00 people have attended     7     (class) covering different topics from e-business to livestreaming.

“Before taking the livestreaming class, I was making 4,000 to 5,000 yuan per year,” Zhang says. “Now,     8     makes me excited is that I can earn 200,000 yuan each year.”

To be frank, the change is     9     (surprise) and tells us the advantages of using technology to connect farmers in the country and other workers with more people.

Now, using social media such as Taobao’s livestreaming, Pinduoduo, Douyin, these workers can help sell their crops across the country, which contributes     10     the developing of the villages.

6 . Have you ever left a movie theater with a mixed feeling about what you just watched? No? Well, you definitely haven’t seen the movie “Nope(不)”. This 2022 movie is a sci-fi horror. But despite having the amazing director Jordan Peele and the wonderful actors, this film still manages to be the worst I’ve ever seen.

In the movie “Nope”, it shows us a western 1998 setting where we follow a brother, OJ, and a sister, Emerald Haywood. Emerald is a fun and entertaining woman, while OJ is shy but outspoken when necessary. They run a large horse farm. They observe something mysterious in the sky, which they later learn is a UFO. This UFO is eating people who are watching horse races. To help their horse farm, they try their best to beat the monster.

Daniel Kaluuya is a good actor and has experienced playing in horror movies. In the movie, he did a good job at playing the role of OJ until he took a turn for the worse, going from a shy person to a hero who leads his group to success without any visible (可见的) growth. That makes his character challenging for the audience to understand. I love Keke Palmer’s humor and energy in the movie, but it gets to a point where she is too active, which makes her character Emerald unpleasant.

Many scenes in the movie are extended not to create suspense (悬念) but simply to add screen time. That makes the two hours feel like four. There are many storylines that end as quickly as they begin, with seemingly no point. The film is a far cry from horror and suspense. It is just an alien story with some seeming scares in between. Jordan Peele tried to make the movie symbolic, which made him blind to the idea that movies are supposed to be entertaining to watch. This movie is not for you if you are a true suspense and horror fan. If you ask me if you should watch it or not, I’d say “Nope.”

1. What do you know about the movie?

A．It is a western film.	B．It is the worst movie.
C．It is set in ancient times.	D．It is popular with horror fans.

2. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The response of the audience.	B．The suggestion on the acting.
C．The comparison of the actors.	D．The opinion on the characters.

3. What is the main reason for the movie’s failure according to paragraph 4?

A．The long period	B．The wrong director
C．The worthless plots	D．The old-fashioned theme.

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

A．“Nope” is a nope for me	B．What an entertaining film!
C．Jordan Peele’s new movie	D．Should a horror be horrible?

7 . I quit social media in college. This is how my life has changed.

I’m a 19-year-old college student. In the past, I ________ entire days, weeks and months on my phone. Despite being in constant ________ with people, I had never been more alone. Just like any toxic relationship, it was time for a________.

I determined to try a year ________ social media. Thus began the official________. I began to quit various apps that stole hours of our waking lives. When I started the challenge, it was ________at first to resist the muscle memory of opening the ________. So, every time I wanted to open one, I would either ________ or text someone instead. If I had burning ________I wanted to share, I would set them down. If I desired ________ and wanted to check in with loved ones, I would text.

       By the first month, the ________ to open the forbidden apps disappeared completely. I soon noticed some differences in how I ________. On one five-hour car ride with friends, the only time I unlocked my ________ was to control the music. This car ride became an incredible________ to talk with my friends. We sang along to classic rock and made plans for our trip.
       This year has been a nice break from online life and a reminder of the beauty of a(n) ________world.1.

A．checked

B．spent

C．handled

D．dragged

2.

A．communication

B．struggle

C．competition

D．cooperation

3.

A．turnover

B．workout

C．breakup

D．build-up

4.

A．from

B．with

C．for

D．off

5.

A．approval

B．challenge

C．presentation

D．performance

6.

A．difficult

B．natural

C．effective

D．normal

7.

A．books

B．computer

C．apps

D．diary

8.

A．complain

B．defend

C．journal

D．blame

9.

A．measures

B．honour

C．curiosity

D．thoughts

10.

A．socialization

B．stimulation

C．recognition

D．attention

11.

A．inspiration

B．function

C．reality

D．enthusiasm

12.

A．survived

B．appeared

C．considered

D．behaved

13.

A．phone

B．car

C．camera

D．suitcase

14.

A．entrance

B．contrast

C．opportunity

D．innovation

15.

A．primary

B．offline

C．unusual

D．regular

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。

Carrying the Flame of Inspiration

Excited, proud, and even a little emotional, I experienced a rush of different feelings when I passed the flame of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou,     1     capital city of Zhejiang province, on Saturday as one of the 600 torchbearers (火炬手).

Although from different backgrounds, we 600 torchbearers all have something in common: Our deep respect for the para sports movement and the spirit in     2     these sports are contested. The flame that I carried was passed on by the first torchbearer of the relay, powerlifting Paralympic and world champion Tan Yujiao. The Rio and Tokyo Paralympic gold medalist is     3     (particular) proud to attend the Asian Para Games at home, both as a torchbearer and an athlete.

“My heart is just like the flame right now. I used to be a kid with     4     (disability) who could not even attend our school’s PE classes, and now I’m a para athlete who is aiming at     5     (break) my own world record. Life presents me with the     6     (tough) tests, and I have lived my life in the most beautiful way,” said Tan.

When I was informed that I     7     (choose) for the honor, I asked myself one simple question: What will I actually pass through the flame? I think my fellow torchbearer Tan summed it     8     better than I could: “What I hope to pass on is the spirit of the para athletes that enables them     9     (fight) against all odds to win and chase excellence. I also want to pass on their positive energy, their     10     (confident) and strength.”

9 . How to Become a Lifelong Learner

There are no age limits when it comes to education. Being a lifelong learner is all about maintaining your curiosity and love for learning.     1    

Identify your learning style. Everyone has a preferred way to approach information. Determine your own favorite learning style.     2     Make use of them as much as practical, such as viewing online tutorials on websites if you’re more of a visual learner.

Read every single day.     3    Reading is an entrance to the minds of your fellow human beings. Through reading you will be amazed by the incredible creativity, intelligence of the human species. And reading will help you to learn the discoveries and mistakes of others who have gone ahead of you.

Create something. Flexing your creative muscles can help you learn about yourself.     4    In fact, some powerful learning happens when you are creating something for yourself. Creation, like intelligence, can be artistic or scientific; physical or intellectual.

Teach others. Teaching is a wonderful way to learn a subject better and improve your own understanding of it. Conveying the information you absorb will help you process better.     5    In teaching others how to learn things, you will find that you learn even more than the students.

As a saying goes, it is never too late to learn, so we should persist in lifelong learning.

A．Not all learning comes from outside you.

B．Joseph Joubert once said that “To teach is to learn twice.”

C．Here are some ways that you can keep chasing knowledge.

D．Note what learning techniques are the most efficient for you.

E．Even if it’s just a few pages, the habit will help you learn a ton.

F．By equipping students with tools, teachers are helping them with their futures.

G．Some people understand information better when it’s presented in a visual way.

10 . The Scarlet Knight (also known as RU27) is an 8-foot autonomous underwater glider that traveled from New Jersey to Spain. Its underwater expedition team has provided data to help scientists better understand how climate change is affecting the ocean.

The glider, with no engine to push it forward, rode the ocean currents and made a series of 10,000 dives and ascents (上升) in order to collect data on ocean circulation, the heat content of the upper level of the ocean, and the transport of this heat through oceanic cycle as it crossed the Atlantic.

Drops involved pumping a small volume of water into its nose causing it to sink and unequal buoyancy (浮力) along its main body would send the glider 150 to 180 meters down the water column. Ascending involved the reverse: pumping approximately a cup of water into the tail causing a glide upwards. This pattern of dive-and-ascend cycles continued for 4,600 miles; they lasted approximately 40 minutes each. The glider stayed almost continually underwater, surfacing only three times a day to check its location, transmit data, and download new piloting instructions from home via an Iridium telephone on its tail.

The gliders equipped with sensors to help indicate the presence of oil. Though scientists must still confirm oil presence through water sampling, gliders narrowed the search zone for subsurface oil. It will also help people better explore the ocean in the future.

“The glider shines light on the mysteries of the oceans. It can sample the ocean in places that are not realistic, and for a small amount of the price,” said Zdenka Willis, director of the research team. “Using robots to collect scientific data is the wave of the future in terms of ocean observing.”

1. What is the purpose of RU27?

A．To travel from New Jersey to Spain.	B．To collect information on the ocean.
C．To transport scientists to the ocean.	D．To analyze the data from the ocean.

2. What does Paragraph 3 tell us about the glider?

A．Its main elements.	B．Its moving areas.
C．Its operating principle.	D．Its data processing .

3. What does Zdenka Willis say about the application of the glider to the oceans?

A．It’s not realistic.

B．It will be costly.

C．It’s demanding.

D．It will be a future trend.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean	B．The Glider Becomes the Focus
C．Underwater Expedition Helps Scientists	D．A New Robot Comes into View