1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is the man talking to the woman?

A．To change his current plan.

B．To correct a mistake on his phone bill.

C．To get some information about different plans.

2. When will the man probably get the new bill?

A．Later today.

B．Two weeks later.

C．The day after tomorrow.

3. What is the woman like?

A．Careless.

B．Patient.

C．Impolite.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the speaker work most of the time?

A．In libraries.

B．At a college.

C．At home.

2. What does the speaker do besides writing?

A．Teach courses at colleges.

B．Work part-time in a library.

C．Type letters for other people.

3. What will the speaker probably do if she feels lonely?

A．Keep up writing books.

B．Travel around the world.

C．Start a new job working with lots of people.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When does Emily get to work today?

A．At 8: 00 am.

B．At 8: 30 am.

C．At 9: 00 am.

2. What does Mr. Brown do first?

A．He leads Emily to her desk.

B．He gives Emily the time card.

C．He shows Emily around the company.

3. Whose book is it on the desk?

A．Mr. Brown’s.

B．Emily’s.

C．Tom’s.

4. What is Emily’s position?

A．A secretary.

B．An art designer.

C．A department manager.

4 . If you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive thoughts.     1     Here are a few examples for you to practice. Say them out loud and with feeling!

★Begin and end each day with a “Thank you for this wonderful day!”

★When you see the gas prices hiking, say “    2    ”

★When you are late for work, say “I am so happy and grateful for my job as I know that many don’t have one.”

★    3     “I really do appreciate my eyes that see, my ears that hear, my mouth that tastes, my legs that walk, my arms that lift, my hands that write, my mind that thinks, my knees that bend and my tongue that talks.” The possibilities here are endless: be thankful for what does work for you and feel good about it!

★Write down what you’re grateful for each day. In moments when you’re feeling really down, read what you wrote before.     4     If you keep doing this regularly, you will find that your list will get longer and longer.

The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of peace.     5    

A．This will help uplift your spirits.

B．The more you practice, the happier you’ll be.

C．If you are having health problems, be grateful for what does work.

D．I am so glad that I am blessed to have a car in which to get around.

E．No matter what you have experienced, just enjoy your life every day.

F．But we can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps.

G．Life seems so unfair sometimes.

5 . 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。

“The package is from Uncle Aaron in Scotland,” Rylee told her father. Her uncle travelled a lot on business, so Rylee seldom got to see him. Her father’s only response was to raise an eyebrow (眉毛).

Rylee opened the box. She pulled out a large necklace (项链). One side of the necklace had a symbol of circles. It looked like writing on the other side, but Rylee did not understand what the words meant.

The box also had a letter from her uncle. He explained how he had found the necklace at a curious little shop. He described how the elderly storekeeper had told him that the necklace had special powers and warned him to be careful with it.

Her uncle ended the letter with “BE CAREFUL!!!” in big letters and a “laughing” emoji (表情符号). He did not seem to take the storekeeper’s warnings seriously. “Let me wear it to school today, Dad,” Rylee said. “Maybe it will bring me luck on my history test.” “Good grades come from studying, not from luck,” Dad said. “I did study, but everyone thinks this will be a hard test.” Rylee put her fingers around the necklace she still held, “I wish you’d let me wear it.” “Yes, you can wear it today.” That made Rylee stop to wonder, because her dad had never given in that fast before.

At school, Rylee heard a group of kids talking. Some said her necklace looked ugly, while others thought it silly to believe in good luck necklaces. She wished her classmates thought the necklace was as cool as she did. Without warning, all eyes turned to Rylee and her necklace. Students began to push to get a closer look. Everyone seemed to talk at once, telling her how cool it looked. All Rylee’s friends wanted to borrow her lucky necklace. That made Rylee stop to wonder why everyone changed their minds so fast.

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。

Sitting at her desk, Rylee watched the teacher pass out their tests.

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Rylee looked down at her test and found that her score was one hundred percent.

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6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What may the man do at Christmas?

A．Have dinner with the woman's family.

B．Stay at home with his family.

C．Go shopping with his son.

2. Where will the woman probably shop?

A．At the mall.

B．At online shops.

C．At the bookstore.

3. What present will the man give the woman?

A．Books.

B．Chinese tea.

C．A tea box.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the watch look like?

A．It has a leather white band.

B．The face of it is black.

C．The face of it is square.

2. What do we know about Tom’s grandfather?

A．He went to England with a little money.

B．He got the watch from his father.

C．He is still alive.

3. Why is the watch special to Tom?

A．It reminds him of his grandfather.

B．It tells the right time.

C．It is worth a lot of money.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What probably happened in Fountain Hills during winter?

A．All animals died off.

B．It didn’t rain much.

C．Many chemicals were used.

2. What can we know about Fountain Hills from the talk?

A．The farmland produced no food.

B．Black birds were missing.

C．People there got sick easily.

3. Why did many bees disappear?

A．Animals ate them.

B．The government killed them.

C．They flew away.

4. What do the scientists offer to do?

A．Bring bees from the town.

B．Teach farmers how to grow food.

C．Tell people the importance of bees.

9 . Fill your free time with these options on offer in New York City this month.

Pop & Rock

Dec. 1 at Webster Hall, Manhattan

On tour in support of her new release of Softscars, the singer and producer Nat Cmiel will play at Webster Hall on Sunday. A frequent subject of her songs is the solution to the tensions between digital and physical existence. Tickets are $25.

Family Concert

Dec. 10 at the Scheuer Auditorium, Manhattan

Joanie Leeds is adding her voice to those calling for children’s books in libraries and children’s classrooms. With a guitar and other musicians, she’ll celebrate the release of her new work, starting at 10: 30 a. m., in an hour-long concert intended to make young listeners first grow up and later sit down and read. Tickets to the concert are required to be reserved online, starting at $14. Children are admitted free.

Jazz

Dec. 20 at the Village Vanguard, Manhattan

Bold and carefree, Johnathan Blake has come to represent certain of present jazz. This week’s Vanguard stand features his My Life Matters, calling for people to let one another live and grow. Watching the performance of the band will have a lasting impression on you. Tickets are $40.

Sketch Comedy

Dec.22 at the Peoples Improv Theater, Manhattan

The Peoples Improv Theater is welcoming comedy troupes (剧团) across the country for a celebration and discussion of sketch comedy, with Birch & Caven as the opening show. Tickets start at $ 15 per show. Four-day passes are $79, and one-day passes are $30. Tickets are to be bought at the ticket office in person.

1. Whose song discusses digital and real-life interaction?

A．Nat Cmiel.

B．Joanie Leeds.

C．Birch & Caven.

D．Johnathan Blake.

2. Where is the performance of Joanie Leeds held?

A．At Webster Hall.	B．At the Scheuer Auditorium.
C．At the Village Vanguard.	D．At the Peoples Improv Theater.

3. What is the most economical choice to appreciate Sketch Comedy for four days?

A．Online tickets.

B．One-day passes.

C．Four-day passes.

D．Separate tickets.

10 . People in Detroit, Michigan take their sport seriously. Comerica Park, the home of the Tigers, a baseball team, and the Little Caesars Arena, which is home to the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings and the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, draw enormous crowds. Far older than both is the Cadieux Café, on the eastern edge of the city. Locals there take part in a game called “feather bowling” most nights.

In the game, developed from Flanders, players roll a wooden wheel along a rough earth lane (路) towards a pigeon feather planted at the other end. The idea is to get your wheel as close as possible—while blocking those of the opposing team or knocking them out of the way.

Everyone in Grosse Pointe in Detroit plays feather bowling. Photos of champions line the wall of the Cadieux Café, which is founded in the 1930s by Belgian immigrants, says John Rutherford, a musician who has co-owned the place since 2019.

Having been preserved for the best part of a century, feather bowling is now spreading. A few other bars in Michigan have set up their own lanes. Having seen a video of people playing feather bowling at the Cadieux Café, Dave Plate decided it was exactly the game to bring to a large space he had rented, and flew to Michigan to learn it. Last year, he opened a bar with the game in a neighborhood in New York City. The lanes are now booked up for weekends in advance. Most of the players are young, and a growing number of parents are bringing their children, too.

Mr. Rutherford welcomes the copycats. The Cadieux Café, he says, could become to feather bowling what St. Andrews in Scotland is to golf: somewhere true fans will always want to play. But he’s critical of what competitors are offering—something like golf court. “For it to be truly feather bowling, you need a real dirt course like ours,” he says. Even worldwide, Detroit may now be a good place to play the game.

1. Where does the Detroit Pistons basketball team usually play?

A．At Comerica Park.	B．At Grosse Pointe.
C．At the Little Caesars Arena.	D．At the Cadieux Café.

2. What can be learned about feather bowling?

A．It was held mainly in broad daylight.	B．Its players have to roll a wooden wheel.
C．Its competition rules are friendly and fun.	D．It was invented by the Belgians in the 1930s.

3. Why does the author list Dave Plate in paragraph 4?

A．To praise his contributions to feather bowling.

B．To prove the limit of feather bowling in big cities.

C．To show the growing popularity of feather bowling.

D．To illustrate the importance of bowling for children.

4. What should the bowling field be like according to Mr. Rutherford?

A．A wooden court.

B．A grass court.

C．A concrete court.

D．A dirt court.