1 . Humans have been living and working on the space station for 20 years. Their meals are packaged, though sometimes astronauts receive fresh treats from resupply missions. The longer that packaged food is stored, the more it loses nutrients like vitamin C and vitamin K.

Astronauts have successfully grown 10 different crops on the space station since 2015 and had the chance to sample each one. The International Space Station hosted a party for astronauts on Friday as they celebrated the harvest of the first Chili (辣椒) grown in space. The crew finally had a chance to taste the peppers after initially kicking off the plant experiment on the space station in July.

Plant Habitat-04 is one of the most complex plant experiments on the orbiting laboratory to date because peppers take much longer to grow than the previous experiment plants. After growing for four months, the peppers were harvested on Friday.

Peppers provide a great source of vitamin C, as well as other key nutrients. Pepper plants self-pollinate, so they are easy to grow, and they are a pick-and-eat crop that doesn’t have to be cooked. They are also safe to eat raw.

A side effect of life in zero gravity is that astronauts often lose some of their taste and smell, so spicy or well-seasoned foods are a favorite. Adding fresh greens or peppers to the menu allows astronauts to liven up their regular meals. But growing and tending to the plants can also produce other benefits.

Astronauts have described the joy from seeing—as well as smelling and caring for—leafy green plants on the space station that remind them of Earth.

“Growing colorful vegetables in space can have long-term benefits for physical and psychological health,” said Matt Romeyn, principal investigator for the experiment.” We are discovering that growing plants and vegetables with colors and smells helps to improve astronauts’ well-being.”

1. What does underlined “kicking off” in the 2nd paragraph mean?

A．Launch.

B．Complete.

C．Quit.

D．Announce.

2. What makes Plant Habitat-04 one of the most complex plant experiments?

A．The technology.	B．Growing process.
C．The varieties of plants.	D．Growing time required.

3. Why are peppers added to the menu for astronauts?

A．They are delicious.	B．They restore their appetite.
C．They help kill diseases.	D．They improve their memory.

4. What is the suitable title for the text ?

A．The Fun in the Space Life

B．The Common Goal in the Space Mission

C．The First Chili Peppers Grown in Space

D．A Research Finding from the Space Mission

2 . There are always some persons in your life who touch your soft heart with kindness.

As a little girl, my favorite thing was _______. And when I thought about _______ I wanted to be when I grew up, I figured I’d be a librarian, just because the two librarians changed my life.

At that time, the town library limited the number of books a person borrowed _______ two once a week. I _______ the books in just three days. So to read more, I was _______ about what books to choose. The librarian, Mrs. Tonne, was a warm person. Every time I went into the library, she greeted me, _______. When learning about my trouble, she often _______ some better books. Thanks to her help, I _______ a lot from these books.

Gradually, I developed an interest in writing, _______ poems. When I was in fourth grade, our school librarian, Mrs. Ketelsen, encouraged me to write more. When my poem was not accepted, she ________ me with comfortable words. Once she helped ________ some poems I’d written about dinosaurs to Highlights magazine. It was my first published writing!

Later, at the University of Iowa, ________ I majored in journalism, my dream was different. I realized that I was shy about interviewing people, which made me ________. When I recalled Mrs. Tonne and Mrs. Ketelsen, I made a decision without ________ to be devoted to writing. And now I am an editor at Reader’s Digest.

Whenever I think of the help from them, how ________ I am. It is their kindness that makes me what I am.

1.

A．reading

B．painting

C．exploring

D．creating

2.

A．how

B．why

C．where

D．what

3.

A．of

B．to

C．from

D．between

4.

A．published

B．edited

C．presented

D．finished

5.

A．under the weather

B．in the air

C．at a loss

D．on the rocks

6.

A．shouting

B．smiling

C．crying

D．dancing

7.

A．exchanged

B．recommend

C．designed

D．adapted

8.

A．reflected

B．devoted

C．expected

D．benefited

9.

A．extremely

B．fortunately

C．especially

D．slightly

10.

A．inspired

B．challenged

C．contented

D．tricked

11.

A．admit

B．send

C．revise

D．settle

12.

A．although

B．because

C．when

D．since

13.

A．relaxed

B．satisfied

C．impressed

D．upset

14.

A．hesitation

B．tension

C．exception

D．argument

15.

A．concerned

B．relieved

C．grateful

D．regretful

3 . The world has spent a long time living with the pandemic. But many people have become lazy about protecting their safety. Are you spending time indoors and unmasked with trusted friends? Or eating in restaurants or making more trips to the grocery store? New types of COVID-19 mean you should try to cut back on exposure. And where you can, double down on basic safety.     1    .     .

Wear masks

The N95 mask is the gold standard. It may cost too much or be hard to find. A cloth mask does a good job of filtering particles that cause infection.     2     — two cloth layers with a filter in the middle. Double masking is the best answer when you find yourself around strangers. The KF94 mask is a good bet.

    3    

If you go to the store two or three times a week, cut back to once a week. If you have been spending 30 to 45 minutes in the grocery store, cut down your time in the store.     4    . If you are waiting in line, be mindful of staying at least six feet apart from the people ahead and behind you. Try using delivery services or curbside pickup.

Spend less time indoors with people who are not from your household. If you must spend time with others, wear your best mask. Be sure any space is well ventilated (通风)(open windows and doors). Keep the visit as short as possible.     5    

The coronavirus vaccine may or may not be the solution. As of now, you are the best answer. Take care. Do not let your guard down!

A．Wash your hands frequently

B．Spend less time with others

C．The best mask has three layers

D．Don’t stay outdoors alone for a long time

E．If the market is crowded, come back later

F．It is still best to minimize your social activities

G．Here are two important ideas about how to stay safe

4 . They use Mr./Mrs. with the family name.句子的定语是：________

A．They

B．use

C．the family

D．name

5 . There are many movies that you can focus on if you want to improve the way you are learning. Choose one of the movies below and the results will be great in the end!

The King’s Speech

The King's Speech tells the story of a man forced to speak to the world with a stammer (口吃).That movie is filled with lots of encouraging information and is a wonderful movie for those who love language classes.

Inside Job

Inside Job is an Oscar-winning film by Charles Ferguson. It provides a detailed analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008. which caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. It's a movie for students who want to learn more about the economic market.

Whiplash

Whiplash is a story of a young drummer who wants to realise his dreams although he doesn't receive any help from the people around him. It\s an interesting movie that will help art students better understand how much hard work can help them realise their dreams.

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American film based on the life of John Nash, a Nobel Prize winner with schizophrenia (精神分裂症).It follows his journey from the point where he is not even aware he has schizophrenia, to the point where Nash and his wife find a way to manage his condition. It includes some interesting physics elements that will help you quite a lot.

1. Which film will you choose if you are interested in economic development?

A．The King’s Speech.	B．Inside Job.
C．Whiplash.	D．A Beautiful Mind.

2. What may Whiplash bring to art students?

A．Making efforts.	B．Asking for help.
C．Keeping an interest.	D．Being understandable.

3. What is special about A Beautiful Mind?

A．It focuses on interesting scenic spots.

B．It describes the progress in medicine.

C．It is based on the story of a real person.

D．It records the selection of Nobel Prize winners.

6 . Below is a list of popular movies, which are not only fun to watch, but they give us a lesson.

Booksmart

Booksmart stars (由……主演) Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever as two high school seniors who feel they haven’t experienced the typical (典型的) high school experience. So they attend different parties held by their classmates, but get into more trouble than they’ve experienced in their lives.

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Mean Girls

Mean Girls, written by Tina Fey, is regarded as one of the best teenage movies ever. The film stars Lindsay Lohan as Cady, a student from Africa. On her first day of school, Cady gets to know Regina George, the most popular girl in school. While she’s happy to be in the cool crowd at first, Cady realizes that popularity isn’t what she imagines.

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She’s All That

She’s All That is taken from George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion. It was considered one of the best teenage movies in the 1990s and reached number one at the box office in its first week. The film stars Freddie Prize Jr. as Zach, a popular student who becomes unpopular when his cheerleader friend leaves him for a reality TV star.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, based on Steven Chbosky’s novel of the same name, is a coming-of-age film about a teenager named Charlie and his struggle with anxiety. The film, which is considered one of the best teenage movies ever, follows Charlie throughout his first year of high school.

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1. What topic is Mean Girls about?

A．Friendship.	B．Difficult culture.
C．Being popular.	D．Typical school life

2. Which film is suitable for anxious freshmen?

A．Booksmart.	B．Mean Girls.
C．She’s All That.	D．The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

3. What do the films have in common?

A．Their leading actors are girls.	B．They are mainly about teenagers.
C．They were made in the 1990s.	D．They are of the same price on Amazon.

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不超过3个单词）。

Table tennis first     1     (appear) during Victorian England. Table tennis didn’t become a competitive sport until 1988. Now table tennis not only is a matter of competition, but also provides an opportunity for people to play together no matter what their ages are. There is a day for people     2     love table tennis to spread their love for the sport. It     3     (call) World Table Tennis Day.

The International Table Tennis Federation has taken table tennis to a     4     (complete) new level. ITTF tries to make table tennis popular around the world.     5     (achieve) this goal, in 2015 ITTTF created World Table Tennis Day to get people interested     6     table tennis. Since then it has been celebrating the day so that more people can learn about     7     sport.

World Table Tennis Day is celebrated by     8     (organize) activities in the streets, clubs, bars, schools, workplaces etc. People can register for all these     9     (event) on the Internet to join in the worldwide celebration. If you’re looking for other ways to celebrate World Table Tennis Day, you can choose to watch     10     (excite) table tennis games on TV on the day and tell your friends what day it is.

8 . An unmanned Chinese spacecraft left the earth on a trip to the planet Mars on Thursday. The launch （发射）marks the start of one of China's most important space explorations. China's national space agency launched the spacecraft called Tianwen-1 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center on Hainan Island.

The name Tianwen means “Questions to Heaven” in Chinese. The spacecraft took off on China's largest carrier rocket, the Long March 5, and about 36 minutes later, the spacecraft, including an orbiter（轨道飞行器）and a rover（漫游车），was sent into the Earth-Mars orbit. It is expected to reach the orbit of the red planet next February. Tianwen-1 will finish three scientific goals—orbiting the red planet, landing on the Mars and sending a rover to the landing site.

Tianwen-1 carries several scientific instruments to observe the planet's atmosphere and surface. It will do a series of scientific researches on the planet's soil, geological structure, environment, atmosphere and water. Besides its daily work of exploring the surface of Mars for 90 days, it will also report back to the earth about its experiences on the red planet, which is millions of miles away. According to experts, discovering signs of life will be its first and most important scientific goal.

Tianwen-1's successful landing will make China the second nation to place a spacecraft on Mars. The United States has landed eight vehicles on Mars since 1976. China will be the first to successfully orbit, land and place a vehicle in the same mission. This is China's first independent mission to Mars. The task in 2011 failed when a Russian rocket carrying a Chinese orbiter had problems after launch, and was unable to escape the Earth orbit. Last year, China's Chang e-4 spacecraft became the first to make a landing on the far side of the moon.

1. When will Tianwen-1 enter the orbit of Mars?

A．36 minutes later.	B．Next Thursday.
C．In 90 days.	D．Next February.

2. What is the main task of Tianwen-1 according to experts?

A．Orbiting the Mars.	B．Landing on the Mars.
C．Discovering signs of life.	D．Sending a rover to the landing site.

3. Which of the following statements is mentioned in the text?

A．Tianwen-1 is the second vehicle landed on the Mars.

B．The United States is the first to land vehicles on the Mars.

C．Russia helped China place Tianwen-1 on the Mars.

D．Chang，e-4 was the first to make a landing on the moon.

4. Where can you find this article?

A．In a newspaper.	B．In a diary.
C．In a sci-fi novel.	D．In a guide book.

9 . Nine years ago when I went to an English corner for the first time, nobody tried to talk to me. However, I have now become a(n) _________  participant at the English corner. I always give a(n) _________smile to new comers.

There have been times when I feel unable to _________ those who have an excellent command of English. But as long as I remember the _________ I received nine years ago, I feel better _________ for the challenge, for I_________ there is no point in being sorry for my own inability and the only_________way forward is to start again from the very beginning with full_________.

The determination to start again indicates your_________ of the many opportunities ahead. You’ve all __________ read the novel Gone with the Wind, and are __________  by Scarlett, the heroine, who brings herself and the family through the  __________ years of the Civil War and Reconstruction and regains her footing in Atlanta. At the end of the book, she says __________, “After all, tomorrow is another day.” Scarlett’s persistence (坚持) and self-confidence in face of difficulty probably __________  the ever-appealing attraction of the character, and the everlasting popularity of the novel.

It is true that the age in which we live is not __________. There are a lot of hardships and barriers ahead. But, if we__________ that we always have tomorrow before us, we will not be that__________ with everything around us now. Tomorrow will be a new day. This is the__________ on which we rely. With this faith, we will__________ all that was disagreeable yesterday and discover golden opportunities to achieve that which we’ve never before __________.

1.

A．rude

B．anxious

C．careless

D．active

2.

A．grateful

B．encouraging

C．familiar

D．winning

3.

A．keep up with

B．take pride in

C．get rid of

D．make fun of

4.

A．advice

B．training

C．treatment

D．protection

5.

A．allowed

B．prepared

C．blamed

D．supported

6.

A．suspect

B．know

C．promise

D．remember

7.

A．serious

B．awkward

C．proper

D．bearable

8.

A．schedule

B．determination

C．curiosity

D．puzzlement

9.

A．share

B．experience

C．memory

D．awareness

10.

A．probably

B．gradually

C．obviously

D．frequently

11.

A．impressed

B．annoyed

C．scared

D．confused

12.

A．recent

B．golden

C．romantic

D．bitter

13.

A．casually

B．wrongly

C．hopefully

D．naturally

14.

A．admit

B．explain

C．predict

D．reduce

15.

A．perfect

B．reasonable

C．meaningful

D．difficult

16.

A．declare

B．forget

C．realize

D．doubt

17.

A．patient

B．busy

C．connected

D．dissatisfied

18.

A．pride

B．reality

C．faith

D．benefit

19.

A．throw away

B．show up

C．seek for

D．depend on

20.

A．analyzed

B．accepted

C．designed

D．obtained