1 . My father Rong Xing isn’t exactly a good father.

He works very late every night because ________ his job, sometimes even ________ to eat dinner, and gets up ________ as well. Even when he’s at home, he thinks about his work all the time and hardly ever spend any time ________ my mother and me.

As a doctor who graduated (毕业) from a famous ________ before, he could make ________ of money and only do half the work he is doing now, but he chose to do more difficult and important work. He spends less money on himself ________ he makes more. He always wears old, cheap clothes, saying they are ________ and refuses to change. I sometimes get ________ with him for not caring enough about his clothes, but he just smiles and says, “Daddy has more ________ uses for the money, all right? ”

I never stopped being curious (好奇的)________ how he spent his money. Then one day when I was reading the newspaper, a piece of news caught my eyes: “Rong Xing ________ 100, 000 yuan to help   ________ children go back to school.” Then I ________ understood.

My father’s love for others touched me deeply, I started to understand the great ________ and I decided to pass it on.

1.

A．to

B．of

C．for

2.

A．forgetting

B．offering

C．continuing

3.

A．early

B．late

C．fast

4.

A．for

B．with

C．on

5.

A．university

B．hospital

C．library

6.

A．lot

B．lots

C．many

7.

A．but

B．though

C．if

8.

A．beautiful

B．uncomfortable

C．comfortable

9.

A．happy

B．nervous

C．angry

10.

A．important

B．easy

C．difficult

11.

A．for

B．about

C．on

12.

A．wrote down

B．gave away

C．cut out

13.

A．rich

B．poor

C．simple

14.

A．suddenly

B．quietly

C．carefully

15.

A．truth

B．opinion

C．spirit

2 . Being outgoing is good for your life. Outgoing people meet lots of interesting people and things in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even the shy people can be outgoing.

You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge comes when you meet strange people or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile.In this way, you may have some talks.

Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read the news and get ready for your talks. The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.

1. You should start to be outgoing with________ .

A．your parents	B．your teachers
C．your best friends	D．your new friends

2. When you start a talk with a stranger,you should say________ .

A．What’s the matter?	B．What’s your name?
C．How is it going?	D．Are you healthy?

3. The easiest way to be outgoing is to________ .

A．talk	B．smile
C．Play	D．go out

4. Making new friends can make us________.

A．more outgoing

B．healthier

C．more serious

D．quieter

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where will the woman go today?

A．Buckingham Palace.

B．Tower Bridge.

C．The British Museum.

2. Why did the woman feel sorry for the soldiers?

A．They had to wear uniforms.

B．They couldn’t be taken photos of.

C．They were forbidden from moving.

4 . The Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition

The Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition is the largest and most well-known virtual business competition for high school students in the world. It was founded in Maryland in 2014 by a young budding (萌芽的) high school entrepreneur.

The competition gives high school students the chance to present their innovative business ideas, get real entrepreneurial experience, earn cash prizes, and build resumes that stand out from the crowd when applying for college. Participation is 100% free for all students, which levels the playing field and provides equal access to opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs regardless of their socioeconomic background or nationality.

The competition attracts the very best high school student entrepreneurs from all corners of the globe, making the competition truly global.

Participating is Easy

Register for the competition individually or team up with up to four friends to compete together.

Recognize a pressing problem the world faces, then create something new and build a business idea to address it.

Check out the scoring criteria to make sure your idea qualifies as a blue ocean business.

Reference the blue ocean pitch template (模版) to record your 5-minute video, upload on YouTube, and submit a link and the video file.

1. What benefit could a competitor get from the competition?

A．A college admission letter.

B．A full scholarship.

C．Hands-on business experience.

D．Discounted entry fee.

2. When did the competition expand on a global scale?

A．In 2014—15.

B．In 2015—16.

C．In 2016—17.

D．In 2022—23.

3. What should be done in preparation for participation?

A．Submitting a word file.

B．Designing a scoring criterion.

C．Identifying an urgent global issue.

D．Register a business organization.

5 . Western people often host a spooky movie night for friends or family during the Halloween. Here are some tips for planning a fun event.

Schedule a date

A Friday or Saturday night might be a good option, so you can start the movie after dark — making the mood more scary —and not have to worry about staying up too late on a school night. Once you have a date and time picked out, reach out to anyone you would like to invite.

Pick a movie

You can check out the Halloween-themed movies on your family’s streaming services or see what you might be able to download for free from the Internet. If you want friends to help you choose the fun and age-appropriate movie for everyone who is attending, you could narrow the selection down to three options and take a quick vote when everyone arrives.

Serve snacks

Popcorn is a classic movie treat and easy to make for a group. You can serve it plain or set up a popcorn bar. Place one large bowl of popcorn on a counter with several smaller bowls of toppings — like chocolate chips, small candies, and Pamesan cheese. Set out brown paper lunch bags, festive stickers, and black and orange markers so guests can personalize their bags.

Get the room ready

Depending on how many people you are hosting, you may want to add extra seating to your TV area. You could gather beanbag chairs, sleeping bags, and extra pillows to make the space cozy. Decorate the room in a Halloween theme like setting out plastic pumpkins with fake candles inside to help create a spooky mood and cutting out spider and ghost shapes to hang from the ceiling.

1. Why are weekends better for a movie night?

A．Because more friends will come.	B．Because children have no homework.
C．Because Halloween is often on Fridays.	D．Because nobody will worry about sleeping late.

2. What is the purpose of preparing stickers and markers?

A．To label the topping bowls.	B．To stick the paper spiders.
C．To differ guests’ lunch bags.	D．To decorate the plastic pumpkins.

3. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A travel flyer.	B．A culture website.
C．A fashion magazine.	D．A sales email.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the talk aimed at?

A．Children.

B．Teenagers

C．Adults.

2. What does the speaker say about the programs?

A．They offer courses for beginners only.

B．They provide flexible language lessons.

C．They give online learning materials for free.

3. What kind of teachers are available?

A．Native speakers

B．Qualified professors.

C．Experienced travelers.

4. What’s the purpose of the talk?

A．To teach communication skills.

B．To promote courses.

C．To discuss a program.

7 . The poster child for generative Ai software is a shocking human mimic. It represents a potential new era in research, but brings risks.

It co-wrote scientific papers-sometimes secretly. It drafted outlines for presentations, proposals and classes, churned out computer code, and served as a sounding board for research ideas. It also invented references, made up facts and repeated hate speech. Most of all, it caught people’s imaginations. ChatGPT took on whatever role its interlocutors desired—and some they didn’t.

ChatGPT’s only objective is to plausibly continue dialogues in the style of its training data. But in doing so, it and other generative artificial-intelligence(AI) programme are changing how scientists work. They have also reopened debates about the limits of AI, the nature of human intelligence and how best to adjust the interaction between the two.

For some researchers ChatGPT has become an invaluable lab assistant—helping to summarize or write manuscripts, polish applications and write codes. ChatGPT and related software can help to brainstorm ideas, enhance scientific search engines and identify research gaps in the literature, says Marinka Zitnik, who works on AI for medical research at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

But the technology is also dangerous. Automated conversational agents can aid cheats and plagiarists; left unchecked, they could damage the well of scientific knowledge. Undisclosed AI-made content has begun to spread through the Internet and some scientists have admitted using ChatGPT to generate articles without declaring it.

No one knows how much more there is to get from ChatGPT-like systems. Their capabilities might yet be limited by the availability of computing power or new training data. But the generative AI revolution has started. And there’s no turning back.

1. Which aspect of ChatGPT is Paragraph 2 about?

A．Its potential.

B．Its influence

C．Its application.

D．Its working theory.

2. What does the underlined word “plausibly” probably mean in Paragraph 3?

A．Secretly.

B．Fairly.

C．Reasonably.

D．Immediately

3. What is Marinka Zitnik’s attitude towards ChatGPT?

A．Positive.

B．Critical.

C．Concerned.

D．Unclear.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．More Users’ Welfare: ChatGPT	B．AI Revolution; No Turning Back
C．ChatGPT: More Functions Developed	D．ChatGPT and Science: for Good and Bad

8 . The following are some unsung heroes bringing a unique viewpoint and approach to the global challenge of environmental conservation.

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg, a young environmental voice from Sweden, has not only caught global attention but transformed it into a powerful movement. Through her “Fridays for Future” initiative, Greta encourages students worldwide to advocate for climate action, calling for the urgency of addressing climate change. Her touching speeches at international forums, coupled with a refusal to accept inaction have made her a symbol of youth-driven environmental advocacy.

Wangari Maathai

The late Nobel Peace Prize winner from Kenya left a permanent mark through her pioneering Green Belt Movement. This grassroots initiative empowered communities, particularly women, to fight against deforestation through tree planting. Maathai’s legacy lives on in the millions of trees planted across Africa, reflecting her belief that sustainable development starts at the grassroots level, with communities actively engaged in preserving their environment

Isaton Ceesay

Isatou Ceesay, an environmentalist from The Gambia, has emerged as a pioneer in the fight against plastic pollution. Recognizing the detrimental impact of plastic waste on local communities and ecosystems, Ceesay founded the “Women’s Initiative Gambia”. Through creative recycling initiatives, she empowers women to repurpose plastic waste, promoting economic independence within communities.

Ma Jun

Ma Jun began his career as an investigative journalist, but has quickly risen to become an outstanding Chinese environmentalist, known for his pioneering work in water pollution control. As the founder of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs(IPE), Ma Jun developed the China Water Pollution Map, an interactive online tool that tracks water quality data and exposes pollution sources across the country.

1. What group of peoples “Friday’s for Future” for?

A．Women.

B．The grassroots.

C．Young students.

D．Poor farmers.

2. What does Green Belt Movement deal with?

A．Preserving trees.	B．Community cooperation.
C．Plastic pollution.	D．Addressing climate change.

3. Who cares about the cleanliness of water?

A．Greta Thunberg.

B．Wangari Maathai.

C．Isatou Ceesay.

D．Ma Jun.

9 . The future is coming, and sooner than you think. These emerging technologies will change the way we live, how we look after our bodies and help us prevent a climate disaster.

E-skin

A soft e-skin could make giving and receiving hugs over the Internet a reality. It can sense the wearer’s movements and change them into electrical signals, which are picked up by another e-skin system via Bluetooth and changed into mechanical vibrations (振动) that copy the movements.

Brain reading robots

Thanks to a computer algorithm (算法) and a brain-computer interface, a brain-reading robot arm has been created by Swiss researchers. It’s especially intended for patients who can’t move their upper or lower body. It could learn users’ preference and be designed accordingly.

3D-printed food

Researchers in the US developed a novel method to 3D print cooked food. It makes a 7-ingredient cheesecake using food inks. The technology could be used to create personalized meals for everyone from professional athletes to patients with dietary conditions.

Energy storing bricks

American Researchers have turned red bricks, the cheap and widely available building material into “smart bricks” that can store energy like a battery to power up electric devices. They can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times within an hour.

1. What could be realised via E-skin technology?

A．Assisting the disabled.	B．Changing skin of hands.
C．Imitating human’s skin.	D．Hugging a person online.

2. Which of the following technologies can be used to provide electricity?

A．E-skin.	B．Brain reading robots.
C．3D-printed food.	D．Energy storing bricks.

3. What do Brain reading robots and 3D-printed food have in common?

A．They have similar target users.	B．They use the same research methods.
C．They both provide personalized design.	D．Their research staff are from the same country.

10 . Donna Edmonds certainly knows a thing or two about getting children outside of the classroom. Having been a teacher for 23 years, she’s now in charge of Farms For City Children, a program enabling children in cities to explore the farms in the British countryside. Visiting children can take part in the farm tasks: growing and harvesting in the gardens; caring for chickens and looking after the land; and cooking up a home-grown meal in the farmhouse kitchen.

Donna’s connection with the charity led to a life-changing experience. She explained, “In November 2000, my headteacher said we’d got this trip going to a farm. I didn’t want to do that. I’m from south London and had no interest in farming.” But the week at Farms For City Children changed Donna’s entire life.

Donna said, “Quite honestly, the nature connection gap in our society is embarrassing; there are so many children who haven’t been to the countryside. I remember asking them what cows drank and they replied “milk”. Seeing them fall in love with nature was incredible to my life.”

Donna believes there is a strong need for teachers to bring city children into close contact with nature. Farms for City Children was founded in 1976, and it has now embraced a new direction — more children from different backgrounds can get into the countryside and they may one day even make a career from it.

1. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

A．It praises an excellent teacher.	B．It introduces a school program.
C．It tells the adventure of a field trip.	D．It shows the difficulty in education.

2. What can be inferred about the children in city in paragraph 3?

A．They badly need to connect with nature.	B．They felt embarrassed in the countryside.
C．They are unlikely to fall in love with nature.	D．They know nothing about biology knowledge.

3. What benefit may Farms for City Children bring?

A．Help with young people’s career plan.	B．The right direction of farming development.
C．Improvement of children’s school performance.	D．Better ways to improve farmers’ living conditions.