1 . There are many islands to explore in the Great Barrier Reef. Whether you want to day trip or relax, we’ve found the best island secrets on the Great Barrier Reef.

Haggerstone Island

A private island in the north of the Great Barrier Reef is a perfect eco-destination. The surrounding waters contain the remains of ships from accidents and the incredible sea life for which the reef is famous. Haggerstone Island keeps its guest numbers low, often below 10.

How to experience it: book a two-hour private flight from Cairns or Weipa.

Camp Island

If you’ve ever dreamt of holidaying on your own private island, here is your opportunity. Camp Island is located in Whitsundays and only three kilometers from Abbot Bay. The island accommodates up to eight guests and is yours to do as you please, be it water sports, fishing, a game of tennis or, better yet, call on the private chef to cook up a feast of local produce.

How to experience it: take a 20-minute boat from Elliott River in Guthalungra.

Long Island

Long Island is home to Elysian Retreat. At Elysian Retreat, you’ll arrive via helicopter before checking into your wooden house, sitting just footsteps away from the reef. First up on the menu is a dip in the special pool, where you can take a bath to fuel your relaxation.

How to experience it: take a 20-minute helicopter flight from Hamilton Island or Cairns.

Orpheus Island

Orpheus Island accommodates just 28 people. Guests arrive to a warm welcome and some of the most amazing diving. Thousands of fish species make their home just steps from where you sleep. You can explore the area by taking one of the island’s small boats, and a packed lunch, to one of the many quiet bays. Accommodation includes beachfront wooden houses decorated in natural tones.

How to experience it: take a 30-minute private helicopter flight from Townsville.

1. Where could the flight to Haggerstone Island come from?

A．Townsville.

B．Guthalungra.

C．Hamilton Island.

D．Cairns.

2. What can visitors do at Camp Island?

A．Play water sports.	B．Camp near the bay.
C．Join a cooking club.	D．Learn about ship remains.

3. What do Long Island and Orpheus Island have in common?

A．They feature special pools.	B．They are rich in fish species.
C．They are diving destinations.	D．They have wooden houses available.

2 . I can’t leave my house because there’s 45 cm of snow on the ground, I’ve had some time to think about my running goals for the coming year. Setting running goals is a great way to stay motivated to run, and the start of a new year is the perfect time to think about what you want to achieve. Here are some tips for setting reasonable goals:

Choose practical goals. Never set a goal that you can’t achieve. For example, you’re not going to cover 5 km in 25 minutes with your best personal record being 35 minutes. Your chances of achieving your goals will be much better if they’re practical.

Don’t take on too much. If you have too many goals, you’ll burn yourself out and may not achieve any of them, leaving you feeling disappointed and unsuccessful. Instead, just focus on a few key goals and the steps you need to take to reach them.

Set small, easy goals. If you have a great goal, make sure that you have small, easy goals along the way, so that they can help you make progress and prevent you from getting frustrated. If your goal is to complete a 10K, first try to run a 3K or 5K, and then 8K every time. An added advantage of setting these small, easy goals is that even if you don’t meet your final goal at last, you’ll still achieve other success along the way.

Pick some fun goals, too. Not all your running goals have to be performance-related. Come up with some creative goals, such as running a race on a holiday, running a race for charity, reading a book about running, and making some new friends while running. Non-performance related goals can keep you from feeling unsuccessful even if you give up some of your other goals.

1. Why does the author present this passage?

A．To give advice on setting running goals.

B．To inform readers of the tips of running.

C．To follow some ways of keeping healthy.

D．To voice subjective opinions on running.

2. What does the example in Paragraph 2 function?

A．To show we shouldn’t choose unrealistic goals.

B．To prove we can’t run 5K meters in 20 minutes.

C．To introduce hard goals lead to better results.

D．To explain running long is bad for our health.

3. How is the passage developed?

A．By reasoning.

B．By listing.

C．By arguing.

D．By classifying.

4. Which opinion does the author highlight?

A．More difficult goals will lead to more improvement.

B．The degree of success relies on the amount of goals.

C．Small, easy goals would make us sense successful.

D．Non-performance-related goals lower running plans.

3 . The Florida Aquarium (Meets animal welfare guidelines)

Open hours: 9:30 AM — 5:00 PM

The Florida Aquarium is an educational and fun-filled wonderland, home to thousands of animals and plants. Kids will especially enjoy wearing a wetsuit to walk among the underwater inhabitants and explore coral caves. It’s an immersive learning journey for the whole family. Ticket prices vary based on several factors including weather, day of week, holidays, local events and attendance patterns. Click here for more information.

Monterey Bay Aquarium (Meets animal welfare guidelines)

Open hours: 10:00 AM — 5:00 PM (Tuesday — Friday); 10:00 AM — 6:00 PM (Saturday — Sunday)

Located by the oceanfront, the Monterey Bay Aquarium offers a window into the rich marine life of the area with over 200 exhibits and 80,000 plants and animals on display. Here, you can see leopard sharks weave through kelp forests at one of the tallest aquarium exhibits in the world, sardines swimming past a 90-foot aquarium window, and cute sea otters frolicking.

Tickets are only available online so be sure to book before you go.

Admission: Adult (ages 18 — 69) $59.95; Youth $49.95 (ages 13 — 17); Child $44.95 (ages 5 — 12) Four and under free; Senior $49.95 (ages 70+).

Tennessee Aquarium (Meets animal welfare guidelines)

Open hours: 10:00 AM — 5:00 PM (Sunday — Friday); 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM (Saturday)

This aquarium has two buildings: River Journey, which showcases freshwater habitats from around the globe, and Ocean Journey, where travelers can view magnificent sea creatures. We recommend spending at least three hours at the aquarium as there are over 10,000 animals here. Weekends are the busiest, so consider visiting on a weekday for a quieter and more intimate experience. There’s timed entry to the aquarium, so plan ahead when booking your tickets.

Admission: Adult $39.95; Youth (Ages 5 — 17) $29.95

1. What do the three aquariums have in common?

A．They never abuse animals.	B．They offer underwater activities.
C．Tickets are only available online.	D．Ticket prices vary based on visitors’ ages.

2. Which is the best time to enjoy Tennessee Aquarium?

A．8:00 AM — 10:00AM, Tuesday.	B．4:00 PM — 6:00 PM, Thursday.
C．2:00 PM — 5:00 PM, Friday.	D．9:00 AM — 12:00 AM, Saturday.

3. Where is the text probably from?

A．A geography textbook.	B．A travel website.
C．A trade journal.	D．An animal encyclopedia.

4 . About four weeks ago, our dear little Persian cat Ashleigh Faith died at the age of 16, for which we felt sad. We _________ her when she was five weeks old and bottle-fed her until she was able to _________ on her own. She was _________, weighing only six pounds at her heaviest weight. She was our baby, _________ all over the USA with us in our motorhome, then _________ at our home in Custer. She left a huge hole in our _________, and she had been my constant companion during the _________months of my stay in hospital.

Recently, our neighbor called and _________ asked if we knew anyone who did cat-sitting, as her mother was ill and she had to _________ her. She couldn’t __________ her cat Bella with her. My husband __________ said, “We’d love to take care of Bella.” We visit Bella each morning and afternoon, and she has been so __________ for us after our loss. Bella is ten months old, and very __________. We take Ashleigh’s laser light toy and Bella loves chasing(追逐)the red dot all over the house. She now __________ us at the window, and then races to the door to __________ us. Spending time with Bella is just what we need, and it helps our neighbor know that we take good care of her cat.

1.

A．adored

B．adopted

C．comforted

D．recognized

2.

A．eat

B．play

C．bark

D．sleep

3.

A．shy

B．smart

C．tiny

D．cute

4.

A．flying

B．pacing

C．rolling

D．travelling

5.

A．turning around

B．cheering up

C．settling in

D．dropping on

6.

A．eyes

B．hearts

C．clothes

D．walls

7.

A．tough

B．cold

C．embarrassing

D．relaxing

8.

A．secretly

B．anxiously

C．calmly

D．enthusiastically

9.

A．care for

B．rely on

C．come across

D．stare at

10.

A．shelter

B．mail

C．hide

D．carry

11.

A．amazingly

B．strangely

C．eventually

D．instantly

12.

A．disappointing

B．depressing

C．appealing

D．promising

13.

A．reliable

B．active

C．discouraged

D．disconnected

14.

A．watches

B．helps

C．fancies

D．approaches

15.

A．protect

B．drive

C．disturb

D．greet

5 . Few dogs are as energetic as Sedze, a white Shih Tzu whose name means “my heart” in the Dogrib language. Last summer, the little dog went through a life _______.

On August 13, Louise, the owner of Sedze, was _______ the camping bag under an evacuation order. A(n) _______ wildfire was getting close and most residents were instructed to leave the city. Louise and her friends _______ into two cars with their pets. They made their way onto the highway, heading toward an evacuation centre in High Level. After driving all night, the _______ group set up camp to have a rest before _______ the road again. But 20 minutes into the second half of their journey, one of Louise’s worst _______came to life: Sedze was missing.

The group _______ back, believing they may have _______ left Sedze there. But there was no ________ of her. After searching for 30 minutes, Louise and the others had to continue the journey, ________ but still holding out hope for a miracle.

Later that evening, the group finally arrived. Louise called her daughter, Jilaine, who lived in Calgary, and ________ the news. Ten minutes later, Jilaine called back with a hopeful ________. A man named Ryan had posted about a dog that he found on the Facebook. The dog looked exactly like Sedze! Louise got on the phone with Ryan and ________ Sedze’s identity with a description of a flower attached to her collar.

Sedze was alive and well. And as it turned out, Ryan had also evacuated to High Level. While talking, they discovered that they were standing on opposite sides of a street. “It was the greatest feeling when he brought her over,” she said. Today, Louise still ________ at their luck that Ryan found Sedze.

1.

A．experiment

B．competition

C．trial

D．game

2.

A．putting away

B．packing up

C．setting aside

D．reaching into

3.

A．mild

B．massive

C．controllable

D．avoidable

4.

A．crashed

B．marched

C．jumped

D．looked

5.

A．exhausted

B．satisfied

C．fascinated

D．annoyed

6.

A．building

B．hitting

C．crossing

D．blocking

7.

A．nightmares

B．memories

C．enemies

D．challenges

8.

A．held

B．walked

C．wrote

D．sped

9.

A．deliberately

B．accidentally

C．carefully

D．randomly

10.

A．evidence

B．impression

C．sign

D．point

11.

A．delighted

B．injured

C．frozen

D．heartbroken

12.

A．ignored

B．broke

C．covered

D．received

13.

A．burst

B．idea

C．update

D．improvement

14.

A．protected

B．confirmed

C．stole

D．hid

15.

A．looks

B．laughs

C．wonders

D．aims

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Visitors who travel to jiayu county, Xianning city, in Central China’s Hubei province for the first time are often impressed with its food offerings, especially the fish and lotus roots (莲藕). Almost every restaurant offers dishes     1     (feature) these ingredients (原料).

Xiao Wo, a poet from Beijing, once remarked on how amazing it is that some restaurants can make an entire table of dishes     2     either ingredient.

Located in the south of Hubei,     3     (know) as a province of a thousand lakes, Jiayu covers an area of 1,017 square kilometers, and about one-third of that     4     (cover) in water. It is home to 15 types of fish and produces 60, 000 tons of lotus roots a year.

Jiayu,     5     literally means “good fish” in Chinese, is one of two counties named after the water creatures.     6     other is Yutai in Shandong province.

Jiayu     7     (get) its name from the following lines of the poem The South Produces Good Fish from The Book of Songs, the     8     (old) existing collection of Chinese poetry, dating back to between the 11th and 6th century BC.

“The south produces good fish, and the fish swim and wag their tails. There is fine wine at the     9     (gentlemen) large impressive meals, and guests feast and drink     10     (merry).”

Aside from its delicious dishes, Jiayu is also famous for its lotus roots, wudu (a clay instrument) and culture of the Three Kingdoms (220-280) period.

7 . Sunlight was cutting through the classroom, and it was close to lunchtime, with everyone feeling bored. This was in the sickening final weeks before the Leaving Cert. the state exams every Irish teenager has to sit if they want to go to university.

With the Leaving Cert, we’d ever felt more unhappily involved in the faceless machinery of education. Our only objective for an entire year had been to memorize as much information as possible, in order to bring it back in one exam after another. Our teacher’s only objective was to drill all that information and rote learning (死记硬背) into us.

And it was just another day of that, when it happened. I don’t know why, but the teacher suddenly broke off what he was saying and considered us for a moment. He leaned against his desk, folded his arms, and then he went off without referring to his prepared notes.

He spoke about how we were going to leave school soon, and head into the world, separately, for ever. He said we wouldn’t be able to grasp it yet, but our horizons were about to expand in ways we wouldn’t believe. I know it sounds cheesy—it probably was cheesy—but for the teenage me it was something quite new and surprising to hear an adult address us like this, not as kids to whom he needed to feed information, but as humans with whom he wanted to share something like wisdom.

What stayed with me was the image he used: he said our awareness would be like a flame (火焰) in a dark cave. The brighter and larger the flame grew, the more of the cave we would see. But with every bit of light, there would come a growing awareness of the vastness of the cave, of just how little of it we were actually seeing, and of how much more space and opportunity was left for our flame to grow.

1. What do students think of preparing for the Leaving Cert?

A．Boring.

B．Challenging.

C．Exciting.

D．Rewarding.

2. What does the underlined word “cheesy” in paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A．Innovative.

B．Harmful.

C．Attractive.

D．Commonplace.

3. What did the teacher emphasize in his speech?

A．The use of knowledge.	B．The exploration of the unknown.
C．The command of skills.	D．The importance of education.

4. How did the teacher make his idea understood?

A．By describing a fact.	B．By reasoning a conclusion.
C．By using a figure of speech.	D．By making a sharp contrast.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What was the writing subject about last year?

A．A bedroom.

B．A place.

C．Food.

2. Who can take part in the writing competition?

A．Teenagers.

B．Middle-aged people.

C．Old people.

3. What will the winners get?

A．500 dollars.

B．Free tickets to a zoo.

C．The club’s magazines.

4. What is the deadline for the entry?

A．The 4th next month.

B．The 14th next month.

C．The 25th next month.

9 . After years of writing papers and cramming for tests, many young travelers look forward to their cap toss and the celebratory trip, which serves the purpose of celebrating the completion of this phase of schooling.

Danube River, Europe

Experience Europe by booking your family on a Danube River Cruise to have a great trip with your college-age kids. You can visit eight cities in four different countries as you cruise from Germany to Hungary, having a peep into European history and culture.

New York City, New York

If your college-going kids are into theater, a visit to New York City’s Broadway will be the perfect family vacation destination you can gift them. There is some new show that’s happening there always and could even be on the bucket list of the young adults in your family!

London, England

If your young ones have been bitten by the Harry Potter bug, a visit to the Wizarding World in London will be irresistible for them. See Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in his West End home, and then proceed to the Palace Theatre.

Kruger National Park, South Africa

South Africa’s Kruger National Park covers nearly two million hectares of land with a wide diversity of life forms along with historical and archaeological sights. The Cape buffalo, African elephant, leopard, the fish eagle and Marula trees are within sight.

For more information, please refer to the chart below:

Ratings	Danube River, Europe	New York City, New York	London, England	Kruger National Park, South Africa
Activities Attractions	5/5	5/5	4/5	5/5
Affordability	3/5	4/5	4/5	4/5
Safety	4/5	3. 5/5	5/5	4/5
Accessibility	3/5	5/5	5/5	4/5
Accommodation Options	5/5	5/5	4/5	4/5

1. Which destination appeals to animal enthusiasts?

A．Danube River, Europe.	B．New York City, New York.
C．London, England.	D．Kruger National Park, South Africa.

2. What may concern travelers to New York City most?

A．Accommodation choices.	B．Financial costs.
C．Personal security.	D．Transport system.

3. Who is this passage targeted at?

A．Graduates.

B．Parents.

C．Travel bloggers.

D．Tour guides.

10 . 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。

Vivid in my memory remains the scene when my dad gathered our family in the living room. After nearly eleven months of unemployment, we could sense what this meant. Even though my dad usually had a way with words, he skirted around saying what we knew was coming. Finally, he uttered the decisive words, “I accepted a new job.”And in turn, I had to accept my fate.

I blurted out the obvious question, “Where?” Before my father could finish saying “Austin, Texas,” I had burst into tears, practically inconsolable (伤心欲绝的). I would have to completely start over, which was less than ideal for a sophomore in high school. My crying continued well into the night. After that I was done. Not another tear fell.

Following that December night, I became numb, withdrawing into myself in an attempt to make leaving seem painless. While my dad commuted back and forth between California and Texas, I was allowed to finish out the school year.

This transition left me with six months to manage my relationships with those who cared about me. I couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness knowing that soon I would bid farewell to the familiar faces and cherished memories that defined my high school years. As a result, I felt detached (不带感情的), as if living a double life while hiding my departure from my friends and acquaintances. Consumed by self-pity, I began questioning the purpose of engaging in the world around me, knowing that my time there was limited.

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。
I sank into depression until one day my parents walked into my room.
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From that day on, I decided to face the next six months positively.
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