1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What happened to Angie?

A．She was absent from school.

B．She was hit by a car.

C．She was ill.

2. What will Suzie do first?

A．Go to the hospital.

B．Finish her homework.

C．Take part in a competition.

2 . The Best Bike Tours in Barcelona

Street Art Tour

Duration: 3 hours

Your ride for the day is a beautiful handmade bamboo bicycle that will make you stand out among other cyclists! You can explore the colorful legacy (遗产) of street art and graffiti (涂鸦) in the Catalan capital, most of which can be found in the former industrial district of Poblenou.

Intimate E-Bike Tour with Tapas & Wine

Duration: 2.5 hours

Fancy a glass of wine in the very bar where Picasso staged his first art exhibition and the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca hung out with his friends? On this small-group tour, you’ll not only enjoy a wonderful bike ride around Barcelona’s Old Town but also get to stop for wine tasting at the famous Els 4Gats café restaurant, which first opened in 1897.

Hidden Parks & Playas Tour

Duration: 3 hours

The Hidden Parks & Playas Tour is a relaxed trip through the fashionable and relaxing district in Barcelona, which is full of urban parks and enjoys a long stretch of golden beaches. It is perfect for a cool afternoon cycle.

Gaudi E-Bike Tour

Duration: 4 hours

You can’t leave Barcelona without visiting Gaudi’s Park Guell. So why not jump on the only bike tour that takes you there? The park is packed with interesting features and the views over the city are exciting. That’s just the tip of the iceberg of this Gaudi Life & Legacy Tour that takes you to all of the architect’s greatest works, from his unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família (unmissable!), to the UNESCO-listed mansions (大厦)Casa Milà and Casa Batlló.

1. What is special about the Street Art Tour?

A．It has the shortest duration.	B．It contains two different tour options.
C．It offers wonderful natural landscapes.	D．It provides handmade bicycles for riders.

2. What can you do during the Intimate E-Bike Tour with Tapas & Wine?

A．Visit Picasso’ s art exhibition at any time.	B．Tour the beautiful Spanish countryside.
C．Stop at a historic restaurant for wine tasting.	D．Attend the event honoring poet Federico.

3. Which tour may appeal to people crazy about impressive buildings?

A．Street Art Tour.	B．Gaudi E-Bike Tour.
C．Hidden Parks & Playas Tour.	D．Intimate E-Bike Tour with Tapas & Wine.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What seems to have been heard?

A．Someone is walking.

B．The wind is blowing.

C．A pet is playing

2. What does the woman advise doing at last?

A．Going out to check.

B．Turning on the light.

C．Going to sleep quietly.

4 . The aim of establishing school rules and regulations is to encourage good behavior, teach students self discipline (自律), and maintain a harmonious learning environment to match the image and reputation of our school. School rules and regulations are applicable to all students.

Role of the parents

The primary duty and responsibility of the parents is to educate their children by example to respect the dignity of others, They are also very influential in developing among their children the virtues of love, justice generosity, industry and honesty which are important to their lives.

Attendance and punctuality

School schedule: Students should be in their classrooms prepared to work by 7: 30 am. Regular attendance and punctuality are important for the academic progress of the students. Students must be regular in their attendance and have at least 80% attendance in order to sit for tests and examinations. Absence lasting for more than three days has to be accompanied by a medical certificate.

Language

English is the only language to be used by students in school (except during the other language lessons).

Discipline

One of the most important aspects of education is discipline, which is the training that develops self-control, orderliness, efficiency, and character. The basis of all discipline is the principle of respect — respect for one’s self，for others, and for all children.

In order to form proper habits and attitudes, the following rules for good conduct are expected to be followed by every student:

•Respect for all school property (所有物) and the school uniform;

•Observe silence in specific areas;

•During school hours, students are required to be in their respective (各自的) classrooms;

•Possession and use of cell phones are strictly prohibited in the school.

1. What will happen if a student misses more than 20% of the lesson?

A．He won’t take part in the exams.

B．He won’t take this class anymore.

C．He will have to receive extra classes.

D．He will receive physical punishment.

2. Which of the following is forbidden in the school?

A．Staying in areas for silence.

B．Throwing uniforms casually.

C．Speaking English in math classes.

D．Entering the classroom in free time.

3. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A test guide.	B．An academic newspaper.
C．A school website.	D．An educational magazine.

5 . A six-month-old corgi being trained to become the first of his breed to work as a police dog in China, made his first public appearance recently at the open day of a police camp in Weifang, Shandong Province.

His appearance challenges the stereotype (固有模式) that “little short legs” cannot join the police force. Fu Zai,whose name means “Lucky Boy”, has made waves on social media with his iconic smile,short legs and wagging tail.

As a reserve police dog, Fu Zai faces a heavy workload. Training, scheduled for every morning and afternoon, involves a variety of subjects, such as obedience exercises, bomb searches and scent (气味) tracking. He began training when he was two months old and has stood out and outperformed many of his peers.

“His strong environmental adaptability, insensitivity, his desire to possess items and his fondness for food are particularly favorable in our training,” said Wang Yanan, head of the police dog base at the Weifang Public Security Bureau.

Following four months of training, Fu Zai can now take advantage of his short legs to go beneath cars and easily search tight spaces. He can also improve interactions between police dogs and the public because of his adorable appearance.

Fans on social media joked about Fu Zai. One of them wrote, “Corgis can be plainclothes police, for they attract less attention than German Shepherds.”

“Police dogs are not only cute, but trainers have made a lot of efforts to train them to be professional,” Wang said.

Fu Zai is still a fresh hand and must undergo a period of further training to adapt to complex environment before officially entering service.

1. What can be said about the training of Fu Zai?

A．It is conducted around the clock.

B．It aims at making Fu Zai a guide dog.

C．It has proved to be adventurous.

D．It involves multiple and challenging tasks.

2. What advantage does Fu Zai have as a police dog?

A．He is able to shoulder a heavy workload.

B．He excels at handling complex environment.

C．His short legs enable him to work in narrow places.

D．He will attract public attention when he is at work.

3. What does Wang Yanan say about the corgi?

A．He has some suitable qualities for training.

B．He is already a professional police dog.

C．His lovable appearance is advantageous.

D．His smiles improve interactions with the public.

4. What can we infer from the text?

A．Fu Zai has served as a police dog for half a year.

B．Fu Zai performs well because of his intelligence.

C．Fu Zai has been recognized around the world.

D．Fu Zai needs further training to be a police dog.

6 . Amsterdam is known for brownies and Van Gogh, but here are four unique museums in Amsterdam that should be on your radar.

Kattenkabinet

If it wasn't for the black-and-white sign hanging above the door of Herengracht 497, you might easily walk past the Kattenkabinet, a museum dedicated exclusively to the role of cats in art. Situated in a stately 17th-century house, the museum was founded by Bob Meijer. He purchased and renovated the mansion in 1985 and opened the museum five years later in honour of his cat.

Fashion for Good Museum

Fashion for Good is more than a museum. Opened in 2017 and situated on Rokin 102, it's a platform for innovation and collaboration seeking solutions to steer the fashion industry away from the "take-make-waste"pattern which has hugely impacted our environment. At their interactive studio, you'll even get the chance to design the world's most sustainable T-shirt.

Houseboat Museum

Originally built as a freighter in 1914 and moored (停泊) on Prinsengracht since 2007, the Houseboat Museum gives visitors an idea of what life is like on one of these floating homes. Step inside and marvel at the surprisingly spacious interior furnished with a charming wood burning stove and old-fashioned kitchenware.

STRAAT

Since its opening in October 2020,STRAAT,the world's biggest museum for street art and grafiti, has made it its mission to showcase the diversity of talents, backgrounds and stories of what can rightfully be called one of the century's leading art forms.

1. Which museum will interest people who are environmentally friendly?

A．Kattenkabinet.	B．Fashion for Good Museum.
C．Houseboat Museum.	D．STRAAT.

2. What do we know about the four museums?

A．STRAAT is the biggest museum in Amsterdam.

B．Houseboat Museum was opened the earliest.

C．Kattenkabinet houses cat-themed artworks.

D．Fashion for Good Museum organizes fashion shows.

3. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A．An art textbook.	B．A research paper.
C．An exhibition ad.	D．A travel brochure.

7 . Sporting events provide a fruitful ground for many ambitious journalists and writers to practice their craft. Here are four methods to help you get started.

●    1     You may have an editor assigning your topic, or you may be a freelancer (自由职业者) choosing your own. Regardless, be familiar with the most common forms of sports articles and determine which best matches your task. You can leaf through your local newspaper, favorite sports magazine, or go-to sports website and think about what makes certain articles stand out.

●Be familiar with the sport you are covering. When you're starting out, if you have the choice, cover the sport you know best. Sports fans are known for their passion and not necessarily for their patience.     2     If you make mistakes in your report, they will probably tune you out quickly.

●Go to the game, and make the most of being there. Watch closely.     3     Take note of interesting details, such as how the players celebrated at the end or the feel of the crowd that night.     4     You'll find passionate fans, eager participants, and a good environment for covering a sporting event from several angles there.

● Start with a great hook. News article writing relies on an “inverted pyramid” structure, where the most substantial elements are found at the top of the article, and the information becomes less weighty and important as one approaches the bottom. Readers always start but don't always finish an article.     5    

A．They are particular about sports articles.

B．Know the type of article you are writing.

C．Ask permission to record your interviews.

D．So make sure they get your best stuff up front.

E．Keep track of important plays, scores, and statistics.

F．They provide the most essential information of games.

G．Local sporting events are good places for sportswriters.

8 . Recently, a research team from Nanjing Agriculural University has rolled out Xunzi — a large language model (LLM)

Wang Dongbo, the leader of the research team, said that the large language model was named after Xunzi because Xunzi was not only an outstanding Confucian philosopher during the late Warring States Period (475 — 221 BC), but also a pioneer in presenting and explaining theories of linguistics in ancient China.

When asked why he and his team made the large language model, Wang explained, “Traditional Chinese characters, vertical layout (竖版), the absence of pausing and punctuation are all barriers that readers have to overcome when they read traditional texts.”

To create Xunzi the LLM,Wang and his team first needed to do a lot of research. Since 2013, his team has worked tirelessly to digitize Chinese classics like the Siku Quanshu.

“The hard work involves a large-scale corpus (语料库) of two billion Chinese characters, which has laid a solid foundation for the large language model,” said Wang. But their efforts seem to have paid off.

Now Xunzi the LLM can tag (标记), translate, punctuate, and understand scraps (片段) of ancient Chinese texts. It can even do part-of-speech analysis and retrieve (检索) specific information, such as names, events, and places from a text.

Through Xunzi's retrieval function,users can get more specifie cultural information. “The model can help us mine for more information hidden in our cultural legacy and find unnoticed models and connections,” said Wang. But Wang and his team aren't simply focused on target users in China. They are aiming at the rest of the world as well. They have shared the LLM on GitHub and other websites, allowing users to download and use it for free.

“Our team is committed to the philosophy of making our data and model globally accessible. We hope this will encourage more people to appreciate traditional Chinese culture,” Wang explained.

1. Why was the language model created?

A．To appreciate the philosophy of Xunzi.	B．To simplify traditional Chinese characters.
C．To help read ancient Chinese texts easily.	D．To digitize more ancient Chinese classics.

2. What can Xunzi the LLM currently do?

A．Establish a large-scale corpus.

B．Correct people's pronunciation.

C．Recommend the works of Xunzi.

D．Turn ancient texts into modern versions.

3. What does the underlined phrase “mine for” in paragraph 7 mean?

A．Dig out.	B．Look through.
C．Turn to.	D．Put forward.

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

A．Xunzi: An Influential Scholar in Ancient China

B．LLM Released for Ancient Chinese Book Research

C．Traditional Chinese Culture Regaining Attention

D．An Innovative Way to Know about Chinese History

9 . Four-Day Tour in Shangri-La

Day 1 Arrival in Dukezong Ancient Town

You will be met upon arrival at Shangri-La Airport and taken by bus for about 25 minutes. Have an expensive buffet dinner at a 4-star, the Grand Shangri-La hotel. Then you will have a whole afternoon to visit an ancient Tibetan old city. It is the largest and best-preserved Tibetan city among 147 Tibetan counties. In the evening, you can enjoy local Tibetan folk dance if you are energetic.

Day 2 Songzanlin Temple

You will leave the hotel at 8:30 for the Songzanlin temple by bus. Once home to 4000 monks, the temple is undergoing a massive restoration. Late in the afternoon, you will visit NaPa Sea where you can see different kinds of birds.

Day 3 Potatso National Park

Enjoy the natural beauty of nature by bus. Located 22m east of Shangri-La, Potatso is the first national park in mainland China. In Tibetan language, Potatso means reaching the opposite side of the lake by boat under the help of spirit. You will stay in the park around 3 hours.

Day 04 Tiger Leaping Gorge

After breakfast, visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge. You will have two-hour drive from the hotel to the hiking place.

This is truly a place of timeless beauty. As you hike on the way, you will feel the sense of peace. Through its narrow way, China’s mother river, the Yangze, flows between Jade Dragon and Haba snow mountains. From the snowy peaks above to the pounding river below, it is a huge drop of 3800 meters. The hiking is about 4 hours and we will go back to the hotel around 17:00 in the afternoon.

After dinner, pack up your luggage and your local guide will meet you and see you off at the airport.

1. Which of the following places can you visit on the second day?

A．Dukezong Ancient Town.	B．Songzanlin Temple.
C．Potatso National Park.	D．Tiger Leaping Gorge.

2. How long does the hiking trip take?

A．2 hours.

B．3 hours.

C．4 hours.

D．5 hours.

3. How do the tourists travel to places of interest in Shangri-La?

A．By plane.

B．By ship.

C．By train.

D．By bus.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about Elton John?

A．He got an honor from the Queen.

B．He directed a film about himself.

C．He has sold millions of books.

2. How much is a gold Elton John coin officially worth?

A．£13.

B．£1000.

C．£68,865.

3. When did Elton John have his first hit record?

A．In 1967.

B．In 1969.

C．In 1970

4. Who was “Candle in the Wind” written about?

A．Princess Diana.

B．Elton John’s band.

C．Marilyn Monroe