1 . One hot summer we discovered ice cream sandwiches at the corner store. Although it was expensive, we managed to buy one and taste it, and then we were _________ after that.

My dad worked nights. When he came home one _________, I heard the jingle (叮当声) of change in his pants and something _________ slowly came into my mind. On hearing his sleeping sounds, I _________ in and took a handful of change. It was enough for my friends and me to eat like greedy _________. And I became a hero to my band of friends.

That went on every day for about two weeks. One day there was no change in dad’s pocket so I felt _________ for a moment, then took out two whole dollars. I had been OK with taking the change, but those dollars made my face _________. Even before we began enjoying sandwiches, my stomach felt sick —if dad knew what I had done, he’d kill me.

Early that afternoon, I _________ myself in our basement, crying. Feeling guilty and _______, I regretted having stolen the money. Just then my dad came in. Touching my head gently, he asked what had happened to me. Gathering my _________, I told the truth. In a moment I will never __________ he said, “Son, I’ve known since the first day you took the money.” So shocked and __________ was I to hear my dad’s words that I couldn’t __________ a single word. Dad explained that he had been waiting for the moment when I could realize my mistakes and he felt __________ that I had the courage to admit it. Deeply touched by what he said, I __________ my dad and promised to be an honest person.

1.

A．mad

B．excited

C．disappointed

D．happy

2.

A．noon

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．night

3.

A．meaningful

B．creative

C．ugly

D．pleasant

4.

A．rushed

B．slipped

C．ran

D．stormed

5.

A．dog

B．mice

C．pigs

D．ducks

6.

A．unhappy

B．guilty

C．annoyed

D．hesitated

7.

A．hot

B．pale

C．cold

D．dry

8.

A．hid

B．lay

C．rested

D．enjoyed

9.

A．tired

B．stressed

C．embarrassed

D．frightened

10.

A．money

B．courage

C．change

D．encouragement

11.

A．remember

B．regret

C．retell

D．forget

12.

A．glad

B．confused

C．sad

D．exhausted

13.

A．utter

B．recall

C．write

D．signal

14.

A．overjoyed

B．grateful

C．relieved

D．overwhelming

15.

A．left

B．reached

C．connected

D．embraced

2 . During my university days, I joined a school overseas community project coordinated by The Green Volunteers. After the trip, I ________ to try out something new — gardening, which can also be a creative hobby that allows people to express themselves through the maintenance of their garden space.

Watching my plants grow from ________ and trying different sorts of plant-related activities got me ________ right away. It has been ________; a pleasure and an honour to ________ others and to meet like-minded people. You are never ________ in the quest for a better world.

In our work, we ________ out to people to get them to be more ________ about the world we live in. The trees and shrubs (灌木) we plant also act as a source of ________ for people to create change where they are. There were several times when members of the public ________ praised on the butterflies our ________ attracted and hoped to bring them to their place.

One day, when you find yourself having some free time and having this ________ to do something “good”, find a purpose that calls out to you and that rings with your ________. It is about something bigger than you. Get your ________ dirty, feet wet, and go all out and cherish the moments. Your passions may ________ through the years, yet we hope your commitment to making our world a better place will stand firm.

1.

A．waited

B．offered

C．failed

D．hurried

2.

A．grass

B．grain

C．flowers

D．seeds

3.

A．hooked

B．stressed

C．exhausted

D．excited

4.

A．special

B．difficult

C．satisfying

D．comfortable

5.

A．rely on

B．learn from

C．look after

D．cheer for

6.

A．alone

B．unique

C．lonely

D．abandoned

7.

A．send·

B．watch

C．leave

D．reach

8.

A．faithful

B．reliable

C．conscious

D．knowledgeable

9.

A．productivity

B．movement

C．possession

D．inspiration

10.

A．desperately

B．temporarily

C．secretly

D．obviously

11.

A．field

B．garden

C．university.

D．community

12.

A．practice

B．demand

C．urge

D．task

13.

A．talent

B．body

C．soul

D．phone

14.

A．legs

B．ears

C．arms

D．hands

15.

A．follow

B．shift

C．delay

D．recover

3 . In many movies, the clothing the actors wear is an important part of the story. In Rome, there is a workshop that has been a big part of Italian and international film history for 60 years.

Tirelli Costumes in Rome’s Prati neighborhood is an atelier, a business that makes special clothing and costumes. It has earned the nickname the “Oscar tailor’s shop” for its incomparable work in film costume design.

Umberto Tirelli started the shop in November 1964. It has been behind 17 Academy Awards for best costume design. Most recently, its workers helped create the costumes for Ridley Scott’s movie Napoleon. The film’s costume designers were nominated (提名) for an Oscar that will be decided at the Academy Awards in Hollywood this weekend.

At the start, the shop had “a sewing machine, two cutters and two other seamstresses,” Trappetti said.

After the 1984 costume design Oscar for Amadeus, Tirelli could have accepted many international projects “because the market was immediately interested,” Trappetti said. But Tirelli, who died in 1990, was not sure. Trappetti remembered him saying, “I’m not going to America If America wants, America will come looking for me.”

Over 60 years, the tailor’s shop has created more than 300, 000 costumes that are now stored near Rome. Costume designers come for ideas and historical information. They also come for hand-cut, hand-sewn creations by the team of Tirelli workers.

“You can’t make those costumes in a factory. In a factory you can make films with robots, futuristic or fantasy, ” Trappetti said. “But these things have to be made by hand.”

1. Why is the shop called the “Oscar tailor’s shop”?

A．Because there are many collections.	B．Because it works for famous directors.
C．Because of its top-class film costume design.	D．Because Oscar winners like wearing its clothing.

2. Why is Ridley Scott’s movie Napoleon mentioned?

A．To list Umberto Tirelli’s works.	B．To prove Napoleon’s popularity.
C．To show Ridley Scott’s importance.	D．To illustrate Tirelli Costumes’ achievement.

3. What do Tirelli’s words imply?

A．The shop started small.	B．He didn’t realize his potential.
C．He is a man of strong self-confidence.	D．The clothing made by the shop was unique.

4. What can we learn about the team of Tirelli workers from the last paragraph?

A．They are hardworking.	B．They fall victim to conservatism.
C．They are pioneers of the industry.	D．They boast the craftsmanship spirit.

4 . Is climate candy set to be the next trend?

LA-based PurePlus says yes. The startup launched its first consumer product, Faven, two years ago. Today, each packet of chews contains one serving of fruits and vegetables and saves scores of produce from ending up in landfill.

According to PurePlus, every Faves packet uses six carrots, three heels, one sweet potato, half a squash and one-fourth of a pumpkin. A lot of the time the products are made with “imperfect” produce. The ultimate aim of the company is to tackle food waste in a meaningful and healthy way.

Co-founder and CEO Amy Keller knows sweets. She’s the granddaughter of Norman Spangler, a second-generation leader at Spangler, a second-generation leader at Spangler Candy Co. Instead of following in her family’s footsteps, she set up PurePlus in 2018. PurePlus works with farmers to secure unsold or unsellable produce to turn into plant-based powders that can be used in multiple food and drink applications.

Around 930 million tonnes of food is wasted every year, twice as much as previous estimates, with 61 percent coming from domestic households, 26 percent comes from food services and retail claims the last 13 percent.

The US Sustainable Development Goals initiative have laid out plans to reduce food waste by half by 2030. It is seeking to tackle the issue due to the increased burden on waste management systems, impact on climate change and food insecurity that it brings. Up to 10 percent of global carbon emissions are tied to waste produce.

PurePlus has so far launched two flavors of its fruit and vegetable chew: strawberry and grape. Developed using its special produce powder and sustainable oil, among other things, they are marketed as healthy alternatives to standard sweet chews.

“Faves has set out to solve the climate crisis by preventing food waste by upcycling perfectly good fruits and vegetables to create a candy that’s good for people and the planet, thus, making both healthy choices and climate impact more accessible,” Amy Keller said in a statement. “We don’t make a product unless it will deliver a real benefit and is truly sustainable. ”

1. What does the company PurePlus aim to do?

A．To start a new trend.	B．To produce the best sweets.
C．To help people eat more healthy.	D．To recycle food waste in a sustainable way.

2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．Food waste.	B．Climate change.
C．Food insecurity.	D．Waste management system.

3. What can be inferred about Amy Keller?

A．She set up Faves two years ago.

B．She was the only founder of PurePlus.

C．She has a sense of social responsibility.

D．She was the fourth generation leader at Spangler Candy Co.

4. Which is the best title?

A．A new trend is set by Amy Keller.	B．Climate candy is tackling food waste.
C．PurePlus has launched two new flavors.	D．PurePlus has made plans to reduce food waste.

5 . Not getting enough sleep may cause you to feel five to 10 years older than you really are, according to two new studies. “Sleep plays a causal role in how old individuals feel,” Leonie Balter, a sleep researcher at Stockholm University in Sweden and the author of both studies, wrote in an email.

Health and mobility issues can contribute to feeling aged before your time, but when it comes to sleep, nodding off was a key to perceiving oneself as old, according to the studies, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. “Insufficient sleep causes feelings of sleepiness. Sleepiness is an important motivational state that makes us prioritize sleep and reduces our energy levels,” she said. A lack of energy and motivation can certainly contribute to feeling older while limiting a person’s ability to remain physically and socially active, both of which contribute to feeling young.

Balter and her colleagues conducted two studies. One tested how well 429 people between the ages of 18 and 70 had slept in their own homes over the previous month. For every night of poor sleep during that time, people reported feeling about a quarter of a year older than their chronological (按时间顺序) age. The second study asked 186 of the same participants to sleep in a lab for two nights, making sure they did not get more than four hours of shuteye each night. The subjective experience of aging was much greater when people experienced this degree of sleep insufficiency: On average, people felt nearly 4 years older than they really were.

“Overall, these findings emphasize the importance of enough sleep in maintaining a youthful subjective age,” said sleep researcher Dr. Chang-Ho Yun, a neurology professor at Seoul National University, who was not involved in the studies, “Feeling young is a good thing which has been associated in studies with living longer, a lower rate of dementia (痴呆), less depression and more positive characters such as optimism, hope and adaptation.”

1. What might contribute to feeling young according to paragraph 2?

A．Enough sleep.	B．Optimistic attitude.
C．Limited sociability.	D．Insufficient motivation.

2. What can be learned in the two studies according to the third paragraph?

A．All the tested participants were middle ages from Seoul.

B．Chronological age is influenced by less hours of naps.

C．The hours for sleeping were strictly limited in both studies.

D．People in the latter study felt older than those in the former.

3. What was Dr. Chang-Ho Yun’s attitude towards Balter’s study?

A．Doubtful.

B．Unidentifiable.

C．Favorable.

D．Objective.

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．The development of good sleep.	B．The adaptation of sleepiness.
C．The vitality of sufficient sleep.	D．The characteristics of sleepiness.

6 . A ship that has spent decades trying to drill nearer to the earth’s mantle (地幔) is preparing for a new voyage to uncover clues to how life began.

With the plan to deepen a hole drilled nearly 20 years ago, two dozen geologists, microbiologists and other scientists will aboard the Joides Resolution to the Atlantis Massif. The hole won’t be the longest in the seafloor but would push closer than ever to the mantle and explore deeper layers of ocean crust (地壳) that haven’t been reached before. Engineers on the ship intend to lower heavy drilling tools through about 5,400 feet of water to find a hole on the seafloor about 15 inches wide. Joides engineers compared the process to standing on a chair and trying to lower a pencil tied to the end of string into the mouth of a soda bottle with a fan blowing.

Samples from the new depths will be taken to investigate whether a special mix of rock and water, Olivine, could have started life on Earth and possibly other planets. This green and magnesium-rich mineral, abundant at such depths, is critical to serpentinization (蛇纹石化), a reaction that occurs when some minerals encounter seawater. Geochemists think the process of serpentinization generates the energy and geochemical conditions favorable to the creation of organic molecules. “These are the building blocks of life,” said Susan Q. Lang, the expedition’s cochief scientist.

The new depth is thought where serpentinization occurs but where temperatures are beyond the limits at which life is known to exist. “If organic molecules are found there, it could help confirm that serpentinization leads to their creation, which contributed to the origin of life.” Dr. Lang said. Finding organic molecules in samples from serpentinization sites could also inform the search for life on other planets. “The geochemistry of fluids in the plumes of Enceladus, a moon of Saturn (土星), have been inferred by astrobiologists to be similar to the makeup of fluids found at the Atlantis Massif.” she added.

1. How long could it be from the ocean surface to New Target according to the text and picture?

A．14700 feet.

B．12150 feet.

C．11390 feet.

D．10040 feet.

2. What can we learn from the engineers’ example given in paragraph 2?

A．Deepening the hole will be challenging.

B．Engineers will be required to stand high.

C．The size of the drill pipe needs to be large.

D．The task will be affected by the wind from a fan.

3. What is the significance of finding the serpentinization according the text?

A．It may help to find a mineral rich in magnesium.

B．It may help to produce the organic molecules.

C．It may help to obtain the habitat of life on earth.

D．It may help to uncover clues to how life began.

4. What information can we get in the picture?

A．The Joides Resolution could scale with depth.

B．The Wall Street Journal will organize the voyage.

C．The new voyage could be named Moho Moonshot.

D．The ship will leave for Portugal from Ponta Delgada.

7 . The horse-face skirt, or mamianqun in Chinese, is receiving renewed attention on the fashion stage.

Far from being photoshoot prop, wearing the horse-face skirt has become almost trend among many Chinese celebrities and influencers for various international social occasions. On Douyin, China’s TikTok, individuals who sport the horse-face skirt on city streets in Paris and other international cities can easily gain millions of likes. A popular blogger on Xiaohongshu appeared on a British television program to discuss the development of the English Premier League in China while wearing a horse-face skirt.

From its first appearance during the Song Dynasty to becoming a standout representation of Chinese clothing, mamianqun has crossed nearly a millennium of history. In the current trend of traditional Chinese clothing reconstruction, how has the horse-face skirt stood out to become the most famous clothing?

Mao Zhaoxi, who is a hanfu enthusiast, told the Global Times that Hanfu is the external demonstration of culture, integrating the life philosophies, values, and aesthetic (美学) views formed and inherited (继承) by the Chinese people generation after generation. She said, “Many young people believe that the horse-face skirt is not just a fashion item, but also a cultural symbol. This shows the awakening of traditional aesthetic genes among the younger generations, indicating that the confidence in our own culture is constantly increasing.”

Moreover, Hu Xiao, one of the founders of the ancient Chinese costumes restoration team, analyzed one main reason of this phenomenon lies in the fact that the horse-face skirt has managed to remain relevant, never falling out of fashion. “Many people thought the horse-face skirt had disappeared for a while, but in fact, Chinese brides can always be seen in the costume of mamianqun.” The horse-face skirt possesses a strong sense of inheritance while also possessing fashionable features. This perhaps is the cultural DNA that enables it to become a fashion item.

The momentum (潮流) of Chinese-style clothing has begun, and how to lead the trend of Chinese-style clothing through design and how to stay at the forefront of the national trend is an issue that will not disappear in a short time.

1. What does the underlined word “sport” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Compete.

B．Display.

C．Exercise.

D．Decorate.

2. What can be learned from the text?

A．Horse-face skirts are Chinese clothing with a long history.

B．Horse-face skirts had become fashionable in Song Dynasty.

C．Horse-face skirts have been the main clothing for a millennium.

D．Horse-face skirts are leading the clothing design around the world.

3. Which of the following best describes the impact of the horse-face skirt?

A．It develops everyone’s aesthetic and philosophy view.

B．It represents the ancient Chinese costumes and life.

C．It wakens the young to love their own traditional culture.

D．It demonstrates the importance of Chinese-style clothing.

4. How does the author consider the future development of Chinese-style clothing?

A．Good beginning and it will lead the world fashion.

B．Good beginning and it will fall into the disfavors.

C．Good beginning and it will own fashionable DNA.

D．Good beginning and it will have a long way to go.

9 . 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。

Mother’s Day was around the corner. Everyone in the class was discussing what gift they should give to their beloved moms. Their teacher, Ms. Jenkins, was instructing them to make pretty postcards with a soulful message.

On Monday morning, Ms. Jenkins entered the classroom. Before she could say something to greet the kids as usual, 8-year-old Simon raised his hand as quickly as possible.

“Yes, Simon?” asked the teacher with a questioning look and the big smile often hanging on her face.

“Excuse me, Ms. Jenkins. What did you get for Mother’s Day?” he inquired.

All his classmates looked at their teacher and Ms. Jenkins smiled again, struggling to hide her sadness, which flashed across her face. “Sadly, nothing. Simon, I don’t have kids.”

Simon felt sorry for his teacher. He could not figure why. It seemed unfair that she didn’t receive anything for Mother’s Day when she was surrounded by kids all the time. She should have received something. Suddenly a good idea hit him.

That afternoon, school over, Simon flew home like a rabbit. After having finished counting the few dollars in his piggy bank, he asked his mother to take him to the flower shop nearby.

When they got in the car, Simon explained to his mother what he would do. Having understood the whole story, his mother looked at him with a loving expression.

The following day, Simon arrived at his classroom with a bunch of flowers and presented it to Ms. Jenkins with a bright smile. “I know you’re not a mother, but you treat us with kindness, affection and patience. You surely deserve a Mother’s Day gift, too,” he said to his teacher, whose jaw dropped in shock. The other kids applauded as Simon hugged Ms. Jenkins.

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。

Astonished and joyful, Ms. Jenkins stood there still.

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The other kids came up one by one.

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