1 . I was an environmental educator, tasked with instilling nature consciousness in young minds. My boss gave me standards for my nature hikes: “Educate students about river pollution”,“Inform students of regional endangered species”, or “Equip students to understand recycling.” While I did my best to engage with my tag-alongs, and give them an outdoor adventure, I noticed a disturbing tend — when the kids talked about their own relationships with nature, they were   full of guilt and fear.

Through the continuous stream of information now available in the modern age, the kids’ young minds were filled with the knowledge of deforestation, forest fires, extinct species, polluted waterways, and celebrities telling them to “do better”. Well-meaning but heavy-handed programs laid these big, scary problems at their feet, and then offered little help for tiny hands. After participating in classes like this for years, I can confidently report that the result of such teaching was often little more than helplessness, and continued disconnection from nature .

Rather than scaring kids, we need to use fun, adventure, discovery, and locally connected efforts to truly educate children about their world. I’ d like to advocate different approaches: Making creative art projects with things that can be found in nature or in daily life to show them the importance of conserving resources, creating a model ocean to teach them about ocean oil spills (泄漏) and pollution: gardening with them and teaching them about how plants grow so as to give them experience with taking care of nature, taking them to a zoo, farm, beach, or forest to see different types of animals.

While it’s important that we all collectively help raise today’s children to be tomorrow’s   environimental advocates, it deserves more attention to how to raise an environmentally conscious child to care about the environment without guilt or fear.

1. What does the underlined word “tag-alongs” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Hikes

B．Surveys.

C．Colleagues.

D．Students.

2. Why did kids feel guilty and fearful?

A．They lacked knowledge of climate change.

B．Regional species were endangered or dangerous.

C．Real information on the environment was inaccessible.

D．They were burdened with enormous negative eco issues.

3. What is the author’s attitude towards the present envirommental education?

A．Unconcerned.

B．Critical.

C．Favorable.

D．Unclear.

4. Which of the following approaches is advocated by the author?

A．Making crafts out of empty tissue boxes.

B．Reading the books about resource recycling.

C．Lecturing students on ocean spills and pollution.

D．Watching videos about plant growing in the classroom.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man doing?

A．He’s hosting a program.

B．He’s leading a discussion.

C．He’s doing a job interview.

2. What advantage does the woman have?

A．She is well-read.

B．She has a business talent.

C．She knows business skills

3. What did the woman do in the late 1980s?

A．She found her lifelong career

B．She worked on soft drinks business.

C．She gave up her businees and went on a trip.

4. What made the worman set up her own business?

A．The fund offered by an Australian.

B．The business knowledge she learned at school.

C．The experiencc of working in a restaurant office.

3 . 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。

My brother Matthew was becoming a teenager. Now everything was changing. He spent most of his time indoors talking on the phone. He refused to dive after the football for fear of getting his jeans dirty when we played catch. Yet I kept expecting to return to the past when I was his hero,   his big brother and his best friend. It was tough facing the fact that I was no longer the center of my brother’s universe, and I worried about where I fit in his new life.

I discovered the answer during Matthew’s seventh-grade year, when he attended a summer camp and I served as a volunteer.

He was usually the center of attention, blowing straw wrappers at all of his friends and showing off football skills. He was the kid everybody knew and loved. It was happy for him, but I barely saw my brother the whole week. I felt being cast aside like an old shoe. I was the one who had taught Matthew how to blow the wrappers of straws off and play football. I had been with him for every major moment in his life until now, and suddenly it was as if none of that mattered.

Then, on the last evening, Matthew called me as I was leaving. “Chris! We’re gonnia play football. You have to come!” I blinked in surprise. “Are you sure? Won’t embarrass you?” I asked. “It doesn’t matter. Just play.” he replied, smiling.

I followed Matthew to the football field. When his cool new friends saw me, they laughed, “I thought you were getting a real player!” one of the guys shouted, eyes widening with disbelief.

“He’s my brother,” was Marthew’s reply. “And he’s really good!”

I wound up on the opposite team from Matthew. Still, I wanted to score a hundred touchdowns to prove to my brother that his faith in me wasn’t misplaced. Unfortunately, I never got that chance. The guys on my team simply refused to pass the ball to an older man. Exactly they wouldn’t let me anywhere near it.

注意:
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
That football game might have been the most frustrating one I’d ever played.
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“He’s my brother! ” Matthew said proudly to all his friends.
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5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What was Mark’s original plan for the summer vacation?

A．To stay at home.

B．To relax on the beach.

C．To go camping in the mountains.

2. Why did the man decide to change the plan?

A．He became interested in hiking.

B．He was persuaded by the woman.

C．He didn’t want to let his parents down.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who is Emma?

A．A foreign tourist.

B．A university professor.

C．An exchange student.

2. Why did Emma choose Boston University?

A．Her family decided it for her.

B．She took her teacher’s advice.

C．It had been her dream university.

3. What has Emma been busy with in the first month?

A．Going sightseeing.

B．Making new friends.

C．Working for assignments.

4. What will the two speakers probably do next?

A．Go to the dentist’s.

B．Go to a nearby market.

C．Eat local food in school cafeteria.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the requirement to be a volunteer?

A．Being reliable.

B．The age over 18.

C．Working experience.

2. Which activity can volunteers engage in?

A．Giving first aid to the injured.

B．Working with disabled children.

C．Cleaning up litter in the community.

3. What does the speaker talk about in the end?

A．The benefit of volunteering.

B．The advice on self-improvement.

C．The way of joining the organization.

8 . How to Disagree Agreeably

Disagreeing can’t be avoided in our life. However, how things are handled, how you voice the disagreement and how the other party hears it, all make a difference.     1     .

● Pick your moments

    2     . To ensure your ideas are heard, choose the proper time to argue about things which you believe are meaningful and important. When the other party is in a state of pleasure,

your opinions and disagreements will bear more weight.

●     3    

The starting point is to understand the other person’s point ahead of them understanding yours. For instance, active listening is one of the most important skills. It makes the speaker feel respected and valued. The key to listening properly is asking questions.     4     and then know better how to proceed.

● Maintain emotional balance

When talking about topics that are important to you, it’s natural to feel strongly about them. However, when discussing your viewpoint, it is important to keep control over your emotions.     5     The more emotional you become, the less likely someone is to listen to what you are saying.

A．Be Open Minded

B．Understand the other person first

C．High emotions can make the situation even worse

D．Non-verbal communication can show you are listening

E．In this way, you can know exactly what you are disagreeing about

F．Speaking your mind without losing your cool needs the skills below

G．Being mindful about when to voice your disagreement is important

9 . What to Say to Someone Who Is Hard on Their Body

What should you say or do when your friends start criticizing how they look? How can you effectively respond to your friends who are always too hard on their body? The following tips may save you from embarrassment.

Don’t reject their complaints

When you hear your friends criticizing themselves, your immediate response may be to tell them they’re wrong.     1    . Actually it could easily seem like you’re ignoring their concerns, which could do more harm than good.

    2    

While praises about their external beauty are great, insincere ones are generally easy to see through. So don’t overstate it by telling your friends they’re the most beautiful person on the planet.     3    . If admiration about physical appearance comes too often, they’ll strengthen the belief that appearance matters hugely.

Acknowledge their talents

Trying to help your friends focus attention on things they love about their appearance is a worthy goal. But even better is helping them see how great they are outside of how they look. For example, express your appreciation for their athletic ability, incredible cooking skills and so on.     4    .

Help them rediscover what their body can do

Try to help your friends reconnect with how awesome their body is for what it can do. What should you do?     5    . Stick with an option like yoga or Pilates that requires developing a more sensitive awareness. This could help your friends realize there’s more to their body than just the way it looks.

A．Avoid high frequency of praises as well

B．This may seem like the right thing to do

C．They’ll probably stop expressing themselves

D．Be careful of exaggerated evaluation on their looks

E．These praises can help them identify their advantages

F．You can offer to join a sports team or mind-body fitness class together

G．Remind them that the perfect images they see in the media aren’t real

10 . Artificial Intelligence Professional Program

Stanford Online Artificial Intelligence courses let you virtually step into the classrooms of Stanford professors who lead the AI revolution. The courses, beginning on Wednesday May 1,2024, are based on Stanford graduate courses, but adapted for the needs of working professionals.

Before enrolling in your first course, you need to apply for an online interview with your professor (15-20 minutes). The interaction allows you to tell your professor about your interest in joining, as well as confirm that you meet the essential requirements (Proficiency in Python, College Calculus, Linear Algebra and Probability Theory).

The courses will equip you with the skills and confidence to:

Learn basic AI technologies to operate AI models and tools.

Evaluate performance of AI models accurately.

Carry out search algorithms (算法) to find the shortest paths and plan motions for the general-use robots.

Guard against various types of cyber crimes to keep information safe.

What you will earn:

You’ll earn a Stanford Professional Certificate in Artificial Intelligence when you successfully complete either three 10-week courses in the AI professional education program or two courses in the AI professional education program plus one course in the AI graduate program. All the courses in the program will be accessible through Wednesday July 31,2024.

1. What is necessary to enter for the program according to the text?

A．A graduate certificate.

B．A Stanford’s scholarship.

C．An interview on the Internet.

D．A professor’s recommendation.

2. Which of the following skills can be gained from the program?

A．Updating AI models.

B．Maintaining cyber security.

C．Predicting future accurately.

D．Inventing robots with new functions.

3. How long will the program last?

A．Four weeks.

B．Two months.

C．Ten weeks.

D．Three months.