1 . The snowstorm wasn’t supposed to hit until night. I decided to go home from work, snowstorm or not. I wasn’t ________. It was just past 4:30 p. m. I ________ I had more than enough time to make it home.

________, 15 minutes after I got on the road, the snow started — and it was coming down fast. The windows were ________ up and getting covered with snow, so I stopped and called 911, only to be told nobody was coming to my ________ until morning at the earliest.

Breathe, I told myself. Panicking won’t ________.

I pinned my location on the Google Map app, took a screenshot, and ________ this information to my Facebook community group, ________ for anyone who knew who lived nearby to help me. But I was wondering ________ someone did figure out where I was, would help be able to ________ the swirling snow and shrieking wind?

About 45 minutes later, I saw a tall figure in a yellow raincoat walking hurriedly toward me in the dark, carrying a flashlight. It was André Bouvier, who’d walked about 550 yards through the snowstorm, fighting the ________ and snow each step of the way. “I want you to follow me in your car. You’ll be OK.” he said, his voice ________.

He ________ and started to trudge (跋涉) through the snow. I drove slowly behind him, feeling my heart begin to beat more slowly. When we reached the house, I burst into tears, all my fears turning into ________ and gratitude.

The experience has been a game changer for me. I now approach ________ with a sense of calm I’d not known before.

1.

A．annoyed

B．worried

C．amazed

D．disappointed

2.

A．meant

B．doubted

C．promised

D．figured

3.

A．Interestingly

B．Unexpectedly

C．Absolutely

D．Suddenly

4.

A．fogging

B．clearing

C．showing

D．picking

5.

A．way

B．situation

C．rescue

D．mind

6.

A．help

B．remain

C．matter

D．disappear

7.

A．searched

B．collected

C．attached

D．posted

8.

A．begging

B．accounting

C．caring

D．applying

9.

A．in case

B．even if

C．as though

D．now that

10.

A．go over

B．hold back

C．come through

D．count on

11.

A．noise

B．temperature

C．wind

D．frost

12.

A．shaky

B．quiet

C．deafening

D．steady

13.

A．broke down

B．turned around

C．set off

D．checked out

14.

A．relief

B．pride

C．duty

D．surprise

15.

A．freedom

B．appointment

C．excitement

D．challenges

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Weiqi, an ancient strategic game,     1     (date) back over 4,000 years. It involves black and white stones     2     (place) on a board, with the aim of surrounding the opponent’s pieces. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the game     3     (spread) to Korea and Japan, where it gained great popularity. In Korea, it was known as baduk,     4     in Japan it was called igo or go. Despite its popularity     5     East Asia, it was only introduced to the West in the late 19th century through Japan. Accordingly, most non-Chinese know the game by its Japanese name and use Japanese terms to play it.     6     (distinguish) it from the English verb “go”, the game is often capitalized as “Go”.

Though Go looks quite simple, it is actually one of the most complicated games. In fact, there are so many possible moves in Go     7     a whole new field of mathematics has been created just to describe the game. While this shows     8     level of thinking skills that Go players must have to become champions, it also shows the difficulties involved in creating a computer program that can play the game well. Meanwhile, top Go players like Ke Jie have been excited by AlphaGo’s     9     (innovate) strategies, opening up whole new worlds of     10     (possibility) in the game of Go. Nowadays, many Go players now use AI programs like AlphaGo to help them improve their playing skills.

3 . Many actors have famously remarked that they have, time and again, lost themselves in their performances. Now, researchers at University College London (UCL) have found some truth to this statement. A new study suggests actors may suppress (抑制) their sense of self when they take on a new character, hinting at the massive impact theater training may have on fundamental mechanisms of the human brain.

“Our findings indicate that cooperating with the theater industry could be helpful in producing theories about social interaction that could also be investigated in the real world,” said Dwaynica Gteaves, lead author of the study. In particular, the researchers are hoping that future work in this space can focus on how participation in theatrical activities might help people with autism (自闭症).

The actors in the study were fitted with brain imaging technology while they rehearsed scenes from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night s Dream. When they heard their names while performing, their response was suppressed in the brain region associated with self-awareness. While they were not performing, the actors responded normally when called by name. The study also looked at interpersonal coordination between pairs of actors. The researchers noticed that two actors rehearsing together had similar brain activity in the regions of the brain associated with social interaction and action planning, revealing “specific brain systems that are coordinated during complex social interactions”.

In fact, drama therapy has been considered a beneficial practical strategy for improving social communication in children with developmental or learning disabilities. A preliminary (初步的) study found students with autism who underwent theater experiences showed significant positive changes in the development of social and language skills.

In the future, researchers at UCL aim to include both trained and untrained actors as subjects. The recent study, admittedly, lacked a control group of people without theater training and had a small sample size of only 6 actors. But the researchers remain hopeful of the possible future applications of their findings in aiding social communication, including in individuals with autism.

1. What effect may taking on a new character have on actors, as suggested by the study?

A．They may forget their identities.	B．Their self-awareness may weaken.
C．They may lose themselves completely.	D．Their brain mechanisms may be damaged.

2. How did the researchers conduct the study?

A．By interacting with the actors.	B．By observing the actors’ behavior.
C．By surveying the actors’ responses.	D．By monitoring the actors’ brain activity.

3. What positive changes were seen in students with autism who engaged in theater experiences?

A．Improved physical health.	B．Enhanced cognitive abilities.
C．Strengthened interpersonal skills.	D．Increased academic performance.

4. What can be inferred about the study?

A．The researchers lacked expertise.	B．It can be used to train child actors.
C．It is a major breakthrough in medicine.	D．It is promising despite its limitations.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will the people from the Edible Playground do?

A．Help cook vegetables.

B．Give lessons about cooking.

C．Advise how to grow vegetables.

2. What does Alice think of the activity?

A．Worthwhile.

B．Boring.

C．Tiring.

3. What’s Harry’s attitude to gardening?

A．Curious.

B．Uninterested.

C．Supportive.

4. Who set the activity rule?

A．The cook.

B．The gardener.

C．The headmaster.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What do the public pay more attention to according to the recent survey?

A．News media.

B．Political issues.

C．Living conditions.

2. How many people responded to the survey?

A．500.

B．1,500.

C．15,000.

3. What did most respondents think everyone should do?

A．Join in environmental protection campaigns.

B．Develop a sense of environmental protection.

C．Donate money to the environmental department.

4. Which one has become the main volunteer activity?

A．Driving less.

B．Planting trees.

C．Picking rubbish.

6 . Already a volunteer? Log in.

The Huntington, a collections-based research and educational institution, is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment for volunteers.

Benefits

Our program offers a wide range of activities for participants as young as 14, from gardening to assisting guests with wayfinding, to engaging with visitors about the collections in Huntington. We offer training, enrichment, and community-building opportunities to our volunteers throughout the year, in addition to discounts, service awards, and an annual recognition event.

*Join a devoted community—ages 14 to 80+

*Discounts, early entrance, and invitations to special events

Requirements

You don’t need an art degree, green thumb, or a background in history. Adult volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum of 8 hours of volunteer service per month. Some assignments allow for flexible self-scheduling, while others, like gardening, ask for a weekly 3-hour shift.

Teen volunteers are asked to commit to a weekly 2-hour assignment for a 4-month term with the potential to participate in additional terms.

Applications

Application opens for two months every August, December and April. Adults can apply after April 1,2024. Our teen program runs year-round with terms beginning in February, June, and September.

After submitting your application, you will be contacted by email within 4-6 weeks and directed to sign up to attend an information session or interview depending on your areas of expressed interest.

Volunteers are accepted based on their potential for personal growth, positive impact, and availability.

If you have questions about your application, or available assignments, please contact the volunteer office, volunteer@huntington.orgorcall   626-405-3429.

1. What can a volunteer in Huntington do?

A．Build community spirit.	B．Organize recognition events.
C．Introduce the collections.	D．Design service awards.

2. How long does an adult volunteer need to serve for a four-month term?

A．8 hours.	B．12 hours.
C．24 hours.	D．32 hours.

3. Who is more likely to be accepted as a volunteer in Huntington?

A．A kid with wide interests.	B．A teenager with beneficial influence.
C．An adult with rich experience.	D．An elder with early submission.

7 . 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。

Finally, the car pulled into my grandparents Gran and Mimi’s driveway, which stretched in a thin line through the maple (枫树) forest. Sky-blue tubes stretched from the trunks of the maples, sending sap (树液) into a huge tank. I liked visiting the farm on spring breaks... before I knew how badly I could mess things up.

During lunch Mimi asked, “Why so depressed, Jude?” They were really acting as if nothing bad happened during my last visit. For a second, my eyes caught Mimi’s. Could I ask her how much money their neighbor lost? Was Mr. Jackson still upset? “I’m fine,” I answered. “Just missing computer camp this week. That’s…something I’m good at.” Mimi nodded. “Ahh, that sounds disappointing.”

After lunch, I was on my own while Gran and Mimi worked in the sugarhouse. No way was I going there. The sugarhouse was next to Mr. Jackson’s rose beds, which was destroyed by the goats I carelessly let loose last year. Suddenly Mimi opened the sugarhouse door. “Jude! Come quick, please. We need you to drop defoamer (消泡剂) into the sap, or it will boil over.”

“They need me?” I guessed I would just go for a minute. When I walked through the doorway, a burst of sweet maple hugged me. Mimi passed me a small plastic bottle. Quickly, I added drops to each pan before any sap boiled over. The sap was coming in good! I had to make sure the sap kept flowing in while I got the fire burning.

Then, out of nowhere, there was Mr. Jackson! Opening the sugarhouse door. “I need help,” he yelled. “Maise is birthing, and the lamb needs a strong pull.” That was when he saw me. “He’s probably been waiting for this moment since last summer.” I got frightened. But instead, Mr. Jackson said, “Great! Jude is here. Both of you come. Jude can stay here and watch the boil.” Before they left, Mimi reminded me, “Jude, you could make it. Just boil the sap to syrup (糖浆) for us to draw it off!”

Could I?

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。
Paragraph 1: Suddenly, I was alone in the sugarhouse.
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Paragraph 2: “You are capable!” She nodded cheerfully, “Want to go meet the new baby lamb?”
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8 . 你校英语俱乐部将组织一次主题为“My Senior High School Life”的沙龙活动，请你写一篇发言稿，内容包括：
1. 总结得失；
2. 展望未来。
注意：
写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

My Senior High School Life

The past three years have proved to be an incredible episode in my life.

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9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The first poem that I ever fell in love with was Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,”    1     often quoted phrase “nevermore” seems to tell much about Americans as they will “nevermore” willingly read poetry. At the peak of poetry’s     2     (popular) in 2017, only about 28 million Americans reported that they had read a poem within the last year.

As humans, we are     3     (constant) trying to acknowledge the fact that some feelings cannot     4     (convey) clearly, and yet we shy away from an art form that depends on collecting emotion from every day and     5     (translate) it onto paper so that it becomes concrete.

In between lines, poets can transform heavy topics of love and loss     6     easy words that are not only understood but also felt. We need poetry     7     (remind) us of what we can be “if only we’re brave enough,” as Gorman would say.

Yes, poems are confusing at times,    8     it is your understanding that lends itself to meaning. Everything, from capitalization to punctuation (标点) marks, can be picked apart and thrown together; in the end, it is up to you to find     9     you need.

Regardless of     10     (they) shapes, poems are all reflections of the human desire to feel. Nathalie Handal in her piece “Love Letter” put it best, “I’d like to be a poem, to reach your heart and stay.”

So let it stay.

10 . A small study published Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five of six kids treated in China. “Hearing loss is hard to recover. That’s why we were always trying to develop a therapy(疗法),” said Zheng-Yi Chen, a senior author of the study.

Globally, 34 million children have deafness or hearing loss, and genes are responsible for up to 60% of cases.

All the children in the experiments have a condition that accounts for 2% to 8% of inherited(遗传的) deafness. It’s caused by mutations(变异) in a gene responsible for an inner ear protein called otoferlin, which helps hair cells transmit sound to the brain.

The therapy of Chen’s team delivers a functional copy of that gene to the inner ear during a surgery. It caused no major side effects. They observed the children for about six months and captured patients’ progress in videos. One shows a little girl 13 weeks after treatment repeating father, mother, grandmother, sister and “I love you.” They don’t know why the treatment didn’t work in one of them. But the five others, who previously had complete deafness, can now hear a regular conversation and talk with others.

Prior results from other researches have been just as positive. The Philadelphia hospital reported that their patient, Aissam Dam, is now able to hear his father’s voice and cars on the road. Dr. John Germiller, who led the research in Philadelphia said, “His hearing is improved from a state of complete deafness with no sound at all to the level of mild hearing loss.”

Columbia University’s Dr. Lawrence Lustig said, “Although the children in these studies don’t wind up with perfect hearing, even a mild hearing loss recovery in these kids is pretty astonishing.” Still, he added, “Many questions remain, such as how long the therapies will last and whether hearing will continue to improve in the kids.”

1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The result of Chen’s therapy.	B．The impact of gene mutations.
C．The trouble of curing hearing loss.	D．The analysis of children’s deafness.

2. What do most participants in the two researches have in common?

A．They showed positive response to the therapy.	B．Their power of speech was partially regained.
C．Their improvements were recorded by videos.	D．They had mild hearing loss after the treatment.

3. What is Dr. Lawrence Lustig’s attitude toward the therapy?

A．Dismissive.

B．Objective.

C．Doubtful.

D．Unclear.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Gene Therapy: A Hope for the Deaf

B．Deaf Children: A Concern of Society

C．Chen’s Research: A Breakthrough in Surgery

D．Inherited Deafness: A Challenge for Treatment