1 . Are you happy with your life now? If not, don’t despair (绝望) — instead, consider making changes to improve your life. It’s totally possible to learn how to change your life and live your dreams. This is the guide for you.

    1     Answer this question: “What makes this so important to me?” Understanding why you want to make a change can help you take action.

Pinpoint (确定) the issue. Consider an area of your life where you feel unsettled or unsatisfied. Is it your study? Friendship? Your health? Take a few minutes to write about it in a journal.     2    

Identify things that may hold you back.     3     But again, don’t think a lot about the bad things — just write them down and move onto the next step.

Choose your “one thing”. When you learn how to change your life completely, it’s important to remember that this process takes time.     4     If you try to change too much in one go, you’ll likely become overwhelmed (不知所措的), burn out, and then return to your usual way of operating.

Set your goals and make a plan. If you want to succeed, it is necessary to set a specific goal. After doing all of the above, it’s time to make a plan.     5    

A．Consider your “Why”.

B．Set a goal for yourself.

C．It won’t all happen at once.

D．You have to be aware of potential barriers before they arise.

E．It is necessary to take some time to review all of what you enjoyed.

F．Then you can explore how you would want things to be different in this area.

G．Despite the best of intentions, the lack of planning tends to limit our success.

2 . If you’re looking for meaningful yet easy ways to volunteer from home, then you’ll love this list of opportunities for remote volunteers.     1    , there are also ways to make a difference without leaving home. Below is a list of virtual volunteer opportunities that allow you to have a positive impact while sitting on your couch.

    2    . NRDC is on a mission to protect the earth, and you can help them through virtual volunteering by joining their Activist Network, which is linked on this page along with current online opportunities. Some sample actions might be contacting congress, opposing bills that are harmful to the environment, and sharing important messages on social media.

Use your voice to protect the earth. Friends of the Earth is committed to changing economic and political policies and systems that lead to injustice and that harm nature.     3    , you can tell congress to save the bees and contact food companies to demand natural ingredients. Friends of the Earth makes it easy to add your voice to a cause, too, as each campaign features a form with a built-in message that you can edit if you’d like and send with one click.

Virtually mentor high school kids. iCloudBe’s mission is -to empower at-risk middle and high school students to stay in school and reach their goals with the help of an online community of mentors.     4    , which entails mentoring a student and helping them prepare for their dream career for one hour per week during the school year.

Scan & proofread books to make reading accessible to all. Bookshare, an e-book library devoted to making reading easier for all, is always on the lookout for remote volunteers to scan and proofread books for their collection.     5    .

A．Send a care package to a solider

B．You’ll be able to see the wish list before signing up.

C．Add your voice to the meaningful volunteer work of climate change fighters

D．When you check this page for easy ways to volunteer by taking simple actions

E．You can take part in meaningful volunteer work online by becoming an eMentor

F．While offering time to in-person and volunteer abroad projects can be worthwhile.

G．Their library features books that are customizable for people with reading disabilities.

3 . 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。

Open AI officially announced the launch of its     1     (late) text-to-video AI model, Sora, in February. The model outperforms (优于) others of its kind by creating diverse videos at suitable aspect ratios (屏幕高宽比) for different devices and social media. It can make smooth and realistic videos with     2     (detail) multi-character scenes and realistic movements. Imagine typing a     3     (describe) of a scene, like a snowy street in Tokyo with people and flying sakura (樱花) petals, and Sora turns it     4     a real video just from your words! How amazing!

Before Sora, making videos from text was tough and the results weren’t that great. But recently Sora     5     (improve) a lot. It understands your words really well and knows how things move and look in the real world. Sora works by “learning” from     6     large number of videos. It first breaks them down into pieces     7     then generates (生成) a new, better video from the pieces.     8     (current), Sora is still being tested and not for everyone to use. When     9     (create) videos, the model may mess up a character’s movement or show scenes     10     don’t follow the rules of physics. For example, one of its videos shows a whole cookie even after someone has taken a bite out of it.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下题。
1. How did the speaker help the old lady?

A．He took her to the hospital.

B．He drove her to the shopping mall.

C．He carried her bags and walked her home.

2. Why did the speaker tell the old lady a white lie?

A．To make her accept his help.

B．To get paid from her.

C．To cheer her up.

3. Who is Ray Robert?

A．A passerby.

B．The old lady’s husband.

C．The speaker’s father.

4. What does the speaker say about the old lady?

A．She was very sick 30 years ago.

B．She helped his father a lot.

C．She looked after him once.

5 . 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。

Do you know? At present you can not only watch the giant panda from a distance,     1     you can join in the panda volunteer program. And among the 3 panda bases       2     (provide) this volunteer program, namely Dujiangyan Panda Base, Bifengxia Panda Base and Shenshuping Panda Base, Duijiangyan Panda Base is very     3     (convenience) for it is near Chengdu City. Bifengxia Panda Base provides more chance to see little panda babies and its     4     (locate)—Ya’an city is     5     the world first giant panda was found. However, if you want to experience the more natural and primitive living environment of pandas, you       6     (recommend) to go to Shenshuping Panda Base at Wolong National Nature Reserve     7     (get) close lo giant pandas and enjoy the real living treasure place of pandas.

Join     8     the panda volunteer program at Wolong Panda Base! You can be a panda cleaner, learn to prepare cakes for     9     (panda), visit them by yourself…and know about the daily duty of staff around pandas in Wolong Panda Base. Apart from that, you can learn a lot of facts and knowledge of pandas to know why they are so cute to be the national treasure of Chinese people and even favored by people worldwide, and have a clear understanding about what we could       10     (possible) do to protect the giant pandas to save this precious species on our planet.

6 . I grew up with my identical twin. One thing about being a ________ is that it makes you an expert in spotting favoritism (偏爱). If his cookie was slightly bigger than mine, I was ________ although I wasn’t hungry.

When I became a psychologist, I began to ________ how much more we ________ the body than we do the mind. I spent nine years earning my doctorate (博士学位) in psychology, and I can’t tell you how many people look at my business card and say, “Oh — a psychologist. So, not a ________ doctor.” This favoritism we show the body over the mind can be seen everywhere.

I was at my friends’ house, and their five-year-old was standing on a stool (凳子), brushing his teeth. His skin on his leg was ________ when he fell from the stool. He immediately ________ for a box of Band-Aids to put one on his cut. This kid could ________ tie his shoelaces, but he knew he had to ________ a cut. We all know how to look after our physical health. But what about our psychological health? Well, nothing.

We ________ psychological injuries even more often than we do physical ones, injuries like failure or loneliness. However, we often ________ them. Even though there are scientific techniques to ________psychological injuries, we don’t. “Oh, you’re feeling depressed? Just ________; it’s all in your head.” Can you imagine saying that to somebody with a broken ________: “Oh, just walk it off.”

It’s time we made our physical and our psychological ________ more equal, more like twins.

1.

A．hero

B．twin

C．winner

D．artist

2.

A．weak

B．tired

C．upset

D．embarrassed

3.

A．notice

B．doubt

C．worry

D．deny

4.

A．fuel

B．value

C．defend

D．affect

5.

A．private

B．real

C．potential

D．responsible

6.

A．burned

B．twisted

C．damaged

D．dirtied

7.

A．made up

B．went in

C．watched out

D．reached out

8.

A．readily

B．voluntarily

C．hardly

D．carefully

9.

A．avoid

B．cover

C．expose

D．hide

10.

A．dislike

B．escape

C．suffer

D．overcome

11.

A．fear

B．hug

C．ignore

D．mistake

12.

A．treat

B．discover

C．predict

D．replace

13.

A．keep it up

B．check it out

C．work it out

D．shake it off

14.

A．leg

B．head

C．back

D．arm

15.

A．benefit

B．health

C．wealth

D．fame

7 . 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。

With the shift from     1     (tradition) farming to modern farming progressing, the use of technology such as drones, robots and machinery has also begun. A farmer from the Philippines, Rey Kent Dejesica, is trying to help and contribute to the agriculture.

Farming is a boring process, especially for young people,     2     love everything instant. “I want to contribute to the agriculture industry     3     (reduce) growers’ expenses and make tasks easier.” Rey Kent said. “Using drones as a sprayer can lessen human labour.” Moreover, farmers agree that the use of drones also     4     (minimize) the Panama disease.

Agriculture is the main source of income for some Asian     5     (region). Parts of Asia are now going through a     6     (rapid) aging farmer population and a fear of food     7     (short). That is     8     the youth must be part of agriculture to ensure food security in the future. Advancements in agriculture technology such as drones can attract the youth     9     farming.     10     (arm) with his knowledge of drone technology and having a positive attitude, Rey Kent sets an example for the next generation of farmers.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the disadvantage of Swimming World?

A．It's far.

B．It's crowded.

C．It's expensive.

2. Where will the man go tomorrow?

A．To Like Fish.

B．To Fun Swimming.

C．To The Eagles.

3. What does the woman offer to do for the man?

A．Go with him.

B．Give him a discount.

C．Introduce the manager to him.

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。

Ai Jing’s exhibition All The World Is Green opened on Tuesday, at the Helen J Gallery in Los Angeles. This     1     (mark) the debut solo (首次个人) exhibition in Los Angeles for the     2     (high) recognized multitalented artist, musician, writer, and actress.

The exhibition showcased     3     diverse range of artworks, including paintings, videos, and installations (现代雕塑装置),     4     (demonstrate) Ai’s artistic skills on and unique approaches to life, nature, and emotions.

At the heart of the exhibition, Girl on a Swing     5     (surround) by block-color paintings and a recreated grassy area, reflecting the artist’s inner world with colors of golden cornfields, shining sun, and expansive greenery spreading out.

In her younger years, Ai longed to leave home,     6     now she finds herself seeking a sense     7     belonging. This emotion pushed Ai’s exploration into painting, video, and installation art.

During the early stages of her career, she sang: “At 17, I left my hometown of Shenyang / For it seemed my dreams lay elsewhere.” It wasn’t until she gained international     8     (recognize) and spent years abroad that Ai began to feel a longing for home. “Childhood     9     (memory) leave deep impressions on one’s growth,” reflected Ai.

Running until April 16, the exhibition offered enough time for audiences     10     (explore) and appreciate Ai’s artistic vision.

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。

Jameson Lobb, a 24-year-old investment banker from Toronto, was just one week into his new job on Wall Street. Over the past month, he’d been settling in to the New York City apartment he was sharing with his friend, an artificial intelligence engineer named Raphael Jafri.

Now, on Oct.4, the two were taking a quick lunchtime workout on Pier (码头) 15, overlooking the East River, when Lobb froze. “Somebody’s in the water,” he said. Before Jafri could respond, Lobb climbed over the rail at the edge of the pier and jumped into the cold, polluted water without taking the time to remove his shoes. What Lobb had heard was an alarming shout from Pier 16, nearly 50 yards away, “Help! He’s in the water!” And what he’d seen was a person floating (漂浮), motionless.

Approaching the victim, Lobb saw that it was a middle-aged man. He was big, around 200 pounds, respectably dressed and sinking fast. He was 3 feet below the surface by the time Lobb reached him. The rescuer dived, felt around, grasped the man and kicked upward until they both resurfaced.

Jafri was in water now. The two friends used all their strength to float the man on his back, even as the water threatened to overtake them. As Jafri put his arms around the man’s shoulders and Lobb supported him, the pair struggled back to Pier 15. Their lungs cried out for air and their muscles burned as they pushed and pulled the immobile figure through the freezing and fast-moving water.

The man was breathing shallowly, his face pale. When at last they reached Pier 15, they faced a new uncertainty. How to get out? The pier’s decking (甲板) stood an unreachable 10 feet above their heads. It is unlikely for them to climb onto the pier.

Suddenly the man made a slight move, struggling confusedly.

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。

On the pier, a crowd had gathered.

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As Lobb and Jafri climbed onto the pier, they were met with cheers and applause.

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