1 . It was a normal morning in March. Sondra Artis had just _______ the last student on her route.

As heading towards the school, Sondra noticed a burning smell. She _______ the bus window to see if it was fogging up from condensation（凝结）or if it was _______ . When a student asked her what was _______ , she did her best to hide her growing _______ .

Sondra pulled into a parking lot and turned to face the 20 students on _______ . She reminded them of the evacuation（疏散） _______ they once performed and directed them to leave through the doors.

“I told the kids that, ‘You know, we _______ at the beginning of the year, but this is going to be _______ , so I need you to be calm,’” said Sondra.

The students hurried to the ________ as smoke began to fill the bus. They were ________ , but Sondra remained calm. When they were out, she went back onto the bus to make sure everyone left ________ .

Seconds after they all ________ , the bus caught fire. Another bus came to the ________ to take the children away, and Sondra was left ________ that everything worked out okay.

The bus can be ________ , but human life cannot. The parents were incredibly ________ for her grace under fire. She's being considered as a ________ , and many of her students would like to see her ________ for her heroism.

“Sondra is a very good bus driver，”said a student. “She ________ a reward.”

1.

A．sent away

B．turned down

C．seen off

D．picked up

2.

A．repaired

B．wiped

C．tapped

D．opened

3.

A．steam

B．smoke

C．fog

D．dust

4.

A．wrong

B．lucky

C．necessary

D．urgent

5.

A．anger

B．curiosity

C．embarrassment

D．worry

6.

A．duty

B．guard

C．board

D．vacation

7.

A．advantages

B．drills

C．signals

D．secrets

8.

A．met

B．separated

C．promised

D．practiced

9.

A．early

B．amazing

C．real

D．new

10.

A．exits

B．teacher

C．windows

D．lifesaver

11.

A．excited

B．tired

C．scared

D．optimistic

12.

A．hurriedly

B．safely

C．firstly

D．actively

13.

A．hid

B．landed

C．sat

D．escaped

14.

A．scene

B．school

C．park

D．destination

15.

A．searching

B．studying

C．thanking

D．counting

16.

A．replaced

B．exchanged

C．burnt

D．controlled

17.

A．eager

B．famous

C．grateful

D．qualified

18.

A．student

B．leader

C．driver

D．hero

19.

A．rewarded

B．excused

C．apologized

D．forgiven

20.

A．offers

B．deserves

C．demands

D．establishes

2 . Whether you’re in the final research stages of a major paper, or on a Zoom (a calling app) call for work, a dropped WiFi connection at zero hour is something annoying.     1     One of the most common reasons it happens is that too many devices are connected.

    2     Now, with smartphones, iPads, smart TVs and so much more, it doesn’t take long for WiFi to hop aboard the struggle bus. Actually, even if a connected device isn’t actively sending or receiving data, it will still consume some of the available bandwidth. It means that if you have many devices connected, you can start to see slowdowns or drops in your WiFi connection.     3    

The first and easiest fix is to disconnect unused devices from your WiFi. The easiest way to do this is to simply change your WiFi password, which will kick everyone off. Then, you can allow only certain devices to rejoin.     4     It is workable to stop gaming or downloading a movie.

    5     First, run a speed test to check your current speed. (Google “speed test” to see a list of websites where you can do this.) You may have too many devices connected for the internet speed you’re paying for. If this is the case, contact your internet provider about upgrading to a higher speed. But you may want to try some of our other fixes first before spending the money.

A．What can you do about it?

B．Sometimes that’s all that’s required.

C．Finally, you may need to upgrade your connectivity.

D．People deal with this modern inconvenience all the time,

E．Cutting back on heavy WiFi use temporarily can also help.

F．In general, this is a very good solution to a dropped WiFi connection.

G．Back in the day, the average household had a computer or two to connect.

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。

We believe that acts of kindness can change the world for the     1     (good). On April 28,       2     (country) across the world will unite with one common goal:to stand for kindness together. Pay It Forward Day helps conduct a series of goodness     3     (feel) across the globe.

Pay It Forward Day, a worldwide celebration of kindness,     4     (create) in 2010 in the United States, working hard to bring forward     5     concept of paying it forward to the world at large. We are excited that we now have over 80 countries     6     (participate)   in Pay it Forward Day with over 100 state and city proclamations.

Of course,     7     we all hope is that people pay kindness forward every day and make each day a little bit brighter. We believe that small acts, when multiplied by millions of people can     8     (definite) have a deep impact on the world—and on April 28th we’ll set out to prove it! For this year's international Pay it Forward Day(PIFD)we are aiming to inspire over 10 million acts of kindness around the world. Imagine the     9     (different) that would make! Join us     10     paying it forward and help spread the word about this important day!

4 . Golden Generation

A national team, mostly consisting of teenagers, pushed China to its biggest-ever medal achievement at the Winter Olympics. At the same time, a series of breakthroughs at the Games _________ the country’s emergence as a much more well-rounded force on the ice and snow.

_________ the heroics of teenage sensation Gu Ailing and seasoned aerials(空中技巧滑雪)masters Xu Mengtao and Qi Guangpu, China _________ four gold to top the freestyle skiing medal standings for the first time after its Winter Olympic debut in 1980.

Gu Ailing also became the first athlete _________, and the youngest _________, to win three medals(golds in Big Air, halfpipe and silver in slopestyle)in three different freeski _________ at the Olympics, throwing her to international super-star reputation as the _________ of Beijing 2022.

Needless to say, another teenager star, Su Yiming, also became a _________   name by winning China’s first snowboarding gold medal in Big Air after claiming a silver in slopestyle. Su’s _________ helped the host finish a highest-ever third on the Games’ overall medal standings, ____________ nine gold, four silver and two bronze-its biggest-ever medal achievement at the Winter Games. China’s ____________ best was a tally of 11, including five gold, at the 2010 Games in Vancouver.

“The ____________ of the new generation on the Olympic stage, even seeing the emergence of teenagers, ____________ a great future for winter sports in our country,” said Li Yang, manager of China’s Big Air, slopestyle and halfpipe national programs.

“With winter sports becoming popular in our country amid the fast social and ____________ development, I believe more and more young people will ____________ skis and snowboards to enjoy the sport, just as young as Su and Gu did when they were little, which will ____________ expand the talent pool for our future national programs,”Li said.

The Beijing Winter Games also ____________ the first time that China’s snow sports teams outperformed the country’s traditionally strong ice sports squads in the medal numbers, securing investment in high-performance training programs and ____________ the foundation for even better results at the next Winter Games in Italy.

“____________ we keep the tendency going, I believe we will ____________ a stronger performance in four years' time at the next Olympics in 2026,” said Yang Yang, China’s first Winter Olympic gold medalist, in women’s short-track speed skating at the 2002 Games.

1.

A．specializes

B．signals

C．swallows

D．subscribes

2.

A．Thanks to

B．In addition to

C．Regardless of

D．In terms of

3.

A．confirmed

B．concludes

C．clarifies

D．claimed

4.

A．in detail

B．in history

C．by nature

D．with pride

5.

A．ever

B．never

C．already

D．yet

6.

A．incidents

B．events

C．affairs

D．issues

7.

A．access

B．start

C．face

D．popularity

8.

A．civilization

B．teenage

C．household

D．education

9.

A．performance

B．knowledge

C．concept

D．ambition

10.

A．on

B．at

C．of

D．with

11.

A．typical

B．fortunate

C．relevant

D．previous

12.

A．rise

B．profession

C．convention

D．explosion

13.

A．accounts

B．represents

C．estimates

D．recommends

14.

A．agricultural

B．historical

C．economic

D．natural

15.

A．hold up

B．break up

C．get up

D．pick up

16.

A．deeply

B．greatly

C．thoroughly

D．countlessly

17.

A．signed

B．allowed

C．followed

D．marked

18.

A．lying

B．shaking

C．laying

D．rocking

19.

A．As long as

B．If only

C．As far as

D．In that

20.

A．focus

B．impress

C．witness

D．observe

5 . 假如你是李华，为庆祝即将到来的“五四”青年节，你校开展了一次以中国近代史为主题的话剧演出，请给你的英国笔友Peter写信介绍这次文化活动。内容包括：
I. 活动的内容；
2. 活动的意义；
3. 你参加活动的感想。
注意：
1. 词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
参考词汇：“五四”青年节Youth Day       话剧 drama
Dear Peter,

I am delighted to share with you a cultural activity organized recently in our school.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

6 . 阅读下面材料，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 International Conference on Food Loss and Waste closed on Saturday in Jinan, Shandong Province, the country has sent a signal to     1     world that China will deal with issues concerning food security by reducing loss and waste in agriculture. With the theme of reducing food loss and food waste and promoting     2     (globe) food security, the three-day event     3     (hold) both online and offline attracted more than 300 participants.

The current world grain production is about 2.8 billion tons a year. Therefore, the loss of only one percentage     4     (be) equal to the loss of 28 million tons of food. This can feed about 70 million people.

In recent years, China     5     (make) great progress in controlling loss and waste in food, with main efforts including upgrading facilities and     6     (equip). In Shandong Province, China’s major grain producer, the Sinograin (中粮集团) grain storage site is equipped with 4,500 high-definition cameras and 280,000 temperature sensors     7     (ensure) that the stock (储备) is in the best condition. Data shows that during China’s 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020) , about 13 million tons of food had been saved     8     (year) after production.

We cannot end hunger     9     we do not deal with the high levels of food loss and waste. Cooperation and innovations (创新) in business models, technologies and digital solutions could all contribute     10     reducing food loss and waste.

7 . New methods have allowed researchers and scientists to find a way to reduce heat loss from buildings by about 30%. This new “green” solution is quite literally (确实地) green as it involves fitting a living wall by sticking soil and plants onto the walls, according to a new research.

To see what effects renewing a living wall on an existing building would have on the environment, the scientists decided to test it out on a building at a university in the UK, which was originally built in the 1970s. As a control, part of the building was not fitted with the living wall. Both of the parts of the building were west-facing and the test was conducted over 5 weeks. They found that the part with the living wall lost 31.4% less heat as compared to the side without it. So it took less energy to heat and had environmentally friendly effects.

In the UK, approximately 57% of buildings were built before 1964. They have caused 17% of greenhouse emissions (排放), about 60% of which come from house heating. If people could reduce heat loss from older buildings by 30%, a huge part of greenhouse emissions could be eliminated. While regulations have changed recently to improve the thermal performance (热性能) of new constructions, it is the existing buildings that require the most energy to heat and are a significant contributor to carbon emissions. It is, therefore, essential that people begin to improve the thermal performance of these existing buildings if the UK is to reach its target of net (净) zero carbon emission by 2050, and help to reduce the possibility of fuel poverty.

The new research suggests living walls can also provide significant energy savings to help reduce the carbon footprint of existing buildings. Perfecting these living wall systems, however, is now needed to help increase the environmental benefits.

1. What did the researchers find about the living wall in the test?

A．It protected the building very well.

B．It caused serious waste of some fuels.

C．It reduced the heat loss of the building.

D．It made the building look more beautiful.

2. What does the underlined word “eliminated” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Repeated.

B．Removed.

C．Defeated.

D．Renewed.

3. What measure should the UK take to reduce carbon emission?

A．Pulling down the older buildings.

B．Cutting down the prices of fuels.

C．Reducing heat loss from the older buildings.

D．Adding more living walls to new buildings.

4. Which of the following can best describe the living wall?

A．Promising.

B．Doubtful.

C．Expensive.

D．Impracticable.

8 . Alvin, 66, was deep in the woods in Grand Cane last December when something like litter on the ground caught his eye. It was a _______ balloon with a note attached.

“Dear Santa,” the note _______. “My name is Luna. Four years old. This year I have been _______. I would like candy, Spider-Man ball, My Little Pony. With love, Luna.”

Alvin’s heart hammered in his chest. It reminded him of his childhood wish. He smiled and set out to _______ Luna’s wish. He posted a photo of the balloon and the Christmas wish list on his Facebook page, asking for help _______ the sender.

Meanwhile, Gonzalez, the mother of four-year old Luna, had no idea that such a(n) _______ was underway. It had been a hard year for her family as COVID-19 spread. On a _______ tough day last December, she _______ the idea of having Luna send a letter to Santa by releasing a balloon. They enjoyed a _______ Christmas together, and then the calendar turned to a new year.

One day, Gonzalez received a call saying that someone had found Luna’s balloon. Her jaw ________. She logged on to Facebook and saw Alvin’s ________. She called Alvin and finally agreed to let Alvin fulfill her daughter’s wish list.

“Santa dropped your balloon ________,” Gonzalez told Luna, “but one of his elves (精灵) found it.” Not long after that, Luna received three boxes’ worth of ________with a note signed “Alvin the Elf.”

Now, having received so much ________, Gonzalez and her girl intend to pay it forward this year. After all, when Alvin could have just ________ that balloon in the trash, he went more than the extra mile.

1.

A．beautiful

B．broken

C．precious

D．blown

2.

A．printed

B．wrote

C．typed

D．read

3.

A．nice

B．difficult

C．demanding

D．smart

4.

A．fulfill

B．spread

C．make

D．express

5.

A．entertaining

B．uniting

C．reporting

D．locating

6.

A．preparation

B．effort

C．research

D．game

7.

A．temporarily

B．relatively

C．particularly

D．naturally

8.

A．came up with

B．argued about

C．put up with

D．jumped at

9.

A．healthy

B．green

C．modest

D．grand

10.

A．burst

B．cracked

C．broke

D．dropped

11.

A．post

B．letter

C．name

D．photo

12.

A．in time

B．after all

C．by accident

D．on purpose

13.

A．candies

B．gifts

C．toys

D．books

14.

A．attention

B．admiration

C．popularity

D．generosity

15.

A．adopted

B．stored

C．thrown

D．dragged

9 . As my family and I drive to my grandmother's house, my dad points out all the houses he lived in as a_________. I count 12, probably _________ one or two along the way.

At 16, my dad had to_________ high school to support his mom and six siblings. He tells my brothers and me stories of when he was our _________.One time, he came home from school to find a(n)_________ house and a notice that his family would be removed from the property. But he says it like it was _________. We start to understand why he has no _________of his younger self. His dad spent all his money on gambling and alcohol.

There is no anger in my dad's tone. _________, there is a sense of longing as he _________the few times he and his dad would sit together and watch football. His little sister would ____________at birthday parties because she could never have one of her own at home. We ____________my dad his first birthday party when he was at least 40.Forty birthdays before his first party. My brothers and I have had one every single year.

He tells us to make a(n) ____________to work hard and stay in school. We've heard it so much that sometimes we ____________our eyes. But his words now ____________in my head, and I find new ____________every time I recall them: “There's nothing you can't do if you stay in school and work hard.” I wonder how different my father's life could have ____________if he'd had just one person saying those words to him.

My dad works 16 hours a day. He's gone before I'm ____________and home just as I'm falling asleep. He works hard so we can have a good home and do the things he never could. It makes me think the world is at my ____________and nothing is impossible. For 18 years, my dad has always told me this, but now it's my ____________: I am so ____________of you, Dad.

1.

A．kid

B．worker

C．teacher

D．designer

2.

A．admitting

B．remembering

C．missing

D．covering

3.

A．do well in

B．put up with

C．be active in

D．drop out of

4.

A．father

B．age

C．weight

D．height

5.

A．furnished

B．huge

C．empty

D．glorious

6.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

7.

A．families

B．books

C．friends

D．pictures

8.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

9.

A．expects

B．declares

C．imagines

D．recalls

10.

A．clap

B．cry

C．smile

D．rush

11.

A．allowed

B．guaranteed

C．threw

D．agreed

12.

A．decision

B．living

C．effort

D．choice

13.

A．close

B．roll

C．wipe

D．open

14.

A．resound

B．disappear

C．change

D．lose

15.

A．success

B．answers

C．methods

D．significance

16.

A．figured out

B．made out

C．came out

D．turned out

17.

A．up

B．off

C．back

D．down

18.

A．fingertips

B．bottom

C．body

D．best

19.

A．description

B．day

C．turn

D．time

20.

A．impressed

B．proud

C．ashamed

D．tired

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。答案写在答题卡上。

When visiting China, many travellers expect to have close contact with the giant panda, one of the msot adorable creatures in the world. Actually, no other country can provide such a     1     (wonder) chance like China, as the giant panda is native     2    China and thus serves as China's national symbol.

The giant panda's diet is mainly herbivorous,     3     (consist) over 99% bamboo. However, it gets little energy and protein from bamboo. To compensate for the limited energy included in its diet, it eats as much as 9-14 kg bamboo shoots a day     4     (average).

As a result, the giant panda has its behavior     5     (affect) by the limited energy input and tends to limit energy consuming by limiting social interactions and avoiding steeply sloping area. It is a kind of animal with high and unique adaptability.     6     (it) large size and round face are also adaptations to its bamboo diet.

The giant panda typically lives around 15-20 years in the wild and above 30 years in captivity. The oldest one ever in captivity is a female named Jia Jia, who     7    (die) at an age of 38. Considering one year for a giant panda is equal to three     8    four years for a human being in terms of ageing, she was over 100 in the human standard.

The giant panda is one of the world's most adored and protected rare     9     (animal), and is one of the few in the world     10    natural inhabitant status was able to gain a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation.