1 . 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。

A boy called Mike Duncan came into my school one morning in oversized hand-me-down clothes and worn-out shoes. He was a black-letter sight, standing at the front of our second-grade class. He shifted (转换) from foot to foot as our teacher, Mrs. Lydia wrote his name in the roll book. We weren’t sure what to make of the newcomer in worn-out clothes.

“Attention! This is Mike Duncan,” Mrs. Lydia said with as much enthusiasm (热情) as possible. Looking around and smiling, Mike hoped somebody would smile back. Although nobody did, he kept on laughing from ear to ear anyway.

Unfortunately, Mike had found a firm footing at the bottom of our school’s social ladder (阶梯) by the end of his first week. In fact he was pleasant to be around and was by far the most energetic boy I knew. After lunch each day, we joined forces to conquer (征服) the playground, moving from monkey bars to swing set to sandbox. As we lined up behind Mrs. Lydia for the march back to class, I made up my mind that Mike would remain friendless no longer.

I said one night as Mother pushed me into bed, “Mum, tomorrow is his birthday; and he’s not going to get anything. Mike’s mother worked all day in the orchards (果园) . His special day would go unnoticed.” “Don’t worry,” Mum said as she kissed me good night.

I wished Mike a happy birthday in the next morning; and his smile showed me that he was glad I had remembered. Maybe it wouldn’t be such a terrible day after all. By mid-afternoon I had almost decided that birthdays weren’t that big a deal. Then, as Mrs. Lydia was writing on the blackboard, I heard a familiar sound coming from the hallway.

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。
A voice I knew was singing the birthday song.
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Mike generously shared his cake with the class.
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2 . 4 Reasons Why Wild Animals Are So Important

As we know, the earth gives us food, medicines and materials, often through wild animals. These wild animals are important to our existence. Sadly, they are becoming extinct at an alarming rate. We need to change this loss of nature and create a future where wildlife and people thrive (蓬勃发展) again.     1     Here are some reasons why wild animals are so important to the world at large.

Wild animals keep balance in ecosystems.

    2     If any part is threatened or becomes extinct, this has a knock-on effect on the whole ecosystem. sending shock waves through the environment. For ecosystems to survive and perhaps even thrive, we must protect all of our wildlife.

Diversity (多样性) means healthier ecosystems and healthier wild animals.

When there is a wildlife issue, you’ll often hear the term biodiversity, which refers to the number of species in an ecosystem.     3     Why do we consider this important? A wide variety of animals means greater productivity and better health. If there are fewer animal species, a disease that affects any species spreads faster and more effectively.

    4    

All of the food that we eat comes from an animal or plant. Living without various food sources causes our nutrition (营养) to suffer. Protecting wildlife and its natural habitats strengthens food safety for humans around the world.

Wildlife helps medical research.

Wild animals have helped us find important medicines that help with many diseases.     5     Many medical systems like Chinese traditional medicines still rely on herbs and spices, but even Western medicine have made great progress with wildlife research.

A．All living things are interconnected.

B．Healthy ecosystems mean a lot of diversity.

C．Or we will lose these animals to future generations.

D．People worldwide depend on wildlife for their snack.

E．Wildlife provides important nutrients for the human race.

F．The human race has always turned to nature for medicine.

G．We should notice the influence caused by wildlife on culture.

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。

Layue falls on the     1     (twelve) month of the traditional Chinese calendar. The Chinese character “La” holds historical significance,     2     (appear) in ancient texts such as Book of Changes and Rites of Zhou.     3     (original), “La” meant “cured meat”. Layue is also the month with the richest traditional customs in one year.

The eighth day of Layue marks the Laba Festival, whose custom on this day is to enjoy Laba porridge. It is a delightful     4     (mix) of grains, peanuts, chestnuts, red dates, lotus seeds, and other ingredients (配料), all of     5     are mixed together to make it a main course of the Laba Festival. In the northern part of China, there is a saying, “Children, don’t be too eager; right after Laba, the new year is     6     its way.” Celebrating Laba means the approach of the Chinese New Year.

The Kitchen God Festival is a widespread custom     7     (observe) across the country. On this day, people would hang images of the Kitchen God     8     his wife around the kitchen stove (炉子). Today, many rural areas still uphold this tradition.

Layue     9     (regard) as preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival. If the Spring Festival is considered the most joyful celebration of the year, many would agree that the joy, noise and expectation of Layue are no     10     (little) significant than the main event.

4 . The African continent has seen its average monthly temperatures rise by 0.5 — 2 degrees Celsius over the past century, with up to another two degrees of warming projected for the next 100 years. The changing climate will break historical rainfall patterns, but which of these, temperature or rainfall, will have the most impact on a species, like rhinos (犀牛) ?

“Generally speaking, most, if not all, species will. in one way or another, be affected by the changing climate,” says lead author Hlelowenkhosi S. Mamba, who completed this research. It is therefore important to catch tendency (趋势) and model futures for some of the world’s weakest species. It can help prepare to reduce climate change’s effects, hence reducing global biodiversity losses.

To understand how our changing climate will affect rhino populations, Mamba and Timothy Randhir, professor of environmental protection, focused their efforts on the five large national parks that are home to most of the rhinos.

Mamba and Randhir then modeled two scenes for each of the parks: the IPCC’s high-emissions (排放) scenes and a more moderate (适度的) emissions scenes. They projected temperature and rainfall for each of the scenes out to 2055 and 2085 to arrive at a possibility that each park would remain suitable for the rhinos.

Nearly every park will become increasingly drier as emissions increase. This is all very bad news for the rhinos, because the team also found that, though the change in rainfall will not be most suitable for the rhinos, the changes in temperature are greater than what the species can bear.

“The temperature conditions in all study parks will become increasingly unsuitable for the species. And under the high-emissions scenes, the possibility of occurrence of the species falls to zero by 2085,” the authors write.

But to be forewarned is to be prepared in advance. “We propose that park managers think now about increasing water supplies, tree cover, watching for stress and planning to allow rhinos to move from one place to another place as the world warms,” says Randhir.

1. Why does the author ask a question in Paragraph 1?

A．To show an evidence.	B．To stress the main idea.
C．To lead in the topic.	D．To offer some background.

2. What does the second paragraph mainly focus on?

A．The means of the research.	B．The content of the research.
C．The process of the research.	D．The significance of the research.

3. What can we know about the research from the text?

A．Changes in rainfall have a greater effect on rhinos.	B．Each park will have no rhinos in 2055.
C．Changes in temperature affect rhinos more.	D．Each park will be warmer by 4. 5℃ in 2085.

4. What does Randhir mean in the last paragraph?

A．Rhinos are better suited to natural growth.	B．Rhinos are in great danger in the five parks.
C．Park managers should plan to protect rhinos.	D．Park managers must pay more attention to nature.

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。

Domestic comedy film “YOLO” tells the story of an unemployed woman in her 30s who still lives with her parents until she meets a boxing coach who may change her life.

    1     the second production of actress-turned-director Jia Ling, the movie earned an enormous ticket revenue (收益) of 2.72 billion yuan ($378 million),     2     (take) the top spot on the festival box-office charts.

The film relates that Du Leying, portrayed by Jia, leads     3     aimless life as a self-enclosed woman. After her self-esteem     4     (hurt) by a family conflict, she decides to leave home,     5     she lives with her parents and her divorced younger sister. From then on, the heroine wrestles with a challenging life, working at a small restaurant to support     6     (she). Her unexpected encounter with Hao Kun, a boxing coach, brings a glimmer of hope into her dull     7     （exist）. However, fate plays another cruel and miserable trick on her,     8     (far) complicating her journey.

The essence of YOLO, with the title meaning “you only live once”,     9     ( carry) a universal message, advocating self-love and authenticity, which forms the groundwork for the film     10     (bridge) cultural gaps and attract a global audience.

6 . Jameson Lobb and his friend Raphael Jafri were squeezing in a lunchtime workout on Pier (码头) 15, overlooking the East River, when Lobb _________. “Somebody’s in the water,” he said. Before Jafri could respond, Lobb _________ the rail and dived into the cold, polluted water. What Lobb had heard was a (n) _________ fisherman shouting from Pier 16, nearly 50 yards away, “Help! He’s in the water!”

_________ the unconscious (昏迷的) 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 _________ dived, felt around, grasped the man and kicked upward until they both _________. Jafri was there now. The two friends floated the man on his back. Their muscles_________   as they pushed and pulled the immobile _________ through the water.

On the pier, a crowd had gathered. From somewhere, the onlookers produced a rope and a life preserver, which they _________ to Jafri and Lobb. The friends worked the victim’s arm and head _________the life preserver and tied the rope around his body. With the pair pushing from below and the _________ pulling from above, the man slowly rose until _________ hands pulled him onto the pier.

Both men, thoroughly _________ , watched as rescue workers _________ the nearly drowned (溺亡的) man into an ambulance and drove away. Lots of people were on the piers that day, yet only the two of   them jumped in the water — because, they say, they were the fittest people there and, so, had a moral _________

1.

A．waved

B．sighed

C．froze

D．cheered

2.

A．rested on

B．slid down

C．ran along

D．climbed over

3.

A．alarmed

B．confused

C．annoyed

D．surprised

4.

A．Recognizing

B．Approaching

C．Passing

D．Examining

5.

A．rescuer

B．survivor

C．victim

D．onlooker

6.

A．returned

B．recovered

C．retreated

D．resurfaced

7.

A．relaxed

B．burned

C．tightened

D．strengthened

8.

A．figure

B．rock

C．barrier

D．boat

9.

A．tied

B．handed

C．threw

D．carried

10.

A．through

B．beyond

C．across

D．along

11.

A．fisherman

B．crowd

C．couple

D．nurse

12.

A．strong

B．gentle

C．helping

D．accepting

13.

A．worn out

B．stressed out

C．light-hearted

D．hard-headed

14.

A．push

B．dragged

C．stuffed

D．loaded

15.

A．preference

B．lesson

C．responsibility

D．choice

7 . The polonaise is a traditional Polish dance that is being honored by the United Nations. On December 5, the polonaise entered UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The U.N. organization noted that the dance represents cooperation (合作), understanding, and equality.

The dance is believed to have started in the 18th century. It has been performed at parties for the rich and powerful and at village celebrations. The dance developed from a traditional form called the “walking dance”. By the 18th century, it had become popular at honorable European balls, or dance parties.

In Poland, the polonaise has now become the opening dance at high school pre-graduation balls. Nineteen-year-old Kosmal was among the students at one of Warsaw’s high schools who performed the polonaise this month. She pointed out that although there are conflicts (冲突) between students, they come together when they dance the polonaise. “It’s an amazing moment,” she said.

The polonaise is regularly performed during national anniversaries (纪念日), including the November 11 Independence Day. On this day, people are invited to dance in the streets with officials. Natalia Berna is an 18-year-old student who took part in a large street dance in the central city of Lodz last month. She said the polonaise unites people at a time when the community needs it. She added that it is important to keep the tradition alive.

The leader of the Lodz street dance, Janusz Wielgosz, said the polonaise gives people beautiful enjoyment. “It is a dance that is really very simple, with beautiful music and beautiful costumes. It is worth a try,” he said.

1. What can we know about the polonaise from Kosmal’s words?

A．It helps students leave aside disagreements.	B．It improves students’ confidence.
C．It has gone through a difficult time.	D．It should be recognized worldwide.

2. What is the function of the polonaise according to Natalia Berna?

A．Enriching school life.	B．Developing friendship.
C．Bringing people together.	D．Making Poland world-famous.

3. What did Janusz Wielgosz find in the polonaise?

A．Peace.

B．Beauty.

C．Strength.

D．Confidence.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Traditional Dance Interests Polish People	B．Famous Dance Performed on Polish Holidays
C．Most Popular Dance Among Polish Students	D．Poland’s Traditional Dance Is Honored by UN

8 . How To Be A Good Friend

How to be a good friend is the quest of the day. Now many of us are tied to our phones, leaving people feeling lonelier than ever before. Here are some ways to be a true friend to someone.

Be encouraging

People occasionally have wanted to do something for so long, only to be discouraged by everyone they know. To be someone’s good friend, it’s important to let them know that you support the decisions they make in their life.     1    , your friends would get better for having your support.

Respect boundaries(边界)

This is a good way that helps people acknowledge their feelings, know what a dangerous situation might be, and eventually keep their friendship safe. A lasting friendship needs to ensure that boundaries are always respected to ensure that their friend always feels respected.     2    .

Be a good listener

Listening is an important skill to develop for being a true friend.     3    . You’ll also need to pay attention to the secret messages that you can only read between the lines. And allow people to communicate their frustrations without giving them advice. They just want to get it off their chest. So you just need to make them feel heard.

    4    

While learning how to be a good friend, you have to be honest and tell the truth.     5    . Human is imperfect. So if you do something wrong, just own it, Tell the person that you dropped the ball. They’ve likely made mistakes too so they’ll likely understand.

A．Be honest

B．Be there in tough times

C．But it’s not as easy as just hearing the words they say

D．Even by telling them a simple “you’re going to be okay”

E．Wise people always know boundaries make true friendship

F．You’ll make mistakes and say or do the wrong things sometimes

G．When someone wants to try something new or pursue their passion

9 . Large language models (LLMs) have become a household name thanks to the role they have played in bringing generative (生成式) AI to the forefront of the public interest, as well as the point on which organizations are focusing to apply generative AI into numerous business functions and use cases.

LLMs, like ChatGPT, are trained on huge amounts of data — mostly everything on the Internet, including soft copies of countless printed books. They can “learn” different kinds of things in their reading — not just words but also phrases, symbols and mathematical equations.

LLMs’ arrival has triggered a heated debate among experts in the field. At the heart of the debate is whether LLMs actually understand what they are saying and doing, rather than just seeming to. Some researchers have suggested that LLMs do understand, and can reason like people. But computer scientist Melanie Mitchell holds a different view.

Consider this letter-string problem: You start with abcd and the next string is abce. If you start with ijkl, humans almost always say the second string should end with m. And so do LLMs. They have, after all, been well trained on the English alphabet. But suppose you raise the problem in a different order, such as a u c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t b v w x y z. Humans are still very good at solving letter-string problems. But LLMs usually fail. They are not able to generalize’ the concepts (概念) used on an alphabet they know to another alphabet.

“Being dependable and doing the right thing in a new situation is the central part of what understanding actually means,” Mitchell says. Human understanding, she says, is based on “concepts” — basically mental models of things like situations and events. Concepts allow people to infer cause and effect and to predict (预测) the probable results of different actions — even in new cases.

1. Why do LLMs receive public attention?

A．They give us free access to all e-books.	B．They can perform a wide range of tasks.
C．They make ChatGPT part of our life.	D．They will create large numbers of jobs.

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

A．Caused.

B．Hosted.

C．Rejected.

D．Marked.

3. What are LLMs unable to do according to Mitchell?

A．Shape our views on technology.	B．Read an English passage.
C．Understand the world like humans.	D．Answer general questions.

4. Where is this text probably taken from?

A．A guidebook.

B．A research plan.

C．A children’s story.

D．A science magazine.

10 . In January, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta, appeared at a hearing to answer questions about how social media potentially harms children. Zuckerberg opened by saying: “The existing body of scientific work has not shown a causal link (关联) between using social media and young people having worse mental health.”

But many social scientists would disagree with that statement. In recent years, studies have started to show a causal link between teen social media use and reduced well-being. One of the most cited studies into this link focused on Facebook.

Researchers tried to discover whether the platform’s introduction across college campuses in the mid-2000s increased symptoms (症状) related to mental health problems. The answer was a clear yes, says Alexey Makarin, a coauthor of the study. “There is still a lot to be explored,” Makarin says, “but to say there is no causal evidence that social media causes mental health issues, and I definitely object to that.”

The concern and the studies come from data showing that social media use in teens aged 13 to 17 is now very common. Two-thirds of teens report using TikTok, and some 60 percent of teens report using Instagram or Snapchat, a 2022 survey found. Another survey showed that girls, on average, spend around 3. 4 hours per day on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, compared with about 2.1 hours among boys. At the same time, more teens are showing signs of depression than ever, especially girls.

As more studies show a strong link between these phenomena, researchers are starting to move their attention to possible solutions. Why does social media use seem to bring about mental health problems? Why do those effects unevenly exist among different groups, such as girls or young adults? And can the good points of social media be teased out (梳理) from the bad points to provide more targeted guidance to teens, their caregivers and policymakers?

1. Why does the author mention Zuckerberg’s words?

A．To introduce the topic.	B．To offer a piece of advice.
C．To present the image of a company.	D．To add background information.

2. What does Makarin’s study find?

A．It is important to network with others.	B．Social media harms teens’ mental health.
C．The Internet plays a key role in our daily life.	D．Messaging tools cause parents mental suffering.

3. Which is the percentage of teenagers using TikTok according to the 2022 survey?

A．34%.

B．60%.

C．67%.

D．76%.

4. What will researchers probably do?

A．Focus on all the Internet users.	B．Turn to teenagers’ caregivers.
C．Limit adults’ social media use.	D．Work out targeted solutions.