1 . Internet addiction is on the rise. With more people in front of phone s than ever before, being glued to your digital devices (数字设备) is not something new. Here are some tips to help you break Internet addiction and live a healthier life.

Master time management

You can stop Internet addiction by focusing on a time management plan. Your phone will tell you how many hours you spend on it per day. You can test yourself to reduce your time on the Internet by checking whether you reduce your time spent on devices.     1    , you can focus more on being productive when have a time management plan.

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If you want to stop your Internet addiction, spend some time in the open air.     3    . You can try outdoor activities like skiing with friends when it’s cold. Or you can enjoy hot mountain springs if you prefer the heat.

Write in a diary

Have a diary that you pour your heart into. This can be a great way to keep you away from the Internet.    4    , you can stop your Internet addiction. Having an offline and locked document that you type into to share your inner thoughts can be helpful.

Change your nightly routine

    5    , such as checking social media or shopping online, can keep us on a high level of excitement. And we will wake up and feel groggy (昏昏沉沉的) in the next morning. At night, after you brush your teeth, spend some time in bed reading a book. This will help you softly fall to sleep and relax.

A．Get outside

B．Find non-Internet activities

C．Spending time on the Internet before bed

D．Having difficulty in falling asleep at night can be terrible

E．Instead of checking your social media or popular websites

F．By writing down how you feel about your life or relationships

G．You can have wonderful moments by spending some time in nature

2 . At the age of 41, I still stutter (口吃). I am fine with it now but that wasn’t always the _________. It was difficult for the first couple of years of school. In fact, I don’t recall being _________ at all, though there was a great deal of curiosity about my _________ speech.

A few years later, I began to _________ being different. I felt that I stood out for all the wrong reasons. Just _________ the pain of not even being able to say your own name, I would often give _________ names when meeting new people, because it was easier. It was _________ for me to be Jason or Mike, Chris or Kevin or just whatever sounds I was confident I could make at that particular moment.

Sometime in eighth grade, my _________ changed. I turned what I’d always thought of as a negative into a positive. I finally _________ that difference and ran with it.____________ waiting in fear for the teacher to ____________ my name, I raised my hand when I knew the answer to a question. I always volunteered to read and even used oral presentations as an opportunity to show my comedic talents. I went from a stuttering kid who seldom spoke a word to a stuttering man who now speaks for a (n)____________. Self-acceptance continues to be essential in the success I’ve experienced as a speaker, comedian, writer and soldier. My only ____________ is that it didn’t happen sooner.

It’s never easy to be a kid. It’s especially ____________ when you’re different, but it doesn’t have to be. The time to accept your ____________ is now.

1.

A．process

B．reason

C．case

D．target

2.

A．made use of

B．stirred up

C．taken care of

D．made fun of

3.

A．abnormal

B．long

C．informal

D．chosen

4.

A．desire

B．promise

C．dislike

D．suspect

5.

A．imagine

B．avoid

C．predict

D．record

6.

A．similar

B．false

C．official

D．personal

7.

A．fatal

B．common

C．familiar

D．strange

8.

A．duty

B．option

C．identity

D．attitude

9.

A．repeated

B．postponed

C．accepted

D．spotted

10.

A．Instead of

B．Due to

C．As for

D．In return for

11.

A．type

B．change

C．call

D．spell

12.

A．award

B．promise

C．excuse

D．living

13.

A．request

B．regret

C．decision

D．explanation

14.

A．natural

B．beneficial

C．essential

D．tough

15.

A．intelligence

B．uniqueness

C．advantage

D．mistake

3 . 人类在太空探索领域取得了重大突破，但有人却对进行太空探索表示质疑。请你就此话题写一篇英语短文，阐述你对太空探索的看法。内容包括：1.人们对太空探索表示质疑的原因；2.你的观点及理由。
注意：写作词数应为80左右；
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4 . Despite an ever-higher bar to grab the attention of students in large lecture hall, Tatiana Erukhimova, who teaches physics at Texas A&M University, has managed to get her students, as well as future generations, excited about the science.

Known as “Dr. Tatiana”, the professor performs physics tricks with boundless energy and enthusiasm in her videos. A range of everyday objects are used in her experiments, from pingpong balls and toilet paper to marshmallows, bicycle wheels and hair dryers. Videos of her dramatic demonstrations have received hundreds of millions of views across social media platforms.

However, things aren’t always easy. When she first started teaching college freshman classes two decades ago, she also struggled to grab the attention of her students. “I did not grab their attention on the first day-that was my mistake.” she says. “I missed this opportunity to bond with them from the very beginning, and then it took me a while to find my voice.”

By the second semester, she found her footing, adjusting her approach to get her students engaged. The key, she says, has been to make herself approachable and her instruction personal. And, of course, add showy demonstrations. “These demonstrations often help students to connect these abstract concepts with real life.” she says.

Physics department head Grigory Rogachev says Erukhimova’s work has helped bring visibility to the department, with about 2. 5 million subscribers on its department’s YouTube page, which has translated to a boost in research funds and physics major applicants.

As a leader in a STEM field in which women are underrepresented, she’s become a role model for some. Afiya Dhanani attended Texas A&M University after seeing Erukhimova’s videos online. “Watching Dr. Tatiana do the experiments online, especially since she was a female leader. Was more inspiring for me to even go into physics.” Dhanani said in an interview with CBS Mornings. That’s all Erakhimova says she can hope for -making physics less forbidding and more exciting.

1. What does Erukhimova’s online videos feature?

A．Rare materials.	B．Energetic presentation.
C．Plain demonstration.	D．Professional explanation.

2. Which saying explains Erukhimova’s initial failure to grab students’ attention 20 years ago?

A．All that glitters is not gold.

B．Sharp tools make good work.

C．First impressions are make or break.

D．A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

3. How does Erukhimova’s work contribute to the physics department?

A．It leads more students to change their majors.

B．It makes more people to know about the department.

C．It helps the department translate more research papers.

D．It attracts more physics professors to join the department.

4. Which word best describes Erukhimova as a leader in a STEM field?

A．Inspirational.

B．Underestimated.

C．Cooperative.

D．Ambitious.

5 . 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 son Joey was born with disabled feet. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally — but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in surgery, casts and braces. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk.

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. Although I was a little worried about his state, we never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as well as the other children. So he didn’t know it. Every day after school, he would run and jump crazily, laughing cheerfully with his friends. Before bed, he was delighted to share everything that he enjoyed with me, and the brightness on his face drove away all my anxiety.

In his seventh grade, the school planned to hold a cross-country race. On hearing the news, he jumped with joy, and he decided to go out for the cross-country team. What worried me most was the extreme strength and patience that was required for the race. However, his strong determination eventually changed my attitude towards the event. I made up mind to be in favor of him. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others — perhaps he sensed that the abilities that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to score points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.

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。

One day, he got a fever, and I advised him to have a rest.

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Two weeks later, the big day came.

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6 . 阅读下边短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。

2024 is “The Year of the Dragon” on the Chinese lunar calendar. But     1     that’s the proper translation of the iconic mythical symbol of China or not has aroused     2    (heat)debate.

The Western concept of dragon is not consistent with     3     of the Chinese dragon. Influenced by Greek mythology, the dragon is often the keeper of treasure. For Europeans, dragon is usually a monster     4     (keep) distances away from people. With four legs and two huge black wings, they can spit fire or even poison gas out of their mouth. Contrary     5     the evil image of European dragons, Chinese dragons symbolize     6    (strong) and goodluck. In Chinese legends, dragons were appointed head of the four seas, rulers of weather and water. Those born in the year of the Loong are believed     7    (be)interested in the world and willing to give a helping hand.

The differences in perception of the mythical creatures in China and the West     8    (root)in their different cultural values. What is important is that as we enter     9     new lunar year, people     10    (global)appreciate the cultural values embodied in such Chinese symbols as Loong.

7 . Friends are incredibly important people in our lives. Some are with us for decades.     1     Here are some tips to remember if you’re processing the loss of a friend.

Sometimes things just don’t work out.

    2     In fact, people, on average, lose about half of their friends every seven years. One of the most common reasons those relationships end is that they just fell through the cracks. Things didn’t work out. Nobody really wanted the friendship to end, but people got busy and didn’t intentionally maintain the friendship.

Make the unsaid said.

Sometimes, in friendship, people don’t make the unsaid said.     3     And because they’re never directly addressed, people get to a point where they want to end the friendship before actually addressing the problem. Actually, if they had intervened sooner, they might have been able to save the friendship.

It’s normal to feel grief.

When a friendship ends, there is a grieving process. Allow yourself to feel those emotions and be patient. Instead of pushing yourself to cheer up, try thinking like this, “Of course I’m upset. This is a natural part of intimacy (亲密关系) and loss. I lost someone I’m very close to.     4    

    5    

It’s important not to blame yourself and be mean to yourself for not getting over the loss of a friendship. Just because this happened like this doesn’t mean more friendships will happen like this. Allow yourself to have a fresh perspective when you enter new friendships. You don’t want to go into a new connection fearfully.

A．That means I love them deeply.

B．Be kind to yourself along the way.

C．Find ways to enter a new friendship.

D．Small things can kind of accumulate.

E．Losing friends is a regular part of life.

F．But not all of them can stand the test of time.

G．When a close friendship ends, the reasons are complicated.

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1. Who is an intended reader of this text?

A．A young lady who is planning to lose weight.

B．A teenager who is interested in online courses.

C．A man in his late 30s who wants to live a healthy life.

D．An elderly woman who seeks to live longer and better.

2. Which is NOT included in Goldster’s classes?

A．Flower arrangement.	B．Fitness training.
C．Sleep improvement.	D．Writing practice.

3. What is the type of this text?

A．A health report.	B．An advertisement.
C．An announcement.	D．An introduction.

9 . The taste of champagne as we know it could change beyond recognition in the coming years. As global temperatures continue to rise, the climate crisis poses a threat to the production of wine.

The supply of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, among other popular wine-making grapes, are at risk. By 2050, about 85% of the lands that we grow good wine grapes on will no longer produce suitable wine grapes.

Grapes are susceptible to even the most subtle changes in weather. “Wine is kind of the canary (金丝雀) in the coal mine for climate change impacts on agriculture because so much of the character of wine is tied to the local climate.” said Benjamin Cook, a climate scientist. He published a paper in 2020 examining the effects of climate change on agriculture and how the diversity of grapes can increase their resilience to such changes.

He adds that scientists are “seeing pretty much all plants, including wine grapevines, start their lifecycle in the growing season earlier, and often finish up earlier. You basically ripen your fruit earlier and typically you harvest earlier. In the Champagne region of France, these changes can alter the distinctive personalities of grapes grown there. “If it matures too quickly, the ratio of acidity and sugar might be different.” Cook said.

A grape’s qualities are dependent on its environment. With a warming planet, it’s harder to produce grapes that make champagne taste sweeter and boozier (酒精浓度高的). “For instance, in a chardonnay grape, what you’re looking for in a cooler climate is generally an apple taste, whereas in a warmer climate the warmth can change the grapes qualities to be more like a tropical fruit, or even banana-like.” said Spiess.

One of the many ways farmers and winemakers are trying to alleviate the effects of climate change on grape production is site selection. “Places like Belgium and the Netherlands and Sweden, they’re experiencing positive effects of climate change as the planet is warming.” Spiess said. As different regions in the world experience the effects of climate change differently, they may start to have more ideal climate conditions for wine making.

The downside for those Swedish winemakers? If those champagne grapes aren’t grown in the Champagne region of France, you can’t call it champagne, which is a protected designation of origin.

So how do you say “bubbly” in Swedish?

1. How does the climate change threaten the production of wine?

A．By increasing the diversity of grapes.

B．By increasing the cost of wine making.

C．By intensify the competition between winemakers.

D．By reducing the production of suitable wine-making grapes.

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

A．Sensitive.

B．Resistant.

C．Adaptable.

D．Tolerant.

3. Which of the following statements is true?

A．The lifecycle of wine grapevines is becoming longer.

B．A chardonnay grape may taste like banana in cooler climate.

C．Grapes’ ratio of acidity and sugar influences champagne’s taste.

D．Wine making in Sweden faces the same challenge as that in France.

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

A．Will champagne become sweeter?

B．Why is champagne called champagne?

C．Could Champagne soon stop producing champagne?

D．What impact does climate change have on agriculture?

10 . As Gonzales was _________ to the martial arts gym where he trained, he saw what looked like a police pursuit. A(n) _________ man of medium build, _________ in a black T-shirt, was running from a police officer. When Gonzales saw the officer in need of _________ every element of the moral code installed in him through his Brazilian jiu-jitsu (巴西柔术) training told him to _________ a hand.

Gonzales slowed down. So did the man being chased—o avoid _________ Gonzales’s minivan. That _________ allowed the officer to catch up and take the suspect to the ground. However, he quickly realized that the officer did not have _________ of the situation. The officer was straddling (跨坐) him, but the suspect was about to _________ the police officer over. Gonzales jumped out of his vehicle and __________ himself on the man’s legs. __________, his wife, Ortiz, used her phone to record the scene. Finally, the threat was over.

But for Gonzales, the ride was just beginning. Ortiz __________ the video on Facebook, where it attracted over 56 million __________. Among those awed by the video was Brazilian jiu-jitsu __________, a fourth-degree black belt, who stated, “The combination of Gonzales’s technique and his communication with both the officer and the suspect is __________!”

1.

A．jogging

B．walking

C．driving

D．cycling

2.

A．muscular

B．ambitious

C．humorous

D．aggressive

3.

A．worn

B．absorbed

C．dressed

D．buried

4.

A．assistance

B．emergency

C．solution

D．action

5.

A．send

B．lend

C．shake

D．hold

6.

A．coming across

B．holding up

C．breaking down

D．running into

7.

A．accusation

B．hesitation

C．adaptation

D．communication

8.

A．consciousness

B．knowledge

C．control

D．advantage

9.

A．tip

B．fight

C．fall

D．hand

10.

A．abandoned

B．dragged

C．pulled

D．threw

11.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Instead

12.

A．downloaded

B．edited

C．saw

D．posted

13.

A．customers

B．views

C．cheers

D．researches

14.

A．instructor

B．conductor

C．operator

D．inventor

15.

A．heroic

B．moving

C．understandable

D．legendary