1 . Mike Huddleston had flown from Maryland to San Francisco and ________ to get to a rental car agency. But ________ a neuromuscular(神经肌肉的) disease that weakens his muscles, he wouldn’t be able to ________ the stairs of the shuttle bus. As he was walking outside to meet his ride, he fell and couldn’t ________.

Due to his ________, Huddleston needed something to push up on, like a bench or a chair. But there was nothing around that fit that ________.

“Out of nowhere, I hear in my left ear, ‘What can I do to ________? ‘” Huddleston turned his head to see a man in his late thirties ________ behind him. Huddleston described what the man could do to help him get off the ________. Once he got him up, the man ________ Huddleston’s baggage, which had rolled a few feet away when he ________.

This encounter ________ Huddleston because of the way the man offered that kindness. He took a(n) ________ to   ask Huddleston how he could help. “Different people may need ________ in different ways,” Huddleston ________. “So asking them how you can help them is amazingly ________. It allows the individual who’s in need of assistance to maintain a sense of ________, to maybe feel a little less helpless, and maybe even a little less weak.”

It’s been more than 20 years, but Huddleston ________ to think about it to this day. “His willingness to help me — and the love and sympathy he showed in a very ________ situation — for me is something I will ________ forget.”

1.

A．warned

B．needed

C．judged

D．remembered

2.

A．because of

B．instead of

C．rather than

D．more than

3.

A．climb

B．notice

C．forget

D．blame

4.

A．show off

B．move in

C．get up

D．hold back

5.

A．insight

B．position

C．movement

D．condition

6.

A．description

B．comment

C．instruction

D．adaptation

7.

A．request

B．save

C．help

D．promote

8.

A．raising

B．standing

C．jumping

D．holding

9.

A．bus

B．ride

C．ground

D．track

10.

A．touched

B．fetched

C．sold

D．gained

11.

A．broke

B．left

C．slept

D．fell

12.

A．excited

B．motivated

C．puzzled

D．struck

13.

A．moment

B．seat

C．risk

D．effort

14.

A．guidance

B．comfort

C．protection

D．assistance

15.

A．defended

B．explained

C．argued

D．sighed

16.

A．difficult

B．unusual

C．helpful

D．convincing

17.

A．independence

B．self

C．trust

D．relief

18.

A．fails

B．refuses

C．intends

D．continues

19.

A．boring

B．supportive

C．challenging

D．inspiring

20.

A．never

B．always

C．often

D．usually

2 . Using CRISPR genome (基因组) editing on a few common crops, a team of plant and soil scientists seeks to greatly increase and speed up carbon storage to help fight climate change.

To prevent dangerous levels of global warming, scientists say it won’t be enough to just stop burning fossil fuels that release carbon into the air. Because it’s nearly impossible for humanity to do that as fast as is now required, we will also need to pull carbon out of the air and se cure it.

Plants are among the best tools we have to do this, since these living solar collectors already capture billions of tons of carbon dioxide each year from the atmosphere through photosynthesis (光合作用). About half of that carbon winds up in roots and eventually the soil, where it can stay for hundreds to thousands of years.

But what if we could create plants and soils that are better at capturing carbon? With CRISPR genome editing — a new molecular (分子的) biology tool that allows scientists to make edits to the DNA code that underpins all life — that might be possible.

Last month, the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI), a research team founded by CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna, began to explore the idea. With an $ 11-million donation from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a team of researchers made a three-year effort using CRISPR to create new crop varieties that photosynthesize more efficiently and transport more carbon into the soil. Eventually, the researchers hope to create gene-edited rice and sorghum seeds that could — if planted around the globe—pull more than a billion extra tons of carbon out of the air annually.

It’s an ambitious goal, and the team is likely to face numerous challenges in the lab before its CO²-cleaning plants can be put in the ground. Additional social, policy, and ethical considerations will determine whether those crops are widely accepted by farmers. But the researchers believe their ambitious project is beneficial to cope with climate crisis.

1. What is the purpose of using CRISPR genome editing on crops?

A．To produce more carbon.	B．To help fight climate change.
C．To increase the yield of African crops.	D．To improve soil structure.

2. What does the underlined word “capture” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Release.

B．Mix.

C．Elect.

D．Absorb.

3. What can be inferred from this text?

A．It is still unknown whether gene-edited crops will be accepted.

B．CO2-cleaning plants can be put in the ground now.

C．Researchers have successfully created gene-edited rice and sorghum seeds.

D．CRISPR genome editing will face so many challenges that it has no future.

4. What is the researchers’ attitude to the gene-edited crops?

A．Indifferent.

B．Opposed.

C．Hopeful.

D．Negative.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where are the speakers?

A．In the hospital.

B．In a restaurant.

C．At a store.

2. How much will the man pay?

A．60 dollars.

B．90 dollars.

C．150 dollars.

3. Where is the shirt that the man choose?

A．On the top shelf.

B．Next to the top shelf.

C．Next to the black gloves.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How often is the woman late?

A．Never.

B．Occasionally

C．Often

2. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Husband and wife.

B．Boss and employee.

C．Teacher and student.

7 . Where has the woman been?

A．To a hospital.

B．To a shop.

C．To her office.

9 . Kafka worked in an Italian insurance company for a year, during which period his letter witnessed that he was unhappy with his working time schedule, as it made it difficult for him to concentrate on his writing. On July 15, 1908, he resigned, and two weeks later he got employed by the Worker’s Accident Insurance Institute. Both in his letter and his diaries, Kalka frequently complained about his life at work.

He was promoted to the position of chief clerk at the Workers’ Accident Insurance Institute, and he worked from 8:30 am until 2:30 pm. Then he had lunch around 3:00 pm, slept until 7:30 pm, did some exercise and had a family dinner, after which he started work around 11:00 pm (the letter-and diary-writing took up several hours a day). “Depending on my strength, inclination and luck, until one, two, or three o’clock, once even till six in the morning.” This routine left him permanently on the verge of collapse. It would be wrong, however, to consider him a long-suffering official depressed by his work or even found it detestable. On the contrary, he was a model official, precise and efficient, who successfully climbed the career ladder.

Kafka is one of the highest regarded writers of the German language, although he achieved little to no fame during his own lifetime. During his lifetime, Franze Kafka burned an estimated 90 percent of his work. After his death at age 41, in 1924, a letter was discovered in his desk, addressed to his friend Max Brod. “Dearest Max,” it began. “My last request: Everything I leave behind me…in the way of diaries, manuscripts, letters (my own and others’), sketches and so on, to be burned unread.” Less than two months later, Brod, disregarding Kafka’s request, signed an agreement to prepare a posthumous edition of Kafka’s unpublished novels. Thanks largely to Brod’s efforts, Kafka’s slim, mysterious works were gradually recognized as one of the great monument s of 20th century literature.

1. Why did Kafka quit the job on July 15, 1908?

A．Because he found a better job.	B．Because he found it affected his writing.
C．Because he had to work ten hours a day.	D．Because he needed money to support his family.

2. What can we learn about Kafka?

A．He did poorly in his work.	B．He got all of his works published.
C．He was famous when he was alive.	D．He had a preference for writing.

3. What contributed to Kafka’s fame according to the last paragraph?

A．His friend’s efforts.

B．His experience.

C．His diligence.

D．His luck.

4. In which column of the newspaper can you read the passage?

A．Geography.

B．Health.

C．Literature.

D．Sports.

10 . I realized last year that I had lived here longer than my mom. But I thought my mother really ________ a long life. She was kind, ________ and filled with love. During her last four years, she fought ________ against cancer and never gave up. I remember calling her every day to tell her I loved her, something I didn’t do that much as a child. I________ not telling her that more often when I was a child. ________, she passed away at the age of 55.

After her ________, my own health broke. I developed double pneumonia (肺炎). Later, although my body ________, my spirit remained burdened with ________. I couldn’t imagine living without my mom, and I wanted my ________ to know her love. One day, while I sat ________ on the couch, my little girl climbed onto my laps to ________ me. Her brother joined her, and I held them both ________. In that moment, I felt Mom’s loving ________ in the room. I knew I had to keep going.

I promised myself that I would ________ stories of Mom’s love and beautiful soul with my children. I believed that her ________ spirit would always live within me. I could hear her laughter in my mind, ________ me to rise up and live again.

Each day is a fresh beginning. Mom lived by this ________. She never wasted a single moment, ________ laughter, love, and kindness to everyone she met. Each day, she made the world a ________ place for our family. I will strive to follow her example and embrace each day as a new ________ for joy and growth.

1.

A．deserved

B．selected

C．admitted

D．calculated

2.

A．depressed

B．frightened

C．cheerful

D．upset

3.

A．aimlessly

B．bravely

C．impatiently

D．recently

4.

A．regret

B．practice

C．imagine

D．finish

5.

A．Unluckily

B．Generally

C．Immediately

D．Obviously

6.

A．desire

B．concept

C．disability

D．death

7.

A．clicked

B．scared

C．recovered

D．governed

8.

A．depth

B．energy

C．sympathy

D．sadness

9.

A．soldiers

B．children

C．witnesses

D．pensioners

10.

A．in conclusion

B．by accident

C．in pain

D．in time

11.

A．comfort

B．bother

C．convince

D．protect

12.

A．carelessly

B．differently

C．angrily

D．closely

13.

A．presence

B．attitude

C．disappearance

D．guidance

14.

A．compare

B．combine

C．lecture

D．share

15.

A．ambitious

B．positive

C．boring

D．negative

16.

A．tricking

B．urging

C．forbidding

D．warning

17.

A．lie

B．adventure

C．principle

D．award

18.

A．preventing

B．spreading

C．explaining

D．losing

19.

A．better

B．harder

C．smaller

D．larger

20.

A．protest

B．order

C．opportunity

D．mistake