1 . Social media allows teenagers to create online identities, communicate with others and build social networks. These networks can provide teenagers with valuable support. Teenagers also use social media for entertainment and self-expression. And the platforms can expose teenagers to current events, allow them to communicate across geographic barriers and touch them about different kinds of subjects. However, social media use can also, negatively affect teenagers, distracting them, influencing their sleep, and exposing them to bullying (恐吓), rumour (谣言) spreading, untrue views of other people’s lives and peer pressure.

There are steps you can take to encourage responsible use of social media and limit some of its negative effects.

Set reasonable limits. Talk to your teenager about how to avoid letting social media affect his or her activities, sleep, meals or homework. Encourage a bedtime routine that avoids electronic media use, and keep cellphones and iPads out of teenagers’ bedrooms. Set an example by following these rules yourself.

Monitor your teenager’s accounts. Let your teenager know that you’ll be regularly checking his or her social media accounts. You might aim to do so once a week or more. And make sure you follow through.

Explain what’s not OK. Discourage your teenager from gossiping, spreading rumour, bullying or damaging someone’s reputation — online or otherwise. Talk to your teenager about what is appropriate and safe to share on social media.

Encourage face-to-face contact with friends. This is particularly significant for teenagers who are easily hurt by social anxiety disorder.

Talk about social media. Talk about your own social media habits. Ask your teenager how he or she is using social media and how it makes him or her feel. Remind your teenager that social media is full of unrealistic images.

If you think your teenager is under the anxiety or depression related to social media use, talk to your child’s health care provider immediately.

1. How does the author mainly develop the first paragraph?

A．By providing reasons.	B．By making comparison.
C．By listing numbers.	D．By raising questions.

2. What’s a better way to avoid being affected by cellphones according to the passage?

A．Powering them off.	B．Putting them in the schoolbag.
C．Listening to them instead of watching.	D．Keeping them out of bedroom.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Teenagers’ social media accounts should never be checked by other people.

B．It is not necessary to explain what is not good in social media.

C．Face-to-face contact is no longer important for teenagers in the Internet era.

D．You should ask for help if your teenager is experiencing the negative effects of social media.

4. Who is the text written for?

A．Parents.

B．Teenagers.

C．Officials.

D．Doctors.

2 . There’s that old saying: How you do one thing is how you do everything. Therefore, as you become more kind and considerate, it _______ in everything that you do, even when you are playing _______.

I recently went to a music show with some other musicians in town (many of whom I was meeting for the first time). When I used to play with other musicians, I spent more time in my head _______ my drumming. _______, I paid no attention to what was going on. This time though, I found that I was more attentive and was able to _______ the other musicians more through my playing.

Because of this, our music was _______ than ever before, and I could feel the audience was _______ the music more, too, because the music was no longer about me, it was about all of us connecting through the _______ language of music.

Afterwards, the musicians I played with told me they felt like our hearts were _______ while playing. They felt ________ that we were able to achieve a new level of playing together thanks to the adopted ________ . When playing, there was no self or one-upping. There was just us sharing ourselves with our ________ hearts.

I believe that the best ________ in the world have this in common: which is to see their own egos (自我), and to connect with their audience and fellow musicians. I've ________ all of this thanks to my practice of being a more considerate and ________ person.

1.

A．shows

B．ranks

C．misses

D．sinks

2.

A．garbage

B．sports

C．bats

D．music

3.

A．giving up

B．shaving off

C．thinking about

D．giving off

4.

A．Actually

B．Recently

C．Fortunately

D．Suddenly

5.

A．reform

B．advertise

C．fine

D．support

6.

A．cheaper

B．better

C．worse

D．lower

7.

A．tolerating

B．broadcasting

C．enjoying

D．envying

8.

A．miserable

B．negative

C．universal

D．strange

9.

A．tested

B．connected

C．crushed

D．submitted

10.

A．happy

B．disappointed

C．nervous

D．bored

11.

A．graph

B．perseverance

C．agenda

D．approach

12.

A．cruel

B．open

C．bitter

D．unhealthy

13.

A．candidates

B．dentists

C．musicians

D．clients

14.

A．realized

B．refused

C．forgotten

D．released

15.

A．rich

B．stupid

C．strict

D．caring

3 . 假如你将参加学校举办的英语作文竞赛，请以“My Favorite Traditional Chinese Festival”为题写一篇英语短文。内容包括：
1. 节日的名称；2. 主要的庆祝活动；3. 随时代发展，哪些习俗发生了变化；4. 你喜欢的原因。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

My Favorite Traditional Chinese Festival

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4 . 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。

Nanyin is a form of ancient Chinese music. It dates back to the Han Dynasty when people from Central Plains of ancient China brought     1     (they) music to Quanzhou, Fujian province. Later, it mixed with the local music.

Nanyin is traditionally played by     2     group of five people. The singer     3     plays the wooden clapper to keep the beat stands in the middle of the other four.     4     (usual) , on the left are two musicians who play a bamboo flute culled dongxiao and erxian. And on the right are two musicians     5     (play) pipa and sanxian. As for the unique singing style, which is usually sung in the southern Fujian dialect, every song tells a story.

However, Nanyin was nearly     6     (destroy) during the Mid-nineteenth century. Despite being survived, the art lost a lot of its audience. It     7     (take) the Quanzhou local government more than 38 million yuan to preserve and develop Nanyin since 2004. In order to pass down this cultural heritage, schools in Quanzhou have made Nanyin a course that students in both kindergarten     8     primary schools can take. Now 400 Nanyin clubs in Quanzhou have more than 7,000 players.

In 2009, Nanyin was listed     9     intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO. “We sincerely hope that more     10     (teenager) can join us in breathing new life into this culture.” said Mr. Chen, chairman of Quanzhou Nanyin Artists Association.

5 . No matter where you go around the globe, everybody loves to celebrate. And when it comes to celebration, festivals offer something for everyone.     1    

Burning Man

Burning Man started in 1986. When Larry Harvey made an 8-foot tall wooden figure and lit it on fire, one of the world’s craziest parties was born.     2     On this day, people build up a “city in the desert” and bum it up with nothing left.

Rio Carnival

    3     It is widely considered “the greatest show on Earth”. The event attracts nearly 5 million people each year, with a half-million foreign visitors. It’s also celebrated in many other Latin American nations, but none is like Rio.

Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival

Located in Northeast China, Harbin receives some seriously cold winter winds. This kind of weather makes it home to the largest ice statues in the world.     4     Ice and Snow World opens at night, with colorful lights show. Other activities include skiing and swimming in the river.

Dia de Los Muertos

Known in English as the Day of the Dead, the holiday begins on October 31.     5     In some cities, children will dress up in costume and go door-to-door asking sweets, much like trick-or-treat in the US.

A．In a word, this is an Asian celebration.

B．There are different themes for the celebration.

C．It takes place on the last Sunday in August.

D．Rio Carnival takes place in February or March.

E．It is all about getting together to remember friends and family who have died.

F．Many celebration activities take over the entire city.

G．Here’s a list for some amazing festivals in the world.

6 . Pu’er is the home of the world-known tea of the same name. Since other tea-growing centers in Pu’er may have a larger output, more famous brands and heritage surrounding the history of the Tea-horse Ancient Road, Jingmai, also in Pu’er, nay not be people’s first choice to look for the best Pu’er Tea.

However, being cut off from the outside by rivers, this mountainous area has become a perfect place for an ancient planting technique, growing too trees under forest, known as the “under-story” method, which filters (过滤) sunshine while ensuring water.

Nan Kang, former head of Mangjing village, said, “Compared to modern plantations, we’ll surely produce less tea in the ancient forest. But we have to respect our tradition and belief. Birds eat insects to protect the tea and the fallen leaves from trees provide fertilizer. Everything improves the other, but also limits each other. It is the way of nature.”

Nan is an old-time Blang leader’s grandson. Following an old leader named Pa Aileng, his ancestors came to settle near the Jingmai Mountain centuries ago. It is believed that Pa Aileng found that tea leaves made his people recover from diseases they suffered from during their moving to other places, so the hero is also considered as a “tea ancestor”. Blang people chose a mountain to remember him. They call it Peak Aileng.

“We Blang people believe tea has its own spirit,” Nan says, “The first planted tea tree in every field is called the Tea Spirit Tree. That means the field has an owner. And the symbol also makes everyone follow moral codes and protect the plants.”

Now, this mountain of tea, also a storehouse of the time-tested traditions of local ethnic groups, attracts global attention. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er was named as a World Heritage Site, becoming China’s 57th entry on the list.

1. What is Jingmai famous for in planting Pu’er Tea?

A．A larger production.	B．The advanced technology.
C．Its transport system.	D．Its unique planting method.

2. What can we learn about the “under-story” method from the text?

A．It is widely used in China.	B．It was invented by Nan Kang.
C．It follows the laws of nature.	D．It makes sure to produce more tea.

3. What was tea firstly used as by Nan Kang’s ancestors?

A．Medical treatment.	B．Gifts for friends.
C．Main food.	D．A kind of nice drink.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．The Export of Pu’er Tea	B．A Tea Planting Tradition to Treasure
C．The Modern Plantations of Pu’er Tea	D．The Tea-drinking Habit of Blang People

7 . An important lesson in the moral education of children could be as close as the book in their hands. Among all kinds of books, stories matter. They can play a role in building moral values in young audiences, according to the results of a new study.

Lindsay Hahn is the first author of the new study, which mainly explores how media content influences children. Many studies done before have focused on broad conceptualizations (概念化), like positive or negative effects of specific content, but Hahn’s study looks at how reading of content featuring specific moral values might influence the kids’ values. Do children reading particular moral, characteristics take in those qualities and build their own morality? The findings suggest so.

“Parents, caregivers, and teachers are often wondering how media can be used for good,” says Hahn. “How can it be used for good things? How can it discourage bad habits? How can it educate?” Answering those questions begins with a better understanding of how to use media. “When parents are considering what media they might want to select for their children, they can further deliberate what particular moral value is being stressed by the main character, and how the main character is treated because of those actions,” she says.

For the study, Hahn and her workmates took the main character from a young adult novel. They wrote the content to reflect the study’s focus on moral values. Those stories were shared with about 200 participants between the ages of 10 and 14. This is a favorable range for media research because it’s more difficult to introduce the understanding of stories to younger kids, while challenging to hold the attention of older teenagers, who become bored with basic storylines, according to Hahn.

1. What kind of book helps children develop their own moral values according to the new study?

A．A poetry collection.	B．A travel guide.
C．A storybook.	D．A reference book.

2. What does the author try to tell us in Paragraph 2?

A．The response of the public to Hahn’s study.

B．The difference between Hahn’s study and previous studies.

C．The big contribution of Hahn’s study to children’s literature.

D．The negative effects of broad conceptualizations.

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

A．Describe.

B．Improve.

C．Title.

D．Consider.

4. Where does this passage probably come from?

A．A fashion magazine.	B．A sports report.
C．An education magazine.	D．A medical report.

8 . 假设你是李华，近期你校英语报正在开展以“Change the Bad Habits and Live a Healthy Life”为主题的稿件征集活动。请你给校报编辑发一封邮件，谈谈你想要改变的不良生活习惯。内容包括：
1. 你想要改变的不良生活习惯以及原因；
2. 你的改变方法；
3. 你的期望。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Editor,
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Yours,

Li Hua

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。

Jiangjun Village used to be a dull place during winter. But the development of art areas has promoted tourism,     1     (give) it a new lease of life and making the winter scene much brighter nowadays. Art galleries, museums, and theaters now can       2     (see) located among its small cottages. The dilapidated (破旧的) houses have been changed into     3     (restaurant) and teahouses.

In 2021, the village government, the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and several other bodies established a rural artist construction pilot project,     4     centered on a dilapidated village courtyard called Lotus Cave. The project planned       5     (build) 10 core art areas , aiming to integrate the new facilities into the village's environment, culture and. local characteristics.

When the project was launched, Lotus Cave     6     (be) a rundown collection of residential buildings in poor repair. But it has now been largely transformed by the hard work of artists and villagers.

The art museum in the center of the village used to be       7     dilapidated house that was overgrown with weeds. During the renovation work, the building’s original framework was restored     8     part of the adobe wall was preserved.

More exhibitions and art activities are now being held at Lotus Cave, attracting tourists     9     far afield. The injection of new life has tempted (吸引) many villagers who moved away to return and take a look at       10     (they) previous home.

10 . Just like our bodies, our minds also become weak over time. We lose the ability to process new information or to switch quickly between mental tasks.     1    

It improves cognitive (认知的) performance.

A study published in the journal Neurology Clinical Practice examined nearly 100 individual studies on exercise and brain function and discovered that exercising an average of 52 hours over six months is associated with improved cognitive performance in older adults.     2     And these exercises include strength-training and mind-body exercises.

    3    

The human body is meant to move. But listening to that urge to move has many benefits — including making you happier and even keep depression and other mental health issues at bay. A research has begun to expose long-overlooked links between physical activity and mental health. It suggested exercise can significantly improve mood over time.

It allows you to use less brain power for the same task.

    4     They found that the fitter a participant was, the less brain activity he used to complete the tasks when compared with his out-of-shape peers.

It can expand your capacity for joy.

Kelly McGonigal is a health expert who explains how exercise makes the brain more sensitive to joy.     5     After eight weeks of walking, jogging and strength training, these adults showed an increase of dopamine receptors.

A．It makes you feel the progress of your brain, power.

B．Researchers wanted to explore this idea by looking at the effect of exercise on the weakening of the brain.

C．But remember not to exercise alone:

D．She explains the importance of dopamine (多巴胺) receptors, which we lose as we age.

E．It can make you happier.

F．But thanks to some researchers, we are learning how exercise can push back against time and keep the brain young.

G．The type of exercises are beneficial.