2 . 学校计划举行一次英语作文比赛，主题是“The Great Person I Admire Most”。请选择一位你最崇敬的伟大人物(艺术家、音乐家、文学家等)，写一篇英语作文，需包含以下信息：
1. 人物简介；
2. 尊敬或爱戴的理由。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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6 .        BBC foreign correspondent Jeremy Bowen’s recent assignment — a three-part series on Radio 4 in which he made “a personal journey through Wales”, the country of his birth — must still have left him a little shocked. Bowen, born in Cardiff but living in England and a non-Welsh speaker, did the most dangerous thing — he attacked what he saw as the way the Weish-speaking minority in Wales dominates the cultural conversation. This argument has not gone down well in the land of his fathers.

The Welsh online media has suggested this is the view from Camberwell where Bowen lives, rather than Criccieth — a journalist’s whistle-stop tour of a country he last resided in more than 40 years ago. Fellow BBC journalist Welsh speaker Huw Edwards responded to that criticism: “We are all products of upbringing — this take is 1970s Cardiff.” Edwards was even ruder about an attack on Welsh by Jonathan Meades in The Critic. “So long as it’s a hobby language it is as harmless as a Sunday painter,” wrote Meades. “But in pockets of Snowdonia and mid-Wales it is a tool not only of communication but of identity and exclusivity, thus of self-harm.” To which Edwards responded: “Meades is a brilliant writer and I have enjoyed his work over many years. I can only assume he’s crazy. Nothing else can explain this rubbish.”

Bowen’s argument is that because bilingualism (双语) has become essential for many jobs in Welsh government and media, the English-speaking majority has been disadvantaged. Meades is more concerned with a project to create a million Welsh speakers (a third of the population) by 2050. At present, only a fifth of the population speaks Welsh regularly. Such views are, however, either outdated or exaggerated (夸张的).

Largely rural Welsh-speaking Wales was discovering new confidence, thanks to the start of the Welsh-language channel S4C in 1982 and the growth of Welsh-medium education. But Welsh-speaking Wales is not responsible for the difficulties of English-speaking Wales, and the two have to find a way to coexist. The survival of Welsh is a miracle, and every Welsh person, whether or not they speak it, should celebrate that fact.

1. Why was Bowen recently shocked?

A．He had a narrow escape in Wales.

B．He was refused entry into his fatherland.

C．He was assigned to do a series about Wales.

D．He was criticized for his Radio program about Wales.

2. What was Edwards’ attitude toward Meades’ comments?

A．Disapproving.

B．Supportive.

C．Tolerant.

D．Uncaring.

3. What put the English-speaking majority at a disadvantage?

A．They could not speak two languages.

B．They held outdated ideas about language.

C．A third of the Welsh could speak the native language.

D．The government attached less importance to English.

4. What does the author say about the survival of Welsh?

A．It establishes Welsh dominance.

B．It is unexpected and welcome.

C．It occurs at the cost of English-speaking Wales.

D．It owes to the efforts of Welsh-speaking Wales.

7 . 假定你是李华，最近参加了学校举办的“新时代好少年”(“Model Students in New Era”)主题网络短视频制作大赛活动，请你给学校英文报写一篇短文介绍该活动，内容包括：
1.活动设置目的；
2.你的参与情况和感受。
注意：1.词数100词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：新时代好少年 Model Students in New Era

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8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the main topic of the talk?

A．Different educational systems around the world.

B．The disadvantages of much homework.

C．Children’s mental health.

2. What grade is Younus in?

A．2nd grade.

B．3rd grade.

C．4th grade.

3. Which country has the lowest high school graduation rate?

A．Canada.

B．Finland.

C．The US.

4. What suggestion does the speaker make?

A．The school should give children no homework.

B．The school should improve kids’ performance.

C．The school should work with parents.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Fellow students.

B．Fellow teachers.

C．Teacher and student.

2. What should be the result of the experiment?

A．The liquid will boil.

B．It should produce a purple gas.

C．It should create a new chemical.

3. What did the woman do wrong?

A．She didn’t heat the liquid.

B．She added the wrong chemicals.

C．She made a mistake in the order.

4. What will the speakers probably do next?

A．Give up.

B．Ask for help.

C．Repeat the procedure.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman doing?

A．Interviewing an Olympic gold medal winner.

B．Training a group of athletes.

C．Attending a competition.

2. What is the man probably best at?

A．Swimming.

B．Running.

C．Boxing.

3. What will the man probably do next?

A．Talk to his fans.

B．Accept an award.

C．Meet with his coach.