1 . 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。

During the peak (高峰的) holiday travel period beginning in spring, tourists booked all 16 rooms of the village home run by Paden Chodron, a 39-year-old member of the Tibetan ethnic group.

“The tourists are mostly young people, many of     1     are part of tour groups. They want to know about our     2     (tradition) lifestyle, like planting highland barley (青稞) and harvesting mushrooms. We also learn about their homes and their life,” Paden says.

He and his wife Baima Quzhen made their dream of starting a family hotel a     3     (real) ten years ago.     4     (locate) in Zhaxigang village in Lunang town in Nyingchi, Southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, the couple’s hotel is now one of more than 50 households in the village getting good returns from improved highways and the nearby airport. The roads and communications have improved greatly,     5     (help) them open up to the outside world. More and more tourists are drawn to the beautiful environment and ethnic attractions of the area. Paden says his family enjoys     6     annual income (收入) of 100,000 yuan, tourism and farming included.

The Zhaxigang village successfully uses its ethnic heritage, natural attractions and connectivity     7     (develop) the important industries of tourism and animal feeding. Last year it     8     (give) several national-level honors.

As is reflected by residents like Paden, so far our Chinese government’s powerful and effective measures     9     (enable) local communities to be in line     10     the country’s increasing focus on shared and inclusive growth.

2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When Mark was five years old, his father died and his life fell apart. His mom Jane and he lived a hard life. They had to move from California to Arizona and live with Mark’s grandmother, Moria. That meant Mark lost all his friends and his carefree life.

It could have been the end of Mark’s childhood, but then he met 76-year-old Mr. Kelsey, Moira’s next-door neighbor. One day, he was kicking a soccer ball around the yard when one kick sent the ball over the fence into Kelsey’s yard. Mark came to Kelsey’s home, feeling a little nervous.

“Grandpa, can I get my ball back?” Mark said cautiously. “Of course,” Kelsey said gently with a smile. “Come over and have a talk with me, will you?” Then they had a pleasant chat.

Kelsey lived alone but had a loving and patient heart to children. Over time, the two of them gradually established a deep friendship, enjoying each other’s company.

Half a year later, something unexpected happened. Mark learned Kelsey had a serious eye disease but he couldn’t afford the $3,000 surgery (外科手术). Without timely treatment, he would go blind completely. However, Jane and Moria were also on a tight budget, unable to spare any money for Kelsey.

Mark made up his mind to wash cars at the parking lot of the shopping center on the weekends to raise money for poor Kelsey. He offered to wash each car for one dollar. Mark knew he had to wash a lot of cars to make up the money, but he was determined.

A few days later, one of his customers, named Jason, asked curiously, “What do you do this for, kid?” “My neighbor, Mr. Kelsey. He needs an eye surgery. I’m raising money for him. I badly need $3, 000,” Mark replied. “You’re a kind boy,” Jason said softly. “Where do you live?” Mark told Jason his address. Deeply moved by what Mark was doing, Jason decided to help him another way.

注意：
1.续写词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Jason shared Mark’s story online, appealing for donations.

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3 . To the firefighters who deal with danger each day, every life is worthy to be saved.

Wildfires are just one of the many situations firefighters _________ toward when everyone else is going in the opposite direction. Every year, it seems wildfires _________ parts of California, Washington and Oregon. In September, 2023, Daniel Trevizo, a Los Angeles Fire Department head, and his team worked hard around-the-clock to _________ the fires in the south of California.

One day, they were watering down embers (余火) near Lake Oroville when he _________ a surprising thing. When the fires were put out, his team quickly did everything they could to _________ the fire scene. _________, Daniel heard an animal crying nearby. So he started looking around for the _________ of the sounds. Then they found a small cat under the burnt bushes. The frightened and lonely cat came right up to Daniel.

Daniel _________ the soot (煤烟)-covered cat, later named Ember, and kept it _________ in his jacket pocket until it got much-needed __________ in an animal hospital. The veterinarian (兽医) said Ember had only some minor __________. With medication and Daniel’s care, Ember __________ a few days later. Ultimately, Daniel managed to find Ember’s owners, who got __________ from it while they escaped from the fires.

There’s no doubt Ember’s life was saved by __________ Daniel and his team! They risked their lives to save those around them, and we couldn’t be more __________!

1.

A．nod

B．look

C．point

D．rush

2.

A．miss

B．leave

C．strike

D．beat

3.

A．discuss

B．consider

C．watch

D．contain

4.

A．imagined

B．encountered

C．controlled

D．remembered

5.

A．clear

B．rebuild

C．recall

D．approach

6.

A．Naturally

B．Hopefully

C．Suddenly

D．Normally

7.

A．difference

B．source

C．change

D．effect

8.

A．put down

B．sent away

C．kept off

D．picked up

9.

A．safe

B．scared

C．awake

D．anxious

10.

A．preparations

B．orders

C．examinations

D．comments

11.

A．choices

B．injuries

C．errors

D．possibilities

12.

A．reacted

B．recovered

C．reappeared

D．remained

13.

A．separated

B．connected

C．reminded

D．prevented

14.

A．familiar

B．proud

C．honest

D．courageous

15.

A．helpful

B．regretful

C．respectful

D．doubtful

4 . It’s often said that there’s a need for better work guidance for us teenagers. According to a recent survey, 40 percent of the teenagers end up working in an unsatisfactory job because they don’t know what else to do.     1     It will allow us teenagers to make our own decisions and take action on our goals.

Try arranging some statements about our values of life in order of how important they are to us. For example, I prefer to follow instructions from others or I value dealing with stress at work.     2     Try to bear these values in mind when carrying out our career researches as they can impact what type of career we might want to pursue (追求).

    3     The survey found that 40% of the teenagers end up leaving their jobs because they don’t want to regret spending their careers working in the wrong industry. If we’re able to find a career that we have a real passion for, we’ll get more job satisfaction and will probably stick to it.

Think about what skills we already have while planning our careers.     4     For example, if we’re good at talking people round, then perhaps a career in sales or public relations would be good for us. Or if we work well in numbers, then perhaps we should look at a career in finance (金融) or management.

Having taken these elements into consideration, we’re likely to get a general idea of our future career field.     5     This will prepare ourselves for our future work.

A．Combine them with our future jobs.

B．What we need to do next is to dig deep into it.

C．Give priority to the ones that are placed at the top.

D．So getting quality and effective career advice really matters.

E．We can acquire almost all of these skills through future work.

F．Personal interests can be a good starting point for career options.

G．It’s necessary for teenagers to choose a job before becoming adults.

5 . Living near bars and fast-food restaurants could be harmful to heart health, according to a new research. These kinds of ready-to-eat food environments typically provide unhealthy foods and drinks, and have been related to cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure, said Lu Qi, a head researcher at Tulane University in New Orleans.

Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can’t get enough blood to meet the body’s needs. This study is likely the first to evaluate (评估) the connection between food environment and heart failure with long-term observation. “Most previous researches on the relation between nutrition (营养) and human health have been focused on food quality, neglecting the impact of food environment,” Qi said. “Our present study highlights the importance of accounting for food environment in nutrition researches.”

Researchers evaluated the connection using data from more than 500,000 adults in the United Kingdom. They measured participants’ exposure (接触 ) to three types of food environments — bars, restaurants and fast-food restaurants. Exposure was determined ‘ by proximity (living within 1 kilometer) and density (the number of ready-to-eat food stores within 1 kilometer).

The study documented nearly 13,000 heart failure cases during a 12-year follow-up period and the results showed that participants with 10 or more ready-to-eat stores near their homes had a 16% greater risk of heart failure than those with no ready-to-eat food environments. Those closest to the bars(less than 500 meters) had a 14% higher risk than those who lived the farthest away (more than 3,000 meters).

The researchers noted the findings suggested that creating healthier food environments and improving physical fitness facilities, along with helping more people receive higher levels of education, could reduce the increased risk of heart failure linked to quick-meal options.

Overall, the study stresses the importance of improving food environments to prevent heart failure, and the researchers note that more studies are needed, particularly evaluating nutrition unsafety, to make sure of the applicability of this study’s results.

1. What does the underlined word “neglecting” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Questioning.

B．Identifying.

C．Considering.

D．Ignoring.

2. How did the researchers get their research findings according to paragraph 4?

A．By making a comparison.	B．By explaining a theory.
C．By showing an argument.	D．By describing a process.

3. What is presented in paragraph 5?

A．Possible causes.	B．Solving strategies.
C．Research results.	D．People’s reactions.

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

A．Ways Food Is Cooked Really Count

B．Single Food Choices Lead to Nutritional Imbalance

C．Ready-to-eat Food Surroundings Could Harm Heart Health

D．Fast Food Is Increasingly Entering the Consumption Market

6 . Originally from the southeastern U. S., the red swamp crayfish have become an unwelcomed world traveler. They have dried wetlands in Europe and destroyed rice crops in Asia. These invasive (入侵的) crayfish are mobile and end anger native species. In the U. S., they are spread by private owners or lab researchers releasing unwanted ones into ponds and rivers. For their damaging nature, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will by no means give up fighting against them.

In 2017, the red swamp crayfish found its first Michigan home in a hotel pond. Over the years, researchers and workers have caught and removed more than 150,000 crayfish from the ponds but still see no end to completely removing them. They lay so many eggs, dig holes and can live anywhere. They outcompete native species for food and space. They have even spread across the city areas to the countryside waters. Their natural behavior and habits of digging holes make them a danger to native species and construction structures along the waterways. If left uncontrolled, they could damage water quality, wetlands, riverbanks and wild rice beds completely.

Present methods of controlling the population include daily catching, hole filling and others. All of these approaches take a significant amount of time, money and scientific expert knowledge and skills. With the species continuing to enter waterways, the need to control its populations and protect native species is pressing for protecting the environment and the ecosystem. The team of researchers badly needs to develop new techniques. “We hope to find effective methods of management. The important thing is that we need a rapid combination of lab findings with field application,” said Kathleen, a crayfish biologist.

“People are paying attention because the problems caused by the crayfish exist (存在) not just in Michigan, but in the entire Great Lakes basin,” said Kathleen. “This species can be really harmful to our natural resources in Michigan. If you like to get outdoors and see clean water, then you should care about this. We need further and continuous efforts to prevent similar situations from happening.”

1. Why are the red swamp crayfish unpopular with people?

A．They attack local fishermen at times.

B．They have eaten up all the species in water.

C．They are used to living in fixed water areas.

D．They greatly damage the ecological environment.

2. What makes the red swamp crayfish hard to remove?

A．Their rapid speed of escape.	B．Their strong reproducing ability.
C．Their lack of natural enemies.	D．Their particular feeding habits.

3. How are the present methods of controlling the crayfish?

A．Convenient and creative.	B．Practical and effective.
C．Complex and dangerous.	D．Time-consuming and costly.

4. What message does the text deliver?

A．Living in harmony with nature is far from achievable.

B．The crayfish have almost died out in the United States.

C．There is still a long way to go in managing the crayfish.

D．People have lost confidence in controlling invasive species.

7 . Many of us have memories of spending weeks at camps learning new things, making new friends and exploring new possibilities. Camp No Limits (CNL), a non-profit (非营利的) organization in America, provides the camp experience for the kids whose differences can feel like a barrier in average camp settings. CNL proves that there is no reason that limb (肢) differences should take away the fun!

Built in 2004, CNL provides sleep-away camps for children with limb differences at 11 locations in America. “When I was in school, we really had very limited time that was spent discussing individuals with limb differences,” said the founder Mary.

CNL has now reached over 1,400 children in 1,200 families. The families are an important part of the camp. Kids are often accompanied (陪伴) by family members who stay at the camp. These members of support systems are able to form relationships with other families. One of the greatest impacts of the camp is that the families are closely connected and can depend on one another.

“There are other kids out there, you just can’t see them that often,” says Rosanne, who accompanied her 12-year-old daughter to camp. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for her to meet some kids, and talk about what they’re going through. It’s good for her mental health.” With the assistance of passionate instructors, campers often leave CNL, with new skills. 8-year-old Anya, for example, left the camp being able to ride a bike again, which she hadn’t done since losing her left leg because of cancer.

CNL is making a great impact on every individual that it hosts. From the instructors who are developing skills to the campers who are feeling inspiration, the camp achieves its mission to connect individuals affected by limb differences.

1. What do we know about Camp No Limits?

A．Its founder is disabled herself.

B．It focuses on campers’ independence in activities.

C．It was established to compete with average camps.

D．It’s mainly targeted at children with limb problems.

2. What’s one of the biggest influences of Camp No Limits?

A．Bringing the families alike closer.

B．Giving poor families fund support.

C．Providing the children with free medical treatment.

D．Instructing parents to communicate properly with their kids.

3. What does Rosanne think of the camp?

A．It’s challenging for campers.

B．It’s beneficial to her kid’s mind.

C．It’s short of experienced coaches.

D．It improves campers’ school grades.

4. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To introduce a public organization.	B．To tell an adventurous story.
C．To show ways of aiding the disabled.	D．To warn of the risks of camping.

8 . The Academy Awards are fast approaching and we’ve got you covered. Before you head off to an Oscars party, check below for details and coverage of four films nominated (提名).

Past Lives

Celine Song’s film about a woman, played by Greta Lee, who reconnects with her childhood sweetheart and tries to understand both the path she took and the many paths she didn’t.

Nominations: Best picture, original screenplay

Where: In theaters. Rent or buy it on Amazon

Review: Past Lives is the most affecting love story in ages.

Poor Things

Director Yorgos Lanthimos’ dark comedy about a young woman in Victorian London, who is found and experimented upon by a twisted scientist.

Nominations: Best picture, costume design, film editing, makeup and hairstyling

Where: In theaters

Review: Poor Things built its weird, unforgettable world from scratch.

The Color Purple

Blitz Bazawule’s adaptation of the Broadway musical is based on the Alice Walker novel. It tells the story of Celie, who survives the abuse by the men in her life and longs to be reunited with the sister who was taken from her.

Nominations: Supporting actress

Where: In theaters. Rent or buy it on Google Play

Review: The new Color Purple exudes (散发) joy, but dances past some deeper complexities.

Anatomy of a Fall

Directed by Justine Triet, this French drama follows a wife who becomes the chief suspect (嫌疑人) when her husband is found dead, and rifts (关系不和) in their marriage are exposed.

Nominations: Best picture, director, actress, original screenplay

Where: In theaters. Rent or buy it on YouTube

Review: If you love courtroom dramas, this is not to be missed.

1. Which film gets the most nominations?

A．Past Lives.

B．Poor Things.

C．The Color Purple.

D．Anatomy of a Fall.

2. What do the movies have in common?

A．They are tragedies.	B．They are nominated for best picture.
C．They are all lady-related.	D．They can be viewed both in theaters and on media.

3. Who is the passage intended for?

A．Critics who will comment on the films.	B．Movie-goers who are hunting for films.
C．Celebrities who will attend the Oscars.	D．Audience who have watched the films.

9 . 假定你是校英文报主编，你打算在校报上发表一则关于成立“跑团”的通知，内容包括：
1．目的：增强健康意识，增进友谊；
2．形式：自定跑步时间，每周日上传跑步记录；
3．欢迎报名。
参考词汇：跑团 Running Group
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。

Welcome to Our Running Group

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10 . AI can transform education for the better

As students return to classrooms for the new year, it is striking to reflect on how little education has changed in recent decades. The sector remains a digital laggard (落后者). American schools and universities spend 2% and 5% of their budgets, _________, on technology, compared with 8% for the average American company.

When the pandemic forced schools and universities to shut down, the moment for a digital _________ seemed close when the market value of online tutoring providers like Chegg and Byju’s both increased. However, once covid was brought under control, classes continued much as before.

If the pandemic couldn’t overcome the education sector’s _________ to digital interruption, can artificial intelligence? ChatGPT-like generative AI, which can converse cleverly on varieties of subjects, certainly _________. So much so that educationalists began to _________ that students would use it to cheat on essays and homework. Increasingly, however, it is generating excitement as a means to provide _________ tutoring to various students and speed up boring tasks such as marking.

Learners, for their part, are _________ the technology. Two-fifths of undergraduates reported using an AI chatbot to help them with their studies. Indeed, the technology’s popularity has raised awkward questions for companies like Chegg, which was losing customers _________ ChatGPT. Yet there are good reasons to believe that education specialists like Chegg who employ AI will eventually _________ generalists such as OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.

For one, AI chatbots often talk nonsense, an unhelpful trait in an educational context. “Students want content from __________ providers,” argues Kate Edwards, chief pedagogist at Pearson, a textbook publisher. The company has not allowed ChatGPT and other AIs to __________ its material, but has instead used the content to train its own models, which it is embedding into its set of learning apps.

__________, as Chegg’s Mr Rosensweig argues, teaching is not merely about giving students an answer, but about presenting it in a way that helps them learn. Understanding pedagogy (教学法) thus gives education specialists an __________. Pearson has designed its AI tools to __________ students by breaking complex topics down, testing their understanding and providing quick feedback, says Ms Edwards. Byju’s is incorporating “forgetting curves” for students into the design of its AI tutoring tools, refreshing their memories at personalized __________.

Bringing AI to education will not be easy, but once answers on how to make use of this technology become clearer, such a development will certainly deserve top marks.

1.

A．respectively

B．appropriately

C．totally

D．ultimately

2.

A．divide

B．reverse

C．boom

D．withdrawal

3.

A．tendency

B．resistance

C．attention

D．anxiety

4.

A．serve the purpose

B．break the ice

C．take the initiative

D．do some good

5.

A．maintain

B．panic

C．doubt

D．wonder

6.

A．personalized

B．individualistic

C．characteristic

D．attentive

7.

A．attempting

B．declining

C．opposing

D．embracing

8.

A．for

B．under

C．to

D．in

9.

A．detect

B．transform

C．overtake

D．enhance

10.

A．comprehensive

B．advanced

C．distinguished

D．trusted

11.

A．give away

B．take in

C．bring about

D．hold up

12.

A．By contrast

B．Despite this

C．What’s more

D．As a result

13.

A．applause

B．edge

C．hesitation

D．improvement

14.

A．convince

B．engage

C．capture

D．challenge

15.

A．intervals

B．cost

C．mercy

D．best