1 . 为丰富校园文化生活、弘扬奥林匹克精神，校学生会将于下个月（四月）举行为期一周的绘画展，主题为“北京冬奥会”。请你代学生会写一则活动通知，邀请全校同学积极参加。具体内容如下：
1.目的和主题
2.时间和地点
3.作品要求
4.提交方式和截止日期
注意：字数在100字左右

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Students’ Union

March 20th, 2022

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Canada is like a blooming flower,     1    (unfold) with breathtaking beauty and richness. It is a broad country,     2     stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Rising to the east of the Pacific coast, the grand Rocky Mountains     3    (be) home to high peaks and deep valleys. Apart     4     its geographical diversity, Canada is also one of the most     5    (ethnic) diverse nations in the world. This ethnic variety in turn brings about cultural diversity. For example, in Vancouver,     6     dynamic city with the highest percentage of Chinese Canadians, you can participate in the celebrations of the Chinese New Year.     7     you are looking for something off the beaten track, you may visit Cape Breton Island     8    (enjoy) the cultures and traditions of Celtic settlers. Given these cultural differences,     9     comes as no surprise that Canada     10    (celebrate) Multiculturalism Day since 2002.

3 . The comedy genre has drawn laughs from audiences since the early 1900s and the birth of moving pictures. Comedy films lighten moods and allow audiences to escape from reality and lose themselves in humor. The format of the comedy genre is either comedian-led or a humorous description. A variety of subgenres exists within the comedy genre, all of which make people laugh, but each includes different characteristics slightly changing the overall tone of the film.

Slapstick’s (打闹剧) origins are firmly rooted in the silent movies of the early 20th century. This type of comedy relies heavily on overplayed visual action and uses harmless violence to raise laughter. Timing and polished performance skills are vital to effective slapstick. The name slapstick comes from the wooden sticks that clowns slapped together to draw laughter. Laure l and Hardy, Abbot and Costello and Harold Lloyd are famous actors of slapstick comedy.

The mid-1930s saw the coming of screwball comedies (怪诞剧). This subgenre typically features satirical (讽刺的) views of society combined with crazy, energetic action accurately timed. Screwball comedies make fun of society and use satirical ways to explore romantic conflicts whereby the usually upper class male suffers disorder and chaos in his life at the hands of a socially mismatched female. The film involves a happy settlement of differences between the male and female characters. Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn play their screwball comedy roles to perfection in Bringing Up Baby.

Romantic comedy (RomCom) remains ever popular at the box office. The American Film Institute describes romantic comedies as “a genre in which the development of romance leads to funny situations”. Romantic comedy tells of the problematic, joyful relationships between a man and a woman in love, and shows the audience in the most pleasant and humorous way that love can defeat all. There’s Something About Mary and Meet the Parents are the best examples of the RomCom.

Black comedy takes a dark subject such as death or war and presents it in a humorous way. Black comedies tell satirical stories about issues that usually make people feel uncomfortable. MASH and Kind Hearts and Coronets belong to dark humor.

1. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．The origin and development of comedy films.

B．The characteristics and impact of comedy films.

C．The subgenres of comedy films and their characteristics.

D．The comparison of different subgenres of comedy films.

2. What do screwball comedies and Rom Com have in common?

A．They both involve love stories.	B．They both make fun of society.
C．They both have crazy performance.	D．They both reflect differences between men and women.

3. In what kinds of comedies are satirical techniques used?

A．Slapstick and screwball comedies.	B．Screwball comedies and RomCom.
C．RomCom and black comedies.	D．Screwball comedies and black comedies.

4. Which of the following shows the structure of the text?

A．	B．
C．	D．

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the disadvantage of Swimming World?

A．It's far.

B．It's crowded.

C．It's expensive.

2. Where will the man go tomorrow?

A．To Like Fish.

B．To Fun Swimming.

C．To The Eagles.

3. What does the woman offer to do for the man?

A．Go with him.

B．Give him a discount.

C．Introduce the manager to him.

5 . There are ways to make friends online while also keeping yourself protected. These are the top tips that you can follow to ensure this.

Choose the right apps

    1    . However, not all these apps are good. How can you tell the good apps from the bad ones? You should choose apps that only legal members can join. This will largely increase your chances of being safe with your new friends.

    2    

Don’t wait too long to figure out who your friend really is. If you find this person interesting and would like to continue chatting with him, you need to do a little background research.

Trust your feeling

This may seem like a rather old-fashioned idea but it is important.     3    , make it a point to trust what that little voice is telling you. If you have been speaking to someone for a while and you feel uncomfortable, there is probably a reason for that.     4    .

Meet your “friend” in a public place

You can't completely trust someone that you haven't actually met before. If you do decide that it is time to meet each other, then you should set up the place at a busy restaurant or coffee shop.     5    , even if you have met. Try to avoid going to an unfamiliar place.

A．Do some research

B．Shorten your personal information

C．When you are chatting with someone

D．You should continue to remain in public areas

E．There are many apps for you to look for friendship

F．In such a situation, it is best for you to cut off all the contact with that person

G．You should also be careful with the type of questions your online friends ask

6 . 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。

During winter, Leo noticed that of all the houses on the block, there was one with a messy, dirty yard that looked unattended. One day, after all the snow had melted and the trees were starting to bloom (开花) just in time for spring, Leo couldn’t help but stare at his neighbor’s messy yard a little longer. The melted snow showed all the buried leaves and other trash.

He went back home and brought the tools he needed. It took Leo the entire afternoon to clear the yard. He moved the melting snow out of the pathway and swept the leaves from the ground. He also trimmed (修剪) the bushes and left them as neat as he could.

The following morning, the old woman, Abigail, opened her door with joy. She had quietly watched the young man clean up the yard the day before, much to her relief.

Abigail had not left her house in months. She relied totally on her caregiver for her basic needs and was eager to get fresh air. After sitting in her wheelchair in her front yard for a couple of minutes, her neighbors started to notice her. They walked toward her to say hi, and soon, the crowd grew.

“It’s so lovely to see you outdoors, Abigail! How have you been?” one of them asked.

“I’m so happy to be breathing some fresh air for a change. I couldn’t leave the house for months because of the snow. It was too deep, and I couldn’t afford to hi re someone to help me with it,” Abigail admitted.

“But yesterday, I saw a kind young man cleaning my yard the entire afternoon. I wanted to thank him, but I had no food to offer him because my caregiver had not arrived yet,” she shared. “He is such a blessing. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw him!”

When Abigail praised the “kind young man” who helped her, they immediately knew it was Leo. The neighbors looked at each other, with guilty all over their faces. They realized they had been so blind to Abigail’s problems that no one thought to help her by cleaning her yard.

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。

They decided to thank Leo by visiting his house.

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When he opened his front door, Leo was surprised to see his neighbors bearing gifts.

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7 . More than 1 billion children, teenagers and adults live with obesity (肥胖) around the world, making it the most common form of malnutrition in many countries, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal The Lancet.

“Previous estimates by the World Obesity Federation suggested that there would be 1 billion people living with obesity by 2030, but that number was already overtaken in 2022,” Dr. Majid Ezzati, senior author of the study and professor at Imperial College London, said in a news conference on Thursday. “We hadn’t expected that the things happened so fast.”

The new global study, conducted by more than 1,500 researchers from the Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factor Collaboration and the World Health Organization (WHO), analyzed the height and weight measurements of over 220 million people from more than 190 countries.

The study focused on rates of underweight and obesity, both forms of malnutrition that are harmful to people’s health. Adults were regarded as obese if their body mass index (指数) (BMI) was greater than or equal to 30 and considered as underweight if their BMI was below18.5. Children and teenagers were defined as obese or underweight based on age and sex, according to the study.

“Undernutrition and obesity are two faces of the same problem, which is the lack of access to a healthy diet,” Dr. Francesco Branca, director of the WHO Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, said in the news conference. “Public policy must aim to improve monitoring of food producers and ensure fair access to healthy and nutritious food for everyone. Over 3 billion people in the world still cannot afford a healthy diet.”

France, which saw a steady level in its obesity rates in the study, has carried out a national plan called Programme National Nutrition Santé that sets objectives for nutritional policy at the industry, consumer and research levels. Countries in South America have begun carrying out front-of-package nutritional labelling that includes clear warnings about fat, sugar and salt levels. Mexico has led the way on taxation of sweetened drinks, and in Chile, processed foods cannot be marketed to children.

1. How does Ezzati feel about the number of obese people worldwide in 2022?

A．Disappointed.	B．Astonished.
C．Amused.	D．Relieved.

2. How did the researchers conduct the new study?

A．By asking questions.	B．By analyzing data.
C．By making observations.	D．By carrying out experiments.

3. For adults, which BMI means normal weight according to the study?

A．33.	B．30.
C．20.	D．18.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．The good habits of teenagers in South America.

B．The differences in diet among different countries.

C．The problems of rising obesity rates faced by France.

D．The measures taken by several countries to address obesity.

8 . Information from this year’s IQAir World Air Quality Report showed only seven countries met the World Health Organization’s pollution recommendations in 2023, which were Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand. Of the 134 countries and regions measured, 124 had higher levels than called for in the WHO pollution guidelines.

The report said the five countries with what it called the lowest air quality had particle (颗粒物) levels at least nine times higher than what the WHO recommends. Three South Asian countries — Bangladesh, Pakistan and India — had the world’s lowest air quality. In 2022, India was eighth and Bangladesh was fifth.

The information came from the Swiss company IQAir. The report used measurements from over 30,000 stations across 134 countries. IQAir used the WHO standard of PM 2.5 to measure the size of breathable pollutant particles in the air. The PM2.5 measurement means the particles are 2.5 microns (微米) or less in diameter (直径). The diameter of human hair, for example, is about 30 times larger than a particle of 2.5 microns.

In Bangladesh, the concentration of PM2.5 particles reached 79.9 micrograms per cubic meter in 2023. In Pakistan, the number was 73.7. India’s level was 54.4, Tajikistan in Central Asia was 49 and Burkina Faso in West Africa was the fifth-most polluted nation at 46.6.

Firoz Khan, an air pollution expert at North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, said 20 percent of the early deaths in the country were caused by air pollution. He added spending on pollution-related healthcare was equal to four to five percent of the nation’s economy.

Christi Chester Schroeder oversees air quality science for IQair. She said South Asia’s geography and climate conditions influence its air quality. “The pollution has nowhere to go,” she added. “Because of agricultural practices, industry and population density, it really does look like it is going to get worse before it gets better.”

1. What can be inferred from the text?

A．Bangladesh’s air quality may have decreased in 2023.

B．India’s air quality was greatly improved in 2022.

C．Mauritius had the fifth-worst air quality in the world in 2022.

D．Pakistan’s air quality was the third-worst in the world in 2023.

2. Why does the author mention “human hair” in paragraph.3?

A．To demonstrate how to use hair products.

B．To offer suggestions to people with hair problems.

C．To emphasize the difficulty of measuring pollutant particles.

D．To explain the size of breathable pollutant particles in the air.

3. Which statement will Christi Chester Schroeder probably agree with?

A．Developing agriculture will help improve air quality.

B．Geographical conditions have little influence on air quality.

C．The future of air quality in South Asia does not look bright.

D．South Asian countries should try to increase their populations.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．A report on global air pollution.	B．Plans to fight against air pollution.
C．The harm of air pollution to humans.	D．Advice on cutting air pollution.

9 . Despite his slim body of work, J. D. Salinger was one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century. His short stories, many of which appeared in The New Yorker, inspired the early careers of writers such as Phillip Roth, John Updike and Harold Brodkey.

Born on January 1, 1919, in New York, Salinger was a restless student, attending New York University, Ursinus College and Columbia University. While taking classes at the latter, he met Professor Whit Burnett, who was also the editor of Story magazine. Burnett, sensing Salinger’s talent as a writer, pushed him to create more often and soon Salinger’s works were appearing not just in Story, but in other big-name publications such as Collier’s and the Saturday Evening Post.

His career had started to take off, but then, like so many young American men around that time, World War II interrupted his life. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Salinger was drafted into the army, serving from 1942 to 1944. During that time, however, Salinger kept writing for a new novel whose main character was a deeply unsatisfied young man named Holden Caulfield.

When Salinger returned to New York, he quickly set about resuming his life as a writer and soon found his work published in his favorite magazine, The New Yorker.

He also pushed on with the work on his novel about Holden Caulfield. Finally, in 1951, The Catcher in the Rye was published. The book earned its share of positive reviews, but some critics weren’t so kind. But over time the American reading public ate the book up and The Catcher in the Rye became an essential part of the academic literature course. To date, the book has sold more than 65 million copies.

In 1953, two years after the publication of The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger moved from New York City to Cornish, New Hampshire. There, Salinger did his best to cut off contact with the public and significantly slowed his literary output. He only published one new story, the 25,000-word Hapworth 16, 1924, before his death on January 27, 2010, in Cornish, New Hampshire.

1. Who had a great influence on J. D. Salinger?

A．Phillip Roth.	B．Whit Burnett.
C．John Updike.	D．Harold Brodkey.

2. What does the underlined word “resuming” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Continuing.	B．Saving.
C．Wasting.	D．Risking.

3. What can be learned about The Catcher in the Rye from paragraph 5?

A．It was published during World War II.

B．It has sold less than 65 million copies.

C．It was well received by American readers.

D．It features an old man as the main character.

4. What do we know about J. D. Salinger?

A．He stopped writing when he was in the army.

B．He wrote lots of short stories in his later years.

C．His literary output was very low in his later years.

D．He had moved to New York City just before he died.

10 . I just returned from India. While driving home from the airport, I was amazed by how everything in American streets ________ those in Delhi, a city in northern India. “You can eat off the street here!” I said. My family looked at me ________ I had gotten off a spaceship rather than a plane.

During the two years I was away, my friends and family ________ sending texts to each other by phone. After I came back, my phone was no longer ________ as before, just lighting up with the “ding” sound of a text, and I felt very ________. I chose to talk to my friends instead of texting them. I asked my friends for their ________ as I made an effort to ________ with them and rebuild our friendships.

While I was on my ________ trips, most of my friends had moved on with their ________. We felt disconnected from each other’s experiences. Just as ________ would always be part of my life, I understood that raising a family would always be part of theirs. I told them sometimes I felt ________ because I had been away and wasn’t there for their ________ events.

Expats (侨民) in Laos say that sometimes, if you stay abroad too long, you become a permanent ________, never quite making it as a local, and never feeling ________ in your home country. I ________. If you always travel with a heart beating for your beloved ones, no matter how long you have been abroad, you will find satisfaction at home.

1.

A．results in

B．results from

C．differs in

D．differs from

2.

A．even though

B．as though

C．now that

D．in that

3.

A．were devoted to

B．looked forward to

C．got used to

D．were addicted to

4.

A．functioning

B．ringing

C．shining

D．shaking

5.

A．lonely

B．energetic

C．curious

D．fortunate

6.

A．encouragement

B．expectation

C．understanding

D．description

7.

A．research

B．recall

C．relax

D．reconnect

8.

A．ideal

B．extraordinary

C．international

D．dramatic

9.

A．lives

B．studies

C．expectations

D．ambitions

10.

A．travelling

B．surfing

C．exercising

D．competing

11.

A．desperate

B．memorable

C．ashamed

D．nervous

12.

A．factual

B．special

C．external

D．similar

13.

A．native

B．foreigner

C．civilian

D．resident

14.

A．content

B．uncontrolled

C．astonished

D．secure

15.

A．acknowledge

B．bet

C．promise

D．disagree