1 . In mid-January, Jacky Hunt-Broersma, a native of South Africa, set her goal of running. And since then she has been running 26. 2 miles every day, about the _______ of a marathon. On Saturday, she completed her 104th marathon — a (n) _______ she expects to be confirmed by Guinness World Records. If so, she would then hold a world record for 104 back-to-back (连续的) marathon runs, two more than her previous _______.

Hunt-Broersma lost half of her left leg _______ a rare form of cancer in 2001. “The biggest ______ was accepting that part of my body was gone,” she said. “Until five years ago, I was not very _______. But after looking into running, I decided to give it a try.” Currently, she keeps running on a false leg made out of carbon fiber. The carbon fiber blade (刀锋) she uses, designed specifically for running, costs about $10,000.

But Hunt-Broersma says her investment (投入) has been well worthwhile. “Running really _______ my life,” she said. “It gave me a sense of freedom. I fell in love with the process of _______ my body further just to see what I could do.”

Hunt-Broersma is hoping to _______ a single thought in others — “You’re ________ than you think and you’re capable of so much more.”

1.

A．background

B．theme

C．distance

D．speed

2.

A．experiment

B．achievement

C．invention

D．program

3.

A．measure

B．goal

C．rank

D．position

4.

A．in spite of

B．apart from

C．due to

D．regardless of

5.

A．struggle

B．possibility

C．opportunity

D．regret

6.

A．active

B．sensitive

C．negative

D．reliable

7.

A．recorded

B．changed

C．reflected

D．limited

8.

A．approaching

B．supporting

C．pushing

D．affecting

9.

A．describe

B．seek

C．collect

D．inspire

10.

A．stronger

B．healthier

C．stricter

D．wiser

2 . 假如你是红星中学李华，你校将开展“非物质文化遗产进校园”活动，让学生体验剪纸艺术。你校英国交换生Jim对此很感兴趣，你打算邀请他参加。请给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 活动的时间和地点
2. 活动的内容和意义
提示词语：非物质文化遗产 Intangible Cultural Heritage
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英语回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. The effort made in vain is unavoidable in some rescue work. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.

I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl (猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.

I examined the chick (雏鸟) and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree. The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.

Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.

A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all—LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.

1. Why does the author think that the effort is in vain in some rescue work?
______________________________________________________________________________
2. What did the author do to make the chick calm down?
______________________________________________________________________________
3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The young owl in the nest looked healthy and active, and the homeowner’s parents prepared some lunch for the chick.
______________________________________________________________________________
4. What can you do to help animals in need?（in about 40 words）
______________________________________________________________________________

4 . Art is a wonderful thing that can enrich our spiritual life. It comes in two main types: realistic and abstract (抽象的). Realistic art aims to show real-life scenes, people, and objects exactly as they appear. It involves paying close attention to details, making things look like photographs.     1     It’s more about expressing feelings, emotions, and ideas.

Realistic art is easy to understand.     2     Take the Mona Lisa, for example—it’s a realistic painting of a lady with a mysterious smile. Artworks like this tell stories about history and everyday life, helping us to learn about the past.

Unlike realistic art, abstract art is more about being creative.     3     They use shapes, colors and patterns to express feelings and ideas. Abstract art means different things to different people. Some people enjoy trying to figure out what the artwork expresses.

    4     Realistic art needs drawing or sculpting exactly to make things look real. Abstract art requires imagination to use shapes and colors in new ways. Many artists are skilled in both. They create realistic pieces to show their technical skills and abstract ones to display their creativity.

As for personal preference, some people prefer the clear stories of realistic art while others are attracted to the mystery of abstract art, interpreting meanings in the shapes and forms. Together, the two kinds of art make the art world various and engaging.     5    

A．Both types of art take skills to make.

B．Viewers can easily recognize what is pictured.

C．Mastering abstract art needs more artistic training.

D．Photographs show imaginary life of people from long ago.

E．Both ways of creating art have their own value and beauty.

F．In contrast, abstract art focuses less on realistic appearances.

G．Artists have the freedom to go beyond real-life representations.

5 . 假如你是李华，你校将以“四月二十二日世界地球日”为主题，举办英语征文比赛。请你以“Let’s go green now!”为题，写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 倡导绿色生活的原因；
2. 践行绿色生活的方法(至少三点)；
3. 发出倡议。
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。

Let’s go green now!

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6 . 阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Amazon rainforest breathes life into the planet by fixing carbon and producing over 20 per cent of all the Earth’s oxygen. Thus, it is often known     1     the “lungs of the planet”. Moreover, the Amazon rainforest is a treasure house of species     2     can be used for food or medicine. Yet there is one major danger to these irreplaceable plants and animals: us. Over the past 50 years, about 17 per cent of the rainforest     3    (disappear) due to human activities such as agriculture and cattle farming. As the impact of human activities continues to grow and the list of species in danger of extinction becomes longer, we are left with a question: can we afford to damage the “lungs of the planet”?

7 . Society has certain standards for beauty. But Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc, who spent nearly four years ________ photos of women from around the world, is challenging these standards.

She believes that beauty can ________ many forms. “Beauty just means being yourself,” Noroc told NPR,“I don’t think we have to ________ ourselves to be in a certain way; I think we just have to keep ourselves as we are and don’t ________ need to change.”

________ by a trip to Africa in 2013, Noroc hastraveled to more than 50 countries and regions since then. In 2017, she published a book called The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits to show how many different kinds of beauty there are in the world.

From a struggling Russian dancer to a talkative cafe owner in New York, Noroc’s subjects (拍摄对象)________ her in deep conversation. Noroc found out what ________ them, what their daily struggles and joys are, and what brings beauty into their own lives. “No matter where I go, it’s the ________ that carry all the culture and traditions of a place. I really try to focus on women’s stories, how they face challenges and ________ them,” Noroc told CNN.

Ala, a student at a self-defense school in Jordan called “She Fighter”, left a(n)________ impression on her. Ala raises her clenched (紧握) fists as she looks into the ________ while her faceis covered by a white hijab (面纱). Noroc describes “She Fighter” as “the first self-defense school for women in the Arab world”, and writes, “I discovered an amazing enthusiasm and a(n)________ sisterhood.”

In Iran. Noroc met Farnoush, a woman who lives in two worlds. “In one, she is an economist, by ________. In the other, she is an artist, because this is her ________.” For Noroc, the women’s beauty ________ how natural and comfortable they appear while just being themselves.

1.

A．drawing

B．describing

C．shooting

D．studying

2.

A．bring about

B．take on

C．call for

D．carry on

3.

A．survive

B．change

C．impact

D．damage

4.

A．entirely

B．hopefully

C．fortunately

D．necessarily

5.

A．Inspired

B．Shocked

C．Disappointed

D．Stuck

6.

A．protested

B．lost

C．involved

D．caught

7.

A．expects

B．informs

C．approaches

D．moves

8.

A．women

B．youths

C．men

D．elders

9.

A．bear

B．track

C．overcome

D．ignore

10.

A．odd

B．lasting

C．overall

D．negative

11.

A．eye

B．camera

C．case

D．glass

12.

A．splendid

B．terrible

C．awkward

D．poisonous

13.

A．profession

B．effect

C．operation

D．sight

14.

A．battle

B．concern

C．moment

D．passion

15.

A．counts on

B．shows off

C．ends up

D．lies in

9 . You are what you eat and what you eat may be encoded (编码) in your DNA. Studies have indicated that your genes play a role in determining the foods you find delicious or disgusting. But exactly how big a role they play has been difficult to figure out. “Everything has a genetic component even if it’s small,” says Joanne Cole, a geneticist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. “We know that there is some genetic contribution to why we eat the foods we eat . Can we take the next step and actually locate the regions in the genome (基因)?”

New research led by Cole has gotten a step closer. Through a large-scale genomics analysis, her team has identified 481 genome regions that were directly linked to dietary patterns (模式) and food preferences. The findings, which have not yet been peer-reviewed, were presented last month at the American Society for Nutrition’s annual conference.

The team based the new study on a 2020 Nature Communications study. This previous study, conducted by Cole and her colleagues used data from the U. K. Biobank, a public database of the genetic and health information of 500,000 participants. By scanning genomes, the new analysis was able to identify 194 regions associated with dietary patterns and 287 linked to specific foods such as fruit, cheese, fish, tea and alcohol. Further understanding how genetics impact how we eat could reveal differences in nutritional needs or disease risks.

“One of the problems with a lot of these genomics studies is that they’re very small. They don’t have enough people to really be able to identify genes in ways that are credible (可靠的). This study had a huge group of people, so it’s really powerful.” says Monica Dus, a geneticist at the University of Michigan. “The other thing that I thought was really great is that there are so many different features that they’re measuring related to diet including cholesterol (胆固醇), the body and socioeconomic backgrounds.” As the research advances, Dus says, such genome analysis could potentially assist health care providers and even policymakers to address larger issues that affect food access and health.

It’s definitely true that it may contribute to making sure there aren’t food deserts-areas which have limited access to fresh, healthy and affordable food or to making sure that there’s a higher minimum wage so that everyone can afford to eat, although the journey ahead remains lengthy and challenging.

1. How did researchers conduct the present study?

A．By collecting genome from a large number of participants.

B．By directly analyzing the data from a public database.

C．By building on a previous study based on large-scale data.

D．By identifying genome regions associated with dietary patterns.

2. Which statement will Monica Dus probably agree with?

A．Powerful participants were involved in the current study.

B．The methods used in the previous studies were credible.

C．The genome analyses have helped address larger social issues.

D．Various features linked to diet were considered in the present study.

3. What is the text mainly about?

A．The benefits of latest large-scale diet-related genome analyses.

B．The contribution of genes to diet patterns and food preferences.

C．The significance of a newly published diet-related genome discovery.

D．The introduction of a research on identifying diet-related genome regions.

4. Which one might the passage come from?

A．National Geographic	B．Sports Illustrated for kids
C．Scientific American	D．The Wall Street Journal