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

A．A teacher.

B．A guide.

C．A designer.

2. Where is Bob from?

A．Italy.

B．England.

C．France.

3. Whom did the woman go to Italy with?

A．Her friend.

B．Her son.

C．Her husband.

4. What does William ask the woman to do at last?

A．Show him around the department.

B．Attend a Christmas party.

C．Teach him Italian.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What was the weather like when the group set out?

A．Windy.

B．Snowy.

C．Sunny.

2. How long did it take the speaker to reach the top?

A．5 hours.

B．6 hours.

C．7 hours.

3. How did the speaker describe the experience?

A．It was challenging.

B．It was enjoyable.

C．It was disappointing.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does Greg ask the woman to keep quiet?

A．To find birds.

B．To avoid scaring birds.

C．To listen to his words.

2. How often does Greg go birdwatching?

A．Once a week.

B．Once a month.

C．Twice a month.

4 . 我兴奋地看到中国传统文化以如此令人惊叹的方式呈现出来。(汉译英)
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5 . When Bella Lin was 12 years old, she noticed that her guinea pigs (豚鼠) seemed unhappy in their small cage with “prison-like” bars. Determining to find an alternative to traditional cages for her pets, the now 17-year-old from Mountain View, US, began her designs.

Lin experimented with many different designs and used around $2,000 (14,400 yuan) from her savings to start her side business GuineaLoft, on Amazon in November 2022. It sold nearly 11,000 cages and brought in more than $410,000 in 2023, according to CNBC Make It.

Traditional guinea pig cages typically consist of bars, roofs, and either tarp (防水布) or plastic bottoms, making them hard to clean and often smell bad.

At the beginning, Lin’s glass, open-floor cages offered more visibility and mobility (活动性), with a two-layered bottom. This design allows for the easy removal of soiled bedding by pushing it into a removable plastic tray (托盘). However, due to high shipping costs, the glass material was impractical, and the open floor caused problems for her smaller guinea pigs, as their feet would get stuck.

However, Lin and her six-person team didn’t lose confidence. They dedicated late nights to researching and testing products. Her team handled the sourcing, manufacturing, packaging and photographing of the products.

In the end, they chose acrylic (丙烯酸纤维), instead of glass, and used replaceable bottoms using biodegradable (可生物降解的) paper. The bottoms are easy to throw out, which is good for business: Once customers run out of the bottoms, they have to visit Lin's Amazon store again to buy the new bottoms.

“Witnessing the effects of my products through customer reviews and emails is inspiring,” Lin said. “As someone who once placed great emphasis on academic performance, the success of my side business has boosted my confidence in navigating life beyond high school.”

1. What inspired Bella Lin to create a new type of guinea pig cage?

A．Her observations of her pets ’discomfort.

B．Her ambition to initiate a side business.

C．Her interest in product design studies.

D．Her desire to invest her savings wisely.

2. What problem did Lin discover with traditional guinea pig cages?

A．Limited entertainment features for pets.	B．High prices and lack of durability.
C．Difficulty with cleaning and bad smells.	D．Lack of visual appeal to owners.

3. Lin’s change to acrylic materials was primarily to solve_________.

A．the ease of cleaning the cages	B．the affordability of production
C．the practicality of shipping	D．the safety of the guinea pigs

4. How has the success of GuineaLoft influenced Lin？

A．Strengthened her business drive.	B．Built up her confidence in her future.
C．Enhanced her academic performance.	D．Raised her focus on customer feedback.

6 . 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。

At first I didn’t want to be a traffic police officer. I wanted to be a criminal police officer. When I     1     (assign) to the traffic police at the beginning, I was a little     2     (disappoint).

Later I found out that traffic police is the most commonly seen on the street, and there is indeed a lot of danger. With our help, traffic problems can be tackled, and life can run     3     (smooth).

There are the motorcycles     4     weigh more than 250 kilograms, still not quite suitable for women. In times like this, my passion for this job is what keeps me going. I first got a motorcycle rider’s License and enrolled in a gym to do     5     (strong) training. You have to be able     6     (handle) the motorcycle first before riding it.

If there’s     7     emergency, such as a pregnant woman or someone else needing to get to the hospital urgently. When we’re on duty, if a driver sees us, he or she pulls over and urges us to intervene,     8     (say) something like, “Can you help us get through? We’re     9     the way to the hospital.” We can clear the way right away.     10     time permits, we even get the person to the hospital. Moments like this make me feel very proud.

7 . 假如你是李华，是学生会主席。近几年，校园霸凌现象层出不穷。学生会将组织“反对校园霸凌周”（Anti-bullying Week）活动，旨在提高对校园霸凌的认识，给同学们提供一个安全舒适的学习生活环境。请你写一封倡议信，内容包括以下要点：
1.活动的内容和目的；
2.给出针对校园霸凌的建议；
3.呼吁同学们反对校园霸凌。
注意：词数80左右。格式已经给出且不计入词数
参考词汇：校园霸凌：campus bullying
Dear fellow students,
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Li Hua

8 . 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。

As a hectare of mangrove forests (红树林) can absorb as much carbon as four hectares of rainforests, they     1     (regard) as the most efficient “sponges” (海绵) for carbon on the planet since last century. But cutting down mangrove forests prevents some areas from absorbing carbon, and it also     2     (release) carbon remaining in the soils.

In 2013, the Mikoko Pamoja carbon project began to conserve and protect 117 hectares of mangrove forest around the village Gazi, Kenya. It was the first project to turn blue carbon,     3     (store) in mangroves, into an economically workable programme. The project also has     4     (effective) reduced environmental crimes such as illegal logging and poaching (偷猎). “Joblessness is the reason why the youth usually engage     5     poaching and illegal logging in Kenya,” says Samuel Mutisya, a previous poacher. “If carbon projects can create jobs for people in the village, then the society will start seeing forests and wildlife as     6     (they) banks.”

The local fisherman Abdallah Mohamed,     7     is not involved in the project, has also noticed     8     (benefit). “The fish returned after the community stopped taking firewood from the mangroves. Our indigenous trees are aslo coming to life because there are     9     (few) disturbances,” he says. “This project is really of great     10     (significant).”

9 . Protect the night sky

As a nature photographer, stars have always been one of my favourite elements in the photos. They offer an connection to a universe that is mysterious and grand, connecting our earthly lives to the heavens. Since the earliest recorded history, the night sky has sparked our imaginations and become deeply rooted in our cultures, traditions, artwork, and in later years, has inspired the development of technology with the hope of reaching beyond our blue planet.

With the development of the industrial (工业的) world, though, we have begun to lose the clarity (清晰) that thousands of generations of people and wildlife before us have enjoyed. Because of excesssive (过度) use of lighting, stars have become fainter (模糊的). For photographers hoping to capture the magic of the night sky, they must seek new places. Dark places are far from the reach of a city, and those place are becoming harder and harder to find.

Thanks to conservation groups, led by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), we have an opportunity to improve our night skies and recapture ancient magic. By holding the International Dark-Sky week, a yearly celebration of the night sky, the IDA is helping cities, communities and families do their part in helping make skies darker. Dark skies benefit more than just nature photographers; they are important to many wildlife species that also depend on them.

Here are some simple steps we all can do that are easy and inexpensive:

* Change your light bulbs to a dark-sky-friendly color, the closer the light is similar to “firelight” and the further it is away from a blue or white color, the better it is for the environment.

* Use a light fixture that channels the light down and instead of wide and open.

* Turn your lights off before bed!

1. Why does the author prefer photographing stars so much?

A．They inspire the author to learn cultures and art.

B．They are often paid little attention to by most people.

C．They are hardly seen due to the industrial development.

D．They build a close relation between universe and humans.

2. How can photographers get a satisfying photo of the night sky?

A．By looking for places without light.

B．By turning to government for help

C．By avoiding using any light bulbs.

D．By promoting industrial development

3. What can we infer from passage?

A．Blue and white are the dark-sky-friendly colors.

B．Many species of wildlife depend on dark skies.

C．Little efforts are needed to protect the night sky.

D．Joint efforts are needed to regain the darker sky.

4. What is the author's writing purpose?

A．To highlight the value of protecting the night sky.

B．To inform people of the current situation of night sky.

C．To call on people to take action to protect the night sky

D．To show author's great concern for the use of lighting

10 . The world's first restaurant operated by robots has attracted plenty of diners after it officially started service in Zhujiang New Town in this Guangdong provincial capital on Monday. The restaurant, which only serves Guangdong Shunde cuisine, allows robots to cook, deliver food, place orders for diners and handle most of the work in the restaurant.

“The robot chefs can actually compete with famous chefs from Shunde, which is known for its delicious dishes at home and abroad,” said a diner surnamed Chen. Chen and his friends praised the delicious food cooked by the robots after they tasted fried vegetables, steamed fish and braised pigeon in the restaurant on Monday. A local Shunde cuisine chef surnamed Ma Huiliang said he gave the fried vegetables cooked by the robot 90 out of 100 points. But Ma said he never worries that robots would replace chefs in the future. “On the contrary, it is a liberating opportunity for chefs when robots can cook,” he said. “Chefs can focus their work on innovation and research for new food to better inherit and develop Chinese cuisine when robots can cook.” Ma added.

Qiu Mi, assistant president of Country Garden Group, which runs the restaurant, said the restaurant now has 46 different kinds of robots that can do almost all the work of the restaurant, including welcoming clients, frying dishes, mixing wines, making dessert, cooking rice, operating a cloud rail system and delivering food.

And all the diners can see how their food is being cooked by robots in the kitchen, which is separated by transparent glass walls from the dining hall, Qiu said. The restaurant combines new and high technology with traditional Chinese cuisine, Qiu added.

1. What's the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．Robots probably take chefs’ place in the future.

B．Dishes cooked by robots and chefs are equally tasty

C．The high efficiency and quality of the dishes by robots.

D．People's various views about robots’ influence on chefs.

2. What's Ma Huiliang's attitude towards robot chefs?

A．Disapproving.

B．Doubtful.

C．Supportive.

D．Worried.

3. Diners can enjoy the following services at the restaurant EXCEPT       .

A．Mixed wines made by robots.

B．Cuisines from different regions.

C．Appreciating the cooking process.

D．Robots’ food delivery and welcome.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Robots are on the way to take the place of chefs.

B．Chinese diners have a close encouter with robots.

C．A newly-combined cusine draws diners’ attention.

D．World's first robot-operated resturant opens in China.