1. When will the man tour the campus?
| A．On Monday morning. | B．On Monday afternoon. | C．On Tuesday afternoon. |
| A．The third year. | B．The second year. | C．The first year. |
| A．Library Tour. | B．Student Union Induction. | C．Careers Lecture. |
2 . The Five Biggest Stadiums in London
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium has been an important part of London’s sports culture since 1923. This stadium is the home of the England national football team and has hosted numerous sports events throughout the years. The FA Cup final is held at the stadium every year. It has a seating capacity of 90,000, and its grand arch can be seen for miles all around the city.
Twickenham Stadium
Built in 1907, the Twickenham stadium is one of the oldest sports venues in the United Kingdom, which has a seating capacity of 82,000 and is one of the architectural wonders of London. It is the largest rugby union-specific stadium in the world. The Twickenham Stadium has a capacity of 82,000 people. It is owned by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), the English rugby union governing body and serves as the association’s headquarters. The stadium is home to the England National Rugby Union Team.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is one of the newest stadiums in London and first opened its doors back in the spring of 2019. It has a seating capacity of 62,850 and is one of the most modern and unique stadiums in the world of football. It has been designed to maximize fan experience, with innovative features like the world’s first dividing, retractable (可伸缩的) football field, which allows it to be used for other events.
London Stadium
London Stadium opened in 2012 to host the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. After the games concluded, it was turned into a multi-purpose stadium with seating for up to 80,000 people. The stadium has an attractive structural design of lightweight steel and retractable seating that can be transformed into an athletics track in a matter of hours.
Emirates Stadium
Emirates Stadium is home to one of the most popular and successful football clubs in English football, Arsenal. This state-of-the-art venue was opened in 2006 and has a seating capacity of 60,000 people.
1. Of the following stadiums, which is the oldest?| A．Emirates Stadium. | B．Twickenham Stadium. |
| C．Wembley Stadium. | D．Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. |
| A．Both have hosted the Olympics. | B．Both have retractable facilities. |
| C．Both are famous for their grand arches. | D．Both are home to the England national football team. |
| A．The FA Cup final has been held at the stadium since 1923. |
| B．The Twickenham stadium is the oldest sports venues in the United Kingdom. |
| C．London Stadium was built in 2012 to host the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
| D．Emirates Stadium is one of the most welcome football clubs in English football. |
3 . A 36-year-old man is attempting to set a new record by rowing 5,000 miles solo from Hawaii to Australia while dedicating his journey to saving the planet.
Tez Steinberg, of Boulder, Colorado, plans to leave Hawaii on December 20 on his solo trip across the Pacific Ocean. Actually, it’s the second leg of an adventure that began in 2020 when he rowed solo for 71 days from Monterey, California, to Oahu, Hawaii.
Steinberg began to experience depression while he was in college. At the time, he found a solution by participating in endurance sports. “It helped me feel better,” he said. “But as I went farther and farther, pushing myself through marathons and triathlons, I discovered this belief in myself that I’m so much stronger than I thought I was.”
However, in 2016, his life took a big turn after the sudden death of his dad. The blow caused him to challenge himself even more by solo rowing across an ocean. After successfully completing the task without any prior professional experience, Steinberg realized he could use his story to inspire other people to believe in themselves and their potential to change and grow.
Recalling the first journey at sea, he said, “I was so surprised by how beautiful the ocean was, and also how much plastic I saw. So it was that realization at sea that led me to want to go back out again.” Inspired by his first expedition, Steinberg’s new mission is to focus on ocean conservation, and specifically ocean plastics. “All the plastic I saw at sea was just heartbreaking,” he said.
The upcoming voyage will be part of an attempt to break a Guinness World Record. Nevertheless, breaking records isn’t his priority. “Personally, although a world record is exciting, that’s not why I’m in it. The world record is fun for media attention, but through it we can get more donations, support and action for ocean plastics,” Steinberg said.
1. What can we learn about Steinberg from paragraphs 3 and 4?| A．He suffered academically. |
| B．He was expert in extreme sports. |
| C．He gained confidence from motivating others. |
| D．He turned to challenging tasks in face of difficulties. |
| A．To recover from the state of depression. |
| B．To relieve the pain of his father’s passing. |
| C．To inspire other people to fulfil their dreams. |
| D．To challenge himself to achieve the impossible. |
| A．To break a world record. | B．To establish a good reputation. |
| C．To contribute to ocean protection. | D．To urge governments to take action. |
| A．Stubborn and ambitious. | B．Self-centered and sympathetic. |
| C．Determined and knowledgeable. | D．Responsible and courageous. |
4 . How to Find the Right Hobby
A hobby is an activity that you do for pleasure. While it’s not uncommon for someone to turn their hobby into a career, most people’s hobbies are done outside of work.
Think of what stores you’re naturally attracted to or what you buy as a guilty pleasure. Enjoy visiting bookstores? Find yourself browsing (浏览) guitars on Amazon? Love visiting a board game store?
Think of who you admire and why you admire them. Do you know someone who takes the most beautiful wildlife pictures? Someone who’s in incredible shape? Someone who impresses with their deep knowledge about movies? Often, your admiration masks a desire to be like them.
For any of these tips to work, you have to try. Finding a hobby requires experimentation and perseverance. As with anything, you’ll be terrible when you try something new for the first time. That’s okay. A large part of the joy from a hobby comes from getting better at it.
| A．Try doing new things. |
| B．Think of what you loved doing as a kid. |
| C．And they are just for learning and having fun. |
| D．As such, the hobbies of them are worth exploring. |
| E．A hobby is a way to help you relax after a day of work. |
| F．See what draws your attention and follow your curiosity. |
| G．So you must keep an open mind as you try to cultivate a new hobby. |
5 . “Angela, do you think the United States will elect a female president in your lifetime?” Years ago, this was the last question of the last interview for a scholarship that I didn’t win. I shook my head “no”. As the interview ended, I sensed that I’d given an answer the committee found disappointing. “Yes, of course there will be a female president in my lifetime, and I hope I have your vote.” Maybe they wanted me to say this assertively.
Where does the bravery to set ambitious goals and strive for them come from?
In a previous study, an experimenter did a series of “car impact experiments”. The experimenter placed a toy car in the middle of the platform and placed obstacles on each side of the car. If the car collided (撞击) with the obstacle on the left, the car would light up. If it collided with the obstacle on the right, there would be no response.
The experimenter invited children to observe him playing two sides of “collision games”. After that, the children were asked to play this game. It was found that all children specifically hit the left obstacle because it would make the car give out light. Through this experiment, we can understand that children will not imitate (模仿) all of your actions, but only your “successful” actions. So we need to be sure they have a good example.
In a more recent study, it is found that the closer the person was to the child, the more willing the child was to imitate. Likewise, college students who are assigned to teaching assistants of similar race or ethnicity were more likely to attend office hours and discussion sections. This match also led to improving student performance in sequenced courses.
Don’t assume that children can he anything they want when they grow up. So go out of your way to expose the young people to inspiring role models they can relate to, whether it’s an Olympic athlete or a local entrepreneur. And now that we have our first female vice president, can the first female president be far behind?
1. Which of the following words has the same meaning as “assertively” in paragraph 1?| A．Confidently. | B．Casually. | C．Shamefully. | D．Cautiously. |
| A．Role models can help kids do all they want. | B．Children should act as the experimenters do. |
| C．Role models can help children set good goals. | D．Children like to learn from adults’ behaviors. |
| A．Their love for the follow-up courses. | B．Their teaching assistants encouragement. |
| C．Their passion for improving performances. | D．Their willingness to imitate the closer person. |
| A．What you do is more important than what you say | B．What you see helps you realize what’s possible |
| C．Can a female be elected as the president of the US? | D．Who is the most successful role models in life? |
6 . The spotlight shines brightly on the dancers as they gracefully leap across the stage. But what sets this performance apart from others is not just the skill and grace of the dancers but the unique and meaningful use of recycled materials in their costumes and set design.
The famous Japanese ballet company, K-Ballet, recently showed their new production “Plastic”, which aims to raise awareness about the global plastic pollution crisis. The costumes worn by the dancers are made from used bubble wrap, the stage is surrounded by four massive walls constructed from recycled plastic bottles, and even the 100 umbrellas used in the performance were found abandoned in the streets of Tokyo.
The dancers, including guest star Julian MacKay, look like space-age creatures with hand-cleaned plastic bottles tied to their bodies as they dance on stage. MacKay, from the United States, notes that the issue of plastic waste “really hasn’t gotten that spotlight” in the dance world and believes that the performing arts can inspire people to take action.
The problem of plastic waste is a pressing one. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), plastic waste has doubled globally in the past 20 years, and only 9 percent of it is successfully recycled. The United Nations predicts that the volume of plastic entering the oceans will nearly triple (成为三倍) by 2040.
K-Ballet plans to keep its costumes and set design for at least a year with the hope of restaging the show and after that, the bottles will be recycled by Shirai, a waste management company. The chow’s experience and message moved audience members who attended the performance. Ayumi Kisaki, a 30-year-old actor, said, “It’s an issue I don’t usually think about. But these dancers highlighting the issue of plastic call me and all of us to find ways to recycle and reuse the plastic.”
1. How did K-Ballet draw the public’s attention to its “Plastic”?| A．By applying new equipment and set design. | B．By exhibiting new plastic products on the stage. |
| C．By creatively using recycled materials in dance. | D．y inviting American dance star Julian MacKay. |
| A．It is the best art in the dance world. | B．It is a pressing show to the audience. |
| C．It will inspire more people to take up dancing. | D．It integrates art with environmental protection. |
| A．Introduce another topic of the text. | B．Add some background information. |
| C．Provide some advice for the readers. | D．Summarize the previous paragraphs. |
| A．Impressive. | B．Entertaining. | C．Depressing. | D．Logical. |
1. Why does Mary feel upset?
| A．She failed to find a study partner. | B．She didn’t do well in an exam. | C．She argued with her parents. |
| A．Satisfied. | B．Confused. | C．Disappointed. |
| A．Math. | B．English. | C．Chemistry. |
1. Why will Bill leave the present school?
| A．He’ll travel around the world. | B．He’ll move to another country. | C．He’ll get into a better school. |
| A．At 5:30 p.m. | B．At 5:00 p.m. | C．At 3:00 p.m. |
1. When will the race be held this year?
| A．On May 11th. | B．On May 23rd. | C．On May 24th. |
| A．At the football ground. | B．On the north side of the park. | C．At the main entrance of the park. |
| A．A water bottle. | B．A T-shirt. | C．A pair of running shoes. |
| A．Children under the age of 8. |
| B．Children between 8 and 15. |
| C．Adults who have registered in advance. |
1. What position is the man applying for?
| A．A music teacher. | B．A radio host. | C．A TV producer. |
| A．He is good at it. | B．He needs time to practice. | C．He prefers making phone calls. |
| A．A lot of traffic. | B．Getting up early. | C．Dealing with complaints. |
| A．His former boss. | B．His former classmate. | C．His former colleague. |
