1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who are the listeners?

A．Parents.

B．Students.

C．Teachers.

2. How can the listeners get the information about the procedures?

A．From a brochure.

B．From a doctor.

C．From the speaker.

3. What does the speaker suggest the listeners do in the end?

A．Go to the health center soon.

B．Offer their medical history to the doctor.

C．Make an early appointment with the health center.

2 . It is challenging to teach children about seasonal foods in a modern-day grocery store (杂货店). Having lots of choices of fresh produce from all around the world means that a sense of the seasons is lost. That’s why I like being part of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Every week I receive a share of vegetables that comes from a nearby farm. I do not know ahead of time what I’m getting, nor do I have any say on what comes home; I take whatever was harvested earlier that same day, based on the week’s weather conditions, and use them to the best of my ability.

My kids have had a good knowledge of the supply of certain vegetables throughout the harvesting season. They know what it’s like to eat a lot of asparagus (芦笋) until they’re sick of it, only to move on to dark greens and leafy salads, then eggplants, and tomatoes, and finally the root vegetables that mark the arrival of cold weather.

The funny thing is, when you’ve eaten a ton of something for a few weeks, you’re ready to move on to the next crop (作物) and leave the other behind, but when its time comes the following year, the expectation will return. In this way, a CSA share creates excitement at vegetables that can’t be felt when everything can be bought all the time, as it is in a grocery store.

A farmers’ market can offer similar lessons in seasonality to a CSA, but it differs in that you have more choices about what you buy. A CSA share, however, only offers few kinds of vegetables and sometimes fruits, forcing you to work out ways of using them up. I enjoy this challenge because it tests my cooking skills and introduces my family to new and unusual vegetables. What’s more, it is glad to know I’m supporting local farmers by eating what they want to grow, not just what I’m used to eating.

1. What is special about the vegetables offered by the CSA program?

A．They are free.

B．They are cheap.

C．They can’t be found in local grocery stores.

D．They make the author full of expectations.

2. What does the author think of the CSA share?

A．It provides enough supply of vegetables.

B．It makes people choose vegetables freely.

C．It keeps people’s excitement for vegetables.

D．It makes people become sick of eating vegetables.

3. What does the author say about the program in the last paragraph?

A．It encourages him to support local farmers.

B．It helps him learn about the community.

C．It gives people more choices of foods.

D．It causes local farmers a lot of stress.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Local food is becoming more popular

B．The CSA program is making a difference

C．People are encouraged to experience farm life

D．Naturally grown food improves people’s health

3 . More outdoor physical exercise________that you are less likely to be infected by the winter flu.

A．illustrates

B．settles

C．embraces

D．ensures

4 . 这是你了解中国文化，交到中国朋友的一个绝佳机会。(汉译英)

5 . 多亏了这次比赛和我朋友的帮助，我现在在舞台上感觉很放松，说话时也很自信。(汉译英)

6 . It’s never easy to say “no”, especially when we’re asked by someone close to us, Maybe a friend is asking you for a favor, or a co-worker is asking you to cover their shift for the afternoon     1    . Don’t worry, We’ve put together some tips to help you politely refuse a request without feeling guilty or hurting anyone’s feelings in the process.

Be kind but forthright. Though you can always just say “no” on your own terms, you might find more success by padding your refusal with positivity.     2    . There’s no need to hide the real reason why you’re saying “no”, as long as you can express it in a polite manner. People will appreciate it if you tell them kindly and quickly why you can’t accommodate them.

    3    . It’s important to set boundaries (界限) with co workers and close friends alike. People shouldn’t expect they can take advantage of you or you’ll drop everything for them at the last minute. Aim for relationships in which both of you feel glad to say “yes” when you can but are also understanding when one of you can’t.

Offer a brief explanation. Providing a concise explanation as to why you’re refusing a request is one polite way to say “no”. For instance, if you already have other work this week that would prevent you from hitting a pew deadline, let the person know that. You’d better avoid adding too much fluff (无价值的东西) to your explanation.     4     .

Know yourself. Knowing yourself and your needs will help you decide if you should say“no”. Have a brainstorming session about areas where you have too much on your plate.     5    . You need to be able to take care of yourself before you can show up for others.

A．Set healthy boundaries.

B．Be honest about your own needs.

C．When should you say “no” to them?

D．Set boundaries between work and your personal life.

E．That can very likely give the other person false hope.

F．You can try keeping your voice calm, welcoming and kind.

G．How can you stand your ground politely without feeling guilty?

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who runs Love and Care?

A．Mrs. Green.

B．Mrs. Green’s friend.

C．Mrs. Green’s teacher.

2. Why are some of the old people sad?

A．They can’t watch TV.

B．They have no visitors.

C．They can’t sleep well.

3. What did the volunteers do for the old people?

A．They sang songs.

B．They cooked some cake.

C．They had a walk with them.

4. How did the old people feel in the end?

A．Excited.

B．Bored.

C．Worried.

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

A．Preparing for a speech.

B．Reading some online news.

C．Looking at pictures of wildlife.

2. Why was the 3-mile fence created?

A．To decorate the busy highway.

B．To make the bridge look natural.

C．To guide animals toward the bridge.

3. What do we know about the bridge?

A．It is under construction.

B．It has been used by animals.

C．It has got no traffic for a long time.

4. When will the speakers set off?

A．At 3:00 pm.

B．At 3:30 pm.

C．At 4:00 pm.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What seems to be the problem for many children?

A．They want to make money early.

B．They don’t know how to save money.

C．They can’t use pocket money properly.

2. What is the man good at?

A．Managing money.

B．Improving children’s lessons.

C．Dealing with children’s problems.

3. What advice does the man give to children?

A．Saving money in their piggy banks.

B．Spending money on meaningful activities.

C．Paying all their attention to the study.

10 . Vast lands of America are dominated by corn, nearly 100macres of it, stretching from Ohio to the Dakotas. What once was forest today produces the corn that feeds people, cattle and, when made into ethanol (乙醇), cars.

Now, the nation’s airlines want to power their planes with corn, too. United Airlines signed a deal with a Nebraska ethanol company to buy enough sustainable fuel, to power 50,000 flights a year. The government could decide on its tax incentives (税收激励) for the industry as soon as December. “Mark my words, the next 20 years, corn farmers are going to provide 95% of all the sustainable airline fuel,” President Biden said in July.

The airlines’ ambitious goal would likely require nearly doubling ethanol production, which airlines say, with great expectation, would decrease their greenhouse gas emissions. If they succeed, it could transform America’s Corn Belt, stimulating farmers and ethanol producers, but potentially further damaging one of the nation’s most important resources: groundwater.

Corn requires a lot of water to grow and it can take hundreds of gallons to produce a single gallon of ethanol. But as airlines take the idea of ethanol, the vital groundwater faces serious risks. “We’re on track to massively increase water usage without any real sense of how sensitive our groundwater is,” said Jeffrey Broberg, who is concerned about groundwater in Minnesota, a major corn state.

The Department of Energy said in a statement that “water use is a critical part of the conversation surrounding bio-energy sustainability”. It pointed to a 2022 department study that concluded that the United States could significantly reduce pressure on groundwater by shifting fuel production away from water-intensive crops like corn, instead growing more crops that don’t require irrigation (灌溉), like various types of straw, grasses and trees. Hopefully, a better approach will be soon studied and adopted.

1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A．Farmers will increase 95% of their ethanol production.

B．The sustainable fuel will not be popular in the future.

C．Corn will be an influential source in the fuel industry.

D．The government stops the new fuel for the groundwater.

2. What does the underlined word “stimulating” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Preventing.

B．Motivating.

C．Destroying.

D．Impressing.

3. What is the potential risk of the increased use of ethanol in fuel?

A．The shortage of corn production.

B．The increase in global warming.

C．A rise in clean-energy tax credits.

D．Higher stress on the groundwater.

4. What did the 2022 study suggest according to the last paragraph?

A．Expand the corn planting area.

B．Use some alternative materials.

C．Cut down the daily water usage.

D．Turn to the government for help.