1 . Four best day trips from Amsterdam: the ultimate travel guide

Broek in Waterland: a village fit for sea captains

If you’re looking for a getaway from the big city, Broek in Waterland is the definition of a peaceful Dutch town. With a small population of about 2,500, this village has quiet streets and picturesque nature. Its standout feature is its traditional wooden houses, with more than 80 of them considered National Heritage Sites.

Travel time by car from Amsterdam: 14 minutes

Giethoorn: Venice of the Netherlands

A picture-perfect landscape, Giethoorn is an almost entirely car-free village, replaced with boats and, of course, bicycles. You don’t want to miss a boat tour around this scenic town or a pleasant hike around the area.

Travel time by car from Amsterdam: 1 hour and 26 minutes

Marken: a former island in the Zuiderzee

Marken was separated from the Dutch mainland in the 13th century by a storm, turning it into an island in the Markermeer lake. Residents of the town built wooden houses on artificial hills to prevent more flooding damage. To this day, these picturesque homes remain a popular cultural attraction. On your walk, you can visit the comfortable town harbour or enjoy the scenic route of fields, forests and the lakeshore.

Travel time by car from Amsterdam: 27 minutes

Gouda: the birthplace of iconic Dutch cheese

Which came first, the cheese or the city? For Gouda, the city is the namesake for this world-famous cheese. The city is quaint(古色古香), but the centre is full of shops, restaurants, bars and cafés. Check out the weekly Markt (market) on Thursdays and Saturdays to see thousands of flowers of every color and buy some to take home, and the first Fairtrade Street in the Netherlands at weekends, where all street food is sustainably produced and sold!

Travel time by car from Amsterdam: 1 hour

1. Which city takes visitors the longest time to reach from Amsterdam by car?

A．Broek in Waterland.

B．Giethoorn.

C．Marken.

D．Gouda.

2. When will flower lovers choose to take their trip?

A．On Sundays.

B．On Tuesdays.

C．On Thursdays.

D．On Mondays.

3. What do Broek in Waterland and Marken have in common?

A．They feature traditional wooden houses.	B．They’re surrounded with an artificial lake.
C．They’re listed as National Heritage Sites.	D．They have a small population in the country.

2 . 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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

Any visitor to the Chinese Culture Week at the University of Tehran would be amazed by the tea, food, Chinese knots (中国结) and traditional paper-cutting artworks     1    display, all produced by Iranian students of Chinese language.

“Chinese knots     2     (believe) to bring good luck and act as charms (护身符) that protect people against evil spirits,” said Zeinab Ghafourian, a 19-year-old student     3     (study) Chinese at the Confucius Institute of the University of Tehran, on Nov. 28.

Chinese Culture Week,     4     was held at the hall of the institute from Nov. 25 to 29, seeks     5    (introduce) Chinese culture to more Iranians. Ghafourian said that one of the reasons why she chose to study Chinese was that she had been interested in East Asian cultures since childhood. “In     6    (add), Chinese films have become more popular. The people of both countries enjoy many cultural commonalities, as they were culturally and     7     (economic) connected via the Silk Road in the past,” she said.

More importantly, given Iran’s good ties with China, mastering Chinese offers relatively competitive employment prospects on the Iranian job market     8     (compare) with other languages.

“Each of the students here is     9    window onto China, helping the Iranians have a more realistic picture of the country     10    improving relations between the two countries,” said Hamed Vafaei, the Iranian director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Tehran.

3 . “Leftover roast potatoes? There’s no such thing!” shouted people on social media when I shared a suggestion for using up remaining potatoes. This response is common whenever I propose ideas for ingredients (食材) considered “delicious” or a treat: wine, Easter eggs and cream. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and all that—but the way we handle leftovers has to change. Because of my work creating recipes, I am constantly dealing with leftover food. I live alone, work from home and enjoy the challenge of transforming leftovers into new culinary delights.

During lockdown, I witnessed in people a growing understanding of having to make do with what was already in the cupboards, fridge and freezer. This led to an increasing confidence around making substitutions and understanding food-safety issues (such as the difference between “best before” and “use by”). I learned everything I know about food safety during my professional life.

While sharing food with neighbors, friends and the wider community is one way to deal with remaining ingredients, managing random bits and open packets requires a different approach. So in May 2022, I started a series on social media called Rollover Leftovers, showcasing daily short videos of my home cooking. Simple concepts such as refreshing rock-hard bread, freezing leftover chips or creating a “clear out the fridge” tray bake gained millions of views — a much bigger audience than I would expect for anything using tricky methods or fancy ingredients.

Use your imagination and trust yourself, and you’ll discover that leftovers can be a joy, not a chore. And if you find you have the leftovers of a great big turkey but are fed up with the sight of it, or you have more cranberry sauce than you could possibly eat alone, why not try joining forces with neighbors or friends? Not so much bring a bottle as bring a loaf, because a post-Christmas leftovers sandwich is truly the best bite of the year. Isn’t it?

1. What do people think of the author’s suggestion for leftovers?

A．It is impractical.

B．It is typical.

C．It is valuable.

D．It is irresponsible.

2. What does the author intend to show in paragraph 2?

A．The new trend in cooking.	B．The concern about food safety.
C．The importance of professional life.	D．The change of household appliances.

3. What can we learn about the series of Rollover Leftovers?

A．It teaches cooking principles.	B．It is a community programme.
C．It focuses on fresh ingredients.	D．It has gained great popularity.

4. What should people do with the remaining turkey according to the author?

A．Reserve it in a bottle.	B．Share it with neighbors or friends.
C．Put it in the fridge for the next meal.	D．Use it to make sandwiches for charity.

4 . Biar Kon, a 17-year-old student, whose parents were working in neighboring Sudan, moved to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to attend school. Once he _______, he needed to get some documents from the Sudanese embassy(大使馆). But when he went to look for the embassy, he couldn’t find it. He asked a few people for _______, and no one knew where it was. Then an older woman tapped him on the back.

The woman told Kon that she had seen him asking questions of multiple people as they _______, and she wondered if he needed money for food, or a place to stay. Then Kon realized that the woman thought he was _______.

They cleared up the _______, and the woman was able to offer her help. The woman’s _______ left a deep impression on Kon. And it inspired him to _______ five years later, when he moved to Boston, Massachusetts. One day, outside a coffee shop, he _______ a man who was begging for change. Kon _______ that moment five years earlier, when the woman in Nairobi had ________ him for a homeless person. So he went up to the man to see what he could do. “He told me why he was on the street—because he made a（n） ________ mistake when he was in high school, and he couldn’t get a ________ now,” Kon recalled. Kon bought the man some breakfast, and gave him a little bit of money.

Today, it’s an encounter he ________. For him, it is a ________ that you never know what people are going through unless you talk to them ________ — the way the woman in Nairobi made an effort to talk to him.

1.

A．worked

B．arrived

C．changed

D．graduated

2.

A．permission

B．comments

C．explanation

D．directions

3.

A．passed

B．watched

C．struggled

D．hesitated

4.

A．awkward

B．homeless

C．careful

D．shy

5.

A．evidence

B．difficulty

C．confusion

D．conflict

6.

A．generosity

B．wisdom

C．responsibility

D．confidence

7.

A．put it aside

B．take it easy

C．kick it off

D．pay it forward

8.

A．persuaded

B．spotted

C．questioned

D．inspired

9.

A．witnessed

B．reported

C．recalled

D．shared

10.

A．praised

B．thanked

C．blamed

D．mistaken

11.

A．common

B．unintended

C．serious

D．similar

12.

A．clue

B．rise

C．job

D．solution

13.

A．creates

B．expects

C．deserves

D．values

14.

A．reminder

B．protector

C．challenge

D．practice

15.

A．secretly

B．actively

C．loudly

D．anxiously

5 . 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。

During the Christmas season, Care Bears dressed in Santa Claus hats and other decorations, an     1       (adore) toy favoured by kids, can be     2     (easy) found on the shelves of shopping malls in the United States. Care Bears are multicoloured bears     3     are used on greeting cards and later turned into plush (毛绒) bears.

Before these stuffed animals reached their destination, they     4     (produce) in Qinling Mountains in China and journeyed for almost a month across the ocean.

Min Hua, manager of Ankang Heng’an Toy Ltd., said the production of a Care Bear involves nearly 20 workers covering eight     5     (procedure). After     6     (apply) textile (纺织品) printing on piece goods, workers would add embroidery (纺织品刺绣). Then, they use machines to cut patterns, sew them by following the given draft,     7     stuff them. Min Hua noted the toy factory is highly labor-hungry, and that was     8     the company chose to settle down in Ankang, where labour and land costs were relatively low.

    9     (ensure) quick delivery, in 2020, the local government and Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG) co-found a logistics (物流的) company named Ankang SIPG, ensuring multimodal transport     10     a lower cost.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many hours of sleep does a child need at least?

A．7.

B．9.

C．10.

2. Who may have a lower risk of heart disease?

A．People who nap (小睡) once a week.

B．People who take a nap once a month.

C．People who never nap.

3. What is the most important according to Hausler?

A．Taking naps more often.

B．Examining your heart regularly.

C．Having a good lifestyle.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman’s mother live with her?

A．To give her some help.

B．To look after her first daughter.

C．To buy a bigger house for her.

2. What does the man say about the situation in the future?

A．Much better.

B．Even worse.

C．As good as before.

3. What problem are the speakers talking about?

A．The medical problem.

B．The aging problem.

C．The housing problem

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

A．Complaining about the campus food.

B．Seeking comments on the campus food.

C．Asking for changes about the campus food.

2. How does the man like the campus food?

A．Acceptable.

B．Tasty.

C．Unsatisfactory.

3. What does the man think needs improving about the cafeteria?

A．The dessert.

B．The soup.

C．The business time.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man say about his physics lectures?

A．They are too early.

B．They ruin his weekend.

C．They conflict with his biology courses.

2. When will the woman begin to register her courses?

A．At eight.

B．At nine.

C．At ten.

3. Why is there a shortage of dorm space?

A．A dorm building is being rebuilt now.

B．The number of students has increased greatly.

C．Students are not allowed to live outside school.

4. What will the woman probably do next year?

A．Go to another school.

B．Change her school courses.

C．Move to an off-campus apartment.

10 . A man paralyzed (瘫痪的) in 2011 has regained the ability to stand and walk with the help of implants (植入物) placed in his brain and spinal cord.

The patient, Gert-Jan Oskam, was told he would never walk again after a biking accident. Now, using the implants, “we’ve read the thoughts of Oskam and translated these thoughts into stimulation (刺激) of the spinal cord to reestablish voluntary movement,” said Grégoire Courtine, a neuroscientist in Switzerland.

The technology enables natural control over the movements of Oskam’s legs and he can walk and stand without support. “Months ago, I was able, for the first time after over ten years, to stand up and have a beer with my friends,” Oskam says. “That was pretty cool.”

The new technique involved placing two implants in Oskam’s brain. When he wants to move, the implants read his brain signals and send that information to sensors on a device on his head. A computer uses these signals to predict how Oskam intends to move, then turns his intentions into commands and sends these commands to another implant in the spinal cord. Finally, the spinal implant stimulates Oskam’s muscles according to his intended movement. Through this “digital bridge”, the researchers re-opened a line of communication between Oskam’s brain and spinal cord.

For now, the device is still at the experimental stage. Next, the researchers would like to be able to make the device’s hardware, which Oskam carries in a backpack, more compact (小巧). Harvey Sihota, CEO of the U.K. Charity Spinal Research, says the technology still has a long way to go before becoming available to the public, but the results are “very encouraging”.

1. How might Oskam feel after the implants were put in?

A．Cheerful.	B．Secure.
C．Disappointed.	D．Uncomfortable.

2. What provides direct stimulation to Oskam’s muscles in the new technique?

A．The brain implants.	B．Sensors on his head.
C．A computer.	D．The spinal implant.

3. What are the researchers most likely to do next concerning the device?

A．Mass-produce it.	B．Improve its hardware.
C．Explore its other functions.	D．Test it on a larger sample size.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Brain Implants Cure Paralyzed Man Completely

B．Paralyzed Man Walks Again Using His Thoughts

C．Digital Bridge Connects Paralyzed Men Closely

D．New Technology Offers Hope For Biking Accident Victims