1 . Female figure skaters aren’t really expected to be able to do triple axels(三周半跳). Especially not older ones---in the Olympics, that means older than 20. Mirai Nagasu did both, nailing the jump in competition at 24 during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. She was the first American woman to land a triple axel in the Olympic Games-and only the third woman to do it.

Nagasu’s been pursuing her own path since she was just 5. “My parents used to take me golfing(打高尔夫球)every day because that was the career they wanted me to have,” she wrote. “They took me ice skating one day because we couldn’t go golfing due to the rain, and after that, I kept asking to be taken to go skating.” Her ambition paid off eventually, beginning with a host of Four Continents and ISU World Junior Championship medals and ending with two World Championship and two Olympic appearances each.

Unlike other popular athletes who’ve traded childhood for training, Nagasu had to attend public school by day and help her parents in their restaurant by night. “They really taught me to work for what I want,” she said. That lesson was put to the test in 2014, when despite taking third place at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships, Nagasu was passed over for the Olympic team in favor of fourth-place finisher Ashley Wagner. Some athletes might have taken off their skates for good at that point. Instead, Nagasu got a new coach and learned the triple axel. After two years under his instruction, she displayed her new skill in the U. S. National Championships. By the time she tried it on Olympic ice in 2018, she’d perfected it. Nagasu performed the difficult three-and-a-half jump, helping her team win a bronze medal(铜牌) in the end.

1. Which of the following statements about Mirai Nagasu is TRUE?

A．She disliked ice skating at a young age.

B．She was well-known as a golfer in America.

C．She succeeded in the 2018 Olympics for her triple axel.

D．She was the first woman who successfully did a triple axel.

2. What is the second paragraph mainly talking about?

A．Nagasu’s creativity and ambition.	B．Nagasu’s family background.
C．Nagasu’s education at home.	D．Nagasu’s road to success.

3. What happened to Mirai Nagasu in 2014?

A．She had to quit training out of economic reason.

B．She dropped out of school to help her parents in the restaurant.

C．She failed to be involved in the Olympics for some reason beyond expectation.

D．She was defeated by Ashley Wagner at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships.

4. What lesson can we learn from Mirai Nagasu’s story?

A．Interest is the best teacher.	B．Poor children are in charge early.
C．Misfortune may be an actual blessing.	D．Success comes from constant effort.

2 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Fatima Madrigal of California recent gave birth to a boy and a girl. However, which surprises us most is that twins have different birth dates and even birth years. Alfredo was born on December 31st, 2021 at 11:45 p.m. About 15 minutes late, his sister Aylin was born on January 1st, 2022. Fatima said her family, including her partner Robert and their three others children, were happy to welcome the new babies. The babies were suppose to come two weeks later,but their early arrive created a rare set of birth dates and years. Aylin weighing 2.66 kilograms and her brother 2.75 kilograms at birth. The medical center where the twins were born said there are about 120,000 twins born in each year in the U.S. However, twins with different birthdays are rare, and the chance of twins being born in different years is about one in two millions.

3 . 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。

ZHENGZHOU—Pingdingshan University in Central China’s Henan province has found more than1,000 ceramic (陶瓷) balls used in a golf-like ball game in ancient China. The university make the     1     (discover) while     2     (sort) out its ceramic collection.

The relics are related to an ancient game called “Chuiwan” in Chinese,     3     shares various features with modern golf, such as knocking balls into holes using sticks; and is     4    (wide) known as the ancient “Chinese golf”.

Most of the balls arc about 5 centimeters in diameter. The relics date back to as early as the Tang Dynasty,     5     more than l,800 such balls made in the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties.

“This is the first time that China     6     (find) so many Chuiwan balls, providing important materials for     7     (refer) when it come to studying the origin and development of the ball game.” said Cui Lequan, a researcher.     8     (locate) between the two ancient capitals of Luoyang and Kaifeng, the Pingdingshan area boasted a highly     9     (develop) porcelain handicraft industry in ancient times.     10    was likely a large production base for Chuiwan balls, said Cui.

4 . 近年来，有些专家建议高考取消英语或是把英语作为选考，甚至有人大代表提议高考取消英语。《21世纪学生英文报》就高考要不要取消英语进行征文，现请你写一篇100词左右的文章表述自己的观点。

5 . Who doesn’t like to work with someone who makes them laugh? If you’re going to spend eight hours or more per day at work, you don't want it to feel like a prison. Telling a joke or sending a comedic reaction GIF is a great way to make friends at work and generally create a positive image for yourself.

    1     So, being the open, funny self that you are can help your team view you in a positive light.

If you’re feeling tense and anxious due to the day’s tasks, sending out some funny emojis or your favorite video can brighten the mood of the entire office!     2    

The positive atmosphere that humor brings into the office doesn’t only help your personal work performance.     3     If everyone in the office is having fun and feels like they are connecting with one another, work is more likely to be completed with passion and enthusiasm.

Humor is a great icebreaker and can cut through tension in certain situations. Since humor is key in creative thinking, and can help problem-solving skills in times of conflict, it can help you in business situations.     4     It may be risky, but if a meeting seems to be headed in a stressful direction, it may be time to crack a relevant joke or two!

Many people assume you can’t work and play at the same time, but that's far from the truth.     5     The research found that work teams who joked more and laughed together in situations also were more supportive of each other and offered more constructive suggestions to one another.

A．People who use humor tend to be more approachable.

B．It also improves overall performance for the company.

C．They are more likely to be chosen for a leadership position.

D．Research shows humor can increase effective communication.

E．Studies have revealed that those who told jokes were seen as more confident.

F．Using innovative ways to solve problems can help any leader in any kind of business.

G．Once you're done watching that funny video, you’ll feel less stressed and more productive.

6 . 5-year-old boy Harvey Sutton just finished walking the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, one of the longest footpaths in the world. The 3,500-kilometer-long trail passes through 14 states in the eastern United States. Harvey and his parents, Josh and Cassie Sutton, completed the trip in 209 days.

It was hard work. But it was also fun. Harvey got to watch wild animals. He climbed over tall rocks. His parents tried hard to keep their little boy happy and excited. They had little time to pay attention to their own physical pain from walking so many kilometers. “It gave us a bond and a strength that we hadn’t realized before,” Cassie Sutton said.

Other young children have hiked the trail. Even some babies have travelled with their parents. Harvey was 4 years old when he and his parents began their walk in January. He turned 5 before the family completed the trip earlier this month in Maine. He is two years younger than “Buddy Backpacker,” a boy who once held the record for youngest person to complete the trail last May. But a little girl named Juniper Netteberg finished the trail at age four with her parents last October.

It may seem like an extreme activity for a child, but according to Dr. Laura Blaisdell, a children’s doctor and medical adviser to the American Camp Association, children are strong enough for the experience if parents attend to their child’s usual social and emotional development.

Josh Sutton said they met and talked with other hikers along the way, who started calling his son “Little Man,” early on the trip. Harvey’s new name spread quickly among hikers all along the Appalachian Trail. Karl Donus Sakas hiked with the family from Pennsylvania to the end of the trail in Maine. He helped the family prevent Harvey from boredom by creating a treasure hunt with maps. Little Man found hidden playthings and brightly lit sticks along the trail. At a Dollar General store, Harvey bought himself a calculator to keep track of all of the kilometers he had walked.

Harvey’s trip is going to change his life forever. The kid has gone through some hardships, and he is going to smile through life.

1. Who is the youngest ever finishing the trail?

A．Harvey Sutton.	B．Buddy Backpacker.
C．Juniper Netteberg.	D．A baby carried by its parents.

2. What does Dr. Laura Blaisdell think of a long walking for children?

A．Harmful.	B．Appealing.
C．Demanding.	D．Acceptable.

3. How did Karl Donus Sakas help the family along the way?

A．By keeping Harvey amused.	B．By carrying heavy belongings.
C．By providing financial support.	D．By offering necessary equipment.

4. What does Harvey benefit from the experience?

A．He is going to be a hit.	B．He will avoid all barriers.
C．He will be a qualified climber.	D．He will be a man of strong will.

7 . It’s been happening lately. I go out on a hike or trail running (越野跑), and before I even see a hiker coming in the other direction, I hear him/her. No, not a loud conversation, but the tiny but annoying sound of someone’s phone playing music. Maybe the hiker feels lonely without a device playing sound, or maybe he/she is just uncomfortable listening to the sounds of nature.     1    

My point is that it’ s rude to everyone else who’s in the woods with you that day, who might be out there to enjoy the quiet time away from the world.     2     However, many of us are there to get away from exactly what you’ re forcing us to listen to—the particular sounds of your humanity (人性).

Don’t get me wrong; actually I love music. I even occasionally listen to it when I run. But I don’t play it out loud.     3     In that way, I can enjoy whatever I am listening to without causing disturbance to someone else.

To be honest, that someone doesn’t say anything when you hike with speakers doesn’t mean that it’s not ruining their outdoor time.     4     Time out in nature can be a break from our noisy cities—but it’s not true if others are playing music out loud. So the better experience for us is no music at all so that we can take in the sounds of nature.

    5     But part of being outside is respecting the environment you’re in and the people you’re sharing it with. If you want to run along to a soundtrack, please do. But remember to put your headphones on.

A．Instead, I listen on my headphones.

B．Each of us enjoys nature in our own way.

C．In other words, it’s louder than you think.

D．I’m not sure, and honestly, I don’t really care.

E．I often avoid playing music while hiking outside.

F．Maybe it is not why you are out on the trails that day.

G．You should remember that noisy music is disturbance, too.

8 . With the outbreak of the COVID-19, multiple kinds of protective medical equipment, such as disposable(一次性的)masks, have been consumed. Market research indicates a sharp increase rate of 53% in the mask market alone. People often use these types of protective equipment and then throw them without thinking of the consequences, both on the ecosystem and human beings.

Disposable surgical masks are severely affecting the ecosystem. When improperly-handled masks enter the water system, they break up into smaller pieces. Complete masks can trap marine animals, resulting in their impaired mobility and even death. Meanwhile, the poisonous plastic particles will cause marine animals to be poisoned to death or weakness when they consume plastic. Furthermore, these harmful pollutants can severely affect reproduction, growth, and the development of the young. Just like their effects on marine animals, these pollutants can also contribute to severe harm in human bodies, especially in the neuron system. Exposure to micro plastics may cause particle poisoning, cellular damage and neuro-degenerative (神经退化的) diseases like Alzheimer’s disease(阿尔茨海默症).

Despite the potential harm to the ocean system and human neuron system, improperly-handled disposable masks will likely become a dangerous public health threat under the environment of a global pandemic. Instead of helping us fight against the COVID-19, to some extent, micro plastic pollution also causes the potential risk of speeding up the spread of the virus. Micro plastic particles in the ocean can be mixed up with water vapour to form aerosols in the atmosphere because they are small enough to enter the water cycle, where they are transferred from the marine system to the atmosphere in vast amounts and become a source for the disease COVID-19. thus causing the virus to speed up the spread of the global pandemic.

Humans will eventually suffer from the wrongdoing in the ocean systems because humans are nothing but temporary residents of the planet. Just like what the famous English anthropologist, Jane Goodall, has said, “Every individual matters. Every individual makes a difference.”

1. The underlined word “impaired” in paragraph 2 probably means“_________”.

A．strengthened	B．damaged
C．completed	D．influenced

2. The improperly-handled masks lead to following outcomes EXCEPT_________.

A．the impact on marine lives’ reproduction, growth and weakness

B．the destruction to human’s neuron system, cellular system

C．the huge economic loss for people living near the sea

D．the great burden of micro plastic particles on ecosystem

3. The main idea of paragraph 3 is_________.

A．to describe the negative effects of disposed masks on nature and human beings.

B．to advise readers to deal with the improperly-handled masks.

C．how the improperly-handled masks help spread the virus.

D．how to deal with the virus.

4. What is the purpose of this article?

A．To explain a serious phenomenon caused by the virus.

B．To advocate a proper solution to solving the disposable masks.

C．To compare the sufferings between marine animals and human beings.

D．To analyze the harmful results of the improperly-handled masks.

9 . About 15 years ago, when my children were still in elementary school, I was very active in the Parent Teacher Association. At one of the monthly meetings the topic of discussion was the new curriculum (课程) that the state of Michigan was presenting. Many concerns were voiced at that meeting, and one of them was my own. My concern was that the children were being taught things that were once taught at a much later age.

Let’s face it: children today have to learn and adapt to a more technological society, one where if you’re not a peak performer you’re just not well received. Some say that the children of today have it so much easier than 10—20 years ago. They’re given so much more, not having to work for their toys and little extras. They sit all day long in front of a computer playing games… How hard can that be?

I, for one, think that today’s child is missing out on so many wonderful experiences because of technology. What type of people skills are they learning? They can thumb type faster than any other generation before them, but they can’t pick up the phone and have a really deep conversation.

There is an elementary school not far behind my home and I used to see children on the playground every day. Weekdays and weekends, there would be children playing, shouting with joy. But now I don’t see many children there after school, nor on the weekend. Has the playground gone from our children’s life?

I know many teachers, some of whom are my friends, may throw a shoe at me when I say play doesn’t always need to have a purpose. And it doesn’t always have to have a teaching module included. To compete in today’s world, the children have to be experts at multitasking, and on top of their game at all times. I, for one, think this is a shame.

1. Why was the author concerned?

A．The children didn’t learn much at school.

B．The parents’ opinions were not valued by schools.

C．The new curriculum was too advanced for the children.

D．The children were not interested in the new curriculum.

2. What should children learn according to the author?

A．How to adapt to a technological society.	B．How to communicate with others.
C．How to work for toys and extras.	D．How to make a telephone call.

3. Which of the following would the author agree with?

A．Children’s play should be well designed.

B．Play and learning should go hand in hand.

C．The multitasking ability is more important than play.

D．Children should be allowed to play purposelessly.

4. What does the underlined part “throw a shoe at” mean in the last paragraph?

A．Disagree with.

B．Laugh at.

C．Accept.

D．Hit.

10 . Peter,a 5-year-old boy,showed such great interest in sea shells that he often picked them up with his 3-year-old sister, Shirley. For Peter, sea shells lay shinning on the ________beach, waiting for him, just like stars twinkling in the sky.

One day,the two were hanging about in a ________ when Peter found his younger sister was not ________   He looked back and found Shirley ________ in front of a toy shop,with her eyes fastened on a beautiful doll.

Holding his younger sister's tiny hand, Peter entered the shop. He tiptoed(踮起脚尖）to ________ the doll and handed it to Shirley. The sister was very happy to hold tightly the doll,wearing a smile on her ________ face.

Peter went to the ________ and asked the shopkeeper, “How much does this doll cost,Sir?”

The shopkeeper looked at the boy with interest, asking,“Well, what can you ________?”

Peter took out the money that was ________ for their breakfast, gave it to the shopkeeper and asked, “Sir, is it enough?”

Shaking his head ________， he replied, “My boy, I am afraid it seems not enough. ”

The kids were so disappointed. Watching his sister's smile ________ ，Peter frowned.

Without hesitation, he ________his shells on the counter, and asked the shopkeeper ________ ,

“Is it enough now?” Without ________ counting them, the shopkeeper replied, “These are ________the cost. ” Saying so, he kept only two and returned the ________ shells and the money.

Peter left the shop with Shirley very happily,leaving an assistant in that shop ________ .

He asked the shopkeeper, “Sir! You only charged them for 2 shells? !” The shopkeeper said with a smile, “For us these are shells, but for the boy they are ________. His love for his sister is the most precious. When he grows up, he will remember he ________ a doll for his sister with the shells. He will cherish love and warmth in life-cherish every little ________ sea shell in his heart. ”

1.

A．peaceful

B．distant

C．restless

D．fearful

2.

A．gallery

B．canteen

C．market

D．museum

3.

A．in

B．around

C．away

D．over

4.

A．engaged

B．stuck

C．absorbed

D．rooted

5.

A．search for

B．reach for

C．stand for

D．struggle for

6.

A．innocent

B．delicate

C．skeptical

D．embarrassed

7.

A．passage

B．doorway

C．cashier

D．counter

8.

A．pay

B．charge

C．buy

D．take

9.

A．donated

B．received

C．intended

D．identified

10.

A．skillfully

B．slightly

C．violently

D．impatiently

11.

A．cutting up

B．fading away

C．taking over

D．breaking down

12.

A．threw

B．cleared

C．emptied

D．dropped

13.

A．nervously

B．gratefully

C．formally

D．proudly

14.

A．ever

B．only

C．almost

D．even

15.

A．far from

B．equal to

C．less than

D．more than

16.

A．remaining

B．separate

C．extra

D．initial

17.

A．to the point

B．on the spot

C．in a mess

D．at a loss

18.

A．gifts

B．treasures

C．efforts

D．materials

19.

A．reserved

B．ordered

C．purchased

D．produced

20.

A．natural

B．lovely

C．shining

D．colorful