3 . Doctor Eleanor Love knows that weddings create a lot of leftover (遗留) flowers, and that means more chances for her to collect the after-wedding flowers and give them to her lonely hospital patients, many of whom don’t often get visitors, not to mention expensive flowers. The flowers are still in good shape, and the patients are very happy to have them.

Love worked at the Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital as a medical student. She wondered how she could help relieve (减轻) their suffering and how to treat them as a student doctor.

“One of the challenges of being a medical student is that it can be very difficult to contribute to the care team,” said Love. “You are there as a learner, but you want to make an impact on your patients, and you don’t have the same knowledge as physicians. How can I at this stage in my training make an impact on patients?”

So in 2022, she started The Simple Sunflower in Richmond, and so far she has delivered more than 760 bunches of flowers to patients. She brought fellow students and other people into her project, and now has more than 200 volunteers on the email list. When Love began the project, she called businesses such as wedding venues (场馆) and florists and asked them what events were scheduled. For each wedding, she organized a team of eight volunteers who helped pick up the flowers when the party was over and then spent time delivering them to individual patients.

People beyond the VCU community have heard about Love’s project and got involved.

“It’s so satisfying to see the patients who receive our flowers,” she said. “It reminds me why we do what we do.”

1. Why did Eleanor Love collect the flowers?

A．To sell them to volunteers.	B．To treat patients’ diseases.
C．To decorate a wedding venue.	D．To help relieve the patients’ suffering.

2. From Paragraph 4 we know that ___________.

A．Eleanor Love started The Simple Sunflower in 2022

B．Eleanor Love became a student doctor in Richmond

C．200 volunteers were needed for each wedding

D．760 bunches of flowers were bought for patients

3. Which of the following can best describe Eleanor Love?

A．Humorous.

B．Warm-hearted.

C．Honest.

D．Strict.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．No Pain, No Gain	B．Hard Work Leads to Success
C．Deliver Flowers, Deliver Love	D．Love Me, Love My Dog

4 . 请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语。

If you are to live a happy life, you must set a good goal for it. The following suggestions may help you.     1    

First, set goals that can be achieved. You should set goals based on your abilities and skills. This makes you more confident.     2     Then, break big goals down into small ones. When you do so, they will seem easier to reach. You will be proud of yourself when you realize each small goal.     3     This will also give you the encouragement to achieve your long-term goal. 最后，将你的目标写在纸上.     4     It’s a good idea to put your goals where you can see them. This will remind you of what you are working for and keep you focused.

Goals are dreams that need action. You may find achieving goals difficult. 但你不应该放弃.     5     You will succeed in the end.

5 . 假定你是张明，你的好朋友Jim在面对即将到来的考试时感到焦虑不已，晚上睡眠不好，严重影响了生活和学习，为此他写了一封电子邮件向你求助。请根据以下要点，用英语给他回一封电子邮件。
1.表示理解；
2.制定复习计划,树立信心；
3.坚持锻炼身体;睡前喝点牛奶,保持好的睡眠；
4. ……
注意:1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Jim,

I am sorry to hear that you feel so nervous before the coming exam that you can’t sleep well at night.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Zhang Ming

6 . Chocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain. Usually, people think that chocolate is bad for their health. They describe chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”. Now they should bite their tongues! Evidence(证据)is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways: 

    1    

Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136 studies on cocoa—the main ingredient(成分)in chocolate and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart.

Better blood pressure

Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces(盎司) of dark chocolate per day for two weeks saw their blood pressure drop quickly.

Muscle magic

.    2    .In a small study at Indiana University, people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinks. 

    3    

German researchers found that chocolate helped protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearance.

A．Better for your skin

B．A happier heart

C．Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout

D．Look after your appearance

8 . There are two trees in my backyard. One is a Chinese date tree. ______ is also a Chinese date tree.

A．The other

B．Other

C．Another