1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Sarah, a high school student, had a great passion for baking. With her parents’ support, Sarah dreamed of opening her own bakery, a place where she could turn her interest into a business. However, she knew the importance of improving her skills and gaining real-world experience.

Therefore, every Saturday, without fail, she would set up a small but charming table at a local park. The park, filled with families and laughter, was the perfect place for Sarah to sell her creations. Her table, neatly laid out with colorful homemade cookies and cakes, attracted passers-by with the desserts’ smell.

On a particularly bright and sunny afternoon, as Sarah was carefully arranging her chocolate cookies and cakes, her attention was drawn to an elderly woman sitting alone on a bench. The woman, with her silver hair and sad eyes, seemed lost in thought. As the hours went by, Sarah noticed that the woman remained where she was, seemingly forgotten by the world. A sense of concern washed over Sarah. So she decided to act. She poured a cup of warm tea carefully and cut a generous slice of her rich chocolate cake, a crowd favorite, and approached the woman.

“I thought you might like some snacks,” Sarah said with a warm, inviting smile. The woman’s face lit up as she accepted the treat. “Thank you, dear. I haven’t had such a delicious treat since my retirement,” she responded, her voice soft yet filled with gratitude. As she enjoyed the cake, tears rolled down her face.

A little shocked, Sarah asked what had happened. The woman introduced herself as Mrs. Wilson, who had been a baker before she retired. Since losing her husband to cancer a week ago, she had been living alone. Her visits to the park were her escape from the loneliness that filled her quiet home. Sarah listened attentively, her heart touched by the woman’s story.

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Sarah decided to help Mrs. Wilson out.

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Over time, their unlikely friendship became noticed in the park.

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2 . Emma Stone was seven years old when she experienced her first panic attack: She was just sitting at a friend’s house, and all of a sudden the house was on fire. Stone remembers her chest started to tighten. She phoned her mother, who didn’t understand what was happening, but came to pick her up anyway. Stone says her fear eventually disappeared that day, but the anxiety still existed.

Stone had massive separation anxiety from her mother. That was a large part, she thinks, of what was setting off her anxiety. But going to school meant that she would have to be away from her mother for hours in the day. “I started to receive treatment around age eight, because it was getting really hard for me to leave the house to go to school,” she says.

Despite her anxiety—or maybe because of it—Stone began acting when she was 11; by age 15, she had convinced her parents to move from Arizona to Los Angeles so she could go on auditions (试镜). Stone found that acting was a way to remain in the present moment, without worrying about the past or the future. Plus, she adds, “As an actor, all of my big feelings are productive.”

Stone won the Academy Award in 2017 for her performance in the movie musical La La Land, and was nominated (提名) for Oscars for her performances in Birdman and The Favourite. She has been nominated again this year for her starring role in Poor Things.

In Poor Things, which Stone both starred in and produced, she plays Bella, a woman who has nearly died by killing herself and then is brought back to life by a strange surgeon. After that, Bella has the brain of a baby and the body of a grown woman. When her brain develops into a young adult brain, Bella leaves the surgeon to go on an adventure with a man who has become crazy about her.

Stone says, “Anxiety is like rocket fuel because I can’t help but get out of bed and do things. That’s really a gift.”

1. What happened to Emma Stone when she was seven?

A．She witnessed a fire accident.	B．She had a fight with her friend.
C．She experienced her second panic attack.	D．She couldn’t reach her mother on the phone.

2. What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us about Emma Stone?

A．Her illness.

B．Her education.

C．Her adventures.

D．Her achievements.

3. What does the underlined word “her” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A．Stone.

B．Bella.

C．The surgeon.

D．The baby.

4. What can we learn about Emma Stone from the text?

A．She often felt anxious when acting.

B．She tried to kill herself but was rescued.

C．She turned her anxiety into an advantage.

D．She didn’t get along well with her family.

3 . It all began innocently—I rushed to the local market for a few items, deciding not to use a cart (推车). As I approached the checkout area with my hands full, it was clear that the _________ service management had momentarily checked out. Three cashiers faced long lines, and chaos _________ with shoppers and carts full of groceries.

Like most, I surveyed the checkout lines, _________ choosing what seemed the fastest. However, my choice turned out to be the slowest, and _________ spread through the line. A middle-aged man murmured, setting off a chain reaction of complaints about the slow pace. The negativity _________, with one person declaring they would never shop there again.

_________ by the negativity, I turned my attention to the stressed cashier. The crowd’s displeasure didn’t _________ her work; instead, her stress increased, leading to mistakes and the need for a supervisor (主管). As my turn approached, I _________ the cashier’s discomfort, trembling and sweating despite the cold store.

In a(an) _________ tone, I said, “Some days are quite the adventure, aren’t they?” The cashier, relieved to see a_ __________ face, met my eyes and smiled. I encouraged her, saying impatience affects everyone, and I was in no rush.

Then came a(an) __________ lesson, a gift I never imagined. By sharing it, I hope to ________ others. The cashier thanked me for my patience, revealing she was a new employee still in training. We shared a laugh, and in that moment, strangers became friends.

Leaving the store, I felt __________ for the experience, unlike the dissatisfied shoppers. This incident taught that in the journey of love and understanding, mistakes happen, and patience is a __________ learning process. We are all, and always will be, in training when it comes to __________.

1.

A．community

B．delivery

C．customer

D．emergency

2.

A．erupted

B．extended

C．prevented

D．disturbed

3.

A．pessimistically

B．confidently

C．joyfully

D．curiously

4.

A．news

B．information

C．awareness

D．dissatisfaction

5.

A．spread

B．changed

C．exploded

D．ended

6.

A．Controlled

B．Managed

C．Surrounded

D．Directed

7.

A．accomplish

B．quicken

C．conclude

D．perform

8.

A．suffered

B．experienced

C．expressed

D．sensed

9.

A．effortless

B．depressed

C．formal

D．easygoing

10.

A．friendly

B．confused

C．happy

D．expressionless

11.

A．moral

B．experimental

C．unexpected

D．painful

12.

A．escape

B．enrich

C．excite

D．embrace

13.

A．wisdom

B．knowledge

C．judgment

D．appreciation

14.

A．gentle

B．continuous

C．forbidden

D．serious

15.

A．love

B．talent

C．gift

D．experience

4 . My first job at KCRW was Ruth Seymour’s assistant. Soon after, I became Assistant General Manager and worked closely with her for 16 years. Therefore, I have had the opportunity to observe her and the enormous impact she had on KCRW and the other radio stations.

Ruth did nothing conventionally and nothing she created was a reaction to anything. She created KCRW not to gain the most listeners or to win any awards but to be an intellectual force for arts, culture and smart ideas. She wanted to start the conversation, not just contribute to it.

Ruth had the highest artistic standards, which is why KCRW aired radio dramas like the 10-hour Babbitt and 30-hour Ulysses. She created Jewish Short Stories From Eastern Europe and Beyond in two audio collections that featured famous actors reading the work of Jewish authors like Sholem Aleichem, Philip Roth and Isaac Bashevis Singer. KCRW sold more of those collections than anything else in our history.

Ruth went to a newsstand every day and read articles from New York Times, word for word, on the air at noon because ordinary people couldn’t easily get that paper then. She discovered people who matched her intellect at dinners or parties and gave them on-air shows on journalism, literature, film, art, theater, travel, dance or music.

She said it best, “I wanted to do the program as an act of love and respect.”

When she came to KCRW in 1977, she found herself building the station in a junior high classroom right off the playground. Now KCRW could be heard across Los Angeles. Most powerfully, the radio format (总体安排) she created continues to be used by radio stations — news of the day, debates of ideas, art, artists, food, literature and film.

Outspoken and fearless women leaders were rare in the 1960s and 1970s — in fact, women couldn’t get credit cards apart from their husbands until 1974 — which is why her achievements are so singular.

1. Why did Ruth broadcast Ulysses and Babbitt?

A．The listeners loved them.

B．They were award-winning works.

C．The authors were her friends.

D．They were artistically important.

2. What does the sixth paragraph mainly focus on?

A．Ruth’s widely-felt influence

B．Ruth’s hard working conditions.

C．Inspiration of Ruth’s programs.

D．The variety of Ruth’s radio formats.

3. What does the word “singular”, underlined in the last paragraph mean?

A．Strange.

B．Reproducible.

C．Remarkable.

D．Lasting.

4. How is the text mainly developed?

A．By making comparisons.	B．By listing examples.
C．By following time order.	D．By conducting surveys.

5 . When I left my job as a psychologist and went on a round-the-world trip, I was hoping to become a different version of myself. But I was soon ______. Away from the familiar life, I felt lonely and miserable despite visiting ______ beautiful places. And somehow, in the quick ______ for the trip, I’d forgotten that the thing you don’t choose to bring, but can’t ______ , is yourself.

However, as the weeks went on, something started to ______. It was during a stay on an island in Thailand, when a woman I’d encountered previously approached me and asked if I was ______ to join them for dinner that evening. I ______. At the meal she told us six women that it was her birthday and, as she was travelling alone, she’d decided to celebrate by ______ a group of women she’d enjoyed meeting during the week. While listening to their stories, I felt genuinely ______ by the honesty of these ______ , and was surprised, too, by the ______ with which I felt able to share things about myself.

At the end of the evening, we ______. Till now, none of us have seen each other again. I don’t remember their names, but I do remember the magic of that ______. For all of us, the anonymity (匿名) was liberating; we had no ______ past or future and, as a consequence, we could talk freely without any ______.

1.

A．relieved

B．convinced

C．disappointed

D．threatened

2.

A．heart-breakingly

B．eye-wateringly

C．hair-raisingly

D．time-consumingly

3.

A．applying

B．searching

C．packing

D．shopping

4.

A．go about

B．take over

C．tell off

D．leave behind

5.

A．shift

B．spread

C．erupt

D．decline

6.

A．hesitant

B．determined

C．afraid

D．available

7.

A．apologized

B．agreed

C．continued

D．cooperated

8.

A．gathering

B．interviewing

C．following

D．witnessing

9.

A．embarrassed

B．satisfied

C．moved

D．annoyed

10.

A．pioneers

B．clients

C．relatives

D．strangers

11.

A．accuracy

B．ease

C．guidance

D．authority

12.

A．drew conclusions

B．parted company

C．made comparisons

D．shouldered responsibility

13.

A．connection

B．theory

C．commitment

D．loneliness

14.

A．delighted

B．additional

C．changed

D．shared

15.

A．emotions

B．instructions

C．concerns

D．movements

6 . Hem an Bekele is not your typical high school student．Rather than spending his free time playing video games or staring at his phone, this 14 year-old from Fairfax, Virginia was calling professors and conducting experiments, all to create a soap that could treat skin cancer, and to make it affordable for everyone who needs it．His work won him the grand prize in this year’s 3M Young Scientist’s Challenge, a competition that encourages kids to think of unique ways to solve everyday problems.

Growing up in Ethiopia, Bekele found in pity that people working outside were likely to end up getting skin cancer．Skin cancer did have cures and was treatable in most cases．However, the average price of skin cancer treatment globally was almost $40,000．Those shocking statistics really inspired him to create a more accessible solution．He started doing experiments and working on different things, and that turned into his bar of soap as a project.

A lot of his research and development started in his family’s kitchen and in his basement．But as he reached the final of the competition, he realized that he did need to do a little bit more outside of just his house．So he reached out to people at University of Virginia and people at Georgetown, and he got a lot of assistance．The number one person would be Deborah Isabelle, who helped him organize and structure his ideas during the finalist competition．Bekele said that he definitely couldn’t have done that all by himself.

Bekele’s award-winning soap is a compound based bar of soap and it’s charged with different cancer fighting chemicals．The color of the soap is a bit of a dark type of white and it has a rough surface, which could be a good exfoliant（去角质剂）．It does have a strong medicine smell and feel a bit stickier．The whole point of it is that even once you wash off the soaps, the medicinal parts will stay on your skin．It can activate the body’s immune cells to defend cancer.

Bekele won 25,000 prize money and he was going to use it to continue research．He said, “I still need a lot of resources to be able to conduct this research, so this money will definitely help me achieve it.”

1. Why did Heman Bekele start working on creating the soap?

A．Because he thought it was a fun project.

B．Because he wanted to win a science competition.

C．Because he found skin cancer treatment unaffordable.

D．Because he wanted to create a unique soap for everyone.

2. What can we learn from Bekele’s preparations for the final?

A．Well begun is half done.	B．Learn humbly, ask willingly.
C．Actions speak louder than words.	D．Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

3. What is paragraph 4 of the text mainly about?

A．What features the soap has.	B．How the soap is used.
C．What chemicals the soap contains.	D．How the soap is produced.

4. Which words can be used to describe Bekele according to the passage?

A．Patient and talented.	B．Friendly and ambitious.
C．Cautious and generous.	D．Caring and devoted.

7 . He looked up at the buildings ________, but could see no open window.

A．opposed

B．opposite

C．opposing

D．opposition

8 . She was in her ________ to see her son, who had studied abroad for ages.

A．curiosity

B．panic

C．awareness

D．eagerness

9 . On an October morning in 2021, ornithologist (鸟类学家) Mark A. Michaels spotted a bird in a forest, which he first thought was a duck based on its size and long neck. But then he noticed it sometimes folding its wings during flight, something he says that ducks don’t do-but woodpeckers do. “Ivory-billed woodpecker (象牙喙啄木鸟)!” he shouted, certain that the bird was a species that hasn’t been clearly identified in the wild since 1944.

Michaels has had several possible ivory-bill encounters, but he couldn’t be fully certain. This sighting was different. “That was the first time I had been absolutely sure,” he says.

But not everyone agrees this woodpecker remains in the wild. In September 2021, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) put forward a ruling that would declare the ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species, extinct. However, the supportive data are debated. As a result, on July 6,2022, the agency gave the woodpecker an extension of six months before deciding whether to strip away its protected status (地位) as an existing endangered species.

This case highlights some challenges researchers face in determining whether a species has actually gone extinct. “It’s difficult to prove the absence of something,” says ecologist H. Resit Akcakaya, and so a lack of sightings is not necessarily evidence of extinction.

Moreover, there are costs to making the wrong call about a species’ existence in the wild. Continuing to classify (界定) an actually extinct species as endangered can misdirect financial resources away from protecting vulnerable (脆弱的) species to searching for ones that no longer exist. On the other hand, declaring something extinct when it isn’t can do further harm to a struggling species. “If we think a species is extinct, we no longer have to protect it,” Akcakaya says, “and then it may actually go extinct.”

In the case of the ivory-billed woodpecker, Michaels could do nothing but await USFWS’s ruling. But he was glad that the agency gave the extension. “I’m personally one hundred percent sure that it’s out there,” says Michaels.

1. What can we learn about the ivory-billed woodpecker from the first paragraph?

A．It was spotted many times.

B．It became extinct in 1944.

C．It looked a bit similar to a duck.

D．Its wings were always spread during flight.

2. What does the underlined phrase “strip away” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Confirm.

B．Discuss.

C．Create.

D．Remove.

3. What do researchers find difficult when determining extinct species?

A．Winning the trust of the public.

B．Providing proof of their extinction.

C．Deciding which species are valuable.

D．Getting financial support for the research.

4. What will happen if a species is believed to be extinct?

A．New protection measures will be carried out.

B．There will be a huge waste of financial resources.

C．The protection of this species will come to an end.

D．Researchers will conduct further studies on this species.

10 . 语法填空

The long-awaited TV series Blossoms Shanghai has been released in two versions — Mandarin (普通话) and the Shanghai dialect — on Dec 27, quickly soaring as one of the     1     (popular) dramas during the New Year’s period.

    2     (adapt) from writer Jin Yucheng’s award-winning novel, Fan Hua, the series takes audience back to Shanghai in     3     early 1990s, following the rise of A Bao, an ambitious young man     4     seizes the opportunities of the early stock (股票) market and     5     (transform) into a self-made millionaire, expanding his business to foreign trade.

Amid his journey to success, the protagonist (主角) has received help from multiple     6     (friend), including a seasoned former businessman, a capable employee from a foreign trade company,     7     a restaurant operator. However, his relationship with them undergoes a really big test due to a mysterious woman, and his own business also faces a crisis due to a powerful opponent from Shenzhen.

    8     (current), this drama has sparked heated discussions online, with some netizens     9     (praise) it as the “most artistic TV show of the year”. However, it has also received negative reviews. Some viewers said the television version’s story is too fragmented (零散) and not as “down to earth” as the     10     (origin) novel.