2 . Today’s special offer gives you a choice of three ___________   (目的地) . (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

3 . He is able to speak ___________ (流利的) French. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

4 . The players all have ___________ (信任；信心) in their manager. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

5 . It is strange how a small moment can change a person’s life. My son walked into the kitchen this morning and opened his ______ to me. I opened my arms too and gave him a big hug just like I do every morning. And this time a ______ memory (回忆) came back to me.

My Italian grandma had been a big hugger when I was a boy, but my mum and dad didn’t hug me much as I got ______ . By the time I was a teenager then, except for my grandma, I didn’t hug anyone.

When I was sixteen, I ______ on a trip with a group of boys to tour a college. And on our way there, we also ______ an old temple (寺庙) . As we entered we were ______ there by the largest monk I had ever seen. He was over six and a half feet tall with ______ arms. And as he welcomed us, he gave each one of us a huge hug. When my own ______ came, I felt scared but ______ in and hugged him back. I felt ______   in my heart as he shared his loving-kindness. I felt peace and pleasure in my ______   a as well. It was amazing. Later that day I began to ______ why I had ever stopped giving and ______ hugs when they brought so much ______   . When my own children were born then I ______   to never stop hugging them and telling them I loved them, no matter how big they grew or how old they got.

1.

A．eyes

B．hands

C．mouth

D．arms

2.

A．beautiful

B．poor

C．nervous

D．serious

3.

A．slower

B．stronger

C．quicker

D．older

4.

A．put

B．opened

C．left

D．looked

5.

A．burned down

B．stopped by

C．asked for

D．thought of

6.

A．cheated

B．annoyed

C．checked

D．welcomed

7.

A．huge

B．thin

C．small

D．suitable

8.

A．impression

B．plan

C．turn

D．challenge

9.

A．stepped

B．broke

C．packed

D．jumped

10.

A．fear

B．anxiety

C．curiosity

D．warmth

11.

A．stomach

B．adventure

C．spirit

D．personality

12.

A．notice

B．wonder

C．understand

D．realize

13.

A．receiving

B．designing

C．refusing

D．exploring

14.

A．knowledge

B．pleasure

C．blood

D．advice

15.

A．returned

B．forgot

C．changed

D．Decided

6 . Over the last two days, much of Spain has been coated with dust (灰尘) , and the skies have turned bright orange. A huge cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert is causing the strange weather. The dust cloud is expected to spread to other parts of Europe.

Across much of Spain on Tuesday morning, a thin layer (层) of red dust coated everything outside. From streets to sidewalks to balconies, everything was covered with a layer of dust. As the sun rose, the dust in the air turned the skies in some cities a strange orange. The cause of the dust and unusual sky colour wasn’t a forest fire, but dust from the Sahara Desert.

Every year, a large cloud of dust rises from the Sahara Desert. It’s called the Saharan Air Layer. Usually, it crosses the Atlantic Ocean as part of a natural cycle that helps develop farmland and beaches in Central and South America.

But sometimes, depending on the weather, the layer of dust gets forced to the north. Large sandstorms in northern Africa lift sand and dust into the air, where it gets blown towards Spain. Though the particles (微粒) in the air come from sand, they’re much more like dust than sand at a beach.

These kinds of storms aren’t unknown in Spain. In fact, it has a special name. It’s called a “calima”. This calima is so large that it can be seen from space. A NASA scientist who studies weather in the atmosphere says it’s like a river of dust in the air. That river of dust has met with a river of wet air driven by strong winds.

Spain’s weather service described the dust storm as being “very intense (强烈) ”. At one point on Tuesday, the air quality in Madrid was the worst in the world. Government health experts warned people not to go outside without a mask, and to keep their windows and doors closed at home.

1. What turned Spain’s skies orange?

A．A huge cloud.	B．Pollutant from Europe.
C．Dust from Sahara.	D．Heavy rainfall.

2. What can we know about the Saharan Air Layer?

A．It’s helpful for farming.	B．It hits Spain every year.
C．It’s from South America.	D．It leads to forest fires.

3. Which word best describes the calima?

A．Attractive.

B．Unbelievable.

C．Common.

D．Useful.

4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Travel.

B．Nature.

C．Science.

D．Health.

7 . On Aug 7, Xu Shixiao and her partner, Sun Mengya, won gold in the first women’s canoe (划艇) double 500 m event at the Tokyo Games. It was also the first Olympic gold medal for China in the event.

Yet Xu’s journey to the Olympics was bumpy — she faced lots of difficulties.

In 2013, the news that women’s canoeing was still not an Olympic event dealt her a heavy blow. At that time, Xu’s coach suggested her either changing to another sport or retiring (退役).

It was impossible for her to change the sport at age 21. Xu gave up her career and found her first job as a saleswoman. The next year, she was promoted (晋升) as a human resources manager.

When Xu went to work as usual in a company in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, five years ago, she was surprised to get a call from her former coach, asking about her willingness to return to canoeing and compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games. Xu quickly made her decision.

“I quit my job, told my family about it and went back to training three days later. There was not much time left for me to prepare for the Olympics, “Xu recalls.” I never thought that one day I could go back to the sport. Now that I have started again, I will do my best.”

To catch the opportunity to go back to canoeing on the international level, Xu started her training —“as cruel as hell”. She began her daily exercises early morning and ended at 10: 30 p. m. Every day, she would set several detailed goals for her training. “Only when I reached all my daily goals, I would go ashore,” Xu says.

The more than two months of grueling (艰辛的) training finally paid off. Xu won two gold medals at the 13th National Games in two women’s canoe events, which meant she would be part of the national team to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.

1. What does the underlined word “bumpy” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Hard.

B．Smooth.

C．Positive.

D．Special.

2. What did Xu do after her retirement?

A．She changed to another sport.	B．She started up a business.
C．She got promoted in her thirties.	D．She worked in a company.

3. What is paragraph 7 mainly about?

A．Xu’s hard training.	B．Xu’s final goal.
C．The best time to exercise.	D．The benefits of canoeing.

4. What message does the author want to convey in the text?

A．Practice makes perfect.	B．Stay true to yourself.
C．Your hard work pays off.	D．Never too old to learn.

8 . Here are some amazing national forests in the United States that are perfect places to step outside and enjoy nature.

White Mountain National Forest

It has an area of 148,000 acres. This forest is known especially for its vast water resources, including 12, 000 acres of wetlands, 67 lakes, and so on. The forest houses almost the whole Mount Washington, the highest peak (山峰) in the northeastern United States, and is home to almost 200 kinds of birds.

Superior National Forest

Established (设立) in 1909, it is famous for its forest ecosystem and its clean lakes (more than 695 square miles of the forest are surface water). With over 3 million acres in total, there are some pretty important animals who call this forest home, including black bears and gray wolves.

White River National Forest

White River National Forest in northwest Colorado is the most visited national forest in the country. Established in 1891, the biggest threats (威胁) to this forest are wildfires and insects. In the 1940s, a widespread outbreak of beetles killed 99% of the trees in an area of over 1,000 square miles.

Inyo National Forest

Inyo National Forest is known as a best place for camping, hiking, fishing and skiing with 2 million acres near the borders of California and Nevada. Another impressive feature of this forest is its Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, home to the oldest living trees in the world, some of which are almost 5,000 years old.

1. What’s the area of White Mountain National Forest?

A．12,000 acres.

B．148,000 acres.

C．695 square miles.

D．1,000 square miles.

2. Which is home to black bears?

A．White River National Forest.	B．White Mountain National Forest.
C．Inyo National Forest.	D．Superior National Forest.

3. What is special about Inyo National Forest?

A．It’s famous for clean lakes.	B．It saw wildfires in the 1940s.
C．It has the oldest living trees.	D．It’s established in 1891.

9 . Born in Potsdam (in the Kingdom of Prussia) in 1821, Helmholtz was one of the 19th century’s most knowledgeable scientists, whose name turns up in the histories of multiple scientific fields and specialties. As a youngster, he had an interest in physics, but that seemed a financially unwise career choice. He went to medical school and studied physiology (生理学) instead, because he was drawn to others who promoted the point that physiology should be based on the principles of chemistry and physics, not the “vital forces” that had been popularly emphasized previously.

After earning his medical degree, Helmholtz served as an army surgeon before becoming professor of physiology at the University of Königsberg. During that time, he composed a groundbreaking paper on the conservation of energy, which made him a good reputation (名声) in science community. His main argument is that all science can be reduced to mechanics. It is emphasized that Newtonian mechanics and Lagrangian mechanics are mathematically equivalent (相等的), so a force can be measured by the Laplace method in terms of the energy transferred by the force or the work done by the force. All of this energy is conserved. While at Königsberg, he studied the nervous system, optics (光学) and acoustics (声学), especially with regard to the physiology of the senses. Then he moved on to the University of Bonn as professor of anatomy (解剖学) and physiology.

After some time at the University of Heidelberg, where he became interested in philosophy, in 1871 he was awarded the physics chair at the University of Berlin. At last he could focus on physics, emphasizing the importance of the principle of least action for explaining physical phenomena. He also explored the branches of Maxwell’s new theory. By this time, he was recognized as one of Germany’s premier scientists, until his death in 1894.

1. Why did Helmholtz choose to study physiology?

A．He was attracted by a different viewpoint.

B．He made the choice for economic difficulty.

C．He would like to make himself have more skills.

D．He preferred physiology to chemistry and physics.

2. What made Helmholtz popular among scientists?

A．His degree in medical science.	B．His talent in chemistry and physics.
C．His achievements as an army surgeon.	D．His paper on the conservation of energy.

3. What can be inferred about Helmholtz from the last paragraph?

A．He proved Maxwell’s new theory.

B．He was a famous philosopher.

C．He devoted his rest life to physical research.

D．He was a physical professor at Königsberg.

4. Which words can best describe Helmholtz?

A．Energetic and caring.	B．All-round and determined.
C．Humorous and courageous.	D．Knowledgeable and brave.