1 . Besides performing and modeling, Hannah travels the world giving presentations and talks, getting more people ______ (involve)in the conservation of ocean life. (所给词的适当形式填空)

2 . About 15 years ago, I packed my suitcase and traveled to a town a few hours away. I would have an important ______ the next day, so I arrived ______. When I woke up the next morning in the hotel and started to get ______, something came to my notice — I had ______ to pack a white shirt.

This discovery made me get into ______. There was only about an hour left. Without thinking, I ______ went down to the lobby (大厅) immediately and flew to the attendant at the front desk. I explained my ______ situation and asked if he could suggest a nearby store where I could get a new shirt. I received a response before I finished speaking. “Sir, I have got a ______,” The attendant replied. How excited I was when I heard that! But rather than ______ me to a nearby shop, the man did something ______. Without saying a word, he ______ his own white shirt and handed it to me.

I finally arrived on time. Things ______ in the end — I got my dream job. I expressed my ______ when giving back the shirt.

That nice ______ has stuck with me over the years and that man’s behavior has ______ me ever since. And so now, when I see someone who needs anything, I’m willing to share.

1.

A．speech

B．lecture

C．interview

D．conference

2.

A．as usual

B．on schedule

C．under pressure

D．in advance

3.

A．dressed

B．washed

C．shaved

D．occupied

4.

A．applied

B．learnt

C．forgotten

D．attempted

5.

A．panic

B．bitterness

C．disbelief

D．disappointment

6.

A．firmly

B．hurriedly

C．effortlessly

D．hopelessly

7.

A．sensitive

B．awkward

C．dangerous

D．financial

8.

A．secret

B．question

C．solution

D．discovery

9.

A．driving

B．directing

C．introducing

D．sending

10.

A．cheerful

B．unmatched

C．confusing

D．surprising

11.

A．removed

B．obtained

C．recommended

D．decorated

12.

A．got across

B．turned around

C．worked out

D．stood up

13.

A．support

B．interest

C．curiosity

D．gratitude

14.

A．bond

B．gesture

C．comfort

D．personality

15.

A．revised

B．challenged

C．assisted

D．impressed

3 . Childhood can bring a lot of awe (敬畏). Research also suggests that awe is important in promoting well-being beyond our individual lives — it can encourage our children to care for others.

A recent study by researchers Eftychia Stamkou, Keltner, and their colleagues invited children aged 8-13 to take part in an experiment. In the awe group, children were offered a short part of a movie that features a child transformed into a seal (海豹) and exploring the sea while in the joy group, children were offered a short part of another movie where friends were celebrating.

Researchers measured children’s kindness toward poor families by inviting children to support their food drive by spending as much time as they wanted in counting donated things, to make sure the poor got access to the donated food as quickly as possible. They also invited children to donate the reward they earned from taking part in the research (e.g., a snack or a museum ticket) to a poor family.

The results? Children who watched the awe-inspiring video spent more time counting food donations and donated their rewards to poor families more often compared to the children who watched the joy-inspiring video. These findings highlight that awe-inspiring art can motivate children to be sympathetic toward people who have been forcibly displaced (离开家园) from their countries of origin.

As parents, we can also seek out everyday experiences of awe in our communities to share with our children, like wall paintings of the city scenery and folk art. Awe can be inspired by music, like the harmonious sounds of a wooden guitar and the beat of a drum. Awesome architecture, like symphony halls, museums, and even features like staircases, can be a way to experience awe with our children.

1. What does the research find?

A．Awe should be inspired early.	B．Awe helps kids be more generous.
C．Individual lives affect kids’ health.	D．Training awe gives kids excitement.

2. What do we know about the children in the experiment?

A．They watched different movies.	B．They commented on the videos.
C．They were asked some questions.	D．They donated money to poor families.

3. Why did the awe group support the food drive more?

A．They learned this from a video.	B．They were motivated by the movie.
C．They liked to contribute to charity.	D．They were reminded by the homeless.

4. What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?

A．Give reasons for feeling awe.	B．List experiences of awe.
C．Show benefits of awe to kids.	D．Appeal for developing awe in kids.

4 . As the greenery returns, West Lake Longjing tea enters its harvesting period. And in one Hangzhou tea garden, huge mechanical arms have taken over the picking of tea leaf buds (芽). The arms belong to a smart tea-picking robot developed by Zhejiang Sci-Tech University. After five years of research and development, it has made its first appearance this year. The robot’s creation was driven by a labor shortage, with Zhejiang province facing a shortage of about 400,000 pickers.

“The robot contains an intelligent recognition model that was developed through learning from a large database of tea bud images,” said Professor Chen Jianneng. This allows the robot to automatically recognize tea buds with a success rate of more than 90 percent.

With a pull and a suck (吸), the robotic arm separates the buds from the branches and then puts them into a temporary storage box. Once all the buds in the target area have been collected, the picked buds will be passed from the temporary storage box to the machine’s final collection box.

Although it sounds easy, the harvesting process still faces limitations. According to Chen, factors such as a variety of production areas and weather conditions can affect the machine’s recognition abilities. Wet on tea leaves can cause the buds to stick to the walls of the tube when being sucked into the temporary storage box, leading to blockages. Additionally, the robot is currently limited to working on flat ground and slopes (斜坡) under 15 degrees, but many tea plants are grown on high mountains. These are problems that future models of tea-picking robots will have to overcome.

“We believe that harvesting robots will be a major future trend,” said Wu Chuanyu, leader of the research team. He added that in an optimistic scenario, about five years from now, machines will be available on the market to replace manual (人工) labor in the harvesting of West Lake Longjing tea in flat areas.

1. Why is the tea-picking robot developed?

A．To address the labor shortage.	B．To improve the quality of tea.
C．To reduce the cost of making tea.	D．To speed up the growth of tea buds.

2. What is the tea-picking robot able to do?

A．Predict weather conditions.	B．Process the tea buds fast.
C．Sort out the tea buds by size.	D．Identify the tea buds quite exactly.

3. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．Benefits brought by the robot.	B．Dangers caused by slopes.
C．Problems with tea picking industry.	D．Challenges faced by the robot.

4. What is Wu Chuanyu’s attitude towards the future of the robots?

A．Doubtful.

B．Confident.

C．Objective.

D．Unclear.

5 . For most of us, a large part of our work requires us to look at the screen for a long time.     1     Sadly, too much screen time can cause eye damage and affect our mood. While it is impossible to escape the screen completely, there are ways to reduce the time you place your eyes and brain under the screen strain.

    2     But constant chatting means our eyes are down on our phones and other devices for long. If possible, try and schedule phone calls with distant loved ones and make face-to-face catch-up with closer relatives. “In-person meetings provide a sense of connection and empathy that is difficult to replace via video,” Paul Axtell, corporate trainer and author of the book Meetings Matter, told The Washington Post.

Keeping up to date on your social media channels is fun and socially very important for many users. But these channels can also be a big time waster for many people.     3     The next step is to gradually reduce this, particularly on days when screen usage is high for other reasons.

If you live with someone else, you can try to take on your screen time together. Establish certain areas in your home, or time periods in the day, where you both agree to stay off of your phone.     4     Consider doing some hobbies together, like cooking dinner or playing a board game.

One of the biggest tech no-no’s that people commonly commit is bringing phones, computers, and more into bed with them. Don’t charge your phone next to your bed, as it will cause you to check for messages or even the time if you wake up during the night.     5    

A．One of the useful strategies is setting clear boundaries.

B．Try to limit how much time per day you will spend on social media.

C．You need regain control over the time spent on these digital devices.

D．Many of our online time-killing activities also add to the screen time.

E．Looking at the phone’s screen just before bed can affect your sleep too.

F．During that time, you can enjoy some face-to-face communication instead.

G．The Internet gives us various ways to stay in touch with friends and family.

6 . When we talk about protecting the environment and sustainability, we focus on factories and industries that produce cars, household objects, and materials used in production. However, the carbon footprint of the fast fashion industry is sizeable and should not be overlooked.

Fast fashion has seen quite the rise recently, with stores spreading far and wide all over the world. They mass-produce one collection after the other, always on trend, and always encouraging consumers to follow the said trend. However, what about the impact this kind of business model has on the environment?

The clothing industry is the second-highest polluter of water. Factories of fast fashion poured poisonous chemicals into clean water supplies because clothing production is a land-and water-intensive industry, responsible for 10% of all carbon release globally. Even after the clothes are produced in factories, they can still affect the environment. For example, polyester (涤纶) can release plastic microfibres into the water system, which contributes to the already existing plastic problem.

The fashion industry is indeed causing great harm to the environment; moreover, the clothes being made are not meant to last. In most cases, the quality is not there, and the clothes are only used a few times before being discarded. Before the rise of fast fashion, clothes were made to last and were not meant to have the high turnover that clothes have.

There are many designers who are committed to mass-producing their clothes in sustainable ways. Some big brands are also trying to make improvements in the materials they use and the mass-producing process, but big efforts are needed if we are going to see a change. What we as consumers can do is shop consciously and consider how the clothes have been made and whether we truly need that piece or not.

1. What can be inferred about fast fashion from the first two paragraphs?

A．It stresses offline sales.	B．It affects the environment seriously.
C．It is a sustainable industry worldwide.	D．It is popular among young consumers.

2. What is the impact of polyester mentioned in paragraph 3?

A．It makes clothing last long.	B．It reduces carbon footprint.
C．It results in water pollution.	D．It lowers the production cost.

3. What does the underlined word “discarded” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Thrown away.

B．Picked up.

C．Passed down.

D．Turned in.

4. What should consumers do to protect the environment according to the text?

A．Support big fashion brands.	B．Stop buying long-lasting clothes.
C．Think twice before shopping for clothes.	D．Change dressing styles frequently.

7 . When I was young, my mother was very much concerned for my happiness and was always there to support me. We had healthy boundaries (界限). When my own turn came for being a mother, I was determined to do so.

But as my daughter and I sat down to choose courses for the seventh grade, I felt the boundaries begin to fall. Students were allowed three electives (选修课) each term. Several of these were year-long courses—band, orchestra, yearbook and Spanish, and the rest were random (随机的) — technology education, drama, leadership and PE. I hated PE in my own school days.

We read the elective options carefully and sweet relief flooded through me. “You can sign up for band, yearbook and Spanish, and you won’t have to take PE ever,” I told her. I settled back into my chair, a weight taken off my chest. My daughter, however, frowned. “But I’m not sure I want to take Spanish. And I want to do the leadership class... and try drama!”

I broke in on her words with more practical wisdom. “You can’t pick the electives you want, though. They’re organized randomly. So you might get drama and leadership..., or you might get gym class or technology education. You might get the classes you want, and you might not. Is it worth risking having to take PE?” Finally, she chose to take the chance and signed up for band, yearbook and one period of the unknown elective. I reminded myself she was not me.

Watching your child walk into the trap of middle school is worse than experiencing it yourself. Motherhood, after all, is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. I am not going into the seventh grade again. It is my daughter’s turn. She is her own person, and while she is delicate and easily hurt, she is also stronger and more confident than I was.

1. What is the function of paragraph 1?

A．To present a fact.	B．To provide an example.
C．To introduce the topic.	D．To make a comparison.

2. Why did the author feel relaxed after reading the elective options?

A．Drama was her daughter’s favorite.	B．Her daughter followed her advice.
C．There were many year-long courses.	D．PE was optional for her daughter.

3. What did the author think of her daughter’s option?

A．It seemed organized.	B．It was uncertain.
C．It was made at random.	D．It sounded reasonable.

4. What does the author want to say in the last paragraph?

A．Motherhood is rewarding.	B．Mothers should learn to let go.
C．Children should ask for help if necessary.	D．Children are too young to make a decision.

8 . Sarah Lawrence College Writers Week

Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) Writers Week is a week-long workshop for high school students to improve their skills in writing. The workshop offers online and in-person programs, so that they can be more inclusive to people who do not have access to travel. The workshop also offers a theater element, so if a student is interested in both writing and theater (or writing for theater), this would be a great opportunity.

In these programs, participants are guided by writers, poets, and performance artists to give a unique perspective (视角). Other instructors include the Sarah Lawrence staff, as well as some of their graduate students.

●Qualification: Students entering 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade (must be over the age of 14)

●Cost: On-campus session: $1, 550, includes lunch (limited scholarships are available to Yonkers Public School students)

●Virtual: $1, 025

●Application deadline: Applications will open in early June of 2024 for the July and August sessions.

●Camp dates:

July Session (Virtual): July 15-July 19, 2024

August Session (On Campus): August 5-August 9, 2024

Location: Bronxville, New York or virtual

1. What do we know about the workshop?

A．It provides flexible choices.	B．It makes travel more convenient.
C．It offers low-income students scholarships.	D．It focuses on improving teaching methods.

2. Who is unfit to instruct students in the workshop?

A．A writer.	B．A poet.
C．An SLC teacher.	D．An SLC undergraduate.

3. When can you apply for the workshop in 2024?

A．June 7.

B．June 25.

C．July 15.

D．August 9.

9 . Skateboarder Robert Glover’s skills are seriously impressive, but his style isn’t what you’d expect. Born with sacral agenesis (骶骨发育不全), _________ the growth of his legs, Mr. Glover uses his upper body strength to operate his skateboard. Instead of _________ legs, as most skateboarders do, he uses his arms and chest to _________ the board.

The Namibian-born skateboarder, sailor and boxer speaks _________ about the power of not viewing obstacles (障碍) as limits and is _________ about sharing this message far and wide via social media.

“I don’t think obstacles are here to _________ us,” Mr. Glover said. “In my opinion, obstacles have been some of the biggest growing _________ both mentally and physically in my life.”

“Since I was young, I’ve _________ the idea of being in a wheelchair. Someone gave me their board and I just used it as _________. One day someone was like, ‘Hey, let’s check out the skate park’.

I saw the __________. I just fell in love with it. Adaptive skating is for disabled skaters who use any way, shape or form to __________ on a board.”

He added, “I’m disabled. It’s an unpleasant feeling and hard to __________ it. Skating is and always will be a source of __________. And the feeling of __________ something is just so good. Life is full of __________. Just go out there and try things your way.”

1.

A．monitoring

B．promoting

C．maintaining

D．limiting

2.

A．depending on

B．rolling over

C．lifting up

D．spreading out

3.

A．touch

B．control

C．reset

D．measure

4.

A．regularly

B．secretly

C．rudely

D．softly

5.

A．curious

B．concerned

C．enthusiastic

D．hesitant

6.

A．urge

B．block

C．remind

D．pity

7.

A．goals

B．intentions

C．opportunities

D．expects

8.

A．hated

B．expressed

C．developed

D．considered

9.

A．comfort

B．transport

C．pleasure

D．guidance

10.

A．sites

B．targets

C．arrangements

D．facilities

11.

A．dance

B．row

C．ride

D．slide

12.

A．trust

B．avoid

C．experience

D．explain

13.

A．relief

B．pressure

C．wisdom

D．risk

14.

A．flying

B．dreaming

C．exercising

D．landing

15.

A．competitions

B．lessons

C．possibilities

D．regrets

10 . Most Popular UK Destinations for a Staycation

Looking for a cheap stay cation to brighten up your winter? Here are the most popular destinations in the UK.

Blackpool

Whether you’re seeking the thrills of Blackpool Pleasure Beach or are keen to catch a glimpse of Blackpool Tower, the city’s most appealing attraction, the seaside town offers various amazing views. It’s no wonder the town has gained 980.8 million views on TikTok. With accommodation price £75 for a night, you’ll have a golden opportunity to enjoy Blackpool's Illuminations (彩灯) display and the Seaside Trail.

Searborough

North Yorkshire’s Scarborough sees 49,500 monthly searches and 686.4 million views on TikTok. One of the local highlights is the annual St Nicholas Fair. While a one-night stay in Scarborough costs £85, the town offers holiday-makers opportunities to experience ancient British culture at the 12th-century castle ruins.

Swansea

The Welsh town sees 27,100 monthly searches and has 622.4 million views on TikTok. Swansea’s Waterfront Wonderland brings with it the Alpine Village and various amusement attractions. Spending a night here costs just 10 pounds more than in Scarborough. But if you book a week earlier, you can get a 5 percent discount in total. With Cardiff only being an hour’s drive from Swansea, you have the perfect opportunity to catch a game of ice hockey.

Bournemouth

Bournemouth isn’t called Sunny Bournemouth for nothing, as holiday-makers can enjoy breathtaking views along the Jurassic Coast. With a World Heritage Site within its borders, it’s no surprise to see this town with the high number of views on TikTok (868.3 million). A one-night stay will cost you £105, giving you the perfect opportunity to get relaxed.

1. What is the most attractive in Blackpool?

A．Blackpool Pleasure Beach.	B．Blackpool Tower.
C．The Illuminations display.	D．The Seaside Trail.

2. How much will a tourist at least pay for a night in Swansea?

A．£ 70.

B．£ 85.

C．£ 85.75.

D．£ 90.25.

3. Which of the following has the second-highest number of views on TikTok?

A．Blackpool.

B．Swansea.

C．Scarborough.

D．Boumemouth.