1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the distance between the woman’s house and the new supermarket?

A．One block away.

B．Two blocks away.

C．Three blocks away.

2. Why does the woman want to go to the new supermarket?

A．Its goods are cheaper.

B．Its environment is nicer.

C．Its workers are friendlier.

3. Where did the man go yesterday?

A．A racing club.

B．A car exhibition

C．A driving school.

4. How does the man find these specially-made turns for drivers?

A．Strange.

B．Common.

C．Challenging.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What should you know when in a hotel?

A．How to offer a tip.

B．When to use the hair dryer.

C．Where to put your luggage.

2. Which of the following is the electricity in North America?

A．130 volts.

B．110 volts.

C．220 volts.

3. Why is the long-distance call so expensive?

A．Because it is special.

B．Because the time is long.

C．Because the hotel adds a high service charge.

4. What is the speaker talking about?

A．The service in the hotel.

B．The fee of a long-distance call.

C．The charge of the hotel.

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。

Sora, a new AI model developed by OpenAI — creator of chatbot ChatGPT —     1     (become) a global sensation (轰动) since its being launched. Sora can generate high-quality video clips based on given text prompts, in     2     (compare) with ChatGPT, which is only text-to-text.

The model understands     3     the user has asked for in the prompt and how those things exist in the physical world.

Liu Xingliang, director of the Data Center of China Internet, said Sora is     4     (undoubted) a major breakthrough for AI. “It demonstrates AI’s     5     (advance) ability to understand and create complex visual content and brings about unprecedented opportunities and challenges for content creation, entertainment and film and television production industries. The video-generation model will help creators turn their ideas     6     reality at a faster speed and at a lower cost,” Liu said,     7     (add) that AI is expected to play a more important role in the future.

Still, it does not necessarily mean the end of traditional industries, and more effort is needed     8     (explore) new artistic forms and expression methods by integrating AI technology. Meanwhile, experts say using text-to-video AI models raises a lot of     9     (concern) about ethics, copyright protection, personal privacy leakage and data security. Ensuring the authenticity and transparency of the content has become     10     important issue, and we need to set up rules to ensure the healthy development of such technology.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What should people do to rent a Nice Ride bike?

A．Show the ID card.

B．Download an app.

C．Get the membership card.

2. What encourage more people to choose biking?

A．The short supply of gas.

B．Concerns about the environment.

C．The request of the government.

3. Which country has the largest bike-share program?

A．Australia.

B．The US.

C．China.

4. How does the US Department of Transportation support cycling?

A．Build on-street bike lanes.

B．Provide thousands of bikes.

C．Start bike-share programs.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did Landon succeed in doing?

A．Managing his own business.

B．Completing a degree in Computer.

C．Getting into a college.

2. How much does Jason’s school charge per year now?

A．$20,000.

B．$40,000.

C．$60,000.

3. What does the man think of college education?

A．It costs less now.

B．It isn’t necessary.

C．It is meaningful.

4. What are the speakers talking about?

A．What major to choose.

B．Whether to go to college.

C．How to pay for university.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What are the members asked to do?

A．Collect money for the children.

B．Help prepare for the yearly event.

C．Invite teachers to attend the yearly event.

2. Which is the thing that should be done for the party?

A．Cooking the dinner.

B．Making everyone sign up.

C．Cleaning up before the party.

3. Where does the money for the Christmas festival come from?

A．Normal membership fees.

B．The government.

C．Every member.

4. Who will be given the presents?

A．People who attend the party.

B．Children who have no parents.

C．The members of the organization.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman blame the man?

A．He broke the alarm clock.

B．He put on wrong shoes.

C．He got up late.

2. What color of the wallet is the man looking for?

A．Black.

B．Brown.

C．Blue.

3. Where does the man find his wallet?

A．In the drawer.

B．On the desk.

C．In his pocket.

4. How will the speakers go to the airport?

A．By train.

B．By taxi.

C．By bus.

8 . Why does the man make an apology?

A．He gets the woman into trouble.

B．He is often absent without explanation.

C．He forgot to help the woman ask for leave.

9 . 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。

As awareness of the human impact on the environment     1     (increase), people are becoming more willing than ever before, to accept clean lifestyles. But some people aren’t totally sure where to begin. While large steps require planning, smaller steps can    2     (take) right away.

In many cases, your choices will depend     3    various factors: where you live, the resources available to you, your lifestyle, and others. Therefore there is probably no “one-size-fits-all” solution to going green. But there are plenty of things you can do     4     (live) a greener life, through your day-to-day     5     (activity), and most of these apply to just about anyone.

Save water. Every drop of tap water you use consumes energy. It might just be water, but a lot of fossil fuel (矿物燃料) is consumed in processing it. You can turn the tap off while       6     (brush) your teeth and collect rainwater for use in your garden.

Wear the right clothing. Your choice of clothing can make a big       7     (different) to the environment. One of       8    most heavily grown crops is cotton. Chemicals       9    are used as insecticides (杀虫剂) harm the environment, and harm people’s health. Try to find and buy clothing that uses these       10     (nature) materials. Wearing such clothing is also better for your health.

10 . Much like our guts (内脏), cities too have various types of microorganisms (微生物) that grow in the environment. And, much like analyzing the microorganisms in our guts can show important details about our physical condition, doing the same thing with a city’s microorganisms can help us understand data on the kinds of bacteria and other small life forms that are living alongside urban people.

While it’s possible to use human researchers to collect data on a city’s microorganisms, that kind of field research can be costly, difficult, and time-consuming. In 2010, honeybees in Brooklyn visited a nearby cherry factory, producing bright-red honey. This caused researchers to examine what other things New York’s honeybees were bringing back to their hives. It struck the researchers that this might be an easier way to collect microorganisms than to search for them on subway poles or sidewalks. So in a new study, researchers decided to seek help from the honeybee, which spends its days exploring cities all over the world, to learn about the urban microenvironments.

The team analyzed hive debris (碎片) from around the world and had some interesting findings. In Sydney, the hive debris showed DNA from microorganisms that can break down rubber, while in Melbourne, a significant amount of DNA from eucalyptus, a kind of tree originally from Australia, appeared at the bottom of hives. And the hive debris from Venice had microorganisms commonly found in rotting wood.

The analysis of Tokyo hives not only found DNA from local unique microorganisms, but also showed the presence of a microorganism that can cause disease among humans. This finding led the team to believe that using bees to learn about urban environments might be a great way to track the spread of human diseases.

While the study is still at the initial stage and it remains to be seen whether honeybees will help scientists find diseases or help city planners make cities greener one day, the insects’ great promise as little research helpers is obvious.

1. What does the author want to express in the first paragraph?

A．The significance of studying microorganisms in cities.

B．The role of small life forms in urban ecosystems.

C．The relationship between microorganisms and human health.

D．The similarities of microorganisms in our guts and those in cities.

2. Why did researchers turn to honeybees for help?

A．They are skilled at exploring remote places.

B．They are willing to be close to human researchers.

C．They can collect cities’ microorganisms in a productive way.

D．They have a natural talent for recognizing microorganisms.

3. What does the new study find out?

A．Bees in Venice primarily feed on rotting wood.

B．Hive debris from diverse places has unique DNA material.

C．Bees in Melbourne have the ability to break down rubber.

D．Bees exhibit different living habits based on their living places.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Honeybees Can Help Analyze DNA from Microorganisms

B．Microorganisms are Significant to Human Health

C．Honeybees Reveal Urban Microorganisms through Hive Debris

D．Urban Microenvironment’s Richness is Beyond our Imagination