1 . 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。

Ma Mian Qun, also     1     (know) as “Ma Mian Zhe Qun (horse face pleats (褶) skirt) ”, is a kind of traditional Chinese dress. The question of why the dress     2     (name) Ma Mian Qun has always been puzzling. What’s the relationship between the animal’s name and the skirt? In fact, “Ma Mian” is a kind of structure used for defense in the city wall system.

But     3     its name is really related to the city wall is still a question to be confirmed. All the books about Ma Mian Qun, whether they are related to costumes, operas     4     cultural relics, only show that the smooth surface without pleats in the middle is called “Ma Mian”, but there is no     5     (far) explanation for the source of “Ma Mian”.

The Chinese Horse Face Skirt shows     6     unique structural design that pairs practicality with elegance. Its form-fitting waistband transforms into an A-line shape, characterized by a series of pleats that expand outward,     7     (offer) a glimpse of the wearer’s grace with every step.

The Horse Face Skirt, with its deep historical roots, has successfully transitioned into modern fashion, where it serves     8     a bridge between the past and present. In today’s fashion landscape,     9     (design) frequently draw inspiration from the Horse Face Skirt,     10     (skillful) weaving its traditional elements with a modern twist, which thereby broadens its appeal to a contemporary audience.

2 . Obese people experience discrimination (歧视) in many parts of their lives, and the workplace is no exception. Studies have long shown that obese workers, defined as those with a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or more, earn significantly less than their slimmer co-workers.

Yet the costs of weight discrimination may be even greater than previously thought. “The overwhelming evidence,” wrote the Institute for employment Studies, “is that it is only women living with obesity who experience the obesity wage penalty (薪资损失).” They were expressing a view that is widely aired in academic papers. To test it, The Economist has analyzed data concerning 23,000 workers from the American Time Use Survey, conducted by the Bureau of Labour Statistics. Our number-processing suggests that, in fact, being obese hurts the earnings of both women and men.

The data we analyzed cover men and women aged between 25 and 54 and in full-time employment. At a general level, it is true that men’s BMIs are unrelated to their wages. But that changes for men with university degrees. For them, obesity is associated with a wage penalty of nearly 8%, even after accounting for the separate effects of age, race, graduate education and marital status.

The conclusion — that well-educated workers in particular are penalized for their weight — holds for both sexes. Moreover, the higher your level of education, the greater the penalty. We found that obese men with a Bachelor’s degree (学士学位) earn 5% less than their thinner colleagues, while those with a Master’s degree earn 14% less. Obese women, it is true, still have it worse: for them, the equivalent figures are 12% and 19%, respectively (分别地).

Your line of work makes a difference, too. When we dealt with the numbers for individual occupations and industries, we found the greatest differences in high-skilled jobs. Obese workers in health care, for example, make 11% less than their slimmer colleagues; those in management roles make roughly 9% less, on average. In sectors such as construction and agriculture, meanwhile, obesity is actually associated with higher wages.

These results suggest that the total costs of wage discrimination borne by overweight workers in America are greater than expected. Now, it’s time for our governments to take it seriously.

1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in paragraph 2?

A．Obese men earn less salary.

B．Only obese women earn less salary.

C．Both obese men and women earn less salary.

D．Weight discrimination may be greater than previously thought.

2. Who may experience more discrimination compared to their colleagues according to the data?

A．A fat woman office director.

B．An obese construction worker.

C．An obese man with a bachelor’s degree.

D．A heavier female doctor with a Doctor’s degree.

3. What is the writer’s attitude of overweight discrimination?

A．Supportive

B．Objective

C．Subjective

D．indifferent

4. What might the author continue talking about?

A．Overweight discrimination in other countries.

B．The reason of discriminating obese people in their lives.

C．American people’s attitude towards overweight discrimination.

D．Actions taken against overweight discrimination in workplaces.

3 . 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。

In our weekly staff meeting, our editor Ashley was not pleased with the quality of our reporting. “Our readership is way down. We need better stories for this Thursday’s school newspaper. Does anybody have any ideas?” she said.

I handed her my article about our basketball team beating Deerfield High School the previous night by one point. “Sports stories are fun,” she said, “but not good enough for the front page. We need something to really get people ‘s attention.”

After our meeting, we left the newsroom together and heard someone screaming, “Perry is missing!” Perry was a big red parrot and had been our school mascot (吉祥物) for ten years. He played an important role in students’ lives, both in and out of class. He had also been a constant presence at school events, inspiring a sense of unity among students.

Everyone gathered around Perry’s empty cage, heartbroken. Suddenly, a student from the crowd came over and showed me a photo. “You’re a reporter for the school paper, right? I happened to take this yesterday,” he said. In the photo was a Deerfield High School basketball player with something large hidden under his shirt around the size of a parrot.

“He must have stolen Perry to get back at us for winning the game!” Ashley cried. We hurried back to the newsroom, agreeing to run the photo on the front page with the headline “Deerfeld Stole Perry.” “This is just the story we need. Everyone will read it,” Ashley said confidently.

After she left, I took a closer look at the photo. The clock in the background read 4:15 pm, but our game against Deerfield hadn’t started until 4:30 pm. Why would the boy have taken Perry before we even played? An uneasy feeling came over me that we might have falsely accused someone.

I went to Perry’s usual caretaker to ask if he knew Perry was missing. ”He’s not missing. He’s retired. He’s ready for some quieter days,“ he said. Learning the truth, I immediately told Ashley and suggested writing a story to say goodbye to Perry.

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1.续写词数应为150左右:
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

To my surprise, Ashley insisted on reporting the “Deerfield Stole Perry” story.

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On Thursday, the paper came out with the headline “Bye-Bye, Perry” on the front page.

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4 . How to Host a Book Swap

If you love the written word, you probably have a pile of books somewhere in your home.     1    If you’re becoming alarmed at the price of new books, hold a book swap. The idea is pretty simple Guests bring books to share, and the accumulated books are then redistributed to new owners. If you’ve never held a book swap before, here are a few tips.

Send out invitations. A formal invitation should include the address, date and duration. A 2 to 3 hour party gives everyone a chance to enjoy the time and leave happy.     2    Three books is pretty standard. If you want extras around, don’t set a maximum.

Provide enough space. Some people use one large dining table and start piling up books when they run out of space.     3    They can offer people a chance to consider their selections without having to juggle piles of books while they’re doing it.

    4    To make sure guests can find what interests them, the easiest way to do this is to mart sections on the table for specific types of books. When people arrive, hand out a brief set of instructions, asking them to place their books in the right category.

Make it a party. When you’re in the planning stages, think party and you’ll be one step ahead of the game.     5    Create some good interactions with a little background music. Have an area set aside for coats and bags. Remember, you are hosting a party!

A．Organize books by types.

B．Prepare different kinds of books.

C．Offer food that’s easy to eat in a bite or two

D．However, the area around the book table may be small.

E．But there’s always a new book around that interests you.

F．Actually, a couple of tables can take care of the problem.

G．It’s also a good idea to limit the number of books guests bring

5 . How to Visit the Louvre in 2024

People line up at more than one entrance to get into the largest museum on the planet, the Louvre. In this guide, we’ll walk you right through something you need to know to visit the Louvre. This way, you’ll be prepared to visit one of the greatest collections of art in the world.

Opening Hours

Monday: 9 a.m. — 6 p.m.

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday: 9 a.m. — 6 p.m.

Thursday: 9 a.m. — 6 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. — 9:45 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. —6 p.m.

Sunday: 9 a.m. —6 p.m.

Lucky for you, the museum also has a night opening on Fridays where the museum stays open until 9:45 p.m.

Tickets

Tickets can be bought at the museum for €15 or online for €17. Admission is free for anyone under 18 with an official ID card and residents of the European Economic Area under 26 with an official certificate of residence or valid ID card.

How Long to Spend at the Louvre

Short Answer: 3 hours inside. The museum is massive—the largest on Earth, so that should be something to take into consideration. It also has a rich collection of artwork, sculpture, and even medieval ruins.

Click on the link for more information. hutps://thetourguy.com/.

1. When is the Louvre not open?

A．Monday.

B．Tuesday.

C．Wednesday.

D．Sunday.

2. How much should a Chinese couple pay to visit the Louvre by booking tickets online?

A．€15.

B．€17.

C．€30.

D．€34.

3. Where is the text taken from?

A．A website.

B．A novel.

C．A magazine.

D．A newspaper.

6 . How to keep a good friendship

It’s not easy for everyone to make friends. Once you have friends, it takes contributions and work on both sides to keep the friendship going. In order to keep a good friendship, you will have to take time to develop your friendship.

Work at keeping a two-way street with your friends. If only one person is attempting to be a good friend, the friendship isn’t going to work. It has to be a partnership where both contribute equally.     1     If you only take and never give, the friendship will fall apart.

    2     Don’t stand by and watch your friend make mistakes. If you think your friends is making a mistake, express your concerns. Be honest about how you feel, but be careful not to criticize your friend.

Try to avoid fighting and arguing. Naturally there will be times when you disagree with each other, but don’t blow things out of proportion(小题大做).     3     Most situations people argue over aren’t worth ending a good friendship.

Never date each other’s boyfriend or girlfriend. This is something that can tear a friendship apart. Friends should have enough love and respect for each other not to do things to hurt each other.     4    

Be there for each other through good times and bad times.     5     Give each other room to grow, and give the friendship room to grow.

A．Communicate with one another.

B．Speak up in order to protect your friend.

C．A good friendship is both give and take.

D．Instead, try to talk things over and put the situation to rest.

E．If you realize that, your friendship will greatly improve.

F．This includes not dating anyone your friend has dated.

G．Celebrate each other’s success, and help each other get through failures often.

7 . When was the last time you used a telephone box? I mean to make an actual phone call — not to shelter from the rain. Ages ago, right? The last time I used a phone box for its intended purpose was…2006. I was conducting auditions (试演) for my play in my tiny old shared house in London. Hoping to impress some talented actors to come and work for me for nothing, I spread some throws over the sofas and lit candles to make it seem a bit more ”young professional”.

As I rushed outdoors to empty the wastepaper baskets, the door swung shut behind me. Suddenly I was locked outside. My mobile phone was inside, but luckily there was a telephone box across the street. So, I called Directory Assistance, got put through to our landlady’s managing agent, and had a spare key sent to me with just enough time to get back in before the actors arrived.

As it has been many years since I last used one, I should hardly be surprised that then are no longer any public telephones near my house. The last one standing has just been turn into a “mini community library”: any passer-by can “borrow” a book from its shelves return it later, or replace it with another title from their own collection.

For a few months after the “library” opened, I didn’t bother taking a look, as I had assumed that it would be stuffed full of cheese love stories. Then I noticed fork conducting spring cleans dropping boxes of voluminous books on various subjects there. And these books were free. This unbeatable price-point encouraged me to experiment with dozens of titles that I would never normally consider buying. And I’ve discovered some great books!

If I ever get trapped outside my house again, my local telephone box will, sadly no longer be able to connect me with my keys. But it can certainly keep me entertained while I wait for my wife to rescue me.

1. What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?

A．The play.	B．The shared house.
C．The sofa.	D．The telephone box.

2. Why did the author use the telephone box in 2006?

A．To place an urgent call.	B．To put up a notice.
C．To shelter from the rain.	D．To hold an audition.

3. What do we know about the “mini community library”?

A．It provides phone service for free.	B．Anyone can contribute to its collection.
C．It is popular among young readers.	D．Books must be returned within a month.

4. Why did the author start to use the “library”?

A．He wanted to borrow some love stories.

B．He was encouraged by a close neighbour.

C．He found there were excellent free books.

D．He thought it was an ideal place for reading.

8 . “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a poor man.” As the old saying tells us, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It provides us with energy after a long night without food. If people don’t have breakfast in the morning, they will feel tired and get angry easily. Breakfast helps children stay more focused at school. A study showed that children who eat breakfast regularly score higher in most subjects.

Breakfast is also important for losing weight. If you have a balanced breakfast, you will eat less throughout the day.

Healthy and balanced breakfast should include some protein like eggs, milk or a little meat which makes you energetic all day. Carbohydrates(碳水化合物) like rice or bread can keep you active. Vegetables and fruit have the vitamins that humans need.

In China, breakfast is different from region to region. However, porridge with pickles(腌菜), baozi, noodles, soybean milk and youtiao are common throughout the whole country. Although Western culture influenced China a lot, most people still prefer traditional Chinese breakfast. They think that porridge and noodles are not only easily digested, but also can provide enough energy in the morning.

Some Western countries, they have some other kinds of food. For example, in the USA, they enjoy sausages, soft pancakes. In Canada, local people like eating pancakes!

1. The old saying in the first paragraph means that ________.

A．breakfast must be delicious

B．breakfast is eaten by the king

C．breakfast is the most important among the three meals

D．breakfast can make people feel like a nice man

2. Why do we need to have breakfast in the morning?

A．Because breakfast is helpful to our studies.

B．Because breakfast is the most delicious meal of the day.

C．Because breakfast offers energy to us after the whole night without food.

D．Because breakfast makes us feel excited.

3. Which of the following doesn’t belong to healthy breakfast?

A．Cola and butter.	B．A little meat.
C．Rice and bread.	D．Eggs and milk.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Chinese Traditional Breakfast	B．Breakfast and Health
C．Breakfast and Weight Loss	D．Western Breakfast

9 . Sometimes, animals act just as humans do. Officer Burgess found a mother duck pecking (啄) on his car. He figured she just wanted ________. But the pecking continued.

Officer Burgess grew ________when the duck ignored the food he threw out of the window. Instead, the duck________away just a bit, then stopped, looked back, and returned to the ________for some more pecking and screaming.

After the duck’s doing so for a second time, Officer Burgess ________got out of his car to follow the duck. But he wasn’t prepared for what he was about to ________!

“She led me about 100 yards away to this grassy________near a lake where I saw one of her ________all tangled up (缠住) in some string. His little feet were ________” the officer explained. “She led me straight to him.”

Officer Burgess thought the mother duck might ________him if he tried to touch her baby, so he________the animal rescue center for help. The rescue group didn’t have any staff readily_______to assist, but a policewoman, Officer Cecilia Charron, decided she’d lend a ________.

When Officer Charron arrived, she went straight to work on carefully ________the little one. “The mother duck just________，like she knew. It was amazing,” Officer Burgess recalled. Once freed, the baby ran to its mama, and they safely________away.

It was an unbelievable ________for the shocked officers, and Officer Charron ________ teared up a bit.

Officer Burgess said, “I honestly don’t know why I decided to _______her, but I did. It makes me wonder-do they know to ________humans when they need help?”

1.

A．water

B．peace

C．food

D．protection

2.

A．curious

B．stubborn

C．happy

D．grateful

3.

A．hid

B．walked

C．broke

D．floated

4.

A．lake

B．road

C．sidewalk

D．car

5.

A．finally

B．sincerely

C．actually

D．exactly

6.

A．believe

B．find

C．hear

D．regret

7.

A．hallway

B．house

C．garden

D．area

8.

A．neighbors

B．nests

C．babies

D．wings

9.

A．kicking

B．sinking

C．climbing

D．wandering

10.

A．help

B．attack

C．admit

D．trap

11.

A．encouraged

B．warned

C．refused

D．called

12.

A．available

B．willing

C．powerful

D．certain

13.

A．volunteer

B．vehicle

C．hand

D．tool

14.

A．fixing

B．comforting

C．freeing

D．curing

15.

A．glared

B．watched

C．cheered

D．screamed

16.

A．escaped

B．flew

C．swam

D．carried

17.

A．experiment

B．goal

C．chance

D．moment

18.

A．even

B．yet

C．still

D．ever

19.

A．stop

B．drive

C．ignore

D．follow

20.

A．suffer from

B．turn to

C．come across

D．concentrate on

10 . 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。

Everyone makes     1     mistake at some point, but when we hurt our parents     2     love us all their life, it’s especially heartbreaking. The good news is that their big hearts have room for forgiveness if we just ask. Anna, a senior high school student, argued with her parents, and she     3     (write) a letter to his parents for forgiveness yesterday.

Dear Mom and Dad.

I’m sorry about my argument with you. I haven’t been the girl as you are expecting. My behavior was impolite. All I have done was just so stupid. I haven’t been focusing     4     what is more important. The two of you are always working hard for my brother and me. I’m sorry to miss the understanding of how hard you have been working for our family, and I just didn’t value anything I have. I now realize how you want everything to be perfect for     5     (we). It is wrong of me     6     (take) advantage of you giving me the first, the second, and the     7     (three) chances. I know if I keep     8     (perform) badly like this, I will never be a winner in the future. I want to go to college, and I want to make you take     9     (proud) in me. I promise to do better from now on.

Yours,

Anna.

Such an apology(道歉) letter is a     10     (use) way to start a conversation, and Anna’s parents forgave her.