1 . When people talk about American popular music, they don’t just mean country music or rock music. There are two other types of popular music with national and international appeal that are basically American. One is jazz. The other is a musical form associated with New York City theaters.

Jazz dates from African religious and folk music. The themes and songs of jazz music have historical origins. They come from songs sung by black Americans in church or at work. There have been different kinds of jazz music: bebop, ragtime, swing, boogie-woogie and others.

In playing jazz music, the performers combine rhythms and songs with their skills of improvisation (即兴创作). Modern jazz music has developed into a complex musical style enjoyed more by musicians and older jazz lovers than by the general public.

American theater has developed another American musical style. It is associated with a street in New York City, Broadway. Broadway musicals are dramatic productions in which the story is told partly by dialogue and partly through songs. The lyrics of these songs give background information about the story and express the feelings of the characters in the story. Many Broadway musicals have been made into movies that have been shown all over the world. Oklahoma, Sound of Music, My Fair Lady and West Side Story are some good examples.

Songs from these musicals and others have translations in various languages that are sung around the world. Many of them have become popular with people who have not even seen the musicals for which they were written.

1. What does jazz belong to?

A．Rock music.	B．Country music.
C．Traditional music.	D．American popular music.

2. What can we learn about jazz from Paragraph 2?

A．Its playing method.

B．Its popularity.

C．Its origin.

D．Its historical position.

3. Which of the following best describes modern jazz music?

A．It needs special skills to perform.	B．It is not well received by ordinary people.
C．It is welcomed only among musicians.	D．It is popular with the general public.

2 . 假定你是李华，你校澳大利亚交换生John发邮件说他加入了你校“中国艺术社”，该社团本学期开设了京剧，希望你能向他介绍一下京剧。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1．京剧及其历史；
2．京剧的人物角色等；
3．你的祝福与希望。
参考词汇：京剧 Beijing Opera
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear John ,

I’m Li Hua.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Your’s faithfully

Li   Hua

3 . 假如你叫李华，暑假将有10位英国学生来你校国际部学习中国书法(calligraphy),现需要一名志愿者。请用英语给国际部老师写一封邮件,内容要点如下:
1.提出申请；
2.介绍个人情况；
3.表达期望。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：traditional Chinese literature中国传统文学；Chinese characters汉字
Dear Sir,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

4 . 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。

Learning how to choose a career is important not only to adults but also to students at college. People decide to have their careers    1    (change) simply because they dislike the job they     2    (current) have. They take on the jobs not because they like them but because they need to make a living. In this case,     3    (get) career guidance is very important. The first step in choosing a career     4    (be) understanding yourself. This will help you realize what you enjoy doing. 

The best way to do this is take a personality test,     5     it is available on the Internet for free. It is also important to understand your values and know what you are willing to do. Next, visit career guidance centers or career     6    (website). If possible, apply for a volunteer that benefits you. You can get professional help and decide whether the career path is     7    (suit) for you or not. Finally, you should learn universal (广泛适用的) skills,     8     will help you get opportunities to change your career in the future. All in all, choosing a career is important because most of the time in our lives     9    (spend) on work.  

Therefore, putting interests and hobbies into careers can always lead    10     the best jobs.

5 . Adding to the achievements of a remarkable year, Taylor Swift has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2023.

Already a superstar before 2023, Swift's career has reached new heights thanks to the beginning of her Eras Tour that brought her 3. 5-hour performance to 66 shows in 23 cities across North America, Argentina and Brazil. Promoted by her tour, Swift has been named the most-streamed female artist in the history of Spotify and Apple Music. According to Billboard, the tour made about$900 million (about 6. 4 billion yuan) in 2023. In addition, the tour's movie Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour became the biggest concert movie of all time, taking more than $250 million globally.

As she was declared (宣布) a billionaire by Bloomberg in November, a hidden “Taylor Swift economy” also promoted sales for business owners across the U. S. From soaps to a cruise inspired by her different “eras”, interest in Swift-related products went way up.

Apart from her financial contributions, Swift made a significant cultural impact by taking back control of her music. In 2019, her old record label, Big Machine, sold the master tapes of her first six albums (专辑) to Scooter Braun. The sale meant that she didn't have the rights to the albums. In response to this, Swift began re-recording her first six albums, tagging (加标签于) them “Taylor's Version”. This move stressed her belief that artists deserve to own their work. “It's all in how you deal with loss,” she told Time. “I respond to extreme pain by resisting.”

Heading into 2024, Swift will start the Eras Tour again in Japan and Australia. As USA Today noted, “Her current top has been a long time coming, but it may also be just beginning.”

1. What do we know about Taylor Swift?

A．She broke a new record on her tour.	B．She toured South America before 2023.
C．Her achievements received great recognition.	D．Her performance began with the Apple Music.

2. How did Taylor Swift benefit from her Eras Tour?

A．She proved herself to be an artist.	B．She learned to make some products.
C．She got rich and regained album rights.	D．She sold her master tapes to a company.

3. What can we learn about Taylor Swift from the last paragraph?

A．She will end her music career.	B．She will continue her Eras Tour.
C．She will reach her top in Japan.	D．She will make a record in Australia.

4. What is the author's attitude towards Taylor Swift?

A．Admirable.

B．Uncaring.

C．Doubtful.

D．Critical.

6 . Rivers are very important. Humans rely on them for food and water. But rivers can destroy things, too. They can flood, or rise over their banks, making the water run into the nearby land. Floods can also kill humans and wildlife. However, floods are not always bad. Some ecosystems need them every once in a while.

Flooding can not only harm animals but also destroy habitats. For example, a flood in Australia in 2022 caused massive animal habitat loss. Flood waters can pick up dirt (泥土) from riverbanks, which makes the water dirty. Too much dirt will clog rivers and streams, preventing the river from flowing. Sometimes flood waters can carry pollution to the sea and harm marine life. In addition, flood waters can carry disease, including hepatitis A (甲肝) and cholera (霍乱) .

However, not everything about floods is bad. Sometimes they bring new life to ecosystems. Flood waters carry nutrients to the nearby land. Over time, the water dries up and leaves behind particles (微粒) of dirt and mud. The particles are called sediment (沉淀物) which can be good due to its ability to improve the dirt and helps plants grow. Floods are important to some animals as well. For instance, some animals see floods as a sign that it is time to mate or migrate. Floods leave sediment on river beds where baby fish can grow and carry nutrients for small animals in the water to eat. Moreover, in dry seasons, water might dry up, but floods help refill the wetlands, keeping the ecosystem going.

Floods are a part of nature. They can destroy living things and the environment. But some ecosystems need floods to survive.

1. What's the possible meaning of the underlined word “clog” in Paragraph 2?

A．Become.

B．Pollute.

C．Block.

D．Develop.

2. How do floods help ecosystems?

A．Nutrients carried by floods can make soil richer.

B．Floods make all the animals migrate more easily.

C．Tiny fish going with floods feed some animals.

D．Floods can improve the dirt and help plants grow.

3. What's the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．The way in which floods feed animals.	B．The benefits of floods to ecosystems.
C．An effective means of improving soil.	D．The reason for people's appreciating floods.

4. What's the best title of this article?

A．The Many Effects of Flooding	B．The Secret of Flooding
C．Floods-Everything Is So Bad	D．Floods-a Part of Nature

7 . Gabe and I were taking a road trip from Hamilton to Nelson. At around 5:30 p. m. , we were ________ on a mountain road. I was texting my family. We weren’t ________ there’d recently been flooding in the area.

When I ________ from my phone, I saw a wave of mud (一波泥浆) racing down the mountain. Gabe tried to brake (刹车), but it was too late. The mudslide sent our car ________ down the cliff. It ________ on its side among some trees.

I don’t know how long we were unconscious, but I woke up to the ________ of Gabe moaning (呻吟). We had no phone signal, so all we could do was ________ for help. But my chest hurt too much to even ________. So Gabe started shouting as loud as he could.

Luckily, four men spotted us and went to our ________. On our way up, Gabe was in ________, slipping in and out of consciousness, and I ________ didn’t think he was going to make it.

When the medical team finally reached us, they ________ us into separate ambulances. I was swearing a lot as they took us away — I didn’t think I’d ever see my boyfriend again.

We spent weeks in hospital. Even after ________, I’ll walk with a limp for the rest of my life, and Gabe lost the vision in his left eye.

Before this all happened, we were happy-go-lucky people. We’re even more ________ now. Despite the ________ we suffered, we’re grateful that we’re still living a pretty good life.

1.

A．cycling

B．hiking

C．driving

D．jumping

2.

A．aware

B．happy

C．confident

D．anxious

3.

A．gave in

B．checked out

C．fell apart

D．looked up

4.

A．dropping

B．erupting

C．crashing

D．sheltering

5.

A．tapped

B．landed

C．cracked

D．swept

6.

A．sound

B．behavior

C．company

D．scene

7.

A．cry

B．wave

C．turn

D．fire

8.

A．suffer

B．beat

C．shake

D．breathe

9.

A．site

B．rescue

C．emergency

D．struggle

10.

A．trouble

B．shock

C．protest

D．demand

11.

A．honestly

B．obviously

C．responsibly

D．confusingly

12.

A．treated

B．drove

C．loaded

D．exchanged

13.

A．exercises

B．restorations

C．operations

D．experiments

14.

A．determined

B．curious

C．focused

D．positive

15.

A．injuries

B．ruins

C．sweats

D．traps

8 . Do you like Chinese traditional painting and dance ? They are two important parts of the traditional Chinese art. But what about when they meet each other?

This year, a dance drama titled Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting (《只此青绿》) was staged on CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala and became popular.

According to CCTV, this poetic dance program was inspired by the 900-year-old Chinese painting A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains (《千里江山图》). Created by Song Dynasty painter Wang Ximeng at about 18, the painting is amazing in its sweeping size, rich coloration and the expressive details, reported CCTV. It shows a Chinese blue-green landscape: “mountains and groupings of infinite (无限的) rise and fall between cloudless sky and rippling (涟漪的) water”.

When the dancers moved elegantly, audiences seemed to be looking at the moving mountains and rivers. “It brings me a pure experience of beauty. It is not only a drama but also an exhibition. Vast mountains and rivers are coming to life!” Internet user Mo Weisha wrote in a review. “More than a thousand years later, green mountains and rivers still impress people as they did long ago.” Some people even decided to watch the dance again when it was staged in the theaters later. In fact, in recent years, more and more modern shows feature Chinese traditional culture and have received warm welcome. As for the reason, it is due to people’s great love for traditional culture.

“The younger generations have grown up with a more open mind. They accept Chinese culture and are proud of it.” Yao Wei, director of Henan TV Station’s Innovation Center, told China Daily.

1. What’s the writing purpose of Paragraph 1?

A．To show a doubtful attitude.	B．To introduce the topic.
C．To describe the art world.	D．To raise a question.

2. Who created the 900-year-old Chinese painting A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains?

A．Wang xizhi.

B．Zhao mengfu.

C．Wang Ximeng.

D．Not mentioned.

3. What inspired the poetic dance?

A．CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala.	B．Song Dynasty painter Wang Ximeng.
C．A Chinese blue-green landscape.	D．An ancient Chinese traditional painting.

4. Why did this poetic dance enjoy welcome?

A．Traditional culture is accepted and loved by people.

B．Green mountains and rivers greatly impress people.

C．The poetic dance can be staged in the theaters later.

D．Increasing modern shows feature Chinese traditional culture.

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。

Not only did Michelle Yeoh claim her first Oscar win for the hit film Everything Everywhere All At Once, but she did it while making history as the first Asian woman     1     (win) Best Actress.

    2     , her road is paved with obstacles (阻碍) . And she is not hesitant in raising awareness about prejudice (偏见) she     3     (encounter) throughout her career. She has been an actor for nearly 40 years, but it's taken the huge success of Everything Everywhere All At Once to elevate her to a new height of fame and recognition. Her excellent performance as Evelyn,     4     Asian-American immigrant (移民) mother struggling to make ends meet finally     5     (reveal) her personal appeal and exceptional talent to the rest of the world.

Yeoh took the stage to deliver a     6     (touch) speech with advice to never give up on your dreams. She dedicated her win     7     “the Asian community and anyone     8     has ever been identified (认定) as a     9     (minor) ”. For all the little boys and girls who look like me     10     (watch) tonight, this is a beacon (灯塔) of hope and possibilities. And ladies, don't let anybody tell you you're ever past your prime.

10 . Liza was so _________ (frighten) in the darkness that she couldn't make a sound then. (所给词的适当形式填空)