2 . Why is the woman growing sunflowers?

A．To eat the seeds.

B．To enjoy the flowers.

C．To sell the seeds.

3 . Where are the speakers probably?

A．At home.

B．At the school.

C．In the hospital.

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。

Disha Florence never thought she would become a web novel writer. The lady from Bangladesh, was trying to find a way to free     1     (she) from the restrictions faced by a woman, a wish she has had since she was 8. It was then that she observed that being a girl meant she couldn’t play in the park like boys, and that she     2     (have) to learn to do housework.

As she grew up, she realised that     3     experience and knowledge, it’s impossible to be free. Therefore, while     4     (continue) her study, Florence worked as a volunteer, going to places and meeting people with or without her parents’     5     (permit). Her father told her, “You need to make your own money to do as you wish.” Florence found this advice logical,     6     didn’t know what to do.

At 22, she noticed on the Chinese reading app Webnovel that the website was hiring authors who     7     (say) to be able to make much money.

Without thinking further, Florence started writing and became     8     professional web novelist. Inspired by popular Chinese “CEO novels” on the app, Florence wrote her     9     (one) book. This story about self-respect and self-love,     10     characters are Chinese, is set in Europe.

Now Florence has about 164,200 readers on Webnovel and is working on another two books.

7 . 假如你是李华，你校将举办以“保护海洋安全·抵制核废水排海”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你根据以下要点提示写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1.现状；
2.你的倡议。
要求：词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：nuclear waste核废水
Dear students,

It’s my great honour to stand here to give a speech.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thanks for your listening!

8 . When colds and flu hit, many people automatically turn to over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to push through and treat their symptoms. Although these medicines are easily accessible and widely used, it might come as a surprise to many people to learn that they are not risk-free. A study estimated that every year, 26,735 people went to the emergency room for adverse (不利的) events related to OTC cold and cough medicines.

When two or more drugs are used together, their interactions can sometimes produce unexpected harmful effects. Physicians are typically knowledgeable about potential drug interactions, so it is very important for patients to ask their healthcare providers which OTC medicines are safe for them to use.

It is important to read the package ingredients of OTC medicines closely to avoid duplication of doses (剂量重复). Cold medicines are typically made up of multiple ingredients. A person who takes a single-ingredient medicine paired with one of these multi-ingredient medicines can receive an unsafe dose of that ingredient.

While everyone could potentially experience adverse effects from cold and flu medicines, some groups — including older adults, children and pregnant women — may be at greater risk. Older people who are using prescribed drugs to treat multiple health conditions may have a higher risk of drug interactions because of the higher number of medicines being used at the same time to treat different conditions. The aging body is not as expert at absorbing, distributing and clearing medicines as younger bodies are. This can put older adults at higher risk for an overdose and drug-to-drug interactions with some medicines.

The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not recommend giving cold medicines to children under age 4. Because of a variety of factors, young children have a higher risk of an accidental overdose and adverse events that could lead to death.

1. What does the author advise patients to do in Paragraph 2?

A．To ask for suggestions from doctors.	B．To buy medicines from hospitals.
C．To read the package ingredients of drugs.	D．To take drugs as early as possible.

2. What’s the purpose of mentioning cold medicines in Paragraph 3?

A．To provide a medical choice for people who catch a cold.

B．To show cold medicines are more likely to cause bad effects.

C．To explain OTC medicines often have more than one ingredient.

D．To stress the importance of learning about medicines’ ingredients.

3. What can we infer about older people in Paragraph 4?

A．They can’t cope with aging positively.	B．Their body can’t handle medicines easily.
C．They are more easily affected by diseases.	D．Their desire for health makes them unwise.

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Say No to OTC Drugs	B．Tips on Taking OTC Drugs
C．OTC Medicines May Not Be Safe	D．How to Deal with an OTC Drug Overdose

9 . What is the man’s attitude toward the rise of fuel cost?

A．Worried.

B．Unconcerned.

C．Positive.

10 . The village super league, or “Cun Chao” in Chinese, is a soccer game among different villages in Rongjiang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, and it is so down-to-earth but popular that it has attracted not only the attention of football legend Michael Owen, but also millions of Chinese netizens (网民), who are paying attention to this non-professional football league.

The players come from a variety of backgrounds. They are vendors, drivers, students, carpenters, tilers, former butchers and brick factory workers. Their ages range from 15 to over 40 years old. At the game site, representatives wearing various traditional national costumes play national musical. instruments and enter the arena (竞技场) with the players, and perform songs and dances.

“This kind of football game is natural and with ‘pureness’ and it is driven by the enthusiasm of the ordinary people not the economic benefits. The game is providing not only values of sports, but also a way of socialising with low costs,” an expert noted. “This kind of atmosphere is very rarely seen and is treasured, especially for people in urban areas who are getting increasingly busy and under great work pressure, and when they look at the fun, relaxing and down-to-earth way of life in the countryside, they will naturally be interested,” experts said. There is at least one good impact brought by “Cun Chao” to Chinese soccer—to make more people see the pureness of joy brought by the sport and encourage them to play soccer.

Today, more and more grassroots sports events are held in the mountains and are using sports as a medium to showcase the unique charm of the local area, reflecting a vibrant lifestyle filled with agricultural activities and rural fun.

1. Why does the author mention Michael Owen in Paragraph 1?

A．To show he is famous in China.

B．To tell about his love for China.

C．To suggest he has taken part in “Cun Chao”.

D．To prove the great popularity of “Cun Chao”.

2. What do we know about the players of “Cun Chao”?

A．They are from all walks of life.

B．Seniors are welcome to join the team.

C．Most of them are capable of playing national musical instruments.

D．They wear traditional costumes on the soccer field when competing.

3. What does “Cun Chao” influence Chinese soccer according to Paragraph 3?

A．To build more arena s in the countryside.

B．To help people know more about soccer.

C．To encourage more people to play soccer.

D．To make Chinese soccer known around the world.

4. What is the author’s attitude to sports events held in mountains?

A．Doubtful.

B．Favourable.

C．Ashamed.

D．Negative.