1 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. amazed       B. symbols       C. participated          D. possibly   E. significant     F. runs     G. sparkle       H. issues   I. key J. willingly       K. relevant

Joining charity (慈善) event to make Christmas trees sparkle

In the West, Christmas trees are the    1    of Christmas seasons. But without decorations, what is a Christmas tree? Students from US held a decoration charity event, so the trees could have the    2    .

When Eleventh grader Caroline    3    in the charity event, she was carefully placing the fifty sets of decorations. Like many people where she's from, Christmas is her favorite holiday.

It all started with Caroline's teacher, Kellye Deane. Last year, Deane and her students    4    helped put tree kits together. This year she wanted to try something new.They hope to make trees shining just in time for Christmas and help hundreds of families that have financial    5    across US.

Deane is now working with Angie Slaughter, who    6    the Holly Jolly Christmas Project, which gives away Christmas trees to families in need every year. “What I plan to do is to look at the elementary schools that have the most free or low priced lunches because there’s    7    a greater financial need there. I work with the social workers and school teachers there, hoping to achieve more    8    results,” said Slaughter.

The students are    9    at the fact that there’s going to be a tree in someone’s home where there wasn’t one before. For the first time ever, the families are going to be able to have a Christmas tree just like the ones they’ve seen in commercials and movies. Slaughter will start to hand out Christmas tree kits to local elementary schools in early December. “The    10    is the person, not the decorations. That’s what makes this special” said Deane.

2 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word, for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Finding safe places to interact

“Why are young people staying away from their relatives?” Recently, this question     1     (cause) a heated discussion online. In fact, young people are not “giving up” their blood ties, but turning their focus to online socializing. According to a report     2     was released by a social app in May, about 60 percent of young people have no more than two close friends. For them, social apps have become the main way     3     (make) their circle bigger.

Many people believe     4     this change partly comes from the need for a lot of moves in modern times. Long-distance migration (移居) is now common across the country. Because of moving with their families, young people are unable to keep in touch with their relatives, and they become     5     (active) online.

Moreover, online socializing     6     (favor) by many people because it provides a more personal feeling. For those     7     are uneasy with real-life socializing, doing it online allows them to escape from “embarrassing” social scenes. With different social apps. making friends can be satisfied in a comfortable way. “As a shy person, I prefer non-face-to-face talks on social apps     8     I don’t have to worry about the things that make me unconfident,” said 18-year-old Wu Ruilin from Ya’an, Sichuan province. Through apps like Soul, Bilibili, and Zhihu, young people     9     find someone with similar interests. “have some close friends in music and programming circles.     10     (communicate) with them online always offers me a more relaxing atmosphere to explore these interests,” said Wu.

3 . 假设你是明启中学的李明。近期你校将组织一场关于“是否支持动物表演”的辩论赛，引起了同学们的广泛关注。请用英语写一篇短文表达你的观点。(字数：100-120)
文中应包含以下内容：
1.你是否支持动物表演；
2.你支持或反对的理由。
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4 . 请确保你的写作话题与寒假密切相关，这有可能帮助你在所有学生中脱颖而出。(which) (汉译英)

5 . 由于我没有意识到教育理念因文化而异，因此我做出了错误的决定。 (vary) (汉译英)

6 . 几次实验之后，他的想法证明是有创造性的。(turn) (汉译英)

7 . Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given expressions to complete the sentences.

in turn       be responsible for       pose no threat to       in memory of   make efforts to       be ignorant of          fascinate ... with        a variety of     rather than          comment on

1. Professor Li ________________ the ruins of buildings and temples in Rome.
2. Because he ________________ the software of the company, he finally failed to pass the interview.
3. Many people feel it impolite ________________ leaders’ decisions, although there is something wrong with them.
4. Now our school ________________ meet the needs of students for activities after class.
5. ________________ the great astronaut, it’s said that a film will be made to help people know about his life.
6. Plants and flowers flourished in the garden, which ________________ led to the thriving of hundreds of different species.
7. Don’t expect others to ________________ your happiness and success.
8. He had a taste for ________________ paintings when he was young.
9. International affairs should be settled by peaceful talks ________________ by violence.
10. The poisoned food, which had been removed from stores, ________________ public health.

8 . The world’s population reached five billion on the day I was born. That was in Indonesia back in 1987, and my parents was shocked that there were so many people on the planet.     1     In October 2011, the seven billionth baby was born, and experts predict that there will be ten billion of us before the end of this century.

    2     If you said “hello to a different person every second, it would take you 222 years to greet everyone on the planet. If seven billion people made a human chain with their hands, the chain would go to the moon and back nine times.

The human population has never been bigger, but in some ways the planet seems to begetting unbelievably smaller. In the past, travellers from Europe to Indonesia spent months at sea. Now you just have to sit on a plane for a few hours. When you arrived in another country a hundred years ago, you saw unfamiliar styles of clothing and buildings and discovered a completely different culture. In many places today, clothing and new buildings are very similar, and people enjoy the same things.     3    

Even the languages that we use are becoming more global. There are around seven thousand languages in use today.     4     I grew up in a small village where everyone spoke Baras, one of Indonesia’s local languages. Today, like most of the youth from my village, I live in the capital, Jakarta, and speak Indonesian there. The only regular Baras speakers at present are the older people who have stayed in the country, so the language is threatened with extinction.

A．But the number is decreasing fast.

B．Although we are on different continents, we are starting to live the same lives.

C．The planet might be a lot more peaceful if that were the case.

D．However, since then the population has continued to increase at an alarming rate.

E．A number as big as seven billion is hard to imagine.

F．With only one language left, there will be no culture difference in the world.

9 . It keeps what’s inside a mystery until you open it. There are usually toys in mystery boxes; but now, food has been added to the list.

Recently, the trend of “leftover mystery boxes” has become popular in many Chinese cities such as Beijing, Nanjing and Chengdu. Stores pack boxes full of unsold food or food nearing its expiration date at low prices.

“We make the leftover mystery boxes available to buy at the end of the day,” Wu Tian, a staff member at a convenience chain store in Beijing, told China Daily. The food, such as milk, bread and sandwiches, is sold at about half the original price and is usually sold out quickly. Many bakeries have also joined the “mystery box club”.

Due to their low price, leftover mystery boxes “are very promising as a new business mode” and can attract more consumers, Hong Yong, an expert at the Ministry of Commerce, told China Daily. “In addition, they follow the concept of zero-waste and environmental protection.”

In 2021, the total amount of food waste in China reached 160 million tons, with an average of 93 grams per meal per person, China Food Newspaper reported. Since the passage of China’s Anti-Food Waste Law in April 2021, people’s awareness of food waste reduction has increased. Leftover mystery boxes can be an effective way for people to deal with food waste.

However, some people have raised food security concerns. If consumers buy a food mystery box for their breakfast the next morning, even if the food looks fine at the moment, it may have gone bad overnight. Moreover, food made in the store, such as bread, isn’t labeled with the production date in many cases, according to China Consumer News. If a consumer unpacks a mystery box and discovers that the food tastes bad or has already passed the last date, then it will be difficult for them to protect their rights, such as getting money back.

Only by considering both food safety and consumer rights can mystery blind boxes achieve a win-win situation for both buyers and sellers, commented China Youth Daily.

1. What leads to the rise of the trend of “leftover mystery boxes”?

A．Stores make the leftover mystery boxes available at night.

B．People feel like such food as milk and bread more attractive.

C．It offers customers lower prices for those unsold food.

D．It goes against the concept of zero-waste and environmental protection.

2. The underlined word “expiration” in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to        .

A．ending

B．producing

C．purchasing

D．selling

3. Why are some people worried about customers buying a food mystery box?

A．Because the food has gone bad when it’s bought.

B．Because customers’ rights are hard to protect.

C．Because the production dates are not clear enough.

D．Because customers cannot get a refund in many cases.

4. What’s the most suitable title for this passage?

A．Concerns Over Food Security	B．Mystery Boxes of Leftover
C．A Solution to Food Waste	D．A Win-win Situation

10 .

The National Gallery The National Gallery displays one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of paintings in the Western European tradition. It includes many famous works, such as Botticelli's Venus and Mars, Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne, Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus and Monet's The Water-Lily Pond. All major traditions of Western European painting are represented from the artists of the late medieval period and Renaissance to the French Impressionists. Become a Member Join today and enjoy free entry to exhibitions, exclusive (专属的) events, special offers,and more. To join, visit national gallery.org.Uk/ membership, call 0207747 2850, or speak to our Visitor Engagement team. Support us If you have enjoyed your visit, please make a donation in our visitor donation boxes, which can be found at all entrances. Donations from visitors make areal difference to the Gallery, helping to preserve and care for this unique collection. Thank you for your support. Free Wi-Fi nationalgallery.org.uk

Visiting information Admission free Opening hours Open daily 10 am-6 pm, Friday Lates 6-9 pm. Closed 1 January, 24-26 December. • Eat, drink and shop The National Dining Rooms Level 1, Sainsbury Wing Entrance Open daily 10 am-5 pm, (8:30 pm Fridays). Waiter service • The National Cafe Level 0, Getty Entrance Monday to Friday 8 am-11 pm, Saturday 10 am-11 pm, Sunday 10 am-6 pm Self-service cafe waiter and service restaurant. • Espresso Bar Level 0, Getty Entrance Open daily 10 am-5:45 pm, (8:45 pm Fridays). Self-service • Shops Open daily 10 am-5:45 pm(8:45 pm Fridays). Shop online at nationalgallery.org. uk Events For information on events and programs, please consult the What's On guide located at the entrances or go to nationalgallery.o rg.uk

1. Which of the following is the most probable source of this passage?

A．A guide to the National Gallery.

B．A research paper on Western European art.

C．A speech script introducing the National Gallery.

D．A newspaper article about collections in the National Gallery.

2. Which of the following is enjoyed only by those who hold a National Gallery membership?

A．Free admission and free Wi-Fi.	B．No need to queue at all entrances.
C．Free meals inside the National Gallery.	D．Exclusive events and special offers.

3. If a visitor feels hungry when visiting the National Gallery at 7 pm on Saturday, where can he or she go for something to eat?

A．Shops.	B．Espresso Bar.
C．The National Cafe.	D．The National Dining Rooms.