1 . 请以Please Be a Wise Smartphone User为题写一篇英文短文。
注意：写作词数应不少于80。

Please Be a Wise Smartphone User

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2 . 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。

As the nurse had instructed, Amy walked up and down the halls of Mercy Hospital again and again. As she walked past room after room filled with husbands and wives, laughter and encouragement, she was only reminded of how alone she was.

She couldn’t help but notice the bright bouquets (花束) in so many of the rooms. One woman had at least fifty roses beside her bed. How strongly Amy wished to also receive flowers!

Months before, her husband and parents had lost their lives in an accident. She only had grandparents, but they were old and weren’t able to go to the hospital with her. So, when she would soon give birth, she came to the hospital by herself. She had never felt so lonely. She wanted to have her hand held by someone to feel supported and loved.

As she continued walking, she passed a room filled with people. Curiously, Amy stuck her head in to see what was going on.

The new mother Laura on the bed inside saw Amy. Although she didn’t know what happened to Amy, she noticed how sad Amy looked. And she wanted to cheer her up. “Hi! It looks like you’re getting ready to have a baby!’ said Laura holding a beautiful baby girl. “Let’s hope so,” Amy said, trying to sound cheerful.

“I’m Laura. Would you like to hold her?” the mother asked. Amy was so touched by her kindness and nodded. Getting to her was the hard part. Laura had more flowers in her room than Amy had seen all day.

As Amy held the baby, she smiled. “Are you having a boy or girl?” Laura asked “I don’t know. I’ll find it out tonight,” Amy said. “Good luck. You will be a great mom,” Laura said. When Amy left, Laura learned she was alone and then whispered to the nurses, “Give all of these flowers to her. Don’t let her know they are from me.”

Hours later, Amy lay in her own bed, alone, waiting to be delivered of a child. She was so scared. As tears fell down her face, she heard a knock at her door.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式作答。

A nurse came in with five beautiful flowers.

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       Amy stopped by Laura’s room to visit and curiously found all her flowers gone.
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3 . We rely on news to learn about what is happening in the world around us. That’s to say: News     1     (matter)! But we usually find reports on the same events contain different       2     even contradictory information. Why?

Let’s take the two news reports on the Henderson Tower fire as an example. The first news report, which focuses on firefighters’ efforts to put out the fire, tells us the fire spread quickly and left people     3     (trap). And the firefighters got the fire     4     control. However, the second news report attaches importance to deaths and       5       (injury). The fire has left dozens of people hurt, five of       6     are in a critical condition. From the examples above, we know it is     7     (advise) to remember journalists may have different priorities. They may contradict each other in terms of factual details, as events in the real world are usually complicated and constantly       8     (change). In addition, news reports written at different stages of an event could contain different information as news facts       9     (bring) to light.

To sum up, it’s smart to read news reports written from various perspectives, which brings us     10     accurate understanding of a situation!

4 . In late September, 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission (任务) delivered bits of rock and dust collected from a distant asteroid (小行星) to Earth. The sample, from the asteroid named Bennu, is the first of its kind brought to the United States. Now, the public can see the asteroid’s rocky debris (碎片) on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History a few days ago.

Scientists think the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid is composed of some of the solar system’s oldest materials, formed in dying stars before the planets existed. Examining this ancient matter could hold clues about how organic materials first arrived on Earth, so NASA launched the OSIRIS-REx mission in 2016 to collect samples from Bennu’s surface. The spacecraft arrived at the asteroid in 2018, surveyed the rock for an ideal collection site and ultimately took a sample back to Earth in 2020. Recently, an initial examination of the sample revealed evidence of a high carbon content and water on Bennu.

When the team was unpacking their sample, they found that “bonus” material from the asteroid covered the collector. The presence (存在) of this extra matter delayed NASA’s processing of the sample. “The very best ‘problem’ to have is that there is so much material that it’s taking longer than we expected to collect it,” said Christopher Snead, the OSIRIS-REx deputy sample curator. Next, more of the material from Bennu will go on display at the museum. In the next two years, scientists will continue analyzing the sample and will save at least 70 percent of the Bennu rocks for further research.

NASA administrator Bill Nelson believes that studying Bennu samples will advance our understanding of the solar system for generations. It promises to shed light on (弄明白) what makes our planet unique. By studying this 4.5-billion-year-old sample and sharing it with the public, NASA aims to inspire future scientists and encourage them to explore new fields.

1. What is the mission of OSIRIS-REx?

A．To search for alien life on Bennu.

B．To collect a sample from an asteroid.

C．To explore the origin of the solar system.

D．To study the impact of space debris on Earth.

2. What can we know from paragraph 2?

A．There is carbon and water on Bennu.

B．Bennu is the oldest star in the solar system.

C．Bennu played a key role in the evolution of life on Earth.

D．It took two years for scientists to locate an ideal collection site.

3. Why was the study process delayed?

A．The sample was difficult to collect.

B．The spacecraft had technical problems.

C．The collector was covered by additional material.

D．The examination of the material takes lots of time.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．The significance of studying the Bennu sample.

B．The purpose of displaying samples at the museum.

C．NASA’s further plans for the research on Bennu rocks.

D．NASA’s efforts to inspire scientists to explore new fields.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did Maria go to Australia?

A．For studying animals.

B．For an expert meeting.

C．For a holiday.

2. What did Maria first think when she found the snake?

A．It was not real.

B．It was dangerous.

C．It was dead.

3. Who first took the snake outside?

A．An animal charity.

B．Maria’s relative.

C．A zookeeper.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is Paul surprised?

A．The café is busy.

B．He missed the notice.

C．A conference was canceled.

2. How many people will work today?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

3. What has been removed from the menu?

A．Cheese.

B．Ham.

C．Vegetables.

4. What will Paul probably do next?

A．Butter some bread.

B．Cut some cheese.

C．Prepare the vegetables.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the man?

A．An animal expert.

B．A teacher.

C．A designer.

2. What does the girl think is difficult?

A．To learn about all kinds of animals.

B．To use the scissors correctly.

C．To make a paper elephant.

3. What is the conversation mainly about?

A．Wild elephants.

B．School supplies.

C．Paper folding art.

8 . 12 月 28 日晚上，学校在操场上举办了长达两个小时的元旦晚会，请你就这次晚会为学校广播站“The Voice of English”专栏写一篇报道。
要求如下：
1.活动内容以及亮点；
2.反响与感受注意；
3.词数 80 左右；
4.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

A Spectacular (精彩的) New Year’s Eve Gala Lit Up Our School!

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9 . Europeans and other western nations have controlled car industry for over a century. But a newcomer will soon be running after them at their heels.     1     It is more than ten years since they did better than America to become the most productive car-makers in the world. China is producing the best cars in the world, and on the way to controlling car production.     2    

China has gradually built its car-making capabilities during different periods.     3     And then its state-owned companies reached arrangements with western makers like General Motors in the 1980s. This produced cars that were far better designed, and soon China’s roads were becoming busy with western clones.

    4     It still pays relatively low wages and has millions of skilled workers. Skilled workers are important to reduce the costs because they make vehicles that need fewer rebuilds. Some Chinese vehicles in the past ten years haven’t had the design expected by western buyers, so haven’t sold in enough cars in Europe to worry the western makers.     5     Chinese-designed and built vehicles are not far behind in their design, and starting to enter European markets. Xpeng is one Chinese start-up that only produces electric vehicles. Having sold well in China, it is making its first moves into Europe via Norway with its G3 model. The next revolution in car industry is replacing petrol vehicles with electric. With all of China’s advantages, it could finally become the home of the best cars in the world.

A．How did this happen?

B．Yet this is changing rapidly.

C．These cars sold well at home and abroad.

D．The Chinese are not exactly newcomers.

E．China also has excellent shipping links, like Shanghai.

F．China is also in a good position to build cars for the right price.

G．It originally began making Soviet-designed vehicles in the 1950s.

10 . When I moved to Washington, D.C, I left all of my friends behind. ________ new acquaintances to home-cooked meals was my best ________ to make new friends. Given that my food was pretty good, everyone was soon asking me for the ________, which was how Bun Bo Bae, my cooking blog came into being.

In hindsight (事后看来), I’ve probably been   ________ to start a food blog. I spent most of my childhood in the kitchen with my mom. I would watch her cook,   ________ a lot of knowledge of cooking. To my ________, I left for college before I could learn my mom's best dishes.

I went to France to study. I was ________ alone for the first time in my life. There were no roommates, dorms or dining halls. I was ________   homesick. So, I started calling my mom and asking for the recipes for my favorite dishes. As it ________, my mom didn’t have any recipes. She just taught me how to cook intuitively (凭直觉地); thus, I learned to cook by ________ and feeling my food.

Bun Bo Bae was initially a space for me to put what I learned into writing. I wanted to write down every ________ I was given in detail. Later on, I ________ more. I created some recipes by myself. Soon my food blog and follower count grew.

Bun Bo Bae increased my ________ at work. I knew I was a great cook, but I had no idea how to make a website. So I taught myself web building. And the ________ helped me land my job at NPR, where one of my recipes was ________ in a famous cafeteria.

1.

A．Comparing

B．Limiting

C．Entertaining

D．Abusing

2.

A．quality

B．attempt

C．service

D．wish

3.

A．menus

B．associations

C．instructions

D．recipes

4.

A．bound

B．willing

C．ready

D．hesitant

5.

A．reviewing

B．applying

C．acquiring

D．sharing

6.

A．joy

B．regret

C．relief

D．astonishment

7.

A．working

B．travelling

C．expanding

D．living

8.

A．desperately

B．occasionally

C．hardly

D．surprisingly

9.

A．worked out

B．paid off

C．turned out

D．went off

10.

A．touching

B．tasting

C．storing

D．producing

11.

A．suggestion

B．sample

C．option

D．command

12.

A．fixed

B．struggled

C．experimented

D．deserved

13.

A．duty

B．patience

C．income

D．confidence

14.

A．skills

B．recommendations

C．posts

D．friends

15.

A．designed

B．selected

C．replaced

D．promoted