1 . Louis Tewanima seemed born to run. Like other Hopi people in the late 19th century, Louis ran for his mental and _________ well-being.

In 1907, Louis _________himself riding on one of the locomotives(火车头)that had amazed him as a boy. With no knowledge of the English language, he _________ east to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.

The _________ in Pennsylvania was much colder than what Louis was used to. He missed his family and his way of life. He turned to something _________, running. He’d seen the school’s track team practice, so he _________ the coach, Glenn S. “Pop” Warner, and asked if he could run for him.

After watching Louis run, Warner _________ realized Louis had talent. Warner coached him on _________ his stamina(耐力)and strength to track and field. It wasn’t long before medals, and _________ filled Louis’s room at the Carlisle school, and he became a __________ in distance running in America. Even when he was __________ difficulties, Louis prevailed(战胜). He once missed his train to a __________ in Harrisburg. Instead of calling it a loss, he ran 18 miles to the event, arriving on time. He __________ to compete in the two-mile race, and he __________ first!

In 1908, Louis entered his first Olympic, and placed ninth in the marathon. Four years later, he __________ in the 1912 Summer Olympic in Stockholm, Sweden. This time, he ran the 10,000-metre race and finished in second place.

1.

A．financial

B．spiritual

C．physical

D．overall

2.

A．found

B．caught

C．employed

D．occupied

3.

A．walked

B．headed

C．drove

D．rode

4.

A．water

B．school

C．house

D．weather

5.

A．practical

B．domestic

C．fundamental

D．familiar

6.

A．investigated

B．criticized

C．approached

D．sponsored

7.

A．rarely

B．immediately

C．eventually

D．seriously

8.

A．applying

B．directing

C．delivering

D．switching

9.

A．cream

B．prizes

C．steak

D．weapons

10.

A．reminder

B．celebrity

C．hero

D．loser

11.

A．faced with

B．paid for

C．broken into

D．filled with

12.

A．station

B．race

C．meeting

D．castle

13.

A．demanded

B．refused

C．attempted

D．proceeded

14.

A．applauded

B．finished

C．ran

D．explained

15.

A．competed

B．volunteered

C．stood

D．continued

2 . In moments of danger, superheroes don’t ________, they leap into action. And so does the little boy when his baby sister’s life depends on it.

When 8-year-old Jaxson Dempsey realized his 20-month-old sister Lelia was________ on a chicken nugget (鸡块), he didn’t________. Instead, he calmly directed his dad to ________ the car they were driving in and went on to________ the obstruction (障碍物) from Lelia’s airway.

Jaxson said he’d learned the________ technique from watching superstar John Cena perform the movement on a show.

Jaxson’s father Matt has nothing but ________ for his son, whose quick thinking________ a potential tragedy. “I couldn’t hear her because she was choking. ________, she wasn’t breathing. Thank God Jaxson was there because, without him, I don’t know if Lelia would be here.”

While________ were the last thing on Jaxon’s mind for doing what came________ when his sister needed him, they’ve been rolling in nonetheless ever since.

The first big “Well done!” came from none other than John Cena himself, who sent a personal message via video after learning of the boy’s________. “I heard a story about you, and it really________ my heart,” Cena said.

Cena’s recognition was high praise indeed, but the awards didn’t________ there. On March 31, Jaxson’s hometown welcomed him with his very own march in ________ of a little hero who turned out to be the best big brother a little sister could have.

1.

A．depend

B．design

C．hesitate

D．decide

2.

A．eating

B．escaping

C．coughing

D．choking

3.

A．jump

B．panic

C．keep

D．run

4.

A．push over

B．put off

C．pull over

D．pull off

5.

A．keep

B．know

C．remove

D．remain

6.

A．lifesaving

B．performing

C．swimming

D．driving

7.

A．regret

B．gratitude

C．sympathy

D．anger

8.

A．causes

B．threatens

C．brings

D．avoids

9.

A．Finally

B．However

C．In fact

D．Otherwise

10.

A．fears

B．sadness

C．emotion

D．excitement

11.

A．entirely

B．naturally

C．completely

D．strangely

12.

A．bravery

B．courage

C．life

D．story

13.

A．filled

B．hurt

C．touched

D．cured

14.

A．come

B．stop

C．win

D．appear

15.

A．place

B．favor

C．honor

D．possession

3 . 假定你是李华，你所在的城市这个暑假将会有一批外国友人来旅游，当地政府在报纸上刊登一则招聘兼职导游的广告，你对此很感兴趣。请你用英语给招聘单位写一封自荐信。
内容包括：
1. 写信的目的；
2. 自身的优势(熟悉当地名胜古迹、英语口语好、善于交际等)；
3. 表达希望被录用的愿望。
注意：
1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir/Madam,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

4 . Many people prefer eating out instead of cooking at home. A change appears to be taking place, though, and millennials (千禧一代) are leading the way. According to one survey, more young people are starting to cook at home for three basic reasons: They can save money, eat healthily and waste less food.

Popular TV chefs are also getting millennials excited about learning some basic cooking skills. Many millennials view cooking as a form of entertainment and self-expression. They proudly post pictures of their culinary (烹饪的) creations on Facebook or Instagram, and invite friends over to share the cooking experience.

Many millennials have also found ways to avoid wasting food. After roasting a chicken, they put the leftover bones in their freezer instead of the garbage can. Later, they use the bones to make chicken stock (鸡汤), which is an important ingredient in many dishes.

They also hate throwing out fruit that’s too old. To avoid that situation, they bake ripe fruit like berries and bananas for 15 minutes at 175 degrees C. Then they freeze it overnight. After that, they place the fruit in plastic bags and store it in their freezer for later use.

Many millennials only eat at restaurants that have excellent food-waste policies. These restaurants use every part of the vegetables they buy, including their stems and roots, in dishes. They also use beef, chicken and pork bones to make their own stock.

Millennials also reduce food waste by only buying what they require. Before going to a supermarket, they write down what they need and don’t buy anything else. That way they won’t purchase more food than they can consume.

1. What is this passage mainly concerned with?

A．A cooking trend that has attracted millennials.

B．A plan that TV chefs have for donating food.

C．A novel cooking technique that millennials like.

D．A food production system that is favored by millennials.

2. How do many millennials deal with the leftover bones from chicken?

A．They give the bones to other people who need them.

B．They bake the bones for 15 minutes at 175 degrees

C．They freeze the bones for cooking chicken stock later.

D．They store the bones in the freezer and throw them away.

3. What does the underlined “stock” refer to in Paragraph 5?

A．Money.

B．Soup.

C．Milk.

D．Noodle.

4. In which part of a magazine can you find this article?

A．Life style.	B．Traveling tips.
C．Fashion shows.	D．Advanced technology.

5 . Veteran Oksana Chusovitina ended her legendary (传奇的) career on Sunday night after competing at a record eighth Olympic Games. After failing to secure a spot in Sunday’s vault (跳马) final, the 46-year-old, representing Uzbekistan, waved to the small crowd inside Tokyo’s Ariake Gymnastics Center, made a heart shape with her hands and briefly cried.

Born in Uzbek capital Tashkent in 1976, Chusovitina took up gymnastics at age 7, following her older brother into the sport. “My mother did not want me to do gymnastics, she was worried about me all the time. I wanted to prove to her that I was not doing it in vain, and I think I eventually succeeded in that,” Chusovitina once said of her childhood.

She made her Olympic debut (首次亮相) at the 1992 Barcelona Games as part of the gold medal-winning Unified team, comprised of (由……组成) athletes from former Soviet states. She then represented Uzbekistan, before being granted German citizenship in 2006. She took home a vault silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games for Germany, but switched back to competing for Uzbekistan in 2013. Chusovitina is one of just two female gymnasts to represent three different nations at the Olympic Games.

When Chusovitina’s 3-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002, she sold her possessions and used any prize money she earned to pay for his medical treatment. Her switch to German citizenship was motivated by the promise of a higher income and better medical care.

After her son’s recovery, Chusovitina continued to compete, but this time it was her love of gymnastics that kept her going. “There is no secret. I just love gymnastics and no one ever forced me to compete. I do so with pleasure,” she said.

With COVID-19 rules keeping fans out of the venue, Chusovitina admitted the atmosphere wasn’t what she had hoped. “I would have loved to have spectators,” she said. “Of course in terms of performance, it’s better when it’s just you and the apparatus (器具). But every athlete needs this attention and applause.”

“Maybe I’ll skip Paris (2024 Games), and go to Los Angeles (2028 Games) for the applause,” she joked. At last, she told reporters. “My son is 22 years old and I want to spend time with him. I want to be a mom.”

1. What is implied about Chusovitina?

A．She started gymnastics to meet her mother’s expectations.

B．She took home a gold medal in her own right in 2008.

C．She will probably not compete in the 2028 Olympic Games.

D．She preferred no audience when performing during the pandemic.

2. Why did Chusovitina choose to compete for German?

A．Because it would guarantee her a lot of prize money and medals.

B．Because she could secure a spot more easily in the Olympics.

C．Because she was granted German citizenship.

D．Because it meant better medical treatment for her son.

3. Which word can best describe Chusovitina as an athlete?

A．Curious.

B．Determined.

C．Sensitive.

D．Careful.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Chusovitina is both a legend athlete and a great mother.

B．The secret of Chusovitina’s success.

C．How to become a good athlete like Chusovitina.

D．Chusovitina is a record breaker in the Olympics.

6 . 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。

Traditional operas are finding ways    1     (interest) young people. Theater companies   in Shanghai are doing everything they can to give young actors a wide range of ways to show off their skills. Since 2011, the Shanghai Peking Opera Company    2     (provide) some fund for two seasons of “Youth Runway”, a long-term opera development project intended to find and nurture young opera talent.     3     the help of Peking Opera artists, 118 young     4     (perform) have mastered 200 plays and classical pieces.

Most of the young artists were born between 1995 and 2000,     5     (make) themselves the company’s    6     (new) generation. Together, they have appeared i almost a dozen plays. They will give 12 performances this year,     7     belong to four categories: spring, summer, autumn,     8     winter. The young participants will also demonstrate their involvement in the preservation and creativity of the art form.

In China, a variety of initiatives have been made to make traditional art forms more accessible to today’s youth. “Xiqu (traditional theater) has a huge potential to interest today’s young people because it can be    9     (creative) mixed with various art forms,” says Chen Daming,     10     theater critic. “These young participants have an important role to play in publicizing the art.”

8 . My wife and I just moved into a new home. One day I found a heartwarming _________ on the glass window of my car from my neighbour Amy Jackson. The note _________ that there was a homeless cat in the neighbourhood that they have been _________ for many years. And they expressed the _________ that we wouldn’t call animal control.

Amy wrote, “You might be new _________ from your neighbour across the street. You have probably _________ the 3 bowls and an orange, white cat in the back yard. His name is ‘Cujo’ and we have permission (准许) from the earlier owner to feed him there.”

The next day Amy _________ me the whole story. Her parents lived on 42nd street for many years and began _________ him nearly 16 years ago when he showed up as a _________ kitten. Cujo used to spend most of his time in their bushes. ____________, Amy’s parents moved to 55th street three years ago. They tried to catch him, but he was far too ____________ for their tricks (把戏). Anyway, the gentleman who owns the house behind ours, kindly offered to let Amy feed him in his yard. Cujo has weak teeth and can no longer kill wild animals for food, so he can only eat the daily canned food she ____________.

I promised I wouldn’t call animal control because he should ____________ his last days in a familiar environment. Amy said he was rather sensitive (敏感的) actually, so I had better just clap (拍手) my hands at him and he should ____________.

What an amazing person. Such a selfless ____________ to care for a homeless cat in his final years.

1.

A．flower

B．note

C．bag

D．book

2.

A．checked

B．agreed

C．ordered

D．explained

3.

A．raising

B．watching

C．understanding

D．praising

4.

A．discussion

B．comment

C．request

D．promise

5.

A．parents

B．couples

C．drivers

D．owners

6.

A．noticed

B．bought

C．placed

D．took

7.

A．left

B．asked

C．told

D．sold

8.

A．cleaning

B．feeding

C．meeting

D．sheltering

9.

A．helpless

B．happy

C．trapped

D．hidden

10.

A．Usually

B．Still

C．Besides

D．However

11.

A．powerful

B．smart

C．obvious

D．weak

12.

A．puts off

B．drops off

C．cuts off

D．turns off

13.

A．waste

B．make

C．spend

D．cost

14.

A．turn up

B．show off

C．come on

D．go away

15.

A．experience

B．excuse

C．practice

D．act

9 . How to Teach Kids About Emotions (情绪) and Feelings

By teaching kids about their feelings and emotions, it opens up a whole new world for them. It’s like Helen Keller. In the movie Helen Keller, there’s an amazing scene where she learns that water has a name. Her world completely opened up.     1    

Teach songs that talk about feelings

You probably know this one already—maybe even sang it yourself as a child or to your child, but there’s a great song called If You’re Happy and You Know It!     2    

Explain other people’s emotions

Children are ego-centric (以自我为中心).     3     This is not selfishness. Young children are unable to understand different views. Use proper chances to explain how other people feel.

Use pictures or emojis (表情符号)

Another great way to teach children about feelings and emotions is to use pictures and emojis. I recall that on one of my visits to the hospital. I noticed different little emoji faces on a board from which a patient could choose to express their pain level.     4     When they’re feeling something that you recognize, you can show them emojis and ask, “Which feeling are you having now?”

    5    

Your children are watching you all the time. They’re like a camera. They pay very close attention. So, if your child sees you throw your phone across the room after a heated conversation, it’s noted.

A．Monkey see, monkey do!

B．That can be done with children.

C．The child believes that it is their mistake.

D．They believe the world revolves (旋转) around them.

E．Always know your feelings and how to express them.

F．This is a good song to teach children about happiness.

G．Here are some examples of ways in which you can begin teaching kids about emotions and feelings.

10 . Machine learning is a way of teaching computers to do tasks. In the past, to do anything computers depended on detailed, step-by-step instructions written by a person. But with machine learning, computers pick up new skills on their own, using examples or experience. This makes machine learning a powerful form of artificial intelligence, or AI. AI is the ability of a machine to think or learn like a person. AI systems power many kinds of machines—from smartphones to robots.

There are a few types of machine learning. The most common is supervised (监督) learning. In this method, a computer is fed lots of labeled (标记的) training data. For example, it may look at many photos of dogs. Each photo might be labeled with the dog’s breed (品种). By studying those photos, the computer learns what each breed looks like. Then, the computer can pick out dog breeds in new, unlabeled photos. The more data the computer studies, the better it gets at its task.

Another important kind of machine learning is reinforcement (强化) learning. Using this type of learning is kind of like training your dog. The computer learns to achieve some goal by interacting (互动) with its environment. When the computer makes a choice that brings it closer to its goal, it gets a virtual reward (虚拟奖励). Through trial and error, the computer learns to make better choices. This type of machine learning has helped computers master difficult games like Go and StarCraft Ⅱ. It has also been used to teach self-driving cars how to get around.

Machine learning has helped create technology all around us. It powers language translators and search engines. Machine learning systems also organise posts in social media (社交媒体) feeds. They even help diagnose (诊断) diseases. In many ways, the problem-solving power of machine learning is reshaping the world.

1. What does the underlined phrase “pick up” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Beg.

B．Explore.

C．Require.

D．Master.

2. Why does the author mention dog training in paragraph 3?

A．To encourage self-learning.	B．To show the love for dogs.
C．To explain an idea clearly.	D．To voice his views on AI.

3. Which word best describes the author’s attitude towards machine learning?

A．Positive.

B．Disagreeable.

C．Doubtful.

D．Uncaring.

4. What can we learn about machine learning?

A．It’s different from AI technology.	B．It makes us further know dog’s breed.
C．It will take place of human translator.	D．It has been applied widely in daily life.