1 . 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。

On September 17, 2023, the Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Puer     1    (gain) World Heritage Site status, becoming a new Chinese entry on that list.   This means that it has been recognized     2     an important place of cultural significance.

    3    (locate) about 1,500 meters above the sea level, the heritage site in Puer, Yunnan province, contains five large-scale, well-preserved old tea forests. It is the first World Heritage Site with the theme of tea. It was     4    (joint) created by ancestors of Blang people,     5     immigrated to Jingmai Mountain in the tenth century, and by the ancestors of Dai people. Their     6    (contribute) have turned it into     7     unique and beautiful place that we see today.

    8    (ensure) lastingly inherited(继承) outstanding universal values of the old tea forests, China     9    (guide) local communities to join in protection and regulate tourism.   It will also advance international cooperation     10     cultural exchanges in the World Heritage circle. The heritage site presents the ecological wisdom that can be inspiring for sustainable development of the world today.

2 . Levi Millers life changed during an ordinary dinner with his family. That evening, director Joe Wright called to _______ the 11 year old the starring role in Wrights upcoming movie Pan.

The phone call led Levi to leave his home in Australia to _______ in London, England. His mother _________ her job to accompany him.

Levi began _______ when he was 2 or 3. He joined in some of his older sister’s dance shows. He wanted to share the _______ she was getting. When he was 5 or 6, he won a drama competition as Peter Pan.

_______ Levi still had a lot to learn on the set of his first movie. First, he had to change his _______ to sound like he was from London. He learned about life in London during World War II, which was when the movie _______. He also needed to figure out how to cry on cue (提示). His _______ was to think about his dog, who had died not long before.

At first, Levi felt very awkward around the ________ actors he worked with. For example, it took him several weeks to feel ________ calling Hugh Jackman “Hugh”. Before that, he would ________ address him as “Mr. Jackman.”

Since that ________ experience, Levi has continued acting on ________. His next movie was a smaller Australian production called Red Dog. And this year he has a starring role in the movie A Wrinkle in Time.

Levi loves the ________ that acting provides. He says, “Every time I go on a set, it’s a whole different world, and I love that.”

1.

A．assist

B．tell

C．offer

D．submit

2.

A．film

B．wander

C．struggle

D．explore

3.

A．decreased

B．quit

C．refused

D．continued

4.

A．walking

B．dancing

C．traveling

D．performing

5.

A．applause

B．burden

C．memory

D．exposure

6.

A．Thus

B．And

C．Or

D．But

7.

A．role

B．lifestyle

C．accent

D．dialect

8.

A．made out

B．took place

C．consisted of

D．ended up

9.

A．reaction

B．advice

C．trick

D．misery

10.

A．desperate

B．famous

C．proud

D．strange

11.

A．vivid

B．confident

C．ambitious

D．comfortable

12.

A．only

B．hardly

C．casually

D．actually

13.

A．personal

B．long

C．first

D．amazing

14.

A．screen

B．stage

C．peak

D．purpose

15.

A．awards

B．techniques

C．advantages

D．possibilities

3 . Recently we celebrated my grandmother’s 90th birthday. Family members traveled to my hometown to visit her. This was the first time in many years that I had seen so many of them. Though this was an opportunity to see family, many people did not make it. Honestly, living far from hometown, I had missed many family gatherings. But this one made me realize how much I was really missing.

It seemed strange when I was looking at the faces, realizing whom they were and greeting them with open arms. After chatting for a while, we caught up on each other’s news. Several relatives suggested having a family reunion soon if everyone wasn’t so busy. But my grandmother’s generation was much busier, yet still found time to gather. They understood the importance of visiting one another. They knew time is flying and that those you care about most won’t be here forever.

Today, we focus on our careers and raising our kids. Our extended family isn’t the center it once was. Besides, we keep in touch on social media. But what we really miss are the potato salad, the moments of laughter and sudden bursts of excitement when we hug someone we haven’t seen for over 10 years. Although the next get-together is always a year or so away, people aren’t goods and everyone has an expiration (到期) date.

I left my grandmother’s party with a much better sense of who I am and where I come from. I spent valuable time with people who contributed to who I am today. I had forgotten how much I love them and I was reminded how much I am loved.

1. How did the author feel about missing previous family gatherings? ________

A．Concerned.

B．Regretful.

C．Sad.

D．Annoyed.

2. What do we know about the author’s grandmother’s generation? ________

A．They were irresponsible.	B．They took time seriously.
C．They stress the importance of family.	D．They visited family frequently.

3. What does the author mean by the last sentence in paragraph 3? ________

A．Family reunions mean no fun.	B．We should see loved ones more before it’s too late.
C．People are always too busy to get together.	D．All goods have expiration dates.

4. Why does the author write the text? ________

A．To convince readers to meet friends.	B．To share an interesting family reunion.
C．To compare different generations’ values.	D．To stress the value of family gatherings.

4 . 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。

A little girl often lived alone in her house. Her mother was killed in a traffic accident and her father used to work far away. A maid(女仆)used to stay in the house with her in the morning and evening,but she used to live alone in her house during the day.

One day an elderly postman knocked on the door and said,“Take the letter.”As soon as he said this, a little girl’s voice echoed(回响) from inside,“I am coming now. Please wait.”But even after 5 minutes no one came. The postman again said,“Is there anyone who will take the letter? I have to go to many more places.”

The girl replied,“Uncle, if you are in a hurry, please put the letter under the door. I am coming, but it will take some more time.”

The old postman replied,“No, I am waiting. It is a registered letter. So someone’s signature is also needed.” After about 10 minutes, the door opened. Obviously, the postman was a bit angry about the delay. He was about to shout at the girl when he was shocked to see that in front of him was a little girl without legs. The postman quietly gave the letter and took her signature and left.

In a month or two whenever her mail came, the postman would knock and call for the girl and then wait patiently at the door. Gradually,interaction and attachment grew between them. The little girl noticed that the postman used to come barefoot to deliver mails.

Rainy season came., One day when the postman left after giving a letter to the girl; hisfoot prints were left on the wet soil. The little girl came out with a paper and put it on the print and took down the picture of his feet. The next day, she asked the maid to get shoes of that size and keep them in house.

Before Diwali Festival(排灯节)was about to come, the postman started thinking that he shouldn’t meet the girl empty handed during festival. After much thought, he bought a small chocolate for the little girl.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The next day, he went to the little girl’s house and knocked.

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The postman accepted the box and lovingly put his hand on the girl’s head as if blessing her.

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6 . Staying positive through the cold season could be the best defence against getting sick, a new American study suggests.

In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny character were less likely to fall ill.

The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a “positive emotional style” can help protect us from the common cold and other illnesses.

“People with a positive emotional style may have different immune (免疫的) responses to the virus,” explained lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. “And when they do get a cold, they may experience their illness as less severe.”

Cohen and his colleagues had found in a previous study that happier people seemed less susceptible (易受影响的) to catching a cold, but some questions remained as to whether the emotional quality itself had the effect.

For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults complete standard measures of personality qualities, physical health and “emotional style”.

Those who tended to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style, while those who were often unhappy, tense and hostile (敌意的) had a negative style.

Afterwards, the researchers gave them nose drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus that causes flu-like symptoms. Over the next six days the volunteers reported on any aches, pains, sneezing they had. Cohen and his colleagues found that happy people were less likely to develop a cold.

What’s more, when happy folks did develop a cold, their symptoms were less severe than what would be expected based on objective (客观的) measures.

In contrast, people with negative characters were not at increased risk of developing a cold based on objective measures, though they did tend to get down about their symptoms.

“We find that it’s really positive emotions that have the big effect”, Cohen said, “not the negative ones.”

So can a bad-tempered person fight a cold by deciding to be happy?

1. The purpose of Cohen’s new study was to          .

A．find effective ways to fight illnesses

B．test people’s different immune responses to cold virus

C．tell differences between happy people and unhappy people

D．examine whether health was related to emotional styles

2. Cohen’s new study showed that           .

A．an emotional style is difficult to change

B．happy people are immune to cold virus

C．people’s attitudes toward illnesses are different

D．happiness itself helps protect people from cold

3. We can conclude from the text that           .

A．success is the twin of positive spirits

B．we get more by being more positive

C．the happier we are, the fewer colds we will suffer

D．physical health is more important than mental health

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Stay Away from Being Negative	B．Warm People Likely to Keep Cold Away
C．An Effective Medicine for Being Fit	D．Positive or Negative, It’s Up to You

7 . 阅读下面文章，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整短文。

A narrow escape

A holiday in Penang is an annual affair for my family. My parents grew up in Penang and are very fond of Penang food. In December every year, we drive up to the island to spend three days visiting their favorite food spots.

This year, we started our journey up north on a Friday morning. The drive was interrupted by stops at Bidor Town and Kampar so it took us six hours to reach our destination. We stayed at one of the hotels in Batu Ferringhi. The beach was just a short walk from the hotel entrance and our rooms had a lovely view of the sea. We spent our first evening playing on the beach. After dinner, we returned to our rooms to play Monopoly. My parents have a rule for our holidays which is that we should spend time doing things together. There was to be no TV and no Internet.

The next morning, we went to Bukit Bendera and then spent the rest of the afternoon in town visiting our favorite hawker stalls (小贩摊位). As we were having tea at a shop, we overheard people talking about an earthquake near Sumatera, an island in Indonesia. But we didn’t care too much. Afterwards we headed back to the hotel and then went to the beach. We took a walk along the beach, picking up seashells along the way. Suddenly, I noticed a strange thing. The sea seemed to be retreating (后退) from the shore. I felt a little uneasy, so I asked my father to look at the curious occurrence. My father took one look and went pale. We saw a grey line in the distance moving towards the shore. It seemed to grow taller by the second. It was a tsunami (海啸)!

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。

My farther should shouted at us to run back to the hotel.

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We waited a long time before going downstairs.

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8 . 假设你是李华，拟邀请外教Smith先生暑假期间到你的家乡参观游览。请你写一封邀请函，要点如下：
1．享受免费住宿(accommodation)；
2．游览名胜古迹；
3．品尝特色小吃(snack)；
4．感受当地历史、文化和风土人情。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Smith,

How is everything going?

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Yours,

Li Hua

10 . A young and successful businessman was traveling down neighborhood street a little too fast in his new car. He was________kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he saw something. As his car passed, one child appeared, and a ________   smashed into the car’s side door. He slammed(猛地一下) on the brakes and turned the car round back to the________ from where the brick had been thrown. He jumped out of the car, grabbed some kid, ________ “What was that all about? ” “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna cost a lot of ________. ” “I’m sorry, but I didn’t know what else to do!” begged the youngster. “It’s my brother. He ________his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.” The boy asked ________ “Would you please help me? He’s________ and he’s too heavy for me.” Moved beyond words, the ________ tried to lift the young man back into the wheelchair and ________the young man to see that everything was okay. The ________ child said thanks to him. The man then watched the little boy ________ his brother to the sidewalk toward their home. He never did________ the side door. He kept the dent(凹痕) to ________him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your ________.

1.

A．waiting for

B．searching for

C．looking for

D．watching for

2.

A．fly

B．stone

C．brick

D．handle

3.

A．spot

B．street

C．sidewalk

D．neighborhood

4.

A．declaiming

B．shouting

C．asking

D．speaking

5.

A．time

B．energy

C．money

D．trouble

6.

A．fell down

B．fell off

C．fell out

D．fell over

7.

A．determinedly

B．sincerely

C．hesitantly

D．sadly

8.

A．hurt

B．burnt

C．wounded

D．harmed

9.

A．passer-by

B．neighbor

C．boy

D．driver

10.

A．checked on

B．fixed on

C．insisted on

D．held on

11.

A．shameful

B．careful

C．helpful

D．grateful

12.

A．take

B．carry

C．push

D．put

13.

A．open

B．repair

C．paint

D．replace

14.

A．influence

B．teach

C．remind

D．accompany

15.

A．attention

B．challenge

C．business

D．life