1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。1.

A．To save money.

B．To have larger offices.

C．To be in the town center.

2.

A．At the end of May.

B．At the beginning of July.

C．In the middle of August.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。1.

A．They didn’t open their wings.

B．They didn’t stop moving around.

C．They didn’t come down from the tree.

2.

A．Talk about them at her school.

B．Send them to the local paper.

C．Enter them in a competition.

3 . Keeping kids busy with various activities provides them with a well-rounded social life. Growing up, I knew many teenagers who were actively involved in both sports and student government. Those teenagers all ended up going to college and graduating. This may not be the situation in all cases, but from what I have noticed, teens who stay active and do good in the community are typically the ones who deal with anxiety and depression(抑郁) better.

A 2015 study published by professor of biology Theodore Garland concluded, “If kids exercise regularly through the school years, they may be more likely to exercise as adults, which could have far-reaching positive effects on human health and well-being. Our results suggest that any positive effects of early-life exercise on adult exercise tendencies will require reinforcement(强化) and maintenance if they are to be long-lasting.” This study found that along with physical activity, having a spirit of adventure would also help improve children’s physical and mental health.

Some parents disagree. They feel that pushing a child to stay active and involved causes unnecessary stress and can have the opposite effect, making him/her hate being involved or being active. Parents also fear their children will experience failure, which they believe could lead to low self-confidence.

The key to helping the youth stay motivated is not pressuring them too hard. People who have strict parents typically rebel(反抗) or feel they will never be good enough. Keep in mind that encouraging the youth to be competitive isn’t the best thing. Some of the unhappiest people I have met are competitive. Positive reinforcement is the best way to keep people motivated.

An active and involved youth will show personal qualities that will become useful in the future. Some of these include leadership, teamwork, a healthy lifestyle, educational benefits, respect and trust, which will lead to success in the future.

1. According to the author, active teens _________.

A．get much better education	B．concentrate more on self-improvement
C．do well in both sports and management	D．deal with some mental problems better than others

2. The study in 2015 implies that _________.

A．the positive effect of early-life exercise is not necessarily lasting

B．physical activity helps children become more confident

C．early-life exercise has positive effects on relationships

D．school life experience has a long-lasting influence

3. Why are some parents against teens’ being active?

A．They believe it may take a lot of time.	B．They think it is unnecessary to push kids.
C．They are worried about the opposite effect.	D．They are afraid it makes their children feel depressed.

4. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The importance of trusting the youth.	B．The key to keeping the youth motivated.
C．The possible problem faced by the youth.	D．The reasons for helping the youth stay positive.

4 . “Beauty is only skin deep” it is said. This means that a person’s appearance is not as important as their character. Yet it is strange why people and especially women are willing to spend a fortune on making themselves more attractive physically.     1     The reason can only be one, and it is that beauty has its advantages.

Attractive people are more popular generally. Beauty draws a positive response from the people around. This is obvious with children. For example, based on observation, there is a tendency for adults to treat good-looking children better. This favorable treatment continues into adulthood, as attractive people are more likely to be chosen for leadership positions and given more opportunities.    2    

Another important benefit that good-looking people enjoy is that they find a husband or wife more easily.     3     This initial attraction may then develop into romantic feelings and a serious relationship if the couple find that they are compatible (和睦相处的) with each other.

On the other hand, beauty has a number of disadvantages as well. Firstly, a good-looking person tends to attract unwanted attention from all kinds of people. The admirer may have bad intentions and cause problems for the target.     4     It is thought that beauty and brains do not go together. Thus, attractive people may not gain respect even when they deserve it because of this prejudice against them.

While every individual should take care of their outward appearance and look their best, they should not neglect (忽视) their inner beauty or character.     5     Also, they should not forget physical beauty is indeed, only skin deep and will not last.

A．Life is not always easy for beautiful people.

B．The skincare industry is a multi-billion dollar business.

C．It turns out being conventionally beautiful has its benefits.

D．It is a fact that people are first attracted to outward appearance.

E．They should not place such importance on beauty that they become proud.

F．Being well-treated gives attractive people more confidence and they perform better.

G．Another problem faced by good-looking people is that they may not be taken seriously.

5 . It is well-known that food which is full of fat isn’t good for your heart.     1    Australian researchers tested people with asthma(哮喘)before and after a high-fat meal or a low-fat meal. Then they found that the high-fat meal increased inflammation(炎症)and reduced the lung functions.

30 non-obese people with asthma took part in the study, as well as 16 obese adults. The non-obese volunteers received either a high-fat or low-fat meal, while the obese ones were all given a high-fat meal    2    The low-fat meal was 13 percent fat.

Four hours after the meal, the researchers found that the airway inflammation increased a lot and lung function was affected in those who had the high-fat meal. And these people saw just a 1 percent improvement in their lung function when they used their inhalers(吸入器)to treat asthma.    3    

“If these results can be tested again by further research, this suggests that reducing the amount of fatty food one eats may be useful for managing asthma,” said the study’s lead author, Lisa Wood, at the Hunter Medical Research Institute in New Lambton. “The number of people in the world with asthma has increased greatly over the past few decades.    4    ”

Dr Thomas Leath, director at Scott & White Healthcare in Texas, said, “Eating fatty food can lead to obesity, and fat can certainly cause a small amount of inflammation.     5    ”He doubted whether the effect on lung function was great enough for people to notice, but said the study provided one more reason why people shouldn’t have high-fat diets.

A．And one reason is the high-fat Western diet.

B．Inflammation can be either short-lived or long-lasting.

C．But now a new study suggests that fatty meals may affect the lung function too.

D．But I’m surprised that one meal could do this.

E．The high-fat meal was 50 percent fat.

F．People are generally considered obese when their body mass index is over 30 kg/㎡.

G．Those who ate the low-fat meal saw a 4.5 percent improvement.

6 . 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。

“I want a friend!” my five-year-old’s clear blue eyes showed the pain of rejection. Noah is deaf, and the past couple of years have begun to show what the future holds for my little guy.

The first few years of his life, Noah had many friends in our neighborhood. Small children don’t talk a lot and are content to simply play. As time passed and Noah got to the age where speech and hearing were a noticeable part of “hanging out”, his friends started realizing he was different. Soon, no one came to play with my tiny son, and he too began to understand he was different. My heart has ached, and I have spent endless hours in tears, begging God to send him a friend. But the children at school come from everywhere, and none live near enough to “hang out” .

Noah recently began the heartbreaking hobby of writing and leaving mail on the porch (门廊) for his “friends” . He sticks his own toys to the notes, thinking that he can somehow make friends this way. I often have to retrieve (取回) his notes so that he thinks someone is getting his messages of friendship. His excited trips to the front porch the next morning would sometimes net him a feeling of having an unseen pen pal. It breaks my heart.

But today was different. I got a miracle—in fact, three of them.

My phone rang, and I was distracted with a long-distance friend, catching up with each other’s lives without noticing Noah slipping out the front door. It wasn’t until Nick, my sixteen-year-old son came home for lunch that Noah’s absence was known. Panic-stricken, Nick and I searched the house, yard, and garage ... no Noah.

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。

As I searched the house again, a million frightened thoughts came through my brain.

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I let them play until lunchtime, at last walking down the street to retrieve my child.

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7 . 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。

Chinese silk is well known all over the world. It is considered as     1     symbol of the origin of civilization. According to legend, a teenage girl in China,     2     saw metamorphosis (蜕变) of a special kind of caterpillars (毛毛虫), did something even more     3     (amaze) — she invented silk! She is Ancest or Lei.

One day, she noticed quite a few caterpillars taking small     4     (bite) of the leaves. A few of them had formed translucent cocoons (半透明的茧) around     5     (they). One by one the cocoons grew thicker so Lei couldn’t see through them. They were like eggshells, but smaller and even     6     (strong). She kept wondering     7     was going on inside. Lei started to open them and they turned into bundles of threads. Lei knew that the threads in spider (蜘蛛) webs were strong, but she wondered if the threads from these cocoons were strong enough     8     (make) into cloth. After testing, her doubt was removed.

Later, Lei concentrated     9     figuring out how to make cloth from the cocoon threads. Eventually, Lei invented silk, and the caterpillars     10     (call) silkworms since then.

8 . 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。

Anna’s fear of beetles dated back to her childhood. These little bugs were always her nightmare. So when Ms. Castle assigned topics for the school science fair, the least thing Anna wanted was the beetles. But the paper placed on her desk read — Science topic: Beetle; Partner: Tali Perkins. Anna couldn’t believe her bad luck. Actually, Anna felt great pressure when she was with Tali, the smartest girl in class.

According to Ms. Castle, there were mainly two tasks — to create a display and to talk about the subject in front of others at the fair. The next day, Tali ran up to Anna and showered her with all sorts of information about beetles and even suggested that they catch live beetles in the park for display. Anna’s mouth dropped open at this idea, but Tali walked away before she could say anything.

After an inner battle, Anna felt her feeling also counted, so she sent Tali an email and clearly explained her fear of beetles, hoping dead specimens (标本) would be used for the display.

Surprisingly, Tali replied to the email instantly. She apologized for not realizing Anna’s panic earlier and shared her fear of speaking in public. “We both have our own fears. But I do think a live beetle can win us extra points. So why don’t we help each other, like real partners?” It never occurred to Anna that someone as excellent as Tali could also have fears. Considering there was no better choice, Anna came to accept Tali’s offer.

The following days, Tali prepared Anna with dozens of colorful pictures of beetles to help her get used to them, while Anna helped Tali get over her fear by practising their presentation together. Although the thought of catching live beetles still seemed scary, Anna finally decided to give it a try and joined Tali to the park.

注意：
1. 续写两段文字；
2. 词数150左右；
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Armed with a flashlight one night, they found a big fallen tree in the park.
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Then came the day for Tali and Anna to present their research at the fair.
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9 . 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。

When visiting China in early April, French President Emmanuel Macron enjoyed a music performance during his trip to Guangdong, Chinese music “High Mountains and Flowing Water”     1     (play) with a 1,267-year-old Chinese instrument guqin.

The guqin is a seven-stringed plunked instrument, which     2     (pass) down for more than 3,000 years so far. On November 7, 2003, Chinese guqin art was listed by UNESCO as a master-piece of oral and intangible heritage of mankind,     3     (make) it an important spiritual treasure.

The guqin is divided     4     two parts: the physical instrument, which is a static material heritage, and the art of the gugin, a dynamic intangible cultural heritage. The key to learning to play the guqin is how     5     (express) the connotations of ancient music with your own emotions. Dong,     6     enthusiast of guqin, said that compared with other traditional instruments such as the pipa and guzheng, the guqin can make her       7     (happy) and improve her cultural knowledge.

Through playing the guqin, people have more knowledge and a better understanding of traditional culture. Because the guqin is     8     (close) linked to poetry, painting, calligraphy and history, these elements complement each other.

The gugin is the earliest plucked instrument and it has deep cultural     9     (root) in China. Unlike other musical instruments, the guqin is more about the dialogue between the player and the audience’s own soul. “The sound of the guqin can be integrated into my soul, and this is     10     I want,” Dong added.

10 . You’re officially graduating high school seniors two years later! Are you ready for higher education? But before you get too excited, the top thing you should do is to apply for college scholarships!

Travel Is Education Scholarship

Deadline: 8/30/2023 Award Amount: $500-$1.000. You must hand in a paper (no more than one page) on the theme of “Becoming a Global Citizen”. Related topics are available on the website provided. You must be traveling on an ACIS (American Council for International Studies) tour in order to have the right to apply for it.

“Be Bold” Scholarship

Deadline: 7/30/2023 Award Amount: $25,000. Write a short description to show your goals and achievements. The $25,000 “Be Bold” Scholarship is a no-article scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest description. To us, being bold means being serious, determined and moving. The scholarship will be awarded to the student whose description is the boldest.

Anthem Writing Competition Scholarship

Deadline: 7/29/2023 Award Amount: $2,000. You must present an article of between 600 and 1,200 words based on Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem. You must choose one of the three topics provided on the website. Articles will be judged on styles and contents.

Triumph Over Difficulties Scholarship

Deadline: 7/31/2023 Award Amount: $10,000. The Triumph Over Difficulties Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, or law program students. You must have a GPA (Grade Point Average) of at least 3.0 and hand in a 750-word passage that discusses “an experience that you had while overcoming challenges related to a disability you personally have or helped a friend overcome”.

1. How can students be able to apply for Travel Is Education Scholarship?

A．Having a special travel.	B．Being brave and confident.
C．Owning a foreign nationality.	D．Having overseas study experiences.

2. Which of the following scholarships is available without an article?

A．Travel Is Education Scholarship.	B．“Be Bold” Scholarship.
C．Anthem Writing Competition Scholarship.	D．Triumph Over Difficulties Scholarship.

3. What can we infer about Triumph Over Difficulties Scholarship?

A．It has a tight deadline.	B．Its award amount is the highest.
C．It offers a specific topic to applicants.	D．It is only available to disabled students.