1 . Seaside cities are becoming popular with senior high school graduates(毕业生), with Haikou and Sanya in South China’s Hainan province making a list of top places.

With the 2023 national college entrance examination, also known as the gaokao, coming to an end on June 10, many students chose to say goodbye to their high school years with an unforgettable graduation trip.

Since the exam ended, the search volume (搜索量) of the keywords “graduation trip” and “graduation group tour” has risen quickly. From June 9 to 12, the number of airplane ticket bookings for people aged 17 to 19 rose by three times compared to the previous (先前的) week.

The bookings for Hainan province in June are more than the usual volume for the whole month, thanks to graduation trips, which often take five to seven days.

Jiang Xingyou, a travel planner in Hainan has been busy answering travel route inquiries (路线询问) after the gaokao. “We have come up with many travel products for gaokao finishers, hoping to help them have more unforgettable memories,” he said.

Li Pengfei, 17, who just took the gaokao plans to travel to many places across the country. “Well known for its beautiful beaches, blue sky, clear water and fine white sand, Sanya is a perfect place for this special, long vacation. I will try many water sports like surfing, motor boating and diving there,” he said.

1. Where is Haikou and Sanya?

A．In North China.	B．In Hainan Province.
C．In Hunan Province.	D．In Guangdong.

2. When did gaokao end in 2023?

A．On June 10.

B．On June 9.

C．On June 7.

D．On June 12.

3. How long do graduation trips often take ?

A．Four to five days.

B．Five to six days.

C．Five to seven days.

D．Five to eight days.

4. What does Jiang Xingyou do?

A．He is a travel planner.	B．He is a bus driver.
C．He is a student.	D．He is a doctor.

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．Li Pengfei is a 2023 gaokao finisher who is at the age of 18.

B．The bookings for Hainan province in June are over the usual volume of a year.

C．Haikou and Sanya are the top places for gaokao sitters to travel to.

D．Haikou is well known for its beautiful beaches, blue sky, clear water and fine white sand.

2 . Uncle Lee finished ________ 40-day stay in Beijing and then went to Shanghai in ________ October.

A．a; a

B．a; the

C．the; a

D．a;/

3 . 阅读下面短文，用方框里所给词的正确形式填空，并将答案填进对应的答题位置。

with       strong       think       but       teach       the       other       that       want       take

Everyone changes in his or her life. Mostly these changes     1     place because of an experience. For me, high school was such an experience, High school     2     me about myself. And that is the most important lesson I have ever learned.

I used to be quiet and shy, not     3     to show my inner self. I will never talk about what was in my mind. I was afraid that someone would criticize (批评) me or tell me I was wrong. I cared too much about what others     4     of me.

Now I am no longer afraid to tell     5     my worries and let them know how I feel. I have changed a lot     6     the help of my teachers and friends. They taught me that it is not a big deal to fail in something. As long as I have learned from my mistakes by finding the courage to believe in myself, I have become much     7     in mind. The thought of a Challenge used to make me feel afraid,     8     now I want to work even harder to deal with the difficulties that stand in my way. I have realized     9     the ideas I hid in the past can now be contributed to     10     world.

5 . “Listen!” Mr. Lee said seriously at the beginning of his first class, “I will put a lie into each of my classes. Your job is to try and catch me in the Lie of the Day.”

That was really a clever way to fix our attention on the dry and boring subject- geography. Then in the following weeks, we didn’t let off every single word of what he was saying in class and challenged (质疑) his lectures. When his class ended with nobody seeing through the lie, Mr. Lee would say, “Ah ha! Each of you has a lie in your notes. Discuss among yourselves what it might be, and I will tell you at the end of this term.”

Mr. Lee’s special style of teaching worked. All of us reviewed and discussed about our notes actively.

One Monday at the end of the term, Mr. Lee listened carefully to what we were questioning for almost ten minutes. Then he finally said, “Do you still remember the first lesson how I said that every lecture has a lie?”

Confused (疑惑), we said yes.

“Well, that was a real big lie. In fact, all the lectures I’ve given before are completely true. But I am glad you worked so hard. Move on.”

Hearing this, all eyes in the classroom went wide.

While my knowledge of geography has been forgotten over time, the lessons have stayed with me. “Experts” can be wrong and say things that sound right, so build a habit of evaluating (评估) new information and check it against things you already accept as a fact.

1. We can know that Mr. Lee was ________.

A．wise

B．serious

C．boring

D．confusing

2. In Mr. Lee’s class, ________.

A．he always told lies

B．the students always questioned him

C．everyone had to write down all of his words

D．it was difficult for the students to see through the lie

3. The underlined sentence in the passage means ________.

A．the students opened their eyes	B．Mr. Lee opened the students’ eyes
C．the students got shocked and amazed	D．the students had a look at the classroom

4. From the passage, we can infer that ________.

A．Mr. Lee was an expert

B．it’s easy to forget the knowledge of geography

C．Mr. Lee succeeded drawing the students’ attention

D．the students would never check what the teachers said again

5. The best title of the passage could be ________.

A．A Real Lie	B．Learn to Question
C．A Special Teaching Style	D．The First Geography Lesson

6 . What will happen if a family is without the internet for a month?     1    . They have sent an invitation to a leading US television station, expecting that it will send a film group to record their day- to- day life without technology for a month

When the film group meets the Smiths, they find that Mr. Smith, Mrs. Smith and their two sons are so crazy about technology that they hardly do things together.     2    . “Everyone just runs into the kitchen, takes their food, and then goes back to their screen.” Mr. Smith explains, “    3    .”

Getting back to the normal life without the internet is not easy, especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it.     4    . For example, the two brothers have to go to the school library to borrow books for their scientific projects, And Mr. And Mrs. Smith need to go out shopping     5    . As the family have picked up the new lifestyle, they find that they can spend more time talking over meals, playing sports and doing all kinds of activities together.

Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge?

A．We didn’t know why we changed like that.

B．At mealtimes, no one sits at the dining table for their food

C．One American family decides to find out

D．If we don’t make a change, our family will become strangers to each other

E．because online food delivery services have developed rapidly.

F．They have to make many changes

G．because they cannot buy things online.

7 . A teacher was once teaching life lessons to his students. A boy in his class asked him why many people ______ remained unhappy. After hearing this question, the teacher decided to take these students towards a ______. The students were surprised, but the teacher said nothing about it.

With deep curiosity(好奇) in the ______, the students were talking along the way. A student said there were ______ animals. When they discussed, all felt scared. Though the teacher heard everything, he said nothing and walked ______.

After about 40 minutes, they finally ______ the front of the forest. He said, “Don’t be ______. I’m not taking you into the forest. Actually, I want to tell you that life is like a journey. What a fine day it is! You all have ______ it! When we started the journey, you failed to see the beauty. Instead, you wondered why we went to the forest and ______ the wild animals. In our daily life, many people are controlled by other things instead of enjoying their journey.”

After hearing what the teacher said, the boy got the ______. All the students thanked the teacher happily. They spent the rest of the day enjoying the beautiful views along the way.

1.

A．always

B．seldom

C．hardly

D．never

2.

A．zoo

B．park

C．forest

D．field

3.

A．dream

B．mind

C．hope

D．smile

4.

A．lovely

B．young

C．dangerous

D．funny

5.

A．angrily

B．carefully

C．sadly

D．peacefully

6.

A．arrived at

B．pointed to

C．looked at

D．thought of

7.

A．active

B．proud

C．afraid

D．shy

8.

A．missed

B．wished

C．enjoyed

D．found

9.

A．knew about

B．asked about

C．heard about

D．worried about

10.

A．reply

B．answer

C．choice

D．education

8 . 假如你是李华，你的澳大利亚笔友Jack，需要完成一篇有关中国传统节日的调查报告，他想向你了解一下这方面的情况，请你根据所给信息用英语给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1．你最喜欢的中国传统节日之原因；
2．现在大部分年轻人，对待中国传统节日的态度及其原因；
3．就此现象提一到两点建议。
作文要求：
1．不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。
2．语句连贯词数80个左右，作文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,

I am very glad that you are interested in Chinese traditional festivals. I’m writing to tell you something about it.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope my reply can be helpful.

Yours,

Li Hua

10 . ChatGPT can make a plan ________ than we do.

A．much quickly

B．more quick

C．even quick

D．far more quickly