1 . 假设你是李华，你的笔友Jane将来中国做一年的交换生，她写信向你寻求尽快适应中国中学校园的建议。请你用英语给她回一封电子邮件，提出至少两点建议。
注意：1. 词数：80词左右；2. 可适当增加细节。
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2 . 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。

World Tourism Day focuses on promoting tourism in various parts of the world.     1    (start) by the United Nations World Trade Organization (UNWTO), the day     2    (honor) every year on September 27 and has been celebrated       3       1980.

The official World Tourism Day     4     (celebrate) this year was held in Bali, Indonesia, and designed around the theme of “Rethinking Tourism,” with the goal of     5     (inspire) debate about rethinking tourism for development, including through education and jobs, as well as tourism’s impact on the planet and opportunities to grow more     6     (sustainable).

Last Monday, tourism ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met via video conference     7     (discuss) the green and sustainable development of tourism and the countries’ recovery measures during     8     COVID-19 pandemic.

The UNWTO urges everyone on World Tourism Day, including tourism workers,     9     (travel), corporations and governments, to consider     10     might be done to boost tourism.

3 . Last year marked 20 years since the deadliest accident in the history of Italian aviation (航空). In October 2001, the Linate Airport disaster _______ more than 100 people lose their lives _______ a ground crash at Milan’s most centrally-located commercial airport. The _______ involved a Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-87 and a private Cessna Citation CJ2.

The date of the accident was October 8th, 2001. On this day, MD-87 was set to _______ a direct flight from Milan Linate to Copenhagen in Denmark. This _______ had 104 passengers and six crew onboard.

Also set to _______ Milan Linate that morning was the Cessna CJ2. Headed for Paris, there were just four people onboard.

On the morning of October 8th, 2001, foggy conditions prevailed (占优势) at Milan Linate Airport. Such weather can _______ visibility to minimal levels, potentially causing _______ operational trouble at airports. There is a very real _______ to it, as misunderstandings can be deadly in low visibility. ________, Vincenzo Fusco, the airport’s director, stated that conditions were still ________ for flying. The Cessna’s pilots, ________in the fog, took a wrong turn on the runway, which could have been ________ if there had been a ground radar (雷达) system at the airport.

At 08:09, air traffic control advised MD-87’s pilots that they were clear to take-off. Less than a minute after this clearance, the departing MD-87 ________ with the Cessna as it crossed the runway. The crash and the resulting fire destroyed both of the aircraft, leaving all the passengers and pilots ________ in the tragedy dead.

1.

A．offered

B．saw

C．affected

D．predicted

2.

A．due to

B．despite

C．apart from

D．with regard to

3.

A．occasion

B．situation

C．tragedy

D．adventure

4.

A．unfold

B．command

C．operate

D．distribute

5.

A．company

B．profession

C．trade

D．service

6.

A．depart

B．transform

C．orbit

D．enter

7.

A．increase

B．reduce

C．enhance

D．recover

8.

A．current

B．magical

C．odd

D．severe

9.

A．danger

B．loss

C．prejudice

D．response

10.

A．Therefore

B．Thankfully

C．Literally

D．However

11.

A．necessary

B．suitable

C．convenient

D．ready

12.

A．engaged

B．connected

C．lost

D．experienced

13.

A．noticed

B．emphasized

C．ignored

D．generated

14.

A．replaced

B．crashed

C．contrasted

D．quarreled

15.

A．dressed

B．absorbed

C．buried

D．involved

4 . You might have heard that no two snowflakes (雪花) are alike.     1     What all snowflakes have in common, though, is their source. They form from the moisture in clouds that hover (悬浮) at least 1 kilometer above the ground.     2    

In winter, the air up there in the clouds is very cold, and     3    To form snowflakes, those clouds need temperatures below freezing. However, if the air gets too cold, a cloud won’t hold enough water for any snowflakes to fall. This requires a balance. Snow can form in cooler environments, but the colder it gets, the less moisture there is to make a snowflake.

In fact, moisture must supersaturate a cloud’s air for a flake to form, which means there is more water in the air than would normally be possible. When there is too much water in the air,     4    Some of that water can flash freeze into crystals. These crystals then lazily fall to the ground. We call them snowflakes.

    5     Scientists call it a nucleus, which serves as the center around which an ice crystal forms. Without something to attach to, water droplets (水滴) can’t freeze. Even when the air temperature is well below freezing, water droplets will remain liquid. They freeze only when they have a solid object onto which they can stick. However, in the right conditions, drops of water will attach to a nucleus. They do it one by one. building an ice crystal.

A．it gets cooler the higher you go.

B．But how exactly does this work?

C．a cloud will try to rid itself of the extra water.

D．Clouds need one more thing to turn moisture into a flake.

E．Take a close look at snowflakes and you might be surprised.

F．Snowflakes do in fact come in a wide range of shapes and sizes.

G．they encounter slightly different atmospheric conditions along the way.

5 . As Alexandria Country Day School’s sixth-graders created miniature 3D printed villages to address homelessness, they learned lessons far beyond technology.

“It Takes a Village” began as a project for a science class, inspired by life-size 3D-printed homes built by Austin, Texas-based technology company Icon.

No strangers to classroom 3D projects, the students were fascinated by Icon’s use of a similar process to create homes made of inexpensive concrete-like material. Unlike standard construction methods, the process of building these durable homes takes just a few days.

While creating their mini 3D buildings, the students explored how such technology allows design freedom and quick changes. Mathematical conversions helped get the relations right. For example, a real 25-foot-by-20-foot one-bedroom house would be printed as 40-millimeter-by-32-millimeter (about 1 1/2 inch by 1 1/4 inch) for their mini village. Salwa Seman, 11, said that getting the dimensions and settings correct before construction began was challenging as she created a curved-wall amphitheater (圆形剧场).

The tech-focused project quickly evolved into “an exercise in empathy (共情), innovation and cooperation designed to bring about lasting change”. “When most people think of helping the homeless, they think of food and clothing drives,” said Juliet Galicia, 11. “While necessary, those are temporary fixes. Even housing by itself is not a complete solution.”

In designing their leave-homelessness-behind neighborhoods, priorities were shelter, food stores, schools, and health centers. But to build a sense of belonging and purpose, the miniature communities also emphasized areas for frequent interaction among residents. “We wanted to make it feel more like a real community,” said Luke Wazorko, 11. A community garden, a place to raise chickens, an amphitheater for shared events, bus stops for access to jobs, and infrastructure for Wi-Fi and cellphones to help in job searches were important features to offer formerly unhoused residents.

Amber Fogarty, president of a nonprofit organization tackling homelessness in Austin, said, “Housing alone will never solve homelessness, but community will. People need a place where they are known, cared for and loved.”

1. Which can be used to describe homes created by Icon?

A．Hard-sided.

B．Long-lasting.

C．Rough-edged.

D．Strong-minded.

2. What conclusion can we draw from Galicia’ words?

A．Juliet Galicia has participated in food and clothing drives in the past.

B．Temporary solutions have proved to be of little help to unhoused people.

C．Providing unhoused people with a place to live will solve all of their problems.

D．A comprehensive approach is required to fully address the issue of homelessness.

3. The author may agree to the ideas EXCEPT that________.

A．a team of people can use 3D printing to build homes

B．builders can adapt a 3D-printed design to fit a person’s preferences

C．the students faced challenges in building their miniature communities

D．places for personal interactions are an important aspect of a community

4. What is the purpose of the sixth paragraph?

A．To emphasize community gardens as the most important part of neighborhoods.

B．To illustrate technology has nothing to do with helping unhoused people.

C．To show specific ways the students focused on more than just housing.

D．To promote the project as a profitable design to Austin.

6 . French fries and chips are commonly eaten around the world. However, a growing global potato shortage is limiting french fry orders in various countries.

The coronavirus pandemic and extreme weather have caused supply chain break, which has led to a number of popular items, including cream cheese, going short. Potatoes are the latest items to join the list.

In Japan, McDonald’s locations stopped offering large and medium-size french fry orders in late December. Pandemic-related supply chain issues and floods in the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia delayed potato shipments.

Days later, South Africa’s leading makers of potato chips warned that potatoes were in disturbingly short supply. A bad frost and too much rainfall led to low local yields. Global sourcing shortages were already a problem.

In Kenya this January, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) locations took french fries off of their menus. Shipping delays caused by the pandemic held up containers full of potatoes for more than a month. KFC allowed customers to swap in other menu items in place of fries in combo meals (套餐).

Jacques Theunissen, KFC’s chief executive for East Africa, told a Kenyan newspaper that it could not easily switch to Kenyan local potatoes because of global quality standards. “All suppliers need to go through the global quality assurance approval process, ” he said.

The United States are among the world’s top potato producers. However, in 2021, U. S. farmers had to destroy millions of potatoes. Lockdowns and stay-at- home orders led to a sharp decline in demand, including from restaurants. Being the USA’s largest overseas market for potatoes sent by ship from North America, McDonald’s in Japan said it was considering flying in potatoes to meet demand until the backup in Vancouver was resolved. However, heavy snow in early January further delayed shipments. After, the company announced that it would be sticking with its small-order maximum for at least another month.

1. Which is the BEST definition of the underlined word “yield”?

A．quantities produced.

B．harvests delayed.

C．crops destroyed.

D．farms created.

2. How did shipping delays affect KFC in Kenya?

A．They caused KFC to limit the number of potatoes people could buy.

B．They caused KFC to give customers other items instead of potatoes.

C．They caused KFC to establish a new quality assurance process.

D．They caused KFC to start buying potatoes from local farms.

3. According to the article, why did U. S. farmers destroy their potatoes?

A．Much of their potato crop was affected by a plant disease.

B．Stay-at-home orders led to a decrease in demand for potatoes.

C．Flooding at the Port of Vancouver prevented the shipment of U. S. goods.

D．McDonald’s restaurants in Japan allowed people to order only small fries.

4. What is the main idea of the article?

A．Supply chain has broken due to bad weather.

B．Supply chain break has caused Kenya’s KFC to use local potatoes.

C．Shipping delays has made the USA’s farmers destroy their potatoes.

D．A growing global potato shortage is affecting french fries from Japan to Kenya.

7 . How do I know if I have a cold, the flu or COVID-19?

Experts say testing is the best way to determine what you have since symptoms of the illnesses can overlap, which means the symptoms are similar to each other. The viruses that cause colds, the flu and COVID-19 are spread the same way-through droplets from the nose and mouth of infected people.

The time varies when someone with any of the illnesses will start feeling sick. Some people infected with the coronavirus (冠状病毒) don’t experience any symptoms, but it’s still possible for them to spread it.

Cough, fever, tiredness and muscle aches are common to both the flu and COVID-19, says Kristen Coleman, as assistant research professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. Common colds, meanwhile, are often milder with symptoms including a stuffy nose. Fevers are more common with the flu.

Despite some false descriptions online, the viruses have not merged (合并) to create a new illness. But it’s possible to get the flu and COVID-19 at the same time, which some are calling “flurona”. “A co-infection of any kind can be severe or worsen your symptoms altogether,” says Coleman. “If flu cases continue to rise, we can expect to see more of these types of viral co-infections in the coming weeks or months.”

With many similar symptoms caused by the three virus types, testing remains the best choice to determine which one you may have. Some pharmacies (药房) offer testing for both viruses at the same time, Coleman notes. “This can help doctors offer the right treatment. But most do not have the ability to routinely do this, especially during a COVID-19 surge(激增),” Coleman says.

Getting vaccinated (打疫苗) helps to reduce the spread of the viruses. The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is safe to get a flu and COVID-19 shot or booster at the same time.

1. What conclusion can we draw from the second paragraph?

A．People with COVID-19 can spread it to others only when they are having obvious symptoms.

B．People with COVID-19 start to feel sick much earlier than people with other illnesses.

C．People start to feel sick around the same time with colds, the flu, or COVID-19.

D．People start to feel sick at different times for each illness.

2. What is NOT mentioned as symptoms of a cold, the flu or COVID-19?

A．Cough.

B．Tiredness.

C．Throat aches.

D．A high temperature.

3. What can we know from the fifth paragraph?

A．Necessary testing contributes to proper treatment.

B．COVID-19 is out of control due to lack of testing.

C．Doctors can’t treat patients without testing results.

D．Pharmacies can offer testing only with doctors’ permission.

4. What is recommended in the passage to avoid COVID-19?

A．Getting tested.

B．Getting treated.

C．Getting assisted.

D．Getting vaccinated.

8 . ABOUT MUSUME

Who We Are

Musume offers contemporary Asian cuisine and fantastic sushi (寿司) in the heart of downtown Dallas within the Hall Arts district. Musume, which translates to “Daughter” in Japanese is from Rock Libations restaurant group. Musume serves lunch Monday through Friday and dinner every night of the week. Musume features the country’s largest premium saki (清酒) program with over 120 selections and also possesses the largest Japanese Whisky collection in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, which pair wonderfully with our large party menus. Operations are overseen by Josh Babb and Sean Clavir.

Private Events at Musume

Our elegant private dining room located in Dallas highly acclaimed Hall Arts District comfortably seats 15 to 50 people. From cocktail gatherings with passed starters to seated formal dinners, Musume specializes in hosting unique private events. We offer a wide variety of special event menus that are served family style with something for everyone.

Location

Hall Arts District 2330 Flora St. Suite 100

Dallas, TX 75201 (214)871-8883

Hours

Monday-Thursday:11:00 am-2:00 pm, 5:00 pm-10:00 pm.

Friday:11:00 am-2:00 pm, 5:00 pm-11:00 pm.

Saturday:5:00 pm-11:00 pm.

Sunday:5:00 pm-10:00 pm.

Welcome to book now!

1. Which can be found in the writing above?

A．Musume’s location.

B．Discount information.

C．The popularity of Musume.

D．The information about minimum charge.

2. If a person wants to dine in Musume, he __________.

A．has no choice but Japanese cuisine

B．has no chance to taste alcohol there

C．can go to Musume at noon on Sunday

D．can call Musume to make a reservation

3. Which is an UNLIKELY place for you to spot the writing above?

A．A textbook.

B．A web page.

C．A leisure magazine.

D．A business column.

9 . 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。

Melissa was a single parent of three small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight and she had to work hard to make ends meet. But they still felt blessed with a roof over their heads, food on the plate, clothes on their backs, and even if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing they were poor, the kids just thought their mother was strict in money management. Melissa was really glad about that.

Christmas was just around the corner. Although there wasn't budget for a lot of gifts, Melissa planned to please the kids with a family party. She prepared weeks ahead of time, asking one by one what the kids wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, Melissa managed to spare $ 80 dollars for the whole family to enjoy the fun of Christmas shopping.

The big day arrived. Mellissa drove the kids to a nearby Walmart and gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill. “Now, my children,” she announced, “you have two hours to pick a gift in the supermarket. Then we will meet back at the gate.” Excited, the children scattered (四散) and rushed into the supermarket.

Melissa smiled. She looked at her own note and put it back into her pocket. Well, the Melissa smiled. She looked at her own note and put it back into her pocket. Well, the children's shining faces were the most precious Christmas gift for her, weren't they? Sitting in the car, she waiting patiently, imagining what gifts the kids would choose. She couldn't wait to share their joy.

Two hours later, the kids came back one by one. Tom and Tick rushed to their mother, eyes twinkling with excitement. They showed their gifts to Melissa and jumped with joy. The third child, Ginger, was obviously left behind, who dragged her feet to the car. To everyone's surprise, Ginger was empty-handed. Melissa said nothing, asked the kids to get into the car and headed home:

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。

Driving home, everyone was talking about their gifts in high spirits except the youngest daughter, Ginger.

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“We have so much, but the homeless man doesn't have anything,” Ginger explained.

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10 . 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。

The story of Zhang Guimei is well-known throughout China. About two decades ago, Zhang     1     (meet) a teenage girl sitting in a daze (茫然) on the side of a road in Huaping County, Yunnan Province. Zhang, a local high school teacher, asked her what was wrong. The girl said she wanted to go to school, but her family was too poor     2     (afford) it.

Zhang went to the 14-year-old girl’s home,     3     (hope) to persuade her parents to allow their daughter to continue schooling. However, the parents refused Zhang. With the little girl lingering (徘徊) in her mind, Zhang tried to figure out     4     to help the local girls.

In 2007, Zhang was elected     5     a representative of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and attended the meeting in Beijing. A news report on Zhang made her     6     (ambitious) of building a school for girls gain the attention of Huaping County officials and other     7     (supporter). A year later, Huaping Girls’ High School, China’s first tuition-free high school opened. Most of the girls were from mountainous areas.

Zhang’s story was adapted into a Chinese play,     8     (title) Teacher Guimei, by Yunnan Drama Theater, which launched a nationwide tour. Directed by Wang Baoshe, who is also the playwright, and Chang Hao, the Chinese play premiered in Kunming, Yunnan Province.     9     play received a lot of attention.

According to Chang, right after the play started its preparations, the creative team members visited Zhang     10    (frequent) and did interviews with her, trying to let the script (剧本) tell her story in a realistic way.