1 . Earth Hour is an annual event, asking you to switch off all your lights for one hour in positive change for our planet. It is organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature and it’s a big event usually at the end of March every year.     1    , which means switching off all lights everywhere at the same time for one hour.

Earth Hour started in Australia in 2007, when 2.2 million people in Sydney turned off all unnecessary lights for an hour.     2    , and many countries around the world have taken part.

It’s true that switching off the lights for just one hour saves only a little power.     3    . Joining in Earth Hour makes people think about the problem of climate change and how to protect nature so that people can enjoy healthy and sustainable lives. Besides, many people acting together pushes governments and companies to consider green issues when making big decisions.

    4    . The number 60 is for the 60 minutes of Earth Hour, and the plus invites people to keep on taking action even after Earth Hour is finished. In fact, people joining in Earth Hour say that taking part in it inspires them to do more for the environment. The climate activist Greta Thunberg says, “Earth Hour is every hour of every day.”

Why is it in March? At the end of March in the northern and southern hemispheres (半球), the days and the nights are almost of the same length.     5    , so it is dark in the evening in each country for the Earth Hour switch-off.

A．But this is only the beginning

B．The logo of Earth Hour is “60+”

C．On this evening, people “go dark”

D．There are many events people can join in

E．Since then it has grown into an international event

F．The idea is to raise the awareness of environmental issues

G．At this time, the sunset time is similar in both hemispheres

2 . A NASA climate research scientist, Cynthia Rosenzweig, who has spent much of her career explaining how global food production must adapt to a changing climate, was awarded the World Food Prize on Thursday.

“We basically cannot solve climate change unless we address the issues of the greenhouse gas emissions from the food system, and we cannot provide food security for all unless we work really hard to develop adaptable agricultural systems,” she told The Associated Press in an interview.

Rosenzweig, who describes herself as a climate impact scientist, grew up in Scarsdale, New York, a suburban area that she said led her to seek out life in the country. Later, she moved to Italy, and developed a passion for agriculture. After returning to the United States, she focused her education on agronomy (农学).

She worked as a graduate student at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in the early 1980s, when global climate models were beginning to show the effects of human-generated carbon dioxide on the global climate. As the only team member studying agronomy, she researched the impact on food production and has been working since then to answer those questions.

Rosenzweig’s work led to the Environmental Protection Agency’s first prediction of the effects of climate change on the nation’s agricultural regions in the agency’s assessment of the potential effects of climate change on the United States in 1988. She was the first to bring climate change to the attention of the American Society of Agronomy and she organized the first sessions on the issue in the 1980s. The research organization she founded, AgMIP, develops adaptation packages, which could include the use of more drought-tolerant seeds and improved water management practices.

Even the largest agribusiness corporations have shown a willingness to listen. Some models her colleagues have developed show how businesses could be effected by climate change and how they have a role to play in reducing the impact on climate.

“It’s really a global partnership of all the global food systems to come together to restrain climate change and maintain the food security for the planet,” she said.

1. What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A．Plants can hardly cause greenhouse gas emissions.

B．Issues of food security will result in climate change.

C．Improving food systems will help address climate change.

D．Some adaptable agricultural systems have been put into use.

2. Which of the following can best describe Rosenzweig?

A．Modest.

B．Devoted.

C．Adaptable.

D．Warm-hearted.

3. What is paragraph 5 mainly about?

A．Rosenzweig’s contributions.	B．Rosenzweig’s challenges.
C．Rosenzweig’s expectations.	D．Rosenzweig’s backgrounds.

4. What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 6 refer to?

A．The models.	B．The practices.
C．The colleagues.	D．The businesses.

3 . Marketers assume the more choice they offer, the more likely customers will be able to find just the right thing. For instance, offering fifty styles of jeans instead of two increases the chances that shoppers will find a pair they really like. Nevertheless, research now shows when there is too much choice, consumers are less likely to buy anything at all, and if they do buy, they are less satisfied with their selection.

It all began with jam. In 2000, psychologists Sheena Iyengar and Mark Lepper published a remarkable study. On one day, shoppers saw a display table with 24 varieties of jam. Those sampling the jam received a coupon for $1 off any jam. On another day, shoppers saw a similar table, but only six varieties of jam were on display. The large display attracted more interest than the small one. But when the time for purchase came, people seeing the large display were one-tenth as likely to buy as people seeing the small one.

Other studies have confirmed this result that more choice is not always better. As the variety of snacks, soft drinks and beers offered at convenience stores increases, for instance, sales volume and customer satisfaction decrease. These results challenge our opinions about human nature and the determinants of well-being.

Choice is good for us, but its relationship to satisfaction appears to be more complicated than we assumed. What’s more, psychologists and business academics have largely ignored another outcome of choice: More of it requires increased time and effort and can lead to anxiety, regret, excessively high expectations and self-blame if the choice doesn’t work out.

Without doubt, having more options enables us, most of the time, to achieve better objective outcomes. Again, having fifty styles of jeans rather than two increases the likelihood that customers will find a pair that fits. But the subjective outcome may be that shoppers will feel dissatisfied, which creates a significant challenge for retailers and marketers. Choice can no longer be used to justify a marketing strategy. More isn’t always better, either for the customer or for the retailer.

1. How does the author mainly support the topic?

A．By quoting sayings.	B．By giving examples.
C．By stating arguments.	D．By making comments.

2. Why does too much choice sometimes bring challenges to customers?

A．It always wastes customers’ time.	B．It’s difficult to accept the bad results.
C．It may result in some negative feelings.	D．It makes the business more complicated.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．More choice leads to shopping themselves.

B．Choice plays an important role in marketing strategies.

C．Having fifty styles of jeans is extremely better than two.

D．More choice causes the decline in consumption to some degree.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．Less choice does harm	B．More isn’t always better
C．More purchase is better	D．Less choice favors consumption

4 . 改革开放（reform and opening-up）以来，中国发生了巨大变化，在许多方面都取得了成功。请你以此为话题，用英语写一篇短文，向你校英文报投稿，内容包括：

1.概括变化：

2.你的感受；

3.你的期待。

注意：

1.词数100 左右：

2.题目已为你写好。

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5 . What might the woman be good at?

A．Looking after kids.

B．Taking care of elderly people.

C．Teaching people how to find a job.

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。

The ecological environment in the Sanjiangyuan National Park in northwest China’s Qinghai Province         1     (continue) to improve since the establishment of the national park in 2021, with water conservation capacity increasing by more than 6 percent annually, according to a newly    2    (release) report on the park’s development.

The park delivers over 60 billion cubic meters of high-quality freshwater downstream every year,    3     the grassland coverage and grass yield in the park have increased by over 11 percent and 30 percent    4     (respective), according to the report.

    5    (locate) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Sanjiangyuan region serves as the headwaters for the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, and is known as the “Water Tower of Asia”. In 2021, the Sanjiangyuan National Park, along with other four parks,     6     (list) as China’s first batch of national parks. The park has a total area of 190,700 square km, with an average altitude (海拔) of 4,700 meters.

According to Losang Tsering,     7    is an engineer of the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the park has prioritized ecological restoration over the years,     8     (focus) on ecosystems such as glaciers and snow-capped mountains, high-altitude grasslands and meadows.

The Sanjiangyuan region is a typical    9    (represent) of the alpine (高山的) ecosystem and serves    10    an alpine biological germplasm bank, making it a crucial ecological security barrier in China.

7 . You won’t need to spend lots of money keeping your cats happy. These DIY cat toys are guaranteed to be satisfying. Here are some good ideas for common household items that can easily be turned into fun toys. You can visit our web page to find out the details.

Egg cartons (硬纸盒)

These can quickly be changed into a food puzzle for your furry friends. Simply put in some of your cats’ favourite biscuits and treats, and then close up the cartons. Place them on the floor and watch as your cats smell out the food and figure out how to get all the tasty snacks.

Cardboard boxes

We all know just how much cats love boxes. Your cats will naturally jump right in and claim the boxes for themselves, but you can take the boxes to the next level. Just add in an old towel or a blanket, and your cats will have a cosy place for sleep.

Old socks

Put those old socks to good use and keep your cats entertained for hours. Fill your socks halfway with balled-up paper or other material, and add in a little jingle bell for extra excitement. Then tie off the end with a string, and your cats’ new favourite toy is complete.

Plastic water bottles

Another creative idea for DIY cat toys is using empty plastic water bottles. Simply remove the cap and the label, and wash the bottles thoroughly. Fill it with a small amount of snacks, and let your cats bat it around to get the snacks. The noise and movement of the bottle will engage your cats’ natural hunting instincts and provide entertainment.

1. Why are these household items used?

A．To save space.	B．To reduce waste.
C．To entertain cats.	D．To protect cats.

2. What can cardboard boxes be made into according to the text?

A．Cats’ beds.	B．Cats’ playhouses.
C．Cats’ food containers.	D．Cats’ water bowls.

3. Which household items involve providing food for cats?

A．Egg cartons and cardboard boxes.	B．Cardboard boxes and old socks.
C．Old socks and plastic water bottles.	D．Plastic water bottles and egg cartons.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. How many levels of courses does the program offer?

A．Seven.

B．Eight.

C．Twelve.

2. What is the strength of the program?

A．It can meet personal needs.

B．It provides courses on US culture.

C．It is available throughout the year.

3. What can students get if they perform well in an end-of-session test?

A．A course for free.

B．A chance to work part-time.

C．A promotion to a higher level.

4. What does the Language Center Bonus Project provide?

A．Extra practice hours.

B．Field trips.

C．Social activities.

9 . You may hear the awful saying “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, which speaks to a common belief about older adulthood that it’s a time when we’ve become so set in our ways that we’re not likely to change.

Psychologists used to follow the same line of thinking: After young adulthood, people tend to become stabler as people age. However, more recent studies suggest that something unexpected happens to many people as they reach and pass their 60s: Their personality starts changing again. People’s personality can change in response to their circumstances, adapting to a changing life. These developments clarify personality is not a permanent state but an adaptive way of being.

We can’t say with certainty what factors are driving these shifts, but a few theories exist. One possibility is that personality is shaped by specific life events that tend to happen in older age: retirement, empty nesting or widowhood (丧偶). But such milestones aren’t very reliable sources of change. They affect some people deeply, but have no impact on others. Any one event could mean many different things, depending on its context. Jenny Wagner, a psychologist at the University of Hamburg, in Germany, gave an example. Losing a partner could be a great loss, but for some it could be a bit of a relief at the same time-say, for someone who’s been caring for their ill partner for years.

Granted, old-age personality changes don’t always result from a sense of helplessness or an endlessly shrinking life. Research has shown that when people get older, they commonly recalibrate their goals; though they might be doing less, they tend to prioritize what they find meaningful and really appreciate it. That may involve adjusting to what they can’t control, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re reacting to a bad life—just a different one.

At the same time, not all of the changes coming with old age are unavoidable. And if old adults had more support from their communities and society, perhaps they’d be better able to command their circumstances—rather than having to make up for factors slipping out of their grasp.

1. Why is the saying in paragraph 1 mentioned?

A．To lead in the topic.	B．To explain a reason.
C．To show an attitude.	D．To offer a suggestion.

2. What do we know about old-age personality changes?

A．They can’t be avoided or prevented.	B．They will happen to most old people.
C．They may vary from person to person.	D．They put elders in a terrible situation.

3. Which can replace the underlined word “recalibrate” in paragraph 4?

A．establish

B．adjust

C．pursue

D．reach

4. What should we do in response to old-age personality changes?

A．Give old people help and care.	B．Help communities and society.
C．Teach old people to adapt to such changes.	D．Study more about the change of circumstances.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What does the woman plan to work as this summer?

A．A nurse.

B．A volunteer.

C．A doctor.

2. Who had medical examinations from July 15 to July 31 last year?

A．The children under 5.

B．The adults over 30.

C．The elderly over 55.

3. What does the woman say about the work?

A．None has much time to rest.

B．Everyone has to arrive early.

C．Everyone has to be always polite.

4. What does the woman advise the man to wear?

A．Light clothes.

B．Comfortable shoes.

C．Loose trousers.