3 . 2022年冬季奥运会于2月20日在北京结束。作为志愿者的你写信向你的英国笔友John介绍大概情况。
1. 精彩开幕式；
2. 你喜欢的赛事；
3. 运动员食住情况。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 涵盖所有要点，可是适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3. 请在答题卡相应位置作答。
可能用到的词汇：opening ceremony开幕式；Beijing Winter Olympic Village北京冬奥村；figure skating
花样滑冰；speed skating速度滑冰
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4 . 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。

Traditional Chinese painting is highly regarded all over the world for its theory,     1     (express) and skill. It is also one of     2     oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. It is known in Chinese     3     guo hua, meaning “national or native painting”.

Traditional Chinese painting is done with a brush     4     is dipped in black or coloured ink. The most popular paintings are made of paper and silk. The     5     (finish) work can be put in albums or on walls.

Traditional Chinese painting has its own special tools, consisting of brushes, ink, xuan paper and so on. Chinese painting can     6     (divide) into figure paintings, landscapes and flower-and-bird paintings according to the subjects. Landscapes, mainly     7     (describe) the natural scenery of mountains and rivers, represent a major type of traditional Chinese painting.

In the 1980s, Chinese oil painting developed     8     (quick). Then folk painting became popular, such as Chinese New Year pictures. It is put up on doors, room walls and windows     9     (invite) blessings during the New Year. Woodcuts     10     (become) increasingly various in style, theme and artistic form since the 1980s.

5 . When I lived in China, it was a struggle for me to learn Chinese and adapt to Chinese _________. When I first went to school, I was surprised at the class _________. There were about sixty students in our class. And the students were not so _________ as those in the US where we often had open discussions.

However, it was not a big _________ for me because when I went to school, I did not _________ anything that the teacher and students said. I _________ sat in my seat without _________ anything. After I went home, I _________ and told my mom that I wanted to go back to my homeland.

When I calmed down, I _________ that I had to study Chinese very hard, but it was very difficult to learn the language. Every day at school, I tried to __________ Chinese students and make friends with them. When school was over, I studied Chinese all night using elementary school books. It __________ to be a good way for me to learn Chinese. __________, I began to speak Chinese in school. Finally, I became __________ during class and began to make some friends. __________, I achieved a high grade in the exam and was also able to adapt to Chinese living.

Now, I like to talk with Chinese friends and I like Chinese food, too. The experience of __________ to learn Chinese in China was very valuable for me. I will never forget that time when I learned so much.

1.

A．arrangements

B．styles

C．customs

D．climates

2.

A．system

B．size

C．design

D．event

3.

A．relaxed

B．friendly

C．certain

D．patient

4.

A．mistake

B．danger

C．error

D．problem

5.

A．believe

B．prepare

C．understand

D．provide

6.

A．just

B．still

C．also

D．seldom

7.

A．contacting

B．doing

C．observing

D．affording

8.

A．continued

B．changed

C．cried

D．admitted

9.

A．decided

B．explained

C．guessed

D．imagined

10.

A．talk to

B．watch over

C．turn to

D．look into

11.

A．made out

B．worked out

C．made it

D．turned out

12.

A．One after another

B．Little by little

C．Above all

D．For example

13.

A．amazed

B．curious

C．active

D．unique

14.

A．Naturally

B．Normally

C．Obviously

D．Professionally

15.

A．begging

B．exploring

C．competing

D．struggling

6 . For humans, adapting to (适应) climate change will mostly be a matter of technology. More air conditioning, better-designed houses and bigger flood defenses may help reduce the effects of a warmer world. However, animals will have to rely on changing their bodies or their behaviour.

In a study done by Trends in Ecology & Evolution, a team led by Sara Ryding, a PhD at Deakin University, in Australia, shows that is already happening. And climate change is already changing the bodies of many animal species, giving them bigger beaks (鸟喙), limbs and ears.

In some species of Australian parrot, for example, beak size has increased by between 4% and 10% since 1871. All that is nicely in line with evolutionary theory (进化论). “Allen’s rule”, named for Joel Asaph Allen, who suggested it in 1877, holds that warm-blooded animals in hot places tend to have larger appendages (附肢) than those in mild regions.

Such increase in an animal’s surface area helps it release (释放) extra heat. For example, being richly gifted with blood vessels, and not covered by feathers, beaks make an ideal place for birds to release heat.

It seems clear that the world of the future is not just going to be hotter than humans are used to. These animals living in it will look different, too. Studying a larger range of animals will help figure out what is exactly happening. Much of Ms Ryding’s data is about birds, however, with less information available for other animals.

1. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To introduce climate change.	B．To introduce evolution of animals.
C．To introduce a result of a study.	D．To introduce a technology.

2. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．For humans, adapting to climate change will mostly be a matter of technology.

B．A study which was done by Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

C．Technology may help reduce the effects of a warmer world.

D．Animals will have to rely on changing their bodies to adapt to climate change.

3. What is “Allen’s rules”?

A．It says that warm-blooded animals in hot places tend to have larger appendages than those in mild regions.

B．It holds that animals in hot place tend to have larger appendages than those in cold region.

C．It says that cold-blooded animals in hot places tend to have larger appendages than those in mild regions.

D．It holds that warm-blooded animals in hot places tend to have larger appendages than those in cold regions.

4. What will Sara Ryding’s team do in the future?

A．They will do a larger range of researches on birds.

B．They will do more researches on other animals.

C．They will do more researches on climate change.

D．They will do more researches on technology.

7 . When most people picture bobsled from the Winter Olympics or from the film “Cool Runnings”, they usually see four people, or at least two, energetically pushing a sled and then leaping in before racing down an icy course.

But differently, in monobob, an event making its first Olympic show at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, one sledder does it all: push, leap and drive, and at this year’s Games, every one of the competitors will be a woman.

The event is one of seven additions to the Olympics program for 2022 and the only one of the groups that will be competed only by women. Also being added are freestyle skiing big air jumping events for men and women and a handful of mixed-gender events.

Monobob, however, may get the most attention. The event was attracting the International Olympic Committee in many ways, but particularly because of its competitive advantages. The cost of entry for the smaller sleds—a monobob might cost about $15,000, while a two-person is about $70,000—and the need for only a single sledder has fair results: Brazil and Jamaica won medals at last season’s World Cup and a Cambodian recorded in the top ten.

In addition, all monobob sleds will come from the same producer, which partly weakens the technological advantages that wealthy nations have long enjoyed. In all the years of bobsled at the Games, only Germany, Switzerland, the United States, Canada and Italy have won more than one gold medal.

1. Why is “monobob” new at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games?

A．It has four, or at least two sledders during the game.

B．It is its first show and competitors must be women.

C．Sledders can push, leap and drive on icy course.

D．It has only one man or woman sledder.

2. How many events were added to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games?

A．Six.

B．Eight.

C．Nine.

D．Seven.

3. Why did the “monobob” be chosen as an event by International Olympic Committee?

A．Because it has competitive advantages in cost and result.

B．Because it gets the most attention from the public.

C．Because it costs more on every sledder for entry.

D．Because it meets the need for unfair results of sledder.

4. According to the author, what does he think of the “monobob”?

A．Disagreed.

B．Unconcerned.

C．Neutral.

D．Approved.

8 . English is the most widely spoken language in the world. And of the roughly 1.5 billion speakers globally, the vast majority speak it as a second language. So where are the world’s best non-native English speakers? According to a new report by EF Education First, an international education company, Northern Europeans are the most fluent. Middle Easterners are the least proficient (精通的).

The index (指数) is based on the results of a free online test taken by 2.3 million volunteers in 100 countries. Nearly six in ten of this year’s test-takers were female. Women have always performed better than men, but this year men closed the gap somewhat.

In Europe, the powerhouse economies perform surprisingly badly: only Germany makes the top place of “very high proficiency” countries. France is next, while Spain and Italy are continuously falling behind. A study by a Spanish research institute reported the bad news: 60% of adults say they speak no English at all. The fact that Spanish is a global language in its own right (the language declares 400 million native speakers) is probably the cause. If you speak Danish, you need another language to take part in global culture; speaking French or Spanish (or Arabic) means hundreds of millions of people to talk to without English.

Asia is the region of greatest diversity (多样性). Only Singapore makes the top level, but the Philippines, Malaysia, and India are not far behind. China is further back but still in the second level, a few places ahead of Japan. Struggling in the bottom places are a group of South-East and Central Asian countries like Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan. This relates with another factor: the company repeatedly finds that English skills are highly related with connections and openness to the rest of the world.

1. Which is the best title for the text?

A．Where are the world’s most non-native English speakers?

B．Where are the fewest non-native English speakers?

C．Where are the world’s best non-native English speakers?

D．Where are the last non-native English speakers?

2. What can we know about the online test?

A．Half of this year’s test-takers were female.

B．Nearly 1.38 million of this year’s test-takers were female.

C．Women and men equally performed this year.

D．The gap between female and male is getting close year by year.

3. Why 60% of Spanish adults say they speak no English at all?

A．Spanish is a global language itself.	B．400 million Spanish speak English.
C．Spanish is easy to understand.	D．English fails to attract them.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Asia is the region with the best non-native English speakers.

B．China is the second place with the best non-native English speakers.

C．Countries in South-East and Central Asian are less open in Asia.

D．Countries in South-West and Central Asian line in the bottom places.

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TOURS IN 2022

Slant of Light: Dutch and Flemish Old Masters in the Netherlands and Belgium, September 2022
Shifting Boundaries: Literature of Morocco, October 2022
Celebrating Life, Death and Rebirth in Mexico, October 2022

TOURS IN 2023

Friend of All That Lives: Ganges River Cruise, January 2023
Renaissance Venice, March 2023
Thinking Space, Drinking Space: Paris Café Culture, May 2023
Tracing Homer’s Footsteps in Greece, May 2023
Into the Wild: Gros Morne, Newfoundland, June 2023
Quiet Revolutions: Literature of Quebec, September 2023
Literary Iceland: From Ancient Epic to Modern Novel, September 2023

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1. If you are a newcomer for the online seminar, how much discount will you enjoy?

A．75%

B．25%

C．45%

D．15%

2. If you are free in May in 2023, which tours could you choose?

A．Quiet Revolutions: Literature of Quebec and Shifting Boundaries: Literature of Morocco

B．Renaissance Venice and Thinking Space, Drinking Space: Paris Café Culture

C．Thinking Space, Drinking Space: Paris Café Culture and Tracing Homer’s Footsteps in Greece

D．Tracing Homer’s Footsteps in Greece and Renaissance Venice

3. Where does the text be taken?

A．Encyclopedia.

B．Magazine.

C．Textbook.

D．Novel.