1 . We’ve dug deep to find some of the most exciting documentary films coming to a screen near you in 2022. Documentary films have the capacity to inspire, entertain or even change people and the world around them.

The Sanctity of Space

The Sanctity of Space is a visual feast for the eyes that promises to take us into the heart of the snow-topped mountains of Alaska. Directors Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson come up with a plan to make a sideways trip through a dangerously unpredictable mountain range. You’ll have to watch to find out how you move sideways through range instead of upwards and it’ released by Dogwoof in UK cinemas from March 4.

Last Exit: Space

Is there anything more fascinating than a night sky crowded with stars, planets and everything in between? In Last Exit: Space, Werner Herzog explores the human potential for colonizing space and sending people where they’ve never been before. The film will be available from March l0 on Discovery.

Elizabeth: A Portrait In Parts

In June the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee (白金禧年) to mark her 70th year as monarch (君主). In this his final film, Roger Michell nieces together file footage from hundreds of sources to show the Queen from a more human perspective. Sadly Michell died just as the film was being completed and his final gift to the world will be available in cinemas and on Amazon Prime from June 3.

We Met In Virtual Reality

This film from Director Joe Hunting starts fresh ground in that it is filmed entirely in virtual reality. Less about the technology itself, it is more an exploration of human connections and how these can develop in the metaverse. Early reviews have been positive and following its showing at Sundance on January 21, it is currently doing the rounds on the festival circuit.

1. The film first available in 2022 is directed by ________.

A．Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson	B．Werner Herzog
C．Roger Michell	D．Joe Hunting

2. Which is the best choice if you are an astronomy lover?

A．Last Exit: Space.	B．The Sanctity of Space.
C．We Met In virtual Reality.	D．Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To present some documentary films.	B．To advertise documentary films.
C．To introduce some directors.	D．To entertain readers.

2 . The words of some second-graders opened the hearts of dog adopters to empty the doghouses of a local shelter. Their hand-written notes _______ fast growing adoption rates for the dogs to get adopted in Richmond.

Nobody could resist a _______ like “If you adopt me, I hope I will _______ up your Sundays like the sun. You’ll be my Sunday Special, and I hope I’ll be yours!”

Kensey Jones, a second-grade teacher, is also a volunteer of a local shelter. She _______ to come up with an idea for a _______ assignment, and had the idea to try and _______   adoption rates by giving the dogs their own supporting voice.

“The idea just struck me to _______ persuasive writing with these adoptable pets that need a forever home,” Jones said, adding that it was “a way that I could make their writing _______ for the students, and _______ make an impact on the world and our community.”

She told the shelter’s manager about the idea, who thought it was __________. The kids nearly __________ at the news that their new assignment would be __________ on helping dogs get adopted.

“Hi, I’m Cody. I would love to be adopted,” one student wrote. “I would like a loving, caring family. Please be my __________!” This kind of representation, pinned in colorful drawings to the animals’ crates (板条箱), was a huge __________. This shelter sees a high adoption rate.

“All dogs __________, a loving home,” one of the kids said. “I am so very happy to be able to help neglected (无人看管的) animals find forever families.”

1.

A．resulted in

B．turned into

C．cut down

D．held back

2.

A．quote

B．comment

C．request

D．message

3.

A．brighten

B．fill

C．dry

D．wake

4.

A．preferred

B．needed

C．agreed

D．failed

5.

A．training

B．drawing

C．learning

D．writing

6.

A．keep

B．change

C．boost

D．control

7.

A．connect

B．compare

C．mix

D．match

8.

A．formal

B．reasonable

C．complex

D．real

9.

A．actually

B．obviously

C．regularly

D．merely

10.

A．strange

B．wonderful

C．fashionable

D．simple

11.

A．froze

B．exploded

C．cried

D．cheered

12.

A．collected

B．placed

C．focused

D．blamed

13.

A．guide

B．owner

C．friend

D．fan

14.

A．pleasure

B．surprise

C．challenge

D．success

15.

A．lack

B．deserve

C．select

D．make

3 . Guy Bryant never intended to be a father figure. But over the past 12 years, he’s housed more than 50 foster kids in his Brooklyn apartment.

For decades, Bryant, 61, worked with teens aging out of New York’s child welfare system. His job was to find services that would make the transition (过渡) to living on their own easier. But he felt that what he could accomplish at the New York City Administration for Children’s Services office wasn’t enough. So in 2007, he decided to become a foster parent.

In an interview last month, Bryant told Romario Vassell, 21, one of his foster children, that agreeing to care for him was definitely one of the best decisions he made in foster care. Bryant told Vassell that he was nervous when he took in his first foster child. He said, “I lived alone at that point, and he was a kid that nobody wanted to take because of his behaviors. He got in a fight and he appeared at my house.” Bryant said his family thought he was out of his mind for making such a big lifestyle change and wondered how Bryant would adjust.

Bryant had been Vassell’s assigned case worker when they met. Bryart suggested that Vassell, then an untidy 18-year-old, consider foster care as an option to get out of the home lead shelter where he was staying.

At first, Vassell was hesitant. “I didn’t know how foster care was.” he said.

Since living with Bryant, Vassell now feels like he has a support network. “If I feel down and like I’m cornered, I have someone I can reach out to and talk to.” he said. “And that’s what I really love.”

Bryant told Vassell, “Whatever you’ve learned from me, I want you to teach it to someone else. Because that’s what’s important to me.”

1. What is the second paragraph mainly about ?

A．The shift of teens’ life.

B．An introduction of Bryant’s task.

C．Bryant’s challenge as a foster parent.

D．The reason for Bryant’s being a foster parent.

2. How did Bryant’s family feel about his decision?

A．Disappointed.

B．Ashamed.

C．Puzzled.

D．Embarrassed.

3. What can we know about Vassell from the text?

A．He is now living alone.

B．He was Bryant’s first foster kid.

C．He refused Bryant’s offer at first.

D．He was instructed to pay kindness forward.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text ?

A．To call for social care.	B．To praise Bryant’s deeds.
C．To tell the story of Vassell.	D．To comment on Bryant’s life.

4 . People say water can improve health and memory. But now some experts say that to think drinking water equals health is taking things too far and that hydration(水合作用）is about the balance between electrolytes(电解质)like sodium and the water in your body.

Then. how much water do you need to drink? Many say you should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. Not so, some experts say.     1     A 200-pound person who hikes 10 miles in the heat needs more water than a 120-pound office manager in a temperature-controlled building.

    2     Someone with a heart condition or kidney stones has one level of need. A person taking diuretic drugs(利尿药）may need a different amount of water.You may need to change the amount you are drinking if you lave been ill with vomiting or diarrhea.

Water is a better choice than sugary sodas or fruit juices.    3    One popular idea is that caffeine or alcohol will make your body lose much water. But one study showed the effect is not significant.You also get water from what you eat. Fruits, vegetables, and soups all add to the intake of water. Your body will tell you if you are hydrated enough. You don't have to think about it or add up the ounces you drink.    4    

Electrolytes are essential minerals.     5     Some sports drinks ads say you need to add electrolytes to stay healthy. But some experts say that your body produces electrolytes. You may need more water if you exercise a lot during the heat of the day. Otherwise, most people get enough electrolytes from food.

A．Just drink then you are thirsty.

B．They are vital to many functions in the body

C．It gives you more energy and makes you look good.

D．Instead, your body and the activities you attend matter.

E．It is also necessary to set a timetable about when to drink water.

F．The amount of water you need in a day also depends on your health.

G．But when it comes to hydration, any drink can add water to your system.

5 . Saturn (土星) is famous for its lovely rings, but a new study suggests the planet has spent most of its 4.5 billion years without them. That’s because the rings are likely only 10 million to 100million years old, according to a newly published report in the journal Science that’s based on findings from NASA’s Cassini probe (探测器).

Cassini spent some 13 years orbiting Saturn before diving and impacting into its atmosphere. During its final orbits, the spacecraft dove between the planet and its rings. That let scientists measure the gravitational effect of the rings and get a good estimate of the ring material's mass. What they found is that it’s only about 40 percent of the mass of Saturn’s moon Mimas. This small mass suggests that the rings are relatively young.

“There’s no huge amount of massive material hidden in the rings that we can’t see,” says Philip Nicholoson, a planetary scientist,“The rings are almost pure ice.” He says the relative youthfulness of Satum’s ring system is something that scientists have come to suspect only recently. “It was easier to believe that it formed at the same time as Saturn and its satellites did,” Nicholson says. “It’s hard to understand how they could have formed that recently.” It’s possible that the rings are the remains of a comet (彗星) or some other icy object that made a chance encounter with Saturn and got torn up, he says. Or, perhaps one of Saturn’s icy moons got whacked by an impact with a large comet.

Whatever happened, it’s looking more and more likely that Saturn’s splendid rings are a temporary phenomenon that humans are lucky to get to see at all. Previous measurements from Cassini helped show that the rings may be disappearing at a rapid speed, as dusty ice particles (颗粒) get pulled down to Saturn by its gravity. In another 100 million years, Saturn’s most unique feature might be gone.

1. How did scientists estimate the ring material’s mass?

A．By analyzing the age of the rings.

B．By timing Cassini’s orbiting Saturn.

C．By recording Cassini’s flying speed.

D．By measuring the gravitational effect of the rings.

2. What's the previous common understanding of Saturn’s rings?

A．They are made up of pure ice.

B．They are the remains of a comet.

C．They came into being when Saturn formed.

D．They are a natural phenomenon of all planets.

3. What does the underlined word “whacked” in the third paragraph mean?

A．Crashed.

B．Separated.

C．Absorbed.

D．Pulled.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Saturn Put Rings on It Relatively Recently

B．How Saturn’s Rings Formed Came to Light Finally

C．NASA Detected Icy Object in Saturn’s Rings Recently

D．When Saturn’s Rings Will Disappear Is Being Dug into

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。

Set in the War to Resist UIS Aggression and Aid Korea, The Battle at Lake Changjin topped the Chinese mainland box office according to the China Morie Data Information Network. The film    1     (direct) by Chen Kaige, Hark Taui and Dante Lam, does     2     extraordinary job of highlighting the bravery and tenacity(不屈不挠) of the heroes in the war from multiple     3     (angle) .

However, the real battlefield is    4    (impressive) than the scene in the film. The war was on in the freezing temperature of around -40℃. Chinese People's Volunteers soldiers not only needed to fight against United Nations forces, but had to battle over the nature     5     their strong will. In order not to expose the target, the soldiers remained motionless in the ice and snow, and when the follow-up soldiers arrived, all 125 officers and soldiers were found frozen to death     6     (charge).

What    7    (make) people moved is not the film itself but the heroes of the war years.    8    is shown in the comments of the audience, the spirits of the heroes who fought    9     (bloody) for our county and the people have aroused     10    (they) national pride and reminded them to value today's peaceful life.

7 . 你参加了你校外文社举行的英语趣配音比赛（Funny Voice Acting），你将代表获奖的学生在颁奖会上发言。请你写一篇发言稿，内容包括：
1.活动评价：
2.收获及感想。
注意：
1.词数80左右：
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Good morning, everyone!
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you!

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。

Teen Becomes A Local Hero

When Sydney Raley headed into her weekend shift on Saturday, December 18, she likely expected to do more of the same: Stand at the drive-through window, take orders over the headset, and hand each customer their meal with a smile.

In fact. that’s exactly how it started. Sydney Raley has been working at MC Donald’s for about seven months and so far, it’s been her typical after-school job. The day had been mostly normal -making coffee, making drinks, and going into the lunch rush.

But a few hours into her shift. things took a dramatic turn. After handing a customer some of their food, Sydney let them know that more would be coming as soon as it was ready. But just seconds later, she noticed a terrible look of panic spread across the woman’s face. Then came the coughing. She was coughing like crazy and was speechless. Her daughter was in the passenger seat and looked extremely confused and frightened.

Sydney immediately knew she was choking. The first aid training Sydney received more than four years ago hit her. Most 15-year-olds might panic at the sight of this. But not Sydney. Instead, the teen remained calm and quickly shouted to both her manager and the woman’s daughter to dial 911. Then, she dove through the drive-through window and came to the rescue.

The teen pushed the driver’s side door forcefully open and got the choking woman to her feet. Then she dug down deep into her memory bank to recall everything she learned from her Red Cross babysitter class-which she’d taken four years earlier. All that training of how to use the Heimlich maneuver(哈姆立克急教法)immediately kicked in. Still, she had never actually had to use the life-saving technique before, and after a few tries, it wasn’t quite working. Luckily, another customer was just a few feet away in the parking lot.

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。
She shouted to that man for assistance.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The story has made headlines throughout the country.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9 . Cody Wilkins sat on the bench, while his soccer teammates were scoring goals on the field. It had been a(n) ______ high school year for him. He was the only freshman on the team. He most never got to play, and he felt like a______.

“My confidence was shot. I thought maybe I wasn’t as good as my coaches thought I was during tryout. I thought maybe I should ______.” Cody says.

Cody suffered once he discovered he wasn’t a good soccer player. But he ______ to keep going. “The struggle I______made me want to work harder,” he says. “However talented you are, you can always ______ in sports.”

Then Cody took advantage of his ______ on the bench to watch his more skilled and experienced teammates play the game, and by the time he was a junior, he had improved so much that he was ______ captain of his team. He is now a senior and is being ______ to play soccer for several colleges.

If you base your ______just on whether you win or lose, you will never be happy. Winning is always ______ because there is always another ______ waiting for you.

No one is______. But you should learn about your strengths and weaknesses and know how to______ from failure. Once you accept that losing something isn’t the end of your world, you can get on with the business of living your life and learning from it. In the long run, this is _______.

1.

A．tough

B．different

C．common

D．intense

2.

A．genius

B．failure

C．fool

D．coach

3.

A．wait

B．proceed

C．try

D．quit

4.

A．decided

B．pretended

C．promised

D．hesitated

5.

A．carried on

B．took up

C．went through

D．got over

6.

A．change

B．improve

C．lose

D．participate

7.

A．schedule

B．patience

C．time

D．position

8.

A．called

B．considered

C．recognized

D．named

9.

A．selected

B．persuaded

C．inspired

D．required

10.

A．attitude

B．interest

C．honor

D．value

11.

A．temporary

B．rewarding

C．significant

D．challenging

12.

A．option

B．competition

C．chance

D．surprise

13.

A．useless

B．generous

C．unique

D．perfect

14.

A．judge

B．benefit

C．release

D．withdraw

15.

A．possible

B．practical

C．invaluable

D．invisible

10 . Here are some inspiring and thoughtful books that give you a real thirst for life.

My Family and Other Animals

This is the first book in a much-celebrated trilogy by naturalist Gerald Durrell. The story is about the writer’s childhood spent on the Greek island Corfu. Durrell smartly shares his memories of amazing animals and their curious habits with the reader. This book encourages readers to appreciate the world around them in all its beauty.

Frost and Fire

Extreme weather conditions cause people。age abnormally fast. They now have only 8 days to grow up and get old. These days should be used to learn, get married, and raise children. Through all of that, people manage to fight and be jealous—as if they have decades ahead. This short story teaches the reader that even during a small period of time, one can manage to do a lot …or you could give up and not take any chances.

You Changed My Life

This is a true story that lays at the heart of the French movie The Intouchables. A tale of an inspirational friendship between two people whose roads were never meant to cross-a disabled French aristocrat and an unemployed Algerian immigrant. But they met, and it changed their lives.

The Code of the Woosters

Anyone who enjoys easy and light reading would find books by P. G. Wodehouse a source of lasting amusement. Stories of Jeeves, Wooster, and all of the chaos around them are written with a brilliant sense of humor. These novels are capable of lining your spirits p from zero to limitlessness.

1. What can we know about Frost and Fire?

A．It is themed by friendship.	B．It is set in an unreal world.
C．It focuses on climate change.	D．It’s about the writer’s childhood.

2. Which is the best choice if you want to seek inspiration and fun?

A．My Family and Other Animals.	B．Frost and Fire.
C．You Changed My Lift.	D．The Code of the Woosters

3. In which section of a newspaper might the text appear?

A．Man and nature.

B．Health and sports.

C．Book reviews.

D．Amusement.