1 . 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。

Avoiding people in a small town requires the skills of a spy. Alban, 22, hasn’t seen or spoken to his junior school teacher, Ms Taylor, in his town for many years.

In Grade 9, Alban argued fiercely with one of his classmates, Robert. Robert grabbed his arm and verbally (言语) threatened him. When Alban turned to Ms Taylor, hoping for help, she kept silent and seemed to be thinking about something. Before she spoke, Alban rushed out angrily. That was the end of his relationship with Ms Taylor who had been the one person in school he could depend on. Then Alban moved like a ghost, taking precautions to stay far away from Ms Taylor.

One day after graduation from college, Alban was halfway home when he felt his cellphone vibrate (震动). It was Julia, the monitor in Grade 9, who had announced the classmate reunion and Ms Taylor’s retirement ceremony, which would be held in the school meeting room. Alban’s heart sank. Although he missed his classmates, Alban felt embarrassed to attend the reunion. Ms. Taylor would be there!

Despite his hesitation, Alban arrived on time for the big day. From where he sat, Alban saw his teacher, thin and tired, walk unsteadily into the room. She had not been well. Alban hesitantly walked over to her. He didn’t say much, just a few pleasant words. No hug or smile. Many people crowded in. The ceremony began and Alban sat there, just listening to the speeches of Ms Taylor and other students.

After the party Ms Taylor’s image, present and past, always haunted (萦绕) him. Alban’s memory of Ms Taylor began when he was in Grade 7. She’d listen to him patiently and help solve his problems in every aspect. She’d often suggest interesting books, and they’d share their opinions. Sometimes she even took him to camp near the school on weekends. Great memories still remained in his mind.

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。

Alban decided to visit Ms Taylor again.

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As scheduled, the day when Ms Taylor and Alban went camping came.

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3 . 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。

Changxing Baiyelong dance is a     1     (character) dragon dance popular in Lincheng town, Changxing county, Huzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province. Baiyelong, which     2     (literal) means “a dragon made of a hundred lotus leaves”,     3     (inspire) by a local legend about a dragon born in a lotus pond.

The dance, which is usually performed by a team of 17 people during temple     4     (festival), is a customary practice that     5     (represent) the wishes of local residents for a prosperous year, both for their families and their motherland.

In 1957, a Baiyelong dance program took home     6     gold award at the sixth World Youth College Students Festival     7     (hold) in Moscow in 1957. In April 2004, Changxing set up a training base     8     (restore) the traditional art and established a government-backed troupe in June 2005. A year later, Changxing Baiyelong dance was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list. In 2023, the Changxing Baiyelong dance was selected     9     a warm-up performance for the Asian Games’ opening ceremony and it made an immediate impression on hundreds of millions of TV viewers.

“We hope that this dance,     10     has been performed in Changxing for over 200 years, can be presented to the whole world in a brand-new way on the stage of the Asian Games,” said Gu Keni, the general director of the program.

4 . Grandma’s recipe is deeply written in my heart, forever unforgettable. My grandmother wasn’t the _________ type. When she came to stay with us, even our family dog _________ up straighter. She didn’t like saying, “I love you.” _________, she made turtle-shaped pancakes for her grandchildren.

She baked pies according to the _________: peach and blueberry in the summer, apple in the fall. By first snowfall, she _________ her attention to holiday treats, including my personal _________, cherry chews, which were perfect to my taste.

On Christmas Day, my sisters and I were always dressed, _________ for the drive to my grandma’s place. My aunts, uncles and cousins would arrive, eagerly _________ the roasted turkey. My grandma cooked a perfect meal for us, but for me my mission was _________: Consume the cherry chews as quickly as possible.

My grandma __________ peacefully in 2022 when I was in my early 30s. I don’t think I __________ decided that making cherry chews was my way of __________ her, but now, every December, I bake cherry chews by myself.

One day, I phoned and asked various family members to share what they remembered about Grandma’s baking. The __________ I got back were about baking pies and picnics __________ my uncle refused to eat anything that wasn’t baked by his mom. Each of us had our own special __________.

1.

A．generous

B．cold

C．warm

D．serious

2.

A．sat

B．jumped

C．stayed

D．stood

3.

A．Anyway

B．Also

C．Therefore

D．Instead

4.

A．emergency

B．season

C．color

D．routine

5.

A．lost

B．turned

C．kept

D．balanced

6.

A．image

B．dislike

C．favourite

D．discovery

7.

A．ready

B．fit

C．thankful

D．sorry

8.

A．buying

B．making

C．anticipating

D．imagining

9.

A．important

B．difficult

C．complex

D．simple

10.

A．settled

B．argued

C．negotiated

D．died

11.

A．consciously

B．regretfully

C．calmly

D．wisely

12.

A．helping

B．honoring

C．changing

D．favoring

13.

A．texts

B．books

C．recipes

D．rewards

14.

A．why

B．when

C．where

D．which

15.

A．hobbies

B．memories

C．customs

D．plans

5 . Anxiety disorders are a type of mental health condition. Anxiety makes it difficult to get through your day. Symptoms include feelings of nervousness, panic and fear as well as sweating and a rapid heartbeat.     1    

Have psychotherapy (心理疗法).

Psychotherapy or “talk therapy” can help people with anxiety disorders. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an example of one type of psychotherapy that can help people with anxiety disorders. It teaches people different ways of thinking, behaving, and reacting to situations to help you feel less anxious and fearful. CBT has been well studied and is the gold standard for psychotherapy.     2     It focuses on facing the fears behind an anxiety disorder to help people engage in activities they have been avoiding. Exposure therapy is sometimes used along with relaxation exercises. Another treatment option for some anxiety disorders is acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). ACT takes a different approach than CBT to negative thoughts.

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Medication does not cure anxiety disorders but often relieves symptoms. Generally, medication can only be advised by a medical doctor (such as a psychiatrist or a primary care provider). Medications are sometimes used as the initial treatment of an anxiety disorder.     4     The most common classes of medications used to fight anxiety disorders are antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and beta-blockers. Be aware that some medications are effective only if they are taken regularly and that symptoms may appear again if the medication is stopped.

Join support groups.

You are also recommended to join support groups to get their coping strategies. Some people with anxiety disorders might benefit from joining a self-help or support group and sharing their problems and achievements with others.     5     Choose the most suitable and believe you’ll make it.

A．Receive medication.

B．Choose the right doctors.

C．It’s a newer form of psychotherapy treatment.

D．Thankfully, there are effective ways to treat anxiety.

E．Besides, you may learn ways to manage anxiety disorders yourself.

F．Exposure therapy is a CBT method that is used to treat anxiety disorders.

G．They can also be adopted if there is no satisfying response to psychotherapy.

6 . In September 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared 23 species to be newly extinct. Where traditional conservation methods have stopped, there may be another option, one that’s highly debatable, to pull a species back from extinction: cloning.

“Cloning is one type of genetic rescue. Personally, it is a necessary approach used to restore genetic diversity in a population and lower the risk of extinction. Today, we can clone some mammals, fish and amphibians,” says Ben Novak, working to boost biodiversity through genetic rescue of endangered animals. Often, when a species’ population crashes to very low levels, it undergoes a genetic bottleneck, where only a few individuals remain to pass on genes to future generations. That reduces the overall genetic diversity of the population.

In December 2020, a team of researchers cloned the first black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann. Today, all black-footed ferrets breed (繁殖) from only seven individuals, so every ferret is related in some way. Elizabeth Ann is a clone from a different population and has three times more genetic diversity than other ferrets alive. If she breeds successfully, she will contribute new genetic diversity.

Cloning can’t happen unless tissues samples are biobanked, which means they’re frozen for preservation and stored in a biorepository (生物库). As a species descends, it loses genetic diversity within the populations. That’s why it’s important for researchers to collect tissue samples to leave options open for the future.

“To stop extinction, what we can do right now is saving as many tissue samples as possible. I believe through this effort cloning will be possible and save many endangered species,” says the Wildlife Alliance’s Ryder. However, an animal can only be cloned if the technology already exists to breed it, because researchers need to know how to handle it and how it reproduces.

1. Why is cloning needed according to Ben Novak?

A．It changes multiple genes in animals.

B．It helps to rescue endangered animals.

C．It helps understand how normal genes work.

D．It lowers the risk of the sudden change of genes.

2. What do we know about Elizabeth Ann?

A．She lives longer than any other ferret alive.

B．She has brought challenges to gene editing.

C．She owns more genetic diversity.

D．She has produced young ferrets.

3. What does the underlined word “descends” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Evolves.

B．Drops.

C．Booms.

D．Breeds.

4. How does Ryder find cloning?

A．Adventurous.

B．Debatable

C．Uncertain.

D．Promising.

7 . Mayan civilization was a Central American (Mesoamerican) civilization that covered one third of Central America. Mayan civilization is famous for its fully developed written language, striking art, huge architecture, and advanced mathematical and astronomical knowledge. These features came out of the Preclassic Period but reached their highest development in the Classic Period (250 to 900 AD). When it prospered (繁荣), it was one of the most densely populated and culturally active societies in the world.

Mayan civilization was not one single empire, but rather many separate city-states which had a common cultural background. Strangely, after the Classic Period, these cities stopped to be centers of importance. Mayan culture continued and still exists today but in a rural setting. One question that interests scholars is why these cities just disappeared. They were swallowed up by the tropical jungles. Travelers and scholars rediscovered them and have studied them only in the last two hundred years or so. In fact, scholars have debates about what happened, but some factors seem to be part of the explanation of why they disappeared.

Toward the end there was large-scale, continuous warfare among the city-states. The rulers were highly competitive and made fierce wars on one another. Another factor considered is overpopulation. Scholars indicate that the Mayan population reached up to 200 people per square kilometer, among the highest in the pre-industrial world. Overpopulation led to overuse of the tropical forest, the source of their food.

Research from the pollen (花粉) indicates that there was almost no tropical forest left. This led to damage to the environment of the area, further resulting in a lack of water and then drought. Thus warfare, overpopulation, overuse of resources, and destruction of the environment appear to be active factors involved in the disappearance of Mayan cities.

1. What is the function of the first paragraph?

A．To present a different view.	B．To provide the main topic.
C．To lead to the main topic.	D．To provide the text’s road-map.

2. Which of the following has puzzled Mayan scholars?

A．The disappearance of Mayan cities.	B．The continuation of Mayan culture.
C．The city-states’ cultural background.	D．The creation of Mayan civilization.

3. What was the consequence of overuse of the tropical forest?

A．Serious flood.

B．Overpopulation.

C．Continuous wars.

D．Food shortage.

4. What is the best title for this passage?

A．The Fall of Mayan Cities

B．The Golden Age of Mayan Cities

C．Tropical Jungles and Mayan Civilization

D．Mayan Civilization in the Classic Period

8 . Suguey Carmona, a ninth-grade Latina student at KIPP Brave High School in Austin, Texas, published her first Alexa Skill in the Amazon Appstore this year. This was a notable achievement, but if you don’t know what it means, you are not alone.

Alexa is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon that responds to users’ questions. If you want to ask Alexa to do specific things, such as power up your Xbox or order a pizza, your Alexa has to have that skill. Suguey identified a skill that had not yet been created, so she decided to program it herself. She created an Alexa Skill that allows English- and Spanish-speaking immigrants to get answers to questions related to their rights. For example, users may ask Alexa, “Am I allowed to get my driver’s license?” or “How long does it take to get a visa?”

She chose to work on this application because she saw her own friends and relatives who had questions and struggled to make a living. Especially, when she saw her own parents struggle to find answers about their rights, she decided to take matters into her own hands.

There is no doubt that this new Alexa Skill will help others, and that Suguey, at age 14, is well on her way to becoming a key influencer. The ability to design an Alexa Skill from scratch is something most developers do not learn until after college. The project required her to diagram and model immigration-related conversation outcomes and translate her model into programming logic. Suguey also engaged with complex programming capabilities, such as learning about data system and management.

While cultural and social norms continually tell female students that they belong in certain fields or cannot excel at certain tasks, a personal experience that demonstrates the opposite can be life-changing. This is what happened with Suguey. Now she knows she is exceptional. This experience will serve as a continuous reminder that she can draw upon when faced with self-doubt. The same — could and should — be true for many other students just like her.

1. What’s Alexa Skill?

A．A test.

B．An app.

C．A voice box.

D．An organization.

2. Where did the idea of Suguey’s creation originate from?

A．Her educational background.	B．Her childhood memory.
C．The functions of Alexa.	D．Her personal experience.

3. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．Suguey’s talents.	B．Influences of Alexa Skill.
C．Suguey’s dilemma.	D．Requirements of Alexa Skill.

4. What can we infer about Suguey from the last paragraph?

A．She succeeded as a result of progress of society.

B．She strongly opposed cultural and social norms.

C．She was continually reminded to be confident.

D．She used to think that she was not good enough.

9 . Green Haven

Heightening Environmental Awareness

About Green Haven…

● Visit Green Haven to learn how to care about the environment and broaden your knowledge and understanding of conservation efforts.
● Our purpose is to showcase what others have done to help conserve the environment and how everyone can also do his/her part.
● We believe that everyone can achieve this through hands-on activities.
How Green Haven is fun for everyone!

To ensure that Green Haven never loses its appeal for visitors of all ages, the informative audio-visual displays and interactive activities — housed in different booths and zones — are replaced on a monthly basis.

Green Haven Membership Sign up to become a member of Green Haven! Receive your membership card on the spot and show your card and you can:  get 20% off the admission fee  receive discounts at Booth 3 and the Green Cafe next door

General information Opening hours: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Monday to Friday)       9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Saturday) Address: 1 Maple Road, Singapore 123456 Admission fee: $10 (for anyone over the age of 12)       $5 (for children aged 5 to 12)

1. Which of the following is true about Green Haven?

A．It makes visitors aware of virtual activities.

B．It raises awareness of environmental issues.

C．It can help us equipped with an inquiring mind.

D．It replaces some displays and activities once a week.

2. What will you enjoy if you are a member of Green Haven?

A．Discounts at all of its booths.	B．A free visit to Green Haven.
C．Admission ticket discounts.	D．Free admission for kids aged 5.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To draw visitors to Green Haven.

B．To attract visitors to the Green Cafe.

C．To help visitors get around Green Haven.

D．To show visitors what Green Haven looks like.