1 . Who did Michele expect to attend the award ceremony?

A．Her friends.

B．Her parents.

C．Her teammates.

2 . What’s the man’s dream?

A．Doing business with the woman.

B．Opening a coffee shop of his own.

C．Saving as much money as possible.

3 . Melissa Sevigny, a science journalist for Arizona Public Radio, recounts the details of the 1938 river journey of Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter, who, along with their guide, Norm Nevills, and a few other crew members, traveled down the Colorado River with the goal of cataloging (登记) undiscovered plants in the area. The Colorado River was known as the most dangerous river in the world. But for Clover and Jotter, it held-a great appeal: no one had surveyed the Grand Canyon’s plants, and they were determined to be the first.

As women scientists, Clover and Jotter faced scrutiny (监督) even before their trip began. They started in Green River, Utah, and then traveled through Cataract Canyon, Glen Canyon, and the Grand Canyon before ending at Lake Mead. For Clover, the trip fit perfectly with her dream of cataloging all the Southwest’s cacti (a kind of plant), but, more than that, it was a chance to make her mark on the field of botany. As they made their way down the river, they continued to face challenges, including navigating intense rapids, losing one of their three boats, and dealing with aggressive reporters and inaccurate and imaginary news reports. When Clover and Jotter finally reached the entrance of the Grand Canyon, they felt apprehensive, but they decided they had no choice now but to brave the wild river.

Drawing information from the crew’s letters and journals, Sevigny brings us directly into the boats and introduces us to many of the plants that Clover and Jotter surveyed and collected. The author also includes a map of the route and photographic images of the crew at different points along the way. Woven (编织) throughout the narrative of Clover and Jotter is the early history of travel on the Colorado River as well as how Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and the Park Service have shaped the eco logy of the river over time.

As the author notes, women in science still face challenges and barriers; Sevigny hopes that recalling the past will lead to a fairer future.

1. What motivated Clover and Jotter to make the journey?

A．The native cultures.	B．The plants of the Grand Canyon.
C．The scenery along the river.	D．The Southwest’s cactus species.

2. What does the underlined word “apprehensive” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Relieved.

B．Guilty.

C．Anxious.

D．Pleased.

3. What can we learn about Clover and Jotter’s adventure?

A．They were aided by reporters all the way.

B．They ended their journey with losing three boats.

C．They pioneered in surveying the Colorado River.

D．They took many precious photos alongside the trip.

4. What is the text?

A．A diary entry.	B．A book review.
C．A news report.	D．A travel journal.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What’s Henry doing?

A．Reading about a study on Wi-Fi.

B．Preparing for his lessons online.

C．Doing a study on health problems.

2. What happened to Henry last week?

A．He lost his laptop in a cafe.

B．His computer was attacked.

C．His laptop failed to connect network.

3. How does the woman find the study?

A．Beneficial.

B．Outdated.

C．Complicated.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What can you mainly learn in the online course?

A．Scotland’s history and culture.

B．Some useful grammar rules.

C．How to communicate in English.

2. What does the study tour include?

A．Visiting some main attractions.

B．Trying traditional Chinese food.

C．Attending classes in universities.

3. How long does the course last?

A．Six days.

B．Eight days.

C．Eleven days.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the man change his name?

A．For good luck.

B．For a new job.

C．For his ID card.

2. What did the man come to understand?

A．He shouldn’t complain much.

B．He should believe in his leader.

C．It was foolish to change his name.

3. What was the man’s problem?

A．He was unfortunate.

B．He made little effort.

C．He disliked his leader.

7 . 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。

Every year on March 14, students around the world put down their textbooks and pick up slices of pie to celebrate a unique and delicious holiday-Pi(π) Day.

Thinking of the first 3 digits (数位) of pi(3.14), you can quickly work out     1     March 14 was chosen as the date for Pi Day. In 2019, UNESCO set the day as the International Day of Mathematics to celebrate the beauty of math and stress the essential role it plays in all aspects of our lives.

Pi Day was first celebrated in the US in 1988 at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a museum of science and technology which     2     (encourage) visitors to be hands-on. During the first celebration, Exploratorium’s employees marched around one of the circular     3     (space) of the museum because pi is the rate of a circle’s circumference (周长) to its diameter.

As a celebration of the mathematical constant pi, Pi Day in China is to honor Zu Chongzhi (429-500 AD), a Chinese mathematician who calculated pi as being     4     3.1415926 and 3.1415927, a record in accuracy     5     was not surpassed for over 800 years.

Pi Day is celebrated in     6     (variety) ways across the world. In the US, schools usually hold activities related to pie, such as pie-eating contests or     7     (simple) throwing pies toward each other. “In Germany, the celebration of Pi Day takes on a cultural twist,” said a 15-year-old German girl. Schools inspire students     8     (express) their artistic side through pi-related art displays. These range from pi-inspired paintings to mathematical sculptures, training creativity within the field of mathematics. She even built a 3-dimensional cityscape with Lego for Pi Day,     9     (use) different colored blocks to represent each digit of pi.

So, this year’s Pi Day was no different. Pies     10     (eat) up and numbers rolled as students across the globe came together yet again to honor the charm of pi and math as a whole.

8 . When I have a sad look on my face and my mind isn’t where it should be, my wife says, “You need to go home!” So, I get my plane ticket, pack my suitcase and _______ Sierra Leone, the country I escaped from in 1999 when a war over diamonds destroyed our _______. The civil war lasted 11 years and ruined many schools, leaving children without an education or a future. It only seems _______ that I try to help the people in my home country, especially the children.

In 2009, 10 years after I ran away, I believed it was time to rebuild and _______ the life we had before the war. With most of the schools ruined, it was a _______ task. The first one was the school in Mbureh village. With the help of several charities, the organization I work with raised enough money. The school was rebuilt and the children _______ me with smiles.

I consider that payment in full. And it _______ me to do more. With each brick cemented (用水泥粘结) into place and each nail hammered, I thought about the kids who were now going to have a _______. Workers and volunteers _______ day and night, rebuilding one school after another.

After I returned to Canada, my wife could see the ________ in me. But something in my life here would always take my ________ back to the problems of my country. Sometimes it was wandering in the grocery store. All that food reminded me of the empty stomachs of the children overseas. Or sometimes it was the ________ I heard around me: The weather wasn’t just right or a flight had been postponed.

“Go home,” my wife always said ________. So, I’d return once again to build more schools, create more futures and see more ________ children. I’ve met many people who have the same heart as me and want to see the smiles of more children in Sierra Leone.

We all know how much a smile can ________ us: It is payment in full.

1.

A．head back to

B．run across to

C．move on to

D．live up to

2.

A．project

B．expectation

C．belief

D．land

3.

A．demanding

B．hopeless

C．right

D．impossible

4.

A．recall

B．reconsider

C．reclaim

D．rewrite

5.

A．responsible

B．challenging

C．sorrowful

D．suffering

6.

A．greeted

B．praised

C．encouraged

D．paid

7.

A．reminded

B．pushed

C．requested

D．convinced

8.

A．future

B．choice

C．goal

D．family

9.

A．designed

B．thought

C．labored

D．created

10.

A．value

B．transformation

C．disappointment

D．satisfaction

11.

A．mind

B．solution

C．stress

D．chance

12.

A．worry

B．comment

C．argument

D．complaint

13.

A．quietly

B．firmly

C．angrily

D．patiently

14.

A．helpful

B．hardworking

C．happy

D．confident

15.

A．enrich

B．persuade

C．improve

D．sustain

9 . Several years ago, I experienced daily severe headaches that made me want to bang my head against a brick wall. I was desperate to find a cure.     1    

In my hopelessness, my father suggested acupuncture (针灸), a treatment he had experienced in Hong Kong. It had successfully relieved his lower back pain when other treatments and medicines had failed. With limited exposure to traditional Chinese medicine, I decided to give acupuncture a try.

With no particular expectations, I found myself in the office of a middle-aged woman, surrounded by Chinese herbal medicines. After explaining my issue, she placed 3 fingers on my wrist to feel my heartbeat.     2     Soon, she took out the needles, which made me somewhat uneasy as such objects typically make me uncomfortable.

    3     To deal with my headaches, the treatment began on the back of my hand, far from my head. As the doctor gently handled the needles, I got the feeling that something was flowing throughout my entire body.

The doctor then continued to tap and move more needles across my body. The electricity was turned on, and the doctor left the room.     4     Around the 5-minute mark, the doctor returned and adjusted the electricity level. A moment later, before I knew it, she turned off the electricity and removed the needles, marking an end to the 20-minute process. She then gave me some herbal medicine to take for 5 days.

I returned to the doctor for a total of 10 sessions, and each time the same routine was repeated and the same herbal medicine was given. The true benefits of the acupuncture treatment became clear: I remained free of headaches for 2 years.     5     If you’ve experienced similar conditions, I highly recommend trying it.

A．At last, my efforts paid off.

B．I now strongly advocate acupuncture.

C．I was then guided to a room and told to lie down.

D．Despite trying different solutions, nothing worked.

E．My initial experience with acupuncture was quite surprising.

F．Though it may seem scary, the acupuncture cured my back pain.

G．Lying still, I could sense the electricity flowing throughout my body.

10 . The public footpath lay barely 20 meters from where I stood, promising a walk along the river, passing fields and through woodland, well away from any road. Yet there was something in my way — the River Thames, whose water runs very fast.

I checked my map to see how to reach the path, but there was no other footpath that would lead me to the island on which it sat. It was only accessible by boat.

It was this path that came to mind when, a few weeks later, I decided to try cross-country swimming, which combines water and walking.

As I got into the river — its coolness was welcome on the warm August day — the weight of my supplies dissipated. My back was free, and I simply pulled everything I needed in a bag behind me, feeling almost weightless. I relaxed into the water, my hair flowing around my face as I slowly floated alongside dragonflies, a moorhen (黑水鸡) and her chicks-none of which seemed to even acknowledge my presence.

The whole experience went by all too quickly and in no time I was drying off and walking back to the station. Though cross-country swimming was invented to provide a challenge, I believed it had given me something much more important — the confidence to try it by myself.

So I decided to return to my inaccessible island, the footpath by the Thames. I got into the waterway and swam, exploring the island’s banks for a while. After 5 minutes of searching, the island let me in: I found my entrance point alongside a tree and pulled myself out.

Though the Thames loop wasn’t that long a walk, and the swim was not too big a challenge, it represented more than that. It gave me the chance to pioneer a new route never open to me before, the opportunity to reach a picnic spot that otherwise would have been off limits and, when it came to that footpath, the ability to access the previously inaccessible.

1. What initially prevented the author from reaching the public footpath?

A．Overgrown fields.	B．A thick woodland.
C．A fast-flowing river.	D．A lack of road map.

2. What does the underlined word “dissipated” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Spread.

B．Remained.

C．Disappeared.

D．Increased.

3. Which word best describes the author’s cross-country swimming experience?

A．Thrilling.

B．Encouraging.

C．Embarrassing.

D．Disappointing.

4. What does finding the footpath to the island mean to the author?

A．An escape from the real world.	B．A chance to get close to nature.
C．A mental and physical pressure.	D．A symbol of personal achievement.