1 . Climate change is one of the biggest issues we face on the planet. It may be pretty tough to convince other people and make a difference.     1    . There’re many others making the same efforts. Also, there are so many things you can do to help raise awareness and work with others.

Learn as much as you can about climate change.     2    , you have to know the research. Read through climate and science websites so you can see the most recent research about how it’s affecting our planet. That way, you can always tell people accurate information and find additional resources to help convince other people.

Participate in a climate strike or protest (抗议). A lot of organizations plan marches or protests to show how many people in your area think climate change is a major issue.     3    . Communicate with others you’re protesting with to connect with like-minded people and learn more about the next steps you can take.

Join a climate organization. If you’re still in school, see if there are any student associations or clubs about climate change. Otherwise, check online or on social media to see if there are community groups in your area that you want to volunteer with.     4    

Contact your government to prioritize (优先考虑) the issue. Your local and state politicians have the power to make changes on a legal level to help fight against climate change. Contact their offices over the phone or by mail, and ask them what solutions they’re preparing.     5    , urge them to look into plans and solutions so they know it’s important to you.

A．You can set a good example

B．Set up an organization on social media

C．If they don’t have any measures in place

D．But you aren’t alone in supporting the cause

E．Send them a message to ask how you can be included

F．If you want to influence other people about how serious climate change is

G．Follow some local organizers online and look for events planned in your area

2 . Modern life brings us many things to worry about, and you may come across a friend or two reminding everyone to “just breathe”. But can just breathing really make a difference?

“The rate and depth we breathe at has a huge effect on our mental state,” says Elissa Epel, a professor from San Francisco. Researchers like Epel are exploring how breathing can help people reduce anxiety and they find that breathing could be an overlooked key to finding more calm and peace.

In a 2017 study, highly anxious people were asked to take a breath course and to practise twice a day at home. After eight weeks, they reported feeling less anxious compared to a group that didn’t receive the training. They also showed physical signs of reduced anxiety, including lower heart rate.

A regular breathing practice might help you feel calmer in your everyday life. But other studies suggest that focusing on your breathing in moments of acute stress could also be useful.

In an older study, researchers told participants that they were going to receive electric shocks, which actually never happened. Some of them practised breathing slowly before the shocks, while others focused on breathing at a normal rate or didn’t regulate their breathing at all. The slow breathers not only reported feeling less anxious while expecting the pain, but also showed lower anxiety on a physical level, as measured by sweat and blood flow to the fingers.

Another study following the study above tested three different breathing styles: fast inhaling (吸入) with slow exhaling; slow inhaling with fast exhaling; or evenly paced inhaling and exhaling. Here, the fast inhaling with slow exhaling (2 seconds in, 8 seconds out) was the most effective at relieving both the physical and mental anxiety.

All these studies show how much influence our body has on our mind. If the way we’ re breathing is signaling to our brains that something is wrong, it’s no wonder we feel anxious.

1. What do researchers like Epel find?

A．Most people have mental problems.	B．People ignore the effect of anxiety.
C．Life gives people too much stress.	D．Proper breathing can bring people peace.

2. What happened to the people who practised breathing for eight weeks?

A．Their bodies became stronger.	B．Their hearts beat faster.
C．They got less anxious in daily life.	D．They had a better sleep.

3. What can we learn from the older study?

A．The normal breathers feel less anxious.	B．Sweat shows a good physical level.
C．Slow breathing can relieve real-time anxiety.	D．Blood flow can cause anxiety.

4. What is paragraph 6 mainly about?

A．The similarities of three breathing methods.	B．The influences of breathing on anxiety.
C．The styles of changing breathing.	D．What the best breathing way is.

3 . In recent years, Ethiopia has become a leader in solid waste management in Africa. Last year, the country transformed a rubbish site into a new waste-to-energy plant. The plant incinerates up to 1,400 tons of solid rubbish every day, supplying the capital with 25 percent of its electricity need.

Despite the great progress, challenges remain in Ethiopia. Laws and policies for the management of harmful wastes are still at an early stage and not effective in preventing illegal dumping (倾倒) of waste.

To help Ethiopia meet these challenges, the Waste Management Program that has been founded is supporting the country with a three-year project to improve institutional ability of sound management of harmful wastes.

In the initial stages, a project management unit will be formed. This unit will be responsible for reviewing and assessing Ethiopia’s present law frameworks, which does not specifically target the importation, production, transport, use and disposal (处理) of harmful wastes. Once legal gaps (漏洞) are identified, the project will seek to update existing law frameworks.

This project will work to promote the participation of women in policy development and decision-making processes. This will help make sure that existing policies and programs, as well as future institutional changes, are assessed with particular attention to women.

Many people in Ethiopia are not aware of the criminal influences of environmental violations and the need to report such crimes to the police. To solve this problem, Ethiopia will be conducting a series of activities, including creating awareness-raising programs. Ethiopia will also set up a national cooperation system for waste management. Authorities will also make budget in national and regional planning to make sure that these policies can survive even after the project’s completion.

The depth and breadth of these actions will make sure that this project has a lasting influence. In so doing, the recent progress Ethiopia has made in waste management will be not only kept, but become the basis for an environmental policy for years to come.

1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “incinerates” in paragraph 1？

A．Creates.

B．Burns.

C．Gathers.

D．Absorbs.

2. What led to the set-up of the Waste Management Program？

A．The immaturity of the environmental laws.	B．The effect of solid waste management.
C．The support of Ethiopia’s government.	D．The transformation of the rubbish sites.

3. What is the problem with people in Ethiopia according to the text?

A．Their tolerance of environmental pollution.	B．Their discrimination against women in life.
C．Their ignorance of environmental protection.	D．Their resistance to the environmental policies.

4. What is the text mainly talking about?

A．How Ethiopia tries to protect environment.	B．Why waste management is effective in Ethiopia.
C．How Ethiopia’s women affect policies.	D．Who has the word in environmental protection.

4 . Three kids got the surprise of a lifetime when their artwork showed up on a huge billboard, as a colorful reminder to frontline workers for their service. Shutterfly chose the designs from more than 450 works of art from children across the nation during the company’s Create Thanks campaign.

7-year-old Kelli is the Long Island granddaughter of a New York (NY) transit worker who inspired her drawing. She wanted to show him appreciation for helping people go to work on the transit system, and her mixed-media“thank you” has gone from hanging on her front door to hanging in Times Square.

While NY has been in the beginning stages of reopening, the people there continue to rely on mass transit during the pandemic. Shutterfly chose two of the city’s busiest commuter centers to show uplifting messages of thanks, to bring a little joy to their commutes. Kelli and her family didn’t expect that her artwork would have shown up by Shutterfly for the first time at 8th Avenue and 42nd Street.

Xavier, aged 5, also from the Long Island, wanted to thank frontline workers for being there for those who are sick and in need, especially his aunt who is a nurse’s assistant at Mount Sinai Hospital. “I made this picture to thank the doctors and nurses for being superheroes,” said Xavier.

A Brooklyn 4-year-old named Amarry wanted to share “a heart and a helping hand” to show her appreciation for healthcare workers everywhere, including his mom, who is a physician assistant.

Shutterfly is also delivering thanks directly into the hands of those who are keeping us healthy by distributing 500 care packages to medical staff at Mount Sinai Hospital, and giving more than $ 750,000 in donations.

1. What is the purpose of Shutterfly’s campaign?

A．To appreciate frontline workers’ service.	B．To choose the best artwork.
C．To give kids the chance of a lifetime.	D．To promote their products.

2. Who inspired Kelli to create her artwork?

A．Children across the nation.	B．Messages from media.
C．Staff at a hospital.	D．Her grandfather.

3. How did Kelli and her family feel about her drawing on the streets?

A．Worried.

B．Annoyed.

C．Surprised.

D．Confused.

4. What do Xavier and Amarry have in common according to the text?

A．They come from the Long Island.	B．They showed thanks to healthcare people.
C．They donated packages to medical workers.	D．They hoped to be superheroes in the future.

5 . Cape May is a nature lover’s paradise (天堂)! While visiting it, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy four free nature-inspired attractions.

Sunset Beach

You’ll find Sunset Beach a short drive from the downtown area. You can sit on the beach and watch the boats go by or sunbathe. You can shop in one of three gift shops or play golf. It’s also a great beach if you want to go hunting for those famous Cape May Diamonds!

Audubon’s Nature Center

You can go into the center to learn about the sea life. There is plenty of fish in aquariums (水族馆) on the second floor, a small play area for kids on the first floor and a nice gift shop. You can climb the steps in the tower to get some beautiful views of Cape May Harbor.

The Nature Reserve South Meadows

Do you want an easy-to-walk path that leads out to the beach and goes around the other side of the nature reserve? As you walk along the path, you’ll see various sea birds, snakes, rabbits and squirrels. Halfway, you’ll find a wooden platform you can go up on to get some scenic views of the area.

National Wildlife Refuge (庇护所)

The refuge is a short drive from downtown Cape May. It has a marked walking path that leads from the parking lot, through some sand hills and out to the beach along the Atlantic Ocean. During certain times of the year, you can see nesting birds and other wildlife that live in the area.

1. What can you do on Sunset Beach?

A．Play golf and basketball.	B．Enjoy the beauty of sunrise.
C．Observe many rare creatures.	D．Purchase gifts for your family.

2. Which attraction is preferred by those who like fish?

A．Sunset Beach.	B．Audubon’s Nature Center.
C．The Nature Reserve South Meadows.	D．National Wildlife Refuge.

3. What do the four attractions have in common?

A．They are free of charge.	B．They are designed for kids.
C．They are for bird watchers.	D．They are in the city center.

6 . Trying to book a holiday that will attract everyone in the family is so difficult. Check out the full guide to the best UK holiday parks below and it will give you a helping hand.

Yorkshire: Thornwick Bay Holiday Park

Activities include Segway rides, football and an all — weather Activity Barn that’s sure to be a hit (成功) with the kids, and the heated indoor pool with water slides never fails to be a hit either.

How much? Each night break starts from ￡179.55 for the whole family, based on a trip in July.

Dorset: Warmwell Holiday Park

Fancy a trip to the slopes (斜坡)? This award — winning resort near Weymouth has its own dry ski slope, and you’ll find skiing lessons, snowboarding as well as an indoor pool with a flume (水滑道) and a wave machine.

How much? Two-night break starts from ￡329 based on a trip in July.

Porthcawl: Trecco Bay Holiday Park

Kids will love the outdoor wet play area at Parkdean Resorts’ Trecco Bay Holiday Park. On-site attractions include an indoor pool with the pirate ship, adventure golf and a kids’ play area. In the evening there are discos and bingo.

How much? Three to four night breaks start from ￡305 based on a trip in July.

Hampshire: Sandy Balls Holiday Park

On the edge of the New Forest, this family-owned park allows you to get close to nature, with cycle trails, horse-riding, and then welcomes you back into the warmth with a pizza restaurant, indoor play facilities (设施), including a pool plus a spa.

How much? Camping tents usually start from ￡40 each night in August.

1. Which park might attract the family who enjoy music?

A．Porthcawl: Trecco Bay Holiday Park.

B．Hampshire: Sandy Balls Holiday Park.

C．Yorkshire: Thornwick Bay Holiday Park.

D．Dorset: Warmwell Holiday Park.

2. How much will your family spend at least travelling for a week in July?

A．￡379.55.

B．￡610.

C．￡329.

D．￡1，151.5.

3. What activity might the four holiday parks have in common?

A．Skiing.	B．Playing football.
C．Horse-riding.	D．Swimming.

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。

The 2022 Winter Paralympics mascot (冬残奥会吉祥物) Shuey Rhon Rhon has won global recognition since it made its first public     1     (appear). In an art studio led by Guo Chunfang among a group of artists from Jilin University of Arts in northeast China’s Jilin Province, the lovely mascot went through a designing process of 32 versions in more than 300 days.

Shuey Rhon Rhon features the shape of a traditional Chinese lantern, and symbolizes the spirit of hospitality (热情好客) and peace, as the first “Rhon” in Chinese means “to include”, and the second means “to melt, to warm”. In ancient times, lanterns     2     (use) for lighting in China. The joyful-looking mascot sends a     3     (hope) message to the world and symbolizes the fighting spirit of the disabled athletes     4     casts light on humanity. Shuey, meaning snow, suggests promising harvest seasons, while the Ruyi pattern on top     5     (carry) the meaning of happiness.

“One major task was to bring     6     unique lantern to life, as most Olympic and Paralympic mascots were based     7     animal figures, not objects.” Guo said. “It was the     8     (tough) and most confusing task in the designing process.”

The artists decided     9     (decorate) it with paper cutting of pigeons (鸽子) after experimenting with other animal figures, and then realized that the shapes of two pigeon tails could outline a famous landmark of Beijing, the Temple of Heaven, thus     10     (add) more cultural and historical characteristics of the host city to the design.

8 . I don’t own a camera anymore. I know my computer has one and my daughter is ________ taking photos with her smart phone. However, I rally miss those ________ cameras. I can remember taking a roll of film, mailing it out, and then ________ for two weeks to get the pictures back. And half of them were either overexposed by the sunlight or all of us had red eyes in them from the flash on the ________.

I can also remember the ________ when we finally saved up enough money to get a Polaroid (一次成像的) camera. It was more exciting to ________ the camera and have a photo ________ in only a minute. Even then, though, we only used it for special ________, such as birthdays and family gatherings.

Nowadays everything seems to be ________, saved and posted online. I wonder ________. Maybe a part of it is that we all want to stop, freeze and ________ these moments in time that fly by so fast. I have to ________ that sometimes I do. Just the other day I ________ some dusty photo albums about my ________. In one there was a picture of me just a few years old, laughing in my front yard. How I longed to go back to that ________, see my mother’s smiling face and be held in my grandmother’s ________ arms once more. Still, I know that does live on in my heart, and one day we will all be ________ again.

The truth is that hard as we try we can’t ________ time. All the photos can’t keep it in place, either. Perhaps we should really ________ our lives instead of just filming them. Perhaps it is best to smile with joy instead of smiling for a ________.

1.

A．unwillingly

B．hesitantly

C．barely

D．constantly

2.

A．expensive

B．advanced

C．old

D．popular

3.

A．relaxing

B．advertising

C．hiding

D．waiting

4.

A．watch

B．phone

C．camera

D．computer

5.

A．thrill

B．confusion

C．terror

D．peace

6.

A．replace

B．click

C．send

D．return

7.

A．ready

B．destroyed

C．posted

D．still

8.

A．accidents

B．occasions

C．challenges

D．adventures

9.

A．ignored

B．deleted

C．filmed

D．combined

10.

A．why

B．where

C．when

D．how

11.

A．judge

B．transform

C．bury

D．preserve

12.

A．forget

B．admit

C．doubt

D．predict

13.

A．looked through

B．broke down

C．mixed up

D．swept away

14.

A．adulthood

B．childhood

C．birth

D．adolescence

15.

A．thought

B．debate

C．moment

D．ceremony

16.

A．cold

B．unfamiliar

C．shaky

D．loving

17.

A．awake

B．asleep

C．together

D．away

18.

A．spend

B．stop

C．count

D．kill

19.

A．waste

B．assess

C．record

D．live

20.

A．photograph

B．game

C．mail

D．face

9 . Pubs and other public places should rethink fitting washrooms with high-speed electric hand dryers because paper towels do a better job of containing germs when people do not wash their hands properly, researchers say. A study found that the dryers left more contamination (污染) on poorly washed hands when compared with old-fashioned paper towels. They also caused virus particles to be blown on to clothing and people who used them left a trail of microbes (微生物) when they touched surfaces.

The findings are relevant, the authors of the study said, because even healthcare workers often take shortcuts when washing their hands. A previous survey found that only 40 percent stuck to recommended hand-washing practices. The study involved an experiment where volunteers dipped their hands in a liquid containing a harmless virus and dried them using either an air dryer or paper towels. The participants also wore aprons to measure how contamination had spread to their clothing. They were then asked to walk through a hospital while touching surfaces such as lift buttons. Samples were collected from surfaces that volunteers had touched and from the aprons.

On average, the levels of contamination to surfaces volunteers touched were ten times higher after hands were dried with an air dryer than with paper towels. Researchers also saw greater transfer of microbes to the apron when volunteers used the air dryer. “The study was performed in a healthcare setting and has important lessons for health institutions that still have high-speed air dryers, but the results are also relevant for public restrooms,”Dr Ines Moura, a research fellow at the University of Leeds and an author of the study, said. “Based on the contamination observed, we question the choice of air dryers.” The study was published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

1. What findings does the study get?

A．Paper towels can better help reduce contamination.

B．Restrooms should be equipped with more paper towels.

C．Paper towels cause virus particles to get on to clothing.

D．Hand dryers did a better job when it comes to containing virus.

2. Why do the researchers think the findings significant?

A．Because people prefer using hand dryers nowadays.

B．Because people like dipping their hands into the water.

C．Because people touch surfaces such as lift buttons a lot.

D．Because people don't wash their hands thoroughly enough.

3. Where is the study most probably conducted?

A．In a pub.

B．In a lift.

C．In a hospital.

D．In a laboratory.

4. What is the purpose of this text?

A．To advocate the authority to ban the use of hand dryers.

B．To arouse people's attention to the problem of hand dryers.

C．To call on people to wash their hands as recommended.

D．To warn people not to use hand dryers in public places.

10 . Recently, Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta. The company said it would better include what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR). The CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the existing brand could not possibly represent everything that they’re doing today, let alone in the future. He also revealed the company’s plans to build a “metaverse (元宇宙)” — an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment.

The term “metaverse” was invented by author Neal Stephenson in Snow Crash, a science fiction published in 1992. In the work, the metaverse is a sort of 3D virtual world. It’s not simply a virtual reality game but is a persistent and shared virtual world. Or rather, the metaverse is a whole universe of shared virtual spaces seemingly linked together — you could, essentially, teleport (瞬移) between them.

Metaverse combined at the very least five technologies — they are social media, online game, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and cryptocurrency (加密货币). Those technologies will bring users to an interactive world. AR and VR are vital for Metaverse. VR serves to present the virtual world visually and then AR will provide the audio and sensors for people to be able to interact. With Metaverse, Facebook will offer not only a texting service but also a multi-perspective virtual touch that feels like a real thing.

Facebook said that it plans to create 10,000 jobs in Europe over the next five years to work on metaverse-related endeavours (活动). The company also has introduced Oculus-branded virtual-reality headsets, and it joined with Ray-Ban to develop smart sunglasses that went on sale for $299. “Over time, I hope that we are seen as a metaverse company and I want to anchor our work and our identity on what we’re building towards,” Mark Zuckerberg said. “I view this work as critical to our mission because delivering a sense of presence — like you’re right there with another person — that’s the highest goal of online social experiences,” he said.

1. Why has Facebook changed its corporate name?

A．To lead the gaming industry.

B．To cover its extended business.

C．To improve its corporate image.

D．To attract investment for its new plans.

2. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The introduction to the VR game.

B．The future with 3D virtual world.

C．The origin of the word “metaverse”.

D．The importance of the novel Snow Crash.

3. What do we know about Metaverse?

A．It has a wide range of applications.

B．It offers people deeply interactive experiences.

C．It enables people to enjoy a free texting service.

D．It uses the five technologies to explore the universe.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．There will be fierce competition in the metaverse market.

B．Facebook will focus on designing virtual devices.

C．Metaverse will be the center of online experience studies.

D．Facebook will be devoted to developing the metaverse.