1 . The creators of the wall hope it will bring an urgently needed solution to the threats facing the African continent, creating 10 million jobs in rural areas, as well as preventing 250 million tons of carbon. The initiative is Africa-driven, which for those on the continent, is vital, and may hold the key to success. “The Great Green Wall…is about ownership, and that has been the failure of development aid because people were never identified with it,” said Elvis Paul Tangam, African Union Commissioner for the Sahara and Sahel Great Green Wall Initiative.“But this time they identify. This is the very thing of us!”
What does “us” underlined in Paragraph 3 refer to?| A．African Unions. | B．All advocates. | C．Land owners. | D．All Africans. |
2 . Actually, until her pregnancy Quarles had been living at breakneck speed. It went so until last year. “I was exhausted,” she says. “I’d been working three jobs, doing my charity and going nonstop. I was afraid my mental health was getting worse.”
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Which of the following best explains “breakneck” underlined in paragraph 2?| A．Safe and slow. | B．Fast and dangerous. |
| C．Exciting and terrifying. | D．Gentle and comfortable. |
3 . A listener whose head is in some “sweet spot” hears high-quality sound. But as one gels farther from the sweet spot, the sound diminishes. That’s because sound waves from different loudspeakers interact to cancel out each other’s sound.
What does the underlined word “diminishes” in paragraph 4 probably mean?| A．Becomes lower. | B．Travels faster. |
| C．Gets sweeter. | D．Sounds nicer. |
A. Another is to read to them. Researchers found that 80%of children surveyed say they love being read to. Children aged 6 to 11 whose parents do not read to them anymore say they miss it.
B. The researchers also suggest permitting children to choose their own books. Of all the 6-to 17-year-olds in the study, over 90%said their favorite books are those they chose for themselves.
C. For some people, the warmest memories from childhood come from being read a great story. But reading to children does more than create warm memories. It develops children’s language skills and increases their ability to succeed in school.
D. The researchers identify some ways to develop a love of reading in a child. One is simply to have books at home. Elizabeth once wrote and illustrated children’s books, so the family always have plenty to read. All her children learn from books.
E. A new report says reading aloud is so important that parents should start as soon as their children are born and continue to read aloud even after their children can read by themselves. For young children, parents should ask questions about the book.
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Traditional automakers still focus solely on driving performance, but Chinese companies are more ambitious, said sales representatives from XPeng, adding that the company is considering lifestyle and entertainment factors to
”In the EV era, China is attempting to redefine premium,“ said Bill Russo, founder and CEO of Shanghai-based advisory firm Auto mobility.
1.| A．made | B．launched | C．designed | D．sold |
| A．get rid of | B．get away with | C．mix with | D．take off |
| A．undergo | B．highlight | C．underestimate | D．reduce |
| A．answer | B．way | C．limit | D．key |
| A．process | B．proceed | C．improve | D．develop |
6 . My husband and I always wanted to go to the Caribbean but didn’t know much about the islands or how we were going to afford it. By chance, a friend of ours in Australia mentioned “pet sitting” and that it is something you can do all over the world.
We quickly created an account on a pet sitting website and began searching for options. There were only a couple of sits available in that part of the world, but we tried our luck, sent a request, and to our surprise, landed a three-month job in Grenada, so our year was going to be taken up with Caribbean pet sits.
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Why did the author do pet sitting?| A．To cover travel expenses. | B．To raise fund. |
| C．To conserve the environment. | D．To shoot beautiful beaches. |
7 . A new study suggests that mindfulness education — lessons on techniques to calm the mind and body — can reduce the negative effects of stress and increase students’ ability to stay engaged, helping them stay on track academically and avoid behavior problems.
After finding that students who self-reported mindful habits performed better on tests and had higher grades, researchers from the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University wanted to know if school-based mindfulness training could help more students reap similar benefits.
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What was the purpose of the study?| A．To examine the techniques for practicing mindfulness. |
| B．To study the effects of group mindfulness training on students. |
| C．To see how students help themselves to perform better on tests. |
| D．To understand why mindfulness training calms the mind and body. |
8 . In recent years, the study of epigenetics has gained significant popularity, especially among psychologists and sociologists. It emphasizes that gene expression or suppression is influenced by the environment just as much as by genes themselves. Factors such as what we consume, what we experience, and how long we live can switch genes on or off, impacting our personality, body shape, and likelihood of contracting diseases.
What does the study of epigenetics show?| A．Genes can be easily expressed or suppressed after birth. |
| B．Genes can control body shape and the possibility of diseases. |
| C．Genes are not the only decisive factor behind our characteristics. |
| D．Genes contribute to certain tendencies and characteristics within us. |
9 . Animal studies have demonstrated the strong impact of a male mammal’s nutritional history on its offspring (后代). For instance, male rats that experience starvation before mating produce offspring with altered blood sugar levels and changes in hormones like corticosterone (which helps fight stress) and insulin-like growth factor (which aids in baby development).
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Increasingly, biology reveals that a person’s health and well-being significantly impact the health and happiness of their future children. It is not solely because a tough man is more likely to be a great father or due to his genetic makeup. Regardless of a person’s inherited characteristics, the lifestyle choices they make throughout their life, even before considering parenthood, will have a lasting impact on their children’s physical and mental well-being.
What can be learned from the passage?| A．A strong male is likely to leave more offspring behind. |
| B．The lifestyle a male has chosen affects not only himself but also his children. |
| C．A healthy male usually gets the best genes to pass along to his future generations. |
| D．It is unlikely that a happy male will develop anxiety and depression. |
10 . In Saskatchewan, Canada, vegetables have a short growing season. So a very unique farm in Hudson Bay is growing fresh, pesticide-free vegetables in a hydroponic (水培的) farm all year long. There the plants are grown in water instead of soil.
Growing vegetables in the middle of nowhere, about 300 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, may seem like a big risk, but there is no other place for people to get locally grown food. Produce is available in local supermarkets but it is trucked in from far away.
The idea to turn the no longer used Stewart Hawke school into a farm came to the Nels when Hudson Bay asked for bids (投标) for the building in 2018. It was empty and if an alternative use wasn’t found, it would be pulled down.”
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What did the farm use to be?| A．A supermarket | B．A school | C．A garden | D．A factory |
