1 . There are many potential sources of clean energy out there: solar energy, wind energy, hydrogen-based energy, and more. One of the less-known sources of clean energy is wave energy. Now the energy is being put to use in an almost funny way, turning seawater into drinking water by Oneka, a Canadian startup.

In general, there are two traditional kinds of desalination (脱盐) technology. In the first technology, seawater is heated till the water changes into steam, leaving the salt behind, and then the steam is cooled, turning into water, and made available for use. In the second one, seawater is pushed through a see-through thin material, separating the salt and the water, which consumes relatively less fuel compared with the first technology. Whichever technology is used, however, most desalination plants run on non-renewable energy.

Desalination equipment is traditionally powered by fossil fuels, but the world has certainly reached a vital point where it’s necessary to move away from fossil fuel-powered desalination. This is where Oneka’s unique desalination technology comes in. Oneka uses floating desalination machines, attached to a kind of floating device which then absorbs energy from the ocean waves, and changes it into mechanical forces, to pump the water through the see-through thin material system. The fresh water is then pumped to land, through the power of the waves.

The waste from conventional desalination plants contains high concentrations of salt which is discharged into the sea, creating a zone where sea life dies off. Oneka’s technology steers clear of this, because the water that streams back into the ocean only has a 30 percent increase in the salt concentration, and is quickly spread by the waves.

This innovative technology shows us that sometimes the solutions to complicated problems don’t have to be complicated at all. Sometimes all you need are the ocean waves.

1. Which can best describe the first technology in paragraph 2?

A．It is labor-intensive.	B．It is energy-hungry.
C．It separates salt via cooling.	D．It outperforms the second one.

2. What can we learn about Oneka’s technology?

A．It’s slightly complicated.	B．It leaves little salt behind.
C．It reshapes fresh water storage.	D．It’s mechanically driven.

3. What does the underlined phrase “steers clear of” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Relieves.

B．Facilitates.

C．Envelops.

D．Achieves.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Eco-driven Desalination Machines	B．Ocean Waves: The New Energy Solution
C．Wave-powered Green Desalination	D．Desalination: The Future of Fresh Water

2 . 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。

There are too many treasures in life we take for granted, the worth of which we don’t fully realize until they’re pointed out to us in some unexpected way. So it was with Mama’s minestrone soup (意大利浓菜汤).

There was no recipe for her minestrone soup. For our large immigrant family, Mama’s soup guaranteed we would never go hungry. It was a symbol of security. Its recipe was created spontaneously (非计划安排地) from what was in the kitchen. And we could judge the state of our family economy by its contents. A hearty soup with tomatoes, pasta, beans, carrots, celery, onion, corn and meat indicated things were going well. A water y soup suggested hard times.

At one time, however, Mama’s soup pot became a source of embarrassment to me, for I feared it would cost me a new friend I had made at school. Sol was a thin, dark-haired boy, and an unusual pal for me because his father was a doctor and they lived in the best part of town. Often Sol invited me to his home for dinner. The family had a cook in a white uniform who worked in a kitchen with shining utensils (厨房用具). The food was good, but I found it bland (清淡的), lacking the heartiness of my home food served from flame-blackened pots. Moreover, the atmosphere matched the food. Everything was so formal. Sol’s mother and father were polite, but conversation around the table was subdued (克制的). And no one hugged! In our family, warm hugs were a constant and if you didn’t kiss your mother, she demanded: “What’s the matter, you sick?” But at that time in my life, all this was an embarrassment.

I had known Sol would like to eat dinner at our house, but that was the last thing I wanted. My family was so different.

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Finally when Sol asked again if he could come to our house, I had to say yes.

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But to my amazement, I noticed Sol took a spoonful of Mama’s minestrone soup.

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3 . Cathy Winston is a sports nutritionist. Among her regulars are athletes. Cathy thrives on the variety, with each new sport providing new challenges and a renewed appreciation of her chosen field of expertise. In her view, dealing with athletes from various sport backgrounds helps her become seasoned, which is a key part of being a successful nutritionist. “You have to understand nutrition and people, and then you can begin to work in this field,” she says. “Besides, in tennis you must learn to be reactive, because you don’t know how long the match lasts. However, it’s 90 minutes in football so you know what you’re fueling for.”

Regardless of the sport, Cathy’s attitude remains the same: Any athlete failing to respect nutrition is one who is failing to fulfill their potential. It’s a key part of the training process. It’s not just something that you take casually. She advises her athletes to hold nutrition in the same regard as they do their most crucial bit of equipment. “Just as you wouldn’t forget to put your shin pads (护腿板) or your boots in your kit bag, don’t forget to put in your drinks and your snacks. That informs how well you train, because you can’t get out if you haven’t put in.”

Nutritionists are sometimes unfairly represented as militant (斗志昂扬的) types telling what athletes can and can’t eat. But Cathy insists that when to eat is more important than what. “It’s about when’s the right time to have it in,” she says. It’s a message that Cathy says can take a while to sink in. “A lot of boxers say, ‘but bananas make you fat, right?’, and there’s this inherent belief that we mustn’t eat those kinds of things. But it’s not about what to cut out. It’s about making sure that you’ve got the foundation right for health and performance. It’s that one size fits one. It’s what works for you. To be an excellent athlete, you really need to be an exceptional eater.”

1. What does Cathy think about her job?

A．It hardly faces new challenges in every competition.

B．It mainly focuses on the duration of matches.

C．It merely needs to understand nutrition and people.

D．It highly values experience and flexibility.

2. How does Cathy emphasize the importance of nutrition to athletes?

A．By making a comparison.	B．By analyzing a phenomenon.
C．By telling a story.	D．By providing data.

3. According to Cathy, what is a fundamental principle behind successful sports nutrition?

A．Focusing on the timing of the diet.

B．Cutting out specific foods from the diet.

C．Following a strict and militant diet plan.

D．Increasing the variety of foods.

4. What does the author intend to tell us?

A．Food has a say in the sports field.

B．Nutritionists act as unsung heroes behind athletes.

C．Nutrition determines the results in the competition.

D．A good eater is a great athlete.

4 . Dining & Housing in New York University

Dining on campus is about choice and flexibility, with six dining halls and meal plans that allow students to enjoy it all. There are some important dates you need to know about dining. Fall meal plans end after dinner on December 15. Cafes are closed from December 15 to next year’s January 1. The spring meal plan revision period is next year’s January 3 through January 19. Spring meal plans begin on February 3 of next year.

More than 70 percent of undergraduates live on campus, including all freshers. Our undergraduate dormitory buildings are part entertainment centers, part support systems, and wholly central to students’ experience. Our graduate dormitory buildings, located within a short walk from the main campus, are likewise shaped to be lively and collaborative(合作的)places that meet the distinct needs of graduate students. We have a variety of options available to both single graduates and those with families.

Benefits of living on campus: The main campus and most labs are a short walk or bike ride away from our graduate dormitory buildings. There are school bus stops nearby to help you go from one end of campus to the other. You’ll have opportunities to get involved in your residential community as well as campus activities. On-campus rent covers the cost of electricity, heat, and hot water. Internet access is also included and all of our dormitory buildings offer wired networking and Wi-Fi. Besides, there are some discounted meal plans for on-campus students.

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1. Which date is suitable for students to adjust their spring meal plans?

A．December 10 this year.	B．January 15 of next year.
C．December 28 this year.	D．February 3 of next year.

2. What distinguishes graduate dormitories from undergraduate ones?

A．They offer recreational activities.	B．They have less options.
C．They are far from the main campus.	D．They are friendly to married students.

3. What service(s) can on-campus students enjoy?

A．Convenient bus transport to and from campus.

B．Discounted meal plans and bike-sharing services.

C．Community activities and Internet connections.

D．Access to unique off-campus events and entertainments.

5 . A study by researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has shown that the use of cool paint coatings in cities can help people feel up to 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler, making the urban (城市的) area more comfortable for work and play.

Cool paint coatings contain additives that reflect the sun’s heat to reduce surface heat. They have been used as one way to cool down the city area and mitigate the Urban Heat Island effect, a phenomenon in which urban areas experience warmer temperatures than their outlying surroundings.

To date, most studies of cool paint coatings have been tested in some models, and understanding of its application in real-life context is limited.

Now, NTU researchers have conducted a first of its kind practical study. The team coated the roofs, walls, and roads in Singapore and found that by comparison with an uncoated area, the coated environment was up to two degrees Celsius cooler in the afternoon, with people heat comfort level improving by up to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Lead author Dr. Kumar Donthu, who completed the work as a research fellow at Energy Research Institute, said, “Our study provides evidence that cool paint coatings reduce heat build-up and cool the urban environment. This is a small solution for cooling that has an immediate effect, compared to other choices. Moreover, by reducing the amount of heat absorbed in buildings, we also reduce indoor air-conditioning energy consumption (消耗). Findings from the study are not just for cities in Singapore where it is hot all year round, but for other urban areas around the world too.”

The study, published in Sustainable Cities and Society in March, supports the NTU 2025 strategic plan, which seeks to deal with human’s great challenges on sustainability (持续性) and speed up research discoveries that reduce human impact on the environment.

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

A．Reduce.

B．Form.

C．Avoid.

D．Explain.

2. What do NTU researchers focus on at present?

A．Coating experiments in laboratories.	B．Changes of temperature comfort level.
C．Real-world testing of cool paint coatings.	D．Coating materials in various environments.

3. What can be inferred about the use of cool paint coatings according to Dr. Kumar Donthu?

A．It’s simple but workable.	B．It’s effective but short-sighted.
C．It’s wide-ranging but demanding.	D．It’s environmentally friendly but expensive.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．NTU Study: Urban Heat Island Effect	B．Cooling Cities: NTU’s Paint Solution
C．Big Challenge: Urban Heat Reduction	D．Cool Paint: The Key to Urban Comfort

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman doing?

A．Giving the man money.

B．Helping the man move things out.

C．Reminding the man of the housing agreement.

2. What is the man’s problem?

A．He has no time to move his things.

B．He hasn’t found a new place to stay in.

C．He has no money for a new apartment.

3. How many more days does the woman give the man?

A．Two.

B．Five.

C．Seven.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the speaker probably talking to?

A．Parents.

B．A school sports team.

C．High school students.

2. How much snow is there on the ground now according to the talk?

A．4 cm.

B．10 cm.

C．25 cm.

3. What will be cancelled according to the speaker?

A．The school’s lunch.

B．Some afternoon classes.

C．The beginning of the sports season.

4. What does the speaker suggest the audience do?

A．Contact their parents.

B．Drive home as soon as possible.

C．Wait for the buses to pick them up.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The fourth season of the travel reality show HAHAHAHAHA aired on Tencent’s video platform on Saturday,     1     (offer) viewers a catching glimpse (一瞥) into the travels of actors Deng Chao and Chen He, pop idol Lu Han, comedian Wang Mian, former soccer player Fan Zhiyi, and rapper Dong Baoshi as they take on an     2     (adventure) journey through Laos.

The show,     3     is different from tradition, explores abroad for the first time,     4     decision made by director Wang Zhengyu as a means     5     (improve) the artists’ creativity.     6     previous seasons crossing China’s various places, from the northern city of Mohe to Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the new environment promises to stir up inspiration and excitement among the performers.

“Laos people are welcoming to Chinese visitors,” Wang reflected on the kind help during the filming. “Our time in Laos offered a good understanding of     7     the Belt and Road Initiative has brought     8     (opportunity) and changes there.”

Building upon the previous three seasons, Wang notes the harmonious relationship among the five members. “At     9     (it) main feature, the reality show     10     (serve) as a source of relaxation and enjoyment for viewers.”

9 . This new job paid better, had a cooler title, and the HR guy was so nice…but now it’s disappointing and you want your old job back. This feeling is called “shift shock.”

“    1     We’d see the office and the people, and you’d kind of sense what kind of place it was,” leadership coach Shayla Thurlow said. “Now, when we’re interviewing over Google Hangouts, we’re not really able to see people and get those feelings.” She suggested job searchers look at employee activity on LinkedIn or find a present employee and drop them an InMail.     2     Why is this position accessible? Is someone leaving this role? If so, how long were they in the role? But if you have taken the role and it just doesn’t feel right anymore, Thurlow has some advice:

See if it can be saved. Sometimes it could just be a misunderstanding over responsibilities or something else that can be corrected. “But if you get in and you find that it’s a poorly presented, undersold–or oversold–opportunity, that’s the time to go back and look at your search and see what you found that you didn’t want,” Thurlow said. “You’re either going to leave this job or you’re not. So just keep asking: What else can I do?     3    ”

Rethink your wants. Are you experiencing something known as fading affect bias (偏差), when you forget what you disliked at your last job? “    4     If you’re feeling stressed because you’re in that situation and feel stuck, slow yourself down,” said Thurlow. “Give yourself some space because you want to set yourself up to make a really good decision. Then, identify the source of your discontent and ask yourself, is it the job or is it that you just went through a big change?”

    5     “It’s never too soon, but just make sure you’re making the right decision. If you do move on, be prepared to talk about it and be frank with your next employer,” Thurlow said.

A．If all else fails, leave.

B．Avoid being too hard on yourself.

C．In the old days, we went in for an interview.

D．You should also ask the hard questions, Thurlow added.

E．There are three main signs that you could be experiencing it.

F．That puts you in a place of choice, which is very powerful.

G．The feeling might be a result of the position, the company, or both.

10 . Perhaps the most eagerly awaited play in recent Broadway history, the nine-time Olivier Award-winning West End hit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child made the trip across the ocean in 2018 and opened its doors to crowds of excited Muggles in New York.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the official eighth story in the Harry Potter world and the first to be presented on stage. The production is highly characterized by amazing tricks designed by Jamie Harrison, bringing stage magic to life before your eyes.   

Rowling, along with John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, developed the story of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, but Thorne took the lead. From Steven Hoggett’s amazing dance moves, making it easy to exchange between scenes (场景) and character entrances, to John Tiffany’s wildly creative directorial choices in scenes about the Hogwarts Express or the Tri-Wizard Tournament, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a masterful piece of theatre.

The show used to be longer and it was a two-part show, clocking in at more than five hours total. Since theatres shut down and reopened following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Broadway show is now just one, which runs 3 and a half hours, but all the timeless characters and magic tricks still await. The two-part version (版本) still runs in London and elsewhere.

The recommended age for the show is Ages 8+. Children under 5 are not allowed. Younger children might have trouble sitting through the show, and the storyline contains something that might be scary. Overall, though, the play is family-friendly like the books are, and kids will be drawn to the magic.

Lyric Theatre! Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is now performed in one part. Get tickets on Broadway now.

1. What is the key feature of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?

A．It is based on a popular book.

B．It is the first Harry Potter story staged.

C．It moves from the West End to Broadway.

D．It contains impressive magic performances.

2. Who plays a significant role in creating the story of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?

A．J.K. Rowling.	B．John Tiffany.
C．Jack Thorne.	D．Steven Hoggett.

3. How is the Broadway show different from the London version?

A．Main characters.	B．Shorter running time.
C．Age requirement for audience.	D．More special effects.