1 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在表格空白处填入适当信息。每空不超过3个单词。

Moon Park

Moon Park is five kilometers north of Oldtown Railway Station. You can catch a free bus to the park from outside the station. There are many things to do at Moon Park and most people spend a whole day there.

Moon Park has 25 different rides. One of the most popular is the Shock Drop. For this ride, people sit in a small cage with a safety belt on. The chairs take the riders up high above the park and then drop down suddenly. From all over the park. you can riders up high above the park and then drop down suddenly. From all over the park, you can hear people screaming as they come down. The Big Wheel is a quieter ride but it is almost as popular as the Shock Drop. When you are at the top of the wheel, you can see all over the city. Other rides include the Spider, the Dragon and the Crazy Cars.

As well as going on the rides, you can watch free entertainment all through the day. There are magic shows, pop concerts and several animal acts, including horses that dance to music.

After you have spent the morning watching the entertainment and going on rides, you will probably be hungry. Moon Park has many fast-food shops as well as some sit-down restaurants and, of course, there are several ice-cream and sweets shops.

Title	Moon Park
Introduction to Moon Park	Moon Park     1     to the north of Oldtown Railway Station. People can go there     2     bus from outside the station. People can spend a whole day here,     3     many Things.
Various     4     in Moon Park	One of the most popular rides is the Shock Drop People     5     when they come down from above the park. You can take the Big Wheel,     6     is quieter, to see all over the city. There are other rides, the Spider, the Dragon and the Crazy Cars     7     .
Entertainment in Moon Park	Besides going on the rides, you can watch entertainment     8     all through the day, such as magic shows, pop concerts, animal acts and so on.
Places for eating in Moon Park	There are many fast-food shops, some sit-down restaurants,       9     several ice-cream and sweets shops for people to go to when they are     10     .

2 . 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。

Freedom above snow

With the Tokyo Summer Olympics behind us, people are turning their eyes to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games,     1     will start in five months. Freestyle skier Gu Ailing, 18, looks to be one of the superstars of the event.

Born to an American father and a Chinese mother, Gu     2     (decide) to compete for China in the 2022 Winter Olympics in June 2019. Just two months later, she bagged her first gold medal for China at the Australia New Zealand Cup.     3     strength continued to grow as she won one bronze and two gold medals at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in March.

People say she is     4     (talent). But Gu says that talent counted for (占据) “only 1 percent” of her wins, adding that her hard work is     5     counts. While going to school in San Francisco, Gu could only practice on weekends. She spent eight hours    6     (go) to the ski hill and back, doing her homework on the way and making full use of her time at the hill     7     (practice) skiing.

Gu said she wants to encourage more girls in China to try skiing and other extreme sports , many of which have only been known there for 20 years, according to the Olympics website. She said skiing gives her “    8     (free) and creativity”, especially when she perfectly controls her body and does tricks that others cannot do.

Now she     9     (prepare) for the Winter Olympics as a full-time athlete. “Of course, I want to win medals and even golds,” Gu said. “But what’s     10     (important) is to bring out my own style, enjoy the game and love the sport.”

3 . Saturday finally came. And I was looking at my watch very often.   

As the sun began to set, Henry had two visitors, Tom and Joe. They were two miners and were Henry's friends. They carried guitars and brought flowers and a bottle of whiskey. They put the flowers in vases and began to play some fast and lively songs.

That night, they kept giving Henry glasses of whiskey, which they made him drink. When I reached for one of the two glasses left on the table, Tom stopped my arm. "Drop that glass and take the other one!" he whispered. He gave the remaining glass of whiskey to Henry just as the clock began to strike midnight.

Henry emptied the glass. His face grew whiter and whiter. "Boys," he said, "I am feeling sick. I want to lie down."

Henry was asleep almost before the words were out of his mouth.

In a moment, his two friends had picked him up and carried him into the bedroom. They fastened the door and came back. They seemed to be getting ready to leave. So I said, "Please don't go gentlemen. She is coming back and will not know me. I am a stranger to her."

They looked at each other. "Henry's wife has been dead for nineteen years," Tom said.

"Dead?" I whispered.

"Dead or worse," he said.

"She went to see her parents about six months after she got married. On her way back, on a Saturday evening in June, when she was almost here, the Indians captured her. No one ever saw her again. Henry lost his mind. He thinks she is still alive. When June comes, he thinks she has gone on her trip to see her parents. Then he begins to wait for her to come back."

"On the Saturday night she is supposed to come home, we come here to be with him. We put a sleeping drug in his drink so he will sleep through the night. Then he is all right for another year."

Joe picked up his hat and his guitar. "We have done this every June for nineteen years," he said. He opened the door of the pretty little house and then they disappeared into the darkness.

1. What do you think Henry told the author previously?

A．They would enjoy whiskey together.	B．His wife was returning from a trip.
C．His friends were coming to see him.	D．The Indians were to attack.

2. Why did Henry's two friends come to visit him on the Saturday night?

A．To accompany him and then put him to sleep.

B．To wipe out his painful memory with alcohol.

C．To perform their promise made to a close friend.

D．To expect his wife back home before midnight.

3. What does the underlined sentence in the text indicate?

A．Henry's love for his wife was unimaginable.

B．Henry's loss of his wife made him desperate.

C．Henry was convinced of her trip back home.

D．Henry had suffered from mental disorder ever since.

4. Which of the following words best describes Henry's two friends?

A．Sorrowful

B．Tricky

C．Devoted

D．Tough

4 . How to develop a healthy lifestyle in high school

High school is a time known for teenagers spreading their wings and developing their minds.     1     Therefore, it is necessary for teenagers to develop a healthy lifestyle. Follow the tips to live a healthy lifestyle.

    2     With studying and homework, high school students stay up late and still make it to early class. To function properly, your body and mind need at least eight hours of sleep each night. Go to sleep early enough to get your full requirement, and encourage your roommates to respect your need for enough sleep.

Eat a well-balanced diet. High school students may live on a diet of junk food and drinks.     3     If you have the benefit of a meal plan in the high school canteen, make good use of the salad bar and watch out for treats such as ice cream.

Exercise regularly.     4     High school students who exercise regularly benefit from a healthy physique(体格) and a mind with less stress. Make use of the school gym and swimming pool, which are typically available to students free of charge.

    5     High school can bring on a lot of stressful situations. Aim for balance in your life between your social and school activities. Only take as many classes as you can handle successfully and rely on your support system of friends and family when stress arises.

A．Get plenty of rest.

B．Plan your school life.

C．Manage your stress level.

D．Physical activity helps build a strong body and mind.

E．High school students are busy with all kinds of activities.

F．Unfortunately, many often develop an unhealthy lifestyle.

G．Drink plenty of water and eat whole grains and vegetables every day.

5 . Microsoft plans to erase its entire carbon footprint since its foundation in 1975. Microsoft aims to accomplish "carbon negative" by 2030, meaning that it will erase more carbon from the environment than it emits(排放). The company will minimize carbon emissions across its entire supply chain to zero. And the following step is to clean up all the carbon emissions it has produced since 1975, when it was founded. What the company further proposed was that it would try to push for policies to price carbon and help clean energy technology develop faster. It is among the companies that approve of carbon tax.

More attention has been drawn to removing carbon from the atmosphere. There are a variety of methods toward that, including nature-based ones, like planting trees, and technological ones, like capturing carbon directly from the air.

“Microsoft will initially focus on nature-based methods like restoring degraded forests and planting new trees, ”said Lucas Joppa, the company's Chief Environmental Officer. An investment of one billion dollars will also be provided for the development of carbon removal and reduction technology. Microsoft's decision of counting its supply chain's emissions is an extension of its previous commitment to run data centers mainly on the renewable energy.

The company's intention to promote low-carbon policies was highly recognized by environmentalist. “A company's most powerful tool for fighting climate change is its political influence, and we're eager to see Microsoft use it, ”Elizabeth Sturcken, Managing Director of EDF+Business said.

Other industries are also encouraged to follow Microsoft's example. But none of them has such a commitment, according to Gary Cook, senior analyst of Greenpeace. Nevertheless, Cook, together with some other environmentalists, criticized Microsoft for continuously cooperating with oil and gas companies. Amazon's AWS service has faced the same criticism for working with fossil fuel clients.“There's a real disconnection between what they're doing within their own company and their empowering of dirty energy, ” Cook said.

1. What do we know about Microsoft In its “carbon negative” commitment?

A．It will reduce its carbon emissions to almost zero.

B．It will remove all the carbon from the environment.

C．It plans to clean up its previously released carbon.

D．It plans to include its clients in its future campaign.

2. Which of the following approaches will Microsoft apply to reduce its carbon emissions?

A．Collecting carbon tax	B．Capturing carbon from the air
C．Exploring renewable resources	D．Funding carbon reduction technology

3. What do environmentalists think of Microsoft?

A．They criticize it for its unrealistic promise.

B．They think highly of it for its political influence.

C．They praise it for its push for low-carbon policies

D．They speak ill of it for its partnership with Amazon.

4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Health.

B．Politics

C．Technology.

D．Environment.

6 . NASA selects university teams for space exploration

The moon's permanently shadowed areas, nearly 384, 400 kilometers away from home, are the closest water source outside the earth. The craters have been dark since billions of years ago. But now with student-developed technologies, more about them can be discovered.

Through the competitive Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge and the Space Grant project, NASA has awarded nearly $ 1 million to eight university teams. They will build sample lunar payloads (装备) and demonstrate innovative ways to study the moon's darkest areas.

"Its an exciting time for NASA and students across the country," said Drew J. Hope, Program Manager of Game Changing Development program. "Thanks to our partnership with the Office of STEM Engagement, this is the most money NASA has awarded in a student challenge directly connected to Artemis."

The chosen teams will work out ways to gather data in and around the craters, generate wireless power for future infrastructure, and enable autonomous mobility even in the most extreme environments. The research results could benefit NASA's Artemis Program and be used to study the moon ahead of a human landing in 2024 or help establish   sustained presence by 2028. Each team will receive different amounts of grants, based on the concept and budget they propose. They will develop and test the technologies in simulated(模拟的environments with the awards during the following 10 months, showing they are prepared for a possible lunar mission as early as 2023.Then in November 2020, a panel of NASA and industry experts will examine the teams' research and development results at a face-to-face design review.

"One of the most exciting things about this challenge is that several of the concepts, if proven to be valuable as a result of these awards, could eventually be integrated and operated together on the surface of the moon," according to Chad Rowe, Acting Manager of Space Grant project." These students are part of the Artemis generation and they are helping fulfil NASA'S mission needs today, while developing relevant hands-on experience that will prepare them for aerospace careers after graduation.

1. What are the university teams supposed to do?

A．Explore the mystery of space.	B．Participate in a competition.
C．Develop technologies to study the moon.	D．Challenge NASA'S Artemis program.

2. What does the underlined word "grants" in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A．Aid.

B．Funds.

C．Tests.

D．Chances.

3. When will the students' achievements probably be first put into use?

A．2020.

B．2023.

C．2024.

D．2028,

4. How can the students benefit from the project?

A．They can land on the moon

B．They can get paid while doing the job.

C．They can work In NASA after graduation.

D．They can gain experience for their future aerospace careers.

7 . Exercise and a healthy diet in childhood leads to adults with bigger brains and lower levels of anxiety, according to a new research in mice.

Though diet and exercise are consistently recommended as ways to promote health, this study is the first to examine the long-lasting, combined effects of both factors when they are experienced early in life.

The researchers determined that early-life exercise generally reduced anxious behaviors in adults. It also led to an increase in adult muscle and brain mass. When fed “Western” style diets high in fat and sugar, the mice not only became fatter, but also grew into adults that preferred unhealthy foods.

These findings have recently been published in the journal Physiology and Behavior. To obtain them, the researchers divided the young mice into four groups - those with access to exercise, those without access, those fed a standard, healthy diet and those that ate a Western diet.

Mice started on their diets immediately after weaning (断奶), and continued on them for three weeks, until they reached physical maturity. After an additional eight weeks of “washout”, during which all mice were housed without motion and on the healthy diet, the researchers did behavioral analysis and various measurements.

One of those they measured, leptin, is produced by fat cells. It helps control body weight primarily by lowering the sensation of hunger and also by increasing energy consumption. Early-life exercise increased adult leptin levels as well as fat mass in adult mice, regardless of the diet they ate.

Previously, the research team found that eating too much fat and sugar as a child can change the microbiome (肠道菌群) for life, even if they later eat more healthily. Going forward, the team plans to investigate whether fat or sugar is more responsible for the negative effects they measured in Western-diet-fed mice.

Together, both studies offer critical opportunities for health interventions in childhood habits. The findings may be relevant for understanding the potential effects of activity reductions and dietary changes associated with fatness.

1. What is unique about the new study?

A．It involves adults' eating behavior.	B．It shows key elements for a long life.
C．It stresses separate impacts of exercise and diet.	D．It highlights joint effects of early exercise and diet.

2. How did the researchers get the study results?

A．By trial and error.	B．By previous experience.
C．By experimenting on grouped mice.	D．By comparing mice with human beings.

3. What is the main function of leptin?

A．It forms fat cells.	B．It brings down appetite.
C．It stimulates hunger.	D．It limits energy consumption.

4. How does the author look at health interventions in early-life habits?

A．Favorably.

B．Critically.

C．Indifferently.

D．Doubtfully.

8 . 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 Xi’an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history. It     1     (build) originally to protect the city     2     the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible       3     (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.

We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.

After     4     (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what     5     (good) than to ride on a piece of history!

We     6     (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky     7     did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all     8     way around the Xi’an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and     9     (watchtower) to take pictures or just to watch the local people going about their     10     (day) routines.

9 . Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel (旅社). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 a night, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort.

Yellow Hostel

If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it’s close to the main train station.

Hostel Alessandro Palace

If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.

Youth Station Hostel

If you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn’t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it’s close to all of the city’s main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.

1. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?

A．Comfort.	B．Security.
C．Price.	D．Location.

2. Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?

A．Yellow Hostel.	B．Hostel Alessandro Palace.
C．Youth Station Hostel.	D．Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.

3. What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?

A．It gets noisy at night.	B．Its staff is too talkative.
C．It charges for Wi-Fi.	D．It’s inconveniently located.