1 . With gas prices rising and airport security lines snaking longer than ever, why not book your next domestic vacation on a train? Compared to other alternatives, it’s comfortable and relaxing. Here is some advice on how to make a trip by rail as pleasant as possible.

Plan ahead. Most long-distance trains, especially the sleeping car accommodations, sell out very quickly.     1     But no matter when you travel, it’s a good idea to make your reservations at least 90 days in advance.

Use a travel agent. Consider turning your travel plan over to a travel agent and letting him double-check all the details, make suggestions, and then handle the actual reservations. A good one can sometimes find you discounted tickets.     2     Then you won’t have to walk through several cars on a moving train three times a day for your meals.

Bring a blanket. When you’re riding on trains, you won’t be provided with a blanket for free, even if your trip is an overnight one.     3     In the summer in particular, the air conditioning can make them quite cold.

Arrive early. Most trains operate just once a day and some run only three times a week, so missing yours can be a disaster.     4     Note: The times listed on the schedules are departure times, not arrival times.

Have fun.     5     Read a book, knit, do a crossword puzzle, or simply watch the world unfold outside the window. To calculate your speed as you do, divide 3,600(the number of seconds in an hour)by the number of seconds it takes you to travel one mile(the distance between two mileposts). If it takes the train 53 seconds to travel one mile, you’re going 67.92 mph.

A．Train trips aren’t for impatient types.

B．You’ll have views from both sides of the train.

C．The temperature on rail cars is often hard to control.

D．That’s particularly true during busy summer months.

E．You might have to wait longer than 24 hours to catch the next one.

F．Chances are the cost will be a lot less than the cost of one bedroom.

G．He may also book you in a sleeping car that’s right next to the diner.

2 . In the winter of 1953, a powerful jump from a Chinese woman attracted world attention. Twenty-year-old Chinese athlete Zheng Fengrong broke the women’s high jump world record with a leap of 1.77 meters in a Beijing athletic meet on November 17, 1957. The new record, the first women’s world record for the People’s Republic of China, was one centimeter higher than the old mark held by American Mildred McDaniel. The jump also made Zheng the first Asian athlete to break a world track and field record since 1936.

The record jump, although by a tiny margin, was described by the foreign media as “an explosive jump” because it created China’s first athletic world record. Called “a spring swallow awakening Chinese sports,” Zheng sent a message to the world that China was no longer the “sick man of the East”.

Born in the spring city of Jinan, Shandong Province, Zheng, who stands at 1.70 meters, has a good physique (体型)and a skillful scissor-sharp jump which was seldom seen among top jumpers in the world. She once leapt 1.78 meters, a national record in 1963.

She claimed a well-merited place in sporting history when her achievement was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. Due to her contribution to athletics, Zheng was awarded a series of honors. She was named among the nation’s greatest athletes in 1984.

1. When did Zheng break the women’s high jump world record?

A．in 1936

B．in 1957

C．in 1963

D．in 1984

2. Who held the high jump world record before 1957?

A．Zheng Fengrong.	B．Guinness.
C．Mildred McDaniel.	D．Zheng’s best friend.

3. Zheng was named among the nation’s greatest athletes because of ________.

A．her contribution to athletics	B．her height
C．her hard work on study	D．her love for poor people

4. What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Zheng Fengrong’s life story	B．The athletic history of China
C．A happy family in Shandong	D．Zheng Fengrong’s achievement in athletics

3 . Around a bend (拐弯处) on a narrow trail that runs deep into the forest of Gabon’s Loango National Park, Kamaya comes into view. The huge silverback gorilla (大猩猩) coolly watches _______ arrive, then goes back to his meal.

Seated on a _______ branch, the 150-kilogram beast greedily pulls more _______ from the tree to his mouth with a _______ but powerful movement before slowly climbing down the trunk. Soon he falls asleep calmly.

After two years of a total _______ due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Parks Agency has decided to restart _______ observations of Gabon’s gorillas,_______ the iconic (标志性的) species will serve as a“loss leader” to _______ ecotourism.

That Kamaya and his _______ of about 10 members are so used to humans is the ________ of long labors by a team of scientists who also ________ data.

They work to make ________ to protect a species ________ with extinction and to ________ foreign tourists. Spending one hour with Kamaya and his family costs $500, on top of charges for ________ to the site and accommodation.

Loango Park, which ________ more than 155,000 hectares of the thickly ________ country, offers rich reward for a 4-5-hour road ________ from Port-Gentil, the second city, followed by the track and a ________ stage by boat.

Though expensive, the price is much lower than that paid to see the mountain gorillas in Uganda or Rwanda. It also gets income to manage protected areas that ________ a safe place for the animals.

1.

A．monkeys

B．hunters

C．visitors

D．masters

2.

A．small

B．new

C．long

D．strong

3.

A．water drops

B．leaves

C．flying birds

D．insects

4.

A．slow

B．quick

C．risky

D．violent

5.

A．punishment

B．construction

C．research

D．shutdown

6.

A．personal

B．public

C．distant

D．special

7.

A．doubting

B．convincing

C．hoping

D．denying

8.

A．inspire

B．decide

C．honor

D．please

9.

A．company

B．school

C．family

D．club

10.

A．decision

B．courage

C．feeling

D．result

11.

A．collect

B．create

C．send

D．share

12.

A．games

B．praise

C．money

D．respects

13.

A．destroyed

B．threatened

C．tightened

D．distinguished

14.

A．attract

B．comfort

C．assume

D．astonish

15.

A．solution

B．explanation

C．access

D．damage

16.

A．loads

B．covers

C．buys

D．affects

17.

A．clouded

B．fogged

C．flowered

D．forested

18.

A．journey

B．task

C．march

D．care

19.

A．regular

B．final

C．usual

D．busy

20.

A．replace

B．refuse

C．experience

D．provide

4 . Madhavan stood proudly next to a young mahogany (红木) tree. It’s one of 100 he planted on his _________ in Meenangadi. His two _________ of land in the village are used to plant _________ crops—coffee, black pepper and betel nut, but the worsening environment has _________ his production.

Now the mahogany _________ is one of his only reliable sources of income, _________ him up to 5,000 rupees (卢比) a year—and all he has to do is to keep the _________ standing.

The 84-year-old _________ is being paid to plant and _________ trees through a “tree banking” program, which __________ to create India’s first carbon-neutral (碳中和) village by 2025.

Madhavan got his saplings (树苗) __________ from the village council (村委会)，which will lend him 50 rupees per __________ for every year if he does not __________ it down until 2031. At that point, the loan is written off (一笔勾销) and he can do what he likes with the trees without __________ back, including cutting them to __________ and make money.

“Every morning, I spend some time __________ these trees. I am really happy to say that except for three which died __________, all are steadfastly growing,” Madhavan said, “Sooner or later, my farm will become a small __________ filled with greenery.”

The tree-banking project gives farmers an ongoing __________ to protect trees so as to make the climate better, said Jayakumar, director of the carbon-neutral program. “The message here is that climate __________ is being linked with climate justice (气候正义), he said.

1.

A．travel

B．right

C．way

D．farm

2.

A．kingdoms

B．acres

C．inches

D．tons

3.

A．rare

B．beautiful

C．healthy

D．commercial

4.

A．stimulated

B．increased

C．lowered

D．started

5.

A．planting

B．cutting

C．collecting

D．renting

6.

A．waking

B．earning

C．selling

D．saving

7.

A．trees

B．villagers

C．rupees

D．crops

8.

A．driver

B．teacher

C．farmer

D．worker

9.

A．change

B．purchase

C．protect

D．remove

10.

A．refused

B．hesitated

C．pretended

D．aimed

11.

A．in panic

B．for sure

C．in relief

D．for free

12.

A．person

B．family

C．tree

D．day

13.

A．write

B．cut

C．roll

D．bring

14.

A．paying

B．coming

C．driving

D．going

15.

A．eat

B．sell

C．paint

D．show

16.

A．looking after

B．cutting down

C．climbing up

D．picking out

17.

A．hopefully

B．directly

C．heavily

D．naturally

18.

A．grassland

B．house

C．forest

D．ground

19.

A．right

B．motivation

C．fear

D．dream

20.

A．disaster

B．choice

C．style

D．change

5 . 假定你是李华，是学校“中华美食社团”团长。你的英国朋友Peter来信询问你们社团的情况。请根据以下要点给他写一封回信。
1.社团的成员构成情况；
2.社团活动时间和内容；
3.欢迎Peter来参加下一次的社团活动。
注意：1.为使行文连贯， 可适当增加细节；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3.词数100左右；
参考词汇：美食cuisine 社团association 成员member
Dear Peter,

Glad to hear from you! How is everything going?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

Yours truly,

Li Hua

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

There are a great number of festivals around the world every year, most of which are just for human beings.    1     (actual), there is one day for animals—World Animal Day.

World Animal Day is a day on    2    the whole world cares for animals and    3     (work) towards the health and happiness of animals. It    4    (hold) on October 4th of each year. The goal is to make    5    earth a better place for these human friends.

World Animal Day can be celebrated in many different    6    (way). One way is that people can buy some books on how to protect animals to educate    7    (they). Meanwhile, what people can also do is to email their local newspaper or social media website to tell them the    8    (important) of the day. Other possible ways include donating or    9    (volunteer) at local shelters; adding animal-friendly equipment    10    your garden such as birdbaths; adopting a homeless animal or even just buying your favorite animal a special meal.

7 . I can’t remember a single time when my parents directly told me “I love you.” _______, I can clearly remember the day when I talked to my dad about King Lear. I told him about how _______ I felt for Lear because he was betrayed (背叛) by his daughters Goneril and Regan.

Lear, knowing that he was getting _______ and weak, decided to divide his kingdom among his _______ girls. He said that he would give the greatest share to the one who loved him _______.

In order to make Lear happy, Goneril and Regon went on cheating their father with lots of expressions of _______. Meanwhile the third daughter, Cordelia, _______ such false (虚假的) shows. She loved her father so much that she didn’t want to do as her sisters did. Soon, Lear got deeply angry and _______ the only child who truly loved him. _______, he later also got kicked out of his own by the two daughters who always said: “Dad, I love you more than __________ in the world.”

My father’s __________ to my story was the following: “That’s __________ you don’t need to say ‘I love you’. Just saying ‘I love you’ doesn’t __________ mean your love is real. But if you really love someone, you’ll show it with your __________.” So although I never __________ the words “I love you” from my parents, I always felt loved because they told me in ways that speak much louder than words.

1.

A．Moreover

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Instead

2.

A．happy

B．lonely

C．sorry

D．lucky

3.

A．old

B．patient

C．young

D．successful

4.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

5.

A．fastest

B．highest

C．latest

D．most

6.

A．anger

B．fear

C．love

D．sadness

7.

A．accepted

B．refused

C．explained

D．provided

8.

A．aimed at

B．drove away

C．called up

D．picked out

9.

A．Sadly

B．Quietly

C．Fortunately

D．Hopefully

10.

A．someone

B．nothing

C．nobody

D．anything

11.

A．advice

B．devotion

C．reply

D．decision

12.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．what

13.

A．surprisingly

B．calmly

C．certainly

D．painfully

14.

A．actions

B．expressions

C．belongings

D．reports

15.

A．understood

B．checked

C．doubted

D．heard

8 . The film, which has got 600 million yuan in only three days, is Ne Zha. For most Chinese born in the 1980s, their knowledge of Ne Zha comes from the ancient novel Fengshen Yanyi, as well as the 1986 TV series The Journey to the West and the 1990 hit drama Fengshen Bang. The stories of Ne Zha are retold in different ways in different times.

In the film, Ne Zha has a big change to his look. Another character, the Dragon King’s third son Ao Bing, almost destroys Ne Zha’s birthplace, Chen Tang Guan, in a selfish way. Ne Zha’s father, Li Jing, is no longer selfish as described in the past works; instead, he becomes a kind father willing to give up his own life to rescue his son. Ne Zha is born with a “cursed destiny”. He is unfairly treated by local villagers who believe that the naughty, yet good-hearted, child will grow up to be a public danger. In Ne Zha’s eyes, he believes his destiny is not predetermined and that he can choose to be a demon or a god.

“Humans are complex. You cannot judge a person with prejudice” the director said.

1. In 1990, there was a popular drama with the name         .

A．Fengshen Yanyi

B．Fengshen Bang

C．Ne Zha

D．The Journey to the West

2. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．Ne Zha nearly destroys Chen Tang Guan.

B．The Dragon King’s third son Ao Bing is selfless.

C．Local villagers consider Ne Zha good-hearted.

D．Li Jing used to be described as a hero in the past works.

3. What does the underlined word “destiny” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Dragon.

B．Life.

C．Father.

D．Work.

4. Where can you probably read this passage?

A．A textbook.

B．A newspaper.

C．A travel journal.

D．A science magazine.

9 . China’s winter this year may be less cold and snowy, according to a weather report on Thursday that said temperatures across the country would be higher than the past winters.

According to the National Meteorological Center, the cold air will be generally mild over the next week, leading to temperatures 8°C to 12°C higher than the same period in the past years. Areas south of the Yangtze River that have already entered winter may even experience autumn temperatures under the abnormally warm weather pattern next week.

The report said that the maximum temperature in many cities in the south will be above 25°C. In Northeast China, the highest temperature is expected to be around 5°C in Changchun, Jilin province and Shenyang, Liaoning province. In Harbin, Heilongjiang province, the highest temperature will be 0°C. Meanwhile, temperatures in North China will reach as high as 10°C on Friday.

With global warming, the average temperature in winter has been getting higher, especially since the end of the 20th century.

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．The cold air will be stronger over the next week.

B．The temperature will reach 8°C to 12°C this winter.

C．It may feel like autumn for the people in the south.

D．The temperatures of the same period were higher.

2. In which place will the temperature reach below 0°C?

A．Harbin.

B．Changchun.

C．Shengyang.

D．Liaoling.

3. What has caused China’s winter warmer this year?

A．Global warming.

B．Cold air.

C．Weather pattern.

D．Worse winters.

4. What would be the best title of the passage?

A．Four Seasons This Year	B．China’s Winter
C．Warmer Winter This Year	D．Causes of Global Warming

10 . China showed the official mascots on Tuesday for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games. 5,816 designs were received from 35 countries, and were discussed and selected by Chinese and international experts for about 84 days.

One of the mascots is a panda whose name is “Bing Dwen Dwen” in Chinese. Bing means “ice” in Chinese, while Dwen Dwen means “health” — the quality of pandas. The bright circle around the mascot’s face means ice and snow tracks. The oval is one of two new competition places in downtown Beijing.

The other mascot is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”, as “snow” and “forbearance” can stand for their Chinese meanings. It shows the feeling that is warmth, friendship and the refreshment of disabled athletes.

The color of red is a perfect fit for the event, especially as the Games will meet China’s Lunar New Y ear celebration in February and March.

1. How many designs did the Chinese and international experts collect?

A．35.

B．84.

C．2022.

D．5816.

2. According to the passage, “____” is the character of pandas.

A．ice

B．snow

C．forbearance

D．health

3. How many mascots are mentioned in the passage?

A．1.

B．2.

C．3.

D．4.

4. What can you learn from the passage?

A．The color of red meets China’s all celebrations.

B．“Bing Dwen Dwen” only means “ice” in Chinese.

C．The two new competition places are in downtown Jilin.

D．“Shuey Rhon Rhon” stands for “snow” and “forbearance”.