1 . In 2000, Andréa Speranza achieved her dream of becoming a firefighter joining the Halifax Regional Fire Service. Her job was exactly as satisfying as she imagined it would be, except for one thing: she still hadn’t seen another woman in her role — not in a magazine, not on television, not in real life. Even today, less than five percent of firefighters in Canada are women. Speranza decided that she wanted to help young women see that they, too, could have a career like hers.

The result is Camp Courage, a program for girls aged 15 to 19 who want to learn more about firefighting. In 2006, Speranza and about 20 volunteers welcomed their first 17 participants, recruiting (招募) attendees through advertising in schools and recreation centers. Over the course of eight days, the girls discovered the ins and outs of being first responders: learning how to put out fires, deliver first aid and even use the jaws of life (救生钳) on a car.

Camp Courage now runs one session every year in Halifax and is free to attend. To offset costs, Speranza and her fellow campers fundraise by holding everything from car washes to comedy nights. Hopeful campers must also submit an essay describing how they plan to help their community, or a specific individual in need. And they have to deliver on the plan—from building a bench (长椅) for a senior at a bus stop to launching a local chapter of the Kids Help Phone.

Hundreds of girls have passed through Camp Courage, and 36 percent are doing exactly what 52-year-old Speranza hoped they would: working as first responders across the country. This past summer, the camp held its first session for young women in Halifax, as well as its first national camp in Calgary with plans to roll out more in 2023.

1. What was probably Speranza’s wish in 2001?

A．To see more female firefighters.

B．To make contact with more teenage girls.

C．To be recruited to the Halifax Regional Fire Service.

D．To work part-time in schools and recreation centers.

2. What does the underlined part “ins and outs” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Risks.

B．Chances.

C．Details.

D．Purposes.

3. What can be inferred about Camp Courage?

A．It is a nonprofit international organization.

B．It teaches the value of being helpful to others.

C．It requires its campers to write an essay every week.

D．It introduces boys and girls to the emergency services.

4. What can we say about Speranza?

A．She had a burning ambition to play comedy.

B．She used to be reserved and disciplined.

C．She is intellectual and scholarly.

D．She is brave and inspiring.

2 . At a museum in Vietnam, Lena Bui’s film Where Birds Dance Their Last reflected on the beauty and vulnerability of Vietnamese feather farms after Bird Flu. During a festival in Rwanda, Ellen Reid’s audio experience Soundwalk was shared in a hopeful discussion about music, parks and mental health. These are a few of the things I have helped bring to life over the years, working at the intersection of scientific research, the arts and advocacy to support science in solving global health challenges.

Science is key to addressing these issues. But it isn’t the only key. To achieve its potential and for its advances to be implemented and reach all who could benefit, science depends on trust and good relationships. People might not always see science as relevant, trustworthy or meaningful to their lives. There are reasons why some see science as having a chequered past, from nuclear weapons to eugenics, and are therefore uninterested in, or suspicious of, what it proposes. Others feel excluded by the incomprehensibility of hyper specialist knowledge.

In its capacity to build upon and test an evidence base, science is powerful, but researchers and funders haven’t been as good at ensuring this evidence base responds to the needs and interests of diverse communities, or informs policy makers to take action. Science might be perceived as distancing itself from the personal, the poetic and the political, yet it is precisely these qualities that can be most influential when it comes to public interest in atopic or how a government prioritizes a decision.

A moving story well told can be more memorable than a list of facts. This is where the arts come in. Artists can give us different perspectives with which to consider and reimagine the world together. They can redress the proclaimed objectivity in science by bringing stories —subjectivities —into the picture, and these can help foster a sense of connection and hope.

In 2012, I set up artist residencies in medical research centres around the world. Bui was attached to the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam. The head of the research team was delighted, finding that Bui, as a Vietnamese artist, had license to be in, and to share useful insights from, villages where infectious disease researchers weren’t welcome. Six years later, I led Wellcome’s Contagious Cities program, which established artist residencies worldwide to support locally led explorations of epidemic preparedness. The recent pandemic made this work more noticeable, and has informed our Mindscapes program which is currently sharing experiences of mental health through the work of artists.

With pandemic, climate and mental health crises upon us, rising inequality and what feels like an increasingly broken world, never has there been more need to build and nurture hopeful and imaginative spaces to grow human connection and shared purpose for the common good. Science and the arts can work hand in glove to achieve this.

1. The author lists two works in Paragraph 1 mainly to ______.

A．reveal the gap between science and art	B．prove his competence in both science and art
C．introduce successful science-related artworks	D．show that science can be promoted in art forms

2. What does the underlined word “chequered” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Recent and remote.	B．Good and bad.
C．Usual and unusual.	D．Peaceful and scary.

3. Which of the following would the author agree?

A．Policy-makers base their decisions on science.	B．Researchers popularize science effectively.
C．Science is well received among the public.	D．The arts help people build connections.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Value of the Arts to Science	B．Where Do Science and the Arts Meet?
C．A New Way to Fight Pandemic—the Arts	D．Which Matters More, Science or the Arts?

3 . If you’ve ever emerged from the shower or returned from walking your dog with a clever idea or a solution to a problem you’d been struggling with, it may not be an unusual thing.

Rather than constantly wearing yourself out at a problem or desperately seeking a flash of inspiration, research from the last 15 years suggests that people may be more likely to have creative breakthroughs or insights when they’re doing a habitual task that doesn’t require much thought — an activity in which you’re basically on autopilot. This lets your mind wander or engage in spontaneous cognition or “stream of consciousness” thinking, which experts believe helps recollect unusual memories and generate new ideas.

“People always get surprised when they realize they get interesting, novel ideas at unexpected times because our cultural narrative tells us we should do it through hard work,” says Kalina Christoff, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. “It’s a pretty universal human experience.”

Now we’re beginning to understand why these clever thoughts occur during more passive activities and what’s happening in the brain, says Christoff. The key, according to the latest research, is a pattern of brain activity — within what’s called the default mode network — that occurs while an individual is resting or performing habitual tasks that don’t require much attention.

Researchers have shown that the default mode network (DMN) — which connects more than a dozen regions of the brain — becomes more active during mind-wandering or passive tasks than when you’re doing something that demands focus. Simply put, the DMN is “the state the brain returns to when you’re not actively engaged,” explains Roger Beaty, a cognitive neuroscientist and director of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Creativity Lab at Penn State University. By contrast, when you’re trapped in a demanding task, the brain’s executive control systems keep your thinking focused, analytical, and logical.

A cautionary note: While the default mode network plays a key role in the creative process, “it’s not the only important network,” Beaty says. “Other networks come into play as far as modifying, rejecting, or implementing ideas.” So it’s unwise to place blind faith in ideas that are generated in the shower or during any other period of mind wandering.

1. When do people expect to get an innovative idea according to the research?

A．When doing routine work.

B．When working attentively.

C．When tackling tough problems.

D．When desperately seeking inspirations.

2. What is the cultural perception for getting exciting, unusual ideas?

A．Getting by good luck.

B．Getting by great efforts.

C．Getting by unexpected accident.

D．Getting by universal experience.

3. Who is most likely to get a novel idea?

A．A student who is playing football.

B．A student who is focusing on papers.

C．A student who is closely monitoring his research.

D．A student who is fully engaged in math questions.

4. What does the last paragraph imply?

A．We can get novel ideas by the default mode network.

B．We should take the idea popped in the shower seriously.

C．Believe in ideas that are generated by the default mode network.

D．Think twice before putting ideas playfully crossing your mind into practice.

4 . 假如你是李华，最近你校在高二学生中进行了调查。主题：要不要集中进行晚自习。根据下表提供的信息，请用英语给校长写一封信反映相关内容。内容包括讨论结果、持相应想法的理由及你个人的看法。

60%	It is necessary to have the evening self-study. They can turn to teacher for help in time and keep each other company. It has a better study environment.
25%	Don’t want to have it. They may get disturbed by the students. Going home alone is dangerous.
15%	They don’t have a clear answer. Wherever they are, they can make sure of their study time.

注意：1.请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.词数100左右；开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：晚自习evening self-study
Dear headmaster,

Recently, a survey was carried out among Senior 2 students in our school.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

5 . 阅下面材料，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。

When Polly left home that morning, the city was already covered in grey mist. After work, Polly tried     1     (take) her usual bus home before the fog got too thick, but the bus conductor told her to take the Underground to Green Park and find a taxi there. On the train, as Polly observed the passengers, she had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man     2     wore a dark overcoat. While the rest of the passengers were getting out, she glanced     3     the faces around her. The tall man was nowhere to be     4    (see). When Polly got to the station entrance, it was empty. The fog lay like a thick grey cloud. There was no one in sight.     5    (sudden), Polly heard the sound of     6     (footstep), her heart     7     (beat) with fear, but she decided to accept his help. The man took Polly’s hand and led her to her house. In his other hand the man carried     8     stick. What a surprise when the man told Polly he was blind! She wanted to invite him to her home to rest for a while, but the man left quickly. He wanted to pay back the help that people gave     9    (he) when it was     10     (sun).

6 . Walking home from school one day, I saw Dan, a kid from my school, on the other side of the road. I said to myself, “He must be a real nerd.” As he was carrying a lot of books. As I continued walking, I saw a group of kids run into Dan, knocking his books out of his arms and pushing him so he fell over. So, I ran over to help him, and as we were picking up his books, I saw tears in his eyes. As I helped him stand up, I said, “Those kids are stupid.” He looked at me and said “Thanks.” There was a grateful smile on his face.   

We started talking and soon realized that we lived near each other. We talked all the way home. Dan turned out to be a pretty cool kid. We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Dan, the more I liked him. Dan and I became best friends.     

Over the next four years, he became more popular and all the girls loved him. In our senior year, Dan got the best grades in our school, and had to give a speech for graduation.   

As Dan stated his speech, he looked at me. “Graduation is a time to thank the people who helped you survive those tough years—your parents, your teachers, but mostly your friends. Being a friend is the best gift you can give. I’m going to tell you the story.” I just looked at Dan in amazement as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to drop out of school and run away from home that weekend. Dan talked of how he had emptied his locker so his mom wouldn’t have to do it later and was carrying all of his books home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. “Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from making a huge mistake.” Everyone looked at Dan in shock as he told us about his weakest moment.

1. What does the word “nerd” mean in the first paragraph?

A．书呆子

B．书商

C．搬运工

D．爱书的人

2. The writer helped Dan at first because ______.

A．they studied in the same school	B．they were good friends
C．he felt sorry for him	D．they lived near each other

3. Dan was carrying all his books home because he had decided to ______.

A．study for a test	B．drop out of school
C．empty his locker	D．hang out with his friend

4. In his speech, Dan thanked the writer for______ .

A．picking up his books

B．being his friend

C．getting to know him

D．helping him get the best grades

7 . Why does Michael take exercise?

A．To get stronger.

B．To lose weight.

C．To relax himself.

8 . 你班上举行以My Spare Time为题的讨论会。请你根据下面是四个同学的发言全面的说说My Spare Time。注意：①词数100左右，开头语已为你写好。②文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。

My Spare Time

I am a middle school student.Though I’m busy with my lessons,

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9 . 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。

In today’s Science class, we learnt that human beings have five senses. Our teacher, Mr. Smith, asked us to find out    1    plants have senses, too. After some research, I found that,     2    (like) human, plants have only one or two senses.

Some plants can see the light from the sun, and grow towards    3    . What is    4    (amaze) is that plants    5    like eating small insects can sense the soft touches of the insects on their leaves. After they sense the insects, they move their    6    (leaf) all of a sudden to catch them. It has also been discovered that some plants can feel whether the animals around them want to hurt them or not. No one really knows how the plants can do this. The results of a recent experiment    7    (carry) out by some Italian and German scientists are amazing.

It    8    (observe) that when some plants sense dangerous insects, they give    9    a kind of smell for protection—the smell can attract other insects in the distance which can kill the dangerous ones.

I never    10    (know) plants were so clever.

10 . Howard Carter was bright and_________about the world outside his hometown when he was young. In 1891, he_________across the sea to Alexandria, Egypt. By the 1920s, he had become an_________who searched for the tomb of the Egyptian Kings.

Carter’s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamen._________, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die_________not long after the tomb had been opened._________seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the_________of the tomb died.

Some people say the_________were just a coincidence. Others believe that they were the result of the mummy’s curse. Still_________believe that there is a scientific explanation, because inside the tombs there are many viruses.__________is certain, though, is that “the curse of the mummy” remains a riddle to this day.

1.

A．serious

B．curious

C．dangerous

D．famous

2.

A．sailed

B．went

C．walked

D．flew

3.

A．murderer

B．inventor

C．discoverer

D．explorer

4.

A．But

B．Instead

C．However

D．Though

5.

A．strangely

B．happily

C．hurriedly

D．wonderfully

6.

A．Within

B．For

C．Over

D．Beyond

7.

A．digging

B．opening

C．belonging

D．searching

8.

A．damages

B．works

C．deaths

D．lives

9.

A．ones

B．another

C．other

D．others

10.

A．Which

B．That

C．What

D．It