1 . 最近山东某中学举行了一次辩论会，题目是Should We Learn English。双方观点如下：
反方：不应该学英语
理由：
1.绝大多数人并没有出国机会，如果将来不在外企工作，没有必要学习英语。
2.学习英语占用大量时间。如果不学英语学生可以有时间把别的科目学得更好，并且有更多时间放松和锻炼。
正方：应该学英语
理由：
1.英语是一种应用广泛的国际语言。大部分的国际会议都使用英语。
要在国际舞台发挥更大作用，我们必须掌握好英语。
2.中国已加入WTO，我们的发展与世界息息相关。
只有学好英语我们才能及时了解国际最新形势。
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Should We Learn English

Recently, a debate was held on “Should we learn English“ in a Shandong middle school.
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2 . It was the third day after the quake already.

The rescue workers were still looking for ______ . They knew with each minute passing, the chance to find someone alive gets slimmer. They were ______ . Since the quake, many of ______ had been working constantly, without any good sleep. The ______ to these mountainous towns and villages were destroyed. They did not have   ______ to work with. All they had were shovels and their bare hands.

But they were still looking for survivors.

“Come here! There is a body!” ______ a rescue worker. Under a big chunk of roof was a ______. She was lying with a strange pose — she ______ on the ground with her upper body stretching forward. Her head was on the ground too, ______ she was praying for her survival.

The woman was not responsive to any call. ______ , just to make sure, the nurse still tried to test her ______, to see if she was still breathing.

Not really. She was breathless, and her body cold. Praying or not, it did not ______ . The team moved on.

When the team reached the ______ collapsed building, the captain suddenly ran back to the woman, as if ______ something. He lay down, and stretched his arm to touch the space ______ her.

“There is a baby! And he is alive!” He cried out.

It was a newly-born, neatly wrapped in a ______ decorated with flowers. Miraculously, he did not even have a scratch in his body. When taken ______ , he was still peacefully sleeping.

The nurse took the baby and started doing routine ______ . When unwrapping the blanket, she found a cell phone tucked between the baby and his diaper. ______ had a text message written on the screen, ______:

“My dear baby, if you can survive, please remember mom loves you.”

1.

A．survivors

B．bodies

C．victims

D．patients

2.

A．overdrunk

B．overslept

C．overworked

D．overcrowded

3.

A．whom

B．them

C．which

D．that

4.

A．highways

B．motorways

C．roads

D．railways

5.

A．machinery

B．helpers

C．goals

D．leaders

6.

A．screamed

B．laughed

C．said

D．shouted

7.

A．girl

B．woman

C．baby

D．student

8.

A．kneeled

B．sat

C．lay

D．fell

9.

A．even if

B．as if

C．although

D．so

10.

A．Moreover

B．Meanwhile

C．However

D．Otherwise

11.

A．pulse

B．temperature

C．blood pressure

D．breath

12.

A．matter

B．help

C．count

D．mind

13.

A．last

B．other

C．former

D．next

14.

A．realizing

B．recognizing

C．imaging

D．understanding

15.

A．above

B．under

C．beside

D．opposite

16.

A．overcoat

B．sheet

C．blanket

D．quilt

17.

A．in

B．down

C．out

D．up

18.

A．exams

B．quizs

C．competitions

D．tests

19.

A．They

B．He

C．We

D．It

20.

A．speaking

B．reading

C．telling

D．annoucing

3 . To avoid becoming the head story on the evening news, be prepared. Before you head out on a hike, check the weather, take plenty of water, and make sure someone knows where you’ll be and when you’ll be back. Bring clothes to keep you warm when wet. Avoid cotton, which is easy to take in moisture(潮气).

“To avoid getting lost, check often to make sure you’re still on the trail(路线),”says John Dill, a search-and-rescue worker at Yosemite National Park in California.“The minute you think you might not be on the trail, stop.” If you’re not alone, focusing on the needs of others can help you get rid of your own fears. Other keys to survival: staying observant and remembering to rest.

The surest way to get out alive is to take basic precautions(预防措施), such as taking a set of survival equipment. It includes waterproof matches for starting a fire, a folding knife for cutting branches, and a plastic tarp(防水布) for making shelter.

Generally, people who try to find their own way out get along worse than those who stay, says Richard N. Bradley, MD, of the American Red Cross. Find shelter before dark, and try to keep dry. Stay visible so that anyone searching can see you. In a wide-open area, make a signal with colorful tools, make a big X out of rocks, or dig a long shallow hole.

You can go several days without eating, so in most cases, you’d better not search for food, since there are lots of poisonous plants in the wild, says Dr Bradley. You cannot survive without water, so if you run out of water, it’s usually better to drink from a stream with suspect water than to go without.

1. By saying “becoming the lead story on the evening news” in Para. 1, the author really means ______.

A．you will be interviewed by the journalist

B．you will become famous for your survival in a forest

C．the news that you are lost will spread around quickly

D．your experience in the wild will be reported in the evening news

2. According to the writer, how can you avoid getting lost when you are alone?

A．Make sure you don’t leave the trail.	B．Remember not to stop on the trail.
C．Try to look for others’ help.	D．Overcome the fear of getting lost.

3. According to the passage, you may get into trouble if you _____.

A．try to find food to fill your stomach in the wild

B．stay in the shelter before dark

C．remain where you get lost and wait for help

D．drink water from the stream

4. Why does the author suggest digging a long shallow hole in a wide-open area when you get lost?

A．To find some water to drink.

B．To store some food you’ve brought along

C．To attract the rescuer’s attention.

D．To use it as a shelter.

4 . 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。

Earlier this month, a team of doctors in Russia managed to complete an open heart surgery as the hospital caught fire, Now a picture     1     (take)at the operating theater goes viral on social media,     2     (move)the netizens(网民)everywhere,

According to reports, firefighters     3     (battle)the flames from outside the building as more than 120 patients and medical workers were being evacuated(转移). Despite this, the eight doctors did their best to finish the operation at the ground floor     4     (successful). Soon thereafter, the patient was evacuated to the regional hospital,     5     is about 5 kilometers away.

Cardiac surgery center department head Valentin Filatov said: “There was nowhere to go, the man had to be saved. We did everything at the     6     (high)level, as they say.”

Antonina Smolina, one of the medics, shared that “there was no panic” among the hospital crew.

When responders realized that the surgery could not     7     (stop), they made sure that the operating room would have sufficient power supply by providing an electric cable. They also had to keep smoke     8     entering the theater.

Amur Region’s Ministry of Health later released an official     9     (state), saying the operation during a fire was performed smoothly. Meanwhile, the government authorities will award the doctors for     10     they have done.

5 . Laungi Bhuiya, a man from a small village named Kothilwa in India, has a noble dream — to bring water to his village. To ________ this, he did the seemingly (看似) ________ — dig a canal through the land so that water can ________ from the hills to his village.

Thus started Bhuiya’s digging, which went on for almost 30 years. But his ________ brought him scorn (鄙视) from the people in his village. His own wife called him “mad.” She tried everything to ________ him, even to the point of denying him food, but she ________.

“I was always ________ with him for not caring about the children. There was never any money, never enough food,” she said.

Using only ________ tools, Bhuiya spent years digging through Kothilwa’s barren landscape. ________, he was able to create a three-kilometer canal. His ________ earned him the reputation as the “madman”.

Kothilwa is a(n) ________ village home to almost 750 people, most of whom live in mud huts and ________ a couple of wells for drinking water. They don’t have enough water for irrigation (灌溉), therefore making them unable to grow ________ to feed themselves. This is what ________ Bhuiya to build the canal.

Eventually, the ________ learned about the story of this ________ “madman”. A local journalist, Jai Prakash, wrote a report about him and published it in a local Hindi newspaper, which was a breakthrough for Bhuiya. Kothilwa was then ________ by journalists, social workers, and political leaders, all wanting to ________ Bhuiya.

The villagers’ ________ to Bhuiya has changed as well. They even asked the government for a road to be ________ in the village and named after Bhuiya.

1.

A．promote

B．accomplish

C．stop

D．solve

2.

A．impossible

B．perfect

C．necessary

D．important

3.

A．float

B．blow

C．roll

D．flow

4.

A．energy

B．talent

C．enthusiasm

D．interest

5.

A．discourage

B．protect

C．support

D．criticize

6.

A．continued

B．failed

C．returned

D．forgot

7.

A．strict

B．satisfied

C．bored

D．angry

8.

A．simple

B．advanced

C．heavy

D．expensive

9.

A．Suddenly

B．Generally

C．Constantly

D．Finally

10.

A．words

B．dreams

C．efforts

D．beliefs

11.

A．poor

B．famous

C．beautiful

D．abandoned

12.

A．think of

B．depend on

C．give away

D．put aside

13.

A．trees

B．flowers

C．weeds

D．crops

14.

A．advised

B．required

C．motivated

D．allowed

15.

A．school

B．hospital

C．company

D．media

16.

A．determined

B．proud

C．stupid

D．ridiculous

17.

A．searched

B．studied

C．visited

D．remembered

18.

A．hire

B．meet

C．pay

D．recognize

19.

A．devotion

B．donation

C．reply

D．attitude

20.

A．built

B．opened

C．enlarged

D．improved

6 . It’s almost impossible to totally avoid stress, but these top tips will help you to get it under control so that it doesn’t take over your life.

    1    

Studies of both animals and humans show that social contact can help avoid body’s stress. So cultivate a network of people you can turn to share what’s bothering you with a friend and ask for some helpful advice. Avoid people who always need something without giving back or who are always short with you.

Avoid last-minute rushes

Leave the house 15 minutes early for appointments, set up a system for paying your bills(ask your bank about automatic bill paying), refill your prescriptions a week ahead of time and stock up on birthday cards whenever you see ones you like.     2     .

Make time for yourself

Give higher priority to your “relax and renewal” time. Include it in your schedule at least every other day.     3     . Or spend some time alone reading or listening to music you love.

Laugh a lot

    4     Laughter also stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles and boosts your resistance to infection. It’s nearly impossible to stay tense while you’ re laughing. If you laugh for 20 seconds, your body gets the same amount of beneficial oxygen—very good for stress relief—as it does in three minutes of exercise. Plus, it’s nearly impossible to stay tense while you’re laughing.     5     . Share jokes with friends over email.

If you feel you’re experiencing more stress than you can manage, you may want to talk to your doctor about getting help.

A．Lean on other people

B．Share your problems with friends

C．So you’d better laugh all day long

D．A little advance planning can spare you a lot of headaches

E．Find cartoons, videos, TV shows, writers and comics that make you laugh

F．If you have to cut out an activity to make time for your hobby—or a warm bath—then do it

G．When you laugh, you send chemicals called endorphins to your brain that ease pain and enhance your feeling of well

7 . Scientists have revealed just how dangerous energy drinks can be, and can cause a sudden heart attack in some cases. While we all probably assumed that the large amounts of caffeine contained in these drinks probably weren’t great for our health, a study has now explored how another common ingredient could be dangerous.

Guarana, a plant containing caffeine, is commonly used in energy drinks and can often lead to unexpected reactions when combined with other ingredients. In the case of energy drinks, guarana is often combined with ginseng(西洋参)or taurine(硫磺酸)to improve flavouring.

A study explained the risk of sudden heart attack in young people after consuming such drinks. They wrote: “It seems clear that energy drinks might lead to critical events relating to the heart and blood vessels in the young population, even some of which are unable to recover.” The scientists wrote that such drinks can lead to fatal events, with heart attacks often occurring without warning.

A 2021 Australian study, published in the Nutrition Journal, surveyed 8,942 students aged from 12 to 17 years old. Of the sample, they found that eight percent of students reported drinking energy drinks at least once a week, while one in four students had consumed energy drinks at least once. While a study of a 21-year-old UK man was published in BMJ Case Reports in 2021, who had unexpectedly been experiencing a heart attack. The report stated: “There was no significant past medical history and he had no family history of heart attacks.” However, the man had explained he had been drinking four 500 ML energy drinks a day for approximately two years—with each drink containing 160 mg of caffeine. The study added: “Given the history of long-term energy drink consumption, lack of significant past medical or family history, heart imaging findings and improvement with ceasing intake, energy drink-caused cardiotoxicity(心脏毒性)was felt to be the most likely cause.”

1. What does the underlined word “fatal” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Energetic.

B．Deadly.

C．Occasional.

D．Significant.

2. Why is ginseng added to energy drinks?

A．To make the drinks more nutritious.	B．To make the drinks more effective.
C．To make the drinks taste better.	D．To make the drinks more expensive.

3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．The ages of the participants range largely.

B．Most students surveyed drink energy drinks once a week.

C．The family members of the 21-year-old UK man are all very healthy.

D．The conclusion that the illness was caused by energy drinks was based on several factors.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Energy drinks may cause heart attacks in young people.

B．Some studies about energy drinks are carried out.

C．Young people consume a large amount of energy drinks.

D．Energy drinks lead to critical events.

8 . In Yarmouth I was put on the long-distance coach to London, and travelled all through the night. At the coach station in London I was collected by a teacher, Mr. Mell, and taken to Salem House, the school which Mr. Murdstone had chosen for me.

The school was a large old building with a dusty playground, surrounded by a high brick wall. It looked strangely deserted. I was very surprised to find that none of the boys were there, and was told that they were all on holiday and that I had been sent there during the holidays as a punishment for my wickedness. The headmaster and teachers were on holiday too, all except for Mr. Mell, who had to look after me.

I spent a whole month in that miserable place, doing my lessons in the dirty, empty classroom, which smelt of old food and unwashed boys. Every evening I had to eat my supper with Mr. Mell, and then go straight to bed. The worst thing was the sign I had to wear round my neck. It said: BE CAREFUL! HE BITES. I was only allowed to take it off when I went to bed.

Although I was extremely lonely and unhappy at this time, I was not looking forward to meeting all the other boys. I felt sure they would laugh at me and especially at the sign I was forced to wear. But one day Mr. Mell told me that the headmaster, Mr. Creakle, had returned, and wanted to see me. So I went, trembling to his part of the house.

I realized at once that Mr. Creakle lived much more comfortably than the boys or the teachers. He was a small, fat man with a purple nose, who was sitting in an armchair with a bottle and a glass in front of him.

1. Which of the following best describes the school?

A．Strange and crowded.	B．Old and abandoned.
C．Comfortable and empty.	D．Filthy and smelly.

2. Which can be the possible reason for the author’s being sent to the school?

A．He needed a better environment for education.

B．He bit someone and got punished.

C．He was a wicked boy and was supposed to turn better.

D．He was unhappy and lonely so he intended to meet other boys.

3. How did the author feel when he was to meet the headmaster?

A．Overjoyed.

B．Terrified.

C．Eager.

D．Surprised.

4. What would the author write about in the paragraphs that follow?

A．How he missed his parents.

B．How Mr. Mell taught him lessons.

C．How he communicated with Mr. Creakle.

D．How Mr. Creakle comforted him and had a big dinner with him.

9 . On September 8th, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch in history, died aged 96. Buckingham Palace announced her death on Thursday, Her son, Prince Charles, has now become Britain’s new king.

“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” it added.

“The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” King Charles said in a statement, “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.”

“Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built,” Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss said in a statement.

Earlier in the day, Buckingham Palace said the monarch was under medical supervision due to doctors’ concerns over her health. The royal family members soon rushed to Scotland to be at her side following the announcement.

In the evening, royal staff hung obituaries(讣告)on railings in front of Buckingham Palace. Crowds braved the rain to pay their respects and many laid flowers outside Windsor Castle.

Queen Elizabeth II has significantly reduced her public engagements since the death of her husband Prince Philip in April last year, and canceled or postponed many official engagements after being hospitalized in October last year. She was diagnosed with the coronavirus in February.

Born on April 21, 1926, Elizabeth II was announced Queen after the death of her father, King George VI, on Feb. 6, 1952. She was formally crowned(加冕)the monarch of the United Kingdom on June 2, 1953.

1. How long was Elizabeth queen of Britain?

A．70 years.

B．96 years.

C．69 years.

D．68 years.

2. What does Liz Truss think of Queen Elizabeth?

A．She is the greatest queen in the history of Britain.

B．She is a beloved mother.

C．She plays an important role in the modern history of Britain.

D．She is a popular queen respected by her people.

3. Why did Queen Elizabeth appear in public less frequently?

A．Because her husband died and her health was in bad condition.

B．Because she got tired of fame and wealth.

C．Because she wished a quieter life when she was old.

D．Because she would like Prince Charles to appear in public more.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Farewell to Queen Elizabeth II

B．Queen Elizabeth II: a Beloved Mother

C．The Wonderful Life of Queen Elizabeth II

D．A Highly Honored Queen

10 . The ancient Lake Baikal has a wealth of beautiful surprises. Nature aside, the region is also rich with culture — home to the Buddhists and the Buryat ethnic minority. Here are some more highlights.

Explore Olkhon Island

Absorbing your wilderness — conquering fantasies in hiking and camping wild on the dramatic cliffs and sandy bays of Olkhon, Lake Baikal’s largest, sparsely-inhabited island. Visit the Olkhon Island in an old Soviet army jeep to view the largest of the shaman ritual sites and spot some Baikal seals sunbathing on the rocks below.

Visit the Ivolginsky Datsan

The Ivolginsky Datsan is the largest and most important Buddhist center in Russia. As you walk around this complex of brightly-colored temple buildings and simple monastic (僧侣的) dwellings, keep a look out for white towers and trees decorated with colorful prayer flags. Spin the prayer wheels, admire the giant Buddha statue with the offerings of coins, colored silks and rice and listen to the chanting of the monks amid clouds of smoke.

Hike the Great Baikal Trail

The Great Baikal Trail project aims to eventually surround Baikal with a series of paths. You can currently hike through a pine forest between the villages of Listvyanka and Bolshiye Koty, or from the picture—perfect fishing village of Baikalskoye to the cold Lake Slyudyanskoye via a striking cliff edge path.

Dive in

Legend has it that Baikal’s waters have miraculous properties, a swim in which gives you five extra years of life. The best places to take a dip include the golden sandy beaches along the northern shore of Olkhon Island, where the water of Maloye Morye(Little Sea)is at its shallowest and warmest, and at the long pebble beach in Severobaikalsk.

Hit the hot springs

The land around Lake Baikal is alive with hot springs, particularly in the small spa town of Arshan, situated in the picturesque foothills of the snowpeaked Eastern Sayan Mountains. The town itself is shabby, but the 1920s Arshan Spa still has the power to cure all kinds of ills with the mildly sulphureous (硫磺的) mineral water, according to the local legend.

1. If you believe in Buddhism, which place will you most possibly visit?

A．Olkhon Island.	B．The Ivolginsky Datsan.
C．The Great Baikal Trail.	D．Arshan.

2. What can we know about from the passage?

A．You can drive an old Soviet army jeep around Olkhon Island.

B．You can hike through all forests with the Great Baikal Trail project.

C．The water near Olkhon Island is the deepest so visitors can dive safely.

D．The medical benefits of the hot springs in Arshan have not been proven.

3. Where will you most likely to read the passage?

A．In a medical magazine.	B．In a geography textbook.
C．In a travelling brochure.	D．On a science website.