1 . Venice
   

Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It was built on small islands in saltwater lakes more than 1,500 years ago. It is a city with no cars and people travel by boat. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you to any place you want to go.

Los Angeles
   

It was founded in 1781. It is now the second largest city in the United States. It is famous for Hollywood, which is the oldest film industry of the world. It is also the home of Disneyland.

Budapest
   

The population of Budapest is about 1.7 million and the city is a very popular place for tourists. Visitors like to take boat rides along the Danube (多瑙河). Budapest is known for its exciting nightlife. The best time to visit Budapest is summer.

Singapore City
   

It is the capital of Singapore. For many tourists, the city is a wonderful place in Southeast Asia. It has a night zoo called “Night Safari”. People can watch lions, tigers and foxes there.

1. How do people travel around in Venice?

A．By boat.

B．By car.

C．By train.

D．By bus.

2. What is the best time to visit Budapest?

A．Spring.

B．Summer.

C．Autumn.

D．Winter.

3. Where can we probably find the text?

A．A storybook.	B．A dictionary.
C．A travel guidebook.	D．A book review.

2 . Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on the Earth. What many people don’t know is that rubbish is becoming a problem in outer space too. Years of space exploration (探索) have left tons of “space junk” (太空垃圾) around the planet.

According to the reports of BBC, there are more than 22,000 pieces of rubbish in space around the Earth. And these are just the objects that are easy to see. There may be millions of smaller pieces of rubbish that we can’t see.

The pieces of space junk move around the planet at very high speeds. They move so fast that even a very small piece can become dangerous. If they crashed (碰撞) into each other, it could cause explosions that might even hurt people on the Earth. If the tiniest piece of rubbish crashed into a space shuttle (航天飞机), it could blow open a hole as big as an elephant.

To help solve this problem, countries around the world have agreed to limit the time their space tools stay in space to 25 years. Each tool must fall safely into the Earth’s atmosphere, or upper parts of the sky. There, it will burn up, and it won’t crash near the Earth.

1. What is becoming a problem in outer space?

A．Unseen things.	B．Many big holes.
C．Too much space junk.	D．A lot of explosions.

2. Why can space junk be dangerous?

A．It may kill elephants.

B．It causes air pollution.

C．It moves faster than space shuttles.

D．It may cause explosions and hurt people.

3. What have the countries agreed to do with their space tools?

A．Burn them on the Earth.	B．Limit their time in space.
C．Let them crash in the sky.	D．Make them move slowly.

3 . I am glad that I learned the value of work when I was a little boy. I grew up on a farm in New York. We had to care for the animals day and night, seven days a week. There was work to do even during school vacations and on weekends.

I was paid for my work. From the age of 10, I was paid $ 1 an hour. Because of this, I learned how to save and manage money at an early age. When I was only 11, I saved enough to buy a ten-speed bicycle. In high school, I took a job in a nearby town during the summer to save money for college.

I also learned the satisfaction of work well done. Looking after the young animals was my responsibility. Most farmers’ calves (小牛) often got sick. I was proud that mine were usually healthy. I loved it when the whole family worked together to get a field of dry grass into the barn (仓房) before a rainstorm. It was exciting when we jumped out of bed at midnight to chase (追赶) the cows back after they’d escaped through a broken fence.

Doing hard work at an early age taught me how rewarding it can be. These experiences taught me the value of hard work.

1. What was the author’s responsibility when he was a little boy?

A．Working in a factory.	B．Looking after animals.
C．Selling bicycles.	D．Planting crops.

2. Why did the author take a job in high school?

A．To visit a nearby town.	B．To buy a new bicycle.
C．To save money for college.	D．To spend his summer holiday.

3. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．The author got satisfaction from doing work well.

B．The author liked working with his family.

C．The farmers’ animals were healthy.

D．Chasing cows back was a hard job.

4. What did the author learn by doing hard work at an early age?

A．The satisfaction of buying a bicycle.

B．The importance of going to college.

C．The love of family members.

D．The value of hard work.

4 . 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。

STOLEN WATCH

An old man was sitting in the park, enjoying the afternoon sunshine. A young man came around. He stood beside the old man, trying to have a chat with him.

“Sir! Remember me? I was your student, 20 years ago.”

“Oh! Son, I cannot see well these days and my memory is also becoming weak. That’s why I cannot recognize you. Come sit down. What are you doing now days?” the old man asked, making him sit lovingly.

The young man replied, “Sir, I have become a teacher just like you.”

“Wow! That’s a good thing, but a teacher’s salary is not much”, said the old man.

The young man replied, “Sir, when I was in 7th grade, an incident happened in our class. You saved me at that time.”

“What happened?” The old man asked with curiosity.

The young man replied, “Sir, there was a very rich boy in our class, while we all were not. One day he came wearing a very expensive watch and his watch was stolen. Do you remember anything?”

“7th grade?” asked the old man.

“Yes sir. That day when I saw his watch, I just liked it so much that I wanted it. So, during game period I saw him keeping his watch in his pencil box before leaving. When everyone left I picked it up. Then it was your period. When the boy came back and failed to find his watch, he complained to you about his stolen watch. You said that anyone who stole that watch should return it, and you would not punish him. But still out of fear, I didn’t dare to come forward and return that watch. Then you closed that door of the room and asked all of us to stand in a line with our eyes closed and said that you would check everyone’s pocket. No one would open his eyes until the watch was found, or else he would be expelled (开除) from school. We all stood with our eyes closed. You started checking everyone’s pocket one by one.”

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When you came to me, my heart started beating wildly.
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Tears in eyes, the young man said, “You saved me from getting embarrassed.”
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5 . 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。

Xinjiang is now in a harvest season. Last week, CCTV teams traveled to Xinjiang     1     (record) these joyous events from different angles using photography, live broadcasts in multiple languages and interviews.

Xinjiang is rich in natural resources, which benefit from     2     (it) unique climatic conditions. The enough sunlight and large temperature differences between day and night make the region     3     ideal place to grow crops.

Xinjiang offers a wide     4    (various) of fruits, and many say Aksu Prefecture (城镇) has the best apples in the region. Aksu has witnessed rapid development in apple industry. Today, its apples are highly sought-after at home and abroad. If apples are not unique enough, sea buckthorn (沙棘枣) can     5     (definite) be called a name card of Xinjiang fruit. It contains plenty of vitamin C, even     6    (high) than kiwifruit. Farmers in northern Xinjiang are now harvesting the small yellow fruit,     7     sweet taste makes them ideal for making juice. China’s output of sea buckthorn fruit accounts for 90 percent of the world’s total.

    8     the largest cotton-growing area in the country, Xinjiang recorded 5.16 million tons of cotton output in 2020. Modern agricultural machinery     9     (adopt) in cotton picking in recent years,     10     (boost) the development of the industry and benefiting local farmers.

6 . Colette Maze, who turned 107 in June, has been playing the piano for over a century. Her ________ for the piano developed a sense of wonder in life each day, making her a ________ of inspiration to all.

Maze started playing the piano at the age of five and has never ________. As a young student, she was taught a ________ technique by the legendary piano master Alfred Cortot, which ________ on relaxing the arms and hands when playing. To this day, the soft, calm, and gentle ________ Maze touches the piano is still unique and fascinating. It was her love of piano that ________ her to take her future into her own hands. ________ the social conventions of the times, Maze decided to pursue music as a ________ rather than a hobby.

When she was in her 80s, her son Fabrice ________ it was time to preserve his mother’s talent in a professional recording. Maze ________ about the idea, but soon after agreed. She now has six albums, with her sixth recently ________ in April, 2021.

Maze practices four hours a day and her fingers never tire. ________ the physical aspect, Maze feels that playing piano also keeps her mind and emotions ________. Every day she plays, she ________ touches the keys, enjoying life with the love and tenderness of her music.

1.

A．appetite

B．passion

C．responsibility

D．sympathy

2.

A．purpose

B．cause

C．result

D．source

3.

A．stopped

B．returned

C．followed

D．waited

4.

A．popular

B．funny

C．special

D．regular

5.

A．relies

B．acts

C．tries

D．focuses

6.

A．principle

B．way

C．pattern

D．manner

7.

A．inspired

B．allowed

C．puzzled

D．amused

8.

A．Witnessing

B．Following

C．Meeting

D．Challenging

9.

A．business

B．career

C．process

D．style

10.

A．reported

B．imagined

C．decided

D．questioned

11.

A．regretted

B．debated

C．complained

D．hesitated

12.

A．rewrote

B．reserved

C．released

D．delivered

13.

A．In addition to

B．Due to

C．Instead of

D．In spite of

14.

A．controlled

B．employed

C．removed

D．engaged

15.

A．rapidly

B．hardly

C．lightly

D．violently

7 . A life lesson is just what it sounds like — a lesson we learn in life. It’s really based on the idea of learning from our mistakes. These lessons could be described as defining (决定性) moments that are remembered.     1     Thus they are unique to each person.

    2     Since the lesson is learned through the consequences of our actions or reactions, in this way we can gain insight into how we think, act and react in certain situations.

Life lessons can occur in any area. Although we learn many things each day, we don’t always learn something that we feel will affect our behavior for the rest of our lives.     3     It is usually something that we feel profoundly changed by. For example, if we respond in a certain way to something and then face unpleasant consequences from our actions, this can make us rethink how we handled the situation. We would want to make different choices and decisions in the future to get the outcome we wanted instead of the one we didn’t.     4    

An example of a life lesson in the area of work and career could be the revelation that making a modest living at something we are passionate about is better than working at an unpleasant or dull job for more money.     5     However, there are common themes in these relationships such as spending more time with loved ones. Some of us learn a major life lesson when a loved one dies and we wish we had spent more time with that person. This lesson can result in us spending more time with our remaining loved ones.

A．If so, follow your heart.

B．They are based on an individual’s life experiences.

C．Life lessons can help us understand ourselves better.

D．This separates a life lesson from everything else we learn.

E．Are you more motivated and inspired to pursue your dreams?

F．Such lessons in relationships are as varied and unique as each relationship.

G．To put it simply, a life lesson teaches us not to make the same mistake twice.

8 . It doesn’t matter how smart teens are or how well they scored on the SAT or ACT. Good judgment isn’t something they can do extremely well in, at least not yet.

The rational (理性的) part of a teen’s brain isn’t fully developed and won’t be until age 25 or so. In fact, recent research has found that adult and teen brains work differently. Adults think with the brain’s rational part. This is the part of the brain that responds to situations with good judgment and an awareness of long-term consequences.

Teens process information with the emotional part. In teens’ brains, the connections between the emotional part of the brain and the decision-making center are still under development—and not always at the same rate. That’s why when teens have overwhelming (压倒性的) emotional input, they can’t explain later what they were thinking. They weren’t thinking as much as they were feeling.

So, you need to understand what is happening. Discussing the consequences of their actions can help teens link impulsive (冲动的) thinking with facts. Teen brains need more sleep than adults, so try to guide your teens toward good sleep habits. It’s normal for teens to be down or out of sorts for a couple of days. But if you see a significant mood or behavioral change that lasts more than 2 weeks, it could mean something else is going on, such as depression. Depression is serious and, if left untreated, can be life-threatening.

Your teens need your guidance, even though they may think they don’t. Understanding their development can help you support them in becoming independent, responsible adults.

1. How do adults deal with information?

A．React emotionally.

B．Think rationally.

C．Judge subjectively.

D．Behave impulsively.

2. Why do teens fail to explain their thoughts when angry?

A．Their decision- making ability is weak.

B．They pay less attention to their feelings.

C．They don’t know how to make judgment.

D．The rational parts of their brains are developing.

3. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A．It is vital for parents to offer teens’ proper direction.

B．Impulsive actions benefit teens’ rational thinking.

C．It is necessary for teens to sleep as long as they want.

D．There’s no need to care about teens’ lasting mood changes.

4. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To tell readers how to deal with depression.

B．To introduce the working principles of brains.

C．To explain the reasons for teens’ misbehaviors.

D．To advise the parents to give teens more instruction.

9 . Carbon sequestration (碳封存) is a method that has recently gained a great interest among many researchers. It is associated with the capture of its compounds (化合物) from the environment, which reduces the progress of the greenhouse effect.

There are two basic methods of carbon sequestration: direct and indirect. The direct method is binding (结合) carbon compounds at the source of its formation—before it enters the atmosphere. The bounded carbon is stored for a long period of time in special landfills that are properly protected. The second method of sequestration—indirect—involves the use of plants that bind CO₂ by photosynthesis (光合作用) or when carbon compounds are bound in a soil environment.

One common method of direct carbon sequestration is the mineral carbonation, which is based on the formation of carbonate compounds as a result of the reaction of CO₂ with minerals or mineral waste.

Forest areas are examples of indirect carbon sequestration from the atmosphere. Sequestration with the participation of trees takes place in their aboveground and underground parts. Forest crops absorb CO₂ reducing the share of the compound in the greenhouse effect.

Oceans also play an important role in indirect carbon sequestration. It involves the introduction of such compounds as iron (Fe), phosphorus (P), or nitrogen (N) into the oceans, which results in the sudden development of small plant micro-organisms. The introduced compounds consist of valuable food for their development in the form of CO₂, which they absorb in huge amounts. The heavier ones fall to the bottom of the ocean, where the collected CO₂ is deposited for a long time.

There are many methods of carbon sequestration. The described methods, despite numerous improvements, still do not provide 100% effectivity for complete carbon binding. Even a small amount of carbon escaping over time can cause its sudden release, and thus the lack of the expected effect of the sequestration process.

1. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

A．Bounded carbon is environmentally friendly.

B．Carbon compounds will be stored in the soil permanently.

C．Photosynthesis plays an important role in binding carbon in plants.

D．The indirect method of carbon sequestration is better than the direct one.

2. What does the author think of the current carbon sequestration methods?

A．They involve complete carbon binding.

B．They are not perfect and need improving.

C．They are underestimated and should be valued.

D．They provide an ideal solution to global warming.

3. Which might be a suitable title for the text?

A．Carbon Sequestration—A Restoration Tool

B．Environmental Protection—An Urgent Issue

C．Bounded Carbon—A Threat to the Environment

D．Carbon Compounds—Ideal Food for Marine Life

4. Which of the following is the structure of the text? (P=Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．

10 . Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a name that every lover of English literature will always remember and cherish. He is the pen father of the extraordinary detective Sherlock Holmes and a number of detective stories.

Arthur chose to go to medical field and become a surgeon from the University of Edinburgh, and this is the place where Arthur met a person who influenced him to become a writer. It was one of his teachers Dr. Joseph Bell who was master at observation, logic, detection and diagnosis. All these qualities were later found in the character of the celebrated detective Sherlock Holmes.

1888 was a significant year that rocketed Doyle to fame with his novel which was named as ‘A Study in Scarlet’ in which he introduced his two immortal characters—Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The story ‘The Sign of Four’ was instrumental in establishing Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle in literature.

The writer tried to open a practice in Paris but not a single patient came to him, which proved to be a blessing in disguise. It gave him a lot of time to think. And it was here that he met an illustrator named Sydney Paget who created the image of Sherlock Holmes which captured the minds of the readers and made the detective famous all over.

Doyle’s next creation was the delightfully violent Professor Challenger. ‘The Lost World’ which involved Professor Challenger was an immediate success.

Finally, because of his wife’s illness, Doyle decided to devote his life to his previous work rather than writing. This was the time when he decided to end the stories of Sherlock Holmes, which he did in ‘The Final Problem’.

The great Arthur Conan Doyle died at the age of 71 in 1930. He has left a legacy (遗产) to last us a lifetime and is still alive through his books and stories.

1. What was Conan Doyle’s job in his early years?

A．A writer.

B．A doctor.

C．A detective.

D．A professor.

2. How did Dr. Joseph Bell influence Conan Doyle?

A．By inspiring him to create Holmes.

B．By advising him to go to Paris.

C．By encouraging him to be a surgeon.

D．By teaching him the art of writing.

3. Which book made Conan Doyle a hit overnight?

A．The Lost World.

B．The Sign of Four.

C．A Study in Scarlet.

D．The Final Problem.

4. Which of the following best explains “a blessing in disguise” underlined in Paragraph 4?

A．Practice makes perfect.	B．Facts speak louder than words.
C．Failure is the mother of success.	D．Behind bad luck comes good luck.