1 . A new research reveals that you cannot separate your health from your emotions and numerous studies support the idea that having an optimistic and positive attitude can translate into living a longer and healthier life. For example, in one older study, pessimism (悲观) was linked to a 19 percent higher risk of dying over a 30-year period.

After examining the associations between optimism and heart health in more than 5,100 adults of various ethnic groups for 11 years, researchers at the University of Illinois report that people who display a more optimistic can-do attitude in life experience significantly better cardiovascular (心血管) health over the long term.

People who were the most optimistic were up to 76 percent more likely to have a total health score in the ideal range. The health scores were based on seven aspects used by the American Heart Association (AHA) to define heart health. This includes blood pressure, body mass index, fasting blood sugar, serum cholesterol levels, diet, exercise and smoking. According to study author Rosalba Hernandez, individuals with the highest levels of optimism have twice the chances of being in ideal cardiovascular health compared to their more pessimistic peers. This association remains significant, even after adjusting for social population characteristics and poor mental health. At the population level, even this slight difference in cardiovascular health translates into a significant reduction in death rates.

This evidence, which is assumed to occur through a bio-behavioral mechanism, suggests that prevention strategies that target modification of psychological well-being-e. g. optimism-may be a potential avenue for AHA to reach its goal of improving Americans’ cardiovascular health by 20 percent before 2020.

1. What can we know from paragraph 1?

A．A healthy and long life affects emotion.

B．Optimism contributes to a longer and healthier life.

C．Optimism might increase the immunity of people.

D．Pessimism may lead to bad living habits.

2. Which of the following can be used to define your heart health according to AHA?

A．Living habits.

B．Mental Age.

C．Family income.

D．Social status.

3. What does the underlined word “avenue” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Danger.

B．Approach.

C．Ability.

D．District.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Emotion- Your Spirit Food

B．Health- a Guarantee of Long Life

C．Optimism-a Healthy Boost to Your Heart

D．AHA-an Organization Monitoring Your Health

2 . It is reported that half the world’s forests have already been destroyed. This widespread destruction is due to deforestation (采伐森林). Deforestation is the removal of a forest or group of trees where the land is later transformed to a non-forest use. Cutting down trees is necessary for man’s survival. However, deforestation has a number of negative effects on the environment and needs to be controlled.

There are two main purposes for cutting down trees and one of them is to use the trees as resources. Essential items like paper, furniture and charcoal are all made from trees. Deforestation is also carried out to clear land for farming and to make room for roads and houses. As the population grows, more of the forest has to be cleared.

Although deforestation is necessary up to a point, it has some negative effects on the environment. Firstly, cutting down forests destroys animal habitats, leaving them with no place to live in. Deforestation also allows erosion to occur, which leaves the land easy to landslides and makes it difficult for plants to grow there. Finally, the removal of trees also worsens air pollution. Trees act as natural air filters that change carbon dioxide into oxygen. When they are removed, carbon dioxide can build up and pollute the atmosphere. Hence, it is obvious that deforestation harms the environment.

Due to the harm deforestation causes, it is necessary to control it. There are a number of ways to do this. One of them is to make better use of farming land. That means we do not need as much land for farming, and hence do not need to cut down so many trees. There must also be laws to limit deforestation and these laws must be enforced strictly. On top of that, reforestation must be carried out systematically. This method involves planting new trees and plants in areas where deforestation has occurred to replace what was destroyed.

To sum up, although deforestation must be carried out, it can harm the environment and must be controlled. Beyond a certain point, this damage to the environment cannot be fixed. Hence, we should do our best to make sure that the damage is never too great to fix.

1. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．How people get farmland.

B．What trees mean to human beings.

C．Why people carry out deforestation.

D．What effect deforestation has on environment.

2. What consequence may deforestation bring to animals according to the text?

A．Homelessness.

B．Extinction.

C．Disease.

D．Wars.

3. According to the text, how can we control the harm of deforestation?

A．By replacing new trees.	B．By banning deforestation.
C．By passing laws to limit farmland.	D．By making the best of farmland.

4. What may be the worst result if deforestation is beyond control?

A．Carbon dioxide will pollute the atmosphere.

B．There will not be any forest left in the world.

C．The damage to the environment will be beyond repair.

D．People will have no trees as resources for essential items.

3 . Would you like to relax yourself outdoors? Here are some activities that may suit you.

Activity 1: Outside Yoga & Brunch
3rd July and 7th & 8th August, 9:00 am-12:00 noon

We will start our Outside Yoga practice connecting to our surroundings with a grounding meditation. Following our Yoga practice, you will have a delicious and healthy vegetarian brunch (早午餐) together. Brunch will be a choice of delicious pancakes with fruits and natural yoghurt, or boiled eggs.

No experience is required. You will need to bring your own Yoga mat or towel.

Activity 2: Family Yoga & Nature Connection
Sunday 8th August, 10:00 am-1:00 pm

Spend some quality time with your little ones on this special family yoga and nature connection session. This is a wonderful opportunity to bond further with your child (ren). Included in the day is a delicious packed vegetarian lunch (kid-friendly).

All children must be accompanied by an adult. You will need to bring your own Yoga mats or towel.

Activity 3: Adventures to Neverland
Saturday 14th August

Join Wendy, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys as they discover the wonders of Neverland while travelling through our amazing Gardens. This trip will capture your children’s imagination and arouse the love for this classic tale.

Please wear appropriate footwear and dress for the weather. Food & refreshments are available. For advanced tickets click here

Activity 4: The Handlebards Present-Macbeth
Friday 20th & Saturday 21st August, 6:30 pm

You can take in the pedal powered performance on either Friday 20th and Saturday 21st August (or both if you wish) from 6:30 pm nightly. Bring a picnic and enjoy a drink and even a pizza from the pop up pub!

Please bring a chair or blanket to sit on, a picnic to dig into, and dress for the weather! Tickets will not be returned on account of bad weather. The show is Covid Safe and all guidance will be stuck to.

1. What is required to join in Activity 1?

A．Bringing your brunch.	B．Booking in advance online.
C．Taking along your own equipment.	D．Practicing yoga for some time before.

2. What do Activity 2 and Activity 3 have in common?

A．They are both suitable for children.	B．They both need application on line.
C．They are held on the same weekend.	D．They both provide footwear and towel.

3. What do we know about Activity 4?

A．There will not be safe guidance for Covid.

B．Food is not allowed to be taken to the spot.

C．All children must be accompanied by adults.

D．Ticket fee won’t be back under bad weather.

4 . Aesha Ash is a Ballet (芭蕾舞) dancer who began the Swan Dreams Project in 2011. It is a program designed to bring ballet to girls of color in her community. Aesha Ash is one of the few women of color to ever grace the stages of New York City Ballet School of American Ballet. She wants to expose her community to more positive images of women of color through the use of ballet. She wants to show the world that beauty and grace are not defined by status or race.

Aesha grew up in the inner city of Rochester, New York, where crime, gun violence and poverty were among the biggest threats to the community. For her, that’s normal. That’s just life in the neighborhood, but what she remembers most is the dance studio.

She started dancing all together at the age of five. A teacher mentioned to her mother that she had some promise in ballet, and that it would be difficult for her, as a woman of color, to enter the ballet world. But the adversity (逆境) she faced was the very thing that pushed her to pursue a career in ballet.

And there’s so much negative stereotyping (刻板印象) and misunderstanding of who they are in the media. Through the use of imagery and her career as a ballet dancer, she challenges stereotypes that exist for women of color, particularly those from inner-city communities.

“It’s important that our girls see that side of themselves because for many kids it’s hard to be what you can’t see. I didn’t see a black ballet dancer before I decided that’s what I wanted to be. It was really important for me to be in my environment displaying that because this is where I’m from. It was always beyond ballet.” Aesha Ash stated.

1. Why did Aesha start the Swan Dreams Project?

A．To promote the images of females of color by ballet.

B．To expose her community to a world of women of color.

C．To grace the stages of NYC Ballet School of American Ballet.

D．To show the world that beauty and grace are defined by status.

2. Which of the following best describes the community she grew up in?

A．Comfortable.

B．Primitive.

C．Peaceful.

D．Unsafe.

3. What made her seek to become a ballet dancer?

A．Her teacher’s encouragement.

B．The hardship she encountered in her life.

C．Stereotypes that exist for women of color.

D．Misunderstanding of who women of color are in the media.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．A program provides chances for girls of color.

B．A woman brings ballet to the girls of color.

C．Ballet changes the life of a woman of color.

D．A woman has changed the negative stereotyping.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where did the speaker and her husband stay for about half a month?

A．In Victoria.

B．In South Australia.

C．In Queensland.

2. How did the speaker and her husband decide to go back to the bus?

A．By following the road.

B．By going over the hill.

C．By walking along the beach.

3. Why did the speaker’s husband ask her to run?

A．To catch the bus in time.

B．To be against the fast water.

C．To protect themselves from snakes.

4. How did the speaker probably feel in the end?

A．Shocked.

B．Pleased.

C．Encouraged.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does the man feel now?

A．Upset.

B．Tired.

C．Hopeless.

2. Why did the man fail his exam?

A．He didn’t prepare for it.

B．He hadn’t worked hard before.

C．The questions were too difficult.

3. What will the woman do if she fails an exam in her country?

A．Pay money.

B．Take the exam again.

C．Retake the whole course.

7 . Science can help you improve your study methods. For more than 100 years, psychologists have done research on which study habits work best. Some tips help for almost every subject. For example, don’t just cram! And test yourself, instead of just rereading the material. Here are 4 tips to tweak your study habits.

1. Space out your studying

Nate Kornell, a psychologist at Williams College, thinks it’s a good idea to study the day before a big test.     1    . Instead, space out those study sessions. Kornell compares our memory to water in a bucket that has a small leak. Try to refill the bucket while it’s still full, and you can’t add much more water. Allow time between study sessions, and some of the material may drip out of your memory.     2    . And you’ll remember it better, next time, he notes.

2. Practice, practice, practice!

Musicians practice their instruments.     3    . The same should go for learning. “If you want to be able to remember information, the best thing you can do is practice,” says Katherine Rawson. She’s a psychologist at Kent State University in Ohio. In one 2013 study, students took practice tests over several weeks. On the final test, they scored more than a full letter grade better, on average, than did students who studied the way they normally had.

3. Test yourself

That 2010 study backs up one of Nebel’s preferred study habits. Before big tests, her mom quizzed her on the material. “Now I know that was retrieval practice,” she says. “It’s one of the best ways you can study.” As Nebel got older, she quizzed herself. For example, she might cover up the definitions in her notebook. Then she tried to recall what each term meant. “    4    ,” Sana suggests. “Put questions on one side and the answers on the other side.” Friends can even quiz each other on the phone, she says. “Try to quiz yourself the way the teacher asks questions,” Nebel adds.

4. Dig deeper

It’s hard to remember a string of facts and figures if you don’t push further. Ask why things are a certain way. How did they come about? Why do they matter? Psychologists call this elaboration. It’s taking class material and “asking a lot of how and why questions about it,” Nebel says. In other words, don’t just accept facts at face value.     5    . And it creates a bigger network in your brain of things that relate to one another, she says. That larger network makes it easier to learn and remember things.

A．Some experts hold that studying late at night can be really useful

B．Of course, nothing can replace studying with your mother

C．This helps you combine new information with other things you know

D．But then you’ll be able to relearn it and learn more in your next study session

E．Create a deck of flash cards every time you learn new information

F．But research shows it’s a bad idea to squeeze all your studying into that day

G．Athletes practice sports skills

8 . 随着我国不断加大保护文物的力度，社会上出现了不同的声音。请你以“Why is cultural heritage so important?”为题写一篇英文发言稿，内容包括：
1. 不同的声音；
2. 保护的理由。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Why is cultural heritage so important?

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9 . 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。

Carter Druse was born in Virginia. He loved his parents, his home and the south. But he loved his country, too. And in 1861, when the US was divided by a terrible war, Carter Druse, a southerner, decided to join the army of the north.

He told his father about his decision one morning at breakfast. The old man looked at his only son for a moment, too shocked to speak. Then he said, “Please don’t tell your mother about your decision. She is sick, and we both know she has only a few weeks to live. ”

Carter’s father paused, again looking deep into his son’s eyes. “Carter, ” he said, “No matter what happens, be sure that you always do what you think is your duty. ”

Both Carter Druse and his father left the table that morning with broken hearts. And Carter soon left his home and everyone he deeply loved behind.

One sunny afternoon, a few months later, Carter Druse was sent to guard a road which was only a few miles from an enemy’s base. It began in a forest, down in the valley, and climbed up the side of a huge rock. Anyone standing on the top of this high rock would be able to see down into the valley.

Hidden in the valley’s forest were thousands of Carter’s fellow soldiers. They had marched for thirty-six hours. Now they were resting.

Their plan was to attack by surprise their enemy on the other side of the valley. But if their enemy learned about the army hiding in the forest, the soldiers would find themselves in a trap with no escape. That was why Carter Druse had been sent to guard the road and it was his duty to be sure that no enemy soldier spied on the valley, where the army of the north was hiding.

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。

Suddenly, he saw a man on horseback standing on the huge rock.

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At that instant, the horseman turned his head and looked in Carter’s direction.

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10 . 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。

It was the moment that warmed hearts around     1    globe. Two high jumpers competed for hours but neither defeated the other. Instead of     2    （head）into a tie-breaking jump off, Qatar’s Mutaz Essah Barshim asked, “Can we share the Gold? ”

When the answer came back yes. Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi     3    （immediate）jumped into Barshim’s arms on the track. Both had suffered     4    near career-ending injuries and both had tried     5    （they）best. Through years of competition, the two became close     6    （friend）.

“I know for a fact that for the     7    （perform）I did, I deserve that gold. He did the same thing, so I know he     8    （deserve）the gold, too, ” Barshim said afterward. “This is beyond sport. This is the message we deliver to the young generation. A message of sportsmanship and love. ”

“You can’t believe the emotion and the dream of a gold medal to somebody     9    sacrificed his entire life for this and it was just amazing     10    （share）it with a friend, ” Tamberi said.