2 . Which kind of diamond is better for the environment and the world we live in: a diamond from a traditional mine or one made in a laboratory? It seems that everyone would think that man-made diamonds would be better. But wait a minute. Don’t draw your conclusion so quickly.

Some recent reports suggest the answer may not be so clear. At the very least, these reports provide evidence of tensions between two different sectors of the diamond industry. Lab-grown diamond companies say they are more moral and cause less harm to the Earth’s environment as they don’t have to dig deep into the earth for diamonds.

The traditional diamond sector notes that its businesses help the communities where they operate mines. It says they provide jobs, help build roads and other infrastructure and make investments in conservation. Some companies, such as De Beers, work on both sides. De Beers sells natural and man-made diamonds.

In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission(FTC)investigates reports of deceptive, or misleading, advertising. In April, the commission sent warning letters to eight lab-grown diamond companies. One of the FTC’s concerns was the use of the word "eco-friendly", and similar terms, to describe diamonds made in a laboratory. The lab-grown process requires very high temperatures and uses a lot of energy.

Trucost is a company that estimates the costs of using natural resources. Asked by the Diamond Producers Association to study the issue, Trucost found the carbon intensity of natural diamonds was lower than lab-grown diamonds. The Trucost report did note that diamond miners should reduce their effect on the environment by using more wind power and sunlight.

The Reuters news agency reported that the International Grown Diamond Association did not immediately respond to requests for comments about the story.

1. What’s the opinion of traditional diamond companies about their business?

A．They refuse lab-grown diamonds.

B．They bring benefits to local people.

C．They cause less harm to the Earth’s environment.

D．They are more moral than lab-grown diamond companies.

2. Why were lab-grown diamond companies warned by FTC?

A．They sold false diamonds.	B．They teased customers.
C．They took unfair competition.	D．They made false advertisements.

3. What did Trucost advise diamond miners to do?

A．Use renewable energy.	B．Give up mining diamonds.
C．Change mining equipment.	D．Develop lab-grown diamonds.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Is Natural Diamond Mining Coming to an End?

B．Do Diamond Miners Really Protect the Environment?

C．Which Kind of Diamond Is Better for the Environment?

D．Why Are Lab-grown Diamonds Environmentally Friendly?

3 . Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir(回忆录) of Ralph W. Tyler, who is one of the most famous men in American education.

Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19-year-old college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.

Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effected on his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.

Tyler became well-known nationality in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins.

Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed taht researchers should be free to seek an independent(独立的) spirit in their work.

Although Tyler officially retired(退休) in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives(目标) that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools.

1. Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler’s memoir?

A．Top managers.	B．Language learners.
C．Serious educators.	D．Science organizations.

2. The words “hooked on teaching” mean______.

A．Attracted to teaching.

B．Tired of teaching.

C．Satisfied with teaching.

D．Unhappy about teaching.

3. Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years?

A．The University of Chicago.

B．Stanford University.

C．Ohio Stater University.

D．Nebraska University.

4. Why did he travel across the country in his 80s?

A．To advise teachers and management people.

B．To set objectives.

C．To develop the best teaching and learning within their schools.

D．To served on a long list of educational organizations.

4 . 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。

Chinese teenager Quan Hongchan won the gold medal for the women's 10-meter platform diving at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Thursday.

Not only is Quan the youngest     1     (compete) in the women's diving field, but also she's the youngest of 431 athletes     2     China sent to Tokyo for the Olympics.   Had the Games gone on as scheduled last summer, she would have been too young     3     (meet) the minimum age (14) to compete in the diving competition. Now, she's made Olympic history.

Each of Quan's dives was the highest of the five rounds of competition at the 10-meter platform. Two scored perfect 10s from all seven     4     (judge). Only one judge found a flaw (瑕疵) with her final dive,     5     (award) her a 9.5 next to six 10s .     6     it didn't count, thanks to diving's scoring system. The two highest and two     7     (low) scores are thrown out and multiplied by the dive's degree of difficulty.     8     (eventual), only the three middle 10s counted on her final dive and added up 96 when multiplied by the 3.2 degree of difficulty.

At such     9     young age, Quan was a relative unknown until winning the 2020 Chinese national championship at 13 years old. She     10     (be) a 17-year-old veteran (老手) when the Paris Olympics start in 2024.

5 . I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people sinceI think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a ________person.

I think my________started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my________and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever________to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really________. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a (n)________. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I________to help. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of them are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new________, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my friend. Every time I came into her room, she was so happy because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never________her, so I took her place. She let me ________that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was________, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much ________person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not________these experiences. They have________me to care about other people more than about myself. I________who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.

A．famous

B．different

C．simple

D．skilled

2.

A．education

B．career

C．tour

D．change

3.

A．friendship

B．homework

C．degree

D．interest

4.

A．reported

B．wrote

C．lied

D．talked

5.

A．careful

B．curious

C．lonely

D．guilty

6.

A．argument

B．game

C．experiment

D．defense

7.

A．offered

B．dared

C．hesitated

D．happened

8.

A．luck

B．hobby

C．hope

D．attitude

9.

A．visited

B．answered

C．bothered

D．trusted

10.

A．explain

B．guess

C．look

D．see

11.

A．homeless

B．useless

C．heartbroken

D．hopeless

12.

A．quieter

B．better

C．busier

D．richer

13.

A．forget

B．face

C．improve

D．remember

14.

A．taught

B．preferred

C．ordered

D．forced

15.

A．miss

B．expect

C．wonder

D．like

7 . Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to _________ he has devoted his life. (用适当的词填空)

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。

Monty Robert was a young man who was the son of a horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about his dream about what he wanted to be ad do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the tracks. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.

He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher, Mrs. Smith. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red A with encouraging words, “A fantastic dream! Work hard to achieve it!”

Monty Robert went home happily with the dream and couldn’t wait to share it with his father. But to his great sadness, his father said, “This is an unrealistic dream, my boy. I am just a horse trainer, earning just enough to feed a family. We have no money. We have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the lad. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you will have to pay other fees. There is no way you could ever do it.”

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。
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The next morning Mrs. Smith found Monty Robert was unhappy.

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Ten years later, Monty Robert made his dream come true, owning a 200-acre horse ranch.

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