1 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（多第11处起）不计分。

The first time when I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was real small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often joked about her and laughed their head off. She would open a book, pretended to read, without tears dropping on the open page.

All I knew was what she was the orphan from Africa. She adopted by a family in town who decided that the best way for him to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this tiny girl and promise myself that somehow I would help her.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Zhong Nanshan, an 83-year-old doctor     1     became a household name 17 years ago for “daring to speak” in the fight against SARS, is one of the public     2     (image) of China’s effort to control a new strain of coronavirus.

Despite his     3     (advance) age, Zhong was appointed     4     (lead) the investigation into the new virus,     5     (make) millions of Chinese full of hope. His announcement     6     the dangerous virus could spread between humans increased the safety prevention about the outbreak. The virus     7     (bring) out warmth in humanity. A lot of white-uniformed nurses and doctors were fighting the virus on the front line, whose selfless devotion deserved our respect!

China has shown the confidence and the capacity to win this battle. The people’s sense of     8     (responsible) to the country has been displayed     9     (full) in this joint fight against the outbreak. Care and compassion have not been shadowed by panic and fear.

China’s success in controlling this virus is a lesson for history that all countries of the world can clearly benefit     10    .

3 . As my father walked into the room, my brother John moved backwards slightly; he ______ that he had done something wrong. From a distance I could see that he had ______ my father’s new hymnal (赞美诗集) and scribbled (乱画) in it with a pen. Now, staring at my father ______, he waited for his ______.

My father ______ his prized hymnal and looked at it carefully, without saying a word. Books were ______ to him; he was a holder of several degrees. For him, books were ______, and yet he loved his ______. What he did next was remarkable. ______ scolding, he sat down, took the pen from my brother’s hand, and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the aimless ______ John had made: John’s ______, 1980, age 2. I should ______ you for what you have done in my new hymnal. You have made the book more ______.

The years came and went. Our family ______ what all families go through: prosperity (繁荣) and loss, laughter and ______. But we ______ knew our parents loved us and that one of the proofs of their love was the hymnal. From time to time we would open it, look at the scribbles, ______ my father’s expression of love, and feel uplifted.

Now I, too, am a father. But ______ my father, I do not wait for my children to ______ take books from my bookshelf and scribble in them. I often take one down and ______ it to one of my children so that they can scribble or write their names in it. And as I look at their artwork, I think about my father, and the love he has for us—love that is at the very heart of a family.

1.

A．doubted

B．sensed

C．remembered

D．denied

2.

A．opened

B．hidden

C．returned

D．grabbed

3.

A．carefully

B．surprisingly

C．fearfully

D．angrily

4.

A．sentence

B．comment

C．punishment

D．commitment

5.

A．held up

B．picked up

C．threw up

D．looked up

6.

A．acceptable

B．convenient

C．accessible

D．precious

7.

A．knowledge

B．memory

C．growth

D．warmth

8.

A．books

B．collections

C．children

D．students

9.

A．Instead of

B．Regardless of

C．Apart from

D．Along with

10.

A．words

B．drawings

C．diagrams

D．articles

11.

A．mistake

B．chance

C．work

D．word

12.

A．remember

B．forgive

C．blame

D．thank

13.

A．complex

B．vivid

C．meaningful

D．interesting

14.

A．stood

B．experienced

C．suffered

D．showed

15.

A．death

B．sadness

C．cries

D．tears

16.

A．always

B．eventually

C．just

D．already

17.

A．recall

B．study

C．share

D．read

18.

A．without

B．as

C．through

D．unlike

19.

A．secretly

B．quietly

C．bravely

D．personally

20.

A．throw

B．offer

C．communicate

D．introduce

4 . We all have experienced cold hands when we’re exposed to cold weather conditions. This is absolutely normal. It happens as the body tries to adjust its temperature. The warmth of the hands is restored naturally once you move indoors.     1    

The natural system of the body enables us to keep the hands, feet and other vital organs warm with the help of constant supply of blood throughout the body.     2     In such a case, you’ll experience cold hands. The smaller arteries of the body that are present in the fingers contract abnormally when there’s mild drop in temperature or even after touching a cold object. As a result, the blood flow to the hands gets affected and they become cold.

    3     When you’re under too much stress, the nervous system reacts to the stress by narrowing down the blood vessels present in the extreme ends of the body. So mental stress also can lead to cold hands.

If you always have cold hands, you shouldn’t ignore the problem.     4     In the cold weather condition, be dressed in warm gloves. Proper stress management is necessary to restore the normal blood flow to all parts of the body.     5     If you suffer from frostbitten fingers, keep them clean and dry all the time, and avoid rubbing or pressing them.

A．It can be treated with a healthy lifestyle.

B．It can be identified with the change in the skin color.

C．What can result in cold hands from the aspect of psychology?

D．If it’s serious, then it has to be treated with suitable medicines.

E．However, if it continues all the time, then it’s a matter of concern.

F．Sometimes, for some reasons, the normal blood flow to the hands is restricted.

G．Wearing tight clothing, particularly in the upper part of the body, needs to be avoided.

5 . Depression is a mood disorder accompanied by emotional and physical symptoms that interfere with your daily life. Everyone experiences depression differently. Some people experience significant increases in their depression symptoms at night. Nighttime depression can also create or worsen insomnia, by keeping you awake longer or making it more difficult to fall asleep.

There are a number of causes that can contribute to increased depression at night. One commonly suggested reason for the increase is the lack of distractions (干扰). During the day, it’s a little easier for some people—especially those with mild or moderate depression—to keep themselves busy. Work, school, or social activities act as a distraction during the day. But at night, when you settle down to sleep, there’s nothing but you and your thoughts.

Researchers have looked into other things that could be increasing our nighttime depression symptoms. According to 2013 research on animals, bright lights (especially blue and white) at night can not only keep us awake, but may also increase symptoms of depression. In the study, even having a TV on in a dark room increased the animal’s cortisol levels and created changes in their hippocampus (海马体), both of which can increase depressive symptoms.

It’s also thought that if your circadian rhythm (生理节律) is disrupted, your depression may be triggered or your symptoms could increase in severity. One 2009 study found that increased artificial light can significantly disrupt our circadian rhythm, causing or increasing mood disorders like depression.

Fortunately, there are a number of ways you can cope with depression that occurs or increases in severity at night. For depression symptoms, regardless of the time of day they show up, you should maintain the treatment plan prescribed by your doctor.

1. What causes worsened depression at night?

A．Tiredness from hard work.	B．The blank and free brain.
C．Blue and red lights.	D．The complete darkness.

2. What may be helpful to reduce nighttime depression symptoms?

A．Sleeping in natural light.	B．Sleeping with the TV on.
C．Using only red lights.	D．Doing special research.

3. What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A．Depression can be controlled in some way.	B．One can completely get rid of depression.
C．Only doctors have cures for depression.	D．Depression in the day can be ignored.

4. What can be the best title of the passage?

A．Sleeping difficulty	B．Emotional health
C．Depression at night	D．Mood controlling

6 . Our reliance on sand is shocking—the amount we use is second only to water. As a key part of cement, asphalt (柏油) and glass, sand is essential to every aspect of our lives. Globally, humans consume up to 50 billion metric tons of sand and gravel every year, amounting to 18 kilograms per person per day.

In Asia and Africa, a construction boom has increased demand three times over the past two decades. Abundant desert sand, however, is too smooth to use for building materials, so most sand is sourced form quarries (采石场). Increasingly, it is also mined from coastal beaches, river and marine ecosystems, causing great harm to these areas.

Our increasing demand for sand now creates one of the major challenges, concludes a United Nations report. Extraction (开采)—both legal and illegal—“comes at the expense of other economic sectors, local livelihoods, and biodiversity”, according to the report. And “growth in the extraction and use of these minerals is putting pressure on the resource base and will likely lead to a ‘tragedy of the sand commons’ ”.

To avoid that tragedy, the world should focus on “reducing natural sand extraction”, the report states. One recommendation is to remove unnecessary building projects. If possible, recycle old materials. Germany, for instance, recycles 87% of its waste materials. Meanwhile, some nations are eyeing the potential to explore new sand resources. In Greenland, ice melts, leaving piles of sand on the coast, which could be exported.

“Such actions are a good start,” says Aurora Torres, and ecologist at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research. But the issue is still “understudied” and “rarely comes up in scientific circles”. “Hopefully this report will contribute to paving the way for more dialogues, interaction, and cooperation among all the sectors and actors connected by sand flows. It is time to treat sand as seriously as clean air, biodiversity, and other natural resources that nations seek to manage for the future.”

1. Which kind of sand is unsuitable for building?

A．The sand from quarries.	B．The sand from the ocean.
C．The sand from desert.	D．The sand from rivers.

2. What does the author intend to show in paragraph 3?

A．The functions of sand.	B．The harm of sand extraction.
C．A tragedy of the sand commons.	D．Challenges of sand extraction.

3. Why are Germany and Greenland mentioned in paragraph 4?

A．To show some countries’ efforts.

B．To call for monitoring sand extraction.

C．To persuade other countries to stop sand extraction.

D．To convince the public of the severe situation.

4. What can be inferred from Aurora Torres’ words?

A．Researchers take no interest in the sand issue.

B．The world has been serious about managing sand.

C．Sand is gaining as much attention as other natural resources.

D．Joint efforts are needed to solve sand-related problems.

7 . Social media is often a collection of highlights of people’s lives rather than a true reflection of reality. Although it can be a great tool to keep up with the lives of our friends, families and celebrities, it can also be pretty damaging as we judge our lives in comparison to those we see online.

One woman shared her experience which showed exactly why we shouldn’t believe everything we see on social media. After heading to the pool, Jen watched as a young mum and her daughter entered, dressed in swimming suits. The mum took a few selfies (自拍) with her child. Jen said the young girl then asked if they could get into the pool but was told to wait while her parent took a photo of her in front of the pool.

“Mama glanced over at her but never got off the phone,” Jen wrote. “After 10 minutes mama ended her call, and then they left the pool. I sat there thinking about what I’d witnessed for a while afterwards. I imagined the photos she took being perfectly edited and posted so social media with a caption like ‘Pool time with my girl!’ ”

Jen then thought about another mum at home, in a messy house, tired because she’s spent her day cooking, caring, cleaning and playing with her children. “She’s going to look at that photo and she is going to compare herself to the ‘perfect mama’ at the pool. She’s going to feel like a failure. She’ll never know that how she spent her time that day was so much better in her children’s eyes than that ‘perfect mama’ at the pool.” Jen wrote.

What we see on social media isn’t always real. Sometimes, and often, it’s a complete set-up. Jen later added that she in no way intended to judge the mum for her actions or her reasons for doing it, but simply wanted to say that the edited photos we see on social media “are not a full depiction of real life”.

1. What can we learn about the young mum at the pool?

A．She was very familiar with Jen.

B．She didn’t swim in the pool at all.

C．She liked editing the photos of her daughter.

D．She was accompanying her daughter attentively.

2. What does Jen think of the mum in a messy house?

A．She does a good job as a mum.

B．She dislikes photos on social media.

C．She loves exploring the true story of a photo.

D．She is not so good as the “perfect mama”.

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

A．Description.	B．Comparison.
C．Imagination.	D．Qualification.

4. What does the author want to convey in the text?

A．Real life depends on social media.

B．Be yourself when using social media.

C．Social media is affecting our real life.

D．What we see on social media doesn’t reflect real life.

8 . 假定你是李华。为了弘扬以“埋头苦干、勇挑重担、永不懈怠、一往无前”为核心的“泰山挑山工”精神，你校文学社组织开展了以“To Be a Qualified Mountain Porter”为题的征文比赛。请你结合要点提示，写一篇英语征文，内容如下：
●生活上：勇敢面对挫折，乐观向上；
●学习中：敢于挑战，困难面前永不言弃；
●……
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头及标题已给出，不计入总词数。

To Be a Qualified Mountain Porter

Nowadays, the spirit of Mountain Porters has spread around China.

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9 .

Anchors aweigh on a journey across millennia of seafaring with the authentic models of the Ships Gallery (展览馆). The ageless quest to cross the world’s waterways—to trade, travel, war or explore—required the right ship to fit the purpose. Ships Gallery, presented by Captain Dave Turitt, features a collection of scale models showing how ships were shaped by tasks and technologies for thousands of years. Might you be inspired to take the helm? Aye, aye.

See rare and fascinating historic bicycles from the Museum’s collection alongside new high-tech bikes in The Art of the Bicycle. It is an invention where science, art and engineering intersect (相交；交叉)—and one we can master at six years old. The first bicycles were revolutionary 200 years ago, and today’s bike designers continue to redefine and revisit the concept of cycling. Trace the path of an evolution from Boneshaker to Moonlander in a beautiful gallery of creativity and ingenuity.

Take the model railroad trip that can whisk you cross-country in minutes, or fascinate you for hours. Whether for global shipping or personal adventures, the railroad doesn’t just move people and things—it has long reflected our nation’s character and ambitions. Ride along as The Great Train Story presents 2200 miles of scenery and stories from Chicago to Seattle along 1400 feet of winding track. People say that things look different from a train. From these trains, the view is amazing.

1. What can we learn from the first exhibit?

A．The history of ships.	B．The application of ships.
C．The structure of ships.	D．The inventor of ships.

2. Why is a bike fascinating?

A．Because it appeared 200 years ago.

B．Because it combines science, art and engineering.

C．Because its designers are always redefining the concept.

D．Because it is a creativity.

3. What is the similarity of the three exhibits?

A．They tell history.	B．They introduce technology.
C．They are about means of transportation.	D．They reflect human beings’ ambition.