1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What was Prof. Stone’s grandfather afraid of?

A．Leaving his home.

B．Parting from his son.

C．Taking early retirement.

2. What does old age mean to many elderly Americans?

A．Lack of moral support.

B．Loss of self-worth.

C．Change of living habits.

3. What will Prof. Stone talk about next concerning elderly people?

A．Public services they ask for.

B．Health care available to them.

C．Contributions they can make.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does Nancy look to Daniel?

A．Confused.

B．Excited.

C．Anxious.

2. Why does Daniel mention his performance in a play?

A．To comfort Nancy.

B．To express his regret.

C．To show his pride.

3. What is Nancy going to do next week?

A．Take a school test.

B．Have a check-up.

C．Go in for a competition.

4. What does Daniel offer to do for Nancy?

A．Rewrite her lines.

B．Drive her to the theatre.

C．Help her with the practice.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What do most people think is very important in spoken communication?

A．Pronunciation.

B．Vocabulary.

C．Grammar.

2. Why should you listen to experts according to the speaker?

A．To develop your reading fluency.

B．To improve your note-taking skills.

C．To find out your mispronunciations.

3. What is the speaker’s last suggestion?

A．Spell out the difficult words.

B．Check the words in a dictionary.

C．Practice reading the words aloud.

4 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did Alex do in the afternoon?

A．He had a walk.

B．He went hunting.

C．He planted trees.

2. What did Alex bring back?

A．Flowers.

B．Leaves.

C．Books.

3. What was Bob doing when Alex saw him?

A．Fishing.

B．Taking pictures.

C．Swimming.

5 . An expert says being a morning person is the best way to make the most of your day How can you train yourself to be a morning person?    1    .

●Train yourself to go to bed earlier

Going to bed earlier will make it easier to get up in the morning since you are well-rested. Dr. Stanley said, “In order to be energetic next morning,    2    .”

●Do some exercise during the day

If you are training yourself to be a morning person, it can be a good idea to start your exercise before you go to work. Dr. Stanley suggested, “Being awake and active during the day will help you get a good night sleep.    3    .”

●Turn on a light as soon as you wake up

As soon as your alarm goes off,    4    . “The thing that tells you to be awake is light,” Dr. Stanley said. “Turning on the lights helps to create a positive mental attitude which will help you get up and go.”

●    5    

Set your old-school clock for the time you need to get up. Not your phone’s clock, but an old-school clock with an alarm on it. This means your phone should be nowhere near you when you’ re sleeping. Put it on the other side of the room or in another room.

A．Use your phone’s clock

B．Use an old-school clock

C．train yourself to go to bed earlier

D．You should go shopping everyday

E．turn on a light to help you wake up

F．Here, Dr. Neil Stanley gives his top tips to achieve it

G．This means you should do some exercise during the day

6 . The 46-year-old Chinese Zhang Hong has successfully climbed the highest mountain in the world from the Nepal side, becoming the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest. Born in southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, Zhang lost his sight at the age of 21.

“Whether you’re disabled or normal, whether you have lost your eyesight or you have no legs or hands, it doesn’t matter. If you have a strong mind, you can always complete a thing that other people say you can’t,”Zhang told Alexander, a reporter from Reuters.

Zhang was inspired by Erik Weihenmayer, a blind American mountaineer(登山运动员)who climbed Mount Everest in 2001, and began training under the guidance of his friend Qiang Zi.With much hard work and great efforts, he completed the 8, 849 metre-high Himalayan feat(壮举)on May 24 along with three high altitude guides, and returned to the base camp on Thursday, May 27.

Nepal reopened Mount Everest in April for foreigners after it was shut last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I was still very scared and frightened, because I couldn’t see where I was walking and I couldn’t find my centre of gravity, so sometimes I was afraid that I would fall, ”said Zhang.” But I kept thinking even though it was hard, I had to face those difficulties and dangers and this is the meaning of climbing.

1. From the text, we can know that Zhang Hong lost his sight at the age of       .

A．24

B．27

C．21

D．46

2. Who inspired Zhang to climb Mount Everest according to Para.3?

A．A mountaineer	B．A guide
C．A reporter	D．A student

3. What does Zhang think of the meaning of climbing according to the last paragraph?

A．It can make him rich

B．It can make him famous

C．It can help him find real friends

D．It can help him face difficulties and dangers

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．A blind Chinese man climbed Mount Everest

B．A blind American man climbed Mount Everest

C．Nepal shut Mount Everest in April for foreigners .

D．The COVID-19 pandemic broke out around the world

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(注意：每空不多于2个单词，其中有4个单词的形式无需改变)

At 2.54 meters, Leonid is probably the tallest man in    1    world.33-year-old Leonid suffers from a rare illness. So    2    (he)body can produce too much growth hormone(荷尔蒙).

Leonid lives with his    3    (mother) in a small house with four rooms, sleeping on two double beds pushed together. He has to    4    (walk) with his head bowed because he is so tall. Several years ago, he    5    (graduate) from university, and used to work as a doctor on a local farm, but he lost his job as he could no longer ride his bicycle.

“I don’t    6    (real) have any friends. I rely on my mother,”he says. “I don’t    7    (know) what I’ll do. I don’ t even know how    8    (buy) food. I haven’t been to the market for five years.”It’s a lonely life, but he is happy working in his garden. Luckily, nobody laughs at Leonid in the village. His neighbors are all very fond of him. “We’ re going to take him on a     9     (trip) to the mountains,”says one of them, “to show him there’s something in the world    10    (tall) than he is.”

8 . Linda likes to knit (针织). Since she suffered a stroke (中风) five years ago,_______has been a way for her to focus her mind and keep her_______busy.

Every day she knits a snowman and she sells it for a pound. Every_______goes to the local Children’s Hospital. The first year she knitted 160 snowmen, and then she got to 200 and she made another 200. At the moment she has knitted over 800_______.

Linda’s stroke took most of her eyesight away and made her almost_______but nothing can stop_______. She’s just handed over a 300-pound check to Derian House,an organization for charity (慈善机构), which offers care to children across the North West of England. It costs nearly five million pounds a year to _______ care like this. Less than 10% of that comes _______ the government. For the rest they depend_______donations (捐赠) like Linda’s. Every penny is important to the organization. So it doesn’t matter how much money people________to it.

Derian House exists to make money for seriously ill________and their families and to help them in their most terribly________times. So it’s easy to see why Linda will always be________her knitting wherever she is. “Every time I pick up a needle, I’m________the children, and that’s so important to me,” said Linda.

This Christmas angel (天使) is going on Linda’s tree, but there are some who would say that the real________is Linda herself.

1.

A．painting

B．knitting

C．cooking

D．singing

2.

A．hands

B．nose

C．feet

D．mouth

3.

A．book

B．pet

C．magazine

D．pound

4.

A．shirts

B．socks

C．snowmen

D．hats

5.

A．stupid

B．deaf

C．clever

D．blind

6.

A．him

B．her

C．them

D．you

7.

A．refuse

B．dislike

C．stop

D．offer

8.

A．from

B．to

C．after

D．at

9.

A．on

B．in

C．under

D．with

10.

A．lend

B．lose

C．give

D．spend

11.

A．parents

B．children

C．men

D．women

12.

A．lucky

B．happy

C．difficult

D．bright

13.

A．afraid of

B．busy with

C．bored with

D．sad about

14.

A．helping

B．fooling

C．warning

D．beating

15.

A．dancer

B．driver

C．reader

D．angel

9 . 以下短文标有题号的每一行中都有一处错误，每处错误均已标出。请按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：多词处已经划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并用斜线(\)划掉。
该行缺一个词：缺词处已经加一个漏字符号(︿)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：错词处已经划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

In order to that help you know more about the Forbidden City, an interested lecture will be held in our school. As planned, the lecture will take place in nine o’ clock this Tuesday in the school hall. Professor Li will telling you everything about a Forbidden City. It will certain enrich your knowledge and broaden your horizons. After the lecture, they are welcome to ask questions. Mr. Li will carefully answer your question. You mustn’t miss the chance and make sure you can attends it on time. Looking forward your coming.

10 . British Tea Culture

Tea was first introduced to Great Britain from China in the 1600s and in the centuries since the British tea culture has been going strong.

British-style Tea

For everyday tea, the British simply boil water and pour the water over a tea bag in a cup. After the tea brews for a few minutes, the tea bag is removed. Fresh milk and sugar are usually added. Biscuits or cake may be eaten with tea.

The British prefer various types of black tea. Brands like Twinings, Tetley, and Lipton are popular in the world tea market.

Formal Tea

For a formal tea, tea sets made of fine bone china or silver are used. The set includes a teapot, cups and saucers, a creamer for holding milk, and a sugar bowl. All are cried on a tray. All the pieces of a proper English tea set have a matching pattern.

Elevenses

“Elevenses” refers to a snack consisting of tea or coffee and a finger food like biscuits or cake. It is taken mid-morning so the name refers to the time of day (11:00 am).

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon tea is a light meal served with tea in the late afternoon. It began among wealthy women in the 1840s, but it soon spread to hotels, tea rooms, and tea gardens across Great Britain. The food served typically includes small sandwiches and sweets. A formal afternoon tea has fancy desserts presented on tiered stands.

1. If you want to enjoy tea with biscuits or cake, you should choose          

A．Formal Tea and Elevenses.

B．Elevenses and Afternoon Tea.

C．British-style Tea and Elevenses.

D．British-style Tea and Formal Tea.

2. When did the Afternoon Tea begin among wealthy women?

A．In the 1600s.	B．In the 1700s.
C．In the 1840s.	D．In the 1940s.

3. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Sports.

B．Culture.

C．Science.

D．Travel.