1 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Pandas     1     (live) in China for over three million years. A giant panda has a typical bear’s body but is a distinctive black and white color, with black fur around the eyes and on the cars, legs, chest and shoulders, while the rest of the body is white. Giant pandas are the     2     (nation) treasure of China. A panda’s daily diet consists almost     3     (entire) of bamboo. Sometimes, however, they do not just eat bamboo. Only about 1% of their diet consists of other plants and even meat such as small rodents (啮齿动物).

2 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。

It’s 5 p.m., and you’ve just realized that report you’ve been putting off is due tomorrow. It’s time to buckle down and open your computer. Actually, you should probably make dinner first. You usually like cooking, though it’s hard to enjoy with this work hanging over your head, and oh—it’s actually pretty late! Maybe you should just try again in the morning. This is the cycle of procrastination, and I promise you, we have all been there.

Procrastination is when we avoid a task we said we would do, for no good reason, despite expecting our behavior to bring negative consequences. Obviously, it’s irrational to do something you expect to harm you. But ironically, procrastination is the result of our bodies trying to protect us, specifically by avoiding a task we see as threatening.

We’re most likely to procrastinate tasks that evoke negative feelings, such as dread, incompetence, and insecurity. Because procrastination is motivated by our negative feelings, some individuals are more susceptible (易受影响的) to it than others. People who have difficulty regulating their emotions and those who struggle with low self-esteem are much more likely to procrastinate. However, it’s a common misconception that all procrastinators are lazy. When you’re feeling lazy, you’re more likely to sit around doing nothing than distract yourself with unimportant tasks. In fact, many people procrastinate because they care too much. Procrastinators often report a high fear of failure, putting things off because they’re afraid their work won’t live up to their high standards.

Whatever the reason for procrastination, the results are often the same. Procrastinators are likely to suffer from anxiety and depression, ongoing feelings of shame and physical ailments (轻病) associated with high stress.

So, how can we break the cycle of procrastination?

Traditionally, people thought procrastinators needed to cultivate discipline and practice strict time management. But today, many researchers feel the exact opposite. Being too hard on yourself can layer additional bad emotions onto a task. What we really need to do is to address and reduce these negative emotions.

1. What is procrastination?
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2. What kinds of people are more likely to procrastinate?
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3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Ø Procrastinators are affected by negative emotions, are all lazy and are likely to suffer from physical ailments associated with high stress.
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4. What strategies can you use to break the cycle of procrastination in your daily life? (In about 40 words)
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3 . Art Builds Understanding

Despite the long history of scholarship on experiences of art, researchers have yet to capture and understand the most meaningful aspects of such experiences, including the thoughts and insights we gain when we visit a museum, the sense of encounter after seeing a meaningful work of art, or the changed thinking after experiences with art. These powerful encounters can be inspiring, uplifting, and contribute to well-being and flourishing.

    1     It contributes to facilitating a better understanding of ourselves, the human condition, and moral and spiritual concepts. The question is how that happens — what are the attributes of meaningful experiences of art?

According to the mirror model of art developed by Pablo P. L. Tinio, aesthetic reception corresponds to artistic creation in a mirror-reversed fashion. Artists aim to express ideas and messages about the human condition or the world at large.     2     This results in the build-up of layers of materials — from initial studies and sketches to the final, refined piece. A viewer’s initial interaction with an artwork starts where the artist has left off. Their interaction first involves the processing surface features, such as color, texture, and the finishing touches applied by the artist during the final stages of the creative process.     3    

In addition, art making and art viewing are connected by creative thinking. Research in a lab at Yale University shows that an educational program that uses art appreciation activities builds creative thinking skills. It showed that the more time visitors spent engaging with art and the more they reflected on it, the greater the correspondence with the artists’ intentions and ideas.     4    

Correspondence in feeling and thinking suggests a transfer — between creator and viewer — of ideas, concepts, and emotions contained in the works of art. Art has the potential to communicate across space and time.     5     What it takes for this to happen is active engagement with art in contexts that facilitate this engagement, especially museums.

A．The viewers gain a new perspective on the story.

B．The theory of aesthetic cognitivism describes the value of art.

C．This helps to create connections and insights that otherwise would not happen.

D．To do so, they explore key ideas and continually expand them as they develop their work.

E．After spending more time with the work, the viewer begins to access the ideas of the artist.

F．For example, in one activity, people are asked to view a work of art from different perspectives.

G．Participants were more original in their thinking when compared to those who did not take part in the program.

4 . While I was in hospital for a heart surgery, something affected me and made me do something meaningful. Before my surgery, my doctor showed me a video, in which there were patients like me and they each had a heart pillow, so I decided I would get one.

Right after my _______, I asked about the heart pillow. Unluckily, I was told they didn’t offer it but it could be _______ at the hospital gift shop. So my daughter bought one for me. It was comfortable and became my “security blanket”. However I was _______ that many patients couldn’t get that comfort. So I took this whole mission upon myself. I called various hospitals to find out what they used for patients after heart surgeries. I also found a site _______ that the cloth pillows were considered dangerous because it might spread bacteria to patients. I _______ understood, but that didn’t stop my mission. I continued to call the manufacturers. Finally, a lady called back and told me about the heart pillow that they had produced, which could be _______ and disinfected (消毒).

I did all my _______ so that no one could think of a reason why this wouldn’t work. It took me over a month to be able to meet with the hospital authorities to _______ my finding. I’m glad that they agreed and are _____ getting these pillows for patients. I cannot be ________— I actually did something that will help many patients.

1.

A．operation

B．experiment

C．search

D．checkup

2.

A．examined

B．purchased

C．allowed

D．observed

3.

A．satisfied

B．upset

C．scared

D．grateful

4.

A．hoping

B．complaining

C．stating

D．promising

5.

A．secretly

B．suddenly

C．currently

D．totally

6.

A．washed

B．abandoned

C．repaired

D．packed

7.

A．essay

B．homework

C．practice

D．magic

8.

A．grab

B．trace

C．present

D．return

9.

A．depending on

B．carrying on

C．insisting on

D．working on

10.

A．happier

B．calmer

C．wiser

D．luckier

5 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Driving to Palm Springs two years ago, I met a snowstorm. A car suddenly changed the direction     1     (avoid) hitting mine and drifted (漂移) towards the side of the cliff. Meanwhile, some drivers     2    (sit) in different cars rushed out. They     3    (take) off the chains that had protected their own tyres and put them on that car’s tyres     4    (rapid). Just as the car was about to be lost off the cliff, those drivers stepped up, letting their kind hearts go beyond the snowstorm.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题.
1. What did the woman buy yesterday?

A．A blue skirt.

B．A green shirt.

C．A red bag.

2. What did the woman think of the yellow skirt?

A．The price was high.

B．The size wasn’t right.

C．The color was too bright.

7 . 听下面一段对话，根据题目要求题号后的横线上写下关键信息。此段对话你将听两遍。

A Weather Report in Australia

New South Wales	There is a warning in place as     1     spread.
Queensland	At least       2     inches of rain are expected to fall over the next 24 hours.
Northern Territory	Residents should only experience light showers, and it will remain       3     until Friday evening.
Perth	There will be       4     that may become stronger towards the end of the week.
Geraldton	Rain showers will come in from the       5     but should disappear later.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When will the movie Cars start showing?

A．Tonight.

B．Tomorrow.

C．This weekend.

2. Where will the speakers go tonight?

A．To a gym.

B．To a rock concert.

C．To a movie theater.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman come here?

A．To join the poem club.

B．To find new group members.

C．To help the man with his courses.

2. What do we know about the man?

A．He is interested in acting.

B．He hasn’t seen Susan for long.

C．He spends much time in the poem club.

3. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A．Train once a week.

B．Take fewer courses next term.

C．Come to see their practice.

10 . 听下面一段独白，根据题目要求在相应的横线上写下关键信息。每小题仅填写一个词。这段独白你将听两遍。

How to Decorate Your New Apartment
Determine the     1	• Simple: less color design • Industrial: cool color tones
Break down the plan	• Prioritize what rooms are most     2     • Start with the     3     or the living room
Choose the furniture	•     4     for the size you want beforehand • Go to the     5     physical store