1 . One of my close friends seems to be distancing himself from me now. I have tried facing him, who just pretends I’m not there, and I’ve asked for advice from other friends. I feel I’m not good enough. What am I doing wrong to make someone act in such a manner toward me?

If you also suffer from such a situation, you probably have come across a great principle of psychology: the tendency to see reality only through your own feelings and perspective. You will find a much smoother path through the social world if you recognize that not everything that happens to you is about you. In fact, many other possibilities exist. Perhaps your friend is busy with other matters or is dealing internally with problems of his own.

What’s troubling you is the double dose（剂量）of negativity about yourself—you assume you’ve done something wrong and, facing your friend’s disturbing behavior, you’re quick to call in bad feelings about yourself. As Eleanor Roosevelt said, “No one can make you feel bad without your permission.”

We humans are all imperfect creatures: if there is some aspect of your personality or behavioral style that you feel needs improvement, then you’re just like everyone else. Studies show that a large number of people at every age want to better some fundamental aspect of themselves.

The situation you’re in calls for inquiry, which is especially helpful in repairing social relationships. If you want to know what’s going on, you might approach your friend directly by saying how much you’re feeling shut out from your friendship, that you miss it, and that you’d like to know what seems to have gone off the track. You’ll get an honest response only by asking straight. And if it turns out that you did do something that wasn’t well received, you can decide whether it’s something about you that needs fixing.

1. How does the author introduce the topic of the text?

A．By making a comparison.	B．By raising a question.
C．By providing a definition.	D．By describing an experience.

2. What’s the cause of the author’s suffering from the situation?

A．The improper manners.	B．The negative thinking.
C．The ignorance of friends.	D．The lack of psychology.

3. What can be learned from the studies mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A．People like to follow others’ steps.

B．It’s important to have a good personality.

C．People desire to improve themselves at all ages.

D．It takes time and effort to become a perfect person.

4. What does the author advise in the last paragraph?

A．Putting yourself in your friend’s shoes.	B．Caring nothing but your personal affairs.
C．Coming straight to the point with friends.	D．Fixing the problems by your own efforts.

2 . Although Tokyo Olympic Games were unusual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, certain parts of the competition looked familiar, like watching judges write down scores in events from diving to skateboarding.

In the future, some of that judging could be handled by Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, which could one day prove to be more accurate than human evaluation, according to Patrick Lucey, chief scientist at the sports data firm Stats Perform. Lucey predicted diving might be among the first sports to benefit from automated judging, with its relatively small and controlled environment compared to the complexity of, say, a gymnastics floor routine. “It would be transparent and there wouldn't be any confusion about bias (偏见),” says Lucey.

Automation is now playing an increasing role in human sports officiating (行使职责) the U.S. Open and other tennis tournaments have been dispensing with human line judges. Instead, they’re in favor of automated tools that determine ball placement, partly as a way to have fewer people on the field during the pandemic. And Minor League Baseball and other smaller professional baseball leagues have been experimenting with automated systems to help judges call balls and strikes.

Artificial intelligence can also provide athletes with real-time feedback on play and technique. Tools already exist to let even amateur athletes track their performance over time using videos obtained from a smart phone, and some apps will likely become more advanced as cameras and software continue to improve. Tennis app Swing Vision can offer real-time analysis of your game based on videos made with any iPhone or iPad, and Home Court can offer similar feedback for basketball players. And golfers have a range of tools to use to improve their game, including some that use videos and some that collect data from advanced sensors.

These technologies are already here, which is expected to promise fully automated judging at the level of the Olympics in terms of future development. But for this full automation to come and replace what is now completely, the sports world will demand a higher level of accuracy.

1. Why may AI judges first be applied to diving according to Patrick Lucey?

A．Because of its short competing time.

B．Because of the confusion about bias behind it.

C．Because of its simple and limited competing environment.

D．Because of the small number of athletes and judges involved.

2. What does the underlined phrase “dispensing with” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Checking up on.	B．Making use of
C．Giving way to.	D．Getting rid of.

3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly focus on?

A．The importance of live feedback for athletes.

B．AI tools’ role in athletes’ training and practice.

C．Differences among the apps used in ball games.

D．The development of the apps in the sports field.

4. What does the author think of fully automated judging?

A．It has room for further improvement.	B．It will appear in the Olympics soon.
C．It will likely cause some controversy.	D．It is well received in the world of sports.

3 . Godfrey Hounsfield’s early life did not suggest that he would accomplish much at all. He was not a particularly good student in the teachers’ eyes. He neither observed the school disciplines nor worked hard enough at school lessons. His teachers described him as “thick”.

He joined the army during the Second World War, but he wasn’t much of a soldier. However, he was a wizard with electrical machinery, who would use the newly invented radar to help pilots better find their way home on dark, cloudy nights.

After the war, Hounsfield followed his commander’s advice and got a degree in engineering. He practiced his trade at EMI, a company with a focus on electronics and electrical engineering.

Hounsfield’s natural talent for engineering made him lead the team building the most advanced mainframe computer available in Britain. But by the 1960s, EMI wanted out of the competitive computer market and the brilliant engineer wasn’t sure what to do in the future in the company. Therefore, the company gave Hounsfield a long holiday.

During the holiday, Hounsfield met a physician who complained about the poor quality of X-rays of the brain, which looked like fog. This got Hounsfield to make a move into the new field. Hounsfield returned to EMI and talked about the idea with his boss. Then he used a new way to approach the problem of imaging what was inside the skull (头颅). By working backward and using the fastest computers, he could work on the mystery of each brain layer. But there was a problem: EMI wasn’t involved in the medical market then. The company allowed Hounsfield to work on his product, but provided no funding.

Luckily his boss, Bill Ingham, saw the value of Hounsfield’s proposal and struggled to ask EMI to keep the project run. Finally, Hounsfield built a safe and effective CT scanning.

Hounsfield’s innovation transformed medicine. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1979 and was knighted by the Queen in 1981. He continued his invention career until his final days in 2004, when he died at 84. The CT scan has benefited the health of many patients around the world, helping identify tumors and determine if surgery is needed, and is particularly useful for a quick search for internal injuries after the accidents in the emergency room.

1. What can we say about Hounsfield’s early school life?

A．He worked really hard.	B．He didn’t behave himself.
C．He was popular with teachers.	D．He didn’t manage to graduate.

2. Why did EMI give Hounsfield a long holiday?

A．To relieve his anxiety over stress.	B．To help him reflect on his own regrets.
C．To get over his aimless condition.	D．To remind him to seek new role models.

3. What difficulty did Hounsfield meet during his invention of the human scanner?

A．Absence of financial support.	B．Many experiences of failures.
C．Not being accepted by doctors.	D．Not being understood by his boss.

4. What is possibly the best title for this passage?

A．EMI’s Discovery: to See into Your Body’s Forbidden Area

B．The Invention of CT Scanning: This is the Man You must Thank

C．Here is the Guide: The Road to Training a Scientist from a Normal Soldier

D．Computer Science & Medicine: A Hand-in-hand Development across Ages

4 . 为弘扬民族文化，从2008年起，清明节被正式确立为我国的公共假期（public holiday）。请根据以下提示，结合自己对清明节的了解，写一篇介绍清明节的英语短文。
1. 名称：清明节Tomb Sweeping Day
2. 时间：4月 4日至6日的某一天
3. 节日活动：1) 祭祖扫墓；2) 野餐、郊外踏青和放风筝等一系列活动。
4. 意义：
1) 清明节庆祝大自然的新生，标志着播种季节和其它户外活动的开始。
2) 通过清明节去烈士陵园扫墓，缅怀先烈的丰功伟绩。
注意：词数80左右，要使行文连贯，不要遗漏要点。
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5 . 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。

In early October, 2021, the New York Public Library announced that all late fees for library cardholders would not be charged, effective immediately. “     1     (end) the late fees has been a bit of a trend,” said Rachel Krammer Brussel. She explains that people with limited     2    (wage) tend to stay away from libraries for fear of incurring(引起) debts. It seems like a good way to promote library memberships and reading, which is     3    (exact) what libraries are about.

Libraries need a way to ensure their books can be returned     4     a timely fashion and that people can take care of them, but the right method to do that is open to     5    (discuss). There is little evidence that fines incentivize(激励) people to return     6     library book. On the contrary, some libraries have shown immediate positive effects after dropping these fees.

Anthony W.Marx, President of the New York Public Library, is proud of this new era for the library. He thinks this is a step towards a more equitable society     7     low-income families don’t have to think too much before borrowing a book.

The New York Public Library was founded in 1895 and     8    (serve) the country through all the ups and downs since then. Even during the pandemic in 2021, the library adapted     9    (it) and did what had to be done     10    (give) people the information and resources they needed.

6 . 假定你是学生会主席李华，学生会计划本周五晚上举办一场关于饮食文化的讲座。请你代表学生会给来自新西兰的外教Mr. Green写一封电子邮件，邀请他届时介绍新西兰饮食习俗和自己对中国饮食文化的经历和感悟。内容包括：
1.写作目的；
2.讲座的内容；
3.期待回复。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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Yours,
LiHua

7 . 假定你是某国际学校学生会李华, 你校正在开展垃圾分类活动，请你代表学生会用英语写封倡议信，向全校学生发出“垃圾分类，从我做起”的倡议。内容包括：
1.活动的目的和意义。
2.提出倡议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为 80 左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
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Students Union

8 . 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。续写词数应为150左右。

Cindi sometimes felt different from her friends. She liked sports and baseball caps, things her friends were definitely not interested in. In early spring, a flyer(传单) advertising a competition arrived. City Co-Ed Soccer Team Tryouts! Saturday only. Welcome all boys and girls. “That’s it!” Cindi thought. Saturday seemed to take forever to arrive. “Soccer shoes, sweatpants, a water bottle and, oh, my lucky cap,” Cindi said, packing her bag.

As she parked her bike, her eyes searched through the field. Her heart sank. “Please... let there be just one,” she thought. How could her luck be so bad? Of the 50 kids there, not one was a girl! Cindi felt as though she stuck out. “Time for Plan B.” She ran behind a stand, pulling on her sweatpants and hiding her hair in the cap. Her heart raced as she tied her shoes. “Calm down,” she thought, walking over with her head down. “Just try to fit in.”

The first tryout drill showed Cindi’s talents. She moved the ball with ease, ran fastest, and made passes that were always on target. “Nice work,” the coach said. He was an approachable man and very impressed by Cindi’s performance.

For the final tryout, the kids were to kick the ball past the goalkeeper, who was the star of last year’s team and was tough to beat. When Cindi pretended to shoot to the left, the goalkeeper moved for the block, but she then shot to the right. Goal! The coach wrote something on his board.

In the final round of shots, Cindi decided to try a direct kick over his head. Unknown to her, someone had stepped on her shoelace(鞋带), and it was now untied. As she made the final kick, not only did the ball go flying into the net, but it was followed by her shoe! All the kids laughed and pointed.

Cindi was nervous and embarrassed! As she felt the tears begin to pool in her eyes, she ran to her bike and rode home as fast as she could. Through the front door, Cindi ran up the stairs to her room and threw herself onto the bed.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。

A few hours had passed when there was a knock at the door.

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“You’re wrong, Cindi,” the coach replied. “You had every right to be at the tryouts.”

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9 . 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。

Years ago, a documentary series titled Masters in the Forbidden City     1     (release) in China and soon became a hot topic, bringing the profession of cultural relic (文物) restoration into the public spotlight. Given China's long history and rich collections,     2     takes years of experience and a deep understanding of history to become a qualified restorer.     3     backstage heroes, many of them have devoted their lives to protecting cultural relics.

In the Hubei Provincial Museum, Fang Guorong, 62, and Fang Chen, 32, jointly lift a 12-kilogram bronze object,     4     attempt to restore a huge and ancient chime bell (编钟). They both work as relic restorers at the museum. The chime bell they are taking care of is the     5     (heavy) one ever preserved there.

Fang Guorong has been engaged in restoration work for over 40 years. He enjoys it,     6     (treasure) every touch of the bells. According to Fang Guorong, some chime bells were thought too damaged to be restored. But     7     (fortunate), digital technologies like 3D scanning have been used     8     (preserve) them. “That’s something the older generation couldn’t even dream of,” he says.

Fang Chen began working in the museum in 2014. He has acquired new technologies his elder workmates may find quite     9     (challenge). “The restoration work should also keep pace with advances in technology,” says Fang Chen. “This doesn’t mean overturning traditional methods. It’s about the     10     (combine) of old and new methods.”

10 . Hannahs daughter Isla has spent half her life home. Lockdown began when she was seven months old. Parks were a ______: the only places where Hannah could ______ her daughter there was more in the world than their flat. Lockdown ______ Hannah, an opera singer, and her husband, a director, months of work. They ______ every other day they would go out to a park, finding some ______ in the world. Hannah read maps for new places of green to ______. Every time they would find something new. Hannah says, “When we ______ this time, we’ll remember it as the year we three sat ______ on a million pretty places of grass.”

About five months later, lockdown ended. For months parks were almost ______. The only sounds were the footsteps of lone figures and the sound ______ from their headphones. Then came chats as people started ______ in twos. Summer arrived with speakers sending out loud music. ______, cheers, different kinds of instruments and shouts ______ the “noise” as impromptu (即兴的) concerts returned. Parks are really ______ to show people’s reactions to lockdown. Some people may feel depressed, but ______ people like Hannah and her family can be always seen everywhere.

1.

A．shelter

B．symbol

C．blessing

D．bonus

2.

A．teach

B．show

C．caution

D．remind

3.

A．offered

B．saved

C．owed

D．cost

4.

A．determined

B．thought

C．expected

D．explained

5.

A．adventure

B．harmony

C．beauty

D．truth

6.

A．explore

B．record

C．protect

D．remember

7.

A．look back on

B．look forward to

C．look up to

D．look down on

8.

A．apart

B．still

C．alone

D．together

9.

A．dynamic

B．distant

C．strange

D．silent

10.

A．leaking

B．falling

C．drawing

D．originating

11.

A．debating

B．wandering

C．dining

D．celebrating

12.

A．Actually

B．Occasionally

C．Eventually

D．Usually

13.

A．flooded

B．became

C．represented

D．joined

14.

A．measures

B．windows

C．signs

D．excuses

15.

A．ambitious

B．enthusiastic

C．optimistic

D．calm