1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did Adriana create?

A．A bicycle.

B．A computer.

C．A generator.

2. How did Adriana get the idea of her project?

A．From the Internet.

B．From her father.

C．From a designer.

3. What was the only problem Adriana faced?

A．She lacked fund.

B．She was in need of support.

C．She couldn’t find suitable materials.

2 . 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。

Body language, sometimes called “non-verbal communication”, is     1     important tool. It includes things like gestures, facial     2    (expression), and even small things like a slight nod of the head. The way you communicate through body language can determine your     3    (succeed) in everything from relationships to your career.

Just like words we use, body language also varies from culture     4     culture. The crucial thing is that body language should be used     5    (appropriate). For instance, Americans wave goodbye with the palm facing the person they are waving to. But it may occur with the palm up to the sky in other cultures. There are also some differences in how we touch someone we     6    (talk) to. In countries like France and Russia, people kiss their friends     7     the cheek when they meet. Elsewhere, people favour shaking hands,     8    (bow) from the waist, or nodding the head when they meet someone else.

It would be impossible     9    (describe) all the ways people use body   language. So paying closer attention to the messages you send through body language can help you succeed. Just remember “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”,     10     can make you appear more confident or direct.

3 . Online secondhand store thredUP has shown its tenth yearly Resale Report, which shows that the secondhand clothing industry is growing rapidly in the United States, as well as around the world. The secondhand market in the US is expected to more than double by 2026.

When choosing what to buy, people are increasingly experienced in what can be resold. More than one-fifth of Generation Z shoppers say they’ll pay more for the clothes that they know they can resell, and more than half of them resold clothes last year.

This is a much healthier opinion than storing out-of-style or ill-fitting clothes in a closet (衣柜). As resale becomes easier thanks to mobile technology and online stores, increasing numbers of customers hope to turnover their closets. This helps the industry and keeps the market full of fresh finds, bringing people back for more.

Buying or selling things secondhand helps to reduce people’s worry about the environment. As thredUP reported in 2021, buying or selling things secondhand reduces a product’s carbon Footprint (碳排放量) by 82%. It requires far less water to produce. Besides, it’s a good way to save money.

Aja Barber said in her book: “Clothing is produced at a fast speed, so it is important that resale become a key part of people’s lifestyles. Accepting reuse is not always easy when we are faced with many choices — many of which encourage the buying of cheap, single-use clothes-but the rise of online resale is enabling people to make different choices and do so with pride and joy.”

It’s great to hear that resale is being accepted by more people, which can help us save money while protecting our planet.

1. What can we say about secondhand clothing according to the report?

A．It is a fast-growing industry.	B．It makes the market full of anxiety.
C．It is accepted by most people.	D．It is more comfortable than new clothing.

2. How does the author feel about resale?

A．Unclear.

B．Worried.

C．Doubtful.

D．Supportive.

3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly focus on?

A．The dangers of carbon footprint.	B．The ways of reducing people’s worry.
C．The advantages of buying used clothes.	D．The causes of environmental problems.

4. What did Aja Barber want to tell us?

A．The clothing industry causes a lot of waste.

B．Online resale is changing people’s shopping habits

C．People are confused when faced with many choices.

D．Dressing styles are closely connected with social life

4 . New York City streets are full of similar-looking yellow cabs (出租车). Among them, however, there is the Candy Cab—a free candy store on wheels.

Mansoor Khalid, a taxi driver, started handing out candy in 2012, following the death of his one-year-old son, who suffered from a serious heart disease. While his son was in hospital, Mansoor often took coffee and candy for the nurses and saw how happy these small gestures made them.

Wanting to feel some joy again, he began putting a couple pieces of candy on the passenger seats, just to see their faces light up. Those few pieces soon became piles and piles of candy, as Mansoor Khalid realized that the candy made everyone smile and “Candy Cab” was born! The kind man, who spends over $300 each month on the candy, says that seeing his customers happy makes his job more fun.

There is a sign in the cab that reads, “No eating or drinking inside this car except candies.” The driver even offers a free ride to any passenger that can finish all the candy that he puts in front of them—So far, no one has been able to meet the challenge.

Not surprisingly, Mansoor Khalid gets plenty of smiles and hugs and also thousands of warm messages and videos on his overflowing Twitter, and Facebook accounts. But the best part about the Candy Cab is that you don’t need to rely on luck. Interested passengers can simply call it by sending him a message via one of his social media pages and they will be picked up at no extra cost.

1. Why did Mansoor put some candy on the passenger seats?

A．To show his generosity.	B．To remind himself of his son.
C．To attract more passengers.	D．To make his passengers happy.

2. How do passengers react to Mansoor’s candy cab?

A．Reliable and proud.	B．Warm and inspired.
C．Strange and shocked.	D．Ridiculous and confused.

3. What can we learn from the text?

A．Mansoor’s son died of a serious brain disease.

B．Mansoor is so kind as to often offer a free ride to passengers.

C．Mansoor finds more fun in his job by treating passengers to candy.

D．Mansoor will charge less for the cab called via his social media pages.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．A Candy Cab Driver	B．A Warm Sign in the Cab
C．A Present of a Cab Driver	D．A Free Ride to Passengers

5 . 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。

Tom worked for a company that helped people buy or sell houses. One day, he took the bus home. The bus dropped him a few blocks away from his home, so be walked the rest of the way. As he was nearing his home, he saw a man begging for money. He took out some coins to give the man. “Hey, man. How are you today?” Tom asked.

“Hello, sir. I’m doing all right, I guess,” the man replied, smiling at Tom. “I need to feed my children. This is a huge help. Thank you.” Tom wished him good luck, and went on his way. He felt great about helping out. But he hoped there was more he could do to this poor man, although he himself wasn’t rich at all.

During the following days, Tom tried to give the man some money and bring him food when he passed by him.

Actually, the man, named Adam, begged for money to feed the many homeless dogs he had brought to his home. He had a job at night at a construction site. But the money made there wasn’t enough for him to care for the dogs which he considered as his kids, so he had to beg for money. However, Tom didn’t know about it.

One day, Tom stopped at the newsstand (报摊) on the street. And the owner asked him, “Why do you always give that man money?” Tom explained that man had to feed his family. “But that man doesn’t have a family or any kids,” the owner said, not knowing the truth.

Tom angrily walked away, thinking that man lied to him. He walked to where he knew the man was begging for money and met him. “I know you don’t have children. Stop lying to people. If you need a job, I can help you. This is just wrong,” Tom said angrily. The man stood up and explained, “Sir, I’m not lying at all.” Hearing Adam’s words, Tom said, “Prove it.”

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。

Adam nodded, asking Tom to follow him to his house.

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Feeling sorry, Tom decided to do something to help Adam care for his dogs.

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6 . 最近你班同学就你市政府拟开发一处历史遗迹的话题展开了激烈的讨论。请就此话题并参考下面的表格写一篇100词左右的英语短文，介绍讨论的情况并发表你的看法。

赞成方	应开发利用以便吸引更多的游客来旅游观光……
反对方	应保持原样，避免遭到人为破坏……
你的看法	……

参考词汇：历史遗迹historic site     开发：exploit
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。
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7 . 体育在中学教育中越来越重要，但是体育锻炼在不少学校并没有得到十分重视，请写一篇短文，要点如下：
1.分析原因；
2.提出建议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.短文的题目已为你写好。

Physical Exercise Should Be Valued in School

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8 . 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。

A new study by Harvard University adds weight to the idea     1     being selfless can help us live longer. Selfless     2     (act) such as volunteering help us live longer, according to the new research. A study of 13,000 adults in the US found that people over the age of 50, who volunteer for two hours a week have     3     (little) chance of developing disease compared to those who don’t.

“Our results how that volunteering among older adults doesn’t just strengthen communities, but     4     (enrich) our own lives by strengthening our bonds to others, helping us feel a sense of purpose, and protecting us     5     feelings of loneliness, depression and hopelessness,” said the co-author of the study, Dr Eric Kim of Harvard. Loneliness could be as damaging to a person’s health     6     smoking 15 cigarettes per day. “If you are able to do so, you not only can help to heal and repair     7     world, but you can help yourself as well,” he said.

The Harvard study will increase the motivation to develop public health interventions (干预)     8     (base) on volunteering, which is what the UK-based charity Volunteering Matters campaigns for. “Some cities     9     (be) pioneering this idea several years ago, and I hope we have the willingness     10     (do) so in a post -COVID-19 society as well. ”said Dr Kim.

9 . It takes a village to raise a child. People in the High Point community have stepped up in a big way after a young boy experienced _________. Ronald White is 11 years old. He knows the emptiness that comes with tragic _________ at that young age.

“Ronald’s _________ passed away two years ago. She went to help someone on the side of the road and a truck _________ her,” said Shauna Greene of Anointed Cutz Barber Shop. Since then, Ronald _________ with his grandparents.

Being a(n) _________ young man, he tried to get a _________. “He wanted to help his grandmother pay bills and he also wanted to _________ a bike,” Greene said. So he asked his barber if he could _________. “I sweep. I take the trash out,” Ronald said. He’s been doing so __________ in his work that the owner, Shauna Greene, praised him and __________ Ronald’s story on Facebook. The story has got more than 1000 likes. “They sent money, and here we are today with the bike,” Greene said.

“I’m so __________ that I don’t know what to do,” he said with a surprise when seeing the bike. People with big hearts are making a big __________. “His mom has passed away, and she was no longer here, but the village is __________ here, and we’re going to keep him __________ and do whatever it takes,” Greene said.

1.

A．sadness

B．guilt

C．shame

D．disappointment

2.

A．regret

B．surprise

C．fear

D．loss

3.

A．grandmother

B．sister

C．mother

D．father

4.

A．hit

B．stopped

C．frightened

D．passed

5.

A．got off

B．moved in

C．broke up

D．caught up

6.

A．ambitious

B．generous

C．patient

D．energetic

7.

A．toy

B．job

C．degree

D．house

8.

A．design

B．sell

C．donate

D．buy

9.

A．succeed

B．help

C．go

D．learn

10.

A．happily

B．quickly

C．well

D．easily

11.

A．read

B．adapted

C．spread

D．liked

12.

A．satisfied

B．shocked

C．proud

D．confused

13.

A．decision

B．promise

C．agreement

D．difference

14.

A．also

B．already

C．ever

D．still

15.

A．going

B．connected

C．learning

D．relieved

10 . News that dolphins form friendships may not come as much of a surprise to anyone paying attention to the animal world.     1    . They form their friendships with those that have a common interest.

For the research, scientists study the lives of a population of bottlenose dolphins in the Western Australian World Heritage area of Shark Bay. These dolphins are unique in their use of marine sponges (海绵体) as tools to find food.     2    . The method is taught by their mothers and helps the “spongers”, as the ones who do it are called, find food in deeper water. Both male and female dolphins can be spongers, but the study focused just on males.

    3    . But for the study, they selected a group of 37 male dolphins, including 13 spongers and 24 non-spongers. They found that the spongers spent more time with other spongers and that the bonds were based on similar foraging (觅食) techniques and not relatedness or other factors.

    4    , so it was long thought to invest time informing close bonds with other males. This study suggests that male dolphins form social bonds based on shared interests. Interestingly, while male spongers spent more time looking for food than non-spongers, both groups spent an equal amount of time socializing.

“Male dolphins in Shark Bay exhibit fascinating strong social bonds.     5    . They are critical to each male’s mating success. We were very excited to discover alliances of spongers, dolphins forming close friendships with others with similar traits,” says Dr. Simon Allen, the leading author of the study at the University of Zurich.

A．The method satisfies the needs of male dolphins

B．Foraging with a sponge is a time-consuming activity

C．The researchers used the data from 124 male dolphins

D．These strong bonds between males can last for decades

E．Male dolphins spend a lot less time resting and travelling

F．They are the only ones to ever have been observed doing this

G．But a new study throws light on how much they do it like we do