1 . Twelve-year-old Catherine has a lot of friends—632, actually, if you count up her online friends. And she spends a lot of time with them.

But is it possible that Catherine’s online friendships could be making her lonely? That’s what some experts believe. Connecting online is a great way to stay in touch, they say. However, some experts worry that many kids are so busy connecting online that they might be missing out on true friendships.

Could this be true? During your parents’ childhoods, connecting with friends usually meant spending time with them in the flesh. Kids played Scrabble around a table, not words with friends on their phones. When friends missed each other, they picked up the telephone. Friends might even write letters to each other.

Today, most communication takes place online. A typical teen sends 2,000 texts a month and spends more than 44 hours per week in front of a screen. Much of this time is spent on social media platform.

In fact, in many ways, online communication can make friendships stronger. “There’s definitely a positive influence. Kids can stay in constant contact, which means they can share more of their feelings with each other,” says Katie Davis, co-author of The App Generation.

Other experts, however, warn that too much online communication can get in the way of forming deep friendships. “If we are constantly checking in with our virtual world, we will have little time for our real-world friendships,” says Larry Rosen, a professor at California State University. Rosen also worries that today’s kids might mistake the “friends” on the social media for true friends in life. However, in tough times, you don’t need anyone to like your picture or share your blogs. You need someone who will keep your secrets and hold your hand. You would like to talk face to face.

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To tell about true friends.	B．To start a discussion.
C．To encourage online friendships.	D．To summarize(总结) the text.

2. What does the underlined part “in the flesh” mean in paragraph 3?

A．In any case.

B．In public.

C．In person.

D．In advance.

3. What is Katie’s attitude toward online communication?

A．Unconcerned.

B．Positive.

C．Worried.

D．Confused.

4. Which of the following is the Rosen’s view?

A．Teenagers need to focus on real-world friendships.	B．It’s easier to develop friendships in real life.
C．It’s wise to turn to friends online.	D．Social media help people stay closely connected.

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。

Dogs are often called “man’s best friend” and make ideal pets.     1     most attractive quality of a dog is its faith in its owner. They always greet us when we come home and they will never leave us when we are     2     danger. For example, there was a very sick man and his dog barked and barked until the rescue team     3     (arrive).

Furthermore, dogs are strong animals     4     will protect us. Houses with dogs are considered much     5     (safe) than those with burglar alarms (防盗警报器). Not only will they stop thieves,     6     they will also guard against fire. For example, there was a serious fire and a dog managed     7     (pull) its owner out.

And     8     (final), dogs can be trained by people. Dogs can do a number of things that people can not. For example, they can find drugs, bodies, illegal DVDs and hunt down prisoners with     9     (they) nose. They’re also used to help the elderly and disabled.

To sum up, dogs are really friendly, civilized (文明的) and loyal     10     (partner) .

3 . Workers are quitting their jobs. A lot of them. In fact, there are so many people that it seems that we’re still in the middle of the so-called Great Resignation (辞职). In the US, the Labor Department reported that 4.3 million Americans left their jobs in August 2021, making up about 2.9% of the national workforce — the highest number on record. In the UK, the number of open jobs was more than 1 million for the first time ever in August. There are several reasons why workers are walking away — poor working conditions, fears of getting infected with COVID-19 and a better understanding of life during COVID-19.

You may have heard the story that in the golden age of American labor, 20th-century workers stayed in one job for 40 years and retired with a gold watch. But that’s a total myth. The truth is that people in the 1960s and 1970s quit their jobs more often than they have in the past 20 years, and the economy was better off for it. Since the 1980s Americans have quit less, and many held on to valueless jobs for fear that the safety net wouldn’t support them while they looked for a new one. But Americans seem to have put an end to their persistence (坚持). And they’re being rewarded for their lack of patience: Wages for low-income workers are rising at their fastest rate since the Great Recession (大萧条). In fact, the number of the Great Resignation is really great.

Nearly 7 percent of employees in the “accommodations and food services” area left their jobs in August. That means one in 14 hotel clerks, restaurant servers, and barbacks said goodbye in a single month. Thanks to several pandemic-relief checks, a rent moratorium (缓交), and student-loan forgiveness, everybody, particularly if they are young and have a low income, has more freedom to quit the jobs they hate and hope for something else.

1. Which is one of the reasons why lots of workers are quitting their jobs in the US?

A．They find their life meaningless.

B．They want to get more freedom.

C．They are afraid of picking up COVID-19.

D．Their living conditions are very terrible.

2. What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A．Workers quit their jobs more frequently in the 1980s than in the 1960s.

B．Workers working for 40 years were awarded a gold watch in the 19th century.

C．All the workers’ wages are rising sharply since the Great Recession in the US.

D．Workers’ quitting their jobs more often contributed to the economic growth in the 1970s.

3. What does the underlined word “myth” probably mean in paragraph 2?

A．Legend.

B．Fact.

C．Secret.

D．Experiment.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The golden age of American labor has gone.

B．Americans are leaving their jobs in groups.

C．Young workers are fighting for freedom.

D．America’s economy is getting worse due to COVID-19.

4 . 阅读下面短文，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。

China’s Long March 8 rocket set a new record at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan on Feb 27. It’s the first time the rocket has lifted off with 22 satellites,     1     were later released (释放) in space.

The technology behind a single rocket lifting off with multiple satellites inside is complex (复杂的), as all the satellites must be put     2    (suitable) inside, like “passengers” in a     3    (crowd) vehicle.

The design of the rocket must be such that the satellites inside do not touch or block each other     4     the release process. Also , when the rocket reaches     5    (it) release point the doors must open     6    (let) the satellites come out. The timing     7    (control) so that the satellites have enough time and do not collide (碰撞) with each other. On Feb 27, the 22 satellites were released in 12 rows.

In 1981, China sent three satellites into orbit with one single rocket launch, thus     8    (become) the third country in the world to have mastered the technology. Even today, only five countries and the European Space Agency have the technology.

As we know, the more satellites China can send with a single rocket launch, the more     9    (compete) it will be. This means China still has     10     long way to go in developing “single rocket, multiple satellite” technology.

5 . 假定你是李华，你从网站上获知你校校本刊物——English Reader 正在招募供稿人，你想成为其中一员，请给该刊物负责人Ms. Linda 写一封申请信。内容包括：
1.写信目的;
2.个人优势;
3.表达感谢。
注意：
1.词数 100 左右，开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Ms. Linda,

I’m Li Hua, a student in our school.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

6 . You may have recently seen a video from the Beijing Wildlife Zoo going viral(走红). What exactly was so interesting about this video? It shows a dog playing with big cats four to five times its size! Many people might wonder if this dog has a death wish, but it seems that the dog and the big cats are good friends.

The dog was actually raised alongside the lion and tiger cubs(幼兽), making up a strange but loving family, according to zoo officials. If you think this is a bit too wild, just remember that cross-species friendship has been common for centuries. People have domesticated(驯养) many animals, especially cats and dogs, and formed bonds with them as pets. Perhaps you even have a pet yourself.

There are many other examples of cross-species friendships in captivity(圈养). At an animal sanctuary(庇护所) in Santiago Chile, a kitten named Marina and a piglet named Laura formed a friendship after they both came to the park. As neither animal had a mother sanctuary staff said they immediately bonded when they met. Laura had been rescued from a slaughterhouse(屠宰场) while Marina had been rescued from the street.

One possible explanation for these friendships is the environment of the zoo. Animals don’t hunt for their food and don’t need to worry about marking their territory(领地) or looking for mates in the way an animal in the wild would. “All those activities take time and energy, and if these needs are removed, the animals get bored,” Gordon Burghardt, a psychologist at the University of Tenessee, US, told The Atlantic magazine.“ In this particular situation, the animal’s motivation to engage socially and playfully may be higher in its need level than eating.”

Marc Bekoff, former biology professor at the University of Colorado, US, told Slate magazine, “I think the choices animals make in cross-species relationships are the same as they do in same-species relationships. Some dogs don’t like every other dog. Animals are very selective(严格筛选的) about the other individuals who they let into their lives.”

1. Why has the video attracted many people’s attention?

A．It presents a fighting picture between animals.

B．It tells us how to live with animals better.

C．It inspires people to raise animals as pets.

D．It shows a harmony scene between cross-species animals.

2. What made Marina and Laura become friends immediately?

A．The different places where they were born.

B．The different ways that they were rescued.

C．The same fate that they had no mother.

D．The same time when they came to the park.

3. What can we infer from paragraph 4?

A．Animals in the wild have no need to make friends.

B．Animals’ friendships are related to where they live to some degree.

C．Animals may lose interest in making friends when their eating needs are met.

D．Animals in the zoo prefer to make friends mainly because it takes no time and energy.

4. Which conclusion can we draw from Marc Bekoff’s words?

A．Animals take choosing their friends they’ll make very seriously.

B．Cross-species relationships are different from same-species relationships.

C．Dogs are the most typical example of close cross-species relationships.

D．Animals from same-species have no difficulty in becoming friends.

7 . 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(从第11处起)不计分。

Last Friday, our school held a activity about forest fire prevention. Over 500 teachers and students take part. First, we watched several short video about how forest fires start, how dangerous they can and what to do to prevent them. Then, each class designed their own blackboard newspaper, shown the dangers of forest fires and measures we should take in our daily life to prevent from forest fires. We all thought the activity was meaningfully because it let us realized the importance of forest fire prevention. Besides, they also made us know how to prevent or control forest fires.

8 . I spent all my money buying my first flat — which meant I had no money to fix my first homeowner’s problem. I was very poor. I was sleeping on the floor because I couldn’t afford furniture. Then I noticed a leaky (漏水的) pipe under the bath. I couldn’t afford a plumber (水管工) but didn’t want to introduce myself to the neighbors by making their ceiling wet.

I took the bus to a nearby store and talked with the nice salesclerk behind the counter. He explained how to fix it, let me try it out on some junk they had lying around the place, and sold me a pipe cutter and a bit of pipework. I went back home, pushed my head under the bath, and with a little effort I got the job done.

It taught me a lesson that has since become a bit of a mantra (口头禅) for me: Upgrade your problems.

Having a wet bathroom floor is a problem — and the day before I bought the place, I would have had a landlord (房东) to call. But once the place was mine, this became my problem. I saw this as progress: You must own your own property to take care of this sort of situation.

Years later, when I founded my professional services company, Ovyo, with my business partner, Adam, this mantra became especially important to how we approach the business. There have been many problems, and there will continue to be new ones. However, we remember the reason why we have these problems — it’s because we run our own business! A late-paying customer is a problem, but it’s one we meet only if we have paying customers. A mistake at our Bengaluru office is a problem, but it’s one we meet only because we have office internationally.

That is why I still keep my pipe cutter on my desk today. It reminds me that, no matter my level of failure, I am lucky to face the problems I do. The more I solve them, the more I upgrade to even better ones.

1. What happened after the author bought his flat?

A．He decorated his flat himself.

B．He had no money to pay for his meal.

C．He found a pipe under the bath broken.

D．He called the landlord to meet his needs.

2. How did the author deal with the leaky pipe?

A．He paid a plumber to fix it.

B．He repaired it by himself.

C．He fastened it with some plastic bags.

D．He asked the salesclerk to help.

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards the problems that his business met?

A．Unacceptable.

B．Indifferent.

C．Negative.

D．Optimistic.

4. What may be the best title of the text?

A．Upgrade your problems

B．Run your own business

C．Solve your problems yourself

D．Push yourself to the limit

10 . For those of you who have decided to study in colleges overseas, it’s time to choose your major. There’s no standard rule for how to decide on a major,     1     .

Start with your interests

Brainstorming can be helpful.     2     . Your interests will help present your potential choices for subjects to study. Then, review your list and pick out a few things that could be related to different courses.

Think about your abilities

Next, make a list of your skills. Compare the two lists to see where they overlap (重合). Attend some academic programs or off-campus activities and take internships (实习).     3    .

    4    

You might not know exactly what you want to do professionally, but you may have a more general goal of doing work that helps people, for example. Additionally, you may also want to compare salaries for various careers to see what the future would be like if you had that career.

Get insight from professionals

You might have friends or family members who can share their experience of choosing a major.     5    . They are known for preparation courses for overseas studies. They will have counselors (咨询师) and resources that you can use to gain a better understanding of the choices available to you.

A．Compare salaries for various careers

B．Consider your career outlook

C．However, you can’t completely depend on them

D．Make a list of everything you’re interested in

E．but here are some ways to narrow it down

F．Meanwhile, you could also turn to some training schools for help

G．They are good ways to both explore your interests and gain skills