1 . As we close out the final days of this year, treat yourself to a deliciously distracting new book —a book that you can dip into and out of throughout the holidays. Read up, rest up, and enjoy yourself.

Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and beyond

A must-have guide for yoga-loving mamas, Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond offers helpful relaxation techniques and breathing exercises that are tailored to each pregnant woman. The book also lays out valuable techniques for labor and staying in touch with your body as it continuously changes.

Mindfulness Activities for Kids

We could all use a little more peace in our lives. Uniquely suited for children and parents to do together, the 40 mindfulness exercises recommended here —from pausing to fully enjoy a tasty sandwich to taking chalk walk together—will not only teach children calm and gratitude, but also bring grown-ups and their littles closer together.

Before She Disappeared

Frankie Elkin is a recovering alcoholic who devotes her time to solving cold cases, especially those involving people of color. A new investigation brings her to Boston, searching for a Haitian teenager who disappeared months ago. But as Frankie starts asking questions, someone else will stop at nothing to keep the answers hidden.

Oak Flat

Lauren Redniss’ Oak Flat tells the story of the land near the San Carlos Apache Reservation through an Apache family fighting to protect the land which the U. S. government and two world-power mining enterprises are attempting to seize and destroy for its copper resources. Visually striking and deeply reported, Oak Flat tells a larger story of endless westward expansion and native resistance.

1. Which book can help to improve family relations?

A．Oak Flat.

B．Before She Disappeared.

C．Mindfulness Activities for Kids.

D．Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond.

2. What do we know about the book Oak Flat?

A．It’s a brief account of mining enterprises.

B．It centers on an Apache family’s struggle.

C．It sings high praise of the US government.

D．It supports westward expansion and native resistance.

3. Who are the target readers of the four books?

A．Teenagers.

B．Men.

C．Kids.

D．Grown-ups.

2 . Chinese traditional painting and dance are two vital parts of the art world. But what about when they meet each other?

This year, a dance drama titled Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting (《只此青绿》) was staged on CCTV’ Spring Festival Gala and went viral.

According to CCTV, this poetic dance programme was inspired by the about 900-year-old Chinese painting A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains(《千里江山图》). Created by Song Dynasty painter Wang Ximeng at the age of 18, the painting is amazing in its marvellous size, rich coloration and the expressive details, reported CCTV. It shows a Chinese blue-green landscape: mountains and groupings of infinite rise and fall between cloudless sky and rippling water.

When the dancers moved elegantly, audiences seemed to be looking at the moving mountains and rivers. “It brings me a pure experience of beauty. It is not only dance but also an ‘exhibition’. Vast mountains and rivers are coming to life!” An Internet user Mo Weisha wrote in a review, “About a thousand years later, green mountains and rivers still wow people as they did long ago.

Some people even decided to watch the dance again when it was staged in the theaters later. In fact, in recent years, more and more modern shows highlight Chinese traditional culture and have received warm welcome. As for why, it is due to people’s great love for traditional culture.

“The younger generations have grown up with a more open mindset. They embrace Chinese culture and are proud of it. ”Yao Wei, director of Henan TV Station’s Innovation Center, told China Daily.

1. What is the function of Paragraph 1 in the text?

A．To present a common phenomenon.	B．To compare painting with dance.
C．To describe the art world.	D．To introduce the topic.

2. What can we learn about the painting A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains from the text?

A．It was painted in several bright colors.

B．It shows natural beauty vividly.

C．It was created over thousand years ago.

D．It is of small size but includes great details.

3. Why are shows about Chinese traditional culture becoming popular according to Yao Wei?

A．People are more open to traditional culture.

B．People are happy to see new forms of art.

C．Chinese culture has been spreading around the world.

D．People have gained more access to traditional culture.

4. What could be the best title for the text?

A．Passion for Chinese Traditional Painting

B．Art Coming Alive Through Poetic Dance

C．Connection Between Painting and Dance

D．Highlights in Traditional Chinese Culture

3 . 第31届世界大学生夏季运动会将于2023在四川成都举行。为了确保大运会圆满成功，组委会发起了志愿者招募活动。假如你是高中生李华，希望能成为其中一员。请按要求用英文给组委会写一封申请信，内容包括:
1.个人情况； 2. 自身优势；3.服务 承诺。
注意: 1.写作词数应为 100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词Chengdu Summer Word University Games/ Chengdu Summer Universiade成都大运会
Dear Sir/ Madam,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 . 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(Ʌ), 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。

The traffic problem in our city has caused wide concern. To solve this problem, the experts had held a meeting recently and had a fully discussion on the matter. They point out that the number of private cars is increasing these years. So they suggest that government calls on people use public transportation. Another problem what deserves our serious consideration is that too many cars from other city park along the roadside. To avoid so inconvenience, these cars should not be admitted into a city center in the daytime. Transportation is important for the development of your city, which cannot be stressed on too much.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号里单词的正确形式。

Li Xianggang and his two students started the new semester    1    Sept 1 at Changxi Primary School in Youyang Tujia and Miao autonomous county of Chongqing.“I’ll stick to my post as a teacher as long as I can, so that the children can go to school,” said Li, who in the past 15 years has taught more than 100 students, many of    2    have enjoyed a brighter future.

The school     3    (found) in 1968 is located in Qianfeng village on a mountain ridge with cliffs on three sides. It is the only primary school in the remote village, with poor land and    4    (convenience) transportation, and Li is the only teacher.

In 2006, persuaded by a senior village director, he came back from Shanghai and started to teach at the school, willing to serve younger generations    5    the pay was lower. As the only teacher, Li, 57, adopts a comprehensive teaching mode-teaching all kinds of classes including Chinese language, math and physical education.

Li has witnessed    6    number of students decrease over the years, from over 30 in 2006 to only two this year. Some local    7    (villager) have moved to nearby cities and towns for better jobs and living conditions.“A rural teacher should be a guide,” said Li,    8    (add) that some of his students are left-behind children, lacking discipline,self-care and learning ability.

In the past few years, China    9    (pay) more attention to teachers in rural areas and improved their working and living conditions. The career evaluation and payment of the rural teachers will be    10    (continuous) improved.

6 . Time is very important in our lives. It________ our everyday moments. However, time never had any ________ in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more ________.

It’s round in the center with two silver hands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This ________ tells me the importance of time in my life.

I received this ________on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 AM to ________ up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. ________, I was late because I was ________ out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 AM, I ________ my uncle, but I was very ________for him. He had ________ the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 PM on the same day and looked at my angry father’s face. I felt ________ of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my ________ father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have ________ with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali.” He said,“What you ________ was not very nice and you should be sorry for your ________” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again. I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a ________ for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my ________.

I learned a very important lesson from my father: to ________ time and never be late to get someone. This watch is important to me, not because of its price, but because of the ________that I learned from it.

1.

A．appreciates

B．organizes

C．orders

D．explains

2.

A．importance

B．similarity

C．necessity

D．interest

3.

A．confident

B．independent

C．efficient

D．responsible

4.

A．object

B．standard

C．loss

D．stranger

5.

A．card

B．letter

C．gift

D．thing

6.

A．call

B．pick

C．put

D．bring

7.

A．Otherwise

B．Fortunately

C．However

D．Hopefully

8.

A．going

B．leaving

C．standing

D．hanging

9.

A．forgot

B．remembered

C．saw

D．visited

10.

A．anxious

B．nervous

C．early

D．late

11.

A．reached

B．recognized

C．left

D．found

12.

A．ashamed

B．frightened

C．disappointed

D．shy

13.

A．kind

B．happy

C．angry

D．doubtful

14.

A．pleasure

B．fun

C．appointment

D．quarrels

15.

A．did

B．said

C．thought

D．forgot

16.

A．ideas

B．words

C．actions

D．promises

17.

A．wonder

B．hope

C．requirement

D．reminder

18.

A．life

B．day

C．way

D．thought

19.

A．waste

B．respect

C．neglect

D．enjoy

20.

A．contribution

B．value

C．experience

D．lesson

7 . 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 summer holiday, I did nothing but to play games at home after graduation. So following my father’s advices, I went to visit my cousin in Dalian by bus. The journey was not so comfortably as a journey by train. After getting on a bus, I choose a seat near the window so that I could look out or enjoy the scenes from the running bus. The trees, houses and lakes along all sides of the road were beautiful. The old man was sitting near me. He told me about the most famous places which I should visit . I enjoyed talk with him. After seven hours I arrived at Dalian bus station and my cousin was already there waiting me.

8 . Scientists have long sought to prevent sharp memories from dulling with age, but the problem is hard to solve. New research suggests Virtual Reality (VR) might help older people recall facts and events based on specific details.

The study involved 42 healthy older adults from the San Francisco Bay Area. Half spent a dozen hours over four weeks playing a virtual-reality game called Labyrinth. They wore headsets and walked in place, wandering virtual neighborhoods while completing missions. The other half, in the control group, used computers to play games that did not require navigationg (导航) or recalling details. After 15 sessions, the latter performed much the same as before on a long-term memory test based on picking out objects they had seen about an hour earlier. But the Labyrinth players’ scores rose, and they were less frequently tricked by objects that were similar to ones they had viewed.

“The improvement brought them back up to the level of another group of younger adults who did the same memory tests,” said cognitive neuroscientist Peter Wais of the University of California, San Francisco. He and his colleagues designed the VR game, which they say likely stimulates (刺激) the hippocampus—— a brain area that is important for long-term memory. The team did not observe improvement on two other tests, which measured autobiographical memory (自传体记忆) and spatial memory capability.

“It would be great to actually follow people over time and see what this type of game does for long-term memory,” said Meredith Thompson, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology education researcher. Daniel Simons, a cognitive psychologist, said that testing three measures, instead of just one, would increase the possibility of finding an improvement. And it remains unclear how test performance in a laboratory setting might translate to real-world situations. Simons notes, “The outcome needs to be repeated, ideally with a much larger group, before it is treated as a strong finding.”

Wais’s team is now investigating how long the observed effects last and which elements of the training have the most impact.

1. What does the study show?

A．Human memories get worse as they age.

B．The elderly are weak in observing details.

C．VR may improve the memory of the elderly.

D．VR games are more popular among the aged.

2. What can we infer from paragraph 3?

A．VR games make people feel younger.

B．Good memory skills depend on long-term training.

C．VR games do not work in all types of memory tests.

D．The elderly score higher than younger adults in the tests.

3. What is Daniel Simons’ attitude to the outcome of the study?

A．Cautious

B．Supportive

C．Ambiguous

D．Disapproving

4. Where can we probably read this text?

A．In a scientific report.	B．In a health magazine.
C．In a fiction novel.	D．In a medical journal.

10 . Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, the largest global gaming provider and the operator of QQ, has launched a series of scientific exploration events aimed at urging young people to explore the outside word, instead of being constantly absorbed (全神贯注的) online. The company said it hopes to establish itself as a coo scientific brand that lives up to corporate social responsibilities. As a gaming company. it doesn’t worry about losing game players. Instead, it hopes that players can actually go out to learn more and broaden their horizons.

QQ has been in the market for 18 years, but it is not aging, and its app has become younger and trendier. “We hope that more young Chinese can use the app to connect with different people and views worldwide.” said Li Dan,general manager of the marketing department of the social network group at Tencent.

According to Tencent, the number of active users of QQ who are 21 years o!d or younger hasbeen constantly increasing, and they tend to use the app for a longer time.

Starting on May 22 of last year, QQ organized free trips for young people to the Galapagos islands, Namibia, Spain and the Antarctic, but it didn’t reveal (揭露) the specific amount it contributed to those trips.

During each trip, it selected three to four participants from those who uploaded videos and made specific travel plans online. The finalists stand out with their clear video statements and their enthusiasm about going on adventures.

Tencent’s approach appears to be contradictory (矛盾的) to its own interests. But, in fact, its approach fits the company’s long-term growth strategy (策略) and will improve its business by creating a good social image.

1. What is the aim of Tencent’s plan?

A．To encourage young people to explore the outside world.

B．To provide more exciting online games.

C．To encourage more young people into online gaming.

D．To promote its newly-launched game.

2. Which can we learn from the passage?

A．QQ has been in the market for more than two decades.

B．The number of active users of QQ has been dropping recently

C．Tencent is the largest global gaming provider.

D．Tencent is now concerned about losing game players.

3. If you want to be selected to go on free tips, you should probably        .

A．be enthusiastic about gaming on line	B．make specific travel plans
C．download more Tencent games	D．use QQ to apply

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards Tencent’s approach?

A．Objective.

B．Negative.

C．Indifferent.

D．Positive.