1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does Tatyana do?

A．A businesswoman.

B．A teacher.

C．A tutor.

2. Which of the following caused the greatest problem for Tatyana at first?

A．The language.

B．Her children.

C．Local citizens.

3. Why did Tatyana go to Toastmasters International?

A．To have fun.

B．To improve her English.

C．To make more friends.

4. What does the speaker mention about Tatyana in the end?

A．Her way to learn English.

B．Her love for her hometown.

C．Her impression of Canadians.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where is the Royal Oak?

A．Near the main square.

B．On the airport road.

C．In the countryside.

2. What does the man think of the Bridge Hotel?

A．A bit far.

B．Quite unusual.

C．Very peaceful.

3. What is special about the Bridge Hotel?

A．It’s quite lovely in summer.

B．It has an indoor swimming pool.

C．It was rebuilt from a private house.

4. Which hotel will the man choose?

A．The Bridge Hotel

B．The Royal Oak.

C．Carlton House.

3 . Being honest may not get you a lot of friends, but it will get you the right ones. That’s true, so you should pursue authentic positivity in your friendships, the opposite of toxic (有毒的) positivity that would have you encouraging friends in all things, regardless of what you might feel or observe or know about the challenges of life.     1    

1. Ask questions.

A feature of authentic positivity is a curious mindset, a mentality where you are less locked into “telling it like it is” and more interested in wondering and exploring the possibilities together with your friend.     2     If your friendship has a history of welcome advice-giving, your question could be “Are you looking for ideas, or do you just want me to listen?”

2.     3    

“That’s so disappointing” is sometimes the most positive thing you can say to your friend when they are struggling. Resisting the urge to say “It’s all going to work out; don’t worry” shows your friend that you see them in their pain, and that you are available to support them here and now.     4     You can use “yes/and” statements like “What happened at work is so frustrating—AND I know how creative you are, so you’ll find a way to move forward.”

3. Learn to apologize —and ask for an apology.

    5     That includes you, too. Being authentic in a friendship means having the freedom to say to a friend, “I’m sorry I hurt you.” It also means being able to say, “Your words/ actions hurt me.” Friendships that stand the test of time have room for mistakes, and for repair.

A．Name hard truths.

B．Don’t disappoint your friend.

C．Every friend misses the mark sometimes.

D．Instead, friends should be authentic and positive.

E．Here are three ways to be an authentically positive friend.

F．But that doesn’t mean you need to focus on the negative all the time.

G．Positive friends ask each other questions, and listen deeply to the answers.

4 . Bridges are one of the best constructional inventions. You may be surprised to see that some old bridges are still standing and used by tourists. Some of the more modern bridges, on the other hand, reach breathtaking heights and are not for the faint of heart (胆小鬼).

The Bridge of Immortals (China)

The Bridge of Immortals connects the Huangshan mountain ranges in southern Anhui Province of eastern China. The bridge is terrifying to cross but the views are definitely rewarding and the photographs are pretty special too. The drop below is pretty dramatic and if you decide to cross, we only have a piece of advice to offer you crazy adventurers... Don’t look down!

Hussaini Hanging Bridge (Pakistan)

Hussaini Hanging Bridge is considered to be the most dangerous bridge in the world. This rope bridge is poorly maintained and shakes wildly when you walk across it. If you take a wrong step, you’ll end up flying into the Hunza River below.

Langkawi Sky Bridge (Malaysia)

This curious looking bridge in Malaysia is 400 feet above the ground and has been closed several times for maintenance purposes. Its reopening was delayed several times but it is now open for use, although not many people actually want to cross. There was a rumor (传闻) claiming that the bridge can potentially collapse.

Seven Mile Bridge (Florida)

The Seven Mile Bridge can be found in the Florida Keys and connects the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys. When it was constructed, it was one of the longest bridges in the world. It won 8 awards and one of these was the Exceptional Award for Cost Savings Innovation from the Federal Highway Administration.

1. Which of the following bridges is most welcomed by photographers?

A．The Bridge of Immortals.	B．Hussaini Hanging Bridge.
C．Langkawi Sky Bridge.	D．Seven Mile Bridge.

2. Why is Hussaini Hanging Bridge considered the most dangerous bridge in the world?

A．It’s made of rope.	B．It’s above the river.
C．It is in poor condition.	D．The drop below is dramatic.

3. What is special about Seven Mile Bridge?

A．It once had a lot of honors.	B．It reaches breathtaking height.
C．It cost a big sum of money to built.	D．It was the longest bridge in the world.

5 . Desmond Tutu may always be remembered as the Nobel Peace Prize winner who has helped Nelson Mandela to bring an end to the racial separation in South Africa. Yet his most extraordinary and unique feature was his laugh. Tutu always began his talks with amusing stories. If his jokes fell flat, he would just keep laughing until his audience laughed with him and left with a smile on their faces.

In many conflicts, religious figures encourage their followers to take extreme actions. In contrast, Tutu always used his moral authority to calm down the angry crowds. This put him at odds with many leaders from Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC), who argued that some forms of violence were necessary to force the white government to change.

South Africa’s white government also wanted to discredit him. But he always seemed to come out on top. One day, many unemployed blacks were encouraged by the white government to gather in front of Tutu’s home. They were told that they lost their jobs due to the international sanctions that Tutu had called for. When Tutu got wind of this, he raced home, invited the angry blacks into his garden and turned on the charm. Eventually, everyone ended up laughing and crying with him.

“Tutu felt with the people. In public and alone, he cried because he felt people’s pain. And he laughed when he shared their joy,” said Thabo Makgoba, a religious leader of Cape Town.

If South Africa had been a free society in Tutu’s younger years, he might have been a comedian. He loved telling stories with his eyes wide and his face full of joy. But in the racially separated world, few options were open to him. He first tried teaching but found that the education system was controlled too tightly to allow any freedom of speech. So, in 1961, he decided to be a churchman, perhaps the only job that gave him a platform, an audience and the opportunity to speak with relative freedom beyond the control of the government.

1. For what should Desmond Tutu be remembered according to the author?

A．His heart-felt laugh.	B．His inspiring speeches.
C．His Nobel Peace Prize.	D．His funny facial expressions.

2. What is many ANC leaders’ attitude toward a certain degree of violence?

A．Disapproving.

B．Supportive.

C．Doubtful.

D．Unconcerned.

3. What does Thabo Makgoba say about Desmond Tutu?

A．He loved the people whole-heartedly.	B．He was well accepted by all parties.
C．He was too weak to be a good leader.	D．He was wrong to call for sanctions.

4. What would Desmond Tutu have chosen to be if he had had choices?

A．A teacher.

B．A churchman.

C．A comedian.

D．A politician.

6 . Children’s Discovery Museum

General Information about Group Play

Pricing

Group Play $7/person

Scholarships

We offer scholarships to low-income schools and youth organizations, subject to availability. Participation in a post-visit survey is required.

Scholarships are for Group Play admission fees and/or transportation. Transportation invoices (发票) must be received within 60 days of your visit to guarantee the scholarship.

Group Size

We require one chaperone (监护人) per ten children. Failure to provide enough chaperones will result in an extra charge of $50 per absent adult.

Group Play is for groups of 10 or more with a limit of 35 people. For groups of 35 or more, please call to discuss options.

Hours

The Museum is open daily from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Group Play may be scheduled during any day or time the Museum is open.

Registration Policy

Registration must be made at least two weeks in advance.

Register online or fill out a Group Play Registration Form with multiple date and start time options.

Once the registration form is received and processed, we will send a confirmation email within two business days.

Guidelines

●Teachers and chaperones should model good behavior for the group and remain with students at all times.

●Children are not allowed unaccompanied in all areas of the Museum.

●Children should play nicely with each other and exhibits.

●Use your indoor voice when at the Museum.

1. What does a group need to do if they are offered a scholarship?

A．Prepay the admission fees.	B．Use the Museum’s transportation.
C．Take a survey after the visit.	D．Schedule their visit on weekdays.

2. How many chaperones are needed for a group of 30 children to visit the Museum?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3. What are children prohibited from doing at the Museum?

A．Using the computer.	B．Talking with each other.
C．Touching the exhibits.	D．Exploring the place alone.

7 . Chinese astronauts sent back a science lesson from the country’s under construction space station. The lesson focused on physics, aiming to illustrate how the weightless environment affects buoyancy (浮力), the movement of objects and optics (光学).

Students from five cities asked the astronauts about living conditions in space and were treated to a virtual tour of the station. Wang Yaping, the only woman aboard the station, served as the main instructor, while Ye Guangfu assisted and commander-in-chief Zhai Zhigang worked the camera.

The three arrived at the station in October, 2021 for about a six-month stay, mainly aimed to prepare the main Tianhe module (舱) for the arrival of two additional modules named Mengtian and Wentian ahead of completion by the end of 2022. The crew is assessing living conditions in the Tianhe module and conducting experiments in space medicine and other areas.

Wang became the first Chinese woman to conduct a spacewalk when she and Zhai spent six hours outside the module fixing equipment and carrying out tests alongside the station’s robotic service arm.

The mission of Shenzhou-13 is China’s longest one since it first put a human in space in 2003, becoming only the third county to do so after Russia and the US. China has also pushed ahead with unmanned missions, and is lunar exploration program generated media buzz when its Yutu 2 rover sent back pictures of what was described by some as a “mystery hut”, but most likely only was a rock of some sort. The rover is the first to be placed on the little-explored far side of the moon, while China’s Chang’e 5 probe returned lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s. A Chinese rover, meanwhile, is searching for evidence of life on Mars.

1. What is the main task of the three crew in China’s space station?

A．To give lessons about physical principles.	B．To prepare for the station’s expansion.
C．To test the station’s robotic service arm.	D．To do a spacewalk outside the module.

2. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “assessing” in Paragraph 3?

A．judging

B．updating

C．adjusting

D．repairing

3. What can be implied in the last paragraph?

A．China has found some strange huts on the moon.

B．China has found evidence of life on Mars.

C．China is preparing to find a living place on Mars.

D．China has made great achievements in space exploration.

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

A．Chinese astronauts test new technology to explore space

B．Chinese female astronauts prepares for walking outside in space

C．Chinese astronauts give a science lesson from the space station

D．Chinese astronauts expand the module into a big station

8 . Swiss designer Didier Rudolf Quarroz’s love of Chinese tea culture has inspired him to design innovative new items to brew the tea. Ouarroz developed an interest in Chinese tea after working at a Shanghai-based design company, where he was by chance engaged in a tea project.

His research helped him develop a deep understanding of the differences between Chinese and Western tea products. And this made him think about designing items for foreigners to brew Chinese tea. “I hope to design easy-to-use and modern tea-making tools to help foreigners try Chinese traditional tea and give them an interesting experience in brewing tea,” Quarroz says.

In 2017,he moved to Hangzhou, capital of East China’s Zhejiang province and a major tea-production base, to explore the possibilities of applying Western concepts in designing objects for Chinese tea. “I want to focus on the tea industry, and Hangzhou is a great fit because of the long history and profound culture of tea here,” Quarroz says.

Quarroz began to concentrate on the design of a tea infuser (注射器) to make brewing easier for foreigners. It’s a glass container with a silicone (硅胶) lid. All users need to do is to put the leaves inside, place it in a cup and add hot water.” The infuser can be taken out from the cup easily without users’ fingers being hurt by the hot water,” Quarroz says.

Hangzhou has a booming tea industry, which has offered the Swiss designer many opportunities to cooperate with local plantations and companies. “Driven by the love of Chinese tea, I cooperate with local companies and help them to develop new kinds of tea products. Also, we sometimes organize workshops to introduce different teas to the public,” Quarroz says.

Hangzhou also enables smooth business operations, he adds. “In general, it is easy to start a business in Hangzhou. And the government and agencies are increasing efforts to help and support young entrepreneurs, including us from foreign countries,” he adds. Quarroz says he plans to design 10 innovative tea-related products by combining Chinese tea culture with international elements.

1. Quarroz’s new items have the following features EXCEPT______.

A．being designed by hand	B．using Western concepts
C．making brewing easier for foreigners	D．providing interesting brewing experiences

2. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to the______.

A．container

B．infuser

C．lid

D．leaf

3. What makes Hangzhou an ideal place for Quarroz to start a business in China?

A．Quarroz obtained many chances to cooperate with state-owned companies.

B．Hangzhou features a newly-built tea industry and has abundant tea projects.

C．Hangzhou organizes many workshops to introduce different teas to the public.

D．Quarroz can receive much help and support from the government and agencies.

4. What type of writing is the passage?

A．A biography.	B．A news story.
C．A travel journal.	D．An advertisement.

9 . 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。

A choir made of Tsinghua alumni (校友会), who graduated from the university in     1     1950s and 1960s, has gained much attention on Chinese social media after a     2     (perform) in the 2021 Spring Festival Web Gala. The performers, mostly in their 70s or 80s, sang the song Juvenile in a joyful tone,     3     (move) many to tears.

Among the scholars who have devoted all their lives     4     the development of China     5     (be) Liu Xila, professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Cheng Bushi, designer of China’s first home-developed commercial airliner, and Zhang Lixing, a general     6     worked at the remote nuclear test site in Xinjiang for decades.

Professor Liu Xila and Professor Chen Chen     7     (meet) through music. In 1962, when Liu was preparing for a solo concert as first violinist of the orchestra, Chen was invited to be his accompanist. After graduation, the couple joined the Third Front Movement     8     (develop) mid-western China, and were assigned to different places in Sichuan province. While music was their passion, they were both engineers by profession who     9     (involve) in developing the country. This is not just the love story of a pianist and violinist,     10     the love story of two engineers building their nation.

10 . For thousands of years, mankind has bred plants and animals to create more desired and useful plants and animals. For instance, modern corn has been bred to such a large size that it is no longer able to reproduce without man’s assistance. Modern dairy cows produce too much milk; and if they are not often drained of milk, they could leak, burst, become infected, and possibly die. Furthermore, most domesticated dogs can not survive in the wild even with special training. Since natural evolution is extremely slow and mankind’s selective breeding programs only take a few generations to produce a completely new species, natural evolution has already taken a backseat to mankind’s breeding programs.

Additionally, mankind has successfully killed off several species all together. For instance, there are no more European wolves in existence and mammoths probably became extinct because of mankind. Even certain diseases have been permanently eradicated (根除) from the planet, and dozens of other diseases will soon follow. Again, natural evolution did not cause most extinction during humanity’s reign.

Currently, scientists are creating new species with desired characteristics in the lab significantly faster than evolution creates new species. In a single generation, new species can be artificially created and destroyed, while natural evolution could take thousands of years to do the same but only haphazardly (偶然地). Scientists are even able to replace flawed (有缺陷的) or damaged genes with different genes in an attempt to cure genetic defects. This is something that natural evolution could possibly never correct.

Eventually scientists will be able to enhance even people. For example, imagine not only correcting your eyesight with gene therapy, but also ensuring that all of your descendants do not inherit your old genes of poor eyesight to. Scientists will one day be able to enhance the memory and intelligence of your children, so that they will do better in school and achieve more in life. Doctors and scientists will be able to customize babies before they are born just like picking options at a car dealership.

In the near future, natural evolution in the genetic code of any species can be quickly fixed if desired. As a result, natural evolution is doomed.

1. From Paragraph 1 we learn that ______.

A．selective breeding has improved all species

B．only selective breeding can make up for natural losses

C．modern corn can’t able to reproduce itself due to selective breeding

D．natural evolution can’t do without man’s assistance

2. The underlined word “backseat” in Paragraph 1 probably means “______”.

A．powerful assistance	B．important part
C．bad fortune	D．secondary position

3. What do we know from the passage?

A．Selective breeding is partly beneficial to humans.

B．Genetic defects won’t be inherited due to natural evolution.

C．Natural evolution can’t create new species.

D．Selective breeding can determine the sex of babies.

4. The author mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．selective breeding will cause the extinction of many species

B．natural evolution is almost dead with the development of selective breeding

C．selective breeding has aroused attention from all over the world

D．natural evolution survives strongly although it is in danger