1 . In your spoken English class, your teacher slows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

注意：词数100左右
基本分析：
1.三分之一描写要点：阳光，楼(很靠近)，弯曲的树。(the sun，two apartments flats closely-locate d.the winding/twisted tree)
2.三分之二议论着眼立意：
—人生角度：在成长的道路上(树的成长)，有曲折，有困难，(建筑的阻挡，弯曲)但是只要向着光明和希望(太阳)去努力拼搏，坚持不懈，还是能够冲破桎梏取得成功(树在楼的夹缝中长高了，超出建筑)。
3.立意与现实生活关系：引导青年学生要具有积极的生活态度，生活就是不断克服各种艰难险阻而取得“大直若曲”的成功与胜利。
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2 . A woman in Yunnan has been leading an effort over the past decade to help children on the autism(自闭症)spectrum, Li Yingxue reports. Since she founded Look at Me, a children’s development center in Kunming, Yunnan province, in 2010, Sha Jingmei, 38, has focused her efforts on helping kids on the autism spectrum.

Children with autism are like “people inside a bottle who can clearly see the world outside, but can’t get out of the bottle to communicate with others,” she says, adding that in order to help the children, people should try to understand them first.“ Children with autism will not behave the same way as other children. When meeting them on the street, please don’t look at them with a discriminatory look. Sometimes they just need a kind look which can make them less psychologically tense and stressful,” Sha says.

Ma Shiyan, 28, director of Look at Me, remembers the time she joined Sha’s team 4 years ago and was at a loss when a boy got emotional. Sha came and easily smoothed the boy’s emotions. Ma has learned a lot from Sha and is touched by her positive energy whether dealing with children or the difficulties when running the training center.“Sha knows the condition of each child at our center, and when we discuss one child’s case,she can often associate it with another kid’s case,” Ma says.

When naming the training center Look at Me 12 years ago, Sha says she hopes society would pay more attention to children on the autism spectrum. Now, she has furthered the goal to help the children take care of themselves, as well as have jobs to sustain. Some of the older children from the center have found jobs in a local coffee company or at a bar. In the future, Sha aims to find more jobs for such children.

Working in special education means dealing with different challenges,and this makes Sha feel she is alive.“You are thinking of how to solve different problems each day,”she says.

1. The underlined word in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by_______.

A．dissatisfied

B．unfair

C．impatient

D．indifferent

2. We can conclude from Ma’s comment that______.

A．Sha Jingmei is a woman who cares about everyone.

B．An emotional boy always makes a teacher confused.

C．Sha Jingmei has a good knowledge of her students.

D．Running the training center takes great efforts.

3. What can we infer about Look at Me from the passage?

A．It is a children’s development center founded in 2010 in Kunming, Yunnan Province.

B．It helps children with autism draw attention of the whole society all the time.

C．It calls for people to donate money for the training courses for children with autism.

D．It supports children with autism in their ability to integrate with the society.

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

A．Sha Jingmei has concentrated all her efforts to help children with autism.

B．A woman called Sha Jingmei founded Look at Me to help those in need.

C．Sha Jingmei appeals to the whole society to focus on children.

D．Children with autism need to be cared for by the whole society.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What place did the Mary Celeste depart from?

A．Italy.

B．The USA.

C．Greece.

2. When was the Mary Celeste found in the eastern Atlantic 600 miles from Gibraltar?

A．In October, 1872.

B．In November, 1872.

C．In December, 1872.

3. Why did the ten people leave the ship?

A．The ship was sinking.

B．The ship was badly damaged.

C．Nobody knows the real reason.

4. What was also gone besides the ten people?

A．The alcohol.

B．A lifeboat.

C．A survival suit.

4 . 假定你是李华，正在英国伦敦一所中学求学。上周三你在学校附近的一家商店买了一个不锈钢杯子，但是杯子出现了问题。请你给该店经理Mr. Brown写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 写邮件的目的；
2. 购买的时间、地点和原因；
3. 杯子出现的问题（漏水）；
4. 和店员的交流情况和申诉的原因。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 参考词汇：不锈钢 stainless steel；渗漏，漏出leak。
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5 . 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。

Thirty diplomats from     1     (variety）ountries, including Azerbaijan, Brazil, Pakistan, Spain and Indonesia, along with their spouses(配偶), were invited     2     (experience)Peking Opera at Tianleyuan Theater in Beijing on Monday.

The diplomats were introduced     3     the ancient art form and got to try on Peking Opera costumes and makeup, as well as watch performances.

The event,       4     title is New Year’s Experience Journey to Peking Opera for Diplomatic Missions in China, is part of the Taihu World Cultural Forum, a nonofficial platform created by China for international cultural exchanges.

“Peking Opera embodies the essence of Chinese traditional culture,” Zheng Chuanxin, secretary-general of the forum, says in a video greeting to the diplomats.

The forum,     5     (launch）in 2008, was named after Taihu Lake in the Yangtze River Delta. Since its beginning, the forum has     6     (successful)held six conferences in Suzhou in Jiangsu province, Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, Shanghai, Macao, Beijing and Bengbu in Anhui province, respectively.

The forum has attracted hundreds of politicians, scholars, entrepreneurs and cultural notables from more than 80 countries and regions to     7     (deep) mutual understanding among cultures and share ideas.

The gray-brick Tianleyuan Theater is located in     8     capital's Qianmen area, a popular tourist spot. The theater has a history of more than 200 years and reopened in March 2019, after six years of renovation and careful     9     (decorate).

Both Mei Lanfang and Cheng Yanqiu were known for their playing female characters in Peking Opera pieces, because, at the time, women     10     (forbid）to appear on stage.

6 . For four days and three nights, a dog trapped on a large block of ice in the cold waters of the Detroit River between the US and Canada tried very hard to stay alive. ______ the situation was desperate, the dog held out a miracle—and ______ got one.

The dog was first ______ by a wildlife photographer taking photos on the Michigan bank of the river. Soon, people on both sides of the border ______ to find a way to save the dog.

After trying numerous resources, it seemed no one could ______ , but determined ______ refused to give up. “We had to ______ for him,” Patricia Trevino of the River Rouge Animal Shelter（RRAS）said. “It was a level of ______ I'd never felt, because this was a（n） ______ ; it was out there in front of us. We could all ______ it.”

That's when Jude Mead and his son, who own a marine construction company in Windsor, ______ the lifesaving operation. ______ in an airboat（汽船）, the pair were able to sail their airboat across the ice and save the dog.

After having spent such a long period in low temperatures, the dog was in very ______ condition. Then he was taken to ______ . After successful ______ and recovery, the ______ dog was renamed “Miracle" and put up for ______ .

There were many people who want to adopt Miracle. When the man who'd saved him from the ice stepped forward to adopt him, the shelter staff ______ that nothing could feel more right than ______ them.

“The story was spreading quickly. In the end the little dog was placed into the hands of the ______ who saved his life,” Friends of the RRAS announced.

1.

A．Unless

B．Until

C．Even though

D．In case

2.

A．eventually

B．frequently

C．occasionally

D．previously

3.

A．pulled

B．spotted

C．raised

D．caught

4.

A．declined

B．hesitated

C．pretended

D．struggled

5.

A．survive

B．explain

C．help

D．march

6.

A．doctors

B．rescuers

C．nurses

D．skaters

7.

A．fight

B．send

C．apologize

D．compete

8.

A．regret

B．doubt

C．frustration

D．relief

9.

A．mistake

B．excuse

C．joke

D．life

10.

A．lead

B．see

C．touch

D．feed

11.

A．got rid of

B．heard of

C．took charge of

D．lost control of

12.

A．Setting off

B．Turning around

C．Looking back

D．Dropping out

13.

A．unique

B．poor

C．ideal

D．dirty

14.

A．home

B．church

C．school

D．hospital

15.

A．adjustment

B．development

C．treatment

D．movement

16.

A．lucky

B．sleepy

C．careful

D．intelligent

17.

A．purchase

B．display

C．competition

D．adoption

18.

A．agreed

B．complained

C．whispered

D．reported

19.

A．reviewing

B．reuniting

C．refreshing

D．representing

20.

A．explorer

B．buyer

C．official

D．hero

7 . Chinese people spent more time on leisure activities in 2021 compared with the period before the novel coronavirus hit, according to a recent report by the China Tourism Academy. The academy said that urban residents’ leisure time was closely related to their work. They spent more time on leisure activities on weekends in 2021, about 4. 4hours a day, compared with an average of 3.82 hours a day on workdays. It said that urban residents’ leisure time increased both at weekends and during holidays in 2021 when compared with 2019. Daily weekend leisure time increased by 0.91 of an hour and that during holidays by 0.64 of an hour. The time that people in rural areas spent enjoying leisure activities rose nearly 39 percent compared with 2019, increasing to 4.36 hours a day from 3.14 hours before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

Shopping at physical stores remained the most popular leisure activity for both urban residents and people in the countryside, followed by activities like facial treatments, hairdressing and manicures(修指甲). “Shopping is my favorite way to give vent to my negative emotions and pressure, also for leisure,” said Li Lingli, a 28-year-old financial analyst in Beijing. She said she had quite a heavy workload on workdays and also on weekends, meaning she didn't have much time to enjoy other leisure activities, especially outdoor ones like camping or hiking.

The report said it will be difficult to increase people’s leisure time in the future due to the large amount of time they spend working and looking after children.

A recent survey by the academy shows that 50 percent of urban residents worked over eight hours a day and 15 percent worked over 10 hours a day. “Heavy workload is truly a big problem,” Li said. “For me, as long as I don’t message or email back my clients, it’s my leisure time. I sometimes go to museums or exhibitions over holidays. It’s also a good form of leisure to appreciate beautiful art pieces.”

Dai Bin, chairman of the academy, said at an online conference that with more rural residents spending time on leisure activities thanks to the nation's rural vitalization(振兴)policy, the tourism market and travel companies will embrace new growth in the future.

1. How many hours did people in rural areas spend a day on leisure activities in 2021?

A．3.14.

B．3.82.

C．4. 36.

D．4.4.

2. What can be known about the report by the China Tourism Academy?

A．Touring around was the most popular leisure activity.

B．A quarter of urban residents worked more than ten hours a day.

C．People will find it hard to have more and more leisure time in the future.

D．Urban residents' leisure time didn't have much to do with their work.

3. What does the underlined phrase "give vent to" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Turn over.

B．Let out.

C．Make for.

D．Figure out.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the news report?

A．People spend more time on leisure activities, report says

B．More people prefer free time after work, report says

C．People treasure time for leisure activities, report says

D．More people enjoy themselves during weekends and holidays, report says

8 . Have you ever been in a queue somewhere-or waiting at the airport gate or doctor's office—where they're playing 24-hour news and you just wished you could turn it off?

Scott Blew, an engineer in Los Angeles, got sick of being flooded with endless bad news and television ads, on public screens, so he decided to create a pair of sunglasses that can block out the screens.

He remembered an article he had read before which was about a special kind of film(薄膜)that could block out LED and LCD light. So he decided to try ordering some of the film and putting it on an ordinary pair of sunglasses—and he was delighted to find that it worked perfectly.

With the help of artist Ivan Cash, the two friends designed the IRL Glasses, which stands for “in real life”.

The sunglasses use a special kind of polarized lens(偏光镜片)that blocks the light. When someone wears the glasses in a sports bar, for instance, and looks around, the TV screens magically seem to go black.

Some cool videos they posted online show how their current prototype(原型)can block out any television, and also most computers.

They created a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to produce them, and in three days it reached its goal of $25,000. The page has raised $11,000—with two more weeks of crowdfunding remaining.

Wearing the glasses in public for a few months has also raised people's interest. Scott gets stopped on the street because he modeled the glasses to look just like those in the 1988 sci-fi movie They Live, about a man who discovers a pair of glasses that can magically block out advertisements.

In an interview with WIRED, Scott says he hopes the product is also a conversation starter about how having news broadcasts everywhere affects our lives and how people want control over their exposure to technology.

Next, we think someone needs to develop technology that can block out only the bad news.

1. Why did Scott Blew want to create a pair of special sunglasses?

A．He was trying to start a fashion trend.

B．Ordinary sunglasses didn't work well.

C．The bad news and ads on public screens upset him.

D．He wanted to reduce the harm of screens to people's eyes.

2. What will happen when people watch TV with the IRL Glasses?

A．The TV screen will turn black.

B．They can only watch the good news.

C．They can watch the programs without ads.

D．Everything around them will become dark.

3. Why are people interested in the IRL Glasses?

A．They can make people look cool.

B．They look like the ones in the movie They Live.

C．They are modeled to be just like those in 1988.

D．They can block out advertisements on the streets.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Public screens have affected people's life.

B．A special kind of sunglasses has become popular.

C．A way to escape from all the bad news on TV has been found.

D．An engineer has created special sunglasses that block out screens.