1 . I’m a seventeen-year-old boy preparing for my A Level exams at the end of the year. In the society where my peers (同龄人) and I live, we tend to accept the rat race values. As students, we want to get good grades so that we can get good jobs. I enjoy studying and have consistently received A’s in my classes. There was a year when I finished first in my class in the final exams. It was a great accomplishment.

Another one I am pleased with is that I managed to improve the relationship between Mum and Dad. Dad was a successful businessman who was rarely at home. Mum was a housewife who always felt bored and constantly nagged (唠叨) him to let her go to work. Their constant arguing bothered me, so I advised Dad that Mum would be better off with a part-time job. He agreed, and their relationship has improved since then.

My most proud achievement, however, is my successful work in the local old folks’ home. My grandparents had raised me since I was a child. I wept (哭泣) bitterly when they died. Unlike many of my classmates, I do not take part in my school’s community service to earn points. I enjoy my voluntary work and believe I’m contributing to a worthwhile cause. This is where I can help. I talk to the elderly, assist them with their daily life, and listen to their problems, glory days and the hardships they experienced.

Last year, I hosted a successful New Year party for the elderly and they enjoyed a great time. Many expressed a desire to attend another party the following year. When I reflect on my accomplishments, I’m especially proud of my service at the old folks’ home, so I hope to study social work at university and work as a social worker in the future. I wish to be more skilled in attending to the less fortunate and find great satisfaction in it, after all.

1. What can be inferred about the author from the first paragraph?

A．He is content with his learning achievements.	B．His good grades got him a good job.
C．He refuses to compete with his peers fiercely.	D．His views on social values are well known.

2. Which role does the author play in his parents’ relationship?

A．A bystander (旁观者).

B．A judge.

C．A helper.

D．A destroyer.

3. What is the greatest achievement for the author?

A．The contribution to volunteering.	B．The success in exams.
C．The recovery of confidence in life.	D．The work in school’s service.

4. Why does the author want to study social work at university?

A．To gain a well-paid job.	B．To give his life a purpose.
C．To better help the disadvantaged.	D．To meet his grandparents’ expectations.

2 . 近日，你们班就“学校每天清晨开展冬季跑操活动”进行了一次讨论，请根据以下内容，给学校英文报编辑写一篇短文。
（1）64%的学生支持，他们认为跑操可以增强体质，激励精神。
（2）近三分之一的学生持反对观点，认为天气寒冷，学业繁重，没必要非得坚持。
（3）你的看法。
注意：（1）词数80左右；
（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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3 . A pile of homework can seem frightening. but it can be done if you make a plan.

Create a checklist of the tasks you have. Before diving in, make a list of all the things you need to do for your homework.     1     The satisfaction of checking things off will keep you happy to continue.

Solve the hardest homework first. Your first thought might be to put off the most difficult homework. If you get the hard stuff out of the way when you’re most alert, however, it will be easier to get through the rest of the pile.     2    

Ask for help if you get stuck. If you come to a part of your homework that you don’t know how to do, ask a family member to help you.     3     With a little help, you can quickly move on to the next thing.

Make a homework schedule.     4     If you set a schedule, then you’ll be prepared and know exactly what to do. This will also keep you from feeling guilty (内疚的) about putting homework off.

    5     If everyone in your group is serious about getting homework done, this can be great. You can help each other out with assignments, and quiz each other to prepare for exams.

A．Try a study group.

B．Take a break now and then.

C．That way, you won’t get discouraged.

D．As you complete each task, cross it off your list.

E．Try to do your homework at the same time each day.

F．Write down all the reasons why you really need to do your homework.

G．Make a plan to finish your work bit by bit, saving the easiest tasks for last.

4 . An earthquake can strike without warning. But many injuries and deaths from this kind of natural disaster can be prevented if people follow these safety tips.

If you’re inside a building, stay there! One of the most dangerous things to do in an earthquake is to try to leave a building.     1     Drop down onto the ground. Get under an object that is not easily damaged. Hold on to it until the shaking stops. You can also get to a corner formed by two walls with your arms over your head. If you’re in bed when the quake hits, stay there and protect your head with a pillow.

    2     Don’t take shelter under trees, streetlights, telegraph poles or tall buildings. If you are driving stop as quickly as possible and stay away from overpasses, buildings, bridges or anything else that might fall or collapse over you.     3    

If you are trapped in the ruins, cover your mouth with a handkerchief or a piece of clothing. Use your cellphone to call for help if possible. Don’t shout.     4     Tap on a pipe or the wall so rescuers can find you.

Be prepared for aftershocks    5     However, sometimes they even happen months later. Therefore, if you are not in a safe position after the first shock, you should move quickly but carefully to a safer place.

A．Don’t move about or kick up dost.

B．If you’re outside, go to an open space.

C．Shouting can cause you to breathe in dust.

D．Don’t park your car under a tree or any tall object.

E．Take a good hold of your cellphone in the building.

F．They can happen in the first hours after the earthquake.

G．Most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to get out.

5 . The Australian Koala Foundation says Australia has lost about 30 percent of its koalas over the past three years. The non-profit group says drought (干旱), wildfires and development projects played a part in the drop in the koala population. They are strongly advising the government to do more to protect the animal’s environment.

The group guesses the koala population has dropped to less than 58,000 this year from more than 80,000 in 2018. The biggest decrease is in the state of New South Wales, where the numbers have dropped by 41 percent. Deborah Tabart leads the Australian Koala Foundation. She called the drop “quite dramatic”. Only one area in the study is thought to have more than 5,000 koalas. Some areas are believed to have as few as five or ten.

Tabart said the country needs a koala protection law. She added, “What we’re concerned about is places like western New South Wales where the drought over the last ten years has just added to this effect-river systems completely dry for years, river red gum trees, which are the lifeblood of koalas, dead.”

The loss in New South Wales likely sped up after large forest areas were destroyed by wildfires in late 2019 and early 2020. But some of those areas already had no koalas. Land clearing by building developers and road builders has also destroyed the koala’s environment.

“I think everyone gets it, and we’ve got to change. But if those building-machines keep working, then I really fear for the koalas,” Tabart said.
1. How does the author introduce koalas’ situation in paragraph 2?

A．By listing problems.	B．By comparing facts.
C．By presenting data.	D．By analyzing reasons.

2. What does the underlined word “dramatic” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Surprising.

B．Satisfying.

C．Confusing.

D．Relaxing.

3. Which of the following is Tabart’s advice to protect koalas?

A．Increasing forest areas.	B．Making protection laws.
C．Improving river systems.	D．Planting river red gum trees.

4. What did Tabart think of people’s action of protecting koalas?

A．It was successful.	B．It was promising.
C．It was unchangeable.	D．It was far from enough.

6 . When an earthquake hit the Los Angeles area on Monday morning at 6:25 am, the Los Angeles Times had their story published in about three minutes. It was the first media to report on the breaking news. How?

It used a robot. Ken Schwencke, a journalist and programmer for the LA Times said that an algorithm (算法) he created called Quakebot was behind the story. It’s the latest example of robot journalism, a developing practice that has interested many news organizations as it could change the game of breaking news.

Schwencke said that when he was woken by the earthquake on Monday morning, he simply got out of bed, opened his computer, and found the story already finished in the system. All he had to do was click “publish”.

The algorithms used by Schwencke and his team can produce news stories on earthquakes and crime in the city, and it is then the job of the paper’s staff to determine which stories should be developed further. For this reason, Schwencke disagrees with the guess that robot-journalism could replace human writers. “It saves people a lot of time, and for certain types of stories, it gets the information out there in usually about as good a way as anybody else would. It doesn’t remove anybody’s job as much as it makes everybody’s job more interesting,” he said.

Check out the robot’s original report below: An earthquake measuring 4.7 was reported five miles from Westwood, California on Monday morning, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake happened at 6:25 am Pacific time at a depth of 5.0 miles. In the past ten days, there have been no earthquakes measuring 3.0 and greater centered nearby.

This information came from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.

1. How did the LA Times react to the earthquake compared with other media?

A．It acted more quickly.

B．It wrote more reports.

C．It was more optimistic.

D．It took the matter more seriously.

2. What do we know about Quakebot?

A．It makes printing much easier.

B．It writes news reports by itself.

C．It collects information from Ken.

D．It reduces the number of staff sharply.

3. Which of the following best describes robot-journalism?

A．Confusing.	B．Meaningful.
C．Independent.	D．Disappointing.

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

A．How a Robot Journalist Does Its Work

B．Programs Created for Predicting Earthquakes

C．LA Hit by an Earthquake on Monday Morning

D．A Robot Writes an Earthquake Breaking News Article

7 . 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。

If you are able to step outside and hear many types of birds, you might have a feeling of well-being. A study shows that     1     (hear) diverse (各种各样的) birdsong may help increase our happiness.

The study     2     (do) by researchers at California Polytechnic State University and the research team studied the effects of birdsong on people walking through a park in the US state of Colorado.

    3     biology graduate student, Danielle Ferraro, led the study. Ferraro says, “There could be, sort of, an evolutionary (进化的) reason     4     we have a special     5     (prefer) for birdsong. And the idea is that when we hear birdsong it could signal safety to us.”

There could be some other reasons too. Ferraro states that in many     6     (area) around the world birdsong can also signal the arrival of spring and nice weather. Bird diversity, she adds, can also mean a healthy environment.

Ferraro and her team played     7     (record) songs from a diverse group of birds at certain times of the day on hiking trails in a park. Then they talked with hikers after they passed     8    . Hikers who heard diverse birdsong reported a     9     (great) sense of well-being than those who heard simply the     10     (nature) birds. The researchers suggest that both the bird sounds and biodiversity can increase feelings of well-being.

9 . 语法填空

A Lifelong Journey, the latest TV series adapted from writer Liang Xiaosheng’s novel has been     1     huge hit on TV and online. Some famous actors, such as Lei Jiayin, Song Jia, and Yin Tao, join in the show, which     2    (focus) on the ups and downs of Zhou’s family over five decades. It is set in the 1970s so it’s not surprising     3     the family has to deal with lots of social changes. The show explores themes of family, friendship and romance. Many viewers describe the show     4     a time machine reflecting how we get here.

    5    (paint) a picture of ordinary Chinese people living in the changing times, the novel won the writer Liang, the 10th Mao Dun Literary Award, one of China’s top literary     6    (award). So far millions of people have been touched by the family’s story, which makes readers find out     7     lies deep in their hearts.

Translating such a series of stories to the small screen had been a challenge for scriptwriter Wang Hailing. “    8    (frank) speaking, it is very difficult,” Wang said. “The lives of the three siblings are telling the story of a small family. But when we consider the         9    (big) picture, the country itself is made up of millions of such small families.” According to Cheng Wu, producer of A Lifelong Journey, a deep sense of     10       (responsible) inspired him to produce the best adaptation of the work.

10 . An 80-year-oldman was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-olds on. Suddenly a crow(乌鸦) landed on their window.

The father asked his son, “What is that?”

The son replied, “That is a crow.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?”

The son said, “Father, It old you just now. It’s a crow.”

After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?” This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, “It’s a crow, a crow.”

After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, “What is this?”

This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, IT IS A CROW’. Are you notable to understand this?”

A minute later, the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.

Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn’t at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.

If your parents reach old age, do not look at the masa burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the best way no matter how they be have.”

1. How many times did the father asked the same question?

A．Twice.

B．Three times.

C．Four times.

D．Five times.

2. How did the son probably feel when his father asked him the same question repeatedly?

A．Surprised.

B．Concerned.

C．Impatient.

D．Happy.

3. How old was the father when he wrote the diary?

A．Thirty-eight.

B．Twenty-three.

C．Forty-five.

D．Eighty.

4. Why did the old man takeout the diary he had kept?

A．Because he forgot what had happened.

B．Because he would like his son to read it.

C．Because it could remind himself of the past.

D．Because he wanted to find what a crow was.