1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What will the weather be like near the ocean this weekend?

A．Windy.

B．Snowy.

C．Sunny

2. What is the speaker’s suggestion for those living in the mountains?

A．Traveling to the coast.

B．Staying inside.

C．Playing in the snow.

3. What warning are local officials giving?

A．Temperatures could be very low.

B．Roads may become dangerous.

C．People might lose electricity.

4. When will good weather begin?

A．On Tuesday.

B．On Friday.

C．On Saturday.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When will the swim classes begin?

A．On May 1st.

B．On April 30th.

C．On April 29th.

2. How many swim classes are being offered?

A．10.

B．15.

C．20.

3. Who must come to the swim skill show?

A．Those who have no Level 3 certificate.

B．Those who want to pass the skill level test quickly.

C．Those who have never attended Community Pool classes.

4. Who will rate the students’ skill levels?

A．The speaker.

B．The instructors.

C．The local community.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who needs a babysitter now?

A．The speaker’s relative.

B．The speaker’s neighbors.

C．The speaker’s friend.

2. Where do the couple most probably work?

A．At a hospital.

B．At a bank.

C．At a restaurant.

3. When does the babysitter need to work?

A．In the morning.

B．In the afternoon.

C．In the evening.

4. How are the couple according to the speaker?

A．Easy-going.

B．Serious.

C．Bad-tempered.

4 . After working for nearly a decade at the same dead-end job with no advancement and no pay increases, I was considering leaving the profession for good. One day I was offered the position of Office Manager for a _________ firm. My job would be to organize the office, hire and fire as needed, and help turn a losing operation into a profitable one. The owner offered me a salary I’d only dreamed of along with many other benefits, and it took me only two seconds to _________. With the owner’s _________, I hired my husband.

As our income increased, so did our _________. We moved from our small apartment to a large, beautiful home _________ with high-end furniture. We even had two cars. By all _________, we were living our dream life.

Unfortunately, months later my husband and I were _________ because of the reorganization of the firm. We found new but poorly-paid jobs. We had no other _________ but to move out of our house into a tiny apartment. The furniture and one of our cars were _________.

The sudden __________ was heartbreaking. But it turned out to be a __________. It forced us to __________ what we really wanted out of life and what we needed to do to get there.

It’s been years since we started our new __________. And our lives did __________ for the better. I can honestly say we’re truly living and __________ our dream life.

1.

A．burning

B．struggling

C．conservative

D．controversial

2.

A．resist

B．hesitate

C．accept

D．evaluate

3.

A．introduction

B．observation

C．permission

D．consideration

4.

A．relief

B．spending

C．pleasure

D．ambition

5.

A．impressed

B．transformed

C．surrounded

D．equipped

6.

A．appearances

B．measures

C．directions

D．preferences

7.

A．kept off

B．turned down

C．figured out

D．sent away

8.

A．desire

B．choice

C．appeal

D．interest

9.

A．deserted

B．returned

C．stored

D．sold

10.

A．trial

B．failure

C．loss

D．dilemma

11.

A．blessing

B．warning

C．concern

D．challenge

12.

A．remove

B．defend

C．compare

D．analyze

13.

A．life

B．experiment

C．recreation

D．adventure

14.

A．remain

B．depart

C．change

D．accelerate

15.

A．testing

B．enjoying

C．expecting

D．realizing

5 . One of the qualities of a great leader is the ability to make a decision and to live with it.     1     Here are a few points that can help you make the right decision.

    2    

In most cases you don’t need to make a decision right away, so take your time and analyze every aspect of the situation. If your decision affects other people, try to put yourself in their shoes to see how they would feel about it. Try to think about their objections and if they would appreciate it, as this can help you figure out whether your idea is right or wrong.

Don’t look back.

Once you’ve taken all the necessary steps in making the right decision, don’t look back.     3     For example, let’s say you want to quit smoking. If you never tell yourself that you will smoke again, chances are that you won’t. However, if you open the door in your mind that only one cigarette won’t hurt, then chances are that you will not be able to quit.     4    

Talk to people and seek advice.

It’s good to get help from our peers. For decision making, you can also look for help, but do not ask someone to make the decision for you.     5     Most of the time, we are afraid of the outcome because it’s unknown. This is normal and we need to learn to overcome that.

A．Believe it’s the best choice and never open the door in your mind to change it.

B．Trust your peers’ judgements and decisions every now and then.

C．When it comes to the decision making in the life, you should be determined.

D．Ultimately, you’ll have to make the decision yourself with the gathered information.

E．Look at every aspect of the problem before making the decision.

F．However, most of us are incapable of making decisions and sticking by them.

G．Our thoughts are not only our greatest friend but also our most powerful enemy.

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

In March of 1994, I was 25 years old, poor and pregnant. It was 10 days past my due date. I was dependent on public transportation to get to my prenatal (产前的) appointments. That day I was going with my husband to the hospital for an ultrasound (超声波) scan.

We were excited and happy, thinking a new life would come into our world soon. To reach the bus stop, we had to cross a busy street. While we were standing on the opposite side of the street waiting for a break in traffic, we saw the bus coming. There was a huge rush of traffic just then, and no way to cross the street in time.

We began shouting loudly and waving wildly trying to flag down the driver. But the driver didn’t notice us, since her face wasn’t turned toward us. She drove quickly past the stop and down the street. Traffic cleared up immediately after this and we were able to cross the street. But it was a moment too late.

We were very anxious because this was the last bus we could have caught to get to my appointment on time. The hospital was very strict about its appointment policy— if you were ten minutes late, you had to reschedule. Rescheduling meant I had to wait a day or more. I was close to tears, about to say “Let’s go home” when a police car stopped in front of us. The officer had apparently seen the whole process, and said with a smile “Hop in- let’s catch the bus!”

We’d never been in trouble nor were we thieves, but we naturally felt uneasy about most authority figures like policemen. So it was a shock to receive this offer of help from an unlikely source! Should we accept such help? We hesitated for a second. Then we got in the car, and the officer sped toward our runaway bus.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
We caught up with the bus soon.
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Paragraph 2:
I gave birth to a healthy girl the following morning.
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7 . Since the first factories began manufacturing polyester (聚酯) in the 1950s, humans have produced about 9. 1 billion tons of plastic. And about 12 percent has been burnt, releasing harmful gases into the air. Most of the rest has ended up in landfills and in the natural environment. Plastic inhabits the oceans, cities and national parks, in large or tiny pieces.

Carbios is among the companies that are attempting to commercialize a type of chemical recycling, which breaks down polymers into their fundamental moleculars, called monomers (单体). Those monomers can then be recombined into polymers that are as good as new.

But some experts warn that chemical recycling may face many of the same issues that already plague the recycling industry, including competition from cheap plastics made from the raw materials. For the past several years, Carbios has been improving a method that uses an enzyme (酶) found in a microorganism to convert polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a common ingredient in plastic bottles, into its monomers.

Enzymatic recycling’s promise isn’t limited to PET: the approach can be applied to other plastics. In early experiments, it took weeks for enzymes to process just a part of a batch of PET. In 2020, Alain Marty, chief science officer at Carbios, announced they’d developed an enzyme that could stand warmer temperatures and change nearly an entire batch of PET into monomers in a matter of hours.

Most PET produced globally is used for textile fibers, which, because they often contain mixed materials, are rarely recycled. Mats Linder, leader of Stena Recycling in Sweden, said he’d like to see recycling technologies focus on these and other parts of the recycling industry where conventional recycling is coming up short.

As it happens, Carbios is working to do just that. Gregg Beckham, a senior research fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, believes the global plastic problem will call for a diverse mix of technological solutions. He thinks enzymatic recycling and other recycling technologies are advancing rapidly, and he’s optimistic that they’ll have a role to play.

1. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A．Polyester has been made for a century.	B．Most plastic is not recycled.
C．People should stop using plastic.	D．Most plastic is buried in landfills.

2. What does the underlined word “plague” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Trouble.

B．Inspire.

C．Influence.

D．Determine.

3. What can we know about enzymatic recycling?

A．Many companies have been using this method.

B．Enzymatic recycling can only be used to break down PET.

C．It was Carbios that invented enzymatic recycling.

D．Great progress has been made in enzymatic recycling.

4. What opinion does Gregg Beckham most probably hold?

A．Enzymatic recycling is costly but effective.

B．Carbios is the pioneer in recycling plastic.

C．Enzymatic recycling has a bright future.

D．Chemical recycling technologies are limited.

8 . When Donovan Carrillo entered the ice rink at the Beijing Winter Olympics, he was the first Mexican to do so in 30 years. And although he came in 22^nd in the free skate, his journey is so inspirational that he can only be viewed as a true champion.

When Carrillo was selected for the Olympics, he described it as “a dream comes true,” according to an article in The New York Times. It came after years of devotion to a sport that is seriously underfunded (资金不足的) in his hometown of Guadalajara in Mexico.

The 22-year-old started his athletic career with gymnastics and diving. However, with his parents’ support, he started ice skating, and thankfully his sporting past lent itself nicely to the sport. The only problem was the cost and the lack of facilities. As Carrillo’s father jokingly explains, Mexicans normally associate ice with something you put in a drink and not with the sport. So his son is actually one of the very few young men ice skating in their home country.

In fact, in 2013, while Carrillo was just a teen, his usual ice rink closed and he had nowhere to practice. In the end he had to move to Leon, in Guanajuato, and lived with his coach, Gregorio Nunez, so he could still practice. The move was hard on the whole family, both emotionally and financially, and what was meant to be just a few months away from home turned out to be nine years — nearly half of Carrillo’s life.

The ice skating hero’s story isn’t about medals: it’s about determination and effort. Looking at the Olympian’s face, you can see he’s more than happy. He wants to show what anyone can achieve, even if you don’t have state-of-the-art equipment.

Looking at him glide along the ice rink with ease, it’s hard to imagine that he trained on a small ice rink with substandard ice, and used a run-down skatepark to imagine performing in front of the judges. Carrillo is a young man who’ll jump over any obstacles to achieve his dream and honor his family. And that’s a true champion!

1. Why is Carrillo’s journey considered to be inspirational?

A．He made great progress in ice skating.	B．He succeeded in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
C．He trained in unfavorable situations.	D．He devoted his life to ice skating.

2. What do we know about Donovan Carrillo?

A．He started his athletic career with ice skating.

B．He was made by his family to practice diving.

C．He quit his career under his parents’ influence.

D．His previous sports experience was good for his ice skating.

3. What caused Carrillo to move to Leon?

A．His being unable to use his usual ice rink.

B．His intention to live far away from his family.

C．His coach living in Leon.

D．His family being in financial difficulties

4. Which of the following can best describe Donovan Carrillo?

A．Modest and creative.	B．Caring and courageous.
C．Determined and positive.	D．Ambitious and cooperative.

9 . 为什么不接受我的建议，三思而后行呢？(follow)(汉译英)

10 . Some parents think that kids prefer their friends to their parents. It’s not true. When I have a(n) ________ with my mom or dad, I am in a bad mood(情绪) for the ________ of the day. Maybe I can have an argument with my ________ and then go to school and just ________ about it. But I can’t. It’s very upsetting(令人不快的). If my parents and I have had an argument, I can be sitting in class, but I’m not really ________ what my teacher is saying, because my mind ________, still thinking about the argument.

And then I try to________ on a good time and a good way to reopen a ________ with them so that I can go where I want or get what I want.

So I sit in class, ________ a new strategy and working out every possible response. It means, of course, that I’m still not paying attention to what’s going on in my ________. This upsets me too, so then I get worked up all over again.

I’m sure I’m not the only one this happens to. My friends feel ________ upset when it happens to them. So, even though it’s really ________ to me to feel close to my friends, it means even more to me to feel ________ to my parents. Like me, most of my friends ________ their parents, and want to have a good relationship with them. When my parents and I are ________ eye to eye, a lot of things in my life look okay to me.

1.

A．appointment

B．talk

C．word

D．argument

2.

A．feeling

B．morning

C．future

D．rest

3.

A．parents

B．friends

C．teachers

D．classmates

4.

A．wander

B．bring

C．forget

D．think

5.

A．taking care of

B．concentrating on

C．complaining about

D．explaining away

6.

A．goes

B．matters

C．hurts

D．wanders

7.

A．decide

B．agree

C．call

D．focus

8.

A．door

B．conversation

C．business

D．meeting

9.

A．developing

B．cancelling

C．adopting

D．testing

10.

A．house

B．school

C．mind

D．class

11.

A．rarely

B．equally

C．merely

D．simply

12.

A．wrong

B．impolite

C．important

D．obvious

13.

A．close

B．lost

C．free

D．apart

14.

A．hate

B．avoid

C．respect

D．ignore

15.

A．staring

B．watching

C．observing

D．seeing