1 . Every time Prem Prakash hears about thalassemic (地中海贫血的)patients running from one blood bank to another, he feels like rushing to the nearest blood bank and instantly donating blood. But he also knows that there is a limit to what he can do. “I can donate only four times a year. I wish there will never be a shortage of blood, but I can’t do much about it,” he says.

Even in the middle of the pandemic (流行病), Prakash donated his blood. People are not visiting blood banks in hospitals because they fear getting infected with the virus. But all well-managed blood banks such as the ones under the Red Cross are safe. Moreover, this is the time to show you are standing with those in need.

Prakash can’t remember why he donated blood for the first time 15 years ago. “There must have been some reason that I cannot remember, but it doesn’t matter. You don’t really need a reason to donate blood. You just need to look around and see the suffering of patients. That should be enough to motivate you to donate blood,” he says.

Prakash feels that government and private agencies should run a media campaign encouraging people to donate blood, as many voluntary donors are not stepping out. The COVID-19 situation will improve and surgeries that were not taking place will begin again. Likewise, the demand for blood will also rise. So it is important for voluntary donors to come forward.

As a regular donor, Prakash has donated 33 times and he promises to continue as long as he can.

1. Why do people seldom visit blood banks in hospitals during the pandemic?

A．They are afraid of being infected.	B．They’re unwilling to stand in line.
C．They trust private blood banks more.	D．They cannot find enough blood there.

2. What motivates Prakash to continue to donate blood?

A．His family’s support.	B．People’s encouragement.
C．His own life experience.	D．Seeing the suffering of patients.

3. Which of the following can best describe Prakash?

A．Friendly and humorous.	B．Caring and devoted.
C．Brave and smart.	D．Creative and kind-hearted.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Blood in Great Need	B．Prem Prakash Saving People with Blood
C．Donating Blood 33 Times	D．Donating Blood During Lockdown

2 . In 2017, Sharon Cohen founded an after-school program in Harlem after a group of parents invited her to teach their daughters how to skate. It began as a circle where they could express themselves. Now, it has ________ to serve over 170 schoolchildren between the ages of 6 and 18.

“As I think about the ________, there is one video that stands out in my mind. It is about the ________ at the 2020 United States Figure Skating Championships,” Ms. Cohen said. “Jonni Carter and Raven Williams, who had been so shy when they just ________ the circle, skated with so much ________ and ease that whenever I think about it tears begin to ________ in my eyes. Their achievements are really beyond my ________ expectation.”

Actually, the program had not ________ to be a training ground for future national ________ or Olympians. Instead, the program’s goals covered, and still covers, three key ________: figure skating, academic and leadership development. The figure skating includes ________ just twice a week. The ________ part, which Ms. Cohen stresses is equally ________ is designed to help the children improve their skills in reading, writing and math. The leadership training activities ________ cooperation and dealing with conflicts. Each week, they ________ about 10 to 11 hours on the program. The three parts of the program work together to ________ them physically, academically and emotionally.

“When I skated I just felt free,” said Jonni Carter, who joined the program at age 16. “When I was skating on the ice, the wind pushed against me and I just felt like I’m ________.”

“This program has worked very ________ for me.” said Raven Williams, 13. “It has not only helped me improve my skating and ________ skills, it has also built up my ________ and made me feel more confident.”

1.

A．decided

B．failed

C．refused

D．developed

2.

A．parents

B．girls

C．workers

D．teachers

3.

A．difficulties

B．losses

C．competitions

D．accident

4.

A．joined

B．left

C．founded

D．drew

5.

A．anxiety

B．courage

C．confidence

D．convenience

6.

A．dry

B．form

C．disappear

D．drop

7.

A．wildest

B．worst

C．latest

D．lowest

8.

A．attended

B．appealed

C．belonged

D．aimed

9.

A．athletes

B．scientists

C．coaches

D．doctors

10.

A．acres

B．houses

C．areas

D．playgrounds

11.

A．rest

B．instruction

C．instrument

D．magic

12.

A．moving

B．spare

C．fun

D．academic

13.

A．successful

B．interesting

C．important

D．demanding

14.

A．carry on

B．lead to

C．turn to

D．focus on

15.

A．waste

B．spend

C．reduce

D．save

16.

A．test

B．check

C．support

D．hurt

17.

A．flying

B．falling

C．fighting

D．reading

18.

A．hard

B．well

C．desperately

D．curiously

19.

A．learning

B．driving

C．cooking

D．running

20.

A．experience

B．fluency

C．self-respect

D．value

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the speaker’s parents say “one rotten apple could ruin a whole basket of apples”?

A．They worried that his son was influenced by his friends.

B．They worried that his son may have a bad effect on his friends.

C．They wanted his son to keep away from his friends.

2. What did the speaker’s son do when he was asked to have his hair cut short?

A．He followed his order.

B．He kept silent.

C．He refused firmly.

3. What is the best title for this talk?

A．Parents and Grandson.

B．The Generation Gap.

C．Misunderstanding.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When did the speakers get to the farm?

A．In the morning.

B．At noon.

C．In the evening.

2. How many hens are there on the farm?

A．About 100. C. About 200. C. About 300.

3. What kind of farmhouse do the woman’s grandparents have?

A．A fashionable one.

B．A modern one.

C．An old one.

5 . Southeast Asia is well-known for its colorful natural and historical attractions. Check out these four man-made impressive sites that are always attracting large tourists.

Golden Bridge, Vietnam

High up on Ba Na hills near Da Nang in Vietnam sits a pair of giant hands designed to look like the hands of God pulling out a strip of gold from the land. The 150-metre Golden Bridge, just opened in June, rises more than 1,400 metres above sea level and offers spectacular views of the surrounding area.

Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

Futuristic-looking giant trees and a man-made forest under a glass dome (穹顶) are part of this multi-award winning destination that opened in 2012.The giant super trees are between 9 and 16 storeys tall and you can take a walk to enjoy the view from above. A short walk away, youll come across the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest.

Statue of Lord Murugan, Batu Caves, Malaysia

Just 12 kilometres from the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, the statue of Lord Murugan, located at the Sri Murugan Perumal Kovil at the foot of Batu Caves, was completed in 2006 and stands a little over 42 metres tall. There are three limestone (石灰岩) caves in the area. Visitors have to scale 272 steps in order to reach the entrance of the caves.

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Brunei

Named after the 28th sultan of Brunei, the grand mosque was completed in 1958.The impressive building is surrounded by an artificial lagoon, where a copy of a 16th century royal ship is docked at the end of a marble bridge.

1. Where can tourists enjoy the view from above the trees?

A．Golden Bridge, Vietnam.

B．Gardens by the Bay, Singapore.

C．Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Brunei.

D．Statue of Lord Murugan, Batu Caves, Malaysia.

2. What should tourists do to reach the Batu Caves?

A．Climb stairs.	B．Take a small boat.
C．Walk through a forest.	D．Go across a golden bridge.

3. What do the attractions have in common?

A．They are related to religions.	B．They stand near the beach.
C．They are created by people.	D．They exist for centuries.

6 . 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式。

Scientists are racing to study the volcano in Tonga that    1     (erupt) just before sundown on January 15,2022.

“Everything so far about this eruption is really strange,” said Janine Krippner,    2     scientist working on Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program. “The sound of the explosion, the tsunami(海啸) waves that followed eruption and the huge energy of this explosion,    3    equaled to five to six million tons of TNT, were unlike any seen in recent     4    (year).”

The tsunami waves that followed the eruption    5     (be)even stranger. Tsunami waves usually start from the center of the eruption. Yet this time, waves appeared in other places far earlier than would be expected of a classic tsunami.     6    addition, as tsunami waves travel further, they usually become    7    (weak).While the waves that hit the islands in Tonga were damaging, they weren’t high enough to account for the surprisingly larger waves across the ocean.

Monitoring underwater volcanoes is a complex task. GPS — which is frequently used     8    (track) changes in the surface-doesn’t work on the seafloor. The situation in Tonga shows how well the Tonga Geological Services(TGS)has been applied to    9    (deal) with the latest eruption. “They don’t have a huge amount of money. They don’t have a number of staff, either.” Janine Krippner added. “But     10    (actual) they have done a really nice job to reduce the possible.

7 . Sales of green tea are rising in the US and the UK, driven largely by evidence of the health benefits. So it’s funny that a little over a century ago, this so-called super-food was considered as super-toxic.

“For most of the 19th century, there was less concern about the dangers of taking drugs than there was about the negative side effects of drinking green tea,” writes Matthew Sweet in his book Inventing the Victorians. “Readers of Victorian journalism were used to seeing reports that green tea led to horrible illnesses. Therefore, tea drinkers eventually turned to black tea.”

To be fair, the refusal of green tea should be blamed to the businessmen. Though both black and green teas are made from the leaves of the same plant, black tea is drier than the green tea, so more could be packed into the ship with lower risk of damage. But the real problem with green tea was that dishonest businessmen added the leaves of other plants to the tea leaves in order to increase the weight. Adulterated (掺假) tea was so common that when shops in London attempted to sell pure green tea, people just refused to buy it because it was considered the “wrong” color.

Fears of drinking green tea were heightened in 1839 by a paper in the famous British medical journal The Lancet. In the paper, Dr. George Sigmond studied the positive and negative effects of tea. While stating that green tea had medical benefits and was a great improvement on alcohol, he warned against overuse. He described a case, in which a woman was attacked with terrible pain at the stomach. He blamed her symptoms, on solid evidence, to drinking strong green tea on an empty stomach, first thing in the morning, without mixing it with milk, cream or sugar.

Of course, this toxic of the Victorian sitting room has now had its reputation firmly restored. Science has shown that green tea has been linked to health benefits like lower risk of stroke and some kinds of cancer.

1. What does the underlined word “super-toxic” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A．A dangerous poison.	B．A healthy diet.
C．An unreliable cure.	D．A pleasant drink.

2. What was the real problem that turned tea drinkers away from green tea?

A．High price.	B．Negative news coverage.
C．Medical evidence.	D．Widespread adulteration.

3. Which of the following best describes Dr. George Sigmond’s paper

A．Misleading.

B．Unscientific.

C．Balanced.

D．Confusing.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To advertise the health benefits of green tea.

B．To explain the changed tastes for green tea.

C．To expose the dishonesty of the businessmen.

D．To warn the negative side effects of overdrinking.

8 . Tales of the homework-burdened American students have become common, but are these stories the exception or the rule.

The National Education Association recommends that homework time increase by ten minutes per year in school. For example, a third grader would have 30 minutes of homework, while a seventh grader would have 70 minutes. Studies have found that schools tend to follow these guidelines.

A study out of the University of Michigan found that students aged six to eight spend 29 minutes doing homework per night while 9- to-12-year-old students spend 50 minutes doing homework. For high school students, they spend an average of 6. 8 hours on homework outside of school per week.

To be more specific, 45 percent of students in grades three to 12 spend more than an hour a night doing homework, including the six percent of students who report spending more than three hours a night on their homework. The study also found that 70 percent of students in grades three to 12 had at least one homework assignment in math each day. 62 percent had at least one homework assignment in a language class (English. reading, spelling, or creative writing courses) every two days and 42 percent had at least one in a science class each week.

Regardless of how much homework kids are actually doing every night, most parents and teachers are happy with the way things are; 60 percent of parents think that their children have the “right amount of homework”, and 73 percent of teachers think their school assigns the right amount of homework.

Students, however, are not necessarily on board: 30 percent of students in grades seven through 12 and 28 percent of students in grades three through six report being “very often/often” stressed out by their homework.

1. How much time are ninth graders recommended to spend on their daily homework?

A．30 minutes.

B．50 minutes.

C．70 minutes.

D．90 minutes.

2. What are the statistics in paragraph 3 about?

A．The actual amount of homework for different subjects.

B．The unbalanced homework burdens in different schools.

C．The recommended daily homework for different students.

D．The average time different graders spend on daily homework.

3. Which subject has daily homework?

A．Language.

B．Art.

C．Math.

D．Science.

4. What can be inferred about the amount of homework in the US?

A．The majority of students feel stressed out.

B．It might be reduced just for some students.

C．The government guidelines are not scientific.

D．Most parents and teachers are unhappy with it.

9 . Best Summer Camps for Teenagers 2022

Catalina Sea Camp

Catalina Sea Camp is an adventure camp in Catalina Island, California. It’s perfect for kids aged 8～17 who enjoy being out in the ocean and participating in thrilling water sports and activities. It also has an educational aspect, focusing on marine ( 海 洋 的 ) biology, making it perfect for those interested in a future career in the field.

Camp Wicosuta

This is a summer camp in New Hampshire. This particular summer camp is intended specially for teenage girls that want to spend a little time outdoors. Each sleep-away camp session is broken down into four individual weeks and the entire program is based on celebrating confidence, competence and communication.

iD Tech Camp

iD Tech Camp is a virtual technology camp for teens. At their online camp, teens receive a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education while making friends with other students. Their expert instructors have years of experience and often come from well-known universities like Stanford, California Institute of Technology and New York University. The vast majority of students who attend the camps take part in STEM programs at universities, making it perfect for high school students who want a future career in the STEM field.

Fusion Academy College Camp

If you’re looking for a different kind of camp experience, Fusion Academy is offering College Admissions Camps this summer, Fusion is a private middle and high school with a personalized learning model. They offer the unique college camp on the Internet, so high school students can attend it from anywhere. Fusion Academy provides a nurturing (培养) environment where students can become the best versions of themselves on an academic and personal level.

1. What can campers do at the camp in Catalina Island, California?

A．Take STEM classes.	B．Do water sports
C．Attend job interviews.	D．Visit famous universities

2. Which of the following camps is aimed at female teenagers?

A．Camp Wicosuta.	B．iD Tech Camp.
C．Catalina Sea Camp.	D．Fusion Academy College Camp.

3. What do iD Tech Camp and Fusion Academy College Camp have in common?

A．They are held online	B．They center on art activities
C．They offer one-on-one instruction	D．They are designed for college students

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many kids were there in the research?

A．10.

B．14.

C．400.

2. How long did most kids spend on the screen every day in this study?

A．Less than 5 hours.

B．More than 5 hours.

C．About 5 hours.

3. What does the speaker suggest in the end?

A．Parents shouldn’t buy mobile phones.

B．Students should reduce their time on the screen.

C．Parents should communicate with children frequently.