1 . 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。

Have you ever wondered     1     we say maidongxi (买东西) instead of mainanbei, and shangcesuo (上厕所) rather than xiacesuo? Many Chinese words have directions in them, and there is lots of history and culture     2     (hide) behind.

The origin of maidongxi     3     (date) back to the Tang Dynasty, when two markets gained     4     (popular) in capital Chang’an. One was called the East Market while the other was called the West Market. When shopping, people usually went to the East Market first,    5    then the West Market. This practice gave rise to the term of maidongxi.

Another case is yijian xiangzuo (意见相左).    6    great many Chinese are right-handed, and they may feel     7     (convenient) if they use their left hand to write or use chopsticks. Therefore, in ancient Chinese, “left” was easily linked to being different, such as yijian xiangzuo. Likewise, if people don’t accept common     8     (belief), we may say they are following pangmen zuodao.

Then came the story of shangcesuo and xiachufang. In ancient times, houses were laid out in a certain way,     9    gate would face south with a bathroom in the northeastern top and the kitchen in the southeastern bottom. In Chinese, we talk about “the north” as shang and “the south” as xia. So people would say they were going “up” to the bathroom and “down” to the kitchen. Shang and xia also reflect social status. For example, the emperor     10     (call) huangshang and dianxia usually means the prince.

2 . You witness a man uses abusive (辱骂的) language towards his mother in a grocery store. Or you hear someone saying something mean to your friend at a party. Both are_________in which bystander intervention (干预) could make a difference._________, however, when_________with such situation, we may not be sure what to do. You are not alone. “When people are standing in a crowd and something bad happens, they tend to be_________,” said Alan Berken, an expert on the Bystander Effect.

However, the latest research shows that most people feel willing to help when they can. When they do not help, it is because they_________do not feel they have the_________to do so or are unsure about safety. “Actually, you can prepare yourself to be an active bystander by_________the Four D’s: distract, delegate (委托), delay or document,” says Alan. “An active bystander helps to challenge_________behavior.”

Distraction is a good start. Take the case of the man abusing his mother in the grocery store, don’t give the man a face-to-face blame, instead an active bystander can_________intervene by asking the man how to choose a ripe watermelon. This can help to ease the__________, which may turn the table.

As another__________, you can delegate. While witnessing violence, you can tell someone else to__________the authorities. Thirdly, asking the victim whether there is anything that you can do to help can also__________the upgrading of the situation.

Lastly, you can videotape the behavior with your cellphone. This documenting can be a__________to a would-be perpetrator (作恶者). But you have to be__________not to intervene in a way that could cause harm to you or the victim.

1.

A．circumstances

B．positions

C．surroundings

D．locations

2.

A．Hopefully

B．Thankfully

C．Undoubtedly

D．Unfortunately

3.

A．knocked

B．faced

C．suffered

D．blocked

4.

A．at risk

B．in anger

C．at a loss

D．in a hurry

5.

A．all

B．either

C．both

D．neither

6.

A．talent

B．gift

C．ability

D．habit

7.

A．adopting

B．adapting

C．replacing

D．rebuilding

8.

A．artificial

B．beneficial

C．impossible

D．improper

9.

A．firmly

B．indirectly

C．severely

D．confidently

10.

A．topic

B．conversation

C．atmosphere

D．worry

11.

A．cause

B．option

C．reality

D．effect

12.

A．blame

B．fund

C．inform

D．post

13.

A．help

B．confirm

C．escape

D．delay

14.

A．tip

B．trick

C．cheat

D．warning

15.

A．careful

B．nervous

C．scared

D．worried

3 . Wendell Berry was almost 30 when he packed up his life as a writer in New York and moved to Port Royal, a tiny community in Kentucky where generations of his forebears (祖先) had farmed the land. His friends thought he was mad. But he felt it was his inner calling to record the history of the place.

Since moving to Port Royal in 1964, he has lived as if he were in the 19th century, writing by hand and ploughing (耕) his fields with horses. His eight novels and more than 50 short stories are usually set in Port William, a stand-in (替身) for Port Royal. Nick Offerman, an actor, wanted to adapt his work for the screen. However, the actor was refused.

In Mr Berry’s opinion, humans must take care of the earth that grants them life. “The soil is the greatest connector of lives,” he has written. “Without proper care for it, we can have no community.” This philosophy dominates his writings. In The Unsettling of America, published in 1977, Mr Berry criticized the natural damage caused by large agribusinesses. He thinks capitalism has separated farming from culture and disconnected people from nature.

Mr Berry’s fiction explores the decline of sociable values by following Port William’s interconnected clans (家族) as they enter the modern age. In Dismemberment, a short story, Andy Catlett loses a hand to a harvesting machine and becomes a loner. He sees his withdrawal is mistaken and reconnects with the town, finding “the wealth of the family history in his ancestral place (祖籍)”. In Hannah Coulter, Mr Berry’s seventh novel, the main character Hannah Coulter grows old after a sad life and anticipates loneliness when her children leave to find work in the city. Instead, her hope is restored when her grandson returns to run the farm.

These stories offer insightful advice for readers living through ecological disaster. Though few can return to farming basics, Mr Berry’s messages of building communities, being a good neighbour and resisting the invitation of modern life are still valuable. Besides, his mission to find the “peace of wild things” is easily completed by spending a few hours in Port William.

1. Why did Mr Berry’s friends regard him as mad?

A．He moved to live in the countryside.	B．He turned down Offerman’s request.
C．He wrote most of his novels by hand.	D．He gave up his career as a writer.

2. What do Mr Berry’s writings often imply?

A．The challenges of farming in old days.	B．The harmony between man and nature.
C．The real benefits of large agri-businesses.	D．The hard lives of his forebears in Kentucky.

3. What do Catlett and Coulter have in common?

A．Both admire harvesting machines.	B．Both are from the same novel.
C．Both reconnect with the city.	D．Both find sociable values again.

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

A．Wendell Berry: adaptation to new environments	B．Wendell Berry: a strong voice for modern farming
C．Wendell Berry: journey to his shining rural tales	D．Wendell Berry: a young productive writer

4 . 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。

How does urban public transport better serve elderly people? Chongqing Trolley Company has added new age-friendly measures onto the buses,     1     a zero-step entrance, lost & found boxes, emergency drugs are available.     2     (additional), it carries out special training regularly for their staff to make bus service more age-friendly.

Chongqing Trolley Company operates     3       large number of bus routes, and the elderly are their major passengers,     4     (account) for 60% in total. To better serve them, the company has installed a zero-step entrance onto buses along 70 routes. The zero-step entrance is an innovation in public transport. In other words, the entrance of the bus will be lowered when the bus     5     (arrive) at the bus stop. Besides, the footrest at the back door can serve as a wheelchair ramp (斜坡) to make the bus more    6     (access) to wheelchair users and other disabled people.

So far, these buses    7     (equip) with priority seats and reading glasses for passengers with special     8     (need). First-aid knowledge training is also carried out regularly among drivers to offer better     9     (serve) to elderly passengers.

In the future, Chongqing Trolley Company will hopefully introduce more passenger-friendly measures     10     try to make the local bus more convenient.

5 . Octopuses (章鱼)are colour-blind and they use camera-like eyes to detect light polarisation (偏振) instead. Light polarisation refers to the plane(平面) at which light waves travel. Unpolarised light waves travel forward in every plane, while polarised light only travels in one plane. Measuring the effects of light polarisation on animal responses is arduous, but University of Bristol researchers developed a technology that made this a lot easier.

Although it was known that octopuses can detect light polarisation, the study is the first to show that octopuses have the highest sensitivity to the polarisation of light, compared to any other animal tested so far.

“We knew that octopuses, like many marine (海洋的) species, could see patterns in polarised light much like we see colour, but we had no idea that they could do so when the light was 2% polarised—that was exciting, but even more unexpected was when we then tested humans and found that they were able to perceive patterns when the light was 24% polarised,”said lead researcher Professor Shelby Temple.

This discovery led to the development of a new medical device that can quickly and easily screen people for low macular pigments (黄斑色素), a strong risk factor for developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the most common cause of incurable blindness, which normally affects people in their 50s and 60s.

This new device opens the door to the regular screening of patients, enabling eye care professionals to better identify and suggest appropriate lifestyle choices to people at more risk of developing AMD. Early screening for macular pigment levels would empower patients to take better care of their eyes by making lifestyle choices, such as eating more fruits and vegetables, and wearing sunglasses.

1. What does the underlined word “arduous” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Adventurous.

B．Necessary.

C．Conventional.

D．Laborious.

2. Which of the following greatly surprised the researchers according to Temple?

A．Octopuses could perceive patterns in polarised light.

B．Humans could see colour much like octopuses saw patterns.

C．Humans could see patterns when the light was 24% polarised.

D．Octopuses could perceive colour when the light was 2% polarised.

3. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us about the new device?

A．Its practical significance.	B．Its widespread popularity.
C．The reasons for improving it.	D．The process of employing it.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Octopus-like Devices Influence our Lifestyle Choices

B．Octopuses’ Camera-like Eyes Detect Light Polarisation

C．Octopus-inspired Innovation Helps Fight Human Sight Loss

D．Octopuses’ Unique Characteristics Attract Attention

6 . Chris Alsgree, an undergraduate at Princeton University, was recently wondering: “Every student I knew was ________ anxious or depressed, and how I wish I could cheer them up.”_______, he met with the school chaplain (牧师), Wilson, discussing the question of _______, and how to cultivate it in a high-stressed setting—Institutions.

One morning, Wilson told Chris about something that he’d _______ at table during these days in the canteen. The woman _______ swiping (刷) the diners’ meal cards had been smiling and greeting every student as they approached, magically transforming a dull _______ into a relaxing process. “She’s a Hidden Angel!” Chris exclaimed. He listed a couple of others. It would be the term which students would use for staff members who, in their regular _______, brightened students’ days with “quietly glorious acts of _______.”

That’s how the inspiration _______. Chris invited some voluntary students to print loads of postcards—“Who is your Hidden Angel?”—and _______ the cards around campus. Nominations (提名) poured in.

Then came the _______ moment, the Hidden Angels were _______ at the Fame Hall. Catherine sat in a corner. She wore a blue button-down and jeans: “Chris asked me, ‘How do you have so much _______?’ And I said, ‘If I don’t talk to you guys, I’ll feel your sadness.’ I’m just a mama with five kids. Your mama’s not here. I hope my smile is making you happy!”; “It’s _______ —You’re prize,” Catherine added. “And I hope it makes the students feel great to do their bit for the world.” As to the question of the existence of angels, Chris was _______ firmly that they were all around us, and that any of us might be one.

1.

A．anyhow

B．somehow

C．anyway

D．nowhere

2.

A．Consequently

B．Undoubtedly

C．Apparently

D．Additionally

3.

A．devotion

B．commitment

C．enthusiasm

D．sympathy

4.

A．ignored

B．noticed

C．overlooked

D．admitted

5.

A．capable of

B．content with

C．responsible for

D．bored with

6.

A．lining

B．standing

C．flooding

D．crowding

7.

A．appointments

B．encounters

C．discussions

D．interviews

8.

A．greeting

B．teaching

C．guiding

D．caring

9.

A．rang

B．stuck

C．arose

D．sought

10.

A．turned out

B．figured out

C．worked out

D．handed out

11.

A．small

B．big

C．happy

D．sad

12.

A．picked

B．forced

C．awarded

D．ordered

13.

A．encouragement

B．energy

C．spirit

D．creativity

14.

A．ambitious

B．reliable

C．cautious

D．precious

15.

A．convinced

B．pretended

C．declared

D．required

7 . With mental health awareness more important than ever, here are the best mental wellness apps that take minority groups into consideration.

Reju

Reju is another meditation and self-care app, launched to respond to the rapid growth in mental health challenges in African American communities. Reju offers a wealth of motivational content to reduce stress, improve mental health, and lead users towards better living. Best of all is the welcoming Reju community for free, where you can connect with peers and get support with issues they’re also facing.

Spoke

Spoke is a meditation (冥想) app designed to deliver mental health support for music lovers. Created by a group of musical artists working with scientific advisers in London, it cleverly combines mental health tools like mindfulness, CBT, and positive psychology with binaural and hip-hop beats, nature sounds, ambient music, and guided lyricism.

Liberate.cx

Liberate.cx is a daily meditation app specifically for the BIPOC community (黑人社区), with mindfulness resources that address topics such as race, microaggressions, anxiety, and self-worth. It draws on expert teachers from diverse cultures to offer wisdom everyone can benefit from.

Headspace

Renowned mental health app, which is only for women. Headspace has launched the Headspace Women’s Collection to provide welcome meditation resources for women. These cover a wide range of issues, including sex and relationships, self-worth, and solidarity. A series of body-supportive sessions are aimed at helping women healing after a miscarriage or struggling with fertility.

1. If a music fan has mental health, which app is appropriate for him?

A．Reju.

B．Spoke.

C．Liberate.cx.

D．Headspace.

2. What is special about Headspace?

A．It is merely for female users.	B．It’s a free mental health app.
C．It provides meditation resources.	D．It appeals to a wider customer base.

3. What’s the purpose of the text?

A．To advertise these apps to attract more users.

B．To arouse more and more attention of the society.

C．To offer wisdom to everyone from diverse cultures.

D．To recommend mental wellness apps for minority groups.

8 . I’ve been in many circumstances ______ fellow colleagues put themselves at risk to help other colleagues. (用适当的词填空)

9 . 学校英语社团计划开展“走进经典(Embracing the Classics )”读书分享系列活动，现向全校同学征集书目。假如你是李华，请你用英文给社团负责人Jason 写信推荐一本经典名著（中外皆可），内容包括：
(1)书目名称；
(2)内容简介；
(3)推荐理由。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jason,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely

Li Hua

10 . Even when you have confidence in yourself, your goals will sometimes seem out of reach. When that happens, get hold of the people who _________ you and your goals and don’t let go!

When I was younger, I _________ because life felt so hard. I had _________to become a teacher or a business administrator. I knew I needed a college degree, but I had _________ believing in myself. Then a teacher in my high school _________ me. He told me three things: First, if you don’t believe in yourself, it will be _________ to get anyone else to believe in you. Second, never let other people’s _________ to see your brilliance prevent you from being brilliant. And third, despite life’s _________, stick to creating the future you want.

Early in my _________, I was teaching a workshop when a person in the audience yelled out to me. He told me I had __________ made a job choice and had a bright future. This __________ feedback (反馈)came at just the right time, because while the audience didn’t know it, I was __________ self-doubt.

Even now, I __________ myself that I have a bright future. That’s what I tell myself when I __________ success and failure. You have a bright future ahead. Think about this every single day. Remember your talents, skills, and interests. Explore the jobs that interest you, and have courage—and most __________, believe in yourself.

1.

A．refer to

B．depend on

C．learn from

D．believe in

2.

A．quit

B．struggled

C．regretted

D．argued

3.

A．responsibilities

B．dreams

C．opportunities

D．doubts

4.

A．stopped

B．admitted

C．allowed

D．considered

5.

A．tracked

B．recommended

C．accompanied

D．encouraged

6.

A．serious

B．possible

C．hard

D．necessary

7.

A．request

B．unwillingness

C．inability

D．attempt

8.

A．difficulties

B．options

C．aims

D．standards

9.

A．career

B．experiment

C．business

D．recovery

10.

A．foolishly

B．simply

C．wisely

D．bravely

11.

A．original

B．familiar

C．typical

D．positive

12.

A．looking into

B．taking down

C．dealing with

D．pointing out

13.

A．introduce

B．remind

C．guarantee

D．warn

14.

A．experience

B．describe

C．compare

D．limit

15.

A．probably

B．fortunately

C．obviously

D．importantly