1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the speaker talking to?

A．Tourists.

B．Students.

C．Writers.

2. What are the places where people park cars in the UK?

A．Parking lots.

B．Car lots.

C．Car parks.

3. What is the speaker’s opinion of British humor?

A．It is dry.

B．It is boring.

C．It is obvious.

4. What are compared between the two cultures in the end?

A．The numbers of artists.

B．Styles of buildings.

C．Standards of living.

2 . Why is the man smiling?

A．He has won a lot of money.

B．His application has been accepted.

C．He has been invited to eat at a restaurant.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．On the street.

B．At the man’s home.

C．In a camera shop.

2. How many camera shops are still open in town?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

3. Why does the man think some camera shops went out of business?

A．Cameras are old-fashioned.

B．People buy things on the Internet.

C．There are fewer photographers.

4. What will the man do this Saturday?

A．Go to a camera shop.

B．Take care of his friend’s kids.

C．Take pictures for a wedding.

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。

“World record broken!” On Aug 12, 2022, 17-year-old Ma Jiajun from Jilin excitedly posted    1     (he) certificate (证书) on social media, with a picture of him from Guinness World Records.

He has set a new world record for “the most consecutive jump rope triples (连续三摇跳绳)” with 701 times. Ma is more than 180 centimeters tall, but he used to be short and thin in primary school.     2     (build) a stronger body, he took part     3     the school’s jump rope team. At 9, he competed in a national game and     4     (successful) broke a record. “My coach said I have a talent in this sport and suggested that I should keep doing it,” said Ma. So he joined a jump rope club and kept training for six     5     (year).

“The training was much     6     (hard). I needed to practice every day for at least four to fivehours,” Ma said. “The jump rope triple has a high standard for physical ability. Every night     7    I lay on my bed, my arm and back were in pain.” But     8     kind of strong wish to break the record keeps him going. “My favorite TV show is Guinness China Night (《吉尼斯中国之夜》). I always dreamed of     9     (get) a certificate of my own,” he said

After breaking the record, Ma     10     (catch) lots of attention from the public and said “I hope more people could enjoy jump rope, since it’s good for your health and full of fun.”

5 . 英汉互译
1. calm down ____________
2. thanks to ____________
3. stay in touch with ____________
4. wind up ____________
5. throw the baby out with the bathwater ____________
6. 与……相反，和……相对____________
7. 不了解……的情况，不了解……的动态____________
8. 为……负责____________
9. 牢记；记住某事____________
10. 导致；引起或造成某事发生____________

6 . Blowing Up Balloons with CO₂

Chemical reactions (化学反应) make for some great experiments. You can make use of the CO₂(carbon dioxide) given off by a baking soda (小苏打) and lemon juice reaction to blow up your balloon!

What you’ll need:

●Balloon        ●About 40ml of water        ●Soft drink bottle

●Juice from a lemon          ●I teaspoon of baking soda

Instructions:

●Before you begin, make sure that you pull the balloon long to make it as easy as possible to blow up.

●Put the 40ml of water into the soft drink bottle.

●Add the baking soda and mix it with water.

●Put the lemon juice in and quickly put the balloon over the mouth of the bottle.

What’s happening?

If all goes well, then your balloon should inflate! Adding the lemon juice to the baking soda creates a chemical reaction and produces CO₂. The gas rises up and escapes (逸出) through the soft drink bottle. It doesn’t, however, escape the balloon, pushing it outwards and blowing it up.

1. Which of the following do you need for the experiment?

A．Two cups.	B．Apple juice.
C．250 ml water.	D．A teaspoon of baking soda.

2. What should you do before the experiment?

A．Heat the water.	B．Drink some juice.
C．Blow up the balloon.	D．Pull the balloon long.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To describe an experiment.	B．To introduce a game.
C．To produce soft drinks.	D．To save some chemicals.

7 . Inspirational ideas have a habit of striking in the most unforeseen places. For example, dreams operate on the level of stories, making them primary sources of ideas and inspirations. The following are four great ideas created from dreams.

Elias Howe’s sewing machine

In 1895, Elias Howe was struggling with the needle (针) design. One night, he had a dream that some people on an unknown island caught him and were preparing to turn him into a meal. They were dancing around waving their spears (矛) in the air, and then he saw it. The spears had holes at the tip. It helped him solve his problem.

Einstein’s theory of relativity

In his dream , Albert Einstein was talking to a farmer who was telling him about the fenced (被围住的) cows. However, the farmer saw something different from him. When waking up, he realized that a similar event could be different from a different point of view. Through this, the theory of relativity slowly began to fall into place.

Beatles’hit song Yesterday

Yesterday by the famous band Beatles is one of the most covered songs in history . It all came to one of the band members, Paul McCartney, in a dream. One night in 1963 he suddenly woke up with a tune (曲调) in his head. He got up and started playing the notes until the song came into being.

The periodic table

While in his mid - thirties, Dmitri Mendeleev, a known Russian chemist, was struggling to place 56 known elements on a periodic table. Then one night in a dream, he saw a table where all aspects fell into place as called for. When he woke up, he wrote it down on a piece of paper.

1. What inspired Elias Howe to design the needle of sewing machines ?

A．Spears with holes at the tip.	B．A big meal he had in his dream.
C．A talk with the people trapping him.	D．The dancing moves of some strangers.

2. Which of the following was inspired by a dream which included a farmer ?

A．The sewing machine.	B．The theory of relativity.
C．The song Yesterday.	D．The periodic table.

3. What can be inferred from the four stories ?

A．A dream can be a wish that your heart makes.

B．Common people can also have great creations.

C．Clever minds never stop thinking in their lives.

D．Great ideas sometimes arise in an unexpected way.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的 正确形式。

When you think of winter storms, you likely think of     1     (wake) up in the morning to inches, even feet of snow! While snowstorms may be the more recognizable type of winter storm, there’s another type that can cause as much, or even more damage: ice storms.

An ice storm is the result of     2     long-term cold rain event. While ice doesn’t fall from the sky, an ice storm is characterized by cold rain that results     3     thick ice. Ice storms usually happen     4     the air temperature is at or just above freezing.

Ice storms can cause     5     (safe) issues. They can affect road conditions, making travel dangerous, and can damage your home. Thick ice increases the weight of branches and power lines, increasing the chances of big trees falling and losing electric service to your home. If they fall onto your houses, probably your roofs, nearby cars, etc.     6     (destroy).

Worse still, it’s difficult to know when     7     (power) ice storms come. And it is possible for freezing rain to fall in one location, rain in another and snow in a third. Ice storms can appear in any area     8     hardly ever experiences winter weather. So you must know how     9     (protect) your home from ice storms     10     (effective).

9 . My mum is 87 and she is nearly deaf and has dementia (痴呆). I _________ her. Dementia is a funny thing. Each case is _________. Mum doesn’t walk around without a clear purpose and she knows who we are and what year it is. But her _________ has reduced much, so she doesn’t talk much. Plus, she’s lost _________ to do anything that isn’t in her routine (惯例).

There is one exception. She _________ babies and animals, so she always waves and smiles at them. On a walk round the park, she loves to _________ and ask their names and how old they are. The other day I had her in the car. I caught a cold and had a sore throat. _________, I couldn’t chat. To _________ it, I pointed things out that she likes: a _________ with his head out the window, wearing a big grin (露齿的笑).

At the next set of lights we pulled up beside the car and __________ the dog stood half on the driver’s lap, licking (添) his face. Mum smiled and __________ at the creature. And the driver __________ this. He lifted the dog’s paw (爪子) to wave too. Mum was __________! She smiled for a couple of kilometers and asked me twice if I’d seen.

__________ really doesn’t have to be big or outstanding. It can really be as __________ as smiling and waving at a little old lady in the car beside you at the traffic lights.

1.

A．lose control of

B．give way to

C．make fun of

D．take care of

2.

A．dangerous

B．strange

C．different

D．common

3.

A．speech

B．talent

C．anxiety

D．weight

4.

A．chance

B．interest

C．time

D．money

5.

A．hates

B．likes

C．identifies

D．helps

6.

A．observe

B．wait

C．stop

D．listen

7.

A．Accordingly

B．Alarmingly

C．Interestingly

D．Gradually

8.

A．pick up on

B．live up to

C．make up for

D．get away from

9.

A．boy

B．visitor

C．friend

D．dog

10.

A．discovered

B．hoped

C．showed

D．thought

11.

A．nodded

B．waved

C．pointed

D．moved

12.

A．protested

B．expected

C．forgave

D．noticed

13.

A．shy

B．awkward

C．delighted

D．confused

14.

A．Independence

B．Communication

C．Love

D．Kindness

15.

A．detailed

B．simple

C．important

D．popular

10 . Nail biting (咬指甲) usually begins in childhood and can continue through adulthood.     1    

It can also cause possible bacterial infection in your nail beds and mouth. To help you stop biting your nails, doctors recommend the following tips:

Keep your nails short.     2     If the length of your nails makes it hard to stop biting, try keeping them short until the habit is broken. This will help ensure you don’t put yourself in a situation where you have no other choice but to bite.

Identify your triggers (诱因). These could be physical triggers, such as the presence of hangnails (逆刺皮), or other triggers, such as boredom, stress, or anxiety. By finding out the causes, you can know how to avoid these situations.     3    Just knowing when you’re more likely to bite may help solve the problem.

Replace the nail-biting habit with a good habit. When you feel like biting your nails, try playing with a stress ball or something else instead.     4    

Try to stop biting your nails step by step.     5    When that’s successful, move forward to your pointer nails, or even an entire hand. The final goal is to get to the point where you no longer bite any of your nails.

A．Try to remind yourself about it.

B．Having short nails provides nothing to bite.

C．Accordingly, you can develop a plan to stop.

D．This will help keep your hands busy and away from your mouth.

E．Try to stop biting one set of nails, such as your thumb nails, first.

F．But repeated nail biting can make the skin around your nails feel sore.

G．If you’ve repeatedly tried to quit and the problem sticks, see a doctor.