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。

Qinqiang opera is widely considered to be the forefather of all styles of Chinese opera. The name “Qin”     1     (original) comes from the fact that Qinqiang opera dates all the way back to the Qin Dynasty and its heritage stretches back over 2,500 years,     2     (make) it one of the oldest forms of opera in China.

Supposedly Qinqiang opera     3     (start) in the fields and farms of the northwestern provinces, when locals would shout to one another from across the fields. Eventually these locals developed a system of     4     (shout) songs to communicate with one another and this is where Qinqiang gets     5     (it) distinctive “shouted out” style of singing. Thanks to this unusual singing style, Qinqiang opera is considered one of the “ten strange wonders of Shaanxi province”.

Qinqiang was also one of the earliest forms of opera     6     (focus) on the expression of human emotion. Most Qinqiang operas describe stories of ancient wars of resistance     7    foreign invaders (入侵者), battles between good and evil. They were designed to reflect the honesty,     8     (brave) and diligence of the common people of Northwest China.

Qinqiang is not just about the singing; it is     9     complete performance art and includes dancing, acrobatics (杂技) and martial arts into every performance. Furthermore, it boasts such unique performing skills as spitting fire     10     hat dances by the performers.

In 2006, it was listed as a National Intangible Culture Heritage by the Chinese government.

2 . The Art of Healing

The sea fires our imagination and rekindles our spirit.

Wyland

It was Christmas Day 1984, and I began painting my first Whaling Wall in Hawaii. The giant ________ wall, three hundred feet long and twenty stories high,________ Kaiser Hospital. Patients, many sick and ________, looked out of their windows and saw a ________ pale brown wall, the architects’ answer to saving costs. But I saw the wall as a perfect canvas(画布)to ________ life-size whales and other colorful marine life.

As I began painting that first day, I ________ an old man with an IV(静脉注射器)________ to his arm sitting in a wheelchair, watching my every ________

Day after day this man would ________ on the balcony of his hospital room and spend nearly every moment ________ me paint my largest marine mural. I would wave to him each day, and he would wave back with all the ________ left in his fragile body. Four months later at the dedication ________ of the mural, I cut the ribbon with city ________ and thousands of supporters and looked across the parking lot where, among the many ________ rooms, I caught a(an)________ of the old man. He tipped his hand to me for what I knew would be the last time. I tried to ________ my emotion as I waved back. I found out later from his family that he had an ________ cancer and should have died ________ before, but had wanted to live to see the mural ________

The man died shortly after the dedication ceremony; his memory and ________ will live with me and within that mural forever.

1.

A．brilliant

B．delicate

C．blank

D．plain

2.

A．approached

B．crossed

C．witnessed

D．faced

3.

A．dying

B．delighted

C．disappointed

D．disgusting

4.

A．disturbing

B．depressing

C．annoying

D．horrifying

5.

A．display

B．reflect

C．describe

D．imitate

6.

A．observed

B．recognized

C．noticed

D．realized

7.

A．applied

B．exposed

C．attached

D．related

8.

A．behavior

B．move

C．expression

D．manner

9.

A．run out

B．pick out

C．break out

D．come out

10.

A．accompanying

B．watching

C．inspecting

D．following

11.

A．energy

B．consciousness

C．patience

D．courage

12.

A．anniversary

B．occasion

C．reception

D．ceremony

13.

A．officials

B．residents

C．clients

D．agents

14.

A．dining

B．washing

C．office

D．hospital

15.

A．view

B．eye

C．glimpse

D．insight

16.

A．hold back

B．give back

C．call back

D．bring back

17.

A．uncomfortable

B．incurable

C．unbelievable

D．inescapable

18.

A．years

B．months

C．weeks

D．days

19.

A．constructed

B．abandoned

C．compeleted

D．approved

20.

A．love

B．life

C．movement

D．spirit

3 . With the extensive growth of crops, the requirement of modern techniques has become necessary. Here are some modern technology used in agriculture for enhancing productivity:

Information Technology in Agriculture

The most important contribution of Information Technology has been the weather forecast reports. It has helped the farmers be better prepared and gives them a heads-up if any heavy rainfall is to occur in the near time. It also gathers information and keeps track of the market prices, seasonal changes, cultivation tricks and so on.

Data Accumulated From Soil

For farmers to make informed decisions, it is necessary to understand the nature of the soil. Thus, to understand the land and to analyze its future productivity, the farmers need to learn more about the past and present state of the land. For this, the soil data is accumulated, and soil maps are prepared, to provide access to various farmers and agriculturists to study the soil capacity so that sustainable agriculture can be initiated.

Minochromosol Technology

The concept of Minochromosol Technology is very much similar to the workings of a cell. There are numerous particles inside a cell, one of which is a chromosome. It is responsible for genetic development in our bodies and it holds a lot of significance. They decide the traits in our bodies. Minochromosol Technology takes the help of chromosomes. With the help of this, many farmers can yield great profits and has helped save crops from getting infected or deficient.

Sensors- Soil and Water

Soil and Water sensors are an economical option for farmers who cannot afford highly equipped and costly technological advancements. These low-cost sensors help detect the nitrogen level and moisture content in the soil and crops. It helps the farmers to plan and schedule their crops’ water requirements.

1. In what aspect does Information Technology benefit agriculture most?

A．Providing farmers with a heads-up about the market price.

B．Making weather predictions and getting farmers prepared.

C．Keeping track of local demands for goods.

D．Acquiring information about the soil.

2. Which modern technology gets the inspiration from human body?

A．Information Technology in Agriculture.

B．Data Accumulated From Soil.

C．Minochromosol Technology.

D．Sensors - Soil and Water.

3. What makes Sensors - Soil and Water an economical option?

A．Gathering information.	B．Accumulating data.
C．Restoring water.	D．Saving cost.

4 . Tiki Joyner Edwards lives far away from her mother and father. But, she doesn’t _______ about them because there is someone whom she can _______ to look after them every day. His name is Romemylion Mitchell, and he is a teenage boy who lives near the _______ of Tiki’s parents. The young man has no _______ relation with the Tiki’s family, but he sure is_______ with them.

Romemylion has made it his _______ to watch over Tiki’s parents, Trent and Cianne Joyner. He _______ them every single day, asking them whether they need anything. He is _______ ready to lend a hand and be their guide when something is _______ for them to do because of their age. Romemylion never ________ a day to visit the ________ couple, though he has tons of things to do in school.

Now, Romemylion may ________ a lot of things for Tiki’s parents, but there is one thing he ________ to do and that is to accept any ________ from them for whatever he is doing. Truly, Romemylion is a ________ and kind boy.

The teen has been doing this for years, which made his ________ deeper as time went by. He is now more of a family than just a simple ________. At one point, Tiki’s mom was ________ because of a health issue and Romemylion paid a visit. He ________ her a lot and even cried after seeing the elderly woman.

Truly, kindness and genuine concern can relate people and turn ________ into family. What’s more, kindness can make the world we are living in better.

1.

A．dream

B．talk

C．worry

D．think

2.

A．trust

B．choose

C．see

D．learn

3.

A．company

B．home

C．school

D．store

4.

A．public

B．work

C．blood

D．marriage

5.

A．filled

B．covered

C．equipped

D．connected

6.

A．motivation

B．wish

C．mission

D．plan

7.

A．checks on

B．takes in

C．gets over

D．looks for

8.

A．sometimes

B．always

C．never

D．seldom

9.

A．real

B．simple

C．obvious

D．difficult

10.

A．loses

B．lends

C．declares

D．allows

11.

A．proud

B．elderly

C．kind

D．wealthy

12.

A．suffer

B．create

C．appreciate

D．undertake

13.

A．desires

B．attempts

C．refuses

D．agrees

14.

A．payment

B．word

C．blame

D．complaint

15.

A．helpless

B．careless

C．friendless

D．selfless

16.

A．trouble

B．knowledge

C．bond

D．thought

17.

A．teenager

B．neighbor

C．student

D．person

18.

A．hospitalized

B．accused

C．limited

D．cheated

19.

A．protected

B．missed

C．excited

D．searched

20.

A．individuals

B．participants

C．candidates

D．strangers

5 . Exam season can be frustrating since learners are under a lot of pressure. There are, however, several things you may do to boost your preparation for exams.

Begin planning ahead of time. Preparing for your examination early will provide sufficient time to go over all you have already learned. You can establish a plan to better organize your schedule. However, how can you make a good schedule?    1    . And then plan out your schedule to learn and understand all pending (待定的) topics efficiently.

Arrange your learning area. Make sure things around you are in order before you begin preparing and reviewing the study material for your examinations.     2    . In addition, you ought to be sure that your seat is comfortable, that your space is well lit, and that nothing distracts you, such as computer games or notifications of your smartphone.

Study your old notes and test papers.     3    . One of the most helpful strategies to prepare for tests is to read and review old test papers. It helps students familiarize themselves with the question structures and layout, which can help them anticipate what will be on their exam.

    4    . An essential study preparation idea is to plan meetings with friends to test each other’s knowledge and clarify confusing points. Additionally, learning with colleagues or fellow classmates is another excellent approach to keep you challenged and progressing toward the aim.

Have enough rest. While it may appear that studying for longer periods will boost efficiency, it will eventually drain you, leaving you with no power to learn and remember things. Thus, it’s critical to have adequate rest.     5    .

You can consider these recommendations, which will serve as an excellent jumpstart for your learning journey.

A．Seek assistance

B．Plan a group study

C．Keep your notes and test papers well

D．Figure out how many examinations you will take

E．It contributes to retaining ideas and refreshing your mind

F．Set a timer for yourself while reviewing your previous notes

G．You must also have sufficient room for your learning resources

6 . 假定你是李华，最近你的班级就学生在学习和生活中面临的问题对班上的同学进行了调查。请根据图表，用英语写一篇短文向学校英文报投稿。内容包括：
1.学生面临困难的状况描述；
2.简单评论；
3.你的建议。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.稿件标题已给出，不计入总词数。

What Trouble We Have

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7 . Joey isn’t your typical guard pet—unless you try to break into his house.

Adam found a baby _________ in his yard. He decided to _________ him in and named him Joey. In just a few months, he _________ a family member. “He’d let anybody _________ him.” says Adam. “Right up until the kid broke in.”

That was the day when Adam came home to obvious signs of _________. Strange, snowy footprints tracked around the _________. His _________ was scratched up（刮擦）. A few items of value were _________. He alerted the police about the break-in, and officer Ashley came to the house to make a _________ .

“Joey had run in the bedroom... and kind of __________ her,” says Adam.

Ashley asked if Joey bites. Not usually, Adam explained, but he is, after all, a __________ animal. You never know.

__________ later, Ashley returned with a remarkable story: She’d __________ a suspect, based in part on the cuts all over his hands.

She asked him, ‘Did you get that __________ a squirrel?” and he says, “Yeah, it kept __________ me and wouldn’t stop until I left,” says Adam.

“The attack __________ him, obviously, because he wasn’t __________ to have a squirrel come flying out of nowhere at him,” says Ashley. “So basically he said he took what he could and __________ as fast as he could.”

In a couple of hours, Adam’s family got their __________ back, and Joey got his favorite   __________; nuts.

1.

A．dog

B．cat

C．squirrel

D．rabbit

2.

A．kick

B．take

C．throw

D．follow

3.

A．helped

B．found

C．became

D．hurt

4.

A．reward

B．comfort

C．challenge

D．pet

5.

A．robbery

B．mistake

C．murder

D．accident

6.

A．street

B．yard

C．office

D．bathroom

7.

A．bookcase

B．backpack

C．safe

D．cupboard

8.

A．missing

B．shining

C．stored

D．abandoned

9.

A．deal

B．request

C．decision

D．report

10.

A．delighted

B．surprised

C．annoyed

D．troubled

11.

A．small

B．unique

C．strange

D．wild

12.

A．Months

B．Years

C．Hours

D．Seconds

13.

A．questioned

B．charged

C．identified

D．recognized

14.

A．from

B．in

C．on

D．to

15.

A．pulling

B．chasing

C．approaching

D．attacking

16.

A．excited

B．scared

C．moved

D．encouraged

17.

A．expecting

B．noticing

C．pretending

D．promising

18.

A．checked

B．hid

C．cleaned

D．left

19.

A．clothes

B．belongings

C．secrets

D．books

20.

A．treat

B．target

C．toy

D．taste

8 . Cambodia recorded 792 rare white-shouldered ibises (白肩黑鹮) in its 2022 census (统计), an increase of 5 percent from 755 birds in a year earlier, conservationists said on Thursday.

Bou Vorsak, director of BirdLife in Cambodia, said the census, jointly conducted by the members of the Cambodian Ibis Working Group (CIWG), found 377 white-shouldered ibises at Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary, 326 at the Mekong Flooded Forest, and 89 at Koh Srolauv, Kulen Promtep, Lomphat, Srepok and Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuaries. “The white-shouldered ibis is one of the rarest birds in the world, with the global population of approximately 1,000 birds,” he told the journalist. “Cambodia is the largest habitat for this critically endangered species, accounting for nearly 80 percent of the global population.”

Vorsak said BirdLife in Cambodia is delighted to support this species working group to develop and implement the Cambodian ibis conservation action plan to protect the critically endangered birds from extinction.

Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said the government thanked all conservation partners for their efforts to protect and conserve natural resources and wildlife, including white-shouldered ibises.

“The Ministry of Environment and non-governmental organization (NGO) partners will continue their efforts to provide safe habitats to wildlife through law enforcement (执行), local economic supporting, and other education campaigns to change public behavior,” he said. “The Ministry of Environment will continue to educate people to stop trapping, hunting, eating and trading wildlife.”

World Wide Fund (WWF) Cambodia country director Seng Teak congratulates the rising number of white-shouldered ibis population trends in Cambodia. “It is a positive result for the conservation and protection of the species. We stand ready to collaborate on the joint conservation action efforts to thrive for stronger survival of this rare species,” he said.

1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A．There were 755 ibises recorded in 2022.

B．The population of ibises has dropped by 5 percent.

C．The population of the white-shouldered ibis is small.

D．The white-shouldered ibis is the rarest bird in the world.

2. What does the underlined word “implement” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Arrange for.

B．Line up.

C．Take over.

D．Carry out.

3. What action will the Ministry of Environment take to protect ibises?

A．Making policy to protect them.

B．Educating people not to do harm to them.

C．Forcing people to spare fields for wildlife.

D．Giving local residents economic supporting.

4. Why did Teak say the words in the last paragraph?

A．To make others join WWF.

B．To show how great work he had done.

C．To express his attitude to the conservation.

D．To convince people to keep the white-shouldered ibis.

9 . Can people who understand the emotions of others better interpret emotions conveyed through music? A new study by an international team of researchers suggests the abilities are linked.

The study’s results provide a foundation for future research that could test the impact of socially engaged music listening on social cognitive ability, and whether listening to music can be added to therapeutic (治疗的) techniques used in social skills training for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (孤独症谱系障碍).

The findings were published recently in a scientific journal of the American Psychological Association. The study was led by Benjamin A. Tabak, assistant professor of psychology. “Empathy (共情) is most often thought of in the context of social interactions, but there are many other forms of social communication, including music,” Tabak said. “Music can convey meaning and emotion and also bring emotional responses, but what is responsible for its emotional power is poorly understood.”

Tabak and his colleagues wanted to test their theory about empathy and music. For the purposes of this study, they measured the ability to correctly understand others’ thoughts and feelings — empathic accuracy — and the extent to which one feels the emotions that another feels.

“We thought it would be interesting to study whether people who more accurately under-stand others’ thoughts and feelings might also be more accurate in understanding what musicians are intending to convey through music,” Tabak said. “Similarly, we wanted to know whether people who tend to feel the emotions that others are experiencing also tend to feel the emotions conveyed through music.”

The initial set of findings found support for both hypotheses. In particular, the results suggest that empathic accuracy as a skill extends beyond interpersonal interactions into music. Tabak believes that the study provides tentative support for the theory that music is first and foremost a social behavior that gradually develops to help individuals connect with others and better understand and manage their social environment.

1. What can the study result be used to do?

A．Be the basis for the next study.	B．Apply music to social skills training.
C．Decide the music suitable for autism.	D．Test the impact of music on emotions.

2. About the link between music and emotions, what needs further understanding?

A．The effect of music.	B．The academic support.
C．The function of music.	D．The emotions music expresses.

3. What is Tabak’s attitude towards the study?

A．Ignorant.

B．Doubtful.

C．Confident.

D．Pessimistic.

4. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．The Social Behavior Music Reflects

B．The Ability To Accurately Understand Empathy

C．Research Will Set Foundation For Further Research

D．Research Shows The Role Empathy May Play In Music

10 . Instead of getting the latest video game system or meeting a celebrity, a young boy who was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness last year has used his Make-A-Wish opportunity to help the homeless in his community.

Abraham and his mother, Miriam, have a passion for taking care of the homeless around their neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi. The pair have a history of providing food to the needy every third Saturday, and they recently got added help from the Make-A-Wish foundation in Mississippi after he was diagnosed with a rare disease, aplastic anemia, in 2020.

The condition causes the body to stop producing enough new blood cells, leaving patients exhausted and easier to suffer infection and uncontrolled bleeding. Abraham later experienced a successful bone marrow transplant (骨髓移植) and found out he was qualified to have one of his dreams fulfilled by Make-A-Wish. It didn’t take long for Abraham to think of the perfect choice. He would continue the mission that was important to him and his mom. With the help of the foundation, Abraham fed about 80 people in Jackson in September.

When the homeless people got the plate, some of them would come back and sing to them and thank them. “And it just really feels good; it warms our hearts. And my parents always taught me that it’s a blessing to be a blessing,” Abraham said.

Not only that, but Make-A-Wish said they would help Abraham feed the homeless in Jackson every third Saturday until August 2022, ensuring that he could help even more people in need.

Abraham did receive a few gifts from Make-A-Wish, including a new laptop, a ring light, and a microphone to help him start a channel on a social media platform. He also plans to start a non-profit called “Abraham’s Table” to continue his mission.

1. How often do Abraham and his mom offer food to those in need?

A．At least once a day.	B．At least once a week.
C．At least once a year.	D．At least once a month.

2. What can we infer about Abraham from paragraph 3?

A．He is doing what he wants to.	B．He has been completely cured.
C．He decided to support his family.	D．He got a mission from an organization.

3. What does Abraham mean to do?

A．Send more Make-A-Wish cards.	B．Start a public welfare program.
C．Join a non-profit organization.	D．Feed the homeless every Saturday.

4. Which of the following can best describe Abraham?

A．Determined and patient.	B．Ambitious and creative.
C．Imaginative and practical.	D．Caring and considerate.