1 . It was a dream born in fire. Andrea Peterson was five when she and her mother were trapped on the ledge (窗台) of a burning building.

“Throw the kid down!” said one of the firemen below, and little Andrea leaped into lifesaving arms and a life-long ambition: She wanted to fight fires like her rescuers did.

She told that to the men who had saved her, and they laughed good-naturedly the way grown-ups do when a kid says they want to be an astronaut or a sports star. But this was back in a time when little girls weren’t even allowed to fantasize about such grand goals.

“You’ll be a good mommy,” the firemen told her, “you’ll be a good teacher, maybe you’ll be a nurse, but you can never be a fireman.”

And then, as it tends to do, life sidelined her dreams. She was studying for a degree in aviation (航空) technology — the only female in her class — and that’s where she met her husband, Dennis.

Later, Dennis was diagnosed with cancer, and Peterson spent 31 years caring for him. At 61, she went on an ambulance ride-along. It turned out to be a life-and-death situation, and Peterson felt that long-ago childhood calling. She earned her emergency medical technician license and responded to fire calls with the ambulance. She found that her years of tending to Dennis had prepared her for dealing with various hurts and ills.

After a year, she told her boss she wanted to be a firefighter.

The fact that everyone else in her training unit was between 18 and 21 didn’t stop her. She passed the written test, she cleared the physical and, finally, that little girl’s dream became a reality.

1. What inspired Peterson to be a firefighter?

A．Her physical abilities.	B．Her being rescued in fire.
C．Her mother’s expectation.	D．Her lifesaving experience.

2. Why did the rescuers laugh about Peterson’s dream?

A．They thought it was a satisfying dream.

B．They thought she was gifted in being a nurse.

C．They thought it was just a childish dream for a girl.

D．They thought kids should dream of being an astronaut.

3. Which words can best describe Peterson?

A．Curious and wise.	B．Talented and educated.
C．Creative and devoted.	D．Determined and caring.

4. What can we know from the text?

A．She was most experienced in her training unit.

B．Her dream came true because of her childhood calling.

C．Her aviation technology enabled her to realize her dream.

D．Years of attending her husband contributed to realizing her dream.

2 . 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。

A few days ago, the Palace Museum and the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe signed a cooperation agreement on promotion of the Kunqu Opera. The cooperation has created     1     effective way to promote traditional culture

The Palace Museum is one of the     2     (large) museums of ancient Chinese culture and art in China. It used to be the Forbidden City,     3     the emperors of China’s Ming and Qing dynasties lived and conducted state     4    (affair), and was turned into a museum later.

The Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest types of opera in China.     5     (feature) mild and emotional melodies, poetic lines and graceful gestures, it can best represent the traditional Chinese arts. The Kunqu Opera     6    (be) under state protection since the PRC was founded.

The cooperation     7     the Palace Museum and the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe is a good attempt to preserve this opera, which is     8    (real) worth encouraging.

According to the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe, this cooperative project is “a dream coming true after three years. We aim to bring to life the opera relics     9    (house) in the Palace Museum.”

Some traditional plays recorded and kept in the Palace Museum will be selected and put on show. In addition, the Troupe will also recover a series of plays and perform     10    (they).

3 . Removing footwear before going into someone else’s house is seen as a sign of respect in certain cultures. Yet in the U.S., many worry that this request comes across as rude. But there may be good reason for you to ban shoes indoors.

A 2018 survey showed that a significant 87% of Americans report taking off their shoes while at home. 31% say they will “always” remove their shoes inside their house, while 26% say they do so “most of the time.”

But when it comes to asking guests to do the same, the prevalence is much lower. Around 50% of Americans admit that they never ask guests to take off their shoes. And out of those who specifically say they always take off their own shoes at home, only 25 % said they expect that the same from their visitors.

Maybe you think it’s rude to do so. Or maybe you see it as an inconvenience. Regardless of the reason for your hesitation, experts say you really should be making sure people leave their footwear at the front door. A no shoe policy can help maintain cleanliness and hygiene (卫生).

According to Godoy, a cleaning expert, banning outdoor footwear can “significantly reduce” the amount of dirt being tracked indoors.

Wearing shoes indoors can introduce bacteria and other stuff to your floors, which can build up over time and turn into a real problem. In fact, a major study from microbiologist Charles Gerba found that harmful bacteria such as coliform and E. coli can be detected on the outside of 96% of shoes. These contaminants (污染物) can then be spread throughout the home when people walk around indoors with their shoes on.

“Removing shoes at the door can help prevent the spread of these contaminants and promote a cleaner, healthier living environment,” says Zeeshan Afzal, a medical doctor.

1. What can be learned about the 2018 survey?

A．26% of those surveyed ask guests to take off their shoes.

B．31% of those surveyed take off their shoes when visiting friends.

C．More than half of those surveyed tend to take off shoes at home.

D．Most of those surveyed realize the benefits of taking off shoes at home.

2. What does the underlined word “prevalence” probably mean?

A．Popularity.

B．Suggestion.

C．Introduction.

D．Similarity.

3. Which is the purpose of removing shoes indoors?

A．To keep out bnetern

B．To protect

C．To meet hosts’ need

D．To remove communicate

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Taking off Shoes Indoors Convenient?

B．Taking off Shoes Indoors a Custom?

C．Taking off Shoes Indoors a Must?

D．Taking off Shoes Indoors Fashlonnble?

4 . 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。

Jim dreams of becoming a famous artist to help lift his family from poverty. However, an illness in the family forces Jim to give up everything he worked so hard for.

Jim used to draw skyline on the roof of the school building, with a broken piece of pencil lead he’d found in a rubbish can. His drawing was close to perfect except for some color. His family lived from hand to mouth so Jim could only rely on himself. He had to help out on the local farm after school and saved some of the money for paints.

One day Mom fell seriously ill and was rushed to hospital at once. While the rest of his family were still at the hospital waiting, Jim ran back home to get the household emergency money. But his heart sank when he saw the pitiful money. It’d never be enough to pay for Mom’s medical treatment. He ran into his bedroom and reached for his savings.

“Goodbye, paints and brushes,” Jim said as he added his to the emergency money.

One night on the way home, thinking of Mom in hospital he wanted to do something for her. He bent down beneath a streetlight and put his fingers in the dirt on the roadside. Before he knew it, he drew a portrait (肖像) of Mom.

He found red dust and mixed it with mud to add shadow, then picked up some grass and turned it into some kind of paint. He used this to add definition around Mom’s nose, eyes and hair.

When he was finished, Jim stood back up to study his work. The linework and shading were fine, but the colors…

“It’s still no good,” Jim shook his head.

“I disagree.”

Jim turned around and found a stranger standing behind him. He gave Jim a friendly smile and introduced himself as Mr. Finn.

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。
“I am an editor for an art magazine.” Mr. Finn continued.
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With the payment from the magazine, Jim could not hide his joy.
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5 . Feeling a hug from each other via the internet may be a possibility in the near future. A research team led by City University of Hong Kong recently developed a wireless, soft e-skin that can both detect and deliver the sense of touch, and form a touch network allowing one-to-multiuser interaction. It offers great potential for improving the distance touch communication.

While there are numerous devices in the market to simulate (模拟) the sense of touch in the virtual world, they provide only touch sensing or touch response. The uniqueness of the novel e-skin is that it can perform self-sensing and touch reproducing functions on the same interface.

The e-skin is a 7cm×l0cm, 4.2mm-thick device containing 16 flexible actuators (驱动器), a microcontroller unit, a Bluetooth module, and other electronics on a flexible circuit board. The actuator serves as the core part of the e-skin. Once the actuator is pressed and released by a force, a current is produced to provide electrical signals that are turned into digital signals by a converter (转换器) and then sent to another e-skin via Bluetooth. When the signals are received, a current is caused to reproduce the touch response on the receiver’s e-skin through mechanical vibration (振动). The process can be reversed to deliver vibrations from the receiver’s e-skin to the corresponding actuator of the sender’s.

The e-skin can communicate with Bluetooth devices and send data through the internet with smartphones and computers to perform long-distance touch, and to form a touch Internet of Things (IoT) system, where one-to-one and one-to-multiple touch delivery could be realized. Friends and family in different places could use it to “feel” each other. This form of touch overcomes the limitations of space and greatly reduces the sense of distance in human communication.

Next, the research team will focus on practical applications for people with visual disability, who could wear the e-skin to gain remote directional guidance and read Braille messages.

1. What is the unique feature of the e-skin?

A．It provides hugs for users.

B．It builds a social network.

C．It provides touch sensing and copying,

D．It monitors the process of self-sensing.

2. What does the underlined word “reversed” mean?

A．Started.

B．Disturbed.

C．Completed.

D．Exchanged.

3. What can we learn about e-skin?

A．It strengthens bonds across distance.

B．Its converter vibrates when working.

C．It sends electrical signals to receivers.

D．Its system delivers touch with phones.

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

A．A signal-sending application

B．An invention for the disabled

C．A device for virtual interaction

D．A long distance communication

6 . During the summer of 2021, Beverly Wax had an experience that filled her with awe. It was the sight of her son, Justin, dragging a 36-kilogram portable air conditioner upstairs. Beverly’s central air conditioning had stopped working in the middle of a 32℃ heat wave. She had mentioned to her son and he’d shown up as a surprise. As she watched him sweat and struggle while fixing it, she felt a wave of gratitude and appreciation.

Awe is that feeling we get when something is so vast that it stops us in our tracks. Often, it challenges or expands our thinking. Research shows that awe experiences decrease stress and increase overall satisfaction. It can also help our relationships, making us feel more sympathetic and less greedy, more supported by and more likely to help others.

Most of us associate awe with something rare and beautiful: nature, music or a spiritual experience. But people can bring about awe, and not just public heroes. Often, this interpersonal awe is a response to life’s big, sweeping changes. We can be awed by our nearest and dearest — the people sitting next to us on the sofa, or chatting on the phone. But it happens in smaller moments, too. John Bargh, a psychologist, said he was truly awestruck by his then-five-year-old daughter. When she heard another child crying, she grabbed her toy, walked over to the boy and handed it to him.

Unfortunately, we can’t make someone else behave in a way that’s awesome. But we can prepare ourselves to notice it when they do — and take steps to boost the emotion’s positive effects.

1. Why does the writer tell Beverly’s story?

A．To show sympathy for her.	B．To cite an example of awe.
C．To express appreciation to her son.	D．To start a discussion about awe.

2. What is the benefit of awe?

A．It stops our anxiety.	B．It simplifies our thinking.
C．It satisfies regular needs.	D．It promotes positive emotions.

3. In which situation can we feel awed between the nearest?

A．Admiring scenery in a national park.

B．Enjoying classic music in a concert hall.

C．Receiving a call from a long-lost friend.

D．Getting the signature of a famous athlete.

4. What can be implied from the last paragraph?

A．Arise in time of trouble.

B．Behave in an awesome way.

C．Sense amazement in daily life.

D．Increase chance of finding awe.

7 . 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。

China unveiled (公布) a list of the country’s top 10 scientific achievements for 2022. It featured breakthroughs in basic research     1     (range) from space science to agriculture. China completed the in-orbit construction     2     its space station, with two manned spaceships and two 20-tonne-level lab modules     3     (send) into orbit. The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), also known as the “China Sky Eye”, achieved a number of     4     (discovery), including a new repeating fast radio burst it detected. In October, China     5     (launch) a solar exploration satellite called Kuafu-1 into space to settle the mysteries of the sun, producing     6     (it) first solar image in November.

In the field of agriculture, Chinese researchers identified yield-related genes in corn and rice,    7     allows for their grain output to be increased by about 10 percent and 8 percent, respectively.

This year’s list of the country’s top 10 scientific advances is the     8     (twenty-nine) annual event of its kind. The goal of the list is to showcase China’s     9     (late) achievements of basic research in some fundamental fields     10     encourage Chinese scientists and engineers to work hard for achieving quality self-reliance in science and technology.

8 . These science-themed field trips will offer you fantastic experiences.

London’s sites of scientific interest

Explore London’s notable sites of scientific interest along the River Thames, starting at Kew Bridge and walking to the Thames Barrier during the day with talks in the evening with some professors.

Visit the London Wetland Centre, Kew Gardens, Battersea Power Station, and the Greenwich Observatory. You will never be far from the river as you experience a wide range of topics including wildlife, medicine, power generation, engineering, physics and astronomy.

The science history of Scotland

Discover Edinburgh and Glasgow’s most famous scientific thinkers, and learn how their ideas supported our emerging understanding of the world from the 16th century onwards.

Enjoy expert talks and explore key sites from the Scottish Enlightenment (启蒙). Learn about the wide cast of advocates and hear from guest speakers, take part in walking seminars (研讨会) and enjoy several museum trips, as well as visits to two industrial wonders, the Falkirk Wheel and the Whitelee Windfarm.

Pre-Historic Southwest England

Involve yourself in the early human periods the Bronze and Iron Ages. A gentle walking tour that explores the pre-historic origins and evidence across Wiltshire and Dorset.

Visit several National Trust, English Heritage and UNESCO listed sites including Stonehenge and Maiden Castle and hear talks from the directors of the Wiltshire and Salisbury museums.

1. Which site can you visit along the River Thames?

A．Maiden Castle.

B．The Falkirk Wheel.

C．The Wetland Centre.

D．The Salisbury museums.

2. What is the visit to the Southwest England aimed at?

A．A closer look at the past.

B．A brief exposure to nature.

C．A new view about mysteries.

D．A deeper understanding of art.

3. What can visitors expect during all the three trips?

A．Talks with experts.

B．Visits to museums.

C．History explorations.

D．Scientific research.

9 . Traveling itself is an experience hard to be described in words.     1     Especially the solo (独自) traveling experience is so transforming that it lives with you forever. Here I am sharing some lessons.

    2     Thinking how I would manage my entire day among strangers on campus, I pretended to be sick. Then I had the same feeling when I was planning to travel alone. Exploring a city on my own was a big fear for me but I successfully managed it all and now, I seek out new opportunities and experiences. I love to push myself.    3    

Having grown up and lived all my life in a single place, I had a small set of friends since my school days which continued till my college days.    4     I met a few very interesting people with whom I could feel an instant connect and got some new friends for life.

I totally agree that traveling with family and friends is fun and enjoying. But traveling alone is satisfying too. It’s among those few things that you do for yourself and nobody else.    5     During my solo travels I have explored my inner self and have expanded my boundaries which people around me have acknowledged at times.

A．I want to experience more.

B．But all this changed with my first solo trip.

C．I never thought I would travel alone in my life.

D．I was so scared when I went to school first time.

E．Every journey prepares you for the journey of life.

F．The farther you travel, the more independent you become.

G．After all you need to take care of yourself a bit too at times.

10 . Little Oliver was Mason and Rebecca’s miracle child. Rebecca suffered three miscarriages (流产) before Oliver was born. When they were still in extreme _________, Rebecca accidentally found the little boy never reacted to any sound. After examination it was confirmed that Oliver was born _________.

Facing such a blow, Mason and Rebecca never felt _________. A few weeks later, Oliver got his first hearing aid. Despite several _________, Oliver could at last hear! Rebecca and Mason were delighted.

Three years passed, and it was time to send Oliver to _________. But the first day Oliver returned home _________. “I don-don’t want to go to school... I have no friends...”

One day, Rebecca and Mason were called to the school, where Oliver’s teacher, Sophia told them Oliver never _________ with his classmates. He was afraid that his classmates would _________ him over his deafness. Though Sophia talked to him again, he was _________ to communicate.

Rebecca and Mason told her their son was __________ for friendship inside’ Sophia decided they had to do something to help Oliver out of his __________. They made a plan and put it into action on his sixth birthday. Oliver __________ his classroom and found it decorated with balloons. He was surprised and sat in his chair,__________ what was happening. Suddenly, all his classmates marched inside. They all wore colorful birthday caps and smiled at him. Oliver’s eyes rose with tears as he watched them sing a happy birthday song in __________. They had learned sign language to surprise the birthday boy and make him feel __________. Oliver was touched. It felt like heaven to be surrounded by friends.

1.

A．sorrow

B．happiness

C．surprise

D．loss

2.

A．dumb

B．blind

C．deaf

D．one-handed

3.

A．discouraged

B．annoyed

C．embarrassed

D．confused

4.

A．operations

B．tests

C．worries

D．struggles

5.

A．school

B．hospital

C．station

D．work

6.

A．laughing

B．crying

C．adding

D．explaining

7.

A．debated

B．agreed

C．studied

D．interacted

8.

A．punish

B．scold

C．complain about

D．laugh at

9.

A．unwilling

B．cautious

C．confused

D．unable

10.

A．grateful

B．desperate

C．responsible

D．concerned

11.

A．doubt

B．failure

C．insecurity

D．reach

12.

A．locked

B．cleaned

C．entered

D．designed

13.

A．confirming

B．concluding

C．ignoring

D．wondering

14.

A．gesture

B．return

C．deed

D．word

15.

A．independent

B．sensible

C．included

D．praised