1 . The Canadian town of Churchill is well-known for its arctic (北极的) wilderness. This town of extremes is home to about 900 year-round residents. However, 500, 000 tourists, more or less, flood here throughout the year.

In this setting, there’s a special find in a simple shipping container just outside the town. It’s a new project called Rocket Greens, led by the Churchill Northern Studies Centre(CNSC). Rocket Greens has successfully demonstrated the possibility of planting fresh, leafy produce regardless of seasons or weather conditions.

Erin Greene, a Churchill resident since 2015, became one of the first subscribers to Rocket Greens’s CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. “When I first moved here, it was very hard to get good-quality fruits and vegetables. We would never get fresh herbs and never see things like Swiss chard or kale,” recalls Greene, who says she now maintains a healthier diet and has become more self-sufficient as a result of the program.

In addition to Rocket Greens, CNSC has set up a seeding project for community garden support. This involves planting seedlings during the late fall and early spring that have been distributed to local community members free of charge in summer. Due to the short growing season and the challenging agricultural conditions, this seeding project offers a head start. “Community members can receive plants at no charge. It’s an educational tool to learn how to seed a field properly and how to grow your own food in your own home,” explains Dylan McCart, director of CNSC. This year’s seeding program will include a variety of crops such as peas, corn and peppers to make up for the traditional vegetables that are typically planted during Churchill summers.

“Considering the challenges of operating in a remote location like Churchill, we were one of the first ones to be able to do it, so it’s great that we were able to have that vision at that time. And it’s still successful today,” McCart says.

1. Why are so many people attracted to Churchill?

A．They want to live in the wilds.	B．They like to enjoy the unique scenery.
C．They can taste fresh produce from the locals.	D．They wish to become members of Rocket Greens.

2. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Erin Greene?

A．To advertise the lifestyles of locals.	B．To show the diversity of local food.
C．To prove the difficulty of living there.	D．To illustrate the effects of the program.

3. Which can best describe the seeding project?

A．It adds fuel to the fire.	B．It teaches a man to fish.
C．It pulls a rabbit out of the hat.	D．It kills the goose that lays the golden egg.

4. How does McCart feel about the seeding project?

A．Curious.

B．Relieved.

C．Astonished.

D．Proud.

2 . With disastrous global warming already part of the climate system, today’s children face a future entirely unlike that of their parents. Unsurprisingly, children can have many feelings about climate change, such as being anxious, frightened, sad and angry. In a recent survey of American teenagers, 57 percent said that climate change made them feel scared and 52 percent said it made them feel angry.     1    .

The most important thing parents can give children is hope: there are solutions, and everyone has something to contribute, whatever their age. Parents can help them discover the facts, know that they are not alone and find ways to take action.     2    , which will help them manage their anxiety. It can also inspire constructive conversations that lead to collective action. However, that can feel hard for many parents.

    3    . But learning about the basics is “a critical first step in being able to talk”, according to Harriet Shugarman, who is the author of How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change. She is a nationally recognized influencer and trusted advisor to parents.     4    . Understanding the science equips them to make informed decisions.

Coverage includes:

·The realities of the climate emergency, where we are, and how we got here. It casts light on the historical progression of climate change.

·Strategies for talking to kids of different ages about the climate crisis. These include advice from experienced parents.

·How to keep our own hope and that of our children.

·A list of practical actions.     5    .

A．They tell families what they can do to deal with climate crisis

B．Use it as a chance to listen to their fears and hopes for the planet

C．Talking about climate change is key to preparing them for the future

D．Children can learn what a livable as well as green world looks like

E．These are very natural reactions to something uncertain and destructive

F．Parents needn’t be experts on climate science to explore the topic with children

G．This book offers both hope and practical ways to involve children in making a better world

3 . When the Zimbabwean editor Irene Staunton and her husband Murray McCartney set up their publishing business in 1998, it seemed natural to call it Weaver Press. Their modest headquarters in the back garden of their home looked out on the landscape that was peppered with many complex nests of the weaver birds (织布鸟).

For more than 25 years, the company’s location has not changed and the number of the team member has rarely been more than two. But in the words of one distinguished Zimbabwean scholar, Weaver Press has “quietly shaped post-independence Zimbabwean literature”. “Publishing in Zimbabwe has always mainly focused on textbooks, with very few exceptions,” McCartney says. “Weaver was one of those exceptions. We focused on literary fiction and academic nonfiction and in doing so, we tried to put Zimbabwe on the map — not because we’ve published hundreds of books, but because we presented a complex and sweeping picture of Zimbabwe that may otherwise not have existed to the outside world.”

One of the first books Weaver published was The Stone Virgins, a novel by Yvonne Vera that won the Macmillan Prize for African Adult Fiction in 2002. “Fiction is an important form of truth-telling, because a good writer will look at a situation from many different points of view — you don’t want the social history of a country to come out of a single description,” Staunton says.

Among the most successful writers Weaver has worked with is No Violet Bulawayo, author of Glory, shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022. Bulawayo stresses Staunton’s editing skill. “Her sharp eye, intelligence and honesty helped me define my own ethics (道德标准) around reading and editing mine and the work of others, which I especially needed when I was a young writer,”she says. Despite the praise, Staunton says she doesn’t want to be center stage. “Editors are backroom people, like stagehands, doing everything they can to push the author to be front and center.”

1. Where did the inspiration for the name of Weaver Press come from?

A．A kind of bird.	B．A natural nest site.
C．The complex landscape.	D．The modest back garden.

2. Why does Weaver Press focus on literary fiction and academic nonfiction?

A．To expand its publishing business.	B．To establish its reputation as a publisher.
C．To extend Zimbabwe’s international influence.	D．To get the world fully informed of Zimbabwe.

3. What is a good writer like according to Staunton?

A．Familiar with the country’s history.	B．Able to see things multidimensionally.
C．Experienced in single-event descriptions.	D．Expert at uncovering and telling the truth.

4. What can we learn about Staunton from the last paragraph?

A．She has an inborn gift for editing.	B．She deserves praise for all her efforts.
C．She assists writers in the background.	D．She trained many successful writers.

4 . Want to know how the people around you see the world? You have to ask them. Here are a few tips on how to become a good communicator.

•     1    

When a person is talking, you can listen actively rather than just being silent to give him enough room to talk. I have a friend who continually responds to my comments with encouraging words like “aha” and “yes”. I love talking to him.

• Storify the responses whenever possible.

I never ask people “What do you think about that?” Instead, I ask “How did you come to believe that?”     2     People are much more informative when telling stories. And the conversation is going to be warmer and more fun.

• Turn your partner into a narrator (叙述者) .

    3     But if you ask specific follow-up questions — Was your boss screaming when she said that to you? What was her tone of voice?—then they will revisit the moment in a more concrete way and tell a richer story.

• Don’t be a topper.

If somebody tells you they are having trouble with their teenage son, don’t turn around and say “I know exactly what you mean. I’m having problems with my daughter Susan too.” You may think you’re trying to build a shared connection.     4    

• Respect really matters.

If we let a sense of threat enter our conversation, our motivations will be ruined quickly.     5     Everything we say afterwards will be hurtful. However, if we show respect for the speaker, the conversation will change for the better.

A．Be a loud listener.

B．Respond as quickly as possible.

C．We won’t talk to understand but to beat someone.

D．This is a common mistake that people make in conversations.

E．However, what you are really doing is drawing attention to yourself.

F．Generally, people don’t go into enough detail when telling you a story.

G．That gets them talking about the people and experiences that shaped their values.

5 . What if — and it is a big what if — you could meet your future self? What a very strange question, but one that is worth asking.

I’m a psychologist, well aware that talking about the theoretical consequences of traveling in a time machine can sound strange, coming from someone like me, but my research in the last 15 years has not been too far from this topic. I have explored the reasons why people have such a hard time making long-term decisions, and how they can finally make better choices.

People often imagine their future self as another person, which creates problems. To make sense of why, think about someone in your life who you barely know: a neighbour or a co-worker, for instance. If that stranger asked you to make a sacrifice (牺牲) for him, for example, to lend him money, you might politely decline. If we treat our future selves the same way, then it makes sense why we sometimes give in to short-term desires rather than do something we’ll feel better about in the long run.

If only we could try to make our future selves seem more like people like our partners, loved ones, or best friends. One way is to think of future selves in more concrete and vivid ways. In one recent study on the willingness to save for the post-working life, I cooperated with a bank and found that when customers were shown age-progressed images of themselves alongside encouraging messages about saving, their willingness was about 16% higher than people who merely received the encouraging messages.

You don’t need to wait for time travel or advanced AI for answers that you can act on. Simply taking a bit of time to picture this meeting can help you make better choices now, closing the divide between who you are today and who you’ll be tomorrow. All you need is a little imagination, and the willingness to put yourself in the shoes of a person you currently treat as a stranger.

1. What does the author indicate about time travel?

A．It’s relevant to psychology.	B．It’s too unrealistic to explore.
C．It’s a key part of his research.	D．It’s an unscientific topic for him.

2. Why do people struggle with making long-term decisions?

A．They lack decision-making ability.	B．They barely consider future selves.
C．They view future selves as unfamiliar.	D．They focus more on short-term desires.

3. What were the customers more likely to do after seeing their age-progressed images?

A．Save for their family.	B．Put money into their retirement.
C．Think of future selves frequently.	D．Give future selves some messages.

4. How can we make better choices according to the author?

A．Put ourselves in the shoes of someone else.

B．Use technology to get future selves visualized.

C．Try to have a meeting with our future versions.

D．Improve emotional connections with future selves.

6 . Don’t let her comments d________ you.(根据首字母单词拼写)

7 . In all future letters on this subject, please q ________ our reference JW/155/C/1991. (根据首字母单词拼写)

8 . It d________ me to hear so little enthusiasm for the project.

9 . We've cut back our operating expenses at a s________ (节省) of over £25,000. (根据中英文提示填空)

10 . Not until this turbulent region can shuffle off the b________ of the past will it be able to settle peacefully into the community of nations. (根据首字母单词拼写)