1 . Several years ago I was teaching in Melbourne, Australia. Like most Brits down under, I wanted to _________ my time in this country, so I would take every chance to travel around the far _________ of Australia.

On one trip, I and three friends went as far into the Outback (内陆地区) as it was possible to go, camping and _________ Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. In these riverine areas, there were plenty of crocodiles and smaller, deadly _________ to make us nervous.

After picking up some _________ from an isolated shop near an even more isolated settlement, we reached a _________ which had to be forded (涉过). It was a likely _________ for dangerous salt water crocodiles to be loitering (游荡), so all of us were warned to _________ any “salties” as our vehicle entered the water.

At first the water only reached the top of the _________, but within seconds it was lapping at the windows. My heart was beating fast as I peered out, searching for any __________ logs floating towards us.

__________ there was a scream from the back seat. “Ah! Get it off, it hurts!” I turned round, feeling quite __________ that I was about to see a horrifyingly grizzly animal. As it __________, one of my friends had bought a hot pie in the isolated little store. The contents, hotter than the Arnhem Land sunshine, had __________ onto his bare legs as we bumped through the stream.

We made it to the other side with no “salties” __________. Just one passenger with a very sore leg.

1.

A．run out of

B．take hold of

C．make the most of

D．catch sight of

2.

A．fields

B．corners

C．villages

D．surroundings

3.

A．exploring

B．searching

C．swimming

D．climbing

4.

A．mammals

B．humans

C．plants

D．creatures

5.

A．water

B．supplies

C．clothes

D．friends

6.

A．stream

B．lake

C．valley

D．cliff

7.

A．station

B．channel

C．spot

D．yard

8.

A．reach out for

B．wait up for

C．turn a deaf ear to

D．keep an eye out for

9.

A．wheels

B．walls

C．seats

D．legs

10.

A．easy-going

B．fun-loving

C．suspicious-looking

D．fast-flowing

11.

A．Interestingly

B．Unbelievably

C．Occasionally

D．Suddenly

12.

A．curious

B．certain

C．amazed

D．bored

13.

A．turned out

B．stood out

C．made out

D．found out

14.

A．cracked

B．extended

C．spilled

D．crashed

15.

A．lost

B．caught

C．missed

D．sighted

2 . My dad screamed, “Walk the dog. son!” So I also_______, “Emily! Come on girl, time to _______!”As she bounded (跳跃) towards me, I smiled slightly at the way she _______since her legs were too small to keep balance, I _______ down to greet her, giving her head a gentle kiss before we went out. I walked down the block, Emily bounding quickly ahead of me, _______to reach the park. We arrived at the end of the street, stopping just across from the _______and waiting for the light to change, Emily bounding in _______. I took a deep breath, but it seemed those several seconds were too long for the happy puppy at my feet. Emily suddenly got free from my_______and dashed towards the pavement.

I moved to run after her, but a car was shooting fast in front of me. By the time it had left my _______, so had Emily. I crossed the street after her, calling, “Emily! Emily! Come here, girl!” but she________. I could feel the ________enveloping me as I found her gone.

But when I came back home, I was________out. I walked to the front door to ring the doorbell but no one answered. I sat down on the front steps, tears in my eyes and I________in the cold, pulling my coat tighter.________, I was unsure of what to do next when suddenly I realized the meaning of ________since I felt lonely without the company of my dog.

1.

A．shouted

B．complained

C．protested

D．announced

2.

A．come inside

B．go outside

C．check in

D．look out

3.

A．barked

B．bit

C．walked

D．rolled

4.

A．bent

B．jumped

C．ran

D．walked

5.

A．prepared

B．scared

C．eager

D．anxious

6.

A．park

B．house

C．block

D．apartment

7.

A．excitement

B．shock

C．shame

D．shape

8.

A．aid

B．control

C．guidance

D．instruction

9.

A．neighborhood

B．county .

C．vision

D．cage

10.

A．circled

B．performed

C．disappeared

D．discontented

11.

A．delight

B．fear

C．satisfaction

D．amazement

12.

A．stressed

B．locked

C．helped

D．knocked

13.

A．screamed

B．marched

C．searched

D．shook

14.

A．Typically

B．Immediately ;

C．Fortunately :

D．Definitely

15.

A．forgiving

B．curing

C．living

D．losing

3 . Rewards at West Exe School

West Exe School is a fully inclusive comprehensive secondary school. Listed below are the ways the school celebrate success with students, parents and staff during the academic year.

Merit Badges

Merit badges are awarded in line with the student qualities. E.g., when a student reaches 200 merits in a semester for being kind, they receive their kind merit badge. The West Exe shield is awarded to students who have achieved all six merit badges.

The Golden Ticket

Every two weeks, all members of staff have a ‘Golden Ticket’ which they can award to any student who has displayed what the student qualities stand for. There will be a bi-weekly focus on one of the student qualities as positive reinforcement. The golden tickets awarded are then placed in a prize draw, for prizes suggested by the student body.

Punctuality Award

Students who are on time for every lesson across the week will be entered into a prize draw. This is to promote the importance of punctuality in school and in life.

Headteacher Reward

Headteacher’s Reward is given to students who have been nominated (提名) by staff members every month for demonstrating the qualities, behaviors and values of what it means to be an exceptional West Exe Student. They are also awarded to students who have shown exceptional achievement, either in school or as part of an extracurricular activity. This includes a certificate and pen, with a letter going home to parents to share news of the young person’s achievement.

1. Which of the following rewards is given most frequently?

A．Merit Badges.	B．The Golden Ticket.
C．Punctuality Award.	D．Headteacher Reward.

2. What do we know about Headteacher Reward?

A．All staff members can be nominated for the award.

B．Students rewarded will receive a certificate and a letter.

C．Parents of the students awarded will be honored with a letter.

D．Only students making outstanding achievements in school can be awarded.

3. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A school website.	B．A news report.
C．A travel leaflet.	D．A book review.

4 . How to keep your heart young

Clearly, it is important to take control of your heart health no matter your age. Regular exercise and a proper diet can help make your heart healthy and strong.     1    

Manage stress and anxiety.

Stress plays a role in 77 percent of all health concerns, including digestive trouble, an inability to lose weight, and heart disease.     2     Try taking a deep breath, taking a walk, or simply spacing out for a few minutes.

Open the windows in your house.

There are dozens of possible sources, including hair spray, candles, or smoke from a woodstove or fireplace.     3     But the chemical mixtures they create when mixed together can cause infection, raise blood pressure, and harden arteries (动脉). Open windows and use a fan to circulate the air and reduce indoor pollution levels.

    4    

A sound sleep is good for your heart, but as you age, your brain and neurons begin to change and your “sleep architecture” suffers. Shorter sleep duration and poorer quality of sleep seem to be associated with increased heart diseases. A few classic tips for a better night’s sleep: Avoid afternoon naps and caffeine within six hours of your bedtime.

Be active and be kind.

    5     Meanwhile, a study found that those who spent money on other people had lower blood pressure than those who spent money on themselves. Do something physically active on behalf of someone else. While you’re out removing snow, clear your neighbor’s walkway too.

A．Give priority to sleep.

B．Stress relief can come in many forms.

C．However, we have more ways to keep slim.

D．Any of these might be harmless in small amounts.

E．People who always sit tend to develop some heart problems.

F．But these tips from heart specialists offer surprisingly helpful additions to you.

G．Try to embrace nature to enjoy and play instead of staying at home doing nothing.

5 . Cycling for charity is a good way to raise money for worthy causes. There are several approaches to getting started.

Popular international social websites have cycling-for- charity pages where it is possible to find upcoming events and sponsors (赞助商). Many international organizations can also be located online that organize regular cycling for charity events. An example of this is Best Buddies International, founded in 1989 and existing in all 50 US states and in 50 countries around the world. Best Buddies International sponsors cycling events to raise money for people with developmental disabilities.

Research organizations mainly dedicated to curing diseases and groups like the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in the US, with similar MS associations in Canada and Australia, arrange cycling for-charity events on a frequent basis. Other common diseases and medical conditions, such as heart disease, Parkinson’s, and cancer, also have national and international organizations that regularly arrange cycling for-charity events. Social movement nonprofits also are involved in cycling for charity, based around such issues as poverty and regional disasters, like earthquakes and hurricanes, which inspire cycling fundraisers around the globe.

Local community groups are another avenue towards forming a cycling group and sponsoring charity rides and charity races. Bicycle clubs and retailers (零售商) are often connected to community outreach groups that arrange such events, and are a good source of information on how to get involved in one. Some of these groups go beyond traditional street cycling and sponsor cross country trail courses. Indoor cycling-for- charity events have also become popular in areas where the weather and season or urban environment may not lend itself to outdoor cycling activities.

Arranging your own cycling-for-charity event is also a possibility. Finding ways to publicize the event and gain sponsors can be done through various local or regional cycling clubs, through employers, local churches, and other groups interested in promoting charitable activities.

1. Which of the following organizes cycling for the disabled?

A．A bicycle club.	B．A local community group.
C．Best Buddies International.	D．National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

2. What is the main function of the research organizations?

A．To study how to treat diseases.	B．To spread how to face diseases.
C．To publicize the benefits of cycling.	D．To inspire the fundraisers globally.

3. Why do some areas choose indoor cycling for charity?

A．For the public’s preference.	B．To provide cycling courses.
C．To attract more participants.	D．For unfavorable conditions.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．How can I start cycling for charity?	B．How can I avoid hurt during cycling?
C．Why must I advocate charity events?	D．What should I do for a proper cycling?

6 . 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。

“Sai Baba! Sai Baba! Hahahaha!” Rani’s cheeks burned with shame and tears welled up in her eyes as she pushed her way to the exit through the crowd of laughing boys in the packed school bus. It wasn’t the first time she’d been called Sai Baba, after the famous Hindu holy man she’d seen on TV with his trademark afro (非洲式卷发) towering over his head. But this time was the worst. Rani jumped off the school bus and landed hard in the muddy rainwater. It had been a Friday full of disasters! Angry thoughts ran inside Rani’s head as she marched home in the drizzling rain. Why did the rain have to come pouring down so hard just at the end of the school day? Why did she have to forget her raincoat back home? Why did her hair have to be like a giant cotton candy balloon just when she wanted it to behave? Why, why, why, Rani grew angrier as she turned the back door key.

“Rani, is that you?” Papa called from the family room.

“I hate my hair!” Rani cried as tears of anger and shame streamed down her cheeks.

“Why, your hair’s beautiful!”

“Then why does everyone make fun of it al the time? The boys teased me about my hair on the bus ride back home…” She paused and then tore at her hair and pulled out a couple of paper balls stuck in it. “Look, they even shot paper balls at my hair.”

Papa went up to Rani, hugging her tightly in his arms. “Listen! Those boys are bullies. They did so only to get an emotional response from you. What you need to do is either ignore them or speak up for yourself.”

Rani nodded uncertainly, remembering the hours, days and weeks she had spent trying to bring her hair under control. “Papa?” she murmured, “I don’t want to participate in the speech competition on Monday.”

“Why?” Papa sounded puzzled.

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The next Monday morning dawned bright and it was time for the competition.

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7 . The moment the boys entered the gym and saw the climbing walls towering over them, they got excited. But Stevie was a(an) _________, who was standing aside looking at his thin arms silently. Stevie didn’t like climbing. It wasn’t his _________. Getting along with people wasn’t his thing, ether. He just felt nobody liked or _________ him at school.

Then came Mr. Taylor, the _________, who taught the boys some basic skills and _________ that everyone have a climbing partner and showed them how to protect their partner. The moment he finished, the boys couldn’t wait to _________ themselves with a partner except Stevie. Noticing his _________, Mr. Taylor raised his voice and said, “I need someone I can really trust to team up with!” Then his eyes _________ Stevie. “Me?” Stevie widened his eyes. “I guess.” Hearing Mr. Taylor’s words, Stevie managed a _________ smile. He worked up the __________ and climbed up slowly. “Done it!” Stevie called from the top with excitement and later __________ safe on the floor. Now it’s Stevie’s turn to control the rope. He carefully watched as Mr. Taylor climbed up to the __________, and then started to let him down, his heart racing wildly and his palms sweating uncontrollably. Finally, Mr. Taylor dropped __________ down to the bottom and the boys burst into wild applause. From that day on, Stevie opened his heart to the people around him.

__________ for what Mr. Taylor had done, Stevie knew deep down in his heart that it was his teacher’s trust that allowed him to __________ his new self and others.

1.

A．exception

B．trouble

C．example

D．victim

2.

A．task

B．time

C．thing

D．job

3.

A．respected

B．trusted

C．supported

D．attracted

4.

A．doctor

B．teacher

C．coach

D．climber

5.

A．ordered

B．urged

C．advocated

D．required

6.

A．match

B．equip

C．arrange

D．combine

7.

A．excitement

B．embarrassment

C．fear

D．tension

8.

A．fell on

B．rested on

C．watched on

D．reflected on

9.

A．sad

B．sweet

C．wide

D．weak

10.

A．decision

B．courage

C．patience

D．hope

11.

A．stayed

B．dropped

C．landed

D．lay

12.

A．wall

B．roof

C．floor

D．top

13.

A．carefully

B．smoothly

C．painfully

D．excitedly

14.

A．Sorrowful

B．Thoughtful

C．Grateful

D．Fearful

15.

A．embrace

B．know

C．meet

D．greet

8 . Rich variety exists in primates (灵长目动物). Monkeys roll on snowy Japanese mountains, gorillas chew fruit on Sumatra, lemurs jump between trees in Madagascar, and the naked apes—humans—walk proudly on two legs worldwide. Scientists can now study the DNA differences beyond that diversity, thanks to a databank of genomes (基因组) from 233 species.

To understand the good and bad of human evolution—both our extraordinary adaptations and disease-causing changes—scientists must compare the genomes of Homo sapiens (智人) to our closest evolutionary relatives, the primates. But researchers investigating diverse topics, from contemporary genetic diseases to human origins, have long faced a roadblock when pursuing this approach: While genomic data exists from millions of people, most of the 500-plus primate species never had their genomes read. So, in 2019, Tomàs Marquès-Bonet at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, in Barcelona, Spain, and other biologists teamed up with disease researchers at the company Illumina, determined to obtain as many primate genomes as possible.

Navigating wilderness and local permitting laws, the international researchers obtained hundreds of blood samples from wild and caged animals in South America, Africa, and Asia. Arranging DNA from these samples and adding data from previous studies, the team built a bank of 809 genomes from individual baboons, gorillas, gibbons, and more, representing nearly half the known primate species.

The data revealed insights about human origins and health, as well as primate conservation, published by more than 100 scientists across 10 papers in Science and Science Advances in June 2023. One study trained artificial intelligence to search human genomes for DNA differences likely to cause disease, based on whether nonhuman primates can live with those variants. According to Marquès-Bonet, “We now have a really good list of the foundations of our species” and a “good idea of the kind of variations that are tolerated in any primate”—including humans.

1. What can we learn from paragraph 1?

A．Primates vary mainly in habitats.

B．Scientists focus on the diversity of primates.

C．There are 233 species of primates in the world.

D．Primate genomes are important for studying the DNA differences.

2. Why did the scientists build the databank of genomes?

A．To cure human’s various genetic diseases.

B．To help human adapt to the environment.

C．To investigate the process of human evolution.

D．To understand the strength and drawback of human evolution.

3. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The reasons for building the databank.

B．The process of building the databank.

C．The impacts of building the databank.

D．The difficulties in building the databank.

4. What does Marquès-Bonet think of the databank?

A．It still needs to be improved.

B．It is of great value to future research.

C．It is of little help to future research.

D．It is unclear whether it’s of help to future research.

9 . 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。

Horse-face skirt, also known as “horse-faced pleated (有褶的) skirt”, is one of the main skirt     1     (style) of ancient Chinese women. It is not only a kind of clothing, but also a treasure of Chinese culture. Originating in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), the horse-face skirt     2     (grow) popular during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) due to     3     (it) functionality and aesthetic (美学的) style. During the Ming Dynasty, deeply pleated versions of the skirt were     4     (extreme) popular. After the development of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the horse-face skirt has gradually become     5     unique dress style.

Today, designers skillfully combine traditional elements with modern design     6     (create) an amazing fashion work, which makes the horse-face skirt shine with new vitality. Wearing a horse-face skirt, as if stepping     7     the time tunnel of thousands of years, we can feel the ancient and mysterious charm. It carries the memory of history     8     conveys the feelings of the nation. In the eyes of experts and fashion industry insiders, traditional Chinese clothing,     9     (represent) by the horse-face skirt, is a significant symbol of Chinese civilization     10     has influenced western fashion for many years. Let’s enjoy the charm of horse-face skirt together, pass on the elegance of the treasure, and dazzle the world.

10 . 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。

On a flight, an eight-year-old boy named Louis was excitedly reading his favorite storybook loudly, much to the annoyance of a fellow passenger named Tyler sitting next to him. Edward, the boy’s father, had brought the book, hoping to read it to his son himself, but Louis insisted on reading it aloud on his own.

Tyler, who was trying to have a rest, became a little bit angry at the noise. “Hey, sir. Could you please tell your son to keep his voice down? I’m trying to sleep for a moment,” he complained to Edward. Although the father politely asked Louis to read in a low voice, the young boy was too excitedly absorbed in the storybook to notice his disturbance to others. His noisy reading disturbed not only Tyler but also a few other passengers nearby.

Tyler`s anger increased as he loudly admonished (责备) Louis` lack of manners and consideration. To deal with the matter, he called the flight attendant. When she arrived, Tyler completely lost his cool, admonishing both Louis and Edward. “Have you heard this boy? He’s been yelling out the whole time! And you’re still trying to defend his rude behavior! A child of his age should understand that he is causing serious disturbance and needs to show some respect for others!”

In the heated scene, the flight attendant tried to calm Tyler down. However, Tyler was a bit too disturbed to calm himself down. Edward continuously apologized while attempting to explain the situation. “Excuse me, sir. I admit what Louis did was wrong, but he meant no harm. He’s simply overjoyed at being able to read again after years of difficulties…” Edward’s eyes welled up and he was in tears before he realized it. He explained to the people around them that it was the first time in three years that Louis was able to see the world around him and could read his favorite book, one his mother who died three years ago used to read to him as a baby.

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。

Then he revealed the heartbreaking story.

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At this point, Tyler and everyone else on the flight fell silent.

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