1 . If you’ve ever awoken from a vivid dream only to find that you can’t remember the details by the end of breakfast, you’re not alone. People forget most of the dreams they have—though it is possible to train yourself to remember more of them. Dreaming happens mostly during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. During this sleep stage, brain activity looks similar to that in a waking brain, with some very important differences.

Short-term memory areas are active during REM sleep, but those only hang on to memories for about 30 seconds. You have to wake up from REM sleep to recall (记起) a vivid dream. If, instead, you pass into the next stage of sleep without waking, that dream will never enter long-term memory. If you sleep only six hours, you’re getting less than half of the dream time of an eight-hour night. Those final hours of sleep are the most important for dreaming. And people tend to remember the last dream of the night — the one just before waking.

Other factors also contribute to whether you’ll remember your nighttime adventures. Women tend to remember a few more dreams than men on average. Young people remember more dreams than older people. Memory of dreams increases in kids from the age at which they can communicate about those dreams, plateaus (停滞) from the early teens to the early 20s and then very gradually declines in adults over the rest of their life. There are a lot of individual differences in dream memory, though. Some people almost never remember a dream while others regularly recall several each night.

It is possible to train your brain to remember more of your dreams. If you want to remember your dreams, you’d better take a moment when you wake up, before you even move your body, to think about what you were just dreaming and remember as much as possible. This moves the dream from short-term memory to long-term memory.

1. What can be learned about dreaming?

A．People are less likely to wake up when dreaming.

B．It causes the same brain activity as in a waking brain.

C．It hardly ever takes place beyond REM sleep.

D．People tend to forget their dreams in a short time.

2. In what condition may we recall a dream clearly?

A．When we wake up from REM sleep.

B．When we sleep with rapid eye movement.

C．When we pass into the next stage of sleep.

D．When we just sleep for about 30 seconds.

3. Which of the following probably remembers the most dreams?

A．A 54-year-old male worker.	B．A 3-year-old kindergartener.
C．A 23-year-old female artist.	D．A 30-year-old male engineer.

4. How can we make our dreams longer memorized?

A．By remembering more details immediately after waking up.

B．By not moving our body for a moment after waking up.

C．By training our brain before sleeping during the night.

D．By reading through articles until falling asleep.

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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

Meatballs are a main part of cuisine from Italy to East Asia, and their flavorings and taste vary somewhat,     1    (reflect)local texture (材质) and traditions. China, in particular, is a meatball center of interest, and while you may have come across lion head meatballs before, bouncy meatball soup is as     2    (attract)as its name.

Chaoshan is famous     3     its unique meatballs. The name “bouncy meatball soup” doesn’t come from its ability     4    (make)you jump, but it comes from the finished spring y texture of the meatballs. In fact, in Xing Ye’s movie “God of Cookery”, these meatballs are even used as ping-pong balls.

Although this may slightly exaggerate (夸大) the springiness of the balls, it’s     5    (general) believed that if one were to take one of the meatballs from the soup and drop     6     on the table, the meatball would bounce (反弹). This special texture     7    (achieve)by pounding the meat by hand in a process that a machine cannot properly copy. It’s     8     makes this so up very special indeed.

The birth of these meatballs     9    (date)back to only a century ago. The Hakka people from the mountainous areas of Guangdong began to make meatballs as a helpful way to cook and store fresh meat. Later, the Hakka people began to sell their beef meatballs and soon the meatballs gained     10    (popular)with the Chaoshan communities. And it’s said that they developed the springiness and flavor into what the meatballs are today.

3 . When you go on vacation next time, make sure to take lots of pictures of the wildlife you see. These photos can help save different types of wildlife because of a new field called “imageomies”. Imageomies uses computers to study pictures of wildlife and learn information from them.

Until recently, scientists didn’t have the technology to analyze (分析) the data in wildlife photos. But now, machine learning and computer vision are helping researchers unlock valuable information hidden in these images.

There are platforms where people can share their wildlife photos, like cBird, iNaturalist and Wildbook. These platforms help scientists keep track of different species and create databases. If you have rare (稀有的) photos of wildlife, it’s a good idea to share them on these platforms.

Scientists have limited time and resources to study all endangered wildlife in the world. By using artificial intelligence (人工智能) to analyze public photos, we can learn more about different species and their behaviors. This technology can even help us find things in photos that humans might miss.

It’s important to use the collected information responsibly and protect it from poachers (偷猎者). If we do that, imageomies can not only help save wildlife but also contribute to other fields like medicine and agriculture.

1. How can imageomies help scientists study wildlife?

A．By offering information from wildlife.	B．By analyzing the data in wildlife photos.
C．By analyzing the trend of human population.	D．By knowing the origin of biological processes.

2. What are the platforms where people can share their wildlife photos?

A．eBird, iNaturalist and Wildbook.	B．Imageomics, eBird and Wildbook.
C．Imageomics, eBird and iNaturalist.	D．Photos of wildlife, iNaturalist and Wildbook.

3. Why should people share their rare wildlife photos on platforms?

A．To appreciate the beauty of wildlife.	B．To contribute to the public safety.
C．To inspire others to protect nature.	D．To help scientists study wildlife.

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

A．Computers help identify the biological features	B．Poachers stop killing threatened animals
C．Photos can save wild species	D．Photos can protect our environment

4 . Last year, I decided to challenge myself and signed up for a 5-kilometer race. I had never run that distance before and I knew it would require a lot of training. I know yoga (瑜伽) is good for our health.     1     I decided to have a try.

As a runner, I had always struggled with tight muscles. So I spent a few minutes every day doing specific yoga poses.     2     Not only did this reduce my risk of injury, but it also made my runs more comfortable and enjoyable.

Another significant benefit is improved balance. Yoga poses have helped me develop better balance.     3     Better balance has also improved my overall performance, making me a more efficient and effective runner.

    4     It encourages me to focus on my breath and be present in the moment. I have found it is an excellent way to develop emotional resilience (柔韧性), a skill to bring into your running routine.

As I started to practice mindfulness during yoga, I noticed that I was better able to stay focused during my runs. I wouldn’t get lost in my thoughts or distractions any more. Instead, I could stay present and focused on my form and breath. This has made my runs more enjoyable.     5    

As a runner, it’s essential to take care of your body and mind, and yoga can help you do that.

A．So, is yoga good for runners?

B．Over time, my muscles started to loosen up.

C．Ever since, I have fallen in love with running.

D．At the same time, yoga made my running more challenging.

E．It has also helped me achieve my running goals more efficiently.

F．Besides, yoga for runners has helped me improve my mindfulness.

G．This has helped me maintain proper form and avoid injury while running.

5 . 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。

Freddie Forbes stared in awe (敬畏) at the platform in the packed school hall. The headmaster marched onto the stage, followed by the captains of the school soccer team and rugby side. Freddie watched enviously (羡慕地) as each was presented with an honors jacket for their contribution to the school’s sporting success over the previous year. When the next presentation of honors jacket would come around, Freddie knew there was little hope that he would be the receiver of one of these treasured items of clothing.

“I wish you all a happy summer holiday,” the headmaster announced. “Although most of you will be going away to sunnier parts, there are others who will be staying near their home. The local council has asked the school to undertake a project over the next six weeks to help clear up litter around the area and separate it for recycling. If anyone is interested, come to my office and you will be supplied with a litter picker, bags and heavy-duty gloves.”

Freddie knew he would be at a loose end over the holiday, so he went to the office along with four other boys to pick up the equipment needed to gather up the rubbish which littered the streets around the school. When he arrived home, his mother looked at him curiously as he placed the equipment on the kitchen table.

“What is this all about?” she asked with a smile on her face. “Mum, I’m an average pupil and I’m not very good at sports,” he replied. “This waste recycling is one way I can contribute to the good name of the school.”

“Just as long as you don’t get fed up and stop half way through,” said Mum.

“I have made up my mind to stick this out through thick and thin,” Freddie said confidently.

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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Over the next few weeks, the other boys dropped out of the project.

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Hearing his name called by the headmaster, Freddie nervously made his way to the platform.

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6 . 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。

Shu embroidery (蜀绣) enjoys a long history in China. As early as the Han Dynasty, Shu embroidery was already famous, enjoying a high reputation as “    1     treasure of Sichuan”. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, a     2     (relative) peaceful society and large demand provided     3     (advance) conditions for the rapid development of the Shu embroidery industry. Shu embroidery experienced its peak development in the Song Dynasty,     4     (rank) first in both production and     5     (excellent). In the mid-Qing Dynasty, the Shu embroidery industry was formed.     6     the People’s Republic of China was founded, Shu embroidery factories were set up and the craft entered a new period of development.

Shu embroidery     7     (form) its own unique characteristics, since it originated among the common people in the west of Sichuan Province. Shu embroidery has strong expression and artistic effect,     8     features are said as “fine and smooth needlework, simple and elegant colors, graceful and easy lines and the traditional Chinese paintings style”. Altogether, there are 122     9     (approach) in 12 categories for weaving. The embroidery took locally-produced colorful satin (缎子) and threads     10     its materials.

7 . 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。

As the afternoon sun bathed the local beach with its warm, golden rays, four-year-old William sat on the beach with a mix of expectation and confusion. His dad, Steven, sat by his side. They were waiting for William’s friends to arrive and celebrate his long-awaited birthday party. William’s wide eyes, filled with hope and happiness, stared at the shoreline, looking for familiar faces.

He kept asking his dad where everyone was, and Steven just told him “they’re coming soon, ”trying to ease his son’s growing impatience. But the longer they waited, the more hopeless William became. He was extremely disappointed when the two invited families called and said they couldn’t make it to the celebration because of unexpected situations.

Steven watched his son, who had been eagerly expecting his special day for what seemed like ages. This year, William had been more aware than ever of his upcoming birthday, asking throughout the month when his birthday was, eagerly expecting a good time.

Feeling a sense of guilt for his son’s disappointment, Steven decided to turn to social media for help. He posted a lovely picture of him and William on the beach. Their faces were filled with a mix of hope and disappointment. The sincere words with the picture read, “William would love some friends to play with on the beach. To celebrate his fourth birthday, he has Hot Wheels, sand toys, dinosaurs, and we have some snacks and drinks. Any and all welcome. ”

William’s wish for companionship produced a strong response from the local people. They flooded the post with messages of support, birthday wishes, and offers to join the celebration. They were determined to make William’s day special.

“Going there. See you soon, ”one warm-hearted local commented on the post, promising to bring her family along. The message aroused the same feeling from many others, who were quick to follow suit.

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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。

Soon, the beach was filled with scenes of joy.

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After hours of laughter and games, the sun began to set.

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8 . Under a midday summer sun in California’s Sacramento Valley, rice farmer Peter Rystrom walks across a dusty and bare plot of land, dry soil crunching (碎裂) beneath each step. In a typical year, he’d be walking across green rice fields in inches of water. But today the soil is dry and baking in the 35℃ heat. It hasn’t rained for 4 weeks in a row.

“Climate change is expected to worsen the state’s extreme swings in rainfall,” researchers reported in Nature Climate Change in 2018. Low water levels in rivers have forced farmers like Rystrom, whose family has been growing rice on this land for four generations, to reduce their water use.

“If we lose our rice crops, we have to deal with severe food crisis. Climate change is already threatening rice-growing regions around the world. This is not a future problem. This is happening now,” says plant geneticist Pamela Ronald of the University of California, Davis, who identifies genes in rice that help the plant stand up to dryness, disease, flood, etc.

To save and even boost production, rice growers, engineers and researchers have turned to water-saving irrigation (灌溉) routines. Building canal systems and reservoirs (水库) can help farmers dampen their fields. But for some, the solution to rice’s climate-related problems lies in enhancing the plant itself. They hold that establishing rice gene banks that store hundreds of thousands of rice varieties ready to be bred into new, dryness-tolerant varieties is more practical and effective. Solutions may be hidden in the DNA of those older breeds.

Three decades have passed since its initial development, and some researchers are looking beyond the genetic variability preserved in rice gene banks, searching instead for useful genes from other species, including plants and bacteria. But picking genes from one species and putting them into another, or genetic recombination, remains debatable. The most famous example of genetically changed rice is Golden Rice (GR). “Looking ahead, it will be crucial for countries to embrace GR rice. But it will take time,” says Ismail, principal scientist at IRRI,

1. What problem does Rystrom have to deal with?

A．Thirst.

B．Drought.

C．Hot sun.

D．Dusty weather.

2. What can be inferred from Para. 3?

A．Downtrend of rice-growing areas is severe now.

B．Climate change is a threatening factor in the future.

C．Humans will face starvation if crop failure happens.

D．Food crisis is a common occurrence around the world.

3. What’s the purpose of setting up gene banks?

A．To store as many seeds as possible.	B．To cultivate climate-adapted varieties.
C．To improve the efficiency of breeding.	D．To show the technology of gene mapping.

4. What’s Ismail’s opinion about GR?

A．Favourable.

B．Impractical.

C．Disapproving.

D．Insecure.

9 . You probably consider calorie (卡路里) burning with training. You can get great calorie burning effects with the following exercises.

Running

Running is one of the best calorie burners out there. An average person can burn anywhere from 500 to 1,000 calories in one hour of running. Speed and pace are all factors that can affect calorie burning. But running uses every muscle group in the body, allowing you to burn more calories.

High Intensity Interval (高强度间歇运动) Training (HIIT)

If you want intensity, HIIT is right for you. This physical exercise involves working hard in intervals, then resting. Because your heart rate will stay at a high level, you’ll burn more calories in less time. On average, a person will burn 400 to 600 calories in 30 minutes.

Jumping rope

This childhood activity can actually do wonders for your health. Jumping rope is great for strengthening the lower and upper body while training your balance and coordination (协调能力), because your mind has to work while you jump. Jumping rope can burn 600 to 1,000 calories in an hour.

Swimming

Swimming is a low-intensity form of exercise that also uses muscle groups of your body. In just 30 minutes of swimming, an average person can burn 200 to 300 calories. Swimming also helps to shape body, control blood pressure, and increase strength—all great reasons for you to jump into the water.

1. Which kind of exercise burns the most calories in an hour?

A．Running.	B．Swimming.
C．Jumping rope.	D．High Intensity Interval Training.

2. Who may also be interested in the third exercise?

A．Those who want to train their mind.	B．Those who want to have good balance.
C．Those who want to control blood pressure.	D．Those who want to do low-intensity activities.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To encourage people to compete in sports.	B．To teach people how to do exercise.
C．To provide ways to burn calories.	D．To promote a healthy lifestyle.

10 . In the world of contemporary art, there are artists whose creativity and originality challenge the established boundaries, attracting the public with their wisdom. One of these innovators is the famous Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, whose art installations (装置艺术) leave everyone speechless.

With an imaginative mind and an unconventional approach, Cai Guo-Qiang has become a master of fireworks display, employing the gunpowder of fireworks in his art in a truly extraordinary way. Through the mastery of said material and the explosions controlled, Cai creates installations that go beyond expectations and take the public on an unforgettable journey.

One of his most important creations is the installation titled “The rise of butterflies”. In this work, Cai uses a combination of gunpowder and paper to create a striking cloud of flying butterflies. The delicate winged creatures move back and forth in the air, creating a magical and ephemeral effect that goes against the laws of gravity.

But perhaps one of the most curious and daring installations of Cai Guo-Qiang is “The garden of ephemeral sculptures”. In this work, the artist uses controlled explosives to sculpt shapes in huge blocks of ice. As the explosions occur, the icy figures gradually transform, creating an ephemeral and ever-changing scene. It is as if the sculptures come alive for a brief moment before disappearing completely.

Cai Guo-Qiang is an artist who breaks the limits of imagination. His installations transport us to a world of magic, where fire and gunpowder become tools for creation. He combines aesthetic (审美的) beauty with unusual elements, making his works unique and fascinating. Without a doubt, Cai’s impact on contemporary art is undeniable. His installations have attracted audiences around the world and will inspire future generations to break free and find beauty in the unpredictable (不可预测的).

1. Which might be the best title for Cai Guo-Qiang?

A．An explosive genius.	B．A creative sculptor.
C．A traditional painter.	D．An artistic pioneer.

2. What does the word “ephemeral” mean in the passage?

A．Unique.	B．Short-lived.
C．Unconventional.	D．Breath-taking.

3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Cai’s impact on art is unpredictable.

B．Cai’s success results from global recognition.

C．Cai’s art changes traditional concept of beauty.

D．Cai’s art inspires artists to think outside the box.

4. What is the text most likely to be?

A．A diary entry of Cai Guo-Qiang.

B．A profile of celebrity in a magazine.

C．A scientific research paper on fireworks.

D．An advertisement for a fireworks company.