1 . I attended a college where every student left it as an all-rounded (全面的) person. The teachers in this college were
In the beginning, when I
As I look at the puzzled
So, I may not clean the
| A．excellent | B．clever | C．strong | D．young |
| A．breath | B．stress | C．attention | D．confidence |
| A．lesson | B．suggestion | C．idea | D．way |
| A．flying | B．lying | C．covering | D．hanging |
| A．offer | B．move | C．point | D．show |
| A．left | B．missed | C．trusted | D．watched |
| A．incident | B．lecture | C．picture | D．line |
| A．business | B．rule | C．belief | D．practice |
| A．comments | B．questions | C．faces | D．hands |
| A．think of | B．leave aside | C．bring in | D．call off |
| A．bridge | B．beach | C．road | D．floor |
| A．refusing | B．managing | C．trying | D．learning |
| A．save | B．find | C．accept | D．clean |
| A．benefit | B．choice | C．decision | D．difference |
| A．other | B．whole | C．small | D．old |
1. Why did the man take the cooking course?
| A．He decided to be a cook. |
| B．The food there attracted him. |
| C．His mother asked him to do it. |
| A．How to make soup. |
| B．How to cut different foods. |
| C．How to choose fresh vegetables. |
| A．7. | B．14. | C．17. |
| A．Buy a cookbook. |
| B．Do a course on desserts. |
| C．Cook for his grandmother. |
1. Which place does the speaker usually go to first in the morning?
| A．The gym. | B．The restaurant. | C．The classroom. |
| A．One hour. | B．Two hours. | C．Three hours. |
| A．Do experiments. |
| B．Play football matches. |
| C．Study in the library. |
| A．A doctor. | B．A teacher. | C．A football player. |
4 . Thai wildlife officials have laid out a plan to bring peace to a central Thai city after at least a decade of human-monkey conflict （冲突）.
The monkeys that hang around Lopburi are a major tourist draw. But after years of conflicts with residents and visitors, and several failed attempts to bring peace with population controls, local people and businesses have had enough.
The monkeys often try to take food from humans, sometimes leaving people with injuries. In March a woman got her knee hurt after a monkey pulled her off her feel, and another man was knocked off a motorcycle by a hungry monkey.
The authorities hope to catch some 2,500 monkeys and place them in massive wildlife preserves, said Athapol Charoenshunsa, the director-general of the Department of National parks, Wildlife and plant Conservation. They’ll work with wildlife experts to find a way for a limited number of monkeys to stay freely in the city, he added.
“I don’t want humans to have to hurt monkeys, and I don’t want monkeys to have to hurt humans,” he told reporters during a news conference in Bangkok. “I expect the first period of the operation to start within weeks, and I believe the wildlife preserve will be able to contain （容纳） thousands of them and will solve the problem very quickly.”
Athapol said they are also working in other areas of Thailand that are facing problems with monkeys. He said 52 of the country’s 77 provinces often report monkey problems.
The monkeys are said to be a symbol of the province, about 140 kilometers north of Bangkok, where the ancient Three Pagodas temple celebrates a yearly “Monkey Buffet” festival. However, some have complained about the city’s monkey troubles on tourists and residents feeding the animals, which they say drew monkeys into the city, helped with their numbers, and got them used to getting food from humans.
1. What does the underlined phrase “have had enough” mean in Paragraph 2?| A．They are fond of those moneys. | B．They hope to feed more monkeys. |
| C．They are troubled by those monkeys. | D．They want to protect those monkeys. |
| A．Cut off the monkey’s food supply. | B．Catch them for use as research subjects. |
| C．Enclose them in a zoo to entertain tourists. | D．Cut down the numbers of them in the town. |
| A．The significance of those monkeys. |
| B．People’s different opinions on those monkeys. |
| C．The environmental problems caused by those monkeys. |
| D．Reasons why monkeys become a symbol of the province. |
| A．Thailand Residents Suffered from Too Many Tourists |
| B．Thailand Decides to Limit Monkeys in Tourist Town |
| C．Monkeys Serve Special Meaning in the Thailand Town |
| D．People in Thailand Try to Improve the Life of Monkeys |
Insect numbers have decreased by half in some parts of the world due
Lead researcher, Dr. Charlie Outhwaite of University College London, said
However, scientific data gives
In areas with intensive agriculture and severe warming, insect numbers
“Some
6 . Across the world, people and governments are banning pesticides (杀虫剂) and planting more flowers to increase bee populations naturally. Now farmers and beekeepers have a new way to protect bee populations.
The traditional hive most commonly used in the world today was designed by humans about 150 years ago. Most people are so used to them that they mistakenly confuse them with bees’ natural habitat. By completely redesigning the beehive, a company called Beewise was able to address many of the inefficiencies of the box and significantly improve bees’ well- being and lifetime.
Using 24/7 monitoring and smart technology that significantly increases pollination capacity (授粉能力) and honey production, Beewise’s robotic beehive, the Beehome, discovers threats to a honeybee population such as pesticides and the presence of pests and immediately defends against them. Its automatic robotic system responds to threats in real time and requires no human assistance. Beehomes are thermally regulated (热调节的) and can provide protection from fires, flooding, and Asian wasps. The hive even feeds the honeybees when local food supply is not available.
In a statement, the company says, “The Beehome reduces bee deaths by 80%, resulting in increased production of at least 50%, while reducing about 90% of manual labor (体力劳动) when compared to traditional beehives.”
Beewise currently manages more than seven billion bees, which is equal to 25,000 acres of pollinated crops. Through the Beehome device, the Israeli startup says it has saved over 160 million bees over the course of the last 12 months.
Their task of saving bees recently received $80 million funding for their autonomous hive. “We are using precision robotics with the world’s most creative technologies including AI and computer vision in order to save the bees,” stated Saar Safra, CEO of Beewise. He says that with thousands of orders placed in the U.S. in just the last few months, their new funding will allow Beewise to meet the market demand through increased production.
1. What do we know about the traditional hive most commonly used today?| A．It is artificial. | B．It is bees’ natural habitat. |
| C．It can be confusing to bees. | D．It does more harm than good. |
| A．It is similar to natural beehives. | B．It can help bees to settle down. |
| C．It can monitor fires and floods. | D．It keeps bees away from threats. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Objective. | C．Positive. | D．Conservative. |
| A．The benefits of banning pesticides. | B．A new device to save bee populations. |
| C．Potential threats bees are facing today. | D．Ways to increase bees’ pollination ability. |
7 . Sometimes, the stress you experience from schooling can affect your overall physical and mental health. The following are some ways to help you better manage stress at school.
Look at things from the right perspective.
To smartly handle stress, the first thing you have to do is change how you look at your situation.
Your mind needs to get a picture of every single thing that you should accomplish in a particular period of time, or you’ll spend days and nights blindly worrying about the things that you ought to do. Therefore, a to-do list, visible and written, will get rid of overthinking that leads to anxiety.
Ignore unproductive comments from other people.
Learn to accept blame with an open mind but beware (提防) of worthless remarks from people who don’t even matter. Do not let these people change your focus.
Never take your physical and mental health for granted.
Sometimes, stress comes from ignoring your health by not eating right or on time; at other times your anxiety may come from a deeper reason such as failing mental health.
Create an effective time management plan.
Set your schedule and find a balance among all aspects of your life.
| A．Don’t lose control of the situation. |
| B．Make a list of things you need to do. |
| C．Doing so will help you better arrange everyday affairs. |
| D．You don’t even need to listen to them, just stay away from them. |
| E．Sometimes, stress is caused by your body’s inability to function properly. |
| F．Thus, you should know when to seek help and what your body truly needs. |
| G．Being a student is not a tiring role, and studying is not an exhausting responsibility. |
8 . At a desk between a hallway entrance and a classroom door, Marge Mangelsdorf gently urged Harlan to write down what he remembered. The two had just finished reading Hi! Fly Cuy, a popular children’s book about a boy and his pet bug. Now it was time for Harlan, a first grader, to go over the plot and characters with his tutor.
Mangelsdorf spends several days each week in empty classrooms like these, working with kids through Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring. The program, which pairs volunteers with students for 30-45 minutes each week, is overseen by a St. Louis-based nonprofit that promotes healthy aging through a mix of community involvement and continuing education. This model holds a unique appeal. Its workers are largely retired volunteers, who cost less in fees, making their continuing presence sustainable.
There is some proof of its effectiveness. In a 2023 survey of educators in schools where the program works, 80 percent of classroom teachers said they’d seen improvement in their students’ reading skills, and 67 percent said they’d perceived an improvement in those students’ attitudes at school.
Whatever the effects of tutoring on young kids, the program’s work is also meant to help their volunteers. When given the chance to be active and help others, seniors’ quality of life can dramatically improve. A 2020 Harvard University study found that adults over 50 who volunteered at least two hours per week were less likely to express loneliness, depression and hopelessness and more likely to be optimistic and purposeful. Putting them in direct contact with school-aged children might be the best way to make the best of their talents, especially given America’s growing number of seniors.
1. Why did Harlan write down what he remembered?| A．To finish writing a new novel. |
| B．To teach students how to read a novel. |
| C．To create a fantastic story for the old. |
| D．To review the content of Hi! Fly Guy. |
| A．It made fewer profits in 2023. |
| B．It builds a bridge between tutors and students. |
| C．It models after another community institution. |
| D．All of its workers are retired teachers from schools. |
| A．By giving examples. |
| B．By analyzing a questionnaire. |
| C．By making a contrast. |
| D．By presenting data. |
| A．Elderly workers benefit from the voluntary work. |
| B．The old suffer from many health problems. |
| C．Harvard University is in favor of the voluntary program. |
| D．Harvard University set up the voluntary program. |
9 . 18 years ago, a 14-year-old boy from Kasungu district in Malawi was forced to drop out of school for lack of fees. At the same time, a severe famine was destroying his village, claiming people’s lives and leaving desperation in its wake.
This was a situation to break the strongest of minds but William Kamkwamba did not give up. Young as he was, he knew that education was where his future lay. He found hope in the library and feasted on the knowledge that he harvested from its books. It was there that he came across a science textbook entitled Using Energy. He learned that he could generate electricity using wind. The youngster realized that, if mastered, this power could help his village in exceptional ways.
Armed with determination and an iron will, the teenager set out to build a windmill out of random materials from a scrapyard (垃圾场). Though his outside world was collapsing to dust, the youngster did not hesitate about his purpose. He defended himself from all doubt and criticism. He worked tirelessly until his dream of bringing electricity to his village became reality. Soon, he was caught in the center of media attention that took him to new places that he would never have stepped on without his invention.
In his village, the dust has not settled yet and the winds of change continue to blow across the land. Windmills pump water to irrigate crops, sweeping away another period of hunger. William’s former primary school boasts new and stronger buildings, thanks to the help of well-wishers and the villagers’ united efforts.
What seemed like a hopeless situation has been turned into an inspirational story that motivates each and every one of us, persuading us that no misfortune is set in stone. William refused to be a school drop-out forever. He sought solutions for his problems and continued fighting even when the going got tough. He was able to rise above poverty to become a graduate from one of America’s best universities, Dartmouth College.
1. What inspired William to bring electricity to his village?| A．His realization of the impact of electricity. | B．His awareness of the role of education. |
| C．The science textbook entitled Using Energy. | D．The severe famine destroying his village. |
| A．All people didn’t support William’s dream at first. |
| B．The public had little interest in William’s invention. |
| C．The invention enabled William to make a big fortune. |
| D．The windmill is energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. |
| A．Visible. | B．Avoidable. | C．Unchangeable. | D．Unpredictable. |
| A．Knowledge feasts mind and education promises wealth. |
| B．Necessity inspires invention and hardship makes heroes. |
| C．Criticism promotes success and doubt facilitates creation. |
| D．Adversity motivates inspiration and support pushes solutions. |
10 . Autonomously copying other people’s thoughts or options or simply going with the crowd is often referred to as “herd (群体) behaviour”. Herding can appear to make a lot of sense. In an earlier article, I discussed the so-called “wisdom of crowds”, which suggests that average judgments of large groups of people often outperform individual choices.
Psychology research has attempted to model herd behaviour and suggests that the phenomenon relies on the existence of social connections or patterns between individuals as well as specific mechanisms of passing on information. A key condition is the human ability to “mentalize”, which means being able to read and interpret someone else’s mental state and using the information to explain their options. This action of mentalizing is responsible for people’s tendency to attach meaning to options by the herd, even if many behaviours may have come about at random.
Herd behaviours, while common and easy to explain, hold significant dangers. Contrary to the so-called “wisdom of crowds”, which emerges when the judgments of individual group members are independently collected to produce an average opinion, herd behaviours typically rely on so-called “information cascades”, where people take on others’ beliefs or copy their options without critically evaluating the underlying reasons. This frequently leads to the mirroring of unreasonable or stupid behaviours.
Blindly following the herd can be dangerous. So how can we resist the tendency of following the crowd? The sad news is that psychology research suggests that it’s surprisingly difficult to withstand the influences of the herd. In an experiment, researchers found that warning messages about the potential errors of the crowd were surprisingly ineffective in helping subjects make better choices. It appears there is no quick and easy fix. Instead, long-term attitude changes may be necessary, which could involve individuals adopting more critical approaches towards their peers’ opinion, and questioning others’ behaviours as opposed to blindly following them.
1. Why does the author mention “wisdom of crowd” in Paragraph 1?| A．To introduce the definition of herd behaviour. |
| B．To contradict the judgments of large groups. |
| C．To attract readers to his previous discussion. |
| D．To justify the behaviour of following others. |
| A．Heavy reliance on social activities. |
| B．Ineffective mechanism of information exchange. |
| C．Attaching meaning to crowd’s random choices. |
| D．Analyzing individuals’ mental state. |
| A．By defining. | B．By quoting. |
| C．By making a comparison. | D．By giving an example. |
| A．Following your heart. | B．Thinking twice before action. |
| C．Working out a quick fix. | D．Taking peers’ opinion seriously. |
