1 . 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。

According to historical records, the well-known historian Sima Guang from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) used a part of a round wood     1     his pillow throughout his life. This unique pillow had an unusual function.     2     Sima Guang moved a little during his sleep, his head would slide down off the pillow, causing him to wake up     3     (immediate) and continue his studies. This particular type of pillow came to be known as an “alarm pillow”.

The Chinese word for “pillow”, zhentou,     4     (believe) to be created by Cao Cao, a famous strategist and ruler during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). One night, while Cao Cao was reading in his tent and     5     (become) sleepy, there was no extra space useful to place several books stored in wooden     6     (box). In response (回应), a servant momentarily placed the books at one side of the bed, upon     7     Cao Cao fell asleep quickly, experiencing a deep and restful sleep.     8     (impress) by the comfort provided by this short-term arrangement, the servant then created a padded (有垫的) headrest using soft materials, copying     9     shape of the wooden box that held the books. When Cao Cao asked about the name of this new item, the servant referred to it as “headrest bedding”. Cao Cao     10     (late) named it zhentou, and from that point on, the use of pillows became popular among the common people.

2 . Two weeks ago, 93-year-old Joy Ryan set a world record. In her words, “I’m the _________ lady to ever visit every national park.”

In just eight years, she and her 42-year-old grandson Brad Ryan _________ to go to all 63 national parks, an adventure they’ve written on Instagram. Their _________ stop was the National Park of American Samoa in the South Pacific, some 6,700 miles from their home in Duncan Falls, Ohio. The pair received certificates (证书) from the park in _________ of their achievement.

In a way, the journey began 21 years ago when Brad’s parents got divorced (离婚), and he became _________ from Joy. It wasn’t until 2008, at his sister’s wedding, that he _________ her again. She was 78 and she didn’t look good.

“She came into the church and she was dry,” Brad _________. “Very unsteady (不稳定的). It was hard to see this woman that was so important to me in my growing years on the side of _________, knowing that there was so much _________ between us.”

But over a period of months, Joy __________. And Brad, who’d just finished hiking the Appalachian Trail where he’d been thinking through what mattered to him, __________ the courage to call Joy and __________ they make raisin-filled cookies together.

__________, “there was a little too much awkwardness for my liking,” he says. “You can’t pick up where you left off, I learned that quickly.” Still, they __________ in touch. Over the last eight years, Brad and Joy have had little dust-ups (吵架) to be sure. And this tour of the national parks has __________ the crack (裂缝) that once separated them.

1.

A．strongest

B．happiest

C．fastest

D．oldest

2.

A．managed

B．attempted

C．preferred

D．intended

3.

A．usual

B．extra

C．final

D．major

4.

A．favour

B．honour

C．charge

D．need

5.

A．free

B．different

C．tired

D．separate

6.

A．invited

B．saw

C．touched

D．understood

7.

A．describes

B．replies

C．requires

D．reminds

8.

A．progressing

B．disappearing

C．dying

D．quitting

9.

A．concern

B．shock

C．pleasure

D．distance

10.

A．recovered

B．adapted

C．struggled

D．flashed

11.

A．got in

B．worked up

C．concentrated on

D．made out

12.

A．debate

B．focus

C．suggest

D．explain

13.

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．Otherwise

D．However

14.

A．lost

B．stayed

C．got

D．buried

15.

A．created

B．ruined

C．mended

D．hit

3 . With so many festivals taking place in the UK, it’s getting harder every year to decide which ones to go to—and more importantly, which ones you can actually afford.

Parklife — Heaton Park, Manchester

Dates: 10th — 11th June

Headliners: The 1975, Skrillex and Aitch

Cost: From £149.50 (weekend ticket), from £84．50 (one-day ticket)

Manchester’s favourite music festival is, unsurprisingly, a favourite with the city’s large student population. The weekend usually features a top-drawer line-up with loads of acts. You can’t camp at Parklife, so you also have to factor in accommodation in Manchester.

Latitude — Henham Park, Southwold

Dates: 20th — 23rd July

Headliners: Pulp, Paolo Nutini and George Ezra

Cost: £286.45 (weekend ticket with standard camping), from £90.75 (one-day ticket)

Latitude is one of the pricier festivals out there, but the lineup normally justifies (证明……正确) the dollar. The festival will have big artists alongside its main headliners. It’s a great all-rounder festival, where you can get back to nature by camping and lake swimming before dancing to DJs until the early hours.

Wireless — Finsbury Park, London

Dates: 7th — 9th July

Headliners: Playboi Carti, Travis Scott and 50 Cent

Cost: From £248.39 (weekend ticket), from £88 (one-day ticket)

We’re still a bit upset with Wireless for cancelling the festival’s Birmingham stop, making it a London-only event. Wireless hosts the sounds of grime, hip-hop, rap and R&B in North London’s Finsbury Park. Wireless isn’t a camping festival, so you’ll have to factor in the price of London accommodation for this one.

Victorious — Southsea Seafront, Portsmouth

Dates: 25th — 27th August

Headliners: Jamiroquai, Kasabian and Ben Howard

Cost: £180 (weekend ticket with camping), £60 (one-day ticket)

Although it has an excellent line-up of big names, this is still a relatively little-known festival. Since there are so many big acts, it’s also a pretty cost-effective option too. Best of all, the Castle Stage is situated in front of the stunning Southsea Castle, making this one of the most picturesque festivals around.

1. What do Parklife and Wireless have in common?

A．They are for students.	B．They are in London.
C．They don’t offer campsites.	D．They are in July.

2. Where can the visitors swim in a lake?

A．Heaton Park.

B．Henham Park.

C．Finsbury Park.

D．Southsea Seafront.

3. Which of the following festival s begins the latest?

A．Parklife.

B．Latitude.

C．Wireless.

D．Victorious.

4 . According to the Houston Health Department, for nearly one-quarter of children living in Houston, Texas, the choice to eat healthily doesn’t exist. Annie Zhu was shocked to find out so many children in Houston lived in food deserts — areas without access to fresh food. She was also shocked to see how much fresh food supermarkets discard (丢弃) every day. So she and her twin sister Shirley went to work.

First, they partnered with the Houston Health Department to give out food at community centres. With the help of Second Servings, they collected surplus food from grocery stores and began organizing monthly markets. They even connected with human service agencies to provide help beyond food. Lastly, they developed a simple app that tells people when and where the markets are. Since the food is fresh, it needs to be picked up right away, so they developed the text and messaging app Fresh Hub.

Each month, Fresh Hub organizes high schoolers who wear green shirts and go to work setting up stands of fresh produce, baked goods and packaged meats. The Zhu sisters and the green dream team have given out over 1,500 pounds of food. And while families are collecting food, volunteers are entertaining kids with art projects that teach healthy eating.

At the end of the day, Annie says the two are happy to be making a difference. “Frustration (沮丧) over the unfair circumstances built into society led us to meet amazing people,” says Annie. “I know I’m not alone on this journey to help the underserved — and I know our journey has only just begun!”

1. Why do one-quarter of children living in Houston eat unhealthy food?

A．They live in deserts.

B．The supermarkets waste lots of fresh food.

C．They find nowhere to get fresh and healthy food.

D．They choose unhealthy food instead of fresh food.

2. What does the underlined word “surplus” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Extra.

B．Different.

C．Fresh.

D．Sufficient.

3. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．How to use the app Fresh Hub.

B．The Zhu sisters’ green dream team.

C．How much food they have given out.

D．The things volunteers do to help those families.

4. What can we infer from Annie’s words in the last paragraph?

A．She prefers to work alone.

B．She will continue to help those in need.

C．The members of the team need to be replaced.

D．The unfair circumstances are good for the society.

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。

In class, I am sitting next to Mareena. We both have a good laugh. And when we laugh, it’s not small laughs. It’s more like big hair, we twist (扭曲) in laughter on our chairs and we end up under the table so much we are folded (折叠) in two. Sometimes, too, she annoys me a bit, especially when she uses my eraser or my pink pen that writes magic words. But best friends always fight a bit, that’s normal, Mum often tells me.

One morning, I found myself alone at my table. Mareena was ill. I found the day long, but I still laughed a bit. Because when Baptiste meant to say Madagascar (马达加斯加岛), he mistakenly said Madame Gaskal.

The next day, when I saw that Mareena was still away, I asked Mum if I could go to see her at her place. I wanted to bring her homework, but also make her laugh a little, so that she would feel better. Mum made a funny face and told me it was better to wait a few days. I thought maybe Mareena had a contagious (传染性的) disease. But still, it bothered me not to see my best friend. So I asked again. This time mum sat down with me on my bed and held my hands very tight. I realized that something was wrong.

Mum explained to me that Mareena was going to have to stay in the hospital for a while, because of an illness that I didn’t understand. Well, yes, what I understood was that my best friend wasn’t going to be back to school for a long time, and that we wouldn’t be laughing like whales anytime soon because of stupid things.

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 still asked to go to see Mareena once at the hospital.

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Mareena eventually recovered.

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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。

Distance learning is a form of education in     1     the main elements include physical separation of teachers and students during instruction and the use of     2     (variety) of technologies to facilitate student-teacher and student-student communication. Since its introduction, distance learning     3     (focus) on nontraditional students, such as full-time workers, military personnel, and nonresidents or individuals in remote regions who are     4     (able) to attend classroom lectures.

However, distance learning has become a (n)     5     (establish) part of the educational world, with trends       6    (point) to ongoing growth. In U. S. higher education alone, more than 5.6 million university students were enrolled in at least one online course in the autumn of 2009, a significant growth     7    1.6 million in 2002. Students of all ages, around the world, were forced into distance learning in early 2020     8     the global coronavirus pandemic resulted in a widespread     9     (close) of many schools. Videoconferencing software such as Zoom gained greatly from this development. Zoom became one of the most popular services of its kind, one of the most downloaded applications worldwide, and     10     household word. Teaching and the student-teacher relationship were fundamentally changed.