1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How much is the ticket to the Ocean Park?

A．£ 2.00.

B．£ 6.50.

C．£ 8.50.

2. What is unavailable during the trip?

A．Lunch.

B．Water.

C．Fruit.

3. What will the listeners do at 2:30 next Tuesday?

A．Listen to a talk.

B．Do some worksheets.

C．Watch the sharks being fed.

4. What is the topic of the talk for next Tuesday?

A．The ocean.

B．Sharks.

C．Penguins.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does Stephen have a problem with?

A．Developing a habit.

B．Managing the time.

C．Focusing on tasks.

2. Why does the woman recommend using a diary?

A．To plan the week ahead.

B．To remember key dates.

C．To write down feelings.

3. What suggestion does the woman give about creating a to-do list?

A．Share the list with friends.

B．Write important things on the list first.

C．Make the list for the next day the night before.

4. What will Stephen do next?

A．Take a class.

B．See a friend.

C．Do some shopping.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When did Amber begin attending college?

A．At age 18.

B．At age 19.

C．At age 20.

2. What did Amber think of working for Highlights?

A．It was boring.

B．It was demanding.

C．It was interesting.

3. How did Amber know about Youth Beauty Competition?

A．From the TV.

B．From a poster.

C．From her boss.

4. What did Amber do with most of her prize money?

A．She put it in the bank.

B．She spent it on a vehicle.

C．She donated it to a school.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the speaker aimed at?

A．Those who feel depressed.

B．Those who need some rest.

C．Those who are music lovers.

2. What' is the speaker going to do first?

A．Talk to Tessa.

B．Play some music.

C．Hang out with friends.

3. What does the speaker do?

A．She's a hostess.

B．She's a musician.

C．She's a psychology teacher.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does Phyllis call Evan Peters?

A．To send an invitation.

B．To offer some information.

C．To confirm a booking.

2. What does Phyllis suggest Evan Peters do?

A．Buy the ticket another day.

B．Plan the trip in advance.

C．Contact the airline immediately.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What might the man be?

A．A customer service agent.

B．A travel agent.

C．A repairman.

2. What will the woman do next?

A．Call his son.

B．Give some details.

C．Sign a form.

3. What do we know about the woman?

A．Her son lives abroad now.

B．She will go to visit her son soon.

C．She should make payment from this month.

7 . It sounds like a math problem. How do you make one of the world’s most famous ancient sites bigger? You can’t build more of it.

So with ever more tourists pouring into the site, the team behind the Archaeological（考古的）Park of Pompeii have found a plan B—dividing visitors around ancient sites that are farther, with all-in-one tickets and buses laid on between the sites.

The ancient city of Pompeii will be a scattered archaeological park, including the archaeological areas of Pompeii itself, as well as famous old houses in nearby villages or towns. The sites have already become part of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, but until now, they have been selling their own tickets. They are also far away from each other—the park’s sites cross around 8 miles—with little public transport to some of them.

The inaccessibility（难达到）to the old houses means that visitor numbers are low. While nearly four million people visited Pompeii itself in 2019, only 55,000 made it to see House A, which is thought to have been owned by the emperor Nero and his second wife. Only 52,000 went as far as the two houses at Stabiae, House Arianna and House San Marco. But visitor numbers to Pompeii rose from under 2.7 million in 2014 to over 3.9 million by 2019. In July 2023, a record 21, 141 people visited the park in a single day.

A bus service around the sites—the Pompeii Artebus—was started in 2021. Tickets for the connected sites will be acceptable for three days, with free buses connecting all the sites.

1. How is the Archaeological Park of Pompeii made bigger?

A．By building more of it.	B．By improving the service.
C．By connecting nearby sites.	D．By attracting more tourists.

2. What does the underlined word “scattered” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Narrow.

B．Private.

C．Impressive.

D．Spread-out.

3. What can be learned about Pompeii itself from paragraph 4?

A．It has lost its attraction.	B．It was rebuilt in 2019.
C．It is free for visitors all the time.	D．It is overcrowded with visitors.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．The Archaeological Park of Pompeii getting bigger.

B．The ancient Pompeii bringing in modern transport.

C．The Archaeological Park of Pompeii getting more popular.

D．The ancient houses in Pompeii changing their tickets.

8 . 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。

Chen Xingzhi had to wait till her retirement to follow up on her dream “job”. The 74-year-old Shanghai citizen has turned her childhood hobby of     1     (make) sachets (香囊) into a successful career today.

Chen’s great-grandfather was a     2     (tradition) Chinese doctor, and her grandmother would make sachets filled with Chinese herbal powders (中药粉) for children before the Dragon Boat Festival every year, which is a tradition dating from ancient China.

The Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu, falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month when the weather gets hot and some harmful things, like bacteria and insects produce     3     (rapid). In the past, people would hang sachets     4     were filled with herbs not just for their nice smell but for their ability to keep insects away. Now the herbs     5     (say) to be good for people’s health.

As a child, Chen learned     6     (develop) the hobby from her grandmother. It was only after retiring from her regular job around the year 2000 that she decided to give her hobby     7     try. At first, Chen made some sachets     8     gave them away to relatives and friends, and as people expressed interest in them, her confidence grew.

Chen has created about 180 different     9     (kind) of sachets over the course of nearly 20 years. Her products have been shown at the 2010 World Expo as well as the China International Import Expo. Some have served     10     Shanghai gifts and have been given to important guests on special occasions.

9 . 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。

I was the village bad boy because I had no interest in school or studies. I used bad language, hung around with other “bad” boys, skipped school and ran through the fields. When I wasn’t playing, I’d help my parents on our cashew farm. Our cashew farm was like a big forest garden.

Who’d want to go to school anyway? No one thought I would do anything worthwhile with my life. And I’d heard many people in our village talking, “Why bother (费心) going to school? These kids end up back on the farms anyway. He’ll never achieve anything.”

My mother saw a different future. She was illiterate (不识字的) but knew the value of education to create a better life. When I refused to go to school, she beat me until I dressed and put on my shoes. She’d follow me right up to the door of the classroom and watch me enter.

This bad boy image troubled me. I didn’t believe I was a bad boy, and I didn’t want to be a bad boy. My parents and teachers were disappointed at my average marks. I did not have any money. No one in the village gave me respect.

These realizations forced me to think that my mother was right — education was my only way out. I worked hard to graduate and decided to apply for higher studies in university. But this village bad boy faced too many challenges.

Firstly, I had very limited money, and my parents probably couldn’t afford the fees (学费). Besides that, my grades were poor. There was very little chance I’d enter a university. Still, I took a chance and applied. Days went by, and nothing. I checked to see if my name was there for admission (准许进入). No. I wasn’t admitted. Weeks went by. I continued to check. Still nothing. It looked like I would never lose my village bad boy image unless a miracle (奇迹) happened.

注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The miracle did happen.

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A teacher of the university saw me sitting there sad and asked, “What is wrong?”

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10 . Teens of grades 9—12 joining in the Boston Public Library Teen Volunteer Program will learn valuable working skills that may change into paid jobs in the future. Volunteer jobs help to prepare teens to become job-ready while working in the library, learning customer service skills, and learning how to interact (互动) with a lot of people. Teens will take part in a resume (简历) building program and an interview skills workshop.

Some of the tasks are:

•Create book lists online

•Put up book displays

•Shelve books

•Help with finding missing books

•Help with weeding book projects

•Help with leading gaming competitions in some places

•Read books and write book reviews, and/ or video game and film reviews for the bpl.org/teens website

•Help with leading gaming programs in some areas

•Teens will join in 5 skill-building workshops: resume-building program, privacy training, knowing your rights in the workplace, Bibliocommons workshop and book review writing workshop. All are at 3:30 p. m. on Monday on Zoom.

•Create a presentation (报告) on a topic that interests you, and then present it to other volunteers.

The Teen Volunteer Program sites are Adams Street Branch, Brighton Branch, Central Library(Teen Central and Children’s Library), Connolly Branch, Fields Corner Branch, Grove Hall Branch, Hyde Park Branch, Parker Hill Branch, Roslindale Branch, Roxbury Branch, and Uphams Corner Branch.

The volunteer program runs year-round. Interested teens should reach out to Agneris Lopez at volunteer@bpl.org or 617-859-2304.

1. What can teens get from the volunteer program?

A．Playing video games for free.	B．Preparing for future jobs.
C．Learning to write their own books.	D．Creating their own book websites.

2. What can we learn about the volunteer program from the text?

A．Volunteers will be provided with a paid job.	B．It doesn’t stop throughout the year.
C．Students in university can also join in it.	D．It is only run in the head office.

3. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To introduce a library.	B．To ask for donations.
C．To teach writing skills.	D．To attract volunteers.