1 . Nick Lee, also known as Magic Nick, tries to bring joy to seriously ill children and their families during a child’s time in hospital. As a magician, Lee works with the
Before Lee worked with the charity, two of his
Lee
By means of his work with Spread A Smile, Lee has been able to bring a sense of magic and
| A．school | B．charity | C．theatre | D．band |
| A．young | B．anxious | C．disabled | D．lonely |
| A．remind | B．create | C．describe | D．renew |
| A．busiest | B．poorest | C．commonest | D．toughest |
| A．family | B．team | C．class | D．audience |
| A．invited | B．cured | C．visited | D．found |
| A．Producing | B．Witnessing | C．Imagining | D．Showing |
| A．take a stand | B．break a record | C．set a goal | D．make a difference |
| A．Absent | B．Distinct | C．Beneficial | D．Tired |
| A．Beyond doubt | B．By chance | C．In fact | D．At last |
| A．freely | B．professionally | C．permanently | D．casually |
| A．affects | B．reflects | C．controls | D．determines |
| A．priority | B．limit | C．choice | D．struggle |
| A．gains | B．shares | C．provides | D．analyzes |
| A．challenge | B．shelter | C．excuse | D．courage |
| A．hardly | B．naturally | C．probably | D．eventually |
| A．shouting | B．studying | C．smiling | D．developing |
| A．hope | B．service | C．duty | D．convenience |
| A．attention | B．journey | C．key | D．devotion |
| A．formal | B．skilled | C．true | D．familiar |
2 . Far too often, we look at ourselves in the mirror and tell ourselves we aren’t good enough.
Accept your individuality
View your weaknesses as what makes you a unique person. As humans, we all have weaknesses that set us apart from others. Instead of viewing your weaknesses as bad things, turn them into what makes you an individual.
We are often our own worst critics, and we tend to hold ourselves to standards that we wouldn’t expect of other people. Think about the standards you set for yourself, and then think about if you’d hold a friend or loved one to the same standards. If you wouldn’t, then you don’t need to hold yourself to those standards either.
Don’t compare yourself to others
Stick to your own standards. While it can be tough, try not to compare yourself to your peers (同龄人).
Surround yourself with people who support you
| A．Everyone’s life path is different |
| B．Set realistic standards for yourself |
| C．Learn not to criticize yourself too often |
| D．You can always seek trust from friends and family |
| E．Accepting your weaknesses is a great way to love yourself |
| F．Hang out with people who make you feel good about yourself |
| G．For instance, maybe you feel like you aren’t as good at math as your classmates are |
3 . The complexities of human relations are difficult enough for adults to identify — and they have at least some idea of the rules. Children have yet to learn those rules. Infants are, nevertheless, able quickly to identify close relationships between other people, and thus to build up a map of the social world around them.
How this comes out has puzzled sociologists for decades. In a paper just published in Science, Ashley Thomas of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology proposes a partial answer: saliva (唾液) shared by kissing, for example, or the common use of an eating or drinking tool.
The researchers came to the conclusion based on a series of studies. To study those questions, the researchers observed toddlers (16.5 to 18.5 months) and babies (8.5 to 10 months) as they watched a video to see interactions between human actors and puppets (木偶). In the experiment, a puppet shared an orange with one actor, which indicates involvement of sharing saliva, and then threw a ball back and forth with a different actor. The researchers observed the children’s reactions when the puppet showed distress while sitting between the two actors. The team found that the infants were more likely to look toward the actor who had shared food with the puppet, not the one who had shared a toy, when the puppet was in distress.
Conducting her experiment by video enabled Dr. Thomas to cast her search for trial participants beyond Massachusetts. She nevertheless decided, in this first instance, to limit things to the United States. Future runs, she hopes, will reach beyond that country’s borders.
1. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Adult’s identifying human relations. |
| B．Children’s learning interpersonal rules. |
| C．Babies’ getting to know new things around them. |
| D．Infants’ recognizing relationships between people. |
| A．Well-designed. | B．Time-consuming. |
| C．Tightly-scheduled. | D．Risk-taking. |
| A．Infants tend to believe in adults blindly. |
| B．Saliva sharing is indicative of closeness. |
| C．Infants are competent to show sympathy. |
| D．Saliva sharing acts as a comfort for infants. |
| A．An extension of age group. | B．More advanced equipment. |
| C．A broader regional coverage. | D．Diverse experimental methods. |
4 . Painting is an ancient medium and even with the introduction of photography, film and digital technology, it still has remained a persistent mode of expression. So many paintings have come into being over the years but only a small percentage of them could be described as “timeless classics”. The following are some of the most famous paintings of all time.
Leonardo Da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1503 — 1519Painted between 1503 and 1519,Leonardo da Vinci’s attractive portrait has been a subject of controversy since the day it was made, due to two questions: Who’s the subject and why is she smiling? A number of theories for the former have been provided over the years: That she’s the wife of the Florentine merchant Francesco di Bartolomeo del Giocondo and that she’s Leonardo’s mother, Caterina. As for that famous smile, its quality has driven people crazy for hundreds of years.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, 1871Whistler’s Mother, or Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1,as it’s actually titled, speaks to the artist’s ambition to pursue art for art’s sake. James Abbott McNeill Whistler painted the work in his London studio in 1871. Whistler’s mother Anna is pictured as one of several elements locked into an arrangement of right angles. Her severe expression fits in with the rigidity of the composition, and it’s somewhat ironic to note that despite Whistler’s formalist intentions, the painting became a symbol of motherhood.
Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait,1434As one of the most significant works produced during the Northern Renaissance, this composition is believed to be one of the first paintings finished in oils. It portrays an Italian merchant and a woman who may or may not be his bride. In 1934.the celebrated art historian Erwin Panofsky proposed that the painting is actually a wedding contract. What can be reliably said is that the piece used orthogonal perspective to create a sense of space. It feels like a painting you could step into.
1. What aspect of the Mona Lisa has attracted people for centuries?| A．The research methods. | B．The mysterious smile. |
| C．The attractive clothing. | D．The matching of colors. |
| A．To show love for his mother. | B．To be a symbol of motherhood. |
| C．To express his artistic intention. | D．To decorate his studio in London. |
| A．Leonardo da Vinci. | B．James Abbott McNeill Whistler. |
| C．Jan van Eyck. | D．Erwin Panofsky. |
5 . Spending a day glued to your smartphone probably isn’t doing you any favors. Too much phone use has been linked with a range of concerns, including sleep issues, joint pain and even relationship problems. But if it’s radiation you’re worried about, experts say you don’t have to ditch your phone.
“There’s no risk of anything hazardous or dangerous with radiation from cellphones,” said Gayle Woloschak, an associate dean and professor of radiology at the Northwesterm Univerity Feinberg School of Medicine. As with all cellphones, along with Wi-Fi networks, radio stations, remote controls and GPS, smartphones do send out radiation, said Emily Caffrey, an assistant professor of health physics at the University of Alabama at Birningham. They use invisible energy waves to transmit voices, texts, photos and emails to nearby cell towers, which can carry them to almost anywhere in the world. But nearly three decades of scientific research has not linked such exposures to medical issues like cancer, health authorities including the Food and Drug Administration say. Here’s what we know.
“Radiation” describes many types of energy, some of which do carry risks, explained Dr. Howard Fine, director of the Brain Tumor Center at New York — Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, “It is often sent out from radioactive substances”, Atomic bombs, or, to a far lesser degree, X-ray machines, send out energy called ionizing radiation that in high enough or frequent enough amount can damage DNA and cause cancer, Dr. Fine said.
But smartphone energy falls into a category called non-ionizing radiation, Dr. Caffrey said, which isn’t powerful enough to cause this damage. “A lot of people think radiation is radiation, but it’s not all the same,” Dr. Woloschak said. “There’s no DNA damage seen from cellphone use.”
Most experts and health authorities like the F.D.A. and World Health Organization agree that there’s no evidence that smartphone radiation causes health problems. Still, several studies over the years have made headlines for suggesting their links to brain diseases. Many of these studies have since been proved to be false, Dr. Fine said, including those focused on fifth-generation.
1. What does the underlined word “ditch” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．Make use of. | B．Keep track of. | C．Get hold of | D．Get rid of. |
| A．They consider it secure based on current research. |
| B．They are indifferent due to lack of sufficient data. |
| C．They express concern and require strict regulations. |
| D．They are doubtful and appeal for immediate action. |
| A．Forming a healthy lifestyle is vital. |
| B．Smartphones need radiation limits. |
| C．Radiation concerns are unfounded. |
| D．Technology reduces radiation risks. |
| A．In a science magazine. |
| B．In a collection of short stories. |
| C．In a school newsletter. |
| D．In a phone advertising brochure. |
6 . Bill Sumiel was having a tough Friday. It was October 2020,and the 71-year-old,who was dealing with kidney (肾) failure and had been on dialysis (透 析) for a few years, found himself away from home.
He’d been diagnosed with diabetes (糖 尿 病) over 20 years before, which led to his kidney problems. He was on the transplant list, but no matches had yet appeared. So he continued with his treatments periodically. Without a ride lined up for Friday’s do-over, Sumiel took Ubers to and from his appointment.
Timothy Letts,31,was driving to visit a friend when his phone received the request for Sumiel’s ride home. When Sumiel got into his car, Letts could see that the older man was unenergetic but in good spirits. And as they set out to Sumiel’s home, the pair got to chatting. During conversation, Sumiel revealed that he was searching for a kidney donor. Letts joked that he’d be a good donor candidate, given that he didn’t drink or smoke.
Sumiel agreed, though he didn’t think much of it. Letts, however, couldn’t stop thinking about it and it was always on his mind. So, Letts said: “I’d like to see if I could be a match to give you a kidney.”
“I was shocked,” Sumiel recalls. He was shaking so hard that he could barely write his name when they exchanged contact information
After the initial excitement, Sumiel started feeling less optimistic. He was touched by Letts’s offer, but he wondered if it had just been an emotional moment. Would he hear from him? And what was the likelihood of a match?
But Letts was true to his word. He got in touch with Sumiel just a few hours later, and by the next week, Letts had contacted the kidney transplant program. After a series of testing, the results were in: Letts was an ideal donor, and he and Sumiel were a perfect match.
In December 2021,14 months after their chance encounter, Sumiel and Letts had their surgeries. It was a success. Today they live respectively and healthily and anticipate the day they can reunite.
1. What can be inferred from the first four paragraphs?| A．Sumiel’s problem was caused by his wrong treatments. |
| B．Sumiel must take Ubers to receive treatment periodically. |
| C．Letts took the matter of donating his kidney seriously. |
| D．Letts’s energetic friend requested him to donate his kidney. |
| A．He questioned the sincerity of Letts’ offer. |
| B．He worried about the risks of the surgery. |
| C．He believed Letts would forget his offer. |
| D．He doubted if Letts was fit for donation. |
| A．Sympathetic and wise. | B．Reliable and helpful. |
| C．Responsible and Sensitive. | D．Trustworthy and humble. |
| A．A Fortunate Driver. | B．A Kidney Transplant. |
| C．A Successful Surgery. | D．A Ride for a Lifetime. |
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Last month, my town hit by an unexpected flood. It rained heavily, turning streets into rivers or homes into islands in a flash. As the water risen alarmingly, panic set in between the residents. Unfortunately, because of our self-protection awareness and joint efforts from all sides, the flood didn’t cause seriously damage. Shortly after that, the local government recommended tip on surviving in floods. It advised our to quickly move to a higher ground to avoid being drowned and to avoid contact with polluted water to reduce the risk of infection. Stay away from power sources to prevent electric shock was also on the list.
Focused on guaranteeing the five major areas of organizing, participating, watching,
The visual technologies such as 8K stereo broadcasting system provide good visual experience for
The hydrogen-powered buses employed in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, and the biodegradable tableware being used at the Games also use the high technology.
Behind all the high technology in this Winter Olympics is a display of Beijing's scientific and technological innovation. Chinese people not only celebrate the athletes,
10 . The snow arrived earlier than predicted as I
When nighttime arrived, I decided to take a walk. Outside, my feet seemed to be
“Mistakes can bring positive outcomes, after all.” Excited by my new
| A．placed | B．poured | C．hid | D．hanged |
| A．jam | B．kit | C．storm | D．suit |
| A．contest | B．situation | C．shortage | D．strike |
| A．lived up to | B．put down | C．worked through | D．looked out for |
| A．attracting | B．disturbing | C．delighting | D．amazing |
| A．undecided | B．unpublished | C．unplanned | D．unattained |
| A．freedom | B．curiosity | C．faith | D．flexibility |
| A．solve | B．seek | C．avoid | D．evaluate |
| A．acknowledged | B．realized | C．guaranteed | D．proved |
| A．admired | B．reminded | C．warned | D．inspired |
| A．unexpected | B．unreliable | C．untrue | D．unrealistic. |
| A．mistakes | B．comments | C．words | D．judgments |
| A．out of order | B．out of shape | C．out of danger | D．out of sight |
| A．relief | B．panic | C．satisfaction | D．dizziness |
| A．defended | B．protested | C．fought | D．leant |
| A．resting | B．seeing | C．protecting | D．tidying |
| A．secretly | B．sensitively | C．silently | D．randomly |
| A．crash | B．explore | C．catch | D．tear |
| A．decision | B．departure | C．thought | D．ambition |
| A．promise | B．wisdom | C．stimulation | D．shame |
