1 . Known as “the roof of the world”, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has long been an ideal and mysterious destination for visitors who are passionate about exploring remote lands. Here are some of the best tourist destinations in Tibet which might suit your keen travel taste with the arrival of spring.

The Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon

The Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon is the deepest canyon in the world. With a total length of about 500 kilometers, its altitude spans from 7,782 meters at Namcha Barwa, the highest peak of the eastern Himalayas, to 550 meters around the Yarlung Zangbo River Valley.

One unique feature of the spring sight here is that visitors can enjoy both the peach blossoms and the snow-capped mountains at the same time. The water Peach Blossom Fair is also an attraction in the area.

Lake Manasarova

Lake Manasarova sits 4,500 meters above sea level in Purang county, Ngari prefecture. Snow melt from the Gangdise Mountains hugging the lake is the source for the nearby Yarlung Zangbo River as well as the mighty Ganges.

The Manasarova wetland is a key “climate regulator” on the plateau and home to more than 400 rare species including the black-necked crane and the Tibetan wild donkey. Regarded as “holy lake and sacred mountain” along with Gang Rinpoche, Lake Manasarova attracts a large number of pilgrims (朝圣者) as well as tourists from home and abroad.

Nanyi Valley

Nanyigou scenic spot is 20 kilometers away from Milin county and is an important birthplace of the mysterious Tibetan medicine culture. The scenic area covers a total area of 820 hectares. The ecological conditions here are so good that the place is rich in various animal and plant species.

Nanyi Valley is known as “the highest green mysterious place on Earth”. Surrounded by mountains and covered in clouds, Nanyi Valley is an ideal spring destination for visitors, where you can find peach and azalea (映山红) blossoms everywhere.

1. What can we know about the Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon from the passage?

A．It is the second longest canyon in the world.

B．Its altitude ranges from 7,782 meters to 550 meters.

C．Visitors can only enjoy the peach blossoms in spring.

D．It is located in the western Himalayas.

2. What attracts a great many pilgrims to Lake Manasarova?

A．The deepest canyon in the world.

B．Ancient Tibetan monasteries and temples.

C．A birthplace of Tibetan medicine culture.

D．A holy lake along with a sacred mountain.

3. Which destination would be best suited for visitors interested in Tibetan medicine culture?

A．The Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon.

B．Lake Manasarova.

C．Nanyi Valley.

D．None of the above.

2 . Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower. But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains.

His last hike was up Mount Annapurna, in Asia’s snowcapped Himalayas. At 26,545feet, its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing.

“It tends to be the trickiest, the most dangerous,” said Viesturs. “There’s no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches (雪崩) and ice falls that protect the mountain.”

In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzog’s tale of climbing the icy Annapurna. Herzog’s story was of frostbite (冻伤) and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away.

Viesturs got his start on Washington’s Mount Rainier in 1977, guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the world’s highest peaks. Finally, he’s done.

The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. “You have to use all of your senses, all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it,” said Viesturs. “If we have the patience and the respect, and if we’re here at the right time, under the right circumstances, they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down.”

What’s next for a man who can’t stop climbing? “I’m going to hug my wife and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer,” says Viesturs. But for a man who’s climbed the world’s 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure.

1. What makes Viesturs interested in mountaineering?

A．Maurice Herzog’s advice.	B．A French climber’s story.
C．His parents’ encouragement.	D．His near-death experiences.

2. When did Viesturs start his climbing career?

A．In 1977.	B．Last Thursday.
C．Fifteen years ago.	D．When he was in middle school.

3. What can we know from the text?

A．Mount Annapurna is the most dangerous in Asia.

B．Correct time and circumstances are vital for climbing.

C．Viesturs was the only man to climb to the top of the 14 highest mountains.

D．The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living trees.

4. Which of the following can best describe Viesturs?

A．Patient and caring.	B．Helpful and respectable.
C．Talkative and lucky.	D．Courageous and determined.

3 . If someone were to ask me who the most influential person in my life was, I’d most likely tell him or her that it’s my brother, Chris. My brother is one of the most _________ people in my life. I may not always act like it, but I _________ him and respect him. It’s hard to think of everything he’s done for me and not _________ him. There’s the basic _________ that most older brothers do. You know, baby-sit you, _________ you with your homework, and let you use their stuff. But my brother did a lot more for me. He was the one who taught me how to read and how to tie my shoes. He taught me how to hold my _________ underwater.

He even taught me how not to touch his things. He also did other typical big brother stuff. Like shut me in the closet (储藏室), play tricks on me, “forbid (禁止)” me to _________ his stuff. But for each “mean” thing he did to me, he did about five _________ things. One nice thing he did was that he always let me hang around with him and his friends. Because of that I actually have two brothers instead of one. My other “brother” is Chris’s best friend, Corey. They spent a lot of time together when they were younger, and since Chris was nice, I _________ got to do stuff with them. Since Corey was as much my brother as Chris was, of course they both pulled little __________ on me. But I must admit a lot of the tricks __________ because I was a slightly gullible (易受骗的) child. One that __________ comes to mind is when Chris and Corey __________ to convince me that they were being sucked (吸入) into the ground.

I was so __________ that I went inside and told Mum that they were, being sucked down. As I said, I was a slightly gullible child. Yes. We had some __________ times.

1.

A．powerful

B．ordinary

C．beautiful

D．important

2.

A．take care of

B．catch up with

C．look up to

D．make fun of

3.

A．inform

B．like

C．hate

D．forgive

4.

A．stuff

B．route

C．reality

D．fantasy

5.

A．provide

B．present

C．help

D．supply

6.

A．attention

B．view

C．breath

D．reservation

7.

A．use

B．exhibit

C．discover

D．purchase

8.

A．nice

B．frightening

C．mean

D．odd

9.

A．ultimately

B．hardly

C．usually

D．abnormally

10.

A．dreams

B．faces

C．tests

D．tricks

11.

A．committed

B．displayed

C．went

D．worked

12.

A．visibly

B．gently

C．readily

D．merely

13.

A．pretended

B．qualified

C．managed

D．emerged

14.

A．amused

B．convinced

C．embarrassed

D．concentrated

15.

A．tough

B．tiring

C．boring

D．interesting

4 . Computers, smartphones, and audio players are an essential part of students’ everyday lives. That means that whenever students are doing homework, they are going to be faced with the problem of using their devices for purposes other than learning. Instead of concentrating on one task, they are performing multiple tasks.

According to the research by Larry Rosen, published in the journal Computers in Human Science, students spend up to 45% of their homework time on various tasks unrelated to their studies. Students often get distracted (使分心) by their phones or use their laptops for unauthorized activities. Often, students think that they are able to multitask effectively, without sacrificing(牺牲)their studies. However, the research shows that it is true in only 5% of all cases.

But why do teenagers multitask? The answer is simple: multitask ing makes us feel good. As the research indicates, the entertainment gained from secondary activities during studies makes learners feel better emotionally.

Watching TV or talking to your friends by email is pleasant and helps students fight boredom while doing homework or listening to a lecture they find boring. Another reason why students multitask is that they simply do not see the negative impact it has on their coursework. Teenagers often overrate their abilities. The seemingly tiny distractions, however, result in a constant need to switch focus and sort out information, injuring the brain by overuse and making the process inefficient.

However, the effects of multitasking are not entirely negative. The research conducted by HKU indicates that people who routinely multitask are able to use their senses in conjunction more easily. Other research also shows that multitasking has a positive effect on the ability to pass judgment and solve problems quickly and efficiently.

1. What does the research by Larry Rosen tell us?

A．Students are able to multitask effectively.

B．Students spare 5% of their time for homework.

C．Students seldom use their laptops for unauthorized activities.

D．Students spend almost half of their homework time on multitasking.

2. Why do teenagers multitask?

A．They need to switch focus.

B．They try to avoid injuring the brain.

C．They struggle to sort out information.

D．They feel good and are unaware of the negative effect.

3. What does the underlined word “conjunction” mean in the last paragraph?

A．Combination.

B．Comfort.

C．Commitment.

D．Concentration.

4. Why does multitasking NOT bring completely negative impacts?

A．It helps students fight boredom.

B．It prevents students from overrating their abilities.

C．It has a good effect on judging and solving problems rapidly.

D．It makes watching TV or talking to friends pleasant.

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。

I knew the fearful day would come sooner or later. However, it came too fast. I was waiting in the dental (牙齿的) clinic, nervous about what was to come.

Seeing my nervousness, my parents told me to sit up, and to take deep breaths to keep calm, which worked. However, the peace was short-lived. Almost immediately, my name was called, signaling my turn had come. I pretended to be deaf but my mother gestured at me to stand up. I forced myself to step forward and tripped over a toy left lying around by some kid. My clumsiness (笨拙) got me the attention of everyone in the room.

I had refused my parents offer to accompany me. I meant to show them that I was brave enough to face the difficulty on my own. Thankfully, I forgot my anxiety as I looked around the dentist’s room. Tools of different sizes were arranged neatly in a tray (托盘) on the tiny table which was connected to a chair with buttons and a light hanging right over it. I didn’t look at my dentist in the eye as I took my place on the chair nervously. I almost jumped out of the seat when all of a sudden the chair moved and I was lying down facing the bright yellow light.

The dentist spoke in a relaxing voice behind her mask. Everything was going smoothly and I was quite proud of myself. Then something went wrong. I was picking up the cup of water placed next to the chair for patients to rinse (冲洗) their mouths when I caught sight of the dental drill. Panic related to a bad childhood experience involving the drill kicked into me, and I spat out the rinsing water, right into the surprised dentist’s face. I froze with awkwardness and my mind went blank.

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1. 续写词数应为150左右；
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A moment later, I got to my feet and tried to wipe (擦去) away the water on the dentist’s face with a tissue.

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I lowered my head in shame and apologized to her.

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7 . In June 2014, Huf fington Post and Mail Online reported that three-year-old Victoria Wilcher, who had suffered facial scarring (结疤), had been kicked out of a KFC because she was frightening customers. Later, KFC announced that no evidence had been found to support the story. This phenomenon is largely a product of the increasing pressure in newsrooms that care more about traffic figures.

Brooke Binkowski, an editor, says that, during her career, she has seen a shift towards less editorial oversight in newsrooms. “Clickbait is king, so newsrooms will uncritically print something unreal. Not all newsrooms are like this, but a lot of them are.”

Asked what the driving factor was, a journalist said, “There is undoubtedly pressure to churn out (粗制滥造) stories in order to get clicks, because they equal money. At my former employer in particular, the pressure was on due to the limited resources. That made the environment quite horrible to work in.”

In a February 2023 report for Digital Journalism, Craig Silverman wrote, “Today the bar for what is worth giving attention to seems to be much lower. Within minutes or hours, a badly sourced report can be changed into a story that is repeated by dozens of news websites, resulting in tens of thousands of shares. Once a certain critical mass is reached, repetition has a powerful effect on belief. Thus, the rumor (谣言) simply becomes true for readers.”

And, in spite of the direction that some newsrooms seem to be heading in, a critical eye is becoming more, not less important, according to the New York Times’ public editor, Margaret Sullivan. “Reporters and editor s have to be more careful than ever before. It’s extremely important to question and to use every verification (验证) method available before publication.” Yet those working in newsrooms talk of doubtful stories being tolerated because, in the words of some senior editors, “a click is a click, regardless of the advantage of a story”. And, “if the story does turn out to be false, it’s simply a chance for another bite at the cherry.”

Verification and fact-checking are regularly falling victim to the pressure to bring in the numbers, and if the only result of being caught out is another chance to bring in the clicks, that looks unlikely to change.

1. What is the purpose of mentioning Victoria Wilcher in Paragraph 1?

A．To share an unusual story.	B．To lead in the topic of the text.
C．To ask KFC to improve the service.	D．To express the concern for disabled kids.

2. Why do newsrooms produce false news according to Paragraph 2?

A．Good stories are needed.	B．They want to earn clicks.
C．They’re lack of resources.	D．Reporters seemed not experienced.

3. What do Craig Silverman’s words convey?

A．It is immoral to tell lies.

B．We can hear rumors, but we can’t detect them.

C．Lies, repeated often enough, will end up as truth.

D．Rumors made the work of the news department difficult.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Errors of Reporters	B．Results of Mistaken Stories
C．Causes of Online False News	D．Popularity of Getting Clicks

8 . How to Build Patience Abilities

What’s the purpose of building patience abilities? In a word, happiness. Better relationships, more success. But indeed it takes efforts to build them successfully.     1     Thus, when the big ones come, we will have developed the patience we need for hard times.

    2     We, human beings, are still constructed with our old reptilian (爬行动物的) brain that protects our physical and emotional survival. The urge to protect ourselves and what we consider valuable is absolutely habit-forming. So the first step in growing patience is to get in touch with the addictive quality of the opposite of patience—anger, impatience, blame and shame. We all have them, and we can grow beyond them.

Upgrade our attitude towards discomfort and pain.     3     We try to change the other person, situation or thing that we think is causing our discomfort. But the problem is that it is not the outside thing that’s the source of our pain, but how our mind is set. So the solution to pain is an inside job.

Pay attention when the impatience or pain starts. Most of us don’t really realize it when we are feeling even the smallest—but very present—painful feelings. We ignore the fact that we’re in pain and focus completely on fixing the problem.     4     Focusing on what’s actually happening, you can notice the worry of not wanting what’s happening, the resistance.

Practise positive self-talk. When you find yourself impatient, or angry with yourself, you can remind yourself that you are growing. You can say to yourself, “It’s true. I don’t like this.     5    ”

A．This is uncomfortable, but I can tolerate it.

B．Patience is good for you in every aspect.

C．Don’t blame yourself for being angry sometimes.

D．Pain has its purposes and pushes us to find solutions.

E．Understand the addictive nature of anger and impatience.

F．Effective ways are recommended to train ourselves to work with little pain and annoyance.

G．But to care for ourselves, get curious’ about what’s happening in the moment inside you.

9 . 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。

Laba Festival, also simply     1    (call) “Laba”, falls on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the Chinese lunar year. The festival has this name because the twelfth month is also called “la” month in Chinese while the number eight     2    (pronounce)“ba”.

Since it’s in the last month, the festival implies     3    (say) goodbye to the old and embracing the new, and is often regarded     4     a warm-up celebration for the upcoming Spring Festival.

Legend has it     5     the Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang herded the landowner’s cattle when he was a child. Because one of the cattle broke its leg and the landowner didn’t give him any food for three days. Zhu was almost starved to     6    (dead) and found a mouse hole. He dug out some beans, grain and some other food, so he made some porridge and found it delicious.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang came into power. When he thought of the delicious taste of the porridge, he ordered his servants to use a variety of food     7    (cook) sweet porridge and shared with all the top civil and military officials. Later, the officials learned to cook this kind of porridge     8    (they) and introduced it to the civil society. Gradually eating porridge became a     9    (tradition) custom. The day Zhu Yuanzhang ate the sweet porridge was on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month,     10     this porridge is also called lab a porridge.

10 . 假定你是李华，你所在的科学社团（Science Club）开展了一次以“Technology and Life”为主题的社区服务活动。社团成员Alice因故未参加本次活动，发邮件询问你该活动的相关情况。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 活动的时间和地点；
2. 活动的内容；
3. 活动的意义。
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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Alice,
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Yours,

Li Hua