1 . Forty-odd years ago, I sat in my first-grade classroom. The classroom’s speaker suddenly rang out,_________ me to the office of Ms. Susan, my art teacher. I was a _________ kid. I hated to be noticed or singled out. For me, going to a teacher’s office was my worst nightmare.

I _________ open the heavy door. Seated in front of Ms. Susan’s desk were my parents. My father held a pile of my _________. “Why do you only use a black crayon when you draw?” he asked. I couldn’t _________. All I could do was stand still.

“Show me your desk,” said my father. We _________ to my classroom. I pointed to my desk _________ .My father pulled out my crayon box. He emptied the box and a single piece of a crayon _________ in his hand—it was black. Puzzled, my father asked, “Where are the rest of your crayons?”

I quietly _________ that I’d given all the other crayons to friends. My father let out a deep breath in relief, “You were __________.”

I nodded my head. I looked at Ms. Susan—her face was __________. I learned years later that Ms. Susan, who was always a caring person,__________ that I might have __________ issues. To her my crayon choice __________ my “depressed nature”. She had called my parents in to discuss “my problem”.

Because I didn’t __________ myself, others misunderstood me.

1.

A．calling

B．taking

C．guiding

D．forcing

2.

A．selfish

B．humble

C．shy

D．careless

3.

A．burst

B．knocked

C．threw

D．pushed

4.

A．crayons

B．books

C．boxes

D．drawings

5.

A．understand

B．speak

C．decline

D．complain

6.

A．marched

B．headed

C．raced

D．escaped

7.

A．nervously

B．curiously

C．proudly

D．angrily

8.

A．rose

B．stuck

C．rested

D．survived

9.

A．repeated

B．declared

C．admitted

D．explained

10.

A．lying

B．sharing

C．hiding

D．joking

11.

A．pale

B．serious

C．red

D．sad

12.

A．supposed

B．predicted

C．claimed

D．concluded

13.

A．moral

B．emotional

C．educational

D．social

14.

A．clarified

B．confirmed

C．reflected

D．matched

15.

A．stand up for

B．keep pace with

C．think highly of

D．look up to

2 . The round-up fundraising strategy was first introduced about 15 years ago. Why have round up for charity campaigns proven so successful? Katie Kelting, an associate professor of marketing at Saint Louis University, suggests that there’s some powerful psychology at work.

In 2018, Kelting and her colleagues enlisted the St. Louis Zoo in a field study. Instead of asking people for the usual $1 donation for a wild animal conservation effort, the zoo temporarily tried the round-up approach.     1     As Kelting explains, a lot of it has to do with the “pain” of parting with our hard-earned cash. The perceived pain is less in the consumer’s mind when that round-up request is presented.

    2    Humans, for instance, appear to have a fairly strong preference for round numbers, or figures ending with a zero. A 2013 study noted that at restaurants, many people prefer to leave tips that bring the final bill to a round number. “    3     People are better at and intuitively(直觉地) prefer to deal with round numbers,” Kelting says.

Arguably more important is that at cashier register charitable requests can change an ordinary purchase into a moral dilemma. It becomes an opportunity to signal to others that we care. In the case of the round-up request, it becomes something of a moral test.    4    

Kelting says that customers might also change their behavior and perceptions in public and private settings.    5    However, the same decision in front of a cashier—especially one who adds a verbal(口头的) request for the donation—is something different.

A．It’s like an effort-reduction strategy.

B．There are likely other factors in play.

C．In a private setting, it is easier to decline.

D．During the experiment fundraising jumped by 21%.

E．The round-up fundraising strategy has really taken off recently.

F．It’s such a low-cost ask that saying no starts to make us feel guilty.

G．Customers may become overwhelmed with the round-up fundraising.

3 . A small study published Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five of six kids treated in China. “Hearing loss is hard to recover. That’s why we were always trying to develop a therapy(疗法),” said Zheng-Yi Chen, a senior author of the study.

Globally, 34 million children have deafness or hearing loss, and genes are responsible for up to 60% of cases.

All the children in the experiments have a condition that accounts for 2% to 8% of inherited(遗传的) deafness. It’s caused by mutations(变异) in a gene responsible for an inner ear protein called otoferlin, which helps hair cells transmit sound to the brain.

The therapy of Chen’s team delivers a functional copy of that gene to the inner ear during a surgery. It caused no major side effects. They observed the children for about six months and captured patients’ progress in videos. One shows a little girl 13 weeks after treatment repeating father, mother, grandmother, sister and “I love you.” They don’t know why the treatment didn’t work in one of them. But the five others, who previously had complete deafness, can now hear a regular conversation and talk with others.

Prior results from other researches have been just as positive. The Philadelphia hospital reported that their patient, Aissam Dam, is now able to hear his father’s voice and cars on the road. Dr. John Germiller, who led the research in Philadelphia said, “His hearing is improved from a state of complete deafness with no sound at all to the level of mild hearing loss.”

Columbia University’s Dr. Lawrence Lustig said, “Although the children in these studies don’t wind up with perfect hearing, even a mild hearing loss recovery in these kids is pretty astonishing.” Still, he added, “Many questions remain, such as how long the therapies will last and whether hearing will continue to improve in the kids.”

1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The result of Chen’s therapy.	B．The impact of gene mutations.
C．The trouble of curing hearing loss.	D．The analysis of children’s deafness.

2. What do most participants in the two researches have in common?

A．They showed positive response to the therapy.	B．Their power of speech was partially regained.
C．Their improvements were recorded by videos.	D．They had mild hearing loss after the treatment.

3. What is Dr. Lawrence Lustig’s attitude toward the therapy?

A．Dismissive.

B．Objective.

C．Doubtful.

D．Unclear.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Gene Therapy: A Hope for the Deaf

B．Deaf Children: A Concern of Society

C．Chen’s Research: A Breakthrough in Surgery

D．Inherited Deafness: A Challenge for Treatment

4 . Ecologist Carl Safina’s latest book focuses on the chimpanzees, the sperm whale and the scarlet macaw. In Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace, he writes about culture, the structures of societies, and what makes us who and what we are.

Safina’s three animals are selected for their variety. Safina warns against thinking about chimpanzees in purely human terms. “We see in them partially formed premiumans caught between being and becoming, a forerunner of humankind,” Safina writes, noting, “Chimpanzees are not our ancestors. Chimps are our contemporaries. They are complete chimpanzees, not half-baked humans.”

The main reason for this warning is also one of the central attempts of Becoming Wild: criticize the idea of human exceptionalism. For centuries, scientists and philosophers have fixed that exceptionalism on one thing after another: Humans are the only animals that have language, humans are the only animals that make tools, etc. These have all boiled down to the same idea that only humans have culture.

Safina’s book shows that nothing could be further from the truth. Human beings have only recently begun to recognize the animal cultures around them. “Humans use language so much that it has swamped our own ability to recognize nonverbal signals that we ourselves continually display and respond to,” Safina writes. “The world is full of layers and waves of communication.”

Becoming Wild describes communication of all kinds. Sperm whales include each other in sonic webs full of vocabulary and even regional dialects. They find meaning in family and group identity by living in stable groups where individuals stay together for decades. Only in sperm whales and humans do group identities extend so far beyond relatives. Like whales, young scarlet macaws closely follow cultural practices. They spend years learning tool-fashioning and developing unique calls learned from their parents. They also learn dialects to enhance group identity. Chimpanzees mirror all the interpersonal complexity of humans. A huge part of chimpanzee life is learning how to make peace through forgiveness.

1. What does Safina think about chimpanzees?

A．They are human beings’ ancestors.

B．They are randomly chosen for study.

C．They are species independent of humans.

D．They are the symbol of being and becoming.

2. What is an attempt of Becoming Wild?

A．To prove an assumption.	B．To challenge a belief.
C．To present a fact.	D．To evaluate a statement.

3. What does the underlined word “swamped” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Indicated.

B．Measured.

C．Tested.

D．Weakened.

4. What is mainly presented in Becoming Wild?

A．The existence of animal culture.	B．The uniqueness of human beings.
C．The complexity of human society.	D．The importance of animal communication.

5 . Frank Bowling, one of Britain’s most celebrated abstract painters, is selling prints of his work to help fund art supplies for 100 primary schools in the UK. It is part of a project that he hopes will be a “game changer” in art education by making state school students realize art is not off limits.

Art education in state schools is under threat, with its cost on per pupil in England falling by nearly 10% in real terms since 2009 and many institutions having to cut back on art lessons including fine art. A study by the Fabian Society in 2019 found that 68% of primary school teachers in England felt there was less art education then than in 2010, with under half believing the quality had decreased.

Bowling’s son, Ben Bowling, helped organize the project. Proceeds from the sale of 100 signed prints will fund   “art package”, which include canvas (油画布), paint and six-lesson curriculum that could give about 30,000 primary school children an “alternative” introduction to art. He said, “Enabling children of all ages, irrespective of their family background or their means, to have access to art education and material is the goal.”

The idea for the project came when Frank Bowling began to receive invitations from London schools whose pupils were using his work as inspiration. Together with his son, he started visiting schools and doing presentations to six- and seven-year-olds and realized there were things they needed. Ben noted, “Art schools in England have become the preserve of the elite (精英).”

Frank Bowling said, “Artists will always do what they have to do and find ways of doing. Art finds a way, but young children need schools to be a place of artistic possibilities. It’s not just about making art; it’s about making sure they feel inspired to create, no matter what.”

1. What is threatening art education in state schools?

A．The shortage of art schoolteachers.	B．The increase in the cost of art lessons.
C．The instability of art learning opportunities.	D．The reduction in investment in art education.

2. What is the aim of Bowling’s project?

A．To advocate abstract paintings.	B．To raise fund for state schools.
C．To make art accessible to more children.	D．To change the way of art education.

3. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A．Elites think highly of art education.	B．Art is a stimulation to children’s creativity.
C．Great changes will take place in art schools.	D．Artists have found a way for artistic possibilities.

4. Which of the following best describes Frank Bowling?

A．Generous and caring.	B．Devoted and modest.
C．Sympathetic and patient.	D．Outgoing and influential.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How did the speaker know about the job at the TV station?

A．From a post.

B．From a friend.

C．From a shop.

2. Which program is the speaker working on?

A．Bargain Hunt.

B．Home Cooking.

C．Country File.

3. What does the speaker find most difficult?

A．Learning new tricks.

B．Dealing with the music

C．Working at night.

4. What kind of person is the speaker?

A．Positive.

B．Humorous.

C．Polite.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What was the man interested in when he was a kid?

A．Software.

B．Engines.

C．Chemistry.

2. Where did the man start making pots?

A．In India.

B．In Scotland.

C．In Austria.

3. Who made the man fall in love with making pots?

A．His father.

B．His wife.

C．His father-in-law.

4. Where could the man’s works be found before 1981?

A．In a house.

B．At a museum.

C．Outdoors.