1 . 听第下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which of the following products are most talked about on the social media platform?

A．Coffee, beer and chicken.

B．Cola, beer and pizza.

C．Coffee, beer and pizza.

2. What’s the percentage of Twitter messages related to food and drink?

A．5%.

B．4%.

C．80%.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．People living in developed areas are less likely to talk about fast food.

B．The areas which talk about sports have higher rates of deaths and being overweight.

C．Twitter provides a valuable insight towards our diet and our health.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Social functions of Twitter.

B．Research findings on Twitter.

C．Researchers’ attitudes towards Twitter.

2 . Why did the man go to see a doctor?

A．He doesn’t like his old glasses.

B．He gets glasses for the woman.

C．He can only see things up close.

3 . Are you an early bird or a night owl? Our activity patterns and sleep cycles could influence our risk of heart disease. New research published in Experimental Physiology found wake/sleep cycles cause metabolic (新陈代谢) differences and change our body’s preference for energy sources.

Researchers from Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA classified participants into two groups(early and late) based on their natural tendency to seek activity and sleep at different times. The participants were monitored for a week to assess their activity patterns across the day. They ate a calorie and nutrition-controlled diet and had to fast overnight to minimize dietary impact on the results. To study fuel preference, they were tested while at rest before completing two 15-minute period of exercise: one moderate and one high intensity session on a running machine. Aerobic fitness levels were tested through an incline challenge where the incline was raised 2.5% every two minutes until the participant reached a point of exhaustion.

The researchers found that those who stay up later have a reduced ability to use fat for energy, meaning fats may build up in the body and increase the risk of heart disease. People who are ‘early birds’ rely more on fat as an energy source and are more active during the day with, higher levels of aerobic fitness than ‘night owls’. On the other hand, ‘night owls’ use less fat for energy at rest and during exercise.

Researchers also found that early birds use more fat for energy at both rest and during exercise than night owls. Professor Steven Malin from Rutgers University said, “We found that early birds are more physically active and have higher fitness levels than night owls. Farther research is needed to examine the link between exercise and metabolic adaptation to identify whether exercising earlier in the day has greater health benefits.”

1. What does the underlined word “fast” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Move quickly.	B．Go without food.
C．Exercise regularly.	D．Fall sound asleep.

2. How was the research conducted?

A．By making a survey.	B．By making contrasts.
C．By providing examples.	D．By introducing a concept.

3. What is the characteristic of the “early birds”?

A．Having lower fitness level.	B．Using less fat during exercise.
C．Consuming more fat at rest.	D．Being more active during the night.

4. What is Malin’s attitude to the result of the research?

A．Tolerant.

B．Pessimistic.

C．Indifferent.

D．Uncertain.

4 . Loving your own body is often easier said than done. Do you know that 70% of women between the ages of 18-30 dislike their bodies?     1     45% say they are dissatisfied with their bodies too. There are countless ways you can work on body positivity, and you’ll have to find out what works for you.

Think healthier, not skinnier

When you’re making meals, or when you’re hitting the gym, don’t set your fitness goals according to a number you’d like to see on the scale. Exercise and a healthy diet shouldn’t be a punishment.     2     So, instead of thinking about how much your body weighs, or how it’s shaped, think about all the amazing things it can do.

Surround yourself with positivity

Negative messages about body image are all around us. According to one study, participants who spent more time on social media were more likely to develop a negative body image and eating disorders.     3     Look for positive people, people who practice self-love, and people who will encourage you to be who you are.

Focus on the things you like about yourself

Every time a negative thought about your body pops into your mind, counter it with something positive. Try making lists of the things you like about your body. And not just how it looks, but the things it allows you to do.     4     We naturally tend to look for our dissatisfactions and overlook the good things. To break out of that way of thinking, it will take daily repetition. Just keep at it.

Stop comparing yourself to others

    5     One person is beautiful in one way, and the next person in some other way. And isn’t that how it should be? Imagine how boring it would be if there were only one way to be, and to feel, beautiful. Comparing yourself to others can leave you feeling like you don’t look the way you should, but you’re not supposed to look like someone else; you’re supposed to look like you.

A．List it all out.

B．Pick up a new hobby.

C．And men aren’t much better off.

D．People come in all shapes and sizes.

E．So, try to cut out the negativity that you can.

F．Often we project our own insecurities onto others.

G．It is one way we show respect and appreciation for our bodies.

5 . I’ve never been much of a jogger, but might I make a decent plogger? “Plogging” is a(n) ________ of “plocka upp” with “jogga”, the Swedish for “pick up” and “jog”. The idea is that you ________ litter while out running and the ________ has been growing in popularity in Sweden.

“It’s good for both the ________ and ourselves,” says Anna Christopherson, the 43-year-old Swede who runs Edinburgh’s first plogging group. “It’s very ________ for the body to combine running with squatting (蹲下) to lift rubbish.”

Seven of us ________ in the city for the run. We rush up Leith Walk, our rubbish bags ________ in the evening wind. “Quite competitive, isn’t it?” says Struan, an accountant. He ________ to a bin, muscles bulging (鼓起), to pick up a leaflet.

Within 10 minutes, our bags are filling up. It’s amazing — and ________— to see how much ________ is lying on the streets. A passing walking tour gives us some ________ looks, but we ploggers, lost in a world of plogging, carry on ________.

After an hour, I’m tired and ________, but feeling good. The city is a little ________ thanks to these ploggers. Anna is not satisfied, though. Our ________ have made no difference to her pet hate: chewing gum (口香糖) stuck to the paths. “You need a steamer to get that off,” she says. “And I’m not going to run with a steamer any time soon.”

1.

A．source

B．combination

C．adaptation

D．case

2.

A．pick up

B．hand over

C．throw away

D．put up.

3.

A．service

B．approach

C．activity

D．plan

4.

A．tourism

B．environment

C．agriculture

D．technology

5.

A．normal

B．difficult

C．good

D．strange

6.

A．disappear

B．camp

C．live

D．gather

7.

A．shining

B．flying

C．falling

D．lying

8.

A．points

B．waves

C．rushes

D．refers

9.

A．refreshing

B．discouraging

C．frightening

D．interesting

10.

A．mess

B．damage

C．trouble

D．danger

11.

A．worried

B．challenging

C．confused

D．disapproving

12.

A．otherwise

B．painfully

C．separately

D．regardless

13.

A．cold

B．sweaty

C．depressed

D．shocked

14.

A．busier

B．safer

C．cleaner

D．quieter

15.

A．efforts

B．passions

C．claims

D．dreams

6 . Cordero is the farm manager at Ollin Farms, not far from Boulder, Colorado. The locally grown vegetables on the farm aren’t just pretty. “We play an important role in public health nutrition programs,” says Cordero’s dad, Mark Guttridge, who started this farm with his wife, Kena, 17 years ago.

At a meeting with about a dozen local farmers, two state representatives, and the Colorado officials of agriculture, Guttridge explains how Boulder county has made creative investments in his farm that could be spread to the state or even national level. Before the meeting, Guttridge shows them one of those investments.

A dozen sheep, which Guttridge raises for wool, feed on root vegetables like radishes that have been leftover for them. “So these guys are out fertilizing the vegetable field,” Guttridge laughs. “They’ll be out here a couple more weeks, and then we’ll get our next summer vegetables planted right there.” Around the field is a special moveable type of fencing that Ollin Farms bought using financial aid from the Boulder County Sustainability Office. It allows them to move the sheep from one field to another, fertilizing as they go. The goal of these investments is “really building up our soil health,” he explains. “That relates directly to the nutrient quality of the food-healthy soil grows healthy food.”

The county also makes an effort to get that healthy food out to different communities to boost public health. That’s where the Boulder County Public Health department comes in. It created a coupon program to give discounts to people buying fruits and vegetables from Ollin Farms. Nutrition incentive programs, like those public health fruit and vegetable coupons, are spreading all over the country, and most are funded through the federal farm bill. Amy Yaroch, executive director at the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, says “It’s a trip le win. It’s basically good for the consumers who live in that particular community because they’re getting the healthy food, it’s good for the farmer, and then it’s good for the economy.”

1. What does Ollin Farms do?

A．It makes public nutrition health plans.

B．It offers financial aid to other farms.

C．It provides cheap food to the local community.

D．It grows fruits and vegetables rich in nutrition.

2. How does Boulder county support sustainable farming practices at Ollin Farms?

A．By raising sheep on radishes.	B．By buying fences for farmhouses.
C．By funding the farm’s soil health.	D．By giving advice about fertilizing fields.

3. What is Amy’s attitude towards “nutrition incentive programs”?

A．Cautious.

B．Dismissive.

C．Unclear.

D．Approving.

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．Couponing for Health: Stimulating Nutrition Choices

B．Growing Health: Innovations in Farm and Public Health Initiatives

C．Fertile Fields and Furry Friends: A Farming Fairy Tale

D．Local Produce, Global Impact: The Nutrition Choices of Ollin Farms

7 . 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。

Bill Sumiel was having a tough Friday. It was October 2020, and the 71-year-old, who was dealing with kidney failure (肾衰竭) and had been on dialysis (血液透析) for a few years, found himself at the hospital 30 miles from home for the second time in 24 hours. The day before, his brother had driven him for a routine declotting (去除血块), but it unexpectedly blocked again that night.

Sumiel was no stranger to the struggles of kidney disease. He’d been diagnosed with diabetes (糖尿病) more than 20 years before, which led to his kidney problems. He was on the list of the kidney transplant program, but no matches had yet appeared. So he continued with his treatments, including the periodic declotting that had failed this time. This time, Sumiel took a taxi to and from his appointment.

Timothy Letts, 31, was driving north to visit a friend when his phone received the request for Sumiel’s ride home. The trip was out of Letts’s way. Still, he took the fare, figuring if the passenger was coming from a hospital, he likely needed a ride.

When Sumiel got into the car, Letts could see that the older man was not energetic but in good spirits. And as they set out on the 40-minute drive to Sumiel’s home, the pair started chatting.

Letts shared with Sumiel that he was a proud Army veteran (老兵) and Sumiel mentioned that in the past he’d enjoyed volunteering at his church and in his community, even serving as president of the city council. But he was doing less these days, he explained, because the dialysis treatments left him exhausted and he was searching for a kidney donor.

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。

This hit Timothy Letts deeply.

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Weeks later, Letts received a call from the hospital, saying he was a perfect match.

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8 . Three paralysed (瘫痪的) men, who were told they would spend the rest of their lives in a wheelchair, are able to walk again, thanks to an electrical device, which was placed around the men’s spines (脊柱) and boosted signals from their brains to their legs.

The first patient to be treated was 30-year-old Swiss man David M’zee, who suffered a severe spinal injury several years ago in a sporting accident. David’s doctor said he would never walk again. However, thanks to the electrical device developed by a team at a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland, he agreed to take part in a trial led by Dr. Courtine at the university.

“I came with my daughter, Charlotte, who was one month old at the time. As we approached David, he looked her in the eye and said, ‘I will walk before you,’” Dr Courtine recalls. “When Charlotte took her first step she was 14 months old, by which time David was walking by Lake Geneva. He said to her, ‘I have beaten you.’”

David can now walk up to eight paces when the device is switched off and this is the first time that this has been recorded in a chronic (慢性的) spinal injury. However, out of the lab, in the real world, it is hard for David to walk more than a few paces. The signals from the device soon become uncomfortable and so can’t be used all the time. The system is also expensive and not reliable enough to be used out of the laboratory for day-to-day use, so it’s far from a cure.

David is the first of three patients who have benefited from the first wave of the treatment. Two other men have also managed to walk again, to various degrees.

The researchers plan to begin larger trials in Europe and the US in the next few years. If these go well, the researchers are confident the system could become more widely available.

1. How does the electrical device help the paralysed walk again?

A．By straightening the spines.	B．By making the brains recover.
C．By signaling the legs to move.	D．By making use of a wheelchair.

2. Why does Dr. Courtine mention his daughter?

A．To point out David’s weakness.	B．To explain David’s failure to walk.
C．To show the speed of David’s recovery.	D．To prove his daughter’s athletic ability.

3. What is the problem with the device?

A．It is hard for typical patients to operate.	B．It is unreliable when used out of the lab.
C．It always makes patients uncomfortable.	D．It sometimes sends wrong signals to legs.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The device can cure paralysis.	B．The device has been widely used.
C．The device will be tested globally.	D．The device has a potential market.

9 . “White people food” is trending on Chinese social media platforms as large numbers of users are confused by the typical Western packed lunch. The trend started on the social media platforms Weibo and Xiaohongshu with too many users shocked by quick and easy meals such as cold sandwiches and raw vegetables. Many posts are from international students surprised by the simple meals their peers eat. Similarly, overseas workers and expatriates (侨民) have posted their shock at their co-workers’ repetitive lunches.

Photos of the bland (淡而无味的) lunches have quickly spread through global social media platforms including TikTok and Twitter. Many social media users have promoted the health benefits of the simple “white people lunch“. In response to this, a commenter on Xiaohongshu suggested, “If such a meal is to extend life, what is the meaning of life?”

“White people food” made it beyond the Chinese social media platforms and found itself trending on Twitter. Hundreds of users shared their own experiences of low-maintenance lunches in the US, Australia and across Europe. “When I first came to Australia, I saw a woman who bought raw sliced mushrooms in the supermarket and sat down to eat them,” Marcelo Wang explained in a TikTok video. “Fascination with these meals has spread as many Chinese people are used to cooking with lots of different ingredients.”

A Western user said, “As a white person, I didn’t know we were all packing lunches like this. I thought it was just me being lazy.”Another commented, “It’s literally because we don’t get lunch breaks.” Others warned international TikTokers against making“white people lunches”. They said,“Don’t do it to yourself willingly! We do it because we don’t know any better. Don’t do this to yourself.“

1. What surprised overseas workers and expatriates?

A．The simplicity of typical Western packed lunches.

B．The diverse dietary structures of international students.

C．The rapid development of Chinese social media platforms.

D．The influence of Chinese cuisine on Western eating habits.

2. What is the Xiaohongshu commenter’s attitude towards“white people food”?

A．Doubtful.

B．Worried.

C．Dismissive.

D．Negative

3. What can we infer from the words of the Westerners in the last paragraph?

A．They learn how to cook from TikTok videos.

B．They have a tolerant attitude towards diverse diets.

C．They are more than happy to share their packed lunches.

D．They discourage people from adopting their dietary habits.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．A lunchtime surprise encountered by visitors in China

B．Unpacking“white people food”: a wealth of cultural insights

C．Surprising cooking trends on Western social media platforms

D．Improving“white people food”: a growing emphasis on health

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A．How language learning improves people’s memory.

B．How language learning affects people’s brain health.

C．How human brains work while learning a second language.

2. Which studies showed the link between disease development and language learning?

A．Scottish studies.

B．Swedish studies.

C．Canadian studies.

3. Who could benefit most from language learning according to the talk?

A．Young kids.

B．Old people.

C．Teenagers.