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

A．Cooling fans.

B．Air conditioning.

C．Room design.

2. Which country might have invented the first cooling device?

A．Egypt.

B．Rome.

C．China.

3. Which cooling method has the longest history?

A．Wet plants.

B．Cold water.

C．Hand fans.

4. Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A．A radio programme.

B．A culture magazine.

C．A history book.

2 . 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。

Each morning, amateur    1     (cycle) Cui Yue rides his bicycle along the Tanglai Canal in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui. Autonomous Region, to enjoy the picturesque natural scenery. Born and    2    (raise) in the city, 68-year-old Cui said cycling along the canal allows him to experience the city’s improving ecology after several waterfront parks were built in recent years.

The over-2,000-year-old canal that Cui     3    (frequent) was built during tne Han Dynasty, aimed at bringing the Yellow River water to present day Ningxia    4    helping him the region with vast deserts into farmland. The canal    5    (include）in the World Heritage Irrigation Structures in 2017. Through the ages, it is still functioning     6    an ecological corridor and is the largest    7     (natural) flowing trunk canal in the Yellow River irrigation area.

Along the canal’s 75-km section    8    (run) through urban Yinchuan, several parks have been built with walking and cycling routes, contributing to the city’s expanding green space mapped out for public leisure. In the city’s rural areas, the canal is a water source for farms and wetlands,playing a role in    9    (agriculture) development and ecological protection. It is also one of the water sources for wetlands and a large artificial lake,    10     have become habitats for hundreds of migratory bird species.

3 . 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。

Originally known as the Imperial University of Peking, Peking University was established in 1898. The     1     (establish) of the university marked the beginning of higher education in China’s modern history. In modern history of China, it was a center for progressive thought and was influential in the birth of the New Culture Movement, May Fourth Movement and many other     2     (significance) events.

Today, Peking University     3     (place) by many domestic university rankings among the top universities in China. Peking University is one of the best academic     4     (institution) in China and the world. The university lays emphasis     5     both teaching and scientific research. It has made great efforts     6     (improve) the undergraduate and graduate education, and maintain its role as a leading research institution,     7     makes it attractive to many students home and abroad. Peking University has educated many famous Chinese figures, such as Zhong Nanshan and Tu Youyou. Peking University was ranked     8     (sixteen) globally by Times Higher Education in 2021.

Peking University’s library is one of the largest libraries in the world,     9     (contain) over 8 million volumes. In addition, the university is especially famous for its campus environment     10     the beauty of its traditional Chinese architecture.

4 . We live surrounded by advanced technology.    1    . You can get the information you want immediately over the Internet. With various technologies surrounding us, it's easy to wonder how ancient people got anything done.

Actually, all of our modern things are based on older technologies. Ancient people didn't necessarily have steel or wheels or, electronic communication. Yet, they built monument (纪念碑) even bigger than Stonehenge.     2    . And ancient Egyptians built the pyramids — with huge mystery rooms inside.

    3    .The first "kitchen" flames were still older. Ancient human relatives cooked food over fires in Europe 800,000 years ago. The first spear-throwers threw their weapons 279,000 years ago - before modern humans existed.

At first, scientists long believed that the ancients who lived 80,000 years ago were the first to throw spears with stone tips. Then came the discovery of 279,000-year-old stone spear tips in Ethiopia These pushed the date back.    4    .

Scientists have been trying to figure out how ancient people developed their tools and build their cities and monuments.    5    . They are also recreating ancient techniques themselves — from rolling pyramid rocks to testing out ancient tar (沥青) recipes. They detect mystery holes in Great Pyramid of Giza: Using high-tech tools normally reserved for particle-physics research, scientists have found a large hidden hole inside Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza. They have made some great discoveries, but they know there are still a lot of things waiting to be discovered.

A．Ancient people were really clever

B．Not all of these technologies are useful

C．For example, there are skyscrapers and spaceships

D．They also raised huge stone heads on Easter Island

E．They use modern technologies to explore the ancient places

F．Not all of advanced technologies were limited to modern people

G．And it has been suggested that even prehuman species hunted with spears

5 . How did football become the most popular sport?

There’s no question that football is the global sport. Basketball, tennis, cricket, and other sports are popular too, but nothing comes close to football.

The global fame of teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Barcelona, or Real Madrid and competitions such as the Champions League have ensured that football never dies.

    1     . The numbers are greater when compared to any other sport, and this drives the popularity of football up.

When did it all start?

Modern football originally appeared in Britain in the XIX century. Folk football matches have been played before in many cities and towns, but never on a professional level.     2    , but football eventually blossomed as a winter sport game played in different schools.

The Rules Development

The rules were dictated by each school, and this difference made it difficult for players to look at it in any other way than a leisure game. It all changed in 1849 at the University of Cambridge that invented a set of standard rules known as the Cambridge rules of football.     3     and from that moment, a new star sport was born.

Internal organizations

By the early XX century, football has spread all across Europe. Internal organization came in 1904, when FIFA was found by representatives of many international football associations.     4    . It took just around 50 years for football to reach its apex, especially in the UK after England won the World Cup in 1966.

Moving forward

England’s international success boosted the popularity of the sport in the country. The Premier League as it is now was established in 1992, but it was still present in another format before it. From the 1990s onward, it became a truly impressive piece of football machinery, becoming the world’s top football league in the process.

    5    . Of course, the Champions League is right up there in terms of revenue and fans, putting Europe’s top football clubs against each other.(377words)

A．The first official football rules were printed in 1863

B．It is impossible for any other sport to take its place

C．Being played in every country in the world, football provides dozens of superstars

D．Urbanization and industrialization undermined the game’s status in the XIX century

E．With up to 6 clubs fighting for the title, the PL is surely the best football league in Europe

F．Major TV deals and player branded products have contributed to football’s status around the world

G．It became the governing body for numerous associations in Europe, giving birth to modern football