2 . At around 10 pm, Jane got off the train at Bell port, New York. She jumped into her Honda Odyssey and began the 20-minute _________ home. She was so _________ with the route that she almost drove automatically all the way. Jane had just crossed the railroad tracks when out of nowhere a truck hit her car, _________ her backward some 100 feet onto the tracks. She was _________ the car, injured but mostly shocked by the _________.

As it happened, Peter, a volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, was getting ready for _________. At the _________ noise of clanging metals and breaking glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window, he, still dressed in his pajamas, ran out of the door.

He first came upon a(n)_________ truck lying 2,000 feet from his front yard. After _________ its driver was OK, Peter looked around and __________ Jane’s car lying across the tracks. And then he heard the bells __________ an oncoming train.

Peter rushed to Jane’s car and__________ the driver’s side window. Jane just looked up at him, here yes __________. “I have no __________ of where I am,” she said.

“You are on the railroad tracks,” Peter yelled. “I have to get you off right now!” He __________ the handle, but the door was jammed. The train was __________. Without a moment of hesitation, Peter ran to the passenger side and __________ open the door. He __________ pulled her across the passenger seat and dragged her to safety behind a signal box a few feet away. Several seconds later, the train crashed into the __________.

Jane recalled the__________ moment. “I can never repay him for this,” she said, “last night the hero arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.”

1.

A．lift

B．drive

C．ride

D．tour

2.

A．familiar

B．satisfied

C．bored

D．disappointed

3.

A．placing

B．forcing

C．adjusting

D．swinging

4.

A．attached to

B．connected to

C．stuck in

D．caught in

5.

A．failure

B．change

C．barrier

D．crash

6.

A．bed

B．dinner

C．work

D．exercise

7.

A．slight

B．deep

C．sharp

D．faint

8.

A．parked

B．abandoned

C．disabled

D．used

9.

A．acknowledging

B．concluding

C．announcing

D．predicting

10.

A．indicated

B．tapped

C．seized

D．spotted

11.

A．revealing

B．implying

C．detecting

D．signaling

12.

A．struck

B．revolve

C．removed

D．rolled

13.

A．rounding

B．unfocused

C．closed

D．widening

14.

A．idea

B．impression

C．sense

D．knowledge

15.

A．seized

B．fixed

C．controlled

D．pulled

16.

A．passing away

B．pulling over

C．thundering up

D．slowing down

17.

A．threw

B．pushed

C．kept

D．held

18.

A．appropriately

B．constantly

C．instantly

D．skillfully

19.

A．seat

B．track

C．box

D．car

20.

A．heart-breaking

B．life-saving

C．soul-stirring

D．eye-opening

3 . 假定你是李华，你校校报就“如何解决因手机依赖产生的亲子矛盾问题”这一话题征稿，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈自己的一些看法或做法，内容包括：
1.陈述问题；
2.解决问题的方法。
注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.词数不少于100。

My Opinion on Smartphone Addiction Among Teenagers

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4 . Many of us like to eat out and treat ourselves to delicious food. We are used to choosing hearty (丰盛的), fat-filled dishes and sugary desserts, which are not easily cooked at home.

The recent rise of light meals, however, gives us a smarter choice. According to Economic Daily, low-calorie, low-fat and high-fibre meals have become popular in China’s restaurants and online delivery plat-forms.

The country saw a rapid increase of restaurants concentrating on light meals, from just 600 in 2017 to more than 3,500 in 2018. According to a report published by Meituan, a major online food delivery plat-form, the number of light meals ordered online also rose 75 percent from the previous year.

Having a light meal, however, doesn’t mean eating only vegetables. Different from the meat-free lifestyle, a typical light dish avoids oily, salty and spicy food. Instead, it contains things like boiled meat, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Healthy nutrients (营养物) are the theme of the light meal.

These dishes are useful for keeping healthy and controlling your weight. That’s probably why so many people, especially the youths are into them. They see it as “a great way to avoid getting fat,” wrote the Telegraph.

“After eating several light meals, I now prefer light flavours,” Zou Jing, a college teacher in Wuhan, told China Daily. She shared a picture of her lunch: a mixture of beef, eggs, corn, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes.

These changes in eating behaviour are connected to deeper changes in how people think about food, says Walter Willett, chairman of the nutrition department at the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health, US. “Diet quality, not quantity, is important for both weight control and long-term well-being,” Willett told The New York Times.

So the next time you have a party with friends, try a light meal. It will satisfy not only your stomachs but maybe also your hearts.

1. What are light meals?

A．Fat-filled dishes.	B．Low-calorie and high-fibre meals.
C．Sugary desserts.	D．Meat free dishes.

2. What is the main way that the author used to prove the popularity of light meals in China?

A．Listing numbers.	B．Giving examples.
C．Giving descriptions.	D．Showing other people’s opinions.

3. Why do many young people enjoy light meals, according to the article?

A．They are usually colourful.

B．They are simple and convenient.

C．They can help people control their weight.

D．They are cheaper than other meals.

4. What do we know from the last two paragraphs?

A．Light meals will stay popular for a while.

B．One’s eating habit shows their personality.

C．It’s important to eat the right amount of good food.

D．There is a change in attitude toward healthy eating.

5 . 假如你是李华，近期你班将举办一个以“网络购物发展的利与弊”为主题的班会，请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文，发表你的看法。内容包括：
1. 描述当下实体购物和网络购物发展的态势；
2. 你对网络购物的看法以及原因。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯。
参考词汇: physical store 实体店
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6 . Sometime in the early 1960s, a significant thing happened in Sydney, Australia. The city discovered its harbor. Then, one after another, Sydney discovered lots of things that were just sort of there — broad parks, superb beaches, and a culturally diverse population. But it is the harbor that makes the city.

Andrew Reynolds, a cheerful fellow in his early 30s, pilots Sydney ferryboats for a living. I spent the whole morning shuttling back and forth across the harbor. After our third run Andrew shut down the engine, and we went our separate ways — he for a lunch break, I to explore the city.

“I’ll miss these old boats,” he said as we parted.

“How do you mean?” I asked.

“Oh, they’re replacing them with catamarans. Catamarans are faster, but they’re not so elegant, and they’re not fun to pilot. But that’s progress, I guess.”

Everywhere in Sydney these days, change and progress are the watchwords, and traditions are increasingly rare. Shirley Fitzgerald, the city’s official historian, told me that in its rush to modernity in the 1970s, Sydney swept aside much of its past, including many of its finest buildings. “Sydney is confused about itself,” she said. “We can’t seem to make up our minds whether we want a modern city or a traditional one. It’s a conflict that we aren’t getting any better at resolving.”

On the other hand, being young and old at the same time has its attractions. I considered this when I met a thoughtful young businessman named Anthony. “Many people say that we lack culture in this country,” he told me. “What people forget is that the Italians, when they came to Australia, brought 2000 years of their culture, the Greeks some 3000 years, and the Chinese more still. We’ve got a foundation built on ancient cultures but with a drive and dynamism of a young country. It’s a pretty hard combination to beat.”

He is right, but I can’t help wishing they would keep those old ferries.

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．Sydney’s striking architecture.	B．The cultural diversity of Sydney.
C．The key to Sydney’s development.	D．Sydney’s tourist attractions in the 1960s.

2. What can we learn about Andrew Reynolds?

A．He goes to work by boat.	B．He looks forward to a new life.
C．He pilots catamarans well.	D．He is attached to the old ferries.

3. What does Shirley Fitzgerald think of Sydney?

A．It is losing its traditions.	B．It should speed up its progress.
C．It should expand its population.	D．It is becoming more international.

4. Which statement will the author probably agree with?

A．A city built on ancient cultures is more dynamic.

B．A city can be young and old at the same time.

C．Modernity is usually achieved at the cost of elegance.

D．Compromise should be made between the local and the foreign.

7 . 假定你是李华，最近你们学校英语角就“外卖食品是否应该进校园”展开讨论。关于该问题有人赞同，有人反对，请你总结大家赞同和反对的原因，并提出自己的观点。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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8 . Going against the trend of going to well-known yet crowded tourist destinations on vacation, a growing number of holidaymakers in China are spending their holidays at less-known places to look for unique and relaxed holiday experiences. “Reverse tourism” (反向旅游) has appeared as a new trend among young holidaymakers in China.

During the weeklong public holiday, which ended on Oct 7, large numbers of vacationers, especially youth who long to escape their busy city lives, avoid popular holiday destinations in order to get off the beaten track and enjoy some peace and quietness.

According to data from online travel agency Qunar, the number of rooms booked at hotels in less-traveled cities during the holiday was up 30 percent year-on-year. Bookings for four and five-star hotels in less-traveled places, including Linxia in Gansu province and Shizuishan in Ningxia, all increased at least 10 times from the same period of 2021. Even 12.5 percent of youth who normally have little time for themselves simply had a time in a hotel to make the much-awaited holiday more relaxing.

Besides crowds, some vacationers chose less-traveled places to save on the cost of trips to popular destinations, which often involve expensive tickets, meals and hotel stays. What’s more, less-known attractions are able to offer more natural experiences, according to social media posts. And unlike popular destinations, some undeveloped places with little online attention can offer more surprises.

Jiang Han, a senior researcher at the Beijing-based public policy think tank Pangoal (盘古智库), said that reverse tourism will become one of the future directions for the market and is an opportunity for growth which can match the camping economy.

1. If you support “reverse tourism”, you will probably choose ________.

A．a famous tourist destination on holidays

B．a cheap and popular vacation

C．a developed destination to enjoy yourself

D．a less-known place for relaxed experiences

2. How does the author develop Paragraph 3?

A．By giving numbers.	B．By listing reasons.
C．By comparing opinions.	D．By giving definitions.

3. What’s Jiang Han’s attitude towards the future of reverse tourism?

A．Negative.	B．Doubtful.
C．Positive.	D．Unconcerned.

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Vacationers can save money while travelling.

B．More and more people accept less-travelled destinations.

C．People prefer to spend their holidays by travelling.

D．Young people often have little time to travel around.

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。

Gathering a few close friends to take a delightful stroll through the city streets     1    (become) a favored activity among young people in China in the past few months.

Referred to as Citywalk, this trend involves leisurely traveling around urban areas     2     foot. Participants can follow a distinctive urban route or without one, losing themselves in the atmosphere, discovering historic buildings, exploring boutique shops, sipping     3     cup of coffee, and indulging in authentic local snacks.

Across various Chinese social media platforms, Citywalk hashtags (标签) and keywords have gained     4    (importance) popularity as more individuals seek to share their experiences and thoughts online. Originating in big     5    (city) like Beijing and Shanghai, the Citywalk phenomenon has begun to spread to second and third-tier cities in China, encouraging more participants and event organizers to get     6    (involve). Some organizers even invite folk culture enthusiasts and researchers to act as tour guides.

Citywalk not only     7    (offer) a way for young people to interact with a city but also provides them with a new social scene, where people who share the same interests and ideas can     8    (easy) make friends.

Even though Citywalk is relatively new, it offers a positive shift for urban travelers,     9    (allow) them to select experiences according to their interests and needs.     10     is more important is that it presents an opportunity for tour guides and travel service providers to offer more tailored and professional services, catering to the ever-evolving market demands.

10 . 近年来，随着科技发展，电子产品越来越多，学生的汉字书写能力大大降低。假定你是校书法协会 (Calligraphy Association) 的会长，为了让同学们重视书写，请你根据以下提示，用英语写一封倡议书，内容包括：
1. 减少对电子产品的依赖；
2. 养成练书法的习惯。
注意: 1. 词数100 左右；
2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
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