1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What do we know about the old woman?

A．Her hands were bleeding (流血).

B．Her right leg was hurt.

C．She got hurt on a bus.

2. How did the man probably feel when he saw the scene (场面)?

A．happy.

B．Excited.

C．Calm (镇定的).

3. What did the man do yesterday?

A．He trained some first aid (急救) volunteers.

B．He received some training at the Red Cross.

C．He signed up (报名) as a Red Cross first aid volunteer.

2 . 为了更全面地了解“双减”政策后的学生状况，羊城中学在全校范围内开展了一项问卷调查，调查结果如下：
1. 作业和体育锻炼时间的变化

2. 学生们课余生活的变化：有更多的空闲时间做自己感兴趣的事，如踢足球、弹钢琴和画画等。
请根据以上调查结果，写一份英文调查报告，并阐述你的看法。
词数：80左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数)。

The “double reduction” policy has been carried out since July, 2021. In order to learn about the changes of the students’ life, Yangcheng Middle School did a survey.

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3 . Whenever we are planning to buy something online, most of us prefer to look at the reviews first. We imagine that they have been left by shoppers like us who want to share their knowledge with others, so the reviews would be of great value to us.     1     Some of them are writing positive review s in return for a payment or gifts from the maker. How do we know this?

A careful study of thousands of reviews on a popular shopping website showed that a surprisingly large number of reviewers gave either four-or five-star ratings to the product. Two-or three-star ratings both accounted for less than ten percent of the total, which looked suspicious (可疑的).     2     Not everything being sold on the shopping website could be first class! We all know that some false information is provided. Some products that you buy on shopping website can be terrible. You would expect therefore to see a variety of scores.     3    

It seems that anyone who writes a large number of good review s is given a special treat by the shopping website.     4     How should a shopper reply to all these “wonderful” reviews? The best thing to do is to have access to a website run by some organizations such as Which in the UK. The Which product evaluation is based on strict tests carried out by experts and then on reviews by trusted shoppers who are Which members. They are not allowed to take free gifts from makers.

    5     So, a good and responsible organization seems to be the best answer.

A．So why are most reviews positive?

B．Reviews differ from person to person.

C．However, not all reviewers are like this.

D．So how can we tell true review s from false ones?

E．These “top” reviewers are then given free products.

F．Shoppers need protection from misleading reviews.

G．If those reviews were true, a broader spread of ratings would be given.

4 . In the early hours of the morning on April 17, Kevin Record, 43, was sleeping in his apartment on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England. His dog, Shogun, jumped onto the bed and ______ him up. Record’s e-scooter (电动摩托车) was sparking. In a sudden, the scooter’s battery ______ and the bedroom was quickly set on fire.

Though suffering serious life-changing ______ on the right-hand side of his body, Record managed to ______ from the flat and survive from the fire. ______, Shogun lost his life. “Losing my hero dog especially made me ______.” Record said. “He was everything to me. I’ll never ______ what he did for me.” Record added: “I can’t explain the ______ of the fire. I had never seen anything like that. Within seconds, it was like a fireball that ______ to everything in sight. It was so quick and ______.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) ______ to the apartment fire. They put out the fire but could not ______ any of Record’s belongings. Fire investigators believed that the ______ in Record’s e-scooter had been overheated while powering up, causing the scooter to catch fire.

Speaking from his hospital bed, Kevin promised he would routinely check his e-scooter and make sure it is in good working ______. After Kevin recovered from his injuries, the 43-year-old was hoping his experience would serve as a(n) ______ for anyone storing or charging e-scooters.

1.

A．pushed

B．picked

C．drew

D．woke

2.

A．fell off

B．blew up

C．turned over

D．ran out

3.

A．knocks

B．cuts

C．ruins

D．burns

4.

A．escape

B．keep

C．hear

D．suffer

5.

A．Finally

B．Typically

C．Unfortunately

D．Undoubtedly

6.

A．scared

B．nervous

C．puzzled

D．heartbroken

7.

A．forget

B．realize

C．express

D．regret

8.

A．result

B．shape

C．speed

D．color

9.

A．spread

B．awoke

C．pointed

D．jumped

10.

A．exciting

B．frightening

C．amazing

D．confusing

11.

A．backed

B．responded

C．turned

D．connected

12.

A．save

B．collect

C．move

D．deliver

13.

A．fuel

B．seat

C．engine

D．battery

14.

A．mind

B．order

C．practice

D．platform

15.

A．aim

B．model

C．warning

D．example

5 . One of Twitter’s main characters recently was a man who chose to keep his middle seat between a couple on a flight instead of moving to the side. The situation raised some questions: Who are these middle-seat lovers? What do they want?

Many of the thousands of replies suggested that the majority of the flying public cannot understand why someone would ever choose the middle over a window or an aisle (走廊). But among the majority appeared a few people who endorse middle seats. “In the middle seat I don’t feel I should lean one way or another and generally sit pretty comfortably,” one person wrote. Another added: “I’m not getting hit by someone walking down the aisle or luggage either.”

Kyle Burke, in Florida, said on Twitter that he usually exchanged seats when asked. “I didn’t want to sit between a couple that were upset with me,” he told The Washington Post. At 6-foot-7, Burke, 41, said he didn’t fit well in plane seats, anyway. So, he preferred the middle, which gives him double chance of having a chatty neighbor.

Frederick resident Samantha Jones told The Post by email that she usually chose the middle seat when traveling alone. As a mother of three, “Having personal space is a far-off memory.” she said. “Middle seats have the least amount of responsibility,” she wrote. “I don’t control the window shade and only have to get by one person to get out or to go to the bathroom.”

Despite the few fans, middle seats are still not likely to get much respect. “There’s nothing good in the middle seat,” Scott McCartney, the writer of the journal Middle Seat said. “The position’s infamy (臭名昭著) was part of the reason for the journal’s name.” He added: “People really care about the ‘middle seat’, so they are more likely to pick up this magazine on seeing it.”

1. How does the author start the text?

A．By challenging a common belief.	B．By raising a couple’s questions.
C．By comparing travelers’ preferences.	D．By presenting an unusual seat choice.

2. What does the underlined word “endorse” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Exchange.

B．Resist.

C．Support.

D．Indicate.

3. Why does Samantha prefer the middle seat?

A．It provides larger space.	B．It reduces unnecessary trouble.
C．It avoids family responsibilities.	D．It offers networking opportunities.

4. Why did Scott choose “Middle Seat” as the name of his journal?

A．To catch readers’ eyes.	B．To voice his own taste.
C．To make people think.	D．To urge airlines to change.

6 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

The term “multitasking” originally     1    (refer) to a computer’s ability to carry out several tasks at one time. So far, multitasking     2    (become) a way of life and even a key to success for many people. In fact, some excellent mental exercises involve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time.     3    checking e-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us less productive. And studies show that too much multitasking can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss.

7 . Smartphones and other digital devices control and consume our attention. This is true for young people. On public transport, they are checking social media or playing an addictive game rather than sleeping. Very few people are reading a book or having a conversation with fellow travelers.

Children today are digital natives. This means they have never known life without internet access. They have been raised on clicks. They jump from content to content without a second thought. In the words of the philosopher Han in his 2021 book Non-things, this kind of nonstop excitement means that we quickly come to need a new exciter. We get used to seeing reality as a source of exciters and surprises. We struggle to focus our attention on any one thing. This will disturb our cognitive (认知) system.

Books can train the brain to deeply focus its attention on one task while mobile devices encourage us to hang over the surface of things, but we do not fully grasp them. When we receive information in large amounts, it stops being meaningful. When faced with a large amount of it, our brains react by blocking the information. But the discarded content does not simply disappear from our minds. Instead, it remains. This prevents us from figuring out what we are interested in. It limits our attention length.

Mobile phone addiction and the way young people learn are both directly connected to the concept of mind wandering. Too much information input makes us switch off and lose attention. And this can be damaging in the long term.

In order to recover attention, the brain needs to take a break. It needs to find time and space where it can be free from constant noise. Adults can make the effort to find these much-needed spaces to focus attention. Children, on the other hand, have not yet gained this. They run the risk of never recovering their attention spans. If we give children and teenagers access to digital devices before they have developed these skills, their attention will be free to wander. It will then become harder and harder for them to focus on a task for the necessary amount of time.

1. What is a common scene among the young on public transport?

A．They are talking with each other.	B．They are usually sleeping.
C．Most of them are absorbed in reading.	D．They are lost in their phones.

2. What does Han think of too much clicking smartphones?

A．It reduces our ability to focus.

B．It weakens our need for fun immediately.

C．It increases our interest in traditional media.

D．It enables us to see reality as a source of surprises.

3. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Mobile devices help us to fully understand books.

B．Smartphone addiction stops us forming a lasting attention.

C．Being exposed to smartphone information blocks our brain.

D．The information we get will disappear soon from our minds.

4. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A science magazine.	B．A book review.
C．A biology textbook.	D．A smartphone ad.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many people are reported to use their phones in public places?

A．Nearly a half.

B．More than half.

C．Almost everyone.

2. What leads people to talk less “in real life”?

A．Talking in a cafe.

B．Walking down the street.

C．Spending too much time on phones.

3. What will people probably do with phones on the underground?

A．Listen to music.

B．Check emails.

C．Text.

9 . Movie stars might think their lives are private after leaving the acting location, but they ought to know that they have much power over their audience. The power gives them an ability to change people, events, even history, making them to have the responsibility of being good role models.

With time going on, movie stars become celebrities (名人) and in the process get a large number of fans. Some of them follow their deeds, dress, and act like them. In reality, they want to be like their favorite movie stars. If a movie star engages in acts that the society does not approve, those who look up to them, especially the teens, will do the same. Movie stars should be responsible for what they do and say as following the actions is now simpler because of social media. It is important to behave like a role model even when they think no one is watching.

Nobody is perfect, and movie stars also have had their down moments. They may not have been good role models at the time, but they can change the narrative by doing the right things. They can also turn the past shortcomings into positives by opening up about problems and how they overcame the challenges. And their audience can learn to discuss their problems and seek help.

People starring in movies are the target of companies to promote their products or services for a fee. Their celebrity status is a reason enough to think beyond the payment. A movie star should not recommend something that will influence the way teens live negatively. It would be wrong to promote something like sweetened drinks or foods without health benefits. Movie stars face problems like other people, but because of their influence, they have a responsibility to be role models in the public eye.

1. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．Fans often follow their stars’ dress and hobbies.

B．Celebrities’ actions spread fast on social media.

C．Movie stars should be responsible for their fans.

D．Movie stars’ acts have a great impact on their fans.

2. How should movie stars deal with their down moments?

A．Lie to fans by making up a story.

B．Do the right things to overcome the problems.

C．Cover their problems with good movies.

D．Post their problems online to seek help.

3. Which is the author’s advice to celebrities?

A．Don’t tell problems to the public.

B．Don’t play roles that have a negative impact on teens.

C．Don’t ask for payment when promoting products.

D．Don’t recommend unhealthy drinks or foods.

4. What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?

A．To tell movie stars how to help people in need.

B．To stress movie stars’ impact on teens.

C．To call on movie stars to be good role models.

D．To advise movie stars to open up about their problems.

10 . Saodat Sadikova is an English teacher in Jizzakh, Uzbekistan. As a young girl, she dreamed of becoming a flight attendant (空乘人员) and traveling the world, so she learned at least three languages. Although she was not able to become a flight attendant, Sadikova could speak Uzbek, Russian, English and Turkish. Sadikova has never traveled abroad but reports feeling connected to people around the world.

American Trina Bright worked in education for nearly 25 years and she traveled to many countries, including China and South Africa. Bright used stories from her travels to help her students in the U. S. understand their place in the world and see value in their own cultures. But Bright, unlike Sadikova, does not report feeling connected to people around the world.

Bright is not alone. Pew Research Center recently asked people in 24 countries a series of questions about how connected they feel to the world to see how travel experience relates to feelings of connectedness.

The study found that respondents (调查对象) who had traveled to at least one other country feel more connected to people around the world. 99 percent of respondents in the Netherlands reported having visited at least one other country and 77 percent of respondents from the Netherlands said they feel at least somewhat close to people all over the world. But international travel does not always mean a person feels a closeness to people around the world. 99 percent of Swedish respondents said they had visited at least one other country. Yet a much smaller number of Swedish respondents—47 percent—report feeling close to people all over the world.

Sadikova said she felt connected to the world because of media, which makes it quite easy to get to know events and news.

1. Why did Saodat Sadikova learn several languages?

A．To move abroad.	B．To broaden her view.
C．To connect to the world.	D．To achieve her flying dream.

2. What benefit did Trina Bright get from her travels?

A．She improved her education.	B．She applied them to her teaching.
C．She understood the value of culture.	D．She could speak a foreign language.

3. What did the research focus on?

A．How people get to know the world.	B．How people feel connected to the world.
C．Why people enjoy international travel.	D．Why travel influences the connection of people.

4. What can we learn from paragraph 4?

A．The aim of the research.	B．The process of the research.
C．The result of the research.	D．The method of the research.