1 . The Oxford Word of the Year 2022 winner may surprise you. The winning phrase was “goblin mode (哥布林模式)” — a type of behavior often seen as lazy. People who are in goblin mode tend to reject social expectations, such as usual gatherings.
This is not necessarily a bad thing, however. US language expert Ben Zimmer commented that the lifestyle means that “people are looking at social norms in new ways”. Many young people worldwide go “goblin mode” seeking to make peace with their true selves. Without pretty covers like digital editing, we are not always the perfect image that we tend to present to others. Staying true to ourselves, however, doesn’t mean that we must avoid troubles. Bilibili, a leading video platform, announced that elegance was the bullet comment (弹幕) of the year. It refers to the graceful and stylish manners. And traditionally, the word is more often used to describe people of higher social classes. But now, young people in China are using the word to emphasize an ability to control and balance life for ordinary people. From bravely facing troubles in life to sharing delightful moments and spreading joy, elegance is no longer a privilege. Rather, it is our positive attitude to life-that we will stay calm and strong no matter what life brings-that is most important.
Take pandemic as an example, it’s a topic that we cannot ignore. Three years into the pandemic, we are gradually letting go of our fears about it. It will likely not end dramatically, but rather result in coexistence between humans and the virus. Our life may never be the same as before the pandemic, but it doesn’t have to be. Video chats, online meetings and classes. We are closer than ever to connecting digitally with each other on a new level. It’s time to face new opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. And remember: we have made it through the pandemic — is there anything that we cannot overcome?
1. What may people with “goblin mode” do?| A．They may seek a fancy lifestyle. | B．They may present a perfect image. |
| C．They may post edited photographs. | D．They may accept what they are. |
| A．It’s a quality owned by people of higher social status. |
| B．It’s a privilege only shared and valued by rich people. |
| C．It’s a positive attitude towards ups and downs in life. |
| D．It’s an ability to spread graceful and stylish manners. |
| A．to inform us the importance of it. | B．to urge us to face challenges bravely. |
| C．to push us to pursue higher status. | D．to advise us to ignore pandemic. |
| A．Every cloud has a silver lining. | B．He who laughs last laughs best. |
| C．Where there is a will, there is a way. | D．Fear always springs from ignorance. |
2 . There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Corion Evans. The 16-year-old was hanging out in a parking area underneath a Moss Point, Mississippi, highway in July when a car with three teenage girls inside rushed off a boat ramp and into the Pascagoula River. It came to rest some 20 feet from land, then sank. The driver, Evans would learn, had blindly followed wrong directions from her GPS.
It was around 2:30 a. m. by the time Evans got to the river’s edge. In the darkness, he could barely make out the girls clinging to the roof, the only part of the car still, barely, above water. But he could hear screaming.
Evans ripped off his shirt and shoes, tossed his phone down, then dived into the water, a river he knew alligators (鳄鱼) called home. He helped the first girl he saw and, keeping her head above water, led her ashore.
Just then, a man called out. Police Officer Garry Mercer had arrived. He dived into the river to help another of the girls. But halfway back to shore, she panicked and went underwater, pulling Mercer down with her.
Evans jumped back into the water and helped them until they could stand. “If he hadn’t been there, who knows?” Mercer told the Washington Post.
There was still one girl in the water. Cora Watson, 19, could not swim. She was gulping water, struggling to stay afloat. And scared.
“I heard Cora screaming ‘Help!’and I thought she was going to the dogs,” Caleb told WLOX in Biloxi.
“I just knew my last breath was coming,” Watson said. “My mind said, You’re slowly losing yourself.” She began to go under. Then, a jolt. “Corion had grabbed me.”
The three girls and Officer Mercer were taken to the hospital and released. They’re alive because Corion Evans risked his life to save them. They’re alive, says his mother, Marquita Evans, because Corion Evans broke his curfew.
But she’s not mad, she told the Post. “He had a good reason.”
1. According to paragraph 1, what can we know about the accident?| A．The three teenage girls were about to hang out when they dropped into the river. |
| B．The wrong navigation confused the driver and caused the accident. |
| C．The car drove about 20 feet from the land and stopped on the water. |
| D．The car crashed into the river while driving on a Moss Point, Mississippi, highway. |
| A．During the rescue, some alligators attacked them. |
| B．Evans saved the lives of the three girls and Officer Mercer. |
| C．The first two rescued girls can swim. |
| D．Seeing three girls who fell into the water, Evans called the police. |
| A．Dying. |
| B．Dangerous. |
| C．Awkward. |
| D．Nervous. |
| A．Indifferent. |
| B．Critical. |
| C．Proud. |
| D．Angry. |
3 . Millions of A$50 banknotes in Australia have an embarrassing typographical error that was overlooked by the country’s central bank before they were printed and circulated.
The goof first became known on Thursday when a listener on radio outlet Triple M sent the station a magnified photo of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) new A$50 note highlighting the word “responsibility“ misspelt as ”responsibilty” three times.
The A$50 currency is the most widely circulated in Australia and accounts for nearly half the total value of other banknotes in use, according to the RBA. But for now, around 46 million of the new notes are in use across the country.
The note came into circulation on Oct. 18, 2018 with new security features designed to deter counterfeiting and with tactile (触觉的) elements for the visually impaired .
But it has no intention of withdrawing or recalling the notes from circulation. The error will be corrected in the next print run, the RBA said.
An RBA spokeswoman said in an emailed statement to Reuters the Bank “is aware of it and the spelling will be corrected at the next print run.”
“This does not affect the legal tender status of the banknotes. We have reviewed our processes to remove the likelihood of such an error occurring in the future,” an RBA spokeswoman said.
It sports a head-shot of Edith Cowan, who served as the first woman elected to an Australian legislature from 1921 to 1924.
“ It is a great responsibility to be the only woman here, and I want to emphasize the necessity which exists for other women being here,” it says.
The Bank said in its latest annual report its note printing subsidiary delivered 227 million Australian banknotes in 2017/18, including around 184 million new series A$50 banknotes.
1. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?| A．To introduce Australian Central Bank’s annual report on A$50. |
| B．To recall the newly-printed A$50 banknotes due to printing error. |
| C．To report a printing mistake of A$50 banknotes in Australia. |
| D．To warn Australian people of the typographical error in A$50 banknotes. |
| A．fault | B．circulation | C．damage | D．reproduction |
| A．A listener on radio Triple M called the station to tell the error of new A$50 |
| B．The new A$50 notes account for most of the total value of other banknotes in use in Australia. |
| C．The RBA will withdraw new A$50 notes and they will not be in circulation. |
| D．The RBA is aware of the typographical error and it will correct the printing error in the next print run. |
| A．The correct spelling in the new A$50 note is “responsibility”. |
| B．The typographical error affects the legal status of the banknotes. |
| C．The new A$50 note with typographical error came into circulation on August,2018. |
| D．The new A$50 note has a head-shot of Mr. Cowan who was once an Australian legislature. |
4 . A YOUNG girl raises her hand in class to answer the teacher’s question. She proudly gives the correct answer when her classmates start to giggle . Among them, she hears somebody call her a “know-it-all” and sees another roll his eyes. She doesn’t dare to speak up again because confident women are often called“ “bossy”.
Despite decades of advances, it seems that women continue to face prejudice when it comes to holding a position of power.
Laila Farah, an associate professor at DePaul University in Chicago in the US, said the reason for this stereotype lies in history.
“This is an old phenomenon which reflects the fact that many people think females don’t have the same brain capability compared to the male brain,” Farah said.
What’s more, the prejudice is so deep in our society that it has become hard to ignore. “Gender bias is found in the media, schools, the workplace-basically everywhere,” Farah said. “It is learned in infancy and goes from toys chosen to assuming females aren’t good at math.”
Another reason for confident women being called bossy is that “some people aren’t used to women being confident enough to speak their minds”, said high school junior Jessica Bella from Illinois. Embarrassing women by calling them “bossy” has caused some of them to tone down their confidence.
In a study done by the Girls Leadership Institute, a program that helps girls develop strong leadership skills, many girls said the biggest thing holding them back from participating in class was being judged.
“Sometimes, I know I have the right answer in class, but I don’t raise my hand because I don’t want to be annoying, ” said high school junior Emily Grigg from Illinois.
Still, some women have bravely stood up against this stereotype.
“If women in leadership positions are considered to be bossy, then I like to do all I can to prove that wrong. We all have an equal opportunity to present our knowledge no matter how that may come across, ”said Christina Jakubas, an English teacher from Illinois.
Maybe what we need to do is turn being bossy into something empowering for women. After all, bossy people get the job done.
1. Why does the author write about the experience of a girl raising her hand in class?| A．prove that confident women tend to be bossy |
| B．explain why bossy women are unpopular in groups |
| C．explore what stops women from being themselves |
| D．show how women should fight against gender bias |
| A．Females failing to do as well as males in math. |
| B．Gender bias becoming hard to ignore in society. |
| C．Women who hold a position of power facing prejudice. |
| D．Females not having the same brain capabilities as males. |
| A．Confident women tend to possess strong leadership skills. |
| B．Bossy women usually get their jobs done better than men. |
| C．Females in leadership positions should try to avoid being bossy, |
| D．Females should ignore negative comments and bravely speak their minds |
| A．Health | B．Society | C．Politics | D．Entertainment |
5 . German workers enjoy good worker protections and shorter working hours than those in other countries. How can a country that works an average of 35 hours per week (with additionally average 24 paid vacation days) maintain such a high level of productivity?
In German business culture, when an employee is at work, he should not be doing anything other than his work. Facebook, office chat with co-workers, and pulling up a fake spreadsheet when your boss walks by are socially unacceptable behaviors.
In the BBC documentary Make Me A German, a young German woman explained her culture shock while on a working exchange to the UK. “I was in England for an exchange. I was in the office and the people are talking all the time about their private things...” What’s the plan for tonight?’, and all the time drinking coffee...” She was quite surprised by the casual nature of British workers. Upon further discussion, the Germans reveal that Facebook is not allowed in the office, and no private email is permitted.
German business culture is one of intense focus and direct communication. German workers will directly speak to a manager about performance reviews and use commanding language without softening the orders with polite phrases. For example, an American would say, “It would be great if you could get this to me by 3pm,” while a German would say, “T need this by 3pm”.
Germans work hard and play hard. Since the working day is focused on achieving efficient productivity, the off hours are truly off hours. Because of the focused atmosphere and formal environment of German businesses, employees don’t necessarily hang out together after work. Germans generally value a separation between private life and working life.
1. What should an employee do while working in German?| A．Glance over Facebook. | B．Just do their work. |
| C．Chat with co-workers. | D．Send private emails. |
| A．Agreeable. | B．Understanding. | C．Tolerant | D．Astonished. |
| A．German employees have longer hours than most other countries. |
| B．German employees always communicate by using polite words. |
| C．German employees often work hard and pursue efficiency. |
| D．German employees hang out together after work. |
| A．Unacceptable behaviors in German business culture. |
| B．Germans value goal-oriented and direct communication. |
| C．Germans attach importance to their working life. |
| D．Why Germans work fewer hours but produce more. |
（1）电动自行车使用现状；
（2）开展该项行动的目的；
（3）呼吁人们积极响应（如学习道路交通法规，购买合格的安全头盔，自觉佩戴）。
注意：（1）词数100左右；（2）参考词汇：头盔 Helmet
Dear fellow citizens,
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Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
7 . Zhang Guimei, a rural teacher in Huaping county, Lijiang, Yunnan province, breaking cycle of poverty in mountain areas realizes potential of students.
It was a chance meeting that revealed the reality of one life as it changed another. About 20 years ago, while on the way to visit a student’s house, Zhang Guimei noticed a girl sitting on the hillside. She was staring blankly into space. She was completely preoccupied. The girl, 13, told Zhang she was about to get married. It was arranged by her parents. “But I want to go to school,” the girl says. Zhang went to her house and tried to persuade her parents to let the girl return, to school and promised to pay for her tuition herself. However, they didn’t agree.
Zhang says she feels sorry not being able to help “We always say, each child should stand on the same starting line, but these girls didn’t even have a chance to get on the track,” she tells Xinhua News Agency.
That fateful encounter persuaded Zhang to build a free big school for girls, aiming to help break the cycle that saw women drop out of education, marry early and spend their whole life in the remote mountain. The priority of less well-off families was to spend whatever scarce resources they had on educating their sons.
After years trying to raise funds, in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls, a free public high school, was founded at the foot of the Shizi Mountain in Huaping, where Zhang is the principal.
Over the decades, the principal walked thousands of kilometers, visiting students’ families in the deep mountain, talking to villagers, persuading girls to go back to school. She donated her wages and bonus to support rural education and poor people. It has been worth it. More than 1. 800 graduates have been admitted to college, which is regarded a “miracle” in the remote area, as most students didn’t perform well in academic study before the school was established.
In early December. she was named a national outstanding member of the Communist Party of China for her dedication to education in rural China. She was also given the honor of the country’s “role model for teachers”, advanced worker “and” outstanding woman”. Her moving stories inspire thousands of people.
1. What does the underlined word “preoccupied” probably mean in paragraph 2？| A．Cautious. | B．Regretful. | C．Worried. | D．Merciful. |
| A．Women are poor in academic fields. | B．There are few women schools in China. |
| C．Few girls are admitted to universities. | D．Girls in rural areas receive little education. |
| A．Independent and tough. | B．Faithful and honest. |
| C．Inspirational and generous. | D．Determined and conventional. |
| A．Zhang Guimei helps change the life of girls from poor families. |
| B．Zhang Guimei creates a miracle in advanced technology. |
| C．Zhang Guimei is awarded as an international heroine. |
| D．Zhang Guimei devotes her life to fighting poverty. |
1.浪费食物的现象；
2.杜绝浪费的原因；
3.发出倡议。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.题目已为你写好。
Don’t waste food!
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