1 . Mu Sa, a livestream host from Zhongning, Ningxia, demonstrates how the Internet has transformed many young unemployed people into useful talents contributing to society.

After graduating from university. Mu worked as an office clerk in Shanghai, a marketing assistant in Beijing and a data analyst in Hangzhou. Each time he struggled to realize his dream in big cities. However, Mu found that what touched him most was the strong feeling of homesickness. Mu returned home to seek chances.

Depressed, Mu thought of himself a “failure” at first. However, he was not deterred by his difficulties and quickly lifted himself up. Mu decided to create short videos about local people’s daily lives and uploading them online. A video clip showing his mother cooking local food turned out to be a surprise hit, which inspired Mu to carry on. He gradually found that village-related content was popular among his followers. Since then, his families, friends and neighbors, their small courtyards, chickens, sheep, and vast fields have all become the subjects of Mu’s camera lens. Many fans know about his hometown through Mu’s work.

As his work attracted more and more followers, Mu started promoting local specialties on his account. The sesame oil, wolfberries and tea he sold on his first day totaled 700,000 yuan. The popularity of local specialties consolidated his confidence that he could work as a “salesman” for the agricultural produce. With more than 5 million followers on social networking websites, Mu has become the No.1 “salesman” in Zhongning county, helping his fellow-villagers to sell local specialties online.

In January, Mu was invited to take part in a program at China Central Television in Beijing. Possessing millions of fans on social media, Mu still felt nervous sitting in tront of the camera in the studio. “Although livestream host is a common job, as long as I. can take advantage of the platform to do something for my hometown, rather than only for myself, I think I can do an extraordinary job,” said Mu.

1. Why did Mu return to his hometown?

A．He had difficulty in finding a job.	B．He didn’t enjoy life in big cities.
C．He missed his family terribly.	D．He found more chances there.

2. What does the underlined word “deterred” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．Discouraged.

B．Motivated.

C．Confused.

D．Shocked.

3. What kind of person was Mu?

A．Caring and cheerful.	B．Confident and selfless.
C．Ambitious and outgoing.	D．Humorous and cooperative.

4. What message does Mu’s story convey?

A．It is never too old to learn.	B．Challenges make life interesting.
C．Success belongs to the persevering	D．All good things come to those who wait.

2 . I once worked on a farm. One day, a powerful wind slammed (猛推) me against a post. My left arm got totally _________, and it was later cut off.

Back home after an operation, I found everything a(n) _________. My husband tried to help me, but I wanted to be _________. I called my left arm “Stumpy” and tried to _________. I learned to squeeze toothpaste; I developed a technique for pulling the toilet paper.

“Mom can do anything,” my daughter said _________. The one thing I really wanted to do, though, was get back into _________. First, I tried to swim. When I swam with Stumpy, there was no forward motion. _________, I kept going and finished the lane at last. Then I tried the triathlon (铁人三项). I _________ how to balance the bike with one arm and start running. Within a year, I became an _________ athlete, winning a silver medal at the Paratriathlon World Cup.

In 2020, I decided to do New Zealand’s __________ event. Competitors have to run for 36 km, cycle for 140 km, and kayak (皮划艇) for 70 km. I __________ hard over the next six months. Then the big day came. After kayaking for a long time, my legs felt like jelly. “Don’t __________,” I told myself. In the last few kilometers, I heard loud __________. Many people came to support me.

Life in __________ for me, but I choose to change it. “Just because you’ve got only half a wing doesn’t mean you can’t __________ to achieve your dreams,” I said to myself.

1.

A．stuck

B．burned

C．crushed

D．bent

2.

A．duty

B．occasion

C．adventure

D．challenge

3.

A．independent

B．restless

C．tireless

D．different

4.

A．escape

B．adapt

C．recover

D．accept

5.

A．cutely

B．suddenly

C．proudly

D．honestly

6.

A．sport

B．farm

C．art

D．business

7.

A．Meanwhile

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．However

8.

A．described

B．wondered

C．explored

D．evaluated

9.

A．outstanding

B．amateur

C．active

D．intelligent

10.

A．biggest

B．hardest

C．longest

D．scariest

11.

A．studied

B．thought

C．pushed

D．trained

12.

A．give up

B．give in

C．turn off

D．turn down

13.

A．laughter

B．cheering

C．crying

D．noise

14.

A．unfair

B．serious

C．difficult

D．uncertain

15.

A．stop

B．afford

C．get

D．fly

3 . One day, my children and I found a homeless, small cat trapped in a burning box. She was _________ injured, with most hairs burned. We rescued her and named her Smoky. Back at our ranch (牧场) we _________ her.

Weeks later, Smoky looked better, but was completely _________ due to medicine on her skin. She looked so ugly but we adored her. My husband, Bill, didn’t. Smoky _________ him, too. Why? He was a pipe smoker _________ matches and lighters that _________ and burned. Every time he lit up the pipe, Smoky panicked, _________ his coffee cup before fleeing.

“Can’t I have any _________ here?” he’d complain, instead of quitting smoking though it harmed his health. _________, Smoky became more __________ of the pipe and its owner. She’d lie on the sofa and look at Bill as he smoked. One day he laughed, “Oh, the cat makes me feel __________.” Slowly, Bill __________ smoked in the house, and one night, surprisingly, I found Smoky lying on his lap. Bill started liking her.

During Smoky’s second year, she began growing fur. Tiny white hairs gradually grew long. Bill continued to enjoy her __________, driving around with Smoky. When he got out of the truck to check the __________ on the ranch, he left the cat __________, letting her enjoy the air conditioning.

1.

A．accidentally

B．likely

C．severely

D．lightly

2.

A．treated

B．trained

C．caged

D．entertained

3.

A．homeless

B．hairless

C．cured

D．deserted

4.

A．resisted

B．attacked

C．disliked

D．annoyed

5.

A．particular about

B．independent of

C．full of

D．armed with

6.

A．flashed

B．sounded

C．smoked

D．slipped

7.

A．knocking over

B．turning over

C．taking away

D．picking up

8.

A．coffee

B．peace

C．trouble

D．right

9.

A．Sooner or later

B．So far

C．On occasion

D．In time

10.

A．tired

B．aware

C．tolerant

D．careful

11.

A．sick

B．guilty

C．cheerful

D．content

12.

A．rarely

B．occasionally

C．casually

D．continuously

13.

A．beauty

B．gentleness

C．warmth

D．company

14.

A．cattle

B．engine

C．road

D．weather

15.

A．behind

B．aside

C．inside

D．out

4 . 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。

There are too many treasures in life we take for granted, the worth of which we don’t fully realize until they’re pointed out to us in some unexpected way. So it was with Mama’s minestrone soup (意大利浓菜汤).

There was no recipe for her minestrone soup. For our large immigrant family, Mama’s soup guaranteed we would never go hungry. It was a symbol of security. Its recipe was created spontaneously (非计划安排地) from what was in the kitchen. And we could judge the state of our family economy by its contents. A hearty soup with tomatoes, pasta, beans, carrots, celery, onion, corn and meat indicated things were going well. A water y soup suggested hard times.

At one time, however, Mama’s soup pot became a source of embarrassment to me, for I feared it would cost me a new friend I had made at school. Sol was a thin, dark-haired boy, and an unusual pal for me because his father was a doctor and they lived in the best part of town. Often Sol invited me to his home for dinner. The family had a cook in a white uniform who worked in a kitchen with shining utensils (厨房用具). The food was good, but I found it bland (清淡的), lacking the heartiness of my home food served from flame-blackened pots. Moreover, the atmosphere matched the food. Everything was so formal. Sol’s mother and father were polite, but conversation around the table was subdued (克制的). And no one hugged! In our family, warm hugs were a constant and if you didn’t kiss your mother, she demanded: “What’s the matter, you sick?” But at that time in my life, all this was an embarrassment.

I had known Sol would like to eat dinner at our house, but that was the last thing I wanted. My family was so different.

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Finally when Sol asked again if he could come to our house, I had to say yes.

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But to my amazement, I noticed Sol took a spoonful of Mama’s minestrone soup.

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5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese speakers tend to use “spear and shield”     1    (describe) anything that’s contradictory. Actually, now the Chinese phrase for “contradiction”     2    (call) Mao Dun or “spear and shield”.

Nearly 2, 000 years ago, there was a man living in the State of Chu. One day, he went to a market to sell spears and shields—two most common     3    (weapon) at that time. When a small crowd gathered around the seller to look at his goods, the man     4    (decide) to advertise his shields first. He said, “Please look at my shields. They are certainly the     5    (strong) ones you can ever find in the world.”

Then some of the potential buyers came closer to have a careful examination of the shields,     6     they couldn’t see anything special about them. The seller then moved on to brag about his spears. “Now please have a good look at my spears. They are the sharpest weapons     7    have ever been produced. So, no matter how firm a shield is, my spears will pierce (刺穿) through it     8    (easy).” After listening to the seller’s pitch, a man stepped forward and said, “You just told us that your shields are the strongest in the world and then you claim your spears are the sharpest. How about     9    (use)your spears on your shields?” The seller was unable to respond.

So today, instead of saying “you are contradicting yourself”, Chinese will say “you are attacking your shield     10     your own spear”.

6 . Seven years after a terrible fall left me paralyzed, here I was, with my two teammates, on the way to becoming the first all-disabled team to cross Europe's largest ice cap, the Vatnajökull glacier, unsupported and unassisted.

A year before, when McCann first suggested making the 100-mile trip, I was excited by the _______ of reaching this lost world of mountains and ice, yet _______ about whether I’d struggle. But I was eager for

_______ and signed on to do the trip with MeCann and Jackson, both of whom had spinal cord (脊髓) injuries.

From our start point, we would need to _______ through storm-force winds and overcome the _______ of our injuries. This was going to be the toughest challenge of my life. Roped together, we started toward the frozen horizon, _______ two sledges (雪橇) loaded with equipment behind us. Just 10 minutes into our journey, I was already beginning to feel the _______ on my shoulders and arms. The weight of our equipment was a constant _______ as it dragged stubbornly through the snow behind us. And yet, with each drive of my poles into the snow, I pushed myself further from civilization — and _______ to the man I'd once been.

After 11 tough days, and countless ________ and slips, we approached the eastern edge of the Vatnajökull glacier. We had beaten the odds, ________ our physical limitations and emerged victorious.

That moment at the ________ affected every aspect of my life and the way I ________ my disability. No longer did I consider myself ________ , because, if I could reach the summit of a remote ice cap, I could overcome the frustrations and setbacks of day-to-day life with flexibility and ________ .

1.

A．prospect

B．condition

C．schedule

D．observation

2.

A．curious

B．puzzled

C．enthusiastic

D．anxious

3.

A．recovery

B．fame

C．adventure

D．money

4.

A．battle

B．live

C．see

D．walk

5.

A．powers

B．limits

C．sources

D．dangers

6.

A．pushing

B．dragging

C．operating

D．following

7.

A．strength

B．responsibility

C．weakness

D．pressure

8.

A．resistance

B．protection

C．inspiration

D．failure

9.

A．closer

B．harder

C．higher

D．deeper

10.

A．steps

B．turs

C．falls

D．tricks

11.

A．set down

B．went beyond

C．kept off

D．moved into

12.

A．edge

B．base

C．center

D．summit

13.

A．ignored

B．fought

C．perceived

D．hid

14.

A．successful

B．disabled

C．brave

D．irresponsible

15.

A．curiosity

B．sincerity

C．willpower

D．innovation

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。

One day, my nine-year-old younger brother Jeff came home from school earlier than me. When I returned home, I found he was shouting at our mom—who was busy cooking in the kitchen—about the clothes that needed washing.

“Mom, why haven’t you washed my clothes?” he asked, pointing at the dirty clothes he had taken off two days before. “I want to wear them tomorrow,” Jeff added. However, the clothes that he was wearing still looked clean. “Dear, I’ll wash it after cooking,” Mom told Jeff, looking anxious and upset. Without replying, Jeff unhappily went to his bedroom and closed the door, with a long face.

I was shocked about Jeff’s bad behavior towards Mom. How unsympathetic he was! Our washing machine had been out of order for two months. Because our parents were on a tight budget and were too busy, they still didn’t buy a new one. So recently our family had to wash our clothes by hand, which was time-wasting and truly hard work.

Just when I decided to scold (训斥) my little brother, Dad came home from work, and I told him what had happened.

Dad was upset and felt sorry for Mom, knowing how hard she worked all day. She was a saleswoman in a supermarket and did all she could to support our family. Often, Dad tried to help with some of the housework. He didn’t want Mom to have too much burden, knowing her heavy work as a saleswoman. I also tried to spare time to help do housework, sharing some of the family burden. However, Jeff was a lazy and naughty (淘气) boy, who hardly did housework.

Now, our dad decided it was high time to teach him a lesson. “Jeff, come here,” Dad called out. “I’ve some good news for you.” Jeff immediately came and asked excitedly, “What, Dad?” “Your mom and I are too busy recently. Tonight, I want you to wash your own clothes,”Dad smiled. Jeff immediately refused, shaking his head.

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“Then, you won’t get your pocket money next week. I’m serious,” Dad replied.

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At 9 pm, Jeff was still struggling to rinse (漂洗) the clothes, realizing the work wasn’t easy at all.

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8 . When it comes to emergencies, children are sometimes unsure what to do. _________ 9-year-old Aria Lamen was fully _________ when she faced such an emergency. Her mother collapsed in the house and her quick _________ saved her mother’s life. She immediately called her father and then called 911.

However, she has been _________ most for her calmness. On February 2nd, 2023, when Aria was finishing her homework in the dining room, her mother, Caron Lamen, collapsed. “Out of nowhere, I just _________ ... I was on the floor and couldn’t move or feel my entire left side,” said the mother.

“In the ambulance, they _________ to know my allergies (过敏症), medications and all that,” said Caron. “Aria said, ‘Well, here I have my mother’s phone. I know all that _________ is on her phone; let me _________ it.’” At that moment, all that _________ to Aria was that her mother needed __________.

Even the police were __________ to hear Aria was so calm on the call. “I’ve taken calls for 30 years,” said Tracie Whalen, the 911 dispatcher (调度员). “I don’t see most adults do as well as Aria did.”

After getting to __________ about what Aria did, Mayor (市长) Richard Irvin rewarded her for her __________, “Your courage and calmness made all the __________. Congratulations, young lady.” Hearing that, the 9-year-old is __________ that she knows what to do in emergencies.

1.

A．But

B．For

C．Or

D．So

2.

A．disturbed

B．inspired

C．prepared

D．confused

3.

A．learning

B．thinking

C．debating

D．recording

4.

A．cited

B．criticized

C．doubted

D．appreciated

5.

A．showed up

B．hung about

C．passed out

D．broke in

6.

A．happened

B．declined

C．begged

D．intended

7.

A．impact

B．information

C．time

D．advice

8.

A．unlock

B．clean

C．change

D．untie

9.

A．responded

B．came

C．mattered

D．belonged

10.

A．consideration

B．money

C．power

D．assistance

11.

A．frightened

B．pleased

C．disappointed

D．surprised

12.

A．dream

B．know

C．worry

D．joke

13.

A．bravery

B．generosity

C．determination

D．honesty

14.

A．plans

B．decisions

C．difference

D．progress

15.

A．sure

B．glad

C．aware

D．afraid

9 . On a warm morning last summer, California bus driver Tim Watson was about halfway through his daily express route from Milpitas to Fremont when an alert from the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) flashed across his dashboard screen. A toddler had been kidnapped in Milpitas, the message read, and it asked that drivers be on the lookout for the boy.

The victim was described as a three-year-old child in plaid shorts and red shoes; the suspect, a man in his 20s wearing jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt. Tim felt his stomach drop when he realized that a man with a toddler in plaid shorts had boarded the bus just ten minutes earlier.

Before alerting authorities, he wanted to confirm their identities. Pulling into a parking lot, he announced that he needed to look for a lost bag. He moved slowly down the aisle, peering under each seat, until he approached the last row. “I saw the red shoes,” says Tim. “But I knew I had to keep cool.”

Back behind the wheel, Tim apologized for the delay and pulled the bus onto the highway. Not wanting to arouse suspicion, he waited a few minutes, then radioed the bus dispatcher, who directed him to continue to his final stop, where police officers would be waiting.

Minutes later, after making the last turn, he stopped the bus and opened the doors. As the man got off the bus with the boy, a police officer grabbed the child out of his arms, threw the suspect to the ground, and handcuffed him behind his back.

The police officers told Tim that the man, David Edington, 23, had snatched the boy from the Milpitas library after he wandered away from his mother. Tim thought about his own sons, ages 17 and 21. “I went back in the bus alone and broke down,” he says. Then he climbed out again to check that the boy was OK. Tim found him sitting calmly in the front seat of a squad car, without a tear in sight. “I just smiled at him,” Tim says. “I knew he was safe.”

Now, Tim is still humble about his actions. “I try to teach my kids to look out for people who can’t defend themselves,” he says. “And that’s what I did.”

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To arouse the readers’ attention.	B．To introduce the reason for the story.
C．To state the setting of the incident             .	D．To describe an emergent situation.

2. Why did Tim feel his stomach drop when reading the message?

A．Because he had recognized the suspect on the bus.

B．Because he had spotted the suspect minutes earlier.

C．Because he desired to confirm the suspect’s identity.

D．Because he longed to get the suspect caught in time.

3. What words can best describe Tim?

A．Alert and cautious.	B．Intelligent and pitiful.
C．Tough and respectable.	D．Humble and warm-hearted.

4. What can be learned about Edington?

A．He closely resembled Tim’s sons.	B．He was in his 20s and was cool-headed.
C．He showed regret for what he did.	D．He kidnapped the boy to get more money.

10 . As HalleeMcCoombes approaches the finish line of the 800-metre run for kids with disability, the crowd is cheering wildly and chanting her name. The ten-year-old paralysed-athlete had spent months preparing for the ______ in Brisbane. Now she has the hyper-focused ______ that has become her trademark; anyone who has seen her ______ knows that nothing will stop her now. With only ten metres to go, Hallee ______ all the noise and pushes forward with every ounce of her ______. She doesn’t have any ______ in her waist or below her knees, but pain sears her thighs. When Hallee crosses the finish line and ______ an exhausted heap, her twin, Jada, scoops her up in her arms. “You came in third!” she whispers to Hallee.

Hallee McCoombes has matched up numerous Australian track-and-field ______ in events for athletes with her type of impairments and has set her ______ on the Paralympics. It’s an amazing ______ for someone who wasn’t even expected to walk. Hallee was born with spina bifida (脊柱裂), a neural-tube defect that ______ how the spine and spinal cord form in the womb.

Her mother, Christine McCoombes, 38, shudders when she ______ learning about Hallee’s diagnosis. “The doctors also told us they didn’t know what kind of brain function she would have because she had hydrocephalus,” she recalls. “Fluid in the brain is ______ with spina bifida. We really didn’t know how much she’d be able to ______ physically and mentally.”

It’s no wonder that, regardless of how many times Hallee’s parents watch their ______ daughter compete, their hearts burst with pride. “I cry everytime, especially when people start cheering for her,” admits her dad, Gavin, 51.

1.

A．accomplishments

B．victories

C．titles

D．championships

2.

A．concentration

B．expression

C．pressure

D．adjustment

3.

A．compete

B．proceed

C．march

D．charge

4.

A．tunes out

B．works out

C．tears out

D．sets out

5.

A．devotion

B．toughness

C．strength

D．capacity

6.

A．feelings

B．indications

C．sentiments

D．touches

7.

A．changes into

B．falls into

C．divides into

D．bursts into

8.

A．records

B．accidents

C．devices

D．accounts

9.

A．positions

B．directions

C．views

D．sights

10.

A．achievement

B．requirement

C．instrument

D．tournament

11.

A．assumes

B．affects

C．sways

D．facilitates

12.

A．informs

B．reminds

C．revokes

D．recalls

13.

A．content

B．common

C．rare

D．respectful

14.

A．function

B．overlook

C．restrict

D．investigate

15.

A．sustained

B．concerned

C．refreshed

D．determined