1 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Digital Nomads (游牧人)

How would you like to answer your work emails from a beachfront café in Thailand or a coffee shop in Portugal? If that appeals to you, being a digital nomad might be for you. Digital nomads can literally work from anywhere as their jobs are online. Digital nomads rely on portable devices with wireless Internet capabilities such as laptops, tablets and smartphones. Typically, they work from coffee shops, restaurants, co-working spaces, apartments or internet cafés — places with an Internet connection.

Worldwide, statistics show the number of digital nomads hit 35 million in 2021. So what is it that makes the lifestyle of digital nomads so fascinating? First and foremost, digital nomads get to live in different countries and cultures while they work, providing them with opportunities to have adventures and experience new things. These folks have also found the most flexible means of online incomes, allowing them to head out at a moment’ notice and go where they please. “I’m free,” says Nimisha Walji, “I can go where the wind takes me and live any place I choose! If I feel like a change, I can pursue that in a matter of days, sometimes hours.”

You may think that being a digital nomad is all sunshine and rainbows. It is not necessarily so. Job finding is one of the hardest tasks for the digital nomad, given that they have no permanent home, no office address, and no one knows them. To apply for a job, they need to find the employer and persuade him to hire them. Most of the employers hire from their own city, and that’s why it’s so hard for a nomad to find a job. Access to stable Wi-Fi and adequate workspace can be difficult. If someone struggles to stay focused at home, there can’t be a worse place than a fascinating holiday location. Few people can manage to be productive faced with the temptations and distractions. It seems that living the life of a digital nomad isn’t for everyone.       

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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。

This International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024, join the United Nations in celebrating under the theme “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”.

The world is facing many crises,     1     (range) from geopolitical conflicts to increasing poverty levels and the severe impacts of climate change. These challenges can only     2     (address) by solutions that empower women. By investing in women, we can spark change and speed the transition towards a     3     (health), safer, and more equal world for all.

If current trends continue, more than 342 million women will     4     (live) in extreme poverty by 2030．     5     (ensure) women’s needs and     6     (priority) are considered, governments must prioritize gender-responsive financing and increase public spending on essential services and social protection.

Policymakers must also value, recognize, and account for the vital contribution women make     7     economies worldwide through paid and unpaid care work. Women spend around three times more time on unpaid care work than men     8     if these activities were assigned a monetary value they would account for more than 40 per cent of GDP.

Investing in women and championing gender equality boosts a future     9     everyone in society can thrive, creating     10     world of boundless opportunity and empowerment for all.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will the woman do tomorrow?

A．Repair her laptop.

B．Prepare a report.

C．Have an interview.

2. What is the topic of the woman’s presentation?

A．A development plan.

B．A technology research.

C．A researching subject.

3. What might the woman worry about?

A．Her laptop might not work.

B．She might feel too nervous.

C．She isn’t sure of what to say.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman going to do this afternoon?

A．Go out for her holiday.

B．Go to look for a part-time job.

C．Go to give some children lessons.

2. How did the woman find her part-time job?

A．She saw a notice and contacted the person who had put up the notice.

B．She put up a notice on a light pole and someone called her up.

C．The man helped her to find the job.

3. What is the man good at?

A．Teaching English.

B．Spoken English.

C．Written English.

4. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Teacher and student.

B．Father and daughter.

C．Classmates.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the speaker work most of the time?

A．In libraries.

B．At a college.

C．At home.

2. What does the speaker do besides writing?

A．Teach courses at colleges.

B．Work part-time in a library.

C．Type letters for other people.

3. What will the speaker probably do if she feels lonely?

A．Keep up writing books.

B．Travel around the world.

C．Start a new job working with lots of people.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the speaker give the talk?

A．To discuss a plan.

B．To introduce a businesswoman

C．To make an announcement.

2. What can we learn about Jane Doe?

A．She is very experienced in writing

B．She is going to start work in the afternoon.

C．She will work in the human resources department.

3. When will the reception be held?

A．On Monday morning.

B．On Thursday morning.

C．On Friday afternoon.