1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How old is the speaker’s brother?

A．15.

B．19.

C．20.

2. What is the speaker’s mother?

A．A police officer.

B．A nurse.

C．A firefighter.

3. Why is it hard for the speaker to see her brother now?

A．Her brother has been infected with COVID-19.

B．Her brother is in isolation because of COVID-19.

C．Her brother is busy helping fight against COVID-19.

4. What does the speaker decide to do in the future?

A．Help more people like her brother.

B．Spend more time with family.

C．Study in a police training school.

2 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman’s dad want to move abroad?

A．He hopes to return to his hometown.

B．He is tired of the fast pace of city life.

C．He prefers to live in a smaller town.

2. Where are the speaker’s parents planning to move?

A．Valencia.

B．A busy city.

C．A remote village.

3. What do we know about Valencia?

A．It is quite familiar to the woman’s parents.

B．It is a kind of a big town with quiet environment.

C．It is an ideal place to live for the woman’s parents.

4. What needs the woman to do before moving?

A．Take over the family business.

B．Move to Spain with her parents.

C．Assist her parents with the move.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did Peter learn from his grandfather?

A．How to appreciate art works.

B．How to deal with artists.

C．How to run a museum.

2. What did Peter do in Chicago?

A．He served in the army.

B．He studied at a college.

C．He worked in a gallery.

3. Whose works did Peter like best?

A．Rembrandt’s.

B．Botticelli’s.

C．Rubens’.

5 . Yesterday, Sophie, who gained fame for surviving two horrific accidents in her childhood, announced on the Internet that she is expecting her first child. “The biggest_________of all will be arriving in September!” she wrote.

Friends, family and supporters were quick to_________the mum-to-be with love and _________in the comment section.

“Oh Sophie, you have been a part of our consciousness since you were little. I have followed your _________from each tragedy along your journey. My wife and I were _________by your life experiences but the strength _________by you is most impressive. You darling, are a(n)_________and now an inspiring mum. We are all_________for you both.” Sophie’s friend said.

Sophie and her husband Joseph have_________each other since they were six years old, but didn’t start dating until after __________from their universities. They took their__________to the next level and became married in 2023.

“She has always been the__________person I’ve ever known. I could know from our first handshake, a very firm hold,” Joseph told the interviewer “Strong, confident and generous, those three words best__________Sophie. That’s what I__________when I’m with her.”

Now they are eagerly__________the arrival of their own happiness. Hearty congratulations to the expectant parents-to-be!

1.

A．gift

B．chance

C．luck

D．debate

2.

A．cast

B．generate

C．connect

D．shower

3.

A．options

B．reactions

C．expressions

D．congratulations

4.

A．recovery

B．transformation

C．incident

D．sorrow

5.

A．annoyed

B．concerned

C．shocked

D．satisfied

6.

A．offered

B．shown

C．detected

D．acknowledged

7.

A．operator

B．soldier

C．general

D．superhero

8.

A．delighted

B．relieved

C．advanced

D．depressed

9.

A．devoted

B．known

C．associated

D．affected

10.

A．qualifying

B．graduating

C．attending

D．applying

11.

A．occupation

B．appointment

C．relationship

D．cooperation

12.

A．happiest

B．kindest

C．brightest

D．strongest

13.

A．describe

B．match

C．write

D．read

14.

A．react

B．hear

C．see

D．improve

15.

A．celebrating

B．welcoming

C．enjoying

D．predicting

6 . “Do you want to go to work with me today?” asked my father one day when I was nine or 10 years old. He had never taken me to work with him before.

How could I have said no? I had no idea where my father worked, nor how he earned a living. All I knew, back around 1962, was that he left our house every morning before we woke up and came back every night after we finished dinner. So I gave him a positive answer.

My dad drove us south to the city of Newark, where he was born. There we entered a middle-class apartment building. He made the rounds doing chores (例行工作) for the next few hours with me tagging along (紧紧跟随). He checked the infrastructure (基础设施). He collected rents. He carried around a case of tools in case he needed to fix a broken door or get a washing machine running again.

He took me to work with him a few other times over the years. I always loved going. I got to see him in action, doing his job among other people, out in the wider world and looking important, even heroic. I felt proud of him, proud to be his son. I wish he had taken me more often.

Years later, I followed this tradition. I took my daughter Caroline with me to my office for a day. She saw me in a glassed-off conference room brainstorming with colleagues, on the phone talking with clients and — no doubt the most attractive scene of all — on my computer writing a report. With any luck, my daughter felt the same pride I had felt with my own father.

Today fewer and fewer kids get the same opportunity. Maybe we should make this a tradition.

1. How did the author react when he heard his father’s suggestion that day?

A．He had no idea what to say.

B．He was greatly confused.

C．He was very interested.

D．He hesitated to accept it

2. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．The achievements of the author’s father.

B．The details of the author’s father’s work.

C．The reason for the author’s father working in Newark.

D．The purpose of the author’s father bringing him to work.

3. How did the author feel after seeing his father work?

A．He felt pity for his father.

B．He was willing to do the same job as his father.

C．He was disappointed with his father.

D．He thought highly of his father.

4. How did the author’s experience with his dad influence him?

A．It inspired him to keep his father’s tradition alive.

B．It deepened his understanding of his work.

C．It helped him build a successful career.

D．It built up his courage to speak up.

7 . When I was a small child, my grandparents would take me to blackberry_________. It was usually late August when the blackberries were fully _________. Grandpa would _________ us in his old truck. Being seven or eight at the time, I always enjoyed the trip as we bounced along to our _________.

My grandparents always chose the same _________. Wild blackberry _________ stretched along the roadside as far as the eye could see in both directions. Several hours of picking berries followed.

Nana _________ me not to eat any until they had all been washed but turned a knowing blind eye while _________ some anyway. I also helped myself to the occasional unripe red berry as I had a particular _________ for anything bitter. The fully immature green berries were too much even for my taste and were just __________.

When at last we were finished, the bright scenery had __________ long shadows and the afternoon had become evening. Grandad __________ a bag half full of berries back to the truck. Juice __________ slowly onto the ground. Nana would later make blackberry pies and fill several jars with jam. When I reached the truck, my __________ hurt from too much fruit and my hands were __________ dark purple. I always enjoyed those days.

1.

A．processing

B．canning

C．picking

D．preserving

2.

A．developed

B．ripe

C．fresh

D．prepared

3.

A．drive

B．fetch

C．move

D．transform

4.

A．journey

B．adventure

C．destination

D．purpose

5.

A．path

B．direction

C．route

D．spot

6.

A．bushes

B．branches

C．forests

D．leaves

7.

A．instructed

B．warned

C．encouraged

D．begged

8.

A．collected

B．gathered

C．picked

D．ate

9.

A．talent

B．taste

C．admiration

D．hunger

10.

A．tasteless

B．unbeatable

C．unpleasant

D．delicious

11.

A．took on

B．burst on

C．made up

D．turned to

12.

A．carried

B．filled

C．delivered

D．passed

13.

A．poured

B．bled

C．pressed

D．tipped

14.

A．throat

B．head

C．stomach

D．bones

15.

A．colored

B．washed

C．dried

D．coated