1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。1.

A．To give a suggestion.

B．To make a complaint.

C．To ask for information.

2.

A．On Tuesdays.

B．On Wednesdays.

C．On Fridays.

3.

A．They mess up the street.

B．They affect rubbish collections.

C．They are threatened by rubbish.

2 . This journey began this morning almost an hour later than I had planned, although I had completed my packing before eight o’clock. I was quite clear about the fact that once I left, my house would stand empty for probably the first time since the day it was built. It was a strange feeling and perhaps explains why I was leaving so late, walking around the house many times over, checking one last time to see that all was in order.

It is hard to explain my feelings once I did finally set off. As I drove further and further from the house, I found the surroundings grow unrecognizable. I began to have a feeling of unease mixed with excitement. I took a turning and found myself on a road circling the edge of a hill. I could sense the steep (陡峭的) drop to my left. I felt a sense of alarm that I was perhaps not on the correct road at all, but speeding off in the wrong direction into a wilderness. It was only the feeling of a moment, but it caused me to slow down. And even when I was sure I was on the right road, I felt forced to stop the car a moment to think carefully.

I decided to step out and stretch (伸展) my legs a little. On the one side of the road, thickets and small trees rose sharply, while on the other I could now see the distant countryside and a town nearby.

I walked a little way along the roadside, when I heard a voice behind me. Until this point I had believed myself quite alone and I turned in some surprise. Sitting on the large stone was a thin, white­haired man. He called to me again and signaled me to join him. For a moment, I took him for a homeless man, but then I saw he was just some local man enjoying the fresh air and summer sunshine, and saw no reason not to do so.

1. Why did the author set off later than planned?

A．Because he repeatedly checked the house.

B．Because he was feeling sad about leaving the house.

C．Because packing his belongings took longer than expected.

D．Because there was no one to help him get everything ready.

2. What caused the author to start driving more slowly?

A．The road had become steep.

B．He realized he was driving too fast.

C．The beautiful scenery attracted him.

D．He suddenly feared that he might get lost.

3. When the author walked out of his car, he ________.

A．didn’t expect to see anyone

B．didn’t want to speak to anybody

C．didn’t know there was a town nearby

D．couldn’t see anything because of the tree

4. What was the author’s attitude to his trip?

A．He just wanted to finish it.

B．He felt unable to continue it.

C．He regretted having started it.

D．He had mixed feelings about it.

3 . Like it or love it, social media is a major part of life. Teens spend more than half of their waking hours online. They use some of that time to post pictures and create profiles on social media accounts.     1    

Clicking on a thumbs-up or a heart icon is an easy way to stay in touch.     2     Some social media sites use those likes to determine how many people eventually see a post. One with many likes is more likely to be seen-and to get even more likes.

What’s more, viewing posts with a lot of likes activates the reward system in our brain.     3     For example, posts related to alcohol may encourage teens to drink. That means that what you like online has the power to influence not just what others like, but even what they do.

    4     And not always in a good way. For example, in one 2011 study, teens doing a driving task in a lab took more risks when their friends were around. Researchers also looked at the teens’ brains during this task. They saw activity in a part of the brain that’s involved in rewards, which suggests the teens were changing their behavior to try to get social approval.

Joining social media can give people a sense of being in the know. But posts may exaggerate (夸大) how well our friends and others are feeling, making them appear much happier than we are.     5    

A．It can also lower the viewer’s self-control.

B．A popular post doesn’t necessarily mean it is a quality post.

C．It’s no surprise: Feedback from peers affects how teens behave.

D．Their brains respond to those likes by turning on the reward center.

E．And that can, inappropriately, make us feel less successful than them.

F．But those “likes” can have power that goes beyond a simple connection.

G．Most of what they do is read and respond to posts by friends and family.

4 . Too much stuff, too much to do, too much stress.... These are weighing people down and breaking their spirit.     1     Here are several things to help you get started.

The first step is to sort out your possessions. To live a simple life, you need a simple living space. So take some time to tidy your living area. Focus on keeping things that you value deeply and throw away things that you don’t need any longer.     2     Finally, you will be shocked to see how few possessions you actually use in your daily life.

    3     As humans we tend to think what we are used to as naturally right. However, there could be problems in the million little things that bother us as we go about our day. The best skill you can develop in your life is the ability to take a step back and look at things objectively by raising doubts about what is seemingly the way it is supposed to be.

We should always stay mindful and live with intention. If there is something in your life that you don’t love, change it! Cut out the things that aren’t serving you. You can write down what an ideal day would look like for you in five years’ time. Then outline what things you want more in your life and what things you want less.     4    

Managing your time wisely counts.     5     Instead, take some time to think about whether it’s something that you are excited about attending. Be intentional with how you spend your time and take control of what you do. This is how you can guarantee yourself a flexible schedule and do everything in an unhurried way.

A．Minimalists live intentionally,

B．Complete the process in several sweeps.

C．Don’t reply “yes” to everything you’re invited to.

D．With that in hand, you have a goal to work towards.

E．From time to time you need to question about your lifestyle.

F．That’s why there is a growing interest in the minimalist lifestyle.

G．Having a flexible schedule depends on you taking control of things.

5 . You’re primarily left-handed if you use your left hand for most activities — even if you tend to write with your right hand. Historically, there used to be a social prejudice against lefties (左撇子) .     1     But no evidence has suggested lefties are at any sort of physical or psychological disadvantage.

It’s estimated that 8 to 15 percent of the adult population is left-handed. Of course, we now know that handedness is determined by genetics and random chance. What we’re just learning, however, is far more interesting.     2    

Lefties may be quicker thinkers. According to an Australian study published in 2006, left-handed people tend to have faster connections between the right and left sides of the brain.     3     It accordingly leads to quicker and more efficient information processing.

    4     While less than 15 percent of the general population is left-handed, 25 percent of Major League Baseball players are lefties. Studies have found that lefties seem to have a real advantage in interactive sports, such as boxing, fencing, and baseball. It’s possibly because lefties are able to throw off right-handed opponents who are used to going up against other righties.

Emotions seem to be arranged differently depending on handedness.     5     That might help to explain why lefties seem to have higher rates of depression and certain other mood disorders.

A．Lefties have the upper hand in some sports.

B．Lefties experience the world in a different way.

C．In fact, there’s nothing special about the left-handed.

D．So they can use both sides of their brain more easily.

E．Lefties are more likely to have certain health problems.

F．Even schools once tried to break left-handed students of their “bad habit” .

G．For lefties, feelings is more likely to come from the right side of the brain.

6 . 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。

Gifts for the poor

Mrs. Susan was mean and bad-tempered. There was no other way to describe her. Just the other day I heard her telling the headmaster that children took too much time in arts. She even said that most of us didn’t understand what we were doing. I left the office feeling very angry.

My anger didn’t last, however. It was December and Christmas was approaching. Excitement filled me right up to the top of my head. I smiled and laughed, singing “Jingle Bells” as we rode home from school.

After dinner, Mom and Dad called me into the family room. I knew what we were going to discuss. Every year for as long as I could remember, we had chosen a family who needed some extra help at Christmastime, and we had taken gifts and food to their house. It was one of our family’s favorite traditions.

Dad said, “It’s time we decide which family to help this year. Do you have a suggestion?” Some years it had been really easy to decide, but this year I couldn’t think of anyone. Dad looked at Mom. “Maybe Mom has a suggestion. Sometimes she notices things the rest of us miss.” Mom smiled. “I do know of someone who needs our help. I think we should help Mrs. Susan.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! “But, Mom,” I protested, “she seems to have plenty of money and she dresses in nice clothes. Besides, she’s really bad-tempered. She doesn’t even like kids. She might even kick our gifts off her porch (门廊). I think we should choose someone else.”

“I know Mrs. Susan has enough money,” Mom said. “I know she isn’t very pleasant to be around. But she was divorced before she moved here. She has three children who have their own children and never come to see her. She is very lonely and unhappy. You see, she never celebrates Christmas. April, you weren’t quite right when you said she wasn’t poor.”

“You mean she’s poor in love?” I asked. “Yes. Sometimes it’s much more painful to be poor in love than it is to be poor in money?” I was quiet for minutes. Then Dad said, “Let’s take a vote.” Dad’ and Mom’s hands went up. Looking at them, I unwillingly raised mine.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；     2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Mom said besides buying her a gift, we should make something by hand.
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With the box in hand, I could feel my heart pounding when ringing Susan’s doorbell.
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7 . Charles Darwin’s notebooks were first reported missing to the public in 2020. An anonymous (匿名的) person has returned Darwin’s two notebooks to the Cambridge University library. The notebooks, which include Darwin’s 1837 Tree of Life introductions, were returned to the library last month in a bright pink gift bag. “My sense of relief at the notebooks’ safe return is great and almost impossible to express,” said librarian Dr. Jessica Gardner.

The notebooks had been missing for long, while librarians had supposed they had just been misplaced. The library plans to put the notebooks on show in July as part of a coming exhibition (展览) called “Darwin in Conversation”. The Tree of Life is said to show Darwin’s thinking before he completed On the Origin of Species. “Objects like these help with our understanding of the history of humans,” said Stephen Toope, a professor at Cambridge.

The library said the notebooks were first removed in 2000 from the Special Collections Strong Rooms, home to the rarest and most valuable things. A usual check in January 2001 found that the small box having the notebooks was not returned to its right place, After a number of searches throughout the library over the years, the notebooks were not found. Gardner arranged a more careful search in 2020, led by experts who conducted fingertip examinations. The team searched the whole Darwin Archive, which includes more than 180 boxes. After these efforts failed, they had the result that the notebooks had been stolen.

Local police are pleased that the notebooks have finally been found. “We share the university’s delight that these priceless notebooks are now back where they belong,” a Cambridge police spokesman said. “Our investigation (调查) remains open and we are following up some lines of questions.”

1. When was the two notebooks’ loss first reported to the public?

A．In1837.

B．In 2000.

C．In 2001.

D．In 2020.

2. What can be learned about the notebooks from paragraph 2?

A．A librarian misplaced them.

B．They were lost at an exhibition.

C．The library did nothing to get them back.

D．They were important for us to understand the human history.

3. What will the local police do in the following days?

A．Dig out more valuable things.

B．Find more information about the notebooks.

C．Open a right place for the notebooks.

D．Celebrate the return of the notebooks further.

4. Which is the best title for the text?

A．Darwin’s Notebooks Are Finally Returned

B．Darwin’s Notebooks Are Missing for Years

C．Two Important Notebooks Will Be Found Soon

D．Efforts for Darwin’s Notebooks Have Been Made

8 . Have you ever complained that there just aren’t enough hours in a day? Do you usually find yourself falling short on time in completing assigned tasks?     1     No matter how hard I tried, tasks just kept piling up towards the end every day and it became extremely difficult to stay productive. In spite of trying all kinds of free and paid to-do apps, nothing helped.

That didn’t change until I discovered the time management technique called Time Blocking. Since then, I have been able to transform my daily schedule for the better with the help of Time Blocking.     2    

It is a simple time management technique where you schedule your day such that it is divided into time blocks that are dedicated to specific tasks or groups of tasks.     3     Imagine that you have a dozen or so tasks that you want to finish working on tomorrow. You open your to-do app of choice and neatly list down everything that you plan to do, and then plot some important meetings and reminders in your calendar app,     4     The more specific you are about the task, the more focused and productive you will be and thus, more productive.

    5     It not only makes your to-do list more manageable, but also it gives you more control over your day and helps you prioritize your tasks. It also improves your focus and helps get rid of procrastination(拖延症), as it allows you to focus on one project at a time.

A．So what is it exactly?

B．Is everyone interested in it?

C．I used to be in the same boat.

D．The benefits of Time Blocking are considerable.

E．Let’s further explain the concept in another way.

F．You’ll encounter countless questions like these in your life.

G．You’ll need to be very specific about the time and what you’re planning to do.

9 . The post-vacation syndrome (综合症) affects the majority of students.     1     Symptoms can last a few days, a week, or up to 15 days. Here are some tips that will help you manage it.

Ease into your schedule

After a long vacation, it is necessary to plan the schedule. The ideal is to fulfill your schedule 100%, but you must be realistic: be flexible during the first weeks and do not arrange your schedule too tight.     2    

Start with small goals

Starting with small tasks will allow you to achieve small objectives and gain satisfaction with what has been completed. Always, now more than ever, it’s important to break down big goals into small daily or weekly goals to motivate you to keep going.

Make your space free from distractions

    3     Rearrange your study area, put it in order, and avoid wasting hours on mobile phones. Remember that, after a distraction, it takes us an average of 25 minutes to refocus on what we were doing.

Maintain leisure activities

Experts recommend not to return suddenly to studies but to do it a few days before to adapt schedules, routines and even diet. During the first days, it will also help you to maintain some leisure activities.     4    

Rest to be more productive

It is likely that, during your vacations, you have slept in a disorderly way: some days little and other days more than 12 hours. To get back into the routine, you need to get back to sleep in an orderly and sufficient way.     5     Sleeping 8 hours a day will help you improve your attention and concentration and consolidate (巩固) the knowledge acquired during the day.

A．Stop yourself from being distracted by any noise.

B．Your mind and body need time to adjust back to the routine.

C．It’s time for you to avoid being distracted during your study time.

D．Sport, for example, will help reduce stress, and release muscle and mental tension.

E．We must accept that the holidays are over and face the new semester with optimism.

F．One way to adapt is to go to bed earlier and progressively advance the wake-up time.

G．Its most common symptoms are psychological discomfort and difficulty concentrating.

10 . Technology has really improved my life over the past years. For example, the _________ that the iPhone brought have been dramatic (巨大的). We _________ our phones as music players, cameras, flashlights, and entertainment (娱乐) devices. We can use Siri, or Google on our phones to _________ to our voice requests. Phones have _________ become a way to pay for items. And the saying “There’s an app for that” has become a serious _________ to many of our questions and problems.

The Amazon Echo voice assistant (Alexa) has also had a dramatic _________ on my life. With a few Internet-connected light bulbs and switches, I can now _________ Alexa to turn lights and devices on and off. When I get into bed at night, I tell Alexa what time to _________ me. In the morning, Alexa _________ the alarm clock and gives me the weather and news.

A more recent ____________ to my home, the Google Home voice assistant, has also made my life ____________ . With the addition of a $35 Chromecast device for my TV and a subscription (订阅) to Netflix, I can tell Google to play a certain Netflix movie or television show by ____________ . For example, I can say, “Hey Google, ____________ The Crown on TV.” My TV will display the show and ____________ right where I left off. No more ____________ the series in the Netflix app or trying to remember what I watched last.

1.

A．prices

B．voices

C．problems

D．changes

2.

A．require

B．use

C．look

D．copy

3.

A．agree

B．relate

C．respond

D．compare

4.

A．still

B．even

C．never

D．seldom

5.

A．way

B．discussion

C．plan

D．answer

6.

A．push

B．recovery

C．decision

D．impact

7.

A．ask

B．allow

C．beg

D．force

8.

A．teach

B．warn

C．invite

D．wake

9.

A．switches

B．sounds

C．sets

D．tests

10.

A．addition

B．direction

C．connection

D．description

11.

A．safer

B．longer

C．worse

D．easier

12.

A．time

B．order

C．name

D．example

13.

A．watch

B．play

C．film

D．buy

14.

A．organize

B．record

C．close

D．start

15.

A．thinking about

B．turning to

C．searching for

D．giving up