1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is Anna?

A．An operator.

B．An assistant.

C．A rider.

2. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A．What a ride operator should do.

B．How the riders should take a picture on the ride.

C．What rules they are for the ride.

3. What happened earlier today to a rider?

A．He was hit by a coin.

B．He lost his phone on the ride.

C．He was removed from the park for spitting.

4. What will the audience do next?

A．Board the car.

B．Ask Anna some questions.

C．Get some food and drinks.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is Li Hua invited to attend the program?

A．To give a talent show.

B．To introduce some new friends to him.

C．To share something about school life.

2. How often does Li Hua exercise?

A．Four times a week.

B．Five times a week.

C．Six times a week.

3. What does Li Hua think is the most direct way to learn English?

A．Listening to music.

B．Watching cartoons.

C．Reading newspapers.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does Patrick think of the match?

A．Just so-so.

B．Fantastic.

C．Disappointing.

2. What has Jenny been doing recently?

A．Watching live concerts.

B．Preparing for her exams.

C．Taking science classes.

3. Where will the speakers probably go next?

A．To a college.

B．To a stadium.

C．To a cafe.

4 . 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。

During the Song Dynasty, there was a beloved toy known as “Mo He Le”,     1     is praised as the “Barbie doll” (芭比娃娃) of its time. Mo He Le gained     2     (popular) on the traditional Chinese Qixi Festival,     3     was widely sold. It was crafted mainly from wood and clay materials,     4     (feature) complex details in body shape, facial expressions and hair. Some Mo He Le figures even had     5     (fix) poses with a characteristic feature — holding lotus flowers and leaves in hands. It was not     6     (common) for children to copy the appearance of these toys.

With fashionable styles and diverse clothing, Barbie dolls     7     (attract) the attention of children throughout the world.     8     (similar), Mo He Le appealed to children with their unique styles and charming appearance.     9     being made of a different material, Mo He Le succeeded in creating lifelike figures that stress children’s entertainment and imagination and played     10     essential role in the ancient times.

5 . Top 4 Music Festivals in 2023

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

Originally focused on jam bands and folk rock, this festival has expanded to include rock and roll. Once praised by Rolling Stone magazine as being amongst the “50 Moments That Changed Rock &. Roll”,Bonnaroo has firmly strengthened its place as one of the most influential festivals in North America.

When & where: June 15-18, 2023;Great Stage Park, Tennessee
Rolling Loud Festival

In only a few short years Rolling Loud shot up to become the king of all hip hop festival series. With editions held in New York, LA, the Bay Area, Australia, Toronto, the Netherlands, Portugal and of course its flagship in Miami, the festival is by far the biggest festival to hip hop.

When &. where: July 21-23,2023;Miami, Florida
Stagecoach Festival

Stagecoach is the Coachella of country music in every way. The lineup(阵容)is one of the most hotly anticipated in the country and annually features the biggest names in modern country music, you’re likely to spot some celebrities onsite.

When & where: April 28-30,2023;Indio,California
Ⅲ Points

As one of the country’s leading boutique(精品店)festivals,Ⅲ Points has been raising the bar in terms of giving creativiy a platform since 2013.Firmly base on electronic music, the festival also showcases the best from hip hop and rock with only one criteria to make it on the bill: your music has to be good.

When & where: October 20-21,2023; Miami, Florida
1. Where should visitors go if they want to enjoy country music?

A．Tennessee.

B．Florida.

C．California.

D．Delaware.

2. Which music festival lasts the longest?

A．Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.	B．Rolling Loud Festival.
C．Stagecoach Festival.	D．III Points.

3. What do Rolling Loud Festival and III Points have in common?

A．They both have the same criteria.	B．They both feature rock.
C．They both perform electronically.	D．They both play hip hop.

6 . Read the following paragraphs carefully and write a proper topic sentence for each paragraph.

    1    . First, it is the cheapest form of transport compared with trains and planes. As I am a student with only a small amount of pocket money, naturally I’ll try to find the cheapest way. Second, it is true that travelling by sea is much slower. But I can walk on the deck and enjoy the beauty of nature. In short, no other form of transport can make me happier.

Albert Einstein, one of the world’s geniuses, failed in his university entrance examination on his first attempt. William Faulkner, a famous American writer, never finished college because he could not pass his English courses. Sir Winston Churchill, who is considered one of the masters of the English language, had to have special tutoring in English during elementary school.    2    .

    3    . Karaoke is a good way to relax. You can learn a new song easily. It’s also a good way to entertain your friends. Nearly everybody can become a singing star. However, everything has two sides, and so does Karaoke. It’s noisy for your neighbours and makes them uncomfortable if you sing badly. In fact, it might create a kind of noise pollution.

It is true that the city can bring much convenience and entertainment, the very reason people can’t bear to part with city life.    4     Just think of the places where we live, full of petrol fumes and toxic gases, torn by the roar of buses and lorries day and night, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.

7 . The “script murder” game is not only popular in China, but the genre is loved by many people around the world. A cast of actors plays the suspects, and the participants solve the case. In fact, murder-inspired board games, card games, interactive books and party games have been around at least since the so-called golden age of British crime fiction in the 1920s and 1930s, which saw the rise of legendary authors like Agatha Christie.

Sam Emmerson, creative director of Moonstone Murder Mysteries in London, a company that creates and runs immersive mysteries, says people like the puzzle aspect of it, and the improvised exchanges with the actors: “It’s the reputation that murder mysteries have built up these days, as being a fun thing to go to.” After all, real-life violent crime is every person’s worst nightmare. “If it was a real-life situation, and someone’s been murdered, that’s not a fun subject. You’re in this sort of alternate reality where we’re very casually solving the death of a human being.”

The enduring popularity of these games presents a mystery of its own: What motivates ordinary, law-abiding people to spend an evening investigating fake bloodshed, and hunting pretend murderers? One simple explanation might be curiosity. But that is not the full story. Instead, murder games follow a surprisingly complex set of psychological rules. They allow us to learn and practice important mental and emotional skills, and can even teach us not to overlook important evidence.

“The basic idea is that we are using them as a way to simulate threatening plots, and then play around with how we would respond to that,” Coltan Scrivner, a behavioral scientist says. The response could be behavioral, or even just emotional, in terms of handling the fear. He calls such games “scary play”, and compares them to play-fighting among animals, which prepares them for real-life fighting, but also hunting or tracking down the target.

1. According to the passage, what do we know about Agatha Christie?

A．She is an excellent writer who writes out of passion.

B．She is an outstanding writer who is known for her detective novels.

C．She is a legendary writer who has invented the “script murder” game.

D．She is a famous writer who makes international headlines with her science fiction.

2. Sam Emmerson’s Moonstone Murder Mysteries enables people to_______.

A．experience immersive mysteries in a fictional world

B．change real-life violent crime into a fun thing to go to

C．create and solve immersive mysteries in a virtual reality

D．defend the reputation that murder mysteries have built up these days

3. What else attracts people who participate in the “script murder” games besides curiosity?

A．Following complicated psychological rules.

B．Experiencing dramatically threatening plots.

C．Accumulating major information in real-life fighting and hunting.

D．Gaining important mental and emotional skills as well as wisdom.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards the “script murder” game?

A．Negative.	B．Cautious.
C．Positive.	D．Objective.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which statement is true about the park that Walt dreamed of?

A．Children instead of adults would like to go to his park.

B．The park would be exciting and safe.

C．The park would be attractive to Americans only.

2. When was Disneyland opened in California?

A．In 1966.

B．In 1955.

C．In 1958.

3. Which statement is true about Walt?

A．Before he died in 1966, he built only one amusement park in America.

B．He was forgotten by the world quickly after he died.

C．He had two daughters, who liked to go to amusement parks.

9 . 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。

In 2003, Troi Lee was queueing for a club with a group of friends    1    he noticed that others were being let in ahead of them. He    2    (approach) security to ask what was going on, and was told: “You lot are deaf, you aren’t coming in.” He channelled his anger into setting up    3    UK’s first deaf rave, to “avoid all that nonsense”. The rave will have laser lights, deaf DJs and British Sign Language (BSL)    4     (perform). Lee says the event    5    (target) at people who have some hearing, but    6    (complete) deaf people can enjoy the visceral(发自肺腑的) experience of the bass vibrations and performers emceeing(发自肺腑的) and rapping in BSL, with lyrics that tap into deaf culture. He says 2022 has been “an incredibly exciting year for deaf culture”, with Troy Kotsur becoming the first deaf man     7    (win) an Oscar, Rose Ayling-Ellis winning Strictly Come Dancing, and Tasha Ghouri    8    (become) the first deaf Love Island contestant, all of    9     he says are “normalising sign languages, deaf voices and hearing devices”. But he says that for progress to continue, there needs to be more investment    10    creating opportunities for deaf performers.

10 . July is National Ice Cream Month. This means it is your civil duty to consume a spoon or two of the delicious treat daily. In 1984 the former US president Ronald Reagan designated July 17 as National Ice Cream Day in honor of the nutritious food. Here are some ice cream anecdotes (轶事) to keep you entertained while enjoying the creamy dessert.

Origin of ice cream

The first records of milk-based ice cream, made using heated milk, flour, and camphor (樟脑), come from China’s Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). But the Arabs are credited with inventing the delicious treat, using milk, sugar as ingredients in the 9th century. By the 10th century, the modern-day recipe with milk, cream and dried fruits was widely available in West Asian countries.

The frozen treat did not arrive in the US until 1744 when Maryland Governor Thomas Bladen served strawberry ice cream to guests. Now, Americans are the world’s largest consumers of ice cream, eating an average of 48 pints (品脱) per person every year.

Ice-cream related Guinness World Records

The frozen dessert’s popularity makes it a favorite for setting new Guinness World Records. The latest one was set in 2021 by the Ice Cream Lab pop-up at the Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The temporary retail shop offered ice cream lovers 1,001 flavor options — setting a new world record for the most flavors offered.

Ice cream choice reveals personality traits

Most people believe their choice of ice cream flavor is due to taste preferences. But Dr. Alan Hirsch, founder of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, maintains it reflects the individual’s personality.

Vanilla ice cream fans are risk-takers who are great at relationships. Love chocolate ice cream? Then you are lively, charming, and slightly dramatic. Mint chocolate ice cream fans can be ambitious and argumentative. Surprisingly, those who enjoy the multi-colored rainbow sherbet (果汁冰糕) are labeled pessimists, while rocky road ice cream lovers are believed to be engaging speakers and even better listeners.

1. How many stages did ice cream experience before it arrived in the US?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

D．5.

2. Which ice cream is the favorite of adventure lovers?

A．Vanilla ice cream.

B．Chocolate ice cream.

C．Rainbow sherbet ice cream.

D．Rocky road ice cream.

3. What is the subject of the text?

A．Fun tradition.

B．Cultural heritage.

C．Nutrition and health.

D．Celebrity anecdotes.