1 . 假定你是李华，你校举办了学生合唱比赛(a chorus competition)。作为校英文报记者，请你写一篇报道。   内容包括：
1. 活动时间、地点及参加人员；
2. 活动过程：前期准备 (rehearse v. 排练)、比赛情况;
3. 活动反响。
注意：
1：写作词数应为80左右；
2：请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Chorus Competition Goes off with a Bang !

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4 . Songs that make our hearts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers reported on Tuesday.

They found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels (血管) dilated in much the same way as when they are laughing, or taking blood medications (药物治疗).

“We have a pretty impressive effect,” said Dr Michael Miller, director of preventive cardiology (心脏病学) at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.

“Blood vessel diameter (直径) improved,” he said. “The vessel opened up pretty significantly. You can see the vessels opening up with other activities such as exercise.” A similar effect is seen with drugs such as statins (抑制素).

When blood vessels open up more, blood flows more smoothly and is less likely to form the clots (凝块) that cause heart attacks and strokes. “We are not saying to stop your statins or not to exercise but rather to add this to an overall program of heart health,” said Miller.

Miller’s team tested 10 healthy, non-smoking men and women, who were told to bring their favorite music. They spent half an hour listening to the recordings and half an hour listening to music they said made them feel anxious while the researchers did ultrasound (超声波) tests designed to show blood vessel function.

Compared to their normal baseline measurements, blood vessel diameter increased 26% on average when the volunteers heard their joyful music. Listening to music they disliked — in most cases in this group heavy metal-blood vessels narrowed by 6%, Miller said.

Miller said he came up with the idea after discovering that laughter caused blood to flow more smoothly. “I asked myself what other things make us feel good, besides calories from dark chocolate of course. Music came to mind. It makes me feel really good.” he said.

Most of the volunteers chose country music but Miller said the style is not so important as what pleases each individual.

1. The underlined word “dilate” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “________”.

A．widen

B．move

C．change

D．increase

2. According to the passage, which of the following will NOT cause blood vessels to open up?

A．Taking exercise.	B．Listening to unpleasant music.
C．Bursting into laughter.	D．Taking drugs like statins.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．blood clots are caused by heart attacks and strokes

B．music is better than chocolate for your health

C．different music has different effects on different people

D．a person’s overall health is more influenced by how much exercise he gets

4. What is the passage possibly taken from?

A．A travel journal.	B．A school textbook.
C．A medical brochure.	D．A local newspaper.

7 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式

In ancient times, Quzhou, a city in the western part of Zhejiang province,     1     (know) as a center for spreading Confucianism. However, with time it lost its     2     (significant), and some people cannot even pronounce the city's name     3     (correct), as the first character, qu, is written in a complicated way.

Quzhou, boasting a population of about 2.27 million, has become one of the most popular tour destinations for young Chinese this year, thanks to the     4     (power) impact of a number of pop stars, who have added the city to their performance schedules.

In March 2023, singer-songwriter Xue Zhiqian held two concerts at the Quzhou Sports Center, which was designed by architect Ma Yansong     5     has a capacity of more than 30,000. Hotels in the city reported record-setting occupancy levels, even though they raised their room rates due to the surging demand.

The nation's booming performing arts scene has also helped promote tourism, a report     6     (release) by the China Association of Performing Arts said. Large cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, are no strangers     7     pop stars drawing up tour plans. However,     8     handful of third-tier and lower-tier cities were also included in artists' schedules.

Since March, Quzhou     9     (stage) concerts by other pop stars, including Jeff Chang and Alex To along with music festivals and galas     10     (feature) singers such as Li Yuchun and Pu Shu.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When did Westlife reunite?

A．In 2012.

B．In 2018.

C．In 2019.

2. Which is Westlife’s first single?

A．Flying Without Wings.

B．If I Let You Go.

C．Swear It Again.

3. What do we know about Westlife?

A．It broke up in 2011.

B．It sold over 1.5 million records in all.

C．Its first three singles topped the lists in the U.K.

4. Which country did Westlife fail to break into?

A．The U.S.

B．Ireland.

C．The U.K.

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A group of young Chinese are trying to breathe new life into ancient texts about traditional music by creating     1     (origin) music and stylish music videos     2     (feature) traditional instruments. Zi De Guqin Studio has recently become famous for stylish music videos     3     all the songs are played using traditional instruments.

Guqin, a plucked seven-stringed instrument (弹拨的七弦乐器), is one of the most frequently appearing instruments in these videos. This instrument     4     (record) in a wealth of books and materials over the centuries, with more than 3,000 guqin songs     5     (keep) in ancient texts.

The studio’s     6     (adapt) of ancient songs have grown popular among young people in China. According to the studio’s members, their success is owing     7     two main factors: the recent rise in the     8     (popular) of traditional Chinese culture and their own innovation. Traditional culture has been making an obvious revival (复兴) as more young people have     9     stronger sense of national identity.

“In the process of making videos, we absorb some fun and interesting elements and attempt     10     (give) these works a great aesthetic (审美的) appeal in terms of visual effects,” a member of the studio said.