1 . 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。

Canada is a broad and beautiful country that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. In the ten provinces and three territories     1     (make) up Canada, there is great diversity in geography. The grand Rocky Mountains, which are home to high peaks and deep     2     (valley) carved by ice and water, rise to the east of the Pacific coast. Another popular tourist attraction is the mighty Niagara Falls.

In addition to diversity in geography, the diversity of its residents is obvious. Some of Canada’s earliest settlers,     3     are thought to be ancestors of the indigenous peoples,     4     (cross) the Bering Strait with the help of a land bridge.

Today Canada reflects     5     vast mixture of ethnic background. The major ethnic groups include the English, Scottish and French,     6     the minority groups include residents from Singapore and the Pacific Islands.

The ethnic variety, in turn, brings about cultural diversity. In Montreal, one of the     7     (large) French-speaking cities in the world, you can sample the food with a typical French flavour. If you are looking for something     8     the beaten track, you may visit Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. As you are exposed to diverse cultures, you may feel     9     (transport) through time and space. Indeed, Canada has been     10     ( consistent) ranked by the United Nations as one of the best countries to live in.

2 . Everything about Pakistani (巴基斯坦的) trucks is lively, from the colors to the designs to the wood carvings on the doors. Each one is carefully decorated, and no two trucks are alike. The drivers hope people will look at their truck with love. Every driver wants his truck to be the most admired vehicle on the road.

Just off the main road between Islamabad and Rawalpindi, there are artists, welders, metalworkers, horn sellers and electricians, all busy refurbishing (整修) and decorating the massive vehicles parked in the yard. Their space, called the carriage factory area, is devoted to the maintenance and care of trucks that serve the purpose of transporting goods from one place to another while looking and sounding as impressive as possible.

Scholars have traced evidence of decorated transport in Pakistan back thousands of years. The Pakistani practice of truck painting began gaining widespread popularity soon after the country’s independence.

Trucks are covered with designs, colorful stickers and fanciful paintings—hearts, flowers, peacocks, movie stars, folk singers, animals, politicians, angels and army generals. Chains dangling off the bottom jingle and sway with the truck’s stops and turns. There are lines of poetry expressing the loneliness of the trucker.

Drivers also have their choice when it comes to the horns. In his shop, Javed Iqbal vocalizes (使发声) some of the horn sounds for visitors. Many drivers request the “rail wallah” horn, he says, the one that sounds like a train. And for those who don’t want to choose just one sound, he sells a single horn with multiple effects.

Thanks in part to the efforts of Khan, the anthropologist and filmmaker, Pakistani trucks also serve a social good. She helped launch an award-winning project in 2019 in which a small number of trucks carry portraits (画像) of missing children, along with a number to call for Roshni Helpline, a Karachi-based nonprofit dedicated to recovering them. Of the 20 or so missing children whose portraits were painted on trucks, at least five were found.

1. What can be learned about Pakistani trucks?

A．Each of them has a unique appearance.

B．They are usually parked off the main roads.

C．They are admired for their impressive roles in economy.

D．Some of them don’t serve the purpose of transporting goods.

2. Why do Pakistanis decorate their trucks?

A．They show off their talent in poetry in this way.

B．They follow the tradition of decorating transports.

C．They do it to celebrate the country’s independence.

D．They intend to attract the attention of potential hirers.

3. What is the case when it comes to the horns of the trucks?

A．Many of them sound like trains.

B．Each truck has more than one horn.

C．They are fixed at the bottom part of the trucks.

D．Drivers have their choices as to how they want them look like.

4. In what way does Pakistani trucks contribute to a good cause?

A．They help find missing children.

B．They transport goods for those in need.

C．They appear in public service advertising.

D．They spread ideas of non-profit organizations.

3 . 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。

Pu'er has colorful and charming national culture. In Pu'er, there are nine ethnic minority autonomous counties,     1     14 nationalities with Han, Hani, Yi, Lahu, Wa and Dai nationalities included have lived     2     generations. 61 percent of the population of this city     3    (be) from ethnic minority groups.

In this city, there is the Pu'er Monument to the National Unity Oath, known as "the No. 1 Monument of New China for National Unity", Menglian Xuanfusi Department     4    (reflect) the history and culture of the Dai nationality, and a batch of national dances and songs enjoying great     5    (popular) including "Troth Plighting" and "Awa People Sing New Songs".

Pu'er also boasts original ecological culture and aboriginal and mysterious, unsophisticated and fantastic national     6    (custom); the Wooden Drum Festival of the Wa nationality, the Gourd Festival of the Lahu nationality, the Torch Festival of the Yi nationality, the Water-Sprinkling Festival of the Dai nationality and     7     traditional ethnic festivals which     8    (inherit) for more than one thousand years will invite you to linger with their unique charm.

Experts from     9     World Tourism Organization are also marveled that Pu'er is a     10    (poem) and romantic city and even its air is filled with romance.

4 . The proposal for a new Indonesian capital city has been on the cards ever since the country gained independence from the Dutch in 1945. The political and economic crises which followed have long delayed the plan, but current president, Joko Widodo, now appears determined to make the move a reality. The government officially confirmed that the capital will be moved from Jakarta to a new location within Kalimantan, part of the island of Borneo in Indonesia.

What is the suitable title for the passage?

A．Move to new	B．City built on swamp
C．Protect the Forest City	D．Abandon the home

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Today, there are groups of native people around the world that still live a traditional lifestyle. Some live in remote parts of South America,     1     way of life is in danger of disappearing. The Korubo are native people who live in the Amazon rainforest. They make their own tools, grow their own crops, and hunt and fish. Their main weapons are clubs and poison-tipped arrows, used     2     both hunting and protecting their territory against     3    (outsider).

6 . I remember when Kamala Harris became Joe Biden's running mate. It seemed funny how many people pronounced her name incorrectly. On one occasion, a news host became upset when being corrected, and purposely called her Kumbaya.

I am no stranger to this issue as many of my students are from Asian and Middle Eastern countries, and sometimes their names are difficult for me to pronounce, even after asking them how to say it. Many students seem unwilling to correct me when I attempt to learn their names correctly. The other thing I’ve seen in growing numbers is students “adopting” an English name.

It's much more common than many think, for people to change their names in order to fit in.

This is especially the case when it comes to seeking jobs. Racial and cultural minorities often attempt to avoid discrimination hiring by hiding racial cues on the resume including changing their name. This is referred to as “resume whitening”. Research shows almost 50 percent of black and Asian job applicants did so.

Xian Zhao from the University of Toronto researches ethnic (种族的) name pronunciation, saying that many people don’t understand that habitually pronouncing an unfamiliar name inaccurately is a form of indirect discrimination. It sends a message that “you are the minorities” says Zhao. “You are not important in this environment, so why should I take time and my effort to learn it?”On the other end, those with ethnic names frequently don’t correct people, even when their name is pronounced wrong repeatedly, feeling it is better just to keep the peace and not stand out for being difficult.

It is important to try to pronounce everyone’s name as they pronounce it. This communicates respect of them as a person and their culture. There is nothing wrong with asking someone to repeat their name so that you can learn to pronounce it properly. This is usually appreciated.

1. When their names are incorrectly pronounced, the author’s Asian students

A．attempt to laugh at it	B．tend to accept it
C．offer to correct the author	D．agree to change their names

2. Which of the following can be seen as “resume whitening”?

A．An application for a better job.

B．A change in work environment.

C．A ban on racial discrimination in workplace.

D．A practice of using Western names in job seeking.

3. In his research, Xian Zhao finds that

A．ethnics accept their names being mispronounced to save trouble

B．ethnics fight effectively with the discrimination against their names

C．many westerners pronounce ethnic names incorrectly on purpose

D．many westerners make efforts to pronounce ethnic names correctly

4. What’s the author’s attitude toward pronouncing ethnic names correctly?

A．Critical.

B．Uncaring.

C．Reserved.

D．Supportive.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．Britain

B．France

C．Spain

D．American

2.

A．St. Augustine was destroyed by the hurricanes in 2017.

B．American became in charge of St. Augustine in 1821.

C．The United Kingdom is the real owner of St. Augustine now.

D．The visitors do not like to see the coastal views there.

3.

A．The extraordinary history of St. Augustine.

B．The hardships St. Augustine once suffered.

C．The popular coastal tourism of St. Augustine.

D．The beautiful architecture and scenery in St. Augustine.

8 . Team up with former enemies

Dozens of Israeli climate-tech companies are teaming up with once-unfriendly neighbors in the Arab world, working together to stop the threat that climate change will render much of their region uninhabitable.

“It's a matter of human existence,” said AI Anoud AI Hashmi, chief executive of the Futurist Company in the UAE, whose government-supported project-management firm has been working with Israeli companies and organizations since the relation-normalization deals were signed.     1     “We need to put the same money, the same commitment that we used for war toward an ecosystem for peace and prosperity in the region.”

Elad Levi, the vice president for the Middle East and Africa for the Israeli company Netafim, agreed that “there's an opportunity to work together.” The company invented the world's first drip-irrigation systems, developed at tiny Kibbutz Hatzerim in Israel's Negev desert, which covers half of the country.

    2     They signed peace treaties with Israel decades ago but their relations with the Jewish state long remained chilly. Last month, Israel announced plans to sell 50 million cubic meters of water a year to Jordan, the largest known water sale in the history of the two countries. The arrangement is possible because of Israel's development of desalination plants, which now supply 80 percent its drinking water.

“It's not out of generosity,” said Gidon Bromberg, the Israeli director of the regions environmental organization Eco-peace. “It's out of an understanding that Jordan is particularly vulnerable.     3    .”

Since the normalization deals, Israeli business with the Arab world has risen quickly. Trade between Israel and Arab countries has grown 234%, according to Israel's Bureau of statistics. He agreements “have opened the floodgates,” said Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, deputy mayor of Jerusalem. She estimated that trade just between Israel and the UAE has reached $1 billion.

In Glasgow, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett pledged net-zero emissions by 2050. In a meeting with Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Bennett announced plans for a climate-change working group focused on water solutions and other regional climate issues.     4    

A．It is Israel's own security needs to help Jordan meet its water needs.

B．Despite Israel's advances in climate technology, scientists warned that decades of governmental neglect have left the country unprepared for the coming crisis.

C．He said Israel was committed to exporting its "brainpower" and experience as its main contribution to the global fight against climate change.

D．Over the years, Israel has used technology to transform the vast desert into an agricultural region where high-tech, water-saving farms grow crops.

E．She insists that the region can no longer afford to spend resources on conflicts.

F．The normalization agreements have also given a boost to Israel's economic ties with Jordan and Egypt.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many countries in Africa speak Portuguese?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Five.

2. What fact about Portugal is the speaker probably most proud of?

A．It has its own national type of music.

B．It has the oldest bookstore in the world.

C．It is the oldest country in Europe.

3. What is the speaker’s favorite area of Portugal to visit?

A．The beaches.

B．The major cities.

C．The northern forest area.

4. When will the speaker probably return home?

A．After finishing university.

B．After a few years of work.

C．After his retirement.

10 . 阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

After completing my first year of studies, I decided to relax by taking a trip through one of the most richly cultured countries in Asia: Nepal.

The first thing I noticed about Nepal was its people, kind and friendly, ready to help someone in need. I'm saying so because all of what I've witnessed between the citizens themselves, rather than how they treated me as a visitor. It is shown in the way bus conductors and passengers alike keep the bus waiting for that last passenger who is lagging behind. It is evident in how a motorist smiles and waves off a kid who runs onto the street after his ball. The people are like a hot bowl of soup on a rainy day.

The first place I visited in Nepal was the Sauraha village in the district of Chitwan. It is an amazingly peaceful place, where the people live at their own pace. It is a great area to see some of the wildlife, such as rhinos and elephants. The capital city of Kathmandu was where I spent most of my time. The city is usually very dusty, so make sure to wear a mask. Another great area in Kathmandu is the district of Thamel. Unlike most other districts, Thamel is very busy throughout the day. Out of all the places I've been to within Nepal. Pokhara is undoubtedly the best place to visit. There are a lot of fun things to try out. I've gone paragliding as well as boating in Fewa Lake, but you can also go rafting. zip flying and paramotoring.

Nepal is a very affordable destination to travel to. I traveled through the country for about two months, and spent a little over 500 US dollars. Accommodation around Nepal is inexpensive, mostly varying from about 500 to 1,500 rupees per night per person. During my stay in Kathmandu. I stayed at a great hotel for two weeks, for 300 rupees per night. which is a great deal.

In a word, Nepal is a fantastic place. Whether you're looking to relax in the wildness and peace of nature, or for an exciting new adventure, Nepal has a variety of choices to offer.

1. What does the author think of the people in Nepal? (No more than 10 words)
2. Which city in Nepal is the author's favorite according to paragraph 3? (1 word)
3. What does the underlined sentence “Nepal is a very affordable destination to travel to.” in paragraph 4 mean? (No more than 15 words)
4. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? (No more than 10 words)
5. Which place do you want to visit most in the world? Give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)