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。

In recent years, Generation Z     1     (leave) for the countryside. This is due to a     2     (prefer) for experiences over things and a desire for a sustainable (可持续的) lifestyle. Many young people are seeking a     3     (slow) pace of life and a closer connect ion with nature by moving to rural areas.

For Gen Z, living in the country has several benefits. Firstly, it provides a relaxed pace, a relief from city stress, especially for those with anxiety. Secondly, there is greater access     4     nature and outdoor     5     (activity) such as hiking, camping and fishing, which promote physical health and a deeper connection with the environment.     6     (addition), the lower cost of living and less job market competition are attractive to those     7     (begin) their careers. These factors contribute to a lifestyle that matches Gen Z’s values of sustainability and health.

Technology plays a key role in making rural living possible for Gen Z. With off-site work getting more popular, young adults can work from anywhere with a reliable internet connection. Plus, social media makes     8     easier for people to show their rural lifestyles and connect with others     9     have similar interests, promoting a sense of belonging and encouraging them     10     (explore) rural beauty.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

With consumption upgrades and the recovery of the tourism industry in China, a new type of camping called “glamping” is gaining in popularity     1     a leisure business, attracting an increasing number of tourists. Different from traditional camping options, which often involve careful packing of camping necessities, this new style of high-end camping     2     (provide) complete facilities offers a luggage-free experience.

According to Xiaohongshu, a lifestyle platform, camping in suburbs     3     (involve) short driving times, satisfies people’s desire to be close to nature and is thus gaining ground. “Many campsites are     4     (full) booked during festivals and it is hard to get a tent without a     5     (reserve),” said an official from the platform. A professor from Beijing International Studies University explained its popularity is partly because open spaces     6     (prefer) since the pandemic began. Besides, young people, a major consumption group, tend to follow the trend on social media,     7     camping-related experiences are shared, further promoting its spread.

Although camping in the domestic market has been growing rapidly, compared with western countries, the industry is still at     8     early stage. The annual average time     9     (spend) camping among Europeans is about 13 days, while     10     of domestic campers is only three days. Therefore, China’s camping industry has great room for development.

3 . “ChatGPT is a computer program that can understand and respond to text like a person. It’s like havinga conversation with a very smart robot,” says ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence text generator.

In November of 2022, the computer program ChatGPT generated significant public interest across the globe for its broad applications and commercial value. This AI model demonstrated its ability to perform a variety of tasks, from generating book summaries, recommendations, and personal research assistance, to drafting college SOPs, essays, and emails. According to Ehsan Hoque, Associate Professor of Computer Science at UR, while the concepts used to build ChatGPT are not entirely new, combining them with this AI model marks a significant achievement in the field of AI engineering.

With that being said, the system has also generated contention over its possible violation of academic honesty. The use of ChatGPT for homework assignments is a growing concern for professors across the globe. The University, on the other hand, has not addressed or made a statement on this matter.

There are potential academic violations for homework and exams. One such case is Professor of Political Science and Business David Primo. He entered one of his previous test questions into ChatGPT, and ChatGPT got it exactly correct. Despite concerns, Primo understands that the issue of academic honesty is a concern that has existed and will exist forever. He talks about this as well as the many other negative uses of the internet, saying “The internet makes it easy to spread hateful messages and pirate music, but do you want to go back to a time where you couldn’t bank online, or listen to music online?”

Primo also pictures this technological advancement being integrated into classes and assessments in the future. “Universities should move slowly here and let faculty members experiment with various approaches to AI and adapt to a world of AI,” said Primo.

1. What makes the program a great breakthrough?

A．Its ability to perform various tasks.

B．Its achievements in learning technology.

C．Its wide application and commercial value.

D．The combination of its concept and AI model.

2. What does the underlined word in the third paragraph mean?

A．dispute

B．support

C．disadvantage

D．mistake

3. What might Primo agree with regarding the use of ChatGPT?

A．It is a double-edged sword.

B．It has little impact on academia.

C．Its advantages outweigh its disadvantages.

D．It should be prohibited for academic integrity.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．ChatGPT demonstrates its great strength.

B．ChatGPT generates great argument.

C．ChatGPT arouses significant public interest.

D．ChatGPT causes the potential academic violations.

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。

Humans like to think of themselves as individuals, capable of making their own decisions without consulting anyone else. They     1     (prize) for their ability to stand out, blaze their own path, and create their own style. However, underneath this originality lies a deep-rooted     2     (eager) to fit in. That’s     3     teen peer pressure is so hard for kids to resist.

Studies suggest that peer pressure from a child’s friends becomes more significant during adolescence. The pressure grows     4     (great), and the things teens are pressured to do become more dangerous. Besides, teens are born to connect with peers and struggle for belonging. As they mature and gradually become independent,     5     (gain) the approval of others in their age group becomes increasingly important.     6    , some teens will follow their peers to make an unwise choice in order to feel accepted.

But how much social pressure a teen feels depends on who they spend time with.     7     universally recognized study in the journal Developmental Psychology found that teens who spent time with     8     who don’t engage in unhealthy behaviors are less likely to misbehave themselves. In other words, teens     9     (surround) with peers who would share their values and don’t behave in destructive ways, are less likely to engage in harmful acts, without     10     they could have healthy bodies and rosy futures.

5 . These days, the skies don’t seem so inviting: Airfares are climbing. Passengers are fighting. Computer systems, and entire airlines, are melting down. Any of those might be reason enough for some to stay off a plane. But for a small, yet growing, number of travelers, the problem with air travel goes way further. They are giving up flying because of its effect on the climate.

“I choose to stay grounded because it aligns (一致) with what is true,” said Dan Castrigano, 36, a former teacher who in 2020 signed a promise not to travel by air. “The climate is breaking down.”

One Boeing 747 carrying 416 passengers from Heathrow Airport in London to Edinburgh produces the same carbon dioxide as 336 cars traveling the same distance, according to BBC Science Focus, a peer-reviewed magazine. That huge carbon footprint is leading many activists and scientists to issue cries to fly less, or not at all.

There is perhaps no country with more anti-flight activists than Sweden, where by 2020, 15, 000 people had signed a nationwide promise to travel without flying for at least one year. The nonprofit behind that movement, We Stay on the Ground, is now raising funds and hopes to get 100, 000 signatories in the next few years.

Swedes have coined a word, flygskam, to describe the shame associated with flying. We Stay on the Ground inspired the Flight Free movements in Britain and Australia, as well as Flight Free USA. There are other grass-roots movements, too: Stay Grounded, a global network of over 150 organizations promoting other means to travel, was founded in 2016 and has its headquarters in Austria; Byway, a British travel planning company founded during the Covid-19 lockdown, allows customers to plan flight-free routes across Europe.

Airlines are taking efforts to make flying greener, with promises to achieve “net zero” carbon emissions (排放) in the next three decades. Activists say that progress isn’t coming fast enough and are pushing for frequent fliers to at least consider small changes, which they say could add up to big differences.

1. Who is the target audience of the passage?

A．Airline workers.	B．Government employees.
C．Frequent fliers.	D．Tour guides.

2. Why does the writer mention Dan Castrigano in paragraph 2?

A．To give an example.	B．To share a story.
C．To present an issue.	D．To express an opinion.

3. What can be implied from the passage?

A．Flight shame goes global.	B．Swedes are proud to travel by plane.
C．People are trading wheels for wings.	D．British are leading in action to fly less.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards the idea of giving up flying?

A．Dissatisfied.

B．Supportive.

C．Worried.

D．Confident.

6 . Does your teenager seem addicted to the Internet? Probably yes.     1     At first, parents welcome the Internet into their homes, believing they are opening up an exciting new world of educational chances for their children.     2     Instead of using the Internet for homework or research, they are spending hours messaging with friends, playing online games or talking to strangers in chat rooms.

Keeping a healthy balance between entertainment media and other activities in their children’s lives has always been a challenge for parents. The Internet has made this challenge even more difficult.     3    

However, parents are usually not aware that there is a problem until it becomes serious. This is because it is easy to hide what you are doing online and Internet addiction is not widely recognized by the medical community.

Children and young people can easily become hooked on online activities such as multi-player games, instant messaging and chat rooms. The most vulnerable children are those who are unpopular or shy with peers.     4     Boys, in particular, are frequent users of online role-playing games, where they assume new identities and interact with other players. For the children who are not so outgoing, playing these games with thousands of other users may apparently be a social activity.     5    . So parents need to help children limit the online time to an appropriate amount.

A．That is especially obvious when it comes to online social games.

B．In fact, playing too much can further keep them away from friends and peers.

C．The amount of time teenagers spend online is a source of concern for many parents.

D．But numerous parents don’t discover this worrying situation and ignore it naturally.

E．However, many parents soon realize that their kids were gradually becoming Internet addicts.

F．The engaging nature of the Internet makes many children lose track of time when they’re online.

G．They can be easily attracted to the opportunities for creating new identities in online communities.

7 . 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。

The virtue of frugality (节俭) has made a major comeback among China’s young consumers. According to data     1     (release) by iiMedia Research, 72.49 percent of young Chinese prefer to save rather than overspend.

Compared to their parents,     2     sense of frugality is rooted in memories, frugality among young Chinese is a matter of choice rather than necessity. This new form of frugality is not a complete denial (否定) of consumerism,     3     a form of smart spending aimed at achieving a balance between price and the quality of goods.

This new trend has driven the rapid     4     (grow) of China’s secondhand economy, as young consumers shift their focus from chasing after new things     5     recycling old items. A report showed that the market value of secondhand items rose from 300 billion yuan in 2015 to over 1 trillion yuan in 2020, and     6     (expect) to hit 3 trillion yuan in 2025.

Despite     7     shared goal of saving money, frugal living is     8     (actual) leading a kind of low-cost life. The temporary excitement, which often     9     (accompany) a shopping experience, holds less attraction for today’s young Chinese.     10     truly attracts their attention is the sense of fulfillment that comes with strategic spending and saving.

8 . 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 today’s fast-paced world, many people rush about their day,     1     (attend) to work and personal matters. It is in a world like this     2     the relationship between people becomes more complex due to poor communication. Such miscommunication may leave people feeling they have not been treated fairly. This,     3     turn, may affect other aspects of their life, such as happiness and well-being.

When a person feels he is treated unfairly, he may feel he is not valued, contributing to a decrease in his happiness. For example, two     4     (employee) have been assigned the same role,     5     they choose to accomplish their tasks in different ways. One puts in the extra hours to ensure that his work is of top quality and goes beyond what is required, while the other simply finish the basic tasks to get the job     6     (complete). If they are given the same pay, the employee who makes more effort may feel frustrated as his contributions fail     7     (recognize).

As humans, we have emotions and as we go about life, it is     8     (avoidable) that we come across situations     9     we may feel that we have not been treated fairly. It is important for us to acknowledge that the concept of fair treatment and its influence on one’s happiness can’t     10     (ignore).

9 . Fat-shaming comments and weight-loss advice from classmates and relatives have been a constant in my life for years. One vivid memory is from ninth grade when a friend embarrassed my sister in the cinema by calling her “fat”. In university, this pattern continued with my uncle’s frequent questioning about my diet and progress in losing weight.

As a former therapist, I guided clients on body image and coping with hurtful comments, advising them to set boundaries with well-meaning but critical relatives. As for myself, I've always had to avoid questions about my body, while recognizing the natural curiosity that arises when we notice our friends’ bodies experiencing noticeable changes. It's human nature to compare ourselves to our peers.

With more weight-related ads all over bus shelters, TV and your social media feed, it's hard not to feel the impact. But is commenting on others' weight loss ever appropriate?

However well-intentioned, remarks about weight loss can be quite hurtful, says clinical psychologist Elizabeth Fedrick. Even if curiosity gets the better of you, it’s not necessary or acceptable to mention a friend’s weight gain or loss.

“We often think we’re being supportive, but in reality, saying ‘You lost weight — you look great’ actually implies that they didn’t before, or that they need to be a certain weight to look great,” says Fedrick. Such remarks can be uncomfortable and fatphobic.

Fatphobia extends beyond harmful comments; it’s also present in subtle clothing suggestions and judgments over dessert. This prejudice links our sense of self-worth closely to thinness, falsely associating it with health. To address this issue, we must value all bodies, reject food-shaming, and promote body positivity by accepting ourselves at any weight or size.

“Praise for appearance changes isn’t always welcome,” says Fedrick, “Instead, showing understanding and asking open questions”. She cautions against assuming weight loss equals good health, as it can sometimes indicate health issues or disordered eating. Fedrick says focusing on a person’s character or appearance isn’t effective support; rather, caring about their well-being as a whole person is key.

1. Why does the writer mention his uncle in Paragraph 1?

A．To introduce his uncle to readers.

B．To share his vivid memory about his uncle.

C．To show his relatives’ concern for his weight.

D．To make a comparison between classmates and relatives.

2. Which of the following is an example of Fatphobia?

A．You are pretty just to be yourself.

B．You look great in whatever clothes.

C．I think you’d better not order that cake.

D．I’m glad you’re making health a priority.

3. What does Fedrick think people should focus on according to the last paragraph?

A．A person’s diet.	B．A person’s well-being.
C．A person’s characters.	D．A person’s weight loss.

4. What is mainly discussed in the passage?

A．The challenges of weight loss.	B．The importance of body positivity.
C．The impact of media on body image.	D．The harm of weight-related comments.

10 . Students have submitted more than 22 million papers that may have used generative AI in the past year, new data provided by plagiarism (剽窃) detection company Turnitin shows.

A year ago, Turnitin introduced an AI writing detection tool that was trained on its database of papers written by students as well as other AI-generated texts. Turnitin found that 11 percent of the submissions may contain AI-written language in 20 percent of its content, with 3 percent of the total papers reviewed having 80 percent or more AI writing.

ChatGPT’s launch was met with fears that the English class essay would die. The chatbot can process information near-instantly — but that doesn’t mean it always gets it right. Generative   AI has been known to create its own facts and cite academic references that don’t actually exist.Generative AI chatbots have also been caught producing discriminatory (歧视性的) text on gender and race. Despite those disadvantages, students have used chatbots for research, and organizing ideas. Traces of chatbots have even been found in published academic writing.

Detecting the use of generative AI is tricky. It’s not as easy as marking plagiarism, because generated text is still original text. Plus, there’s a slight difference to how students use generative   AI; some may ask chatbots to write their papers for them in large parts or in full, while others may use the tools as an aid or a brainstorm partner.

Detection tools themselves have a risk of discrimination. English language learners may be more likely to set them off; a 2023 study found a 61.3 percent false positive rate when evaluating Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exams with seven different AI   detectors.

“This is hard. I understand why people want a tool,” says Emily Isaacs, executive director of the Office of Faculty Excellence at Montclair State. But Isaacs says the university is concerned about potentially discriminatory results from AI detectors, as well as the fact that the tools can’t provide confirmation the way they can with plagiarism.

1. What did Turnitin find?

A．All submitted papers were written by generative AI.

B．AI wrote 80% of the content of the papers they had collected.

C．AI could only be used to improve language instead of content of papers.

D．AI may have created one fifth of the content among 11% of the submitted papers.

2. What can we learn about generative AI?

A．It sometimes produces discriminatory content.

B．It will surely lead to the death of English class essays.

C．It’s getting popular for its accuracy and quick response.

D．It has been officially accepted in published academic writing.

3. What do Paragraphs 4-5 mainly focus on?

A．The ways to detect plagiarism in paper writing.

B．The challenges of using plagiarism detection tools.

C．The differences between plagiarism and original writing.

D．The advantages of applying AI detectors to fighting plagiarism.

4. How does Emily Isaacs respond to the use of detection tools?

A．She supports it.	B．She’s against it.
C．She doesn’t care.	D．She’s cautious.