听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What type of photography did the woman start with?

A．Street photography.

B．Fashion photography.

C．Nature photography.

2. Why does the woman like street photography?

A．It’s challenging.

B．It tells her story.

C．It documents ordinary life.

3. What will the woman give the man?

A．A photo.

B．A storybook.

C．A magazine.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man doing?

A．Conducting a survey.

B．Asking for directions.

C．Planning a trip.

2. What is the woman happy with about the train?

A．Its space.

B．Its Internet.

C．Its speed.

3. What do we know about the train today?

A．It was too crowded.

B．It broke down halfway.

C．It ran behind schedule.

4. What improvement impressed the woman?

A．The information display facilities.

B．Bigger boards for train times.

C．More seats on the platforms.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the purpose of National Hugging Day?

A．To create a chance for people to get refreshed.

B．To expand the positive effects of hugging.

C．To promote an event related to hugging.

2. How will daily hugs affect a child?

A．He will be smarter.

B．He will be more sociale.

C．He will be more open-minded.

3. What can we learn from the talk?

A．Animals hug more than people do.

B．Hugs happen in various situations.

C．Hugging requires immediate actions.

The Best Places for Camping Near Portland

Lost Lake

With 148 campsites, Lost Lake has plenty of room for everyone who wants to go camping near Portland. In addition to a place to park up for the night, the park also has numerous trails to explore, a public boat launch and a fishing dock(码头). But there are no electrical connections available.

Price: Tent sites range from $29- $32 depending on their location.

The Vintages Trailer Resort

Located in the heart of the Willamette Valley, camping in a vintage trailer can be a lot of fun, offering a unique lodging experience. It is a pretty luxurious experience, with terrycloth robes, pour-over coffee, and breathtaking views of the neighboring vineyards. There are plenty things to do in the surrounding valley, but primarily it is one of the nation’s top wine-producing regions.

Price: Each trailer varies.

Beaver Campground

Located in between huge old maple trees and sycamores(悬铃木), Beaver Campground makes a great place to stay. The surrounding forest is a great place to explore, and as the campgrounds are small, with only 24 campsites, you will really feel as though you are in the middle of nowhere.

Price: Between $20- $100 a night.

Oxbow Regional Park

One of the most picturesque places to go camping, the perfect place for swimming, rafting, fishing and much more, the park offers 74 drive-up campsites, each of which comes with a picnic table, fire pit, and cooking grill, and there are also 12 RV sites.

Price: $22 a night

1. What can you do in the Lost Lake?

A．Swim in the lake.	B．Use your rice cooker.
C．Take part in water activities.	D．Explore the surrounding forest.

2. Where will a wine lover most want to go?

A．Lost Lake.	B．Beaver Campground.
C．The Vintages Trailer Resort.	D．Oxbow Regional Park.

3. What can be known about the price of the four places?

A．Beaver Campground charges the most.

B．Price ranges from place to place.

C．All places carry out the same pricing policy.

D．Oxbow Regional Park enjoys the lowest price.

“It’s like riding a bike” is a common comment when you want to remind someone that it’s hard to forget a basic skill. But what if you don’t know how to ride a bike?

This was something Annette Kruger, an avid (热衷的) cyclist, saw that was true for many women in Berlin, including refugees, who’d moved to there. Whether they weren’t allowed or didn’t have the opportunity to learn, these women had never experienced the health benefits and independence that cycling offers.

That is why, seven years ago, Kruger started Bikeygees, a non-profit organization focused on teaching women to ride a bike. The group members gather for two hours for training sessions every week. Advanced riders can borrow bikes and helmets for free to practise on their own.

The group also teaches women how to fix bikes, instilling (逐步培养) a sense of self-sufficiency, says Kruger. If they can do bike repairs, ride and learn the German rules of the road, they are awarded with a bike kit, including a bike, a helmet, a bike lock and bike tools. More than 500 bikes have been donated so far, and Kruger says the goal is to eventually provide all participants with their own bikes. To date, the group has taught more than 1,400 women and has met in more than 20 locations within Germany, including in emergency shelters.

Participants have said that riding a bike allows them not only freedom of movement — some of the women use them to bring their children to school — but also hope for the future. Kruger says that she can see the impact that concentrating on a new skill has on the women. “We can’t replace what someone lost in their life, but we can offer something new. The success is measured in the smiles of the riders when they conquer another bike skill.” She recalls one student in her 60s who continued to practice through a bitter winter. She said, “This is a dream for me. I have been waiting my whole life to do this.”

1. What did the women in Berlin obtain from Bikeygees?

A．Opportunities to learn German.	B．Chances to move away from Berlin.
C．Attention to their living conditions.	D．Fitness and freedom to get around.

2. What do we learn about the Bikeygees project?

A．It becomes increasingly popular.	B．It has made large profits.
C．It offers more bikes than needed.	D．It allows beginners to practise individually.

3. Which is a benefit for the participants from the last paragraph?

A．A fund for women.	B．The capacity to earn money.
C．The freedom of their children.	D．A prospect of future life.

4. Which of the following best describes Annette Kruger?

A．Caring.

B．Innocent.

C．Humorous.

D．Honest.

Want to know what is coming soon to a cinema near you? Probably not a 1.5-hour-long movie, as in the old days. On October 20th comes Killers of the Flower Moon. At nearly three and a half hours, its length is nearly double that of the average film last year. Even movie fans struggle to concentrate for that long and some viewers even nod off. Afterwards there is a mad dash for the toilets. When does watching a film become such a slog?

The Economist analyzed over 100,000 feature films released internationally since the 1930s, the start of Hollywood’s golden age, using data from IMDb, a movie database. The average length of productions rose by around 24%, from one hour and 21 minutes in the 1930s to one hour and 47 minutes in 2022. For the ten most-popular titles, the average length grew to around two and a half hours in 2022, nearly 50% higher than in the 1930s.

One driver of this trend is that studios want to squeeze the most out of their costly intellectual property (知识产权), but they are competing with streaming platforms for eyeballs. The hope is that a spectacular, drawn-out “event” movie will draw audiences away from the small screen and into cinemas. This approach has often paid off: Avengers: Endgame Marvel’s three-hour superhero masterpieces, was the highest-grossing (票房最高的) film in 2019. Last year long movies series made up most of the highest-grossing films in America.

Another explanation for longer films has to do with directors’ growing influence. Who would dare tell the likes of Mr. Nolan to cut out his masterpieces? Moreover, streaming platforms, which do not have to worry as much about the length because viewers can pause whenever they like, may attract big names by promising them sufficient fund and creative freedom. Netflix funded and released three-hour The Irishman in 2019, a film that would have benefited from a decisive editor, Irish or otherwise.

1. The underlined part “a slog” in paragraph 1 refers to a(n)___.

A．pleasure

B．effort

C．conflict

D．feast

2. What can be inferred from paragraph 2?

A．The average length affects the popularity of films.

B．Great advances have been made in film industry.

C．Hollywood starts a golden age of feature films.

D．The average duration of movies has stretched.

3. What sets the trend of longer movies?

A．Competition for the target audience.	B．Thirst for more classic productions.
C．Influence of streaming platforms.	D．Preference for decisive editors.

4. What is probably the best title for the passage?

A．Movie Enthusiasts	B．Movie Marathons
C．Movie Production	D．Movie Influence

Pursue Your Dreams Today, Not Tomorrow

Have you caught yourself daydreaming about your dreams? We often postpone our dreams, trapped in a cycle of delay. But why wait?     1     You don’t have to take a huge, life-changing step. You can take minute steps toward a brighter future. And start right now.

    2     If you never try, you’re going to be weighed down by your regrets. You’re always going to wonder how your life would’ve turned out if you actually took a chance on yourself. Don’t let your future self be disappointed by your present self.

It doesn’t matter how old you are or how many people have warned you that you’re never going to succeed. Even the most successful people have had their hesitations about whether they had what it took to make it in their field.    3     Embrace a mindset of determination, knowing that success is within your reach.

At the end of the day, you need to carve out a path for yourself that will lead to the most satisfaction. If you allow your fear to get the best of you, you’re never going to forgive yourself.    4    . It’s what you would encourage your friends to do, so why aren’t you giving yourself that same push?

Sometimes, following your passion means spending a lot of your time each day. It may require making slight adjustments to your schedule, but you don’t have to sacrifice everything to follow your hearts. Try to strike a balance between your current life and your dreams.    5    

Pursue your dreams now, even though that means you might need to break out of your comfort zone, and even though it means entering the unknown.

A．Ask yourself what would be worse.

B．Starting small is completely acceptable.

C．You owe it to yourself to go after your dreams.

D．New opportunities may lead to personal growth.

E．If things go well, you can gradually make further shifts.

F．You need to move past your insecurities and explore your full potential.

G．Hard as it is, it’s crucial to wave off the doubts in the back of your mind.

It’s no small deal to see danger and rush toward it to help total strangers. And yet, yesterday morning, that’s exactly what four people did in Tennessee. A two-story historic home was on_________. A thick black smoke was pouring out of the window and a strong_________ of burning filled the air. Worryingly, an elderly couple were still inside.

Two of the _________, Ilda Aguirre and Sondra Hale, were in separate vehicles when the fire caught their _________. Without hesitation, the two of them _________ to call 911 before rushing over the home. However, Ilda and Sondra weren’t the _________ ones who helped. Before the firefighters could arrive, they were told that another man and woman were there to _________. In fact, one of them reportedly _________ the couple by _________ entering the home while it was still on fire.

Thanks to their actions, and the actions of another man and woman who offered __________, the couple made it out uninjured. The__________ of the fire is still unknown, but it is said to have __________ the outside of the house toward the roof. Luckily, firefighters arrived in time to keep the home from being entirely __________.

As for those mysterious heroes, they still haven’t been __________. The fire department is, however, trying to find them so they can recognize them for their __________. Either way, they can’t be thanked enough!

1.

A．ruins

B．shape

C．show

D．fire

2.

A．smell

B．feeling

C．house

D．ambition

3.

A．firefighters

B．helpers

C．elders

D．scientists

4.

A．interest

B．imagination

C．attention

D．breath

5.

A．agreed

B．stopped

C．returned

D．promised

6.

A．proper

B．cautious

C．only

D．courageous

7.

A．check

B．shout

C．wait

D．assist

8.

A．cured

B．rescued

C．accompanied

D．comforted

9.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．honestly

D．slightly

10.

A．treatment

B．shelter

C．aid

D．advice

11.

A．cause

B．lesson

C．heat

D．description

12.

A．melt down

B．consisted of

C．stuck on

D．extended up

13.

A．separated

B．restored

C．moved

D．destroyed

14.

A．identified

B．respected

C．praised

D．criticized

15.

A．creativity

B．independence

C．bravery

D．generosity

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。

Dujiangyan is an ancient irrigation system,     1    (locate) in the Min River Valley, Sichuan Province, China. It     2    (build) by a governor named Li Bing and his son, who have been admired by Chinese for over 2,000 years.

The system consists of three main     3    (part): the Yuzui (Fish Mouth) levee (河堤), the Feishayan(Flying Sand Weir) , and the Baopingkou (Bottle-Neck Channel) . The Yuzui redirects water away from the city of Chengdu while allowing sand and mud     4    (flow) through the main channel, preventing flooding. The Feishayan controls the flow of water and helps prevent gradual destruction, while the Baopingkou distributes the water     5     farmland.

Dujiangyan has been able to control the water flow without the use of dams or gates     6     is considered one of the greatest engineering projects in ancient China. It has also played a crucial role in irrigating the surrounding farmland,     7    (make) the region one of the most fertile croplands in China.

In addition to its     8    (practice) uses, Dujiangyan is also a popular tourist attraction,     9     visitors come to admire the ancient architecture and learn about its history. In 2000, it was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural and historical     10    (significant) .

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。

Many years ago I stepped into a bookstore in Cincinnati in search of some books that I wanted. While I was there,a poor little boy, about twelve, came in to ask whether they had a world atlas(地图册) for sell.

“Yes. It costs one dollar,” replied the salesman. “I have only sixty-two cents,” the boy said.

“Would you let me have it and wait a little while for the rest of the money?” His request being refused, the boy left. I followed him. “And what now?” I asked.

“I shall try another place, sir.”

“Do you mind if I go too and see how you succeed?”

“If you like,” he said in surprise.

Four times I saw the look on the boy’s face turn to disappointment. But he continued. When we entered the fifth store, he told the bookseller what had happened. When asked why he wanted the atlas so much, the boy said, “My father was a sailor, but he is dead.I want to know about the places he used to go to and I’m going to be a sailor, too.”

Deeply touched, the bookseller sold the boy an atlas and presented him with a new pencil for his perseverance (毅力). I also gave him two dollars for other books he wanted. Tears in his eyes, he told us his name is William Hartley. He hoped to repay us some day.

Many years later, I left for Liverpool by water. At the end of the journey, there came a terrible storm and the ship was in trouble. A great leak was filling the ship with water. The crew was made up of strong and able men. But after fighting for one whole night with the water still flowing in, the sailors gave up desperately.

But the captain didn’t give up. He ordered every man to his position and went below to look for the leak. As he passed me, I asked whether there was any hope of saving the ship. He looked at me, firmly saying “Yes, sir. As long as one inch of this ship remains above water, there is hope.”

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。

Three times during that day we encountered rather dangerous situations.

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Before I expressed my thanks to him, the captain said first, “Sir, do you not recognize me?”

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