听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What kind of ticket has the man bought?

A．A first-class one.

B．A second-class one.

C．A business-class one.

2. What is free on the train?

A．Meals.

B．Snacks.

C．Coffee.

3. When should the man reach the train station?

A．Before 8:30 am.

B．At 9:00 am.

C．After 9:00 am.

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 people’s problem mentioned by the speaker?

A．They complain too much about life.

B．They are too occupied to enjoy life.

C．They don’t want to change their habits.

2. What sport does the speaker strongly recommend?

A．Walking.

B．Swimming.

C．Running.

3. What does the speaker suggest doing in preparation?

A．Taking a shower.

B．Making up yourself.

C．Getting up earlier.

4. What is the aim of the talk?

A．To tell a healthy lifestyle.

B．To rid people of routine.

C．To promote walking shoes.

With mental health awareness more important than ever, here are the best mental wellness apps that take minority groups into consideration.

Reju

Reju is another meditation and self-care app, launched to respond to the rapid growth in mental health challenges in African American communities. Reju offers a wealth of motivational content to reduce stress, improve mental health, and lead users towards better living. Best of all is the welcoming Reju community for free, where you can connect with peers and get support with issues they’re also facing.

Spoke

Spoke is a meditation (冥想) app designed to deliver mental health support for music lovers. Created by a group of musical artists working with scientific advisers in London, it cleverly combines mental health tools like mindfulness, CBT, and positive psychology with binaural and hip-hop beats, nature sounds, ambient music, and guided lyricism.

Liberate.cx

Liberate.cx is a daily meditation app specifically for the BIPOC community (黑人社区), with mindfulness resources that address topics such as race, microaggressions, anxiety, and self-worth. It draws on expert teachers from diverse cultures to offer wisdom everyone can benefit from.

Headspace

Renowned mental health app, which is only for women. Headspace has launched the Headspace Women’s Collection to provide welcome meditation resources for women. These cover a wide range of issues, including sex and relationships, self-worth, and solidarity. A series of body-supportive sessions are aimed at helping women healing after a miscarriage or struggling with fertility.

1. If a music fan has mental health, which app is appropriate for him?

A．Reju.

B．Spoke.

C．Liberate.cx.

D．Headspace.

2. What is special about Headspace?

A．It is merely for female users.	B．It’s a free mental health app.
C．It provides meditation resources.	D．It appeals to a wider customer base.

3. What’s the purpose of the text?

A．To advertise these apps to attract more users.

B．To arouse more and more attention of the society.

C．To offer wisdom to everyone from diverse cultures.

D．To recommend mental wellness apps for minority groups.

The world of underwater slumber is unlike what we see on the surface. For mammals (哺乳动物), a good night’s sleep sends an animal into a state of unconsciousness (无知觉) during hours of restorative sleeping that helps heal the body and solidify memories firmly in the mind. For fish, however, sleep isn’t such a well-defined process. Instead, many fish species have taken to spending short periods in a state of reduced activity or rest while keeping their eyes open to scan the water for potential threats. During these periods of reduced activity, a fish’s bodily functions slow down and its watchfulness drops.

The breadth of animals in the ocean that exhibit this type of reduced activity is wide-reaching. Among the hundreds of thousands of creatures in the sea, some merely ride along with the current, such as jellyfish. Others find rocky bedrooms for the night, while those such as stingrays bury themselves in the sand to rest. However, it must be really hard to get a good night’s sleep when you breathe air but live in water. This is something that the world’s underwater mammals have to deal with.

To prevent themselves from drowning (溺死) in their sleep, underwater mammals such as dolphins and manatees have developed the ability to “turn off” one side of their brain to rest, known as unihemispheric sleep. While one side is fast asleep, the other keeps all the animal’s vital functions running, such as breathing. Manatees, for example, love to sleep, spending up to 12 hours a day in a deep slumber. However, as air-breathing animals, manatees need to surface every 20 minutes or so for oxygen. To achieve this, the half of the brain that’s still awake sends the sleeping manatee to the surface to get some air.

1. What does the underlined word “slumber” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Rest.

B．Sleep.

C．Danger.

D．Activity.

2. Why is it hard to define sleep for fish?

A．Because fish remain partially awake.	B．Because fish need short resting time.
C．Because fish possess no consciousness.	D．Because fish pretend not to be sleeping.

3. What is a challenge faced by underwater mammals?

A．Hiding in sand.	B．Riding the current.
C．Finding spots to rest.	D．Breathing while sleeping.

4. How do manatees ensure their oxygen supply during sleep?

A．By sleeping less.	B．By adapting to the sea.
C．By surfacing periodically.	D．By controlling their breath.

Two new community initiatives offering the opportunity to borrow everything from sewing machines to party supplies are aiming to reduce waste and consumption.

Tools n Things Library in Leederville, Perth is a community library designed to allow community members to get access to the things they might need around the house instead of buying them in a hardware (五金店) store.

“That’s our philosophy — don’t buy, borrow. Many people buy things just for a small task at home, and then they won’t use them for a couple of years,” library volunteer Rex Breheny said.

The project is run by volunteers who founded it in 2019, and after an interruption in 2020 because of the pandemic (大流行病), it has now grown to several hundred members who can come and borrow things twice a week. In a way it is a return to an old tradition of neighbors borrowing each other’s tools and forming connections in the process.

Tools n Things Library is the first of its kind in Perth, and another called Share Shed has just started in Bassendean. Its co-founder Renee McLennan said they wanted to expand beyond tools to all sorts of things that people might use rarely, like camping equipment or entertaining needs.

“We’re doing the kind of equipment you’d use for a party. Instead of everybody buying disposable plates, and cups and things like that, we’ve got quality glasses and cutlery (餐具), as well as decorations that people can use for those events that they might have once a year,” she said.

The Share Shed is being considered as a way to tackle consumer culture. The world cannot continue to support our current level of resource consumption — at present overconsumption means that each year we consume 75 per cent more than the planet can regenerate.

“Borrowing items and shifting our thinking from an ownership to an access model helps to reduce the number of things that are produced and limits waste. At the same time, sharing the things that we use every now and then is a great way of connecting with people who live locally,” Bod Anderson, an officer in Perth said.

1. Why were the initiatives launched?

A．To introduce two new communities.

B．To advocate consuming fewer resources.

C．To call on people to fight against pandemic.

D．To encourage people to borrow daily necessities.

2. What do we know about the project of Tools n Things Library?

A．It is out of use.	B．It is well received.
C．It is out of fashion.	D．It is often interrupted.

3. What’s an advantage of Share Shed over Tools n Things Library?

A．Wider options.	B．Better quality.
C．Longer duration.	D．Newer equipment.

4. What’s Bob Anderson’s attitude to the initiatives?

A．Doubtful.

B．Supportive.

C．Critical.

D．Objective.

What comes to mind when you think about chocolate? A candy bar at Halloween? Ice cream on a hot day?

For Ibrahim, a 12-year-old boy from the West African country of Ghana, chocolate is not about sweet treats; it is about bitter work.     1     But if they did, we would learn that Ibrahim spends his days growing and harvesting cocoa beans, from which chocolate is made. We would also learn that he is just one of more than two million children who perform this difficult labour instead of attending school.

To change the harmful practices like this, some farms use an approach called Fairtrade.     2     It aims to create a different relationship between buyers (chocolate companies) and sellers (cocoa farmers) by encouraging farmers to join together to form a shared business called a cooperative. Because farmers work together instead of competing with each other, they can demand a higher price from the buyers.     3    

Consumers like you can play a role as well. You can buy Fairtrade chocolate if possible, pressure candy companies to change their labour practices, or ask local stores to sell Fairtrade products.     4     It is a programme recognizing schools that provide Fairtrade products in cafeterias or include related lessons in curriculum (课程).

Chocolate has a hidden story that affects children like Ibrahim—children who want a happy future just like you do.     5     By enjoying Fairtrade products or simply spreading the word, you can make chocolate as sweet for all children as it is for you.

A．You have the power to change the story.

B．The labels on chocolate do not tell his story.

C．Fairtrade is a way of doing business that prohibits child labour.

D．You can also take action through the Fairtrade Schools network.

E．On many farms, children like Ibrahim perform difficult farming tasks.

F．Cocoa trees grow in the tropical climates of Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia.

G．With more income, farmers can pay adult workers and can send their children to school.

Here we will introduce you to a new kind of car—the first fully electric vehicle that can both fly and _________ on roads. Our “Model A”, is the first flying vehicle that is _________ on public roads and able to _________ like a normal car. It also has vertical take-off and landing capabilities. It _________ will be able to carry one or two occupants in its limited space available. We expect to sell the vehicle for 300, 000 each with the first _________ projected by the end of 2025. The FAA confirmed that it has _________ our company a special airworthiness certificate (适航证) , allowing for limited _________ that include exhibition, research and development.

Numerous companies are working on all-electric VTOLs, which _________ vertical take-off and landing aircraft. However, our vehicle is _________ because of its ability to __________ both on roads and in the air.

Our flying car will be certified as a(n) “ __________ speed vehicle”, which means it won’t be able to go faster than about 25 miles per hour on a paved road. The __________ is that, if a driver needs a faster route, he/she will use our flight capabilities. Regardless, it also still needs __________ from the National Highway Traffic Safe Administration to go on roads. An __________ automated test flight of a skeleton (框架) version of the car was successfully conducted in 2018, and a full-size prototype (原型车) was __________ the following year. But we still needed the FAA’s special airworthiness certificate to continue conducting the necessary research and development.

1.

A．float

B．land

C．travel

D．rely

2.

A．drivable

B．adjustable

C．avoidable

D．approachable

3.

A．change

B．update

C．shift

D．park

4.

A．similarly

B．apparently

C．luckily

D．permanently

5.

A．delivery

B．movement

C．investigation

D．resistance

6.

A．awarded

B．denied

C．issued

D．spared

7.

A．reforms

B．purposes

C．improvements

D．researches.

8.

A．consist of

B．add to

C．result in

D．stand for

9.

A．common

B．efficient

C．different

D．abstract

10.

A．function

B．fight

C．circle

D．experiment

11.

A．terrific

B．low

C．average

D．ideal

12.

A．proof

B．background

C．conflict

D．assumption

13.

A．interview

B．cooperation

C．donation

D．approval

14.

A．annual

B．initial

C．aimless

D．environmental

15.

A．flown

B．bought

C．recycled

D．submitted

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。

I had run away from home after finishing high school. My parents had insisted I go to college, but I was tired of school. I hated it. I was determined not to go. And, besides, my father was too strict. I had too many chores to do around the farm. I haled the work!

There had been a quarrel between my father and me. I threw some things into a bag and left angrily, as my father shouted after me, “If you leave, don’t come back!” My mother cried openly, and I had seen those tears during a hundred sleepless nights.

Then it was time to write a letter to my father.

Dear Dad,

It’s been more than a year now. I’ve traveled east to west. I’ve had dozens of jobs. None of them amounted to very much. Always the same questions: “How much education have you got?” It seems they always want college men for the good jobs.

Dad, you and Mother were right about everything. I know now that the work on the farm didn’t hurt me, and I’m convinced I need college. I’m also convinced that both of you loved me.

Dad, I’ve learned a lesson. I want to come home. I know you said if I left, I couldn’t come back, but I’m praying you’ll change your mind. I want to come home and be a part of the family again.

Give my love to Mother and the girls.

Love,
Your son

As I folded the letter and put it into an envelope, I felt a refreshing relief. It was as if a heavy load had been lifted from my shoulders. And I had to be on my way home.

I started down the desolate road—the long road home. Fortunately, a car picked me up, and it was good to have someone to talk with. The driver was a salesman and very pleasant.

“Where you going, boy?” he asked good-naturedly.

There was a long silence before I said, “Home.”

“Been away from home long?”

I smiled, a little self-conscious, and said, “One year, one month and two days.”

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Having heard my story, he expressed his support for my final decision and told me something surprising.

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Finally, I arrived home when. it was completely dark.

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