听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is it that Bob cannot tolerate?

A．The high rent.

B．The noisy neighbor.

C．The terrible traffic.

2. What does the woman suggest Bob do?

A．Share her brother’s apartment.

B．Move in Peter’s big house.

C．Call her brother,Tony.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is the mother unwilling to keep a young dog?

A．It costs money.

B．It needs extra care.

C．It affects her sleep.

2. How does the son feel about the pet dog?

A．Easy to teach.

B．Bright and friendly.

C．A good companion.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is Daniel planning to do on Friday afternoon?

A．Go skating.

B．Go snowboarding.

C．Watch the Olympic Games.

2. Where is Daniel planning to go?

A．Genting Snow Park.

B．The Olympic Park.

C．His cousin’s home.

3. Who will go together with Daniel?

A．His cousin and parents.

B．His cousin and Judy.

C．His parents and Judy.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did NASA call the area?

A．The Light of Venezuela.

B．The Lightning Capital of the World.

C．The Never-ending Storm of Catatumbo.

2. What causes so many storms in this area?

A．The warm ocean current.

B．The strong mountain winds.

C．The special geographical location.

3. How many local people get struck by the lightning every year?

A．About 12%.

B．About 30%.

C．About 70%.

4. What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The man is afraid of lightening very much.

B．The locals are surprisingly fearless of lighting.

C．About 12,000 American people get hit in their lifetime.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How does the speaker find the dumplings?

A．Traditional and similar.

B．Delicious and various.

C．Healthy and tasty.

2. What’s the difference between Japanese dumplings and Chinese dumplings?

A．They are totally different in shapes.

B．The fillings are completely different.

C．The cooking methods are quite different.

3. Where does the speaker come from?

A．China.

B．Japan.

C．Italy.

4. What do we know about the Italian dumpling, ravioli?

A．They are in square shape.

B．The fillings are mainly cheese.

C．They are similar to Chinese dumplings.

It was the winter when I taught in a small country school on the west coast of Vancouver Island. I had three grades of little people in my class, all beaming with the desire to learn all they could. One little boy named David from my grade one class wanted to learn more than all the others. His round swollen face would smile up at me, reminding me over and over of his disease—leukemia. More often than not, he would be missing from our classroom for rounds of treatments.

All of us were so pleased, then, to have that happy little boy with us for Christmas. We decorated our classroom, practised for the concert, and prepared Christmas stories to share.

Two days before school let out for the three-week Christmas holiday, I read a story to the class. It was the story of “The Littlest Angel”. This little angel had an awful time in heaven. He could not adjust to the routine. He was always in trouble, bumping into other angels, tripping over clouds or dropping his halo. Nothing seemed to make his time easier until one celestial day an archangel suggested that the little angel take some items with him. Just a few things to remind him of his good old days, which might be of some help.

As I read the story, a complete silence fell over the class as each child became more involved in the plight of the angel. Everyone was sympathetic for his misfortune, including David.

The following day during our regular show-and-tell time, holding a small wooden box, David began his sharing, “This is my first tooth,” he explained. “This is a ribbon from my sister’s hair, and this is my puppy’s collar. My dad gave me this old key. My mom says this big coin is for good luck.” Even before he told us the purpose of the box, we all seemed to know. Shiny tears went dot-to-dot down the faces of the other children. The rest of the day witnessed all of us carefully preparing items to fill David’s wooden box.

When the holidays came to a close, we all returned to our class—all except David. He had got a good chance and left for a big city to get better treatment, clutching the wooden box that held his hope and memories, and ours.

1. What can we learn about David from the first paragraph?

A．His attractive smile impressed his teacher a lot.

B．Though seriously ill, he was passionate to learn.

C．His disease prevented him from going to school.

D．Though looking normal,he suffered from a fatal disease.

2. What does the underlined part “the plight” refer to?

A．The past time.	B．The promising future.
C．The awful situation.	D．The daily routine.

3. Why did David prepare a wooden box?

A．To share his items.	B．To help the little angel.
C．To treat his disease.	D．To hold the good memories.

4. Which of the following best describes David?

A．Intelligent and diligent.	B．Sociable and adventurous.
C．Strong-willed and ambitious.	D．Optimistic and courageous.

Jace Tunnell, the founder of Nurdle I troll and Reserve Director at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, is listening to the same question often.

“I hear every day, somebody says, ‘What is a nurdle?’” he said.

Tunnell explained nurdles are tiny balls of plastic that are typically used to make almost every plastic item we use, so they’re everywhere! He said nurdles are usually spilled (溢出) during transport from cargo ships or railroad cars. “These things would be out here for hundreds of years if we’re not picking them up,” Tunnell said while on a recent Nurdle Patrol cleanup along Galveston Bay.

Since 2018, Nurdle Patrol has grown to thousands of volunteers worldwide. Many people -volunteer with Nurdle Patrol and work for the Galveston Bay Foundation. Nurdle Patrol groups upload their findings to the nonprofit’s website map. It’s marked in colors to show where the highest concentration of nurdles is found.

“They look natural, and birds think that they’re food,” Tunnell said, “Birds, fish, sea turtles and other sea animals can eat nurdles and finally die from hunger because of a false sensation of fullness and lack of nutrition.”

I ended up finding 123 nurdles in 10 minutes. That’s high concentration,” Tunnell said about a recent cleanup. “I plan to take those to an elected official and say, ‘Look, these are what I found on our beaches here. We need to do something about this.’ So, it kind of puts in motion change that can happen.”

Nurdle Patrol has sent out hundreds of kits (工具包) globally, many to schools and volunteer organizations, with information about gathering nurdles and reporting the findings safely. Anyone can request a kit through their website.

1. What do we know about the nurdle?

A．It is easily broken down.	B．It is a small piece of plastic.
C．It was invented by Tunnell.	D．It is mainly used to make ships.

2. What do Tunnell’s words in paragraph 5 mainly stress?

A．The unique look of nurdles.	B．The number of nurdles in the sea.
C．Nurdles’ harm to sea animals’ food.	D．Nurdles’ impact on sea animals.

3. What does Tunnell want to do?

A．Draw a map of nurdles’ concentration.	B．Call the government’s attention to nurdles.
C．Organize more cleanups along the beaches.	D．Share his findings on Nurdle Patrol’s website.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Group surveys the level of pollution in the sea	B．Group takes action to reduce the use of plastics
C．Group tries to deal with pollutant harming wildlife	D．Group looks for volunteers for its beach cleanups

Nocturnal (夜间的) exposure to blue light containing short wavelength emissions (450-500 nm) — the kind of light produced by the screens of many devices raises blood sugar levels and increases sugar intake, according to a study performed on Sudanian grass rats.

“Much of the artificial light we are exposed to comes from LED lights and screens, which emit high levels of blue light,” said Anayanci Masis-Vargas from the Universities of Strasbourg and Amsterdam and his colleagues. According to their study, retinal (网膜的) cells of the eye are sensitive to this blue light and directly convey information to areas of the brain that control appetite.

In the study, the scientists exposed diurnal Sudanian grass rats to nighttime blue light (490 nm) and measured their food consumption and glucose (葡萄糖) tolerance the following day. “In order to better model human light exposure, the rats were diurnal, meaning awake during the day and asleep at night, rather than the typical nocturnal laboratory rats which are awake during nighttime hours,” the researchers explained. They found that after only one hour of nocturnal blue light exposure, glucose tolerance was changed in the rats, a warning sign of pre-diabetes.

To investigate what happens with appetite control and food choice after exposure to blue light at night, in the follow-up study, the rats were given the option to choose among a nutritionally balanced food, water, pig fat, and sugar water. After the exposure to blue light, the study authors observed that the rats preferred sugar water and drank more of it that night than during the nights with no blue light exposure. As the experiment continued, the researchers noticed more exposure to blue light caused rats’ heavier bodies as well.

“Limiting the amount of time that we spend in front of screens at night is, for now, the best measure to protect ourselves from the harmful effects of blue light,” Masis-Vargas said. “In case it is necessary to be exposed to device s at night, I would recommend the night mode features on the devices, which turn the screens more orange and less blue or the use of blue light filtering glasses that are already available in the market.”

1. According to the study,nocturnal exposure to blue light will ________.

A．affect blood pressure	B．influence appetite
C．disturb the delivery of information	D．decrease retinal cells of the eye

2. Why were diurnal rats used instead of nocturnal rats in the study?

A．Their sleep model is simpler to follow.

B．Their sugar intake is easier to measure.

C．Their light contact is similar to that of humans.

D．Their glucose tolerance is close to that of humans.

3. Which was NOT considered in the follow-up study?

A．Food choice.	B．Animal weight.
C．Food consumption.	D．Animal gender.

4. Which is the most effective way to lessen the harm of blue light according to Masis-Vargas?

A．Upgrading phone mode.	B．Changing the color of the screen.
C．Restricting night screen time.	D．Wearing blue light filtering glasses.

As the trees drop their leaves and frosts advance in, we prepare our homes and ourselves for the winter months.     1     When the seasons change, we know that we have to change our behavior to keep ourselves safe and warm. Our feelings change like the seasons. Laughing, joyful and positive like summer; sad, angry, and hopeless like winter.     2     However, it would not be practical to feel wonderful all the time.

The phrase “emotional wintering” was popularized by Katharine May. She mentions emotional wintering asks us to see our difficult or uncomfortable feelings as winters which we can get ready for and live through.     3    

Sometimes the emotional winters are caused by an event that makes us feel as though we want to withdraw into ourselves.     4     We need to take time to replenish (补充) them while accepting that we are sad. Whatever the cause, emotional wintering encourages us to accept that our emotional seasons are normal and we should manage them as best we can.

    5     To manage through challenging times, we need to adjust our habits, reassess our expectations of ourselves, and ensure that we sustain ourselves appropriately. This process gives us the space to explore the full range of emotions that make us human, and allows us to safely sit with a feeling, in relative comfort, until it passes.

With the management, we believe we will be well by the time the next summer rolls around.

A．It prepares us for the coming spring.

B．Different emotions come to all of us.

C．Emotional wintering asks us to change.

D．We can grow from challenging experience.

E．Thick socks and cosy blankets are brought out.

F．We expect to always live in our emotional summers.

G．At other times we simply use up our supplies of positivity.

Dolphins. That’s how I got into trouble. My family were eating dinner when I _________ it up. I mentioned a friend posting overly inspirational quotes accompanied by photos of rainbows, sunsets, heart-shaped clouds, you _________ it. “Now she’s moved on to dolphins, I wonder if killer whales are _________ .” Everyone in my family _________ , except my 17-year-old daughter, Maggie. “You’re snarky (爱挖苦的), Mom. You make fun of everything.” I wanted to argue, but Maggie gave me the teenage _________ shoulder.

All night I thought about what Maggie had said. Was she _________ ? Was I too snarky? Actually, I wasn’t a _________ person. But around people I was comfortable with, I did tend to _________ things.

So for this New Year’s Resolution, I _________ I’d stop being snarky. The first few days, I wasn’t expressing the snark, but the __________ kept running in my head. I, however, controlled them. Gradually, I managed not only to stop being snarky, but to be __________ to others.

Several days later, I was in the regular supermarket. The check-out clerk was a sour woman who rarely said anything apart from the __________ “welcome”. Noticing she seemed sad, I didn’t give the __________ in my usual way. Instead, I just __________ for her. I did something I’d never done before. I smiled at her. She smiled back. I left the store feeling __________ somehow.

1.

A．tore

B．put

C．brought

D．picked

2.

A．like

B．name

C．draw

D．share

3.

A．alive

B．next

C．dangerous

D．past

4.

A．screamed

B．rose

C．froze

D．laughed

5.

A．cold

B．broad

C．bony

D．tense

6.

A．pessimistic

B．reliable

C．right

D．guilty

7.

A．greedy

B．ridiculous

C．rigid

D．mean

8.

A．set aside

B．put up with

C．make fun of

D．take down

9.

A．decided

B．agreed

C．pretended

D．guessed

10.

A．arguments

B．comments

C．jokes

D．plans

11.

A．kind

B．blind

C．humble

D．plain

12.

A．controlled

B．required

C．interrupted

D．teased

13.

A．assistance

B．information

C．response

D．suggestion

14.

A．felt

B．behaved

C．arose

D．fought

15.

A．clearer

B．tougher

C．milder

D．lighter

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。

It was Sally’s birthday, and Mother had made her a cake with even candles on it.

Mother, Sally, and Nan went to the beach for a picnic and took the birthday cake with them.

The two girls took off their shoes and stockings and waded in the water. They dug caves and built castles in the sand.

Soon Mother was ready to cook dinner. So Nan and Sally ran up and down the beach, picking up dry sticks. Then they piled the sticks together to make a fire, and Nan called Mother to light them.

“Nan,” said Mother, “these sticks will not burn. They are so close together that no air can get between them. You must spread them out. Fire needs air to burn. Let me show you some-thing.”

Mother took a candle from Sally’s cake and lit it. Then she set it up in the sand.

“Now,” said Mother, “get me the glass jar we brought for water.”

She put the jar over the candle, and the candle flame changed slowly from yellow to blue.Then it went out.

“No air can get through the glass jar,” said Mother. “After the fire burned all the air inside the jar, it couldn’t get any more air, and the flame went out.”

Nan made another pile of sticks. This time she spread the sticks so that plenty of air could get between them. When the fire was lit, it burned quickly.

“We can put this fire out if we pour sand on it,” said Mother. “The sand will keep air from the fire.”

“May I try it now?”asked Nan.

“Yes,” said her mother. “But be careful!”

Nan poured sand on a burning stick, and the flames went out.

“Before we leave, we will put out our fire by pouring sand on it,” said Mother.

After dinner Mother walked down the beach to hunt for shells. Sally and Nan stayed by the fire, looking at the smoke and flames.

Sally went near the fire to throw on more wood. Suddenly her dress caught fire. She began to scream.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Nan was frightened, too, but she did not scream.
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Mother heard Sally scream and came running back.   
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