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To me, life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert, and listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyone's life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings, the moving plot, and the greatest interests, be so exciting or dramatic? I'm not sure about it.

Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning----the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we discover them in our everyday life too----in the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.

It is well said, “Through music a child enters into a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”

1．What does the writer say more about in the text?

A．Life full of music.	B．The importance of music.
C．Life without music.	D．The development of music.

2．From the text, we learn that many people .

A．go to the concert instead of enjoying music

B．get along quite well without music

C．don't realize the importance of music

D．think music would be less exciting than films

3．What does the underlined word “melody” mean in the text?

A．flying	B．living
C．looking	D．singing

4．From the last paragraph, we learn that music .

A．is very necessary for our everyday life

B．is very important, especially for children

C．can make our life exciting and dramatic

D．can enter another beautiful world

Human demands for natural resources have doubled in less than 50 years and are now beyond what the earth can provide, a report warned. If humans carry on like this, we will need two earths by 2030. The population of wildlife has fallen by 60% in thirty years.

The report said British people are consuming (消耗) far more than the earth can deal with. If everyone lived such a lifestyle, humans would need 2.75 planets to survive. People are now living lifestyles which would require 1.5 planets, though there are great differences between rich and poor nations.

Researchers studied the global change in land use and water consumption. The UK comes 31st in a list of countries based on “ecological footprint (生态足迹)” that measures how much land and sea each person needs to produce the resources they consume and to absorb (吸收) the wastes. The UK has fallen down from 15th place in the last report two years ago to 3lst place, but the WWF believes it is an increase in other countries’ efforts rather than a reduction in the UK’s use of resources.

Ireland has the 10th highest ecological footprint, while the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Denmark, Belgium and the US are the five worst countries for over-consumption of resources. The study suggests if the expected global population of 9.2 billion in 2050 were to eat a Malaysian diet, 1.3 planets would be needed but if everyone were to eat an Italian diet, humans would need almost two planets. Those countries that can provide the highest quality of life using the lowest amount of resources will not only serve the global interest, but will be the leaders in a resource-limited world.

1．We will probably need __________earths if we follow the British lifestyle.

A．1.3	B．2.75
C．2	D．1.5

2．What do we know about “ecological footprint ”?

A．It has something to do with human demands for resources and their wastes.

B．It is used to produce the resources and absorb the wastes.

C．We can know the total amount of resources on the earth through it.

D．It is about changes in land use and water consumption across the globe.

3．The WWF believes that_________.

A．the earth won’t be able to meet human needs after 50 years.

B．the UK has possibly not reduced the use of resources over the past two years.

C．Ireland has a lower ecological footprint than the UK.

D．there are no big differences in lifestyle between rich and poor nations.

4．It can be learned from the text that Malaysia_________

A．has a larger population than Italy.

B．consumes fewer resources than Italy.

C．would need almost two planets.

D．has the highest quality of life.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

High school can be quite the stressful time for any student. There are numerous stresses to deal with and the pressure can be more intense as you enter your senior year.1．The answer is as follows.

2．Adjust your approach to your specific situation. For instance, if you’re active in your community and your school and have a large family, you may feel depressed by having all these people involved in your life on a daily basis.3．You just may need a moment to be alone and collect your thoughts before moving on to the challenges that face you.

4．If your stress persists and you can’t figure out a way to handle it, you may want to try speaking to your school counselor (顾问). If you don’t feel comfortable speaking to your counselor, try getting some other types of counseling.

Realize your limits, and plan around them. Don’t take on more than you can handle. If you take on too many things, you will be spread too thin and won’t be able to perform at your best in anything.5．You will definitely feel more at ease!

A．Seek professional counseling.

B．Why does the stress come into being?

C．Try thinking of alternative ways to deal with stress.

D．When you feel relieved, you can have a happier life.

E．Taking some time out to be alone may be the best way to handle such stress.

F．But how on earth can you reduce some of the stress?

G．Evaluate what tasks and activities are most important and leave others behind.

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I wanted to do something special for my 15－year－old son, who has always been a perfect boy. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy ____(he) a new racing－bicycle instead of asking for money from me. Then he spent hours and hours on it. I loved my son so much ____I bought him a pair of sunglasses and gloves. When my son rode the racing－bicycle with them, he looked very cool. He dreamed [[QOrDeR]]taking part in a race and winning.
On November 10th, my birthday, when I went to the kitchen to start the milk and bread in the morning, I found ___ beautiful guitar on the table, beside which was a card, ____(say), “Happy birthday to my wonderful mother.” I was surprised and then began to sob. I remembered once I ____(joke) to my family that I wanted to learn playing the guitar to make my life colorful. I had ____(forget) it, but my son remembered. He took it ____(serious), and bought me one as a birthday gift. When I wondered ___ my son could buy this expensive gift, soon I realized that my son had sold his racing－bicycle ____(get) me the guitar.

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 a bright spring afternoon along the Maryland coast, and Jonathan Bauer, 51, a technology executive at a hospital, and his 13-year-old daughter, Ava, were taking full advantage of it. They were driving with the windows down as they headed home on the 1.4-mile, two-lane Route 90 bridge, which spans the shallow waters of Assawoman Bay. Suddenly, the calm was disturbed by the scream of tires.

Not far ahead of them, a black truck was sliding from one lane to the other. To the Bauers’ horror, it crashed into a concrete barrier, spun like a circle, jumped over the SUV directly ahead of them, and came to rest hanging over the railing (栏杆) of the bridge. Bauer hit the brakes in time to avoid the vehicles in his path.

And then another scream. It came from the truck, which had come to rest on its right side. The driver’s door flung open and a man climbed out. He dropped to the ground, then rushed to the railing. Bauer ran up beside him. The man pointed down, saying something in Spanish. In the water was a car seat. Moving next to it, a girl, about two years old. Pink polka-dotted dress, brown hair, brown eyes, terrified, floating on her back, kicking and splashing and screaming.

From around the truck, more screaming from others who had gotten clear of the accident came. Matters quickly went from bad to frightening when the little girl rolled over onto her stomach. Bauer waited for the truck driver to do something, but he was rooted. Maybe he was in shock.

He was not sure about his chances jumping from this height into such shallow water. Four feet of depth was the most he could hope for—he’d gotten his boat stuck here a time or two. And were there rocks this close to the concrete pillar (桥墩) of the bridge? But the truck driver didn’t move. Time ticking by, he had to take action. “Ava!” Bauer yelled, ready to remove his shoes. “Stay by the car!”

注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Then he climbed onto the railing.
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Finally he reached the shore with the little girl in his arms.
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假如你是李华，你校将举办十八岁成人仪式，请代表学生会出一则通知，内容包括：
1．活动时间、地点；
2．活动流程；
3．注意事项。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
3.参考词汇： 十八岁成人仪式18-year-old adult ceremony

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Dear fellow students,
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Looking forward to this special day with all of you.

Students’ Union

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。

China Mobile, the world’s largest telecom carrier by mobile subscribers, has successfully launched the world’s first satellite to test 6G architecture，1．   (mark) a milestone in its efforts to explore integrated space and ground communication technology.

The low-earth orbit test satellite is the world’s first to employ 6G design architecture, and it2．   (launch) on Saturday along with another satellite that comes with China Mobile’s 5G technology.

The 6G test satellite 3．   (host) a distributed autonomous architecture for 6G, which was jointly developed by China Mobile and the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Innovation Academy for Microsatellites. The system, using domestic software and hardware, supports in-orbit software reconstruction, flexible deployment of core network functions4．   automated management, enhancing the efficiency and5．   (reliable) of the in-orbit operation of the satellite core network, China Mobile said.

Set at an orbit height of approximately 500 kilometers, these experimental satellites offer advantages such as low latency and high data transfer rates 6． (compare) with high-orbit satellites 7．   travel at 36,000 kilometers.

Positioned as 8． crucial platform for future integrated space and ground networks, low-earth orbit satellites can address telecom signal coverage gaps in terrestrial mobile networks, providing higher bandwidth satellite internet services9． (systematic), according to China Mobile.

China Mobile said 10． plans to conduct in-orbit experiments based on these test satellites, accelerating the integration and development of space-to-ground technology industries.

My brother and I were driving home together and started talking. Because of this _____________, my brother took a wrong turn.

_____________, the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and, we had no way of turning back. My brother had to _____________ to cross. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the _____________ waste of $4.

As we drove forward, my brother _____________ an old black Mustang (福特野马汽车) which pulled over to the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby trying to phone someone. I was busy trying to figure out which way we went next but my brother _____________ and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he did. He had a _____________ tire.

My brother helped him change the flat. We started getting to know the young man had a bad week; earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this _____________ on his way home from work. But he called us “a _____________ of fresh air” and kept thanking us because he really would have been ______________   if we hadn’t come along. After we had finished the job, he pulled out $20 to give us. “No,” I said. “We were never supposed to even get on that bridge. We took a wrong____________. But now we know why we did. It was to______________ you. Thank you for turning our mistake into a ____________ to serve.”

What ____________ me most was my brother’s calm mind and open mind. He was able to see a chance to help (which I totally missed!) even in an otherwise negative______________.

1．

A．distraction

B．recreation

C．participation

D．introduction

2．

A．Inefficiently

B．Unnecessarily

C．Impractically

D．Unfortunately

3．

A．pretend

B．pay

C．struggle

D．wait

4．

A．needless

B．unreasonable

C．abnormal

D．irregular

5．

A．powered

B．repaired

C．started

D．spotted

6．

A．discovered

B．relaxed

C．stopped

D．phoned

7．

A．front

B．flat

C．used

D．spare

8．

A．problem

B．discovery

C．ignorance

D．decision

9．

A．sacrifice

B．breath

C．journey

D．dream

10．

A．hurt

B．lost

C．tired

D．stuck

11．

A．bus

B．picture

C．turn

D．seat

12．

A．assist

B．instruct

C．sponsor

D．approach

13．

A．rule

B．chance

C．plan

D．belief

14．

A．changed

B．shocked

C．impressed

D．encouraged

15．

A．thought

B．relationship

C．situation

D．effect

The fear of elevators is actually one of the most common phobias (恐惧症) experienced today. 1．When combined with other conditions, the fear of elevators is very frequent.

2．Some may be frightened of being up so high. Others may be afraid of the enclosed space. Still others are afraid to be close to other people. Since so many people suffer from the fear of elevators, there may be support groups in some areas. These are most common in cities with lots of tall buildings where riding an elevator is almost impossible to avoid in day-to-day life.3．

Usually, the fear of elevators can be treated. Let sufferers visualize riding an elevator and picture the aspects which are frightening. Then they may be required to involve themselves in the part that scares them most. For example, someone who is afraid of heights may start by climbing a ladder over and over again. 4． Next, they move on to a greater height, such as climbing a tree. As they experience greater and greater levels, their fear may become lessened. Finally, they will be able to enter an elevator.

Sometimes just stepping into it is a start. At other times, they will be asked to ride up a few flights.5． But they can use methods which work when accomplishing smaller goals. Finally, after many attempts, riding an elevator may not cause anxiety at all.

A．Many aspects may cause fear in sufferers.

B．By now, you have identified what scares you most.

C．This will likely still cause anxiety the first few times

D．Sufferers usually force themselves to face their fears.

E．They can stop this process when it causes little anxiety.

F．In these locations, the fear of elevators can affect everyday activities.

G．It may present itself with another fear, such as the fear of limited spaces.

Mark Temple, a medical molecular (分子的) biologist, used to spend a lot of time in his lab researching new drugs for cancer treatments. He would extract DNA from cells and then add a drug to see where it was binding (结合) along the chemical sequence(序列). Before he introduced the drug, he’d look at DNA combination on a screen to see what might work best for the experiment, but the visual readout of the sequences was often unimaginably large.

So Temple wondered if there was an easier way to detect favorable patterns. I realized I wanted to hear the sequence,” says Temple, who is also a musician. He started his own system of assigning notes to the different elements of DNA — human DNA is made of four distinct bases, so it was easy to start off with four notes — and made a little tune out of his materials. This trick indeed helped him better spot patterns in the sequences, which allowed him to make better choices about which DNA combinations to use.

Temple isn’t the first person to turn scientific data into sound. In the past 40 years, researchers have gone from exploring this trick as a fun way to spot patterns in their studies to

using it as a guide to discovery. And the scientific community has come to realize that there’s some long-term value in this type of work. Temple, who from that first experiment has created his own algorithmic software to turn data into sound, believes the resulting music can be used to improve research and science communication.

So Temple decided to add layers of sound to make the sonification (可听化) into songs. He sees a clear difference between “sonification” and “musification”. Using sound to represent data is scientific, but very different from using creative input to make songs. The musical notes from DNA may be melodic to the human ear, but they don’t sound like a song you’d listen to on the radio. So when he tried to sonify the virus, he added layers of drums and guitar, and had some musician friends add their own music to turn the virus into a full-blown post-rock song.

Temple sees this work as an effective communication tool that will help a general audience understand complex systems in biology. He has performed his songs in public at concert halls in Australia.

1．What is Mark Temple’s purpose in turning DNA data into sound?

A．To help him fight boredom.	B．To develop his creative ability.
C．To make his drug more powerful.	D．To aid the process of his experiments.

2．What can we learn about Temple’s system?

A．Its effect remains to be seen.	B．It failed to work as expected.
C．It is too complicated to operate.	D．It has produced satisfying results.

3．Why did Temple try to make the virus sound like real music when sonifying it?

A．To get rid of public fear of the virus.

B．To show h1s talent in producing music.

C．To facilitate people’s understanding of science.

D．To remind people or the roe or Science in art creation.

4．What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Why scientists are turning molecules into music.

B．How scientists help the public understand science.

C．Why music can be the best way to present science.

D．How music helps scientists conduct their research.