1. Down syndrome(唐氏综合征)changes the course of the individual’s development and causes learning disabilities. But this doesn’t mean people with Down syndrome are not capable of being successful in life.
Karen Gaffney
She is the first person with Down syndrome to complete a relay swim of the English Channel. She is also a noteworthy(显著的)individual for being the first person with Down syndrome to be awarded an honorary doctor’s degree. Karen serves as the president of the Karen Gaffney Foundation of Portland. The organization is dedicated to helping those who have Down syndrome.
Madeline Stuart
She is an Australian model with this disorder. She is responsible for changing the face of the modeling industry. She’s walked in New York Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week and London Fashion Week, despite having Down syndrome. Madeline is credited as being the world’s first supermodel with Down syndrome.
Tommy Jessop
He is noteworthy for being one of the first Down syndrome actors to star in a prime-time (黄金时段)BBC drama, On top of acting in movies, Tommy has played many parts in theater, such as the role of Hamlet. He has won several Best Actor Awards and received an honourable mention for his acting talent from the 17th European Film Festival Koszalin, Poland.
Collette Divitto
She is responsible for founding Collettey’s Cookies, a cookie company based in Boston. After failing to find a job for 2 years, Collette was inspired by her friends to open her own business, which is still doing well. Collettey’s Cookies employs around 20 people and about half of them are people with disabilities. She hopes to help create more jobs for people with disabilities.
1. Who went the furthest academically?
| A．Karen Gaffney. | B．Tommy Jessop. |
| C．Madeline Stuart. | D．Collette Divitto. |
| A．She set up Collettey’s Cookies. |
| B．She won several Best Actor Awards. |
| C．She is the world’s first supermodel with Down syndrome. |
| D．She completed a relay swim of the English Channel. |
| A．A review on Hollywood films. | B．A fashion magazine. |
| C．A textbook on mathematics. | D．A book of inspirational stories. |
“As an active youngster at that time, I couldn’t bear resting in bed,” she explained. “My muscles became wasted and stiff(僵直的)for lack of use, and I was often in a lot of pains. So, I felt that some physical exercise would help.”
She then discovered tai chi when she spotted by chance a poster advertising classes and decided to try the mysterious and exotic(异国的)sport. Oliver was immediately struck by the gentle and beautiful movements of tai chi, and to her delight, found that her occasional pains disappeared after years of practice.
“It not only helps me improve physical strength, but also provides me with many mental benefits, such as improved mood and focus, and less anxiety and depression,” she added.
To further understand tai chi and the Chinese philosophy behind it, Oliver decided to begin a journey to China. In 2005, Oliver established the Double Dragon Alliance Cultural Center, which acts as a bridge for foreign people seeking to gain a better understanding of Chinese culture. The center supports kung fu masters in teaching martial arts(武术)and organizes events for people to experience various aspects of Chinese culture.
Apart from her tai chi classes, Oliver now serves as the director of the British Cultural Center at Shanghai University. Reflecting on her work, Oliver said, “For quite many years, my work is actually like a cultural bridge. If you don’t have someone in the middle who is appreciative of all the cultures and have the desire to connect people, then it’s hard for them to get to know each other. I hope I can be the bridge to bring people close together. We need to foster mutual understanding among cultures to promote peaceful relations and friendship across the globe.”
1. Why did Oliver try tai chi?
| A．To solve a mystery. | B．To recover physical state. |
| C．To treat her mental illness. | D．To advance her knowledge of China. |
| A．Her well-being improved. | B．She became talkative. |
| C．Her pain came less often. | D．She became open-minded. |
| A．Give kung fu performances. | B．Learn Chinese philosophy. |
| C．Bring kung fu masters together. | D．Promote cultural exchange. |
| A．Try Tai Chi to Relieve Pain |
| B．Tai Chi: a Global Cultural Bridge |
| C．A British Tai Chi Lover Builds Cultural Bridge in China |
| D．Tai Chi Enjoys Great Popularity Around the World |
That’s the bottom line of a newly published study co-authored by a researcher, showing that chess players perform objectively worse and make more suboptimal(次优的)moves, as measured by a computerized analysis of their games, when there is more fine particulate matter(颗粒物)in the air, notated as PM2.5.
More specifically, given a modest increase in fine particulate matter, the probability that chess players will make an error increases by 2.1 percentage points, and the spectrum of those errors increases by 10.8 percent. In this setting, at least, cleaner air leads to clearer heads and sharper thinking.
“We find that when individuals are exposed to higher levels of air pollution, they make more mistakes, and they make larger mistakes,” says Juan Palacios, an economist in Sustainable Urbanization Lab.
“It’s pure random exposure to air pollution that is driving these people’s performance,” Palacios says. “Against comparable opponents in the same tournament round, being exposed to different levels of air quality makes a difference for move quality and decision quality.”
The researchers also found that when air pollution was worse, the chess players performed even more poorly when under time limitation. “We find it interesting that those mistakes especially occur in the phase of the game where players are facing time pressure,” Palacios says.
“There are more and more papers showing that there is a cost with air pollution, and there is a cost for more and more people,” Palacios says. “And this is just one example showing that even for these very excellent chess players, who think they can beat everything, it seems that with air pollution, they have an enemy who harms them.”
1. What effect does air pollution have on chess players?
| A．They make fewer good choices. | B．They perform subjectively worse. |
| C．They suffer body discomfort. | D．They lose all games with computers. |
| A．Magic. | B．Process. | C．Range. | D．Balance. |
| A．His appeal for attention to chess players. |
| B．His concern about air pollution. |
| C．An example of chess players’ performance. |
| D．Approaches to dealing with air pollution. |
| A．Air pollution is a tough enemy chess players face. |
| B．Chess players make more and more mistakes. |
| C．There is a cost with air pollution for more people. |
| D．Chess players perform poorly under time limitation. |
A digital detox requires dismissing technology almost entirely: taking a break from screens, social media and video conferences for multiple days. The goals—reducing stress or anxiety, and reconnecting with the physical world—are well-intentioned. However, experts say a digital detox isn’t practical anymore for most people.
”Technology is very much a part of us now. We bank with an app, read restaurant menus on phones and even sweat with exercise instructors through a screen,“ says Seattle-based consultant Emily Cherkin, who specialises in screen-time management. ”It’s so embedded(嵌入式的)in our lives, we’re setting ourselves up for failure if we’re going to go phone-free for a week.“
As people become increasingly interdependent on technology, doing a digital detox no longer seems like a reasonable goal. But there may be a more realistic solution that will lessen our tech obsession(着迷), without forcing us to totally disconnect.
Rather than cutting out technology altogether, practice digital mindfulness. Make sure the use of technology is purposeful. Instead of a full detox, digital mindfulness may be more practical for some people: less worry about cutting tech out entirely, and more focus on being intentional with its use.
The goal shouldn’t be to cut off technology or to put a full stop. People still need to send an email, but can do so without getting distracted by the various online contents.
This approach is called ”grey detoxing“—you’re not totally immersed(沉浸的)or totally cut off from technology. Instead of causing ourselves more anxiety by attempting to live without our phones for a week, we can approach unavoidable screen time in a way that feels right for our individual lives.
1. Why does the author mention Marc Benioff in paragraph 1?
| A．To criticize the idea of digital detox. | B．To urge readers to take a digital detox. |
| C．To bring digital detox up for discussion. | D．To recommend a French Polynesian resort. |
| A．They are more stressed and anxious. | B．They are deeply influenced by tech. |
| C．They are unwilling to go phone-free. | D．They tend to be more pessimistic. |
| A．Going on a holiday to Polynesia. | B．Avoiding tech altogether. |
| C．Disconnecting occasionally. | D．Using tech purposefully. |
| A．It is achievable. | B．It is unreasonable. |
| C．It is ridiculous. | D．It is unrealistic. |
If you’re looking for a way to brighten up your home, consider creating an indoor garden. 1 We will share some basic tips on how to make yours look its best.
Know the type of plants you want
Deciding is probably the hardest part when it comes to creating an indoor garden because there are just so many plants to choose from. Start by thinking about what type of plants you want.
2 Or maybe something that doesn’t need much attention or effort? Once you have an idea of the type of plant you want, you can start narrowing down your options.
Get the right potting soil and containers
Now that you know what type of plants you want, it’s time to get the right potting soil and containers. Make sure to get a potting mix that is specifically designed for indoor plants. 3 As for containers, you can really use anything as long as it has drainage holes.
Choose a bright location Once you have your plants and pots, it’s time to choose a location for your indoor garden. 4 This will help your plants grow and stay healthy. If you don’t have a spot that gets a lot of light, you can always use artificial lighting like grow lights.
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In addition to watering, you’ll also need to add substance to your plants about once a month. This will help them grow and stay healthy. Just be sure to follow the instructions on the package. Don’t overdo it.
| A．Give fertiliser monthly. |
| B．How exactly can we make one? |
| C．Follow the instruction correctly. |
| D．But don’t worry, we’re here to help. |
| E．This will help your plants grow strong. |
| F．Do you want something that will blossom? |
| G．Look for a spot in your home that gets a lot of natural light. |
Dee Harkrider recently dropped by a _________. After loading her purchases into the car, she _________ left her wallet in the shopping cart and drove away. She wasn’t even _________ that she’d left the wallet behind.
It was her friend, Elaine Keown, that rang her up, _________ if she knew a young man named Delivontae Johnson. “I’ve never heard that _________,” Dee recalled.
It turned out that 19-year-old Delivontae visited the same supermarket and _________ her wallet in the shopping cart. He opened the wallet and found Dee’s driver’s license, but with no phone number to _________ her, so he turned to social platform. Once he _________ her profile picture with the one on her driver’s license, he sent her a message.
Dee didn’t reply, so Delivontae reached out to Elaine, who’d recently _________ with Dee on the platform. It certainly took some detective work to __________ the wallet’s owner!
Dee and Delivontae arranged to meet at a restaurant, where Delivontae returned the wallet and Dee pulled $ 20 to give him as a(n) __________. “He was like a hero,” said the __________ grandmother.
Delivontae says it felt “great” to help someone in need, and urged others to perform random acts of __________ to brighten someone’s day. “You’ve just got to be __________,” said Delivontae, “There’s no telling what the __________ might be. If you do good things, good things will follow.”
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| A．supermarket | B．farm | C．park | D．factory |
| A．gradually | B．suddenly | C．merely | D．carelessly |
| A．aware | B．afraid | C．concerned | D．analyzing |
| A．imagining | B．surveying | C．inquiring | D．story |
| A．tree | B．name | C．house | D．contact |
| A．approached | B．spotted | C．removed | D．searched |
| A．interview | B．distinguish | C．discover | D．contact |
| A．compared | B．integrated | C．matched | D．mixed |
| A．interacted | B．consulted | C．cooperated | D．argued |
| A．appeal to | B．track down | C．approve of | D．decide on |
| A．lecture | B．honour | C．reward | D．medal |
| A．enthusiastic | B．fortunate | C．genuine | D．grateful |
| A．kindness | B．wisdom | C．courage | D．responsibility |
| A．practical | B．strong | C．disciplined | D．honest |
| A．challenge | B．outcome | C．expectation | D．plan |
In 2022, about 26,000 people searched for ”medical chaperon(陪诊员)“ on e-commerce platforms, 1 some shops made thousands of deals.
A medical chaperon, as the name 2 (imply), is a person who accompanies a patient to the clinic. The main tasks include registration, consultation, medication and result pickup, payment and transporting patients to and 3 medical appointments.
Most clients are elderly people 4 (live)alone, people from other cities, pregnant women, and single young people. According to statistics, there are more than 125 million one-person households in China, and in recent years, the number of people who live alone 5 (increase). At the same time, with the appearance of an aging population, the inability 6 (take)time off work, complicated and awkward medical procedures, travel restrictions and other factors, ”medical chaperon“ comes into being.
Medical chaperons are like family members and friends 7 understand the medical treatment process. They help 8 (patient)in the process of waiting and queuing to improve the 9 (efficient)of treatment, Sometimes they also play the role of ”temporary family members“ to provide 10 (emotion)support for clients.
8. 假定你是李华，在校英文报看到了以下信息。请你根据以下信息给该报总编写一封邮件，内容包括：
WANTED!
SENIOR EDITOR
Requirements: Must have 10 years of English-learning experience, good writing skills and communication skills.
Job details: Work 8 hours a week, communicate with the reporter, check the articles and design the pages.
For information: Contact the editor-in-chief at 612-7-0044 or *********************
1. 自荐；
2. 请求面试机会。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Editor-in-chief,
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Sincerely,
Li Hua
9. 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。
On a Friday evening in December, two weeks before Christmas, I lost my job. I hadn’t seen it coming. My daughter, Kristil, was 12 and I planned to get our Christmas tree. Then I listened to my voicemail, ”We’re sorry, but your work assignment has ended as of today.“ My heart sank.
I wasn’t just a single parent; I was the only parent. My paycheck was survival. I did everything I could to give Kristil a good life, but there were some things my love couldn’t fix. The next day as we searched for our Christmas tree, I struggled to be cheerful as I eyed the Christmas tree prices.
”Is everything OK?“ Kristil asked. ”You seem worried,”
“I got some bad news yesterday,” I told her. “But it is OK, honey. Please select your favorite Christmas tree! Let’s take it home!” I didn’t want my daughter to discover the fact that I was unemployed. She told me a few months ago that she wanted a Christmas tree.
“Daddy, is it too expensive? ” she pointed to a Christmas tree and said to me cautiously.
“Absolutely not,” I told her. “Let’s take it home!”
I swiped my card(刷卡)and paid, quietly made up my mind to set off on my moneymaking pursuits. Over the next week, I crazily applied for jobs as my bank account grew smaller. However, there was no suitable position for me in this world. I felt as if the world was closing in on me.
The day before Christmas, I dropped Kristil in a wealthy community for her friend’s birthday party. I watched as she went in, surrounded by all the nice things that were expensive for me. When she was there, she looked so happy. At that moment, I even thought that she seemed to belong there, a fairy tale world decorated with extremely beautiful and carefully made desserts and beautiful decorations. I went back home defeatedly.
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。
After arriving at home and seeing the Christmas tree, my heart sank to the bottom.
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After reading the card my daughter wrote, my eyes were filled with tears.
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