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说明：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分, 考试时间120分钟。请将答案答在答题卡上, 交卷时只交答题卡。
第一部分 听力部分（每小题1.5分, 满分30分）
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Why des Jhn cme t Nancy?
A. T ask questins.B. T brrw reference bks.C. T hand in his essay.
2. Where is the man’s envelpe nw?
A. In his rm. B. At the pst ffice. C. At the frnt desk.
3. What will Rsie d next?
A. Read bks. B. Enjy music. C. G shpping.
4. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Strangers. B. C-wrkers. C. Driver and passenger.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A plan. B. An English curse. C. An applicatin
第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟, 听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料, 回答第6至7题。
6. Wh des the man buy a gift fr?
A. His sister. B. His cusin. C. His mther.
7. What will the man buy?
A. A handbag. B. A handkerchief. C. A watch.
听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。
8. What des Alice like best abut her new schl?
A. The teachers. B. The envirnment. C. The fd.
9. What des Alice’s new schl lk like?
A. It is in mdern style. B. It is well equipped. C. It is newly built.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至13题。
10. What encuraged Mr Rberstn t g t the Antarctic?
A. A training curse. B. A prgram. C. A reprt.
11. What was the biggest danger accrding t Mr Rberstn?
A. Falling int ice hles.B. Lsing tuch with thers.
C. Living in extreme temperatures.
12. What caused the funny nise?
A. The wind. B. The plane. C. The device.
13. What was a surprise fr Mr Rberstn and his wife?
A. They culd leave earlier.B. They gt sme fresh fd.C. Smene lived near them.
听第9段材料, 回答第14至17题。
14. Hw des Emily find her first surfing lessn?
A. Discuraging. B. Unfrgettable. C. Exciting.
15. Hw ld is Emily’s brther?
A. 15. B. 22. C. 25.
16. What des Micheal ffer t d?
A. Teach Emily t surf. B. Give Emily a surfbard.C. Talk with Emily’s brther.
17. When will the speakers meet?
A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.
听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。
18. What makes the speaker a frequent visitr t teahuses?
A. Their tea. B. Their atmsphere. C. Their service.
19. What has the speaker dne in the teahuse?
A. Settle an argument.B. Learn Sichuan Opera.C. Talk abut business.
20. Why des the speaker think teahuses have pwerful scial functin?
A. Peple can chat fr a day there.B. They help peple makeup faster.
C. They attract like-minded peple.
第二部分 阅读（共两节, 满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Famus Festivals Wrth Attending in Lndn
BFI Lndn Film Festival
The 66th celebratin f the BFI Lndn Film Festival takes place at Suth Bank and the West End, with sme events als screened n BFI Player after the festival, fr thse wh can't make it in persn. The full prgramme has yet t be annunced, but will include red carpet nights, gala screenings and a special exhibitin.
Tickets: Adults: 50 dllars each; Children under 6:free;Students: half price
Time: 5-10 Octber
Blmsbury Festival
Vitality (活力) is the theme f this year’s Blmsbury Festival, celebrating creativity f the lcals. It begins with a garden party n Stre Street, pens t everyne, and includes guided walks, a silent calligraphy sessin, live music and singing wrkshps, acrss the nine days.
Tickets: Adults:70 dllars each; Children under 6: free; Students: half price
Time:14-23 Octber
Lndn Literature Festival
A highlight f the literary calendar, the annual Lndn Literature Festival at Suthbank Centre never fails t bring in big names. Minnie Driver, Graham Nrtn, Rb Delaney, Nick Cave and Greta Thunberg all feature this year, alng with creative wrkshps and games, kids' events, and a chance t hear frm the newly-annunced Bker Prize Winner.
Tickets: Adults: 80 dllars each; Children under 6:free;Students: half price
Time: 20-30 Octber
EFG Lndn Jazz Festival
Get dwn with the trumpets (小号) as the EFG Lndn Jazz Festival returns. It takes place at areas including Barbican, Ryal Festival Hall and Cadgan Hall, and the prgramme features Suth African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, cmpser and saxphnist Binker Glding, and Malian singer-sngwriter and guitarist Fatu Mata Diawara.
Tickets:Adults:100 dllars each; Children under 6: free; Students: half price
Time:11-20 Nvember
21.Which festival lasts the lngest?
A. BFI Lndn Film Festival. B. Blmsbury Festival.
C. Lndn Literature Festival.D.EFG Lndn Jazz Festival.
22.What des Blmsbury Festival aim t celebrate this year?
A.The lcals' creativity.B.Red carpet nights.
C.The beautiful garden.D.Big names in literature.
23.Hw much will a cuple with their 2-year-ld sn pay fr EFG Lndn Jazz Festival?
A.70 dllars.B.100 dllars. C.200 dllars.D.250 dllars.
B
I finally climbed int bed at 1: 20 in the mrning. My friends had helped me celebrate my 31st birthday in the basement apartment, where I lived.
Earlier in the day I had prepared fr the unlikely event f a fld. We are abut a third f a mile frm the banks f the Ahr River. It had been raining buckets that week and the gvernment had sent ut a fld warning, thugh nt fr where I was. Still, I'd placed sandbags n the flr utside my garden dr and put electrnics n tables. "Silly br!" My friends laughed at me fr ding that, but I thught, why take a chance?
As I drifted ff t sleep, I was awakened by the sund f rushing water, as if I were lying beside a waterfall. When I gt ff the bed, I was shcked that cld water was rising fast. In darkness, I grabbed my cellphne and turned n the flashlight. When I stepped ut f the bedrm, I saw water shting thrugh the gaps f the dr.
I began t panic. I knew I had t get ut—fast! In bare feet, I started t make my way t the nly escape: the dr that led upstairs t the main flr. Finally I made it t the dr and tried several times t-pull it pen even just a little bit, but the rushing water shut it again. I lked arund fr anything I culd use t keep it pen. There in the crner was a cat rack (架子). I tk it and, nce again, pened the dr, thrwing the cat rack between the dr and the frame (门框) t keep the dr frm shutting. Finally, I managed t make a gap just wide enugh t squeeze (挤) thrugh and make it int the hallway.
I leaped n t the stairs and ran utside. I std there in the darkness, wet thrugh. What was nce a lvely street was nw a waterscape, with flating ruins instead f peple and cars. The river had drwned(淹没) the neighbrhd!
24. What des the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 imply?
A. Better safe than srry.B. It never rains but it purs.
C. A lst chance never returns.D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
25. What was the authr ding when water flded in?
A. Celebrating his birthday.B. Sleeping in the basement.
C. Placing sandbags by the dr.D. Playing with electrnic devices.
26. Which f the fllwing might be the mst difficult fr the authr during the escape?
A. Making his way t the dr.B. Finding a cat rack.
C. Keeping the dr frm shutting.D. Squeezing thrugh the gap.
27. Hw did the authr feel when standing n the street?
A. Sad and shcked. B. Annyed and anxius.
C. Surprised and disappinted. D. Puzzled and awkward.
C
In a plicy address t lawmakers, Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumi Kishida, said the cuntry’s ppulatin prblem was a case f slving the issue “nw r never”, and that it “simply cannt wait any lnger because it can affect scial functins”.
“In thinking f the sustainability and inclusiveness f ur natin’s ecnmy and sciety, we place child care supprt as ur mst imprtant plicy,” he said, adding that he wants the gvernment t duble its spending n child-related prgrams, and that a new gvernment agency wuld be set up in April t fcus n the issue.
Japan has ne f the lwest birth rates in the wrld, and it recrded fewer than 800,000 births in 2022 fr the first time since recrds began in 1899. The cuntry als has ne f the highest life expectancies in the wrld; in 2020, nearly ne in 1,500 peple in Japan were age 100 r lder, accrding t gvernment data.
These trends have driven a grwing ppulatin prblem, with a rapidly aging sciety, a shrinking wrkfrce and nt enugh yung peple t fill the gaps in the stagnating(停滞)ecnmy. The cuntry’s high cst f living, limited space and lack f child care supprt in cities make it difficult t raise children, meaning fewer cuples are having kids. Experts pint t the pessimism yung peple in Japan hld twards the future, many frustrated with wrk pressure and ecnmic stagnatin.
Hw abut ther parts f East Asia? Suth Krea recently brke its wn recrd fr the wrld’s lwest birth rate, with data frm Nvember 2023 shwing a Suth Krean wman will have an average f 0.79 children in her lifetime — far belw the 2.1 needed t maintain a stable ppulatin. Japan’s birth rate stands at 1.3, while the United States is at 1.6. Meanwhile, China’s ppulatin shrank in 2022 fr the first time, adding pressure t its ecnmic grwth.
28. Hw des the Japanese gvernment feel abut the falling birth rate?
A. Surprised. B. Wrried.C. Embarrassed. D. Cnfused.
29. Which f the fllwing has led the birth rate in Japan t decline?
A. The varius stresses f life.B. The high life expectancies.
C. The shrtage f wrkfrce.D. The rapidly aging sciety.
30. What are the statistics in the last paragraph used t shw?
A. Ignrance f the birth rate.B. Serius ppulatin crisis.
C. Weak care services fr children.D. Ptential harm t wmen’s health.
31. In which sectin f a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Sciety. B. Health. C. Educatin. D. Science.
D
In the time befre air-cnditining, suthern China's sky wells played a key rle in keeping peple's hmes cl. Culd they d it again tday?
A skywell, r "tian jing", is atypical characteristic f traditinal hmes in suthern and eastern China. Different frm a nrthern Chinese curtyard, r "yuan zi", a skywell is smaller and less pen t the utdr envirnment. Its size and design differ frm place t place.
Skywells were designed t cl buildings at a time well befre air-cnditining existed. When wind blws abve a skywell huse, it can enter the indr space thrugh the pening. Because utdr air is ften cler than indr air, the incming wind travels dwn the walls t the lwer stries and create airflws by replacing warmer indr air, which rises and leaves thrugh the pening.
Althugh skywell buildings have existed in China fr hundreds f years, in recent times they have ften been frgtten by peple wh prefer mdern buildings. Over the past tw decades, hwever, skywell buildings have been making a cmeback.
Yu Yuhng, 55, has spent mre than 30 years restring (修复) skywell hmes in Wuyuan cunty f Jiangxi prvince, apart f the ld Huizhu. One f the skywell hmes restred by Yu is in the village f Yan, in Wuyuan cunty. The deserted 300-year-ld huse was bught by Edward Gawne, a frmer marketing directr frm the UK, and his Chinese wife, Lia Minx in, in 2015. The cuple turned the three-strey huse int a 14-rm htel with the help f Yu. They kept the spaces surrunding the sky wells in their riginal state: pen and with natural airflw. Gawne says that even withut air cnditining the skywell areas are very cmfrtable in summer.
Yu says he expects sky wells t be mre and mre ppular amng yunger generatins especially as sustainability becmes an imprtant element fr new buildings.
32. What d we knw abut the sky wells?
A. They had the same size and design.
B. They were cmmnly seen thrughut China.
C. They acted as air-cnditiners in the summer.
D. They were fully pen t the utdrs like curtyard.
33. What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A. When sky wells appeared.B. What sky wells lk like.
C. Why sky wells are n lnger ppular.D. Hw sky wells cl buildings.
34. What did the cuple d with the centuries-ld huse?
A. They enlarged its rms.B. They mved the skywell.
C. They pulled it dwn and rebuilt it.
D. They kept part f its architectural characteristic.
35. What's the main idea f this text?
A. The cmeback f sky wells.
B. An intrductin t an expert in sky wells.
C. The preservatin f traditinal Chinese architecture.
D. The influence f mdernizatin n ancient buildings.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hw t Wrk ut Yur Wrries by Writing
Smething trubling yu? Yu shuld write abut it. Research shws that peple wh write abut a difficult situatin ften shw imprved mental and physical health.
36 It is a specific technique, and it’s different frm writing in a jurnal. The idea is t reflect hnestly and thughtfully n a particular challenge.
Hundreds f studies ver several decades have lked at the ptential benefits f expressive writing. It can strengthen the immune system, including fr peple with illnesses such as flu, cancer and depressin.
37
Expressive writing wrks because it allws yu t make meaning ut f a painful experience, experts say. 38 Then translating that experience int language frces yu t rganize yur thughts. And creating a narrative gives yu a sense f cntrl.
But expressive writing isn’t a magical cure-all slutin. 39 And peple cping with a severe injury r depressin may nt find it useful t d n their wn, withut therapy (治疗).
Yet it can be a pwerful tl fr many, in large part because it helps prevent the secrecy peple ften feel abut an injury, as well as their reluctance t face emtins.
40 Thinking r talking abut an event can lead t reflecting, where yu becme lst in yur emtins. Writing frces yu t slw dwn. The mere act f labeling a feeling—f putting wrds t an emtin—can lessen the nervus activity in the threat area f the brain. Writing can increase smene’s acceptance f his experience, and acceptance is calming.
A. Why write?
B. What if yu dn’t write?
C. Expressive writing gave peple the curage t face fears.
D. It shuldn’t be used as a replacement fr ther treatments.
E. It can als help reduce pain and imprve md, sleep and memry.
F. The first imprtant step is t recgnize what it is that is bthering yu.
G. Psychlgists refer t writing abut an unpleasant experience as ”expressive writing“.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Fr the past 18 years, my daughter has been arund me all the time. Nw that she is in cllege, the 41 f ur relatinship has ttally changed and ur relatinship is cmpletely 42 . I'm nt ging t be there every mrning t have breakfast with her. I wn't knw when she's mad r when she's happy. Here's a little stry f ur new 43 .
A week ag, my daughter wanted t 44 s she called me during the day as I was in meetings. I 45 her later n, but she was in class. At midnight, she reached ut 46 t ask if we culd talk. Well, guess what? I was 47 . I thught we wuld talk the next day, but she was nt 48 ...
Research shws that parents are 49 when their children are grwn up, but fr me that is when I start t get cncerned. I am always left t 50 . hw can I, as a parent, remain 51 t my daughter t guide, supprt and lve thrugh life's changes?
We may have t 52 the way we cmmunicate. My daughter encuraged me t g digital. That's hw I ventured int the wrld f scial media, fllwing her updates and ccasinally sharing my wn experiences. Thrugh this 53 presence, the physical gap is 54 and I feel I still have an active rle in her life. This experience serves as a reminder that 55 , hwever scary, hlds the prmise f grwth in ur shared jurney.
41.A. prblemB. prgressC. galD. cntext
42.A. cldB. specialC. differentD. casual
43.A. nrmalB. ideaC. apprachD. slutin
44.A. catch upB. take verC. check utD. break away
45.A. visitedB. tuchedC. triedD. emailed
46.A. by taxiB. by textC. in privateD. in persn
47.A. stupidB. angryC. excitedD. asleep
48.A. availableB. interestedC. readyD. guilty
49.A. saddestB. busiestC. happiestD. best
50.A. decideB. wnderC. investigateD. distinguish
51.A. kindB. appreciativeC. sensitiveD. relevant
52.A. viceB. ignreC. shiftD. cntinue
53.A. humanB. virtualC. physicalD. permanent
54.A. widenedB. frmedC. brkenD. bridged
55. A. cllegeB. relatinshipC. changeD. cmmunicatin
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
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。
As the weather turns warmer and air becmes 56 (dry), it is recmmended that peple eat fresh vegetables and juicy fruits t keep 57 (them) hydrated (保持水分). Bamb shts are amng the best fds fr this seasn. Bamb shts, a rt vegetable with few calries but lts f fiber, are 58 (wide) harvested and eaten in Zhejiang and Sichuan prvinces 59 the climate is ideal fr bamb grwth. There are many ways 60 (enjy) spring bamb shts, frm nutritius sups t fun snacks. Nw, we’ll take a lk at sme crwd-pleasing bamb sht dishes.
Dishes with bamb shts are enjyed in almst every husehld in eastern China in springtime. An all-time favrite dish and symbl f springtime in Zhejiang is Yan Du Xian, a delicius sup 61 (make) with fresh spring bamb shts, cured prk and fresh prk. In Shanghai, there’s als a famus snack knwn 62 Xiasha Shamai, a steamed dumpling frm Nanhui in the Pudng New Area. 63 (ck) use spring bamb shts and fresh prk as fillings f it. In the Tianmu Muntain regin, there’s
64 appealing lcal dish called hand-peeled bamb (手剥笋) shts, which are cked in salty water and then cled and packaged as a snack. The hand-peeled bamb shts 65 (serve) as a cld appetizer, which are fun t eat.
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
Summer Jbs
Culd yu be an ASSISTANT TEACHER fr
children’s summer camp
Excellent pay fr wrking with children
Wrk with native teachers frm England
English-nly classes
Wrk evenings and weekends fr 2 weeks
Fr mre infrmatin, write t Mr. Smith
假定你是李华, 计划暑假找份兼职工作。下面的招牌广告引起了你的注意, 请写一封申请信。
注意： 1. 字数80词左右； 2. 可适当增加细节使行文流畅。
Dear Mr. Smith,
I’ve read yur advertisement fr
Yurs
Li Hua
第二节：读后续写 (满分 25分)
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。
Last winter, Linda went thrugh a very messy divrce and was very depressed. S she quit her jb and left Ls Angeles, where she encuntered her ex-husband in cllege. She flew t Bstn n the east cast f the US. Later, she settled in a new neighbrhd in East Bstn. Hwever, shrtly afterwards, the cmpany where she wrked went bankrupt (破产). Suffering a series f bitter blws, she fell ill, a severe case f flu. She had t stay at hme fr the whle week, feeling extremely bad and hpeless.
Early ne mrning, Linda lay in bed, feeling painful all ver. Then all f a sudden, there was an upsetting knck n her frnt dr. Struggling ut f the bed, she dragged herself t the windw. There, utside, she saw a yung lady carefully hlding sme leaflets (传单) and a TV set mdel. She knew f a large TV set establishment nearby and assumed a message was abut t be gently delivered. “This is the last thing I need tday.” She muttered t herself and hesitantly pened the dr.
Cughing bitterly, Linda stuck her head ut. “Excuse me, madam...” the yung lady said with a smile. “I’m srry but I am nt the slightest bit interested in any TV whatever.” Linda interrupted her impatiently. “As a matter f fact, I am feeling terribly awful.” “Is there anything I can d fr yu, madam?” the yung lady asked with cncern. "N thanks, just leave me alne.” Linda then shut the dr in her face. The yung lady plitely turned and left in silence.
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右:
2.续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好。
A few hurs later, anther knck.
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Linda was surprised by this lving actin.
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说明：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分, 考试时间120分钟。请将答案答在答题卡上, 交卷时只交答题卡。
第一部分 听力部分（每小题1.5分, 满分30分）
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Why des Jhn cme t Nancy?
A. T ask questins.B. T brrw reference bks.C. T hand in his essay.
2. Where is the man’s envelpe nw?
A. In his rm. B. At the pst ffice. C. At the frnt desk.
3. What will Rsie d next?
A. Read bks. B. Enjy music. C. G shpping.
4. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Strangers. B. C-wrkers. C. Driver and passenger.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A plan. B. An English curse. C. An applicatin
第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟, 听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料, 回答第6至7题。
6. Wh des the man buy a gift fr?
A. His sister. B. His cusin. C. His mther.
7. What will the man buy?
A. A handbag. B. A handkerchief. C. A watch.
听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。
8. What des Alice like best abut her new schl?
A. The teachers. B. The envirnment. C. The fd.
9. What des Alice’s new schl lk like?
A. It is in mdern style. B. It is well equipped. C. It is newly built.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至13题。
10. What encuraged Mr Rberstn t g t the Antarctic?
A. A training curse. B. A prgram. C. A reprt.
11. What was the biggest danger accrding t Mr Rberstn?
A. Falling int ice hles.B. Lsing tuch with thers.
C. Living in extreme temperatures.
12. What caused the funny nise?
A. The wind. B. The plane. C. The device.
13. What was a surprise fr Mr Rberstn and his wife?
A. They culd leave earlier.B. They gt sme fresh fd.C. Smene lived near them.
听第9段材料, 回答第14至17题。
14. Hw des Emily find her first surfing lessn?
A. Discuraging. B. Unfrgettable. C. Exciting.
15. Hw ld is Emily’s brther?
A. 15. B. 22. C. 25.
16. What des Micheal ffer t d?
A. Teach Emily t surf. B. Give Emily a surfbard.C. Talk with Emily’s brther.
17. When will the speakers meet?
A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.
听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。
18. What makes the speaker a frequent visitr t teahuses?
A. Their tea. B. Their atmsphere. C. Their service.
19. What has the speaker dne in the teahuse?
A. Settle an argument.B. Learn Sichuan Opera.C. Talk abut business.
20. Why des the speaker think teahuses have pwerful scial functin?
A. Peple can chat fr a day there.B. They help peple makeup faster.
C. They attract like-minded peple.
第二部分 阅读（共两节, 满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Famus Festivals Wrth Attending in Lndn
BFI Lndn Film Festival
The 66th celebratin f the BFI Lndn Film Festival takes place at Suth Bank and the West End, with sme events als screened n BFI Player after the festival, fr thse wh can't make it in persn. The full prgramme has yet t be annunced, but will include red carpet nights, gala screenings and a special exhibitin.
Tickets: Adults: 50 dllars each; Children under 6:free;Students: half price
Time: 5-10 Octber
Blmsbury Festival
Vitality (活力) is the theme f this year’s Blmsbury Festival, celebrating creativity f the lcals. It begins with a garden party n Stre Street, pens t everyne, and includes guided walks, a silent calligraphy sessin, live music and singing wrkshps, acrss the nine days.
Tickets: Adults:70 dllars each; Children under 6: free; Students: half price
Time:14-23 Octber
Lndn Literature Festival
A highlight f the literary calendar, the annual Lndn Literature Festival at Suthbank Centre never fails t bring in big names. Minnie Driver, Graham Nrtn, Rb Delaney, Nick Cave and Greta Thunberg all feature this year, alng with creative wrkshps and games, kids' events, and a chance t hear frm the newly-annunced Bker Prize Winner.
Tickets: Adults: 80 dllars each; Children under 6:free;Students: half price
Time: 20-30 Octber
EFG Lndn Jazz Festival
Get dwn with the trumpets (小号) as the EFG Lndn Jazz Festival returns. It takes place at areas including Barbican, Ryal Festival Hall and Cadgan Hall, and the prgramme features Suth African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, cmpser and saxphnist Binker Glding, and Malian singer-sngwriter and guitarist Fatu Mata Diawara.
Tickets:Adults:100 dllars each; Children under 6: free; Students: half price
Time:11-20 Nvember
21.Which festival lasts the lngest?
A. BFI Lndn Film Festival. B. Blmsbury Festival.
C. Lndn Literature Festival.D.EFG Lndn Jazz Festival.
22.What des Blmsbury Festival aim t celebrate this year?
A.The lcals' creativity.B.Red carpet nights.
C.The beautiful garden.D.Big names in literature.
23.Hw much will a cuple with their 2-year-ld sn pay fr EFG Lndn Jazz Festival?
A.70 dllars.B.100 dllars. C.200 dllars.D.250 dllars.
B
I finally climbed int bed at 1: 20 in the mrning. My friends had helped me celebrate my 31st birthday in the basement apartment, where I lived.
Earlier in the day I had prepared fr the unlikely event f a fld. We are abut a third f a mile frm the banks f the Ahr River. It had been raining buckets that week and the gvernment had sent ut a fld warning, thugh nt fr where I was. Still, I'd placed sandbags n the flr utside my garden dr and put electrnics n tables. "Silly br!" My friends laughed at me fr ding that, but I thught, why take a chance?
As I drifted ff t sleep, I was awakened by the sund f rushing water, as if I were lying beside a waterfall. When I gt ff the bed, I was shcked that cld water was rising fast. In darkness, I grabbed my cellphne and turned n the flashlight. When I stepped ut f the bedrm, I saw water shting thrugh the gaps f the dr.
I began t panic. I knew I had t get ut—fast! In bare feet, I started t make my way t the nly escape: the dr that led upstairs t the main flr. Finally I made it t the dr and tried several times t-pull it pen even just a little bit, but the rushing water shut it again. I lked arund fr anything I culd use t keep it pen. There in the crner was a cat rack (架子). I tk it and, nce again, pened the dr, thrwing the cat rack between the dr and the frame (门框) t keep the dr frm shutting. Finally, I managed t make a gap just wide enugh t squeeze (挤) thrugh and make it int the hallway.
I leaped n t the stairs and ran utside. I std there in the darkness, wet thrugh. What was nce a lvely street was nw a waterscape, with flating ruins instead f peple and cars. The river had drwned(淹没) the neighbrhd!
24. What des the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 imply?
A. Better safe than srry.B. It never rains but it purs.
C. A lst chance never returns.D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
25. What was the authr ding when water flded in?
A. Celebrating his birthday.B. Sleeping in the basement.
C. Placing sandbags by the dr.D. Playing with electrnic devices.
26. Which f the fllwing might be the mst difficult fr the authr during the escape?
A. Making his way t the dr.B. Finding a cat rack.
C. Keeping the dr frm shutting.D. Squeezing thrugh the gap.
27. Hw did the authr feel when standing n the street?
A. Sad and shcked. B. Annyed and anxius.
C. Surprised and disappinted. D. Puzzled and awkward.
C
In a plicy address t lawmakers, Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumi Kishida, said the cuntry’s ppulatin prblem was a case f slving the issue “nw r never”, and that it “simply cannt wait any lnger because it can affect scial functins”.
“In thinking f the sustainability and inclusiveness f ur natin’s ecnmy and sciety, we place child care supprt as ur mst imprtant plicy,” he said, adding that he wants the gvernment t duble its spending n child-related prgrams, and that a new gvernment agency wuld be set up in April t fcus n the issue.
Japan has ne f the lwest birth rates in the wrld, and it recrded fewer than 800,000 births in 2022 fr the first time since recrds began in 1899. The cuntry als has ne f the highest life expectancies in the wrld; in 2020, nearly ne in 1,500 peple in Japan were age 100 r lder, accrding t gvernment data.
These trends have driven a grwing ppulatin prblem, with a rapidly aging sciety, a shrinking wrkfrce and nt enugh yung peple t fill the gaps in the stagnating(停滞)ecnmy. The cuntry’s high cst f living, limited space and lack f child care supprt in cities make it difficult t raise children, meaning fewer cuples are having kids. Experts pint t the pessimism yung peple in Japan hld twards the future, many frustrated with wrk pressure and ecnmic stagnatin.
Hw abut ther parts f East Asia? Suth Krea recently brke its wn recrd fr the wrld’s lwest birth rate, with data frm Nvember 2023 shwing a Suth Krean wman will have an average f 0.79 children in her lifetime — far belw the 2.1 needed t maintain a stable ppulatin. Japan’s birth rate stands at 1.3, while the United States is at 1.6. Meanwhile, China’s ppulatin shrank in 2022 fr the first time, adding pressure t its ecnmic grwth.
28. Hw des the Japanese gvernment feel abut the falling birth rate?
A. Surprised. B. Wrried.C. Embarrassed. D. Cnfused.
29. Which f the fllwing has led the birth rate in Japan t decline?
A. The varius stresses f life.B. The high life expectancies.
C. The shrtage f wrkfrce.D. The rapidly aging sciety.
30. What are the statistics in the last paragraph used t shw?
A. Ignrance f the birth rate.B. Serius ppulatin crisis.
C. Weak care services fr children.D. Ptential harm t wmen’s health.
31. In which sectin f a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Sciety. B. Health. C. Educatin. D. Science.
D
In the time befre air-cnditining, suthern China's sky wells played a key rle in keeping peple's hmes cl. Culd they d it again tday?
A skywell, r "tian jing", is atypical characteristic f traditinal hmes in suthern and eastern China. Different frm a nrthern Chinese curtyard, r "yuan zi", a skywell is smaller and less pen t the utdr envirnment. Its size and design differ frm place t place.
Skywells were designed t cl buildings at a time well befre air-cnditining existed. When wind blws abve a skywell huse, it can enter the indr space thrugh the pening. Because utdr air is ften cler than indr air, the incming wind travels dwn the walls t the lwer stries and create airflws by replacing warmer indr air, which rises and leaves thrugh the pening.
Althugh skywell buildings have existed in China fr hundreds f years, in recent times they have ften been frgtten by peple wh prefer mdern buildings. Over the past tw decades, hwever, skywell buildings have been making a cmeback.
Yu Yuhng, 55, has spent mre than 30 years restring (修复) skywell hmes in Wuyuan cunty f Jiangxi prvince, apart f the ld Huizhu. One f the skywell hmes restred by Yu is in the village f Yan, in Wuyuan cunty. The deserted 300-year-ld huse was bught by Edward Gawne, a frmer marketing directr frm the UK, and his Chinese wife, Lia Minx in, in 2015. The cuple turned the three-strey huse int a 14-rm htel with the help f Yu. They kept the spaces surrunding the sky wells in their riginal state: pen and with natural airflw. Gawne says that even withut air cnditining the skywell areas are very cmfrtable in summer.
Yu says he expects sky wells t be mre and mre ppular amng yunger generatins especially as sustainability becmes an imprtant element fr new buildings.
32. What d we knw abut the sky wells?
A. They had the same size and design.
B. They were cmmnly seen thrughut China.
C. They acted as air-cnditiners in the summer.
D. They were fully pen t the utdrs like curtyard.
33. What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A. When sky wells appeared.B. What sky wells lk like.
C. Why sky wells are n lnger ppular.D. Hw sky wells cl buildings.
34. What did the cuple d with the centuries-ld huse?
A. They enlarged its rms.B. They mved the skywell.
C. They pulled it dwn and rebuilt it.
D. They kept part f its architectural characteristic.
35. What's the main idea f this text?
A. The cmeback f sky wells.
B. An intrductin t an expert in sky wells.
C. The preservatin f traditinal Chinese architecture.
D. The influence f mdernizatin n ancient buildings.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hw t Wrk ut Yur Wrries by Writing
Smething trubling yu? Yu shuld write abut it. Research shws that peple wh write abut a difficult situatin ften shw imprved mental and physical health.
36 It is a specific technique, and it’s different frm writing in a jurnal. The idea is t reflect hnestly and thughtfully n a particular challenge.
Hundreds f studies ver several decades have lked at the ptential benefits f expressive writing. It can strengthen the immune system, including fr peple with illnesses such as flu, cancer and depressin.
37
Expressive writing wrks because it allws yu t make meaning ut f a painful experience, experts say. 38 Then translating that experience int language frces yu t rganize yur thughts. And creating a narrative gives yu a sense f cntrl.
But expressive writing isn’t a magical cure-all slutin. 39 And peple cping with a severe injury r depressin may nt find it useful t d n their wn, withut therapy (治疗).
Yet it can be a pwerful tl fr many, in large part because it helps prevent the secrecy peple ften feel abut an injury, as well as their reluctance t face emtins.
40 Thinking r talking abut an event can lead t reflecting, where yu becme lst in yur emtins. Writing frces yu t slw dwn. The mere act f labeling a feeling—f putting wrds t an emtin—can lessen the nervus activity in the threat area f the brain. Writing can increase smene’s acceptance f his experience, and acceptance is calming.
A. Why write?
B. What if yu dn’t write?
C. Expressive writing gave peple the curage t face fears.
D. It shuldn’t be used as a replacement fr ther treatments.
E. It can als help reduce pain and imprve md, sleep and memry.
F. The first imprtant step is t recgnize what it is that is bthering yu.
G. Psychlgists refer t writing abut an unpleasant experience as ”expressive writing“.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Fr the past 18 years, my daughter has been arund me all the time. Nw that she is in cllege, the 41 f ur relatinship has ttally changed and ur relatinship is cmpletely 42 . I'm nt ging t be there every mrning t have breakfast with her. I wn't knw when she's mad r when she's happy. Here's a little stry f ur new 43 .
A week ag, my daughter wanted t 44 s she called me during the day as I was in meetings. I 45 her later n, but she was in class. At midnight, she reached ut 46 t ask if we culd talk. Well, guess what? I was 47 . I thught we wuld talk the next day, but she was nt 48 ...
Research shws that parents are 49 when their children are grwn up, but fr me that is when I start t get cncerned. I am always left t 50 . hw can I, as a parent, remain 51 t my daughter t guide, supprt and lve thrugh life's changes?
We may have t 52 the way we cmmunicate. My daughter encuraged me t g digital. That's hw I ventured int the wrld f scial media, fllwing her updates and ccasinally sharing my wn experiences. Thrugh this 53 presence, the physical gap is 54 and I feel I still have an active rle in her life. This experience serves as a reminder that 55 , hwever scary, hlds the prmise f grwth in ur shared jurney.
41.A. prblemB. prgressC. galD. cntext
42.A. cldB. specialC. differentD. casual
43.A. nrmalB. ideaC. apprachD. slutin
44.A. catch upB. take verC. check utD. break away
45.A. visitedB. tuchedC. triedD. emailed
46.A. by taxiB. by textC. in privateD. in persn
47.A. stupidB. angryC. excitedD. asleep
48.A. availableB. interestedC. readyD. guilty
49.A. saddestB. busiestC. happiestD. best
50.A. decideB. wnderC. investigateD. distinguish
51.A. kindB. appreciativeC. sensitiveD. relevant
52.A. viceB. ignreC. shiftD. cntinue
53.A. humanB. virtualC. physicalD. permanent
54.A. widenedB. frmedC. brkenD. bridged
55. A. cllegeB. relatinshipC. changeD. cmmunicatin
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
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。
As the weather turns warmer and air becmes 56 (dry), it is recmmended that peple eat fresh vegetables and juicy fruits t keep 57 (them) hydrated (保持水分). Bamb shts are amng the best fds fr this seasn. Bamb shts, a rt vegetable with few calries but lts f fiber, are 58 (wide) harvested and eaten in Zhejiang and Sichuan prvinces 59 the climate is ideal fr bamb grwth. There are many ways 60 (enjy) spring bamb shts, frm nutritius sups t fun snacks. Nw, we’ll take a lk at sme crwd-pleasing bamb sht dishes.
Dishes with bamb shts are enjyed in almst every husehld in eastern China in springtime. An all-time favrite dish and symbl f springtime in Zhejiang is Yan Du Xian, a delicius sup 61 (make) with fresh spring bamb shts, cured prk and fresh prk. In Shanghai, there’s als a famus snack knwn 62 Xiasha Shamai, a steamed dumpling frm Nanhui in the Pudng New Area. 63 (ck) use spring bamb shts and fresh prk as fillings f it. In the Tianmu Muntain regin, there’s
64 appealing lcal dish called hand-peeled bamb (手剥笋) shts, which are cked in salty water and then cled and packaged as a snack. The hand-peeled bamb shts 65 (serve) as a cld appetizer, which are fun t eat.
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
Summer Jbs
Culd yu be an ASSISTANT TEACHER fr
children’s summer camp
Excellent pay fr wrking with children
Wrk with native teachers frm England
English-nly classes
Wrk evenings and weekends fr 2 weeks
Fr mre infrmatin, write t Mr. Smith
假定你是李华, 计划暑假找份兼职工作。下面的招牌广告引起了你的注意, 请写一封申请信。
注意： 1. 字数80词左右； 2. 可适当增加细节使行文流畅。
Dear Mr. Smith,
I’ve read yur advertisement fr
Yurs
Li Hua
第二节：读后续写 (满分 25分)
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。
Last winter, Linda went thrugh a very messy divrce and was very depressed. S she quit her jb and left Ls Angeles, where she encuntered her ex-husband in cllege. She flew t Bstn n the east cast f the US. Later, she settled in a new neighbrhd in East Bstn. Hwever, shrtly afterwards, the cmpany where she wrked went bankrupt (破产). Suffering a series f bitter blws, she fell ill, a severe case f flu. She had t stay at hme fr the whle week, feeling extremely bad and hpeless.
Early ne mrning, Linda lay in bed, feeling painful all ver. Then all f a sudden, there was an upsetting knck n her frnt dr. Struggling ut f the bed, she dragged herself t the windw. There, utside, she saw a yung lady carefully hlding sme leaflets (传单) and a TV set mdel. She knew f a large TV set establishment nearby and assumed a message was abut t be gently delivered. “This is the last thing I need tday.” She muttered t herself and hesitantly pened the dr.
Cughing bitterly, Linda stuck her head ut. “Excuse me, madam...” the yung lady said with a smile. “I’m srry but I am nt the slightest bit interested in any TV whatever.” Linda interrupted her impatiently. “As a matter f fact, I am feeling terribly awful.” “Is there anything I can d fr yu, madam?” the yung lady asked with cncern. "N thanks, just leave me alne.” Linda then shut the dr in her face. The yung lady plitely turned and left in silence.
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右:
2.续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好。
A few hurs later, anther knck.
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Linda was surprised by this lving actin.
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