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1??A

As a newly-added Olympic sport, surfing is attracting more attention than ever before. Here is aselection of the top surfing destinations across America.

Delaware

Coastal Delaware offers plenty of fun waves along the shore of several cute towns. Due to the?waves crashing close to the shore, Dewey beach is also a global skim boarding hotspot and happens to be the eastcoast capital for the sport. If you're planning a visit, check out the popular"Summer Vibes”festival for some beach fun.

1. What is the most suitable time fok surfers to enjoy beach fun in Delaware?

• A. January.
• B. August.?
• C. October.
• D. December.

Atlantic City, New Jersey

When world-famous surfer and 0lympic Gold medalist Duke Kahanamoku, often referred to as"thefather of surfing,"visited the mainland United States in the early 1900s, he rode his longboard off the coastof Atlantic City. The beaches here are wide and beautiful—and locals catch waves year-round.

The Rockaways, New York

Located a short distance from Manhattan, The Rockaways attracts new and experienced surfers from across the globe. Be sure to come prepared in winter with a wet suit, while summer brings much warmerwater temperatures. Afterwards, explore the town as there's plenty of cafes，boutiques，and restaurants steps from the sand.

2. What are you advised to do in the Rockaways?

• A. Surf with Olympic Gold medalists.
• B. Check out the surfing festival for fun.
• C. Explbre the ancient town on the beach.
• D. Gh prepared for the cold water in winter.?

Cocoa Beach, Florida

Situated about 45 minutes from Orlando, Cocoa Beach is a renowned surf town that's home to two ofthe world's best surfers (Caroline Marks and Kelly Slater) and a favorite for surfers of all levels. This family-friendly town has lots of activities for everyone. When you're not in the water, you can stroll the Historic Cocoa Village and its shops, pafes, and galleries.

3. Which destination best suits a household?

• A. CocoaBeach.?
• B. The Rockaways.
• C. Atlantic City.
• D. Delaware.

2??B

“Have you checked the oil in the car?”my father used to say to me, his version of “Hello, hope youare well.”Sometimes our phone calls would begin with an inquiry about the oil and end with an inquiryabout the oil, with not a lot in between.

Fathers have a lot of love to give, but it's often supplied through the medium of practical advice. The affectionate phrase “You made my life better from the moment you were born”may be rarely heard but there is the more common "I'll hold the ladder while you get the leaves off the roof."

• medium：n. 媒介，方法（pl. media）

4. According to the passage, how do fathers usually show their affection?

• A. By inquiring their kids'car.
• B. By doing rather than saying.
• C. By offering helpful advice.?
• D. By accompanying their kids.

Why can't we fathers just say "l love you” or “It's great to see you”? The point is: That’s exactly what we are saying. You just have to translate from the language that is Fatherlish. Listen closely enough and the phrase "l love you” can be heard in the lengthier “I could come around Saturday and replace the silicon seal around the base of your toilet because I reckon that thing is getting really smelly."

• lengthier：adj. 漫長的，冗長的

5. Why does the author mention his first road trip?

• A. To exemplify the unique parental concern.?
• B. To provide some background knowledge.
• C. To explain the reasons for my mocking.
• D. To present my father's funny speech.

When I was 17, I went on my first road trip. My father stood on the corner in the predawn of a cold morning to bid us farewell. "Highways are dangerous," he said, "so don't try overtaking anything faster than a horse and buggy. And take a break every two hours. And every time you stop for gas, you really should check the oil.” At the time we thought his speech was funny and would chant “horse-and-buggy" every time I floored the accelerator.

Dad's long gone now. But after all these years, I realize that had I owned a copy of the Fatherlish-to-English dictionary, I'd have understood that the speech my friend and I so casually mocked was simply Dad's attempt at affection.

6. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

• A. My father has gone somewhere faraway.
• B. I regretted making fun of my father's speech.?
• C. I owned a copy of Fatherlish-to-English dictionary.
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• D. My father's speech got across to me when I was 17.
• get across：使…理解

7. Which words can best describe the author's father?

• A. Caring and considerate.?
• B. Devoted and generous.
• C. Talkative and humorous.
• D. Knowledgeable and diligent.

3??C

A study of 8 different experiments showed that our brains tend to prefer addition rather than subtraction when it comes to finding solutions—in many cases, it seems we just don't consider the strategy of taking something away at all.

8. What doesothe underlined word “subtraction”in paragraph 1 refer to?

• A. Removal.?：移除的
• B. Moderation.
• C. Refusal.
• D. Solution.

The researchers found that this preference for adding was noticeable in three situations in particular: when people were under higher cognitive（認(rèn)知的）load, when there was less time to consider the other options, and when volunteers didn't get a specific reminder that subtracting was an option. In one of the experiments, participants were asked to improve a Lego structure so that it was able to take more weight. Half the volunteers were reminded that they could take away bricks as well as add them, and half weren't. In the group that got the reminder, 61 percent solved the problem by taking away a brick—which was amuch faster and more efficient way of making the structure stable. In the group that didn't get the reminder, only 41 percent went for the removing bricks approach.

• load：n. 負(fù)荷，量

9. In which situation do people prefer adding?

• A. When they are under high pressure.
• B. When they lack cognitive ability.
• C. When they are specially reminded.
• remain：v. 提醒
• D. When they are hurried to decide.?

10. What were participants required to do in the experiment?

• A. Re-shape Lego bricks.
• B. Take Lego bricks away.
• C. Move the Lego structure.
• D. Stabilize the Lego structure.?

“Additive ideas come to mind quickly and easily, but subtractive ideas require more cognitive effort,”says psychologist Benjamin Converse, from the University of Virginia. "Because people are often movingfast and working with the first ideas that come to mind, they end up accepting additive solutions without considering subtraction at all.”

The researchers have a few ideas about what mig be going on. Our brains might find additivechanges easier to process perhaps, or we might be associating adding with ideas of something that's biggerand therefore better in our subconscious. There might also be associations in our minds with the current status being something that needs to be maintained as much as possible—and taking something away is arguably more destructive to the current status than adding something new.

The researchers say their work is important in a much broader sense: for institutions looking to streamline（簡化）, for example, and even for the human race looking for ways to better manage the planet's resources.

11. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

• A. The ways to make additive changes.
• B. The effects of taking something away.
• C. The reasons for brains preferring addition.?
• D. The importance of maintaining current status.

4??D

Efforts to preserve the Amazon rain forest, which supports immense biodiversity and locks away tonsof climate threatening carbon，are growing more urgent as the ecosystem's destruction accelerates. Indigenous（當(dāng)?shù)氐模﹑eoples have been trying to protect the region by patrolling（巡邏）their territorial boundaries for illegal activities. But rapid deforestation continues.

A recent study shows that combining on-the-ground monitoring with satellite data and smartphonetechnology could help put the brakes on Amazon deforestationy-, and potentially that of forests elsewhere.

Illegal logging, agriculture and coca cultivation particularly threaten the Amazon in the PeruvianIndigenous communities and outsiders are often the guilprits（罪魁禍?zhǔn)祝? The research team wondered / if providing training / for local people / to use satellite-based “early deforestation alerts”could help. The scientists collaborated with 76 Indigenous communities, 36 of which participated in using these alerts to watch over the forest. Over the next two years these trained participants were paid to work as forest monitors and received monthly alerts via the app when satellite data indicated local forest losses. Monitorsinvestigated alerts, patrolled for deforestation in other areas and reported confirmed losses back to their communities, which decided whether to deal with the culprits on their own or inform state authorities.

The researchers analyzed the same forest-loss satellite data from the given time period in all 76communities. They found the early-alert program reduced forest loss by 8.4 hectares in the first two year—a 52% reduction compared with the average loss in the control communities.

Experts say this approach to tackling Amazonian deforestation looks promising. "Would this work inall communities that have high risk of deforestation? Given the results, it's werth ady." says CatherineTucker, a researcher at the University of Florida. “ZBut some communities may not have access to there sources needed for such a program, or their erritoris may hold valuable minerals that would increase the risk of deforestation by outsiders despite monitoring efforts," wrote Francisco Hernandez Cayetanc a community member involved in the research, "we as Indigenous peoples ask the world for support."

12. Why did the research team conduct the program?

• A. To stop carbon being locked away.
• B. To tackle Amazon deforestation.?
• C. To monitor satellite movement.
• D. To control illegal activities.

13. How does the community-based monitoring work?

• A. Ry offering locals training in using a smartphone app.
• B. By combining local monitoring with smartphone alerts.?
• C. By organizing native people to fight against the outsiders.
• D. By equipping local forest with satellite data and monitors.

14. What is Catherine Tucker's attitude toward the approach to preventing deforestation?

• A. Pessimistic.
• B. Objective.?
• C. Approving.
• D. Conventional.

15.Which can be the best title for the text?

• A. Local Monitors Trained for Forest Loss.
• 缺技術(shù)層面
• B. Satellite Data Cure Deforestation.
• C. Outsiders Are to Blame for Forest Loss.
• D. Smart Patrol Fights Deforestation.?

5??七選五閱讀

How to Have an Attractive Personality

Being attractive comes more from your personality than your appearance， and demonstrating an attractive personality is key to having lasting relationships. 16 F. Actually, developing engaging personalities is not that far out of reach. The following tips help fosteryour ability to fascinate others.

• Laugh at yourself. If you make a fool of yourself, laugh at yourself instead of feeling embarrassed. It shows that you're comfortable in your skin. A sinsebroaker or stress reliever, but don't uin a seriousdelightful to be with. 17 C. Remember, there is a time and place for humor. lt is a great ice-breaker or stress reliever, but don't ruin a serious conversation with inappropriate jokes.
• Speak sincerely. Tell people the truth. if you cant comahe it When neople ask for your opinion, youit than to have to tell them last minute that you cif t onaden't like vour friends shirt respond with,"should be honest. 18 E. Focus on these rather than what you're self-conscious about. For-instance, if you don't like your friend's shirt, respond with,"I really like you in blue instead,"rather than, "I hate it, it's ugly."
• 19 B. Make laughing a priority. lf you see value in making others laugh and keep yourself positive, you'll be a happier person, making others drawn to you as a result. A great way to remind you to laugl daily jokes on your phone or email. Set them for a time of day when you notice you rselfstart drained.
• Have confidence in your body. You don't have to have the "perfect body”to be confident in it. People will be more attracted to you if you dress well and carry yourself well. If you need a little boost, place post-its around your mirror that remind you of the charming parts of your body. 20 E. Focus on these rather than what you're self-conscious about.
• A. Speak in a positive way.
• B. Make laughing a priority.
• C. Remember, there is a time and place for humor.
• D. There is difference between being frank and rude, though.
• E. Focus on these rather than what you're self-conscious about.
• F. Actually, developing engaging personalities is not that far out of reach.
• G. But having charming appearance is only skin-deep and far from enough.

6??完形填空

Alvin, 66,was deep in the woods in Grand Cane last December when something like litter on the ground caught his eye. It was a 21?broken balloon with a note attached.

• litter：n. 垃圾

“Dear Santa," the note?22 read. "My name is Luna.Four years old.This year I have been?23 nice. I would like candy, Spider-Man ball, My Little Pony. With love, Luna."

• read：v. 寫著

Alvin's heart hammered in his chest. It reminded him of his childhood wish. He smiled and set out to 24?fulfill Luna's wish. He posted a photo of the balloon and the Christmas wish list on his Facebook asking for help 25?locating the sender.

• hammer：v. 用錘子敲擊

Meanwhile,Gonzalez, the mother of four-year old Luna, had no idea that such a(n) 26 effort was underway. It had been a hard year for her family as COVID-19 spread. On a 27 particularly tough day last December, she 28 came up with the idea of having Luna send a letter to Santa by releasing a balloon. They enjoyed a 29 modest Christmas together, and then the calendar turned to a new year.

• modest：adj. 謙遜的；適中的，不太貴的；樸素的

One day, Gonzalez received a call saying that someone had found Luna's balloon. Her jaw 30 dropped. She logged on to Facebook and saw Alvin's?31 post. She called Alvin and finally agreed to let Alvir her daughter's wish list.

“Santa dropped your balloon 32 by accident," Gonzalez tola Luna, “but one of his elves（精靈）found it.” Not long after that, Luna received three boxes' worth of?33 with a note signed “Alvin the Elf.?”

Now, having received so much 34 generosity, Gonzalez and her girl intend to pay it forward this year. After all, when Alvin could have just 35?thrown that balloon in the trash, he went more than the extra mile.

• trash：n. 垃圾桶

7??語法填空

Winter sports were already popular in China a thousand years ago in the form of Bingxi（冰嬉）, or play on ice. Bingxi as 36 a form of performance for the court began in the Song Dynast and reached its peak during Qing. A Bingxi painting in the collection of the Palace Museum portrays scenes of Bingxi during the Qing Dynasty. A closer look at the painting will show that there are many 37 similarities（similarity）between how ancient Chinese people enjoyed games on ice and modern day 38 competitive（compete）events at the Winter Olympic Games.

ln the painting, the emperor, 39 seated（seat） inside his ice bed, was watching skaters compete 40 fiercely（fierce）. Three types of ice skating were performed, the first one of 41 which is speed race, away similar to modern speed skating. Participants raced to the emperor's ice bed from 2 to 3 kilometers away. 42 Whoever reached the emperor first won first prize. The second is figure skating. Jumps, spins and pair workmoves common in modern day figure skating can all be found in the painting.The third is the soccer on ice.Participants in two teams skated, kicked and tried to score goals. If the “tool” for scoring goals 43 is changed（change）from legs to sticks, it is highly comparable to hockey.

To this day, the interest 44 in winter sports in Chinese people has never decreased. Eachwinter, in Beihai and Shichahai of Beijing, people are still enjoying 45 their（they）forms of Bingxi.