【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
The life expectancy is the length of time that a person is normally likely to live. As it increases nowadays, the average person lives beyond the age of retirement. As a result, the elderly make up an ever-increasing percentage of society, which makes it more important to make effort to improve the lives of senior citizens.
First of all, one way would be to make sure that the elderly have enough money on which to live. Obviously, when a person stops working, they still require a source of income to cover their basic needs such as food, accommodation and heating. A clear solution to the problem is for the government to make sure that the state pension(养老金) is enough for these needs.
Measures should also be taken to overcome the health problems the elderly face. The government should also provide access to the best health care available, which may necessitate paying for residential homes where the elderly can have round-the-clock nursing, or, at least, providing medication free of charge to all people over a certain age.
If we try to address the problem of social isolation (社交孤立), the lives of old people could be improved. If we organize trips for the elderly to community centers, visits from social workers, their problem of loneliness can be reduced a lot which marks the lives of so many old people living alone and far from their families.
The last helpful suggestion is to change the attitude of the community towards its older members, who are all too often seen as a burden on society. We need to be taught from an early age to respect the views of old people, and appreciate their broader experience of life. This would help society as a whole, and encourage appreciation of the role that old people can still play today.
（1）What does underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A.time
B.retirement
C.life expectancy
D.age
（2）What factors affected the old people's life?
a. the state pension
b. the basic needs
c. the attitude of the community
d. the experience of life
e. social isolation
f. medical care
A.b, c, d, e
B.a, b, c, d
C.a, c, e, f
D.c, d, e, f
（3）According to the last suggestion, the old people ___________.
A.should be respected by all of us
B.may be regarded as our heavy burden
C.must change their attitude to the community
D.have to gather more life experience

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
In the spring of my career, I found myself questioning the choice of my life's work. The students did not appear to be motivated; the paperwork was overwhelming (巨大的) and the constant changes of educational direction were discouraging. But I just could not bring myself to do anything else. “Next year,” I would say, “next year I will switch jobs, make more money and have far less stress.” Next year just never came. I am now in my forties. And while I am no longer in the classroom or at the schoolhouse, I remain an educator. It finally dawns on me that there is no other profession that will let me change children's minds and have an impact on their future. For every student that finally “got it”, for every new teacher that said, “You inspired me to stay,” I get the raise that has never quite made it to my paycheck.
I was on a plane recently and the flight attendant asked my name. When I told him, he said, “I knew that was you! You taught at my elementary school. You made me take my cap off in the building and told me I was handsome.” He then paused and said, “I think I kept my hat on until you saw me, just so I could get that compliment (赞美). Thank you for making me feel special.”
We have now entered an age where nothing is private and secrets are hard to keep. Your “friends” are counted by simply clicking a button. Face-to-face interactions are seen by many as unnecessary and time-consuming. Of course, we can do anything online, including teaching and learning. But I guess I am just old school. I want to look into your eyes when the answer finally dawns on you.
（1）From the first paragraph, we can learn that the author ________.
A.never wanted to change the job
B.wasn't a success as a teacher
C.doesn't regret being an educator
D.was not happy with her paycheck
（2）The author told us the experience in Paragraph 2 mainly to show ________.
A.feedback on teachers' classes from students
B.the friendship between teachers and students
C.an important role praise plays in people's life
D.the great influence teachers have on students
（3）What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.The author is out of fashion in today's world.
B.The author still prefers face-to-face communication.
C.The author thinks online communication is boring.
D.The author suggests that people stay away from the Internet.
（4）What could be the author's purpose in writing the text?
A.To make a summary of her teaching career.
B.To express her views on the Internet.
C.To show the influence of a teacher.
D.To share her belief as a teacher.

—You bet. It is discipline and drive ________ can increase your limits ________ it comes to inner strength.

A. which, that B. that, what

C. that, when D. what, when

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
People who smoke could lose around one third of their everyday memory, researchers say.
A study by a team at the University of Northumbria has shown that smokers lose more of their memory when compared to non-smokers. And the research also found that those who kicked the habit saw their ability to recollect information restored to almost the same level as non-smokers.
The study involved more than seventy 18-to 25-year-old volunteers and included a tour of the university's campus. Those who took part were asked to recall(回忆；回想)small details, such as music acts listed to play at the students' union and tasks completed at various points---known as a real-world memory test.
Smokers performed badly, remembering just 59 percent of tasks. But those who had given up smoking remembered 74 percent and those who had never smoked recalled 81 percent of tasks.
Dr. Tom Heffernan, who leads Northumbria University's Collaboration for Drug and Alcohol Research Group, said the findings would be useful in anti-smoking campaigns. He said, “Given that there are up to 10 million smokers in the UK and as many as 45 million in America, it's important to understand the effects that smoking has on everyday cognitive function.”
This is the first time that a study has set out to examine whether giving up smoking has an effect on memory. We already know that giving up smoking has huge health benefits to the body, but this study also shows how stopping smoking can bring a series of benefits to cognitive function. The research will now investigate the effects of second-hand smoking on memory, while Dr. Heffernan will look into third-hand smoking, such as toxins (毒素) left on curtains and furniture.
（1）What would be the best title for the passage?
A.The Effects That Smoking Has on Health
B.New Research on Third-Hand Smoking
C.Smokers Have Much Worse Everyday Memory
D.Anti-Smoking Campaigns Are Active Around the World
（2）The underlined words, “kicked the habit”, in the second paragraph can be replaced by “___________”.
A.giving up smoking
B.smoked at times
C.smoked regularly
D.hated smoking
（3）What was the real-world memory test like?
A.It needed young volunteers to complete some tasks.
B.It was about making a tour of the university's campus.
C.It needed volunteers to act at the students' union.
D.It involved a tour and a process of recalling some details.
（4）We can learn from the passage that ___________.
A.America has twice as many smokers as the UK
B.the research findings will help anti-smoking campaigns
C.the effects of second-hand smoking on memory have been found by the study
D.those who have stopped smoking have as good a memory as non-smokers

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
There are 115 distinct (独特的) species of pine trees with 35 native to North America. Pines are defined as evergreens with long, needle-like leaves and are only native to the northern hemisphere. Pine trees are an adaptable and tough species that can survive in many conditions where other plants cannot. The average pine tree is 45 to 60 feet tall, but some are nearly twice as high.
Western White Pine
The western white pine grows the tallest of any pine tree, reaching up to 110 feet in height. They have blue-green needles arranged in bundles (束) of five and produce a long cone (球果).
Bristlecone Pine
The bristlecone pine grows slowly, reaching about 20 feet tall. It is one of the oldest species of pine.
Mexican Pine
The Mexican pine can grow to 50 feet tall, with long, slender needles that drape (下垂) off it like a weeping willow (柳树). Often nicknamed the “willow pine”, it is native to Mexico. Its leaves can droop up to 12 inches long.
Sugar Pine
The sugar pine is another of the large pine species, such as the bull pine, but it also has the largest cones of any pine species, at 10 to 20 inches long. It grows from Oregon to California and is often used for construction.
Jack Pine
The jack pine is one of the smallest species of pine with rare leaves. Compared with the pines mentioned above, it doesn't seem to belong in the family. It is considered a member of the scrub-pine family; it prefers sandy soil.
（1）From the first paragraph, we know that pines ___________.
A.are native to North America
B.are very adaptable
C.can grow to 60 feet tall at most
D.usually grow in tough conditions
（2）Which of the following pines is often used as a building material?
A.The Mexican pine
B.The bristlecone pine
C.The sugar pine
D.The jack pine
（3）The Mexican pine ___________.
A.is the oldest species of pine
B.produces a long cone
C.has willow-like needles
D.prefers sandy soil
（4）We can learn from the passage that ___________.
A.the Mexican pine has the longest leaves
B.the jack pine doesn't seem to belong to the same family as the other pine trees
C.the bull pine is a kind of little pine tree
D.all the pine trees mentioned have a great number of leaves

【题目】第24届冬季运动会将于2022年2月在北京和张家口市联合举行，现面向社会招募志愿者。假如你是李华，请根据自己的情况写一封100词左右的英文申请信。内容包括：
1）热爱体育；
2）英语流利；
3）性格外向开朗，有组织能力。
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have heard the news that you are recruiting volunteers for the Winter Olympic Games to be held in 2022.
……
Yours,
Li Hua

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Everyone has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very (anger) about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods (call) red hots for their color and their spicy taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, (especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a (light) kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the (twenty) century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful(深情的). Someone who is blue is very sad.

【题目】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。
Here are some tips that will help you get rid of anxiety over being phoneless or reduce your risk of phone addiction.
Disable the Internet connection. Take up your courage to disable the Internet connection on your smartphone. Needless to say, you will save o lot of cash on it.
Find your passion. Find your dream job and you will leave your “best friend” at least for a while. If you have nothing to do at home, try a new hobby that will distract you from all those apps and social media.
Purchase an ordinary phone. No smartphones. No iphones. Remember those times when we used phones in emergency situations only or when we wanted to invite someone to a party.
Don't let the fear control you. Claim your joy. I can only speak for myself here, but I think that a smartphone is one of the worst inventions. It's useful and helpful at times, but it has ruined many happy lives and relationships. That's because we allow our phones to control us.
The fear of being phoneless is a serious problem. It's like drug or cigarette addiction. If you want to change your life, sell your expensive smartphone, buy an ordinary one, and become a sociable person. There are so many wonderful people that can bring joy into our life. Chatting online is great, but chatting in real life is best.
A. Free your mind.
B. Choose other electronic devices.
C. Keep your mind sharp and alert.
D. Beat your social butterfly wings.
E. Those who love their jobs never feel exhausted and bored.
F. Thus, you'll spend less time with your phone and more time in real life.
G. I bet some of you remember times when few people had a phone at home.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
When I was a child, I had to go to church and obey many other rules, though these rules at times caused resentment (怨恨). Perhaps the most extreme parenting decision my parents made for my four brothers and sisters and me was to create a home environment without a television.
We hated this decision at that time, because there was seemingly no way to keep this embarrassing fact a secret at school. Naturally, simple pleasures like cartoons, football games, and movies became huge novelties (新奇事物). I would go over to friends' or relatives' houses for that access alone.
When I reached high school, my parents bought a television, though it had no cable. However, I did spend most of my childhood in a home without a television. In fact not having a television did contribute a great deal to my skills, and it also forced me to develop other valuable interests. We grew up in a small town, so my brothers and sisters and I spent time exploring streets, fields and woods. And of course I read and wrote and studied, which pushed me toward a career path.
So would I give a similar situation to my own children if I had them? I doubt it, at least not in the most extreme sense. I'm too much of a football fan, not to mention the TV serials (连续剧) like The Wire. But television or almost anything for that matter is unhealthy for kids. It can prevent them from living a full life. So maybe a reasonable answer is no cable or no video-game systems or simply setting the time limit, but I haven't exactly worked out how to confine it yet. Although some people are against my idea, we do need limits after all.
（1）From the text we can learn that ________.
A.the author didn't like watching TV as a child
B.the author's family seldom went to church
C.not having a TV set brought the author many benefits
D.few homes had a TV set when the author was a child
（2）From the last paragraph we can learn the author thinks that ________.
A.children shouldn't watch TV too much
B.children should be forbidden to watch TV
C.children should only watch serials and sports on TV
D.watching TV is unhealthy for both adults and children
（3）Which of the following can replace the underlined word “confine” in the last paragraph?
A.Limit.
B.Punish.
C.Reject.
D.Support.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
With my hands and knees on the floor of the airplane, I was searching for an old lady's missing hearing aid during the flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. It occurred to me that this may not be the most dignified posture for a Buddhist nun(尼姑).
I had seen the old lady from the seat in front of me as she walked up and down the passage with a flashlight. I asked a few times what was wrong, but she didn't answer at first —– she couldn't hear me. She was wearing a woolen coat. Judging from her accent, she came from Eastern Europe.
Do you know how much hearing aids cost? Thousands, especially for the new tiny hidden-in-the-ear type she described. It takes a long time for an appointment to make a new one, and many doctor visits to get the thing adjusted right. Therefore, my dignity seemed less important than finding that hearing aid. But how does one find a tiny black object in a shadowy jet cabin（机舱）
The lady wasn't even sure where or when she had lost it. At one point, a couple of flight attendants did a random search around the lady's seat; I wasn't impressed. They left suggesting that she search the seat of her previous flight! My flashlight turned up all kinds of small objects, bits of plastic, broken pieces of headphones.
The old lady said that she gave up. Yet I couldn't. After we landed, as passengers streamed past us, I insisted that the lady move aside while awaiting her wheelchair. Then I got into a real down and dirty search among the dust under her seat and on the floor.
Look! A little peanut-sized shiny black object caught the light of my flashlight in a floor crack near her seat.
What a rush. “I found it!”
With great astonishment and gratitude, the old lady responded, “I haven't the words to express my thanks!”
（1）Why did the author put her hands and knees on the floor?
A.She is a religious Buddhist nun.
B.She fell down from her seat.
C.She helped the old lady look for her hearing aid.
D.She wanted to stand out among the passengers.
（2）What do we know about the old lady?
A.She ignored the author's question on purpose.
B.She is an American.
C.She lost her hearing aid by accident.
D.It was not difficult for her to get the hearing aid at all.
（3）Where was the hearing aid found?
A.On the previous flight.
B.Close to the old lady' seat.
C.On the wheelchair.
D.In another jet cabin.
（4）According to the last two paragraphs, what is the old lady's attitude towards the author?
A.Respectful
B.Doubtful
C.Supportive
D.Grateful