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四川省成都七中2024-2025学年度高二下学期零诊模拟考试英语试题
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
Why does the man come to the woman
A. To return her scissors.
B. To learn yoga from her.
C. To show her some paper cuttings.
What happened to the man
A. He got hurt. B. He lost his dog. C. His bike was broken.
What colour was the track at the 2016 Rio Olympics
A. Purple. B. Red. C. Blue.
Who will accompany Alisa to the violin game
A. Her father. B. Her mother. C. Her grandmother.
What are the speakers mainly discussing
A. A professor. B. A dining hall. C. A kind of ice cream.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Neighbours. B. Family members. C. Trainer and trainee.
What does the woman usually listen to while running
A. Pop music. B. Audio books. C. International news.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
What makes more and more Chinese tourists want to go to Kazakhstan
A. The visa-free policy. B. A national music festival. C. The Belt and Road Initiative.
How did the woman’s cousin travel from the Khorgos port to Kazakhstan
A. By bus. B. By train. C. By plane.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
Where does the conversation take place
A. At a concert. B. At a cultural fair. C. At a graduation party.
What did Mary wear last Sunday
A. A blouse. B. A qipao dress. C. A horse-face skirt.
What does the man tell the woman in detail
A. A type of tea. B. A new fashion trend. C. A modern decoration style.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
How long does it take on average to form a habit according to the study
A. 18 days. B. 21 days. C. 66 days.
What does the woman think plays the most important role in forming a habit
A. A specific plan. B. The type of activity. C. Consistent daily practice.
When does the woman suggest giving rewards to develop a new habit
A. Before the task. B. During the task. C. After the task.
What will the woman talk about next
A. How to get great motivations.
B. What to do when plans are disturbed.
C. How to combine theory with practice.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
Why did Pranav quit his job at Abbott
A. He was tired of working for a consulting firm.
B. He couldn’t keep up with the pace of work there.
C. He didn’t want to work far away from his hometown.
Where is Jonathan’s company
A. In Columbus. B. In Richmond. C. In Washington D. C.
What did Jonathan do when he worked for Cisco
A. A sales trainer. B. A hiring manager. C. An operations analyst.
Which of the following benefits did Jonathan get from starting his own company
A. Gaining more flexible working hours.
B. Having a six-figure income every month.
C. Getting rid of the anxiety about being laid off.
第二部分 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Scholarships at Penn State
Each year, Penn State enrols many outstanding and academically talented students. Approximately one in four undergraduates receive a university scholarship. Awards vary and are determined by donor guidelines, based on merit, financial need, or a combination of both, as defined by the specific scholarship programme.
Penn State Commonwealth Award
The Commonwealth Award is offered annually to first-time, first-year students who are residents of Pennsylvania (Pa.) and enrol at a Penn State campus other than University Park (main campus) or World Campus (online-only campus) for the fall semester following their high school graduation. Transfer students are not eligible (有资格的).
Penn State Discover Award
The Discover Award is given to first-time, first-year domestic students who enrol at a Penn State campus other than University Park or World Campus for both the fall and spring semesters following high school graduation. Transfer students in degree programmes that can be completed at other Penn State campuses are also eligible.
Penn State Provost’s Award
The Provost’s Award is a four-year award available to first-time, first-year students admitted to any of Penn State’s twenty undergraduate campuses, excluding World Campus. It is open to both Pennsylvania and non-Pennsylvania residents, as well as international students, and is highly competitive. Transfer students are not eligible.
It’s important to note that Penn State cannot guarantee an award to every student who ranks at the top of their class. Penn State cannot negotiate student aid packages to match grant and scholarship offers from other colleges and universities.
Who can apply for both the Commonwealth Award and the Discover Award
A. A transfer student from a branch campus.
B. A domestic student from University Park.
C. A Pa. resident freshman starting fall semester.
D. An international senior starting spring semester.
Which of the following is right about the Provost’s Award
A. It’s open to online degree applicants. B. It excludes freshmen from a branch campus.
C. It includes international undergraduates. D. It can be applied by transfers in any semester.
What does Penn State emphasise regarding scholarship offers
A. Top applicants might not receive one. B. Only needy students get financial aid.
C. Top students are encouraged to apply. D. Penn State can’t negotiate with other colleges.
B
Robert was born on August 9, 1910, in the Netherlands. His mother came from a family of musicians and piano manufacturers, a fact that greatly influenced Robert’s life. His father was a physician in the army, a position which required frequent foreign postings. The family stayed in various areas of East Asia when Robert was a teenager, which contributed to his appreciation of cultures and mastery of several languages.
Robert was a hardworking academic, collector of art and manuscripts, and translator of ancient writings. He studied and trained to become a master musician on the Chinese guqin and eventually wrote two books on the instrument. Similarly, his skills as an artist in the traditional Chinese style and knowledge of calligraphy were unparalleled. He wrote and published a number of non-fiction, scholarly articles and books on Chinese music, art, and literature, as well as Chinese culture and folk legends.
In 1940, Robert came across a little-known and anonymous 18th-century Chinese novel that would take his career down an unplanned pathway and result in the public fame he never anticipated. The novel, titled Four Great Strange Cases of Empress Wu’s Reign, was a fictional account of the deeds of Judge Dee, one of the heroes of traditional Chinese detective fiction, and was set in the 7th-century Tang Dynasty. Fascinated, Robert not only translated the novel into English, he also did some research on the history of Chinese Penal Code and other legal literature of the period. It was not until 1949 that Robert was able to publish his translation—Dee Goong An: Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee. Robert’s Chinese mysteries comprise over 10 novels and short-story volumes, recording the career of a Chinese detective called Di Renjie. Interestingly, the tales first found fame in oriental editions, before being translated into English in 1957.
Through all the novels by Robert, he impressively brings to life the sights and sounds of daily Chinese life in the past. His passionate devotion and respect for the Chinese culture were never discounted, yet he also appreciated the purpose of fiction.
What contributed to Robert’s love for oriental culture
A. His mother’s profession. B. The experience in his youth.
C. His foreign language competence. D. His parents’ passion for cultures.
What is Paragraph 2 mainly about
A. Robert’s learning experiences. B. Robert’s proficiency in art and culture.
C. Robert’s fascination with literature. D. Robert’s achievements in Chinese studies.
What mainly contributed to Robert’s fame
A. He boosted internationalisation in China.
B. He polished a translation of a Chinese classic.
C. He spread Chinese literature to a wider audience.
D. He conducted research on Chinese detective novels.
Which of the following can best describe Robert’s works
A. Accurate and humorous. B. Elegant and realistic.
C. Vivid and well-grounded. D. Imaginary and accessible.
C
Since at least the 1500s, the saying “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” has revealed the impossibility of schooling older folks. But 16th-century know-it-alls didn’t have access to 21st-century neuroscience, and a growing body of research suggests that late-in-life learning is likelier than Renaissance experts could ever have imagined. In reality, education does an aging brain good.
Throughout life, people’s brains constantly renovate themselves. In the late 1960s, British brain scientist Geoffrey Raisman spied growth in damaged brain regions of rats through an electron microscope; their brains were forging new connections. This meant brains may change every time a person learns something new. Of course, that doesn’t mean the brain isn’t affected by the effects of time. Just as height usually declines over the years, so does brain volume: Humans lose about four percent every decade starting in their 40s. “But that reduction doesn’t necessarily make people think slower; as long as we are alive and functioning, we can alter our brains with new information and experiences”, said Kristen Kennedy, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Texas at Dallas.
In fact, we can buy more time. Based on imaging and long-term cognitive research, neuroscientists now suspect that loading up on novel experiences, facts, and skills can keep our minds more flexible. New pathways can fortify our ever-changing mental structure, even as the brain shrinks.
Embracing new life challenges can further boost brainpower. Research about aging adults who take on new activities like Latin dance, quilting, or traveling with friends shows improved function and memory as well as a reduced risk of mental disease. In a 2014 paper in the journal The Gerontologist, 60-to-90-year-old adults who learned to use iPads performed better in memory tests than those who didn’t play with the tablets. “Challenging yourself might be one of the activities that is most beneficial,” says UCSF’s Casaletto.
Openness may also help folks pass brain tests. Some folks are born with this take-in-the-world attitude, but those who aren’t as genetically gifted aren’t necessarily out of luck. A 2012 study in the journal Psychology and Aging found completing reasoning tasks like puzzles can enhance that desire for novel knowledge and experiences, which can, in turn, refresh the brain. That’s why Kennedy says, “It’s not that old dogs can’t learn new tricks. It’s that maybe old dogs don’t realise why they should.”
What can we conclude from Geoffrey Raisman’s findings
A. Brains can refresh and improve with learning.
B. Brain power weakens slower than we imagine.
C. Brains forge connections under new conditions.
D. Brain damage doesn’t necessarily slow thinking.
What does the underlined word “fortify” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Replace. B. Protect. C. Rebuild. D. Strengthen.
What can contribute to the improvement of brain function
A. Being curious and hungry for new knowledge.
B. Performing well in memory tests at an old age.
C. Braving challenges in life and staying creative.
D. Using in-born gifts well in acquiring new skills.
What is the writing purpose of this passage
A To share research on brain and aging. B. To promote lifelong learning for brain health.
C. To prove learning prevents mental decline. D. To encourage seniors to stay mentally active.
D
An awakening has been taking place in the physical world against the long-held beauty standards. But in the digital arena, social media determines what is considered beautiful.
The two opposing struggles are taking place in parallel. In the physical world, the struggle goes against the underlying pressure that forces people to conform to an unrealistic beauty ideal. As part of the struggle, various media outlets have presented models whose bodies don’t correspond to the so-called ideal. At the same time, a group of influencers have begun to upload to social media photos of themselves without makeup, and even photos in which they highlight supposed flaws.
Meanwhile, technology has reshaped our beauty ideal and is doing a great job communicating that message to the masses. Today, the Instagram face has become the new beauty ideal. The internalisation of accepted beauty norms is much more effective when there is active involvement in the learning process. The active involvement of users is reflected in the gamified (游戏化的) interaction offered by the social media platforms: the ability to like, write a comment, compare, and share. Once the desired beauty ideal has been internalised, users are given tools or features to change their appearance to suit the accepted beauty ideal such as editing the image and choosing the ideal filter.
A survey conducted in the United States revealed that more than 50% of people filter the images before posting them. One of the significant consequences of obsessive filtering is the emerging tendency to treat oneself as an object to be observed and valued, in the same way another person observes and judges from the side.
The effect of the filters is already far beyond amiable amusement. The filters and the entire game played on the networks can seriously affect the mental health of the users. According to a study, apps like Instagram, Snapchat and Face Tune allow users to achieve a level of perfection that was previously only observed in beauty magazines.
Even though humanity has always cherished beauty, in the last decade our obsession with looks has reached an unprecedented peak. The time spent on social media creates an urge to achieve an impossible beauty ideal so powerful that the only thing that can fix it is not make -up or cosmetic intervention, but mental health care.
What does the passage say about beauty in the current physical world
A. People feel little pressure to follow beauty ideals.
B. Influencers begin to present make-up free models.
C. Some media feature models against the beauty ideals.
D. People struggle to standardise traditional beauty ideals.
What can be inferred about beauty ideals in the digital world
A. Social media promote various beauty standards.
B. Editing tools help users show their natural looks.
C. Beauty ideals are reinforced by active participation.
D. Gamified interactions help challenge beauty norms.
Why does the author compare social media apps today to beauty magazines of the past
A. To prove apps may cause more mental issues than magazines.
B. To suggest social media may lead to more people mentally affected.
C. To stress digital beauty is now more accessible than magazine beauty.
D. To show apps provide a more popular way of creating idealised looks.
What can be the best title of the passage
A. Beauty in the Digital World: The Rise of “Filtered” Face
B. From Magazines to Social Media: Obsession with Appearance
C. What is Beauty: The Fight Between Physical and Digital Ideals
D. Reshaping Beauty: Social Media’s Role in Embracing Diversity
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。选项中有两项多余选项。
You’re Only as Smart as Your Emotions
For thousands of years, Western thought maintained there was an eternal war between reason and emotion. 36 Emotions were seen as primitive forces likely to lead people astray (误入歧途). This traditional view suggested that true wisdom required suppressing feelings to achieve pure rationality. The problem lies in outdated cultural perceptions that haven’t kept pace with scientific understanding. However, modern neuroscience has fundamentally challenged this perspective. 37
Recent studies confirm this through controlled laboratory experiments. Through advanced brain imaging, we now know emotions serve as sophisticated biological guidance systems. Neuroscientist Ralph Adolphs explains in Leonard Mlodinow’s book Emotional: “An emotion adjusts your goals, directs attention, and modifies mental calculations based on circumstances.” Consider Antonio Damasio’s landmark study of brain-damaged patients. Those with damaged emotional processing struggled with basic decisions despite intact (完整的) logical abilities. 38
Understanding this demands developing emotional athleticism. 39 Being “passionate enough to feel and skilful enough to understand feelings” allows us to navigate life’s complex areas. When facing career choices or personal relationships, our emotional responses help prioritise values and predict outcomes beyond pure logic.
40 Schools emphasising emotional literacy show improved academic performance and social panies incorporating emotional intelligence training report better teamwork and decision-making. Life isn’t mathematical calculus but dynamic navigation where emotions provide real-time orientation.
The implications extend to education and workplace training.
Reason was considered the sophisticated product of human evolution.
This discovery revolutionised our understanding of emotional intelligence.
Just as athletes train physical responses, we must cultivate emotional awareness.
Excessive reliance on emotions may lead to impulsive behaviour, so balance is key.
This demonstrates how emotions provide the necessary context for effective reasoning.
Research now shows emotions don’t oppose rationality but actually enhance it by providing essential guidance.
第三部分 英语知识运用（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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Not long into my career in journalism, I realised I was in need of some slow, low-risk adventure. The kind of fun that required __21__ planning, zero stress and a lot of time. The kind of time you often didn’t get in a __22__.
And that’s when I __23__ a secret. Washington D. C., the city where I live, is full of hidden fossils. In my overstimulated life, I began to __24__ fossils. Many of the local sites are within 80 miles south of the capital, so fossil hunting __25__ removes me from the city. It is a visual game, requiring __26__ and focus. Spotting recognisable shapes in the wild is like thinking over an incomplete __27__ in the sediment (沉积物). I’m looking for the __28__ end pieces. My __29__ phone service in this place holds back the rest of the world while I’m finding another one. The fossils aren’t demanding my __30__ attention. They have nothing but time.
Once, I took a bottle-cap-sized trilobite (三叶虫) fossil into the newsroom and placed it within my sight. It was something I wanted to __31__ throughout the day. Turning over that piece of rock is a (n) __32__, transporting me outside of a moment and to a time before humans __33__ and built cities on top of those lands.
Thinking about geological (地质的) time makes me feel brief and remarkable, like the little trilobite. My worried mind __34__. I realise a lot of stressful details don’t matter. My __35__ shifts. Maybe I don’t need to take that phone call right this minute.
A. little B. careful C. advance D. effective
A. museum B. house C. school D. newsroom
A. revealed B. guarded C. concealed D. discovered
A. investigate B. search C. collect D. identify
A. regularly B. typically C. physically D. eventually
A. training B. strength C. courage D. patience
A. image B. shape C. puzzle D. pattern
A. unique B. missing C. obvious D. valuable
A. poor B. faulty C. strong D. unstable
A. special B. undivided C. immediate D. professional
A. avoid B. notice C. display D. introduce
A. method B. escape C. appeal D. lesson
A. left B. matured C. arrived D. returned
A. gives away B. takes off C. runs out D. settles down
A. priority B. objective C. dilemma D. standard
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。
Horses are known for their instinct 36 (flee) from danger, but Blue-our rescue horse-was different. He was a fighter, 37 (afraid) to kick and whinny at strangers. He had a mischievous side too, constantly 38 (grab) anything within reach: hoses, brooms, lead ropes, even clothes. One day, as I observed his habit of picking up anything with his mouth, I had an idea. I attached a carrot to a paintbrush to see if he 39 (spread) paint across the canvas I was holding. 40 my delight, Blue 41 (gentle) took the brush in his mouth and began spreading paint across the canvas. It was as if he had known exactly what to do. With little prompting, he began to bow his head, painting with grace and 42 (enthusiastic). When he finished painting, the carrot was detached and given as 43 reward. Over time, Blue has completed 14 paintings, some of 44 I proudly display in my shop alongside my own work. Two of his paintings have even sold, which I guess makes Blue a professional artist. Usually, he is impatient when _ 45 (take) out of his stall. But when he sees the paint tray come out, he becomes quiet and still, a totally different horse.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
学校New Babel英文杂志社正在开展以“Choosing Universities and Majors”为题的讨论，请根据图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.描述影响大学和专业选择的因素；
2.你的观点。
注意：
1.写作词数为80个左右；
2.请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Choosing Universities and Majors
第二节（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。
Amanda and Susie might be sisters, but they’d never got on. You’d think they would, with only two years between them. Yet from the minute Susie was born, Amanda knew the baby resented her.
Now, despite being in their fifties, the hatred was still fresh in their minds. The only thing they had in common was that they both adored their mother. Then one day, when Amanda was in the classroom, teaching a particularly challenging group of teenagers, her father rang with the terrible news that their mother had died suddenly. Both sisters were stricken with grief, but Susie, who’d been looking after her granddaughter when she got the call, was also upset that their father hadn’t informed her first.
Then their father told them about their mother’s will. “She’s left you the painting.” He seemed to be addressing them both the painting — the source of one of their biggest childhood arguments. Their mother had decided that it would be nice to have a photo of both her girls.
“Did Mum leave the portrait to me ” asked Amanda. No, Susie wanted to say. Surely her mother couldn’t have been so biased. “In fact,” replied their father, “she’s left it to both of you.”
“How’s that going to work ” asked Amanda. “We live miles apart.” “Thankfully” muttered Susie. Amanda shot her a displeased look. “The will demands that you each have it for six months and then swap over, for as long as you both live.”
So, every six months Amanda and Susie drove to a service station between their homes and carefully handed over the painting.
Two years passed. The funny thing was that the sisters saw more of each other than they had done for years. Sometimes Susie tried to start a conversation, and Amanda claimed she had to dash. Sometimes it was the other way round.
But then came a bright winter day when Susic turned up for the handover, and her sister wasn’t there. Amanda was often late, but never three hours late. She wasn’t even replying to Susie’s “Where were you” texts.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
All kinds of thoughts ran through Susie’s head as she drove to the hospital. “I think that’s the first time you’ve ever said those words to me.” Amanda squeezed her sister’s hand.
成都七中2024~2025学年度高二（下）零诊模拟考试英语参考答案及评分标准
第一部分听力（满分30分）
01~05 AACBC 06~10 ABAAC 11~15 ABCCB 16~20 BCBAC
评分标准：1~20小题，每小题1.5分。
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（满分37.5分）
21~23 CCA 24~27 BDCC 28~31 ADAB 32~35 CCBA
评分标准：21~35小题，每小题2.5分。
第二节（满分12.5分）
36~40 BGFDA
评分标准：36~40小题，每小题2.5分。
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（满分15分）
41~45 ADDCC 46~50 DCBAC 51~55 BBCDA
评分标准：41~55小题，每小题1分。
第二节（满分15分）
56. to flee 57. unafraid 58. grabbing 59. would spread 60. To 61. gently 62. enthusiasm 63. a 64. which 65. taken 评分标准：56~65小题，每小题1.5分。有任何错误，包括用词错误、单词拼写错误（含大小写）或语法形式错误，均不给分。
第四部分 写作（满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
一、评分标准
档次 要点分 语言要点表达情况对指标提
第五档 13~15 语言基本无误,行文连贯，表达清楚
第四档 10~12 语言有少量错误，行文基本连贯，表达基本清楚
第三档 7~9 语言有一些错误，尚能表达
第二档 4~6 语言错题较多，影响表达
第一档 0~3 只能写出与要求内容有关的一些单词
二、内容要点认定及计分参考标准
1. 描述影响大学和专业选择的因素（阐述清楚，表达正确，计6分）；
2. 你的观点（阐述清楚，表达正确，计6分）；
3. 合适的开头、结尾（阐述清楚，表达正确，计3分）。
三、扣分参考依据
1. 其表达未能达成正确句意的，不给分，如：写出了主语或谓语等关键词，但未能达成符合要点要求、意义正确的句子；
2. 句子结构完整，但关键点出现错误或漏掉部分关键词，扣半个要点分，如：主谓一致错误，或关键词拼写错误（如主语、关键性名词等），或谓语动词时态、语态错误等；
3. 凡使用铅笔答题，或答题中使用了涂改液或不干胶条，一律不给分；
4. 凡多次出现非关键性单词拼写错误或其它同类错误，原则上每4处扣1分；
5. 文章内容要点全面，但写出了一些多余内容（连接或过渡词句不在此列），原则上不扣分；凡书写超出规定的答题区域，全卷不给分；
6. 书写潦草凌乱，但基本不影响阅卷的，酌情扣卷面分1~2分。
四、参考范文
One possible version
Recently, a survey on “Choosing Universities and Majors” was conducted and the results are shown in the bar chart.
As is illustrated, four main factors influence people’s choices. Personal interest and strengths enjoy the greatest popularity/top the list, considered by 66% of the respondents, followed closely by academic reputation at 60%. In contrast, the figures for career prospect and parental and peer influence are much lower, which account for only 33% and 29% respectively. In addition, 6% take other factors into account.
Personally, I would give priority to my own interest and strength when making such decisions. Only when I genuinely enjoy what I study can I stay fully engaged and motivated in my academic journey.
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All kinds of thoughts ran through Susie’s head as she drove to the hospital. The road was icy, and her hands trembled as she seized the wheel tightly. Amanda’s indifference, their fights, the years of distance – all played in her mind like scenes from an old film. Yet beneath the resentment was a fear she had never admitted: the fear of losing her sister. The drive felt endless. When she finally arrived, she found Amanda lying still in a dim hospital room, pale and fragile. “I’m here,” Susie whispered, her voice low, her eyes shining with tears.
“I think that’s the first time you’ve ever said those words to me.” Amanda squeezed her sister’s hand. Her touch was weak but warm. “I’m sorry,” Susie said, her voice trembling. “I didn’t mean to stay angry for so long.” Amanda gave a tired laugh. “Me too,” she replied with a smile that softened every sharp edge of their past. The sisters stared at each other. In that exact moment, the painting, their mother’s will, their arguments – none of them mattered now. Years of bitterness faded into a quiet understanding. Outside, snow began to fall, covering the world in silence, like a fresh start.
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Text 1归还剪刀
M: I’ve finished my paper cutting. Thanks for your scissors.
W: You’re welcome. Just put them in the top drawer of my desk. I’m in the middle of yoga.
M: OK. Mind if I join you
W: Not at all. Grab a mat.
Text 2 受伤
W: I heard you spent the day looking for Susan’s dog.
M: Yeah. Luckily, we found it, just as it was about to be hit by a bike.
W: Phew! What a close thing! What happened to your arm
M: I fell on the way back. It’s only a scratch.
Text 3 奥运会跑道的颜色
W: The 2024 Paris Olympics track was reported to feature different tones of purple.
M: Wow, it’s novel.
W: In fact, it’s not the first time the traditional brick red track was replaced, as the 2016 Rio Olympics introduced a blue track.
Text 4 小提琴比赛
M: Will your parents accompany you to the violin game this time as usual, Alisa
W: My dad will be absent this time. He needs to take my grandma for a checkup. My mom will be with me, though, so I won’t be alone.
Text 5 大豆冰淇淋
W: Have you tried the soybean ice cream at the dining hall
M: Of course. It was developed by a professor and his students in our university.
W: Yeah. The soybean ice cream is more delicious and healthier than traditional ones.
M: They’re also said to be developing soybean cheese.
Text 6 晨跑
M: Good morning. You seem to run around our neighbourhood every day.
W: Yeah. Exercise makes me happy.
M: I see you running with Bluetooth earphones. Are you listening to pop music
W: No. I’m listening to an audio book, as usual. Occasionally, I listen to the international news.
M: I see. I wish I could develop the habit of running in the morning, but I always oversleep.
W: Well, I can drop by and wake you up before I go for a run since you live next door.
Text 7 中国“哈萨克斯坦旅游年”
M: With the visa-free policy in place, more and more Chinese tourists are including Kazakhstan in their travel plans. What do you know about Kazakhstan
W: The Belt and Road Initiative was first proposed in this country. In fact, my cousin went there last year.
M: For travel
W: No, for a national music festival.
M: That must have been a long flight. Kazakhstan is a long way away.
W: Actually, he first went to the Khorgos port in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region by train, and then he took a bus there.
Text 8 新中式潮流
W: Carson, look at Mary’s skirt! It’s easy on the eye.
M: Yes, I’ve noticed that. It’s a horse-face skirt. This skirt makes her the centre of attention at the graduation party.
W: Yeah. She always wears something unique with a Chinese touch. Remember the cultural fair She wore a dress similar to the qipao.
M: And at the concert last Sunday, she wore a blouse made of delicate Chinese silk.
W: Exactly! Her style is always so impressive. What’s this fashion trend called
M: It’s called neo-Chinese style. It’s a modern interpretation of traditional Chinese clothing. It is not limited to clothing but also expands to items like home decoration, baking and even hobbies such as taking part in tea ceremonies and practicing calligraphy.
W: That’s fascinating! The trend shows that younger Chinese are more confident and have a stronger sense of identity.
Text 9 习惯的养成
W: Do you know how long it takes us to form a habit
M: The widely accepted statement says 21 days.
W: Actually, no formal experiment was conducted to confirm the “21-day theory”. A study on habit creation found that it takes an average of 66 days for a new habit to stick. And it showed that the differences between study subjects range from 18 days to 254 days.
M: That’s longer than I thought. I guess the type of activity determines the time needed for habit formation.
W: You said it. The type of activity does play a role. Well, regular daily repetition is the most important factor in building a habit.
M: So, if I want to form a habit, I’ll have to repeat it every day That sounds too challenging. Is there any other way to promote habit-building
W: Sure. Rewards are great motivations, but only when they’re given at the right time. A reward is far more effective if it is given during the task. Besides, creating a specific plan to perform the activity can also help.
M: When it comes to a specific plan, what should we do when we miss a day or two in the new routine
W: It’s normal not to follow a plan exactly. You should…
Text 10 年轻人对于“跳槽”的态度
For younger workers, job hopping, which means repeatedly switching jobs, has lost its bad reputation. Pranav Ravikumar, 24, has held three jobs since college. Pranav got his first job at the medical company Abbott. However, he wanted faster-paced work at consulting firms. The job at Abbott also required him to move to Columbus, Ohio, far from his family and friends in Washington D. C. Then he left Abbott to work for Dragonfly, an e-commerce company in his hometown. But the salary fell short of his expectations. So, a year later, he changed his job again. “I’ve almost doubled what my starting salary was at Abbott,” he said. Jonathan Javier, 28, runs a company in Richmond, British Columbia. When he started his first job at Snapchat, the pay was low. But he felt grateful to be there. Eight months later, however, he was laid off. Then Jonathan connected with a hiring manager at Google and was hired as an operations analyst. After a year, he was attracted by another position – a sales trainer at Cisco. “It was a higher-level job that pushed my salary to over six figures,” he recalled. He took it. When he was laid off a year after joining Cisco, Jonathan chose to start his own company. “Working for a corporation always made me feel like a number, someone who could be fired at any time,” Jonathan said. Now, as his own boss, that worry is gone.
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