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3、What does the 3rd paragraph tell us?

A．The pressures on today’s youth are the same as other generations. B．The pressures on today’s youth are not the same as other generations. C．The pressures on today’s youth are bigger than other generations. D．The pressures on today’s youth are not bigger than other generations. 4、What cause a lot of pressure for Chinese youth? A．Competition between young generations. B．Competition to outperform others.

C．Competition to perform better than others in education. D．Education to avoid disorders.

23．（8分）With technology entering almost every aspect of our lives, the demand for computer programmers can only increase. To train the workforce of the future, companies around the world are wildly developing computing languages to introduce children to the appealing world of programming both in and out of school.

The only drawback is that to learn or observe the results of their programming efforts, children have to be able to see. As a result, kids with limited or no vision (视觉) are prevented from participating in this exciting trend. To change that, researchers at Microsoft’s Cambridge, UK Lab have developed a new physical programming language that can be learned by all children.

Project Torino allows visually damaged kids aged 7 to 11 to create code (编码) that plays music, stories, or poetry by connecting physical pods (检测装置) together. Once done, an accompanying app changes the physical code into digital code. The smart system covers all the major concepts and is ready to adapt to the needs of each student and set challenges based on the individual’s skill. Most importantly, it provides instant feedback, enabling educators to assess students’ progress and provide assistance as needed.

The Microsoft team is currently developing the system further. Among the changes is adding color to the previously all-white pods because it helps children with limited vision to learn better. The size of the pods is also being increased since kids working in pairs were more engaged when they could both physically hold the pods and touch hands.

The program will be expanded to 100 elementary school children in the UK this fall, and, once perfected, to kids across the world. While the system was created with visually damaged children in mind, Cecily Morrison, one of the researchers working on the project, hopes that it will appeal to everyone. 1、Why do companies introduce children to the programming world? A．To satisfy children’s curiosity. B．To develop children’s potential.

C．To foster the future programmers. D．To make children more competitive.

2、What does the underlined word “that” probably refer to? A．The exciting trend. B．The drawback. C．Limited and poor sight. D．A physical language.

3、What is the advantage of the new smart system? A．It can help judge children’s progress. B．It bases the challenges on kids’ vision. C．Children with poor sight can see the code. D．It gives children guidance and instructions. 4、What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 4? A．The size of the pods. B．The color of the pods.

C．The Microsoft team’s hard work. D．The improvement to the new system. 24．（8分）◆Electric Underground

7：30 pm-1：00 am Free at the Cyclops Theatre

Do you know who's playing in your area？ We're bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands． Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract（合 come early to the talk at 7：30 pm by Jules Skye， a successful record producer． He's going 同）？ If so，to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music． ◆Gee Whizz

8：30 pm-10：30 pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope

Come and see Gee Whizz perform． He's the funniest stand-up comedian（喜剧演员） on the comedy scene． This joyful show will please everyone， from the youngest to the oldest． Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7：00 pm for drinks and snacks（快餐）． ◆Simon's Workshop

5：00 pm-7：30 pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage

This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy The workshop looks at （喜剧）．every kind of comedy， and practices many different ways of making people laugh． Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years' experience of teaching comedy． His workshops are exciting and fun． An

evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny． ◆Charlotte Stone

8：00 pm-11：00 pm Pizza World

Fine food with beautiful jazz music； this is a great evening out． Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD， with James Pickering on the piano． The menu is Italian， with excellent meat and fresh fish， pizzas and pasta（面食）． Book early to get a table． Our bar is open all day， and serves cocktails， coffee， beer， and white wine．

1、Who can help you if you want to have your music produced？ ______ A．Jules Skye． B．Gee Whizz．

C．Charlotte Stone． D．James Pickering． 2、What do we know about Simon's Workshop？ ______ A．It requires membership status． B．It lasts three hours each time． C．It is run by a comedy club． D．It is held every Wednesday．

3、When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs？ ______ A．5：00 pm-7：30 pm． B．7：30 pm-1：00 am． C．8：00 pm-11：00 pm． D．8：30 pm-10：30 pm．

25．（10分） Microplastics are small plastic pieces that have accumulated in the marine (海洋的) environment following decades of pollution. These pieces can cause significant issues for marine creatures that ingest them, including inflammation (炎症), reduced feeding and weight-loss. Microplastic pollution may also spread from organism to organism when one creature is eaten by others. Since the pieces can bind to chemical pollutants, these associated poisons could accumulate in predator species.

Mesopelagic (中层的) fish serve as a food source for a large variety of marine animals, including swordfish, dolphins, seals and sea birds. Typically living at depths of 200—1,000 meters, these fish swim to the surface at night to feed and then return to deeper waters during the day. Through these upright movements, mesopelagic fish play a key role in the cycling of carbon and nutrients from the surface to the deep sea—a process known as biogeochemical cycling. This means they could spread microplastic pollution throughout the marine ecosystem, by carrying microplastics from the surface down to deeper waters, affecting deep-sea organisms.

To investigate this further, researchers set out to catch fish in a remote area of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. The researchers caught mesopelagic fish at varying depths, and then examined their stomachs for microplastics back in the lab. They used a particular air filter so as not to introduce plastic fibers in the air

from the lab environment.

The team found a lot of microplastics in the fish stomachs. As the researchers were extremely careful to clear pollution with fibers from the air, they were confident that the fish had eaten the fibers in the sea all over the world.

The researchers plan further studies to learn more about how these fish are ingesting and spreading microplastics. It will be particularly interesting to see whether the fish eat these microplastics directly as mistaken foods, or whether they eat them through eating other species, which have previously eaten the microplastics.

1、What does the underlined word “ingest” in paragraph 1 mean? A．Attack. C．Ignore.

B．Swallow. D．Avoid.

2、What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about? A．How deep-sea fish feed themselves. B．Why Mesopelagic fish are important. C．How microplastics spread to deep sea. D．How dangerous microplastics are to the sea.

3、What conclusion did the researchers draw from the study on mesopelagic fish? A．Fish in the remote area are safe to eat. B．Plastic fibers in the air may enter fish. C．They are all polluted by microplastics. D．Mesopelagic fish live at varying depths. 4、What will further studies focus on?

A．In what way microplastics enter Mesopelagic fish. B．How seriously microplastics affect sea creatures. C．Whether fish with microplastics harm humans. D．How microplastics spread in the deep ocean.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．

26．（30分）Communication with a Stranger

Last weekend I sat on the bus talking with excitement and so ready to spend time in New York City with one of my best friends from college. As I took the window seat and wore headphones over ears, I almost didn't 1 the elderly man sitting beside me.

Two hours passed and I was still absorbed in my own world. 2 the

elderly man asked me a question, a simple question 3 the bus's Wi-Fi connection, which turned into