| A．will not have | B．is not going to be | C．is not going to have | D．will be not |
When you walk into the small Australian town of Coober Pedy, you may be surprised by what you can see. It’s just barren land there!
So why even call it a town? There are more than 4,000 people of 48 nationalities. However, all of the people live underground!
Coober Pedy was set up in 1915, following the discovery of opals(猫眼石). The town is sometimes called the “opal capital of the world,” because it is the largest opal mining(矿) area in the world.
Because of the desert climate, people came to realize that while working under the ground was easy, living above it was not. The solution was to move underground, by changing old mines into homes and setting up the world’s first and most likely, only underground town.
As years have gone by, the homes have become bigger. There are now also some hotels for tourists. They come from all over the world just to see this unusual town. Coober Pedy is probably best known for its unique style of underground living.
While the structures may be located underground, they are in no way worse than those that lie above. Not only do their walls have the color of beautiful red, but also the structures have all the modern equipment like walk-in closets, modern kitchens and televisions. And the town also has gift shops selling opal jewelry, a couple of museums and even a church!
Besides, Coober Pedy is also a favourite among filmmakers. And it has appeared in a series of movies such as Pitch Black, Red Planet and Opal Dream.
1．What does the underlined word barren probably mean?| A．too remote | B．too poor | C．too narrow | D．too hot |
| A．Because more than 4,000 people lived there. |
| B．Because it was “opal capital of the world”. |
| C．Because opals was found there. |
| D．Because many visitors came there. |
| A．What’s in the structures. | B．Where do residents(居民) live. |
| C．How residents live underground | D．What the underground town is like. |
| A．how famous Coober Pedy is | B．how busy Coober Pedy is |
| C．how beautiful Coober Pedy is | D．how rich Coober Pedy is |
There was an eight-year-old boy named Peter. He lived in a village
| A．behind | B．between | C．close | D．far |
| A．stop | B．move | C．drive | D．put |
| A．darkness | B．danger | C．change | D．need |
| A．straight | B．to | C．on | D．along |
| A．across | B．through | C．over | D．by |
| A．difficult | B．different | C．big | D．small |
| A．came | B．heard | C．went | D．got |
| A．snow | B．cloud | C．wind | D．rain |
| A．wet | B．hurt | C．ill | D．cool |
| A．getting up | B．standing up | C．giving in | D．giving up |
| A．children | B．women | C．villagers | D．men |
| A．excited | B．surprised | C．tired | D．interested |
| A．noisily | B．bravely | C．carelessly | D．clearly |
| A．want | B．wish | C．hope | D．love |
| A．live | B．act | C．work | D．stay |
In our life, we should often be ready for change that will help us unlock (释放) our self-improvement power. However, we don’t always understand it. We think of unlocking our self-improvement power only when everything gets worst.
When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our shirts and jeans would fit us. When do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth have fallen off. We see the warning signs when things get difficult.
Most of us will learn about unlocking our self-improvement power only when the whole world falls apart. We think and feel this way because it is not easy to change. However, change becomes more painful when we pay no attention to it.
Change will happen, like it or hate it. At one point or another, we are all going to finally unlock our self-improvement power, not because the world says so, but because we realize it’s good for ourselves.
Happy people don’t just accept change; they welcome it. Unlocking our self-improvement power means unlocking ourselves out of the box of thought that is just the way we are. It is such a poor excuse for people who fear change.
Jane always tells everyone that she is afraid of being around groups of people. Over the years, that is what Jane has believed. Every time a great crowd come, she steps back and locks herself up in a room. Jane not only believes in her story, but lives it!
If we look at things in a different way, we might have greater fun. Doing exercise three times a week would lead to a healthier life. Reading books every day would build up knowledge. And only when we are enjoying the whole process (过程) of unlocking out self-improvement power, we will realize that we can take things light and become happy.
1．What’s the writer’s purpose of writing Paragraph 2?| A．To show that health is the most important. | B．To explain we will meet trouble in life. |
| C．To tell problems are not realized at times. | D．To show we learn lessons when experiencing pain. |
| A．Always believe in herself. | B．Unlock herself out of the box of thought. |
| C．Get on with people in a friendly way. | D．Count the days until she is fully improved. |
| A．Don’t improve ourselves until things get worst. |
| B．People change when they find it easy to do that. |
| C．If you welcome change in life, you’ll make it better. |
| D．Process of self-improvement makes life worse. |
| A．Is it important to take things light? |
| B．Is it necessary to believe in yourselves? |
| C．To hold on to the last moment or to give up? |
| D．To unlock ourselves out of the box of thought or to stay in it? |
| A．too; to | B．enough; to | C．so; that | D．such; that |
美好生活，健康同行。如何丰富校园生活，促进同学们的身心健康？目前，你校英语网站“VOICE OF TEENS”正在征集同学们的建议。请你结合自己的经历和感受，用英语写一篇短文投稿，分享你的建议。
(2)文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名；
(3)词数80词左右。
(B)Every night just after the sun goes down. Ruth Medjber talks with her neighbours in Dublin, Ireland, and takes a picture of them at their windows.
These photos in some way show people’s lives during the global pandemic(大流行病).
“I started out taking photos of just friends and family. In this way I could connect with them during this special time when people have to stay at home,” the photographer explained. “I live alone so I was missing the days when we were free to communicate with friends. Every evening on my way to seeing friends I had a sense of purpose.”
Now she’s making new friends. The photo project has taken off online and she has opened it up to volunteers. But they must be the people who live within 5 kilometers of her home—the Irish government doesn’t allow people to go farther out than that.
“I pick a street each night and try to take photos of volunteers,” Ruth said. “I usually take about four photos before it is completely dark but two if I’m talking a lot—which I love to do.”
She said more and more neighbours are joining in her photo project and it has now got a name Love at Home.
“I think people like knowing that they’re not alone even if they have to stay at home and they really try to pick out those who are similar to themselves in the photos,” she said. “It’s also a different view(视角) of the pandemic: the more human view. Instead of showing what the pandemic has taken from us it shows that it has given us more chances to be with family and friends and spend time together.”
“I think we’d love most to find something nice even in the most serious situation as it is now,” Ruth said.
没有行动的目标永远都是空想。本卷阅读理解B部分介绍了“做到”的重要性，以及化“知道”为“做到”的秘诀。假如你是李华，你的好朋友Frank最近一段时间的成绩一直在下滑。他的问题主要是有目标但缺乏行动，总是沉迷于手机游戏等。请你根据阅读理解B部分的文章，再结合表格内容给他写一封信，提一些建议。
| 写作要点 | 写作内容 |
| Your opinion | Show your opinion on knowing and doing根据阅读理解B部分文章总结，不得照搬原文 |
| Your advice | a.make a study plan b.stay away from electronic products c.work hard d.communicate with parents and friends |
| Your wish | Be of some help |
Yours,
Li Hua
Every night, just after the sun goes down. Ruth Medjber talks with her neighbours in Dublin, Ireland, and takes a picture of them at their windows.
These photos, in some way, show people’s lives during the global pandemic (大流行病).
“I started out taking photos of just friends and family. In this way, I could connect with them during this special time when people have to stay at home” the photographer explained. “I live alone, so I was missing the days when we were free to communicate with friends. Every evening, on my way to see my friends, I had a sense of purpose.”
Now she’s making new friends. The photo project has taken off online, and she has opened it up to volunteers. But they must be the people who live within 5 kilometers of her home—the Irish government doesn’t allow people to go farther out than that.
“I pick a street each night and try to take photos of volunteers” Ruth said. “I usually take about four photos before it is completely dark but two if I talk a lot—which I love to do.”
She said “More and more neighbors are joining in my photo project and it has now got a name Love at Home.”
“I think people like knowing that they’re not alone even if they have to stay at home and they really try to pick out those who are similar to themselves in the photos” she said. “It also a different view (视角) of the pandemic: the more human view. Instead of showing what the pandemic has taken from us, it shows that it has given us more chances to be with family and friends and spend time together.”
“I think we’d love most to find something nice even in the most serious situation as it is now.” Ruth said.
1．Ruth started out taking the photos in order to ______.| A．raise some money |
| B．connect with friends and family |
| C．make new friends |
| D．join in a photo project of volunteers |
| A．a photo project |
| B．the picture |
| C．a street in Dublin. |
| D．the special time when people stay at home |
| A．the beauty of streets in a city of Ireland |
| B．how people do things when staying at home |
| C．the moment of family and friends being together |
| D．what the global pandemic has taken from people |
| A．a—b—c—d | B．b—a—d—c | C．b—a—c—d | D．a—b—d—c |
| A．careful | B．shy | C．talented | D．loving |
Gezi Opera is a folk art in southern Fujian Province. It’s listed as a national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产). It has a
Gezi Opera is performed in Minnan dialect (方言) and has a fan base across Southeast Asia. It is popular among people because of
On March 1, 2023, the Gezi Opera Qiaopi
| A．Small and warm. | B．Big and bright. | C．New and modern. |
| A．$60 a month. | B．$240 a month. | C．$300 a month. |
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