第一部分 阅读，第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
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Mysteries of the Mind
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The Mystery of Sleep
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When I was a girl of eight, living in a town, I used to work for Mrs. White, an elderly lady. She paid me very little for my work, because she didn't have much money. She did, however, promise to give me a Christmas present. The girls I played with had baseball gloves, bicycles and ice skates, and I was so eager to acquire any one of these. On Christmas morning, Mrs. White gave me a little package which could hardly hold anything. I was painfully disappointed but she told me it was a kind of magic. My disappointment turned into curiosity.
With great excitement I opened the package, only to find a pile of ten sheets of black paper inside, each labeled in colorful letters, Carbon Paper Regal Premium. I didn't know what it was. "Is it magic?" I asked. My Aunt Karen, who was a school teacher, answered, "It really is!" She took two pieces of white paper and placed between them one of the black sheets from the box. Then, with a hard pencil, she wrote my name on the upper sheet. Removing it and the Carbon Paper Regal Premium, she handed me the second sheet, which her pencil had in no way touched. There was my name!
I was enthralled.I wrote and wrote, using up whole tablets until the last piece of black paper was used up. It was a game I didn't want to end. I was very happy with my special gift. I can honestly say that, in that one moment, I understood as much about printing, copying words and the mystery of spreading ideas as I have learned in the remaining half-century of my life.
I hope that this year some boys and girls will receive, from thoughtful adults who really love them, gifts that will shock them. It is such gifts and such experiences — usually costing little or nothing — that transform a life and lend it a motivation that may continue for decades.
Night owls may be prone to heart disease and diabetes (糖尿病) than early birds because their bodies are less able to burn fat for energy, U. S. researchers say. People who rise early rely more on fat as an energy source. They are often more active in the day than those who stay up later, meaning fat may build up more easily in night owls, the scientists found.
The findings may help explain why night owls are at greater risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. They may also help doctors to identify patients early on who are more likely to develop the conditions.
The researchers divided 51 fat middle-aged adults into early birds and night owls, depending on their answers to a questionnaire on sleeping and activity habits. They monitored the volunteers' activity pattern for a week and tested their bodies' fuel preference at rest and while performing moderate or high-intensity exercise on a treadmill.
In Experimental Physiology, the team described how early birds were more sensitive to blood levels of the hormone insulin (胰岛素) and burned more fat than night owls while at rest and during exercise. The night owls were less sensitive to insulin and their bodies favored carbohydrates over fat as an energy source.
Prof Steven Malin, a senior author on the study and an expert in metabolism, said it was unclear why differences in metabolism were seen in night owls and early birds. But one possibility, he believes, is a mismatch between the time people go to bed and wake the next morning and the circadian rhythms (昼夜节奏) that govern their body clocks.
The findings could affect discussions around the health risks of night-shift work and even changing the clocks to suit daylight hours. "If we promote a timing pattern that is out of sync with nature, it could worsen health risks, " Malin said. "Whether dietary patterns or activity can help reduce these is an area we hope becomes clear in time. "
In the summer of 2021, an unseasonal event took place. More than 100 miles of Florida's coast around Tampa Bay became an oxygen-depleted (缺氧的) zone containing dead fish along the nearby shoreline.
Much of the conversation around our climate crisis highlights the emission of greenhouse gases and their effect on warming, sea-level rise and ocean acidification (海洋酸化). We hear little about the effect of climate change on oxygen levels, particularly in oceans and lakes. But water without adequate oxygen cannot support life. For the three billion people who depend on coastal fisheries for income, declining ocean oxygen levels are devastating.
As ocean and atmospheric scientists focus on climate, we believe that oceanic oxygen levels are the next big victim of global warming. To stop the situation from worsening, we need to expand our attention to include the dangerous state of oceanic oxygen levels — the life-support system of our planet. We need to accelerate ocean-based climate solutions that boost oxygen. Examples include nature-based solutions such as those discussed at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) held in Glasgow.
Enhanced monitoring of oxygen and the establishment of an oxygen-accounting system are a must. Putting oxygen into the climate story motivates us to do the work to understand the deep systemic changes happening in our complex atmospheric and oceanic systems. We celebrated the return of humpback whales in recent years to an increasingly clean New York Harbor and Hudson River. However dead fish blocked the Hudson in the summer as warmer waters carried less oxygen.
Ecosystem changes connected to physical and chemical system-level data may point the way to new approaches to climate solutions. It includes an enhanced understanding of the life-support system of our planet. Roughly 40 percent of the world's people depend on the ocean for their livelihoods. If we do not save marine life from oxygen starvation, we starve ourselves.
第一部分 阅读，第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
A study reveals it's beneficial to write about a painful experience or difficult situation in a way that psychologists refer to as "expressive writing".
Expressive writing is a specific strategy different from keeping a journal. The idea is to reflect honestly and thoughtfully on a particular suffering or challenge. Hundreds of studies have found that it can strengthen the immune system, including for people with illnesses such as depression, cancer, and PTSD. And it may even help reduce symptoms of depression and PTSD, and prevent colds and flu.
Translating that disturbance into language forces you to organize your thoughts. Additionally, creating a story offers you a sense of control. Expressive writing works because it allows you to make meaning out of a painful experience.
Talking about an event can lead to reflection, where you are lost in emotions and may become overexcited. But writing forces you to slow down. Writing can reduce the neural activity in the brain, leading to a positive mood and an enhanced appreciation for life.
What if you think you're not expert at writing? Do dig deep into your thoughts and feelings. The goal of writing is to find meaning in an upsetting event. When you acknowledge the pain, you will be able to see the courage to face fears.
But there are a few warnings. People coping with a severe pain or depression may not find it useful to do alone without therapy. It shouldn't be used as a replacement for other treatments. Yet it can be a powerful coping tool for many, because it helps people fight the fear to face emotions.
A. It can relieve pain and improve mood.
B. Don't worry about spelling or grammar.
C. Expressive writing isn't a magical cure for all.
D. Expressive writing is a recording of what happens.
E. Spend just a few minutes taking down your feelings.
F. Realizing what is disturbing you is an important first step.
G. Writing increases one's acceptance of experiences, and acceptance is calming.
第三部分 语言运用，第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Brady has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. It has been 1 for his family and his students. He was 2 not only because he was a rising star, but also because he had recently 3 the highest honors for young researchers at the White House.
We truly 4 him — as someone put it, "He always has a smile and a kind word for everyone. " It is very 5 to find someone who is extremely intelligent should be so nice.
Last week, I bought a simple card, reading, "Healing thoughts and wishes are coming your way. We are all 6 for your recovery". I met and made all his students, who have worked pretty closely with him, sign and add a 7 on it.
He is still undergoing intense treatment, trying his best to stay 8 and hopeful. He didn't show any trace of self-pity or sadness when I met him. 9 , he paid attention to every word of my presentation and asked me several questions 10 to my work, though being in great 11 . I saw an expression of joy and hope on his face as he opened the card. He said he was 12 to see the messages from the students. Then he 13 , "I am trying to focus on staying positive, hoping to be back this summer. "
Despite being too sick to teach classes, my professor has managed to continue being a great teacher, introducing his last 14 messages to us. It is so important to tell people how much they 15 to us before it is too late.
第三部分 语言运用，第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
A dragon dance performance featured the Mulberry Leaf Dragon (桑叶舞龙) from Deqing county and the Bamboo Leaf Dragon from Anji county, both in Zhejiang province, which were (impressive) showcased at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium as part of the warm-up festivities for the opening ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games.
As cultural heritage in Zhejiang, the Mulberry Leaf Dragon has become a significant representation of local folk culture.
Tang Yongming, the deputy secretary of the village Party committee, (explain) that this dragon was 22 meters in (long) with a total of 11 parts. Its body was woven from bamboo strips, and it (name) so because the scales were shaped like mulberry leaves. The members of the team were all local villagers had been learning the dragon dance since childhood.
The program Dragon Soars in the Bamboo Sea (present) by Anji county is also one of the provincial-level intangible cultural heritages. It involved thirty-five performers disabilities from the county's Disabled People's Federation Art Troupe.
The performance was based on Anji's bamboo culture and the Bamboo Leaf Dragon, including over 20 bamboo musical (instrument), such as pipe organs, flutes and drums. The team's instructor, Gan Huifen, said, "All prepared diligently, rehearsing for over three months, and making efforts (deliver) their best performance. "
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
After spending Thanksgiving on Uncle Howard's farm, he gave us two turkey eggs. My younger brother Chris was so excited that he nearly dropped his egg on the way home. Dad put the eggs under an old hen in our backyard. Every day Chris and I would check to see if they'd hatched yet. 26 days later, two little creatures waddled (摇摇摆摆地走) behind the hen. As they got older, one was dead. We named the other Timothy.
Timothy liked to wander in the woods and find tasty berries and weed seeds. Mom kept telling us not to get too attached to Timothy, because we were going to have him for Thanksgiving. But we never paid too much attention to what that really meant. One day, Dad gave Chris and me instructions. "I want you to start giving him corn along with his regular feed, " he said. "We want a nice fat bird for Thanksgiving. " After Dad walked away, Chris's face began to pucker, just as he did before he started to cry.
"Don't worry, Chris, " I said comfortingly. "We'll save Timothy, somehow. "
"Why don't we give him away?" Chris suggested.
"No. " I said. "If we do, he'll just end up on someone else's Thanksgiving table. " Suddenly I had an idea. "Hey, Chris, you know that small cave in the woods?" Chris nodded. "We can take Timothy there. We'll cover the entrance with a wire net and hide him till Thanksgiving is over. " "Yeah!" We were so excited that we gave each other high-fives. We took Timothy out of his cage and left him in the cave with water and plenty of food. We piled branches over the opening to hide the entrance.
One day Dad sent us out to look for him. Both of us felt guilty but we wanted to save Timothy's life, so we kept quiet. Finally, Dad decided that a fox must have gotten him. That year Uncle Howard provided a turkey for our Thanksgiving dinner. The next day a big snowstorm hit. It was days before we could get out and see Timothy. When we got to the cave, we saw something had happened.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The wire net was pulled away from the entrance, and Timothy was gone.
"Look at that！It's Timothy！"Mom cried one day.
