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ANationalPoetryCompetition2024RunbythePoetrySociety,asoneoftheworld'smostcelebratedprizesforasingleunpublishedpoem,the2024Nat
ionalPoetryCompetitionisnowopenforentries(参赛作品)andcloseson1stDecember.Workfrompoetsateverystageoftheirwritingcareersiswelcome,andthejudge
sreadallentriesbutonlyknowtheidentityofthewinneraftermakingtheirfinaldecision.TheNationalPoetryCompetitionofferswinnersafir
stprizeof£5,000,asecondprizeof£2,000,athirdprizeof£1,000andhonorablementionsof£500each.Thetopthreewinnersarealsopub
lishedinThePoetrySociety'sjournalThePoetry.Review.Entryrequirements:Thecompetitionisopentoallwritersworldwide
aged18+.Poemsmustbenolongerthan40linesinlengthexcludingtitle,mustbetheentrant'sownworkandnothavebeenpreviouslypubli
shed.Fullrulescanbefoundhere.Entryfees:Thefirstpoemsubmitted(递交)£8,subsequent(随后的)poemsinthesamesubmissioncost£5each.PoetrySocietymembers(i
ncludingthosejoiningattimeofsubmission)getoneadditionalpoemfree.Rules:General*Thecompetitionisopentoanyoneaged18oroveratthetimeofentering.Int
ernationalentriesarewelcome.*Theclosingdateofthecompetitionismidnight,1stDecember2024.*Thereisnolimitonthenumberofentriesasingleentrantcanmake.
*Entrieswillnotbereturned,sopleasekeepacopy.*Onlineentriesmadeviathewebsitewillreceiveautomaticconfirmationatthetimeofsubmission.1.Howmuchshould
aPoetrySocietymemberpayforthreeentries?A.£5.B.£8.C.£13.D.£20.2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompetition?A.Itisintendedforprofessionalpoe
ts,B.Thecompetitorsshouldbelocalresidents.C.Allaward-winningworkswillbepublished.D.Thereisnolimitontheentriesonecansubmit.3.Whichen
trymeetstherequirement?A.Aco-authoredpoem.B.Apoemoflessthan40lines.C.Apoemwrittenbya14-year-oldboy.D.Apoemhandedinatthe
endofDecember.BInmy4yearsofgraduateschool,I-likemanyPh.D.students-havebecomewellfamiliarwithvarioussourcesofstress,suchaspressurefromde
adlines,backachesfromdeskwork,andrejectionfromprofessorsandjournals.Icouldn'tfeeltheappealfromthecampuslifeandseldomsawcontentl
ooksfromtheprofessors.Forthefirstyearandahalf,Itriedtomanagethestressbyfollowingthetraditionalwisdom:getsomeexercise,getenoughsleep,andmaintain
ahealthywork-lifebalance.Butthisonlyhelpsduringtheleaststressfultimes.I'malifelongnoveltyseeker.Thishasn'talwaysservedmewell.Butinmysecond
yearofgraduateschool,itcametomyrescue.Thepressuretopassmyqualifyingexamwasmounting,Iwaswiredwithnervousenergy,andIneededsomekindo
frelease.So,Iinvitedoneofmyfellowgraduatestudentstocomeswimmingwithme--inariver,inthemiddleofwinter,byjumpingoffacliff.Th
emomentIjumpedintothewater,Iimmediatelyfeltasurgeofenergyandfear.WhenIsurfaced(浮出水面),Iwastotallyenergize
d.Mybrainwastemporarilyrewired.Ifeltcapableofanything.Fortherestoftheday,Ifeltcalmandattentive.Andsoitbe
cameourweeklyroutine.Throughoutthewintermorestudentsjoinedin,andevenaprofessor.Althoughtheenergizingru
shofadrenaline(肾上腺素)wastheinitialdraw,Ifoundithadotherunexpectedbenefits,too.InoticedIwasapproachingmyworkwithacalmerstateofmindandtakingthefailur
eseasier.Ialsovaluedthecompanyandtheweeklyescapefromthelab.Theseasonschangedandthewaterwasnolongercold,
butthestressesofgraduateschoolremained.IbegantoexploreothertypesofactivitiesthatwouldproducetheeffectsIhadfeltfromthecoldwinterswims.4.Howwasthe
author'sgraduateschoollife?A.Struggling.B.Appealing.C.Satisfying.D.Pamiliar.5.Whydidtheauthorgoswimminginwinter?A.Toreducestress.B.Togetexer
cise.C.Todevelopahobby.D.Toaccompanyclassmates.6.Howdidtheauthorfindwinterswimming?A.Unusualandinspiring.B.Benef
icialandexciting.C.Difficultbutpopular.D.Time-wastingbuthealthy.7.Whatspiritcanwelearnfromtheauthor?A.Nevergivingi
ntofailure.B.Cooperatingwithothers.C.Beingactiveandbrave.D.Beinghelpfulandhard-working.CKidstodayhaveaccesstoawhole
rangeoftechnologythattheirparentscouldn'thaveevendreamedwouldeverexist.They'vebecomeskilledinusingsmartphonesfarquickerthanusoldergenerati
onsandhaveeasilytakentothe“Hey,Google",commandsoftoday'sspeakers.Butitseemsthattheirunderstandingofsome“old"technologyisnotsocomprehensive.Anews
tudy,conductedbyExploreLearning,presentedagroupof10-year-oldschoolchildrenwithpicturesofclassroomitemsthatwerecommonplaceinth
eirparents’generation.Morethantwothirdshadnoideawhattheoverheadprojectorwascalled,while72%couldn'tguesswhatitwasevenusedfor.Guessin
gatitspurpose,theythrewoutideaslike"eyemachine"and“walkietalkie",withsomesayingitmightbeused“atthedentist"or“forexperimenti
ng".Theconfusioncontinuedwhentheywerepresentedwithanoldboombox(音箱)radio.Onechildshouted,"Imagineifyouhadthisboomboxandyouw
erejustcarryingitaroundalldaylisteningtomusic!Thatwouldbe,like...harder!"Anotherexcitedlycalledouttotheoldradio,“HeyGoogle,playRoar
byKatyPerry."Commentingontheresearch,AmandeepSanghera,HeadofMathsandEnglishatExploreLearning,said,our“BacktoSchoolRewind"surveyhasuncovereda
fascinating一andoftenhilarious一generationalgap.It'sremarkabletoseejusthowquicklyclassroomtechnologydevelops.Itemsthatwereeverydayessentials(必需品)for
parentshavebecomemysteriousrelicstotheirchildreninjusttwoorthreedecades.“Thisold-schooltechmightbegatheringdustinthecupboardnow,butitrea
llyshowshowquicklythingscanchangeinourclassrooms.It'snotjustchalkthatconfusetoday'stech-savvy(精通科技的)kids-eventheoverheadp
rojectorisnowapuzzlingthingfromthepast!""Whileit'samusingtoseechildrenpuzzleovertheseoutdatedtechnologics,it'salsoareminde
roftheincredibleopportunitiesmoderntechoffersinclassrooms,"AmandeepSangheraadded.8.Whatistheaimofparagraph1?A.Toofferthebackgroundknowledge.B.
Toprovechildren'shighintelligence.C.Tobringupthetopicofthepassage.D.Toencourageandattractmorereaders.9.Howmightthekidsreacttoth
eschooltechtheirparentsused?A.Uninterested.B.Puzzled.C.Disappointed.D.Proud.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hilario
us"inparagraph5probablymean?A.Rare.B.Lasting.C.Abnormal.D.Funny.11.Whatdidthesurveyshow?A.Thewideuseofadvancedtechnology.B.Thedi
fferentideasofkidsandparents.C.Thekids'interestinadvancedtechnology.D.Therapiddevelopmentofclassroomtechno
logy.DKnownbyearlyEuropeansasthe“Camelopard",giraffes(长颈鹿)cameintoEarth'snaturalordersincethe18thcentury,whenFrenchzoologistMathurinJ
acquesBrissoncoinedthespeciesGiraffa.But,despitehavingbeenlongstudiedbothinconservationandthewild,therehasbeennoconcrete(具体的)explanationastowhyth
eirnecksaresolong一atleastuntilnow.Now,scientistshavebuiltonatheoryproposedbylegendarynaturalistSirCharlesD
arwin,suggestingthatfemalegiraffeswerebehindcharacteristicsthatgavewaytotheextraordinaryneckgrowth.SirCharlesusedhis“survi
valofthefittest”theorytoexplaintheirheightasavehiclethroughwhichtheycouldreachthehighestleavesonatreeandliterallycomeoutontopinthecompet
itionforresources.USscientistsfoundthatfemalegiraffestendedtohavelongernecksthanthemaleones,whichtheyhaveputdowntoincreasednutrition
al(营养的)demandfrompregnancyandtheirneedstogivemilktotheiryoung.Thosedemands,researchersbelieve,drovethedevelopmentoftheentires
pecies.DouglasCavener,aprofessorofbiologyatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,saidgiraffedevelopmentisdrivenby“almostalwayspregnant"adultfemales.Hesa
id:Giraffesareparticularabouttheirfood.Theyeattheleavesofonlyafewtreespecies,andlongernecksallowthem
toreachdeeperintothetreestogettheleavesnooneelsecan."Oncefemalesreachfourorfiveyearsofage,theyarealmostalwayspregnantandalwaysgivingtheiryoun
gmilk.Sowethinktheincreasednutritionaldemandsoffemalesdrovethedevelopmentofgiraffes'longnecks."Femaleswouldneedlongerneckstoreachdeeperintotre
etops一wherethemostnutritionalleavescanbefound一ProfessorCaveneradded.Thescientistsalsomadeasecondobservati
on,findingthatfemaleandmalegiraffestendtostanddifferently,andtheysuggestedthismayhaveaspecificpurpose.12.WhatmightbeSirCharles’statementaboutg
iraffes’height?A.Itisahelpfultool.B.Itaccountsfortheirlongneck.C.Itshowstheirpositioninnature.D.Itcanexplaintheirhealthcondi
tion.13.Whatcontributestogiraffes’typicalcharacteristic?A.Malegiraffes’bodystructure.B.Theattackfromlargeranimals.C.Thedecreaseoftreesonth
eearth.D.Femalegiraffes’nutritionaldemand.14.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribegiraffes’eatinghabits?A.Unbalanced.B.Picky.C.Strange.D.Simple.15.
Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.TheTypicalCharacteristicsofGiraffes.B.ATheoryProposedbyCharlesDar
winC.TheMysterybehindGiraffes’LongNecks.D.TheImportanceofFemaleGiraffes’Height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能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。Summeristhebesttimetogocamping.However,yourcampingexperiencemightgetruinedbythetentoverheating.Let'sshowyouhowtocoolatentinthewood
swithnoelectricity.Chooseashadyspottosetupyourtent.Thefirsttricktocoolingyourtentiscarefullychoosingyourcampsite.1
6Thenyouwillknowaboutthephysicalqualitiesoftheplace.Askquestionslike,isitanopenspacewithouttreesaround?Doesnaturesurrounditwithmorethanenoughsh
ades?Also,lookoutforareaswithenoughwind.Tentmaterialmattersalot.Pleasedon'tbuyatentjustbecauseitlookspretty.Instead,payattention
tothetent'smaterialbeforeinvestinginit.17Whattypeoftentshouldyoulookoutforwhenshoppingfortent?Lookoutformaterial
swithahighcapacitytocontrolandregulateheat.18Becausetheretendtobenoelectricityinthecampingarea,buyingrechargeablef
ansisnotentirelyadvisable.Butwithbattery-poweredfans,youonlyneedtochangethebatteryonceitdies.Createyournaturalairconditioner.Thoughther
earedifferentmethods,there'snoonesizefitsall.19Theeasiestmethodistouseicedblocks.Puticedblocksinabucket(桶)andleaveitinth
etent,whichwillmaketheaircold.We'veshownyouhowtocoolatentwithoutelectricity.Hopefully,you'lltryoutthesetipssoyoucanforeversilencethetentheatpro
blemduringcamping.20A.Ibelieveeachsizeisadjustable.B.Noteverytentissuitableforcamping.C.You'llenjoyyourcampingexperience.D.Therei
snoneedtobringelectricthings.E.Dosomeresearchbeforeyoumakeachoice.F.Anotherthingyouneedtotakeisbattery-poweredfans.G.Italldepen
dsonthesuppliesyoupackedforthecampingtrip.第二部分语言运用(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。Beingasinglemom
isnoteasy.Whenyourfour-year-oldsonhasautism(自闭症),lifecanget21.Online,shereferstoherselfasCookieMama,
andhersonisknownasCookieMonster.The22guyhasdifficultytalkingtochildrenofhisagebut23motorcyclesandthebikersthatridethem.Oneofthissmallb
oy'sfavorite24istotradestickerswithanybikerhemeets.OnedayCookieMonster25amotorcycleinaparkinglot.26askinghismomforward,thelittle
boywantedtogivethebikeroneofhisstickers.Sincethebikerwasn'taround,theyintendedto27thestickerwithabriefnote.Whiletheywerewritingthen
ote,the28approached.Theboy,whohastroublespeakingtoother29,walkedconfidentlyuptothebigbikerwithouthesitation,30hispresent.CookieMamaexplaine
dwhattheywere31.Hearingthat,thebikerstoppedtoexcitedlytellthem,"Oh,hey,I32somestickersforyou,too!"Then
icegentlemanwasaBikersAgainstChildAbusemember.The33grouphaslocalchaptersinmanycommunitiesaroundtheUnitedStatesandabroad.Theirgoalistohelpki
dsfeel34;theseheroesareverygoodatit.Afterexchanging35,theboyandthebikerpartedwayswithsmilesallaround.Ifyouenjoyth
isheart-warmingstory,pleaseshare.21.A.boringB.hopelessC.challengingD.disadvantaged22.A.talentedB.littleC
.stressedD.optimistic23.A.judgesB.pursuesC.analysesD.loves24.A.moviesB.activitiesC.vehiclesD.sports25.A.s
pottedB.rodeC.crashedD.packaged26.A.IncrediblyB.AccuratelyC.EfficientlyD.Eagerly27.A.impressB.assistC.le
aveD.reward28.A.ownerB.renterC.shopperD.trader29.A.kidsB.motorcyclistsC.parentsD.volunteers30.A.pickingoutB.packingupC.preparingforD.holdingout31.A.
displayingB.doingC.expectingD.introducing32.A.purchaseB.collectC.haveD.make33.A.academicB.financialC.agriculturalD.international34.A.safeB.proudC.in
terestedD.curious35.A.ideasB.stickersC.notesD.bikes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。Inthelastfew
months,severalmusicpiecesthemedaroundJourneytotheWest36(go)viralonsocialmediaplatforms,bothinChinaandabroad.Thethemesongfromthe1986
TVseriesJourneytotheWest,"YungongXunyin",hasbeenrearranged,37notonlylightsthepassionamongyoungChinesea
udiencesbutalsoappeals38alargenumberofintemationallisteners.ItcanbesaidthatalongwiththesuccessofChina
'sgameBlackMyth:Wukong,traditionalChinesemusic39(present)throughdigitalmeansisalsomakingitsmarkonthe40(globe)stage.Th
ereasonwhytheserearrangedtraditionalChinesemusicpieceshaveattractedsuchworldwideattention41(be)mainlythatthey
createarising"digitalambiance(氛围)”.Supportingthis“digitalambiance"istherelevantdigitaltechnologyused42(create)“digitalscenes",asr
epresentedbygameslikeBlackMyth:Wukong.These“digitalscenes"notonlyrealizecommercialvaluebutalso43(apparent)providethetechnicalfound
ationfor“digitalambiance".Asa“digitalscene"withmillionsofdailyactiveinteractions,gamesareplaying44crucialroleinpromotingthedigitizationofChinesecult
ure,notonlypreservingtraditionalcultureina“living"statebutalsohelpingitbreakthroughworldwide.Thisisa
true45(reflect)ofmodernChinesecivilization.第三部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华,你的外教Mr.Black计划在班内组织一场英语辩论赛,你主动请求担任主持人。请你给他写一封邮件,内容包括:1.提出自己的请求;2.介绍自身的优
势;3.希望得到肯定答复。注意:1.写作词数应为80个左右;2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。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。Intheyard,Maryandher6-year-oldsis
terwereplayinghappily,theirlaughterfillingtheyard.Secingthisscene,Ismiledbutmymindwanderedbacktotenyearsago.Atthattime,Ihadbeenonmyownforacoupleofy
ears,andlifehadsettledintoacomfortablepattern.Onenight,IsatinfrontoftheTVwatchingadocumentaryaboutaban
doned(遗弃的)babygirls.Tworeportershadgoneundercoveracrossthecountryandfilmedbabygirlsbeingabandoned.Somewereleftinpark
sorinthewild.Eventhoseinorphanages(孤儿院)wereweakandsickly.Theywereconsideredaburden.Thoseimagesplayedinmyheadforweeksafterward.Onemorning,mysistercal
ledfromTorontotochat.ItoldherabouttheshowandhowIfelt."Go,"shesaid.“Goandbringatleastonehome."“Areyoucrazy?"Ireplied.“Youlovekids,"shesaid.I
turnedmysister'swordsoverinmymind.Iwouldn'tdoit,Ithought.Mylifewasgood,fullandverybusy.Icouldn'tdoanythingotherthansendmoneytos
omeorganizations.ButthethoughtsandimagesstayedinmyminduntilIfinallypickedupthephoneandcalledthegovernmenttofindout
moreinformation.Thefirststepwastocompleteahomestudy.TheseweredonebyaspecializedsocialworkerwhowouldjudgeifIwassuitabletobeaparent.Idecidedtosche
dulethehomestudyandthendetermineafterwardwhetherornottogothroughwiththeprocess.InearlyFebruary2014,ImetwithJanewhowasasocialworkerfourti
mes.Everytimewemet,sheencouragedmetoadoptandsaidsheknewaladywhocouldhelpme.ButIwasn'treadytoadopt.Duringthattime,alocalshopheldacontest.Iwonafullb
oxofitemstomakeahomebaby-safe.Theyhadanothercontest.Thistime,itwasforababy'srockinghorse.Iwonthat,too.Werethesesigns?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。SoIcalledJanewhogavemethelady'snameandphonenumber.Twomonthslater,IboardedaplanetoOttawatotakebackmygir
lwiththelady.