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Passage 1Taylor Swifts Eras World Tour in SingaporeTaylor Swift,the popular American singer-songwriter,has begun herEras World Tour in Singapore.This is Swifts first large-scale concert seriesin Singapore,with 151 concerts 1.from now until the end of 2024.Swift performed six times in a row in Singapore from March 2nd to 9th,2.about 300,000 fans from both the country and its neighbours.Theconcerts 3.at Singapores National Stadium.According to data from Chinas ticketing site Ctrip,4.Singaporetravel bookings(预定)almost doubled between March 1st and March 10th 5.to February,showing an amazing 158 percent year-on-year increase.Similarly,interest in travel on Mafengwohas increased by at least 30%.Figures from Tongcheng Travel,a similar service platform,ensure this trend,showing a largeincrease in domestic(国内的)consumers 6.in Singapore since March,with a 486%increasein hotel bookings.Furthermore,the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore has sold out all three of its 7.designed concert packages,that differ(不同于)in price from around 53,600 yuan to 267,700 yuan,proving Swifts huge drawing power.It is expected that this tour 8.around 2.67 billion yuanin tourism income for Singapore.Swifts The Eras Tour ended in Singapore last Saturday,and the global excitement has causedoutstanding interest in China.The increase in Chinese 9.is the first seen since the twonations 30-day beneficial visa-free(免签证)agreement went into effect.This travel wave happened atthe same time as the 30-day visa-free period 10.China and Singapore announced onFebruary 9th.Key:1.planned2.drawing3.were held4.the number pared6.interest7.specially8.will produce9.visitors10.thatdrawvisitinterestholdspecialproducecomparethatthe number ofplanQuestions:1.Which country did Taylor Swift start her Eras World Tour in?A.ChinaB.SingaporeC.MalaysiaD.Thailand2.What can we infer from the increase in travel bookings to Singapore?A.Chinese people love Taylor Swifts music.B.Singapore is a popular tourist destination.C.Taylor Swifts concerts attract a large audience.D.Travel bookings are always high during March.3.What is the main idea of the passage?A.Taylor Swifts music style has changed over the years.B.Taylor Swifts Eras World Tour has a great influence on Singapore.C.Singapore has become a popular tourist spot for Chinese.D.Travel bookings to Singapore increase every March.4.The underlined word drawing power in Paragraph 4 probably means _.A.singing abilityB.popularity and attractionC.ability to draw picturesD.money incomeKey:1.B2.C3.B4.BPassage 2Taylor Swifts Eras World Tour in SingaporeI was nine years old when I 1.(become)a fan of Taylor Swift,acountry music singer.Even though I didnt understand the lyrics(歌 词),Iwould 2.(excite)sing along with songs like Love Story or YouBelong With Me with all my heart.Her albums(专辑),3.(include)Speak Now and Red,were sold out as soon as they were released(发行),showing her great popularity.Her music made it feel like our worlds 4.(connect),even though our lives were sodifferent.It was like her songs were talking to me and knew how I 5.(feel),both happy andsad.Last year,in just 30 minutes,I wrote my first song,Woodland,which notes the feel ofmissing someone 6.(deep).This is a song that expresses my feelings of missing someone.Itseemed like the song was just writing about 7.(I).Later,when Mothers Day was coming,I wrote another song called Mrs.Molly.Its not easy8.(say)how much I love my mom,but this song helped me show it.I sometimes think about meeting Taylor one day and 9.(tell)her my story.Her musichelped me find a special talent and a way to show my feelings.She sings about different things in heralbums.She shows me that music can help us 10.(express)ourselves and connect with others.Key:1.became2.excitedly3.including4.were connected5.felt6.deeply7.myself8.to say9.telling10.expressQuestions:1.When did the writer become a fan of Taylor Swift?A.At age of nine.B.When she wrote her first song.C.When Taylor Swift released her first album.D.When she was singing Love Storywith all her heart.2.What does the writer think of Taylor Swifts music?A.Its boring.B.Its popular.C.Its difficult to understand.D.Its not suitable for her age.3.What does the song Woodland express?A.The writers happiness.B.The writers sadness.C.The writers missing for someone.D.The writers love for Taylor Swift.4.The underlined word notes in Paragraph 3 probably means _.A.writes downB.takes photos ofC.makes a sound ofD.plays a part inKey:1.A2.B3.C4.APassage 3An American singer-song writerTaylor Swift is an American singer-song writer.When Swift first came tothe attention of the public,she was a 17-year-old newcomer pursuing a careerin country music w1loved singing to her guitar.She seemed far moreenthusiastic than skillful.A few year later.Swift became a multi-award w2.Her secondalbum,Fearless,became the best-selling album of 2009.The album won fourGrammy Awards,with Swift b3the youngest Album of the Year winner.“Aged only 21.Taylor has already made a major impact on music and has been an unbelievable role model for h4artists and young women everywhere,”said Bill Werde,director of Billboard magazine.Werdes words do not come from nowhere.U5many pop music singer,especially thosewho do not write their own material,Swift has the power of t6her ideas into lyrics(歌词)thatwill set people thinking.“Hidden beneath Taylor Swift s not-a-girl,not-yet-a-woman a sweetness isa very skillful songwriting technique,”wrote Leah Greenblatt in an American magazine.Songwriting,as Swift e7,is to cope with issues.“I lend to write about things that reallyimpact me most.”There certainly seems to be something true and honest running through every oneof the 16 songs on her fourth album,Red.“Theyre about my heartbreaks and my moving on.Butmore i8,they are about achieving contentment.Youre not always going to be ridiculouslyhappy as you grow up.“For the audience t9young to have experienced real passion or heartbreak,Swiftssongs are like a potential road map,promising things will work out OK,”commented Dorian Ynskeyin a British newspaper.With her fifth album,the pop-focused 1989,Taylor Swift became the first woman to winAlbum of the Year twice.Now she is getting ready lo go f10and has so far released threesingles of her 2017 album,Reputation.”“Someday when you get where you are going,you lookaround and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there,and thatwill be greatest feeling in the world Key:1.who2.winner3.becoming4.hopeful5.Unlike6.turning7.explains8.importantly9.too10.furtherPassage 4Guzheng goes globalWhen Peng Jingxuan began playing the guzheng on the streets ofFrance in 2018,she did not e1that the traditional instrumentwould change her life.Peng began to study the guzheng when she was 7 years old.In 2017,she went to France to study for a masters degree in musicology.There,Peng was d2drawn to the various performances by artists playingmusical instruments on the streets.But she s3saw Chinese instruments played on the streets.So,in the summer of 2018,she took her guzheng and began to p4on the street.She was surprised to find that very fewpeople in France knew about the Chinese zither.I wanted to make this instrument k5to more people,Peng said.She began to do street performances to sharpen her skills.The more Peng played on the streets,the greater s6of responsibility she felt to spread Chinese music and culture.To make this traditional Chinese instrument better known to people in France,Peng carefullyselected and arranged each song.She chose to f7on traditional guzheng pieces and a numberof pop songs with strong Chinese influences.Considering that the audience might not be f8with Chinese songs and that this couldcreate barriers to fully appreciating her performances,Peng came up with ingenious(巧 妙 的)adaptations of the songs,r9positive responses from onlookers.For example,she prefaced(为写序言)Big Fish,a song from the soundtrack of a Chinese animated film,with explanationsin French,briefly introducing the plot of the movie.To see the guheng go global and get more people to know about it,u10it,and love it,Ithink this is the biggest wish of Chinese artists playing the traditional musical instrument,she sais.Key:1.expect2.deeply3.seldom4.perform5.known6.sense7.focus8.familiar9.receiving10.understandPassage 5Water holds great meaning in Chinese civilizationMarch 22 is World Water Day.Believed to be the source(源头)ofall life,water plays a great role in the 1.of Chinese civilization(文明)and has inspired wise ideas in Chinese philosophy（哲学).Chinese civilization is one of the worlds ancient river civilizations.Itbegan thousands of years ago 2.the Yellow and Yangtze rivers,linking(联系)the culture to water from its beginning.However,the way people and water get along has two sides.Water is highly 3.for lifeand growing things,but if we cant control it,it can 4.big problems.Knowing the strongpower of water.Chinese people have always tried to use it in the best way possible.For example,Yu,the first ruler of the Xia Dynasty,controlled floods by 5.and digging the waterways so thatthe water could easily go into the sea.The Dujiangyan irrigation(灌溉)system in Sichuan was 6.built.It makes full use of the natural features of the area 7.harming the environment.Water is also given philosophical meanings 8.Chinese people and rule the country.According to Xunzi(荀子),Confucius believed water had qualities(品质)such as justice(公平)and courage.He once said that:“He who is wise loves water;he who is virtuous loves mountains(智者乐水，仁者乐山).”So,Confucianism(儒家思想)suggests that people should learn fromwater and train their sense of morality(道德感).Inspired by water,Laozi gave birth to the idea of“overcoming hardness with softness(以柔克刚)and non-action(无为)”.These ideas laterinspired rulers to follow the rules of nature and 9.the will of the people.“10.the most present clement(元素)in daily life,water is the root metaphor(根隐喻)in Chinese culture that builds.the Chinese civilization,”reported Medium website.Key：1.beginnings2.along3.important4.cause5.changing6.cleverly7.without8.to educate9.respect10.BeingcausebeginchangerespecteducatecleverbeingimportancealongPassage 6Making better rules and services is really important to help all childrenThe recent arrest(逮 捕)of three middle school boys whoallegedly killed a classmate has 1.(raise)concerns(担忧)about teenagers who commit serious crimes(犯下重罪).It has alsostarted discussions about the challenges 2.(face)by left-behindchildren.The victim(受害人),surnamed Wang,was a grade 7 student in Handan,Hebei province.Hewas killed on March 10 and all suspects 3.(take)into custody(拘留)the next day.Its yet to be found out why or how the killing 4.(happen).However,some news reportssaid that the three suspects who are all under 14 bullied(霸凌)the victim for a long time.Thesereports also said they are children of migrant workers(外出工作者）.Xu Hao,a 5.(law)at Beijing Jingsh Law Firm,said the suspects might still have to facepunishment(处罚)for what they did,even though they are young.He explained that the law inChina said that children as 6.(young)as 12 can be punished if they commit serious crimes,like hurting or killing someone.But the 7.(decide)to punish them has to be approved(批准）by the Supreme Peoples Procuratorate（最高人民检察院）.Another lawyer,Zhao Li,said its not just about punishment,but also about 8.(get)helpfrom the government and schools to look after children who are left behind by their parents.Zhao said these children need more care and help while they grow up,and that making 9.(good)rules and services is really important 10.(help)all children,especially the left-behind ones.Key：1.raised2.faced3.were taken4.happened5.lawyer6.young7.decision8.getting9.better10.to helpPassage 7Brain tech gives hopeIt might sound like magic,but in February,a paralyzed(瘫痪的）patient was able to drink water on his own by c1.aspecial glove with his brain.The glove then acted as his hand.Thiswas a s2.in brain-machine interface(BMI,脑机接口)technology made by a team of Chinese scientists and doctors.BMI refers to creating a c3.between the human brain and external devices(外部设备)，making communication between the brain and computers.For paralyzed people,BMI can allowthem to m4.and do simple things by themselves.On Oct 24,2023,the team put a BMI chip(芯片)in the patients head.The chip can r5.neural signals(神经信号）from the brain.After three months of home recovery(康复)training,thepatient can now u6.his brain signals to control a special glove powered by air pressure.Thishelps him do things l7.drinking water independently.BMI technology usually means putting chips directly onto the patients brain.However,thisproject is minimally invasive(微创),making sure the patients brain is not h8.So it is animportant breakthrough.It also uses a wireless power supply(无线电源)，so the implanted(植入的)device doesnt need a battery(电池).Li Yuanning from ShanghaiTech University told CCTV News that BMI is now mainly used inthe medical field to improve the lives of people with brain-related p9.or speech difficulties.In China,BMI technology is still in the early stages of research,with no products on the marketyet.Some people are worried that tests may i10.patients independence and even who theyare.Ethical concerns(伦理问题)related to BMI also need to be addressed.These include whetherthe patient has a clear understanding of what is going on when they agree to take part in the test.Key：1.controlling2.success3.connection4.move5.receive6.use7.like8.harmed9.problems 10.influencePassage 8Making farming trendyFor young people who grow up in villages,a job in the citysounds good.But Ning Fenfang,34,l1.the big city to be afarmer.In 2017,she left her job in Hangzhou,Zhejiang province,andwent back to her hometown of Cili county in Zhangjiajie,Hunanprovince.At that time,much of the f2.there was deserted(荒芜的).Seeing this,Ningdecided to be a farmer.She started with growing rice and rapeseed（油菜籽）in 2020.She rented（租赁)her land and hired（雇用）v3.to work it.Ning now farms more than 66.7 hectares(公顷)of land.More than 300 housewives haveworked part-time on her land,each m4.more than 10,000 yuan per year.“Its never easy,”said Ning,who was elected(选举)as a deputy to the 14th National Peoples Congress(NPC)in2023.At first,her d5.to become a farmer confused（使困惑）many.Farming is often seen asan“unsuitable”job for both the post-90s generation and women in general.Also,she didnt haveenough farming k6.However,Ning loved farming.“When youre tired,you can stop and rest and do what you want to do.Every day,you canembrace(拥抱)nature,w7.is the poetry and far afield（诗和远方)that many people hopefor.”Ning told The Peoples Courts News and Communication Agency.Ning has tried to turn farming into a“trendy”job.R8.than relying on farmers,sheembraces mechanized farming,such as using harvesters(收割机)and cultivators(耕田机).Shealso plans to make use of agricultural tourism in Zhangjiajie so that children l9.in cities canexperience farming.Being elected as an NPC deputy has inspired Ning to feel responsible for farmers.During thetwo ses