A．The Earliest Humans’Settling in North America

B．Evidence of Earlier Humans’Arrival in North America

C．The Earliest Tool Makers in North America

D．Research on Mammoths in North America

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，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。

Many people desire to return to school to increase earning potential,realize dreams,or finish something they started long ago.Unfortunately,some have families and jobs,and getting to day or night courses can be an impossible thing.____36____

Thanks to the Internet and other forms of quick communication,e-learning for students has become the busy person’s preferred method for achieving education goals.In reality,almost anyone can benefit from the flexibility of e-learning.____37____

If you’re a stay-at-home mom or dad and looking to return to the school then you are a best candidate for e-learning.____38____As long as you can meet deadlines and perform high-quality work,you can achieve the highest educational goals.

____39____You can earn the master’s or doctoral degree,as well as high-level certifications in your online program.

If you live in a place that does not offer the kind of education you want,you may want to look at e-learning in an oversea college or university.For instance,England has some of the world’s most well-known institutes.____40____

第三部分语言运用（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。

My job is to help clients find jobs and return to school for training.One day,a lady came to my office with a dream to become a registered nurse.However,her family did not____41____.With young children to care for and her husband unemployed,she simply didn’t have the____42____to return to school.

It was clear that this lady had a(n)____43____for the nursing profession,so I encouraged her to realize her dream.I____44____her with necessary information to apply for nursing school.She left my office,and I never____45____whether she followed her dream or not.

Many years later,I was diagnosed(诊断)with breast cancer.I was____46____to hospital.The surgery was successful.It was,____47____，very painful.Though I____48____myself on not being a bell ringer,one night the pain was so____49____that I had to call for a nurse.I rang the bell and waited for____50____.A nurse came through the door and offered to help.I____51____thanked her for coming to my rescue.I said,“I am not usually like this.”

To my____52____,she said,“Oh,I know that,Mrs.Bryenton.”It____53____that she was just the lady who I had encouraged to follow her dream years before.She subsequently(随后)returned to school for upgrading and later____54____nursing.

You never know what________55________your encouraging words will have on someone.It is amazing that many of my clients would return to say thanks to me.

41．A．respond B．approve C．care D．decline

42．A．means B．qualities C．right D．invitation

43．A．talent B．experience C．passion D．ability

44．A．compared B．occupied C．charged D．equipped

45．A．imagined B．considered C．knew D．expected

46．A．exposed B．admitted C．refused D．referred

47．A．instead B．therefore C．however D．otherwise

48．A．prided B．depended C．concentrated D．impressed

49．A．sharp B．constant C．slight D．mild

50．A．consultation B．sympathy C．assessment D．assistance

51．A．dynamically B．apologetically C．shyly D．crucially

52．A．delight B．relief C．disappointment D．amazement

53．A．turned out B．turned up C．came out D．came up

54．A．dismissed B．evaluated C．applied for D．accounted for

55．A．hardship B．impact C．emphasis D．mercy

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。

A Chinese song titled Yi Jian Mei entered the Viral 500 of Spotify,an overseas mainstream music platform___56___(indicate)popularity on social media platforms,on June 15.The song___57___(sing)by Chinese singer Fei Yu-ching 37 years ago.It was part of the soundtrack for a hit TV drama.It has become a classic pop song among___58___middle-aged.

The popularity of the song began with a hit TikTok video,___59___a Chinese man named Zhang Aiqin performed the song twirling in the snow.His unique___60___(appear)with an egg-like head caught the eye of TikTok users.Many foreign people were also attracted by his deep voice.They have posted their covered songs on TikTok and Twitter.Different___61___the original song,the current version has been adapted to music style,including hip-hop.

Another popular activity related to the song is___62___(ask)parents to read out the written lyrics.___63___(interesting),most parents can sing this melody directly as part of their memory of the 1980s.