1 . 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。

One of the largest research libraries in the world, the British Library has added 16 Chinese online novels to the collection.     1     (cover) themes of science fiction, history, reality and fantasy, these works are viewed     2     the classics of Chinese online literature from the past 20 years.

The library houses more than 170 million     3     (collection), the cultural relics of different civilizations from throughout history included. The library usually selects works     4     (base) on their popularity or by considering an item’s value. Readers can check the information about the 16 books on the library’s website     5     borrow printed copies.

As one of the current pillars of mass cultural consumption,     6     began with “fastfood” romances, fantasies and mysteries, the Chinese online literature industry     7     (develop) quickly over the last two decades.

In 2019, 10 online novels, including Great Power, Heavy Industry,     8     (be) added to the collection of the shanghai Library.And between 2020 and 2022, 144 online novels like Battle Through the Heavens and Lord of Mysteries were entered into the collection of the National Library of China.

“It’s     9     (true) unexpected to me that online fiction can be added to the collection of     10     foreign library. It feels like the path of online novel writing is becoming ever wider,” Yi Qianchong adds.

2 . 假定你是李华，你校将为正在本校学习的外国交换生举办一场中国古诗朗诵比赛，请给你的交换生朋友—来自英国的George一写封邮件，邀请他参加该比赛。
内容包括：
1、比赛时间、地点；
2、比赛目的；
3、比赛要求：用中文朗诵一首唐诗或宋词；
4、报名方式和截止时间。
参考词汇
朗诵比赛 recitation contest
唐诗 Tang poems
宋词 Song lyric poems
注意：
写作词数应为80左右；可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear George,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

3 . The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. _________ , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

In 1881, Stevenson returned to Scotland for a _________ with his wife Fanny and son Lloyd.

Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long _________ over the hills. They had been _________ this for several days before the weather suddenly worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days _________. To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some _________.

One morning, Robert _________ the boy caught a beautiful map of an island where a large cross in the middle of _________. “What’s that?” he asked. “That’s the buried treasure,” said the boy. Robert suddenly saw something of an adventure story in the boy’s _________. Then, he sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the __________ a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗)?

Henley, Robert’s friend, walked around with the __________ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to __________ such a man in a story. __________ Long John Silver, the pirate was born.

Thanks to a __________ September in Scotland, we have one of the greatest __________ stories in the English language.

1.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Finally

2.

A．meeting

B．story

C．holiday

D．job

3.

A．talk

B．rest

C．walk

D．game

4.

A．attempting

B．missing

C．planning

D．enjoying

5.

A．quiet

B．dull

C．busy

D．cold

6.

A．cleaning

B．writing

C．drawing

D．exercising

7.

A．doubted

B．noticed

C．decided

D．recognized

8.

A．the sea

B．the house

C．Scotland

D．the island

9.

A．book

B．reply

C．picture

D．mind

10.

A．star

B．hero

C．writer

D．child

11.

A．help

B．problem

C．use

D．bottom

12.

A．praise

B．produce

C．include

D．accept

13.

A．Yet

B．Also

C．But

D．Thus

14.

A．rainy

B．sunny

C．cool

D．windy

15.

A．news

B．love

C．real-life

D．adventure

4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Journey to the West is an incredible story setting in the Tang Dynasty. When opened the book, you will find a fascinated story unfolding before your eyes. Tangseng and his three companions made the long and tough journey westwards. During the journey, the Monkey King fought boldly whenever difficulties emerge, whose bravery and determination helped go through a large quantity of adventurous experience eventually. It was not until they overcame all the difficulties when they successfully attained the scriptures (经文), which could benefit to the ordinary people.

So appealing is the story that it is acknowledged as a classic by our Chinese, I am firmly convinced that you will be carried away by plenty of dramatic plots in this book.

5 .

FOUR BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ
	Cruel Beautiful World   Written by Caroline Leavitt At age 16, Lucy is a lonely orphan living with older sister Charlotte and devoted aunt Iris in Waltham, Massachusetts. On the last day of school, she runs away with her 30-year-old teacher, William, and settles in a hillside cottage in rural Pennsylvania, near his new teaching job. Though Lucy feels increasingly isolated, William won't allow her any outlet. Leavitt draws upon a real-life crime that involved a girl she knew in high school. She tells her story from multiple viewpoints, building tension and sympathy for Lucy and Charlotte as tragedy swallows them.
	By Gaslight    Written by Steven Price Price, an award-winning Canadian poet, achieves an extraordinary achievement of Dickensian storytelling in his weighty second novel. His hero is William Pinkerton, son of the founder of the legendary detective agency, who finds clues in his late father's safe to the case of William Shade. This mythic thief had disturbed and upset his father. William tracks a Shade accomplice (共犯), Charlotte Reckitt, to London, only to find she's been found dead in the Thames. Price ably arranges dozens of interlinking plotlines as he spans three continents and several decades, from American Civil War battlefields to Scotland Yard at the end of the 19th Century.
	The Invisibility Cloak    Written by Ge Fei Beijing-based Ge Fei (pen name for Liu Yong) won the 2015 Mao Dun Literature Prize for fiction “describing the changing spirit of Chinese society” over the past century. The Invisibility Cloak, his first English publication, revolves around Cui, a divorced man who creates customized hi-fi speakers for Beijing's newly wealthy and a few intellectuals. Beijing's rapid expansion has left Cui longing for an invisible life away from the city. His chance comes when he agrees to build a world-class sound system for a gangster (匪徒). Ge Fei's nice work, translated from the Chinese by Canaan Morse, should find many fans.
	Messy   Written by Tim Harford The temptation to be neat and tidy may be powerful, but “we would be better served by embracing a degree of mess,” Harford argues. His defense of the creative potential of the imperfect, random, vague, difficult, diverse and even dirty is refreshing. Reaching into the arts, politics, business, science and technology, Harford makes an appealing case for opening up to disorder and luck.

1. Which author does NOT tell a story in his/her work listed above?

A．Caroline Leavitt.	B．Steven Price.
C．Ge Fei.	D．Tim Harford.

2. Jack is an American who loves detective stories. He is going to work and live in Beijing for the next three years, and he is very curious about the place he is heading to. Which book will he most likely choose to read now?

A．Cruel Beautiful World	B．By Gaslight
C．The Invisibility Cloak	D．Messy

3. This page is intended for people who want to ________.

A．buy newly-published books at a discount

B．market latest books to friends and family

C．know what books are worthwhile to read

D．understand the current trend in literature

6 . Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If so, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews ________.

In his book, Matthews ________ us how to have a happy life and answers the ________ of teenagers.

Matthews writes about many ________ in the book, such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop being angry and learn to forgive. The book tells us of useful skills ________ how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to make your memory better.

Many teenagers think ________ happiness comes from a good exam result, or praise from other people. But you can ________ be happy even when there are no such “good” things. Success comes from a(n) ________ attitude. If you ________ from problems, you will have success in the future.

Some school students have ________ of being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that ________ comes from thinking about things in a positive ________. If you are ________, people notice you and you can get a better view at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes ________ less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important ________: you choose to be happy!

1.

A．wise

B．smart

C．useful

D．simple

2.

A．orders

B．tells

C．asks

D．argues

3.

A．problems

B．ideas

C．questions

D．comments

4.

A．rules

B．classes

C．courses

D．topics

5.

A．for

B．like

C．at

D．with

6.

A．what

B．how

C．that

D．whether

7.

A．yet

B．already

C．still

D．rather

8.

A．bad

B．good

C．independent

D．normal

9.

A．learn

B．rescue

C．struggle

D．separate

10.

A．experiences

B．difficulties

C．personalities

D．problems

11.

A．success

B．happiness

C．failure

D．height

12.

A．way

B．means

C．goal

D．spirit

13.

A．short

B．small

C．tall

D．fat

14.

A．take up

B．stand up

C．turn up

D．burn up

15.

A．work

B．lesson

C．teaching

D．study

7 . 文中共有10处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Journey to the West is an incredible story setting in the Tang Dynasty. When opened the book, you will find a thrilled story unfolding before your eyes. Tangseng and his three companions made a long and tough journey westwards. During the journey, the Monkey King fought boldly whenever difficulties arise, whose bravery and determination helped go through a large quantity of adventurous experience eventually. It was not until they overcame all the difficulties when they successfully attained the scriptures (经文), which could be benefit to the ordinary people.

So appealing is the story that it is referred to as a classic by our Chinese, I am firmly convinced that you will be carried away by a plenty of fascinating plots in this book.

8 . 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.

During the COVID-19 virus outbreak, many people    1    (force) to stay inside are looking for new hobbies. Some of them are even learning to cast spells with Harry Potter-related websites.

In early April, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling announced the launch of Harry Potter at Home. The new website aims     2     (cure) boredom during the long days of     3    (stick) indoors. It’s particularly designed for students and teachers     4     seek relief from the long days of lockdown. Super fans can test their Potter knowledge through various quizzes. Meanwhile newcomers to     5    magic world can read interviews with some of the film series’ actors. The project is a cooperation between Rowling and several on-line     6     (company). Audible, Bloomsbury, OverDrive, Pottermore Publishing and Scholastic are involved.

Rowling has also lifted copyright restrictions for educators as well. Teachers can now    7    (free) share the Harry Potter series with their students online. They may record videos of themselves reading the books aloud. The e-book for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is also     8    (access) to users of Harry Potter at Home website, free     9     charge.

Rowling’s first book    10     (publish) in June 1997. Almost 23 years later, the world is very different. Still, the attraction of magic remains. It feels especially needed in times of great difficulty, like today.

9 . Jane Austen is loved mainly as a charming guide to fashionable life in the Regency period (英国摄政时期). She is admired for describing a world of elegant houses, dances, servants and fashionable young men driving barouches (四轮四座大马车). But her own vision of her task was completely different. She was an ambitious and strict moralist. She was highly conscious of human failings and she had a deep desire to make people nicer: less selfish, more reasonable and more sensitive to the needs of others.

In Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bonnet start off heartily disliking each other and then, gradually realize they are in love. They make one of the great romantic couples. He is handsome, rich and well connected; she is pretty, smart and lively. But why actually are they right for one another?

Jane Austen is very clear. It’s for a reason we tend not to think of very much today: It is because each can educate and improve the other. When Mr. Darcy arrives in the neighborhood, he feels “superior” to everyone else, because he has more money and higher status. At a key moment, Elizabeth condemns his arrogance (自大) and pride to his face. It sounds offensive in the extreme, but later he admits that this was just what he needed.

Mostly, we tend to think of love as liking someone for who they already are, and of total acceptance. But the person who is right for us, Austen is saying, is not simply someone who makes us feel relaxed or comfortable; they got to be able to help us overcome our failings and become more mature, more honest and kinder—and we need to do something similar for them.

1. What do we know about Jane Austen from paragraph 1?

A．She lived a fashionable life.	B．She wrote about the life of the rich.
C．She knew exactly human virtues.	D．She was nicer to less selfish people.

2. What can we learn about Mr. Darcy from the text?

A．He dislikes Elizabeth from the beginning to the end.

B．He is handsome, rich and rather modest.

C．He is kind to everyone in the neighborhood.

D．He needs Elizabeth to point out his shortcomings.

3. Which person is right for you according to Jane Austen?

A．A person that you like for who he or she is.

B．A person with whom you feel really relaxed.

C．A person making you become a better man or woman.

D．A person who does something similar to you.

4. What message does the book Pride and Prejudice convey?

A．Improve yourself with your lover’s help.

B．Accept the people you love totally.

C．Earn much money to make people love you.

D．Find your true love with pride and prejudice.

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Translated fiction sales in the United Kingdom    1    （rise）5.5 percent last year，with growing demand for Chinese titles，said Nielsen Book on Wednesday.

British newspaper the Guardian featured Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem and Jin Yong's A Hero Born in its report on this trend，    2    （say）that both "sold strongly" in 2018.

The research，by the Man Booker International Prize，shows more than 2.6 million       3    （copy）of translated titles     4    （sell）in 2018，at an estimated value of £20.7 million（$27 million），the highest ever since Nielsen started the study in 2001.

Fiammetta Rocco，from Man Booker International Prize，said，"Reading fiction is one of the best ways we have of putting     5    （we）in other people's shoes. The rise in sales of translated fiction shows     6     hungry so many British readers are for terrific writing from other countries. "

To Anna Holm wood     7    news is a signal that" a new era has arrived". Holmwood，who translated A Hero Born，told China Daily，"It's a big moment    8    Chinese fiction abroad. "

Holmwood has worked as a literary agent and    9    （translate）for nine years，and has seen firsthand how Chinese titles continue to gain a greater audience worldwide，    10    （particular）in the English-speaking world.