2 . 阅读下面短文，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Two men are walking in the park. One is Jack, a worker. The other is Henry. Jack is going to a chair. It is next to the street. Henry is after him. Jack finds Henry walking after him. He walks faster, because he wants to get to the chair before Henry. Now Henry begins to run because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. When Jack gets   to the chair, he sees Henry sitting on it. He is sorry to show a notice with the words “Wet Paint” to Henry. Now Henry knows why Jack is going to the chair.

1. Where are Jack and Henry?

A．In the park.	B．On the chair.
C．On the street.	D．In the shop.

2. What are they doing?

A．They are talking.	B．They are walking to the chair.
C．They are reading a notice.	D．They are sitting on a chair.

3. The chair is ___________ the street.

A．on

B．in

C．next to

D．in front of

4. ___________ gets to the chair first.

A．A boy

B．A girl

C．Jack

D．Henry

5. Jack goes to the chair because ___________ .

A．he wants to sit there

B．it is his chair

C．he wants to tell people “Wet Paint”

D．he wants to talk to Henry on the chair

4 . What was Lisa doing when the storm started?

A．She was playing chess.

B．She was listening to music.

C．She was doing her homework.

5 . The United States has many different kinds of climate（气候）. On the west coast（海岸）, the temperature changes very little between summer and winter, but the north central states（中部各州）have a very different kind of climate. In these states, people wear light clothes during the summer, and they need heavy wool or fur clothes in winter.

In the southwest, the climate is quite warm during the winter, but hot in summer. In the eastern part of the United States, summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures. Summers are usually hot, and winters are usually cold. Spring temperatures are comfortably warm, and autumn temperatures are quite cool.

Years ago, people in the cold areas（地区）of the United States did not often get vegetables and fresh fruits during the winter. Today trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United States. In this way, Americans “send their climate” to people in other states.

1. In the north central states, people wear ______ clothes in summer and ______ clothes during the winter.

A．light; heavy fur

B．wool; cotton

C．wool; silk

D．silk; linen

2. The climate in the southwest is _______ during the winter, but _______ in summer.

A．quite cold; very hot	B．comfortably warm; rather hot
C．a little cold; rather hot	D．quite warm; hot

3. Today ________ parts of the United States can get fruits and vegetables in winter.

A．a few

B．most

C．all

D．not all

4. Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．The climate in the west of the USA is almost the same as that in China.

B．Now Americans don’t worry about eating fresh fruits and vegetables.

C．In winter, most Americans have to wear heavy clothes.

D．Most states in America have almost the same climate.

5. The best title（标题）of the passage should be ________.

A．Vegetables and Fruits	B．The Climate and Fruits
C．The United States	D．The Climate of the United States

6 . Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? 

Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram of the result of our survey. Let’s have a look at it.   

We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life.

1. They surveyed ________ teenagers from small villages.

A．1,000

B．2,000

C．3,000

D．4,000

2. There are 1,000 teenagers from the cities who ________.

A．take out the trash	B．do the dishes
C．make the bed	D．fold the clothes

3. Fewer than ________ teenagers in big cities sweep the floor and make the bed.

A．500

B．1,000

C．1,500

D．2,000

4. The number of teenagers ________ in big cities is bigger than that in small villages.

A．making the bed	B．taking out the trash
C．folding the clothes	D．doing the dishes

5. Why did they make the survey?

A．Because they don’t want teenagers in China to do chores at home.

B．Because they thought it would help teenagers to take good care of themselves to do chores

C．Because they wanted to know why teenagers in China did chores at home.

D．Because they thought it was not necessary for teenagers to look after themselves.

7 . The population of Shanghai is ________ than that of the Zibo.

A．smaller

B．larger

C．less

D．large

8 .

A．At 5: 00.

B．It will begin at 5 p.m.

C．It is wonderful.

9 .

A．Don’t worry.

B．Good idea.

C．You need enough sleep.

10 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

The top Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, famous for his “Super Rice”, died of illness at the age of 91     1     May 22nd, 2021.

Yuan Longping     2     (be) born in Beijing in 1930. For almost 60 years, he had given most of his time and energy to rice research. So far the hybrid rice (杂交水稻) he developed has pulled millions of people out of hunger all over the world. His achievements were so great     3     he was called “The Father of Hybrid Rice” and won World Food Prize.

During his lifetime, Yuan Longping spent     4     (much) time in the farm field than in his office. He was often seen watching plants closely and thinking of ways to improve them, just as many Chinese     5     (farmer) do.

Yuan once said he had a dream—to “enjoy the cool under the rice plants taller than men”.     6     a pity it is that he can’t continue his dream now! But surely, people believe, his dream     7     (come) true in the near future.