1 . 为了倡导环境保护，你校English Club将以“Going Green Starts with Small Things”为题，组织一次英语演讲比赛。假如你是李涛，请你根据以下所给提示，写一篇英语短文，呼吁大家节约能源，保护环境。

To protect our environment	Reduce pollution	on foot, ride a bike, ...
	Save energy	turn off the light, use air conditioners less, ...
	Reuse things	not use plastic bags, ...

要求：1. 参考提示内容，可适当发挥；

2. 语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；

3. 文中不得出现任何真实信息（姓名、校名和地名等）；

4. 词数：不少于70词。（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）

Going Green Starts with Small Things

Hello, everyone! It’s my great honor to make a speech here.

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Let’s act now to protect our environment!

2 . 根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。
A: Hi, Li Mei! How is everything going?
B: Good. And I was talking about festivals with my sister just now.
A:     1    ?
B: I like the Spring Festival best. We all like it.
A:     2    ?
B: Because we can get some presents. Of course, we also have something interesting to do, like making paper cutting.
A: Making paper cutting? Do you know how to make paper cutting?
B:     3    . I joined in a paper cutting training center last year.
A: Oh, really? I’m also interested in making it, but I don’t know where I can take lessons about it.     4    ?
B: Of course. It is in the City Museum. You can take subway Line 5 to get there directly.
A: Thanks a lot.
B:     5    . If you join in the center, we can take lessons together next time.
A: Wow, that will be fun.

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

Traveling to another country is exciting and fun. But if you don’t learn about local customs, your trip may get into trouble. Here are some cultural taboos (禁忌) in several countries.

Mexico

In Mexico, bringing an expensive gift to someone’s home is a no-no. For local people, some simple things like flowers are good gifts. But you shouldn’t take along red flowers, because in Mexican culture, they are symbols of death and can be connected with witchcraft (巫术) .

The US

Americans have a custom of tipping (给小费) . You should tip nearly anyone with a service job, such as waiters, taxi drivers, hotel doormen, etc.

Pay attention when you talk with Americans. Questions like “How old are you?” may be common between friends. But as tourists in the US, it is not polite to ask people’s age.

Britain

From the supermarket to the underground station, queuing (排队) is very common in Britain. Usually, it takes a British person six months of his or her life in queues. If you jump the queue there, you may make them angry.

Japan

You should never wear shoes indoors in Japan. When visiting someone’s home, it is rude to enter with shoes on. Shoes should be taken off at the door and replaced with indoor slippers. This is also the same when you try clothes on in a clothes shop. You should take off your shoes before going into the fitting room. There are indoor shoes prepared for customers inside.

1. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
It refers to “___________________________________”.
2. Who should be tipped in the US?
___________________________________ should be tipped in the US.
3. How long does it usually take a British person in queues?
It usually takes a British person ___________________________________ in queues.
4. Which word means “粗鲁的” in the last paragraph?
It’s “___________________________________”.
5. What is the passage mainly about?
It is mainly about ___________________________________.

4 . 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整正确。（每个单词限用一次。每空限填一个单词。）

create     travel     real       find     he       good       can       be     stand       bird

Qi Baishi is a world-famous art master in China. His paintings     1     so excellent that many people in the world love them so much.

He was born in a poor family from Xiangtan, Hunan province. He was at school for less than a year because of illnesses. One day, he     2     a Chinese painting guide book—Jieziyuan Huapu. The book inspired (激发) his interests in painting pictures. He decided to learn by     3     and later became a master of art through his hard work. In 1902, he started to     4     around China. He visited famous places, met many people and saw different kinds of art pieces. These experiences helped him become one of the     5     artists of all time.

He drew simple pictures from everyday life, such as vegetables, flowers,     6     and insects. His paintings are generally about the small things of the world, such as fish, shrimps (虾) and frogs. “Mouse and Cat with Lamp” is one of them. In the picture, a mouse is     7     on the top of a long pole (杆子) . Under the pole is a cat. They are so lively that it looks like they     8     jump out of the paper to fight.

All the works were     9     by Qi Baishi in a fresh way, which expressed his love for nature and life. His talents and skills amazed the whole world a lot. He is     10     a master of art and the pride of China.

5 . 我们都应该清楚自己的优势，并好好利用它们。
We should know our own ________ and put them to good use.

6 . 说实在的，我不喜欢待在国外。
________, I don’t like staying abroad.

7 . 他想知道如何处理这个难题。
He wondered how to ________ the difficult problem.

8 . 那个穿着紫色大衣的女孩是我的姐姐。
The girl in a ________ is my sister.

9 . 这个相机太贵了，我买不起。
The camera is so expensive that I can’t ________ it.

10 . 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。

Do you know there is an earthquake every thirty seconds in the world? Many earthquakes happen in China, too. Do you know how to keep safe in an earthquake?     1    .

When the earthquake happens, protect yourself first.     2     because where there is life, there is hope. Don’t go back to get your money or computers.

If you are at home, hide under a desk. Stay away from windows because anything may fall on you.

If you are outdoors, try to move away from buildings and streetlights. They may fall on you. If you are in a shop and far from the door, don’t run outside.     3    . Hide under a desk. Don’t get into a lift during an earthquake.

If you are in a moving car, drive to the side of the road, stop as quickly as possible, and stay in the car.     4    . It’s dangerous.

When an earthquake has ended, be careful because aftershocks (余震) may still happen. They are just as dangerous as the earthquakes, so stay under the desk until you think it is really safe to get out. Make sure you wear shoes after an earthquake. There may be broken glass on the ground.     5    . We should always hope for the best but be ready for the worst.

A．Do not try to drive across bridges

B．Help the people near you

C．Everyone will run outside so that people may hurt each other

D．Remember, these suggestions are very important

E．Here is some advice for you

F．You can call the police

G．Life is the most important