2 . Which is the right gate for the man’s flight?

A．Gate 16.

B．Gate 18.

C．Gate 20.

4 . Famous Modern Chinese Buildings

The Beijing International Airport

The first place most visitors see when they arrive in China is the Beijing International Airport. The airport was constructed in the 1950s. It has an indoor garden, a children’s playground, and over 70 food businesses in Terminal 3 alone.

The Shanghai World Financial Centre

Completed in 2008, SWFC took over 10 years to complete due to financial shortages and the construction delays. Since its completion, it has won countless architectural awards. Tourists are welcome at SWFC’s viewing platform, which is the world’s highest closed viewing platform.

The Water Cube

It was constructed for use during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. Now visitors can express surprise at the architecture of the building. They can enjoy the indoor atmosphere as well. Among the offerings of the Water Cube are a restaurant, a bar, a shopping area, and Water World, a family water park.

The Bird’s Nest

It was designed mainly for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It can hold up to 80,000 people. Nowadays, it also functions as a tourist attraction. Its main income is from tourism. It draws more than 20,000 tourists every day.

The National Centre for the Performing Arts

It was completed in 2007. The building is surrounded by a man-made lake, requiring guests to enter via an underground hallway. It is home to an opera hall, a music hall, and a theatre.

1. Which of the following buildings was first constructed?

A．The Beijing International Airport.	B．The Shanghai World Financial Centre.
C．The Water Cube.	D．The Bird’s Nest.

2. Why was the construction of Shanghai World Financial Centre delayed?

A．It needed more construction workers.	B．It was short of money.
C．It added an extra viewing platform.	D．It faced too much terrible weather.

3. How does the Bird’s Nest operate daily?

A．By renting the winter theme park.	B．By increasing its opening time.
C．By charging tourists for admission fees.	D．By giving some live concerts.

4. What can you do in the National Centre for the Performing Arts?

A．Enjoy sports events.	B．Eating.
C．Attend science lectures.	D．Watch different performances.

5 . Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.

The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city’s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.

Valencia has an old part with white buildings, coloured roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.

The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela (委内瑞拉) named Valencia.

1. From the text, how many places have the name Valencia?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. When was Valencia the most important city in Spain?

A．2nd century.

B．8th century.

C．13th century.

D．20th century.

3. What is Valencia famous for?

A．Its seaport.

B．Its university.

C．Its churches and museums.

D．Its parks and gardens.

4. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its ______.

A．markets

B．business

C．factories

D．farming

6 . WHERE TO STAY IN BOSWELL?

TOUR GUIDE TO OUR BEST HOTELS

FIRST HOTEL   Address:222 Edward Road       Telephone:414-6433 The number of rooms: 120   Single room: $25     Double room: $35 Special attractions: Air-conditioned rooms. French restaurant. Swimming pool. Shops. Coffee shop and bar. Telephone, radio and television in each room. Close to the city center.

FAIRVIEW HOTEL   Address: 129 North Road     Telephone:591-5620 The number of rooms: 50     Single room: $12     Double: $18 Special attractions: Close to the airport. Telephone in each room. Bar. Restaurant. Garage. Swimming pool.

ORCHARD HOTEL   Address: 233 Edward Road     Telephone:641-6446 The number of rooms:120   Single room: $15   Double   $20 Special attractions: Facing First Hotel. European restaurant. Coffee shop. Television. Nightclub.

OSAKA   HOTEL   Address: 1264 Venning Road     Telephone:643-8200 The number of rooms:180   Single room: $30   Double $50 Special attractions: Air-conditioned rooms. Japanese and Chinese restaurants. Swimming pool. Large garden. Shops.

1. If you want to eat Chinese food, you will go to the restaurant in _________.

A．Fairview Hotel	B．First Hotel
C．Orchard Hotel	D．Osaka Hotel

2. The cheapest price for a single room is _______ in ______ in Boswell.

A．$ 12 / First Hotel	B．$ 15 / Osaka Hotel
C．$ 12/ Fairview Hotel	D．$25 / Orchard Hotel

3. The total (总的) number of the room in the hotels in Boswell is _______

A．120

B．170

C．290

D．470

4. If a Japanese traveler likes to eat in a French restaurant, ______ is the right place for him to go to.

A．233 Edward Road	B．1264 Venning Road
C．222 Edward Road	D．129 North Road

7 . Being a college student during a pandemic （流行病）means you're probably working from home internship （实习）.Working remotely has become a positive trend （趋势）and more people are realizing that it's not only easy to do, but is also environmentally and economically （经济上）friendly.

Although, there are some challenges and difficulties to overcome when you work from home internship. Interns doesn't have interacting（互动）with the workmates and don't get as much hands-on experience, which can be disappointing at times.

It's important to make connections with your workmates   while serving your internship. Normally, this is done by being in the office every day and gathering near the water cooler to chat or in meetings. Making connections and building relationships with coworkers while working from home is a major challenge. This can be done in a couple of different ways.

The first is to stick to meetings with your supervisor （上级）.Plan a weekly, or daily if necessary, meeting to talk about your projects and to build a relationship together. Besides, join in your team meetings when you can contribute something important or meaningful. You can even master the art of small talk so you know that your voice is being heard by every workmate. Il's admirable for a young intern, especially one who works from home, to speak up. Lastly, you can join in any teambuilding exercises or social events. Since working remotely has become the new normal, companies are trying to come up with activities that help coworkers unite together even when they aren't face-to-face.

1. What's the author's attitude towards “working remotely”？

A．Pessimistic.	B．Optimistic.
C．Uncertain.	D．Questioning.

2. Which is the possible weakness of “working remotely" ?

A．The difficulty in interacting with others.

B．Being unable to get working experience.

C．Feeling disappointed all the time.

D．Losing touch with your supervisor.

3. How many pieces of advice are given in Paragraph 4?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

4. What's the best title for the passage?

A．Communicating Much While Working from Home Internship

B．Getting the Most from Working from Home Internship

C．Combining Office Culture with Working from Home Internship

D．Experiencing Working from Home Internship when You Graduate

8 . The little boy with big brown eyes was waiting for us on the other side of the world. Ever since our adoption agency had _________ us, I’d been hurriedly competing all the necessary paperwork. I made it a personal goal to never delay the process. On one late afternoon in June. I rushed toward the closest FedEx office. I had some _________ to send overnight, and I wanted them to go out that day.

I thought I knew where the FedEx office was. I drove there as the minutes slipped away, only to find that the office was no longer _________ where I remembered it. Tears came to my eyes. This was _________ we all had a smartphone in our pockets. I had no way of _________ the correct location. _________ , I started driving toward home. I felt like a failure, as though I’d just ___________ my new son to more days in an orphanage waiting for us.

Suddenly, I was ___________ at a stoplight by an oversized box truck My anger turned to ___________ when I saw the sign. It was a FedEx truck I ______________ closely behind the truck. What were the ______________ the truck would lead me straight to the FedEx office I was seeking?

It broke out the chances were good. Less than five minutes later, I saw a FedEx sign, and the truck made a turn into the parking lot. I had ______________ in my eyes again.

Our documents went out that night. The truck driver ______________ knew he was an angel for me that day. Three months later, we flew halfway around the world to ______________ our son for the first time. We have been with him every day since.

Miracles are always around us ______________ we are open to them. Sometimes, it’s a smile at the right time or a kind word. And every now and then, it’s even a big truck that cuts us off in traffic.

1.

A．debated

B．challenged

C．matched

D．scanned

2.

A．gifts

B．letters

C．documents

D．postcards

3.

A．locked

B．located

C．ranked

D．repaired

4.

A．before

B．after

C．since

D．when

5.

A．finding

B．choosing

C．describing

D．showing

6.

A．Bored

B．Delighted

C．Disappointed

D．Surprised

7.

A．compared

B．sentenced

C．appointed

D．accompanied

8.

A．kept up

B．put down

C．taken in

D．cut off

9.

A．guilt

B．panic

C．shock

D．terror

10.

A．ran

B．arose

C．walked

D．followed

11.

A．chances

B．wonders

C．doubts

D．promises

12.

A．dust

B．dirt

C．tears

D．sands

13.

A．just

B．never

C．exactly

D．immediately

14.

A．free

B．meet

C．beat

D．spoil

15.

A．if

B．although

C．unless

D．until

9 .

[1] Look at the center circles of Diagram A and Diagram B. Which of the centre circles looks larger?

[2] Take a first look and you probably think that the centre circle in Diagram A is smaller than that in Diagram B. In fact, they are exactly the same size.

[3]Then look at the picture on the right.What do you see? A vase? Or two faces? Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can see them at the same time.

[4]“What’s happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Don’t worry. Here is how it goes:

[5]When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret (解释) the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “Visual illusion(幻觉)”.

[6] Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey J shrunk the kids just make use of illusions.

1. In which column of a magazine can you read the above text?

A．Culture.

B．Science.

C．Humour.

D．Education.

2. The centre circle in Diagram A looks smaller than that in Diagram B, That’s because____.

A．something is wrong with our eyes

B．the two circles are not of the same size

C．our brains interpret the information wrongly

D．pictures change quickly from one to the other

3. In the picture on the right, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as Line CD. Which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?

A．The second one.	B．The third one.
C．The fifth one.	D．The sixth one.

4. What’s the right order according to the text?
a. We look at things with our eyes.
b. Our brains interpret the messages.
c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.
d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.

A．a-d-b-c

B．c-a-b-d

C．a-c-d-b

D．b-e-a-d

5. Movie makers make use of visual illusions to .

A．help the actors look better	B．make the actors much braver
C．help the actors become stronger	D．make the actors seem different in size