2 . 语法填空

In the past few years, more than half of bookstores in China have closed down,     1     is the result of the     2    (compete) with online bookstores. But the success of Sisyphe Bookstore, one of the     3    (big) privately-owned bookstore chains in China, may serve     4     a great example .

    5    (found) in 1993, Sisyphe started to transform and upgrade its business in 2009 to seek its profitability. Now, it not only devotes itself to     6    (sell) books , but combines the functions of the bookstore, cafe and the sale of     7    (create) cultural products. Sisyphe opens its bookstores in shopping malls in order to take advantage of the large number of consumers of shopping malls to sell its books, and it also     8    (able) people to enjoy spending time reading and drinking coffee. In return, bookstores have improved the cultural atmosphere of shopping malls, so     9     is mutually beneficial to have such cooperation.

So far, the government     10    (offer) tax reduction for bookstores to encourage the development of physical bookstores. Perhaps it is early to say the boom of physical bookstores has come, but definitely, we see the turning point to them.

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◆ Equipment fee: $ 10.

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Call 67801642 or 67801643 for more information.

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◆A course with a small class of less than 20 people, twice a week. Your French level is tested in the first class. Then you can begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed, and prepares you to learn through situations of real life with a funny and easy method.

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◆Personal tutoring fee: $100

◆Teacher: Teachers from sports college and experienced swimming-loves.

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1. What will you need to do if you want to take Course A?

A．To attend the class twice every week.

B．To attend the class three times a week.

C．To attend the class four times altogether.

D．To attend the class every Sunday afternoon.

2. Why is a test designed in the first French class?

A．To correct students' exercises.

B．To learn students' speaking speed.

C．To practice students' eight different levels.

D．To know students' French level for the course.

3. Which number should you call if you want to know more about the swimming course?

A．67432308

B．67353019

C．67801642

D．67801643

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Mary waited anxiously for her turn in the empty dressing room. Never had she been so nervous before. This competition was of vital importance to her comeback. “If I can win today,” she said to herself, “I can dance on the national stage next month.” Three months ago, she hurt her left arm in a car accident. After the medical treatment, she began to recover slowly. She practiced over and over again in order to regain her dancing skills.

“Hi, Mary,” in rushed her friend Jessica. “How is your arm? Is it going to affect your performance?”

“I guess it can be tolerated for I am to win the match,” said Mary with a determined look.

“Admirable! But I hear that a girl called Linda is really gifted and strong. She can be your real well-matched competitor. Come on!”

After Jessica left, Mary decided to practice the most difficult spin (高速旋转). “If I don’t try harder, I won’t grasp this chance,” she thought. But her arm began to hurt, making her worried. After the pain was gone, she continued to warm up.

Then a slim girl hurried in and put down a bag on the chair. Then, she took out her dance dress quickly and put it on skillfully. Seeing Mary, she smiled politely and said, “Hi, I’m Linda. I am a participant in the competition, too.” Mary nodded in reply but felt uncomfortable. “She is just my competitor. Because of her, I may lose tonight.” Her mind was wandering when Linda screamed, “Oh, I can’t find my music tape!” Linda searched her bag but in vain. “It might have been missing on the way.” With these words, she then rushed out.

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Suddenly, Mary caught sight of a black box under the chair where Linda put her bag. ______

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Hearing her name called, Mary walked on stage with her heart beating fast. ________

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8 . When amputee (被截肢者) runner Jacky Hunt-Broersma says her motto is, “I can do hard things,” she is not joking. She has completed 104 marathons in 104 days,________ a prosthetic (假体的) leg.

Hunt-Broersma, 46, ________ her 104th marathon on April 30, near her home in Phoenix, Arizona, breaking an unofficial world record along the way. Brick Runners, an organization that supports ________ who raise money for ________, even designed one of her favorite T-shirts, which reads, “Strong Has Many Forms.”

Hunt-Broersma, who is from South Africa, lost her leg ________ the knee to cancer when she was 26 years old.

She ran the first of her 104 marathons on January 17, 2022. ________, 100 in as many days, to________ non-disabled runner Alysa Amos Clark’s 2020 record of 95. But in March, ________ non-disabled British runner Kate Jayden unofficially broke Clark’s record with 101 marathons in 101 days, Hunt-Broersma knew she’d ________ to run at least 101.

As she did her_________ 42.2-kilometer runs, Hunt-Brocrsma’s social media_________ grew, and she raised over US $67,000 to help other amputee runners________ the prosthetic arms and legs they need. These can cost over US $10,000, and_________ insurance companies don’t usually_________ them.

Hunt-Broersma said she hoped to________ people everywhere to push themselves to do________ things even if they have ________.

Guinness World Records said it_________ Hunt-Broersma’s 104 marathons, and that it would take 12 to 15 weeks to look at the_________ before the record can be_________ by it.

1.

A．damaging

B．using

C．holding

D．adjusting

2.

A．finished

B．scheduled

C．considered

D．abandoned

3.

A．coaches

B．employers

C．athletes

D．doctors

4.

A．bookstores

B．universities

C．hospitals

D．charities

5.

A．beside

B．inside

C．toward

D．below

6.

A．Occasionally

B．Suddenly

C．Initially

D．Strangely

7.

A．beat

B．adore

C．keep

D．memorize

8.

A．before

B．after

C．though

D．unless

9.

A．fail

B．refuse

C．need

D．pretend

10.

A．monthly

B．daily

C．weekly

D．yearly

11.

A．popularity

B．anxiety

C．judgement

D．security

12.

A．repair

B．design

C．produce

D．buy

13.

A．traffic

B．property

C．unemployment

D．health

14.

A．pay for

B．take over

C．appeal to

D．adapt to

15.

A．permit

B．force

C．warn

D．inspire

16.

A．thrilling

B．challenging

C．puzzling

D．shocking

17.

A．ambitions

B．potentials

C．disabilities

D．mistakes

18.

A．knew about

B．turned down

C．applied for

D．set aside

19.

A．adventure

B．attitude

C．display

D．evidence

20.

A．made

B．improved

C．confirmed

D．broken

10 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When school was over, the students were informed that there was no school on Monday-the Labor Day. “Enjoy your extra day off,” said the teacher. An extra day of fun suited Flora just fine. She loved   breaks and expected to go out to play with her friends. When the school bus dropped Flora off, she ran into the house happily.

“How was school, Flora?” asked her mom.

“It was great, Mom. I am excited about no school on Monday.”

“You just started back to school two weeks ago. Already in need of a break, huh?” asked Flora’s mom with a laugh.

Flora slept in the next morning. Saturday was her favorite day of the week. It rained most of the day, so Flora enjoyed playing video games inside. On Sunday, her friends came over and they played basketbal1 for several hours. Then it was Labor Day, you know, the extra day off that Flora was so looking forward to. But Flora was awakened early that morning by her dad. He told Flora that in honor of Labor Day, the family would be cleaning both inside and outside the house. Flora couldn’t believe it. This was a holiday, a day when she was supposed to be enjoying freshly squeezed lemonade while playing in her tree house. As Flora rubbed her eyes, she began to wonder if this was just a bad dream.

“Flora, your breakfast is ready. We have a lot of work to do today. Let’s get a move on,” said Flora’s mom. As she sat down at the kitchen table, Flora asked her parents, “Are you serious about working today? Isn’t Labor Day a holiday?”

“Yes, Flora. It is,” replied her dad. “But your mom and I thought working hard today would make you appreciate why Labor Day was observed in the first place.”

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2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答．

Flora felt disappointed at her parents’ plan for the holiday.

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Things began to change as she was doing the chores.

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