1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Language is the best approach to    1    ( understand) a country. We know that language is a bridge for people to communicate. Chinese is one of the most beautiful languages in the world as well as    2    most-spoken one.

The beauty of Chinese language lies in its form, structure and rhythm. Every sound, stroke, word and sentence have their own stories. In the process of learning Chinese，I hope you will learn to appreciate the Chinese language and its profound cultural heritage. Some foreign friends say that Chinese is difficult    3    ( learn). It shows that those who learn Chinese have great courage and    4    ( wise).

Only after learning Chinese will you know the meaning    5    ( contain) in the Chinese characters. For example, the Chinese character “人”which means “people” consists    6     two supporting strokes, showing people need to support each other. The Chinese character “大”which means “big or great” is like the Chinese character“人”opening arms. This means people opening arms are of great vision. The Chinese character“天”is like “人”standing against the sky. That’s the reason    7    it has the meaning of “sky”. The Chinese character“信”means “trust”. Its left side is “人” and the right side “言” which means “words”. When the two parts    8    ( put) together, it means people keeping their words win trust. You can understand the philosophy at first glance.

There are many    9    ( example) like this. There is no other language in the world that can create so much beauty with just two thousand    10    ( common) used characters. When you try to learn Chinese，you will feel China, understand China better, and even fall in love with China.

2 . Nikki Halkerston, 45, from Scotland, was looking for sea glass, pottery and shells on Broughty Ferry Beach on Thursday when she saw a small, one-inch porcelain (瓷) doll. “I was just looking for a certain type of shell when it _______ my eyes and I just thought ‘oh wow’!” Halkerston told SWNS.

“There wasn’t a mark on it, it wasn’t even _______ or chipped and it’s probably been in the _______for years and years,” she _______.

According to SWNS, the doll is called a Frozen Charlotte, which is _______ a 19th-century American folk tale about a woman who refuses to dress _______ on her trip to a New Year’s Eve ball — _______ her mother’s wishes —and _______ to death on the 20-mile journey.

Halkerston said that _______ she knew the dolls were called Frozen Charlottes, she didn’t realize at first how special her find was until she __________ a picture online.

“I got about 450 people saying ‘wow that’s probably the __________ find.’ It’s really hard to find them in one piece like that, and __________ they’re broken and you find a head or an arm,” Halkerston told SWNS.

SWNS reported that today, Frozen Charlotte dolls __________ for between about $21.23 USD (£15) and $141.54 USD (£100), though Halkerston thinks her find is on the __________ end, since it’s in such good __________.

__________, her daughter Melissa likes the doll, so Halkerston __________ to keep it. “I was thinking at first I was going to sell it but now I know it’s so __________ that I wouldn’t,” Halkerston said. “I think it’s __________ that it’s lived through that amount of __________ and was found by me.”

1.

A．repaired

B．hit

C．tracked

D．caught

2.

A．dirty

B．new

C．perfect

D．ugly

3.

A．museum

B．rock

C．ocean

D．soil

4.

A．added

B．complained

C．ordered

D．replied

5.

A．prepared for

B．buried in

C．exposed to

D．based on

6.

A．officially

B．strangely

C．attractively

D．warmly

7.

A．along

B．despite

C．within

D．except

8.

A．freezes

B．starves

C．worries

D．resists

9.

A．because

B．unless

C．though

D．before

10.

A．predicted

B．copied

C．posted

D．combined

11.

A．smallest

B．rarest

C．easiest

D．oldest

12.

A．exactly

B．certainly

C．seriously

D．usually

13.

A．pay

B．sell

C．make

D．desire

14.

A．higher

B．average

C．lower

D．equal

15.

A．value

B．display

C．environment

D．condition

16.

A．Instead

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．However

17.

A．paused

B．required

C．planned

D．refused

18.

A．unique

B．normal

C．famous

D．smooth

19.

A．convincing

B．disappointing

C．amazing

D．stressing

20.

A．fortune

B．time

C．practice

D．check

3 . Who gets to decide what is content worth posting? Content worth engaging?

On social media, it’s an algorithm (算法) — a computer program that matches your particular likes and follows with others who have similar likes and follows. But even more than that, it’s based on how much content you create. If you don’t feed the social media monster on a regular basis, it refuses to expose what you post for others to see.

Thus, some bloggers share heavily filtered (过滤) photos of tourist attractions on the social media and lifestyle platform to get traffic. However, this practice sometimes disappoints other users of Instagram who go to those locations after seeing the pictures.

Since the bloggers don’t clearly state that their pictures are works of photography, they are considered as travel guides. After the viewers visit those places in person, they find a big gap between reality and what they have seen online, leaving them feeling frustrated.

Last week, one famous app issued a statement on its social media account, admitting that some users have “over-beautified” their online travel diaries.

The apology came after users complained on social media about their experience following travel guides on the app, only to find out on actual visits that the places are poles apart from the skilfully retouched images they saw. One of the most well-known cases involved the “pink beach” of Fuxian Lake in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, which often appears online in dreamy pink images, but in reality is more similar to the colour of red bricks.

“If it’s OK to photoshop promotion pictures for tourist sites like this, I can turn the bushes downstairs in my neighbourhood into a Norwegian forest in any minute,” one of the most upvoted (置顶) comments on the app said. Others argued that the problem lies with the bloggers rather than the platform.

1. Why do some bloggers post heavily filtered photos?

A．To show their creativity.

B．To get more online approval.

C．To advertise tourist attractions.

D．To promote the popularity of apps.

2. What’s the author’s attitude to heavily filtered photos?

A．Envious.	B．Critical.
C．Supportive.	D．Frustrated.

3. How can bushes downstairs in the neighbourhood be turned into a Norwegian forest?

A．By shooting the forest on actual visits.

B．By feeding the monster on social media.

C．By finding a gap between reality and net.

D．By skilfully beautifying the photo of bushes.

4. Who should take responsibility for posted content according to the text?

A．App users who are easily cheated.

B．Unreliable bloggers and travel guides.

C．The social media and lifestyle platform.

D．Different netizens have different views.

4 . 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。

Seventy-one-year-old retired judge, Leon,    1    (drive) his car one day last March when he had a sudden heart attack. He later learned that someone had offered him first-aid    2    (treat). Soon after he recovered, Leon was    3    (determine) to give thanks to whoever saved him.

    4    (search) the record that someone had called 911 that day, Leon found that he was saved by a lady named Susie Powell. “I was on my way to the office when I saw    5    (he) curl up (蜷缩) in his seat,” recalled Powell. Luckily for Leon, Powell had just completed a course on first aid. She immediately applied her first-aid knowledge    6    practice. She called 911. Then she got him out of the car and laid him    7     (mild) on his back.

Two weeks after the incident, the two met for lunch. Leon told Powell about his different     8    (interest). When Leon asked    9    he could do to thank her, Powell said he didn’t need to do anything. However,    10    idea came into Leon’s mind. He would sponsor (赞助) a poor child’s education in Powell’s name.

5 . There are many traditions around the world that are interesting and fun, but there are also those that are bizarre (奇异的) and even a little cruel.

In Sweden it's common for parents to leave their babies outside to nap (小睡) even when the temperatures are below zero. Many of us would find this custom dangerous, but many Swedes actually consider it good for their babies. They believe that by exposing their young ones to their country's cold temperature they can help their babies to grow up healthily and protect them from diseases. They also believe doing so will help them sleep longer and better.

In Bali, Indonesia, babies are forbidden to touch the ground for three months. The reason is that during the baby's first months its connection to the “spirit” is still unbroken and clean and letting it touch the ground would defile it. For three months, the baby is constantly held in someone's arms―the father, mother, grandparents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and even neighbours. After 105 days, a special ceremony called the Nyabutan is held where the baby touches Mother Earth for the first time.

In Guatemala, it's common to see babies being bathed with cold water. Maya mothers commonly practise this bizarre ritual (仪式) with the belief that it's beneficial to the baby's health. Bathing their babies with cold water is also an effective means to eliminate heat rashes, and this custom helps babies sleep better.

Some Indians allow their babies to be thrown from temple roofs as high as 50 feet. This strange custom started 500 years ago and continues to this day, though there's a movement to ban it for obvious reasons. However, Hindus believe that performing this ritual brings good luck and health to their babies. Below the roof is a bed sheet that's held tightly by several men. The baby lands safely on the sheet. The tradition's practitioners and believers strongly prove that it's safe, saying no babies have ever been injured.

1. What does the author think of the baby custom in Sweden?

A．It is interesting and fun.	B．It is unique and thoughtful.
C．It is dangerous and a little cruel.	D．It is beneficial and practical.

2. What does the underlined word “defile” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Make the best use of.	B．Make something dirty or no longer pure.
C．Leave or break away from.	D．Achieve or realise completely.

3. In Guatemala babies are bathed with cold water ________.

A．to get rid of their heat rashes and make them sleep better

B．to prevent them from feeling hot during summer

C．in order to stop them from getting all kinds of illnesses

D．in order to bring good luck and health to those babies

4. Why do some Indians ask the baby custom to be stopped?

A．It is a new custom and many people hate it.

B．They think the custom leads to babies' injuries.

C．They have no religious belief.

D．Lots of babies have been seen injured in the past years.

6 . Life hasn’t always been easy! I know people might think I’ve got _________ but I’ve certainly had to work very hard to _________ where I am today. When I was a child I knew that one day I would have my own _________ because my parents _________ encouraged me to “_________”. As a child, I always wanted to be top of the class  _________ I worked very hard and didn’t go out much with my friends.

When I was 18, I went to university to learn modern languages because they had been my _________ subjects at school. I spent four years _________ French and German and then decided to become a flight attendant (空姐) with an international airline company. I _________ every minute of it, although it was hard work and we had some difficult passengers. But I __________ all over the world and saw some fantastic places. I also learned some very important lessons, which __________ me now.

If you are never at home, it’s ________ to have a family, so after a few years I decided to __________ careers, get married and have children.  __________ I ran my business from the living room, which wasn’t __________ with a husband and two small children. Then when I started to make more __________,   I found an office and employed a secretary. Now I have 200 employees and both of my children __________ with me. We really have a family business and I __________ that we will continue for many years to come.

When people ask me what the ________ of success is, I always say that it’s a mixture of good luck, ________ work and positive thinking.

1.

A．somebody

B．everybody

C．nothing

D．everything

2.

A．miss

B．get

C．expect

D．lose

3.

A．company

B．name

C．family

D．secretary

4.

A．never

B．seldom

C．always

D．still

5.

A．talk back

B．think back

C．talk big

D．think big

6.

A．if

B．so

C．but

D．unless

7.

A．favorite

B．different

C．own

D．weakest

8.

A．speaking

B．teaching

C．studying

D．using

9.

A．counted

B．wasted

C．collected

D．loved

10.

A．drove

B．flew

C．shipped

D．rode

11.

A．surprise

B．relax

C．calm

D．help

12.

A．impossible

B．natural

C．important

D．unnecessary

13.

A．choose

B．change

C．build

D．start

14.

A．At the beginning

B．By the time

C．By the way

D．In the end

15.

A．difficult

B．safe

C．easy

D．satisfied

16.

A．trouble

B．money

C．jobs

D．friends

17.

A．play

B．agree

C．work

D．communicate

18.

A．hope

B．doubt

C．explain

D．forget

19.

A．example

B．meaning

C．taste

D．secret

20.

A．creative

B．valuable

C．hard

D．heavy

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did Kara go to the Wild Elephant Valley?

A．To see wildlife.

B．To have an interview.

C．To go for training.

2. What are care givers worried about most?

A．Tropical rainforest.

B．Hot weather.

C．Poisonous insects.

3. What do observers mainly do?

A．Set up tracks.

B．Remove roadblocks.

C．Observe wild elephants.

4. Who will help visitors to see wild elephants?

A．Observers.

B．Guides.

C．Care givers.

8 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Chris打算来弥勒旅行，他写信请你为他拟定一份旅行计划。请你给他写封回信介绍你们的活动计划。
内容包括：1. 写信目的；
2. 活动：游览可邑小镇、东风韵、市博物馆等；
3. 征求建议。
参考词汇：可邑小镇(Keyi Village);东风韵(Dongfengyun tourist site)
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is Mary Glen?

A．A lovely shop.

B．A holiday place.

C．A farmer's market.

2. Where does the speaker suggest riding bikes?

A．Along the River Dent.

B．Along the Sali.

C．Along the Evergreen Trail.

3. Why does the speaker give the talk?

A．To do promotion.

B．To introduce the town of Sali.

C．To discuss a sport.

10 . Translation Contest of Poem about Shakespeare

To honor the memory of the English poet and playwright, the Shanghai Translators Association is holding a contest to see who can best capture a never-before-translated work about Shakespeare into Chinese. The contest is intended to fire interest in translating English poems into Chinese this summer.

Requirements

1. Participants must be under 45.

2. Participants should translate the original English poem into Chinese.

3. There are no style requirements for the Chinese translation, although translators should try to stay as close as possible to the original text.

4. All translations have to be original. Anyone found to have committed plagiarism (剽窃) will be disqualified.

5. Entries should be sent to shfyjxh@sta.org.cn in attachment. The email subject should be “Shakespeare Poem Translation Contest”. The translation should contain no information about the translator; otherwise the entry will be invalid. Contact details should show the translator’s name, gender, birth date, address (including post code), and mobile phone number. Call (021)6247-3142 for enquiry.

6. The deadline is July 31, based on the email sent time.

Awards

One first prize (3,000 yuan or gifts of equivalent value), two second prizes (1,000 yuan or gifts of equivalent value) and seven prizes of excellence (500 yuan or gifts of equivalent value) will be awarded to 10 finalists.

The organizing committee reserves the right of final explanation.

1. What might be a purpose of holding this contest?

A．To find out the best professional translators.

B．To generate enthusiasm for translation of poetry.

C．To build up an awesome reputation of Shakespeare.

D．To introduce a classic poem written by Shakespeare.

2. Who can be qualified to the Translation Contest?

A．Those who are on the posts or retired.

B．Those whose translations are original.

C．Those who have their names in verses.

D．Those whose works are sent in August.

3. How many entries will be finally awarded?

A．1.	B．2.
C．7.	D．10.