1 . 你的外国朋友Peter向你了解中国节日，发挥你的英语语言运用能力，充分利用所学的词汇和句式结构，给他回信介绍中国最重要的传统节日春节。
词数80-100之间。

2 . The world's largest painting has been sold in Dubai for almost $62 million. British artist Sacha Jafri created the painting and _______ a Guinness World Record.

During the spread of COVID-19 last year, Mr. Jafri was in Dubai. Rather than feeling _______ because he was unable to go out, the painter _______ to take on a big project that could "make a really big _______" . He planned to create the world's largest painting. He _______ children around the world to _______ their own pictures showing how they were feeling during that _______ time. He got artwork from kids in 140 different countries.

Using the children's _______ as a starting point, Mr. Jafri began to paint in a _______ ballroom at a fancy hotel. He ____________ included the children's drawings in the artwork. He ____________ long hours - often up to 20 hours a day. He hurt his back by ____________ so much while he painted. It took over 1,000 ____________ and 1,664 gallons of paint to create the painting. When he ____________ seven months later, the painting, called "The Journey of Humanity", was roughly the ____________ of four basketball courts.

Jafri had aimed to ____________ $30 million for children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic when it went ____________. As a result, Andre Abdoune, the artwork's new owner, ____________ more than double that after he knew that the ____________ would go to charity (慈善). He said that the energy and love Jafri ____________ into the painting was so amazing.

1.

A．held

B．played

C．set

D．confirmed

2.

A．ashamed

B．lost

C．hidden

D．stuck

3.

A．decided

B．hesitated

C．agreed

D．happened

4.

A．wish

B．difference

C．comment

D．mark

5.

A．called on

B．arranged for

C．appointed

D．warmed

6.

A．return

B．accept

C．take

D．contribute

7.

A．hard

B．happy

C．fantastic

D．wrong

8.

A．notes

B．ideas

C．dialogues

D．commitments

9.

A．standard

B．cheap

C．huge

D．round

10.

A．just

B．even

C．seldom

D．still

11.

A．worked

B．behaved

C．calculated

D．discussed

12.

A．withdrawing

B．wandering

C．bending over

D．turning over

13.

A．decorations

B．brushes

C．collections

D．patterns

14.

A．repeated

B．delayed

C．continued

D．finished

15.

A．length

B．width

C．size

D．shape

16.

A．save

B．raise

C．borrow

D．offer

17.

A．on the bench

B．through the floor

C．under the hammer

D．in the air

18.

A．earned

B．charged

C．deposited

D．paid

19.

A．money

B．prize

C．credit

D．share

20.

A．split

B．buried

C．absorbed

D．put

3 . Beijing Opera is one of the Chinese traditional drama art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from many other drama forms, mostly from the local drama "Huiban". It was especially popular in south China during the 18th century.

Theatrical an forms in many other counties do not have singing, dancing and spoken parts together in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage； there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer doesn't speak or sing, Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment. It includes spoken parts, singing and dancing.

Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers of all, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made lightly successful lours to foreign countries.

"You will doubt and sometimes be a little bored, but you will be interested gradually. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera, even if you know nothing about the drama background." This is how one traveler described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.

Beijing Opera in Chin's national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!

1. Beijing Opera is ________.

A．unpopular in north China	B．only developed from the local drama "Huiban"
C．a much larger Chinese opera form	D．a Chinese traditional drama art form

2. After watching Beijing Opera for the first time, the traveler felt ________.

A．busy

B．nervous

C．interested

D．uneasy

3. The underlined word " it " in the last paragraph means ________.

A．Beijing Opera

B．local dramas

C．an opera singer

D．a modern play

4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true？

A．Beijing Opera is a kind of entertainment.

B．An opera singer neither dances nor speaks on stage usually.

C．Only old people are interested in Beijing Opera.

D．Mei Lanfang was the first one to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners.

5. The main purpose of writing the passage is to ________.

A．ask young people to learn Beijing Opera	B．tell us something about Beijing Opera
C．show why Beijing Opera is popular in Europe	D．introduce everything about foreign Opera

4 . For any person who must speak in public, to business or pleasure groups, humor is a helpful and necessary tool for getting your message across. Why does humor work a lot? There are several reasons.

People will enjoy what you have to say if it is presented with humor. But，more importantly，if you are in a situation where important，and perhaps controversial (有争议的) ，ideas must be presented to less than open minds, humor allows those ideas to be presented in a non­threatening(无威胁的) manner. Abraham Lincoln was famous for his ability to relate humorous stories to make a point. Humor used carefully throughout a presentation will also keep the listeners' interest high. In a word, individuals learning how to use humor in their speeches can strengthen arguments, support interesting presentations and, most of all，entertain their audience in a positive and comfortable way.

While popular culture may well hold many kinds of humor，some of it has no place in presentations that are designed to educate and encourage the audience. If you want to become a professional excellent comedian whose goal is 100% entertainment, then you may be able to use some of the reference materials like The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking. They can help you develop your skills and sources of humor. To that end, your participation in this study of humor will become necessary. Hopefully, you will come to appreciate the special difficulty of entertaining the audience with good and clean humor.

1. How many reasons does the author give for using humor?

A．Two.	B．Three.
C．Four.	D．Five.

2. What's the purpose of excellent comedians?

A．To educate the audience.	B．To encourage the audience.
C．To entertain the audience.	D．To exchange with the audience.

3. Why did the author suggest reading The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking?

A．It was good for training one's skills of humor.

B．It helped the readers relax after work.

C．It gave some tips on how to live a positive life.

D．It was a textbook for professional excellent comedians.

4. Which of the following has a similar meaning to the underlined word “end” in the last paragraph?

A．finishing	B．conclusion
C．stop	D．result

5 . Nearly all our food comes from the soil. Some of us eat meat, of course, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we would have no animals and no meat. So the soil is very necessary for life. The top of the ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. There may be dead leaves and dead plants on the grass. The waste matter(粪) from animals also falls on it.

All soil needs food. If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak. Farmers found that animals' waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers(化肥) are also very useful. The same crop should not be grown in the same place every year; it's better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good.

1. What would happen first without plants?

A．People would have more crops.	B．Animals would die.
C．There would be more food.	D．There would be less soil.

2. What does the writer tell us in the first paragraph?

A．Leaves, plants, grass and waste live on each other.

B．There would be no animals without meat.

C．There would be no plants without animals.

D．People, animals, plants and soil live on each other.

3. Which is the best food for soil in the field?

A．Chemical fertilizers.	B．Plants and grass.
C．Animals' waste.	D．Different crops.

4. Why do we often grow a different crop in the same place every year?

A．Because we can keep the soil rich this way.

B．Because we don't have enough land.

C．Because we want to have a different food.

D．Because we do this as a habit.

6 . If your cellphone suddenly stops working, don't blame the service provider. The malfunction(故障) might have been caused by something bigger—a solar storm. Experts expect that the earth will see more solar activities in the near future. The malfunction of electronic devices is just one of the effects.

Sunspots(太阳黑子) serve as an indicator(标志) of the sun’s activity. For the past two years, sunspots have mostly been missing. Their absence, the longest in nearly 100 years, has taken even sun watchers by surprise.

When the number of sunspots drops at the end of each 11-year cycle, solar storms die down and all become much calmer. This "solar minimum" doesn’t' t last long. Within a year, sunspots and solar storms begin to build toward a new crescendo—the next solar maximum.

What's special about this latest cycle is that the sun is having trouble starting the next solar cycle. The sun began to calm down in late 2007, so no one expected many sunspots in 2008. They should return in 2010. Scientists have predicted that the next solar cycle could be the most active on record: more sunspots and more solar storms. However, sunspots are mostly missing now

Since the earth is in close contact with the sun, strong solar activities can bring trouble to our life. People of the 21st century rely on high-tech systems for the basics of daily life. Air travel and radio communications can be affected by strong solar activities. A big solar storm could cause 20 times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina.

What the sun will do next is beyond our ability to predict. Most astronomers think that the solar cycle will go on but at low level. However, there is also evidence that the sun is losing its ability to produce sunspots. By 2015, they could be gone altogether.

1. The sun watchers feel surprised at

A．the longest sunspots' absence	B．the largest sunspot number
C．the malfunction of electronic devices	D．the serious damage by sunspots

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

A．small number	B．high level
C．usual cycle	D．fresh start

3. Which statement does the text lead you to believe?

A．Solar activities do no harm to our daily life

B．Hurricane Katrina is also a type of solar storms

C．It's difficult to predict sunspots.

D．From now on there're no sunspots.

7 . Last year I took my 76-year-old father out for a trip in the Utah west desert. In the early _________ on a dirt road，our car hit a rock and the tank(油箱) _________: Without fuel, the car came to a stop and with the sun going down, we were in _________.

We waited for 24 hours to see if anyone happened to _________, but no one did. Then I had to _________ alone because my dad's medicine was going to run out. After 17 miles, _________ thirst, hunger and extreme tiredness I arrived at the main _________ between Delta, Utah and Ely, Nevada. After all that, I still would have _________ my mission(使命) if somebody hadn't picked me up，for I was still around 50 miles from the _________ town. No one stopped to give me a(n) __________ along the highway, and I finally decided to lie down and take a __________ on the side of the road. A man on the roadside might work __________ than a gesture of holding up a thumb(拇指).

I didn’t know whether I fell __________ or not or how much time passed, __________ I did hear the sound of wheels. __________, someone named Rose from San Diego County took time to see if that man on the roadside was still __________ , I’d love to thank her. She helped me __________ a job that I couldn't without her.

Sometimes a little help is the __________ between success and failure. I admire Rose for her __________ a possible roadside robbery to help a stranger in the evening. Many people would __________ do what she did, and this is the truth.

1.

A．morning

B．evening

C．afternoon

D．noon

2.

A．closed

B．worked

C．broke

D．dropped

3.

A．surprise

B．safety

C．expectation

D．trouble

4.

A．cut down

B．pass by

C．set off

D．by accident

5.

A．walk

B．play

C．look

D．return

6.

A．thinking of

B．hoping for

C．suffering from

D．worrying about

7.

A．building

B．road

C．railway

D．station

8.

A．failed

B．made

C．lost

D．refused

9.

A．perfect

B．nearest

C．similar

D．biggest

10.

A．smile

B．idea

C．ride

D．push

11.

A．movement

B．research

C．jump

D．rest

12.

A．better

B．harder

C．faster

D．cleaner

13.

A．tired

B．silent

C．ill

D．asleep

14.

A．so

B．but

C．unless

D．because

15.

A．Finally

B．Actually

C．Immediately

D．Particularly

16.

A．healthy

B．warm

C．alive

D．weak

17.

A．receive

B．find

C．change

D．finish

18.

A．difference

B．experience

C．task

D．nobody

19.

A．handling

B．visiting

C．risking

D．stopping

20.

A．sometimes

B．often

C．always

D．never

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I, the computer, began as a calculating machine to     1     (simple) difficult sums in 1642 in France.     2     took nearly 200 years before I was built as an analytical machine,     3    was a technological revolution. I became     4    “universal machine” in 1936 to solve mathematical problems. From then on, I grew rapidly both in size     5    in brainpower.     6     time going by, I was connected with other computers by a network.     7     a result, I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web.   

I have been     8    (wide) used in many fields, and many new     9    (apply) have been found for me, such as in communication, finance and trade. Also I have been put into space rockets to explore the Moon and Mars. I hope to achieve my goal of     10     (provide) humans with a life of high quality.

9 . Photography is important because it allows people to admire the most diverse situations recorded in a frozen moment. If you are thirsty to improve your photography skills, City Academy is a good choice.

Why Choose City Academy?

• Situated in Central London, it runs a wide range of evening and weekend photography classes.

• All tutors are industry professionals with rich teaching experience.

• Small class sizes mean you can be paid one-to-one attention.

• Online course materials are available for a small charge.

Our Photography Courses

• Introduction to Digital Photography, by James Ross on April 22^nd. The course, either in the classroom or on London street for some shooting, is perfect for anyone new to digital photography.

• Fine Art Photography, by Georgia Metaxas on May 9^th. You will be given projects and try out various techniques in a studio environment to create photos that express your personal ideas.

• Studio Lighting for Photography, by James Ross on June 29^th. This course is designed to guide you through the science of studio lighting. Working in a studio environment, you will practice using flash lighting equipment.

• Documentary Photography, by Toby Glanville on July 3^rd. The course, focused on photographing events or environments which are significant and relevant to historical events, will be perfect for photographers to produce a photo essay on a given theme in our classroom.

Special Offers

Any course above costs £295, but you can save 10% when you purchase two courses in the same booking. Save 20% when you buy three or more courses in the same booking.

1. What does City Academy offer to students?

A．Experienced tutors.	B．Weekday lessons.
C．Free online materials.	D．One-to-one classes.

2. Which course will you attend if you are interested in history?

A．Fine Art Photography.

B．Documentary Photography.

C．Studio Lighting for Photography.

D．Introduction to Digital Photography.

3. How much will you pay for four courses in the same booking?

A．£944.

B．£1,044.

C．£1,062.

D．£1,180.

10 . 阅读小面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Ding Zhen was born in 2000 ,     1     (live) in Litang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

Quite by accident. Ding Zhen, a Tibetan young man    2    dark skin, big eyes, a sweet smile and thick hair, has gone viral in China    3    society ) media recently. And millions of people     4     (become) his fans because of his "clean eyes and pure smile".

Ding Zhen took the Internet by storm after a     5     (photograph) posted a video of him on Tiktok,     6    short video platform. Many netizens said Ding Zhen has ""stars in his eyes“ and he is always wearing     7     (pure) smiles on his face than most of his peers. In the video     8     (release) on November 11, Ding Zhen, the 20-year-old native of Litang, smiles shyly towards the camera as he walks in front of his home on the Tibetan Plateau.

After becoming popular, Ding Zhen has become the tourism ambassador of Litang County,     9    the local tourism has been developing slowly.

On November 25, the promotional film Ding Zhen's World was     10    official) launched, attracting the attention of Internet users across China.