2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The English word “garden” gives an entirely wrong idea of the Chinese yuan, for “garden” suggests a lawn and a wide     1     (vary) of flowers, altogether too formal and tidy to suit Chinese taste. The Chinese yuan suggests first of all a wild landscape, perhaps better arranged and more artistically     2     (plan) than nature, but still a bit of nature itself, with trees, creeks, and flowers. Dotted in this natural landscape are the human structures like pavilions and long winding corridors, so     3     (perfect) belonging to the scenery as to become a whole with it. The Chinese garden     4     (characterize) by studied disorderliness. There are no even-cut bushes or symmetric (对称的) rows lining avenues.

No Chinese house allows an outsider     5     (look) through the iron gates, for that would be against the principle of concealment (隐蔽). Facing the gate, we see a small courtyard giving no idea of the expansiveness of space inside, and leading one step by step into newer views, in     6     continual series of surprises and astonishments.     7     wooden framework supporting most of the weight of the house, windows, doors and walls are not limited to certain locations. The essential idea of interior (室内的) decoration is the beauty of simplicity. Home designs are not something     8     (impress) we buy from a first-class firm.     9     tells a home from a public building is the personal touch that we give it. It is only when the spirit of leisure and loving care exists     10     living at home can become an art and a pleasure.

Adaptation from My Country and My People by Lin Yutang

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成以一篇完整的短文。

It was Christmas Eve when my sister and I decided to open our presents before our mom got home from work. She usually came home about an hour after we got home from school, which we thought was plenty of time to sneak a peek at (偷看) the gifts under the tree. My sister opened the first gift while I was ordered to stand guard at the big picture window in our front room.

I was so excited that I could barely stand still. I also couldn’t keep my eyes on the window very long. My head moved from the window to my sister and back to the window again. I felt like I was watching a Ping-Pong match.

“All right!” my sister shouted. She pulled out a jewelry box. “You know what that means, don’t you?”

I jumped up and down. “Yeah, it’s my turn!”

“No,” she said. “It means that there must be some jewelry under here. I watched my sister rummage (翻找) through the presents under the tree trying to find one she thought was small enough to be a necklace or earrings.

“Hey, that’s not fair!” I said, stomping my foot. I couldn’t do anything except stand guard as she opened present after present. Finally, when my sister’s curiosity was satisfied and she had finished, wrapping her last present back up, we traded places.

My heart hammered so hard that it felt like my chest was moving in and out. My sister reminded me to be careful not to tear the paper, and wrap the presents back up the same way that I had found them.

After unwrapping a few presents, I found it faster to open one end of a present and peek inside. “Cool! Mom and Dad got me headphones for my stereo (立体声音响设备)!” I pulled the headphones out of the box and was about to put them on when my sister shouted, “Quick! Wrap it back up! Mom’s coming!”

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。

“Come on!” My sister’s face was as white as the paint on the wall.

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Our secret was safe, but somehow Christmas morning didn’t feel the same.

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5 . 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。

A famous Chinese idiom, yinuo qianjin (“a promise is worth a thousand ounces of gold”), tells such a story. Legend has it     1    whenever Ji Bu made a promise and he would spare no effort to fulfill it. Such a virtue of honesty earned     2    (he) a good reputation, and there was a saying widely spread: It is better to have a promise from Ji Bu than to get hundreds of ounces of gold.

In ancient China, the currency consisted mainly of precious metals,    3     gold, silver and copper, so     4    (carry) a large quantity of cash was not only a heavy burden but could also put the owner     5       danger because robberies quite often happened along the way.

Li Daquan, a successful merehant     6     friend proposed that a draft should be issued to replace the real cash. This draft was not     7     (mere) a promise to pay — it was a     8     (declare) that an amount of coin had been deposited and could be redeemed (赎回) elsewhere.

Li     9     (ready) agreed and kept his word. The story soon got around, and Li’s honesty brought him a flood of customers and a thriving business.

China selects national ethical role models every year. It manifests (表明) in a government award for people known for their honesty and trustworthiness. Their stories     10     (broadcast) across the country to set good examples and promote the virtue of honesty.