2 . “Dad,” I say, “let’s take a trip. Fly and meet me!”

My father had just retired. He was _________ in his job, his thoughts, his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. My father sees me drifting (游荡) _________, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny _________. He wants me to _________, but I want him to find an adventure.

He agrees to travel with me and we meet four weeks later in Rapid City.

“What’s our first stop?” asks my father.

“What time is it?”

“Still don’t have a _________?”

An hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite (花岗岩), “_________,” he says, “How was this done?”

The guide told us Gutzon Borglum _________14 years to the sculpture (雕像) and then left the final touches to his son. We stare up and I ask _________, “Would I ever devote my life to anything?”

No directions, no _________. I used to hear those words in my father’s __________. Now I hear them in my __________.

My father says, “I never __________ much with my father. We loved each other — but never said it. Whatever he could __________ me, he gave.”

That last __________ — it’s probably the same thing I’d say about my father. And what I’d want my child to say about me. I realize — maybe a __________ job won’t be as dull as I feared.

I tell my father I’ve decided to settle down, and I’m wearing a watch.

1.

A．interested

B．engaged

C．renowned

D．concerned

2.

A．bravely

B．anxiously

C．aimlessly

D．curiously

3.

A．images

B．stories

C．words

D．stamps

4.

A．settle down

B．pick up

C．carry on

D．make preparations

5.

A．belief

B．watch

C．destination

D．ticket

6.

A．Promising

B．Creative

C．Optional

D．Unbelievable

7.

A．imagined

B．lasted

C．devoted

D．traveled

8.

A．myself

B．Dad

C．my son

D．the guide

9.

A．personality

B．ambition

C．identity

D．creativity

10.

A．work

B．place

C．duty

D．voice

11.

A．location

B．view

C．own

D．attitude

12.

A．hugged

B．confirmed

C．loved

D．spoke

13.

A．send

B．give

C．buy

D．tell

14.

A．sentence

B．fight

C．attempt

D．chance

15.

A．regular

B．part-time

C．full-time

D．busy

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are they mainly talking about?

A．Travel experience.

B．Family members.

C．Holiday plans.

2. What’s the woman most interested in?

A．Local food.

B．Architecture.

C．Weather.

3. Who is in New York now?

A．The man’s parents.

B．The man’s brother.

C．The woman’s husband.

4 . 短文填空

Hangzhou is recognized as the “City of Well-Being” in China. Hangzhou made its name     1     (know) to the world in 2016 by hosting the G20 Summit.     2     (bless) with pleasant climate and few wars, Hangzhou has gradually formed its own urban character.     3     busy Shanghai, you will slow down and relax once you are here. It seems that Hangzhou people don’t have many things to rush to in their     4     (day) life. No wonder Hangzhou is expanding annually by 500, 000 to 600, 000 people.

The lifestyle, however,     5     (lay) down by two historical men of letters. One was Bai Juyi,     6     rebuilt the West Lake and made a new bank     7     (benefit) the locals. People love him. When it comes to him, it doesn’t sound like one is talking about a person who lived a thousand years ago. The other was Su Shi. His open-minded     8     (personal) and diligence for his people left many much-told tales.     9     (seeming), mentioning his name gives people joy even after a thousand years.

Surely, it is even     10     (brilliant) in 2023 when it hosts the 19^th Asian Games.

5 . One morning soon, you’ll get on your bike and ride from one end of America to the other, because the Great American Rail-Trail is 53% complete, making a cross-country bike ride closer to a reality.

The idea of a bike trail made up of scenic paths, trails and former rail lines from Washington D. C. to Washington State has been 30 years in the making. Now, with more than 50% of the trail up and running, the project, run by the Rails to Trails in cooperation with local authorities, is gaining steam, with hundreds of miles of trails in development now.

Last August, Ryan Gardill and a colleague biked 350 miles from Pittsburgh to Washington D. C.. Their travels took them through some beautiful and historical parts of the American East.“The trail connected me to our revolutionary and industrial history. Though not entirely complete, the rail trail has drawn people of all types due to its beautiful scenery along the way. Most of the towns on the trail were once important to America.”

The major goal of the trail is to provide the American public with the opportunity to explore their beautiful country, without getting in their cars. A secondary objective is to make the small towns and cities prosperous(繁荣的) again, according to National Geographic.

One of these is Muncie, Indiana, a city located on a former rail system and a part of the Great American Rail-Trail. The city is already seeing the economic benefits of the trail. “A large majority of our customers are locals, but the Rail-Trail could help grow tourism,” said Jason Allardt, owner of the historic Kirk’s Bike Shop.

This is the hope for numerous once-prosperous towns and cities all throughout America, though it may take nearly 20 years to get the entire trail up and running.

1. What can we know about the Great American Rail-Trail?

A．It’s fit for trains.	B．It’s been finished already.
C．It’s a long and complex project.	D．It’s run by the American government.

2. Why do people enjoy the trail?

A．It’s a bike trail with good scenery.	B．It’s a rail line across the country.
C．It offers adventurous paths.	D．Its construction lasts 30 years.

3. What can be inferred about the towns and cities along the trail?

A．They mainly lie in the mountains.

B．They have been popular tourist destinations.

C．They’re no longer prosperous towns or cities in America.

D．They are the main towns and cities along the U. S. railway.

4. What effects does the trail have on Muncie?

A．It recovers its rail system.	B．It has made it a popular city.
C．It brings many bike shops.	D．It stimulates the local economy.

6 . 假定你是李华，你校将组织大家去附近的村庄参观。请你给外教Jim写一封邮件邀请他一起参加该活动，内容包括：
1. 活动时间、地点和目的；
2. 参观内容：新农村建设。
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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7 . I was very fond of hunting when I was a young man. In the autumn of 1995, I was _________ in the northwest of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest all day, I was returning alone to the place where I had _________ up my tent. I was tired and hungry. It was getting _________ and darker, and I was walking slowly _________ a narrow path. On my right was a wide river; on my left, a thick, dark forest. All of a _________ I saw two green eyes looking at me from among the trees. I knew it _________ be a man-eating tiger. The tiger was getting ready to _________ on me.

My heart _________. What could I do? Should I jump into the river and hope to save my life _________ swimming? I looked to the __________. In the river there was a big crocodile waiting to welcome me with its mouth __________ open. I was so __________ that I shut my eyes. And I thought it would be the end of my __________. I heard branches moving __________ the tiger roared (咆哮) and jumped. __________ then I opened my eyes. What do you think had happened? The tiger had jumped right over me and now was in the jaws (嘴) of the crocodile.

1.

A．practicing

B．studying

C．planting

D．travelling

2.

A．turned

B．put

C．made

D．brought

3.

A．colder

B．warmer

C．brighter

D．cooler

4.

A．by

B．beside

C．along

D．on

5.

A．shock

B．joy

C．sudden

D．surprise

6.

A．could

B．can

C．must

D．should

7.

A．live

B．depend

C．look

D．jump

8.

A．beat

B．sank

C．ached

D．jumped

9.

A．on

B．of

C．with

D．by

10.

A．front

B．back

C．left

D．right

11.

A．long

B．short

C．wide

D．narrowly

12.

A．tired

B．excited

C．frightened

D．surprised

13.

A．work

B．study

C．day

D．life

14.

A．though

B．as

C．but

D．or

15.

A．Just

B．Even

C．Still

D．Only

8 . The number of people in my house has grown from six to seven recently. A young man from Spain has come to spend six weeks with us. He is not an ordinary young man; he’s actually my second cousin, and is here to spend time with this side of the family, and of course, to learn English.

Thankfully, he is the same age as my youngest son, and is very fun-loving. I’m sure that he will pick up a lot of English while he plays with my kids. That was actually how I picked up a lot of Spanish when I was a child. My mother would take me to Mallorca in Spain, to spend about a month in the summers. Because children play so much, and are less inhibited(拘束的) than adults, they absorb language like little sponges (海绵). Well, that’s what happened to me, and I’m very thankful for the experience.

So far, we have taken my cousin to Seattle for a couple of days, and down to a local river to look for gold. Today, I plan on taking him to the museum in the town of Cashmere which is excellent. He will get his first view of Native American life, and be able to walk through some of the original pioneer houses of this area. Like most boys who are thirteen, he is very curious and constantly asks questions. Of course, I don’t always have the answers! Coming to the U.S. is a big step for him, especially being so young. Mind you, he is a world traveller. His mother is an air hostess and is able to get cheap airline tickets, so they travel internationally all the time. So he is extremely comfortable in airports, and understands the routines of getting from one place to another. I hope that his being here will encourage my children to spend time in Spain, and also become international travellers.

1. Why does the young man come to America?

A．To spend the summer holiday.	B．To meet his mother.
C．To learn English.	D．To go to school.

2. How old is the writer’s youngest son?

A．11 years old.

B．13 years old.

C．15 years old.

D．16 years old.

3. What does the writer think of her Spanish experience?

A．Helpful.

B．Boring.

C．Unnecessary.

D．Unimportant.

4. What can we know from the last paragraph?

A．The young man’s mother is a pilot.

B．The young man often travels by plane.

C．The writer’s children enjoy travelling to Spain.

D．The young man has ever seen Native American life before.

9 . 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。

Mount Emei,World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site in China,     1     (locate)in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, is an area of striking scenic beauty,famous for     2     (it)high mountain and thick vegetation.It is also a place of spiritual and cultural significance, in    3     there are important architecture and     4    (collection) of cultural artworks, including sculpture,beautiful painting and writing,and other traditional artistic works. Besides Emei Mountain is known    5     one of the holy mountains of China.

The Leshan Giant Buddha, lying at the eastern foot of Mount Emei,     6     (carve)out of a hillside with special skills in the 8th century.The human element has been integrated into it.     7    (face)the confluence(汇流处)of Minjiang, Dadu River and Qingyi River,the 71-meter-tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China.

Mount Emei with its natural and cultural values well interconnected is attracting    8     large number of tourists in the world. Aiming     9    (enjoy) the beauty of nature and culture, they are brave to climb it through thick and thin.When some of them reach the top of the mountain, they are so happy that they feel all the effort is     10    ( high)worthwhile.