1 . I grew up in northern Arizona, where it has the most beautiful landscapes on the planet. Until I was invited to _______ Guizhou province by the China Storyteller Partnerships Tour, I realized how _______ Guizhou can be in poetic (有诗意的) detail. There is _______ better than seeing things with one’s own eyes. I will attempt to do so here.

My father used to ask my brothers and me on yearly fishing trips around Arizona. We would _______ to catch the largest fish, and those who succeeded would be rewarded. I remembered sitting in a small boat in the middle of the lake, mostly _______ my bored tongue, while my father tried to _______ me the whispers of the wind, or a fish dancing on the surface of the lake. He vividly described to me everything that he _______ in nature. On my trip to Guizhou I had the _______ to go kayaking (划皮艇) on Wanfeng lake. At one point I rested, _______ floating at the center of the lake, listening to the spaces between silence and ________ the surrounding karst (喀斯特) mountains. I thought about my childhood, and ________ I had listened more closely to my father’s ________ feelings.

I’ve ________ Arizona for 10 long years, creating my own destiny in China. I’ve managed to build myself a family, a career, and join in ________ activities. I feel ________ I have everything I need. For a moment, in Guizhou, I felt home.

1.

A．find

B．help

C．inspire

D．visit

2.

A．original

B．beautiful

C．convenient

D．disappointed

3.

A．anything

B．something

C．nothing

D．everything

4.

A．play

B．begin

C．compete

D．win

5.

A．holding

B．closing

C．getting

D．eating

6.

A．play with

B．argue with

C．start with

D．share with

7.

A．had given

B．had gone

C．had charged

D．had seen

8.

A．experience

B．chance

C．idea

D．ability

9.

A．creatively

B．comfortably

C．likely

D．virtually

10.

A．taking up

B．taking on

C．taking in

D．taking off

11.

A．wished

B．decided

C．wanted

D．thought

12.

A．fishing

B．working

C．cooking

D．competing

13.

A．investigated

B．stayed

C．left

D．returned

14.

A．tough

B．various

C．illegal

D．grateful

15.

A．above if

B．even if

C．only if

D．as if

3 . 假设你是李华，你打算利用假期出国旅游。请你就此给你的美国笔友Michael写一封信，谈论一下你出国旅游的原因。要点如下：
1．出国旅游很有意义；
2．开阔眼界，了解国外的风俗和历史；
3．和来自不同文化背景的人交朋友；
4．放松身心，欣赏美景；
5．邀请Michael有时间来中国。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Michael,

How are you? These days, I am planning to travel abroad during the vacation.

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Yours,

Li Hua

4 . Like many young people, Jessica wants to travel the globe. Unlike most of them, this 25-year-old is doing it _________. She and her husband have spent the last two years traveling the world, stopping everywhere from Paris to Singapore. It might sound like one long, expensive _________, but the couple has an unusual way to make their travel _________.

They’re part of a new form of the _________ economy: house sitters. Throughout their no-cost stays in _________ homes, they feed pets and water plants in the homeowner’s _________.

The travel is not all about sightseeing. The two travelers carefully _________ their trips, scheduling their days around the pets that are sometimes difficult to _________. But house sitting also offers a sense of _________ they can’t find in a hotel. “It’s like __________ at a friend’s house,” Jessica says.

The couple has a high __________ rate in getting accepted as house sitters as they always go beyond the homeowner’s __________. For Jessica, that means __________ plenty of pictures of happy pets, keeping the house clean and leaving a nice small gift before __________ the next house. “You want to make the homeowner feel that they made the right __________,” she says.

1.

A．long-distance

B．full-time

C．single-handed

D．online-based

2.

A．game

B．service

C．process

D．vacation

3.

A．safe

B．busy

C．helpful

D．affordable

4.

A．local

B．sharing

C．private

D．agricultural

5.

A．strangers’

B．parents’

C．partners’

D．neighbors’

6.

A．presence

B．defense

C．absence

D．honor

7.

A．plan

B．explain

C．compare

D．complete

8.

A．buy

B．transport

C．please

D．choose

9.

A．comfort

B．confusion

C．control

D．condition

10.

A．cooking

B．studying

C．waiting

D．staying

11.

A．survival

B．success

C．growth

D．gratitude

12.

A．salaries

B．abilities

C．understanding

D．expectations

13.

A．sending

B．donating

C．receiving

D．borrowing

14.

A．moving from

B．settling down

C．heading to

D．running into

15.

A．guess

B．decision

C．response

D．impression

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the man come from?

A．Mexico.

B．America.

C．Germany.

2. What does the woman think of Mexico?

A．Busy.

B．Quiet.

C．Expensive.

3. Why does the woman prefer New York to Mexico?

A．People are friendlier

B．Life is more exciting.

C．It is more beautiful.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Old classmates.

B．Fellow workers.

C．Boss and workers.

2. How long did the woman spend on a holiday recently?

A．10 days.

B．14 days.

C．30 days.

3. What does the woman suggest doing?

A．Visiting Mike.

B．Travelling to Australia.

C．Having a party

4. What will Wilson do this summer?

A．Take a holiday.

B．Look for a job.

C．Deal with his work.

7 . 课文填空：根据首字母在空白处用所学词或词组的适当形式完成下列句子。

What a day! This morning, I was worried that no one would talk to me. But I was wrong. I didn’t feel awkward or f    1     at all. I miss my friends from junior high school, but I believe I will make new friends here, and there’s a lot to e    2     at senior high. I feel much more c    3     than I felt this morning. I think that tomorrow will be a great day!

I r    4     that you talk to your friend about his behavior. It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to be a    5     computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life. Some students even become a    6     the Internet and cannot c    7     school and family life.

A short f    8     from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, you’ll spend one day travelling by boat to your a    9     in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals u    10     the rainforest.

8 . 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom计划下个月来南昌旅游，想让你帮他制定旅行计划，请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 参观行程安排；
3. 预想参观感受和期望。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：滕王阁Tengwang Pavilion；万寿宫Wanshou Palace；广场Square
Dear Tom,
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Yours,

Li Hua