2 . What can we say about the man?

A．He’s enthusiastic.

B．He’s generous.

C．He’s thankful.

3 . Brad Ryan had been feeling burnt out from veterinary (兽医的) school when he visited his 85-year-old grandma back in 2015. He hoped that spending some _________ family time in his hometown would help to lift his spirits.

As he was telling his grandma some _________ of his travels, he was _________ to hear her confess (承认) that she had never seen the sea or mountains. Ryan then asked his grandmother if she would like to _________ the Smoky Mountains with him. Needless to say, she was more than _________ to go with him. Then Ryan made a plan and they set out on their _________.

They have since visited 29 different national parks across America-from the breathtaking slopes (斜坡) of the Great Sandy Dunes in Colorado to the attractive shores of Acadia National Park in Maine.

Over the _________ of the last three and a half years, Ryan says that he and his grandma have _________ driven 25,000 miles through 38 states, and it has _________ his quality of living.

“Seeing it through my grandmother’s eyes, who every morning wakes up and is __________ to be alive, has taught me how to __________,” Ryan said. “With her, I’ve had to __________ and see my life in a different way, which has made it much __________.”

“I __________ my grandma, and our journeys really gave me a lot of peace before she eventually passed on. I can __________ these places and feel her spirit and feel connected to her, because she set her eyes on the __________ things,” he added.

Ryan, who has been __________ all of their adventures online, hopes that their social media presence will __________ other youngsters to spend more time with their elders.

“I want people who are still __________ to know, it is cool to hang out with your grandparents,” Ryan said. “There’s so much __________ and knowledge we can get from our elders.”

1.

A．limited

B．busy

C．standard

D．quality

2.

A．evidence

B．knowledge

C．stories

D．results

3.

A．impatient

B．proud

C．interested

D．heartbroken

4.

A．visit

B．leave

C．find

D．protect

5.

A．frightened

B．happy

C．fortunate

D．satisfied

6.

A．interview

B．speech

C．performance

D．journey

7.

A．course

B．history

C．end

D．head

8.

A．repeatedly

B．secretly

C．totally

D．immediately

9.

A．tested

B．improved

C．determined

D．shown

10.

A．powerless

B．afraid

C．thankful

D．sorry

11.

A．work

B．study

C．travel

D．live

12.

A．settle down

B．slow down

C．catch up

D．give up

13.

A．clearer

B．richer

C．safer

D．harder

14.

A．teach

B．believe

C．love

D．help

15.

A．go back to

B．put up with

C．make up for

D．come out of

16.

A．right

B．same

C．only

D．real

17.

A．sharing

B．watching

C．comparing

D．exchanging

18.

A．allow

B．force

C．request

D．encourage

19.

A．young

B．strong

C．poor

D．positive

20.

A．achievement

B．imagination

C．experience

D．health

5 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

It was a bright sunny day today. I went to the Bangalore railway station meet my uncle and aunt, that were coming from Mumbai. When my father and I were careful crossing the Orion mall, we saw three elephants, reminding me with my Kerala trip.

Last year we went to Kerala for a trip, where we were visited five beautiful cities. Then seating on an elephant for two and a half hour, we went to Elephant Junction Thekkady. After that, we feed several elephants and took a lot of pictures with it. It was so a nice trip that I will not forget it forever.

10 . I live in Xizhou in Yunnan Province, on the historic Tea Horse Road. I have to admit that when I first heard that Paul Salopek was going to walk the entire globe on his own two feet, I was blown away. I couldn’t imagine that there could be such an unusual person in the world.

Last May, I met Paul. He told me that it was his first time in China. He talked to me with great excitement about the history, migrations, and discoveries in my region of China. He spoke of the Shu-Yandu Dao (the Southern Silk Road), the travels of the 17th-century Chinese explorer Xu Xiake, the Tea Horse Road and the early 20th-century American botanist Joseph Rock. He also talked of Xuanzang. Paul considered many of them heroes and in a sense Chinese pioneers of slow journalism.

I decided to accompany Paul on his walk toward Yunnan. On September 28, 2021, we set out. Our days were simple: walk, eat, sleep, and repeat. We woke up at sunrise, set off in high spirits, and rested at sunset, dragging ourselves into exhausted sleep.

We met many people on the road. Some were curious, surrounding us and watching us; some gave us directions; some invited us into their home to take a rest; some spoke of the charm of their hometown. We met many beautiful souls, simple souls and warm souls. We were walking with our minds.

Together, we were impressed by the biodiversity of the Gaoligong Mountains. As I walked on ancient paths through mountains, I seemed to hear the antique voices of past travelers urging me to be careful on the road.

Looking back on the more than 200 miles I walked with Paul, I came to a realization. Walking for its own sake, while healthy and admirable, is only a small part of the benefit of moving with our feet. A deeper reward is rediscovering the world around us, shortening the distance between each other, and sharing each other’s cultures.

1. How did the writer first respond to Paul’s travel plan?

A．Scared.	B．Puzzled.
C．Disappointed.	D．Surprised.

2. What can we learn about Paul Salopek from paragraph 2?

A．He was a western journalist.	B．He had a knowledge of China.
C．He came to China several times.	D．He was Joseph Rock’s acquaintance.

3. What does paragraph 4 tell us about the writer and Paul?

A．They honored the ancestors.	B．They set off in high spirits.
C．They satisfied the locals’ curiosity.	D．They built bonds with people.

4. What is the main purpose of the writer’s writing the text?

A．To share and reflect on a journey.	B．To suggest a new way of travel.
C．To advocate protection of biodiversity.	D．To introduce and promote Chinese culture.