2 . 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。

China has once again showed its ability to change the world with its “four great new     1    (invent)”—high-speed rail, electronic payment, shared bicycle, and online shopping.

China’s new-generation high-speed train, the Fuxing Hao, is now one of the     2    (fast) trains in the world, which can travel at a speed of 350 km/h. Besides high-speed rail, China     3     (improve) people’s lives in many other innovative ways over the last decade.

Bike sharing, for example, is not new itself. But China has made     4    much more convenient and popular both in China     5    overseas. The leading Chinese bike sharing companies Mobike and Ofo are now operating in foreign countries such as Singapore and Britain.

And back in China, when riding a shared bike, you can stop     6     (buy) and eat whatever you want     7     (simple) with a tap on your phone. You could easily pay with your smartphone by     8    (scan) the seller’s QR code. Cashless payment has grown into a     9    (choose) for Chinese people — even a pancake seller is using Alipay.

As for Alipay, it was designed to serve the online shopping at first,     10     is now the most ways to make purchases in China. You can buy anything you need without leaving your homes.

4 . 尽管历史跌宕起伏，中国因其古代文明一直延续至今而闻名于世。（despite）（汉译英）

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Billy was 15 years old then. He grew up in a very poor neighborhood. No one in his family had gone to college before. Actually, few people around him had received higher education. They all struggled to live a good life. Therefore, Billy knew nothing about colleges or scholarships and he never thought he would go to college one day. Although he was a smart boy, he didn’t study hard al school and often got into trouble with other teenagers in his neighborhood.

One day, while Billy was walking on the playground, a boy of his age started making fun of him. Then that boy pushed him hard and Billy fell onto the ground. Billy became so angry that he stood up and beat that boy. So a fight began.

It happened that Billy’s English teacher Mr. Smith was walking nearby. He immediately ran to the boys to stop the fight. Billy was a bit worried because he knew his teacher was very strict with students. He was afraid his teacher would punish him. However, to his astonishment, his teacher didn’t do that.

“Billy, let’s have a talk,” said his teacher.

Billy, not knowing what his teacher wanted to do, was very worried. But he nodded. So they went to a bench nearby and sat down. After they sat down, Mr. Smith began, “Billy, I know you’re a smart boy, but you’re wasting your life now. Why don’t you study hard to go to college so that you can change your life and have a bright future?”

Hearing that, Billy didn’t know what to say. He had never thought about it. Billy was in silence. Mr. Smith continued, “I know you may have never thought about going to college. But everything is possible. When I was at your age, I was a troublemaker just like you and never thought I’d be able to go to college, either. It was all because of the support and encouragement of Mr. Howard, my math teacher in high school.”

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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Then, Mr. Smith began to tell Billy his story.

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Billy was greatly touched by Mr. Smith’s story.

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6 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

One winter Sunday, my little sister, Colleen, and I built the greatest snowman ever. We gave him a carrot nose, beautiful hat, cozy scarf and gloves. He was a masterpiece.

The next morning when looking outside, we smiled lovingly at him over our meal. We gave him a high-five (击掌) as we passed by on our way to school. A lot of kids went past our house, so he was the hot topic at our school that morning. It was our pride!

The day dragged on until finally we could rush home. But as our yard came into sight, we saw something wrong. The snowman was gone! We only found a broken stick here, a torn glove there and balls of snow everywhere. Worst of all, the snowman’s once-proud carrot nose lay limp(无力的) and half-eaten.

What had happened? We were both astonished and angry. But then, we were only kids, who wouldn’t have anything take away our happiness. Actually we knew only one thing: Our snowman would rise again. And so we rebuilt him.

The next day we came home to find another mess on the front lawn(草坪). For the rest of the week, the destruction was repeated daily. Each afternoon we’d return to find our snowman had fallen apart, and then we built again.

By Saturday morning, we had a plan. We borrowed a really big bucket(水桶) from Mom, filled it with water and left it outside. The next morning, it was frozen solid. We packed snow all around the ice block as the base(底座) of the snowman. Then we built the other parts of it once again. The trap was set. and we waited for the snowman bullies(破坏者) to come.

注意：续写的词数应为 150 左右。

Monday morning, hiding behind the window, we soon saw what we were waiting for.

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Seeing their pained look, we couldn’t help laughing.

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8 . It was a difficult job for him. He had tried everything but it made little ________.

A．use

B．effect

C．difference

D．result

9 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I cheated on a unit test in math class this morning. Afterwards, I was too sick to eat lunch just thinking about it.

Yesterday, Mr. Burke announced there’d be a unit test and anyone who didn’t pass would have to come to school on Saturday, most particularly me, since I didn’t pass the last unit test.

Just when I was ready to work, Nicho came into my room with our new rabbit and it jumped on my desk and knocked the flashcards all over the floor.

I yelled for my mother to come and help, but Carlotta was crying as usual.

Anyway, Nicho and I took the rabbit outside but then Philip came to my room and also Marty from next door, and before long it was a dinner. After dinner my father said I could watch a special on television if I’d done all my homework.

Of course I said I had.

That was the beginning. I felt terrible telling my father a lie about the homework. My parents don’t bother making up a lot of rules. But we do have to tell the truth—— even if it’s bad, which it usually is.

It was nine o'clock when I got up to my room and that was too late to study for the unit test so I lay in my bed with the light off.

So, you see, the cheating was planned after all.

I’d go into class jolly as usual, acting like things were going just great. I’d sit down next to Stanley Plummer and from time to time, I’d glance over at his paper to copy the answers.

And that’s exactly what I did this morning. It was a piece of cake. Everything was okay except that my stomach was upside down.

Now all of a sudden I’ve turned into this criminal. It’s hard to believe I’m just a boy. And all because of one stupid math test.

I tell my mother I’m sick when she calls me to come down for dinner.

Lying in bed in the early winter darkness wondering what terrible thing I’ll be doing next when my father comes in and sits down on my bed.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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“What’s the matter?” he asks.

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And then he says I’ll have to call Mr. Burke.

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10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Which city does the man book a shuttle bus for?

A．London.

B．Milton.

C．Toronto.

2. What is the woman doing?

A．Taking the man’s information.

B．Offering the flight timetable.

C．Conducting an interview.

3. When will the man probably leave for Milton?

A．At 11:30.

B．At 12:00.

C．At 12:30.

4. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A．Book his return ticket in advance.

B．Collect his luggage first.

C．Have some coffee.