1 . 阅读下面短文（对话），在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China's Tea Villages

In most Chinese tea villages, March is the time of year in which locals start to pick and process tea. The usually quiet villages     1     (sudden) become busy centers of activity, as people take out special tools and prepare     2     tea processing. In some villages, local residents hold traditional ceremonies,     3     (thank) heaven for its blessing. The price of tea     4     (pick) in March is extremely high because     5     is fresh, tender and contains multiple trace elements.

China     6     (be) famous for tea production since ancient times. Of the goods transported and traded along     7     Old Silk Road linking China to the Middle East and Europe, the     8     (important) of tea was matched only by silk. China produces Oolong, black, green, white, yellow     9     dark (aka post-fermented) tea. The Oolong, the varieties of green and black are most notable for their high quality.

Most of China’s tea villages are found in remote mountainous areas in the country's south and southwest, where the beautiful scenery is often     10     (hide) under clouds.

2 . 假定你是李华，得知你校的外教Mr Smith很喜欢中国传统文化，想邀请他一起过端午节。请给他写一封信，内容包括：
1. 时间；        
2. 活动安排（在家包粽子，悬挂艾草，赏龙舟赛）；     
3. 再次表达期许。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：端午节： the Dragon Boat Festival   挂艾草：moxa grass   龙舟赛：dragon-boat racing
Dear Mr Smith,
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Yours,

Li Hua

3 . When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry, wrong number!” and move on. But when Dennis Williams ______a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something _______.

On March 19, Dennis got a group text ______ him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the arrival of a baby.

“Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,” Dennis ______. The baby was born and update texts were coming in quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her ______, she didn’t seem to realize that she was sharing the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. “Well, I don’t ______ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,” replied Dennis before asking which room the new ______ were in.

Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his ______! He turned up at the hospital ______ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally ______ by the unexpected visit. “I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we ______ it and the gifts.”

Teresa ______ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website ______by the touching words: “What a______ this young man was to our family! He was so ______ and kind to do this.” The post has since gained the attention of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.

1.

A．received

B．referred

C．copied

D．printed

2.

A．reasonable

B．special

C．necessary

D．practical

3.

A．convincing

B．reminding

C．informing

D．warning

4.

A．responded

B．interrupted

C．predicted

D．repeated

5.

A．opinion

B．anxiety

C．excitement

D．effort

6.

A．accept

B．know

C．believe

D．bother

7.

A．parents

B．doctors

C．patients

D．visitors

8.

A．dream

B．promise

C．power

D．principle

9.

A．bearing

B．collecting

C．opening

D．making

10.

A．discouraged

B．relaxed

C．astonished

D．defeated

11.

A．admit

B．need

C．appreciate

D．expect

12.

A．found

B．selected

C．developed

D．posted

13.

A．confirmed

B．simplified

C．clarified

D．accompanied

14.

A．pity

B．blessing

C．relief

D．problem

15.

A．smart

B．calm

C．sweet

D．fair

4 . There were several badminton ______ (compete) in the school stadium the next week. (所给词的适当形式填空)

5 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Which movie to see.

B．Where to go.

C．Where to park.

6 . Football is much _______ (interest) than basketball. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . 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。

The average cost of raising a child until the age of 18 was 485,000 yuan in China in 2019,     1     is higher than many countries including the US, France, Germany and Japan.     2     (compare) with 13 other countries in Europe, Asia and America, China ranked the second among all these countries in expense of raising a child to the age of 18. The report said that is one of the main reasons stopping couples from considering     3     (have) a child. Experts warn China’s aging population will put pressure     4     the health and social safety systems. The decreasing birth rate will     5     (deep) affect China’s economic growth and     6     (it) welfare problems.

New policies in 2021 encourage families     7    (have) up to three children, but China’s birth rate dropped to 7.52 births per 1, 000 people in the same year. That is the lowest since the National Bureau of Statistics began recording the information in 1949.

Three major ways — cash rewards, housing subsidies (补贴) and baby care centers     8     (expect) to improve China’s birthrate. Some areas     9    (give) couples money for having     10     second or third child since 2021.

8 .

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Writer: Lewis Carroll Price:￥25(in bookstores)￥20(online) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is an English novel published in 1865. At the beginning, the book was not written for all people but for a little girl. On a summer day, the writer. Carroll made a short trip up the Thames River and told the story of Alice. The young girl falls down a rabbit hole and goes on unimaginable adventures into a wonderland.

Peter Pan Writer: J.M. Bairie in Scotland Price:￥15((in bookstores)￥12(online) It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures, which is about Wendy, Joan, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely.(with 2 tapes磁带)

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Writer: Harriet Beecher Stowe Price:￥20(in bookstores)￥16(online) The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talks about the fight between free states and slave states during the American Civil War and is as popular today as when it first came out more than 150 years ago.

The Secret Garden Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett in America Price:￥35(in bookstores)￥30(online) Mary Lennox, a sick girl, finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.

1. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written about one and a half centuries ago

B．Peter Pan tells a story about four sad boys

C．The Secret Garden is the cheapest of the four

D．Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is with 2 tapes

2. Among the four books, which one can we enjoy the sound besides reading it if you buy one?

A．Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.	B．The Secret Garden.
C．Uncle Tom’s Cabin	D．Peter Pan.

3. If Lucy wants to buy every one of the four books online instead of in the bookstores, how much can she save?

A．￥17.

B．￥20.

C．￥27.

D．￥30.

9 . When it comes to technology and health care, opportunities and ______ (challenge) come together. (所给词的适当形式填空)