1 . Louise Mallard has heart trouble, so she must be informed carefully about her husband's death. Louise's husband's friend, Richards, learned about a railroad disaster when he was in the newspaper office and saw Louise's husband, Brently, on the list of those killed. Louise begins sobbing when Josephine, her sister, tells her of Brently's death and goes upstairs to be alone in her room.

Louise sits down and looks out of an open window. She sees trees, smells approaching rain, and hears a peddler yelling out what he's selling. She hears someone singing as well as the sounds of sparrows, and there are white clouds in the sky. She is young, with lines around her eyes. Still crying, she gazes into the distance. She feels sad and tries to hold down the building emotions within her, but can't. She begins repeating the word "Free" to herself over and over again. Her heart beats quickly, and she feels very warm.

Louise knows she'll cry again when she sees Brently's body. His hands were tender, and he always looked at her lovingly. But then she imagines the years ahead, which belong only to her now, and spreads her arms out joyfully with anticipation. She will be free, on her own without anyone to oppress her. She thinks that all women and men oppress one another even if they do it out of kindness. Louise knows that she often felt love for Brently but tells herself that none of that matters anymore. She feels thrilled with her newfound sense of independence.

Josephine comes to her door, begging Louise to come out, warning her that she'll get sick if she doesn't. Louise tells her to go away. She imagines all the days and years ahead and hopes that she lives a long life. Then she opens the door, and she and Josephine start walking down the stairs, where Richards is waiting.

The front door unexpectedly opens, and Brently comes in. He hadn't been in the train accident or even aware that one had happened. Josephine screams, and Richards tries unsuccessfully to block Louise from seeing him. Doctors arrive and announce that Louise died of a heart attack brought on by happiness.

1. How did Louise learn about Brently's death?

A．She saw it in the news.	B．Richards informed her.
C．She found out through Josephine.	D．The railroad company notified her.

2. Which words can describe Louise after she heard the news?

A．Excited and happy.

B．Sad but relieved.

C．Desperate and lonely.

D．Joyful but terrified.

3. What does the underlined word “oppressed” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Fight.

B．Suspect.

C．Control.

D．Fool.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Brently played a trick on Louise on purpose.

B．The train accident caused Louise's heart attack.

C．Josephine's scream resulted in Louise's sudden death.

D．Brently's survival was the last thing Louise had expected.

2 . 如果接触空气中传播的病毒，你很有可能被感染。
If ________ to the germ spreading in the air, you are quite likely to be infected.

3 . If you’re planning to visit Japan, it is a good idea to understand some basic customs.

DON’T WALK AND CHEW GUM.

Americans are always in such a hurry that we grab lunch at the drive with one hand while holding onto the steering wheel with the other.

The Japanese don’t walk around while eating or drinking. This seems strange in a culture that like vending machines (自动售卖机). In fact, the Japanese will often get a snack or soda out of a vending machine and then stand there, next to the vending machine, until they’ve finished it.

SURGICAL MASKS

Seeing photos of people in Japan wearing surgical masks, you might wonder if surgical masks are just a fashion. Meanwhile, in America, we cough into the open air, and sneak out of restrooms without washing up.

In Japan, it’s not nice to share germs (细菌). If you’re sick and you must leave your home, you put a surgical mask because that’s polite. Surgical masks are also worn out of caution — if you travel in a packed train during flu season, it’s a good idea to do so.

THE MISUSE OF SOY SAUCE

You’re probably used to eating white rice with soy sauce (酱汁) all over it in American Asian restaurants, but don’t do it in Japan. Soy sauce in Japan is not meant for drowning out the subtle flavor of white rice.

About YOUR SHOES

Wearing shoe in the house is just not something people do in Japan. You should remove your shoes immediately after entering a Japanese home and also when entering most historic buildings.

1. The author is telling American tourists in Japan to ________.

A．drink while walking	B．eat while driving
C．eat food quickly	D．drink near the vending machine

2. The Japanese consider wearing a surgical mask as ________.

A．a fashion	B．a danger
C．good manners	D．a good idea

3. When you are visiting a Japanese home, you are advised to ___________.

A．get a snack	B．remove your shoes
C．put soy sauce over the rice	D．wear a mask

4 . Speaking of non - cash payments, I think that we may try to use money less often instead of replacing it ________ .

A．for good

B．at ease

C．on the whole

D．in vain

5 . ________ Chinese language and culture abroad, the Chinese Ministry has opened over 500 Confucius Institutes around the world.

A．To promote

B．Promoted

C．Promoting

D．Having promoted

6 . 短语填空

be attached to；follow in one's steps；give way；set out；end up with； carry on；beyond one's expectation；believe in

1. I ________ your efforts and courage as a football player.
2. We ________to warm up for the sports meeting.
3. The Sumer Palace is so beautiful to the extent ________.
4. Without your help, the experiment will ________ failure.
5. They ________ although the conditions got more and more challenging.
6. She gave up her career and ________ her father's ________.
7. Please ________ to the passengers behind you.
8. This elementary school ________ the teacher’s college nearby.

7 . With nobody forcing her to do so, Mary helps to work as a v________ in a local hospital every week because she finds it meaningful. (根据首字母单词拼写)

8 . As of 2020, the world's biggest lithium-ion (锂离子) battery is hooked up to the Southern California power grid and can provide 250 million watts of power, or enough to power about 250,000 homes. But it's actually not the biggest battery in the world: these lakes are.

Wait - how can a pair of lakes be a battery? To answer that question, it helps to define a battery: it's simply something that stores energy and releases it on demand. The lithium-ion batteries that power our phones, laptops, and cars are just one type. They store energy in lithium ions.

How do the two lakes store and release energy? First, one is 300 meters higher than the other. Electricity power pumps that move billions of liters of water from the lower lake to the higher one. This stores the energy by giving the water extra gravitational potential energy. Then, when there's high demand for electricity, valves (阀门) open, releasing the stored energy by letting water flow downhill to power 6 giant turbines that can generate 3 billion watts of power for 10 hours.

Unfortunately, neither of the giant batteries we've talked about so far is big enough to power multiple cities. The two lakes setup requires specific geography, takes up a lot of land, and has high upfront costs to build. The giant lithium-ion battery in California can power about 250,000 homes, yes, but only for an hour. Lithium-ion batteries also require certain heavy metals to make. These resources are limited, and mining them causes environmental damage. Inventors all over the world are rising to the challenge of making batteries that can meet our needs - many of them even weirder than the two lakes.

1. Why is the world's biggest lithium-ion battery mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A．To make a comparison.

B．To introduce the topic.

C．To stress its importance.

D．To declare a fact.

2. Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．With the help of the pumps, the two lakes store energy.

B．The water flow by itself to release the stored energy.

C．The two lakes setup is able to power multiple cities.

D．Lithium-ion batteries are environmentally friendly.

3. What will most probably be talked about in the following paragraph?

A．Inventors' worries.	B．Inventors' efforts.
C．Stranger batteries.	D．New challenges.

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Battery Inventors Face New Challenges.

B．The World's Biggest Battery Looks Nothing Like a Battery

C．Giant Batteries Fail to Meet Our Needs.

D．Newly-invented Batteries.

9 . ________! We still have plenty of time.
慢点，别急! 我们还有充裕的时间。

10 . Around the world,people have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivals．Traditional foods also show a new year of good luck and good health:An English Christmas dinner has a meal of turkey,and it also includes pies and plum puddings(李子布丁)．In Germany,Christmas is celebrated with bread cookies and cakes,which are made like Christmas trees.In France,Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter cream.

In southern parts of India,there is a three-day festival in mid-January called Pongal.It includes rice and a dish of rice cooked with sugar that is shared with families and friends.

Japan celebrates New Year with a seven-day festival.It begins from January 1st.Food is prepared before the festival so people don't need to cook during the festival.On New Year's Day，various dishes called Osechi ryori(御节料理) are served — each dish is a wish for the New Year.

In most Asian countries,the New Year begins with the first full moon of the first Chinese Lunar(阴历的) month．Each place has its special food to welcome the coming year:People in China prepare their food ahead of time to avoid the possibility that using a knife during New Year's time might "cut luck",Foods with lucky names are popular，such as fish,which sounds like "surplus(剩余)".

1. What do you learn from the passage?

A．people have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivals．

B．New Year begins from January 10th in Japan．

C．In France，Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter．

D．Traditional foods only show a new of good luck．

2. What is a three-day festival in mid-January in southern parts of India?

A．Christmas．

B．Pongal．

C．New Year．

D．Lantern Festival．

3. The underlined word "various" in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by " ________"．

A．different

B．same

C．expensive

D．few