1 . An American architect (建筑师) was visiting London. He wanted to see all the famous buildings there so he stopped a taxi and asked the driver to take him to all the old and famous buildings in London.

The driver drove him to the Tower of London. “This is the Tower of London. It was a prison (监狱) in the old days,” he said.

“It is so small. In America we could build this in a day.” said the American.

The taxi driver took the American to Westminster Abbey. He said, “This is a famous church. Kings and queens get married here.”

The American looked at the old building and said, “Huh… we could build this in two days.”

The driver decided to take the American to a bigger church so he drove him to St Paul’s Cathedral. He stopped outside the church and said, “This is the most famous church in England. The great architect Christopher Wren built this church.”

The American got out of the taxi and looked at the church. “Huh. We could build this church in three days,” he said.

Next the driver took the American to the House of Parliament. “This is where British politicians (政治家) meet.”

“Huh.” The American said, “We could build this in four days.”

The driver said nothing and drove past Buckingham Palace, the home of Queen Elizabeth. As the taxi passed the palace, the American said, “Hey! What is this building? I have never seen such a beautiful one.”

The taxi driver looked at the palace and said, “I don’t know. It wasn’t there this morning.”

1. How many old and famous buildings in London are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

2. Where do the British kings and queens get married?

A．In the Tower of London.	B．In St Paul’s Cathedral.
C．In the House of Parliament.	D．In Westminster Abbey.

3. According to the American architect, they could build St Paul’s Cathedral in _________.

A．one day

B．two days

C．three days

D．four days

4. When the American saw Buckingham Palace, he _________.

A．got a great surprise

B．felt very disappointed

C．said nothing and went away

D．said they could build this in five days in America.

5. From the story we can see the American architect was _________.

A．honest

B．proud

C．modest

D．hard-working

2 . I want to_______my happiness with everyone. I once dreamt of traveling around the world. When I started ______, however, my income (收入) was not enough to afford this kind of travel, especially after I got married. What should I do? ______about it? No, never! Now the ______has given me two invisible (看不见的) wings so that I can fly freely in the world, whenever I want.

There is no need to book the ticket ahead of time. All that you need is a_____. Your screen is a door through which you can go anywhere you want. The mouse is a professional_______who takes you to the right places. The keyboard is a notebook on which you can______down what you have seen on your trip.

I always enjoy any_______I get to talk to native speakers of English. In the past, it was impossible to have such a chance. But with the help of the Internet it has become very easy. I can communicate with_______speakers and practice my English in chatting rooms. Now my English has improved greatly by_______online. What’s more, I get to know many people from all over the world. We find we have a lot in common when we exchange our______about different topics.

As a kid, I used to dream of being a bird flying in the sky. Now I am_______that I’m a caged bird, because my age is as big as the earth. I can not only enjoy scenery from all over the world,______also communicate with all kinds of people_______leaving my home. My life has become _______with the help of the Internet.

1.

A．spare

B．share

C．spend

D．stop

2.

A．wishing

B．working

C．sleeping

D．playing

3.

A．Forget

B．Remember

C．Think

D．Read

4.

A．music

B．dream

C．book

D．Internet

5.

A．cup

B．disk

C．pen

D．computer

6.

A．guide

B．scientist

C．doctor

D．manager

7.

A．write

B．go

C．break

D．look

8.

A．car

B．image

C．right

D．chance

9.

A．wonderful

B．friendly

C．exciting

D．native

10.

A．listening

B．reading

C．writing

D．chatting

11.

A．ideas

B．pages

C．times

D．games

12.

A．unhappy

B．painful

C．sad

D．glad

13.

A．and

B．so

C．for

D．but

14.

A．with

B．without

C．by

D．upon

15.

A．colorful

B．useful

C．healthy

D．doubtful

3 . Assisted by the lawyer, he regained his reputation and recovered his old fortune which enabled him to contribute ______ to the projects he sponsored.

A．extremely

B．patiently

C．definitely

D．generously

4 . 假定你是李华，得知当地美术馆要举办国内外名画展，请写一封信申请做志愿者。
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5 . 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。（汉译英）

6 . 鞠躬尽瘁死而后已。（汉译英）

7 . 知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。（汉译英）

8 . 听而易忘，见而易记，做而易懂。（汉译英）

9 . The following pictures are all relative to Chinese traditional culture. Write the key word of each picture and then describe it in one or two sentences.

1. Key word:_______
Description: ___________________________
2. Key word:_______            
Description:_____________
3. Key word: ____________        
Description: __________________
4. Key word:_____________            
Description: __________________

10 . 语法填空。

American teens are seen as “in a state of     1     disaster”. A report released last week paints a deeply disturbing     2     of the mental health of high students.

    3     more than 17, 000 teens conducted in a survey in 2021, 42 percent said they experienced the     4     of sadness or hopelessness. The issue is     5     more widespread than in a     6     survey in 2011, and girls are dramatically worse. A     7     of girls — 57 percent — reported persistent despair,     8     with 29 percent of boys.

Nearly 1     9     3 girls seriously considered suicide (up from 19 percent in 2011), and 13 percent say they attempted it in the     10    . “What caused this?” The CDC offered     11     definitive answers, but consider     12     has happened over the past decade. “Instagram was released in late 2010. TikTok in 2016.” Soon     13    , 90 percent of teen girls reported using social     14     every day. These apps, create more “social comparison, social pressure, and     15     peer interactions,” with teens measuring their self-worth — or lack of it — in likes and followers. Then in 2020 Covid-19     16     the picture.

    17     its root causes, this epidemic of hopelessness should     18     considered “a national crisis”. Did the reopening of schools and social spaces this year help     19     teens’ suffering? The CDC survey comes out only every other year, so we’ll have to wait to     20     out.