1 . Resting her phone on a stand and making the light more suitable, 49-year-old Lyu Min started her livestreaming session — her daily job during the COVID-19 outbreak. Dressed in a qipao, a traditional Chinese dress, Lyu started the livestreaming session from her workshop at 10 in the morning, sharing the art of making Chinese knots with many handicraft (手工艺) lovers. Lyu, an inheritor (继承人) of the art of making Chinese knots, which is listed as an intangible (非物质) cultural heritage, became a livestreaming host.

“Though the sales of Chinese knots have dropped a lot, I’m still confident that I can get out of the trouble brought by the outbreak. I can make full use of this period to improve my skills and develop this traditional handicraft online,” she said. Lyu is quite new to the world of livestreaming, having bought all the necessary equipment (设备) after following her friends advice. She practises livestreaming every day and records a large number of educational videos. As face-to-face interaction is still impractical for many, even as the outbreak has been largely brought under control in China, she thinks livestreaming classes can meet more Chinese knot lovers’ needs to learn the handicraft.

She has integrated the anti-epidemic spirit into her works, expressing the determination (决心) and confidence of the Chinese people to win against the COVID-19. “I love Wuhan, where I showed my works in 2019. Chinese knots are popular among many local people, and I made lots of friends there,” Lyu said. She designed a special Chinese knot to express her thanks to the medics who were sent to support Wuhan several months ago.

She has more than 200 followers right now. There are more and more Chinese knot lovers on her online platform. She is using a length of colored string and determination to keep this traditional art of Chinese knots alive online and help more people understand the culture.

1. The underlined word “livestreaming” in Paragraph 1 is close to “_______”.

A．sending out while happening	B．equipment for recording videos
C．sending out after recording	D．equipment for making handicrafts

2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Lyu Min advised her friends to livestream traditional handicraft online.

B．Lyu Min’s friends provided the necessary equipment for her to livestream.

C．Chinese knots sell very well in Lyu Min’s workshop through the Internet.

D．More Chinese knot lovers want to learn the handicraft because of Lyu Min.

3. What does Lyu Min think of the future of Chinese knots?

A．Unexpected.

B．Hopeful.

C．Difficult

D．Doubtful.

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Having online classes during the outbreak	B．Introducing an intangible cultural heritage
C．Livestreaming the art of making Chinese knots	D．Expressing thanks to the doctors and nurses

2 . 假设你是市长秘书，你即将去抗疫前线慰问抗击在第一线的志愿者，请以市长名义写一封感谢信，感谢志愿者们的辛勤付出，并表达对他们诚挚的慰问和抗议胜利的信心。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear volunteers and community workers,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you!

3 . I learned years later my father’s face was red because of anger and________ the principal’s face was red because he felt embarrassed. （用适当的词填空）

4 . Having struggling for years, I was admitted to a university. Proud of myself, I felt as if I had a rise in social status, just like Napoleon, who _______ in vanity (自负) after he climbed up the Alps, “I’m even higher than the Alps”.

As a result, the whole family regarded me as a bright _______ outshining the brightest star in the night sky. I was allowed to have my own _______ in everything. And soon I got used to wasting money at university. I drank, smoke and went to dances. I could enjoy milk and bread at _______.

The family was reunited in my vacation. Hardly had I sat down _______ took out a package of cigarettes. Of course I asked Dad to _______ one out first. He was a chain smoker. _______ he had announced hundreds of times that he would quit smoking, he never _______ his promise. When I was admitted to the university, he said with smiling “I’LL STOP SMOKING.” Well, I knew he _______ to save for my tuition, but it was just another “rubber check (空头支票)”, I ________.

________ I was mistaken this time. With a smile. Dad said. “It has been months ________ I stopped smoking.” I was frozen and ________ at him with astonishment. His face had become thinner. There were more wrinkles (皱纹) on his forehead than I had ________. Tears were about to rush out of my eyes, but I had to keep them ________ because Dad might be angered. Hard as our life was, Dad never shed tears. It was then that I was determined to give up smoking.

1.

A．claimed

B．reported

C．believed

D．cried

2.

A．sun

B．candle

C．moon

D．planet

3.

A．behavior

B．way

C．idea

D．order

4.

A．once

B．present

C．length

D．ease

5.

A．where

B．which

C．when

D．what

6.

A．let

B．pick

C．hand

D．hold

7.

A．So

B．Since

C．Before

D．Although

8.

A．kept

B．made

C．broke

D．showed

9.

A．stopped

B．started

C．meant

D．failed

10.

A．understood

B．thought

C．moved

D．recognized

11.

A．However

B．Normally

C．Therefore

D．Fortunately

12.

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

13.

A．laughed

B．wondered

C．stared

D．shouted

14.

A．appeared

B．imagined

C．judged

D．calculated

15.

A．back

B．in

C．away

D．out

5 . Looking at art should be like walking in the countryside. You may not know exactly where you are, what bird is making that strange sound, or what the hill ahead of you is called, but that’s part of the fun of it. You don’t need to know these things to feel the beauty of nature.

Of course, if you do know your birds, trees and local history, a walk can be more attractive. Yet such knowledge comes slowly. It is picked up through experience. A true knowledge of nature cannot just be given to you through an app on your phone. Imagine pointing your phone at the hill and getting plenty of information on screen. Would that enrich your dreamy walk or ruin (毁灭) it?

Braggarts enjoy an app that allows them to show off their knowledge, for example, about baroque (巴洛克风格的) paintings. In fact, apps in museums try to provide on-screen art history at once just to encourage people to read their phones instead of looking at paintings.

It is a mistaken idea that you need to be spoon-fed (灌输) amazing facts about a work of art in order to appreciate it. Our first experience of a work of art should be raw (自然状态的), unguided, and a bit puzzling, like following a path in the woods. Later, you might choose to do some personal research into the work. It can further increase your enjoyment and appreciation for it. Yet it is best done when you’re away from the art itself, so that even when you return, the work still feels fresh.

Anyone who thinks knowing some dates and details makes you better understand a work of art is wrong. We all need to put aside our screens and our supposed knowledge when we look at art. Let the paintings flow in;let your intuitions (直觉) fly off. Art is a journey in the wilderness or it is nothing at all.

1. What does the writer mainly want to say?

A．Art is best with the help of apps.	B．Art is best when hidden in mystery.
C．Art is nothing compared with nature.	D．Art is nothing when details and facts are known.

2. The underlined word “braggarts” refers to _______.

A．people who like showing off	B．people who like baroque paintings
C．those who are good at appreciating art	D．those who are good at painting with phones

3. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A．How to appreciate a work of art.

B．How to personal research into a work of art.

C．How to keep your feelings about a work of art fresh.

D．How to be spoon-fed amazing facts about a work of art.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Because of apps, art will be ruined in the future.

B．A good piece of art is usually made about nature.

C．Research work and intuitions can both help understand art.

D．Museums are not supposed to allow the use of mobile phones.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答小题。
1. What did the man study in college?

A．Art history.

B．Medicine.

C．Business.

2. How do the speakers know each other?

A．They’re neighbors.

B．They’re salesman and customer.

C．They’re teacher and student.

3. What is the man’s advice for the woman?

A．Doing what her father suggests.

B．Exploring all the possibilities.

C．Making a decision as early as possible.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答小题。
1. What is the average height of Salt Lake City?

A．4327 feet above sea level.

B．200 feet above sea level.

C．110.4 feet above sea level.

2. What was Salt Lake City officially called before 1868?

A．“Great Salt Lake”.

B．“Great Salt Lake City”.

C．“Crossroads of the West”.

3. What brought economic growth to Salt Lake City in the early 1900s?

A．The sports game.

B．The tourist industry.

C．The construction of railroad.

4. What is Salt Lake City surrounded by?

A．The ocean.

B．Rivers.

C．Mountains.

8 . There’s not enough i__________ between the management and the workers. (the activity of talking to other people, working together with them etc.) (根据首字母单词拼写)

9 . Police have l__________ a campaign to crack down on drug dealers. (to start something, usually something big or important) (根据首字母单词拼写)

10 . Fully recovered, the birds can now be r__________ back into the wild. (to let sb./sth. come out of a place where they have been kept) (根据首字母单词拼写)