2 . I grew up in northern Arizona, where it has the most beautiful landscapes on the planet. Until I was invited to _______Guizhou province by the China Storyteller Partnerships Tour, I realized how _______ Guizhou can be in poetic (有诗意的) detail. There is _______better than seeing things with one’s own eyes. I will attempt to do so here.

My father used to ask my brothers and me on yearly fishing trips around Arizona. We would _______ to catch the largest fish, and those who succeeded would be rewarded. I remembered sitting in a small boat in the middle of the lake, mostly _______ my bored tongue, while my father tried to _______ me the whispers of the wind, or a fish dancing on the surface of the lake. He vividly described to me everything that he _______in nature. On my trip to Guizhou I had the _______ to kayak(皮划艇) on Wanfeng lake. At one point I rested, _______ floating at the center of the lake, listening to the spaces between silence and ________the surrounding karst (喀斯特) mountains. I thought about my childhood, and ________ I had listened more closely to my father’s ________ feelings.

I’ve ________ Arizona for 10 long years, creating my own destiny in China. I’ve managed to build myself a family, a career, and join in ________ activities. I feel as if I have everything I need. For a moment, in Guizhou, I felt ________.

1.

A．find

B．help

C．visit

D．look

2.

A．original

B．beautiful

C．convenient

D．disappointed

3.

A．anything

B．something

C．nothing

D．everything

4.

A．play

B．begin

C．compete

D．win

5.

A．holding

B．closing

C．getting

D．eating

6.

A．play with

B．argue with

C．start with

D．share with

7.

A．had given

B．had gone

C．had received

D．had seen

8.

A．experience

B．chance

C．idea

D．ability

9.

A．comfortably

B．creatively

C．likely

D．virtually

10.

A．taking up

B．taking in

C．taking on

D．taking off

11.

A．wished

B．decided

C．wanted

D．thought

12.

A．fishing

B．working

C．cooking

D．competing

13.

A．come

B．stayed

C．left

D．returned

14.

A．certain

B．grateful

C．sweaty

D．various

15.

A．strange

B．home

C．impatient

D．ashamed

3 . In the rich countries of the West, the electric vehicle revolution is well occurring. Climate-conscious consumers drive Teslas or Polestars for reasons of morality (道德) and fashion. Poorer countries are also experiencing a wave of electrified trend. In Bangladesh, electric three-wheeler taxis, known as tuk-tuks, are rapidly replacing gas-powered ones on the streets. Such electric vehicles are climate friendly, cost effective, and help reduce air pollution.

Yet a glance under the hood (引擎盖) of these vehicles shows a poisonous secret: each tuk-tuk runs on five massive lead-acid batteries (铅酸电池), containing almost 300 pounds of lead (铅) in total. Every year and a half or so, when those batteries need to be replaced and recycled, about 60 pounds of lead leaks into the environment. Battery recycling, often at small-scale unregulated factories, is a highly profitable (高利润的) but deadly business.

Lead is dangerous, and any exposure to it is harmful to human health. Lead that has entered the environment hurts people on an unexpected scale. The numerous ways lead enters air, water, soil, and homes across the developing world and the enormous damage it does to human health, wealth, and welfare cause one of the biggest environmental problems in the world yet receives little attention.

The World Bank estimates that lead kills 5.5 million people per year, making it a bigger global killer than AIDS, malaria, diabetes, and road traffic deaths combined. On top of the shocking deaths, the social burden of lead poisoning is heavy, as is its contribution to global inequality — our research on the cognitive (认知的) effects of lead poisoning suggests that it may explain about one-fifth of the educational achievement gap between rich and poor countries.

But unlike many challenges faced by developing countries, lead poisoning is a problem that can be resolved through financial investment (财政投入). Better monitoring, research, and rules can help protect children all over the world from the unpleasant effects of lead poisoning and reduce the massive global costs it brings.

1. How does the author describe the lead problem in paragraph 2?

A．By listing some numbers.	B．By analyzing hidden causes.
C．By making an interesting comparison.	D．By explaining its working principle.

2. What can we learn about lead’s harm from the text?

A．Lead enters poor countries in one way.

B．Lead leaking has been avoided in all the countries.

C．Lead will definitely not harm anymore.

D．Lead poisoning may make poor societies poorer.

3. What can be done to solve lead poisoning in developing countries?

A．Fixing these used batteries.	B．Reducing the cost of recycling lead.
C．Ignoring the illegal use of lead.	D．Putting certain effort and money.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．The Impacts of Lead Poisoning on Man.

B．The Global Lead Poisoning Problem.

C．The Ways to Solve Lead Problem.

D．The Benefits of Using Electric Vehicles.

4 . The following are reviews of four films.

Happiness (Romance)★★★

Happiness tells the story of two people who work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phone all the time and don’t like each other. But then they correspond by email and fall in love. This movie is very popular with teenagers and people who like romances. It also has beautiful music.

I Scream (Thriller)★★

In I Scream, Paul is a young man who joins a thriller club. Each of the members tries to frighten the others. Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night. Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. This movie is very frightening but also quite silly. It doesn’t make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. It is only for people who like thrillers.

Paul’s Heroes (Comedy)★★★

This is a very funny war movie set in World WarⅡ. Six soldiers have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there. In the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers. You can guess the ending, but it’s great fun getting there.

________ (Drama)★★★★

This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who plays a hard­working truck driver. His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. In his travels he meets Dr Lloyd (Phil Driver) who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America. This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.

1. Which movie does the reviewer like best?

A．No.1.

B．No.2.

C．No.3.

D．No.4.

2. Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?

A．A Hard­Working Truck Driver

B．Medicine

C．Strange Illness

D．Twelve Hours

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Happiness tells the story of two people who don’t like each other but fall in love.

B．Thrillers are popular with most people.

C．Paul’s Heroes is not worth seeing at all.

D．It’s easy for Jack Ross’s wife to be saved.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman doing?

A．Playing computer games.

B．Tidying her room.

C．Doing her homework.

2. What needs repairing?

A．The lamp.

B．The computer.

C．The air conditioner.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is the man in the woman’s city?

A．He’s visiting someone here.

B．His family has moved here.

C．He’s started a business here.

2. Where was the man born?

A．In Los Angeles .

B．In New Orleans.

C．In New York.

10 . Which season is it most likely now?

A．Autumn.

B．Summer.

C．Spring.