1 . 语法填空

On February 1st, 2022, over a billion people in China, especially     1     working away from the hometown, found their way home to observe the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival. The ancient tradition     2     (date) back to the ancient time with the objective of driving away “Nian”,     3     man-eating wild monster, by numerous     4     (careful) designed means, from hanging spring couplets     5     setting off firecrackers.

    6     (consider) the most important meal of the year for ages, the reunion dinner is both delicious and rooted in Chinese tradition: a whole chicken symbolizes family togetherness,     7     long uncut noodles show longevity (长寿). When having the reunion feast, children receive red envelopes filled with money and     8     (inspire) messages from elders,     9     represents their expectations for their offspring. More excitingly, parents allow their children, usually watching the Spring Festival Gala and admiring fireworks shows together,     10     (stay) up all night to enjoy the big celebration.

The two-week long celebrations will end on February 15th ---the day of the full moon---with the Lantern Festival.

2 . Many people find bats frightening creatures. They have incredibly odd habits-like sleeping upside down, staying up all night and occasional bloodsucking.     1     .

We characterize bats as supernatural.       2     . It's for that ability to "see" with their ears that bats are perhaps most well-known-that, and their supposed blindness, which makes echolocation（回声定位）necessary for finding and feeding on fruits and insects and other small animals.     3     ? What if being "as blind as a bat" just meant, well, being able to see perfectly well?

Contrary to what most people believe, bats are generally not blind at all and in fact are believed to have eyesight keener than that of most humans. Because they hunt mostly in the dead of night, when lighting conditions are, of course, very dark, bats rely on echolocation to pinpoint exact locations of prey.     4     . Instead, a bat's eyes, far from useless, are accustomed to low-light conditions to better aid in finding prey and are enhanced by their super hearing power.   Being as blind as a bat doesn't sound so bad now, does it?

    5     . However, there are six species of bats that don't hang upside down. For most bats, their feet have evolved to be relaxed in a clenched position. When they're ready to fly, they let go and gain force from falling, since their little legs and wings can't give them the kind of lift birds get.

A．Most people also believe all bats hang upside down

B．This ability does not, however, require or have any connection to blindness

C．But you may not actually know as much about bats as you think

D．Another myth with bats is that they have no feet

E．That's no surprise with their talent for echolocation

F．But what if the most basic truth you've been told about bats was not true

G．Here are some possible reasons why they are so scary

3 . He angled his chair ________ ________ he could sit and watch her.
他斜移了椅子，以便坐着观察她。

4 . ________ ________ what you do，I will support you until you succeed.
无论你做什么，我都将支持你，一直到你取得成功。

5 . It is recommended that every student ________ ________ while listening to the report.
建议每个学生在听报告时要记笔记。

6 . Have you ever taken photos by using mobile phones with selfie sticks(自拍杆)? This new invention is a small, useful and cleverly－designed tool.

However, a pair of US artists from New Mexico, Arie Snee and Justin Crowe believe they have invented a better one and they call it “selfie arm”. For better or worse, they have taken the world by storm. It makes those people in the pictures seem to be holding hands with a loved one．

The pair say it offers a far better experience than using a straight stick. The selfie arm makes people feel they are not alone when they take photos. It seems that they are together with their friends. They think their invention solves the main problem that the selfie stick has — people look alone while they are taking pictures of themselves with great interests. The product, at present, just an art project and a model, conveniently provides you a welcoming arm. And better yet in the future, it'll talk in a friendly way and never get angry or upset. The pair say they are fascinated by these new ideas.

The “selfie arm” is made of fiberglass(玻璃纤维). It is lightweight and easy­taking.

The project that they work on shows the growing selfie stick phenomenon(现象) directly and the increasing need for narcissism(自恋) and Internet agreement.

1. The selfie arm is ________．

A．the latest mobile phone

B．lightweight and easy-taking

C．cleverly­designed but useless

D．a useful digital camera

2. “The pair say it offers a far better experience than using a straight stick.” Here “it” refers to ________.

A．a selfie stick	B．a selfie arm
C．a hand	D．a loved one

3. ________will make people feel they are alone while taking photos．

A．The storm	B．The selfie arm
C．The pair	D．The selfie stick

4. The passage is mainly talking about ________.

A．a new kind of fiberglass

B．a pair of artists who are interested in taking photos

C．an invention that can reduce loneliness

D．a cleverly­designed tool for taking photos with mobile phones

7 . The Little Prince was written by a French pilot and writer Antoine de Saint—Exupery. It is one of the most famous books around the world. It was published in 1943. This story has been translated into 42 languages and was adapted(改编) into a movie.

The little prince lives on a small planet alone. He leads a happy life. One day the winds bring him a seed. The seed then turns into the loveliest flower he has ever seen. He takes good care of the flower, but finally he decides to leave it and his planet in search for a secret—the most important thing in his life.

During his journey in space, the little prince meets a king, a businessman, a lamplighter and a geographer. They all live alone on different planets. At last he finds out the secret from a fox of the Earth. Before he returns to his planet, he tells his secret to the writer of the book, whom he meets in the desert. The secret is: the power of love.

When you read this touching and sincere story of the little prince, you can’t help smiling and feeling the beauty of life and love in your heart.

1. Where did the writer of The Little Prince come from?

A．England	B．France
C．America	D．Canada

2. After reading the passage, we can’t know ________.

A．who wrote the book	B．when the book was published
C．what is the book about	D．who adapted the book into a movie

3. The underlined word “touching” means “________”in Chinese.

A．无聊的	B．感人的
C．惊讶的	D．失望的

8 . Henry worked in a factory. He came from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He had to do the hard work, but he was paid less. He liked to watch football matches very much and spent much time on them.

One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole (杆子) outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!”

“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal (进球)?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “Such a match is not worth watching!”

Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”

1. Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because ________.

A．he had no money to buy a ticket	B．he didn’t want to buy a ticket
C．he had no time to buy a ticket	D．all the tickets were sold out

2. The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because ________.

A．it was dangerous	B．Henry had no ticket
C．their team kicked a goal	D．the other team kicked a goal

3. The policeman asked Henry to climb up the pole to ________.

A．cheer for their team	B．see the result of the match
C．cheer for the other team	D．say goodbye to their team