1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Learning Chinese calligraphy     1     (list) as one of the must-do things when I came to China. Now, I’m in the course of learning this unique art,     2     value is considered very high in China, even across East Asia today. It is not only     3     ancient artistic form of human language, but it also reflects Chinese traditions.

As someone who paints, draws, and loves all     4     (create) things, at first, I assumed I would be rather good at Chinese calligraphy. I was     5     (total ) wrong. Using thick brush tips to produce awkward brush strokes (笔画)     6     (be) very difficult for a beginner. I have no idea about the different types of calligraphy and the meanings     7     ( hide) behind each one. Also, I have to hold the paintbrush     8     a very specific way; unlike a pen or pencil, the paintbrush is held upright in the hand. I need to be extra careful when changing the angle or     9     (direct) of the brush, especially if I press too hard on the paper.

After taking the lesson, I now understand the difficulty of calligraphy and that it will take efforts and commitment     10     (master) this art form. Yet, I am grateful to learn such a special Chinese tradition.

2 . Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the ____of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began ____ piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my ____. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the ____ and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never____me.

“My ____ was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I ____ to ‘hear ’music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can ___ the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my ____. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every ____ that I have.”

“I was ____ to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had ____ this before and some teachers ___ my admission. Based on my performance, I was ____ admitted and went to ____ with the academy’s highest honors.”

“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I ____ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since ____ had been written specially for solo percussionists.

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. ____ the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t ____ that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be ____ by others. Follow your passion; Follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

1.

A．conditions

B．opinions

C．actions

D．recommendations

2.

A．enjoying

B．choosing

C．taking

D．giving

3.

A．sight

B．hearing

C．touch

D．taste

4.

A．evidence

B．result

C．excuse

D．cause

5.

A．left

B．excited

C．accompanied

D．disappointed

6.

A．purpose

B．decision

C．promise

D．goal

7.

A．turned

B．learned

C．used

D．ought

8.

A．tell

B．see

C．hear

D．smell

9.

A．carefulness

B．movement

C．imagination

D．experience

10.

A．sense

B．effort

C．feeling

D．idea

11.

A．dissatisfied

B．astonished

C．determined

D．discouraged

12.

A．done

B．accepted

C．advised

D．admitted

13.

A．supported

B．followed

C．required

D．opposed

14.

A．usually

B．finally

C．possibly

D．hopefully

15.

A．study

B．research

C．graduate

D．progress

16.

A．wrote

B．translated

C．copied

D．read

17.

A．enough

B．some

C．many

D．few

18.

A．However

B．Although

C．When

D．Since

19.

A．mean

B．seem

C．conclude

D．say

20.

A．directed

B．guided

C．taught

D．limited

3 . 假定你是学生会主席李华，为了丰富校园生活，增强体质，你校将举办春季运动会。请根据提示写一篇书面通知。内容包括：
1. 举办时间和地点；
2. 比赛项目及注意事项；
3. 希望同学们积极参加。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；          
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：接力跑relay race       跳高high-jumping   
跳远long-jumping     百米跑100-meter race                                      

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4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；       
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

It was quiet, sunny afternoon. I was sitting in the garden, reading the Sunday newspaper and expected a couple of hour of peace. Then I hear a loud knock on the door. I saw about twelve ladies wearing her Sunday clothes. They said, “Well, we hope we are not late, so it is not easy to find your house.” One lady said, “Well, your husband is very kind to invite us to tea.” I thought, “My God, my husband must have been mad.” I asked for them into the house and they sat down and started talking happy. But when my husband appeared, it was quickly discovered that they could have gone to the house on the another side of the street.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the man?

A．He is hard-working.

B．He likes making things.

C．He paid $50 for the bookcase.

2. What did the man do in the end?

A．He told a joke.

B．He made a future plan.

C．He asked the woman for help.

10 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．What the man’s hobby is.

B．Whether the man learned drawing.

C．When the man went to high school.