2 . Iris Logan was having a hard time growing grass at her home in St. Paul, Minnesota. So, she covered the space with stones, statues, and other art. More than 30 years later, it is something of a local landmark. But to a city inspector, it is a problem. Logan, who is 70, has been told to clean up the different objects, like wood and large rocks, noted after a recent inspection, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, a local newspaper reported.

Logan said the city’s actions forced her to create the art in the first place. She said city workers who were fixing the road dug so deep around one of her trees that its roots were open to the air. So, she brought in dirt, planted flowers, and added stones — and just kept adding. Logan said that if she likes a rock, she will try to bring it home. “I’m a rock lover,” the former farmer from Mississippi added.

Logan recently received written notice that a city official will suggest to the City Council that she be given until December 22 to clean things up. She wrote six pages of note by hand to appeal the order. The stones do not enter the street or block city vehicles, Logan wrote to answer one of the inspector’s concerns. “I just want to make a stand for the next person,” Logan said.

Justin Lewandowski is a community organizer who lives near Logan. He said that 150 people signed their support on a petition (请愿) “in just a few hours”. He is hopeful that the city will soon clear up their rules.

“The quick support from our neighbors has been a clear signal of how much this art means to our community,” Lewandowski said. He said it is not just about how it looks; it is about their identity and how they work with each other and with city policy.

1. What can we learn about Iris Logan from paragraph 1?

A．She works for a local newspaper.

B．She is good at beautifying the environment.

C．She has strong interest in making city politics.

D．She is excellent in cleaning up different objects.

2. What made Iris Logan create the art at first?

A．A news report.	B．Her friends’ support.
C．Local city’s engineering work.	D．Her community’s common demand.

3. What may be one of the inspector’s concerns?

A．Logan makes a stand for the next person.

B．Art matters a lot to the local community.

C．The stone art may cause potential traffic danger.

D．More people signed their support on a petition.

4. What is Justin Lewandowski’s attitude towards the city’s rules?

A．Disapproval.

B．Objective.

C．Suspicious.

D．Optimistic.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man meet the woman?

A．To look at an apartment.

B．To have a meal together.

C．To deliver some furniture.

2. What does the man like about the carpet?

A．Its quality.

B．Its size.

C．Its color.

3. What does the man think of the kitchen?

A．It’s well-designed.

B．It’s well-equipped.

C．It’s well-painted.

4. What will the man probably do next?

A．Take a bus.

B．Make a payment.

C．Talk with his wife.

4 . Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a library.

B．In a supermarket.

C．In a restaurant.

5 . 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。

China has nearly 5,000 years of     1     (record) history. However, the history of Chinese furniture is even longer than     2     of its writing, which can be traced back to the Hemudu Culture more than 7,000 years ago.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, most of the furniture was hand-made using high-quality hardwood     3     raw materials, which are now rare and expensive. Ordinary people often use wood such as pine, elm, and beech, but the quality between the woods     4     (differ) greatly.

Classical furniture is mostly made by hand. Modern machines cannot     5     (complete) replace handwork. The shapes carved by the machine are neat but the lines are rigid and lacking vitality.

The most delicate aspect of Chinese classical furniture is the structural part of the furniture—mortise-and-tenon (榫卯) work. Combining pieces of wood together,     6     (use) nothing more than the wood itself, is a basic skill of all carpenters (木匠) in ancient China. It was first discovered in the wooden structure of the Hemudu site     7     the ancestors lived more than 7,000 years ago. This structure is the wisdom of the Chinese working people and fully represents the     8     (create) and artistry (艺术性) of humanity.

Ancient Chinese     9     (philosophy) have been expressed in traditional Chinese furniture. For example, Confucianism emphasizes gentleness and moderation.     10     (achieve) that, skilled carpenters properly matched the curves and straight lines of the furniture. That’s why Chinese furniture always displays both balance and stability.

7 . Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a cinema.

B．In a furniture shop.

C．In the woman’s house.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where are the speakers?

A．In a restaurant.

B．In a bookstore.

C．In a supermarket.

2. What does the man have to do now?

A．Sign his name.

B．Wait for his turn.

C．Call his friend.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When will a double room be available at the earliest?

A．Next Saturday.

B．Next Monday.

C．Next Sunday.

2. How much is a single room with a queen-size bed per night?

A．$100.

B．$60.

C．$180.

3. What does the woman care most about the room?

A．The environment.

B．The price.

C．The size.