1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What was Inhotim like before 1990s?

A．It was popular.

B．It was unique.

C．It was undeveloped.

2. What is the main purpose for the visitors to Inhotim?

A．To experience the art.

B．To see the landscape.

C．To visit the farm.

3. What has directly benefited Inhotim?

A．More employment.

B．Better living environment.

C．Stronger cultural atmosphere.

3 . Libraries. They have that reassuring smell of well-read pages, are peaceful, have free Internet and, of course, abundant books.

But guess what? There’s a new kind of library sweeping the nation — a tool library — and it’s just as cool, but in all sorts of different ways.

It’s often said that the average electric drill is only used for 11 minutes in its entire lifetime. Granted, it doesn’t take that long to drill a hole, but still — that’s crazy. Yet the majority of households have one, even though DIY is actually a really infrequent activity for most people.

What if you could just borrow tools when you need them, and drop them back so that they can be used by someone else all the time you’re not DIY-ing? Well, in some parts of Scotland, you now can. Membership-based tool sharing services are popping up in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Linlithgow and Cumbernauld. They work just like a normal library but instead of books, you can borrow a massive range of tools and equipment when you need them, then drop them back when you’re done.

Zero Waste Scotland’s Andrew Pankhurst recently renovated (翻新) his house using the Stirling Tool Library. He said, “It’s amazing. It had all the tools I was looking for, and some I didn’t even realize I needed.”

And that’s the beauty of a tool library. Borrow a tool, use it for one afternoon at a small amount of cost of buying it and instead of it cluttering up your house gathering dust, it’s back off to a busy life all across town, week in and week out.

The tools available to borrow are mainly received as donations. The tool library will then repair them if needed and PAT test for safety ready to be borrowed and saved from going to landfill.

So next time you have a job to do around the house, why not borrow rather than buy?

1. What can we learn from paragraph 3?

A．The electric drill is worth buying.

B．People dislike to use out-of-date tools.

C．Most of the tools aren’t often used at home.

D．DIY is a really frequent activity for most people.

2. What does Andrew Pankhurst think of the tool library?

A．Familiar.	B．Practical.
C．Essential.	D．Disappointing.

3. What do the underlined words “cluttering up” probably mean?

A．Clearing up.

B．Piling up.

C．Throwing out.

D．Breaking up.

4. What might be the best title for the text?

A．Borrowing Is the New Buying

B．Please Make a Donation Today

C．When in Doubt, Go to the Library

D．Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader

4 . 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。

The Two Tree Coffee, located in the Liyukou Village of Huyi District in the city of Xi’an, quickly went viral (走红) on social media.

The popularity of the cafe is     1    (large) due to the boom (暴涨) in cultural and ecological tourism in recent years,     2    (combine) with the government’s efforts at environmental preservation.

In recent years, the Chinese government     3    (strengthen) the long-term protection project, and adopted     4    (measure) such as the establishment of the five-level forest chief system. More and more urban residents, especially those     5     Xi’an, are attracted to the mountain villages for slow-paced vacations.

Wang visited many places before     6    (decide) to build the cafe here. “Cafes are among the favorite businesses of young people, and they provide     7     strong sense of uniqueness when they appear in the countryside,” she said. “People come here not only to consume coffee,     8    to ‘pay’ for the green ecology and the pastoral (田园的) environment.”

In front of the cafe is a tourism highway,     9    connects the store with many artistic villages along the mountain range. Art helps the villages to become     10    (fashionable) and livable, while retaining their natural beauty, than before.

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

After Emperor Kangxi decided to build     1     summer resort here in 1703, Chengde became the second political center of the Qing Dynasty, and it was also the place where the emperors received foreign guests, avoided summer heat and hunted.

    2    (construct) throughout the 18th century, the Mountain Resort was used by some emperors of the Qing Dynasty. During the reign(统治)of Emperor Yongzheng, the city Rehe was called Chengde for the first time, and it reached its     3     (high) in the reign of Emperor Qianlong.

The Moutain Resort and Eight Outer Temples     4     (list) among the World Cultural Heritage sites in 1994, and they have contributed towards the city being one of the famous cities in the world.

A little further up north of Chengde lies another jewel of the city-the natural hot springs. It’s no wonder that in Qing Dynasty Chengde was called Rehe, which literally translates     5    “hot river”. The hot springs     6     (contain) about 43 kinds of minerals are     7     (benefit) to the human body.

In the southwest of Chengde, there is a wonderland,     8     (specific) for artists and space lovers. It’s also home to one of the world’s biggest telescopes known as LAMOST, through     9     you can observe more than 4000 stars at one time.

Whether you have a creative spirit, a scientific mind    10     are simply looking for a soul-cleansing getaway, Chengde is a perfect place for you.

7 . 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。

In recent months, the China Grand Canal Museum in Yangzhou, which exhibits the history and culture of the Grand Canal,     1     (attract) a great number of visitors. Each day, the museum provides 15, 000 tickets     2     visitors to book in advance. They usually sell out on weekends, making the museum     3     popular landmark in East China.

It takes only 20 minutes     4     (get) to the museum by taxi from the Yangzhoudong Railway Station. “My passion     5     (arouse) by those passengers, so I took my children to the museum too. I never knew why it had such great charm     6     I got there.”

The museum,     7     appearance resembles a giant ship, covers 80,000 square meters and houses 14 exhibition halls. While telling its story, the museum puts an     8     (emphasize) on improving visitors’ experience. Young people can take part in a live-action role-play game designed by the museum, transporting them back to the Ming Dynasty, and     9     (immerse) them in an amazing world. “It is     10     (true) a very meaningful experience,” said a visitor surnamed Chen.