1 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Recently, in some big cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, balcony gardening     1     (be) popular with residents, most of       2     are in their 20s and 30s. According to the report made by Tmall, balcony gardening is now worth tens of billions of yuan and extends from seeds and soil to automated growing machines. Even a novice (新手) can become an urban farmer just     3     pushing buttons. Experts think     4     (grow) vegetables in balcony gardens is more than just an achievement. It is becoming a fashionable lifestyle and requires suitable equipment that is easy to use.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is Frank usually responsible for at home?

A．Doing the washing.

B．Cleaning the house.

C．Preparing the food.

2. What does Frank think Karen should do?

A．Relax more.

B．Study harder.

C．Do some chores.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is Stan doing at first?

A．Making his bed.

B．Playing video games.

C．Doing his schoolwork.

2. Which bedtime task did Stan forget to do?

A．Change his clothes.

B．Brush his teeth.

C．Take a bath.

3. What time is Stan supposed to go to bed?

A．At 10:10 p.m.

B．At 10:00 p.m.

C．Around 9:00 p.m.

4 . Joe and Della were a new couple. They were both interested in art--one in painting, the other in music. They lived in a small flat. They loved each other and they were happy.

But one day they found that they had spent all their money. One afternoon Della told Joe that she had found a _________ and was to give her three music lessons a week. For that she could get fifteen dollars a week. But Joe was not _________ because he didn’t want to stay at home, playing with his art while Della was at work. He wanted to earn some money too.

Every day they parted in the morning and _________ in the evening.

A week _________ , Della brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little _________. Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket. They were both _________ to have so much money at hand.

The next week, Joe _________ home another eighteen dollars but Della came home with her right hand in a bandage (绷带). Joe asked Della what was the _________. Della said, “It was because of an iron-- I mean a plate of soup spilled on my _________.”

“What do you do every day, Della? Do you __________ give music lessons?” Joe asked. “Tell me the __________!”

Della cried. She told Joe that she was working in a laundry (洗衣店), __________ shirts. A girl accidentally __________ an iron on her hand and she got a __________ burn. But Della asked Joe how he had guessed that she wasn’t giving music lessons.

Joe told Della that he worked in the engine-room of the same laundry where she worked. They both let out their __________ and laughed.

1.

A．pupil

B．teacher

C．painter

D．director

2.

A．worried

B．busy

C．glad

D．surprising

3.

A．studied

B．met

C．worked

D．talked

4.

A．killed

B．spent

C．wasted

D．passed

5.

A．tired

B．excited

C．fatter

D．stranger

6.

A．puzzled

B．disappointed

C．anxious

D．happy

7.

A．borrowed

B．brought

C．applied

D．stored

8.

A．result

B．job

C．matter

D．bandage

9.

A．foot

B．face

C．arm

D．hand

10.

A．really

B．often

C．seldom

D．finally

11.

A．reason

B．cause

C．truth

D．incident

12.

A．making

B．repairing

C．ironing

D．selling

13.

A．picked up

B．set down

C．poured out

D．filled with

14.

A．slight

B．bad

C．soft

D．hard

15.

A．secrets

B．lessons

C．ideas

D．opinions

5 . As an eco-minimalist, Su Yige has maintained an environmentally friendly and sustainable lifestyle for the past three years while studying in Canada. She takes her own bag when she goes grocery shopping and uses second-hand items as often as possible. She avoids almost all paper-related products unless she has to use a public toilet while away from home.

Diligence and thrift are time-honored traditional Chinese virtues. Su's family is a good example of this, according to the native of Weihai, Shandong province. Although they have little formal “green” knowledge, her parents lead a very environmentally friendly life.

For example, the family has used the same hair dryer for more than a decade, and Su remembers many of her mother's clothes from as far back as kindergarten. “As long as something can still be used, my mother will not replace it with a new item,” she said.

“I frequently asked my father to bring the plastic bag back home after dumping our waste in the trash bin. He was unhappy, and argued that instead of making that request, I should go downstairs to dump the waste myself” she said. In another move, her father criticized her for doing too much shopping online. Eventually, they both made steps toward becoming better environmentalists. Her father brings the bag back for reuse and she has only bought two pieces of clothing online in the past six months.

Back in Canada, Su is looking forward to finding a job related to sustainable development in China after she graduates as a computer science major in the summer.

1. Which of the following best describes Su Yige?

A．Conservative.

B．Nostalgic.

C．Economical.

D．Productive.

2. What can be found about Su's mother according to the third paragraph?

A．She has a lot of formal green knowledge.

B．She regards using the same items as a lifestyle.

C．She always wears old clothes due to lack of money.

D．She will not replace the old items until they are out of style.

3. What can be inferred about Su and her father?

A．Both of them like to criticize each other.

B．Su's father is particular about her clothes.

C．The relationship between them is very tense.

D．They urge each other to become more environmentally friendly.

4. What can we learn about the author soon after she graduates in Canada?

A．She will stay there to look for a job.

B．She will put effort into computer science.

C．She will devote herself to her motherland's future.

D．She will come back to China to stay with her parents.