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二、語法選擇（本題有10小題，每小題1分，共10分）通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后按照句子結構的語法和上下文連貫的要求，從每題所給的三個選項中選出一個最佳答案，并將答題卡上對應題目所選的選項涂黑。Iusedtotraveltomakemyselfrelaxed.Twoyearsago,Iwasratherbusy31mybusinessandunderalotofpressure,soIwenttoLasVegasforaholiday.WhenIwasonholiday,anideacametome.IhadlongwishedtopayavisittotheGreekislandofSantorini.Therefore,theideaofa32Europeanvacationalonewasborn.I’ddrivenaloneacrosstheUSbefore,buttravellingto33countrieswhoselanguagesaren’t34sameasminefrightenedme.IwasworriedthatIcouldn’tcommunicatewithanyone.Iwanttofollowmydreams,soIhavetostepoutofmycomfortzone.IfIletfear35controlofme,I’dgetnowhere.AsI36formoreplacestovisitonmytrip,IfoundMykonos,Greece,whichIlikedjustasmuchasIlikedSantorini.37IarrivedinEurope,itwaslikeIwasinadream.WhatIappreciated(欣賞)mostwasthebusridetoVenice.AsIrodethebusandenjoyedeverynewthingIsaw,Iwas38freefromthepressureofmywork.Somepeople39say,“It’snotabigdeal.40peoplegothereeveryday.”Butforme,itwasabouthavingadreamandwhenitwastimeforittocometrue,don’tbeafraidtoletitgo.31．A．OnB．with C．of32．A．twoweek’s B．two-week C．twoweeks33．A．other B．a(chǎn)nother C．others34．A．a(chǎn) B．a(chǎn)n C．the35．A．taking B．totake C．take36．A．searching B．SearchedC．hassearched37．A．If B．Because C．When38．A．complete B．CompletelyC．morecomplete39．A．should B．need C．may40．A．Thousandsof B．Thousand C．Thousands三.完形填空(每小題1分，共10分)先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇可以填入空白處的最佳答案。AreyoutravelingtoanEnglish-speakingcountry?Ifyouare,oneofthemostimportantthingsyouneedtoknowis

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toaskfordirections.Herearesomeusefulphrases(慣用法).Remembertobe

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whenaskingfordirections,anddon’tforgettosay“Thankyou!”“HowdoIgetto...”—Thisisthesimplest

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toasksomeonefordirections.Whenyouusethisphrase,theotherpersonwilleithertellyouwhichmodeoftransport(交通方式)totakeorwill

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yourroute(路線).“Whereexactly(確切地)amI?”—Sometimesinordertounderstandthedirectionswell,youhaveto

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whereexactlyyouare,forexample,whichstreetyouareon.“Whatisthequickestwaytogetto...”—Letussaythatyouhavetogosomewhere

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train,andthetraincomesatcertaintimes,thenyouneedtogettothetrainstationquickly.Ifyouneedtogosomewhere

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,askthisquestion.“Whereis...”—Thisphraseisalsouseful

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youaskfordirections.Ifyouknowyouareveryclosetoyourdestination(目的地)andyoujustneedalittleguidanceinfindingtheplace,youcan

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thisphrase.NowyouarereadytotraveltoanEnglish-speakingcountryandtoaskfordirections.Enjoyyour

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andhavefun!(

)41.A.who B.where C.how D.why(

)42.A.polite B.quiet C.honest D.fair(

)43.A.reason B.skill C.talk D.way(

)44.A.study B.change C.follow D.explain(

)45.A.workout B.findout C.bringout

D.takeout(

)46.A.by B.on C.with D.from(

)47.A.often B.suddenly C.fast D.secretly

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)48.A.since B.before C.though D.when

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)49.A.use B.miss C.invent D.expect

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)50.A.meals B.shows C.travels D.questions四.閱讀理解(每小題2分，共30分)AIntheBayAreainCalifornia,youcanfindmanyamusementparkswithfunrides.SixFlagsDiscoveryKingdomThisthemeparkhasridesforkidsofallages.Youcanalsohavefunwithanimalshere.Youcanrideanelephant,feedagiraffeandseeotheranimals.TraveltimefromSanFrancisco:1hourTicketprices:Dailypass(單日票)$49.99perpersonTrainTownThisparkhasridesthemedaroundtrains.Themostpopularoneisthe20-minuteridethroughtheparkonaminitrain.TheparkisopeneverydayfromJunethroughAugust.TraveltimefromSanFrancisco:1hourTicketprices:$7.50perride,perperson;freeforchildrenbelow12monthsoldCalifornia’sGreatAmericaThisamusementparkisknownforitsthrillrides(驚險刺激乘騎).However,therearefunridesforyoungerkids,too.Thebestpartaboutthisparkisthatyoucanvisitawaterpark,BoomerangBay,atnoadditional(額外的)cost.TraveltimefromSanFrancisco:45minutesTicketprices:Dailypass$39.99perpersonChildren’sFairylandItisoneoftheoldestthemeparksintheBayArea.Theparkhasapuppet(木偶)theater,whichhaspuppetshowseveryday(at11a.m.,2p.m.and4p.m.).TraveltimefromSanFrancisco:30minutesTicketprices:Guestsage1+:$12Guestsunderage1:Free根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

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)51.IfyouwanttovisitSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom,youshouldpay______.A.$49.99

B.$39.99

C.$12

D.$7.50(

)52.TrainTownisopeneverydayin______.A.March

B.May

C.July

D.October(

)53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCalifornia’sGreatAmerica?A.Thereisawaterpark.B.Therearenoridesforyoungerkids.

C.Childrenbelow12monthsoldcangoinforfree.

D.ItisoneoftheoldestamusementparksintheBayArea.(

)54.HowmanypuppetshowsarethereinChildren’sFairylandeveryafternoon?

A.One.

B.Two.C.Three.

D.Four.(

)55.WhichamusementparkisclosesttoSanFrancisco?A.TrainTown.

B.Children’sFairyland.C.California’sGreatAmerica.

D.SixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom.（B）Whoinventedtheumbrella?Therearemanydifferentopinions.SomepeoplesaythatthepeopleofancientEgyptinventedit,somesaytheRomansinventeditandsomesayLuban’swifeinventeditinancientChina.There’sevenaninterestingstoryaboutitsinventioninChina.

Lubanwasthemostfamouscraftsman(工匠)inancientChina.Oneday,Lubanandhiswifeweretakingawalkandenjoyingthebeautifulview.Suddenlyitbegantorain.Bothofthemwere

soaked

whentheygotbackhome.Luban’swifesaid,

“Ifthereissomethingthatcanprotectpeoplefromtherainwhentheyarewalkingoutdoors,itwillbewonderful.”

ThenLubansaid,

“That’seasy.Iwillbuildmanypavilions(亭).”

Hiswifereplied,

“That’sagoodidea,butitisnotconvenient.Isitpossibletomakeamovable(可移動的)pavilion,whichcouldalwaysfollowthepeople?”

Shethoughtalldayandallnight.Oneday,shesawsomekidsplayingintherain,andeachkidheldabiglotusleaf(荷葉)overtheheadtoprotectthemselvesfromgettingwet.Thatgaveheragreatidea.Then,shemadethefirstumbrellainancientChina.Sincetheumbrellawasinvented,ithasbeenpartofpeople’slifeineverycorneroftheworld.Rightnow,therearemanykindsofumbrellas,suchasbeachumbrellas,kidsumbrellasandmarketumbrellas.Howmanyumbrellasaremadeeveryyearintheworld?Maybemillionsorevenmore.OneinterestingthingisthatmostumbrellasintheworldaremadeinChina.ShangyuinZhejiangProvincealonehasmorethan1,000umbrellafactoriesanditiscalled“ChinaUmbrellaCity”.根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。(

)56.HowmanyopinionsabouttheinventoroftheumbrellaaregiveninParagraph1?A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Four.(

)57.Theunderlinedword“soaked”inParagraph2means“______”inChinese.A.

受傷的

B.

疑惑的C.

慚愧的

D.

濕透的(

)58.WhatwasLuban’sadviceonprotectingpeoplefromtherain?A.Towearabighat.B.Tobringabiglotusleaf.C.Tobuildmanypavilions.D.Tomakeamovablepavilion.(

)59.Howisthesecondparagraphdifferentfromtherestofthepassage?A.Ittellsastory.B.Itteachesalesson.

C.Itgivessomeadvice.D.Itdescribessomeproblems.(

)60.WhatdoweknowaboutShangyu?A.Ithasover1,000umbrellafactories.B.Mostoftheworld’sumbrellasaremadethere.C.ThelocalpeopleknowthestoryofLubanandhiswifewell.D.MorekindsofumbrellasaremadetherethaninotherplacesinChina.C配對閱讀。左欄是五個人出游需求，右欄是七個景點的介紹，請出游需求和景點進行匹配。__61___.PeterlearnedaboutTaklamakanDesertinthegeographyclass.Heknewthatit’sthelargestdesertinChina.Nowhewantstoknowwhichoneisthelargestintheworld.__62___.Lilyhasaninterestingpicture.Inthepicture,amanisreadingabookwhilelyinginthesea.Shewantstoknowwhy.___63___.DavidjustreadanarticleaboutthehottestplaceonEarth.Hewantstoknowwherethecoldestoneis.__64___.LindaisamiddleschoolstudentfromSudan.SheiswritingareportaboutthefatherofAfricanrivers.___65___.TonyislisteningtoasongaboutHuangguoshuWaterfall.Hewantstolearnsomeotherfamouswaterfallsintheworld.A.OymyakonisasmallvillageinRussia.ThenameOymyakonmeansnon-freezing(不結凍的)water.It’sthecoldestplaceonEarth.Once,thecoldesttemperatureinOymyakonwas-71.2℃.B.TheDeadSeaisnotaseabutasaltwaterlake.Thelakeis76kilometreslong,upto18kilometreswideand400metresdeepatitsdeepestpoint.Ithasover25%salt,sopeoplecanfloat(漂浮)initveryeasily.C.TheSaharaDesertinNorthernAfricaisthelargestdesertintheworld.It’shot,dryandwindyallyearround.Butnightstherecanbeverycold.D.AngelFallsistheworld’shighestfree-fallingwaterfall.AnAmericanpilotnamedJamesCrawfordAngelfirstsawAngelFallsinVenezuelain1933.Thefallswerethennamedafterhim.E.TheNileisariverinnortheastAfrica.It’sthelongestriverintheworld.TheBlueNileandtheWhiteNilemeetinKhartoum,Sudan.AndfromtheretheymoveontheirlongjourneytowardstheMediterraneanSea(地中海).F.MountQomolangmaisthehighestmountainintheworld.ItliesbetweenChinaandNepal.Thenewlymeasured(測量的)heightofitis8,848.86metres.G.TheWestLakeisafamousfreshwaterlake.Itcoversanareaof6.38squarekilometersanditsdepthis2.27meters.四、短文填空（本大題有10小題，每小題1.5分，共15分）請從方框內(nèi)選擇適當?shù)脑~并用其正確形式填空，使文章完整連貫。注意每空一詞，每詞僅用一次，有兩詞為多余項。theybeforeattenddifficultclassmatefromhowshesincehoweverantakeJiangMengnanreceivedtheawardofPersonTouchingChinafor2021.Jiangwasbornin1992inHunanProvince.Sheis___66___unusualgirl.Herworldhasbeensilent__67___shewassixmonthsold.Shewasdeafandcouldn’thearanything.___68___,herparentsdidn’tgiveupteachingher.SoJianglearned___69___toreadlips(嘴唇)fromherparents.Whenshewasoldenough,sheenteredaprimaryschool.Shesaiditwas__70___atfirstandshehadproblemsinclass.Duringlessons,teachersoftenwroteontheblackboardwiththeirbackstothestudents.Shemissedmanylessons.Shehadtowritedowneverythingandstudyaloneafterclass.Later,shecouldkeepupwithher___71___.Herhardworkmadeherbecomeatopstudent.In2011,she___72___universityinChangchunandstudiedveryhard.In2020,shecompleted73doctor’sdegreeatTsinghuaUniversityofLifeSciences.“I’malwaysthankfulforthehelpIreceived___74___myparents,teachersandfriends.Theyalways____75____goodcareofmeinthepast,”Jiangsaidexcitedly.Inthefuture,shewillcontinuewithherstudyanddosomethingforpeopleinneed.六、讀寫綜合(本大題分為A、B兩部分，共25分)A.請閱讀下面這篇文章，回答以下五個問題，并將答案寫在橫線上。(每小題2分，共10分)Peoplemayhavedifferentdreamsastheygrowolder.Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?Everyoneneedstoanswerthisquestion.WhenIwasalittleboy,myparentsalwaysaskedmewhatIwantedtobewhenIgrewup.Iusedtotellthemageneral,doctororguard.ButnowIaman18-year-oldboy,andIreallyknowwhatIwanttobe.Iwanttobeafashiondesigner.Whatmademewanttobeafashiondesigner?ItwasthefashionshowsonTVbecausetheyarefascinating.Thetall,thinmodelswearbeautifulclothesandwalkbeautifullyonthestage.SoIdecidedtobeadesignerandd