()1.Mr. Green seemed with his crossed arms.
A.confident
B.friendly
C.angry
D.shy
A.confident
B.friendly
C.angry
D.shy
答案
C
解析
本题可根据各选项含义以及“with his crossed arms（交叉着手臂）”这一动作所传达的情绪来进行判断。交叉着手臂通常表示一个人处于防御、不满或生气的状态。A选项“confident”意为自信的；B选项“friendly”意为友好的；C选项“angry”意为生气的；D选项“shy”意为害羞的。根据“with his crossed arms”所暗示的情绪可知，格林先生似乎是生气的。
()2. when you talk to them. That way, they'll find it easier to talk to you, or people may think you're in them and may stop being interested in you.
A.Look away; interested
B.Look in the eyes; interested
C.Look away; uninterested
D.Look in the eyes; uninterested
A.Look away; interested
B.Look in the eyes; interested
C.Look away; uninterested
D.Look in the eyes; uninterested
答案
D
解析
本题考查的是根据句意选择合适的短语和形容词，在与人交谈时看着对方的眼睛是一种礼貌和专注的表现，所以第一空填“Look in the eyes”；根据后半句“may stop being interested in you”可知人们会认为你对他们不感兴趣，“uninterested”表示不感兴趣的，符合语境，所以第二空填“uninterested”。
()3.Chinese people find our duty to help develop African countries along the Belt and Road.
A.it
B.this
C.that
D.these
A.it
B.this
C.that
D.these
答案
A
解析
本句考查it作形式宾语的用法。“find it + 名词/形容词 + to do sth.”为固定结构，其中it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式短语“to help develop African countries along the Belt and Road”。this/that/these均不能作形式宾语，所以选A。
()4.—Mum, I have nothing to do in my free time but do homework.
—My dear, you should a hobby like drawing or taking photos.
A.take up
B.make up
C.look up
D.put up
—My dear, you should a hobby like drawing or taking photos.
A.take up
B.make up
C.look up
D.put up
答案
A
解析
题意：--妈妈，我在空闲时间除了做作业无事可做。--亲爱的，你应该_______像绘画或照相这样的爱好。take up开始学，开始从事。make up组成，编造。look up查找，向上看。put up提供，建造。根据题意可知，开始从事一项爱好，开始学一项爱好，用take up。选A。
()5.Mr. White, of the speech, looked sleepy.
A.tired; tired
B.tiring; tiring
C.tiring; tired
D.tired; tiring
A.tired; tired
B.tiring; tiring
C.tiring; tired
D.tired; tiring
答案
D
解析
本题考查-ed结尾和-ing结尾形容词的用法，根据题意“White先生对这个令人疲惫的演讲感到疲惫，看起来很困”，修饰人应用-ed结尾的形容词，而修饰物应用-ing结尾的形容词，第一个空处修饰Mr. White，应用tired；第二个空处修饰speech，应用tiring。
()6.—What do you think of our hotel?
—Good! I'm especially satisfied with the high of your service.
A.level
B.speed
C.praise
D.price
—Good! I'm especially satisfied with the high of your service.
A.level
B.speed
C.praise
D.price
答案
A
解析
根据对话语境，问句询问对酒店的看法，答句表示满意，尤其是服务的某种特质。选项中“level”表示“水平，等级”，“high level of service”意为“高水平的服务”，符合语境；“speed”（速度）、“praise”（赞扬）、“price”（价格）均与“service”搭配不当。
二、阅读理解
The Horsetail Fall (瀑布) is one of Yosemite National Park's most amazing views. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits the Horsetail Fall at just the right angle (角度), to light the upper parts of the waterfall. And when conditions are right the Horsetail Fall becomes orange and red at sunset. It is like red-hot lava (熔岩) pouring down from the top of the El Capitan. So, it got the name "firefall".
The firefall is a perfect match of the weather, the fall, the time and the watching place. It usually appears on dry, warm and cloudless days. There must be enough flowing water to make a firefall too. So there must be enough snow on the mountain top, and it turns into water on warm afternoons.
The sun goes to the best place before the fall in late February. And the best time to watch the fall is 5 to 15 minutes before the sunset. Only at this time can visitors see the firefall. The El Capitan Picnic Area is the best place to watch, because it is close to the fall and is perfect to set up cameras and tents.
Every year in February, thousands of photographers come to watch the firefall. Although the view may appear just minutes before sunset, many of them have to come hours earlier to get a right place to set their cameras in time. "I'm just saying that the Yosemite Firefall is something you don't want to miss during the winter," says Kate Moore, a traveller and the lead content creator for ParkedInParadise. com.
()1. What can we know about the firefall?
A. It appears on every dry, warm and clear day.
B. It lasts for at least fifteen minutes before the sunset.
C. Rivers provide enough flowing water to make a fall.
D. Its best watching place is the El Capitan Picnic Area.
()2. From the words of Kate Moore, we can infer that .
A. the firefall is worth seeing
B. it's dangerous to watch the firefall
C. the firefall brings little surprise
D. it's a waste of time to visit the firefall
()3. What's the theme of the passage?
A. Art.
B. Nature.
C. Culture.
D. History.
The Horsetail Fall (瀑布) is one of Yosemite National Park's most amazing views. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits the Horsetail Fall at just the right angle (角度), to light the upper parts of the waterfall. And when conditions are right the Horsetail Fall becomes orange and red at sunset. It is like red-hot lava (熔岩) pouring down from the top of the El Capitan. So, it got the name "firefall".
The firefall is a perfect match of the weather, the fall, the time and the watching place. It usually appears on dry, warm and cloudless days. There must be enough flowing water to make a firefall too. So there must be enough snow on the mountain top, and it turns into water on warm afternoons.
The sun goes to the best place before the fall in late February. And the best time to watch the fall is 5 to 15 minutes before the sunset. Only at this time can visitors see the firefall. The El Capitan Picnic Area is the best place to watch, because it is close to the fall and is perfect to set up cameras and tents.
Every year in February, thousands of photographers come to watch the firefall. Although the view may appear just minutes before sunset, many of them have to come hours earlier to get a right place to set their cameras in time. "I'm just saying that the Yosemite Firefall is something you don't want to miss during the winter," says Kate Moore, a traveller and the lead content creator for ParkedInParadise. com.
()1. What can we know about the firefall?
A. It appears on every dry, warm and clear day.
B. It lasts for at least fifteen minutes before the sunset.
C. Rivers provide enough flowing water to make a fall.
D. Its best watching place is the El Capitan Picnic Area.
()2. From the words of Kate Moore, we can infer that .
A. the firefall is worth seeing
B. it's dangerous to watch the firefall
C. the firefall brings little surprise
D. it's a waste of time to visit the firefall
()3. What's the theme of the passage?
A. Art.
B. Nature.
C. Culture.
D. History.
答案
1. D
2. A
3. B
2. A
3. B
三、阅读表达
For me, living in Canada for 25 years, China is a new world that I have longed to explore. This spring, I chose Yangzhou to be my first stop on a 16-month trip around China. It was like love at first sight. At 15, I bought a book of collection of poems about Tang Dynasty. Through it, I heard of Yangzhou for the first time. I was deeply attracted by a poem written by Li Bai—"Sailing to Yangzhou in March".
Yangzhou, sitting 2,500 years at the crossing of the Yangtze River and the 2,400-year-old Grand Canal (大运河), is one of the first 24 historic and cultural cities in China. In the old town, there are many ancient streets and houses. It's best to visit the city in spring. Spring paints the city in bright colors.
Yangzhou has always been famous for its gardens. Among them, the Slender West Lake, one of the biggest attractions in the city, was my first stop. The park with its fantastic landscape and lots of history has enough to keep a tourist busy for the whole day. What a shame I simply could afford half a day!
My next stop was He Garden, one of the best protected gardens in Yangzhou. It was once owned by the family of He Zhidao in Qing Dynasty. He Zhidao successfully brought Chinese and Western architectural (建筑的) features together.
Yangzhou is also the starting point of the Grand Canal tour. Taking a boat along the part of the canal in Yangzhou, I was amazed at the liveliness of this ancient waterway and the city's history and culture.
Luckily, my two-day trip to Yangzhou was filled with pleasure and wonder. It made me hungry for more China.
1. What attracted the writer to Yangzhou?
2. Which season is the best time to visit Yangzhou?
3. What has Yangzhou always been famous for?
4. How long is the history of the Grand Canal in Yangzhou?
5. What was the writer's feeling after his trip to Yangzhou?
For me, living in Canada for 25 years, China is a new world that I have longed to explore. This spring, I chose Yangzhou to be my first stop on a 16-month trip around China. It was like love at first sight. At 15, I bought a book of collection of poems about Tang Dynasty. Through it, I heard of Yangzhou for the first time. I was deeply attracted by a poem written by Li Bai—"Sailing to Yangzhou in March".
Yangzhou, sitting 2,500 years at the crossing of the Yangtze River and the 2,400-year-old Grand Canal (大运河), is one of the first 24 historic and cultural cities in China. In the old town, there are many ancient streets and houses. It's best to visit the city in spring. Spring paints the city in bright colors.
Yangzhou has always been famous for its gardens. Among them, the Slender West Lake, one of the biggest attractions in the city, was my first stop. The park with its fantastic landscape and lots of history has enough to keep a tourist busy for the whole day. What a shame I simply could afford half a day!
My next stop was He Garden, one of the best protected gardens in Yangzhou. It was once owned by the family of He Zhidao in Qing Dynasty. He Zhidao successfully brought Chinese and Western architectural (建筑的) features together.
Yangzhou is also the starting point of the Grand Canal tour. Taking a boat along the part of the canal in Yangzhou, I was amazed at the liveliness of this ancient waterway and the city's history and culture.
Luckily, my two-day trip to Yangzhou was filled with pleasure and wonder. It made me hungry for more China.
1. What attracted the writer to Yangzhou?
2. Which season is the best time to visit Yangzhou?
3. What has Yangzhou always been famous for?
4. How long is the history of the Grand Canal in Yangzhou?
5. What was the writer's feeling after his trip to Yangzhou?
答案
1. A poem written by Li Bai—"Sailing to Yangzhou in March".
2. Spring.
3. Its gardens.
4. 2,400 years.
5. His trip was filled with pleasure and wonder and made him hungry for more China.
2. Spring.
3. Its gardens.
4. 2,400 years.
5. His trip was filled with pleasure and wonder and made him hungry for more China.
