1. ________ exciting news! We'll have ________ holiday after the exam.
A. What; a B. How; the
C. How an; the D. What an; a

A

2. None of them knew what happened ________ we told them about it.
A. since B. after
C. until D. while

C

3. Sandy went to Xizang by train this summer for the first time. She had an unusual ________.
A. experience B. environment
C. situation D. condition

A

4. John goes swimming every day and plays basketball with his friends ________.
A. from time to time B. at a time
C. at the same time D. at one time

A

5. —My father ________ drive me to school, but now I ________ riding bicycles.
—Great! That's the way we should take to live a green life.
A. was used to; am used to
B. was used to; used to
C. used to; used to
D. used to; am used to

D

6. The Belt and Road(一带一路) will ________ markets for China and other countries along it.
A. put up B. make up
C. open up D. look up

C

7. —Could you manage, if you don't mind, ________ the work on time?
—I believe I can make it.
A. finishing B. to finish
C. finish D. finished

B

8. Mrs Wu ________ the shopping mall for three hours. But she hasn't found her favourite dress yet.
A. went into B. has arrived at
C. has been in D. has gone to

C

9. If you really don't know ________ at the party, you can come to me.
A. who will you talk with
B. who to talk
C. who to talk to
D. who you will talk

C

10. —It shouldn't take long to clear up after the get - together if we all volunteer to help.
—________. Many hands make light work.
A. I can't agree more B. I don't think so
C. Congratulations D. I'm afraid not

A

Ⅱ. 完形填空（每题1分，满分15分）
In our neighbourhood, there is a yard sale every Saturday morning. For my daughter and me, it has become part of our 11 routine(惯例). But last week, an unexpected experience changed the way I thought of yard sales. I started noticing that behind the things on the tables, there were often 12 .

One day, when we walked into a stranger's yard as we always did, I greeted the old gentleman sitting behind his tables in the 13 way, “Morning! Beautiful day for a yard sale!” He 14 back at us.

And then, I noticed what he was selling — plates, mugs(马克杯), toys, ... almost 15 on sale was with a dachshund's(腊肠犬) face.

“You really like your 16 !” I said.

“Yes,” the seller replied. “We kept him for a long time 17 my wife died. Then I sent him away.”

The “gate” slowly and carefully 18 and his story came out. His only child died eight years ago and sadly, his wife passed away last winter. He's been keeping himself busy by cleaning out the house.

I gradually got embarrassed (尴尬的) because I had 19 thought of yard sales as something sad. In the past, the fun and challenge of going to a sale, 20 someone else's things, and seeing how cheaply you could get them was the whole point of yard sales. I had never thought of the fact that some things appeared on a yard sale table probably for some special 21 .

Meeting this sad man helps me to 22 that things are not just things. They all have stories that want to be 23 when there is no one left in their family to hear them again. 24 , this realization(领悟) has made me love yard sales even more.

I put the dachshund toy from the gentleman in my car, reminding myself to be 25 as we look forward to the next yard sale and the stories we may hear. The more stories I hear, the better I come to understand life.

11. A. daily B. weekly
C. monthly D. yearly
12. A. stories B. strangers
C. sellers D. customers
13. A. different B. impolite
C. strange D. usual
14. A. shouted B. smiled
C. cried D. cheered
15. A. anything B. everything
C. nothing D. something
16. A. dog B. cups
C. plates D. sale
17. A. after B. when
C. until D. since
18. A. opened B. disappeared
C. closed D. created
19. A. always B. often
C. usually D. never
20. A. breaking down B. looking through
C. putting up D. giving out
21. A. advantages B. materials
C. prices D. reasons
22. A. connect B. prevent
C. realize D. value
23. A. repaid B. reviewed
C. retold D. rewritten
24. A. In fact B. First of all
C. In time D. By accident
25. A. thankful B. quiet
C. painful D. silent

11~15 BADBB 16~20 ACADB 21~25 DCCAA
[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在一次庭院甩卖中听到了卖家的伤心故事，由此意识到在庭院甩卖中有很多故事值得去倾听。
11. B 根据“there is a yard sale every Saturday morning”可知庭院甩卖是每周惯例。故选B。
12. A 根据倒数第二段“They all have stories”以及最后一段“... the stories we may hear. The more stories I hear ...”可知庭院甩卖上的东西背后往往有故事。故选A。
13. D 根据“when we walked into a stranger's yard as we always did”可知是像往常一样打招呼。故选D。
14. B 根据“Morning! Beautiful day for a yard sale!”可推测作者向老人打招呼，他回以微笑。故选B。
15. B 根据“I noticed what he was selling—plates, mugs, toys, ... almost ... on sale was with a dachshund's face.”可知几乎所有出售的东西都带着一张腊肠犬的脸。故选B。
16. A 根据“I noticed what he was selling—plates, mugs, toys, ... almost ... on sale was with a dachshund's face.”可知几乎所有出售的东西都带着一张腊肠犬的脸，所以作者感叹卖家真的很爱自己的狗。故选A。
17. C 根据“We kept him for a long time ... my wife died.”可知卖家养了这只狗很长时间，直到他的妻子去世，用until引导时间状语从句。故选C。
18. A 根据“his story came out”可知卖家的心门打开了，开始分享他的故事。故选A。
19. D 根据“In the past, the fun and challenge of going to a sale ...”可知作者过去认为庭院甩卖是有趣的，从来没有想过庭院甩卖是一件令人悲伤的事情。故选D。
20. B breaking down打破；looking through浏览；putting up张贴；giving out分发。根据“someone else's things”可知逛大甩卖是看别人的东西。故选B。
21. D 根据“He's been keeping himself busy by cleaning out the house.”可知上文解释了卖家办庭院甩卖的原因，所以作者明白了有些东西出现在院子里的桌子上可能是出于一些特殊的原因。故选D。
22. C 根据“that things are not just things”可知作者意识到东西不仅仅是东西。故选C。
23. C 根据“when there is no one left in their family to hear them again”可知当家里没有人能再听一遍这些故事的时候，他们还想要重新讲一遍。故选C。
24. A In fact事实上；First of all首先；In time及时；By accident偶然。根据“this realization has made me love yard sales even more”可知事实上，这些领悟使作者更加热爱庭院甩卖。故选A。
25. A 根据“as we look forward to the next yard sale and the stories we may hear. The more stories I hear, the better I come to understand life”可知是作者提醒自己要心存感激，听的故事越多，就越好地理解生活。故选A。