A. her items were nice B. she lived a hard life C. I liked her very much D. she asked me for help 73. The lady felt so ________ for what I did for her. A. angry B. sad C. proud D. thankful 74. Which of the following might be the best title of this passage? A.A Whizz Kid B. A Good Way to Make Money C. A Helpful Skill D. Love around us
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分） One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her garden. Her dad had planted it for her when it was very small and for years it didn’t seem to change at all. Yet after a time, it started to 75 towards the sky with amazing speed. Soon it became taller than her house and we all liked to play under it in summer and enjoyed its golden leaves 76 .
When a terrible snowstorm struck our town, almost 4 feet of heavy snow fell on the tree. The 77 was too much and broke that lovely tree down in the middle. It was so sad to see half of it lying on the ground. When I talked to my neighbor later, she said that the damage had been so much that the entire tree would have to be 78 . Thankfully, she had saved a few saplings(幼树) from it, which she hoped to replant in the future.
However, it was 79 a shock to drive by her house the other day and see nothing but a stump(树桩) in the garden. I missed that tree. I missed its beauty, and I missed its leaves shining in the afternoon sun. I thought that the stump would be a sad memory of its loss. My wonderful neighbor, though, had another plan. When I drove by her home one day, I saw a tiny bird feeder sitting on that stump and a colorful songbird having its dinner. It was such a joy to see.
Life, by its very nature, is a mixed bag. It hands 80 beauty and sadness, love and loss, pleasure and pain. We can let it break us in two, or we can use even its hardest times to make us stronger. We can spend it complaining or we can use it to help others, and it’s All Up to Us.
75. A. grow B. fly C. hurry D. cheer 76. A. at night B. in class C. in autumn D. on holiday 77. A. news B. weight C. traffic D. pollution 78. A. dressed up B. cut down C. kept off D. picked up 79. A. never B. simply C. rarely D. still 80. A. nature B. trees C. people D. birds C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)（14分） The self-driving tour has become an excellent choice to celebrate holidays for the persons who want to have more freedom on the road. We could see such kinds of tourists around us. They have
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a good time in their c 81 .
In the past days, most people chose to go on a trip with a travel agency. It was c 82 for tourists to enjoy the trip, because the travel agency had arranged everything for them, including booking hotels and plane tickets. There was a bus that can take them e 83 during the trip. But recently, people have d 84 that they spend a lot of time shopping because of the travel agency’s arrangement. And they only visit a few scenic spots(景点)，so more and more people choose to have their self-driving tours. They can go where they like and stay longer in the scenic spots.
But you must pay m 85 because you are not able to book the cheap tickets or hotels. And there are many kinds of costs on the road, such as the cost of gas. There are also some other disadvantages of the self-driving tour. If you meet some difficulties, you must deal with them by yourself. B 86 , it’s better to have at least two drivers in a car that can drive in turn. So if you have enough money and like driving, choose the self-driving tour. If not, the t 87 way is right for you. Make a wise choice before you go.
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题) (12分)
Before moving to Xiamen in 1988, the American man William Brown had already lived in over 30 cities around the world. At that time, he had no thought that he would spend the rest of his life in Xiamen and enjoyed his life there so much.
Now as a professor of management at Xiamen University, Brown has been teaching business studies since 1989.
In 1988, William arrived in Xiamen with his family — his wife and two sons. Xiamen in the 1980s was not a nice place to live in. People burned coal and the air was polluted. He had to carry candles to the bookstore because the electricity was awful. William said what made him stay there was the people in Xiamen.
“In the 1980s, Chinese people used food coupons(粮票) to get meat, vegetables and oil. But foreigners had no such tickets, and we could not use cash, either,” Brown said. “Many Chinese teachers sold their tickets to me, not to make money, just a little kind help to a foreigner.”
“During such festivals as the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Chinese teachers would invite my family to their homes. Even though they were not rich, they shared everything with us. Just one year later, I decided to live here permanently(永久地).”
Looking back, Brown said the changes in Xiamen were amazing. “I knew the difficult time would pass, but I didn’t expect that the city changed so fast,” Brown said of the city that now has good transportation and wonderful nightlife similar to Las Vegas.
Over the past ten years, Brown has taken his family traveling across China, amazed by the variety of China’s natural beauty, but in his eyes, nowhere is more beautiful than his hometown in China — Xiamen.
“I dreamed of Xiamen becoming an international city and I will live here forever,” Brown said.
88. William Brown moved to Xiamen in 1988, didn’t he?
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89. What is William Brown’s job in Xiamen?
__________________________________________________________________. 90. How could people get meat, vegetables and oil in 1980s in China?
__________________________________________________________________. . 91. What made William decide to stay in Xiamen permanently?
__________________________________________________________________. 92. How is the city Xiamen now in William Brown’s eyes?
__________________________________________________________________. 93. What does the author want to tell us through William Brown’s story?
__________________________________________________________________. Ⅶ. Writing (作文) (共20分)
94. Write a passage in at least 60 words on the topic of “A Special Day”
（生命中总有一个节日，一个特定的日子是特别的、与众不同的，请以“特别的一天”为题写一篇至少60个词的短文， 标点符号不占格。）
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