第二节 阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。

I’ve been singing and performing poetry since I was six years old. I used to sing for my mother’s friends. 1.

I have written three books of poetry and songs. I gave all the money from the books to children’s charities(慈善). 2.

Money from the second book was spent on homeless children in Bosnia.

I visit patients at a local hospital every Saturday morning. I talk and sing for them. I guess that’s really fulfilling (令人满意的) to me, when I sing to someone who is dying, and someone who is really sick and who doesn’t even know what’s happening. 3.

Everyone can give love, and love is what everyone wants. That’s a really important lesson to me.

4.

Making someone happy makes you happy, and they go on and make others happy and it’s like a chain(链).

5.

When you are 7, 13, or 102 years old, love is the same.

根据情景提示，完成下列各题。

1.你想说你的家乡发生了许多变化，你可以这样说：

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2.你想提醒同学上课铃响了，你可以这样说：

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3.你找不到Mr.Smith，想问同学他去了哪?你可以这样问：

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4.你想告诉外国朋友，中国正在实行二胎政策，你可以这样说：

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5.你想告诉我你经常和你的同学通过QQ保持联系,你可以这样说：

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阅读下面的短文，根据语境、音标或所给的单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的词，要求新填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route（路线）between China and the Mediterranean（地中海）. It began during the Western Han Dynasty and has been 1. bridge between East and West for over 2,000 years. Some people may think it is 2. [?m?pɑ:s?bl] to exist(存在).Now let me tell you from the history.

The ancient road started from Chang’an（now Xi’an) and ended in East Europe, near 3. (today) Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6,500 kilometers long and covered one 4.（four）of the planet.

The Silk Road got its name because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade（翡翠）, ceramics（ 制陶术）and iron 5. (go) west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems and food 6. carrots and sesame（芝麻）.

The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was 7. than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade, knowledge about 8. [?s???l] arts, science , literature, crafts（工艺）and 9. (technology )was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, the languages and cultures developed and influenced each other.

Today, along the Silk Road there are 10. [?sevr?l] places of interest, such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Now a new train line runs from Beijing across the Silk Road.

书面表达

91. 福州已被评为中国十大宜居城市之一， 1.骑车出行，减少空气污染；

2.垃圾入箱，保持城市整洁；

3.多种树木，保护自然环境；

4.你的观点（至少两条）

注意：1）短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

2）文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名。

3）短文应包含全部信息，内容适当发挥，补充个人观点（2-3点）。

4）词数90左右。

The Green City, the Healthy Life

We are glad that Fuzhou has been rated as one of the ten most livable cities of China. What should we do to keep up the good work?

A. Yes, you can. B. No, thanks. C. No, you needn’t.

A. I think so. B. I am afraid I can’t. C. See you.

A. Animals. B. Animals or plants. C. Yes, I prefer animals.

A. She was singing. B. He was visiting a museum. C. He played football.

A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. Great. C. Never mind.

A. Because the air in the countryside is fresher.

B. Because he wants to visit his grandparents.

C. Because many people go there.