四、词汇检测(17分)
(A)根据下子所给汉语注释或首字母,写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。
1. Why was Tom standing there in () when I called him? What happened?
2. Be confident. What () most is how you see yourself.
3. He fell off the bus () and there was blood all over his body.
4. We provide books, and we set tests every week to check your ().
5. China is () and more powerful than ever before.
6. You should answer the Maths questions (). Don’t make so many mistakes.
7. He is the () with us among all the teachers. But I like him a lot.
8. When the film came to the end, a sad () came to my mind.
9. — Is all your work d ? — No. I still need to work for two more hours.
10. “You can’t have a day off u you have a doctor’s note. Rule is rule,” Ms Li said.
11. Before you give up your job, you’d better think t .
12. My grandma p away in the hospital last night because of cancer.

(B)从方框中选择适当的单词或短语,在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次
consider know in fact subject high
The Chinese painting is one of the oldest art forms in the world. The painting in the traditional style is 1.as guohua in Chinese, meaning the “national painting”. And this style is 2.admired by people around the world.
One technique(技艺) of the traditional Chinese painting is ink and wash painting and in Chinese it is called shuimo. 3., this was an art form practised by gentlemen in Song dynasty.
Traditionally, the Chinese painting is done on rice paper or thin silk. There were broadly three 4.for traditional Chinese paintings — portraits(人物), landscapes(风景), and flowers and birds.
The landscape painting was 5.to be the highest form of the Chinese painting, and still is.

五、短文填空(10分)
Have you ever paid close attention to a cloud and noticed its ever-changing forms? If not, you could be missing out on something quite wonderful.
Cloud spotting(观云) doesn’t require much. Sometimes, we might be 1. () at something so common. We can go deeper, trying to learn more about the sky by learning different cloud 2. ().
Zheng Yu is 3. () popular science blogger. She started her account(账号) to share cloud photos online. Zheng enjoyed 4. () the beauty of daily life. He said it was a way to spread 5. () moments to more people. “Cloud spotting has always served 6. () a way to relax for me,” said Zheng.
7. (), a growing number of online users began to show interest and raise questions. Zheng realized that she should offer more science content about cloud spotting, 8. () she started to learn more about meteorology(气象).
So far, Zheng has 9. () nearly 200 pieces of popular science content. Her account now has over 200 000 followers. They share their daily cloud-watching experiences.
Looking ahead, Zheng plans to hold several art exhibitions(展览). “They will be 10. () in Xiamen and Chengdu next year,” Zheng said. By doing this, she hopes to encourage more people to enjoy the beauty of the clouds in the sky.