【正文】 . There was nothing he wanted more than to develop life in those legs. Ultimately through his daily massages, his iron persistence and his resolute determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk haltingly(斷斷續(xù)續(xù) ), then to walk by himself and then to run. He began to walk to school, then to run to school, to run for the sheer joy of running. Later in college he made the track team. Still later in Madison Square Garden this young man who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world39。 17. Since when has Transport Scotland provided free bus for older and disabled people? A. Since April 2021 B. Since April 2021 C. Since January 2021 !8. Who are allowed concessionary(特許的 )travel according to the text? A. All 16— 18 years old. B. All young fulltime volunteer up to the age of 25. C. Both A and B 19. If somebody wants to get the card sooner, how can he get it? A. Waiting at school. B. Waiting at home. C. Applying himself. 20. How many free return ferry(渡船 ) journeys to the mainland can you get each year? A. One time B. Two times C. Three times 第二部分：詞匯知識運用 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40分 ) 第一節(jié) 多項選擇 (共 10小題；每小題 1分，滿分 10分 ) 從每題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答 題卡上將該項涂黑。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。 4．考生必須保持 答題卡的整潔，考試結束后，將答卷和答題卡一并交回。 第Ⅰ卷（選擇題，共 110分） 第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30分） 做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題 5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5秒鐘的作答時間。 21. She had to ________a friend’ s request to go to Shanghai together because her pany had arranged for her to meet customers in Beijing during the weeklong holidays. A. call up B. turn down C. break up D. tear down 22. The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gifts from his patients, so he has a very good _____________. A. expectation B. reputation C. contribution D. civilization 23. With more than 60,000 HIV/AIDS suffers, Xinjiang _______fourth of all Chinese regions in number of suffers. A. ranks B. covers C. accounts D. occupies 24. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially _________ Chengdu to join its “ Creative Cities Network” , making it the second city in the world and the first city in Asia A. adopted B. appointed C. admitted D. approved guess we’ ve already talked about this before but I’ ll ask you again just____________. A. by nature B. in return C. in case D. by chance 26. Actually few young people like moon cakes, but, __________, we have to have some as it is a day for that. A. anyhow B. somewhat C. otherwise D. therefore 27. The civil society and population should play a (an)________and primary role in protecting cultural relics and the government can help. A. temporary B. abundant C. fundamental D. dynamic 28. The majority of people in the town strongly ___________ the plan to build a playground for children. A. consult B. confirm C. register D. support 29. Those who suffer from headache will find they get __________ from this medicine. A. relief B. safety C. defence D. shelter 30. Sam _________ some knowledge of the puter just by watching others working on it. A. brought up B. looked up C. picked up D. set up 第二節(jié) : 完型填空（共 20小題；每小題 1． 5分，滿分 30分） 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從 3150各題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。s fastest mile! the passage, we may NOT know ________________. A. His mother’ s massage helped Glenn recover. B. The fire was started because the boy was careless. C. Glenn’ s mother was told that he would die because of his severe damage. D. Glenn practiced walking so many times that a smooth path formed on the ground. 56． What can be the best title for the text? A. Sufferings Made a Man B. The More Determined, the More Meaningful C. Will Inspired Life D. The Survival of the Strongest 57. The underlined word “ dangled” in the fifth paragraph could best be replaced by _________. A. hung loosely B. trembled constantly C. stood breathlessly D. walked slowly 58. Why was Glenn Cunningham able to survive, then walk and eventually run? A. Because he had a strong wish to break the world record. B. Because he was encouraged by the doctor and his family. C. because of the doctor’ s skilled treatment and his mother’ s frequent massage. D. because of his great determination to survive and his strong will to live an normal life. C BEIJING, Sep. 10 (Xinhua) The extralarge model baby in the Spain Pavilion（館） was “ conceived”（構思） by a Spanish filmmaker, Shi Yingying reports. Visitors admiring the giant baby, Miguelin, in the Spain Pavilion may be surprised to realize that it was not the concept of a famous designer or a group of groundbreaking engineers. It came from one filmmaker’ s interpretation of the meaning of “ Better City, Better Life” . Spanish director Isabel Coixet developed the idea after being asked to contribute to Expo 2021 Shanghai. “ They asked me to do something to tell the Chinese audience about Spain in the future and the first thing jumping to my mind was a baby,” said Coixet. “ If we really fight to have better cars, better cities and better lives, it’ s for them for our children.” Despite her Spanish heritage, Coixet doesn’ t focus on making Spanish films or using Spain as the setting. Fans of her various awardwinning films, including My Life Without Me, The Secret Life of Words and Elegy, may not even be aware of Coixet’s Spani