【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 he public for free C. is too small for people to have fun D. is more important than the airport 30. A Skatathon might be run to _____. A. make skating more popular B. collect money to maintain Center Park C. improve people?s health D. encourage people to join the skating club 31. Cara Johnson wrote the letter mainly to _____. A. express thanks B. make an apology C. make a suggestion D. send her congratulations D China is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them, all black. Cars were rare. Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year, I?ve found the opposite is true. There are millions of cars. However, people still use their bicycles to get around. For many, it?s the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. Bicycles also e in different colorssilver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want. It?s fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks. Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can?t provide. Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather acpanied（陪伴） my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home. My first ride home was orderly (守秩序的 ). To be safe, I stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didn?t want to get hit. So I took the ride carefully. Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States. The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck. I finally made it home. The feeling on the bicycle was amazing. The air hitting my face and going through my hair was wonderful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people. Biking made me feel alive. to the author, why are bicycles still popular in China today? A. Because they are convenient and inexpensive. B. Because they are traditional and safe. C. Because they are colorful and available. D. Because they are fast and environment friendly. author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended__________. A. to ride it for fun B. to use it for transport C. to experience local culture D. to improve his riding skills did the author feel about his street crossing? A. It was boring. B. It was wonderful. C. It was lively. D. It was difficult. of the following best describes the author?s biking experience? A. The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills. B. The author took great pleasure in biking. C. The author was praised by the other bikers. D. The author was annoyed by the air while riding. 第二節(jié) （共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)， 從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為 多余選項。 As we know, everyone can make mistakes, but don?t worry about it. The following is what we should do when we make mistakes. ? Just admit (承認） it. Don?t think that our mistakes are caused by others. 36 Don?t blame other people, and don?t cheat ourselves, either. ? 37 In order to stop the problem from getting worse, we should act quickly to solve it. If we don?t act and deal with the problem quickly, it?ll only make us feel more stressed. Also it is necessary to make a plan of action and correct the mistake according to it. 38 ? 39 Those who have made the most mistakes can get an A, for they are the ones who have learned the most. The more we learn from our mistakes, the cleverer we are. ? 40 What caused us to make the mistake? How can we avoid making the same mistake in the future? When we act with a method to get a good result, do it that way next time. If we don?t, we should stop, think about it, change it and try again. A. Don?t be afraid of failure. B. Be brave and face the fact that we have made the mistakes. C. Solve it at once. D. So be away from stress. E. So decide quickly and act. F. Think about what we can learn from our mistakes. that making mistakes is the best way to learn. 第三部分 完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 分，滿分 30 分） At about 10 pm on September 7, 2020, Tommy Barber and his friend Susan Laney were stepping out of the elevator of her apartment building when they smelled smoke. “My dogs!” Susan yelled as she 41 down the hall to her apartment. Tommy, 54, who is 42 , walked toward the smoke. “I was standing across from Susan?s apartment door, I took four or five 43 to the right, and smoke hit me right in the face,” Tommy says, “I banged on the 44 , yelling, ?Anybody home?? But nobody 45 .” 46 , the door opened, and more smoke billowed( 滾動 ) out. Tommy heard 47 and reached behind the door, waving his arm until he 48 someone. It was Diane Marshall, who lived there. He took her arm and 49 her into the hall, then ran back to the smokefilled apartment. Susan and an apartment manager 50 with a fir