【正文】 f delicious food, also would include a fourday ride along the Grand Canaland three evenings spent at a local resident?s home. “It is in fact a parttime job. How you work that out efficiently is your problem,” Liam Bates,perhaps the strongest petitor because of his fluent Chinese, said. “We will see how hard it is to meet these numbers.” 28. The purpose of Hangzhou choosing a social media ambassador is to ______. A. keep Marco Polo in people?s memories B. attract more foreign tourists to China C. encourage more foreigners to speak Chinese D. explore a new route of transportation 29. From paragraph 3, we know that ______. A. Hangzhou is 100 miles northwest to Shanghai B. million visitors came to Hangzhou in 2021 C. tourism plays an important in the GDP of Hangzhou D. the Grand Canal travels from Hangzhou to Shanghai 30. Liam Bates was most likely to get the job mainly due to his ______. A. travel experience B. fluent Chinese C. adventurous spirit D. excellent videos 31. Which of the following might be the best title for this passage? A. Hangzhou rewards international visitors to China B. Liam Bates creates a dream job of social media ambassador C. Dream job in China—$55,000 to the contemporary Marco Polo D. Hangzhou, a famous city for West Lake and the Great Canal D Chinese car makers have narrowed the quality gap with their foreign rivals in the world?s largestvehicle market to the smallest level in seven years, according to research. But the improvements have not been enough to see an obvious drop in the market share for localcar panies this year, raising questions about their ability to be global petitors. The annual quality survey of China?s car market by . Power, a Californian market research pany, tracks the number of mechanical and design problems reported per 100 vehicles by more than 21,000 Chinese drivers. It documented 131 problems per 100 domestic(國內(nèi)的 ) vehicles, pared with 95 per 100foreign vehicles. The 36point gap was the narrowest in the study’ s sevenyear history. When China overtook the US as the world’ s largest car maker in the 2021, the gap between domestic and foreign cars was 145 points. “It?s evidence to the improvements that domestic brands have been making,” said Geoff Broderick, head of . Power?s operations. “By 2018 the domestic and the global brands will beequal in terms of quality.” Despite the steady improvement in quality, local vehicle makers have been performing poorly thisyear. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, domestic brand?s share of themarket for cars—not including SUVs—has fallen from about 25 percent to 20 percent. “ Chinese customers are very picky in the world because they have been trained to distrust products,” said Mr Broderick, citing scandals(丑聞 ) affecting baby milk powder and toys. “They go into a situation expecting there could be quality issues, whereas in the West we trust the brands. 32. What was the gap between Chinese vehicles and foreign vehicles in 2021? A. 131 points. B. 145 points. C. 95 points. D. 36 points. 33. The data in the fourth paragraph shows that ______. A. the market share of the domestic cars has dropped B. the quality of domestic vehicles have been improved C. China?s cars have many mechanical and design problems D. . Power has done many surveys in the past seven years 34. . Power is ______. A. a name of a pany B. a car maker C. a head of an association D. a milk brand 35. According to what Mr. Broderick said in the last two paragraphs, we can learn that ______. A. Chinese car market will be optimistic as is expected B. Chinese and western consumers have different attitudes to products. C. he doesn?t like Chinese customers because they don?t trust products D. it is easier for China?s car panies to sell cars to the West 第二節(jié) （共 5 小題 。 Why is volunteering important? When it es to service work, it is important to realize that the actual goal should be getting themost out of your volunteering work. 36 Gaining new/social experiences Volunteering allows students to get involved with new things and develop social and academic skills that couldn?t be learned in a classroom environment. 37 Giving back and helping others Volunteers create better environments for others。