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ilizing (施肥 ) it better than any other patch for miles around. ( ) 48. From the passage we know ______. A. The vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up. B. The gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree. C. The gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at first. D. The tree didn’t know how important the sun was to vegetables. ( ) 49. The underlined phrase―in harmony‖ means ―______‖ in the Chinese. A. 长久地 B. 小心地 C. 有效地 D. 和谐地 ( ) 50. The passage is mainly about _______. A. why the sunlight and water were very important B. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch C. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch D. what happened between the vegetables and the tree C At present, more and more people are crazy about travelling. Why do people travel? To see more of the world, many people would say. But travelling abroad now means much more than that for the growing number of Chinese tourists（ 游客 ） . Of course it offers us good opportunities（ 机会 ） to meet people from other countries, learn about their culture and customs. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to another country in 2020. In 2020, Chinese people travelled abroad 30 per cent more than in 2020. The prosperity(繁荣 ) of the tourism industry can also bring both our country and foreign countries great economic benefits (经济利益 ). Chinese people usually join large tourist groups and visit several countries in one trip. Chinese people don39。 t just travel for sightseeing. The China International Travel Service Company said that all their tour trips sold out a month before Christmas Day. Stores offered discounts (打折 ) during that time, so shopping in Europe and the United States is popular among Chinese travellers. In December, China is going through a very cold winter. So many people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia because theweather there is quite pleasant. The improvement of living standards（ 标准 ） means more Chinese can travelabroad. But many of them don39。 t have a sense of public manners. A reportby Living Social website in March 2020 even listed Chinese as theworld39。 s second worst tourists. If you want to change that bad name, remember to avoid thefollowing: littering, spitting, snatching（ 抢夺 ） bus seats, linejumping, taking offshoes in public, talking loudly and smoking in nonsmoking , we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries. ( ) 51. Chinese people travel abroad not to _______. A. go shopping B. see more of the world C. go sightseeing D. make money ( ) 52. According to the United Nations, World Tourism Organization, _______. A. 30% of the people who travelled abroad are Chinese B. the number of people who travelled abroad rose by 30% C. more than 1 billion people travelled abroad in 2020 D. more than 1 billion Chinese people travelled abroad in 2020 ( ) 53. Which of the following is NOT true about Chinese people? A. Chinese people like joining large tourist groups. B. Many Chinese like to go to Southeast Asia in winter for sightseeing. C. More and more Chinese people can travel abroad now. D. A report even listed Chinese as the second worst tourists in the world in 2020. ( ) 54. What39。 s the best title of the passage? A. Travelling. B. Travelling abroad. C. Chinese tourists. D. Chinese people like travelling. 四 、阅读 表达 （共 3 小题 ， 满分 6 分） 阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题 ， 并将答案写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。 Honesty(诚实 )of American students When I first arrived in America,I was surprised by the honesty of my my first month at school,I didn’t see or hear anyone found two reasons for this. First,if any student cheats,he or she will get school has a rule called the Honor Code（ 荣誉准则 ） .It asks students not to steal,lie or someone goes against the code,he or she will have to leave the my first year in the school,seven students left the school because of cheating. Second,American students don’t care about scores as much as Chinese students know that colleges will look at their allround abilities instead of only they have fewer reasons to cheat. 55. What will happen if students go against the Honor code? does the writer think care more about scores? 57 Are you willing to bee an honest person? Why? 第二卷 共四大题 (满分 36 分 ) 五、词汇 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） A)根据首字母或汉语注释，在横线上写出各单词的正确形式。 每空只写一词。 58. Do it well, and you’ll always win rock – paper – _____▲ ______ (剪刀 )． 59. Please tell me the time _____▲ ______ (精确地 ), or I39。 ll be late. 60. French is thought as one of the most beautifu。