A. My pleasure B. I hope not

C. You’re welcome D. That’s all right

( )20. –Jim is reading a book under that tree.

–It be Jim. He has gone to Hainan.

A. may B. mustn’t C. can’t D. couldn’t

Ⅱ、完形填空。(每小题1.5分，共15分)

Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Ma ny artists 21 . The king looked at all pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose 22 them.

One picture was of a 23 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture 24 it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had 25 , too. But these were rugged(崎岖的) and bare(光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful 26 . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush 27 in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush(灌木丛) a mother bird had built her nest. She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

After the king compared the two pictures 28 , he choose the second picture 29 explained. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situation, you can still be calm in your 30 . That is the real meaning of peace.

( )21. A. argued B. invited C. tried D. invented

( )22. A. between B. except C. within D. through

( )23. A. calm B. round C. small D. deep

( )24. A. announced B. thought C. doubted D. promised

( )25. A. lakes B. clouds C. mirror D. mountains

( )26. A. at all B. at last C. at once D. at present

( )27. A. lying B. growing C. dying D. moving

( )28. A. actively B. carefully C. angrily D. widely

( )29. A. so B. but C. or D. and

( )30. A. voice B. world C. heart D. view

Ⅲ、阅读理解。(每小题2分，共30分)

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As we all know, bikes are mainly made of steel(钢材). But can you imagine that they can be made of bamboo? Do you want to know how a bamboo bike is produced? Do you want to make your own bike with bamboo? You can do it at the Bamboo Bike Studio(工作室) in New York. People there can teach you how to make your own bamboo bike.

The studio is also helping build factories in Ghana(加纳), which is a country in western Africa. The factories will make cheap bamboo bikes.

Bamboo is as good as steel for building a good bike. Marty Odlin works at the studio. He says a bamboo bike is the wonderful everyday bike.