二. 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分;满分30分)

　　A

　　Now more than 40 million foreigners around the world are learning Chinese, according to a report. The relationship (关系) between the United States and China is becoming 21 . It has really

　　22 the growth of Chinese language learning in the US.

　　I am Chris from the US. I am one of the many people learning 23 . I am studying at a Confucius institute (孔子学院) in New York. There are 10 24 in our class. Some are over 30 years old. Some are middle school students. Our Chinese teacher 25 Beijing. He often tells us some interesting things in China.

　　I think Chinese is 26 to learn. The biggest challenge for American learners is the writing. Chinese is 27 different from any other language in the world. 

　　It will 28 me a lot of time to learn enough Chinese characters (汉字). But I think there are many advantages of spending time 29 the language. One big advantage is that it makes me see things from a different point of view, 30 Chinese is such a different language from English.

　　I think for American students the most important advantage is that learning a different language can open up their mind.

　　( )21. A. worse B. poorer

　　C. friendlier D. politer

　　( )22. A. stopped B. practised

　　C. started D. influenced

　　( )23. A. English B. Chinese

　　C. French D. Japanese

　　( )24. A. students B. workers

　　C. teachers D. farmers

　　( )25. A. comes to B. leaves for

　　C. goes around D. comes from

　　( )26. A. easy B. surprised

　　C. difficult D. boring

　　( )27. A. slowly B. quickly

　　C. easily D. completely

　　( )28. A. get B. take

　　C. spend D. waste

　　( )29. A. on B. in

　　C. at D. with

　　( )30. A. if B. because

　　C. while D. when

　　B

　　Welcome to Grand Canyon National Park! The Grand Canyon is famous as a wonder of the natural world, and it 　31　 is. Here are some tips for enjoying the Grand Canyon.

　　● 　32　 on the paths. Don’t stand on the edge of the cliff (悬崖) for a better 　33　. We saw people doing this! Don’t run around in dangerous areas.

　　● Bring enough 　34　. The Grand Canyon has a very dry climate, especially in summer. You will drink 　35　 than you can possibly imagine (想象).

　　● Wear the right shoes. 　36　 you’re going to walk any distance on the Rim Trail, you’d better wear closed-toe (不露趾的) shoes.

　　● Weather. During July and August, storms can 　37　.

　　The South Rim is open all year round, and in winter and early spring, bring more clothes to stay 　38　.

　　● Don’t feed the animals. Some animals here are really lovely and they are not 　39　 humans (人类), but don’t feed them. Some animals can bite if you get too close. Human food is bad for many of the animals. 　40　 may die! So let the animals feed themselves.

　　( )31. A. hardly B. already

　　C. really D. almost

　　( )32. A. Jump B. Stay 

　　C. Work D. Dance

　　( )33. A. life B. reason

　　C. look D. trip

　　( )34. A. water B. food

　　C. clothes D. money

　　( )35. A. more carefully B. more

　　C. more slowly D. better

　　( )36. A. Although B. So

　　C. Because D. If

　　( )37. A. come up B. take off

　　C. go away D. look out

　　( )38. A. awake B. warm

　　C. happy D. safe

　　( )39. A. afraid of B. interested in

　　C. angry with D. proud of

　　( )40. A. You B. It C. We D. They