一、完形填空（10分）
At Shanghai Qibao High School, Senior 3 student Deng Shurui stepped into the role of a teacher, giving a lesson to her schoolmates.
This special class was part of her 1 culture education course. She chose a famous 2 by the late Ming Dynasty writer Zhang Dai. The book shows what life was like in the late Ming Dynasty. It 3 a look into their culture, including things like festivals, foods and art.
Deng has a great interest in history. “My family is from Xi'an, and I 4 visiting historical places and museums there,” Deng shared.
5, Deng noticed that many of her classmates were not interested in learning about cultural heritage (遗产). So she thought of a course to make it fun for students.
In one of her classes, students learnt about opera masks (面具). They gathered and shared information. They also made their own masks. In 6 class, students learnt about traditional festivals like Qingming, and shared their favourite festival 7, such as qingtuan.
She got great reviews (评论) from the students. “Deng mixes knowledge (知识) with hands-on learning, 8 we can easily understand it,” said Du La, a Senior 2 student.
Deng's work was even highly thought of by school teachers, who invited her to teach in the school's Cultural and Creative Club. “To 9 students' creativity,” said Gao Jun, director of the school's science education centre, “we should help and support them 10. Deng is a good start.”
() 1. A. foreign B. local C. modern D. traditional
() 2. A. poem B. song C. work D. painting
() 3. A. offers B. plans C. stops D. changes
() 4. A. grew up B. cheered up C. looked up D. stood up
() 5. A. Also B. However C. But D. Moreover
() 6. A. other B. the other C. another D. others
() 7. A. tool B. food C. show D. game
() 8. A. but B. until C. if D. so
() 9. A. catch B. support C. develop D. check
()10. A. politely B. actively C. quietly D. nervously

二、阅读理解（16分）
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(In the classroom)
Emma: Why is the poster still empty? We have 2 days left!
Jake: Because you always change the topic（主题）! First storms, then oceans...Make up your mind!
Liam: Maybe we should just do space. Easy and cool.
Emma: Easy? This is worth 30% of our scores! You two never take anything seriously（严肃地）!
Jake: Says who? I stayed up drawing charts（图表） last week! You threw them away!
Liam: Guys, my mom says shouting never helps with the problem...
Emma & Jake: (together) NOT HELPING, LIAM!

(Ms Clark entered the classroom)
Ms Clark: (calmly) I heard creative differences. Let's try this:
1. Emma lists 3 facts she needs.
2. Jake thinks 2 design ideas.
3. Liam looks for the latest strange news about space & ocean topics.
(Meet in 20 minutes)
Emma: Fine. But we need deep-sea animals, not just sharks（鲨鱼）.
Jake: Deal. But let me use neon（霓虹的） colours this time?
Liam: I found bioluminescent fish（发光的鱼）! They shine like stars!
All: (laughing) That could work!


() 1. Who may be good at drawing?
A. Emma. B. Jake. C. Liam. D. No one.
() 2. What is the main conflict（冲突）in this conversation?
A. Choosing the poster colours. B. Not finding bioluminescent fish photos.
C. Disagreeing on the poster topic. D. Not having enough time for the poster.
() 3. What is Ms Clark like?
A. Impatient. B. Encouraging. C. Brave. D. Hard-working.
() 4. The students laughed in the end because they .
A. finished the poster quickly B. got high scores finally
C. thought of a cool idea for the poster D. didn't need to make the poster any more