In Europe, there is no escape for those who do not appreciate art and architecture(建筑). It is a heaven for people who want to feel like they have been transported to famous historical time periods from America. For me, Europe was a complete contrast from America. London and France had a more royal feel than New York, and Rome felt more ancient. I wasn’t just on a different continent; it felt like I was in a different century.
My parents and I visited London, Paris and Rome this summer in celebration of the end of my high school experience. It was supposed to be a break from a life as busy as a bee in New York, the constant stress, the crowded subway rides, and the weary body that had accompanied me for the last four years. It was an opportunity to appreciate Europe the way I couldn’t do it just by reading history books.
My favorite parts of London were the Tower of London and the Churchill War Rooms. As a site of past executions(刑场), the Tower of London displayed punishing devices from the 16th and 17th century and told stories of various members of the royal family who had ever been imprisoned in the tower, some even imprisoned by their own family members when they were seen as a threat to the crown. Besides that, I also got to see the royal family’s crown jewels, amazingly beautiful.
The Churchchill War Rooms, though very different from the Tower of London, were also spellbinding from a historic perspective. I am not a history fan, but I enjoy museums, and I took fancy in the Churchchill Museum inside the War Rooms that detailed the events of Churchchill’s life and World War II. Everything I saw in it built up his life from his childhood to his last years, creating a three-dimensional Churchchill in my mind who was a person just like myself. He longed for more, he made mistakes, he experienced loneliness and sadness. But he had also done some remarkable things like uniting Britain during World War II.
Our rewarding trip ended in Rome a couple of days later.
1.What does the underlined word “contrast” in Paragraph1 mean?
A. Something different. B. Something artistic.
C. Something similar. D. Something faraway.
2.Which of the following can best describe the writer’s life in New York?
A. Relaxing and peaceful. B. Stressful and tiring.
C. Joyful but busy. D. Boring but successful.
3.What can be learned from Para 3?
A. The Tower of London is a symbol of peace.
B. The royal family members used to live in harmony.
C. The Tower of London witnessed changes of royal families.
D. Visitors could buy the crown jewels in Churchill War Rooms.
4.What really got the writer spellbound in the Churchill Museum?
A. The unique architecture. B. World War Two.
C. Churchill’s achievements. D. Churchill’s real life.
Finding a Job
1.In which job do you need to speak a foreign language?
A. Advert A. B. Advert B.
C. Advert C. D. Advert D
2.Which job is suitable for those who are busy during the weekdays?
A. A babysitter. B. A newspaper deliverer.
C. Working in a café. D. Working in a museum shop.
3.Who are these job adverts mainly designed for?
A. Parents. B. Teenagers.
C. Full-time workers. D. English speakers.
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Mary打算到中国留学，给你发邮件，向你询问学习汉语的方法，请你写封邮件给她回复。
要点如下：
1. 英语与汉语学习有区别；
2. 学好汉语的建议；
3. 你的祝愿。
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mary,
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Yours,
Li Hua
阅读短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
The way of Chinese people’s life has been changed through the China’s “New Four Great Inventions”. What are “New Four Great Inventions”？They are High-speed rail, Shared bike, Online shopping and AliPay.
What did the China’s “New Four Great Inventions” bring to us？
High-speed rail—Modern transportation makes everybody neighbors. The invention of the high-speed railway makes it easy to thousands of miles a day. Today China’s rail transit technology is the best, the China’s daily average of 4, 000 trains, sending about 4.6 million passengers.
Shared bike—Short walks become more convenient and faster, and carbon missions are reduced, which is friendly to the environment. You can download the APP about shared bikes, pay some money, then you can use bicycles everywhere in the street. The Chinese shared bicycle programs have been becoming more and more popular.
Online shopping—Don’t need to go out to find the needs for living. Online shopping, as the name implies, is to pay money online. Purchases(购买物) can be sent home. China has 751 million internet users, 724 million mobile phone users; total transactions (销售额) on November 11 and December 12 hit a record high every year. Online shopping lets Chinese internet users enjoy “shopping carnival” every day.
Alipay—A software which can replace cash payment. With intelligence phones’ popularization, AliPay has become an indispensable (不可或缺的) APP. Through scanning the “QR code”, AliPay wants to realize the ambition of “replacing cash payments” gradually. On 11 November 2018, both the mobile payment account and the transaction reached 213.5 billion.
There is no doubt that China has already used its own power of “New Four Great Inventions” to become the great powerful technological country, showing the power of China once again.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The world’s longest cross-sea bridge — Hongkong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge(HZMB) opened on October 24, 2018. The Guardian described it as one of the seven 1. (wonder) of the modern world. The HZMB, 2. links Hongkong and Macao to the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai, began in 2009 and cost about 120 billion yuan. It’s designed 3. (have) a service life of 120 years, 20 years longer than most bridges. And it’s not only a bridge, but also part tunnel and part island.
In one section, the bridge turns into a 6.7km undersea tunnel that 4. (pass) through two man-made islands. The tunnel is 5. world’s longest undersea tunnel for road traffic, allowing large ships to continue passing through the sea area above the tunnel. The bridge’s engineers had to take many environmental factors 6. consideration in order to protect the surrounding environment while 7. (build) the bridge. Chinese white dolphins, an 8. (endanger) species living in this area, were a particular concern. The HZMB will make 9. much more convenient to shorten the travel time from HongKong to Zhuhai from four hours to about 45 minutes.
By drawing local cities and religions closer together, the bridge will aid the area’s development 10.(great). It is expected to drive the economic development of Hongkong, Macao and nine Guangdong cities.
My twin sister and I have always been homeschooled, rather than sent to school. And it's wonderful and has changed me greatly. I can’t imagine what my ________ would have been like if I wasn’t.
When I was younger, we mostly ________ from my parents and textbooks, but now we do most work on the computer, ________ my parents still help us when we feel ________ about what we learn. There’s a large community of homeschoolers in my town, and they have frequent _______ so that we can talk and play together happily and become more ________.
In addition, we have a homeschool “co-op(合作社)” where some of the moms serve as______ teachers. We’re ________ by age rather than grade, but we get appreciation for everything we do for others there and it ________ well for me. Right now I’m taking ________ writing, a course in which I can learn to express new ideas perfectly! We also learn production, which is taught by my ________. My best friends go there too, so we have fun learning together.
Some of the most interesting things I learn come from ________ with my mom and dad. They are both very ________ people and we have long talks about history, politics, literature，just to ________ a few. My sister is more naughty and ________ trouble a lot more often than I do. We fight and quarrel sometimes, but things have been better with us ________ , because we have been trying really hard to improve our ________ and become more considerate.
I think homeschool has ________ me well. I have a bigger vocabulary and become more intelligent. _________, I get better grades. I can socialize, too. I’m sort of well known, even if not the most ________ girl. That’s just fine with me.
1.A. voyage B. life C. family D. dream
2.A. suffered B. escaped C. learned D. heard
3.A. though B. because C. so D. otherwise
4.A. crazy B. concerned C. upset D. puzzled
5.A. events B. incidents C. exams D. competitions
6.A. special B. formal C. famous D. social
7.A. experienced B. voluntary C. professional D. official
8.A. charged B. marked C. remembered D. sorted
9.A. works B. organizes C. deals D. benefits
10.A. summary B. creative C. practical D. journal
11.A. sister B. friend C. mom D. teacher
12.A. bargains B. conversations C. lessons D. touches
13.A. knowledgeable B. positive C. busy D. strict
14.A. call B. show C. name D. bring
15.A. deals with B. runs into C. settles down D. get tired of
16.A. finally B. suddenly C. lately D. regularly
17.A. schedules B. home C. skills D. behavior
18.A. treated B. won C. served D. raised
19.A. As a result B. As usual C. On purpose D. By chance
20.A. generous B. responsible C. selfless D. popular
