While visiting another online bookstore, I found that most of the books in it were the same as _____ in the first one.

A.any B.ones C.those D.all

—Were you able to catch a train home yesterday when your car broke down on the way?

—I’d just missed the last one. Fortunately，a friend _____ and he gave me a lift.

A.was just passing B.had just passed

C.would just pass D.has just passed

—I'm afraid you have the wrong number.

—Sorry！________.

A.See you later B.I didn't know that

C.Hold on，please D.I hope I didn't bother you

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

随着移动网络的发展，各种手机APP应运而生，给我们的生活带来了极大便利，但许多同学也因此沉迷网络。现学生会发起一项清理手机APP的倡议，如果你只能从以下四个APPs：Wechat，Taobao，E-dictionary，Glory of Kings (mobile game)中保留两个，你会如何选择，并说明理由。

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Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.面对紧急情况时，他是多么的冷静啊！ (How)

2.致力于保护濒临灭绝的海洋生物，人人有责。 (commit)

3.看到挂满枝头鲜红嫩绿的果实，他们不禁心生欢喜。(can’t help)

4.当政府开始号召人们进行垃圾分类时，人们才意识到这是迈向保护环境的重要一步。(Only)

Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Lower Oxygen Levels Threaten Marine Life

Oxygen in the oceans is being lost at an alarming rate, with “dead zones” expanding rapidly and hundreds more areas showing oxygen dangerously exhausted, putting sharks, tuna, marlin and other large fish species at particular risk. Dead zones, where oxygen is effectively absent, have quadrupled(翻两番) in extent in the last half-century, and there are also at least 700 areas where oxygen is at dangerously low levels, up from 45 when research was undertaken in the 1960s.

The reasons behind this environmental collapse are multiple. Among all, pollutants generated by the industrial world have been the most destructive force to cause the unbalance, including a rising tide of plastic waste, as well as other pollutants. Seas are about 26% more acidic than in pre-industrial times because of absorbing the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with damaging impacts on shellfish in particular.

Low oxygen levels are also associated with global heating, because the warmer water holds less oxygen and the heating causes stratification(分层), so there is less of the vital mixing of oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor layers. Oceans are expected to lose about 3-4% of their oxygen by the end of this century, but the impact will be much greater in the levels closest to the surface, where many species are concentrated, and in the mid to high latitudes.

Another major cause for lower oxygen is intensive farming. When excess artificial fertilizer from crops, or wastes from the meat industry, runs off the land and into rivers and seas, it feeds algae(藻类) which bloom and then cause oxygen consumption as they die and decay.

The problem of dead zones has been known about for decades, but little has been done to tackle it. Now is high time to take actions and help the oceans function better.

Directions: After reading the passage below, choose the best answers from the six statements according to what you have just read.

The price of a piece of history

A fresh lemon can be purchased for less than $1. But in 2008, Cowan's Auctions in Cincinnati sold a lemon blackened with age for $2,350.

What was so special about this lemon? 1. According to a handwritten note in ink attached to a partly sealed bottle containing the lemon, the fruit was picked in May 1842 by Washington's "old gardener" some 43 years after the first president's death

Two thousand dollars is a lot to pay for produce, even from the estate of a founding father. This sale, however, just might be considered a bargain compared with prices paid for other historical collectibles in recent years. 2.

Collecting a piece of history, or an object associated with a famous person, is not brand new. Ordinary objects with extraordinary stories have increasingly been coming to auction and achieving high prices, says Thomas Venning, director of Christie's department of books and manuscripts in London. Prices are being driven up, he says, by collectors in the U.S. and, increasingly, in Asia. The Hawking wheelchair, for example, was purchased by a private museum in China.

3. For one thing, their history of ownership is both crucial and sometimes difficult to prove. Photographs of the famous person with the object, as well as documentation (such as letters, diaries or recollections by acquaintances referring to the object) can also help.  4. To evaluate the value of a Picasso painting, one can look at recent prices paid for other Picasso paintings of the same period, similar size or style. Finding another recent sale of a lemon planted by George Washington is a different matter.

Katie Horstman, head of Cowan's American History department, says she could find no comparable items for the lemon as she prepared the piece for its auction. Ms. Horstman nevertheless eventually arrived at the estimated value at $3,000 to $4,000, she says, by researching auction records for objects somehow associated with Washington that had appeared on the market.

Cowans ended up estimating the value of the lemon at $3,000 to $4,000, according to description on its website. Objects associated with Washington these days, Ms. Horstman says, can sell for anywhere from 1,000 up to tens of thousands of dollars.

A. Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair fetched 296, 750 at a sale at Christie's in London last November.

B. Yet determining potential values of such objects isn't easy.

C. It was said to be from a tree planted by George Washington at Mount Vernon.

D. The auction result surely drew the attention from both the business and economics worlds.

E. The uniqueness of many of these objects further complicates efforts to put a value on them.

F. Therefore the unique value of many objects proved the worth of collection.

    Archaeologists used DNA taken from a broken clay pipe stem found in Maryland to build a picture of an enslaved woman who died around 200 years ago and had origins in modern-day Sierra Leone. One researcher called the work “a mind-blower.”

“In this particular context, and from that time period, I think it's a first,” team member Hannes Schroeder told The Washington Post. “To be able to get DNA from an object like a pipe stem is quite exciting. Also it is exciting for descendant(后裔) communities... Through this technology, they're able to make a connection not only to the site but potentially back to Africa.”

The pipe stem was found at the Belvoir plantation in Crownsville, Maryland, where enslaved people lived until 1864 and where a likely slave cemetery was recently found. DNA taken from the pipe linked back to a woman either directly from or descended from the Mende people, who lived in west Africa, in an area now part of Sierra.

Julie Schablitsky, the chief archaeologist with the Maryland state highway administration, told The Post the discovery, based on saliva(唾液) absorbed into the clay pipe, was a “mind-blower”. She also said records show the existence of a slave trade route Sierra Leone to Annapolis, plied(定期往来) by British and American ships. "As soon as people stepped on those slave ships in Africa," she said, “whether they were from Benin or whether they were from Sierra Leone, wherever they were from, that identity was lost. Their humanity is stripped from. Who they are as a people has gone.”

The new analysis is part of ongoing research around Belvoir that has given descendants of the people enslaved there new insight into the lives of their ancestors. Speaking to The Post, Nancy Daniels, a genealogist from Laurel, Maryland, who thinks she is a descendant of enslaved families from Belvoir but was not linked to the research on the pipe, called the discovery “overwhelming.” “I'm sitting here about ready to cry,” she said. “I'm sorry. I'm so happy ... Thank God for the DNA.”

This year, events and ceremonies are being held to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved people in America, at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619. Slavery was effectively abandoned in the US on 1 January 1863, with the issue by Abraham Lincoln of the Emancipation Proclamation. It formally ended in December 1865, after the civil war, with the approval of the 13th amendment(修正案).

1.What does the phrase “a mind-blower” in paragraphs 1 and 4 refer to?

A.A surprise B.A confusion

C.An excitement D.A fascination

2.According to Hannes Schroeder, the pipe stem was of great significance because________.

A.it was the first direct evidence that slaves living in Maryland were originally from Africa.

B.it helped the archaeologists to draw a portrait of the enslaved woman.

C.it might contribute to identifying the birthplace of the descendant communities.

D.it contained genic clues to the ancestral background of its owner.

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.The owner of the pipe once lived in what is now an area in west Africa.

B.The history of slavery in America is an ongoing topic of concern.

C.African slaves lost their identities when they arrived at the Belvoir plantation.

D.Nancy Daniels, a genealogist was sorry for not being involved in the research.

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.DNA from an old pipe throws lights on the origins of the enslaved

B.A new research reveals the origins of enslaved African woman

C.The descendants of enslaved people seek their identities

D.DNA contributes to the breakthrough of a new research

    As unpleasant emotions go, anxiety is the roughest. It's a vague, pit-of-the-stomach fear that sneaks up to you -- that unease you get when your boss says that she needs to talk to you right away, when the phone rings at 4:00 a.m., or when your dentist looks into your mouth and says "Hmm" for the third time.

Lingering anxiety can keep you up at night, make you irritable, undermine your ability to concentrate, and ruin your appetite. And the constant state of readiness generated by anxiety--- adrenaline pumping, heart racing, palms sweating--may contribute to high blood pressure and heart disease.

How to prevent anxiety then?

Meditate. Maybe you're just high-strung. If so, meditation(冥想) is worth a try. It cultivates a calmness that eases anxious feelings and offers a sense of control. A study at the University of Massachusetts found that volunteers who took an 8-week meditation course were considerably less anxious afterward. People who are high-strung find that they are dramatically calmer with 20 minutes of meditation in the morning and another 20 minutes after dinner.

Jog,walk, swim, or cycle. If you can't make time for meditation, be sure to make time for regular exercise. Exercise can have the same calming effect as meditation, particularly if it's something repetitive like running or swimming laps.

Treatment?

Remember to breathe. When you're anxious, you tend to hold your breath or breathe too shallowly. That makes you feel more anxious. Breathing slowly and deeply can have a calming effect. To make sure that you're breathing correctly, place your hand on your diaphragm(横膈膜), just below your rib cage(胸腔). Feel it rise with each inhalation(吸气) and fall with each exhalation.

Let's say you are anxious about your competence on the job. Ask yourself "What, in particular, am I afraid that I'll mess up?" Maybe you’re afraid that you get further behind and miss your deadlines. Or maybe you're worried that you're blowing it whenever you present your ideas in meetings. Are your worries founded? Have you had several near misses with deadlines? Are your suggestions routinely rejected? If not, the anxiety is needless. If there is a real problem, work on a solution: Pace yourself to better meet deadlines, or join a public speaking class.

1.Which of the following symptoms is NOT directly caused by anxiety?

A.Lower in concentration. B.No appetite.

C.Heart racing. D.High blood pressure.

2.According to the passage, what can be done to avoid anxiety?

A.Exercising regularly. B.Keeping breath steady.

C.Breathing with the help of hands. D.Adjusting the pace of life.

3.What is the last paragraph about?

A.Anxiety at work and its solutions. B.People's anxiety about their capabilities.

C.The reason for someone's incompetence. D.The function of public speaking class.

    There was something in the elderly woman's behavior that caught my eye. Although slow and unsure of step, the woman moved with deliberation, and there was no hesitation in her gestures. She was as good as anyone else, her movements suggested. And she had a job to do.

The elderly woman had walked into the store along with a younger woman who I guessed was her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of impatience, rolling her eyes, huffing and sighing, checking her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a belt, her mother would have been fastened to it as a means of dragging her along to keep step with the rush of other shoppers.

The older woman detached from the younger one and began to glance over the DVDs on the nearest shelf. After the slightest hesitation, I walked over and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a title scrawled(潦草地写) on a crumpled piece of paper. The title was unusual and a bit unfamiliar. Clearly a person looking for it knew a little about movies, about quality.

Rather than rushing off to locate the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could show her where she could find it. Looking back, I think I wanted to enjoy her company for a moment. Something about her deliberate movements reminded me of my own mother, who'd passed away the previous Christmas.

As we walked along the back of the store, I narrated its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed company and casual conversation.

We found the movie, and I complimented her on her choice. She smiled and told me it was one she'd enjoyed when she was her son's age and that she hoped he would enjoy it as much as she had. Maybe, she said with a hint of eagerness, he could enjoy it with his own young children. Then, reluctantly, I had to return the elderly woman to her keeper, who was still tapping her foot at the front of the store.

I accompanied the older woman to the queue at the cash register and then stepped back and lingered near the younger woman. When the older woman's turn in line came, she paid in cash, counting out the dollars and coins with the same sureness she'd displayed earlier ...

1.What does "she had a job to do" (Para. 1) mean according to the context?

A.She had a regular job in the store. B.She wanted to ask for help.

C.She wanted to buy a DVD. D.She was thinking of what to buy.

2.What does the title of the DVD reveal according to the shop assistant?

A.The elderly woman had some knowledge about movies.

B.The elderly woman liked movies for young children.

C.The elderly woman preferred movies her son liked.

D.The elderly woman liked both old and new movies.

3.While looking for the DVD with the old woman, the shop assistant was ______.

A.hesitant B.casual

C.cautious D.considerate

4.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A.To describe what a movie nut is like

B.To remind readers to spending more time accompanying family

C.To stress the importance of company and understanding.

D.To explore the key aspects of current parental-child relationship

    Ecology is a complicated thing. Given the facts that elephant damage often kills trees and bush fires often kill trees, it would be________to assume that a combination of the two would make things worse. Contrary to this assumption, ________, as the recently-published research by Benjamin Wigley shows, if a tree has already been damaged, fire can________help to make things better.

One common way in which elephants harm trees is by stripping(剥) them of their bark(树皮). Dr Wigley, who did indeed start from the obvious________, set off to find out how much worse bush fires would make the effects of this bark stripping. To serve this purpose, he set up a study in the Kruger National Park. Since 1954, the Kruger has been the site of experiments in which plots of land have been burned________, to understand the effects of fire on plain ecology. In these experiments, Dr Wigley looked at trees in three different zones, in one of which, the trees were burned every year; in the second, they were burned every other year, while the third zone, by contrast, was actively________fire. To keep things consistent, he looked at the fate of the same tree species, the marula(马鲁拉树), in all three zones. He picked marulas because they are particular________of elephant activity. Their fruit are delicious, and prized by elephants and people alike. But elephants also seem to enjoy eating their bark. In July 2016 he and his colleagues identified 20 marulas in every zone and used special tools to________from each of them a circular section of bark 5 cm in diameter. Having imposed this damage, they________the wounds over the course of the following two years, to see what would happen. To their________, they discovered that the wounds of trees in fire zones recovered far better than those of trees that had seen no fires at all. Wounded trees in the annual burn zone re-grew 98% of their lost________during the two years of the study. Those living in the biennial(两年一次的) burn zone re-grew 92% of it. But those in the zone where fires were________re-grew only 72%.

The researchers also found something else when they were measuring the trees’ wounds: ants. Ten of the 20 trees in the fire-prevention zone developed ant colonies in their wounds. The ants in question were a species that is known to damage trees and is supposed to________tissue healing. By contrast, only five trees in the biennial burn zone and three in the annual zone developed ants’ nests in their wounds. It looks, therefore, as if bush fires are treating trees’ wounds by killing ants that might________colonize and damage them. Though such fires are surely harmful to healthy trees, it seems, in an example of two negatives making a positive, as if they are actually________to sick ones.

1.A.difficult B.reasonable C.necessary D.awful

2.A.however B.therefore C.furthermore D.somehow

3.A.uniquely B.barely C.actually D.merely

4.A.phenomenon B.evidence C.imagination D.assumption

5.A.equally B.regularly C.severely D.purposely

6.A.burnt with B.protected from C.covered by D.exposed to

7.A.participants B.partners C.victims D.friends

8.A.mark B.remove C.hit D.measure

9.A.regulated B.checked C.healed D.monitored

10.A.disappointment B.surprise C.joy D.relief

11.A.vitality B.height C.bark D.strength

12.A.controlled B.prevented C.started D.boosted

13.A.disturb B.promote C.impact D.quicken

14.A.therefore B.nevertheless C.then D.otherwise

15.A.beneficial B.unbelievable C.effective D.cruel

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Ancient Myth---A Hit With Modern Audiences

This summer’s surprise hit at movie theaters across China was the re-telling of the ancient myth of Nezha. The animated film 1.(take) in over four billion yuan at the box office and become one of the country’s most successful films ever. It proved that China could produce animated films comparable to 2.produced in Hollywood and Japan.

The film, directed by Yang Yu, was a massive undertaking(任务) from start to finish. He spent two years writing the script(剧本) and three more years making a film which required the efforts of 1,600 animators. But for Yang, it was a way to prove to himself that he 3.change his fate and inspire others to change their fate as well.

“I used to suffer from a lot of prejudice after changing my career,” said Yang, “Since then I have thought about making an animated film to encourage young people to persist in their dreams.”

4.(convey) the message that “your fate is in your own hands,” Yang made some changes to the original myth. Nezha was born a devil(恶魔),5.(fate) to cause mischief(恶作剧), but he decides to overcome his fate and to save the people of his hometown from being destroyed by Ao Bing, the third son of the Dragon King.

6.the ancient myth being very clear about the differences between the good and the bad guys, in Yang’s film, all of the characters are treated with empathy, and even the “bad” people are also victims of their fate,7., actually, have the potential to change and become good.

Over the years, I have come across a few students labeled as “devils.” Although some misbehaved simply 8. they were not mature enough, others were trouble-making and uncooperative when they were in a bad mood. Those students need to know they were not doomed to be bad. As they grew up, they would have the power to change their circumstances.

If you have seen Nezha, you know 9.a terrific, entertaining film it is. But an important lesson is also conveyed in the film10.we should not judge ourselves or others too harshly, so as not to allow those negative judgments to control our fate.

假设你是李华，你校外事处招募暑假“志愿家庭”，接待来你市参观访问的美国中学生代表。请用英文写份承接申请，内容包括；

1.介绍家庭成员及居住、交通条件；

2.说明英语交流沟通水平；

3.安排美国朋友参加的家庭活动。

注意：1.词数不少于100

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir,

I sincerely hope that my family can have the honor to be a host family.

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Yours,

Li Hua

Can you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day, some new articles come out about a new discovery about this or that. For example, water is bad for you, or good for you. The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out. People cannot decide which food items are healthy, how pyramids were constructed, and why dinosaurs disappeared. When we look for answers we sometimes can believe persuasive researches and scientists. But how trustworthy are they really? Here are two examples of scientific hoaxes (骗局).

As far back as 1726, Johann Beringer was fooled by his fellow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery. The fossils of spiders, lizards, and even birds with the name of God written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. He wrote several papers on them and was famous for those only to have it revealed that they were planted by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation.

When an early human being was discovered in 1912, scientists at this time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution. There were hundreds of papers about this Piltdown man over the next fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax. The skull (头骨) of a man had been mixed with the jawbone of an orangutan (猩猩) to make the ape (猿) man.

The next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist, do not automatically assume that it is true. Even qualified people can get it wrong. Though we certainly should not ignore scientific research, we do need to take it with a grain of salt. Just because it is accepted as the truth today does not mean it will still be trustworthy tomorrow.

1.What is the reason why Johann Beringer was fooled?

A.His fellow scientists wanted to make fun of him.

B.His workmates are eager to become famous too.

C.These scientists made a mistake because of carelessness.

D.His colleagues was jealous of him and did so to destroy his fame.

2.The excited scientists thought that this Piltdown man ________.

A.was in fact a complex hoax

B.was a great scientific invention

C.contributed to the theory of evolution

D.had the skull like that of an ape

3.What does the underlined phrase “with a grain of salt” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.Happily. B.Generally.

C.Doubtfully. D.Completely.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Hebrew is probably a kind of language.

B.Truths of science will never be out of time.

C.People believe scientists because they are persuasive.

D.We are advised to believe famous scientists.

第二部分：阅读理解(共15小题：

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The ability to do several things at once has become one of the great measures of self-worth for 21-century Americans. It is called multitasking, and it takes many forms. As one example, why go out to lunch when you can eat at your desk, talk to a client on the phone, scroll through your e-mail, and scan a memo simultaneously? And why simply work out on treadmill (单调的工作) when you could be watching television and talking on a portable phone at the same time? What a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment --- three activities for the time commitment of one! Ah, such efficiency. No wonder those who turn “to do” lists into a time-management art form tend to boast (自夸): “Look, me, how many things I can accomplish at once. If I’m this busy, I must be important.”

Yet last week the New York Assembly struck a blow against multitasking, at least behind the wheel, when it approved a bill banning drivers in the state from using handheld cellular phones. Too dangerous, the assembly said, citing research showing that drivers are four times more likely to have a collision when they are talking on a cellphone.

No one can argue against using time effectively. But accompanying the supposed gains are losses. Consider the woman out for an early-morning walk in a suburban neighborhood. She strides briskly, head down, cellphone clamped to her ear, chattering (喋喋不休) away, oblivious of the birds and flowers and glorious sunshine. Did the walk have any value?

More than a decade ago, long before multi-tasking became a word in everyday use, a retired professor of theology(神学) in Indiana with whom I corresponded (通信) made a case for what might be called uni-tasking — the old-fashioned practice of doing one thing at a time.

Offering the simplest example, he said, “When you wash the dishes, wash the dishes.” Good advice, I’ve found, whatever the task.

Perhaps, too, the ban on phoning-on-the-road will even spark a move away from other forms of dual activity. Who can tell? It could mark the first step in a welcome reconsideration of what really constitutes productivity and accomplishment.

1.The author thinks that multitasking has become one of the great measures of self-worth because ________.

A.it helps people to use time effectively

B.it makes people feel they are important

C.it means the ability to do several things at once

D.people worship speed and desire

2.The bill approved by the New York Assembly is mentioned in the second paragraph in order to ________.

A.demonstrate the danger of multitasking

B.show the high efficiency of multitasking

C.introduce the legislation system in America

D.argue against using time effectively

3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “oblivious” in the third paragraph?

A.serious B.absorbed deeply     

C.not noticing D.forgetting

4.We learn from the passage that uni-tasking is ________.

A.the new fashion for 21-century Americans

B.accepted by most residents in Indiana

C.created by a retired professor of theology

D.the traditional act of doing one thing at once

5.In the eyes of the author, multi-tasking ________.

A.could not be avoided in this fast-changing age

B.should be taken the place of by uni-tasking

C.robs people of time to focus and reflect

D.should not become a word in everyday use

We once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class.

“You could win prizes,” our teacher told us as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing, “The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster.”

We studied the board critically. Some of us looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard, rocking the sheets to the right or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten-dollar grand prize, each and every one of us. I’m going to spend mine on candies, one hopeful would announce, while another practiced looking serious, wise and rich.

Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins, while others used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of us used big designs, and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one corner of our poster and let the space draw the viewer’s attention to it. Some of us would wander past the good students’ desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness. It was yet another grown-up trick of the sort they seemed especially fond of, making all of us believe we had a fair chance, and then always—always—rewarding the same old winners.

I believe I drew a sailboat, but I can’t say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen，and then I turned it in.

Minutes passed.

No one came along to give me the grand prize, and then someone distracted me, and I probably never would have thought about that poster again.

I was still sitting at my desk, thinking, What poster? when the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me.

1.What was the teacher’s requirement for the poster?

A.It must appear in time.

B.It must be done in class.

C.It must be done on a construction sheet.

D.It must include the words on the blackboard.

2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________.

A.formed an idea for

B.made an outline for

C.made some space for

D.chose some colors for

3.After the teacher’s words, all the students in the class________.

A.looked very serious

B.thought they would be rich

C.began to think about their designs

D.began to play games

4.After seeing the good students’ designs, some students________.

A.loved their own designs more

B.thought they had a fair chance

C.put their own designs in a corner

D.thought they would not win the prize

5.We can infer from the passage that the author________.

A.enjoyed grown up tricks very much

B.loved poster competitions very much

C.felt surprised to win the competition

D.became wise and rich after the competition

MEMORANDUM (备忘录)

To: All members of the sales department

From: Annette Derringer

Re: Year-end party

Date: November 26

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This is just a quick note to let you all know the arrangements for next month’s year-end party. As you know, the party will be held at the Green Vale Country Club, which we have reserved between 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the evening of December 21st. I’ve received replies from almost all of you confirming attendance, but if you haven’t let me know yet, please do so in the next day or two. Tickets for all employees have been covered by the company.

The Green Vale manager has asked me to explain one or two things to those of you who have not been there before. Basically, there is sufficient parking space for only 100 vehicles, so they would like to ask those of you planning to drive, try to car-pool as much as possible. Also, the number of lockers available is small, so guests should try to keep belongings to a minimum.

Thanks in advance,

Annette

To: Annette Derringer aderringer@belway.com

From: Kyle Berwick

Date: Nov 28

Subject: Year-end party

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Annette,

This is to let you know that I will be able to attend the year-end party at the Green Vale Country Club on the 21st although I don’t think I will be able to arrive before 8:30. I was wondering if it would also be possible to bring a couple of guests. I know it is a bit of a last minute request, but my brother and his wife are planning to visit us at that time, and I know they’d love to see the Green Vale. If it is not a problem, then can you let me know how much I should pay for their tickets? Also, assuming this is OK, I was planning to drive down in a single car, to reduce the need for parking and also to allow us to keep our belongings in the car.

I have a couple of days off before the party, but I’ll be in my office until the 17th, so could you get back to me before then? Thanks a lot,

Kyle

1.What’s the main purpose of the memorandum?

A.To explain the arrangement for an event.

B.To encourage people to travel by car.

C.To ask for help arranging a party.

D.To thank people for attending the party.

2.Why does Kyle Berwick write to Annette Derringer? Because he wants to _____.

A.ask the price of movie tickets B.explain why he cannot come to the party

C.request directions to a hotel D.ask if he may bring guests to the party

3.Which of Kyle’s points is NOT mentioned in the memo?

A.Payment for extra guests. B.Storage of personal items.

C.Parking restrictions    . D.Timing for the evening.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A.The manager of the Green Vale doesn’t hope they go there by car.

B.Annette takes charge of the arrangement of year-end party.

C.They can take as many belongings as they can with them when going to the Green Vale.

D.Kyle Berwick won’t bring the guests to go to the party if he has to pay the tickets.

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted whether such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you____.

I wanted to do something very ____ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He ____ all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it ____ it looked almost new. I was so ____ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet (头盔) and a riding outfit (装备).

I could ____ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to ____ the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a ____: “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so____. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could____lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one.” was my husband’s ____.

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could ____ this expensive gift.

Of course, the ____ awoke, and my son was thrilled (激动的) with my reaction. Many kisses were ____, and I immediately wanted him to ____ my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ____ what I was expecting. Then I ____ that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother ____ on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still ____ and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to ____ this story.

Yours,

Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

1.A.hope B.advice C.support D.courage

2.A.polite B.similar C.special D.private

3.A.played B.studied C.traveled D.worked

4.A.after B.before C.unless D.until

5.A.sure B.fond C.proud D.confident

6.A.perhaps B.really C.almost D.hardly

7.A.prepare B.cook C.set D.serve

8.A.note B.notice C.word D.sign

9.A.disturbed B.confused C.astonished D.inspired

10.A.give B.take C.draw D.teach

11.A.reason B.request C.comment D.response

12.A.present B.afford C.find D.order

13.A.neighbor B.building C.room D.house

14.A.exchanged B.experienced C.expected D.exhibited

15.A.tear B.open C.check D.receive

16.A.purely B.basically C.obviously D.exactly

17.A.realized B.remembered C.imagined D.supposed

18.A.only B.still C.ever D.even

19.A.works B.exists C.matters D.counts

20.A.send B.publish C.share D.write

- What about my career prospects? Is my work contract ___________?

- I think so. If we’re satisfied with you, you can become our permanent worker.

A.qualified B.distinctive C.renewable D.promising

The country has sent up three manned spacecraft, the most recent ___ at the end of last March.

A.has been launched B.being launched C.having been launched D.to be launched

The son asks his dad why the chameleon(变色龙) can ______ the color of its background.

A.take on B.take up C.take in D.take over

Unfortunately, when we dropped in, Mr Smith ______ for Indonesia to rescue the injured people there, so he could spare little time for a few words.

A.has just left B.just left C.had just left D.was just leaving

Since the present situation is very complex, I think it will take me some time to _____ its reality.

A.come across B.figure out C.look through D.put off

While you are traveling abroad, attention should be paid to _______ you _______.

A.preventing; from being fined B.prevent; from fining

C.prevent; from being fined D.preventing; from fining

---I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.

---That’s _______ I don’t agree. You should have a more active life.

A.how B.when C.where D.what

What made them concerned was that the disease was spreading more ____ than expected.

A.obviously B.steadily C.anxiously D.rapidly

The lunch period will be _____ from 30 minutes to an hour from now on.

A.expanded B.extended C.spread D.added

—Could you please cut the price a little?

—Er … ______ you buy more than ten.

A.even if B.so long as C.though D.as soon as

假如你是晨光中学学生李津。最近参加了一次读书会活动。现在请用英文介绍此次活动中你和大家分享的一位中国作家：简单介绍该作家，你所读的作品以及你喜欢该作家（或其作品）的原因。

注意： 1.词数不少于100词；

2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数；

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Recently, I got actively involved in a reading activity.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

阅读表达

There was a man named Ken Nwadike, who wanted desperately to run this year’s Boston Marathon. But the Boston Marathon is different from most marathons: you have to qualify in order to enter it. Namely, you have to have completed your previous marathon in a certain amount of time, depending on your age category.

Well, the man in question was 23 seconds short of the qualifying time he needed in order to enter the marathon. He had a number of options. He could get angry. He could blame someone. He could get depressed. Any of them could easily have led to his turning tail(逃走) and going home, angry or depressed.

Instead, Ken Nwadike attended the Boston Marathon in his own way. He made a “ Free Hugs” sign, and with that had a camera on a tripod (三脚架), he gave out hugs and smiles to the runners that passed him by, his way of encouraging and supporting them. From that humble beginning, Ken began his widely acclaimed Free Hugs Campaign, which states its purpose as follows: “continuing the movement of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the mission of the Free Hugs Project is to spread love, inspire change and raise awareness of social issues.” His campaign, which quickly became a huge success, got the widespread compliments.

When things go wrong in our lives, as they do from time to time --- sometimes seemingly all the time --- we have a choice. We need to take a deep breath, judge the situation, and find a positive direction in which we should go. Whether it’s something relatively small, like missing a marathon, or large, like losing a loved one, let Ken’s story inspire you to take that breath, re-orient(重新调整)yourself, and move on to doing something worthwhile with the experience.

1.Why couldn’t the man take part in the Boston Marathon at first? (no more than 10 words)

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2.What did Ken Nwadike mainly do during the Boston Marathon? (no more than 10 words)

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3.What does the underlined word mean in the third paragraph? (1 word)

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4.What is the aim of Ken Nwadike’s Free Hugs Campaign? (no more than 15 words)

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5.What do you think of Ken Nwadike from his story? Why? (no more than 25 words)

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