Everybody, at some point in their lives, has experienced failure. It could be something as simple as not getting the job you wanted, or getting fewer marks even after hard work. But what makes you is not your failure, but how you get back up after being hit.

Once, a young school boy was caught in a fire accident in his school and was assumed that he would not live. His mother was told that he was sure to die, for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body. Even if he were to survive, he would be lame throughout his life.

But the brave boy did not want to die nor did he want to be lame.  Much to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. But unfortunately from his waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just hung there, lifeless. Eventually he left the hospital. But his determination to walk was unshakable. At home, when he was not in bed, he had to stay in a wheelchair. One day, he threw himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He reached the fence, raised himself up and then began dragging himself along the fence, firmly determined. He did this every day, with faith in himself that he would be able to walk unaided. With his iron determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk on and off, then to walk by himself and then to run.

He began to walk to school, and then run to school, to run for the joy of running. Later in college he was on the track team.

In February 1934, in New York City's Madison Square Garden, this young man who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run - this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile.

A good example of the power of positive thinking and faith in one's self, Glenn Cunningham continues to be an inspiration for many, and his story, a brilliant evidence to how one can bounce back even when all difficulties are piled against one, to the degree that death seemed the preferable option.

1.The first paragraph is intended to ________

A. present an argument

B. make preparations for statement

C. arouse readers' interest

D. function as a brief introduction

2.What was the doctor's opinion about Glenn?

A. Glenn was able to walk with his own great effort.

B. Great determination could make a difference to Glenn.

C. There was a slim chance that Glenn could survive.

D. Glenn could live a normal life with the upper halt" of his body.

3.What do we know about Glenn?

A. Glenn took recovery exercise in hospital.

B. Glenn inspired people with his moving story.

C. Glenn won the first place in Marathon.

D. Glenn organized a track team in college.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Strengthen determination

B. Stand up after failure

C. Go after dreams

D. Face difficulty bravely

    Here's a list of books I'm looking forward to this fall season. Not all of them will rise to the level of the advertisement, but it's an abundant crop.

"Home After Dark" by David Small (Liveright, Sept. 11 )

In 2009, Small published a celebrated graphic memoir (回忆录) called"Stitches". Now the Caldecott Medal winner is back with a graphic novel about a motherless 13-year-old boy brought up in an unhappy home in California. This is a tale told in few words and many striking images. On Sept. 11 at 3p.m., Small will be at Amazonbooks at Union Market. More information at www. amazon.com/graph-tale.

"Waiting for Eden" by Elliot Ackerman (Knopf, Sept. 25)

This brief novel is related by a dead soldier who is watching over a horribly burned partner in a Texas hospital. That sounds embarrassingly emotional, but Ackerman, who served in a Navy in Iraq and Afghanistan, is one of the best soldier-writers of his generation. More information at www. amazon. com/military-essay.

"All You Can Ever Know" by Nicole Chung (Catapult, Oct. 2)

Chung, the editor of the literary magazine Catapult, was adopted as a baby by a white family in Oregon. In this memoir, she writes about her childhood, her Asian American identity and her search for the Korean parents who gave her up. More information at www. amazon. com/politics-prose.

"Unsheltered" by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper, Oct. 16)

Alternating between past and present, this novel tells the story of a woman investigating a late-19th-century science teacher who was caught up in the controversy over Darwinism. Like her other novels, this one promises to explore social and scientific problems. Visit www. amazon. com/tech-science for more information.

1.If you hope for a signature of the author, you will probably buy a copy of ________.

A. All You Can Ever Know

B. Waiting for Eden

C. Home After Dark

D. Unsheltered

2.Who joined the army and was sent to the Middle East?

A. Elliot Ackerman.

B. David Small.

C. Barbara Kingsolver.

D. Nicole Chung.

3.If you want to read books about non-fiction, you can surf________.

A. www. amazon. com/graph-tale

B. www. amazon. com/politics-prose

C. www. amazon. com/military-essay

D. www. amazon. com/tech-science

假定你是李华，你打算参加你校下周要举行的主题为“We Are All Dream Chasers”英语演讲大赛，你已经写完初稿，请根据以下提示用英语给你的外教Miss Lucy写一封邮件。

1、参加大赛目的；

2、请她帮忙纠正发音、润色语言等；

3、约定拜访时间、地点。

注意:

1、词数100左右；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Li Hua，

In your last email，you mentioned you felt frustrating at your small vocabulary.Now，I’d like to share you my ideas.

In fact，it’s not such hard to build a large vocabulary—you have to keep at it daily，but pretty soon you will find you have an excellent vocabulary.One of the effective ways are to read good books and you’d better to read at least one good book a week.It’s far good than any other method because you can improve your vocabulary while read an interesting piece of literature.Another nice thing is that you can learn new words and its usages unconsciously，which will help enlarge your vocabulary natural.

Yours，

Peter

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Moon’s near side，the one we all see，has been the target of many robotic and human missions.However，its far side，also 1. (call)the dark side because it faces away from the Earth and little 2. (know)about it，has never been explored.That changed on Jan.2，2019，when Chinese spacecraft Chang’e 4 made a soft landing on 3. is often referred to as the dark side.

The landing is 4. example of China’s growing desire 5. (compete)with the American，Russian and European space programs.China also wants to 6. (strength)its position as a regional and international power.

One of the great 7. (difficulty)in exploring the far side of the Moon is that it blocks all radio signals，8. (make)it impossible to communicate with the Earth.To overcome this difficulty，in 2017，the Chinese National Space Administration launched a satellite to orbit the Moon and relay the signals.Once a 9. (rely)communication path was in place，Chang’e 4 could send back information.

Chang’e 4 will make astronomical observations and examine the structure and mineral composition of the ground above and below the surface，10. researchers believe will provide insights into the solar system’s early days and perhaps even the origin of the first stars.

    I work as the reception manager at my hotel.A(n) ____ came in a few weeks ago with a note attached that the guest would be travelling with her ____ father.Just so that we would be aware when ____ with them when they arrived as his daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as ____ as possible.Upon seeing this note and noting I would be the one to ____ them in，I decided to learn some basic ____ language.

I greeted the guest in my usual way，____  for the surname on the booking.Once I heard the name I ____ immediately who was standing in front of me.

I had been learning for over two ____ how to say”welcome to Ireland.My sign language is ____ ，but if you need anything during your ____ just let me know and we will help you”.

I smiled at the father and daughter in front of me，turning to the father who I greeted in sign language and began the bit I had  ___ for him.The father smiled and was so  __  .Seeing his reaction was ____ for me.It was so worth the last few weeks of learning basic sign language.

On check-out I sadly wasn’t ___ .but they had left a gift for me with a note saying”thank you very much for what you did on check-in.My father has been in ____ form since you checked us in and insisted we get you a ____ before we left.You have no idea how much this ____ to my father and me and we can’t thank you enough.You’ve made his trip very special with one simple ____ ”.

They wrote a letter to the general manager also asking to give me a raise.which I really  ___ .I cried for a solid 5 minutes when I came to work today to find this gift in my locker.

1.A. guest    B. invitation    C. booking    D. warning

2.A. deaf    B. blind    C. forgetful    D. stubborn

3.A. discussing    B. dealing    C. cooperating    D. bargaining

4.A. soon    B. 1ong    C. formal    D. smooth

5.A. guide    B. invite    C. check    D. drive

6.A. body    B. sign    C. official    D. foreign

7.A. asking    B. paying    C. charging    D. applying

8.A. greeted    B. decided    C. forgot    D. realized

9.A. hours    B. days    C. weeks    D. months

10.A. fluent    B. terrible    C. standard    D. helpful

11.A. stay    B. travel    C. study    D. dinner

12.A. 1earned    B. 1eft    C. booked    D. bought

13.A. kind    B. tired    C. polite    D. happy

14.A. fair    B. enough    C. natural    D. regular

15.A. sleeping    B. noticing    C. working    D. waiting

16.A. healthy    B. normal    C. amazing    D. hopeful

17.A. job    B. gift    C. surprise    D. chance

18.A. meant    B. devoted    C. attached    D. owed

19.A. word    B. note    C. comment    D. gesture

20.A. deserved    B. doubted    C. appreciated    D. suggested

    Where you choose to stay can make or break your vacation experience.But even the most experienced travelers may not know the difference between the two main types of homes-away-from-home—hotels and motels. 1. The answer isn’t as simple as you’d think.

These two types of lodging(住宿)have the same basic purpose—a place for travelers to sleep.2. For instance，they came to be for different reasons，and at very different times.

The word“hotel”dates back to the 1600s and comes from a French word，hôtel.That word，just like the English one.referred to a place that provides lodging，meals，entertainment，and other services to travelers. 3. This word dates back to the 1920s and combines the words“hotel”and“motor.”As America’s major highway system developed，so did motels，filling the need for roadside stops for motorists traveling cross-country.

4. Hotels tend to be built for longer stays，while motels are intended more for one-or two-night stops along a journey.Because of this，hotels are much more likely to have offerings like lounges，gyms，and entertainment.

5. Want the place you stay to be just as much a part of your travel experience as anything else? Choose a hotel，Just need a place to pop in and out of to shower and sleep? A motel might be the better choice.

A.There are many secrets that hotels won’t tell you.

B.But there are plenty of features that set them apart.

C.Have you ever stayed in a motel on your vacation?

D.Motels，on the other hand，are a much more recent lodging option.

E.Besides their first letters，is there any real difference between them?

F.So，in the end，it comes down to what you want from your trip and from your lodging.

G.There are also other differences that can help you figure out which type of place you’re in.

    Wood has many great characteristics that make it the perfect building material.It is cheap，durable，easily available，and most importantly，environmentally sustainable.The one thing it is not，is transparent! Now thanks to a team of scientists at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology the material may even be able to add that feature to its already impressive list.

Lead researcher Dr，Lars Berglund said he was inspired to create the transparent wood after learning how Japanese researchers had developed  a  see-through paper for use in flexible display screens for electronic devices.The team began by pulling out the wood’s lignin(木质素).The lignin-free wood was then dipped into a polymer(聚合物)and baked at a temperature of 158°F for four hours.The result was a hybrid product that was not only stronger and lighter than the original wood but also，almost transparent.The researchers were able to adjust the level of transparency by varying the amount of the polymer injected and also by changing the thickness of the wood.

While scientists have previously created a see-through wood for small-scale applications like computer chips，the transparent wood is the first one being considered for large scale applications.The researchers，who revealed their findings in Biomacromolecules on April 11，picture using the transparent wood in buildings to allow for more natural light，or to create windows that let in the desired amount of light without sacrificing privacy.

Wood that allows light to pass through could lead to a brighter future for homes and buildings.Berglund also thinks the wood could play a significant role in the design of solar panels.The semitransparent material would be able to keep light longer and give it more time to interact with the conductor，thus resulting in better solar efficiency.Additionally，substituting the currently used glass with this new product would help solar energy manufacturers improve their carbon footprint and lower the cost.They are now experimenting with ways to scale up the manufacturing process so that the transparent material is cost-effective to make and easy to use.

1.What does the underlined part“that feature”in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A. Cheap.    B. Durable.    C. Sustainable.    D. Transparent.

2.Which of the following correctly shows the process in which the transparent wood is made?

①Dip the wood into a polymer.     ②Adjust the amount of the polymer.

③Make the wood lignin-free.     ④Bake the wood for some time.

A. ③→①→④→②    B. ③→①→②→④

C. ①→②→③→④    D. ④→③→②→①

3.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. Berglund got the idea of transparent wood while making paper.

B. Varying the amount of the polymer changes the wood’s hardness.

C. The transparent wood would be used only for homes and buildings.

D. The cost of making the transparent wood still needs to be cut down.

4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A. The bright future of the transparent wood.

B. The wood’s role in the design of solar panels.

C. The disadvantages of the currently used glass.

D. Solar energy manufacturers’carbon footprint.

    Hadi Partovi，founder of Code.org believes every student should learn the basics of computer science just like they do math，physics，or biology，regardless of what they want to do in the future.The expert says knowledge about the subject is important to understand how the world around us works and compares it to learning about photosynthesis(光合作用)，even though not every student is going to be a botanist.To spark students’interest，he created the“Hour of Code，”which introduces the world of computing to anyone，from ages 14 to 104，in a fun，interactive manner.Observed annually during Computer Science Week，the event now draws tens of millions of kids from over 180 countries.

The“Hour of Code”，which can be scheduled anytime during Computer Science Week，begins with an introductory video on computer science.Participants can then select from hundreds of fun assignments that are sorted by both grade level and coding experience.Though each project is designed to last just sixty minutes，beginners can deal with as many challenges as they desire.

To help introduce computer science in classrooms on a more regular basis，Code.org has also developed a catalog of online courses that can be incorporated(纳入)in a school’s regular curriculum.Since the nonprofit began offering the courses in 2013，over 704，000 teachers have signed up to teach introductory computer science to over 22 million students worldwide.

Thanks to the efforts of the pioneer，about 40 percent of US schools now offer computer science as a subject.The numbers are even higher—an impressive 70 percent—if after-school offerings such as robotics clubs are included.Even more encouraging，eight years ago，just 19，390 students took an Advanced Placement Computer Science exam.By the spring of 2017，the number had jumped 415 percent to 99，868.

1.Why did Hardi Partovi create the“Hour of Code”?

A. To train computer scientists for the future.

B. To introduce the world of computing to teachers.

C. To add a programme to Computer Science Week.

D. To help people learn computer science in a fun way.

2.The“Hour of Code”is so called most probably because___________.

A. it is observed annually

B. it can be scheduled anytime

C. its projects last sixty minutes each

D. its tasks can be sorted by coding experience

3.What do we know about Code.org’s online courses?

A. Schools can use them regularly in their classrooms.

B. They help the developer make lots of money.

C. Over 704，000 teachers have been learning them.

D. They have existed for over 10 years up to now.

4.What do the numbers show in the last paragraph?

A. The efforts of Hadi Partovi.

B. The influence of robotics clubs.

C. The effect of Hadi Partovi’s efforts.

D. The development of many US schools.

    A crew of six teenage girls completed a nine-day sailing trip in the US recently，after braving seasickness and strong winds.

For the past three years，the Sea Cadet teenagers who set sail were all male.Roger Noakes，who captained the boat，said this was the first time he’d taken out an all-female crew.

The girls asked for an a11-girls trip in August this year.The crew set sail along with three adults，Noakes and two Sea Cadet representatives.The original plan was for the girls to sail 24 hours a day in rotating shifts(轮流换班)along the coast and then return.Things turned out differently，however. “The first night was rough because the wind was really hard.The waves were going up and down，”said Abby Fairchild，16.“Everybody got seasick.”Noakes gave the girls the option of just sailing in the bay and not going into open water.“But they decided they were going.”

The teenagers then sailed a long way overnight and slept in shifts.“We’ve learned everything from steering(掌舵)the boat itself to putting up the sails to cooking while we have rough seas，”said 15-year-old Olivia Wilcox.

The teenagers stopped on land in Massachusetts.They didn’t make it to their original destination in Maine，where they were supposed to have a celebratory dinner，due to the weather and winds.They said they weren’t disappointed，however，as they’d learned a lot.“They learned about boating，and above all，they built confidence and character，”said Noakes.

1.What was special about the US Sea Cadet trip this year?

A. It was the longest sailing trip ever.

B. It was the first all-female-crew sailing trip.

C. It was the most dangerous sailing trip ever.

D. It was the first sailing trip for teenagers.

2.What happened on the crew’s first day of the trip?

A. They all got seasick.

B. They regretted taking the trip.

C. They decided to stay in the bay.

D. Some of them were injured.

3.Which of the following best describes these young sailors?

A. Determined and cooperative.    B. Hard-working and talented.

C. Understanding and creative.    D. Adventurous and skillful.

4.According to Noakes，what was the sailors’greatest benefit from the trip?

A. They acquired excellent sailing skills.

B. They learned to work in teams.

C. They built confidence and character.

D. They knew the sea better.

Outdoor Science Field Trips!

1.Which trip caters for more age groups than all the others?

A. Habitat & Home    B. Only Rain Down the Drain

C. healthy earth healthy bodies    D. Rockin’and Recycling

2.What will you learn from Only Rain Down the Drain?

A. Information about weather.    B. Knowledge about water systems.

C. Grade specific science standards.    D. Stories about Sonoma County.

3.Which trip should you choose if you want to learn to forecast the weather?

A. Habitat & Home    B. Only Rain Down the Drain

C. Rockin’and Recycling    D. Weather or not

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.How long did the speaker stay in the South Corinth School?

A. 1 year.    B. 2 years.    C. 3 years.

2.Who is the coolest teacher in the Corinth High School?

A. Mr Nolan.    B. Mrs Jackson.    C. Mr Best.

3.What is the speaker’s attitude towards her teachers?

A. Thankful_

B. Disappointed.

C. Interested

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How long have the man and the woman been looking for an apartment?

A. 1 month.    B. 3 months.    C. 6 months.

2.How much is the rent of the apartment for a year?

A. 2，000 dollars.    B. 12，000 dollars.    C. 24，000 dollars.

3.What kind of apartment does the woman prefer?

A. A downstairs apartment.

B. An apartment with few neighbors.

C. An apartment that allows keeping pets.

4.What does the woman think of the apartment on Main Street?

A. The most appropriate.

B. Too expensive and noisy.

C. Too far away from her office.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What decision does the boy have to make?

A. Which university to apply for.

B. Which university to choose.

C. How much money to spend.

2.Why are there more foreign students in Washington?

A. Because it’s the capital of the US.

B. Because students pay less there.

C. Because there are fewer courses.

3.What will the boy do next?

A. Go to Washington.

B. Ask someone else for advice.

C. Visit two universities.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How long will the speakers stay on the train?

A. Four hours.    B. Six hours.    C. Ten hours.

2.Why hasn’t the man booked the plane tickets?

A. He wants the woman’s advice.

B. The tickets are too expensive.

C. The plane leaves too late.

3.How much will they pay for the plane tickets?

A. 410 pounds.    B. 820 pounds.    C. 520 pounds.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Who will take the article to Professor Yang?

A. Mike.    B. Helen.    C. Someone else.

2.What will Mike do?

A. Print the article tomorrow.

B. Go and see Professor Yang himself.

C. Take the article to Helen’s office.

What is the woman most probably doing now?

A. Reading downstairs.    B. Sleeping downstairs.    C. Sitting upstairs.

What does the boy want to have?

A. Green peaches.

B. Red peaches.

C. Red apples.

How many people will go to the museum together?

A. Three.    B. Five.    C. Six.

Where is John’s father?

A. At work    B. At home.    C. At schoo1.

What are the speakers talking about?

A. Banks.    B. Money.    C. Cards.

假如你是某中学学生会主席李津。请结合最近网上广为流传的“珠峰大本营将无限期关闭”的消息以及官方最新“珠穆朗玛峰自然保护区将继续有条件开放，依法合规的登山活动仍可进行”的回应，以学生会身份，用英文在学校英文周刊上写一封倡议书，号召大家做文明登山者，关爱珠峰脆弱的自然环境。内容须包括：

☆ 不乱扔垃圾，注意垃圾分类。

☆ 保护动植物，拒绝买卖野生动物制品。

☆ 未获登山许可，不要擅自前往。

注意：

⑴ 请使用规范英语，词数不少于100词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

⑵ 可适当增加细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯 。

参考词汇：珠穆朗玛峰自然保护区Mount Qomolangma Nature Reserve

Dear Schoolmates,

Local authorities have recently denied the claim that Mount Qomolangma Nature Reserve was permanently closed. Meanwhile the government has called on everyone’s attention to the present situation.

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Thank you！

The Students’ Union

阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

With self-service facilities – supermarkets, to name one – beginning to appear all the time, we’re now relying on integrity more than ever.

Integrity – the quality of doing the right thing no matter if anyone is watching or not – has been highly valued in China since ancient times. And the phrase“立木取信”probably best explains how integrity works in the relationship between people and the ruling of a nation.

This phrase comes from the Warring States period (475-221 BC), during which China wasn’t yet a unified country and was constantly at war. States carried out reforms to make themselves stronger, with the most thorough and influential one being the reform of the State of Qin, introduced by statesman Shang Yang (395-338 BC).

Shang’s reform focused on farming and giving rewards to soldiers who fought hard during wars. But at first, people had little trust and confidence in Shang.

So he decided to prove himself by putting a wooden pole at the south gate of the capital of Qin, offering those who took the pole to the north gate a reward of 10 gold pieces, before long raising it to 50. When a man did as he said, Shang paid him 50 gold pieces as promised. Word soon spread, and people began to realize that Shang was a man of his word. The reforms were finally pushed forward.

Today, integrity still plays an important role in Chinese society, which is why it’s included as one of the 12 core socialist values in China.

China is also planning to build a social credit system by the year 2020, which will keep citizens’ misbehaviors –- even minor traffic violations – on record, so that trust can be established among people.

“Without a system, a conman can commit a crime in one place and then do the same thing again in another place. But a credit system puts people’s past history on the record. It’ll build a better and fairer society,”explained Wen Quan, a blogger who writes about technology and finance, to BBC News.

1.How long has integrity been valued in China? (within 5 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

2.Please use one sentence to explain the phrase “立木取信”(within 15 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase“a man of his word”? (within 10 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

4.What is China planning to do to achieve integrity? (within 15 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

5.Why is integrity so important? (within 20 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

    Life can be so wonderful, full of adventure and joy. It can also be full of challenges, setbacks and heartbreaks. Whatever our circumstances, we generally still have dreams, hopes and desires —that little something more we want for ourselves and our loved ones. Yet knowing we can have more can also create a problem, because when we go to change the way we do things, up come the old patterns and pitfalls that stopped us from seeking what we wanted in the first place.

This tension between what we feel we can have and "what were seemingly able to have is the niggling suffering, the anxiety we feel. This is where we usually think it's easier to just give up. But we're never meant to let go of the part of us that knows we can have more. The intelligence behind that knowing is us—the real us. It's the part that believes in life and its possibilities. If you drop that, you begin to feel a little "dead" inside because you're dropping "you".

So, if we have this capability but somehow life seems to keep us stuck, how do we break these patterns?

Decide on a new course and make one decision at a time. This is good advice for a new adventure or just getting through today's challenges.

While, deep down, we know we can do it, our mind—or the minds of those close to us—usually says we can't.

That isn't a reason to stop, it's just the mind, that little man or woman on your shoulder, trying to talk you out of something again. It has done it many times before. It's all about starting simple and doing it now.

Decide and act before over-thinking. When you do this you may feel a little, or large, release from the jail of your mind and you'll be on your way.

1.According to the passage, life is always            .

A. full of joy    B. full of challenges

C. so wonderful    D. changing

2.It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that we should ___________ .

A. slow down and live a simple life

B. be careful when we choose to change

C. stick to our dreams under any circumstances

D. be content with what we already have

3.What is the key to breaking the old patterns?

A. To focus on every detail.

B. To decide and take immediate action.

C. To listen to those close to us.

D. To think twice before we act.

4.Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the last paragraph?

A. Escape from your punishment.

B. Realization of your dreams.

C. Freedom from your tension.

D. Reduction of your expectations.

5.What does the author intend to tell us?

A. It's easier than we think to get what we want.

B. It's important to learn to accept sufferings in life.

C. It's impractical to change our way of thinking.

D. It's harder than we expect to follow a new course.

    A food chain is a simple way of explaining how each living thing gets its food. For example, a simple African food chain might consist of three parts: first, trees and bushes; second, giraffes; and third, lions. Each link in a food chain is food for the next link. Food chains always start with plants and end with animals.

Plants are at the bottom of the food chain. Scientists call them producers, because they use light energy from the sun to produce food from carbon dioxide and water through photosynthesis（光合作用）. Animals, unlike plants, can’t produce their own food. Instead, they must eat plants or other animals. This is why scientists call them consumers.

Consumer animals fall into three categories. Herbivores（食草动物）eat only plants. Carnivores（食肉动物） eat only other animals. Omnivores eat both plants and animals. In addition to producers and consumers, there are also decomposers(分解者).These organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, feed on decaying(腐烂) matter. They help the food chain by speeding up the decaying process that releases minerals back into the soil to be absorbed by plants as nutrients.

Most food chains have only four or five links in them. As you go up a food chain, the amount of energy at each level diminishes, because some of the energy is lost in the form of waste or is used up by the organism at the level. That is why it takes many plants, for example, to feed a few giraffes who in turn feed one lion.

Most animals are part of many different food chains, because they must eat more than one type of food to satisfy their energy needs. All of these interconnected food chains form a more complex structure called a food web. Humans, for example, are at the center of a very complex food web, because we tend to eat many different types of plants and animals.

1.Which of the following tells us the African food chain?

A. Trees, giraffes and lions live on one another.

B. Giraffes eat lions and lions feed on bushes.

C. Lions live on giraffes and giraffes eat trees.

D. Bushes live on lions and lions eat giraffes.

2.In the second paragraph,the author is mainly to         .

A. emphasize the importance of the plants

B. compare the plants and the animals

C. present the scientists’ different views

D. explain the producers and consumers

3.The underlined word “diminishes”（in Paragraph 4）probably means         .

A. changes B. decreases

C. disappears D. increases

4.Those that may lie in the center of the food chain are          .

A. omnivores B. decomposers

C. herbivores D. carnivores

5.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Types of Plants and Animals

B. The Differences among the Living Things

C. Three Categories of the Consumers

D. The Food Chain in the Natural World

    Allan Guei, 18, was a star basketball player at Compton High School in the Los Angeles area before he graduated last month. His good grades made him eligible for an unusual competition: A free-throw contest in the Compton High gymnasium. The top prize: ＄40,000 in scholarship money.

Guei, whose parents immigrated to the United States from the Ivory Coast, knew how much that financial aid could mean for his family. He was also feeling a fair share of pressure as students and teachers crushed into the gym to watch Guei and seven other randomly compete against each other.

Guei won the free-throw contest by one basket and netted the ＄40,000. But it’s what he did next that’s truly astonishing.

In the weeks following the March free-throw competition, Guei learned that he’d scored a full-ride basketball scholarship to California State University---Northridge. NCAA(全国大学生体育协会)rules allowed Guei to accept the athletic scholarship and also keep most of the ＄40,000 he had won.

But Guei couldn’t stop thinking about the seven talented runners-up from the free-throw contest. They, too, had dreams and very real needs. So, he asked Principal Jesse Jones to make a surprise announcement at Compton High’s graduation ceremony: Geui wanted to donate the ＄40,000 to the other seven students.

“I’ve already been blessed so much and I know we’re living with a bad economy, so I know this money can really help my classmates,” Guei said in a statement. “It was the right decision.”

Guei elaborated on his decision to give the money away in an interview with ESPN(体育电视网): “I was already well taken care of to go to school, to go to university for free...I felt like they needed it more than I did.”

1.While studying at Compton High School in the Los Angeles area, Allan Guei ______.

A. was famous in the United States

B. made grown-ups feel very worried

C. took part in a free-throw contest

D. showed his skills in playing basketball

2.During the free-throw contest in the Compton High gymnasium, Allan Guei felt ______.

A. delighted    B. stressed

C. relaxed    D. embarrassed

3.What made the other people astonished?

A. Guei contributed his prize to others.

B. Guei was thought highly of by Jesse.

C. Guei kept most of his scholarship.

D. Guei gained a basketball scholarship.

4.What Guei said in an interview with ESPN infers that______.

A. his family was very wealthy

B. it was very hard for him to make money

C. he was luckier than other students

D. he was always ready to help others.

5.Where can we most probably read this passage?

A. In a storybook.

B. In a newspaper.

C. In a science magazine.

D. In an advertisement.

Ferry Services Fare Table

Effective from 1st April 2019.

Cash Only is accepted onboard our Ferries.

Return Fares for Mainland to Bressay；

Mainland to Whalsay；

Mainland to Yell；

Yell to Unst.

1.How will you pay for your ticket on the ferry?

A. In cash.    B. By credit card.

C. With SIC Pass.    D. All of above.

2.Which of the following is true?

A. The information above is not effective on Children’s Day,2019.

B. It’s free for the disabled without an SIC pass.

C. The vehicles fares vary in the sizes of them.

D. You can see the fare information for 3 routes in the table.

3.Jack (10 years old) and his parents will travel from mainland to Whalsay in their car, how much will they pay?

A. £12.00    B. £25.60

C. £20.10    D. £21.00

4.The best meaning of the underlined word “return” is ________.

A. The act of giving, putting or sending something back.

B. Payment or reward for something.

C. A change back to a previous state.

D. A ticket for a journey from one place to another and back again.

5.How much will be charged if you go from mainland to Yell, then to Unst on the same day?

A. £11.00.    B. £5.50.

C. £6.50.    D. £22.70.

    Trees play a special role in my life. They accompanied my growth, and my personal experiences and memories often _______with them. There was a row of poplars（杨树）in my first childhood home; I never_____the house without the trees.

Out on the farm, my grandparents always cut a Christmas tree from the fields. They were always short. Those trees were a family ______; I can still ______ their smell all these years later.

The pines in our backyard were only 1.5 meters tall when we moved in. They grew right alongside our kids, and in the same ______: silently and quickly. Those pines once stretched a hammock（吊床）______ the two of them. They watched over our rounds of hide-and-seek, snowfalls, and ______ family gatherings.

A huge willow tree once ______ in the backyard as well. The kids had a tree-house in it for a long time. Other kids in the ______ enjoyed it too.

There is a sadness to a ______ tree; to the ground it makes when it hits the ground.

My husband and I were working as newspaper photographers ______ the active volcano Mount St. Helens exploded. Many nearby forests were _____ destroyed by the effects of the explosion. The loss of all the trees can somehow be as ______ as the loss of lives and homes.

Trees tend to be ______ of strength and beauty.

The trees returned to Mount St. Helens -- and they returned ______ than the experts predicted. To all who had witnessed the disaster, the ______ was encouraging. Those small trees ______ us of the beauty of new beginnings.

We’ve filled in the empty holes ______ the pines stood and dug a new hole that will soon be home to a new tree.

One of the grandchildren asked how tall the new tree is.

“Not much taller than I am,” I said.

“Can we decorate it for Christmas?” she asked, eyes ______.

The old trees may be gone, but the new one will soon become part of my grandchildren’s  ____ for many years to come.

1.A. go together    B. come along    C. bring back    D. take down

2.A. see    B. find    C. picture    D. build

3.A. habit    B. tradition    C. culture    D. attraction

4.A. feel    B. sense    C. expect    D. recall

5.A. house    B. field    C. manner    D. way

6.A. with    B. between    C. out of    D. across

7.A. countless    B. countable    C. limitless    D. limited

8.A. planted    B. placed    C. stood    D. located

9.A. neighborhood    B. forest    C. backyard    D. garden

10.A. hollow    B. strange    C. rotted    D. fallen

11.A. which    B. that    C. when    D. while

12.A. possibly    B. comparably    C. suddenly    D. completely

13.A. encouraging    B. upsetting    C. moving    D. boring

14.A. symbols    B. associations    C. characters    D. contacts

15.A. harder    B. lower    C. easier    D. faster

16.A. regain    B. regrowth    C. recover    D. remark

17.A. told    B. warned    C. informed    D. reminded

18.A. when    B. where    C. which    D. that

19.A. observing    B. staring    C. twinkling    D. glancing

20.A. memories    B. programs    C. adventures    D. experiments

The teacher’s voice still remained calm ______ she was getting annoyed.

A. as long as    B. even if

C. as if    D. now that

---I went to see The Wandering Earth last night. It was fantastic!

---You were so lucky! How I wish I _____ the ticket too.

A. get    B. got

C. had got    D. would get