听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What does the man think of listening when students learn a language?

A. Easy.    B. Hard.    C. Interesting.

2.What can exhaust us most about listening?

A. Understanding our native language.

B. Understanding a foreign language.

C. Understanding a foreign language with accents.

3.What should we do if we don’t catch every word most of the time?

A. We should try not to worry.

B. We should try to understand everything.

C. We should ask the speakers to repeat everything.

4.How do most people feel when they are asked to repeat themselves?

A. Afraid.    B. Pleased.    C. Annoyed.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What information does the man ask about?

A. The parking fees.

B. The way to the town centre.

C. The shops in the town centre.

2.How much is it to the town centre by taxi?

A. About 2 pounds.    B. About 12 pounds.    C. About 16 pounds.

3.How long is the bus ride to the town centre?

A. About 5 minutes.    B. About 10 minutes    C. About 15 minutes.

4.What is the woman?

A. The man’s wife.    B. A travel agent.    C. A policewoman.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the man going to throw into the trash?

A. The hard bread.    B. The soft tomato.    C. Vegetables.

2.Why does the woman want the soft tomato and the hard bread?

A. To fill in her trash.    B. To waste less food.    C. To cook supper for the man.

3.What does the woman think of the meat?

A. It goes bad.    B. It turns hard.    C. It doesn’t look fresh.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the woman think of the video?

A. Satisfying.    B. Disappointing.    C. Confusing.

2.Who is Lenny?

A. A film actor.    B. A video editor.    C. A friend of the man.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the woman want to do?

A. See a musical.    B. See a movie.    C. Go home.

2.How much extra money does the woman pay the taxi driver?

A. Two dollars and seventy-five cents.

B. Two dollars and twenty-five cents.

C. Seven dollars and twenty-five cents.

What does the man order?

A. Banana juice.    B. Orange juice.    C. Ice tea.

Where does the man want to sit?

A. Near the window.    B. Far from the window.    C. In the smoking section.

When will the man call back?

A. At 10:00.    B. At 10:15.    C. At 9:45.

What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. Do more outdoor activities.

B. Think about his homework.

C. Start working and watching TV.

What do we know about the man?

A. He doesn’t like skiing now.

B. He is as excited as the woman before skiing now.

C. He got excited before going skiing in the past.

假如你是李华，你的美国网友Tom对遍布中国大街小巷的扫码支付很感兴趣，特意给你写信想了解一下。你根据以下提示给他回信：

1．中国扫码支付的现状；

2．扫码支付方法：在智能手机上打开支付宝或微信app，扫描二维码；

3．扫码支付的好处。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：扫码支付Scan to Pay；支付宝Alipay；微信WeChat；二维码QR code

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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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线, 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。

The Spring Festival is approaching and many students want to go travelling. But I had made up my mind not to go anywhere. The reasons are as follows. Firstly, as senior three student, I have to work hardly to be admitted to my dream university. What’s more, I’d like to do some houseworks so that my parents can have a better rest. Meanwhile, during every holiday, there are so much tourists in almost every scenic spot that it is difficult to admire for the beautiful scenery and enjoy myself. Beside, there is a long holiday waits for me after the Gaokao. And they can travel anywhere I like then.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个）。

Self-confident people are admired 1.others and inspire confidence in others. They know that no matter what difficulties come their way, they have the ability2. (solve) them. Self-confident people tend to see their lives in a positive light even when things aren't going so well, and they are typically3.(satisfy) with themselves. Wouldn't4.be amazing to have this kind of self-confidence? Guess what? You can.

Self-confidence can be learned, practiced and mastered-just like any5. skills. You can begin by changing your body language. Just the simple act of 6.(pull) your shoulders back gives others the7.(impress) that you are a confident person. Next, look at the person you are talking to—keeping eye contact  8.(show) confidence. Last, speak slowly. Research has proved that those who take time to speak slowly and9.(clear) feel more self-confident. The added bonus is that they will actually be able to understand 10.you are saying.

Brandon and Derek's mother, Beth Lash, shared a Facebook video on Dec. 25, 2017. It captured the moment when Brandon ______ his card out loud. On Brandon Lash's 24th birthday, his little brother, Derek, ______ him with a rather large card filled with an even bigger ______.

“I have always _______you," Brandon reads from the front of the card,_______ by his brother.

"I love spending time with you... I'm so ______ I have you for my brother. You have always been there for me, even though I get on your nerves sometimes. You will always have a piece of my heart," Brandon continues, opening up the   ______

"And now you will have my ______, too. We are a ______ match," Brandon reads, ______ the card to the floor and breaking down into_____

Brandon has kidney disease and is currently in chronic(慢性的) failure and has extremely low kidney function. He receives _______three times a week, and was told that he had been recommended for the transplant list. Unfortunately, his parents are not a match, but________his brother is.

“I can’t believe Derek would _______so much all this for me,” Brandon tells the publication. “He's giving me a________to have a healthy life again. I ______ can't believe it's happening.”

“I________seeing him sick and knew something needed to be done to make him healthy again,” Derek adds. "Not only was it the _______thing to do, but the only thing to do. He's my brother... We didn't know _______he could be on the transplant list, and I knew I just wanted my_______ brother back."

1.A. read    B. sang    C. called    D. shouted

2.A. provided    B. issued    C. presented    D. supplied

3.A. claim    B. award    C. smile    D. surprise

4.A. taken charge of    B. looked up to    C. got hold of    D. lived up to

5.A. signed    B. drawn    C. written    D. described

6.A. thankful    B. satisfied    C. awkward    D. confused

7.A. paper    B. card    C. book    D. cover

8.A. nerves    B. eyes    C. kidney    D. heart

9.A. perfect    B. possible    C. equal    D. friendly

10.A. losing    B. dropping    C. throwing    D. blowing

11.A. screams    B. worries    C. laughs    D. tears

12.A. treatments    B. experiments    C. directions    D. observations

13.A. finally    B. possibly    C. luckily    D. exactly

14.A. advise    B. experience    C. allow    D. sacrifice

15.A. chance    B. fortune    C. accident    D. occasion

16.A. always    B. already    C. forever    D. still

17.A. regretted    B. minded    C. hated    D. opposed

18.A. fair    B. right    C. normal    D. real

19.A. when    B. how long    C. how much    D. while

20.A. lovely    B. brave    C. honest    D. healthy

This summer, I, along with several other international students, traveled to the region of Berounka and found a lovely camping place beside the river. At night, I shared a tent with three girls from Brazil, the United States, and Belgium. 1. I didn't know what to bring, just my sleeping bag and some warm clothes. And with the light of the campfire burning all night, I was unable to sleep until 1 o'clock.

Later that morning, when we were all on the raft and ready to leave, I was told to sit in the middle because I'd never used a paddle before. 2.Once we set off, my US friend showed me how to use a paddle. I found it wasn't so hard—it just made my arms really tired. I listened carefully to what my friends were saying, at the same time looking around at the beautiful scenery. 3. Suddenly, the raft turned over. and we all fell into the water. My friends managed to reach the other side of the river quickly, but they couldn't catch me. I felt panicked but wanted to get out of the water as soon as I could.4..

At last, I finally made it to a rock near the riverbank. I was so delighted and asked my friends to take a photo of me.5.From then on, I tried rafting almost every summer. My experience taught me that we should try new things and get to know new people, even if it means facing danger.

A. I'd never camped outside before.

B. I heard my friends cheering me up loudly.

C. I shared what I brought with my three roommates.

D. So I grasped my paddle and swam stoutly to my friends.

E. I held on tightly to my paddle, not daring to move one bit.

F. I had fallen into the river, but I fell in love with this sport too.

G. Tree-filled mountains, the clear blue sky, and wooden cottages surrounded me.

Golden eagle populations in the UK are set to increase as some chicks are reintroduced to the north of England. Ten birds will be released(释放)from south of Edinburgh in summer 2018, with the hope of bringing the species back from disappearing in England. More eagles will be released in the summertime of the next five years.

The project received ￡ 1.3 million of lottery funding in March and has now been awarded a further ￡ 150,000 to employ workers to run the operation. Project manager Cat Barlow said: “This is a really exciting time as the project is now starting to happen and we will soon start to see its benefits. Work will start next summer, when we will collect a number of golden eagle chicks in the Highlands and bring them south to be reared and released from an already selected place.”

The birds will be released with satellite tracking tags that will allow the scientists to gather information about their behavior and find if they suddenly go offline.

Recently, golden eagles have died out in England as the last known individual is believed to have died. Due to the popularity of shooting birds of prey(食肉猛禽), those birds in the wild struggle to survive. Main causes of death are systematic poisoning, shooting and nest disturbance by gamekeepers.

It is hoped that the newly released birds will move further south in search of new living areas and food supplies. The project expects to see the number of wild birds in Scotland and England increase as the range of the animals develops. While the birds were gone in England, in the Highlands of Scotland the number of golden eagles rocketed. With up to 500 breeding pairs, the chicks will be sourced from here. It is hoped that golden eagles may finally return to the north of England, and if all goes well, numbers should grow steadily.

1.Why will some golden eagles be set free from south of Edinburgh?

A. To keep the balance of nature

B. To prevent eagles from dying out

C. To bring back the number of other species

D. To encourage more birds to live in the wild

2.Which word can replace the underlined word “reared” in Paragraph 2?

A. Raised    B. Stored

C. Sold    D. Exhibited

3.What does Paragraph 4 focus on ?

A. Harmful effects of shooting birds

B. Why animal hunting should be forbidden

C. Reasons for golden eagles’ dying out

D. The difficult situation golden eagles face

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the golden eagle project?

A. Ambiguous    B. Cautious

C. Doubtful    D. Hopeful

1.If you like swimming, you will choose

A. Banbury House    B. Three Seasons

C. Sturtin Hotel    D. Downtown Digs

2.In what way is Downtown Digs different from the other residences?

A. It is comfortable.    B. It is expensive.

C. It is cheap.    D. It is quiet.

3.If you would like to live as close as possible to the university, you'd better choose

A. Banbury House    B. Three Seasons

C. Downtown Digs    D. Hilton Hostel

When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered (纠缠)his relatives, but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all.

“Why don't you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. You'd better find a way of opening it.”

“But what can I do？”

“Get out and have a look round,” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”

Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good：in the wrong position，too expensive or with some other snag(障碍)．But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate（土地，地区） where there were plenty of customers but no competition.

Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motorcycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the moneylocker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.

1.Which of the following would be the BEST title for the passage?

A. Goodwill is the key to success

B. The world is a moneylocker

C. No education, no future

D. Difficulty of starting a small business

2.Boris started his career by________.

A. cycling around the town

B. developing a waste ground

C. repairing cycles

D. buying empty shops

3.Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because________.

A. it was not so expensive

B. he had a lot of old customers there

C. he could make good use of his skills there

D. there were good opportunities there

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris______.

A. still couldn't make good profits

B. set off in a successful career

C. found a lot of gold coins by accident

D. had great difficulty running his business

Oxford and Cambridge have now decided to remove the words CAN'T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionary. Jessica Cox, 25, a girl born without arms, stands inside an aircraft. The girl from Tucson, Arizona got the Sport Pilot certificate lately and became the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet. Jessica Cox of Tucson was born without arms, but that has only stopped her from doing one thing: using the word "can't".

Her latest flight into the seemingly impossible is becoming the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet.

With one foot manning the controls and the other delicately guiding the steering column, Cox, 25, soared to achieve a Sport Pilot certificate. Her certificate qualifies her to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitudes of 10,000 feet.

"She's a good pilot. She's rock solid," said Parrish Traweek, 42, the flying instructor at San Manuel's Ray Blair Airport. Parrish Traweek runs PC Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Services and has trained many pilots, some of whom didn't come close to Cox's abilities.

"When she came up here driving a car," Traweek recalled, "I knew she'd have no problem flying a plane."

Doctors never learned why she was born without arms, but she figured out early on that she didn't want to use prosthetic devices. So, the next time you are ready to tell yourself, "I can't possibly..." remember this amazing young woman and change your vocabulary.

1.The word CAN'T will be removed from the two dictionaries because of ______.

A. the first woman pilot

B. a very special flight service

C. a great flight with a light-spot aircraft

D. the flight in a seemingly impossible way

2.According to Parrish Traweek, Jessica Cox_____.

A. flies the plane by standing in it

B. is good at driving a car with her legs

C. has been her workmate for two years

D. is one of the best pilots trained by her

3.What can be known from the text?

A. Jessica Cox has been armless for 25 years.

B. Jessica Cox was normal when she was young.

C. There are no suitable prosthetic devices for Jessica Cox.

D. The doctors have discovered how Jessica Cox lost her arms.

4.The best title for the text may be "_______".

A. Flying with no hands

B. Jessica Cox, a disabled pilot

C. Living with a positive attitude

D. Two words will disappear from dictionaries

假设你是李华，目前正在英国做交换生，你的英国朋友Debbie送了你一张Ceilidh Dance的舞会票。现在，请给她写一封邮件致谢，并询问有关情况（箭头所指内容）。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Debbie,

I am delighted to receive your ticket for the Ceilidh Dance.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

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。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(＼)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。。

Stuart Grindle spends up to 30 hour a week keeping his garden. He has the grass cutting to an impressive 5mm. He is too determined to protect his precious grass that he even bans his son from play football on it. Stuart, a retired wood craftsman, said, “It is my proud and joy. Most people probably only work on their grass once a week and I cut my grass twice a day, three days a week. His grass is cut to 5mm long and in such good condition due to my watering and cutting for it often. I supposed I am just crazy about gardening.” Then he added, “It’s full-time job.”

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

In the closing ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, China put on1. eight-minute performance “See You in Beijing in 2022”, 2.(direct) by Zhang Yimou. The show centered on the talents of a team of 24 roller-skating 3.(perform) from Beijing Sport University. Two of 4.(they) dressed up as “Panda Captains” led the performance. It reviewed China’s ancient times, 5.(show) the country’s rich cultural heritage (遗产) and singing the present as well as the future. In addition to 6.(tradition) symbols including the Great Wall, the Chinese Dragon and the Chinese phoenix(凤凰）, the performance also showed the recent achievements in science and technology 7. China has made. Towards the end of the performance, the Olympic rings 8.(appear) on the stage, as well as images of a global village, children’s smiling faces, olive branches and plum blossoms(梅花), which represented China’s promise 9.(promote) global peace and build a better future for mankind. Finally, the skaters travelled a path to draw the “Winter Dream” sign of the Olympic Winter dreams Beijing 2022. The performance 10. (success) sent China’s goodwill and invitations to the world for Beijing 2022.

Sometimes people around you can change your values. My elder brother Steve, in the_______ of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in _______ that helped me grow into an adult. Once when I returned _______from a baseball game, it was Steve _______ took the time to ask me what had happened. When I explained that my baseball had _______ through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass, Steve encouraged me to _______to her. After all, I should have played in the park and not in the path_______ buildings. Although my _______ trembled as I stood explaining, I offered to _______ the window if she would return my ball. I also learned that personal property is a ________ thing.

After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else ________ the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father ________ from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, and ________ remembered the smell of her perfume(香水) as she patted me on my shoulder. Yet of all the ________ Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most ________ in my mind.

At twelve I killed a sparrow with a gun. Excited with my ________, I screamed to Steve to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and ________ the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes ________ “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is________ it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment ________ as the most important lesson my brother has taught me.

1.A. absence    B. influence    C. presence    D. appearance

2.A. personalities    B. beliefs    C. impressions    D. values

3.A. in surprise    B. in tears    C. at ease    D. in vain

4.A. which    B. what    C. that    D. whom

5.A. dashed    B. rocketed    C. swelled    D. paced

6.A. addict    B. subscribe    C. admit    D. appeal

7.A. beneath    B. above    C. in    D. between

8.A. legs    B. hands    C. toes    D. back

9.A. pay for    B. break down    C. account for    D. pull through

10.A. authentic    B. sacred    C. magical    D. specific

11.A. regardless of    B. instead of    C. on account of    D. in spite of

12.A. produced    B. shaped    C. purchased    D. carved

13.A. therefore    B. even    C. still    D. yet

14.A. gifts    B. lessons    C. pens    D. sparrows

15.A. vivid    B. casual    C. temporary    D. accessible

16.A. prediction    B. intelligence    C. accuracy    D. expectation

17.A. stared at    B. picked up    C. glared at    D. caught sight of

18.A. blank    B. shut    C. firm    D. wide

19.A. as    B. for    C. since    D. whether

20.A. passes by    B. stands out    C. crowds of    D. fades away

Spreading Smiles at Birchwood

When Ava McCarver was in kindergarten, her class visited a nursing home. Ava learned that many of the residents(住户) there received few visitors. 1. “I asked my mom if I could visit them,” she said. Soon, Ava and her mom become volunteers at Birchwood Health Care Center.

That was six years ago. 2. She enjoyed hanging out with Mary, Shirley and other residents during her twice-monthly visits. “ I paint their nails, and I talk to a lot of them,” she said. Sometimes she helped lead craft (手工艺) projects. Other times they played card games. “ It’s good for the residents to see little kids,” Ava said. “ That makes them really happy.”

3. She raised money for the nursing home by making refrigerator decorations and selling them at a craft fair. She also collected used puzzles from garage sales and donated them to Birchwood.

Ava wrote a book called The Squirrel Family. In the book, two squirrels raise a family and eventually move into a place called Birchwood where they live happily. 4.Ten stores in her city agreed to display the books , along with a can to collect money. Ava’s project raised about 750 dollars. Birchwood used that money to buy furniture for the residents.

Ava said she enjoyed the look of “pure joy” on a resident’s face after a hug from her. That’s why she started visiting Birchwood to bring happiness to others.5. “ It’s really fun,” she said.  “ They have good stories, and I enjoy my time there.”

A.She decided to take action.

B.But she gained happiness for herself , too.

C.Since then , Ava has made many friends at Birchwood .

D.Ava used her book to raise money for the nursing home.

E.Birchwood needs more money to support their residents.

F.Ava found some creative ways to help her friends at Birchwood.

G.Ava’s book achieved a great success and earned a large amount of money for her.

Mass communication has been growing and affecting the way communities and people behave. At every stage of the development of communication, from the telegraph to the Internet, societies have had to adapt to its effects. But have the effects been more positive or negative?

The saying “Knowledge is power” has been an excellent motivator for people to improve their lives, but today the massive amount of information available through the Internet doesn’t always seem to to be helping people in the way we had hoped.Rather than improving people’s lives and bringing us closer together, the information age is making us more divided and irresponsible.

Nevertheless, many people find comfort in their virtual worlds and are happy to connect with real-life friends and online friends from the familiar surroundings of their living rooms.However,being able to reinvent themselves online and be whoever they want to be leads to the question of whether they are losing their identities by living in a virtual world. It’s not all bad news,however. Mass communication has helped change some attitudes for the better. Take our views on the environment for example. Internet campaigns by governments and other organizations have helped popularize the ideas of recycling, protecting wildlife and reducing pollution.

Modern electronic communication now influences every aspect of our lives-it is a powerful tool that has raised some concerns for society.However,it has also brought countless benefits to society. At the end of the day, it can be used both for good or evil, which largely relies on the morals and sense of responsibility of the individual or community involved. In short,it needs to be used with care.

1.According to the text, the information age today _______.

A. helps people improve their lives

B. fully shows “ knowledge is power”

C. makes people feel more connected to others

D. fails to achieve our expectations sometimes

2.What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A. People only connect with online friends.

B. Online friends can be comforting for all people.

C. Virtual lives can make people clear of who they are.

D. The Internet helps to raise our environmental awareness.

3.What can be known about electronic communication in the last paragraph?

A. It should be used in a cautious way.

B. It does more harm than good to society.

C. Its side effects can’t be handled by individuals.

D. It should be strictly controlled by the government.

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. The comfort of the virtual worlds.

B. The effects of mass communication.

C. The development of mass communication.

D. The way to use modern mass communication.

In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老) treated the message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.

Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out of the door, picnic basket in hand , a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “ Oh, boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.” I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, but for his smile.

Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile. “ Oh, that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams of head-cutting!

It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should care the feeling of the receiver.

Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you are tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet? When you have your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as a traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.

Had my neighbour told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “ Oh, that’s all right. I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they hear bad news,deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的) person is sure to have.

1.In Paragraph 1, the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to _______.

A. make a comparison    B. describe a scene

C. introduce a topic    D. offer an argument

2.In the writer’s opinion, his neighbor was ______.

A. not helpful    B. not considerate

C. friendly    D. warm-hearted

3.From “ Dreams of head-cutting !”(Paragraph 3), we learn that the writer _______.

A. was reminded of the cruel pharaoh

B. was mad at the sales agent

C. wished that the sales agent would have had dreams

D. dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night

4.What is the main idea of the text ?

A. Delivering bad news with sympathy is important in communication.

B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.

C. Receiving bad news requires great courage.

D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.

There is an ancient Chinese story about a giant man named Kua Fu who chases the sun. He drains the Yellow and Wei rivers during his race and finally dies of delydration（脱水）. His failure has reminded people of the unstoppable power of the sun for centuries. And yet, scientists throughout history have tried to better understand the most important star in our sky. On Aug 12, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe（探测器）, marking the start of its trip to the sun.

The probe itself is almost as big as a car and needed the help of a powerful rocket to escape Earth’s orbit, change direction and reach the sun. In order to reach the sun, the probe must complete seven flybys of Venus, using the power of the planet’s gravity to change its path, sending it toward the sun. But that’s not the only difficult part of the journey. As the probe approaches the sun’s corona（日冕）, it will have to bear temperatures reaching 1,400℃, as well as deal with serious radiation. So how will the probe survive?

According to NASA, a special shield has been used, which is a special 11.5 cm-thick carbon-composite shield that will be positioned between the probe and the sun’s corona. It’s advanced technology like this that will make the probe’s trip to the sun much smoother. If everything goes as planned the probe will reach a speed of 692,018 kilometers per hour as it moves around the sun, setting a new record for the fastest man-made object in history, NBC noted. It will fly close to the sun 24 times between 2018 and 2025. NBC added.

1.What is the aim of mentioning Kua Fu in the first paragraph?

A. To tell the origin of Parker Solar Probe.

B. To lead to the topic of researching the sun.

C. To show the achievement of ancient China.

D. To show the difficulties of studying the sun.

2.How many challenges will the probe meet to reach the sun?

A. One.    B. Two.

C. Three.    D. Four.

3.What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. The probe will reach the sun in 2025.

B. The probe has been protected very well.

C. The probe is the fastest man-made object.

D. The probe has been prepared well for its aim.

4.What may be the best title of the passage?

A. Taking a Closer Look at the Sun

B. Discovering the Unknown Puzzles

C. The Story of Kuafu Chasing the Sun

D. The Scientific Value of Searching the Sun

The annual World Economic Forum took place in Davos, Switzerland, in Jan. 23-26, 2018. What did Chinese entrepreneurs speak in the forum? Are there some quotable quotes for you?

★Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group

“I think globalization cannot be stopped — no one can stop globalization, no one can stop trade. If trade stops, the world stops. Trade is the way to dissolve (结束) the war not cause the war,” said Ma in Davos, “Google, Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba — we are the luckiest companies of this century. But we have the responsibility to have a good heart, and do something good.”

★Richard Liu, founder and chief executive officer of JD

“Business is not only a way to make money but also a way to contribute yourself, to help people,” Liu said in a speech in Davos. “How can we face the fractured (分化的) world? That’s the topics of the Davos this year. I think a very important thing in business is cooperation. If we can unite, work together, if we work very closely, I think we can bring more hope to the people and we can build more trust between the people, countries and companies and partners,” he said.

★Jane Sun, CEO of Ctrip

“Tourism is a sunrise industry. Since I entered Ctrip, every year there are new comers, which, first of all, shows that tourism is booming.” Sun told Sina.com in Davos. “We invested heavily in ABC. A refers to AI, B is big data, and C is cloud computing. As we continue to expand overseas, these three will be very good weapons for us. So we think those mean opportunity,” she said.

★Hu Xiaoming, president of Aliyun

“In 2018, people will see the development in various countries more closely connected with cloud computing. More manufacturing enterprises and financial institutions will start to use ‘cloud’, and cloud computing will increase the efficiency of technology and finance,” Hu told Xinhua in Davos.

1.What do Chinese entrepreneurs like Jack Ma and Richard Liu focus more on?

A. More huge jumps in profits.    B. The joined efforts of mankind.

C. Reducing production costs.    D. The role of science in business.

2.What is the main business of Ctrip?

A. Tourism.    B. The creation of AI.

C. Computer.    D. Financial service online.

3.What does Hu think will promote global economic development?

A. Economy recovery.    B. The World Economic Forum.

C. Cloud computing.    D. Financial efficiency.

假定你是李华，你在某贴吧上看到美国孔子学院(Confucius Institute)的学生Henry发帖，希望通过网络视频互动学习中国诗词。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：

1．表示愿意帮助他；

2．说明你想帮助他的原因。

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：在错的词下划一横线，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。

I like the Spring Festival，during that I usually enjoy myself greatly．All the family members will get together to have a big dinner．We also visit our relatives or friends．To my great joy，my grandparent always give me some lucky money．Last year，I spent the spring Festival happily as usual，but one thing made me surprising．My grandparents didn’t give me 1ucky money at the first! It seemed that they had forgotten about them．Seeing I was puzzled，my grandpa laughed．Several minutes late，my mobile phone received a message．It was my grandpa sent lucky money to me secret through WeChat！What modern and humorous my grandpa was!