He’s never thought of getting addicted to drugs and       destructive dangers they will bring him.

A.how B.whether C.whose D.what

I had      wanted to rush outside and leave all the frustrating things behind but something told me I had to stay and face the music.

A.reluctantly B.desperately C.essentially D.fundamentally

He must have been out of sense when he did that,      he?

A.hasn’t B.mustn’t C.didn’t D.wasn’t

     the shortage of time, the chairman decided that each candidate should finish the speech within five minutes.

A.In view of B.In response to C.In contrast to D.In terms of

     to the association of success with money that the thought of giving up good salary for an idea seems like a little bit crazy.

A.Accustomed as are most of us B.Accustomed as most of us are

C.So accustomed are most of us D.So accustomed most of us are

To realize his dream as a pianist, he________ practicing playing it in all his free time.

A.hired himself out B.threw himself into

C.resigned himself to D.wrestled himself with

- How long is it      you picked up your badminton training?

- It was not until my finance became better in last December      I started the training.

A.that; when B.until; that C.since; that D.before; when

The man hid himself behind the door waiting       no other people could see him negotiating with his manager about his promotion.

A.so that B.in that C.in case D.now that

There are certain historic occasions ________ are likely to remind people of what happened in the past and set people reflecting on them.

A.when B.that

C.where D.what

—What did you say you were reluctant to risk just now?

—_________ to high levels of radiation.

A. Being exposed B. Having been exposed

C. To be exposed D. Exposed

When you feel on the point of exploding, try to      the focus away from anger by thinking of something pleasant.

A.withdraw B.delete C.squeeze D.switch

I’m well aware that I shouldn’t have got angry with John-He      me; he really meant it for the best.

A.hadn’t criticized B.wasn’t criticizing C.hadn’t been criticizing D.wouldn’t criticize

His comprehensive surveys have provided the most      statements of how, and on what basis, data are collected.

A.original B.ambiguous C.explicit D.arbitrary

阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续 写的词数应为150左右。

Tyler was enrolled in my senior class for a semester. He had impulse-control (克制冲 动)and anger management issues. He had been suspended(停课)many times in previous years. When he entered my class, I assumed the worst.

Tyler sat in the back row. Every time I talked in the front of the class, I would ask students questions, calling them by name. Unfortunately, every time I called on Tyler, he would respond with a glib（未经思考的）answer. If he got an answer wrong, he would become angry.

About a month into the year, I was still trying to connect with Tyler. I can usually get students involved in class discussions or at the least motivate them to sit quietly and attentively. By contrast, Tyler was just loud and offensive.

He had been in so much trouble through the years. He expected his teachers to know about his referrals（移交）where he was sent to the office, and suspensions, where he was given compulsory days to stay out of school. I had rarely found referrals to be effective because students would return from the office behaving worse than before.

One day, Tyler was talking while I was teaching. In the middle of the lesson, I said in the same tone of voice, “Tyler, why don't you join in our discussion instead of having one of your own?" With that, he got up from his chair, pushed it over and yelled something. I can't remember what he said other than that he included several impolite words. I sent Tyler to the office with a discipline referral , and he received a week's out — of — school suspension.

To this point, this was one of my worst teaching experiences. Tyler's anger was almost too much for me. The week Tyler was out of school was a wonderful time, and we got a lot accomplished as a class. However, the suspension week would soon come to an end, and I was fearful of his return.

On the day of Tyler's return, I stood at the door awaiting him.

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A spark of surprise flashed across his face.

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假如你是李华，你的学校电视台打算新开播一个英语栏目，请写信告诉你的英国朋友 Jack有关情况并征求他的建议，内容包括：

1.栏目名称和内容；

2.播出时段；

3.征求建议。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jack,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Sun Yang wins men's 400m freestyle in FINA Champions Swim Series on January 15 in Shenzhen. “My 400m free remains smooth all the time, showing that my training is1.(effect). My goal this year is2. (win) at the Olympic Games," said Sun, who lost to Rapsys 3.0. 03 in 200m freestyle on Tuesday. The world top-class athlete 4. (perfect) showed his dominant power in the 400m freestyle event in front of all his home fans,  5. (suggest) that he is aiming high for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games.

Liu Xiang bagged her second gold medal in the 50m freestyle in 24. 04. “I got6. cold after I arrived here three days ago,  7. I did not expect to win with a time equaling my personal best," said Liu. So far, China  8. (collect) 9 gold medals as the biggest winner.

According to FINA official website, the brand-new “FINA Champions Swim Series" is since 2019 a circuit 9. (gather) the top athletes of the sport, and it has an original 10. (compete) format including finals with only four swimmers.

    Melbourne Girls' College is getting rid of all dustbins and asking students to take their rubbish home to encourage them to move towards zero waste.

Starting next Monday, the college will gradually_______all the rubbish bins in five weeks in classrooms and the yard, _________1400 students and 140 staff to find their own home for chip packets and juice boxes. Volunteer students will _______ daily non- compulsory food inspections in which children bringing “zero waste" lunch boxes will be _______. Students using only _______ packaging will receive a token (礼券）to win prizes such as keepcups.

The rubbish that students take home may still go to landfill(废物填埋场）via their home bins, _______the new policy will help persuade_______to buy fewer packaged items and reuse containers. Most issues around carrying rubbish home, such as smell and mess, can be solved._______tuna （金枪鱼）in a tin, for example, can_______ the school's compost（堆肥）bin and the tin can be __________ before it's taken home.

The college principal Karen Money acknowledges that some parents may not have the time or means to avoid  ________ in single-use packaging, “but it's________to get as many people as we can to avoid it. We talk a lot, ________ educators, about the bad problems the world ________, and if we don't start putting some actions ________ that beautiful idea, then it's just empty."

1.A.replace B.wash C.clean D.remove

2.A.proving B.leaving C.promising D.allowing

3.A.receive B.forbid C.admit D.conduct

4.A.rewarded B.advised C.changed D.protected

5.A.creative B.usual C.reusable D.plastic

6.A.so B.but C.then D.though

7.A.teachers B.staff C.families D.classmates

8.A.Uneaten B.Uncooked C.Uncovered D.Unbroken

9.A.break down B.break through C.get through D.go into

10.A.returned B.washed C.reused D.spared

11.A.foods B.clothes C.drinks D.tools

12.A.keeping B.dreaming C.stopping D.trying

13.A.for B.to C.as D.with

14.A.solves B.shows C.faces D.follows

15.A.ahead of B.behind C.upon D.beyond

    Childhood obesity puts kids at risk for cardiovascular disease, bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and potential social and psychological problems. 1.

Of course, the CDC recommends healthy lifestyle choices—healthy eating, physical exercise. 2. That is to provide a safe and supportive environment where healthy lifestyle choices can be made.

What don't kids need?3.Too much focus on overweight leads toward more weight gain.

A new data analysis of two studies found that children whose parents considered them to be “overweight" tended to gain more weight over 10 years than children whose parents considered them “normal weight". Children whose parents label them as “overweight" had a negative self-perception about their bodies. They were engaged in more attempts to lose weight. 4.

The clear message from this study is that dieting is more likely to lead to weight gain, not weight loss, in both children and adults. Psychology researchers Eric Robinson and Angelina Sutin argue that the stigma of being labeled overweight as a child might actually gain weight in the future.

5. For the study, children's height and weight were measured at age 4 or 5, and parents were asked to describe whether they thought the children were best described as underweight, normal weight, overweight or very overweight. When the children were 12 or 13, they used images to best depict what they perceived their bodies to look like and were asked whether or not they engaged in any dieting behavior. Height and weight measurements were taken again when the children were 14 or 15 years old.

A.Labels and pressure around weight and weight gain.

B.Left untreated, these problems can continue into adulthood.

C.They also point out another important way to keep kids healthy.

D.The researchers cannot be certain about what is driving.

E.They analyzed the data from a study of Australian children.

F.But it actually contributed to weight gain over the 10-year period.

G.A number of mothers in this study suffer from depression and anxiety.

    Last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 55 million people in the U. S. are “gig workers" which is more than 35 percent of the U. S. workforce. That number is projected to jump to 43 percent by 2020.

People are drawn to gig work（零工）because it brings in a little extra income without a major time commitment. And recent technologies like Skype, Slack, and Dropbox have made the gig life a reality, giving you maximum freedom, an ideal work-life balance, and the chance to pursue your passions.

If you're thinking of joining the gig economy, it's never been easier. One of the great things about the gig economy is that you don't have a boss breathing down your neck. As a freelancer, you no longer have to cater to a company culture or work schedule that might cause physical or emotional stress. Instead, you get to choose the type of work you do and who you work with. But this degree of freedom requires a corresponding amount of discipline. With no boss to make sure you're on task, it's all on you.

A lot of gig workers start their careers by hopping on a project because the employer is desperate and in need of help. On the employer's end, it's tough to take on people for higher management positions when the pool of talent is full of gig workers who haven't been given an opportunity to improve their skills. Businesses have to evolve to learn how to account for an influx（(涌入）of temporary workers. It is harder for gig workers to become skilled and get promoted.

The workforce is becoming more advanced and educated by the day. You have to keep learning and keep up with industry trends to maintain a competitive edge. This is true even for people in traditional office settings, but it's critical if you're your own boss.

1.What made the gig life a reality?

A.Greater work-life balance. B.New technologies.

C.A little extra money. D.Maximum freedom.

2.What does the underlined phrase “breathing down your neck” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Making you unable to breathe freely.

B.Standing very close behind you.

C.Threatening you by saying something.

D.Monitoring you closely.

3.What can we infer from the last but one paragraph?

A.Employers should invest in training the temporary workers.

B.Gig workers start their jobs out of passion.

C.It's hard for employers to employ people for higher positions.

D.It's hard for gig workers to develop skills.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Gig Economy

B.The Challenges of the Gig Economy

C.The Increase of the Gig Economy

D.The Reason for the Gig Economy

    At a time when industries are under greater pressure to reduce costs and increase efficiencies, more production facilities are turning to digital sensing technology to provide the real-time insights they need for improved performance. What if one digital sensor could measure multiple signals?

Yokogawa's DPharp（差压传送器）digital technology has the unique ability to measure two pressure parameters （参数），delivering reliable and accurate measurement of plant operations. The unique aspect of this digital technology is that it measures two parameters in one sensor module, providing additional insight into a plant's operations. It is the only sensor in the world that does this.

DPharp transmitters（发射器）use silicon（硅）resonant（谐振的）sensor technology to measure both differential（差别） and still pressure. The sensor consists of two H-shaped crystal silicon resonators that shake at a certain frequency and, when pressure is applied, the frequency of one resonator increases while the other decreases. By monitoring these frequencies digitally, both differential and still pressure can be measured at the same time. The frequency output is directly read by the central processing unit of the transmitter.

DPharp can be used in any processing plant across any industry—oil and gas to food and drinks. DPharp's unique digital sensing technology allows engineering firms and plant engineers to create designs that will equate to an average reduction of 40 percent. Where they would typically use five measuring devices, they are using three by using the multi-sensing technology. That is a significant cost reduction in the number of devices installed and the added benefit is that, as there are less devices, the engineering and design is less complex, which means less materials and less equipment to maintain. Furthermore, there are fewer transmitter spares required, which reduces costs. Tony Farah, Product Manager, said that more organisations are seeing the significant benefits of smart devices like DPharp.

1.What is special about DPharp digital technology?

A.It provides the real-time insights.

B.It brings significant changes in engineering.

C.It measures two parameters in one sensor.

D.It provides accurate measurement.

2.What is the frequency output read by?

A.Two H-shaped crystal silicon resonators.

B.The central processing unit of the transmitter.

C.Monitoring devices.

D.The operator of the plant.

3.What is the plants' attitude to DPharp?

A.Cautious. B.Ambiguous.

C.Favorable. D.Disapproving.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.How DPharp is bringing value across production plants.

B.How sensor works in a different way.

C.Why DPharp is efficient and reliable.

D.Where DPharp can be used.

    Bradley McConachie, a 33-year-old Australian is actually a student in international relations completing his PhD through Griffith University. He came to Beijing for a cooperative research at Beijing University two years ago. Such an academic life was colorful with a chance offered by the cultural exchanges project, “I'm in China".

Bradley was lucky to win the most "likes" for his photo story about his life in China and became one of 20 winners to visit locations by the project this summer. All the winners’ experiences were filmed to produce a reality show, My Chinese Working Day, which will be broadcast by mid-September.

Bradley was chosen to work as a recreational manager for a Chinese wedding. The film crew took them to many “amazing sites" and the staff at the resort taught them a lot about how to incorporate modern Chinese features while still keeping traditional customs.

“I would have to say two things stick out as the most memorable： the helicopter ride and talking with the staff at the hotel about how they organize weddings here in China," he said. That was Bradley's first time to be in a helicopter, and he was too absorbed with the “stunning" view of the coastline.

“I think it is so important to show other Australians the different landscapes China has to offer. I think so many Australians, when they think about China, imagine the historical sites of Beijing and the exciting things to see in Shanghai but have no idea about other beautiful places, like Sanya or the many other places people have been taken to in this TV series. It was nice to experience these little touches. I was happy to be a part of that experience!” Bradley said.

1.What made Bradley's life more colorful?

A.Obtaining his PhD.

B.The cultural exchanges project.

C.The research about Beijing University.

D.The interest in international relations.

2.Why was Bradley given the chance?

A.He produced the reality show.

B.His life in China was interesting.

C.He was one of the top 20 winners.

D.He liked photo stories most.

3.Which of the following best explains “stunning" in Paragraph 4?

A.Fantastic. B.Confusing.

C.Agreeable. D.Extreme.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.It's difficult to produce moving TV series.

B.Beijing and Shanghai are historical sites.

C.Sanya is worth visiting for foreigners.

D.Many Australians know little about China.

    This famous site features one of the largest and most representative collections of Buddhist architecture and art in China. It was rated as a 5A-class tourist attraction in 2010.

The Lingshan Grand Buddha is an 88-meter-high open-air bronze statue of Sakyamuni. It is 17 meters higher than the Grand Buddha at Leshan Mountain. It is part of the pattern of Five Buddhas in five directions together with the Big Buddha at Lantau Island in Hong Kong to the south, the Grand Buddha at Leshan Mountain to the west, the Grand Buddha in Yungang Caves to the north and the Grand Buddha at the Longmen Caves in the central area. At the feet of the Grand Buddha, you can feel the loftiness （雄伟）and dignity of Buddhism.

Tips：

Location: Lingshan Road, Mashan town, Binhu district, Wuxi

Tickets: Through ticket： 210 yuan （ $ 31. 85） , and free tickets for the performance of Ode to Auspiciousness for individual visitors

Opening hours for Lingshan Mountain: 7：00 17：00

Opening hours for Brahma Palace: 9：00 18：00

Recommendations:

The Nine-Dragon Fountain

The Nine-Dragon Fountain in front of the giant Buddha will start to play music and the song, The Birth of Buddha , at 10 am every day. A huge lotus（莲花）slowly blooms with six petals, and a 7-meter golden statue of Prince Buddha rises from the lotus, with one hand pointing to the sky and one hand at the earth, symbolizing Buddha's light shining on all things.

The Brahma Palace

The whole palace shows the mixture of traditional cultural elements with Western architectural features. Many cultural heritage items and art works can be found there. Its splendid design surprises every visitor.

1.What is the Lingshan Grand Buddha famous for?

A.Its typical collections of architecture and art.

B.Its special material.

C.Its geographical location.

D.Its long history.

2.What do we know about the performance of Ode to Auspiciousness?

A.It lasts 10 hours for visitors. B.It costs 210 yuan at least.

C.It's available only for group visitors. D.It's free if you get a through ticket.

3.Why does the writer recommend the Brahma Palace to us?

A.It’s in front of the giant Buddha.

B.Its design and collections are amazing.

C.Visitors can enjoy a huge lotus there.

D.Many traditional cultural items are on sale.

在你看过的电影、电视和书中，肯定有许多场景历历在目，请你描述令你印象深刻的一个场景，并谈谈为什么。你的文章必须包括：

1.描述你印象深刻的一个场景；

2.说明你对此印象深刻的理由。

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Translations

1.如果驾驶员违反交通规则，除了罚款之外，还有别的处罚办法？（alternative）

2.上班时间打盹的员工应该为此事故负责。（blame）

3.由于互联网技术的发展，越来越多的中国企业可以在网上寻找潜在客户，和外国企业做生意。（thanks）

4.我这一生都没有想过自己能身处这样一个环境，在这里鼓励每个人展示不同之处，在学习中找到自己的声音。（Never）

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

The New Dinner and a Movie

Dinner and a movie was a two-part affair. But increasingly, the two have blended into a single experience, allowing moviegoers to get fries and a beer while they watch the latest superhero blockbuster. Full-service theaters have become a Friday-night pastime as Americans are going to the movies.

Dine-in cinemas are not altogether new. In the late 1980s, brothers Mike and Brian Mc Menamin opened one in Portland, Ore. A decade later, inspired by the Mc Menamins, Tim and Karrie League began pairing trendy beer with hits like The Craft at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin. But in recent years, the trend has expanded from marginal to mainstream. There are now 29 Alamo locations nationwide, from Omaha to El Paso.

Full-service theaters appeal to a broader, more regionally diverse customer base. At Movie Tavern in Roswel, Ga., for instance, you can order popcorn seafood and a “Jumbo Jar” cocktail while watching Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. AMC, the biggest U.S. movie-theater company, launched Dine-In, where meals can be ordered with the push of a button.

The rise in full-service moviegoing coincides with declining ticket sales across the industry more broadly. North American movie attendance in 2017 dropped to what appears to be a 27-year low. The downward tendency is the continuation of a 15-year trend. As younger audiences choose to consume content on their smartphones and the popularity of streaming rises dramatically, it’s no wonder that theater owners are seeking creative ways to stimulate customers off their couches. It’s working: despite a 2% decline in movie attendance over four years, AMC Dine-In achieved 4% growth in just two.

Full-service theaters are not without complaints. Despite servers’ attempts to quiet down, many find them distracting when serving food. Besides, prices tend to get steeper once varieties of food enter the mix.

But for those with the funds, the full-service theater offers reason enough to quit online movies.

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given behind. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Living off grid

When you need electricity, you just plug in the machine and switch it on. If you need water, you turn on the tap. 1. For many people, these facilities are the basics of civilized society and the idea of living without them seems risky. Yet for a growing number of people, the idea of living off grid — without electricity, water or sewage — is an increasingly attractive lifestyle.

Off-gridders do not have to give up electricity or a modern lifestyle — some choose to, but most use small hydroelectric power systems, solar panels or windmills to generate enough power for their needs. Heating and cooking needs are met by solar energy or wood burning systems, and toilet facilities range from non-water toilets to outside compost toilets. 2. It ranges from traditional yurts (a type of tent) to luxury house with high-speed internet and central heating. Whether they live in simple homes or luxury houses, what they all have in common is that their lifestyles do not create any pollution or carbon emissions — the ultimate goal for off-gridders.

Around 100,000 people are thought to be living off grid in the UK now. 3. They grow their own food, home-school their children and provide their own medical care. They are people who have been priced out of the housing market or who have grown disillusioned with what modern society can offer and who decides that an alternative lifestyle isn’t a pipe dream, but a viable option.

A part from living an alternative lifestyle, cost is a big factor in choosing to live off-grid. Off-grid houses are far cheaper to build than ordinary homes since they don’t need to be connected to the electricity or water supplies and even road access is not necessary. Materials tend to be cheaper, too. Popular options include straw or old tyres and cement.

Surprisingly, the biggest problem off-gridders face is not building their homes or becoming self-sufficient but getting permission to build. Rural areas away from town are the perfect choice but these are often protected by law from construction of any kind or have building restrictions. There are now several websites dedicated to land-sharing so that the costs of buying land and getting permission can be shared, and there are increasing numbers of off-grid communities. 4. Off-gridding could soon be common all over Europe and America.

A.Many are self-sufficient, not just providing their own electricity, water and sewage systems, but in all aspects.

B.After you use the toilet, you flush it and the waste disappears.

C.This shift from individual to group off-gridding reflects the fact that the trend is growing noticeably.

D.They live in a huge variety of types of accommodation.

E.Living off-grid still has a long way to go before it becomes a mainstream way of living.

F.Rather than building permanent homes, vans or mobile homes or even old shipping containers are other options.

    It was in the archives (档案室) of the Archbishop of York that Matthew Collins had a sudden insight: He was surrounded by millions of animal skins.

Another person might say they were surrounded by books and manuscripts written on parchment, which is made from skins, usually of cows and sheep. Collins, however, had been trying to make sense of animal-bone fragments from archaeological digs, and he began to think about the advantages of studying animal skins, already cut into rectangles and arranged neatly on a shelf. Archaeologists consider themselves lucky to get a few dozen samples, and here were millions of skins just sitting there.

In recent years, archaeologists and historians have awakened to the potential of ancient DNA extracted from human bones and teeth. DNA evidence has enriched — and complicated — stories of prehistoric human migrations. It has provided tantalizing clues to epidemics such as the black death. It has identified the remains of King Richard III, found under a parking lot. But Collins isn’t just interested in human remains. He’s interested in the things these humans made; the animals they bred, slaughtered, and ate; and the economies they created.

That’s why he was studying DNA from the bones of livestock — and why his lab is now at the forefront of studying DNA from objects such as parchment and beeswax. These objects can fill in gaps in the written record, revealing new aspects of historical production and trade. How much beeswax came from North Africa, for example?

Collins splits his time between Cambridge and the University of Copenhagen, and it’s hard to nail down exactly what kind of — ologist he is. He has a knack for gathering experts as diverse as parchment specialists, veterinarians, geneticists, archivists, economic historians, and protein scientists (his own background). “All I do is connect people together,” he said. “I’m just the ignorant one in the middle.”

However, it didn’t take long for his group to hit their first culture conflict. In science and archaeology, destructive sampling is at least tolerated, if not encouraged. But book conservators were not going to let people in white coats come in and cut up their books. Instead of giving up or fighting through it, Sarah Fiddyment, a postdoctoral research fellow working with Collins, shadowed conservationists for several weeks. She saw that they used white Staedtler erasers to clean the manuscripts, and wondered whether that rubbed off enough DNA to do the trick. It did; the team found a way to extract DNA and proteins from eraser pieces, a compromise that satisfied the team found a way to extract DNA and proteins from eraser pieces, a compromise that satisfied everyone. The team has since sampled 5,000 animals from parchment this way.

Collins is not the first person to think of getting DNA from parchment, but he’s been the first to do it at scale. Studying the DNA in artifacts is still a relatively new field, with many prospects that remain unexplored. But in our own modern world, we’ve already started to change the biological record, and future archaeologists will not find the same treasure of hidden information in our petroleum-laden material culture. Collins pointed out that we no longer rely as much on natural materials to create the objects we need. What might have once been leather or wood or wool is now all plastic.

1.How is Collin’s study different from the study of other archaeologists?

A.He studies human skins and bones.

B.He is the first person to study animal skins.

C.He studies objects related to humans and their lives.

D.His study can provide clues to previous epidemics.

2.Collin thinks of himself as ignorant because _____.

A.his major doesn’t help his research

B.he can’t connect experts of different fields

C.he finds it hard to identify what kind of — ologist he is

D.his study covers a wide range of subjects beyond his knowledge

3.What can be inferred form the passage?

A.Destructive sampling is not allowed in the field of science and archeology.

B.Collin made a compromise by only studying copies of books made of animal skins.

C.Book protectors were opposed to Collin’s study because his group tracked them for several weeks.

D.It is difficult for future archeologists to study what society is like today due to plastic objects.

4.What may be the appropriate title of this passage?

A.A new discovery in archaeology

B.A lab discovering DNA in old books

C.Archaeology on animals seeing a breakthrough

D.Collin’s contributions to the identification of old books

Amazon Charts

The Top Five Most Sold & Most Read Books of the Week

No. 1 It — Now a major film BY STEPHEN KING

Stephen King’s terrifying, classic # 1 New York Times bestseller, “a landmark in American literature (Chicago Sun-Times)”— about seven adults who return to their hometown to fight a nightmare they had first been troubled with as teenagers…an evil without a-name: it.

Readers of Stephen King know that Derry, Maine, is a place with a deep, dark hold on the author. It reappears in many of his books, including Bag of Bones, Hearts in Atlantis and 11/22/63. But it all starts with It.

No. 2 A Column of Fire — # 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BY KENFOLLETT

In 1558, the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral looked down on a city split by religious conflict. As power in England shifted dangerously between Catholics and Protestants, royalty and commoners clashed, testing friendship, loyalty and love…

No. 3 A Game of Thrones — NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES BY GEORGE R. R. MARTIN

From a master of contemporary fantasy comes the first novel of a landmark series unlike any you’ve ever read before. With A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has launched a genuine masterpiece, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Mystery, intrigue, romance and adventure fill the pages of this magnificent saga, the first volume in an epic series sure to delight fantasy fans everywhere.

No. 4 The Cuban Affair — INSTANT # 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BY NELSON DEMILLE

Brilliantly written with his signature humor and real experience from his research trip to Cuba… Nelson DeMille is a true master of genre.

No. 5 Sleeping Beauties BY OWEN KING, STEPHEN KING

In this spectacular father/son collaboration, Stephen King and Owen King tell the “highest of high-stakes stories: What might happen if women disappeared from the world of men?”

In a future so real and near that it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep. And while they sleep, they go to another place, a better place, where harmony prevails and conflict is rare…

1.According to the article, which book is co-authored?

A.It B.A Game of Thrones

C.The Cuban Affair D.Sleeping Beauties

2.According to the passage, which books have been adapted for television or the big screen?

A.It and A Game of Thrones B.Origin and The Cuban Affair

C.A Game of Thrones and Origin D.Sleeping Beauties and A Column of Fire

3.According to the article, which of the following statements is true?

A.The Cuban Affairs is a novel written with a serious tone.

B.The story in A Column of Fire is set in a modern European country.

C.It describes a frightening story set in Derry, a location familiar to readers of Stephen King.

D.The author of A Game of Thrones has also written other books, including Bags of Bones.

Swimming in an ocean of stars

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It’s my great honor to receive the Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society. Thank you.

I started writing sci-fi because I looked for a way to escape the dull life, and to reach out, with imagination, to the mysterious time and space that I could never truly reach. But then I realized that the world around me became more and more like science fiction, and this process is speeding up. Future is like pouring rain. It reaches us even before we have time to open the umbrella. Meanwhile, when sci-fi becomes reality, it loses all its magic, and that frustrates me. Sci-fi will soon become part of our lives. The only thing I can do, is to push my imagination further to even more distant time and space to hunt for the mysteries of sci-fi. As a sci-fi author, I think my job is to write things down before they get really boring.

This being said, the world is moving in the direction opposite to Clarke’s predictions. In 2001, A Space Odyssey, in the year of 2001, which has already passed, human beings have built magnificent cities in space, and established permanent colonies on the moon, and huge nuclear-powered spacecraft have sailed to Saturn. However, today, in 2018, the walk on the moon has become a distant memory. And the furthest reach of our manned space flights is just as long as the two-hour mileage of a high-speed train passing through my city.

As a sci-fi writer, I have been striving to continue Arthur Clarke’s imagination. I believe that the boundless space is still the best direction and destination for human imagination. I have always written about the magnitude and mysteries of the universe, interstellar expeditions, and the lives and civilizations happening in distant worlds. This remains today, although this may seem childish or even outdated. It says on Arthur Clarke’s epitaph,“He never grew up, but he never stopped growing.”

Many people misunderstand sci-fi as trying to predict the future, but this is not true. It just makes a list of possibilities of what may happen in the future, like displaying a pile of cobblestones for people to see and play with. Science fiction can never tell which scenario of the future will actually become the real future. This is not its job. It’s also beyond its capabilities. But one thing is certain: in the long run, for all these countless possible futures, any future without space travel is gloomy, no matter how prosperous our own planet becomes.

Sci-fi was writing about the age of digital information and it eventually became true. I now look forward to the time when space travel finally becomes the ordinary. By then, Mars and the asteroid belts will be boring places and countless people are building a home over there. Jupiter and its many satellites will be tourist attractions. The only obstacle preventing people from going there for good, will be the crazy price.

But even at that time, the universe is still unimaginably big that even our wildest imagination fails to catch its edge. And even the closest star remains out of reach. The vast ocean of stars can always carry our infinite imagination.

Thank you all.

1.What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?

A.Science technology has been developing fast before we realize it.

B.What happened in our life was mysterious and beyond our imagination.

C.We had a good outlook for the future and were desperate to realize our dream.

D.We managed to escape from the boring life and looked forward to the prosperous future.

2.What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A.What Clarke foresaw is childish and out of date, going against scientific theories.

B.It is feasible for human beings to fulfill challenging space missions that Clarke forecast.

C.Human beings have deserted imaging and exploring the attractive and boundless space.

D.Clarke’s predictions haven’t happened in real life and the reality won’t change very soon.

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.What is written in science fiction can never become a reality.

B.The writer considers it his duty to create sci-fi with author Clarke.

C.Science fiction provides readers with possibilities that future will bring about.

D.High price will likely stop humans from dreaming of living on other planets.

4.What’s the writer’s attitude towards sci-fi creation?

A.Curious B.Passionate

C.Concerned D.Suspicious

    Psychologists like Stephen Reicher from the University of St. Andrews in the U.K. suspect that crowds have a positive impact on the health of the individuals within them. Actually, what their research shows is that crowds are _________ to society. They help form our sense of who we are, they help form our relations to others — they even help determine our _________ well-being.

Reicher and his colleagues came to the largest Hindu festival, the Kumbh, to test the idea that crowds are beneficial and to confirm the healthful effects of the festival on its participants. Before the start of festival, his researchers went out into the Indian countryside to question a group of _________ attenders about their mental and physical health. They also questioned people who didn’t plan to attend. The researchers _________ to question both groups a month after the festival had ended. Those who stayed in their villages reported no real change over the period of the study. Those who attended it, on the other hand, reported a 10 percent _________ in their health, including less pain, less anxiety and higher energy levels. What’s more, the good effects lasted long afterward.

Why should belonging to a crowd improve your health? The psychologists think _________ identity is the cause. “You think in terms of ‘we’ rather than ‘I’,” explains a colleague of Reicher’s. This way of thinking _________ human relationships. Members of the crowd support one another, competition becomes cooperation, and people are able to achieve their goals in a way they wouldn’t be able to _________.

Unfortunately, in spite of the mutual support so _________ elsewhere at the Kumbh, 36 people died in a stampede (踩踏) at the train station there after the festival. Somehow the crowd had lost its ____________. Reicher wrote that one possible cause was that the people no longer formed a psychological crowd. They no longer saw those around them as fellows, but rather as ____________ for seats on a train.

____________, before this tragedy, Reicher had interviewed a villager who was asked to describe the feeling in the crowd at the station. “People think they are more powerful than you, they can push you around,” she said. She was then asked to describe the feeling in the Kumbh: “People ____________ you. They treat you in a polite manner.” The stampede was an example of what can happen when the psychological cooperation of a crowd ____________.

Incidents such as the stampede are rare at the festival, and this one is unlikely to discourage people from attending the event in the future. The police will undoubtedly learn from this experience and make the station safer. But in crowds as large as those at the festival, individuals must put their ____________ in the power of psychological cooperation. In other words, “Love thy (your) neighbor.” One day, it could even save your life.

1.A.appealing B.special C.critical D.instructive

2.A.financial B.physical C.developmental D.judgmental

3.A.average B.prosperous C.representative D.prospective

4.A.turned B.returned C.refused D.hesitated

5.A.improvement B.mystery C.understanding D.sign

6.A.particular B.unique C.shared D.personal

7.A.settles B.alters C.handles D.maintain

8.A.just B.late C.alone D.further

9.A.evident B.secure C.regular D.feasible

10.A.equality B.status C.spirit D.harmony

11.A.occupants B.participants C.competitors D.candidates

12.A.Inevitably B.Likewise C.Unfortunately D.Strangely

13.A.are cautious about B.are jealous of C.are suspicious of D.are concerned about

14.A.pops up B.breaks down C.goes on D.takes off

15.A.foundation B.interest C.faith D.personality