An inventor always wishes to make a difference to our world. Recently, British inventor Richard Browning has brought us _________ big surprise. He truly looks out of this world when he makes _________ own pages in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Browning invented a flight suit (飞行服) for flying. It _________ by the body. If you want to fly in this suit, you just need _________ your arms. And there is a screen in the helmet (头盔). It shows some important flying information.

Wearing the clothes, Browning reached thirty-two _________ per hour when flying in the air and created a new record. However, he wished he could fly _________ than that in the future. “I’m glad that I _________ a record already,” Browning said, “I believe it’s just the beginning, and I still need to continue to work hard.”

Browning has been interested in human flight (人类飞行) _________ a long time. Before his suit appeared in April, 2017, he had worked on it for almost three years.

When he was asked _________ be an inventor, Browning would talk about his father who dreamed of becoming an inventor. Browning said his father wasn’t successful, _________ he kept encouraging him to go on with his dream.

1.

A．the

B．/

C．an

D．a

2.

A．his

B．him

C．he

D．himself

3.

A．controls

B．control

C．is controlled

D．are controlled

4.

A．moving

B．to move

C．refusing

D．to refuse

5.

A．mile

B．miles

C．day

D．days

6.

A．more slowly

B．slowly

C．faster

D．fast

7.

A．create

B．am creating

C．will create

D．have created

8.

A．in

B．of

C．at

D．for

9.

A．why he wanted to

B．why did he want to

C．where he wanted to

D．where did he want to

10.

A．or

B．but

C．and

D．because

How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football _________ does every day. During the practice, the football player will _________ the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he won’t _________ how to pass the ball in the game, he will just do it. You can _________ yourself to think in English this way.

First, you should try your _________ to think of the words that you use every day, like book, shoe or tree in English. For example, whenever you see a “book”, you should not think of it in your mother language but in English. If you _________ practice in this way, you will know how to use English thought.

Second, after you have got into the way of English thinking, you can start to make yourself think of _________ like that. Listening and speaking is a very good way to learn a language. Listen first and don’t care too much about _________ you understand what you’re hearing or not. Then try to _________ what you hear out in English. The more you listen, the more you learn. After you make __________ in the level (水平) of sentences, you can start having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.

11.

A．player

B．director

C．test

D．course

12.

A．enter

B．heat

C．fail

D．pass

13.

A．end up

B．think about

C．put on

D．lay out

14.

A．express

B．train

C．avoid

D．punish

15.

A．biggest

B．tiniest

C．best

D．worst

16.

A．seldom

B．usually

C．never

D．hardly

17.

A．sentences

B．conversations

C．articles

D．lessons

18.

A．what

B．that

C．whether

D．how

19.

A．create

B．speak

C．fill

D．send

20.

A．smoke

B．trade

C．fear

D．progress

Volunteers Wanted

Our Animal Home needs five weekend volunteers for our lovely animals. The followings are some rules you need to know in advance (提前).

You should

*make lunch for the animals

*clean the animals

*look after the ill animals well

*walk the dogs in the afternoon

You must

*be at least sixteen years old

*love animals

*be careful and patient

*work from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (two hours’ break in between)

You can

*have free lunch

*win a prize if you do a good job

*take one of the animals back if you like

Call us at 7724-8839 for more information. We need your help!

21. If you are a volunteer in the Animal Home, you should ________.

A．make breakfast for the animals	B．clean the house for the animals
C．walk the dogs in the morning	D．take good care of the sick animals

22. How long will the volunteers work each day?

A．6.5 hours.

B．7.5 hours.

C．8.5 hours.

D．9.5 hours.

23. What can the volunteer get for free?

A．A phone.

B．Lunch.

C．A computer.

D．A T-shirt.

In the 1940s, there was an old man who was poor and lived in a small house and drove a beat-up old car.

He wanted to make a change. So he thought about what he could do. He wanted to offer something that other people may also benefit (获益) from. Then, he thought of his fried chicken recipe (食谱). His friends and family loved eating his chicken very much. So, he came up with the idea of selling his recipe.

He left his home, state of Kentucky, and traveled across the country, trying to sell his recipe. He even offered the recipe for free, and only asked for a small amount of the money that was made from it. However, most of the restaurants wouldn’t take his offer. In fact, 1,009 restaurants said “NO” to him. But even so, he didn’t give up. He believed in himself and his chicken recipe. When he visited the 1, 010th restaurant, he got a “YES”. Two years later, he reached the cooperative relationship with five restaurants.

But the story doesn’t end here. By 1963, he had 600 restaurants across the country, selling his secret recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Soon he became a multi-millionaire (千万富翁). But he still worked for KFC, until his death in 1980 at the age of 90.

Do you know what his name is? It is Colonel Harland Sanders.

24. The underlined word “cooperative” means “________”.

A．doing things alone	B．having energy to do everything
C．working with others for the same benefit	D．having the ability to produce something

25. When was Colonel Harland Sanders born?

A．In 1890.

B．In 1940.

C．In 1963.

D．In 1980.

26. According to the story, we learn that ________.

A．we should never give up easily	B．we should never believe in others
C．we should not make a change in our life	D．we should learn how to make fried chicken

Many Chinese people will wonder what presents to give to their moms on Mother’s Day, but not many know Mother’s Day is actually a festival from the western country.

Mother’s Day exactly came from America during the early 20th century. It was spread to China in the 1980s.

Why did a foreign festival become popular in China? In fact, Chinese traditional culture has always encouraged the filial devotion (孝顺) to parents.

There were many stories which showed filial devotion in ancient China. For example, the story of “Taste Liquid Medicine for Mother (《亲尝汤药》)” tells us the filial devotion of Emperor Wen of the Western Han dynasty. His mother had been sick for three years. He often stayed up by her bedside and cared for her day and night. He tasted the liquid medicine first before she drank it. Also, mother love is a subject in Chinese ancient poems, like Song of the Parting Son (《游子吟》). Children in China grew up with the education of filial devotion.

On Mother’s Day, people often give roses or forget-me-nots to their mothers. And, Carnations (康乃馨) are considered as the perfect flowers for mothers around the world, but few know that China has its own flowers for mothers. It is the tiger lily.

Love for mothers can have different ways of expression. What matters most is love, not the festival itself. Maybe mothers only want their children to be happy and healthy.

27. Mother’s Day was spread to China _______.

A．in the 1890s	B．in the 1980s
C．during the early 20th century	D．during the late 20th century

28. Why is Mother’s Day popular in China?

A．Because it is widely spread around the world.

B．Because it is the simplest way to express love.

C．Because it is a good time to show love to parents.

D．Because Chinese traditional culture has always encouraged the filial devotion.

29. ________ are regarded as the Chinese own flowers for mothers.

A．Roses

B．Carnations

C．Tiger lilies

D．Forget-me-nots

30. What can be the best title for this passage?

A．Mother’s Day in China	B．Some Poems About Mother’s Day
C．The Food on Mother’s Day	D．Mother’s Day in Western Countries

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

In our life, sometimes we feel angry about the things we did or did not achieve, and many other things. It seems that everyone carries their own bad feelings. Being angry can’t help us.     31    .

These bad feelings don’t do anything good to us at all. So you might ask yourself—is it possible to put down this heavy burden (负担) and give yourself a break? Yes. It is quite possible.

    32    . How do the bad feelings get inside of us? Why do we carry them for so long instead of putting them down?     33    . Unhealthy ways can’t solve them. They provide no relief. Instead, there are healthy ways to deal with them. One of the best ways is forgiveness (原谅).

Forgiveness is a powerful tool. We shouldn’t keep bad feelings inside. We must also forgive others who have made us angry.     34    . But when we learn to forgive ourselves, it becomes easier to forgive others as well.

There is nothing good about carrying bad feelings for years. By forgiving ourselves and others, we can put down our burdens and feel better about ourselves.     35    . You’ll start to feel like you have more energy and you’ll be much happier with your life.

A．With these questions, we can find healthy ways to deal with them

B．The moment you do this, you will start to feel a lot lighter

C．This is not always easy

D．Playing sports is a good way to relax

E．And over time, anger can be heavy weights on our shoulders

F．You can start by asking yourself some questions

G．In my opinion, we must have a brave heart to deal with difficulties

36. 一位叫作神农的中国人最早发现了茶可以饮用。
A Chinese named Shen Nong is the first to ________ tea as a drink.

37. 请确保将你要用的所有东西列到一个清单上。
Please make sure that you make a ________ of all the things that you will need.

38. 这支医疗队伍里的医生来自世界各地。
The doctors in this ________ are from all over the world.

39. 毕竟，15分钟的体育锻炼比没锻炼强。

________________, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing.

40. 你读的书越多，你学到的知识就越多。
________ books you read, ________ knowledge you will learn.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整正确。（每个单词限用一次。每空限填一个单词。）

help       real       be       she       customer       test(v.)       need       buy       make       brave

“What would you do?” is a TV program on American ABC. The program is started by the news reporter John Quinones. He said, “It     41     popular with many people—both the young and the old. It     42     what people will do when they see someone in trouble. We use the hidden camera. Its purpose is to tell people to     43     people in need.”

Here is last week’s program.

In a cake shop, one acted as a blind woman and the other acted as the shop worker of the shop. When the blind woman came into the shop and     44     a box of cakes, the shop worker cheated her when he gave her the change. He only gave     45     six dollars instead of thirty-four dollars.

Would someone be     46     enough to help the blind woman? Yes! A woman customer stopped the shop worker from cheating the blind. Seeing this, several other     47     joined in and asked the shop worker to return the rest money to the blind woman.

At this time, John Quinones appeared and explained that he was     48     a program called “What would you do?” Then, he interviewed the first woman customer. She said that it was necessary to give a hand to the people in need.

A psychologist (心理学家) said, “It’s     49     difficult to take the first step to stand up. Much courage is     50    .”

Do you know a book named Tiangong Kaiwu (《天工开物》)? It is one of the greatest books written in Chinese. But how many things do you know about its writer, Song Yingxing?

Song Yingxing was an excellent scientist during the late Ming Dynasty. He was born in a common family in 1587 and had a happy childhood. He and his older brother Song Yingsheng went to school together. Song Yingxing and his brother took the Imperial Exam (科举考试), but they both failed.

Then, Song Yingxing worked as a teacher for many years. At the same time, he took the Imperial Exam for another four times. Unluckily, he never achieved success. On his trips to take the exam, he learned about many different technologies. It helped him create Tiangong Kaiwu in 1637. The name of this Chinese book means that humans make good use of the nature with the help of technologies. The book includes more than 130 kinds of technologies. There are also many pictures in it to help people understand the text. The book became popular soon after it was printed.

The Ming Dynasty fell in 1644. Song Yingxing and his brother refused to work for the new Qing government and gave up their jobs. Song Yingxing lived a poor life until he died. However, the great book he wrote is one of the most valuable treasures for the world.

51. Which language was Tiangong Kaiwu written in?
It was written in ________________________________.
52. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
It refers to “________________________________”.
53. What did Song Yingxing do after he failed the Imperial Exam?
He worked as ________________________________ for many years.
54. Where did Song Yingxing learn about the different technologies?
He learned about many different technologies ________________________________ to take the exam.
55. How many kinds of technologies are included in the Tiangong Kaiwu?
The book includes ________________________________ kinds of technologies.

A: Hi, Peter. I became interested in Egyptian pyramids recently. Can you tell me something about them?
B: Sure. Actually, there are many Egyptian pyramids in Egypt.
A: Really?     56    ?
B: They were built around 2560 B.C.
A:     57    ?
B: The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest one. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The ancient King, Khufu, ordered his men to build it.
A:     58    ?
B: It was made of stone. Each stone was fixed so well.
A: Sounds interesting! Have you learned about how it was built?
B:     59    . It is said that it is still a mystery and no one has found the answer yet.
A: How about going to the library to borrow some books about them tomorrow?
B: That’s great. See you tomorrow.
A:     60    .

61. 向世界传递中国文化，让世界倾听中国声音。“汉语桥”活动即将展开，世界各国的青少年们即将来到中国体验中国文化。假如你是林嘉，是此次汉语桥活动的志愿者之一。请你根据以下表格提示，用英文写一篇发言稿，向外国小伙伴们介绍我们中国的一些文化习俗。

Customs and Manners	Dos	Don’ts
Greeting customs	shake hands	hug; bow...
Table manners	the old start eating first; use chopsticks...	stick chopsticks into the food; talk with a full mouth; hit an empty bowl with chopsticks; point at others with chopsticks...

要求：1. 参考提示内容，可适当发挥；
2. 语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；
3. 文中不得出现任何真实信息（姓名、校名和地名等）；
4. 词数：不少于70词。（开头已给出，但不计入总词数）

Hello, everyone! Welcome to China! I’m Lin Jia. Now, let me introduce you some customs and manners in China.

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