1 . Feng Jing is an 8-year-old student from Guangdong. Because of a terrible disease (疾病), the boy had to stay in Shenzhen Children’s Hospital for months. The long stay in the hospital made Feng’s mother worried. “My son enjoyed learning at school. However, after he came here, he spent a lot of time playing online games,” the mother said.

Luckily, a volunteer from a reading program came to help Feng. The volunteer read interesting books to Feng. Feng’s mother was happy to see that. The boy could spend more time on books. And that stopped him from using phones.

Chen Jie, a woman from Shenzhen Children’s Library, is in charge of (负责) the reading program. “Why do we have the program? Because we want to give better reading service to kids in hospital. We hope it can help them get interested in reading and feel the fun of reading,” Chen said.

Now, the program has around 70 volunteers. They’re from all walks of life (各行各业), such as teachers and reporters. Joy Yang is one of the volunteers. “I’m glad to give a hand to those kids in need. They need our company (陪伴),” she said. “I hope they can feel comfortable and calm (平静的) through reading.”

根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. Feng’s mother was worried because of his terrible disease.
2. The volunteer helped Feng by reading interesting books to him.
3. The reading program wants to help sick kids with reading.
4. The volunteers in the program are mainly teachers and reporters.
5. Joy Yang hopes reading can help the kids do better in their subjects.

2 . 你将听到一篇短文，请根据短文内容，选出每个问题的最佳答案。短文读两遍。
1. What time did Peter get up this morning?

A．At about 6: 30.

B．At about 7: 30.

C．At about 8: 30.

2. How did Peter go to see his grandparents?

A．By bus.

B．By bike.

C．By subway.

3. What did Peter and Mike talk about on WeChat?

A．Their homework.

B．The housework.

C．The movies.

4. Who did Peter go to the supermarket with?

A．His best friend.

B．His parents.

C．His grandparents.

5. What did Peter do after he got home from the supermarket?

A．He played the piano.

B．He watched TV.

C．He went to bed.

3 . A: Hello! This is Gina.
B: This is Jenny. Hi, Gina! Where are you?
A: I’m in Hong Kong now!     1    
B: Oh, thanks!
A:     2    
B: Great! How is it going with you?
A: Very good.     3    
B: We are having a party. My family are all here.
A:     4    
B: Terrible! It is cold and rainy. How is the weather there?
A: It’s hot and rainy.
B: What are you doing in Hong Kong?
A:     5     .

A．What’s the weather like?

B．I’m calling to say “Happy birthday” to you.

C．I’m going sightseeing (观光) with my parents.

D．How’s it going?

E．What are you doing?

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。(1至4题每题答案不超过3个单词，5题须用完整句子回答。)

What comes to mind when you think of technology? Many people might picture flying cars or space planes. Others might think of today’s smart devices (设备) . But technology is much more than that. It includes any object created to solve a problem. Many simple tools are examples of technology. Paper is an example of technology!

What problem did paper solve? Well, human beings were writing for thousands of years before paper existed (存在). Early writers used many materials. Many of these made writing difficult. Some people carved words on clay or stone tablets. Others wrote on silk, which was very costly.

In China, ancient people wrote on bamboo. They used long bamboo strips. Then, they tied the strips together to make books. This process was very long. It made heavy books that were difficult to carry. This was a problem. In 105 CE, a man named Cai Lun came up with a solution. He was a Chinese court official (官员) who often used bamboo for writing and reading. He knew how inconvenient it was and set out to find a better way. Cai had the idea to mix tree bark, fishing net, and cloth. The result was a lighter material that was easy to write on. Cai Lun had invented paper.

Cai Lun brought his invention to the Chinese emperor. Cai and his apprentice (学徒), Zuo Bo, improved his paper-making process. Soon, the use of paper spread throughout China. Eventually, paper also spread to central Asia and the Middle East in the 7th Century. Later, it made it to Europe, though it’s unclear how. Middle Eastern traders may have brought it there. Another theory is that Marco Polo brought paper from China. Paper has changed a lot since 105 CE. Today, paper is made almost entirely from trees. It comes in many forms and colors, and it serves a number of purposes.

Can you imagine a world without paper? What would you write on at school? What would people draw and color on? Paper is one technology that certainly improved many parts of life!

1. Technology includes any object which is used for _________________.
2. Many materials ______________ by early writers before paper existed.
3. It was difficult ____________ heavy books made of bamboo strips.
4. Either Marco Polo or __________ may have brought paper to Europe.
5. What does technology bring to our lives?
____________________________________________________.

6 .

A new and exciting invention now allows deaf people to see conversations in real time. Using augmented reality (AR) glasses and a smartphone, deaf and hearing-impaired (听力受损的) people are also able to join in everyday conversations.

The AR glasses were developed by Dan Scarfe after he had Christmas dinner with his family. The man saw his 97-year-old hearing-impaired grandfather sitting alone in silence while the rest of the family were talking excitedly. The images of his grandfather always watching TV shows with subtitles (字幕) crossed Scarfe’s mind. He suddenly realized that maybe the AR glasses could help.

Scarfe got to work, partnering with Nreal, an AR glasses maker. Six months later, a new pair of AR glasses came out. The glasses have a microphone that receives the audio (音频) from the environment and sends it to a connected smartphone. The phone then creates subtitles from that audio. By special software, these subtitles then appear on the user’s glasses screen.

The company first tested the glasses in the UK. The UK was chosen as a testing ground as over 12 million adults in Britain have hearing loss. However, when the product goes global, it could change the lives of some 430 million people. This represents 5% of the world’s population and includes 70 million people with total hearing loss.

This is a game changer for the deaf. Mark Atkinson, who is using the AR glasses, says, “As a deaf person myself, I am blown away by this new technology. When I tried on the glasses for the first time, I was so surprised. Real-time subtitles made me become part of the conversation as never before.”

1. According to the text, people use AR glasses to ________.

A．play games

B．watch TV shows

C．join in conversations

2. Why did Dan Scarfe want to develop the AR glasses?

A．Because he got to work with the AR glasses makers.

B．Because his family members asked him to make them.

C．Because he wanted to help people like his grandfather.

3. The underlined word “it” refers to ________.

A．the audio

B．the microphone

C．the environment

4. What can we infer (推断) from the text?

A．AR glasses will have more functions in the future.

B．AR glasses may help more people with hearing difficulties.

C．AR glasses can make people hear the voice during communicating.

7 . Throughout history, many women have shown the world how powerful they can be. Meet some of them here.

Helen Keller(US) Lived: 1880-1968	People all over the world know Helen Keller. She was a role model for the disabled. Keller became deaf and blind when she was a baby. But she didn’t give up on life. She learned four foreign languages, including French, German, Latin and Greek. Her book, Three Days to See, tells her life story. She also gave speeches and toured the world to ask for greater rights for disabled people.
Tu Youyou(China) Lived: 1930-present	Tu Youyou started her work in the 1960s. At that time, almost half of the world’s population were facing malaria (疟疾). In 1971, Tu found artemisinin (青蒿素) in a plant. Today, artemisinin is still the best cure for malaria. In 2015, Tu received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work. She was the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Virginia Woolf(UK) Lived: 1882-1941	Virginia Woolf was a writer. She was famous for her stream-of-consciousness (意识流) writing style which is about the “flow” of thoughts and a character’s inner feelings. Woolf wrote a short novel called The Mark on the Wall. She often brought the best minds of the time to meet together in her home talking about art and literature.

1. What can we know about Helen Keller from the text?

A．She was a role model for disabled people.

B．She learned French, German, Latin and Indian.

C．She couldn’t write or talk when she was a baby.

2. Which statement is TRUE in the text?

A．Virginia Woolf was famous for writing fairy tales.

B．Tu Youyou was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

C．Helen Keller is the main character in Three Days to See.

3. The underlined words “the best minds” probably refer to “________”.

A．the prettiest women

B．the most wonderful ideas

C．the most excellent writers

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．It tells us the three writers who won the Nobel Prize.

B．It introduces three women who have influenced the world.

C．It talks about three scientists who have many great inventions.

8 . Kangaroos aren’t the only animals that carry their babies in body pouches (袋子). Check out some that keep their unborn babies or newborns safe in a pouch.

1. How long will a kangaroo baby stay in his mother’s pouch?

A．For half a year.

B．For over a year.

C．For about a year.

2. Except ________, other three animals’ mums carry their babies in body pouches.

A．koalas

B．seahorses

C．kangaroos

3. A newborn koala has the senses of ________.
① hearing              ② taste                     ③ smell              ④ touch

A．③④

B．①③

C．②④

4. The text is most probably taken from ________.

A．a tour guide

B．a movie poster

C．a science magazine