1 . Read Yuan Longping’s information and answer the questions.

Name	Yuan Longping	Nationality	Chinese
Occupation	Scientist	Birthdate	Sept.7, 1930
education	Graduated from southwest agricultural college in 1953
Life goal	Finding ways to produce more rice
Dream	To export his hybrid rice (杂交水稻) so that it can be grown around the globe
Achievement	In 1973, he developed hybrid rice which produced 20% more than normal rice
Hobbies	Listening to violin music, playing mahjiong, swimming and reading

1. Which of the following is Yuan Longping’s favourite music?

A．Pop music.

B．Country music .

C．Violin music.

D．Piano music.

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the form?

A．His name.

B．His nationality.

C．His birthplace.

D．His occupation.

3. From the form,we know that ________.

A．Yuan Longping developed hybrid rice in 1972.

B．Yuan Longping graduated from Southwest College in 1953.

C．Yuan Longping was born in 1930.

D．Yuan Longping dreamt to win a big prize.

4. According to the form, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Yuan Longping was an expert in agriculture.

B．Yuan Longping hoped his hybrid rice could be grown only in China.

C．Yuan Longping graduated from college when he was 23 years old.

D．Yuan Longping’s life goal was to find ways to grow more rice.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When she was just three years old, Alyssa Carson from the USA took an interest     1     the planet Mars. From that time on, her lifelong passion for and     2     (curious) about space began! Then, Alyssa     3     (start) to do all the things related to space!

Alyssa’s goal is to help others understand the potential for human life in outer space. She also wants to be one of the first humans     4     (walk) on the planet Mars. She even imagines     5     (live) on Mars! And while doing so, Alyssa wants to inspire lots of other kids to learn more about space and science.

She is studying astrobiology (天体生物学) at the Florida Institute of Technology. It is the only program in the USA     6     (focus) on the potential for life on other planets. Whether you want to study the effects of space travel on humans, discover past or present life on Mars,    7     help develop     8     (way) to sustain (维持) life on the moon, you will be prepared at the Florida Institute of Technology.

Alyssa is a(n)    9     (impress) example of a young person     10     focuses on her passion and becomes the best version of herself. Her example also inspires other kids to do the same.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

For ages, embroidery (刺绣) has been known as a woman’s job. However, like any other good fashion designer, Zhang Yan dares to be different. In the last three months, the 25 year old’s work     1     (hit) New York and changed the     2     (impress) about men and needlework. His show in New York was called Fusheng,     3     means “a floating life”. It featured   thin silk and Suzhou embroidery. He used a firm, transparent silk to symbolize the two     4    (characteristic) of flexibility and steadiness. These refer to the two periods of our lives—when we are young and when we grow up.

In     5     show, about 100 children came up to the catwalk with Chinese classical music. They wore clothes     6     traditional Chinese patterns, like goldfish and dragons, symbolizing good luck and strength. Zhang’s path to success is not easy. It’s a journey full of sweat and tears.     7     (inspire) by museum pieces, Zhang has spent about four years learning to embroider on qipao. Zhang wants     8     (bring) embroidery to the world of high design,     9     (give) full play to the classical beauty. “Now I     10     (try) to be enthusiastic, stay interested and keep moving on and on,” said Zhang.

6 . Called the “Iron Hammer” in her playing days, Lang Ping is considered as one of the biggest heroes of Chinese sports.

At the 1981 World Cup in Japan, the Chinese women’s team showed the world their speed and power for the first time. Playing outside hitter, Lang helped the team take home its first major title. Thanks to teamwork and their strong spirit, they achieved a record of five world titles in a row, which include two World Cups, two World Championships and a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Despite a lot of victories, after eight years of hard training and fighting, Lang retired as a player in 1986. But she never said goodbye to her favorite sport. In 1995, Lang became the head coach of the Chinese national team and led China to silver medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic and the 1998 World Championships in Japan.

Though she left the job in 1999 to coach an Italian club, in 2013 she returned to coach the young national team. In 2016, her team took home the gold medal at the Rio Olympics, making her the first person to win an Olympic gold for volleyball both as a player and a coach. The team was listed fourth after the preliminary competition. But Lang said in a public interview, “Sometimes you know you may not win, but you still have to pull out all the stops.”

Lang plays an important role in the creation and passing on of an honorable tradition of fighting and teamwork. “The spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball team is never to give up. My duty as the coach is to guide this young team to carry on this spirit,” said Lang. The spirit is about more than sport; it is an important source of spiritual strength for the country to draw on in its effort to press ahead.

1. When did Lang win her first world champion?

A．In 1981.

B．In 1984.

C．In 1986.

D．In 1995.

2. What do we know about Lang’s team at the Rio Olympics?

A．They won the first prize.

B．They had a good start.

C．They won all the games.

D．They didn’t enter the final.

3. What does the underlined phrase “pull out all the stops” probably mean?

A．Put you on the spot.	B．End up with the game.
C．Go all out.	D．Catch your eye.

4. What can we learn from Chinese women’s volleyball team?

A．We have to do sports every day.

B．We should keep fighting to the end.

C．We should try our best to be a coach.

D．We must spend time learning volleyball.

5. What may be the best title for the text?

A．Lang Ping, a very strict coach

B．Lang Ping, a hero of Chinese sports

C．The Chinese people’s love for volleyball

D．The spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball team

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In 1889 Van Gogh painted The Starry Night using his unusual way. At that time he stayed at home for his mental     1     (ill). Some experts thought that his illness affected his sense of sight. The drug that he took made people see yellow spots.     2     (fortunately), Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime. Though he thought The Starry Night was a failure, it is now one of the world’s best     3     (painting).

In 1893, Edvard Munch was very painful because of his healthy problem. He painted The Scream,     4     shows a thin figure with an expression of fear-the figure’s mouth is wide open and     5     (let) out a powerful scream. In his diary, Munch talked about what inspired him     6     (paint) the picture.

Rene Magritte painted a series of paintings,     7     (include) The Empire of Light. It shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the darkness of night soft white clouds. It seems like quite a mysterious scene. Magritte     8     (inspire) by his thoughts and idea. The viewers have different     9     (reaction) to The Empire of Light. As for Magritte himself, he thought that the change between day     10     night in the paintings was surprising.

10 . Famous Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping and his research team’s experiment of planting saltwater-tolerant rice in desert areas of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates proved to be a success, with one type of rice producing more than 7.5 tons per hectare, Xinhua reported.

Saltwater-tolerant rice is designed to grow in tidal flats or other areas with heavy salt content. It was the world’s first successful case of planting rice in a tropical desert area, standing as China’s contribution to improving the ability of people in desert areas to be self-sufficient in main foods, a move that can protect global food security and improve the desert ecological environment.

In January, the center chose dozens of types of hybrid rice and planted them on small places of desert areas near Dubai. After five months of growth, the center invited experts from India, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and other countries for evaluation, and found three types of rice producing more than 6 tons per hectare. In June, a second evaluation will be carried out for middle-season rice.

The technology of saltwater-tolerant rice plays a key role in the success as the natural environment of the Dubai desert is terrible for rice growth. The daytime temperatures could be as high as over 50 ℃, and nighttime temperatures could drop by 30 ℃. Humidity stays below 20 percent and there are sandstorms from time to time. The biggest challenge is the desert soil, which is low in organic matter and unable to keep soil moisture as it is totally sand. To make it worse, sea water remains just 7.5 meters below the soil, which makes it easy to be full of salt.

With this success, the center and the private investment office of the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai plan to set up a 100-hectare experimental farmland in Dubai, to test the production costs and cultivation techniques(耕种技术) of the saltwater-tolerant rice and prepare for promotion. The two parties will construct a 100-hectare standard farmland in 2019 and speed up rice planting in 2020.

1. What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A．The tropical desert areas have done well in being self-sufficient.

B．Planting saltwater-tolerant rice can be easily achieved in many tropical desert-areas.

C．Chinese team play a great role in planting saltwater-tolerant rice in desert areas.

D．Saltwater-tolerant rice is designed to grow in areas with heavy salt content.

2. What’s the most difficult thing for rice growth in Dubai desert?

A．Its daytime temperature could be up to 50 ℃ and humidity stays below 20%.

B．It’s just 6.5 meters above the sea water and easy to be full of salt.

C．It is extremely expensive to conduct experiments in tropical desert areas.

D．Its soil is short of organic matter and hard to keep soil moisture.

3. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．The United Arab Emirates tries to improve the desert ecological environment.

B．Chinese team succeeds in planting saltwater-tolerant rice in Dubai’s desert.

C．The rice experiment is of great importance for the tropical desert-areas.

D．Chinese team help expand the farming of saltwater-tolerant rice.