There’s so much to see and do in the coolest little capital. Here’s our list of the top 5 must dos when you visit Wellington.

Enjoy 360° views from the top of Mount Victoria

Get a full view of the city and a great photo at the Mount Victoria Lookout. Watch the ships sailing in and planes taking off from Wellington Airport.

Ride the historic Wellington Cable Car

The Cable Car is a Wellington mark. It runs from Lambton Quay up to Kelburn. At its top, there’s a lookout, the Cable Car Museum, and Space Place at Carter Observatory.

Check out our world-famous movie-making magic

Get into the imagination and the skills of artists behind some of the world’s most wonderful movies at the

Wata Cave mini-museum, where you can find yourself in the world of the movie—The Lord of the Rings.

Have a close touch at Wellington Zoo

Do you want to hand-feed a giraffe, play with a group of meerkats (灰沼狸) or touch a cheetah’s (猎豹) fur?

All are possible at Wellington Zoo, the best little zoo in the world.

Discover our stories at Te Papa

The national museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, is fascinating and fun for any age. The exhibits (展览品) tell stories about each side of New Zealand in new and exciting ways. By the way, you can enter the Te Papa museum for free.

1. Where can visitors have a full view of Wellington?

A．At the Weta Cave mini-museum.

B．At the Mount Victoria Lookout.

C．At Wellington Zoo.

D．At Te Papa.

2. Who will probably be interested in the Wata Cave mini-museum?

A．People who love nature.

B．People who love history.

C．People who love movies.

D．People who love animals.

3. Which tourist attraction can be entered for free?

A．The Te Papa museum.

B．The Cable Car Museum.

C．Wellington Zoo.

D．The Weta Gave mini-museum.

On Wednesday a powerful earthquake hit Amatrice that was at the epicenter(震中), which is the point in the earth’s surface directly above where the earthquake happens. The town’s clock tower was the only building still standing. Italy’s prime minister said the earthquake had killed at least 120 people, and warned that the number might increase. There were several villages that were affected in farther mountainous areas. The earthquake was also felt as far away as Rome, 100 miles from the epicenter.

Earthquakes can’t be predicted. There are warning systems that can save some lives, but only under certain conditions. Unlike a tomnado warning where radar can see it and issue a warning before it, an earthquake warning happens when the earth is already shaking. We don’t have a system that can predict when the earth is going to shake. Our warning system is based on the fact that the earth is already shaking. The warning depends on how far you are from the earthquake epicenter. If you’re at an earthquake epicenter, you’re going to get no warning. If you’re far away from the epicenter, we can give you some time to prepare.

Another condition is how close the sensor is to the epicenter. If the sensor is 10 miles away from the epicenter, it takes five seconds to get to that sensor. So, the more sensors we get, the more time we’ll get as well. If you get 10 seconds notice of an earthquake that’s happening, especially a big one, you can open up the lifts on the nearest floor. You can also stop all the things that are moving before the shaking gets there. If you’re 30 miles away, your warning could be 15 seconds. It is 15 seconds that can save your life.

4. What can be learned from the first paragraph?

A．The earthquake happened on Monday.

B．The earthquake destroyed all the buildings.

C．Fewer than 120 people lost their lives.

D．Rome is about 100 miles away from Amatrice.

5. What can we say about the earthquake warning?

A．It can always give us time to prepare.

B．It is different from the tornado warning.

C．It can tell us how to prepare for the earthquake.

D．It can predict when earthquakes will happen.

6. How far might you be from the epicenter with 10 seconds notice of an earthquake?

A．5 miles.

B．10 miles.

C．20 miles.

D．30 miles.

7. What is the best title of the passage?

A．A Powerful Earthquake	B．The Introduction of the Earthquake Warning
C．Earthquakes and Tornados	D．How the Earthquake Happens

A 99-year-old Australian swimmer appears to have broken a world record for his age group in the 50m freestyle. The likely new world record holder, George Corones, clocked 56. 12 seconds at an official event in Queensland—a new benchmark for the 100 — 104 age category. He faded the previous record of 1:31. 19, which was set by British swimmer John Harrison in 2014, by 35 seconds. It will now be affirmed by the sport’s governing body.

Corones, who is quailed for the record because he turns 100 in April, said he was “quite delighted” and “over the world” by the result. He said he had been overwhelmed by the “roaring” crowd on the Gold Coast on Wednesday. The event, in which he was the only entrant, had been specially staged for him to challenge the record.

Corones was a keen swimmer in his youth but only began to learn swimming again at the age of 80. He gave it up at the beginning of the World War Ⅱ, and he didn’t think he would have a swim of any description until he retired. Then he started swimming again for exercise.

Racing undeniably challenged him physically, but it was manageable with preparation. On average he swims three times a week, and also fits in gym sessions. “At this age it takes a while to get going...you get tired much more easily, but if you do it properly, the rewards are astronomical,” he said.

Corones will challenge the 100m freestyle record on Saturday night, believing he can beat the current mark of 03:23. 10, which was also set by Harrison.

“I’m not a young man by any means, but I am really looking forward to it and confident I can do it very well, ” he said

8. What is the author’s purpose of writing Paragraph 1?

A．To show who John Harrison is.	B．To explain the reason for writing the text.
C．To emphasize the importance of age.	D．To introduce the topic of the text.

9. What does the underlined word “astronomical” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Original.

B．Huge.

C．Brief.

D．Illegal.

10. What does Corones plan to do next?

A．Challenge Harrison again.	B．Prepare for his 100th birthday party.
C．Celebrate his success.	D．Give up challenging.

11. What does the author tell us by telling Corones’s story?

A．It’s never too late to learn.	B．He who laughs last laughs best.
C．One good turn deserves another.	D．Laziness in youth spells regret in old age.

As we all know, children are fast learners when learning a second language. However, adults can study a second language as fast as children, a new study reports. Adults can develop the increased neural (神经的)connections with language study that can avoid dementia(痴呆)by four years, as well as make traveling a lot easier.

In an examination of Spanish second-language learners, the researchers found that after simplest training, the brain activity between sentences that relied on grammatical features unique to each language was similar to that of native speakers. “I think it is the reason why people think university foreign language teaching is good. It shows that, even with limited time in the college classroom, learning can happen quite quickly and well, ”said professor Alison Gabriele, the co-author of the paper.

Beyond that, it gives parents more reasons to study a second language as part of a family effort. Further research has shown that learning a language as a family effort improves everyone’s abilities and gives opportunities for learning something that are mostly absent from classroom settings. National Geographic reports in an interview with Christine Jernigan, author of Family Language Learning: Learn Another Language that as for immersion(沉浸)in language study, practicing a second language with people is the most important part, and who talks to each other more than a family? Language learners need to be brave. Besides, they should ready themselves for making mistakes and receive others’ advice.

Most people will be far more comfortable making mistakes around family members than in a classroom setting. Furthermore, any home activity, whether that’s gardening, playing in the yard, watching movies, going shopping, cleaning, or cooking a meal, becomes an opportunity for language learning. Jernigan suggests preparing vocabulary before an activity and using it as short homework. Jernigan suggests using subtitles(字幕)too, so you can see which words are being used.

12. What does the new study in Paragraph 1 find?

A．Kids often travel a lot on their own.

B．Adults have learnt a second language better than kids.

C．Adults can study a second language as quickly as kids.

D．Kids are likely to develop the increased neural connections.

13. What does Alison Gabriele think of learning a language in the college classroom?

A．It is successful.	B．It is challenging.
C．It is disappointing.	D．It is boring.

14. What is the advantage of learning a language as a family effort?

A．Helping kids form good learning habits.

B．Making parents control kids easily.

C．Keeping kids focusing on the classroom.

D．Having more chances to learn in different situations.

15. What should language learners do according to the text?

A．Try to take others’ advice less.

B．Fit in with new learning environment.

C．Be willing to accept others’ comments.

D．Spend much time doing housework.

How do you wake up in the morning? Do you set an alarm on your phone or clock that sounds like this: beep beep beep?     16     Sleep inertia is another term for grogginess, which means a person has a heavy feeling when waking up, and has trouble getting moving again after sleeping.

    17     A recent study says yes. The answer is music. Researchers say alarms that have a melody-like the beginning of this song-can help people feel fresher in the morning.

The study, carried out by researchers in Australia, involved 50 people. The study subjects answered questions about the alarm sound they like to wake up to, how they feel about that sound and how they feel when they wake up.     18     However, it is early days and more work is needed to fully know the answer.

So, what makes musical alarms better for waking up? The researchers think the music may be more successful in reducing grogginess because it has several tones, compared to the single tone of a “beeping” alarm.     19     And is there a kind of music that is best to wake up to? There may be.     20    

However, no matter how you wake up, experts say, the amount of sleep you get also matters a lot.

A．Can musical alarms work wonders?

B．So is there a better way to do the trick?

C．This can help you fall asleep more quickly and easily.

D．Alarm sounds that are easy to hum or sing along with may be good choices.

E．The researchers found that people who wake up to musical alarms reported feeling more awake.

F．The changes between the music tones may help increase a person’s attention when waking.

G．That hard, unpleasant sound may be making it harder to shake off the sleepy feeling.

My father would take me to the Queens County Farm Museum to see the sheep, lambs, horses, cows, chickens. I _________ for a friend who had raised many wild animals. And I also did part-time work with other farmers. I wanted to gain some working _________ .

I also wanted to do the work that gave me target and _________ my longtime dream of working hands-on with _________ . So I researched online and found a(n) _________ at a natural reserve in Zimbabwe. I didn’t even know where that was on a map! But they _________ me for a three-week program, which turned into a year.

We were researching and _________ the animals. We’d go out in a truck and make sure they were safe, _________ and uninjured. There were days when we discovered animals _________ in a trap, bleeding, and we calmed them down in order to __________ hem. Traps can cause serious pain and sometimes even __________.

We built bomas-secure enclosures (围墙) for the animals to sleep and __________ they were doing well with their babies. We walked with the white rhinos, taking them to __________ enclosures and enrichment (强化) areas to stimulate (刺激) their mind with new smells and features. The lions needed enrichment programs too, so we made toys and built play areas for them.

Seeing these animals __________ under human care and being able to live in harmony, I realized this is what I was __________ to do.

21.

A．washed

B．graduated

C．worked

D．flashed

22.

A．experience

B．population

C．audience

D．extinction

23.

A．observed

B．realized

C．performed

D．charged

24.

A．volunteers

B．foreigners

C．animals

D．insects

25.

A．habitat

B．tip

C．community

D．program

26.

A．accepted

B．exchanged

C．mastered

D．suffered

27.

A．admiring

B．impressing

C．removing

D．tracking

28.

A．concerned

B．cute

C．healthy

D．worthwhile

29.

A．caught

B．rented

C．buried

D．attempted

30.

A．warn

B．cure

C．puzzle

D．punish

31.

A．progress

B．anger

C．function

D．death

32.

A．adapted to

B．made sure

C．tried out

D．belonged to

33.

A．awkward

B．different

C．confident

D．virtual

34.

A．living

B．proving

C．crowding

D．clicking

35.

A．pressed

B．confused

C．supposed

D．forced

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。

Zhoukoudian is a small village lying about 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing City. In the 1920s, archaeologists discovered some prehistoric human bones there,     36     changed people’s view of China’s history. They     37     (come) from an unknown species of man, and were the first evidence of human life in China thousands of years ago. The remains were three teeth!

In 1929, a complete skull (颅骨)    38     (dig) out. Eventually, archaeologists found almost 200 items, including 6 skulls and more than 150 teeth. These discoveries proved the existence of a human species who lived in the area between 700, 000 and 200, 000 years ago. Four sites where Peking Man and their     39     (relative)lived were discovered on the northern face of Longgushan.

Zhoukoudian was listed     40    a World Heritage Site in December 1987. It has not only given     41     (we) important information about prehistoric Asian societies, but also provided amazing evidence about the process of evolution. Today, parts of the caves have been     42     (bad) destroyed by rain. Some areas are almost completely covered in weeds, causing serious damage. Also, pollution     43     (cause) by the nearby factories has contributed to the problem. This is     44     very serious matter. The Chinese Academy of Sciences is doing all it can     45    (raise) public awareness of it.

46. 假如你是李华，近期你班组织讨论了学生课外上网的利弊。请你用英语写一篇短文，内容包括：
1. 总结讨论结果；
2. 呼吁正确使用互联网。
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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47. 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。

Sadie looked out of the window and sighed as she thought about another long, boring day of summer. She wondered what all of her friends from school were doing on their summer vacations. It had to be a lot better than looking out of a window. Sadie thought about the fun she had last summer when she and her best friend Allison went to the beach. But they wouldn’t be going to the beach together this summer because Allison had moved to a different city.

Suddenly, Sadie had an idea. She could call her friend Wendy, who always had funny ideas. Sadie raced to the living room, picked up the phone, and called Wendy. She sighed more deeply as the phone rang and rang. Then Sadie seated herself on the sofa, picked up the television remote, and put it down again. Then she went to her room and found the list of phone numbers of her good friends from school. In the living room, she called almost each of them, but no one was at home.

After hanging up the phone, Sadie wandered into the kitchen and sat down at the table, watching her mom do the cleaning. “Mom, I don’t have anyone to hang out with because my friends from school aren’t home and Allison moved away, ” said Sadie. “Honey, there are many things you can do by yourself, like playing your guitar or having a walk in the garden.” said Mom.

“I don’t want to do those things by myself.” “Sometimes, it is nice to do things by yourself,” said Mom. “I like seeing my friends, but I also like doing things alone like taking a walk by myself or finding a quiet place to read. Why not have a try?”

注意：
1. 续写词数应为100左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Sadie thought about her mom’s words and returned to her room.             

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As she rode back home, Sadie ran toward her mom excitedly.             

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