Fuerteventura is a great place awaiting your discovery. Here are some reasons.

La Concha beach

Located in the Concha bay, the La Concha beach is one of the most popular beaches, which is dressed in white sand and beautified with calm water. The beach is close to the town, and at sunset, most tourists rush to see the skies turn beautiful colours in just a few short moments. At low tide（海水的低潮）, small pools of water form, and these are great for the little members of the family to take a dive in. There are enough parking lots and plenty of restaurants to choose from.

Corralejo Natural Park

If you want to experience the desert beauty of Fuerteventura, Corralejo Natural Park will be the best place. It is a coin with two sides. One is characterized by volcanic scenery, and the other is white sand that has been cleansed by the blue water of the Atlantic Ocean. Getting to the park can be easily done by road, but exploring it demands that you put on your hiking shoes and take a walk through the natural wonderland.

Costa Calma beach

Costa Calma beach is characterized by blue waters and white sand. The beach is not packed, so you will get a chance to be just with your thoughts as you sunbathe on the sand. When the winds are swift, Costa Calma beach turns into a hot spot for surfers, ideal for those wanting to get a surfing course. The road leading to the beach is fenced by green plants meaning the magic starts even before you get there.

Cofete Beach

It's hard to find a fitting description for this wild beach. Its shoreline is great for its golden sand and wild water. Getting to Cofete Beach is not easy: perhaps that's why this place is still in its original state. The road has difficult spots that require expert driving skills. However, if you can tolerate it, you will be treated with some amazing views.

1. Which place is recommended for a family with kids?

A．Cofete Beach.

B．Corralejo Natural Park.

C．Costa Calma beach.

D．La Concha beach.

2. What can people do at Corralejo Natural Park?

A．Learn how to surf.

B．Sunbathe on the golden sand.

C．Enjoy the changeable colours of the sky.

D．Experience Fuerteventura's desert beauty.

3. What makes Cofete Beach different from other two beaches?

A．Cars are forbidden.

B．It has amazing white sand.

C．It has stayed untouched.

D．Approaching it is much easier.

Craig Blackburn, a father and car fan, built a Batmobile for his son's hope of using the vehicle to brighten the lives of sick children. And now he hopes to use it for more than just his son's hope after seeing the children's reaction to the Batmobile.

Based on the number of failures he had seen in car enthusiast groups, he estimated that only about one in fifty attempted constructions was actually finished and he realized what a slim chance he had.

Mr. Blackburn started the project at the beginning of 2015 after hearing a friend in the US was doing the same thing. It started with importing an outer shell overseas, before he picked a friend's brains who had a background as a worker in a car factory to gain knowledge of how to build the car. With the help of his friend, Mr. Blackburn built the Batmobile in 18 months with the cost reaching six figures.

Mr. Blackburn hoped to add a flamethrower（喷火器）to the back of the vehicle and said he had thought about building the Tumbler, a vehicle that was used by Batman in the film The Dark Knight. Though Mr. Blackburn encountered plenty of difficulties to get over during the construction, in September 2016, the car made its first show at the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba.

“It was great. It was so good to see kids' and adults' excitement at seeing the Batmobile,” Mr. Blackburn said. As a result, the car lovers hope to make the car work on the roads as soon as possible, so Mr. Blackburn can visit sick children and take them out with his son.

4. What is Blackburn's initial purpose of making the Batmobile?

A．To realize his son's dream.

B．To donate it to sick children.

C．To show his respect for the film The Dark Knight.

D．To show off at the Carnival of Flowers.

5. How did Blackburn feel about the car-making at first?

A．Hopeful.	B．Confused.
C．Impossible.	D．Unsure.

6. How did Blackburn's friend help him?

A．By making an outer shell for him.

B．By offering him financial support.

C．By sharing the knowledge of building cars.

D．By telling him the background of the car factory.

7. What is the car lovers' expectation of the Batmobile?

A．It will be driven soon on the roads.

B．It can be displayed around the world.

C．It can change the lives of sick children.

D．It will appear in the next film about Batman.

Whether you’re interested in green agriculture and rainforest conservation or supporting sustainable sources, organizations worldwide are investing time and effort into various environmental protection projects. Volunteers are always needed to help with the different initiatives to protect the environment.

The past years has been bothered by an endless report of natural disasters occurring in geographically weak locations. Floods are affecting the places that previously never faced this problem while heat waves, droughts and earthquakes are becoming the norm. Important wildlife and plant species are disappearing and threatening the planet’s biodiversity. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), there are other problems: deforestation, pollution, water scarcity, illegal fishing and wildlife trade.

The ongoing industrialization and the lack of awareness are taking its toll (毁坏) and it’s time for that to change. Most people remain inactive, believing small changes won’t make a difference. However, there are many ways to help. Small changes carried out by some people do make a difference.

Excellent examples of this are organizations that believe small initiatives have a significant impact. These projects arc growing steadily and positively affecting the environmental conservation and influencing the local community. They are creating awareness among others and helping them understand the importance of environmental conservation while creating volunteer opportunities to help the environment.

The organizations will learn valuable skills about environmental conservations but most importantly, they are moving towards change. There are enough environmental volunteer opportunities that need your help and there’s no time to waste! Continue reading about environmental volunteer programs abroad and take steps toward environmental conservation.

There are plenty of options once you decide to become an environmental volunteer. The tasks will depend on the project you have decided to volunteer with and can vary greatly. With over 130 projects focusing on the environment, you’ll find projects that match both your skill set and travel preference.

8. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A．The threats the earth is facing.

B．The influence of natural disasters.

C．The need to know natural disasters.

D．The difficulty in protecting the earth.

9. How do most people respond to environmental problems?

A．They try to find ways.

B．They keep sitting by.

C．They start to get involved.

D．They make small changes.

10. What can we learn from the passage?

A．It’s easier said than done.

B．It’ll be all right on the night.

C．Where there’s life, there is hope.

D．There is no time like the present.

11. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To call on people to be environmental volunteers.

B．To show the serious problems of the environment.

C．To discuss the ways of environmental conservation.

D．To explain the reasons for protecting the environment.

Michelin inspectors，the super secret spies of the restaurant industry，are the anonymous（匿名的）keepers of the famous Michelin star rating. They've been writing anonymous reports of restaurants for over 100 years.

"We say it's a little like the CIA，"said inspector "M" with a laugh. She asked that her identity not be revealed. "My whole life is staying under the radar，staying away from cameras，using fake names，trying to steal in and out of restaurants quietly."

Along with their boss，Jean-Luc Naret，the director of the Michelin Guide，about 90 inspectors around the world decide which restaurants will win the cooking equivalent（等价物）of an Oscar，the Nobel Prize and Mega Millions jackpot（头奖）all at once. The Michelin Guide covers 23 countries，and out of the45，000 rated restaurants，less than 100 have the top rating — only nine American restaurants carry three stars.

If the name "Michelin" brings the tires on your car to mind，you're not too far off. The Michelin rating began in France in 1900 as a marketing trick. The Michelin brothers thought their customers would buy more tires if given a list of hotels and restaurants to explore.

Inspector "M" admitted being an inspector leads to a lonely dining life. " Most of the time we dine alone，"she said. "It gives us the ability to really focus on the food and the atmosphere and capture the entire experience. "To cover their tracks，"M" said sometimes two inspectors will dine together and write two separate papers. It's better than saying "table for one"，right？

"When you're really，really into food and very crazy about food，everything else that's going on around you isn't so important，" she said.

12. The underlined words "under the radar" in Paragraph 2 mean "___________"

A．living in danger

B．being the focus of the media

C．trying to be unnoticed

D．making programs on the radio

13. The Michelin rating was first carried out in order to _____________.

A．open more hotels and restaurants

B．bring more convenience to drivers

C．make people familiar with "Michelin"

D．make a profit by selling more tires

14. Sometimes two inspectors dine together so that they can ___________.

A．cut the expense on the food

B．protect their identities

C．save trouble by sharing a paper

D．talk about the food over the meal

15. What would be the best title for the text？

A．"M" works for the CIA

B．The legend of Michelin brothers

C．Michelin inspectors: food industry spies

D．Michelin — a giant in tire and restaurant industry

William Green, aged 82, was making his breakfast when he heard somebody in his garden. “I went out of the back door and suddenly I saw this man running towards me, he____ me out of the way and took my ____ from the garden shed.” Mr. Green did not ____, as he knew he would be no match in a fight for the man. The burglar tried to cycle away, but the ____ of the bike were flat so it was difficult to ride. “He kept ____ the bicycle,” said Mr. Green, “at least three times.” After the man had ____, Mr. Green called the police.

When they arrived, officers asked him to ____ the man, but instead he offered to draw them a picture. “When Mr. Green started drawing,” said one of the police officers, “I knew straight away who the ____ was.” In fact, Mr. Green had drawing caricatures (漫画) for more than 20 years in newspapers. “I had no difficulty in remembering the man’s face because he was so ____ to me,” he said.

Police ____ in the neighborhood with the sketch (素描) of the burglar and found him within half an hour. The cartoon was a perfect ____ of the robber.And the ____ bike was later found in a road nearby.

Police believed that this was the first time they had ever caught a suspect with a ____ sketch. A senior police officer said that in the past some victims used their mobile phones to take ____ at crime scenes, but they were not as ____.

21.

A．dragged

B．pushed

C．led

D．caught

22.

A．cellphone

B．wallet

C．picture

D．bicycle

23.

A．resist

B．refuse

C．withdraw

D．hesitate

24.

A．wires

B．wheels

C．tyres

D．parts

25.

A．falling off

B．moving away

C．dropping on

D．putting aside

26.

A．begged

B．quit

C．fled

D．settled

27.

A．identify

B．entitle

C．illustrate

D．describe

28.

A．owner

B．robber

C．rider

D．victim

29.

A．dangerous

B．familiar

C．close

D．rude

30.

A．arrived

B．searched

C．wandered

D．gathered

31.

A．partner

B．likeness

C．twin

D．model

32.

A．missing

B．broken

C．expensive

D．dusty

33.

A．straightforward

B．professional

C．pencil

D．cartoon

34.

A．measures

B．photographs

C．messages

D．notes

35.

A．convenient

B．smooth

C．skillful

D．effective

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。

TV Drama Puts the Spotlight on Ancient Tea Art

A Dream of Splendor, a 40-episode TV drama     36    (broadcast) on Tencent Video platform, has become a hit recently. The series features China’s traditional tea acrobatics(高难度动作), which are also one of the intangible cultural heritage     37    (item) in China.  

Chinese tea culture has witnessed a long history    38     the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It flourished throughout the Song Dynasty,     39     the popular way of having tea became dian cha — a kind of tea art. It is     40     delicate technique that starts from pouring hot water over fine powdered tea to make it mushy(糊状的). Then more hot water is added slowly while the tea is     41    (constant) stirred by hand with a bamboo stick to create froth(泡沫), which can be used     42    (draw) patterns on the surface of it. This action of pouring hot water is called dian,     43    (give) this art the name dian cha, while the art of using water to draw on the tea is called Cha Bai Xi.  

This old practice not only makes drinking tea more    44    (enjoy), but also enhances the taste of it. It’s common to see coffee art in modern society, while tea art is relatively little-known. This popular TV series brings this intangible cultural heritage to more audiences and     45    (spread) traditional Chinese tea culture.

46. 假设你是李华，在美国学习了一个月之后还是无法适应那里的生活。请你给你的美国朋友David写一封电子邮件，请他给你一些建议。内容包括：
1.寻求建议；
2.遇到的问题(饮食、交流和社交方面)；
3.表示感谢。
注意：1.词数80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。

I was in my room, unwilling to head to the community theatre with “my brother” Henry. He was just adopted by my parents recently. I was not in the mood for being onstage with him.

“Kristie, come here,” my mom called. Following her voice, I found her outside the bathroom, holding a wet book. She gave the book a shake. “Henry’s book was in the bathtub. Did you put it there?” She glared at me—something she never did before Henry came to our home. I didn’t wet his book on purpose. Tears of hurt clouded my eyes. Worse still, she promised to buy him a new copy. My heart ached. Henry was stealing my mother’s love. He was ruining my life.

Meanwhile, Henry was just nearby, absorbed in working on a complicated rope knot (绳结) as usual. Why did a boy like him do the girly work? Far from manly!

Soon, it was time to have to set off for the community theatre. As Henry walked ahead of us to the car, my mom took me aside and said in a low voice, “It’s the first time for Henry to be onstage. Be kind to him, Honey.” I nodded but sighed. Being kind didn’t use to be hard. But after Henry moved in, everything felt different. The theatre used to be a special place for my parents and me. With Henry involved, it didn’t seem so special any more.

Finally, it was our stage time. My heart beat wildly. I forgot my annoyance at Henry for a while. As we kids lined up, ready to act out our short play, I realized how loosely I had tied the drawstring (束带) on my skirt. Sure enough, my skirt began to drop. Laughter from the audience could be heard, and even though I was wearing shorts under my skirt, I could feel my face burst into flames. However, my hands were full. If only someone could help me out!

注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Right then, Henry sensed my embarrassment.

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After the performance, I found Henry and tapped him on the arm gratefully.

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