25. From the advertisement, what can people enjoy? ________

A．A car sale.

B．A food sale.

C．A food festival.

D．A car journey.

26. How can people enjoy it? ________

A．Stay in a garden.	B．Go to the Waldorf.
C．Enjoy it at 11 p.m. on June 29th.	D．Attend it every Sunday in winter.

27. What can we learn from the advertisement? ________

A．It is held once a month.	B．These are the best carts in the city.
C．People can enjoy live music while drinking beer there.	D．People can play djs at the community markets.

Global Study of Teens

       Recently, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) studied 600,000 15-year-olds around the world. Let’s look at the result.

28. The OECD study is about ________.

A．Teenagers

B．Boys

C．Girls

D．Children

29. How many students are always unhappy with their lives according to the recent study? ________ .

A．36,000

B．24,000

C．30,000

D．12,000

30. This study may be taken from ________.

A．a book review

B．a travel guide

C．a medicine instruction

D．a research paper

Danny stood with his mother at the kitchen window of their tiny house. Mom put her arm around Danny. “Just look at that view,” she said. “Can you believe we live here? I think it’s the most beautiful place on earth.” Mom was right; it looked like a postcard out there, with the palm threes swaying in the breeze, the bushes covered with pink and white flowers, and the ocean a sparkling silver strip in the distance.

       Danny couldn’t stand looking at it. All he wanted was to be back in New York City, looking out his old apartment window at the jumble of dirty buildings, the smoke thick in the air, and his friends.
       Mom thought that coming here to Hawaii would give Danny a fresh start—just she and Danny. She wanted to get him away from danger and trouble.
       After a while, Mom kissed Danny good—bye after straightening her white nurse's cap and went off to work. Slowly Danny stood up, making a plan in his mind for his journey back to New York City. But then he heard a noise in his backyard.
       Danny opened the back door. Mom’s new pot of flowers lay shattered on the ground. “Was someone in trouble? Or were robbers planning to break in?” thought Danny. He picked up a broom, ready to strike. He didn’t see anyone, but then he caught sight of a small dark head poking out from behind one of the thick bushes. Danny put down the broom and walked over. It was a little kid, maybe three years old. “What was he doing here all by himself? Was he hurt?” thought Danny.
       “Ahhhhhhhhhh!” the kid screamed. “Hey!” Danny said. The kid turned around. He was laughing like a monkey standing on a mountain of bananas. And he was clutching a little animal of some kind. “Puppy!” the kid said. Danny studied the animal. It was very small and black except for one white ear.He didn't want to break the kid’s heart, but he was petty sure it wasn’t a little dog. It looked more like a rat.
       “My puppy!” the kid said, hugging it so tight. Danny was sure it would pop like a balloon. Danny looked around. The kid was too young to be wandering around on his own. “Who are you?” Danny said, bending down to look the kid in the eye. “Aki!” he said. “Who are you?” “I'm Danny.” “Danny, see my puppy?” Aki held out his poor pet like he wanted Danny to give it a big kiss.
       And then the kid’s eyes got huge.He pointed to something over Danny’s shoulder. “Monster!” he said. Danny spun around and there, moving toward them, was the ugliest animal Danny had ever seen in his life. It was black, the size of a huge dog, with wiry bristles, a pig’s snout, and two huge spiked tusks sprouting right from its face like swords. It did look like a monster. The animal grunted and snorted as it stared at Aki with beady black eyes.
       Prepare to die! It seemed to be saying. And it seemed the monster was ready to charge at them.

（Taken from I survived）

31. Which is the correct order according to the passage? ________
①Mom enjoyed the beautiful view while Danny wanted to be back.
②Mom brought Danny to Hawaii to give him a fresh start.
③Mom kissed Danny good—bye and went off to work.
④Danny was making a plan in his mind for his journey back.
⑤Danny heard a noise and found a little kid .

A．③①②④⑤

B．②③①④⑤

C．②①③④⑤

D．②③①④⑤

32. What does the underlined word “Puppy” mean? ________

A．A rat.

B．A little dog.

C．A huge dog.

D．A pig.

33. What might happen next? ________

A．The monster attacked Danny and Aki.	B．The monster talked with Danny and Aki.
C．The monster ate Danny and Aki.	D．The monster became Danny’s pet.

On Oct 8, Louise Gluck became the 16th woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature. Louise Gluck has had many other awards over her career since her first publication in 1968. In 1993, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poems. Her work received a National Book Award for Poetry in 2014.

        “She is awarded the prize for her simple and clear writing style of poems. To her, the most beautiful poems come from her life. She cares a lot about common people in her creating.” Nobel Committee Chair Person said.
       Louise Gluck was born in New York City in 1943 and she began writing poetry at an early age. After graduation, she started teaching poetry at universities. She is considered to be one of America’s most talented poets. She is also called “one of the purest poets now writing.”
       The themes of her works cover loss and death. Because of this, readers have often found her works to be “dark”. However, there is much more than darkness. For example, in her poem Snowdrops, she uses the coming of spring after winter to show new life after death. She leads readers down a dark path but with the light at the near end. This is often the case in Gluck’s poems, being able to feel joy in the end.
       Although she’s already a well—known writer, Gluck didn’t expect to be given the Nobel award. When asked what the prize means to her, the poet said, “It’s too sudden…I don’t really know what it means.” Her only hope is that she can remain her daily life.
34. Which prize didn’t Louise Gluck get during her life? ________

A．Nobel Prize.

B．Kafka Award.

C．Pulitzer Prize.

D．National Book Award.

35. Louise Gluck won the Nobel Prize in literature for the reasons except ________.

A．her easy but clear language	B．her caring for all mankind
C．her idea coming from daily life	D．her beautiful words and drawings

36. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the article? ________

A．Poetry is with Louise Gluck through her life time.

B．Louise Gluck’s poems are too dark to be read.

C．Louise Gluck hopes to have a long life.

D．People always feel joy when reading Louise Gluck’s poems.

37. Which might be the best title for the passage? ________

A．Louise Gluck’s Career	B．Themes of Louise Gluck’s Poetry
C．The 16th Female Nobel Prize Winner	D．America’s Most Talented Poet in History

48. I can’t believe it! The 12-years-old boy ________ (make) up such amazing music that it is on the top ten of Tik Tok now.

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On Dec 25, the cartoon film Soul （《心灵奇旅》）was on in Chinese mainland theatres. Disney and Pixar gave fans a musical feast as a gift.

       Soul tells the story of middle school music teacher Joe Gardner, who has wanted nothing more than to be a musician. One day, he gets the chance after impressing some jazz musicians at a club. But before he can get a big break, an accident takes his life, causing his soul to be sent to the Great Beyond. Gardner manages to run away to the Great Before—a fantastic place where new souls get their personalities and interests before they go to Earth. Here Gardner meets a soul, 22, who he tries to make believe the beauty of living.
       “The film is about a soul who doesn’t want to live meets a soul who doesn’t want to die,”said the director Peter Doctor. The film has a 98 percent good review from those who have seen it.
       With the themes of music dream and death, Soul has a close relationship with the 2017 Pixar film, Coco. The film is very funny and makes people think a lot.
       Gardner and 22’s journey, the characters they meet and the discoveries they make along the way all lead to an important lesson about life. As co-director Kemp Powers said, “the people who achieve their dreams aren’t only ones whose lives have value.”

Soul
52     of film	• A cartoon film
Director	• Peter Doctor
Story	• Middle school music teacher Joe Gardner     53     of being a musician. • He has an accident and passes away. • His soul     54     runs to a fantastic place. • He meets another soul and makes it believe it’s good to live.
Special about the film	• People who have seen it think highly of the film. • It     55     humour and a lesson about life together. • It tells people that     56     life is more than achieving dreams.