1. —It’s a pleasure to take a trip with you. I really enjoy it very much.
—It’s so nice of you to say so.

A．sad thing

B．boring thing

C．happy thing

2. —Why didn’t you ask Mike’s advice?
—Because I doubted if he could help me.

A．couldn’t decide

B．wasn’t sure

C．wanted to say

3. —What was your hobby when your were young?
—Reading. I filled my old bedroom with many kinds of books.

A．made...full of

B．mixed...with

C．provided...with

4. —What’s is Rolling Stones?
—I’m amazed you’ve never heard of the Rolling Stones.

A．interested

B．surprised

C．excited

5. —He passed the exam through hard work and his teacher was happy with the result.
—His parents were proud of him as well.

A．sorry for

B．bored with

C．satisfied with

7. If you ________ doing something, you choose not to do it.

A．begin

B．avoid

C．finish

8. —I can hardly believe Ford can be so excellent now. After all, he was awful in the past.
—In fact, last month’s lecture is a ________. Since then, he has changed a lot.

A．treasure hunt

B．turning point

C．newspaper stand

9. —How did you _______ the truth?
—I did many experiments and got the result.

A．look up

B．take in

C．find out

10. —Bill likes to ________ others.
—So I don’t want to make friends with him because he will hurt me.

A．play a joke on

B．care for

C．disagree with

Two years ago, I took a bus to visit a friend living on a farm. My friend ________ to pick me up from the bus station. Once I got off the bus, I pulled my two suitcases (行李箱) and walked to the pickup area. ________, my friend got stuck ________ the heavy traffic and I had to wait for an hour at the pickup area. To make things worse, it started raining half an hour later. Looking around, I was ________ to find that there was no place to take shelter (躲避) from the rain. Just as I was feeling ________, a man driving a car stopped in front of me and handed me an umbrella. I asked for his ________ so I could mail it back when I finished using it. To my surprise, the man said, “You don’t have to ________ it. Just pass the umbrella on to someone else when your car arrives," When my friend finally ________, I gave the umbrella to a lady carrying a baby who just arrived at the pickup area. ________ I left, I asked her to give it to anyone else in ________ of the umbrella. When I arrived at my friend’s farm, I was very tired, but happy that I was able to pass kindness on to others.

11.

A．regretted

B．promised

C．forgot

12.

A．Differently

B．Finally

C．Unluckily

13.

A．with

B．of

C．in

14.

A．tired

B．excited

C．sad

15.

A．helpless

B．nervous

C．hungry

16.

A．age

B．address

C．name

17.

A．get

B．keep

C．return

18.

A．showed up

B．gave up

C．woke up

19.

A．Before

B．After

C．Because

20.

A．support

B．need

C．search

A young girl named Malala，born in 1997 in the northwest of Pakistan，is famous for supporting children and women to get education.

In 2012，she was shot and seriously injured when she returned home on the school bus. Luckily，she was sent to the hospital in time and saved.·After that，she went back to school and began to strive（奋斗）for children and women to receive education.

On October 10，2014，the Nobel Prize for peace was awarded（授予）to Malala. She became the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize. However，Malala missed the most important event of being announced to be the winner of the prize. At the very moment，she was taking chemistry lessons in the classroom！After hearing the news，Malala. chose to take her history and physics lessons as usual. She said calmly to the reporter，"I'm proud of getting this prize. Although the unforgettable date itself means something to me，it's more important to finish the rest lessons today. After all，it's a normal school day.”

One year later，Amy Mainzer，an astronomical scientist. of NASA，found a new planet. She named it "Malala". When. Amy Mainzer was interviewed by Times，she explained，"I think Malala has set an example for us. She is fearless and sticks to helping children and women get the right of being educated. Nothing can stop her.”

Last year，Malala. passed the entrance examination of Oxford University through her hard work.

Before she finished her high school，she had written a book I am Malala. She said，"I hope the readers around the world have chances to read my book. My dream is that more and more people will realize it is extremely difficult for children and women in some areas to get education. Actually，my story is also the story of 61million children. Every boy and every girl should have the right to go to school.”

21. How old was Malala when she won the Nobel Prize for peace？

A．17.

B．16.

C．15.

D．14.

22. What's the meaning of the underlined word “astronomical”in Chinese？

A．航天的

B．天文的

C．地理的

D．生物的

23. What's the name of the new planet？

A．Amy Mainzer.

B．NASA.

C．Oxford.

D．Malala.

24. What is the correct order of the following events？
①Malala became a student of Oxford.
②A planet was named for Malala.
③The Nobel Prize was awarded to Malala.
④Malala wrote a book called I am Malala.

A．③②①④

B．②③①④

C．③②④①

D．②④①③

25. Which of the following about Malala is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．She strives for helping children and women to go to school.

B．She is the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize.

C．She was taking chemistry lessons when she was awarded.

D．She wrote a book about herself and 6.1 million children.

Dear Li Hua,

How’s everything going? Congratulations on your graduation from junior high school!

I hope you have a great time during the holiday, but there is something important for you to think about—a plan for your personal growth. Here is some advice for you.

Firstly, study yourself. Understand what you like, what you value and what you want to be. In studying yourself, you check your strengths(长处) and weaknesses. Find out what you need to prepare for your dream job.

Secondly, write down your plan. When writing, you can try using Mind Maps(思维导图）. It is a good way to help you to think more clearly. And you may find a proper way to work your plan out.

Thirdly, go over your plan with your teachers, parents or friends. They may give you some advice. Think carefully about their advice and make some changes to your plan if necessary. And then you can go on with it.

Finally,__________. For example, if you want to be an English teacher in the future, you should spend more time reading English books, learning more about English culture and practicing your listening and speaking from now on. You can make your dream come true only through hard work.

You may find it difficult to make the plan now. Don’t worry. All you need is just a rough(粗略的）one. Once you enter the senior high school, you’ll get a chance to make it better with the help of your teachers. And your personal growth plan may change with your age, your interests and the social development. So take your time and I believe you will grow into an excellent young man.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Fang

26. What does the underlined word “study” in paragraph 3 probably mean in Chinese?

A．学习

B．审视

C．帮助

D．调查

27. Which of the following can be the missing part in Paragraph 6?

A．plan to find a job	B．trying to be an English teacher
C．practice English	D．work hard to realize your dream

28. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．A personal growth plan in your lifetime may change with your Mind Maps.

B．A personal growth plan in your lifetime may change with your age.

C．A personal growth plan in your lifetime may change with social development.

D．A personal growth plan in your lifetime may change with your interests

29. What does Li Fang mainly want to tell Li Hua?

A．How to spend the holiday happily.

B．How to prepare for his dream job.

C．How to make his personal growth plan.

D．How to review the plan with his friends.

Who wants to eat food that is thrown away as waste? Believe it or not, that’s exactly what world leaders did at a lunch held by the United Nations in 2015.

During the meal, the world leaders enjoyed dishes like salads and burgers made with thrown—away vegetables and fruits. Chef Dan Barber, who helped create the meal, hoped that the experience would make the leaders pay more attention to the issue of food waste.

It is a huge problem. One out of nine people on Earth does not get enough food. Yet every year over one third of the food produced worldwide goes to waste!

Why is so much food wasted? Firstly, food is often thrown away before it reaches customers because too much of it is produced, or because it is not kept properly in farms. Secondly, shops and supermarkets usually throw away unsold food. Finally, customers often buy more food than they need, so a lot of uneaten food is wasted.

How can you waste less food? When eating out, you may ask for less food and take home what is left. Visit fast food restaurants less often, since they are usually more wasteful. Encourage your favourite restaurants to give unsold food to food banks.

You can also waste less food at home. Use smaller rice bowls so that you serve less rice. Encourage family members to use unfinished rice to make rice puddings. Tell family members to make a shopping list and buy only what is on the list when shopping for food.

Food waste is a growing problem and we, either farmers or food sellers or customers, must take this problem more seriously and do what we can to help.

30. What did world leaders do at a lunch held by the United Nations in 2015?

A．They threw away food as waste during the meal.

B．They made dishes with waste vegetables and fruits.

C．They ate food made with waste vegetables and fruits.

D．They helped Chef Dan Barber create the special meal.

31. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “issue” in Paragraph 2?

A．Result

B．Problem

C．Cause

D．Beginning

32. How does the writer organize Paragraph 4?

A．By asking a question and giving examples.

B．By asking a question and using numbers.

C．By asking a question and listing reasons.

D．By asking a question and telling a story.

33. Which way of wasting less food is mentioned in the passage?

A．Buying unsold food from supermarkets.

B．Keeping food properly in a fridge.

C．Using smaller rice bowls when eating out.

D．Asking for less food in restaurants.

Do you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone?
If yes, you’re not alone. These days, many people are facing the stress in the use of mobile phones. They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning, and keep checking their social media apps to get the latest updates (更新).
A report from Google shows that 70 percent of people don’t want to spend much time on their phones. This is why Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new Android operating system(安卓操作系统). This new app includes functions (功能) that help users manage the time. For example, users can see how many times they’ve unlocked their phone, how many times they’ve checked their social media apps, and how much time they spend on each app every day.
Once the users see this information, they’ll be able to make some changes. With the App Timer (计时) function, users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day. After they’ve hit the limit, they won’t be able to use the app until the next day. And with another function, the app gets incoming calls silent when the user puts the phone face down.
If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours on their phones, these new functions are just one way of doing that.
After all, who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps? The easiest answer would be just to use your willpower.
34. Where does the users’ stress come from?

A．Too many updates of the apps.	B．Too many functions of the apps.
C．Too much information they receive.	D．Too much time they spend on the phone.

35. Which of the followings is NOT included in Dashboard’s functions?

A．It stops the users from using willpower.

B．It checks how much time the users spend on apps.

C．It lists how many times the users have unlocked the phone.

D．It shows how many times the users have checked social media apps.

36. What does the underlined word “limit” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．目的

B．标准

C．许可

D．限制

37. Which picture shows the phone gets incoming calls silent?

A．

B．

C．

D．

38. What does the writer think of Dashboard?

A．Its design is perfect.	B．It may be helpful to some people.
C．It needs more functions.	D．It has too many functions.

If you want to travel from Xi’an to Chengdu by train, it will take about 16 hours. But starting this month, the new Xi’an-Chengdu high-speed railway will shorten this travel time to three hours.

The 643-kilometer line is China’s first high-speed railway to run through the Qinling Mountains, which form a natural boundary（分界线）between China’s north and south. With a speed of 250 km per hour, it’s also the first mountain-heavy train line to provide a 4G network.

Along the way, the train passes through two areas for rare wild animals—one for pandas and the other for crested ibises（朱鹮）.

To reduce the railway’s influence on the animals, workers and experts have designed and built the railway to be environmentally friendly, China Daily reported.

In September, there were 345 wild pandas living in the Qinling Mountains. China now has 1,864 wild pandas in total, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

To avoid disturbing the pandas, the railway was designed to run through tunnels（隧道）within the area. Protective shields（防护屏）are placed near the entrance of each tunnel to stop animals from going in.

To avoid hurting the thousands of crested ibises that fly near one part of the railway, protective nets have been set up along the tracks to make sure the birds will not fly into a train.

The nets are about 32 km long and 4 meters high. Experts tested different shapes and materials for building the nets before making their final choice. (A report in December, 2017)

39. From this month, how long will it take to travel from Xi’an to Chengdu on the high-speed train?

A．16 hours.

B．13 hours.

C．6 hours.

D．3 hours.

40. Which of the following is True about the new Xi’an-Chengdu railway?

A．It is China’s first high-speed railway.

B．It runs through the Qinling Mountains.

C．It is the first mountain-heavy train line.

D．It is the first train line with a 4G network.

41. Why was the railway designed and built to be environmentally friendly?

A．To save money and energy.

B．To avoid harming wild animals.

C．To avoid damaging the mountains.

D．To help the train run through tunnels quietly.

42. What are experts using to stop animals from going into the tunnels?

A．Entrance.

B．Tracks.

C．Protective shields.

D．Protective nets.