Tom shook his money box again.

Nothing! He put all ________ coins on the bed and carefully counted them. All that he had was $20.5. He wanted a bicycle, but it was at least $60. ________ could he get the rest of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang out with people since he was the only one without a bicycle. He thought about ________. He couldn’t get money from his parents, ________ he knew they didn’t have enough money.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn it by ________. He had to find a job. He decided to ask Mr Green for ________.

“Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr. Green. “You see, my windows need ________ and my car needs washing”. That was the beginning of Tom’s part-time job. For the next three days, he worked ________ every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs for walks and cleaned rooms.

The day finally came when Tom got his money and found it was $82. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to buy the bicycle he wanted. He rode home proudly, looking forward ________ showing his new bicycle to his friends. Tom liked his bicycle very much because he had bought it with his own money. At last, his dream came true.

His parents were proud of him, ________.

1.

A．/

B．the

C．a

D．an

2.

A．What

B．How

C．Who

D．What time

3.

A．how could he do

B．how he could do

C．what could he do

D．what he could do

4.

A．because

B．but

C．so

D．although

5.

A．him

B．his

C．himself

D．he

6.

A．advices

B．advice

C．advise

D．suggest

7.

A．clean

B．to clean

C．cleaning

D．cleaned

8.

A．hard

B．hardly

C．easy

D．easily

9.

A．to

B．at

C．in

D．on

10.

A．either

B．neither

C．too

D．also

Last week, we did very well in our mid-term examination. So we ______ to have a party tomorrow night. I promise ______ mother that she doesn’t have to do everything for me since my friend Jenny has rich experience in having all kinds of parties. She would like to help me, but she can’t ______ she has a dancing lesson in the morning and in the afternoon she has to ______ her sister. So I will do everything by myself. I try to make the party perfect.

I sent invitations to my friends. I write down the ______ of each person to make sure I know how many chairs, how much food, etc. That I need. Now I am ______ what I need to do tomorrow. Buy something! If I go to a party store, there will be everything I need. I will ______ some drinks, snacks and fruit. I also have to decorate the room with balloons. And I would like to ______ a video with my friends. Since the party begins at 6:00 p. m., I must eat my dinner early. And I should get everything ______ before 6:00 p. m. Because all of my friends need to go home before 10:00 p. m, we have to end our party before 9:30 p. m. But it doesn’t matter, there is enough time for us to relax ______. I hope the party will be very exciting.

11.

A．decide

B．get

C．talk

D．wish

12.

A．her

B．their

C．his

D．my

13.

A．until

B．when

C．because

D．and

14.

A．look after

B．take off

C．turn down

D．put away

15.

A．telephone

B．name

C．address

D．home

16.

A．putting up

B．thinking about

C．depending on

D．giving out

17.

A．buy

B．sell

C．save

D．protect

18.

A．see

B．watch

C．look

D．have

19.

A．ready

B．busy

C．hungry

D．quick

20.

A．myself

B．yourself

C．ourselves

D．themselves

Jessi remembers that when she and Joey first started staying home alone, they weren’t allowed to open the door for anyone or invite any friends to their home. Now Jessi’s allowed to invite over any friend that her mum knows well.

Every family has different home alone rules. Here are some common rules:

“Closed door” policy(原则)

●Don’t open the door for anyone except a brother, sister or parent.

●Keep all doors locked, at all times.

Checking in

●When you get home, call your parents to let them know that everything’s OK.

Phone calls

●Only pick up the phone if it’s a parent, relative, or friend who your parents know.

●If you answer the phone and the person asks for a parent, just say that he or she is busy and can’t come to the phone. Never tell a stranger on the phone that you’re home alone!

Snacks

●If you feel nervous about using appliances like the oven(烤箱), you may have some snacks instead of cooking food yourself.

Visiting friends

Most children have a rule that no friends are allowed in the house when they re home alone. This may be no fun but in the end, is safe for everyone.

Staying inside

Your parents may want you to stay at home and not go anywhere—not even a friend’s house, park, or store.

No Internet

Many parents, including Jessi and Joey’s mum, ask their children to wait until a parent is home before going online.

These rules are very important. Follow them when you’re home alone.

21. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

A．Jessi could open the door for her mum’s friends.

B．Joey could open the door for his mum’s friends.

C．Joey can invite over any friend his mum knows well.

D．Jessi can invite over any friend her mum knows well.

22. If you are home alone and someone calls and asks for your mum, what should you say?

A．Sorry, my mum is not home.	B．Sorry, you called the wrong number.
C．Sorry, my mum doesn’t want to talk to you.	D．Sorry, my mum is busy and can’t answer your phone.

23. The underlined word “appliances” means ________ in Chinese.

A．工具

B．电器

C．家具

D．药品

24. Jessi and Joey can go online ________.

A．at any time	B．at weekends
C．when a parent is home	D．when their parents are out

25. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Home alone rules	B．Some fun family activities
C．How to invite a friend over	D．How to answer a phone call

Artificial intelligence (人工智能), or AI in short, is the science of giving computers and machines ability to think and work like humans. AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technologies.

AI is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. As a result, facial recognition (识别) is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to identify criminals (罪犯). Once they caught a criminal when he attended a concert. It also checks the ID of ride-hailing (网约车) drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile.

AI is also used in self-driving cars, which are believed to be the future of driving. Most drivers may wave or nod at passers-by to let them cross the street, but self-driving cars don’t have this ability. Car makers are testing a light signal system to help them “speak” to humans. The system can show what self-driving cars will do. For example, if a driverless car is yielding (让路), it will flash two white lights side to side. A rapidly flashing light tells passers-by that the car is about to speed up.

Service Robots also show you how powerful AI is. Imagine this—you come back home from school and your robot housekeeper is waiting for you at the door. After dinner, he teaches you to play the piano, just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts will soon happen in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers.

AI is so powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs.

26. According to the passage, facial recognition is used for ________.

A．driving cars	B．making people smile
C．calling the police	D．checking people’s information

27. The underlined word “identify” probably means ________ in Chinese.

A．减少

B．鉴定

C．消灭

D．帮助

28. In the future, a self-driving car may communicate with humans by ________.

A．waving to them

B．speaking to them

C．nodding at them

D．flashing lights

29. Which technology is used in real life according to the passage?

A．Service Robots at school.	B．Robots as ride-hailing drivers.
C．Facial recognition for payment.	D．Light signals for self-driving cars.

30. What can we learn from the passage?

A．People use AI in many different ways.

B．AI will take the place of human beings in all jobs.

C．Self-driving cars will be able to talk like humans.

D．A criminal was caught for inventing facial recognition.

配对阅读。左栏是五个人的情况介绍，右栏是七个职业及其解释，请为每个人选择一个合适的职业，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

31     Lin Tao is an English teacher from Guangzhou. His major is computer. And he once learnt basic design skills. He has more than two years’ experience in designing.     32     Li Xiang, a Chinese, good at English. In university, he learnt electric engineering. He has five years’ experience in designing and training staff.     33     Maggie has good looks, and she is always kind to everyone. She has three years’ working experience in hotel, so she knows well how to deal with customers.     34     Mike is a native English speaker from the UK. He is a qualified（有资格的）teacher, so he wants to find a job in a school which can provide extra money for more classes.     35     Hank is 25 years old. He does not receive much education, but he is strong and works hard. He has ever been a part-time truck driver and has a driver’s license（执照）. Now he would like to do a full-time job.

A.       Part-time Waitress        A busy hotel needs kind and good-looking waitress for weekends. Must enjoy working with a team and dealing with customers. B.       Porter（搬运工）Wanted        We need a young and healthy man able to carry heavy boxes of books. Must have a driving license and be hard-working. No other qualifications are necessary. C.       Nanny（保姆）Wanted        An honest, patient nanny is wanted to look after three friendly children. Must have at least one year’s childcare experience. D.       English Teacher        Our school need a native English part-time teacher for weekends. Better from the USA, Canada or the UK. 120 yuan an hour. E.       Electric Engineer        Good knowledge of electric products. Graduated from university and the major in electric engineering. Have more than 3 years’ experience in designing. F.       Service Engineer        An advertising company is looking for a designer with over one year’s experience. Must have received design education. Good computer skills and can speak both Chinese and English. G.       Chinese Teacher        A native Chinese speaker is needed in an English middle school. Must be able to speak good English.

请用适当的词完成下面的短文。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

BLACK FRIDAY

You probably know about Singles Day (November 11) in China. On this day, people usually stay up very late at night to shop online in order to     36     a lot of money. Well, the US has something similar called Black Friday.

Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving. Last year it fell     37     November 29th. It’s the start of the holiday shopping season and most people don’t have to go to work that day. So they start to think about what gifts they want to     38     for Christmas.

While Singles Day is usually for online     39    , a lot of shopping on Black Friday is done at actual stores. Shoppers look for things especially on electronic products,     40     as televisions, computers and video game systems. These things usually have     41     prices, but on this day, a few of them are sold at the very low sale prices. So people often fight over these things.

Some people will     42     in line for hours before midnight when stores finally open. People camp out in the cold and sometimes get hurt     43     the doors are opened and people rush in.

    44    , lately a few stores will start sales even earlier on Thanksgiving Day. They do this to hopefully get     45     shoppers and stay ahead of the competition.

A.回答问题

My Motherland and Me It is an inspiring（鼓舞人心的）and touching film. It tells us several stories and events in different periods（时期）since the founding of New China. Each story has a topic（话题）. These topics are “The Eve”, “Meeting”, “Winning The Championship”, “Returning”, “Hello Beijing”, “Daytime Meteor” and “Escorting（护航）”. These stories not only witness（见证）the changes and prosperity（兴旺）of the motherland but also wake up the common（共同的 ）memories（记忆）of Chinese people all over the world. Though the stories and people were very common, they created（创造）our great times.
The Chinese Pilot The film is based on the real event that Sichuan Airline Flight 3U8633 successfully dealt with the emergency（突发事件）on May 14, 2018. Half an hour after the take­off, the windows of the cockpit（驾驶舱）broke at a height of 10,000 meters. At the time of great dangerous situation, the captain together with all the assistants（助理）was very calm. The captain（机长） was so skillful and excellent that he and his assistants saved the life of 119 passengers and 9 crew（全体工作人员）members on the plane. It created a wonder in the history of world flight. How smart and brave the captain is!
The Climbers（攀登者） The film tells us a story that the Chinese mountaineers succeeded in climbing Mount Qomolangma（珠穆朗玛峰）. In 1960 the Chinese climbers reached the top of Mount Qomolangma from the north slope. Unluckily, there were no video materials remained at that time. Fifteen years later, the Chinese mountaineers climbed Mount Qomolangma again. In the process of climbing, they came across big storms and huge avalanches（雪崩）. Some people even lost their lives, but they all worked together and overcame many difficulties. At last, the Chinese mountaineers raised the Chinese national flag on the top of Mount Qomolangma. The whole world saw a powerful and wonderful China.

46. How many topics are there in the film My Motherland and Me?
__________________________________________________________
47. Who saved all the people on the plane?
__________________________________________________________
48. What does the writer think of the captain?
___________________________________________________________
49. When did the Chinese mountaineers climb Mount Qomolangma for the second time?
_____________________________________________________________
50. What did the climbers do on the top of Mount Qomolangma at last?
_____________________________________________________________
B.书面表达
51. 读了上述影片的简介，请从上文或身边选择一个你所敬佩的人，介绍他或她的事例，说说你敬佩他或她的理由。
内容包括：
1）简单介绍你所敬佩的人和你敬佩他或她的原因；
2）说说他或她的一两件让你难忘、敬佩的事；
3）号召大家学习他或她身上的优点。
作文要求：
1）不能照抄原文，不得在短文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名
2）语句连贯，词数80个左右。短文的标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

The Person I Admire

        Everybody has someone in heart whom he or she admires very much. They may be a scientist, a writer, a musician or a movie super star. As for me,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________