There are different kinds of TV programs for you. When you ________ the TV programs, your brain cells (脑细胞) keep active. So it is helpful for you.

Now more and more people are very busy. They need a way to make ________ relaxed. Watching TV is an easy ________ to make it. You can find your interest on TV and think less about your trouble.

There are many educational programs on TV. You can get a lot of knowledge about watching TV. For example, you can ________ about the history of other countries. Also, when you watch TV with your family, you can ________ your ideas with them.

1.

A．read

B．take

C．watch

D．study

2.

A．himself

B．herself

C．myself

D．themselves

3.

A．subject

B．day

C．way

D．lesson

4.

A．make

B．learn

C．hold

D．write

5.

A．share

B．love

C．put

D．pick

Humans might live on another planet one day! That seemed ________ years ago. But now the idea might come true. Stephen Hawking, a great British scientist, said that we humans only have 1,000 years to live on the earth. It means that humans will ________ to another planet in 1,000 years.

In fact, we have found one red planet—Mars. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and it’s ________ to Earth, but it’s much colder than Earth. For many years, scientists have studied Mars.

Some years ago, they ________ robots there and wanted to find water and life on Mars. ________, they found that there is water on it. Then the idea of living on Mars looks possible.

In 2013, Dutch scientists first planned to put ________ on Mars in the 2030s. They offered (提供) people one-way tickets to go and build new homes on Mars. ________ it was dangerous, over 200, 000 people still wanted to take part in (参加).

American scientists showed another plan to get humans to Mars in 2033. They are working on building larger ________ to fly to Mars these days. They are also doing a lot of preparations to help people ________ the earth.

I believe that humans will go to Mars and have an even closer look ________ our red neighbor.

6.

A．beautiful

B．wonderful

C．impossible

D．terrible

7.

A．walk

B．climb

C．dream

D．fly

8.

A．close

B．far

C．hot

D．big

9.

A．bought

B．sent

C．made

D．saw

10.

A．However

B．Unluckily

C．Luckily

D．So

11.

A．humans

B．monkeys

C．robots

D．water

12.

A．Because

B．Although

C．But

D．When

13.

A．factories

B．cars

C．houses

D．rockets

14.

A．fly up to

B．take care of

C．look for

D．get back to

15.

A．at

B．into

C．after

D．for

AI (人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.

Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can seat 14 people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time it sees a stop light.	Your close friend Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaoice, a chatbot (聊天机器人), you can talk with me. I’m good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!
World’s first AI anchor (主播) Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is “he” really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. The AI anchor joins in human reporting team. You might see it on TV soon.	Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction (拍卖) in 2018. It was about 3,000, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created it. The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world.

16. Which of the following is NOT true about Apolong?

A．There is no driver in it.	B．The door is opened by the passenger.
C．There are 14 seats in it.	D．It stops every time it sees a stop light.

17. Xiaoice CAN’T ________.

A．tell stories	B．talk with you
C．play basketball with you	D．sing and write poems

18. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．a work by Vin-cent van Gogh	B．the AI artist
C．the beautiful painting	D．the auction in 2018

19. What can we learn from these passages?

A．Xiaoice is a 17-year-old girl.

B．The AI anchor can only speak English.

C．The AI artist was made in the USA.

D．The AI anchor can work 24 hours without mistakes.

20. We can probably see the passages in ________.

A．a science magazine

B．a notice

C．a story book

D．a guidebook

One day, when Henry was working in a restaurant, a snake suddenly appeared and bit(咬)his hand.

A few days earlier, the snake arrived from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out and hid somewhere.

            “I was trying to pick it up when it bit me again. I threw it across the kitchen, and it landed on a table.
        “While the snake was lying on the table, Henry quickly picked up his mobile phone and took a photo with it. Then the snake hid behind the fridge.

When Henry was trying to find the snake, his hand began to hurt(痛) badly. He hurried to hospital. As the doctors were checking(检查), the pain got worse. But they could not help him because they did not know what kind of snake bit him.

As he was lying there in great pain, Henry suddenly remembered the photo. The doctors sent the photo to a zoo. As soon as they learnt what kind of snake bit him, they gave Henry the right medicine.

“So if a snake bites you, take out your mobile phone or camera. Take its photo, and show the photo to the doctors,”advises Henry. “But as you know, the snake won’t smile!”

21. The snake bit Henry again when ________.

A．he was throwing it across the kitchen

B．it was climbing out of a box

C．he was trying to pick it up

D．he hurried to hospital

22. Why did Henry hurry to hospital?

A．Because his hand was hurting.

B．Because he had a photo of the snake.

C．Because the doctors called him.

D．Because he wanted to catch the snake.

23. The doctors gave Henry the right medicine after________.

A．they knew what kind of snake bit him

B．they checked him

C．he left hospital the next day

D．they caught the snake

24. Which is the right order of the following things?   　     　
①Henry took a photo of the snake.
②A snake bit Henry’s hand.
③Henry showed the photo to the doctors.
④A snake climbed out of a box.

A．①③②④

B．②①③④

C．④②①③

D．④①②③

25. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Dangerous Snake!	B．A Bad Day!
C．How to Take a Photo.	D．A Photo Saved the Man

When you have a birthday party, do you often decorate (装饰) it? If you do，how do

you decorate it? Balloons(气球)are so pretty though balloon decoration takes too much time! If you want to make balloon decoration yourself, here is some advice.

First, the color of balloons has to fit into the theme(主题). It’s fun to have at least two colors of balloons but three colors are even more beautiful. As for what color to choose, you could ask others what they think.

Then, fill them up the day before the party. You could buy a balloon filler or invite the neighborhood kids(that are invited to the party) over to fill up the balloons. Then hang (悬挂) them up the afternoon or night before the party.

Finally, find a right place to hang the balloons. I believe that one of the best places to hang balloons is right at the door of the party. That way the guests can see the balloons right at the beginning. And__________. The other great place to put balloons is behind the cake table. It really adds value (价值) to the cake.

I hope these tips can help you. Happy balloon decorating!

26. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “balloon filler”?

A．气球玩具

B．热气球

C．气球打气筒

D．注水气球

27. Which of the following can be put back into the blank “________”?

A．more colors of balloons are great.

B．it’s polite to bring a small gift.

C．it helps them get excited

D．don’t wear the wrong clothes.

28. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Balloon decoration needs little time.

B．We’d better use one color of balloons to decorate the party.

C．It’s better to ask our neighbor’s kids to fill up the balloons than to buy a balloon filler.

D．Two right places to hang the balloons are mentioned (提及).

29. What’s the purpose of the writer?

A．To give us some advice on how to make balloon decoration.

B．To share some ways to have a birthday party.

C．To tell us balloons are important.

D．To introduce the traditions of the birthday party.

30. What’s the structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

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Cartoon Heroes

Nemo is a cute orange and white fish and Shrek is an ugly green man.     31     The pictures of these popular cartoon heroes are everywhere, on office desks, schoolbags and computer screens.

There are also some older cartoon favorites, for example, the Monkey King. He is the hero of a story called Havoc in Heaven (天国).     32     Parents and children laugh together as the Monkey King makes terrible mess (混乱) in heaven.     33    

Tintin is another favourite cartoon hero. Tintin has red hair and a small white dog. He works for a newspaper and has lots of exciting experiences. Fans have bought about 200 million copies of Tintin’s stories in more than fifty languages.     34     Many Chinese still collect (收集) these black-and-white Tintin books.

    35     Snoopy lives in his own world and finds real life hard to understand. Charles Schulz created Snoopy and his friends, and drew the cartoons to satisfy older people as well as children.

A．He appeared in China in the 1980s.

B．They look very different, but both of them have won the hearts of young people all over the world.

C．Many foreign cartoons are very popular in China.

D．He is brave, clever and funny.

E．They always want to see more Monkey King cartoons.

F．Finally, Snoopy, a cute dog.

36. We looked t________ the window and saw a beautiful garden.

37. The girl looked at herself in the m________ and smiled.

38. Emily was excited when her friend a________ her invitation to the housewarming party.

39. It’s c________ of you to leave your bike outside unlocked.

40. The sofa is big and soft (软的), so you can sit c________.

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Body image (身体形象) — the way people feel about their looks — is a big problem for many people today.

But what’s the cause? In the study, many people point at the media (媒体). Turn on the TV, or look through the Internet and you’ll probably see beautiful models, handsome actors and healthy and strong sports stars.

Many young people feel stressed to look like these “perfect” people. According to a study, more than half the teenage girls in the USA think they should be on a diet. And almost 20% teenage boys are worried about their bodies and weight.

Body image problems don’t disappear as we get older, either. In the UK, for example (化妆品) than any other age group. Older men are having less and less hair, so they also spend a lot of money.

Is there a solution to this problem? A study in the UK advised that body image lessons should be provided in schools. Others suggest we need to judge (判断) people by what they do, not what they look like.

Body image — A big problem for many people
Cause	The “perfect” fingers at the media (媒体): beautiful models, handsome actors, healthy and     51     sports stars.
Effect (影响)	For     52     people: *Over 50% teenage girls think they should be on a diet. *About 20% teenage boys are worried about their bodies and weight. For older people: *Women over 50 spend more money on cosmetics. *In order not to     53     their hair, older men also spend a lot of money.
54	School should provide body image lessons. What people do is more     55     than what they look.