Although English is not as old as Chinese, it _______ by many people around the world every day, English speakers are _______ creating new words, and we are often able to know _______ most words come from.

Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes _______. Did you ever think about why hamburgers _______ hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some men _______ to America from Europe. They came from _______ big city in Germany which was called Hamburg. They did not speak _______ English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them _______ round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what the food was. The Germans __________ not understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like __________ which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started __________ them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today hamburgers are sold in many countries __________ the world.

________ this story is true or not, I can’t say. Knowing why any word has certain meaning is __________, too.

1.

A．speaks

B．spoken

C．is spoken

D．speaking

2.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．never

D．seldom

3.

A．where

B．what

C．why

D．when

4.

A．by

B．from

C．to

D．with

5.

A．called

B．are called

C．calling

D．call

6.

A．gone

B．going

C．go

D．went

7.

A．the

B．a

C．an

D．/

8.

A．well

B．best

C．bad

D．good

9.

A．eats

B．eaten

C．ate

D．eating

10.

A．did

B．was

C．is

D．do

11.

A．that

B．those

C．this

D．these

12.

A．sells

B．sell

C．selling

D．sold

13.

A．around

B．of

C．by

D．during

14.

A．Whether

B．Where

C．That

D．If

15.

A．interest

B．interesting

C．interested

D．interestingly

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most popular children’s books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland. She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, and artwork.

The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the writer’s real name. His real name was Charles Dodgson. One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family. To keep them happy on the ride, the middle child, was the main character. They enjoyed the story very much.

Charles later wrote the story down under the name “Alice’s Adventures under Ground” and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, under the name “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. The book was an immediate success.

One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately bought all of Lewis Carroll’s works. She was surprised to find that they included many works on maths. In fact, Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.

Since the story was first printed, it has kept selling up to the present day. It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it. The story is even mentioned in the popular film The Matrix in 1999.

26. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．Charles’ family life

B．a girl’s unforgettable experience

C．the birth of a book and its influence

D．a magical world which is called Wonderland

27. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．Charles was good at reasoning and writing

B．Queen Victoria asked for a few of Charles’ writings

C．Charles had his works translated into fifty languages

D．The Matrix was based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

28. The underlined word “This” paragraph 4 refers to ________.

A．the fact that Charles was a mathematician

B．the rule of reasoning or common sense

C．works on maths that appear in Charles’ books and poems

D．Queen Victoria who bought all of Lewis Carroll’s works

29. Which of the following is the right order of the passage?________
a.Charles gave his story to Alice as a Christmas present.
b.Charles had a picnic with three little girls on the Thames.
c.Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was first printed in 1866.
d.More parts were added to the story by Charles.
e.The book won a large number of fans.

A．c﹣b﹣a﹣d﹣e

B．c﹣a﹣b﹣e﹣d

C．b﹣a﹣d﹣c﹣e

D．b﹣a﹣c﹣e﹣d

Italian Lakes and Greek Islands (12 Days)

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★ Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attractive resort of Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria (a cruise ship) as your home for your 7-night journey along the waterway of the Mediterranean. It is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.

★ You will spend 4 days touring Greek cities you’ve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour in the whole journey to nearby Olympia. Then with a local guide, you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.

★ Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story of Romeo and Juliet, with a pleasant dinner—a perfect ending to the journey.

Day 1	Overnight flight to Italy
Day 2—3	Regina Palace, Stresa, Italy
Day 4—10	Costa Victoria (Costa cruises)
Day 11	Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy
Day 12	Flight back home

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Leaving Date	Price for One Person	Leaving Date	Price for One Person
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June 15	$2,299	November 18	$1,999

30. What does the underlined word “It” (paragraph 1) refer to? ________

A．A famous hotel.

B．A beautiful resort.

C．A comfortable ship.

D．A long-distance bus.

31. What can be inferred from the travel plan? ________

A．The tour includes 26 meals.

B．The price is the highest in summer.

C．Regina Palace is a resort in Mykonos.

D．The cruise ship takes tourists back home.

32. Tourists will travel on their own in ________.

A．Stresa	B．Olympia
C．Mykonos	D．Verona

33. You may find the passage in ________.

A．a sports newspaper

B．a storybook

C．a geography magazine

D．a travel handout

①AI (artificial intelligence 人工智能) and machine learning refer to the ability of machines to learn and act intelligently. It means they can make decisions, finish tasks, and even tell the possible future results based on what they learn from data (数据).

②AI and machine learning already play a bigger role in everyday life than you might imagine. Health care, banking, video games, every search on the Internet you make..., all are driven by AI.

③AI is going to change almost every field of modern life. Stephen Hawking said, “Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history.” And Hawking added at once, “Unluckily, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks.”

④ ▲     especially when you consider some countries are racing to develop AI-enabled autonomous weapons (人工智能自主武器). It is also going to change and take the place of many human jobs. The same worries also come from the public. According to the survey result from Centre for the Governance of AI, 91% of the people (tend to and totally) agree that “AI is a technology that requires careful management” in Europe.

⑤But rather than agreeing with an idea of a helpless future where all human jobs are given over to robots, some people believe AI will make on working lives better. It will improve the work of humans, and new jobs will appear to take the place of the old ones.

⑥What’s more, machines become more intelligent and they are able to finish more human tasks. Things which only belong to humans lie creativity and critical (批判性的) thinking, will become even more valuable in the future.

⑦Like it or not, AI is here. Maybe changing ourselves and managing it well are the best way out. Just as Benjamin Franklin once said, “When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.”

34. What do we know from Paragraph 3? ________

A．The creator of AI.

B．Ways to create better AI.

C．Hawkings worries about AI.

D．Changes to our lives by AI.

35. Which of the following can be put in the “▲”? ________

A．Also, you can find AI serving our daily lives in every possible field

B．Humans are surely more creative and better at many things than AI

C．Without doubt, AI is a fantastic technology to lead us into the future

D．As we know, there are possible huge risks for society and human life

36. What’s the purpose of writing the passage? ________

A．To warn us that AI will take humans’ place.

B．To show us that there are a lot of uses of AI.

C．To tell us that many people are worried about AI.

D．To suggest we prepare for the changes brought by AI.

37. Which of the following shows the structure of this passage? ________
Paragraph 1＝①.

A．①②/③④/⑤⑥⑦

B．①/②/③④/⑤⑥/⑦

C．①/②③/④⑤/⑥/⑦

D．①②/③④⑤/⑥⑦

阅读短文及文后A—E选项，选出可以填入1—5各题空白处的最佳选项。

Long ago, there lived a learned man in Greece.     41     And lots of people from all over the country came to learn things from him. The great man taught his students with all his heart and answered their questions with great patience.

One day a student asked him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you have many more questions than we do? But we think we students have a lot more than you.” With a smile, the teacher drew two circles (圆圈).     42    

“Of course, I’ve learned much more.     43     Now, look at these two circles: Inside the big one is my knowledge of things, and inside the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what we don’t know. My circle is larger.     44     And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn, the more questions you will have.     45    ”

A．You will never learn enough, you know.

B．But I don’t think I know all that you know.

C．He was well-known for his wide knowledge.

D．One is as large as a big plate, and the other is smaller.

E．That means I have more opportunities (机会) to meet with what we don’t know.