Marie Curie was born in Poland in 1867. Her father taught maths and physics, ________ she used to enjoy these subjects at school. Marie went to Paris to study physics and maths in 1891. There she ________ a scientist called Pierre Curie. They got married in 1895. Together, Pierre and Marie discovered radium (镭).

In 1903, Marie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize — she ________ it with Pierre. Then, in 1904, Pierre became a ________ of the “Academie Francaise”. Women were not allowed to become members, so Marie was ________ accepted by them. Pierre died in an accident in 1906, but Marie went on working until her death in 1934.

1.

A．but

B．so

C．because

D．though

2.

A．met

B．missed

C．taught

D．punished

3.

A．used

B．created

C．found

D．shared

4.

A．friend

B．customer

C．member

D．teacher

5.

A．often

B．always

C．seldom

D．never

Jane was a young girl. She loved to see the negative side of life.

Once, her father took her to the kitchen. He asked Jane to take a potato, an egg ________ two spoons of tea leaves. Jane was ________, and asked her father, “Do you want me to cook?”

“No,” her father said.

He then took three pots and ________ some water into each pot. The pots were placed on the stove. Once the water started to boil, he dropped the potato in a pot, egg in ________ one and the tea leaves in the third one.

“Why are you doing all these things?” Jane felt puzzled and asked.

“You’ll get the answer in fifteen minutes,” said her father.

The impatient daughter tried her best ________ for around 15 minutes.

Now, he placed the two plates, one with the potato and ________ with the egg, and the cup of tea in front of Jane.

Jane asked, “What does it mean, father? I don’t understand!”

“Each object faced similar adversities（不幸）, but reacted（反应）________. After we put the potato into boiling water, it became very weak. The soft egg became very hard ________ we put it in boiling water. And the tea leaves changed the water itself, giving it a nice smell. ________ fantastic it is!”

Jane understood that we could create ________ new even when we experienced adversities.

So, what are you? A potato, an egg or tea leaves?

6.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．while

7.

A．disappointing

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．surprising

8.

A．poured

B．emptied

C．pulled

D．threw

9.

A．second

B．the second

C．a second

D．secondly

10.

A．to leave

B．to look

C．to pay

D．to wait

11.

A．other

B．the other

C．another

D．others

12.

A．hardly

B．regularly

C．possibly

D．differently

13.

A．before

B．when

C．though

D．until

14.

A．How

B．What

C．What a

D．How much

15.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

You must have read or heard of the sad love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. But can you imagine the two singing opera in English instead of speaking poetic Chinese?

Jia and Lin are two characters from the classic Chinese novel A Dream of Red Mansions (《红楼梦》), written by Cao Xueqin (1715-1763). Now the book has been made into an English-language opera. After being performed in San Francisco, US, the performance came to Beijing, Changsha and Wuhan in 2017.

Many of the opera’s creators have backgrounds in both Chinese and American cultures, including the director and playwrights (剧作家). Their understanding of both cultures helped them change a Chinese classic into a foreign-language opera.

The book, which covers the rise and fall of the Jia family, has 120 chapters and hundreds of characters. But opera writer David Henry Hwang cut down the number of characters to just seven. Hwang, a Chinese-American, focused on the love story between Jia and Lin and tried to write a heartbreaking tragedy that everyone would understand.

The art director Timmy Yip, from Hong Kong, tried to help foreign people understand the characters using costumes and stage settings. He compared Lin to water and gave her a light green costume. When Lin showed up on stage, there was usually water around her on the stage.

The creators considered it to be a meaningful job to introduce a Chinese classic to Westen audiences. Hwang told China Daily he was happy to “have made a contribution to the land where my parents were born.”

21. Where was the opera first performed?

A．In Beijing.	B．In Changsha.
C．In San Francisco, US.	D．In Wuhan.

22. What do we know about A Dream of Red Mansions from Paragraph 4?

A．It is mainly about the rise and greatness of the Qing Dynasty.

B．It tells the happy-ending love story between Jia and Lin.

C．The book has seven characters in total.

D．The book is long and rich in characters.

23. Why did the art director use water around Lin?

A．To help the audience better understand Lin’s character.

B．To make the stage more beautiful and attractive.

C．To show the importance of water in Chinese culture.

D．To suggest the sad ending of Lin and Jia.

24. What do creators of the opera think of their job?

A．Difficult and unbelievable.	B．Stressful and tough.
C．Painful and challenging.	D．Meaningful and satisfying.

25. What is the best title of this passage?

A．The Classic Chinese Novel A Dream of Red Mansions

B．Change a Chinese Classic into a Foreign-language Novel

C．Chinese Classic Made into an English-language Opera

D．A Famous Love Story Introduced to China

When you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory (记忆) works in the same way.

When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.

If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault (过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed (责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write but they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is being exercised the whole time.

So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.

26. Someone can’t have a good memory if ________.

A．his parents don’t have a good memory

B．he can’t read or write

C．he doesn’t use his memory

D．he doesn’t use his arms or legs for some time

27. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ________.

A．they become weak and wont become strong until you use them again

B．they will become stronger

C．they become weak but they slowly become strong again

D．you can’t use them any more

28. Which of the following is true?

A．Your memory works in the different way as your arms or legs.

B．Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance to practice.

C．Don’t learn how to read or write if you want to have a better memory.

D．A good memory comes from less practice.

29. Few people know that it is only ________ if a friend has a poor memory.

A．his grandmother’s fault	B．his parents fault
C．his teachers’ fault	D．his own fault

30. The writer wants to tell us ________.

A．how to have a good memory	B．how to read and write
C．how to use our arms or legs	D．how to learn from the people

Practicing yoga(瑜伽) is a helpful. popular way to keep fit. It has many followers around the world. There are many kinds of yoga. You may have heard of “hot yoga” before. Now. in India. a new kind of yoga. water yoga. is becoming more and more popular among the local people.
In the city of Agra. people practice yoga in water. It is more difficult to practice yoga in water than on land. But practicing yoga in water can be good for your flexibility (灵活性).
Harish Chaturvedi. a lawyer. teaches people water yoga for free—even the poor people can learn from him. “Water yoga can become more popular than other kind of yoga. because the body does not get tired so quickly.” he said. “Everybody can learn to swim. but if they learn yoga at the same time. they will never feel tired.”
“The level of Oxygen(氧气) is very high in water. and you will not have any breathing problem.” he added.
Harish believes that water yoga really helps people to keep away from illness. He mainly trains children. He has classes at the swimming pool of a local sports room regularly. Many children are interested in it and come to learn from him.
“Harish is very good at performing yoga in water.” said Sudhir Narayan. a water yoga student. “He is teaching children free of cost and that is a very good thing.”
31. What is Harish Chaturvedi?

A．A teacher.	B．A lawyer.
C．A doctor.	D．A swimmer.

32. Why is water yoga more popular than others?

A．Because you can learn to swim at the same time.

B．Because you don’t get tired so quickly.

C．Because it can keep people fat.

D．Both A and B.

33. The underlined phrase “for free” in the passage means _______.

A．快乐地

B．自由地

C．免费地

D．规律地

34. There are more _______ than _______ in Harish’s yoga class.

A．children; adults	B．adults; children
C．women; men	D．olds; adults

35. What can be the best title of the passage?

A．Ways to keep fit

B．Water yoga in India

C．Hot yoga in the world

D．Harish Chaturvedi and his classes

根据下面的对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出最佳选项，使对话完整通顺，并填正确选项转涂到答题卡上相应的位置。选项中有一项为多余选项。
A: What’s the matter, John?
B: I’m thinking about going somewhere nice after the exam with my parents.     36    
A: Why don’t you go to Dunhuang?     37    
B: We went there last summer. We also went to Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Spring and Yumen Pass.
A:     38     The beach city is a perfect place for the summer holidays.
B: It’s a lovely place, but it’s a bit far away from here.     39    
A: Well, you’d better find some advice for a short trip in a travel guide.
B:     40     Thank you.
A: You’re welcome.

A．You can go to the Mogao Caves.

B．Do you have any ideas?

C．I don’t feel like it.

D．What about Qingdao?

E．That’s a good idea.

F．We want a short trip.

41. I bought two _________ (笔记本) yesterday.

42. When I was young , I _________ (更喜欢) reading books to playing basketball.

43. That music _________ (听起来) very beautiful. I like it a lot.