1. Mike went to the library ________ some books yesterday.

A．borrow	B．to borrow
C．borrows	D．borrowed

2. We are happy to see our city is developing ________ these years than before.

A．quickly	B．the most quickly
C．very quickly	D．more quickly

3. Three bridges ________ over the river five years ago.

A．built	B．build
C．were built	D．are built

4. Our mother earth gives us ________ we need in our daily life.

A．nobody	B．nothing
C．everybody	D．everything

5. Now, people regard drinking tea ________ a culture more than a habit.

A．as

B．by

C．of

D．with

6. We have friends to help us fight against pollution, and trees are one of ________.

A．themselves	B．they
C．their	D．them

7. Talk to your teacher and you will get help ________ you have a problem.

A．unless	B．if
C．until	D．so

8. It ________ about eight minutes for sunlight (阳光) to travel from the sun to the earth.

A．takes	B．spends
C．costs	D．pays

9. — I’m sorry, sir. I can’t finish the work on time.
— Never mind. ________, the work is quite difficult.

A．At least	B．For instance
C．After all	D．First of all

10. ________ delicious these beef noodles are!

A．What	B．How
C．What a	D．How a

11. — Your pencil case looks really beautiful.
— ________. But in fact, Gina’s looks better than mine.

A．Of course	B．Not at all
C．I’m afraid not	D．Thank you

12. — Dad, can you tell me ________ to the amusement park?
— The day after tomorrow.

A．when we are going	B．when we went
C．when are we going	D．when did we go

13. —Hi，Lucy.Our school won the football match yesterday.
—________

A．Congratulations！	B．What a pity!
C．No problem.	D．Never mind.

14. —________ will your father come back from Beijing?
—In two days.

A．How often

B．How long

C．How far

D．How soon

15. ---What__________the number of the students in your class?
--- About 45. A number of them_________from the countryside.

A．is, are

B．is, is

C．are, is

D．are, are

If anyone can be called a scientific giant after Albert Einstein, that person must be Stephen Hawking. He was born in Oxford, England on Jan. 8th, 1942. What a pity On March 14th, 2018, the world-famous British scientist_______ in Cambridge, UK.
After leaving high school Hawking went first to Oxford University _______he studied physics and then went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学). As he himself admited, he didn’t work hard. And he did _______work. However, he always enjoyed thinking everything around him, especially the universe. Today, he is called the King of the Universe.
It was at the age of 21 that Hawking first_________something was wrong with him. He started to bump into some things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she _______ him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. He_________to have motor neuron disease(运动神经元病), an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move _______the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no ways to help him. He might die before 23.
_______, Hawking became very depressed. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “After my illness was diagnosed(诊断), I was very_______with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile(值得做的) things I could do." Then Hawking got married and found a job at Cambridge University as a professor. We strongly believe that his story shows that ________, how had their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair.” He once said, “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”16.

A．has been dead

B．died

C．has died

D．was died

17.

A．which

B．when

C．that

D．where

18.

A．much

B．lots of

C．little

D．few

19.

A．noticed

B．saw

C．feels

D．watches

20.

A．advised

B．made

C．told

D．wanted

21.

A．found

B．was founded

C．was found

D．founded

22.

A．without

B．with

C．under

D．by

23.

A．At last

B．At first

C．However

D．Firstly of all

24.

A．boring

B．excited

C．interested

D．bored

25.

A．nobody

B．somebody

C．anybody

D．everybody

A young man with a large bag on his back came far away for a master（大师）. He said，“Master，I'm so lonely and so painful that the long trip makes me tired out, my shoes worn-out, my feet cut, and my hands also injured and bleeding...Why can't I find the sun in the heart?”

The master asked, “What do you put in your large bag？”

The young man said, “It is very important to me, inside it including the pain each time I fall, the tears each time I'm hurt, the trouble each time I feel lonely... Depending on it, I can come to you here.”

So the master took the young man to the river, where they crossed in a boat. On the other side of the river, the master said, “Hurry on your journey carrying the boat!”

“What, carrying the boat？”the young man was surprised, “it is so heavy. How can I carry it?”

“Yes，my son, you can't carry it,” the master just smiled and said, "when you cross the river, the boat is useful. But after crossing it, you will put down the boat and hurry on. If not, it will, become a burden（负担）. Pain, loneliness and tears-all these are useful to life. They can improve life, but if you don't forget them all the time, they will become the burden in life. Put it down! My son, life can't bear（承受）a heavy burden.”

The young man put down his bag and hurried on. He walked easily and happily, and much faster than before.

26. What does the underlined words “the sun” mean probably?

A．Health.	B．Wealth.
C．Success.	D．Happiness.

27. What's in the young man's large bag?

A．Clothes，tears and food.

B．Pain，tears and trouble.

C．Clothes，food and water.

D．Pain，water and trouble.

28. How did they cross the river?

A．By boat.	B．On foot.
C．By swimming.	D．Across the bridge.

29. Why did the master ask the young man to carry the boat?

A．To teach him to improve his life.

B．To tell him the boat is very useful.

C．To tell him the boat is very important.

D．To teach him to put down his burden.

30. How did the young man feel after he put down his bag at last?

A．Awful.	B．Painful.
C．Relaxed.	D．Surprised.

Shang Yang was a politician of the Qin state. He was very wise and forward-thinking(有远见的). He worked out several reform plans for the state, including focusing on farming and giving rewards(奖赏) to soldiers who were successful during war.
But at the beginning, these reforms were not easily carried out. Only a few people in the state understood Shang's talent and the advantages of his plans. Most people had little trust and confidence in him.
To solve this problem, Shang came up with an idea. He ordered some soldiers to put a thin wooden pole at the south gate of the Qin state capital. This attracted many people. Then, in front of the crowd, he said loudly: "People of Qin, whoever takes this pole to the north gate will get a reward of 10 gold pieces."
It was a simple task and the reward was big. Some time passed and no one stepped forward. They all thought that Shang was joking. Hearing no answer, Shang stepped forward and said, "I will increase the reward to 50 gold pieces."
The words sounded even more unbelievable. Finally, a man from the crowd came forward to take the pole. He put the pole on his shoulders and walked to the north gate. True to his word, Shang paid the man 50 gold pieces.
Soon, the people were saying that Shang was a man of his word. When he began promoting(推行) his reforms, the people followed and did not question him.
Under the great reforms, Qin grew strong and united all the states, becoming the first empire of China. Later, people drew the Chinese idiom “立木取信” from this story.
31. Shang Yang's reforms           .

A．were never trusted by people	B．made Qin grow strong
C．were carried out easily at the beginning	D．focused on farming and education

32. To let people trust him, Shang Yang           .

A．ordered many young men to join the army

B．gave a reward to anyone who supported him

C．showed that he could keep his promises

D．introduced his reforms at the south gate of the capital

33. What does the underlined word “unbelievable” mean in the passage?

A．不能实现的

B．不可能的

C．难以理解的

D．难以置信的

34. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A．The Chinese idiom “立木取信” just came from this story.

B．Under the reforms, Qin united all the states.

C．The man who carried the pole to the north gate was paid only 10 gold pieces.

D．At first, only a few people in the state understood the advantages of Shang Yang's plans.

35. What's the main idea of this story?

A．Earning people's trust is never easy.

B．Keeping promises can earn people's trust.

C．Money can lead people to do anything in the world.

D．Reforms are important for a country to develop.

Things didn't go well for Henry, the village pancake（烙饼）maker. The Great Pancake Contest（比赛）was today.     36     The villagers wanted Henry to win, but Henry had problems. There was not enough wood in the oven（炉）to make a pancake. Mice ate half the flour（面粉）during the night.

The villagers saw that Henry was having problems. The woodsman Carter brought wood for the oven.     37     This was all very good but he was still missing one more important thing. There was hardly enough time for Henry to make his pancake and take it to the contest.       38    

As fast as he could, Henry put the wood in the oven. When he made the pancake, he thought, “When I had no wood, the woodsman brought me wood; when I had no flour，the farmer brought me flour. My good friends helped me.”

After Henry finished making the pancake, he ran as fast as he could to the contest. “I'm sorry，Henry,” one of the judges（评判员）, Peterson said, “You are too late.”

    39     But Henry just laughed.

“I'm not sad! In fact, I'm happy!” he shouted. “I have good friends who helped me. Now I have a wonderful pancake to share with them!”

A．Henry's friends were sad for him.

B．But Henry decided to have a try.

C．The farmer Danny gave Henry more flour.

D．All of Henry's friends were happy for him.

E．People from different places would try to win the contest.

阅读下面短文，完成 55 至 60 题。
The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month and is also called the Double Ninth Festival. As both the month and the day are nine, it got this name. To celebrate the day,
people usually climb mountains and enjoy chrysanthemum (菊花), so the festival is also known as
the Height Ascending (登高) Festival or the Chrysanthemum Festival. In China, nine has the similar
pronunciation with the word “forever”, meaning long life. So the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors’ Day.
The festival has a history of over 2000 years. During the Warring States Period, there was the Chongyang Festival. But it was only celebrated in the imperial palace. From the Han Dynasty, it began to be popular among the common people. The name of the Chongyang Festival first appeared in the Three Kingdoms Period. During the Jin Dynasty, there were customs of enjoying chrysanthemum and drinking wines on the day. It was not (A) officially set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty. Since then, all the people have spent the festival with kinds of activities. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people in the imperial palace all ate flower cakes to celebrate. The emperor climbed the mountain on the day as well. In 1989, the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors’ Day.
As September has the clear sky and fresh air, it is a very good time to climb the mountain. There will be a happy sense of excitement by climbing the mountain in this season. Also, it is good for health. Since the Western Han Dynasty, it has been the custom of climbing on the Chongyang Festival.
On the day, enjoying chrysanthemum is very popular as the flower means long life. Drinking chrysanthemum is regarded as a way to prevent disasters and bad things. Inserting Zhuyu and
sticking chrysanthemum are also traditions to avoid the bad as (B) they have special smells which can repel (驱逐) insects and keep out the cold.
Eating Chongyang cakes is another tradition on the festival. There is no fixed way of the cake but
the one with nine layers (层) with two sheep on it is the best. Two sheep means Chongyang. Nine
layers show people could do well in everything.
40. 回答问题。How many other names does the Chongyang Festival have?
__________________________________________________________
41. 根据短文内容，猜测(A)处划线单词officially的意思。将字母代号填写在答题卡上。

A．办公室

B．官方

C．民间

42. 用英语列举人们在重阳节登山的两个原因。
① _______________
②_______________
43. 从文中找出(B)处划线单词they所指代的内容。
__________________________________________________________________________
44. 从文中找出与 “The best cake has nine layers and two sheep on the top though there are different cakes” 意思相同或相近的句子。
__________________________________________________________________________
45. 根据短文内容填空。每空不超过3个单词。）
There have been many traditions and customs on the Chongyang Festival. People show respect for the seniors, ①______________________________________,   ②_____________________   , ③__________________________________________, insert Zhuyu and enjoy chrysanthemum.

用所给单词的适当形式填空。
46. Alice told me that she __________（show）me some beautiful photos the next day.
47. All the students enjoyed __________（them）at the farewell party.
48. If you tell him the __________（true），you'll prove how honest you are.
49. Her mother often __________（warn）her not to play with fire.
50. Don't smoke any more. Smoking is __________（harm）to your health.
51. They __________（be）here in two days.
52. Great changes __________（take）place in our country since twenty years ago.
53. He is one of __________（success）businessmen in the world.
54. He lives on the __________（twelve）floor. He lives three floors above me.
55. Hurry up! Or you __________（come）late.

句型转换
56. Hurry up, or we'll be late for school. （用if转换为同义句）
__________ you __________ hurry up, we'll be late for school.
57. The boy was so excited that he couldn't go to sleep.（变为同义句）
The boy was __________ excited_________go to sleep.
58. I don't know when we'll start.（变为同义句）
I don't know __________ __________ __________.
59. He will reach Beijing. He'll call me.（用as soon as连接两个句子）
He'll call me as soon as he __________ Beijing.
60. It took us 2 hours to plant the trees.（变为同义句）
We __________ 2 hours __________ the trees.

补全对话
根据对话内容，从对话后的方框中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
— Mary, do you want to see the pictures of my holiday in China?
—     61    
— Ah，it was great! The food was great! The wine was great! But the traffic was terrible!
—     62    
— Those Chinese are crazy drivers! I don't want to talk about it!
—     63    
— OK. Look, here's a picture of the West Lake.
— How nice!
— It was raining that day, but it was still beautiful.
—     64    
— This is a photo of the Terracotta Warriors of Emperor Qin（秦兵马俑）.
—     65    
— It is very interesting. There are beautiful old buildings in the city, and lots of wonderful museums.
— That's nice.

A．And what's this?

B．Why was it so bad?

C．Let's return to the good parts.

D．Sure，what was your holiday like?

E．What do you think of the City of Xi'an?

66. 书面表达
假设你是李华，今天正逢端午节，你的英国笔友Jack对中国传统文化很感兴趣，写信向你询问端午节的有关情况。请你根据以下内容提示，给他写一封回信。
1.中国的传统节日之一，已有2000多年的历史（the Dragon Boat Festival; one of the Chinese traditional festivals; two thousand years of history）；
2.为了纪念著名诗人屈原（honor the great poet Qu Yuan）；
3.中国南方有赛龙舟的习俗（Dragon Boat races）；
4.家人团聚听懂粽子和其他美食（eat Zongzi and other delicious food）；
5.有三天假期，可以外出旅游（a 3 day holiday）。
要求：1.80词左右，书信格式；
2.内容合理，要点齐全；句子及篇章结构正确、连贯；书写规范。
注意：不得出现学校，姓名等个人信息（除所给身份外）。