1 . It happened today, which we never want to happen, but we’ve been preparing for it for a whole school year. A tornado touched down (登陆) near our school.
I wasn’t even in the classroom at the moment. I had taken a student with me to the workroom to help gather something for a test. When the emergency alarms went off, immediately I grabbed my student’s hand and ran as fast as I could back to the classroom.
I never imagined needing to put our tornado practice into use. I never imagined actually needing to line my students up against the wall and have them crouch down (蹲伏) with their knees and heads touching the ground, hands on the backs of their heads. Their hearts beat so fast that they couldn’t catch their breath. Their fear-filled eyes looked up at me as they asked if their parents, grandparents and friends were going to be fine. Never could I imagine that the silence would come over the whole schoolyard, with hundreds of students gathered in the classrooms of one building.
Other teachers and I tried our best to comfort our students, assure (使确信) them of their safety and promise them everything would be all right, though we truly didn’t know what the result would be.
Today has done something bad to me, and I am sure it has done harm to the hundreds and thousands of teachers in the local areas and surrounding areas. But at the same time, I am very proud, surprised and pleased with how my students behaved. Never have I seen they follow directions so quickly and quietly. Even though tears were in eyes and hearts were beating fast, my students were brave beyond their age today. They were able to be 100% calm and collected (镇静的) the whole time and for that, I was greatly moved.
| A．In the gym. | B．In the hallways. | C．In the classrooms. | D．In the playground. |
| A．The students’ hearts beat fast because of fear. | B．The students were asked to stand against the walls. |
| C．The students were organized to run to the nearest exit. | D．The students felt certain about the safety of their families. |
| A．Because the tornado did not do harm to the local areas. |
| B．Because the parents worked well with the school all the time. |
| C．Because the students were brave and well-organized during the tornado. |
| D．Because hundreds of students lined up against the walls of one building. |
| A．A horrible tornado hit the school. |
| B．The school was in a mess after the tornado. |
| C．A brave teacher saved many people’s lives during the tornado. |
| D．The teachers and students stayed calm when the tornado happened. |
2 . In my early childhood, I was often surprised when I saw my father making a small number of money with difficulty. Being a child, I was unable to understand him. When I was older, my father started doing a part-time job at home. He used to bring some work back and worked till late night.
I can’t forget he played with me when I was 3—4 years old. He taught me how to read when I was at the age of 5. He took care of me all night when I was sick. Whenever I felt down, he would cheer me up. He also cared about my lessons and often helped me get ready for exams. Later he sent me to New Delhi for the best education. Whenever I needed money, he never refused (拒绝). He always managed money for my studies.
Two years ago, I got a job at a hospital in New Delhi. When I helped my first patient, I got a strong feeling of happiness. When I got my first salary (薪水) which was about ten times more than my pocket money, I spent it all on myself.
When I returned home one fine morning, I heard my father talking with one neighbor. He was telling him my success in the job very proudly. He also told him that I had a higher salary than him at the end of his work. A dream—his son should become better than himself—came true.
I was unable to move on my feet. Past 23 years flashed into (闪入) my mind in a moment. I knew my father loved me very much. I could understand the meaning of my father’s wishes. I could understand the decisions my father made in the past. The financial (经济) difficulty he was facing was decided by his goal-making his child more successful than himself.
If today I am successful , this is because of my father.
1. From paragraph 1, we know the writer’s father is ________.| A．humorous | B．hard-working | C．serious | D．outgoing |
| A．managed money for his studies |
| B．cheered him up all night |
| C．hardly bought anything for him |
| D．only cared about his examinations |
| A．The writer spent his first salary all on himself. |
| B．The writer heard what his father said to one neighbor. |
| C．The writer still couldn’t understand what his father decided in the past. |
| D．The writer finally understood why his father had faced the financial difficulty. |
| A．A Successful Child | B．An Unforgettable Moment |
| C．A Difficult Time | D．A Father’s Love |
3 . 
It was about ten at night. The cop (警察) stopped at doors as he moved along the street, trying each door to be sure that it was closed for the night.
Near the door of a darkened shop a man was standing. As the cop walked toward him, the man spoke quickly, “It’s all right, officer. I’m waiting for a friend. Twenty years ago there was a restaurant where this shop stands. Big Joe Brady’s Restaurant.”
“It was here until five years ago,” said the cop.
“Twenty years ago tonight the man near the door said, “I had dinner here with Jimmy Wells, my best friend. He and I grew up together here in New York. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune (财富). You couldn’t have pulled Jimmy out of New York. He thought it was the only place on earth. We agreed that night we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time. We thought that in twenty years we would know what kind of men we were, and what future waited for us.”
“It sounds interesting,” said the cop.
The man waiting took out a fine watch, covered with small jewels (珠宝). “Three minutes before ten,” he said. “It was ten that night when we said goodbye here.”
“You were successful in the West, weren’t you? asked the cop.
“I surely was! I hope Jimmy has done half as well.”
The cop took a step or two. “I’ll go on my way,” he said. “I hope your friend comes all right. Good night!”
About twenty minutes later, a tall man came hurrying across the street. He went directly to the waiting man. “Is that you, Bob?” he asked.
“Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried the man at the door. “You’ve changed. I never thought you were so tall.”
“Come on, Bob! We’ll find a place and have a good long talk about the old times.”
At the corner stood a shop bright with electric (有电的) lights. When the two men came near, each turned to look at the other’s face.
____▲____. “You’re not Jimmy Wells,” he said. “Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change a man’s nose.”
“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man. You’ve been under arrest (逮捕) for ten minutes, Bob. Now, before we go on to the station here’s a note I was asked to hand you.”
Bob unfolded (打开) it. His hand began to shake a little as he read.
Bob: I was at the place on time. I saw the face of the man wanted by Chicago cops. I didn’t want to arrest you myself. So I went around and got another cop to do the job.
JIMMY
1. What promise did the two friends make 20 years ago?| A．They would see each other often. |
| B．They would leave New York together someday. |
| C．They would have dinner together from time to time. |
| D．They would meet at the same restaurant in 20 years. |
| A．rich | B．nervous | C．busy | D．worried |
| A．Suddenly, the tall man ran away |
| B．Then they began walking arm in arm |
| C．The man from the West stopped suddenly |
| D．Then the man from the West began to tell his story |
| A．He didn’t go to meet his friend. | B．He was always in a hurry. |
| C．He did the right thing he thought. | D．He didn’t remember Bob’s face at first. |
4 . Dong Yuhui, a 30-year-old live streaming host for East Buy (东方甄选), found himself in an online controversy (争议) that began on Dec.5.
East Buy, a subsidiary of the New Oriental education, said that many of the things Dong said in his live streams were written by the East Buy team, not by himself. The then-CEO, Sun Dongxu, criticized Dong and the team, which made Dong’s fans upset.
Surprisingly, this controversy made Dong even more popular. In just one week, his Douyin followers increased by over 3 million, while East Buy lost more than 2 million followers. Sun was no longer the CEO, and Dong became vice president of New Oriental’s cultural and tourism business.
Despite his rising fame, Dong remains humble. “I am not good-looking or tall; I don’t know why I have so many supporters,” he said.
However, Xu Hanze, an associate professor (副教授) at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronauts, believes that Dong got more attention because of his talent and intelligence, thanks to his habit of reading extensively.
In the age of consumerism, Dong does not trick consumers into buying unnecessary products, but encourages them to be rational (理智的) when shopping online. He also puts more effort into educational activities and events to help farmers.
He believes that people should not wish to be the next Dong Yuhui. “I want to tell other young live streamers that they do not need to be me, as each story is moving in its own way.” He went on to say that people are not products made on manufacturing lines, and that diversity (不同) what makes people special.
1. What caused the controversy?| A．East Buy cheated the customers. |
| B．Sun Dongxu criticized the team in a live streaming. |
| C．Dong was impolite while hosting live streaming. |
| D．East Buy said Dong’s success was due to team efforts. |
| A．He was kicked out of the company. | B．He got even more Douyin followers. |
| C．He took the place of Sun Dongxu. | D．He became the CEO of East Buy. |
| A．People should be rational when facing controversy. |
| B．Diversity is the key to make live streamers stand out. |
| C．Copying his way of selling products is unnecessary. |
| D．Not everyone can be a good salesperson. |
| A．Rising fame | B．Making people special |
| C．Shopping online rationally | D．Winning hearts over a controversy |
5 . Grandpa Li is a 70-year-old man. He has three daughters. They all work in the same city and often visit their parents on the weekend with their family. Every time, they park their cars outside the neighborhood (小区) and walk into the neighborhood. The three daughters’ favorite time is to watch Grandpa Li play badminton with some people in the neighborhood.
Every morning, Grandpa Li calls every person to play badminton in the QQ or WeChat group at 5:10. Ten minutes later, all the people that like playing badminton get to the square (广场) next to the neighborhood and begin to play badminton. Sometimes, Grandma Li dances with some women in the square, too. At 6:30, all the old people go home to eat breakfast. At 19:30, they get together and do sports again. It’s 8:00 p.m. now. The lights are on. Look, how happily they are smiling!
1. Grandpa Li is ________ years old.| A．sixty | B．seventy | C．eighty | D．ninety |
| A．One hour and a half. | B．80 minutes. | C．An hour. | D．70 minutes. |
| A．Grandpa Li likes playing badminton. |
| B．There is a square next to Grandpa Li’s neighborhood. |
| C．Grandpa Li’s daughters visit him on the weekend. |
| D．Grandma Li dances with some women every morning. |
6 . A father sat at his desk thinking of his poor family life when his young son ran in and said happily, “Dad, because this is your birthday and you’re 50 years old, I’m going to give you 50 kisses, one for each year!” But the father said, “Oh, Andrew, don’t do it now. I’m too busy!” Hearing this, the boy said nothing as tears (眼泪) ran down in his big blue eyes. The father felt sorry for his son, and then he said, “You can finish later.”
The boy walked away, with disappointment on his face. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t answer. Unluckily, a few days later, the boy had an accident (事故) and lost his life. The father couldn’t see his son again and he was very sad.
Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept (接受) any loving act, or we will feel sorry.
1. How did the father feel at the beginning of the passage?| A．Happy. | B．Worried. | C．Hopeful. | D．Relaxed. |
| A．失望的 | B．高兴的 | C．幸福的 | D．焦虑的 |
| A．The boy gave his father 50 kisses. | B．The boy left his father forever. |
| C．The father played with his son happily. | D．The father finished the kisses. |
7 . Franz Kafka was a famous writer. He never married and had no children. Once, at the age of 40, when Kafka was walking through a park, he saw a young girl crying. She lost her favorite doll.
He helped her look for the doll, but they couldn’t find it. Kafka told her to meet him there the next day and they would look for it again.
The next day, when they still didn’t find the doll, Kafka gave the girl a letter “written” by the doll that said, “Please don’t cry. I have gone on a trip to see the world. I’m going to write to you about my adventures (历险经历).”
Thus a story that continued to the end of Kafka’s life began.
When they met every time, Kafka read aloud the letters (which he had written, of course) of adventures that the girl found exciting. Finally, Kafka read her a letter in which the doll said it had finally returned to Berlin. Then, he gave her a doll that he had bought.
“This does not look like my doll at all,” she said. Kafka handed her another letter that said, “It is my trips that have changed me.” The girl took the doll home happily. A year later, Kafka died.
Many years later, the girl found a letter hidden inside the doll. It said, “Everything you love is very likely to be lost, but in the end, love will return in a different way.”
1. Why did the girl cry?| A．Because she got lost in the park. | B．Because she had no friends to play with. |
| C．Because she lost her favorite doll. | D．Because she was too excited to see Kafka. |
| A．The lost doll wrote the letters. | B．Kafka actually wrote the letters. |
| C．All the letters described real events. | D．Someone sent the letters to the girl. |
| A．Take care of your belongings. | B．We should never love anything. |
| C．Trips can change a person a lot. | D．Love will come back in a different way. |
| A．the letter | B．the girl | C．the doll | D．the trip |
8 . Ever since I came to China, I sometimes eat things I would never have eaten at home in the UK. Some of them I would call “strange” or even “scary”!
I remember when I first ate Sichuan hotpot in China, I felt like my mouth was on fire! But the most surprising part was when a friend wanted me to eat rabbit head! I was shocked when I saw it. When I looked at it, I remembered my pet rabbit when I was a child!
But I didn’t want to be rude(无礼的), so I tried some. It wasn’t bad although it was too spicy(辣的) for me. I was told that rabbit head is one of the most popular snacks in Sichuan. A 2016 report said that Sichuan people ate 300 million rabbits that year! That’s amazing! The next “adventurous(新奇的)” food I tried in China was fried scorpion(蝎子). I can’t think of any food like this in the UK. And scorpions are really rare in the UK because it’s too cold. The scorpion I had was for a crispy snack. As I swallowed(吞咽) it and could feel its pointy(尖的) tail, I kept thinking—aren’t scorpions poisonous(有毒的)?! It turns out that after being fried, scorpions are not poisonous, as long as you don’t eat too much of them.
I wonder what my friends will want me to eat next time. But trying things from other cultures and stepping out of your comfort zone(舒适区) can really help you get on in a different country and enjoy the experience.
1. How many kinds of “strange” or “scary” food does the writer mention?| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
| A．The writer’s mouth was on fire when he first ate Sichuan hotpot. |
| B．The writer didn’t try the rabbit head because he didn’t like it. |
| C．People also eat fried scorpion in the UK. |
| D．The writer suggested that people shouldn’t eat too much of the fried scrpions. |
| A．enjoyable | B．unbearable | C．uncertain | D．unhealthy |
| A．China’s spicy food is a challenge(挑战) for the writer. |
| B．Strong food in China makes the writer disappointed(失望的). |
| C．The experience of tasting strange food in China amazed the writer. |
| D．The only way to step out of the comfort zone is to try “strange food”. |
9 . Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed travelling on holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad in a newspaper which said. “Enjoy country life, spend a few days on West Hill Farm; good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing, cheap and interesting.” “This sounds like a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month there this holiday. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing.” He wrote to the Farm and said he would spend the whole July there.
Then on the first day of July, he went to the Farm. (A)But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with the West Hill Farm?” his best friend John asked. “Didn’t you enjoy the country life?”
“The country life was very good,” Henry said “but there was another problem.”
“Oh, what?”
“Well,” he said, “on the first day a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” John asked, “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “Sounds great!”
“You don’t understand” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.” “You can have different meat every day,” John said loudly, “but you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day a (B)______ died, and I didn’t dare (敢于) to stay for dinner!”
1. How long did Henry plan to stay on the farm at first?2. 把A处句子翻译成中文。
3. What did Henry have for dinner during his stay on the Farm?
4. 在（B）处填入恰当的表达职业的单词，使这则幽默故事逻辑通顺。
5. Do you like the country life? Why or why not?
10 . Life is full of changes. ①What will life be like in the future? The population (人口) is growing A . There will be more and more people in the world. Computers will be very small and useful, and there will be computers at every home. Travelling will be very cheap and B . And almost every family can go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food too. There will not be ________ (many) room for cows and sheep, so meat will be very expensive. ②也许没有人会每天都吃它。People will eat many fruits and vegetables. Maybe people will be quite healthy. Work in the future will be different too. Robots will do hard work. So many people will not have enough work to do.
1. 将①处的句子译成汉语。2. 根据句意将easy, fast恰当地填入到A、B处。
A.
3. 用many的适当形式填空。
4. 将②处的句子译成英语。
5. Will all the people have no work to do?
