1 . As graduation season begins in June and July, graduates are leaving for different destinations(目的地) to celebrate the start of their lives. For graduation trips, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Shenzhen and Hangzhou are the top five most popular destinations in China. Thailand and the United States are popular among foreign destinations.

For the young people, going on trips and taking photos are great for them to keep their beautiful memory about graduation. According to the reports, the market scale(规模) of graduation tours has been beyond 15 billion yuan. Young people are good at using travel apps to get more information and they make decisions quite quickly. It’s possible that just because of a song, a book, a movie, or a chat with someone, they may decide to take a trip somewhere.

Compared with people who were born in the 1980s, and usually like to plan before the trips carefully, the young people are freer and more casual. 56 percent of customers who were born after 1995 book hotels on the day then need to stay there. Beside, 1.12 percent of students buy plane tickets after they arrive at an airport. They care less about the price, and look for higher quality trips. Most trips include groups of two to five people.

Last year, students who had just finished their college entrance examinations loved visiting the Disneyland in Shanghai best, the report said. Students think Disneyland is full of fun and a good place to relax themselves.

1. How many popular destinations for graduation trips does the passage mention?
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2. What are good for the young people to keep their beautiful memory about graduation?
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3. How do the young people do to get more information?
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4. What is the percentage of students that buy tickets after they arrive at an airport?
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5. Where did the students love visiting after they finished their college entrance examinations last year?
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2 . October 16 is World Food Day, which started in 1981. It is used to remind people not to waste food and to ask people to fight hunger (饥饿).

A large number of people in the world still don’t have enough food to eat. Food shortage is a big problem in the world. Right now, there are nearly 1, 000 million hungry people in the world according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Many children go to sleep hungrily, and 15 million of them die of hunger each year.

There are several reasons why there are food shortages. First, there have been more droughts (干旱) and floods recently. Also, a growing population makes feeding everyone more difficult.

Another big reason is food waste. Most people don’t realize how much food they throw away every day. On average (平均), a person throws away 50 kilos of food every year in Netherlands (荷兰). According to FAO, more than 1/3 of all food produced in the world goes to waste each year. The amount (数量) of food wasted in Europe in 2016 can feed 200 million people, and the food lost or wasted in Latin America in 2013 can feed 300 million.

So think twice next time when you want to throw away food. If you try to avoid wasting food, you can save some food and help hungry children. Only order as much food as you can eat at a restaurant. If you can’t finish all you order, take the rest home. Don’t be too picky (挑剔的) about food so that you don’t leave any on your plate. Check what food you have at home. Don’t buy or cook too much.

1. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Food shortage.

B．FAO.

C．The year 1981.

D．World Food Day.

2. How many children die of hunger each year?

A．10 million.

B．15 million.

C．20 million.

D．30 million.

3 . Scientists in Britain and the United States have made a new kind of enzyme(酵素) that eats plastics (塑料). With its help, plastics can be turned into smaller parts and go away quickly. Scientists believe that, in the future, it could solve the problem of plastic pollution.

The enzyme is able to break down PET, a form of plastic. PET was first made in the 1940s and is now widely used to make plastic bottles. It can remain in the environment for many years and pollute large areas of land and water. So it has always been a headache to deal with the waste from PET and other plastics.

The researchers made the discovery while examining the structure(结构) of a natural enzyme in Japan. They found that the natural enzyme was helping to break down PET plastics. So, they decided to make small changes to the enzyme by adding some amino acids(氨基酸). It made the natural enzyme’s plastic-eating abilities work faster and better.

John McGeehan, one of the lead researchers, said, “We’ve made an improved enzyme. It’s better than the natural one. And we are trying to make more improvements to it.” He went on, “The enzyme is not harmful to humans or animals, and it is friendly to the environment. So we are considering putting it into wider use.”

The team is now trying to make the enzyme break down PET in large quantities(大量的). “We’ll see that the plastic pollution may be stopped with this technology. However, there is still a long way to go,” John McGeehan added.

1. According to the scientists, the enzyme may solve the problem of ________ pollution.

A．air

B．water

C．light

D．plastic

2. Researchers discovered that a natural enzyme helped eat plastics ________.

A．in Britain

B．in America

C．in Japan

D．in China

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The scientists are still trying to improve the enzyme.

B．The enzyme will pollute large areas of land and water.

C．The natural enzyme works better than the improved one.

D．The natural enzyme is harmful to humans and animals.

5 . Here are five suggestions you can follow to improve your English, and the first one is the most important.

It’s Your Duty to Achieve Your Aims! Studying English is your own duty. It isn’t the duty of your English teacher or your parents. You must take an active part in your study!

Get a Teacher or Attend a Class! It’s a little difficult to study English alone. It will be difficult to learn how to speak English if you don’t have an English teacher or someone else to talk with.

Work Hard!         You need to practice speaking English often. You should finish all of your homework, improve your vocabulary outside class and check the homework in time.

Keep Studying! Don’t stop studying for a long time even during a summer holiday! To make great progress, you should study at least five hours each week.

Make English Your Hobby and Have Fun! You can improve your English through some activities: Reading—choose English books that you want to read. English songs—choose your favorite English songs and sing them often. Movies—watch movies that are in English with subtitles in your language. Travel—traveling in English-speaking countries can help you with you English.

1. ________ is more important than other suggestions.

A．Suggestion 1

B．Suggestion 2

C．Suggestion 4

D．Suggestion 5

2. According to the passage, an English learner should study ________ every week to make great progress.

A．about two hours

B．less than four hours

C．at least five hours

D．at most five hours

3. The underlined word “subtitles” in the passage means ________ in Chinese.

A．情节

B．字幕

C．画面

D．人物

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Reading English books.	B．Singing English songs.
C．Watching English movies.	D．Writing emails in English.

5. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．how to improve English	B．how to choose good English books
C．how to study English for pleasure	D．how to sing English songs well

6 . 任务型阅读，阅读短文，并按要求完成 1～5 题。

We are often told to pay attention to what our mothers tell us. Scientists have found that our brains greatly prefer the voices of our own mothers.

Scientists at Stanford University recently studied this. They scanned (扫描) children’s brains while they were listening to different sounds, including their mothers’ voices. They found that 97 percent of the time, children could recognize (识别) their mothers’ voices at once.

Hearing their mothers’ voices makes children’s brains more active. We usually just use one part of our brains to deal with sounds when we hear something. But when we hear our mothers’ voices, many parts of the brain start to work as well.

Why do we reply so strongly to our mothers’ voices? On one hand, when we are still in the womb (子宫) before we’re born, we hear our mothers talking. This makes us feel comfortable. On the other hand, mothers teach us talk and social skills by repeating words again and again. This way, when mother’s sound is heard again, more attention is paid to it.

Some sounds are necessary for our life and they bring us pleasure. But mothers’ voices are different and they make us feel comfortable. We will feel very relaxed when we hear our own mothers’ voices.

1、2 题完成句子； 3题简略回答问题；4 题找出并写下全文的主题句；5 题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. Scientists have found 97 percent of the time, children could ________.
2. Mothers’ voices make children’s brains ________.
3. How many reasons are listed for why we reply strongly to our mothers’ voices?
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4. ________________
5. ________________

7 . 难度：★★★★☆       建议用时：7mins     正确率：________/5

I can’t wait to introduce my idol（偶像）to you. She is Li Ziqi, a short video creator, who was born in Sichuan in 1990. She started making videos in 2015. Before that, she did many low—level jobs and lived a hard life. But now she is very popular and has more than 20 million followers on Weibo. Many people like her because of her positive energy（正能量）.

I like Li for many of her good qualities. Firstly, she is patient and always able to find the beauty in everyday life. For example, she once wanted to take a perfect picture of snow. She spent nearly eight hours in the heavy snow and pressed the shutter（快门）of her camera hundreds of times until she got the picture she wanted. Secondly, although Li has been faced with many difficulties, she has never stopped working hard for a brighter future. What’s more, she is a filial granddaughter, which has deeply touched me. She started cooking with her grandfather at a very young age. And after hearing that her grandmother was ill, she hurried back to her hometown in the countryside without any hesitation. While she was there, she took good care of her grandmother every day and step by step, her grandmother became fit and well again.

An idol plays an important role in our lives. After learning about Li’s life, I have learned to find the beauty in my daily life and to show my love for my parents and grandparents. I hope you can also learn a lot from Li and your own idol.

1. Li Ziqi began making videos when she was ________.

A．23 years old

B．25 years old

C．27 years old

D．29 years old

2. According to the passage, many people like Li Ziqi because ________.

A．she is very popular	B．her videos are exciting
C．she has positive energy	D．she is young and beautiful

3. Li Ziqi spent nearly eight hours taking a perfect picture of snow that she wanted, showing that ________.

A．she isn’t good at taking photos	B．she is patient in doing something
C．she likes staying in the heavy snow	D．she has been faced with all kinds of difficulties

4. What does the word “filial" in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A．孝顺的

B．坚强的

C．机智的

D．冲动的

5. The best title of this passage is ________.

A．My Idol Li Ziqi

B．My Favorite Life

C．Li Ziqi and Her Fans

D．Li Ziqi’s Family Story

9 . 阅读课文P29 2b，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。
1. What is it like when we watch other people show their talents?
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2. What do talent shows have in common?
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3. Who decides the winner of talent show?
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4. Why don’t some people like talent shows?
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5. What is the great thing about talent shows?
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10 . With the development of modern technology, robots are going into many fields (领域) of human beings. They can be asked to do different jobs and finish them well.

Robot Alexander 2.32 m with a handsome face, made in China. The price is $9,900. He helps do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such boring jobs, but Alexander will never get bored.	Robot Joanna A middle-aged lady who is 1.67 m, made in India. The price is $10,100. Joanna is easygoing and acts like a lovely housewife. She does a lot of housework, such as cooking, washing and keeping the house clean and tidy.
Robot Susan Only 1.10 m, a pretty girl coming from France. The price is $13,700. She can sing many songs and dance to music. If you are tired of study or work, she will tell you funny stories and keep you laughing a lot.	Robot Charles A snake-shaped robot, made in Australia, less than 1 meter long. The price is $9,760. If buildings fall down with people inside, Robot Charles can help look for people under the ruins(废墟).

1. Robot Joanna is _________.

A．1.67 meters tall

B．overs. 32 meters tall

C．only 1.10 meters tall

D．less than one meter long

2. Few people will do simple jobs again and again in the coming years because ________.

A．robots can do all the things for humans

B．modern technology makes people smart

C．robots like Alexander will do such boring jobs

D．people would like to do them if they get more money

3. Susan can _______ to help you relax after a whole day’s work.

A．play with snakes

B．tell you a funny story

C．cook delicious dishes

D．help with housework

4. If an earthquake happens, ________ will help look for people under the fallen buildings.

A．Robot Alexander

B．Robot Joanna

C．Robot Susan

D．Robot Charles

5. The passage is probably from ________.

A．a story book

B．a history book

C．a sports magazine

D．a science newspaper