1 . Rick: I live in Chengdu and I go to No. 3 Middle School. I go to school by bike every day, because the roads (路) in Chengdu are nice and it is easy for me to ride a bike. But sometimes when it rains (下雨), I take a bus to school.
Joe: My name is Joe Smith. I’m from Miami, the USA. I take the school bus to school and it’s easy for students. After school, I still take the school bus home. What about you?
Carol: My name is Carol. I live in a village in Yunnan. Truly speaking, I don’t really like going to school, because my school is far from my home. And there are two rivers between my home and school. I need to take a boat to school.
Julie: Hi, I am Julie. I live in Beijing. My parents are teachers in a middle school and I’m a student in their school. Every morning, my father drives my mother and me to school. And after school, my father drives us home.
1. How does Julie go to school?| A．By bike. | B．By car. | C．By bus. | D．By subway. |
| A．America. | B．Sichuan. | C．Yunnan. | D．Beijing. |
| A．Because she has no car. |
| B．Because it always rains in Yunnan. |
| C．Because her school is far from her home. |
| D．Because there is no nice road in their village. |
| A．Joe’s last name is Brown |
| B．Rick goes to No. 1 Middle School |
| C．Julie’s parents work in the same school |
| D．there is a river between Carol’s home and school |
| A．Where they live. | B．How they go to school. |
| C．Where their parents work. | D．When they go to school. |
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| C．an advertisement on GRUMPY'S | D．a cartoon story about pets |
| A．just in the shop itself | B．for six days a week | C．for free | D．by phone |
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| A．telephone number | B．e-mail address | C．charge of deliveries | D．address of the pet shops |
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3 . Artificial intelligence (人工智能) is set to benefit mankind in many ways. It will make everyday tasks easier and bring efficiency to many industries. It might be one of man's greatest inventions.
And yet, like any other technology, AI will also bring risks. In February 2018, a group of AI experts got together to discuss the possible disadvantages of AI. What they found was that "Every AI developed by the good guys is also helpful for the bad guys, too." according to Quartz.
Their biggest worry was that the bad guys could use AI for bad things. One of the areas they looked at was the use of AI to create websites that could be used to steal people's personal information. Another possibility is that AI programs could be used to hack software and break into computer secure systems (安全系统).
There are some other worries as well. It is possible that AI could be used to create fake imagines and videos. Baidu, in fact, has developed a program called Deep Voice that can "clone (克隆)" anyone's voice by studying a 3.7-second audio sample (音频样本).
Many leading people have expressed worries about AI. People like Bill Gates and Elon Musk have called for the industry to be more strictly controlled, as there are few laws right now on the use of AI.
However, this is set to change. In March 2018, the European Union plans to set up a group that will discuss the moral and ethical (伦理道德的) dangers of AI, which will help to keep it safe for mankind.
1. ________ might be one of man's greatest inventions according to the passage.| A．Many industries | B．AI | C．Baidu | D．Clone tech |
| A．保护 | B．对比 | C．入侵 | D．学习 |
| A．protecting computer secure systems | B．stealing people's personal information |
| C．controlling all the industry | D．cloning people's voice |
| A．Bill Gates and Elon Musk | B．The European Union |
| C．A group of AI experts | D．All of the mankind |
| A．The benefits of artificial intelligence. | B．How to use artificial intelligence. |
| C．People's worries about artificial intelligence. | D．The future of artificial intelligence. |
4 . “Why do I live? Why do I wish for anything, or do anything? Is there anything in my life that will not be destroyed by my death?” Like Leo Tolstoy, the famous Russian writer, many people ask these difficult questions. Tolstoy spent his whole life trying to answer these difficult questions.
As a young man, he thought people could achieve perfection if they tried hard enough. So he worked very hard to be the best in everything. He thought that he would find meaning and truth in success.
In the 1850s, Tolstoy wrote his first stories. He wrote about his life in the army. He also told stories about his childhood. These works were published and Tolstoy became a well-known writer.
He earned the respect he always wanted. Many rich and smart men met and talked with Tolstoy. Some of them were writers like him. They talked a lot about faith (信仰) and the meaning of life. But soon Tolstoy recognized that these men were not perfect. Now he knew they could not answer his questions about faith.
So in the 1860s, Tolstoy tried a different way to find the meaning of life. He opened a school for the children of his serfs — the people who worked on his land. These workers were very poor. He wanted to help them because he thought they were more honest than the rich people he knew.
Tolstoy learned a lot from his workers. He understood how they worked hard to support their families. He began to believe that marriage and family would give his life meaning. So in 1862, Leo Tolstoy married a young woman named Sonya Behrs.
The next 15 years were the best years of Tolstoy’s life. It was during this time that he wrote his most famous books — War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Many experts say that War and Peace is one of the greatest books ever written. In these books, Tolstoy believed humans should live a simple life and take care of their families. Tolstoy thought this would satisfy him and bring him happiness.
Leo Tolstoy is still a very respected writer today. His faith and writings have influenced many people all over the world.
1. Which is the correct order of the following events?①Tolstoy served in the army.②Tolstoy got married.
③Tolstoy wrote War and Peace.④Tolstoy opened a school.
⑤Tolstoy became a well-known writer.
| A．①⑤③②④ | B．⑤①③②④ | C．①⑤④②③ | D．⑤④①③② |
| A．To prepare for his books. | B．To achieve perfection. |
| C．To make a lot of money. | D．To show his wisdom. |
| A．poor | B．honest. | C．friendly | D．patient |
| A．Family. | B．Success. | C．Wealth. | D．Fame (名声). |
| A．Leo Tolstoy: Living for writing. |
| B．Leo Tolstoy: Influencing the world. |
| C．Leo Tolstoy: Being the best in everything. |
| D．Leo Tolstoy: Searching for the meaning of life. |
5 . Most Americans usually think Chinese Internet users are very different from American ones.
In fact, Chinese Internet users are a lot like American ones in many ways. For example, they like to visit websites (网站), look for information and play games like Angry Birds. And they’re also interested in smart phones such as iPhones. More importantly, the Internet attracts a large number of users in both countries.
However, there are also differences between the two countries’ Internet users. Can guess what the largest one is? Culture, the number of Internet users, the average time of surfing the Internet? No, the largest difference is age. The average age of Chinese Internet users is ten years younger than that of American users, which is almost young enough to be the average American user’s son or daughter.
So it’s not difficult to understand why Chinese users try to use less e-mail but more chats, less online business but more games, less searching (搜索) online but more blogging (写博客).
1. What do people in both China and America enjoy doing on the Internet?| A．Playing Angry birds. | B．Looking for smart phones. |
| C．Buying iPads. | D．Attracting users. |
| A．Five. | B．Four. | C．Three. | D．Two. |
| A．American Internet users are the same as Chinese ones in many ways. |
| B．Most American Internet users are younger than Chinese ones. |
| C．Chinese Internet users prefer to use the Internet for fun. |
| D．American Internet users prefer to use the Internet for work. |
| A．Chinese Internet users like writing blogs. |
| B．Chinese Internet users are younger than American ones. |
| C．American Internet users always do the same things as Chinese ones. |
| D．The writer makes a comparison (比较) between two countries’ Internet users. |
6 . Mobile apps have been part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular ones.
| Ctrip can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or plane tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at any time on it. Next time when you want to go to another city or country, you may use it to get tickets. |
| Ximalaya FM has lots of books including poems, short stories and even fairy tales for children. What's special about it is that you can listen to all these books on it. It's so wonderful, isn't it? |
| Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, know numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app. Do you have a little brother or sister under three? If so, use it to help him or her. |
| BaiCiZhan can help you learn more English words through pictures. So, if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it! I'm sure you will make great progress in learning English. |
| A．BaiCiZhan | B．Ximalaya FM | C．Baby Bus | D．Ctrip |
| A．find short stories |
| B．find fairy tales |
| C．download films to watch |
| D．listen to many books |
| A．five years old | B．six years old |
| C．two years old | D．eight years old |
| A．buy tickets | B．remember English words |
| C．draw pictures | D．read lots of books |
| A．To introduce four English learning apps. |
| B．To introduce four useful mobile apps. |
| C．To introduce four types of mobile phones. |
| D．To introduce four computer games for children. |
7 . It is reported that some developed countries have shipped broken parts of computers to China. Such a thing can be found almost every day although it is against international laws. Last month Hong Kong officers found 131,000 kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones sent from Japan. Things like these are called electronic waste, or e-waste. Dealing with them is not an easy job because dangerous poisons like mercury（汞）and lead（铅）can be found in them. Every time an old computer breaks down, it needs to be dealt with safely. But at present, broken computer parts are usually buried. It may be hundreds of years before they are really gone in the earth.
Many places in China are polluted by e-waste. Guiyu in Guangdong Province is one of them. This town is named as "the e-waste capital of the world". It has to deal with 1.5 million kilograms of e-waste each year, from which it makes 75 million yuan. But it comes at a cost. Many of the poisons in e-waste find their way into the environment. Plastic is burned outdoors and chemical water is poured into rivers. Greenpeace, an environmental group, has found the air, the earth and the rivers in Guiyu badly polluted. The Chinese government wants the country to develop, but in a way that doesn't do harm to the environment and people's life. This year, China passed a new environmental protection law, the strictest one we have ever had. Computer companies like Lenovo and Dell will be asked to take back their old computers. This is because the companies that make computers know best how to deal with them safely. Hopefully, the problem with e-waste will be solved in the near future.
1. The e-waste found in Hong Kong last month was from .| A．France | B．Japan | C．Germany | D．Australia |
| A．焚烧 | B．降解 | C．回收 | D．掩埋 |
| A．is the e-capital of the world |
| B．has serious e-waste pollution |
| C．deals with the e-waste safely |
| D．spends much money on e-waste |
| A．tried to change people's life |
| B．closed some computer companies |
| C．made a new environmental protection law |
| D．asked people to hand in their old computers |
| A．the ways to deal with e-waste | B．the cost of burning e-waste |
| C．the e-waste problem in China | D．the need to pass a law against e-waste |
8 . A new waste-sorting policy came out in Shanghai on July 1", 2019. How do people in Shanghai sort their waste? Let's look at the pictures.
1. How many kinds of waste do people sort in Shanghai?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．recyclable | B．dangerous | C．wet | D．dry |
| A．Plastic bottles. | B．Paper cups. | C．Fruit. | D．Shells. |
| A．newspapers | B．magazines | C．books | D．postcards |
| A．how to sort waste | B．how to use recyclable things |
| C．what to do with the dry waste | D．what kind of waste is dangerous |
9 . “How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?”
How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! You can google it and find the answer immediately!
Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.
Internet search engines at that time were slow and many websites weren’t useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.
Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998 they were given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend’s garage. The company’s name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “Google” is a very high number 1 followed by a hundred zeros.
The Google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world’s information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.
1. Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question?| A．Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question. |
| B．Because he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question. |
| C．Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage. |
| D．Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world. |
| A．1993. | B．1996. | C．1998. | D．2002. |
| A．there was not any search engine the Internet |
| B．nobody supported them except their family and friends |
| C．Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any question |
| D．one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000 |
| A．Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world. |
| B．The Google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002. |
| C．Larry Page and Sergey Brin named Google after a hundred zeros. |
| D．The service of the Google search engine is very popular. |
| A．the development of the Google search engine |
| B．about Larry Page and Sergey Brin |
| C．how to find information on the Internet |
| D．how to use the Google search engine |
10 . One day, David and his friends talked about who their closest friends were. When it was his turn, he said, "My best friend is Amy, an 81-year-old woman living in Florida."
Their friendship came from a game. In the game, David and Amy were on the same team. After this game, they became good friends. David even told her about his dream of music.
However, life was hard for David at that time. He hardly had time or money to play music. Most of the time, he had to work in a restaurant. When he almost lost heart, Amy gave him lots of help and supported his dream. Two years later, he decided to go to New York for his dream. There he held his first concert successfully.
After the concert, a famous reporter in New York heard of their story. He wanted to know what Amy was like, so he flew to Florida to interview her. To his surprise, their friendship was more beautiful than he could imagine.
Later, many people were moved by this story. But Amy thought it was nothing. She said, "As friends, we should give a hand when they need."
1. How old is Amy?| A．81 years old. | B．13 years old. | C．2 years old. | D．20 years old. |
| A．To be a waiter. | B．To be a reporter. | C．To be a musician. | D．To be a worker. |
| A．Because his parents didn’t support his dream. | B．Because he hardly had time or money for his dream. |
| C．Because his teacher said he wasn’t good at music. | D．Because he did badly in an exam. |
| A．work | B．call | C．help | D．follow |
| A．A successful concert. | B．David’s hard life. |
| C．The closest friends of David and his friends. | D．The friendship between David and Amy. |
