1 . Last Tuesday was a good day. The sun was high in the sky and the sky was very blue. Tom said goodbye to his parents and then took a bus to school for an exam. The exam was important to him. His parents wished him to get a good mark and hoped that he would get a place at a top university. Suddenly a lorry (货运汽车) stopped in front of the bus. Although the bus driver tried his best to stop, the bus still went into the lorry. There was a terrible noise. Luckily no one was hurt in the accident. Tom got off the bus. He felt a little ▲ .“What should I do if I can't get to the exam on time?” he said to himself. A policeman saw Tom and asked him whether (是否) he was OK. Tom told the policeman that he would take a very important exam at 9:00 am and now it was already 8:40 am. The policeman picked up his phone and asked a police car to come at once. When it arrived, he asked the driver to take Tom to school as fast as he could. Tom arrived at school five minutes before the exam started. So Tom was able to take the exam on time.
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1. What was the weather like last Tuesday?
| A．Windy. | B．Sunny. | C．Cloudy. |
| A．No one got hurt in it. | B．It happened at 8:00 am. | C．The bus went into a tree. |
| A．worried | B．surprised | C．excited |
| A．At 8:35 am. | B．At 8:40 am. | C．At 8:55 am. |
| A．A lucky policeman | B．An important school exam | C．A boy's exam day experience |
2 . Anna Gomez is a successful TV host (主持人) ,but most people still think of her as a famous skater, “As a child ,my dream was to become a dancer,” said Anna. Anna went to university at the age of 18. Although she spent a long time skating every day, she did well in her lessons, “My parents supported me through university, and expected me to do well in skating,” she said. “When I was young, I sometimes got angry at competitions and shouted at judges(裁判员) if I disagreed with them. That made me unpopular,especially with other skaters. I played as well as them, but I didn’t believe in myself.
I didn’t think I could be the winner. It changed as I won more competitions, and I was at my best by the age of twenty-five ,”said Anna. Anna retired(退役) from skating five years later. “It was a difficult decision. People always asked me when I was going to stop. But I wasn’t sure if I was ready to give up. Now , looking back , I’m glad I stopped when I did.” said Anna.
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1. When Anna was a child , she dreamed to be a ________
| A．university teacher | B．TV host | C．a dancer |
| A．She spent a lot of time skating |
| B．She liked to teach her classmates how to skate. |
| C．Her parents wanted her to give up skating. |
| A．she was not good at skating. |
| B．she always argued with others. |
| C．she sometimes got angry at competitions. |
| A．25 | B．30 | C．35 |
| A．Anna’s experience as a skater. |
| B．how to be a successful skater |
| C．how to be a successful TV host. |
In my free time, I usually run with my mother. She is a professional (职业的) runner, so she is strict with me. Once a week I go swimming with friends and I go shopping every Saturday. In the holidays, I love going for a walk with my family and hanging out (闲逛) with my cousins. But I don’t like playing football with my brother. That’s for boys. I have a secret — I paint pictures. I like painting but I’m not professional. —Sonia, 14 |
In my free time, I always play music. I’m in a band (乐队) with friends from school. I play the guitar and the piano, but in the band I’m the singer. I love music and I love dancing too. In the evening I like watching TV with my family and after that I sometimes talk to friends on the phone or on Facebook. —Alexei, 15 |
In my free time, I often do two things. First I dance and secondly I practice karate (空手道). I dance three times a week and I practise karate in a club twice a week. I have another hobby — I really like taking pictures. I would like to be a photographer (摄影家) later. It’s relaxing and I like working on the photos with a computer. I really don’t like shopping. But my sister Cindy loves it. She often goes shopping at weekends, but I don’t. —Manuel, 16 |
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1. What doesn’t Sonia like?
| A．Running. | B．Playing football. | C．Painting pictures. |
| A．Once a week. | B．Twice a week. | C．Three times a week. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. |
| A．Sonia is a professional runner. |
| B．Alexei plays the guitar in the band. |
| C．Manuel wants to be a photographer. |
| A．school life | B．free time activities | C．dream jobs |
4 . 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. |
5 . The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor（幽默）, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
1. The writer thinks that the best way to learn a language is________.| A．writing | B．listening | C．using it |
| A．Be careful not to make any mistakes. |
| B．Speak English as much as you can. |
| C．Laugh more often. |
| A．not care | B．be happy | C．feel worried |
| A．keep quiet | B．keep your sense of humor | C．get angry |
| A．people never make mistakes |
| B．few people make mistakes |
| C．there is no one who doesn’t make mistakes |
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1. According to the ad, these three books are for ________.
| A．men | B．parents | C．women | D．children |
| A．make children draw beautifully |
| B．make the book beautiful |
| C．make children understand the book easily |
| D．make the book sell well |
| A．Learning How to Learn |
| B．Study Skills for Life |
| C．Basic Study Manual |
| D．How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children |
| A．$98.49 | B．$80.99 | C．$79.24 | D．$49.25 |
| A．help children learn English |
| B．sell the three books to children |
| C．help children learn about nature |
| D．use a dictionary to pronounce correctly |
7 . As more information comes out about 10-year-old Cindy Smith’s death(死亡), worries about amusement park safety(游乐场安全性) grow.
Cindy is not the first child who died on an amusement park ride. 25 years ago, the mother of a 14-year-old girl waited to pick up her daughter outside Worlds of Fun. Laura Barry never saw her daughter Rosie alive again.
“My heart goes out to the Smith family more than they can ever possibly know,” said Barry. She is one of the few people who truly know the hurt that family is feeling.
In 1995, Rosie’s mom said that something went wrong on the Timber Wolf the night Rosie died. Police found no evidence(证据). Two men told the police that they saw Rosie standing before she fell out of the car.
“I couldn’t believe that such a thing could happen still and again,” said Barry. She believes Rosie’s death should have been a wakeup call for amusement park safety.
She finds that not much has changed in the past years. Amusement parks race to build bigger, taller, faster rides. In her opinion, amusement parks just try to bring in visitors and give them the idea that riding is good, safe and fun. She believes that parks should have put safety first.
There is no exact number of amusement park deaths each year. It is quite low according to some websites. But Barry doesn’t accept that. “My daughter was the only person that had ever been killed at Worlds of Fun in all of the years, among all of the thousands and thousands of people that went there. The number doesn’t mean anything, you know, because when your child is the one, that’s one too many,” she said.
1. What does the underlined phrase “goes out to” mean in Chinese?| A．制止 | B．同情 | C．想念 | D．忍受 |
| A．Something went wrong with her car. |
| B．Rosie didn’t arrive home on time. |
| C．She got to know the Smith family. |
| D．Rosie fell off an amusement park ride. |
| A．Afraid. | B．Angry. | C．Hopeful. | D．Interested. |
| A．They are building more rides. |
| B．Most of them put safety first. |
| C．They cause a large number of deaths. |
| D．They paid Barry a lot for Rosie’s death. |
| A．The story of the Smith family. |
| B．The death of a 10-year-old girl. |
| C．The safety of amusement parks. |
| D．The future of amusement parks. |
8 . At the start of each summer, the sounds of pianos tuning (调音) and pointe shoes (芭蕾舞鞋) tapping fill the halls of artistic prep schools(预备学校)across the country, as talented teens begin their months-long training practicing their skills.
It is easy to see students in those schools having only half-done meals and sleeping over their clothes. Such training conditions are common for the over 1 million students who take part each winter in China's Joint Artistic Examination, or yikao (艺考), for admission to arts colleges.
According to Li, a film teacher from a yikao-prep school in Xi'an, the yikao is so tough that often requires the students to totally abandon their academic subjects in the months leading up to the exam.
As a result, they can only learn as much as possible in a very short time before they take the National College Entrance Examination, or gaokao (高考), in June. “Arts students must pass both exams to be admitted to college,” he explains, as the best arts colleges “not only have high artistic requirements but high academic requirements.”
Every students preparing for yikao will face a moment of truth each winter as they perform their solos(单人表演), submit their sketches (素描) to the eagle-eyed examiners, and see if all their hard work has paid off—the destinies of arts students, says Li, are “full of uncertainty.”
1. In Which month may students take part in China's Joint Artistic Examination every year?| A．September. | B．December. | C．May. | D．June. |
| A．More than 1,000,000. | B．Less than 1,000,000. |
| C．About 100,000. | D．More than 100,000. |
| A．It is easy for students to have artistic training. |
| B．The artistic training conditions for students are difficult. |
| C．Those artistic prep schools don't offer meals to the students. |
| D．It's common to see students in the artistic prep schools. |
| A．Students may spend months training their skills before yikao. |
| B．After yikao, students have to learn as much as they can in a short time. |
| C．Arts students must pass both yikao and gaokao. |
| D．The academic requirements for the arts students are not high. |
| A．Science. | B．Education. | C．Nature. | D．History |
China has been spread a nationwide activity called “Clear Your Plate” since 2013. This year, some restaurants are encouraging people to order food using the formula ( 公 式 ) “N-1”. “N” stands for the number of diners at a table. If there are 6 people at your table, you only order 5 dishes.
In 2016, France passed a law that stop the stores from throwing away unsold food. If it’s still safe to eat, the food must be given to charity (慈善机构); if not, it goes to farmers for use as animal feed.
In 2019, the US said it encourages food companies to use the phrase “best if used by” for date labeling (标签). This helps shoppers better understand that they don’t need to throw food out after the printed date passes if the food is stored correctly.
In Japan, there are many food banks. People and the stores can offer the rest of food to them and they will provide the food to those in need.
In 2016, South Korea started to ask people to pay for throwing away food. There are scales ( 称 ) on trash bins that are used to weigh the food. One ton of food waste costs 1.5 million won (8, 700 yuan).
1. How will you order the dishes according to a nationwide activity in China, if you and your 5 friends go to the restaurants to have dinners?| A．I will order some delicious food all over China. |
| B．I will order some food by asking my friends’ suggestions. |
| C．I will order some food and give the rest of food to the farmers. |
| D．I will order some food using the formula “N-1”. |
| A．Japan. | B．France. | C．The US. | D．South Korea. |
| A．They can offer the food to charity as animal feed. |
| B．They can give food to those in need in the countryside. |
| C．They can provide the food to the food banks. |
| D．They can put the food into the stores. |
| A．8, 700 yuan. | B．17, 400 yuan. |
| C．1.5 million yuan. | D．1.5 million won. |
| A．Many countries try their best to save food. |
| B．A large amount of food will be stored correctly. |
| C．Saving food is a nationwide activity. |
| D．Many countries have passed laws against food wasting. |
10 . Little river run down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert (沙漠). “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing (消失) into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,” she said sadly to herself.
At this time, a deep voice said. “If wind can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little river answered, “That’s because the wind can fly. but I cannot.” The desert said, “That’s because you stick to what you are. Let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the wind, and it can take you across.” “Give up what I am now? No! No!” The little river could not accept this idea. “The wind can carry the vapor (蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” Hearing this, the little river went into the open arms of wind. It carried her to the next part of her life.
The way of our lives is like the little river. If you want to go through difficulties in your life and head for success, you should also change the way you are sometimes.
1. The little river wanted to reach ________.| A．the forest | B．the ocean | C．the desert | D．the mountain |
| A．believe in herself | B．meet any difficulties |
| C．want to cross the desert | D．worry about herself |
| A．粘贴 | B．坚持 | C．放弃 | D．展示 |
| A．evaporating into the wind | B．forming an ocean |
| C．disappearing into the sand | D．changing her nature |
| A．We should always be ourselves. | B．How to cross the desert. |
| C．Change the way we are if necessary. | D．The little river and the desert. |
