1 . Getting excited over the Christmas ads becomes a big tradition for people in the UK. This year, Sainsbury, the second largest supermarket in the UK, shared its ad called Mog the Cat. Now the ad is known as "the best Christmas ad ever" according to Twitter.
The ad is about a cat of the Thomas family. In the ad, the cat blew up the Christmas tree and almost burned the house. Luckily, she succeeded in phoning the fire service and saved the house. _▲___. Mog felt sorry. As they were worried, the neighbors came together to help the family clean up and enjoy Christmas dinner. Its ending will make you feel all sweet inside. It also carries Sainsbury’s Christmas saying “Christmas is for sharing”.
Another reason why the ad is popular is that Mog the Cat is the star of a much-loved children’s book. The writer Kerr herself appears in this as a neighbor of the Thomas family. This ad also tells us some fire safety facts.
Twitters were talking about and enjoyed the ad. One little boy named Jim wrote the ad was the best Christmas gift he got this year. Jill mixed feeling with the ad. She wrote this ad made her laugh and cry at the same time. And she said: “I don’t even like cats.” Another woman wrote: “So far Sainsbury’s Christmas ad is the best I’ve seen this year.” People like the ad not only for the funny story but also for the spirit of Christmas it shows.
1. ___▲___ might be the most proper sentence to be put in the blank of Paragraph 2.| A．But she made Christmas Day even greater. |
| B．But she brought much fun to the Thomas family. |
| C．But she was ready to live with the neighbors of the Thomas family. |
| D．But she messed up Christmas Day. |
① The ad shows the spirit of Christmas.
② The writer Kerr appears in the ad.
③ That is the ad made by Sainsbury.
④ Mog the Cat is a star of a much-loved children's book.
| A．①② | B．③④ | C．①④ | D．②③ |
| A．few twitters like the ad Mog the Cat |
| B．Jill doesn’t like cats any more after watching the ad |
| C．people like the ad just because it’s really funny |
| D．the ad Mog the Cat is very popular with people |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
2 . People are playing video games everywhere these days, whether they're riding a bus or sitting in a restaurant. Some of them enjoy these games so much that they can't put them down. But is this a healthy habit? The World Health Organization (WHO) doesn't think so. In June, it recognized“ gaming disorder(障碍)” as a mental disorder in its International Classification of Diseases, CNN reported.
"Gaming disorder means continuous or repeated video-gaming behavior, whether online or offline. Of course, not everyone who plays video games has this disorder. It has three main signs.
The first sign is when the player loses control over his or her gaming habits. The second is when playing games becomes more important than other activities for the player. The third is when the condition leads to serious problems in the player's personal and family life.
In fact, some countries are already working to solve this problem. South Korea has introduced a law banning (A iE) children under 16 from playing online games between midnight and 6 a.m., USA Today reported. Chinese tech company Tencent is also setting limits on the amount of time that teenagers can play its games. Children between 12 and 18 years old can only play two hours every day.
If you have “gaming disorder", you should ask for professional medical (E 7) help. But if your condition is not that serious, you don’t have to see a doctor. You can use delayed satisfaction to deal with it.
For example, if you want to play video games on weekdays, you can wait to play them during the weekend for three hours. Or if you really want to play them after school, you can tell yourself that you cannot do so until you have finished your homework.
1. According to the passage, which of the following persons may NOT have "gaming disorder"?| A．A person who loves playing video games with his friends. |
| B．A person who loses control over his or her gaming habits. |
| C．A person who thinks playing games is the most important. |
| D．A person who can't communicate well with his parents because of the game. |
(①=Para.1②=Para2③=Para.3④=Para.4⑤=Para.5)
| A．①:②③④⑤;⑥ |
| B．①:②③;④⑤⑥ |
| C．①②;③④;⑤⑥ |
| D．①②③;④⑤;⑥ |
| A．延迟满足 | B．及时满足 | C．强制解除 | D．循循善诱 |
| A．Playing video games every day is a healthy habit. |
| B．In South Korea, children under 16 can play online games at midnight. |
| C．In China, children of 15 years old can play 2 hours every day at most. |
| D．If you have "gaming disorder, you can only ask for professional medical help. |
3 . It was a cold， dark night in November， and it was raining. It was six o’clock and people were going home from work. Diana left her bank in a hurry， but she wasn’t going home. She was driving to her friend Daniel’s house to have dinner.
a. Suddenly she hit something in the road. She stopped， and got out of the car. It was a cat， but it was dead. So she got back in the car.
b. Diana went on with her drive. She looked in the mirror and saw a black truck behind her. It was very near. She began to feel a bit afraid. It was following her! Then the seven o’clock news started on the radio. “The police are looking for a murderer who ran away from a north London prison last night. He is very dangerous...” Now Diana was really afraid.
c. At ten to seven， Diana was driving along the Al Road. Her friend Daniel was a farmer and he lived 30km north of London. She was listening to the radio， and beginning to free herself after a hard day at the office.
d. When the doorbell rang， Daniel was making dinner. He heard Diana shouting， quickly took his gun， and ran to the door. At that moment， the black truck stopped next to Dinana’s car. A tall man got out. It was Daniel’s father.
e. She began to drive faster， but the truck drove faster too. It was right behind her: She left the Al Road but the black truck followed her. Now Diana was terrified. At last she arrived at Daniel s farm. She ran up to the house， and rang the doorbell. “Help， help， Daniel，” she shouted.
1. Choose the right order of the whole story.| A．c-b-a-e-d | B．c-a-b-e-d | C．a-b-c-e-d | D．c-e-b-a-d |
| A．fifty minutes | B．an hour | C．more than an hour | D．half an hour |
| A．hit the cat | B．saw the police | C．found the truck | D．heard the news |
| A．a bank | B．a police station | C．a farm | D．school |
| A．he wanted to kill Diana | B．he wanted to have dinner with her |
| C．he arrived home | D．he was Daniel’s friend |
In the last century, differnet natural disasters have robbed several cultural heritage(遗产) from us. On WeChat, some people say, “What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonders anymore.” But people can see them in a new way---through a video game. In this game, the player can travel to one city after another and enter the buildings exactly like they are in reality, and see the wonders as they were before the fire.
Maybe digital technology(数字技术) could help protect cultural heritage better. This idea dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to develop since then. By scanning(扫 描) the ancient buildings, building 3D models, as well as measuring everything, engineers can make a copy exactly as the real one.
As computers and smart phones are popular, the digital copy has great value. First, it allows tourists to feel the cultural heritage without touching them, which helps protect them. The virtual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes(敦煌石窟) is a good example of this as tourists can view the paintings without standing near them.
Second, it can make the cultural heritage more famous by spreading information about them through the internet. In 2000, a virtual tour of the Dunhuang Grottoes became very popular at the Hannover World Expo, which increased the number of foreign tourists visiting the site in the following years.
Last, it stores all the information of the cultural heritage. Even if the real ones are damaged one day, people can still know what they were like and can build a new one if wanted. Of course, however exact a model, it is not the real one.
Maybe we will have better technologies in the future, but the digital technology offers a practical way to protect cultural heritage at the moment.
1. We can see the damaged parts of those wonders .| A．by entering the buildings | B．by creating another copy |
| C．by spreading information | D．through a video game |
① Build 3D models.
② Scan the ancient buildings.
③ Make a copy exactly as the real one.
④ Measure everything.
| A．②①④③ | B．③①②④ | C．①②④③ | D．②③①④ |
| A．show the writer is really interested in travelling to Dunhuang |
| B．prove people can build a new one if the real ones are damaged |
| C．show Dunhuang Grottoes are disappearing because of the disaster |
| D．prove computers and phones makes digital copies more valuable |
| A．Doubt. | B．Confident. | C．Critical | D．Unclear. |
| A．The cultural heritage. | B．Dunhuang Grottoes. |
| C．Digital technology could help. | D．How can we see the damaged parts? |
5 . David was bankrupt(城产). He was trying to figure out how to make some money. "Maybe my insurance policy(险单)can save me," he thought. So he made a plan.
On a Saturday evening, as it got dark outside, he put on a pair of dirty boots and walked through his house. He left many dirty footprints. He went back the way he came while wearing socks. He cut the boots into pieces and flushed (冲走) them down the toilet.
At 1l p.m, he took a pistol (手枪) from his bedside table and went down his hallway without shoes. He fired three shots down the hallway. Then he walked to the other end of the hallway and fired two shots in the opposite direction.
His neighbors soon called the police. Three police officers came to David's house just minutes later.
I can t really tell you much. I was woken by a noise on the ground floor of my home.I took my pistol and went downstairs. Halfway down the stairs. I saw a shadow of a man. I shouted “Stop or I'll shoot."
“He shot at me three times and l shot back twice. The shadow disappeared into the kitchen. More than 15,000 pounds in cash have been stolen from my safe(保险柜)," David said.
After collecting the footprints and bullies （子弹）in the wall, the officers left. The next day. the police called,"Please get dressed. David,We have to bring you to the police station and ask you about the lies you told us yesterday."
Do you know how the police knew David was lying?.
1. According to the passage,we can learn that| A．David carried out his plan on a Sunday evening. | B．David fired five shots in total on that evening. |
| C．David himself called the police after shooting. | D．the thief stole over 15,000 pounds from David. |
| A．Boots | B．Socks | C．Pistols. | D．Bullies. |
a. David took a pistol and went down the hallway.
b. David wore dirty boots and left many footprints.
c. The police got a call and arrived soon.
d. David fired shots in different directions.
| A．acbd | B．abcd | C．badc | D．bdac |
| A．They found the dirty boots from David's bedside table. |
| B．They found there was no money in David's safe. |
| C．They found the bullies came from the same pistol. |
| D．They found David wore dirty socks on that evening. |
6 . Many people are involved (被卷入)in car accidents every year in the United States. If you are one of these unlucky people, here are some things to do after a car accident.
The most important thing is not to be scared (害怕的). Call the police and report the accident. If you are involved in a hit-and-run accident, try to get the driver‘s license plate(牌照) number。
It is important that you call the police so that they can write a police report. Most insurance companies(保险公司) only give you money if you have a police report.
When you call, please tell the police where you are. Give the police your phone number.
When you are waiting for the police to arrive, write down what happened. Write down some information about the other car involved such as its colour. Write down the names of everyone involved in the accident. You can also take some pictures of the accident.
When the police arrive, tell them what happened. Be sure to get the following information from the driver of the other car: the name, the address, the phone number, the insurance company name and the license plate number.
1. What should you try to get when you are involved in a hit-and-run accident?| A．The time and the date | B．The name of the street |
| C．The police’s phone number. | D．The driver's license plate number. |
| A．a new car. | B．money |
| C．a license plate number | D．some pictures of the accident |
| A．What to do after the police arrive. | B．What to do when you wait for the police, |
| C．How to take pictures about an accident | D．How to get the information about an accident |
| A．The police need to know about you and your family. |
| B．This passage is about car accidents in China. |
| C．You should tell the police your phone number. |
| D．Most insurance companies give you money without a police report. |
①tell the police what happened ②wait for the police to arrive
③call the police ④not to be scared
| A．②③①④ | B．④③②① | C．①②③④ | D．②③④① |
7 . Have you ever heard of spirit bears? They are endangered members of the black bear family. One in ten black bears is actually born with a spirit bear.
Clover, a three-year-old spirit bear, lives at B.C. Wildlife Park near Kamloops, British Columbias, Canada. He lost his parents two years ago and was raised at a wildlife center. When he was set free into the wild, he went into human camps looking for food. Wildlife experts tried to get him used to living on his own, but he continued to look for places where there were people. Finally the experts decided that he could not live in the wild. Since then, a total of $750000 has been collected to create a habitat for Clover.
The habitat covers about three acres(英亩) of land and includes natural forest, two ponds connected by a small river and something else. It will add a platform(站台) and a walkway later this year so that people can see Clover and his habitat more closely. There will also be a center where people can learn more about spirit bears. Besides, a black bear will be moved into the habitat so Clover will not feel lonely.
Spirit bears are also called Kermode bears after Francis Kermode, who first studied them. Kermode discovered that a small number of black bears carry a gene for the white fur. If a baby bear receive one of these genes from each parent, its fur will be a creamy white color.
There are about 1200 bears who carry the gene for white fur, but only about 200 white spirit bears in the world. Kermode bears are found only in British Columbia. They live in the Great Bear Rainforest, an area that covers the mainland and island along the coast of B.C. between Vancouver and Alaska.
1. According to the second paragraph, Clover ________| A．lost his parents when he was two | B．could not find any food |
| C．was not afraid of humans ‘ | D．grew up in the wild |
| A．习惯 | B．栖息地 | C．爱好 | D．农场 |
| A．They are smaller than black bear. | B．They are mainly found in Britain. |
| C．They are very unusual. | D．There are 1000 white Kermode bears in the world. |
| A．①//②③④//⑤ | B．①②//③④//⑤ | C．①②//③//④⑤ | D．①//②③//④⑤ |
8 . A lot of toys have come and gone over the past 60 years, but Barbie (芭比娃娃) - short for Barbara - has always had a home on toy store shelves. According to The New York Times, however, “she” is more than just a toy. Barbie is watching the society’s changing attitudes (态度) toward women.
When Barbie was first introduced by Ruth Handler (1916-2002), one of the starters of US toy company Mattel, she had good plans. “Barbie has always shown the fact that a woman has choices,” according to a book, Dream Doll: The Ruth Handler Story.
But the earliest Barbie wasn’t offered too many choices at all. Barbie appeared either in a swimsuit or a housewife’s dress.
A good point is that the following years showed some progress, as Mattel introduced Barbie dolls with different skin colors and clothing for different jobs and hobbies. A new turning point came on International Women’s Day of 2018, when the company started a line of “Inspiring Women”. The dolls came out as famous women from history, including great US pilot Amelia Earhart and UK boxer (拳击手) Nicola Adams, which encouraged all other women.
But even though Mattel seemed to have good purposes, these new dolls weren’t safe from bad words. Unlike the real Nicola Adams, for example, the doll has no muscles (肌肉). Instead, it’s designed with a slim body, just like every other Barbie. According to the reporter Grace Kang, this exactly reflects the world’s present attitude toward women. “We’re allowed to be fit, but we’re not supposed to have too many muscles. We’re allowed to be clever, but smart women are meant to look like models with glasses on. We’re allowed to be creative and artistic, but quickly become ‘crazy’ if we start to look too messy,” she wrote.
No, Barbie isn’t perfect. But she’s slowly changing people’s views. Maybe that’s one thing real women can do.
1. According to Paragraph 1, we know Barbie has always been __________.| A．expensive | B．popular | C．changeable |
| Barbie used to be a housewife. | → | → | Barbie is a boxer who won the gold medal. |
| A．Barbie took care of babies at borne. |
| B．Barbie became a great pilot in history. |
| C．Barbie with dark skin worked as a nurse. |
| A．鼓舞人心的 | B．启发灵感的 | C．多愁善感的 |
| A．Women are supposed to be fit and strong. |
| B．Women should be like a crazy artist |
| C．Women are expected to be perfect. |
| A．To make people change views toward women. |
| B．To help women to be more creative and artistic. |
| C．To encourage women to be perfect like Barbie. |
“They should! I’m tired of the unfair punishments that my parents have chosen!” —Reader Alice |
“It’s not so good. I think kids would make up the punishment, so that they can avoid something.” —Actress Mary |
“The point of punishment is for kids to learn what they did was wrong. If they choose it in their own way, they won’t take it seriously.” —Singer Jenny |
| “I think it’s a good thing for kids to choose punishments. It can help give them a bigger sense of responsibility. And it teaches them valuable lessons.” —Writer Tony |
| “Of course not. What’s the use of even punishing someone if they can choose their own punishments as they like?” —Doctor David |
1. thinks kids should be allowed to choose their own punishments.
| A．David | B．Alice | C．Mary | D．Jenny |
| A．She didn’t play computer for a month. |
| B．She didn’t buy a computer a month ago. |
| C．She couldn’t stay at home for a month. |
| D．Her mother didn’t play computer for a month. |
| A．children like punishments |
| B．all the children refuse to choose their own punishments |
| C．parents always punish their children in their own way |
| D．parents like punishing their kids |
| A．He is an actor. | B．He is a singer. |
| C．He is a doctor. | D．He is a writer. |
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
10 . About 30 years ago, China was known as the “Bicycle Kingdom”. Soon cars became popular, and the bike popularity began to fade (衰退). However, in the past 2 years, many bikes have been seen on the street in many big cities across China. More and more people choose cycling instead of driving to schools, to workplace or to do sightseeing. Some new companies like Ofo and Mobike has begun to start the new business of the bike-sharing.
It is very convenient to use these shared bikes. People can unlock them by simply using their smartphones. There is GPS in each bike so that it can be left anywhere in public for the next user. They’re popular among many Chinese people because they solve the “last mile” problem. “It’s difficult to get to some places where there isn’t any subway. However, it’s easy to get where you want to go with Mobike.” Xiao Yu said. She often rides the bike to her workplace after she goes out of the subway station.
However, there are also some problems. In last December, a man who stole a shared bike was sentenced to a 3-month stay in the prison(监狱) and fined 1000 yuan by Shanghai People’s Court.
There are similar problems abroad. In Paris, the public shared bikes also had the problems of being broken or stolen at the beginning. Bikes were found hanging from streetlights or thrown into the Seine River. To deal with these problems, the company encouraged people to return the bikes to stations by giving more free time for their next rides.
Now, Chinese companies are also trying to solve the problems. For example, Mobike sets a 100-point credit score (信用分数) for each user. Once a score drops below 80, the bike user has to pay 100 yuan every 30 minutes instead of 1 yuan.
Bike-sharing is a greener method of transportation and provides the users with friendly experience. If all the users can follow the rules while using it, the life will be more convenient.
1. The underlined word “sentenced” in Paragraph 3 means ________.| A．句子 | B．关押 | C．判处 | D．释放 |
| A．the popularity of the cars began to fade in China 30 years ago because of the environment |
| B．it’s convenient for people to ride bikes from the subway station to the workplace by using their ID cards and smartphones |
| C．the user can stop the shared bike anywhere in public because there is GPS in each bike so that others can use them easily |
| D．some people hung the shared bikes on the streetlight in order to get more free time fornext rides in Paris |
| A．2 yuan | B．4 yuan | C．100 yuan | D．400 yuan |
(①=Para. 1; ②=Para. 2; ③=Para. 3; ④=Para. 4; ⑤=Para. 5; ⑥=Para. 6)
| A．①②;③④⑤;⑥ | B．①②;③④;⑤⑥ |
| C．①;②③;④⑤⑥ | D．①;②③④⑤;⑥ |
