Look at the center circles(中心圆) of picture A and picture B. Which of the center circles looks larger? Take a first look and you probably think that the center circle in picture A is smaller than that in picture B. In fact, they are exactly the same size.
Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces? Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.
“What's happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may ask yourself. Don't worry. Here is how it goes: When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret(解读) the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it visual illusion(视觉错误).
Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the things around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park(《侏罗纪公园》)and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids(《亲爱的，我把孩子变小了》) just make use of illusions.
1. The center circle in picture A looks smaller than that in picture B. That's because ________.| A．something is wrong with our eyes |
| B．the two circles are not the same size |
| C．the two pictures change quickly from one to the other |
| D．our brains interpret the information in a wrong way |
a. We look at things with our eyes. b. Our brains interpret the messages.
c. Our brains tell us what we have seen. d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.
| A．adbc | B．cabd | C．bcad | D．cabd |
| A．Paragraph 1 | B．Paragraph 2 | C．Paragraph 3 | D．Paragraph 4 |
| A．Because he loves movies. |
| B．Because readers love movies. |
| C．Because he wants to make the text funny. |
| D．Because he wants to give readers some examples. |
| A．an ICT book | B．a science book |
| C．a movie magazine | D．a story book |
2 . Do you live in a city? You’ve probably noticed how noisy and crowded cities can be. What if you could live next to a calm lake or river? As it turns out, living near water, such as oceans, lakes, rivers or ponds, can help us feel both happier and healthier. Those who live less than a kilometer from the coast are around 22 percent less likely (可能的) to have mental problems than those who live 50 km or more away, according to a study by researchers from the University of Exeter. People who visit the coast at least twice a week tend to (趋向于) experience better physical and mental health as well.
So how does “blue space” make us feel better? For one thing,water makes us feel close to nature, which is good for our health. For another thing, aquatic (与水相关的) environments tend to have less pollution and more sunlight, both of which can lead to better mental and physical health. People who get more sun tend to be happier than those who do not.
There’s also the air above the sea. After spending time near the ocean, you might find that you feel more relaxed than usual. This is because sea air is charged (带电的) with negative ions (负离子). These ions balance our levels of serotonin (血清素), a body chemical that has an influence on our mood. With balanced serotonin levels, we feel more calm and relaxed, according to Daily Mail.
Finally, people who live near water tend to be more physically active, according to the Guardian. Water sports like swimming and rowing can help us stay in shape, which in turn keeps us healthy.
1. In Paragraph 1, the writer supports his idea by ________.| A．asking questions |
| B．comparing differences |
| C．offering opinions |
| D．showing research ways |
| A．beaches far from cities |
| B．aquatic environments |
| C．places near lakes or rivers |
| D．water pollution |
| A．water sports |
| B．water itself |
| C．the air above the sea |
| D．sunlight |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．SPORTS |
| B．GEOGRAPHY |
| C．HEALTH |
| D．TRAVEL |
3 . The Diary of a Young Girl was written by a girl named Anne Frank. It is a true experience of a teenager in wartime (World War II, 1939-1945) and it has also become a symbol of the victory of the human spirit.
Here's one of Anne's diaries.
Friday, 10 September, 1943
Dear Kitty,
Mostly whenever I write to you, there are only pleasant things to report. Actually, they are more often unpleasant than pleasant things. However, now there is something wonderful going on. Last Wednesday evening, 8 September, we sat around listening to the seven o'clock news and the first thing we heard was: "Here follows the best news of the whole war. Italy has capitulated (屈服，停止反抗)!" Italy's unconditional surrender (投降)!! "Listeners, an hour ago, I had just finished writing when the wonderful news of Italy's capitulation came in. I can tell you that I have never deposited (放下) my notes in the waste paper basket with such joy!"
Still we have troubles, too, it's about Mr. Koophuis. As you know, we are all very fond of him, he is always cheerful and amazingly brave, although he is never well, has a lot of pain, and is not allowed to eat much or do much walking. "When Mr. Koophuis enters, the sun begins to shine." Mommy said just recently, and she is quite right. Now he has had to go into the hospital for a very unpleasant operation and will have to stay there for at least four weeks. You really should have seen how he said good-bye to us just as usual—he might have simply been going out to do a bit of shopping.
Yours,
Anne
1. The underlined phrase "something wonderful" in Paragraph One refers to (指代) that .| A．Anne's family could listen to news | B．Italy capitulated |
| C．Anne's family needn't go into hiding | D．Mr. Koophuis was cheerful |
| A．10 September | B．24 September | C．3 October | D．10 October |
| A．Anne always faced pleasant things. |
| B．Anne's family got news in the newspaper. |
| C．Mr. Koophuis was welcome in Anne's family. |
| D．Mr. Kooghnis was afraid of his operation. |
①Mr. Koophuis would stay in hospital for weeks.
②Italy contulated.
③Anne wrote the exciting news in her diary.
④Anne and her family sat around and listened to the news.
| A．②④③① | B．②④①③ | C．④②③① | D．④②①③ |
| A．Anne's family and their nice friend |
| B．The victory of World War II |
| C．Anne's worries about their present life |
| D．Italy capitulated and Anne's worries about Mr. Koophuis |
4 . 
It was a week before I saw Captain Nemo again. Every morning, I noticed fresh air coming into the rooms and I knew that the Nautilus had surfaced(浮出水面). I would go out and see the sunrise.
Then I received a note from Captain Nemo. He invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. Ned was excited because he thought there he could find a chance to escape. When I saw Captain Nemo the next day, I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island. "I thought you preferred the sea to being on land."
"I do," replied the Captain. "But these forests are under the sea." During breakfast, he explained that he had made diving suits(潜水服)that used special air tanks. These tanks would allow us to stay under the water for ten hours. He had also made lights that worked in electric batteries. When Ned realized that we were not going onto land for our hunting trip, he decided not to come at all.
Conseil and I put on our diving suits, and so did Captain Nemo and one of his men. We stepped into a room and closed the door. The room was filled with water, and another door opened. We must go through it, and we were in the sea floor. It was an amazing experience.
We were about ten meters under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colorful. We walked over the fine sand and enjoyed the colors of the shells, fish and seaweed. Conseil and I followed Captain Nemo and his man as they crossed a large grassy area. We were going deeper and deeper. Two hours later, we were a hundred meters under the water. The suits worked very well, and it was easy to walk and breathe.
At one hundred meters deep, we could still see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. The "trees" in the forest were giant seaweed, and all their branches were vertical(垂直的). We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest. Small shrubs(灌木) grew under the large seaweed trees. Some of them had flowers.
We walked through this forest for about an hour, and then we lay down to rest. I was not hungry, but I was very sleepy. We all slept, and when we woke up, we walked further.
(Adapted from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea)
1. What do you think the Nautilus is?| A．A kind of ship under the sea. | B．A kind of fish in the sea. |
| C．A kind of plane in the sky. | D．A kind of transport on land. |
| A．Captain Nemo | B．Captain Nemo's man |
| C．Ned | D．Conseil |
①They visited the forest.
②They crossed the large grassy area.
③They felt sleepy and lay down to rest.
④Captain Nemo made diving suits and lights.
⑤Captain Nemo invited some people to go hunting.
| A．④⑤①②③ | B．⑤④①②③ | C．③⑤④②① | D．⑤④②①③ |
| A．Ned and Nemo were close friends |
| B．Captain Nemo enjoyed the hunting trip |
| C．there were three people visiting the forest |
| D．it took them 30 minutes to walk through the forest |
| A．a sports magazine | B．a book review | C．a science fiction | D．a travel report |
"Well, I'll eat the cake," Alice said. "If I get taller, I can reach the key on the table. And if get smaller, I can go under the door into the garden. "Then she finished the cake very soon.
"I shall be as tall as a house in a minute," she said. She tried to look down at her feet, and could only just see them.
Just then her head hit the ceiling （天花板） of the room. She was now about three meters tall quickly, she took the key from the table and hurried to the garden door. But she was too tall to go through the door. She began to cry. The tears （泪水） ran down her face, and soon there was large pool of salt water all around her on the floor. Suddenly she heard a voice, and she stopped crying to listen.
"Oh, the Duchess （公爵夫人）, the Duchess! She'll be very angry! I'm late, and she's waiting for me. Oh dear, oh dear!"
It was the White Rabbit again. He was hurrying down the long room, with a pair of white gloves in one hand and a fan in the other hand.
Alice was afraid, but she needed help. So she said in a low voice, "Oh, please, sir."
Her voice frightened （使惊恐） the Rabbit. He dropped the gloves and the fan, and ran away quickly.
Alice picked up the gloves and the fan. The room was very hot, so she cooled down with the fan. She said, "Oh dear! How strange everything is today! Shall I get smaller during the night?"
She began to feel very unhappy again, but then she looked down at her hand. She was wearing one of the Rabbit's white gloves. "How did I get it on my hand?" she thought." Oh, I'm getting smaller again! I'm already less than a meter tall and getting smaller every second! How can I stop it?" She saw the fan in her other hand. "It must be the fan!" she thought, and quickly she dropped it.
She was now very, very small, and the key was still lying on the table.
"Things are worse than ever," thought poor Alice. She turned away from the door, and fell into salt water, right up to her neck. At first, she thought it was the sea, but then she saw it was the pool of her own tears.
"Oh, why did I cry so much?" said Alice. She swam around and looked for a way out, but the pool was very big. Just then she saw an animal in the water near her. It looked like a large animal to Alice, but it was only a mouse.
"Shall I speak to it?" thought Alice. "Everything is very strange here, so perhaps a mouse can speak."
Then she began, "Oh, mouse, do you know the way out of this pool? I am very tired of swimming."
But the mouse looked at her with its little eyes and said nothing.
"Perhaps it doesn't understand English," thought Alice. "Perhaps it's a French mouse." So she began again, and said in French, "Where is my cat?" （This was first sentence in her French book.）
The mouse jumped half out of the water and looked at her angrily.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" cried Alice quickly. "Of course, you don't like cats, do you?"
"No. I don't like cats," the mouse replied.
（Adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland）
1. What did the White Rabbit drop when he heard Alice's voice?| A．The cake and the fan. |
| B．The cake and the key. |
| C．The gloves and the fan. |
| D．The gloves and the key. |
| A．Bored. |
| B．Excited. |
| C．Unhappy. |
| D．Curious. |
a. Alice fell into the salt water.
b. Alice ate up the whole cake.
c. Alice met a mouse and spoke to it.
d. Alice took the key and hurried to the door.
| A．b﹣a﹣d﹣c | B．c﹣b﹣d﹣a | C．c﹣d﹣a﹣b | D．b﹣d﹣a﹣c |
| A．The key was taken away by a French cat. |
| B．The fan made Alice get smaller and smaller. |
| C．The mouse couldn't speak French or English. |
| D．The White Rabbit was waiting for the Duchess. |
| A．The White Rabbit's house |
| B．The ceiling of the room |
| C．A cute mouse and a lazy cat |
| D．Alice's strange experience |
6 . Traffic lights are red, yellow and green. They are very important signals (信号). Traffic lights are usually placed at busy street corners to help control traffic. Sometimes, they are on streets near schools and shops, too. Most young children are taught what each of the colored lights means, so everybody can stay safe.
The first traffic signals were used for trains. The signals were put alongside railway tracks (轨道). The color red was used to mean “stop” because it warned people of danger. A red light was also the easiest color to see from a distance. Train drivers could see the red “stop” light ahead and had enough time to slow down and stop their trains. A green light was used to mean “take care” and a white light meant “go”.
However, there were many dangerous accidents on the train tracks. Some train drivers thought a star shining in the night sky was a white light that meant “go”. So the signals were swapped. The “go” light was changed to green and the “take care” light was changed to white.
During these times, people travelled by train or in carts pulled by horses. Years later, when cars were built, people began to drive them because they could travel much faster than horses. However, the road rules for drivers were not very clear and many people were hurt crossing the roads. Yellow warning signs had to be placed beside the roads to remind drivers to take care and allow people to cross safely.
Today, towns and cities all over the world have traffic lights. Red and green lights match the signals used on the railways. Yellow lights are easy to see, so they are used to warn drivers that they should slow down and prepare to stop.
1. Why was the color red used to mean “stop”?| A．It reminded people of traffic rules. |
| B．It helped trains run smoothly. |
| C．It gave people a warning of danger. |
| D．It was the first color people thought of. |
| A．Designed. | B．Exchanged. | C．Suggested. | D．Compared. |
a. A white light b. A green light. c. A yellow light.
| A．a一c一b | B．b一c一a | C．a一b一c | D．b一a一c |
| A．The advantages of traffic lights. | B．The history of traffic lights. |
| C．The importance of traffic lights. | D．The meanings of traffic lights. |
7 . How would you feel if someone decided to take away your park? Well that's what's happening in my community. There's a park that some people want to turn into a golf course (高尔夫球场). Let me tell you why I think it's a bad idea.
First, a park is meant to be for the whole community. Not everyone likes golf, so not everyone will get to use the park. This isn't fair. A community park should have open spaces for everyone to use.
Second, to make way for the golf course, lots of playground equipment (设施) will have to be moved or knocked down, which is a waste of time and money. It's also a waste of perfectly good equipment. The swings, for example, will probably just end up as litter.
Third, what about giving young people something to do? Not all kids are crazy about golf. At the moment, the park has a skating place and a playground. These attract lots of kids from the community. If you turn the park into a golf course, these kids won't have anywhere to go and they won't have anything to do.
This means that they will stay at home and turn on a video game rather than get some exercise. It also means that they might be out on the street causing trouble. Wouldn't it be better to give them something to do at the park?
Finally, golf is expensive. Building a golf course and maintaining (维护)it costs a lot of money. Who is going to pay to maintain the golf course? What about those people who can't afford to join a golf club? That means that the golf course will only be available to people with lots of money.
Turning our park into a golf course is a bad idea. I suggest we have a community meeting before plans go any further.
1. Some people want to change the park into __________.| A．a golf club | B．a golf course | C．a park | D．a skating place |
| A．go to get some exercise | B．fall in love with golf |
| C．play video games at home | D．go to the street and make friends |
(P=Paragraph)
A． | B． | C． | D． |
4. What is the writer's purpose in writing this passage?
| A．To help carry out further plans. |
| B．To make the park more beautiful. |
| C．To encourage children to go skating. |
| D．To stop the golf course from being built. |
8 . On May 15, 2018, a team of mountain climbers from Peking University(北大) reached the top of the world’s highest mountain to celebrate the university’s 120th birthday .They practised for two years for their climb to the summit.
The team has fourteen climbers: seven students from the Mountaineering Association of Peking University (MAPKU北大山鹰社) , two teachers and five alumni. The youngest of them is only twenty-one and the oldest one is in his fifties. Twelve of them made it to the summit of Mountain Qomolangma , as one of the team members felt sick and another stayed in the camp to help the team when they came back from the top.
To our surprise, the first member to reach the summit was a girl named WeiWei. It was the third time for her to reach the top of this mountain. Peking University alumnus Huang Nubo, who led the team, said ,“Reaching the top of the mountain was not the only goal.” “It’s more important to know how the team work closely and fight with difficulties when climbing high. It is also the spirit of the University,” he said. Started in 1989, the MAPKU now is the most famous amateur mountaineering club in China. In 1998, three members reached the 8,201-metre Mount Cho Oyu, the world’s sixth-highest mountain, to celebrate their university’s 100th birthday. Besides, they also held activities to save animals and plants as well as protect mountains.
1. Which is the right order of the following events?a. The MAPKU was set up in Beijing.
b. Wei Wei reached the top of the Qomolangma for the third time.
c.The team reached the sixth-highest mountain to celebrate the university’s birthday.
d. The team began to prepare for climbing Qomolangma celebrate the university’s birthday.
| A．c,a,d,b | B．a,c,d,b | C．c,d,a,b | D．a,d,c,b |
| A．They work together and fight with difficulties. | B．They set up the MAPKU with two teachers. |
| C．They like climbing and get together to practise. | D．They prepare well before they do something. |
| A．All of the fourteen climbers reached the top of Mount Qomolangma. |
| B．The MAPKU now is the most famous amateur mountaineering club in China. |
| C．The climbers practised for a short time before their climbing. |
| D．It’s Wei Wei first time to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma. |
| A．Save animals and plants. | B．Protect mountains. |
| C．Organize climbing. | D．A,B and C. |
In your last letter, you asked me about meals in English homes. Now let me tell you something about it.
In many English homes, people eat four meals a day：breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.
People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat vegetables, eggs and bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast.
Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon, and dinner is at about half past seven. First, they have soup; then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that, they eat some fruits like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people like those fruits. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner and afternoon tea. All these meals are very simple.
I hope you can visit England some day.
Yours,
Eric
1. What do English people eat for breakfast?| A．Vegetables, eggs and bread. | B．Juice or coffee. |
| C．Soup or meat. | D．Fruit and porridge. |
| A．It is at about half past seven. |
| B．People have soup, meat or fish. |
| C．All English people like bananas, apples and oranges. |
| D．Some English people have dinner in the middle of the day. |
| A．1etter | B．advertisement(广告) | C．speech | D．report |
10 . “Who shot(枪击) her?" cried Mr. Rogers as he rushed into the hospital three minutes after his ex-wife(前妻) died from a gunshot through her head.
“Just a minute, Mr. Rogers," said Detective Timo. "We'll have to ask you a few questions first. Although you have been divorced (离婚) for the past six months, you still live in the same house with your ex-wife, Mary Ann, right?"
"That's right," replied Mr. Rogers.
“Did you have trouble recently?"
“Well...yesterday, when I told her I was going on a business trip, she threatened (威胁) to kill herself. I had to take a bottle of iodine (碘酒) quickly from her hands because she was about to drink it. When I left last night at seven, I told her I was spending the night with friends in Sewickley. She didn't argue(争论). And I got back to town this afternoon," continued Mr. Rogers. “I called home and the mad(女佣) answered."
“Just what did she say?" asked Detective Timo.
"She said, 'Oh, Mt. Rogers, they took the poor mistress to St. Ann's Hospital about half an hour ago. Please hurry to her.' She was crying, so I couldn't get anything else out of her. Then I hurried here. Where is she?"
"The nurse will show you," said Detective Timo with a nod.
“A strange case," said the police.“This couple is a little too much for me! A man and a woman living together after being divorced six months!"
"Did anyone tell Mr, Rogers that Mary Ann died from a gunshot before he arrived?" asked Detective Timo, deep in thought.
"Nobody did. I ordered everyone who knows the details of the case not to discuss it""That's the point. You'd better detain (拘留) Mr. Rogers. If he didn't shoot her himself, I'm sure he knows who did."
1. Where did the police and Detective Timo talk with Mr. Rogers?| A．In Mr. Rogers' friend's home. | B．In the hospital. |
| C．In Mr. Rogers' home. | D．At the police station. |
| A．Murderer | B．lady | C．nurse | D．policeman |
a Mr. Rogers argued with his wife.
b. Mr. Rogers rushed to the hospital.
c. Mr. Rogers went on a trip.
d. Mr. Rogers' ex-wife was killed.
e. Mr, Rogers called his maid.
| A．abced | B．cdeba | C．acdeb | D．bdaec |
| A．Mr. Rogers argued with Mary Ann before the murder took place. |
| B．Mr. Rogers sill lived with Mary Ann after being divorced for six months. |
| C．Mr. Rogers asked "who shot her" though no one told him Mary Ann was shot. |
| D．Mr. Rogers went back to town very quickly after Mary Ann was murdered. |
