1 . Thanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.

Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.

The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast(盛宴). The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.

In time, other colonies(殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed(宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian thanks-giving Day falls on the second Monday in October.

1. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated     .

A．in spring	B．summer
C．in autumn	D．in winter

2. The first to celebrate thanksgiving were     .

A．some people from England	B．the American Indians
C．Sarah Josepha Hale	D．Governor Bradford

3. We can infer from the passage that New England must be     .

A．in the U. S. A.	B．in Great Britain
C．in Canada	D．on some island off the Atlantic

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.

B．Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.

C．Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people’s thanks to God.

D．There’s little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

5. The passage mainly tells us     .

A．how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U. S. A.

B．how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated

C．that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday

D．how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places

2 . IN China, red is known to be a lucky color. But you may be surprised to know that British culture is also full of the color red. It’s true: Go to Britain and you will see red everywhere.
There are red postboxes on street corners and on the sides of buildings. The British red phone box is famous all over the world. The famous double-decker (双层) bus is red. Red is the color traditionally worn by British soldiers in battle (战争), and there is red in the UK’s Union Jack national flag. Britain even has a famous team of stunt (特技) jet fighters (喷气式战斗机) called “The Red Arrows”.
To go with British culture’s love of red, British nature also features many red animals. A beloved bird is the robin (知更鸟), which has a bright red breast (胸脯). At Christmastime in winter, the bird is commonly found on the greetings cards people send each other. There is also quite a rare animal called the red squirrel (松鼠). Foxes are red, and they used to be hunted by men in red outfits (服装).
But is red considered lucky to British people? A good way to see how a culture looks at a color is to look at the way it uses it in language. The results may surprise you. Even though Britain has a lot of red on its high streets and in its countryside, red is used quite differently as a metaphor (比喻). If someone “sees red”, they are angry. When a person is “red faced”, they are out of breath or blushing (脸红). Red is also a political color: it means a left-winger (blue is the color of the political right). To be “in the red” is to be in debt (someone in credit (存款) is “in the black”).
Look hard enough and you’ll find the color red being used in all countries. For instance the “red heart” symbol (符号) is pretty universal. But whether the British realize it or not, red is everywhere in Britain. It does seem that the country is in love with the color.
1. The article is mainly about ______.

A．the metaphor of red in the English language

B．the preference for red animals in Britain

C．the history of red items in Britain

D．the color red in British culture

2. Someone saying bad words about you behind your back might make you ______.

A．red-faced	B．see red
C．in the red	D．in the black

3. It can be inferred from the article that ______.

A．red has different meanings depending on the context (情境)

B．the color red is not as popular as it was before in Britain

C．most British people are aware of (知道的) how popular the color red is in British culture

D．British people are often asked to explain the meaning of the color red

4. The main purpose of the article is to ______.

A．compare

B．judge

C．inform

D．argue

3 . Money might not grow on trees, but it seems that furniture does! Gavin Munro, a UK-based designer, has come up with a brilliant alternative to cutting beautiful trees and converting them into furniture.

He first came up with the idea of growing furniture when he was working as a gardener in California and also made furniture with washed-up driftwood on the side.

After several attempts, he finally managed to develop a model chair using four trees. Munro is now tending to a small 2.5 acre “furniture forest” of 400 trees in a field north of Derby, England. He uses specially designed plastic frames to make young oak and ash trees into the shapes of chairs, tables, frames, or lamps.

A forest that grows furniture sounds like a setting right out of Alice in Wonderland, but there’s nothing magical about it, just a lot of hard work. The forest consists of rows upon rows of trees covered in blue plastic molds, converting them into furniture as they grow. Once they take the desired shape, they are cared for until thick, mature and ready for harvest.

After harvesting, each piece is planned (刨平) and finished to show off the wood grain inside. “It’s an art form in itself, keeping track of everything,” Munro said.

The entire process takes about four to eight years, resulting in fully functional, organic, eco-friendly furniture, and more long-lasting than anything else on the market. They are grown and grafted (嫁接) into one solid piece without any joints that loosen over time. As Munro puts it, “These pieces of furniture could last for centuries.”

Quality isn’t an issue with forest-grown furniture, but maintenance and scalability (可伸缩性) certainly are. For now, Munro expects to grow 50 pieces a year, with the first lot of chairs available for purchase in mid-2017, priced at $3,700 each.

1. The first paragraph mainly serves as ___.

A．comment	B．praise
C．introduction	D．background

2. Gavin Munro thought of growing furniture_____.

A．while serving as a gardener	B．while relaxing at home
C．while studying in California	D．when he grow up

3. What plays a key role in growing furniture?

A．Rich imagination.	B．Perfect design.
C．Large irrigation.	D．Hard work.

4. The passage is probably taken from ____.

A．an essay	B．a report
C．a novel	D．a diary

4 . (CNN) — A 12 -year-old girl who had a feeling that she might be quite clever has taken a test and proved she was absolutely right.

Lydia Sebastian achieved the top score of 162 on Mensa’s Cattell III B paper, showing she has a higher IQ than well-known geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. The comparison doesn't sit well with the British student, who’s currently in Year 8 at a selective girl’s grammar school in Essex, England.

"I don't think I can be compared to such great intellectuals as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. They’ve achieved so much. I don’t think it’s right," Lydia told CNN.

To explain Lydia’s mark’s level, the top adult score in the Cattell III B test, which mainly tests verbal(语言) reasoning, is 161. A top 2% score 一 which allows entry to Mensa, the club for those with high IQs 一 would be 148 or over. Lydia scored 162, placing her in the top 1% of the population.

Lydia’s not quite sure what she wants to do when she leaves school, although she’s leaning toward something "based on Maths, because it’s one of my favorite subjects. " "All I’m going to do is work as hard as I can, and see where that gets me," she said.

1. The reason why Lydia wanted to have an IQ test was that _______,

A．her parents strongly wanted her to do so.	B．she felt that she might have a high EQ.
C．she felt that she might have a high IQ.	D．the grammar school advised her to do so.

2. Which of the following can best take the place of the underlined words in the second paragraph?

A．be connected with.

B．be accepted by.

C．be satisfied with.

D．be refused by.

3. What is Lydia's plan about the future ?

A．She has the possibility of doing something on Maths in the future.

B．She doesn’t have to work hard with her high IQ.

C．She is quite sure about what to do in the future.

D．She will drop out of the grammar school.

4. It can be implied from the passage that ______.

A．No one has achieved a higher IQ than Lydia.	B．Lydia has a higher IQ than Albert Einstein.
C．Whoever has a high IQ can enter Mensa.	D．Mary whose IQ score is 150 can enter Mensa.

5 . When you are living a fully-scheduled life, every minute counts. No matter how many ways you divide your   _______ , there’s never enough time in a day to catch up.

Six years ago, I was_______with a care-free, stop-and-smell-the-roses types of _______. When I needed to rush out, she was taking her sweet _______picking out a purse and a shining crown. When I needed to have a_______lunch, she’d stop a speak to the elderly woman who looked like her grandma. Whenever my child caused me to deviate (偏离) from my main_______, I thought to myself, we don’t have time for this. _______, the two words I most commonly spoke to my little lover of life were, “_______!”

Then one day, things _______. We’d just picked up my older daughter from kindergarten and were getting out of the car. Seeing her little sister not going fast enough for her liking, my older daughter said, “you are so________.” When the older one crossed her own arms, it dawned on me (我渐渐明白) that her annoyed look ________that of mine. I saw the damage my hurried existence was doing no________of my children.

Though my__________to slow down was made almost three years ago, living at a slower pace still takes great effort. My younger daughter is my living   ________of why I must keep trying. In fact, she reminded me once again the other day.   When I thought my little child was going to eat the last ________of an ice cream, she held out a spoonful of it. “I saved the last for you,” she said. At that moment, I ________I’d just got the deal of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time, and unexpectedly, ________ , she reminded me that things taste________and love comes easier when you stop ________through life.

Pausing to delight in the simple joys of daily life is the only way to truly live. Trust me, I learned from the world’s born________in joyful living.

1.

A．attention

B．memory

C．love

D．experience

2.

A．bored

B．blessed

C．content

D．patient

3.

A．sister

B．grandma

C．son

D．daughter

4.

A．time

B．ice cream

C．step

D．lunch

5.

A．big

B．quick

C．nutritious

D．joyful

6.

A．goal

B．responsibility

C．schedule

D．interest

7.

A．Consequently

B．Frankly

C．Surprisingly

D．Unusually

8.

A．Cheer up

B．Pull up

C．Shut up

D．Hurry up

9.

A．improved

B．changed

C．appeared

D．worsened

10.

A．silly

B．excited

C．careful

D．slow

11.

A．silenced

B．contradicted

C．mirrored

D．encouraged

12.

A．both

B．all

C．some

D．neither

13.

A．demand

B．offer

C．promise

D．mistake

14.

A．reminder

B．memory

C．image

D．example

15.

A．half

B．bite

C．cup

D．piece

16.

A．wondered

B．realized

C．recognized

D．valued

17.

A．in conclusion

B．in short

C．in return

D．in fact

18.

A．hotter

B．softer

C．sourer

D．sweeter

19.

A．rushing

B．going

C．getting

D．surviving

20.

A．dancer

B．magician

C．expert

D．singer

6 . Called the 4th industrial revolution, 5G will likely bring huge changes to our daily lives. Most importantly, it seems set to revolutionize healthcare.

One of the most exciting and publicized uses of 5G is telesurgery (远程手术). This is when a doctor remotely performs surgery on a patient. They may not be in the same room, nor even the same country! In January 2019, the world’s first remote surgery was performed in Fujian province. A doctor controlled robotic arms through a 5G network to remove the liver of a laboratory test animal. Two months later, China completed its first 5G-based human brain surgery between a doctor and a patient located more than 4,000 kilometers away.

Team leader Tian Wei told Xinhua News Agency, “The combination of 5G technology with surgical robots is a huge technological advance that will help us share our skills with more patients in distant regions.”

“People across society can now have access to top medical resources. In the future, using robots and 5G will be common. The medical community will be smarter,” he added.

These advances were only possible with 5G. The high speed of the network means there is no meaningful latency between a doctor’s movements in one place and a robot’s in the other. This allows doctors far more precision than on a 4G network. It’s the same as playing a computer game online. Slow connections mean trembling shaking and unpredictable movements.

5G will also bring everyday benefits to healthcare. Before treatment, 5G will support a high number of high-definition (高清晰度的) video calls with doctors and provide immediate advice to those who can’t visit hospital. After being treated, wearable devices will send data in real-time to doctors, allowing hospitals to monitor recovering patients from their homes.

5G technology aims to ensure everyone has access to good healthcare. But as 5G is rolled out, we may realize world where robot operations and home healthcare become common.

1. Which of the following best describes 5G technology from Tian Wei’s words?

A．5G will make good healthcare available to more patients.

B．It is hard to say whether 5G will be widely used in the future.

C．5G has great potential in various fields including community.

D．It remains doubtful about using robots and 5G for surgeries.

2. What does the underlined word “latency” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．Rush.

B．Delay.

C．Speed.

D．Mistake.

3. Which is the benefit of telehealth according to the text?

A．Its precision allows patients to recover more quickly.

B．It provides doctors with more personalized treatments.

C．It is more convenient both for patients and doctors.

D．It will save a lot of energy to go to the hospital in advance.

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．How to use 5G technology to perform an operation.

B．The importance of using 5G technology.

C．The significance of using 5G in telehealth.

D．How different countries apply 5G in healthcare.

7 . A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching ______kids dashing out from between parked cars and______ when he thought he saw something.
As his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick____into the Jag's side door. He slammed on the brakes and spun the Jag back to the ____from where the brick had been thrown.
He jumped out of the car, grabbed some kid and pushed him up against a parked car, ____, "What was that all about and who are you? What are you doing?" Building up a head of steam, he went on "That's a new car and that brick you threw is gonna ____a lot of money. Why did you do it?"
"Please, Mister, please, I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do!" pleaded the youngster.
"It's my brother," he said. "He rolled____the curb (路边) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't____him up.
____, the boy asked the executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too ____ for me."
____beyond words, the driver tried to ____the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and____the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be okay.
"Thank you, sir. And God bless you," the ____child said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long walk back to his Jaguar... a long, slow walk. He never did ____ the side door. He kept the dent(凹痕) to ____him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your ____.
Life whispers in your ___and speaks to your heart. Sometimes, when you don't have the time to____... Life throws a brick at your head. It's your choice: Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the ____!1.

A．in

B．for

C．up

D．of

2.

A．speed up

B．moved off

C．slowed down

D．drew off

3.

A．smashed

B．threw

C．rushed

D．attacked

4.

A．street

B．house

C．car

D．spot

5.

A．speaking

B．shouting

C．talking

D．saying

6.

A．cost

B．take

C．spend

D．pay

7.

A．off

B．about

C．on

D．into

8.

A．rise

B．lift

C．put

D．drag

9.

A．calling

B．yelling

C．sobbing

D．shouting

10.

A．heavy

B．tall

C．weak

D．difficult

11.

A．moved

B．surprised

C．annoyed

D．persuaded

12.

A．spit

B．swallow

C．vomit

D．digest

13.

A．scratched

B．applied

C．wiped

D．drafted

14.

A．grateful

B．sorrowful

C．naughty

D．lovely

15.

A．decorate

B．repair

C．crash

D．remove

16.

A．remind

B．warn

C．sense

D．detect

17.

A．understanding

B．approval

C．sympathy

D．attention

18.

A．spirit

B．soul

C．ghost

D．memory

19.

A．think

B．feel

C．look

D．listen

20.

A．moment

B．idea

C．brick

D．chance

8 . Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future? While express mail representing efficiency and speed is prevalent（盛行的）in China , there is another type of mail appearing as a new business : “Future Mail”. “Future Mail” service can make people slow down and let them understand the meaning of “time” in another way. And “Future Mail” letters are “reminders of affection, friendship and love”.

Lin Xiao fan , a senior high school student in Hefei , wrote a letter to her mother in advance to express her love to her mother for next Mother’s Day . Feng Xiao, a youth who feels pressure despite of some achievements in her career decided to write a letter to herself on her 25th birthday and have it delivered five years later on her 30th birthday through a “Future Mail”. She expressed her thoughts about her present life and her expectations for the future to encourage herself to face up to the challenges of her life with courage.

While “Future Mail” is gaining popularity, some people are concerned about what happens if the postal address of the receiver changes or if the company goes broke before letters are delivered. Actually, customers required to complete an acceptance form and make an assessment so they can be compensated if their letters or goods are lost or damaged.

Most of the business’s customers are college students and young white-collar workers . Psychologists said young Chinese might be given a vent（发泄）to their negative feelings through the service . Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letters so they can experience the connection between “past” and “present” while they receive the letters. It can help people reunderstand the meaning of “time” .

1. The underlined word in Para. 3 probably means       .

A．paid

B．changed

C．bought

D．repaired

2. Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．People can express their thoughts and feelings to themselves or others through a “Future Mail” .

B．The “Future Mail” business is not perfect.

C．Only young people accept the new “Future Mail” service .

D．“Future Mail” service can let people reunderstand the meaning of “time”.

3. You can read this article in newspaper’s       part .

A．sports

B．science

C．leisure

D．policy

4. Which is NOT the purpose of Feng Xiao’s letter ?

A．To encourage herself to face up to the challenges .

B．To express her thoughts about her present life .

C．To express her expectations for the future .

D．To remind herself of something she must do .

5. The best title of this article should be       .

A．The Different Kinds of Letter

B．“Future Mail” Business Taking off in China

C．The Advantage of “Future Mail”

D．The Letter in Future

9 . Fikiri Kiponda’s path from accountant to marine (海洋的) conservationist was sparked by a chance encounter. After securing his dream job, Kiponda decided he wanted more. He wasn’t quite sure what he was looking for until he ran across some turtle hatchlings.

He didn’t know it was turtle. Fortunately enough he got the right person to ask and he got motivated. That person was Nkindi, a staff member at the Watamu Conservation project who later invited him to volunteer on the project. He later left his accounting job and fully devoted himself into the world of sea turtles. Now, he runs and spends his time nursing critically endangered sea turtles back to health.

Sea turtles have been around for nearly 110 million years and are now considered highly endangered. Their preservation rests on activities of conservationists such as Kiponda as these turtles face numerous threats and signs of their extinction in the next 50 years.

Local fishermen traditionally catch them to supplement their own low catch rates and sell them for their oil. As changes are made to accommodate more hotels for tourists, there is less available beach land for turtle nesting.

Kiponda’s passion has now spread to his community, changing their attitude towards sea life preservation with his “by-catch release programme.”

Through this program, fishermen are now paid for returning turtles accidentally caught in their fishing nets. The healthy ones are tagged and released into the marine park while he takes care of sick and injured turtles back to health.

Before the launch of pioneering spirit like this, turtles caught by fishermen were used for their meat and their oil extracted (提炼) for its medicinal properties.

“Releasing the turtle back into the ocean is a very good feeling, like, you feel like you’ve done something concrete and I guess everybody would love to do that...so I guess it’s unique work.”

1. What was Fikiri Kiponda’s dream job according to the text?

A．An accountant.

B．A marine conservationist.

C．A guide to the Watamu Conservation Project.

D．An advocate for turtles.

2. What may be the main threat to the turtles?

A．The rising sea level.	B．Being caught by tourists.
C．Overdevelopment in the tourism.	D．The reduction in their nesting place.

3. Which of the following words can best describe Fikiri Kiponda?

A．Energetic but conservative.	B．Enthusiastic and caring.
C．Arbitrary but considerate.	D．Ambitious and knowledgeable.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．The man saving endangered sea turtles.

B．An unique job of protecting sea turtles.

C．A pioneer project protecting sea animals.

D．The current situation faced by sea turtles.

10 . The UK’ S Best Theme Parks

Drayton Manor Theme Park, Staffordshire

The new Tamarin Trail takes adventurers through beautiful gardens, allowing kids and adults to come face-to-face with a troop of monkeys. The park is also home to Europe’ s only Thomas Land, which last year underwent a £2.5m expansion, including new rides. There are thrilling rides, including the stand-up roller coaster, Shockwave, and the 54-metre drop tower, Apocalypse.

Adults from £l5, children from £10(under-2s free)

Thorpe Park, Surrey

All aboard Derren Brown’ s Ghost Train which opened in July 2016. This 10-15 minute train journey includes exciting live-action performances, 4D special effects and so on. Also new is “I’ m a Celebrity. Maze (迷宫)” , and there are some of the highest and fastest rides in Europe here too.

Adults from £28, children from £24(under-3s free)

Warwick Castle, Warwickshire

Although not officially a theme park, this medieval castle offers history, magic, myth and adventure to suit all ages, and is now home to the UK’s first fully interactive and multi-sensory Horrible Histories Maze, giving vistors a fascinating experience of getting lost in time. From July, you can sleep over in the new riverside Middle Ages-themed woodland cottages of Knight’s Village.

From £31(under-3s free)

Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey

Following the Pandamonium live show in 2016, last year saw The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure open at Chessington, which has over 40 rides and attractions. Rides include Dragon Falls, Safari Skyway, Toadies Crazy Cars and Runaway Train.

From £29(under-3s free)

1. Where animal-loving children probably advised to go?

A．Warwick Castle.	B．Thorpe Park.
C．Chessington World of Adventures.	D．Drayton Manor Theme Park.

2. How much should a couple with their two-year-old son pay at least in Thorpe Park?

A．£40.

B．£52.

C．£56

D．£80.

3. What do the parks have in common?

A．Children should be accompanied by adults.	B．Certain kids have free entry to the parks.
C．They all offer exciting rides in the parks.	D．They have all been rebuilt before reopening.