1 . Notice for Tourists to Beijing Expo 2019

The 2019 Beijing Horticultural Expo (园博会) from April 29 to October 7 is an opportunity for international discovery, where cultural elements of different places in China are on display, as well as gardens and buildings about each country’s wonderful culture and history. Here is a notice for whoever plans to come.

Quick Entry by Showing ID Cards

To make sure your quick and orderly entry into the Expo Site, please wait in lines and get your ID card ready for pre-check, ticket check and security inspection before entering. During the ticket check, those who hold discounted tickets must provide the materials about discount.

Safe Tour to the Expo

Considering your personal safety, please don’t take anything that may disturb other visitors or the order of the Expo Site, such as pets, kites, and speakers. Except for wheelchairs for the elderly and the disabled and strollers (婴儿推车) for children, no vehicles(机动车辆) are allowed to enter the Expo Site.

Taking Action to Protect the Environment

To create a green, beautiful environment for yourself and others, please follow the travel rules, protect public buildings, keep environment clean and care plants growing in the Expo Site. Behaviors such as climbing or destroying structures and exhibits are not permitted.

Orderly Travel by Limiting the Number

For the safety of visitors, sometimes staff members may limit the number of tourists into some gardens and buildings in the event of overcrowding. Thank you for your understanding.

Enjoying Service and Having Fun

Tourist service centers in the Expo Site provide services including information inquiry (查询), storage of personal belongings, wheelchair and stroller renting, lost found service, and search for missing persons. We hope you have a good time at the Expo.

You can call the service hotline at 86-10-86484017 for inquiry, suggestion or complaint. Thanks for your attention.

1. Which of the following is allowed to enter the Expo Site?

A．Wheelchairs.

B．Dogs.

C．Trucks.

D．Cars.

2. Which service is NOT provided by the tourist service centers in the Expo Site?

A．Stroller renting.	B．Information inquiry.
C．Selling the souvenirs.	D．Lost found service.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Visitors can buy tickets online.	B．The number of the tourists is not limited.
C．Whoever climbs the structure will get fined.	D．Visitors should show ID card before entering.

2 . Social networking is a tool used by people all around the world. Its _______ is to promote and aid communication._______, this type of technology might be doing more harm than good.

On these networking sites, users _______ post pictures of themselves and their friends. Teenagers, however, use this new technology in a way that could be _______. In this stage of their lives, they always _______ to impress their peers(同龄人). Teenagers attract attention through the interesting pictures they _______. In order to get the results they want, they try to get a reaction from controversial _______ of themselves. This adolescent need to be “_______” leads to lots of young girls and boys attempting to _______ one another by showing themselves drinking, smoking and partying.

With so many teens using social networking, it has become easier to ____________ one another. Cyber bullying (欺凌) is a form of bullying that is only done through the web. Bullying is ____________ to deal with in person, but the situation is even severer over the Internet. When ____________ comments are posted on a person’s page, anyone can see them. However, on the networks no one is there to ____________ the attack. This makes it harder for a ____________ to find the attacker.

With the constant use of these social technologies, fewer people are communicating ____________. Many people are becoming ____________ due to the lack of personal communication. What’s more, without person-to-person communication we will ____________ our language skills and have trouble speaking in public. Normal debates will become more difficult because we are not ____________ to read one another’s body language.

Social networking aids long-distance communication greatly ____________ there must be a stopping point. It cannot become our main ____________ of communication.

1.

A．challenge

B．feature

C．purpose

D．solution

2.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Moreover

D．Instead

3.

A．normally

B．quickly

C．repeatedly

D．regularly

4.

A．boring

B．useless

C．dangerous

D．strange

5.

A．manage

B．pretend

C．want

D．agree

6.

A．draw

B．post

C．take

D．collect

7.

A．conclusion

B．images

C．evaluation

D．stories

8.

A．pretty

B．smart

C．cool

D．rich

9.

A．frighten

B．support

C．influence

D．impress

10.

A．cheat

B．attack

C．bother

D．embarrass

11.

A．difficult

B．common

C．direct

D．possible

12.

A．untrue

B．meaningless

C．stupid

D．cruel

13.

A．witness

B．cause

C．prevent

D．suffer

14.

A．user

B．victim

C．teenager

D．parent

15.

A．in person

B．in order

C．as well

D．as usual

16.

A．lonelier

B．quieter

C．weaker

D．lazier

17.

A．show

B．lose

C．need

D．hide

18.

A．willing

B．free

C．ready

D．able

19.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

20.

A．form

B．system

C．rule

D．task

3 . When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant _______ Miller King, who was the best _______ at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for _______.

Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from _______. He looked very _______, but he didn’t cry.

That season, I _______ all of Miller’s records while he _______ the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player,_______ I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s _______.

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller __________ going over a fence—which wasn’t __________ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept __________ from. But even that challenge he accepted. I __________ him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally __________ on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did __________ .Thank you for filling in for __________.”

His words freed me from my bad __________. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was __________ ahead of me. I was right to have __________ him. From that day on, I grew __________ and a little more real.

1.

A．cheering for

B．beating out

C．relying on

D．staying with

2.

A．coach

B．student

C．teacher

D．player

3.

A．practice

B．show

C．comfort

D．pleasure

4.

A．school

B．vacation

C．hospital

D．training

5.

A．pale

B．calm

C．relaxed

D．ashamed

6.

A．held

B．broke

C．set

D．tried

7.

A．reported

B．judged

C．organized

D．watched

8.

A．and

B．then

C．but

D．thus

9.

A．decision

B．mistake

C．accident

D．sacrifice

10.

A．stuck

B．hurt

C．tired

D．lost

11.

A．steady

B．hard

C．fun

D．fit

12.

A．praise

B．advice

C．assistance

D．apology

13.

A．let

B．helped

C．had

D．noticed

14.

A．dropped

B．ready

C．trapped

D．safe

15.

A．fine

B．wrong

C．quickly

D．normally

16.

A．us

B．yourself

C．me

D．them

17.

A．memories

B．ideas

C．attitudes

D．dreams

18.

A．still

B．also

C．yet

D．just

19.

A．challenged

B．cured

C．invited

D．admired

20.

A．healthier

B．bigger

C．cleverer

D．cooler

4 . The world was mysterious (神秘的) when I was a child, so miracles (奇迹) were welcome wonders. Now, there doesn’t seem to be space for them in this world I so intelligently understand. Perhaps it’s from years of working around sick and often dying children, watching time and time again as a child slips away from the arms of a begging mother. I have stopped hoping as the parents around me hope.
I recently cared for a patient near the end of his life. Medically speaking, his situation was hopeless, which made me feel helpless and defeated.
His mother came in to see him. I had prepared myself to support her, imagining she would crumble (崩溃) into a pile of tears.
“Our God is faithful,” she said, with a smile on her face and the sunshine of hope in her eyes.
“Cancer is faithful,” I muttered (嘀咕) in my mind.
“We still believe he can heal him,” she continued, as if she had heard what I was thinking. I provided updates on his body. In a laundry list of updates, perhaps two things were positive. She thanked me for the information, repeating back the minor positive notes I had given. I became kind of angry. And I wanted to sak, “Do you really not understand the gravity (严重性) of this illness?”
And then, yet again, as if she had heard me, she replied with this: A positive attitude gives us power over our circumstances, rather than allowing our circumstances to have power over us. I was shocked. Here I was, judging her positive attitude as a fault. I completely disregarded the choice to believe in something more powerful than me, more healing than the doctors on our team. It wasn’t blind faith. It was strength and devotion.
When I came out of the room, tears welling in my eyes, I sat at my computer and looked down at a small plate of candies she must have left for me on her way into the room. A hand written note was laid above them: Kate, your devotion is so appreciated, So, it is your devotion that I am appreciating today. Because of you, I am begging again to believe in miracles.
1. The author is probably a ________.

A．nurse

B．patient

C．teacher

D．mother

2. Before seeing the patient’s mother, the author thought that the patient ________.

A．would recover soon

B．had got much better

C．was going to die of cancer

D．might make a miraculous recovery

3. Why was the author angry with the patient’s mother?

A．Because of her optimism.

B．Because of her impoliteness.

C．Because she couldn’t stop crying.

D．Because she was always complaining.

4. Finally, the patient’s mother made the author become ________.

A．more patient	B．more positive
C．more aggressive	D．more sympathetic

5 . Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Where: Becket, Massachusetts
When: June 15-Aug. 24
Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights (最精彩的部分) this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem's production of Alvin Ailey's “The Lark Ascending”, which opens the festival.
Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22. jacobspillow.org.
Moab Music Festival
Where: Moab, Utah
When: Aug. 29-Sept. 9
This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”, where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.
Events start at $25. moabmusicfest.org.
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming
When: July 19-28
There's something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an “Indian village” and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the world's largest outdoor stage.
Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23. cfdrodeo.com.
The Glimmerglass Festival
Where: Cooperstown, New York
When: July 6-Aug. 24
Each summer, opera lovers from around the country (and the world) travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This year's performances include Wagner's “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdi's “King for a Day”, in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers (作曲家).
Tickets start at $26. glimmerglass.org.
1. If you want to enjoy a “Grotto Concert”, which date suits you best?

A．June 15.	B．July 19.
C．August 24.	D．September 4.

2. If you go to Cheyenne to watch a competition and enjoy a concert, how much will you pay at least?

A．$18.	B．$22.
C．$36.	D．$41.

3. If you are a big fan of Wagner, you're advised to go to _____.

A．Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

B．the Glimmerglass Festival

C．Cheyenne Frontier Days

D．Moab Music Festival

6 . The “melting pot” in American cuisine(菜肴。烹饪法) is a myth, not terribly unlike the idea of a melting pot of American culture, notes chef Dan Barber. “Most cultures don’t think about their cuisine in such monolithic(统一的) terms,” he says. “French, Mexican, Chinese, and Italian cuisines each consist of dozens of distinct regional foods. And I think ‘American’ cuisine is moving in the same direction, becoming more localized, not globalized. ”
American cuisine is shaped by the natural wealth of the country. Having never faced agricultural hardship, Americans don’t have to rely on rotating crops, such as the Japanese, whose food culture now showcases buckwheat (荞麦) alongside rice, or the Indians, or the French and Italians, who feature beans alongside wheat. “That kind of negotiation with the land forced people to incorporate(接受) those crops in to the culture,” says Barber. And so eating soba noodles becomes part of what it means to be Japanese, and eating beans becomes part of what it means to be French.
So if what we eat is what we are, what are Americans? Well, meat. “If Americans have any unifying food identity, I would say we are a mostly white meat culture,” says Barber. “The protein-centric dinner plate, whether you’re talking about a boneless chicken breast, or a 16-ounce steak, as an everyday expectation is something that America really created, and now exports to the rest of the world.”
Every single culture and religion uses food as part of their celebrations, says Ellen Gustafson, co-founder of the FEED Project and The 30 Project, which aims to deal with both hunger and overweight issues globally. “The celebratory nature of food is universal. Every season, every harvest, and every holiday has its own food, and this is true in America as well. It helps define us.”
1. According to the first paragraph, American cuisine ________.

A．consists of varieties of regional foods

B．is becoming more and more globalized

C．has absorbed a lot from Chinese cuisine

D．is not as unified as its culture

2. What has made American cuisine different from other cuisines according to the article?

A．Relying on rotating crops

B．The difficulty of planting crops

C．The US’ melting pot culture

D．The US’ agricultural wealth

3. We can conclude from the article that _____ has become part of what it means to be American.

A．eating rice	B．eating beans
C．eating white meat	D．eating soba noodles

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A．American cuisine is healthier than other cuisines.

B．American cuisine hasn’t changed much over time.

C．Americans use food as part of their celebrations.

D．Americans are quite proud of their own cuisine.

7 . Across Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.

Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours, they would earn as much as $ 172,000 a year.

The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure. This would make their yearly income $ 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.

By analysing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week, 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18, it found that, on most days, mums started their routine work at 7am and finished at around 11pm.

To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being a part-time lawyer, at £ 48.98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jobs”, with psychologist (心理学家) a close second.

It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 percent making emotional demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.

Over a third of .mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.

The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother’s Day. The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their, children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing (投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.

1. How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?

A．£ 30,000.	B．£ 142,000.
C．£ 172,000.	D．£ 202,000.

2. The biggest challenge for most mothers is from       .

A．emotional demand	B．low pay for work
C．heavy workload	D．lack of training

3. What is stressed in the last paragraph?

A．Mothers’ importance shows in family all year long.

B．The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.

C．Mothers’ devotion to children can hardly be calculated.

D．Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.

4. What can we conclude from the study?

A．Mothers，working hours should be largely reduced.

B．Mothers should balance their time for work and rest.

C．Mothers’ labour is of a higher value than it is realised.

D．Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.

8 . Around twenty years ago I was living in York. _____ I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree,I could not find _____ work.

I was _____ a school bus to make ends meet and _____ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had   _____   five interviews(面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not   _____   the job. “Why has my life become so   _____？”I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to   _____   a little girl, she handed me an earring   _____   I should keep it   ______   somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it   ______   me—I had been giving all of my   ______   to what was going wrong with my ______   rather than what was right！I decided then and there to make a   ______   of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to   ______   more things to the list.That night there was a phone call for   ______   from a lady who was a director at a large   ______.She asked me if I would   ______   a one­day lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My   ______   there went very well, and before long I got a well­paid job.To this day I know it was because I changed my way of   ______   that I completely changed my life.

1.

A．As

B．Though

C．If

D．When

2.

A．successful

B．extra

C．satisfying

D．convenient

3.

A．driving

B．repairing

C．taking

D．designing

4.

A．working

B．travelling

C．discussing

D．living

5.

A．prepared for

B．attended

C．asked for

D．held

6.

A．lose

B．like

C．find

D．get

7.

A．hard

B．busy

C．serious

D．short

8.

A．wave at

B．drop off

C．call on

D．look for

9.

A．ordering

B．promising

C．saying

D．showing

10.

A．in case

B．or else

C．as if

D．now that

11.

A．hurt

B．hit

C．caught

D．moved

12.

A．feelings

B．attention

C．strength

D．interests

13.

A．opinions

B．education

C．experiences

D．life

14.

A．list

B．book

C．check

D．copy

15.

A．connect

B．turn

C．keep

D．add

16.

A．her

B．a passenger

C．me

D．my friend

17.

A．hospital

B．factory

C．restaurant

D．hotel

18.

A．listen to

B．review

C．give

D．talk about

19.

A．plan

B．choice

C．day

D．tour

20.

A．operation

B．speaking

C．employment

D．thinking