1 . Chen Shaoqin, a woman from Beijing, has shown the world how life should be lived by working as a tour guide in her seventies.

Chen has only a middle school education. She began studying English at the age of 40, changing herself from a factory worker to a white collar (白领) worker in an international trade company.

Chen continued to learn after retirement (退休), studying art and finally becoming an art guide at the age of 67. Over the past five years, from a person who knew nothing about art to a great volunteer guide, Chen's hard work and love for learning have encouraged many. As a guide, she is able to take special training courses and has the chance to learn from artists, giving her courage to continue.

Chen is proud of many exhibitions (展览) guided by her over the years, including those of famous artists like Zeng Fanzhi, Xu Bing, Qiu Zhijie and Pablo Picasso. She believes that every tour is a beautiful journey and a new chance to learn and be moved. Chen's love for learning has made her an excellent guide. After turning 73 this year, she said. “Well, I may be old, but I believe that the width of one's life can be expanded (延伸) through self-exploration and learning.”

1. How did the English learning affect Chen Shaoqin?

A．She became a white-collar.	B．She got a job as an art guide.
C．She had a chance to be an artist.	D．She turned out to be a factory worker.

2. How old was Chen Shaoqin when she became an art guide?

A．40.

B．67.

C．72

D．73.

3. What can we know about Chen Shaoqin from the last paragraph?

A．She gets into trouble when travelling.

B．She becomes famous for her great paintings.

C．She has guided many exhibitions successfully.

D．She has been a volunteer guide for five years.

4. What's Chen Shaoqin's attitude towards her life?

A．Hopeful.

B．Worried.

C．Regretful.

D．Doubtful.

2 . Conflict (冲突) between teenagers and parents happens for a lot of reasons. Sometimes conflict happens between teenagers and parents just because conflict happens between human beings anyway. Humans have different needs, different feelings, different opinions about what they want, and the relationship with people can be really difficult. However, teenagers can cause further conflict because of the hormonal (生理的) changes that are happening and the stage of life that they're in.

Teenagers and parents have different understanding about rules and at times they find it difficult to look into the future. So parents and teenagers will often experience conflict about many things, do chores, homework, whether teenagers speak respectfully or not and about what they're allowed to do.

Before we think about rule boundaries (界线) for teenagers, we need to make sure that we have a really good relationship base. There's no point saying “From now on, you have to listen to me”: if you don't have a positive relationship with your teenager. We need to go back and make sure there is some degree of shared respect, and some degree of positive communication and enjoyment being together. you do that first, it means that rule boundaries are a lot easier to set up.

Often we're dealing with conflict on the fly. This is not the right time to be dealing with it. We really want parents and teenagers to sit down and think about the kinds of things that may happen in the house before the problems come. The more detailed your rule boundaries are for teenagers, the more likely it is that they are going to follow them. So this means we don't have rule boundaries like “Have the bathroom cleaned”. It needs to be “The floors mopped, nothing on the countertop and the mirrors cleaned by ten o'clock every Saturday”: Rule boundaries need to be written down, and set out ahead of time so the teenager knows exactly what's expected.

1. What's important to set up a rule boundary easily for teenagers?

A．Being strict from the start.	B．Developing a good relationship with them first.
C．Saying"No" to their requirements.	D．Avoiding close talks with them.

2. Which of the following rules are teenagers most likely to follow?

A．Doing some housework.	B．Having a good reading habit.
C．Cleaning the bathroom.	D．Finishing your homework by five.

3. What do the underlined words "on the fly" in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．In a hurry.

B．On the plane.

C．By oneself.

D．Another day.

4. What's the best title for the text?

A．Growing Pains	B．Teenage Problems
C．Parent-Child Conflict and Solutions	D．Knowing the Conflict

3 . Chinese high schools differ from American high schools in many ways.

The class structure (结构) is different. Students have each class in a different room with a different set of classmates in America, while Chinese students remain in the same classroom all day.

In addition to the structural difference, Chinese high schools also differ from American high schools in the college application process (大学申请过程) that students undergo.

In the United States, colleges use an application system that considers a student's high school grades, standardized test scores, after-school activities. teacher recommendations, and often a personal interview. Usually, the last few months of senior year has little work.

The Chinese college admission process is very different. College acceptance is depended on standardized examinations held once a year at the end of each school year. Although students take tests at the end of their first and second years of high school, the test that really matters is the exam taken at the end of their final year of high school.

The main way in which Chinese and American high schools differ is in the way information is taught.

In America, personal expression is valued heavily. Many classes are based on discussion of the material, and teachers expect students to join in this dialogue, so the classroom can become noisy. Classroom participation (参与), meaning how a student contributes to the class discussion, is an important part of a student's grade, so a student who works hard but never speaks up could receive a lower grade as a result.

Chinese classrooms do not place this same importance on classroom participation. Class is based on the teacher talking and the students listening quietly. Respect (尊敬) for teachers is far more important. When a student is asked to speak, he or she is expected to stand. This classroom is more formal and respectful. But it also means less communication between the teacher and students.

1. What is the class structure for students in America?

A．They have one teacher.	B．They study in the same classroom.
C．They have the same classmates.	D．They have different classmates and classrooms.

2. What are paragraphs 4、5 mainly about?

A．Different class structures.

B．The way information is taught.

C．How to get high marks in the final year of high school.

D．The differences of the college application process between America and China.

3. How can a student most probably get a high mark in an American class?

A．By being noisy	B．By being active in class discussion.
C．By having respect for teachers.	D．By working hard and not speaking.

4. How does the author develop the text?

A．By listing numbers.	B．By following time order.
C．By presenting research findings.	D．By comparing the differences.

4 . Rescuers in Washington are praising the cleverness of a 10-ycar-old girl. She _________ on her own for more than 24 hours in the tough Cascade mountains after getting _________ while out with her family.

Shunghla was at a gathering with her _________ family in the Cle Elum River Valley on Sunday when she became _________ from the group as they crossed a bridge over the river to eat lunch near the Cathedral Pass Trailhead.

When the family _________ Shunghla hadn’t crossed the bridge with them, about 20 adults in the group went back and started _________. There is no _________ service in the area and the family had been looking for Shunghla for about two hours when a passerby _________ to call police from a satellite phone at their nearby cabin around 2 p. m.

Policemen, _________ ground search teams and crews from nearby law enforcement agencies __________ to the area. Drones and helicopters were also __________ to help find Shunghla. The office had the girl’s father record words of __________ in their native language that was __________ over the search area. The message told Shunghla that there were people looking for her and trying to __________.

She was __________ around 3 p. m. Monday by two ground search volunteers about 1.5 miles south of where she was last __________. She had minor scrapes (擦伤).

“I was trying to go to __________ in the night and then wake up early in the morning, and then I`ll find my dad and mom in the forest,” Shunghla told CNN of her night in the wildnss.

“She __________ downstream through the dense forest and spent the cold night between some trees. She said she knew it was the __________ thing to follow the river. She proved a(n) __________ resourceful and adaptable 10-year-old,” the office said.

1.

A．suffered

B．described

C．explored

D．survived

2.

A．hurt

B．lost

C．broken

D．cheated

3.

A．learned

B．simple

C．extended

D．balanced

4.

A．tired

B．separated

C．distinguished

D．hidden

5.

A．explained

B．announced

C．noticed

D．concluded

6.

A．discussing

B．searching

C．researching

D．touching

7.

A．cell

B．law

C．rescue

D．traffic

8.

A．offered

B．turned

C．hoped

D．agreed

9.

A．amateur

B．distant

C．volunteer

D．flexible

10.

A．kept

B．preferred

C．flocked

D．led

11.

A．given away

B．got about

C．brought in

D．made out

12.

A．wisdom

B．emergency

C．convenience

D．comfort

13.

A．instructed

B．spread

C．broadcast

D．circulated

14.

A．warn

B．help

C．disclose

D．train

15.

A．caught

B．spotted

C．followed

D．cured

16.

A．recognized

B．heard

C．understood

D．seen

17.

A．work

B．sleep

C．jog

D．bed

18.

A．jogged

B．hiked

C．swam

D．played

19.

A．right

B．possible

C．lucky

D．easy

20.

A．frequently

B．consequently

C．accidentally

D．extraordinarily

5 . While the cool weather and bright clear sky may make us want to go outside, the world’s major museums are offering amazing exhibitions to draw us inside. We have selected two must-see museum exhibitions in the city this autumn. Take a look.

Picasso Sculpture, Modern Art Centre   

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is one of the most famous painters the world has ever known. But right now, at the Modern Art Centre, it’s his sculptures that are taking centre stage.

Running from 14 February to 7 September, the exhibition shows around 140 pieces created from 1902 to 1964. Large or small, the sculptures made from every kind of material can be found — bronze, steel, wood, and even cardboard.

For those who have never seen Picasso’s art before, this is the place to go, claims the centre’s curator (博物馆馆长). According to him, through this exhibition, people can clearly feel the way Picasso wanted to try new things and how he did it.

The World Goes Pop, Williamson Gallery   

You may think of pop art as a way to show US materialism — advertising, television, cola bottles, and soup cans. But Williamson Gallery’s autumn exhibition, held from17 September to 24 January, shows what pop art looks like in different countries. “I’m surprised to find that many of pop art’s famous qualities — flat, bright colours, graphic design, and a playful way of showing stars — went right round the world,” said one visitor after seeing the exhibition.

And the exhibition doesn’t just offer an international view of pop art’s style. It also corrects the idea that pop art is just for men by including 25 female artists, many of whom have never had their work shown in a gallery before.

1. Which place will you choose if you want to see bronze statues created by Picasso?

A．Modern Art Centre.	B．Williamson Gallery.
C．Both A and B.	D．Neither A nor B.

2. Which exhibition should you go to if you want to see pop art?

A．Modern Art Centre.	B．Williamson Gallery.
C．Picasso Sculpture.	D．The World Goes Pop.

3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．There are only two exhibitions in the city this autumn.

B．Picasso Sculpture might be too complicated for visitors who have never seen Picasso’s art before.

C．Visitors can see artworks of some female artists shown for the first time.

D．The exhibition at Williamson Gallery this autumn shows US materialism.

4. Where can you most likely see the passage?

A．In a comment on artworks.

B．In a brochure for tourists.

C．In a collection of short stories.

D．On a popular science website.

6 . Do Yao Ming, Liu Xiang or Guo Jingjing have anything in common with people like us? You will probably answer “NO!” It seems that top athletes live in a world that is totally different from ours. They don’t have to worry about homework or exams. There are fans everywhere they go, constantly cheering them on. However, if we could see into their minds, it would be clear that they are actually just like us.

We may not all be sports stars, but we have to face similar problems. We set goals and seek self- development. We have to manage our fears before important exams. We worry about our relationships with classmates... Like sportspeople, we try to be mentally strong and do our best on a daily basis.

However, how an athlete becomes a success teaches all of us a lesson. To achieve their goals, sportspeople not only have to prepare physically, but also mentally. They have to get to know themselves, highlight their strong points, manage stresses and develop their powers of concentration. Here is some advice on how to achieve success from China’s top athletes.

China’s top woman badminton player Zhang Ning shows us the importance of motivation. It’s the first step to success. It is her love of badminton and sense of responsibility that contribute to her success.

Teng Haibin’s experience shows that “planning” exactly what should be done in your mind is as important as physical preparation. Give yourself a few minutes before a speech contest, for example. Close your eyes and picture things like your posture. It helps a lot!

How important is concentration? Hurdling star Liu Xiang knows. Focus is not only important for Liu Xiang, but for you too. If you can’t focus in class, you won’t get good grades.

A clear objective encourages a person to pursue their dream. Diving star Xiong Ni won a silver and a bronze in two Olympics. But his goal of winning an Olympic gold medal drove him on.

Top athletes show us that success isn’t simply down to chance and that all people can steer their life’s journey.

1. According to the passage, to achieve their goals, sportspeople should do the following EXCEPT________.

A．get to know themselves well	B．manage stresses
C．develop powers of concentration	D．stop being tough with themselves

2. From the passage, we can know that________.

A．success of top athletes largely depends on chance

B．ordinary people don’t need to become strong-minded

C．one needs to be physically and mentally prepared to achieve success

D．sportspeople have similar fears before important exams

3. The underlined word “objective ” in paragraph 7 can be replaced by “________”.

A．medal

B．goal

C．dream

D．decision

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Top athletes’ stories of success.

B．Problems that ordinary people have in common with top athletes.

C．The importance of physical and mental health.

D．Lessons drawn from top athletes’ success.

7 . A 70-year-old Chinese woman has been called “Super Grannie” after it was reported that she is _________ about running and has completed over 100 marathons (马拉松) so far.

Most people _________ to take it easy after they retire (退休), but Wang Guilan, from Liaoning, is _________ not one of them. She only started running at the age of 50, as a _________ to keep in shape, but soon realized it was her passion (酷爱). She ran her first marathon in 2004 and hasn’t _________ since. From 2005 to 2017, she completed the Beijing Marathon thirteen times, and this year she set a new record, becoming the _________ person to ever complete the 168-kilometer Liaoning marathon.

“This lady is as old as my grandmother, how can she run so fast? That’s _________,” a runner in his twenties said after seeing Wang compete _________ the Liaoning marathon in April. Last year, she ran for the 110 km version of the marathon with her _________. It was reported that she waited for her friend to catch up for about 5-6 hours __________ they could cross the finishing line together, but this year she took part in the marathon by __________, and chose the longest distance.

So __________ can a 70-year-old stay in good condition to complete a marathon, while most people half her __________ couldn’t finish? One reason, according to Sina, is that Wang Guilan runs at least 20 kilometers every day. And she __________ running on mountain roads in her native Liaoning, but in winter she runs on asphalt (沥青) roads.

Wang Guilan __________ believes that age is just a number, and plans to continue running and enjoying the sunset of her life for as long as her health allows it.

1.

A．crazy

B．angry

C．nervous

D．sorry

2.

A．refuse

B．promise

C．choose

D．remember

3.

A．normally

B．certainly

C．especially

D．partly

4.

A．task

B．rule

C．lesson

D．way

5.

A．progressed

B．stopped

C．succeeded

D．cheered

6.

A．prettiest

B．healthiest

C．oldest

D．cleverest

7.

A．lucky

B．surprising

C．important

D．funny

8.

A．in

B．for

C．with

D．against

9.

A．husband

B．neighbor

C．teacher

D．friend

10.

A．even if

B．because

C．so that

D．unless

11.

A．herself

B．itself

C．myself

D．yourself

12.

A．how

B．when

C．why

D．where

13.

A．height

B．age

C．weight

D．size

14.

A．loves

B．imagines

C．suggests

D．avoids

15.

A．hardly

B．easily

C．seriously

D．strongly

8 . We all know that some animals adapt to living in very cold environment, like polar bears in the frozen Arctic. But what about the opposite situation? How do animals become adapted to the life in very hot places? A great example of animals beating heat is the camel living in deserts.

A major problem for camels in deserts is the temperature. It’s hot and dry during the day and can be very cold at night. So their fur can not only protect them from the burning sun at daytime, but also help keep warm at night. Another thing is that camels have long necks and legs, so they have large surface area to lose heat easily. They can stand body temperature above41℃, which would be really damaging to living creatures like us humans. And how can they manage to travel a long distance without water at all in deserts? They have large flat feet to spread their weight on the shifting sand. They store fat in their humps to keep them from getting hungry or dehydrated. This helps when they’re not able to find food or water for long periods of time.

In addition to these, camels have other ways to adapt to their environment. In a desert, it can sometimes get very dusty. However, camels don’t mind since they have extremely thick and long eyelashes which protect their eyes from blowing sand. Sand up the nose can be a problem, but not for camels. They can shut their nostrils during sandstorms.

1. What do we know about camels living in deserts?

A．Their fur can help keep cool at night.

B．They have long necks to protect them from blowing sand.

C．They have large flat feet to walk on the sand.

D．They can stand body temperature up to 41℃.

2. What does the underlined word “dehydrated” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Being lack of water.	B．Being lack of food.
C．Being lack of fat.	D．Being lack of direction.

3. What could be the best title for the passage?

A．The Camel —the Best Traveller in Deserts	B．The Camel Needs More Water
C．The Harder, the Better	D．Be the Best in Deserts

9 . Movies and TV shows see dolphins as helpful, playful creatures. “The world loves a good dolphin story,” Blake Morton, a scientist who studies animal behavior, told TIME. “And I think one reason for that is we see a lot of ourselves reflected in their behavior.”

Morton used scientific methods to test this. The result of this work is a new report showing that humans and dolphins share certain personality traits (个性特点).

The study included 134 bottlenose dolphins in eight countries. Each dolphin was observed and rated by several people, using a “dolphin personality questionnaire (调查表).” The questionnaire had more than 40 items. It included adjectives such as “playful” and “intelligent”. Scientists gave every dolphin a score from 1 to 5 for each item, based on how well it described the animal’s behavior.

From these ratings, Morton and his team were able to find personality traits that are common in dolphins. The results show that dolphins and humans have some similar personality traits. Most obviously, the two species (物种) share traits related to curiosity and sociability.

Morton’s dolphin study and others like it help us learn about other species. But they also help us learn about ourselves. “My kind of work comes from the spirit of trying to understand what made humans the way we are,” Morton says. “One way we can do that is to compare our behavior to other species.”

Scientists around the world are researching different animal species. Their research raises important questions that future scientists will work to answer. “It’s all a big puzzle (迷宫),” Morton says. “It takes thousands of careful papers being printed before you start to see the puzzle coming together.” He compares scientific research to pointillism. That’s a painting style in which an artist makes a picture using lots of tiny dots (点). “If you take a step back and look at all those little single points of work,” Morton says, “you’ll see a big picture come into view.”

1. What did Morton’s dolphin study find?

A．Dolphins are more popular in TV shows than other animals.

B．Dolphins have personality traits very similar to humans.

C．Dolphins are helpful and playful creatures.

D．Dolphins are more curious than humans.

2. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The importance of studying dolphin behavior.

B．Why Morton’s team created the questionnaire.

C．How Morton’s team carried out the study.

D．The methods of observing dolphins.

3. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A．Finding the similarities between dolphins and humans.

B．Having a deeper understanding of humans.

C．Protecting dolphins more scientifically.

D．Learning about other animals.

4. What does Morton intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Progress in science is made little by little.

B．Scientific research should be taken seriously.

C．Art plays an important role in scientific research.

D．Scientists around the world should work together.

10 . In her new book, Kate Leaver explores modern friendship. If the Internet is the cause of loneliness, she writes, it’s also the cure (解决方法).

Scientists have done studies that suggest a connection between social media and loneliness. But even they have to admit (承认) we do not know what came first: loneliness or social media. Does Twitter make us lonelier, or do we pick up our phones when we’re already lonely, looking for some kind of connection?

I’ve spoken to many people, both my own friends and strangers from the Internet, who would simply not have the same social life without social media. I know a woman who met all three of her bridesmaids ( 伴 娘 ) on Twitter. She says she feels her most real self when she’s online and the friends she’s made there are her closest friends. I met the woman on Twitter, did this interview online and now we’re also friends.

This is perhaps exactly the point: we can no longer quite so easily tell our online selves from what we’d call our in-real-life selves. We are becoming confident enough to put our online and offline selves together as we realise that using social media is an important way to develop friendships.

My best friends in the world live in Melbourne, New York, Los Angeles and New Orleans. I am, at any time, at least 5, 000 km away from them. Catch-ups (谈论近况) over dinner are not possible for us. And so, we spend most of our friendship exchanging stories and emojis on WhatsApp and Facebook.

Our group has become home to career advice and moral support (精神支持). I am saddened by anyone who would suggest our largely online friendship is in any way less important than people who have the chance to sit in the same room. We live in a world where technology is everywhere. So embrace it and you’ll get more than you expect.

1. What is the purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To explore the reasons for loneliness.

B．To introduce Kate Leaver’s new book.

C．To bring up the topic of modern friendship.

D．To discuss the negative influence of the Internet.

2. What can we learn about the woman who met her bridesmaids online?

A．She helps her online friends find their true selves.

B．She considers her social life very different.

C．She has lots of short-term online friends.

D．She speaks highly of online friendship.

3. How does the author deal with her friendships?

A．She tries hard to have face-to-face catch-ups.

B．She pays more attention to her online friends.

C．She uses the Internet to maintain friendships.

D．She writes stories to stay in touch with her friends.

4. What does the underlined word “embrace” probably mean in the last paragraph?

A．Stop.	B．Accept.
C．Change.	D．Discover.