1 . Steph Clemence always intended to go to college. But life has a(an) _________ throughout her early childhood years to _________ barriers. Growing up, she led a nomadic (漫游的) life because her mother, who remarried several times, was always on the _________. By the time of high school, Steph had lived in 25 places.

When her stepfather died in a car accident, leaving her mother to support three daughters on a(an) _________ income, paying for college became a serious question. But she still tried to figure out what to do with a life so _________ her plan for schooling.

The _________ came one afternoon when she was cleaning her bedroom. She _________ a thick document where she found a handout titled “Mrs. Clark’s Book List” by her high school English teacher Dorothy Clark.

It wasn’t homework, but it could be a(an) _________ for those not able to receive higher education due to _________ problems like her. The teacher had spent months creating a list of 153 books whose contents would be as __________ as a two-year study at an arts college.

Steph studied the list. Each of those books __________ her to learn more. The reading list was also a(an) __________ in her everyday life, even __________ with her on vacations to find out the next book. She never did get to college, but has now only four books left before __________ the list. She wishes she could thank Mrs. Clark for how reading the __________ on the list has changed her life.

1.

A．efficiency

B．motivation

C．exception

D．tendency

2.

A．hold back

B．set up

C．give away

D．carry on

3.

A．display

B．move

C．threat

D．mission

4.

A．precise

B．independent

C．modest

D．initial

5.

A．breaking away from

B．taking hold of

C．giving in to

D．going in for

6.

A．situation

B．answer

C．procedure

D．emergency

7.

A．spotted

B．folded

C．loaded

D．assigned

8.

A．hard rock

B．far cry

C．field work

D．road map

9.

A．flexible

B．foundational

C．financial

D．temporary

10.

A．qualified

B．reliable

C．sufficient

D．delightful

11.

A．confirmed

B．sharpened

C．stimulated

D．bounced

12.

A．origin

B．treat

C．concept

D．constant

13.

A．discussing

B．traveling

C．whispering

D．flashing

14.

A．completing

B．forecasting

C．revealing

D．declaring

15.

A．remarks

B．works

C．proofs

D．zones

2 . I didn’t expect parenting a teenager to be this hard. Lately, my son and I disagree at every corner. About schoolwork. His attitude. Screen time. On and on. _________ I say is met with an eye roll. My fuse (导火线) is admittedly shorter than normal right now, due to some unrelated _________ and illness.

On a recent _________ home, after picking up. my teen from school, we made a quick detour (绕行) for a grocery _________. As soon as the food was _________, my child snatched from the trunk a box of individually wrapped and processed snack cakes I’d unwillingly allowed.

As he oohed and aahed through mouthfuls of yellow cake and frosted coating, I silently questioned my decision to _________ him to do so.

But before we’d even _________ the parking lot (停车场), he asked me to _________. I just wanted this errand (差事) to be done. But then my son _________ me: He asked if he could share a few of his treasured treats with a homeless man, who stood coatless outside the store.

Of course, I stopped the car.

Actually, I hadn’t even considered the homeless in my rush to get home, __________ my car was packed with food. Without hesitation, my teenage son __________ the stranger a few little cakes. The man __________ us, and we continued on our way. Actually, my kid seemed __________: “What if he doesn’t like them?” he said. And a few seconds later, my son __________, “Mom! He’s already eating one!”

Throughout our journey home, we frankly discussed how difficult it must be for people experiencing __________. It was a __________ conversation with no quarrel or negotiations. __________ a time to reflect and count how much we have to be thankful for.

When we eventually turned into our garage, that same teenager expressing __________ for my recent illness—announced “You’re not unloading any of these bags. I got this, Mom.”

Yes, parenting a teen is harder than I __________. But it’s also __________: And, in that moment, you realize you’ve actually raised a pretty awesome human being.

1.

A．Something

B．Nothing

C．Everything

D．That

2.

A．disability

B．worries

C．challenges

D．tricks

3.

A．subway

B．bike

C．bus

D．drive

4.

A．pickup

B．checkout

C．workout

D．overuse

5.

A．packed

B．loaded

C．created

D．delivered

6.

A．addict

B．accommodate

C．allow

D．survive

7.

A．entered

B．escaped

C．explored

D．exited

8.

A．pull over

B．breath in

C．try out

D．run out

9.

A．frightened

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．struck

10.

A．as if

B．if only

C．even though

D．in case

11.

A．threw

B．showed

C．applied

D．handed

12.

A．refused

B．thanked

C．greeted

D．cheated

13.

A．joyful

B．worried

C．amazed

D．eager

14.

A．cheered

B．added

C．stressed

D．inspired

15.

A．disease

B．homelessness

C．independence

D．crash

16.

A．rare

B．beneficial

C．responsible

D．shallow

17.

A．Immediately

B．Partly

C．Often

D．Simply

18.

A．shock

B．desire

C．suffering

D．concern

19.

A．attempted

B．expected

C．appeared

D．explored

20.

A．tougher

B．sweeter

C．more curious

D．more admirable

3 . Under the background of the slow growth of its total population to 1.44 billion, China has seen a sharp rise in older adults over the past decade, solidifying the country’s rapidly aging pattern, the latest national census (人口普查) data shows. The population on the Chinese mainland increased by an average of 0.53 percent annually during the past 10 years to 1.41 billion, compared with an annual growth rate of 0.57 percent from 2000 to 2010, according to the 7th national census published by the National Bureau of Statistics.

“The growth of the total population has slowed down but remains at a steady pace,” Ning Jizhe, head of the bureau, said at a news conference. “Based on trends in recent years, China’s population will grow at an increasingly slow rate in the future while remaining above 1.4 billion.” The increasing elderly population has become a defining feature of the past decade.

Ning said an aging society will set the tone for China's population structure for a long time, presenting challenges and opportunities. “A graying population will pile pressure on supply of labor force and social services, as well as adding to families’ elderly care burden. But more elderly people could also motivate consumption of products and services targeting this age group, and advance the development of some technologies,” he said.

Ning added that those between the ages of 60 and 69, who are equipped with knowledge, experience and skills and are generally in good health, make up nearly 56 percent of all older adults. “Their potential to continue making contributions to society and playing a constructive role is big,” he responded to a question on the outlook for raising the retirement age and carrying out other potential measures aimed at addressing the aging trend. Some population economists also said the latest number and proportion (比例) of elderly are largely within predictions, and the aging trend will continue for a long time.

1. What does the 7th national census data show?

A．The aging population of China has risen rapidly.

B．The annual growth rate has increased by 0.04%.

C．The annual growth rate was 0.57% during the past 10 years.

D．The total population of Chinese mainland increased to 1.44 billion.

2. What does Ning Jizhe say about the growth of graying population?

A．It is beyond predictions.	B．It brings few advantages.
C．It has sharply slowed down.	D．It will increase pressure on family.

3. What is Ning Jizhe’s attitude to the graying population?

A．Objective.

B．Doubtful.

C．Unclear.

D．Negative.

4. What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A．The aging trend brings problems

B．An aging society presents opportunities

C．China’s population gets old as growth slows

D．Measures are to be taken to tackle the aging trend

4 . LANZHOU-When an international olive oil competition announced its winners in Greece in late June, excitement spread across the village of Daoqi in Northwest China.

“The award-winning olive oil was made from our fruit,” said Ru Ciming, 50, an olive planter from the village under the city of Longnan, Gansu province. The variety of olive trees in Ru’s orchard (果园) was introduced from Spain. In the eyes of locals, the foreign trees have not only pulled the city, once among the least-developed regions in China, out of poverty, but they have also brought them international fame.

Olives originated in the Mediterranean (地中海地区) and their oil, often called liquid gold, is used widely in food, cosmetics and medicine. In the 1960s, the Albanian government gifted China more than 10,000 olive saplings (树苗), which were then planted in many parts of the country on nationwide trials. Longnan began to plant olive trees in the early 1970s and experts concluded that the region was ideal for the resettlement of the olive trees due to its climate and soil condition. After years of experiments and promotion, it is now the largest olive cultivation (栽培) base in China.

In recent years, the local olive oil industry has continued to expand as Longnan has improved cooperation with Mediterranean countries that have a long history of olive planting, including Italy, Greece and Spain. The improved cooperation aims to introduce better varieties and initiate technical exchanges.

Pedro J. Rodriguez Sanchez, a Spanish olive seedling expert, was one of the early contributors to olive exchanges. He arrived in Longnan in 2009, when only half of the local olive tree seedlings had survived. His technical guidance helped raise the survival rate to over 90 percent.

Zhao Haiyun, an official in charge of promoting the olive industry in Longnan’s Wudu District, said that many more European experts have arrived since Sanchez. They have visited orchards to offer guidance to farmers, and helped companies improve their processing and storage procedures.

They have helped the district, as well as the city of Longnan, to jump on the bandwagon of China’s rising demand for high-quality olive oil, especially among well-off urban families, said Zhao.

1. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A．Olive oil is named liquid gold and has many uses.

B．The Albanian government sold some olive saplings to China.

C．Longnan has a history of about 30 years of planting olive trees.

D．Longnan is fit for the growth of olive trees due to its rich water resources.

2. Where did Pedro J. Rodriguez Sanchez come from?

A．Italy.

B．Albania.

C．Spain.

D．Greece.

3. Which of the following words can replace the underlined one “bandwagon” in the last paragraph?

A．Policy.

B．Habit.

C．Fashion.

D．Model.

4. What can be the best title for the news report?

A．Olives link Northwest China with world

B．Oliver trees pull Longnan out of poverty

C．Longnan is largest olive cultivation base in China

D．Longnan improves cooperation with Mediterranean countries

5 . People will say firmly their childhood memory is real, offering amazing detail as proof that it must be, and getting upset if you suggest they are wrong.

But, for years, scientists have questioned whether these memories could actually be true, given what we know about neuroscience (神经科学) and the brain. The human brain grows and develops in clear stages. As it grows and creates and adapts, so different developmental stages are reached. These stages are the result of millions of years of evolution (进化). Now, finally, a study has proved this. Researchers from Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada, reviewed decades worth of data to understand the earliest age at which lasting memories form and they have believed that it is around 30 months.

So people who think they remember something from when they were a baby are, I am afraid, mistaken. The problem with early memories is that they are very easy to fabricate, which is what I did.

I have a vivid image of standing in the garden, my mum holding a flower and laughing. It’s one of my first memories. I must have been 18 months old because we moved from that house before I was two. I could swear it was real.

Years ago, when I shared this memory with my mum, she shook her head and produced a photo. It showed her in a garden, laughing and holding a flower. But it was taken three years before I was born. That beautiful memory is a work of fiction (虚构): an old photo that used to hang on the wall.

I’ll admit to feeling shocked and robbed when I realized this memory was entirely false. It made me question other things I remember as a child, too. A study into this event published a few years ago found that around 40 per cent of us say that we have memories from before the age of two. But it’s the mind playing tricks on us taking old stories or photos and turning them into a memory.

While it can be disappointing to realize that a recollection you hold so dear might not be true, it does provide a good lesson in how changeable memory can be.

1. When is a child’s lasting memory formed?

A．When he is 18 months old.	B．When he is two years old.
C．When he is three years old.	D．When he is 30 months old.

2. What does the underlined word “fabricate” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Sign up.	B．Make up.
C．Concentrate on.	D．Bring back.

3. Why does the author mention his own experience?

A．To prove his argument.	B．To attract readers’ attention.
C．To show off his good memory.	D．To explain how memories form.

4. What can we infer from paragraph 6?

A．A study published a few years ago proved false.

B．Our mind is always fond of playing tricks on us.

C．The author is curious about everything during his childhood.

D．The author felt surprised realizing his childhood memory was false.

6 . “Your playful days are over,” my brother said to me when he knew I was going to be a Senior One student. Then he continued telling me that senior school life was boring because I had to do a large amount of homework every day. The subjects were much more difficult than those of junior school.

I stepped into the school gate with a nervous heart. However, I was surprised to find what I experienced there was completely different from what my brother had told me.

The teachers gave excellent lessons in their own special way. They talked with me in a natural and fair way, as if I was an adult. All of them are so knowledgeable (学识渊博) and they not only explained the contents of textbooks but also provided extra information from other sources. Every word they said in classes made me so excited and interested that I had a strong desire to take in as much as I could.

In fact, my playful days were not over at all in senior school. There were many kinds of activities I could take part in. For example, sports meetings, the art festival, English corner, outing and so on. Best of all, generally, students organized the activities rather than teachers. Through this process, I improved my leadership abilities and communication skills. I've become mature (成熟的). I am not a kid any more.

Now if anyone asks me: “Through your process of growing up, which part is most impressive up till now?” Well, the answer will absolutely be my “senior high school life”.

1. How did the writer feel when he started his senior high school?

A．Very excited.	B．A little worried.
C．Quite relaxed.	D．Embarrassed.

2. What was the writer's general impression of his teachers?

A．Strict and organized.	B．Modest and hardworking.
C．Learned and easy going.	D．Helpful and kind-hearted.

3. What has the writer learned by joining in different after-class activities?

A．Reading and writing skills.	B．The understanding of textbooks
C．Leadership and social skills.	D．Doing housework.

4. What can you learn from the last paragraph?

A．His senior school life is the most memorable.

B．Senior school life was boring and tiring.

C．He will no longer believe in his brother.

D．The writer did well in all his subjects.

7 . Not too long ago, one of my daughter’s middle-school teachers told me that my daughter was spending a lot of time on her phone during class. This didn’t surprise me. I am a filmmaker and I’m making documentary (纪录片) “Screenagers: Growing up in the Digital Age” carefully because I know how strongly technology attracts youth and how confused we are about what to do about that.

This month, the screenagers team and I completed a survey of people who were interested in the topic of our film to gather data on middle-school phone rules. More than 1,200 middle school parents in the United States responded. Two striking findings appeared:

●55% of the parents said their children’s middle schools now allow cell phone use, with public schools being more likely than private schools to allow it.

●More than 80% of parents do not want their kids to use cell phones during school.

Recently, France announced it is banning cell phones in school for all students age 15 and under, starting next fall. From our survey, it’s not only parents who support “away for the day” policies, which require students to leave their phones out of reach — so does science.

We know that the frontal lobe (脑叶) — the part of the brain responsible for impulse (冲动) control — is not fully developed in middle school-aged children. When we expect kids to learn how to handle phone use in places like classrooms, we are setting many of them up for failure.

Schools prohibiting (禁止) cell phones saw student test scores improve by 6.41%, according to a 2015 study from the United Kingdom. In the US, administrators of schools that have adopted “away for the day” policies have reported improvements in students’ emotional well-being too.

It is time we should follow France’s lead and do what is best for our middle-school students today.

1. Why did the author feel no surprise about her daughter’s behavior?

A．Her daughter didn’t work very hard.

B．The digital world is important to students.

C．Films have attracted students deeply.

D．Technology has influenced youth greatly.

2. What is the author’s attitude towards students’ using cell phones during class?

A．Supportive.	B．Unclear.
C．Concerned.	D．Indifferent.

3. What does the screenagers team’s survey find?

A．Banning phones in school gets scientific support.

B．Private schools have loosed control over phones.

C．Using phones frequently does harm to the brain.

D．Students are not allowed to use phones.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Smartphones aren’t a smart choice in middle schools.

B．Cell phones have a bad influence on students’ brain.

C．Western countries tend to ban the use of cell phones in school.

D．Students without cell phones make rapid progress in study.

8 . The National Capital Confucius Institute at Carleton University is pleased to announce its sixth China Study Tour, including a two-week visit to China from February 4-19, 2019

Program Details

This tour is open to 20 students of Carleton University.

Students of Mandarin Chinese courses will be preferred.

This program is not open to native Chinese nationals.

Students must complete at least one HSK Exam at the end of December, 2018.

Fees

$1950, international travel and hotels included.  The Chinese Embassy will charge visa fees separately.

Activities

Cultural orientation(情况介绍) at the Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing. Visits to major cultural attractions, historic sites, and universities in Beijing, Xi’an, Wuhan and Shanghai.   Chinese language and culture courses at Central China Normal University in Wuhan.

Application Process

Click here to download your application form

Students must submit(提交)an application by email to confucius@carleton.ca or in person to Carleton International at 509 Tory Building

Contact Information

613-520-260 ext 2628

carleton.international@carleton.ca

1. Who can take the program?

A．Any student who is taking Mandarin Chinese courses.

B．A Carleton University student who has passed HSK Exam.

C．A Chinese student who is studying at Carleton University.

D．A student who will take his / her first HSK Exam in 2019.

2. What will the students do in the program?

A．Stay in Chinese families.

B．Study at Beijing University.

C．Visit the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.

D．Learn Chinese at the Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing.

3. Where is the passage taken from?

A．A newspaper.

B．A travel guidebook.

C．A magazine.

D．The Internet.

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Animal protection doesn’t begin and end with stopping poachers (偷猎者). Protection is the main area     1     dogs perform well. Dogs’ noses have the ability     2     (help) find live animals for natural surveys and observing programs, by finding various     3     (sign) animals leave.

Dogs provide important support in finding rare or     4     (threaten) wildlife—from koala and quoll in the Australian bush, to pine marten and crested newt in Britain’s countryside.

One of the world’s leading protection discovery dog trainers     5     (be) the non-profit Working Dogs for Protection. Co-founder Megan Parker was born in Missoula, Montana and has trained dogs     6     years to find scat (粪便), as one of the least harmful ways to find out where endangered species live and their numbers.

Smell detection has so far helped find populations of     7     fiercest predator (捕食者)—the killer whale—in the north eastern pacific and the     8     (rare) gorilla in the world—the Cross River gorilla—in the highland forests of Nigeria and Cameroon.

And now using the dog’s     9     (strong) is helping protectionists manage habitat for bears in the US Rockies and Yellowstone.

Protection by using the dog’s unbelievable smell abilities to preserve other species     10     (regard) as nature helping nature, but it is a solid fact that these specialized wildlife dogs are here to stay.

10 . Despite the successful creation of young by cloning various species, researchers still have limited understanding of the technique. Although the overall efficiency and safety of cloning in animals has significantly increased over the past fifteen years, it is not yet a safe process. For example, the rate of dead births and developmental abnormalities remains high. Another source of concern is the risk of premature ageing because of shortened telomeres（端粒酶）. Telomeres get shorter as an animal gets older. When the telomeres of a cell get so short that they disappear, the cell dies. The concern is that cloned animals may get the shortened telomeres, with possibly premature aging and a shortened lifespan as a result.

For many, the fact that cloning is unsafe provides a good reason not to pursue it. It has been argued that it would simply be wrong to put such significant health risks on humans. The strongest version of this argument states that it would be wrong now to produce a child by cloning because it would be a case of illegal birth. Against this, it has been argued that even if cloning is unsafe, it may still be permissible if there are no safer means to bring that very same child into existence.

With the actual rate of advancement in cloning, one cannot deny a future in which the safety and efficiency of cloning will be equal or superior to that of test-tube baby. A remaining question is, then, whether those who condemn（谴责）cloning because of its experimental nature should continue to condemn it morally and legally. Some authors have reasoned that if, in the future, cloning becomes safer than sexual reproduction, we should even make it our reproductive method of choice.

1. What's the main idea of paragraph 1?

A．All species are able to be cloned technically.

B．The efficiency and safety of cloning is increasing.

C．Various risks still exist in the process of cloning.

D．There's still a lot to learn about cloning technology.

2. What can we know about telomeres?

A．They differ from species to species.

B．The longer they are, the older the cell.

C．They tend to get thinner when aging.

D．They don't exist in a dead cell.

3. Why did the opponents condemn human cloning?

A．It would break the existing laws in nature.

B．It would bring great health risks on humans.

C．It has a large gap to be filled up technically.

D．It is against the will of the majority of people.

4. Which word best describes the author's attitude to human cloning?

A．Positive.	B．Skeptical.
C．Ambiguous.	D．Worried.