1 . I don’t usually watch TV at night. Last Thursday night, I finished my homework early and _________to watch TV for half an hour. To my surprise, there was a wonderful _________.

The program was about food waste (食品浪费). It asked cooks (厨师) to make meals from food that people threw away (扔掉). The cooks went to _________to find food. They found lots of bread. The bread was three days old but was _________very good. At some street markets they found bananas and strawberries. The _________was a little brown, but it was OK to eat!

From the program, I learned how much food people throw away every week. It is _________. We waste so much food because we _________so much and we can’t eat it all! The program also showed that some farmers throw away a lot of their vegetables because they aren’t the right _________for the shops!

People don’t want carrots when they are very big or very small, _________ the farmers throw them away or give them to pigs!

The program showed people that food waste is a big problem. We must __________food waste together. From now on, I will eat everything in the fridge (冰箱).

1.

A．waited

B．helped

C．decided

2.

A．activity

B．program

C．competition

3.

A．libraries

B．museums

C．supermarkets

4.

A．still

B．only

C．ever

5.

A．meat

B．fruit

C．cake

6.

A．terrible

B．difficult

C．expensive

7.

A．buy

B．pay

C．use

8.

A．price

B．color

C．size

9.

A．but

B．so

C．if

10.

A．save

B．share

C．fight

2 . The world would be a better place if we all had children’s eyes. This is not because children’s eyes are too sharp to allow any blot (污点, 瑕疵) to pass without being ______, but because adults have too many conflicting concerns to keep their eyes open to all wrongdoings.

Not long before, an examination, intended to ______ some police officers to higher positions, was held in Gansu province. Someone ______with a good idea that 18 primary pupils could be invited to act as invigilators (监考人). At that age, students would do as they are told and act fearlessly. ______, they caught 25 officers cheating on the spot, which has caused a stir (轰动, 搅动) and ______the question of whether adult invigilators would _______their duties as well.

The implication of this event goes ______its impact on the work style of local police officers and the examinations. Most people said what these children have done points to the sad fact of ______being less trustworthy. If adults acted as invigilators, they would quite ______turn a blind eye to cheating.

We Chinese have been holding the ______that human nature was good at birth: as ______of blot as a sheet of blank paper, which can be ______with content (good or bad) in the process of growing up. Everything should be done on the basis of certain principles (原则). ______, nowadays the repeated reports of cheating in examinations, selling ranks and ______and embezzling (挪用) public funds paint a ______picture of common social morals. Adults have become too concerned with their own personal gains to ______basic sense of principles. When no one ______ any principle and the only concern is personal interest, everyone will ______not only those who first break the rules.

Besides, cheats are unfair to honest examinees, and when the success of cheats _______more people to cheat, the consequences will be disastrous.

In a word, we adults need to have our eyes as ______as children’s on matters of principle.

1.

A．praised

B．dismissed

C．caught

D．thrown

2.

A．develop

B．investigate

C．prevent

D．promote

3.

A．caught up

B．came up

C．kept up

D．put up

4.

A．Surprisingly

B．Usually

C．Safely

D．Slowly

5.

A．hid

B．recommended

C．raised

D．affected

6.

A．accept

B．ignore

C．refuse

D．perform

7.

A．without

B．beyond

C．into

D．for

8.

A．tutors

B．pupils

C．adults

D．teachers

9.

A．probably

B．suddenly

C．luckily

D．gradually

10.

A．opportunity

B．dream

C．belief

D．hope

11.

A．free

B．busy

C．ugly

D．dirty

12.

A．described

B．filled

C．purchased

D．charged

13.

A．Unless

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Thus

14.

A．names

B．titles

C．goods

D．products

15.

A．bright

B．beautiful

C．pleasant

D．sad

16.

A．care about

B．put aside

C．contribute to

D．come across

17.

A．understands

B．observes

C．possesses

D．changes

18.

A．act

B．exist

C．suffer

D．survive

19.

A．advises

B．encourages

C．warns

D．informs

20.

A．beautiful

B．young

C．wide

D．clear

3 . Fifteen years earlier, I was a single mom with two children, a _______ job and a long commute. So I had to shop for groceries and plan for the next week on weekends. _______, I went shopping on Sunday. When I _______ to the cashier that the store was really quiet that day, she replied, “It’s always _______ on Mother’s Day. You must be the only _______ out there shopping.” I know she was _______ telling the truth and she did not mean to _______ me. Needless to say, all I could do was finish paying and get to my car. I hadn’t _______ realized it was Mother’s Day. My children were too young to know it. How _______ I really was!

I was excited to see my ________ soon. I decided to treat myself to an ice tea and ________ to the sandwich shop next door. It was ________ except for a mom and her son ahead of me.________ this was a single mom, celebrating Mother’s Day with her son in the sandwich shop. When she finished ________, I handed the cashier a $20 bill and said, “This is my treat. Happy Mother’s Day!” The cashier and the woman were confused for a moment.

Wayne Dyer once talked about the power of kindness. He said studies showed that not only do the giver and receiver of an act of kindness ________, but an observer benefits in exactly the same way.

1.

A．routine

B．demanding

C．well-paid

D．miserable

2.

A．As usual

B．Seldom

C．Occasionally

D．For once

3.

A．reported

B．explained

C．commented

D．suggested

4.

A．classic

B．crowded

C．special

D．quiet

5.

A．customer

B．mother

C．parent

D．driver

6.

A．simply

B．deliberately

C．proudly

D．politely

7.

A．warn

B．discourage

C．hurt

D．remind

8.

A．just

B．still

C．ever

D．even

9.

A．defeated

B．alone

C．stubborn

D．warm-hearted

10.

A．children

B．husband

C．friends

D．neighbors

11.

A．rode

B．drove

C．walked

D．escaped

12.

A．clean

B．excellent

C．elegant

D．empty

13.

A．Luckily

B．Obviously

C．Fortunately

D．Sadly

14.

A．ordering

B．parking

C．eating

D．packing

15.

A．benefit

B．interest

C．understand

D．learn

4 . Bobby had attempted to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried it at least thirty times but had always_________. He began at a god pace, focusing on the snowy summit, imagining the wonderful _________ there. But as he went on. and his strength dwindled (减少), his gaze would _________and look at his worn out boots. _________ , when the clouds had gathered round him, and he understood that he wouldn’t be able to_________ the view from the summit that day, he would give up and return to the village below.

On one of these _________he went up the mountain accompanied by old Peeper, the town optician (配镜师), who witnessed the_________. Peeper encouraged Bobby to try again, and he_________him with a pair of special sunglasses. “If it starts_________over, or if your feet start hurting, put these glasses on. These are__________glasses; they’ll help you. ”Bobby accepted the gift without giving it much mind, __________when his feet started hurting again, he put on the glasses. Just as nearly always seemed to happen, __________returned in the form of cloud cover. But this time it was so__________that he could still see the summit through the clouds. And so Bobby kept climbing, __________his pain, and finally arrived at the summit. His feeling of__________was incomparable with the mountain below surrounded by a sea of clouds. Bobby didn’t remember the clouds being as thick as that, so he looked more __________at the sunglasses, and understood everything.

Peeper had engraved a light __________on the lenses, in the form of the snow-covered summit. It was made in such a way that you could only see it if you looked__________He thanked Peeper for using that little__________to help him see that his aims were not __________, and that they were still there, where they had always been.

1.

A．stopped

B．failed

C．succeeded

D．lost

2.

A．view

B．rest

C．cheer

D．time

3.

A．shake

B．spread

C．fix

D．lower

4.

A．Finally

B．Suddenly

C．Actually

D．Immediately

5.

A．catch

B．enjoy

C．notice

D．reach

6.

A．experiments

B．lessons

C．occasions

D．courses

7.

A．failure

B．trouble

C．cause

D．sight

8.

A．equipped

B．recommended

C．promoted

D．presented

9.

A．raining

B．clouding

C．coming

D．shining

10.

A．changeable

B．expensive

C．special

D．protective

11.

A．but

B．since

C．as

D．then

12.

A．hopelessness

B．warning

C．accident

D．misfortune

13.

A．beautiful

B．light

C．white

D．high

14.

A．curing

B．reducing

C．forgetting

D．remembering

15.

A．success

B．pain

C．gratitude

D．nervousness

16.

A．strictly

B．distantly

C．closely

D．nearly

17.

A．frame

B．glass

C．part

D．image

18.

A．backwards

B．upwards

C．downwards

D．forwards

19.

A．operation

B．technique

C．secret

D．trick

20.

A．easy

B．realistic

C．impossible

D．responsible

5 . Our ancient nomadic(游牧的)ancestor would often sing or dance to show others where to find food. In my family, we’ve always had music around us too and this influence is starting to _______. Our seven-year-old son has _______ to perform his own raps which are quite excellent even without considering how _______ he is. Our four-year-old daughter is showing her musical _______ too — she started to make up little ditties(小调).

What is most joyous about our shared _______ of music are those moments when we all come together as a _______. My favorite time happened in April when I was feeling quite _______. I was cooking breakfast when the kids _______ that I was playing dance music. My seven-year-old son then started to join in dancing. This _______ his four-year-old sister, soon the three of us were jumping up and down. It was a moment of real ________ and it turned around how I was feeling.

At that point, I felt like music would be the way to ________ to the kids. I’ve sat down with my son and together we’ve remixed his voice and I’ve sat with my daughter and we’ve played the guitar. We might not be ________ anything about the whereabouts of food as our ancestor did. But we are giving them an ________ through song. We’ re teaching them “Flower of Scotland” so that they might know something about their heritage.

Through ________, we have all become a ________ family.

1.

A．slow down

B．come back

C．pay off

D．run out

2.

A．refused

B．needed

C．agreed

D．started

3.

A．excited

B．young

C．happy

D．different

4.

A．arrangement

B．ability

C．taste

D．choice

5.

A．understanding

B．style

C．love

D．training

6.

A．family

B．company

C．group

D．community

7.

A．low

B．surprised

C．angry

D．afraid

8.

A．guessed

B．dreamt

C．accepted

D．heard

9.

A．helped

B．changed

C．attracted

D．supported

10.

A．success

B．luck

C．power

D．joy

11.

A．hold on

B．call out

C．get through

D．pay attention

12.

A．wondering

B．learning

C．communicating

D．deciding

13.

A．answer

B．education

C．excuse

D．opportunity

14.

A．games

B．history

C．examples

D．music

15.

A．bigger

B．newer

C．closer

D．richer

6 . Just the other day, I was in a bookshop and found a book named How to Make Friends with Foreigners. Naturally, as a foreigner who has been living in China for a year, I was curious to see what kind of advice a Chinese writer was giving on this matter.

One piece of advice really caught my attention and, I must say, made me feel quite annoyed. In the writer’s opinion, foreigners are an “opportunity” to improve your oral English; whenever you see a foreigner, you should practise speaking English with him or her. The writer goes on to say that if the foreigner doesn’t want to answer your questions, then he or she is a rude person who you wouldn’t want to spend time with anyway. I think this advice is not only incorrect, but also potentially (潜在的) damaging to the relations between Chinese and foreigners in China.

Like most other “Lao Wai” living in China, I know how lonely one can sometimes feel living within a culture far removed from our own familiar ways. However, most of the time this cultural isolation (孤独) is something I simply accept as part of being here. So far my time in China has been very rewarding. I have improved my Chinese language skills, learned about one of the most swiftly developing countries in the world today and made some very close Chinese friends.

Unfortunately, I have also come across many Chinese people who view me purely as an “opportunity” to improve their oral English under the guise (伪装) of making friends. I have experienced the situation where people followed me from town to my college flat and then harassed (骚扰) me to teach them English or practise English with them. I have had complete strangers throwing articles or speeches in my face, insisting that I help them with the English translation. I have had people asking me to help with immigration applications to other countries. All of these people claimed at the time that what they mainly wanted was to make friends with me. There was even one person at the weekly English Corner that I run at college who, after asking me non-stop questions for half an hour, became very angry when I politely asked him to give other people a chance to speak. He puffed himself up like a peacock and informed me that he was simply trying to be my friend.

He may well have thought he was trying to be my friend, but it’s absolutely not a polite way to build friendships by pestering another person. Friendship for a lot of westerners is about spending time with someone whose company you genuinely (真正的) enjoy. It’s not about opportunities or personal advantages. The Chinese friends I have made while living here have been genuine friends to me; we enjoy each other’s company for its own sake. In this way, we’ve not only learned a good deal about each other’s culture but also about each other as individuals.

So if there is any advice to give on making and keeping friendships with foreigners, I would say that it is this: Treat foreigners as people, not opportunities. Expect to make friendships gradually, over a period of time, not instantly. Don’t burden foreigners with lots and lots of different questions. At times, this approach appears confusing and unnatural.

Finally, I would suggest that if you really want to make friends with a foreigner, then you do so because you are genuinely interested in the person. We all know that true friendships stand the test of time. If your only reason for becoming friends with a foreigner is to improve your English, then you will probably find that you don’t have a foreign friend for long!

1. Why is the author unhappy about the book How to Make Friends with Foreigners?

A．Because the book is written by a Chinese.

B．Because the book is sold at a small bookshop.

C．Because the book sees foreigners as opportunities to improve one’s English.

D．Because the book can’t understand how lonely foreigners are in China.

2. The underlined sentence “So far my time in China has been very rewarding.” in Paragraph 3 most probably means_________.

A．I find my life in China happy and useful

B．I don’t like my stay in China

C．I’ve wasted so much time in China

D．I can’t control my time while living in China

3. According to the passage, what kind of attitude should we have while making friends with foreigners?

A．Foreigners are good opportunities for us to practise our oral English.

B．We can ask them to fill in application forms for us at any time.

C．Foreigners are different from us, and we can make friends with them instantly.

D．If I want to make friends with a foreigner, it’s only because I enjoy his/her company.

4. What can we learn about the author?

A．He is a foreigner doing business in China for a year.

B．He is a foreign teacher working in China for a year.

C．He is a foreigner doing business in China for two years.

D．He is a foreign teacher working in China for two years.

7 . After I entered high school, I attended advanced classes and I had a teacher who made me think I was stupid.

In my freshman year, I had trouble writing essays for that teacher. She was strict. She made fun of me, sometimes in front of the class. It didn’t help that my friend was a genius (天才) who would text me the night before our essay was due (到期) and ask, “ What is the essay about again?” She would receive a 97 and I would receive an 80 even though I had revised (修正) and edited that piece for two weeks. Once I got a 97 on a project that took me two and a half weeks to complete, and I was asked how much help my mom had given to me. In the second grade, I had trouble with my essay writing once again. Besides, I had problems in Maths even though I understood the concepts.

Now I am in a new school and taking many subjects and I am doing well. Actually in the beginning, I was nervous. I thought I would fail all of my classes because my previous teachers had failed me and made me ashamed to try. I thought I was just going to get another 80 on an essay. It is hard indeed. They are fast-paced courses and it isn’t easy to keep up with all the readings and when my next lab will be. But with so much adjustment (调整) to the stress, I have become confident. Now I know how much time I need to perfect that essay, and when to set aside time to meet with my tutor (老师) before my next biology exam.

I am writing this blog to the kids that have gotten lost in the mix---any adjusting freshmen, any lost kids in advanced classes, and the hidden genius in everyone. I went through two years in high school, thinking I was a little slower than the other kids in advanced classes. But in this new environment, with the experience I have received and my new-found confidence, I can say, “I’m Anne Hilker and I am smart!” We are all smart.

1. What did the author want to show by mentioning her friend?

A．She faced a lot of competition.

B．Her friend was a great help to her.

C．Her friend made her feel even worse.

D．Her teachers loved students like her friend.

2. How did the teacher react when the author got a 97 on a project?

A．She felt very happy for the author.

B．She praised the author in front of the class.

C．She wasn’t pleased with the author’s mother.

D．She didn’t believe it was finished by the author alone.

3. What does the author probably realize after going to a new school?

A．Hard work doesn’t pay off.

B．She isn’t as stupid as she feared.

C．Fast-paced courses don’t benefit her.

D．Advanced classes aren’t suitable for her.

4. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To show students should study very hard.

B．To tell teachers to believe in their students.

C．To show teachers should be kind to their students.

D．To tell students to learn to face stress and have confidence.

5. How would a lost student most probably feel after reading the author’s story?

A．Inspired

B．Disappointed

C．Moved

D．Anxious

8 . In Yu Chenrui’s creations, wood comes alive. Yu is an automata (机械人偶) maker. Wooden figures in his creations move as if by magic.

Automata look like humans or animals and give the illusion (错觉) of being able to move on their own. The automata have its origins in ancient Greece. Indeed, the name comes from the Greek word automatos, meaning “moves on its own”. Automata were the first complex machines produced by man, and the mechanical principles haven’t changed for thousands of years.

Interested in handicrafts as a boy, Yu first encountered automata designed by Kazuaki at an exhibition in 2015 when he studied at college. “It was like meeting a like-minded friend,” Yu says. As an art and design major, he began to learn the craft by himself and, with the support of his tutor Lu Ying, he kept studying and examining automata at school. Now the hobby has become a career.

When he graduated in 2016, Yu got a job at an advertising agency in Beijing. While working as a designer, Yu kept exploring and advancing his skills in wood carving. Despite the job’s good salary, it was not enough to compensate for (补偿) not following his true passion. Finally, in 2018, Yu quit his job and returned to his hometown Chengdu to open his automata workshop.

Many of Yu’s creations are built with a source of wisdom, a sense of humor and are inspired by observations of real life. Woodcutter and Worm is inspired by his own experience of finding a wormhole while he was cutting wood. The piece shows a creature with its eyes wide open the moment the log (木头) in which it lives is being cut in two.

Yu knows that there are many more creative ideas waiting to be expressed. “It feels quite good to be fully devoted to automata creation and I am still searching for myself,” Yu said.

1. What can we learn about automata?

A．They can move on their own.

B．They are totally made of wood.

C．They first appeared in ancient Greece.

D．They change significantly over time.

2. What inspired Yu Chenrui to make automata?

A．His childhood hobby.

B．The art work designed by Kazuaki.

C．The advice from his tutor Lu Ying.

D．His experience of studying at college.

3. Why did Yu Chenrui leave the advertising agency?

A．He wanted to return to his hometown.

B．He wanted to seek what he loved.

C．He didn’t get well paid as a designer.

D．He didn’t like to work in that company.

4. What does the author want to show by mentioning Woodcutter and Worm?

A．Yu created his art works seriously.

B．Yu’s creations are very humorous.

C．Yu is a person with great wisdom.

D．Yu got inspiration by observing life.

9 . I am from Athens, Greece, and am currently a PhD law student at the University of Geneva (UNIGE). I once applied for an exchange semester in UNIGE in 2010. Completely satisfied with my short-term exchange experience, I decided to return and further advance my legal studies here.

Geneva offers an ideal (理想的) multicultural environment. Socialising with my international classmates was quite easy at the start, and I soon expanded my social network by joining several student groups that often organise activities! However, socialising with the local students seemed to be more difficult, perhaps because of the “temporary” status of the international students. As for my compatriots (同胞), Greeks, I met only a few, so there were not many chances to communicate in Greek. As a matter of fact, this turned out to be a plus, because I managed to significantly improve my skills in French and English.

UNIGE has a very efficient administration structure that goes beyond the enrolment (登记入学) procedure. The capable staff were very helpful with official documents, the residence permit and other procedural issues. In advance of my arrival, they had provided me with practical information and guidance, including lists of student residences and particular rooms I could rent. Upon arrival, we were properly guided through well-organised orientation days (迎新日), informative meetings, and advanced language courses.

As I progressed with my studies, I greatly appreciated courses and classes being interactive and not purely theoretical, with opportunities for written essay assignments, educational trips and conferences. The majority of courses were taught in French while only a few were offered in English. The professors were highly respected in their field.

I would describe Geneva as a relatively small “metropolis” — an international business centre, where so many global organisations operate. Yet, despite all this business activity, Geneva remains human‑scaled and friendly to its inhabitants (居民) who, any time and only by travelling a short distance, may easily benefit from calm open areas and the incomparable lakefront. The quality of life and the vast professional and academic activities attract a great number of foreigners who come for work or studies. Personally, I had the opportunity to gain a lot of professional experience in my area of interest.

1. How did the author feel about socialising less with her compatriots?

A．It annoyed her intensely.

B．It saved much of her precious time.

C．It contributed to her foreign language learning.

D．It prevented her developing interpersonal skills.

2. What can we learn about UNIGE’s administration staff?

A．They carried out work with an inflexible attitude.

B．They focused entirely on student residence permits.

C．They helped and supported students wholeheartedly.

D．They taught international students language courses.

3. What can be learned about Geneva?

A．It is a thickly populated city.

B．It has a highly varied geography.

C．It has a fiercely competitive business atmosphere.

D．It is resident-friendly with an international character.

10 . Towards the end of high school, one of my best friends and I had a fight. She told me I had no common sense, I replied that she was childish, and in a matter of minutes, we went from inseparable to very separate.

We didn’t speak for most of our senior year. We both found other friends, avoiding each other like the plague (瘟疫). A few months after graduation, I learned that she was having some trouble. I sent her a message: “I’m still here, if you ever need me.” She replied shortly after. We reunited, and thus ended our friendship break.

Friendship breakups aren’t all that uncommon. People grow apart and fight. But friendship breaks are a different story. While they’re often healthy, sometimes, they’re also tough to control. Sometimes, like in my case, they happen suddenly and with zero intentions to reunite. In other situations, they’re more of a slow burn.

Katie, 33, says she took a break from her best college friend after a few tense exchanges, like when the friend pressured Katie—then a graduate student on a tight budget—to go on an international trip. “We’d probably been friends for ten years at the time of the break,” Katie says. “I felt that the relationship had stopped being enjoyable.” For four years, she and her friend sent only the occasional text messages. Then, a year and a half ago, the two women happened to move to the same town. “She asked whether I would like to meet,” Katie says, “and we took it slowly, speaking on the phone and going for lunches and a few nights out.”

Once you reconnect, you may find that your friendship is totally different, for better or for worse. “A friendship break allows both friends to reassess the situation and see if they miss each other during the cooling-off period,” says sociologist Jan Yager. “When they do reconnect, it might be with a new perspective.”

1. Why did the author break up with her friend?

A．Because they had a big argument.

B．Because her friend befriended other students.

C．Because her friend avoided the author purposely.

D．Because they got bored with playing with each other.

2. Why did the author send her friend a message?

A．She wanted to share her story.	B．She intended to visit her.
C．She still cared about her.	D．She needed her help.

3. What do we know about Katie and her friend?

A．They have been friends for over ten years.

B．They rebuilt their friendship gradually.

C．They were eager to fix the broken friendship.

D．They lost touch with each other after graduation.

4. What’s Jan Yager’s opinion of the friendship break?

A．It will harm friendship in the long run.

B．It is a necessary part of friendship.

C．It usually results in reconnection.

D．It is a time for reflection.