Phew! I'm so glad the day is over. I'm really tired, but my first day at school went well.
First of all, we met outside the school building.I was very nervous because my primary school only had 300 pupils but in the middle school there are about 1,300.What a difference! The older pupils are really big.I felt so small waiting there in front of the school.
The head teacher came out and told us to go into the school hall.Then he called our names out to tell us which class we were in. My class teacher is called Mrs. Black. She took us to our classroom.It's on the 5th floor.We aren't allowed to use the lift! I couldn't believe it.
We spent all morning with Mrs.Black looking at our timetables.Everyone in the school had a different timetable.I'm worried that I'll forget my timetable and go to the wrong room.
Lunchtime was OK. I had salad, fish and fruit, which was quite good, and then I went to play football with some of the other boys. They were all friendly and I don't think it will take me long to make friends.
After lunch we started lessons. I had maths and then history, where we started to learn about ancient Greece.That looked interesting.I have to do some homework tonight to find out how the ancient Greek people lived, so I'm going to do an Internet search and look it up in the library.
So far so good.I am quite looking forward to tomorrow, even though I've got science. I hate science!
Yours,
Jason
1. Why did the head teacher come?
| A．To give the pupils a timetable. | B．To tell the pupils which class they were in. |
| C．To show the pupils how to use the lift. | D．To take the pupils to their classrooms. |
a．Jason looked at his timetable. b．Jason went to the school hall.
c．Jason started his lessons. d．Jason played football with some boys.
| A．c a b d | B．a c b d | C．b c a d | D．b a d c |
| A．Jason didn't realize the new school was smaller than his primary school. |
| B．Jason was lucky enough to have someone else in the same class. |
| C．Jason thought it unbelievable, for they are not allowed to use the lift. |
| D．Jason didn't think the boys were friendly when playing football. |
| A．Terrible. | B．Disappointed. | C．Worried. | D．Good. |
2 . The China Opera Festival 2017 is set to open in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Dec 16. Since 2011, the Ministry of Culture, supported by local governments, has hosted two opera festivals in Fujian and Hubei provinces. Works such as Tulou, Red River Valley, and Suwu of the Han Dynasty were spoken highly of by both journalists and viewers.
During this year’s festival, 23 opera works — the highest number to date — from all around the country will be performed not only in Nanjing, but also in other cities in Jiangsu such as Xuzhou and Yixing. Free lectures about the opera works will also be given.
Among the 23 operas, there are works based on real-life events, the Chinese development, historical heroes and events, and also Western operas.
Modern Chinese opera works will be one of the highlights of this year’s festival. Eight such works will be performed during the festival.
In addition, to allow more people have chance to admire to the operas, the prices of tickets have been set from the lowest 20 yuan up to a maximum of 120 yuan. More than 60 percent of the tickets will be priced under 60 yuan.
1. What is the opera watchers’ attitude towards the festival?| A．Fond. | B．Grateful. | C．Frightened. | D．Concerned. |
| A．Historical heroes and events. | B．Twenty-three real-life events. |
| C．Free lectures about the opera. | D．Modern Chinese opera works. |
| A．20 yuan. | B．60 yuan. | C．72 yuan. | D．120 yuan. |
3 . If there is one piece of advice I have for people today to experience more joy in life, it is to travel more. Making the journey out to somewhere you’ve never gone before with an open schedule, to let life show you what are waiting for you.
As Danny Kaye once said, to travel is to take a journey into yourself. As you travel you get close to more new people, cultures, and lifestyles than those in your homeland all the time. With all the newness in your life, you’re also opened to new thoughts, ways of seeing the world and living.
Saint Augustine said “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” When you travel, you may realize how kind and friendly strangers can be. Beyond that, you have the whole world to learn about with every place you discovered, every person you met and every culture you experienced.
Tim Cahill claimed that a journey is best measured (测量) in friends, rather than miles. One of the first things you can learn from traveling is how easy it is to make friends. Something magical happens when they’re open to express themselves without feeling judged. That’s how you can become best friends with people when you’ve only known them for a few hours.
Helen Keller thought that life is either a brave adventure or nothing. Life is a wonderful gift. You can experience it and take action from now rather than say “I wish I had”, so you can say “I’m glad I did”.
1. The purpose for the author to write this text is to ______.| A．talk about his travel experience |
| B．explain the benefits of traveling |
| C．give advice about how to travel |
| D．introduce some famous travelers |
| A．increase your chances of reading books |
| B．encourage you to make many new friends |
| C．help you know more about your inner heart |
| D．ensure you feel your whole life is worth living |
| A．You can realize how friendly strangers are. |
| B．You can measure people’s features carefully. |
| C．You can perform magic tricks during the trip. |
| D．You can express your true self to other people. |
| A．supportive. | B．curious. | C．patient. | D．doubtful. |
4 . As is known to us all, since Tik Tok appeared in September 2016 then it has become very popular. Tik Tok is a network program designed to make short music videos. Actually, Tik Tok is also thought as a short music club which is mainly welcomed by young people. Users can choose their favorite song and match it with short videos to form their own work.
On the software, people can share their life. They can communicate with someone who has the same interest and get to know some exciting things and amazing places. So more than 100 million people click Tik Tok every day. It is not only popular in China, but also in foreign countries, such as Japan, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and so on. By chance, it also lets more people know something about Chinese culture. We can find Chinese songs, clothes, paintings in Tik Tok, so it is really a good opportunity for us to have cultural communication.
However, every coin has two sides. Since Tik Tok is so popular, some people used it to spread bad information, which led to terrible results. Certainly, those people were punished by the government, and someone can’t even use it any more. So when we use the Internet, we must take responsibility for our behaviors.
On July 26, 2018, Tik Tok announced to start a program — “Sunflower Program”. The aim is to protect the young people and make sure they can grow up healthily. With the development of science and technology, the Internet plays an important role in our life. We should make good use of it and let it become a good helper to us.
1. Why is Tik Tok so popular?| A．Users can meet each other in a club. |
| B．Users can enjoy its different functions. |
| C．Users can create their favorite music online. |
| D．Users can just share their life with foreigners. |
| A．it gets much more users |
| B．it spreads Chinese culture |
| C．it makes a great deal of money |
| D．it helps people become famous |
| A．Tik Tok has some bad effects |
| B．Tik Tok costs users many coins |
| C．Tik Tok brings a lot of advantages |
| D．Tik Tok shares two kinds of cultures |
| A．the importance of the network program. |
| B．the obvious shortcomings of the Internet. |
| C．the proper use of Tik Tok for young people. |
| D．the popularity of Tik Tok at home and abroad. |
5 . Don’t just learn languages, fall in love with them! Language learning couldn’t be more fun and easy than with free mobile apps.
Google Translate
Most language learning apps teach you a language through exercises, while Google Translate simply tells you how to write and speak anything you run through it. This language learning app can also translate even when you don’t have an Internet connection (just be sure to download the language pack ahead of time).
Works With: iOS, Android, Web
AccellaStudy Essential Apps
AccellaStudy is extremely simple to use, and supports offline use. Different methods of learning are included in these apps, such as flash cards, audio quizzes, spaced repetition, and others. A hands-free mode is perfect if you’re driving, so you can learn without looking at your device.
Works With: iOS
Busuu
Busuu provides an app that’s easy to use and is convenient in how you work with the courses. Just choose a supported language you’d like to learn, log in, and then decide where in the course you’d like to start—Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper, or Travel.
Works With: iOS, Android, Web
Pimsleur
Interactive mobile apps are great when you can spare the attention of your eyeballs and fingers, but what if you have an idea of learning while driving or walking the dog? For that, there’s Pimsleur. It’s designed in a way that really makes you think and work hard to build your language skills.
Works With: iOS, Android, Web
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1. Which app might cost user’s money?| A．Busuu | B．Pimsleur |
| C．Google Translate | D．AccellaStudy Essential Apps |
| A．translating anything you run through apps |
| B．downloading the language pack ahead of time |
| C．logging in Busuu and choosing the suitable course |
| D．keeping on learning while driving or walking the dog |
| A．A language text book | B．A science magazine |
| C．An entertainment newspaper | D．An information website |
6 . We don’t know how different our life will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.
At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will make new friends through the Internet—even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today—we will feel a little lonely.
Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050.For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.
Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will use solar-powered cars, which will be much cleaner.
We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in better condition.
Although we can’t predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future；we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather hope about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.
1. Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?| A．Because the number of people will become much smaller. |
| B．Because there will be less face-to-face communication. |
| C．Because people won’t like making friends with each other. |
| D．Because people won’t communicate with each other much often. |
| A．computers will do all the things for human beings |
| B．how people will use computers to communicate with each other |
| C．machines like computers and robots will help people a lot |
| D．how people will use robots to do the housework |
| A．How people will communicate in the year 2050. |
| B．What our life will be like in the year 2050. |
| C．How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050. |
| D．What high technology will appear in the year 2050. |
7 . If you’re planning on travelling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.
First of all, always check and doublecheck departure(出发) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.
The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I flew there from London via Dallas, with very little time to change planes in between. I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.
“Listen! I only take real money!” the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was very embarrassing.
The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.
1. According to the passage, it’s obvious that ________．| A．the author learns some rules of travelling from his own experience |
| B．the author doesn’t plan his trips or journeys carefully |
| C．Englishmen like to wear heavy suits wherever they travel |
| D．the American taxi driver never travels to England |
| A．Where you will go. | B．When you will leave. |
| C．How you will travel. | D．Whom you will go with. |
| A．London. | B．Manchester. | C．Dallas. | D．Tulsa. |
| A．The author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations. |
| B．You should remember to take credit cards when travelling. |
| C．You should know more about the weather of the place you’ll visit. |
| D．You should take enough change when you travel to another country. |
8 . In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fairweather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck，but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character，especially understanding, honesty and reliability(可靠)．
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor，he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding，I know I’ve found a friend!
1. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?| A．Understanding. | B．Honesty. | C．Reliability. | D．A sense of humor. |
| A．they will give you all that they have when you need help |
| B．you will be refused when you get into trouble |
| C．you can be sure that you get real friends |
| D．you will become rich |
| A．the qualities of a friend |
| B．where to choose friends |
| C．how to get along with friends |
| D．the importance of having a friend |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
9 . Thirteen years ago, the Planet Earth wildlife documentary took us all on an amazing journey. We went from deep rainforests to the bottom of the ocean. Now a new one ,Our Planet, will let us see different animals and the influence of humans on the natural world. The documentary covers 50 countries and areas. It took more than four years to produce it.
With the latest 4K video technology, the show allows people a wonderful new look at nature. "People are given a chance to better get themselves into the lives of the animals” said Fothergill, one of the show s producers.
Besides showing Earth’s beauty, the documentary also talks about the planet's climate conditions. "Our Planet is here to say,' The planet is dying, and we're killing it.’" Fothergill said. In one sad scene, hundreds of walruses(海象)，half-blind when out of the water, fall down a rock and suffer a painful death on the beach below. It shows how the climate conditions have influenced their natural habitat and explains why they've been forced to find the safe place on the rocks.
But the documentary is not all about sadness. It also talks about success stories, such as the ones of tigers. These animals are saved and live happily thanks to international agreements on environmental protection.
Asking more people to take action in protecting our planet is the final goal of the new documentary. What we do in the next 20 years will decide the future of all life on Earth.
1. What's the documentary Our Planet about?| A．The relationship between the climate conditions human activities. |
| B．Different animals and the influence of humans on the natural world. |
| C．The living conditions of walruses and tigers. |
| D．The beauty and customs of 50 countries and areas. |
| A．To explain what our goal is in the future. |
| B．To call for more people to protect our planet. |
| C．To tell us how the climate conditions influence animals. |
| D．To introduce international agreements on environmental protection. |
| A．It took a lot of time and efforts to make the documentary. |
| B．The documentary is popular in many countries and areas. |
| C．We should have a new look at the environmental protection. |
| D．Our goal in the future is getting along well with animals. |
| A．A novel | B．A dictionary | C．A storybook | D．A newspaper. |
10 . Nola (August 21, 1974—November 22, 2015) was a northern white rhino who lived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido, California. At her death, she was one of only four remaining northern white rhinos in the world. The other three lived in Kenya. World Rhino Day, held on September 2, is to raise awareness(意识) of the less than 30, 000 other rhinos left on Earth.
''Rhinos need our help today, not tomorrow,'' Nola's lead keeper Jane Kennedy said. ''Last year we lost over 1, 200 rhinos just in South Africa. If we continue to lose more than 1, 000 rhinos a year, in 10 to 20 years all the rhinos on the planet will be gone. ''
''Unfortunately, most animals are in danger of dying out because of humans,'' Kennedy says. ''Humans have either poached animals, or because there are over seven billion of us, we've taken up too much of the world's resources''. Poachers illegally hunt rhinos for their horns. They sell the horns for thousands of dollars per pound, to be used for art, jewelry, and decorations. Experts believe that one rhino is poached every eight hours.
In 1975, the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research started the Frozen Zoo, a program through which researchers have collected cell (细胞) samples from more than 8, 000 different types of animals, including the northern white rhino. Scientists hope that by studying the rhino cells, they will get greater understanding of it, and will find ways to increase its numbers.
Jane Kennedy describes World Rhino Day as a celebration of rhinos along with an awareness campaign for everybody across the world to know that rhinos need our help. ''At the San Diego Zoo, children and adults are welcome to visit and speak with zookeepers to learn about rhinos. But you don't have to live in San Diego to celebrate World Rhino Day. It is observed around the world, with zoos and wildlife parks holding special events and programs to teach people about rhinos, and enable them to see the animals up close. For more information, go to www. worldrhinoday. org.
1. What do we know about Nola?| A．It was a baby white rhino. |
| B．It was one of the last of its kind. |
| C．It lived with other northern white rhinos in Kenya. |
| D．It died on September 22 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. |
| A．The rhinos' uncertain future. |
| B．The rhinos' strange activities. |
| C．The limited natural resources. |
| D．The rare animals in South Africa. |
| A．Invent new kinds of animals. |
| B．Keep animals from dying out. |
| C．Prevent rhinos from being hunted. |
| D．Raise public awareness of rhinos. |
| A．To help people know more about animals. |
| B．To encourage people to protect rhinos. |
| C．To report special events in San Diego. |
| D．To introduce World Rhino Day. |
