1 . You should see the photo. I'm sitting in red dirt, wearing an ugly purple T-shirt. My hair is wet with sweat. Flies buzz around my head. I'm on a school trip with 20 parents and 20 kids.

It was an odd choice for a holiday. I like sitting by the pool with a cola, not flies and frogs. I like being alone and quiet, not a busload of kids. I like freshly washed sheets, not dry-looking blankets.

But here's the thing about that photo: I am smiling!

The trip sounded good when I signed up. Guides would take us into the heart of the place, and I would see a new part of Australia, learn about local culture and bond with my youngest daughter. I would also bond with 40 strangers.

In Darwin, we got onto a bus. The kids were loud and I hated making small talk. But later, when I looked out at the vast, empty land, I was surprised at and moved by its beauty. At a national park, we enjoyed a natural swimming hole. Kids and parents had a great time. Then we got to the outback. The cabin(小屋) I shared with my daughter was a brick cell, full of geckos and crickets, but too dark to see them. On our last night, a water pipe broke. We awoke to a mess. Usually, I would have complained and asked for a refund, but it just seemed normal to be dirty It didn't matter. Indeed, it was impossible to say clean. We were hiking in red dirt with temperatures of 35 degree. Sill, I felt a kind of energy I hadn't experienced in years.

I love that photo of me in the dirt. I look messy, but also happy. Sometimes, it's another way of traveling .There is beautiful scenery .There is dirt. There is always someone to talk to, someone to laugh with.

1. What were the author's usual trips like according to the article ?

A．Cheap.

B．Adventurous.

C．Comfortable.

D．Crowded.

2. What do we know about the author's trip with her daughter?

A．Their living conditions were fairly poor during the whole trip.

B．Their journey was relaxing without too much sightseeing.

C．The scenery on the trip disappointed them to some degree.

D．The parents seemed to enjoy themselves more than their children.

3. How did the author feel during the later part of the trip?

A．Impatient.

B．Delighted.

C．. Disappointed.

D．Exhausted.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．It's important to choose your trip wisely.	B．It's beneficial to travel with your children.
C．It's worthwhile to step out of your usual experience.	D．It's advantageous to travel different places.

2 . Have you ever wanted to make a phone call but you couldn't? Perhaps because there is no signal.Or because you've left your mobile at home.Or because your battery has gone dead.It's frustrating, right? So far no one has found a solution to the problem of not receiving a signal, but now BIpho Phones have just brought out their latest invention—a mobile phone that is always with you and never runs out of energy.

The Permaphone is a telephone implant(植入物).The receiver sits behind your ear, the microphone is in the tip of your nose and the flexible touch screen is under a layer of completely transparent(透明的) artificial skin on the inside of your wrist.All you need is a quick visit to a hospital for a simple operation and then you are your mobile—a walking talking telephone.It gets its power from your body.Every time you move, you produce kinetic(运动的） energy.The Permaphone captures this energy and so never goes dead.

The operation took only five minutes and was completely painless and since I left the hospital I've been experimenting with my new phone implant.After a day or two it feels perfectly natural: just like a part of my body.It's so simple to switch the phone on and off, to turn the volume(音量) up or down and to access all the functions.

So are phone implants the future of mobile phone technology? Well, maybe.However, there are some drawbacks too.For example, when you have a cold it may not be very convenient to have the microphone in your nose.And although Blpho say it is completely waterproof, I wonder how confident you would feel when you go swimming with your Permaphone.And finally, one more question that they haven't answered yet: do you need to go back to hospital for another operation every time you want to update your phone?

1. Why does the author say the Permaphone can be always with you?

A．Because it never goes dead.

B．Because it will never break down.

C．Because it can always receive signals.

D．Because it is inseparable from your body.

2. To use a Permaphone, what should users do at first?

A．Be in very good health.

B．Have a simple operation.

C．Walk as fast as possible.

D．Update their old phone.

3. What is a feature of the Permaphone?

A．It's ear-shaped.

B．It's self-updatable.

C．It's simplicity itself.

D．It's battery-powered.

4. How does the author feel about going swimming with his Permaphone?

A．He is a bit worried.

B．He is very doubtful.

C．He is quite confident.

D．He is filled with expectation.

3 . A US girl's dream to end poverty started with a walk down a street in downtown Fresno in California, US. Kaitlin Riffel was visiting her father at work -the Fresno Rescue Mission, a shelter for the homeless and those in need.

"I never realized there were people in the world who didn't have a home or food before," recalled Kaitlin, who is now 16. "I knew there was something I had to do about that." At age 8. she started raising money to build a playground at Rescue the Children, an organization in Fresno for women and children in need. "It took me two years, but my sisters and I raised S365（2,520vuan）," Kaitlin said. “We started small. We knew we wanted to do something to make a difference."

The amount jumped to $80,000 the following year after the girls worked with friends, and the playground was built in 2013. It inspired Kaitlin to found Kids on a Mission, a kid-powered nonprofit organization that has helped hundreds of people living in poverty in the US and abroad.

The work overseas started when Kaitlin, then 13, visited El Salvador in Central America. There, she saw people starving and families living in shelters made of cardboard. "The rooms were smaller than my bedroom, but there would be eight people living in each one," Kaitlin recalled. "We also got to see the rivers that these people were drinking out of, and the water was dirty."

Providing clean drinking water for people living in poverty is now a focus for Kids on a Mission. Children and adult volunteers dig wells and also help orphans（孤儿）by providing food and clothes.

Kids on a Mission is giving children larger leadership roles within the organization. Now that Kaitlin is a junior in high school, she may not play as big of a role in the organization if she moves away for college.

"This young lady just understands that by giving and having a huge heart, she's not only changing the hearts of people in this community, but she's changing the world," said Jim Yovino, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Kaitlin was inspired to help the poor when she worked at her father's organization.

B．Kaitlin succeeded in raising enough money for a playground with other people's help.

C．It took Kaitlin and her sister two years to raise $80,000 for Rescue the Children.

D．Kaitlin started volunteering at Rescue the Children when she was 8 years old.

2. What can we learn about Kids on a Mission?

A．It was founded by Kaitlin and her sister in 2013.

B．It is a nonprofit organization aiming to end poverty in the US.

C．Only children from Kaitlin's community can join in it.

D．It is now focusing on providing clean drinking water to the poor.

3. According to the passage, Kaitlin________.

A．will continue to lead Kids on a Mission when in college

B．is now working on improving her leadership skill:

C．has a good effect on people in her community

D．has received much financial support for her work from her family

4. The article is mainly written to________.

A．call on readers to help people in need

B．introduce the work of Kids on a Mission

C．show that everyone can make a difference

D．share Kaitlin's story of helping the poor

4 . Delivering medical supplies to hard-to-reach places has been an issue for years. Worldwide, more than two billion people lack access to essential life-saving supplies, such as blood and vaccines（疫苗）. In the African nation of Rwanda, for example, several remote health clinics do not have sufficient quantities of blood and other healthcare products. A company called Zipline is trying to address this problem. It uses drones（无人机）to transport medical supplies around Rwanda. A drone can now deliver medicine in 30 minutes.

Drones are also assisting emergency organizations after natural disasters. In 2015, for example, a powerful hurricane destroyed thousands of buildings in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. Around 75,000 people lost their homes, and at least 15 died. After the storm, drones photographed the damage. These surveys helped emergency workers assess the situation quickly and answer important questions: Which areas were hardest hit? Were crops damaged? What roads were affected?

Drones are also helping to protect wildlife populations in parts of Africa and Asia. Every year, poachers（偷猎者） kill thousands of elephants, rhinos, and other endangered animals. To stop them; the environmental organization World Wildlife Fund is using drones to find where poachers are hiding and if they are carrying weapons. Equipped with infrared video cameras, drones can easily identify people and animals at night. These drones are not only helpful, they are affordable.

As well as finding poachers, drones can be used to track animals. Scientists at Liverpool John Moores University （LJMU）plan to employ drones for an ambitious conservation project: documenting the world's wildlife. The long-term project will start with scientific surveys of animal populations. And animal species can then be identified using special software.

Ironically（讽刺地）, a tool originally created for military use is increasingly being used to save lives instead of taking then. Drones have the potential to provide solutions that will benefit both humans and animals.

1. What does the text focus on?

A．Importance of saving lives.

B．Development of drones.

C．Applications of drones.

D．Ways to protect animals.

2. What can drones be used for according to Paragraph 2?

A．Helping predict disasters.

B．Providing data for evaluation.

C．Organizing emergency workers.

D．Reporting local weather.

3. What do the scientists at LJMU intend to do?

A．Track poachers.

B．Design new practical drones.

C．Record wild animals in detail.

D．Develop an assessing software.

4. What can be inferred about drones?

A．They need to be fitted with video cameras.

B．They are unavailable to ordinary people.

C．They should be limited to military use.

D．They have a promising prospect.

5 . Please take a few seconds and think of your personal biggest goal. Imagine telling someone you meet today what you’re going to do. Imagine their congratulations and their high image of you. Doesn't it feel good to say it out loud? Don’t you feel one step closer already? Well, bad news: you should have kept your mouth shut, because that good feeling will make you less likely to do it.

Any time you have a goal, there is some work that needs to be done to achieve it. Ideally, you would not be satisfied until you’d actually done the work. But when you tell someone your goal and he acknowledges it, psychologists have found it's called a "social reality". The mind is kind of tricked into a feeling that it's already done. And then. because you’ve felt that satisfaction. you’re less motivated to do the actual and necessary hard work. This goes against the traditional wisdom that we should tell our friends our goals, right?

In 1982, Peter Gollwitzer, a professor of psychology, wrote a whole book about this. And in 2009, he did some new tests, which were published. It goes like this: 163 people across four separate tests—everyone wrote down their personal goal. Then half of them announced their commitment to this goal to the room, and half didn't. Then everyone was given 45 minutes of work that would directly lead them towards their goal, but they were told that they could stop at any time. Finally, those who kept their mouths shut worked the entire 45 minutes on average, and when asked afterwards, said they felt they had a long way to go to achieve their goal. But those who had announced it quit after only 33 minutes on average, and when asked afterwards, said that they felt much closer to achieving their goal.

1. What do the words "social reality" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Necessary hard work.	B．Completion of a goal
C．A sense of satisfaction.	D．People’s judgement.

2. What does Peter Gollwitzer try to tell us?

A．Writing down the goal is very helpful.

B．Achieving the personal goal needs more time.

C．Keeping the goal secret makes people work harder.

D．Making the goal public makes people less satisfied.

3. How did Peter Gollwitzer prove his idea about people's goal?

A．By giving figures.	B．By giving examples.
C．By making a survey.	D．By making comparison tests

4. What will probably happen if you tell your friends your goal?

A．You'll be more confident

B．You will not gain satisfaction.

C．You'll be less likely to realize it.

D．You'll be much more motivated.

6 . We were driving along a road in the middle of nowhere,a few trees on each side, mountains in the distance. There hadn’t been a town for ages and no road signs except one with “Bungee Jumping, 5km” on it, and an arrow pointing to the left.

We drove on for what seemed much more than five kilometers to me. Then we heard people shouting and laughing. We pulled over and walked to where the noise and people were. In the middle of a bridge were a big group of kids who were all leaning over and looking down into the ditch, shouting and laughing. Another person was hanging from a long piece of elastic rope in the middle of the ditch He was screaming like mad. The other people slowly pulled him up to the bridge. As the guy come to the top he looked scared and shocked, but also very, very happy.

Seeing your sparkling eyes, I knew what you were thinking —“Let’s try it, Daddy!” — But I didn’t want to. “Danger!!! Damage to internal organs! Damage to your eyes! You can get tangled up in the rope! What happens if the rope breaks? Who knows who these people are? Have you any idea how far away from a hospital we are?” But then I remembered how I felt when I used to take a bike without brakes and go down a big hill on it as kid myself. Eventually I bit my tongue before all those rushed out.

I breathed in, closed my eyes, and jumped, thinking I was going forever and wondered when I would stop. But it felt great. I felt sacred and thrilled and alive. Yes, it was dangerous, and thrilling. But the most exciting, thrilling, and wonderful thing of all was seeing your smiling face as I came back up to the bridge.

1. Why was the “bungee Jumping” sign mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A．To lead to the following experience.	B．To arouse readers’ curiosity.
C．To explain what bungee is.	D．To show he was careful enough.

2. What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A．We aimed to find the place of bungee jumping.

B．Kids on the bridge were too frightened to bungee.

C．The man performing the bungee jumping was mad.

D．People there had great fun through bungee jumping.

3. What does the underlined part “I bit my tongue” mean?

A．I couldn’t help speaking out my worries.

B．I held back those thoughts and kept silent.

C．I tried to stop my son trying the dangerous activity.

D．I was so anxious that I hurt my tongue with my teeth.

4. We can infer from the last paragraph that the author _______

A．realized bungee was an really exciting activity.

B．felt happy to perform the bungee.

C．realized what true love was for his son.

D．was regretful for performing bungee.

7 . Perhaps you have ever heard the saying: Change is the only constant. Everyone, without doubt, goes through changes in their life, whether it is a physical state of aging or a mental state of emotional maturity. However, some are afraid to make the conscious decision to move or they think it's too late to have a fresh start.

I have a friend named Jack. At the age of 37, he is a Senior Manager at one of the Big Four. He has a great salary, owns his own apartment and enjoys the fine things in life, but not without the heavy burdens that his job brings. On the surface, it looks like he has got life figured out. Yet when I once asked if he was happy with his work, he answered that he some- times wished to quit his job to do something less stressful. But he’d become accustomed to this lifestyle and felt that it would be too late to give it up to achieve a new ambition.

For him, the risks are too high, so whether he can't abide his present job or not, he has to choose to suck it up. You might have come to a similar situation as Jack’s or you might be a Jack. You're now facing a wall. No matter what it is—the stress of your job or the terrible feeling, it’s time that you had to decide whether you'll tear down that wall or continue to let it enclose you. I suggest pushing back the boundaries and breaking the fixed patterns. Why do you feel it's too late to start over? That is simply because you're comparing yourself with others—younger or more successful individuals. In fact, you should compare yourself with the older version of you.

Don't become that person who lets life pass by only to regret it when you are making your way into old age. Don't let your life plateau（停滞不前）and waste away in the daily chores. Don't give up the potential you still have hidden and be locked away by your current state. Now, you’d better bravely start going after the things you want to do, without abandoning your dreams, ambitions and responsibilities.

1. What kind of people does Jack represent according to the author?

A．Those leading a happy life.

B．Those having an easeful career.

C．Those thinking it's too late to change.

D．Those having a high ambition to work.

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

A．Value.

B．Recommend.

C．Understand.

D．Tolerate.

3. What does the author advise us not to do?

A．Let life stand still.

B．Enjoy the present job.

C．Have a small goal in life.

D．Consider ourselves as a failure.

4. Which is the best title for the text?

A．Everyone Can Meet a Jack

B．Don't Try to Control Yourself

C．Never Think Change Is Too Late

D．You Should Make Alteration Earlier

8 . Australia's government has promised to pay “whatever it takes” to help communities recover from ongoing wildfires. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday an additional $1.4 billion in government aid for recovery efforts. Officials had already promised tens of millions of dollars to help rebuild from the fires.

About 200 wildfires have burned more than 6 million hectares of land in the southern Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. At least 24 people have been killed. More than 2,000 homes have been destroyed by the fires.

The government assistance is to be used to help rebuild towns and repair infrastructure damaged by the fires. Morrison said the military was now attempting to get food, fuel and water to burned­out communities. Engineers were working to reopen roads and resupply evacuation centres.

Dry conditions and strong winds fed more than 135 fires burning across New South Wales. The fires hit earlier than usual this year after a severe lack of rain led to Australia's hottest and driest year on record. Scientists partly blame global warming caused by human activity for creating a high fire danger.

On Monday, rain and cooler temperatures provided a short break to some communities battling the wildfires. But the rain also made it more difficult for fire crews attempting to carry out controlled burning operations. The latest weather was welcomed in Victoria state. However, at least 20 centimeters of rain would be needed to put out the fires. That is about 20 times the amount of rain that fell during the past day.

Drier conditions and higher temperatures were expected to return to the area later this week. “We've got big fire danger coming our way toward the end of this week，” Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said. “We are by no means out of this. And the next few days, and indeed the next few months, are going to be challenging.”

1. What does the underlined word “fed” in paragraph 4 probably refer to?

A．Contributed to.	B．Provided.
C．Raised.	D．Influenced.

2. What is the attitude of Daniel Andrews towards the fire control?

A．Promising.	B．Positive.
C．Doubtful.	D．Concerned.

3. Which of the following is not the factor that leads to wildfires?

A．Winds.

B．Lack of proper preventive measures.

C．Lack of rain.

D．Human activities.

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The military was now trying to reopen roads and build shelters for those affected.

B．The rainfall amount was far from adequate to control fires.

C．The weather promises to cool down in the following days.

D．A total of $1.4 billion in government aid has been used for recovery efforts.

9 . Seventy-three-year-old Gary selected his food in Value Mart more carefully than NASA chose its candidates for the space shuttle. Skim milk was $2.99, on sale from $3.49; white bread, 89 cents with a discount; table salt, 99 cents, 20 cents off the regular price. Leaving the cashier(收银员), he estimated that he had saved 80 cents today. He was pleased that he had got good value for his money again.

At the exit, the cold wind reminded him of his gloves. “Now where are they?” Not in the coat pockets. Not in the grocery bag either. The worried man made a thorough search of all his pockets, again including the grocery bag. Now he was sure they must have been dropped somewhere inside the store.

Old Gary had bought the black gloves at a 25% discount ten years ago. His quick decision to buy the expensive gloves turned out to be a good one, which even promoted his social status on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him enviously. Losing this favorite possession was almost like losing a child to him.

Gary re-entered the store with long steps. He followed the same route he had walked before. There were all open passages and it did not take long to be convinced that the gloves were not in sight.

“Society has changed, people have changed”, he murmured to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Not any more!”

On his way out, he went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves. She asked him what colour they were, and when he said “black”, there came a disappointing answer. He took his time now, finally walking out of the store.

Back home, Gary was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do without a pair of gloves. He was very upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.

After a month, Gary decided to buy another leather pair. Before boarding the subway, he stepped into Value Mart again to see if by any chance his gloves had been returned to the lost and found office. “What colour are they?” the woman in the office asked again. “Black,” he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of men’s leather gloves. “Are they?”

“Yes! Those are mine!” Gary exclaimed, his eyes glowing with joy.

1. According to the passage, Gary thought his buying the gloves to be ______.

A．unnecessary.

B．wise.

C．hot-headed.

D．adventurous.

2. What can we infer about Gary?

A．He is not wealthy.

B．He is particular about food.

C．He holds a pessimistic attitude towards life.

D．He doesn’t get along well with his neighborhood

3. In Gary’s opinion, why couldn’t he recover his gloves at first?

A．He was not careful enough.	B．The cashier forgot to return his gloves.
C．A customer took his gloves by mistake.	D．Someone picked up his gloves and kept them on purpose.

4. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Searching for gloves.	B．The stolen gloves returned.
C．Declining moral standards	D．A forgetful but stubborn old man.

10 . The year 2019 saw the deaths of people who changed culture through art, politics and tireless hard work.It also witnessed tragedy, in talent struck down in its youth.

Elijah E. Cummings

In 2019, the United States lost a major civil rights leader. Elijah E. Cummings was born the son of a poor farmer. A school official once told young Cummings he would never become a lawyer because he was too slow to learn and spoke poorly. He refused to believe that. Cummings not only gained an education in law, but went on to become an influential congressman and champion of civil rights. Cummings died in October. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1996.

Toni Morrison

The death of writer Toni Morrison in August left a huge hole in the publishing world. The 88­year­old was a leader of modern American literature. She was also seen as an artistic guide to many young writers. Morrison wrote books that explored the inhumanity of racism and other discrimination. In 1993, she became the first black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2012, she was awarded one of the country's highest civilian honors, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her most famous books include TheBluestEye, Beloved and AMercy.

Alexei Leonov

Among those in the scientific world who died in 2019 was a cosmonaut, Alexei Leonov, the first person to walk in space. Leonov, who died in October, stepped out of a spaceship in 1965 and spent 12 minutes floating above Earth.He later described how he saw the stars that day: “They were everywhere，” he said, “up above, down below, to the left, to the right. I can still hear my breath and my heartbeat in that silence.”

Wallace Smith Broecker

American Scientist Wallace Smith Broecker, died in February. Broecker brought “global warming” into common use with a 1975 report that predicted rising carbon dioxide levels would lead to the warming of the planet. He was among the first people to warn about the dangers of climate change.

1. According to the passage, who was the first to die in the four figures?

A．Elijah E. Cummings.

B．Toni Morrison.

C．Alexei Leonov.

D．Wallace Smith Broecker.

2. Which of the following word can best describe Elijah E. Cummings?

A．Self­centred.	B．Confident.
C．Modest.	D．Stubborn.

3. What did Wallace Smith Broecker and Alexei Leonov have in common?

A．They both made achievements in science.

B．They both came from a poor family.

C．They both won the highest civilian honor.

D．They were both influential in politics.