2 . Bill Gates was born in 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. When he was young, he was good at science and maths. And he wanted to be a scientist.

Bill started to play with computers when he was 13. At that time, computers were very large machines. Once he was interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program with the old machine. Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. He developed the Basic Language for the first microcomputer. In his third year, he left Harvard. Bill began his company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought that the computer would be a very important tool in every office and in every home, so they began developing software for personal computers. They developed the software to make it easier for people to use computers.

In 1999, Bill wrote a book. In the book, he told people how computer technology could solve business problems in new ways. It was one of the best-sellers on The New York Times’ list. Bill Gates has many hobbies. He enjoyed reading very much. He also enjoys playing golf and bridge.

1. When did Bill begin to play with computers?

A．In 1968.	B．In 1966.
C．In 1965.	D．In 1972.

2. How old was Bill when he went to Harvard University?

A．17 years old.	B．18 years old.
C．19 years old.	D．20 years old.

3. Bill wrote a book about _________.

A．how to do unusual things

B．how to play computer games

C．how to work out a software program

D．how to solve business problems with the help of computers in new ways

4. Which of the following is true?

A．Bill Gates developed the Basic Language for the first microcomputer.

B．Bill Gates enjoys playing computer games.

C．Bill Gates wrote many science books.

D．Bill Gates books are on the top of best-sellers.

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

A Blessing From A Homeless Person

On the way back from work every evening, more often than not, there would be a homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway. He seemed to be in his late 40s, but was probably a little younger. Although wearing ill-fitting clothes and a mismatched pair of shoes, he seemed neither scruffy nor gloomy. With a huge grin highlighting his face, he always waved at every car and sometimes almost danced, which made the thick moustache appear “stylish” and even adorable.

Every day after work I would remember to gather any spare change, and put it aside to give him if I saw him. A feeling of joy would come over me every time I caught sight of him while coming down the ramp. He did have that effect. I’d quickly roll down my window and give him the coins. Occasionally the red light would be on for a minute and we would ask each other about our day. His answer would always be the same— “I’m blessed!” I knew what his answer was going to be every time, yet I would still ask just as if his words could work their magic on me. It amazed me that even in his situation of being homeless he was so positive, and his answer would always remind me how blessed I was: a single mother of four amazing kids, with a place to call home and a job to provide for my family.

One day I was called into my boss’s office and informed that I was being laid off due to the depressing economy. This came as a nasty shock for a single mother whose big family survived on this salary. A feeling of helplessness and grief engulfed me, then followed by endless worry. For the rest of that day, all I could think of was “How am I going to provide for my kids? How am I going to pay rent? And what am I going to do?”

注意：
1.续写词数应为 150 左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Needless to say, I was very sad and upset on my way home that day.

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You see that day he gave me more than a dollar bill; he taught me a valuable lesson.

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4 . Tired of standing in line? Wait a bit longer, and you may never have to again.

Amazon has opened 24 of its Amazon Go stores, which use cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to see what you’ve taken off shelves and charge you as you walk out. Some companies are closely copying Amazon’s approach to using Al-powered cameras fixed in ceilings. But others are trying an entirely different way to skip the checkout: smart shopping carts, companies have added cameras and sensors to the carts, and are using AI to tell what you’ve put in them. Customers pay by entering a credit card, or through an online payment system. When a customer exits the store, a green light on the shopping cart shows that their order is complete, and they’re charged.

The companies behind the smart carts, including Caper and Veeve, say it’s much easier to add technology to the shopping cart than to an entire store. Amazom’s Go stores rely on hundreds of cameras in the ceiling. The shelves also include sensors to tell when an item is removed. Ahmed Beshry, co-founder of Caper, believes the technology to run Go is too expensive to use in a large-format grocery store. Neither Caper nor Veeve have said how much their smart shopping carts will cost, making it difficult to compare the different formats. Shariq Siddiqui, CEO of Veeve, said, “We’re always happy when Amazon is doing something. They force retailers to get out of their old school thinking.”

Each time a business uses artificial intelligence and cameras, it raises questions about customers’ privacy and the effect on jobs. Beshry notes that the cameras in his shopping cart point down into the cart, so only a customer’s hand and part of their arm will be captured (拍摄) on camera.

1. What do we know about the smart shopping carts?

A．They are linked to the cameras fixed in the ceilings.

B．They are not able to recognize goods put in them.

C．They flash the green light when the order is finished.

D．They can tell customers where to find what they want.

2. What does Beshry think of the technology used in Amazon’s Go stores?

A．It may reduce the cost of running a store greatly.

B．It is likely to help retailers to think differently.

C．It has attracted many more retailers than before.

D．It costs much more than their shopping carts.

3. When it comes to AI and cameras, what makes the public worried most?

A．That goods in the stores may be more expensive.

B．That they can only buy goods online.

C．That somebody may know their privacy.

D．That they have to wait in a line for a longer time.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．The new technology improves retail sale.

B．Smart shopping carts will let you skip the line.

C．Al-powered cameras are used in retail stores.

D．Artificial intelligence affects the future of job market.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When Jane Austen wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a world most of us wouldn’t recognise. But today Austen’s books are in greater demand than ever. In the last 10 years, five of her six novels     1     (make) into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be     2     (best-seller).

Richard Jenkyns,     3     university professor of English at Oxford, argues that her novels still appeal     4     people because they focus on issues that are as relevant today as they were when she wrote them. Her novels are about women     5     (try) to find a perfect husband, but also explore issues surrounding     6     (marry), friendships and the family. The stories are fairly timeless about human interaction     7     we are all familiar with.

The     8     (famous) book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a love story about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy. They     9     (gradual) fall in love with each other, but still have to overcome the opposition from the family.

All of Austen’s books,     10     (accept) widely all over the world, work on different levels so people can take what they need from them, making them popular with both children and adults.

6 . 在成长的过程中，我们总是对未来的职业充满憧憧，近期你班将以“My Dream Career”为题举行演讲比赛。请你根据以下要求写一篇英语演讲稿，内容包括：
1. 你的理想职业；
2. 选择它的理由；
3. 实现的途径。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可根据内容要点适当发挥，以使行文连贯。

My Dream Career

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7 . Have you ever imagined that your simple T-shirt could cool you down by up to 5℃ on these hot summer days? Thanks to a recent discovery, the possibility is getting closer. While there are many alternatives that manage to keep the body warm, this amazing invention aims to offer real relief for those who are eager to feel comfortable and fresh in the outdoors on extremely hot days.

Its inventors, engineers Ma Yaoguang of Zhejiang University and Tao Guangming of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China, took a completely innovative approach. They designed a special textile (纺织物) that can absorb body heat and reemit (重发出) its energy into space as mid-infrared radiation (MIR). This textile cools both the objects and their surroundings through a technique that is known as radiative cooling. Science reveals. This means that even when it looks like you are wearing a regular shirt, you are actually wearing a device that works like a mirror.

Research conducted at Stanford University in 2017 had already managed to cool the wearer by 3℃, but this previous trial was limited. So researchers still need to test the new approach to determine how effectively the new fabric cools while the wearers are standing or walking, and not directly facing the sky, like in their trials. They also need to examine and measure how well it works when T-shirts are no in close contact with the skin.

Inventors Yaoguang and Guangming are now looking out for textile manufacturers and clothing brands that are interested in using their fabric. They estimate that the new material will increase clothing manufacturing costs by just 10 percent. “We can make it with mass production, which means everybody can get a T-shirt and the cost is basically the same as their old stuff,” Yaoguang said.

So if you are an athlete or simply someone that has to deal with the extremely high temperatures, be patient because your days of feeling hot and bothered may be coming to an end!

1. What is the purpose of the new invention?

A．To keep people warm.	B．To help beat the heat in hot weather.
C．To find out the wearers’ temperature.	D．To protect clothes from becoming wet.

2. How does the special product work?

A．By sending out absorbed heat.	B．By turning sunlight into energy.
C．By keeping heat out completely.	D．By using light colors to reflect sunlight.

3. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A．The invention needs further testing.	B．The studies in 2017 lack evidence.
C．The new textile has a good cooling effect.	D．The new textile applies to various situations.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards the invention?

A．Doubtful.

B．Objective.

C．Supportive.

D．Indifferent.

8 . Dark Sky Parks Around the World

Warrumbungle National Park

Situated in the central west slopes of New South Wales is Australia’s only dark sky park, Warrumbungle. The park has served as a dark sky park since July 2016. Its crystal-clear night skies and high altitude (海拔) make it a natural, educational and astronomical heritage site in the southern half of the earth. Tourists can use Australia’s largest optical telescope within the park boundaries to view the auroras (极光), the Milky Way and faint shooting stars.

Sark

Sark is a Channel Island near the coast of Normandy under the protection of the UK. It was the World’s First Dark Sky Island set up in January 2011. Its historical and cultural blend (交融) attracts over 40,000 tourists annually. With no motor vehicles and public lighting on the island, there is an exceptional view of the dark skies. A rich Milky Way is visible in the dark night skies from the shores of the island.

Pic du Midi de Bigorre

Pic du Midi de Bigorre in France was designated as a dark sky park in December 2013 making it the second largest dark sky park in the world. The park covers 3,112 square kilometres spread across the Pyrenees National Park and UNESCO’s World Heritage site, Pyrenees-Mont Perdu. The   park attracts over one hundred star watchers every year. The Observatory Midi-Pyrenees, which was built in 1870,is one of the world’s highest museums at a height of 2,877 metres above sea level.

Ramon Crater/Makhtesh Ramon

Ramon Crater is a unique1,100-square-kilometre nature reserve located in the Negev Desert in Israel. In 2017, Ramon Crater became the first designated dark sky park in the Middle East. Its location, rough climate and forbidding landscape that are characteristic of the Negev have largely defeated historical attempts for human settlement, making it a great place to view the night skies. Stargazers usually camp in the desert to have an uninterrupted view of the stars, planets and the Milky Way.

1. Which was the first to be designated as a dark sky park?

A．Sark.	B．Pic du Midi de Bigorre.
C．Warrumbungle National Park.	D．Ramon Crater / Makhtesh Ramon.

2. What can we NOT view at Warrumbungle National Park?

A．The auroras.	B．The planets.
C．The Milky Way.	D．Shooting stars.

3. What do we know about Ramon Crater from the passage?

A．It’s a natural heritage site.	B．It covers 3,112 square kilometres.
C．Its geographical conditions are tough.	D．It’s a great place for humans to settle in.

9 . 某英文读书网站“My Favourite Writer” 栏目正面向中学生征稿，请你写一篇英语稿件，推荐一位你最喜欢的作家。内容包括：
1.推荐的作家及作品；
2.推荐理由。
注意：词数80左右。

My Favourite Writer

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10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Zhang Zeduan’s timeless scroll (纸卷,卷轴) is a masterwork of Chinese art. The Qingming Scroll, which offers     1     important insight into life in China in the 12th century,     2     (measure)10.03 inches in height and 17.22 feet in width. Although the scroll is over eight hundred years old, it is in    3     (amaze) good condition. Housed in the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Qingming Scroll     4     (display) flat in a glass case now.

The scroll consists of three main sections, the first of     5     features crop fields, a river winding through the landscape and farmers hard at work,     6     (present) a peaceful scene of   rural life near Bianjing. Boats sailing in     7     out of Bianjing can be seen in the second section. The final section pictures hundreds of people from all walks of life, including butchers, hairdressers and government     8     (official). The     9     (combine) of these three sections gives the viewers an idea of what life was like for the people of Bianjing.

    10    first sight, the overall scene of life in the capital city appears peaceful and cheerful. However, if you observe the painting carefully, some serious political and social problems will be discovered.