1 . 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。

You’ve probably heard     1     Chinese culture is packed with: ancient and modern methods for staying fit. Baduanjin, which literally means Eight Pieces of Brocade, is     2     excellent traditional Chinese health maintenance Chi Kung. This style centers on breathing—by     3     (take) slow, deep breaths, it helps muscles relax and calms the mind as well.

Baduanjin, which originated in the Bei Song Dynasty has a history of more than 800 years. Over time it     4     (develop) into many different styles. There are a total of eight movements in Baduanjin, each with     5     (it) own characteristics and specific focus. The movements are very slow and intentional—each exercise is done about 3 times     6     moving onto the next exercise in the sequence.

Regular practice of Baduanjin is believed to bring numerous health     7     (benefit). The great advantage of Baduanjin lies in its accessibility. It doesn’t require much space or time and uses special breathing     8     concentration techniques to improve health. People of all ages and fitness levels can practice it without any special     9     (equip) or prior experience. Whether     10     (perform) in the park or the comfort of one’s home, Baduanjin provides gentle yet effective care for both body and mind.

2 . To start a business, my father moved our family from New Jersey to Massachusetts when I was seven years old. The ______ was especially hard on my mother, as it was the first time she had placed her hours away from her mother and sisters in her life.

Settled in our new home, my brothers and I were ______ with making friends and dealing with schoolwork. However, it was harder for Mom to ______ new people. On top of that, we had a ______ budget while my dad worked to ______ his business. Consequently, Christmas gifts were not really in the financial ______ that year. Moreover, we ______ most of our Christmas tree ornaments (装饰品) had broken during the move.

Therefore, my mother took an unexpected ______. One day in early December when I came home from school, Mom was arranging a ______ crafts station on the picnic table in the back yard. “We ______ our Christmas ornaments,” she declared, “so we’re going to make our own.” Mom had ______ spray paint and glitter (发光物) to process the unlikeliest of decorations: tin can lids. And that day, she ______ waited for us kids to arrive before cutting them into stars, bells, and angels. What a ______ mother!

That December afternoon at the picnic table was more ______ than most Christmas mornings full of shiny paper and expensive gifts. The ______ of that particular Christmas came through my loving mother, who could turn tin cans into angels, and darkness into light.

1.

A．agreement

B．decision

C．resettlement

D．distribution

2.

A．disappointed

B．satisfied

C．associated

D．occupied

3.

A．assist

B．meet

C．greet

D．evaluate

4.

A．better

B．hard

C．tight

D．balanced

5.

A．limit

B．explore

C．improve

D．launch

6.

A．list

B．arrangement

C．schedule

D．support

7.

A．admitted

B．discovered

C．thought

D．remembered

8.

A．action

B．break

C．risk

D．measure

9.

A．cheap

B．complex

C．temporary

D．distant

10.

A．gained

B．lost

C．possessed

D．threw

11.

A．selected

B．collected

C．purchased

D．removed

12.

A．eagerly

B．proudly

C．nervously

D．casually

13.

A．generous

B．brave

C．careful

D．smart

14.

A．amazing

B．interesting

C．unforgettable

D．important

15.

A．belief

B．innovation

C．importance

D．magic

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。

When I started high school, I was fourteen years old and six foot tall. The scary thing about being so tall when you’re so young is that people automatically teat you as if you’re older. Yes, I was the size of an adult (actually, bigger than most! ) , but I was still just a kid. And acting more like an adult wouldn’t win me any fiends. As a card-carrying Good Boy, I wanted to meet adults’ expectations and get their praise, but as a Regular Kid, I wanted to be like my peers and get their friendship.

I walked into school that first day in my bluejacket and trousers, the school uniform. I noticed some of my old classmates from my junior high, the ones who had turned their backs on me, and we continued our policy of actively ignoring one another. I felt the pain of their betrayal (背叛) , but I forced my face to remain expressionless. I was here to study hard at academics and to work hard at basketball under my new coach, Jack Donahue. I was here to be excellent. Nothing else mattered.

Indeed I was excellent. I made the honor roll in the first semester, pleasing my parents and teachers. Leaming came naturally to me. I loved reading, especially about history and adventure stories like The Three Musketeers. Basketball, however, I had to work at to do well in.

As a freshman, my style of play reflected my personality: politely passive. I had some skills, but I didn’t have an aggressive nature: The good player around me knew how to play rough, use their bodies with authority, and power their way to a rebound (抢篮板球) . I knew I had to toughen up, and I was committed to getting better, but it wasn’t happening fast enough.

One morning, our school team was scheduled to play a game against Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, and Coach Donahue surprised me by taking me into his office. I figured he was going to discuss his disappointment in my progress as a player, maybe even say something about it all being a big mistake.

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To my surprise, he handed me a team uniform.

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All day, I allowed myself to imagine the game.

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4 . Antarctica has not always been a land of ice and snow. Earth’s southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests full of life.

Scientists are using satellite observations and radar imagery to look deep under the ice. The researchers report finding a large ancient landscape buried under the continent’s ice sheet. It is full of valleys and ridges (山脊) , shaped by rivers before being covered by glaciers long ago.

The landscape is located in East Antarctica’s Wilkes Land area bordering the Indian Ocean. The researchers said the landscape appears to date back to at least 14 million years ago and perhaps beyond 34 million years ago, when Antarctica entered its deep freeze.

“It is difficult to know what this lost world might have looked like before the ice came along, but it was certainly warmer back then,” said Stewart Jamieson, a professor at Durham University. “Depending how far back in time you go, you might have had climates that ranged anywhere from the climate of present-day Patagonia through to something more approaching tropical.”

“Such an environment likely would have been populated by wildlife”, Jamieson said. “But the area’s fossil record is too incomplete to know which animals may have lived there.”

The researchers said the surface of the planet Mars is better known than the earth surface below the ice in Antarctica. They said one way to learn more would be to drill through the ice and take a piece of the earth below. This could uncover evidence showing ancient life, as was done with samples taken in Greenland dating back two million years ago.

Jamieson said the researchers think that when Antarctica’s climate was warmer, rivers flowed toward a continental coastline that was created as the other land masses broke away. When the climate cooled, some small glaciers formed on hills next to the rivers. When the climate cooled even more, an ice sheet grew which covered the whole continent, the landscape got preserved, likely for 34 million years.

1. What can we learn about the ancient landscape?

A．It locates in the center of Antarctica.	B．It’s discovered by drilling through the ice.
C．It’s once a warmer area than it is now.	D．It has a history of no more than 14 million years.

2. In Stewart Jamieson’s opinion, why is it hard to know Antarctica’s past animals?

A．There is a lack of complete fossil record.

B．The ice sheet of Antarctica is melting quickly.

C．Scientists lack enough advanced equipment.

D．Climate conditions vary greatly from place to place.

3. Why is the planet Mars mentioned in paragraph 6?

A．To attract more scientists to study Antarctica.

B．To strengthen the importance of the Mars.

C．To indicate the complex situations of the Mars.

D．To show the difficult to know Antarctica’s earth surface.

4. What made the landscape get preserved for such a long time?

A．The colder climate.	B．The protection offered by coastlines.
C．Other land masses’ reduction.	D．A decrease in the number of wildlife.

5 . Changi Community Chub Visit

To Green Ark Fish Farm

WHAT

Green Ark is one of the fish closed fish farms in the world. It is a floating structure about the size

of the two classrooms.
WHERE

Located 5km off Chang Point, the farm can produce 166, 000 kilograms of fish a year. The fish are housed in four enormous tanks. The raised fish include barramundi, red snapper and grouper. They are mainly for local consumption.

HOW

The fish are sale from threat such as all spills (溢油) and other chemicals which could kill them. The aa waler they live in is really clean. Bacteria and viruses are destroyed by ozonation (臭氧化). In this process, oxygen is blown into the tanks every hour. “All these improved conditions ensure that the waler quality remains high. This enables our fish to become healthier,” said Mrs. Linda Tan, spokesperson of Green Ark Fish Farm.

Would you like a glimpse of Green Ark Fish Farm?

For the very first time, Changi Community Club is organizing 5 small-group tours (25 persons each) to Green Ark Fish Farm on the following Saturdays: 6, 13, 20, 27 July. You will have first- hand knowledge of how fish is raised there. The highlight of the tour will be tasty meal of fresh fish chosen by the chefs of Changi Cafe.

Time	Schedule	Cost
1: 00 p. m.	Meet at Changi Ferry Point	$40 per person; Changi Community Club members pay $30 each
1: 15 p. m.	Depart for Green Arh
1: 30 p. m.	Tour of Green Ark
2: 30 p. m.	Return to Changi Point
2: 45 p. m	Dory Fish &Chips Meal at Changi Cafe

For enquiries, please visit the website at 222. changicc. com. sg. Registration will be on a. first-come, first-served basis. Book early to avoid disappointment!

1. What can we know about the fish raised by Green Ark Fish Farm?

A．They are in danger of oil spills.	B．They can swim freely in the ocean.
C．They are mainly sold to local buyers.	D．They could be killed by other chemicals.

2. What does Mrs. Linda mean when she says “the water quality remains high”?

A．The water level is high enough for fish.

B．The water is the same as water from the sea.

C．The water doesn’t contain viruses or bacteria.

D．The water has enough space for fish to swim in.

3. What do you have to do if you want a guaranteed place on the tour?

A．Send an email to the club.	B．Join Changi Community Club.
C．Pay booking fee ahead of time.	D．Register before the places are filled up.

6 . As the climate continues to get warmer, the glaciers (冰川) are melting and the sea levels are rising. As it affects the land, mountains are taller than before. How does this happen?

Scientists studied the last ice age, which occurred 16,000 years ago when much of Earth’s Northern Hemisphere was covered in ice. Although the ice melted long ago, Earth’s crust (地壳) is still rising and sinking in reaction to its previous ice age burden. This movement is called glacial isostatic adjustment (冰川均衡调整).

Scientists believe that an ice sheet about 800 meters thick could cause a depression (洼地) about 275 meters deep, according to the Smithsonian Magazine. “As the ice sheets began to melt around 11,700 years ago, the glaciers cleared large and heavy masses, allowing the mountains to rise up,” US geologist Mike Kaplan told the Columbia Climate Scehool website.

Recent studies suggest that land in southeast Alaska is rising at a rate of about 3centimeters per year. Families living on the coast welcome this “new” land, according to The New York Times. However, they soon find themselves in a trap. As the land uplifts and coastal areas move away from the sea, rivers can dry up more easily, making it harder for them to reach the sea. This could result in a reduction in water resources, affecting animals and creatures living in the rivers. Researchers are concerned that this may make a challenge to fishermen, as raising fish in these areas could become more difficult.

While the depression of Earth’s crust springs back slowly, once uplifted areas are sinking. For example, a 2015 study suggests that the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern coast of the US could sink more than 15 centimeters by 2100. This sinking trend also suggests that these areas may experience more significant impacts from a rise in sea levels.

1. What can we learn about glacial isostatie adjustment?

A．It mainly happened during the last ice age.

B．It causes the ice sheets to melt.

C．It becomes a burden of the earth.

D．It affects the land’s height above sea level.

2. How do the local people probably feel according to paragraph 4?

A．Concerned.

B．Surprised.

C．Annoyed.

D．Puzzled.

3. What challenge might the Chesapeake Bay face in the future?

A．More serious sea pollution.

B．Lower sea level.

C．Icreased coastal flooding.

D．Rapid land uplift.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Climate Change Is Causing Higher Sea Level

B．Melting Glaciers Are Making Mountains Taller

C．Global Warming Is Affecting Eeosystem

D．Glacial Melting Is Picking Up Speed

7 . 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。

Rich Danieu, a man awaiting a heart transplant (移植), had to stay in Strong Hospital in Rochester, New York, since January. His days were filled with uncertainty, medical procedures, and a longing to be with his family. The slim hope of getting cured had almost driven Danieu’s mood down to the ground. He was close to giving up. What’s worse, he was frustrated at the thought of missing a crucial event: his 5-year-old daughter Mara’s school’s father-daughter dance.

Shortly after Danieu’s arrival at the hospital, Mara had excitedly shared the news of her school’s upcoming father-daughter dance. She had been eagerly looking forward to her father’s participation. But Danieu’s illness had kept him away from his daughter’s joyous event. As the day of the dance drew near, Mara’s excitement began to be replaced by a deep sadness. “My daughter was a little upset, for I couldn’t go with her,” Danieu said to a nurse with a heavy heart.

Mara’s grandfather stepped in to take her to the dance, hoping to make the evening special for her. They both got dressed up, arrived at the school hall, and even had a beautiful photo taken. However, for Mara, something was wrong, because she noticed everybody else was with their dads. Excitement gave way to disappointment. On their way home, Mara was walking silently, without saying a word, when her grandfather received a call from the hospital.

The nurses at Strong Hospital had been closely following the family’s story. Having witnessed what Danieu was experiencing due to missing such a crucial moment in his daughter’s life, they decided to do something. They knew they couldn’t make a big change, but they could certainly create a moment of magic. On the night of the dance, with delicate care, they transformed an empty hospital room into a magical dance floor, complete with twinkling lights and soft music playing in the background.

At the same time, Danieu lay in his hospital bed, a sense of disappointment at his heart. When he was gazing out the window, a nurse came in with a warm smile.

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Led to the room, Danieu didn’t know what awaited him.

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That special dance brought great strength and hope to Danieu.

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8 . 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。

The Yinxu Museum opens in Anyang, Henan province, to display the brilliance of the 3,000-year-old Shang civilization.

Nearly 4,000 unearthed cultural relics are displayed in the museum. More than three quarters of these have never been     1     (public) exhibited before. The 23 vehicles unearthed from Yinxu are the     2     (highlight) in the new galleries. Also on display     3     (be) Shang relics collected from across the rest of present-day China.

The Yinxu Ruins,     4     (list) as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006, hosted a later period Shang capital city. The site also produced rich findings of 3,300-year-old bones,     5     (reveal) the oldest-known established writing system of Chinese characters,     6     are extraordinary and serve as a vital link in the development of the Chinese nation.

Many key breakthroughs     7     (make) in recent years at the Yinxu site and its surrounding areas. For example,     8     urban road system and the remains of an artificial lake in the royal temple area were found.

These discoveries further displayed a grand picture of a capital city     9     carried forward the project of tracking the origins of the Chinese civilization. Through the exhibits, the public can comprehensively understand the achievements made by the Shang Dynasty in terms     10     politics, economy, agriculture, military affairs, among others.

9 . Travel Apps That Will Make Your Next Trip Better in Every Way

Kayak

A flight-price search engine, Kayak makes it simple and convenient to price out different flight options heading virtually anywhere in the world. You can filter (筛选) by airline, time of departure or arrival, number of stops and other variables as well. As a flight-comparison engine, it offers a quick way to determine available trip choices. It also helps you find a new flight if you’ve encountered a delay.

TripIt

TripIt is a handy app that helps keep jet-setters more organized by pulling together important information in one spot. Simply forward your trip-related reservations in the form of emails, photos and other media formats to plans@tripit.com. and the service creates a custom route that you can view online, or share with your friends and family. It’s one of the best travel apps for detail-oriented travelers, and it can save you the trouble of having to remember flight times, hotel confirmation numbers and more.

Hotel Tonight

If you’re hunting for a hotel room, Hotel Tonight is one of the best travel apps for you. It doesn’t just offer savings and deals on budget. luxury and vacation properties in thousands of cities, and it also offers steep discounts on rooms that are booked for the very same evening. Whether you’re looking for a motel or hotel, you can quickly search for and select comfortable places to stay on the fly. These features make the app a handy tool to have when you’re feeling adventurous.

If you’re traveling to a new or unfamiliar city, Google Maps can provide an overview or step-by-step directions of your surroundings. There are plenty of Google Maps tricks, but one helpful feature is the ability to download maps and access them offline, always a plus when you’re a tourist who’s out and about exploring overseas with no ready Internet connection. Real-time GPS navigation and traffic updates make it simple to track your movements or route your way to destinations.

1. What do Kayak and TripIt have in common?

A．Providing savings on budget.	B．Helping travelers deal with the delay.
C．Offering available plans for flight.	D．Giving directions of the circumstance.

2. What is a great advantage of Hotel Tonight?

A．A discount for booking online.

B．Finding a hotel room very soon.

C．A handy app for adventurous athletes.

D．To compare thousands of hotels at a time.

3. Which app best favors people who are offline?

A．Kayak.

B．TripIt.

C．Hotel Tonight.

D．Google Maps.

10 . Where does the inspiration come from? Photographer Levon Biss got it when looking at beetles from his garden. He recently bought a microscope for his son. For fun, they placed a beetle under the lens. “It blew me away,” Biss recalls. “It was beautiful.” He wondered if he could capture that beauty in a photograph.

Until then, Biss had made a career as a commercial photographer. Insects gave his work a new goal. Around the world, insect populations are in decline because of pesticides (杀虫剂), habitat loss, and climate change. Biss thought that if people could see what he saw through his son’s microscope, they would care more about protecting insects. “I’ve got a photographic technique and a skill,” he says. “If I can do this, I should use it for a better purpose.”

Biss turned to a type of photography that involves taking close-up pictures of small things, like flowers or bugs. His pictures show the insects in all their wonderful, microscopic detail. What is more wonderful is that Biss blows them up into larger-than-life images to be displayed in his exhibitions. Some are eight feet tall.

In 2016, Biss exhibited his first insect project, Microsculpture. That’s a scientific term. For his latest exhibition, Extinct and Endangered, Biss photographed bugs from the collection at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. With the help of the museum’s scientists, he selected bugs that were either extinct or endangered. “It’s a humbling experience, when you’re holding an insect that’s extinct,” Biss says. “The human species is responsible for the current insect crisis. It’s sad to know this insect will never be on this planet again.”

Biss hopes his photographs will get people thinking the same way. “The way I work is through pictures. I communicate visually in the way a writer communicates through words,” he says. “Hopefully, these pictures can shake things up and get people to pay attention.”

1. What inspired Biss to take pictures of insects?

A．His job as a photographer.	B．The insect’s beauty he found.
C．The microscope he had bought.	D．His dream to hold an exhibition.

2. What does the underlined phrase “a better purpose” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Taking close-up pictures.

B．Practicing his relevant skills.

C．Encouraging people to protect insects.

D．Passing on knowledge about endangered insects.

3. What can we infer about Biss’ latest exhibition?

A．It’s held in the American Museum of Natural History.

B．Its theme was microsculpture.

C．It was organized by Biss alone.

D．Its pictures were much larger than normal insects.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．A New Way to Take Pictures	B．Appreciate Insects in Detail
C．Achievements Biss Has Made	D．Learn More about Insects’ Present Situation