1 . 语法填空

Albert Einstein,     1     is regarded as the greatest scientist in modern physics, was born in Germany on 14 March 1879. At the age of 17, he     2     (admit) to the university in 1896 and graduated four years later.

After     3     (graduate), Einstein first worked as a clerk in the Swiss patent office. While     4     (work) there, he continued to study, earning a doctorate in physics in 1905. That same year, he published four extraordinary physics papers and     5     (gradual) became world famous. In 1922, he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize     6     Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.

When Hitler came to power in Germany, Einstein, who was Jewish, found the doors of study     7     (close) to him. So he had to flee Germany and then went to the US and took     8     a position as a researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

Although he was a genius, he sometimes     9     (forget) things, like his friends’ birthdays. But despite his peculiarities, he was loved by his     10     (friend) and neighbours. Einstein passed away on 18 April 1955, and the whole world mourned the great loss of a brilliant scientist.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
   

Do you have any idea of New Year paintings? Known as “paper paintings” and “painted pictures”, New Year paintings are     1     special art form in Chinese folk culture. Without New Year paintings, our traditional Chinese folk culture would be much less     2     (color). The paintings get such a name because they are     3     (most) posted during the Chinese New Year holiday for decoration and they are also accepted as a symbol of New Year’s greetings.

New Year paintings appeared around the Tang Dynasty,     4     (replace) the previous door pictures which were believed to be able to protect the residents and drive away evils. In the Song Dynasty the New Year paintings     5     (create) on a large scale. With the advancement of printing technology, the contents and the forms of New Year paintings became various. The     6     (develop) of the paintings matured in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, during     7     the art hit its heyday (全盛期).

Traditional printing     8     (method) of New Year paintings include woodblock printing, stone-block printing, offset printing, etc. Accroding     9     a recent survey, woodblock-printed New Year paintings     10     (be) the most popular and interesting ones.

4 . The British are known for their sense of humour. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The reason is that the British often use understatement.

Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, “It’ a little damp (潮湿的) outside.” Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isn’t exactly friendly.” Understatement is often used in an unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humour.

Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to their everyday life when someone accidentally falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. What’s more, the British love to watch comedies (喜剧) about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedy series Mr. Bean is a good example of this kind of humour.

Mr Bean doesn’t talk often, and instead he uses his body movements and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr. Bean is popular in many countries around the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour. Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour.

1. Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?

A．The British often enlarge the fact.

B．British jokes are connected with many different cultures.

C．British jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.

D．The British usually use understatement.

2. The author explains understatement by ________.

A．describing a process	B．making comparisons
C．following the time order	D．using examples

3. Mr Bean makes people laugh by ________.

A．using his body movements and facial expressions	B．making jokes about others’ accent
C．copying how others behave	D．telling funny stories

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．British humour in comedy	B．Humour in different cultures
C．Understanding British humour	D．Developing your sense of humour

5 . Some people say he is a hero. Some people say he is stupid. Emmanuel Tulor thinks he did the _________ thing.

The 18-year-old from Liberia found $50,000 on the highway. He gave it back to the _________. Life in Liberia isn’t _________. The country went through 14 years of civil wars. Tulor dropped out of school in seventh grade and started driving a motorcycle taxi to _________ money. One day, he was _________ on the highway when he saw a bunch of money wrapped in a plastic bag. It had been _________ on the road unnoticed. There were thousands of dollars inside. “I was _________ because it was plenty.” he said, “and so I brought it home and gave it to my aunty to _________ until the owner could ask for it.”

That day, Musu Yancy, the businesswoman who had lost the money, went on the radio _________ for her money and appealing to anyone finding it. So he took it to her. Yancy gave him a(n) __________ of cash and some gifts, which was worth about $1,500 in all. Yancy celebrated with Tulor.

Tulor said that while many Liberians are praising his actions, others including some friends, __________ him. They said he should keep the money. “Since my decision, when I have a(n) __________ on the highway and some of my rider friends see me, they don’t help; they say I was __________ to find and return money. I should let the money help me.”

Tulor still thinks he made the right choice. He thinks people should __________ lost things and the cash they find. Tulor planned to __________ the gifts with some people who were with him when he found the cash. “But the cash I got will be given to my grandma.” he said.

1.

A．strange

B．foolish

C．right

D．wrong

2.

A．owner

B．police

C．person

D．school

3.

A．hard

B．poor

C．happy

D．easy

4.

A．borrow

B．pick

C．produce

D．make

5.

A．wandering

B．swinging

C．driving

D．posing

6.

A．dropped

B．placed

C．buried

D．forgot

7.

A．afraid

B．excited

C．content

D．curious

8.

A．check

B．donate

C．hide

D．keep

9.

A．shouting

B．crying

C．arguing

D．complaining

10.

A．award

B．room

C．reward

D．prize

11.

A．caught up with

B．made fun of

C．relied on

D．looked up to

12.

A．outcome

B．breakout

C．breakdown

D．breakthrough

13.

A．cautious

B．stupid

C．honest

D．generous

14.

A．ignore

B．seek

C．return

D．report

15.

A．share

B．accept

C．tolerate

D．purchase

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。

Kindness is everywhere in our life. Some of us are just thankful and some help a lot.

When browsing WeChat or other apps, there must be a few people asking for help like “Oh, I forgot to bring my book back. Can you take a picture of the text?” It’s nothing at all for us to do more than lifting a finger, but most times, many people choose to turn off their phones or pretend that they didn't see the note. There will be somebody who answers him somehow, but he doesn’t need to be me. Thinking of that, we won't be sorry for him.

But when we’re really in need, it’s such a kindness of him to reply quickly.

It was a beautiful sunny spring day. I had just finished driving my daughter to the airport to catch an early morning flight. My sons and I then went to a fast food restaurant for breakfast before heading back home. After eating we all got into the car and pulled out of the parking lot.

The restaurant was at the very top of a hill. At the bottom of the hill was a stop sign so we found ourselves at the end of a long line of waiting traffic while the cars at the bottom turned onto the main road one at a time.

As I looked down to the bottom of the hill my eyes saw an elderly man standing by the stop sign. His clothes were old and worn. He held a cardboard sign with the words “Need Help Please!” written on it.

My heart went out to him and I imagined myself in his situation.

As car after car turned onto the road without stopping for him, I reached for my wallet to look for whatever cash that was left in it.

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。
As I was pulling it out of my pocket, though, I saw a young woman walk up to him along the side of the road.
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By the time I reached the bottom of the hill, both the elderly man and the lady who had helped him were gone.
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9 . 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。

It was somewhere between spring and summer, and my mom and I were driving through the countryside. Back then, I was 13 years old, and always felt unhappy with Mom. But I didn’t know that this trip was going to be a special one.

A pot of flowers sat in the back seat, whose heavenly fragrance(香味)filled the car. Suddenly, in the middle of nowhere, my mom stopped the car. “What are you doing?” I shouted, fearing that the car had broken down and we’d be trapped there, so far from home. But that wasn’t the case. My mom jumped out of the car, grabbing(抓)the flowers from the back seat. “It’ll just be a minute,” she called back through the open windows.

I impatiently looked at the side of the road before finding a little sign showing that it was a nursing home. I looked back to the building, a little annoyed, as my mom reappeared ——empty- handed.

Before she started the car, curiosity drove me to ask, “Do you know someone there?” She shook her head. “Then what did you do with the flowers?” She smiled slightly, “I gave them to the receptionist (前台接待员).” “What?” She laughed at my confusion. “I told the receptionist to give the flowers to whoever needed them, especially those who haven’t gotten any in a while.”

I kept silent for a moment. Not long after we continued our driving, I spoke again, “Did you leave your name?” To this, she answered instantly, “No. Leaving flowers there for someone who will appreciate them makes me feel good, which is enough of a thank for me.”

Suddenly, still thinking about Mom’s deeds, I heard something burst loudly. It was our car that broke down! Nothing could be worse, because neither my mom nor I understood how to repair it, and we didn’t know where the garage was. It also seemed impossible to wait for any passer-by, since we had seen so few people along the way.

注意：1. 续写的短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1

We were worrying about what could be done.

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Paragraph 2

As we drove along, a flower shop came into sight on the road.

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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。

Nowadays, football is one of the most popular sports in     1    world. Its history    2     (go) back over two thousand years to ancient China, and it was known as cuju then. Modern football started in Great Britain,    3     the new game rules were made.

Football is simple and very cheap    4    (play), which is perhaps the basis of the popularity. People needn’t expensive equipment    5    the football doesn’t cost much money.

Another factor behind    6    (it) global popularity is the creativity on the field. It is attractive    7    millions of people. People can see children playing with a ball everywhere. People also can feel the    8    (excite) of a game even without recognizing the skill of professional players.

What’s more, it has become one of the    9    (good) ways for people to communicate. It doesn’t require    10    (word), but everyone can understand it. It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field.