1 . I was getting ready to go to bed when the phone rang. This could not be good. My mind raced through the list of family members who might need help, but the voice was hardly familiar.

"Lindy, this is Lesley." I didn't know Lesley well. We did occasionally speak with each other, but to say we were friends was not appropriate. I asked what she needed. Perhaps something really awful caused her to reach someone she barely knew. Instead, she asked me, "Do you have room for a turkey? In your freezer?" We had lots of room in our freezer, and in fact, too much." I responded, "Did your freezer break down?" "Not exactly," Lesley replied, "but I will explain when I arrive."

Minutes later came a huge freezer truck, Lesley stepped down and explained the lease(租约) of the grocery store her husband serviced had run out and that they had to empty all the freezers that very night. Thinking it was a shame to throw away all this good food, they decided to drop off food to anyone she could think of. Noticing our freezer was pretty empty, Lesley asked to fill it up. Our home was their last stop and anything left would have to be put in our freezer. An hour later, everything finished, I asked her, "When will you come back for all this?' Lesley laughed, "We don't want it back. It is yours! Thanks for helping us out!" Then they waved goodbye and drove away.

"For helping them out?" We opened our freezer door. Inside were all expensive foods we never bought but often longed to try. We were struggling to buy groceries, yet it was not something we shared with anyone. However, our needs were met in an unexpected way, by that call, "Do you have room for a turkey?"

1. How did the writer feel when she heard the phone ringing?

A．Angry.	B．Anxious.
C．Shocked.	D．Relieved.

2. What does the author indicate by the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?

A．They were running out of food supplies.

B．Their freezer was too large to fill.

C．They were glad to put the turkey in the freezer.

D．Their freezer was less frequently used.

3. Why did Lesley call up the writer?

A．Because she didn't want food to go to waste.

B．Because the writer was her good friend.

C．Because something awful had happened.

D．Because she knew the writer was in need.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A friend on speaking terms.

B．Who is my angel?

C．Unexpected bargains.

D．Do you have room for a turkey?

2 . The dream to travel the world has always been in the mind of many. The national geographic and Discovery Channel videos are just not enough. You can only feel the excitement of experiencing all those fascinating wildlife, countryside or adventure tourism documentaries by traveling the world. Here are the best destination countries based on safety, culture, ease of transportation, and accommodation for single travelers in 2018.

Bali Island, Indonesia

The cheapest of all countries to visit. Living in a comfortable room, having three meals a day and a few beers for only 25 dollars per day! Accommodation and goods are cheap everywhere, especially when you move further to the north.

Italy

Lined with olive trees, hilltop towns, and wonderful beaches, Italy is one of the most sought-after destinations; Not forgetting the wine and wine-cooked barbecues. All the cities of Italy are always full of tourists all year around.

Vietnam

Vietnam suburbs or the city of Hanoi is just where you need to be. Amazing landscapes, friendly locals, cheap food and affordable services, Cab services are a mere 10 dollars or less compared to cab services in the States which can get as high as 30 dollars for a couple of blocks away.

France

You don’t talk of France without mentioning Eiffel tower. At night, it gives the most incredible view of France. Avoid the long lines to the tower and book your trip earlier For Catholics or historians, the Notre Dame and its surroundings will attract you with its ancient mummified (制成木乃伊的) cats, while Les Invalides military museum has all types of the world war weapons.

1. Which country will probably be your choice if you like beaches?

A．Indonesia.	B．Vietnam.
C．France	D．Italy.

2. What can you do in Bali Island?

A．See mummified animals.	B．Appreciate splendid scenery.
C．Buy cheap things.	D．Have wine-cooked barbecues.

3. What can you infer from the text?

A．You can take a taxi at only 25 dollars in Vietnam.

B．You can see different kinds of weapons in France.

C．You can taste wine and barbecues from all over the world in Italy.

D．You can spend only 10 dollars to have a comfortable day in Indonesia.

3 . Check out our tsunami (海啸) facts and lean some interesting information related to these great walls of water that can cause so much destruction. Find out what causes tsunamis and read about some notable recent examples of tsunamis that have occurred around the globe.

Tsunamis are huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

As a tsunami approaches the shore, water may move back from the coast. If it is shallow enough, the water may be pulled back hundreds of meters. If you are in the area, observing this is a good indication that a tsunami is on the way.

Regions in tsunami danger zones often have warning systems in place to give people as much time to evacuate (撤离) as possible.

When tsunamis hit shallow water (often near the coast), they slow down but increase in height.

An earthquake in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia in December 2004 caused a tsunami that killed over 200, 000 people in 14 countries.

In March 2011, the Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan caused a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15, 000 people.

The tsunami waves created by the Tohoku earthquake reached heights of over 40 metres (131feet) in mine areas, wiping out coastal towns and causing a number of nuclear accidents.

The Japanese word “tsunami” literally means “harbour wave”.

Tsunamis are sometimes referred to as tidal waves but this term has fallen out of favour because tsunamis are not related to tides.

1. Which of the following shows a tsunami is coming soon?

A．An earthquake takes place.

B．The water marches towards the coast.

C．The water near the shore is pulled back.

D．The water near the shore is very shallow.

2. In the Tohoku earthquake, over 15,000 people died mainly because of ________.

A．the earthquake itself

B．the lack of warming systems

C．the tsunami caused by the earthquake

D．the nuclear accidents caused by the tsunami

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The word “tsunami” is from British English.

B．The term “tidal wave” is used more often than “tsunami.”

C．Some nuclear accidents happened after Indonesia tsunami.

D．More people died in Indonesia tsunami than in Tohaku tsunami.

4. The passage is developed mainly by _________.

A．listing some facts	B．making some comparison
C．providing some numbers	D．making some conclusions

4 . Any foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges.

Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience，researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音调).

One of the study's authors，Nina Kraus，said the findings suggested that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”.This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs，Dr. Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems.

Mandarin(普通话)speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding(编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages，pitch plays a central role. A single­syllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned.

For this study，the researchers looked at 20 non­Chinese speaking volunteers，half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six years.

As they were shown a movie，the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word “mi” in three of its meanings:squint，bewilder and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese sounds.

The lead author of the study，Patrick C.M.Wong，said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments.

1. When learning Chinese，a foreigner will find ________.

A．he has a difficult time learning music at the same time

B．he has an easier time learning music at the same time

C．it is hard to master the tones required to speak and understand

D．it is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch

2. Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training?

A．Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music.

B．Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain.

C．Because music training might help people with language study.

D．Because people who do well in Chinese study do well in music.

3. The underlined word “intoned” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word “____”.

A．created

B．spelled

C．seemed

D．pronounced

4. What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English Speakers

B．Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language Study

C．Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese Learning

D．Schools Need to Develop Music Programs

5 . For those who may not be familiar, there is no such thing as a bicycle grants(补助金). As a matter of fact, there are a number of organizations and programs offering bicycle grants to bicyclers all over the world. Now of course, you can't simply receive money, because you want to buy a new mountain bike. Usually, those awarded grants are working on improving the quality of life. People are excited about the bicycle grants. This type of influence and achievement is gaining the attention of various companies that want to help by providing the necessary funding.

Eastman Kodak Company

Kodak has developed a fund called the “ Kodak American Greenways Awards". They are cooperating with the National geographic Society and the Conservation fund. Each year, they present grants as high as $2,500. The“seed” grant award is awarded to organizations that focus on improving blueways, greenways, natural areas, and trails.

US Government

The government has developed their only program for bicycle riders, called " The US Department of transportation's Recreational Trails Program". The government’s program is primarily focused on funding trail projects. The benefits of the fund is recreation, which includes bicycling, hiking, in-line skating, snowmobiling, all-terrain(地面)vehicle riding, and so forth. The great addition to the fund is that they distribute the funding to all the states. This means that everybody has the opportunity of receiving bicycle grants.

Bikes Belong Coalition

The Bikes Belong Coalition makes putting more people on bicycles their priority. They advocate for a better environment, recreation, sports, and better health, by way of bicycling. At the same time, they provide funding for supporting projects and bicycle facilities. Some of the projects they accept are paved lanes and bike paths. Applications for their grants can be submitted by either a facility class or a supporting class. Also, Bikes Belong Coalition are not quick to award bicycle grants to those who have been awarded in the past 3 years. This is partially due to their limited amount of funding

1. What's the main purpose of the bicycle grants?

A．To encourage a healthy lifestyle.	B．To make bicycles more popular.
C．To advertise their companies.	D．To give money to bicyclers directly.

2. Who can receive grants offered by the US government?

A．Organizations.

B．Riders.

C．States.

D．Supporters.

3. What’s the primary purpose of the passage?

A．To explain the reason for the latest bicycle grants.

B．To attract more bicycle riders around the country.

C．To organize a big event of bicycling across the country.

D．To introduce some organizations of the bicycle grants.

6 . Have you ever been in a situation where your name is spelled incorrectly on a Starbucks cup even after you spell out every single letter to the barista(咖啡师)？ What would you feel when a room freezes into a sudden silence as soon as you start talking — living with a foreign accent is difficult？

Recently a gentleman in his 40s noticed my accent, and asked me where I was from. Then he inquired about what I majored in and how long I’d been in the US to learn English. After a polite exchange, he said sympathetically that he couldn’t imagine how hard it was for me to deal with reading long English texts. Furthermore, he seemed genuinely puzzled to the fact that I learned to speak English “so well” in an African country. Usually I would have shown my defensive self, pointing out his ignorance and telling him how sad I felt that his education had failed him. But I didn’t.

Sometimes these everyday experiences can drive me crazy. I even think of trying to actively “sound American” as a way to escape the stereotypes(模式化观念) that people have. But if I practiced an American accent enough, would people actually focus on what I say rather than how I say it?

Actually, to speak in our accent itself is to tell a story of identity. My housemates and I come from seven different countries: Jamaica, USA, Gambia, Yemen, China, Ecuador and SA. None of us speak native-like English, but we understand each other perfectly and get along harmoniously. If we all sounded the same, I think that would be boring. Together, we make up a cocktail of beautifully crafted accents with seasoned experiences. None of us owes anyone an explanation about why we don’t sound like how you expect us to.

Accepting that people sound different and embracing them for that reason is important. We are a generation of different languages, dialects, and accents. The world is more and more diverse with various cultures, and if that means making extra efforts to understand someone’s accent and learning how to spell their name, that’s just how it’s going to be.

Deal with it.

1. What purpose do the two questions serve in the first paragraph?

A．To introduce the topic of the passage.	B．To share some unpleasant experiences.
C．To show it’s hard to live with an accent.	D．To express disappointment at the service.

2. What does the author probably do?

A．An English teacher.	B．An international student.
C．A Starbuck waiter.	D．A university professor.

3. How did the author probably feel after talking with the gentleman?

A．Ashamed.

B．Amazed.

C．Amused.

D．Annoyed.

4. Which of the following might the author most likely agree with?

A．Efforts should be made to get rid of accents.

B．We should speak the way we are expected to.

C．Acceptance of accents is needed in the society.

D．Education contributes to native-like English.

7 . 根据所学课文，填出下面片段中所缺单词。

Over time I have been changed quite a lot. I began as a     1     machine in France in 1642. Although I was young I could     2     difficult sums. I developed very slowly and it     3     nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage. After I was     4     by an operator who used cards with holes, I could “think”

    5     and produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it was     6     a technological revolution and the start of my “    7     intelligence”.

8 . 根据所学课文，填出下面片段中所缺单词。

Dinosaurs did out suddenly about 65 million years ago. Some scientists think it came after an unexpected     1     when a huge rock from space     2     the earth and put too much dust into the air.     3     think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.

9 . Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for a job all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the ________ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and also ________ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the ________ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”

The simple atmosphere (气氛) of the office ________ me. The woman looked carefully at me ________ through her glasses, and then ________ me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to fell rather ________. I wondered why I was looking for this kind of ________. I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be ________ to get a job without ________. I wondered ________ I ought to leave or to stay when the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:

“________, I’ve got someone in the ________ at this moment ________ might suit.” She wrote down a ________, and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a ________ immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

“Oh yes,” said I, ________ having cooked for more than four in my life. I ________ her again and again, and rushed out to the_____ telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.

I spent the next few hours ________ cook books.

1.

A．bed

B．house

C．agency

D．office

2.

A．proud

B．pleased

C．nervous

D．worried

3.

A．place

B．door

C．family

D．stage

4.

A．calmed

B．excited

C．frightened

D．confused

5.

A．as usual

B．for a while

C．in a minute

D．once again

6.

A．advised

B．examined

C．informed

D．questioned

7.

A．annoyed

B．helpful

C．hopeless

D．pleased

8.

A．place

B．job

C．advice

D．help

9.

A．unusual

B．helpless

C．possible

D．difficult

10.

A．ability

B．knowledge

C．experience

D．study

11.

A．if

B．whether

C．how

D．why

12.

A．Above all

B．However

C．As a result

D．As a matter of fact

13.

A．family

B．house

C．office

D．restaurant

14.

A．who

B．which

C．whom

D．when

15.

A．letter

B．name

C．note

D．number

16.

A．cook

B．help

C．teacher

D．secretary

17.

A．never

B．almost

C．nearly

D．really

18.

A．answered

B．thanked

C．promised

D．told

19.

A．outside

B．local

C．closest

D．nearest

20.

A．borrowing

B．buying

C．reading

D．writing

10 . Robert had just moved into the street and he felt strange that he was not wanted. He knew that perhaps the other boys were trying to get an idea of what kind of a boy he was. This did not help to make him less lonely. He was new and he had to be tested. Still, proving (证明) himself would not be all that easy. He did not want to run with bad boys or get into something against the law to prove that he was strong. No! He must show what he was made of in a more helpful way. That was when he got the idea.

The next day was Saturday. He knew that most of the boys would be down on the playground and choose up sides for the Saturday game. Robert knew he could play well and just might be enough to prove he was strong--- and to make friends with them. He arrived early and did his step exercises. He shot the ball several times and did some other exercises—— the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then the boys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do.

No one said a word. The boys just looked at each other and thought about it. In the end, when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook his head. Robert knew he had made it.

1. What does “This did not help to make him less lonely” mean?

A．Robert felt more lonely because the other boys wanted to test him.

B．Robert did not want himself to be less lonely.

C．Robert felt as lonely as before when the other boys tried to find out what kind of a boy he was.

D．The other boys did not want to make Robert feel less lonely.

2. Why would it not be easy for Robert to prove himself?

A．Because he was not sure if he was really strong

B．Because he was weak and was not wanted in the street

C．Because the other boys had found out what kind of a boy he was

D．Because he must choose the best one among different ways

3. When did Robert decide to prove himself by playing basketball?

A．When the other boys came down to the playground.

B．Long before he moved into the street.

C．After he had thought about the two wrong ways.

D．As soon as he showed what he was made of in front of the other boys.