1 . When I was about 12 years old, my older brother, James, smuggled (偷运) a BB gun into the house. Our parents had told us many times that we were not allowed to bring home guns or knives, even if they were just toys. Having any form of weaponry (兵器) in our home was strictly forbidden.

James brought me to his room. He opened his closet door and took out a shoebox that was buried beneath a heap of clothes. The BB gun was inside. I was immediately attracted by the shiny barrel (枪管).

“Can I shoot it, James?” I asked, hopefully.

“No way,” James said, taking it from me and putting it back.

One day, when no one was home, I went into James’ closet and took it out. For some incomprehensible reason — I have no idea what I was thinking — I went to the front window of the second floor in our row house. I cracked the window open. I pointed the gun outside and shot. I quickly shut the window and looked outside secretly.

In a matter of seconds, old Mr. Schlosberg came out of his grocery store. He looked back at his store window. He looked up the street. He looked down the street. Then he looked straight across to our house.

Thankfully, James made it home before Mother or Father.

As he stepped through the door, I could hear old Mr. Schlosberg call his name. “James, James,” he called. “Come here, son.”

After several minutes, James ran back across the street and into the living room. I had retreated into the kitchen. “Alma!” he screamed. “Get out here! You cracked Mr. Schlosberg’s window with my BB gun!”

“Oh, please, James,” I begged. “Don’t let him tell Mother. She will hit my bottom real good!” James sighed. He wiped my tears and went back across the street to Mr. Schlosberg’s. I don’t know what James said to that man, but there was never a mention of the incident again.

Years later, I found out James had used the money he got from his newspaper route to pay for Mr. Schlosberg’s cracked window. He only got one cent for every paper he delivered. He managed to pay back the debt just before he went off to fight in World War Ⅱ.

Since that day, I have never touched a gun: a BB gun, a water gun, a real gun, or any other type.

1. Why was the gun hidden in the closet?

A．The gun was too expensive.	B．The family had only one gun.
C．The law didn’t allow anyone to have a gun.	D．The parents didn’t allow a gun to appear at home.

2. The word “retreated” in the middle of the passage is closest in meaning to “_____”.

A．rushed happily	B．moved excitedly
C．wandered unhurriedly	D．escaped quietly

3. What did Alma expect from James after he shot Mr. Schlosberg’s window?

A．To deal with the problem.	B．To talk with his parents.
C．To throw away the gun.	D．To tell the truth.

4. Which of the following best describes James as a brother?

A．Responsible and strict.	B．Brave and determined.
C．Responsible and caring.	D．Naughty and determined.

5. The best title of the passage is ______.

A．A Warmhearted Brother

B．A BB Gun

C．A Cracked window

D．An Incident

2 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. guesses     B. available     C. supported     D. left     E. collection     F. paradise G. fenced       H. studies       I. linked            J. named     K. journey

The loneliest house in the world

In Iceland there is a small island a few miles from the coast called Ellidaey Island. Photographs surfaced on the Internet a little while ago with a small dot that looked like a structure. People were immediately fascinated and started carrying out     1     on this lonely island. It turns out that the island was inhabited (居住) by 5 families over 300 years ago.

The last permanent inhabitants left the island around 1930 and the only thing     2     was one single house. The families     3     themselves by hunting puffins, fishing, and raising cattle.

There have been a lot of     4     as to who owns the house now. Many have said that a secret billionaire has purchased the island and now lives there. But in fact, the house serves as a shelter for people hunting on the island today.

Nobody lives there but it provides a safe and peaceful place for those who     5     to the magical and lonely island. This looks like one of the loneliest places in the world. It looks like for a few weeks at a time this place would be     6    .

The lodge (小屋) that can be seen on this island was built in 1953 by the Ellidaey Hunting Association. People with the association have     7     this “The Hunting Lodge”. The building does not have any supply of electricity or indoor plumbing (水暖). However, the Hunting Lodge does have sauna (桑拿), so you can relax after hunting. There is some water     8    , which can be used for the sauna, cooking, and also for drinking. This water comes from a rain     9     system. Additionally,     10     with special materials, this lodge is only used for hunting through the Ellidaey Hunting Association.

3 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学的学生李华.你和同学们上周末去医院参加了志愿者活动，请按照以下四幅画的先后顾序，给校刊“英语角”版面写一篇英文稿件，介绍此次经历（可合理增加一些细节），并简要说说心得体会。稿件的第一句已给出。
参考词: self-service registration machine自助挂号机       consulting rooms诊室
WeChat Moments朋友圈

Last weekend, my classmates and I worked as volunteers in a hospital…….
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4 . Direction: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Like many students, Ryan believes that the time and money spent on his education will pay off: he will eventually be able to get a good job and do well in the field he has chosen. And yet, in spite of all of the years spent in school preparing to enter the workplace, many recent graduates say that they struggle with the shift from classroom to career world and have difficulty adjusting to life on the job.

Writer and editor Joseph Lewis believes that most of our school experiences are fairly predictable, while life in the working world is far more uncertain. In school, for example, the pattern stays more or less the same from year to year. In the workplace, however, constant change is the norm, and one has to adapt quickly.

Another problem is that in school, many students spend a lot of time memorizing facts and repeating what they “learned” on tests. But in the workplace employees “are often expected to think critically and make decisions about their work, not just follow a supervisor’s instructions.” Less time needs to be spent in school on testing, says one recent report, and more on helping students to analyze and interpret information, solve problems, and communicate their ideas effectively—skills that will prepare them to succeed in today’s workplace.

Finally, in the workplace, employees must regularly interact with others and are often dependent on their co-workers for their success. In other words, if an employee has to work with others to complete a given project, that employee’s success not only depends on his hard work and expertise, but also on how well his colleagues perform. Knowing how to participate in teamwork--and deal with problems when they arise is extremely important, and yet, it is also something many students didn’t get quite exposed to in a school setting.

How can we better prepare young adults for the work place? Recent graduates, looking back on their educational experience, have some advice. Despite classroom instruction, many think that all students should be required to do an internship (实习) while they are in school. Volunteering part time at a company, hospital, or government organization, for example, can help one gain experience and learn skills needed to succeed in the real world. Doing these will help prepare students for the realities of the workplace and make the transition from school to career world less stressful.

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6 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. impose B. moral C. tolerated D. anger E. ingredient F. contain G. internal H. attitudes I. punish J. disadvantaged K. excuses

A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the victory of evil is for good men to do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people. Day after day my men and I struggle to    1    an epidemic of crimes. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud way of life. It has happened in the area of values. A significant     2    is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability.

Accountability isn’t hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequences. Of the many values that hold civilization together — honesty, kindness, and so on — accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law —   and, ultimately, no society.

My job as a police officer is to     3     accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to oblige themselves to do so. But as every policeman knows, external controls on people’s behavior are far less effective than     4     restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.

Fortunately there are still communities — smaller towns, usually — where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that declare: “In this family certain things are not     5     — they simply are not done!” Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are loosing. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life if you     6     him.

The main cause of this breakdown is a radical shift in     7    . Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, it’s the criminal who is considered victimized: by his underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn’t teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with     8     guidance, by the parents who didn’t provide a stable home.

I don’t believe it. Many others in equally     9     circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless     10     where no one accepts responsibility for anything. We desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.

7 . Computer programmer David Jones earns $35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card. Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.

But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.

“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school”, he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway” David added, “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”

1. In what way is David different from people of his age?

A．He often goes out with friends.	B．He graduated with six O-levels.
C．He lives with his mother.	D．He has a handsome income.

2. What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

A．He will soon lose his job.	B．He is too young to get a credit card.
C．He has no time to learn driving.	D．He has very little spare time.

3. Why was David able to get the job in the company?

A．He was good at playing computer games.

B．He had done well in all her exams.

C．He had learnt to use computers at school.

D．He had written some computer programs.

4. Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

A．He lost interest in school studies.	B．He received lots of job offers.
C．He wanted to earn his own living.	D．He was eager to help his mother.

8 . Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou helped by ancient Chinese remedy

Tu Youyou, in China, is being called the ”three noes“ winner: no medical degree, no doctorate (博士头衔), and she’s never worked overseas. However, it was she that was the first female Chinese scientist who had won the Nobel Prize. When it comes to her work, she is totally devoted.

In 1967, malaria (疟疾) spread by mosquitoes was killing Chinese soldiers fighting Americans in the jungles of northern Vietnam. A secret research unit was formed to find a cure for the illness and Tu was instructed to become the new head of Mission 523. She went to the southern Chinese island of Hainan to study how malaria threatened human health. For six months, she stayed there, leaving her four-year-old daughter at a local nursery. Her husband had been sent away to work at the countryside at the height of China’s Cultural Revolution, a time of extreme political disorder.

Despite much failure, finally, she with her team members found a brief reference to one substance, sweet wormwood (in Chinese Qinhao), which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400 AD.

The team tested the drug but they didn’t succeed until Tu Youyou returned to the original ancient text. After another careful reading, she heated the extract without allowing it to reach boiling point.

Without any hesitation, Tu Youyou volunteered to be the first human recipient of the new drug.“As the head of the research group, I had the responsibility,” she explained to the Chinese media. Tu Youyou is typically described in China as a “modest”woman. Her work was published anonymously (匿名地) in 1977, and for decades she received little recognition for her research.

In any case, Tu Youyou is consistently praised for her drive and passion. One former colleague says Ms Tu is “unsociable and quite straightforward”, adding that “if she disagrees with something, she will say it”.

Another colleague who has worked with Tu Youyou for more than 40 years, describes her as a “tough and stubborn woman”.

She is actually stubborn enough to spend decades piecing together ancient texts and apply them to modern scientific practices. The result has saved millions of lives.

1. The “three noes” in the first paragraph refers to the fact that __________.

A．Tu Youyou has no noble family background

B．Tu Youyou has no good interpersonal relationship

C．Tu Youyou has no top recognition in science

D．Tu Youyou has no overseas working experience

2. What probably made Tu Youyou excited in 1967?

A．She was instructed to be the head of Mission 523.

B．She got the chance to study how malaria threatened human health.

C．She had to leave her four-year-old daughter at a local nursery.

D．She could go to work with her husband at the countryside.

3. The other Chinese medical scientists tested the drug without success because __________.

A．they had not read the ancient books carefully

B．they had not followed Tu’s suggestions

C．they had lacked sufficient economic support

D．they had heated the extract to the boiling point

4. Which one is NOT one of the personalities of Tu Youyou according to her colleagues?

A．To be warmhearted enough to help her colleagues at work

B．To work hard whenever she come across any difficulty

C．To be devoted to her career and full of passion

D．To be stubborn enough to spend decades researching

9 . Nowadays a vegetarian lifestyle is becoming more and more popular. Leading health experts agree that maintaining a vegetarian diet is one of the best things we can do for ourselves and our families.

    1    . A well planned vegetarian diet provides us with all the nutrients we need and avoids fat, cholesterol and the pollutants found in animal flesh, eggs, and dairy products. And it can provide protection against various kinds of diseases, including the three biggest killers: heart disease, cancer, and strokes. The American Dietetic Association states that vegetarians have lower rates of death from heart disease, lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure and lower rates of hypertension. All of these diseases are more likely to happen to meat eaters.

Scientists have also found that vegetarians have stronger immune systems than their meat eating friends.     2     Vegetarians live, on average, 6 to 10 years longer than meat eaters.

    3    . Animals raised for food consume the vast majority of their calories simply in order to live, just as we do. We feed more than 70 percent of the grains and cereals we grow to farm animals, and almost all of those calories go into simply keeping them alive, not making them grow. Only a small amount of the calories consumed by farm animals are actually turned into the meat that people eat. So it’s really a huge waste, isn’t it? Try your best to find tips for maximizing the health benefits of a vegetarian diet.     4    

A．Living on plants also saves energy.

B．Growing all the crops needed to feed animals requires massive amounts of water and land.

C．This means that they are less likely to be affected by everyday illnesses like the flu.

D．Vegetarian diets are the only diets that work for long-term weight loss.

E．It’s never too late to turn over a new page.

F．Healthy vegetarian diets support a lifetime of good health.