1 . 语法填空

The UK is also called Great Britain, Britain or England. Many people    1    (confuse) by these different names. In fact, they are    2    (shorten) names for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the 16th century, Wales was joined    3    the Kingdom of England and with Scotland joining in the 18th century, the Kingdom of Great Britain came into being. In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added    4    (create) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. However, the southern part of Ireland     5    (break) away from the UK in the following century, and thus the name of the country was changed into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,     6    is still in use.

The four countries work together to share the same flag, currency and military defence. Although    7    (belong) to the UK, they also govern their countries independently in some ways, such as education systems, legal systems, national days and even football teams.

In the UK, it is easy to collect    8    (evident) of the four groups of people who took over at different times. They are the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings and the Normans, of whom the Normans had castles    9    (build) all around England and they had much influence on the English language.

The UK has interesting history and culture, and     10    (it) capital London is the typical city which is well worth exploring.

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。

Today I will introduce two of the “Living Legends of Sports” to you, One is Lang Ping, and     1    other is Michael Jordan. Lang Ping is     2     (know) to Chinese people as a player and a coach. As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a coach, Lang Ping     3     (lead) her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil in 2016.

Michael Jordan is famous as “Air Jordan”,     4    showed great mental     5     (strong) in the games. He says that the secret     6    his success is learning from failures. He also says that he can accept failures,     7    he can’t accept not trying.     8     (lose) games taught him to practise harder and never give     9    . Besides, he has learnt to share his success with others.

Although they are in different sports, they are both     10    (master) and set good examples for others.

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PERU is a country on the Pacific coast of South America     1    three main areas. It was the centre of the     2    (power) ancient Inca Empire in the 1400s and 1500s. Spain took control of it in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. So Spanish is the main     3    (office) language of Peru now.

Peru is a popular destination for     4    (tour). There are two especially interesting tours     5     (admire) for tourists from all over the world. The first is Amazon Rainforest Tour. From there, you will spend one day travelling     6    boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. Then you can spend 3 days     7    (explore) the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest. The second is Machu Picchu Tour,     8    you can be     9    (amaze) by the ancient city, especially the Incas’ dry stone method of building. The builders can hold walls together only     10    (use) the perfect fit of the stones.

5 . 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. boasting       B. brand        C. background        D. visible          AB. show   AC. sweeping AD. appeal       BC. longing     BD. identification   CD. influential   ABC. including

Attraction of the Minions

When it comes to film, people usually favor good over evil, focus on the hero and ignore the supporting characters. But when it comes to the Minions, these conventions (惯例) go right out of the window.

Originally comedic     1     characters in the film Despicable Me, these yellow pill-shaped nuts, have totally stolen the     2     and turned into a popular figure.

This summer the characters featured in their own self-titled movie in theaters abroad,     3     the second biggest opening weekend of all time for a cartoon film according to USA Today. Recently, McDonald’s has been     4     Minion toys with kids’ meals in some areas, causing loyal fans to flock to the restaurant to collect them all. Related video games, toys and other goods are     5     the world.

So what makes the banana-loving Minions a big hit? For many, the     6     is obviously their cuteness. Their simple nature can easily surpass cultures and age groups. Even children can draw them. Thousands of examples of fan-made Minion art from fingernails to Halloween clothes are     7     on global social media platforms.

But there’s more to the phenomenon than just cuteness. US entertainment website Hit Fix explains that their way of communicating makes the creatures     8     as well. They largely speak in nonsense words with the occasional recognizable terms like “potato”. But it seems everyone can understand them through their exaggerated (夸张的) movements and expressions.

More importantly, their childlike mannerism is a(n)     9     of humor that wins hearts. “Clumsy, foolish Minions are recognized as the ultimate B personalities,” wrote Peter Debruge of US entertainment magazine Variety.

They desire nothing more than to serve their most despicable master. And this evil characteristic arouses     10     among humans. “Perhaps we love Minions because they remind us of ourselves,” Huffington Post associate Web editor Sara Boboltz wrote, “or an evil version of ourselves.”

7 . Are you happy with your appearance?     1    

“Almost all the girls with single-fold eyelids (单眼皮) in our class have had double eyelid operations,” Zeng, a Senior 2 student from Chengdu, told Xinhua. Zeng had the same surgery done this summer.     2    

From popular photo-editing apps to plastic surgery (整形手术), it seems that large eyes, pale skin and a skinny body are the only standard for beauty these days. But can following this standard really make us feel good about ourselves?

    3     . According to Huxiu News, over six in ten girls choose not to take part in certain daily activities, such as attending school, because they feel bad about their looks. As much as 31 percent of teenagers avoid speaking up in class because they worry that others will notice their looks.

“Many teenagers are upset about their appearance because they believe in unrealistic standards of beauty,” experts say.       4     Seeing all these things can make anyone believe that they’re too dark, too fat, too short, or too tall.

However, trying to live up to strict standards can make us feel anxious. What troubles us is not just our “imperfect” looks, but the fact that we criticize ourselves too much.

    5     Plus-size models are being featured in some fashion shows. All of us should be just as confident as they are.

A．Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.

B．Body image anxiety is common among teenagers.

C．Guys care just as much as girls do about their body image.

D．Some teenagers might feel negative about their appearance.

E．It’s common for teenagers to feel confident about their appearance.

F．She and many of her classmates believe bigger eyes look more beautiful.

G．Perfect faces and bodies are everywhere in advertising, TV shows and social media.

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。

Aeronautics (航空学) specialists from the University of South Australia spent months studying the dragonfly’s flight, creating 3D models from digital images,     1     (build) a winged drone (无人机). Study leader Javaan Chahl believes that winged drones     2    (base) on the dragonfly’s shape and movement will simply be     3    (flexible) and energy efficient, compared to the previous ones.

Chahl’s team used a special photography technique to classify     4     wing shapes of 75 different dragonfly species from museum collections. Their wings are long, light and hard. Plus, their long bodies give them excellent stability and balance, making it possible for winged drones to deliver awkward loads     5     carry out long observation missions.

Investigating the way that dragonflies remain stable during flight actually     6    (reveal) the techniques they use to get themselves out of tricky situations. Dragonflies are found to be able to perform upside-down backflips to regain balance and normal flight, when they find themselves upside down mid-air. This special skill can even     7    (perform) while dragonflies are unconscious, meaning it is a passive stability mechanism similar in concept     8     planes that are designed to sail to     9     (safe) with their engines turned off. Engineers are looking to copy dragonfly wings to create safer ones,     10     can right themselves.

9 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

The world’s     1    (famous) heart surgeon, the Egyptian Professor, Sir Magdi Yacoub, has transplanted more hearts than anyone else. To the countless people whose lives he     2    (transform) and saved, he is a hero. Professor Yacoub     3    (inspire) in his work by his father, who was a general surgeon.

Now 66 years old, professor Yacoub still retains his energy and extraordinary enthusiasm for his career. For 43 years, he has dealt with desperate patients whose combination of poor diet, inactive lifestyle and stress overload have caused them to ask for his help.     4     all these experiences, he is very aware of the role of good nutrition and regular exercise in maintaining good health. He eats very well and swims early each morning.

Professor Yacoub’s life is always hectic (狂热的).     5     a donor heart has suddenly been found, then an operation has to take place quickly. He works long hours; he says there are no regular hours for a heart surgeon, as the surgery     6     take place when it needs to be carried out.

For relaxation, professor Yacoub enjoys     7    (garden) and even grows orchids. One dream of     8     is to go to the Amazon one day     9    (see) the rare plants there. He is patron of the Chain of Hope charity, which aims to take medical expense to the developing world. Specialist teams give their time free and travel all over the world to places such as Mozambique and Jamaica to train local surgeons in techniques that     10    (save) lives. This charity also brings needy children to the West necessary heart surgery.

10 . The future home is something that people have talked about for decades. Because the future home idea inspires our imagination, scientists and engineers have been working hard to develop different systems to make houses “smarter”.

The video camera at the entrance recognize visitors using facial recognition. The facial recognition software of the future home will not only recognize friends, but strangers as well. And the software in the future home will run the strangers faces against a database of criminals.

The future home will also have smart application appliances (家电) as well. There will be a vast networking system connecting them. Ovens, microwaves and refrigerators will be controlled automatically, so remote cooking will be a possibility and meals are prepared for your arrival.

There will also be a green systems in place such as saving and reusing washing water and bathwater. Plants and people may receive pure or mineralized (含矿的) drinking water.

If you think this future home idea is pie in the sky or science fiction, then think again. Most of the systems described here are either in development or already out in the market. Future homes may not be standard yet for the middle class but this is not as far ahead as many people would think.

1. What can the facial recognition software be used for in the future houses?

A．Greeting friends.	B．Collecting criminals information.
C．Recognizing visitors.	D．Following dangerous criminals.

2. Which of the following indicates the future house is environment-friendly?

A．Facial recognition software.	B．Remote cooking.
C．Smart refrigerators.	D．Saving and reusing water.

3. What does the underlined word “standard” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Attractive.

B．Common.

C．Special.

D．Excellent.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Smart future home

B．A smart networking system

C．Software in future home

D．Various household appliances