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。

The tea that    1     (delight)the world for thousands of years has finally received global     2     (recognize)as a shared cultural treasure of mankind.

Traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China , including tea gardens, picking of tea leaves,the processing, drinking and sharing of tea,     3     (add) to UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity last month.

In China,traditional tea processing techniques are    4     (close) related to geographical location and natural environment,     5     results in a distribution range between 18°－37°N and 94°－122°E, that is, the provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui and other areas in South China. Associated social practices,     6    , are spread throughout the country and shared by many ethnic groups.

Over 2,000 tea     7     (variety), mainly in six categories－green,black yellow,oolong. white and dark-are grown in China. A lot of key processing skills are involved before it is ready for service.

The ancient Silk Road and trade routes brought tea to the whole world.     8     (serve) on different occasions and used as an important tool for communication, tea is everywhere on the globe today. “Practices of greeting guests    9     tea and building good relationships within families and neighbors through tea-related activities are shared among many ethnic groups, and provide    10     sense of belonging, ” tea culture researchers said.

2 . Feeling sleepy in the middle of the day? There are many reasons why we get sleepy in the afternoon. Bad lighting, a poor night’s sleep, a boring job, large (carb-heavy) lunches, and more can all contribute to head-bobbing at your desk or falling into a light sleep during a meeting. The best course of action would be to find the root cause of your sleep issue and fix it, but most of us simply head for the coffee pot or the cafe. Instead of that, try climbing some stairs.

Well, now exercise researchers have discovered that walking up and down lights of stairs for about 10 minutes actually gives you a more effective boost (提高) of energy than drinking 50 milligrams of caffeine greedily (the average amount of caffeine found in a cup of coffee, tea, or soda).

In a study called Stair walking, the researchers enlisted 18 “physically active” college women between the ages 18 and 23. The participants reported experiencing chronically poor sleep, adding up to an average of fewer than 45 hours of shuteye each week in the past few years. And they are often a lack of available time during the workday for a dedicated exercise session.

The researchers chose stair climbing as the exercise of choice. Walking up and down the stairs requires no specific clothing, travel time, or even a shower afterward. During the study, on some days the participants alternated (交替) between taking 50-milligram caffeine pills or a placebo. On the other days, they skipped the caffeine (real or otherwise) and climbed up and down the stairs, at a moderate pace, for 10 minutes.

At the conclusion of the study, the researchers acknowledged that there is more research to be done (when isn’t that the case?) but concluded that “A short period of low-to-moderate intensity stair walking has temporary energizing effects that exceed a low dose of caffeine for active young women with chronic insufficient sleep.”

So, the next time you find yourself nodding off mid-afternoon, why not give stairs a try?

1. What is the main purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To describe a phenomenon.

B．To explain reasons of poor sleep.

C．To present the topic of stair climbing.

D．To remind people to drink less coffee.

2. According to the passage, college women ________.

A．suffered from sleep disorder

B．were active in physical workout

C．were too busy to fall sound sleep

D．volunteered to participate in the study

3. What does the underlined word “skipped” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Released.	B．Exchanged.
C．Became addicted to.	D．Missed out on.

4. What message does the text seem to convey?

A．Proper stair walking can refresh people.

B．People tend to fall asleep in mid-afternoon.

C．A moderate intake of caffeine will be harmless.

D．Climbing stairs can effectively solve sleep issue.

3 . At least three people were possibly dead after a powerful earthquake. Others were injured from falling structures and homes, rural roads and_________highways. Experts said it could take some time to_________the full extent of the injuries and damage in the region.

Regina Rave,who is a geologist, was meeting with two_________at his home when the earthquake_________. Rave tried to stand up from his chair but couldn’t keep his balance and _________ in a kind of group hug with his colleagues, while plates and cups_________from his shelves to the ground. His children, ages 9 and 2, had their drinks_________over the edge of cups. Rave tried to calm everybody as the_________continued for more than a minute.

About 10,000 people live in and around his town, which is_________66 kilometers from the earthquake’s center. It’s a(n)__________thing that earthquakes are felt here, but it usually doesn’t last as long and is not as violent as this one. It was quite strong.

People were feeling__________. Rave was__________through the damage to his home,which included a broken sewer pipe(污水管)judging from the smell. Friends elsewhere had messaged him with__________of cracked roads, broken pipes and fallen debris(碎片), but hadn’t described major building collapses or__________. Communication seemed to have been__________with some cell towers likely to have fallen. People were starting to clean up their houses and the streets.

1.

A．damaged

B．surrounded

C．hidden

D．buried

2.

A．foresee

B．assess

C．recognize

D．assume

3.

A．roommates

B．schoolmates

C．colleagues

D．parents

4.

A．covered

B．rose

C．ceased

D．struck

5.

A．ended up

B．came out

C．carried on

D．resulted from

6.

A．squeezed

B．crashed

C．flashed

D．pulled

7.

A．turn

B．knock

C．flow

D．blow

8.

A．jumping

B．hanging

C．floating

D．shaking

9.

A．located

B．listed

C．considered

D．posed

10.

A．simple

B．common

C．popular

D．awkward

11.

A．puzzled

B．tired

C．frightened

D．inspired

12.

A．getting

B．breaking

C．cutting

D．sorting

13.

A．descriptions

B．instructions

C．explanations

D．introductions

14.

A．changes

B．injuries

C．beats

D．attacks

15.

A．handled

B．improved

C．affected

D．removed

4 . Dogs have a seemingly endless list of lovely behavior, and their curious head tilt(歪头) at human voices is no exception. While conducting a study on dogs’ ability to learn words, scientists stumbled upon a potential link between dogs’ memory and their head tilt.

In the study, researchers looked at the head tilt patterns of both“gifted”and “typical” dogs. Owners ordered their dogs to fetch a specific toy from another room. While most dogs struggled to memorize the name of just two toys, the seven “gifted” dogs-all of which were border collies(牧羊犬)could remember at least ten different toy names they＇d been taught by researchers.

The team found that dogs that were particularly good at toy recall tilted their heads more often when hearing a command than dogs which weren’t as skilled. When they compared the dogs’ responses to a command from their owners, gifted dogs tilted their heads 43 percent of the time, while typical dogs did so just 2 percent of the time. It’s possible, scientists concluded, that the dogs’ head tilt may be a sign of paying attention or even matching a name to a visual image in their heads.

Researchers also discovered that dogs usually tilted their heads in the same direction regardless of where the owner was standing. The so-called “right-tilters“ and “left-tilters” may be a matter of individual preference. “The next step is to ask more questions to know what the head tilt really means, “says the researcher Monique Udell. “Can we use head tilting to predict word-learning ability, or attention, or memory?””

The researchers agree that the study is still in the early stages. For now, dog owners can take comfort in knowing that their dogs’ head tilt maybe a lovely attempt to better understand them.

1. Which of the following best explains “stumbled upon“ underlined in paragraph 1?

A．Broke by accident.	B．Discovered unexpectedly.
C．Imagined without reason.	D．Investigated secretly.

2. What were the dogs asked to do in the study?

A．Find out the hidden toys.

B．Find the name of the toys.

C．Separate the different toys.

D．Go to get the toys mentioned.

3. What did the researchers find out about the gifted dogs hearing commands?

A．Their responses were faster.

B．They tilted their heads more often.

C．They tilted their heads to the left more often.

D．They were more easily influenced by the owners’ locations.

4. What’s the main idea of the text?

A．Dogs mainly communicate by tilting their heads.

B．Dogs have developed specific communication skills.

C．A new study offers a clue as to why dogs tilt their heads.

D．Border collies are the smartest species in the animal kingdom.

5 . You don’t need to be an expert to recognize luna moths (蚕蛾). They have hairy white bodies, red legs and huge green wings that stretch up to 4.5 inches across. And at the end of their wings are a pair of long tails that have attracted scientists for centuries.

Some of them theorized that it was possible that female moths judged the health and quality of a male by the size of his tails. But it turned out that female moths were not choosy at all. They just mate with the first males they could find. Others believed that the tails could increase luna moths’ size to make them harder for the bats-the main enemy of luna moths—to handle. But the theory proved wrong in 1903 when a scientist named Archibald Weeks put bats against a bigger species of moths that lacked tails. He found that the bats killed 66% of their targets. Luna moths, despite being smaller, were harder to catch. “Clearly, their tails provided an anti-bat advantage,” Weeks observed. “I think they were used to direct bats away from the moths’ body.”

He was roughly right. More than a century later, Jesse Barber from Boise State University put luna moths against bats in a dark room and filmed the hunting. Under normal circumstances, the bats only managed to catch 35% of the luna moths. But if Barber cut off their tails beforehand, the bats caught 81% of them. That was not because the moths became worse fliers—in fact, cutting the troublesome tails seemed to have improved their flying abilities.

Barber explained that bats were not visual hunters. They found their food with a special sound. To be protected from bats, luna moths needed something that made confusing sounds. That was what the luna moths’ tails did: As they flew, they waved behind them and produced sounds that were similar to their wing beats. To bats, they either sounded like a huge part of their target, or like an entirely different target. As a result, they aimed about half their attacks at the tails.

1. What is Arehibald Weeks’ important contribution?

A．He found that bats are the main enemy of luna moths.

B．He theorized that luna moths use their tails to confuse bats.

C．He proved that Juna moths’ size is important for their survival.

D．He observed that female moths prefer male moths with longer tails.

2. What can be learned about bats from Jesse Barber’s conclusion?

A．They are not visual hunters.

B．They usually hunt in the day.

C．They like bigger species of moths.

D．They can fly further than luna moths.

3. What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Bats.

B．Wings.

C．Luna moths.

D．Tail beats.

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

A．Who Is Right About Luna Moths’ Tails, Barber or Weeks?

B．How Do Bats Use Their Special Sounds to Search for Food?

C．Why Do Luna Moths Have Such Troublesome Long Tails?

D．What Are the Disadvantages for Luna Moths to Have Long Tails?

6 . The words “caring” and “empathetic” (共情的) aren’t ones normally associated with technology. Yearsley, an Australian enterpriser who is expert in artificial intelligence (AI), is trying to change that.

Yearsley is the founder of Akin, a robotics startup that currently uses a tablet-based system to help users manage the tasks related to homelife, whether that’s planning meals or reminding you to pay your cell phone bill. Current home devices made by Google or Amazon or Apple use predictive AI to track patterns, strengthen behaviors and manipulate (操控) buying decisions, some of which, she assumes, are questionable or just unhealthy.

In contrast, the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home, encouraging healthful decisions such as taking a nightly walk, refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday celebrations with friends. “It’s the hardest AI I have ever built for it’s a complex system, Yearsley says.

Yearsley began developing the Akin technology in 2017,when she realized the need to better manage the home is hugely ignored.Besides, she realized that women unequally bear the burden of household work. A United Nations report estimates that women do 2.6 times the amount of unpaid care and domestic work that men do,or close to 30 hours per week in the U.S. alone.

Meanwhile, Yearsley, who has a special-needs child and a relative with disability says it makes sense to focus on the disability field because of the extra in-home needs of users and their caregivers. “We have a lot more work load,”she says.“Are we giving time back to caregivers?I am not going to rest until I give you back 10 hours a week.”

While Yearsley pictures an army of robots someday helping with routine homemade tasks, the first display for Akin will take time and money.Akin has received some early seed from a handful of investors, and was recently selected as a finalist for tech giant LG Nova’s Mission for the Future program, an annual challenge that seeks to identify businesses having potential to improve life and lead society into the future.

1. What might the Akin’s Al system suggest?

A．Consuming more drinks to enjoy yourself.

B．Staying up late working to make more money

C．Spending more time staying with your family

D．Purchasing products similar to what you bought.

2. Which is a contributor to Yearsley’s   Al system?

A．Lots of financial support from investors

B．The uselessness of current home devices.

C．Akins’ becoming a finalist for a program.

D．Heavy burden of housewives and caregivers.

3. What can be used to describe the Akin’s AI system?

A．Successful and promising	B．Stable and practical.
C．Thoughtful and innovative.	D．Mature and friendly.

4. What’s the purpose of the text?

A．To call on people to help the disabled.	B．To raise money for a tech giant.
C．To compare two companies’ AI systems.	D．To introduce a futuristic AI system.

7 . 今年是新中国成立70周年。假如你是李华，目睹了近年来你所在城市的变化。请写一篇有关城市变化及所带来的思考的短文寄给某英语报社。短文包括城市的变化，出现的问题和你的建议。要点如下：
过去：满街小商铺，小卖摊点，拥挤，垃圾遍地；
现在：街道宽敞，沿街种植了绿树和鲜花，新建了公园和高楼。
问题：一些历史性建筑被破坏，城市失去了特色。
建议：在建设和发展的同时，还应加强文物和古迹保护，以传承文化。
注意：1. 词数：100~120；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3. 参考词汇：摊点：stalls 历史文物historical relics
Dear Editor,

This year is the 70th anniversary of the founding of new China!Our city has changed greatly over the last few years.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

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。

Celebrating the Minor Festival(小年)

The 23rd of La is celebrated as the Minor Festival, the festival mood of     1     begins to pick up, from 23rd of La onwards. There are more and more traders’ stands along the streets filled with     2     variety of Spring Festival goods that catch the eyes: Spring Festival couplets, New Year paintings, window     3     (decoration), paper cuts, fireworks etc. You can hear traders calling for business up and down the streets. The Minor Festival is also known     4    the Kitchen God Day. In the past, Kitchen God,     5     (place) next above or next to the stove, was adored in every household. On this day, Kitchen God was to go and report to Jade Emperor(玉帝) in Heaven what he     6     (witness) on earth. Kitchen God was believed to be able to determine fortunes or misfortunes of the household, to make it rich or poor,     7    , the household took great care to adore Kitchen God as best they could and not to disrespect him in any event. Among the offerings presented to Kitchen God, there was the     8     (stick) sugar. When Kitchen God took it, his teeth and lips got stuck up and couldn’t report to Jade Emperor for anything that would be harmful to the household.     9     the adoring was over, the picture of Kitchen God     10    (burn) and people believed he went up to Heaven while crackers were fired.

9 . The demanding 2025 federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) goal of 54.5 miles per gallon across an automaker’s fleet (车队) is one of the driving factors behind a series of advancements in more efficient engine technologies. To meet the increasing fuel standards, automakers have relied on a range of vehicle types.

Most people tend to think of hybrids (混合的) and electric vehicles when talk turns to energy efficient cars. A hybrid vehicle uses both electric drive and an internal engine to push the vehicle. When the driver slows, the battery partially recharges through regenerative braking. Today, there are hybrid versions of many modern mid-size cars. The most recent advancement comes in the form of plug-in hybrids with larger (and more expensive) battery packs that can be charged at home or the office, allowing you to drive greater distances on electric power, which significantly improves overall average fuel economy on most trips.

Electric cars are also evolving, but still confront hurdles when it comes to battery cost and a somewhat limited range in certain models. Promising electrics are on the horizon, but it’s best to reserve judgment until we see whether they deliver at a price point more consumers can afford.

Hydrogen (氢) fuel cell vehicles are also advancing. Essentially, these are electric cars with the electricity supplied by hydrogen and oxygen passing through a fuel cell stack (电磁堆). They’re super clean, producing only water vapor and a little heat at the tailpipe. Until we have a much larger hydrogen-fuel basic facilities, these types of vehicles will be limited to regional use in major metro areas.

As you can tell, along with engine technology, advancements have been made in many other areas. With the technological competition among automakers, energy efficient cars are evolving at an impressive pace, and that’s a good thing for the planet.

1. Why do automakers develop various types of vehicles?

A．To promote the car production.	B．To boost the automobile industry.
C．To satisfy the customers’ demand.	D．To meet the federal CAFE‘s standards.

2. What is the latest improvement of the hybrid car?

A．It can be applied to cars in various sizes.	B．It is equipped with plug-in battery packs.
C．It uses an internal engine and electric drive.	D．It can be partially charged via speeding drive.

3. What prevents the hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles being widely used?

A．The high cost of production.	B．Its demand of super clean fuel.
C．The lack of supporting facilities.	D．Its need of water vapor and heat.

4. What’s the author’s attitude to the future of energy efficient cars?

A．Supportive.

B．Tolerant.

C．Critical.

D．Doubtful.

10 . On March 11, 2011, 16-year-old Yuzuru Hanyu was skating at a local rink when the ice beneath him began cracking. He was experiencing 2011’s deadly Great East Japan Earthquake, which had a magnitude of 9.0 and killed at least 18,500 people. The event left him with a greater determination to make every day count.

He was introduced to the world of figure skating at the age of 4. As he watched his sister skate, her coach suggested that the energetic little boy give skating a try. He loved the sport and entered his first competition at age 10. By the time he was 19, Hanyu had won two Olympic gold medals. This achievement made him the first Asian skater in the men’s singles category to be an Olympic champion.

What sets Hanyu apart from other competitive figure skaters? At 53 kilograms, he’s thin. But Hanyu is very strong and able to perfectly perform jumps and moves on the ice that others can only attempt. Hanyu’s performances feature long, smooth and high leg kicks. As he glides effortlessly across the ice, he sometimes looks more like a ballet dancer than a figure skater.When people watch Hanyu perform, it’s clear how much he enjoys himself, and the audiences love him in return. After many performances, people in the crowd shower Hanyu with his loved Pooh Bears.

There’s no denying Hanyu’s star power on the ice, but he’s admired off the ice as well. Since the deadly earthquake, Hanyu has helped raise funds for victims. Over the past 10 years, he has also personally given about US$300,000 to help rebuild the local ice rink in Sendai, Hanyu’s hometown. The little boy who started out at his neighborhood rink is now adored by people from around the globe.

1. Why does the author mention the earthquake in Paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the biggest earthquake.	B．To list its serious damage to Japan.
C．To show its influence on Hanyu.	D．To encourage us to value our life.

2. What can we learn about Hanyu?

A．His parents discovered his talent early.	B．He got the first gold medal at age ten.
C．He was well known for high leg kicks.	D．He got Pooh Bears as a prize in a competition.

3. Which of the following best describes Yuzuru Hanyu?

A．Considerate and humorous.	B．Gifted and generous.
C．Ambitious and honest.	D．Responsible and curious.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．A Skater Giving a Hand to Victims

B．Figure Skating Becoming Popular in the World

C．Yuzuru Hanyu — A Two-Time Olympic Champion

D．A Star on Ice Winning Hearts Around the World