1 . Fifty years ago I had a young family of three boys. My husband Johnny and I left them with a friend while we made a rare trip to the cinema in Liverpool.

It was dark and pouring with rain but with the headlights shining on the road, we saw something ahead of us. Johnny pulled to a stop and I jumped out, ran to the grass edge and grabbed a small, wet, and frightened creature. I wrapped it safely in my woollen hat and insisted that my husband turn back and head for home. We thought it was a baby rabbit because it had long ears and was grayish-brown in colour. Once home, we filled a box with torn-up newspaper and a warm towel. We named our new animal Bobsy as we had no idea of its sex.

Sadly though, on the third day with us, it caught its back foot in a door and we quickly realised it was broken. We rushed to the vet(兽医), who said, “It’s only a rabbit, I’ll put it to sleep.” Our response was a very determined, “No way !”We found anther vet and told that she was a baby hare. We were told we should continue to keep her in her box for a week and her foot would heal.

After her recovery, Bobsy learnt to use the kitty litter tray. She would comb her long ears with her front paws. The local paper heard about this and came to our house to take her photo and write a story about her. We had her for seven wonderful years before we moved to New Zealand and we will never forget her.

1. Why did Johnny stop his car suddenly?

A．He came across a friend.

B．The headlights went out.

C．His car broke down on the road.

D．He noticed something in front of him.

2. What happened to the little animal on its third day?

A．It slept on a door.

B．It was stuck in a door.

C．Its foot got seriously injured.

D．It fell off from the top of a door.

3. Which best decribes the family’s attitude towards the rabbit?

A．Considerate.

B．Cruel.

C．Hopeless.

D．Indifferent.

4. What is the passage mainly intended to do?

A．To tell the importance of protecting small animals.

B．To remember unusual experiences with a small rabbit.

C．To persuade people to give generously and receive thankfully.

D．To make the rabbit widely known to local people by paper.

2 . 1. TrueCar.com

Top dealers compete for your business by offering lower prices. TrueCar spends a lot of money and resources on making sure the entire car renting experience is simple and straightforward. If you’re in the market for a new car, give this site a try first.

TrueCar’s network checks many of the prices in your area and gets you the best price for the car you’re looking for.

2. Carvoy.com

It offers more control by allowing you to “build your car” and select your rental plan. The “build your car” option is one of the better options for those looking to add on features to their car. If you’re looking for cars with options like a sunroof or navigation (导航), it’s Carvoy that makes it very easy to get started with the process.

3. CarsDirect.com

They have a large collection of new and used cars, and also provide resources for car comparisons. In the business for many years, they are one of the first online car outlets. They have a staff that can usually help you if you give them a call. Their phone support is very good and they are mostly located in the United States.

4. CarRent.com

It delivers your rental car to the door, which is actually a huge selling point. Many people don’t like to go to a dealership or even drive somewhere to pick up a car. Imagine renting a car and having it delivered right to your doorstep, no driving necessary!

5. CostcoAuto.com

It offers member-only savings, many car selections and an easy sign-up process. The deals through Costco are great and unique. Many times they have deals with General Motors cars like Chevrolet. There are a lot of deals to be done, but the one thing that Costco does not do is negotiate the price.

1. What’s the selling point of TrueCar.com?

A．Its most reasonable prices for cars.

B．The diversity of its used cars.

C．Its delivery service to your door.

D．The special offers to its members.

2. What is the special service that Carvoy.com provides?

A．You can have other functions added to your car.

B．You can rent a car more easily than elsewhere.

C．You can design the whole car by yourself.

D．You can have better operation over your car.

3. If you are a good bargainer, it’s wise to avoid dealing with _______.

A．CarsDirect.com	B．Carvoy.com
C．CarRent.com	D．CostcoAuto.com

3 . How is a smartphone different from a cell phone，and what makes it so smart? To understand this，we should start with a history lesson．    1     Cell phones were used for making calls while PDAs could store information and a to-do list，and could be linked to your computer．Then PDAs added cell phones’features，while cell phones added PDA-like(and even computer-like)features．The result was that the smartphone came into being．

Here are some features of smartphones．

Operating system．    2     In general，a smartphone will be based on an operating system that allows it to run applications．For example，Apple’s iPhone runs the iOS，and BlackBerry smartphones run the BlackBerry OS．

Mobile Internet．    3     For this we should say thanks to the growth of 4G data networks，as well as the addition of Wi-Fi．

    4     A smartphone may allow you to download apps，edit photos，and get driving directions with GPS．The applications may also allow you to create and edit Microsoft Office documents—or at least view the files．

QWERTY Keyboard．A smartphone includes a QWERTY keyboard．This means that the keys are laid out in the same manner they would be on your computer keyboard，where you don’t have to tap the number 1 to enter an A，B or C．

These are just some of the features that make a smartphone smart．    5     What makes a smartphone today may change by next week，next month or next year．Well，a smartphone of the future may be in your brain．

A．Apps．

B．Documents．

C．In the beginning，there were cell phones and PDAs．

D．A smartphone is a mobile phone with an operating system．

E．The technology about a smartphone is always changing，though．

F．You can use your smartphone to link to the Internet at a higher speed．

G．Years ago，many people thought it must be a smartphone if it had a touch screen．

4 . Considering that Sundarbans National Park is situated in the tropics，September to March is the ideal time to come here．April，May and June are too hot while July and August often bring heavy season winds that limit travel and don’t make for a very pleasant sightseeing experience．You can really enjoy doing lots of charming things in the Sundarbans during September to March．

Take a river tour

Most tourists who explore the Sundarbans arrive in Khulna City first．From there，you can join a boat tour that travels south along the Ganges River through miles of preserved forest all the way to Kotka，where there is a beautiful beach along the Bay of Bengal．

Visit a bird habitat

This bird habitat is a nesting place for dozens of tropical birds found in the Sundarbans．The best way to observe these birds is climbing up the Sajnekhali Watchtower．If you’re lucky，you’11 also catch the famed Bengal Tiger making its rounds through the swampy jungle．

Visit the Mangrove(红树林)Interpretation Centre

If you wish to spend some time indoors out of the sweaty heat，go to the Mangrove Interpretation Centre．This place is very educational with many posters，maps and exhibits showing the wildlife and varieties of mangrove plants found within the park．You’ll also get to see crocodiles in a small pool．

Take a tour of local villages

Experience village life that has largely remained unchanged for centuries．In this vast tropical region，there are villages made up of various ethnic groups who rely on fishing，farming and working in the local through growing tourist industry for their livelihoods．The Sundarbans is a UNESCO world heritage site where you can visit villages and talk to locals，who will gladly share their culture with you．

1. Which month is suitable for a visit to Sundarbans National Park?

A．December．	B．August．
C．June．	D．May．

2. What can visitors do in the Mangrove Interpretation Centre?

A．See some plants and animals．

B．Put up posters about wildlife．

C．Feed crocodiles in a small river．

D．Observe birds by climbing up the trees．

3. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text?

A．To advertise some natural animal habitats．

B．To advocate the protection of forests in Khulna City．

C．To introduce several charming villages in the vast tropical region．

D．To show visitors something attractive to do in the Sundarbans．

5 . As is often the case, you are trying hard to keep your eyes open in class after a late night doing piles and piles of homework, “    1    ” You are probably thinking, “ This weekend I’ll make up for all the sleep I have lost.”

    2    . Most people think the same way-if you stay in bed longer on Saturdays or Sundays, you will recover your missed sleep during the week.

However, this is not correct.    3     Actually, researchers have just discovered that sleeping during the weekend will not do you any good, but rather make you feel more tired on Monday morning.

Our body keeps a clock inside. It tells us when to wake up in the morning and when to feel sleepy at night. But the time on our body clock can be changed once we start taking on different sleeping habits.    4    . This may mean on Monday morning we sometimes struggle to get out of bed.

If we decide to get up only 20 minutes or half an hour later, it won’t matter. This is because our body clock can accommodate(顺应) a delay of up to an hour, which means that a short lie-in at weekends is unlikely to have any big effect, we needn’t worry about it at all.    5    ,

So, what should we do to balance and make up for all the sleep we’ve missed? Scientists say that simply eight hours of sleep would do the trick, not any longer.

A．You are not alone.

B．I need more sleep!

C．Sleep is important for everyone.

D．Sleeping is nothing like paying back money.

E．However, if we sleep longer our sleep becomes less efficient.

F．But delays of up to two hours or more can throw our body out of order.

G．This is why staying in bed for longer than usual might confuse our body clock.

6 . Some people are so rude!

Who sends an e­mail or a text message that just says “Thank you”？ Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you? Who asks for a fact easily found on Google? Don’t these people realize that they’re wasting your time?

Maybe I’m the rude one for not appreciating life’s little politeness. But many social agreed standards just don’t make sense to people drowning in digital communication.

In texts, you don’t have to declare who you are or even say hello. E­mail, too, is slower than a text. Voice mail is a now impolite way of trying to connect.

My father learned this lesson after leaving me a dozen voice mail messages, none of which I listened to. Exasperated, he called my sister to express his dissatisfaction that I never returned his phone calls. “Why are you leaving him voice mail？” my sister asked. “Just text him.”

In the age of the smartphone, there is no reason to ask once­acceptable questions about: the weather forecast, a business’s phone number, or directions to a house, a restaurant, which can be easily found on Google Maps. But people still ask these things. And when you answer, they respond with a thank­you e­mail.

How to handle these differing standards? Easy. Consider your audience. Some people, especially older ones, appreciate a thank­you message. Others, like me, want no reply.

The anthropologist (人类学家) Margaret Mead once said that in traditional societies, the young learn from the old. But in modern societies, the old can also learn from the young. Here’s hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion but that time­wasting forms of communication do.

1. What does the underlined word “Exasperated” mean in the fifth paragraph?

A．Worried.	B．Surprised.
C．Annoyed.	D．Tired.

2. Why didn’t the writer reply to his father?

A．He liked text messages better.

B．He enjoyed checking his voice mail.

C．He didn’t receive any voice mail messages.

D．He didn’t want to talk with his father.

3. Which of the following does the writer agree to?

A．People needn’t learn from one another in traditional societies.

B．Dealing with voice mail should vary with each individual.

C．People needn’t turn to Google for help when in trouble.

D．Declaring who you are or saying hello in texts is necessary.

4. What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Nowadays: what should we do with text messages?

B．Nowadays: do you like leaving others a voice message?

C．Nowadays: what means should we use in communication?

D．Nowadays: do you need a thank­you message?

7 . At first sight, Alma Deutscher, a twelve-year-old girl from England appears to be like any other typical pre-teen. She loves to skip rope, read and play with her younger sister. But this modest youngster, who composed her first musical work at age six, first short opera at age seven, and first full-length opera based on Cinderella at age ten, is anything but average. Though her parents downplay her extraordinary talent, young Alma is being described as “little Mozart” by the music world

Alma's operatic take on the classic fairy tale, which she began writing at age eight, has a slight twist. Her Cinderella is a musician who meets her Prince Charming through a song. “In my Cinderella, she sings the beginning of a ballad — but at midnight she flees. Eventually, the prince finds her after asking all the maidens of the land to sing the end of the ballad.”

The opera was first performed in Vienna, Australia on December 29, 2016, where the then eleven-year-old skillfully switched between the piano and the violin and receives enthusiastic reviews. The young genius has since performed two new piano works, once in Australia and the other in China.

While this may appear to be a lot for someone so young, Alma is not worried. She says, “of course I have to work hard. But all children have to work hard for exams, and at least when I work hard, I work hard for something incredibly exciting, like seeing my whole opera put on stage.”

Alma's musical talent first came to light before she could even talk. Her parents recall that as an 18-month-old toddler, she was able to hum a pitch perfect version of the children’s rhyme

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

However, Alma’s abilities only gained international attention in 2012, after a family friend posted a video online comparing her to Mozart. The family was suddenly swamped with media requested and Alma became an overnight star, dubbed “little Mozart”. This nickname makes her parents unhappy because they believe it puts added pressure on the young girl. They would instead prefer her to be called “a composer and musician”.

Alma does not want to be compared to the famous artist either, saying, “There was only one Mozart, and I prefer to be little Alma.” Regardless of what she calls herself, the twelve-year-old is changing the world of music forever!

1. What do we know about Alma Deutscher?

A．She has shown great musical talent from a young age.

B．She comes from a famous musical family.

C．She regularly performs the classical music of Mozart.

D．She has adapted some famous works of classical music.

2. How did Alma get to be widely known?

A．By performing on television

B．Through an online video

C．By putting on an opera

D．Through her parents’ promotion

3. What is Alma’s attitude towards her success?

A．She is still unsatisfied with her performance.

B．She is modest about her musical achievements

C．She is uncomfortable with so much pressure.

D．She is proud to have become a professional musician.

4. What can we infer about Alma’s parents?

A．They are very well-educated people.

B．They have made a good life plan for Alma.

C．They have pushed Alma to take up music.

D．They are protective of their daughter.

8 . Derek Rabclo is not the only surfer to conquer Hawaii' s famous Pipeline big wave break, but while all others use their sight to do it, this young professional surfer must rely only on his other senses. That's because he is completely blind.

When Derek was born, over 24 years ago, he got his name from Derek Ho, the first Hawaiian surfing world champion. A surfing enthusiast himself, Emesto dreamed that his son would share the talent of his uncle, a professional surfer. Unfortunately, Derek was born completely blind, but this didn't slop his family from believing lhat he could do anything he wanted, even if that meant becoming a surfer.

At age 2, Derek received a bodyboard and the beaches of Guarapari, Brazil, became his backyard. He was always comfortable in the water and surfing was in his blood, but he didn’t actually try riding a wave until he turned 17, when his father bought him a surfboard. His father taught him the basics and encouraged him to keep practicing, but after successfully standing up on the surfboard, Derek knew he needed to become much better if he was going to achieve Emesto's dream and become a professional surfer. So he joined the Praia do Moroo surf  school, where he studied under coach Fabio Maru.

Standing up on a surfboard and conquering small waves is one thing, while gathering the courage to take on Hawaii's board-breaking Pipeline is another. But that’s exactly what Derek Rabelo set out to do just months after learning how to surf. Everyone told him it was too dangerous, but he felt he could do it. And he did, earning the praise of famous professional surfers like Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning. Now 24, Rabelo has been surfing the Pipeline every winter since.

1. What does the first paragraph tell us?

A．Good eyesight is necessary for becoming good suffers.

B．Nobody has ever conquered Hawaii’s big wave break.

C．Derek Rabelo dreams to conquer Hawaii's big wave break.

D．Derek Rabelo is the only blind professional surfer to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break.

2. How did Ernesto behave after Derek was born?

A．He named him after his uncle.	B．He never lost confidence in him.
C．He sent him to a surfing champion.	D．He started his own interest in surfing.

3. After Derek was able to stand up on the surfboard, he_______________ .

A．began to try riding a wave	B．was no longer afraid of water
C．realized he still had a long way to go	D．knew his father’s dream had come true

4. Which of the following words can best describe Derek according to the last paragraph?

A．Brave and confident.	B．Skillful but proud.
C．Thoughtful and modest.	D．Courageous but stubborn.

9 . The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been before.

But just as in face to face communication，there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when online. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.     1    . For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread.     2    .

If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so.     3    . If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.

    4    . Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it’s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it’s a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good mariners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely. At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.

It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status.     5    , don’t ask such questions.

A．It’s natural that there some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online

B．Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face

C．Everyone was new to the network once

D．Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes

E．When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear

F．You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages

G．Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information

10 . Sitting under the national flag and separated from the media by a transparent glass wall, 50-year-old Jing Haipeng and 37-year-old Chen Dong appeared calm as they prepare to be part of, what is scheduled to be, China’s longest-ever manned spaceflight mission.

The two were scheduled to spend a total of 33-days in orbit. This would be 3rd trip into space for veteran Chinese astronaut Jing Haipeng. He has been on the Shenzhou-7 mission in 2008 and the Shenzhou-9 mission in 2012. The mission’s commander was also part of docking missions (太空对接任务) on both his previous space flights, giving him the experience needed to help dock Shenzhou-11 with Tiangong-2. Jing Haipeng said, “With the past 18 years of intensive professional astronaut training, together with the two previous experiences I’ve had flying in space, I’m very confident and determined that this mission is going to be a great success. Personally, I’m much calmer and in a more positive head-space than I was-during my previous missions. I’m very proud to be here to greet our country. I know my confidence is shared with the rest of our entire space program.”

With anunblemishedflight record of 15-himdred hours as a pilot, 37-year old Chen Dong was chosen in 2010 to be part of the next generation of Chinese astronauts. He too said he was confident of heading into the mission, even though it would be his first time in space. “I have the chance to join my first mission after 6-years of intensive training and learning. For me, the timing is perfect—not too early, but not too late either. When we train, Jing is my teacher. In life, he is my brother. He is so dedicated, and demands only the best from me and the others that he works with. Because of his experience, I am very lucky to be paired with him on this mission into space.” After being put into orbit, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong were going to conduct a series of experiments, including testing the latest in China’s advanced life support systems, as well as scientific research.

Wu Ping deputy director of Chena’s Manned Space Program, explains the role of the two astronauts in space. “During their mission, the two are essentially back-ups to one-another. They are both capable of piloting the spacecraft, complex management, manual docking as well as handling any emergency situations or malfunctions (故障) .While in orbit, they are going to complete a number of maneuvers (演习) with Shenzhen-11, as well as orbital experiments, demonstrations and tests on human health in space.”

1. From what Jing Haipeng said we can infer ________.

A．previous experience matter a lot

B．the mission’s commander helped him

C．the Shenzhou-7 mission is to be docked with the Shcnzhou-9

D．he lacked confidence during the previous launching

2. The underlined word “unblemished” in Paragraph 3 can b replaced by ________.

A．continuous	B．surprising
C．perfect	D．significant

3. What made Chen Dong a qualified astronaut?

A．His confidence of heading into the mission.

B．His intensive training and learning.

C．His luck to be paired with Jing Haipeng.

D．His experience of conducting a series of experiment.

4. Where would you most probably see the text?

A．In a newspaper	B．In a science journal
C．In a travel magazine	D．In a government document