1 . “Everything happens for the best.” My mother said whenever things weren't going my way. “Don’t worry. One day your luck will change.”

Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in a radio station. One day, I wanted to host (主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.

In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get some work in a small station and work your way up,” she said.

I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.

I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.

As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man called, “What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game. I succeeded.

On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, you’ll feel good because of all the hard work you have done.” At that moment I knew just what she meant.

1. What job was the writer most interested in?

A．A sportsman.	B．A shop assistant.
C．A businessman.	D．A sports announcer.

2. Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?

A．Because he hadn't got enough experience.

B．Because he didn’t get college education.

C．Because he wasn’t a good looking person.

D．Because he was too young.

3. Which of the following is true according to the article?

A．You just need to wait for some time then luck will come.

B．Luck will come if you try your best to do everything.

C．It’s important for you to wait for luck.

D．You should trust your mother.

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

A．Mother’s Words	B．Everything Happens for the Best
C．No One Is Always Lucky	D．To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult

2 . More and more shoppers are buying things online these days, allowing them to avoid aggressive salespeople and long lines at checkout counters. In spite of online convenience, however, there are some items—like clothes—that customers prefer to examine before buying. In light of this, two companies are Ending ways to modernize stores and bridge the gap between online and in-store retail.

Hointer, a software company that also sells designer jeans, has created a fast and painless shopping experience for its customers. Shoppers walk into a Hointer store and select one of the many pairs of jeans hanging down from bars. Then they point their smartphones at the tag and activate the Hointer app, after which they select the size and press “try on” The app then directs them to a specific dressing room. German-made robots search for the desired jeans and deliver them through a chute to the dressing room in about 30 seconds. Immediately after unwanted pairs of jeans are dropped through another chute, the “outbox”, they disappear from the list in the app.

Purchases at Hointer are made with a swipe of a credit card. And a salesperson is optional. This allows Hointer to hire fewer people and focus on their goal: developing technology that supports a retail revolution.

Men's clothing retailer Bonobos has come up with a more personalized shopping experience. Although it is in fact an online retailer, Bonobos has decided to open a handful of stores called Guide shops. Shoppers make an appointment online before arriving at a Guideship, where they receive one-on-one attention from a fitting guide. Because these shops have limited stocks, shoppers aren't able to take home the clothes they select. But guides help shoppers make online purchases before they leave, after which the items will be delivered to customers in one or two days. Following the purchase, the Bonobos customer service database keeps a record of each shopper's size, making future online purchases easier.

While Hointer focuses on convenience, Bonobos Guide shops focus on customer service. But both efforts have one thing in common: giving clothing retailers a new look for the 21st century.

1. The two companies are finding ways to modernize their stores because ______.

A．online shopping is losing its popularity

B．in-store retail makes higher profits

C．people's demand for in-store shopping still exists

D．store sales keep declining without high technology

2. What do we know about Hointer?

A．It's a software company as well as a jean producer.

B．Shoppers can turn to a salesperson when necessary in Hointer.

C．The Hointer app makes clothes shopping more time-consuming.

D．Shoppers are welcomed by German-made robots in Hointer.

3. If a man wants to buy clothes in Bonobos, it is incorrect that ______.

A．he needs to make an appointment online in advance

B．he has to make online purchases in the store

C．he should help create the customer service database

D．he can receive one-on-one attention from a guide

4. Which might be the best title for this passage?

A．High Technology in Stores	B．Advantages of In-store Shopping
C．Competition between Two Companies	D．New Experience of Shopping for Clothes

3 . The baobab tree is sometimes called “the Tree of Life." Baobabs grow in Africa and Australia. They are the most famous trees in Africa. Baobabs have very thick, wide trunks （树干）.Often the trunks have large empty spaces inside.

In South Africa, one famous tree had a hole so large that someone built a bar inside it. People could sit inside and order drinks. That tree was known as the Sunland Baobab. It was more than 1,000 years old. It was the biggest baobab in Africa. But in 2017 it fell down. In 2016, another famous baobab fell down and died. It was called the Chapman tree in Botswana.

A recent study shows that the problem is widespread. Adrian Patrut and his team started studying the baobabs in 2005.The team found bad news. In the past 12 years, “nine of the thirteen oldest and five of the six largest have died,” the report found. Sometimes parts of the tree didn't die. But the “oldest parts” did.

Experts aren't sure what is causing the baobabs to die. They think it may be related to climate change. But more research is needed to prove it.

The largest trees need more water and food than smaller baobabs. Patrut thinks that is what puts them at greater danger. More heat and less rainfall could have a big influence on the trees.

In Zimbabwe a fungus（真菌）turns baobabs black before they die. But Patrut's study didn't find signs of a widespread disease. No matter the cause, the loss is huge.

Baobabs are amazing. They are a major food source for people. The trees grow white flowers that open at night. Bats spread the pollen（花粉）and help the trees grow fruit. Their white fruit is called monkey bread. People use it as food and to make cool drinks. People make paper, cloth, and even drugs from baobab bark（树皮）.

1. What do we know about the Sunland Baobab?

A．It was the biggest baobab in Australia.

B．It was the oldest tree in the world.

C．It fell down in 2016 in Botswana.

D．It once had a bar inside it

2. What did Patrut's study find?

A．More baobabs are dying,

B．Old baobabs are going to disappear.

C．Trees worldwide have common problems.

D．Trees' living environment is getting worse.

3. As for what's killing baobabs, experts ______

A．are certain human activities put them in danger

B．are sure it is because of climate change

C．have proved disease is the main cause

D．need to carry out more studies

4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．The great uses of baobab trees

B．The danger of losing baobab trees.

C．How baobab trees help other plants

D．The importance of protecting the environment.

4 . I came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.

After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.

My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time…and I left without getting a cent.

1. The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.

A．he felt sorry for the author

B．he thought it was a chance to make some money

C．he knew the doctor was a very good one

D．he wanted the author to have a good lawyer

2. A good doctor is essential （对…是必不可少的）for the author to __________.

A．be properly treated

B．talk with the person responsible for the accident

C．recover before he leaves America

D．eventually get the responsible party（当事人） to pay for his injury

3. The word“charge”in the third paragraph means_________ .

A．be responsible

B．accuse

C．ask as a price

D．demand

4. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.

A．friendly

B．selfish

C．professional

D．busy

5 . 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。

It is in your daily life that you always get into a situation     1     your parents control hundreds of things for you when you are     2     kid, such as the clothes you wear, the food you eat, where you go and whatever can keep you     3    (comfort). It is a good thing. Kids need this kind of protection and help because they are not old enough to take care of     4    (they) and make decisions     5    (correct). But with you growing older, the part of being a teen is developing your own identity, which is different     6     parents’. Different attitudes towards events like parties may lead to     7    (argument), because your parents will always be concerned about you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are. As a result, your parents felt it hard     8     (get) used to the new situation without     9     (know) your latest news. What kids should keep in mind is that in most cases, your parents can understand what you are going through because they     10     (be) teens once.

6 . Summer Leadership Camp

Each July, Missouri Military Academy’s Summer Leadership Camp welcomes young men from across the country to train, compete and learn. The summer camp experience is a rewarding opportunity for young people to learn leadership skills.

Rein Community Service

Join Rein Community Service and earn up of 80 hours of community service credit this summer. Choose the community service program that is right for you and have a lasting influence on the lives of others. Through their work with various non­profit agencies and volunteer organizations, our teen community service volunteers will experience the joy of improving the global community while having the adventure of a lifetime.

Green River Preserve

Green River Preserve is a non­competitive summer camp connecting children to nature. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Green River Preserve inspires campers to have a greater understanding of themselves, their environment and their fellow man.

English Language Camp

At the camp, children will build their confidence while also acquiring the basic skills of conversation, vocabulary and grammar. Our class sizes are small, allowing every child to receive the required personal attention from our fully qualified and professional teachers who all have a wealth of experience in coaching children from all around the world.

1. Missouri Military Academy’s Summer Leadership Camp is mainly designed for young people who ________.

A．want to be soldiers	B．like to compete with others
C．want to develop leadership skills	D．are not good at expressing themselves

2. At Rein Community Service, children can learn to be ________.

A．confident	B．competitive
C．loving and caring	D．strong and brave

3. Which camp should a child choose if he wants to be close to nature?

A．Summer Leadership Camp.	B．Rein Community Service.
C．Green River Preserve.	D．English Language Camp.

7 . 请根据以下表格内容，以A Big Forest Fire 为题，写一篇英文简讯。
写作内容：

起火时间	2007年4月初
地点	中国东北部
起火原因	一青年工人吸烟
持续时间	约一个月
参加救灾人员	数千名解放军战士与当地群众
死亡人员	约200人
经济损失	至少一千万元
影响	全国震惊

［写作要求］：
1. 内容包括以上所有要点，书写工整，必须要有题目，全文词数100词左右；
2. 不能逐句翻译，可以对信息进行整合并用合适的连词连接
2. 参考词汇：东北 northeast            当地的 local          经济损失 economic losses
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8 . Everyone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. It’s a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.

Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role.

For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (热心的) about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .

1. We can infer (推断) from the text that most millionaires are __________.

A．older than 20

B．around 20

C．in their 30s

D．in their 40s

2. Which of the following is not true according to the text?

A．Though young, Britney can support her family now.

B．While touring, Britney sleeps about 12 hours a day.

C．The teenage comedy movie was based on Britney’s own story.

D．Britney will be even richer with her movies successful.

3. According to Britney Spears, she works __________.

A．to be a great actress	B．for the enjoyment
C．for money	D．to be more famous

9 . Everybody knows Charlie Chaplin, a world-famous funny actor. People _______ have laughed at Charlie Chaplin's films _______ tears run down their faces. From his very first _______ they know what will happen. The little man is always with black moustache, wide-open eyes, round black hat and _______ too large for his feet. He’ll _______ through snow, and fall from windows. He’ll fight men who are twice his _______ or fall in love with women, who _______ notice him and try to hug(拥抱) them.

The poor man that Charlie Chaplin _______ in dozens of films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes. He is always in _______, but he never ________.He dreams of becoming a great man.

Even people who ________ understand English can ________ Chaplin's films, because they are mostly ________.It isn't what he ________ that makes people laugh. His comedy(喜剧) doesn't depend on words. It depends on little ________ which mean the ________ thing to people all over the world.

Chaplin raises his thick eyebrows or rolls his eyes. He hides behind a fat lady or under a table to escape from his ________. He dresses well and pretends to be a ________ and important man. It is all so hopeless and ________ that he makes us laugh. This is the ________ of Chaplin's huge success.

1.

A．here

B．everywhere

C．abroad

D．there

2.

A．if

B．once

C．because

D．until

3.

A．disappearance

B．appearance

C．words

D．emotions

4.

A．trousers

B．stocks

C．shoes

D．hands

5.

A．sleep

B．sit

C．play

D．struggle

6.

A．length

B．size

C．greatness

D．width

7.

A．hardly

B．deeply

C．widely

D．luckily

8.

A．played

B．recognized

C．loved

D．fooled

9.

A．joy

B．excitement

C．sorrow

D．trouble

10.

A．comes down

B．gets away

C．goes back

D．gives up

11.

A．don’t

B．can

C．do

D．may

12.

A．understand

B．watch

C．enjoy

D．see

13.

A．frightening

B．silent

C．pleasant

D．moving

14.

A．plays

B．acts

C．expects

D．says

15.

A．actions

B．expressions

C．stories

D．words

16.

A．some

B．different

C．same

D．bitter

17.

A．enemies

B．own

C．characters

D．films

18.

A．poor

B．sad

C．rich

D．beautiful

19.

A．possible

B．impossible

C．instructive

D．tired

20.

A．way

B．beginning

C．theory

D．secret

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内的正确形式。

People's lives are strongly affected by the sun. If you live in the Italian countryside, you     1    (probable) like to spend a lot of time     2    (play) out of the house. You feel the effects of the sun even in a big city, like Shanghai with its forests of tall buildings. Even during the night, you are sure the sun will come back by morning. But what if you live in a place     3     Longyearbyen, Norway? It is the world's most     4    (north) town. About one thousand and eight hundred people live there and they have     5     different view of the sun. In fact, for about four months of the year, the sun never sets. And for another four months, it never     6    (rise).

In Norwegian," Longyearbyen" means "The Longyear Town”. It was named after a person     7     last name happened     8    (be) Longyear. But the people in the town must all have a really difficult time during the long year. It is very cold and dark up there, especially during the     9    ( sun) part! I couldn't make     10       for more than one day in a place like that!