1 . Last weekend, I had an opportunity to serve as a volunteer at a nursing home in another city. I don’t have a car and even the _________ train station is far away from my house. _________， I wasn’t sure how to get there.

I posted a request for a ride on the ride share board. Soon an individual I’d never met _________ that he’d be able to pick me up and drop me off at the station. He said he’d wait until my train arrived before he drove away. My heart _________ and the stress I’d been feeling disappeared immediately and thus our friendship began.

I _________ arriving at the nursing home in time. The tiny team of workers there were _________ for the additional help. We all worked together as a team. I was glad to be a part of this and be of _________ to the elderly.

That evening when my new _________ dropped me off at the station, he noticed that it was in a deserted (空寂无人的) area. So he parked his car and said, “We will wait for the train to come together.” I couldn’t believe his _________.

With five minutes left before the train arrived, he __________ with me stories of his childhood. As a young boy, he __________ to sit near the edge of the railway tracks, waiting __________ for the trains to rush by with all their force. That night he waited with me as my train __________. It didn’t rush by with full force but I left that station __________ the full force of his kindness and generosity. People like him would always __________ me how to love and how to give.

1.

A．best

B．largest

C．closest

D．newest

2.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Otherwise

3.

A．replied

B．joked

C．remembered

D．pretended

4.

A．broke

B．warmed

C．sank

D．changed

5.

A．ended up

B．gave up

C．put off

D．insisted on

6.

A．grateful

B．regretful

C．responsible

D．sorry

7.

A．interest

B．service

C．hope

D．curiosity

8.

A．driver

B．customer

C．neighbor

D．friend

9.

A．bravery

B．confidence

C．courage

D．kindness

10.

A．argued

B．shared

C．discussed

D．compared

11.

A．used

B．refused

C．wished

D．decided

12.

A．unwillingly

B．proudly

C．excitedly

D．embarrassedly

13.

A．started

B．passed

C．stopped

D．approached

14.

A．doubting

B．ignoring

C．feeling

D．wondering

15.

A．warn

B．remind

C．expect

D．promise

2 . Back in the early 2000s, lots of people couldn’t have imagined life without alarm clocks, CD players, calendars, cameras, or lots of other devices. But along came the iPhone and other smartphones, and they took over the functions of dozens of things we used to think were essential.

The smartphone story could even be a model for fighting climate change; not because smartphones use a small part of the energy of all the things they replace - although they do-but because they represent a different approach to design in general. And that approach is to focus on function rather than form. That requires focusing on understanding the underlying problem，and then engineering a wide range of potential solutions. This approach could revolutionize how we think about energy efficiency.

Traditionally, improvements in energy efficiency have mostly focused on individual devices, which can be quite fruitful. But focusing on individual devices is like if Apple had spent effort inventing a better alarm clock, a better CD player, a better calendar, and a better camera. Now with an iPhone, we don’t need the standalone(独立运行的) devices at all, because it can function as all of them.

So when it comes to using energy efficiently, rather than just installing a more efficient heater，some people have focused instead on the desired function: staying warm. They designed and coated their house so well that they could get rid of their heater altogether, letting them heat their house with 99% less energy.

In the same way, rather than just making cars more efficient, what if we focus on the desired function-getting where we want when we want-and create an efficient transportation system where we can drive less or get rid of our personal cars entirely?

The most energy efficient car or heater is no car, or no heater, while still being able to get around and stay warm. In other words, it’s not thinking efficient, it’s thinking different.

1. What makes the iPhone a good example of environmental protection?

A．Perfecting individual devices.	B．Combining possible functions.
C．Adopting a simplest design.	D．Reducing the energy consumption.

2. According to the passage, what is the core of improving energy efficiency?

A．Using recyclable materials.	B．Revolutionizing technologies.
C．Figuring out various solutions.	D．Concentrating on the essential needs.

3. What does the author think of traditional practices in energy improvements?

A．Fruitless.

B．Out-of-date.

C．Adequate.

D．Perfect.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Think out of the box.	B．Differences make it unique.
C．Be economical with energy.	D．Step out of the comfort zone.

3 . Fantastic Fall Festivals You Won’t Want to Miss

Seymour Apple Festival

Admission to the Seymour Apple Festival is free and so is the entertainment! More than 15,000 people from all over the region come out to take part in the activities, ranging from drawings, vendor booths, food, apple contests, bike decorating contests, and more.

Marionville Apple Festival

The popular Marionville Apple Festival is home to countless activities and events. The carnival, pony rides, and games will keep the kids busy, while adults will enjoy watching the pie-eating contest and browsing dozens of craft vendor booths.

Humansville Fall Festival

The Humansville Fall Festival may be hosted by a small town, but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking big fun. Perfect for all ages, this fall festival is celebrating its 70th year and will provide three full days of fun. This year’s festival will feature live music from fantastic local musicians, which will definitely make it different from the ones in other years. You’ll also find fun carnival rides, talented artisans selling their goods, and an amazing parade to wrap up the event on Saturday.

Southside Fall Festival

The Southside Fall Festival is perfect for family celebrations, with an alcohol-free environment and free admission. Enjoy a colorful parade and float contest, delicious food vendors, live music, karaoke, and more.

Fall Into Arts Festival

Make sure to bring the kids along for this festival that celebrates all things creative. The Fall Into Arts Festival features a host of kid-friendly activities like a lego build, sand art, bubble stations, chalk the sidewalk, a jump house, and more. Parents will have plenty to do as well, with an excellent variety of artists, festival food, a mini film festival, and much more.

1. Which festivals are free of charge?

A．Seymour Apple Festival and Southside Fall Festival.

B．Southside Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts Festival.

C．Humansville Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts Festival.

D．Seymour Apple Festival and Marionville Apple Festival.

2. What makes Humansville Fall Festival special this year?

A．Fun activities on Saturday.

B．The duration of the festival,

C．The area of the hosting town.

D．Musicians’ live performance.

3. Fall Into Arts Festival is specially welcomed by_________.

A．families with kids	B．modern artists
C．visitors of all ages	D．Movie lovers

4 . 语法填空

Jan Tchamani, an English teacher in Birmingham, UK, suddenly developed a serious illness. She found herself out of work and     1     (stick) at home. After a while, she discovered that     2     (surf) the Internet could help her feel less lonely and bored. She could do everything online. She also joined     3     online group where she could talk about her problems and get support and advice     4     others. She realized that one of the greatest     5     (benefit) of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance     6     usually exists between people.     7     (inspire) by the people online, she started an IT club and taught some older people how to use Internet. She and her friends organise events and collect money     8     (pay) for private teachers. Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society     9     (good). Jan’s life has been     10     (great) improved by the Internet!

5 . For many years, school children in the US have taken on “field trips” to cultural institutions such as museums of art. Educators arrange them in the belief that schools exist not only to teach economically useful skills, but also to produce civilized young people who appreciate the art and culture. While there are parents who will take their children to cultural places in their free time, there are plenty of other children who will never have this kind of opportunity unless schools offer it. So you could say that taking school students on field trips is a means of giving everyone equal access to their cultural heritage.

However, the attitude towards field trips in recent years is changing, with the number of tours organized for school groups falling significantly in museums all around the country. The most obvious reason is the issue of finance. Because there are increasing demands on their funds, after all, computers and sports facilities aren’t cheap, schools are forced to make a difficult choice about how to spend the limited money they have. Faced with this dilemma, field trips are an obvious thing to cut since they are seen by many as a luxury.

Additionally, the nature of these field days is also changing. Schools increasingly use trips to amusement parks or sporting events as a treat for students rather than an opportunity for cultural learning. This shift could have a basis in generational differences between teachers’ reasons for organizing days out of school. A recent survey conducted among 500 Arkansas teachers showed that older teachers were significantly more likely to take the primary purpose of a field trip as a learning experience than younger teachers, who view it as fun.

Some evidence shows the trend of fewer trips may have a negative effect on children’s development. A research led by Jay Greene at Arkansas University found that students who received a tour of an art museum greatly improved their knowledge of art and the ability to think critically about art. They also display stronger historical interest and were more likely to visit cultural places in the future. The researchers warn that if schools cut field trips or switch to less educational destinations, valuable opportunities to broaden and enrich children’s learning experiences are lost.

1. What is the initial purpose of field trips to cultural institutions?

A．To leach students useful skills in economics.

B．To make every student exposed to art and culture.

C．To educate students to preserve cultural heritage.

D．To encourage parents to take their children there.

2. Which factor most probably leads to the trend of fewer field trips?

A．The drop in school funds.	B．Students’ demand for fun.
C．The dilemma of school finance.	D．Teachers’ generational differences.

3. What does the underlined phrase “This shift” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The switch from old generations to young generations.

B．The switch from sporting events to cultural experiences.

C．The change from an opportunity to learn to a treat to entertain.

D．The change from educational destinations to luxurious attractions.

4. What can be inferred about field trips from the research by Jay Greene?

A．Students are rewarded with more cultural knowledge.

B．Amusement parks enrich children’s learning experiences.

C．Cutting field trips is critical to the future of the museum.

D．Field trips guarantee better future academic performance.

6 . For the British, the home is a private place in which he or she goes to hide away from the troubles of life. It is very seldom that one would be invited to a British person’s home. It is rude to knock on a person’s door if you are not invited. If you are invited, don’t ask to see more than the downstairs that your British host invites you into. Never ask how much the house or any of the items in it cost.

To the American, most of them want their home to be a place where they can entertain (款待) and share their lives with their friends. They may be delighted to give you a full tour of their houses. They may also be pleased when you show your interest and pleasure in their houses.

Both British and American people will engage in quite a bit of chat and a drink or two before the meal is served. After the first mouthful, you should say how delicious the food is and ask something about it. Remember, never eat with your mouth open and make very little noise while eating. It would be nice of you to help your host in any way. Maybe offer to pour some drinks or clear up after the meal.

1. If your British friend invites you to his home, you can _________.

A．see anything you like

B．ask how much his house is

C．only see the downstairs that you’re invited into

D．ask the cost of any the items in it

2. When you show your interest and pleasure in American people’s houses, they may be _______.

A．happy

B．angry

C．sad

D．worried

3. What does the underlined phrase “engage in” mean in Chinese?

A．参与

B．陷入

C．回避

D．限制

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Different table manners between British and American people.

B．Some manners on visiting British and American people’s home.

C．Different ideas about the home between British and American people.

D．Different ideas about how to get along well with neighbors between British and American people.

7 . The Tokyo Summer Olympics is going green. The 5,000 medals Japan has made are more special than most.

One novel focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be “sustainable”— to avoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are easy on the environment. As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of the Olympic medals out of metal recycled from old electronics.

Almost all electronics are made with small amounts of “precious metals”, like gold and silver. But collecting enough of these metals to make 5,000 medals was a huge challenge. That’s because the amount of metal in each device is tiny. It would take about 20,000 cell phones to get just 1 kilogram of gold.

Beginning in April 2017, the organizers placed collection boxes around the country, and asked people to turn in their old electronic devices. Soon people began to respond to the initiative, turning in smartphones, digital cameras, hand-held games, and laptops. At first, collection went slowly, but soon more and more areas began to take part. By the end, 1,621 local governments had helped out with the collection process.

Then came the job of breaking those devices down into smaller pieces. After being taken apart and sorted, the small electronics were smelted (熔炼) to get all the gold, silver, and bronze elements. This is a tricky job, which calls for careful attention and good skill. It’s also dangerous, because some of the metals and other things aren’t safe for people to touch or breathe.

By the end of March, 2019, the organizers had hit their targets of getting enough metal for the medals. They had collected around 32 kilograms of gold, 4,100 kilograms of silver and 2,200 kilograms of bronze. And now all the 5,000 medals are available for the would-be winners.

1. Compared with other Olympic games, which word best describes the Tokyo Olympics medals?

A．valuable.

B．quality.

C．unique.

D．green.

2. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?

A．The difficulty of making the medals.

B．The process of collecting old electronics.

C．The purpose to recycle used smartphones.

D．The classification of the collected devices.

3. The underlined word “tricky” in Paragraph 5 means “________”.

A．creative	B．well-paid
C．demanding	D．unique

4. What’s the purpose of Tokyo’s way of making the medals?

A．To advocate (提倡) sustainable use of resources.

B．To promote the spirit of Olympic Games.

C．To introduce a new technique to make medals.

D．To call people’s attention to environmental damage.

8 . Teenagers’ fitness is now a major concern，and physical exercise is very important. It reduces stress and improves fitness. Exercise makes your body strong，and helps you to keep the right body weight. Sports scientist Dr. Helen Lopez offers the following advice to teenagers：“First，you need to find out your present level of fitness. Then you can design a programme that will help you become healthier.”

Dr. Lopez suggests that there are three levels of fitness that need a change of lifestyle.“Overweight”means that the person gets very little exercise and often has a serious weight problem. “Inactive” means that the person does not join in many physical activities，but is not seriously overweight.“Active”refers to people who take part in sports and other physical activities，but do not have a high fitness level.

According to Dr. Lopez，overweight teenagers should work out to keep healthy.“Ride a bike，play volleyball or basketball for a while，and go for a twenty­minute walk each day. All these will help to burn calories.”Inactive teenagers should do similar activities, but add some bending and stretching exercises, such as push­ups and sit­ups, starting with twenty of each a day.“Inactive people can take a little more exercise than overweight people because their bodies are stronger，”Dr. Lopez said. The same rule applies to active teenagers.

Dr. Lopez suggests one hour a week or more on running and other forms of intensive exercise，together with fifteen minutes a day spent on stretching and bending activities.“These are really important in order to prevent injuries,” Dr. Lopez said. Some weight­training and other body­strengthening exercises could also be planned in the programme in order to increase the person’s strength.

1. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Active people always have a high fitness level.

B．Overweight people always take more exercise.

C．Keeping fit means changing teenagers’ lifestyle.

D．Inactive teenagers are not seriously overweight.

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A．Physical exercise can make the teenagers grow taller.

B．Physical exercise can help teenagers become healthier.

C．Physical exercise can help to burn up calories.

D．Physical exercise can increase teenagers’ strength.

3. In order to prevent injuries you should do some ________．

A．walking exercises	B．streching and bending
C．riding	D．weight­training

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Doing Exercise

B．Teenagers’ Fitness

C．Different Lifestyles

D．Overweight Teenagers

9 . Up to now, UNESCO has granted official recognition to over 800 cultural sites that are thought to be specially significant to human history and culture. Among them are the following four.

The Taj Mahal

It was built between 1631 and 1648, known as a masterpiece of architecture. It took over 20,000 workers and 1,000 elephants to complete the project. In the early 17^th century, an emperor named Shah Jahan ruled India. The emperor loved his wife Mumtaz so much that when she died, he built the Taj Mahal in her memory. The beautiful mausoleum (陵墓) was designed to look like what the emperor hoped would be Mumtaz’s home in the afterlife.

The Temple and Mansion of Confucius

Located in Qufu, Shandong Province, the temple is a memorial to Confucius, the Chinese great educator. On the grounds, there are more than 900 halls and rooms. But the building that people visit most is the Temple of Confucius. Originally built in 478 BC, the temple has been rebuilt many times. Besides the temple, visitors can enjoy the grounds outside, where there are more than 1,000 stone tablets (碑碣) and over 100, 000 tombs.

The Imperial Tombs of the Qing and Ming Dynasties

Built by several emperors between 1368 and 1915 in Beijing, Hubei, Hebei and Liaoning, the Imperial Tombs represent Chinese cultural and historical values that have been handed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. What makes them unique even among amazing buildings such as Angkor Wat (吴哥窟) and the Cologne Cathedral (科隆大教堂) is that they bring together architecture and philosophy.

The Terracotta Army

In 1974, while some Chinese farmers were digging a well, they accidentally found a tomb, where they found more than 8,000 statues. They were said to be made in the third century BC to guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang! More than 700,000 people worked for nearly 40 years to build this tomb! It is recognized as one of the greatest archaeological findings in the world.

1. ________ can be viewed as a labor of love.

A．The Temple and Mansion of Confucius	B．The Terracotta Army
C．The Imperial Tombs of the Qing and Ming Dynasties	D．The Taj Mahal

2. In ________, you can find a unique combination of building and thinking.

A．The Temple and Mansion of Confucius	B．The Terracotta Army.
C．The Imperial Tombs of the Qing and Ming Dynasties	D．The Taj Mahal

3. What do the four places have in common?

A．They are located in China.

B．They are World Cultural Heritage Sites.

C．They are archaeological wonders.

D．They were built in honor of a famous person.

10 . One evening, Catherine was at home as usual. As her ____ swung between what she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening, she was unexpectedly ____ by an urgent call from her sister. “Get over here! Turn on NBC and check these guys out. They are just like you...” One Facebook message and a phone interview later, Catherine _____herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the sweltering desert heat of Utah, picking up trash and _____awareness about zero­waste and climate change.

With a deep love of the environment, Catherine, Davey, and a group of   ____“environmental pick­up artists” went on a coast­to­coast roadside trash pick­up. As they walked, sometimes only _____0.9 miles in an entire day, they _____and steadily made their way across the United States for three years, picking up a total of 201, 678 pounds of trash.

Catherine and Davey _____with us wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their ____ to continue their journey. After spending weeks silently worrying about how she would have enough ____ to fly home for their two­week spring break, Catherine found a blank, unidentified envelope ____ with $850 in cash in the desert. Just enough to get her home and back. After their bus _____outside of Denver, they unexpectedly got help and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for the “Yosemite Facelift” where ____ from all over the state came together with a purpose of cleaning up trash all over the park.

Being at the right place at the right time became almost normal, and they realized that much of what they ____ was more than just a coincidence. Together, their team learned to simply ____ themselves to their task，and surrender to the journey.

1.

A．hands

B．balances

C．thoughts

D．positions

2.

A．blamed

B．interrupted

C．moved

D．frightened

3.

A．dropped

B．cheered

C．found

D．taught

4.

A．abandoning

B．shaking

C．raising

D．hiding

5.

A．corrected

B．described

C．repeated

D．discovered

6.

A．driving

B．fixing

C．riding

D．covering

7.

A．slowly

B．secretly

C．helplessly

D．frequently

8.

A．heard

B．shared

C．wrote

D．read

9.

A．efforts

B．costs

C．problems

D．choices

10.

A．time

B．food

C．money

D．room

11.

A．equipped

B．supplied

C．decorated

D．filled

12.

A．set off

B．broke down

C．headed for

D．held on

13.

A．members

B．volunteers

C．tourists

D．reporters

14.

A．introduced

B．expected

C．experienced

D．examined

15.

A．turn

B．limit

C．compare

D．Devote