1 . The world's first underground (地铁) was built in London in 1863. At the time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems. There were so many people living in the poor areas of the city.    1     If people had an easy way to get to and from work, they would live outside of the city and this would help reduce traffic problems in London. As a result, the idea of the London Underground was born.

The plans for building the London Underground met with several problems.    2     A steam train pulled the cars along the first underground track which was six kilometers long.    3    They were treated to comfortable seats inside the cars. However, the smoke from the engine (发动机) soon filled the air in the tunnels (隧道).    4     Even with its problems, riding the underground did become popular. It carried nine million riders in its first year.

Modern underground has come a long way since the early days of the London Underground.     5     Shopping malls built in traffic stations have helped the popularity of the underground. Nowadays many stations include underground department stores, supermarkets and restaurants. Shoppers never have to go above ground!

A．But the first track was finally opened in January, 1863.

B．It is not easy to build the underground.

C．About 30,000 people got on the underground the first day.

D．Sometimes there are not enough seats for the passengers during rush hours.

E．Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe.

F．Today there are more than one hundred underground systems around the world.

G．So the officials decided to make it possible for workers to live outside of London.

2 . If there's one memory Anna wanted to keep from her experiences during the Second World War, it was her son, Andrzej.Anna,89, lost touch with him when she was forced to leave her native Poland and sent to a labor camp in Austria more than 60 years ago.Now,64，Andrzej hugged his mother at the airport, who had been waiting for him.

Andrzej searched for his mother for more than 50 years, almost giving up. But his mother made the first phone call. Unluckily, he wrote down his mother's phone number wrong and spent another month trying to reach her again. When he did, the two talked regularly on the phone for two months to break down the language barrier. Anna can hardly speak Polish over the years and Andrzej doesn't speak English.

After the war, Anna could not find her son and went to Italy, finally ending up in Great Britain，the US，then Canada 45 years ago. She used the Internet to track her son，making phone calls with no luck. Meanwhile Andrzej contacted( 接 触 ) the Polish Red Cross last year to help in his search. At last, they locate each other at the same time. Andrzej will spend a month with his mother in Britain.

1. The labor camp where Anna was sent was in________.

A．Poland

B．Austria

C．Germany

D．France

2. How long did Andrzej look for his mother?

A．Over 30 years.	B．Over 40 years.
C．Over 50 years.	D．Over 60 years.

3. Why did Andrzej spend another month trying to reach her mother after his mother made the first phone call?

A．He had to learn English first

B．He needed some time to prove the news

C．He put down a wrong phone number

D．He had another special and important task to do.

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Andrzej can speak English.

B．Anna went to Italy 40 years ago.

C．Anna is too old to use the Internet at present.

D．Andrzej turned to the Polish Red Cross for help last year.

3 . Mother Teresa was born in Albania. She received her spiritual（精神的）training in Ireland and Darjeeling, India. She taught for 20 years in Saint Mary's High School in India. She loved the country so much that she became a citizen of India in 1984. She began her work in India by teaching the children in the streets how to read. In I946 she decided to serve the poorest of the poor who lived in the streets. In 1950. Mother Teresa also began to care for lepers（麻风病患者）. In 1965, Pope Paul VI allowed Mother Teresa to open centers almost everywhere around the world to help lepers, the elderly, the blind, and people with AIDS. Mother Teresa also opened schools and homes for the poor. Her work was a message of love. It shows that a true belief always appears with action. It also shows that love in action is service. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, but she accepted it on behalf of the “poorest of the poor”. In August 1997, she ended her services and moved on, perhaps to another world. She will always be remembered by all of us for ale of her hard work.

1. Mother Teresa became a citizen of India because ______.

A．she loved the country

B．she had taught for 20 years in India

C．she got used to life in India

D．she wanted to help the poorest of the poor

2. Mother Teresa began her work in India by ______.

A．offering homes to the poorest of the poor

B．teaching the children in the streets

C．caring for lepers around the world

D．asking Pope Paul VI for protection

3. The underlined part probably means “______”.

A．struggled	B．returned
C．died	D．left

4. What can we learn from Mother Teresa and the passage?

A．Give the world the best that you have no matter what.

B．If you are successful, even enemies will like you.

C．True love lies in your action, not your words.

D．What you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.

4 .

Buku Music Festival Where: New Orleans, LA       When: July 10—July 11 Tickets: $180 — $270       Camping: No The Scene From art to music, Buku is a unique festival in the summer. With a post-industrial setting as the background and offering electronic music and hip hop, Buku succeeds as a true festival experience. Catch up on your sleep—with the all-night shows in the city of New Orleans, you need to get some rest.

Horizon Festival Where : Arinsal, Andorra       When : July 9—July 11 Tickets: $65 — $149             Camping: No The Scene It's hard to argue about a festival that has pool activities, paintball wars, its own Snow Olympics and secret parties. Beyond that you'll also find 100 + international DJs with stages on the mountain.

Gasparilla Music Festival Where: Tampa, FL             When: July 9—July 10 Tickets : Free             Camping : No The Scene The Gasparilla Music Festival is non-profit (非营利的). It organizes a music festival every year in the downtown square on the second weekend of July.

Golden Plains Festival Where: Meredith, Australia       When: July 11 —July 13 Tickets : Free             Camping: Yes The Scene There's no advertisement, no market stalls (货摊),and nothing marketed to you for the whole long weekend. It's meant to be a perfect place. Camp wherever you like, bring almost everything and anything if you want— you can bring a sofa and place it in the open-air theatre, and enjoy the sunshine and music for the long weekend.

1. Why do people in the Buku Music Festival need to catch up on their sleep?

A．Sleep during the night is difficult.	B．Buku has a post-industrial setting.
C．The performances will last overnight.	D．The tickets for the festival are very expensive.

2. At which music festival can you find sports programs?

A．Buku Music Festival.	B．Horizon Festival.
C．Gasparilla Music Festival.	D．Golden Plains Festival.

3. Where is the Golden Plains Festival held?

A．On a mountain.	B．In a downtown square.
C．In a music hall.	D．In an open-air theatre.

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1. ________ needs a cleaner.

A．Mrs. Johnson	B．Marsha and Nathan
C．Nathan	D．Marsha

2. In the fitness camp, you can________.

A．clean the house	B．make a CD
C．lose weight	D．meet David Smith

3. If you're the tenth to come to________, you can get a special present.

A．the cleaning center	B．Next Fashion Store
C．the fitness camp	D．Next Wave Music Store

6 . Mr Johnson worked in a hospital. Three years ago, when he was sixty-eight, he retired (退休). But a lot of people come to ask him to look them over. He’s very busy in the daytime and he wants to have a good rest at night.

Half a year ago a young man moved in the room upstairs. At first he was quiet.The old man was satisfied with (对……满意) him. But now he has several friends.They often came to see him in the evening.They talked loudly, sang and danced. Mr Johnson was unhappy, but he didn’t say anything.

It was the young man’s birthday yesterday. All his friends came at seven in the evening. They drank too much and made a lot of noise. The old man couldn’t fall asleep the whole night. This morning, as soon as he got up, he went upstairs and began to knock at the door. The young man opened for him and asked him to come in.

“Did you hear me beat the ceiling (天花板) last night, young man?” asked Johnson.

“It doesn’t matter, sir,” said the young man, “I don’t mind it. It was very noisy in my room, too.”

1. Mr Johnson is a ________.

A．teacher

B．policeman

C．doctor

D．gatekeeper

2. A lot of people come to ask Mr Johnson to look them over because ________.

A．he’s kind to them	B．he’s very polite
C．they don’t pay him for it	D．his medical skill is good

3. Mr Johnson was ________last night.

A．angry

B．happy

C．sad

D．strange

4. The word “beat” in the story means ________.

A．赢

B．敲

C．搅拌

D．难倒

5. Which of the following is true?

A．The young man thought Mr Johnson came to say sorry to him.

B．Mr Johnson wanted to drink with the young man.

C．Mr Johnson hoped the young man to move in another house.

D．The young man was afraid to meet Mr Johnson.

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ran；later；anyone；end；fast；playing；parents；that；If； however

When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my     1    and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was     2     with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I     3     to my mother and said,"Tony fell from the open window!" She was very   worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said, "Don't worry, I'm just joking"And my mother shouted at me, "    4     you do it again , I'll hit you."

Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning, I swam     5    and I called out, "Help!" All my friends came to help me,    6     , they found that I was joking.

But half an hour     7     I wasn't joking. I was so fast    8     I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.In the     9    They found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on, I haven't joked on    10    .

8 . Summer floods are an annual occurrence for many cities across China. According to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, in 2012, urban flooding affected 184 cities, while in 2013 the number was 234, and last year it was 125, it said. Now, new measures are being introduced to reduce loss of life and the economic damage caused by flooding.

One of the most effective measures to increase the efficiency of storm drains in cities would be to reduce the storm-water runoff and raise the levels of water filtration（过滤）and conservation in urban areas, experts said. To solve the problem of urban flooding once and for all, the central government has decided to push forward the "Sponge City" program, which in part borrows the experiences of low-impact development from the United States and Canada in recent years.

The program will allow at least 60 percent of rainwater to soak into the ground, rather than being discharged into rivers. The level of filtration could be further raised in some areas with low levels of rainfall to increase the use of rainwater. The project includes the development of residential communities with storage ponds, filtration pools and wetlands, plus roads and squares built with materials that will allow storm water to soak into the ground more effectively, according to the guideline.

"It would require a major shift in ideas about urban construction. Rainwater should be regarded as a resource, rather than a burden to be dealt with. Concepts of urban construction should shift from the destruction of the ecosystem to its renewal," Chen Zhenggao, Minister of Housing and Urban-rural Development, told a work conference in May. "If the urban runoff cannot be effectively filtered into the ground, the floods that follow will cause the direct loss of life and property," he said. He also believes low-impact development represents the future of the country's urbanization drive. "It（the dealing with storm water）is an issue of public security. Thus it should be a compulsory requirement when new urban areas are being planned and built," he said.

1. The purpose to build a "Sponge City" is to________.

A．reduce the storm-water runoff in urban areas

B．raise the levels of water filtration and conservation

C．address the problem of urban flooding permanently

D．achieve low-impact development with borrowed experiences

2. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．At most 60% of rainwater is to soak into the ground.

B．The level of filtration could be increased in areas with more rainfall.

C．Residential communities should be replaced by ponds, pools and wetlands

D．Roads should be built with materials allowing water to soak into the ground

3. What can we infer from Chen Zhenggao's remarks?

A．Floods take place because of the shift of the ecosystem

B．Floods will not happen when, urban runoff is filtered into rivers.

C．New urban construction concept means replacement of the ecosystem.

D．Low-impact urban development is a must to solve the issue of public security.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Summer floods have always been an issue for cities

B．"Sponge City" program is set to soak up urban floodwater.

C．Rainwater should be regarded as a resource rather than a burden.

D．Low-impact development can change the situation of urban ecosystem

9 . 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。

China’s Henan province     1    (make) headlines as it was hit with heavy rains, which left people dead, missing and     2    (severe) affected.     3     donations, supplies and condolences(慰唁) rolling in, many Chinese enterprises are setting     4     positive example.

Chinese sportswear company ERKE made a donation of 50 million yuan ($7.7 million) to provide supplies for flood     5    (relieve) and aid. After the company made the announcement on     6    (it) social media platform, Sina Weibo, on Wednesday, it received widespread support.

One of the comments     7    (leave) by a netizen ranked at the top under the topic. “It feels like you’re going out of business and you donated so much,” the netizen wrote.

What made the company’s donation     8    (impress) and led it to go viral is the fact that the donation is a big sum for the company,     9    (consider) that ERKE’s business didn’t seem to develop very smoothly during the past few years.

On Thursday night, the company’s live streaming channel on Taobao, Alibaba’s e-commerce platform, attracted over 2 million people,     10     was a big increase from its usual number of viewers.

10 . Six "sacrificial pits (祭祀坑)", dating back 3,200 to 4,000 years, were newly discovered in Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. Over 500 artifacts, including gold masks, bronze wares, ivories, jades, and textiles, were unearthed from the site.

Sanxingdui site, first found in 1929, is generally considered as one of the most important archaeological sites along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. However, large-scale excavation on the site only began in 1986, when two pits — widely believed for sacrificial ceremonies — were accidentally discovered.

Investigation in the area around No 1 and 2 pits was relaunched in October 2019, and No 3 pit was found in December 2019, according to Lei Yu, a researcher of Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute who heads the ongoing excavation. Thirty-four research universities and research institutes have cooperated in this project. He said the new discoveries will help to better understand many unexplained findings in 1986.

More excavation followed in March 2020, and five more pits were found last year. And detailed research began in October. Excavation capsules with hi-tech equipment were set up in the pits to better conserve the site.

Sanxingdui site covers an area of 12 square kilometers, and its core zone of an ancient city covers nearly 4 square kilometers. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, studies of Sanxingdui site will become a crucial project in an ongoing program Archaeology China, which tries to explain the origins of Chinese civilization and how diverse cultures communicate and come together.

1. What does the underlined word “excavation” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Discovery	B．Dig
C．Exploration	D．Expansion

2. How did archaeologists preserve the Sanxingdui site?

A．By dividing the task of excavation into several parts.

B．By cooperating with research universities and institutes.

C．By using excavation capsule armed with hi-tech equipment.

D．By conducting more investigations around the site.

3. What can we infer about the pits from the text?

A．All sacrificial sites were discovered in the meantime.

B．The excavation of Sanxingdui site only began in 1986.

C．There were altogether six sacrificial pits discovered in Sanxingdui site

D．The size of the core zone is approximately 1/3 times that of Sanxingdui site.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Sacrificial pits were unearthed in Sanxingdui Site.

B．Sanxingdui Site needed to be conserved.

C．Sanxingdui discoveries cast light on ancient China.

D．Hi- tech helped to excavate Sanxingdui Site.