1 . In 1990, Hal Donaldson was 23 years old, fresh out of college and found himself in Calcutta, India, where he was asked to interview Mother Teresa.

Donaldson says about the great woman famed for feeding the hungry, “She wasn’t wearing shoes and her ankles were swollen. She sat down with me and was very polite.” After the interview, Mother Teresa asked him, “What are you doing to help the poor?” Donaldson admitted that he was young and wasn’t focused on helping others. With a smile on her face, Mother Teresa said, “Everyone can do something.”

Those words deeply struck Donaldson and forced him to face hard truths about himself.

Hal Donaldson grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. When he was 12 years old, his parents were hit by a drunk driver; his father died, and his mother was seriously injured. To make ends meet, they went on welfare. Donaldson says, “I had holes in my shoes and clothes. When you’re teased at school for that, you just want to escape.”

He managed to do just that. Donaldson got into college and turned his focus to making money for himself. He says, “I was just trying to find my way out of insignificance.” However, it’s easy to overlook others along the way. I was the guy that would see a homeless person and cross the street, so I didn’t have to confront (面对) him. My focus was on climbing to the top instead of helping those trying to climb with me.

Donaldson returned home from India with a different thought. He traveled to eight cities in America and stayed on the streets and listened to stories of the homeless. “My heart broke,” he says. “I knew I could no longer just live for myself.”

Inspired by Mother Teresa’s words and the stories he’d heard across America, Donaldson loaded a pick up truck with $300 worth of groceries and handed them out to anyone who needed help. In 1994, Donaldson created the nonprofit organization, Convoy for Hope, which works with communities across America and around the world. Their work focuses on feeding children, women’s empowerment, helping farmers and disaster services.

1. What did 23-year-old Hal Donaldson do in India?

A．He interviewed Mother Teresa.

B．He fed the hungry with Mother Teresa.

C．He attended an job-interview for a college.

D．He did something to help the poor.

2. What can we learn about Hal Donaldson from paragraph 4?

A．He was born with disability.	B．He led a hard life as a child.
C．He was well treated at school.	D．He survived as an orphan.

3. How does Hal Donaldson describe himself in college?

A．Self-centered

B．Sympathetic

C．Popular

D．Generous

4. How did Hal Donaldson change after he returned home from India?

A．He preferred traveling to volunteering.

B．He suddenly fell in love with journalism.

C．He turned his focus to living for himself.

D．He gradually devoted himself to helping others.

2 . Edward O. Wilson, known as “ant man”, was born on June 10, 1929, in Birmingham, Alabama. His parents divorced when he was young, and he was moved frequently throughout his childhood. Wilson grew up exploring the forests and wildlife. One of these adventures left him partly blind, but they also set off his lifelong fascination with ants and their social structures.

Wilson earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Alabama. In 1955, he received his Ph. D. from Harvard and worked there until retirement.

Wilson’s early study of ants led to his first major discovery in 1959: how ants communicate through the release of chemical signals. Later, in 1990, Wilson and German biologist Bert Holldobler published their Pulitzer-winning The Ants. It detailed the insects’ social structure that was both valued by scholars and accessible to general readers.

Another of Wilson’s major works started in the early 1960s when he teamed up with Robert MacAr-thur. The pair published The Theory of Island Biogeography, where they sought to explain why different places have different numbers of species.

What many consider to be Wilson’s most important contributions to evolutionary biology came in 1975 when he published Sociobiology: The New Synthesis. The work explored the genetic roots of animal behavior and argued that genes shaped human behavior. Wilson faced accusations for these ideas but his work finally largely proved true. In 1978, his ideas on the role biology plays in human culture peaked in On Hu-man Nature, which won him a Pulitzer (普利策奖) in 1979.

Wilson published more than 400 scientific papers and 20 books. These achievements offered him a type of superstar status, but friends and colleagues say the polite Southerner remained down to earth. “Professor Wilson really listened and engaged with whomever he was interacting with,” said Corrie S. Moreau, who was one of Wilson’s final advisees.

1. What contributed to Wilson’s passion for ants?

A．His disability.	B．His boyhood time spent in nature.
C．The school education he received.	D．The discovery he made about ants.

2. What is Wilson’s first Pulitzer-winning book about?

A．The social structure of ants.

B．The distribution of different species.

C．The links between biology and human culture.

D．The role of chemical signals in communication.

3. According to the last paragraph, which word best describes Wilson?

A．Imaginative.

B．Independent.

C．Open-minded.

D．Modest.

4. Where can we read this passage?

A．A science magazine.	B．A health report.
C．A film review.	D．A travel guidebook.

3 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I was taking a walk with my mother while I noticed some litter on the sidewalk on last Monday. I knew it was time to take action. So on their way home, we decided to doing some clean-up work. I took a picker and my mother hold a big rubbish bag. Together we did litter pickup on the sidewalk. I was surprising that the bag filled up so quickly. Then we threw into the roadside dustbin and repeated the process two more time. It gave us a sense of achieve to know we did what we could for Mother Earth. We were determined to do so consistent, maybe once a week.

4 . 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。

Paper lanterns are beautiful decorative lanterns,     1    (original) made of rice or silk paper, covering a light source. They have been used to decorate rooms during festivals and other important     2    (occasion) for hundreds of years. Nowadays,     3    (hang) lanterns is still one of the traditional customs in many places.

Due     4     the thin covering of paper lanterns, the lanterns are very beautiful when they are lit. Different paintings and designs       5    (attach) to the thin covering, making the lantern more attractive.

The only color not traditionally used in making paper lanterns is white; it is often used in memory of     6     dead in many Asian cultures. Paper lanterns have     7     (vary) shapes and sizes. A common design is the ball or globe design,     8     holds its shape by being stretched (伸展) over bamboo strips.

It is very unusual today to see paper lanterns that hold candles, unless the paper     9    (use) is fire resistant (耐火的). It’s simply too easy for them to catch fire, otherwise. So in modern times, for safety, people often use a small electric light instead of a candle     10    (avoid) possible fires.

5 . John had been on the road visiting customers for more than three weeks. It was coming up on Mother’s Day. He said to himself, “I’ll _______ Mom some roses.”

He went into the small shop and saw a boy _______ to the clerk. “How many roses can I get for six dollars, madam?” the boy asked. The clerk was trying to _______ that roses were expensive and carnation (康乃馨) was the best flower for mothers. Maybe the young man would be _______ with carnations.

“No. I _______ have roses,” he said, “My Mom was sick so much last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. I want to get something _______ . It has to be red roses because that’s her favorite.”

The clerk _______ John and was just shaking her head. Something inside John was _______ by the boy’s voice. He looked at the clerk and _______ mouthed that he would pay for the boy’s roses.

The clerk looked at the young man and said, “Okay, I will give you a dozen red roses for your six ________ ” . The young man ________ jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran from the store.

John ________ his own flowers and had the clerk be ________ that delivery would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her. ________ he drove away from the shop, he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk. He ________ him cross the street and enter a cemetery (墓地). The young man stopped by a small monument and went on his knees. He carefully laid the ________ on the grave and began to sob. John heard the young man speak. “Mommy oh Mommy, ________ didn’t I tell you how much I love you? Jesus please, find my Mommy. ________ my Mommy I love her.”

John walked back to his car, with ________ in his eyes. He drove quickly to the florist and told her he would take the flowers ________ .

1.

A．handle

B．send

C．link

D．assist

2.

A．talking

B．listening

C．walking

D．introducing

3.

A．suggest

B．insist

C．attend

D．explain

4.

A．angry

B．afraid

C．happy

D．sad

5.

A．could

B．must

C．should

D．might

6.

A．pure

B．cheap

C．rare

D．special

7.

A．looked up at

B．depended on

C．swept up

D．broke away

8.

A．reached

B．hit

C．touched

D．beat

9.

A．contently

B．silently

C．obviously

D．constantly

10.

A．dollars

B．shops

C．guests

D．clerks

11.

A．usually

B．seldom

C．hardly

D．almost

12.

A．treated

B．examined

C．ordered

D．appreciated

13.

A．enough

B．likely

C．possible

D．sure

14.

A．As

B．If

C．Though

D．Since

15.

A．suspected

B．noticed

C．heard

D．left

16.

A．money

B．books

C．roses

D．clothes

17.

A．how

B．where

C．when

D．why

18.

A．Tell

B．Cure

C．Demand

D．Warn

19.

A．sadness

B．tears

C．spark

D．anxiety

20.

A．by delivery

B．in place

C．in person

D．on purpose

6 . You are just waking up in the spring of 2030. Your Internet of Things (IoT) bedroom opens solar-powered e-windows and plays gentle music while your smart lighting displays a montage (蒙太奇) of beachfront sunrises from your recent vacation.

Your shower uses very little water or soap. It recycles your grey water and puts the extra heat back into your home’s integrated operating system. While you dress, your artificial intelligence (AI) assistant shares your schedule for the day and plays your favourite tunes.

You still start your day with caffeine but it comes from your IoT refrigerator which is capable of providing a coffeehouse experience in your home. A hot breakfast tailored to your specific nutritional needs (based on chemical analysis from your trips to the “smart toilet”) is waiting for you in the kitchen.

When it’s time to leave, an on-demand transport system has three cars waiting for you, your spouse and your kids. On the road, driverless cars and trucks move with mathematical precision, without traffic jams. Accident rates are near zero.

On route, you call your R&D team, who are wrapping up a day’s work in Shanghai. Your life-sized image will be projected, making your colleagues see you as if you were sitting with them. It’s a bit surreal (超现实的) for them to see you in the morning light given that it’s dark on the Bund, Shanghai’s water-front, though the novelty fades after a few uses.

You review the day’s cloud-based data from your Shenzhen manufacturing centre your pilot project in San Diego, and your QA team in Melbourme. The massive datasets are collected in realtime from every piece of equipment and have been beautifully summarized by your company’s AI. All these facilities are closely maintained and operated via a skilled predictive analytics platform. Pleased with the team’s progress, you end the call and ease into a good book.

This is the future and it will be here sooner than you think.

1. What will happen when you dress yourself according to the text?

A．Your breakfast is ordered and served.	B．E-windows open quickly.
C．Your favourite songs are played.	D．Your schedule is sent to your boss.

2. What does the underlined word “tailored” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Produced specially.	B．Made in advance.
C．Mixed similarly.	D．Changed randomly.

3. Why can your colleagues see you as if you were sitting face to face though you are at home?

A．Because you did it beforehand.	B．Because you were on the scene.
C．Because your images are wrapped up.	D．Because your life-sized picture is projected.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Why We Need AI Assistants	B．How Life Will Be in the Future
C．How AI Helps Us Succeed	D．How AI Does Meaningful Work

7 . Food companies engineer junk food to make it addictive. They label their products to make them seem much healthier than they are. And their advertisements target children.

All of this is according to a news report read recently by students in a Texas middle school. They were taking part in an experiment run by the University of Chicago and the University of Texas. Researchers had students learn about food-industry advertising strategies. They wanted to know if learning about them would change how kids feel about junk food. All over the world, kids are eating more foods that are high in salt, sugar, and fat. That is partly the result of clever ads that make junk food attractive. Companies use varying strategies. An ad with cartoon characters may make cereal seem fun to eat. A professional athlete enjoying a sugary drink may make it look cool. Advertisers know that if kids want a product, they’ll beg their parents to buy it.

Christopher J. Bryan led the study. He says that when kids question the motives behind junk-food ads, they feel like they’re fighting injustice. “The reward is knowing you’re doing the right thing,” he says. In the Texas study, Bryan had students view ads on an iPad. Their job was to write or draw on the screen, to make each ad’s message true. For example, a McDonald’s ad showed a Big Mac and the words. “The thing you want when you order salad.” To the end of the sentence, a student added “should be salad.”

The results of Bryan’s Texas study were published in April. They showed that three months after analyzing ads, students were still choosing healthier snacks: milk instead of sugary juices, fruit over cookies. “Kids are becoming aware of themselves as agents in the world,” Bryan says. “They see a chance to make the world a better place.”

1. What are the researchers trying to do with this experiment?

A．To teach kids to design unreal ads.	B．To help kids to perform better at school.
C．To draw public attention to kids’ education.	D．To change the way kids think about junk food.

2. How do food companies get kids to buy their products?

A．They sell their products at a discount.	B．They use various attractive advertising.
C．They try to influence kids’ parents.	D．They increase the quantity of their products.

3. How did students conduct the experiment led by Bryan?

A．By correcting unreal advertisements.	B．By offering suggestions to food industry.
C．By making up their own advertisements.	D．By studying industry advertising strategies.

4. How does Bryan feel about students’ choices after three months?

A．Indifferent.

B．Neutral.

C．Satisfied.

D．Critical.

8 . A team of researchers from several institutions in the UK and one in Estonia has created a type of buoy(浮标)that has proven to be effective at frightening seabirds, thus preventing them from getting caught in gillnets - a type of vertical fishing net that is made of a material that makes it nearly invisible underwater.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of seabirds die when they get caught in gillnets. Some estimates suggest that up to a half-million birds are caught in them each year. Over the years, researchers have created devices to prevent the birds from trying to catch fish near or in gillnets, but those didn’t work well.

To find a way that would work for all seabirds, the researchers first studied seabirds in a general sense, looking to find things that they would avoid. They noted that seabirds avoided eye contact with other creatures. Then the researchers came up with a simple idea - they put a small pole to a regular buoy and then attached a pair of googly eyes(金鱼眼) to the top of it. They made the eyes big enough so that even birds with poor eyesight, such as geese, would see them. Adding to the effectiveness of the device, waves made the eyes move back and forth. And the wind made the buoy spin very slowly, making sure that birds from every direction would get a good look at the eyes.

To test their idea, the researchers selected several sites near gillnets and counted how many birds approached and how many attempted to catch fish near the nets. They then set up their googly-eyed buoys and once again counted birds. Over the course of 62 days, they found the number of birds that tried to catch fish near the gillnets dropped by approximately 25% for a distance of up to 50 meters. They also found that the birds were less likely to fish near where the buoys had been for up to three weeks after they had been removed.

1. What is the function of Paragraph 2?

A．Introducing a new topic to discuss.

B．Providing background information.

C．Summarizing the previous paragraph.

D．Pointing out the main idea of the text.

2. Why did the researchers make the googly eyes big?

A．To clearly observe seabirds’ eye contact.

B．To ensure all the seabirds can see them.

C．To effectively identify the right direction.

D．To allow them to survive the strong wind.

3. What does the researchers’ test result mainly suggest?

A．The new device still needs improving.

B．Gillnets are a death valley for seabirds.

C．The googly-eyed buoy proves effective.

D．Seabirds hardly catch fish near the nets.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．A device keeping seabirds safe from gillnets.

B．A way to help seabirds catch fish effectively.

C．A googly-eyed buoy guiding seabirds to hunt.

D．A group of researchers interested in seabirds.

9 . 假定你是校英文报小记者，上周日，你校学生会带领交换生参观了陕西历史博物馆。请你以A Visit to the History Museum为题写一篇新闻报道，要点如下：
1.参加人员;
2.活动经过;
3.活动意义。
注意：1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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