1 . Since the very year I was born, South Jersey has been a part of me. Since both of my grandparents have lived in the area for many decades, my family has visited South Jersey yearly since 2014. Its warm and lively feel is very appealing to many families that are looking for an easy and fun getaway.

Every summer we pile into the car and drive four hours away to the Seaview Hotel and Club, a wonderful place which is located in Galloway, 20 minutes from the beach and boardwalk (木板人行道). The Seaview is enticing and quite inexpensive as well, which is perfect for any family. The rooms are neat, and the breakfasts are a real attraction, even to adults. I have always loved going down to their lovely outdoor swimming pool in the mornings and then ordering a lunch from The Coastal Grille, the hotel’s main restaurant. The Seaview is really great，and somewhere else is even more exciting.

At the end of every day in South Jersey, my family always makes it an important goal to drive to the local beach and boardwalk, Ocean City. Ocean City is wonderful with great swimming, lots of pizza places, ice cream stands, and excellent rides and games.

After dinner, we always check out “Gillian’s Pier,” the impressive and exciting, yet small amusement area located on the boardwalk. It is lots of fun to ride on bumper car (碰碰车) and rollercoaster and to taste soft serve ice creams and cotton candy. Next door, there is even a video arcade (游戏厅), so overall South Jersey is your classic family summer vacation. I would definitely recommend visiting, even just for a weekend, someday.

1. Why has the author visited South Jersey every year since 2014?

A．Because it is by the sea.

B．Because he was born there.

C．Because it has beautiful scenery.

D．Because it is his grandparents’ hometown.

2. What does the underlined word “enticing” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Crowded.

B．Attractive.

C．Remote.

D．Developed.

3. What is the author’s aim to describe his yearly tour to South Jersey?

A．To show the attraction of South Jersey.

B．To show his living conditions.

C．To show it’s convenient to go to South Jersey.

D．To show his preference for tourism.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．Fun in South Jersey

B．My traveling life

C．A famous tourism spot

D．My hometown, South Jersey

2 . It’s a good thing that sloths (树懒) don’t have to go to school. They’d never make it on time. These sleepy tree-inhabitants sleep up to 20 hours a day! And even when they are awake, they barely move at all. In fact, they re very slow, and algae (海藻) actually grows on their fur.

Sloths live in the tropical forests of Central and South America, With their long arms and hairy fur. they look like monkeys, but they are actually related to anteaters (食蚁兽). They can be 2 to 2.5 feet long and weigh from 8 to 17 pounds, depending on species.

There are two main species of sloth, identified by whether they have two or three claws. (爪子) on their front feet. The two species are quite similar in appearance, with roundish heads, sad-looking eyes, tiny ears, and short tails. Two toed sloths are slightly bigger and tend to spend more time hanging upside down than their three toed cousins, who will often sit upright in the fork of a tree branch. Three toed sloths have facial coloring that makes them look like they’ re always smiling. They also have two extra neck vertebrae that allow them to turn their heads almost all the way around!

Some scientists think sloths developed their slow-motion lifestyle so they would be less noticeable to hunters such as hawks and cats, which rely heavily on their eyesight when hunting. The algae that grows on sloths’ fur also helps them avoid hunters by letting them mix in with green leaves. They rarely come down from the trees. About once every week, they go down to go to the bathroom, slowly moving about by digging their front claws into the dirt and dragging their bodies. If they are caught by a hunter, sloths will become aggressive, biting fiercely, striking with their claws, and screaming.

1. Who belongs to the same race as the sloth?

A．The monkey.

B．The anteater.

C．The hawk.

D．The cat.

2. Sloths are classified mainly by________.

A．their arms

B．their heads

C．their claws on their front feet

D．their fur on their bodies

3. According to the text, sloths go down from trees once every week in order to________.

A．clean their bodies.

B．hunt food

C．avoid being hunted

D．search for habitats

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．Sloths always like smiling.

B．Cats dislike hunting sloths.

C．Sloths can sleep for a long time.

D．Sloths keep clam when facing danger.

3 . 新概念英语原文填空（答案可能是一词或多词）

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim     1    (see) monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories     2    (tell) by seamen, it is now known that many of these ‘monsters’ which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.    3    (occasional), unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing-boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish    4    it pulled on the line.    5    (realize) that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail.     6    fish, which has since been sent to a museum    7    it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish.     8     creatures have rarely been seen    9    (live) by man as they live at a    10    (deep) of six hundred feet.

4 . 假如你是某中学学生会主席李华，你们学校正在开展主题为“垃圾分类”的活动，请你代表学生会用英语写一封倡议信，要点包括：
1. 倡导垃圾分类；
2. 垃圾分类的好处（至少两点）。
注意：1.词数100字左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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Dear fellow students,
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5 . Birds in eastern North America are picking up the pace along their yearly migratory (迁移的) paths. The reason, according to researchers, is rising temperatures due to climate change.

Using migration information collected in eBird, a citizen science program database containing 10 years’ worth of observations from amateur birdwatchers, assistant professor of biology Allen Hurlbert, Ph.D., and his team analyzed when 18 different species of birds arrived at various points across their migration journeys.

Pushing migration earlier in the year could negatively affect birds over the long term, Hurlbert said. “Timing of bird migration is something critical for the overall health of bird species,” he said. “They have to time it right so they can balance arriving on breeding (繁殖) grounds after there’s no longer a risk of severe winter conditions. If they get it wrong, they may die or may not produce as many young.”

Hurlbert said, the speed at which a species migrates is the biggest influence on how strongly it responds to increasing temperatures. Slow migrators were the most adaptable to changes. Additionally, the length of the migration path affects how quickly birds move from one location to another.

“It makes sense that if you take your time to move north, you’re sort of checking out the surroundings around you,” he said. “If the conditions seem too cold, you can decide there’s no point in moving on that day. Species that tended to advance quickly, as well as those migrating from greater distances, such as Central or South America, were less able to adapt to temperature changes.”

However, being a slow traveler does not free a species from all climate change-induced migration challenges. Because they stay in one spot longer, such birds have heavier habitat and food requirements, making them more dependent upon the resources that are available along their paths. That reliance could become a greater problem if climate projections for the next 50 years to 75 years hold true, Hurlbert said. Climatologists predict the Northeast will continue to warm at a faster pace than the Southeast, potentially forcing slow migrators to move even slower and put greater difficulty on their migratory routes.

1. The rising temperatures led to _______________.

A．the speed-up of birds’ migration

B．the weakness of the birds’ physical health

C．the birds’ less demand for food

D．the variation of breeding grounds

2. According to Hurbert, wrong timing of bird migration can lead to ___________.

A．a risk of wrong migration paths	B．change in life habit
C．a lack of natural resources	D．decrease in bird population

3. What is the most important factor in adapting to climate change for birds?

A．The cycle of migration.

B．Migration speed.

C．Their local habitat.

D．The temperature along the migratory path.

4. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A．Climatologists’ prediction.

B．Climate changes’ bad effects.

C．Challenges of slow migrators’ migration.

D．Changes of birds’ migratory routes.

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

The Silk Road was a route that connected people from the East to West for hundreds of years and allowed     1    (they) to trade valuable goods with each other. But there’ s more to the story. The Silk Road should     2    (real) be called the Silk Roads. The Silk Road,    3    started in China, went west and branched out into many routes.

The Silk Road has been around for nearly 3,000 years. Most people know that valuable goods traveled along the route: silk and spices from China; jewels and wood from India; gold and animals from East Africa. These goods     4    (trade) in cities along the route or ended up as far west     5     Europe.

But the people     6    (travel) along the Silk Road were carrying something far     7    (valuable) than their goods. They were carrying ideas and technology. European travelers returned home with stories of huge Chinese ships they had seen. The compass is an example of a(n)     8    (invent) that came west from China. Europeans learned from Korean maps, which were advanced for the 1400s.

    9     was the 11,000 km Silk Road that shaped the world we know today. The many routes were a way for different people     10     (meet) each other and talk about the developing world.

7 . A visit to Sydney had long been my dream. So I was     1     (excite) when offered the opportunity to go. I arrived     2     Sydney around 9:00 a.m. After     3     (check) in a lovely apartment, I headed to the seaside and couldn’t resist     4     (enjoy) the beauty of Sydney. Sydney is famous for its many beautiful     5     (beach). Among them, Manly,     6     is located on the north part of Sydney, is     7     (probable) the biggest one. If you go there, you can not only see the Manly Ferry from the Circular Quay     8     also enjoy very beautiful scenery of the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge along the way. If you like surfing, Bondi Beach is a perfect place to go, although it is actually     9     (small) than Manly. Apart from the beaches, you can take a visit to the Royal Botanic Garden to admire the view of the harbor or visit the Art Galley to appreciate the works. You will find your interesting tourist attractions here. Definitely, Sydney is so     10     (fascinate) that it is worth going.

8 . Sometimes known as “The Big Apple” or “the City That Never Sleeps”, New York is both the most populous city in the USA and a leading center of business, commerce, finance and media. The city is often referred to as “New York City”, in order to distinguish it from the state it is in. The city is part of a large metropolitan（大都市的）area, and the combined city population exceeds 18.7 million.

New York City is made up of five boroughs（行政区）and hence another nickname of the city is “The Five Boroughs”. The five boroughs are: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

There are many famous buildings and sights in New York, especially in Manhattan. These include the Empire State Building, the Flatiron Building and the United Nations Building. When you visit New York, make sure you see Central Park, Times Square, Chinatown, Little Italy and of course the Statue of Liberty. Additionally, there are many wonderful museums in New York, some truly excellent shops, some of the world’s best theaters in the Broadway area, and the neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and SoHo which are well-known for the artists who reside there.

Getting around New York City is simple—the city’s subway network is one of the most comprehensive in the world, connecting all parts of Manhattan in rapid time.

However, the best way to see New York is undoubtedly on foot. Central Park is an ideal place to start a walking tour of New York City—843 acres of shining ponds and lush greenery attract locals and tourists. And apart from offering breathtaking scenery, it is a centre for recreation. Visitors can listen to music groups, watch performers, walk along the trails and even take a romantic ride in a horse carriage.

1. What is the purpose of this passage?

A．To explain why New York is called “The Big Apple”.

B．To tell people how to visit New York.

C．To tell people the history and scenery of New York.

D．To introduce the city—New York briefly.

2. From the passage, we learn that ________.

A．New York has some of the world’s best theaters in the Broadway area

B．New York State is often called “The Five Boroughs”

C．all the famous buildings and sights in New York are in Manhattan

D．the writer advise people to see New York City by subway

3. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A．New York State

B．New York City

C．Times Square

D．Central Park

4. According to the passage, you can do all the following things in Central Park EXCEPT ________.

A．enjoy the beautiful scenery	B．watch great performance
C．go for a swim	D．take a ride on a horse carriage

9 . Did you ever notice your shadow at different times of the day? Shadows change as the day goes on.

In the morning the sun makes long shadows. In the middle of the day, the sun seems to be right over your head and your shadow is very, very small. As the sun goes down in the afternoon, shadows grow very long again. But the long afternoon shadows fall in a different direction from the long morning shadows.

Long, long ago people told time by the shadows. Put a piece of paper in the sunlight. Stand a pencil in a spool in the middle of the paper. The shadow of the pencil will fall on the paper and move as the day goes on. Use a watch and every hour marks the place where the shadow falls. Now your paper is a sundial（通过太阳辨别时间的日规）and you can tell every sunny day. Just look at your paper sundial and see where the shadow falls.

1. When do shadows change?

A．Shadows change in the evening.	B．Shadows change when it is raining.
C．Shadows change as the day goes on.	D．Shadows change when it is snowing.

2. What happens to one’s shadow as the sun goes down in the afternoon?

A．He can’t see his shadow.	B．His shadow becomes long again.
C．His shadow becomes short.	D．His shadow becomes ugly.

3. What does one need to make a sundial?

A．A pencil, a watch and a spool.

B．A watch, a piece of paper and a pencil.

C．A spool, a piece of paper and a watch.

D．A piece of paper, a pencil and a spool.

10 . Helpful Pet Tips

Selecting the Right Pet

Keep the following questions in mind before bringing home a new companion:

◇     1     A large dog will need lots of room to exercise, so if you live in a small apartment, you may prefer the company of a cat.

◇ How much attention can you give? You don’t want your new pet to be lonely if you frequently work late or travel. A fish is a wise choice.

◇ Do you have children or will children frequently visit your home? Some animals are just better with kids due to their nature.     2    

Are there any tasks you would like the animal to perform? If you’re looking for a guard dog, you’ll want different qualities than if you’re purely seeking companionship.

Keeping Pets Healthy and Happy

One of the top pet lips for potential owners is making .sure you’re feeding your new friend properly. Ask your veterinarian about the nutritional needs of an animal of its age, size and breeding,     3     In addition, owners must safeguard the health of their pets. This means staying up-to-date on immunizations(防疫针) and check-ups.     4     In this way, you can help you notice the first signs of potential illness. Timely treatment can prevent any unnecessary suffering or ill effects.

    5     This helps keep animals at a healthy weight while also providing opportunities for pets and owners to bond. In the end, attention and affection will go a long way toward keeping your new family member happy and contented.

A．How much space do you have?

B．Some families want a puppy for hours of play.

C．Buy top-quality food or seek out natural food.

D．How much energy do you expect from your pet?

E．Keep an eye out for changes in appearance or behavior.

F．Make sure you’re also devoting proper time to your companion’s exercise.

G．You want a pet that will accept your child’s attention, not get nervous or bite.