1 . United States health officials say an estimated 80,000 people died of influenza (流感) and problems resulting from the flu last winter, making it the worst season since 1977. The director for the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the number to The Associated Press. Health experts were expecting the winter of 2017-2018 to be a bad year for flu deaths, but not that.

Doctor William Schaffner is an expert on vaccines, at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. Schaffner noted that 80,000 deaths are nearly twice as much as what health officials once considered a “bad year”.

CDC officials say that between 12,000 and 56,000 Americans die every year from flu-related causes, but they do not have an exact count of how many people die from the flu each year. Influenza is a relatively common disease and not always listed on death records as the official cause of death. While last winter was a bad flu season in the U.S., it was not the worst. The 1918 flu lasted nearly two years. Historians estimate that the disease was to blame for between 500,000 to 700,000 deaths during that period. The exact number is still not known.

One thing that made the 2017-2018 flu season so bad was that the flu virus was strong. Usually the disease kills the very young, the very old or those who are already sick. However, last winter, the flu killed many healthy Americans. Another thing that made the flu season so deadly was that the flu vaccine was not as effective as experts had predicted. Drug makers have made changes to the vaccine. Even though the vaccine did not work well last year, health experts still strongly suggest getting vaccinated.

1. What can we learn about influenza in the first paragraph?

A．The winter of 2017-2018 saw the deadliest flu in history.

B．Effective cures should be found to deal with influenza.

C．Health experts had assumed flu would be severer.

D．More people died of influenza than expected in the winter of 2017-2018.

2. How many deaths did the health officials expect in a bad year?

A．80,000.	B．40,000.
C．60,000.	D．20,000.

3. Why can't CDC officials give an exact number of deaths from flu?

A．Because flu is always considered as a common disease.

B．Because people usually don't take flu seriously.

C．Because CDC officials are unwilling to count the deaths.

D．Because flu is not always listed on death records.

4. What do experts recommend people to do in the last paragraph?

A．Change the vaccine.	B．Avoid using vaccine.
C．Get vaccinated.	D．Do research on vaccine.

2 . In our day-to-day lives, we must interact with a wide variety of people. Some of them are easy to get along with, but others can be more challenging. It' s impossible to like everyone.    1    With the right attitude and good social skills, you really can get along with just about everyone.

    2    People with a genuinely positive attitude are seen as more attractive and charming by others. The more you can cultivate this outlook in your own life, the more people will like you.

Don't make promises you can't keep. It can be difficult to say no to people, especially when you want to get along with everyone and may whole-heartedly want to say yes to everything.    3    This is part of communicating effectively.

Respect differences between people. Accepting the fact that people are different from you, and that doesn't make them wrong, is part of having a positive attitude. The difference may be in terms of behavior, culture, or opinion. These differences are not only okay.    4    

Keep it short.    5    And one of the best ways to get along with difficult people is not to spend any more time with them than necessary. You are less likely to have a conflict with them if you spend less time with them.

A．Develop a positive outlook.

B．They make life more interesting.

C．Find out before you judge them for yourself.

D．But there are ways to say no without being mean.

E．Some people are a lot harder to get along with than others.

F．Yet sometimes we have to get along with people whether we like them or not

G．When you have to interact with difficult people, do your best to keep it fact-based

3 . Michele Gentile, an Italian bookseller, is offering free books to children in exchange for plastic bottles to recycle.

Michele owns Ex Libris Cafe in Polla，a small town in southern Italy. He said he thought of the recycling program, because he wanted to inspire children in the small town to read and pay attention to the environment.

''My goal is to spread the passion and love for books among those people in Italy who do not usually read while at the time helping the environment," Gentile explained.

The idea for the initiative (倡议) came after Gentile collaborated with a nearby middle school on an aluminum recycling project. Working together, the schoolchildren and Gentile collected enough cans to purchase books for an entire classroom. His new program too off from there and has already spread into northern Italy: Gentile's hopes his work will continue to make headlines and become a worldwide initiative.

The free books come from customers in Gentile's shop who have donated money to purchase a ''suspended" book. The idea comes from a World War II practice in which customers would buy two Coffees: one for themselves and another for the next person in line. Gentile has been using the extra books as part of his recycling initiative,

While Gentile's program is a great way to recycle and get kids to read, it also brings awareness to the growing problem of plastic waste. Single-use plastics make up around 26 percent of all the plastics in the world, only 14 percent of which are recycled. Plastics that end up in landfills take around 500 years to decompose (分解),is a major concern for environmentalists.

Cutting down on plastic waste is important if we want to better the environment for future generations, and recycling programs like Gentile's book giveaway are a great way to meet that goal.

1. What is the purpose of Gentile's book giveaway?

A．To sell more coffee and books.	B．To attract more customers.
C．To collect money for a new project.	D．To inspire reading and recycling.

2. How did Gentile come up with the idea?

A．Working with a school to recycle cans.	B．Seeing school kids don't like reading.
C．Donating books for a local school.	D．Buying a “suspended” book for a child.

3. Who pay for the books of the project?

A．The local government.	B．Gentile himself.
C．Some publishers.	D．His customers.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．An Italian's Reading Initiative	B．Recycling Can Get Kids Free Books
C．Michele's Way of Doing Business	D．A New Way to Deal with Plastic Waste

4 . It is believed that raisins (葡萄干) were discovered in the Middle East, where they were treasured. Any food that wouldn't spoil in the hot sun was very valuable. Prehistoric drawings in France show that raisins have been enjoyed in southern Europe for thousands of years.     1     In 1000 B.C. the Jews paid their taxes with raisins. Two jars of raisins in ancient Rome could buy one slave boy.     2    

In North America, the original mistake of leaving grapes to wither (枯萎) on the vine was not the only time raisins accidentally became popular. In the 1870s many people were growing grapes in California.     3     Most Americans had never heard of raisins at that time. In September, 1873 a severe heat wave struck the area. Before the growers could pick all their grapes, they withered on the vine. The grapes were lost. One grower took the dried grapes to a grocer in San Francisco.     4     The new accidental raisins grew into a major industry in California. Today almost all the raisins eaten in the United States are grown in California. California produces a third of the world's raisins.

    5     Raisins also provide potassium, magnesium, calcium and certain B vitamins. Without added preservatives (防腐剂), raisins will stay fresh, delicious and nutritious if kept in a cool place. Raisins are tiny, portable and above all delicious.

A．They have been used for necklaces and as religious symbols.

B．Raisins are children's favorite snacks.

C．The grapes were either eaten as fresh fruit or were made into wine.

D．The grocer was unwilling to buy the dried grapes.

E．Raisins are high in iron, which is important to children's growing bodies.

F．Roman doctors believed raisins could cure anything from mushroom poisoning to old age.

G．The grocer's customers discovered that raisins made a delicious treat.

5 . How to Improve Your English

Define your learning objectives early: what do you want to learn and why? Make learning a habit.     1     It is much better to study (or read, or listen to English news, and so on) for 10 minutes each day than to study for 2 hours once a week.

Choose your materials well. You will need reading, grammar, writing, speaking and listening materials—beginners can use a basic­level English guide, and then move on to an advanced­level English guide.     2     It will make learning more enjoyable—thus more effective.

Vary your learning routine. It is best to do different things each day to help keep the various relationships between each area active.     3    

    4     Learning English together can be very encouraging. You can find friends to speak English on the Internet.

Relate grammar to practical usage. Grammar by itself does not help you use the language. You should practice what you are learning by employing it actively.

Move your mouth! Understanding something doesn't mean that the muscles of your mouth can produce the sounds.     5     It may seem strange, but it is very effective.

Be patient with yourself. Remember that learning is a process—speaking a language well takes time. It is not a computer that is either on or off!

A．The Internet is the most exciting, unlimited English resource.

B．Try to learn something every day.

C．Practice speaking what you are learning aloud.

D．In other words, don't just study grammar.

E．Find your own interests.

F．Choose articles that relate to what you are fond of.

G．Find friends to study and speak with.

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改同桌写的以下作文。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。
删减: 把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改: 在错词下面划一横线, 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。
Dear boys and girls,

Today we gather here to have a send-off meeting. Our English teacher Miss Brown was going to return to her own country tomorrow. On behalf of all my schoolmates as well as myself, I express their hearty thanks to her. In the past two years, Miss Brown has taught us writing English. We enjoyed her lessons very much because of her method of teaching was quite different from other. That she gave us in the lessons was both lively and interestingly. With her help, we wouldn’t have made rapid progress in English. Now she is going to leave our school. We thank her very much for her wonderful works and hope that she will able to be back again.

7 . Life in the Internet age is lonely—or is it? That’s what experts in human interaction are debating after a new Stanford University survey has been published.

According to the study, the more time people spend online, the less they can spare for real-life relationships with family and friends. The researchers asked 113 people about the Web’s influence on daily activities. 36％ of those people are online for more than five hours a week.” As Internet use becomes more widespread, it will have an increasingly isolating (孤立的) effect on society,” says Robert Kraut, one of the researchers.

Scholars and Web lovers criticized the study for stretching its data to make the “isolating” point. While 13％ of regular Web users admitted the loss of time with loved ones, 60％ reported watching less TV. The survey also shows that E-mail is the most popular online activity. If some of webheads (网虫)spend what was once passive TV time keeping company with friends via E-mails, “that’s a move toward greater connectedness,” says Paul Resnick, a professor at the University of Michigan.

This isn’t the first claim that the Web should be criticized. A 1998 report monitored 73 Pittsburgh-area families’ Net use for a year. People who used the Internet more “talked less to family members and reported being lonelier and more depressed.” says Robert Kraut.

“It’s true that there have been big declines in social connectedness over the past decades, but those declines began before the Internet was invented,” says Thomas Putnam.

As Amitay Etzioni says, the Internet gives us a different kind of social life—not better or worse than before, but just different.

1. Who claimed that the Web had negative influence?

A．Paul Resnick.	B．Robert Kraut.
C．Thomas Putnam.	D．Amitay Etzioni.

2. The underlined word “This” in Para.4 refers to       .

A．the opinion expressed in Bowling Alone

B．the survey made by the University of Michigan

C．the conclusion in a report written in 1998

D．the study conducted by Stanford University

3. From the passage we learn that       .

A．watching TV used to take time away from staying online

B．the Web was blamed more than once for causing an isolating effect

C．36％ of web users spend more than five hours a week online

D．the Web has the same influence as telephones and televisions

4. The passage mainly discusses       .

A．how we can make a better use of the Internet

B．how declines in social connectedness appear

C．whether the Internet causes an isolating effect

D．what a different life the Internet brings to us

8 . Opera at Music Hall: 1243 Elm Street. The season runs August through December, with additional performances in October and November. The Opera honors Enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone: 241-2742.

www.cityopera com.

Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from September through December. Call 723-1182 for more information.

http: //www. chamberorch. com.

Symphony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381-3300, Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall in summer at Riverbend.

http://www.symphonv.or/home. asp .

College Conservatory of Music （CCM）: Performances are on the main campus of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater, CCM organizes a variety of events, including performances by the well-known LaSalle Quartet, CCNTs Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modern music. Students with ID cards can attend the events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556-4183.

http://wvm. ccm. uc. edu/events/calendar.

Riverbend Music Theater: 6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theater with the closest seats under cover （price difference）. Big name shows all summer long! Phone:232-6220.

http： //www.rivwrbendnuisic. com.
1. Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?

A．241-2742.

B．723-1182.

C．381-3300.

D．232-6220.

2. When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?

A．February

B．October.

C．August

D．April

3. How is Riverbend Music Theater different from the other places?

A．It gives shows all year round.	B．It offers membership discounts.
C．It has seats in the open air.	D．It presents famous musical works.

9 . Really organized people are not born organized people.    1     ,which then help them stay organized. Here are four habits they use to keep their lives in order.

Write things down. A pen and a notebook are needed to record things.     2     .You will only further make your life complex(复杂的) by trying to contain important dates and messages in your head.

Make schedules and deadlines. By leading a cluttered(杂乱的) lifestyle, you will not have the time or space to make your deadlines or achieve your goals. Organized people don’t waste time.

They recognize that keeping things organized goes hand in hand with staying productive(富有成效 的). They make and keep schedules for the day and week. They make deadlines and set goals.    3    .

Don’t put off doing what you should be doing .    4    .If you want your life to be less stressful, then take action as soon as you can. Put in effort to get things done as soon as possible.

    5    .People who live organized lives only keep what they need and what they really want .Have you ever felt like you don’t have the space to keep all the things you own? Instead of buying a larger house, get rid of some.

A．Give everything a home

B．Keep only what you need

C．They have to develop some habits

D．And most importantly, they stick to them.

E．You can also use a computer or a smart phone

F．Organized people find time every week to organize their things

G．The longer you wait to do something, the more difficult it will be to get it done

10 . When I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. She’d watch me coming down her street, and by the time I’d biked up to her doorstep, there’d be a cold drink waiting. I’d sit and drink while she talked.

Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” she’d say. The first time she said that, soda(汽水) went up my nose.

I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she’d work it out of her system. So that’s what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery(墓地).

I finally quit delivering newspapers and didn’t see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser(募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, she’d had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.

I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how I’m doing. When I don’t say “fine”, she sticks around to hear my problems. She’s lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isn’t so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how you’re doing because they care, and not because they’re getting paid to do so. Sometimes it’s good to just smile, nod your head and listen.

1. Why did soda go up the author’s nose one time?

A．He was talking fast.	B．He was shocked.
C．He was in a hurry.	D．He was absent-minded.

2. Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to Paragraph 3?

A．He enjoyed the drink.	B．He wanted to be helpful.
C．He took the chance to rest.	D．He tried to please his dad.

3. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system”?

A．recover from her sadness	B．move out of the neighborhood
C．turn to her old friends	D．speak out about her past

4. What does the author think people in a community should do?

A．Open up to others.	B．Depend on each other.
C．Pay for other’s help	D．Care about one another.